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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11

The skaters are watching for the
river 70 freeze over firmly enough to
make skating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11

Hill & Locke have placed q pply
ef the Underwater fire extingu.shers
in their store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11

The Cony High school will close. FRI
day. fer the Christmas vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11

owned and occupied by Moses K. Leigh
ton. Inquire of Moses r. Leighton, No. i
crosby Place or Of r. w. Leighton, At
torney -at-Law. Titcomb Block, HallowelI
novi,dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11
O. R. WELLMAp
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK.
ORGANIZED lS4S
Banking Rooms 235 Water
Street,

TRUSTEES-J. Fl. Manley, L. c. Cor.
nish, Lendall Titcomb, B. F. Parrott
Treby Johnson.
Deposits are placed on interest the first
of February. May, August and N.overr ..-
Interest paid or credited on account on
hfst Wednesday of February and Au-
gust.
Deposits are exempt by law from all
taxes, and accounts are strictly confiden
especial privileges afforded to Execu.
tors, Administrators. Guardians rrus
Aees' married women and minors.
EDWIN c. DUDLEY, Treas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11
New Advertisements To.Da>

Sapoli1.
Wanted-Girl.
Wanted-Man.
r. w. Church.
fostetter's Bitters.
Augusta Steam Laundry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11

The skating above JohnSon's dam IS
attracting large crowds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11

Novelties for the holidays al Lottie s.
Saffords. dec5dIw&eodto25th.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11
N1ISCELL ANEOUS.

WOOD o. de YARD ri2 at 139 Bangor street Wood
has advanced in prices Il little but shall
continue selling until January Isl II the
same old prices. orders 10 be left az
Geo w Wadleigh's grocery store, l61
Water st. Satisfaction guaranteed
dec..d-M
me annual sale q fancy articIes and
Christmas goods Will begin S3turd3N'
Dee O. at Mrs. 5. II. stevens. = Elm y.
Gardiner, Me. deoo'dI"'
shall open dressmakinS looms,
"Wednesday, Dec s, IN thr rooms II MOO
man Hail block. formerly OCCUPIED by
Miss Kate Sullivan. where ! ShdlI be
pleased to see all my Old patrons MIS-
Eva Chadscy dec3dlw~
Observation-Disclosures in Augusta. Hal
lowell ana Gardiner wishing t. J1in ORA
matte clubs which | am now forming in
those cities, may haVr the bentnt p my
personal supervision at very SIN ~ m
diyidual expense. Twelve years expert
ence i'll acting. staging ana writing plays.
Refer to my publishers. Walter Baker X
CO. Boston. For particulars address car
RE W. Colburn. Box Sc Randolph, Ne:
dec5dlw-
Mrs. Cram. clairvoyant. has moved
from Is Gage street "a No. ) capitol
street where she can be consulted daily
on health and business. from \. NJ. un
til 10 +. NJ. Cases taken by mail
deCll.uIntN
Prof. Moses. clairvoyant and magic
healer, 18th son of the 7th son. Born
with veil. Tells the past, present ana
future to the establishment OF all. He
will receive callers from A. NJ. TO 10 F.
NJ. at his rooms at 63;2 Bridge St, All
gusta. Me. Sundays massage treat
ment only is given0 Terms 90 cts. for
gentlemen: % cts for ladies. Massage
treatment speciality. Terms. SOC.
dec9dlW4
Madame Brann. spiritual clairvoyant,, <
again receiving callers after a long Ill
ness at AZ Gage street. mar20.df
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11

The ice Is forming above the dam.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11

More like winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11
WANTED

\ competent girl for general housew work.
Apply evenings To Mrs q. ". Jones. -
Chanel street deplld1W%
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11

The annual sale Of fancy articles ANA
Christmas goods will begin saturday.
Dee q at Mrs. ). H. stevens. II Elm 81.
Gardiner, Me. deGo.dIWF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11
FIRST INFANTRY.

