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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-17

The congregational Society is to give an
uld-fashioned supper at the restry next
Tuesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-17

Miss blanche Smith, VIII, ia. Iecn in
BnothGy i Sons insurance Office this win
Ter, il in Portland and will leave Boston
SATURDAY for a trip through the South in
company with Col. and Mrs F. T.. Boothby
and W 4. H. Bouthhy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-17

l.. +, Boothhy made business trip t
Bangor Yesterday,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
DOG SHEARING IN PARIS.
a Novel Industry Which Is Found Only
in the French Capital.

a Novel Industry Which Is Found Only
in the French Capital
Paris Correspondence St. Louis Post-Dispatcb.
Dog shearing is one OF the most pc
culiar and remunerative industries of
Paris. AS rule the professional dog
shearer is stationed on the banks
of the Seine near the SoIferino
bridge. There he occupies a small
boat with cabin on top, and OBJ
crates on the shore. His chief patronage
comes from the owners of poodles, and,
like the fashionable barber, he
establishes certain fashion for these
pet CANNES which usually holds out for a
season. During the past summer the
''lion cut" was the rage. Back and loins
are cleared of their hirsute array, while
tufts of hair, called bracelets. are left
much admired fashion left tufts of hair on
the launches, and on each side of the
neck on a level with the shoulders. Some
of the patrons preferred that small round
tuft should be left on each side of the paw
of their pets.
The price for such operations depends
upon the nature of the cut, and ranges
from 81 to 1928. For shearing bulldogs,
spaniels and other larger animals less is
charged, for in cases like these the opera
ton is confined to clean shave, a good
wash and rubbing down of the skin with
a fine currycomb.
AS rule dogs take very kindly to this
mode of treatment, but to prevent them
from biting they are always muzzled.
Groups of spectators gather around these
dog shearers, who do hourishing bust
ness, especially during the summer
months.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
Intelligent Alaska Dogs.

A good Esquimaux leader dog is not
guided by line or whip, but merely by
words and motions of the hands. If,
when the team is rapidly moving, he be
suddenly called upon to halt, it stands to
reason that if he stopped abruptly the
rest of the team and the sled would run
over him, or would become entangled in
snarl. He, therefore, when commanded
to halt, makes curve to the right or left
and faces to the rear, moving slowly until
the sled can be stopped. He then looks
with bright eyes at the commander, wait
ing orders, and motion of his hand suf-
fees to make him change the direction in
which the outfit is going. The leader, at
least in some instances / have observed,
is extremely proud OF his responsibility !,
and as consequence, maintains an ex-
elusive demeanor towards his colleagues.
He sleeps by himself, and growls when
approached by what he considers his in
ferior. 1t is customary to feedihim sepa-
rately and encourage him in his vanity,
and it is conventional rule never to sub
ject him to physical punishment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
ChiIdren,s Cnte Savings.

Good Nelgs-Small Son-Mamma, may
go skatin'? Mamma-The ice is very thin
yet. Small Son-Well, Pm pretty thin,
TOO.
Indianapolis Journal.-"Did you enjoy
yourself in the country, Johnny" "You
bet. And hefunniest thing l seen was
the hired man unmilking the cows.'
Chicago inter- Mamma ohnnie,
why dom t you try and have as nice table
manners as Harry Jones? Johnnie
Well, cause I'm at home an he's
a-visitin' -
him IN to see the babS s.neF F aa .'keR
son, - he said 'sis little sister for you.
Won't she be nice PRESENT." eyes, -
replied Jamie, t'she's nice enough, |
reckon; but l. d rather havea goat. -
Good Neus.-Wee Brother-Ten me a
stowy 'bout zee old woman who lived in
shoe. Little Sister-O, Pm tired OF
that. I'll tell you bout an old woman
who lived in fiat an had so many child
rem she-she had to sleep on the door
matt
Teas Stttings.-A Texas Sunday school
ments there were. ''There amt any
more left. - ssWhy, whatd you mean?',
''Well | hear that our sick neighbor re-
ceived the last sacrament yesterday, so
there can't be any left.''
A 3-year-old little girl was taught to
close her evening prayer, during the tenn
porary absence of her father, with ''and
please watch over my papa 1t sounded
very sweet, but the mothers amusement
may be imagined when she added ''and
you better keep an eye on mamma too. :"
Washington iStar.-A little Washington
boy, writinga composition on the zebra
the other day, was requested to describe
the animal and to mention what it is
useful for. After deep reflection he wrote:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
A Horses Heorism at a Fire.

