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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-07

No, Patrick You are poor, you are
not sure Of your place on the force. and
can marry you only on one condition"
Patrolman Flannigan-And what might
that be. Bridget?
You must arrest Tascotl.~
Arrest Tascott! You forget, Bridget.
that I'm policeman. Chicago Herald.
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First Deacon-liave you ever heard
the Rev. Mr. Goodman, who exchanges
pulpits with our pastor today?
Second Deacon-No.
First Deacon Well. lave. think
Brother Pas basket we'd better vary our
regular custom this morning and take
up the collection before the Sermon
Chicago Tribune.
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Socal 2naffers.
sonnet ZINC FOR TIE LITTLE
FOLK3
Foe L,rrLe Ber..

In the fear I474 there va barn lirtie
child. RIO after be became boy large
enough 10 ~ about By himself essl 70
.1e,d a good deal Of time Tatehi1g the
mos enents Of an OLD painter Often DID he
initiate the Old mar ~ trsing 70 draw peg
Of the different articles that Etfe IN his
ssSio Ard once after good result The
Old fa.aier remarked Of him That boy 1lil
one lay excel NE The boy T2s A!ehssi
Angelo The great Italian painter and seui2 p
Or fis disc IN the year 1913
Tire yfars after the birth II Michael
Angelo 10 the scar liT7 therr "a. bora a ii'-
,le boy Who, While he wss yet very young
showed great fond1ess for pretty coiaFs.
~. home vas Ia soft sunny cline rhere
govers yrea In rich profu.ioG. These he
care fully studied and soon began 10 make
a-e Of them By bruising them he could
obtain fhrir beautiful tints. With these 1
. r5l a. a tue ,ioryJ be painted one whole
ode II b.. ia hers bOgse. q corstin2 II With
pictures If all kinds This IA, looked nP-
on b. the nomyspgn people eh0 "a g. a. a
Vou,lefful fhang 70 do. And go Il must
ave beeu to- -ho but Zi'ian. the great
Venetian pain rr. could base exercised so
mich .kiiI AMI patisncr.
Have gOa ever made il practice 70 thiHs
yer AZ ngnt the thiggs son have done and
h4t you have learned through The dsy Il
eel to 10 % Md am sore II you once
ct INTO the habit Of ii you All after t.a.c
a. nth fu-. that II 50 Ec0i thing 10 80 10
suI ave }ou from pany temptations ell
,long through life. for after lltIe time you
. 40 rot rYGsh n yonf liitle evening rrverie'
ga, thing that SAVIOR. Of mranrrs. Dr r,-mpds
Du Of = row4riiy or -hr.rking spirit. Bat
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PATEN T S,

Caveats, Re issues A. Trade MARK secured and al
other patent causes T. the Patent O.ce and b.fo.t
the Courts promptly md refully attended TO.
Upon receipt Of rhode or sketch OF invention,
make careful examination. and advise a. to pa-entG
bility Free of Charge.
FEES MODERATE, and make no CHARGE
UNLESS PATENT Is SECURED. Information
advice and special references sent on application.
J. R. LITTELL, Washina-on, D. c
OUposfts o. 4. psksns 0aes --541isv
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And Proposals i'll be Received
Until June 18th, 1889. for Hos
pital supplies.

Schedule giving the kiad and estimated quantities
required particulars TO conditions be observed
and terms Of contract and ymeut- will De furnished
application JOHN u. ANDERSON
mayiiieodtilljaneil Treasurer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-07

Billy Florence is slave to his hob
by. which is salmon fishing. He is said
to have the best collection Of hooks and
other appliances for the pursuit Of this
line sport in the country. BILLY" has
also weakness for practical joking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-07

