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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-05

DailM Keanfhtt AaurnM
TUESDAY. nov. 5. 1855.
NEW ADVERTISER nNrs TO-DAY
NEW AnsksrIs ssENrs.
What she said,
See new advts. on 4th page.
b pr n MIXER. Ess l@
WAnted-,' Arriages.
For sale-House lots.
New style bed spriugs--R. W. Souir,
For sAie-House and lot
tOr saie-rair Of horses
1Cookk wanted.
Wauted-To buy, old e'othe.
Socal 2N ,,lcrs.
PomeeranAses from across the water have
arrived in market.
No rosin No rosin, No rosin, Thi. i.
what you get when you buy Brussels soap Of
Benjamin Gardner.
Yesterday Was civil day in the municpal
court and quite a number of cases were
tried. Only one drunk came up for consid.
Grafton.
The feline population of our city is under.
going = vistation of the epizoo,ic which /,
making sad havoc in the ranks of the house.
I'D pets.
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new iron railing is being attached to the
side Of Granite Hall on the main stairway.
This 10 a much needed safeguard against ac-
cidents the coming winter,
The American Express handle many live
dogs at this season of the year Some of
them look as though they could run a deer.
Fox hounds are frequently forwarded.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. c. A.
Of DAYS to be held at the rooms of the As
ISOLATION the 9Th and 9Th of December.
The First Baptist church AMI society will
give reception to their pastor and wife in the
vestry Of the church this Tuesday evening
All members of the society are cordially in.
vited.
Business at the Register of Deeds office
was more brisk last week than for some time
past. MANY Of the kennebec towns are rep
resented in the transfer list and most of the
transact ons are for sums of money larger
than the average.
The Lizzie NJ. Snow has discontinued her
daily trips from this city to Bath and on and
after Thursday of this week will run daily
to Bath from Gardiner with the exception of
Sunday, when she will make trip to Booth
bay, returning Monday morning.
Capt. John +. Chase left yesterday for
Boston. On his return he will bring the
pictures of the Charlottesville and Gettys-
burg battle fields which are now completed
and they will be framed and placed IN rcadi-
ness to start on the lecture tour which COM
mences this month.
The many friends of Rev. Mr.. Ecob. now
' " s'' w ''"'
h, will occupy his old place in the pulpit of
the Congregational chnrch in this city next
Sunday. Should the weather be favorable a
large number will doubtless welcome the
pastor who in years gone by was so popular
in our city.
MSihe 'ehtraI ere" oil hfteen "orkmen
WIN TWO cars passed through 'he ci'y on the
morning raih yesterday they came from
BRUNSWICK and were on Their way to River
distance of nine miles north of that town
The york will occupy some four weeks and
will be great improvement, to the condition
Of the road at that point.
Mr. 'has' IL Mason Is no" ouS'iy eoHagen
III supplying ms ioca' anu o'"'e customers III
reaoy "'a"e c'o'h'ne' an" some handsome
samples IN o'ercoa''pe' are SHOWN OF MS
compliments from commercial travellers for
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29

Tho Step Taken by Co,unibia Collcgc-A
Special Course In Electricity.

