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been left open to permit free circulation
OF air, and disappeared
In few moments IL Returned. bringing
one OF the oranges, and balancing upon
the narrow transom, threw the fruit with
so true an aim tnat ii struck the Italian
pat on the nose. Again and again the
monkey went into the 'vestibu!e. each
time 0ringing out an orange. He did not
throw them now, but ran down tie wis
taria, and presented them to the ladies,
one after another. politely touching It's
brilliant fez as he did so. This sport
he continued as long as any fruit re-
mained in the basket.
Bravo! GrOvero Clevelando," said his
master. = You-a gooda boy Then ad-
dressing the ladies, he remarked; -If-a
you ladies' wanta buya da monk him for
saia fift' doiia. Ne Iva in Purdy's
courta.'"
After passing around his hat for do
nations. the fellow went away taking his
quadruped and the empty basket.
At midnight u solitary policeman stood
on the corner of the Avenue. near Com
modorc Litchfieid's residence. listening
to the chiminGs or a distant bell as It
broke over the slumbering city. The
officers tour OF duty was finished. and all
was quiet on his beat, and whatever
might occur between his going off and
the coming of his relief did not disturb
him. Presently his sergeant came along
followed by squad of men going off
duty. The lone policeman fell in be-
hind the others and marched with them
to the station-house.
Scarcely had the police left tie neighbor-
hood when man carrying a sack under his
arm came into view and proceeded to make
a careful reconn oisance of the surroundings.
No one was in sight and all was quiet. The
man went directly to Commodore Litch-
fields house and tried the front door. 1t
was secured. He opened his sack and took
therefrom large monkey and iabtered to
it in Italian.
The animal evidently comprel ended what
was required of it, for he immediately ran
up the wistaria, before mentioned, passed
over the traDsom and disappeared in tie
gloom of the vestibule.
For suIne time the man listened atter-
lively; he could distinctly hear tie monkey
moving about on the inside Finally he
tried the door and it yielded TO his touch.
The monkey had unlocked it. Then he went
to the little iron gate that opened into the
The morning times., 1896-07-12
AN Adyauced Th.ukrr

First Popuist-The free and unlimited
coinage or silver is good enough SO far as
it goes.
second Populist-What more do you
want?
First Populist-Fm in favor of the free
and unlimited distribution of silver after
it's coined.-Puck.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
Chilled to Denth

Midgley-sad aboutkent, wasn'tit?
Young-What was that?
Midgicy-Why. you know. he attemptcdte
make love TO a Boston girl.
Youns-YeS?
Midsiey-weil, he caught pneuIuonia and
North American.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
A Reasonable Calculation.

BFown-They say MCKINLEY did not expect
so much adverse criticism OF his silence on
the money question.
Jones-pidn't heg
Brown-No- He thought the people would
be too much interested in their wheels to
care about his views on anything. Puck.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
Making Preparatton.

Boy-Afn't sister and you going for a
ramble this afternoon?
suitor We are sonny. But why Do you
ask?
Boy-Because sisters had the corn doctor
here all the morning.-Thc Waterbury.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
A Dry Profession.

Good Lady-Wiiing TO labor at your
vocation of stevedore, but financially handi-
capped What are your duties as steve
dore?
Sly Southstreet-I superintends de un-
loadin' OF large schoopers, lady -ti,ankee.-
Judge.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
At the Club

Bruwn-sce you tomorrow night?
Jenkps-No; 1 have u special engage
ment for tomorrow night.
Brpwn-IDdcedi
Jenkins-Yes; promised to stay home.-
Puck
The morning times., 1896-07-12
The Unfortunate Typevr,ter

Mrs. Wallace Isn't that a rather n,.t,r
girl Mr.. Ferry has as typewriter?
Mrs. Ferry IL guess she is. Itis a ritv
she is SO deaf. kr. Ferry has to lean right
over her shoulder when Indicating a letter.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
Artful Frank.

Hojaek-Have you heard that Frank Spin
Rer has become an instructor IN bicycle
school?
Tondik-That fellow will do anything to
get his arms around a giri.-Life.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
The Th,nr 70 Re Cons,dere,,

III Miss Gay devoted as much time to
mental culture as she does to dress, she
would be a very learned woman
Yes, but she wouidn't have the satisfac-
ton OF making other women green with
envy."-Life
The morning times., 1896-07-12
He wondered.

