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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-21

Bucket shops" don't thrive even in Bid.
deford. five or six attempts to establish an
exchange in that city having resulted in
failure ; and this is rs it should be-for
gambling ought not to thrive anywhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-21

In the village limits of wxldoboro there
are not far from 2 600 people, of whom
many are evidently 'joiners," for there
are large and iourishing lodges of Free
Masons. Old Fellows, Good Templar.,
knight. of Honor, Loyal Legion. and Good
Fellows, an Encampment of Odd Fellows
Grand Army Post. Owl Club, Whist Club
and Gun Club, and Baud Of twenty five
pieces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-21

Orono is to have . big paper mill. l,
will be built on the site of the Webster
lamber mill recently burned, and will com
mence operations with q manufacturing
capacity of sixts en- tons per day. We hope
the Websters will make good pile out of
this new enterprise. The fire fend has
be en- right after them this year.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
Fruit Canning.

Nov that we have such quantities OF
oauned fruit. we wonder how our great
grandmothers managed to keep house
without II. We can remember the jelly
and preserving jars, and the advent OF
the first self sealing cans in our mothers
kitchen. a California paper tells that
the correct principles of fruit canning
were learned from the ancient Ponpeli.
ans. About seventy-fye years ago, when
The early excavations were made at POM
peii, i party Of E~nglishnlen found IN
what appeared the kitchen of q ruined
home III the buried city, Q quantity Of
Stone Jars Of preserved figs. One was
opened, and the fruit proved to be freah
and delicious. Naturally, the means O
preserving fruit through centuries OF time
was carefully looked into. Examination
| showed that the figs had been put into
the lars in . heated state, an aperture
left for The steam to escape, and then
sealed with wax. The hint was taken.
and the next year canning was introduced
Il England and the United States, ths
process being identical with that Y
vogue iii Pompeii twenty centuries ago
The old ladies' ii America who can tonia-
toes and peaches AZ not realize that fneJ
Are indebted for this art too people wht
were ashes but q few years 4. D.-1drHa
FssLd and St0eIgszns
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
Mule ana Rider Disappeared.

The two lines were facing n another,
with only a short distance separating
them. A farmer rode into the Con-
federate campsson a mule. Most OF the
soldiers had been farmers and were good
Judges of horse6esh, SO that in conversa-
lion with the old farmer the merits and
dement's of the mule came up naturally
for some discussion. It was a good mule,
they agreed with the farmer-ssbut." ad-
ded the owner, GIVE never seen another
man that could ride him.
This remark brought on another dis
cussion. Several of the soldiers protested
that they had never been thrown from a
mule. and were willing to bet that they
could ride this one One of the most
vociferous in praising his own horsenan-
shin was a commlssary. He swore he
could ride that mule, and finally It was
| decided to let him try.
He had no sooner mounted than the
mule began plunging viciously, and then
he ran around In a circle several times
at breakneck speed, the conrnissary
holding on for his life.
Suddenly that mule made a break 10,
the front. The commissary sawed and
shouted in vain. Every attempt wa
made to stop them, but the mule wa
Wild and the comnissary knew that h
once let loose he would have to be buried
On like q tornado-and as straight q
the dies-on past the Confederat
outpogts and heading for the Yanke
lines. They watched him until the rnul
was lost to sight.
That was the last seen of them, nor ma
one word ever been heard from that ola
TO this of the commissary or the mule
ASYan4u Constitution
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
TIE WORDS OF TIE RAIN.

{ sat alone in my chamber dim.
In a reverie settled and deep,
When by and by. like > weird, woven hymn,
I heard the wind in its mournful sweep
splashing, as it passed, my window pane
With generous drops Of cooling rain.
Oh, no, I said, I am not alone,
know the rain is talking TO me.
ft had such a soul-refreshing tone
4. che warm night-it was melody,
With a pause in its refrain.
Patter, patter, said the welcome rain.
Anon a thought fell over my heart,
Can ] coin that music into words?
a longing came that would not depart
If ! might translate it's mystic chords
e a CLEAN would come from wisdom's train
Il did, and / understood the rain.
"oh, mortal, my mission is like thine
Toscatter good on palaces and cots;
Ln the dark Of night I am doing mine
Ceaseless and faithful, but thou art not"
Then I blushed and said, with regretfdl pain,
ssThere is truth in the words OF the rain"
mother Nature is kind unto all,"
Continued the burden of its song,
tsThe sun shines out, and the showers fan,
While season follows season along!
The laughing fruit, and the ~springing grain
| All Join in loves anthem" said the rain.
ooh! man, while creation tolls for thea,
Yearin, year out, for ever the same,
From dripping cloud to the tiding sea-
III thou art idle it is thy shame.
There's work for all, and for each its plane
| Hear then, and heed the words of the rain"
William Lyle, in Detroit Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
eoop Rur NEGLECTED. MEATS.


