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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01
OVER THE RIVER.
GIeanings From The East Side Of The Pic
turesque kennebec.

The East side people are always ready
to take part in any movement that will
be of value to that portion of the city, and
they anticipate that the proposed electric
rail road from here to Watervillc will be
built. If it is the East side will be much
benefited. Its principal streets will have
the convenience of street railway and
the people from over the river will feel
quite electrified.
The cost of this proposed road will
probably reach the sum of $780, 900, com
pletcd with all the NEST modern conven-
fences and supplied with everything nee
cssary for its success. 1t is the purpose
now to have power stations at such points
along the route as will supply sufficient
force to drive the cars rapidly. The idea
is to have the most powerful electric mo-
tors that can be procured. A meeting of
the men interested in this scheme will
soon be held and perhaps steps will be ia
hCA tOWuIN ulC OalittiAS vi thO lihS. t'SN
eral Augusta men of financial influence
are interested in the movement and be-
lieve that such y line will pay. Should
it be built its practical and material ben
eft to the East side would soon be felt.
A young lady living with a family in
town, went to her home in Manchester
to spend Christmas During the night
over chair in the sitting room, and !
veil on Ia BE near by The next MORN
ing when the family began to assemble
in the room, fat little mouse was found
curled up sound asleep in the folds of the
veil, but upon being discovered he sud
denly woke to life and it's duties and dis
appeared so quickly that no, one present.
even saw him go, he was simply gone.
The room was searched, but 10 no pun
pose, and mousie was soon, for the time,
forgotten. In the afternoon the young
people of the house walked to the pond,
nearly mile distant. and staid quite q
while watching the skaters. On the re-
turn walk, our young lady of the big
sleeves felt something slyly creeping up
her arm from near her elbow. She gave
the alarm and one of the boys of the par
ty caught hkr arm with one hand, and
with the otter found a little tail, which
he drew. on with a mouse on the end
of it. He hppped it, when it scampered
across the road, sorry, no doubt to leave
the warm hiding place where it had taken
refuge in the early morning to escape
from its pursuers This seems to be a
new use which big sleeves can be put to
by the mice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Samuel Chute will have barber chair
at the State House during the Legislature
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

]. w. Harlow has fine new express
pung upon the street, which was made at
Chambers carriage shop. Mr.. Harlow
will leave, Thursday, for Florida, and
James Frost will have charge of the es-
press and trucking business during his
absence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Miss Louise Pierce entertained friends
at a hearty party, last evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

There will be more RESOLVES" made
today, than the Legislature will enact.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.

x run daily. Sundays included. 2 runs SUM
days only.
Through tickets to California and all points
South and West may be had Of e. Fl. Walker
ticket agent, Augusta, the only ONCE in Angus
ia selling via all routes and checking baggage
free of expense.
PAYsoN TucKER, Vice Pres. and Gem Manager.
F. E. BoorHBY, GenI Pass. and Ticket Agent
PORTLAND, Dec Is, 1894.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

The we'll known comedian, Don Daley
will probably be here the Sth in : After tai
Ball -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Rev. c. s. Cummings lcctured at
Union, last evening, on sold New Eng-
land
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Hon. G. w. S. Putnam of York is in
the city,, He was member OF the Legls-
lature 90 years ago and is one OF the lead
ing Republicans of York county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

George Stafford, superintendent OF ths
shoe factory at Skowhegan, was here
yesterday. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Miss Olive S. Hoyt left, yesterday, 10
South Hadley, Mass, where she VIII at
tend Mount Holyolze College
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Mrs Fred Kinsman and son Charlie lef
for Auburn, yesterday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Major Dickey arrived in the city, ycster
day morning, from Fort Kent, anu wen
to the Cony house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

The New Years eve ball, last evening,
W as largely attended.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Fred Leighton, late of Lewiston, VIII
tlke charge of barber chair at the ,Au
gusta house for Henry Morrill,, one TIT
Water street ''shavers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Charles Whitehouse left, yesterda!
m 1rning, for Worcester, Mass, where ut
will resume his studies at the Highland
Military Academy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Frank Bowman and Mr.. Trufant re-
turned, yesterday, from schooclc lake
with two deer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Deputy Sheriff Berry of Winthrop was
h re, yesterday, and says that the ire
mans ball there has been postponed until
jim. 3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01
AUGUSTA LOCALS.

