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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-16

The Rev. W. III. II. Murray touches Il
truth in political economy well worth think
ing of when he says that not one OF hun
bred obtains riches in city. and he might
have added that only comparatively few are
even comfortably circumstanced, Net so
with an Industrious man. who gratiies-as
all may-what Mr.. Emerson calls the earth
hunger"-the hunger which the Anglo Saxon
%a race, has for the possession OF land;
munger which in the highest sense : truly
honorable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED Press kilograms to the Daily
Kennebec Journal.
MAINE.
sudden Death.

MAcmIAs, March Is. Mary E, wife of
John Lynch of Nachias, died suddenly Tues
day morning. She was the daughter OF Cur
It's Lewis of Holyoke. Mass. Mr.. Lynch is a
well known lawyer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-16

The town of Albion held its annual cleo
hon of town officers on Monday last. with a
sweeping republican victory "a result, COM
pietely reversing the order OF .ast year. The
following officers were chosen: for Select
men, George B. PRAY. VIM. b. Wing and
Chas. L. Foss; Town Agent, W. Il. skill
Inns; Collector and Treasurer, Frank
Holmes; Supervisor of Schools, Olive A.
uould; all staunch republicans except the
collector and Treasurer. in whose election
there was no party contest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-16

The Committee on Congressional Appor-
uonment met after adjournment, yester-
usy afternoon, in the Senate Chamber, 10
consider the matter of congressional appor-
nonment. Chairman Bisbee called for an
expression of sentiment on the subject II
"aa been proposed by some that conditional
Apportlonment be made, subject to the ne
eision of Congress. Others had suggeste"
'Ne election of four Congressman at large
Inc Committee, by very decisive VOTE "e
''ded to make no apportionment this session"
a'u Will so report to the Legislature.
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Roller Skating Rink.


turing the past winter roller skating rihAs
"ase created quite fnrore in all the iarse
''es' and, young people are pleased to auo
'heir amusements this delightful anu grace
.u' accomplishment. Mr.. c. b. Whitney Vi
lewiston, who for several months past mas
>0nducted rink in that city in very sue
sessiui and ereditable manner. has iease'
Aeonlan Hall and is now having the hool
pa' IN condition for roller skating. l"e
lux will be formally opened with CONSIDER
-0'e eeiaf on Friday evening. An excursion
f'''y from Lewiston, Auburn and Brunswick
eompanied by Johnson's orchestra vi"
-'r've ON the eight o'clock train, ana ihau
suiate the new enterprise with appropria's
ceremonies. The rink is to be kept TOT 'ns
f-'lonage Of our best people, and VIII "
'smliy welcomed by young and old alike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
MIDHIT PICHI ~ STRTA
From The London Globc.


