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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-19
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usually AZ :. In the morning. or half an hour
later. il consists of bread IN leaves or roll.
which the 1uesis have 20 cut. Batter il
serTed in small pats in large plate, and IS
er,irsly rnsatte5. Slices Of cold meat usE-
liy ham are psssei round Tea and coffee,
aHd sometimes o.s0coiafe. are served; each
.sne takes his choice. There 10 salt on the
table. IL yOa Sisb 10 salt your butter sepa-
r1te butter disie. are not used Breakfast
over. the parts .taFt- Out sightseeing. II
yeu rish for lunch 10 the middle Of the
day, there are re.apraai. or eaies, or Won
may call a, bakery, Of which there are
plenty, and buy a roll and czkes at moderate
prices Hot bread is never served at the ho-
TEL table,, and the Inhabitants apparently do
not practise baking their own bread, but buy
al the bakers. The bread used il What ~e
call s'rsI.ed bread" and ~hen not too stale,
Il very palatable.
The great meal II the lay i, VIA, they
call dinner" and j. served a, or O'Clock
IN the evening. The mode Of serving j.
shat yankee. would term '-Ieisurely. "
The frat dish {. coup. 1hi. il not served
until mo-, Of the party seated At the ia
l,is bat !: some come 10 late. their plates Of
.oap - III be- passej to them. Not till all the
-oup pIales are carried Of il the next dish
brought. Clean plates are passed ~ each
gue.t then knives and f0rks The next dish
j. fab II .1ne kind. Al Amsterdam, II vas
boiicd white hsh. Esch guest helps himself
n. the waiter passses. Then potatoes are
-erged in the same way. and then gravy
when all have finished this course, the plates
knives and fpFss are again changed in the
same deliberate manner. Next came roa-,
beef, potatoes and gravy, served AZ before.
Then another change u plates, &C. and the
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-19
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Southern PRESBYTERIAN.

Rev B. M. WALES Post Office address is
changed from Nellys Ford to Lodebar Nelson
county, Va,
FFee5yterian Chapels, Lynohbufs, va.
Mr.. 2. A. Wales recent graduate Of Union
Theological Seminary and lcentiate Of West
Hanover Presbytery, will take charge of the
Presbyterian chapels on Daniels Hill and Fish.
ing Creek, Lynchburg, Va. He is a son Of Rev.
B NJ. Wales of Nelson.
Eminence, Ky.-A new church has recently
been dedicated at this place, and Mr.. J. r..
Bridges, a licentiate Of West Hanover Presby-
terry, has accepted an invitation to take charge
Of it. 1t is a promising enterprise
Rev. T. D. Witherspoon, D. D., of Pc
tersburg, Va, will deliver the annual address
before the Literary societies of the South western
Presbyterian University at Clarksville Tenn.
on the lst Of June.
Presbyterian Camp Meeting in Texas
Rev. c. II Dobbs writes to the Teas PresByte
rian:
Allow me to announce through the P,esby
tcrian, the arrangements for the camp-meet
ing, at Barretts Woods, 10 commence on Thurs
day evening, July 18th and continue one week
] have succeeded in securing the services Of
the following distinguished ministers to do the
preaching Revs b. VI Palmer, D. d. Of New
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-19
TERM S :

Three Dollars a year; six months, S1.5o;
three months, rs cents payable in GdUance.
Payments may be made to local agents wher-
ever practicable; all ministers of our Church are
authorised to act as such Or by checks, Post
office money orders or letters Registered by
Postmaster Otherwise it must be at the risk Of
the party sending it.
Obituaries charged at ten cents line. The
party sending can make the estimate by count
ing eight words to a line. Payment in advance.
Advertising rates furnished on application to
the office -.
Communications and letters on business should
be addressed to CENTRAL PREsBYTERIAN. Box
81, Richmond, Va
Richardson & Southall,
Editors and Proprietors.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-19
s E r M O n

Delivered by the Moderator, Rev. ]. R.
Wilson, D. D., of Wilmington N. c., at
the opening of the General Assembly,
May goth, in Charleston, S. c.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-19

Entered at the Post-O Office at Richmond, Va, as
second-class matter.l s.rr.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-05-19
Central presbpterlan.

