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Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-10-11

The interest in breeding fine horses is cor
,iruslIy on th. increase in this State. and
fine bred stock horses and brood mares
are being brought into Maine. recent
importation in the Irotting bred cait Trusiy
Boy, three YEAR. old. hy Mamhrino Paichen,
dam Silver Lake. bv Lakeland Abdelsh: 2i
dam hy imp. KNIGHT "f 81. George; owned
nv ID l.. Herr. Lexington. Nv, which has
been sold To Mr. W. Harmon of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-10-11

hGs.s EBEt t'IL. i.--I. Proo..te toari ,held Ut
i"0"sto on the fourth Monday Of September.
jsSz
NALiNJHt q. BROWN. widow Of Aionso
Atl Bow bate oi VI. Vernon. in said county. de.
c'a-ed hHrinv presented her application for sliow.
ancr out Of the personal estate of said deceased:
bRDEKSD. hat BolIcr thereof be given three
w'et succ. s-ivrly, IN the kebnetec journal. .
newspaper printed al Augusta in raid county, that
sli iSer-ons Interested ma, attend at q Probate
Couri :. be held ~ Augusta. on the fourth Monday
nt bcol er next, and sios can-e. II any they have,
w''s ID" prayer OF said petition should not be
granted.
EMERY o. BEAN. Judge.
Attest Howard OWN. Register 3wiOs
KENTEBEc rOUNTY-Ip Probate Cosfrf, held at
dDansta. on the fourth Monday Of September.
issZ:
~ II MOODY, Adm'pisr tor on the estate Of
lOs Huret iiun'. late "f Pitisfon In said
county deceased, having presented his 80 md nc.
com" Of AnmlG siraiion Of said estateg1or allow.
anse:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
week. successiveiy prior to the fourth Monday Of
'c' "l'er next. in the kenncbec Journal, newspaper
printed ia Augusta, thai all persons interested may
attend al a l'robaie Cour then to be held at Au-
gt-ia ard show eause II any, why the same should
not BE- allowed.
EMERY o. BEAN. Judge.
Attest: iIpwARp OWN. Rrgiste- f-40
Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-10-11
PENoBsCOr.

The Whig says that from July lst TO Aug.
lst. there were surveyed IN Bangor, 6S92S.
25S feet OF lumber, larger amount than for
several wears.
The Whig saws. ar the last meeting of b
III Brale Post. M ~. q. A. r.. ut Bangor
the A'ijntant reported the membership of III.
Post to be- 327. and amount rXnended for re
lief during the las, quarter Sl65 80.
Hebron Luce. residing on the Cram road.
near Bangor. had some fine sheep killed by
dogs recently.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-10-11

WTHoUr attempting to rec"pltoiate M 'fO K
w which is full AID conpiet. I ask the pub
to come in and look the e. ods nver: an be !, r..
f-rtnny thar sa ii, d customers, vo elubruc,
some OF the bet pr"p'e ia the ~ Ia t'i> "onnec
lion | would heartily thank my irieps- ti,,.iT
generous patronate in he pat during the year in
which uas in Isine>s -tatr STREET. Il tru i
that shall have the pleasure Of " looming them to
my store, . ell as hosts Of new ci>to uers.
Remember the place: I23 Wat,r 1t.
octIIttf H. :. WOOD.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
Oamel-Rid;nr,

On the Western plains. when the
''boys wish q little amusement with
.'tender-fO0t. rs a newcomer is called,
they mount him on breaking horse.
The fun lies in seeing him illustrate the
nursery doggerel, ''Now you go up,
now YOU 60 down Judging from the
following narrative of an Egyptian
travellers experience in riding camel.
the Arabs also have much fun in seeing
& ''tender-foot" riding camel for the
first time:
Mounting the camel is not difficult,
but il has some sweet surprises for the
novice, The camel lies upon the ground
with all his legs shut up under him like
a jackknife You seat yourself in the
broad saddle, and cross your legs in
front Of the pommel '...-
Before you are ready, something like
a private earthquake begins under you.
The camel raises his headquarters sud
denly, and throws, You over upon his
meek; and, before you recover from
that, he straightens up his knees and
gives you jerk over his tail; and,
while YOU are not at all certain what
has happened he begins to move off
with that dislocated walk which sets you
into Il see-saw motion, waving back
ward and forward in. the capacious
saddle, -. ...t
Not having a hinged back for this
movement, You lash the beast with your
koofbash to make him change his gait.
He is nothing 10th to do it, and at once
starts into high trot, which sends you
q foot into the air at every step, rolls
YOU from side to side, drives your back
bones into your brain, and makes cas-
tanets of your teeth
Capital exercise. When you have
enough of it you pull up, and humbly
inquire what is the heather method of
| riding dromedary.
I 1t is simple enough. Shake the loose
halter-rope Che has neither bride nor
'bit) against his neck as you swing the
whip, and the animal at once swings in
to an easy pace, like that of racking-
horse. 10
But everything depends upon the
| camel. / happened to mount one that
it was. a pleasure to ride, after / brought
him to the. proper gait. We sailed
| along over the smooth sand, with level
keel, and on cushioned feet. But it is
hard work for the camel, this constant
! planting OF his spongy feet in the yield
| ing sand.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
Mr., Simmons Revenge,

