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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-15
STATE NEWS.


Houtros.
Hon. J. T. Msdtgsn has purchased the
Sinclair lot near the Madigan estate and
will at once erect a residence upon it.Mr.
v. Richard Foss, Of Portland, 10 10 town
and will explain the workings Of the Y. NJ.
c A. Sunday evening at the Free Baptist
Church Judge Win. Robinson has pnr-
chased fine residence on Calais street.
The county commissioners are holding
their annual meeting at the Court House
and have large amount of business
There Is qalts stir in town over
the recent : action of the Dem.
ocratic Convention on the temperance
question. Ths Dem Jcracy will be sas-
prised this fail to see how many Af09s-
took Democrats will repadiafe this action
Of their leaders. There are few third
party" men here now.
Ksnneb~e.
SoRrn VAssALBoao.
The shutting DOWN Of the mill for few
weeks gives a good opportunity for the
men and boys to 70 out and help the farm
ers get their hay; while the girls go to the
-esshore and mountains. Many farmers
have commenced hsying before The grass is
are so vet thst il is difficult to get team
over them.
WlNraRur.
+. A. Gilmore is spending his summer
vacation at the Winthrop House. Two
Colby friends, Knapp Kalloch and Chss f..
Cohen, are visiting him for few days
Messrs. q. A. Leayitt and X. NJ. Stevens
of Alfred, the former merchant and the
latter deputy sheriff and jailor, are guests
At the Winthrop House. They have en-
gagged the steamer in the lower lake Of
Capt. Davis for 4 weeks fishing. They
are having wonderful success. Next week
they expect twelve or fifteen friends from
Alfred 10 Join them in their outing
SibNEN
Henry Ward has returned from Connect
ieut TO his home on Fsirview Hill to remain
a short time. Mrs T.. b. Weeks is one Of
the heirs to eleven hundred acres of land
IN Texas. Ida Smith has closed her school
and met with good success. IL was her
first ate nlpt at teaching Loren Ward has
recently purchased promising col..-~Her
bert Sedman and friend from Boston are
visiting Miss Mollie Stedmt An, Mrs. Moul
ton of Nav Orleans. is still boarding with
Mrs. Eyander Davis -Mr Sswtelie has re-
ceit'y purchased the Austin fsrm.-Geo.
daloweIl proposes to rent his farm and go
To Massachusetts this fall THE road ma
chine has done good work on some roads in
town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-15
100000 Shares Of Treasury Stock
IMPORTANT POINTS,

To BE- sold 10 develop The property,
The Company has no debts. The stock I. n
assp ssable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-15

The beautiful outline. Of Col. Staples
new residence on South STATE street below
the State House begin to assume form aud
comelires. urder he hands Of the work
msu. The location is picturesque and the
grounds which are now being graded are to
be very beautiful The house will give
much character to Che new aud desirable
quarter of the city Nhere il IL located; and
in the vicinity of which other houses are
soon to be built. Work has slready been
eommenc i on the cellar of dr. D. W.
Emer,s house 10 the ssms neishhorhood.
A certain fair daughter parents 10 thus
city learned fer the arst time yesterday fore
neon that their Little girl, as they had A.
ways regarded her, though about eighteen
years of age. was married to her sweet
heart also OF this city and that the STAR
had quietly sakea place las. weak. There
was eat little os the weird ri nance about
the affair aua the daughter quietly returned
to her fathers hoise. Ga learning the
truth the parents wisely determined to help
their child make tie hes. of the eiEeam-
stances
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11
And Rescued by . Daring Attache in
 an 0llskfn Suit.

Vienna Special to the Sunday Mercury.I
 During a performance in variety hall here this week panic was caused by an CO., currence which had the effect of unstrineing the nerves of large portion of the audi ence. In front of the stage was c tank in which was floating an enormous alligator. The tank was carefully rallied in to prevent any over curious spectator from falling for ward and making meal for the voracious looking monster, and also to prevent the latter from making an expedition among the audience. The programs contained an an- nouncement that the alligator would perform later on, and in tho meantime a group of trained monkeys were amusing the audience with their clever tricks. In the midst of this diversion little girl, ss pretty as pic- ture and faultlessly attired, who was among the occupants of one of the stage boxes that literally overhung the tank, in her apparent curiosity to watch the hideous saurian, tum- bled forward, and before her agonizsd moth- CT could put forth e hand to save her, had fallen within the railing and was clipging to the edge of the tank with her little feet dan- gling in the water. There was a simultane ous shriek from about two thousand throats as the spectators saw what had occurred, and e dozen frenzied men tried to extricate them selves from their seats and rush to the res cue. Before anything could bs done, how ever, the brutal monster had observed tn. | treat that was in store for him, and swim, ming directly to the spot where the chilt
 hung, opened its terrible mouth. With on,
 shriek of anguish the little one disappeared
 into the horrible jaws of the reptile. B, this time half dozen men had arrived a
 the railing, but all they could see of tn
 child they had come to rescue was . fain
 streak of blood which marked the alligator
 track in the water.
 I While the men paused inactive, knoWinI I not whether 10 Ars o6 the rsvolyeu the
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11
THE PANAMA DITCH.


