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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-02
NEVER PICK TIE EARS.

"Another Affection Of the ear IS ac-
emulation of wax secroted by the
glands. Many persons have the bad habit
of picking the ea-s with picks, hairpins,
and other things, which is very injurious
and dangerous. Nothing smaller than
ones elbow shonld ever be put in the
ear. even physicians should never at
tempt TO extract foreign substances,
without first examining the ear and OBJ
serving then with proper instruments.
The only proper way of cleaning the
ear is by means OF Il syringe and water.
If YOU do not accomplish your object
with this. then consult an aurist.'
care any OF these instruments that
are sold rs aids to hearing Of any use 2"
"The eordrums which are sold and
advertised so extensively to-day are for
the most part a fraud. They are nothing
more than a piece OF rubber about three
eighths of an inch in diameter. They
are OF no value whatever. except in cases
where there is perforation, and in such
cases only very rarely, one in five hun
dred being benefited.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-02
CHAPTER x.
DAYS OF DESPAIR

OF course Maurice wrote to Helen that
night, and IL was very hard for him to
stick TO the letter Of bis agreement and
send of an epistls In the stiG. crAmpad
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-02

Ambergris. which b ussd - oAAs Tor
nearly all standard perfumery. rs ms
found an unattractivs mA0 Seating On ths
surface Of the - or lodged upon ths shorA
How 70 unlikely . substance ever nggesssd
i,nelf a. perfume b unknown. but it has
beep in Use for centuries, and it b only until
eomparativeiy recent times that it, origin hAs
become known Il u nothing more than To
morbid secretion Of the liver Of . sick sperm-
aceti whale II Is described - . fatty. waxy
substance, disagreeable To sight or touch. but
even in its crude state exhAitng . pleasant
osior The crude substance Is subjected to
chemical action 70 extract tbs active princt
Die called aIuberina It was recently report
ed that a Maine fisherman picked up mas
Of the substance which oearly dlisd barrel
and Is worth 600 This b probably sn
exaggeration both - TO axe and price. for The
largest piece on record was found at ths
Wind ward islands, weighing I'D poundA This
was sold for about q. Go
Amber WAS also first found on the shores
Of the sea after severe stormA For time
its origin was unknown, but IL was early put
to Use and regarded with . superstirious ave
BY the ancient Greeks and Romano, its p
culiar electrical qualities being notsd BY
them It Is now thought TO be the gum OF
forest trees which persisted ages and ages
ago, the lands upon which they hourished
having become the oceans bed Amber has
no fixed value. the price being regulated
wholly by size. quality and other considsrs-
tons Drops Of amber in which are i'm
bedded insects Of those ancient times com
mand fancy priee~. while the more common
kinds are used for making Q certain kind Of
varnish and even in medicina The worlds
supply Of the two. amber and smbsrgrA
does not wholly depend upon what may b
accidentally found Dredging for amber v
now systematically carried Oh by regularly
organized companies, and all spermaceti
whales killed by whalemen are subjected to
pretty thorough post-Inortem examination.
the find Of ainbergris in the monsters in
terror often being vastly more valuable than
the oil extracted from his blubber ovsrcoat
Lewiston journal
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There has been discovered in the forests Of
India strange plant which possesses to
very high degree astonishing magnetic power
The hand which breaks leaf from it receives
Immediately a shock equal to that which is
produced by tue conductor Of an induction
coil. At distance of six meters a magnetic
needle is affected by it. and it will be quite
deranged if brought near The energy Of
this singular influence varies with the hour
of the day. All powerful about o'clock in
the afternoon, it is annulled during the
night
At times Of storm its intensity augmeuts
to striking proportions. During rain the
plant seems to succumb and bends lbs head
during thunder shower; it remains there
without force or virtue, even il one should
shelter il with an umbrella. No shock is felt
1t that time in breaking the leaves, and the
needle Is unaffected beside it.
One never by any chance sees bird or in
sect alight on the electric plant: an instinct
seems to warn them that they would find
sudden death. 1t Is also important to remark
that where it grows none Of the magnetic
metals are found neither iron, nor cobalt,
nor nickel, an undeniable proof that the cleo,
trio force belongs exclusively to the plant
Light and heat. phosphorescence, magnetism,
electricity, how many mysteries and botani-
cal problems does this wondrous Indian plant
conceal witbn its leaf and dowerHNature
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The literary gossipers tell Us that dialect
stories are a drug on the market and that
the public has become surfeited with them.
