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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-03

SHOOTING GALLERY.
FOR
RIFLE E REVOLVER
Practice, open Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday
evenings. A sweepstake
prize Of a nice Rifle to be
shot for during the month
of April.
J. A. FAIRBANKS,
iii WATER ST., AUGUSTA, NE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-03

STETsoN, - Our correspondent writes
April 2: DR.. c. S. Emerson has sold his prac-
tce in Stetson, and will open an Office in
Boston, where he will have larger practice.
Our sleighing has not yet left us, as the
snow is two or three feet deep in places, with
only a few bare spots.-Dr. Edward Perry
of Kenduskeag will take DR.. Emerson's
practice at Stetson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-03

Not wishing to carry over to an.
other season, offer In my HoII.
day, s & loct. goods, many bar
gains of useful g. ornamental
articles.
j. A. FAIRBANKS,
WATER ST., AUGUSTA, ME.
dumas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-03
kENNEBEC.

WEST GARDINER. - Our correspondent
writes, April 2; Mrs. II. l.. Dunn returned
from Massachusetts, Saturday.-Mrs. Nancy
Merrill is recovering from her recent sick
ness.-Will Shepherd has purchased of his
father, Myrick Shepherd, his farm and build
ings thereon.-People in general are going
to raise large number of chickens this
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02
Florida claims to have extensive
phosphate beds equaling If not surpass.
ing those Of South Carolina.

Are you sad. Respondent. gloomy?
Are you sore distressed?
Listen to the welcome bidding
"Be at rest"
Have you aches and pains u~nnnmbered,
Poisoning life's Golden Cup?
Think not there's no balm In Gllead, and
"Give it up"
A Golden Remedy awaits u
Golden not alone in name
Reach, oh, suffering one, and grasp it,
Health reclaim.
There is but one Golden" Remedy-pr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. II
stands alone as the great ''blood-puriher,
straightforward" and 'health-restorer,'
of the agel The Liver, 1t regulates, re-
strengthens, cleansing and nourishinR them
The whole system 1t builds up, supplying
that above all other things most needed
pure, rich Blood.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

Eteston Station, in London England,
s lighted by a new light which Is believed
% possess many advantages. Ordinary
GOAL gas, mixed In about the proportion
1f or to eight Of common air, is sup
Piled under the usual gas.seryice
pressure TO burners over which are
Dlaced caps Of platinum wire gauze,
The mixture, when lighted, burns
without flame around the cap, which
IS raised TO a brilliant white heat by
lie combustion. The light is perfectly
steady, there being no flame. and is not
affected ty wind or rain. More than
Twice as much light, It Is said, is OBJ.
Iained, with a given consumption of a
As by the old system. Twenty burners
replace fifty of the old kind, and light
. platform 900 feet in length.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

A FORTY or fifty pound lamb ready
for sale in May does not come up of its
own accord, says the Journal of Agri.
culture. Linseed meal is good for the
lamb and the mother also. Cotton
seed meal IS also good, but If the feed.
ing be generous a good mixture with
the lInseed would be preferable. Lambs
intended for early market may be al
lowed all they will eat of this mixture,
without fear of other than good re-
suits. Fine clover hay cured bright
and sweet, and second crop clover well
cured, are good for both lamb and
dam.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

