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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-05-08

Gentlemen who wish to get the best style of
clothing and furnishing goods, should call at
the Gone Price Clothing Stores" of S. w.
Huntington & Co., 100 Water street, Angus
ia, and No. l, Fosters Block, Gardiner
They are constantly receiving new styles OF
goods suitable for the season. One price on
their goods, and that the lowest. ct
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-05-08

As showing the change that may be brought
bout in few years in persons condition,
he will state that among the residents of this
d ity who have the right to claim pensions for
ervices in the war of 1872 are two persons
# entirely opposite circumstances-one be-
ng the wealthiest, and the other one of the
poorest men in town. Both of the individuals
elonged to the same company; the poor man
rho is now an occupant Of the city aims
ouse, being sergeant; while the rich man
no counts his dollars by hundreds of thous-
nds, was private in the ranks.
A correspondent of the Calais Advertiser
peaks in these complimentary terms of Judge
panforth of Gardiner, Associate Justice on
ne Supreme Bench of this State, who is hold
hg court in Washington county:
"Judge Danforth, whom we have known of
Id, and known only to esteem and love, is
inning for himself golden opinions not only
rom members of the Bar, but from our citi-
ems generally. He is one of those men who
asily find their way to our hearts. OF incor-
uptible integrity, of eminent professional
bility, of dignified bearing, but full of gen.
llity and all other companionable qualities,
e know of no man better qualified for the
'ench, or who can carry with him into social
fe a greater power of ministering enjoyment
!, others"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-05-08

ID EPORT of the condition of the GRAN
IL TIE NATIONAL BANK of Augusta,
Maine. at the close of business ON the
29th day of April, 1871.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-05-08

THE USE OF TOBACCO causes indigestion,
palpitation, slowness of intellect, desire for
strong drink and an intermittent pulse it de-
stroys the vitality of the blood, produces dizzi-
ness, disturbs sleep, makes man miserable
and prematurely old. When the diseases are
serious and stubborn the best remedyis Eel
Lows COMPOUND SYRUP OF HYPoPHos-
pHIrEs, as it restores circulation, the nervous
gangla, builds up the muscles, and induces
healthy Liver Heart, Stomach and Intellect.
3may- t&w1w.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-05-08

If you have discharge from the nose, Of
fensive or otherwise, partial loss of the sense
Of smell, lasts or hearing, eyes watering or
weak, feel dull and stupid or debiltated, pain
or pressure in the head, take cold easily, you
may rest assured that you have the Catarrh.
Thousands annually, without manifesting
half of the above SYMPTOMS, terminate in Con-
sumption, and end in the grave. No disease
is so common, more deceptive or less under
stood ly physicians. r. V. Pierce Nj. d., of
Buffalo, N. Y, is the proprietor of DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy-a perfect specific for Ca
tarrh, "Cold in the head, or Catarrhal Head
ache, which he sends to my address, postpaid,
for sixty cents, or four packages for 81
3may -tfweodly
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05
What We Should Eat.

Those who expect to think, says
the chronological journal, should
not eat much food which simply
produces warmth and fat, such as
ham, fat pork, white bread, butter,
rice, tapioca and starch. These
contain very little phosphate food,
being carbonaCeouS.
The proper food Tor laboring
men-we mean those who have 10
exercise muscular strength chiefly
should be that which contains
the greatest amount Of nitrogen.
Among these barley and cheese
stand high. The red flesh of an
OK or sheep and unholted bread
are the leading articles. Men who
train prize fighters seem to under
stand much better than others
how TO build up physical strength
and endurance. When their bat
tie, or their race is endured; they
lay aside their unboltsd bread and
fruit, their lean beef and mutton,
and fall into their old habits of
liquor drinking and Of eating
starch bearing articles; such as
rice, fine bread pudding, with fat
meat and butter, and they soon
become as fat and lazy as these
carbonaceOus articles can make
them.
fla man wants to stand the cold
he NAV eat buckwhe%t cakes and
butter, syrup, fat pork and white
beans, but let him lock out when
hot weather comes for bilious fe
vers, pimpleS OH the face, and q
rank smell Of the whole system
and a muddy, dirty complexion
Men living at the north pole; OF
near it, can drink fish oil by. the
quart, or eat pounds of cake tai
low, and the cold will burn it out
but in warm or temperate region.
the food should be SO selected as t
furnish nourishmcnt for muscle
bone, brain and strength iii prop
or proportions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

Lansing, Michigan, writes a
western correspondent. is very
healthy locality for the ague. 1T
comes creeping up a fellows back
like a ton of wild oats, goes crawl
ing through his Joints like iron
spikes, and is followed by fever
which prohibits the patient from
thinking of anything but the In
dependent Order of Good Tenn
plars. 1t isn't the 'every-other-
day kind, but gets up with a man
at daylight and sleeps in the
small of his back at night. His
teeth feel about six inches too
long, his joints wobble like Il loose
wagon-wheel, and the shakes are
SO steady that he can't hold any
sort OF conversation except by
putting in dasheS."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05
Popping Corn.


