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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03
John J. critsenden, of Kentucky.

must not omit to mention the name of anoth-
er gentleman who figured the occasion re-
ferred to. had been so busily engaged in try
ing to translate the Odes of Horace, that had
never heard of him, though he had been Sena-
tor in Congress from 1917 to 1879 He arose in
obedience to loud calls from the multitude
around him, and spoke so beautifully about the
land of his birth, the home of his youth, and the
young imagination. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that it John J. Crettenden. HIS subse-
quent career as Senator in Congress, Attorney
General of the United States, and Governor Of
Kentucky, is well known to the American peo-
pie. He occupies place in the temple Of fame
just one niche below that of Webster. Clay and
Calhoun. have often heard him, in the SEN
ate and he ranked. next to the three exceptions
made, with the ablest men in that body. That
he ardently loved his country, was proven by
every public act of his life, and that he was an
honest man, the breath of SANDER never dared
10 auesfion.=Cor Conrier-.IoaraaL
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

n volume of poems Songs of Singularity," BY
don Herald, recently published is the following
Of aliteral prose.
Ny Madeline my Madeline,
Marx my melodious midnight means;
Much may my melting music mean,
Ny mOdulated monOtones-
Ny minstrel music magazine.
Ny mouth, my mind, my memory,
Must mingling murlnur, Madeline"
Muster mid midnight niasquerslcs.
Marx Moorish maidens matrOns' m-in;
Aongst Murcias most majestic maids,
Match me my matchless Madeline.
Mankind's malcvolence may make
Much melancholy music mine;
Many my motives may mistake,
My modest merits much nialisn.
My Madeline most mirthful mood,
Much notifies my minds machine;
Ny mournfulaess' magnitude
Melts-nakes me merry, Madeline,
Match making mamas may machinate
Maeuyreng misses me misween;
Mere money may make many mate
Ny magic motto Madeline!
Melt, most mellifuous melody,
Midst Mnrcias misty mounts marine;
Meet me, my moouisht-marTy me-
Madonna mia Madeline!
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

WINTER TREATMENT OF HORSES. Though
they may still be kept at pasture, if desirable,
horses should have a shed, at least TO retreat to
during hard storms. Do not work them Mt all.
on the road, if they have colds, or the prevalent
influenza, abruptly called "epizooty,p the best
cure for which is a warm, airy stable, and per
feet rest, although they ought to have good
run in the pasture, during the warmer part Of
the day.-AneriedH 4gricHltarist.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03
BOOTS&SHOES

UTAKE pleasure in announcing the public tat sl
continue TO manufacture TO order every style and dc
seIiption Of Boots and Sh-ooars fns peeed seurd
lin the nezfesf and most substantial manner
variety 81 Eastern work hand for the acconmoda
ton Of those vino prefer IL
Making rsrrisg order; and the best arele
Of r.dy made work hand 81 al tizne- shop Main
sszert sin Of the Big Boot nearly eFee.i,s d k9<r-
suu's Sfsre. PHILIP KELLY.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03
WHEN I AM DEAD AND BURIED

When am dead and buried then
There will be mourning anon. men.
hear one misng my dust
''lIow hard he fought 10 win his crust :"
And one. He was too sensitive
In this cold wintere,l world to live
Another, weeping. All! how few
So gentle-hcarted and - true"
Il met him only once and yet
think | never shall forget
The strange sad look in his young eyes"
One other says. and then, with wise
And solemn shaking head-''No doubt
The hot heart burnt that frail frame out"
Coed friends, discount on your grief!
A little present help were worth
More than n rrow-strieken eaIth.
When am but a withered leaf
An outstretchesl hand were better TO me
Than all your graveyard sympathy.
You need not pity and rhyme and paint me.
You need not weep for, and sigh for and saint me,
After you've starved me-,lriven me dead
Say! do you heart What want Il brad
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

SHE had sued for breach of promise, and the
verdict Of the jury was against her. ''Want to
poll the jury'" said the judge, formally. want
to poll the juryp she repeated. Eyes, do; jes'
gimme the pole for two Minutes and she had
thrown off her sun-bonnet and expectorated on
the palms of her hands before the legal phrase
could be explained by her counsel
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

An old farmer living in the back country of
New Hampshire, finding his cellar steps hard to
climb on account of their height, thought over
the matter Of a remedy. At last he hit upon the
device of mailing piece of two-inch plank on
each, in order, as he said, TO ''bring 'em nearer
together" He contends that he notices "a leetle
fetch of improvement"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

