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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-02

There was large gathering at the hall in
the evening. The exhibition opened with
the farmers levee, which was an opportunity
for friendly meeting and social intercourse.
Rev DIR. c. f. Allen of Fairfield delivered a
very interesting address, from which We take
the following:
After speaking of the interest of the occa-
sion, the farm products exhibited, and the
farms of the Kennebec valley, the speaker
proceeded to discuss the eonditic.. Of the
farming interest in Maine. 1t is the Intelligence
of the farmers in our State which commands
for them respect, and gives to them the influ-
ence they have in community. Those per-
sons will have the most commanding infiu-
ence who have the most brain power; and,
other things being equal, they will have the
most intellect, who are the best educated.
The training of the mind may be outside Of
schools and books, but the education of the
schools is the most direct and efficient method
of developing intellectual power. The farm
er has need of all the advantages of liberal
education to give him the amount Of influence
he deserves; and to draw into farm life the
most brilliant and active young men. 1t is
not so much the dislike to labor that drives
the boys of from tho farm, as the desire for
position of greater influence. II the COM
mon maxim is true, that it does not require
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ABSURDITIES.

A coOking-stove may be converted
into a baseburner by sitting on it while
it's hot.-Hartford Times.
On the tomb of the photographer who
was killed by lighting was engraved :
'Taken by the instantaneous process. )"
A fact which most astute Shakesperi-
an scholars have not chronicled is that,
although Desdemona is the wife of
Othello in the first act, she, in the third
act, becomes his mother. New York
Star.
Porous plasters were marked down to
Is cents by Danbury druggist yester-
day. This is much cheaper than an
under-shirt, to say nothing about the
saving in washing. Besides, you al
ways know where it is.-Danbury
News.
A goodly parson complained to an
elderly lady of his congregation that her
daughter appeared to be wholly taken
up with trifes or worldly fnery, instead
of fixing her mind on things above.
'You are certainly mistaken, SIR" said
she, Il know that the girl appears to
an observer to be taken up worldly
things; but you cannot Judge correctly
of the direction her mind really takes,
"a she is little cross-eyed."
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HER LOVERS.


NY nrsf' my verv first, his name was Will
a handsome fellow. fair. with curling hsfr.
4 III III loFeiy EYES. have his locket still.
ne went to Galveston and settled there
n Al least heard so. All, dear me-iear me:
no" terribly IN love he used to be!
The second, Robert Hill, he told his love
me nfst night that we met. Twas at a
A foolish boyl He carried eff my glove.
We sat out half the dances in the hall
anu nlrted IN the most outrageous way.
All, me! how mother scolded all next day.
The third woke up my heart from night till
morn
From morn till night again dreamed of
treasured up rosebud he had worn;
My tears and kisses made his picture dim
Strange that | cannot feel the old, old fame,
hen remember Panl--that was his name.
The fourth and fifth were brothers-twins at
that:
Good fellows, kind, devoted clever. too
Twas rather shabby o refuse them flat
Both IN one day; but what else could do
Ny heart was still with Paul, and he had gone
Yacht sailing with the Misses Garretson.
He never cared for mel found that out
Despite the foolish cHngings of my hope;
\ few months proved il clear beyond doubt
steeled my heart | would not pine or
m'pe,
But masked myself in gayety and went
10 grace his wedding when the cards were
SEM.
So those were all my loves. Ny husband? o,
met him down IN Florida one fall
Rich, middle-aged ami prosy, as you know;
tie asked me i accepted that is all.
A KIND, good soul; he worships me; but then
never count him in with other men
Anonymous.
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An Independents Pronunoiamento.
Independent" Georgia Congress
man.