 Some of the unfortunate investors in the Panama ditch want thorough investigation of the way the work has been carried on. And no wonder. It is charged that the con- tractors received $35, ,000, ,o0O more than they had earned, even on the face of their con- tracts. Some of them received from the officers of the company payments from 100 to 150 per cent. greater than those to which they were entitled on a showing of work done. After the retirement of the old direct OTIS at the time of the dissolution of the company M. Brunei, the first liquidator, gave these contractors full discharge, per- hitting them to withdraw from their en- esgements without demanding the return of any of the money wrongfully paid to them. A great part of the work done was perform cd by an American firm, whose profits were very large, but the chief occupation of some of the European contractors was reported to be the drawing of money from the company. that the gum raised in cash by the company was $306. .000, 900, and that the sum effect lively expended on the canal, as estimated by the commission of engineers, was only $40, 000,00O
 The whole record of the canal scheme is bad one. Extravaganza, corruption ant stealing have characterized 1t from the first Its failure was inevitable, and it is yer. doubtful if work is ever resumed on th great ditch. It is the most melancholy "in vestment" of the times, and there have beel some very melancholy ones.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11

ufaeturers may suffer. Then they will organize the most extensive and effectuaI boycott on clsss labor the world has ever known. They will import thousands of laborers from Europe, and no southern man
 will under any pretext give employment to a single negro. Thus the colored people will be driven into the north and west. The southern people, this man says, have no doubt that the bill will pass, and have abso- lutely determined upon the course outlined.
 Prince Lobanoff, the Russian ambassador at Vienna who was about to succeed N. de Giers. is 0 man of rare intellectual epdow- ments. He will receive the rank of Cham cellor of the Empire. a title never accorded M. de Giers, and general belief prevails that under his guidance Russia will rapidly recover the prominent position in the coun- cils of Europe which she held when Prince Gortschakoff was at the zenith of his career. A perfect type of the grand seigneur. the only fault that can be found with Prince Lobanof, Is his aversion to hard work. His manners, although courtly and dignihed, are | nevertheless remarkable for their indepen. | dence, and he stands on record as having on | several occasions taught the Czsr's brothers lessons in good form and breeding that they are not likely to forget in 6 hurry. His social prestige in Russia Is very great, flor his family is of more ancient and noble origin than
 that of Alexander III, who treats him witt great distinction. The Prince is wealthy
 bachelor. and has only had one ''grand
 paesion" in his life, namely, that for Mar,
 Stuart, Queen of Scots, of whose letters ant
 relics he possesses aremarkable collection.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11

Prohibition does not prohibit in Iowa, but if the truth is told it is what is popularly known as Ca fat thing" for certain officials charged with it's enforcement. An examin- ation of the official record shows that dur ing the first six months of 1890 there has been taken from the treasury for the crim- inal costs of the justices courts in Des Moines alone over $30,000, of which $11, ,O00 was paid to five justices, the remainder going to their constables, witnesses, jurors, etc. This expenditure was nearly all for the searching business, or such criminal business as incl dentally grew out of it, as ordinary criminal cases go before the police court. The worst feature of the case is that this great outlay not only has not suppressed the illegal sale of liquor in the city, but was not designed to do so. The plan has been to perpetus.e the liquor business, but to 'bleed" it we'll. A favorite beer, taken perhaps from hundred bottles in the possession of liquor-seller. aud go through the farce of trying it. The necessary witnesses swear to its last residence. The official taster for the court decides that it is beer. The jury brings in its verdict and the costs are taxed up against the county, and that bottle of beer, with no one to claim itt
 ownership, costs the people $7.25. %he lows
 State Register declares that in instances almost without number the seizures have
 been confin ed to a single bottle of beer or {
 single whiskey flask containing few drop
 of liquor, and challenges anybody to name [ single dealer in Dss Moines who sold liquo illegally six months ago who does not sel
 now.
 This is enough to discourage even prohi bitiouist
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11
sOcIRTY,s NEWEST FAD.
studies in Damask Have Taken tf
 Place ofFancy work.


