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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-31
THE. DON7CZLE ERECTED
BY JOHN
Rroa the vulgate Of Msiame Goose.)

BY A. POPE
behod the mansiOn reared by Dedal Jacki
see the malt stored In many plethoric sack,
In the proud cirque of 1vans bivosac!
Marx how the rats felonious fanes invade
The golden stores in Johns pavilion lid!
Anon with velvet foot and Tarquin sariies,
Subtle GrimaIkin to his qua,Ty giides;
Grimalkin grim, that slew>the fierce rodent
Whose tOQth insidiOus J0hanns nckcloth remit
Lo the deep-mouth canine foes assault,
That vexed tho avengcf ef Tie stolen malt
Stored in the hallOwed precincts Of that hail.
That rosc cUneA0lo a4 Jaekb Osative call
Here stalks the impetaous with the crvmpied horn
Whereon the exacerbsting hound was torn,
Who baycd tue feline slaughter beast that slew
The rat predaceons, whose keen fangs ran through
Tho textile Ahres that involved the grain
That lay in Hans inviclate domain.
Here walks foslorn the dansel crowned with rue
Lactiferous spois from vaccine dues who drew
" that corii:ulata besst whose tOru0,ls horn
Tossed tO the cloud, in fierce vinlictiye ecOrn,
The bayine hOund whOse braggart Lark and stir
Arched the 1.-the spine and reared the indigna fur
W puas, tIat, with verminicidal claw,
Struck the weirJ int, in whose insatiate nav
Lay reeking malt, that ersi in Juans courts saw.
Robed in sei,escent garb, that seems, in soo&h,
To, long prey tC Chron0e' iron tooth,
Behold the man whose amOrUus li.s incline
Full with Young Ers Oscu.ative sign,
To the lorn maiden whose lactsbilic hands
Drew alluIactic wealth from lacteal glands
OF that immortal bovine, by whse horn
Di=to,t, to realE.s ethereal was borne
The beast catUiean, veXel Of that sly
Ulysses qUadrupedai who male die
The old mordaceous rat that dared devOur
AntecedaUeous ale in Johns domestic bower.
Lo! Here, with hisute honors doffed, succinct
Of saIonaceous locks, the priest who linked
In Hyman's golden bands the man uathrift
Wh.se means exiguous stared from many rift,
Zen - he kisssi the vi gin al forl,rn
Who MIXED the cow With mk Heated horn,
Who In fierce wrath the canine torturer skied,
That dared To vex the ii,sidious muricide
Who let auroral effiuence through the pelt
OF that sly rat that robbed the palace that Jack
built
The loud cantankerous Shanghai comes At last,
Whose Shouts aroused the shOrn cculesisst.
Who sealed the vows OF Hymen's sacrament
10 him who, robed in garments INDECENT
Exoecuiates the danlse lachryniOse,
The emulgator Of the horned brute morose
That tossed the dog
That worried the cat
That killed the rat
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-31

The parties who own the I'll we'll at
Canon City are said to be very en-
thusiastic over the probable outcome.
They control considerable amount
of territory and have confidence that
the Arkansas is destined to be another
Allegheny.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-31

The work Of sinking artesian wells,
under the recent act of Congress IS
about commencing. One is to be
sunk near Las Animas and the other
near Greeley. this state.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-31

There are now about forty students
in attendance upon the School of
Mines, at Golden. this state.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-31

The fact that the locator Of a mi
ming claim is under the age Of ~
years, does not render the location in.
valid.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-31

A method of cooking by electricity
IS to be exhibited at the Paris exhibi-
ton.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-31

The endeavor to get up mineral
boom m Arkansas seems 70 fall lat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-31

