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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-24
Dailp kfnnfhtr 3ournal.
Maine Bee Keepers Meeting at
Dexter.

On Thursday of last week, the State As
sociation of Bee Keepers held their spring
meeting at Dexter. Owing to the unfa-
vorable state of the weather the attend
ance was not what 1t would have been
had the day been more favorable; how
ever, President Addition and some twenty,
five others responded to the call. The
principal topic that was taken under
consideration by the society was the for
nation of county associations. which was
debated with considerable spirit. 1t was
finally decided that a committee, consist
ing of II. B. Chapman, VIM. Mclaughlin
and Lucien French. be selected to "onsid-
er the practicability of forming county So
cieties. The committee finally made the
following report;
Your committee on county associations
would respectfully report follows-That
this association would earnestly recommend
and urge the bee-keepers in the different
counties TO organize county associations as
means of forw arding the interests of apicul
ture in our State; also we would recommend
that the next meeting of the State Associa-
ton be held at Augusta at the next quarterly
period"
The secretary had received letters from
bee keepers in different parts of the State
who claimed to have purchased colonies
infected with foul brood and after some
discussion the following resolution was
presented and unanimously adopted.
"whereas it appears from letters received
by the secretary that in two instances at
least, a dealer in Massachusetts has sold to
this State, stocks affected with foul brood,
therefore,
Resoired, That we, the Maine Bee-keep-
ers' Association denounce such dishonOrable
transactions, and we advise the membars OF
this association and others interested in prac
tical bee-culture in this State, to fight shy of
one who invites custom through the bee jour
nails, under the guise and name of fair deal
ing, and then will be guilty of such unmiti
gated crookedness in his transactions"
An able paper was read by II. b. Chap
man upon spring management OF bees.
which was followed by a lively debate
upon Food for Bees in Spring" DIR. Nc
Laughlin read an essay on the Mortality
of bees in spring and winter. cause and
treatment This was followed by dis
cussion upon the merits of deep and shoal
frames. The members present were re-
9nested to report winter losses, depth OF
frame used, ETC., which was substantially
as follows In frame 9 1-S inches. lao
colonies in fall. l26 in spring; IL IA
frame, 81 in fail, 62 in spring; odd sizes.
26 in fall, in spring; box hives, AZ in
fall, "a in spring. making the losses, Ia,
10. II and 13, respectively. About two
thirds of the above were winterod out
doors, and were properly protected by
chaff packing, the loss was very light
The remainder were wintered in cellars,
with larger percentage of loss.
The next meeting will be held in this
city on Thursday and Friday. Aug. 9th
and 10th. 1854.
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General News.

The body of an unknown man was found
Friday between Magog and St. Catharines,
Que. He is supposed to have been shot by
a drunken companion.
Portland Maine, has a City Marshal of the
Democratic variety, who seems to be laboring
under the impression that he is bigger than
the Legislature. There is prohibitory liq.
uOr law in Maine which declares that no in
toxicants shall be sold as beverage at any
time. The other day this Marshal Andrews
notified the police force that he had in effect
so far modified the law enacted by the Legis-
latnre as to permit the unrestricted sale of all
kinds of intoxicants six days in the week be-
tween the hours of ordinary opening and ten
o'clock at night. This is undoubtedly the
first instance on record where an officer
sworn to execute the laws has promul gated
orders which declare in favor of their viola
ton
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The Fastest Run on Record.

The Vanderbilt party, returning from the
Michigan Central meeting at Detroit on
Thursday, went to Buffalo over the Canada
Southern, making the fastest run on record.
Two engines were used-one new Mcqueen
machine. and the other a rebuilt engine,
turned out at the st. Thomas shops. and both
built for fast running. The despatcher at
ST. Thomas reports that the run from Essex
Centre to st. Thomas, 90 miles. was made
10 So minutes, including two stops of seven
minutes. The lie miles intervening between
ST. Thomas and Niagara Junction we're ac-
complished in hours and % minutes, in
cluding ten stops of 36 minutes, making the
actual running time Ill minutes. The total
run from Essex Centre to the Junction, PIP
miles, deducting stoppages, was made in 206
ninutes, which Is the fastest time on
record on any road. The St. Thomas en-
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NO. 122.
ETHRsDA YnORuNG MAY q 1883

