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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

The only fault found with the new foun-
tain is that the horse trough isn't high
enough.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01
Special Excursions.

The Maine Central Railroad will sell round
trip tickets to Popham Beach and return
every Tuesday and Friday for the low fare
of one dollar from Augusta, Hallowell, Gar
diner and South Gardiner, and IS cents from
Richmond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

Counterfeit silver certificates of 81 and So
denominations are floating about. The
counterfeits are ree-sixteenths of an inch
shorter than the genuine bills
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

Mr.. A. l.. Stephenson of Gardiner was in
stakeholder in the Gardiner Base Ball Asso-
citation, and reports that our neighbors are
to have a strong team.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

Mr. Joseph f. Fossett and wife left Mon
day for Pemaqud, Maine, where they will
spend week visiting relatives and friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

Mr. Howard Owen and family are at Ham
mond's Grove.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

To crafty the taste of the most fassidious yon
should adopt SCHUMACHEgs PARcHED FARIxo5E.
IL contains more nutriment than other farinaceous
Preparations. IL does not sour on Ihe stomach and
its effect upon the digestive organs and general
health is extraordinary. Ii il cooked in two min
ufes. Sold by all grocers- tune4deodsm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

A large portion of the sewer is laid The
earth thrown back was packed down solid by
being mixed with water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01
Marrieo.

4 In Windsor, July rs. Mr. Charles HaHoweI and
Miss Mabel Peva, both of China.
RIn Halo.e July -, Osborn L. Reynolds Of
Farmingdale and Miss Maud l. Field of Halloven.
In Bath, July Is, George T. sslsby, Jr. and Mrs.
Hattie A. Robinson.
In Naples, July 2i, Delmore Robinson and Miss
Sadie Maxfeld.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

Miss Fanny Brooks of Appomattox, Da
kota, Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. w. N. Brooks
in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

Four Augusta men were fined 80 each for
disturbance yesterday. Another paid SIS for
the same offence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

new escape pipe for steam 10 being laid
from Aliens upper printing house to the
water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01
SOMERSET.
Fairfield.

fdtrVeH.
Writing under date of July 30, our cor
respondent says: Mrs. S. Gibson left Mon
day for Portland.-Will Knight aud wife of
Portland are spending few weeks in town.
Miss Celia Bradbury has gone into the
Journal offce.-A great many visitors are in
town for the summer and we are sure they
can not find better place.-Miss Helen
Gerald is visiting friends in Vassalboro. A
crayon picture in Evans window of Ray
Head done by l.. p. Ames is attracting much
attention.--Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer Miss Jane
Gahan and W. C. Emery of No. Arson have
been visiting in town.
Soion
The Carratunk Falls property, bonded one
year ago for $1,000 by Messrs. Day and
Mills, of Boston, was transferred to them
at Skowhegan Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

For delicacy, for purity, and for improve
ment of the complexion nothing equals Poz-
zoni's Powder. july3ld&wlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

Ordinarily the city government would meet
tonight, but by vote at the last session. no
regular meeting will be held until October.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01
SPECIAL OFFER.

The Kennebec Journal will be sent ost.paid
to any address during the campaign, tin septem-
Der 1). at the following special rates:
Weekly. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS rs
Daily. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LIS
Ss-The cash must accompany all orders
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

A handsomely uniformed republican cam
paign club will be formed at once in this
city. 1t will be called the Blaine Guards.
They will assist at the reception to be ten
dered Mr. Blaine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

Frugal housewives will bear in mind that a delici-
auxiliary to other niceties in the culinary depart
meut is to be found in ScHgAAcHEB's PARcHED
FARISosE- To the enervated it imparts strength
and comfort. 1t ia cooked in two minutes and can
be had Of all grocers. jane4deod6m
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01
NOTICE.

This is to certify that have this day given my
sons, Eugene d. Laid, Stephen A. Ladd and Jesse
L. Ladd, their freedom, and shall claim more of
their earnings EDWIN l.. LADD.
Vienna, July 3lst, ISIS. w3.3l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01
OXFORD.
Sum HeT.

