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Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

DIR. Woodbury., the Census Marshal for
Skowhegan, furnishes the Reporter the popu-
laton, the enumeration of which he has just
completed, which is 3,S79. The number of
inhabitants in 1850 was 1865, gain Of PA.
The population within the village corporation
limits has increased while in the farming Sec
ton it has fallen off.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

The Worcester excursion party have visited
Portland and Bath, and sailed for Eastport on
Thursday. 1t seems they are not to come up
the Kennebec farther then Bath. The party
numbers some three hundred and fifty of the
are accompanied with a brass band Of fifteen
pieces.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

The young democracy OF Maine are I'M
easy and troubled. Cold water has been
thrown Upon their ardor and enthusiasm
by the old-liners. No other course re-
mains for this active, vigorous, portion OF
the otnerwise defunot and rotten party
to pursue than TO join the ranks OF the re-
publican party.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

friend" He then grasped me by the hand
bidding me fond and atfectionate farewell
think never saw more affection manifested
than by that Indian. l could see tear gis-
ten in his eye as he gave me his hand for the
last time, one last adieu, one friendly en-
brace and he was gone. In all the civilized
tribes of Indians on the frontier, have never
found any SO noble and kind to the white man
as the Pemoes. O.W. s.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

The Junction City (Kansas) Union, of July
10th, gives a report of presentation made
to Mr.. George L. Sands, formerly of Bruins
wick, of a valuable watch and chain, and an
elegant set of cameo sleeve buttons and gold
studs. The presents were made in the name
of the employers of the Neosho Division, of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

gentleman picked up package contain
ing nearly 500, on Spring street in Portland
Thursday. 1t belonged to N. S. Littefield of
North Bridgton and was Immediately restored
to Mr.. Littlefeld by the finder. Such cases
of honesty are rare and are worthy of note.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

The Brunswick Telegraph says that Rev.
Charles II. Wheeler, of Winchendon, Mass,
has declined the invitation extended to him
from the lst Unitarian Society in Troy, N.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

About 60 900 bushels of charcoal are annu-
ally marketed in Bangor, at an average price
of Is cents bushel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

Mr.. Mark Nash of Topsham, wintered four
sheep, and this spring he got eight lambs.
That is profitable wintering of sheep, es-
pecially at the market price of lambs, higher
almost than ever before.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

The Pennington Chronicle asserts that a
gentleman in New Sharon found quite a
quantity of gold in the river sands at that
place on July 4th. 4F
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

The Chronicle says that corn and grain are
utterly ruined from the effects of the drouth
in some sections of the upper part of Franklin
county.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30
Republican County Convention.

The Republican voters of Kennebec county are
requested to send delegates to convention Y" oe
held at s- sfat t tfs
Granite Hall, Augusta, Wednesday, August 1Oth'
at IL O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nominating
three CT uddates for Senators, one County Coinns.
sioner, Coun,y Attorney, County Treasurer oherim'
and TO transact all other business that may proper
ly come before the Convention. #s ~
The basis of representation Will be as follows:
Each city town and plantation will be enttlea 10
one delegate and AN additional delegate for every
seyeuty-iye votes east for Joshua l.. Chamberlain
at the Subernatoria election of 1883. fraction OF
forty votes will be entitled to an additional dele
Gafp
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30
D0mestir Nems.

The Third annual meeting Of the Fifth
Maine Regiment, to the number of eighty,
was held at Biddeford on Wednesday. A con-
sttution was adopted and the officers of the
ensuing year elected as follows:
President--J. O. Winship. ..,..... ,-e.
Vice Presidents H. J. Bucknan, John A.
Packard, Richmond Edwards.
Secretary-F. G. Patterson.
Treasurer-S. S. Parcher.
Directors-H. r. Millett, r. NJ. Clark, Ma
than Walker.
Chaplain-Rev. "A. Deering.
1t was reported that a complete history of
the services of the regiment, with suitable
embellishments, including a fine portrait of
the late Chaplain Adams, would be ready for
distribution and sale during the month of Oc-
tober. The address was delivered by John o.
Winship, Esq, formerly member of Co. A.
The crowd was SO large that the exercises
we're held in the open air. The address was
extemporaneous, but was listened to with
marked attention, and pronounced by all as an
eloquent, able and well arranged production.
was voted that the next annual meeting should
be held in the city of Portland and Lieut.. F.
G. Patterson was selected as the Orator Of the
OCCASION and George E. Brown, Poet
The Skowhegan Reporter says that on Mon
day, as Mrs Daniel Tilton Of Cornville nth
her little grand daughter was riding toward
tho bn a 90 hrpa Y inc hOf thills
upon which he began to run at full speed.
Striking against another carriage, Mrs. T.
was thrown several feet from the carriage
striking so violently as to break two ribs and
otherwise injuring her so that she was insen-
sible quite time. She is as comfortable as
could be expected. The little girl escaped
without injury.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30

