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Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

c. B. Burleigh. editor Of the journal,
accompanied ly Mrs. Burleigh left for
St Augustine, Ella. Monday morning,
where he will attend as state delegate
The national editorial convention which
will be held Jan. q to "a inclusive The
other Maine delegates to the convention
are c. W. Robbins editor Of tho Old
Town Enterprise and J. NJ. Hunter, editor
Of the Pennington Chronicle Mr.. and
Mrs. Burleigh Will return about Feb. l..
They viii visit Washington and several
places OF interest in the South.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

What chance for housckeepers. A
clearance sale of canned vegetables, fruits,
and lots of jelly, all nice goods G. W
Wadloigh, 1G5 Water street, having bought
out the y. Fuller & Son grocery, proposes
to unload his canned goods upon an ap-
rreciativc public at such prices as to cause
them to always remember his store as a
place where cash will buy more goods than
credit. IT YOU miss stocking up with
these goods at these prices, don't blame
the writer for not giving you due notice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

Hon Il. &. Webb, Deputy Sheriff 4. l..
McFadden, Hon. W. C. Philhrook, F. a .
Waldron and c. W. Hussey of Waterville,
were in the city, Monday
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

The next entertainment in the Y. NJ
C. A. series will be given, Friday even
ing, Jan.l7, BY John Dewitt Miller on
Love. Courtship and Marriage" The
entertainment will be given at the Green
Street Method church
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

George e, Washburn went to Bruins
wick, Monday morning, where he will
attend the Bowdoin Medical College.
Mr. Washburn has studied since last spring
with DR.. f. j. Frederick, and showed
much ability. His friends in this city, OF
whom there are many, wish him the best
of au.,o.c
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
Meetings Arranged for York County by State
Board Of Agriculture.

The state board .of agriculture has ar
ranged Farmers institutes for Yorl
county as follows:
Town Hall, North Berwick, Tuesday
January 2l G. A. r Hall, Saco, Wed
nesday, January %; Grange Hall, Cor
nish, Thursday. January %.
The programme for these meetings con
sists of the following subjects and speak.
ers:
10 A. NJ, Some necessary elements
foI success in dairying, by Sec'y b W.
Mckeen; 1:30 P. N, "Otcharding." by
Phineas Whittier of Pennington, the most
successful and largest orchardist II Maine;
730 p NJ, 'Iniurious Insects and the
Most Harmful Woods" by Prof. f l..
Harvey of the State College.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

TIE Current Events Club will meet
with Mrs. G. A. Robertson. Winthrop
street, Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock
y paper on The Advance in Christian
Unity will be given by Miss Olive
Dana. Musical selections will also be
given
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

Manager F.. W. Howe of the Atkinson
Furnishing Company Of this city, has
resigned the position, to take effect. Feb.
l. Mr.. Howe has been with the company
about seven years and has heen very
efficient manager
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

Edgar l.. Thompson OF Monmouth, was
in the city, Monday, on business.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

Cummings & Creasey are moving their
portable steam mill from Manchester
.'cross roads" to the South Iclfast road,
where 1t will tie sct up on a timber lot Il
mile and half from Kennc5ec bridge.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

Miss Rowena Blish of Portland, arrived
Ii Augusta, Monday, and will pass the
winter in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

The Crescent Club will meet, Wednes-
day evening with DR.. and Mrs Hathorne.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

Evan Fl. Bragg of Sidney, was in the
city, Monday en- his way to Brunswick,
where he will attend the meeting of the
Brunswick Fur Club
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

e. T. Walker went to Oakland Mon
day. on business.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

Miss Benson Of Bangor, is visiting Miss
Maude Sanburn
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

The ladies' social of the Free Baptist
Society. Will meet, this evening. with
Mrs. f. f. Davis, 16 Pleasant street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

Mrs. A. W. Case gave a1 enjoyable
musicale, Monday evening, to party OF
friends
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

c. d. Miller of Skowhegau, was in the
city. Monday
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-14

