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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-11

Made of Poor Rum, Whisky, Proof Spirits,
and Refuse Liquors doctored spiced and sweet
ened to please the taste, called TONES" "Appetiz-
ers," "Restorers" &C., that lead the tppler on to
drunkenness and ruin, but true Medicine, made
from the Native Roots and Herbs Of California, free
from all Alcoholic Stimulants. They the
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and A LIFE
GIVING PRINCIPLE, perfect Renovator and
invgorator Of the system carrying OF all poisonous
matter and restoring the blood to a healthy cond-
ton. No person take these Btters according to
direction and remain long unwel provided the bones
are not destroyed by mineral poison or other means
and the vital organs wasted beyond the point Of
repair. {
For infiammafory md Chronic Rheuma.
tism and GOut, Dyspepsia, or Indigestion,
Bilious. Remittent and Intermittent Fee.
vcrs, Diseases Ofthc Blood, Liver, Kidneys
md Bladder, these Bifters have been most sue
cessfui. Such Diseases are caused by Initiated
Blood, which is generally produced by derangement
of the Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Head
ache, Pain in the Shoulders Coughs, Tghtness of the
Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructations of the Stomach
Bad taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Pal0taton
of the Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the
regions Of the Kidneys, and hundred other painful
symptoms, are the offspring of Dyspepsia.
They invigorate the stomach and stimulate the tor
pd liver and bowels, which render them of unequal
ed efficacy in cleansing the blood of all impurities and
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions, letter, Salt
Rheum, Blotches. Spots, Pimpies, Pustules Boils,
Carbunces, Rng-Worms, Sead Head. Sore Eyes,
Erysipeas Itch Scurfs Discolorations of the Skin,
Humors and Diseases of the Skin, of whatever name
or nature are literally dug up and carried out of the
system In short time by the of these Bitters.
One Bottle in such will convince the in
credulous of their curative effect.
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever you find its
impurities bursting through the skin In Pimples,
Eruptions or sores cleanse it when you nnd IL OBJ
structed and sluggish in the veins, cleanse it when
tits foul and your feelings will tell you when Keep
the blood pure, and the health of the system will
follow
PIN, TAPE and other WORMS, lurking in the
system of many thousands, enecually Destroy
ed and removed. For full directions read carefully
the circular around each bottle printed in four lam
guages-English, German, French and Spanish.
J.wALKER, Proprietor. r. II. MCDONALD CO.,
Druggists and General Agents, San Francisco, CAL,
and 80 and 81 Commerce Street, New-York.
sH-soLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.
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ulHIIeu Wits, Uy
S.N. OWEN, Bryan, Ohio.
nFFERS TO MANUFACTURERS! Par
~ ties seeking locations for business will find at
Burlington New Jersey, three hours from n. York
and one from Philadelphia, every convenience Of
the lowest prices churches schools. seven thon.
sand inhabitants, and population offering them
land buildings, low taxes, cordial welcome, and
other inducements for locating. Full particulars
sent on application to n. SLEEPER, Chairman of
Committee on Public Improvements, Burlington
New Jersey.
TYR. s. 5. FITCH'S Family Physician
cure all diseases of the person; skin, hair, eyes,
complexion. Write to IA Broadway, New York.
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WE WILL PAY AGENTS A SALARY of $50
w per week and expenses, or allow large com.
mission to sell our new and wonderful inventions.
Address NJ. WAGNER & CO., Marshal Mich.
OUR AGENTS are making money selling useful
~ and beautiful articles, which are in great de-
mand. 80 cts. will buy a sample. EATON SHER.
MAN, GrotOn Junction, Mass.
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FOR SALE.

