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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-25
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And ofAss Pastures oa the Rscss 1t
Canton.

Especial to the kenneoec Journal
LnkknosE FALLS. Sept "A.
The bay ally, Lizzie Miller, that troeted
recently on the Canton track in sol -, u
day attempted to beat the Nev England
record, 5 IL i2. male by Palm. He sue
cesded in doing the same. making the first
quarter in - seconds, half In | 2s, three
quarters In z.l3 and and the mile IN 25s ,
With only one break. This cleans out New
England reeords oade BY any yearIing by
over fifteen seconds. The races At Canton
today were ~ follows:
2.4o Class, PuRsE 800.
Black Nathan blk A. T. Russell, l
Lady r., eh m C. >. Robbins, 2 2 2
Nellie b., m o G. JOINS. 5 5 3
Time. 2 80 50. 2.4i IA, 2.44i2.
In the gents driving race. Gentle Annie.
b IN, C.. T. Moulton. won in s,raigh, heats !;
best time. 2 4s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-25
BASE BALL AT BOwDoIN.
Tho New Officers Elected and Plans for
Next Summer -0uileless Freshmen
Who Took an Examination for the
0ies Club.


Special 90 the kennebec Journal.
BGusswIck. Sept. "a.
| The new officers Of the Base Ball Asso-
citation are as follows: President, +. J. Allen,
80; vice president, l. c. Jordan. 81: LIST
director. or manager Of the nine, J. B. PEN
dIetou. 80; 2nd director. A. T. Brown. 81 4;
3rd director, Frank Durgiu, 92. II. c.
Emery WAS elected secretary and treasurer,
but has since resigned. The vacancy 10 not
vet filed. The three newly chosen direc-
tors got together last evening and selected
q Y. Freeman, 80, as captain of the varsity
nine Mr. Freeman played third base during
his Sophomore year, but will probably cover
second ne 1t summer He will make popu-
lar and efficient captain. Candidates for the
nine are prAcucing daily on the delta at
p. NJ. 1t is too early rs yet to predict the
make up of the team.
A rule was adopted last year requiring that
students who were back in their studies for
any reason, should make up all such def
cieneies before the beginning of the follow
ing year In consequence of this really ex-
celent rule, the college has al present sew
eral strangers. whose faces are strangely
familiar.
Inc fOliOWlnX DOnN uue " Hotce mp
p-ared on the chapel bulletin board this
morning
NOrICE.-All Freshmen. applicants for
positions on the "Glee Club will please
meet in IA W. H.. st 8 O'Clock today.
Per order.
In respons. to the above several sweet
toned 93 men repaired to the designated
place at the hour named and desired the
/. a1er M to let them exhibit their ability in
the musical line. II an sorry. gentlemen"
.siI the leader that our machine for testing
the voice is slightly out Of order. We will
defer that part Of the examination till tomor-
row This evenirgwe will cvnfine our at
I, ntion to the written examination"
Each applicant VAS then handed = paper
containing the folio wing list Of questions:
|. OF what 10 the scale composed2 2. De-
ii 9 harmonies. z, Write on the treble
saf 1. Define rest. 8, What do two
dots a, the end of measure signify?
De- "Chromatic Scale !, Defne "Giy-
comic Asclep adean' st,rzs.
The m.iodio ious oulnd Freshmen worked
hard. but question se, med to stagger them
a little. After passing the examination. anu
giving more Or less pie sing rendition OF
the Dutch Marble cert hcates were given to
them with the assurance that their presenta-
ton to the proper authorizes, would secure
10 them the much coveted position. Several
are doubtless satisfied that the Glee Club
can't do uithout them, and are only
waiting for that voice test''to complete their
triumph
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-25
The Halle.

