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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

There il Iiot the least flower but seems
to hold III its head and to lool. pleasantly
in the seGct sense Of the goodness of its
heavenly South.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

A great man may be the personifcation
and type Of The epoch for which God des-
Sues him, out he Is never it's creator
D'Auhigne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06
Gully Hen,scbce :Nuurnal.
City and County.
THOSE C0L0RS.
More Evidence in txoneration of the
Third Maine Regiment.
Members OF the Regiment Have Something 70
Say Regarding the Case.

The following letters have been received
by Adjutant General Selden Conner, re
gardng the loss of the colors of the Third
Maine Regiment
Augusta, Me, Dee. 2S, 95.
General Selden Common, Adjutant Gen
eral State of Maine
Dear Sir: In letter in the Keunebec
journal of Dee. p, emanating from your
office. relative to the loss of flags by the
Third Maine Regiment, during the late
Rebellion, l can positively state hat the
flag captured by the enemy at Chancel-
louisville, was the blue state flag and that
the manner in which it happened cannot
reflect disbonorably upon the regiment.
as the subjoined incident will show.
In the afternoon of May ,, 1868, after
the eleventh corps had been routed, our
forces were pressed back, and the enemy
got possession of the Gordonville plank
road As this was rather closer company
than our generals desired, midnight
charge was decided upon, and the third
and fourth Maine We're selected for the
duty to regain that thoroughfare.
We formed in a large opening. and our
lIsOE N6iS W UNFdliCt III line OF
battle to the edge of the road, than break
to the front, fire only one shot and then
go at the point of the bayonet
That the movement was successful. goes
without saying, for we Were in the habit
of obeying orders. We gained the plank
road, and held il until daylight, when we
We're ordered to form on for some other
position. During the formation, the
writer was wounded, So could not tell
anything Of subsequent events, but as to
the capture Of the flag, be has the verbal
statement of the bearer, one Timothy b.
Curtis Of Company A. Of Bath, who states
thar, In going through the woods that
night, the c0lOrs got separated from the
regiment, and in following the lead OF
an aid DE- camp who offered to guide him
to the regiment, they We're both captured.
In justice to the bearer Of the national
coiors, must SLY chat he came to the
regiment but, as ! since learned was sub
scQuenty wounded at Gettysburg and
that, inpart, accounts for the loss OF that
flag there, Very respectfully,
LEWIS SELBING,
Cor. Sec Third Maine Regiment Associa-
ton.
There's also this letter upon the sub
ject
Gardiner Dpr a3 1SQ5
Sclden (0nuOr Adjutaui General:
Dear sir: ! saw q communication in
the KenRober journal. De5 81 in regard
to the cdors of The Third Maine Rpai-
meat, ard, as ! was color sergeant Of that
regiment l viii give you some informa-
ViJN ~ 49, ~ : ~ ii''' -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

Prof. Young will form Il dancing class
for adult beginners, this evening, at s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

To loitr originally meant nothing more
than to walk slowly.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

Waldo5oro. Dee, q. VIM Edgar Schwartz
md Miss Sadie J. white both Of Waldoboro.
Bremen, Dec. ., j, n Hardy Of Lynn and
Hiss Matte N. Trowant of Bremen.
Boothbay. Dec 5, Jeremiah :. Pinkham OF
Bath and Lucy Linwood Campbell of Booth
Jay.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-07-04
The Growing Child.