"YoU know the defendant In tbi,
case. do you2' asked a lawyer of a fe.
male native Of the soil.
"Know which," she asked.
"The defendant. Jake Lynch.n
DO | know Jake Lynch2"
Yes"
"You want to know IL 1 know Jake
Lynch-well, if that ain,t a good one.
WHY, mister, the Lynch family am
"Can't you say yes or MOP"
"Why, Jake Lynch's mother an my
step-dad's father was once first cousins
an"
s'Then you know him2"
"Who, Jake Lynchp Me know Jake
Lynch. You're a stranger in these
parts, amt your"
THAT has nothing to do with the
case. If you know Jake Lynch, say
So"
.'If j know himi Lemme tell you
that Jake Lynch's birthday and my
brother Hiram's is on the same day,
an"
"Y u know him, of course, thenpn
"Who, Jake Lynchp Ask Jake
If / know himl Ask him If he was ever
introduced to Betty SHELTON"
81 don't care to ask him anything.
l simply want to ask you IL Jake Lynch
is known to you personally"
'.Pussonallyp Well, 1 don't know
what you mean by 'pussonally, but II
you want to know IL I know Jake an
if he knows me, 1 can tell you in
| mighty few words. Jake Lynch's ia
ther an my father"
Now, l want you to say syes' or
mo,
Thought you wanted me to say If l
knew Jake Lynchp"
That's just what 1 do want" .
swell. then, femme lone, an I'll
tell you all about it. Jake Lynch was
born in Inieanny an 1 was born in the
same county an"
"And of course you know him?"
"Who-Jake Lynchr Do l know
Jake Lynch, when the very boss he rid
here on was n he traded my man a
span of steers forl Why, man, Jake's
wife was Ann Ellzy Skiff, an her an
me is the same age to a day an"
"1hat will do. l see that you do
know him."
"Know him? Know Jake? Why,
man"
"That will do"
"Why, l was married IN a Chewsday
an Jake was married the next day, an
his oldest boy an my Oldest girl is
most the same age, am"
THAT will do.,'
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

A CITIZEN of Seymour, Conn.,, re-
Gently drove out to Zoar Bridge. at
the tollgate was a young woman, with
strong attractions for a white horse"
and the citizen thought he might quiz
her a bit. She answered all his ques-
lions demurely and with no apparent
thought of malice, but when, having
had his little joke, he asked her what
it cost to go over the bridge the answer
came back: ''If you could read that
sign you'd see for yourself. Hog, one
cent; jackass, two. Give us two cents!''
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

MANY farmers claim that if a large
potato with all eyes cut out but one be
planted a larger per cent, of early
marketable potatoes will be produced
than if the seed had been cut or small
potatoes planted whole. A study OF
this subject was made at the Wisconsin
Agricultural Experiment Station last
season with four varieties, the result in
each case having been In favor Of the
large prepared seed. Other expert.
ments also showed that results are best
when fresh-cut seed are used.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

Tie singular fact Is demonstrated
that, while the more rapid cannon
shots scarcely attain a velocity of 600
meters a second--over $500 miles per
hour-meteorites are known to pene-
trate the air with a velocity of 40, 900
or even 10000 meters per second, a
velocity which raises the air at once to
a temperature OF 1900 dogs to 5000
degs, Cent.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

FARMERS should consider that corr
s not a proper food for young stock.
1t will fatten them. but does not en-
courage growth. a young animal
should be made to secure bone and
leayy frame not fat. 1t can be fattened
after maturity. 1t Is simply wasteful
70 feed corn TO young stock.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

In another part Of this paper Will be found
turing Firm of Bula'o. The offer is a pecu.
liar one from the fact that this firm will send IL
any subscriber OF this paper who will send then
Family and Toilet Soap on 80 days trial. The
Soap is probably as fine as eau be made; but yet
in addition, there will be packed in each case,
for a limited time, a great array OF presents
premiums, extras, etc, for which no charge Ii
made. You cannot well afford to miss this bar.
gam, so send your address at once to j. d. Lar
kin L Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

1t is the current report about town that
Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs
is making some remarkable cures with PEG.
pie who are troubled with Coughs, Asthma,
Bronchitis and Consumption. Any drug
gist will give you a trial bottle free Of cost.
1t is guaranteed to relieve and cure. Large
bottles, 30 cents and 81.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

The success OF some of the agents en-
ployed by b. +. johnson & Co, Richmond,
Va, is truly marvellous. 1t is not an I'M
usal thing for their agents to make as high
as $50 and $50 a day, and sometimes their
profits run up as high as $40 and s5o-even
more. But we hesitate to tell the whole
TRUTH, or you will scarcely belive we are
in earnest. Write to them and see for your
self what they will do for you.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

MR.. SWITCHED (home from a club
dinner at daylight, full of the speech he
has been making, and champagne)-
Teller (hic) cizzensl The day is not far
distant
Mrs. Switched TAT an upper window
No, John, the day is not more than
an hour distant, and you had better
come IN and go to bed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

