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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-06

says that Arches bid on the stone for the
street wall was much less than the others and
will give us the figures soon they are
returned from Washington.
The remains of the late Mrs. Luther
Stephenson, Jr., were taken to bingham,
Mass, yesterday, where the funeral will oc-
cur at 2 o'clock to-day in the old church.
Mrs. Stephenson WAS ffty-six years of age.
The Maine Central Co is extending the
platforms At several stations on its main line
The running of long and heavy trains neces-
sitates this, "a there IA not room for the pas
sengers to alight and the transfer of the bag
gage and express.
The committee who have in charge the
''Art and Relic exhibition" for the G A r.
fair, consists OF Capt. II. f blanchard,
Gen. s Common, Gen. S. j. Gallagher, Mrs.
s w Lane. Mrs S j. Gallagher, Mrs o
N. Backngton and Mrs + NJ Fogler
The extension to the freight house Of the
Maine Central Co. here is 1870 feet in length,
while the portion to be removed is but forty,
thus making the building some seventy feet
longer than it was before. The roof of the
extension is on ard the sides boarded up.
Several of the rear doors will be quite re-
spectable height from the ground so that high
wagons can be conveniently loaded.
The sixth of October,i it will be remembered,
mail pouch was stolen from the depot plat
form Mt Vanceboro. The bag came from
Houton, was thrown of for the Boston train,
and was packed with mail, there being che ks
aggregatng thousands Of dollars, one of
which. amounting to SllS,wss for MIR. J. II.
Greeley Of this city Two days ago the post
Office department received information that
the pouch had been found in the woods near
Danforth completely Quilted. There is no
clue to the thieves.
In last weeks issue. says the Fairfield
Journal, we're given the details of y strange
case in China where an insane woman was
found dashed to n bed in the house of Will
bur Ward and apparently in great
agony of body and mind. lnves-
tigstion by the selectmen discloses the
fact that this woman is named Silver and is
the sister of + Z Silver the inventor. resd-
ing in Auburn, Me. Mrs Weymouth Of Au-
burn, sister to the insane lady, said that she
had been much moved by the rumors that
reached her from China Her sister, accord
ing to her account, had been removed
from the hospital and given into the
keeping of the Wards who had been
recommended to the relatives. The last
letters from the keepers reported that the
lady was improving and was receiving the
best of care and Mrs. WEYMOUTH does not
know whether the Wards are telling the
trSth or not Ii has sometimes been found
necessary to lash the crazy woman to bed
in order to prevent her from strayiug away.
If on further investigation it is found that
any unnecessary harsh measures have been
employed in treating their sister her family
will Immediately remove her from her pres
emf 0uarters
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-06
Difo.

In waterville. Nov. 4. Mrs. Eunice NJ. Hall. aged
10 years, months
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-06

The remains of the late Mrs. Luther
Stephenson, Jr., were taken to bingham,
Mass, yesterday, where the funeral will oc-
cur at o'clock to-day in the old church.
Mr.. Sienhensnn Was fitiY-six Years Of nge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-06
AT LARGE.

A pension has been allowed to Albert
Moody of Nobleboro Pensions have been
increased to the following: Spencer W
Wadsworth, Wales; Geo. Randall, Presque
Isle; Albert Bryant, North Hermon. pen.
sion has been re-issued and increased to Chas
Over of Etna
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

