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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

body. We can give you a good UNI
brella fast color. steel frame. steel rod.
twisted and loop handles and silk tas-
sells at only SIS cents, and as much bet
ter as you want. s
Pocket Books for Xmas. Necessary
things are always pleasing gifts to
men and women. We have all the new
feathers, seal. alligator, Levant and
undressed monkey, prices range from
rs cents up to $1.50. Chatelaine Bags.
Special Prices on Boston Bags.
DOLLS! DOLLS!! DOLLS!!! The
largest line we have ever shown. from
10 cents, with moving eyes, up to $1.OO
for the indestructable that you can drop
on the floor as much as you please
without breaking. 800 large size fine
kid body dolls with Bisque Heads and
fine hair at just half price, 20 cents,
reduced for this sale from So cents. the
best value ever shown for the money.
Sale limited, not more than two dolls
to one customer.
Mems Night Shirts for Christmas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

candy sold by Hill and Locke last Sat
urday. We're so delighted with it they.
like bees. returned again and again for
more. Today's sale will include the same
make OF home made goods. and a special
sale of the following: Chocolate creams.
he. chocolate peppermints, poe. A nice
cream mixture Sc. The i0c ice cream
drops will again he only SOC. and that
very fancy high grade bonbons in boxes.
40c. A new novelty is crack a jack. ;"
l0c. per quart; it takes.
The best way to give you an idea of
w. +. Studley's tGardiner) great special
sale is to quote one line of goods and you
can read his nd for the rest. Dolls, Tho
largest line we have ever shown. from
10 cents, with moving eyes, up to $l'"
for the indestructible that you can drop
on the floor as much as you please with
)ut breaking. Three hundred large size
inc kid body dolls with bisque heads and
inc hair at just half price, - cents. re
iuced for this sale from Is cents. the
pest value ever shown for the money
Sale limited, not more thaa Two dJ'is to
1ne customer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

easily selected holiday gifts If you pre-
fer the useful this year
Table Linens. To the average house.
Keeper handsome table cloth is a
most acceptable holiday gift. We have
fine line with Napkins to match if
you wish. All sizes i'm Red Damask
covers with fringes, chenille covers
with tied fringes.
White Quilts large, closely woven,
crochet quilts all hemmed ready to
put on the bed at $1.O0 each.
Large heavy Marseilles quilts $3.50 to
$25o. See our special bargain at $19S
worth $3.50.
Stamped Linens of all kinds the fin
est line we have ever shown.
Tea and Breakfast Napkins rs to
$500 per dozen. Large dinner napkins,
$1.25 to $3.50 per dozen.
Towels, the largest varietyand great
est values we have ever shown.
Fringed Damask Towels Hemmed
Huck Towels.
Hemstitched Damask Towels. Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

cents; knotted fringe Faggotted Towels,
Hemmed Table Towels. all kinds and
quality at 81 so and IS cents and 81 90
each.
Sheets and Pillow Slips. Hand drawn
Hemstitched Sheets fine quality and
large size at only 65 cents each. Pill
low cases to match at Is cents EACH
Kid and cashmere gloves are always
useful and acceptable present and
we have fine line of these goods at
the present time.
A full line of Ladies' and Children's
Mittens.
Down Pillows,all sizes, both plain and
made up. Also fine line of material
for covering down pillows.
White Embroidered hannels, newest
designs. the greatest bargains we ever
had to offer, the prices being about the
price of the plain flannel. See our 10
cent quality.
Juvenile Books. 800 Picture and
Story Books for children at all sorts of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19
Immense StOck. LOaC-
est Prices. Prompt
and Careful Atte,s-
ton.