Sergeant Lester A. Partridge, first lieu
tenant, ltelecD, 60. +.
Private CeCdl Hooke, second lieutenant,
(elecD. co. +.
Sergeant Willard c. Pooler. second lieu
tenant. jeleCtD. CO. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-11

Chicago Times-Herald
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25

The citizens of a small Western set.
Element in which there were no school
facilities decided on literary club, or
debating society, for the improvement
of the mind
A drummer came along and gave
them the first subject for debate -
WHO was the greater poet, Tennyson
or Browning?"
AS a majority of the members knew
nothing of either, an old inhabitan.
rose in meeting and said:
Seem as we amt got no books
here to go by, / move that Ton Green
an Bill Spurlia' git out in the middle
o the meetin an see which throws
the other down fnst. Wen give each
one o. them the name o. one o. the
gentlemen we're debatin', an decide
the question that away"
Then Browning and Tenuyson-in
the persons of Tom Green and Bill
Spurlin-came forward and wentat it.
Spurlin, who masqueraded rs
Browning, threw Green iour times.
after which the President announced
Browning was greater poet than
Tennyson, and the Secretary was in.
structed 60 secure Mr.. Browning's adj
dress and tell him how he had come
Out.-Atlauta Constitutiou
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25
AN ELECTRIC FARM.
$. Il. Beardslee. OF ST. townsville, Sets
Lightning to Work.

lightning to WORK.
Near St. townsville, y. Y. is n
farm of $50 acres belonging to q. II.
Beardslee.
On this place is complete electric
plant, which produces the current for
lighting and heating, as we'll as sup
plying the power for other operations
connected with the farm.
This electric installation is the first
of its kind ever used for doing the
work of farm hands.
All the mechanical energy is sup
piled by nature, and the cost aud
maintenance of the plant is inexpen-
sive. 1t has demonstrated that
electricity used for manual labor is n
success.
The farm land is situated on both
sides of the East Canadian Creek
which is a good sized stream contain
ing two falls within the bounds of tho
Beardslee property. These waterfalls,
one Of which is sixty feet and the
other $50 feet high furnished the
power.
The owner of the farm employed
the Westinghouse Company to put
this scheme in operation
The smaller fall was used IA the
operating power, and near it was
built power house in which was
placed 1SO-Kilowatt Westinghouse
generator, connected with horizon
tai turbine operated by the water.
From this central power house the
current il transmitted by wires to
the dwelling house aud other build
inGs.
One motor of ten-horse power runs
moving machine, another thresh
ing machine, and third works "A
forty -four-inch saw for cutting logs.
The farm house is brilliantly
lighted and we'll heated 10y electricity.
The kitchen is supplied with an cleo
trlcally heated cooking stove and in
the laundry the natirons are heated
by the same power. In the dairy the
churns and other appliances all have
electric motor attachments. The
grounds are lighted by several arc
lamps, and their use in the barns
greatly facilitates the work and lessons
the danger from fire. York
World
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25
PlTH AND POINT.

Bessie Jacks heart is in tho
right place" Lena How do YOU
know Bessie q have it. Town
Topics
Father-'IIow is it that you're
such Ounce at your lessons, Tom
my2' Tommy expect it's heredi-
tary. London Judy.
Did You hear what Dicky said?"
"What was it?" "Hc said he likes
meat better than any other vegetable
except ice cream. Puck
"Somo day the sun extinct will be -
Remarked the thinker famed.
"Ah, then what gas bills wo shall seel,
tn" sordid man exclaimed
Washington star
"There are sermons in stones"
eyes; n widow generally gives her
second husband bigger monument
than she does her first. Chicago
Record.
Did you enjoy the symphony CON
cert?' ''No, not at all. A girl that
sat near us had OF three colora that
didn't harmonic bit. Philadel-
phia Bulletin.
Student-"And was the operation
successful?" Eminent Surgeon -
"No. We found that he didn't have
vermiform appendix at all, and he
got well. "-Medical Record
Aren't your Psychical Research
Club meetings very dull, Miss Pris-
cilla?' 'No; you see, we always
wind mp with pillow case masauer-
ade aud dance. Detroit FREQ Press.
Look mt this man" said the attor-
ney, pointing TO the prisoner. Does
he look like one that would commit
crime?' "No, replied the witness.
But neither do you PHILADELPHIA
North American.
Yes she said, bitterly, "you
loved me then - and nowl" She
paused aud sighed. ct is merely a
revised passion" he calmly replied.
/ still n owe you now and then. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mistress-"How was it that YOU
were so late this moraing? Didn't
you hear your alarm clock p. Maid
II did, mem; but ] thought j had
only dreamt it, and it didn't 60 of
again, mem. Boston Transcript.
Are you sure" said Brutus, Chat
this Grafton of yours will get the pub
licity it deseryes?" ooh, yes re-
piled Anthony; I've give Shakes
peare printed copy of my remarks"
Philadelphia North American.
so you confess that the unfortun-
ate young man was carried to the
pump, aud there drenched with
water? Now, Mr. Fresh, what part
did you take in this disagreeable af-
fair?' Undergraduate (meekly)-
cine left leg, sir"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25
WHOLE NO. S2S.
NEW NAVY SERVICE UNIFORMS.
white Duck BIous.s For Summer and
Blue Cloth Blouses For Winter.