CINE weighs 2S3 tons. has l7x24 cylinder
and leo fiues. The Mcqueen engine weighs
ss tons. has an lSx24 cylinder and l07 6ues.
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PRICE $500.

scientific and economical apparatus Tor lighting
for Hone, Busines Ofiice, Min ny and Manutaciur
ing purposes. Complete tU Itself The Electric
current being pro ucsd by che"ical action This
apparatus hy our adjustments. fer which We make
extra charges, csn b. adapted 10 use as q Burglar
Aarm. Medical Battery, all Bell OF for Automatic
klec rie Gas Lighting. Our burglar arm is
'trueied that the intruder l. immediately confronted
with light and bell alarm AT the instant
Geahel agents wanted all over the country Euclo.e
stamp for circular. PORTABLE ELECTRIC LIGHT
60, - Water street. Boston. Chartered und the
h's o Massachusetts, becember, 1882.
~ Portable Electric lighter for s. is being er.
f,asireg sold BY e Portable Electric Light To-. Of
- Hater STREET Boston. II IL economical and
safe apparatus for lighting for home aud business
pErPose.."- Scientific .tRs,ricaE, Ne,r York, Dec.
i6, 1882
maystlm
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Assessors Notice.

10 the Taxpayers of the city Of Augusta;
gu are hereby notified To bring in true and CON-
p,e lists of your polls and estates real aud PERSONAL
h"' by law exempt from taxation, of which YOU
we're possessed on the first day of April, l>ss AID
s'so as Executor, Administrator, Guardian or lrns
~. For the purpose of receiving said lists and
administering the oath authorized thereto, the
undersigned, Assessors of laid city, will be in
un at their Office in Granite Block, esch Saturday
eiofr or ON the 5th day of May next. fromr to II
osiock, A. NJ and from TO O'Clock L. NJ, and
,o on all stormy days up to and including that date
niing TO bring in such lists, YOU will thereby be
oarred OF any right TO make application TO the
.ouh's Commissioners for an abatement Of any
'Snes Ne, which may be assessed against you.
nsnks Tor returns may be had of US application,
VI .! Calling at the City Treasurer's office.
WM. Ii. LlBBl, ! Assessors
ASA II. TowNSEND,t of
March 81. Isss. marsitlwawtdI3
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STATE OF MAINE.

COUNCIL CHANRER.i
So Augus'a, May tn.
esied proposals will be receiv.d al the Office Of
II, =, u reoe Buildings, Augusta, until Friday June
10, 80, cio,k A. NJ for fun nshing two boilers
ns sn a,e house aud necessary rvpairs upon heat
,in any or all bids. Information in regard TO the
81 rn sna specitcations will be given by the Supt
VI rao'ic Buildings.
AT. CROCKETT Committee on
Public Lands
c. CORNISH. and Buildings.
ms. "a
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Dr.. J. 3. Hughes,
Private Medical Rooms.
CONFIDENTIAL,

Ladies or Gentlemen reqnir ny medical advios or
treatment, arising from prlvat. cause. would DO
well 10 hansh all ditiitence and make au early apl H.
cation 10 pK. HuGHE
The Doctors long, succrssfgl practice in inns CITY,
ioget er with the marvrlou, CARES. are unquestioha
oe guarantees of his skill aud ability.
'rsons who-csnnot personally consult the Doctor
San 40 - by writing in ain manner description
OF thcir disease. and appropriate remedies viii he
forwarded immediately. Al correspondence strictly
"'hhdeniial. and will be returned II desired.
No. 800 CUMBERLAND ST.,
PORTLAND, ME-.
mar2d&wiy
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-27
The Great Brillianoy and Variety of South.
ern Foliage.

