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Evening star., 1896-03-28

are CARRYING a bunch of box-plant that fills
the air WITH sweet, fresh odor. Even the
old cab horses have a bit of 1t stuck behind
their ears!
Bourgueil, who sat up last evening at
the cafe, playing cards till midnight, wakes
up very late. He is in horrible mood; and
what man would not be, I should like to
know? Last night, at the usual hour, ne
had again to listen to his wife's absurditles
She again mentioned Edward, and tried
to soften him, Bourgueil! She had made
inquiries, she said, and learned that their
daughter-in-law, fer she was that IN spite
of all his anger, was not the bad woman
they had first thought. A poor girl? Yes;
she had worked in a store. But what of
that? What were they themselves but simple
working people. even if they had become
well off? Could they expect their son to
marry some rich marquis daughter? And
ever since Angelina-an ugly name, but 1t
wasn't the girls fault after all-ever since
Angelina had been his wife, no one could
breathe q word against her. She was a
model little wife. "Can it be that you will
rot have pity on these poor Children: the
old mother had asked him. tearfully. They
are poor, very poor. What do you think
Edward earns in that insurance company
where lie has found place? 1t breaks my
| heart to think of it; only 200 francs
month, AS much as you spend on your
cafe and your cigars. l don't ask you TO
see them but won't you help them, just
little? We are living in plenty, while they
and receiving no answer from Bourgueil,
who was pelsively turning the glass he had
woman mad risen from her seat and come
| up to him. putting trembling hand on his
| shoulder silently pleading. Vain effort!
| Bourgueil, suddenly remembering that he
| was a Roman, had again poured forth
maledictions and his formidable never.
| And on this lovely Easter morning he Is
more than usually sad and ill-tempered-
] this strong-minded old mason. He feels
very nervous; he has cut his chin twice
| while shaving. Oh, no; he will not be weak
| CROUCH to pay an income to his unduitful
| SON. A Roman, I tell you. Would old
| Rrutus have reented? OF course not. And
| last night he was the point of yielding!
| That is what comes of listening to women.
| They haven't energy for two sous, the wo-
| men haven't. Bourguel is firmer than ever
| in his resolutions as he puts on a white
shirt and his gray holiday suit. He goes
Evening star., 1896-03-28
A PARSON AND A PIG.
What Was Effective in One Case Was
Tried In the Other.

W Hut W US EHectlve In One case WAS
Tried In the Other.
From the Sunday Magazine.
A poor woman came to the parson of the
parish with the request: please, passn!
my ou'd sow be took cruel bad / wish,
a prayer over her."
"A prayer! Goodness preserve us! I can
not come and pray over a pig-a pig, my
dear Sally-that is not possible
Her be cruel bad, groaning, and won't
eat her meat. If her dies, pass n--whativer
shall we do i the winter wi'out bacon sides
and ham? oh, dear! Do'y, now, pass n,
come and say prayer over my old SOW
Il really, really must not degrade my
sacred office Sally! indeed. 1 must not!
"Oh, pass'n! do'y, now" and the good
creature began to sob.
The parSOn was a tender-hearted man.
and tears were too much. He agreed to go
to the cottage, see the pig, and do what he
could.
Accordingly, lie visited the patient, which
lay groaning in the stye.
The woman gaZed wistfully at the pastor,
and waited for the prayer Then the clergy
man raised his right hand, pointed with one
finger at the SOW and said solemnly: IF
thou Invest o pig! then thou livest. If thou
dieSt, o pig! then thou dieSt."
/ Singularly enough, the SOW was better
that same evening, and ate a little wash.
She was well, and had recovered her ap-
petite wholly next day.
Now, it happened. some months after this,
that the rector fell very ill, with a quinsy
that nearly choked him. He could not swal-
low, he could hardly breathe. His life was
in imminent danger.
Sally was visitor every day at the rec
tory, and was urgent to see the sick man.
She was refused admission, but pressed so
vehemently that finally she was suffered
just to see him, but she was warned not to
speak to him or expect him to speak, as he
was unable to utter word.
She was conducted to the sick room, and
the door thrown open. There she beheld
the pastor lying in bed, groaning, almost in
extrenities.
Raising her hand, she pointed at him with
cne finger and said: ''If thou livest o
pass'n then thou livest! If thou diest, o
passn't! then thou diest"
The effect On the sick man was--an ex-
plosion Of laughter that burst the quinsy,
and his recovery.
Evening star., 1896-03-28
BT FRANC co.'s C0PPef
9f be fre1eb Academy