And there they sat popping corn,
John Stiles and Susan Gutter;
John Stiles as stout as any OK,
And Susan rat as butter,
And there they sat and shelled the corn,
And raked and stirred tlis,fil'e,
And talked of different kinds Of care.
And hiDched their chairs up higher
Then Susan she the pepper shook,
Then John he took the pepper,
Till both their faces grew as red
As sauce pans made Ofcopper;
And then they shelled and popped and ate,
All kinds of fun a poking.
Aud he haw -hawed at his remarks,
And she laughe AT his joking.
And still they popped and still they ate,
lJchu'S mouth was Ike Il hopper,
And stirred the fire and sprinkled salt,
And shook and shook the hopper
The clock struck nine, the clock struck ten
And still the corn kept popping
ltstruck eleven ard then struck twelve,
And still 10 sign ofstOpping.
And John he ate, and Sue she thought,
The corn did pop and patter,
Iill John cried out: The cOrn's alire
Why, Susan, what's the matter 2"
Said she, John Stiles, it's one o clock,
You'll die ofiDdigestiOn
I'm sick of all this popping corn,
Why don't You pop the question?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05
Uses of Ashes.

Dry, clean wood ashes are rich
ly. worth twenty-five cents bush
el, we think, to any fiGmer who
wants more manure. You can
scarcely use them on any crop,
without very sensible results. A
handful thrown around the corn
plants at the first hoeing will
greatly increase their growth, and
give them a highly dark green
color. Scattered in the hill before
the potato is covered, or about
the hill just before hoeing will
have similar results. Sown broad
cast on the moving fields at the
rate Of rs small an amount as five
bushels TO the acre, will greatly
increase the growth and color Of
the crop. Besides this, their ben
eficial results viii continue for sew
eral years in succession. Strewed
over young cabbage plants, mel
onS, squasheS, or any of the gar
den vegetables, such as tomatoes,
beets, onions, turnipS or carrots,
wood ashes not only tend to dis
turb the insects that infest the
plants, but have decided influence
on their growth and quality. All
the ashes made on thef farm should
| be collected with care. kept dry.
and applied to crops. Nothing
could be better for the young or
chard. Spreading ashes broadcast
over the surface could be more
useful than as a mulch for the
trees. The roots will soon find il
ifSpread. Is better to use a mod,
crate quantity annually, than to
apply Il large amount at one time
Ashes may be safely used in
cOmposts OF loan, muck, straw OF
dry tihrouS materials; they would
tend to reduce them. If in com
posts, where the drOppings OF cat
tie are portion of the material
the ashes should beapplied imme
diately before the compost is to bt
used-and the compostS be slight
| ly covered by soil. The easiest
and best way, however, is to apply
ashes in dry state and unmixed
IL Ee5C England Farmer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

INTE1IPERATE MONKETs.-In
DarfOuI and Seuaar, Africa, the
natives make a fermented beer Of
which the monkeys are passionate
~ fond. Aware of this, the ma
tiveS 20 to the parts Of the forest
frequented by the monkeys. and
set on the ground caIabasheS full
of the liquor. AS soon as the
monkey sees 1t and tastes it, he
utterS loud cries Of joy, that soon
attract his comrades. Then the
orgie begins, anG in a short time
they show all degrees of int0Xica-
ton. Then the negroes appear.
The few monkeys that come
too late to get "fuddled7 escape.
The drinkers are too far gone to
distrust the negroes, but apparent
~ take them for larger specimens
of their own species. When a ne
gro takes one by the hand to lead
him of, the nearest monkey will
cling to the one that thus finds
support, and endeavor to 20 Of
also. Another will grasp at him,
and so on, until The negro leads q
staggering line Of ten or fifteen
monkeys. When finally brought
to the village, they are securely
Gagged and gradually sobered down,
but for two or three days a grad.
ally diminishing supply OF liqnor
is given them to reconcile them by
degrees TO their state of captivity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

When Professor FELTON,, reading
"a Midsummer Nights Dream
to the captain of the ship of which
he was a passenger, came to the
description of OUerOn sitting on a
promontorY listening to a mermaid
on dolphiu'S back, the seaman
was disguised. THE dolphin's
back said he, is as sharp as a ra-
Zor, and no mermaid could posi-
bly, ride the beast unless she first
Saddled him -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