1t would be in vain, amongst the dry
technical details, to convey any impress
sion of the brilliant effect of Southern
foliage; but the tendency of all atmos-
pheric nutrition in which the nitrates
supercede the ammonias, in the carbon
series, is to multiplication of leaf sur
face. Like the epiphytes and air plants,
all the plant asks of terrestrial matter
is stool to stand upon; that supplied,
it lifts its thirsty spores in the sunbeam
and dimes with Apollo on nectar and
ambrosia. This multiplication in the
finely divided foliage of the mimosas
form, the delicate pumale leaf of bay
cypress cedar; the darkly vanished
leaf of the custard apple in the mari
beds of Okechobee, Fla; or the soft,
velvety mangrove islands light on the
bosom of the water as a cloud; the
dotted leaves of myrtle; the needle
leaves of pine and the sharp fronds of
the palm, all unite to create land
scape accurately defined as radiant.
For in this way the brilliant lanceolate
points all radiate from center. When
we conceive of this foliage over the
sharp fronds of saw grass, spear grass,
the brilliant reflections of water multi
plying its radiance, and countless mvr-
lads of wild fowl of many-colored
plumage, one may conceive of the in
tensity of its scenic expression.
Nor is the foliage without its positive
value to the engineer or the artist As
far as can be seen the pine means a
table-land over four feet above the
water; the live oak may descend lower;
the cypress stands in shadow and the
mangrove, custard apple in deeper wa
ter. So, too, the wild honeysuckle
betrays the hard pan; the anona loan
base, the mangrove brackish water,
and the texture and fneness of foliage
some characteristic in the soil.-W ".
Harvey.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-27
The First Morning in Bermuda.

Two or three low, sweet bugle notes,
that [ afterwards discovered to be the
morning call of the bakers boy, and a
burst of jubilant bird-song awakened
me. 1t took but moment to throw
open the window. What contrast to
icy mountains and valleys of drifted
snowi Before me were large pride-of-
India trees, laden with their long, pen
dulous racemes of pale lavender, each
separate blossom having drop of ma
room at its heart Clumps of oleanders,
just blushing into bloom, rose to the
right and the left. Beneath me were
glowing beds of geraniums, callas, roses,
Easter lilies, and the many-hued coleus,
Scarlet blossoms burned against the
dark green of the pomegranate leaves.
There rose the tall shaft of a stately
palm; there the spreading fans of the
palmetto, or the slender spires of the
swaying bamboo. AS far as the eve
could reach was one stretch of unbroken
bloom and yerdure. But stop minute!
Surely there are patches of snow set in
all this greenery; snow-coyered roofs
glittering in the morning sun. and daz-
zling the eye with their brilliancy. u
toOh A1OlO % AetliCC " oloNOfCl
that the snow was but the white coral
rock, of which more anon.
1t seemed a cruel waste of time to
90 to breakfast, but there was no help
for it. As we passed from beneath our
pride-of-Indias to the winding Serpen-
tine, very pretty girl, neatly, even
daintily dressed, and carrying little
basket lined with scarlet, tripped Up to
us. and with graceful apology for de-
tanning us, in words as well chosen as
those of any lady, begged the privilege
of doing our washing! The pretty face
was dark,-as dark as that of bronze
Venus. We said Yes, quite shame
facedly, no doubt, and went our way,
wondering what manner of land this
might be, where melodious bugle notes
announce the advent of the baker, and
your washerwoman has the speech and
carriage of duchess. -Julia OR. Dorr
TN December atlantic.
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manitowof pilot.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 90, 1888.
Something About the Astors.

