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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-05-10
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

While our leading educators in the Eastern
States are urging the people and legislators
to adopt the compulsory feature in public ed
ucation, the practical men of the West have
the happy faculty of shooting straight at the
mark, and accomplishing by one stroke what
takes years for us to deliberate about. We
copy the following editorial from the Michigan
Teacher, also the first section of the compul-
sorry law, which contains the essential part of
the whole, and ask our readers to consider
them.
Michigan may sing paan, and otherwise in
dulge most hearty jubiation. 1t is the first
State in the Republic, we believe, to adopt a
straightforward system of Compulsory Edu-
ca ion. Other commonw ealths have ordained
it, but by indirect methods. We move straight
upon the enemy's works, and demand, in the
name OF public safety, the surrender of the
citadel of Ignorance. Sdlus populi Suprema
| Ter. No more important subject has ever en-
gagged the attention of our Legislature. The
new enactment puts the browning stone upon
our educational system. Behold what four
short years have brought about,
1867. The establishment of County Super
tendency.
looJ' me uOctEtOU OF 9UIe-OtHS. ana
stitution Of Free Schools.
1871. COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
The new law is the celebrated Prusian sys-
tenn, Invested of its more despotic, and there
fore repulsiye, features. In this comparatively
mild form, we think the statute can be enforced.
Its indirect influence, in promoting the en-
largement of our school buildings, and its
moral effect, in stimulating attendance with
out compulsion, are incalculable, and seem to
us the best features of the movement
SEC. l. The people of the State of Michi-
gan enact, that every parent or guardian in
the State of Michigan having control and
charge of children between the ages of eight
and fourteen years, shall be required to send
such children to public school for period
Of at least twelve weeks, at least six
weeks of which shall be consecutive,
unless such child or children are ex.
cused from such attendance by the board of
the school district in which such parents or
guardians reside, upon its being shown to their
satisfaction that his bodily or mental condition
has been such as to prevent his attendance at
school or application to study for the period
required, or that such child or children are
taught in private school, or at home, in such
branches as are usually taught in primary
| schools, or have already acquired the ordinary
branches of learning taught in the public
schools: Prorided, In case public school
shall not be taught for three months during
the year, within two miles by the nearest
travelled road, of the residence of any person
within the school district, he shall not be
liable for the provisions of this act.
The second section provides for advertising
the law annually, and the third and fourth
provides for fines and their enforcement upon
all who refuse to comply with the renuire
ments above.
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Burlington. Cedar Rapids and
Minnesota Railway.

The completion of this Road has given to these
Bonds an established character equal to any mort.
gage Issue dealt in at the Stock Exchange. We are
prepared to buy and sell them at any time, at our
Banking House, at market price thus placing them
ON the same basis for temporary or permanent in.
Vestment, with Governments or any other security
These bonds are a Drst and only mortgage on a
railroad that has cost double the amount Of the is
sue, and which commands, without competition, all
the traffic of Northern Iowa and Southern Mime
sota-shortening the distance from St. Paul 10
Chicago As miles, and to st. Louis more than ninety
miles
The net earnings already largely in excess OF
interest on the bonds and doubt exists that they
will more than double within the ensuing year.
contract has been secured with the Chicago
Burlington Quincy Il. X. Company, obligatng
the Latter to invest 80 per cent gross earnings
derived from traffic with the Burlington. Cedar
Rapids Minnesota Road in the bond of this Com
pany. This arrangement is strong guarantee OF
The Bonds and establishes large sinking fund for
their redemption.
The convertability privilege in these bonds en-
ablt them to be exchanged for stock at par at any
time. This secures TO the holder, at his option, a
share in any excess of earnings over the interest
obligation
Al. exchange of Government securities for these
Donds returns va per cent. interest, instead of per
cent. which is all that Governments pay at present
price, besides leaving immediate gain OF about
20 per cent in price Tor re-investment.
All marketable securities taken in exchange free
of commission and express charges.
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that, found that there were $40 Republican
ballots. By sworn witnesses the Committee
establish the following result in figures on
the Republican side %
Vote for Governor as returned SO
Vote for Gov. by the recount only 479
Vote by the tally list $40
box 577
Vote for Representatives 579
This is a significant showing, and proves
great deal by analogy. The vote for the
Democratic State ticket as returned, re-
counted, and taken from the tally, did not
vary, being rs, but on representatives show
ed only els.
1t has been seen by our dispatches that
$50 men have signed a paper decla ring
that they voted for Jewell, and as if that
were not sufficient they are taking an oath
to that effect. So plain is the proof of
fraud that there is not loophole for es-
cape. The city clerk appears to be the
deepest in the mire, but the course of the
democrats in the Legislature in opposing
an investigation indicates that other per-
sons knew of the fraud beside him, and
the party managers determind to smother
an examination There is some buster
and talk of Governor English resisting the
result if against him, but he is probably
wiser than to make show of violence
The Governor and his party are convicted
OF fraud, and they hadbetter not try REBEL
ion as an emollient. Such is democracy in
these latter days. 1t is the same in Con-
necticut and New York and wherever il
exists, we are sorry to say
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qailg Aennrbrt yournal
AU @ U STA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. May 10, 1871.
THE CONNECTICUT FRAUD.

