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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-11
AUGUSTA POST OFFICE.

OFFICE HOURS.
For delivery of letters, from 100 \. NJ. 10 80
On SUNDAYS. from OILS A. NJ. to 1O.15 A. NJ.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Boston, Portland and West, 335 a. NJ. 4.C5 and
S.l5 L. NJ.
Lewiston and Auburn, 4 05, 6 and SIS P. NJ.
Batn and Rockland, 405 and S.l5 Z. NJ.
Rocklard stage, via Washington, T. NJ.
Waltoboro stage via Jefferson 6 =. NJ.
Belgrade West Waterville, Norridgewcck and
Al Madson l.30 p. NJ.
Winthrop and Monmouth, P. M.
Pennington stage via Readfeld lSO P. NJ
Belfast Il .05 A. NJ. and 1917 Z. NJ.
Belfast stage, IL 90 A. NJ.
Skowhegan, IL .05 a. NJ.
Grand Trunk II. II. and Canada, 400 AMI g..
soldiers Home IL A. NJ. and P. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE.
Portland. Boston and West, and 100 a. NJ, lc
M
Lewiston and Auburn, 6, 500, ll.co A. NJ.
Bath and Rockland, 6, and ll.OO A. NJ.
R,ckland stage, via Washington, 90 A. NJ.
Waldoboro' stage via Jefferson, 100 A. Nj.
belgrade, West Waterville, Norridgewock, and
W;nthrop and Monmouth, 500 A. NJ.
Fsrmin. ton stage via Readfeld, 80 7. NJ.
Belfast 400 p. NJ. and 1000 p. NJ.
ReIfast stage, 400 I. Nj.
Skowhegan, 400 2. Nj.
Grand Trunk X. r. and Canada, 6, LOO a. NJ.
Soldiers Home. A. NJ. and 400 z. NJ.
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On and after July lst, 1875 postage on letters to
any country of Europe except France, 5 cts. per "
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.mall sums of money through the mails. Orders
are issued for amounts not exceeding you. Larger
amonnts can be sent to the same person at the
.ame time by additional orders.
RATES.
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over Sl5and not exceeding $3O, % %
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July, 1875.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-11

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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15
educational Golumn.
Conducted By c. Y. PALMER.
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

Mr.. EDITOR: We send you different
answers to some of the queries that
recently appeared in the JEFF, as we
think that some of them were incor-
rectly answered.
QUERIES GENERAL.
2 We think that when an Institute
can meet bHt one or two weeks, the
lecture method is equal to any other
method that can be used, because
teachers Coming TO such a place are
supposed to have a knowledge OF the
subjects to be taught, and come to the
Institute to get methods of teaching.
We claim that that is not the place to
1T teachers for al examination.
4 The first part of this answer is
certainly correct; but when your cor
respondent says that the whole fault
lies with the teacher, we beg leave to
differ. We claim that public sentiment
is not what it should be in this respect
Too many people regard teachers as
common lGbOrers, and for this reason
teachers find it next to impossible TO
command the salary that the RESPONSE
bility of the position demands.
MATHEMATICAL QUERIES.
). 1t is possible for it to be 5 A. Nj.
to day an A. NJ. tomorrow at tue
same time and al the same place,
mathematically speaking. In solving
problems Sd and 4th, your correspond
ant will tiud upon a close examination
that this is the case. Noon, the pre-
ceding day, can be obtained Tor an
answer as we'll as noon the succeeding
day. Suppose that it is P. IL. Mon
day on the prime meridian, what is the
time on the 1S0th degree of longitudef
The difference of time is 12 hours. $50
degrees East of the prime meridian, the
time would be II bours later, or Tues
day 5 A. NJ. $50 degrees West Of the
prime meridian the time would be IL
hours earlier, or Monday 5 A. NJ.
Again, if it is not possible for it to be
) A. NJ. to-day and 5 A. NJ. to morrow
at the same time and place, why must
sailors add one day to their reckoning.
if they sail in a certain direction, or
drop a day if they sail in anotherl
6. From a--b subtract Ky. Since
the quantities are not alike, we can
only indicate the operation. Subtract
ing X from a-b-a-b-x, but the
whole of was not to be subtracted,
but Ky. Since the whole of has
been subtracted, The true remainder is
formed hy adding y, thus leaving the
answer a-b-x ~. We think this ex
plains the last little more fully than
the answer that was given previously.
Findlay, o., Sept. 13, 1876.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15
CANNONSBURG LETTER.

