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Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25
DECEMBER TERM
OF the superior Court, Judge Whitehouse
Presiding.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. oath,
State Va. G, M. Allen. Indictment tor
keeping liquor nuisance. Hsines, county at
toaney. II. M. Heath for the respondent
After the testimony for the government had
been taken out the respondent retracted his
plea of not guilty and plead guilty. fine of
500 with costs was imposed.
State VS.. James NJ. Buck. Haines, county
attorney, ID. NJ. Heath for respondent. In
dicted for keeping liquor nuisance. Yer
dict, guilty.
State vs. A L. Getchell. Haines for State,
H. NJ Heath for respondent, Indictment for
keeping liquor nuisance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The train from the west was forty minutes
gers, many of whom were on their way to
spend Christmas with their relatives and
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25
Business Notices.

N.To onr patrons and public generally,
your attention is respectfully called to our
Jorge assortment of Christmas and holiday
goods. Call and see before you purchase.
LoTTIE s. Stafford, Winthrop Court.
dec23ttf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The mails have been overburdened with
holiday packages for several days past. The
express company has also had its hands full
transporting Christmas presents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The fox hunters will be on the war path
to-day. Almon Lyon has shot two this sea-
son, and other Augusta hunters have aver
aged one each
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The stock Of Mrs. ]. Il. Mckenzie, which
was damaged BY fire Monday night, va. in
sured for $1,000
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The Council committee on the Insane Hos
pital will ask the legislature for an appropri-
alton to meet the sum of $500, borrowed by
the Trustees 60 put the new pavilion of the
Hospital into shape for use.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Mr.. X. w. Soule's resignation as steward
Of the Insane Hospital will take effect the
Arst Of February.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Xmas entertainment in the Methodist ves-
try this evening, at o'clock. Admission
tree and all are invited
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The g. A. X. committee on the reception
of the national encampmsnt at Portland, will
meet at the Augusta House. one week from
next Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

There will be q grand entertainment at
Capital rink this evening, consisting Of a
sheet and pillow case masquerade. All those
who desire good time should be on hand.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

A. Il. Devereux Of Ellsworth. railway
mail agent, has been transferred from tho
Bangor and Bar Harbor route to the Bangor
and Boston route.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25
up to-day.

volubility of the fair sex. The other day
while physicians were binding up the broken
jaw, of Mrs. Rufus Higgins. on the Townsend
road she was 80 talkative that it was only
with difficulty the bone could be set. 1t
is said the reason her husband beat her was
because she iawed so incesssutlv
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The Methodist Sunday School will give
Christmas concert st their vestry, Thursday
evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

While Augusta will ask the legislature for
a Reinstatement Of its common council,
Hallowell will petition for an sbolishment of
that branch OF her city government.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Two runners who had travelled over the
State, said yesterday, that Augusta dealers
made the haudsomest display ofholiday goods
they had seen yet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The ice In the river 10 Ave inches In thick
ness, and the ice companies will commence
scrapng to-day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The case Of Rufus Higgins for beating his
wife has been continued in the Municipal
Court.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Mrs. ID. F. Longfellow, residing on Cush-
noe Heights, slipped on the ice Wednesday
afternoon and broke limb in two places
below the knee. DR.. Crooaer attended her.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The market for apples in Liverpool Monday
was dull, with prices ranging from o. SO to
1882 per barrel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Ifin need Of fancy and engraved dance orders,
,roerammes, announcements, wedding and visiting
osrds large and varied assortment Of samples can
always be found at this once. Have new and de-
srabe styles of type for doing nice work. Samples
ssnt BY mail and prices quoted
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

lead to Consumption, Fevers, Settled Coughs.
Asthma Bronchitis, Group Whooping Cough,
sc. Immediate relief by DR.. Seth Arnold's
Cough Killer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Mr.. Y. A. Coombs 10 suffering from
severe kick 10 the knee, received from q
horse,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Many ofthe shop windows were decorated
with Christmas evergreens, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

There will be no issue Of the Daily Jour
nal on Friday morning, owing TO Christmas
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The boys were skating on the river yester-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

