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Anecdotes of Blaine.


PORTLAND, ME-, Dec. g. round,
robust KennebeCker came up to town
Yesterday to do little trading. had
I he good fortune to make his acquaintance
in the Office of one of the Commercial
sire ct wholesale houses, and most enter
tanning half hour of conversation fol-
lowed Finally Mr.. Blaine'S name was
ment ioned 1t proved a fruitful theme,
and the Kennebecker was in his glory.
II shall always claim, said he, but with
mod esty, that introduced James Blaine
to the world. | have no doubt that he
would havta@ot the introduction eventual
w. but | think | am the man who gave him
his first public boom, as the politicians
say; at least claim To have been instru-
mentapin il. This was the way of il
1t was in the Fremont campaign of SO.
! was working In the scythc shop at
Fayette Mills, and, along with two or
three other fellows. thought 1t would bc
pretty good idea To have political meet
ing somewhere in town. There was no
hall anywhere near large enough at the
Mills, 50 nights after We got done work,
we had to take Il team and >Cuur about
for a place To hold tine mccrIug. The
largest public building in the whole town
was the Baptist meeting house al the cor
ncr, about two miles and half from the
shop, west, up over the Hill We per
suaded the elder, who WAS sort of u pr..-
tician him>vif-I forget his name upV--
and he let IL have the church. Ibc urNL
thing Wa~ the speakers We a!l hueW Ip
Baker a. q bright, smart lawyer auu
rou,jug good speaker He WAS the father
Of Orillr, You know. 50 vr pIt him
down a. the ir>t speaker. But we wanted
another to make thr affair -raud success,
and ab1ut Tim there WAS Il ~IIrIt difference.
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yISWORTH MAINE THURSDAY JANUARY 5, 1888.

precious ornament on pSrior center
table. The water comes within few feet
of the top. and bending over the frau
curb. we saw our faces mirrored IN it,
limpid depths The tall sweep" like the
leaning miracle Of Pisa. a. Whittier 50
aptlv calls it. j. gone ami nothing remains
but what have already described
Samuel WuOdw orth, duthuy ~ the "bld
pakcn Bucket" WAS born ia l1N5, -four
miles from Marshhcld immortal a> the
former home. aud now the >epulchcr Of
Daniel Webster, on the road from Boston
to Plymouth Woodwprth W1~ born tu
poverty aud sorrow. Bot hi> parents
died while he was yct quite ynunI. and ltr
went to live first with one Urighhnr anu
then another. for he had no ,HlNiNing r'il-
tiNe>. and was Kicked apn"t from ou"
place to another until nearly an the good
ua> kicked out Of Him. Contemplate TINS
pathetic song for moment and then re-
fcct how The tender boy WHO Nhunii one
day write ii would start from tile restless
dreams of night 70 face the hniictng~ "i
another day. a. M remembered thar
friend, hc hal none A'a> f"r the
raritl ol Christian charity uEl,r thc sun
Finally hc drifcd to lo~ pn where NJ
learned 10 set type; and. one ii-ht. mean
t.t tine night. when hjS hca' WAS nearly
hrnkcu hy dj>aPpoiu ncnt~ AZ discourage
mcut> and IN a i"fr WI ~qna III Misery thr
only home witNin hi~ n in~ h'art
broke forth u song. and t- Wprid ha~
been singing tine "Oil p1kc Bucket. r'yt
~iu,, This brought him Is notice aud
ur Mas offered p-.rc ny ' II NoHl~.
fh. Journalist AuI p.a.f uu MN, YaJk
Wrr.r uhi,h hoA~t,.. writers A.
Willis Bpau,. lrt. au0 q r'n ilt.-
!rce. Bar poverty aut 'N HHd "'Io
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IL me .in.ericoR magazine for December
+. in all IL features a hr,iiias number. Inc
leading article, "Chrisl-ldeai- In American
Art." BY Wm. II. InGer>uii. gives occasion Tor
the fronti-pitce. The Boy Christ pi>puin=
' ith the Doctors engraved from picture
b, Frank Mos; and srulp'ured Head "f
Christ" by Launt. Thompson, i repredured
il line engra,,m. on the cover. The article i
rcplrte with descriptions and illustrations
showing how "ur lcading painters and >eu'p-
tor, have represented the ideal Christ. very
intrr,.fin. acrount i also given OF the origin
and history of thi, ideal. which. according TO
early traditions. may be Traced to portrait
taken in the lifetime OF jesus.
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ni.n.ors Usyg-a. for january I'~>'
c.tn,~ 30 o. amon@ The earliest tokens f"i t"e
comm. year. aua de>cfte- the name "h''h 1t
aise, to onr Of il c,ulpr, pr,nlum--"A b'"h
ftluj.. Gems. Fhrre atr iNo >trei-ou-faN-
.a,,-.Toe. Youn. Criehricr." one NJ those
4,-..ii!,I pictures 5f children which seem Il
specially Of Ietsrs"n and another ,qu"'s
l,,,.!, In it, wuv. called Among the Roses
,,lt-h Illustrates 4 story by Frank Lee Bene-
,ti,4 p,.f,lr, these. are a charming %ood-ch-
graz nis suitable 70 the season- il douhle e"o'e eu
sired ia>lion-plate. and eopi"us ILLUSTRATIONS
Of dress aud work-tabie ra'iern'- Terms
Two Dollars a Year. With great reductions 10
clubs, and a, CANT premiums To those St''ll2
uu clubs sample copy. free, to those desiring
go get uu cluL>. Address FElrks"Ns : MA"A-
ZINE. 30J the>inut street, Philadelphia "a
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pA~ADFNA. Cal, Dec. 2
VI. EitDr

