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Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
The Spelling Match,

The spelling epidemic rages from West to East. It appears to have originated in some far Western soil, and to have travelled rapidly toward the New England States, taking root meanwhile in various spots in the intervening splce. We hear of lawyers, ministers, and doctors, of teachers, journalists, and cultivated women, joining in the contest, and bravely fighting for an unabridged die tionary. As dictionaries themselves do not always agree upon the orthography of words, little extra spice is some times introduced into these spelling matches in the way of a discussion. Reports of these curious contests show that when under the spell" the most confident pedagogue may come to grief. A list of some of the words attacked may form the nucleus of an amusing lit tie spelling lesson for the family circle. For example: embarrassment; intelligi- ble: tyrannical; aqueous; exhilarate; discernible; irreparable; apostasy; ossify idiosyncrasy; assassinate; alIoge; con- densation; perspicuous; sibyl; plebeian; ichthyology; mignonette; millennial; gauge; hemorrhage; diphtheria; pneu- monia: innuendO.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
Object of the Grange.

An officer of a Western grange gives the platform of the order as follows:
 1st. Tie association of the farmers, and all men directly interested ill agri- culture, into an organization for mutual protection from all manner of swindling.
 2d. For the cultivation of the moral, social and industrial habits of the people,; also educational advancement ill litera- ture, agriculture and Christianity.
 3d. The dispensing with great swarm of impositions practiced on us as labor ing men by agents, s1lb-agents, double sub-agents and patent-right men; and all other men who are continually running over our country swindling Us out of our money.
 4th. Toteach the farming people more of the science of farming, in order that they may raise more grain on one acre of ground; more grass on the same ground, more pounds of pork and beef with less expense; to improve the stock advantage of our business. We are all aware that nine-tenths of the farmers have no system by which to do anything, and consequently do everything by main strength and awkwardness; and the result is half 8 crop of grain, runty stock, bad fences, an old, dilapidated house, no good outbuildings, and the owner overrun with debt. My under standing of the grange movement is tc eradicate all these difficulties, and teach the farmers more about how to work their affairs to make their business self sustaining.
 l 9th. We not only propose to teach I1s 1- | II
 teach how to spend less and economize expenses more, that we may live and keep our families cheaper and better with better health. b:lieva the genera teaching Of the grange movement vii have 9 tendency to produce 6 more milt and generous disposition ill all men an( women to deal kindly with each other and also to our dumb animals-whicl will be very gratifying, as cruelty tc dumb brutes has always been grea curse to this country.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
Patent Medicines.

That there are some good patent medi- cines no intelligent man dare for mo- ment deny; and pre-eminent is the great California hero medicine, Vinegar Bit ters, discovered by Dr. J. Walker, a prominent physician of San Francisco. This medicine, although called bitters,
 is not to be classed among the vile "fancy drinks , recommended and sold over the bar by rum-venders, but is 8 combination of pure herbalistic extracts, known to possess sterling medicinal qualities, and is compounded without the use in my shape of spirits. Its ac- tion upon the internal system is not stimulating to the extent that alcoholic poison is, but at once attacks blood i'm prlrities, and by removing the original cause destroys the germs of disease and invites returning health. Its action upon the stomach and liver render it an al- most certain specific in the most stub born cases of dyspepsia, and in truth imparts new life and vigor to the whole system. It is one of the best medicines ever invented,
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
AnecdOte of Finn, the Actor.

Finn was once witness for the prose cution ill case before the Boston court of common pleas, and his testimony was so direct and conclusive, that the coun- sel for the defense thought it necessary to discredit him. The following dialogue ensued:
 "Mr. Finn, do you live in - street,"
 "Yes, I do."
 "You have lived there great while?"
 "Several years.
 "Does not female live there under your protection
 "There does"
 Does she bear your name 2"
 ''She is certainly known in the neigh borhood by the name of Mrs. Finn"
 'Is she your wife 2"
 "No; we were never legally married" "
 "That will do, sir; have no more to ask"
 But I have something more to an- swer, sir," replied Finn, with spirit. "The Mrs. Finn of whom you have been pleased to speak with such lcvity is my mother; and I know but one man base enough to breathe aught against her. You, sir, can guess who he is. True, she is under my protection. She pro- tected me through my infancy and child hood, and it is but paying small part of the debt I owe her, to do as much for her in her old age.
 The baflied lawyer had not word to
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23