 Place ofFancy Work.
 From the Chicago Heraldl
 You can't guess what new handiwork soci- ety is playing withl
 Needlswork is out of date, painting and spatter work have lost their charm, and knit ting never was fashionable waste of time, The cheapusss at which the apparatus for amateur photography can be procured has "commonizedn that art; poker work is not generally admired, and, aside from the hard work and scientific skill necessary to make a good tennis player, the sport is limited to youth and beauty. Hence the need for a new device to occupy pretty hands and dis play delicately nodded wrists and beautiful jewels.
 For the noncs the gay world is folding table napkins. The snowy napery is sent up stairs in the silver basket to madame and mademoisslle, who proceed to transform the cedar scented linen into Mikado fans, feur de lis cardinals hat, poissoniere, Nespolitan buckles, amaranth, orchid, nautilus or pole de barbiere. These are popular forms and e pacoda, Cinderella's slipper, the Oxford, Cambridge and Carlton tower; historical crosses, the iris, swan and peacock, and the crest of a half dozen principalities. IL mus. not be supposed that these napery de- signs are originated.
 On the contrary, they are the result of long and close study from imported paper patterns. The models are done in antique paper and the creases so we'll pressed that il is quite an easy matter to restore the design after opening. These ornate fancies are ar- ranged in the lat, never in tumbler, placed on cloth between the knives and forks, and in the petals or folds of the boutonniere, ths flower pin and frequently the finger roll, now SO fashionable, are inserted.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11
BROKB BN.

When an athlete has good record it seems a pity for him to go and break it.-New Or- leans Picayune.
 Oswego was so still on the Fourth that one could almost hear the bark of the trees.-0s- wego Palladium.
 "Open your eyes, George. What's the matter with you3' said the occupant of corner seat in a crowded car. "Mind your business. I'm going to keep lem shut. l piled George, settling down in his own seat" Puck.
 GA friend of mine-R consumptive-was set upon by ten cowboys out in Arizona one day. He fought like 8 tiger for ten minutes and then his assailants took to flight" "Whst did your friend doi" 'fStayed where he was-he had to. They killed him. m."-Ohstter.
 Sumway-I tell you the great northwest is the place to make money. I know a man who went there with only $25 two years ago and now he is worth $175, 900. Larkin- Cattle or real eststei Sumwsy-He made it | in neither of those; he just married rich widow.-Harper's Weekly. | Wiggins-"Looks as though we've had rain." Higgins-"Looksl Snakes alive. man. Pm drenched to the skin. and SO are you" Wiggins-"That sol didn't notice | 1t. I was down the street here watching an expressmsn trying to get his mule out of the hols."-Omsha World Herald.
 Miss Hart-Yes, Henry and are going to be married next month. Miss Spleen-So heard. And people say the most ridiculous | things about you. It almost puts me out of patience to hear them. Miss Hart-Why, what do they saya Miss Spleen-Tney say you must have hypnotizsd him. The ideal" Boston Transcript.
 Pentameter Dribblets-Say, see herel the | xI.k I~rtx offered $100,000 for his new poem. Now
 that's all rot. Jinks-Thst's good deal of
 money, but it may be 90. Pentameter Drib-
 blets-I know better. I've written @ good
 deal of poetry myself, and know just what
 it bripgs.-Boston Times.
 The health of the Am merican people would
 be better if they would pay more attention
 to the advice of the doctors. For example,
 the doctors tell us that "one should not sleer
 in a temperature above sixty five degrees, ol
 at most seventy degrees" Yet there ars
 225, 900 people in this city who have within
 a week slept in @ temperature of more thar
 eighty degrees. It is wrong.-Milwaukes Sentinel.
 Anything wrong with the coffee thi morning, Johna" "No, it's good enough. "Biscuits all rightl" ''I haven't any fault t,
 fud with the biscuits" "Steak cooked abou . rightp "I don't see anything wrong witl the steak" "No complaint to make abou 3 anythingf" "No." "Joha, wish yol f would let me have fifty cents to buy som ribbons. ."-Chiesgo Tribune. |, Rev. Dr. Primrose-Ill forgive you thi time, but if ever catch you again in tn hen house I'll give you up to the law. 8 Sambo-Thank yo', sah. Kindness lik a dat touches a tender chord in dis ole man
 buzznm.
 Rev. Dr. Primrose-That will do, Sambc d Be sure you don't touch that cord in th 8 back yard on your way out.-Epoch.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11
No. l63
THE WAY TO uIcKsY,s HEART.
musfc ana Flowers Succeeded Tn
 Aceompiishipg what words Could