Straight, plain English is now demanded,
and however tangled, obscure and involved
the plot may be, the hating lame and gar
bled language Of the dialect writers has been
voted tiresome and the public refuses 10 de-
vote itself to unraveling any greater mys-
terry than the plot itself The Man About
Town was bordering over the welcome pros
pect Of the elimination Of the uncouth from
the current literature OF the country, when
two colored girls climbed on the grip and
occupied the seat ahead. One was . mu-
latto, with a fair, yellow skin, and an
intelligent face, with the acute nose
and thin lips Of the Caucasian. The
other was black, with q typical ne
gro countenance. Both were pupils Of
the Sumner High, as was evident from
their talk. which concerned itself with ex-
aninations, vacation and the like The list
ener was at once struck with the purity Of
the English spoken by these two colored giria
The negro dialect had been completely weed
ed out Of their speech Closing his eyes. The
Man About Town failed to detect the faintest
departure from the accepted standards Of
pronunciation rach word being clearly and
correctly utternl not even the most subtle
niceties escaping the speakers Education b
certainly working . wonderful change In The
colored populace. and many racial peculiari-
ties are fast disappearing. Ethnologists
should take heed.-St Louis Republic.
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o.rto~ssv IDjssed By The P.otracted
DaDpnaos-

'.PoeAfnes are rottinx .. fast ~ they arr
dug. They shrink one-shird in t~ d, .. >
..In mary PLACES il doesnt pay % take them
out Of de ground" These and other equally
disconeerting ss-tr menss are freely made BY
the nsfketmer And produce dealefs. To an
Advertiser rep ffer l. s. Kimball said: at
il true that potatoes are rossing inst They
ros vorse in some sections than in others.
Aassscl asct:s ard Connecticus have suf-
fefed worst IL 10 . little too early to know
any thing i, finite about the crop from the
great potato districts, such a. Afoostook
county, Maine. and Nova Scotia and Prince
Edward Island, but l sav the largest dealer
in Nova Scotia the other day, and he told me
the crop vas looking finely. The weather
10. Of course, TO blame for the rot. IL 10 not
heavy rains ttas cause the most damage to
the po At, os.p, out rather long continued
spells Of wet and mugGy weather, such ~
ue have had this year. think the reports
Of the dausse a,e exaggerated. There have
never be, n so many potatoes in Boston ~
there are today
AT the once Of the Boston Produce Com.
pany the rep rter Was told that the rot 10 al
most universal, Except through the State Of
Msine, where the indications are very slight.
Through Nova Scotia and Prince Edward
lhb4nus toC, 'uS ttOp - large 8uu tuc pOse"
toes good. In Illinois and Indiana the crop
is total failure and they may have to inn
pert some, bn, they would get them from
Scotland, through New York, which would
have no effect on prices here. We shall
probably be able to supply ourselves from
Maine and the Provinces.
At the I, flee of Chss kimball Mr.. Hoke
~as seen. lit is rather early" said he. for
me to say aay thing certain. The rot around
here 10 very bsd and l am of the opinion that
it will Dc universal. or go ~ far west ~ the
lakes at any ra,e. aud probably extend east
siso. The crop 10 very heavy everywhere.
we are no. yet posted as to tie condition
of the potatoes 10 the districts where we buy
most. Two yesrs ago we imported 4 great
many from tie other side, and the parties
We bought Of, hearing that the rot has shown
itself here, are already making inquiries ~
to the prospects Tor selling their p',stoes
here this fall. think we shall have 10 i'm.
port great many"
At Pulsifer, Savage & Co.'S the reporter
vas told hs. the rot WIS mostly LEGAL, af-
feeling Massachusetts, and the southern New
England States, but not materially affecting
crops in Maine or the Provinces. The yield
has been large everywhere and the potatoes
themselves are large. The market 10 In 4
bad condition a. the rot has 90 destroyed
confidence that buyers will only take very
email lots. Adrertsser, Aug. 80.
