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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

STEAMER WAKEFIELD,
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
Leaves Ndsaingt IA, ID. C. 9th ST Ferry Wharf
Mondays. Z IN, for intermediate landings To CO.
lhl Greek, Abeils. LeonardtoNu, Stones Howard
and CUbTun's -
Wednesday, m. for intermediate landings to
Colonial Beach, Bushwood. Rock Point Colon
ST Georges Island. Smith Greek, Coau and Yeo.
CUIuicO rivers.
Saturday. I am, for intermediate lapdtr,. -
Colonial Beach, Bashwood Rock Point CoItou's
NUmini Greek. %
See schedule IN effect August % lSa9
fe23-u c W. RIDLEY. General MANAGER
E S. RANDALL'S POTOMAC RIVER LINE
View wharf Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays 81
: an, landing at Colonial Beach Chapel pn,nt
aud oil wharEls as far down Is Lower Slacbodnc
Returning on Mondays and Wednesdays at ~
and un Fridays about $3.50 pm. >
UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE
WASHINGTON, d. c., TO GLYMONT Md
and intermediate landings
The new Steamer ESTELLE RANDALL, datly
except Sunday, $50 am. Returning about D. m
Passenger accommodations first class FREIGHT
received until the hour OF sailing.
E. s. RANDALL.
Proprietor and Manager.
GEO. o. CARPENTER, General Agent. Washington
WV. n. REARDON, Agent, Alexandria. Ja2s-t II 2e
THE wEEMs STEAMBOAT co.
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.
Winter Schedule in effect December 81 1895
Steamer POTOMAC leaves Washington every
Thursday at pm for Baltimore and River land.
lngs.
AL river freight must be prepaid.
Passenger accommodations frst-claes.
STEPHENSON BRO, Agents.
Ith street wharf.
once. BIO Pa ave- Telephone 74G.
de2T-12tf
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QUESTION STILL Unanswered.
Even After Camera Had Been Uset
to Catch the Thief.
From the Philadelnhia Item

Even After Camera Had Been Used
TO Catch the Thief.
From the Philadelphia Item.
Talk about your Lady and tho Tiger
enigmas?' exclaimed a young actuary of
this city. Il struck something in that line
when | first started in business that has
bothered me ever since. l had gone up to
country town to straighten out a set of
books for merchant and, as a matter of
amusement took along 4X5 hand camera.
The merchant was a deacon in church and
stralt-iaced. l put up at his house. and
after Id been there a day or two L noticed
That the contents of bottle of whisky
which | had hidden in little closet had
mysteriously diminished. | suspected an old
negro man servant and, without saying
anything, l set a trap by so arranging my
camera In the closet that the opening of
the door would snap the shutter. The light
was frst rate and l went away purpOsely in
the afternoon to give the piiferer a chance.
When l came back the trap was sprung and
the whisky half gone. / carried the camera
III high glee to the deacon, being careful to
explain, IN connection with my story, that
mad the liquor for medicinal purposes
only. The old man looked grave. You
haven't seen the plate 1et?' he asked, No,
sir, / replied, I'll have to develop it first
Wen, Id rather you SHOULDN'T, he said,
after long pause. There are a number
Oh people IN this household, and you can't
tel what complications it might lead to
II the darky took the stuff it don't amount
TO much and If it was somebody else I'd
prefer not 10 know. wish you'd give me
the plate and let me destroy it, OF course,
| mad to comply, but l played rather
ioW-down trick. Instead of giving him the
plate just exposed'I handed him one from
the rear of the Cameras magazine, and
ne immediately smashed 1t to pieces on the
hearth. l could hardly control my curiosity
curing the rest of my stay, and as soon
reached home L rushed at once to my
darkroom and put the glass into the de-
veloper. What do you think found? The
shy OLD deacon? YouIl have to guess again.
mad an excellent picture of the deacon's
SISTER, who was lovely, refined old
maiden lady with the sweetest disposition
IN the world In my surprise I almost drop
pea the plate. and have been nonplused
ever since. Did she open the door by
cnance. and did the negro come along
aItefward? Or was she getting the liquor
Tor some one else? Or was there-possibly
a-but. pshsw, there are too many intricate
9uestlons involved. have been sorry
hundred times didn't follow the deacon's
suggestion
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HOTELS.
ppesrs Every Saturday.


