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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-07

NEW CHRISTMAS BO0k-"Living Thousb,s
~ cole cion OF $500 selections Of prose mn,
poetry; 10 steel plate illustrations Price 20 %
Agents wanted Address +. 2. SLUMWAY Nv ~
q Bromfeld ST., Boston. Mass dec1,, 3D.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-07

WAsHIxsrOS, Jan. s.
The President sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing letter from the late Postmaster Gen
eraI with regard to the responsibility Of sure
ties upon the bonds accompanying the bids
and contracts for the mail service during the
last four years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-07
ICE STOCK
FOR SALE.

few shares of stock for sale In an old estabisheo
Ice Company, which has facilities for putting "
large quantities of Ice Apply by letter or In person
to JOSIAH NANCY & SONS, Brokers,
dec3otff Gardiner, Me-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-07

The Stockholders of Granite National banA =,
Augusta, Maine, will hold their annual meeting y
the election of Directors, and for the TRANSACTION
any other legitimate business at their Banking ho
in Augusta on Tuesday the tenth day OF Jshus'
1882, Al ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
TREBY JOHNSON, Cashief
Augusta, Dec. ooh, 1881. deczm1-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-01-07
COUSIN CARoLfSE's DIAMONDS.

My aunt, Mrs. General Musgrove, is a
very remarkable woman. Tall and up
right as a dart, with sparkling black
eyes, and thick bandeaux of jet-black
hair, with scarce thread of silver visi-
BILE in them, she might easily be taken
for fifty, instead of sixty-fve. She man
ages her large estate herself, and does it
admirably; in fact, the world calls her
strong-minded.
After the marriage of her daughters,
and the establishment in life of her sons,
she sold her house in New York and
took up her permanent residence at Ra-
venswood, her handsome country-seat
on the Hudson, which was within TWEEN
ty minutes drive of the Waterdale Sta
ton, and just an hour and half from
New York, by rail. Here she dwelt in
sort of stately seclusion, receiving con-
slant visits from one or the other of her
married children. | was a frequent
guest myself, being something of ia
vorite with my aunt, who used, severely,
to remark that Lizzy had no nonsense
about her,
These family reunions usually took
place at Christmas. But, one year, it
CHANGED that Thanksgiving was select
ed, because one of my younger cousins
was going abroad. 1t was very bril-
liant affair, and all the famous Mus
grove silver was sent up from the bank
at New York for the occasion. The
guests, however, only remained for q
day, All had left, either by the mid
night train for New York, on the same
evening, or by the earliest one on the
following morning. By noon the next
day my aunt and were. left alone.
Our first business was 20 coant and
pack the silver, which was always sent
back, Immediately, to the bank in New
York. My aunt used to say that moth
ing would induce her to keep it in her
house. OF her own servants she felt
perfectly sure. She had four in all:
her cook, Bridget O'Donnel, an elderly
Irishwoman, who had lived with her for
years; her housemaids, Sarah and Su-
san, who were sisters; and, finally, an
all-accomplished Swiss man-servant,
called Victor Ducange, who was literal
ly and truly perfect treasure. There
was nothing in the world that Victor
could not or would not do. He took
charge of the two carriage horses; drove
my aunt out; waited at table; and could,
in an emergency, even make the beds
or get up dinner. He was always at
hand, always noiSeless, and never in the
way.
~ got him quite by chance too, my
dear my aunt said. " He used TO be
the head waiter at the Hotel Metropolis,
Geneva; but his health broke down
from oyerwork, and he came to New
York with the Carringtons when they
returned from their last trip to Europe,
Such recommendations as | had with
himl George Darlington could scarcely
So enough in his favor"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-01-07
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Oregon had 100000 tons of wheat
for export this year.
The highest speed made in cancel
ing letter stamps by hand has been $50
n minute.
"A turtle captured lately in the st.
Johns River, Florida, weighed 500
pounds and was six feet in length.
Over 100000 canary birds are year.
ly sold in the United States. The price
this year is SlS per dozen, wholesale.
OF over 76O 600 square miles of tim
Der lands in this country the South en-
braces 400, 900, or nearly two-thirds.
"A citizen of Central New York is
the owner of twenty-five factories, and
is one of the largest cheese manufacturers
in the country. His annual product
amounts to 5000 cheese.
The silk trade of Lyons, France, now
occupies some 10000 looms, of which
only 10000 are within the city. Includ-
ing those who work in the silkworm
establishments there are 800, 900 persons
employed in the Lyons silk trade. In
1887 there were but $4,000 and $4,000
looms.
In Charleston, S. c., the business
of turpentine and rice factors has so
materially extended that it has been
found necessary to erect o mammoth
barrel factory in the city limits. This
year, according to existing contracts,
1000 barrels of 800 pounds capacity
will be required for the rice crop alone.
Chicago handles about one-third OF
the entire forest products of the vast
pineries of the Northwest. Millions OF
acres of timber lands in Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois are
tributary to her market The entire
product of these pineries last year in
manufactured lumber amounted to about
$3.50, 900, 900 feet, and, according to the
best estimates at this date, the proSuc-
ton for the present year will show an
excess of at least twelve per cent.
Mr.. G. Fasoldt says, in letter to
the american Journal Of Microscopy:
have ruled plates up to 1000, 900 lines
to the inch, one of which was purchased
by the United States Government at
Washington. These plates show lines
truly and fairly ruled, as far as lenses
are able to resolve, and above this point
the spectral appearance of the bands in
regular succeeding colors (when exam
med as an opaque objecD shows, beyond
doubt, that each band contains fairly
ruled lines up to the 100000 band. I
do not believe that will ever attempt to
rule higher than 1,000,O 600 lines per inch,
as from my practical experience and
Judgment l have concluded that that is
the limit of ruling.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-01-07

