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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10
A SMART YANKEE TRICK.
1t Suggested = Scheme That Might b
Elective In Battle.

1t Suggested scheme That Might BE
L Elective In Battle.
"There was matter that forgot and
which l meant to suggest to our war de-
partment before l returned to Georgia :"
The speaker was Evan Howell of Atlanta,
publisher of The Constitution
1.-The idea was suggested to me, " he said
to writer for the Washington Star, "by
the trick of smart Yankee which ex-
perienced during the war. Some OF our
men surprised bunch of Yankee raiders
one day. The raiders saw US coming a
half mile away. They were in the front
yard of q big plantation house at the
time, and the moment they noted us
streaming round a bend in the pike they
leapcd for their horses. One of them, the
tricky Iank l mentioned stopped and
picked up bee gum, one of dozen
standing in the yard, and swung it up to
his shoulder. Then he climbed into the
saddle. Every jump of his horse jolted q
handful of indignant bees out of the hive,
and it looked MS if they never budged but
stood right still in the air wondering what
had happened. And when we got up to
them the bees seemed to lay their troubles
to us and pitched into us like rabid dogs
Not one of our cavalry ever got farther
than the first bee. The whole outfit came
streaming back and lit into us and our
horses and made it so hot we had to turn
and fly. That what they did; just sim
ply stung us plumb out of the country,
and the Yanks got away.
'Now, | wasn't thinking of suggesting
bees as an adjunct to our military, but re-
membering my bee experience that day in
north Georgia l was wondering why we
couldn't avail ourselves of the aid of ami
mails more than we do in a battle NV
idea was to organize a dog regiment, say,
of n thousand dogs. I'd get good big stag
hounds and cross them with the shepherd
dog to get intelligence. I'd take 1000 Of
these and put 100 men with them, giving
each man charge of ten dogs. I'd train
them to know the enemy by dummies
fixed up In tho hostile uniform. 1t could
be done, this last part, in week. And
I'd take this dog regiment into battle with
me. They be easy to feed and easy to han
die. I'd guarantee to whip anything but
infantry with my dog regiments. Cavalry
wouldn't last q moment with EN-. They'd
stampede the best cavalry brigade that
ever heard bugle. OF course these 100
men would have to be mounted With the
men in the saddle and their half stag
hound, half shepherd dog cohorts they'd
sweep battlefield and stir up an encmy's
line like nest of hornets. As for artil-
lery, these dogs would overrun a battery
like torrent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10
Brann-Drummond.

Ralph M. Brann, formerly of Augusta,
and a graduate of the Cony High school,
WAS married, Tuesday, at IL A. M at
Oakland, to Miss Susie NJ. Drummond,
formerly of this city. The pleasant cere-
mony was held at the brides attractive
home and the service was conducted in a
most pleasing manner by Rev. +. r.
WEIGH Of that town.
The best man was Martin d. Drum.
nond brother Of the bride, and the maid
Of honor was Miss Una f. Brann of Au.
,,,sta sister Of the groom. A fine wed
5;,o dinner was served and at $40 the
happy bridal couple departed for saoo,
where Mr. Brann is electrician OF the
p,ddeford & Saco Street Railroad They
have the best wishes of host OF Augusta
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10
BuckIen's Arnica SAWS.

The Best Salve In the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheun, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and POSI-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded Price 25 cents Der
box. For sale by J. A. Jackson and Emery
& Ward Gardiner. July 18eod&wfolrm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10
Died.
hESNEBEC,

Augusta-July g. c. b. Cobb, aged 81 vears
Funeral Thursday, L. NJ, at Winthrop
ACCESSIBILITY $, Mrs. Eliza Perry. aged g.
years, months.
itchfeld Plains -July6 6, William G. Smith
aged 81 years.
WALDO
Montville-July :, Samuel Churchill, aged 3,
years. IL months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10

