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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15

Hearing Before the Valuation Com
mission on the fubjsct Of Wild
Lands

All OF the Valuation Commission, with
the exception Of Capt. Ingraham Of Knox,
and Commissioner Maxwell Of Androscog-
gin were present Tuesday forenoon at the
hearing on Wild lands.
Hon. Llewellyn Powers and his brother
Frederick, we're present to represent the
formers large lumber interests in Aroos.
took and Penobscot counties. consisting Of
about one hundred and ninety thousand
acres Of wild lands. In the afternoon
Hon. A. l.. Lumbert was given = hearing
on the valuation Of certain Wild lauds in
Aroostook. In the course of this hearing
it appeared that French squatters have
been making inroads in lAnds along or near
travelled ways. These it 10 almost i'm
possible to drive out although several tirms
are to take stringent measures with them.
After these hearings on wild lsnds are com
pleted the subject of manufactures will
come up and several representatives of
manufacturing corporations have expressed
desire to be heard. The next subject to
be considered will probably be the valua-
ton of farming lands.
Maj. c. J. House is confined to his home
by ia grippe"
VIM. j. Smith. messenger to the vslua-
tion commission is very i'll at his home.
Messrs. Longley, Goodspeed and Bart
lett of Kents Hill were at the CsIito
Tuesday.
Three hundred dollars WAS the income in
fee, received at the Secretary of States
office yesterday.
MIR. j. NJ. Libby the fireman, went home
sick Tuesday at noon. George RAmsdell
is now on duty there.
The members of the committee to ex-
anime the accounts of the State Treasurer
were all in readiness for work Tuesday
morning and during the day were engaged
in examining taxes for years previous to
81.
1t is expected the committee of the Coun-
Gil to examine the Portland Deaf School
will make an elaborate report. They visi-
ted the school on Saturday last and found
it closed as she school is not in session on
that day of the week.
The following ministers have been CON-
missioned by Gov Bur leigh since Jan. lst.
to solemnize marriages: Edward. o.
Thayer, Biddeford; James W. Sparks,
Waterville; j. A. Price, Brownville /;
Ernest Etensrd, Eagle Lake; Matthew II.
McGrath, Portland; Daniel K. Doran,
Portland.
filed with the Secretary of State during the
pas: week
Rogers Royal Remedies Company. Cap
itsl stock. $780, 0oo paid in, nothing; par
value shares, 800. President. Otis M.
Shaw; Treasurer, Henry X. Rogers. Busi-
ness to be prosecuted, making and selling
of these remedies.
Hicks Patent Vulcan Compound New
England Manufacturing Company. Capital
stock, 5000 900; paid in, $50; par value
shares, $40. President. Hiram G. Hicks;
Treasurer, Willard c. Lamson. Business
to be prose cuted, manufacture and sale of
the Hicks Patent Vulcan Compound.
wauken Hose Company. Principal |
office, Portland. Capital stock, $500 900;
paid in, nothing; par value shares, $50. |
President Arthnr " Crosslev. TpeaaureY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
Stanley Proceeds to Cairo.

CAIRO, Jan. l4.-Ilenry NJ. Stanley and
his party did not stop over at Suez, as it
was reported they would, but proceeded
for this city, where they arrived this even
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
Newspaper Ea1 Laid to Rest.

HARTFORD. Jan. 1.-The funeral Of the
late Hon. Stephen A. Hubbard, managing
editor Of the Hartford Courant, took place
today. The burial was private. Services
we're conducted BY Rev. J. II. Mitchell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
Roasted Lobs,ers on the Hall Shell.

CAMDEN. Jan. l4.-Fire bugs are at it
again. Fire started At 8 o'clock this even
ing in frame lobster factory, a building
on the east side of the harbor. The build
ing and wharf were destroyed. 1t vas
owned by Ezra Whitney, RockisnI. Loss
estimated at sl2C0, partly insured with
Perry { Packard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
Camden RumselleT 6kips to Avoid
Trial

Trial.
CAupEN, Jan. l4.-Oficers made = rait
eating liquors were supposed to be sold
they found some At Ralph Curriers' place
Officers are now looking for Currier who
was to have had his trial yesterday. ths
officers taking Curriers' word that he woulc
appear Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15

Nine fi-hermc were accidentally drow n
ed at Dunref IN the Bay Of Donegal Tues
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
the HOTEL HOTEL EAs1nA1
HOT SPRINGS, ARK,

The largest and enest RESORT HOTEL IN
America, With the fnest Bath Houses In the
word conpec'e ed, will open tsndef nAnagenenf
for season OF 1850, January 18Th Tick shoald
Be bought via ST. Louis and Iron Mountain .
Southern B. &. tAnl1ew10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
Republican Officers for Iowa Lesisla-
turo.