Young.
Thyself but dust, thy stature but span.
How insignificant is mortal man Kirk White.
How fading are the Joys we dote upon!
John Morris,
We make the grave our bed, and then are gone.
Blair.
Life's long tragedy, this globe the stage.
And the dreams in youth are but dust in age.
j. Miller.
There's no contentment in a world like this.
willis,
Beggars enjoy where Princes oft do miss.
Greene.
Mans yesterday may never be like his morrow.
For days of joy ensue sad nights of sorrow.
-Quarles.
Think not too meanly of thy low estate
%. w. Holmes.
They also serve who only stand and wait.
Milton.
Honor and shame from no condition rise.
The man forgets not, though in rags he lies.
D.. -Akenside.
And OH believe me, who have known It best.
Madden.
Addison.
Ye cannot know what ye have never tried.
What fates impose that man must needs abide.
Shakespeare.
Free will is but necessity in play.-Bailey.
To which the gods must yield and we obey.
Fletcher.
Stuart
a schoolboy's tale, the wonder of an hour.
Byron.
Grasp not at much, Cor fear thou losest all.
Herbert.
One statesman rises on another's fall.
r.. Bronze.
But wild ambition loves to slide, not stand.
t... Dryden.
The steps of its ascent are cut in sand
Robert Milhouse.
All, fool, TO exult in glory 50 vain.-Beattie.
How little of life's scanty span may remain.
Burns
Honor's the darling of but one short day.
For the fashion of this world passeth away.
Bible.
Why on such sands thy spirits temple rear?
-Sigourney.
A sacred burden in this life We bear.
$50 Francis Kimball.
The good begun by thee shall onward flow.
Wilcox,
AS falls the tree, so lies it, so shalt thou. IN
rH fH b tthf p Dana.
Death is the port where all may refuge find.
10 Sterling.
Unenvied, unmolested, unconfined.
Goldsmith.
..... Mrs. II. A. Deming.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-01-07
WIT AND WISDOM.

1t is scarcely surprising that the age
is so full of falsehood when such vast
number of words are compelled to pass
through false teeth.-N Y. Commercial
Advertiser. r.U
-"Housekeeper'' -We do not know
why plum pudding was so named unless
it was because it contains everything,
from dirt to nightmares, except plums.
-YonkerS gazette.
This is a Young Lady. She is sit
ting at Piano, and will soon begin to
sing Empty is the Cradle, Baby's
Gone" Run away quickly, children,
and perhaps you will miss some of it.
Chicago Tribune Primer. ..
old Abrams wisest remark: "Ef de
descendants OBJ de rooster what crowed
at Peter was ter make a noise cherry
time lie is told dar would be such a
noise in de world dat yer couldn't heah
de hens cackle. "-ArkdnSGs Gazette.
Who is this Creature with Long
Hair and Wild EyeP He is Poet.
He writes Poems on Spring and Women's
Eyes and Strange, unreal Things of that
Kind. He is always Wishing he was
Dead, but ne wouldn't Let anybody Kill
him if he could Get away. A mighty
good Sausage Suffer was Spoiled when
the Man became Poet. He would Look
well Standing under Descending Pile
driver.-DenOer Tribune Primer.
"A Providence man recently had an
experience. He was smoking cigar
cite, and threw it away, but retained
mouthful of smoke. A servant girl just
from Sweden entered with a pitcher of
ice water Just as he let the smoke es-
cape from his nostrils. She thought he
was on fire inside, and Immediately
deluged him with the water. 1t was
very funny, but you can't make him be-
lieye it.-BOStOn Post.
-" Minnie" wants to know "who
sets the fashions?" Well, we don't
want to boast, dear, or appear unduly
conceited, or that sort of thing, but the
fashion of wearing spring overcoat,
favored at the elbows with benzine,
clear through the Christmas holidays
and along into next February-we set
that one " oTself." We don't know
who set the others, as that is the only
one we are deeply interested in, Just
uow.-Burlington Hal0Eeye.
This is a modern courtship in a nut
shell: The lights were so bright that
they seemed garish, and the parlor of
the McWishes was radiant in upholstery
of the past decade. Eulalie, the pride
of the family, just making preparations
for celebrating her nineteenth birthday.
Old Bullion making an evening call.
"My dear Miss McWish. There is in
deed a disparity in our ages. You have
youth and beauty. |, years and wealth.
But | trust there can be some recipro-
city between usP' Indeed, my dear
Mr.. Bullion, wealth is not to be de-
spised Neither is old age-and deli
cate health.n The last clause in an I'M
dertone. A kiss that was like the rat
Ting of an old parchment against a sat
in cushion closed that bargain. Wen
bet the old man outliyes her.--Nel0 Ha-
zen Register.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-01-07