Wehber, Gibbons and others are about to re- or,ran.ze a Hippodrome out of the "wreck to stals ouC with next summer on another tour.
 The whole show was rather poor concern, only lew lions being in good conditions and the menaaerie including no really rare CT valu- able ani1na4
 Our reader only have to use ordinary caution to discover which is the real and which is the bogus concern, though we see that Mir. Barnum complains that some shows obtain an employee named Barnum, and then advertise Barnums latest enterprise" and resort to other devices wherein they use the name of "Barnum to deceive the public. He says that all exhibitions with which he is connected will give his initials, ''P. IT, and also publish his portrait by way of identification. To be forewarned is to be fore armed. "A word to the wise is sufficient
 As MT. Barnum's great Hippodrome travels under an expense of nearly ten thousand dol lars each day it can exhibit only in large cities. These can be reached by cheap excursion trains. MT. Barnum says he can easily lose half million of dollars by this summers ex- pertinent, and that in any event he shall not bring back his Hippodrome from Europe. It is patronized and approved by the clergy and religious classes, as we'll as by school teachers and all heads of refined families who desire their children to improve their minds under this great system of object teaching. Beyond all question this is the most extensive and ex- traordinary exhibition on the face of the earth, and probably this generation will "never see it's like again."
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
A HINT TO THE WORKING MA,

4 HINT TO THE WORKING MAN-A man with g fa1nily, however poor he may be- owes it to his wife to save her health and no risl:t to allow the mother of his children to wear her life out toiling with the needle to clothe her family. His duty is to buy the Wilson shuttle sewing machine, the best ma chine for family sewing and manufacturing purposes ever invented, and he can buy the Wilson machine upon terms which enable him to pay for it in small monthly installments, that he can spare ont of his wages without feeling the dram: n lie VIII se5 thereoy, machine the most beautiful manler machine that even a child cali operate, and which will prove a permanent family blessing Machine will be delivered at any railroad station in this couuty. free cf transportation charges, if or dered through the companys branch house at 827 and 8z9 Broadway, \. !, They send an ele' gant alogue and clIromo circular free on arpli- cation. This company want few more agents. Tom
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
His Orders,

They tell the following military story of Governor Allen of Ohio. In his earlier days he was captain of military com pany He desired to have 1t well drilled, and told his men that when he gave the command to fire 1t must be done promptly and all st once. "Presont arms" says Capt. Allen. Pop went a musket. s Make ready. Pop went another. 'sFire,' says Capt. Allen. Pop, pop, pop. Capt. Allen straightened himself up to his full height, aud said: "You-have-played-thunder-now- hayen't-you2'
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
The PODo,S AODeal.

The Paris L' Union says the Pope has made representations through the Patri- arch of Venice to the Emperor of Austria that the position of the Church is be- coming more and more intolerable, and that if the unreasonable demands of Prussia are not resisted by the catholic powers the latter will lose all their in fuence and become subject to the Ger man government, which is endeavorine to bring the whole German nationality under one scepter. The Emperor, re plying to this through the Austrian am baissador at Rome, deplores the struggle between Church and State, and advises prudence
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
2 3 5 6 2 8 9 10 IT

Now, said she, '' if two of you gen tlemen will go into No. bedroom and wait few minutes, I'll finda a spare room for one of you as soon as I've shown the others to their rooms." We'll, now, hay ing thus bestowed two men in No. 1, she puts the third in No. 2, the fourth in No. 3, the fifth in No. 4, the sixth in No. 5, the seventh in No. 6, the eighth in No. 7, the ninth in No. 8, the tenth in No. 9, and the eleventh in No. TO-. She then came back to No. 1, where you will remember she left the twelfth along with the first, and said: "I've now ac- commodated all the rest, and have still a room to spare; so, if you will please step into No. Il, you will find it empty.'' Thus the twelfth man got his bedroom
 Of course there is hole in the sauce pan, somewhere; but we leave the reader to determine exactly where the fallacy is, with a just warning to think twice be- fore deciding as to which, if any of the travellers, was the "odd man out"
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
For All Female Complaints.