DEs MoIsEs, Iova, Jan. l4.-In the
Senate this afternoon the election Of OH.
GERS resulted in the election Of all the
Republican caucus nominsss.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
Senate Committee Agrees on Depend
ent Pension Bill.

The Senate committee on pensions final
ly agreed upon the dependent pension bill.
which will be reported to the Senate today
The bill provides for the granting of pen
sions to soldier. and sailors who are irca-
pacitAted for the performance of labor, al.
90 to their widows, minor children and de
pendent parents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. l4.-E. f. Wilson
democrat. has been elected United Ststes
senator today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
A Maine Invention.

John B. Mitchell OF Por,land has been
granted = patent on combined brush and
soap.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
MARKET REPORTS.
New York Money Market

NEW YORK. Jan. -
Money call easy, ranging from to7.
Prime paper NJ 81 to 7.
Exchange. duh aud steady
Gsycrnment bonds, duh and steady.
Railroad bon ds, quiet, generally firm.
The following are the closing quotations oi
securities
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-15
WEDDING CARDS

The kennebec Journal Job Department
Is spisndidIy equipped for doing all
kinds ef wedding printing, announce
ments, Invitations, cards. ETC.. In the
latest and most approved sty es- II has
done an enormous amount ofthis class
Of work during the past year; Its orr
der. coming from all parts OF the
Stat. No brtter work in this line was
ever done In the state With the cOmina I
year, its facilities for this kind OF work
will be still further increased. among tta
latest things being beautiful hair line
scrip-sype by which IL Is enabled t0
initiate engraved work Sc closely that
very few can detect the diffe renee,
Terns reasonable. send for prices and
sampled e
DCRLEICH 4 FLYNT,
wts4s Augusta, MstAe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22
Copper Jewelry of the Aboriglnes.

Copper jewelry was made and liked
by the Indians of this country. DIR.
Charles G. Abbott, of the University of
Pennsylvania, spoke of this in an adj
dress not long ago. He referred to the
fact that the earliest European visitors
mentioned the use of copper by the
natives. The Indian women of the
Southern Atlantic coast, Capt. John
Smith said, had copper pendants, and
the Mangoaks beautifed their houses
with great plates thereof" The Vir-
ginia Indians value copper and had a
custom of throwing pieces into the river
when passing their burying grounds. A
common ornament of the person was "a
broad piece of "copper"" Similar
references occur in the records of the
early settlers of New England. In the
st. Lawrence Valley, Champlain met
an Indian who "drew from his bag a
piece of copper the length of a foot,
which he gave me; the same was very
handsome and very pure; giving me to
understand that he had quantity of it
where he had taken this, which was on
the border of river near great lake. I"
The early records invariably refer to
its uses for ornament, but the copper
objects found in graves and village
sites along the Northern Atlantic coast
are all, except few beads, useful OBJ
jects, such as spear heads, arrow points,
or cells.-The keystone.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22
cautions against cooling off too quickly

cautions against cooling off too quickly
afterward.
I know several members who take ex-
traordinary precautions. They do not
speak often. They know for weeks be.
forehand that they are to speak, and
after all preparations are made for the
speech itself, and the day comes for the
effort, they have servant bring them a
complete change of linen and under
wear and heavy overcoat to the Capt.
toll, and wait with these things at hand
until the speech is ended. Then the
speaker, with the perspiration pouring
off him, rushes to the cloakroom, where
the servant stands with the coat ready,
and throws it over his shoulders as soon
as he comes within reach. Next, the
member, with the collar of his overcoat
turned up high, tucks his dry under
clothing under his arm and makes for
the bath rooms. There he enters the
waitingroom, where the temperature is
high and there can be no draught being
underground, and waits to cool off a
little preparatory to bath. There is
no more work for him in the House that
day. When he has got his bath, he
makes for his lodgings as fast as he can,
and stays there until thoroughly rested.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22
Going Home.

