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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-08

H. F. L. Shannon, d. c. L., Q G.,
irdpe of probates, died at Halifax, n. =,
Monday, of heart failure. He was 50
wears Of age. For a number of years he
represented Halifax in the Nova Scotlan
Legislature, and part OF the time ne was
member Of the government. he was
appointed Judge Of probatss in 1881.
The London Central News hears from
Cairo: Reports of serious fighting IN the
vicinity of Kassala continue persistently
Italians under Gen. Baratteri are said to
have defeated Is, 900 Mahadists, although
they sustained heavy losses. 1t is stated
that Egypt contemplates helping the
Italians by making strong attack upon
Dongola. No final decision has been
reached.
Thomas O'Connor, representing the
American organization of the Friendly
Sons OF St. Patrick. presented Mr. Glad
stone. Monday, with an album with iliu-
minated address, prepared in March, 1884,
on the occasion Of Mr.. Gladstone's retire
nent. Mr.. Gladstone received Mr.. O'Con-
nor and the gentlemen with him very
heartily. He looked ruddy and animated
and talked with much spiria
The court OF appeals of the District OF
Columbia, Monday, rendered an opinion
sustaining the decision Of Judge Cole in
the case CT Messrs. Chapman and Macart-
neg, the stock brokers who refused TO
testify before the Senate sugar investlga-
ton committee regarding individual
spcculations through their firm. Judge
Coles decision was Joverruled and de-
murrer was filed by the brokers to the
government indictment.
Massachusetts, cities inaugurated their
new mayors, Monday: +. NJ. Curtis at
Boston, G. J.. Long at Springfield, David
Parker at New Bedford, Andrew Gate al
| Chicopec, Mayor Hodges at Quincy,
Mayor Bo.hicld at Newton, Mayor Tur-
ner at Salem, Mayor Rutter at Lawrence,
| C.. A. Reed at Taunton, Mayor klmball
| at Northampton, Mayor Crosby at Pitts
field, Mayor Allen at Woburn, II. ;. Mil
ton at Waltham and ". 4. Courtney at
| Lowell.
Victor Monchercaux is locked up, al
| Denver Colo, charged with the murder
of Marie Contassoit enc of the three
women who have fallen victim to here
toforo unknown stranger during the past
three months. While drunk, Sunday
night, one Alphonsc Lamar friend OF
Monchercaux, made talk that will prob
ably lead To his conviction. He said
Monchereaux murdered the girl to get
some $1,000 that She had. Monchereaux
denies his guilt.
The friend of Ebcnczer NJ Richie of New
Bedford, Mass, are considerably alarmed
at his disappearance, rs he has not bee1
seen or heard from since Friday. He left
the office of the Old Colony Steamboat
Co.. where he was employed, somewhat
earlier than usual, Friday, and since that
time nothing is known OF his movements.
No reason is assigned for his going away.
His financial affairs are all right las fan
as known, and his home life was exceed
ingly pleasant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-08
INFLUENCE OF HOLMES.
What the "Autocrat" Has Done to MIKE
People Hate Shams.

Among the titles Of DR.. Holmes to graf
itude and enduring remembrance whlcf
recall themselves to Us there Is one which
| hope no one will soor lose sight Of. ano
which perhaps ought to be called his i'll
auence as a civilizer. He not only showed
US, 1t seems to me-and 1 an thinking o.
some of his more aidactic poems, OF th'
opening chapters Of ELSIE Nenner, O.
countless passages in the 'Autocrat' anc
the Professor fine foundation
we Americans have to build upon, but he
was the means Of melting directly mul
titude Of readers to work toward ideals O
real and sincere culture, not the sham ar
ticle, which have never in our literature
been put into such sane and comprehen
sive form.
should like to sec muster, and an
sure it should be a large one, OF the mel
now in middle age whose mental tone ha'
been, consciously or unconsciously, con
siderably Influenced by the kindly castiga
ton until they seemed intolerable O
shams and half baked pretenses that 9th
erwise they might have gone on tolera'
ing; by tho flashes of unmalignant wit il
which even small boorishnesses and mean
nesses were suddenly shown up in SO un
mistakable light that it seemed impossi
bic ever to commit them again; by thu
numberless cumulative touches by which
an ideal of the gentleman was built up
wholesome, sensible, unpriggish, attaina
BILE by every sincere, sham hating NAH
yet also full of quiet high things, charity
consideration for others-a imam OF gent,
will. "-Scribner's Magazine
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ACCOUNTS VERIFIED IN SECRET.
A Feature of Business Performed by Pul
lie Accountants After Dark.

