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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-12
TenementS to Let.

4 PPLY to Thos s. Bartlett at house or store and
n at Collier Il Hamilton's.
Augusta Jan. IL, 1872. jaals-ta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-12

Augusta, jan II, 1872. jaals-tu
To Whom it may Concern.
I HAVE authorized 10 hua S. Turner to collect
all the taxes in the bills In his hands receipted
by me- without any cost but the accrued interesa,
THOS. LITTLE, Collector of Augusta.
October2 1872. tf ocs3-f3tAwN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-12
FOR RENT. {

GENERAL good and desirable Houses and tene-
- ments, in this city. Apply to L. W. WHITE
HOUSE, Atty at Law, Freemans Bank Building,
Augusta, Me. ID ,oct3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-12

Little Rock, Ark, Oct IL. The new lib
eral State ticket has been formally with
drawn. e1s -ary
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12
Natural Decay-Protect the System.

The human body 10 . machine, and therefore
cannot endure forever; but, like o watch or .
sewing machine, it will last much longer If prop
eriy regulated and duly repaired, than II NO
pains were taken to keepit in order The great OBJ
ject Of every one Who desires long and healthy
life should be to Pit his body in a condition to
resist the threatening influences by which we
are all more or less surrounded; and no invigor-
ant and corrective ut present known SO collectively
answers this purpose as the vitalixfng elixir,
which, under the unpretending name of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, has been for more than
twenty years, the standard tonic Of America. In
crowded cities, where the atmosphere is contami-
mated with the efliuvis inseparable from large
populations: in marsEy regions, where the soggy
soil reeks with miAsma; on the prairies and In
the forests where every fall the air is tainted with
exhalations from rotting weeds and grasses, or
decomposing leaves-in short, in every locality
where malaria exists, this powerful vegetable an
tidote is urgently needed. Fever and ague, bill
ious fsvers, dysentery, congestion Of the liver.
jaundice, rheumatism, and all diseases which are
generated by infected air, impure winter, or sud-
den changes Of temperature, may be averted by
Strengthening and regulating the system in adj
vance with H0stetter's Bitters. Autumn is
always . season Of peril, especially to weak, sus-
ceptible organizations. Even the more vigorous
are apt to be in some measure depressed by the
humid atmosphere, loaded with deleterious gases
of the year when the renovation and regulation of
the living machine is peculiarly important, and
the Btters should therefore be taken daily 1t this
critical season.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12

A NEW EpoCH IN MEDICAL HIsroRY.-
ssReason and chance" says Pliny, ssled
to the discovery of the virtues of medici-
nal herbs. - In these modern days, research
and experiment have perfected the work
that reason and accident began. DIR.
Walkers VINEGAR BITTERs, are the lat
est result of botanical investigation and
pharmaceutical science. This extraordi-
nary medicine, composed entirely of veg
etable ingredients culled from the soil of
our Pacific Territory, is pronounced a
remedy for every disease-not organic
of the stomach, the liver, the bowels, the
respiratory system, the kidneys, the mus
cles, and the other organs which make up
the machinery of life. All who have wit
messed its effects are in favor Of its univer-
sal adoption as the safest and most relia-
BILE tonic known. Free from the faint of
alcohol, it is nevertheless stimulant,
though not a dangerous excitant. One
thing is certain-nO curative heretofore
introduced to the public through the
press, has ever obtained, in SO short a
time, the celebrity of DIR. WALKERS VIM
EGAR BITTERs, or been supported by such
unimpeachable testimony. From that
testimony it is evident that this prepare
ton is a specific for Dyspepsia, Nervous
Debility, Intermittent and Bilious Remit
tent Fevers, DiarrhGa, Dysentery, Rheu-
matism, Gout, and all disturbances of the
secretive and excretive functions.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12
The Wealth Of Nations.