DIR. Geo. II. Bailey went to east Sumner
Saturday, and held post mortem on three
animals that died that week, on the premises
of Luther NJ. Mariner, and found they had
all died from impaction of the manifold
(third stomach) due to overlooking with lin
seed meal. No contagious disease is present.
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Proposals for Stone Foundation F.!

TREAsURER's OFFICE, /
EASTERN BRANCH \. II. u. VS.
ToGUs NE, July 81, ISIS.
Sealed Proposals will be received until Il NJ,
Thursday, August 9th, for the stone foundation of
the Office Building, to be erected on the Home
grounds, Togus, Me. The Home reserves the right
to reject any and ali bids Plans and specifications
can be seen at the Governors Office National Home
augld3t II. A. COBAUGH, Treasurer
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Die0.

In Readfeld, July "a Mrs. Susan Porter, aged 50
years and $ months.
In Monmouth July ~, Mrs. Luzady NJ Prescott
aged So wears and months.
In Edgecomb, July %, Leander Trask, aged Is
years and months JulF2i Horatio B. Haggett
aged y wears and months
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

Cur correspondent writes under date of July
80: Charles NJ. Adams died this morning at
the home of his son, Geo. f. Adams. He
was born Dec. 3, 1896. in Limington and
when he became of age he settled in this
town, where he has lived ever since. He
engaged first in the leather and shoe business
but afterwards for many years kept hotel.
since then, until within few years, he has
been engaged in farming. Mr.. Adams was
highly respected citizen, and will be greatly
missed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01
REAL ESTATE.
Transfers of Real Estate in Lincoln {

transfers OF Real Estate IN Lincoln co.
The following are the transfers of real
state in Lincoln county for the week ending,
July 80
acknowledgements Land Co. TO Samuel X.
Smith, land, 81; samuel b. Smith TO Roscoe Carter,
land, 800.
NEwcAsTLE.-Arabele A. Clark to Mary Leigh
ton, land, 500.
riman, land $50.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-01

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.
NEw,ADyEgTIsENESTs
schumacher's Parched FArinose
Eastern Steamboat Co.
Sealed proposals.
A good business for sale
Wanted-Salesmen.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25
WEIGHT OF COTTON.
Why 1t Varies Almost Every Minute si
the Day and Night.

Cotton is the most troublesome sta
pie of the worlds commerce. From
the hour OF picking until the moment
it passes out of the loom as fabric it is
susceptible of Il million changes, each
one Of which affects is value on the
market. A bale of cotton is so sensi-
tive to heat ana moisture that the
weight varies evo.y minut Of the day.
as you will find hy actual experiment.
On this account buyers aud sellers are
represented at the conpresseS br men
who are styled "weighers" but whose
duties are something more thar
recording weight, or checking fl
receipts. On Their judgment the value
of n shipment or consignment
can be increased or diminished several
hundred dollars, hence factories are
careful to place only their clcares,
headed and most reliable men at the
scales A daub of mud at one corner
Of bale may justify rebates with ono
package, while on another the sellers
representative would not consent 10
any deductions. The dc,etor ous cf.
fects of exposure to weather can be es-
timated at n glance br a skillful man,
but. nevertheless. the process OF
weighing is accompanied by more fro-
qucnt contention than any other part
of the business. Then you aust rc-
member that if any crooked work has
been done, bale of cotton can b.
traced all the way from the mill
through n hundred hands until you
finally rcacn the planter who sold it in
the first place. So Louis G'oJe. Demo-
crrt
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25
HINDOO JEWELERS..
How They Produce Exquisite Bangles OF
tho Choicest Designs.

