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Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-02-08
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Marrieo.

In Bath, Feb. Mr.. Zina Is. Hunt TO Miss Emma
j. Oliver botn OF Bath.
In Pownal, Feb =, Mr.. DeCarteret True Of Port
land, to Miss Jessie f. Soule of Pownal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-02-08
VIRGINIA.
Murder.

RICHMoNp, February. As Howard Holtz-
claw, telegraph operator and ticket agent at
Warrenton junction an the Virginia Midland
Railroad, was returning home Thursday
night from the Office he was waylaid, muir
dered and robbed of a watch and chain and
money. His body was found a quarter of \
mile from the station with a bullet in his
forehead. No clue to the murderer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-02-08
Marine News.

The schooner Annie l.. Mckecn of Belfast
will bring from Bucksvlle to Thomaston the
first instalment of hard pine, for the new ship
1t is said the ship is to be the largest ever
l...l -, L..
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Send two ten cent pieces wrapped and enclosed in
letter for trial package sufficient for twenty plants
for three months, including little book On How to
make House Plants Bloom" by Professor Maynard,
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THE POTTER COMMITTEE.

Testimony of Manton Marble Before the
Committee.
HE DISCUSSES THE FL LORTDA ELEC-
TORAL VOTE.
Some of the Famous Cipher Teiegrams
Overhauled.
MARBLE CLOSELY INTERROGATED
BY HISCOCK.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22
mn III y
Pulpit Plagiarism.

The Boston Traveller tells the fol-
lowing very good story of DR.. Mott, of
Union College, in connection with a
similar case of pulpit plagiarism:
A young divinity student by the
name Of Burroughs was a candidate
for vacant pulpit and in those days
such applicants were submitted to II
very severe examination by the res
ident ministry in the vicinity. One of
these was the preaching Of sermon.
The council sat all day, the doctrinal
examination early in the morning, the
sermon following. The sermon being
public, large numbers gathered to hear
young Burroughs, who had already
become noted for his talent, particu-
larly oratory, and who was the son of
a Well-known clergyman. The SER
mon was success, the audience de-
lighted and the clergymen unqualified
in their praise. After dinner they re-
upon accepting Burroughs as a bro
ther minister. DR.. Mott presided.
One after another delivered their
opinions, and they waited breathlessly
to hear what the great divine, DR..
Mott, would say. 1t was not long be-
fore, in a stern voice, he said: "Breth-
ren, am astonished that you should
be SO easily deceived. The young man
is an impostor. The sermon he preach
ed this afternoon was stolen; it is
one of the famous Robert Halls
sermons; I have it in my library.
Send for the young man." The
younq man appeared, looking every
way the culprit. Dr., Mott then ad-
dressed him: "Young man, do you
know that you have committed great
offense. not only toward man, but
toward God. The sermon you preach
ed to-day you stole; here is the evidence
[showing him the book. Now, sir,
what have you to say" All present
expected to see him wilt, but he modest
ly turned to the audience of ministers,
and said, "AIay l explain?" The
reply was: eyes" Then turning to
DR.. Mott and looking him squarely in
the face, he began, "When l was in
college, and during my vacation, while
travelling through the State, stopped
at large town over Sunday. Learn
ing that the celebrated DR.. Mott was to
preach, availed myself of the privi-
lege of attending. But the half had
not been told me, it was eloquence
realized. Ny father, sir, who you
know, is clergyman, frequently in
instructing me, remarked: My son,
what ever you hear and treasure
up in memory, you have a perfect
right to use as your own, but not what
you read Now. sir, whether it was
the fame of DR.. Mott or his powerful
discourse, 1 treasured up more of the
sermon in my memory than I was won't
to do. The sermon sir" looking at the
doctor with piercing eye, :" if stole
that sermon you stole it first. !"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22