CA-P.. american FIab; r, European: OPP, open2
ALBANN.N NY Hotel Tea Eyrk T. T. S2Ui.' Af.,Stup
do---..----..---- ...-.II.tcI Kenmore, A-f. 81 W
ASEUEY PARK GRAND central. S0t"Sio wk-;A-f-'SZ
= Hotel Rudolph -----A,I-' -
z Hotel Ia Vile. Coach meets all trains.
- Grand Atlantic II,t.i--A-f.. 81; En- Si.'o
- Tie Roman f.. s. up: EP-, $50 up
BALTIMORE. Nd. The Carro!!ton, A-P.. 500 up
BOSTON. Mass ...-......-H Hotel Vendome, Az, s.
do. Copiry 81. HI. 81 Up; A.P. $3.50 up
BROOKLYN. y Y Hotel St.George Z PSI; A.f.,$3
CNT>k ILL., V y .-CarSkiL Nj. House. OPP. Jun" "A
CHICAGO HI. Chicago Beach Hotel, Lake Shore
fruu,rr DIST E"uIeg.FJ- Az, 81 up. High-ciass
Transient and Tourist Hotel Geo B. Ross, Mgr
ENErUE Eu&- Royal Clarence Htl..A. SEP, 81
GREENFIELD. Mass Mansion House. Az. s.. q, 50
KANSAS CITY Ne ThrMiJland. T. T., S1up. soup
Westminster. High class, les
LONIOS - ErmIu's ideutiI hctsI. Une1ceIIed for
cuisine. comfort. Mod. tariff
NrNTE! sI.CaG. Pl.Viger utL-Ar., S3ur; Ell. ,Sinp
NAPI t}y Splendid view south Iarkers Hotel
NIWI:J E,sII. y w. The Palatine, Az. 81 up
NEW ORLEANS. Ia-Nev - Charles HtL,A.P.sSi up
NEW YORK Fifth Avenue Hotel. A-P., So up
dO....-.--...-.... Holland House, E-P, 81 up
d. tChalnIe. &yy way Cosmopolitan. EP-, 81 up
NICE France ..-... Grand Hotel Hes Britanilue
OLD Fl. coNFuET Va Cha ulnerIiu. A-P, 5. up
PARIS Champs T-ysarst Hotel D. Abe, E&A-P.
FIIUAuEL FILA AtEs. r. soup; A.P-, S35Oup
do. .tEes. Alr. y ydh.l The Lafayette. E.P..Sl up
PIITSI, e. PaIf-I SrHarl-y r P. 81 soup; A. Z Sup
TITTSTIII.I. Mass. Tie Wendell. 50: E-F.,Sl
d1----- ---..-- The MapIewood. AP.. So
FINNIuf TIL. Eng. -,igauI Hotel. Sd; EP-.S1
EOVE.It y.IItl E-aU>ir, Mod Daily pension trims
QUEBEC. CJu..- Chateau FgoutsUag. A-P., $50 up
ST Lofts Nu-Tlsufcrs !ti..A-P-. S4up; E.P-S2up
WASHINGTON. u. c. Arlington Hotel. A.P,, So
do Fiesta la esrteIIotsl ChamberlIn, E.P.s2 up
d0....-..-..........TAe Raleigh, E.P., $3.50 up
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Schedule In effect March t. 1889
Leave Washington from station corner of New
Jersey avenue and St
trains l1;05, II :25 am. sos pm '"'''e'
For Cinein7a St Louis and Indianapolis E1-
Express, 12o5 night. CIV p H.
For Pittsburs and Cleveland Express daily. II :o5
For c@lnnbus Toledo and be eS2 l2S5 night
-, For winchester and way stations, '0:Uo am.
For For L pr va, $40 Pm daily; ~, 80.
5l l5: m l2;15 Il:15, 1900, 1870 s:85 x4:so
xio;oo 1:5G pm and 1 go night asE Sun
da 5o III 1 5o I ss $40 700 11S:95
1880. x10:o0, 1880, XII so pm. x2:O0 night
!, . For AnnaPolis, RIO End $50 am: i2:15 and
For Frederick week days 800 and Il :25 ~.
40, $50 ? N suadays:: 600 an. lis pm.
For Boyd and way points, week days, 900 q m
40 $50. 1908 m Sundays. 900 am. 1:15
$50 80 $:15 4ss s$5 S? 765 Veg 1i25 cans ans
For Washington Junction and way Joints, 300
q. M 40, $50 pm, week days. 300 am, 1915
For Upper Marlboro $50 am, .4:so and 81 .ss
ROYAL Blue LINE FOR NEW YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA
All tTai1s Illuminated with Pintzeh light.
LIS pm. tall Dining Cars, 900 Royal Lin.
Dining Car, 500 $500 night Sleeping Car open
at 1000 o,cl9ck). Sundays, 1905, 900 I'M. 1905
noon n:15 Dining Carr, 800 (5:05 Dining Carl
500 2:to night. Sleeping Car. open 1000 O'Clock.
Parlor Cars OF all day trains.
l:I5 pm, week days: 1908 noon sundays.
For Cape May, 1905 noon
Except Sunday. XExpress trains.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
residences BY Union Transfer Co on orders left at
tlckAt offices 6lS Pennsylvania avenue northwest
New York avenue and 18th street, and at depot