The chunk of meat which forms the
slough" end Of the porterhouse has &C
quired its odium because it is cut the
wrong way of the grain. If it is cut
across the grain in small steaks it will be
found tender and excellent. There is
another. piece of meat which lies in the
forequarter, which butchers sometimes
include, we believe, in their chuck roasts.
It is the cross rib. It is an inexpensive
piece, but when cut properly it is an ex-
oellent piece, as rich in meat juices and
nourishmert as a rib roast, though pos
sibly not quite as fine in flavor. The best
pieces Of veal for potpies are the neck
and shoulder pieces. There is no part
of veal that may not be made tender and
delicious by proper cooking.-NeU York
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
CLEANING sPoNGEs.

When a sponge has become slippery
and ~disagreeable to the touch, the fol.
lowing simple method will be found very
efhcacious in cleansing it Put a piece Of
common soda, about the size of an egg,
into q quart Of boiling water; allow it to
stand until just brisk warm, by which
time the soda will be entirely dissolved,
then put in the sponge; let it remain for
half an hour, then squeeze 1t thoroughly,
extracting as much-of the Shiny sub
stance as possible. Repeat the process,
using clean water prepared as above, I'M
I'll the sponge feels soft and pleasant to
the touch. Two waters are generally
sufficient to effect the purpose.-6ostoa
.C~altioator.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
AFinaneier,s Polyglot Autobiography

Mr.. Henry Willard, the eminent finan-
.ier, is writing his autobiography for the
Use of his children alone. He was born
d Germany, and the story of his early
5ears is written IN German, while, having
been educated in France, his school days
are described in French, and his business
and social life in America will be record
I'd ii English. AS his children speak
French, German and English with equal
elegance and Iuency, this polyglot
method Of book.making will doubtless
commend itself to them Kaassngev
6For,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
HUMoR OF THE DAY.

Claws in the Willingness OF the law
yers.-Boston Herald.
The weight of an argument doesn't de-
pend upon the size of the man.
Age brings US wisdom, but doesn't
give us much time to use it.-Puck.
Every dog has his day, and Sunday be-
longs to the growler.-1srre H9~ts fS-
press.
If the BOYS don't kiss the misses, then
the Girls viii miss the kisses.-Bsngb0ns-
ton Leader.
aIs IL a crime to be a woman2" cried
the oratoress. .tNoi only a Miss de-
meanor.n-Paek.
A market reportsays: "Corn is quie~
Then it is different from some things that
are put into cribs.
A horse has the advantage of a man IN
one thing. He's worth more after mes
broke than he was before.
The broker wsn married a pretty, but
penniless, girl 8 blamed that he had
| taken her at her faee value.
aAI gone, y murmured Ponsonbysadly,
A. he surveyed his bald head in the
mirror. aNot even a part remains -
life.
Woman-uYou're the first tramp I've
seen about here this season" Tramp
aYes. ma'am; I always was noted for my
enterprise and push."-Judge.
His first love was full twenty-five;
He eighteen when he sought her.
When he It forty did arrive.
He asked her for her daughter.
He {cautlously)-"What would YOU
Jay, darling, if Ishould ask you to be my
wifean Darling (even more cautiously
-etAsk me and find out Washington
Star.
Miserly SAYS if the telegraph conpan.
les charge their wires as they DO tneii
customers he doesn't wonder that it gives
a man a shock to touch one.-Bsngadns
tins. Lakesen.
When Jack Tar sails the stormy sea,
His vessel reels, but not so he;
when she's in port on even keel,
His steps a stagger oft reveal.
Miss Kewt who wants to bring him Il
the noint1-sI think some old bachelor
are horrid.o Mr.. Baehelloor-sWhaf
about present company" Miss Kewt-
aPresent company always accepted. -
Judge.
An old saying makes it that M wnt
goes borrowing goes a-sofrowlng !
NAV be so with some borrowers, but 4
other cases 10 is the fellow who lend'
that generally goes sorrowing.-Pesta
delph;o Isness-
Rev. Mr.. Choker-stHas your congre
cation raised your salary lately, Brotne
Thirdly9n Brother Thirdly from n
eountryl-eNo, sir; it seldom raise
more than half Of it in any given year
-AeU Fork Nsns.
aHumphi' said Mrs. DePorque, as sn'
laid down her book, ssthis writer says ths
dodo is extinct. aWell, mamma sup
nose it doesa' .Why, anybody Q
ordinary intelligence knows that. The,
use ditto marks nowadays. - Washington
Posi-.
An Adelaide australia daily pape
has in its employ three men named Day
one Of them is called Sunday, becaus'
he Is d clergyman nanother, being tn
cashier. is 4 ahTIRsrenSay-Day, while tn
third, being a law-reporter, goes BY tn
name of Judgment-Day. sprsaqfst
&. T5ss1ys.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