His clothes were plain but quite re-
spectacle. Trouble rather than weight
Of years had turned his hair gray. He
looked as if i'll health had thrown hin
on his back when his family most
needed the money of his labor. Just
now there was cloud of anxiety on the
worn face as he bent over the baby car
riage, and anyone would say that the
time was not far off when the cloud
would break in grief if that hacking lit
tie cough had any meaning. The child
was very young, but disease had laid 6
pitiless hand upon it and the wasted
body was quite small enough for the
carriage bought for it's infancy. The
tiny face was woefully pinched and pal
lid. The hands were like the claws o.
bird for thinness, and they were lift
ing and moving YEARLY with pain.
will we go home?"
People looked around startled, and
listened almost in awe to this strange,
querulous. strident voice. There was
something weird in it. It was the voice
of a much older person. One would
have thought that the mind Of the child
had leaped into power and intelligence
away beyond its years, and that the
shadow of some great grief or some
dread remorse had fallen upon it and
darkened everything to come as it had
everything that had passed.
very soon, now, dearie; very soon
now."
Where was the mother? And why
was she not here? Gone home before
perhaps. But the father was here with
the father-love, and something of the
mothers divine love also if that love
means anything that softens this mans
hard tones to so much tenderness and
guides his hand with such gentle care
when he seeks to ease the body of the
sick child.
Nov we're going"
The boat swung away from the ferry
dock. The child's eyes frightened
and then fixed in q glaze of wonder OF
the blue sky and the merry company o
ripples on the river. AS they nearet
the other shore the child spoke agar
but very family.
Are we near home, papa?"
you'll soon be there"
II am SO glad"
Poor blighted, tired little one. You
may we'll be glad-not for this home
you are going to to-day, where you will
know no rest from your sutferings, but
for the other which you left some tire,
or four years ago for the rugged road O
life that you were not strong enough te
travel on.-Thomas r. Watson, M De
troit Free Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22
Making IL Speech.

1t may look like very easy thing for
member, having his speech written,
to deliver it during the course of an
hour in the House, but it is not such an
easy thing as it looks, says the Pitts
Cur1h Telegraph.
The average speaker gets deal of
athletic exercise in the course of an
hours speech. There are some mem
bers in the House who can stand and
read speech without lifting hand,
except to turn the pages, and almost
without changing position; and there
are others who can talk all day without
getting tired; but the average speaker
perspires as if he were saving wood.
An otf-hand speech Of ten minutes does
not count, but the man who throws his
arms in the air, as if whirling Indian
clubs, hammers his desk like black.
smith, and dances all around the place
tor an hour or more, is taking very vio-
lent exercise. Experience has taught
some of them that il is not safe to make
such speech without taking extra pre-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22
A Priest at Andersonville,

The only authorized representative
of the Christian religion who possessed
enough Of it to visit to 10000 men in
the prison pen was Roman Catholic
priest, Father Hamilton, who came in
quite regularly, at least every Sabbath,
for several weeks, writes DR.. T. H.
Mann. He talked kindly to us, dis
playing much sympathy for our condi-
ton, and administering the last rites
of the church to all the dying ones
who would accept, without any regard
to individual beliefs. He stated that
strong efforts were being made to bring
about an exchange by both the North
and South, and that their efforts would
probably soon be successful. Upon the
strength of this report we concluded
to let our tunnel remain quiet for a
time, thinking that if exchange failed
we could have final recourse to it. The
exchange did fail; and heavy thun-
der shower loosened one of the timbers
OF which the stockade was composed,
so that it settled into the shaft, dis
covering to the authorities our tunnel,
and they quickly filled it up.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22
A Queens Old Clothes.