Special orders
No. 81.
l. An election is hereby ordered to fill the
vacancy of colonel of the 1st Regiment,
N. G. S. NJ, occurring August 5, and any
other vacancies that may be caused by
such elections, at the armory of Co l., LIST
Reg In Portland on the 18th day of
July, at p. NJ precisely. Col. W. H.
Fogler, judge advocate general, will pre-
side at the election, and make return
thereof to this office
H. The commanding officer of the 1st
Regiment will prepare pay rolls of the
electors and will cause the original roster
to be produced at the election
III. The electors will appear in full
dress uniform, with side arms
~. This order will be sent to each
elector direct and will be regarded as the
notice OF election required by sections 40,
chapter 266, of the Public laws OF 1898.
By order of the commander. in chief,
SELDEN COMMON,
Adjutant General.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10
Born.
KENNFpEr.

Augusta-July s, to the wife OF Frank I.
Clark. son.
Yienna-July 5,to the wife of William Mead
er, twins.
WALDO.
Liberty-July Ito the wife of William Hurd,
q son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10

Charles A. Stafford has erected a derrick
.. the corner of Child and Valley streets
and will soon begin work on the founda-
.,,r for a building which he will occupy
IS store and residence. Col H. G.
Ctanles has about completed house on
Valley street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10

The scenery for the lakewood park
pavilion was being put In, yesterday,
and Alicoat & Barker, late of Keith's
million dollar Boston theatre, believe that
running summer theatre there will
prove profitable. The first performance
will be given Saturday evening. The
drop curtain will be scene in Southern
Italy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10

Mrs. Howard Goodwin and little daupb-
ter are in the city for a few days visiting
Mrs. J. r. Goodwin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10

The Journals great offer on another
page is certainly the most liberal one ever
made to the people of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10
The following item was clipped from tn

The following item was clipped from the
Bradford Daily Record of Bradford, Pa.
Mrs. Rebeoca Doe, wife of Vim. Doe
died at the family residence in Dnk,
Center, Saturday morning, at O'Clock,
of typhoid fever, after an Illness Of lC
days. She was aged IS years. and was n
popular and most estimable woman. A
husband and TWO daughters-Mrs Harry
Smith and Mrs. Grant Smith, both O,
Duke-survive her. Funeral services
were held at the house, yesterday after.
noon, at 4. 30 O'Clock, Rev. G. A. Bond,
pastor of the Methodist church, officiating.
The remains were brought to Bradford,
this morning, and shipped on the 10 %
train to Meadville for intermtnt They
were accompanied by Mr.. Doc.
Mrs. Doe was the wife Of William Doc,
well known in Augusta, as the manager
of the Maine Water & Electric Power Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10

Beecham's pills for consti.
patton Zoe and 25s. Get the
book at your druggists and
60 by it.
Annual sA!sa more than soc nc s.x..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-10
Special Orders for Election Of Colonel Of
| First Regiment.

The following special orders have Just
been issued
State of Maine, !
Adiutant Generals Office
Augusta, July g. 1895.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26
The Carp In England.

The true carp, who occupies the proud
position of head of the family, is but a
naturalized alien in our British waters
By origin he is a Chinaman, and he still
abounds in his wild condition among the
mighty rivers of the Flowery Land The
human Chinaman, however, has been
noted from all time for his strict atten-
ton to the main chance He doesn't let
the grass grow under his feet and never
allows good thing to escape him So
many centuries since he domesticated
the carp and passed it ON by transport
to his friends and neighbora At an
early date the oriental stranger was nat
uralized in Germany, and in the days
of James I it arrived in England
Its diffusion by human hands is facil-
itated by the fact that it can live for
many weeks at time out of water, es-
pecially if packed in moist leaves or
damp linen This Is common peculiar
ity of pond haunting fishes, for ponds
are always liable to dry mp in summer,
and the fish which inhabit them have
therefore learned from ancestral expert
enoe to bury themselves in the mud
while the drought lasts, and to do as
best they may without a supply of wa
ter In fact, existing species of pond
fish are the descendants of the survivors
which have thus managed to escape the
droughts Of ages.-Cornhill Magazine
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26
The Conversational Capper.

The Conversational cappero is an
unpleasant but by-no means uncommon
specimen He's very apt to also, be a
conversational usurper, being one OF
those who find nothing 50 inspiring as the
cackle of their own tongues. But If he
gives you chance to talk at all in your
turn don't deceive yourself by fancying
that it's because he has any personal in
terest in what you have to say. He has
an interest, 10 be sure, but it's purely
impersonal, concerning itself altogether
with how far he can overreach you in
his next remark
Just as soon as he gets chance he
breaks in, "Going You one better" If
you have had fall, he has had two
falls. If you contemplate going to Eu-
rope, he is thinking of doing" both
Europe and Asia, and if you are going
to build house he's going to build a
mansion. Yours is to have a stable? So
is his, only it will be twice as big as
yours and much more completely fur
nished and equipped and altogether in
comparable All this is entertaining, but
not endearing. Nowhere is the "vaulting
ambition that o'erleaps it's selle" so
manifest as in the conversational capper.
New York Sun
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26
On Eth Ayenne. NeA York.

Fifth avenue is the fashionable thor
oughfare 1t is mixture of the Edge
ware Road, New street, Birmingham
and the Champs Elysees. The pavement
is primitive and abominable, with, along
the edge, the lingering stumps of trees
that have recently been cut down When
it rains, the water collects ON the side
walks in pools that rise over your ankles.
The stone blocks in the road are of the old
rafting Oxford street oblong pattern.
It is the boast of Fifth avenue to be free
of tram, cable car and elevated railway.
It is the only one of the IL or IS avenues
that is so free. The fashionables keep
them out, as the gas was kept out of
Grosvenor square
The only public conveyance that runs
in the avenue, from Washington square
to Central park, about two miles. is q
broken down stage, drawn by four spav-
ined, tired, hairy old horses You see it
crawling along, full of well dressed peo-
pie, among the cabs and coupes and
smart carriages, and it looks like nothing
30 much as Buffalo Bills Deadwood
coach. from the Earls Court exhibition.
In it, only last week, and about mile
from where l write, a lady was "held
up" by man with pistol at 80 In
the morning. He took her purse, and so
far as / know has never been heard Of
since Bill Nye fubs shoulders in New
York with the decadent and the raffine.
Evangeline devours 1.-The Yellow Aster"
and "Ships That Pass In the Night" to
say nothing of Bourget and Marcel Pre-
vost-Temple Bar.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26
Conveying Merchantmen.

Marryat has given us vivid picture
of the troubles of conveying in those
days, and has described to us the pro-
tecting frigate sailing round and round
her troublesome charge, and actually fir
ing into them to make them keep up:
Figure" says Mr.. Russell figure 70
or so sail of ships, many of them heavy,
round bowed old merchantmen, 80 shaped
In beam and length that they might
have been built by the league and sawn
off as customers required them A dozen
ships at time would be tagging; the
naval officer in command would signal
them, but to no purpose; the sour old
merchant skipper, wrapped up in pilot
cloth, eyed the epaulet askant and sulk-
lily went to work to give as much trou-
BILE as possible
No less man than Oochrane once
started from Halifax with large con-
vuy, and arrived at Plymouth with q
single vessel, and that vessel in tow.
Collingwood, ON this shorter voyage,
records with relief that he has got his
convoy safe off his hands, though at the
cost of great exertion II seldom slept
more than two hours at a time all the
way out, and took such true care of my
charge that not one was missing. AL
the masters came on board my ship to
thank me for my care and attention to
their safety. Macmillan Magazine.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26
He Got a Light.

1t was ON q ferryboat coming from
Windsor A man who was smoking a
brier root pipe was approached by a
well dressed man having an unlghted
cigar in his hand who courteously que
ried: 80.
could I beg the favor of light,
please?'
Certainly, replied the other. ~
"Could l get it pretty soon2" \
within short time, sir. - =,
The man with the pipe smoked for q
minute or two, and then, emptied his
pipe over the rail and walked up to one
of the employees of the boat and asked
for a match. After some hunting around
one was handed to him, and be returned
to the gentleman with the cigar.
scratched the match ON his leg and ex-
tended it with the remark:
Here you are. sir.
"Thanks awfully." z
"Please don't mention it Anything
else wanted?"
= "Not ON this trip, thank you"
IAN right-see you ON the next and
do what can to make it pleasant "
Then they turned away from each
other, perhaps never TO meet again In
this cold world, and the boat plowed on
and ON over the foaming waters and
finally brought up with bump in North
America and was saved from grave In
the deep Detroit Free Press.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26
Doom of witty Frenchmen.

'sGreat wits are sure to madness near
allied " The doom of witty Frenchmen
who cater to the amusement of the pub
lie seems to be the mikhouse- Daumier,
the greatest of French caricaturists, kept
his mind by throwing away his pencil
and retiring to vegetate in the country.
Gill; Grevin, Guy de Maupassant died
lunatics 1t is now the turn of Jules
Jouy, the comic singer, who sang with
irresistible fun his exquisitely finished
ditties AS they dealt with current
events, he was always ON the lookout TO
give a fresh and comical turn to events
not too hackneyed His anti-Paulus
music hall campaign against General
Boulanger made him suddenly famous.
Yvette Guilbert and theC oqueRns found
themselves Slpsed The salons follow
ed Montlnartre in honizing him AT the
end of a few seasons he was rich and
famous. But he fancied it was harder to
Keep than to win fame, worried, fretted,
uverstrained his Wis comica, and is now
under restraint London Truth.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26
A Novelist's Story.

Mr.. Frankfort Moore was for many
years one of the leading journalists of
Belfast before he took the English lit
erary world by storm with his success
sion of brilliant books-so brilliantly
paradoxical both in subject and phrase
81 Forbid the Banns, A Gray Eye
or &c." and Zone Fair Daughter. y His
Journalist s Note Book" is full Of good
stories of his experiences, but the other
night he told me one which has never
yet seen daylight on paper.
A slim, fair haired Young man, almost
boy, called on him, and sent in his
card as Mr.. Archibald Clavering Gun
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore happened to be
familiar with the huge, burly, Max
O'Rellish appearance of the author of
"Mr Barnes of New York" but they
welcomed the visitor none the less,
though Mrs Moore was at pains not to
leave them alone, for she intuitively
grasped what the pseudo Gunter wanted
So things went ON till it was time for
Mr. Moore to go to his Office The stran-
ger followed him there. Of course he
wanted money, and when Mr.. Moore
suggested that the American consul
would be glad to assist so distinguished
a fellow countryman, he explained that
he and that functionary had taken oppo-
site sides in the civil war, 50 he was
afraid that he would have to ask Mr.
Moore to lend it TO him. "I'd be de-
lighted to do 50, my dear fellow" said
Mr. Moore, with his ready Irish wit, as
the Office boy appeared in answer to his
ring to show the visitor out, "but the
fact it, you haven't told me who you
are. +" He pointed to print of the real
Archibald, but the stranger had fled. -
London Queen
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26
Poison Sumac and Poison Ivy.

There is % difference in the general
appearance of the plants, both as to
stalks and foliage, by which the poison
GUS and the harmless varieties OF the
sumac can be distinguished from each
other, writes Eben E. Rexford in The
Ladies' Home Journal The former has
light colored stalks frequently blotched
with white or gray, and the foliage is
thin and firm in texture, with glossy
surface, while the latter has a soft,
thick leaf, brown stalk, hairy in the
early stages of the new growth, and is
of much stronger habit, often beconi-
ing quite a tree. This variety bears fruit
thickly covered with crimson hairs in
spiky, terminal punches, while the poi
sonous variety has berries Of greenish
white-very similar in size and color to
those of the poison ivy-in loose, pend
emit clusters, along the upper part Of the
branches
The harmless rhus is almost always
found ON the uplands and in open places,
while the poisonous sort prefers moist
ground and shade. The former takes on
q most beautiful variegation in fall, its
pinnate, palmate foliage turning to red,
scarlet and maroon of exceedingly rich
and brilliant shades, while the Latter
becomes pale yellow. This poisonous
variety is most dangerous plant 1t is
worse than the poison ivy by far. Many
persons cannot pass near it without be-
ing affected, as if they had really han
died it, strange as it may SEEM 1t seems
to be able to communicate its virulent
qualities to the atmosphere which sur
rounds it.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26
THE CoPPER'S LITTLE JOKE.
1t Afforded Him Less Fun at His Wife's
Expense Than He Had Counted On.

A grea. deal Of amusement was
caused on an east bound electric car the
other afternoon by waggish police
man, who selected his wife for his vic
tim. The policeman had done duty at
the ball park, and his wife had been to
see the game. While the crowd was
leaving the woman stood about the
front of the park and waited for her
husband to ride up town with him. He
finally arrived, and the pair boarded a
crowded car. Both were young and only
recently married, and they enjoyed
themselves hugely on the way
The woman wore handsome little
gold watch, evidently present from
her husband. While half the people in
the car were looking, and while his
wife was speaking to woman acquaint-
ance outside the car, the policeman deft-
" took the watch from his wife's pocket
and transferred it to his pistol pocket
When the car reached Eighteenth street,
the policeman remarked that it was a
few minutes past o'clock, and every
body in the car looked at the police
man s wife.
Of course she did what every one in
the car expected she would. She felt for
her watch. 1t seemed as if sudden
violent pain had attacked the woman s
| heart. Her face became very pale, and
her eyes dilated Her husband seemed
greatly alarmed and asked her what the
matter was. She looked over the crowd
in the car like frightened fawn. It
was full minute before she could
speak Then she whispered in her hus-
band ear loud enough for the intensely
interested spectators to hear, II have
been touched; some one has stolen my
watch |" Her eyes began to grow dim,
and before the policeman could answer
big tear rolled down her cheek and
fell into her lap.
Here is the watch. was only jok-
ing with you" And the policeman felt
back for his pocket 3.
Then look of dismay overs, u sad his
face. The watch had disappeared He
felt in first one pocket and then another
and finally turned all his pockets wrong
side out He worked rapidly toward the
last and perspired good deal His wife
looked ON in open mouthed astonish-
ment So did the other people in the
car. All had smiled and looked out the
windows of the car when the woman
first discovered that her watch was
gone but when her husband failed to
produce it, after having told her that
he had taken it, the people sat upright
and watched the hunt for the missing
timepiece with great interest
Finally quiet appearing young man,
who sat in the rear of the car, arose and
handed the watch to the policeman s
wife. 81 just wanted to teach your hus-
band lesson" he said
And the crowd of passengers gave vent
to a prolonged hearty laugh, and the po-
hceman and his wife finally joined in the
merriment, though they were little
slow to appreciate the joke. Louisville
Courier Journal.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26
A Short Way With Intruders.

Hans Won Bulow was taking infinite
pains in drilling his orchestra for an
early performance of Beethoven s Ninth
Symphony, and the musical epicures of
Meiningen were reveling in the anticl-
patton of a huge treat A high person.
age at court, more impatient than the
rest, expressed an ardent wish to attend
one of the rehearsals. The conductor was
greatly annoyed, but could not decline
the honor. However, he planned little
scheme for speedily getting rid OF his
unwelcome audience.
When the exalted lady and her at
tendants had taken their seats and the
rehearsal was about to begin, Bulow
called upon the bassoonist to play his
part alone from beginning to end. The
man obeyed, and began to draw from
his weird instrument series of inco-
herent grunts and groans which were
painful to listen to when unaccompanied
by the other parts. 1t was the most hor-
rible solo that had ever been heard Blu
low occasionally stopped the perform
ance, demanding repetition of certain
particularly discordant passages with
suggested notifications, and when the
bassoonist had finished he ordered him
to play the whole of his part over again.
This was too much for the great lady.
She hastily rose and confessed to the
conductor that the affair had been rather
different from what she had been led to
expect, adding that sit was very inter-
esting no doubt, but somewhat fatigu-
ing, whereupon she took her departure.
Bulow's face beamed with satisfaction,
and he gave the signal for the rehearsal
proper to commence. -Musikzeitung.