II was not very long ago that Mdhlt Pacha was
welcomed Vail of Syua with an the high hopes
that ms fictitious reputation of rrformrr could call
forth. The years of has administration brought
forth mo- irult hrynnd 20 few mites of tramway at
lupoli and tins undertaking parto'k more Of a
rrtt ATE than of uublfc ,ltrict.f Some Twelve
months back hc was transferred from Damascus
10 SmNruI. hut the manner of % lrii small doubt
but that % was q degradation The alleged reason
was that the appearance of Revolutionary posters
calling ON Che Arabs tu throw on the Turkish yoke
had been connected with him; and. consequently,
10 was deemed advisable to remove him 10 sphere
where hi- Liberal trudcurlrs would bee more re-
strained The di-grac,d Vail wa~ commanded to
leave With all speed for smyrna hy the special
dispatch boat which had brought lrtfl Pa Poe.
lis distress at this crisis, If mot uulouudcd WI~
ludioro1~. lir WIS hrulF COM in"d ihdt Wh'n
once be- left fryrout hc should never -'c band again.
lls cmc dread was from poison. and Doe Wa careful
To take a Wcrk- provisions from DIS own Lrirr ou
board with hn. BE- far beer provided himself with
revolver, and wont off with ihr most dismal i"r'-
hodin.-. A. rate i"rsahr sinking ship. go most OF
hI- talr-~oathrr friends I"tt h,m at tins crisis.
Mldh lHch1 Was one of the pr'ud">t mrn That
ever lived 300 small corc'its. hut Ac had uDt much
spiut lrit ou h- last day 80 SYRIA. Do Was iur.tn
Choy 10 ~"r Bum % ono OBJ tc smallest Io'uo "i JOBS
srrai 300 negligent dn~- with ouIN two or three ot
his Wo~' flaming sUtyurigc around hir. dr,lamlnR
ou tlr lt~rIIr- ihli "'rr 900 -i"rc i'r >'tt VH'
ING 100 intervals. tRl~fins hs laccd fingers inccs-
sanity. tEou-l % Wa-ci-s to perceive That t- own
i..t', a.d nrr that oi >trl1, Vas uW"W"-t 900 iu7
tluurlt~. Iu Vain ~hrit"i Fac iA ~ll"'r 8" i'it
h- .lufs. or DE Lufhtul secretary. Na--Ii. Geo in-
tu," iim to r1t e lut.r NOR" order ri" 'h" affairs
Doc We l..t..... lucrlrrut uuIirun-- N'rr thr
oult I,-pnu... MdsIl I.lthl trIu-,r'--rd .n ou"
strong positive -,u lu absolute" Iutpihy 20 10"
lIi'.d ht Iurnp 90 1d ti.r. and 100 tl' W'h0r point
sohcm,d murh hut urtrt lat fur strength of puf-
Ie-e 90 care, uIt hl- plans. i..- "hI,u ~r may
and ilI ID. ".-1 II"-i h.'.'.a,r ii"I "i ' 'i'l-
.rr.a- l.t... r... l.. lh, ifuf. NAt "oadrr then.
That l.- .n.- ..Ir uuf. u.iiH i.i- IMAM ~ iIrid~
,.,.,, I..,,. arI ., Nu-,,m- lor DIS want II
HHs.| Do % H
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26

they dictated the Emperor used the "Vermili0n
Pencil all Imperial decrecs are signed with a
brush dipped in yermilon. To entitle the EmpeT-
dignity Of an Empress" The Most Illustrious and
Blessed Empress while the other called The
Most Illustrious and Mercful Empress They were
also distinguished by the titles of the Empress of the
East and the Empress Of the West the first Of these
titles belonged to the DOwaCer Empress
This peculiar Regency, by which the affairs OF the
Ta-TTng, or Great Pure Dynasty, were managed,
continued TO the end Of 1872, when Tung-Chlh be
came of age, and his marriage took place. In De-
tober OF that year he took TO himself an Empress
named Ah-lu-c and four sccond-class wives-aS the
custom permits Of Oytr 100 wives. this was only
beginning TO his domestic bliss hnt he did not live
long to realize that anything else IN this world.
lie died IN January, 1870 and his Empress, Al-lu-
tc, died IN April tho same year. The result Of these
events was that another boy, q nephew OF lilncc
kung. was placed upon the throne. and the Re
gcucy Of the two Emprc-srS was again restored, a.
II had been during IungC hih'- minority
II viii thus be seen that, with the exception Of
about two years these ladies have been the rulers
Of the Celestial Empire since the death of Hen
fcng, but We may assume that the principal part
Qi TIE RESPONSIBILITY rested with ~ Nu-du or inc
Eastern Empress. who Is now reported a. dead This
suppositiou j. founded on the rcputod character of
the two pcrsonarrs. 50 far ~ this public rumor
could be relied upon, luug-t hAs mother, the I'm
press Of the West Las earned the reputation of
beng rude and hot if her temper. gets INTO PASSIONS
and break. the articles around her. This does not
present itself a- conduct coming from a mind cap
able of governing with wisdom, that this Empress
could act IN am emergency such as the other one did
when rival faction had jumped into the seat of
government at Pckin. The late Dowagcr Empress,
on the contrary, had character Tor ability COM
hIncd with ana aIuIahc temper, and % Wtll-cUu-
Quoted lir lu all things She ~ SAID t0 hay" been
only forty five years OF age M her death. compare
lively Young woman. making her only tWrnty-nN
when She had opponents IN power To- face and
conquer hence n is To this lady that al the merit
OF good government tor the last twenty years IN
CHINA Is given which she no doubt most WortmIy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
T0u LEAION'S y.INITT.