While Mr.. Simmons was awaiting the
distribution of the mails at the village
post-Office the other morning a well
dressed and courteous Young man APP
preached him and asked to be furnished
with a list of such persons of Belltown
as would be likely to subscribe for q
work he represented, ':The History of
the World from the Creation of Adam
to the Resumption of Specie Payments"
Just then Mr. Simmons remembered
that he had recently been made the VIC
tim of a very bewildering joke, in the
concoction of which score or so of his
friends had participated, and thinking
this would be a good opportunity to
gratify lurking desire for revenge he
gave the agent their names. That day
he'walked the streets Of i5elltown intiat-
ed with sense, of his superiority as
strategist. He smiled On everybody, he
met in most unusual way. and at the
dinner table he broke out in a fit Of -ur-
comfortable laughter, the cause Of which
be attributed to the sudden rembm-
brance OF little story he had read that
morning. and which being related be-
tween bursts OF laughter his wife pro-
nounced pointlcss, and said he was get
ting foolish. But what was his surprise
the next morning to see the agent HIM
self walk into his Ebrary! 49,. .,f. :
''Oh, yes" he commenced, helping
himself to seat, i.yOu. are the gentle
man who gave me those names yester-
day. Well, sir. several of those men
told me that your. Endorsement of my
work would help its sale amazingly in
this place. They say you are regarded
as a sort of guide in literary matters
here"
"But don't want your work. said
Mr.. Simmons; my library is now half
full Of historical works covering the en-
tire history of mankind" -....
But he changed his mind afterward
During the forenoon he summed himself
in the Garden of Eden, saw the pyra-
mids built, witnessed the fall of Nine
veh and Babylon, waltzed around an
cient Troy, listened to Socrates in the
streets of Athens, applauded the Phil
lipics of DemUsthenes, was with Alex
ander when he cut the Gordian knot,
followed Caesar in all his campaigns
and fell in love with Cleopatra. After
dinner the agent found him in his Office,
and then Mr. Simmons fioated down
through the Middle Ages, saw the rise
of Charlemagne, went on eight crusades,
beheld the fall of feudalism, was with
Columbus at the discovery of America,
took whirl round the world with Ma
gellan. and finally, after n labyrinthine
journey to many climes and nations,
was about 10 see General Jackson. in
augurated President When he gave up
and subscribed The work is in ten vol
umes and will cost $40. Mr.. Simmons
says he will donate it to the public Ii
brary. He is now suffering from a Sc
we're attack of hypochondria. ..-. g..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
Understanding Mems Natures.

About mid-afternbon yesterday citi-
zen who pulls down the scales at 1876
pounds descended the first flight of
stairs beyond the Postof1ice in Just the
Eame manner that bag of oats would
have chosen. and when he brought up
ut the foot he was in no frame of mind
TO chip in anything for the heather in
Africa. The first citizen who arrived
on the spot knew what his duty required
of him on such an occasion, and he
Smilingly remarked:
u don't believe you can improve on
the old way!''
The second citizen passing was in a
hurry, but he knew that he must halt
and inquire:
Like that any better than coming
down the way the rest of us do?'
! The third citizen had business at the
| Postoffice, but he turned aside, cleared
! his throat, and remarked:
Evidently fell down stairs? Curious
how it sets the blood to circulating!
| Some of you had better see if his nose is
/ broken-good-bye?'
There was 4 fourth spectator, and he
/ slowly entered the doorway, bent over
! the victim, and remarked:
I'D have given a dollar to see him
] come down! He's one of the sort who
| bump every stairn'
I The fifth man was about to add his
mite when the victim rose up. His ell
! bows were skinned, his nose -barked, his
coat torn and his back sand-papered the
whole length, but he was man who
had travelled. He knew that everybody
! in the crowd was hoping to see him
jump up and shake his fists, and paw
the air, and to hear him declare that he
would lick all the men who could be
packed in ten-acre lot, and therefore
he brought sweet smile to his face,
lifted his hat like perfect gentleman,
and limped up stairs with the bland re.
mark:
''Stubbed my toe as came in the
door, you know, and came near falling
/ in heap" p."-Detroit Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
freeing the Wrong Man.