How to be successful in planting
trees? Dig broad holes and deep
holes, and pack fine. rich, moist sur
face soil firmly about the previously
moistened and properly pruned roots.
If there was a spark of life aud ambi.
ton IN the tree when planted, it will
fairly delight you by Its rapid growth.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

A fair trial of Hoods Sarsaparilla for ~scrofula,
salt rheum, or any affection caused by impure
blood, or low state of the system, will be SUFFICIENT
to convince any one of the superior and peculiar
curative powers OF this medicine. Buy 1t of your
druggist. 100 Doses One Dollar.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

To make hens lay, says an exchange,
put two or more quarts of water In a
kettle, and one large seed pepper or
two small ones, then put the kettle over
the fire. When the water boils stir in
coarse Indian meal until you have a
Lhick mush. Let it cook an hour or
30; feed hot. Horseradish is chopped
ine and stirred into mush as prepared
III the above directions.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

THE future pig must have more flesh
and less fat. 1t must not be q mere
lard keg. 1t must be fed upon flesh
forming foods until grown and then
fattened. 1t means that more clover,
peas. oats, milk and such articles of
diet must be used, and less corn. We
will then have health and more palata-
BILE pork, and hog cholera Will become
a thing of the past.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

81 Don't Want Relief, But Cure"
is the exclamation of thousands suffering
from catarrh. To all such We say Ca
tarrh can be cured by DIR. Sage's Catarrl
Remedy. 1t has been done id thousands
of cases; why not in yours? Your DANCE
is in delay. Enclose a stamp to Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo,
n. Y, fer pamphlet on this disease
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

THE warm days are trying on horses
not used to steady work In spring.
They should be handled very carefully.
Their feed is a matter of vital impor-
ancea and should be looked after In a
iudiclous manner.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

Rupture cure guaranteed by
DR.. j. B. Mayer, S31 Arch ST., Phil'a,
Pa. Ease at once, no operation or de-
lay from business, attested by thou
sands of cures after others fall, advice
free, send for circular.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

"IT's your duty" a. the Custom in-
spector sententiously remarked, when
insisting upon settlement for the at
tempt to smuggle a lot Of valuable
laces.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

A BRIGHT YoUTH,-An Austin
parent has a dreadful stupid boy. The
other day the old man told him to bring
him the ~bootjack, but the boy couldn't
6ud it, although he stumbled right over
il.
"What have you got your eyes forp"
asked the irate parent.
The boy thought and thought, and
finally said:
"To open them in the morning when
| wake up."'
When that boy grows up he will
make a boss night Waterman or a po-
liceman.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

A ne,D screw-driver acts upon the
same principle as a stem-winding
watch. A stop-pin and pawl limit the
movement of the shand in one diIec-
tion, while the hands will move back
ward without moving the shank.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

To make plaster set quickly, mix 1t
with water into which a little sulphate
of potash has been dissolved. To
make plaster set slowly, mix it with
fine Stacked lime.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

OLD Mr.. SHARPLY Cleaning owe the
staircase in his nightgown)-Mabell
Mabel (below)-Yes, papa.
Old Mr.. Sharply-Just tell that young
gentleman in the parlor that if he's
waiting for the morning paper he can
get it quicker down town.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

Boy Ito furniture dealer)--D'ye FIX
furniture here, chairs an them things?
Dealer-Yes, sonny.
Boy-There's some round at my
house that's in bad shape, an ma
wants you to take a look at it.
Dealer-Dld you have a fire?
Boy-It was wuss nor a fire; it was a
severe pain in pas stummick, an it
took us two hours to find a doctor.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02
FARM NOTES.