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Il think my master Uses NE most cruelty"
complained Right Arm to his fellow, the
Left Arm Here he has t+en using me for
over two hours in casting his flies with no
rest excepting such as is Afforded when be
changes his flies. am full OF wrinkles and
suffering terribly, but he seems to pay no A.
tentiou to it, although at no other time dos
be abuse me-"
A few minutes afterward the Right Arm
had ceased its complaining and appeared
cheerful
What has come over you" inquired the
Left Arm. that you have NO more COM
plants to maker
You ought certainly to know" replied
the Right Arm Il y master caught q fns
trout, which Is now kicking its last in The
basket There is nothing that will remove
wrinkles or overcome fatigue like catching
dsh- am now willing to work for the RES
Of the day without grumbing New York
Herald
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Mugwump paper says Of the two csndi-
dates for governor of Ohio. that Campbell is
just as gallant a soldier as Foraker. 1t might
have claimed that he is also a protectionis,
but he stands on free-trade platform.
Trarsiier.
Democratic State Conventions which dc
not want TO revive the tariff issue would dc
well to suspend the custom of having an ad
dress from the presiding officer. That Off
eisl invariably is loaded with free trade
speech. rs was the case in Ohio, and it has
TO be shot off The TrrbHNe.
What with the shooting of the Biddeford
Light Infantry team the other day, and Col.
Grams rifle work yesterday, Camp Burleigh
must be convinced by this time that Bidde-
ford boys know a rifle when they see ii.
Such shooting requires a cool brain, steady
band and an eye free alike beams and notes
-- EreHtNQ Tunes
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A trip cot through the cosnsrs siso~s TINT
the farmer in shis section has . mere than
sveszse crop Of hay in his stables. Ths
pfineip pal trouble this year has ,eea the very
unusual amosns Of ioweFy sad ssiay weather.,
making is dimeuis To get the hay sishcuf IL
get ing . vssfing. Y.t through very care-
FIJI management The hay hAs been housed 10
fair condition. Owing 70 me crop the fsrmers
- a whole weaf smile and conterted look
a. their barns are veil flied, some OF them
containing more good hay than for several
years past. This enables those Who desire
10 do 20. to winter . large sock. New hay
10 selling from ten 10 fourteen dollars per
soa according TO quality snd locality Of the
market There 10 but little Old be-, in the
market, shat there IL, however. sells for .
good price A. many desire to feed old hay as
I'll late fall or winter.
Ia .ssasd u grains We notice about shs
usual acreage sovn. Oats being rsis d
rather more extensively than otter grains
They have grown rell snd wouii ros but
tof line recs ut heavy rain look finely, bat a.
I 10 most pieces are quite badly lodged yet
good percen age vii Dc taken in fair eondi-
ton few days Of the right kind Ct
| sesther viii see the grains harvested
Beans are not showing ~ we'll this season
| - last. The tops sre no, - stout and the
| long continued vet weather has ras,ed the m
b .iiy.
The same ma, be said Of potatoes. They
are rssting and rostirs very badly, and it 10
| doubtfG II the farmer obtains anything but
yer, light crop. Dealers are Of the
opinion that potatoes will rule high in prc 9
| tie coming winter and it certainly looks
that way
The sweet corn crop 10 nothing TO brag OF,
| siti.ough there are some Hne lots crossing
The cold weather 10 early sp'ing made II g
corn start slowly, and has retarded the
| growth through the season. The canning
| factories will not pscx as heavily As last sea-
| son bat most Of them sill do someth ng q
| the business.
| Apples will not this year be so plenty thai
the farmers will pios them into the ground
| for the enrichment Of the I'll Trees thai
| brought forth a good amount Of frui
last season will not add much
| this wear TO the purse Of the orchardists, bu
as there are many young orchards eomins
into bearing there will be fair crop. Some
pear orchards are looking well, and thu
fruit will BE- In good condition. Plums ane
other small fruits will yield about the aver
age erep With the past few years. From
| what our eyes show US and ~hat our ear
hear. we lind that the crop that comes in vel
10 the hay crop and this 10 what the T. gme
| ali realize the most on for this year, al
though Of course the other crops will coun
| more = less c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-02

We have sofa beds and mantel teds and
secretary beds, but who ever heard Of com
bination stove and bedf Yet that may be
found in China that curious old country,
whose customs are 50 ancient and unchanging
that we may be sure that they used this con-
trivance long before our modern combination
beds were invented
A gentleman who has Travelled in the north
Of China says that the climate is quite cold.