I want to tell you an incident of the
fire which burned the stable where our
horse Jim was kept. Jim was always
turned loose at night in big box stall
in yard back of the stable. The night
the fire began to roar and roll toward his
quarters he trotted up to the high board
fence at the back, reared up on his hind
feet, with his front feet drove the boards
off the fence clear across the alley and
bounded through the opening.
When he had gone about fifty feet from
where he had left the barn he stopped and
looked back, and not seeing the four hor-
ses that were with him in the yard, he
whinnyed for them. When they didn t
come, the big old fellow lifted his head
high in the air, curled his tail over his
back, and, like born leader, rushed
back through the opening he had made,
ran around the corral yard, whinnying all
the time until he had got his four friends
to follow him. Then with great trum-
pet-like neigh, he just sailed through the
broken place in the fence and led his four
friends far away from the fire. Jim is
nearly 10 years old, and is big, slow,
old gray express horse, but and every
one else here-because everybody knows
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
The Dog Knew.

There is prominent business man in
town who is somewhat of dog fancier
and takes pride in a pair of English set
tiers that have held prominent place in
several bench shows of the country. Some
months ago one of them developed an in
cipient case of opthalmia and was taken
to an oculist for treatment just as natur-
ally as would have been any other mem
Der OF the family. The treatment, which
consisted of drops to be put in the
patients eyes, proved quite successful
and relieved the trouble for time, but
after a while it came on again and sec
ond expedition was planned to the doc
tors.
Film Flam seemed to know where he
was going, for on entering the square
where the oculist had his Office he raced
ahead of his master and up the steps
where he had been but once before, and
on the door being opened bolted straight
for the treatment room instead of waiting
his turn down stairs, as two-legged pa
TENTS learn to do to their sorrow and i'm
patience. This time the treatment was a
zinc solution that was very severe and
brought the water in streams from the
patients eyes, but he took it with his
nose in the air, never wincing, and the
only sign OF feeling he made was to hold
out one paw pathetically for his master S
hand. - Washington Star.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

According to an English journal two
minor branches of the doll industry form
distinct trades-the making of shoes and
eyes. The shoes are made from the waste
material of children's ornamental shoes
and boots; but this branch is smaller
one than that OF eye-making. as many
dolls are sent out with merely painted
boots, while all, or nearly all, have proper
eyes. Dolls eyes are of two sorts, known
technically as common or natural. The
common are simply colored hollow glass
spheres of white enamel, black and blue
being the only colors used. The natural
eyes are of similar composition, but have
the pupil and iris correctly represented.
Considerable quantities are exported, es-
pecially to French doll-makers. The
black eyes are used for dolls exported to
South America, and blue eyes for those
at home, children naturally preferring
their dolls to have eyes of similar hue to
those most common among themselves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
fro between tall. tangled hedges of ele
gantine and honeysuckle.
House Painting.

Just now there is an epidemic of cream
yellow in exterior house decoration. Just
where or how it started is hard to deter
mine, but it is fearfully contagious.
When some one starts it on a square the
people next door are likely to have it
within day or two. Some have only the
doorway and window sashes, but the ma
jority have it bad and break out over the
whole house front. The average red
brick house painted all over this rich
cream, and then lined in brown, and
with the woodwork of chocolate brown,
effects tremendous transformation. 1t
is something like an old fashioned Quak-
er coming out in a full-fiedged new suit
of the latest fashion. Throughout the
favorite residence quarter this new cream
decoration may be seen and the painters
are busy putting on. 1t is looked upon
as new departure from the old stereo-
typed Philadelphia red brick.-Philddel-
pItlG Times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
HOW New zeaIaDd birds Travel

Penguins exist in multitudes in New
Zealand, and our captain told US thou
sands of them swim away in the summer
toward the South pole to feed, whence in
spite of having traversed many leagues,
they return SO fat that they can hardly
stand. When travelling they form them
selves into compact bodies, on the sea,
of several hundreds each, and spread
themselves out in line at just sufficient
distance to enable one group to commun-
1cate by a cry with another. 1t was ex-
planned to US that this curiousand intelli-
gent mode of proceeding was to enable
them to search the sea for land, and to
avoid missing it by mistaken direction;
but it seems hardly likely that their an
nual migration should be quite as vague
as that would suppose, or that birds OF a
previous year should not remain as guides
for younger generation.-Nin Nineteenth
Century.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
Great Snort in tseorcIa

The greatest Nimrod Of the age, Blink
Savage, told Bill Hilsman that there were
several 1ocks of turkeys doing great dam
age to his pea crop on the swamp. He
therefore baited several places with corn,
and on finding that the game was eating
his bait, decided to go next morning and
kill a lot of them. That night he exam
ined 'sOld Betsy carefully and found her
in fine fix, but on looking up his ammu-
milton found that he had not grain OF
powder or an ounce of shot.
An old darkey standing near by saw his
dilemma. He had just returned from
town with gallon OF pure corn whisky,
and says he "Mars' Blink, lets soak the
next lot of corn in the whisky, am ifdey
eat dat dey is sho drunk Blink caught on.
The result was he found flock of sixteen
fine wild turkeys on a high old drunk,
and with his walking stick soon killed the
whole dock.-Al6Gny (Gd.) Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
A Four-Footed Policeman.