THE preparation of the soil for the
reception of SEED Is more important
than after-cultivatlon. IL the ground
be plowed, p~ulverized aud narrowed
not only will the soil be rendered fine
but the air and warmth will enter.
The moisture is also more easily re-
tanned in a finely pulverized soil, and If
CO Instant cultivation be given, to pre-
vent baking, much Of the danger Of
drought may be avoided. With some
crops the difference Of a few days
start, after the growing season shall
have begun, Is sometimes so marked as
to show its effect throughout the
whole season, and the better the condi-
tion OF the soil for the seed the fairer
the chances for an early start. 1t is
well known that after the passing of
the spring rains, and when May begins,
the prospects for a dry season are always
good, though drcughts do not happen
every year. The capacity of the
young plants for outstanding the
drought Will depend upon the stage of
their growth at the time. The greater
the advance made and the larger and
more numerous the roots the better the
plant will be prepared for deriving
moisture and passing through a dry
period. To secure this healthy growth
and give the plants a good start the
soil should be made fine and friable by
constant narrowing until every lump
and clod shall have been broken, 1t
should be in such a condition that even
the smallest seeds could be able to
easily push through after terminating,
There is also skill required in planting.
Some seeds will quickly perish if
covered too deeply, and the depth Will
depend on the fineness of the soil.
Corn will push through quite q depth
of covering, and so will all large seeds,
such as beans. peas, etcl, but the fine,
small seeds OF carrots, parsnips, lettuce
and turnIps need only early enough to
hide them, On soils that easily bake
the depth should be less than that for
seeds in a light sandy soil, for until the
shall have appeared no assistance
can be given in the way of loosening the
soil. When seeds shall have been broad.
casted, and the soil shall bake before the
appearance of the seeds, the fine-toothed
may be passed over the field;
but, If not too late In the season, it
be better to wait for a rain. AS
an early start is half the progress, the
cultivation should begin as so0n as the
shall be large enough TO be seen
and 1t will usually be found that this
irst early cultivation will impart,
benefit to the growing crop than
any other work that may be bestowed
the season. The cultivation,
however, is more thoroughly done
the soil has been carefully pre-
pared before seeding. and the labor
bestowed in the beginning will save
later on. Now is the time for
,%ultlvating the crop and pushing the
loung plants.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02
A0UGHoHC0RNSs66 i AFP IN l5c.
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n We will print your nsms and

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business. Tens Of millions of dollars worth of goods are yearly
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The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

VERY FUNNY WoRK.-"What's
your businessp"
81 feed the lions in a menagerie."
"Must be dreadful work."
"On the contrary, It's very funny.
They keep the table in a roar"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

A MIDDLE aged but rich widow, who
had a very d~isagreeable temper being
in fact a perfect viragO, complained to
her son-in-law that she was annoyed
by the attentions of a certain man.
"How shall 1 get rid of him." she
asked.
"Marry him. laconieally replied the
Son-in. law.
''I'd see him hanged first"
"Just marry him. and it won't be
long before he'll hang himself"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

Highly polished brass may be kept
absolutely bright and free from tarnish
by thinly coating the articles with a
varnish of bleached shellac and
al ohol.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

THE new Chinese Minister is said to
be a great lover of poetry. Even the
proposed new anti.C chinese treaty will
be a-verse to him.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

In answer to causal q .estion,
How easy and truthful to tell it's
A cure for the worst indigestion.
To take Pierce's Purgative Pellets.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

For small houses an appearance Of
greater size is, gryeT by having the
whole lower f0Sr carpeted alike.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02
DON'T SUFFER PAIN!


Put on a Deane's Rheumatic
P'aster-Your Druggist keeps
them-if he don't, send US IL
cents in stamps and we will
send you one sample free. Only
one sample sent to one address,
as the regular price is rs cents).
These plasters are recon-
mended by all good physicians,
and are used in the largest
Hospitals in America.
For Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Pleurisy, Pains in Lungs. Chest,
Back. Kidneys, Liver or Stom-
arch they take hold at once and
cure effectually. Full directions
on every Plaster. Be sure and
get
leann's Rheumatic pIasfers
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

The insect.eating birds are among the
farmers best friends. to be cherished
and protected,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

Nothing Cures Dropsy, Gravel, Brlght's, Heart,
D~la0ates, Urinary, Liver Diseases. Nervousness,
St, Phlls. 81 a bottle, g for IS. AT Druggists.
Curesthe worst cases, Cure guaranteed. Try IL
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