tho Choicest Designs.
One of my companions, having
made q bargain with the smith, hand
ed him three English horins which he
desired to have MANUFACTURED into one
bangle Of the choices East In ian de-
sign and workmanship. The coOlje
man heated the coins cut them into
narrow pieces of which he welded the
eads together, using hammer and
anvil, thus making bar of four or
five inches long, and as Irrmembcr,
two or three lines in width and thick
ness. Covering one end Of this strip
of metal with damp clay, to protect
his fingers from The heat, the bangle
maker stuck the silver inlo tho dmin-
utive charcoal fire, which he set arlow
by blowing through tube similar in
appearance to q glass b'ower's pipe.
When the metal was at a dull red heat
he beat il soundly, forging it round
and smooth 10 the diameter of tcle-
graph wire; then, carefully bending il
in 4 circle, joined the two ends, weld
ing them together neatly and with
dispatch. This done, and the
Joint having been covered with
rough mass of hot silver FASH
ioned into ball of the szc Of small
cherry, the Hindoo held out the half
finished trinket for our inspection and
approval. H. next smooh"d and poll
ishcd the surface of the ball by ham,
mering; then he gravcd and stamped
it with various dies, cutting simple.
conventional patterns of irregular de.
sign. Next, having selected 4 small
silver serpent from an assortment Of
ready-made devices aud charms which
he kept in a cocoanut she'll ho plunged
il into the fire and blew through his
blow-pipc until the cobra became
blood red. Pinching the reptiles tail
between bits Of moist clny, the Hindoo
drew it from the fire. and, before it
lost its angry hue, dcftly cork-scrcwed
the emblem of immortality around tho
wire of the bangle in four complete
coils, all the time tapping The saako
here and there gently with his malict.
in this way fastening it securely in It's
place. Plunging the ornament into a
calabash of cocoanut oil. he waited till
the serpent ceased Kissing, and the
Indian bracelet was then ready to be
clasped on the wrist Of whomsocvor
the gallant gentleman hid in his mind
when he found it in his heart to give
the order for it Interior.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25

ANTIQUITY OF IRON.
Some Facts About tho Most Useful of An
Metals.

Metals.
Iron is king. We can do without
gold and silver but we would be bar
barians without iron.
Iron is found almost everywhere.
and has been known so far back tha,
history fails to tell us when it was
discovered. Homer and Hesod refer
to the forging of iron.
On Egyptian sculptures dating from
upward Of fifteen hun drcd year. B. G..
there are rough figures of II kind Of
bellows for the forging of tools. the
initiation of air being accomplished ly
working cords with the hands.
The spears of the Asyrians were
tipped with iron when they came
down on the children of Israel "like
n wolf on the fold;' and the same
people used iron very extensively in
the manufacture Of saws, knives and
other tools.
Pliny speaks of large masses # iron
ore in Spain, E ba and Syria, the
mineral being described by him as in
use in the manufacture Of iron and
steel; and four hundred years prior to
this Aristotle describes the prepara-
ton of the fused steely iron still pre-.
pared in India and known as wootz.
To the Romans is due the knowledge
Of iron over almost the whole of theii
known world. None before tieir ad.
vent had been known in Britain.
The earliest kind of forge was prob
ably simply an excavation on the wind.
ward side of u hill; but the applca
ton of an ar iticial stream of ait
doubtless soon followed. the blast he.
ing produced either by alternate dilr
tation and compression of n bladder or
goat-skin Ohio mode in use in India
and elsewhere to-day, or by means Of
n hollow tube; so that the modern bel.
lows is but an improved form on these
crude contrivances.
The use Of Waived single bellows 10
attributed by Franquay to the Romans
in the fourth century. and the double.
acting bellows is known TO have been
in use about the seventeenth century.
Cast iron seems to have been in use
in the fourteenth century, as some
castings OF that date are said TO be
still cXlant in Sussex and in the six.
teenth century cannon, weighing rs
much rs three tons. were cast by john
on.-Golden DIys
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25
The Evils Of Destiny.

The three evils of destiny is the
general term given by an inhabitant
of the Greek islands TO express the
three important events of lifc--birth,
marriage and death and in consider
ing the folklore concerning these
points. we see how amongst these rc-
mote islands have survived the SUPER
sitions of antiquity. Three old wom-
IN who live up in The mountains. who
are a WI 5 spinning, whose decree is
mallcrablo except on rare occasions,
are supposed to preside over these
three events; they are called rs If old
the Fate'. and n discontontcd Greek.
when cursing his il.-luck. will tell you
how he considers ii y misfortune to
have been born. greater en- To have
been married, and the greatest of al
to have 10 die. - Scottish ReutaV
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25
rRAMPS BY THE DOZEN.
RjsNy- Disposed Californian's Nuiner-
Gus Family OF BOardors.