+. D. UNDERWOOD, D. b MARTIN
@ HtheISi Manager Mgr Pass. Traffic.
5. B. HEGE. Gent Agt. Pass. Dept
Washington, D. c.
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According to the annual summary Of
oirths, marriages and deaths in London
made by the registrar general the popuIa-
ton OF the metropolis last year was 45O4, :
fd6, showing an increase Of Al. 79l on the fix-
ures OF the preceding twelve months The
births numbered lac. 1872 and the deaths
81, 1885, There were IL OILS marriages Civ
ing the highest rate recorded since 1877;
whereas the birth rate was the lowest ever
known. The death rate was one point be-
yesrA
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
s STA CORNER ?I5r OF SIXTH nth, AND STREETS
-Parlor aud Dtn1g Cars Harrisburg to Pitts
1870 an PENNSYLVANIA L1NrrED-Pullman
Sleeping, Dining Smoking and Observation
Parlor Car 70 Harrisburg.
1o:5o AN FAST LINE,EPuIlman Buffet Parlor
Gar Gar to Hsrrisburs Buffet PaFlor Car Harris
$3.50 %;M: CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS;
Sleeping and Dining Cars Harrisburg to Indian
aapGlis. st. LOUIS Nashville (via CincinnatD and
1920 M, WESTERN ExPREss.-Pullman Sleep
ing Gar = fittsburg and Chicago. Dining Car
7:20 P,M. SOUTHWESTERN EXPRESS Pull,
man Sleeping Cars Washington to Plttsburg and
natl Dining Car. Connects FOR Louisville via
1910 PM. PACIFIC EXPRESS Pullman Sleep
ing Car to PlttsbuTg. -.
AN e. F, k@n 7e1s Rochester and
io Fer Far W1s and FfnGy9 daily a
726 rM for " wamsPor Ro a31 Fr Bt
falo and Niagara Falls daily. except Saturday.
Hf Sef 6 Car Wahaft@n f Buff
G falo and Niagara Falls daily Pullman Sleeping
FOR PHILADELrHIA new YORK AND THE
400 Pm "cooNGREsSfoSAL LIMITED" daily,
Rl 96 EegnI da it, At 5@9 Dining Carr 7:2o
en sl5 eGs o2 % 3B3s car 1n and la4s
1913. APO Dining Car fr IN BALTIMORE 80
1000 and 1:50 PM On Sunday. 700 Dining
Car. 1920. Sis. 900. 90 Dining Car from
wilmington NJ. 12:15. 3:15. 4:20 Dining
'G For Phadepba SS only lo29 s9d
Pm. week days. 201 and 3 40 p NJ daily
For Boston. without change 1850 A NJ. week days
and 100 PM daily.
For Baltimore. 6 20 ZOO 100. 7:5O. s:15. 900
1900. 1880. 1900 AN, 1918. I2:45. 1913
2:o1. 3:15, $3.50 400. Lirnitedl ! 20 4:8G
E:i0. s;1a. $50. 7:2O, 1000, 1O:4O. 11:15 and
9:05, 1880. HOO M. 12:15 l:l5, 2:0i, ais,
3:3c 400, Limited, 4;20 $40 6:15 $50
T:2o, 1000, 10:4U and II 30 PM
For Pope's Creek Line $50 An and 4:36 PM
For A3nsg@II. 100. 800 AN. 1915 and $40
IN s da5iy 54e eH g Sunday Sundays. 900
Express for Florida and points on Atlantic Coast
Line. 40 AN, $40 I'M. daily; Richmond
oily. 11:45 AN week days: Atlanta SDecaI
via Richmond and Seaboard Air Line 500
Pm daily. Accommodation for Qsantico 7:45
An daily and 4;25 NJ; week days.
For Atlantic City via Delaware River Bridge all.
rail route. 12:45 p N. week days Through Pull
man Buffet ParlOr Can 3:I5 "A 90 .'C;ougres-
slonal Limited Pm daily Via Market Street
Wharf, 10:G0 and HOO AN. l2:45 z NJ week
days. II so PM. daily.
For Cape May. II 100 An. week days, 1880 NJ
daily.
Ticket Offices corner Fifteenth and G streets
and at the station. Sixth and streets where
orders can be left for the checking Of baggage to
destination from hotels and residences
Telephone call I'LL for Pennsylvania Railroad
Cab Service.
J. r. HUTCHINSON JR WOOD
General Manager. General Passenger Agent.
apiO Ns-
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RAILROADS.
WASHINGTON ALEXANDRIA AND MT VEE
Non RAILWAY COMPANY
From station, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE ant
1872 STREET
In cr5-t Nh f~lI