HeMUsIc LEssoSs.-In classes of three,
"a lessons, $40; at the Hallowell Classical
Academy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The murderers will be sentenced next
week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

complimentary benefit Is to be given the
]. D. r. polo club at the rink
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The river is soIidIy frozen over.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

There are rs prisoners in Kennebec county
jail.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Capital Grange will hold holiday festival
at Grand Army Hall Saturday evening, which
promises many attractions. From 8 to Z
O'Clock genuine granger supper will be
served, after which will come an entertain
ment, consisting of vocal and instrumental
music, readings, etc At the close pleasing
drama will be presented by the young people
OF the grange. Miss Hall of Hallowell will
render whistling solo, and Miss Julia Bige-
low will read. The Hospital orchestra 10
engaged for the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The slipping was never better.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Did you get a Christmas present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

A new s5 counterfeit treasury note, series
1875, check letter A. is in circulation. 1t is
made by the photo-lithographic process. and
is very close imitation. The $40 counter
felt treasury note, series 1875, is again be-
coming frequent. The first counterfeit of
the series of 1850 $40 treasury notes has
appeared II is a poor imitation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Holiday confectionery is very cheap.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

A Merry Christmas to all.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

Dealers have had brisk Christmas trade
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25
KNOX,

The Rockland Opinion learns that Mr..
Charles Shields, of Vinslhsven, who has
been blind for several years, the result of an
accident by an explosion in q granite quarry,
has had the sight restored to one eye BY an
operation by Portland surgeon.
Carleton & Co. of Rockport. have received
from the Dunn Edge Tool Company of Wat
erville, probably the largest scythe ever made.
1t is 81 inches wide and Is feet long. They
had it made to cut the ill, pads and grass in
Lily Pond.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

The tomcod fisheries are being worked.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25
9ofal aud State aye,ps.
FANCY pRINTTNc.

Thursday. December IS, 1884
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25

TheYork mills will stsrtup on full time
en- Monday next, but with a small reduction
in wages. The York is the last colored mill
to reduce wages, the others having already
done so.
The Biddeford Times SAYS that not enough
ice remains in Boardman Brothers ice houses
to supply their regular customers. and they
are obliged to cut from the river. They have
commenced cutting in front of their house
on Irving street, Saco.
The legislature at its next session will be
requested to pass an act authorizing the
transfer temporarily by the Registry of
Deeds at Alfred to the Registry of Deeds at
Portland of the volumes of the early records
Of York county that are TO be published dur
ing the time necessary for the printing Of the
same. This is deemed by the parties engaged
in the publication necessary in order 20
facilitate the progress of the work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25
SAGADAHOC

Bath Times Tuesday evening Mr.. David
Crooker of the firm of Crooker & Lilly, liv-
ing on Washington street, was taken with
strangulated hernia. He did not attempt to re-
duce it until last evening when DIR. E. NJ.
Fuller, assisted BY DIR, C. A Packard oper.
ated upon and reduced the hernia. Had he
delayed the operation q few hour,
more he would have been beyond the reach
of surgical skill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
Mere Waste of I'll IN G.

A tinware peddler called at nv
house on Fourth avenue the other day
to exchange some of his goods for pa
per rags. The woman brought out
sack weighing ten or fifteen pounds and
the peddler held it up on his spring
scales and announced:
'Dere vas shust six pounds, so help
me gracious.
Her husband came out at this mo-
ment and replied that he would not
accept anysuch weight. He knew there
were at least ten pounds in that sack,
and he didn't propose to be sWindled.
''My frendt, do you pellet l sheat
you?'' asked the peddIer.
''You would if you got chance"
It was agreed that the man should
take the sack across to the grocery and
weigh it for himself, but ne was no
sooner out of sight than the peddler
drove off and did not stop for five
blocks. In the afternoon the man met
him down town and asked:
''Ah, you rascal, why didn't you wait
for me?"
.'Vhas dere more ash six pounds?"
Eyes, sir-ten of EN-"
''Vhell, dots Why [ didn't wait. If
you pellet my scales yhas too light und
pellet der grocery scales vhas too
heavy, we shtand ind jaw und call
names und lose time. SO I move on
ind make half a dollar on some lead
pipe. "-DetrOt Free Press
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
Public Suicides il China.