A FARM situated in Sidney, about eight miles
IA from Augusta, containing about los acres in.
Guiding an excellent wood lot of about 80 acres
For particulars apply to Howard w. Athens, No
IL, Union Street. Boston, or to
Wins SAMUEL TITCOMB, Augusta.
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THO THE WORKING CHASING are now pre-
i pared to furnish all classes with constant en-
ployment at home the whole of the time or for the
spare moments. Business new light, and profit
able. Persons of either easily earn from soc. to
% per evening, and proportional sum by devot..
ing their whole time to the business. Boys and
girls earn nearly as much as men. That all who see
this notice may send their address, and test the
business we make the unparalleled offer: To such
as not well satisfied, we will send 81 to pay for
sample which will do to commence work on and
copy of The Peoples Literary Companion of
the largest and best family newspapers ever pub
sent free by mail. Reader, il you want
permanent, profitable work, address.
+. C.ALLEN CO., Augusta, Maine.
MEN WANTED to canvass for our new and
wi Beautiful Map of U. S. and World for 1871,
with all Railroads, and New Bible Guide and Re-
ligious Charts Grea; wages cleared by good agents.
800 to 5000 per month Apply for terms and terri
tory to ID. L. GUERNSEY, General Agent, Concord,
N. ii.
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ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY.
Prizes cashed in information furnished by GEO.
UPHAM, Providence, II. l.
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1ailg 8enueber gouraaL.
ICE IN NEW york.

Tire New York Post publishes some
factsin relation to the ice business in New
York and vicinity. There are four incor.
porated ice Companies in New York, be-
sides numerous private firms in the BUSH
ness. The most extensive business is
done by the knickerbocker Company,
which has ice stations at Caxsackle, New
Baltimore, Athens, New Hamburg, Cat
Rondout Creek. Turkey Point, Flatbush,
borough, New Paltz, Clearwater and
Rockland Lake. At some of these points
there are several ice-houses, at others only
one. The total capacity of the houses IS
500, 763 tons, and they are now two thirds
full. The company, warned by last years
experience, began work this season on ice
only eight inches thick, but has not had
more than sixteen working days The
number Of men employed in cutting and
storing the ice on days favorable to
the work is about FIVE thousand. Last
year the whole amount of ice laid up by
the company was only 147 ,064 tons. The
Washington Company has ice houses at
Coeymans, Rogers Island, Glasco. Wash
ington Point, Kingston Point, Rondout
Creek, and Esopus. At Washington Point
and Rondout Creek there are two houses,
at the other places one each. The total
capacity of the Washington Company's
houses is two hundred and fifty thousand
tons, and it is thought that this amount
win be stored before the end of the season.
The quantity already stored is about one
hundred and seventy-five Thousand tons.
The company has had fifteen or twenty
working days this year, and has employed
between fifteen hundred and seventeen
hundred men. The National Company
obtains ice from Croton Lake. Its houses
have total capacity of about one hum
dred thousand tons, and they are now
half filed. Last year less than forty thou
sands tons were laid up, and the company
was obliged to buy ice in Maine. Last
year the leading hotel proprietors in New
York formed an association for their pro.
lection against the excessive charges oil
the existing ice companies. The com.
pany took the name of the Consumers
Ice Company The list of stockholders
includes nearly all the hotel keepers in
this city and also many dealers in fish and
meats. The company designs not only to
supply its individual members, but also
to sell ice to the public generally. The
new company began cutting ice this SER
son, for the first time, at West Camp
1t has only one ice-house, but this is said
to be the largest in the United States, be-
ing 400 feet in length by 200 in width,
with a capacity of 20, 900 tons. In ten or
twelve working days, about four hundred
men have stored over $4,000 tons of ice.
Their are now storing it at the of rate be-
tween 1900 and 5000 tons day, and ex-
pect to.fill the house. The ice is thirteen
inches thick, and of excellent quality.
This company proposes to break up the
monopoly in ice that has SO long existed,
by selling ice to the public as cheap, it
not cheaper, than the other companies.
The present prospect is that ice will be
more abundant and cheapter next year
than for several years past.
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HOW TO SELL YOUR PATENTS

Fun INSTRUCTIONS, based on SUCCESSFUL Experience,
mailed free on receipt OF cents by
s. N OWEN BRYAN Ohio
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A VOID QUACKS:-A victim of early indiscre
IA ton, causing nervous debility, premature de
cay, &c, having tried in vain every advertised
remedy, has a simple means of self,cure, which h.
II. FUTILE, IS Nassau St.. New York.
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BACKACHE,