NA>HlNGTuN. ALEXANDRIA AND MI. YER
MN HAtl-N A tDAFAN4,
NIN-- o-"'i'4' ! y ~ l-tANlA AVENUE and
1872 STREET
IN eject May l. 1899.
. F"r AeNandfla. week days-6:@o, T:a4, N1:23
$40 50 -. s.2S. lu-lu. | l.t-G IL a. 4 \;
xl@.HS u - 90 Il "a l.i5 poo -x..'fs 80
xs.ul - zs-54 az : ~ E.J %
18.o4 $50 1-JG. :. 80, 500. 900, 10:lG II 20
SuEda1s---sS- 300 S-i5 40 fI.1E u
1900 ua.u f2.4s 80 Z-I5 3.1u - d
BIB 500 G.4J 40 : Il 1-S.i - ~
n - 3. =, ' $3.50 $50" "-'H'' AV-''r II u.
For ~ vernon week dsys s.2N s.oa ,,o.oo
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FRENCH LINE.

Compagnie Generate Irausatiantique
DIRECT LINZ TO HAYI,E - PARIS CRANE.
, Sailing every - futLty at ~ An.
ION IieT II, North river foot % Morton street
L. Breiasue- May 70 la Champagne. June 10
Ia Lvdi May - la E-eJagGe. June II
lie G.-s.. ga=-.--JGEe . Ia Tguratue .-... June "A
rlsSt class passage 10 AEvre. sos and upward.
Gen A. IS tor ). aud Can 3 Bowling Greefi,N Y
" MUSS. G2f fcUusy :gznla ave
BELL y CO. HOG q -. mhlS-tt
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Anchor Line.