4 man named Cornweif who was
charged with having been drunk, got
tired OF waiting Tor tardy justice and
suddenly adjourned from the recorders
court, without giving bond. The police
had lively race after him, but failed
to fall in company with Cornwell, who
was in hurry to go to see his wife,s
people. Frank Hovenkamp, of Bird
vile, came in town just as the police
men became tired out. and he was duly
clothed with authority and some other,
clothes, and armed with big gun and
the bloodhounds, and given directions
to bring the body of the absconding
Cornwell into court. The dogs struck
the trail and ran well, followed closely
by the gallant Frank, who was well
mounted. Soon the dogs ''treed'' some
thing in thicket, and Frank approach
ed with pistol at full cock and ordered
the malefactor to descend. ''Fo' God,
massa, shoot dem dogs; dey 5 mad,
sho. Dey done run me right up dis
tree and got part of my breeches in der
mouts now," said the negro six shades
darker than the ace of spades. -
The man who got away was a fair
skinned white man.-Fo'T Worth DEM
OCrGt. #-.rH -s - ''--
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
Open Secrets in Cookery.

Both doctors and epieures agreed up
on rare meat-the former for digestion,
the latter fOr taste, and that all meats
and game are the better for slight cook
ing, with the-exception Of veal and pork
which they do not recommend at all.
1t is quite common now for the physi-
clan to order sandwich of beef--that
is, q slice Of uncooked beef, minced
fine. seasoned. and spread between two
thin slices OF bread as far more nourish-
ing for weak digestion than cooked
meats. It is only the idea of rawness,
ii seems. tha6 is in the way. and not the
taste, as when it is ont of sight most
people can learn to take this rarest beef
This same reason that ordains that the
juice must run in the leg of mutton
when the knife goes in, and the game
must only fly past the kitchen fire, is be-
hind this, and herein is why broiled
meats are so delicate and palatable.
The outside is SO quickly cooked that
the juices within are not affected by the
fire. just what happens to milk when
it is boiled, the thickening of the skin
on top, and what is seen also in hard
boiled EGG, occurs in meats; the albu-
men-the nourishing quality-is hard
cl1CIk 11tl tOtiSii6iIcu WiItu IlcdL ID LOu
long exposed TO heat.
SO the careful housewife, who puts
her meat in the oven early, well sailed,
and watches it from time to time as all
the juices draw out of it with the salt
and the heat, until hard, brown round
or rib is ready to be put on the table,
has really extracted, from the meat al
most all tsrnourisfnent, and gives the
family mass Of dried fibres to chew.
This also explains why much (and
most) frying spoils good meat. The
''surprise,'1 as q French cook says, is
the main thing. You must have a hot
oven for whatever is to be roasted, and
q bed OF very hot Goals for broiling, or
fat that is hot enough to send up blue
smoke for whatever is to be fried. Then
the outside is Immediately hardened
over, and the rest OF the process must
depend upon the size of the piece. The
trouble with most frying is that the fat
is not hot; the meat, or fish, or mush,
or oysters are left to sizzle a long time,
until they gradually brown, by which
time they are dry and tasteless. But
the sudden plunge into smoking, not
burning. fat, which the quick change of
color on the surface shows, keeps all
the taste and freshness in the article to
be cooked. So with all roasts-a very
hot oven ut first. and no seasoning un-
til the meat browns, keeps the juice in
tact. But the Joints must not be suffer-
ed to burn, and the oven must be cool
ed OF p little rs soon as the outside is
well coated. After this the old rule of
fifteen minutes to the pound can be
varied to suit taste, and as the house
hold can take its meat rare. But the
meat must be elastic to the pressure of
the finger, or it is t:done to DEATH"
Fish also must be rapidly cooked; oys-
ters to be merely dropped for a moment
into the boiling liquor, because the juice
of these must not be sutferedto tOughen
into leather, but kept rs nearly as pos
sible uncooked.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
a Story From Texas