Trom IIt Ihttt8. Ihi1 Fr'ee
Tn. recital &c. Ill- tlr -r.u. hri"r Conc .I'
simon 4 .mcrou auj Tom i.utnu. sn.r u.Hi'd ''
me- bow tnc veteran Tcnns,itau.lu. u va, drrh
ti,rL benton VA. apparently WARPED 80 iit"'n
rrcatuc,, and hardly recognized lny "i Oh" younger
Senators. Going up the bin 10 the .i"I "' ''t
Mr. Cameron overlook the Missouri - 'i'-i i'i '..'
" Good morning. ~cuatot. -.
GOOD morning. sir.' replied Mr. E'Hion
II i-a lcasaut day, Senator.
" Yes sir" 81.
81 hope said General Cameron, "ihat ol.'I
have the pleasure Of hr1rug you swIN 'h '''
others. but would lic 90 hear your opinion 90 i"''
mca~urc.'
yes SIR replied Mr.. Benton " you VIII hear nl,
speak upon the Oregon houudar, question. ii'i
when Won do hear upon that proposition, sid, you
will see that | viii aulihllatc those $50" u''.
spoken ou either side like an elephant IcAdit 'p'"
"A bed Of plsullfC-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
LORIS NELIhOFF.
Hom me rail- lfau ga,s,ir.

lie IL an Armenian Of the Arneuians. with tie
strongly marked national type. lie Is spare ia
hoIv Of middle height nervous, active. energetic,
with mobile features. thick black head of hair,
prominent nose aud restless ustIous eyes full OF IN
trl,igrnce and OF expression The ukase making
General Mchkoh Chief of the Supreme Commission
was dated the 18th of February, 1850. On the Sd
OF March Modetzky fired revolver at the dictators
breast he was allghting nom his carriage al the
door of his residence IN the Grand MOrskaIa. The
bullet passed through the folds of his oyercoat, but
missed has body. The would-be assassin was i'm
nediately arrested. Don't be afraid said Cen
eroI Nelikoi 20 the excited crowd; 4" have gone
through much moro than that in the Turkish wars"
The attempt created a reaction in his favor, the
tutriguers we're batfed and for six months General
Nehkoh exercised his supreme power without
scrions opposition No assassination took place
during his dictatorship, and he used his authority
To lessen rather than to increase the severity VI re-
Alter the suppression of the SunIeme Commission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
4 REMIRK1BLE EMPRESS.

From The L0nd0r D1iiy N0rs.
An Empress "a lady of roputcd aiIlity ana power;
has lately died IN tie Palace of LartA'- l' r""'
at Pckiur This important parsonage Was ikot-i"'
the Dowagcr Empress of lIcn-frHg.
Her husband was the rcigring Emperor .nl lN'
tfnr of thc Chimes war of 1850. when tEr Lut.l-i
and French troops penetrated to Picking and - sea
The Summer Palace Instead of facing FOES, llrh-
feng went on on hunting expedition 90 M"us'Ha,
from which be never rctuTneds A. bee died there ~
Zebol in August, 1861. The Empress had no chit
drcn but n son by one of the Imperial wives was
raised To the throne by some OF the high ohcia.-
who attempted 10 get the Government into thrlI
hands bv this means. They gave the boy new
China on coming 10 the throne 10 was Ishai-Chun'
or Cool Fortune. Tho first indication that ne
Dowarer Empress possessed power was gwen ny
her leading party which on TthTcw and, as ~ u,al
in China nut 10 death the leaders OF the ihcuun
that ruled in Picking She then, IN concert WIN
the mother OF the young Emperor had the boy
placed on the Dragon Throne, and pr0caiInfd nm
under the title Of TungChih, or ComDl III
of Law and Order Having thus succeeded shg
took measures TO preserve the position when hau
hecn obtained. and she became the actual rul'I oi
China On the death Of an Emperor II ID the custom
to place the Empress and all the wives OF the ue-
ceased monarch in place Of seclusiOn, where they
are strictly guarded from any contact win tho
outer world that this conduct on the part Oh tLe
Empress assumes an importance on her part rom us
exceptional character. On official days the BOY I'm
peror sat on the Dragon Throne but behind MIN,
under the cover OF screen sat his mother ana inc
Dovager Empress When documents were Drought
forward for consideration the two ladies could near
their import and decided what was 10 DC dohe' ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
QUL9ErS TERRIBLE GRANDMoTHI
From Venfh's Edonr O,iinrt"