Eben Bridges, in Dexter, attempted to kill
his father ON Monday. He was secured.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-30
FROM AUGUSTA to NEW YORK.

FROM AUGUSTA TO NEW lUkk.
Passengers by this route WIN be aieketed through
DIRIGO. which leave Portland for New York every
Monday and Thursday. Baggage trucked in Port
land free of expense. Fare from Augusta to New
York: Cabin $6 so; meals extra; Deck passage,
$3.50. lass ttfkEIEftsf LF.s e.f1;kf.-.x
The Ella connects also at Bath, each trip, with
the steamer Spray for Io0thbay.
This boat win stop a: any of the ice houses on the
river on display of a white Nag as signal.
For further particulars apply to
ttf,june23 B. +. MORSE, Augusta, Agent.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22
Asking Friends TO Drink-The Evil Of 1t.

A writer in the New York Leader Isl
Slocum) thus expatiates upon the folly
and evil of the ridiculous American
practice Of asking your friends to take
drinks with you:
The ridiculous, absurd Absurd Amer
ican custom of asking, is responsible
for even-eights-mind, We say seven
eights, aad mean it, too-of all the iq-
uor consumed In this country. Abolish
that custom to day, and where there are
eight barrels Of liquor drank now, there
would be only one. We believe this,
and believe it can't be gainsayed. We
appeal TO any number of frst-class
drinkers for their opinions in the matter.
We think they will agree with and cor
roborate our statement in the matter.
To this custom We owe our drinking
between drinks which some wag, with
m ore truth than poetry in his soul, said
was the only thing that hurt, or words
to- that effect. What a ridiculous piece
Of folly it is to go into a place, if in the
mood for liquor, to ask five Or six ac-
quaintances up to drink with you, yet it
is done all the time, and by parties who
perhaps want the money for stockings
but not to do it when your acquaintan-
ces are about is to be looked upon as
'small potatoes and few in q hill.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22
Tho Richest Boy in America.


The papers are telling about boy in
New England, now fourteen years of
age, who is supposed to be the richest
boy in the United States, because he has
great deal of money. To our mind
the richest boy in America is the one
who is good-hearted, honest. intelligent,
ambitious. willing to do right. He is
the one who loves his mother, and al
ways has kind word for her; who loves
his sister or sisters, and tries to help
them with true affection He is the bov
who does net call his father the old
man. but who loves him, speaks kindly
to and Of him, and tries to help him as
the signs of old age gather fast upon his
brow.
The richest boy is the one who has
pluck to fight his destiny and future.
He is the one who has the manhood TO
do right and be honest, and is striving
to be somebody; who is above doing q
mean action, who would not tell a lie to
screen himself, or betray a friend. He
whose young mini is full of noble
thoughts for the future, who is determ-
ined to win name by good deeds. This
is the richest boy in America, Which
one of our readers is it ?
This boy we like, we would be glad
to see, would like to take him by the
hand and tell him to go on earnestly,
that success might crown his efforts.
And if he is poor boy we should meet
him at the Threshold, bid him enter,
and give him good advice, well and kind :
ly meant. That other rich boy, in New
England, we don't care anything about,
for there are fools and snobs enough to
worship, fatter, and spoil him.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22
Great Distribution
BY the Metropolitan Gift Co.
Cash Gifts to the Amount of $500, ,OO(