The upper hall is devoted to ladies' work,
| rugs, quilts, needle work, paintings, musical
instruments, etc. The exhibits are not all
in place today, and there is much vacant
space on tables and walls. There are three
or four creditable collections of paintings
| II. l.. Stone Augusta, has ive Of his oil
pieces on exhibition. Miss Ida Pullen, Read
field, exhibits collection of thirty or forty
oil and black and white sketches, which
evince some truthful drawing, though the
colorlng is not always correct Miss Puilen
has evidently taken lessons. Mrs. G. f.
johnson, Oakland, exhibits ten or a dozen
pieces, one of which, "Shaw Mountain,
Moosehead Lake" is worth looking at. Mr..
c. c. Hunt Of Augusta, exhibits fine line
of musical instruments. A large amount of
table space, unoccupied today, is understood
to be reserved for plants and cut flowers
which are to be placed on exhibition We'd
nesday morning. Among the articles of
ladies' work which attracted attention today.
was bed comforter and plain or patchwork
quilt, cut and made by mrs. Mehitable King
OF Winthrop, lady 81 years Of age, who did
all the work on these two pieces after she
| was 80 years of age. The work is said to
be very fine and nice.
Sterling Grange. No. I56. and Readfied
Grange, No. 2l7, z. of H.. make compet-
tive exhibits in the lower hall and both are
very interesting. A large and interesting
collection Of canned and preserved fruits is
shown by Mrs. Frances Hoyt. Winthrop. 1t
consists of ifty-two cans-sx of pickles,
twelve of jellies, sixteen of preserves and
xfeen ct canned fruits. Mrs II. W
ShnchfeId Of WAYNE exhibits a lot of six
cars Of pickles a pretty and attractive little
collection. Mrs Daniel Luce of Readfed
exhibits twenty cans of fruit. The dairy de-
partment is not as large as in former years,
but comprises good collection of domestic
chs ese aud private dairy butter. In the lat
ter class the leading exhibitors are J Henry
Moore aod Mrs Mary l.. Robbins of Win
throp. Other notes of the hail exhibits will
appear to morrow.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-07
THAT'S BABY.

One little row of ten little toes,
To go along with brand-new nose,
Eight new fingers and two new thumbs
That are just as good as sugar plums-
That's baby.
One little pair of round new eyes,
Like little owls, so old and wise,
One little place they call mouth,
Without one tooth from north to south
That's baby.
Two little cheeks to kiss all day,
Two little hands, so in his way,
A brand-new head, not very big,
That seems to need brand-new wig
That's baby.
Dear little row of ten little toes,
How much we love them nobody knows !;
Ten little kisses on mouth and chin,
What a shame he wasn't twin!
That's baby.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
A Picnic in Samoa.

The Samoans are as fond of picnics as
any political or social club in New York.
a select party of about II hundred people
III all will arrange an event of this kind,
inviting friends to participate, and often
the officers or men OF the foreign vessels
in the harbor are included among the
guests The picnic q ounds, or waters
rather, are in the mountains, about four
miles back of the Apla The central
range OF mountains in the island of
Upolu, which is the principal island of
the group and the one upon which Apia
is situated, reaches height of about
four thousand feet above the level of the
sea. The ot-hills, which rise gradually,
one above the other, from Short dis
lance back from the shore, are covered
with verdure the year around, and here,
in the cool forest, are found mountain
pools OF clear water, where the
ampE oious natives can enjoy themselves
to their hearts content.
Over the hare, prccipitous rocks on
the shore the mountain streams have
poured their waters for ages, until tho
surface of the rocks is worn as smooth as
polished marble. Some of the male
picnickeTs prccedc the main body of
jewellers to ono of these pools, carrying
the provisions, which include abounteous
supply of fresh pork, chicken and fish.
When all have arrived they enter the
water and amusc themselves by swim
ming, diving and skylarking. ducking
each others heads, or rising unexpectedly
beneath some one whose attention is
diverted elsewhere. There is an upset,
q scream oflaughter and IN escape They
are exceedingly good.natured and merry,
never taking offence at the pranks aud
practical jokes of their companions.
After about two hours Of this sport
they gather on the shore and psrtake of
luncheon, and then again into the
water they 60 like sporting seals.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
SNeIetons of nn Extinct Rncr.

a huge gravel pit was opened at Whit.
lock, Ind, recently. Soon after the ex.
caynting began skeleton was found,
and as the pit widened other skeletons
were unearthed until the last thirty
graves had been opened and many skclc.
tons brought to light, evidently the re-.
mains of an Indian tribe-the Shawnees
probably, who had villages in this
region. One skeleton was found beneath
large stump, aud recently another
was found twelve feet under ground.
The graves appear in regular order, and
the occupants were buried in sitting
posture. In one grave three skeletons
supposed to be those of woman and
two children, were found. Recently
the largest specimen was unearthcd. the
body of person who in life must have
been n giant. A popularity of the
skeletons is that the teeth arc nearly all
in a perfect state Of preservation. In
one grave beside tho human skeletons
was that of dog, copper spear. head,
an earthen pot and numerous beads,
proving that some important parsonage
had been put to rest there. This city Of
the dead is undoubtedly 100 years old
-Caicdg3 Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
Winning n Widow.