in young or old married or single at the dawn of womanhood or the change of life Dr. Pierccs Favolite Prescription manifests such a positively remedial influence as to call forth the lolidost praise from all who use it.
 Mr. John A. Kinney, druggist of Knob Noster, Mo-, writes az follows:
 ''Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, \. Y.-Dear Si.-Your medicines sell better than any other I keep, and give universal satisfaction. The people are especially delighted with your Favorite PraacrI ti"i,. and it seems to be favorite among all hat have ever used it." It is sold by ,ir'lgeiets and dealers in medicincs.--' on'.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
were saved. All the officers were lost

were saved. All the officers were lost. =. Four miners, while engaged sinking coal shaft uear Massilon, Ohio, were killed by the earth caving in upon them, and fifth miner had both his legs broken and was rescued with great,difticulty . A dispatch from Shanghai brings intelligence of a frightful collision at that place between the steamers Ocean and Fu-Sing, engaged in local business. The latter sunk immediately, causing great loss of life. ... A fire in Worth street, New York, in- f1icted loss of over one million dollars
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23

.'BUY ME, AND PILL DO YOU GOOD.'' Of all the modes of ridding the human constitu and its kindred diseases none is So the use ENTERS. They act as potent tonic and gentle eperient mild in their operations safe under circumstances and thousands have borne testimony the benefits they have derived from their They the safest and best spring and summer medicine yet discovered. Family physicians regularly prescribe them. GEO. 0. GOODWIN & CO, BOSTON,
 Wholesale Agents.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23

PEHUvIAN SYRUP.-T h s valuable med cine has been silently making its way into public favor by the numerous rematkaule cues it has performed. It's singular efficacy is owing to the protoXido of iron which in this preparation remains unchanged, and is the only fUlm ill which this vital element of healthy blood can be supplied. -- Gem,
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23

Theodore Thomas, of Thomas or chestra, than whom there is no higher musical authority in the world, says there is no other cabinet or parlor or gan equal to those made by the Mason & Hamlin Organ Co.,, and that musicians agree with him in this opinion.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23

\ wash that would usually take all day wi5Il ordinary soap, can be done in three hours, with Dobbins' Electric soap (made by Cragin Co.,, Philadelphia, and it can not injrre the finest fabric. Try it.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
App Yo17 AvApp THAT ,rr,r pDp

II TORIES OF CoNsnMrT1oN arc coughs, colds, bronchitis pains in the side and chest diff cuties of breathing, etc? If you permit these symptoms to run on tubercles will be the re- suit, and end ill consumption. Now. if you want to cure these diseases, use AIlens Lung Bal-am without delay. For sale by all medicine dealers. Com.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23

Notice advertisement of the Zinc Col lar Pad They have been thoroughly tested, and the guarantee of this company is good. Ask hardware dealers or harness-makers for them Cono
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23
How Did She Do It ?

A Boston chambermaid is said to have got twelve commercial travellers into eleven bedrooms and yet to have given each separate bedroom. Here we have the eleven bedrooms:
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23

Jo1a,ason's Anody,ae Liaasme1at may be administered to children with perfect success, in cases of croup, whooping cough, influenza, and almost any of the diseases to which they are liao,e.- Gem.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23

Oppression after eating, headache, nervous debility, are the effects of indigestion. One, two at most, of Persons Purgatice PRS will give immediate relief. Com.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23

PURNErr's CoCoAINE is the best and cheapest hair dressing in the world.-Con.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-23