PiANS'
The real truth regarding the talk of
a woman gossip and reckless babbler,
is that it is criminal as robbery on the
highway, and meaner than the high
wayman's crime, because the deed is
that of the assassin "a stealthy stab in
IN the dark. No woman has the right
to make assertions for which she can
rot be held responsible, and no occu-
patton compares in meanness with
that of the common retailer and dis
burser of SANDER, the creature who
noses and shifts about for the knowl-
edge or suspicion Of evil in Others,
and then proclai;1,s her tale-bearing
yarns through the community. 81
should, for my part says woman
writing plainly to women, "quite as
soon see young girl walk deliberately
into pest house and associate with its
diseased inmates as to frequent the
society of a woman who viii initiate
her into that cowardiy, sneaking habit
Of talking about other peoples affairs
or character, either on hearsay or at
all. The woman who has this habit,
though she say her prayers forty times
day, is a curse to community, and
an unfit and unsafe associate. This
practice Of scandalizing others is often
the continual assurance some women
are compelled to give, because they
seem to think it required as an evil
dence Of their own virtue or that Of
their kith and kim" True, indeed,
is the saying Of the Arabs: Allah,
grant US to live with the leper, and
take from Us the two faced and
poisoned -tongued bearer Of tales.
Graham, the clock maker, who
made it possible for astronomers to be
exact in their calculations by his i'm
provesnents in time pieces, is Tie only
mechanic who has been buried
in Westminster Abbey. THIS fact is
evidence that tie world, in spite Of all
It's boasted progress, still maintains a
very superficial standard of judgment
as to what constitutes the highest
merit. The mighty warrior, who de-
yastates the earth with fire and sword
is buried with great ceremony in
splendid mausoleum, but the unpre-
tending workingman, who quietly
makes discoveries or inventions which
will be Of great permanent benefit to
mankind, is laid in an obscure grave.
The fact that the locator of mi
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-03-31

TIE PILoT, one year, 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-10
A TERRIBLE FLOOD.
Enormous Rocks Rolled About Like
Feathers.

DENVER, Col, August 9. A Central City
special says the most destructive flood in the
history of the country occurred Monday. At
$50 heavy storm cloud appeared accom-
panied by thunder and lightning.
About four the clouds burst Citizens
were startled by the almost unearthly roar to
the west, and almost instantly volume of
water four or five feet deep rushed down
Nevada and Eureka streets Heavy quartz
teams in the streets were carried down stream
like feathers. Rocks weighing five or six
hundred pounds were rolled along the streets
like pebbles. Animals and everything in
the track of the food were swept away. The
streets were quilted six feet deep. Loss
$4,000. One man was drowned. Several
houses were washed away and many flooded
at Idaho Springs. Houses in Virginia CITY
were carried away. A six year old girl was
drowned. Nearly all railroad and country
bridges between the forks of Ozark and
Idaho were swept away, and nearly all the
houses in the business part of the town flood
ed, and streets damaged, which will amount
to S20.0
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-10
SUICIDE OF JUDGE COLT.
He Shoots Himself Through the Head
With Revolver.

PITTsFIELD, Mass. August 8. The town
of Pittsfield was terribly shocked this evening
by the news that Judge Joseph ID. Colt, of
the Massachusetts, Supreme Bench, was
found dead in his office. having committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
head. The facts are as follows:
Judge Colt has had for years private
office in a room connected with the Berk-
shire county savings bank; he had a library
and other accommodations. He entered this
study about ) o'clock this afternoon, and at
o'clock, when Treasurer Day left the bank
the Judge was sitting at the table with his
books before him, and was apparently en-
gagged as he is usually when in the office.
At o'clock, when Janitor Skinlen entered
the bank, the Judge was sitting in his office
reading. He asked the janitor it he wished
to dust the room. and Skinlen said it was no
matter. The Judge then said ''you need
not dust out the room again" He pulled
his coat and vest off eXcitedly. but put them
on again Immediately. The janitor then
left. About $50 O'Clock, Treasurer Day re-
turned and entered the Judges room, and
there found him living on the floor at
the end of the table, with his arms stretched
out, and near his right hand lay five bar
relied Smith & Wesson revolver, which be-
longed to the bank, and is kept on the treas
urer's desk.
Mr.. Day gave the alarm at once, and sum-
moned medical aid, but life was extinct
though the body was quite warm. The pis-
tol had been held against the right temple.
The ball passed upward and out of the top of
his head and struck the ceiling of the room
falling to the floor at the dead mans feet.
Judge Colt was born in Pittsfield, Oct. s,
1916, and was appointed to the Supreme
BENCH in 1861 He mad bpen in had health
for long time.
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We do not often make any editorial mention
of the proprietary medicines advertised in
our columns, but we believe it to be a duty
we owe to our readers to call their attention
to the advertisement of DR.. J. c. Ayers Ague
Cure which appears in this issue of our paper
We know from sad experience that nothing
is more disheartening than the insidious ap-
proaches and periodical attacks of malarial
and miasmatic disorders. The remedy pre-
pared by DIR. Aver & Co. has been in use
many years, and has proved positive
antidote for disorders of this nature. 1t is,
withal. a safe and harmless one to take. being
composed entirely of vegetable ingredients,
without either quinine or minerals. unlike
other so-called Ague Cures, and consequently
incapable of producing the deplorable effects
which follow the use of these drugs Our
Western people owe debt of gratitude to
DIR. Aver for the production of this valuable
medicine. Its timely use will save much
suffering, and We recommend it with the
greatest confidence in its ability to do all
that is promised for it.-Atkins, Ark, Ners.
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UNOFFICIAL BULLETINS.
Has A. NJ.
BLAINE, Sec'y.
WAsHINGToN, Aug

