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READFIELD.
Commencement Day at Maine Wesl cyan
Seminary.

READFIELD, June 7.
Commencement exercises at the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary took place yesterday. The
following was the programme:
Observation-Disclosures an Element of Success.
Lizzie M. Dollof Dixmont
Minority Men. -, William S. Mcdonald, Portland
English Drama .....,.. .Sybil E Abbott, S. Bethel
The Turk: What shall we do with him?
Thomas Beckett ........ Dora E. Green. N. Pittston
Anthem. Make Joyful noise unto the Lord, =.
Stella w. Mason, Hallowell
Impressions ............ Thomas A. Hunt, Camden
Sqqandered Lives: Jennie c. Ryder, Moline, Ill
Joseph Gilman. Kents Hill
Melville W. Manter, Readield
Labor and Genius. Amanda Weston, Kent's Hill
Wanted. .................W Willard A. Paul s. Scion
Models. .............. George d. Bartlett, Dixfeld
Hattie R. Goodwin. Readfeld
The Chinese. Alice Morrill,, Augusta
Hobbies. Alden j. Whitney, Unity
Character. Jennie G. Stevens, Sheepscot Bridge
f' -''' Howard A. Clifford. Monmouth
Inc Pl0W. 1900. ............ David b. Holt, weld
valedictory-Lifs work, Partnership,
C0nferring Degrees.
Awarding Prizes
The exercises were largely attended and
highly enjoyed by all. Miss Abby A, Chandler
and Alice Morrill, graduated from the college
course and received the usual degree of A. B.
The following graduates from the other courses
received diplomas:
Classical course-C. NJ. Allen, Chas Ray
nolds, Seth p. Smith, Thomas A. Hunt. H.
A. Clifford and VIM. s. Mcdonald.
Scientific course-Miss Dolloff, Miss Greene,
Joseph Gilman, Amanda Weston, Willard r.
Paine, Alden j. Whitney, Jennie G. Stevens.
Musical course-Stella W. Mason, Melville
W. Manter, Hattie r. Goodwin.
The prizes were awarded as follows:
For excellence in declamation-Wm. S.
Mcdonald, Portland.
For Reading-Miss Lizzie NJ. Dolloff, Dix
mont.
English composition-Howard A. Clifford,
Monmouth, and Miss Nellie j. Manson,
McDonough, Ga.
Book keeping-Miss Abby Clifford, Mon
mouth.
Writing-Miss A. S. Timberlake and Miss
Eta Sampson.
Thursday evening there was social gathering
for students and friends in Sampson Hall.
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MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 10.
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADvERTEsEmENTs TO-DAY

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Music Hall-Hyer Sisters.
Two Grand Muscal-The Twin Sisters.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Notwithstanding Store.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Extra Fundamentally. d. B. Fisk g. Co.
For Sale-N. W. Edison.
Chas. Day, Jr. & Co..
Cumberland Bone Company-Annual Meeting.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Important Sale-F. o. Bailey & Co.
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Stated Meetings.
CITS GOVERNMENT

The regular meetings of the City Council take
lace the first Monday evening Of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month.
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FACTORY FACTS

Close confinement, carefal attention to all
factory work, gives the operatives paid faces,
poor appetite, languid, miserable feelings
poor blood, inactive liver, kidneys and urinary
troubles, and all the physicians and medicine
in the world cannot help them unless they get
out doors or use Hop Bltters, made of the pur-
est and best remedies, aud especially for such
cases. haviog abundance of health, sunshine
and rosy cheeks in them. None need suffer if
they will use them freely. They cost but a
tr'fle. See another column. j1n10eod&Cw1W
FANS cts, Fans cts, Fans 10 Cts, Fans
Is cts. Fans 20 cts, Fans 25 Cts, Fans 80 cts
Fans So Cts, Fans 40 cts, Fans so Cts, Fa ms
623 cts, Fans IS Cts, Fans ST. cts, Fans 100
Cts, Fans 12O cts. Fans 1879 cts. Fans $50 cts,
Fans 175 cts, Fans 200 Cts, Fans $50 cts,
Fans 300 Cts, Fans $50 cts at FL. L. Nelson s.
Co.'s, 443 Congress street, Harrington Block.
ie7 Ut
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HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful weekly
publication is a welcome visitor to the parlor
circle. The number for the ensuing week has
been received by Fessenden Brothers, Lancas-
ter Hall, and D. Wentworth, 553 Congress, COR
ner of Oak street.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL FEsTIvAL.-Yesterday ba,
ing Whit Sunday, the children of ST. Luke's
Cathedral Sunday School had their annual fes-
tival as usual. After the Sunday School SER
vice. at which four children were baptized, the
Bishop made short address to the children,
and the annual report of the school was read by
the Rev. Canon Hayes. The school comprises
just 200 children, in Is classes, arranged in
four divisions, the fourth or youngest division
numbering 20 children, being counted as one
class. The school is under the immediate
charge of Canon Hayes, and is catechised by
him every Sunday. The offerings OF the year,
for missions have amounted to $152, including
some from small auxiliary school under Col.
Hamilton of Fort PEBBLE. The classes were
then called in order and a child from each
brought up a card with the motto of the class
in verse, and a bouquet Of red aud white flow
ers. While the notices and offerings of the
classes were announced the bouquets were
placed upon the font forming very BEAUTIFUL
floral crown. The Bishop then gave prize to
each of the q children who had attained the
first grade" in attendance, lessons and con-
duct during the year. The offerings for the
day were received by two of the choir boys and
presented on the altar. The usual festival
hymns were sung, and the whole service was
one Of much interest.
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TEMPLARs OF HONOR.