A Feature of Business Performed by Pub
lie Accountants After Dark.
In many a business office there is trans
acted a business at night OF which none oil
tho EMPLOYEES is aware. 1t is the audit
ing of books feature of work performed
by several we'll known public accountants
OF course in the majority of such cases
the partners in the concern have h ad some
reason to suspect some OF the Office force
of dishonest practice. AT times, however,
one partner may suspect another, or some
reason may arise where the firm desire to
ascertain their standing at an unusual
time Of the year and without its being
known to tho bookkeeper.
1T is by no means an unusual feature
of my work. said well known public
accountant, in speaking about the matter
recently. "Many u time, when large
mercantile house has closed for the night
and everybody has gone home, my men
have entered the store, taken the books
from the safe and worked over them until
daybreak.
I'm such cases they never touch q pen
or pencil to the books. They merely veri-
fy the figures and transcribe the entries on
paper. The result of each mans work is
kept by itself and turned over to another
person in my office, who obtains the final
results Every care is taken in handling
the books and replacing them in the safe
to give no grounds for suspicion of what
is going on.
mo doubt many a bookkeeper and cash
Ter in this city would be surprised to peep
into his office at night and find force OF
men working over the books as Familiarity
as he and his fellow clerks have been do
ing in the daytime for years. The night
force speedily become acquainted with the
names of customers and the pages of the
ledger accounts, turning to them without
reference to the index, like old hands.
Sometimes, of course, the fact OF our
working at night over the books never
becomes known to the clerks. If the ac-
counts are found straight, there is no rea-
son to let them know they have been sus-
pected. At other times they discover that
their figures have been overhauled when
| confronted with the unmistakable evil
dence in figures of their false entries. y
| New York Herald.
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Such strong evidence as this must COZ
vince everybody of the genuine worth
5his great medicine Mr.. Elwood's Wort
is as. good as gold. When he makes
statemcnt..people know they can depen'
:pon it, Just such reliable statement
bout Dr.. Greene's Nervura blood AM
nerve remedy are constantly appearing
md the people every where have the vi
most confidence in this wonderful medl
:ine.
They take.it and perfect health results
rhe popular Miss Elwood thinks it is II.
Iced wonderful remedy when it will
cure what all the skill of other physician
,annot benefit.
Why waste time in trying uncertain an
,ntried remedies, when..ss here is physi
;ian's prescription, a discovery made b.
he greatest living specialist in curin
leryous and chronic diseases, DIR. Green
Of 34..aaTemple Place, Boston, Mass. l
,ou take this medicine you can .conside
Yourself under. Dr. aaGreene's direct profes
,ional care, and you can consult him
write to him about your case, freely an
without charge. This is a guarantee tina
his remedy will cure, possessed ny n
lther medicine in the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-08
Paradise Myths.

Paradise opinions seem to owe much OF
their popularity to peculiar local fitness.
( The inhabitants of the Kongo basin be-
lievc that paradise in valley OF peace,
where good spirits float about continually
engaged in catching mosquitoes, and thus
protecting the sleep of kings and great
men who arc in a perpetual slumber
The inhabitants of the hot, sandy, shade
less desert island of Botocu imagine para
disc to be land of cool streams, shaded by
gigantic forest growths. 1t may DO well
70 mention in this connection that the
heaven ideas of all desert jewellers pictures
a thickly wooded hereafter.
The Yokoots Of eastern Siberia believe
that heaven win be country PROVIDED
with ready lighted fires and many blup-
boring kettles and fish OIL
When the Rev. Claus Hansen, Norwe-
gian missionary, was picturing heaven TO
an Eskimo, the savage fatty refused 10
embrace Christianity because, according
to his idea, the hereafter should provide
plenty Of ice, snowshoes and sea monsters
st Louis Republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-08
An Interesting leiie..