Accompffshing what Words eoufo
 No'' From the New York Tribunal
 Tbose interested in works of philsntrophy and reform realize to-day how necessary 1t Is to begin with children, and some ars of the ep;niou that it is verse than time wasted in many instances to attempt to do anything for those maturely hardened and orgrsdeo "But few realize hoU hard 1t is to do any thing even for the little ones. woman said ths Other dsy. who has been for years labor- ing in the cause of religion and philsntrnpy among the tenement poor of tbe city "I re- member one day." she continued, when
 little brother and sister came from the eir
 10 one of our free kindergsrtens. The
 was six years old, his sister two years oldea.
 and just the game as sisters all the world of- CT. she seemed to take the gresstsst pride in the bright little fellow.
 "sAh, Mickeyis the boy,' che exclaimed as che drew the little chap Gp in front of the teacher. Why be knows al the cuss words now. Don't you, MickeyF The youthful re- ply was proof positive of the truthf1lness of the proud sisters assertion
 "sCOme here, my dear said he teacher, | anxious to change the subject. What gre you going 10 be whtn you're grown upF
 "swhst 'm I goin' to be when I'm growedi | I'm jus soin' to be tough; datis what sza. | An den,' said be, his big eyes fsshing with | A baiefnl nrht sEon'f I bAsse de old woman | and turn her ont of the hOusei Xonse bet | Will.' Little sister turned pronder than | ever.
 "But the teacher sighed. A child of six | with its ambition already formed. And what sn object in lifel To be old enough 10 beat | his mother and turn her ont of doors. II EEwith such little poor, hardened hearts do Il ye have to deal and sometimes it seems to us that we never can 6nd inc way to awaken | in them the slightest consciousness that there
 is such a thing as good iu the world. But the teacher would not give Mickey np, litils
 twenty -four inch high tOush that he wssl
 though the task was most discourRging. Fin
 ally one day the incorrigsble youpgster wAs
 found seated on the floor with both ArEns clasped around the leg of piano upon which
 one of the teachers was playing. There wsi
 different look in Mickeyis eyes from fha
 day, and when on snoihsr occasion some ons gave him a bunch of lilies of the valleys snd smelling, he exelsimsd that somethtn' wss sipgin' e song with his nose, we felt, said ths narrator, that the harmony of God's mosss and Gods fragrance had smoothea the rougt and stony pathway to Mickey's hesrt.'"
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11

All the boys and girls were at the circus yesterday. Some of them looked rather old, but they had 6 good time.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11


 is not sufficient cause for divorce.
 All the boys and girls were at the circus yesterday. Some of them looked rather old, but they had good time.
 The British Medical Journal, considering the danger of kissing the usually greasy Bible of the law courts, recommends that a clean wrapper of paper be put on from time to time. This was done recently for the benefit of the Duke of Fife, a recent wit ness, and 1t is approved as desirable prac- tice.
 The bishop of Chester, England, rises to remark concerning Miss Fawoett's success as c ''wrangler" at Cambridge that by learning to become good pksin cooks women will bet ter serve. the co immunity than by doing as Miss Fawcett has done. The bishop is right, but he is bold man to set himself against the onward march of Woman.
 By saturating bullets with vaseline they may be easily seen in their course from the rifle to the target; their trajectory course Is marked by beautiful ring of smoke, caused by tho vaselins being ignited on leaving the muzzle of the gun, the smoke being sus- pended for some time in the air if not too windy. Much better scores result when grease of some kind Is used, bullets are not so apt to split, the reooil Is not 50 great, and 1t is believed the oourse of the missile is more l true.
 The wheat growers of this country have already suffered from Russian competition, but there is mora to come. A railroad 4,700 miles in length is to be built, or to connect with existing roads, from Odessa, on the Black Sea, to southern Siberia. One hundred and fifty millions of dollars have already been raised for building this road. It will open an immense grain-bearing re- gion-quite as large as that of the United States, and the lands are as fertile as any in 1 this country. The liberated serfs, most of them farmers, can be hired for few pence per day. In about five years the road will be bringing grain from southern Siberia to the great grain port of Russia on the Blach Sea; and it's projectors assume that 1t can b. sold in any country of Europe much cheaper than the Americans can afford to sell theil wheat.
 All the fools are not dead yet. For in
 stance, here comes southern merchant an,
 tells what will be done if the national cleo
 ton bill becoms a law. First of all. th
 merchant says, they will boycott all north |. ern products. Merchants will buy 1 : Europe exclusively, and the southern peopl will eagerly buy European goods at highs prices. 70 that northern msrchants and maz
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11

