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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-04

LAMBERT, JOHN, Readfeld. Republican, Uni.
versalist, trader; age 65. Born in Readfeld, April
Is, 1906. AT two years OF age, lost his father;
after his school DAYS served as clerk in a retail
store at Readfeld corner; at the age OF Y com
menced trade for himself, and has continued in
the same place and in the same business up to the
present time, forty-three years. Has served the
town at antferent times in the capacity Of town
ciet@ anu treasurer, and was postmaster in Harr-
sons and Folks administrations. Was democrat
from President Jackson's first election until the
organization ofthe republican party.
LEBRoKE, AuGusTUsG., Foxcrof. Republican
religion reported, lawyer; age 49, Born in Paris
Oxford county, Feb. 9, 1923. His parents during
his infancy removed to the wds Of piscataquis,
where his early advantages for education were
very limited. After arriving at majority, he
thoroughly fitted himself for college at Foxcroft
Academy, teaching school part OF the time, and
for few years after leaving the Academy Was
in California from 81 to '53.-Read law with j.
S. Holmes, Esq, and with Hon. &. Z. Chandler,
at Foxeroit, and with Hon. A w. Paine, at Ban
gor. Has been in the practice Of law at FoxcrofI
for Is years. In politics, originally whig-
early became republican, with strong anti
slavery sentinents-stumped the State in '56 for
Fremont and Dayton and Hamlin,-has cam
paigned occasionally since,-has held Office IN hi
own town the most of the time for more than 2e
years--wss member of the Maine House of Rep,
resentatiyes in 1859. from the Dover and Foxcrofl
district,-was County Attorney Of Piscataquis II
years. from 1861 TO 1871.
LORD, THOMAS n, Bluehil. Republican
Baptist, teacher; age %. Born in Trenton, Han
cock county; was graduated from the Eastern
State Normal School in 1869; since that time has
been teaching high school in Etns, Penobsco,
county.
LORD, LEONARD, Detroit. Republican, Meth.
odist, farmer and lumberrnan; age 40. Born in
Gorham; removed with his father to Chandler
vile, now Detroit, in 1880, and has since resided
in that town.
M
MrAYrrsryR I'm TON Stoneham Republicau
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-04

McALLIsrER, HmTos, Stoneham. Republican
Free Baptist, farmer; age 81. Born in Stoneham
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-04

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received an academic education at Westbrook and
at Norway; has been engaged in farming, milling
numbering, manufacturing and trade. Several
years of his early life devoted to teaching
common schools in the winter season; has served
some ten years school officer and was a cam
didate for Representative to the Legislature in So
Always republican.
WALKER, ELLIOT, Newport. Republican, Uni
taran,. lawyer; age 40. Born in 'Brooklne, VT. /;
lived on a farm until 20 years of age, attending
school portion of the year; fitted for college at
the academy in Townsend W.T. and entered Wa
tervie college in 1874, graduating in 1913; then
academy for two years, reading law at the same
time. In 1850 and 81 studied law in the office Of
Hon. T. Boutelle at Waterville; was admitted to
the bar in Penobscot county Nov. 1851 had
charge of the Corinna academy in 1852 and 49,
except in the fall of 1858, was in charge of the
Lee Normal school !; commenced the practice of
law in Newport, Jan. 1854 and has continued
ever since. Member of the House in '66. A wing
till the dissolution of that party, and then became
a republican, and has so remained.
WALKER, ISAAC A., Stow. Democrat no re-
ligion reported, farmer; age &c. Born in Stow;
has held various town offices, such as town clerk,
treasurer and collector, S. S. committee, and post
master for the past ten years. Always demo-
crat.
WEBB, EDMUND F., Waterville. Republican,
Unitarian. LAWYER; age 35 Born in Albion
Kennebec county; educated at Colby University
and admitted to the bar in Cumberland county ;
went West and practiced law short lime in
Illinois. Returned to Maine and located in Water
vile, where he shas since been engaged In the
successful practice of his profession. Always Il
republican. and has taken an active part in the
politics of the county for the past ten years.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09