tits not generally supposed that any
society woman in New York arrays her.
self in anybody's old clothes, but few
of them have done so, and been proud
enough of the fact to tell about it,
though it does not seem to have reached
the ears of those gifted and imaginative
writer's for some of the papers whose
vivid descriptions of the petticoats and
night-gowns of society leaders whom
they do not hesitate to specify would
seem to indicate remarkable intimacy
in the boudoirs of those ladies. But
there are women of abundant wealth
and refined taste who wear secondhand
clothes, though they do not go down to
Blocker street to buy the gorgeous
satins and cottony velvets which hang
at the doors of the old clothes shops in
such tempting magnifcence.
No, the possession of castoffs implies
q voyage across the sea, and stamps the
owner at once as q woman of means and
opportunities. For they are the once
or twice worn tenets Of royalty, and are
only to be obtained by the fortunate
few who Gun get in to the annual sale of
costumes of Queen Margherita of Italy.
And it by no means follows that be-
cause they are secondhand they are
cheap. The modern kings and queens
appear to have degenerated from the
lavishness of splendor attributed to old
time sovereigns and to have thrifty
satisfaction in turning an honest penny.
Queen Margherita is beautiful wo-
man, and is said to be one of the best
dressed in Europe. The exigencies of
court life, with it's brilliant pageants
and ceremonials, require great many
splendid toilets iii the course of the
year, as the same one can only figure
at two or three of these grand functions.
Nor can it be supposed that any pretty
woman neglects to live up to her oppor-
tunities and to fulfill these require
ments. So at the end of the year the
accumulation of scarcely worn fine
gowns is sold to the highest bidders by
court chamberlain or some other
royal functionary with much pomp and
circumstance.
Happy is the American woman with
money in her purse who gets into one
OF these exclusive auctions; but oh
thrice and four times happy, as Mr..
Virgil remarks, is the woman who brings
home with her, as did the wife of rich
New Yorker lately, a sumptuous gown
of green velvet, with train royal
length and strange, unique metallic en-
brolderies, calculated to make every
woman who saw her in it mentally in
qulre: Where in the world did she
get that gown ?"-Ne,c YORK. Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22
The Tru. Irish Shamrock.

In Ireland only one shamrock is
known. 1t is an indigenous species OF
clover, which trails along the ground
among the grass in meadows. The
trefoil leaves are not more than one.
fourth the size Of the smallest clover |
have seen in America, and are pure
green in color without any of the brown
shading of white and pink clovers.
The creeping stem is hard and tibrous,
and is difficult to dislodge from the
earth. On St. Patrick's Day, the true
shamrock has to be searched out from
among the grass, for, though compare
lively plentiful at that season, it grows
close to the ground. Later it bears a
tiny "whitey-brown" blossom. The in
formation that sltamrakh is the Arabic
word for trefoil may be Of service to
those interested in the origin of the
Irish race. The word could have been
introduced by the Milesians, or it may
furnish an argument in support of the
contention that one of the lost ten
tribes OF Israe. settled in Ireland which
has been revived by the publication of a
recent book.--4merica11 Notes ana
Queries.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22
Her Ono Fault

Lucy Peters went to boarding-school
with the determination to make herself
beloved bv oil of her school-mates and
teachers. Why should she not succeed ?
She looked in the glass and saw a
bright, sparkling faced girl, with neat
figure and quick, graceful motions She
knew that she was intelligent and good
tempered; she was confident that her
Judgment was better than that of most
of her companions, Why should she
not become favorite and leader among
them?
When she entered the classroom for
the first time, her eyes passed over her
comrades with friendly but keen
scrutiny.
How that girl dwadles over her desk
She never has learned how to study. |
must show her. Curls do not become
that girls face. When I know her I
shall advise her to wear her hair plain. :"
At the end of three years Lucy Peters
returned home. Her father came for
her. and listened to the report of her
progress which the principal laid before
him. Your daughter has studied faith
fully. She has stood usually at the
head of her Glass;" she said, coldly.
"She is girl of high principles.
"You have found her affectionateand
eager to please?" said Mr.. Peters,
anxiously.
YES"
But the praise was cold, ard the
teacher apparently was we'll pleased to
take leave of her admirable pupil. MIR.
Peters observed, too, that her school
mates showed no grief ct parting with
Lucy.
"Have you no intimate friend whom
you would like to visit you?" he asked.
"These girls appear to be fond of each
other.
"They are not fond of me-" said
Lucy, sadly.
Her home was in California She had
not seen it for three years. Her mother
and other children received her with
Joy and warm affection; but at the end
of q week the household was in q state
Of instruction. The oldest boy COM
planned loudly to his mother.
Sister Lucy won't let me alone She
said my cravats were ugly, and she did
not want me to wear them; she calls my
friend Jim vulgar, and insulted him,
asd she is lecturing me all day long"
The maids soon began to complain.
"Miss Lucy found fault with everything
that was DONE They could not stay to
be bossed by her," and so it was all
through the household.
A year OR two later she married. A
feeling Of relief came over the house
hold. Her husband was triumphant in
the treasure he had won.
poor fellow!" said her father as they
drove away. "Lucy has but one fault,
but how many women make wretched
households with that !"-YoutNs
CODlpa71iOn,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22
How Joseph Jefferson Cured His Dys-
pepsia.