A DISTINGUISHED lawer of this State
who has a high appreciation of bis own
requirements, has said on many occa-
sions there were only two men in Mis-
sissippi Zone himself) who understood
the noble system of equity jurispru-
dence, and one of them mot himself)
was not always sound on the principles
of the system.
Judge Blank, gentleman of fine
sense of humor and who never loses an
opportunity for a good natured joke,
said, this always reminded him of a
Methodist preacher in Tennessee or
Virginia, geography of the joke not
MATERIAL who said in one Of his ser
mons: 'My Brethren and Sistern,
when It comes to preachin the pure
gospels, the real, geniwine, pure gospels,
the real truths Of the Holy Scriptes, 1
don't know, ah, rah, but two men, alb,
who preach 'em; one, ah, Is Brother
Hopkins, and the other, ah-is me-
and Bretberin, Brother Hopkins all
4 wrong on one leetfls pint, al. "
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22
What He Spoke.
w. ]. hampton, in American Punch.

There was crowd of them standing and
sitting around and on the court house steps,
splitting tobacco juice on the stone pave-.
ment, and telling not-over-polite yarns, as
is the custom of men, when the monotony
was relieved by the appearance of Woe
begone looking pedestrian. He was evil
IDENTIFY one of the long distance walkers,
and his general get-up did not leave the i'm
preston that he was man of very great
wealth, or that he was of particularly ele-
vated social position when at home. He
looked like foreigner, and, seeming not
over bright, he was meat for the crowd al
once, and they all began on him in the
gentle and soothing manner characteristic
of the top dog in fight. After every fell
low had put in shot, and the peripatetic
had said nothing, one of the party took it
upon himself to discover who and what he
was, as the deliberations of all of them had
not re suited in determining his nationality.
"Well, sir" the inquitiror began, while
the tramp looked at him with face as full
of expression as q wooden Indian, "well,
sir, you look like you had walked all the
way from Bismarck land. Do you speak
German
The tramp shook his head.
''Do you speak French, then?"
Shake.
"Italian ~
More shake.
"Danish ?"
Shake again.
"Irish ~
Shake again.
''Welsh ?"
More of the same sort.
Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Choctaw, Sans
crit, Chinese, Copt, Arabic, Turkish, Rus.
sian ?"
A whole paragraph of shakes followed
this; and the questioner began to look
frightened at the job he had undertaken.
But he went ahead.
"well, if you don't speak any of these,
what the devil do you speak ?"
English" said the tramp, in still,
small voice ''and I'd like to have nickel
to buy a suit of clothes and get me my din
ner. 'a'nt eat nothin' for two weeks but
railroad spikes and gravel, an Pm gittin
kind O. lonesome like behind my weskit
buttons
He got more than nickel, and the able
questioner had TO set it up for the crowd
besides.
Hereafter, the gentleman will ask his
last question first.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22

They are having more trouble over
at Smiths. They are always having
trouble over there; hardly day pas
ses that I do not observe old Smith
rush out of the house at locomotive
speed, his hands to his head, his eyes
standing out like couple of beer bot
ties, and his entire appearance indi-
eating that heavy handed misfortune
has struck him in forty places at once,
and that it is his solitary and inheX-
flexible purpose to strike bee line for
the tropic of Capricorn, and reach that
interesting spot in less time than it
takes to tell about it. On such occa
sions he is generally followed by a
long-handled stew-pan, skillet, a
broom OF some other article of house.
hold furniture sent forth on its mission
of destruction by the infuriated part
ner of his joys and sorrows. I'm sorry
for Smith, am; partly because l
have had little experience in his line
myself, and partly because he is weak
and thin, and in the bald-headed era
of his career. Mrs. Smith is a blood
thirsty female tyrant. The other
morning l heard a terrific numbering,
accompanied by walls and groans of
distress over in the direction of the
Smith mansion, and upon sending
over for particulars, was informed that
Smiths wife had kicked him out of
bed for refusing to get up and build
fire. Smith is as meek as lamb and
takes it all as matter of course. Only
yesterday 1 passed the house and OBJ
served him nursing the baby, washing
out pair of stockings, and grinding
the family coffee, all at once, while his
wife was standing by and giving him
hail columbia over his hairless head
with a thirteen inch rolling pin be-
cause he happened to get the baby's
dress and a small part of the south
eastern portion of its leg in the coffee
mill.
If I had been he, would have beat
en- the top of her old red head off with
the coffee mill, and held an inquest
over her mangled remains. But that
man actually stood there and smiled
smiled when that blamed old rolling
pin was flying down on his bald and
unprotected head at the rate of ninety
times a second He's got more pa
tience than Job of Bible fame ever
dreamed of.
Smith is as thin as piece of tissue
paper now-he can't hold out much
longer, and when he dies if l don't
have a monument erected ohis menu
ory it will be because there is no stone
in the market. VALENTINE VoX.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22
EXAMINATION OF A LAW STUD
ENT FOR LICENSE.