East Boston has four footed police
man in the shape of a large black dog, a
cross between mastiff and Newfound-
land, which, according to his master,
understands every word that is spoken
TO him. He earned his title OF ''the four
footed policeman in the following man
ner:
Living in the same house with the dog S
master was another family that owned q
small dog called Fanny. This animal and
Nero became close friends. One day
Fanny was not to be found. All the
morning her mistress watched in vain for
her return, but at noontime she was still
missing. Nero walked disconsolately up
and down the yard, shifting at the
ground.
Nero, do you know where Fanny is?''
asked his master.
Nero barxed and ran to the gate.
DO you want to goand bring Fanny
back?''
Nero gave another bark and began to
scratch at the gate.
His master opened it.
$50 find Fanny and bring her home, -
he said, and Nero leaped away.
He was absent about two days, and on
the morning of the third day he returned,
joyfuily vagging his great tail and ac-
companied by Fanny, who was looking
lean and hungry, and had q short piece of
clothes-line tied about her neck. Both
dogs were covered with dry earth, and the
piece OF rope about Fanny's neck was
frayed and chewed, while shreds of it
were found sticking to Nero's teeth. 1t
was apparent that he had dug a hole
under a fence or wall and had then bitten
his companions bonds until she was
free, afterwards guiding her home.
A short time ago Nero was walking up
Border street, East Boston, limping
badly. When he got to Mason's lumber
mills, the doors of which are always
open, he entered, approached one of the
men and held up his Injured paw. Nero
has not very pleasant looking face and
the man did not offer to touch him, but
called OF him to Ego out.'' The
dog walked as far away as the
door, and turning around, came back
and again held up his wounded paw.
Dhe man stopped his work and gently
taking bold of the paw, found safety pin
imbedded deep in The flesh. He extracted
the pin, the dog wincing at the pain, and
when he got it out the dog licked his paw
and then fawned about his surgeon.
Shortly afterwards he took his departure
as if nothing had happened. Money can
not buy that dog.-BOStoR Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

Sweetheart, my own, stretch my hand to the
Across the years. which keep US far apart;
And if you knew the longing in my heart
Or step beyond the mist that I might see
If your dear face is like my pictured dreams;
Or il tits not. how otherwise If seems.
For time doth dawdle with sluggard's pace;
And builds up years between the dreary now
And the far distant day OF our first kiss,
So like pendulum, 'tWixt hopes and fears,
My heart doth swing In this long wait for you,
Dreading lest all my life may be like this,
And all my happiness be drowned in tears.
Minnie McIntlTe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
1t should BE in Every House.

J.B Wilson, 81 Clay street, sharps-
burg, Pa. says he will not be without
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds; that it cured his
wife who was threatened with Pneumonia
after an attack of Ga Grippe' when
various other remedies and several ply
sicians had done her no good. Robert
Barber of Cooksport, Pa, claims DR..
Kings New Discovery has done him mora
good than anything he ever used for lung
trouble. Nothing like it. Try it. Free
trial bottles at A. @. Smith & Co. IS drug
store. Large bottles Soc and 81. 8
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

Rupert tt should think the goose
would get Group with such long, exposed
neck, mamma.
Mamma-But she doesn't, does she?
Rupert-No, she doesn't, and 1 think I
know why.
Mamma-Why?
Rupert-Because she's too full of goose
rease.-Hdrper's Young People.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
Ne Need of 1t.

Husband-I wish you would try to
clean those white neckties of mine.
Wife-All right. I'll try some chalk
and water on them.
Husband-Do you want me to get the
chalk down town?
Wife-Oh, no; PHI put out an extra
milk ticket in the morning Judge.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
Delicious cold Bererages.

The decoctions sold to the thirsty and
warm at the Occidental are delicious, pure
and superior. First-elass wines, liquors,
beers, ales and cigars. Family supplies a
speciality.
MRS. RHoDA MURPHY GURNsEY,
D. GURNsEY, Mgr. Proprietor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

Ostrich farming ought to pay better
than potato raising, In a late plucking
at the Coronado ostrich farm nearly 300
feathers were obtained from one bird,
which, when curled and dressed, will be
worth $50. The female ostrich lays
SEVENTY eggs a wear.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

is composed in part of wood pulp, treated
with powerful acids, while the ink is
made of substances that quickly corrode
such fiimsy paper. If this is true it is
hardly worth while TO make any perma-
nent collections Of books.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
Girls Few i'm California.