From HenNIs Ed0rr Qfinrt'
conventual life Of some years had made her ter
ribly hard Her domestic discipline was more than
monastic: once a week she employed garde-de rifle
to whip her three children (onc "A girl. naughty
or not. When her son was only three she shut him
All the flowers he loved torn m: and when he was
fifty years old she rebukcd him as unccrcmoniously
as If ne were still hoy.
This awful old lady had strange admiration for
beauty She surrounded herself with cnPravings
and works OF art and would have no domestic in
her employ who had not regular features. There
must have been something beautiful in the face Of
her newborn grandson since. at the sight Of him,
she relaxed her stcrnuoss aud said " He will have
mind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
SOME ANECDOTES or LINCOLN.

T'ro,, n TIprr Iy M VJu / Y Arnold
This crrat Urrriil,, of n man had heart rs kind
~ 1T -, .,, Si,r.r man ti,n~bt il a
'l,,.,. II sadIcnrd him tn SEQ others slrr and
he slrnnl, from inAictmg pain. Let mo illustrate
hi, Lnducs, and TENDERNESS. by one or two Incidents
One SINNERS day. walking along the shaded path
L.adi,,, fr,rn fine Executive Mansion 10 the War
o0src saw thc tan 1v ward form of the Pre- idcnt
S'"''" ~, 'l' t'INN ""'' - - Ill 49,, a.
E,,I' pa ~ PL ,''i ed I'm, asLrJ his
i "". i ,'' 80 i, ,xanncd ti. ,,.rr 80
'"in0'i, L'''",l - 49, -, 80. u -, - g.. .
NE S"l"n hi, ,'' NTH Note Which ,,,rrd
~ ~, -. ..t 1900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
EUTHANATOS.

From, The Aheneun.
Forth of the ways and woes,
Forth of our winds and SHOWS,
A white soul soaring goes,
Winged like a. dove
Co sweet so pure so clear,
So heavenly tempered here,
o1 NOT hone or fear her changed aDo'e'
Ere dayncd her day 10 die,
So heavenly, that on hlgh
Change cOuld not glorlly
Nor death refine hcr:
pnre gold Of perfect love,
IN earth like heavens own dove,
-, cannot wear above, smile di'iher'
CIV Her voice IN heavens own choir
Can sound no heavenler Tyre
Than here no purer hie
Her SOui soar
No swceter stars her eyes
In upimapincd skies
,~ond our sight can rlse thah mere "o'Oi0'
Hardly long years had shed
Their shadows on her head:
Hardly We think her dead,
Who hardly thought her
Old hardly can believe
The g1ef Our hearts receive
49,, ,eondcr while they gIicye, as wrong were
wrought her
Bnt though strong grief be strong
No word or thought of wrong
Nav stain the trembling song,
Wiring the bruised heart,
That sounds or signs ITS liant
Low note of love, MOI talnt
r,;ef for so sweet saint, when such DEPART
saint whose perfect soul,
With perfect love FOR goal,
Faith hardly might control
Creeds might not harden:
A flower more splendid far
Than the most radiant star
o. bo,o of all that are in Gods own garden.
Surely the stars we see
Rise and relapse as we,
And change and set, may be
But shadows too
But spirits that mans lot
Could neither mar nor spot
tLs these false lights are not, beng heavenly true
Not like these dying lights
OF worlds whose glory sinitcs
The passage of the nights
Through heavens blind prison:
NOT likc.thcir souls who see,
II thought fly far aud free,
yobeavenli,r heaven 20 bc for souls rc-1Sen.
A sonl wherein love shone
Even like the sum- alone,
With fervOr Of its own
And splemdor fed,
Made bv no crccds less kind
Toward souls by none confined,
ro,ld Deaths self quench or blind, Loves sell were
dead. a. u oNi>DN"N"'
Fec. 4, 1851.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26

