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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
THE CLEVER PARSoN.

My children, como tell me now II you have ever
Been told OF the parson who wGs so clever;
So clever, so clever, so clever was he
That never clovorer parson could be-
Tho parson lovod children; he also loved walk.
ing,
Ane OF to tho woods he was constantly stalk
ing,
To smell the sweet Dir, and to see the green
trees,
And to do just exactly whate'er ho might
please.
Some children they went with him once to the
wood
(They loved the good parson because he was
good)
They followed him gayly for many O mile,
To list 10 his voice and TO look on his smile.
Al length the children cried; "oh-dear-
MEL
We're tlred-as tired as tired con bel
'Tis supper time, too, while afar thus We
oh. proy you, dear parson, do carry us home"
The children were six and the parson was
one;
Now, goodness gracious what was TO be donef
He sat himself down In the shade Of tree
And pondered the matter most thoughtfully.
AT length he exclaimed: "My dear little
chicks,
might carry ono, but can't carry six
Yot couragel your parsons good care will pro-
vido
That each of you homo on a inc horse shall
ride"
He drew out his 1ackknfe so broad and so
And fell TO work sashing with main and with
might,
Till ready there-one two, three four, FIVE and
Lay, stout and smooth-polished some excellent
sticks
NOW mount your good horses, my childrenr"
he cried;
"Now, mount your good horses and merrlly
ridc
A canter, q trot cnd gallop away,
And we shall get home ere the close OF tho day"
Tho children forgot they were dreadfully tired
They seized on the hobbies, with ardor in
splred.
"Geo. Dobbin whoa, Dobbini come up Dob.
bin. do!
Obi parson, dear parsop won't you gallop,
tooi"
Away went the children In frolicsome glee,
Away went the parson, as pleased as could be;
And when they got back TO the village they
| cried
"Oh, dcar and oh, dedH what pery short
ridcl"
Laura E. Richards, in St Nicholas.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21
A FORTUNE IN HoBNAlLs.
How Ono California Spectator Made
Money.

Money.
In the little town OF Los Guilicos,
tucked away among the mountains in
Sonoma county, Cal, is queer charac-
ter of the name of James Rippey, who
has kept halfway house and been
postmaster for the express company at
Los Guilicos for thirty years, This
man was one day one of the luclkiest
and wealthiest men in the mines.
In the early tifties Rippey was knock
ing about San Francisco doing odd
jobs. There was great demand for
carpenters in the towns about that
time, and, possessing considerable me-
chanical ingenuity, Rippey concluded
to try his hand at house-building. He
got hold of a few carpenters tools and
started out. He had no trouble in Sc
curing work, and was soon earning ten
dollars a day laying plank sidewalks.
He lived extremely close, and in a few
months he managed to lay up several
hundred dollars.
One morning Rippey read in a news
paper of the arrival at San Francisco
of an English ship with q cargo OF
miners tools and general hardware,
which was to be sold at auction on the
wharves He concluded to speculate a
little, and he attended the auction sale
for several days. The pickaxes,
shovels, washpans, etc, were quickly
bought up by the hardware dealers
and spectators at prices that discour-
aged Rippey from making bid.
Finally several hundred pounds OF
hob-nails--a short nail with q large
head-were put up. The spectators
didn't seem to want them, and the bid
ding was low. Rippey thought he saw
his opportunity, and the bid off three
hundred pounds of the nails, paying
for them six hundred dollars.
When he had paid for the nails he
had about four hundred dollars left.
With this money he bought two mules,
camp outfit and some provisions.
Packing the nails and the other stuff
on one of the mules, he started for the
mountains
The Sierras were alive with prospec-
tors, and at the end of the first week
out Rippey rode into n camp known as
Gold Run, up in Placer county. Rippey
joined the camp and offered to hob
nail the miners boots with imported
nails. For each nail he got bit
twelve and one-half cents.
Money was easier to get at Gold Run
than shoes, and, as the nails protected
the soles of their boots from the
gravel, the miners readily fell in with
Rippey's plan. For month he had all
the work he could do, and at the end
of that time he found that he had ac,
cumulated gold dust to the amount OF
about two thousand dollars. He still
had more than two hundred pounds OF
nails, and, satisfied with the scheme
that he had adoptey he moved his cob
bling outfit to another camp, where
the same prosperity attended him.
1t was eight months before Rippey's
supply of nails played out. AS they
grew scarce he increased his price un
til during the last month, the miners
at Placer Creek were taxed four bits
/ (6fty cents each for hobnails. Ii
eight months Rippey cleaned up TWEEN
ty-6ve thousand dollars. st. Loui
Globe Democrat.
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AN EOLlAN HARP.
Directions for Making Ono with Tcle-
phone Attachment.

