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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-06
AT LEWISTON

there was display of the ''antiqueS and
horribles," in the morning. A game Of base
ball was played between the Junior Andres
coggns of Lewiston and the Mutuals of South
Boston At the close of the 9TH innings the
Mutuals unanimously decided that it was no
use to play longer. There was n procession,
the Mayor gave an address and the corner
stone of the new city building was laid with
appropriate ceremonies. In the afternoon
there was trial of engines. The trumpet
was awarded to the Excelsiors, but their right
to hold it was challenged, and the committee
still hold it. Fireworks closed very sue
cessful celebration of the day
AT RocKLAND.
The Fourth was celebrated at Rockland by
a procession of fremen led by the Camden
band, and suitable exercises at the Lindsay
grove, with addresses by G. O. Hall, Esq, Rev.
S. S. H. Beal and L. d. Wardwell. The
church bells were rang, and q national sa-
lutte fred in the morning. There was also a
parade of fantasies. At the Knox trotting
park a large concourse of people assembled
to witness the races which were for purse
of S75 for all horses that never beat three
minutes; a similar purse for all horses owned
in the State which never beat AS, and a
sweepstakes of $3.50 for all horses wherever
owned. The festivities of the day closed
with a small display of fireworks. As the
speakers and band were going upon the plat
form at the grove, it suddenly broke down
with about dozen persons upon it. boy
who happened to be under the platform was
hurt, but not seriously, and one of the gen.
tlemen who was to speak received some
bruises so as to be unable to take part in the
exercises.
AT PORTLAND.
The Portland celebration was the most ex-
tensive of any in the state. In the race of
four cared boats first prize of 800 was award
ed To the Iopcsboremen and the second of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
The Emancipat on of Slaves in Brazil


Late files of Brazilian journals con
tain the following facts concerning the
recent Legislative action in Brazil on
the subject of emancipation, which met
with the greatest opposition. There
was appropriated IS, 100000 to be used
to free about a million and half of
slaves. The ground of opposition was
in the fact that this sum OF money was
too small, one of the Senators saying
that by this bill only 10, 900 slaves could
be freed. The bill as it finally passed
appropriates much larger sum, while
the pay for each slave is put at very
low figure. BY this plan the emancipa.
ton will be gradual, only children born
after the passage of the act on the 9th
of September are to be at once liber-
ated It is thought that the whole
number of slaves in the Empire will not
exceed a million and half The ma
iority of these are in the southern part
of the country, and the sugar interest
will suffer from the change tits doubt
full about the results for the coffee re-.
gions, whore the slaves are more num-
erous. AS. the Emperor favors emanci-
patton, the passage of the bill by the
legislative branch of the Government
practically delivers Brazil from the
evils of slavery. ~ TFs .-s
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
Cisterns for surface water.

Each year over considerable portions
of the country farmers are put to much
annoyance and extra labor, and their
stock to considerable actual suffering
on account of scarcity of water. Where
water from the wells is difficult to OBJ
tain, q good cistern is perhaps the best
way by which to obtain water. But
many farmers in the West have small
buildings and the water from their
roofs would be but of limited amount
To such we recommend the digging of
cisterns in which to collect and hold
water from the earth's surface In a
very large number of cases sufficient
fall can be found near the farm build
ings, for the purpose. The water from
winter rains and melted snow from q
half acre of land even, will be very
large amount sr.- rs
Dig the cistern, if possible, above the
stables, so as not to catch the water
tainted with manure. As q matter of
convenience and cheapness in building,
and IN after cleaning, the cistern had
best be made long and narrow, running
along the slope. It may be covered
with two-inch plank. A few channels
on either side to guide the water Will
beall that is needed If the surface Is
covered with grass, and care is taken
not to allow the water falling in sum-
mer showers to run in, except in eases
OF scarcity, the amount of sediment
will be comparatively small, and the
water will certainly be cooler, purer,
and every way better than that from
artificial ponds into which cattle and
hogs freely go.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
sod as n Fertilizer.

