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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-07

Marshal Bean received . postal, yester-
day, saying that Fred w. Goodwin il
wanted at Lowell, Mass, for the embezzle-
ment of the funds of the Lowell Lodge, X
OFF. He is 5 feet inches high, weighs
l4O pounds. light complexion, sandy mus
tache (Which might be shaved Off, slightly
bald. Will probably get work canvassing
for some installment house and may 60 IN
der the name of +. W. Wilson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-07

This youth who sold the fish, few years
ago stocked an old well on the farm with
trout. He said nothing to anyone about it
but in year or two he would 60 away
from home fishing and would not be
long absent when he would re-
turn with two or three unusually
fine specimens. All he had to do was to
drop his line into that old we'll and he could
get all the bites the most ardent sportsman
could desire. His skill as an angler rival
led that of Isaac Walton in that
neighborhood at least. But one day when
everyone about the place was away some
infamous fellow fished every trout out Of
that we'll and the secret of those marvellous
catches of the youthful fisherman has leaked
out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-07
Captain Davis of IIarvard's Grew.
The captain of the Harvard varsi

boat crew this
year is Lincoln
Davis. He is a
Boston boy and
was born there
about 90 years
ago. He is & feet
Ia inches tall,
W e i CHS rs
pounds, pulls a
powerful nd
skillful oar and
h as excellent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-07
AMusEM ENrs.
"CHARLIE's AUNT"

"Charley's Aunt" will undoubtedly make
a big sensation here when it 10 presented at
the Opera house, June 18th. 1t is said to
be one of the funniest farce comedies ever
written, and has won enthusiastic success
wherever presented. The plo: turns on the
escapade of a couple of college students
who give a luncheon in their rooms to a
couple of young ladies, at which the aunt
of one young man is expected to act as
chaperone. She fails to arrive, however,
and q smooth faced student is dressed up as
q woman to take her place. From this a.
starting point springs great series of laugh
able situations
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-07

men. In 1892 he rowed in the sophie
more boat and was a substitute on the
varsity boat crew. Last year he was one
of Harvard's beaten eight in the great
annual race with Yale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-07
ODD AND STRAY BITS.
How IN Augusta Sport Was Enabled 10 Re.
port Big Catch.

A lady from Palermo, who was in the
city this week on a visit, innocently "gave
away" the method employed by certain
Augusta fisherman who recently reported q
very big catch of brook trout. Some one
asked the lady if there was any good
trout fishing in the vicinity of her home.
She replied that most of the fishermen had
been having poor luck this spring. Her
boy, however. did make a big catch one
day and the next day he sold them to an
Augusta party who was out that way
fishing and had met with poor sue
cess. She told the party's name but
a, the JOURNAL published his name in con-
nection with the catch he reported, it
shrinks from publicly exposing him. When
he brings to the reporter another big fish
story,i printed at all,is will be with liber-
al sprinkling of interrogation marks.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30

Some people seem to see nothing disas.
trous in any event so long as its results
are beneficial to themselves. They have
much virtuous submission to another
mans fate.
There's no misfortin so big that there
amt IA little good in it," said Captain
Joe Smallett.
II dunno bout that" answered the
younger man, who was being consoed for
the loss of property. 81 could name IA good
many catastrophes that hain't been protta-
BILE right in this town." he continued
"How bout the time John Sawyers' barn
burned, and he lost all his hay an crttersg"
The captain was silent, but unconvinced
and presently his features lightened with
an idea
WELL it docs seem so it was tarnal
hard on John, but there was little good
in it, too, he said "You know that ap-
pie tree that stud close to the barn? Well,
1t was brimful of the incest apples you
ever set tooth to, and that fire roasted 'em
to turn. There they hung, and the juice
jest dripped out of 'em. Wecat 'em after
they got the fire out Seem S though new
er tasted sech good baked apples
Captain Joe smacked his lips at the ret
respect, but the other man was still I'M
comforted. He was in no mood Just then
for looking on the bright side of even "A
nelghbor S misfortune. Youth S Compan-
ion.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
Morality For Story Papers,