What is law?-"It is rule of ac-
tion." ''''
How is it created ?-"By the Legis-
lature, and sometimes by the Supreme
Court" ,
Is the latter ever bad law ?-"Never
that is, but comparatively seldom;
never" i.
What is equity ?-"Justice, as con-
tradistinguished from law"
But is there no law in equity p
'There is. Equity is not superior to
law, but has enough of the latter
quality to make it often only pleas
ant fction?"
What is an estate in land ?-"Un-
doubtedly real estate" .:
with severity,) punning is not al
lowable. What is an estate by cour-
tesy ?-"The enjoyment of property
depending on owners politeness."
What is an action of ejectment?-
Extremely rude conduct on the part
of the plaintiff"
Mention one of the most important
rights of the defendant in ejectment ?
"To get all the property possible for
his Improvements"
Which is the better title, legal or
equitable one ?--"That depends on
whether one is in court of law or a
court of equity"
What is court of equity ?
"a place conspicuous for entire alb
sence of jury speeches and spread
eagle.'" W~
What is the average life of cham
Gerry cause ?-Less than formerly; but
sufficiently long to exhaust the pa
tience of all parties but the solicitors"
What is demurrer in equity p
"An instrument of torture to the
complainant, and an immense con-
sumner of time"
What are the functions of excep-
tions to an answer in chancery?-
"Only one man ever knew, and he re-
fuses to tell"
What is receiver in equity P" A
trustee chosen by the Court, who
holds the pie and nibbles it, while the
cause is progressing" a.r,.
What is a tax title ?-"That is some
thing no fellow can find out"
No trifiing, sir, the question is re-
peated p" If intended as a conun-
drum, give it up" 1a. -.
What is writ of error corGm mObtS?
1.-THE commencement of proceed
ings, in which the court invariably
fails to perceive its error" 'a b..
Does the marriage relation impose
any disabilities on the man ?-"It has
been incorrectly said by some writer's
and Judges, not to do So"
What do you understand by peti-
ton for a re-argument p" Dying in
the last ditch"
What is brief PA long argument
in writing"
Does anything else occur to your
mind -"Allow, me gentlemen, to in
vite you to take something?"
Committee in chorus: "Young gem
tleman, you have a most remarkable
legal mind" Report-favorable.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22
Beautiful Sunset-IIOw the Prin-
cess GristiMa Of Spain Died.