EVERY TICKET DRAWS A PRIZE.
1sCash Gifts, each $4,000 40Cash Gifts u 900
20 10000 200 500
50 =" 5000 800 100
70 Elegant Rosewood Pianos, each $500 to $500
SO Z" /" Melodeons 75to 100
Sewing Machines, SOTO us
500 Gold Watches, 75to 800
Cash Prizes, Siverware, &C., valued at $I,ooo.eOO
cents. Tickets describing Prizes sealed in Enve-
opes and we'll mixed. On receipt of Csc Sealed
Ticket is drawn without choice, and sent by mail to
any address, The prize named upon it will be deliv-
cred to the tickethoder payment of One Dollar.
Prizes are Immediately sent to any address by
press return mail.
You well know what your Prize is before you pay
for It. Any Prize exchanged for another of the
solse. No Blanks. Our patrons can depend on fair
dealing.
RRVERBNcBs.-We select the following from many
who have lately drawn Valuable Prizes, aud kindly
permitted to publish them Andrew J. Burns,
Chicago, $1,000; Miss Clara ). Walker, Baltimore,
Piano, $500; James NJ Mathews, Detroit, $4,000;
John T. Andrews, Savannah, $4,000; Miss Agnes
Simmons, Charleston, Piano, 5000. We publish ro
names without permission.
OPINIONS OF rHE PRsss.-"The firm is reliable, and
deserve their Weekly Tribme, May 8. ave
know them to be a fair dealing frm."-N Herald,
Nay 70. IA friend of drew $500 prize, which
was promptly received" p Daily News, June 8.
Send for Circular. Liberal inducements to Agents.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Every package of Sealed
Envelopes contains ONE CASH GIFT. Six Tick
cts for 81; 13 for $2 IS lor IS; 1l0 for SIS. All
letters should be addressed to
HARPER, WILSON & CO.,
s37-l2w l85 Broadway, New York.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22
The Wandering Jew.

Everybody has heard of the Wander
ing Jew; but who is he? Tradition says
for it is to tradition we owe tire story,
with all it's variations-that he is ma
tive of Jerusale1p; that he was present
at the crucifixfon af Christ, and has
lived ever since. travelling through va
rious lands. When the sentence had
been pronounced by PLATE, and Christ
WAS dragged away, he tried to ,est a
little near a shoe makers door; but the
Jew in zeal, drove our Lord forward,
and told him to hasten on his way.
Then Jesus looked at him and said, II
shall stand and rest, but thou shalt go
until the last day" And so the Jew
went forth, wandering over the face of
the earth seeking rest and finding nonea
At the time OF the crucifxion this man
Was thirty years old: and when he at
tains the age Of a hundred years he re-
turns to the san0e age Ere was when his
sentence was pronounced. What was
his name, and what his trade are ques-
tions not yet settled. By some he is
called a shoemaker, by others porter.
Wether his name rs Joseph Or Carta-
philes, or Ahasuerus, or Buttadeus, is
also uncertain. He was described at
one time as appearing like a man Of sew
enty years, at another he does not ap
pear to be more than fifty years old.
Now his dress is q pair Of lsoes hanging
in tatters, and a coat with girdle that
reaches to his feet; again his coat is pur-
pie, and his stockings very white, and
though he walks IN the rain from morn
till night, not spot appears upon hrs
clothes. He speaks little and unlike other
Jews, cares nothing for money, He
n + i'm ko 70
but always distributes Them among the
poor. This mysterious parsonage rs
equal at home, in the east and in the
west. Many persons have seen him, it
is said in Englanc, France, italy, Hun
gary. Persia, Poland, Sweden, Den
mark, and various other countries.
When he was at Hamburg, in 1547,
he appeared to be about fifty years Of
age: he was TALL aud his long hair hing
over his shoulders. He was silent and
reserved: and answered only direct
questions. He ate and drank with
great moderation and uas never seen to
laugh
This universal traveller, when, he WAS
in Bohemia, about the beginning Of the
sixteenth century, helped man find a
treasure; and in England, at later date,
he cured man of consumption. In
whatever land he travels, he speaks the
language of the people like a native.
Several times during the present centu-
ry, persons claiming to be the Wander
Jag Jew have appeared in England, but
in no case have their claims been al
lowed. Still, there can be little doubt
that the Wandering Jew is as real a
parsonage as the Man in the Moon-
O.icer Optics Magazine.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22
Address to the CoIored People.