Directions for Making Ono with Tcle-
phone Attachment
There are many of our young read
ers who have heard the sweet tones of
an eolian-harp, but when they attempt
to make one they find the principal
difficulty seems to be that the noise of
the wind deadens the music of the
harp. There is a solution of this prob
lem. Below we give a draught of an
eolian-harp. The sounding-box is con-
structed of the best-seasoned pine one
eighth of an inch thick, and free from
knots and checks. The top and bottom
measure 21x6 inches, the sides 2X234
inches, the ends 2x6 inches. In the
center of the upper board saw out
circle 2 inches in diameter (This
opening allows the vibrations, or
sound-waves, to escape from the boX.)
Now take two pieces of pine, each
measuring 54X9Xlx1S inch, shape it
so that one side will be perpendicular
and two sides horizontal, and one side
an angle (see draught interior of head
and taiD. These form the braces at
each end of the sound-boX to resist
the strain of the strings, and arc
placed at the extreme ends of the box
on the inside. When putting the box
together fasten the top on last. Every
contact surface should receive liberal
coat of glue, and small brads driven
home when the glue is in liquid state
insure the box being air-tight, except
the two-inch hole. Two bridges, tri-
angular in shape, inches in length,
and half an inch on each side of the
triangle, are fastened half an inch
from the tail and ~ inches from the
head. -Four notches are cut in each to
receive the strings In the head are
placed four screws, each screw being
IL inches long; in the tail end are four
strong wire nails always use round
surface nail, to prevent the cutting OF
the strings. Procure spool of
mandolin-wire strings, and bass
string of u banjo (silk body.
Loop them on the wire nails at the
tail, and wind the other end around
the screws; first passing it through tho
slot of the screw by taking single
hitch around the standing part of the
wire insures its not slipping. Three
legs on the harp are preferable, as it
may stand on an uneven surface. Give
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CARPENTRY FOR BOYS.
How to Mako y Neat and Convenient
Kennel for Their Dogs.


Kennel for Their Dogs.
There are undoubtedly good many
boys who have dog, but perhaps have
no kennel. Almost any kind of q
kennel will do for dog. A box with
four sides, bottom and top, and pro-
vided with q hole large enough for
him to 60 through, is better than
nothing, but the drawing shows a
kennel of neat appearance that any
boy can make from an old dry goods
box or from some boards.
Its size depends, of course, on the
size of your dog, but for the average
dog of meoium size q kennel thirty
inches long, eighteen or twenty inches
wide and twenty-six inches high to
the top of the peak will be good pro-
portions.
First, make the front and back with
peak top, then the sides and bottom;
in the front piece cut round hole
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21
Three Stages of Love.

Clara-I don't know what to make OF
your brother For three months after
we met he did nothing but write poetry
to me.
Dora-Has he stopped that?
"Yes. Since then he has made me
some nice presents, but he has even
stopped that"
''Hum! Let-me-see. / have it,
The household pages of our newspa
pers have been clipped terribly OF late
No doubt he is making collection Of
cooking recipes. He's in earnest."-N
Y. Weekly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21
USES OF COTTON-SEED OIL.
Some of the Uses to Which the Product is
put.