The Princess Christina of Spain,
vision of beauty, with cloud of sun
shiny, golden hair about her, was never
strong even as q child, and the death
of her young sister Queen Mercedes,
had terrible effect upon her nerves.
She said many times: Il ought to
have died instead Of Mercedes" and
from the hour of her sisters death
until she herself was seized with the
illness that was destined to destroy her,
her whole mind seemed occupied in
the consideration of things supernatur-
al, mystical and not of this world.
Gueneau de Mussy has no hesitation in
saying that the life of Queen Mercedes
ought to have been saved, but he con-
demned the Princess Christina the
moment he auscultated her. One lung
was gone and the other rapidly going.
70 the very last, Princess Christina
kept souvenirs Of her sister by her on
the bed, locket, bracelet and a
pocket which the late
Queen of Spain had carried just before
her fatal illness, being with the elder
sister up to the very last. One sister
drifted out of life to meet another still
clinging to of few trivial souvenirs OF
the love which bound them together.
The Princess Christina died at $3.50
pm. In the morning she had sent for
all the persons of her household, and
had bidden them an affectionate fare
well, thanking them for their kindness
and devotion. At 10 o'clock she said
to her mother, 81 feel L am going. l.
see Amelie and Mercedes coming to
meet me, and calling for me. Give me
all my jewelry and my rings" She
then distributed her gifts among her
parents and relatives. Among other
things there was q splendid casket
which had been bought by the Due de
Montpcnsler on the occasion OF the
fete of Queen Mercedes, and sent by
him to that unfortunate Princess Just
a few days before her untimely end.
The King had given it to the lnfanta
Christian as souvenir. On Monday,
referring to this casket, she said, GIVE
it back to Alfonso. 1t will remind him
of Christina and Mercedes. Then,
after pause, my sisters bid me come
to them. / s. all die at B O'Clock.
She fell asleep, but woke at 8, and said
gently, "Ah! there is Mcrces!"-her
bet name for her sister-'so at last l
am going to see my pet again" Thus
she died The body was exposed IN
ehappelle .ardente, dressed in the
robe she wore on tue occasion of her
first communion. The first day the
Princess looked as if she were not dead
but sleeping. The Due de Montpen-
sier is completely overwhelmed, but
he refuses to be comforted, and is re-
bellious in his grief. "What have
done to be punished sor' he constantly
exclaims. The Duchess on the other
hand, is the very model of holy resig-
nation. ..
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22

In case before the Supreme Court
of this State few years ago, in which
the question involved was the quality
and value of certain whisky destroyed
by the defendant; the proof was, the
liquor had very fiery red color. In
delivering the opinion of the Court, the
then presiding Chief Justice, announced
(not his Honor Judge George, though
he would doubtless affirm the principle }
that the Court did not judicially know
the quality of whisky by its appearance
orcolor. But he did not say the Court
would not have better judicial knowl-
knowledge by a more direct test.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22
A Pleasing Bit OF News.


Latest reports from Paris authorize
us to state that ladies hats will be worn
on the head this season. We are glad
to know this-awfully glad. Hereto
fore they have been worn anywhere
but upon that interesting spot-on the
neck, on the face, on the back, on the
ears and about the feminine anatomy
generally (; and now they are to be
worn on the head! delightful! re-
freshing Come to think of it, we
always had sneaking idea, anyway,
that the head was the proper place
upon which to wear a hat, and that
the great army of females would
finally awake to a realization of the
fact, OF course it will look a little
odd at first to observe the girls and
married women going around with
their hats stuck upon their heads, but
weu all become accustomed to it by
and-by. VALENTINE NoN.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22
An Actress Assurance.
Paris Letter

During the earliest years of Sara
Bernhardt's fame, q gentleman in the
audience had one night the exceeding
bad taste to hiss her. She ''spotted"
him, found out his address and had
an interview with him. 1 wonder how
he liked it? Then and there she told
him it was always her endeavor to con-
scientiously dc her duty as histrionic
artist and to please the public; that she
regretted anything like a failure in
that duty, and that she would be great
ly obliged if he would point out her
defects, in order that she might here
after correct them. This high-spirited
conduct won for her another passionate
admirer. Another day she read in q
certain Partisan paper the statement
that her hair was false, and that her
teeth were far too good to be genuine.
Next day the dramatic critic was amaz-
ed to see lady dash into his room and
let down her hair in his presence.
"Pull It'll" she exclaimed, as she placed
luxuriant tress in one of his hands.
"Is this real hair or not?" "Certainly-
certainly" stammer9d the man. Catch
lllR LOlu VI LIS OUuSI huuO olAO piuOONt
it in her mouth-but happily not to
bite-and she made him finger her
teeth. "Are these false?" shrieked the
lady. "No; they are the most beauti-
full real teeth ever beheld in my life,
declared the terrified victim, who would
have willingly sworn that black was
white if it would have given his victim
the least satisfaction. 81 am Sara
Bernhardt," proclaimed the lady, with
as much serenity as she could possibly
put into her voice, and the wretched
critic made up his mind for the worst.
He too, has since become one of her
most devoted vassals, though, indeed,
l don't know how any man would dare
to do anything else. If any such fool
hardy wight exists in Paris he may be
sure that, sooner OF later, Sara will go
for him.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22
All, How BitterI
But ah how bitter,
To love a girl
And then not git her."

