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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-14
The Decline of Home Poiiteness.

There is general complaint at home
and abroad of the decline of politeness.
Although part of the lament may be due
to the time -honored feeling that ''things
are not now as they used to be-" vet there
is still good cause for the oft-heard moan.
In America we lay. perhaps. too little
stress upon the outward and visible signs
of an inward grace. We think it enough
how far short be may come of expressing
his good intentions. There appears to be
so great q rush to accomplish the daily
round OF business that little time, if any at
all. is given to those acts of graceful
courtesy so trifing in themselves, yet
which contribute greatly to reduce the
frictioa Of home and social life to mini
mum. This living by the clock. this run
ming for train or boat. leaves no margin
for quiet stateliness in act and speech
Children are too often allowed a latitude
which formerly only was permitted TO
persons of mature years, and hold
opinions upon matters far beyond their
ken. expressing them freely in and oat Of
season. This prevents them from having
a becoming respect for their superiors. in
years and knowledge. 1t was de-
Iightfully refreshing to hear a celebrated
physician say the other day: ''ln
nv opinion, whether q son be or 40
years of age, so long as he lives under the
same roof with his father he should defer
to his parents slightest wish. II this be
not possible. he should make his abode
elsewhere but wherever he may be his
father must be treated with due rever-
ence."
Good manners are really the outcome
of unselfish natures; i'll manners are al
most a synonym for selfishness. 1t may
be said that it is impossible to change
persons nature. and nothing can be gained
by talking. True, there can be no abso-
lutte bouleversement of this sort. but there
may be so great a modification that un-
pleasant qualities will be rendered quite
endurable. Care killed cat" says the
old proverb, and it can also kill disagree
able manners. Apropos of this, bright
girl recently said to me: "You can edu-
cate anything in this world. Even un-
manageable feet may be made tractable if
you will only train them persistently, for
many an ill-shaped foot is the result of
If feet are inclined to
breadth and flatness. take pains as to how
you walk never allow the feet to touch
the ground with force, and they will soon
repay your care" 1t therefore only re-
quires little carefulness and sympathy
for others to soften our manners and
bring about that Difference and courtesy
which is so delightful in everyday lite
Louisville Courier Journal
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Concerning Women.

Miss Wormly. of Newport. is announced
as the translator of the Balzac novel;
now coming out in English dress.
Mrs. Van Colt has been holding revival
services at Denver, Col, where between
500 and 600 persons have joined the
church.
Mrs. MaryEmily Dawson is the first
lady surgeon to be admitted as licentiate
in Ireland. She received the privilege
after four days examination at the Irish
College of Surgeons.
The Queen Regent of Spain has given
the sword of the late King Alfonso
to the Royal Escort Horse Guards of
Madrid, having had inscribed on it,
Guard the sword of him you guarded in
life
Miss Mary Helen Ferguson, who lately
died in Jacksonville, Florida, was young
journalist of marked ability, and became
the editor of the New York American
Queen, now Town Topics. before she. was
twenty-five. She was born in Norfolk,
Va.
Mrs. Ellen NJ Clifford has opened a
Sheltering Home for Animals in the sub
urbs of Boston, for the reception of waits
and strays and the gratuitous care of sick
dogs. She pays all the expenses A sim
liar institution exists in Paris.
Miss Lucas. in 1743, brought to Charles
ton, S. c., some indigo seeds from the
West Indies, which were used as an ex-
pertinent 1t proved so satisfactory that
several Carolina planters turned their at
tention to the cultivation of indigo, and
studied the art of extracting the dye.
Queen Victoria has sent an autograph
letter to the parents of Miss Journeaux,
the heroine of the Jersey boating adven-
ture. congratulating them on the rescue
and safety of their daughter. She has
also sent message and sum of money
to Miss Journeaux.
| Mrs. Governor Wallace, of Indiana
suggested the character of the mother in
''Ben-Hur," the celebrated novel written
| by her step-son, Gen. Lew Wallace, aDC
is the original of that remarkable portrait
Mrs. Wallace, despite her advanced age
is very active in suffrage and temperance
work, and is also much beloved in hel
family.
Nine. Boucicaut, widow of the propre
tor of the dry goods emporium Boz
Marche, who has contributed 100000
franz for the proposed Pasteur Institute
has long been known for her charity. Sh,
has endowed schools in her native towr
of Clergy. and founded home for olt
people at Chatillon. In recognition o
her philanthropic activity, the Soctet
Rationale d. Encouragement au Bien ha
conferred on her the '.civic CROWN
Miss Allegro Eggleston, daughter o
the novelist Edward Eggleston, has re
turned with her father from a thirteen
months stay in Europe. In addition t,
some mahogany carvings illustrating tn,
death of Lycidas, she brings large mum
Der OF pen-and-ink sketches illustrative O
the spirit of Durer's woodengravings.
- Wonidn's journal.
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Parker's Tonic