Dr. J. Walkers California Yin. egar Bitters are a purely Vegetable preparation, made chiefly from the na- tive herbs found on the lower ranges of tLe Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor nia, the medicinal properties of which are extracted therefrom without the use of Alcohol. The question is almost daily asked, "What is the cause of the unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT TERs?" Our answer is, that they remove the cause of disease, and the patient re- covers his health. They are the great blood purifier and life giving principle, a perfect RenoVator aud Invigoratol of the system. Never before irf the history of the world has medicine been compounded possessing the remarkable qualities of VINEGAR BITTERs in healing the sick of every disease man is heir to. They are gentle Purgative as well as Tonic, relieving Congestion or Inflammation of the Liver and Visceral Organs in Bilious Diseases
 The properties of DR. WALKER's VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient, Raphoretic, Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic, Sedative, Counter -Irritant Sudorifc, Altera- tive, and Anti-Bilious
 R. H. MCDONALD Ss CO.,. Druggists and Gen. A gts- San Francisco. California and cor of Washington and Charlton Sts., N Y.
 Sold by all Druggists and De ea1ers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-27
UNITED STATES MAIL.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHIN6rON, March 81, Is

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHIN6TON, March 81, $50.
PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract
i Office OF this Department until O'Clock p. NJ.
OF May 81, 1915, ito be decided by the 10th of June
for carrying the mails of the United States from
July lsf 1875, to June 30, 1871, on the following
routes in the State of Maine, and by the schedule
of dep lures and arrivals herein specified, viz:
No. S. From Mechanics Falls, by West Minot,
East Hebron, Buckiield East summer, and Hart
ford, To Canton, 81. miles and back, six times Il
week.
Leave Mechanics Falls daily, except Sunday. at
80 p. NJ.
Arrive at Canton by 0 L. NJ.
Leave Canton daily, except Sunday, at \. NJ.
Arrive at Mechanics Falls by 80 a. NJ.
Bond required with bid, $3.50.
No. 20. From Mt Desert to Southwest Halbor, !
miles and back, six times a week.
Leave Mt. Desert daily, except sunday at l. so 7.
NJ;
Arrive at Southwest Harbor by $50 T.. NJ;
Leave Southwest Harbor daily, except SUNDAY, at
4P.M
Arrive at Mt. Desert by d Z. NJ.
Bond required with bid, $3.50.
For laws relating to the postal service, forms OF
proposal bond and certificate and Tor instructions
and conditions to be embraced in the contract, see
advertisement of this date in pamphlet form TO be
found at the termn OF each route or by addres sing
the Second Assistant =. NJ. General.
Bids should be sent in sealed envelopes, SUPER
scribed Mail proposals. State OF Maine, and add
dressed to the second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, Washington, D.
MARSHALL JEWELL,
Owls Postmaster General.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-27
STATE OF MANI.

ONFORD SS.- Clerks nice County minis ,lon
ers' Court.
On the petition OF Silyanus Poor and Others, The
Commss toner's of Oxford county, AFTER due prtiim
mary proceedings rs required by law, have locate,
Il county way in An,ovrr North Surplus, ami An
dover West surplus and have made the follow ing
assessments for the purpose of making, opening
and paying expenses attending 1t, to Wit: for Inc
purpose OF making and opening the said way IN
SAID Andoyer North surplus, the sum OF i've hun
bred dollars, upon said North surplus; two han
bred dollars upon sc" surplus an adjoining town
ship, and three hundred dollars upon the County
of oxford. The above being in addition TO an ap
preparation made by the State OF Maine OF $500
towards building said way in said North Surplus.
tpon AndOvcr West surplus, the said Commits
sioners assess the sum OF one hundred dollars fol
making n n alteration in the way in said township
and the Commissioners allow the proprietors OF
said townships two years from the time when all
proceedings shall be closed within which TO open
and make said road safe and convenient for travel
ers, and theiI horses. teams, carts and carriages.
Report and assessment made May Term, a. ID.
1915.
3s22 Attest: JAMES :. WRIGHT CLERK.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-27
Farm for Sale in HalloWell.