Sail from New York every Saturday for
GLASGOW. VIA LONDONDERRY
sbie,n Pssssge. $50 and upward
Second Cabin. $50 auI So;
SIee.&S- laSsa g, S23 50 to S25 so.
For BJJs q TOu Iud Information Apply to
HENDERSON BROTHERS,
General Agents, Bowling. Green. New York
Ut Z r IBODF ! SONS S2J Prnna ave
Or u. " MOSS. 81 Pa. ave. NV; A L
NEIAII, l4USla q 81 NV, Washington.
erls-4u.. 10
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"'Tee-Hee."
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
An Ohio girl laughed four hours without
stopping The name of the youth who wore
the golf suit Is not given.
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Bicycle Admonition.

From the Philadelphia North American
.'Bredren." said the bicycle parson.
guide youah spiritual bikes in dis we're
void so dat you all won't scorch in de
Mex
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following is list Of advertised letters
manning in the Washington %. c. Post Office Sat
urdsy, May 10. 1899
To obtain any of these letters the applicant
should call for Advertised Letters"
If not called for within two t2) weeks they will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office
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I0-lald=Amer:ca Line.

NEN NUHk-RJTT EItDAM AMSTERDAM
via B"uasse-sur Mer. distant from Paris and Ion
coa only iaree AMI q tllf aHu-s. New tyviE-sc.ew
steamers 'SlAEENbASI a4i ''RDTTERDAN.'
E1rst Cabin f~"lu $3.50 upwards Second Cahln
g, 90 All Other steamers carry only one class Of
cabin passengers; Sot"uo rates. $500 up. Genl
Pass AE,ncy. - Broadway. y. Y. or 10 T. y
Drop 4 SaEs 80 Pa-aSe., ". Moss g2I Pa ave
Jai9-th So fu-Gu-Il
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tracks. Twenty were wounded. / had gal
lcped forward to give the order. and shall
never forget how, though covered with
mud and stiff with the long constraint,
those splendid fellows sprang to their feet
and then, crouching Ike Indians, dove down
the bank and splaShed waist deep through
the EStero. 1t was there | came upon
their captain-tall. conspicuous and calm
and silent as ever-but covered with blood
his head bound up in a handkerchief He
staggered slightly as he toiled up the OPP
pcsite bank. and. knowing what was ahead
of US and that he must have been pain
fully wounded, I took the first chance to
reach him and order him back To the sur
geons. He could barely speak with his
jaw bound tightly. but what he said was
practically this: IT'S only a scratch, sir
I can't let my men go in without me-
And yet bullet had scored his face,
scraped his cheek bone and ripped through
his right ear 1t his maiden fight. too.
but a veteran of fifty could have been no
more composed. That was Captain Albert
II. Otis, Company A. 1st Washington.
Goodness Under Fire.
Ten minutes later the dash of two bat
talions of the Washingtons had cleared the
rice fields to the south of the Santa Ana
road. and the Californians, lining the low
eubankment on which it ran. were getting
in lively cross-tire on the intrenchments
to the north Of it. The Krupp guns were
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American Line.

FAST E-AII.ESS SEIEICE.
NEW luItA -~'t iiA-lFIJN-LONbON-
CALLING " E>TBoL\D Al tHEEBOURG.
SAILING b. -1-UesGaJs Il IJ AM.
81. PauI----.-May IL 81 EauI.....JUEe
ST Louis -1iay - s. Louis. June "A
Paris --.-.---M May 81 / PARIS 1890 ... June Il
P-iI-Altt!Fi!iA - Qi tr-N = TOWN -lIN ERfUOL
SEI.N iCE--SalI'Es - turdHys
'PeLD May -u.J -jyau. 7IvuHi Il June -. 10 am
'Klyuisu1- May -. II -. yHlu'.. July pun
'Waes.gEd June J. IL .WarsI'd July : 8 30 ain
81 gems d Juue Il, pa Isyl.enl' July - am
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Red Star Line.