4 Shanghai letter to the Philadel-
phia Press says: The most barbarous
of all the death rites which have been
observed in China was that of immo-
1ating human beings at the tOmbs of
the departed great. As high as III
men have been buried alive in the
tomb of a single individual. This hor-
rible custom does not prevail at all
now. of course, but the same false and
inadequate notions of the sacredness of
human life do prevail universally. But
Of all Chinese customs the most re-
markable has been the prevalent, pub
lie, fashionable suicides, conducted in
public with every show of pomp, and
sometimes actually under the general
direction of Mandarin. A gay pro-
cession would be formed, and de-
lighted thrOng would follow the pros
pective victim to a scafold which had
been erected with great care. The
seats commanding the best view of the
sacrifice would be sold, and there
would be a grand turnout of the sui
Gliding party friends, as we'll rs of the
public at large. Perhaps it would be
a young widow, who had resolved to
end her miserable existence on account
of the death of her husband, widow
not being privileged to remarry in Chi
ma. The occasion would be treated as
a regular holiday by the natives. For
time the woman would chat pleas
antly with her friends, partaking Of a
bountiful feast with them on the gal
lows. Then, having caressed a little
child that was placed upon the table
before her, and adorned it with neck
lace, she would take basket of flow
ers and scatter the blossoms gayly
among the crowd. after which she
would cheerfully place her head in the
moose and swing off into eternity. AS
rule, suicides are now performed
without such publicity, but they are
very common
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
Some English Table-Sauces.

Plain Melted Butter-Take sauce
pan, put in it two ounces of butter and
one ounce of flour, blend these with a
wooden spoon over fire until they are
reduced to liquid; then add to them
half pint of cold water, stir over the
fire until it comes to boil add twelve
drops of lemon juice, and salt-spoon-
full of salt; put in q tureen ready for
use.
Anchovy Sauce.-Blend sauce and
make as above; adding three table
spoOnfuls of cream and one table
spoonful Of essence of anchoVY, with
seasoning of cay enne.
Parsley, or Sauce a la Maitre d'Ho-
teI.-Put two ounces of butter in a
saucepan, add three-quarters Of an
ounce Of flour; blend these together. and
add one gill of white stock; stir over
fire until it comes to boil; then add
half gill of cream, a seasoning of cay
enne and salt, twelve drops of lemon
juice, and add a tablespoonful Of finely
chopped parsley. Serve. n. Blake
care not to let the sauce boil after the
parsley is in, or it will turn the parsley
brown.
French Sauce. Take one ounce of
butter and half an ounce Of flour and
blend them together in a saucepan; add
70 them one gill of white stock, a few
grains Of nutmeg, a seasoning of salt
and cayenne, six drops Of lemon juice;
then beat up the yoIks of two eggs, add
half gill of cream; stir these into the
sauce and thicken by the fire. Serve.
Caper Sauce. Make melted butter as
above; then add two teaspoonfuls of
cream and q tablespoonful of chopped
capers, with q strong tlavoring of cay
enne.
Caper Sauce No. Blend two ounces
of butter in a saucepan with three
quarters of an ounce of flour; add to
this one gill of white stock, twelve
drops of the essence of anchoyy, little
grated nutmeg, teaspoonful of tara
gon vinegar. and high seasoning of
cayenne with a little salt; add two Ia
blespoonfuls of chopped capers, stir
these over the fire until hot, then draw
the pan away from the fire and add
little cream. n. B.-This sauce is es-
peciauy good for all kinds of griddle
fish.
White Sauce.-Put in saucepan an
ounce and half of butter and three
quarters of an ounce of -four; add to
these half pint of milk and half
saltspoonful of pounded mace; add a
good seasoning of cayenne and salt, and
stir well over the fire until it boils; then
draw it from the fire and SUR in care
fully one tablespoonful of lemon juice.
This sauce should taste sharp.
+, rO Sauon -Malyo CANOE ayaofIU nc
above, adding half a gill of cream, with
the yolks of two hard boiled eggs
(boiled twelve minutes); rub through
wide sieve; the whites to be chopped
finely and added to the sauce
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
A Sad Mistake.