"Nevert' cried BourSueil rising with vio-
aence and throwing his napkin on the table.
'Neveri Do you hear me? Never"' and
the old master mason paced up and down
the cozy dining room, turning on his heel
furiously. like bear in u cage; while poor
mother Bourgueil, her fearful eyes lowered
on her plate, was disconsolately nibbling
almonds.
For two years the same dispute had been
springing up between the. old couple
Just as at the end of their evening
meal. For it was two years since they had
fallen out with their son, Edward, who. in
spite of their opposition, had married
woman picked up somewhere in the Latin
quarter-just when he was about to take
his degree as a lawyer, TOO. How they had
loved him and petted him, this Edward
this long wished for child, who had come
after ten long years OF married life. when
they had almost given up hoping for a son.
The happy Bourgueil. then only simple
builder. had rubbed his hands saying to his
wife: ''You know, Ciemence, that smart
fellow Haussmann is improving and chang
ing the whole of Paris, from one end to
another. Here is a good chance for me.
If things go on this way. L can make a
fortune in twelve fifteen years. And l
know one thing. the little rascal of ours
won't need to climb up into scaffoidings.
like his father, nor come home every night
with spots of plaster all over his gray vest.
and fit to drop with fatigue. We will make
a real gentleman of him, won't We, Glenn
ence?'
All Bourgueirs ambitions had been real
ized. At college Edward was a brilliant
pupil, and the old peasant who had come to
Paris many years ago carrying his shoes
on his back and q little silver tied up III a
corner of his handkerchief. had the salts
faction of seeing his son congratulated and
loaded with prizes by the minister of in
struction himself. What future the boy
had before him, He would pass the most
difficult examinations without any trouble
they would be a mere joke for hin-and
then choose any career he had fancy for
I'VE will leave the hoy a good 5000 francs
income" father Bourgueil would say, cheer
fully. slapping mis- wife's shoulder with his
strong broad hand. And saperlotte! we
Evening star., 1896-03-28
Names for Her Guests.

From the Louisville tky.) Post.
well-hnown Louisville girl, whose
brains have won for her the reputation
of being one of the nc st brilliant women
in the city, recently held a book party
at her house, and the names she gave
sc me of her acquaintances We're so eN-
cellent that / feel 1T is my duty to give
the public the benefit of them. Ny con-
sideration for the people named will rot
allow me to give their right names, bue
You can draw your own conclusions, and
/ dare say that the right people will bs
spotted in more than one instance. ''Great
Expectations" is the pseudonym which haa
been given to young lady who believes
that she will eventually win the heart
and hand of a man of birth and fortune,
Unfortunately, she has not yet met this
man. The Sign of the Lyre" is the name
that has been given to well-knowu
matron, for what reason 1 can only guess.
Several well-known spinsters have been
dubbed "Plain Tales From the Hills ..
These ladies-or girls. they prefer to
be called-are just chock full of stories
which have become threadbare from con.
stant telling. ,
Evening star., 1896-03-28
Written for The Evening Star.

Cuba.
o Caribbean bird of Snain.
Long mute amid thy luting bays,
Save twice across thy coral Gays
Arose a feeble strain.
Soon slonccd by tumultuous roar.
And steel that rcldeI'd AZ thy i.rcaeS.
TIL Iceward dune and Windward crest
Heard Thy faint plaint no more.
But now from cut thy trcpic throat,
Because thou pantest 10 Le free,
Thrills through impassioIcd threnoly.
One long and piercing note.
Across Flcridian keys. and round
The laiyrinthine Everglades,
Beyond the pllared P.lisads
And 10 the Puget Sound,
One long and piercing note that Smiles
The chords II every patriot heart,
Till sympathy's responses start
In free aud kindred knights
Cuba, Is thy pleading vain:
And can Coiumbia's sons forget
Loves gifts grown into later debt
Since earlier days OF pain:
In this the worlds superior time.
'1fs sacred truth, whcne'er III. cries
OF carth's orprcst for freedom rise.
That silence leagues with crime
LYMAN WHITNEY ALE,
Evening star., 1896-03-28
Importance of This Feature in Mod
ern Railroad Equipment.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION ON TEE SUBJECT
In Favor of the Plan of Abolish
ing Grade Crossings.
LILO s FEC U ARD S
PIN HE MOST EFFECT

HE MOST EFFECT
i've railroad legfsla-
ton in recent years
was the passage of
the law requiring all
railroads to e q u l p
their cars with patent
couplers and side
bars. Through this
law the lives of thous-
ands OF employees
have been 8 a v Z d .
One of the keeneSt
members Of the Penn
Evening star., 1896-03-28
How the Baby Looked.