IDLE GIRLS.-It is a painful
spectacle, in families where the
mother is the drudge, to see the
daughters elegantly dressed, re-
Ginning at their ease, with their
drawing, their music, their fancy
work, and their reatling, beguiling
themselves OF the lapse of hours,
days and weeks; ana never dream
ing Of the responsibilities, but, as
a necessary consequence of neg
lect of duty, growing weary OF
their useless lives, laying hold of
every newlyInvited stinulant to
rouse their dropping energies, and
blaming their fate when they dare
noe blame their God for having
placed them where they are
These individuals Will often tell
yOu. with an air OF affected com.
passion, for who can believe il
real, that poor dear mamma is
working herself to death; yet nc
sooner do you propose that they
should assist her than they de
clare it quite in her ele nent, in
short, that she would never be
happy if she had only half so much
I to do.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

JOSH billings on STRANGER
RES.-The strawberry IL one NV
naturs sweet pets. She makes
them worth fifty cents, the fust
she makes, ana nevec allows them
TO be sold ut mean price.
The color NV the strawberry IL
like the setting Nv the sun under a
thin cloud, with delicate splash
nv rain in it; its fragrance IL like
the breath NV a baby when it fuSt
begins to eat winter&reen lozzen-
gers; its flavor il like the nectar
which au old fashioned goddess
used to leave in the lotion NV the
tUmbler when Jupiter stood treat
on Mount Ida.
There IL many breeds NV this
delightful vegetable, but not Il
mean one in the hui lot.
| think / have stole them, laying
around loos, without any pedigree,
in somebody's tall grass, When l
was lazy school boy, that cat
drcdful easy, without any white
sugar on them, and even a bugoc
casionally mixed WIKI them in the
hurry nv the nom mt. CherryS
IL good, bat they are too much
like sucking a marble with a han
die tow it. Peaches IL good. il Il
don't get emmy pin feathers into
yure lips. WatermellonS will suite
ennybOdy who il satisfied with
half-sweetened drinll; but the man
who can eat strawberry bespriuk-
led with crushed sRgar aud be.
spattered with kream (at some,
body elSe's expense and not lay
his hand on his Stummak and
thank the author nv Strawberries
and stummackS, and the pheilow
who pays for the strawberries, IL
a man with worn out conscience
"a man whose north tastes like
a hole in the ground aud don't
care what goes down.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

A wealthy gentleman who owns
a country seat nearly lost his wife,
who fell into the river which flows
through his estate. He annOun-
ced the narrow escape 10 his
friends, expecting their cOngratu-
latiOnS. One of them, an old
bachelor, wrote as follows: II al
ways told you that river was too
shallow
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

A paper tells about a girl who
hated her sutton to such an extent
that, when he called to see her on
Sunday evening, she threw both
her arms about his neck and
squeezed him almost to death.
The youth was so alarmed that he
didn't call again until the next
evening.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05
The Lifetime Of Man.

When the word was created,
and all creatures assembled to
have their life time appointed, the
ass first advanced, aud asked how
long he would have to live? 'sThir-
ty years. replied Nature; evil
that be agreeable to thee" "AlaSm
answered the ass, it is a long
whilei Remembel' what a weari
some existence VIII be mine: from
morning until night L shall have
to bear heavy burdens, dragging
corn sacks to mil that others may
eat bread, while | shall have no
encouragement nor be refreshed
by anything but kicks and blows.
Give but a portion OF that time /
praym Nature was moved with
compassion, and presented but
eighteen years. The ass went
away comforted, and the dog came
forward. GLOW long Gost thou
require to liye?" asked Nature.
Thirty years were too many for
the ass, but wilt lion be content
ed with them:' lis it thy will
that | ShOuldm replied the dog.
Think how much | shall have to
run about; my feet will not last
I for so long a time, and when /
shall have lost nv voice for bark
ing, and my teeth tor biting, what
else shall | be fit for but to lie in
a corner and growl!' Nature
thought he was right, and gave
him but twelve years. The ape
then appeared. "rhou wilt, doubt,
less. willingly live the thirty
years. said Nature; thou wilt
not have TO Labor rs the ass and
the dog. Life Will be pleasant to
thee "Ah, 10 Z" cried he, $50 il
may seem to others, but it viii
not be! Should buildings ever
rain down, | shall have no spoon
| Shall play merry tricks, and ex
cite laughter by my griInaccs, anC
then he rewarded with a soar ap
pie. How often sorrow lies con
cealed behind a ;estl l shall not
be able to endUrn for thirty years.
Nature WAS gracious, and he re
ceived but ten. At last came man
healthy and StrO4g, and asked tht
measure OF his DAYS. ''NTill tlir
ty years content theen .'Hov
short Il timer exclaimed man
"When | shall have built M
house, and kindled fire on my
own hearth f; when the trees hay,
planted are about to bloom anC
and bear fruit when life will seen
to me most desirable, | shall die
| o Nature grant me a longer pc
Rod y Thou shalt have til,
eighteen years O. the ass beside.
That is not enough replied man
flake likewise, the twelve year
of the dog.7 Itls not susicient,
reiterated man ''give me more
~ give thee then the ten years o
the ape in vain wilt thou ask 70
morem Man del parted unSatisiied
Thus man lives seventy years
The first thirty are his humal
years, and pass swiftly by. He j
, then healthy and happy--he la
borS cheerfully and TeiUices in hi
existence. The eighteen years Q
the ass come next, and burdel
upon burden is Eeaped upon him
! he carries the corn that is TO fee
others; blows and kicks are til
wages for his faithful service
The twelve years ofthe dog follow
and he loses his teeth. and lies i
r the corner and growls. Whe
: these are gone the apes ten year
r form the conclusion. The MAJ
weak and silly becomes the spoi
of children.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