the visitation from which Heaven had delivered
them as rhythm and good taste would allow.
During the French occupation in 1898 the pro
cesson was forbidden, but the easy-going Dutch
Government Of Luxembourg have allowed II to be
revived. To judge from what could be seen rms
year Of the drunkenness and debauchcry in the
numbcrlcss public houses frcquented 10y the pill
grms after their long fasting and eXcrtions. am
inclined 90 think it would have been better 70 have
continued the prohibition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
he continued, as Minister of theI Interior and
trusted friend and conidant Of the Emperor, %


trusted friend and cOnfdant Of the Emperor, 10
WELD almost as much power ~ before lie worked
like slave. Even in his SAUNDERS he was heard
debating dispatches aud issuing directions HIS
ting labor. IL was said he suffered from splitting ot
blood and he began 10 look weary and worn. stil
his face, hTonzcd by the san of nnmhcfle.s cam
paigns was bright aud choery as ever, anu hr kept
IN his spirits by the hope OF great reforms lie saw
the salt tax 90 and he believed { Was possible TO
establish Consultative Assembly and a homo
gencous Cabinet The attempts Of the Nihliists
were lafcd. and there secuted prospect oi return
ing trauquIlliy On the morning OF the tatll 18TH
of March, so runs the story current at -. Peters,
burg. h. repaired 10 the Emperor implOre y0il,'
sad ne. DO not 90 ont to-day The sun was shin
ing brightly and the Car for once was IN excellent
lust signed the decree calling Consultative As
semhly. and looked forward with some conhdenceto
the approach of era of peace ana progress. lie m
sisted on going out. lou kept me ia last sunday"
said the Car 20 his Minister you shall not Keep me
i'm today Count Mekof told him that he appre-
hendcd serious danger The Czarcwitch conld re-
view the troops. The Car answered decsiyeiy that
h. would 20 out and the Count " withdrew. The Gar
went 10 the review. and. as all the world knows,
the worst fears of ms Minister were realized.
After the death of the Gar, Count Melikoh at
once handed IN his resignation. IL was moi ac
crptcd. aud for some weeks he seemed secure IN
Office. AT some of the earlier Councils AZ Gatschna
it was believed he had secured the Imperial sane
ton both for the execution of the late Cars ukasc
suiumonBg representative assembly aud for tho
constitution of n homogeneous Ministry Of which
he was to be the head II was not until the Cars
famous manifesto was laid the table that he dis
covered ne had been living ia a fools paradise. lie
re- gucd his office for the fourth time and his
resignation was accepted. much 10 the consterna-
81 call him " a charatan. but 10000 cards were
left at ms residence by those who were not afraid
To- mark heir respect for the fallen Minister, who -
now recruiting his health at the baths OF Neis-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26


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,
'f'' ~t"' was ih 'I'' SIRIUS ~ 'l' 'Nl''' '',l ~
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l"''I''.i'' 'N-'' ill''' 4'"'' d ti' 90 80"
country no" '""''' ''. t'' ii' q" i i'." 't ',
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s''ll-'nti '0. wa '\llnl","t WI" l''"' "N-
i"'It' "' ~ ,'' N,,''' w ' t
hu.l l"' 't' N''''', nun" 'l'l t'' ~ "a ~
10. j.. Nl'l 800 i-"' '" '''' OH ~ N''''" " '' " '',
"'I' '" ' ' '''', ''"'. ,'' 90 . - vs.
ih' I'i'r " ID" .'" 10 ''"' ''' ." ~ ,''."t ''''i,
"i''N'I iN '"''' l'' |', '''t 'l'" i',' ''- u,
inr rtuil'u>'t pi"i'irH 't 4 iuit' k""i' i'." iN"
a."ht i', '' Tut, ~ ,'' ID '' -, ,'' IT, i.. M
WIS w. d .''H '''' '.'i ~ i a.,
'I- ,'iIN."' ~.'" ''' ''' t'''' ''' .
p"h'f il',. n Z" give ''' '-.t ''-.'' ~
iI"r @" "l,3ih '"I I' over ISL ,,' ',.'
q" ''" 'l .I'' @'.'-''.'' ''3 ''''
,.-. tout was IIi. 600 read u"n" Pi1i' tii,r" g."
o., -idr that i'' mann va 100 ''"''""' '"u Ut
nw Doc '"i-itl'lri Dos '""iA' '' P.,.'.l ln -.
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visions, he and Efie went on shore and returned
man and wife. London Society
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MAINE MONDAY YIORNING NGsEPrH n 1884, NO
NO.. 2l5.