Blue Cloth BIouses For Winter.
Secretary Long has issued an order
prescribing new service uniforms for
the personnel of the navy. The order
is not to go into effect until October
1880, when every officer of the navy
will be obliged to appear in the new
style of dress There are two pat
terms of blouses prescribed, one for
summer and the other for winter
wear. The only difference in the
present service uniforms is that those
worn IN summer are of white duck,
being similar in trimming, cut, etc.
To the winter coats of blue The new
blouses will not only be of different
materials but of different patterns.
The winter coat is of blue cloth and
has double row of brass buttons
In place of the buttonless ser
vice blouse of the present time 1t
has n turn down collar, such as that
of civilian REFER, which permits the
cravat to he shown. The only insignia
of rank is on the sleeves. With this
~ worn the service cap with low visor.
The summer blouse is of white duck.
1t has no braida is oruamented only
10y single row OF brass buttons. The
| shoulder straps OF the present blouse
will he abandoned aud flexible shout
der marks OF the same material as the
blouse will he substituted. A white
helmet is made part Cf this uniform,
but IT is only to be worn on occasions
specified by commanding officers. The
white duck cap will be worn ordinar-
lily.
Both blouses are almost exactly
similar to the service coats used IN
this British Navy II is claimed for
them that they are not only more com
Portable, but look more nautical than
the present blouse. The blue coat Is
loose, and the white duck coat does
not fit so closely as that now worn. A
great many naval officers have written
to the Navy Department suggesting
such change, and while some OF
those In the service have expressed
dissatisfaction, particularly on the
ground that the double breasted coat
is like that of the petty officers. the
naval authorities say they are satisfied
that the service are rs whole well
| pleased with the ne ' uniforms. One
advantage is that both coats are cor
respondingly cheaper than those now
IN use; but in or Ter that there may
be no hardship 'Sorked to the peck ct
books of officers, the adoption of the
new dress was postponed until the re
mote date fixed iu tho order.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25

y. s. Boren exhibited the other day
In Cadiz n live horned snake. which
was eighteen inches in length. He
plougbed the snake mp in q frozen
state and imprisoned him in n frnit
jar aud, Notwithstanding he has not
had tho benefit Of food or drink, ho is
full Of animation Mr. Borou SAYS
that his pets weapon is his tail. which
is barbed with q long. keen horn that
rs a8 sharp as n needle, which. iu %
belligereut mood, he takes between
his jaws. and, rolling over like n hoop
with his spiral caudal appendage
thrust forward, he plunges 10 into the
object of his wrath with deadly effect.
because 10 is said TO be filed with
poison. IL is said that a tree stung
with this variety Of reptile will die.
il tn sap is up, in q few hours from
such an assault --Cadiz lBy.) Record
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25
WORDS OF WISDOM.