Tho Step Taken by Co,umbia Collcgc-A
Special Couvso In Electricity.
Columbia College, New York, has
decided 20 have special course in
electrical science, and not q m0menp
too soon. for this has long been seen
to be department by itself, and,
whils allied to other branches Of nat
ural philosophy, requiring, at least
from those who would adopt it as a
profession, an undivided attention.
Because Of this it is TO be made
postgraduate course of ono, two or
three years, thus allowing those who
shave completed the rudimentary stud
|. les in electricity and magnetism in the
school of mines and outsiders with
elemental experience 10 continue their
studies The proposed course will con
sist in practical work, construction Of
lamps, dynamos, primary and second
ary batteries, insulation and installa-
ton Of the plant, and, Of course, in
vestigation of the phenomena Of cleo
triGity.
There is that called theory" and
that called practice" Cd while one
may be had without the other, no man
may justly consider. himself an clcc-
trician who is not familiar with both.
In all tho large electrical shops, us i'll
the engineering ones, experience has
been had with men schoolcd only in
the theory Of their work. and though
it is an Invaluable capital to commence
practical work with, it has not been
Found infalliblc in tho making OF
first rate workman. while in some
shops they prefer slight acquaint-
ance with practical work, if the man
is intelligent and iplustts;.c.,,s' - " H:, Tea,
.s-fth over confidence. On the other
hand, it is hard to find shop bred
man, let him be ever so skillful, WHO
does not sorcly regret his lack Of theo-
retical knowledge Few such men
can draught their own designs or make
their own calculations; often witness
ing phenomena while experimenting,
or during the course Of ttir labors,
which, were they read in tho natural
laws, those that have been formulated,
they could perhaps appreciate and re-
produce.
A workshop, laboratory and lecture
room, such us it is designed to place
at the disposal of the electrical depart
ment Of Columbia college, ought to be
sufficient to turn out mon capable of
original investigation; men at least
capable Of taking responsible posi-
tion in the practical work in the NOR
camille field; who can design and
work or superintend work from their
own drawings. In practical age like
this, that would seem to be tho most
valuable college instruction which
most nearly resembles what it's rccip-
tents arc looked to to accomplish out:
side of it.-ScientifHc American.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29

Mrs. Emerson says that while tho Jap
ancsc arc becoming more civilized daily
tho Chinese arc in tho same old spot,
and worse, if anything. 81 believe it is
due to the government" she remarked
at looks with distrust upon all new
methods proposed by Europeans and
Americans. l lived one winter Mt Pc
king"
'How do you spell that"
"Why, Peking, Of course. 1t is often
spelled Peliin in the United States, but
nowhere else. III oldcn times China
had two capitals, Marking and Pcking.
Ing is the Chinese word denoting capi-
tai. To distinguish between the two
places the northern capital was called
Marking and the southern one Peking.
So the correct word is Peking. Chi
cago Times.
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A Sensational Letter.

An amusing hoax appears to have
been perpetrated upon the foreign press
in the shape Of letter alleged to have
been written by the present czar prior to
his ascension to the throne, to the famous
editor and panslavist leader, AksakoH,
whose widow died few weeks ago.
The document in question, which bears
the date of May %, 1866, contains bitter
comments on the class of courticrs by
whom the imperial family was sur.
rounded, and compares the highest Of
fcers of state to contemplate lnckcys.
Tho publication of the letter in question
has excited an immense amount Of 22tttt3}Ts 22tttt3}TTs
tipp,d tS "Be9n copied in almost every
foreign newspaper of any Importance.
The whole thing is, however. but hoax.
The letter in question, instead of having
been written by the present emperor,
was addressed in 1906 to Count Kotchou-
hey by the Grand Duke Alexander Paul
Witch, who subsequently asccndcd tho
throne rs Alexander |. Tho courtiers
referred to in such bitter terms were the
ignoblc favortcs Of his grandmother,
Catherine ii. The original letter will
be found in the first volume of the Life
and Times of Alexander l." published
by @. Toynevillc in 1S74.-Exchangc.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29

Hair IyIi1S is not entirely feminine
fId vice, whichever you like to callit. II
is exceptional formcn to take the trouble
and suffer the annoyance and oven pain
which continual bleaching and dycing
entail But some men :lro guilty Of the
weakness, and they are not all actors OF
men who 1.-Two by their wits and personal
appearance. Ladies generally prefer
gold, but mon who arc dissatisfied with
the natural color of their hair almost in
variaIly so in for LACK. To keep uE
tho deception, two if not three applica
tiOns week arc necessary, and one Gus.
toner of mine had mo visit him every
alternate day for over three years. Dye.
ing the hair kills it in time and makes ii
brittle and thin during the process, while
tho number of scalp diseases sacrificed
at the shrine of vanity is legion. Several
BARRIERS now decline all dycing business,
and ! am ono OF the number But in
years gono by l did my share, and adj
nit having made n quantity Of money at
it. The acids used arc so strong that
they positively mako the fingers sore,
and as the scalp is much moro sensitive
than tho fingers, tho tortures endured
by those who subject their heads to con-
stant irritation III this manner can be
more easily imagined than described
Interview in ST.. Louis Globc-Dcmocrat.
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Tho French Angler.