Since old Adam Smith, few political
economists have discussed the sources of
national wealth in all their bearings, ex-
cepting by way of occasional essays, or
speeches from the hustings and in the
various Legislative assemblages. No ques-
ton however, is more important, and in a
great and growing country like ours
should enlist the attention of all interested
in the general welfare and progress. One
of the most important items in the con-
sideratiOn of what adds to the wealth of
people is universal health; it preserves
the equilibrium of population, accelerates
the growth, and adds, through unabridged
labor, to the wealth of nations. To reach
this great desideratum, we know of but
one absolute and unfliling means-the
use of Maguire's CundurangO Liver and
Blood Bitters. All diseases of the liver,
jaundicc, fevers of every description,
eruptions and skin diseases, effects of dis
kidney arrangements. dropsy,
diabetes, Bright's disease, stomach alice
tions, dyspepsia, constipation, impaired
heart action, want of circulation, tendency
to paralysis, govt, incipient consumption,
asthma, all female weaknesses and COM
plants, i'm fact. ''all the ills that flesh is
heir to - must succumb to this wonder
full remedy.-&. Louis Times.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12

The Credit Mobilier bribing of Con-
gressmen to assume its debt Of $l7O,OOO,-
600 Is the colossal fraud of the day. MIR.
Greeley stated the whole case in the fol-
lowing vigorous language, the other day
Now, gentlemen, do not say what individu-
ais have received this money :: but do say that
by corrupt Legislation, in the way of Individual
gains, thirty or forty million dollars has been
snddied ON this country-an unjust and unright-
eous debt. lApplsusc.I We are called upon to
pay the Interest now every six months and after
thirty years must pay the principal, and all this
because the men who were at the same time legis-
lators and corporxtors corruptly used the legisa-
tive power TO- Hasten this corrupt debt upon the
people olthe United States. IApplaase.
sist that the egislsture Of your country national
and state, needs puridcation and that the leading
men in our goveInment-the men who are speak
ers and the members OF the committee on the Pa
clio rsilwsy and other railwsys--that these men
should be called to Justice. [Applsuse.l We
this not less than the other. The letters Of Cakes
Amee, the undenied and undeniable letter Of "a
member Of Congress and q corpOrator and
stOckhoIder In the Union Pacific railroad where
Of ne was lately president-those letters incontes
lady prove corruption, and corruption in high
places Such legislation I have briefly expos
ed % you could not have been ACCOMPLISHED
could not have been effected, without tn conni-
vance and support Of men high in authority and
these fecss assure You thst publication Is urgent
~ needed.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12
Show the Books.

Somebody proposes a count of the
money in the United States treasury. 1t
is good suggestion, and will do to go
along with ex-GOv. Seymour's demand
for showing of the books. Last week,
the assistant treasurer at New ork lost
$1S5, 200 through the defalcation of a
stamp clerk named johnson, who was
subjected to so little oversight. that he
managed to make way with this large
sum of money in the course of several
weeks without being discovered. The in
nOcent head official did not discover the
defalcatiOn, till the defaulter and the
money were both gone, although it ap-
pears that the guilty subordinate had been
specializing in Wall street with the gov
ernment money, for a long time. There
is good reason to believe that Secretary
Boutwell, is as ignorant of the real cOndi-
ton of the treasury department as Assist
ant Treasurer Hillhouse was of the real
condition Of the New York sub-treasury;
and the people know only what Mr.. Bout
well tells them. We have three or four
statements of the national debt and the re-
ductiOns of the same, all different from
each other, and yet all made up from Off
cial reports. The discrepancy between
some of these statements amounts to $751;
O00, 900, and yet the secretary of the treas
ury has never explained these cOntradic-
tiOns, and it is suspected he is not able to.
Under these circumstances we need a
of the books and n count of the
money. We want to know exactly how
much money there is in the treasury, by
actual honest count; how many bonds
there are outstanding; how many re-
deemed bonds undestroycd there are i'm
existence; how many greenbacks and how
much fractional currency are actually out
1t is true the secretary of the
treasury makes statements of all these
items. from time to time; but the sccrc-
tary of the treasury takes the figures fur
nished by his subordinates, and gives
them to the public, without knowing
they are correct or not. The
needs an investigation of its
books and a count OF its money by a com
mittee of good citizens whose report it
can rely On.-Erchonge.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12
Marriage q La Mode" in the Nine
teenth Century.

