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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-30
Republican County Convention.
Granite Hall, Augusta, Wednesday, August 10th,

The Republican voters of Kennebec county are
requested to send delegates to a Convention to be
held at
Granite Hall, Augusta, Wednesday, August 10th,
at IL o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nominating
three candidates for Senators, one County Commits
sioner, County Attorney, County Treasurer Sheriff,
and to transact all other business that may proper
ly come before the Convention.
The basis of representation will be as follows:
Each city. town and plantation will be entitled to
delegate and an additional delegate for every
seventy-five votes cast for Joshua l.. Chamberlain
at the 1iubernatoria election of SGS. fraction OF
forty votes will be entitled to an additional dele
gate.
The cities towns and plantations are entitled to
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-10
Dwelling and Lodging
House for Sale.

TWILL BIZ SOLD CHEAP FOR CASH, ~
w q Two-Story Frame House, con- II.
taining eighteen. rooms. cellar, water Ut4
rient, situated At tho rear Of the South Yellow
Jacket Works. This property 10 well calculated
FOR o first class Boarding Houfe, being In the
immediate vicinity Of the Jacket, Crown Point
and Kentuck mines. The only reason for sell
ing this property IL that l wish to 20 70 ranch.
inc. VIII be sold CHEAP FOR CASH, and q
perfect title given. Apply on the premIses.
g. u. KENNEDY.
Gold Hill, April 9Th, 1870. ap5.lmis
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-05-10
INSURANCE COMPANIES.

HI. r. sHEPARDsON,
General Agent for the Pacific Coast.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22
A DlSagrceabIe Feature.

4 vrniurcsome Gentle OF Salt Lake
CITY, who married Mormon wife,
while expressing contempt for, an
noumCed his dislike of the blood
atonemcnt," which he thus describes D.:
Well, these fellows get a grudge
against man, and they make out
that he's done something he can't
atone for except with blood, and then
some of the elders have revelation
that the mans 90: TO be got out of the
way, and they 20 for him. faint no
use, then. Th.se revelations do the
business Tor kim. Mans found dead,
throat cut, or something Of that sort,
and that's the last Of it, Nobody
knows ANYTHING about it, and if YOU
catch 'em At it faint no use. they all
stand by each other, and YOU can't
hang one OF 'em no way. Why,
said to my fatheT-in-law one day. says
I, i s'pOsc if Old Brigham should have
Il revelation that it was your duty to
cut my throat, you'd do it, wouldn't
you? and he said, Yes, of course if it
is the will of Heaven. Well, now
bless me, if it isn't Il nice thing to 90
to ted at night i'm such a family as
that, with Your own fathcr-in-laW Ii
able to have Il rCVC alton amy time in
the night and get up and cut your
throat because it's the viii of Heav-
en-"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22
yarnish for Burns.


Tho attention of medical men in
Paris has recently been directed TO
new remedy for burns, discovered ac-
cidentally by workman. 4 varm:sh-
err of metals lately got his hand Sc
verely burned willie at work, and, not
knowing what to do to deadcR the
acute pain, thrust his hand into u pot
of Varnish The pain ceased, as if by
enchantmcnt; OH the day following,
he made further application of his
discovery. and, in few days new
skin was formed over the burn, and
the hand recovered its wonted fieXi-
bilitV All the persons burned in his
nei@hborhoOd come to get their
wounds dressed, received the simple
treatment, and went home rejoicing.
After the terrible gunpoWder eXplo-
sion at Metz, recently, the vaPnisher
was summoned to the hospital to do
Lis best for the victims CT that calam-
ity, whose lives were despaircd of on
account of the gravity of their burns.
He vanished and cured them ali in
such short space of time that the
I town of Metz was filled with stories
! of his success. The news of his Won
deriul cures reached Paris, the man.
d8Cl VI OIIC vi ltIC SCoL 4O6IAtt%l'
here sent fOrSaim, and DESTROYS OF
/ testing the accuracy OF the reports, IN
! trusted him with two patients 40
were dangerously burned. lie Gov
cred them over with his varnish,
/ leaving a spot upon each untouched,
to be treated with nitrate of silver
Cthe usual remedy b. the chief doc
tor Of the establishments The wounds
so covered with yarnish healed rap
idly, while those treated with nitrate
of silver, in spite of all the doctors
efforts, did not close up. The seryi.
ces of the varnisher were again called
upon, 80 who accordingly applied hi.
remedy to the spot which the pate
= of silver was powerless to heal. ~Tht
two patients obtained almost instant
relief, and, after short detention
eft the hospital completely cured
aus once more establishing the super
ye Ienco Of his remedy toi
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