WASHINGTON, August ..
The President Is resting comfortably. He
has taken nourishment quite freely during
the morning and relished it. DIR. Reyburn
says his pulse and temperature are at pres
ent perceptibly lower than when the morning
bulletin was issued, and he considers the pa
tient progressing finely. There is no cause
for alarm whatever. DIR. Agnew considers
the Presidents condition to be very encour-
aging. and he expects to leave for Philadel-
phia during the day if the patient continues
to improve. The discharge from the wound
this morning has been entirely satisfactory,
and the pus is of perfectly healthy charac-
ter. The nourishment which the President
has taken this morning, consisted of kroumiss
and milk and limewater. All reports that the
President is sinking is entirely unfounded.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
(Associated Press kilograms TO the Daily
Kennebec Journal
ODD FELLOWS.
Meeting Of the Grand Lodge Of Maine

PoKrLAxp, August 9. The Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows for Maine met in Portland,
Tuesday A. NJ, Grand Master Henry T. Cox
of Portland, presiding The attendance was
good. The address Of Grand Master Cox
showed the order in Maine to be in very
prosperous condition and working in perfect
harmony. No appeals from any part OF the
State. The report Of the Grand Secretary
shows eighty lodges, nine having been IN
.ti,uted during the year and 10, $50 members,
an increase of us. The amount paid in for re-
lief 49,. 097. 10. The annual receipts sa4,-
1855. Current expenses $40, 9Os-4l, IN
vested funds s24s ,s02 %. The report OF the
Grand Treasurer showed the present funds
Of the Grand Lodge s67 $50.
The following officers were elected Grand
Master. Byron Kimball, Bridgton; Deputy
Grand Master, Silas W. Cook, Lewiston :
Grand Warden, J. Henry Crockett, Portland; ;
Grand Secretary, Joshua Davis, Portland;
Grand Treasurer. Daniel W. Nash, Port
land Grand Representative, Henry Z. Cox,
Portland.
The business this afternoon consisted OF
exemplification OF the work and matter OF
routine and private business The Grand
Master appointed and installed the subord-
mate officers The next session i'll be held
at Auburn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-10

The curiosity of our citizens was not 1T
tie aroused yesterday, in consequence OF the
appearance upon our streets OF quite NUM-
her of naval officers in uniform. we soon
learned that the L. S. Man of-war '.lantlc
had arrived at Hampden, having lett Ne"
London Thursday. Her officers came to TINS
eli, Yesterday afternoon on flying VISIT anu
returned on board last evening. The -" an
,;r', belongs TO the North Atlantic Home
Souadron. and is now on a cruise. she Is
manned by 1872 men. carries four guns, anu
is of 900 tons displacement. Her ofiicers are
as follows Capt. f. 7. Woodward, command
or: Lieut.. W. C. Gibson. Lieut. L. = Prlme,
Master VIM. Kilburn, Master +. f. Greene,
Essign j c. Colwell. Chief Engineer W. D.
Smith. =. A. Engineer {. +. Nagle. T. A.
Surgeon IL. Z. Harvey. Assistant Paymaster
c. NJ. Raw, Midshipman A. Jeifries. Md
shipman c. S. McClain, Cadet G. X. French
Cadet Hugh Rodman. Assistant Engineer
G. II. Babbitt, Cadet Engineer i. W..
Kinkaid, Cadet Engineer w. ID. Weaver;
1t is expected that the ''Yantic' will ascend
the river as far as this city in few days,
provided suitable berth can be secured
Bangor Wing.
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Are you disturbed at night and broken of
your rest by sick child suffering and crying
with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth
IT so, go at once and get bottle of MRS.
WlNSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
depend upon it, there is no mistake about il.
There is not mother on earth who has ever
used it, who will not tell you at once that it
will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the
mother and relief and health to the child
operating like magic. 1t is perfectly safe to
use IN all cases. and pleasant to the taste.
and Is the prescription of one of the Oldest
ana pest female physicians and nurses in the
United States. Sold everywhere. % cents
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Helm One Another!