sod Fertilizer.
During the last year I made a limit
ed experiment in the use of grass sods
as fertilizer 1t was desired to plant
a piece of worn-out land in cabbage.
Home manure was exhausted, and it
was doubtful whether commercial fer.
tilizers would pay on land SO utterly
destitute of humus and all other car
bonaceous matter. Burrows were
opehe1 four feet apart with one horse
turn rIow, which was run twice each
way, opening to depth and width Of
about ten inches. The road-sides were
resorted to for wild sods, which were
taken up with spade, of a width to
suit the furrow, and of such length as
the toughness of the sod would allow.
These were turned bottom upwards in
the burrows, which were then filed full
of loose earth with a hoe.
After the first rain, the plants, which
were of good size, were dibbled into
the loose earth, the roots reaching
down generally to the sods. The plants
gained rapid growth within few
days, and the result was such crop of
cabbage as / have never seen produced
except on soil in a high state of fertih-
ty previously, or made so for the spe
cial crop by very liberal application
of fertilizers. The sod was source of
both moisture and fertility, and main
tanned a thriftiness in the plants during
a drought which seriously affected adj
Joining crops--Cor. EI17gt0t507a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
Obituary.,

Gen. Sebastiant, brother of Marshal
Sebastiant, one of the few remaining
veterans of the French empire, died re-
Gently at Ajaccio, Corscia. He was
born at Porte Corisca, in 1886, and be
gun his military career in 1906, under
the orders of Junot. He took part In
the campaigns of Portugal, Spain and
Russia. At the battle of Dresden he
was made Colonel, and a short
time afterwards he was dangerously
wounded. During the Hundred Days
he followed Napoleon's fortunes, and
distinguished himself at Ligny and
Waterloo. In 1923 he was appointed
Field Marshal, by right of seniority.
After the revolution of July he was still
further promoted and contributed to
the capture of Antwerp. He was raised
TO the peerage in 1887, and made, sue
eessively, Military Commander of Pa
rls, which post he kept. until the night
of February %, 1848, when he was re-
placed by Marshal Bugaud. Since then
he has been living in complete retire
ment at Aiaceio. - a.-a III. .g9a f
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
General.

,
FUNNY-that 'ssquare dances are
coming round again.
IN regard to newspapers, young la
dies prefer those which make the most
hustle. ..,ar s.fs.-
What is the boatman's month? Why,
the month of roaos IS. Don't Ja01e
k9ao10 1t
OARsMrN object to rough water
They say there is no use going for
stakes in chop sea. teT5 -ld beas5ror''
THEIR is said never to punctuate in
writing, and seldom to know when to.
come to stop when speaking.
Crossing Sweeper- "Lor' nowl There!
if you'd send me word as you were a
comm, I'd a had some tea-leaves laid
down !" s5t 97a35
A PRO M1NENT Fort Wagner has sus
tanned a windfall of 5000, 900. He thinks
t is just as well to, be born lucky as
rich.
MARY KYLE DALLAS has contract
with Bonner to write for the Ledger
exclusively, at So, 600 a year, for five
years. lElIaa a l1e1
F.P. HUToH1Ns, of Oxford, Mass.
has q grape vine hearly 200 years old,
which has just ripened four bushels Of
fruit
THE average salary of teachers in the
primary schools of the city of Berlin is
only $3.50, and throughout Prussia bnt
5000 per annum.
JEwEbRY of chiselled red gold stud
ded with small jewels in the old Nor
man style, are very much in favor and
very elegant.
A NEW style Of opera glass is very
small, and has a handle which pulls
out and forms fan, and can also be
fdetached when the glass is not in use.
NERO, the favorite dog of the Empe-
ror Napoleon, lis, still kept at the police
prefecture in Paris. 1t IS. avery valu-
able animal Of the ST.. Bernard race.
A NEW way has been discovered of
cutting and polishing the stones known
as Cape May diamonds, SO that they
/ can hardly be detected from the genu-
inc article. ,at.a5 as.,. :.
| The Cumana Bay expedition have
found the wreck of the San Pedro,
and at last accounts were preparing for
/ vigorous search for the supposed
+ treasure. aD atAk -t.4 tiF $3.50
| PRoF. LEONE LEVI says the capital
employed in the liquor trade of France
amounts to f116, coo, 900 sterling. The
cotton industry, Large as it is, reaches
only to ESQ, 900, 900.
/ THE newest bronze figures are Perse-
us and Andromeda, Cleopatra before
Caesar, Orestes at the Olympic Games,
Dido and Cupid. These elegant parlor
ornaments range from $500 to 81, 900
" STRIP me of the robe of pride,
clothe me with humility" were the
words sung by Louisville choir as a
lady, whose dress was white satin and
4 point lace, with a long train carried by
la page, passed up the aisle 80
I BERLIN is said tobe Just now crowded
with teachers of French, the whole
number being estimated atnearly /, 500 !;
while IN Paris q great many OF the peo-
| pie have, learned, much against their
viii to understand German.
THE largest potato that we have yet
heard of, in this year of large potatoes,
was raised in the garden of Mrs. j. B.
| Hubbell, of Mankato,s which weighed
| four pounds and thirteen ounces. Two
hills yielded bushel.
! DURING the thirtY-fiye years since
the public gaming places in France
were closed, over one thousand million
francs were lost by tourists at the pub
lie gaming tables of the fashionable
German watering places.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
FINANCIAL.
INV EsTMENT SECUR