CANNoNsBURG, o., Sept. 4. 70.
It has been q long time since oul
readers have heard anything from oul
village through the JEFF. Cannons
burg is a very thriving little inland
town, consisting of one dry goods store,
one hardware store, one grocery, a
blacksmith shop. a cabinet shop, a
wagon shop and first class doctor.
Our town is surrounded by as good a
farming country and as good class of
farmers as any other town in the State.
Omr farmers are nearly done seeding,
and are busy cutting corn
Our town has been exceedingly live
ly for the past week. On Sunday
night some one bore down a hickory
pole that the Democrats had erected,
and on Tuesday evening they attempt
ed to raise another, but it broke.
Wednesday evening they raised quite
a nice pole, and have a beautiful nag
floating on it. Thursday evening they
had Democratic speeches, delivered by
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15

DIR. Cass and Capt. Hencerson- On
Saturday evening other speeches were
made by WIN. N. Mckinley and a
stranger. Their speeches were of such
a acharaeter that 1 do not think they
changed more than 500 Republicans.
They claim that If we elect Hayes this
Government will not stand four years,
and / feel very bad, for We will elect
Hayes.
l attended the Township Sabbath
School Convention, which was held at
Olive Branch Church, on last Sunday.
1t was a perfect success, many good
speeches were made on the subject of
Sabbath School and its interest. L
think if men would attend Sabbath
School Conventions with as much in
terest as they do the political meetings,
Hayes would have a much larger ma
jority | must say, however, for the
credit OF our town and the Tilden men,
that there were fewer drunken men at
the two mass meetings referred to than
have ever seen at Democratic meet
ings before. OsAGE.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15

WE received, last week, the first
number of new educational journal
called the Parents and Teachers
Monthly" 1t is published at Fremont,
with w. II. Har ford as editor, and w.
w. Ross, Superintendent o. Fremont
schools, as associate editor. The fol-
lowing from the editors salutation will
explain its aim.
''Our object will be to make the
Monthly an educational paper for par
ents MS well as teachers, and we will.
consequently, endeavor to treat the
questions OF education with that end in
view. But, while we expect to make
it a paper acceptable to parents, the
needs of the teacher will not be over
looke d, and especially. the teachers of
our country schools will find in the
Monthly a new helper in their difficult
work. Its columns will contain origi
nal matter upon all topics pertaining
to the general management and inter
ests of the Public Schools, and the
choicest matter and news that can be
collected from the educational journals
of the country.
1t will be a medium for a general
of views upon all matters
pertaining to education, and will be
open for the discussion of whatever is
of interest to both teachers and par
ents or that will aid them in the deli
cate work of educating the young.n
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15

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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15

replace the summarily ousted Union sol
dier. Proof of this is furnished by the
nominees of the st. Louis Convention,
and the Democrotic nominees for Gov
ernor in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, South
and North Carolina, New York, Indiana,
Maine, and in fact in almost or every
State where nominating conventions
have been held. A vile Democratic
SANDER which was aided and encouraged
! Y Bluford Wilson in his testimony be-
fore the committee that Investigated the
whisky prosecutions, calls loudly for a
refutation in the interests Of morality
and decency.
Some months ago it became known to
a few outside of Cabinet circles that the
Presidents wife, wives of members the
Cabinet themselves, were annoyed by
the reception Of anonymous threatening
and indecent letters. An attempt was
made to detect the party guilty of the
outrage. Wilson stated that all engaged
in the effort to trap the perpetrator had
become satisfied that the wife of an ex-
Attorney General was the author, and
that this discovery led to his (the said
officials) Immediate retirement from his
official position. The ex-official in ques-
ton Indignantly denied this statement,
and President Grant has recently con-
firmed him in his denial. 1t is difficult
for those who had implicit faith in the
extreme piety, which led
him to supplicate the Lord in Secretary
Bristowis behalf, to believe that malice
him in his alleged ibellious at
tack upon woman, and quite as diff
cult for them to account in any other
way for the many eccentricities of which
he stands convicted out of his own and
the mouths ofmany other witnesses.
1t is stated that work upon the Wash
ington monument will be resumed in a
short time if the engineers report the
of sufficient strength, rela-
tive to which many doubts have been ex-
pressed. When completed, it will pre-
sent an imposing aspect from every
point of observation, notably so to travel
ers approaching the city by the Potomac.
1t is intended to run it up, plain mar
Die shaft, to a height of about GOO feet
The slaughter of the unfortunates
whose doom was decreed by our late
Confederate House, lias begun, and the
official axe has fallen with crashing force
IN many families, dependent upon the
iecapitated. No one acquainted with
he frantic opportunities by which the
officials, who are obliged to designate the
victims, are beset, envy them their posi-
lions; and many of them desert the city
until the acueness of the attack has
passed off. We are happy toassure you,
Mr.. Editor, or any of your readers con-
visit to the National Capt.
al upon the Inauguration of President
Hayes on the fourth of next March, that
you can accompany the procession along
Pennsylvania Avenue over new con-
,rete pavement, which preparations are
now being made to put down at once.
Hone YOU NAV come. MAXWELL.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15
Fine Job Work a Speciality.