At Templars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. l., every Wednesday
evening.
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SALE OF SHIPPMG.-The following is a sum-
mary of the sale of shipping belonging to the
estate of the late Capt Robert M. York, which
took plaza at the rooms Of F. o. Bailey, Satur-
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At Odd Fello,cs' Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street.
RELIEF AssocIATIoN-Third Tuesday in the
month.
LoDGEs-Maine, on Monday evenings; Ancieny
Brothers, on Thursday evenings; Ligonia on Friday
evenings; Beacon, on Tuesday evenings; Unity, No.
3, on Wednesday evening; Ivy, d. Off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month.
ENoAMPMENT-Ma chigonne, first and third Wed
nesday Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portland, first and third Friday; Falmouth,
No. IL, first and third Tuesdays.
BENEFIT AssoCIATIoN-Board of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
meetsfirst Monday evening of January, April, July
and October,
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MASONIC.
1T Masonic Hall, No. SO Exchange Street.

AI A0SOHsC dutt, NO. 20 EIcAUUge SueeCs
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNcIL-Portland c. R. & S. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF X. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
day; st. Adams, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May |;
Grand Council, Wednesday 8 p. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
Masonic RELIEF ACKNOWLEDGMENT wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
Second and fourth Tuesday Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES,
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge Of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNoIL-Portland Council P. of j. second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de h.
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-MaineC onsistcry, S, P. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
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CumberIand Bone COMPANY,

TIME annual meeting of the stockholders of the
4 Cumberland Bone Company, will be held at the
office of the company, No. p Union Wharf Portland
on TU ESDAY, June Is, 1878, at 2 80 p. m.
jsl0d3t Z. D. ELLIS, Treasurer
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BoWDOINs.

Time of game, hour Is minutes.
Scorers-Colby, Ernest f. King, 80; Bowdoin H.
B. Wilson, 80.
Umpire-W. II. Lyford, 10.
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I'm the premises at Little Falls Village, South
~ Windham. Maine, THURSDAY, June 18th, at
o'clock D. m one and quarter acres Of land, with
buildings Thereon 4, consisting of two story dwell
ling house and ell, thoroughly finished. situated
Within IL rods OF railroad depot and in one Of the
most promising manufacturing villages IN Western
Maine Sale positive. One-hali the purchase mon
ey can remain on mortgage at per cent. interest.
June 8, 1873. JOHN o. WlNShIP.
jeS DIST
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ONE WEEK MORE.
GREAT INDUCEMENTS.
Chas. Day, Jr., 4 Co.,
FOR SALE.

nN Stevens Plains, in Deering, a new 2-story
~ house and L, with rooms; stable and hen.
house; 5000 feet of land. Prices and terms easy
Apply at the Deering Real Estate ONCE,
W0Odf0fds.
N. w. EDISON.
jel0 DIV
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SUITS. SUITS {!