The deepest mine in the world is In
France; it is 1858 feet deep and is to be
sunk another 1000 feet. The temperature
is only seventy.fve degrees, on an aver.
age, at this great depth, while in some OF
our deepest Western gold mines the aVss.
AGE temperature is 100 degrees.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
Tourists.

Whether On pleasure bent or business, should
take on every trip a bottle Of Syrup of Figs, as
1t acts most pleasantly tnd effeetually on the
kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fsvers.
headaches and other forms of sickness. Fot
sale in Soc. and 81 bottles by all leading drug
Cists
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
There is a $50, 600 monument DO o.
lumbus In the City of Mexico.

A NJ Fr;est, bruggist, S~helbyvilie, Ind.
saws; 'tHsll's Catarrh Cure gives the best OF
salts action. Can get plenty of testimonials,
as it cures every one who takes It," Drug
gi.ts sell it, 75c.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

FITS stopped free by DIR KLINB's GREAT
NERVE REsIoRER. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free. d.. Kline 1881 Arch ST., Phila. ,Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

The Raasiian Empire seems determined
s unify u people. aud has made we use
s. Shs Russian language compulsory y
ths schools of Finland.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
Fruit SALADS.

Fruit salads may be made of berries,
oranges, bananas, pineapples, melon, etc.
Apples, also peaches and pears, are served
as salads with French dressing, after
being peeled and cut in slices. Three
t~easpoonfuls of oil, one of vinegar, one
small ~teaspoonful of salt and a little
pepper, mix well together and pour over
the sliced fruit arranged in a dish. This
may be used with oranges, adding a little
Of the chopped rind to the dressing. A
sweet syrup may be used instead made Of
white sugar dissolved in water and boiled
till thick. For an acid dressing for sweet
oranges, bananas, etc, into a thick syrup
of sugar, stir the juice Of n lemon, add
chopped orange peel, or rub the yellow
rind on Jumps Of sugar till they are vel
Favored; then dissolve them in the syrup.
The plain syrup, made Of sugar and
favored with orange and a very little
lemon juice, is excellent for banana
salad.-NeD York Verdi.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

4 man likes to have gooi neigbbors whe
~ must love his neighbor as himself.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
A Russian sigh--Siberia

&c adH ctei with sore eyes us g DR.. Thorn
PMS Eye water. Druggist sell at 25c Ter {
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

There are mora than one hundred pub.
sie gardens, parks and squares IN PARIS.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

Artificial coffee is manlfacured on an
extensive seals il Germany.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
SWEET PICKLES OF RIPE oUcUMBERs.

SWEET PICKLES or RIPE cUcUMBERs.
The ripe yellow cucumbers, many of
which are yearly left in the fields after
the few selected for seed are gathered,
make an excellent sweet pickle and de-
licious ~chow-chow, A recipe for the
latter was printed soma time since in
the Tribune. To make the sweet pickles,
select ripe cucumbers, peel them lightly,
cut them in lengthwise strips and remove
the seed. Lay them in q light brine,
made by adding a cup of salt to q gallon
of water. In twenty-four hours rernove
them from the brine, rinse them, put
them in a sauce pan and cover them with
vinegar. Cook the cucumbers In this
sweet pickle very slowly On the back Of
stove till they are clear and transparent.
Add whole cinnamon, cloves, q table
spoonful Of cassia-buds, a teaspoonful OF
mace blades, and two ounces of green
ginger. Pour the pickle in q stone jar,
cover lightly, and in two months time
begin to use it. It may be used sooner,
but it is better for the seasoning Of time.
,ashjis rickle is,especially delicious served
WiSn roast mutton. It has the especial
faver 81 East India chutney.-Nsn Yora
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