We always make special effort to
give our customers better values in
Handkerchiefs during the Holiday Sea-
son. and feel that the immense assort-
ment we now have on sale will surely
please all who visit this department.
We would call your attention to our
Ladies' White Hemstitched Handker-
chiefs, all pure linen with embroidered
corners at 12ia cents each. and our
Children's White Hemstitched Handker-
chiefs with neat fancy colored borders
at only scents each. Elegant patterns in
embroidered linen Handkerchiefs at %.
37,50,75, 90 and s1.25. Also fine line Of
Initial Handkerchiefs for Ladies and
Gents. Ladies', Gents and Chidrens
Handkerchiefs put up in Fancy Boxes
at 20, 25.and IS cents per box of Hand
kerchiefss Ladies' and Gents White
Silk Handkerchiefs and Silk Muffiers.
Christmas Umbrellas. For everybody
we have so many different styles of
Xmas Umbrellas this year that it
seems as though we might suit every
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

The old gentleman in Buckley Il
Gnodrich's window is running on sche-
dule time. A cyclometer has been
placed on the wheel, and he is to run
ten DAYS, including the three or four
already run. Buckley Il Goodrich VIII
allow YOU a guess of the distance trav-
eled. every time you purchase goods
of tbem TO the value of IS cents. The
enc guessing the nearest Will receive a
beautiful and valuable present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

The Sand Hill polo team defeated
strong picked team on the lce' friday
bv score of 6 to /. The lineup of the
teams was as follows: Sand Hills
short 1r.. Cuddy {Chase), 2r.; Jones, c.;
Pinkham, h. b.; Tobey, g. Picked
taam-C. Pedder, IT.; II. Pedder. Pr.
ST Peter. c.: Griffith, h. b.; Sawyer, g.
This is the fourth victory for the SAND
Hills. they having won all games played.
They are willing to meet any team on
the ice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

The many friends of H. Arthur Libby,
one of the foremen for Smith 6, Reid.
will be glad to learn that he is much
better after a protracted illness. he
hopes to soon return to his position IN
the bindery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago. Dec IS.
FLOUR-Quiet
WHEAT-No. 2 spring, 76i4@77h No.
red. SSiaMS95s.
CORNING. 2, 22s.m2sis.
OATS-No. 2, 1Ief11A.
RYE-No. 2. IS.
BARLEY-NO. .. 35M36
FLAXSEED-No. l. 74076
PORK-$6. 75M6.S0
LARD-$3. 12ilaai3.7
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

Miss Alice T.. Macomber has returned
from Wellesley, where she has been
attending BradIord's school. She Will
spend the holidays at her home in this
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

Miss Louise Pierce arrived home
Friday from Wellesley, Mass, where
she is attending Bradford's school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

Miss Clara Libby was out, Friday,
after a weeks severe illness from ca
tarrlal fever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

Christmas services will be held. to-
morrow. at the several Augusta
churches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19
Saturday Special Sales.

The Atkinson Furnishing Co. publish
another avalanche of their Christmas
presents and low prices in today's Jour
nal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

Remember this is your chance for OBJ
tanning a new hat, trimmed or I'M
trimmed. at cost and below. Miss Eta
+. Hanson proposes to make Il clean
sweep at this sale today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

a valuable box of glove powder will be
given as present to every one pur-
chasing a pair of gloves OF Fowler &
Hamlin today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

II you have a friend keeping house
who does not possess set OF the ChristA
bread knives, by all means purchase Il set
for them today. while the price is only y
cents. at Swift x Turner's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19
MARKET REPORTS.


New York Dec. is
Money, easy, >
Prime mercantile paper 4.
Governments. weaker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

Miss Alice Bassett of WaterVille. is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. G.. Cornish.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

DR.. W. H. Harris has recovered from
a severe attack of neuralgia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

Miss Emma Harvard of East Bow
doinham, was in Augusta, Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

Many people who tried the home made
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19
AUGUSTA LOCALS.

A. H. Lennox of Wiscasset, was in the
city, Friday.
Mrs Thomas Lombard has returned
from visit in Boston.
Miss Aldina p. Eaton of Bath, is
visiting friends in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-19

banded tumblers. for today, they are of
the delicate thin glass he sells for $l25
today's price. zoe. per dozen. fancy
child's set of plated knife. fork ano
spoon, he will sell today for l9c; this in
cludes a pretty lined box.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-05
Architect Assaulted.