VI EdHor:
Kew Euglander, are having grand times
mere thi, wntcr in the form q socables.
Last night theae was one 4 these social
events il which the donkey" cut prom
incnt figure. thought | should split my
sides to see the blind-folded artists try to
furnish that donkey with tail. sup
pose, Mr. Editor, you have been 70 New
England parties haven't you! Well New
Englandcr> are the ea'ue in parties here as
there Yours truly,
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Of G0I(l!.

I HAVE received lot Of above brand Of Patent
/ Flour, " hici [ shall sch at lowest market
price.
r, X. SHAW,
3w5ls At -tcre OF Davis & smith.
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Harry McNeelly who has }nst returned
from Halifax, denies the statement attrb-
uted to him that the bank would not lose
dollar. He neither said that nor told
where the bonds were. He also says that
his brother Franks elaborate wardrobe is 8
myth, All he has, beside the suit he We !
from Saco, is two suits of clothes ara Atlu
of these cost only sixteen dollars.
rings, diamonds, watches, wigs
only in the imagination Of mn AN
porter UaAV
.Orth. Maine.
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The Old 0aken Bucket,


board no larger than child, hand IT.
form j. triangular. ami near one corner :
f.p. ru>t-urjnt ~ a nail The suns % ucar-
a huudrrd summers have hll>tcrvd II,
aud ihc storms of many winters have
beaten upon IL till it, Hrr1 !i!r has hc,n
eaten out uul only lhr un~nh.tantlal u.a-
m,ut> remain tn give d shape Surely
There i urt much iu such p.cIciAn hu>k
a. arouse tac rnap>udic~ uf a writer tii the
dead Sage lhro', with life Ia engage the
earnest attention If the reader. But thl~
biz Of wood has 4 wonderful fascination
f5r inr. for ia uy mind il arou>r> a~>ncsI-
u4u, tU.I ut an geuicnc~~, and tender
nos. and t,arfal patlIu~. broke lt with
ul own haud from the wrathcr-hvAteu
.uas Through which the "pLD oAht&
LjtkEI. ua> wont to sink into luc ll41,d
..l,th. it,u,
orr uari, consisting of EN-t,otcrupr
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Too MUCH LEARNING.-SmailH Huxleyan
~ say nanny, dis year friziology say
ef chile hab a narin long 'uGff to reach TO
de sun wen he's bawn, he done be buried
sebenty-iive wear 10 eber he gwine feel de
sco'ch.H
Nanny Use dy)-"An,gias Sphiry
Nebcntlnezzah jones. shet d4t ar-book M
81 spik de kinilig n rest NJ no brains 7
bears fixes if too much largjI II make
~ mad - Harper.'s Bazdr.
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ASsignees VIII please
open this package on
the end cutting the
twine 50 as to preserve
all the seals.
The gale., 1888-01-20
A Trick in Rifle Shooting.