The great secret in vegetation, as in all things,
is moderation. If we wish to raise fruit CONT
nuously and well. we must avoid extremes.
Nature knows no such thing as extremes, and she
will not indorse it. Therefore q permanent snc-
cess in close pruning is not to be expected. In
the end nature herself may be changed in the
habit perhaps; do not know. The philOsO-
pliers pretend this is SO, and the vine in Europe
seems somewhat to confirm it.
But ruthless slashing is hurtfnl. How is il
with the native, OF the less packed, cultivated
vinef This ought to convince us. You will not
kill vine or tree in year or two, but you will
hurt it for the future; the constitution will be
affected.
Not all our treatment seems to do any good
with the Catawba and others. The constitution
is hurt. new foundation must be laid to insure
success. Does any one doubt that with full free
dom of growth in our vineyards there would be
less diseasei No; for the wild vine is an exam
pie of this. The Clinton more especially is good
one. The original vine is still growing and bear
ing largely and healthily. Wehavea vine among
our neighbors, of twelve years standing which
was never touched by knife OF hand, and it has
always been exempt from mildcw rot, while
vines from the same stock, closely pruned, have
been mildewing largely.
The truth is, our native vines are not accus.
toned to this close, severe treatment. and, unlike
the European vine, accustomed to it), will not
stand it. 1t is custom that has much to do with
this, but time must always be sacrificed to it.
This we cannot afford. The thing must be done
gradually. We must extend our vines so as to
get immediate prsft. This is being done with
success. The American habitat requires this fol
its valne. After this may shorten slowly
gradually, without hurt, without perceptible loss
and we may thus EurOpeanize our vine. This
is probable.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09
Sewing Flower seed.

The time is now approaching for sowing the
seed of ANIMALS and of other plants and it is i'm
portant TINT the work be properly done. We
once employed novice to SOW some seed, in the
absence of better gardener, and he resolved
to do his work well. He accordingly buried
the seed so deep that few ever came mp, and
the scotsman was denounced for selling what
was bad. A portion was left for time,
and then sOwed in hurry, the man having time
only to give thin dash of eai til over them. These
came up profusely, and the reputation of the
scotsman was rescued. The rule which We have
adopted for beds in open ground is to cover all
seeds from three to five times their shorter diane
ter-small seed receiving only slight sprinkling,
and larger q more copioqs sitting of the fine mold
No seed should be sOwn when the soil is not dry
enough to be reduced to fine powder. The best
soil is sandy loan, but larger proportion of clay
makes good material if dry enough to be made
perfectly mellow. The addition of sand and leaf
mold will make any soil of proper consistency.
The best way to seeds is in the first place in
drills or circles; then the weeds may be easily
taken out. If sOwn broadcast it will be more
difficult to keep the bed clean. Provide guam
tity of finely pulverized mold in basket or bar
row, and cover them by sprinkling it evenly over
with the hand. Avoid soaking the beds with wa
ter until the plants up. If the surface is like
ly to become too dry after sowing, which is often
the case, put a thin gauzy mulching This
may be pulverized moss, thin canvass, or even
newspaper. Every person who plants flower
garden should know the hardy plants, which usll-
ally come up soon, and may be sown early, from
the tender, which often more tarly in appear
ing, and should he sown later. Most seed cata-
lOgues designate these separately.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09
Re-.rL..l- Tcuezr.p.ie Improvement.

The Western Union Telegraph Company has
acquired the exclusive ownership of the patents Of
1868 of Joseph D. Stearns, of Boston, Mass. for
instruments by which telegraph messages are
transmitted in opposite directions by use of asinge
wire. This improvement is one of the most i'm
pOrtant that has been made in connection with
telegraphy since the introduction of Henry's in
venIions by Professor Morse.
Many of the Stearns instruments are now in use,
and the Western Union Company is introducing
them upon the lines as fast they can be man
ufactured. The importance of the invention will
be understood when We state that IL practically
doubles the transmitting capacity Of erey telegraph
wire oWned by The company.
mera of sending two currents in opposite direc-
tions on the same wire" has been realized i'm this
invention. Not that, but its practical equivalent
is realized, to-wit: Two messages are transmit
ted simultaneously in opposite directions by means
of wire while the electrical current is always
moving in one circuit, i'm the usual manner. By
ingenious arrangements ofinstrnments at the two
ends of a line, say between New York and Boston.
the operator at New York is enabled to transmit
a message to Boston while the operator in Boston
is Mt the same instant transmitting message to
New York, one set of sig, ais being transmitted
by that portion of the current which passes over
the wre the other set of signals being transmitted
by that portion of the current which returns
through the earth. We shall on future occasion
probably, illustrate and fully describe this marvel
in telegraphy.
The actual money value of this remarkable
invention to the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany is estimated to-day ut quarter of million
of dollars; and each year, as business increases
its value must augment
We ought to add that ut. Stearns, the inventor
is of the best living electricians, and his dis.
covery is the simple result of profound and exact
study of the laws of electricity. As man Of
genius, who has conferred lasting benefits upon
his fell0w-men, Mr.. Stearns is entitled to the
highest respect.-Scientifc american.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09
Tie A.,ft,se. sh.ki..