The following extract from. a Texas
newspaper is evidently founded on Par
isian models: ........... ri .
In d very mountainous Eastern State,
in very picturesque region a line of
railroad was in operation. 1twas built
at one point upon the opposite sides of
two mountains. with, Of course, a valley
between. A locomotive was stationed
a, the summit of each to pull up the
trains. In one instance. when long
passenger train had reached within q
short distance of the top the heavy wire
cable broke and away it went, more
rapidly than the Imagination OF the mar
rator, to the valley and up the other
mountain half mile, like q flash, and
the presence of mind of q passenger, a
book agent by the by, arrested it from
rushing down the other side, as he
checked it by the brakes. Anyhow,
back the train went to the bottom and
again ascended the other side, thus
see-sawinG for the greater part of the
day, before the power of gravity over
came the momentum. The ladies
shrieked, but the speed was such that
the train left the sound behind, and the
PRAYERS that We're uttered on the crest
of one mountain were met by the return
inc train in the valley.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
The Lady Shopper.

A woman enters dry-goods store,
Steps to q clerk who stands near the door,
Asks him to show her the latest style,
And she pulls over the goods meanwhile.
She says: II Swant.a dress for my niece;
VIII you please show me that under piece2
Oh! / didn't see twas polka spot,
That is too near ike the one she's got.
That piece with the stripes would just suit me,
It's just as pretty as 1t can bo;
But she wants q better-coyercd ground.
With sort of a vine running all roald.
She don't want too dark, nor yet too fight,
Or a striped piece, nor yet very bright;
/ think She like what you showed me last,
But do you think the colors are fast?
Cut Off ii bit, befOres1 decide,
IN Ia ke the piece home and have 1t tried =
had q dress ike that last Fall,
And the <oOrs did not wash at all.
j like those patterns there on the end,
I'll take Il few samples for friend.
Nov one of this, il you'll be SO kind,
And bit of that if you d not mind.
They re the incest styles I've seen this year,
| most always do my trading here.
] have got piece that came from here,
forgot the price-'twas pretty dear.
It's a sort OF dark alpaca stuff,
want to match it, I've not enough.
De you think you have IL in the, store? 6 Z .
My dress is spOilt,d II can { get more. I
Will you put these sam plies in bill? :
L know where got them il yeu will. &
III take them home; if she thinks they'll do,
You'n see me back in q day or two" 3.
Providence Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
0nick Work.

The rapidity with which a sheep has
been sheared, its wool spun and woven
into cloth, and suit of clothes made
therefrom, prompted doubtless the fol-
lowing feat III iron: :s..... g. ..u.s
@- A mass Of pig iron was cast at the
blast furnace Of the Calumet Iron and
Steel Works at Irondale, near Chicago,
one day last week, and the next morn
ing, in the shape of nails, it found its
way into the barn being erected by the
Engltwood & Chicago Express Compa-
ny, This is believed to be the quickest
work on record.
The iron was placed in the boiling
furnace, run through the squeezers, then
racut, reheated and rolled a second time
into place Wednesday evening, and
finally shcared and cut into 2O-penny
nails the following morning. The en-
tire round OF work was accomplished
IN eighteen hours. The usual time oc-
cupiad is forty-eight and seventy-two
b hours.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
Caring for the Lawn,

In the Spring months, says the AgrI-
culWrist, when there are frequent show
ers, and the grass is in rapid growth,
the lawn mower may be used as Cften
as once week, with decided benefit, -
But in our climate, with its extremes
and uncertainties, such fixed rules as
':mow once week. will lead to trou-
BILE, if followed. With the first drouth
the grass Oh the lawn shows a dimin-
ished growth, and is often really at a
standstill. At such times nothing worse
can be done to the grass than to cut it.
All that there is above ground is need
ed to sustain the root, and incidentally
to shade the surface, Ia the treatment
of the lawn, as in all other gardening
operations, some thought should be Civ
en- to the present condition Of the plants
and the object to be gained by the
operation. The kind OF grass varies
with the time or frequency of cutting.
A fine, thick bottom growth Of June
grass Or blue grass may be kept pretty
closely Shaven. But many front yards
and lawns have timothy or herds
grass sod, and if this is allowed to grow
eight to twelve inches high and then
cut, it will leave a:good woody stubble,
and if dry weather prevails. it will be a
long time before Il new growth from
the roots comes up, the plot in the
mean time having the appearance OF a
burned-over surface, or u dry stubble st
best.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
WHOLE No. ?23.
The Homo Of a Worker.