w. d. Howells said in newspaper arti-
Gle that nothing could be more demoraliz-
ing than the suggestiveness and all but
uncleanness of the class of fiction publish
ed by the story papers. This is, indeed,
an astounding statement from the admir-
er not only of Tolstoi but of lola Docs
Mr.. Howells consider another code of mo
rality necessary to the great unwashed
and to the great washed? AS for the truth
of his structures, one is forced to wonder
whether he has ever read one of the stories
in question for it is fact well under
stood by those who write for this class of
fiction that the strictest supervision is ex-
ercised over them that no Objectionable
feature should by any chance creep in.
Silly, strained and vulgar they are, but new
er bad. A woman who has been favorite
contributor to a fair representative of the
class shows letter from the editor asking
her to change paragraph cursorily men
tioning the elopement of married wom-
an. II am sure wrote this editor, "You
would not willingly add to the flood of
pernicious literature that threatens to GOV
er the land "-Philadelphia Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
Caribou Habits.

In summer the caribou feeds chiefly on
common plants. 1t is especially fond of
broad leafed glass growing in wet places
and around the barrens which are so nu-
merous in various places in the interior of
New Brunswick. In September you will
find them on these barrens feeding on the
reindeer moss Catalonia rangiferina), of
which they are very fond. They will dig
for 1t when the snow is nearly or quite
four feet deep. They have been seen at this
work when only their backs were visible
above the surface Of the snow When there
Is crust on the snow, their operations at
once cease, as they are no longer able to
work. Then they betake themselves to the
black moss which hangs from the trees
which skirt the barrens. This they will,
however, never eat so long as they can get
the genuine reindeer moss. Toward
spring they ascend to the highlands and
hard wood ridges, where they remain until
the snow has left. The dark and white
caribou are often seen together in droves.
Forest and Stream.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30

Il will give YOU" said Mr.. Richmond,
some facts about cards which are not gen
orally known. From the time when in
ancient Egypt they were painted on thin
sheets OF ivory, engravers and printers ever
since have reproduced them exactly. Wan
dering tribes Of gypses have the secrets of
cards as emblems Of planetary motion,
time, etc, but without the higher knowl-
edge of why they have these wonderful
properties But in this old yet ever new
religion of the stars there is abundant Ell
lenCe to show that cards were used by
Egyptian priests as sacred emblems of as
Economical time and combinations of the
solar system.
Astronomy was the the basis of the re-
ligion of the Egyptians, and cards were
automatically constructed and had sym
hollcal references to time, planetary mo
ton and the occult calculations and mys-
teries of the magi, What X, and are to
algebra so are cards emblems of hello
centric astrology.
THE tifty-tWo cards correspond to the
weeks of the year. The twelve court cards
to the months and signs of the zodiac. The
four suits represent the four seasons
spring, summer, autumn and winter. Thus
hearts in the first quarter symbolic spring,
also love and friendship
Clubs i'll ancient times represented n
clover loafor shamrock, but this particular
suit has Hccn given the name of clubs at n
later period, and is emblematical of sum
mer, also knowledge, learning, religion,
heat, temper, quarrels and lawsuits.
diamonds in the third quarter stand
for wealth, power and trade, and spades in
the fourth quarter symbolic winter, cold,
darkness, hardship and death. "a icago
Tribune
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
Sit Up Straight.

Your backbone was not made for a bar,
rel hoop, so do not curve it around but
rather straighten it out. God made man
upright-not round shouldered, hump
backed or bending over
If you bend over too much in your stud
les, get lower seat Saw the legs off from
an old chair, and then sit down SO low
that your chin will come just above the
table. Make the hind legs little shorter
than the fore legs, and then read and write
with your arms on the table, and it will
take out some of the crook from your
back.
One mother whose daughter was getting
the habit of STOPPING used to have her lie
flat on her back, without a pillow, for an
hour each day while she read to her out of
some interesting book. In little while
she was as straight as need be and a pic
turc Of health and strength
In some countries the women carry pals,
tubs and heavy loads ON their heads. This
keeps them erect. Throwing back the arms
is another means of keeping straight Re
member, you may add years to your life
by standing up straight, and you may not
only have longer life, but a stronger,
broader, deeper, happier and more useful
life if you go about with head erect, chest
expanded and lungs well developed, with
rosy checks and fresh complexion, than
you go about bent over, cramped up,
STOPPING, fiat chcstcd, sallow, nervous and
hllScrable.-Ncw York Advertiser
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
POOR "NUMBER THREE y
Some of he Trials of tile Third Past
Love Affair.