The following is the letter of Representa-
tive FELTON,. of Georgia, giving his reasons
for uniting with the Independent move
ment in that State 1t was addressed
to friend in Washington:
CARTERsvILLE, GA, Nov, 4, 1879.
DEAR SIR: [ received your letter re-
questing for publication my views on the
situation and future outlook for the Demo-
cratic party the extent and probable
future of the independent movement in this
State if the South would be satisfied with
the nomination of Mr.. Tilden also, what
effect will the spirit of reputation In sever
al Of the Southern States have ON the COM
mercial relations of the South Each of
these questions would require long article
to answer them satisfactorily, but l must
content myself with brief reply to your
entire letter:
'sFirst-The present and future of the
Democratic party. / am Democrat, and
sincerely believe that the principles of
Democracy, as epunciated by Jefferson and
illustrated in the past by the teachings and
example of distinguished statesmen, are
essential to the perpetuity OF our form OF
government. To establish and preserve
those principles should command the untir-
ing attention and labor of every citizen,
whether in public or private life. In doing
this, we must carefully separate the true
from the false We must remember that
men and organizations may grow corrupt,
and that Sometimes by a blind allegiance
TO both we may sacrifice the very principle
we cherish. We must remember that after
the late civil war the Democratic party
was placed by its opponents in the attitude
of defending the South against the
stalwart element Of the Republican party,
or, more plainly, the Democratic party
was unjustly represented as antagonizing
the Union sentiments of the North. We
have lost the confidence of the North, and
We can never regain control of the Govern
ment until we convince the citizens of the
United States that we are more conserva-
tive. more observant of the Constitution
and laws, more honest and economical, more
capable and better fitted TO guard the integ-
rffv or the Union and the rights of the citi-
zen than the Republican party. We must
recover the confidence Of the people before
We can recover political power, During
the extra session Of the Forty-sixth Con-
rress. i privately and publicly expressed
the opinion that the proceedings Of that ses-
sion would result in Tho defeat Of the Dem
oeratic party. Il was manifest to ne that
&C paasioas and prsindicea oE paEslsanahip
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FUNYGRAPH

Come out into the garden, love,
Where perfume fills the airi
III gather the fairest blossoms love-
To deck your sunny hair.
Oh, no, dear George, she sadly sighed,
l can't enjoy such blisses
Ma says | must stay in the house
And wash the supper dishes
Buffalo Times.
"My pleasure is two-fold," said a
heartless young man who was court
ing two girls at once. Too fooled he
meant.
at il the little bits ov things that
fret and worry Us, SAYS Josh Billings /;
''we kan dodge an elephant, but we
kaR't fly"
81 am astonished, my dear young
lady at your sentiments-you make me
start I" "Well, sir, I've been waiting
for you to start for the last hour"
81 told her I'd never smoke another
cigar" ho said, softly, "and I won't.
A pipes plenty good enough for me,
and he gracefully drew match over the
leg Of his trousers,
The young men who stand round the
church doors on earth, watching the
people come out, and smiling on the
girls In an emetic sort Of way, will
some day hang around the gates Of
heaven while decent people 60 in and
the first thing they know the gate iz
shut forever, and they viii have 70 get
accommodations elsewhere. Steuhen-
vile Herald,
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A Marriage Procession in Nazareth.

While we were resting under some olive
trees to-day n marriage procession passed US.
1t was led by about fifty men in their best
clothes we'll mounted and armed, who were
escorting bride home. Some Of these men
played upon curious musical instruments.
In their midst sat the bride. astride upon a
white esparisoned horse led by man in
flowing robes. Her wonderful garments
were stiff with embroidery, and she was
laden with magnificent jewels. She wore
the usual jacket, shirt, tunic, fall, and loose
trousers, and was attended by four very
ugly old hays as bridesmaids. who were
nearly as smart as herself But theae an
tique damsels Cor dames) we're distinguished
by extraordinary head dresses, composed of
rolls of silver coins about the size of a
form, piled up like money on money
changers counter, and arranged round the
front of sort of cap, something OF the
shape of great sausage. The procession
Snc.uded a host of women and children, and
4he rear was brought up by solitary camel,
bearing huge scarlet and green box aloft,
which box contained the brides trousseau.
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NUMBER 40.
A Rhvming Romance.