With consistency n great soul has
simply nothing to do. He may MS
well concern himself with his shadow
on the wall. Speak what you think
now in hard words, and tomorrow
speak what tomorrow thinks in hard
words again, though it contradicts
everythings you said to-day.
To be suspicious leads to jealousy
and envy and to uncharItablcness
breaking friendship, destroying afrec-
ton, embittering all social relations
and rendering life itself an intolcrablo
burden.
All that is good grows by being
brought into light, while that which
is evil, if consigned to darkness and
silence, will perish Of itself.
To become capable, you must cult
vate your mind; il you would he loved
you must cultivate your heart.
Cheerfulness aud content are great
beautifiers and arc famous preservers
Of good looks.
Time is n fiction and limits not fate
Thought alone is eternal, time thralIs
10 IN vain.
Life is only so far valuable as it
serves for the religious education of
the heart
A propensity to hope and JOY is real
riches; one to fear and sorrow is real
poverty.
The sermon on the mount is higher
than some church members care 90
live.
Fortune will not bear Gliding. Wo
must not reproach her, or she shuns
us.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25

This Is the time the small white tor
redo worm does business down South
in the wharf piles of cypress wood.
The first warm day of spring the wharf
owner looking down into the green
water tapping the edge OF his pier sees
swarm of floating insects about an
inch long md about yard below the
surface. The next day he looks for
them and they are gone every one
gone into his good piles. They will
never be seen again this season: they
will come the next, and by the third
year the wharf owner will need to put
in new lot of piling. Tho torredo
worms eat away steadily until they cut
the hard logs fairly through just be
low high water mark.
In years past it was the custom in
some of the seacoast cities of the South
to build wharves of a cribbagc of logs,
resting on the harbor bottom and
packed i'll with concrete. But the
almost yearly cyclones picked up these
contrivances and set them down bodily
a quarter of mile uptown in some
quiet street. With seventy feet
of mud for bottom and heavily loaded
wharves aud the torredo worm work
ing persistently Unto the morning, "
1.-the Lord knows" as n Charleston
wharf owner said the other day, what
holds us up. New York Commercial
Advertiser
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25
struck the Elcht Attnrner.

Owing to tho good crops and other
causes, the prosperity Of Kansas has
been very great during the last year
or two, and thousands Of farmers have
been enabled TO remove the financial
encumbrances that rested upon their
broad acrcB.
man IN one Of the interior coun.
ties, having disposed Of his crop to
good advantage and finding himself
possessed of several thousand dollars
in cash, went TO the county seat ono
day, and while on his way to the
courthouse STEPPED into nm attorneys
Office 90 obtain o little legal advice.
You're a lawyer, amt you?" he
said, addressing the only occupant Of
The room.
eyes, sir" answered the other.
"What can T do for you?"
What your name?'
''My name is Derrick"
You'll do, rcioined the farmer,
nodding his head ''T want your help,
Mr.. De rick, in liftin' mortgage on
my farm. Youths Companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25
THE CIRCUS SEASON.

Now the merry circus season spreadeth
DER the land:
marx the flaming posters looming up on
every hand
Maiden with the siN-fOot tresses:
IrGpeze girls In scnnty dresses:
Beasts from unknown wlldernesses:
Girl who lion fierce cnrcsSes:
BIRDS that no known land possesses;
Calliope that nerves distresses;
Clown who ancient Jokes eNpresses.
Farmer who at she'll game gucsses;
Procession that with pomp progresses:
All OF which our wealth assesses:
500 the people thronC the sidewalks when
they hear the band.
Note the fearless bareback rider dashinv
round tho ring;
SEQ the ancient damscl from a lofty trapezo
swing;
See the red lemonade ALLOWING;
Mark the last years peanuts going:
Scent mo Jungle Eephyrs blowing:
Hear the sacred whito bull lowing;
See the strong man make "a showing
Ihut hIlf-ton weight he's thro wing.
Mark tho rural lad. nll-knowing;
Hear the scores OF babies Growing;
Watch the cowboys lasso-throwiur.
And tho baby lion growing:
crane your neck and strain your eyes at
every wondrous thing.
Hear the small boys fervent pleading to
attend the show,
Pater sHys the kid needs guarding--so han
also go;
Even mater gets excited
When the big whito tent Is sighted
Hints until she Is invited;
RINK shirt. wasted girls delighted
Stingy dad II much afTrlghted;
Urchin's face with JOY is lighted,
Sklos with rain clouds are benighted,
Hopes OF sunshine always blIghted.
Every other thin: Is sighted
When tho circus has alighted;
Might "A welt pull down the shades and
lock tho door, and 20.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25
Tnttlc.MnkInr NIachinnrr.