Cotton oil ranks next to sperm oil
and above lard oil for illuminating pur.
poses, and it may be burned in any
lamp used for either. Mixed with pc.
troleum, it increases the freedom OF
burning; but this requires change in
the wick. As a lubricating oil cotton.
seed is useless, because it is half way
between the drying and the non-dry.
ing. For the same reason it can not be
used for paints for wood filing or for
leather dressing 1t has some use as a
substitute for vaseline and similar
products The oil enters into the pro-
duction of laundry and fancy soaps and
soaps for wooden mills. The American
sardines, properly known as young
shad and herring, are put up with this
oil, and the use of it ex tend S so far that
nearly all the real sardines of Europe
are now treated in the same way The
oil forms an emulsion in medicine and
substitute for cod-liver oil. On the
market the crude oil is known as either
prime, or off quality, or cooking. There
are also the white summer the yellow
winter, and the white winter. All
these, except the crude, bring an aver
age of about fifty cents gallon in the
wholesale market. After the oil has
left the seeds, they become food for
stock in the shape of oil cake, while the
ashes from the hulls make fertilizer
for root crops.-Fredericlk G. Mather.
in Popular Science Monthly.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21

-Sbe-"You profess to think great
deal of me. That is all right so long
as everything is going pleasantly. But
would you make any great sacrifice for
my sake?" He-"You know l would.
Haven't offered to marry you?"-Bos'
ton Transcript
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21
A WRESTLING FROG.
1t Possesses q woll-DeveIoped Weapon Of
Offense.


Every animal has its own means of
defense or escape. Frogs save them
selves by jumping-an art in which
they probably excel all other forms of
vertebrates. But Mr.. w. H. Hudson
once encountered frog which, as he
says, was not like other frogs in that
1t possessed weapons of offense. He
was snipe shooting, and peering into
q burrow saw o burly-loolsing frog sit
ting in the cntrance. With the instinct
of naturalist he set about capturing
it. The frog watched him, but re-
mained motionless. What followed Is
thus described by Mr.. Hudson.
Before | was near enough to make q
grab, 1t sprang straight at my hand
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21
Plenty OF Excitement.

Lieutenant-Mein fraulein, it must
be dreadfully dull for you out here in
the country-never anything to relieve
the monotony.
Squire's Daughter (triumphantly)-
Oil don't say so; why, only last year
we had an elipse of the moon l-Ber
liner Tageblatt.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21

We learn wisdom from failur,
more than from successi we often DIS
cover what will do by finding out what
will not do S Smiles.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21

1t is quite as much of trade to
make book as to make clock 1t re-
quires more than mere genius 10 be an
author. r.-Bruyere
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21

Our passions are like convulsion
fits, which, though they make us
stronger for the time. leave us the
weaker ever after Swift
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-06-21

I'm most cities large charitable do
nations find o favorite object in the
support OF free or charity hospitals
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
HANCOCK CoUNTY.


John U. Hill VS.. Harriet H Bean ct ais.
Rescript by Judge Libby-Bill in
equity by the plaintiff as executor VS..
HarrietsH. Bean and others in interest
for the construction of the will of Josiah
Bean.
From careful consideration of all the
claims in the will the court is led, to the
conclusion that the testator intended thar
his executor should convert all of his
estate, both real and personal, into
money and use it SO far as necessary for
the payment of his debts and the general
money requests; and, after PAYMENT of
the expenses of administration, distribute
the residue among the persons named as
residuary legatees in clause thirteen nf
the will; and Gin clause twelve he gave
to his executor full power to sci! for that
purpose.
The court therefore answers the oues-
tion propounded in the bill in the
affirmative.
Bill sustained. Costs of both narr;es in
this suit including attorney fees not ex-
ceeding in All seventy-fve dollars. to be
paid out of the estate. Decree in accord-
ance with the opinion. - 'Soo
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:. Il ..ieeunl Kind Of Animal.