our portrait to be printed. A while after,
the office of the paper printing 1t, sold out
its old type To a country office. and somehow
that cut of us went with the lot. Later we
visited that country town. A man came up
TO us and said at saved your life did it?a'
Maybe it did. What do you refer to?" We
replied. why. Jenkins Elixir of Cezalia."
Never heard of the stuff" Didn't. I'd
swear you were the man." He LEFT US in an
amazed state. and presently another man
came up .'Wusld you recommend me to
use Cezalia:" he asked. mo sir, we replied,
I'VE would recommend you to soak your
head" He went away mad. We were mad
too. Another man accosted us: "Your liver
is all right now is it," "Yes sir; but YOU
are an entire stranger to us, and II you pre-
sumo TO ask us another such question rs that.
your nose won't he all right" He said If
YOU don't want folks to ask you, why do You
advertise that they may?" Then we were
bilin; You miserable apology for third
rate man." yelled we. do you mean to in
sinuate that we have ever advertised that
perfect tran ;ers were at liberty to come up
and ask about the state of our liver?' II
do he said. land can prove it," "You are
the biggest liar in seven counties!' we OBJ
served, and then he picked up a rock and
heaved il at us. and we had very lively
little session, till constable parted US. The
crowd we're verv indignant at the man for
a.saulting one just back from deaths door
AS we were. That drove us wild. We de-
manded an explanation and got it. The local
editor was using our picture in a patent
medicine advertisement as the man whose
life il had saved. We rushed to his office to
wreck him and recover the cut. But he had
lent il TO an editor in the next town TO use AS
the picture of murderer, then attracting
attention, and when we went TO the next town
to stop the job, but it was too late and every
body took us, for the murderer escaped, and
we had hard work getting out of the place.
We never allow our picture to get loose,
again.
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General News.

CocOanut growing is becoming an important
industry in Florida.
Four new iron-clads are to be added to the
war feet of Italy.
A box left by a convict with a Philadelphia
hotel proprietor has been found to contain
United States bonds with an actual value of
$40 900. and diamond ring worth 81 900
A double headed snake is now in possession
of Smith Falls man. The reptile uses both
heads in eating. 1t is of the garter species
The Atlanta ga Constitution. which is.
all things considered, the most enterprising
and prosperous paper in the South has been
enlarged and taken the quarto form.
Spittoons are not among the appointments
of the New York Elevated railroads. Pas
sengers are evidently expected to expectorate
out of the car windows upon the heads Of
those below them.--Phiiadeiphia Record.
Preparations are in progress at ST. Paul.
Mimi, for the ascension of Prof Kings great
balloon. the Great Northwest. which will take
place Saturday afternoon, unless the weather
forbids. The several journalists who are to
accompany Prof. King and the representative
of the signal service are all in Minneapolis
awaiting the hour of ascent.
The open stone tomb in Verona wherein
the form Of Juliet is said to have been placed
bears no record concerning her. An Ameri-
| can visitor recently said that it is only an old
horse trough.
The municipal authorities of Indianapolis
are preparing to close all drinking saloons
! in that city ON Sundays. At present the sa-
! looms all keep convenient back-door open
on the Sabbath.
| Professor Pictet, the discoverer Of the
F. liquefection of oxygen. has invented an im
proved steam vessel, with which he expects
to attain speed of thirty-fve miles an hour
! A model vessel is being built, and will short.
I ly be tried on the Lake ofGeneva
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-09-12
BOARDING HOUSE TO LET.

No. Bridge Block, Water st. Recently repaired
Eleven nice sleeping rooms. Inquire of
C-P. GOULD. or DOUGHTY BROS.
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