From Harlem Life.
Young Mother displaying the baby)-'Do
you think he looks like his father Mr. Old
boy?''
Mr.. Oldboy-"Well, yes; there is family
resemblance; but it isn't striking enough
to worry about"
Evening star., 1896-03-28
Expert Opinion.

From the Boston Gazette.
Gizhall-"GGzler. what's your opinion Of
the gold cure?
Guzler-.'It's simply great. tried It na
less than five times, and I was cured everI
time"
Evening star., 1896-03-28
Badinage in the Barracks.
rom Vanity.

From Vanity.
First Oficer-"Say. captain, what does
the air do after a shot leaves a cannon?"
Second Oficer-"Give it up"
First Officer-"Whistles After the Ball."
Evening star., 1896-03-28
About Letters.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-''The time for a per-
son to learn is when he Is young. AS a
proof of this remember that a man never
forgets his letters"
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-"He may not forget
his own, but take notice he often forgets
those Of his wife.
Evening star., 1896-03-28
A General Experience.

From It'd Bits.
Lady Customer Cn china shop)-"Do you
break these sets?'
Dealer-''No, madam: the purchasers
servants usually attend to that"
Evening star., 1896-03-28
The Reason.

From the Boston Transcript
Fogg says that sometimes he is led to be-
lieve that there are people in the world
who are religious not because 1t does them
any good. but because it puts them in a
way to make a great many other persons
uncomfortable
Evening star., 1896-03-28
E.lJ
A Definition.

From the Chicago Record.
"What is critie?'
'IIe is a man VINO rips things to pieces
without knowing how to put them together
again. -
Evening star., 1896-03-28

Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup leads all others.
Evening star., 1896-03-28

The Light Side of Nature.
Evening star., 1896-03-28
Day and Night Systems.

II consider the arrangement for day and
right signaling as being almost perfect.
For the day signal reliance is placed on the
aperture and disk. Night signaling Is ac-
complished by a. subsidiary aperture just
above that used during the day. Behind it
Is placed an ordinary signal lantern, and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16
A Thermometer on Ranges.

a new but practical idea which re-
duces cooking to a science but at the
same time is so simple that our house
keepers are quite enthusiastic over II.
The thermometer is arranged on the
oven door in such a way that the exact
heat of the oven can be determined
without opening the door II the oven
is too hot or too cold it's simply a mat
tcr>of regulating the drafts. 1t insures
perfect baking. which TO our young
housekeepers is a great boon, and to
the up-to-date cook an actual neceS-
sity Its the Greenwood Range which has
this device and, by the way. the Gleen-
wood ISIS completely up-to-date 1t looks
as though it would displace every other
range in our locality. There's a Heater
these same people make that is said to
be as perfect. in its way, as is their
Range Either or both will pay any
one to look into.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16
|5!I;| /;

are hereby reduced or modified as fol-
lows:
{. r. Town on Chapel street sewer re-
duced from $40 to Sl5 Carpenter Heirs
on oak street sewer one assessment to
be suspended; payment thereof to be
made whenever the sewer is entered
the other assessment to hold good. r.
J. NoyeS on Cedar street sewer assess
'nent suspended. payment thereof to he
made whenever the sewer is entered
Mrs. T.. n. Andrews on Patterson street
;ewer. assessment suspended. payment
thereof to lie made whenever the sewer
N entered. Levi NJ. Poor on Gannett
street sewer, assessment suspended
md payment not to be demanded until
he sewer is to pat in a suitable condi-
ion. \. j. Walker on Flagg street
reimbursement suspended but to hold
good against the mOrtgaEee of the
property should he forcclose or take
possession thereof andagainst the mort
gagor of said property should he pay
If the mortgage and hold the property
lnincumbered John ToheF on Cedar
street sewer. assessment suspended To
ne paid whenever sewer is entered or
property is sold. j. A Homan on
Capitol street sewer reduced from $50
10 $40
That the assessment against Peleg
Morton. Grin Ward and W. H. Holiness
Oak street sewer he abated on account
If previous payment and entry of Win
tnrop street sewer.
The communication from the city au-
iitor was as follows:
Augusta Me. Oct. H. 1895.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Couu-
Gil:
In compliance with the city ordinance.
| have to inform you that the following
appropriations are exhausted:
Cemeteries.
City rooms and buildings.
Contingent.
Highways, Eastern. Western and spe-
cal.
Snow bills. Western district
ngs.
The balance of fire department account
is not sufficient to pay the iiremen's sala-
ries for next quarter.
The balance of police account is not
sufficient to pay the regular police sala-
ries for the remainder of the year.
The entire appropriation for city ex-
penses is practically exhausted. and any
expense beyond the regular and ordinary
kind will involve creating a debt
Very respectfully
SAMUEL W. LANE.
City Auditor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16
LESS THAN ONE.TENrH
OF Voters on the Stalled Evening Train Were
for Bryan.