Ifyou are wasting away IRON age. dissipation or
any disease or weakness and require n slimulautN
take PARKER's Tonic at once; IL will nvigorate
and build you up from the first dose, but will never
intoxicate. II has aved hundreds OF lives, 1t may
save yours. Price 81. For sale by druggists
junez2d&w4w HISCOX & CO., New York
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Electric Belt Free

To introduce II. we win for a short time give ava
In each county, TO those likely 10 make good aRens
limited number Of our German Electro 1 sr
vsnic >uspensory Beits, positive aud uniss
ing cure for Nervous Debility. Weakness, aricocs
oss Of Vig0r. Rheumatism, etc. $500 Reward ~
If every Belt we manufacture does no: genefs.ss
genuine electric current. Address at 0ncs ,GEh
BELT AGENCY, r. o. Box I7s, Brooklyn, W
York. aprisdp
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A LITTLE SUFFERER
Cleansed, Purified and Beautifled
by the Cuticura Remedies.

II af rds me- pleasure TO give you This report Of
the cure of our little graBdchiId BY your CCTIcUEA
REMEDIES. When six months old his Ieft hand be-
gan 10 swell and had every appearance Of a large
boil. We ponlticed II, but all to purpose About
hye months after 1t became running Soon
other formed. He then had two Of them on
each hand. and a. his blood bee me more and more
impure 1t took less time for them to break out.
sore came on the chin beneath the under lip which
was very Offensive. His head vas solid scab,
dfscharging great deal. This his condition at
TWENTY-FIVE months oi. when / undertook the care
Of him, his IN. her LAYING died when he little
more han year old. of coaspmption (.crofuIa Of
course). He could walk ittle but could not get
mp II he fell down, and could not move when In bed,
having no use OF his hands. Immediately CON-
menced with the CUTicURA REMEDIES nsing The
CUTIcURA and CCTIcugA SOAR freely, and when he
had tai en- one bottle Of the CCTIcUgA REsoLvgsT,
his head was completely cured, and he was Improved
In every way. We very much encouraged, and
contiaued the use Of the Remedies for year and
half One sore after another h. aled, bony matter
forming In Of thrse five deep on. Iust be
fore healing, which would finally grow loose and
were takeh out; then they would heal rapidly tine
Of these ugly bone formations l prererved. After
taking dozen and half bottles he completely
cured and IL now. at the end Of years. q strong
and healthy child. The scars on MS hands mu,t AZ
ways remain, his hands are strong. though once
feared he would never be able TO them. All that
physician did for him did him good. All who
saw the child before using the CUTIcURA REMEDIES
and see the child now. consider it a wonderful cure
Il the above facts are Of any 70 you you at
liberty to use them. MRS. y. DRIeG',
The child was really in condition than he
appeared 10 his grandmother. vino. being with him
every day. became accustomed to the disease.
MAGGIE HOPPING.
CuTicuRA REMEDIt 8 sold everywhere. Co.
TiCURA, the great skin Cure. so cts; CUTIcURA
SOAP, an exquisite skin Beautihe-, &c, CUTICURA
kEsoLvENT the new Blood Purifier, $50 Pre-
pared by the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co,
Bottom.
Send for Sow to Cure Skin Diseases
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, 1T Salr or to LIT.
For Sale in Portland.

firstcass tailor store, established seven years,
doing an excellent business and sold for no fault;
parties about TO leave the State; will sell part or
whole Of stock or fixtures; the strictest inye-ea
ton Is invited. Address "No. 49," United states
Hotel, Portland, Me. iuni5dawim
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RHEUMATIC PAINS,

Neuralgia. sciatic, Sudden Sharp and Ner.
vous Pains and Strains relieved I'm one
minute by the tuttcur. Anti-Pain
y" timstrr, the most perfect antidoie to pain
INN and inflammation ever compounded. New,
! Il \orignal. instantaneous. infallibls and safe
At all druggists 30 five for 00 postage free OF
Potter Drug aud Chemical Co, Boston.
Notwithstanding
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scaly. Pimi y and Oily SIX
6ubeautidedb by CUTicURA SOAR.
Three Summer Dangers.