IIIIIt NIIlVJiCC-f dE
Mr.. Callipers-Weii, my son?
II toos a walk through the cemetery to-
day and read the inscriptions on the tomb
stones.n
And what were your thoughts after you
had done so?"
why, pa, l wondered where all the
wicked people were bIricd."-Truth.
The morning times., 1896-07-12
CABIN JOHN HlTEl

Don't miss going out there 1t is the most
he igntful trip round Washington. 1t is n
delightful ride on the Electric cars o. tho
read is splendid for wheeling or driving. Ex-
cellant meals arc always tn be hf at the ho-
Z! and the bridge is a sight worth seeing
BoBAGER BROS. Proprietors.
Telephone 60a
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BCNA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

BCNA-FIDE CIRCULATION.
A reference to the state
ment below will show that
the circulation sworn TO isl a
bona fide one.
1t is easily possible for a
newspaper with sn elastic
conscience to swell its legit-
ima ate circulation enOr-
r1ousIy, in order to deceive
advertisers, by sending out
thousands of papers to
news stands, which are re-
turnabic, and which are in
fact returned, but neverthe-
less are included in what
purports to be an honest
statement of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers.
however. judge by results,
and bogus circulation don't
give them.
The family circulation OF
The Times is many thou
sands in excess Of any other
Washington paper and is
believed to be fully two
times that of its afternoon
contemporary.
The circulation of The Times for the
week ended July 10, 1895, was as fol-
lows:
Saturday, July 1851
Sunday, July S =. 1890
Monday, July 6 4t,555
Tuesday, July Z s4,507
Wednesday, July 8. . 45,225
THURSDAY, July 8. 46,7s9
Friday, July 10 :. 53,897
Total copies printed .3e7,504
Less damaged copies, copies left
over, unS0ld, in office, and
copies returned, unsold, from
news Stands and branch Of
ices 29.76S
net 2I7,136
Isolemnly swear that The above is
correct statement of the circulation of
The Washington Times for the week
ended July 10, 1896, and that every copy
was delivered or mailed for valuable
consideration.
WILLIAM 7. OLIVER,
Superintendent CT Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this 1lth day Of July, A. d. 1895.
[sEAL.] ERNEST G. THOMPSON,
Rotary Public.
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TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION,

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
LOST-Friday. July 10, pair gold eye
glasses. in blue plush case; also a
Masonic breast pin in shape OF trnwels
rewardif returned. 1915 st. sw. Jyl2-2t
FOR RENT-CoOl. south room. with
good table. in a refined hoine: refer
ence. 1870 18TH ST. NV. jy12-3t
FOR RENT-sl3 q ST., hu 5 been taken
t.v souinern laily and is heing thor.
oughly renovated: she wouIil be pleased
10 cCo:a modate those who are In search
Of Il pleasant home; room and board for
two. $40 and 500: single rooms with
bna-'. s'5 and $50; firs.-rlcss table
jy12- Let
WANTED-Lady with some mean : to
take narEe of rice prefita bile office
business: only Small amount OF :ooney re-
quired: compensation large. Address BOX
ONE, this office. IL
The morning times., 1896-07-12

though entirely familiar with the place.
tie animal ran to wistaria vine that had
been trained against the house. climbed itas
nimbly as a squirrel. threw himself into
small arched and barred transom that had
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
Farmers and Hard Times.

There are writers and speakers who tell
US that these hard times have hurt those
who live upon farms more than those en-
gagged In other pursuits. The contrary Is
true Thousands of men In business and
financial circles have seen the entire say
ings OF Il life wrcnched from their tremb-
ling hands No day has dawned upon
American farms when the family did no,
sit down To Its accustomed meals, but there
are thousands of men. heretofore prosper
Gus in the world Of business and finance.
who do not know today from what sourc"
will come their meals for tomorrow. In
th,, land Of infinite crops no man StarNcs
upon d farm. Such suffering j. confined %
cities and manufacturing districts. The
shiuwrecks OF business have left thousands
Of families stranded. Some OF them are
supported BY relatives; some OF them by
daughters who work in Offices. and many
alas, very many. would hand out their
hearts in gratitude il they had the con
forts and shelter OF a humble farm. NO
class OF men can escape suffering whea
the nation groans in pain. The republic
is like the Individual. II one part of the
body polite H. wrong. all parts are
wrong. We cannot prosper unless you do.
You cannot prosper unless We 10 one
class Of citizens cannot De benefited at
the expense Of another class. The dag
ger which destroys the stomach viii XIII
lust as quick as the dagger which de-
sfroys the heart. All of US must have a
mart in better times, or all OF us must
suffer together.-Farmers' Friend
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A Remarkable Mineral Watf.e
Readers of this paper win find the a