mo, sir, do not claim to be an ex
pert at rifle shooting said Capt. Jack
Crawford, in answer to the Arounders .
INQUIRY. "There is too much trickery-
a sort of sleigh.-of-hand business con-
nected with it. | do pretend to be a
crack shot, and to excel in accuracy and
rapidity with Winchester rifle. The
Winchester Arms Company have offered
repeatedly to back me for S., 900 against
any man in the world for that sort of
skill. / have fired twelve shots in three
and half seconds. But here, let me
enlighten you as to one of the neat little
tricks used in many shots" Here the
scout produced what appeared to be, as
he held it at a distance, brass she'll
tipped with leaden ball. Looks like
a bullet, don't it?" he said with laugh.
ssWell, it isn't. 1t is simply papier-
mache protuberance appropriately colored
to look like lead. Now I'll show you
what's behind it.'' Picking open the
crsl he disclosed to view quantity of
shot-about 200 he said were in the
she'll, with just enongh powder at the
butt to do the work. 'sHow are these
usedg You have probably witnessed the
feat of cracking glass balls thrown in the
air by shooting at them with Winches-
ter, and while riding horse going at q
gallop. Well, that's the kind Of ball
cartridge that is used, and the spectators
look on with wonder and admiration,
supposing that it is done with single
bali; and that is something, my boy,
that no man in the world has ever done
or will do, because it is physical impos
ability. ."-RuJaalo Courier.
The gale., 1888-01-20

eaple feathers. These are the half whltey
half .black feathers from the eagles
wings. and ere greatly priced by the
Indians, who consider them good meal-
cine" But in order to be acceptable 10
the Indians, the feathers must have been
taken from an eagle whose blood has NOT
been spill In order to accomplish
this, the Indian goes to a place near some
eagles nest and digs cylindrical hole IN
the ground Just large enough to hold
him in stan, ing position. He carefully
removes all the earth taken out, and
then, pacing the bodies of few rabbits
and birds around the opening, he gets
into the hole. pulling over him the grass
around the edges in order to hide HIM
self as much as possible. He will remain
there sometimes for days at time, until
an earle swoops down for the bait. Ihem
n dusky hand is thrust out OF the hoie,
and clutches the BIRDS leg, and another
one is soon choking him to death. Inc
market price for an eagle Kliieo III this
way is two young ponies. -.
The Sioux Indians have all been dls'
armed. and depend entirely upon theif
skill AZ huntsmen and their bows ana az
rows for came. The bufIaloes are all
u
cone. and It is seldom that they are abie
to bag an antelope. Every morning al!er
a snow storm numbers of lndlansln pairs
90 out after jack rabbits: They arm them ,a
selves with only club, and follow the
rabbits tracks stealthily until he IS found
resting behind a clump OF sage or IN a
hole in the snow. Then quick blow Oh
the club and the rabbit is bagged nave
known two Indians to kill as many as hSe
of them in one morning.
Foxes and wolves the Indians poison,
using their red paint for that purpose,
They eat poisoned foxes and wolves, ana
consider them almost as palatable as
dogs.
The constant tendency among these In,
dians is, however, to leave the chase ana
turn to civilization; and when one re-
members that only ten years ago many
of the Indians who now own little farms
scorned the thought of manual labor as
degrading, the out look for them Is Ger,
tainly better than some pessimists would
have us believe. e.-Neao YORK. SIN.
The gale., 1888-01-20
WISE WORDS.

One good act done to-day is worth
thousand in contemplation for some tu-
ture time.
No man can be provident of his time
who is not prudent in the choice OF his
company.
Manage all your actions and thoughts
in such manner as if you were Just go
ing out of the world.
Talents are best matured in solitude;
character is best formed in the stormy
pillows of the world.
Order is the sanity of the mind, the
health of the body, the peace OF the city,
the security of the State.
Many men claim to be firm in their
principles when really they are only OBJ
stinate in their prejudices.
There are often rare abilities lost to the
world that are but ill-bcstowed on those
who do not know how to employ them to
advantage.
The bee, though it finds every rose has
thorn. comes back loaded with honey
from his rambles, and why should not
other tourists do the same.
An accession of wealth is dangerous
predicament for man. At first he IS
stunned, if the accession be sudden; he
is very humble and very grateful. Then
he begins to speak7a little louder, people
think him more sensible, and soon he
thinks himself so.
The gale., 1888-01-20
sCHOONERs LOST.

The consignees of the two mastcd
schooner Mary S. Tibbetts, Capt. Keen,
bound from Virginia to Philadelphia
with pine wood, fear that she has been
lost with all hands. She has not been
heard from since leaving Hampton Roads.
The missing vessel sailed from Hampton
Roads with the schooners c. G. Cram
mer, d. & E. Kelley and w. W. Pharro.
All of these. vessels were caught in ter
rife hurricane the following day. The
two latter were lost. Crammer got into
port with the assistance of the revenue
cutter Hamilton, having six feet of water
in her hold, and otherwise badly damaged.
It is feared the Tibbctts went down with
all hands
The gale., 1888-01-20
Who will get the first peep.
The First Young Girl Crcmated.

