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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-16
ateeklu Kennebse 9ournal,

Published every Wednesday morning, is the
largest folio paper in the State, containing news,
political articles, agricultural and scientific matter
tales, poetry, anecdotes, household matter mark
cts, &c. &c.
Terms 2 per unnum in odrance.
Transient Advertisements, : 30 per inch for first
week; IS cents per week for each subsequent in-
sertion.
Special Notices, 81 90 per inch for first week; 80
cents per week for each subsequent week.
Business Notices, in reading columns, 20 cents
per line for first nserton 10 cents per line for each
subsequent insertion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-16

Gents Undcrshirts and Drawers, "a cents each.
Ladies Underyests and Drawers, % each
Heavy Brown Duck Overhalls for Gj cents.
Al our Hamburg Edgngs at Cost.
Pair Ladies Cotton and IS ool Hose for - cts.
Ladies Linen liandkerchiels, All EIemnied ~ cts.
Largest skelns Blue Mixed oolen Yarn, % cts
Ladies Woolen Felt skirts only $l.eO each
Large Stock OF Gents Woolen shirts Very Cheap:
New Lot of Linen Towels for 5 cents.
Another Lot OF Linen Table Covers tor 70 cts.
Good Elastic Cord, only cent i yard
Cents Paper Collars for 3 cents n box.
Best Glazed spool Cotton at 80 cents a dolen.
Ladies Handkerchieis Full SEED, iOr - els.
Atwood's Vegetable Jaundicc Btters, - cents
llowe's Arabian MIX Cure cheGp.
Vinegar Bitters 10 cts. Plantation B.tieIs 70 cts.
Albums % cts Writing Desks foi - cts.
Black Walnut Work Boxes lor s. cents.
Good Note Paper, scents qlre
Nice Quality Vote Paper, 10
Good White Initial Note Paper - cents a box.
Eow Style Tinted Initial Note Paper, 70 Cts.
French Corsets tBcst we ever had for 30 cts.
New Lot OF Leather Beh9 COED ones, for - se. -.
Gents Linen B0soms from II 10 81 cents.
Gents Hemmed Linen Ed'fs from 20 TO 30 cents.
II Cakes Honey or olyoeFine Soap TOR 20
Gents Oyershrts from 60 cts. to q 90 each.
Linen Table Covers for 40 cents and up.
Good Hoop Skirts Tor 81 cents.
Small Lot OF Kid Gloves Tor 10 cents.
Gents Neck Ties and Suspendcr4 cheap.
Good Pins cents. Good Fine CoiADs . cents
Ladies' Bustles for Is cents each.
Twelve doz. Agate Shirt buttons ior5 cents.
Ciark's Best Machine Cottons cent Il spool
Best 0G yards Machine spool SILK 10 cents spool.
Childrcn's Round Rubber Combs, Gents.
lioyts German Cologne only ~ cents.
Nice Large Linen Towels Tor - cents.
Df. Cummings NegCtinc only 81 cents.
QUAKER BlfTERs ONLY 20 CENTS.
Adamson's Cough Basam, % cents.
Nice Highly Perfumed Hair OIL -
Hagan's Magnolia Balm dor The mPcXionJ 5Cets
Ayers sarsaparIlla and Cherry PectorI each G5cts.
Peruvian syrup Preparation ofironl 20 cts.
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SANTA Claus Rms Arrived.
1874 CHRISTMAS PRESENTS! 1874
BUY EAHx.x AMID AVOID RUsr1.
MEMS SHIRTS AND DRAWERS "a CENTS EACH


and m 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-16
1ailu x,ennebet Journat,

Issued every morning, except Sundays. 1t CON
rennrts Of the MarEets and has careuIIy prepared
political and local articles, and generous amount
Of farming, home and miscellaneous reading win
u full compilation of State news.
Terms, o. per anauHt in ddrdace IS il payment
is not made within the year Single copies cents,
TO be had at the bookstores and at this Office.
Advertisements inserted on reasonable terms.
Rates may be had on application at this office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-16