Readers of this paper find the adj
vertisement calling attention to Ypsi-
lanti Specific, a natural mineral water.
The powers and virtues claimed for
this water are remarkable, but the
YPSILANTI SPECIFIC CO., of 1O4
BROAD ST, BOSTON, is prepared to
furnish evidence at any time to any
one of the truth of every claim made
Dealers throughout New England have
this water for sale in one-half gallon
bottles, or it can be had by sending an
order to the Company. The price of
Ypsilanti Specific is the same as that
of other medicinal waters. viz. Coo
per half gallon bottle. $675 per case OF
II bottles. with a rebate of 75c. on re-
turn of the case and empty bottles
making the net price, 5000 per case.
For sale by BOwDITCH & WEBSTER.
Augusta. Me. july2O. cody
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laws will be vigorously and impartially
enforced. We have had ample evidence
the present fall of the very important
element our splendid game preserves
constitute in the prosperity of our
State. 1t would he difficult to form an
accurate estimate of the large numbe.
of sportsmen who have come to Maine
this fall to enjoy the hunting advan-
tages here afforded, and still more diff
cult to estimate the amount of money
they have left with us. We can not
afford 20 permit short sighted and law
less men to destroy the attractions that
call so many liberal gentlemen to or
State every fall and the members Of
The fish and game commission. vii
receive the cordial support of the intel =
l!gent and law-abiding citizens of the
State in their efforts to enforce the
laws.
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y pittsiield dispatch to the Bangor
Commercial of Wednesday states that
misleading reports have been publishe,'
, regarding the 5. Il NJ. railroad cor
Struction.
"Those'who are in position to know
do not hesitate to condemn in unmis
taxable terms the efforts of some re
pGrters who have sought to work up
articles of a sensational character.
with very little for Il basis.
"A special bearing Pittsfield date
appeared in Tuesdays issue OF the
Lewiston Journal and stated that u. :
town of Harmony bonds are not pay
able until the road is completed This
is certainly an erroneous statement IN
less a different agreement was mao
than that at the last meeting Of the rail
road commissioners at Harmony. Thu
writer was present on that occasion
and is positive that one of the cond =
tons imposed by the president of the
road. Mr.. Il. ID. Lancaster, was thu t
the bonds should be such that he coul
realize upon them at once.
of course. it is to be expected that
if the road is never completed the
town Will object TO paying the bonds.
w. T. Davis accepted the bonds
for his work as contractor. and if the
statement of gentleman connected
with the management of the road is
true. Mr.. Davis had other trouble s
than those brought about in connec
ton with his work on the extension.
1T is not the fault of the S. & H.
railroad that the men have not received
their pay and Furthermore the state
ment that the Italians who have re-
manned at their camps above Hartland
are destitute, or in a suffering condi-
ton, is all bosh. There is very little
money due them. at most not over two
months pay. They have remained be-
cause they expected work to be re-
sumed and as one of their number
who talks English fairly well re-
marked not long since while in Pitts
field, We can live here as cheap as in
New York and shall stay while
longer and await developments
There is good reason to feel that
work will be resumed shortly al
though this fact is not positively as
sured."
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PARROTS GO 70 SCHOOL.
They Begin With kindergarten Methods and
Graduate as Seni6rs.

one OF the most peculiar professions of
,nis very professional age Is that which
mas Tor its end and aim the education Of
parrots says 'Pcarson's Weekly"
ne parrots academy is conducted on
systematic lines. and resembles in many
OF IT'S features an ordinary educational
esslaplishment. In one room correspond
ing 70 Standard /. of the regular bust
ness are congregated the birds to be
taught. screeching and shrieking In the
piiss OF ignorance. So soon as they have
ings and a little of the natural widness
that characterizes them has worn off.
monitor, In the shape of u parrot that has
mastered the art OF monosyIlabic utter
ahce. Is introduced. and under its tuition
me class begins to show progress by vote
ing such simple words as .'Yes.' and
Standard II. marks a step in the up-
ward grade. Bi-syllables are here intro
duced. and double-worded sentences of
an easy nature repeated The third
standard comprises tri-sylabic words and
sentences OF more advanced kind
Thus far the work is of d routine char
ac,er 'fe teachers being the birds them
selves. But with Standard ". the real
work OF education begins. and the bird
monitor gives place 10 the pedagoguc
proper. The blackboard. too now comes
in. with a piece Of chalk the dominic
nounces 1t aloud. and the birds repeat
it. and-in turn-the whole alphabet after
him. BY the time Standard V. is reached
IL pd1TOl VI urinary 1HtelnBence can
read and spell such words as cat and
dog with reasonable facility.
Standard V. and VI. continue the process
by gradual advances. simple sums in arth-
metic being added to the curriculum
and the method of telling the time"
taught.
The seventh and last standard is de-
voted entirely to music, vocal and in
strumental Not that parrots are taught
to play the piano That stage of develop
ment has not yet been attained. but the
more proficient of them are instructed in
the art of singing a song to the peda-
gogue's accompaniment on that instru-
ment When this point has been reached
the bird gets his certificate.
There are only two or three Of these
academies in the kingdom. and the fees
being high and the business brisk, the
owners of them are doing we'll 1t costs
five guineas to secure Il good education
for a parrot exclusive of extras in the
shape Of food ard one or two other things.
and IL takes several months, IN the case
of the most forward and intelligent pupils.
to pass In all the necessary subjects.
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EASTERN STEAMBOAT Co.