Look at the Astors. Only few gen.
erations ago and they were butchers,
selling meat to whoever would buy it;
now they are considered the most ex-
elusive family in New York. The As
tors, by the way, will celebrate the GEN.
tennial of the arrival of the first Astor
IN New York some time next month.
Old John Jacob Astor came over here
from Germany hundred years ago
and set up butcher shop in the Bow
cry, where he made a great deal of
money. The brothers of the original
Astor were musical instrument makers,
and when the famous John Jacob start
ed in the fur business in New York he
had musical instruments as one of the
departments of his trade. Between
flutes and furs he made about $3.50, 600
in sixteen years. They were real mer-
chants in those days and owned their
own ships, and Mr.. Astor used to load
his own vessels with furs and send
them to London; from London they
would go to China and return to New
York with car load of teas. 1t is said
that he often Melted as much as $40, 900
on single importation of that article.
The greater part of his money, how
ever was made by iudicious investments
ID real estate. The Astors bought prop
erty up town when other people were
buying below Canal street. / believe
they own as many as 800 houses in the
most thickly populated uptown dis
tricts. Most of their houses are built
of grayish yellowstone, and are devoted
entirely to renting. The Aston home is
now on Madison avenue-at least that
is where Mr. William B. Astor, the
senior member of the family, resides
and is built of the same colored stone
as his tenant houses. Over the front
entrance is a glass and stone Enclosure
devoted to flowers, which breaks the
monotony of the stone walls and gives
1t very pretty appearance from the
street. MIR. William B. Astor looks ev-
cry inch the millionaire. He is not
pretty, but he is distinguished looking,
is tall and stout, with rudy COM
plexion and close-cropped mustache
and longish side-whiskers that grow
straight down from the ears. But Mr.
Astor is very much afraid of getting
too stout, and used to walk all the way
from his office, which was in the lower
part eff the city-Prince street, | think
up to his house on Madison avenue.
This is about the only exercise most of
the New York men get. They dislike
walking for walking's sake, but will
walk up or down town once day as
sort of duty. | fancy they find it nee
essary, because most of these bankers
and brokers are high ivers, and if they
do not take some exercise are very apt
to be visited with ills that come from
high living. The wealth of the Astor
family now is said to amount to $780,
100000 apiece for William and John
Jacob, the two Oldest. John Jacob has
but one son, William w. Astor, famil-
iarly known as Willie, the present
United States minister to Rome.-M.
7. Cor. Philadelphia Record.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-27
Mexican Meals.

There il little or no variation in q
Mexican meal, one dinner being an ex-
act counterpart of all others. The first
course is a garljcy broth in small tea
cups with corn griddle cake; then
comes either rice, vermicelli, or macca-
roni, fried in fat with much garlic and
slices of green peppers; the third
course, and the main dish of the meal,
is always boiled beef or mutton, with
cabbage, corn, onions, small apples,
and numerous roots, herbs, and bulbs
all boiled together in one great pot,
an make mixture which inclines
70 gners to regard the Mexican elmer
MAJ as copper lined and double
plated.
The New York Journal is asked: eff
youth is engaged to young lady
whose father 'shuffies of, what is the
youths place at the funeral?" This is
a somewhat difficult question TO an
swer; but if the youth were to s'shuff1e
off, there would be no trouble to de-
termine his position at the funeral He
would fall in Immediately behind the
clergymen.
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Felt The Situation.

A German farmer was on trial in one
of the justice courts the other day for
assault and battery, and had pleaded
not guilty. When the cross-examina-
ton came the opposing counsel asked:
Now, Jacob, there was trouble be-
tween you and the plaintiff, wasn't
there?''
81 expect dere vhas."
''He said something about your dog
being sheep-killer, and you resented
it, ehP'
''Vell, calls him a liar"
Exactly. Then he called you some
hard names?'
He calls me sauer-kraut Dutch
man.
''Just so. That made you mad"
''Oof course. l vas SO madt shake
all oafer''
~ thought so. Now Jacob you are
a man who speaks the truth. I don't
believe you could be hired to tell a
ie''
"Vell, l pellet vhas pooty honest :"
''Of course you are-of course. Now,
Jacob, you must have struck the first
blow. You sec"
The other lawyer objected, and after
a wrangle the defendant turned to the
court and said:
81 doan' exactly make oudt how it
vhas. like to own oop dot l shtruck
firsht, but | hat paid my lawyer fife
dollar to Drove de odder vhay. Idoan
like to tell lie, but l feel badt to lose
der monpyr'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-27
jug Painting.

The Philadelphia Ledger seriously
asks what is to be done with all this
pretty talent that is now engaged in
jug-painting. One result will be too
many cups, and bowls and plaques,
while another will be great increase
in the beauty and demand for the best
workmanship of American potteries.
china importers turning their attention
to Ohio porcelains and Trenton faience,
and customers learning to demand the
same in preference But decorative
skill, now rapidly developing, must
find wider field, and some of our ac-
tive young women are advised that if
they would begin to paint ceilings they
would find plenty of profitable employ
ment, as the ceiling is becoming a
more important feature in the modern
house than it used to be.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-27
Too Late,