OF course. What else are we here for:
For example Mr. Asa F. Bearse, of Cotuit
Mass, has been troubled for years with dis
eased liver and could get no relief. He was
not fit for business. and carried his life like
a burden on his back. just then his friend
Capt. Handy, said: CASA, why don't you send
to DR.. David Kennedy Of Rondout, N. Y,
and get bottle of his 'Favorite Remedy? II
will only cost you dollar, and may do you
good Bearse did so, and after a short time
was sound as the dollar with which he bought
the medicine. To be sure, let us help one
another. Sold by all druggists.
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TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE
Delegates Appointed by the New York
Chamber Of Commerce.

NV YORK, August .. At a meeting Of
the Oh amber of Commerce today. five dele
gates were appointed for the Transportation
conference to be held in Utica on the 18th.
a call, for which is signed by many promi-
nent farmers throughout the state /" to con-
slider whether our government is to continue
the government of the people, for the people
and by the people" or whether it is to be a
government Of corporations. by corporations
and for the benefit of the favored
A special committe on railroad Transports
tion submitted report on the charges which
nave recently taken place in freight and pas
sengers, and passed resolutions. thanking the
managers Of trunk lines, for the general re-
duction in the West.
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OLD ORCHARD BEACH.
The Attendance Unusually Large nj
the Campmeeting.

Old ORCHARD BEACH. August .. The
PRAYER meeting at A. NJ. was led by Rev
Mr.. Lapham and was well attended. 1t half
past eight tent meeting was held, during
which earnest and touching prayers were
made for the success of the campmeeting and
the welfare of souls. The ten o'clock ser
vice was conducted BY Rev. C.. W. Bradley,
from the words, ''None Of these things move
me-" His applications were close and he
confined himself to his text. Ministers meet
ing at half past one followed by preaching at
go o'clock by Rev. Mr.. Winslow of Yer
mont. His text was, Cast the net on the
right side of the ship and We shall find"
From this some fine thoughts were revealed
and the sermon was impressive. The prayer
meeting at 6 7. NJ. was followed by preach
ing in the tabernacle. At 80 the meeting
was under charge of Rev. Mr..
Holmes of Alfred. His remarks were large
ly addressed to the wavering class and his
arguments as to the only true life were skill
fully illustrated. Remarks were made by
visiting clergymen. The meeting closed at
9.lJ o'clock. The attendance throughout the
day was unusually large.
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Carpenters and JOiners Convention.

CHICAGO, August Q. The Carpenters and
Joiners National Convention elected r. W.
Comfort of Chicago, President; John Ritter
OF New York, Vice President, A. J. Mcclure.
OF St Louis, Secretary. The report of the
provisional committee shows that they had
correspondent freely, for the purpose of as.
certaining the best means of consolidation
The committee recommended reduction OF
the hours of labor, general organization OF
the trade in connection with the carpenters
of Canada and Europe and regarded continual
federation of the trade. The report was
adopted. Many reports showing that the
order is in Furnishing condition were read
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-10
VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS.
General Attention Attracted to the Ap.
preaching Convention.