A mother is too apt to take for granted
the confidence of her growing son and
daughter She has led them through
childhood into young manhood and woman
hood. She unraveled all their childish
Joys and sorrows. As children they con
ceal nothing. She assumes, without think
ing, that this state of affairs continues into
their adult life. She is sure she knows
all about her children, whereas the fact
may be that she knows nothing at all.
They outgrew her long ago.
When this difference began the young
boy or girl could scarcely say Sometimes
gradual. 1t is certain that with adolescence
a new life comes to each individual. and
that the mother who would retain the
trust and aid in forming the character of
the budding man or woman must make
special effort to do SO.
1t is here that mothers otter make grave
mistakes, and never regain the forfeited
friendship of their sons and daughters.
Some women persist in treating their chill
dren as children long after they are grown
men and women, and require the implicit
obedience and blind belief of child from
an adult of reason and experience. Other
women make an equally unfortunate error
in, metaphorically, washing their hands =
of the cl.ild they have reared 50 soon as it
tries to act upon its own Judgment 81
have nothing more to do with your actions.
Now do as you please That is their
position.
One attitude represses confidence; the
other objects it. Both are antagonistic to
natural law. Children must become men
and women, and we have no right to be
angry at or repel the idea that it is 80.
But surely we may value the friendship
and trust and love of these men and wo-
men as highly as we valued the child's
faith and loving reliance. That parent is
wise who perceives in time the change,
and who studies the needs of this forma
tive period, and adapts herself to the new
phase, and who begins by new methods to
retain the child trust, while gaining the
man S confidence.
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The sound of the last farewell had died
upon the morning air and little Harold's two
year-old voice was heard shouting, "Don't
fordet' my high chair, mamma, and my
chif-- chimed in sweet eighteen Bess, when
the locomotive bell rang and away steamed
the great iron horse, with its precious load of
humanity, from the little town of--
in Western Maryland, to Baltimore, its des-
tination. Mrs. Radmore, the mother of Har-
old and Bess, was seated alone, but at the
next station another lady got aboard and took
the seat beside her. Good morning, Mrs.
Radmore. Why, Mrs. Sinclair, good morn
ing. Pm so glad to see you. What brings
you out so early this morning? Oh, I'm
going to Baltimore to do some shopping
And so am |. I've got to get couple of
those red lawn settees that fold up. They're
only S1.25 apiece, and so attractive. Well,
Mrs. Radmore, | can't say that fancy shop
ping so much in the household line, as have
a great deal of bother to get what | want
Now the last furniture which got purchased
from Takeall & Co., and don't you know that
they charged me rs cents to take my goods
to the station. Indeed Why never heard
of such thing. Well, now, 1 tell you what
you do-you come with me to where l deal
and I'll guarantee that you'll be treated right
in price and every other respect. Where's
tldi why olTduS Les, DuL WdlI carpets,
mattings and rugs Well, they handle every
thing in that line. Let me see; believe
have their card Yes, here it is. See? 1t
reads-Carpets, Mattings, Rugs, &C., and
Furniture of all kinds for home, halls, hotels
and office. | never deal anywhere else; and
it's so handy. You see, l get right off the
train and take the car which passes the station
and it puts m Sithin one square of the stores;
or, if go in on the electric car it makes con-
nection with another that runs by the doors.
received their spring announcement, which
states that they have an excellent stock to
show this season, among which are new and
pretty Baby Carriages, Refrigerators, Parlor,
Chamber and Diningroom Suits, &C., and
useful articles for presents, such as Chairs,
Rockers, Couches, Chifoniers, Writing Desks,
Bookcases, Fancy Tables, China Cases, Pic
lures, Lamps, and I've forgotten what else.
WE'LL Mrs. Radmore, thank you very much.
That reminds me that l must get present
for George and Clara, as they're to be mar
ried next month, you know, and | shall GER
tainly go with you. And they both went, and
made their homes happier by the visit.
N. BAH trains on the W. NJ. r. R. stop
at Baltimore. to allow passengers to visit
STRAUS' FURNITURE and CARPET
STORES, 10l, 103 and 105 N. Howard ST.,
corner Fayette, Baltimore. apr 18
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"The Purfessor. !"