Wherever the notion started that tbu-
is lucky number, l know it did not sta.
with the first pair of lovers or with on
pair of lovers since. "That's poz. - ne ~
old magistrate is forever saving in Nfi
Edgoworth' pleasant priggish little talo
Banged and belabored with abuse avn.
since history was, poor No. 3 has hooa
alternately regarded as deus OK ma
china and a frightful cncumbrance h,',
never as a rational human being with NM
tensions to those things to which the draw,
prs up of the Declaration with unconscio,,,
rynicism made everybody wclcome-lifa
liberty and 1.-THE pursuit" of happiness
Dospised and rejected of men, especon,
young ones with attachments, the ma
plot" and gooseberry' is the most M
ticnt and put upon of sufferers and d..
serves an epic all to himself
There's nothing half SO sweet as Iowa,
young dream, and nothing a quarter sc
inconsiderate. The sorrows of Werthor,,
We're all very well, but u more tragic ta,o
yet remains to be written-the "Sorropo
of Wcrther's Friends" You-that means
me and everybody else-like lovers "a
course, and wish them WELL but you womb
love them and wish them better if theyer
hibitcd more of that love of solitude with
which they are popularity credited
Who wander with eyes and ears blissfuI
ly closed to everyday things into the room
whore you sit peacefully reading and nm.
der the apparent impression that it is an
minhabted wilderness conduct their bill
ing and cooling under full fire of your blush.
ing countcnance? The lovers, of course
Who think it looks so pointed" if you %
and do their best to make you wish vM,
had never been born if you stay? The low,
crs. Who ask you to chaperon them
You would make such delightful one
they hint-and then expect you to Green
into IL nutshcll la the devil in the grim.
NEST of Grimm tales, or that your too. ton
solid flesh will melt from view in soma
other convenient manner? The lovers
again. With some flimsy excuse you break
away from them and flee, followed by their
approving smiles. Verify, there is no rest
for the wicked, Before you can draw a re-
lievcd breath you hear their footsteps, and
like Adam in the garden you are afraid
and hide yourself. But the fatal bond of
attraction draws them to you as the tides
to the moon, and you might take the wings
of the morning and flee to the uttermost
parts of the earth with the certainty of
having Colin and Phebe there two minutes
later, utterly Disguised at finding their
your-everybody' s-privacy interrupted.
We are told by some i'll tempered philos,
opher that we rejoice at wedding for the
same reason that we weep at "a funeral
because we are not the person concerned
He was wrong, though. The tears of Joy
are for our deliverancc, of which the rice
and the white ribbon are symbolic, and
the departure of Colin and Phebe for
temporary lodge III some vast wilderness,
which leaves us free to resume our daily
walk and conversation till the next pair
of lovers comes along to upset it all again.
Philadelphia Press.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
A Game Hen.

George Diefenback has IA game hen from
County Galway, Ireland that is better
than rat terrier, A large rat tried to get
at the hens nest Instantly the hen was
all feathers. When the rat tried to run
under her, she pcc1ed at him viciousy
The rat jumped at her and tried to catch
her by the neck Every time the rat came
at the hen she dropped her wings and met
nun more than half way. Once the rat
Pulled out little bunch of feathers, but
ms Jump was short, and he failed to catch
'he heh neck This made the hen more
angry. She went at the rat in earnest
inc rat would snap its jaws and squeak
IN great rage. The two fought for half
an hour, and the hen killed the rat. The
rat weighed three pounds. -Louisville
Courier-J Journal
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
The Intelligent Juror.

The eloquent bishop of Ripon is very
lond OF telling the following story;
Wen known lawyer on circuit in the
horVh OF England curious to know how n
certain Juryman arrived at his verdict,
meeting him one day venturcd to ask
wen, replied he, Pm n plain man, and
l like to be fair to every one | don 90
ny what the witnesses say, and don't 20
ny what the lawyers say, and don't 90 bv
what the judge says, but | looks at the
man in the dock, and says, 'Homust have
done something, or he wouldn't be there,
SO SC. brings EN- all in guilty LONDON
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
A Singular Railroad Accident