OFFICE:
No 1915 Main street, opposite the Post Office,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

SPONTANEOUS CoNBUSrIoN.-Some cx-
periments made at Riga with reference to
the spontaneous combustion OF various
materials -waddlng raw flax, hemp, the
waste from silk. wool and cotton spinning,
also sponge, as well as the wood dust found
in cabinet-makers' shops-appear TO dem
onstrate the important fact, among others,
that small quantities really take fire sooner
than large ones The substances named
were saturated with various fiuids-oils,
fresh and in gummy state, turpentine,
petroleum, various varnishes, etc. All the
fbrous materials took fire when saturated
with any of these oils, or with mixtures
of the same; sponge and wood dust, on
the contrary, proved TO be entirely HARM
less. Combustion ensued most rapidly
with seventeen grains Of wadding and
sixty-seven grains of strong oil varnish
namely, in thirty-seven minutes; while
two hundred grains Of washed cotton
waste, of which a portion was saturated
with seven hundred and fifty grains OF
strong oil varnish and the remainder wrap
ped about it, required period OF we'll
nigh fourteen hours. On these materials
being placed in well-sheltered spot, and
subjected to heat of from Is to 40 deg.
c., silk did not flame up, but slowly char.
red; and, as already mentioned, small
quantities seemed to take fire sooner than
large.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01
MousAM MASUPAcrURING co.

Writers never tire and readers never
weary OF the subject OF Manufactures anu
Inventions. Had the method or producing
any one of the great stapies-cloth, paper
or leather remained at stand still Tor the
last one hundred years, the world anu Its
history would be vastly different from what
il Is today. To trace the history of any
one of these, from the slow anu cumber-
some methods of a century ago To tile
present time, would require small vol
ume. So rapid have been the changes in
machinery for manufacturing cloth thar
machines OF twenty years ago are row
obsolete And hut little less rapid are the
changes that are going on IN every branch
of manufacture and business. While
great army OF men are working these Won
derfG changes, others are rs busily en-
gagged in gathering up the fragments =
deyising ways 10 utilize the waste prod
ucts. or this latter class is the subject
of this artcle-Leather board. Leather
board OF inferior quality, and In small
quantity, was first made about twenty
years ago In 1860 the total product was
probably not more than one hundred tons.
In 1879, IL was nearer ten thousand tons,
carried on in some twenty-five mills, anu
giving employment To nearly or quite one
thousand hands. Leather board Is simply
paper, made by regular paper machinery,
and depending like paper for its quailty
on the kinds of fibre used.
To give an intelligibe idea OF the ma
chinery and processes used in its maDufac-
turc would require more time and space
than can DC given To- this article, Suffice
it to say that besides waste leather, all
kinds OF vegetable fibIes are used in It's
manufacture. OF these fibres, leather Is
the poorest and fax the best. The mate
rial is ground to pulp, and run into sheet
OF any required thickness, dried, rolled
and pressed, and may then be cut and
shaped like leather.
The Mousam Manufacturing Co. OF hen-
nebunk, are perhaps the largest mannfac-
turers engaged in the business They nave
three mills; one at Kennebunk, one at
Oxford. Me-. and one at Lancaster, Mass.
They have seventeen engines, five ma.
chimes, and make eight to ten thousand
pounds daily; employing in the manuiac-
ture of board and stifienings-into when
the bulk OF their board Is converted
about one hundred hands. = hennebunS
Star.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

A MILITARY MArrER-"You army
chap" said the girl to her military lover.
Com. "That's where you SOL
dier self" he wrote back, when he elop-
ed with another girl.-OtaWa RepubH-
can. This may be trooper haps. Hussar
for the other girl!-Boston Post. Some
militiss mischief at the bottom of it, no
doubt.-Phladelphia Bulletin. It's the
regular thing of corps for fellow to keep
company with one girl.-Post. When
our rife on these paragraphs we felt like
saying to the poor girl, "What major say
anything about it," We would give an
order to stop all further punning in this
direction, if We thought there was any
chance of paragraphers bayonet.-Bos
ton Gazette. This has big gun to exper
ience quite boom. It's astonishing how
itzer going the rounds. We could no
help butpicketup.-BostOnJ Jour. Of Com
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