A San Francisco exchange raises the
alarm that California is suffering ''a girl
famine.'' In every large town in that
state, with the exception of Alameda,
there is lamentable paucity of the gem
tier sex.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

A man should be careful OF the books
he buys lest they be materially perisha-
BILE. Scientists who have investigated
the subject say that all the books pub
lished at the present time will fail to
pieces before the middle of the next CEN
fury. The paper OF which they are made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

Fogg says there is only one objection,
so far as he is concerned, to riding a trot-
ting horse. The horse's back is always
coming up when the rider is going down
and going down when the rider is coming
up.-BOStoR Transcript.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

Smith, haven't been to the theatre in
dogs age. The last play saw was
ssUncle Toms Cabin. -
Jones-I think ''Uncle Toms Cabin''
is the last play 1 should want to see.-
Iudqe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

Considerable excitement is being caused
in Otago, New Zealand, it is reported, by
the accidental discovery of what is be-
heved to be rich reef of gold at the VIII
sons river gold fields, near Preservation
InIat
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
bankrupt Sales Knocked Out!

tb pkg. Faultless Starch SIC. A
thimble or a pair of scissors worth 25c. in
every package. Come to our store and
see a package opened to verify the state
ment. Peoples Equitable Coop, and
Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

When policeman is wanted in Fort
Scott, Kan, at night, they telephone to
central ana the ''hello gir1'' raises
the window and blows whistle.-HdRSaS
Citu Journal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
Coal, Coke, Kindling.

J. J. Morse & Sons moved to 159 South
Main, in Western Union Telegraph Office.
We solicit your trade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

Hoods and fascinators reduced from
$1.75 to Soc. each. Peoples Equitable
Coop. z and Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
For Letter Heads.

Bill heads. statements, ball tickets and
all kinds of job work send to THE HER
AID. Quick work and reasonable prices
assured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

him-are mighty fond of him. The story
above related is as true as gospel
Globe Democrat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

ssThen you have good chance to make
the family happy and grandma smiled
'sYour mother has headache, the baby
wants to be amused and little brother is
fretful. A cross bear will make him cry,
and then the baby will cry, too. and that
win make your mothers headache worse.
and''-
"Why, grandma, what do you mean?'
interrupted Polly.
''Oh, haven't finished what want to
say That is what cross bear will do, but
d good natured bear can make. Jamie
laugh, and then perhaps Jamie will make
the baby laugh, and if your mother hears
them perhaps her head won't ache so
badly, and if she grows better it will surely
make papa smile when he comes home;
and if papa smiles | shall be happy too.
ttAll right said Polly. you'll see
what good natured Dear can do"
She went into the nursery and capered
so comically that jamie laughed with de-
light. Then she took his hand and they
danced back and forth before the baby
sitting in her high chair, and jamie
laugh was soon echoed by little May
Mother heard the happy little voices
through the closed door and said to grand
ma, sit is better than medicine to hear
those dear children
eThat is what l told Polly" replied
grandma.
At the tea table papa said: sit is such
a comfort to find mammals headache is
really better, - and he smiled at Polly
while grandma smiled at both Of them as
she poured out the tea.
'tIt's like Mother Goose story y
said Polly. ''The bear began to please the
little brother, the little brother began to
amuse the baby. the baby began to cure
the mother, the mother began to comfort
the father, the father began to cheer the
grandma, the grandma she began it
alll'' And Polly stopped for want OF
breath. Youths Companion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
What Polly Did.

What Polly Did.
'I feel as cross as BEAR" said Polly
rs she came in from school.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

tsThe zebra is like a horse, only striped.
1t is chiefly used to illustrate the letter
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05

She begged SO hard TO goi Each day
With pleading, soft and wistful eyes
Shed tell in quite resistless way
Her longings TO be big and wise!
And how she craved a book and slate,
pencil box and long inch rule,
And, more than ALL q copy plate
Like sister's.' and-to 90 TO school!
Well, well; no stony sphinxes, we;
We looked into her bIuebell eyes
And dared not hint the age of three,
Plus one. could meier be very wisel
Armed with primer picture book
On which she'd studied half day
At least) we sent her on her way.
She came back with ecstatic look.
All dimples, wrinkles bubbling pride;
i said my lessons, too spelled
A word all by myselfn' she cried.
NO. not all by yourselfy' Il held
Her head back with it fluffy friZz
To seek the eyes long lashes hid,
Surprised and pleased withal). 81 did,
waited till the teacher telled
Me, You spell iss'-'n then tried
To member like you said it looked
One letter straight and one all crooked
An wanted 'em all to hear so bad,
said out loud, SO: IL isl
An they all JUS laughed, they were s
plad ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-05
OUR BUYERS

Are just returning from the Great
Markets of the Hast, they report the
purchase Of latest styles and choice.
goods It will pay you to wait. but
if you need goods now, we have a
fine, select, clean stock, and can dis
count irregular sales.
T. G. WEBER, supt.