The mercury reached IL below zero,
yesterday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Ladies will meet today to sew at W. Y
T, L. rooms at 2 p. NJ. Business meet
ing at AIS. A full attendance is re
quested
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

RW Soule has just made arrangements
f1r IS, 600 books, about 30, 900 steel engrav-
ings, and over 10000 chromos, from the
Allen publishing house. He recently took
10000 albums from there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-01

Rev. J. +. Leland returned, yesterday,
from Waltham, Mass, where he preached,
Sunday. Mr.. Leland received very na1
tering call to the Univcrsalist church Oh
that city and will take up his residence
there in two or three weeks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10
RECIPROCITY DESIRABLE.

The women, bless their kind hearts, complicated rigging they used to wear on their heads in the theatre, and have substituted therefor dinky little con traptions that would hardly burden the head of a humming bird What a be- men who sit behind them now can see what goes on on the stage. There is cursing, And there is admiration where there was Encouragement and disgust. Instead of a hat a yard high. a yard wide and all wool, feathers and every thing else capable of being tied, sewed or stuck on, a man now sees before him something that may possibly be hat, but that looks like a crown. Under that crown is the sleek and shining head of a queen, set on a swan-like neck, the whole forming thing of beauty, joy throughout the performance, and a pleasant and inspiring memory.
 One good turn deserves another. The women have listened unto the prayers of the men and have made a bigger re- duetion in their theatrical head-gear than will be made in the price of dry goods by any firm in this city when it is getting ready to take inventory or after it has taken it. Now why should not the men do their part toward mak- ing the hours spent in front of the stage pleasant and stop the impolite, the troublesome and the unnecessary prac- tice of walking over the women every time the curtain goes down and every time it goes up? Tn such walking toes are trodden on, fine clothes rumpled and sometimes torn, and good tempers injured. The women find it as hard to look pleasant while the process is going on as 1t is to look pleasant while being photographed. And as for feeling pleas ant, they don't. Why shouldn't men who wish to be polite show the women as much consideration in this matter as the women have shown the men in the matter of the high, the wide and the opaque hat?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10
IN rNSrRUCfITE EN4MpLN.

Our dear young friend and neighbor the Register is pleased to notice that it's influence in helping the Journal and Courier to a realizing sense of the beau ty of good English has been partially successful, IL has been. but not in eX- aoQy the way our dear. young and mogalomaniac friend and neighbor would have it appear, We have indeed learned something about the beauty and the use of good English from the Reg ister, but we have learned it in the same way that the sons of the ancient learned something about the beauty of sobriety from the antics of their fath- CTS drunken slave. Our dear young friend and neighbor is instructive in many ways, but in none is it more in structive than in its use of the dialect it fondly and proudly calls English, So long as VIC can have that spread before us daily we feel sure that we can con- tinue to appreciate the beauty of good English and make progress in learning how to use it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10
HOIY THEY CAN ELI.

