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The herald., 1893-11-13

Juvenile ball players are strictly IN
it. Yesterday the young Boyle Heights
S .rs defeated the young Angels by q
tcore Of 10 to 2.
Young men should hear F. l.. Smith,
the evangelist, at the Young Men 9
Christian association tonight. Fine
musical programme.
Every body is talking about the mu-
sica treat in store for all who attend the
concs.t which is to be given for the ben
eft of the Orphans fair this evening IN
Armory hall.
-'onight lie the opening night at the
Orphans fair. There will positively pe
no soliciting OF chances and an excel
lent musical programme has been ar
ranged for the occasion. Admission
25 cents. The concert will begin
promptly at pm, in Armory hall,
sAlth Broadway, between Sixth and
Seventh streets.
The herald., 1893-11-13

Steamer sails from San Pedro every
Saturday, connecting with morning
trains from Los Angeles; returning
Monday following. Wilmington Irans.
Co., 130 w. Second st.
The herald., 1893-11-13

Wagon um brellas, summer lap busters, Foy's
old reliable saddlery house, 315 N.Los Angeles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20

Stamp collectors carry their mania u
such point in many instances that any.
thing which 10 gunmed On the back snd
contains any Inscription referring 10 tbs
postal service 10 considered stamp
and goes into their albums. Among
oaaer oddities in this line 10 device adopt
ed some years ago by the pos.-ofiee de-
psrtmeni for sealing letters which had torn
or sprung open in the mails. From time 70
time, ~ il has been necessary 70 secure a
nes supply of these sealing piastefs. some
genias connected With the department has
devised q fresh design, simple Of elaborate
according to his fancy. But 8 greater
ssnias. whose field 10 still oatsBte Of the de-
partment. has discovered msans Of getting
fleh By selling 70 stamp-eolleetors = sealing
stamp Of his own, which for all intenss snd
parposes, 10 jast ~ good xs that used By
the government, costa him very little money
sells readily, and does NOT violate any Lac
30 far ~ heard from. Il is a simple Little
piece Of paper of about the same quality
that hrst-elsss newspapers are printed On
and perhaps twice the size Of Columbian
postage stamp. 4. contains the inscription
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20

This 10 surrounded by cheap little print
Ell border, gummed on the back, and go
marked a. TO enable the stamps TO be Gu,
apart easily
Since the government charges nothing for
I.s sealing stamps. but uses them merely
for the convenience of the pubiie--as il
does some Of its rubber stamp inscrip-
tons on envelopes, for example and
A. the Laws sgainst eounterfeitins
stamps are directed only against those
~hich have something TO DO with the Govern
rlent revenues, the printer Of the new seal
nag stamps runs no risk in disposing OF
them IN large quantities to collectors. The
post-ofsice department is in daily receip,
IF iGqairie. concerning the authenticity Of
th,se stamps, and the only reply il car
make is that it does not know anything
about them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
AUGUSTA CHtRChES.
The Programme Tor Services During the
North OF August,

The programme for sers crs in the var
iue. trsusfs .bur he. ,lurng the month
Of t7su.t ha. nos been pretty definitely
stiie' lFon THE Congregational, Bsp-
t.i anil Ere, Baptist churches viii unite IN
qnpn services llrins this month. These
.erv r.-.l probably he IA u at the differ
,n' char be. in rotation
r., Mr Wptan son anl VT will spend
tie month at "a e,ttt.e. willard, NJ e,
-h4r, lt4, .r,ss, WY pleasant vacs-
ton act y.u
Ai.cr ne1, $ .i.s services the Units-
rlaa ebarcs AL Re l,seI anti the first
suoisy go >errmhc- Evsriny meet
Ios' -ii ~ continued IN this church
BY 70, Mill Ter. o. the New Jerusalem
church antil Au,1-, s"th inclusive.
The Methodist Episcopal church will not
BE- eIo'ej a. al The sunday services an
m'etas' Wednesday AMI Friday will be
confirmed, AMI ,.5c usual hearty welcome
'i'e"leI 10 SD 10 Wish TO sorsmp there
Ia4 plsio- Rev /. 5 Cummings, hai
quite anamhcr of % ssgements TO preach
@mpm,rfngs during the month of Al
gus, but s.ll be ia the city mos, of the
time Saalsy'. With tie exception of an DC
e''lan'i * hang,
y Max. Egist. p church will not b
ei''e'i Al an, uUe dlrirs IL. summer
Tie fsga!,r .cr,.-s, ~.il lee conducted a
Ssat by ir,r,tsr.
TIE JHit,rs4ii,' ehar b vii 51 ,lO-e'
ur'ss,- %. uoni,, Of Ausg t.
>e''ire. vii l'. beld - u.usi 'hronsh"u
ur sumner a; s., M4r,. Anl 81. Angus
tine churches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
SENSIBLE QUESTIONS.
Sure 10 I'LL The August Crop Bulletin viii
Interesting Information.