During the siege of Paris, in spite OF
the shells that sang overhead and of the
pr,lssian scntincs on the lookout for q
mark, a great many of these bold sports
mon rislcd their lives outside tho city
Notifications and went taQuinerl lie goujon
on tho banks of the Seine. These arc tho
enthusiastic anglers who count tho days
and nights TO tho opening day, and who
pass tho of season in state of settled
melancholy. These aro the mon who
know every inch Of tho rivers banks and
the holes in which tho quarry lies hid,
and who stand motionlcss hour after
hour, holding their breath, needless OF
rain, wind and sun, half mcsmerizcd by
the Gentlo bobbing of tho float on which
their eyes arc fixed. They will pass the
night under haystack in order to Sc
c,rc at the first streak OF dawn good
place where some legendary bito had oc
Cured and which they havo carefully
Grounu-baitcd over night. Though q
careful man, the French fisherman never
sells the contents of his basket; he fishes
for his family, and tho proudcst hour OF
the day, second only To tho rapturous
moment of capture, is when ho secs tho
"friture" placed upon tho table. The
gudgcon, tho roach, tho eel, tho tcnch,
the barbcl, tho carp, tho perch and tho
pike arc all welcome to the anglers paste
or maggot, for fly fishing he considers
frivolous and as requiring skill that is
out of place in SO serious pursuit. But
although the net has almost swept tiifitt tiftt
Trcnch rivers clear of fish, it is against
the modest angler that tho law has ful.
niinatcd its cdicts. Tho fisherman may
not make uso of moro than one line, and
mag only have one hook at the end OF
that line; ho may not put his rod on the
gfound, but must hoi;l it in his hand; he
Is bound to leave tho river 9tt SfEsfcc-.
n,aY-pat hotind.
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Tho tnlr Nicholus OF Russii..

The Car Nicholas was, in fac4, tho
last real autocrat in Europe. l count
it among my most instructive expert
cnccs and rccollCctons to have OBJ
tanned q living picture Of the most re-
markable man Of my time, which /
was able to supplement- and complete
from time to time by means Of numcr-
Gus connections with relatives common
to us both. In the person Of tho En-
pcror Nicholas all vague distractions
of state, church and nationality van.
ishcd. One looked at him and per-
ccivcd that all the force expressed in
these terms was concentrated in his
person. Apart from him nothing OK
istcd or seemed capable of existing.
Hc stood tangible, but by no means
terrible; on tho contrary. handsome
and lordly, attractive and seductive,
self assured, bold, and like kind of
religious guardian spirit before an
adorinG world. And yet this colossal
app2rition Of an absolute ruler proved
on closer examination To be mere out
ward show, Il painted picture.
lie was the most perfect wcarcr Of
tnilorm among all the princes of Eu-
rope, n tailor's block (A!OdclD for every
kind of full dress The principles OF
hlS lie ana government were uniform
and rcd tape. He looked both the
statesman and the general in so
marked degree that his complete
capacity to fill cithcr role seemed to
every ono forcgonc conclusion.
That and everything else io effected
by means of the grand spirit born
within him, which was expressed in
tho phrase, "Nimbus of the Autocrat.
lie was better capable of maintaining
this III the most brilliant style than
any of tho cmpcrors and kings of his
time. But with equal ability he man
aged to givo to the social expression of
his feelings certain air Of bonhomic,
which corrcsponded to his change Of
uniform. Above all, he understood
the art of putting one out of countc-
nance, while his gallant and GhiXah
rous dem4G" Ills influence was cyerv-
where and nowhere, like that of tho
Wandering Jow.-Duke of Coburg's
Memoirs.
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Tho Lights In tho Window.