He gazcd around the cheerful and
comfortable looking apartment Then
addressing the widow. he said:
"Your husbands been dead over q
year now2"
Eyes" she answered, with a gentle
sigh, lover year."
II remember reading his obituary."
he said, ''and l thought that it contained
a misstatcment of fncts2"
IA misstatement of facts;"
Eyes, it said that he had gone 70 a
better home. In my opinion it would be
impossible for him to lind more cheer
full, more comfortable, and, with you
In it, moro charming and desirable
home than this"
The widow smiled swectly, then he
popped and was acccpted.-Boston Cour-
3tr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
Carnot rs n Cnrncntnr

The President of France is first.class
carpenter, and can handle the saw and
plane as well US any mechanic. 1. was
Mt Chabanais, in the Chnrente, where his
father possessed chateau, that he earned
the trade. Carnot, senior, insisted that
all his children should learn some occu-
patton; There is no telling" he used to
say; ''you may want it some day, for
we live in strange times" So Carnot,
junior, was put to the bench, and, nc.
cordinng to his professor, ono NJ. Dcarge,
who is still living, acquitted himself
most honorably. In memory of this
event in his career, NJ. Sardin, who was
an apprentice Mt that time. but is now n
master cabinet maker in the Faubourr
st. Antoine, demanded an audience Of
the chief of the State, aud received a
reply to the effect that the President
will be happy to meet his old fellow
workman and talk shop with him a
little Ciicago Journal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
Food for Reflection.

There is food for reflection in couple
of advertisements which appear side by
side IL contemporary, which read,
with the omission of address, as follows
WANTED-Young lady in publishing Of
flee: quick writer; 81 per week.
WANTED = An experienced girl for
general housework.in family of seven; as
sisted about'washing; wages 81.
1t will be observed that the rate of
compensation is the same in both cases,
but that while tho ''lady" receives sim
ply 81 per week the Inexperienced girl,
gets in addition her board and lodging.
Whether gentility-tho word most beau
tifully expresses tho Thing! ! is worth
what it costs must seem ut least nm omen
question when the rate is so high. = BIS.
ton Courier.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

they form the promenade for the foreign
residents of the city. At each Of tho
gates. there is q third wall, which runs
around it, inclosing q space of several
acres and muking double fertilization
at this place
Tho scenes about these gates are
among the liycliest in China. cease
less stream OF yellow humanity OF
celestials high and low, and of Asiatic
four-foo beasts continuously pushes
its way through them. Here goes
caravan of camcls. There comes dozen
men, each pushing Chinese wheel
barrow loaded with goods, and behind
them is Manch o woman astridc of
donkey. She has paper flowers in her
hair and rouge quarter of an inch deep
upon her checks. Here is half-nak cd
Dcggar who howls for aims as he crowds
ms way through the dirty mass, and
there is Nlanchoo ulcer who cantcrs
aiong with his pony and does not seem
to care whether he knocks down the
poorer people or not Behind him is
mandarin in n blue sedan chnir,
u tram OF fifty servants before and
Dchind him, and drum major leading
inc list with red umbrella on pole
ABOUT twenty feet long, which lie holds
i' Va MN, anu WHrnS inc poo
pic to get out of the way for the great
man who comes. Outside the gates and
inside the inclosurc are thousand and
one street cookshops, whose greasy food
is cooking in the open air and is being
eaten by greasicr Chinese. There are
poor men on foot and noblemen on
horseback; high muckamucks in carts
and coolies carrying great loads on their
shoulders. 1t isa queer glomeration,
but 1T is business one from the word
60. There is no foolcry about these
Chinese. Life is serious matter TO
them and they arc working the world
for all that it is worth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