chewed and the juice swallowed like
sugar cane Beginning with the Gil
bert Islands have almost forgotten
their existence in this wonderful tree.
which is food, drink, fuel, house, cloth
ing, money, almost father and mother
to race who, so far as knowledge of
their own origin is concerned, are abo-
riginal and Indigenous, the same as
the milk in the cocoanut
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15

maroon tinge will be rather more stylish
than either blue or green as the season
wears. for the reason that every one will
not be seen in them. The high crowned
coaching hats have had their day; more
modest hats with the same pointed
crowns and turned up brim are worn
with net scarfs enveloping the crown
plumage falling low beside it. Turbans,
with either deep blue or red velvet
brims, almost concealed by bands of
feathers Of the same color, finished with
dropping plumage are shown for bright
autumn wear, but the scoop bonnets are
leaving the face of the earth,
AN INCIDENT.
There are many ways of dealing with
unfaithful wives. An Incident that hap
pened recently in Brooklyn is worthy of
record. 4 merchant Of New York, re-
siding in that city of marital trougles,
suspected his wife of being too intimate
with very handsome lawyer-in fact, he
was certain that she was in the habit of
driving out with him to place Of ques
tiOnable character, some miles from the
city. One morning, instead of staying
over in New York all day, he returned
to his home in an hour or two, and found
that his spouse had entered buggy with
a man, and had driven off only fifteen
minutes before. The merchant is the
possessor of n horse that can do his mile
in three minutes, and he had it harness
ed. Did he take his revolver? Not any
revolver. He loaded the bottom of his
buggy with nice round stones-a bushel
or more, good stones for throwing-and
he set out. 1t only took him halfhour
to over take them, for the pair were go
ing slowly, that the luxury of the seance
might be prolonged, and he drove up
beside them. The gay Lothario saw the
husband and whipped up his horse
Vain endeavor. What could livery
steed do against blood? The husband
drove alongside, and, holding his reins
in one hand, bombarded the fellow with
stones with the other. To escape the
shower of stones, the affrighted man
drove faster, but it was no use. Merci- |
lessly, pitilessly the stones flew, till final |
ly there was smash. The buggy con-
tanning the unhappy pair collided with a |
fence, and spilled them out The horse |
tore himself loOse fivm the wreck ana |
disappeared: the man was too much |
buised to move; the lady was terribly |
but otherwise unharmed-l
The husband took her in with him, and |
drove home in silence. On reaching his |
house, he quietly told her pack her eff |
fects and get out, which she did And
he filed his bill for divorce The gay
young man was assisted to town. He |
paid for horse, buggy and harness, and |
left town. Thus, what might have been
L tragedy was turned into a comedy
Stones are just as effectual as bullets.
BUSINESS.
There is none, for the weather is too
DO it. The people are still out of the |
;ity, and it is es dull as it can be.
PIETRO.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15
NEWS ITEMS.

There are reports of mysterious MUIR
ders from Louisiana, and much excite
ment among the people.
The sentence of Jesse Pomeroy, the
boy murderer, of Massachusetts,, has been
commuted to imprisonment for life.
The Ohio Falls car and locomotive
factory at Jefferson, Indiana,were sold On
mortgage foreclosure on the 31st.
A drunken driver, in New York, over
turned wagon filed with people re-
turning from picnic, Oh the 31st. One
woman was killed, two men had their
skulls fractured, and several persons had
limbs broken.
Yellow fever prevails in the suburbs
Of Savannah, Ga, and Is quite fatal.
Sixty-five clerks were dismissed from
the Treasury Department, at Washing
ton, on the 31st.
A wagon containing six persons was
struck by a locomotive on the Kansas
City, st. Joe and Council Bluffs Railroad
on the lst, as 1t was crossing the track.
One man was killed, one since died. one
IS expected to die, and two more severe
ly injured.
Jno. E. Alexander, the extensive stock
grower and cattle dealer. of Jackson. ILL.,.
died on the 23d ult. He held life insu-
rance policies to the extent Of $4,000
Carl SchurZ made his first speech in
English, this campaign, at Cincinnati on
Thursday night, of last week Robin
sons Opera House was crowded to its
utmost capacity, and the speaker was
warmly welcomed.
Fifteen million cartridges were ship
ped from New Haven, Conn. to Con
On the 31st, for the Servian
war.
In six heat race, at Hartford, Conn.
on the 31st, Smuggler won the first two
heats, the third heat was a dead heat be-
tween him and the Maid. The fourth,
fifth and sixth heats the Maid won easily.
Time ranged from 215i to 219i.
\ brutal prize fight occurred at Penn
vile, Pa, on the 31st, between James
Weeden and Philip Walker, the former
Of English and the latter Of German
extraction. Seyenty-six rounds were
fought, IN the last of which Walker was
unable 20 strike a blow, and at its close
was left insensible He died before he
could be removed. About one thousand
roughs witnessed the fight, and defed
the Sheriff and his posse. Weeden has
since been arrested. as also John Clark.
one of the promoters of the tight. and
James Watkins, Weedenis second.
The Turks were reported badly bea.en
ON the right bank of the Morava. Their
bridges were reported destroyed, and
their army in full flight
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15
QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATION IN
READING.