"A young Oil City lady recently
visited New York, and when she re-
turned home, related to her friends how
she stopped at "palatable hotel and
went up and down stairs in cultivator. a"
Her parents should cultivate her. Oh
CITY Derrick.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-01-07

Let no one suppose that by acting a
good part through life he will escape
scandal. There will be those even who
hate him for the very qualities that
ought to procure esteem. There are
some folks in the world who are not
willing that others should be better than
themselves.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-01-07
WORLDLY PRIDE.

Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud7
Knox.
The feeble wrap the athletic in his shroud.
Young.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-01-07

Life's long tragedy, this globe the stage.
Watts.
And the dreams in youth are but dust in age.
j. Miller.
The Evening critic., 1882-02-06
A Truly dsrnternI Soul.

eyes, I always make practice OF sending
aomc poor family Thanksgiving turkey" no
was saying 20 the grocer, "and shall want an
extra one this week. Yes, | must mako At
least ono soul happy"
"Ahl Heaven bless YOU" called out n man
who had been asking the price OF onions;
you arc the man who sent me that turkey
last wcckr"
'ls that so9 You were living on -
streetY"
81 was, and was laid up with lame foot,
and my wife was nearly dead with tho
chills."
''wCil, I'm glad TO meet YOU told the
coachman 10 give the bird 20 some desorv.
ing person, and am glad you were mado
happy"
"And shall never forget you, sir. put
that turkey up at raffie, rakcd In So on him
and outside Of n pint OF whisky for my wife
laid In enough tobacco to last me six weeksl
May you never know what II is 20 be poor"
A Yoqui Indian, recently convicted OF the
assassination OF a Mexican, was executed In
the public square OF Hcrmoslllo on January
~. multitude OF both sexes and all ages
from the surrounding country flled the plaza
and passed tho time OF waiting in the merriest
manner. until n platoon Of soldiers surround
Ing the cart which carried tho prisoner and
his comm filed out from the prison yard. Tho
Indian sat as still as statue, refused to have
his eyes blindfolded, watched without finch.
ing the soldiers as they drew up I'm line before
him, and fell dead at the irst volley without n
murmur.
The Evening critic., 1882-02-06
A BARRISTER BILKED.
He Defends Prisoner and Gets
Left.

Leu.
An able barrister had case in the Police
Court the other day, aud his client was
fined S10or thirty days i'm jail. IL seems
that the party on trial had left collateral
in the sum of $40, and when sentenced he
remarked that he would let his colleteral
he collected by the court officers and he
would take his liberty. His attorney, who
had anticipated that the fine would only be
So, was somewhat out of sorts when sem
tonce was passed. aud left the court room
in rather bad humor. He had been prom
ised, in case the fine was 50, that the other
So should go TO him AS y fee. Shortly
after the case was disposed Of the able bar
iister spoken OF was met by another lawyer,
who said You fool, why didn't you tell
your client to go TO jail aud then collect the
$40 he had left as collateral as fee for
your services"
But" said lawyer No. 2, che wouldn't
have agreed to that" "You should have
pressed the NATTER" said No. I. "You ought
20 have told him that the Jail at this sea-
son of the year is a most delightful place
TO spend 30 days in. Gen. Crocker, you
know, is most accommodating gentleman,
and makes 1t as comfortable as possible for
his prisoners" The bilked lawyer-for such
he was. as his client did not give him
cent-solemnly said "You can bet when l
have another case of the same kind | will
be up to tricks, and will make a strong ar
gument in favor ofgoing to Jail rather than
nav fiuav
The Evening critic., 1882-02-06
The Shoemaker.