Riches have wings, and Holy Smoke, how they can use them. The Kaffir business has now reached a stage where it can be intelligently described, and the London Economist tells us how it sweaed up and burst, The figures are interest ting, instructive, and also de- structive. The boom was at it's height in September. The value of shares in almost all companies interested ad- vanced but little after that Taking the three classes of investments or com paEies, dividend paying, non-dividend concerns and land, banking and explor- ation corporations, we find that the cap- ital stock represented by them was $250, 7S6 300. In September the boom had raised the market value of this mass of securities to $1076, ,S63, 12O. When the crash came last month, or on the minute which marked the close of the day of settlement at London the quot ed value of the property represented in this form, as listed on the London Stock Exchange and throughout the offices in the vicinity of Capel Court, as also at Paris and other European cities, was but $717, ,994,125.
 There are now twenty-five dividend paying companies with mines in the Transvaal The face value of the stock in these companies was original ly $S2,773,695. The securities rose dur ing the excitement to the inflated valua- tion. s192, ,S22, 900, and when the end came they are worth S157 934, OOO They are still valued, jointly, at about that fig ure. The non-dividend companies, or those which still survive, several hav- ing gone out of existence since Sep tember, number one hundred and thir- ty-three. The face value of their stock is $13S, ,649,77O. In the crazy speculat- ing of September and October this az gregation of quoted securities attained a market value of S566, JAS, ,28O. The slump reduced this figure to $356, ,S99, ,750, an al most unprecedented drop. The miscel- Ianeous securities. comprising the certi- flea ted and foased investments of the thiuty-one land and other stock proper tiss, including the Barnato bank, the Anglo-F'rench Exploration company. etc. had stock outstanding to the amount of ST9. .S5S, ,ss5. and this went to the boom price. S5l7S95,SaO. It was valued a. that total in September and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10
SEEN.

Benedict-Why don't she marry you? Is there another woman in the case? Singleton-Yes; her father.-Tid-B Bits.
 Jerome-What has strayoff been do- ing with his eyes to make them look so badly? Bassett-Seeing the town Puck.
 A Matter of Principle Tommy, do you love your teacher?" q would if she wasn't my teacher" said Tommy. She's awful nice e"-Indianapolis Jour nal.
 Do you think it will rain to-night?' asked d citizen of the policeman. T don't know, sir; I've only been on the force one week" replied the policeman. -Tid-Bits.
 Ethel-Mamma, l wish you'd go to the other end of the store minute. I don't want you to see that ipkstand that I'm going to buy you before Christ mas-Harper's Bazaar
 Some white folks seems ter mag" ine," said Uncle Eben, dat dey is so much bettahn other people dat dar ain no necessity foh 'em ter show it by dar actions. Washington Star.
 She--She's just about your age, isn't she? He-No, I'm much the older. She What makes you think so? He-We were born in the same month of the same year.-Chicago Recodd
 Old Goldrox-My daughter has very expensive tastes. Cholly Impecune-I hadn't noticed that. May l ask where | in? Old Goldrox-Well, look at the kind of men she falls in love with ! Puck.
 'I'm afraid that man who aspires to your hand is too weak-kneed to make | you a good husband" said her father. 'Oh, papa, he's not that! Hes held me on them for hours al mer'-Y onkers | Statesman.
 How is Miss Strongmind coming on? l don't hear of her advocating woman's s rights any more" She has quit wom- ans rights business and taken up with woman's lefts. She has married a wid- ower."-Texas Siftings.
 The Last straw.-Nodd--Yo say your baby doesn't walk yet? Mine does. Same age, too. Your baby cut his | teeth yet?
 | Todd-No.
 Nodd-Mine has, all of them Your | baby talk?
 Todd-Not yet. Can yours? Nodd-Great Scott. yes. | Todd (desperately)-Doss he shave himself or go to barber's?-Truth ! Driven in by Fear.-Farmer's Wife See here! What are you doing in our chicken coop?
 I was only huntin' place to sleep and ] the barn is locked, I s'pose, mum. | Pretty story! 4 tough such as you can sleep well enough outdoors in such mild weather as this.'
 '..Fes, mum, we can usually. mum; but
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10
F.IsHION NOTES,
Plaids in Dodlces and Sleeves.