Sack and FrOck Suits, Strong and Ne
Be sure and examine our Suits for
Fancy Worsted Suits, very handsome
Don't imagine that we show nothing but che
is extensive, and embraces the very best 10 be
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-10-03
EDITH COMFORTS BROTHER JACK.
ny BRET IIARTK,

"Crying'" OF course I'm crying and guess you'd
II people were telling such stories as they tell about
Ine, about you.
oh, Yes, you can laugh II you want to- and smoke
~ you didn't care how,
And Pst your brain softGncd like unce's-Dr Jones
says you're gettin II now,
WY don't you say "stop" to MISS llsey2 she cries
twice as much as lido,
And she's older and cries just from meanhess- for
ribbon or anything new.
Ma says it's her sensitive ma ure," Oh myl no,
shan stop my talkl
And don't want no apples nor candy, an d don't
want TO takee walk
know Why you're mad Yes, do now! You
think that Miss Ilsey likes YOU
And I've heard her repeatedly call you the bOldest
face boy that she knew
"A nd she'd like to k Ow where you learnt manners
Oh! yes, kick the tabe-thats right!
Spih the ink on my dress, and then 50 round tell
ing ma look like fright!
What stories? Pretend you don't know that
- they're saying broke oil the match
'iwiSt ola Money,Erabbor ana Mary, by saying she
When the only allusiOn | made him about sister
Cared no more for his cash than his temper, and
you know, Jack you said that to me!
And it's true! But it's me, and Pm scOded, and IA
says II keep on | might
BY and by get my name IN the papers Who cares?
WHY, twas only last night
was reading how pa and the Sheriff were selling
some lots, and it's plain
ii ltSawlni to be In the papers, why papa would
30 and cor. plain,
You think it pint true about Ilsey? Well, guess
know girls-and say
There's MOI hing see about llsey ttshow she likes
you anyway!
] know hat It mems when girl who has called
he + cat after boy
Goes ar d changes its name to auOthcrs. And she's
done It'll wish you joy!
--SeJ,teDiber Scribner'S.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-10-03

the substance OF our unrcpresented ana lm'
povershed people by burdensomc taxation,
and the issue and sale, at an enormous dis.
count OF millions Of bonds, the proceeds OF
which, in great part, were converted to the
private use of its party tavOrites; and when
.he control of the State government was re.
covered by our people, they were threatened
with n military government il they pre-
Sumed to question the validity OF the bonds
80 issued. We undertook to provide Tor
these bonds as part of ourpublic debt. AS
Democrats we point with pride to the iact
that since the accession of our party TO
power it has not created dollar of debt, but
has paid millions upon existing debts. ~
has steadily reduced the expenses OF the
administration of the State government
II has attempted to meet all the obligations
OF the State lust and unjust. BY reason OF
circumstances over which we have had n"
control, care no longer able now to meet
the requirements Of our creditors. The
cost of all our productions exceeds their
market value. Our mechanics and Iaboring
people are without remuneratlve employ
mcnt, Our merchants are making no gains.
None are prosperous save corporations, m
tcrcst takers and money lenders. We
recognize among ourselves wide differences
OF opinion as to the time, mode and measure
Of the payment OF our public obligations,
but for the present these differences OF opln'
H." "'nG," III "fs so osont;I ;" tbe COM
,I"t s,,Sos. NJ orr ,r,,,in its,reat strur
lp,io for ,hn Iihnr,tiohr Of Tho coIntry. Ne
ccord liza milo i bowcyer in declaring that
wa orn Grmn.oi ia thc reuudiption of The
i".t ~" IN "Li"dn"ys Of the Stpte. That We prc
IN f,wnr If nm couilohIn adjustment Of our
mn it'' irJrhtGJnrss bTt to thr end
that mi. nncst;on may he mt ont
of be moIitics If the stale We de.
- orr nat we orn for the submission
40 ~, - t,. ,ioir rntiG,oti,r r,icr.
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BETSEY BLAKE'S RIDE.
BY A. c. LEROY.