One seos very little of the residences OF
the Chinese mobiles. They live in larue
Enclosures surrounded by walls so high
that it is impossible to look over them,
and entered by gates which arc guarded
by doorkccpcrs who admit only the IA
vorcd few. Some of the res dem cs con-
tain many acres inside OF these wallis
and the buildings arc made up of n
number Of Onc-story structures scattered
here and there about the grounds. All
OF the foreign legations are of this M
turc, and the secretaries and the minis
ter OF the American legation lives In
such an Enclosure. The government paws
between $1,000 and $4,000 year for it.
and America is, nm told. the only for
eign nation represented at Picking which
docs not own lis own building.
The foreign ministers have some Gu
rious duties, and their mail rs to Chi
nesc matters contain requests quite as
queer ms some of those made TO
the President of the United States.
Several score of autograph fiends have
ceen Fostering Colonel DENLY for auto
graphs OF the Chinese Empcror-a sigma
turc rs difficult to procure as that OF the
angel Gabriel written with quill from
his own wings. The Chinese Emperor
80 f"i'0 10 'aclcu III Nnlnu ana 10 emma
men as Gabriel is 10 Christians. Other
Americans want contracts from the
Emperor, and they evidently suppose
that China is jumping at western ideas
and western brains. They put the
celestial intelligence on n very low plane.
indeed, and ask the most ridiculous
questions as to whether if they bring
their wives to China they car fEd suit,
able accommodations for them. They
do not realize that the open ports of
China have ms good hotels and as
pleasant social circles as you will find in
any American city, and they evidently
think that foreigners here live in mud
nuts, sleep on the Chinese bake oven
beds, and eat with chop.sticis.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

more than million inhabitants, and
these are made up of the widely diverse
clements of tho chinese Empire.
We have in fmcrica only the Chinese
OF So.thcrn nina, and our idea of the
Chinese people is derived solely from
them. Here ut Pcking are the Thibetans,
the Mohammedans, the Tartars, and the
Mongoliaus, and tho ound-faccd
celestial rubs his pigtail against the big
hats of the Coreans rs he wadcs along
the streets. The Chinese Empire is re-
preventative. and one gees hero what
might be called cosmopolitan Asia. The
strangcst sights to me on first entrance
were the nomadic Mongolians, who rode
INTO the city on great canels dromcdaries,
rs unlike the camels of the Egyptian
desert as the fallahcen of the Nile arc
different from the coolies of the
Yellow River. They are larger
and they have two fet humps
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
An Ambitious Chinese Cook.

Mrs. Stanford, wife of the California
Senator, has Chinese cook in her en-,
ploy, who is becoming nuisance, owing
to his overweening ambition. Mrs,
Stanford sent him to cooking school
in New York, in which he learned oil tho
scientific features of tho gastronomic
art. The result waa that on his return
to Washington he displayed desire
to serve banquet every day. He is not
happy unless the Stanfords are giving q
dinner party every twenty -four hours.
There is n growing conviction in Mrs.
Stanford's mind that the Chinese must
20 Times. Democrnt
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

What a wonderful city is Pekinp |
How big and how little! How strono
and how weak 1t is conglomcration
the strangest mixture of matter md
mind in the world of cities. 1t was n
city rs far back rs 1901 years before
Christ, and it was the capital of China
lOO0 years after Christ was born. 1t wos
the capital OF the whole Empire in A. ID.
1864, and with the exception of short
time 1t has been the seat OF Chinese Gov
ernment since the reign of Kublai Kahn.
us mar IS thus gray and its skin wrinkled
In It's years OF cityhood, but as a modern
city it is still in its swaddling clothes !:
nay, rather it is. just born and It snrawis
about in oil the dirt of neglected bahv-
hood. 1t is the most filthy spot ON iii.
fair earth's face, and the smells of Naples
the dirt of Corea, and the SLIM,
of New York and London can
not compare with it. It lnow,
nothing of modern city imnrovo.
ments. Its wide, miry, unpavcd streets
have no sidewalks, and the Jude Chincs,
carts are dragged along up to their hubs
IN mud and filth. The streets are The
sewers, and the most degraded savage OF
our western plains has more regard fol
the exposure of his person than
have these pigtailed, silk dressed.
gaudy, fat, Pekngese. The streets ar,
not lighted, and the only lanterns known
are small one of paper, which make il
unsafe to move through the dirt in the
night time. Personal cleanliness is ms
uncommon as the city cleanliness, and
the average Chinaman has only two
baths, one when he is born and the other
when he dies. There are no great pub.
lie buildings, and the shops and houses
are all of one story. The city contains
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