After din er smoke "Tansill's Punch "
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

he man who is ri hit lie seldom let
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
RECIPES.

into dice. throw them into salted boiling
water; boil for ten minutes; drain, throw
into cold water until wanted, then
drain and cover with remoulade sauce.
Apple Fr1tters-six tart apples, two
eggs. one small cup OF -four, W. table
spoonfuls OF milk; salt. Beat the eggs,
-four and milk together IN . smooth
batter. Peel and slice the apples, dip the
slices in the batter and fry in hot lard
until d delicate brown. Sprinkle with
powdered sugar and serve at once.
Satisfy Soup-Scrape a dozen satisfy
roots. cut in slices, cover with Dollng
water and boil slowly for n hour; ado
4 Quart Of milk. Rub IN ounce Of butter
and two tablespoonful of flour together
add it. with half a dozen cloves, g blade
Of mace and d bunch of sweet HERDS les
boil. and stand on the back Of the stove
fifteen minutes.
A Mics Way to Prepare Sweet Pota-
toes-Take large sweet Potatoes 2 Put
| them on to boil Or steam. Take Y and
peel. Slice lengthwise half az men
thick. Put ii i baking pan, sprinkle
| white supar v them, and spread each
! alice with butter. Pour over half 9 cup
| of cream Set In the over afew minutes
to get heated through.
spiced Bsef-Fout pounds OF round
beef chopped fine, take from IT oil the
fak. add three dozen small crackers,
rolled ine, -four eggs, b cup Of milk,
oua tablespoonful Of ground mace. two
| fabIesuoonfuls Of black pepper, "a Ia
b~lesnoonful Of melted butter, mix vel
and nut into any tin pan that will lold
4: haste with butter and water and bake
| two hours ii . slow oven
rice Crouuetses--0ne pint Of milk,
volks 81 two eggs, one half cup ct rice,
salt and pepper to taste. Wash the rice
ana mt Ii III q farina boiler with the
milk boil about one hour or until verJ
fbiek then beat until smooth. add tne
velks 81 the eggs well beaten and coch
a., minutes longer. Add seasoning turf
M ID i plate and stand away until vsry
cold. Then form into cylinders; alE
frst in beaten egg, then il bread crumbs
and fry ID boiling oil or fat.
Larnb Croquettes-0ne pound q nnel.
ehopped cooked lamb; have # quite fre'
rom fat; season with one-half teaspoon
fiji 81 pepper, one-half tablespoonful 2
an. one.half tablespoonful OF butter
mir with this one egg and half . pint g
crgar,. i little lemon juice, one-halt e
b~lespoonfnl Of onion juice, half 9 tea
!,apoonful of sage; hare the board light
snrinklsd with fine cracker crumbs az
rall the c~roausttes ii them. When the
ara wen covered dip them into We
beaten sc and again ID the crumbs, an
~ ,sntil light brown IN boiling fat,
The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16

rhhe East Tenpesaea Mining aIdln e.
pToyement Co. who own 20, 600 . res
ST irpn ars lend propose to develop and
hulld up 4 FGw town, III be called South
Nsfauga.
The 8laiue Side Dump Gar GA.s 81
Aaysou, Ohio, has made d proposition
y move is shops to MorristQwn.
4 Pennsylvania syndicate has par-
CHASED 600 acres ct land a0joiiiag
Manntain citg. TOR $80, 900.
Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-11
Chtehens Sold by PIeceneaI.

That economy which is 50 great an ele
ment in the French character is yeTy
evident il the marketing Of fowls, In
Paris half birds can be purchased, both
cooked and uncooked. but ct Bordeaux
this division of the fowl is carried out to
a much greater extent, and in the Octag-
onal market Of the beautiful city on the
Gironde can be seen peculiar looking car
cases offered there for saie-carcasses
whose leading characteristic seems 10 Ia
the absence of meat. Legs, wings
breast. all are EOrIc.
These limbs ami portions are offered
Tor sale separately, and thCs Bordelaiss
housekeeper able, as all French cooks
are, to make a fine dish with very little
Clcat, can buy a leg. OF q wing, or 8
breast, without any Of the other por.
tons; or, If the purse is not well lined,
then the carcass can be taken, from
which splendid Gi h Of soup may be
alade. Even the blood. is sd. showing
that here at least the proverb, Waste
Dot. want not IS understood and OBJ
served How different, says an English
writer, 10 the waStelulns.Ss III the kitchen
Of a Yankee millionaire. of whom it Is
said the breasts alone Of the fowls are
cooked and sent to the table, the cur
Eas5es, including legs and wings, being
thrown on to the dunghill The secret oi
French succesa IN poultry culture comes
from the attention paid 10 the little things,
and from a practical belief in the impOr-
tance of this branch of live stock as 9
profitable portion of agricultural opera
tiOns-Boston Herald
Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-11
The Evolution of Toys