Mr. Doyle is one Of the most poli!
and kindly of men. He has lovely
home in San Maieo, and. like n grea
many people who have lovely homes
he does not always know what goes on
One evening Mr.. Doyle arrived from
the city. and his coachman was at the
station with his wagon. Thev drove
along home. and. as they came to thu
gate leading into his pres erves, a burly
tramp stood leaning against the rail.
he did not move to open the gate. SC
the driver got down and opened it. A.
soon as he did the tramp calmly walk.
ed in and proceeded up the avenue.
WHO is that?' asked Mr.. Doyle.
'!He seems to be cool kind of 4 Gus.
toner
"That. sir is one of your boarlers. "
"My boarders! What do you mean"'
'Don't You know that you have ter
or dozen boarlers at the house?'
Il didn't know it."
"Oh, yes They come regularly te
breakfast They are very particular
and hard to please
''Ten or q dozen men breakfast al
my house every morning! You jus,
tell the cook that if he gives any one
Of them another breakfast I'll dis.
charge him. don't want to turn
away auy poor devil of a starving man,
but il any body wants meal you send
him out to saw wood for an hour
Then you can give him as much as he
can eat"
''There'll be trouble. SIR"
Next morning Mr.. Doyle was being
driven down 10 the train. As hey
passed down the road two rather de.
pressed-looking individuals were seer
walking ahead.
There go two of your boardcrs,
sir.''
Those dirty-looking fellows? Did
you follow my Instructions this morn
ing?'
''We did, sir, and there was an aw.
full row. They were very angry, and
we thought there was going to be !,
fight"
When they reached the two tramps.
Mr.. Doyle stopped his wagya snt
spoke.
Il am very sorry, gentlemen, va,
compelled to issue rather stringeu,
regulations about breakfast at lay
place. OF course, I dld not mean ths.
they should especially apply to you,
gentlemen; but there are so many
who impose upon me in that way,
and" -
mo need for scusA ar, Doyle;
don't mention it,
'Iunderstand you were not quite
mo, sir. Ibid feel little ammo ed
about it this morning. because il
happened l had invited friend OF
mine to breakfast, and I was rifle
mortified to find him treated in such
an nngentlemanly manner"
Il am deeply sorry-but the
wood
"Yes, we'll I would have been happy
10 have attended to the wood, but !
had business engagement and could
not wait. Good morning. sir. good
morning." - San Francisco Ctroui.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25
FISHING IN RUSSIA.
Whore the Idea Of Sport DosS Not Play
Any Part In Catching Fish.