Remnants Half Price
 Of all kinds of Dress Goods, including Scotch Ginghams, French Satteens, Challies, all wool fine plaids, just the thing for CEil- dren's Dresses. 8 3.4c. a yard.
 50 pieces Shirting Cambrics, always sold at 6c.
 IOc. 8 yard. 100 pieces Dress styles Plaid and Stripe Giuehams in choice designs, value 1211c.
 40 pieces 45in. Chambray Flouncing, Hamburg Work, 36 inches deep, actual cost to import, $1 % yard. Remarkable value. Ribbons.
 Short lengths of Sash Ribbons at about half price.
 Frinsed saslDes. 9sc.
 yards long. surah Silk, very cheap. Jersey HIitts, 'a7c.
 Pure Silk. any size, guaranteed equal to any sold at 25c.
 3c 4c. and 6c. q yard.
 Dress styles new Challies in multitude of designs great value. 25c. a yard.
 Price until sold, our entire stock of French Satteens (best goods), Scotch Zephyr ding- hams in elegant patterns. These have been sold from 371s to soc.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A Milwaukee judge has ruled that flirting is not sufficient cause for divorce.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11
Beg goads-
aOVe & StetsOD
 SCORCHERS

Monday, July 7th, we offer 6 dozen Ladies Hermsdorf Fast Black Hose in choice, de- sirable boot styles (part of lot in drop stitch), at 25c per pair just half the original price.
 We also place on the counter 100 dozen of ladies extra quail ity, fine fast black Hose at 25c per pair, as the greatest value in 25c Hose ever shown to our trade without exception. These goods are for our retail custom CTS only.
 Very best quality full yard wide Printed Dress Cambrics, in handsome patterns, perfectly fast colors, at 1oc per yard.
 REMNANT SALE = All remnants of Black and Colored Wool Dress Goods (by rem nants we mean any length under 8 yards) will be offered Monday morning at our "Blue Figure Prices. Original prices marked in black figures. Marked down prices in blue figures. It will take only a few days to close out the lot.
 Great Reduction in prices Fancy Parasols. You ought to see the Parasols we are selling for $3; prices last month were $4.5o, $5 and $6. Children's Parasols all marked down. You can buy them for soc, 75c and ST; former prices were from 85c to $2.5o.
 l SPECIAL-Ladies' Bathing Suits at $1.e8, $2.48, $2.75 $2.o8 and $3.25 each. They are the best value we ever saw.
 Great sale of Surah Sashes in Plaids and plain colors. us' received Black and Cream Su
 rah Sashes from $1.oo to $3.25 lw Examine them, please. Our Silk Mitts at Y, 25, 8
 and SOC per pair are quick sell l CTS. We offer this week few
 dozens of a fine Heavy Sill lMitt at 63c, worth 88c.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-11

Nc|lTIRI, MlGU|RI < CO.
 TOWN TALK! The Bargains at Our Store.

ladies, Vests 6f fSC.
 A more remarkable Bargain has not been introd uced this season; medium weight, long sleeves, nigh neck, open fronts; former retail price 29c.
 Ladies' Vests, sc.
 Jersey ribbed, low neck, no sleeves; all are bound and finished nicely. Compare with Vests others ask 19c. 4 pairs for 25c.
 Mems Seamless Holf Hose, double heel and toe; cheap at 12 1-2c.
 A pair for l7c.
 That's all we ask for odd sizes in Shaw Knit Cotton Half Hose. Every retail store ask 25c.
 < for 25c.
 Our price for Mems Four-in-hands aud Tecks. Come in light effects, both pretty and stylish. Price lees than half. White Suits, Both in Ladies' Misses' and Children's. If you want to buy White Suit you never had as good an opportunity. We are closing them out, not for the season, but for good. Basement. ..
 For Kitchen Furnishing our prices will surprise you. No housekeeper should buy until they see our goods.
 During July and August our store will close Friday at P. m.