The imitation of western civilization
by the Japanese has led them to regard
Sunday, which in Japan has hitherto
been decidedly continental in its charac-
ter, as day of rest. This began with
the closing of the Government establish
ments on Sunday. The Toxic citizens
followed this example, and the closing
spread from city to village, and now ON
fine Sunday business is nearly sus-
pended and the places of popular resort
are crowded.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

the introduction of n telegraph into Pc
king would have been a subject for
official degradation. Tho trouble with
Russin, however. showed the necessity
for such communication, and there are
now i'll China more than C000 miles of
wire. Slowly, but surely, western in
vcntion is making its way, and Ii Hung
Chang, the g eat viccroy, in visit to
Col. DENLY ut the American legation not
long ago, said he expected 10 ride by rail
way TO Picking within n year. Now tho
journey of ninety miles from Ticn-Tsin
has to bc made by pony. 10y donkey, or
boat up the winding Pciho. The pony
ride requires two days, and the boat takes
from three TO seven. The winter mail OF
Picking has 10 be brought 200 miles
through the interior by relays of ponies,
and 1t then takes something like three
weeks to get letter from Shanghai tc
Picking. The Chinese ut present profes,
to bo well satisfied with this arrange
mcnt. The majority of them do moi
want railroads nor lclegraphs, and they
would, If thcy could. extend the walls
about Picking so high that they would
reach heaven itself, and crec,ually bar
out the "son of heaven" ~ they call
their Emperor, from all contact, direct
and Indirect. with foreigners.
The Chinese are the most conceitcd
nation OF the face of the Garth AMI they
| think their civilization is tho highest in
the world. They cntitle their Emperor
the ruler of the world, and the ordinary
Chinaman, which title includes 999, 900
Of the 400, 0o0, 600 people making UP
their race believes that MI the world is
SUBJECT to this boy of II, who rules the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

There is theory that the advance of
population, building of railroads, etc., in
the far West is attended by gradual in
crease of the much-needed rain fall
Those interested in the truth of the
proposition will be disappointed to learn
that there arc no scientific facts to sus-
tain it. Professor Cleveland Able, in
the Forum, asserts that the study of the
known phenomena has failed to estab-
fish that there has been any sensible
change in tho climate OF any point of the
earth's surface during the past 1000
years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

The Patent Office at Washington has
recently issued a book showing what
patents have been granted to women in
this country. From it we learn that the
very first was granted in 1900 to Mary
Kics, of Pennsylvania, for an improve.
ment in weaving silk. The second was
in 1915 to Mary Brush for a corset, the
first patented in the world The hustle
was patented in 1872, fifty years
after, by New York woman.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
y slight Disappointment.

Landlord looking out of the window
There comes Widow Jenkins's boy, and
do believe he's coming 10 pay the buck
rent. I'll go to the door myself"
Little Boy (at the door)-"Aas sent me
for receipt"
Landlord-"All right, my little lad ;
step right in and Ill write it ont"
Little Eoy-"Wc're goin' to have
company to-morrer, an ma wants it for
lemon jclr. "-Ne,o Yor;; Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

ministers ut Pcking. MINISTER DEN
Colonel DENLY, during ny's CARD.
MS Tour years of service in China, has
never seen tho inside of Chinese rcn-
tlcman's house. lie has never looked
into the almond eyes of the boy Emperor.
nor has he set his foot inside enc of his
palaces. lie has never had an audience
with the Empress Regent through her
famous gauzc screen, and such calls as
he has hnd from the ministers of foreign
9ilalrs have been those of ceremony an6
business. Nevertheless he has paid hi.
social duties religiously, and yesterday
ne sent his card to the Office
OF foreign affairs IN honor oil
the Empresss birthday. Our foreign
minister uses, of course, Chi
nose cord. 1t is strip of papcr four
inches wide and ten inches long. and its
color Is OF hue so red that it would en-
rage the mildest bull. Upon this, in
me blacklist ink, is painted the large
Chinese characters which represent
Colonel Dcnby's name. Such cards arc
used everywhere in China, and the larger
the card the bigger the man represented
oy II. IL would not take more than ten
such cards to cover page of n news
paper, and when our minister rides
forth In his sedan chair of state. borne
ny eight pig,tailed men in livery. and
preceded by his mafoo and tungehi ON
horseback, the Chinese, | doubt not
think he is bearing presents from Wash.
lngson to the Emperor, and firt their
Pig-iails with a condcscend;ng sheer as
he passes.