The fraud in Connecticut by which tn
democrats intended to secure the election
Ex-Governor English another year sin a fai
way to be exposed, so that no doubt abou
the transaction will remain Passing by
the small towns IN which Irregularities
were detected, telling in favor of English
the facts in the Fourth Ward of New
Haven as developed by the committee of
investigation go to show the preparation
of bold fraud.
There is no doubt that on the night of
election one hundred ballots for English
were surreptitiously inserted in the ballot
box and counted and returned for him,
and one hundred subtracted from the re-
publican side. The last were subtracted
after it was found the first fraud was sus-
pected, in order to make the number of
ballots in the box agree with the number
of names checked on the list. The evil
dence makes the following facts appear.
First: That the Democratic State ticket is
100 IN excess OF the vote for c. X. Ingersoll,
Democratic candidate for Representative, a
very popular man in the Ward
Second; That the Republican State ticket
runs just 100 behind j. L. Treat, the Repub-
hcan candidate for representative.
Third; That the vote, as now shown, makes
kendrick, for Congress, who was scratched
on l02 straight Democratic tickets, run with
IN three votes of one Democratic candidate
ior representative (Stoddard), apd within a
votes OF lngersoll the other candidate
roul'hi mat this vote gives English 232
tna1ori.y In the Fourth Ward, in which his
highest heretofore has been only 70.
was tesnned by Mr.. Dawson. the Moder-
"'ol' that the ballots, when the count was
.sTa' were put IN packages of 100. He said.
Inc count was by hundreds. When r.
publican counted 100, a Demacrat -,
count them, and when both declared -
inc package, tied 1t up, marked il, returned
1t TO the box, and marked the figures On ~
pox, ana also on piece of paper. Reside
after we got through, found that NV con-
and MI Lanes Of the registry disagreed an,
that 1t agreed with a Democratic cnuntor,s "
The registrars corroborated this testirnon,,
yet, when the Dox was opened, it was foun,
tnAt Two OF tne hepnDiican packages contain
ed but so ballots, and they were loosai, on
carelessly tied, having evidently been tan,
pered with, the others being firmly tied. Al
the Democratic packages were in hundreds
The Town Clerk, when called before N
Committee, acted singularly. He said Il
could not select the Fourth Ward DO,
a. none of the boxes were marked; and it W;
finally picked out by the Moderator of II
Ward. The key-hole was not sealed, and
eight keys belonging to the eight Ward box
four would unlock the box. The Clerk sa
he put all the keys in pigeon-hole and Ike
them there a day or two, and then in a dra'
eY.
When the Committee discovered that the
we're only 40 votes in the box for Jewell i
stead Of 579, as officially declared, they in
mediately ordered the Representatives box
be brought in, and, on counting the votes
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Netn advertisements.