A house has at last been built, or rath-
CT details Of its plan havebecome known
to few, which is one of the first per-
fectly successful attempts recorded to
carry out individual plans and wishes in
spite of architects Mr. John Brett. r.
A, who had sought but never found
house in which his requirements could
be met, and whose family was small,
each member having some distinctive
pursuit, determined upon an entirely
original arrangement OF space. 1t was
a necessity given such Z family 10 sim.
plify domestic life, reduce hired service
to {; minimum and leave every one as
exempt as possible from petty cares.
Silence was another requisite. and as
pictures were. AN important, feature, of
each room cross lights also were to be
avoided, Nooks and projections Of ey-
erv sort were to be excluded as harbnr-
ing dirt and dust, and thus increasing
work, and ali the rooms wero as far as
possible 10 be fitted with permanent
furniture. thus dispensing. with articles
likely to be displaced or get out OF Or
der. Every floor is of asphalt laid upon
concrete, and all upon the same level,
and neither noise nor vibration is pro-
utCcll w tlG IOuiGSL dItl iOtgnSSt play
among the children. The house is but
one story high, every room yaulted with
brick arches, but one small portion be-
ing raised to two stories. phe front
door opens into a small hall communi-
eating directly with q centEal picture
gallery. Beyond this, which is the
largest room in the house, the casual
caller never penetrates. The house is
heated by hot water and the cooking
done by gas, the sole chimney being not
on the house but on a furnace-room
without, where a fire is lighted in .Octo-
Der and continued to May. the tenipera-
ture being kept at so degrees, far below
the requirements OF the average Ameri-'
can. The ventilation is perfect, the
change OF air being so complete that
While there is no draughtcigars. smoked
at night leave no trace in the morning.
The walls are red brick. the windows
square-headed and fitted with sashes
The window heads are Of stone, the
panels on them. being slightly carved,
and aparai3et is continued about the
house pierced at intervals, with. arehed
openings. Altogether, while not adapt
ed to popular needs, it IS full Of features
that might advanta6eousiy be Copied by
many who with special pursuits find
themselves always hampered by theta
cilities Tor noise and other disturbances
common. to the average house, OR
Continent.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06
THE Great Beard Of Rama"

There's a plant in Ceylon that seems
made to grow where no. other green
thing can. The curious thing about it
is the way it manages to scatterits seeds
over the dry and desert places. The
seeds grow in round case, shaped like
dandeion's iseed-head, bnt much
stronger and larger, being as big as q
child's head. When they are ready to
grow, the boxes of seeds get loose from
the stalks, and the first strong breeze
starts them off on the sand. Away they
go like balls, scattering the ripe seeds
on their path for miles, and wherever a
seed falls it takes root and grows. If
the ball comes to water, it is so light
that it floats easily, while the wind still
carries it on. In this way the seeds are
carried to the most barren shores, and
begin the work OF covering them with
green. This curious plant is the water
pink, called by the natives The Great
Beard OF Rama.n e..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-06

A fight unto death between a snake
and rat occurred near Stockton, Cal,
which is described by the Nal Of that
city. The snake was of unusual size and
of q different appearance from those
commonly found in water. The rat was
of the ordinary brown variety, and was
running along the shore when the fight
began The. snalewas coiied upon d
little point of mud just above the water,
summing itself and probably asleep. The
rat, apparently without noticing the
snake, jumped directly upon the folds
OF the serpent's body.
The snake struck instantly, fastening
its fangs between the rats shoulders. -
Then began contest that in its small
. way was truly thrilling, The rat,
struggling violently, endeavored .. to
shake itself free. while the snake as per-
observation-disclosures to drag the head of
its victim into its own mouth 7liF fs.5s3
This feat it was, at first unable,to ac
complish. The rat writhed il its con-
vulsive efforts to escape, bit the big
snake severely in the neck Just back Of
the head until the blood flowed and mix
ed with its OWL. ra.a... e.
Finally the snake in its efforts to OBJ
tain a better advantage released his
hold and the rat,sseizing the emporium
ity, bit the snake so severely that it be-
came disabled and the poison acting on
the rat killed it but not until death had
set its seal on the wlithing snake,