Con. tituti5nal Catarth Remedy Ce cts.
Bnrnett's Cocoane FOR the Hair 70 cents bottle.
Ayers Hair Vigor, 10 cts.
lall's Ialr Rcnewcr, 65 cts.
Rush's Sars2parilla and Iron, Cheap.
kusi's Buchu and Iron, Cheap,
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
CalLer's Dentine, nice 'or the Teeth 20 cents.
Schcnck's Mandrake Pills, 70 Holioway's Pills 20.
Ayers Pills 70 cts. Il box. Wings Pills, 20 cents
Pain Killer 20cts. Russia Salve 20 cts.
Miss sawycrs Salve go cent size) for 40 cents.
kcnncdy's Medical Discovery Sl.5
Best Lily White, 10 cents. Tooth Brushes, 10 cts.
Good Periumery for 10 cents.
COTS Best Alpacca Brads, @ yd sticks) seems.
Ladies' Neck Ties and Ruchings Very Low.
Cnlldfen's Clouds for 10 cents.
Pretty and Large Parian Vases for p cents.
New style China Vases tor % cents.
Pretty Toilet sets for 90.
rpleudd Periumed Handkerchief Boxes for &l.O0.
Large Wax Dolls, WITH HAIR, for 81 90.
Ltdie9' Walnut work Boxes Tor 10 cents.
Large WanUt Desks for % cents.
Nice Albums from 10 cents to $50.
Ney LOT OF Felt Skirts for 81 cents,
\sa le Bohemian Vases at $50 pair.
Mu-iach" Cups, for Cents Presents, Cheap.
Shaving Mugs. Backgammon Boards.
Play ing Cards % cents. Domnoes Checkers.
Large Lot Of Toys for Children.
Childrens Tea scts from Is cents to Sl.00 each.
Fancy Hankerchiefs, for presents.
LADIES' Bamoral Skirts for - cents.
Ladies' Plated Chains for Sl.t0 each.
China Mugs Baskets and Vases.
Children's Alphabt. Blocks for % cents
Toy Hammers. Toy iiatchets: Harmonious.
Negro Dolls. Surprise Boxes Tor y cents.
Pretty Fancy Boxes for p cents.
Pretty Fancy Boxes for 80 cents.
Perinnerv, for presents. > Bottles for y cents.
Looking Glass Hair OH for - cents.
New Lot nOOd kld Gloves, IL cents.
. Ladies rEkFUMEp handkerchicls for - cents.
LARGE, NICE Clouds for 30 cents.
Ladies Worstod Jackets for - cents.
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Pacific Nail Steamship Line


TO CALIFORNIA, JAPAN AND CHINA,
VIA PANAMA.
The magnificent steamers of this line comprising
the "ACAPULCO,n ,n"COLON," ""HENRY CiIAUN.
CE(" and CITY OF PANAMA, )" leave Pier foot
of Canal Street North River, New York,
Every alternate SATURDAY.,
connecting at Panama with the Company's Steam.
FOR SAN FRANCISCO,
and also for Pacific Coasts of Mexico, Central
American states, and lor GuayaquI, Callao, Val
paraIso etc.
The Ccmpanys splendid Steamers leave San
francisco for okohama, Hong Kong and Shaug.
hal, every fortnight.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
(including Berth Meals. aud all necessaries for
the trip)
New York to San Francisco, 800, sI3o, and sl3o
currency.
San Francisco to Yokohama, S6j or $3.50 gold
san Francisco to Hong Kong : 100 or $500 gold.
Children under l. years. hall tuIc under years,
quarter ltre: under years, free.
competent surgeon on board.
Onc Hundred pounds baggage free.
For Freight and Passage Tickets, CT further in
formation, apply ut the Office, the wharf foot OF
Canal Street, North River, New York.
RUFUS Hatch, Managing Director.
feol3tlY ii. j. BI LLAi, Superintendent.
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Maine Steamship Company.
I'ri- weekly Line to New York.
Steamers Eeanora, Franconia and1
Chesapeake