There are many heroes and herOines
whom the world never knows about;
whose histories are never printed in any
book; who receive no Montyon
prizes; and yet whose deeds are as
worthy of record as those that have
gained immortal renown.
I saw one of these heroines the other
day, in small almshouse, on the out
skirts of London.
| had heard a whisper of the brave
deed she had done, so | asked her to tell
me about it, She was a small, delicate
old woman, clean and trim as new pin,
and she kept her two small rooms with
a neatness and cleanliness to match.
"Tell me what you did when you
were a young servant" | said.
w.or, my dear! | don't know what
there is to tell you, Pm sure. didn't
do no more than my duty. My mother
was wonderful particular woman, and
brought us all up to do just what was
our duty, and to do it with all our
might" .,.;,,o ;,
put in.
"Wcll. yes my dear; | was but a
slim Young girl, and my mlssuS, when !
come to the farm, looked at me all over
like. LORI says she, you be small
And the master-Mr. Brown was his
name, my dear-he laughed, and says,
IT amt always the biggest body as has
the biggest heart
az felt quite confused like, and made
my courtesy, and mother answered for
"She's small, maam, but she's will
ing, ,.,,,, j., = 90
| again asked, wishing to come to the
point.
Yes, my dear; they was good people
master specially. Missus were strict,
and her tongue was not of the smeothest.
She used to scold a goodish bit, but |
soon got into her ways, and served her
az we'll as / could, till, after while, she
got fond of me, and would often say
"'Betsey Blake, you're a good girl !
wish there was more like you And l
says, My sisters be uncommon like me-
ma'am.'"
"But things went wrong about the
place. My master was one OF the easy
sort as let things 60 their own way and
take their chance; and then there came
two or three bad years, and master had
to borrow money, and missus got more
and more worried, and used her tongue
more freely in consequence.
"And then she parted with one OF the
servants; and one day she fairly gave
way, and cried over it all, and she says
to me
Betsey Blake, you'd best seek sor1e
other place, for, one way and another,
things is going very hard with us, and
don't see, / am sure, where the money
for your wages is to come from at
present. ~
"'Then I'll wait, ma'am, thank You,
I replied; 'aud don't you take on so,
Things will clear up in time. At all
events, I'm not going for to leave you
when YOU be in trouble
"1hauk you, Betsey Blake, says she
you will get your reward some day
"But your adventure-tell me about
that" ! suggested. :.
81 must tell you, miss, a. we was liv
ing up beyond Highgate. 1t wasn't a.
it is now, you know, but dreary WIG
moor and heath like. We hadn't man,
neighbors-only one house near ours
where a man lived as was surly, Gu
rious sort Of q fellow.
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That COMPOUNDED Fiyc-ycar.0ld.

A pretty little girl about five years
old, with one of those sugar-loaf hats
modelled after Fra Diayoo's in the play
no doubt, came on board the Staten
Island lerry-boat Westfeld last evening.
In her train was n middleaged lady,
whom she treated with condcsccnson
and called "Auntie." After the young
lady had found a comfortable seat in
the bow of the boat she allowed her
aunt to take a camp stool near by,
When the boat started she began syS-
tcmatic method of torture, to which the
middle.aged lady Submitted with won.
dcrful resignation,
is that water, Auntic" she asked,
pointing to the bay,
Yes, dear" said the weary looking
lady.
odd the rain make all that watcr%
" No, darling"
"Why didn't the rain make all that
water?"
"Oh, the rain wouldn't affect it, you
know"
"Why wouldn't the rain feet it"
VII OON tull l NllhNlNNtllh nav ll'h'
"Why can't understand it,"
" Never mind do keep still, that's Il
dear; Auntic's head aches"
"What makes your head ache,
AuntcY
"Thc heat, suppose"
"What makes the hcaty'
"The sun, of course, dear
"What is the sun"
You know what the sun is, well
enough; shan't answer that"
The little girl twisted uneasily in her
chair for moment and then burst out
with the question;
"What makes horses bones"
81 don't know" said the aunt, in a
despairing tone.
81 think they are made out of skin, Fl"
sad the little girl, with an air of con
vction. Yes, they're made out of
skin an hair an wool an rubber; that's
what horses bones is made out Of.
eyes, dear" said the shameless wO-
man.
"Ifmy pa gets that bone taken out Of
his leg he'll give me his watch. Would
you have Il bone taken out Of your leg,
Auntie"
"You ridiculous child, of course not"
"Why not"
"Oh, keep still"
The young woman then got up and
nearly fell over the rail into the
water. The aunt uttered shrek, and
the writer, much against his will, res
cued the young lady.
"Thank you, sir, said the aunt.
"What for" asked the terrible in
FAINT
For nothing" said the rescucr.
"Aunte, did you ever see Il little
bird nirt up his tail an singY
Yes, dear"
Where"
81 meant no, dear" Desperately
"Did you see that colorcd lady,
Auntie? She had on fearful pretty
hat, ever so much prcttier than yours
want to go home"
"You mustn't go home your mamma
is sick, and you must 60 with me-"
What makes mamma sick ~
"Never mind she'll he well in a week
or two"
But want to know what makes her
sick {"
"Nevcr mind, dear"
Why"-but Just then the boat
swung up to her pier at Stapleton, and
the inquiSitiye young lady and her sub
missivc aunt disembarked.
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COMPRESSED Coffee,