A Ill DISEASES OF THE URINARY ORGANS,
n inflammation of the Kidneys, inflammation of the
Bladder, or any affections that interfere with the
functions of these organs always cause great pain
and weakness in the small of the back and loins.
To relieve this, diuretic medicine is necessary.
DR.. SARGENT'S BACKACHE PILLS
have been thoroughly tested for the past thirty.
eight years, and pronounced the most efficient
diuretic ever discovered. They purely veget-
able and contain no mercury Sold by druggists.
Sent by mail on receipt of price, so cts. per box.
GEORGE. A KELLY,
Wholesale Druggist.
Is Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-14
What Animals May Be Trained to DO.

No one person in modern times has
achieved so much success in animal
teaching as s. Bisset, This man was q
humble shoemaker. He was born in
Scotland, in 8721, but he afterwards
removed to London, where he married
q women who brought him some pro-
perty then turning broker, he accum-
ulated money until the year 1859, when
his attention was turned to the train
ing and teaching of animals, birds and
fishes. He was led to this new study,
on reading an account of remarkable
horse show at the fair of st. Germans.
Bisset bought horse and dog, and
succeeded beyond his expectations in
teaching them to perform various feats.
He next purchased two monkeys. which
he taught to dance and tumble on a
rope, and one would hold candle in
one paw and turn the barrel organ with
the other, while his companion danced.
He next taught three cats to do many
wonderful things, to SIT before music
books, aud to squall notes pitched to
different tunes.
He advertised "Cat's Opera" in
tho Haymarket, and successfully car
ried out his programme, the cats &c
curately fulfilling all their parts. He
pocketed some thousands by these per-
formances. He next taught leveret,
then several species of birds, to spell
the name of any person in company,
and to distinguish the hour Of the day
or night. Six turkey-cocks were next
rendered amenable to country dance,
and, after six months teaching, he
trained a turtle to fetch aud carry like
q dog, and having chalked the floor and
blackened its claws, he made it trace
out the name Of any given person in
the company.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-14
A Regular Fix.

At Bay City, recently, cow was tht
cause of most remarkable instance o.
devastation few nights since. Break
ing into the yard Of MIR. Lambert's
dwelling, and putting her head into on
any contents it might have, she was I'm.
able to extricate herself, and soon be
came thoroughly frightened, and bega
to rush wildly around In this condi
tion she forced her way into the wood
shed, and thence into the kitchen, and
thence into the dining-room of the
house, becoming all the while more
furious. From this room she made he1
way into the parlor, throwing down and
trampling under foot everything that
came in her way. Mrs. Lambert
aroused her husband, who was asleep,
who arose, but, finding he could do no.
thing, went for help. The COW next
rushed into the bedroom where Mrs
lambert, with little baby and one
child occupied bed, and another lit
tie child was in crib in front of it,
The enraged animal mounted the bed
but help arrived, and not an instant toe
soon. The window was raised from the
outside, and Mr.. Mckenzie attempted
to enter, when the barrel gave him {
blow which knocked him back agains,
the fence. The children were at last
secured and passed through the win
dow and Mrs. Lambert soon followed
The door of the bedroom was ther
closed, and the COW was left to herself
At length she became quiet, and thu
barrel fell from her head; the doors
we're opened and she walked out. Th'
furniture, which was very nice is fear
fully demolalized. The plastering wa
knocked from the walls, and the panel
of the doors broken out.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-14
Romance in Missouri.