The evening train, that was stalled
Wednesday night for several hours,
owing to the freight wreck above Ice
boro. had on board 80 voters, less than
one-tenth OF whom. as ii appeared
were for Bryan. A gentleman, a
stranger to the Journals informant,
Secretary McKecn, took a poll OF the
train during the tiresomc wait. The
result was SO votes. of which 80 were
for Mckinley. two for Bryan and one
for Palmer. 1t is supposed that the
gentleman who took the poll was a
Bryan man. if SO he must have felt
rather discouraged with the result As
ne was passing through the car in
which the Journals informant Was sit
ting. one man responded. loudly,
Bryan You're not the only one. Z"
replied the poll taker which seemed 10
indicate which way his sympathies
were.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16
SUPERIOR COURT.
September Term, Hon. 0. G. Hali, Pre-.
siding

w. =. Choate, Clerk.
G. w. I.eselton. County Attorney.
Il. Il. Norton. Sheriff.
F. A. Small, Stenographer.
Augusta, Oct Is
Joseph Foye VS.. b. NJ. Turner Will
hanson & Burleigh for plaintiff. A. c.
Stilphen for the defendant This is an
action on account annexed to writ to re-
cover the sum of 800. being for treatment
and care Of 10 patients in the Ensor Rem
edy institute at Gardiner, at s. per pa
tient.
Mr.. Foye says that he had charge of
the institute, where patients were treated
for the liquor and morphine habits, re-
ceiving for the services Of himself, wife
and daughter. $50 a month and board !:
that he finally asked more compensation,
and being refused, gave his notice to
quit; that finally the defendant who was
the physician of the institution. told him
he would divide his commission of 80 a
patient with him. if he would administer
the medicine and look after them in a
measure, and he decided to remain. and
did So treating the patients as charged.
The defendant claims that he was not
to pay unless he received Il from the
company, and that he has received moth
ing on the patients charged for, and the
company Is insolvent. The testimony and
arguments were concluded when court
adjourned at night.
One other case remains for trial to the
jury and it I is expected that court will
adjourn finally, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16

The Bates foot ball team is in rather
bad condition for its game with the
Maine State college. next Saturday.
Wright. left end. has an abscess on his
elbow which will keep him out of the
game. Sturgis, right tackle. is out of the
game with "A rupture. Became. left guard.
has been a cripple two or three days.
though he will probably be al right for
the game. and Murphy and Mason. half
backs. have been forbidden by their pa
rents to play the game any more. Influ-
ences are being brought to bear. how
ever in the two latter cases which it is
hoped will result in the removal of the
nareutal ban
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16

Next Monday evening, the Rebekah
assemblies of Maine Will hold their an
nual session at odd Fellows hall, Port
land. and also on that same evening
the grand representatives of the assoc
Citations of Maine will hold their annual
meeting. On Tueday morning, at 9
o'clock, the Grand lodge of Maine VIII
convene. and on Tuesday evening. at
80 the Grand encampment Of Maine
viii, he in session. on Wednesday, the
Cantons OF the State will assemble.
Apart from the election of officers con-
siderable legislation is expected to
come before the meetings and a large
attendance is expected from all over
the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16
Pound Party at St. Marks Home.

A Pound party was held at st.
Marks Home for Aged Women, Win
throp street. last evening and the occa-
sion was thoroughly enjoyed by large
gathering. Mrs Thomas Lambard and
Mrs. w. S. Choate received,an Misses
Effie Snyder, Alice Johnson. Muriel
Haynes and Bessie Noble acted as
Mattresses Misses Alice Toby and
Mary Edwards officiated at the choc"-
late table.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16

JIG. Booker has returned from a visit
at China, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16
"HYOMEf,"

the Australian DRY-AIR treatment
of all diseases of the nose, thro., and
lungs. Il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16
Wet Medicine
VS..
Dry Air.