1. Make each of the four commonest
marks of punctuation, writing its name
after it, and tell the pause it indicates
2 Make the Interrogation point, and
tell when the voice should be kept up
before it.
8. Make or write the exclamation
point, and tell its use; the parenthesis,
AMI tell its use.
f. Make dash, and tell its three
uses; an apostrophe, and tell its two
uses.
5. What two uses of the hyphen !;
illustrate. What are quotation marks
used for2
6. State the use of brackets; of the
caret; of the acute accent. Illustrate
each.
z. What is the macron? the brewer
the dieresis2 the cedilla? Illustrate
each.
S. Make or write an asterisk. For
what is it used? Write the other marks
used for the same purpose.
9. Give the seven cases in which a
capital letter should be used.
10. Define section; Italic type; what
used for. What is Romanicl
IL. How many letters in the alpha
bet? What are the vowels2
IL. What is diphthong? give an ex
ample; triphthong; digraphR
13. How many elementary sounds in
our language2 Write twelve short
words containing the twelve vowel
sounds, marking in each case the vowels
by line underneath.
II. Write words containing the cog
nate sounds of p: Off: of til lin thin:
of t.: of H.; of S Gn SIM; of Sh. What
three letters are redundant?
Is. What are some equioalentS of a?
Name the four compound vowel
two compound consonant
sounds.
16. Write three words containing
silent letters. and mark the silent ones.
II. What is accent? Write the fol
lowing words, with the mark of accent
over the proper syllable: Museum, in
discourse, interesting, de
pot.
Is. What is emphasis? Write sent
ence and emphasize the proper word.
What is infection, and how many
kindSl ''Will you ride or walk, what
Describe the circumfiex
and monotone.
10. Write synonym for each of the
words: Monarch, idea, converted,
subtle, scGnty.
20. Copy, correct, and punctuate the
placing capital letters where
they ought TO be (twenty errors):
truth crushed 10 earth shall rise Again
the eternal years of god Are hers
but error wounded Writhes with pain
and dies Among her wOrshippers."
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15
SoCIE 8.

Masonic Hall located I'm third story OF Cages
Block, Main Street.
EsrDLAY COUNCIL, h. q !. n, No. 50. Regular
Council second Monday evening in each
month. - - - q,
rIxDLAY cHAPrkR. X. A. n. No. 5s. Stated
Convoc4tiun nrst Monday evenings In eacn
month.
YINpLLY LopGH,R. q no. II. Stated COM
munica,ion nrst and thirdWednesday eve-
II ngx In each month.
Odd-PeIlows' Hall east side of Main street,
between Sandusky and Crawford Streets.
GoLUES RULE EScAMPMEST, No SZ, l.O.Of
meets second and fourth Friday evenings
of each mouth.
HANCOCK LODGE, ,No.7S, L. o. o. F., meets eve
ry Tuesday evening.
YINDLAYLoDGE, No. 50, X. OF P.,meets every
Monday evening In odd Fellows Hall.
YIHDLAYSAvINGs ANDBUILDING LoANAsso-
CIATloN meets at the Courthouse on the
third Monday In each month.
THE WoMEN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE
UsIuSmeets at theLeague Rooms opposite
The Joy House. General prayer meeting
eyerySabbath afternoon at O'Clock. Wo-
mems preyer meeting "Wednesday after
noon al o'clock. Children s meeting nrst
Saturday afternoon in each moLih AT 4"
O'Clock.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-15
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NGtice.

NV have this day flied a petition in the
w Court OF Common Pleas of Hancock
County. Ohio. pray ing for The vacation OF the
Alley between lets number twelve [i2) and
thirteen Q3) in North Findlay, Hancock
County, ohio.
said petition VIII be for hearing at the Oc-
toDer term, 1876, OF said CONT. or ScOu tnCTe
after as counsel can be heard
Board of Education ofFindlay Union Shoot
District, by ID y. BEARDSiEY,
Clerk of said Board.
Dated S. ptembeI 8. iS76.-IS 2S