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A New Cereal.

Among the novelties exhibited In Agricul-
ural Hall, Philadelphia Exposition, was a new
cereal, Weighing sixty pounds to the bushel,
as easily grown as corn, and more productive,
excellent for table use, for stock and fowls.
It is Of. South American origin, but has been
acclimated in the State Of Michigan since 1872.
where it produced from seventy-fve to $50
bushels an acre, and will ripen where corn will
ripen. Its stalk aud leaves resemble corn, ii
is planted three or four feet apart, six to eight
kernels in q hill, grows seven or eight feet
high. the kernels being in q cluster; seven OF
eight inches long, at the end Of the stalk,
which curls over and hangs down like the top
Of a seed onion. Tue kernel is o little larger
and rounder than rice, which it much resem-
bles. It appears to be . very desirable addition
to the cereals Of the North, and is to be sold
only in small packages, With cut Of grain on
each package, and sent by nail, to prevent
imposition. It is called
PAMpAs, Oh PLANT RICH.
O. B. Kress, Of jackson, Mich grower and
sole proprietor, will send. postpaid, to any ad.
dress, sufficient to produce one bushel fol-
fifty cents, or three packages for one dollar.
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FIFTEEN MONTHS FOR 81.
ScI1BSEH's MONTHLY FOB DECEMBER EaNs
DIR. HOLLANDS NEW NOVEL
.


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The GREAT PANAoEA.-Int this season
of rheumatism, chilblains, frostbites,
etc., nothing better % be kept in the
house than Merchants celebrated Garg-
ling Oil. It is peculiarly adapted to
family use, yet it answers equally we'll
for horses and other animals. It is free
from stain, and at the same time very
effcaoious in oil instances where q lini-
ment is required -Roohester (M ~
Dailu Union and advertiser.
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The editor takes pleasure in calling the
attention Of sufferers from rheumatism, govt,
neuralgia and lumbago to Durang's Rheu-
for three years, and. it Is said, hasnever failed
in o single case. It is taken internally, and
cires 1t oncs. Sold by wholesale and retail
druggists everywhere. Price, $1.00 q bottle.
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TIE YoUTH's COMPANION, Of Boston,
Is . thoroughly wide awake paper, having
among it's contributors such writer's as J. T.
Trowbridge, Edward Eggleston, Edward Ever.
att Hale, James T. Fields, J.G. Whittier, {. "A.
Stephens, Louisa NJ. Alcott, Rebecca Harding
Davis, Julia Ward Howe, Mrs. A. q. Leon
owens, Louise Chandler Moulton. No writer's
more attractive In the country, and no publ
cation for young people more enterprising and
,,ooPp1
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A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat

Requires immediate attention. and should be
checked. II allowed to continue, irritation OF
the lungs, 8 permanent throat affection, o,
IN incurable lung disease, is often the result.
BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs, having q direct
influence on the parts, give immediate relief.
For bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, consumptive
and throat diseases, TaocHEs are used always
with good SUCCESS.
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GA Drowning Man will Catch at q
Straw.0

If he catch it, it will do him no good. Thou,
sands of people, who have neglected colds and
coughs until they have become dangerous, %lil
rush to almost every nostrum for relief: This
is why so many experiments are tried by the
sufferers. Go to your druggist, tuy = pottie
~ Wistar's Balsam Of Wild Cherry, and use it
with confidence. 1t will beneht at once and
ultimately cure. It il, no .traw-it is . cable
we'll tried-hold on to it and be saved. 50 cents
and 81 a bottle. Sold by all druggists.
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Over Forty Miles Of Pipe

We're laid in fitting up the Grand Central
Hotel, Broadway, New York. This mammoth
house has gained apopulsrity with the travel
ing public second to none on this continent.
It's management, cuisine and neatness cannot
fail to be appreciated, particularly since prices
have been reduced from 81 to $3.50 and IS
Der day.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Taylor be-
lieves in mothers-in-law, but he prob
ably never had n to sing out to him
in the blue murkiness of the night:
"Stop hangin' on that gate"
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At our request Oragin q Co., of Phil
adelphia, Pa, have promised to send
any of our readers, gratis ION receipt of
fifteen cents to pay postage,) a sample
Of Dobbins' Electric Soap to try. Send
ct once, "
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Heaven Designed the Juice

OF the h%orehound plant, the tar Of the balm Of
Of irritated lungs. These three specifics are
combined in Hsle's Honey Of Horehound and
Tai, and will cure q cough or cold, however
violent, with unerring certainty. Sold by all
druggists. Pixies foothache Drops cure in
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Public Lands.