DR.. David Kennedy, Dear Sir: am 6)years
old and generally played out, or so thought
up to two weeks ago, when commenced to
use DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy.
For years have suffered with Inflammation
of the bladder and kidneys, and have grs aally
grown worse and expected at any time that
passing urine by natures effort would cease.
Besides constant pain in the kidneys and
bladder, I have had rheumatic pain in every
muscle and joint. and have often remarked
that there was not man living that had suf-
fered as much as had but must say / had
not for single day in five ye: rs felt well in
in every way as | do now. Have improved
iaily since began the use of DR.. Kennedy US
Fayorite Remedy. About week ago ! gave
a man afflicted with bladder trouble. part Of o
bottle OF Favorite Remedy, and he said to ne
to-day: THAT is great medic.ne: / am bet
ter alre ady," and he drove eight miles to q
druggist to get bo,t'e. Respectfully yours,
S. /. YOUNG, Hiram, Ohio.
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DO Fish Sleep?

asked the above question when in con
versation with noted authority on the
piscatorial science, and his reply was. Il
am not exactly prepared to answer that
question to the point, but am of the
opinion that they, as well as all other
organized beings, go through periods of
coma, very brief in some cases, which is
analogous to the slumber of higher ami
mails. Fish consume but little oxygen,
and their waste of tissue is very small.
Hence they have been known to do with
out either food or sleep for surprising
length of time. Some Of my colaborers
in this branch of science are of the opin-
ion that their periods of coma are the same
as sleep only in generic sense-they sim
ply relieve the functions of the body for
brief intervals. st. Louis Republic.
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HINTS FOR EVERY DAY.
Points Useful to People In Searcl, Of Cul.
ture and Polish.

The drawing room tea table Is an estab
ishcd institution. To caller dropping
in about 8 o'clock or later one may offer 6
cup of tea, though it is not at all neces
sary. Other refreshment is better dis
pensed with, according to Harper's Bazaar
which Is authority for the following ad
vice:
Mrs. John SnitS, widow, Is just as
much Mrs. john as during her hus
bands life, and she should use thet name
in all social matters.
For. business card d. ID. S. may be
placed after the name. For calling card
the title may be omitted.
1t is decided rudoness for man to
leave girl at the theater to 60 out be
tween the acts.
A baby's birth is frequently and prettily
announced by sending, inclosed with the
parents card, tiny card engraved with
the baby's name and date of birth. Undo,
exceptional circumstances a card can be
sent in response to call.
The ushers escort the family first to Offer
their congratulations The parents of the
bride stand on her right in the reception
party. The best man does usher duty
after the ceremony. The handsome
bridal toilet would be incomplete without
veil. The groom and best man may
enter the drawing room first and wait be-
side the clergyman, as they would in
church. The ushers follow, then the maid
alone, followed by the bridesmaids, and
last the bride with her father The men
should of course all wear gloves.
The men of the bridal party should wear
black frcck coats lightish trousers, patent
leather shoes, white silk fourth hand Oh
Ascot ties, white gloves for groom and
best man, white or pearl tint for the ushers.
Wear evening dress to a church wedding
If you are to attend a reception following.
The bride will not be dressed in street cos
tune at church when she is to hold re-
ception afterward.
A church wedding requires no acknowl-
edgment and demands no after call I'M
less card be inclosed with at home days,
in which case you may either call in per-
son or send cards.
1t is very unusual to have a married man
for best man. 1t is occasionally done for
some very particular reason.
A written regret should be sent for the
wedding reception. Address it to Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith. Date it as you would any
social communication.
The silk hat should be worn only with
the SO called Prince Albert frock coat and
with evening dress. The derby should not
accompany either Of these coats, but
should be worn with a sack coat OF with q
cutaway morning coat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-08
on EVERYB0DTs LIPS.
What the Beautiful Girl Her.
self Says.
Surprising Story Of the Daughter Of
a Noted Professor.
How She Excited the Curiosity Of all Her
Friends.

One of the best known and most inter
esting men in Brooklyn, n Y, is Pro
fessor ]. NJ. Elwood, residing at 43 Cor
nelia St. He is noted scholar and pro
fessor. His charming daughter is young
lady of most ostimable character and has
hosts of friends everywhere.
She became fearfully nervous and run
down, and this was followed by most
severe attack of St. Vitus' dance. She
grew worse and physicians could not
cure her. She finally got well, however,
by a methodI which astonished all her
friends.
sit affords me the greatest pleasure,
said the professor, ''to state that my
daughter. who was sufferer from ner-
yousness and St. Vitus' dance and who
was treated for same by prominent
physicians in Brooklyn without result,
was completely cured by using two bot
ties of DR.. Grcene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy
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EVEN THE FISH FAILED.
They Could Not Eat Thirty Quails In
Thirty Consecutive Days.