The National Executive Committee,
Geo. T. Downing, President, and T. G.
Dorbodes, Secretary, have issued the
following address to the colored people
of the United States:
Your National Executive Committee,
created by you in Nation al Convention,
assembled January 18th, 1869, to urge
legislation looking to the educational,
material and political interests of the
colored people of the nation, deem THAT
they have at length arrived, in the pro-
gress of their efforts, at the probable
political consummation Of their hopes,
in SO far as the organic law of the Re-
public is concerned. They recognize
the desired result in the anticipated an
nouncement of the ratification of the
Fifteenth Amendment to the Federal
Constitution, which forbids any abridge-
ments of the right Of suffrage on &c
count of race or color, or previous con-
dition Of any citizens of the United
States. They feel that this amendment
should, in the estimation of colored men
transcend 10 Importance, even the re-
vered declaration, of our National indie
pendence, inasmuch as it is q practical
affirmation of the rights OF men while the
other was but theoretical enunciation
thereof. Therefore, has it been deter
mined that it is fling for your commit
tee to advise general assembling Of
the colored people of every State and
Territory throughout the length and
breadth of the land whenever said Fiji
teenth Amendment shall have been off,
cially announced as ratified, in order to
offer up praise and thanksgiving to AL
mighty God, and in other proper ways
to assure the world of the realization
and appreciation Of the righteous act of
our fellowcountrymen in constitution
ally securing to US that which has al
ways been our just due, but unjustly
withhelq. Your Committee does hereby
thus advise. and take this occasion at
the same time to declare in our name.
that this just act of our own people will
be held at it's full estimation by those
whom it enfranchises; that they will
make such use of their rights as will
add to the honor and national interests
Of the country, and in possession of
these rights along with others previous
ly secured, they will really have coun-
try to respect and defend IS well as
their fellow countrymen, toward whom
they can cherish most affectionate ,e-
gard.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22
NAVIGATION INTEKKsrs.-Thc report of
the snecial Committee On NAVIGATION In

NAVIGATION INTEREsrs.-Thc report of
the special Committee On Navigation In
terests, now being prepared, will prove
to he document of great interest. Be-
sides the testimony taken before the
committee at New York, Boston, Port
land, New Bedford, Philadelphia, and
this city, it will contain large number
of letters from ship owners and builders,
and reports, specially prepared by the
request Of the Chairman, from our Con-
suls at the principal ship building and
comm ercial cities in Great Britain,
France, Germany and Denmark; also,
those in the New Dominion. It is in.
tended to show the rise and decrease of
our ocean carrying comm ercial interests
during the last two decades, The facts
to be presented are of an Important
character. Examination shows the
French steam marine to be comparative
ly of recent creation aud growing rapid
ly.
There are now employed in the ocean
carrying trade Of Great Britain nearly
three Thousand steamships, having a ca
pacity of two millions; there are one
hundred and thirty four regular lines,
carrying mails and trading with every
quarter of the globe; about four hundred
Of subsidized mail steamers are available
for navy purposes, being required by
the English law to be SO fitted as to be
easily convertible into cruisers or troop
ships, or both. as occasion may require
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22
THE SINGER.

bat porridge had John Keats ?'-BRowHlxo.
The revel reigned in kingly halls,
The mirth was fast and free:
The y called the bard to lend the feast
The charm of minstrelsy.
He came, and sang of knightly deeds,
OF battles lost and won,
Of hero deaths and laurel crowns;
And still the feast went on.
He sang of beauty and of love,
Of poet-dreams divine
Some boasted of their steeds aud swords,
Some praised the purple wine.
The melody unheeded rose
Where jest and laughter rang:
Who rocked the minstrel or his lay7
Who heard the song he sangf
Ah, there was one who set apart,
Silent amid the throng,
Whose changing cheek and moistened eye
Confessed the power Of song.
And as the music died away
In cadence low and sweet,
The richest gem that young knight wore
Fell at the minstrel's feet.
So sings the p ,et in the mart.
Where jest and scott are ringing,
Nor knows what sympathizing heart
Respondent to his singing.
If one amid the careless crowd
Pauses to hear his strain,
And better, nobler, turns away,
He has not sung in vain.
And though unheeded he may sing,
And win but sneer and blame,
Hereafter at his feet may fall
Earth's fairest jewel-Famel
Lucy II. HOOPER.
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22