A COOP INrRoDUCTIoN.-Favorite Rem
edy was introduced into Connecticut in
1877, at the solicitation Of Rev. j. q.
Smith, of Hartford, who, after having SUI
fered for years from chronic liver disease
and Indigestion, obtained the medicine and
was cured. This faithful pastor, thinking
of the bodies rs well as the souls OF his
people, ut once commenced the advocacy
OF "Favorite Remedy" among them, and
has been the happy instrument of saving
scores OF lives. Favorite Remedy is now
as well and fivorably known in Connectl-
cut as along the Hudson. One dollar
bottle. All druggists sell ii. DIR. David
Kennedy, Proprietor, Rondout, \. l.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

i'm the outskirts OF New Orleans lives
an old man whose only companions are
spiders of every shape and hue. He has
never attempted an accurate census, but
he believes that there are FIVE or six hun
dred of them, and the ceilings Of his two
rooms are completely hidden by the webs
which they have spun. For the most part
these strange pets make their own living,
but occasionally the old man throws a
handful OF flies into the meshes Of the
ipnumerable webs, and delights to see the
spiders glide along the gossamer and seize
their struggling victims.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

SAW THROUGH TIE MEAT.-Madame
C, dressmaker, has a great deal OF
trouble with sewing-girls. The other day
one Of them came TO her to say
"Madame, fear that ! will not be abie
to work much longer. ] think am get
ting blind. ~
sWhy, how is this? You seem to get
along pretty well with your work."
ayes, but can no longer see any meat
on my plate at dinner
Madame c. understood, and the next
day the young ladies were served with very
large but very thin pieces OF meat. x,
.What happiness" exclaimed our miss
my sight has come back. | can now see
better than ever"
GLOW is that, madamoiselle"
"why, at this moment l can see the
plate through the meat
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01
THE OLD MILL.
BY THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH.

Here from the brow OF the hill look,
Through lattice of boughs and leaves
On tho old gray mill with its gambrel ROOF,
And the moss on its rotting caves.
hear the clatter that jars its walls,
And the rushing waters sound.
And see the black floats rise and fall,
As the wheel goes slowly round.
! rode there often when was young.
With my grist on the horse before.
And talked with Nelly. the millcr's girl,
As waited my turn at tho door.
And while she tossed her ringlets brown,
And fiirted and chatted so free,
The wheel might stop, or the wheel might go
1t was all the same 10 me.
lis twenty years since last stood
on the spot where I stand today,
And Nelly is wed, and the miller is dead.
And the mill and are gray.
But both, till VIC fall isto ruin and wreck,
To our fortune OF toll are bound;
And the man goes and the stream flows,
And the wheel moves slowly round
-lHarper's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01
A NEW BRAND OF TOBACCO.

One day last month when trade was
dull a grocery clerk procured piece OF
sole leather from a shoemaker, painted 1t
black and laid it aside for future use.
Within few days an old chap from back
in the country came in and inquired for
plug of chewing tobacco. The piece OF
sole leather was tied up, paid for and the
purchaser started for home. At the end
of the sixth day he returned, looking
downcast and detected. and walking into
the store he inquired for the clerk.
Member that terbacker / got here
the other day."
"Yes, sir"
"Well, was that new brandt
eyes"
Regular plug terbacker. was it:
Eyes"
"Well, then, it's me. It's right here
in my jaws" sadly replied the old man.
81 knowed l was getting purity old,but |
was allus handy on bittin' plug. never
seed plug afore this one that l couldn't
tear to pieces at chaw. | sot my teeth
on this one and bit and pulled and twist
ed like dog at root. and I've kept
biting and pulling for six days, and thar
she am now, the same as the day you sold
her to me-"
"Seems to be good plug remarked
the clerk, as he smelt of the counterfeit
"She's all right; it's me that's failing"
exclaimed the old man. "Pass me ou
some fine cut and I'll go home and dee'
the farm to the boys and get ready 70
. the grave myself" Fort WORTH Texas
: Advance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

ELEGANT HAIR is womans crowning
beauty When it fades she fades as well.
While II is kept bright, her personal attrac-
tions are still maintained. BY pre- serving
the hair fresh and vigorous youthfui
appearance Is continued through many
wears. Those who grieye over their lad
ing hair turning gray too early, should
know that Ayers Hair vigor prevents It,
and restores gray or faded hair to its nat,
ural color. II is clear and healthful
preparation, containing neither oil, dye,
nor anything deleterious, and imparts to
the scalp what is most needed-a sense OF
pleasant and delightful freedom from scuri
and dandruff.- Berne ". O. Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01
BEINd ON TIME.