Popular and Delightful Route between
Bath Bath. Boothbay and the Islands and An.
Steamers leave City Wharf, Bath, At
Sunday at n.40. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and saturdays. Sundays leave at A. II.
Leave Kennebec Steamboat Co.'S wharf
daily except Monday at $50 A. NJ.
The S.35 A. NJ. boat lands daily (except
sunday at Isle of Springs, Mouse and
Squirrel Islands and connects at Mouse
Island with annex boat for Capitol Island
Spruce Point and Ocean Point, also Heron
Island. Christmas Cove and Pemauuid.
Returning, leaves Pemaquid at Ito p.
NJ, making same landings and connecting
at Bath with the train which arrives Ct
Lewiston at $50 P. NJ. and Augusta al
7.15 p. M.
NOON EXPRESS, leaves Bath. Tues
day. Thursday and Saturday at 11.40 A.
NJ, arriving Mt Boothbay at 40 P. NJ.
Leave Boothbay daily Except Sundays)
at l.15 a. NJ. 2.45 p. NJ. Ills A. NJ, Tues
days Thursdays and Saturdays. Sundays
at I A. NJ.
SATURDAY EVENING STEAMER.
leaves Bath at $50 p. NJ. Leaves Booth.
bay. Morday morning at AS. connecting
with trai which arrives at Lewiston 81
S.45, Augusta at 9.0S A. NJ. sf8 -
Send for beautiful. descriptive folder.
JAMES B. DRAKE, Pres. q Gen, M.
w. w. MASON, Agt. Bath.
Bath. Me-. July 7. 1895.
NlnA9A0dtf
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Railroads and Steamboats,.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Arrangement Of Trains in Effect
October 4. 1896.
Passenger trains leave Augusta as follows:
THROIrGH TRAINS

Passenger trains leave Augusta as follows:
THROUGH TRAINS.
GOING WEST-6.30 A. NJ. for Lewiston.
Pennington, Rangeley, Rockiand, Port
land. Bridgton, Boston and Montreal; 1906
4. NJ. Daily for Brunswick, Lewiston,
Portland and Boston. week days con-
meets also for Pennington, Phillips.
Rangeley, Carrabasset, Rockiand. Mont
real, Toronto and Quebec; 3.05 and 3.5OP NJ
texpress) for Brunswick, Bath, Lewiston,
Portland. Boston; HOO p. NJ. might Pull
mani every night for Lewiston. Bath
Portland and Boston; 150 A. NJ. Portland
and Boston.
GOING EAST-1.50 A. NJ might ex-
press for Skowhegan, Belfast, Bangor,
Bar 1arbor, st. Stephen, st. John, Hall
TAX and Aroostook county; 80 A. NJ. for
Watervilla Skowhegan. Bangor, Vance,
boro. ST. Stephen and st. John; 1912 p NJ
for Waterville: 2.35 p. NJ. for Bangor Bar
1arbor, Old Town and Houlton via r. &
A.: BAT p. NJ for WatervilIe Oakland
North Arson, Bingham, Skowhegan, Bel
fast Foxcroft and Greenville Bangor
Old Town and Mattawamkeag; IFS r. NJ
for WaterviIle.
SUNDAYS only, 9.15 A. NJ and 255 p.
nj. for Waterville and Bangor.
The Night Pullman Train leaving at 1.50
A. NJ "oing east does not connect for Show
hogan on Monday mornings, or for Bel
fast. Foxcroft or beyond Bangor. Sunday
mornings.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.
AUGUSTA TO SOUTH GARDINER.
Grrn
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Foreian GIeanings.