NEW tuHE-A\'lN t.U4-pARIS
EveIJ " Wednesday d II EoOr-
'SoutnwarS- May l. 'keusiugton. May 81
WestvfH.4I.!- May - N,ortIaud. ... June
These steamers carry yUIy cabin and third-class
Passengers q IryS rates.
INTERNATIONAL $AVIG ALTON COMPANY
Piers l4&l5, =. l. Office o. vs,jius Green, New York
PhIladslPl Office. aU5-3y7 Walnut st.
WASHINGTON UFFICF. I-U0 r ST. NV. or
Geo. " Aloss. Agent. 92I Peuns- ave se27
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RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Schedule IN elect May =, 1850.
AL trains arrive at and leave from pennsylvania
passenger stato.L Viii. r,.-,o..,
and Wag ssan. t a annssas for sras
Sqs and daily and at md ,1b
and Q; h.R. for Natural Bridge daily, and Ls1ins-
ton daily except Sunday. -. ,v,,,
FAST MAIL Pullman sieepers, New, York and
Washington to Jacksonville, uniting at Salisbury
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphs. Tenn :,. and
at charlotte with Sleeper for Augusta Sleeper
with Sleeper for Atlanta and Birmingham Solid
train Washington to New Orleans without change;
Tourists EXCURSION. Sleeper on this train every
Tuesday and Friday To San Francisco without
4:0l PM.-Local for Frort Royal, strasburs and
Harris0nbqrg. daily, except SUNDAY,
g;2o pM-Daiiy .HN N W. YORK AND FLORIDA
EMPRESS. carries Pullman BUFFET Sleeping cars
nab and jacksonville, aud to Augusta, via Column
ba: 9U Wiz :, Connection for Aiken AM
ASeoG S MI aI VA with
IO:45 FM.-Daiiy. --WASiiiNGTON AND SOUTH
WESTERN vESTiBULED LIMITED. composed of
Pullman rest,buicd sleepers. Dining Cars and bay
Coaches. Sleepers New York 10 Nashville Tenn,
via Asheyllle. Knoxville and ,chaltqnoogaj New
New Orleans via Atlanta and Montgomery. Yes
tlhuLed Day Coach Washington to Atlanta- South
ern Railway Dining Car Greensboro to Mongom-
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVE
sion leave Washington s;O1 am. daily and 100
pm Las pm. daily, except Sunday. and 62o pm.
Sundays only for Round Hin; 4:S5 pm. daily. ex-
sept sunday, for Ieesbu1g and 6:25 m. daily for
Herndon Returning arrive at Washington s:26
m and $40 pm. daily and 2:45 pm. daily, ex-
cept sunday, from Round Hill; 1:c0 daily,
except Sunday, from Herudon. and s:34 II. IN. daily
except Sunday. from Leesburg-
Through trains from the south arrive at Wash
lngton GA Am i:iO a. M. and 2:2O pm; and s:05
pm dally iIarrSonburg, 1900 daily except
Sunday. and 9:o5 pm. daily and $50 am. daily
from Charlottesville.
Tickets, Sleeping car reservations and other in
formation furnished, and baggage called for and
checked from Hotels and Residences by Union
Transfer Company, orders left at Ticket Offices,
IO5 Fifteenth NV, 5Il Pennsylya avenue
NV, aud ut Pennsylvania Passenger Station.
Telephone call l441 for Pennsylvania Railroad Cab
service.
J. NJ. CULP. rralhc Manager.
w a It Rk. General Passenger Agent
l.. $. BROWN. General Agent. mys
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-25
Marriage Franks in Kansas.