An Old AND Coon RE,dEDY.-A correspondent
Of the ScieHfife 1merieaa says: ..Let any one
who has an attack of lockjaw take small auan-
tity of turpentine, warm it and pour it on the
wound, no matter where the wound is. and ne
lief will follow in less than n minute. Nothing
better be applied to n severe cut or bruise
than cold turpentine; it will give certain relief
almost instantly. Turpentine is also a sovereign
remedy for Group. Saturate piece of flannel
with it and place the flannel on the throat and
chest, and in every case three or four drops ON u
lump of sugar may he taker iawarilyv
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

Mr.. LoNGFELLow is too old and good man
to he misrepresented. Some of the papers have
said that he once went into a kitchen and helped
lady to peel pumpkin. The lady now comes
forward and denies the story. LOngfellow did
not peel pumpkin. 1t was a squash.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

A MILWAUKEE man stated that he really need
ed some active, regular exercise A friend sug-
gested that he mix his own cocktails
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

An aristocratic Filth avenue papa, on being re-
quested by n rich, vulgar young fellow for per-
mission to marry zone Of his girls, gave this
rather crushing reply: Certainly; which would
you prefer, the waitress or the cOokf-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

A YOUNG lady recently married, read Mother
Symptoms prophecy for the first time, the other
day. "Just my luckw she exclaimed throwing
down the paper; ''here am newly married, and
now the worlds coming to an endn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

81 NEVER got my mind to writin' poetry till
two years ago." said young ruralist, fitting
back in grocery chair; ''but the minute took
couldn't helm il
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

''How are the common schools managed in the
SOUTH" asked a gentleman of Judge Tourgee.
"They are managed in the same way that the
darkey hoed the hills of corn" ''How's that r
"By guess and by God"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

A GALVESTON widow is about to marry her
fifth husband. Her pastor rebuked her for con-
templating matrimony so soon again. swell, ]
just want you TO understand, if the Lord keeps
ON taking them, / will too was the spirited re-
ply.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

A LITTLE Georgia boy who wrote to Santa
Claus for pony was wise enough to add: s.Pos-
crit If he is a mule, Pies ty his behine legs
This little boy, it should be remarked, has been
to other animal shows besides the circus.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

An editor acknowledges present of grapes
"We have received basket of grapes from ouI
friend W., for which he will accept our cOmpli.
diameter"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

THE whalers of San Diego captured two whales
on the 22nd of January, but one of them sank in
deep water, and now the entire population of the
village are standing ON the shore waiting fol-
that whale to come up.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

THE wear and tear of the the thermometer
this winter is awful, and the futile attempts to
rise above the depressing influence of their sur
roundings truly painful.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

ANNA DICKINSON once set out to learn German,
but after spending SIS for books so for q teach
er, and 81 for pair of wooden shoes, she stop
ped on f.yaw,' and is there yet.-Detreit Free
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

A souAw just died in the Indian Territory who
was supposed to be ia years old. The cause of
her death is attributed TO the immoderate use of
tobacco for 100 years, and a cold she contracted
in 1880.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

IN pool across a road, in the County of Tip
perary, is stuck up pole, having affixed to it a
board with this inscription: Take notice that
when the water is over this board the road is
imDassabler
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

THE WOOD SHED.-"My dear Amelia said q
dandy, falling upon his knees before his adora.
BILE, Il have long wished for this opportunity,
but hardly dare speak now, for fear you will re.
lect me; but / love you-say, will you he mine
You would be to me everything desirable-eyery-
thing my heart could wish-your smiles would
she'd" Here the fellow made pause. ''YOuI
smiles rOHld she'd" and again came to a stop, fol-
he could not think Of n word suitable to be ap-
piled.
''Never mind the rood she'd" exclaimed Anne
las younger brother, who had slipped into the
room unperceived, at this moment, ''but 20 on
with your counting"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

The landlady of a boarding house having OBJ
served that her customers used great deal of
butter on their boiled eggs, set her wits to work
TO prevent the extravaganza. She gave them
eggs very slightly boiled, saying: ''Why, Ia, I've
got my eggs altogether too soft this morningr'
"Never mind" said her boarders, ''we'll harden
them with butter" The next morning the eggs
were boiled till as hard rocks, and the landla-
dy said: 'Why, declare, I've got my eggs alto
gether too hard, this morning. Never mind"
said the boarders, "we1l soften them with but
ter" The landlady withdrew to regions in the
rear, and for time there was fearful banging
about of pots and kettles in the kitchen.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

''Go away from the fire, my son; the weather
is not cold" 81 amt heating the weather, I'm
warming my hands" said my son.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

RAISING THE WIND.-A couple of chaps hit up
on the following expedient to raise the needful:
One was to feign himself dead, to be put into n
bag by the other and sold to n physician in the
neighborhood, as a subject for dissection. The
bag procured, the fellow tied up in it, and
at "night's meridian" carried to the doctor.
The bargain was soon finished, the money pOck-
eted, and the seller was upon the the sill of the
door taking his leave, when the subject in the
bag began TO kick.
"stop! Stop" cried the doctor, ''the man isn't
deadr
''No matter" replied he in the doorway, lyon
oanlkiH him tphen uoH trdHt him p
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