Business meeting of Y. NJ. c. A, to-
night.
J. f. Bean of Sidney, was III the city,
Monday.
Fred T. Braustrect of Gardiner, was in
the city, Monday.
A. A Thorndike has gone to Newport
for II week visit.
Ernest A. Wakefield is confined to his
home with illness.
Hon. George Il. Mnot of Belgrade, was
in the city, Monday.
Mr.. and MIS-. Albert Foster Of Nassal-
boro, were in the city, Monday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08

stopped on the line which marks the
course of the Suwanee. That will do
said stephen, as he left my office.
thought nothing more of the matter
until several weeks later, when | dis
covered that my brother had written
a song about the name and given II
to the world old Folks at Home"
In the summer of 1859, Foster went
TO Beardstown, Ky. in search of rest
and retirement and there remained
several months as the guest of Judge
John Rowan. He was so pleased with
this place, which he termed "h!s re-
treat" that he wrote a song about the
homestead, and named it my Old Ken
lucky Home" The Fosters were orig
inally southern people, and this may
have had something to do with the
composers love for southern topics and
subjects.
Foster died in New York, compare
lively wealthy. Like nearly every
member of his family, his death oc-
Cured away from home. His remains
were brought to Pittsburg at his own
request, and buried in the family lot,
which was located in the then fashion
able portion of Allegheny cemetery.
Although his grave today Is obscure
and sadly neglected, the Grand Army
veterans at least keep his memory
green. His songs beguiled many
weary hour on the march and in camp,
and in grateful remembrance, his grave
is visited on each Memorial day, and
G. A. r. flag placed reverently beneath
the headstone, together with a huge
bunch of roses and forget me-nots.
The move to start a national fund
for the erection of monument over his
grave was started in Pittsburg, and Ia
extending through Pennsylvania. The
intention is to have the fund completed
and the monument placed in one of the
public parks. 1t will be unveiled on
July 4, 1897, which will be doubly cell
ebrated as Fosters birthday and the
anniversary of the signing of the
Declaration of independence.
PERCIVAL PHILLIPS
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08

Joseph, it will kill US both"
All, no. my DEAR" he laughed; at
won't quite do that. At least, hope
not. 1t will be very, very hard. But
think, my love, We were apart for five
long years once on a time"
All, Joseph" with a sob in her
voice. that was before We had ever
lived together. We only knew each
other by letter, you know"
And a mighty comfort did We take
out Of those same letters Isn't it
strange that in two and forty years
We should never have had occasion to
write to one another? Not since you
we're Henrietta Shower
1T is a singular circumstance" she
replied. Eyes, we can write Do you
know, Joseph, the thought of it al
ready consoles me a little. 1t will be
such a delightful novelty"
1t was a good thing for Mrs Allies
rec that she expected visitors. But
after the guests had departed her con-
dition was pitiable. Especially as no
letter had come.
Mr.. Allestree had gone away early
on Saturday. Now IL was Tuesday
She had managed to be patient over the
Sabbath, but on Monday morning.
when Jimmy came up from Stoneton
empty handed, she had refused to be-
lieye that he had not dropped the let
ter or that the postmaster had not
overlooked il.
There were only two deliveries in
the twenty-four hours. and at the
evening the same performance was re-
peoted
On Tuesday Mrs. Allestree went
herself TO Stoneton and delivered a
severe lecture to the postmaster upon
the general Indifference OF government
officials. thereby greatly annoying the
poor man.
Mr.. Framwell began to dread ne
hours Of delivery. Twice a day. What
ever the weather, Mrs. Allestres pre-
scented her handsome, anxious face ~
the window.
When he handed out the post ~ bet
and she found not the letter Ehs
longed for, an angry face II was ths'
peered in at him, and a stern-albsi
well-bred-voice that demanded OF hin
10 hunt through every box. lest per
chance he had made some error In dis
tributing.
The deserted, neglected wife mus
blame somebody. and she would no
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08

