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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28

Augusta to South Gardiner.
Sundays
Daily only
AM P.MP.M. PM. Pm
Augusta Nv. 500 lao 6.10 1910 $50
Hallowell. S.07 1.47 GIG 1915 5.21
Gardiner. SIS 200 6.27 1927 5.3S
So. Gardiner,
ar. S.2S 20S $50 100 1JU
South Gardiner to Augusta.
Sum-
Daily days
AM, PM. Pm. A. NJ
So. Gardiner, w. $50 1880 435 9.45
Gardner, so LOO AS 9.55
Hallowell, 6.44 Ito 459 1905
Augusta. ar. $50 1.15 sos 1O.15
Through tickets to California and all
points South and West may be had of q.
II. Walker. ticket agent, Augusta. the
only office in Augusta selling via all
routes and checking baggage free of ex-
penSe.
PAYSON TUCKER,
Vice Pres. and Gen. Manager.
T. E. BOOTHBY,
Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent.
PORTLAND. Oct. %, 1895.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28

Hon. s j. Walton Of Skowhegar
was in the city. yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28

L &C.. w. Morse has moved into the
| Gould house on School street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28
WATERvILLE.

w ~ LII " AAAAs
James Wood is in Augusta.
Don't forget the Gypsy Sociable,"
tonight.
l.. Parks of Pittsfeld, was in the city,
yesterday.
+ c. II. Simpson Is on business trip
TO Boston.
w. a. Newcomb Of Augusta, was in
this city. yesterday.
n. A, Anderson of Skowhegan, was
in the city, yesterday.
Edward Heath was visiting friends
in this city, Monday.
+. p. Mayo was in Bangor, yester-
day. on business.
AS yet we have heard no complaint
about April weather.
J. II. Kelleher of Portland. returned
to Portland. yesterday.
John C.. Howe and A. A. Littlefield
wen: to Belfast, yesterday.
T.. n. Small of Houlton, is visiting
his family for few days.
Hon. $. j. Walton Of Skowhegan.
was in the city. yesterday.
Alden q Dehan are making needed
repairs in their drug store.
Mrs. Grace Gould is the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. A. =. Marston.
Judge .'hilbrook went to Augusta
yesterday. on legal business.
Pearl Libby boasts Of taking lo3
brook trout. one day recently
Miss Alice Bosnian has returned to
the Pennington Normal school.
II tI,.It, II. oil o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28

J. II. Kelleher of Portland. returned
to Portland. yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28

AS yet we have heard no complain
about April weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28

T. n. Small of Houlton, is visitin;
his family for few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28

John C. Howe and A. A Littlefielt
Wen: to Belfast, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-28

j.. NJ. Brown of lewiston WAS il
Gardiner, Monday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
George Francis Train. Pecu,iari,,e,.

George Francis Train S hair is a lttlo
winter and his eccentricitics q little
more pronounced, and he has even in
creased the size of the bouquet that he
wears pinned TO the lapel Of his white
coat. He is the most picturesque char
acter to he found in Madison square,
New York, Oh q warm day. 1t was a
good many years ago when George
Francis Train announced his determine
ton to shake hands no more and ex-
pressed the opinion that the friendship
Of children was worth more than that
of their elders. He has cultivated the
acquaintance of the children who play
in Madison square, ard every one of
them knows him to be good fellow.
People who see him regularly have
come to look upon his eccentricities
with little interest, but he is one of the
sights of Broadway to visitors who
know anything about his career. He is
rot averse to notorie,y and willingly
talks with any one who addresses him.
New York Letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
Alcohol In Cold Weather,

A scientist thus explains why it is so
dangerous 10 use alcohol i'll the polar
regions: y moderate use Of alcohol
causes Il deposit of fat. Alcohol is not
turned into fuel i'll the muscle and nerve
cells, but serves as pure fuel in the
organism and replaces the combustion
OF fat. Alcohol is, therefore, dangerous
Iii the extreme cold because it assists
the throwing off Of heat in great de-
gree. The effect is rs if q stove i'll a
room should be heated redhot and the,,
all the doors and windows thrown Open
Heat produced by muscular work in the
body Is best obtained from carbohy-
drates i'll the food, but, besides this, the
indispensable production of heat is best
Obtained by fats. This explains the in
stinctive choice of the food of men. In
the tropics they cat little fat and much
fruit, while the polar dweller requires
immense quantities of fat to keep up
the bodily combustion. New York
Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09

Electric Bitters is medicine suit
ed fox any season, but perhaps more
generally when the languid cx-
hausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of tonic and Alternative is felt.
A prompt use Of this medicine has
often averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious fevers. No medicine will act
more surely in counteracting and
freeing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, indigestion, con-
stipation. dizziness yield to Electric
bitters. soc and 81 per bottle al
Hartz & UIlemeyer's drug store.
What came near being a double
tragedy was the climax of drunken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
IN COLORADO CANYON.
perilous Adventure of Two Earlv
Gold Seekers.
PURSUED By APACHE INDIANS.