The city OF Elizabeth, y. j., ha- hen
that recently Matched seventeen q lick-
ems from fifteen eggs.
a nursery firm at Columbia, Mo,
has just grated over 1000 apple trees
and scl eral thousand plum and pear
trees, all of which l. expected 10 bear
fruit in less than four years.
The mursery-mcu in Illinois say that
the Sid weather which coated the
limbs and bodies of the trees with ice
will cause heavy crop of fruit this
year. The ice will Kill the bark lice
and the eggs of the apple curculio.
The value of our farms crops for
the year 1869 divided equally among
the population would give nearly 500
to each man, woman and chill in the
United States.
The cost of fencing Il quarter sec
ton of land in California is more
than five times tie amount charged
by tie Government for tie land, OW-
ing mainly to the scarcity Of timber.
Iowa plants every year a forest of
100000 trees. Within considerably
less than half dozen years 25,O00,OO0
fore trees have been planted, and
are now grow ing in the Northwest.
Two farmers in Kansas recently
had lawsuit about seven pounds OF
butter. When the jury re lred they
took with them the butter, procured
some crackers, ate them together. and
returned Il verdict of ono cause of
action"
An English writer thinks the Anne
rican earl! potatoes will come to IN
end ere long, for us each new variety
Is claimed to ripcm about 10 days ear
lier than any other, the time between
planting will soon be used UP.
w. ii. Hopkins has sheep OH hiz
farm in Scck0uk, Il. J., that has had
five lambs III one year and twelve
days; January y. 1869, dropped one !;
August 10th, dropped two: February
s, 1870, dropped two.
j. j. Thomas says that fortunes are
lost by farming in three ways-in bad
~ WimtCring stock, in want of proper
attention to rotation of crop, and i'll
raising weeds. He calculates that il
IS easy for Il farmer to lose S2O,OOO in
10 years be raising weeds.
\ correspondent Of the " C~jCfn
Farmer advises that no man enter the
franks of the agriculturists- lurcd
thithur by The sole aim Of amussing
dollars AID cents. SUCH all one IS
only tit recruit for corps of land
SINNERS, whose occupation consists
in marTing the beautiful in Nature
and the handiw DIRK of Natures God"
The business in foreign fruits Is
yearly on the increase. Between thir-
~ and forty thousand boxes of oTam-
yes and lemons arrive in New \ DIRK
weekly from Sicilian ports. Iuck-
Sters sell them at the corners of streets
and cIseW here at cOmparatively trif-
ling advance OH W bat Is paid foF them
In the Mediterranean.
The Shelby (ky.) Sentinel says one
mar bought 2I0 hogs and corn to fed
the same, for Sd, 563, fed and sold them,
averaging 223 pounds, for the hand
some sum of $3.50, and refused the
offer of 1891 for III shOats that hc
raised from them. Another man and
his son fed and sold 792 hogs, aVcrag-
ing a0l pounds. upon which they
ssIaX of ABOUT $4,000. for
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22
Useful Information.