OG;c. Hoy-Mg. Gaynlan sent totel
'on not to keep dinner waitin fur i'm this
eyehln. Hes got to go to the lodge Oh in
poFtant business.
Mrs Gayn1an-To the lodge? Oh. YES.
hes gong to ride the goat" suppose.
Office Boy-No, don't think it's a goat.
neard biln tellin Mr.. Quickstep he was
S)ln out ON a little lark.-Chicago Tribune.
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l. IL. Meet every Monday evening, so Elk
Order of Royal Conclave of Knights
and Ladies,
Meetings held at Thatcher Post Hall. .4531a
month.
Railroad Conductors.
=. Pine Tree Division, No. &c. Meets third
sunday in each month at so Exchange
street.
Patriotic Order Sons of America.
Washington Camp No. j. Meets Monday
evenings.
Catholic knights of America.
Portland Branch. Meets 1st and 80 Tuesdays
OF eachinonth, kav2nagh school building, at
O'Clock D. IN.
Union Veteran Legion.
u ion Veteran Legion meetings occur on the
first and third Thursdays of each month at Sons
Of Veterans Hall, Plum street, over American
Express office.
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An Old and curious key and loci, are at
tached to the door Of Temple church. in
Fleet street, London. The kew weighs
seven pounds, is IS inches long and mike
other keys, it was not made for fte lock.
On the contrary, the lock was made for it..
Both key and lock have been in ,,se since
the crusades, tie church itself bayino been
quit by the knights Templars in 1855
London Standard. 40
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Mamma (going off on journey)-"And now,
Ethel, whatshall bring you from Washington y
thel(promptly)"A box of candy" Mamma
(who doesn't much approve of ,sweets)-"Oh,
something better than box of candy Try
again." Ethel (after moments serious thought)
1.-TWO boxes of candy."-New York Times.
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THE NURSES DELIGHT.

Every experienced nurse knows the value of a
remedy which, without being an anodyne, will
relieve soreness of the limbs or stiffness of the
joints, and enable a patient to sleep quietly and
naturally
just such remedy are ALLcooK's Porous
PLAsTERs. Placed on the chest or on the back
Unnecessary cut into strips and placed over the
muscles of the limbs, they work marvels in the
way OF soothing and quIeting restlessness. Be-
ing perfectly simple and harmless in their com
position, they can be used freely, and many a
sufferer has thanked them for night of quiet
rest, grateful both to him and those who care
for him.
BRANDRETH's PILLS do not weaken the bow.
els.
Mrs. OHara-"F Faith, tits an ilegent lob me
man has now, Mrs. McClune.l IT'S a night
Waterman he is" Mrs McClune-"And how in
the wurrold do you call that an ilegent job, Mrs
UHara?" Mrs. OHara-"Why, sure. he sleeps
all day, an that saves his board; and he works
all night. and that saves his lodgin'!''
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SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

The following decision with rescript
was received from the law court yester-
day:
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SECRET ORDERS.
The Bodies and the Times of Meeting of
Important Portland Institutions.

Following are the places and times of
meeting of the principal secret orders
having branches in this city.
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FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN,

Amarbse slab 9x2 E-9 feet EBas
been used as sam imposing stone
tn the Press composing rOons.
Wiii be sold at "a bargain.
iy1
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T OsT-Between the head of Preble street
~ and Deering bridge by way OF Kennebec
suitably rewarded by leaving the same at
EASTMAN BROTHERS Cloak Department,
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w ANTED--Agents wanted in every town in
~ the state to handle the Standard Gas
be applied to any cook stove or range. No
coal, no wood, no ashes. Everybody Wants it.
Great chance for the right man. Apply to GEO
Maine. dec1e.4w
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CANVAS CovERs-For wagons. BUILDINGS
~ merchandise. etc. AlLsizes ION hand Or
cut to order. VIM. E. CARTER & co. 90 to oe
Portland Pier. % a.
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WANTED-AGENTS.

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LOST AND FOUND.

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7 OST-Between the Theatre and Durant
~ House last Saturday evening. manuscript
OF the !, III s. Nv acts of Rosedale. Finder will
1871
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MISCELLANEOUS.

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AH EN- to take orders in every town and CITY:
IxA no delivering; good wages from start; pay
weekly; no capital required; work year round.
jan10 WS&M3t
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pARTNEk WANTED-With capital in a
this office. my14-tf
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WANTED-Will pay cash for an upright
w piano. Give make and lowest cash price.
Address JAMES j. HARMON, South Freeport,
Maine. 19-l =
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TO LET-RENTS.
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NOR RENTING pleasant detached two
tanning four living and eight sleeping rooms
and bath Best Of heating apparatus. BEN
JAMIN SHAW, 511a Exchange street.
Ill
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WANTED-A Typewriter or Stenographer
w to buy or rent Remington machine in
Prime condition. Address Il. E. M. Press
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WANTED-Anp persons in want of trunks CT
" bags to call at e. D. REYNOLDS. BEG
and 55S Congress street. corner of Oak, as we
manufacture our goods and can therefore give
you bottom prices; trunks repairsd; open ev-
enings. 40
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WANTED-MALE HELP.