Velvet bodices are much worn, and q plaid velvet one made with much sever- itY fitting faultlessly front and back, the plaid carefully matched ovsr the lines of the figure, takes a flat and hanging boXpleat in front that is set with several large rhinestone medal lions. This is not new design, but carried out in plaid velvet it is freshly modish. Bodices that have brilliant plaided velvet sleeves are plentiful, and it is one of these that is shown here with, Its stock collar and yoke are also of the velvet while the remainder is pearl gray cloth. The back is of bias material the fronts cross over, and wide boXpleat extends around the neck and down the front edges. The latter as well as the 1880 sleeve caps are bordered with gold galoon,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10
Advertising Rates.

Situations, Wants, Rents and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each in- sertiou. Five cents word for full week (seVen times,)
 Display Advertisemeuts-Per inch, one in- scrtion Sl.20; each subsequent insertion, 40 cents; ono week, S3.20; one month, Sl0; one year, $40.
 Obituary notices, in prose or verse, 10 cents per line Notices of bli ths, Marriages, Deaths and Funeras, 50 cents each. Local notices, l5 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immedite business (all matter to be unob- jectionable). and their contracts do not in- clude Wants, To Let, For Sale etc.
 Dscounts--On two inches or more one month and over, 10 per cent; on four inches
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

Il is proposed to lay a cable from Para to point 1.1OO miles up the Anna zon river, with the view of ultimately carrying it into Peru, which is entered by the Amazon near the seventieth meri- dian. Here the extensive branches of the great river reach out west and south to points within seventy miles of the Pacific. That the river so far from its source is broad and deep is shown by tie fact that twenty years ago the Pe- ruvians had system Of gunboats on it which were all eeagoing vessels of about 800 tons, and twelve feet draught. They were built in Europe. and taken from Callao to the Amazon through the Straits of Mageila:& People in Lima expect that within a few years steam CTS will run from the headWaters of the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

Naval Post No. 400, G. A. R., of Phila- delphia, has presented to Archbishop Ryan (Ronlan Catholic), of that city, a set of engrossed resolutions thank ing him for inviting the post to the Cathedral last Decoration Day. In his response the Archbishop said that the Church had never formally opposed the Grand Army of the Republic, as some supposed, although a few Bishops had. by mistake, included it under the cate- gory of secret societies which were placed under disapproval about the time of the organization of the Grand Army. Although the posts meet behind closed doors, practical Catholics had assured him that there was nothing in their observances at variance with the Church, and that they had no object other than patriotism and charity and the preservation of soldier memories. To-day this fact is recognized by priests and prelates everywhere.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

october When the storm had passed and the clouds cleared away, the az grcsated valuation of this lot of in- vestment properties was S2O366O,a75,
 This was in Europe, F-r a similar performance in this country, on a small er scale, see American Tobacco,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

The Norwegian postal authorities give the statistics of the foreign tourists in Norway during the three summer months. It seems that these number 27,13S, against 1s,569 in 1886. The Brit ish tourists numbered 1o,S69, including the yachting cruisers. After them came the swedes with 6,S02, the Germans with S.e74, the Danes with 2,7O0 and the Americans with 1876.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

and narrow band of the same gives the belt. The skirt is untrimmed, stiff fened at the hem with wire and is lined with corn-colored silk. Just now it is qlrate as stylish to have the plaid ed sleeves and trimmings of taffeta. This will look newer than velvet and be less expensive, recommendations that are seldom coupled in dress mat ters
 An evening bodice of black can be completely changed in effect by tuck ing in at the cut-out a scarf that is 8 yard or half yard wide The other end of the scarf tucks under the edge of the bodice, or runs into the belt that finishes the bodice. The scarf is black chiffon or net, and across it's width are set two rows of thread lace insertion the net need not be cut out beneath--or of brilliant ribbon or jewelng The ef- feet will be little more attractiveiy odd if these lines do not run straight across but are higher on one side than on the other. That can be managed by the way the scarf is tucked in at the top. Then there is front" accom- plished that droops or pouches as much as it is allowed to. If the scarf is a long one, then the rest of the length may be allowed to hang from under the edge of the bodice at the waist line in a sash end, and perhaps a rosette or bow with touch of the same lace or bead work can be added where the scarf end emerges. One would hardly believe how effective such a trick is till it has been tried. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