Three great dangers m"nacr the traveller al every
turn. They are climate, iood and water 70 guard
against them requires Judgment, abstinence, and
SANFoRD's GIsGER.
This unrivalled household panacea and travelling
companion h sure to check any disturbance of the
bowels, Instantly relieve cramps and pains, prevent
Indigestion destroy disease germs In water drunk,
restore the circulation when suspended by chill
frequent cause Of cholera mOrbus. break up colds
and fey~rs, and ward of malariai, contagious and
epidemic influences.
SANFoRD's GINGER Ia a delicious combination Of
Imported Ginger, Choice Anomalies and French
Brandy. aud Il the finest extract of ginger
pounded In the history OF medicine.
As sum.ner drink. with hot or cold water, or
milk or aided 10 lemonade, efervesceDt draughts or
mineral waters. SASFoRp's GINGER forms a refresh
Ing and nyigorating beverage. unsqualled In rim
plicity. while Tree from aicoho ic reaction.
Beware Of worthless "gipgers,' Extensively urged
by mercenary druggists when you ask tor and desire
sA1aford'4 Ginger.
Sold by all Druggists and Grocers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-14
A Friend in Need
SANFORD'S GINGER

Sold by all Druggists, Grocers and Dealers.
jy7d&w4w
hHSPEfSlN-l:s Nature, Causes, Prevention
~ and Cure. BY JOAN II. MCALvIS, Lowell
Mass; IA years Tax Collector. Sent Tree to any adj
DRESS june2sdAwiw
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FOR YOUNG LADIES. Pc, tsDs outh, N, H :,
reopens Sept z1d- J. G.WHITTIER Gays: 81 better,
healthier and pleasanfef place for q school could
-scaFoely be fosnd In New kngland."
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-14

Prof j. II. Tice, meteorotogist of the Mis-
sissippi Valley, writes that when he was
seized with neuralgia in the chest, piece of
flannel saturated with ST. Jacobs Oil was ap-
piled and he Was cured.
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JONES & THORNDIKE,
ISuccessors to Jones Brothers. ]

Manufacturers and dealers In Caskets and Codins,
Door and Window Frames, House Finish and Door
and Window Screens.
Saving. Band Saving aud Planning. Wood turning
speciality. Stair newels and baulsters furnished Il
short notice. Also brackets of all sizes made to or
der at reasonable rates.
Alien Small Building. Bangor st., Augusta Ne.
JAMES A. JONES. 81. A. THoRHprKE
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-14
STATE AGENCY
,reAM FEATHER $50 ReNoVATl
EMILE BARBER 4 CO.

twarded First Premium at Maine State Fair
Any kinds If Dress Goods. in the pieces, or mao
nto garments, Ribbons, Fringes, Sacks, Velvet
slippers, Kids, Feathers, etc., dyed OF
,eeu'ed. and finished equal to new.
Also Gents garments dyed, ceaused, repaired
and pressed ready to wear. Carpets and Lace Cur.
:ainscleansed Velvet trimmings of sleghs dyed and
Goods received and returned promptly by express
Send for circular priceist. Prices reduced Orders
,olicited by mail, express or ie any Agency. Beds
;alled and delivered If desired.
PENNlMAN, Agent for Winthrop.
Miss l.. GROVENOR, Agenr Hailowei,
MRS. GOODWIN COLE, Agt. Caroline
mav20teod&wo
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-14
An Anccfinnntn NIun.

\ maH who hIs am office nu Broad street,
AMI whose name Is often in the news
paVtI->, put 500 ON dcpo~it with one of his
sto,kbroker friends month or two ago, and
yesterday, i'll answer L. a message from the
brokers Office. ne called IL get an accounting
Thrcc thousand dokaIS was 10 his credit as
profits. The Wall street office was filled with
people Watching ia" taic when he called, but
he forgot all about That when he saw the
statement which shovel his good luck, and
with never 50 much rs "A hint OF purpose he
threw his arms around the broker and then
and there most arIcntly kiS--I him. He
kissed him not once nor twice only, but a full
dozen times, ami possibly would have kept up
his solitaire game of OSCILLATION till the DAY was
done; but men down town are rude, and
roaTs of laughter brought him t. a stop. The
brnker-poor man, he didn't look half as
happy rs he might have looked had somebody
else done the kissing New York Times
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-14
ChicaSo'- Proposed Sewage system.