his hat from the table unn rising IT Is plaIu
that he is not here, and that YOU know moth
my about hIm HIS loss will H. a heavy blow
tn his father. who had great hopes of him.
though. for my part | cannot help thinking
that hr kept him tno much under, and So
Gprccd him, after a manner, to leave his
hum""
"lut what is thought, SIR What doth his
father think" exclaimed Mrs Stranrirld
t,n much int"r,s stosi 10 nuticr. the growing
strangrncSs in Jcnnys eyes and the singular
hlnnchiu. of her hiS
Why, Dr Shaw cannot conceive what has
t~come "f him: he /, III lad way, and there
Is no school kept this morning Quite a saI
ncsS has fallen upon the huvs. who talk tu-
either in suhlurvl voices. for Cuthl~rt Shaw
was "A kind Young gentleman. much loved hy
Us all A. to what ha- h,prrulu Of him, | have
nav own opinion Last night, u little before
nine. saw him leave the house, dressed more
Ju,r.ry than ever Ind taken notice of i'll
hIn Shall say >hrhhily drrs ,ri' That
waS II, ma am TIr WAS undoubtedly annoy
e,i 10 find ne posted at the gate, and al
dressed mo very hurrie,lly, and was glad t"
nalir Oft Now, ran put two and two to-
gethor as v,ll as another. Yesterday afternoon
II Na- that he sTok" To ~ Of being weary Of
his life under his father precisely those
words. Mrs Strnngfcld. hut his meaning
Now, what would his llsappearanc" rrPrc-
-,'ut tout the true significance Of his language
to me-"
Having delivCrd himself Of which, Mr..
Saunderson h"wud low to Jenny, salutcd
Mrs Strangfrld and went away, eNpostulat-
ing with tn" elder lady for coming to the
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27
Social Classification in jail.

Tn re is no place in the world where
.-.ere l. Such IA dlstIn't classification of so
-Iety as IN all fOnnl that out when
"us cultlvat!ng MIR. Maxweh's society ami
jumping cohesion out OF him The
ErIsiVcracy are the fellows in for murder
hey, as a rule, nLIIntaIn u dI-nited re-
serve, ami are addressed Mr.. So and So
by the other prisoners On the other hand
the" call their .ellOw-prisOners John or Bill
fhc next grade are the prOfessIOna crooAe ed
men lh- rr is Il great rivalry between
them anu tue murdererS aS to which really
10, III the creme de- Ia creme, and the cUnse
quence Is u GOODNESS exists They speak Of
e-Irh others crimes III a sighting manner
a al dePreciate one anothers vIllainy.
The lower CLASSES are represented 10y the
,.neaE- thieves the tramp CROOKS and anna
tours They are loOkeL upon with con
tempt by those vino have prusressel fur
Their in crimes, and not associated with On
their part they recognize their unwprthi-
ness and are meek and lowly, esteemIng It a
favor to do the boss criminals some little
service. There Is an unwriLtcn law eStab
fishing these grades AMI 1t is never VIC
lated detective in Globe-Democrat
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

An old Boston lawyer tells the following
story: One Of my neighbOrS il an archI-
tect, tall, dark, haudsoms, and little more
than middle aged His wife Is a charming
woman fair and beautiful The husband
was private in a Massachusetts regiment
during the rebellion. He was desperately
wounded IN an engagement and for several
months afterwards wa, an inmate Of hos
PItaL CpOu the cot which ia occupied was
a quilt with the names of thirteen girls EN-
UroIdercd on its edges, together with that OF
the northern city from which 1t had been
sent When the patient grew well enough
he wrote a letter to each Of the thirteen
misses thanking them for the quilt and
telling the story OF his illnesa He received
kind replies from all OF them. One of these
letters interested him particularly and he
kept up a correspondence with the writer
for some months On his return TO tine
north be called upon h-r, and before another
year passed. they were married Although
twenty years have gone by since their wed
ding they are still the handsomesU coupe |
ever saw. chicago News
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

or,o,,r,,o,,, ,-d os ,bor, N bo dis,,roJito5 bis
-, .. ,ta,,,,h "a. Ja,,,rL.or NJ ,r1,r-
-, t.,,,st'-r,,,,.ir,, ,ba, n,,
,,,,iIar,i NJ, ,,t.crI, bs st,r,.j at her. tb,r
! =, Al, Jr,,I
a. h,or ,,,. fr,,,, ,.,,,r ,,,,,, r,,s
-,
"Foth.r :, = trina lam Cutbl..rt Sb,v's
win "
H., ,.oIl,,.I rnupa th, t,hlo to his chair ~
| th,,,,,-b i,t,.ud,,,,r +, -, hut still stool
"W-h.n lil Won marry himyr
"Wb.n | was ot nv aunt RachrVs"
"Wh,u Won were at YOUR aunt Rnchcl's!
r,nt i thr,e week, since Give. me the
dov p"
1t was ona Wednesday, fnthnr-I do not
know tn. dnt" | forget" replied the girl
trembling like one IN an aEur. VT never
Shrftln- her fryrrIshly lustrou- eyes from
her father, far,.
You will have to rem ,mh"r the dat"-
| name m" the church"
1t was IN L,udun-l cannot tell the name
will think prr,rntlv." and she pressed her
culd hands To her forhrad
You remember uuthlug-nolth"r the dato
of vuur murria.r, nor the church whcr.ln
YOU wer, marri,l," he said; AMI, looking
ar und him with pathrtic manner OF un-
CERTAINTY. h, moved toward tn, door.
~Mirh,l,~ exclaimed Mrs Straughcld in
whisprr layin- her hand on hi, arm, "whrr
art thou going"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