Missouri has the last reported and
authenticated Enoch Arden case. and
really it is susceptible of quite dra.
matte version. A one-armed horseman
stops at blacksmith's; smiths SYM
pathies are awakened. Didst lose an
arm in battle. he inquiries. Aye, an
swers the one-armed, and worse than
that, my wife, my wife! She thought
me dead and migrated Your name,
says the smith? Waldrup, says the
one armed. With dismal yell smith
drops his nearly-made horseshoe, and
orders Waldrup to follow him into the
house. There sat Mrs. Smith and three
children. She gives one glance at the
stranger, and follows it up by au Gin.
Simultaneous shriek," and then, as a
mutter of course, she faints. This
ends the first scene. She was
Mrs. Waldrup. In the second
scene the two men are
in the shop talking matters over.
"What will they do about it 20 Mrs.
Waldrup is invited to decide. "After
long passion of tears and self-re-
proach, she chooses husband No. 1,
but wants the children also. The
smith " first raises his head from his
breast, on which it had been permitted
to droop,.' then "eyes her wistfally for
a moment" then says magnanimously,
"you shall take them, my dear" Thus
ends the second scene. In the third a
steamboat is leaving the wharf. Wal
drup stands on the deck with a closely
yelled lady and three children; the
blacksmith bids them farewell with
"great drops rolling down his tawny
cheeks"; captain, crew and passengers
form y semi-circle, and weep also; the
bell rings, the boat moves off; the
smith goes to his deserted home, and
thus ends the drama.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-14
" Webs Of Woven Air -

The marvellous delicacy of touch pos
sessed by the Indian women (says an
English writer) counterbalances the in
feriority of Indian cotton in weaving
the fine and delicate muslins to which
the names of Webs of Woven Air, Dew
of Night, Running Waters, &C., are CIV
en- by the natives. They now use the
spinning wheel generally for the ordi-
nary fabrics. but "the spindle still
holds it's place in the hands of the Hin
doc women when employed in spin
ming thread for the finer muslins. For
these the Hindoo woman first cards her
cotton with the jawbone Of the boalee-
fish: she then separates the seeds by
means of II small iron roller, worked
backwards and forwards upon flat
board. An equally small bow is used
for bringing it to the state of downy
fleece, which is made up into small rolls
to be held in the hand during the
process ofspinning. The apparatus re.
quired for this consists of delicate
iron spindle, having small ball of clay
attached to it i'll order to g i've it suffi-
cient weight in turning, and imbedded
in little clay there is piece of hard
shell, on which the spindle turns with
the least degree ol friction"
Very great attention is paid to the
temperature of the air during the pro.
cess of spinning, and the spinners in
the dry climate of the Northwest Of
India actually work underground to Sc
cure moist and uniform atmosphere.
The chenpness Of English manufactur,
ed goods seems to have greatly depress.
ed the cotton fabrics of India, but the
fine muslins of the latter country YET
maintain undisputed celebrity, and are
valued as highly as ever The Dacca
muslins are the very finest of all. One
of the best pieces which found its wa,
to England was ten yards long by one
yard wide; weighed only three ounce:
two pennywelghts, and could be passed
through very small ring.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-14

sheet tenderly over the sweet old face
that lay pillowed like baby's on one
hand under the cheek.
80 John!" said Ruth, clinging to
him and sobbing bitterly.
"Why didn't we tell her before, we
we're going to have her come and live
with us always, and not wait until to-
day2"
aDarling! she has gone to better
home than ours could be-to oil she
loved and lost. Don't cry, my Ruthy
remember what she said yesterday.
Don't you think she is keeping the
best of all Thanksgiving Days2'
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-14
BURNING OF A STEAMER.
The city Of New London Entirely Ii
strOycd by Flrc-A Number Of fcrsOl
Either Burned TO Death or browne