How 10 lay off a square acre of
ground--Measure 2O9 feet ON each
side and you will have square acre
within az inch.
Contents of an acre.-An acre con-
taims $40 square yards. \ square
mile contains $40 acres.
Measure Of dlstances.--A mile is
$3.50 feet, or 100 yards in length; Il
fathom is six feet; league is t;rce
miles; a Sabbath days journey is
l,I5J yards-this is Is yards less than
two thirds of mile; a days journey
is 81, miles: cubit is two feet a
great cubit is IL feet; Il hand (horse
mcasurc) Is four inches; 2 palm Is
three inches; a span IS 10 rs inches !;
Il spaccis tmce feet
Barrel Measure.-A barrel of flour
weighs 1876 pounds: Il barrel of pork
200 pounds; Il barrel OF rice 600 lbs.
a barrel OF powder - pounds: tirllim
Of butter J6 pounds: Il 'ub Of butter
81 pounds.
Bushel Measure. The following
are sold by weight per bushel wheat,
beans and clover seed 90 pounds to
the bushel corn, rye and flax seed, SO
pounds; buckWhrat y pounds bar
ley is pounds: o Is - pounds; bran
20 pounds timothy seed - pounds:
coarse salt So pounds.
Various Weights and Measures
y ton Of round timber is 10 feet; Of
squared timber 81 cubic feet com
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22
MANSFIELD & HLGBEE'S
MAGIC
Arnioa Liniment |!
Prepared from Rare Essential Oils.
Extract Of CAmphor. Extract Of
Arnica. ChlOrodyne aud
Magnetic Fluid, Chem
irnun Hnr,, h;rnd
icanY Combined.

lCaHy OOm Olheus
This powerful penetrating fluid is very
different composition from the many Lini-
ments generally sold, which are mostly got
ten up out of cheap materials, such as ranc-
ed grease, etc, which act only upon the skin.
Our MAGIC ARNICA IMMINENT pene-
trates through all the tissues, muscles, and
70 the bone itself, striking at the root Of the
disease, and thus producing q reaction which
cannot be brought about with any other Lin
iment. In short, its efficacy as an external
remedy is 80 universally Httested in every
section Of the country that it needs no fur
Their recommendation.
As a HORSE EMINENT, nothing can
equal IT. During the prevalence Of the dread
cattle scourge, CHARBONE, or ERISIPE-
LAS, which destroyed thousands of valuable
horses and mules in the Mississippi Valley,
during the past pear. the MAGIC ARNICA
EMINENT was the only remedy of all that
were tried that HeCeT tailed TO cltye tE one Elm
gle instance.
Every body wants q good and reliable Lila
iment, convenient ut all times, and ever
ready in relieving pain. This wonderful
remedy IS offered TO the public as q never
failing cure for rheumatism, ETC., and accom-
plishes cures OF the worst of cases, whether
chronic or acute; where all other remedies
have proved unavailin9. When used IN
connection with Mansfield aud Higboe's
Rheumatic Compound" no case has ever yet
in very short time. 1t may truly be said
as its name imports, that 1t acts by Magic.
For Sale by all Druggists.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22
Force of Imagination.

Ind, the distinguished geulO-
e .dnX,gave a dinner after dis
sippi alligator, having
ask J any of the most dis
tingtif classes to dine with
him. and all his establish
mcmTt ere In sly lie and taste.
Hisgucsts cOngsSS ated. The dinner
table looked splendid with glass, chi
ia, and plate, and the meal cOmm1nC-
ed with excellent soup.
How do you like the Soup! asked
the doctor, after having finished his
own plate, addressing famous gUur-
mand of the day.
Very good, indeed, " answered the
other; I" turtle is il not? [ only ask
because / do not find any. green fat
The doctor shook his head.
Think it pn.&what of 4 mus
Ky taste. S~SaYsS II0ther; " not unpleas-
ant, but peculiaS.
"All Alligatols have, replied Buck
land ;"t the cayGIad peculiarly 50. HE
fellow | dissecGeulthis morning, and
which YOU have jlist1s'een e}ting--
SIhereJwas Il geng NSof guests :;
ever = one turned dozen
started up from ktWo or
areet rnn out -of ting rOOnI, and only
JNho lSrd stout stomacls remain
thqEcIdSe of an excellent enter
lmCmt.
See what Imagination Is said
auckland. If | had told them ii
vas turtle, or tcIriein, or hird's nest
soup. salt water amphibia. or fresh,
or tire glutton Ola fish from the may
of a sea bi. 4. - would not have
been none the wv 4c. Such is prcju-
dice"
But was it really an llli4ator:"
asked lady.
Z, - As coed calls head a. ever " orc
b cnromel." answered BucLland.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22
CHE 9Erttt and atoasehoId.
WHICH is THE BEST COW ?
BY \ SOUTHERN PLANTER.