The report OF The secretary OF the in
terror OF the United States says: Dur
ing the year ending June 80, 1875, pub
Lie lands in the United States were dis
posed Of as follows
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Rufus Chapman, Of Liberty, Me-, had
. .tir Leg, bent at the knee, Iimbered and
strengthened by the use Of Johnson's Anodyne
Liniment.
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The proprietors of Johnson's Anodyne
Linimsnt, Parsons Purgative Pills and Sheri-
dams Cavalry Condition Powders have pub.
lished a readable and instructive pamphlet,
which may be had free by mail.
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uappv Npw vCAR

-. HAPPY NEVE YEAH. -
Splendid holiday novelties, New YeaitS ores, Now
Years presents, heuYear's pioluIes, New Years music,
New Years cabinet gems. New Years ebromos, New
YEARS. poetry, New Year's chrome book marks, New
Years household, New Years fashions. New Years ell.
Quette, New Years greetings and other holiday novel.
ties. With rare literary gems and fultsize patterns. ~
Monthly Magazine, 2 eents, post!free, yearly SO, with
8 splendid Premium; Do not fsti to see me Jana.I2
ohromos, worth several times the cost Of the magazine
AddrsssW. JEHNINas DEAoREsT. ~ e. eth St..N.Y.
BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS FOR DOLLS,
is, 90, AID Is Inches In height The set iscludss thirteen
Rarments-poIonalse basque. jaokst, waterproof. mood.
chemise, drawers, oversktrt, skirt, apron. pstticoat,
night dress. and wrapper. with instructions and de; Grip
DE II z. 14tn g., N. Y. Sold at all Toy
.toras or MI Nina. Demorest's AGENCIES eyerJ where.
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BunnBrr's COCAINE allays irritation,
removes dandruf and invigorates the action
Of tho espillariss In tho highest degree
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MNE. ~DRNIORRST,s

Grand opsnlpg Of patterns Of the novel and beautiful
winter styles in polonaises, b.sques. olosks, oyerskirts,
&c o Rge De Tracy. Psris; s2 2gson yiSS0ris Street stree:
eyerywhere. Centennial Award for Patterns over AL
competitors. See Winter catalogue and splendid Christ
mas and New Years numbers OF Democrats Monthly.
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a quantity less by SIS, ga. SO acres than
that disposed Of the preceding year.
The cash receipts were 81, 747, 215. IS; a
sum less by $32, AGO. ~ than that re-
oeiyed the previous year. During the
81, sos, 517. Is acres we're surveyed,
making, with the quartity previously
surveyed, 7O2, O59, 611.47 acres, and leav-
ing ye4 to be surveyed 1882, 665, 244.5 3
acres. The quantity Of land taken up
under the Homestead and Timber-cul-
ture acts is 661, $685. 81 acres greater than
that reported last year. Jas these entries
are GENERALLY by actual settlers, the in
crease is at once gratifying and en-
c~ouraging.
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THE BEST PLASTER"
An0 A Made by'one Agent in u days. Is new
N4XA articles. Samples free. Address,
~OOT C. n. LIHLIGTON, Chicaxo.
N!

II you have Rheumatism, Nouralsit
Headache, a Burn, or a Bruise. procure
a bottle of Eupeon. It Will give instant
relief an Thousands can testify Fer
sale by all Druggists f. a. HURLBCT
& CO, IS and ~ Randolph Street
Chicago, Agents for the Proprietors. u.
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Sneezing catarrh, Chronic Ca.
tarri,, ulcerative c~atarrf,
. permanently cured by
.
q
RADICAL
CURE.

sAs7onD9 RLDiolG Crn1 foH CATAREH q assfe.
and is the most perfect remedy ever devised. It 10
purely . vegetable distillntlon, and is applied locally
ministration. Locally applied reief u instantaneous.
It soothes, heals, and cleanses the nasal passages Of
every feeling OF heaviness, obstruction, dulness. or
dizziness. Constitutionally administered It ~renovates
the blood, purines It Of the acid poison with which It
liver and Kidneys, perfects digestion, makes new
blood, and permits tho formation Of sound, healthy
tissue, and finally obtains complete control over the
disease. Tho remarkable curative powers, when all
other remedies utterly. fail, OF SANToRD's RADICAL
ommend It to fellowsuffercrs. No statement is made
regarding It that cannot be substantiated by the most
respectable and reliable references. It Is q great and
good medicine, and worthy all confidence Esch
package contains a Treatise on Catarrh and DR.. San
ford's Improved Inhaling Tube, and full directions 6nr
saN7onp's RADICAL .Cunn is sold BY al Wholesale
and retail druggists throughout the United States.
Price 81. Depot, WEEKS q POTTER, Boston.
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. EVERYbO DY
CHGERFUlLY
COLLINS
PLASTERS,