Somebody writes to the New York World: "Did
you notice that the earthquake of fine ID inst nj
Antioch is almost underneath the Lone Pine
lnyo) shake of a few days agof Gazetteer Cir.
pincOtt's) and maps (Johnson's Atlas) show Mon
terey-due east of Inyo about one hundred and
fifty miles-and Antioch to be in Sc degrees north,
and the nature of the country in both places
where shakes occurred seems the same-befween
two mountains. I've been waiting for the return
shake east of the Lone Pine, but it seems to have
taken short cut. Is there anything new in this
theoryp To which the World replies: The cor
respondent is in an error; Antioch is not almost
underneath the Lone Pine shake"
The latitude of Antioch is 36:11 north longitude,
1863 east. A point Immediately underneath this
would be latitude 36:11 north, and longitude 49,
81 west.
do not know the exact position of Lone Pine,
but take San Francisco, which is nearer to the
above point, (viz: l43 81 west longitnde) and its
latitude is 37:i7 north, and longitude 1226 west,
difference of one degree and thirty-six miles Of
latitude and twenty-one degrees and twenty-fi five
miles of longitude.
There are about forty-six miles to degree of
Longitude IN this latitude, which will give about
one Thousand miles of distance
point immediately under Antioch il in the
Pacific ocean, about half way between San Fran
cisco and the Sandwich Islands.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09
Msefnl aud Curious.
sosll-Psx sSsesA ~ Dssk Bills'
To the Editor Of fkd Nev York Herald:

soall-Rex spreoA ~ Bank Dflls.
To the Editor Of tkd Nes Yerk Herald:
wish to add one fact q an argument In sup.
port OF the proposition before Congress 10 compel
the National hanks to call in their foul and ragged
bills, worn by ten years ase, and replace them
by new ones.
The bills now circulating are full Of the grease,
sweat and dirt of the thousands OF hands through
which they have passed. They are offensive 10
the nostrils, and disgusting to eye and tonch,
More than that, they are the efhc'ent propagators
of all contagious diseases. Not since the era OF
Jenners discovery of vaccination has the small
pOx been so generally prevalent as To-Day. II Is
all over Europe, and more especially in France,
Italy and along the Rhine, IN those countries
where paper currency has never I'LL iaieiy ceen
the circulating medium. II is all over the United
States-not only in the cities, but IN the smallest
villages. The reason of this seems to be acknOwi-
edged by the medical profession to be owing to
the unwonted travel of the present Cay and TO tine
propagation of the disease through bank bills.
l was called to see a man fostering with the
smallpox pustules. He was sent to the hospital
and in less than a week, but prior to his depart
ure, he paid with his own pimpied hands his board
bill, medicines carriage hire to the hospital, Nc
attended child some years ago that early IN
its sickness seized upon five dollar bill and held
it constantly till it recovered The parents could
not affond to lose it, and passed it to the grocer
after soaking it SO as to spread 1t open, gummed
as it was by the secretiOns OF so persistent an
illness. No more potent a method OF spreading
the disease could be effected than by the circula
ton of these bills, by sending them by letter to
the country or by passing them at the nearest
grocery, and their dreful influence will last in
definitely, rs they are never redeemed by the
banks that issue them.
What is needed is that these old, foul and
ragged bills should all be redeemed every year
or two, and any and all coming from infected
places, or foully soied in any way, by an officer
at the Treasury Office, who shall exchange all
the money circulating Mt Blackwell's Island,
Quarantine, and in the possession of any sick
with scarlet fever, the itch, measles, smallpox,
or any pesti.ential disease. The cost is trivia,
and the benefits to the community invaluable.
PHYSICIAN.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09
for the farmer.
RlewtnE.