A case was reported recently of an
engineer being killed by his head strik-
ing against Il sagged telegraph pole as he
leaned from his cab window, and several
instances are lately noted Of brakemen
being swept from the roof of cars by
bridges. But perhaps the most singular
accident of this kind occurred in Mis-
souri, last week. An engineer of an Iron
Mountain train was leaning out of his
cab window passing Williamsville when
he was caught by the mail catcher-the
iron pole and hook arrangement for
catching the mails from moving trains
and pulled clean from his engine,
through the window, falling beside the
track as his train passed on He was
seriously injured, Exchange.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
a PICK Me Ip for Jaded unrses-

The discussion Of the question of the
speed and endurance of horses which AROSE
out OF the long distance ride between Berlin
ana vienna has brought forth large crop
OF devices and nostrums for picking up
Jaded horses and cattle. One correspondent
writes that the Orientals are particularly
well versed in indications that have special
virtue III such cases, He mentions specially
the 'gunJah, the dried cannabis plant
winch has lowered and from which the
roSlh mas been removed. 1t is sold in bun
dies about two feet long and three inches
III diameter II is used by smokers. who
derive intense enjoyment from its narcotic
tunes. lie first learned its value when ad
mlnlStered to overworked cattle by wit
Messing It's effects long before the railway
period
A very arduous and difficult march was
Delhg performed on an unfinished road
through Il mountainous country. TheoXen
mad had long spell of continuous work
ana the road was prccipitous, and foothold
was so difficult to get that the Cattle he.
came exhausted and tottered about helm.
lessly unable to proceed There could he
no malt, tor tigers and bears were all aro,nd
In TINS emergency the ever ready and rn.
Sourceiul drivers, producing their stock of
''gunjah, pounded up handful for each
bullock, mixed with sugar The effect was
almost instantaneous. The cattle pcked
up fresh heart and energy, and trotting on
chcerlully soon reached the encamDment =
Pittsburg Dispatch
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
The Milkman and the Lunatic.

A milkman had an experience once
which completely changed his views re.
garding lunatics. He had occasion to visit
an up town asylum to collect his weekly
bill. Upon his departure he noticed one
OF the inmates abstractedly picking up lit
tie stones around the grounds. AS the
milknan passed the man he made some
chatting remark and was at once pursued
by the maniac. The former, now thorough.
ly frightened ran for his life. Through
the spacious grounds they raced, then out
along the highway toward the city. The
pursued man yelled Justify for help, but
none came, and at last, completely cx-
ha18tcd, he dropped on his knees to i'm
plore mercy. The lunatic rushed up, and
as he reached the crouching, trembling
mllliman, instead Of crushing him, as the
latter fully expected, he only raised his
hand, laid it lightly on his mans shoulder
and cried out, "You'rc hit" and ran away,
1t turned out that the lunatic one amuso-
ment was playing tiger" with his keeper.
-Philadelphi Record.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
A FIREMAN IMPROMPTU.
The Monkey Bravely Extinguished the
Flames and Bore Praises Modestly.

r,of,..r,,. f,,r,,e, in his erItayor to ac-
o,,ira l,ro,pIadgao f the monkey language,
co,,1I ~, ,etbinetto his advantage by
I.isitin,, Eort Hamilton hay New ! ork,
,,.bnra 5o corId observe and perhaps com.
,,,,,,,o ,,irI, ora. If the most INTELLIGENT and
i,ta,estir,, .,,e.i,,cns of fine monkey tribe
il, c,nti,,itr This monkey is small and
IIon1i nr3'Iat,,ys an unusual amount of
NJ, 'sit,, avon for y monkey. Associated
,,itj, thn.,,,iIo creature are n little SKYE ter
in,-,,,,l ., ,,nrl.rz, of Iiobt COMMISSION and
a,,.,, continuance Tha three comrades
are confiund in n CAGE near the electric rail
roa, .totinn All of Them are exceedingly
acfi,,, o, tbn Iog occasionally resorts to
fricl.a in imitation Of his conDaniOns The
black .imi,n however, is the observed of
all observers as he skins about indulging in
his nIna.antries ar sees himself before a
crowd nf spectators md cbatters with ex.
traordinorv vnlubiIitv to their intense de.
Eobt
One Sunday the black monkey WAS more
than ordinarily mischievous and the CON
coIlrse If sjghtseers WAS therefore large
and attentive. almost surrounding the
caua I'm the noor If the caoe lava mink
nrogramme. Some one threw a parlor
match into the cage. and it fell in the saw
dust .Jacko. rs oIlick as a flash, seized it
and instituted an investigation. He smiled
il took u little bite of it. and sputtered.
looked stpadfastly at it, and then with I'm
mistakable DISGUST threw it down. It's
flavor did not evidently suit his fastidious
palate.
After blinking at it for few minutes he
made IA crab for the match. and it was
ignited on the front of the cage. The mon
KEY was nstonished Int he held the burn.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30