The first young girl to be crematcd in
America was nineteen-year Aida
Weissleder the daughter of the Superin-
tendent of the Brush Electric Light Com
pany, in Cincinnati Her body was
burned recently at the crematory in that
city. The corpse, wrapped in white
alum linen, with white and yellow roses
on the breast, was slid into the rctort by
two attendants, who at once retired, and
in the stiffness that followed the mourners
could hear the puff and sizzlc of the gases
of the body as the heat devoured it.
After an hour the blue flames stopped
circling about the body, and y long white
streak was seen where it had been These
ashes, when gathered up, weighed less
than a pound. They were returned to the
parents. and will be preserved in an urn.
1t was the ninth incineration at the
crematOrv.
The gale., 1888-01-20
IN THE TOLLS.

J. C. Hamilton, marshal, OF Tennille,
ga, caught Cordy Harris, a negro, in the
act of placing an iron rail across the
track, at the 1873 mile post, on the Cen
trail Railroad in West Cut. The up night
freight, No. 105, passed about ten MIN
ates after the rail was removed, ana was
going at fearfully rapid rate. Had 1t
struck the rail the whole train, no doubt,
would have been wrecked. The case
was worked up by colored detective,
Robert Paine. and the proof against
Harris is positive. This is the second
attempt at wrecking the train at this
place, besides several instances OF trans
being rocked while passing the cut.
Harris is man about 40 years old, and
has long borne shady reputation in the
county.
The gale., 1888-01-20
The City Flower Trade.

"There,s not so much profit in this
business as you would suppose" said a
florist to Philadelphia CAL man. "Be-
tween bad debts, the loss of flowers,
rent, clerk hire and other incidcntaIs
man finds at the end of the year that he
has earned but fair living. Green
houses cost money. Yes, we get num-
Der of the best roses from New York, but
yet raise them in lafge quantities in this
vicinity. The supply and demand gov
crn the market price OF flowers. OF
course, in the winter they are higher
than in the summer"
The gale., 1888-01-20
Useful Hints.

The most useful Kitchen utensil is a
sharp knife.
The covers of tie range should never
be allowed to get red hot.
! A hot shovel held over vanished fur.
uiture will take out white spots.
Clean the zince under the kitchen
stove with woolen cloth saturated in
kerosene.
Buckwheat and hominy should be
bought in small quantities and kept in
covered tub.
Baking soda dissolved in spirits of
camphor and applied TO corns night and
morning will entirely remove them.
|. For a sore throat, cut slices of fat,
I homeless bacon, pepper thickly and tie
around the throat with flannel cloth.
| sMadeira vines can be kept growing
upright, and bright and beautiful all
Winter, and they will help to peautify
an uns'g 'ghtly corner of room wonder
4 / full fully
Soap should never be rubbed on fan
nels, but they should be washed in warm
suds and rinsed in water of the same
temperature as that in which they ART
washed A little bluing in the secont
water will improve their color.
An apple grated and stewed with mea
of any sort will insure its being tender
Vinegar or lemon juice is also useful il
removing the strong flavor from bee
kidney If sliced and soaked for tim
in the acid it becomes almost as mild a
sleeps kidney.
Sometimes the lamp wick will obsti
nately refuse to be turned up in an or
derly manner. 1t will seem tirml,
wedged at one side, while the other viii
run up In a point, causing wearines
and vexation of spirit. To overcom
this depravity, take new wick, draw
out Il single thread near the selvage, ant
the wick will be found quite tractabl
when introduced into the burner. TIL
cogs will take it up properly, and it vii
appear in good form and give an eve
flame when lighted.
The gale., 1888-01-20
JAMES MOBILES. sR.

The funeral Of Jamcs Noble. Sr, took
place at Admission, Ala, from Grace
Church, attended by a large concourse OF
sorrowing friends. There were near one
hundred of his direct descendants pres
ent. All the pall-bcarers were young
men, grandsons of the deceased. Work
iss been suspended at most of the facto-
lies since the death, and all Of the opcr-
atiyes attended the funeral,
The gale., 1888-01-20
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Some Vegetables.