I could mention more than ten or
twelve distinct cases where American
girls have given up happy home in ex-
change for a most miserable existence.
Their fortunes have been squandered in
most cases some of the ladies have been
deserted; others have obtained divorce;
but all of them are heart-broken. The
cause of all that Indebtedness is to be
traced to the desire to crafty feeling-a
vanity; to flourish as Madame la Mar
quise or to imagine herself a princess.
The twelve or more cases of which / pos
sess positive knowledge of facts are not
all. Not that every case relates to the
marriage of an adventurer but regard
these marriages even in the most favOra-
BILE light, and it is safe to assume that un-
der no circumstances will an aristOcrat
take an American woman to his bosom as
his wife. 1t is a leap into the dark. Ger
tainly there is no reason why girl should
not marry the man she likes; but it is
wise to remember that it is the instinct of
fallen men to hate equality. The young
lady may be equal with him whom she
loves, but then arises the question wheth-
er the mans home or friends will suit
her. II the latter look unkindly on her
what unutterable misery must follow ?
The American girl discovers too late that
she has been al1ured by the sounds of tt
ties or desire to attain a social position
OF which she previously knew nothing.
Her marriage portion secured the title,
but the husbands relatives are anti-pa-
the6c, and her vanity is rewarded by a
lite of misery and Sights.
A year ago an American lady married
in the south of France a Polish Count.
She Was duly cautioned but she would be
a countess. Married in due form, the pair
set out on a wedding tour, but before a
weeks travel was consumed, on reaching
Vienna. the lady became aware that
though countess, she was bound to a
swindler. But for the timely intercession
of the American Consul the countess
would have been subjected to endless in
convenience, inasmuch as the husband
had conspired with his creditors to bring
pressure on the family of the American
lady for the purpose of extorting money.
SUiss Cor, NJ r. Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12
Imitation Of Mahogany.

A method is now in use i'm Paris by
which almost any kind of wood of close
grain can be made to initiate mahogany so
closely as to render it almost impossible to
distinguish between the real and false
article The wood is first planed so as to
render it perfectly smooth, and is then
rubbed with dilute sulphuric acid. After
ward an ounce and a half of dragon s-blOOd
dissolved in pint of alcohol, and half
that quantity of carbonate of soda, are
mixed together and filtered, and this
liquid is then rubbed, or rather laid, on to
the wood with a soft brush. This process
is repeated until i'm a short time the wood
will be found to have the appearance OF
mahogany. A little cOld-drawn linseed
Oil will restore the polish, which becomes
dimmed. 1t is said that this substitute is
now applied with success in Paris, to all
purposes for which mahogany was for
merly used.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12

back. Had the affairs of the Treasury
Department at Washington been managed
with a decent vigilance, the discrepancy
in the amount of stamps furnished and
the amount entered as received would
have been detected at once and the fraud
arrested. 1t is in the departments at
Washington that the trouble lies and that
the records furnish the clues for detection.
That these entertainments were not dis
covered until the suspicious of Mr.. Hill
house at New \ Ork were aroused by john
sons prOtracted absence, shows with what
reckless laxity the affairs of the Treasury
Department are managed. AS in the case
tial clerks under Mr.. Spinner, johnson
was left unchecked and his embeZzlements
increased day after day until his own act
and not the watchful scrutiny of the De-
Partment led to suspicion. Who can tell
how many millions are being embezzled
In the same way? What could be done
by Hodge, by Spinner's clerks, and by
johnson can be repeated in every depart
ment without being discovered by the
books, under the present management of
the Treasury Department at Washington.
Secretary Boutwell, is so busy making
stump-speeches and engineering the re-
election ofhis chief that he has no time
to look after the public funds. Theft,
embezzlement by subOrdinates. can be
carried on by wholesale and he know no
thing about It. Is 1t not time to put the
books into new hands and make an in
ventory of stock I'm order that the people
may know how we stand, and how much
has been stolen ?-Erchange.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12
Homes in the West.