ID otiole i,a bril- At ehich se rceer lire
rpkinr. And even after ~ turn asay, We
'ook o cr sgatn 70 betud tn "gprgeou.
st.tk ~, 'hr Elm itee. a- hr sit. upon the
topna.t t.is to eat, h The yer, last ras Of
Of .nnl ght 20 LIni,elf most becoming IA. 1t
btiays oul The stronger asusii As the more
dazzling eolors OF his featherrd apparel
Bnt vtih all the beauty OF the orioie the i"-
male a.rus 10 have settled the question 10
her own mind at least, that to lacrs, yarns.
fabrics and al articles which may he spread
1pon the grass or hung upon the clorhes liur.
she has perfect right With these she
makes qulie a. free a. though they were
labelled for her express disposal Examine
her nest If you vii and I venture the a.-er-
ton that you viii be both amused and
,stonishrd a. you unrayel the carefully
eOvru threads and shred. Of her hfn2iog
home" uat swings and -way- IN eyer,
breczr thai blot-' But shn think you did
his lttle lady bird 10 years and years ago
shcn fabric. of all kinds were much more
-carce aud when they we're coarser AMI
stronger than uoWY | think some one is al
r,ady saving. Perhaps -he made her home
IF long fine grass AMI siren thete ed it By the
strong hbcrs Of wool winch she gathered
here aa1 there from the twigs and shrubs,
lef, hula by little a. the woolly ilock.' fed
back and forth upon the Hill. AMI through
the pastures AID woods once read story
about an Old rpaulct that had dore It's part in
many battles, being found by r1s who had
learned the way INTO an old e. pea chamber by
way of broken pane. This they appropri.
ared Ia their use. Aud tho fringe which had
flashed in front Of the encmys batls hno
4 III "a #
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For Sale.

job shop, with goo Of business been estab
lished five years, machinery for doing all kinds Of
loo work, such as splitting and cutting off saw turn
ing lathe, edger, tenoning, boring and morti-ng
machines, all in good running order. good belts
counters, etc Rent Of shop and power reasonable.
A good chance TO do cabinet work or for getting
out house finish door and window frames stair
n"wels, bsluster., brackets, modilions etc. good
business hiss been done every summer In screen
doors and window screens. A fine place for two
carpenters, one 10 take charge Of out side xors the
city FOR a small business The above property viii
be sold st bargain II trade il made before july
lst. Good reasons for wanting to sell In III.
meantime the business will go on usual and any.
on. wanting anything in my line wifi do we'll to give
a call.
Alien Small building, up stairs, Bangor St,
Augusta, Ne. JAMES A. JONES
Msy1du
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n. o. NICHOLS,
Jsbbing Mason and Slater, Stone Work.
Brick and Plastering, White
washing 4 Kalssmining

BY the day or Job. An orders promptly attended
10. Order slate at A. r. Go5ld's Htove S'orc, No
Unina Bloek. Alspsta. No. ra5N~otn
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vIETH'S HOTEL.
245 fremont St.

245 fremont St., Boston.
Restaurant and Cafe unsurpassed. Central to all
points of interest, principal stores and places Of
amusement. Parcel room free. Horse cars to ali
points pass the door
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BLUFFTON
Lald,0rG and Fur
mace Co.,
BIuHton, Ala.
S. F. SMITH, President.
J. c. KlBBEY, Treasurer.
J. H. PlUMMER, Gen'| Manager.
Capital 100000
Par Value Shares, $500

developed property. earning dividend. owned
aud managed by Northern Men. Undoubtedly the
most wonderful deposit of in Alabama.
Read the opinions of the following gentlemen:
Mr.. FAckENTHoL, expert for the Cooper Hewitt
Iron Co. of New York, saws
"Of all ore deposits ever this is the great
est"
PROF. F. G. ROBINSON, of Bowdoin College, after
recent visit to BluiitOn and having made anay-
ses of the ore,
81 have no hesitation in saying that Button con.
tains practically unlimited supply of suitable
for making good iron and l. exceedingly favoraby
located for mining"
The Citico Furnace of Chattanooga one Of the
best iron furnaces in the south, fifty tons
daily Of this aud TIER testimony is that ii is of
the best quality, ara 'hpr orders are constantly
calling for larger quantities
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Special embellishments.

Sal.Sl establishments. -. -2..ls Jsfev Us.
coming under TIRE aes 2 >-NE
To LET, ;4osr. SC. vii tzss - se-e S.- N
tcf 5 cents, three ttrs y = =. and Que
fog 20 eerts,U raid - ..ts-Ess Is Sspy Il
spvAScE. sxGJ - ,~Es WIZ sE isRAsHr
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08
Training n Bulldog.