Boston transcript.
This children, is the shoemaker. I war
rant me you have seen him sitting on his
bench but the promises he makes there
have not the force of bench warrant.
Go to him to heel your shoe, and he'll
disappoint you.
He says there's nothing like leather"
and yet he well knows that the paper board
he puts into your shoes looks exactly like
leather.
Therefore, you should not trust the shoe
maker-unless he will trust you.
The shoemaker is sometimes called cord
wainer Accord wanes between you and
him after short acquaintance.
st. Crispin is the shoemakers patron
saint. A man must be saint to be the
patron of the shoemaker.
Crispin was martyr. He probably had
corns. That must have been the martyr
with him. If he had corn it was because
his shoe was grain tight.
He was Roman, and all shoemakers like
their customers to be roamin' as much as
possible
He fled to Gaul in the third century.
That is the reason all shoemakers have so
much gall.
1t is said that he stole leather to make
shoes for the poor. His followers still
make poor shoes, but 1 never heard of their
| stealing leather.
The shoemaker's shop is more dangerous,
| by the way, than the dramshop. You are
always sure of tight fit at the shoe
| makers.
There are some good things to say of the
shoemaker. If you will repair to his shop,
| he will repair your understanding. There
fore you stand under obligations to him.
| Herepairs your boots when they are worn,
and when they are entirely gone, he repairs
| your feet.
This repairing those feet of yours is one
of the features you had not thought of, l
suspect.
Then the shoemaker puts you on your
taps, when your sole is about ready to leave
you; when you are down at the heel he
sstraightens you up, and when you have
Nothing to stand upon he puts you on a
Tow footing.
The shoemaker works with stirrup
With it he. can stir up the lazy apprentice
The shoemaker also uses wax ends A
whack sends the apprentice to work when
he is idle. Idle like to be an apprentice
Guess not.
The shoemaker is disinterested fellow
He labors for the sole benefit of mankind
The shoemaker has great many tools
and he has to use awl when he sews. Sos
this true when he pegs.
The shoemaker is always pegging away
He continues to drive pegs in till he peg;
out.
There have been many celebrated shoe
makers. They rose high in public life
although they began at the foot.
In some countries the wooden shoe i
worn by the peasantry. Wooden shot
think they would be clumsy?
Boots are made rights and lefts. 1t i
right to put one on the left foot, and it i
left to put the other on the right foot.
But you have had enough of the shoe
maker. Let us not feel above him, thougl
we often feel above his work.
May he live long, and when he ha
passed the last lap of his earthly race ma,
a lap stone be erected to his memory.
The Evening critic., 1882-02-06
" Mulberry sellers" Buried i'm "a
SnOw-slide.

John It. Raymond (Nalbegry Sellers visited
reception. He narrowly escaped serious IN
jury also; but 1t occurred at such an early
hour that very few persons outside of his ac-
quaintances knew anything about 1t.
MIR. Raymond arrived here In an early train
from the South, en- route for the East, and hay
Ing little time 10 spare, concluded to make a
passing call on his friend, John Mccullough,
now under engagement at tho National Thea
tire.
Mr.. Raymond set out from tho Baltimore &
Potomac depot, but when on Pennsylvania
avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets, a
snow-slide from a roof overhead came down
like ain avalanche upon him, knocking him
down and cutting and bruising him considera-
bly,, but doing no serious damage.
He was rescued by several gentlemen, who
witnessed the accident and escorted back TO
the depot where he changed his
clothing, purchased new hat and sub
sequntly reached his friend Mccullough,
who apologized for the unmannerly roof that
showered the snow upon the stranger within
the gates;" but Raymond insisted that there
"was millions in it''-miIlions OF stars.
The Evening critic., 1882-02-06
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