There was no little excitement at the
corner of Fort and Hotel streets shortly
after 6 O'Clock last evening over an as
SAINT by Fred Harrison on G. B. Ripley,
the architect.
There will probably be two charges
against him-oRe, already in, for as
saulting an officer, and another for as
sauIf and battery on Mr.. Ripley. 1t is
NOT known what grievance he had
against the latter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-05
BEAUTIFUL CUP RECEIVED.
Present From the c. y. q. to the
III. Received Yesterday.

Colonel Mclean received by the Aus
tralia yesterday a beautiful silver cup
presented by the First Regiment Can
fornia National Guard TO the National
Guard of Hawaii, as a token of the VIC
tory won by the latter in the February
team shoot. an event so well remem-
bered by military men of the city. The
cup was sent through the agency Oh
Consul General Wilder, and is a hitting
remembrance of the event.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-05
In the Police Court.

A very short session of the Police
Court was held yesterday morning.
Ten cases of drunkenness paid the
usual fine, with the exception OF that
of Thomas Farrell, who forfeited bail
of Sc on account of absence.
The case of the six Portuguese, Tor
assault and battery on Patrolman Dun
bar. was continued until May 9TH.
J. Duane plead guilty to the charge
of vagrancy. Sentence suspended Tor
three weeks.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-05

The balance of the Castle memorial
organ for Oahu College arrived by the
Australia yesterday. John Bergstrom'
Sr.. and H. G.. Bergstrom, the MAKERS
came down with it. The dedication ser
vices will probably take place on the
DIST
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

THE MUS


The songs make. they are not mine,
They ali belong to her
Whose words III some strange way com
bine
To set my heart astir.
II but her eyes look down on me
The while pause to write,
BY some swift touch of sorcery
The somber lines grow bright.
Her voice upon me lays a spell
OF music soft ard sweet;
Imperfeetly, what she may tell,
My lyrics but repeat.
am as one who hears the thrush
In some leaf covert dim,
And in the intermittent hush
Ponders the dew fresh hymn:
Or one who In a Swallowed place
Watches the stars agleam
And knows their beauty on his face
Iilumlnng his dream;
Or one who catches from the rose
A fragrant message sent
From crimson lips and straightway know!
All of the orient.
Like these am I, and all my rhymes
Are but the records clear
That write themselves at magic times
When She the Muse. is near.
For could I make my own her song,
Unto the world Id give
lyric which should live as long
As song itself shall live
FRANK Dempster Sherman, In outlook.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
FORTUNE AS A WEDDING GIFT,
What a Bride Received on the Occasion
of Her Second Marriage.

The widow of the late Thomas E.
Sloane was married to James L. Bar
clay under circumstances of a some
what romantic, almost dramatic, char
acter. Thomas c. Sloane was, 80 years
ago, student at Yale college and a
member of a group of young students
who had come from very wealthy fans
lilies. United States Senator Wetmore,
of Rhode Island, was one of them;
United States District Judge Colt was
another; William p. Dixon, now law
partner of John e. Parsons, was anotb-
rr, as was Edmund Coffin, now very
prominent and wealthy citizen of
Brooklyn. The intimacy of college
days brought these fellow students into
family, and thus it happened that an
attachment sprang up between Miss
Dixon, sister of Mr.. Sloane's chum, and
| Mr.. Sloane.
There were Other attractions be-
| tween sisters of the group of college
| chums and their companions. Miss
| Dixon, who was regarded at the time as
| perhaps the most beautiful young
woman in New York, was married 10
| Mr.. Sloane soon after he was graduated,
| and their married life was ideal. Mr..
Sloane died in 1892, leaving a fortune o.
| nearly $1,000,000, and settling large
income by his will upon Mrs. Sloane,
but providing, however, in case of her
remarriage, that she was to forfeit
100000. 1t probably was not so much
the thought that in case she yielded to
Mr.. Barclays wooing she would lose
that amount of money as the remem-
brance of her ideal life with her hus-
band that caused her for a long tine
to withstand Mr.. Barclays urging.
But she at last, nearly four years after
the death of her husband gave her
hand to this persistent sutton, who is
himself a man of large wealth, fine
business capacity and the highest char
ncter. At the wedding among the other
presents was a remuneration or a return
to Mrs. Barclay of 100000, given by
the person named in Mr.. Sloane's will
as entitled to receive that sum in case
Mrs. Sloane remarked. twas touch
ing tribute of affection and respect and
a silent witness of the propriety and
justification of the second marriage of
this beautiful woman to a most worthy
man.-Philadelph Press,
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
POWDER FOR CAhNONS.
A Mixture That WIN Burn Slowly Ia
Necessary for Big Ordnance.
The great trouble with powder in can