NEW YORK, August .. The Posts Lynch
burg special says the republican state con-
vention, which Is to assemble here to-mor-
row, is attracting considerable attention. All
the republican leaders in the state are on the
ground. The chairman of the state conven-
ton, Cochran, negro. has rented Holcombe
Hall, in which the convention is to meet
Anticipating the necessity of split. the
Malone republicans have rented Rediman
hall.
1t is thought that if the straight outs make
things too warm for them, the coalitionists
will retire from the hall to the one they have
secured. The real fight will begin on the
committee to-day. The chairman is a straight
out. but Peel Brooks, the secretary, is a
Malone man, and the fight will ensue on that
officers right to make up the roll of the
delegates.
The Wickham people are prepared to con-
test every step in the committee and the con-
vention.
1t seems certain that those in favor of
uniting with Senator Malone. have the great
est number of the more influential republi-
cans. The greater part of the government
Office holders here, are in sympathy with that
side in this fight. All indications point to a
split in the convention. 1t matters not which
side NAV secure the control of that BODY, as
there is no doubt that Wickham's friends
will put ticket in the field.
LYNcHBuRG. Va, August 3. The Repub-
lican State Convention which meets here to-
morrow. promises to be the most unharmious
session ever held in the State. Every coun-
ty in the State will have full representation,
and in twenty or thirty counties two sets of
delegates have been elected r. P. Brooks.
Secretary of the State Central COMMITTEE, and
a strong coalitionist, claims 1879 out of e27
delegates who favor a coalition; while
straightouts. though not giving figures, are
equally confident of a majority. The streets
are crowded with excited delegates There
is sure to be division and straightout cam
didate will certainly be nominated at all haz-
ards. Two open air meetings we're held to-
night
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The Irish Land Bill.

LONDON. August o. In the Lords last eve
ming, various verbal amendments were enter
ed upon the report of the land bill. Stond'
ing orders were then suspended, so as to en-
able Lord Carlingford (liberaD to move the
third reading at once. Earl Caramon (con-
servative) replied to Carlingford, and com
planned that the bill had been sent to the
Lords so late that its careful consideration
had been impossible.
In Commons to-day Duke Argyll's amend
ment clause of the land bill excluding from
the right of free sale tenancies, on which I'M
provement has been made by the landlord,
was accepted by the government with an
amendment that the improvements must have
been substantially maintained. Parnell wish
ed to amend still further, but the amendment
in form was accepted by the government and
passed. The minority was composed OF Par
nellites, Home Rulers and Radical.
Gladstone declared he would not agree to
an amendment in the House of Lords in rela
ton to Ulster tenant right in any shape or
fern. Right Hon. Henry Brand, Speaker OF
the House, who hitherto has been one of the
principal seceders, supported the government
After discussion, an amendment OF the
Lords was rejected. The Home Rulers voting
with the majority.
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The troubles in Perry County. Ark,
show. says the New York Times. that an
alarming state of things exists in that sec
ton of the country. The "ontlaws." as
the reigniug spirits are called. are very
clearly in majority, and unless the Gov
ernor's promise to put these men down is
fulfilled speedily mob law will rule in the
county. An editor was murdered for pub
fishing facts and figures designed to prove
that deputy sheriff had been defaulter.
The friends of the deputy sheriff (who is
now on trisD are not only determined
that no investigation of his accounts shall
be made, but that the accused man shall
not be committed for the murder of
Matthews, the editor. They threaten the
life OF the presiding Judge. and his house
is guarded by the State Militia while the
legal proceedings are in progress. The
county is declared under martial law. and
the threatened Judge feels obliged to ex-
plain why he does not flee for his life.
This is = remarkable condition of affairs
in so-called civilized country in which
we are usually taught to look for the
rough justice Of Judge Lynch rather than
for deliberate defense of criminal.
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Aroostook Boy is owned by II. l.. Brock
way of Dover Me.
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BUILDINGS FIRED.


Providence, August .. The dwelling q q
DR.. W. H. Brown in Scituate, was burned
last. with nearly all the contents. Inc iani-
ily we're aroused barely in time to save tnei1
lives. After the doctors house was ourneu
down, fire broke out in the barns near oy.
After the flames were extingulshed' was
found that the fire was caused py an mr.
nal machine, operated by clock work. aouo',
SIS the same kind that was useu a 40 ~.
house. The loss on the house IS SooyH
Rrown has been very active in enforcing the
law against selling liquor, and has suffered
in consequence. There is great excitement
in town.