With the return of the balmy spring
days comes that wandering spirit which
takes us at least in thought out among the
flowers in the woodland by the brooklet.
o er the placid lake among the lily pads.
How supremely grand and beautiful every
thing is Oh how we pity that melan-
choly man, "The Purfessor, who goes
through all this beauty with that blank.
far away, wandering expression, failing to
get enthusiasm from the little trailing Ar
butus which blushingly hides itself from
his view among the rusty leaves, peeping
out here and there only to perfume the
air, and awaken him from his imagination.
"fhe Purfessor;' notice the pronun-
citation; it is peculiar, and the sound, as it
ought, echoes the sense-or rather since
the title is an empty one, the lack of it.
1t is what the boys call him.
A clergyman, being on one occasion ad-
dressed as DIR. Brown, said i'No, no.
not doctor, please; my theology has always
been considered so sound as to require no
dOetoring. The reply suggests the idea
that we ought to have 50 juss claim to
the title of teacher as to need no uphol
stering in the nature of meaningless titles to
make up for actual deficiencies. Socrates
and Plato have a very fair reputation as
teachers, and they seem to have done their
work and left their names immortal with
out the adornment of high-sounding titles.
Professor Arnold would have long ago
been lost in professional oblivion, but Ar
mold, of Rugby, will be perpetuated as
long as there remains on earth school for
boys.
If man occupies chair in college
or university he is professor, and he can
not help it. If man is a principal of
high school, or superintendent of public
school, he isn't professor, and he ought
to organize a vigilance committee to exc
cute lynch law on the man who thinks
that it tickles his vanity to be called pro-
fessor. Don't, whatever you do, tack
professor to your name; it is meaningless
and evinces the incompetency of the per-
son who would be known by it.
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Red Arms.

The arms are sore trial to many
woman, for a rough, beefy look on the
upper arm seems impossible to over come.
Time, patience, soft nail brush, and
massage, above all things, will remedy this
worst of ills, which comes from imperfect
circulation in almost all cases. The arms
share, of course, in the daily bath; but
that part of them does not receive the
necessary washing and rubbing, hence the
rough, reddened appearance Of the skin.
Massage will work the desired results
much more quickly than viii anything;
but let the woman who cannot afford mas
sage be her own masseuse for time. and
with the aid Of bath brush and unseanted
soap Try whas she can do. The Tough
treatment win not harden nor coarsen the
skin, as might be thought, but Oh the
contrary will render it wonderfully sn Doth
and white.
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Queer shepherd-Dog Bird.

FROM the westminster Gazette.
The natives of Venezuela and adjoining
countries on the north side Of the river
Amazon often avail themselves of the SER
vices of native crane to care for their
poultry, and also, in the place of collies or
shepherd dogs used by North Americans
and Europeans, to guard and herd their
domestic animals. This remarkable bird,
which the Indians call yakamik and orni-
biologists Psophla crepitans, is according
to Mr., j, c. Beard, in the Popular
Science News found in wild state in
the great forests that lie between the north
ern coasts of South America and the Anna
zon river, particularly in Venezuela and
British Guiana. The birds never leave
the forests unless shot or captured
The yakamiks are very readily tam, !,
and prove valuable servants to the Indians,
who domesticate them, as they are very
courageous and will protect animals entrust-
ed to their care at every risk to them
selves, Even dogs are obliged to yield to
their authority. They may be trusted
with the care Of flock Of sheep or do
mestic fowls, and every morning will drive
the ducks and poultry to their feeding
places, and, carefully collecting any straggl-
lers, bring them safely home at night. A
yakamik soon learns to know and to obey
the voice of its master, follows him when
permitted wherever he goes, and appears
delighted at receiving his caresses. 1t
repines at his absence, and welcome his re-
turn, and is extremely Jealous of any rival.
Should any dog or cat approach, it flies at
it with the utmost fury, and, attacking it
with wings and beak, drives 1t away.
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cal honesty and could never have dreamed
of the possibilities for political manipulation
that exist in our crowded cities They
planned for an equal representation of all
the States in the Senate by body If men
Independent of the vote Of the general
people and their belief in the continued
high minded patriotism of these senators
was ill-founded. Yet we admit that the
original plans of Washington and his com
peers were wonderfully far-reaching.
The one essential thought at this annual
season when their work is celebrated with
some degree of considerate sell-examina-
tion by the few. and by the many with
buncombe and fireworks, is that ruling by
the dead hand is out of place in free
country We are not living in the hun
dred -years-ago, but in the energetic, NOV
ing present. The men of hundred years
to come will look back to US much as we
look to the past and their question will be
whether we measured up to the needs of
our times as fully as the "Signers meas
ured up to theirs. If We look not to it,
the woods of 1895 will ring with a tremen-
dous 'sNo
'Weere not living under perfect condi-
tions and it is well to be alive to the fact
II we dream that everything is well, We
are political opium eaters, who would sac
rifce for ourselves the plaudits of the com
ing ayes, rather than forego he leisure
and comfort and sleepy murmuH of Peace
Peace, in the present. Wemust awaken
to realize that the sovereignty Of the peo-
pie in America is mere phantasy. 1t
exists here no more thoroughly than it ex-
lists in Russia IF by wave of enlight-
eminent we elect a president to embody
our beliefs, as likely as not he will be con-
fronted by Congress whose sworn object
is to render his administration nugatory
and abortive. Then our Senate and our
Representatives may be antagonistic and
again defeat all popular demands Whether
the voice of the people is always on the
side Of right or whether it may be trusted
to get on the side of right hereafter, each
reader can best decide for himself; but
those who are alive and awake and full of
swelling desires to better the day they live
in find no comfort in discovering that in
battering the citadels of wrong and imposi-
ton their votes are no more effective than
so many mud-balls.
Institutions that deal with human beings
must be growing institutions. We cannot
be like spider crabs, content with the bor-
rowed shells of the past More anon
Station d., Ne,c York.
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Oratory Not an Attribute to Great
ness.