The great trouble with powder in can
non was soon found to be that it ex-
srted all its force too suddenly so that
oil the strain came on one end of the
gun. When gunpowder is set on fire
1t turns suddenly into gas, and the gas
needs about 300 times the space that
the solid powder occupied. The explo-
sion of ordinary gunpowder is so sud-
den that for a moment that part of the
gun around the powder charge has TO
hold the big volume of gas squeezed
down under enormous pressure until
the shot can make start to get out of
the gun and make room for the gas.
If, therefore, gunpowder could be made
which would burn a little slower, SO
that it would not all be burnt until the
shot reached the muzzle, the gas would
be more gradually formed and the
strain be distributed all along the gun.
Such a powder was first male in Ger
many. and was first called c ,coa pow
der, because it resembled in color and
general appearance a cake of chocolate.
Its method of manufacture was kept Sc
cret, but other countries analysed the
grains and soon learned to NAL e il even
better than Germany. Ii is made part
l. by changing the proportions of the
ingredients, making them about 10 per
cent. saltpeter, three per cent. sulphur,
and Is per cent. charcoal, but mainly
by using an unburnt charcoal, thus also
giving the powder its peculiar color.
hus there arose a division of gunpow-
der into quick and slow-burning pow
ders.
1t was not alone necessary to make
q powder which would burn more slow
ly, but, if possible, make one burn so
that more gas would be forming when
the shot got near the muzzle, than was
forming when it started from the
breach. because there is more room be-
hind the shot when it nears the muzzle,
II therefore takes more gas to keep up
the same pressure against its base.
To accomplish this, and to make the
grains lie So that there should be spaces
evenly distributed among them to allow
the flame to reach every grain at once,
causing all of them to begin running to-
gether, grains were made OF regular
shape, and each shape was tried to see
how nearly it gave the desired re-
suits. Thus there have been used
round grains, square grains, sphere
l,exagonal grains, cylindrical grains,
and prismatic grains. OF course it is
impossible to make a grain which will
have more and more surface to burn the
smaller it gets, so the best result which
has thus far been obtained is only an
approach to it, and this is obtained with
heNagonal prislnatic grain, about one
inch high, and an inch half in dame
ter, with hole, or several holes, through
lit. John NJ. Ellicott, in ST. Nicholas.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
Uncle Luke and His Whip.