INV EsTIENT SECURITIES US =
+ JAY COOKE & Co. are now selling. and recommend
the First Mortgage 1880 Gold bonds of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company, bearing Seven and
Three-Tenths per cent. gold interest (nore than
per cent. currency, and secured by first and only
mort gage on the entire road and equipments, and
on more than $4,000 Acres of Land to every mile
of track, or 500 Acres of Land to each $1,000 bond
The highest current price will be paid for us. Five
Twenties, and all other marketable securities re-
ceived in exchange. Pamphlets, maps. and full
information as well the bonds themselves, will be
furnished on application by JAY COOKE & Co.. Pilila-
delphia, New York, and Washington, and by most
Banks and Bankers, throughout the country g
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01

GLUE MADE WATER PROOF. Billiard
balls, buttons and various kinds OF
ornaments are extensively made of
chromate glue, and the same property
of gelatin-that of being rendered in
soluble by preparation with chronic
acids the basis of,what is known as
the Albest Photographic processaIndia-
rubber is said to be made in the same
manner hard and hot water proof and
it is believe that paper pasted with
chromated glue would become impenet-
rable by water. The. same method
might be effectual with cloth, leather,
wood, or other substances which 1t is
desired to sender impefvious to mois-
ture. To make common glue insoluble
In water, small quantity of bichremate
of potash should be added to the water
with which the glue is mixed when re-
CURED for use, and the articles to which
it IS applied should be exposed to the
light. The precise proportion of the
bichromate required must be found by
experiment but in general it will be
as one to fifty-that Is, at the rate of
one pound of dry bichro mate of potash
to fifty pounds of dry glue.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
j. n. HARRIS B. CO.,
The Means OF Escape.

The fall has many perils for the weak and feeble
and its sudden atmospheric changes are trying to
the constitutions of even the robust The chilling
temperature of the nights, as compared with the
almost summer warmth of the days, necessarily
exercises an unhealthy influence all who are ex-
posed oit Hence dysentery, darrhoea intermittent
fevers, bilious attacks, and arrangements of all the
secretions, are common at this season. The true
way to escape them is to meet the causes with pro-
teeting and invigorating medicine. Hostetters
Stomach Bitters are designed for this exigeney This
powerful vegetable specific relieves the system of all
acrid huors, pures the fluids, tones the secretive
organs, promotes healthy evaporation through the
pores, increases the activity of the digestive func-
TONS cheers the spirits, and regulates the bowels
To do this is to make the whole body vigorous and
render it proof against the vcissitudes of tempera-
ture, and aeainst malaria. A course of the great
tonic and alternative is therefore in all
preventive at this season. IT, on the otherlland,
the mischief is already done and intermittent or re-
mtett fever is actually present. the liver bowels,
stomach disoriered there medicine SO GER
tain to effect a quick and thorough cure as this
harmless and agreeable preparation
.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
a Few sheen ON the Farm.