IsN'r this about the date when the circus ele-
phant in winter quarters gets loose and gives
the coroner q lift
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

Morris may be removed frpm goods by LAYING
wet towel on = . 5ookseiissry pRning hot fat
and e y, y tie i'm is4s. and made : 4 fhs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

THE WRONG GLAss.-A young and smart look
ing Scotch clergyman was speaking in a strange
country kirk. Fearing that his hair was not
properly parted in the middle, OF perhaps that he
might have a smudge on his nose, he quietly and
significantly said TO the beadle: "JOhn could
you get me glass" John disappeared, and af-
ter few minutes returned with something I'M
der his coat, which TO the establishment of the
clergyman, he produced in the shape of lemon
ade bottle containing gill of whiskey, saying:
aye mamma let on about it, meenister, for got
il great favor; and 1 wadna hae got it ava
if hadna said it was for you"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

IT is more profitable to expend money Judi
ciously on the farm than to deposit it in bank
it viii be far more productive.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

WHO'S good poker plsyeri The mission to
the Court of st. james IL vacant.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

n - wsteh-. -islsrst1sa WHIT metal Hsain=c-ss
MI rsadsi1 Cse.p-st ani bal
N for speeal.iiss p.rpas-. N.ia.es eat
W. THOMPSON la 81 As- tsrk
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

GRIEF ennobles He who has noA suffered can
never have thought or felt
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

who wins the prize.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03
A SINGULAR SONG.

lin volume of poems Songs of Snsularity" by the
London Herald recently published is the following spec
men Of aliteral prose-
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

We'll, either you or 7
Amer whatever is To say Is said
Must sec the other die,
Or hear, through distance, Of the other dead.
~utn@ tifns.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03

ssWoul,ln't that dor

'And splits his pantaloons. Done it myself;
know just exactly how it is. Why, bless your
yeart, you
Snip, snip, snip. Paste, paste, paste. But it
is with a saddened heart that he ships and
pastes among his exchanges now. The beauti-
fnl vision that for moment dawned upon him
has left, but the recollection in his heart of
sunbeam in his life, quenehed by the shower of
tears with which she denounced him as a
nasty brute, and went out from him forever
BToOklBa EaoIe
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-20

Mr.. A. T. Bricher the well known New
York artist, is visiting Cape Cottage.
Washington Ilsley, captain of the Sarah
Sands, was born in Portland Feb. %, 1916. His
parents moved to Limerick in 1926.
Holmes, the Boston amateur oarsman, has
arrived i" this city and will train under the
supervision of NJ f. Davis for the regatta at
Lake Maranacook.
Il. o. Nichols, formerly member of the
class of 1877, Colby University, and graduate
of the Maine Medical school in the class Of
1881, has received an appointment to 60 to the
West Coast of Africa in charge Of the scientific
work of an expedition under the auspices Of
the American Board of Foreign Missions.
II. P. Winter, General Secretary of the Y
NJ. c. A, takes vacation of two weeks from
his exhausting labors. He visits New York,
Boston and Worcester.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-20
Brief lettings.

The members of the Cumberland County
Congregational Conference, with their ladies,
to the number of thirty, went on an excursion
to White Head yesterday.
The Ruth, Tarolinta, Norma, Brenda and
Vindex are in the harbor
Davis placed on exhibition in his art gallery
yesterday fine crayon portrait of the late
sculptor Thaxter, and photograph of his
Cloves First Dream"
Cool and pleasant yesterday. Mercury 500
at sunrise, 100 at noon, GO at sunset wind
northwest.
Mr.. Vennor writes to the Montreal Witness
the following predictions for the remainder of
July: 'For week commencing Sunday, July
18th, high winds; cooler, wet and stormy
weather. some very high rain storms in both
Ontario and Quebec Goth; another period of
excessive heat on on the 3d. oath and 25th,
with severe wind storms. A decided cool to
cold change on the 9th, 2Sth and 10Th, with
showery weather and severe storms, chiefly in
the West. This cold wave may carry frosts
in Western sections, both in Canada and
United States.
The steamer Lewiston brought among other
cases sardines from Jonesport.
colt feeding at the 81 of the road, near
the Old Orchard junction Railroad crossing,
on the Old Orchard road, Monday evening,
frightened horse driven by Mr. Hearn.
Mr.. Hearn's horse jumped against DIR. M.
A. Halls carriage and threw Mrs Hall to the
ground, spraining her wrist and otherwise in
juring her.
The 5000 deposited at the Herald office in
Boston, by Wallace Ross, as forfeit in the
challenge to Hanlan, has been attached by
James Keenan,, the sporting man, of Boston,
The latter claims that Ross owes it to him for
board and training expenses previous to the
Seekonk regatta last summer.
F. O. Bailey & Co. will sell Lancaster Hall
building at auction at noon to-day.
The Portland Company has sent out new
locomotive, No. g. for the Maine Central
railroad
The employees of the Union Mutual Life In
surance Company went out to Pine Point yes
terday on special train. A clambake was
provided by the company.
An immense horse mackerel, caught by
Capt. Linscott, of the George Hagan, at
tracted great crowds yesterday as it hung in
front of Wyer Bros.
A meeting will be held in Reception Hall,
City Building, this evening, for the purpose
OF effecting an organization of the Portland
grocery trade Mr. McCready, of the New
England Grocer, and other speakers will adj
dress the meeting.
A dog on State street evidently dislikes let
far arrin IIA
ago, and yesterday put his teeth into Mr..
Gray
The travel struck the Preble House yester-
day. There were three pages of arrivals.
There is quite a religious interest at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton where series of gospel meetings are now
in progress. These meetings are held every
evening at 7.45 o'clock and are open to the
public. At the meeting last evening, there
were several requests for prayers
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-20
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
An Order to a Portland Machinist.