How Bill williams Sought Gold With .
Band Of Observation-Disclosures by Apaches
They Escaped on . Raft-Drifted Nine
Days In the Giant Canyon.
1t is years since General Beale told this
story to a party Of friends, of whom was
one, while we were seated by a campfire
In the heart of the Sierra Nevada noun
tains in southern California.
Beale, although for years sailor in our
navy, made fame as an explorer with Kit
Carson, and he made history and wealth In
the early days of the Pacific coast.
'.Bin Williams said the general, with
a sad shake of the head, has gone with
Kit Carson, Bridger, and all the grand
fro,tiersincn of the days following the
Mexican war to the happy hunting
grounds. 1rataba died last year, and with
him went out one of the finest specimens
of the red man have ever met.
Like Ouray of the San Luis Utes,
Irataba could boast that neither he nor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
PEOPLE WHO BUY ANCESTORS.
In Great Demand by Those Who HAVE Mo-
Invented Them.

Invented Them.
"There is q regular trade done In old
portraits Of men in armor and women
In medieval costumes" said large
picture dealer to the writer. They are
brought ty persons who have made their
fortunes and want to persuade their
friends that they come of an ancient
and aristocratic lineage.
Il am frequently called upon to SUD-
ply these fictitious ancestors, and find
that the portrait Of gentleman in ar
mor-and armor is especially favored,
such as was worn about the time of Ed
ward will fetch almost any price, no
matter how crude it may be, SO long as
it has the old time tone.
Only the other week mcn whose
manner spelled fortune from pork saul
sages' applied TO me for series Of an
cestors. l had three old portraits on
hand at the time and offered them to
him. but he did not care about them be-
cause there was no armor. Could not
supply this deficiency? l said, Yes
and doubled the price Of the pictures,
and he drew me check for $3.50 with
avidity. Now he wants four more to
NIL four vacant panels i'll the picture
gallery of his ancestral home.
Many upshot Americans who come
over here buy up the ancestors to take
home and palm off upon their friends.
Indeed the demand for them has be-
come so great that there are four or five
portrait painters making comfortable
incomes turning out forefathcrs.
"Of course you know that large guam
titles ot ancient armor are made every
year III Sheffield and bought by the
same class OF people, with the same OBJ
loct as the pictures. 1t is fact, and
have known e6OO to be paid for suit
OF armor which probably cost less than
el0 to make. "-LCndon Tit Bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
Wearing Away of Coins.

Copper money wears away rapidly.
In 100 years $500 worth Of pence would
be worth only about $3.50, while the
same amount Of sovercigns would lose
only 81. per cent Of their original value
and $500 worth of shillings, ON the
other hand, would be Worn to the ex-
tent OF some $3.50. The less the value
of coin, Of course. the greater its wear
and tear. \ penny circulates at least
$40 times as rapidly as 4 sovereign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
Executors Notice.

E.tate Of Patrick Mcdonald, deceased
Ine undersigned hsving been appointed execu-
ri1 Of the last will ard testament o. Patrick NC
Douald, late Of the county OF Rock Island, state
o. Illinois, deceased. hereby gives notice that che
all appear before the county court Of Rock Island
county, az the Office of the clerk Of said court in
the city OF Rock lslsnd, at the November term on
I &C. arsI Monday In November next, at which time
all ptr.on- having claims against said estate are
notified and requested 10 attend, for the purpose
OF having the same adjusted
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
9n.-t q to make immediate payment to the Tn.
de- signed.
Dated This cath day Of August. A. n, 1879
BRIDGET MCDONALD, Executr:x
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
A Tragic Incident.