The relative profit is much greater
from asmall flock than large one The
grain farmer, no matter how few his
acres, can make money by keeping a
few sheep. There is always room for
them somewhere, and they consume
and turn into money food that other-
wise would waste. But he must be
careful not to oyerstock.
To illustrate, suppose the farmer
cultiyates only eighty acres, IA sing
grain chiefly He keeps a few cows
and the necessary teams. One-ffth of
his farm is in pasture, one-ffth mead
ow; one planted, one spring grain, and
one wheat. He thinks he has as much
stock as he can probably keep, but if
he puts ON one sheep to every five
acres, he viii find their products clear
gain.
In the spring, early, they can run on
the sod which Is to be planted and one
sheep to each acre will not hurt the
land, yet they will live we'll After
that they can go into the pasture and
will CLEAN after the COWS to advantage.
A run ON the stubbles after harvest will
not be. felt where each sheep has two
acres, and in the fall there is plenty of
feed. Through the winter they can he
well kept on what the other stock
would not consume, with the addition
of a little grain.
Probably the most profitable are
some of the coarser wooded, mutton
breeds. Their lambs sell to the butch
ers for high prices, and when fat the
sheep fetch as much as yearling
steer. Sixteen mutton sheep well man
aged would produce yearly income
OF one hundred dollars, where if none
were kept, nothing would be realized.
The greatest drawback is liability to
lose by dogs, and it is disgrace to
any State'to protect its ours SO well,
that they expel, to a certain extent,
the only animal which can cheaper
the meat and clothing of the people
4Anaerjcotu Rural Home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
The ModeEn SCHOOLGIRL,

BY H. F. WILLIAMS.
g What do you go to school for?"
really must think awhile
All through the long school-hours
We whisper, we laugh, and we emile.
We write little note to each other;
AtFecess we stand and chat
But what we come school for
suppose it isn't ust that.
I know there are some among us
Steadfastly trying to learn
But hold my book slyly open,
And peep when it comes my turn.
You ask if like my studies;
Wig, yes indeed, well enough
But French is so horribly vexing,
Aud Latin such hateful stuff!
. What do go to school for ?"
To have some fun, to be sure,
TO give the poor old teacher
As much as he can endure.
But what the rest go TO school for,
I don't know, confess.
Your conundrun s too hard altogether
For little girl to guess.
Our Yoong Folks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
Benedict Arn0ld's Music Book.

A Norwich Conn. paper tells the
following story:
=" There was recently exhumed from
the garnet of an uptown mansion, a
curiosity of no little local as well as
general antiquarian INTERESTINGLY,
the veritable music book which Bene-
dict Arnold used and sung from when
he was yoang man and resident of this
town. The book, now in possession of
Gurdon Ford, of Brooklyn, through
presentation of Daniel Colt, has Arnold S
name written in a bold, clear hand
across the title page, while the music
also manuscript is written in part in
Arnold's hand, and a part, doubtless,
by his mother. The latter was good
woman, and letters from her to her son
are extant, in which she exhorts him
to flee temptation and live godly and
upright life. % aN-e]
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01


Every year increases the populari-
ty of this valuable Hair Preparation;
which is due to merit alone. We
can assure our old patrons that it is
kept fully up to its high standard;
and it is the only reliable and perfect
ed preparation for restoring GRAY
OR FADED HAIR to its youthful color,
making it soft, lustrous, and silken
The scalp, by its use, becomes white
and clean. It removes all eruption
and dandruff, and, by its tonic prop.
critics, prevents the hair from falling
oet, as it stimulates and .nourishes
the hair-glands. By its use, the hair
grows thicker and stronger. LIP
badness, it restores the capillary
glands to their normal Yigor,a and.
will create new growth, except in
extreme old age. It is the most eco
nom,cal HAIR DRESSING ever used,
as it requires Iewer applications,
and gives the hair a splendid, glossy
appearance. A. A. Hayes, MD,
State Assayerof Massachusetts, says,
'The constituents are pure, and care
fully selected for excellent quality;
and I consider it the BEST PREPA-
RATION for its intended purposes"
Sold by al Druggists, and Dealers IN Medicines.
Price One Dollar
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01