Spinach has been called by French
physician the "broom of the stomach"
and if the busy housewife wo3 id only use
this broom as often as she qDes the one
neatness requires, there would be less
stomach troubles in the land, and adver
tisements of stomach bitters would not
greet one on every side. Spinach as it
is often served, is far from inviting, but
properly prepared it is delicious vege-
table. Have the water boiling very
strong before you put the spinach in it,
and keep stirring the spinach occasion
ally, so that it will not get into a lump.
A very few minutes will suffice to cook
it. As soon as the stalk is soft take up
the spinach, press every drop of
board and chop it with very sharp
knife until it is almost pulp. Then sea
son it with salt and teaspoonful of
sugar, moisten it with little cream or
milk, add small piece of butter, and
place it where it will get hot, but not
boil. The chopping is little tiresome
and takes some time, but nothing is ac-
complished without some trouble. 1t is
not generally acceded fact, but cooks as
class are very unseltish, and unless they
are, success never really crowns their eff
forts. Unselfshness is as necessary as
skill, because the cook rarely or ever
can eat the viands she preparcs, and all
the labor is for those more fortunate ones
who have only to enjoy them.
A large per cent of iron enters into the
makeup of carrots, aud those whose
vitality is low, and those who suffer
from poverty of the blood, should eat
this vegetable in season and out of
season. 1t is very palatable way OF
obsorbing iron into the system, and it
will not necesstate visit and a conse-
ouent bill from the dentist as iron in
variably does when taken in liquid
form.
Celery cooked, or uncooked, is a
specific against rheumatism, and toma-
toes for purifying the blood have no
rival. Asparagus helps, and in some
cases prevents kidney trouble
To preserve the flavor and appearance
of vegetables, they should be keep in
cool, clean, dark place, but in any house
that is heated by furnace, cool, dark
place is somewhat very difficult to find.
Even if you have not a very good place
to keep vegetables always buy them by
the bushel; this quantity will certainly
keep and will save you many penny.
Look them over carefully from time to
time, and as sooE as any of them show
signs of decal ,emove them and use the
one nearest to them for the next meal.
No matter how cool place you may
have, constant supervision is necessary,
because an apple may have been bruised
by falling, and unless it is thrown away
in time it will be source of contagion
to the rest The same holds good with
all other vegetables. s.-Brvoklyn Citizen.
The gale., 1888-01-20

The Supreme Court OF Iowa has decided in
favor Of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad il, suit brought against it by the
fefudhg to transport new beer in that State.
The gale., 1888-01-20
The Christmas Tree.

the
Christ
mas tree
so bright
and green,
awaits Old
San a Claus.
And the chim
ney place all swept
and clean gapes wide
its ponderous jaws.
The little stockings are
all hung up, and baby's
Just makes four. Won't
Old Santa Claus be surprised
when he finds there is no more.
There's an elegant place up i'll the
tree to hang Johnnys gun, and
place for May and one for Kate to
leave their dolls upon. But for little
baby blue eyes lower branch he must
choose, where she may reach and find tho
place he's hung her first new shoes. Turn
down the light little, now, SO Old Santa
Claus can see. And baby and all must
go to bed and be as good as good
can be, and tomorrow morn get
upearly after long nights
sleep,
and
come
softly
down
to the
Xmas
tree
and
Q
Who will ovet tho fret moan
The gale., 1888-01-20

Portraits of Lincoln and Jefferson
have been put in the East Room g ths
White House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-11
REPROACHING A HIGHWAYMAN.
Miss Nicholson's Anecdote About Quaker
Preacher in Lecture to Young People.

There was not vacant scat yesterday after
noon in Plymouth Church, on the occasion of
the regular Friday lecture in the course OF
historical lectures to young people The speaker
was Miss Elizabeth Nicholson, whose address
was upon the life Of William Penn. Miss Mich
olson did not confne herself to a history of
Penn's life, but recited "reminiscences concerning
many of PENIS acquaintance and men Of his
time. One OF the most striking of these was tho
anecdore concerning Quaker named Barley
He was met day the highway by
a robber who presented pistol to his head and
demanded his purse. It was handed out
was also watch and chain. Then the highway
man ordered Barley dismount and give him
his horse Barley did so, placing the reins in
his hands. and then, the robber appearing to be
satisfied with what he bad, Barkey began to
proach the fellow for the kind OF life he was
leading.
Don't preach to me- said the highwayman,
again presenting the pistol.
my life is in thy hands, said Barklev, not
needing the command. "but would willingly
give it to save thy soul" And then he contin-
ued little further. and as he did so the high
wayman's countenance changed. Handing back
the watch and purse and returning the horss, he
exclaimed, Il can take nothing from . man like
you"
The lecture next Friday evening will be by
Mr.. Hilton N. Brown; subject, Patrick Henry"