NJ. Leon Appert, aFrench inventor,
was the first to introduce the use Of
compressed air for blowing bottles.
thereby alfording a means of replacing
the usual method Of blowing them by
the mouth This practice has very
injurious effect on the lungs Of the
glassblowers, and the great heat 60
which they are necessarily subjected
intensifes the evil. The use of
mechanically-drivcn air is now com
bined with other contrigauccs. The
quantity Of fused glass necessary to
form a bottle is poured into an iron
mould, and is distributed by .ota-
ting piece oveg the sides. tho forma.
ton Of the bottle being assisted by "a
current of compressed air After with
drawal from tho mould the bottle only
requires anuealing 90 be ready for use.
Machines have been constructed which
can turn ont twenty bottles a minute.
and there is no doubt that n higher
speed than this will be reached i'm the
future
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25

The following interesting story Is
told by G.. A. Thompson, Company B,
First Illinois Regiment:
Speaking of mules, " said the dough-
boy, did You ever notice the insane
desire mule has 20 step on some
body? Well, sir, when n mule sees a
lot Of people asleep on the ground he
can no more help making "a run for
them than a policeman can help going
TO sleep. When I was with the First
IN Cuba we made a night march from
Sibouey for the front We landed nj
Skaters headquarters Mt 100 y. m.
and camped on the wet ground We
had just got nicely fixed for sleep
when one of the mules remembered
that he had not stepped on any ono
for some time and started through cur
line on the jump. He upset the gun
stacks for SIX feet ON each side Of him
aud stepped on every ono i'm sight.
Heads, faces and lcgs were all the
same 10 him and he made bigger row
In short time than a dynamite cracker
would in n Sunday school convention.
lie stepped on everybody in tho
company but me, and 7 was MP i'm tho
mir when he went by. The rest Of tho
night we were kept awake by the
guard trying TO talk the mule out Of
the notion OF doing it all over again.
You bet n mule amt happy unless no
IS uslnY his feet for some deyiltry."
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25
Quo way 10 secure Ouietn,ss.

One day, many years ago, the SCR
vice At tho late Mr. Spurgeon's Taber.
u1cle in London was disturbed by a
perfect hurricane OF coughing Spur
Reou stopped I'm his Discourse. and
said 'My dear friends. ] have a
cough you have coughs But / think
we can stop them If YVES try. So let
ms have a cough, n good cough. and a
cough all together Now 49," The
result was terrific, but, after half o.
minutes uproar, Sturgeon concluded
his sermon in perfect silence. Argo-
naut.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25

New South Wales has a circulating
library that has calculations within
circulatious and is the most far reach
ing institution Of it's kind in the world.
The public library in Sydney has 100
wandering Libraries, each of which is
made up of from fifty to ninety vol
umes, The books for this service are
put up in particularly strong bindings
and are shipped from place to place
in steel fastened oak cases. They IRE
lent temporarily TO 100 different little
country libraries throughout the
colony. All transportation charges
are paid by the libraries OF sydney.
which has an annual Government an.
preparation of 1880 for the scheme.
The field is TO be increased gradually
and $50 cases of light literature and
novels arc TO be added to the stock
devoted TO %.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25

Finland enjoyed large powers Of
local government till recently. After
81 was taken from sweden by Russia.
Alexander T. in 1910, pledged himself
TO maintain inviolato its ancient con
stitution, liberties and customs. The
National Parliament consisted OF four
states. the mobiles, clergy, burghera
and peasants These mot every Eve
years About 1890 Russia began to
make % radical change IN its policy
toward Finland The uso Of Russian
money was made obligatory. Russian
bad to be taught in the schools, and
now Finland, like Russian Polaud,
has became practically Russian dis
trict.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-07-25

Tho incandesccnt electric light i'm "a
bulb at the end Of a flexible wire,
easily moved about rs it may be-. is
employed IN various uses, n novel EN-
ployment of it is seen i'm an uptown
show window, whore two lights glow.
one In either eye socket Of a human
skull.-New York Sun.