A monument to the brothers Grimm
known to all children as the collectors
OF the Household Stories" has just
/ been erected al Hanau.
Bonn University has opened all lis
departments to women who are prop
erly prepared and have obtained the
professors consent to their attending
their lectures
Bedfordshire has a magistrate u,
years of age and still in active ser
vice. who recently, .on the occasion CT
the dedication of some new church
bells in his parish, climbed to the top
of the belfry.
over two hundred candidates have
presented themselves for a vacant rec
torship at Wootonunder-E Edge, Eng
land. the salary of which is less than
SlGoo The parishioners have had the
right to choose their own rector since
the time of Charles III.
Foreigners will be excluded from the
Tlazilian coasting trade after The be-
ginning of next December. BY tn :
new law then in force only vessels
owned by Brazilians. having Brazilian
captain, and at least two-thirds of the
crew Brazilians. will be perni ed to
engage in the trade
St Petersburg is now connected hy
rail with the Yenisei river. and it is eX-
pected that the Trans Siberian rail-
road will reach Lake Baikal next su n
mer Chinas concession that the road
may pass through Manchuria shortens
the distance from the lake to Niadivo-
stock by over 600 miles.
A remarkable march of 400 miles
across Siberia, occupying almost year
has just been completed by two Rus
sian battalions of line infantry and two
batteries of artillery. which lately
reached their camp on the Amur. The
troops marched 1000 versts by land and
made their way for 5000 versts by wat
er. half the distance on RATS construct
ed by themselves. Their losses We're
six men dead, II left behind in hos
pitfalls. and 90 horses. The others ar
rived in good condition and excellent
spirits.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is not
likely to become engaged very soon if
a little speech she is said to have made
recently is authentic: Il am very fond
of my subjects, and I hope to please
them in every way, but If they think
they are to have voice in the selec
ton of my future husband they never
made greater mistake. If they take
any extreme measures / shall be more
determined than ever, for l am re-
solved they must not coerce me into q
marriage which is distasteful. l shall
not marry unless I am allowed some
voice in the matter"
Baron de Bay, a French archaeolo-
gist, has been digging up the Kurgans.
or old turtle-back burying mounds.
near Tomsk in Siberia. Some of these.
dating before the Russian conquest of
Siberia. contain beads, earrings, knives
with artistically carved bone hats,
copper kettles. rings. bracelets, and
ornaments of silver The oldest mound
was five or six centuries old. The
mounds that We're built only three hun
dred years ago showed much poorer
stage of civilization, very few metal
objects being found, and the arrow
heads and knife blades being made of
bone.
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accustomed to sign their letters
The accompanying letter shows how
many are the difficulties with which the
fish and game commissioners have to
contend in their efforts to properly en-
force our fish and game laws. poachars
who resort to methods like the above.
howeverhave yet to learn the men with
whom they have to deal. The high char
acter and ability of the members of
the commission is the best possible as.
surance the public can have that these
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STATE NEWS.
EAST PITTSTON

L
Allen Knight is at home on short
Vacation.-George A. Moody of Boston,
is visiting at his old home in this vii
lage. His many friends are glad to see
him.-Briggs Wright is shingling and
otherwise repairing his house-Frank
Sullivan has purchased of II. A. Clark
his stage and horses and will drive the
stage hereafter-The threshing ma
chimes are having good business but
nay presses are doing very little this
season.-James Whelan of Whitefield,
has been awarded the new schoolhouse
to build. He has rented the Dearborn
house vacated by Rev. B. B. Byrnes
and will move here during the time
work is in progress.-Eddie Pulsifer
VIII return to Lynn, Mass, his place OF
business. this week. His many friends
called in party at his home Monday
evening, to wish him success during his
stay.
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Proposals Tor Construction Of Sewer Outlet.

Sealed proposals will be received until
Oct. "a 1896. at the city engineers office,
No. 2i3 Water street, for the construction
of q sewer outlet to Willow street sewer.
Plans and specifications to be seen at
engineers office. Right is reserved to re-
ject any or all bids.
W. Il. GETCHELL.
Oct21dtoOct24 City Engineer.
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THE ANONYMOUS COWARD.
Methods Employed in Seeking to circum
vent the Game Laws.

The Journal is indebted to Hon. l..
Il. Carleton, Of the fish and game com
mission for one of the letters by which
poachers attempt to intmidate men in
terested in the enforcement of The
game laws. We publish below fac
smile of this epstle:
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A Common Experience.

Who has not had a similar experience
to that of J. Fl. Cobb, editor OF the Mir
from a severe bowel trouble he first re-
sorted to an old remedy which did not
prove efticacious. He then used Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. two doses of which effected a
cure. it always cures. The % and 81
cent sizes are for sale by all druggists.
NJ, w&-f fnlrm