As the Southern peopl9no longer
invest their money III lard and nc
grOes, they now have means 20 i'm
prove their stock. The inquiry then
is natural, what breed of cattle will
pay the best? There is some DIVERSE
ty of opinion on this point.
In the choice of breeds somewhat
will depend on your climate, soil and
position. If your soil is rich, and
your pastures good, the ShOrt-Born
Is the COW for your choice. In size
she is large, in color, red, red and
white, spotted, roam or creamy white
all beautiful colors when clean, and
no color is agreeable when dirty
Her value, depending somewhat on
the purity of her bloed, her stvle of
appearance and milking quality, may
be from 500 10 $500. For milking
purposes only the first is reasonable
sum, the latter eXtraVagant-even a
" breeders price" For all useful and
ornamental objects combined, hun
bred and fifty dollars will secure the
COW YOU want and she is cheap
animal at that. She will give you, ON
good pasture, twenty or thirty quarts
NOf milk Il day, making six to twelve
pounds of butter FER week, and OIL
/ hay aHd Stops half TO two-thirdss the
quantity of each for six M JIG
year. and prOpOrtiOnably g
! for four months more, allowfss4S.Io
TO bring calf every year In the
pasture, the paddock, the stable or the
! yard, She is always an object of beau
/ ty and admiration, if we'll kept, and
without good keeping no COW is worth
anything. .
The Devon is 4 beautiful, graceful
decrlike creature, of Il cherry red col
or, Il gaelic eye, an upturHed, long
/ graceful horn, as 1.-the in her action as
Il fawn, gentle as Il kitten, and usually
ali excellent mixer Smaller and
more active than the Short-IIoTm, she
will subsist OF closer pasture and less
stable food, although she requires
I GOOD keep. She will,sif of milking
family, give as muchfmilk and butter
according to the food she consumes
as the ShOrt-HOrn; so that in an eco
nOnical view they are about equal
the point of difference being III the
taste You indulge for one or the Other
variety Her sale value is in about
the same proportion TO the Short
Horn as her weight and quality. Ii
hill or mountain scenery, the active
Devon is perfectly suited TO the place
while on plain and low land the
ShOrt-Horm is in its true character
Yet either of them, in any habitau
place, are useful and satisfactory COWS
and beautiful objects to look upon.
Next comes the AYRSHIRE, which il
the famous Scotch dairy COW, a com
posite variety, bred near a century
ago, into a class, by a cross of the En-
glish Short-Horn bull, on the native
KyIoe, acclimated on the Scotch low
lands. She is usually red and white
i'll color, the red rising into yellow
ish dun, or falling into chesmu
brown, her general appearance being
that of diminutive Short Horn, Will
less style and symmetry, but still o
marked character. They are goOC
mixers, though not so good in Amer
lea as in ScqsaEsSd (in which latter
country tie - rains give then
ways 600 but still GOOD
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22
FAvoRABLY KNOWN 81 cE 1879.