The felioring is the list Of question $
~hirh are being sent ont to about thr""
hun lied correspondents for the August troT'
bulieiin,
secretary Mckeen will be very si!i 20
receive replies from anyone. eFen II n"
an .stions are sent him. sn'l viii esteem u
:. favor If such are sent to Agricultural
Department. Augusta, Me.
l. whaf insects are damaging crops IN your
AZ. any new pests app airing ii. y 81. In ~
chart gsYien or acid ,
4 A., ~. I.otai beetles a. trouh rsorf a a-"A!
4 What l.. the condition the pJiai" crop
NV are pastures holdiug oat, a. cJiniafEt
v III your last rstath ..,,,
Wha, proportion Of the farmers IN YOUR VEGA
~ are prepared With sotltng crops 10 h'l
nIsr the dr. season. aHd Shat crops are ne -
How do dairy products compaf" IN Yual''
and uriee with previous YEAR
: What pt portion Of the hay crop mas p'''
hArveS I'd , ....s
N was sind. are alsed mostly. an what Y"
Tieiv Of c4c'iS ,+... 80 Z.
p II Il rau ar envag-d ia the business :,
b .r,t,. your nrsriiods III f'vdtn- sad IVA KEN :
T toy her with OF Of keep ng. and it"h
- +. psuItr, rat-iBg Increasing or dee easing
,uar ' Cnsfy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
A CARD CATALOGUE
To be Used Hereafter In the Work Of the
State Land Office.

In recent issue the Journal spoke of
the good results attained through the in
PRODUCTION of the card system of eataloguinz
N the State library and explained at some
length. the method Of using it
Land Agent OAK has been quick to perceive
the importance of this system, and has made
A most valuable improvement IN his own
department by introducing it there, 1t will
necessarily, in the start, involve large
amount of additional labor, but once per-
feeted it will vastly facilitate the work of
department. Mr.. oak has secured from
the Boston Library Association full outfit
for thi. system and is now at work perfect
ing ii. HIS cards are ali printed upon an ex-
celleui plan The central idea upon which the
cards will be arranged is location by town
ship AMI range. Then follows on each
card. description of the land, its area.
the name of the grantee, date of
transfer, consilerati N, record of deed
b. volume and page, ami record
Of plan by volume and page.
1t The foot OF each card several blank
lues ale left for remarks. card
index Of all the plans in the department
aii be kept Each card will contain a
description of the plan named, the name
of the person by whom 1t Was surveyed,
late Of survey, the book and page in which
Tie plan is fled, and the record
# feld notes by volume and page. In the
| same way complete card index of the var
,ous islands will be prepared. The great
| importance Of this work can scarcely be
over estimated. Those who have had bust
ness with the land office in wears past
! knox the vast amount of bard work IN
VOWED in looking mp records. Often the
/ securing of desired facts relative to single
| lot involved many hours search of the soiu-
aInous records of the department. When
! Mr.. Oak completes his card catalogue the
whole history of ally lot, so far AS 1t IS EN-
boiled in the records of the land office
can be turned to in five minutes. Land
Agent Oak deserves much credit for the
( .nt.rprise tie has shown IN thus notably
| Increasing tie facilities of bis Office
1t would seem AS if the card system
could also be advantageou.ls applied 10 tht
wilderness of records on file IN the score
,ary of states office, and II IL not lmproba'
bic that some such system may be Insti'u-
ted. - Secretary Ftssenden is an oiiic'a
thoroughly alive to ever! thing that tennis
70 facilitate the important work OF hl' de
partment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20

Lewiston Journal.