He was young, he was fair, and he
parted his hair, like the average beau,
in the middle; he was proud, he was
bold-but the truth must be told-he
played like tiend on the fiddle.
Barring his voice, he was everything
nice, and his heart was So loving and
tender, that he always turned pale when
he trod on the tail of the cat living down
by the fender.
He clerked in store and the way
that heytore off calico, jeans. and brown
sheeting, would have tickIed acalf, and
made the brute laugh in the face Of
quarterly meeting.
He cut a dash with darling mus
tache, which he learned to adore and
cherish: for one girl had said, while
she dropped her proud head, that
twould kill her to see the thing perish.
On Sundays he'd search the straight
road to the church, unheeding the
voice of the scorner; and demurely he
sat, like young tabby cat, with the
saints, in the amen corner.
He sang like bird, and his sweet
voice was heard fairly tugging away At
long meter; and We speak but the
truth, when we say that this youth
could outsing hungry mosquito.
She was young, she was fair and she
scrambled with her hair like the aver
age belle of the city; she was proud
but not bold-yet the truth must be
told-thc way she chewed wax was
pity.
Barring this vice, she was everything
nice, and the world admired her hustle
and the Evanston BOYS. being Gained
by the noise, walked miles to hear it
rustic.
She cut quite a swell, did this wax
chewing belle, and men flocked in
crowds to meet her; but she gave them
the shirk, for she loved the young clerk,
who sang like hungry mosquito
So she hemmed and she hawed, and
she sighed and she chawed, till her heart
and her jaws were broken then she
walked by his store, where he stood at
the door awaiting some loving taken.
She raised up her eyes with mock
surprise, and tried to enact the scorner,
but to tell the truth, she grinned at the
youth who loved the amen corner
\ They met-alas what came
to pass was sweet and precious ; they
wooed, they cooed, he talked, she
chewed-sh how he loved Good gra-
cious They had to part, he rose to
start her grief cannot be painted
these are the facts: she swallowed her
wax, then screamed, then choaked, then
tainted
Her pa appeared; her beau, quite
scared, rushed out to get some water
the watchdog spied his tender hide, and
bit him where he ''oughter."
The tale is sad, the sequel stern-so
thinks the youth thus bitten.
He sings no more, as oft of yore-he
gave the girl the mitten.
She pinned apace, her pretty face looked
slender and detected her father kind,
but somewhat blind, beheld her and
reflected,
His income tax he spent for wax
she smiled, and called him clever.
She went to work, forgot the clerk,
and chewed in bliss forever
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MARRY AND LIVE.

1t may not be generally known except t.
readers of history that in ancient times g
criminal sentenced to death could save his life
if any one would marry him at the gallows
In the year 1884 man in New York was &C
tually saved from death in this way. The
opinion of one who evidently regarded the
" remedy as worse than the disease is told
by Rinkerton in the following lines:
These were furnished US by q member o.
the bar, but whether he Is m8rried or not We
decline in advance to tell:
There was . victim in . cart
One day for to be hanged,
And his reprieVe was granted.
And the cart was made TO stand,
"Come, marry wife, and save your life -
The Judge aloud did cry:
"Oh, why should corrupt my life T.
The victim made reply.
For here's = crowd of every sort,
Aud why should prevent their sport
The bargains bad in every part
The sOifes the srOrst-drive on the cartl
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comes the crash Let US have free and I'M
limited coinage of silver; let US increase our
greenbaek circulation pro rata with the
increase of silver and gold, and thus, by
keeping up the volume OF money MAKE the
present Cuisines boom" permanent. linen,
my words for IT, reputation, and the very
spirit of reputation, would perish IN the
land
sIn conclusion, whatever party shall De
in power, may the different sections OF the
Union reap the benefits of a wise and liber-
al policy, growing in wealth and popula-
ton, ia virtue and intelligence. May the
liberties OF our countrymen be perpetual.
Very respectfully,
wv IL. FELTON,"
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
WAIT A WHILE

Wait a while,
ChcerilY smile.
Soon the storm viii De over;
That a hlt OF blue
In the sky for you,
There's sweetness yet in the clover.
Trust and wait
Though burdens great
Hard on the heartsarc pressing,
For "a han Of love
viii the cross remove.
And leave in its stead blessing
Meath the snow
No roses blow.
And there 40 bees are hummiug.
But they gather sweets
Ia their dark retreats
70 brighten the da' S hat are coming
Dark and dear
The skies appear,
when the cloudy day declining,
But the night must fall
And cover all.
Ere the sun rcnews its shining.
Wait "a while,
Cheerily smile,
Fen through the tears Of sorrow;
Griet may have sway
Ger your life to-day,
But joy viii return tomorrow.
Rest is sweet
For the weary feet,
And the soul that in faith reposes.
When the night comes on,
And the MONDAY sun
It's gateway OF splcudor closes.
Ne'er will miss
It's need Of bliss,
Or grIeYe @ cr joys abatiug,
For the earth must turn,
That our hearts may learn
How little is lost by waiting.
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LIFE.
By RLLA WHEELER.