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+ Q l. = + r..

Anyone wishing to engage in the Boot and
Shoe, Cents Furnishing, Millinery or any kind
of retail business in hustling town of 1000 in
habitants can obtain a first class rent in new
block situated on the main street, by apply
ing to ID. TIL OMASI, Berlin N. III. 1an12d3t
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ENarm-I wish to lease or buy on very favor
IL able terms. a farm within ten miles of Port
land, must have good buildings, and farm not
run down, wholly or partially stocked would be
favorably considered. Applicant is now mana
ger OF farm, and has unquestionable referen.
ces. Address, BOX IS, Cape Elizabeth, Me.
1O-1
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TO LET.

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CLOCK REPAIRING.

HAVE made speciality Of clock repairing for
q years and am familiar with all its branches
My prices reasonable my work strictly firstcass
Drop me postal and I will send for your clock
McKENNEY, the Clock Maker, IS Free St.. near
Middle st. Sent4dtf
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WANTED-To call az your store or house
w and pay YOU cash for old rags, barrels
iron, rubbers, bottles, metals of all kinds. II
you have any of the above please drop me a
postal Address G. B. WISH, 16o Green
street. city. 11-1Gf
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10. 1883. Meets 1st and Sd Monday even
ings. 407l2 Congress street. Mount Vernon
hodge, No, lS9 Organized &C. 18TH 1890
ress street. Portland Lodges No IL. Orsail-
lied Jan; ie. 1859, Meets every 1st and Sd
Wednesday OF each month ut 457Is Con
gresS street.
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WANTED-The people Of Portland to know
w that WAYS COMPOUND SYRUP OF
LUNGWORT will relieve their cough and pre-
vent the grip the best of any known remedy 81
NM ANTED-A few boarders in private
w family central location, near Lincoln
Park. POT NEWBURY ST. 81
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Daughters Of Pocah ontas

wlnona Council, No. 3. Wjgwam 1884,
Congress. Meet I'd and 4th thursdays at
8 p m
knights of the Golden Eagle.
e, Forest re t ely Commandery. No. Meets 1st
54sls Congress street. High land castIe No.
2 Meets at 50 Exchange Street. "Wednesday
evening OF each Week. Windso: Castle, No.
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FOE SALE.

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Railroad Conductors.

Pine Tree Division, No. &c. Meets thir
sunday in each month at so Exchang
street.
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ITO LET-Brick house, No. 3 Deering Place,
j. containing 10 rooms. Apply to BENZ.
SHAW. 511a Exchange street, or H. F. Nc
ALLISTER, No. Deering street. 6-tf
THHO LET--The brick house, No. 10 Gray
IL street, 10 rooms. with all modern conve-
nences G.. II. RANDALL, 219 Commercial
street. Nov11-tf
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w . NG-T.sEED.

w ANTED-A position as Janitor or Night
wv Waterman. r. N. YORK., Chadwick
House III
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PRICE FIVE CENTS

are unable to buy them. Every branch
of industry has been stunted and stag
mated, and where, under the wisdom of
conservative legislation, prosperous
condition of affairs existed, now, with
the threats of impossible, impracticable
and unwise laws, the whole industrial
world has been stricken with paralysis.
Oregon has tried populism for two
years, and at the general election week
or go ago, demonstrated that it had had
sufficient practical experience. The
issue was waged upon the platforms of
the parties, and upon the record made
by the populists. Under republican
rule, Oregon was prosperous-an the
prosperity led to the same desire for ex-
pertinent which always follows. Oregon
experimental, and the nation expert
mented. The fruit is now being gath
cred, and it is very bitter. If the people
of the state and nation are wise, they
will take heed of the lesson.