and there are no stoves or fire places in the
wayside inns. In some Of the general rooms
are small charcoal braziers but the bedrooms,
which are very scantily furnished contain
neither stove nor ted In their place is brick
platform. long enough for man to stretch
himself at full length upon. and raised foot
or two from the floor. with an opening in the
side. Into this aperture the .ervant pushes .
pan Of burning Goals, and when the bricks are
thoroughly heated, the traveller spreads out
upon them the tedding he has brought with
him. and lies down to rest on his stove.-New
York Examiner
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What 10 this nervous trouble" with wnio h
80 many seem now to be afficted? II yen
will remember q few years ago the wor,,
Malaria was comparatively unknown--to-day
il 10 As common As any word in the English
language, yet this word covers only the mean
ing of another word used by our fore-fathers
in times past. So it IL with nervous diseases.
- they and Malaria are intended to cover
what our grandfAth called Biliousness, and
all are caused by troubles that arise from =
diseased condition Of the Liver which in per
forming it functions finding it cannot dispose
of the bile through the ordinary channel 10
compelled to pass it OF through the system
causing nervous troubles, Malaria. Bilious
Fever, etc. You who are suffering can we'll
appreciate . cure. We recommend Green.
August Flower. Its cures are marreioa-
,teodAwcbvky
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what the sgoekine Bird Said.

The hooking bird song b . series Of sharp,
stsccato notes, repeated again and again
very rapidly and with an accent that makes
them very suggestive Of human speech Oua
can easily turn his whols song into woeda
that, when repeated Afterward, bring up Q
vivid picture Of the bird with his "trillsts Of
humor. ahrswdess whistle w.t." that LAniar
tells about.
A hooking bird that nnS on the top o( .
bean pole in the garden uttered . medley
something like this:
"Su-kyI su-ky. su-kyi Come-he-ssrvl
Come-he-ee-rei Mal-oryI Mal-oryi Nal-oryi
ps-de-de-iei poor-bo-o-y, poor-bo-o-yi Quit
quit whe-of qul gu. quI Chik-a-pe-tu. chik-
a-pe-tul chik-s-pe-tui toll gatei toll gatsl toll
gate' ps-r-r-r-ri Come get i'll CONE gse I'll
cup-o-taai cup-o-tea! cup-o-tea. pic-o-Iol PIC
o-io!"
Thus be would 20 on. half an hour Ct Q
time, in . loud, clear voice, with many turns
Of his wiss looking little bad, jerking hi
long tail and lifting his beautiful winn
II you want to get soma notion Of hin ~
tsrances, though not By any means of his
Eausic, you may do % BY residing the above
exactly - it b written b . sharp. quiek
vay.-Youths CompanjuaL
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Aulroa0s 4 steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Arrangement Of Trains In EiIec, July
LIST, 1850.


Until further notice trains leave Augusta u. fol
lows;
GOING WEST-6.30 A. NJ, tor lewiston, Rock
land, Portland aud KostUn, h 10 4, ". Tor iiuow,li
and Gardiner; 10 % accommodation and 10 10 cx
press for lewiston Pennington. Encklhud. rortlu'd
and Boston; 200 y. NJ. for ilall0wrl mud ,,arlmrr
Az 4. NJ. for Brunswick, Bath itucklnnd Portland
ard Boston, t35e (Flying lankcrl 5;n T.. VI for
IalloweI and Gardner, ito0 T. NJ. (nigat rullnanl
for Lewiston, Portland aud Bo-iun. and for bath
Saturdays only.
GOING EAST 2.i9 A. NJ. hight oNptossl fot
Skowh"gap, bangor, Bar linrhur, ~, Sirphru ST.
John and ARGOS ook County; y II A. VI. for water
willie, Skowhrgan; LIS for WatetyIlir, iinugof, llnt
iatbor Moos-hcad Lake aud ST. John, GOp T.
Express for Watcrvilic, Bnnsor and liar Iiirhnr, ,
3.55 r. NJ. for Skowh.gan, tiplfhst, peNirr BANGOR
ST, stephen, Vt. john and hroOstook County, 10
4. NJ. for Watervillc
night, sundays ircluicd bat not to ,kowhr on
Monday morning to Belfast and n"Ntcr az he
yond Bangor. - c, 10 Bar iiarhof, "m sunday
mornings.