Harlow Gale has written thought.
full article tracing the evolution Of
holidays. he might take as a theme
the evolution OF toys and other means
OF amusement. The advance along
this line has been something tremen-
doas in the past few years. The toys
Of few years ago were pretty tame
beside the ones Of today. They have
become so respectable, in fact, thai
adIllts Eay get recreation from them.
and even get enthusiastic in their use
Think what a furor the bicycle has
made. Minneapolis wheelmen are
now numbered by the hundred. and
few people now stop 10 consider =
moment whether it is diguified 10 rid.
a wheel. Even the ministers employ
them. Amateur photography like
wise is Frightening existence for thou
sands of people. The latest and prob
ably the most delightful toy tha
could well be imagined is the phono
graph. To be sure, II may becom'
vastly more than toy. But even z
.uch il has q greet future before i
Think OF the thousand one novel use ,
to which II can be put Il tires tie
imagination even t@picture the thiT {
beforehand. As freside comforter j:
could have no rival for years TO sonle
S.. Paul Pioneer Press.
Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-11
woAEs,s COURAGE.
r.<s slrIs Who brave . Storm, buS FIy
In Terror fron Rats.

r,rs slrIs who Bravs . Storm, bus F1s
in Terror from Rats.
Miss Nina Treyelyan and her sister
Nannic, two young girls, left they
residence, near Norfolk. Va, few
days ago, accompanied by a gentle
man friend, on a wild goose and dueA
expedition in the bay. Both ladies
were familiar with the use of shOa
guns and anticipated a pleasant tune.
At o'clock they procured sail
boat and sped across the bay, where
the blinds were ready for occupancy
After sundown, when they had So
cured considerable game, they hoisted
sail and endeayored TO make the land
iag from which they embarked. The
M yht was very dark and they were
Gu the eastern side of the Chesapeake.
When they started the wind was
lortheast. They did not discover thEI
it had changed 10 several points to the
sopth and lost their reckoning. Eos
houEs they beat up and down the
Chesapeake, lost, as If IN midoceaD-
The night was bitter cold, and the
gale high, but the girls never ex
pressed any fear. They were seattrs
amidships, in heavy blankets that has
been used for blinds No sign of ho
man habitation or civilization hove in
sight until after midnight, wher
their craft ran into lot Of anchored
skitfs This brought them to the
shore, where, at midnight, after being
exposed TO the weather, they discoy-
cred a little cabin, in which they
found plenty of wood, and soon had q
cracking fire, but it was a long time
before the half frozen ladies recovered.
Finding four buBks in the cabin they,
with much persuasion, were induced
To try to get little sleep. Suddenly
4 piercing scream came from Miss
Nina. who sprang to the center
of the cabin, holding her skirts
high towards heaven The other
young lady, frightened almost to
death, sprang from her bunk, receiy-
ing several severe contusions and at
the same time adding her soprano TO
the music. The trouble was explained
when the younger one exclaimed,
''Ratsr' Investigation proved tnat 8
horde Of marsh rats had entered the
cabin and sought refuge under the
blankets and the pillows. At day
break Sunday sail was hoisted and
after securing the bay shore for hours,
they finally discovered their landing,
arriving home late that evening. The
girls we're received with open arms by
their parents, who had given them up
for lost.-Baltimore American.
Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-11

The native born Americans on the
great register number 1888 out OF the
total registration in the county Of
1891. According to the ideas of some
people, Mr.. Cheyney should have had
the total 1898 votes, which would have
given him 775 majority in the county.
Any one who imagines that native
born Americans vote as q unit are
simply silly. The assertions that the
hospital bill killed Mr.. Cheyney's
chances are absurd. If he had lost
all OF the foreign vote and one third
of the native American vote, he would
have received a good majority in the
county. The fact is that large ma
iority OF native born Americans are
not in sympathy with the ideas OF the
American party. The idea OF America
for Americans is good but the idea OF
America for @csire born Americans
will never be popular, at least for an
other century.