coming into. Hand in hand with this
announcement comes that OF an effort
being made in this city, the home OF
their composer. TO start a national fund
for the erection OF a monument TO this
genius. Forty years ago the name of
stephen Collins Foster was familiar
to all. AS the composer of many cam
paign songs. songs that have since be-
come famous. he was as we'll known,
and perhaps better. than many people
Of that day whose names have since
passed into history. What man or wo-
man or child today but what can carry
the tune" of "Old Folks at Home" per-
haps better recognized as Way Down
Upon the Suwanee Ribber," or has
heard the plaintive notes of "Old Black
joe" o. was thrilled with the tender
ness and pathos of My Old Kentucky
Home" or laughter at the humor in
20, Susanna. Don't You Cry for Me-"
And yet today. all that remains of the
man who gave TO the world these songs
lies in a neglected grave in a little
corner of the Allegheny Cemetery,
Pittsburg. Pa grave so neglected
and forgotten that the sexton had
great diffiulty in locating it.
Foster, in his line. was as great a
genius as Beethoven. Mozart, or any OF
the well-known composers. He was as
truly musical, although his talent was
directed into different channel, and,
like some great musicians he will some
day be appreciated, after fifty years
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
In a Cocoanut Orchard.

A Yucatan correspondent of the
Philadelphia Record describes a largs
cocoanut plantation of a New England
man down there. "On a tract of 900
acres purchased from the government
at the rate of four cents per acre. he
has set out 10000 trees, and expects in
due time to make a princely fortune
therefrom. II requires six years fer
the trees to begin to yield returns: and
it is estimated that in ten years from
the time of planting the grove will be
worth at least 100000 on which II
will yield an annual income of 10 per
cent. a full grown cocoanut tree will
mature from sixty to 100 nuts every
year. Another American is experiment.
ing in this neighborhood on ramie. or
vegetable silk and declares that its
cultivation is to become an important
factor in cloth-making materials. Ra-
mic is a member of the bromella fam.
lily here, known as silk grass. and
grows wild in the hot sands of the
coast. Today it is worth 80 cents 9
pound in Manchester, England, where
the demand for II is immensely ahead
Of the present supply"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
swear by the Kaiser.

The German kaiser certainly has the
faculty of making himself popular with
his youthful subjects. Here is a story
from Dresden illustrative OF this. The
emperor was returning from his morn
ing ride up the Tannus strasse on a re-
cent visit to the Saxon capital, when a
small boy with a pack OF books swung
over his shoulders. rfn up to his i'm.
Derial majesty and yelled at the top OF
his voice: "Ach, Herr Kaiser. do let us
have a holiday tomorrow ia, ia"
came the imperial response. and. laugh
ing at the schoolboy's petition. the
Kaiser rode on. But on the morrow
when the boys Of Dresden went to their
several schools they were told that in
response TO petition made to the en-
DarOr by one OF them his imperial
majesty had been pleased to grant them
holiday, and, with three cheers for
me kaiger, they we're at liberty to &c
On their way rejoicing.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08

Waltz" II was published before the
youthful composer had reached his
fourteenth birthday. and as compensa-
ton he received the magnificent pres
ent OF twnty-hve copies Of the piece for
distribution among his friends. His
while clerking, in 1912. 1t was entitled
open Thy Lattice, Love- and was
published in Baltimore. A few months
afterward "old Folks at Home" his
greatest success. made its appearance.
II was not much of success at first.
until one Thomas McNally. foreseeing
its popularity. paid Foster $500 TO first
produce II on the minstrel stage. IL
then spread like wildfire through the
south. and was soon on the lips OF
every slave, to whom II especially APP
pealed.
A complete record of Fosters songs
has never been kept, but it is es-
timated that $50 OF his writings became
popular. The majority of these were
campaign songs. written at the out
break of the war The more familiar
compositions included "Old Dog Tray
'0ld Kentucky Home, 20. Lemuel."
open Thy Lattice, Love" Way
Down South" way Down Upon the
Suwanee Ribber," 20. Susanna. Dop't
You Cry For Me" Hard Times Come
Again No More" "Massa's in Cold,
Cold. Ground" etc. With the exception
of perhaps ten over the above list, the
remainder have sunk into oblivion,
like their author.
Writing songs was TO Foster as easy
as swinging the AK to the back woods
man. Given flimsy theme, he would
produce composition in an incredi-
bly, short time. His songs possessed
decided originality and much musical
merit. They were written in most
cases at random, and just as the mood
came upon him. He would dash off an
air. then wedge in the words to fit,
often spending more time in finding
single needed word than on the en-
tire piece
Morrison Foster, a brother of the
composer, now Pittsburg business
man, tells of a day when his brother
entered his office.
HE came to me one day in perplex-
ity. Said he Il want the name of a
river in the United States containing
two syllables.' | suggested Peedree.
YaZoo. and several other outlandish
names, but none of them would do.
Finally. l got down an old map of the
United States, and as my fingers wan
dered over the state of Florida, they
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
Saved NV Sunshtn.