1t appeared to be private confab,
as the two men sat with their backs to
the iron fence of old Trinity Church.
IF you was Jay Could said one,
land l was a judge on the bench. how
much would you give to own meP''
"Well, dunno. How much would
you take?n
''Make me an offer"
well, I'd chip in with Jim Keene
and Russell Sage and Uncle Rufus, and
l reckon we'd offer you $4,000.
''Hoot! toot! man, but you'd get left!
While you were getting up this pool
President Willard would step in with an
offer of $25, GOO"
Verdict for plaintiff
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Yours respectfully
Habits of the Panther in California,

Whatever may be the habits of the
panther in other localities, we have the
authority of Mr.. Livingstone for the
statement that those about the McCloud
river will always run from a dog, no
matter how small he is, and when clos
ed upon will spring into tree, to a
height of over twenty feet: So intently
will the panther watch the barking and
excited dog from his position on the
branch that the hunter can come as
near as he pleases and take deliberate
aim. Near Mount Persephone panthers'
tracks were observed to be thick at the
base of a vertical wall about twenty
feet, forming the foot of a PERCEPTIONS
mountain side. Once upon the summit
of this rock the panthers were safe from
white man, Indian or dog. Though the
panther is so cowardly with dog, per-
haps from inherited fear of chase by a
pack of wolves or wild dogs, he will
encounter and conquer the grizzly
bear. Combats between these two ami
mails seem to be not infrequent, and
the Indians have found dead bears that
have been killed by panthers, but never
dead panthers that bears have killed.
The panther is said to spring on the
shoulders of the bear and cut through
the throat with its teeth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-27
WIDE-AWAKE DRUGGISTS

Messrs Robinson & Hinrichs are
always alive the their business, and
spare no pains to secure the best of
every article in their line. They have
secured the agency for the celebrated
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton. The only certain cure known for
Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Hoarse-
ness, Asthma, Hay Fever, Bronchitis, or
any affection Of the Throat and Lungs.
Sold on positive guarantee. Trial
Bottles free. Regular size S1.O0.
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A correspondent of the Lancet de-
scribes the following as thu method
employed in China for determining
paternity: A basin or cup of clean
water is obtained, the supposed father s
finger is cut, and then put into the
water till some blood trickles; then the
child's finger is cut and placed in the
water, and if the two bloods immedi-
ately unite, the proof is complete. The
magistrate is sometimes bribed and the
water tempered with.
Jim Baker, one of the oldest Rocky
Mountain trappers, has retired from
his wild life, after having spent forty
seven years in the wilderness. Jim,
the Scout" as he is Familiarity called in
Denver, is now over seventy. but his
form is still as straight as an arrow,
his eye as bright as child's, and his
step as elastic He is now living in
Denver, and talks of the time when he
camped in the wilderness which is now
the capital city of Colorado.
Hunting moonshiners is not consid-
cred picnic by revenue officers. The
gay mountaineer is a first-rate fellow,
at good distance. 1t appears that
MS WlSkey Is not Gnlng 10 nanker
after, being common corn, clear as
water, and burning as fire. The man
ner of selling it is in true primitive
style, the purchaser putting his jug or
bottle in the hollow or stump of tree
with the price of the liquor. On call
ing back the jug is full and the money
gone. Then they have what is dubbed
the ''horn racket" Alongside the road
big horn is hung to tree. If you
want to buy the corn juice you blow a
blast. Soon girl comes out of the
bushes and tells you to put your hand
in her pocket. You obey, drop some
money in the pocket, and take out your
bottle and go. Flirting under the cir
cumstances is at ones peril, as six
foot moonshiner is in point of blank
range with his finger on the trigger of
his favorite persuader.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-27

Ex-senator Stewart says the gold
product is steadily decreasing and will
soon be unable to supply the demands
of the world for the fine arts. He de-
clares that if all the people of the
world had their teeth properly filed,
mineral bankruptcy would follow.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-27
BUCKLEN'S ARNlCA SALVE.

BUChLEN 3 AKNICA SALVE.
The best salve ia the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re.
funded. Price 25c per box. For sale
by Robinson & Hinrichs. 16marS3
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-12-27

The manufacturers of "Garland Stow
es' have the largest and most modern
stove foundry in the world. Their motto
is '"To Lead, not follow" and the excel
ent of their Garland line fully attests
that their efforts are being crowned with
success. They are for sale only by the
Wagner & Rand Hardware Co.