The great Indian reformer, Leshub
Chunder Sen, whose death is an
nounced, was in London some years
ago, and was very considerably lion
lied. He must have been man of
wide sympathies, for he was to be met
with IN the churches and chapels of
many persuasions. To the Ten pie
Church he was very frequent visitor,
and there was story told about him
and some brother missionaries Gall
men of coloD, who were very much
surprised at the welcome they received
from the master of the Temple. DR..
Vaughan had asked many guests to
meet them. The guests came, but the
missionaries were unaccountably late.
DR.. Vaughan, thinking there might be
some mistake, went to his own hall
door to see if they might be wandering
round the precincts of the church. He
could see nothing OF them. He asked
one of his servants whether any other
guests had arrived. '.Only (said the
servanD a lot of Christy minstrels who
wanted very hard to come in, but /
managed to get them away in good
humor."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
A Rowing People.

Arab girls have little to do with Sc.
lecting their husbands. The men nearly
always fix that up among themselves.
A bold warrior sees a girl whom he
loves in another tribe. He rides up at
night, finds out where she is sleeping,
dashes up to her tent, snatches her up
in his arms, places her before him
on the horse and sweeps away like the
wind. Ii he happens to be caught he
is shot. If he is not, the tribe from
which he stole the girl pays him visit
in few days. The dervish, priest of
the tribe, joins the hands of the young
man and the girl, and both tribes join
in the merriment. All the bravest
men steal their wives, but there are
some who do not. Their method is
little different. OF a calm, moonlight
highland moonlight in the tropics is
far more beautiful than here-y0u may
see an Arab sitting before the tent of
his inamorata picking stringed instru-
ment something like banjo and sing
ing a song of his own composition.
This is his courtship. They are the
most musical people in the world.
They talk in poetry, and extemporiza-
ton is as easy with them as it was with
the Scalds of old. If the girl is obsti-
nate he goes elsewhere and seeks to
win another girl with his songs and
music. Sometimes the fathers make
up the match, but always the girl is the
obedient slave. Her religion, her peo-
pie, her national instincts, the tradi-
tons of her ancestors, all teach ner 20
be the slave of her husband. The pow
er of life and death is in his hands, and
she bows before his opinions with the
most implicit obedience. 1t is only
when the fair faced Frank comes with
his glib talk woman's highest duties
and grander sphere, with his winning
manner, with his marked respect, so
fattering to a woman's soul that she
leaves her husband, forsakes the teach
ings of her childhood, gives up home
and friends, and risks death itself to
repose in his arms. They are as fine
riders as the men, and as fearless.
They can 90 almost any distance with
out fatigue. They are fine shots and
don't know what personal fear is.
The women of these people are mod
est and more faithful than the women
of civilized countries. Indeed, it is the
rarest thing in the world to hear of
conjugal infdelity. The women ma
ture at II and II, and are old at 35.
When young they are very beautiful.
They have soft, dark skin, flowing hair,
and soft, languishing eyes. They are
passionate in their loves, but after mar
riage all their affection is centered in
their husbands. If a woman is found
to be untrue to her husband she is in
stantly killed, together with her lover.
But this seldom happens.-Cok. De
Funk, IN Louisville Courier Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
Miss Ayers Money and Dresses.