81 wonder" said George Haysnr at the
Victoria yesterday, "that there is no
scheme for Il big floating hotel on tho
lake during the Worlds fair, modelled
after the one Just completed in Maine
and which will soon be sent to Florida
waters to cruise or float, whichever term
may be right | saw it before | left
Maine. 1t is an immense and rather un-
wieldly looking affair, and an outside
view is not particularly prepossessing
but Its interior decoration and the ar
engagements for the convenience and com
fort of guests equal almost any OF the
land hotels, except that it lacks the met
ropolitan character of our large city
hotels and has too much of a sporting
flavor to suit the average man who is
not Il Nimrod or a Walton 1t will BE-
patronized chiefly by sporting men who
will hunt and fish III southern waters
To take the place Of cabs, which always
stand on the outside of hotels. there are
rowsof skiff9, and the umbrella receivers
instead Of being full of umbrellas and
canes, have fishing rods in them
Undoubtedly many gentlemen will
bring their families with them. so the
parlors and bathrooms are fitted up as in
land hotels. 1t is a slow moving craft,
and suppose most of the time it will be
stationary, only moving from place to
place as reports of good hunting or fish
ing reach the manager. Most of the
hunting expeditions will be made in
small boats up into the bayous and riv-
ers and swamps. The management will
probably be entirely free from the an
noyanco Of dead beats and hotel sharps
for if they should be detected out on the
ocean they might be used as bait for the
fishes. Chicago Tribune.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30

me clerk in the accident insurance ot,jce
was busy when the visitor arrived ''|>
hat can | do for voupu be in,,,,i,
briefly. "' inquired
u want an accident policy
an Al right, sir, What's your businessg,,
Pm student" ''''e'S'
"A, an! Belong to football teamyn
..e es, Does that make any difference
How muchs"
WEI, Wen, u policy for 5000 will cost Won 50
Il minute detroit Free Press ~ ''' '"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30

Dr' Holmes is quoted as saying of Haw
,ir n, lie went his solitary way through
iilc IKE whale through the crowds of
lesser ilshes in the sea You might stand
III your boat and hurl your harpoon at him
'S nc passed-it was hit or miss. If you
succeeded in bringing him to, he was gen
IA enough company for awhilc-in his alb
htracted Olympian way If you missed,
you would hardly have another chance fol
year Now York Lcdger
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
SONG.

Golden face that human sorrow
May not touch nor make less fair
Luster from you let me borrow
Sunbeams that shall Danish care.
All the grief of all my years
In your presence disappears.
Dear, delightful, dark blue eyes.
Life seemed like an autumn day,
Hope was as flame that dies,
Till you shone across my way;
But when your great glory broke
Der my life this love awoke.
Love Of you now conquers grief;
Love of you makes life a gain.
As fading woodland leaf
Shines in sunlight after rain,
So the realm of my distress
Wears IA new and radiant dress.
All. but shall | keep the boon?
viii You always he to me
Stars of morning, suns of noon,
Lamps to bid the darkness flee?
Dearest eyes, know your light
Will content me till the night.
London Academ
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30
A Shrewd Parent.

II don't know what is the matter with
my son. Since he went to the university he
hasn't written to me oncen
why don't you do as did9 When
didn't hear from my Emil wrote as fol
lows: MY dear boy, how are your In
closed you will find twenty dollar bill
But took good care not to inclose the bill
The result was that he wrote by the next
mail, complaining that the morey had not
reached him. "-Exchange.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-08-30

Two lovers quarreled, and the lady wrote
to the gentleman as follows:
Herewith ] return all your presents,
with the exception of the diamond ring
which | shall keep to remind me of your
ineanness and horrid conduct altogetherl
Exchange