LAZY BoYs.-An exchange says, a Ia
zy boy will make lazy man, as sure AS
q crooked sapling will make crooked
tree. Who ever saw boy grow up in
idleness who did not make shiftless
vagabond when he became a man, un.
less he had a fortune to keep up appear
ances ? The mass of criminals and pau
pers have come to what they are by be.
ing brought up in idleness. Those who
constitute the busiress part of the COM
munity-who make our great and useful
men-were taught in their boyhood to
be industrious. Boy, take that pipe out
Of your mouth and think of this
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22
The Davenport Democrat tells the fol-

The Davenport Democrat tells the fol~
lowing story:
"Hans is good at pitch but not
success as a providcr. He won't make
ary money for himself, and spends
what Gretchen makes. She interviewed
a druggist. He promised arsnic, smelt
a rat, put Hans on his guard, and gave
Gretchen starch instead of poison. Hans
threw up his hand, and went home. It
was somewhat late, and he could risk it
for an hour or two by the side of the
would be murderess. The next day
everything moved on just the same.
Hans didn't eat a very hearty breakfast,
and went up town to buy his provender.
at dinnertime, he came home hungry,
and pitched into the victuals with un-
speakable avidity. His jaws soon light
ed on the treacherous starch. He gave
yell and doubled himself up like
wounded boaconstrictor. He fell on the
floor and he d spasms. In short, he took
on scollops high. His wife, sat by, en-
joying the spectacle and tendeTly inquir-
ing, wat is der matter nit Hans ? When
he had become insensible. she went up
stairs, three at o time, and let down q
good-szed rope through an augur hole,
into the room where Hans lay. Then
she came down and fastened the rope
around his neck, propped him up in
sitting position, and again went up stairs.
But Hans had an inkling of her fell in
tent, and coming to himself, with re-
markable presence of mind he quickly
undid the moose from his neck and slip
ped it around the leg of the dinner table;
then he calmly sat down in a chair and
awaited developments. The way that
table lit across the floor the next min
ute was a caution. It was yanked all
out of shape, and every dish on it smash
ed into thousand pieces, and then the
piece Of furniture drawn tight up against
the ceiling. Soon after was heard the
voice Of his beloved wife from the up
per chambes window, calling out in ac-
cents Of grief that her dear lord had
committed suicide, and the neighbors
commenced to run towards the house.
Coming down stairs she met the irate
Hans, who advanced threateningly,
brandishing a formnible switch, with
which he proceeded to belabor her most
numerically. Gretchen could not see
how it como to was that Hans could
swallow poison with impunity, and gives
it up as bad job. Hans enjoys his GUS
tomary evening game, and has his opin-
ion of man who can't govern his mousse
hold.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22

ETERNAL DxArH.-I know not what
eternal death is. I can tell you some
things. 1t is far away from hopc-hope
that there comes to ALL It is the abode
Of all the abandoned and profane, and
vile-the collected guilt and wretched
ness Of this world. 1t is place where
no sanctuary opens its doors and invites
to heaven where no Sabbath returns to
bless the soul where no message Of
mercy comes to the suffering and the
sad It is q world unblessed like this
with the work of redemption,
On no second Calvary is there q Re-
deemer offered for sin; and from no
tomb there does he rise to life 10 bless
the sufferers with the offer, and to
furnish the pledge of heaven. No spirit
strives there to redeem the lost and on
no zephyr there is the message of mer-
cy borne whispering peace. No God
meets the despOnding thero with prom
ises and hopes and from no eye there
is the tear of sorrow wiped away. There
is no such friend as Jesus ; 10 voice of
mercy ; no day star of hope; no father
mother, daughter, pastor, angel 20 SYM
pathize !; no one to breathe for the lost
prayer Of pardon; no great intercessor
to hear the cry of mercy 10 the throne
of God. 1t is death-lingering, long,
interminable death-the dying sorrow
prolonged from age to age; onward to-
ward eternity-ever lingering, never
ending II Chr istian at Work.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-02-22

a lecturer at Patterson, New Jersey,
asked the audience in stentorian tones,
"What did Moses say ?'' The answer
from an hundred throats at once, as fol-
lows: ''Shoo, 1y."
One of the gentler sex says that the
heaven of the stronge-minded women is
"where buttons grow in their proper
places, and where men cease bothering
and needles are at rest"
Miss Susan B. Anthony says she new
or heard of SO many men, in one place,
being simultaneously affected with sore
throat, as she found at Washington, in
selecting CongressmeD to speak at her
convention.