Miss Aver possesses a fortune of $1O.-
600, 600 and is one of the greatest heir
esses in New York CITY. She is little
above the medium height. and her
figure is quite graceful. Her skin is
cream white and her eyes are gray, the
eyebrows being arched. Her hair.
which is of dark brown, is banged and
coiled ut the back. The hands are ex-
ceedingly pretty. Her accomplish
ments are many. Miss Ayers life is
replete with romance. While travel
ing abroad Prince PHILIPPE, of Bourbon.
formed her acquaintance and fell mad
ly in love. He sought her hand in
marriage, was refused, and as result
entered an insane asylum, where he
was confined for some time. Among
numerous other counts, lords, and
dukes who have been suitors for her
hand was Count Bettini He called on
her one evening, proposed. was reject
ed, and shot himself in the vestibule of
her house. After a long and danger
Gus illness he recovered and is now
nursing his shattered heart in sunny
Italy.
Lieutenant commander PierSOn is a
tall, handsome officer and is very pop
ular in the navy.
Miss Ayers trousseau is of unusual
magniticence, the greater portion of
her costumes being direct from Worth
and Pingat. Some of the simpler ones,
however, were made in this city. One
dress, designed for the evening, is of
ivory silk, with the train en- boufant.
The Vatican plat extends to the end of
the train, and is of white brocaded vel
vet. The front is of white satin. heaY-
lily embroidered with seed pearls, and
yelled with a tablier of old point lace.
The corsage is cut square and yelled
with point lace, nesting in the folds of
which is splash of pearls. The
sleeves extend to the elbow and are
edged with point lace.
One of the dinner costumes is of ruby
velvet, with the front of embossed vel
vet shade darker. 1t is made en-
princesse, with high corsage. About
the edge of the train is 4 full coQuilIe
ruche lined with poUlt de sole. A gar
land of crushed roses extends from the
waist to the table Of the train, ending
in a large bouquet. A tablier of Point
de Venice lace covers the front.
A reception costume is of satin the
color Of a maiden's blush, with trim
mings of duchesse lace. The paniers,
of the same material, are draped also
with smaller lace. The costume is en-
princesse, with Vatican back. The
sides are paneled with point lace. The
front of this magnificent dress is of
silk in upright plaits, yelled with duch-
esse lace. The neck is cut in deep V
edged with exquisite duchesse lace.
The sleeves are full length and slashed
with point lace. A walking dress of
brown velvet, with fur trimmings, is of
extreme beauty.-N 7. World.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
His First Case.

Senator Morgan, of Alabama, had q
hard struggle when he began the
practice of law. His Single hung IN
noticed for many months. Becoming
desperate one day, he packed up his
few books and started for the depot,
determined to abandon his profession
and go to Texas. He reached the foot
of the stairs which led to his Office
when he was accosted by an elderly
man who inquired where John Nor
gan's law office was. Right here, sir,
my name is Morgan" Going out?''
81 am about to start for Texas on
pressing business. Indeed! Then
can you direct me to good lawyer?
I've little case to dispose Of " 81
decided" said Mr.. Morgan afterwards,
in telling the story to friend, "that
my Texas trip was not so pressing after
ali. / took The old gentleman into my
office and heard his case. won 1t,
and since that day fortune has favored
me-"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

A new form of mantel lambrequin,
on which much decoration appears, is
straight brand of satin or plush fin
ished with an ornamental fringe.
Above this is draped another piece of
plush of a harmonizing color. This
crosses the mantel, being not over six
inches deep at its longest point, and of
course not concealing the embroidery
of the lower straight piece. At the
outer ends of the mantel it is caught
up with cords and tassels, falling with
the ends of the plush, which are at
least three-quarter5 of yard deep,
and are edged with fringe.-Boston
Courier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20
Bismarck's Black Rider.

Make way for Bismarck's dispatch
carrier" cry a score OF voices, and as
Friedrich strass, Berlin, is cleared, a
great glossy bay horse, carrying tall
man in black, trots rapidly through
the center OF the busy thoroughfare
toward the Central Railroad stalion.
The horseman looks neither to the
right nor left, and goes out of his di-
rect route for no one, vehicles and
pedestrians clearing the way as Ameri-
cans do for a fire engine. The Black
RIDER" makes the same trip every af-
ternoon between 2 and O'clock, and
Notwithstanding that the street is one
of the most frequented in Berlin, every
thing and everybody stand aside for
him
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-03-20

races covering large portions of the
present territories of Arizona, New
Mexico, and Utah, as well as northern
Mexico, are the elements of the prob
lens involved in the origin, history,
and disappearance of these races
problems which seem no nearer solu-
ton than when Colorado, nearly four
hundred years ago, made raid for the
purpose of conquest among these
places and, through his priests, gave
to the world the first meager accounts
of them-then, as now, vacant and ru-
inpd