A Paris halter, whose stock was
riddled with bullets during the
siege, now sells the damaged hats
at fabulous prices as souvenirs of
the war.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

II wish you had been Eve,'
said an urchin to a stingy old
amt, proverbial for hermeanness.
''Why so!" because you would
have eaten all the apple instead of
dividing it,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

A Toledo druggist had his name
taken of, petition for street i'm
provement when he learned that
such would improve the health of
the neighborhood.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

A fashionable lady dropped one
of her eyebrows in the church pew
and dreadfully frightend a young
man next to her, who thought it
was his mustache.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

A lady who had a great horror
of tobacco got into a railroad car
riage the other day and inquired
of male neighbor, ado you chew
tobacco, sir?" mo, madam" was
the reply; shut | can get you a
chew, if you want une.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

A daughter of a New York
stocls-broker exults over the fact
that she has been to Europe six
times and hasnever seen the inside
of her mothers kitchen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

Patty" Il lady called to a little
girl who was in the parlor, "did
yon tell your mother | was here?'
YES" answered Patty demurely.
"And what did she say?7 "She
said. oh, that dreadful woman
again"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

A hopeful youth in Fort Wayne
after tearfully accepting a Bible
from his aunty, walked off and ex-
changed it for a copy of Bret
Harte's poems.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

Picnics in the neighborhood Of
Norfolk, Va, wind up by the girls
standing in a long row, while the
young men go along the line and
kiss them all goodnight"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

Mrs. Fairs remark, "If poor,
dear Crittenden were alive he
would get me off" is only paral
leled by the your gster who muir
dered his father and mother, and
didn't think the Judge ''orter hang
a poor orphing.r- Cincinnati Times
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

Don't paint your faces, young
ladies. Rub a little cologne on
your cheeks, and you can fool the
young men to your hearts content.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

In Wyoming the bridegroom
does the fainting and takes the
kissing at the weddings, while the
bride whispers, ''Lean on me dear
est
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

If all the worlds a stage, and
men and women merely players,
where are the audience and or
chestra to come from?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

A Main mans family Of four
sons and one daughter have mar
ried his next door neighbours four
daughters aud one son.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

"Won't Won take half Of this
poor apple!' said a pretty damsel.
'.N9, | thank You. / would pre-
fer IA better half" Eliza blushed,
and referred the young man TO her
pana.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

"Will you have me. Sarah2,"
said a young man to a modest
girl. ''No, ,Iohn, but you can
have me, if yeu WILL"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

Leisure is very pleasant gar
ment to look at, but it is Il very
bad one to wear. The ruin of mill
ions may be traced TO ii:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

The newest watch charm is in
the form of a compass, and about
the size of a cent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

Portugal has fourteen daily pa
perS, twenty weeklies and four
mOnthlieS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

A Kansas jury returned YER
dict of suicide in the second de-
gree.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

Some people say that dark
hairedwomen marry soonest. We
differ; it is the liGht-headed ones.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

Two thousand women are now
doing falm work in Wisconsin.
They stay in the fields from sun
rise TO sunset.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

1t is suggested that the first
piece of music performed by Adam
must have been '.warblingS at
Eve
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

The HooSac tunnel is bored To-
046 feet, and 99S7 remain to be
bored.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

No class put more real feeling
into their vocation than pickpock-
cts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05
FAMILY GROCERY

line. are invited to call and examine the
stocks which are received constantly, and
opened for the inspection of purchasers.
Prompt attention given to the filling of
ORDER yfn5l
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

What does a grocer do with
nearly all his things before lie sells
them? Gives them a weigh.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05

When does a man impose upon
himself? When he taxes his
memory.