~ ssneeru. the jocose patron OF Isle OF
spr'rgs snd the gifted hesi of the manage
hent Of the State Asylum for Insane al
Agausts. has gore through life with pc
culisr species Of good fortune in his keeping
ana that Is gift for dnding money He
vas recently in Bait, on his way to the
stands and having much time and beln /!
Interested IN the paper, he sat there some
uHs after arrival of the train. Finally Be
arose and as he looked down the aisle he
cav Pockethook. He picked il up and !
vas TANNED. lsmmed and crammed fui
Oh money.' For further information a.
dfess DR.. B. T. Ssnborn at Isle Of Springs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
COLUMBUS SERIES OF STANDARD WORKS!
ElIaIHRH raxa:
FINE CLOTH BINDING rrmhnssl

settled down in New York before
civil war. where he painted ltn
American and negro life His rep,
ton has steadily risen He live.
Nantucket. in the ocean, in the s.,
mer. where he has fine studio
Another artist whose pictures in |
exhibition are much praised is Thoi
llovenden, who came from Cork.
land, and arrived in this country thft
years ago, giving his leisure hours
painting, and finally taking Paris
as school he studied under Caba
and has lived abroad much of the til
His American subjects are greaf'
praised and have been engraved, Sd.
as John Brown going out of prison
be executed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
HoN. S. |. MILLlKEN
chats With the Journal Relative
to Special Session.
7,;,., What the Country Needs is a
Let Alone Tariff Policy.
...,,. Las By no sssas Rssps"s's's 10
s,.ssas sssissss rrsubles.

-. ,eeeat Ei.lt 70 this city Hon
ON 1. ailAssn ~" seen by JOURNAL
-, sad ..ke'i hi. views a. :" the ~'fk
~ .,,.a.ehiaz special ss.sioa Of Con-
gee. ..-. - .h.r,h.vs
-, sA I fear. ~ili not accomplish
- -. COUNTRY Expect. Of a'."
wat .toaA coars" do to relieve the
a, :. present distressed condition =
~, .s.aAi promptly pa.. resolution
..s.f % neither repeal nor alter
-, t.-is las. then repeal the pur-
p - e.as.s d the Sherman silver law.
30. ,@,oern ansii the regular session ia
T.r,a.se,. fa., soud restore confidence
$50 .-sist, pat into circulation the I'M
-. ,naagnt Of money nov Withdrawn
49, ss.lne.. ehaopeI. through fear thai
=. ,,...p, standardization and majority
-,a,y,e...iH honestly put into Law III
-, 10 the peopir. maze 10 is national
,'.,.,n A.. roaniia.s fear think revive
-, .nAastrts., ami set IN motion
~ ass ptltgrpri,e. that have been
T.,,,,,ased ..nre The November election.
What SIC your hope. that this will be
asnsr
They Ar. very much weaker than
x-,e There sili be three Gle
A., i., silver contest, the sound cur
=. .a4s tho vii comprize large ma
NTH. Repgbi.eans, the silver pro
-. .lg ssnt high price for their pro-
.ol Ia. !rator. classes principally
- saith .sl cone part. Of the West.
txs an, a0ss9rr, be a triangular hsi''
,A.,.o .l~r4eat. last named will com
.....,,.s., the repeal II the sherri an ia~,
..i... p.eg IAN r.; .orge''n1g worse, a.
g., .,,,.aes The repea. II the TAX on state
-, r. q. p.a.s Tie President Will be
oAg,4s 20 lepeni mainly upon the he
,asae.e. 70 support him in lis position on
N. .l,rr question and / fear he viii be
...s.. ts .o.! enough OF his own party
.,,,in the ras,. 70 Ese us immediate sue
Pr, fm.ee.. =, al xithou; some such
,,,,s., a. haze mentioned. Indeed
81. .Je,.a,.rtatoa.i. wrAkened 10 its Sight
on III. ,l'sgr question by t. position on the
,,,s Eu. II poiiiies Ike diseases, are
s,s,pfs.g Outrageous. AMI the party which
,,,r,... 10 iemofsi.fe the business Of tbs
roaan, BE- an alta . upon the wise Laws
Win bas4 !..en 1t Al unparalleled prosper
u, ia. %, tie moral power TO control IL
force. for ss,i n other matters
Then y.a 10 not think the Sherman
,,sf ~ ..tbs sole rausr Of the present
bu.oe" l,pres'oa'
~, go .-a-sr., nan thinks so. if h'
Ia. gwen al, 4.t-a,oa TO current all 'ir-
Tbsts Aa, D., ,rr tern a country since th'
dam 4 history - pro-perou. and viii
,sel promise Of prosperity 80 the future a.
"a. ,b. ao4arr, tb~ las before the las
aauo1al acton
.htaI sraeu - tia. eogi,ble CONDITION
nalrr tsartf tao ars If Protection u ii
ia5q,rp. sa4 rs itbor h.. Ihe Repubhcsr
paft, Taa, eviction brought into pow
e. party eMc'' Aal not Ind full
con,ro, Of the loterument for nearly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20