glare Oh lows IeaIS.
stbegan TO milk when I was only
eight years old, which Is sixty-four
years ago, and there has not been more
than two months in all of the sixty
four years but what [ have every day
had something to DO with COWS. And
perhaps know as much about COWS as
any other boy that is no older than
ana. have had some experience with
cows cracked teats At night [ wash
the teats with water (prefer to have it
warm) then with a brush, such as paint
ers have, with a tin basin, have some
pure hogs lard melted, and give the
cracks a good greasing Then / feed
the cows with something that they like
TO eat, which diverts their attention.
/ commence stripping down tae teats
with my thumb and finger; / do not
clasp my whole hand harshly round
the teat, tor by so doing the cracks viii
open and hurt the COW. If the COW is
inclined 10 kick, do not whip her. l
have long since found. it better to pat
them on their shoulders and card their
cheeks, speaking gently to them, than
TO uee all the gcadsticks one can get
hold of. Ii takes some longerto milk
in this way, as 1 milk in long quart
milk measure, going round, taking only
d quart at one time, out of each teat.
When. get all the milk, [ strip into
one Of my hands and apply it to the
teats, leaving them quitesoft and moist.
Then | have a two quart Tin wash dish
with handle, with about pint of
-four IN 1t, and press the dish up to the
nag with the teats enclosed shake the
dish, and the flour will adhere to the
cracks. l have been told that those
who tend gristmills do not have their
hands crack A wash made OF milk AMI
nolasses Of equal parts is good to keep
the teats moist while milking, and to
he applied before the dish of -four Is
applied.
To prevent the teats from cracking,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01

In England there now lives veteran
who took part in the stornning of Bada.
ioz, and the battles of Salamanca, Der.
genop-Zoom and Waterloo. He was
discharged to 1920 without a pension.
He is now in his 84th year, and earns a
scanty pittance by mending roads.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01

ALBERT GEORGE, eolored man now
in jail in Houston, Texas, is said to
have committed no less than seventeen
murders during the last five years. He
has certainly improved his opportuni-
ties, being only thirty-three years cid.
He ascribes all his crimes to habits of
intemperance ti9H7S Fltie-",a .--
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01

[ grease the inside of the cows legs
with lard where they rub against the
teats when the cow is travelling. In
useing these prescriptions it don't effect
the taste of milk or butter, as oil and
some other ingredients use by some
people. The flour acting as kind Of
paste on the cows teats.-Cor. Maine
ErT,17er
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01

FRANCE is three millions of francs
richer than it thought by curious train
Of events. Last autumn a balloon sent
from Paris fell into territory occupied
by the Germans. The aeronaut, a gov
eminent envoy, carried that amount to
purchase arms. Being pursued by the
enemy he took the money to the Able
Theron, who concealed it for the time,
afterwards sent it to Belgium, and
thence returned it to the treasury. In
such citizens is the hope of France.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01

F. In THE HANDS OF SCIENCE all things
become valuable by odaptnae,at and
salutary by their application. Thus
DIR. j. WALKER has obtained from GER
tain vegetable products of California,
that have been trampled upon for cen.
turtles by the ignorant, the invaluable
curative known as the CALIFORNIA VIM
EGAR BTrTERs, a medicine which is aex-
citing the wonder of the munity by
its beneficial operation in the worst
cases of rheumatism, Pulmonary Dis
ease, General Debility, Congestion Of
the Liver, Constipation, Scrofufa and
MalaTious Feyers.
I READ the card of Messrs. Bliss,
Keene q Co, sole importers of Cundurango
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01

A PICTURE of life in Mexico: Two
gentlemen of the highest rank N Sc
clety meet in the evening in a street of
the capital. "What o'clocE is it,
Senior ~ politely asks the first. The
other stops, draws out his revolver and
covers his interlocutor, then draws out
his watch and gives the desired infor-
nation. No. 1 thanks No. z Without
the least surprise or 6remonstranoe at
the measure of precauJioaa hna n.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-01
An unexpected, but gratefully re-
Tx THE GREAT FIRE. of Chicago the

In THE GREAT FIRE of Chicago the
Little Corporal Publishing House was destroy
ed with all its contents but the gallant little
juvenile still lives. The November number
was all ready for the press and PARTLY printed
The December number will be issued early in
November, iandw be extra large containing
about double the usual number of pages, and
will be sent FREE TO all new subscribers for
1872 Terms, 81.50 r4f3 s9sarH gf
..- ,--ar JOHN e. MILLER, Publisher, -
-4.- 20 't'+ t'5 -' tssH+ 'is- Ghica on
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For DySDeDSia,

Inoigestion, depression of spirits, and
ger eral debility IN their various forms !;
also, as preventive against fever and
ague, and other intermittent fevers, the
" Ferro Phosphorated Elixir of Cali
saya, made by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,
New York, and sold by all druggists, is
the best tonic, and asa tonic for pa
TENTS recovering from fever or other
sickness. it has no equal.