In the store Of dealer in rare books /
saw Ben njlmIn r. Butler looking at u war book
tIaL had Decn IntcTlravcd with enSravInss
illustrative ot battle, d,sc cribsi in the text
he asked the prLc' AMI told 81. II
mar.eI that possibly he might cOme IN
later buy it. and sauntered out The
bulky volume still ay ON tine counter when
IA sly lIsh young man entered and glanced
at IL
There's something you ought to put into
your library, said the merchant 1t Is
unique AMI curious
"how much" asked the fellow, as he care
iessly turned the leaves
Lightly dollars was the bland reply.
The interest OF the customer palpab.y rose
at the price, AMI within rye mIuuL-s he was
the owner of the book | asked the seller
familiar acquaintance, how he could
bring his conscience to tuat sort OF double
dealing.
1t Is a perfectly legitimate feature of my
business he replied, to get tine most | can
for CuriosIUes like that ten Butler is Il
.egular Gu u,romer. aud | was well aware tnat
ne Knew the value OF such things There
was no chance OF selling TO hIm unless /
named reasonable figure. But III the
other case | knew the man too He wou!dn /
have looked twice nE the book If | had
named the Same price tnat had given to
Butler, but tue hISh cost struca his foncy.
Now York Cor. Kansas City Star.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

d" Be pleased 10 sit" said the doctor, coldlv
Now were the features OF both fathers
visible, and never was offered greater con
trast Of faces The doctor who hal not becn
in bed all night, had a haggarl look, which
! showed strongly on his plumpn,~s; his eye,
were lnnguid with anxiety and fatigue. Yet
the dignity of good hTecding in the rte
pose of his face and in his manners especially
marked On the other hand WAS the worn
aud handsome face of the shipwrlght, scorn
and shame cleaning with halt-Smotherei
light in his eyes, and the iron will of Iii
nature hardening the curve and set OF hi>
mouth, and inclinins his head tc a backward
fall of half-derisive haughtines< With both
hands he held his hat to his breast, taking n
notice of the others invitation to sit
Sir" he said, slowly. there i report h.-
! low that your son is missing. But | am not
a man to heed the towns g,ss.p Let INT
know from you that this Is so
1T is So replied the doctor, eyeing him
keenly.
is this sudden leaving Of you uncx-
pected,7
Totally unexpected Nj. Strangfeld ii
YOU have news to give concerning him, /
beg you, i'll the name of humanity, not to
withhold it
Answer me this. DR.. Shaw: Do YOU
know that he is marriedr said StraLg
field, breathing deeply, and speaking with
difficulty.
Married. cried the doctor. with unmi,-
taxable astonshment Certainly not, sir
most aSsurcdly not indeeI'
Il pray you reflect bee you speak. sir
As You answer me now, so shall YOU b,
judgei 10y Almighty God who will ho.d You
accuuntabl, tor thi, action Of your oil
spring By word or look has your SON Cuth
bert ever given you reason 10 suspect he hath
a wife"
Mr. Strangtield" replied the doctor
shocked 10y the energy Of this adjuration Il
have given you plain answer, and still my
reply is No. What has put this extraordi-
nary notion into your hraif
Then your son is a villain and a robber. the
plunlerer OF my chlld's innocrnce ami nv
name and honor. He hath enticed her into
vile wrong; he hath taught her a deceit that
he'll itself wulli rrbule. and now hath left
her 10 dwell alone il the disgrace and ruin
ne hath uvurwhe me her with" He let fall
his hat, and buried his face i'll his hands.
The doctor stool p trifoI
~ln Coils namr, man" he cried, speak
out and give some meaning TO your charges
Dead or hNIlE, my son l. outraged by your
language, and before You leave this room You
shall name me his otfensc that may estab-
llsh his innocence
With n shake of tn" head as if be would
clear his brain, StranSfteld looked up
MY daughter Jenny has this day told me
that she Is secretly married to your son Do
you heed me. That she is his wife, sir which
you would now make out lie! Clear him
of that"
The doctor put up his hand He was man
of decisive theories, and as bigoted at one
pole of thought as StranEfcld was at the
other So calmly conf lent was be his son
was not married that he would not even CON
descend TO reason the matter TO himself
Your daughter. said he. in a cold voina
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