A correspondent at Bulawayo gives the
foiioWlng incident: a. rebel. wounded in
the leg, hut still capable of mischief was
on the point of being assegaied by one of
our fricndlies- He recognized his assailant
and remarked to him, i am your brother
Notwithstanding that tine recognition was
the friendly stoically replied, 1t
cannot be helped; this is wartime and
promptly dispatched his relative"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child. she cried for Castorta
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
Rheuma,ism Cured In a LAY.

"Mystic Cure" for rheumatism
and neuralgia cures in to 8 days.
Its action upon the system is re-
markable and mysterious. It re-
moves at once the cause, and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly relieves, as cents.
Sold by Otto Grotjan. druggist. Rock
Island. and Gust Schlegel & Son, 22O
West Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
TIE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

, HIIsuo, RvcE BLAND pAC,Dt
- R.r-ay--Tiossts rsr b. p1-chssod or BAG
rsse en- .cs.d 9. n = Tvent..te street csrc
or q depot enrnss Rifth avenue AZ
rtirty r-st street.. Frank q. Plamnef. Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
LEGAL.
Executors Note.

Estate Of Amsz!ah Thornton. deceased.
The undersigned h.yipe been sppoiuted execu-
tor Of the last will rnd testament OF Amsziah
Thornton. late Of the county OF Rock Island,
state of Illinois. deceased. hereby gives notice
that lie will appear before the comfy Court Of
hcck Island courtv, at the ofi &c Of the clerk Of
ssid court in the city OF kock isan', at the No.
y.mb,r term n the fra Moncay in November
next n. which time all pcreons having eI.ims
a7ain-t said e-t t- are notified and rcq tested ID
attend for the purpO-e OF hsyIng the same 3D.
justed All ferrous indie bted TO sai estste are
r.guc. tsd to make immediate pay ment TO the IN
der,igned.
Dated this 26.h day OF August, A. D., 1895.
J. q. REED, Executor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
Administrators Notice.

Estate o! Thomas S. Silvis, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed admin.
he county OF Rock Island, stsIs Of Illinois de-
:ea-ed, hereby give notice that they will a2pes,
before the coanty court Of Rock island coun-
~, st the Office OF the clerk Of said court, in
the city Of Rock Tslsnd, at the October term on
the fret Monday in October, next. 1T which time
AL persons having claims against raid es.
ate sre notified and requested TO etteno for the
purpose o, having the same adjusted
al persons indebted to said estate are request
ed 20 make immediate payment to the under.
signed.
Dated this 18th day OF August, A. D. 1895.
EMMA SILvIs, l.,,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
CaStoria.

"CAsforia Is an excellent medicine for chill.
dren- Mothers have repeatedly told ms n il
good effect upon their children"
De q. G. Osccon.
Lowell, Masa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
|9N3s'I'f|ti1!s E!ll5lI1Il,E!

VII do u USED ~ = wa-t according to dlr,ct,,,e.
pfoNcai iraps m.-sioa Of blood diseases skin Al.
ca-cs. acute and chronic ulcers str oinre. S.-z,c
OF the harfs and feet. tczena, T.i;e. >ait Rben
riatisin. INF ,rnzton OF the RAIDER Diseases q,
the bones, toibt- and muscles. >yphi,ei!o insanity
ScarNy. sorsfula IN many forrls. TIE shove and
Q hundrei Other forms OF disease arc trsreahie
directly or Indirectly % Syphii-i B.ood PoIsSn
for ~hieh tie Dr. Jsck.or'- English safety Tsb.
lets IL sure preventative, and l. a cafe C,r
Killer. rendering contarion hardly toe DIE hrnc.
lite Naluc. fpeglccted such troubles rcsuli fatal
ly. Es',cd anywhere, seated -; ok boxes FOR a.
4. ]. ksies. Youth ave and s2rd OF D., koek lslAuS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
THE MAsHeR AND THE LAov.
re Came, saw, and Carried Home "a
q Lady Two Flower Pots.