Women will henceforth be permitted to become regular students at the Hun garian universities, and special facili- ties will be granted to those who wish to become doctors or pharmacists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

A case is being tried in Chicago in which fifty-five lawyers are engaged. If when it is ended there is much left to quarrel about there must have been 6 good deal when the quarrel started.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

read in tn papers about this hein th' time fer metenric showers, num- and l was afraid I'd get hit'-New York Weekly,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

Amazon direct to Europe, This is hint for enterprlsing Americans engag- ed in the South AmetieaM trade,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

More big game was killed in the Maine forests during October and November this year than during October, Novem- ber, and December of last year. So far as shown by the records kept by the railroads which carry the game killed by the hunters, 1,170 deer "A moose, and 6S caribou were killed during October and November this year, while during the three hunting months of last year only 1,001 deer, 45 moose, and 50 cari- bou were killed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

Patient-See here, you advert that you extract teeth without pain Dem tist-Certainly; but not this kind of teeth. What then?' "False teeth" "- Chicago Record
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10
Notice.

We cannot accept anonymous or return re- ieoted communications. In all cases the naine of the writer will be required, not for publication, but as a guarantee or good falth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

That it costs something to launch a big battleship is shown by the state- ment that the expense of getting the Victorious, the latest addition to Eng lands fleet, afoat; was about S10,OO0 She is a sister ship to the Magnificent and the Majestic, and is 39O feet long. 75 feet beam, and 27k feet draught. There were used up on the ways over which she slid into the water 1000 pounds of Russian tallow, 100 gallons of train oil and 700 pounds of soft soap. The gross weight of the ship equipped and ready for sea, is 15,725 tons.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-10

The Rev. John Jasper is as firmly convinced as ever that the sun moves round the earth and that the earth doesn't move at all. He preached his fa- Hnous "sun-do-move" sermon to an audi ence of two hundred folk in Mount Zion Church, Richmond, Virginia, the other day, and was more than ever scornful toward the scientists and emphatic in his arguments for the literal accept ance of Biblical texts bearing on the point. "When you rises and when you sots down, don't you move? Den how could the sun rise and go down 'thout movin'?" he argues.
Tombstone epitaph., 1895-10-27
Death of Mrs. M. Neal.

Last evening at about ' 80 o'clock the vital spark of long sRd useful life passed into oblivion, and the soul of Mrs. M. Neal returned 10 its God. Mrs. Neal was on visit to her grand daughter, Mrs. G. w. Cleyney, at the time of the sad accident which caused her death. She was 70 years of age and has been a dispt nser of good all the days of her life. In the dark days Of
 UT country's struggle for existance Mrs. NeaPs great sympathizing heart beat in unison with those in the heat of battle; she allied herself with the "oman's Relief Corps, in the depart ment of the Potomac, and took an active part in all its labois. and in re- cognition of great serv ces in the cause ol tine Union, she Was given q position in the Pension Department at Wash ington, which she accepted and filled for 2 years, with honor 10 herself and credit to her country.
 Mrs. Neal was an accepted member oi theEpiscopal church, and died strong in the faith which had been A comfort and stay to her soul through life. She mas children, grand children and great grand children, now living in Tomb stone 10 whom she has left the legacy of a pure, devoted and holy life.
 The body will be embalmed, ,and the wishes of her children and near rela- tives will be consulted as 10 the time and place of burial.
 The PRosPEcToR joius with the many friends of the family in offering its condolence in this .heir sad hour Of bereavement.
 MT. George W. Cheyney arrived this afternoon, and the funeral was set iUr Sunday the 27:h at 3 o'clock D. m.