A writer in the New York Ledger
says:
think the superb health of my fam
lily Is to great extent due to the bah.
u we have OF almost living in sunshine
Every bright day all the shutters arc
open, and the entire house gets the
penent OF sunlight. 1t drives away
aampness' mold. microbes, and blue
devils, and puts us all in good bumor
and health. / cannot imagine good
sanitary conditions and darkness Even
my cellar is az light as can make II.
and whatever fruit and delicacies need
10 De shut away from light. I mt IN
close cupboards or covered boxes.r
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
Betrayed by Her Admirer.

Julia +. lson, handsome. well-edu-
Gated and neatly-dressed young woman.
Is In Jail at Covington, KY, awaiting
trial for violating the United States
internal revenue laws. She was cam
tured in the mountains of Rowan conn
ty, Kentucky. and is said to have be-
longed to a gang of "moonshiners" I'm
the vicinity. The men made the Illicit
whisky and it was the duty of the
girl to sell 1t. In this she Is declared
to have been quite successful She is
much above the average of her class
In department and education. She
converses well and Is modest and in
telligent She ascribes her capture TO
an admirer whom she had rejected and
who furnished the revenue officers with
information which led TO her arrest
She takes her Imprisonment coolly. but
shows fine scorn for the part her per-
hdious lover played.-New York
World
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
AltOgether Tno IIta..I

she glided into the office and quietly
approached the editors desk. 81 have
written poem" she began. "Well.,
exclaimed the editor with n LOOK and
tone intended to annihilate, but She
calmly resumed: 81 have written n
poem on My Fathers Barn. and"
On interrupted the editor. with an
extraordinary suavity, you don't
Know how / am relieved. A poem
written on your fathers barn. Ell? 7
was AFRAID 1t was written on paper and
that you wanted me to publish it. If
should ever happen to drive past your
fathers barn I'll stop and read the
poem" NV
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08

or so of slumber under the sod. Patti
Nilsson, and other great singers of the
day have achieved signal triumph in
their rendition of Fosters compost
tions. "Suwanee Ribber" has been
translated into twelve different Ian
guages, and it plaintive tune is known
nearly all over Europe. 1t was re-
Gently played at Johannesburg, South
Africa. at concert given there. This
shows the popularity of some of his
songs.
Foster was Pittsburger, born and
bred, having first seen the light of day
on July 4, 1926, in the old Foster man
sion at Lawrenceville, now suburb of
Pittsburg, once owned by his illustri-
Gus grandfather, William Barclay
Foster. The latter was one of the
founders of Pittsburg, the son of a SOL
der in the revolution, an officer in the
Mexican war, and prominent in the
defense of New Orleans under Gen.
Andrew Jackson. He gave his estates
for the defense of the Crescent City
and the Northwest against the British,
and was never fully repaid the debt
by the United States.
Foster was sent to school at To-
wanda, Pa, at the age of thirteen, and
soon afterward to Athens, Ohio. At
both places he gained the reputation
of being one of the quietest and most
modest boys in the school. His friends
in Pittsburg today remember him
''as gentle as a woman" He finished
his education at Jefferson College,
Cannonsburg. Pa, which college James
G., Blaine attended. Young Foster dis
played an aptitude for mercantile life,
and went to Cincinnati, where he Sc
cured position as a clerk. This bent
was short lived. however for soon after
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08