l feel the great immensity of Life,
All little aims slip from me, and | reach
Ny warming soul toward the infinite.
As when a mighty forest, whose green leaves
Have shut in, and made it seem a bower
For lovers secrets and for children S sports
Casts all its clustering foliage to the winds,
And lets the eye behold it, limitlesS,
And full Of winding mysteries of ways;
So now with Life, that reaches out before,
And borders on the unexplained Beyond
see the stars above me- world on world
| hear the awful language of the Space
feel the distant surging of great seas,
That hide the secrets of the Universe
In their eternal bosoms; and know
That | am but an atom on the Whole.
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A Convenient Thing

When a man begins to turn yaller and
fade like a gum tree in the early fall, he
is about the most convenient thing that
a family Of girls and boys with likely
mother can have about the house. It's
papa do this, and papa do that, or won't
you put the children to bed, or wash
their little footsy-tootsies, or tell 'em
some stories, and bring a bucket Of wa
ter or bring something or other, all the
livelong day and good part of the
night.-Rill Arp.
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A Lesson.

A certain man got mad at the editor and
stopped his paper. The next week be sold
all his corn at 4 cents below the market
price; then his property was sold for taxes
because he didn't read the sherifr's sales !;
he lost SO betting on MolIie Mccarthy ten
days after Ten Brock had won the race :
he was arrested and fined s. for going hnnt-
ing on Sunday, and he paid $500 for a lot OF
forged notes that had been advertised two
weeks and the public cautioned not to
negotiate them. He then paid big Irish
man with foot like derrick to kick hina
alI the way 70 the newapaper Office, where
he paid four years subscription in advance.
and made tho editor sign an aRrDomenk "a
knock him down and rob him II h ever
ordered his papak stopped again.
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Whata ii . Namaa

Mashed mssher: You say that you want
a pet name for your girl. that every fellow
calls his inamoFata Sweetheart" or Adar-
ling or 'shoney" or adearestH or "my love-
or "my bird" and you want as TO suggest
some pet name for her that no one else uses,
one that viii be unique and wholly your
own. Your ambition is Iaudable one, and
will gladly help YOU Call her Ferguson.
It is 4 good name and easy to spell, and we
don't believe you'll be troubled by any
other fellow calling his girl by that endear-
ing title.-Boston Post.
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A Young Phtlosopher.

"The hens lay the eggs, don't they,
mammal"
eyes, my child"
"And the cocks?'
They do not lay eggs
The child reflects for a moment and
then exclaims:
ooh, yes, ! understand They sim
ply order them. Paris Globe.
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Respect for Standard Music.

We were astonshed yes, gratifed. Il
had been given out that all the hand-orgaus
were to be attuned to "Fmafore" this sea-
son. Consequently when the melihuous
strains Of the Sweet By-and-by" fell gently
on our tympanum yesterday, at the turning
of the crank me took off our hat in respect
to the organist's love for really standard
music, and we never, that is, hardly ever,
listened with such wrapt attention.--Exeter
IN. H Newsletter
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Sure Death.

Packages warranted TO contain tho
means Of sure death for potato-bugs,
without poison, were sold at = fair in II
linois. Each contained two blocks Of
wood, on one of which WAS written,
"Place the bug on this block and smash
him with the other-Norwalk Demo
GRAFT
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AMERICAN INTERESTS ABROAD
American Cotton Goods are Pushing
English Out of tho Market.