O. VIII, until further notice leave
e/fst$1sAAISzSt Franklin Wharf, Portland, ev-
sss5sss<-s.....ssz1 .e.ssz.1 cry MONDAY, TUESDAY and
..'.as' Az'a,1s THURSDAY, at 5 O'Clock z.
~, and leave Pier 3s East River New York, every
MONDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY at 1
O'Clock p. NJ.
The Eleanora is new steamer, Just built for this
route, and both she and the Franconia are lifted up
with Ine accommodations for passengers, making
TINS the most convenient and comfortable route
for travellers between New York and Maine.
These steamers will touch at Vineyard Baven dur
ing the summer months on their passage to and
from New York.
Passage in State Room, $500. Meals extra.
foods forwarded to and from Philadelphia
S. Freight taken at the lowest rates.
shippers are requested to send their re ght to the
steamers as early as L. NJ on the days that they
leave Portland. For further Information apply to
HENRY FOX General Agent, Portland.
j. r. AMES, Agent. Pier IS East River. N. Y.
Tickets and state rooms can also be obtained at
= Exchange street
Portland, 1874. July24ttf
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STEAMBOATS, anD
Erpress.
Maine Central kk. Ee.
EaAt 10 - Change of Time.

Commencing Monday Nov. 90, 1874.
Morning train from Augusta, for Bath, Rockland
Lewiston, Portland and Boston, will leave at q
O'Clock.
lhe noon train for Boston Will leave Augusta at
l1.30 A. NJ.
Hisht pullman sleeping) train leaves Augusta for
Boston at 80 Z. NJ.
fa'sengert trains leave Augusta for Bangor, Belfast
and Dexter at S.l5 A. NJ, and for Bangor Dcx.
- ter Belfast and Skowhegan, at4.l5 p. NJ.
Ihe augusta, Hdlt0aceU and Gardner ACCoMMo.
DATIoN TRAIN leaves Augusta for Haowell and
Gardner at 9CO \. NJ, and 800 and 30 T. NJ
Leaves liallowcll for Gardiner at $40 A. NJ, and
well and Augusta at l. 0. and 81 and ! O, p. N.
Leaves IallowelI for Augusta at l.2O and
$50 and 7 70 p. H.
Freight train with passenger car attached leaves
Augusta at 2.lj L. NJ. for Bah, Lewiston and Port
land.
The midnight train from Boston Saturday even.
ing goes further than Portland.
LII. LINCOLN, Supt.
Augusta Nov 2i 1874.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-26
CURE FOR TIE BLUES.

Almost every nature, however
sprightly, sometimes will drop into a
minor key, or subdued mood that
in common parlance is recognized as
'the blues There may be no adverse
cause at work, but somehow the bells
of the soul stop ringing, aud you feel
like sitting quiet, and you strike off
fifty per cent. from all your worldly
and spiritual prospects. Theimmedi-
ate cause may be northeast wind, or
balky liver, or an enlarged spleen,
or picked oysters at twelve O'Clock
the night before.
In auch depressed state no one can
afford TO sit an hour.-First of all let
him get up and go out of doors. Fresh
air, and the faces of cheerful men and
pleasant women, and froliCsome chill
kren, will in fifteen minutes kill mop
ing. The first moment your friend
strikes the keyboard of your soul it
will ring music. A hen might as well
try on populous Broadway to hatch
out feathery group, as for man to
successfully brood over his ills in live
ly society. Do not go for relief
among these who feel as badly as you
do. Let not toothache, and rheuma-
tism and hypochondria go to see tooth
ache, rheumatism and hypochondria.
On one block in Brooklyn lives doc
tor, an undertaken, and a clergyman.
That is not the row for a nervous man
to welk on, lest he soon need all three.
Throw back all the shutters of your
soul and let the sunlight of genial
faces shine in,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-26