-. 49, f., .,,. ,,,o,~;n,
Experience mas tausas ' ns h;s m.,fsrs mean
rs 70 t,'e u;'' r. has been and will ever be the
goad piowinG nsI ~. I =, 49,. -r,nnS Il
most expesi'tions 'nce oy S.en w. - ~.
first titled ana pa. N S.sn =. ,rses and :, i"'
many diieren. see's "a PaHss ,.,.I. 20 10
comes our a"'s Is P'';'''''''' '
work "ei'' r, .,,,olsa st;.l ,t.,
Piows were Lo.e ,,., ..r,ns ~ ;r.,, -.
block OF woo" new o.., ono 80 r. -, s
facked on, anu ;nu' ~ manT;nd sh.,,sI and
grea. -rn,, and east ron n,o,rs
Srousn. n ,.'. ,hs bricbt steel n,nw adantai 10
NOW We haN ',s 49, f
NEE, tne ,.'I,i rlow;,o, -r;s + r-.r.ro .,.r
WA. a,Snd fdr niant food 10 Ja,,tb 10 ,rh;.i,
men " If the var;ons n.nts ,ay d.s..nJ =;
tue TO- ~ nonr;sh,,snt A. th.ra z :. :. .;n,a 80
rsrx purpose under the heaven then to nlow
a. ~ I.,.,,s.d y ~, 80, vt o. g. IL.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09

Lovers of the beautiful, as manifested in the
flower kingdom, will he happy at hearing that
flowers, instead Of being unhealthy in rooms, are,
on the contrary, dsinfectants in disease. Pro-
fessor Mantegazza has discovered that ozone is
developed by certain Odorous flowers. writer
in our clever contemporary, "Nature," states that
most of the strong smelling vegetable essences,
such as mint, clover, lavender lemon and cherry
laurel, develop very large quantity of ozone
when in contact with atmospheric oxygen in light
Flowers destitute of perfume do not develop it,
and generally the amount of ozone seems to be
in proportion to the strength of the perfume en-
anated. Professor Mantegazza recommends that
in marshy districts, and in places infested with
noxious exhalations, strong smelling flowers
should be planted around the house, in order
that the ozone emitted from them may exert its
powerful oxydizing influence. So pleasant plan
for makinga malariOus district salubriOus only
requires to be known to be put in practice.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09

PErE's DEvICE.-Pete Barber, Frenchman
who lived in Danvile, VT, used, while the liquor
law was in force in that place, to resort to some
queer devices to obtain the drink which his soul
loved. At one time he was building a.barn, and
at the raising of it he had large crowd of thirty
individuals. They got the barn partly up, when
they declared that they would do no more without
something to drink. So Pete then mounted his
French pony and started for the Green. He rode
mp to the agents door and said: 81 want gallon
Of rum, quick; mans come down off the build
ing" The agent seized the jug and money and
handed it to him, inquired if it hurt him much.
"No, think not" said Pete. for he came down
on the ladder" His barn raised soon after
he got back
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09
Sell fer the Potato.

Almost any well-drained soil will do. clay
loan is probably the best 1t is the best as it is
cool and moist, two characteristics which the
potato requires, and which are not so readily OBJ
tainable with sand or gravel. But the land wants
to be mellow, and deeply mellow; this to secure
the one quality, moisture, which, in our droughty
summers, is generally found lacking; it must not
lack with the potato. Hence deep culture, and
when the soil is in condition to make it most mel
low, the state between the dry and wet, always
avoiding the wet, the dry not important in the
fall, so that the land can be well plowed. And
the fall is the time, and good at that. The soil
must be re-plowed with the first chance in the
spring; it cannot be done too early, providing it
is dry enough and the soil is well rotted, which
it will be if the blowing has been done early
enough in the fall. This is important, this early
work SO as to give chance for early planting, for
it should be understood if it is not that the pota-
to cannot be planted too early. With the first
mellow soil this should be done Pillow not only,
but cultivate and harrow, SO as to get the soil
pOwdery mellow, which the rotten turf will favor
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09
A Tsaehing Farewell.