lie eltner wlTuuy d-,,,. wing Won. or IaborS
unIar some ASTONISHING deIusi0n I am init
mataly aruuajntI with my sons uaturr AMI
dIsm,SItinn aui ,jn most positively assure
Won that he, Is the last mnn in the world to
contract uI,rrtn.,,. clnnIrStincly
H.. snake. with , httl, rurI Of m. lin for
he was very confident on this roint.
@Rut- he v.ns cnntiuuiu.r. then stnnn-l
and fruwncf with his eyes bent ON the floor
AVON vrr, about 10 say it, shrirkt-i the
unhappy father. Speak out and clnar him.
in the nanir Of CiAl' have called him vii
lam and robber-cl.ar him"
Il must bog y,u t. restrain YOUR fmpetu-
o>itv, =" returned the doctor. Laughtigy. "If
nv son ha- acted the part 81 a viIh,in, YOU
will not mnnf matters hy rlamnriug at mo
StaIrmrut> have l.-n made t. YOU by your
daughter, and their vrrifratIon Is n Simple
matter But, mark uIr. she Is dccrlving
YOU
With a heavy effort Strangficld calmed
himself amt. with a struggling face and
twitrhinG fingers ,-ssay,d to speak reason
ably.
You say NV girl hath deceived mo This
truly has she done. hr sh' speaking gospel or
n DEVILS liz, in what sh, told her mother
Yet ynu must know sir. TINT up to this day
never hal | a cau>,' to doubt her rs a good
girl She declares that she was married to
Your snu three weeks ago, when We hal sent
her for change of air to her aunt, who lives
at Syd"nham"
The doctor grew a shade paler
~Ihr,~' weeks ago Nv son was In London
then Good heaven sir. he SIrrly-the i'm
pruhahillty-the-th the" Mr.. StrangfeId kept
his glowing "vcS hnt on him For some
tim" past, the doctor went on, Il have
noticed "A chang" in him, and his answers
have been full Of evasion But if he wcr,,
married. he Crlcd. in his cagernesS Straining
his head forward, and leaning with both
hands On the table, would he abandon hi.
wife and myStnriOusly depart rs he has now
done leaving no hint behind him either Of his
motive or his whereabouts. Oh, Mr.. Strang-
field, that speaks for itself That is a very
T@r>undluT argument against your dauE liter,
SIR
at Is that which has brought me here"
cried Stran-ti"ld in voice of thunder HAS
he gonc' You answer yes II he loved her
well enough to marry her hr would not leave
her. II he hal betrayed her, then have you
his reason for flying!
DR. Shaw turne | 10 pace the room. Light
was beginning I" dawn on him Ii was dim.
cult for him 10 bring his mind to believe that
Cuthbert was guilty Of mortal sin; vet
hcr" was the father of the girl violent in
heavy charges, 50 that the existence of the
victim at least was an established fact by
surrst proof
As III" husband Of your daughter he would
not have left her" he said, speaking in a tone
Of pain and shame, and with something like
horror in the expression of his eyes. May
God forgiv" him If he has brought disgrace
upon the innocent, But. Mr. Strungflcld
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

On one occasion Mr. c. H Horstmann.
while acting as nitel States consul in
Munich, devoted himself TO a gentleman
deslrOus of seeing Munich Mr. horstman
believed he had founi an appreciative tour
ist The Ludwig Strasse, the Arch Of Vic
tory, the cleaning marble, the deep azure
of the sky, all the aesthetic contrasts were
shown to that intelligent American Per
haps it was the impression Of that magical
combination of art and nature which rem
dered the tourist speechless He could not
express his delight in words Presently the
consul saw his disciple looking down the
street There was a horse car in the dis
tance. Gradually 1t approached In the
middle OF the consuls brilliant archite stural
analysis, the other man said: Il wonder
what kind Of grease they use for their axles
in this country. The Arsonaut
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