Aud purchasers HIust insist Oh huyirg il, il
they do not with to have an imitation forced
Upan them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22


tried it, know that it cured them; those who have
not know that it cures their neighbors and friends,
that it never fails through any fault neglectOf
its composition. We have thousands upon thou.
following complaints, but such Cures are known liz
every neighborhood and we need not publish them.
containing neither caiomel or any deleteriouE drug
they may be taken with safety by anybody. Their
them pleasant TO take, while being purely vegetable
no harm can arise from their use IN any quantity.
internal viscera to purify the blood and stimulate il
into healthy action remove the distractions OF the
body restoring their irregular action 10 health and
by correcting, wherever they exist such derange-
Minute directions are given in the wrapper On
the box, for the following complaints, which these
For 1ySPePsia or Indigestion, LIstIeas.
ness, LengUOr and Ross OF Appetite, they
should be taken moderately to stimulate the stoni.
aoh and restore its healthy tone and action.
For Liver Complaint and its various symp.
TaGneiieS or Ss&ee9 sisEneaa. s1SaH'
Collie and Bilious Eevers, they should be ju-
action or remove the distractions which cause it.
For Dysentery or DIarrhGea, but one mild
For Bheumafisnl, Cont, Gravel, EDaIpi.
tatiOn OF the Heart, Pain I'm the Side,
taken, as required, to change the diseased action Of
the system. With such change those complaints
For DrOpsy and DrOpsIcaE SweIIings they
should be taken in large and frequent doses to pro-
For Suppression large dose should be taken
as it produces the desired effect by sympathy.
As DiTsIteT PHI, take one or two Pills 10 nrO-
mote digestion and relieve the stomach
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels into healthy action, restores the appetite
and invigorates the SYSTEM Hence it is often adj.
vantageous where no serious derangement exists
One who feels tolerably well, often finds that dos
Of these PiILs makes him feel decidedly better f1
tive apparatus.
DIR. J. Q. 4KER s CO.. Practical CHsE
LOWELL, VASE. n, q
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22
C F CATIONS
Q & L q H b AIS \ NJ

I Offering I. T. Cations Cough Bulsura to
the public, we feel confident that in Il short
time il will become fully as popular u that
well known remedy. B. 4. Fuhneztogk's
Fermifuge, with which we have been con-
nccted so man> years. All We ask IS that it
has fair trial, and We have no doubt as 10
the result.
1t has prov Il itself to bc fvcry great CT
fcacy in The sure Of obstinate Coughs. Colds
Asthma, Whoopiug Cough, Splitting of Blood
and other Pneumonia Affections and the
pTOprietOTs feel warranted in recommend
ing it as a safe and useful medicine. and are
prepared to SHOW certificates Of iu1jSp"tahlc
authority in testimony Of its value
The ingredients Of which the Bulnuu Is
composed are selected and compounded
with the most serUpulous cXactitude and
care. and are, sincly OF great benefit iu pull
mouary complaints and the prupTirtprS
feel assured that lift receives q far rr:a!, it
viii be the means of a!iclia;iug 81 vast
aIHom ni suffering, and may relieve lu -I.y
a slight cough, which. ii ne=lectc,tsaul per
uljLtc.. 60 run on. might end III confirmed
CONSUMPTION ;-whcreas. timely C~c Of this
Baisan, with proper precautions IL avoid
inGs expose to damp atmospheric, and keep
lng the feet dry, may prolong existence.
Arc uG troubled With cough or cold
They seem Ike ailments Of little Importance
but If suffered 10 ran gH. it may end i'm con
irmcd consmnp-isu. l.. T 5Ga.tnu's Cough
Bai>au viii give yoH rcil,t almost iumc3i-
.s.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22