Winston Harris came over to sec me
about some birds on his farm, and after
dinner we went to get them, but could
not find them, and only got six during
the afternoon. Winston said the quail re-
minded him of some great fly fishing in
which he used live quail for flies. He told
the following:
"In lS47 was living at Bonneville, on
the Missouri river. Right opposite the
town was big bend, making half circle
four or five miles across. That fall there
came hundreds of thousands of quail,
travelling south, and when they struck the
river they followed it till they came into
the hollow of the big bend, and then flew
across, but as ii was a mile good many
of the weaker ones fell into the river, ard
those that got across were so tired that
people just picked up all they wanted OK
them.
There were several acres Of very deep
water in tho bend, and there were good
many big catfish in there that never would
bite at any sort Of bait. Woll, these cat
fish got to swapping up every quail thai
fell into the water, SO got the blacksmith
to make me hook, got 200 feet Of clothes
line at the store, and tying live quail TO
the hook threw it away out in the river
and something took it right off, and 1t
would have taken me, too, IL tho boys
hadn't grabbed the line and helped. We
pulled out. a catfish that weighed lSI
pounds strong, and he had nearly bushel
of quail in him. We thought we were 60
ing to have any amount of fun now, but
the next morning dead catfish began to
come to the top of the water and float
down stream"
"What killed them?" asked.
KILLED themselves trying to cat 30
quail in 80 days" said Winston.-F crest
and Stream.
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NEWS NUGGETS.
Srousht by the Wires from the North, East
South and West.

The joint Republican caucus of the
South Dakota Legislature Monday, unan-
imously nominated II. +. Pettigrew for
United States Senator. The nomination
will be ratified by the Legislature, Jan. go.
There was an explosion on a pleasure
steamer off Nicthcroy, Brazil, Monday.
The steamer caught fire and scores of pas
sengcrs We're forced to leap overheard to
escape the flames. 1t is reported 100 were
drowned.
The Northwood Union Shoe Company,
II miles from Suncook, n. H., has as
signed to Mr. Woodbury. of Boston, di-
rector. The Northwood Building Asso-
citation has placed an attachment on the
machinery, stock, etc.
The grand jury, at London, Monday,
ignored the bill for manslaughter found
against the Australian pugilist, "Dum-
my Winters, in contest, with whom,
on the night of December z, George Smith
received injuries from which he died.
The Hartford, CT, board of health
has decided to buy perfectly healthy
horse to inoculate with diphtheria virus
and manufacture anti-toxine serum
Three months must elapse from the time
of incubation until the serum Is ready
for use.
The fact came out in the supreme court
at New York, Monday, that the estate o.
the late Cyrus W. Field is in danger o.
being completely wiped out. This arise:
out of the failure Of Field, Lindley
Wiechers & Co., for nearly So, 900, 600, two
years ago.
The 7. p. Dodge Co. of Newburyport
started up the big Dover street shoe shol
Mt Dover, n H., Monday, under the firm
name of ]. H.-Ireland & Co. 1t expects
to employ 800 persons when the shop il
running full force. The shop has beer
idle twoFyears.
At boxing exhibition at Glasgow
Monday evening, Peter jackson publicl,
challenged Corbett to meet him, and de
ciared that he would not retire from tn
ring without beating the American cham
pion. His speech was hailed with erie
Of THAT'S right
Emperor William sent this dispatch t
Prince Bismarck, New Years day: Sc
hope, honored Prince, that during tn
year 1895 you will recover fully from tn
bitter loss which has recently afflicted you
and will remain in good health. You
affectionate Emperor, etc"
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HINTS FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
Points Useful to People Who Want to d.
tie Correct Thing.