VIE METHODIST of New York has all ways been
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It's publishers have just added to its editorial corps
Rev Abel stevens, an equally experienced Journal.
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lecturer, are almost unexampled, and whose free
Tabneracle in Br. oklyn, with its congregation of
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Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has a Lecture Room
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The Methodist abounds IN good things, is never
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7-3O GOLD LOAN
OF THE
Northern Pacific r. r,
RAPID PROGRESS OF THeEW0RK.

| The building of the Northern Pacific Railroad
| (begnn July last) is lleng pushed forward with
| Several thousand men are employed in Minnesota
and on the Pacific coast. ! he grade is nearly
ror; trains are running over 1870 miles of finished
road and tracklayng is rapidly prcgres sing toward
| the eastern border Of Dakota. Including its pur-
chase OF the st. Paul & Pacific Road, the Northern
Pacific Company now has 413 miles OF completed
road, and by September next this will be increased
GOOD INVESTMENT. Jay Cooke & Co., are
now selling and unhesitatingly recommend, as a
Profitable and perfectly safe Investment the First
| Mortgage Land Grant Gold Bonds OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company. They have 30 years
to run, bear Seven and Three-Tenths per cent gold
secured by first and only mortgage on the entire
road and its equipments, and also, as fast as the
| road is completed,
| $4,000 ACRES OF LAND to every mile of track
or 800 Acres for cash 1900 Bond. They are ex-
| empt from Y. S. Tax; Principal and Interest are
payable in Gold; Denominations; Coupons 800
to 5 600; Registered, 500 to $4,000.
LANDS FOR BONDS. Northern Pacific 1905
are at all times receivable at ten per cent. above
par, in exchange for the Companys Lands at their
lowest cash price. This renders them practically
interest baarng land warrants.
SINKING FUND. the proceeds of all sales of
Lands required to be devoted to the repurchase
and cancellation of the First Mortgage Bonds Of
the Company. The Land Grant OF the Road eX
ceeds Fifty Million Acres This immense Sink ng
Fund Will undoubtedly cancel the principal of tue
their ample security and high rate of interest there
is no investment accessible to the people, which is
more profitable safe.
EXCHANGING L. $. FIVE TW ENTITIES. The
success of the New Government per cent Loan
will compel tie early surrender of United States
per cents. Many holders of FiveTwenties are now
exchanging them for Northern Pacific Seven-1hir-
ties, thus realizing handsome profit, and greatly
int reasing their yearly income.
OTHER SECURlrlES.-An marketable Stocks
and Bonds will be received at their high. st current
price In exchange for Norther n Pacific SevenThir-
ties. Express charges on money or Bonds received,
and on seven-Thirties sent in return will be paid
by the Financial Agents. Full information, maps,
pamphlets, etc, can be obtained on application at
any agency, or from the undersigned.
For sale by
JAY 90 OK Z s4s 90
PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON,
Financial Agents Northern Pacific Railroad
Company.
B. 4. Potter Il Bro. r-,
w. II. Johnson, Cashier Granite National Bank,
Agents in Augusta. feb6.teod&w3m
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America. 1t is probable that the picture will
be engraved on steel and offered for sale.

be engraved on steel and offered for sale.
A harmless and sensible ''panel game is
coming into extensive practice in the New
York street cars. 1t is the use OF little TIN or
wooden slides in the doors, through which the
conductors collect the fares of persons stand
ing on the front platforms. The practice was
begun on the Eighth avenue road.
The Pail Mall Gazette, the model of cor
rectness of diction and accuracy of express
sion, in describing sn Alpine accident, says
of some guides who escaped; "The rope snap
ped just below them, and couple of eminent
members of the club, an earnest American,
three guides and four porters were hurried in
to eternity, carrying nth them rope-ladders,
ies-ares and provisions.
A gentleman in New England town buried
his sixth wife. Shortly after the funeral he
met the minister who sficiated, and offered
him three-d dollar greenback. The minister
declined to take it, saying he was not accus-
toned to accept pay for such services. The
gentleman coolly replied, "Just as you say
but that's what I've been in the habit of pay
ing"
The leader of band in Danbury, Conn, is
a bachelor. He is devotedly attached to mu-
sic, and hastens to secure new pieces. The
other day one of the members told him that q
comrade had secured a new piece of music
and wanted him to copy it. The leader hast
ened to the house of the fortunate possessor
his mind absorbed in the anticipated glory o
new music, and a sheet of paper and pencil
in his left hand pocket. "P.," said he, ''wher'
is that piece of music you want me to copys'
s'In the next room," replied p. "When di'
| you get it?" he asked. "About ten o'clecl
Sunday morning." was the reply. The lead
err will not attempt to copy that music SO Ions
| as he is q bachelor.
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HENRY CLEWS & CO.,
80 Val Street, Ne,U York.
FOR SALE BY
BANKS AND BANKERS GENERALLY.