Joseph Jefferson relates in the Gen.
t1tary the following concerning Lon.
don experience of his: "My approach.
ing appearance was the important dram.
attic event of my life. I had been five
years from America and was on nv way
home, and I felt satisfied that if this
new version of Grip Van Wrinkle" sue.
ceeded in London my way was quite
clear when Ireturned to the United
States.
"On Sunday evening, being alone in
my lodgings, l got out for my own ad-
mirat;on my new wig and beard, the
pride of my heart, and which was to
use in the last act. I could not resist
trying them on for the twentieth time.
think; sol got in front of the glass
adjusted them to my perfect satisfaction.
l soon became enthused, and began
acting and posing in front of the mirror.
In about twenty minutes there came a
knock at the door.
Who's there said 1.
It's me, if you please, said the gen.
tie but aeitated voice Of the chamber.
maid. May 1 come in?'
VOL ooAA1y AoI, feplleQ, 1Or i had
no desire to be seen in my present make.
up.
is there anything wrong in the
room, STRIP said she.
=" Nothing at all. Go awav.' re-.
piled.
Well, SIR she continued, there's q
policeman at the door, and he saws as
Cow there's crazy old man in YOUR
room a-tiingin' of his arms about and
a-goin' on lawful, and there's q crowd
OF people across the street a-blockiu' up
the way ~
Il turned toward the window. and IL
my horror found that I had forgotten
to put down the curtain, and as il
seemed to Inc, the entire population Of
London was taking in my first mic ht !
had been unconsciously acting with the
lights full up, to an astonished audience
who had not paid for their admission
AS l tore off my wig and beard n shout
went up. Quickly pulling down the
curtain, ! threw myself in a chair over.
come with modification at the occu,-
renee. In few minutes the com;ca1
side OF the picture presented itself and
1 must have been suffering from an Of.
tack OF nervous dyspepsia, consennent
upon the excitement Of the past Veal.
and firmly believe that this continn'
Gus Mt OF laughter cured me-"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22
Easily Explained.

"NIr. Phorex," said the young
with much feeling, "you must PEI
me to express my gratitude as We,
my surprise that you have perm
Miss Daisy to look with favor 'lpv o..
suit. In the bitterness that eSlss
tween the two cities, I could no'
complained if you had
me- you did not relish
idea just at this time OF having :; !;
Paul man, and poor man at tna'' =
son-in-law." ;,
1T is all right, Philip, sa M
great -four merchant, kindly. VII, ~
your mind easy on that score. M ,ad
found that Daisy was determl NC,
have you I went to census ella a.i;l
tor and had you enrolled as o 1 l1,n.
Of Minneapolis. "-Chicago l'1o'''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-22

The laborers of the blacksmith Thur
avleff, of kiev. found conical bomb
and conceived the notion OF using it as
an anvil. They knew what the thing
was, but they thought it was not
charged. because they had found it ~
ing about freely. To make sure it was
not dangerous, they tried it several
times in the fire and it did not explode.
Hereupon they fitted it up as an anvil.
But as soon as they tried to forge a
piece of iron on it, it exploded with
tremendous force, tore off the roof of
the building and scattered the walls.
Luckily, the explosion tended upward
above the heads of the workingmen and
only three of them were slightly
wounded by flying fragments.