The Detroit Free Press has the following:
Yesterday morning the chambermaid OF hotel
on Jefferson evenue found the following note
pinned to the door of room which had been oc-
was going to pay his bill just soon as his broth
err in Toledo could express him some money:
gAMINE Hosr-DEAR SIR: Every well regulat-
Cd hotel should keep book account of profit and
-ioss. presume you do, and therefore, let me beg
Of You to charge my bill to Gloss" account. 1t is
highly annoying to my sensitive nature to be
compelled to Jump your house; but as yours
makes the seventeenth one within two months,
guess my nature will not collapse under the
strain. In conclusion, allow me to bid you a fond
farewell. If ever come this way again, III call
OH you IfI don't, may yon rest happy. leave
by the back door. Sincerely, BANGS"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09

ROBERT SIMsoN, who was a very absent mind
ed, man or absorbed with his studies, used to sit
at his open window on the ground floor as deep i'm
geometry as a Robert Simson ought to he. There
he would be accosted by beggar; he would rouse
himself, hear few words of the story, make his
donation, and dive. Some ways one day stopped
O mendicant his way to the window with,
snow! do as we tell you, and you will get some
thing from that gentleman, and shilling from us
besides. He will ask you who you are, and you
Kirtonhill." The man did as he was told Sim
son gave him a coin, and dropped off. He soon
reused himself and said, "RObert Simson! son of
John Simson, of Kirtonhill! why, that is myself!
That man must be an impostor!" Lord Brough-
am gives this anecdote.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09
spri.s wA-a, ..1 die CAi.cn B.s.

The comparatively high price of wheat may
lead farmers to sow large quantities of this grain
the coming spring, right in the face of threatening
gions so infested 1t is true, early sowing and
early rpening may prevent the worst conse-
quences but it is not to be relied upon with GER
tainty. Early sowing on a well-pulverized soil,
seeded with not less than one and half bushels
per acre, of plump, healthy grain, placed within
half inch of the surface Of the grounp are pre-
requisites to success.
1t has been hoped that the severity of the win
ter would tend to lessen the number of bugs the
coming year, but this does not follow as a natural
consequence. 1t is denied by entomologists that
the chinch bug winters above the ground in corn
stalks, but our observation is different for we
have found them alive and apparently healthy in
the winter under the blades and among the husks.
Our observation, too, is that the bugs do more
damage to wheat sOwn on corn-stalk ground, than
upon stubble ground plowed in the fall.-Western
RurQl
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09

IL recent colored Republican meeting in
Wilmington, North Carolina, an animated, if not
somewhat bellicose debate arose upon an irritat-
ing question. In the midst of it sable orator
arose and said: "Gemmen, sich proceedings as
desc, in de time of General Washington would have
been deemed maligerous!' At this the speaker
who preceded him instantly sprang to his feet
and exclaimed, "Sir, did understand you to say
'maligerousr" The first orator again arose and
solemnly but emphatically replied, 81 have spok-
emp "Then," says orator the second, 81 resist ~
and took his seat, when the meeting proceeded
with its business
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09

SPRING CLEANING.-Simple salt and water
cleans-snd preserves mating more effectually
than any other method
Tepid tea cleans grained wood.
Oil-cloth should be frightened, after washing
with soap and water, with skim milk
Salt and water washing preserves betlsteads
from being infested by vermin; also mattresses.
Kerosene oil s the best furniture oil; it eleanses,
adds fine polish, aud preserves from the raw
ages of insects.
To get rid of moths and reaches from closets
and bureau drawers, sprinkle powdered borax
over and around the shelves, and cover with clean
paper.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09

BROOMs AND SwEEPING.-If brOoms are wet
in boiling snds once week they will become very
Tough will not cut the carpet, last much longer,
and always sweep like new broom. very
dusty carpet may be cleaned by setting pail of
cold water out by the door, wet the broom in it,
knock it to get ont all the drops, sweep yard or
81, then wash the broom again as before, and
sweep again, being careful to shake all the drops
off the broom, and not sweep far at time The
water may need to be changed once or twice if
the carpet is very dusty. Snow sprinkIed over a
carpet and swept off before it has time to melt
and dissolve, is also nice for renovating soiled
carpet. MOistened Indian meal is used with
good effect by some housekeepers.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-05-09

A TRAVELLER in America tells story of an EN-
igrant who, being on his lonely way to the back
settlements, was pursued by wild Indian bent
on taking his scalp. The fugitive ran till he was
exhausted, and then falling to the ground, sub
mitted to his fate. The savage came up yelling
and brandishing his knife, and laying his hand on
his victims head was on the point of applying his
blade with the other; but the shivering victim
wore wig. The wig came off entire in the hands
OF the savage, and the latter, horrifed at the
heard-of prodigy, dropped his weapon and took to
MS heels, and left the traveller to pursue his way