Mr.. Frank H. Aide of the firm of Alden
4 Fsx,n, ne~ paper ad''Thios As' n''' I'm
c,nna,i, was ia town "Wednesday on DIS way
+, Roo.,.b-v to in i fa"''is. VINO He
men ing the ,um ner At hi colt 'ie tn Re.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20

Every breath Of foul air taken into the
"'anss Is step towards death. Purify WIZ
eaoriess King of Germ Killers Genera
1ePoss, James Z. Fuller s Co., and Georgs
D. Haskell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20

WAsHIsGros, July 20.--These change
in the postal service in Maine are al
nounced
Route 1913. Winter Hsrbor to Prospc(
Harbor. Leave Winter Harbor daily Cd
cept Sunday on arrival of mail by boat
arrive at Prospect IIarbor in hour. Leay
Prospect lIarbor daily except Sunday a
LIS y. NJ, or in season to connect wit
the boat; arrive at Winter Iarbor in
hour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
A chaiienQe.

The members of the Valley base oa
clao challenge the members of the ol
'a,hnce team to game Of ball At sueh
TINE this week or next as shall best suit theft
convenience.
urro (. MicHAsLis. Manager.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
BASE BALL.

The National and New England League Ca
Each Clubs Standing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
CITY OF AUGUSTA
Collectors Notice.

Notice is hereby given tina, the taxes asse -'sd
the polls and estates of'he city OF Auga-fs ior
scar ~ were committed to j. u fuiier, COLES
f,f aid city on the 18th day o. june, lsY 1ha
a.vose Of the CITY Council Of said city. said IA
are due and ps~sbie 10 said Collector on the
asy OF September. isss, and thu; m afsatenen
Iii scoun. Of six per cent viii be allowed on
txxes assessed for the year Issfs. which shall
yolupt ariiy paid to sad Collector on or before
I'm tsy Of August, iesa, and interest VIII be I'd
10 M 81 said tsxes remaining unpaid sepfen
18th, fsYa, from that date
j. 4. FuLLEx. COllecto
Aaxryta. JAR 3, fsse. taiyiodfd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20

> Mat: a ale OF d Caravan Ro' trt Hfcbanan,
| Mystery of Henson Cab. Fergus W Hume.
| Oliver Twist Dickens.
| one MAIDS Mischief. Fem.
| Pathnnier, The. Cooper.
4 Pioneer, The. Cooper.
/ Prairie. The. Cooper.
| Prince OF Darkness, A. novel. Florence War
| den.
I Robinson Crusoe DtFue.
! Romols. George Eliot
| Rory uMoore. 5. Lover.
! Saddle and >abre. Smart.
Sketch Book, The. Irving.
| swiss Family Robinson. The.
| struck Down A novel. Hawley Smart.
S,rang. Case of Dr. Jekyli and Mr.. Hyde. X. l..
stevenson.
Three Men in n Boat. jerome X. jerome.
Tom Browns school Days. Thomas Hughes
Tour Of the World in Eighty Days. Jules Verne
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Verne
The Two orphans Il pEanery.
Two Years Before the Mast. L. II. Dana, Jr.
Willie Reilly. ". Carleton.
BOOKS ARE COPYRIGHT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
JOURNAL BOOK
COUPONS.
AFine Library May be Secured
for Only a Penny a Day.
Read Our Great Offer and So
noV Il Is Done.
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ard Works At a Merely Nom
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20

orts OF standard writers. They books worthy by
-ary for instruction and entertainment Inc pnnt u
can say without fear contradiction that they are
can be Offered upon such advantageous terms. jour
tim. bv calling a, the office Where books are zen,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
ELSEWHERE IN THIS ISSUE
aURLEIGH AFLYST. Augusta. Maine.
Maine Postal Changes.

I mvo., al times as to destroy number
houses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20

The Canslian Pacific Railway are running two
trains daily from New England 10 Chicago.
Low RATES, fast time. ~eiegant equipment
For time tss.iss AMI Werids air foi.ier. address
Casadiau PaEsAe Ticket Ones.
1877 WashinEion street. Benton, mass
ialylseodkwln
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
MISCELLANEOUS.