Washington never made a speech. In
the zenith of his fame he once attempted
it, but he failed and gave it up, confused
and abashed. In framing the Constitution
of the United States the labor was almost
wholly performed in committee, of the
whole of which George Washington was,
day after day, chairman, and in all that
time he made but two speeches of only a
few words each.
The convention acknowledged the master
spirit, and historians say that had it not
been for his popularity and the thirty words
of his first speech, pronouncing it the best
that could be united upon, the Constitu-
tion would have been rejected by the peO-
pie Thomas Jefferson never made
speech, He simply couldn' do it, although
our country must credit the excellent diction
of the Declaration of Independence to his
pen. General Grant speeches were ike
his tunes, of which he said he knew but
two; the one was Yankee Doodle, and
the other WASH t. These men were
brilliant in their silence.
Napoleon, whose executive ability is al
most without parallel, said his chief diff
Guilty was in finding men of deeds rather
than words. When asked how he main
tanned his influence over his superiors in
age and experience, when eommander-ln-
chief of the army in Italy, he said, 'By
reserve. Yes, this reserve has won
derful power; a wonderful influence, when
there is ascharacter back of it who means
to subdue, conquer and win, let the effort
cost what it will The greatness of man
is not measured by the length of his
speeches, neither by the number of them,
but by that calm power which does not
ruffie or strike off at a tandem in the in
tensest action.
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Bandaged the Post,
Fram Ind nIl.


A comedian in Paris theatre recently
made great hit out of painful incident
While indnlging in a bit of horse play on
the stage he struck his head violently,
entirely BY accident, against one Of the
pillars Of the scene upon the stage On
hearing the thnd everybody uttered cry.
No great harm done, said the COM
edian. just haad me napkin, glass
Of water and salt cellar.
These were brought and he sat down,
folded the napkin in the form Of band
age, dipped it in the glass and emptied the
salt cellar on the wet part.
Having thus prepared a compress accord
ing to prescription, and when every one
expected he would apply it to his forehead,
he gravely arose aud tied it round the pill
lar,
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pOetrp.
THE AMERICAN FLAG.