re Came, eaw, and Carried Home for
Lady Two Flower Pots.
Like all big cities, Paris has its mash.
ers. They annoy the ladies often
enough, but, N rule. they are HARM
less fools, after oil. Here p the latest
little story Of q mashcr and q beautiful
lady, which the Paris papers are print.
ing and which the Sun translates:
At the DUAL aux Fleurs on market
day, q beauty arrived on foot. 30 aid
a masher. He fixed his loving eyes
upon. She paid no attention to him.
He persisted. and vainly cndeavored
to engage her In conversation. Finally,
she purchased two big gernniums.
do you live far from here. madam
asked the dude.
The lady made no answer at first;
but after an instants reflection, prompt.
ed by the size Of the gernnium pots and
plants, and the necessity of employing
commissairc, she replied, sweetly:
"Rue du Louvre. 3d."
"Oh," exclaimed the masher, lyon
can't carry such burden so far! Al
low me to help you"
She smiled, but, In the language Of the
duclists, instead Of aba ndoning to him
the choice" Of pots, she pointed to both,
and smiled again. Tho mashcr put q
pot under each arm, and, equipped In
that way, went of with the lady.
When they came to the Rue du Louvre,
90, she stopped, thanked the dude, and
stretched out her beautiful little hands
for the hower-pots.
But the masher politely insisted upon
carrying them up to her apartment.
1.-THE trouble is." said the Indy, II
live on the top floor and there Is no ele-
vator."
II would not be surprised II you told
me that you lived way up in heaven.
Angels live there" said the enthusia stic
masher.
"well, come, them" said the lady. In
the golden tones In which the Divine
Sarah In cleopatra" addresses hez
Tony.
SO up they went until they came ia
the abode Of tho sorcercss. She rang
the bell. Heavy footsteps were heard
inside. The door was opened, and &
nne-looking man appeared.
"Allow mo to introduce you to my
husband, sir" said the lady. MY
dear" she added, addressing her infe.
riOr portion. this gentleman has beer
kind enough TO carry these plants fol
me all the way from the fowcr.market
and. up the stairs. too, rs you Sec"
Good enough" said the big fellow
Here. my man, here Is twcn,y.ccn,
piece. Go and get n drink
The dude started down the stnirs mt d
lively rate. without waiting for his
pOurboirc. and. Us he was going down
he could hear the ringing laugh OF the
lady and tho hoarse "ha! haw Of the
happy husband.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08

baskets az a maximum load, which
was regarded rs heavy one. Real
estate has gone begging for years;
there was no market for 1t. 1t has
been impossible to settle up estates, be.
cause no buyers could be found for
the land. A few years Iugo the people
of the community woke up. The town
issued $4,000 worth Of bonds and up
piled the proceeds to building good
roads,. As a result the wagon. makers
In the vicinity are making 2-horse
wagons to carry, not afty.fivc bushcl
baskets, but loads MADE up OF ninety
to 125 bushel baskets. and still the
londs are not regarded as heavy. Two
horses are able to do more work than
four horses formerly could do, and
with greater ease. On the old roads
two men and four horses with wag.
on weighing 1000 pounds could Take
two and half tons Of produce to mar
ket dnd bring back IN equal weight Of
fertilizer, making one trip a day. Now,
on the good roads, one man with two
horses ami d wagon weighing 1890
pounds takes four tons to market,
bringing buck nm equal weight, max.
ing four trips a day. i3s.s7"
One Of the most discouraging items
shown by the recent official census Is
the rapid increase in the amount Of
child labor In the United states. Hun.
drcds of children who IRE barely old
enough to leave the nursery, and who
are scarcely able to distinguish be.
tween right and wrong. nrc brought
face to face with the hard world and
compelled to grapplc with men in the
fierce competition Of life. This state.
ment suggests train Of sad reflections.
Without the power to resist evil and
possessing none of these educational
incentives which kln,llc a ycarning for
higher and better things. the conse.
qucnccs Of this infnntilc exposure to
tho vice Of the agc are dircful to con.
template. Some may escape unin.
jurcd and grow up Into useful and Wig.
orous men. but the great majority of
these young toilcrs are In danger Of
drifting into the straits Of error. In
Chicago. where attendance on the pub.
liz schools Is compulsory, the report
shows that lnrgc number Of children
are employed In the stOckyards, fac.
tories and business houses. dcvoting NIL
the time which they can give after tho
expiration of school hours. One Of the
saddest phases Of the stern necessity
which compcls these children to earn
their daily bread II the fact thnt many
Of them are engaged in occupations
which arc not conducive to good NOR
ais. Even In Boston there arc hun
drcds Of children under twelve years
old who sell papers. black boots. de
liver messages and serve rs cash and
GRAND boys In large retail establish
ments.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
slssp, In Two Counties at Once.