A hard-looking citizen, with a feroc-
ious white bulldog attached to chain,
attracted good deal of attention on
the front end of Fort-street car yester-
day afternoon. The dogs legs and
body were covered with an inch of mud,
and as he trotted alongside the moving
car, Juggling at his chain, it took all
the owners strength to hold him.
where are you going with that
dog?" was asked.
"Nowhere?' replied the man; "only
working him"
Got match for himp"
Eyes; come off next Saturday night
in Delray. He's in pretty good shape.
and guess he's a winner A street
car is the best place in the world TO
work "a dog on. II you run him under
buggy his throat gets full of mud
from the horses feet. A tread-mill is
no use. because 1t worries the heat out
OF him. But n street-car takes the
cake, and especially this line. because
you can ride twelve miles for nickel.
A man can reduce dog at the rate OF
three pounds a day by running him
alongside n street-oar. Detroit Free
Press
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08
A FastidiOus Horse.

There is "a famous horse in the town Of
Sprague that has to be put to bed TO be
shod. As blacksmiths do not have beds
in their shops for the accommodation
OF such eccentric animals, Mr. Will
liams has to carry a mattress and pill
lows to the shop where his horse il
shod. The horse does not like to go to
bed, and as it takes good management
To throw him down on the mattress and
get him into mood and a position to
have the shoes put on his hoofs. few
blacksmiths like to undertake. the Job
A Norwich man has done the Job re-
peatedly, and almost always the horse
is driven to this city 10 have the new
shoes put upon him. The horse is
thrown down and held on the mattress
by straps across the body, and the own
or insists on having the horses head
bostered up in a comfortable position
with two pillows while the work is be-
ing done. There is not probably an
other horse in New England that re-
quires "A mattress and pillows to be
shod upon Norwich (Con.) Bulletin.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08
Origin of the ShOt-TOwer.

There Was mechanic in Bristol,
England, whose name was Watts, by
trade shoemaker. Watts had TO take
great bars Of lead and pound them out
into sheets of thickness about equal to
the diameter of the shot he desired TO
make. Then he cut the sheets into lit
tie cubes, which he rolled in "a revolv-
ing barrel until the corners were worn
off from the constant friction. Watts.
after an evening spent with some Jolly
companions at the ale house, went
home and turned into bed. He dream
ed that he was out again with the
"boys.' They were all trying to find
their way home when it began TO rain
shot. Beautiful globules of lead, pol
ished and shining. fell at his feet. In
the morning when Watts arose he re-
membered his dream. and wondered
what shape molten lead would take in
falling a distance through the air. At
last he carried ladleful OF the hot
metal up into the steeple OF the church
of ST. Mary Of Redcliff and dropped it
into the mote below. Descending, he
took from the bottom of the shallow
pool several handfuls of perfect shot,
far superior to any he had ever seen.
Watts fortune was made. He had
conceived the idea Of the shot-tower.-
New York Graphic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08

every face. No ono knew how long he
himself should be sble to weather tho
storm, and felt less impelled to assist
his struggling nelghbor. Failure after
failure struck terror to the hearts of
those who yet stood, but felt the firm
ness Of their position less and less
strong with each new disastor.
At length, Mr.. Grey. too. was forced
TO succumb. He had made valiant Of
forts TO breast the storm, but was I'M
able 10 ride it out
On the day that decided his fate, he
rode slowly from the city to his house,
which had become endeared to him as
a home.
His wife read the tidings in his face.
Never mind" said she. with an ef-
fort TO calm his sorrow; I'VE are left To
each other"
.'But this house how will you bear
TO 60 from beneath the roof which has
sheltered us SO long?n
ut will be hard, " said his wife, turn
ing pale, .but God will strengthen us. :"
Mr.. Grey surrendered all To his credi-
tors. His stern integrity would be sat
isfed with nothing less.
1t was bleak day in January that
the house, so long endeared to them,
was offered for sale.
There were not many present, but
among them was a young man, with a
handsome face, although somewhat
bronzed by exposure.
To him. the house was knocked down
for eight thousand dollars.
Mr.. Grey did not hear his name; but
on learning the result of the auction,
introduced himself to him, and request
ed permission to occupy the house until
the next day, when he would endeavor
to find lodgings for his family.
"Mr. Grey" said the young man, re-
garding him with an earnest glance,
''can you tell me what day OF the month
it is?"
Certainly" said Mr.. Grey, some-
what surprised at this question. 1T is
the tenth of January"
"Do you remember any particular
event which occurred twelve years ago
to-day"
Yes" said Mr.. Grey after mo-
ment's reflection. There was an at
tempt at burglary made on this house. y
"And you caught one Of the bur-
glars?"
"How do you know?" asked Mr.. Grey
astonished. IL never mentioned the
incident"
because am the boy who was SO
deeply indebted to your generous for
bearance and after assistance. l an
Robert Lee. Permit the man to dis
charge the debt of the boy. in present
ing 10 you this house, upon which his
first and only attempt at burglary was
made"
Mr.. Grey would have declined, but
Robert would not permit it, convincing
him that his means were ample. Be-
fore many months, Robert entered into
partnership with Mr. Grey.
The dread cast upon the waters
had returned latter many days. Yam
kee Blade.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08
fearful HumOr.