The City Of New London Entirely De-
stroycd by Flre-A Number Of Persons
Either Burned TO Death or Drowned.
NORWICH, Conn.,, Nov. 22-The
steamer City of New London, Captain
Brown, of the Norwich and New York
line, took fire about half-past four
o'clock, on the river Thames, five miles
below the city. The flames were first
discovered issuing from one Of the ven
tilators. The captain was on deck and
ordered the boat anchored. Efforts
were Immediately made to extinguish
the flames, and after short tine were
apparently successful. A rigid exam
ination discovered no traces of fire.
The anchor was hoisted aud the boat
proceeded up the river. When about
three miles below the city, abreast of
the mouth of the Poquehannock Cove,
fire was discovered in some cotton
which was on board.
The donkey pumps were started, and
the captain and engineer, aided by the
crew, in less than one minute had three
streams on the fire. Despite all the
exertions the lire spread with gr>at
rapidity, and soon enveloped all the
forward part of the boat. The cap
tain, seeing all efforts to extinguish tie
fire were useless, ordered the boat
beached, but the engineer could not
start the engine. The donkey pumps
were, however, still kept at work until
the engineer notified the captain that
he feared an explosion of the boilers,
In which event all would be lost The
spread of the flames had in the mean
time cut off all communication with the
boats, and rendered life preservers in
accessible. The passengers and
crew then threw themselves into
the water, clinging to such por-
tions Of the cargo and boat as had fall
en- overheard. Those who were aole to
swim had not much difficulty in reach
ing the shore. Some were picked up
by boats from floating pieces of cargo
in an exhausted condition and taken to
farm houses in the vicinity, where they
we're cared for and resuscitated. Some
half dozen of the crew and passengers
are still missing, and, it is feared, lost,
among whom is G. B. Rogers, we'll
known manufacturer of this city. When
your reporter visited the wreck he
AOuAu ~ ~ 4uS dOOuo u1Cy W ScVcuCv-
five feet from the river bank, with her
bow down stream, still burning fercely,
with no hope of saving anything Of
consequence Everything above her
deck is already consumed.
A train with a fire engine was taken
down from the city, but too late to be
of service. The wreck has since drift.
ed down stream and to leeward about
a quarter of mile below Haldens
Island, where it has been abandoned
by the crew, and lies fast aground just
below Poquetannock Cove. Trains are
running down hourly, and vigilant
search is making for the missing men,
The City of New London was first
class boat, and had large cargo. The
Office of the Norwich and New York
Transportation Company, in this city,
is crowded with persons anxious to
learn the fate of their friends among
the passengers and crew, and much ex:
citement prevails.
Mower County transcript., 1871-12-14
November.

The red sun gathers up his beams,
To bid tho withcred earth farewell,
And voices from the swelling streams
Are ringing with the evening bell;
Ths cold lake sobs with restless grief,
Where lato the water lilies grew,
While autumn fowl, and autumn leaf,
Are sailing down the rivers blue.
Forsakon ore the woodland shrines,
The robin and the wren have fed,
And winds are wailing through the pines
\ dirge for summers glorious dead;
Fen man forsakes his daily strife,
Aud muses. on the bright things nown,
As if iii Natures changing life
He saw the picture Of his OWN.
often think, at this sad hour,
As evening weeps her earliest tear,
And sunset gilds the naked lower,
And waves are breaking cold and clear,
OF that g.ad time, whose memory dwells
Like starlight o'er life's cloudy weather,
When sido by side We roved the d lis
OF proud New England's coast together.
Twas OH old Plymouth's ck-famed .shore,
One calm November night with thee,
watched the long light trembling DER
The pillows of the eastern sea;
The weary day had sunk to rest
Beyond the lines Of leafless wood,
And guardian clouds from south to west,
Arrayed IN hueS OF crimson stood.
We climbed the hill OF noble graves,
Where the stern pstriarchs of the land
Seemed listening to the same grand waves
That freed them from tn oppressor's hand
We talked Of spirits pure and kind,
With gentle forms and loving eyes,
OF happy homes we left behind,
In wales beneath the wcstern skies.
4 few brief days-and when the earth
Grew white around the travellers feet,
And bright fires blazed on every hearth,
We parted never more tc meet
Until 60 where thou art gone,
From this dark world Of death and blight,
And walk with thee above the sun
That sank upon thy grave tonight.
1 hear the mufled tramp of years
Come stealing up the slope of time;
They bear u train Of smiles and tears,
OF burning hopes and dreams sablimc;
But future years may never fling
A treasure from their passing hours,
Like those that come on sleepless wing,
From memory's golden plain of flowers.
The morning breeze Of long ago
Sweeps DER my brain with soft control,
Tanning the embers to glow,
Amidst the ashes round my soul;
And by the dim and Pickering light,
see thy beauteOus form appear,
Like one returned from WanderinRs bright,
To bless my lonely moments here.
Golden Age.