ACCOMMoDA IoN RAIN lrayos Gardiner for
Augus .t 90, 10 n i sand ia T., ~. ilHllOwrll
nj 7.2pA 81 1.2o III 6f9r.N
tKEiGIl TRIM f.r 70 imtJ. 53G \. ". ar
riving ~ 't.Is 4. ~. Wat, 80 h ,n.i Naucrbnru,
1872 f.. ~, nnd NJ o T., tue from BOSTON,
l2.22 ADD I-b NJ, due V.u Vance bono aud
Wnter, ilir, 40 NJ. nd no VI
Through tick.tt ,'n forui' tn NIL points south
| and v 81 may De hA . g. u. ,ltrr ticket ng' ut
Augu !. the on I, ne sell ID al toni.s aud
checkins Al. bagg q y OF e.
i,ps ,nly AZ Il i, veil .. inor, brunswick
and v -; brook Jnn i0A
PA, ,G' uCKi d" .cuT Mnnngct
y. H. 80 'fHbi O. u ras-. 80 'ickct ~.
Portlia I. June ..
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The other day boy up town yelled 50 loud
that he frightened horse, woke a police
man, startled the whole neighborhood into
nervous hysteria, and when everybody came
running out to see who was numbering him,
they found be was only calling in friendly
tone to another boy. who was standing on
the other side Of the walk about ten feet
away. When a boy accosts his friend b.
usuaily wants him 10 hear the first time; be
doesn't shout to him merely for the sake Il
giving his lungs exercise. -Burdette in BROOK
lyn EasIs
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The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks An
epoch in the life Of the individual. Such a
remarkable event is treasured in the memory
and the agency whereby the good health has
been attained is gratefully blessed. Hence
it is that 50 much is heard in praise of Elec-
trio Bitters- So many feel that they owe
their restoration to health. to the use Of the
Great Alternative and Tonic. II you are
troubled with any disease Of Kidneys. Liver
or stomach, Of long or short standing you
will surely find relief by use of Electric Bit
ters- Sold at soc. and 81 per bottle at ]. NJ.
Mixers Drug Store. dec3Id&wchw
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Charlie Doherty. Of Greensboro, GA, has a
remarkable rooster. This rooster has been in
need Of n roosting place, but, being short on
wing, has been unable to 6y high enough to
be beyond the reach of strolling night pedes-
TRANS. As consequence he has beeu forced
70 some fowl engineering. In the court house
yard there Is huge tree and up this tree he
easily climbs just at dark How he accom-
plishes it is mystery, but doubling ones can
see him pulling up the tree every evening,
sticking bis spurs in like a telegraph climber.
and when he reaches the first limb Growing
with great pride and gusto. 1t is the first
case on record where chicken ever climbed
q tree-Atlanta Constitution.
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CITY OF AUGUSTA.
Trcnsurer's NOti. q.

7ares on Non Resident Real Estate in Ne (Tty u
dngtsfn IN fonnfy Of kehhebec and STATE ~
Maine, for the year 1883;
The following list of taxes on real es ale of II m.
resident owners in the ci of Augusta, for the
isss In bills committed to Guy Turner Collector uf
said city, the 18th day Of June lsee ha been
turned by him to remaining uD all, on the
18th day Of June 1859 by his certificate ef that de
and remains unpaid, and notice is ien by Civ
that II the taxes and int, rest and CHI rges not
paid into tn; treasury of said city with eight
months from the commitment of said Till, 10 mech
of the real estate taxed will be sufi iect TO pay
the amount due therefor, includ ng interest and
charges, will with ut further MOI Ice be- sa at pub
lie auction. VT my office in ranite Bl In sn' f,
city of Augusta. on the 2lst day Dcc"n er, A. ~.
1859, at O'Clock In the afternoon
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The Union Pacific Railway. THE Over
land Route" has equipped its trains with
dining cars of the latest pattern. aud on and
after August 18th the patrons of its fast
trains between Council Bluffs and Denver,
and between Council Bluffs and Portland,
Ore, will be provided with delicious meals,
the best the market affords, perfectly served.
at - cents each. Pullman's Palace Car Co.
viii have charge of the service on these cars
Aug2SdltAw3H