Tower, Giddings & TOrrey,
Brewster, sweet g. Co., Boston.
General Agents for New England and for sale by
Spencer, Villa d. Co.. Boston.
FOgg Bros. d Bates,
Head a. Perkins,
Richards0n, Hill d Co., " s"
Il. Rollins Morse d. Co.,
AttWsOd d Co., I"
Hubbard Bros. T. Co.,
Beck Bros, -
stone e. DOwner, So
II. A. Hayvlcy d Co., :"
j. ID. Sturtevant, {"
George w. Warren g. Co., 4"
Potter BrOs.,-Bankers, Augusta.
}. Il. Adams, Cashier, 90
VIM. II. Johnson " d"
Swan a. Barrett, I" '~f.
Henry NJ. Payson, - 50
Or any OF the Banks of Portland of whom pamph.
iets anu information may be obtained.
, Aiter careful investigation of the merits of the
Burr Biarnn,gton, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota X. II.
rinst mortgage Bonds, We can confidently recon-
menu them as q sale and desirable investment
~ TOWER, GIDDINGS n TORREY
wf7u BREWSTER, SWEET 4 co.
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FOWLE'S PILE AND HUMOR CURE.

Entirely vegetable. Used by more than 200 Physl
clans in their practice, here and abroad it is IT.
only medicine ever discovered for the permanei
cure of all the above diseases. Call and receiy
back your money, in all cases of failure. Sent
express, las some do not like to sell it, because
has never failed to cure, thereby losing the sale
hundreds of dollars of remedies that never cure
81 bottle, sold everywhere. Send for crcula
free. III. D. FOWLE, Chemist Boston.
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FRAGRANT SAPOLIENE

Cleans Kid Gloves and all kinds of Cloths al
Clothing; removes Paint, Greese, Tar &c, instan
ly, without the least jury to the finest iabri,
Sold by Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealer
FRAGRANT SAPOLIENE CO., 33 Barclay st
New YORK, 10 La sale st. Chicago.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-03-09

BY ridiculous misapplication Of language, H.
valids are sometimes said to "enjoy very poor
health" but 1t is not record that any human
being was ever spoken of as enjoying chls and
fever And yet there are thousands, at this mo-
ment in one or the other of the two stages of the
disorder, who might just rs well have avoided it
as not. If there is anything demonstrate in
therapeutics, ii Is that Hosetter's Stomach Bitters
lie an antidote to intermittent fevers. No instance
can be cited in which it has been taken, either as
a safeguard against this class of diseases, or
remedy for them, and failed to produce the desired
effect The season when malarious fcvers are rife,
has commenced, and no inhabitant of any district
subject to their visitatons should be without this
great preventive and remedy. Indeed, it is most
potent protection against all the ailments which
prevail in the spring months From marsh and
pool, and from all moist soils, are now rising the
mephitic elements which give birth to fever, ndi-
gestion, biiousness, colics, and whole host OF
epidemic and other maladies. Aid the system -
resist them. Energize and regulate all the animal
functions, with this reinforcing agent This pre-
caution is as necessary in cities as in new settle
ments for malarious fevers now almost as
common in the great centers Of population as on
the borders OF the Southern bayous and marshes,
and the rich agricultural regions of the West.
The preventive and remedy is accessible to all.
Who will be unwse enough to brave, recklessly,
the danger it would avert!
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-03-09