The reconstruction uf q sewage system is Il
the tearing up OF streets would involve a tur-
moi of many months Yet this l. the very
problem that the engineering department of
the city Is solving with view to the proven
ton of numerous aches and pains. And the
plan which cmanates from that office has
very mu !. to recommend it, particularly rs
there l. $50 immediate prospect 81 the Chicago
rivers becoming II terror of the past. Ii is
the plan IN vogue ia many al tie p0pulous
centers of Europe, Paris particularly, having
found il happy solution nf the sewage uues-
ton.
1t i proposed to purchase at considerable
distance from the city large number of acres
of sandy soil that is porous to great depth
Such land Is abundant around Chicago This
will lc suhiviicd, and 10 it will bc conducted
the rrfus" Of the town. n very large per
ccntagc at the waste. of course, l. water
This viii .,srrulatc through the sand and will
bc seen nu more The substance viii remain
ON tho .uI-iacc Of the area, viii la gathered ut
regular intervals ami lie made a source Of
profit. In this way one sand lot will IT, used
after another, and the disposition al the solid
portion, ii bc 81 rapid that, it i affirmed the
immediate locality Will suffer no incouvcn-
fence. IL Is believed hy those who have stud
ied the question that hy this mcthuI it can Ia,
solved fnr all time | understand that ,-sti-
mate of probable expense are ia course of
preparation. ChicaSo Cor. Cleveland Leader
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-14
Pcculiarities of Plains Cattle.

The cattle reared on the plains are very
different in their habits from those of the
east, where they are accustomed To have their
every want attended to by men. The differ
ence is much like that between savage and
civilized man. The cattle of the plains have
TO Rustic for themselves" and early acquire
habits of self reliance. They have peculiari-
ties in their nature common to the buffalo"
writes Baron Won lichthofcn, in his interest
Ing little book on Cattle Raising on the
Plains" For instance, they run away if they
see somebody ON foot. \ cow will often de
fend her calf when il i caught by the laSso
they move about in families, grazing and
hcr,linS together, and the attachment of a
cow To her calf, and vice versa, Is much
greater than that Of the domestic animal.
Here and there one can watch groups of
famlit-, where the offspring Of three or four
generations have never been separated. The
mother of all retains her authority, and even
punish ;. .hi!drru and grandchildren,
thnu- a ;hcy may L. iLuch larger than her
self; h;lt in the dcfens, If families the female
yields prevalence d the male Chicago Tri-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-14
The Cry of the Crab Man.

Strolling through the west end of the city
i'll the evening you sometimes hear IA strange
sound coming up one of the long Vistas which
disappear on either hand into the darkness Of
the corporation moonlight. Ii is deep, weird
and uncanny. You think of the song of the
ban>hrr; hut this sound is full of supplication
and fcrvcnt pleading, not of prophecy. You
stop and listen 1t comes again, nearer now,
AMI clearer. You see dark figure emerge
with stumbling gait from the gloom, bur,lened
with basket and pail. The black face is
turned toward the nearest house, and sud
denly the voice breaks forth once more, in
tones full of pathetic ycarninG and of n
quality tic 10 wake the echoes of cathedral
arch, You catch the chanted words:
Cra-a-b ma-a-n! Cra-a-b ma-a-n!
Now he pauses at the street corner, and
pecGinS back along his pathway, intones:
Gwi-i-ne awa-a-a-y!
Twcll some udder d,i-a-a-yl
TrudginG ON he repeats his sonorous an
noun,r:acut and adds i'll recitative:
lalsn'to- YER Observation-Disclosures rabi
Ialkin'-to- YER bout ,lcm-soft-
You watch him shufliing down the street.
You ssar him stop and gaze eXpectantly at
door AMI window. lie disappears, and you
hear the deep, sad tones coming back family
and fainter still, until through the distance
and gloom they seem 50 like the wall of a lost
soul that it becomes n relief To know il i
only the honest black still.
Talkin' to yer bout dem ,lebiled -crabl
Washington Critic
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-14
The Market for Manuscript.