Its all very well for preachin',
But preachin' and practice don't gee;
( Pm posted on virtue and tempr'ance,
And you can't ring it in on me.
| Jest toddIe along with your pledge. Squire,
! Ef that's what you want me to sign
Betwixt me and you. Eve been thar,
And IN not take any in mine
A year ago last Fo'th July
A lot o. the boys was here;
We All got eorned and signed the pledge
For to drink no more that year.
There was Tflman Joy and Sheriff NJ 'Phail,
And me and Abner Fry.
And shelby's boy LeEiticus.
/ And the GOlyers-Luke and Cy.
And we anteed up hundred.
In the hands o. Deacon Hedge,
For to be divided the follerin' Fo'th
'Mongst the boys that KEEP the pledge.
And we knowed each other so well, Squire,
Yoa may take my scalp for fool sa
Eff every man when he signed his name
Didn't feel dead sure of the pool.
Fur while it went lovely;
We put up q job next day
Fur to make joy b'lieve his wife was dead,
And he went home middlin' gay.
Then Abner Fry he killed man,
And afore he was hung, M'Phaii
Jest biIked the widder outen her sheer
BY gittin' him slowed in jail.
But Christmas seooped the Sheriff
The eggnogs gethered him in
And Shelby's boy Leviticus
Was New-Year's tight as sin
And along with March the Golyers
Got so drunk that a fresh billed owl linen.
Would "a looked. 'longside o'them two young
Like sober temperance fowl.
Four months alone walked the chalk;
1 thought my heart would break,
And all them boys a-slappin' my back,
And AKIN, What IL you take:''
1 never slept without dreamin' dreams
OF Burbin, Peach or Rye,
But ehawed at my nigger-hcad, and sWore
I'd rake that pool or die
At last-the Fo'th-I bumped myself
Through chores and breakfast soon. cs
Then scooted down to Taggart's store,
For the pledge was OF at noon;
And all the boys was gethered thar.
And each man hilt his glass,
Watehin' me and the clock, quit solemn like,
Fur to see the last minute pass.
Tho clock struck twelve! / raised the jug,
And took one Iovin' pull
was holler clar from sknll'to boots,
1t seemed couldn't git full
But was reused by fierdish laugh
That might have raised the dead
Them ornary sneaks had sot the clock
A half an hour ahead.
All right" squawked, you've got me;
jest order your drinks agin.
And Wen paddle up to the Deacop's
And scoop the ante in.''
But when we got to Hedges,
What signt was that we saw
The Deacon and Parson Skeeters
In the tail end OF game of Draw.
They he'd shook 'em the heft of the mornin';
The Parsons luck was fs'r,
Aud he raked, the minute VIC got thar,
The last Of our pool on par.
So no more temperance for me, Squire:
low it's all very fue,
But ez fur myself, 1 thank ye,
I'l not take any in mine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-26

for you aud for the butcher, the baker
the candlestickmaker and for every.
body as long as everybody is satisfied
with II"
s.Yes, but in the markets Of the
world it is not q dollar, and we haye
to send gold to Europe to buy what
ever we need from there"
t,Ah, that is Just the point. Let US
stop buying anything from Europe.
Let US build up a Chinese wall of pro-
hibitory duties so high that nobody
will want to import anything. Then
what will happen? Why all the man
ufacturers of Europe will come over
here with their workmen, develop
our country, utilize our water-powers
and use our grcenbacks, become
Americans. and then we will not only
produce the raw material but produce
also the manufactured articles to sup
ply all our wants. We will be a hap
Ply family, with our own producers,
our own manufacturers, our own con-
sumers and our own circulating medi-
um, and we can still be the granery OF
the world and have enough of the
cereals to spare cut of our own abund-
ance to supply all the nations of the
earth until they shall come over here" /"
ONLY ONE OF MANY BLESSINGS.
This is but a sample of the many
blessings which are shoWered by
SWarthOut upon this struggling, fe-
vered and parched up world. The
social questions of the age, those ter
rible double and twisted Gordian
knots which the sages have been at,
tooth and nail, for centuries, Swarth-
out promptly cuts with one incisive
beam of that Truth which radiates
from every lineament of his ceantea
nance, and glistens in every fold of
his modest black garments. Women
are to be elevated, and they are to
purify politics and mankind with the
ballot, and all bad women are to be
made good before they get the ballot.
Mothers-in-law are to become beatifc
sources of delight to affectionate sons
in-law, until no family can afford to
be without one. The temperance
crusade is to go forward until there.
shall be no more fermented liquor and
no thirst for it. In word the whole
race of mankind is to awaken from its
six thousand years nightmare of sin
and wretchedness some fine morning
about the 18th proximo and be wise,
good and happy, and the sword will
be beaten into plough-share and the
into sewing
All of these happy results are now
faithfully promised by Mr.. j. G.
who is about to burst res
plendent upon the gaze of New York
City and an admiring universe in the
of public lecturer. When
the time of this debut arrives. he win
doubtless be attended by his faithful
band of followers, including Mr..
George Frrnpia Train, who is Yerita-
Bile pillar of the new church. Then
the whole world will be given an OPP
portunity to hear of the glories of this
bran new dispensation; but until that
time we must tain be contant with the
little gIimpses which are here reflect.
ed from the spirit of Swarthoutian
truth.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-26