A Sunflower state expert who has
been studying out the reason why mar
riages are becoming scarcer and scare
er in Kansas declares that the young
men and young women are alone to
blame. For years when a marriage
occurred among the young society peo-
pie the rest of the st turned in and
made life burden to the newly we'd
ded couple. Instead of showering upon
the young couple good wishes they
gathered in crowds and administered
showers of old shoes and rice and such
things when the bride ana groom
started on the wedding trip. Ii is get
ting to be positively dangerous To get
married in some Of the towns in Kan
SaS.
y couple dare not stay in town after
a wedding if the participants are
prominent in the society set. The whole
crowd Of young men and women have
adopted the embarrassing habit of put
ting in the night with the newly we'd
ded. ana if they take a notion they
will divide off into squads and put in
three or four nights. The least nery-
BUSINESS exhibited in the bride or groom
tNcI ills unnecessary dLltHllOH Is GER
tain to secure the services Of a com
mittee" from their former associates,
who insist on sitting up" with the
wedding pair.
However, to get married and take
the first train out Of the state is just
about as bad. for when couple try to
fool their former associates they al
most invariably fail The result is a
wild chase to the train. the deluge Of
musty rice and the possibility of broken
ribs from the shower Of old shoes which
are hurled at the embarrassed couple.
At q recent wedding out in Dickinson
county where a high school is one Of
the boasts of the municipality, not only
was this done, but all the bride and
groom's baggage was tied with white
ribbons. 1t was charged that some
liberties We're taken with the satchelS.
In another town couple was escorted
to the train by banner reading: we
are just married and so happy" This,
with a high chair, was carried on the
train and put near the bridal couples
seat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-25

Henry {. Hamilton of this city, has
been in correspondence with the Eng
lish government for several years in
regard to 4 medal that was once the
property of his father 1t seems tina.
the senior Mr.. Hamilton served in the
English army and was in the battle Cf
Waterloo. For meritous service. he
was awarded a medal by the British
government and it has since been 4
treasured relic in the family Several
years ago the medal was lost by tn !.
burning of house in Aroostook coun-
ty. where il was kept. Since that time
Mr.. Hamilton has been trying to g :
a duplicate. The end in view seems as
far off as when HI started. for the COY
eminent replies that they cannot DO
such a thing, as it has never before
been done. They say that was the
man who received ne medal alive.
they could give him duplicate in cas-
they We're assured he lost the former,
but they cannot issue one TO his rela-
tives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-25

The people about the city are begin
ming TO act upon the suggestion of tie
ing piece Of cotton flannel or batting
about their trees to prevent the cater
pillars from going up them. All along
the streets trees with the flannel about
them can be seen. There is some thing
very odd about this, too, for it does
not keep all the insects out of the trees.
They will crawl TO the obstruction and
there hesitate. The laggards will. like
people, stay behind and give up the at
tempt to climb higher. but the mora
ambitious and lively ones after repeat
"a attempts Will in many cases. sur
mount the barrier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-25
Curious CONVERSATIONS.

The market gardeners around Paris GU
tiVate the daudelion on a large scale ANA
sell it for good prices in the market.
According to a Colorado weather re-
port, the total snow fall at Leadville
during the winter was 252 inches: al
Rreckinridge, 37S inches, and at Ruby,
52i inches.
German steamship managers are
making preparations for regular sub
sidiZed ocean service between Bremen
and the new German territory on the
Chinese coast.
The nails Of two fingers never grow
with the same degree Of rapidity. The
nail of the middle finger grows with
the greatest rapidly. and that of the
thumb the least.
Stout people who wish to reduce
themselves should diminish the guam
tity of bread. sugar. fat and butter in
their diet. but not suddenly leave off
anything to which they have been
habituated through long life
\ Missouri enactment prohibits the
authorities Of any city from granting
q railroad franchise on any street ex-
cept on the petition of landowners rep
resentng more than one-half Of the
frontage of the street.
Snipe are scarce in Germany. They
cost SLIP apiece in the market. and $l25
apiece 70 amateur hunters. At any
rate 1t Is known that 100 amateur
hunters spent $500 last year. near
Munster, oagging altogether 20 birds.