1t is customary for bride to wear
veil if she wears the usual white dress,
the veil being an important part of such
a toilet. 1t is not necessary to have boxes
Of wedding cake" but it is pretty Gus
tom.
Men very rarely receive with their wives
at afternoon receptions. If your husband
receives with you in the evening, it is
sufficient.
You should leave cards-your mothers
if she is living with you, your husbands
and your own--for each lady, your hus.
bands only for the men.
A dinner invitation should be acknowl-
edged at once by a written answer of ao.
ceptance or regret, which should be writ
ten in the first or third person, according
to the form of the invitation. 1t Is ques-
tionable taste to answer in the third per-
son an invitation written in the first per-
son.
A young girl wears mourning dress q
year for u parent
You cannot very well offer to replace or
repair piece of furniture or an ornament
that you h,vs broken by accident. 1t is
more delicate to wait little, and then, II
your terms with your hostess will permit,
let some flowers or a suitable gift emphl-
size your regrets.
In registering at q hotel q man signs
his name simply, John Smith," worn
IN registers, Mrs. John Smith, or Miss
Nary Smith. +"
Az announcement card requires no re-
sponse A church wedding invitation re-
guircs no response A wedding reception
card requires the same response as any
other reception. Address to the hostess
The fashion, Of dancing at wedding
has almost passed away. Still at evening
Weddings it Is sometimes INDUCED in. The
bride leads, dancing with the best man,
and the groom with one Of the bridesmaids.
And, according to Harper's Bazaar, authori.
ty fnr the foregoing paragraphs, the wed.
dinaxEll, generally made ef roses, is still
favorite design to hang over the bride
and groom. A bower Of flowers can be
we'll arranged if there is q bay window.
The refreshments fer san evening we'd
ding wouldEEot differ materially from
those for an afternoon reception.
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A BIG TOBACCO BOX.
It Weighs One Hundred Pounds ana 40
Carefully Guarded.


Tho b;prest tobacco box in the world,
or what is fondly believed to be sucn, -
carefully guarded by the overseers Oh ". =.
united parishes of st. Margaret anu ~
John the Evangelist, Westminster, Eng
land. 1t weighs hundredwelgn'' any =.
It is a remarkable historical curiosity
is really not a single box, but an agRion'
Grafton of them, one outside the otnet'
like Chinese puzzle or an onion Whion
has been growing for the last Isl years.
The original tobacco box, the core, was
the property Of old Henry Monck, VINO uo.
cided to perpetuate his memory IN this
peculiar way. ..,
Tradition hath it that he purchased tne
horn tobacco box at Horn fair, Plumsteao'
for the small sum of fourpence and present.
ed She box to society formed of the pas'
ara. present members Of the parish. Inc
ORIGINAL box is only ~ inches long by 374
inches wide, Ia inches outside by three,
quarters of all inch inside depth, ana II
weighs 1OT ounces. The members were SC
delighted with the old fellows gift they
ornamented it with silver rim on which
his name was engraved. 1t was religious
" committed to the custody of the senior
oyerseer for the time being, who handed
il to his successor, with some additional
silver ornament.
So year after year the box has grown
bigger and bigger. The gentlemen VINO
followed Monck in the office of overseel
thought fit at the end of their terms OF
service to chronicle on the box events o.
importance which had occurred during
their terms of office. A similar act mas
been carried on year after year, and the
original 4 penny tobacco box now rest:
within no fewer than six massive cases
the last one and pedestal being octagona
| in shape and constructed out OF an oar
beam taken from Westminster abbey. II
is surmounted by a beautiful chased siivel
statuette of the queen, which cost Ao'
and was added as memento to her maj
esty's year of jubilee. The ceremony Of
annually passing over the box from ths
outgoing overseer to the incoming one Ii
very elaborate and has distinctly pleasant
SAVIOR of the good old times" 1t take;
place after the customary dinner at thF
annual general meeting. New YORK DIS
match.
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The Meek Little Woman.

Railways mean to come to you for ad-
vic,," said the meek little woman. You
never tell me wrong"
what is it, dear?" asked the young
husband, unconsciously Strengthening up
with proud sense Of masculine superb
ority.
r. Would You advise me to get my new
coat brown or blues"
ASH was the first he had heard Of the
proposed garment, he had to take time to
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
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Knew Japanese.

A Japanese medical student ct the Uni
versity of Edinburgh recently claimed the
privilege of being examined in his native
language, which by the rules is allowed to
all foreign students who are not French or
German. The faculty was not put out,
but found one of its own members who
could examine him.-Liverpool Mercury.
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Lemon Juice.

A few drops of lemon juice are decid-
cd addition to the flavor of broiled lamb or
pork chops. larded mutton chops, pressed
or jeIlied chicken and broiled or fried oys-
tiers. Squeeze them over the chicken be-
fore it is pressed and the others after they
are cooked,