CITUATED on the Winthrop road, ] !: miles from
- Hallowel depot II OF mile fiom the HALO
well granite quarres. known as the old Wngate
farm Said farm contains l23 acres of land dvd
ed follows about so acres in tilagc, Is acres in
pasturage, and the remaining 80 acres in wood
Included ill the tillage land is fine orchard, and
large number of Young apple trees just coming into
bearing. also line black heart cherry trees in
full bearing condition, be sides a number of plum
and pear trees This place is wei! watered, and
has good buildings consisting of large two-story
house, three barns conveniently located. carriage
house, wood sheds, cattle sheds, &c. The fields
number of years. and are under good state OF cul.
tivalion. This place cut - tons OF hay in 1875 and
is splendid chance for stock or milk farm
Stock and farming tools sold with the farm il want.
ed. y wood lot OF about 10 acres situated in the
town OF Manchester, will be sold either i'll connec-
ton with the farm or separate as desired. Price OF
iaI m and wood lot 5000. For further information
Apply on the premises, or address,
W. 5. 4 s. T.. WISSLOW,
5nl, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-27
SheriH'S Sale.

KENNEEEC SS.-Taken on Execution, and will
be sold by public auction on Saturday the twenty
sixth day Of June A. d. ISIS, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, at the Office Of Eugene W. Wntehouse,
in Augusta in said county, all the light in equity,
which Mary McMiichell Of China, in the county OF
kenncbec, has to redeem the following described
real estate situated in China in said county, to wit:
A certain lot of land situated in said China and
bounded and described as follows: on the east by
the road leading from Gustavus Chadwick's land to
Windsor Corner, on the north by land of Gustavus
Chadwick, ON the west by the three mile pond, on
the south by land occupied by Hallett Hamlin, now
occupied by Gustavus Chadwick, said lot contain
ing fifty more less, it being the piece
ofland decided by Albert +. and Hannah Irving, to
the said Mary McMitchell, by deed dated the TWEEN.
ly-seventh day of September, A. D., 1856 and re.
corded in the kennebec Registry of Deeds, Book
POS, page 2J!.
The above described premises being subject to a
mortgage, recorded in said kennebec Registry OF
Deeds, Book 2Sl, page Sc, given by the said Mary
McMitcheil to Daniel Hewns OF Augusta, in said
county, TO secure the payment OF prOmissory note
Tor one hundred dollars, dated October 10Th, 1870
payable in one year from date, with interest at II
per cent per annum. until paid, on which there is
now due the sum of 30.
WIN, II. LIBBY, Sberin.
Augusta Nav IL 1S1J HvlJ
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FRANKLIN, SS.-Court Of County Commissioners,
Aprit Term, 1873.
Upon the foregoing petition, it is dered by the
Commissioners thatihe petitioners are responsible
and that they ought to be heard touching the matter
set forth in their petition; and therefore Order That
the County Commits siOners meet at the dwelling
house of VIM. IL. ii. Small in SAID Letter Plan.
tation in said County of Franklin, on Tuesday the
3lst day Of August, lS15 at ten A. NJ. for hearing
IN the premises, and thence proceed to view the
route mentioned in said petition INN edately after
which view, hearing of the parties and witnesses
Will be had at the dwelling house of Hiram A. Dun.
county, 1t being convenient place in the vicinity
and such further measures taken in the premises as
the Com Missioner shall Judge proper.
And 1t is further ORDERED that notice Of the time,
place and purpose Of the Commissioners meeting
aore said be given TO all persons and corporations
interested (tie owners Of said townships and plan
taions beng unknown), by serving attcsted copies
OF the petition and this order thereon upon the
clerk OF the town of Madrid, and upon the clerks
posting up attes;ed copies aforesaid in three
public places in said town and plantations rcspec.
lively thirty days at least before the time appointed
for such hearing and view, and also by publishing
the petition and order thereon three weeks success
sively in the Pennington Chronicle, u newspaper
published in Pennington, in said county, and six
weeks successfully in the kennebec journal, which
IS the State paper, published in Augusta, in kenne.
bee county The last publication to be thirty days al
least before the time Of said view, that all persons
and corporations interested may attend and be
heard II they think lit.
Attest, JOSEPH &. HOLMAN Clerk
a true copy of the petition and order OF Coui
thereon.
Gw2. Attest:-JOsEPH c. HOLMAN, Clerk