If in case you have lived as long as
have you have took notice by this time
that back there in them plain old days
people had more oxen and thought
more of their COW teams than they do
now. On that trip | recollect that
some of the men driv two oxen and
some driv four, whilst Uncle Luke
Willis he driv six without the sign of a
rope on marry one. He had him long
keen whip, which he could take it and
set the very air on fire from the tail of
the off OK at the wheels to the horns of
the lead OK way out there in front. And
to hear Uncle Luke talllin to his cows,
sometimes kind and gentle and some
times with loud voice in the plainest
and strongest United States language,
and then see him handle his long whip
till it would coil up and hiss and pop
like a bunch of firecrackers-thatw was
fun and show enough for me.
Soon as ever we got 10 town and sold
out the cotton and other produccments
which we had took to market, the men
folks driv around on the square and
halted the wagons. Then they
went off and left us boys there to
mind the teams and keep loose stock
away. You understand they didn't have
no stock law in town then, and if you
didn't look out the COWS and hogs and
things would eat up every blessed thing
In the wagons.
So the men folks they left us boys
with the wagons and teams, whilst they
went off to "see about it," as | heard
Uncle Luke say. As for me, don't
know for rertain where they went, but
from what little l could see and pick up
around the edges ] knowed blame well
they didn't go off and drink any plain
branch water TO speak of.
Anyhow, we boys wanted to see some
of the sights, so we took it time about in
regards to min1in the wagons, and it
want no trouble at all that day to find
two or three yearlin boys fresh from the
woods and hills strayin and stragglin
around town steppin high and awk
ward as a mule colt in a canebrake.
Finally at last told the boys if they
would leave Ben Chris Weaver with me
and let ne have Uncle Lul1e's long whip,
/ would mind the wagons and teams
and they could make up crowd and
take IN the town. II we emily turned
loose two or three at time, you under
stand, they dasseut go out of sight from
the wagons for fears they never would
git back to base. And that's how come
me to take the job of mindin all the
wagons and keepin the stock off with
nothin but Uncle Luke's long whip and
Ben Chris Weaver TO help me.
Now it come to pass that there was
one little wool.y-headed he COW in
town that day which was particularly
Easan and Easry, and he mighty night
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08
PlTH AND POINT.

When it begins to get real s,r,
merry hot, can't we manage to have tbn
weather man arrested for screenings
Il Philadelphia North American.
Mrs. Winks-sI don't see how vo,,
could afford TO pay 800 for wheel y
Mr.. Winks-"I couldn't; that's WIN.
/ have got to pay $105 for It ."-somer.
Vile journal.
The Solitary.-X fl found tbo
prisoner sitting on a door shtep in col-
lege street. yer Worship, at haf-pasht
three this morning." WAS he aloneps
X 47-''Ite was, your Workshops
"IIow do you Enow?' Y 47-"Bekasn
/ was with him, yer wortship!'-svd.
ney Bulletin.
Poet Ito farmer)-"See what n
beautiful prospect is nnfolded in Won.
der bilIowy fields, ard bark! the voice
of the plowman. t'armer-"Yes, he's
been eussing that mule since daylight
and it's one of them German mules that
used to pull a beer Wagon, so he can't
understand a word o it."-Ameriean
Planter.
Mamma" asked the little Girl
pointing at the woman on the other
side of the car, what makes the ladg
wear her rings outside her gloye?'
"Hush,' said the mother, in an aggra-
waiting stage whisper. Don't be rude
The lady wears her rings outside her
glove to keep them from blackeninp
her fingers. indianapolis journal.
"A Thorough Sport.-Pelham Par
ker-"Charlie Meadowbroolle's horse
ran away with him at the last hunt.
and he rode down the hounds and final
ly overlook and passed the fox Reg,
gy Westend-"Couldn't he stop" Pei
ham Parker" That's what the whips
perrin asked him, but Charlie said he
couldn't think of stopping when he was
ahead OF the game. Harlem Life.
before proceeding farther with
this DUEL said one of the principals,
Il desire that the right arms of my
opponent and myself be measured"
This was done, and it was found that
the other mans arm was two inches
longer. "Then," said the obiector, de-
eisiyely, you will all see how mani
testify unfair it is for us to fight with
swords, unless | stand two inches near,
er to him than he stands 10 me.'-llar-
per's Bazaar.
The Van Buren press., 1896-08-08

One of the most interesting sights in
New York is the crowd of home-comers
as they pour down the gang plank Of
an ocean liner. Even the solitary bach
elors of other cities, who arrive
unwelcomed, are affected by the seni-
Mysteries of the girls who have troops
of friends to meet them. At the cry of
passengers ashore" they come down
to the dock with huge grin of salts
faction stretching all around their
faces. The steamship dock is a good
place to study temperament. The man
who can retain his air of indifference
is the exception. Even the most re-
served in the rush and hustle OF the
crowd thaws out of his frigidity.--Chi-
cago Chronicle.