THRY contain the grand curative element, II1o.
TIIorrr. combined with tho finest compound Of
medicinal gums ever united together. Il therefore
seems impossible for them to fail In sHordirg prompt
relief for all pains and aches. ...-.
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keep II Win tne means q authority
given the department. 1t is, Of course, not
possible to rival the costly and progressive
establishments OF great European powers
with the old material Of our navy, to which
no increase has been authorized since the
war, except the eight small cruisers built
to supply the place Of others which had
gone to decay. Yet the most has been
done that was possible with the means at
command, and BY substantially rebuilding
some of our old ships with durable ma
t~erial, and completely repairing our mont
tor fleet, the navy has been gradually so
brought up that, though it does not main
tain its relative position among the pro-
g~ressive nsvies Of the world, it is now in a
condition more powerful and effective than
it ever has been in time Of peace. The
complete repairs of u five heavy iron
clads are only delayed on account Of the
inadequacy of the appropriations made last
year for the working bureaus of the de-
partment, which were actually less in
amount than those made before the war,
Notwithstanding the greatly enhanced price
of labor and materials and the increase
in the cost of the naval service growing out
CT the universal use and great expense Of
steam machinery. The money necessary
for these repairs should be provided at
once, that they may be completed without
further unnecessary. delay and expense.
When this is done all the strength that
there is in our navy will be developed and
useful to its full capacity, and it will be
powerful for purposes of defense and also
Tor offensive action, should the necessity
for that arise within a reasonable distance
from our shores. The fact that our navy is
not more modern and powerful than it is
has been made a cause OF complaint against
the secretary of the navy by persons who at
the sametime %critici,e and complain Of his
endeavors to bring the navy that We have
to its best and most efficient condition, but
the good senfe of the country will under
stand that it j, really due to his practical
action that we have at this time any efec-
tive navy force at command.
TIE Posr-orrIcE DEPARTMENT.
The report of the postmaster-general
shows the excess Of expenditures excluding
expenditures on account of previous years,
over receipts for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1875, to be s4,151, 1886. Estimated
expenditures for the year ending June 80,
1878, are $50, 723,432.43. Estimated reve-
nue. for the same period is s30,e45,165,
leaving an estimated excess OF expenditure
to be appropriated as a deficiency Of S.
06,2o7.43. The postmaster-general, like
his predecessors, is convinced that a change
in the basis Of adjusting the salaries Of
postm asters OF the fourth class is necessary
Tor the good OF the service as we'll as for the
interest of the government, and urgently
recommends that tho compensation of the
class of postmasters above mentioned be
based upon the business of their respective
| Offices, as ascertained from tho sworn returns
| to the auditor Of stamps Cancelled.
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States and Mexico, under the convention Of
1868, the duration Of which has been several
times extended, has brought its lsborS to q
close.
From the report OF the agent Of the
United States, which accompanies the pa
pers transmitted herewith, it will be seen
that within the time limited BY the com
mission one thousand and seventeen claims
on the part of citizens of the United States
against Mexico were referred to the COM
mission.
OF these claims s3l were dismissed or
disallowed, and in 1876 cases awards were
made in favor of the claimants against the
Mexican republic, amounting in the ag-
gregate to 81. 25,622.20. Within the same
period 99S claims On the part or citizens of
the Mexican republic against the United
States were referred to the commission. OF
these claims S31 were dismissed or disal-
lowed, and in 1877 eases awards we're made
in favor of the claimants against the United
States, amounting in the aggregate to
$150,49S.41.
Monthly payments Of a very small part
of the amount due by the government OF
Venezuela TO citizens of the United Stateu
on account Of claims of the latter against
that government continue to be made with
reasonable punctuality.
FRAUDULENT NATURALIZATION.
In former messages I have called the
attention OF Congress to the necessity of leg.
~islation with regard to fraudulent natural.
~ization, and to the subject of e1patriation
and the election of nationality. The mum
bers OF persons Of foreign birth seeking ,
hame in the United States, the ease and
facility with which the honest immigran,
may, after the lapse of q reasonable time
become possessed of all the privileges O
citizenship Of the United States, and thu
frequent occasions which induce such
adopted citizens to return to the country Of
their birth, render the subject of naturali.
cation and the safeguards which experience
has proved necessary for the protection o.
| the honest naturalized citizen Of paramount
importance. The very simplicity in the re.
quirements of law on this question afford
opportunity for fraEd, and the want Of uni,
formity in the proceedings and records o.
the various courts, and in the forms of the
certificates Of naturalization issued, afford ,
constant source of difficulty. I suggest nc
additional requirements to the acquisition
of citizenship beyond those now existing
but Invite the earnest attention Of Congress.
to the necessity and wisdom Of some pro,
visien regarding uniformity in the record.
and certificates, and providing against tn.
frauds which frequently take place, and fol
the ~vacating of a record of naturalization
obtained in fraud. These provisions nr'
needed in aid and for the protection Of tn,
honest citizen Of foreign birth, and fol
| the want Of which he Is msde to suffer no
intrssuently. The United States has insisted
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creased NUMBERS. EOlQ mas actually DeeQ
found in paying quantity, and an effort to
remove the miners would only result in the
dissection OF the bulk of the troops that
might be sent to remove them. All diff
Guilty in this matter has, however, been re-
moved, subject to the approval of Congress,
by 4 treaty ceding the Black Hills and ap-
proaches to settlement by citizens. The
subject OF Indian policy and treatment is
so fully set forth by the secretary Of the
interior and the commissioner of Indian
affairs, and my views so fully expressed
therein, that l refer to their reports and rec
concentrations as my own. The relations
of the
UNITED MATES WITH FOREIGN POWERS
continue on a friendly footing. Questions
have arisen from time TO time in the foreign
relations Of the government, but the United
States have been happily free during the
past year from the complications and en-
b~arrassments which have surrounded some
of the foreign powers. The diplomatic
correspondence submitted herewith con-
tains Information as to certain of the mat
ters which have occupied the government.
The cordiality which attends our relations
with the powers OF the earth has been plain
" shown by the general participation Of
foreign nations in the Exhibition which has
lust closed, and by the e1ertions made by
distant powers to show their interest in, and
friendly feeling toward, the United States
in the commemoration of the centennial OF
the nation. The government and people OF
the United States have not only fully ap-
preciatea this exhibition of kindly feeling,
but it may be justly and fairly. expected
that no small benefits will result both to
ourselves and other nations from a better
appreciation OF our mutual advantages and
mutual wants. Congress, at its last session,
saw fit to reduce the amount usually ap-
propriated ior foreign intercourse, by with
holding appropriations for representatives
OF the United States ir certain foreign
countries and for certain consular officers,
and by reducing the amount usually appro-
priated for Certain other diplomatic posts,
and thus necessitating change in the grade
al the representatives. For these reasons,
Immediately upon the passage Of the bill
making appropriations for the
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE
for the fiscal year, instructions were issued
IN the representatives OF the United States
al Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia, and to
ire consular officers for whom no approprl-
at;on had been made, to close their re:
.nsctive legations and esnsulates, and
cease from the performance Of their du'
Tics, and, in like manner, steps were I'M
nasI; tely taken to substitute charges
d'afraires for ministers resident in Portugal,
Denmark, Greece, Switserland n fara-
asay While thoroughly impressed with
sbe wisdom Of sound economy in the Tor
sfsn service IS in other branches OF the
-yoyersnsnt. + cannot escspsth the conclusion
1T a ssris fnsssnces the wSthholains u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-03
STATE NEWS.