A pair of worthies that used to prac-
tice before tho Washington bar " no en-
gagged in giving "straw" bail and in
other ways securing tho release of nris.
oners for Z small considegafiin}Rfu Had rTBi TBecin
rented p ps1r6Af4e, 1rAf4e,' not Far from tho police
court, and kept n light burning there nj!
night for tho benefit of late arrests"
who might wish to obtain bail rather
than spend the night iii the police sta.
tion. The druggist who had occupied
the place before them had failed To re-
move the blue and yellow bottl6s from
the window One night two lawy ers
passing up the street saw the light.
"Whosc place is this" asked one Of
them.
''Smith s. Jones; felonics compounded
at all hours of the night" was the reply.
Cor. N. Y. Tribune.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29
Tho Last Bird to Retire.

Apart from tho birds which rest dur
ing tho day and seek their food at
night, as the night jar and tho vari-
GUS kinds Of owls, and putting aside
also those which in summer frequently
sing all tho night through, rs the
nightingale, tho woodlark and the
sedgo warbler, it seems that the robin
is tho last bird to seek repose. 1t may
be often heard singing until nearly
midnight in tho early summer, and in
winter is to be seen hopping about
long after other birds have gone to
rest. New York Telegram.
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Everybody Has n Remedy.

Did you ever run across q man who
did not havo his own remedy for every
ill to which poor flesh is hcir2 And,
if suffering from one of these myriad
ills, did you ever try to apply all of
these remedies2 y young man in Chi
cago, who has largo circle of ac-
quaintances, appeared in public the
other day with q face innamcd and
swollen from an liberated tooth Just
behind it. He met his friends one by
one in his walks about town. His uI-
shapely face at once attracted their
attention. whats the mattcr-bad
tooth2" was tito first query. lie would
reply, with -sevcrrf qualifying adicc-
tives, that it was bad tooth. "Put
oil of cloves ON the gum-bcst thing
in the world for it-curcd mc-always
does, ".oue man said. Tie sufferer had
cSsfS, ,,a Ssin his friend and bought q
. aid. tSmBrs @ p s,ail Of cloves mo swollen
& temnt powerful oil for an hour
Tho !ght he was carrying q
rdkv. s>lHne burner around inside of
his mouth and hc threw away the
bottle in great disgust. "Saltpetcr
will knock that in q minute" said an
other friend. Tho druggist was again
enriched, but the raw saltpeter made
the inflamed flesh howl, and it was
also thrown away. "Poultico your
face with hot ginger tonight" said
another friend. That's the stuff" If
any one does not believe that this adj
vice was followed the young sufferer
can show him the outline of the poul-
tice on his check. In turn no tried
thirteen sure cures" recommended by
well meaning friends, and one side of
his face is a sight. He has agreed
with himself to try no moro expert
ments, and will suffer in silence until
the tooth gets tired. Then he will
have it out. ut.--Chicago Herald.
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.:i:,ii,L ON a su,e Thlns.

There were two of the men in our gang
Of Pennsylvania oil well drillers and
blasters who were constantly fooling
with tho nitro-glycerine. They would
take chances to make your hair stand on
end. and the trouble was they imperiled
the safety of many others. One OF their
favorite pastimes was to get out after
MONDAY lunch and toss n two pound can
Of stuff rs far as they could heave it.
moro than onco saw them stand fifty
feet apart, and on three or four occasions
saw the can miss their clutch and fall to
the earth Our foreman and all the
other men did q great deal OF swearing
over this foolishness. and once the men
were discharged for 1t, but they were
taken back after n time, and as we grew
more used to the stuff we took mere
chances.
One day the men got out with their
can, and as the fun was about TO begin
our foreman said:
Boys, that nonsense will be the death
of you yet.
"Bct you ten to five 1t won't" replied
one Of them.
"Ycs, and I'll bet ten to one it wont,
blulTcd the other, as he shook his wallet
at tho foreman.
The latter failed to cover, and rs he
sauntcrcd off down tho hill l followed
him. We had walked about 200 feet
when we were suddenly lifted up and
thrown fat to tho earth, and then fol
lowed n crash which seemed to have
rocked tho continent As soon as we
could get up wo ran back to the derrick.
or where the dcrric cli.was 1t had disap.
pcarcd, as well as our shanty, and ON
the site WAS q holo into which you could
have dumped cottage. Not tho slight,
est scrap OF the }f5Wfaarian fWaarGinann and stood for
several minutes staring into tho cavity.
Then he suddenly slapped his leg, waved
his hand in disgust and growlcd:
"What n two story fool was not tC
take those bctsr'-Ncw York Sun.
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THE ENCHANTED WOOD.