the worth of being on time in filling ev-
cry engagement, and he speaks here like
a man in earnest. The habit of strict
punctuality is one Of the essential quail
ties of good Sunday school teacher. Mr..
Spurgeon says:
Punctuality is one of the minor moral
tiles, but it is one which every young
man should carefully cultivate. The
very smallness Of the virtue makes its op-
posite vice the less excusable II is as
easy to be in time as it is to be FIVE min
utes late, when you once acquire the hab-
it. Let it be acquired by all means, and
never lost again. Upon that five minutes
will depend a world Of comfort to Others,
and every Christian should consider this
to be very weighty argument. We
have no right to cause worry and aggra-
vation to others, when little Thoughtful
ness on our part would prevent it. If the
engagement be for IL o'clock, we have
no authority to make it l2.5, and by do
ing so we shall promote nobodys happi-
ness. That odd five minutes may create
discomfort for ourselves throughout the
entire day. and this perhaps may touch
the sluggard little more keenly than
any less selfish consideration. He who
begins little late in the morning will have
to drive fast, will be constantly in fever,
and will scarcely overtake his business at
night: whereas he who rises in proper
time can enjoy the luxury of pursueing
his calling with regularity, ending his
work in fit season, and gaining little
portion of leisure. Late in the morning
may mean putting and blowing all day
long. whereas an early hour will make
the pace an easy one. This is worth u
mans considering Much evil comes of
hurry, and hurry is the child Of unpunc-
tuality.
The waste Of other peoples time ought
to touch the late mans conscience. a
gentleman, who was q member OF COM
mittee, rushed in fifteen minutes behind
the appointed hour, and scarcely apollo
gized, for to him the time seemed near
enough; but Quaker, who happened
also to be on the committee, and had been
compelled to wait because a quorum
could not be made up to proceed with
the business, remarked TO him, Friend,
thou hast wasted full hour. II is no,
only thy quarter of an hour which thou
hast lost but the quarter Of an hour OF each
of the other three; and hours are not so
plentiful that we can afford to throw
them away" We once knew brother
whom we named "the late Mr. S"
because he never came in time. A GER
tain tart gentleman, who has been irritat-
ed by this brothers unpunctuality, said
that the sooner that name was literally
true the better for the temper of those who
had to wait for him. Many man
would much rather be fined than be kept
waiting. If man must injure me, let
him rather plunder me Of my cash than
my time. To keep busy man waiting
is an act of robbery. and is also an insult
1t may not be so intended, but certainly
if man has proper respect for his friend,
he will know the value of his time, and
will not cause him to waste it. There is
cool contempt in unpunctuality, for it is
as good as says, Let the fellow wait /;
who is he, that should keep my appoint
ment with him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

A WONDERFUL CURE or PARALYSIS
NV whole left side was paralyzed three
wears ago last October. Was helped on
and of the bed, and obliged to use crutch
and cane in walking. 1t was thought by
family physician never would recover,
but am happy to say that the use OF five
bottles of your famous Wyomoke, or Nerve
Food, has completely restored my health
and strength. My family physician can be
referred to, and anybody desiring further
particulars can obtain the same by calling
on me. desire to have 1t known what a
wonderful cure Wyomoke accomplished.
Mrs. ELLA L. HARVEY.
! Hartford, Conn, March 3, 1879.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

SAVED HER LIrE.-.Hessrs. p W. Hub
bard q Co.. Ny wife was great sufferer
from sick headache, dizziness, and consti-
patton, for long time. She tried many
remedies. but found nothing that would
give her relief until she tried the Peoples
Favorite Tonic Bitters. She was restored
TO health By their use. am confident they
saved her life.-DEA. +. See adv't.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01


Dear Sir.-It has been nv good fortune 70 Oh
.aiv .na preseribe yoar rshakers'S.r-ap'r lila Com
pound 10 a great many patients, bolh al hOme and
abroad, with the hapPi'si results "hS more
can be said con slderng the fact That your humble
servant has used SspsaPariilA 10 every shape an 4
form during lOng proie--ionh career Give me
the shaker preparation Of safsaparilla a. an az
ferafire deobstruent and reiftgerani IN preference
10 AIN others. Respectfully.
CHAS. A. GUILMETTE, NJ. II.
BosroS, Nov. 20. ls's.
LOWELL, MASS Jan. 20. $50.
v A. BRIGGS. Trustee, etc shaker Village, y.
IA. Dsqr Sir,-Our acquaintance With Friend
Co,hrtlr existed many years before he put the ~
rup 10 the rnarke. aud We were accustomed 20 pro
eufe our supply N ten gallon kegs. from that
time 70 this, period OF MT lees than hall . cen
inv We have Kept 10 IN stock Our confidence In
The xoot qualities OF The syrup = m 70 Way I'm
u.irrd Very respectfully. your friends.
CARLTON HoNkl, DfUsg Isis.
This medicine u designed a. permanent, sub
stsntiAl snd standard remedy upon which Physlc'
ian. ,,ruggists parents and all others having she
csre of the weak and sekly NAV always depend
m 1. the tert OF all remedies called SarsapAEula
none Of which bear any relation 10 u IN the NArie'
ty quality aud quantity of its ingredient
Druggists warrant rs genuine every ooiSe Dear
INK the signature OF Tho-. Coroeti, Is inventor
lnquir. 70, cOrbe,t's Shas.'s Sirsaparill,
In behalf OF the society,
SIeEehAs SD:aeh S6.;bs !; BRIGGS Trustees.
SHAKER VILLAGE, y. H., Jan. /, lsso.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