Y 0Ar- Between Hsiscwell and Augusta twe
i watches packed IN 4 snsall wossi-a box. VIII
the Aaasr phrase return the,a and BE- re~sr,ied
July fasaiws frank Carr. aSiioaef.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-04-27
Cntfinp Seed Pntatnes.

Cutting seed potatoes for planting has
been prolific subject for discussion, and
many even today hold adverse opinions
concerning the size of the pieces for
planting. At the Indiana station there
have been experiments conducted for a
long time, and the authorities give as
conclusive facts the results of their
trials. 1t was found that pieces about
the same size, but some containing more
eyes than others, produced almost the
same size stalk and number of tubers.
There was really no advantage in in
creasing the number of eyes to the piece.
Increasing the size of the piece of POI
tato, however, gave a corresponding in
crease in the number of stalks. From
this it may be judged that small piece
of patato can nourish only one eye, and
increasing the number of eyes without
increasing the size of the piece of potato
is of no avail. The eyes at the seed end
of the potato act as single eye, and not
as independent ones capable of produc-
ing as many stalks as there are apparent
eyes. There is more Importance in the
size in which the potatoes are cut than
in the number of eyes to the piece. The
tubers should be cut uniformly in about
!, or Bounce pieces. This may be done
In almost entire disregard to the position
of the eyes. 1t is uniformity of size in
the pieces that produces the most uni
form and best crop, according to the
experiments conducted at the Indiana
station
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-04-27
RuSineSS LephOruR.

Here is what NJ Sumner Perkins tells
in The Rural New Yorker about Leg
horns:
1.-THE more acquaintance l have with
the Leghorn the more / am inclined to
believe that she is the fowl for business,
for practical work upon the farm. Par
ties in Offering objections to this breed
lay by far too much stress upon the fact
that as a table bird the Leghorn is not
in it Reasoning in a similar way, it
might be said that the Jersey COW is of no
value, since she is worth little or nothing
for beef, yet of course no sensible person
will speak thus of the Jersey, as for the
work for which she is intended she is
without a rival. Likewise the Leghorn
has been bred for a specific purpose
viz, the production of eggs-and it is fair
to Judge the fowl only from this basis.
Let those that think so much of sub
stance in fowl just estimate what a
very small proportion of the profit on a
hen comes from the sale of the carcass.
A couple of dozen eggs will usually rep
resent the entire value of an old hen in
market, and the Leghorn may be count
ed upon to produce at least four dozen
more eggs per year than the so called
market breeds. So obviously this ques-
ton of market poultry value is unduly
weighed. If the Leghorn is utilized as a
fertilizer only at the close Of her useful
ness, still the breed will come out ahead.
Farmers must have the best laying fowl.
All else is entirely of a secondary ma
ture."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-04-27
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.

and rich, delicious flavor. 1t is also told
that Country Gentleman is productive,
bearing three and four ears to the stalk.
For Burbank's Early Maine the claims
made are earliness, pure white cob, kerr
nels net cream white, sweet and juicy,
stalks medium height and bearing in
good soil two ears to the stalk. Good
words are also said for Clark's None
such, a strong growing and heavy yield
ing sweet corn. e..
The Hickory King is generally con-
coded to be the largest grained and
smallest cobbed pure white dent corn in
cultivation. The ears run from to 0
inches in length. The Hickory King
ripens medium early and is especially
adapted to thin soils, but is not recon-
mended as safe crop north of the lati-
~cude of Pennsylvania. A quite new field
corn is the One Hundred-day Bristol, a
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-04-27
AFunny Thing About TIPS.

1 Twas good deal surprised to read the
statement that at the new Waldorf hotel
Mr.. Astor, its owner, has inaugurated
the foreign fashion of not compensating
the head porter, and of leaving him to
find his recompense in the fees he may
receive from the guests of the establish.
ment. 1t is only short time ago that
read that Mr.. Astor had endeavored to
break up the well established custom in
England of the payment of gratuities to
servants by the guests whom he might
invite to his London mansion.
This custom has always seemed to
Americans to be extremely obnoxious,
but it prevails abroad to a most annoy
ing degree. 1 do not refer to the tipping
in public places. now speak of the tips
that the guest at private house is ex-
pected to pay literally to the servants OF
the establishment, and it is an expensive
operation, as every one knows who has
been through it. But tipping in pri-
vate house and in hotel are two very
different things.-New York Mail and
Express.