/
In-the afternoon second light We
hicle drove up to the farm house
drove furiously up, as If important
business was meant.
| A man leaped from the carriage,
fastened bis horse, and advanced
quickly to the door.
"Ma as there a person here to-day
| selling goods at half-priee?" he de-
manded.
'There was man here selling goods
very cheap" returned Mrs. Miller,
with an uneasy feeling.
eHumph, yesI Well, they were
stolen; you might have known that"
"Stolenm calculated the farmers
wife.
"Stolen of course. How many did
you buy ?"
"Fifty dollars worth replied Mrs.
Miller very truthfuly.
''I'm sorry for you, my good woman
you viii lose your money the go DDS
must all be given up"
"Given up !" she echoed, in tone
that implied resistance TO such a de-
mand.
Don't attempt to make a fuss
The receices' IS as bad as the thief." {"
said the man blandly, but threatening
ly. Produce the goods, and there'll
be no more trouble to you.
Mrs. Miller in her ignorance was
dismayed. She had heard of parsons
being arrested for receiving stolen
proprrty, and imagined she had ex-.
posed herself to that danger.
She gave up her purchases without
further demur, though with immeas-
urable secret regret at her loss. But
she had this poor satfsfaction--the
goods were not shoddy; she had not
beer. deceived in her judgment of
them. The man took them and de-
parted. In little while it was known
that precisely The same game had been
played uponsher that had been played
upon not less than dozen other resi-
dents of the neighborhood.
The two men were in eollusien-
fellow-rascals. The first sold really
valuable goods at half price, and re-
ceiEed the money the second follow
ed and gathered up the stock under
the pretext that it had been stolen.
And thus they did paying busi-
ness on a small capital.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-26
PRooFs OF THE WORLDS AGE.

Kent's Cavern, at Torquay, is said
to furnish proofs that this globe is, al
least SOC, 900 years old. At any rate.
it gives indications of an immense an
tiquity. The upper stalagmite floor
divides the relics of the last two or
three thousand years from deposit
full of the bones of extinct mammal.
many of which indicate an artic eli
mate. The varying thickness of the
stalagHitic floor, from 16 inches to
feet and upward, closely correspond
to the present amount of drip in vari-
GUS parts of the cave, so that the cave
itself, with its various assures and
creVices, does not appear to have been
materially altered since the stalagmit-
ic was deposited, But names cut into
this stalagmitic more than two CEN
turies ago, are still legible, showing
that in. a spot where the drip is now
very copious, and where the stalag-
mite is IL feet thick, not more than
about one-eighth of an inch, or say,
one-hundredth of foot. has been de-
posted in that length of time British
Association Report, 1869, p. 1866 This
gives a foot in 10000 years, or 5 feet
in 100, ,o00S and there Is no reason
whatever to consider this to be too
high an estimate. This older stalag-
mite is very thick and is much more
crystalline than the upper one. so that
it was probably formed at q slower
rate. Yet below this again, in solid
breccia, very different from the cave
earth, undoubted works of art have
been found. A fair estimate will give
us, say 100000 years for the upper
stalagmIte, and about 250,000 for the
deeper layer of much greater thick
ness, and of more crystalline texture.
But between these we have a deposit
of cave earth which implies different
set of physical conditions aud an al
teration in the geography of the sur
rounding country. We have no means
of measuring the period during which
this continued to be formed, butt it wss
probably very great; and there was
certainly some great change in phys
ieal conditions during the deposit Of
the lower stagmalite, because the
fauna of the country underwent a
striking change in the interval, If
we add 10000 years Tor this period,
we arrive at the sum ofhalf million,
as representing the years that have
probably elapsed since flints of human
workmanship were buried in the low
est deposits of KeHt's Cavern,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-26
CHILDREN