WILLING MEN.-On one Occasio Ii
during the RevQlI ton, Old Put"
had received Il Ioi If new recruits,
and, as he had some lighting which he
wished to do before. long, and wanted
none but willing men, he drew up his
icvies in "ank before him. Now,
boys" said he, - don't wish 30 retain
any of you who wish to leave; there
fore, if any of yOu are dissatisfied and
wishes to return 10 his home, he may
signify the same by stepping Six PAGES
in trout Of the line. But" added the
old war-dog, III shoot the first man
that steps ont" - =
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-04-22

gentle, 80 III temper, and
The NY is the ~paddocE~
COW of the - ish gentry in the South
of England. Channel Islands
Guernsey, AlderneY\and jersey,
her native soils, Whe GAshe
centuries been bred
brought originally frj
coast of Normandy.
utiVe creature, fawn color and
i'll complexion, with soft, silky u
yielding a moderate quantity
cTeamiest milk in the world GShc
not beautiful TO the eye, wearing
scraggy look, but with the eve OIL,
gaelic, and Il head as blood-likcY as
the clk--mOrc like all elk. in fact,
than any Othcr-bating the horn,
which is little crumplcd thing that
may barely be called a horn. She Is
sway-backed, archaeological, and
cat-hammCd, yet, Withal, has Il look
of caste aud high-breeding. even i'll
her diminutive Uglincss, and viii or
nament your paddock, yard or pas
ture, as your taste or Partially may
direct.
Thus we have given you Il selection
Ol Jle>C varieties, anu Without &c
claring our pref, renee Of either, you
may view each and select for your
Selves. This, however, we distinctly
zthat no country dwcller need
himself 4 man of taste who does
hoCddOpt one or tie other of these,
either . thorough bred" or sufficient
Of the breedsin their composition to
mark them distinctly from the COM
mon cattle of the country, and shows
that he is q man of taste in the selec-
ton Of his cows. a mean looking
COW OH highly cultivated country
place, is an absolute disgrace to its
owner.
We Trust our planters will club to-
gethcr in each neighborhood and get
enough subscribers to the 1mericUn
Stock JOHiHaL to secure II thorough
bred bull, so as TO begin raising a -
Cies of cattle that will furnish NOR
and better beef, also double the sup
ply of milk and butter, and cOmsG-
qucntly bring more money into the
pocket of the owner than the scrub
stock wiIi.-4Ht. Stock JOUIWai.
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RESTORAT TIVE !

Tie Hair restored naturally to its original
color, prevented from falling out, it's growth
increased, and its softncss and beauty null
tipled.
The Louisiana creole Hair Re torer
keeps the head clean, cool and healthy, re
moves all diseases Of the scalp, keeps it free
from DaHdruf, prevGnte irritation and itch
ing and is an excellent remedy for nervous
and other forms of headache.
The Louisiana Creole Hair RestOrer
is not dye, but restores gray hair to Its
original color by supply the capillary tubes
with natural sustenance which may II OF be
assimilated from either age or decay. All
mar cauStzc. destroying the vitality and beau
ty of the hair and atfoId of themselves no
dressing, but on the contrary make the haiI
brittle and wiry.
The Louisiana Creole Hair RestOrer
not only actually rene5CS the hair and re-
stores the n8tu sal color by natural means,
butt imparts to it q luxuriant beauty which
it can attain by no other method.
The Louisiana Creole Hair ReStOrCr
in addition to its many useful qualities is el-
egantly perfumod and is entirely free from
greasinoss and sickness, so that the finest
linen fabric is not spoiled or even stained by
it. 1t contains no poison to kill the hair,
but under its continued use, i'm provement
is teadily manifested and it never fails to
give the best satisfaction.
J. B Wilder & Co., Louisville, Ky, and
Ewin, Pendleton & Co., Nashville, Tenn,
Wholesale Agents.
Prepared solely by the Propriotors. Mans
field and Higbee.
For sale BY all Druggists mar95-tm
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SAFELY md CERTAINLY
{ a L 10 n,

Should occasion require yen to purchuro
3 a Fahnestock's Vermifuge, be particular
" careful to gee that the initials are d. A
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