-" Stuck Up"-Show bills.
On the Wing-Flying colors.
Welcome to Winter-All hail!
Professors of Drawing-Poultices.
Passing the Time-Going by clock.
"A Dangerous Point-The point of
DEATH"
When is the letter d most useful ?
When it turns the rain into the drain.
How to Treat Drowning People
Take them out of the water.
Every member of the Mutual Life, Of
Chicago, is equally interested in its sue
cess.
What is that which no one wishes to
have and no one wishes to lose? A bald
head.
The Washington is as good compa-
ny as there is in existence for the policy
holder. p. III. MCGRAw, Senator.
When man who is involved commits
suicide, and thus pays only the debt of
nature" does he make nature preferred
creditor?
Three or four months ago, an Italian
fisherman climbed Vesuvius and threw
himself into the burning crater. Since
! then five or six Neapolitans have commit
ted suicide in the same way.
The wedding trip OF rural couple in
Connecticut consisted of ride into New
Haven in their own wagon, and then trip
over the street railroad from one end to
the other and back again.
A Scotchman's definition of metaphys-
les: "When the folks wha listen dinna
ken the meaning o. what they hear, and
when the mon who speaks dinna ken what
he means his ain sel'-that's metatissicks.
Some idea of the rapid formation at
and near the mouth of the Mississippi
may be formed from the TACT that, at
point near what is known as Cubitt's Gap,
where some four years since were four feet
of water, there is now an island, nearly, If
not quite mile long, by several hundred
yards wide.
"A paper recorded in Lowell, Mass,
leasing certain premises to lady during
the term of her natural life, provides that
she shall pay certain rent yearly, and
shall quit and deliver up "the premises TO
the lessor, or her attorney, peaceably and
quietly at the end Of the term"
The Worcester Gazette has become
nauseated by the many recent illusions
concerning "Mary's Little Lamb" and
disposes Of the animal in this way:
MARY had little lamb"
We've heard 1t DER and DER,
Until that little lambs become
A perfect little borel
So propose there shall be dug
A grave both deep and wide,
In which that lamb and all Its bards
Be buried side by side.
A lad, named Albert Richardson,
thought he would have some fun at school,
at Brewer, Me-, SO he put lot of pepper
on the stove. The result was the biggest
Job Of sneezing ever undertaken in Brewer
His father the next day paid ten dollars
and costs for Albert's fun, and then gave
him severe strapping," which the lad
thought was no fun at all.
Two years ago young man in De-
troit had in his absolute right legacy
amounting to at least $7O,O0O, and posi-
bly, more. He afterwards exchanged all
his right, title and interest in that property
for dog, horse and buggy and q sum-
mer residence, the latter being short dis
lance out of the CITY, Within short time
past he traded the summer residence and
the horse and buggy for fifty.five acres OF
wild land and $500. II u understood thai
he yet keeps the dog.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-03-09
Foreign Intelllgenco.

A letter from Niesse, in Prussian SIlesIa,
states that the French prisoners had been
compelled, during the cold weather. to
sleep in the country under small canvas
tents, and that the suflerings caused there
by had been intense. 1t appears from the
writer's statement that over 500 of the un-
fortunate men were frozen to death In a
single night.
In the British Parliament on the 23d
Lord Harrington declared that disaffection
in Ireland existed to such an alarming ex-
tent that it would be necessary to appoint
a secret committee to ascertain the causes.
A dispatch from San Domingo, dated
February IA, gives the following news
from the commission;
1.-THE health of the whole party remain.
ing here is excellent. While thus far the
bulk of the testimony taken has indicated
a very favorable condition of affairs, certain
information, the exact character of which
the commission does not make known, has
been obtained, which, in the minds of
some of some Of its members, introduces
obstacles which the earlier testimony did
not promise. The Haytien complication is
occupying serious attention. The commits
sioners' intention now is to devote much
more time to its investigation than was at
first agreed upon. Full transcripts Of such
government records as relate to leases,
concessions or grants of land for railroads
have been taken. They are very numer-
ous."
A Florence telegram of the 25th says
that the new Queen Of Spain was rapidly
recovering from her recent illness, and
would soon be able to resume her journey
to Madrid.
By an imperial decree the opening of
the German Parliament has been post
poned until the 10Th Of March.
A terrible colliery explosion occurred in
South Wales on the Goth. Fifty dead
bodies were taken from the mines on the
day of the accident.
London papers of the 25th announce ex.
Queen Isabella, of Spain, who was at &C.
neva, as being i'll beyond recovery, all hope
having been abandoned by her physi-
clans.