Mr.. Charles Babcock, the well known Port
land machinist, yesterday received an order
for fifteen electric lights of the Werdermann
patent, from Allen & Nixon of New York,
which are probably designed for lighting thea
tres, and will be manufactured by Mr. Bah
cock at once. The style of the lamps will be
as follows: A clamp is provided with an arm
pivoted to piece which is fitted to slide on a
fixed vertical bar. The arm is arranged to
move upon the pivot as a centre, and therefore
theidsk, Or electrode, with the said arm, is
capable of adjustment towards, or away from
the lower electrode, or carbon pencil that
serves as the lamp. This carbon pencil runs
down through the lamp post something as the
wax taper runs through the long rod used for
lighting chandeliers in public buildings The
electric Gu trent runs up one side OF the launp-
post, passes into the arm on the right OF The
lamp, and through the arm into the electrode
or disk, su spended above the lamp containing
the carbon pencil Then, by pressure, the
electric current connects with the pencil
lighting it. 1t next continues down through
the lamp, and off at the opposite side; to a coil
that carries the current to the next lamp in the
circuit There is rod like piston, between
the arm and the lamp. This piston almost
but not quite-touches point at the base of
the arm. When, therefore, the carbon pencil is
almost consumed, this piston drops on this
point and thus breaks the current, putting out
the light. The Car bon pencil must then be re-
neWed
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-20
-
Governors Foot Guard.

The following is the roster of the Governor
Foot Gnard who will visit the Brown Light
Artillery Aug 10th and 18th:
Major-A. HI. Embler.
Captain and LIST Lieutenant-S E. Has
call.
I'd Leutenant-James Pratt
Sd Lieutenant-Theo G. Naedle.
4th Lieutenant-J. Robert Dwyer
Ensign and Adjutsnt-Faye G. Clark.
Paymaster-Charles G. Strong
Commissary-LeanderH Hail.
Surgeon-M. M. johnson.
Inspector Target Practice-R. L. Hunger
ford.
Quartermaster-Lnus T. Fem.
Judge Advocate-E Henry HYDE.
Sergeant Major-C. E. Gilbert.
Ordinance Sergeant-Fred. Chaplin
Hospital Steward Fred. B. Edwards.
Commissary Sergeant-Albert Warwick
Mr.. Sperry, well known to many of our citi-
zens as publisher of the Hartford Post, will
represent that journal, with Mr. Hall, the
news editor, who is also corporal in the
Guards.
Hall Parnham, an honorary member of the
Guard, and assistant city editor of the Hart
ford Daily Times, will represent that paper on
the trim
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-20
Visit of odd Fellow Encamnnents

The Agawam encampment of Odd Fellows
have voted to accept the invitation of encamp-
ment No. 10 of Portland to visit them, and
will leave Springfield, Mass, August 23d on
three-days' trip. They will muster about 100
members, and will be accompanied by Weed s
band of Hartford, CT The Portland encamp-
ment is the one Agawam invited to Springfield
last year, but which declined the invitation on
account of the exciting political events in
Maine at that time. The Boston battalion,
made up of some or 10 encampments, is
thinking of visiting the Agawam encamp-
ment, but the matter has not yet been definite.
ly decided. The encampment has not vet
fixed upon the route it will take in coming to
Portland.
Green Mountain Encampment, No. 8, 1. O..
o. F., of Burlington, VT, have received an in
7itatfon from Portland Encampment, No. 10,
of Portland, to visit the latter city last of
August or tho first of September, and they held
meeting last night to pass upon the invitation
The occasion will be IN interesting and i'm :
posing one.