A little boy named John Wiley, in Rocklsnd.
about years of age, fell on Tuesday and broke
his collar bone.
Mr.. II. L. Chase, with Messrs. ]. X. and Au.
gustus Huse, have bought the Lilly Vale Ice
Companys business and fixtures. ct Bath, and in
tend to furnish ice for the Of citizens and for
shipping.
Mr.. Oren II. Staples was severely injured We'd
nesday morning by the accidental discharge Of
pistol. His opinion had been asked in regard to
the best pistol to purchase, when he remarked he
had good one, and stepped to the rear Of the
block in which his store Is located, fired ct mark
his clerks had been practicing upon, with good
success. He then passed tho pistol to Mr.. J.. G.
Shaw and asked him to try il, but it failed when
the latter took hold of it. Mr.. Staples thsn took
the pistol, placed the muzzle towards his left hand
and proceeded to fix it, when it was discharged,
lodging in the wrist, from which DIR. Warren ex-
traeted it.-[Biddeford Journal.
Another drouth has come upon the city Of Port.
land. The sheriffs have been meapdering around
among the bar rooms, telling the keepers they
must shut up or put up. Many of them have con-
cluded to close their bars.
At the adjourned meeting of the Maine Central
directors, Friday, only routine business was trans
acted. None of the Eastern directors were
present, and the matter Of the Pullman train was
postponed one week. 1t certainly looks - though
the Pullman train will not be discontinued, says
the Argus.
Capt. Henry II. Ellis, Waterville boy, who
was recently elected Chief of Police in the city OF
San Francisco Cal, entered upon the discharge
of his duties on the 9th ult.
Both the Catholic priests Of Brunswick-Revs.
j. F. Ponsardin and J. Brady-are soon to leave
the city and their places supplied by priests Of the
order of Jesnts. Mr.. Brady will probably 20 TO
Houlton, in this State.
The first load of cotton for the new mill IT
Waterville has arrived.