There is a kind OF half sad hum0r
where two earnest people misconstrue
each others thoughts, said Eli Perkins
in n recent lecture. II once heard OF
a dialogue between sweet, dear old
clergyman in Arkansaw and an Hitter
ate parishioner, which illustrates this
ides.:
Your children here all turned out
well, reckon" said the Clergyman, s,e
he sat down 10 dinner with the parish
Toner he had not seen ia church for sew
eral years.
"Well, yes, al but Bill, pore fel.er."
Drunk Ticker, | reckon" said the
clergyman, sorrOwfHlly.
"Oh, no. never drunk no ticker, but
hain't amounted to nothin' Bill was
deceived, an it ruint him.
Love affair? Married out of the
church, may beP"
Yes, an mighty bad love affair"
''She deceived him, eh?"
Terribly, terribly"
Ruined his spiritual life and he
married scoffer?"
80, no, she married him; married
him? i guess she did,"
But, contidentially, what was the
cause OF your sons grief and ruin2n
We'll, you see, Brother Munson, she
was wilder, an lot on she wuz well
off, but she want. Wy she want able
to get Bill decent suit o. clothes the
week arter they wuz married. Poor
Bill has gone ragged ever since the
weddin'. Poor boy, he's lost all conf
dence in wimmen, Bin has n-Yexsis
Siftings
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08
No Room Left.

There Is reasoning and reasoning. A
little chap residing in this city. whose
love Of Bible history is INDUCED in at
all times and in all places, was recent
ly reproved by his mother for his lack
of order. "You must get in the habit
OF putting away your rubbers and over
coat" said she, land not leave il for
others to do"
"Well, mamma" replied the young
reasoner, don't you know that a per-
sons head can oaly contain just so
muchp Now, II put rubbers and OVER
coats and such things into mine. then
Moses and the Kings and the Prophets
will have to be crowded out. "-Kinas-
ton Freeman
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08

almost entirely different, as / ander-
stand IL. As Duke it will he yolr duty
TO receive and account for all SUCH
moneys AS may come into your hands,
paying them out only on an order
from the worthy chief You will be
required to do the chores or see that
they ore done by others, see that sufll-
cient coal is laid in during the month
Of August, while it Is cheap, to keep
the castle hot till spring; also to keep
the taxes on your dukedom paid up
and not allow the same to become de-
linquent. You will eject the cat at
half past nine each night, lock the
front door carefully and wind the clock.
1t will also be your duty to love your
wife all the time, no matter what the
customs Of eminent people may be. DO
not think because you are cuke that
you can come over here and corral a
trusting American girl, lead her away
to your 'arge stone smOke-house, put
up a light board fence around your
premises and neglect her. IL YOU do
that / will correspond with you and
thus make your life perfect hell. Try
% live down the dsagro cable reports
hear about you, Marlborough. Come
home TO your meals. Allow your wife
to see all your mail Read the mar
riages and deaths TO her from morning
papers. Ask her advice in matters Of
business, anil then do as YOU like.
That's The way | do. 1t pleases your
wife and doe, not hurt Your business.
BE good husband, even If YOU have
to negle I your duties as a duke, and
good luck to you.
ITO you, Duchess, | need say but lit
tie. You can reason to man and
possibly improve him in that way, but
womans great success or failure
rests in her own heart That's why |
need not talk to you at length. For
awhile Il will seem odd w en- YOU will
get up from day 10 day and find your
| self duchess, but You will get used to
| it at last just as man gets used to "A
wooden leg until at last it seems en-.
tireiy natural to him. And now,
Duchess, adieu and God bless you. So
long, or boz jour, as we say in dear
old France"
And now" said the Duke, as he
| picked up his umbrella and felt appre-
nensively in his vest, Mr.. Hewitt,
now much are you out on thiss"
"Oh, any time will do for that" said
the mayor, land if you don't pay it ut
all, that will be all right | guess
"Well, then, if you don't want To take
any thing for it, am much obliged,
anyhow, and il can do you favor
any time, just press the button and
you'll get waited on"
1t was not long til. the eminent but
immortal Duke returned tn his estates.
Nobody welcomed him. He got off al
the station and had to carry his valise
and hat box up to the castle. There
all was hushed and the Duke had To
crawl in at the front window and an
fasten the door before he could let the
Duchess in. A proud duke hates to do
that. 1t makes him hot. People go by
and see him tearing his small clothes
on a nail as he hangs by means Of his
stomach on the ledge of the window
1t humans him and makes him say
things which would sound better in
the affidavit room of newspaper.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08