A patent has recently been issued in
Germany, says the De"tsche hdustrie
Zeitunq, for a process of COMPRISING
ground and burnt coffee, for the pur-
pose of making it more readily trans
portable and unaterable for length of
time. For this purpose the coffee is sub
iected to a pressure of from forty to
seventy atmOspheres in suitable cast-iron
molds. The coffee is thus made into
cakes, and comes into the market in
form resembling chocolate, divided AS
the latter is by crcases to facilitate break
ing into pieces of suitable size for Use.
The interior surface of the molds is
highly polished, by which artifice the
outer crust of the compress ed coffee is
made sufficiently smooth and hard 10
prevent the tendency of the ethereal oil
of the coffee to escape from the interior
of the cakes. The volume of the c1fiee
thus prepared is reduced to less than
one-third of that Of the original. 1t is
asserted that the operation does not in
the least affect It's good qualities, and
that il can be packed and transported il
tin 1r other packages, preserving il
aroma indefinitely.
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Four negroes were hanged for murder
in Donaldsonville, La, recently. Though
undoubtedly guilty, they might have
escaped punishment for their crime but
for the evidence of DR.. Joseph Jones, who
ascertained by microscopical and chem
ical analysis that the stains upon the
chothing of one of them were not paint,
as he had asserted, but blood spots
Further, that the blood was that of a
human being who had suffered, and was
probably suffering at the moment when
the blood was distracted, with malarial
or paroxysmal fever" 1t was proved
that Narcisse Amicux, the murdered
man, had been suffering with intermit-
tent malarial fever. The negroes then
confessed.
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ACCORDING to Rev. Mr.. Bartol, Of
Boston, it is not .ucb dreadful thing
to be struck by lightning. He has tried
it and knows. 1t does not give time for
a sense of fear or surprise. If the shock
is fatal-of course that ends all. If, on
the other hand, as in his case, The blow
is not fatal, the restoration TO full con-
seriousness. may be almost instantaneous:
What he chiefly remembers i, = sense OF
re,is.less weight streaming and crowd
ing through the frame, and single
moment in wonderland. As to suose-
ouent etlects-they consisted OF week ;
headache and one restless night
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THE SONG OF THE TRAMP.

Yes, ] am a happy old tramp this
Just look nj these rags and hat,
The pi9us folks call me n scamp,
You'll notice I'm rugged AMI fat.
Fer on pie,
and on cake,
Pudding hot,
Juicy steak,
-Four meals a day,
And nothing to pay,
What can | want better than that2
Just over the hill on the left,
The boys have a rOarin' old camp,
A barrel OF beer in a barn,
We call it the Hotel de Tramp,
Every night,
After dark,
We unite
Ina lark,
And the farmers will say
They don't believe hay
SbXes well with k, TOseno lamp.
n granger once offered us work,
Yeu Just ought to heard the boys shout;
Fhe Joke was too good to be kept,
And that night we cleaned the cove ont,
No good tramp,
OF degree,
viii exchange
Liberty
For the labOrcrs' chains;
While tho laborGrs' gains
We sCOrn whether in jail or out
Utica observer
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many days, and kept talking of robbers
and money and Diamond all OF II tumble,
with no sense.
One thing now, though, that,
master and missus nursed me AS If |
had been their own, and did deal more
for me than | deserved, mother said
I" For, after all, Bctsey,' she says,
when went home for change of air,
you did no more than your duty, gal,
And remember that ut the best YOUR
nobbut an Improbable servant "
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A Poor POltrOOn.

Cage, prcnomened Polydore, a peri
patctic purveyor of postal pabulum,
plagued and pcrtubed the peace of Picf-
ferkorn by playing the Philander to
Pfencrkorn's plump personal property,
pretty Lille Pfeilerkorn, and Pefcncr-
korn peppercd Polydorc with pinches,
punchngs, and pummclings till Poly
dore, pallid with panic and pain, pre-
cipitately "put out " and placed plenty
of PAGES between Pfeflcrkorn's ponder
Gus pedal propeIIers and his own pre-
cious person. polydore pleaded with the
police court for protection from the
Fostering perils aud prolonged perturba-
tions into which he was plunged by the
promise of PietIerkorn to pummel the
pancreas out of him, likewise the pleura
and the popIiteal gland, if he persisted
in thus poaching on his preserves and
profaning his paradise with his pre-
postcrouo and protigate purposes. But
the peace preseryator Of the police
court pragmatically and peremptorily
plunged Polydore down the perllous
precipices of placdity by politely pro.
poning to him the plea that the promise
to pummcl WAS partial, not positive, and
was pendent on his persistence in per-
suadlng PleiIerkorn's personal property,
pretty Lille F., to part from her pro-
prietor and protector, and therefore the
police would be put to no pains to pre-
serve him from pounding.
P0lydore, prob pudOr.