In the latitude of New York, Professor P.
H. Penhallow has found the proportion of
water in tire and sh ubs to vary according
TO these general laws. l. The water in
woody plants is not constant for all seasons,
and del ends upon conditions of growth =
1t IS in greatest amount late in May or early
in June and east IN January j 1t Is in
greatest PROPORTION in the sap wood; least in
that which Is older /. When plants grow
most rapidly they have most water...
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

Children have not sufficient secretion of
saliva to convert starch into sugar. Inere-
fore never use arrOw-roOt, corn starch, or
Hour, these do not digest in the stomach AMI
intestinal arrangement is sure to follow
Bran or barley Cruel furnishes phosphateS,
which are essential to stimulate digestion -
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

There was an eNultaut mile on his face
as he walked into the oftiIe OF a we'll known
capitalist, and there was proud ring In
his voice as he said:
For twenty years l have lived from hand
to mouth, waiting for something to turn up
IL has finally come. | have made a discov-
cry which, il you viii back it with few
bundled dollars, will give US both for
tunes"
State your casa"
We'll, sIT, | have discovered that banana
peelnss can lie utilized for eil kinds Of table
JellleS A pec& OF old peelings can be made
to bring forth twelve tumblers Of the finest
currant Jeli, and the profit is"
Hold Gu right there interrupted the
capitalist; you a:c just two years too late
A chap In Chicago not only discovered that,
but he found way TO work in apple rinds
and corea and orange peel, and we can't in
fringe On his patent
but"
Its no use. I'd like to see you get
along. but you must drop that Don't be
discouraged, however. Perhaps you can
discover way to make pressed corn beef
out of old boot legs All you want is a ma,
chine to run in the streaks Of fat" GsE--'
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27
WORKING JUST FOR Fun.
SENSIBLE SORT OF RECREATION IN
WHICH WEALTHY MEN INDULGE.


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my "" "on i' 'h' I''' at AL we '''
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pay AMI rep rt"d ON tiiht lie F"''i'"i
mo - th"u-h VA he !'reN.'rHr ahi Alter
SNihS H" a -''N oi WINE -. 'i|e '"' 20 -
ron IIShJ "l.N oil his Ist'LH ana Do TAR
from ms vile : bciF"""L Il was iI'd with
Umher ahd "lt~ ot 'h.Ientif N"EN lir i"
gan "y telling IN" th.'t Ia" II al 70" Important
."n "hl.h he wished NJ T" ~nIH'rI"t' '"d ani
heLP MN 'as'""HIy WIN my a''"
t"9ah '" -'' 4 "t''" Ut h.'''.' "u1 "'S re-
finest ra,.i,,.rt..r tr.I, eyer -lw aaI also
produced I.,x II tine cigars Then he
pulled u'T hI, uler.,at. Lryw cu a IaIr of
o.era. i. donueI an ,mbro.i i--.d lra.he-
apron. and b gan pulling out "a number OF
Iar-e pe,s- OF seasoned English cak lie
then told me that Hr Iuirui,I maHIu- 4
CLe-t lite up Itu drawers and 10 krIs II
his own invention lie had BIZ sheet Of
paper on winch he hal drawn of -very
piece to Lc useI IN is onstrurLi III.
He went to worS and Tor fur hours
slt there sinoAIn. cI-a., and occasionally
giving him directions gs,out saving and mt
ting That was all lie wtnteL lie knew
there, were. "A nuru.rr Of -.fDI.r H.t.e lppIuL5
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27
OuinIne As a ProphyIactIc

correspondent writing from Cape
town, Africa, after thirty years expert
ence in every malariOus climate, is firmly
of the belief that quinine given in three
grain doses, as a prOphylactic, to any per
son for a month previously to his subjec,
ton TO special malaria influences, will be
attended with results which will surprise
the giver. If only gwen when men are
suffering from fever the result will be sur
prisingly disappointing. Medical Journal.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

A new salad reported from New York Is
made OF lettuce and frog legs, cspers and
a heavy mayonnaise.