There is probably but one person II
the State of Pennsylvania, says the
Philadelphia Record, who can boast
that he sleeps with his head In one
county and feet In another Joseph
Wilson Of near Allentown, who is Mt the
present time studying at the Phlladel.
phla School Of Design, claims that
when he Is ut home he rests with his
head In Lehigh County and his feet In
Northampton. He says the house he
lives In stands on the dividing line Of
the two counties, and his bed lies direct
~ across the line. There Is also bed
In the Same house which Is blsected
from head to foot by the county line, 20
that two persons may lie side by side In
It and yet be in two different counties.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
A Novel Idea.

To keep babies from crying an In.
genlous device has been resorted to
In India. The moment a child begins
to cry its mother places he. hand over
Its mouth and nips Its nose. so that
1t cannot breathe. Then 1t is allowed
to breathe freely again, but should Il
make use of the opportunity to again
set up howl, 1t Is ut once suppressed
In the same way. This Is repeated till
the baby imaglnes that the painful
stoppage Of the breath Is caused by its
own effort to scream, and SO Ia careful
to keep quiet.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
FENCE 400 MILES LONG.
Battles o. the Australians With the %.
struetlvs Rabbit.

struetlvo Rabbit.
Tho New South Wales government,
1t may be remembered. oHricd a rward
Of $125.OOO to any person or persons
who could suggest nm efficient method
OF getting rid Of the rabbit: imt. al.
though this liberal reward lei 10 the
receipt Of no fewer than 1900 schemes
from all parts Of the world. none OF
them was regarded as satisfactory, and
tho offer was withdrawn.
Tho final outcome OF royal commits.
slons, Of intcrcolonial conferences ana
Of tho testing Of every practical method
OF determination. Ii that the most cffcc.
tunl method Of dealing with the evil Ii
found to DO the construction Of rabbit.
proof netting, by means OF which the
animals can be kept from acres not
yet infested, can be shut OF from food
supplies and can DO moro cffcctually
dealt with locally.
The length OF some of these fences
ls enormous. There IL one starting at
Barrlngun, on the Queensland border,
and following the Main Trunk line
from BOurke to C0r0wa--a distance Of
407 miles; and there In another along
tho entire western boundary Of New
South Walcs-a distance Of $40 miles.
Tho Queensland government, too. has
erected q similar fence along q consid.
cradle portion Of the northern bound.
ary Of New South Wales. but the sur.
vcyor general Of Quccnsla nd, In the 10.
port already referred to, says that the
rabbits must have como through the
fence In mObs and droves Of innumer.
able multitudcs at some time," and
thus have established themselves In
Queensland as we'll.
This, OF course, 10 the weak point In
regard to fences, which are liable to
break down In places. more especially
In times Of flood and where they
cross over creeks, while keeping Of
constant supervision over the fences,
30 that immediate repairs can be done
when openings appear, IL quite imprac.
ticablc where the distances arc %
great. In many instances countless
thousands OF rabbits have been seen on
one side of q fence dead or dying OF
starvation, after eating oil the avail
able food supplies, and leaping up AT
the fence In their attempts to surmount
It. One can imagine how they would
rush through In the event of any open.
ing appearing, and how single break
In the fence might be the doom Of q
country not previously infested.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
A Novel Storm PIT.

II. J. Pettus has built novel and
unique storm pit at Healing Springs.
He Informed US that he had been tr0u.
bled a great deal by nervous guests
who came from cyclone districts, and
built the storm pit to relieve their anx-
ietles. The pit Is built under the hill
In such n manner that 1t would be i'm.
possible for the severcst storm to reach
It, and Is so arranged that should all the
cottages Mt the Springs be blown there
on and burned 1t would not affect the
refugees In side. Ample provisions have
been made for ventilation, and 1t can DO
truthfully said Healing Springs has "a
refuge In time of storp."-washington
(Ala.) News.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-08
American Grit,

In writing to friend about the 70.
cent tornado. Bishop futile. Of st.
Louis, said: 1.-The three American char.
scteristics stand splendidly out.
"First. There 10 no whimpering,
even among the poor people who have
lost their oil. They are pluckily turn.
ing to do the next best thing. In a won.
derful spirit Of CHEEKY self-reliance.
Second. All are opening heart and
hand and purses and sympathy to af.
ford relief.
"Third. All fall In with the police
and authorities to preserve perfect or.
der and obedience to law. am deep.
ly proud Of the American people,
Philadelphia Ledger.