THE sTnEET-LAMps will be lighted tonight
Mt 3 ;55 and extinguished at 10;1o.
THE POLICE MADE nineteen arrests during
the twcnty-four hours ending at o A. m.
MARRIAGE license was issued to-day 10
Bernard NJ. winters and Lille G.. Bender.
WIN. FLOOD was fined 500 by Judge Smell
to-day, for violating the health ordinances by
exposing rotten ducks for sale.
HELEN DuCKETr, previously convicted of as
sault on officer Branson, was this morning
sentenced to nine months in jail by Justice
Cox.
JOHN HENRY sMALLwooD and George Taylor,
two colored tramps, were sentenced TO the
work-house for thirty days each by Judge Smell
to-day.
FRANK KRousn, Georgetown boy, was nned
SO by Judge Smell to-day for stealing cakes
and peanuts from the stand of Charles Sc
gerson.
wM. WHITE, n colored man, was sentenced
10 six months In Jail to-day by Judge Smell for
picking the pocket o. Mrs, FRANCES q mons ,Sa on
dollars and sixty cents.
WIN. WHITE, professional thief, was arrested
In tho O-street Market on saturday night, and
drew n knife on Robert t. Hurst, watchman,
who had him in custody. Judge Sncll COM
mittcd White to Jail for making the assault.
GEORGE McCAuLEY in the Criminal Court this
morning pleaded guilty Of grand larceny In
Anderson on the 2ith OF July last, and was sem
fenced by Judge Cox to the Auburn State prison
for one year.
NELSON llPBEIT WIS WhlkllE uOWn OdpluDl
Hill last evening when he fell on the ice and
broke his leg near the thigh. The police am
bulance took Tippett to his home, No. 500 e
street southeast, and he was attended by Drs.
Bergman and Gaskins.
BENJAMIN HAWKINS and Albert Merritt, two
colored men, undertook to steal a barrel con-
taining twenty-six gallons OF whiskey from the
saloon OF John Burk on Saturday night, and
were sentenced to jail for six months each by
Judge Smell to-day, and an appeal was noted.
THE Lawrence Barrett Dramatic Club have
Just announced the assignment of the principal
parts in "Juiius Cnsar," which they will per-
form on March 2, 8 and A. VIM. Mahoney viii
appear as Cdsdr, ]. I. Hawkins as Mare antony,
Clarence Rheem as Brutas, and Charles B. Han
ford as CdSsiuS.
JUDGE SMELL to-day sentenced Charles Bell
to four months In jail for the larceny Of SO.
Bell went to the stand Of Mrs. Westmeyer in
the O-street Market, and told her that her hus-
band had sent him to get SO. Mrs. Westmeyer
gave Bell the money, and he was not seen
again until arrested by the police.
REGISTERED at Temple Cafe, 604 Ninth
street northwest. New arrivals: Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster and son, of Iowa; Mrs. Caroline d.
Buell., corresponding secretary National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Now
York; Miss NJ. E. Buell., Connecticut; Mrs
Mary A. Woodbridge. Ohio; J. D. Bristol and
wife, Connecticut; E. L. Walker, Wisconsin,
The Evening critic., 1882-02-06
The Ryan.suIIiyan Fight.

New Orleans dIspatches up % Saturday
night represent that Ryan and sullivan, tho
pugilists, who are 10 fight tomorrow for So
800 side, are both In splendid condition
and apparently anxious for the mill. Saturday
Ryan weighed 1877 pounds All his hard work
the ring at about 100 pounds. sullivan
weighs l7S pounds, and says he feels "Iust
like nghting." Both proclaim that they sim
ply want a "fair field and no favors." New
Orleans is crowded with sporting men; every
hotel is filled with them. The sole topic OF
conversation is about the Tight. Upward OF
$4,000 has been bet on IL In New Orleans
since Wednesday evening. Tho incoming
trains are bringing many sporting men from
New York, Troy, Albany, Boston, Chicago and
all points East and West. Tickets to the scene
OF the fight arc advertised for sale AT ten dol
lars each.
The Evening critic., 1882-02-06
story of q Hat.

"ShOOt the hat W
Beatrice Brannigan's voice rang out loud
and clear on the morning air as she stood in
the vine-covered woodshed at the rear Of
her fathers residence and languidly fired
some red flannel shirts into a tub Of hot
water. He to whom she spoke lounged in
careless grace over the low fence that sep
arated the ancestral demesne of the Bran
nigans from the broad acres of the Mahon-
eys. Vivian Mahoney and Beatrice Bran
nigan had grown up together from child
hood, and loved each other with avid,
passionate love that not even the fact of his
having taken Cleopatra Corcoran to the
United Sons of Erin picnic could dispel.
"Where did you get it 2" she cried.
"What ?" asked Vivian.
THAT dice box" said the girl, bursting
forth with merry laugh.
ut is my fathers pet hat, Beatrice" he
replied, and he only lets me wear it on
my birthday"
"If there was hat like that in our fam
ily," she said, II would get my name in
the papers on account of it,"
"How2" asked Vivian, eagerly.
~ would" she said, cold, cruel smile
coming over her features, give 1t to the
Chicago Historical Society"
From that moment their lives lay in diff.
ferent paths.