We commend, SAYS the London Echo. TO
the consideration Of the Manchester manu-
tacturers the latest volume of Commercial
Reports by her Majesty's consuls in China.
They Will there find evidence, il they have
found il nowhere else that the success
which for a time attended their efforts 10
take in John Chinaman by selling him
sized cotton IS now at an end, and that the
astute Celestials, however anxious to buy in
cheap market, are not fools enough to DO
cheated long into buying glue for cotton.
They have proverb that "the conjurer
does not deceive the man who beat the gong
Tor him. Masters in the art of adultera-
ting tea and silk they are too clever to DO
long deceived by professors in the same line
OF business. The consequences 70 English
trade and English character are what might
be expected. Manchester manufacturers
are credited with being makers of shoddV
goods and of little else, aud the trade in
foreign cotton textiles is passing into the
hands ofthe Americans. The port of CheefOO,
in 1874, imported 43S, 399 pieces Of gray
shirtngs; last year it imported only DDS, 1903.
Though American drill is 40 per cent
dearer than English, it is driving the latter
out of the market. OF English drills IA, 672
pieces were imported to Cheefoo last year,
and IS, los American pieces; S7l pieces of
English sheetug and 69943 American.
From Hankow, Ningpo and other places the
reports are similar, The Lancashire manu-
facturers 10y their devotion to size, are de-
hberately shutting themselves out from the
greatest cotton markets in the world. The
Province of Shantung alone has a popula-
on of 80 100000, clothed entirely in cot
ton. Socks caps, even shoes and boots, are
made Of the same material Sedan chairs
are often covered with cotton and wadded
curtains Of cotton often supply the place of
doors in their houses. Yet the number Of
cotton pieces imported per annum is only
l,000,0O0. Last year the enormous number
of 232, O00,0 900 needles were entered at the
single port of Cheefoo-a remaI kable indi-
cation Of the vast quantities Of cloth which
must be made up in the Province and of
the extent Of the market for cotton fabrics.
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Nuggets Of wit and Wisdom.

"0hl boy with eyes Of azure blue,
And rInglets rare Of golden hue,
Is it your parents poor TO aid
That thus you toll with hoe and spade7"
Up spake the boy with eyes Of blue:
"Ohl Mister, ] will tell you true
Why thus / early dig and late
I'm hunting worms for fishing bait"
Hartford Times.
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A tramp was found dead out West
with this bit of information pasted ON
the inside Of his hat Viollet-I Due
died ofap0plexy, brought ON By over.
wozk.-NeW York Star.
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Cat and Looking Glass.

Many years ago at Carne farmhouse,
where relatives of mine were then liv-
ing, the household cat was observed to
enter a bedroom in course Of being
spring cleaned. The lOoking-glass being
on the floor, the cat On entering was
confronted with its own reflection, and
naturally concluded that he saw before
him a real intruder on his domain.
Hostile demonstrations were the result,
followed by a rush to the mirror, and
then meeting an obstacle to his ven
geance fruitless cut round to the rear.
This maneuver was more than once
repeated with, of course, equal lack of
success. Finally, the cat was seen to
deliberately walk up to the looking
glass, keeping IT'S eyes on the image,
and then, when near enough to the edge,
to feel carefully with one paw behind
for the supposed intruder, while with
It's head twisted round to the front it
assured itself of the persistence of the
reflection. The result of this expert
ment fully satisfied the cat that he had
been the victim of delusion, and never
after would he condescend to notice
mere reflections, though the trap was
more than once laid for him.-Nature.
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The greatest trouble with pr0feaslon-
al bill clubs is to find 4 pitcher that
viii hold water only.N New Haven
Register. y
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A colored man who had contracted a
debt some years ago with one of our
merchants came to town yesterday and
called on his old creditor.
Didn't you spain to me dat if /
settled up dat account you would give
me a 'lowance :" said the darkey to the
merchant
Eyes, did say so, Sam" said the
merchant. eff you are ready to settle
your bill now / will make good
allowance" and the merchant waited for
the ealoFed individual to pull out his
pocket-book.
well, sir, hasn't got de money
JUS now, but thought I'D come and
get de 'lowance; my wife wants q
shawl
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A coUnTRYMAN seeing the sign,
Hands of, innocently asked if they
had gone on . picnic, IN. Z. Herald.
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Portrait Of Mile. N, Of the Pal
ais ROYAL.

Her nose says: Who knows?
Her mouth: Perhaps.
Her eyes Why, certainly.
Paris Globe.
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The following is the letter of Representa-
tive FELTON,, of Georgia, giving his reasons
for uniting with the Independent move
ment in that State. 1t was addressed
to a friend in Washington: