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Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-05-15

man. real good. big. strong man
is just what the girl wants to steady
her wheel. as she wobbles away on hei
maiden trip. There is no such thing
as street too wide for these strug-
glers; and great care must be taken
not tc begin near where the car tracks
run.
Night after night. some go at it
with half dread. which makes it SC
much the harder for them. 1t is all
in having the confidence to sail right
along" they say; and not being afraid
That is certainly half the battle.
And. too. it is amusing. sometimes
tiresome. to hear the talk made by one
of the novices. who. to hear them tell
it, are undertaking a task equal to that
of flying. There is no let up They
talk about it all the time But If they
only get there. finally. that is the main
thing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-05-15

Col and Mrs. Elias Milliken went to
Mooschead Lake, Thursday, for a few
days outing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-05-15

Frank Butler, who was arrested.
Wednesday, for drunkenness, was
hanished from the city of Augusta.
Thursday, by Judge Andrews, on pen
atty of a sentence of 80 days in Jail
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-05-15
AUGUSTA LOCALS.

c. a. Taught of Sidney. was in Au-
gusta, Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-05-15
Penobscot.
BANGOR.

In the municipal court on Wednes-
day, Herbert W. Garland of Carmel.
was arraigned on charge of assault
and battery upon Ezra Bemis, a neigh
Dor. They got into a dispute over "a
line fence. according to the testimony.
and Bemis testified that Garland made
an assault upon him. The result of
the hearing was that Garland was
ined $50 and costs and appealed
pEXTER
Two appeals from allowance of dam
?Ses have been filed in the matter of a
town way only forty-six rods long.
leading from the Charleston road to
the Avenue road in the east part of the
town. The laying out was made at the
last annual meeting. II is probable
the town will discontinue the road
Work will begin at once upon the i'm
proyements to be made by the Port
land Packing Company. upon their
buildings and which when completed
a'li make this plant one Of the best
qtippcd In this section
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Preaching Still at Nincty.0le.

It is an unusual thing, indeed, for a
minister to be in active service at the
ripe Old ege of n~inoty-one, and 1t IS It
more unusual thing for g minister to
continue without salary as pastor OF
one charge for fifty'f7e years with
still no definite time for Refinement
therefrom 10 look forward to. There
is such a minister In Montgomery
County, however, IN the pers5n Of
Elder Jonathan Van CleaVe, pas.or OF
the Indian Greek Baptist Church.
The venerable Jonathan Van Cieave
is the recognized patriarch OF his de-
nomination, and throughout the
Central States his name is a household
word in all primitive Baptist families.
He has been a great travelling
preacher, always at his OWE expense,
and while "every third Sunday" finds
him in mis- own pulpit, every other
Sunday finds him in some other put
pit, perhaps hundreds of miles from
his home.
Although ninety-one years old his
form is erect, his eye clear and spark
ling, his voic, resonant and ringing
and his mind ana memory u~n,npasreu'
indianapolis News.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Chased au Alligator.

'The cowariico Of alligators is we'll
known by the people who reside along
the bavous which we're at one time
]frequented by the sauricns,' said q
gentleman from Southwestern Loussl-
ana. 81 remember crossing q stream
in the VerIniliion country a number
of years before tie craze for alligator
hides had struck the country. l en-
tered o skihl, and my dog, which 1 had
forgotten, leap;ng into the water, be-
gan to swim across after the boat.
Almost Immediately several alligators,
lying with the tips Of their noses
above the surface, began to move
after the dog, and soon came within a
few feet of the animal. He realized
that he was being chased, ani pro-
ceeded to turn the tables by chasing
them. He barked and turned to make
for the gators, but they got cut OF
his way. I have frequently swum OF.
ter an alligator myself, and he would
invariably turn aud get ont OF sight IN
hurry."-New Orleans Times'Demo'
GRAFT.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
o Il OF WISD0N.

Employment is Natures ply sie;an.
-Galen.
He is good that does gooito others.
-Bruyere.
Paradise is open to a3l KIM hearts,
-Beranger.
Striking manners ore bad manners.
Robert Hall.
Heaven must be in me basoIe l can
be in heaven.-Stanford.
The most profound Joy has more CT
gravity than Of Joy in it. -AlontHi5n2.
Laughter may not improperly b.
called the chorus OF corversation.-
Steele.
The most enviable Of al titles, the
character of an honest man.-Mash.
ln2ton.
He who goes no further than bars
justice stops at the beginning OF viz
tue.-Blair.
Idleness is only the refuge Of wax
minds, ani the holiday OF fools, =
Chesterfield.
Give what you have. 70 some il
may be better than you dare 10 tn}n.
-Lonsfelloy.
The law Is without depth to those
who, without need, Do plunge MO 1t
--Shakespeare.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Contains Thousands OF Rooms.

The Vatican is tae name applet
a large group, or rather sewers
croups. OF buildings that have been
added to an original structure, which
was probably only G bishops resi-
dence, adjoining the Cathedral OF st.
Peter. There was a palace on tle site
of the present Vatican as early as the
time Of Chariemagne, and every Pope
since Innocent H., 11oS.l21G, has
added to the structure which he then
erected, tearing down all the older
buildings to make room for it. Anti
quarians assert that very little OF the
present palace is older than 14A7.
As it is at present, though possess
ing no claims to architectural unity or
beauty, it is one Of the most connod'
louz, as we'll as elegant, palaces IN the
world, covering an area of ~ll5lx7G1
feet, and having 200 staircasey, twenty
courts and 1922 rooms. The picture
gallery, though not large, IS said to be
the most valuable III the world, and
the same statements are true with re-
gard to the library, the collection OF
manuscripts especially being un-
eaualed elsewhere, while the museums
are filed with monuments andlnscr'p-
tions relating to ancient Rome and
the vicinity. st. Louis G.o5e'Deno'
crat.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
A Wonderful Lamp.

The London correspondent of the
Manchester Courier publishes a re-
markable account OFF, new lumlnant
which, is all that3-said OF it is true,
will run both vas and electric light
very hard. RENs its production no
machinery is reqsired save hat con
tanned in aportabll lamp neither larger
nor heavier than IS used with colza oil
or parafhn. The lamp, it is declared,
generates its own gas. The substance
Employed is at present a secret, jeal'
ouslv guarded by some inventive
Italians. The cost is declared to be at
most one.ffth of that OF ordinary gas,
and the resultant light is nearly as
bright as the electric light, and much
winter. A single lamp dooas a large
room with light. TIE apparatus car
be carried about as easily as q candle
stick, and seems both clean and odor'
Lose
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Wrote a EOok on Burglary.

There is G literary man in Paris
whose talents are displayed IN an odd
way, says q Paris letter. Perhaps tire
most singular book ever published IN
any country is one which he wrote.
A copy Of it recently fell into the
hands of the Paris police, and when
they read the title. "Menual Of the
Perfect Thief in the EnVirous OF
Paris" it is needless to say that they
read it with interest. The work bears
out its name, aud is intensely prae-
teal. 1t treats Of the most successful!
and improved ways OF "~cracking
country houses. The introduction
contains this staten It:
The eLvirons OF Paris are divldel
into four sections, each OF which Is
controlled by a band Of burglars,
having its own center OF operations,
and .saver passing beyond the bound.
aries allotted to it, as in thnt case Ii
would seriously interfere with tie
work OF the band operating IN TIE
neighboring section"
The author, wheD caught, gave the
police much useful information, wn'ch
resulted in the imprisonment OF many
of his comrades, an he escape with
light sentence, though on his release
it is likely that unless ne em'9ratei
his career will be cut short by 3 hnlIe
or revolver. He IS a man O. excellent
family, received q fire education an:
once served in tle French army.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
All Paper.

Enthusiastic paper makers say that
the new oma and the new man will
soon dine off paper dishes. Paper
dress material masqueraaing as silk
seriously threatens the silkworm.
Spruce sawdust, cotton or iute waste
and alcohol are put into the machine
and come out at the other end shining,
d~elicatcly colorea, rustling silk, snita.
Bile for a dainty lady's gown. To be
sure, this paper silk does not wear as
we'll as the product OF the siikworn
but think OF the cost, how much
cheaper it will be! In Paris nearly
any milIiner will be able to show you
stylish bonnets and hats made en-
tireIy of paper--trame, trimmings, or
naments and all. The paper trunk is
coming into use. 1t is said that it i:
unbreakable.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Passengers Travel in a Tube.

The failure of the effort to furnish
New York with an acceptable plan of
rapid transit has drawn renewed at
tention to the suitability for that pur.
pose of the Greathead system, now
operating in London. This consists OF
a circular car, which travels within a
tube running sixty feet underground.
It has been running SO successfully for
four years that another line on the
same principle is being constructed.
The cars can be made as light as day,
the motion is smooth and the supply
of pure, fresh air is perfect. Acct
dents are made impossible by auto
matte appliances. The passengers are
carried up and down to the stations
by electric elevators. Since the sys'
TEN has been in operation there have
been no accidents and no serious stop
pages of trains. 1t has proved a sue
cess from both q financial and an en-
cheering point Of view, and London
ers are convinced they have the sim
plest and best system of rapid transit
in the world. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
An Enormous Pie.

Under different skies ju5ilees and
celebrations parsake of varying char
acterics. In Yorkshire, and in some
other parts of England also, every &C.
casion for rejoicing is marked by the
baking of a huge pie, which, after be-
ing exhibited, is devoured by all the
inhabitants.
At DENLY Dale, aYorkshire hamlet,
for instance, the other day, the peo-
pie celebrated the iftieth anniversary
of the repeal of the Corn laws by con-
etructing On enormous pie, six feet
six inches wide and ten feet six inches
long. The Dimensions of the indiges-
ton which followed ore not given.
This is not so large as the pie that
this same village built on another an
niversary some years ago, which was
drawn through the place with thirty
one horses, headed by three brass
bands, and was afterward put away
under the waistcoats of the DENLY
Dalers,-New York Journa,.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Hoods Pills for the liver and bowels. 25c
WHAT SINTY HENS DID.

We have about sixty hens. writes j..
+. Parsons. which are across between
the rlymout, Rock aal Buff Cochin.
All of these arAouHets except, perhaps.
a half-dozen, wisstKK Will be two years
old this spring. On Janas.sy | we be
gan keeping Systematic account OF the
receipts and experi>as ON Il poultry,
and find that even iJrt1le winter months
we are able to r~eaoize fully 20 cents g
bushel for corn, Gags and bucEwheat.
We feed poultry twice q day a two
gallon feed Of corn, oats and buck
wheat in nearly equal quantities, the
two former varieties of feed being a lit
tie the stronger. We give our chickens
D,erty of fresh water. lime and gravel
mixed. and occasionally warm Stops,
and in real cold weather the prepon-
dararce of feed is corn. Our hencoop Is
not nearly so warm as it ought 10 Ee,
hut the fowls have q good run and
plenty of opportunity for exercise.
With this brief synopsis OF our perhaps
imperfect methods of keeping and feed
ing poultry, we sun up this brief article
by stating that we have received from
these sixty hens from January l tc
March 10, a period of two and one-ha!l
months, 1850 eggs. or 1G5 dozen. a
n cent each this amounts to nearly
800. and we consider that we are wei
paid for our trouble and expense II
| caring for our fowls. Many people fai
in egg production in their neglect tt
give the hens a proper supply Of water
lime and gravel.-Interstate Poultry
man.. -
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Strange Story of a Bird.

A Glasgow gentleman bas in his pos
session a very large stuffed albatross,
with which a rather curious story is
connected. Some years ago he was
mate of q sailing ship, trading among
the Fiji Islands and adjacent groups.
One day a Kanaka sailor was sitting
on the quarter-rail. when the man at
the wheel accidentally let go the
spokas. The vessel gave a Iarch, the
Kanaka lost hjf balance and fell over
board. A was lowered as soon
as possible, ~ by that time the man
was several hussSdred yards astern, and
those in the Roat saw to their horror
a huge albatross flying straight fol-
him. Though a powerful swimmer,
his efforts at defense were useless, aud
before the boat could reach him the
bird, with q VICIOUS dig OF its beak
killed him. It Aas scared OF from the
body by tue crew, and the mate shot
Ts Is it as" p"'ll'h' vessel Weekly
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Tie Belief in Water Finders.

While the continent OF Europe :aa
renowned, if it ever aaoptc2, the
superstition of the diyinjn5 rod, tae
Anelo-Saxon OF these islands and OF
North America mas confidence III q set
Of ignorant men who pretend to BE
able by the use Of a forked stick to
discover hidden sources OF water. OF
metallic ores and OF other treasures.
The faculty is said to be transmitted
from father TO SOD, AMI in order to
test the presence or absence Of the gift
all that is necessary is to hold the
stick IN the open hand owe q basin OF
water, when the stick will move for
the adept and not for an ordinary
mortal. Why q forked stick OF hazel
should have this secret power not pos
sessei by other woods is not stated,
but it is admitted that incredullty vii
destroy the charm, and that the great
est success is to be expected from
peasants, vomen and children. who
hold the rod SIMPLY, without puzzliDG
their minds with doubts or reason
ings.
In America the employers OF the roc
profess not only to discover water, bu,
also to ascertain the depth at which il
is to be found. Having pointed out
the spot beneath which water is sale
to be, the diviner. rod in hand, move:
from q distance toward this spot, bu
stops as soon as the slightest effect i
produced on his rod; he then mark
the place, and the distance from thu
mark to the spot is supposed to lndl
cate the depth ct which the water is e
be found.
I have been met by educated non
scientific men VINO give credit to tn
water finders, with the assurance tina
facts are stubborn things. My answe:
is that %verifcation Of factsis still NOR
stubborn.-Notes and Queries.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
LonIou'A New Town Hall.

A plan for ~. 5oo,o 900 town hall OIL
a 1900. 00o site is now before the
London County Council. The site
proposed lies III Spring Gcr:ers, be-
tween Trafalgar square and St. James
Park, Oh both Of which open spaces
the new building would face. 1t would
finish q continuous line Of public
buildings from the Parliament houses
to the Nelson monument.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
How'e This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot he cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, tine undersigned, have known +. j. Che.
nney for the last Is ears, and believe him per
Iectly honorable in all business transactions
ton made by their firm.
WEST 6 TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of he system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
by al! Druggists. Testimonials free.
ualfs Family -iiis are the best
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Tell a Friend Good News.

PROVIDENCE. X. l.
please forward six boxes Of TETTENINE,
Z. o. d.. think it strange that it is so. soli
mere IN New England. as it is tEet st cure or
eczema ringWorm and all eruptions OF the
skin l ever saw. I got a box from q CiEcin-
natl drummer. and gave part of it to a young
lady who had tried almost everything TO re-
move pimples and an eruption from her face.
Two applications OF T%ETTERISE completely
cured her. know also a gentlemen whose
body had been covered with eczema. Two
boxes of TEGTEEIsE cured him completely.
and now his skin is as smooth as a baby's."
2. O. HANLoS.
With Silver Springs Bleaching Co.
! box for zoe. in stamps.
J.. T. S]IUrTR1NE, Savannah, Ga.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Commerce and language

During the reign Of Queen Eliza
beth the extension of English com
merce resulted in a remarkable deVel'
opment of the English language, and
by assoc iation with foreign Nations
thousands of words unknown before
in England were brought into com
mon Use .-Spectator.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Monkey Skins.

Monkey skin is the latest Of tho
ieathcrs-it is new this ytar-Hstd Tor
making pocketbooks. card easy Fem-
orandum books, belts, g.. - tans a
drab color, and aroc'ea &c of it cost
about the same . OF opnr articles OF
sealskin.-Nev =
The ~laborer2iose Of p IS. hat a
mean trick had "a r,ayeu On them
Chicago Record.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10

All who use Dobbins' Electric Soar praise Il
as the best, cheapest and most economical family
soap made; but if you will try it once it will
tell a still stronger tale of its merits Itself.
Please try it. Your grocer VIII! supply You.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10

FITSstopred free and permanentIycurea. No
Ats after first day. use of DIR. KLisE's GREAT
NERvERESToREI,. Free 81 trial hottieahd treat
Use. Send to DR.. Kline. 93l Arch ST., Phlla., Ia.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
Too Late tn SIcnH.

There is a point beyond which medication
cannot go. Be ore it is too late to mend. pr
sens OF a rheumatic tendency. ial eri'ed CT
acquired. should use that b ni=!.ant defense
against the further lrp- s. Of the sup r
Tenacious maiady-rhtUn aii.n. The name
OF this proven rescuer IS iI"stetler's Stomr h
RitteGS, which. i should also lie rtco.lt Ct, d,
cures GNsIctsia. liver complaint, fever unI
eEue debility ana nervouSIcs.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. softens the gums, reduces inflamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10

use Piso's Cure for Consumption both in
my family and practice.-Dr. G. w. PATTEi-
con, lnkster, Mich, Nov. 5, 1904.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10

Families with babies and families without
babies are so sorry for each other.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10

Better to be dcspised for too anxious ap-
prehensions than ruined ly too contldeL' a
security.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10

The city limits Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
comprise seventy square miles.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10

Leave glory to great folks. All, castles III
the air cost a vast deal to keep up.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10

BE not ashamed CT thy virtues; honor's ;
good brooch to wear il a mans hat at al
lines.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-07-04
Taunt Made q Man Of Him.


''See that man with Mr. G?'
inquired the bookkeeper of the new
clerk, indicating a man conspicuous
for his LONELINESS, says Hardware
"Ten years ago. he continued,
"he came to work where / was en-
ployed. He was smart chap, but
the LATEST, apparently, ever created.
He was SO ugly and awkward that he
became the butt of all our second
hand jokes. Our head clerk was
quite a handsome fellow and very
much given TO society, and, conse-
quently late hours One day he was
worrying 'Poxey,' as our lazy man
was called, taunting him in a very
mean way about his looks. when
'Poxey,' thoroughly aroused, said:
Look here, Sam ! / may be ugly, and
not such masher as you are,' but
in five years I'll show you I'm bet
ter business man,
"From that time we noticed a
chang in 'Poxey.' He got permits
sion to take catalogues home. He
would stay at night with the pro-
prietor when all the clerks had gone,
helping him with the plans for build
ers' hardware. At first he was only
a live paper weight and kept the
plans unrolled, but gradually becom-
ing more and more useful, until he
was intrusted with the entire work of
taking off the hardware and making
estimates of cost. Sam was still
head clerk, but Poxey' was drawing
the best pay.
"Then came one of those crises in
business life which broke up our es-
Establishment.
"Poxey' accepted position with
a firm in the same city as manager
of the builders hardware depart
ment, and then came, as / have many
time heard him say, the triumph Of
his life. Sam came to him for po-
sition.
''He was weak enough, he said, to
remind Sam of the day he had taunt.
ed him. But, after giving vent to
his feelings, he thanked Sam for the
taunt, saying that it was that more
than the prospect of advancement
and higher wages, that had spurred
him to every effort.
"He then used his influence, and
Sam was given position
~ know q man, remarked the tool
man, who had been listening, "who
was something like your 'Poxey,' He
worked we'll enough but aimlessly.
Once he went to see about posi-
ton, but the proprietor, q large, dig
nifed man, said: You will not suit
the position I want man to repre-
sent me-. With that my friend set
to work and his whole incentive was
to show that he could not only re-
present a proprietor but that he
could become one in his own per-
son.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-07-04
United States first Things.
The first anti.slavery society "


The first anti-slavery society was.
organized in 1775 at Philadelphia.
The first steam stationary engine
was put up in Philadelphia in l7T3.
The first public library was estab-
llshed in New York in the year 100.
Rice was first grown in 1895 from
seed brought from the East Indies.
The first submarine cable was laid
from this country to Europe in 1851.
The first street lighting in this
country was done in New York in
1891.
The first Lombardy poplar in
America was planted by Michaux in
1855.
The first agricultural newspaper
was "The American Farmer" begun
at Baltimore in 1919.
The first iron forge in English
North America was located at Rayn-
ham in the year 1862.
The first fire engine used in this
country was brought from England
to New York in 1871.
The first temperance society in
the United States was organized in
Saratoga, N. Y, in 1903.
The first iron nails made in thi
country were hammered into shape
at Cumberland, R. l., in 1T77.
The first street railroad was laid
in New York in 1882 between the
City Hall and Fourteenth street.
The first post-office in this coun-
try was that of New York, estab-
lished by an act of Parliament in
ITO.
The first city incorporated in this
country with a charter and priyi-
leges was New York, which WAS
granted its papers in 1864.
The first American college was
Harvard, which was opened to re-
ceive students in 1888, at Newton,
Mass, now called Cambridge.
The first machine for the manu-
facture of cotton was invented in
1886. 1t was designed to card, rove
and spin the raw cotton into thread.
The Erie Canal, in New York,
was the first artificial waterway be-
gun in this country. Ground was
broken for this enterprise July 4,
1917.
The first American railroad was
laid in 1926. It was three miles
long, from the granite quarries of
Quincy, Mass, to Neponset river.
The first regular factory for manu-
featuring glass was established at
Temple, N. H., in 1880, and was OPP
Grated by imported German glass
makers.