As from tho out ward world you pass
Just whero tho forest skirts the plain
An open book lies on the grass,
And thero for years untouched has lain
The leaves are yellow now with age,
But ono may read I'm letters free
AS the wind turns the ragged page,
The blotted dname-Philosophy.
rTis said a student one day stood
Outside the bounds, when on him fell
The mystic power Of that wood,
And Love cast over him spell.
Then long he strove to enter there,
But guardian spirits In array
Prevented him, until despair
And mado him throw tho book away
Had then. when no at length had cast
Tho stern Philosophy aside,
Love bade him enter, held him fast
AS conquerer Of Self and Pride
And now In dim, enchanted hooks,
Ruled by Love that never fails.
He seeks no sympathy OF books
Love whispers to him fairy tales
Outside, swept by the wind md rain.
Philosophy, uncared for. Ties;
1t cannot enter Loves domain;
II was not meant for Paradise.
-Flavcl Scott Mines In Harper's Weekly
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A WOoIlY Horse.

James Carroll, Of No. PSI Willow
avenue, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, is the possessor Of
a horse whose hide is covered with a
thick mass Of curly white hair, about
three inches in length. When seen
from q short distance, tho hide pre-
sents woolly appearance, and the
animal looks as though nature had
given him the skin of sheep through
mistake. Although the horse is moro
than unusually attractive, owing to
his popularity, he is daily hauling q
milk wagon.-San Francisco Exam
incr
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Drop n Nickel and See Pictures.

The latest nickel and slot device is a
sort Of big stereoscopo which has been
invented and manufactured in Paris.
You drop in your nickel and apply
your eyes to a pair Of protubcrances
like the eye pieces Of an opera glass.
Pictures are then displayed in rapid
succession, ono picture lasting seven
seconds. until the contents Of tho box
arc all exhibited. Tho pictures are
shown in tho glare Of an electric light.
which is cXtimguished when ono has
bad lis five cents worth. - New Yorl;
Sun.
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The Rewards of Talent,

Old Mr.. IIazced-Thcy do say that
Bill Smartly has done real well play
actin since ho went to New York, an
lives in great style.
Mr.. IIummcr-Ycs, / went AMI called
upon him when ] was down there.
Old Mr.. HaZecd-And don't he live
away, way up?
Mr.. Hummcr-Ycs, about thirteen sto-
ries.-Drake's Magazine.
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eyes, sir-ycs. Sir" he observed as he
rubbed his hands together, "tho next
alderman from our ward must be clean,
decent, honest, intelligent man, and Il
credit to his constituents. Yes, sir-ycs,
sir; we have made up our minds to that
all citizens irrespective of party. We
shall go in en- massc. The candidates?
Why, he'll be selected from my party, of
coursev-Detroit Free Press.
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Tho Monte CYisto treasures left by
the'late William Kcanc, the hunchbacl;
nowsboy, have about reached their
maximum. Since the discovery of
the 5000 in his room and tho box
containing bonds and stocks worth at
least $18,000 his brothers have Lecn
on the alert for tho development Of
another mine of wealth. Another
box belonging TO the deceased was
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~ "nr""Sn"' 49,. =. I.lo DOSrOn
Transcript says that Mrs. Tyler, the
heroine of the MARY Had Littlo
Lamb poem, is living few miles out
side of Boston, and is ovcrSQ years old.
The verses were written in Sterling,
Mass, by John Roulstonc, young
man then preparinoa, t"e. SCHOOL when
.no IamD episode occurred.
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That is the happie.t conversation
where there is no eononnt;,;osr roH ;1,.''O,, on
vanity, but only q cai -, ;. ",,;at T., o
change OF sentiment.-I9r 4 Tobnson
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Never put picco of furniture into a
room merely because it is. pretty and
viii Gil up. Every article should
have its real or apparr use; as n
general thing, tho necessary pieces
viii occupy all the space that should
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