Joseph RodRdR Drake.
When Freedom from hermountaIn height
Unfurled her standard to the air.
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars of glory there.
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldrc of the skies
And striped its pure celestial white
With streakings from the morning light
Then, from his mansion in the sun,
She called her Eagle-bearer down.
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol of her chosen land
Majestic monarch of the cloud,
Who rear'st aloft thy regal form
To hear the tenpest-trumpings loud,
And see the lightning -lances driven.
When stride the warriors of the storm.
And rolls the thunder-drum of heaven,
Child of the sun to thee its given
To guard the banner of the free;
To hover in the sulphur smoke;
To ward away the battle-stroke.
And bid its blendings shine aflr,
Like ninbows on the clouds Of war
The harbingers of victory.
Flag of the brlveI thy folds shall iiy,
The sign Of hope and triumph hight
When speaks the signal-trumpet tone.
And the long line comes cleaning on
Ere yet the life-blood. warm and wet.
Has dimmed the glistening bayonet-
Each soldier eye shall brightly turn
To where thy sky-born glories burn.
And as his springing steps advance.
Catch war and vengeance from this glance,
And when the eannon-mouthings loud
Heave in wild wreaths the battle shroud,
And CORY sabres rise and fall
Like shoots of flame on midnight's pail
There shall thy meteor-glanees glow,
And covering foes shall shrink beneath
Each gallant arm that strikes below
That lovely messenger of death.
Flag of the seasl on ocean wave
Thy stars shall glitter DER the brave;
hen death careening on the gale,
Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail,
And frighted waves rush wildly back
Before the broadsides reeing rack,
Each dying wonders ofthe sea
Shall look at once to Heaven and thee
And smile to see thy splendors ly
In triumph DER his closing eye.
Flag of the free hearts hope and home!
By angel hands to valor given!
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in Heaven.
Forever float that standard sheet.
Where breathes the foe but falls before us,
With freedoms soil beneath our feet
And freedoms banner streaming DER u.s.
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'ro give the cold shoulder is said to
have originated in a practice once common
in France and during the Norman days in
England also. When guest had out
stayed his welcome, instead Of the hauneh
Of mutton or venison usually served din
ner, cold shoulder Of mutton was placed
before him as a hint that he had better 60
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A young doctoF wishing to make good
impression upon German farmer, men
toned the fact that he had received a
double education, as il were. He had
studied homeopathy, and was also gradu-
ate Of a regular medical school.
'sOh, dot vas noding, saidthe farmer,
II had yonce calf yot sucked two COWS,
and he made noding but common sehteer,
after ALL "
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In the Circuit Court for Carroll County
sitting as a Court of Equity.
Ex-PARTE.
In the matter of the Trust Estate of Adam
Rohrbach.
John F. B. Weaver, Trustee, Plaintiff, VS..
Adam Rohrbach, Defendant.
Ordered on the aforegoing Petition this
twenieth day of June, A. D. 1896, that the
Circuit Court for Carroll county sitting as
Court OF Equity take jurisdiction in the Trust
Estate of the said Adam Rohrbach, and that
the said Trustee settle said Trust Estate under
the supervision and control of the said Court,
and ii is further ordered that John F. B.
Weaver, the Trustee in the above cause
named, give notice to all persons having claims
against Adam Rohrbach to file said claims
properly authenticated, with the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Carroll county on or before
the first day of September, A. d. 1896, by
causing a copy of this Order to be inserted in
some newspaper published in Carroll county
once week for four successive weeks before
the third day of August next.
BENZ. f. GROUSE, Clerk.
True copy Test.
june27 St BENZ. F. Grouse, Clerk.
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''THE MODEL EMPORIUM.''
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100 dozen Ladies Blaeed Ribbed Vests worth regular Zoe clearing
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TOR SALE OR RENT.

My residence on Court Street, Westminster.
Eight rooms and basement; electric lights,
furnace and all modern conveniences; city
water; fine shade, yard and garden; porches
front. side and rear. Lot 110 feet front, with
depth Of 1872 feet; alleys side and rear. Pos
session at once CHARLES Z. FINK.
may2S If Westminster, Nd.
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c,,.te on Little Pipe Creek and on the road
'is, leading from York to Frederick City, and
iving partly in Carroll and partly in Fred
ericS counties, about half mile from Bruce
Vile Station, W. NJ. R. R. formerly known
as "Hammond's Mill