The Frazer Axle Grease is the Standard
Axle Grease of the world. Use it and save
your horses and wagons. One greasing
will last two weeks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

Do not allow potatoes to be exposed
to the sun any longer than is needed to
dry them.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

AT OLD POINT CoMFoRT..Young
Lady lin hotel office, uneasily waiting
for uniform and buttons to come over
from the Fort)-Why doesn't that mar
come? l don't want to sit around here
all morning holding my hands,
Clerk %(blushing, but bold-)-Um-eI
1 beg your pardon. Miss. but if it
would be any accommodation 1 could
hold your hands for you.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

IN addition to its value for feeding,
clover is n of the best crops for res
torlng the fertility to the land. Its
roots penetrate deep. and thus bring
nourIshment to the surface that the
ordinary grasses do not reach, and as
they have been found to weigh 5000
pounds to the acre when dried, it will
readily be seen what an amount of
matter is left in the soil when the pas
ture is plowed up. The decay Of this
adds largely to the fertility of the soil,
and on this account clover is made use
of IN land that has been rendered I'M
productive by constant cropping.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

ness, ~softyouthful effect and fine finish Harm.
less, does not roughen. draw, wither, norin any
way injnre the most delicate or sensitive skin.
Superior to any Powder, Paste or LIQUID for
toning down red or flushed face. Effaces Tan,
Sunburn, Freckles, Pimples. Coarseness. sal
lows Skin, all blemishes and imperfections. 81.
bottles at Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers,
or by Express, prepaid, on receipt of price.
E:S WELLS, Chemist, Jersey City, N.J.,U.S.A.
TROUGH ON NEURALGIA" $1.O0. Drug.
TROUGH ON RHEUMATISM, $3.50. Drug.
TROUGH ON ASTHMA" $3.50. Druggists
trough ON MALARIA" sf.5o. Druggists.
or prepaid by Ex. e. S. WELLS. Jersey CitY,,
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

TOMMY was at Sunday School in his
first pair of trousers. and a picture of a
lot of angels was before the class.
tie angelo" asked the teacher.
mo, ma'am," replied Tommy after
a careful inspection Of the picture.
"Not be an angel, Tommy Why
notP" inquired the teacher in surprise.
"Cause, ma'am, I'D have to give up
my new pants"
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

ACCORDING to the Amerian Agricul-
!arist, all that is required for a smooth
waterproof face on the rough fOunda-
ton wall of a house is to make good
strong sand and lime mortar, and then
mix into it, in small patches as used,
one shovelful of cement to SIX or eight
of the mortar. When the face of the
wall has been made straight and
smooth with this, put on a thin coat of
cement and fine sand, adding coloring
matter if desired. To lay the
face of in blocks, stripe with a brush
before the mortar IS thoroughly dry.
The Penn's Grove record., 1888-06-02

Professor Medelegf, in Engineering,
has advanced the theory that petroleum
Is Of mineral origin, and that its pro-
duction is going on, and may continue
almost indefinitely. He has succeeded
in making it artiicially by a similar
process to that which he believes is
going on in the earth, and experts find
it impossible to distinguish between
the natural and the manufactured
article. His hypothesis is that water
finds its way below the crust of the
earth, and then meets with carbides of
metals, particularly of iron; in a grow
ing state. The water is decomposed
into its constituent gases; the oxygen
unites with iron, while the hydrogen
takes up the carbon, and ascends to a
higher region, where part of it is CEN
densed into,mineral oil, and part remains
as natural gas, to escape where it can
find an outlet, or to remain stored at
great pressure until a bOrehole shall be
put down to provide it a passage to the
surface. Oil-bearlng strata occurs in
the vicinity of mountain ranges, and
1t is supposed that the upheaval of the
hills has dislocated the strata below
sufficiently to give the water access to
depths from which it is ordinarily shut
out. Ii the centre of the earth con
tain large amouts of metallic carbIdes,
we have in prospect a store Of fuel
against the days when our coal will be
exhausted.