At no former time in the history of the
country has there been SO deep, so wide
spread, and SO intelligent an interest felt in
the matter of migration and Western set
Element as now. The rapid construction
of railroads which penetrate the fertile
but hitherto unOccupied areas of our new
Northwestern States and territories, thus
rendering accessible the valuable millions
of acres of land which would otherwise
have lain waste for scores of years. has
given wonderful impetus to the West
ward tide of population.
A large portion of both foreign and
American migration will henceforth nat
uraly and inevitably flow into that new
Northwest, now for the first time made ac-
cessible by the building of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad. The belt of country ira
versed by the route of this thOrOughfare
wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota, Montana,
Idaho, Washington, and Oregon) has such
characteristics of soil and climate as to
render its speedy settlement and prosper
Gus cultivation certain.
The Northern Pacific Company is now
selling its lands in Minnesota, and the
facilities and helps which it furnishes to
settlers and colonies greatly reduce where
they do not wholly remove the hard
ships" of pioneer life. For example
transportation at reduced rates Is furnish
ed from nearly all parts Of the country to
the line of the N. p. Road, and if settler
buys forty acres or more of railroad land
he and his whole family are carried free
over the N. p. Road, where going to set
tie. Then at three different points, on
the road, large and elegant reception
houses have been built and fitted up with
conveniences for single persons, families
and colonies. Settlers, no matter whether
they locate on free Government home
steads or purchase railroad land, enter
these reception houses on leaving the
cars and use them free of charge, as tenn
porary home while engaged in selecting
land and building dwellings of their own.
The company has fixed low prices on
its lands, gives seven years credit to pur-
per cent. premium is u 6Wn first mortgage
bonds which are now selling at par. and
which are favorite investment through
out the country.
There are now few localities in the West
where good Government lands for free
homestead entry can be found near to
railroads and markets. The Northern
Pacific Road has been so recently built
Minnesota, that there are, close
to its line, plenty of public lands of the
finest quality, awaiting homestead settle
ment, and they are being rapidly taken.
Large numbers of soldiers, who, under
the new laws of Congress, obtain free
of 160 acres, near railroads by
one and two years residence are locating
on the line of the Northern Pacific. Sol
diers and all others who think of seeking
homes in the West, can obtain full infor-
nation, maps, copy of homestead laws,
etc., by addressing Land Department,
Northern Pacific r. r. Co., st. Paul,
MINI.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12

lteA6uld beundefstood at once through
- - country, - Il II Ia New York that
Tor ~ Johnson defhlcatlon in the Sub
TEea@yYx the secretary Of the Treas
0ysk !3o0tWen, fs pAainly and directly
responsible. It Is the result Of the same
neckieasness and Iooseness Of management
which were exhibited in the case Of Pay
master Hodge, and furnishes additional
PROOF 81 The a1jpshod manner In which
President Grants financial minister keeps
ms financial records, rendering 1t an easy
n.aftertor de6hlcati0ns daily to occur, and
dreds o. Thousands and even millions
without detection for months or even
years. II appears that the appropriation
Of public funds by this man johnson Is no
new thing, nor sudden lapse from hon
esty, but hsD besn going on for two OF
three ycAfs. Those who are In positions
% know, state that It was carried ON nm
der Butter1eld and Folger, before the
present Abs1stant Treasurer took charge;
yet the accounts of that department were
0(ncta1ly examined at Washington on the
retirement Of both Butterfield and Eol1er.
and pronounced all night.
M. johnson had charge of the Stamps
received and sold at the Sub-Treasurv.
These stamps, under Mr.. Boutwell's eys-
tenn, he received direct from Washfn9ton
and not from the chief here. When a
quantity was received he would enter upon
his books whatever amount he pleased,
and when the stamps were sold he would
enter the amount ~ received and turn a
sum over to the Assistant Treasurer suf-
ncient to cover the amount Of stamps
which he had entered as received from
Washington. In this way he kept his
books balanced, and as the head Of the
Sub-Treasury had no other evidence OF
the amount Of stamps received from
washington than JOhnsOn's entries upon
bis books he had no means Of detecting
the ffnud. II there was any record kept
in the Department ut Washington, of the
amounts Of stamps sent they do not take
the trouble to compare the accounts
sent on from the Sub-Treasury, or else
Mr.. Boutwell's books at Washington
they could not tell whether there was
deficiency or not. Thus this AFFAIR has
run ON for two or three years, until the |
dlnppearance of Mr.. Johnaon led, not in
Washington but In New York, to sus-
enormous deficiency of $500 900 or there
shouts.
To iliuHsrate how johnson has been able |
to cover his tracks, we have only to state |
the bOuor manner In whirh this stamp |
business has been transacted. johnson
would receive direct from Washington say |
100000 worth Of stamps at one time, en- |
tering In his books $50, 900, and when the !
stsmps were all sold, he would turn over
S6O,O Din money, retaining the 81, 900 for |
himself. Thi- would enable him to keep |
his books balanced. Nor: stamps would |
then be ordered and the same process |
gone through, with . like psresntage held |
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12
The amount of fat was not accurately