If were to choose among all gifts
and qualities that which on the whole
makes life pleasantest, l should select
the love OF children No circum.
stance can render this world wholly 8
solitude to one who has this possession
1t is a freemasonry. Wherever one
goes. They are the little brethren and
sisters of the mystic tie. No diversi-
ty of race or tongue makes much diff.
ference. A smile speaks the uniVer-
sal language. eff value myself on
ANYTHING" said the lonely Hawthorne,
E'it is on having smile that children
love-" They are such PROMPT little
beings, too; they require so little pre-
lude. Hearts are won in two minutes
at that frank period, and so long as
you are true to them they will be true
to you. They use no argument, no
bribery. They have hearty appetite
for gifts, no doubt, but it is not for
these that they love the giVer. Take
the wealth of the world ana lavish it
with counterfeIted Affection; l will
win ssi4-the- children's hearts away
from you by empty-handed love. The
gorgeous toys will dazzle them for an
hour, then their instincts will revert
to their natural friends. In visiting a
house where there are children, do
not like to take them presents; it is
better to forego the pleasure of the
giving than to divide the welcome be-
tween yourself and the gift. Let that
follow after you are gone.
To love children is to love childhood,
instinctiveIy. at whatever distance !;
the first impulse being one of attrac
ton, though it may be checked by
later discoveries. Unless your heart
commands at least as long range as
your eye, it is not worth much. The
dearest saint in my calendar never
entered railway car that she did not
look round for baby, which, when
discovered, must always be won at
once into her arms. If it was dirty,
she would have been glad to bathe it
if ill, to heal it; it would not have
seemed to her anything worthy the
name of love to seek only those who
were wholesome and clean When l
think of the self-deVotioQ which the
human heart can contain-of those
sanity souls that are in love with sor-
row, and that yearn to shelter all weak
ness and all grief-it inspires an un-'
speakable confidence that there must
also be an instinct of parentage be-
yond this human race, heart of hearts,
cor cordiuns. As we all crave some
thing to protect, so we long to feel
ourselves protected. We are all in
fants before the Infinite; and as l
turned from the cottage window to
the resplendent sky, it was easy to
fancy that mute embrace, that shadowy
symbol of affection, expanding from
the narrow lattice till it touched the
stars, gathering every created soul in-
to the arms of Immortal Love.-T. w
HiggtnS0n.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-03-26

The Omaha Herald thus enlightens
the public as to the manner in which
the Indian Ring swindles tho Govern
ment and the Indians:
"The Indian agents will take bar
rel of sugar 10 an Indian and get q
receipt for ten barrels; just so they
will take one sack of flour and get a
receipt for fifty. They will take 800
head of cattle march them four times
through the corral, get receipt ], POO,
give part of them to the Indians, sell
part to a white man, aud steal as much
back as possible. tits of no use to
complain, they know how it is them
selves. The Government of the Uni
tedStates probably means well enough.
1t spends great deal of money for
the Indian, who gets very little of 1t. y
Can the public censure the Indians
for their periodic wars, when driven
to it by starvation by the raseality OF
the agents of this Indian Ring