As evidence of the above, think of young
Mr. NJ, of this city, who has loved to des-
peration all summer a pretty Chestnut
street girl; think of the many lines of love-
burdened lore he poured into her willing
ear think of the theatre tickets he has
invested in; think of tie buggy rides, the
flowers, the photographs, the ice-cream
treats, the rings, the lockets, ETC., Gd inf
nitatna, that have been hers at his cost! and
then mediate upon his days since, the fair
creature informed him, in a sublimely in
nocent manner, that her wedding would
shortly take place with Mr.. s., of Kalama~
ZOO. Did young Mr.. NJ. drown himself?
Did he snap pistol at his lacerated heart?
Did he take laudanum, arsenic, or lock
himself up with a charcoal furnace? No!
But he acted like philosopher. He refer
red to his diary. He procured two sheets
of commercial paper. He made ont an
itemized account of the money he had
spent upon the "gal who flung him." and
sent it to the old man. The young lady
pronounced it all go. K.," and yesterday
young Mr.. NJ. received a check for the
amount $3.50 33) upon prominent bank,
upon which he obtained the money, and is
now bitterly happy.-Courier-Journal.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22
r1RE-poErRY "oRAcKED Up 70 BE.


You'd like me to tell you the things that are done
You stay, Iittle chap, by the fret
couldn't tell all till set o. the sun,
But ''wood" I. could heed your desire!
tall you OIL fellow, tits "grate" burning shame
The way that the fire treats people!
1t jumps and it skips in terrible fame.
Der basement and tow or and steeple.
II burns up the field and the plain and the town
And makes 1t "too hot" for all creatures;
Twill bake potato so nice and so brown,
And also will do brown the preachers. -' ''t
Who go to the savage the gospel to strew--
They feel for his lot that's so awful:
The savage in turn "feels much for them, TOO
He feels for them, filling his lawful!
The fire will cook finely the 'broth Of boy"-
Twill lick boy, like his big sister.
Twill "sting" like his "Ants" will If he doth annoy,
And like u boys mamma, twill blister
II girl catch fire, she'll hollow "ire! ire!!'
But she'd catch new "spirk," every minute,
But most every match Il alnt any iiarD
Has much of the "Lucifer" In 1t.
The "Hres Of affection" will melt the young heart
In old ones hates fires will revel; ...
What fire will do, I've told you in part
For further news, 60 to-the Deviln'
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22
Another Revolution i'm Mexico.

There is another revolution on foot
in Mexico. AS the English and the
French i'm old times were never at
peace unless they were at war, so the
different factions of Mexico are civily
and uncivily settled. Already the
government of Diaz is being adjudg-
ed unsatisfactory, and a revolution
against it is i'm process of Organiza-
ton. Soldiers and politicians are
busily at work, and an outbreak is at
any time imminent. Money is at the
bottom of the scheme-foreign money
and a national bank shows up its
buttresses as a fertilization Of often
sive or defensive work.-WashingtOn
Capital.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-22

THE friends of Gen. Hancock, in
Pennsylvania, who are desirous that he
should be the Democratic nominee for
President, will inaugurate a vigorous
campaign at Washington this winter,
in hisinterest. We may add that there
is a strong sentiment in the South in
bfa favor