One great difficulty with which the maker
of manuscript is obliged to contend is that
his market Is constantly overstocked. He is
prone to think that if he furnishes clever
poem, n bright essay, well written, interest
ing story to periodical it will be certain of
acceptance. But it win not be, unless accom-
panied 10y a well known name, which will
carry the contribution independent of its
merit. When n man has reputation he can
dispose of anything he may write Before he
has acquired reputation his best may go beg
ging. The general readers Judgment of liter
allure of any kind is commonly founded on
the fame of the writer. He admircs what he
believes he ought to admire; he recognizes
ability through the eyes OF others; he adopts
outside opinions as his own.
The manuscript maker seldom suspects that
the periodical To which he has sent his contri-
button has already on hand a number of
clever poems, bright essays, interesting
stories for which il cannot find room; conSe-
quCntIy, if the editor tells him 50, hc is in
clinCd To discrcdt the story. In trutl only
a few of the initiated have any conception of
the continually increasing number of manu-
scripts that flood every office in the land
The marvel is not that IA host are rejected,
hut that 50 many are printed. Not one out of
twenty, prepared with care and confidence,
ever secs the light of day. The inky mania
RACES universally, and i. incapable of abate-
ment.-JuHius Henri Browne in The Forum.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-14

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Halfway. ana last river steamers ts.- - + .-
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anu All points North. East af..4 Nt--r sff.f ~
up river cleaners FOR ~uHrh FIur.a. II
with the Twin Screw Iron sr,.srfs,.F. - r.. .
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iEHl:C Coast Line. Istst Mail
AT Gainesville with tlFTslgrs-Fs Tst.rtr,..,, .--
err over savannah, i"ri,ia - Eys-ft-r. H.,
~" oii,'"ils, Cedar keys, EsuSa-ula ~s-,....
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LOUIS and ali points West
At Dcila with Florida hallway ,sFs.i MAJ.
ton 20, \ : - y e. r. IL aH.i tfH,-l- t..,
Yer springs.
At Ast"r with ST Johns river steamer 81.
Jach~HhNillc' SANFORD ami way landings
AT ict'sbuTg with the 81 Johns t,5,,s { --.
kustis division Of the Liurtas SuFgrh.rr.
way. and boats on Lakes harrf. and Fr.--
iUS points ON TNCs.
NJ fcInt"rton's Perry with South FErr#.s
Tor Lakeland, Tampa. ki->imnlc Is.srsss-.
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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-14
MRS. CLEVELAND AT CHURCH.
Quiet Attention Upon the Service
The Most TRYING Time

n Quiet Attention Upon the Service.
The Most Trying Time.
Mrs. Cleveland sets her husband some good
examples when she goes to church Like toa
many OF h,r sex, she appears Ia have To at
tend 10 the praying for the family When
she goes to church rs soon she enters the
pew and takes n seat she drops her pretty
head upon her daintily gloved hand and de
votes moment to silent prayer. Then she
settles herself for quiet attention upon the
service, nodoling pleasantly To- Mrs. Sundcr-
land, the wife of the pastor, whose pew is
just alongside that of the president When
the pastor gives ont the hymn she Is glad to
turn her attention Ia the hymn book and for
get the uncomfortable feeling which is the
natural result of being stared at When the
congregation rises she rises also, following the
hymn through from beginning Ia end some
times, though not often joining in the sing
ing. When the minister leads in prayer her
head Is bowed, and it drops a little lower
when he prays for "the chief magistrate. OF
the nation" with petition for .th,r~.. that
are dear To- him"
The announcement of the church meetings
which follow the prayer arc listened "a with
wonaily interest; and when the sermon Ia
gins, after the second hymn has been sung
she - all attention. She seems occasionally
To remember that she is being stared ut AMI
bites her lips nervously, wipinS them with
her dainty handkerchief, which she holds in
the same hand which carries IA jcwcled smell
ing bottle n wedding gift from one of the
cabinet officers. When the basket goes
around She drops her contribution mode>tly
into it, and when the closing hymn Is given
out, finds not only the hymn but the ,lox-
oloGy corresponding i'll meter with IT, and
follows them closely Ia the end
When the services end then comes the most
f,.,riv =, I,.- VI
are upon her OF course, she has attracted
more attention than the preacher, even dur
ing the sermon, but she ohly divided atten-
tiun with him then; now, however, she is the
central and only figure of the moment -
Washington Cor. Memphis Avalanche