LigMd remedies intended for use in
the air passages should be avoided
The mucous membrane is too delicate
for such treatment; besides, air is the
only thing nature intended should enter
the breathing organs. Did YOU ever get
drop ofliquid in the windpipea Nature
instantly rebelled and threw it out. This
proves that 0apors, sprays, dourhes
and 0tomirs2s are posiki7'eLy daneayous,
and that no liquids can enter the bron-
chial track
In using Boorns POCKET INHALER
you breathe AIR impresnatcd with the
aromatic, healing principle of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16
Rucklen's Armica Salve.

The best salve In the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores. letter. Chapped Hands. ChIblains.
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and pos
tivoly cures Piles, or no pay required IT
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by Chas. X. Partridge.
sug 12.eod&w. fclrm.u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16
CITY COUNCIL.
4ugusta's Centennial--A Committee
Appointed to Manage Affair.
Communication from the City auditor Various
Orders Passed and Referred.

The regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil was held last evening, and the fol-
lowing business was transacted: Roll
of accounts. No. 10. was read and
passed:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-16

A dance was held at Novelty hall
last evening, under the direction OF
Mrs Bogart.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-11
CAPITAL CAKES.

There We're also two important cake:
at the wedding of the prince OF Wales
The peak of the principal cake was
formed by the prince of Wales plume
and the rose. shamrock and thistle
formed no unimportant part of the
decorations. Five feet was the height
Of this pile Of sweetness.
A greater cake than either of thess
was made by London firm for the
queens jubilee. This plummy monster
stood thirteen feet high and it's weight
was a quarter of ton. Its value was
$500. The amount of physicians fees
paid by those who ate of it is not men
toned.
II there are monster cakes there are
also pigmies. The smallest wedding
cake made in London was ordered by
a lady for her child 1t was dolls
! wedding cake, three inches high, and
weighed about four ounces. Everything
about 1t was as perfect as could be,
oven to the tiny ornamentation (but it
was like eating gold, for the price
charged for this dainty CONNECTION was
{ 60 cents an ounce. -...z. w.
At all royal weddings there are al
ways chief cakes and large humble,
of lesser cakes. At the queen OF Eng.
lands wedding there were two of the
former. Ono Of these weighed 300
pounds. was fourteen inches thick and
twelve feet around. The topmost figure
that surmounted this masterpiece Of
currants, spices, eggs and butter rep
resented Britannia blessing the bride
and groom. Prince Albert being dressed
in the costume OF the ancient Romans,
There were 100 smaller cakes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-11
THE NEWS IN IOWA
PLAN DIDN'T WORK.
Iowa Express Agent Killed One Robber
and Wounded Another.

and Wounded Another.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Dec. Two high.
waymen attempted to hold up the
agent Of the Milwaukee road at Fair
fax, when the agent opened fire, in.
stantly killing one Of the men and
wounding the other. The injured
robber was not captured.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Dec. 1.-The coron-
er's jury exonerated from blame L, +.
Benedict, station agent at Fairfax,
who shot and killed one Of three men
who attempted to hold himup. There
is no clue to til identity Of the dead
man. .%
CEDAR RAPIDS, Dec. 10.--Thc robber
who was shot and killed by +. +. Ben
edict, at Fairfax, has been identified
as Frank Wolf, whose home was near
Amanu, but who had been in Chicago
for three or four years He was q
crook, having done time In Joliet and
four or Ave times in the Bridewell.
His pal, Henry Schultz, of Chicago,
has been captured by Special Agent
Watson Of the Milwaukee, at the home
of VOLTS father near Amana. He was
brought to Cedar Rapids and made a
full confession. He has a slight
wound OH the thumb.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-12-11
Many Suits Against the City.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Dec. 1O.-At the last
term Of the district court case was
tried to test the liability Of the city In
relation to street which had washed
out so as to become waterway
instead Of public thoroughfarc. The
city was beaten and damages awarded.
More than fifty new suits, asking dam
ages in excess Of $4,000, have been
filed. The city is now constructing an
Immense stone and brick sewer, and If
the work is continued viii have tho
street filled and III good condition
within a year, at q cost OF about
$4,000 II is probable that i these
suits are pressed the work viii oe
abandoned