2 was "a. but that al
~ Ga she looked not
a day over as. anc
A blooming AS at that
True, her hair was silver but what
a waving wealth Of silver! And II
was not sent TO soften wrinkles either
She wore as many Of these ornaments
as it is legitimate to wear at As. and
no more Oh, she was certainly a
wonderful woman for her age, was
Mrs. Joseph Allestree!
Quaint, indeed. she appeared, par
ticularly on a certain evening, stand
ing in the old square portico, with the
sun shining straight under the trees
into her face.
The house at her back was low and
long. 1t stood endwise to the lazy lit
tie river that flowed at the foot of the
abruptly sloping lawn. On the other
side, at the end of long. shady av-
enue, was a gate with an fashioned
wooden arch over it, concealed by
vines.
II was toward this gate that Mrs. AL
lestree looked. leaning forward eager
ly, like a girl, one hand shielding her
eyes from the level sunbeams. She
wore white-think of her daring TO
wear white! She was watching for
Joseph. He had gone down TO Stone
ton-only a mile distant-for the
post at o'clock. That was
two hours ago. Joseph did love dearly
to gossip with the old farmers and
shopkeepers, but he really ought to re-
member dinner time.
But Joseph had not forgotten his
dinner At this very minute the gate
opened and his little gig rolled in, fol-
lowed by three enthusiastic dogs-a
81. Bernard and two red settlers.
Mr.. Allestree. after embracing his
wife as if he had just returned from a
years journey, went in with her to
dinner, and Mr.. Allestree was-but
VIII not describe him; simply he was
everything that the husband Of Mrs.
Allestree should have been. Forty-two
years had gone by since their marriage
and in all that time they had never
been separated single day.
Dearest" said Mr.. Allestree as they
sat down, Il owe you an apology for
my hardness, but it couldn't be help
ed. got letter calling me away on
an important matter, and l had to
stop TO attend to some things in the
village. l must go immediately-to-
morrow"
oh, that Perley affair" she said.
glancing over the page. But, Joseph,
can't you put it off? Remember. the
Kennedys are coming in the morning
to stay over Sunday"
Il cannot, Henrietta. It's got TO be
attended to at once"
But, Joseph, you can't go without
me. You know you never did such a
thing"
Il am afraid I must do it this time"
he replied, mournfully.
They sat in silence for some min
utes. Twice Mrs. Allestree wiped
away a sly tear with her napkin. At
length, brayely assuming a cheerful
aspect, she asked How long will
you be gomez"
Il can't possibly reach London. &C
complish all l want to and get home
again in less than ten days"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
Hall Rate, to Omaha

Via the North Western Line (Chica-
60 & North Ry), August 10.
Is and II, 1S96-one fare for the round
trip. On August "a excursion tickets
at very low rates will also be sold from
Omaha to Denver and the famous Hot
Springs of South Dakota. For full par
ticulars apply to ticket agents OF con-
Meeting lines or address, w. B. Kniskern,
G.. p. & T. A., Chicago, Ill.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08

Mrs. McNulty (early Sunday mor,,,.
to McNulty, who has just rssasas
home)-"So We air home, en- and rS.sa
did ye git them lovely black ave- Wv
workin' overtime. suppose?" -
Mr.. McNulty-"Guess again ma ,...
bud. got them lovely optics ,s Use
loss of sleep while sittin' up wit ~. s,ua
friend who amt expected to live
New York World.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
Low Rates to Salt Lake

Via the North Western Line (Chica-
60 G. North Western Ry.), August 6 and
Z. 1896. For full information apply to
ticket agents of connecting lines or ad-
dress w. B. Kniskern, G. p. & T. A.,
Chicago, Ill.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
Too Realistic.

Friend-"That snowstorm that you
have painted is really wonderful" Ar
tist--"Yes; why the other day friend
OF mine called on me and when he saw
that picture he put on my heavy ulster
and walked off," Tit-Bits.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
Not for the Board"

New Arrival-They charge enough
for board here. don't they? Boarder-
/ don't think 1t can be for the board.
guess its for the climate and scenery.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-08
FOR THE CANNIBALS.
CHASTITY PRACTICES FOUNDED
ON ANCIENT THEORY.
Eat Human Flesh to Gain strength
savages who believe That Courage
and Other Valuable Qualities Come
from the Practice.

HE story about
cannibals in Africa.
stold by Captain
Hinde at the meet
ing of the British
association. says a
writer in the Satur-
day Review, arous-
ed sufficient inter-
est to make the
subject worth pur-
suing. He noticed