The amount of fat was not accurately
determined; but it was proved to be more
than one per cent. The amount of water
is probably smaller than it would have
been had the corn been taken directly from
the grain house instead of the warm room
in which it had been hanging for some
weeks. The result of the analysis proves
that there is in corn cObs a considerable
amount of fat-prOducing and flesh-form-
ing constituents. In the sixty per cent.
of carbohydrates, albuminoids, fat, ETC.,
are found the elements which have nutri-
tive value. In order that we may obtain
some idea of its comparative worth let us
contrast it with dry straw of some grains.
Wheat straw contains about 30 per cent.
OF carbohydrates, per cent. of albu-
minoids, and II per cent. Offat; oat straw,
80 per cent. of the first named substances,
p or the second. aid 2 of the third rye
straw. q of the first. II of the second, and
3. of the third. 1t is shown that cObs
have higher value than wheat or rye
straw, and they equal in nutritive con-
stituents the best quality of oat straw.
These results indicate the utility of
feeding them to our animals, provided
there are no objections arising from the
bulk and difficulty of reducing the cob to
a sufficiently fine powder. 1t is not prob
able that cob-meal can be perfectly digest
ed unless communion is carried to an
extreme point; and therefore, the finer
the cObs are ground the higher the value,
and the less the liability of gastric disturb
ance. 1t is certain we do not give suf-
ficient attention to the matter of grinding
any of the grains fed to our animals.
They should be ground as fine as possible,
in order that they may be easy of diges-
ton, and i'm order that the nutritive sub
stances may be fully utilized. There is a
positive loss in feeding out coarsely-
ground grains of any kind, and in grind
ing the cob with the corn, give special at
tcntion to the work of communion. The
corn i'm the ear should be thoroughly dry
before it is carried to the mill, and there
will be less difficulty in reducing it to a
fine powder.-Boston journal of Chemistry.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12

He Rssssn eon talrs fhoep DettsFs aceuul
ing to directions, and remain long uuuell, prOvids
their bones mot destroyed by misessl p0s1n ul
means, and the vital asBsD vssd hsyud ~ pa.
Dyspspsaa or InAigsstAsn. Hssdaehe. P.s,|
in the Shouldess. CouefA Fg4hnesgsff.s(h.t,p is3
siness, Sour Eruet4tsons q tn esr91eA, - Tae
IL the Mouth, Bilious Attach, re4iha6n of u
Heart. Inflammation q the L.sss ~ q shesegeg
are the clippings Of Dyspepsia- II these somplaisS
ii has eqsal. ard So bqsas I'll lgp40 kessF gul
antee Of its mcrits than Lengthy aiszsdssme9k,
For Female Co@plan6ts, y you6x o. u
married or single, Il the dawn Of wumanhao1v 81 =
turn Of life these Tonic Bitter display 70 decided
in1uence that uaFksd iassoveinsaf Is soon perez
ni Tor r.Aan.s.tsrx a-a CAssaA Rhs.-
., ss.: s.,: and Ssss s y r. S lS
:.s Sss: .st s. v v!,:,:d h D
They are = Gentle Rub616aS6f ~ veil 81
TO2Ae, posseasipg aao the Pos1liaE Aerit Of actis
powerful sFeut IN rsiisyirg Cs9Gfsi1 q InnaI3
maion of the Liver and xtss6al a lin Bilios
Fsr sh,. psssAssS, nannS 1ask. Sal
Rherm, B!otches Spots PimPles Pustuee, Roilr Car
.ipsss Itch ssqrfs Di:eolo..scn: the SKI. Ha%oss
he 's sias Is 20 81 y pa s'S
Grateful lTAeusends proeiaim vtNEcAR BrI.
IzRs the most wdndsrfa ~ sverssssained
j wXLRER, Propr. R.H. usDoUrxD = CO.,
DrugEisss and Gen Agtsx s.. K19eisnp - New Yost.
~ SOLD nv ALL DRUGGISTS DEALERS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12
Dentistry.

The practice of dentistry can hardly be
included in the modern arts; for as early
as 500 B. c.. gold was used for filling
teeth, and gold wire was employed to
hold artificial teeth in position, and does
not seem then to have been n new art. A
fragment of the tenth of the Roman ia
bles, 45O B. G. has reference to the burial
Of any gold with the dead except that
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-12

bound around the teeth. Herodotus de-
clares that the Egyptians had knowl-
treatment 1900 years B. C. In Martial,
Casseilus is mentioned as either filling or
extracting teeth; but he specified that he
would not polish false teeth with tooth
powder. Lucian mentions an old maid
that had but four teeth, and they were
fastened in with gold