FROM THE HUB.-There Is perhaps nc
tonic offered to the people that possesses
as much real intrinsic value as the HoT
Bitters. Just at this season OF the year
when the stomach needs an appetizer, oil
the blood needs purifying, the cheapest
and best remedy is Hop Bitters. An ounce
OF prevention is worth pound OF cure
don't wait until you are prostrated by
disease that may take months for you to
recover in.-BOStOH Globe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

"See that my graves kept green" he
warbled under the window Of his fair ones
domicil, one pleasant night last week. "Ill
tend to the grave business, young man,
shouted her enraged paternal ancestor, as
he pokcd an old musket out OF the second
story window. No more concert that
evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

think twas in September, il rightly
now remember, that | heard knocking,
knocking at my door; yes, | know twas
in September, for quite well l now remem-
ber. he had been there about fifty times
before; had been there knocking at my
door. But | opened not, nor wondered,
as upon my door he thundered, for he
yelled, "Say now will you settle this ere
bill l bring you!" as he battered on the
door; and / answered, calmly answered,
"Nevermore.''- City Derrick.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

The following anecdote is told by an
American preacher: He was praying, and
in his prayers he said, II pray that the
power OF Satan may be curtailed." Just
then an old darkey In the congregation
cried out : "Ycs, amen Bress de Lord
Cut him tail right smack, smoove of.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

Smith got good dinner at home, few
days ago, by telling his wife that ne was
going to bring judge home with him 10
that meal. When he arrived alone, ana
Mrs Smith asked him where the judge
was, he triumphantly pointed to himself,
remarkiug, I'm good judge of dinner.
He will be obliged to cook up dinner IN
some other way hereafter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

DR.. C. w. Benson's Celery and Chamo-
mile Pills are prepared expressly To cure
sick headache, nervous headache, dyspep-
tic headache, neuralgia and nervousness,
and will cure any case. Price, 80 cents,
postage free. Parsons, Bangs s CO., Port
land, General Agents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

We protest against the folly of this
senseless demand that the money Of the
land should be kept in circulation. That's
just the trouble with it; it circulates toe
fast. What we are trying to do is TO STOP
a little OF il.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

"You love me-" echoed the fair young
creature, as her pretty head oiled the col
lar of his summer suit. "Yes," he said
tenderly, 'you are my own and only
"IIush," she interrupted, don't say that,
be original That sounds too much like
Barnum's show bills
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

He TOLD THE TRUTH.-I was troubled
with liver complaint for years and suffered
terribly. Lake the druggist advised me TO
take Sulphur Bitters. took three bottles
and now am 4 well Manufacturer,
Waterbury.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

"Sambo, why is chimney-swcep one Oh
de happiest men aliye?" II s'pose kase
he knows dc joys oh dc ireside." NO,
dat amt 1t. Do you CUB it up?' ''Sar-
tain, Jake. sartain." "Well, den, kase he's
easy (.ooteul suited"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

TIE VoLrAIc BELT Co.. MARSHALL,
MICu., will send their celebrated Electro
Voltaic Belts to the afflicted upon 80 days
trial. Speedy cures guaranteed. They
mean what they say. Write TO them with
out delay.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

Henry d Johnson's Armcd and OIL Litu-
msnt Is an external remedy for man and
beast
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

Mothers never fail to recommend Malt
Bitters as nourishing and strengthening
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

The man who was asked TO sing solo
said he would y his lady friend would help
him duet.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

Throat affections and bronchial diseases
are relieved Immediately by the use OF
Do,cRs' Eirir.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-06-01

These are my palmy days" as the ur-
chin remarked when his mother boxed his
ears.