| my E"t Ii CaCnlnS FISH.
The fishery trades are systematic.
ally pursued in Russia, since so much
OF the national life depends on these
industries As a general rule, a COM
pany OF capitalists begins by forming
a fshing-station (utsching); and here
they make dam; catch the fish; they
manufacture nets, harpoons, traps
and lures; they convert tlsh-refuse-
heads. bones, scales, entrails and
sounds-into glue, gelatinc and sin-
glass. or even into manure; they split
clean. salt, smoke or freeze the fish.
and they distribute them through the
country to their agents for sale, much
OF this latter work being done by
sledges in winter to save freight.
They also pursue the more lucrative
fish industries, such AS manufacture
ing the finest kind of isinglass aad
gelatine, as well as that curious fish
product known as caviare. Twas
cavare to the General wrote Shakes
peare, when the Russian COM
pany Of London introduced it
to this country. and unless men train
themselves 10 like it, just as they train
themselves to eat olives, they are still
likely enough to sputter when they
get a mouihful Of It. Caviare is the
roe of the sturgeon tribe of fish; but
salmon and pike roes are usually
added, TO assist in increasing the bulk.
The roe is cleaned. then washed with
vinegar, sated and dried, when it is
packet in casks. The best quality is
prepared more carefully from he
surgeons alone. The sailing is con-
Quoted i'll long. narrow bags Of linen,
which are hung along q cord and half
filled with roe. A very strong
brine is then poured into each bag
until it overilows. When the brine
has all passed through. the bags are
taken down, carefully squeezed TO cx.
pei the superhuous liquid aid after
a short exposure TO the air, packed in
casks. The finer qualify Of cavare
made is that prepared from the ster-
let roe; but this is said not TO find its
way into commerce, being reserved
mainly for the Cars table. It has
been stated that $500 900 pounds ot
caviare are annually packed at As
trakhan alone.
Every known method of fish culture
is probably pursued in Russia, from
the spear to the hook and from the
net to the trap; but as the r ssan
fishes for commerce. and not for sport,
the sanity of man who prefers a
fly" 10 draggng-nct would be
strongly questioned. In other words.
Legitimate sport is consideration
W hich never enters the Russ an head.
The fishery is the bes. harvest, and
the best man is he who boasts the big
gest take. The fishing season i,
time of joy for then each man knows
he is earning his best wages. A he
fishing season, therefore, the villages
are full of life and merr mont Bon.
fires are lightel on the shore to pre-
pare food for the fishermen, and carts
are held in readiness to ake the mon-
sters off at once 10 the cleaning-houscs.
where men and women are busiIy en-
gagged in the various processes
Night expeditions are preferred by
the villagers. Beyond the PROV of the
boat hangs an iron c. gr, in Which
burns 4 fire Of pine logs, The fish
conn in shnols -0u1rl tho Il ,h4 aud
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25

There have been already, and are
ut the present. few members Of the
princely families of the old world en-
gagged in the pursuits Of common life.
A Bavarian Prince cxccls in surgery;
a Roumanian Queen is teaching school
and writing stories in prose and verse;
n Brazilian Emperor is known as jour-
nalist, and now one Prince Henry, of
Rouss, has not only composed SYM
phony, but conducted its first perform
ancc at the hall of the Philharmonic
Society at Hamburg.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25

An old white horse that hal
served many years in hauling street
cars was led along the street the other
lay by little boy in Wyandotte.
Kas. Every time cable Car stopped
ne animal would jump in front OF 1t.
md only by force he coul be induced
% gel on, of the way. When the cars
3japd on without horses I've appeared
-rn.L- u s-lel
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25
WHEN PIPING WINDS.

when plying winds do blow.
And whistle loud and shriil,
Ard dancing ieet o. the suov
Glide down the long white hiil-
Tis then ths world is ny; Il ssy
With brave bright skies aglow
FOR the long, long play Of the winter DAY.
When piping winds DO blowi
'"Tis then the world is say,
With naught to preach Of gloom;
Nor ever fiow'r o. the May
10 push into bud and bloom;
With never blade Of grass
10 coax till it, lances show
But the long, long play Of the Wintar dav.
When piping winds do blowi
Never her scouts need run,
And TO the skies complain
OF scorching heat o. tho sun,
Or drenching blight Of tho rain:
Never an apple to paint, to paint
Or m ear Of corn to grow
But the long, long play Of the winter DAY.
When piping winds do bowl
No bird in hidden nest
To WOO to flight and song,
Or rock to sleep \ the breast
OF tall pines green and strong:
No music TO teach the wave, the wayo,
As 1t breaks on the sand below
But the long. long play of the winter day.
When piping winds do blowi
She hath no care to heed
II Autumn fails to reap
Bountiful wealth o. the seed.
And golden fleece OF the sheep;
Whether the stack be high, be high.
Or whether the stack be low
What does she care in tho winter fair,
When piping winds do blow,
All! when the winds do blow.
And whistle loud and shrill
'Tis then the world may 20
Wherever her fancy will!
IT'S then she can dance and sing, and sing
With never grief to know
But the long, long play Of the winter day,
When piping winds do blowl
-IVide Aoaks
The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-25

-Rcsolute old lady on the ferry
"Young man, wish you'd throw away
that nasty cigar. it's making me sick. v
Waycring young man, mecklv COM
pliant--."Me, tSO."