And so the whole matter has been in
auspicious from the start. The Duchess
found the basement of the castle alive
with rats. The seed corn in the spare
room had been almost entirely carried
off and q can of strawberries, which
had been placed too near the furnace,
had worked" and blown its brains
out all over roll of stair carpet, the
potatoes in the donjon tower had most
ly all sprouted and lackey had to
run lawn mower over them before
they could be cooked. Ants were in
the sugar barrel Moths in the clothes
presses and Satan in the servants. All
the help had been eating in the ducal
dining room, as the casual observer
could at once discover. Not only that,
but the thinking mind Immediately
jumped to the conclusion that the SER
want who had done the carving was an
amateur and that the gravy did not
match the wall paper.
That is no way for an American
duchess To be welcomed in her own
house 1t is an indignity TO our flag.
When one buys ducal coronet, she
does not wish to be welted over the
head with it. She does not care to be
greeted with GOODNESS in her own castle
or fail to find the key to the front door
under the door mat according to agree
men or find the draw-bridge tied up
and have to wade across the moat.
1t is all sad. 1t is pitiful to see a
social wreck at his best, but it is
doubly sad to see him marry one of
our wealthiest and most desirable
American girls and, having taken her
home, proceed to desolate her life by a
course of blooded cussedness which
would make talk and call forth adj
verse criticism in Satan's addition to
Texas.
And so l cannot close this letter in a
more appropriate way, it seems to me,
than to dash off little poem viii h |
have thought up myself, and which is
supposed To be the wall of a soul or the
moan Of duchess. 1t breathes a
spirit of extreme sadness and melan-
choly which ! think will touch each
heart, even though expressed In fault
photography, syntax and prosody, as |
am only just beginning to write verse
and my muse, as one may say, has not
as vet got her sea limbs on.
THE Wall OF A SHATTERED HEART.
oASro FIRST.
ON, | have came far Ger the sea.
But you've went away frurn me.
Aud Wildly wildly smart,
Thou IN know he mt ort
AsI think that have wensso fsS away
CASTo SECOND.
But oh. cant be gay
When have wentaway
Fron all my friends and kindred. oh % dear
Dor 4 see made hukc
when I wed n Rw-ty duke
And that's why M Ike the statement here
y ~ Ax
-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08
Where They Burn Water.

This burning Of water is curious
thing. When | went 10 England, many
years ago, n perfect novice In matters
relating to combustion Of fuel, and saw
the firemen and engineers pouring
bucketfuls OF water on their coal heaps
just before shoveling the coal on 10
their fires. | at once told them that
they were doing very foolish thing,
for it took lot of heat TO drive of the
water before the coal would burn. But
when they told me that il was n
matter that did not admit OF an argu-
ment, as they had proved that they had
got much hotter fires when they wet
their coal than when they put it on
dry, / was completely nonplussed, and
with my ''stoker' / fed the furnaces
with tan bark, &C., so wet that the wa
ter ran out Of the hoppers / believed
the fircmen were right -Manufactur-
ers' Gazette.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-03-08
AMERICAN FABLES,
The Drummer and she Mosquito

A commercial Traveller awoke from
sound Slumber to find a Mosquito
Buzzfng about his Head In the Darkness.
He ut once Arose, lighted the gas, and
seizing the Bolster from the Bed no
struck Vigorously at the little Insect.
exclaiming:
"Ah! you Pest, but I'll have your
Life!"
"You are very Inconsistent man,
upon my Wordr' replied the Mosquito
from his perch on the Ceiling.
"HowP"
Why, you have been Bitten in twenty
places by the Bugs, and yet you pay
them no Heed"
"Yes, but every Man has Right 10
choose what Nuisance he will put up
With. Take that, you Rascal"
MORAL.
III n Citizen chooses to ,xcuse the
Piano Pounding on the right, and
Poison the Barking Dog on the Left,
no enc can gainsay him.