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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-10-31

OLD LETTERS.

Never bum kindly written letters 1t is
so pleasant to read them over when the
ink is brown. the paper is yellow with age,
and the hands that traced the friendly
words are folded over the hearts that
promyted them. under the green sou.
Above all, never burn love letters. 10
read them In after years is Ike rosur-
rection to ones youth. The elderly sp'ns-
ter finds. in the imprisoned offer she TOOL
ishly rejected twenty years ago iouo-
tain of reiuveneScence. Giancing over l,
she realizes that she was once belle aud
a beauty, aud beholds her former self in a
mirror much more congenial to her tastes
than the one that conironts her in her
dressing room. The widow indeed'
derives a sweet and solemn consolation
from the letters of the beloved one who
has iourneyed before her to the farpi
land, from which there comes no message,
and where she hopes one day to meet him.
No photographs can soviyidly recall to the
memory Of the mother the tenderness and
devotion of the children who have left at
the call of heaven, as the epistolary out
pourings of their love. The letter OF
true son or daughter to true mother Is
something better than an image of the
featnres--it is n reflex OF the writers soul.
Keep all loving letters; burn only the
harsh ones. and in burning them, forgive
and forget them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-10-31
Centaur
.Liillii11lentS.
White for the Human Family.
yellow, for Horses and Animals.

Tb"-e G.Inments are simply the wonder of the
wCrid. Their effects are little less than IN ifVel
lous, vet there are some things which they viii no
10. They viii not cure cancer or mend broke
bones, but they will always alay pain. They hav
Strengthened fingers, cured chronic rheumatism o
many years standing, and taken the pain from ter
rible burns and scalds, which has never been don
be any o.her article.
The White Lnment is for the human family. |
will drive Rheumatism, Scatca and Neuralg ia
FRI m the system; cure Lnmbago, Cnillblains, Pal
sy Itch, and most Cutancous Eruptons; il extracts
frost from frozen hands and feet, and the poison I
bites and slings Of venomous reptiles it subdues
swcuiugs, and aleviates pain of every kind.
F1r sprains or bruises it is the most potent rem
edy ever discovered. The Centaur Liniment is
used with great efficacy Tor sore Throat, Tooth
ache, Caked Breasts, Earache, and Weak Back.
The following is but sample of numerous te-ti
nonial.
"INnIANA HOME, JEFF. Co, lNp, May 2s 1873.
think Il my duty to inform you that have SUI.
Tered much With swollen feet and chords. | have
10. been nee from these -Wclllngs in eght years
Now am perfectly well, thanks TO the Centaur
Eminent. The i.inlmeut ought TO be applied
warm BENJAMIN BROWN
The proof l. in the trial. II is reliable is handy
it i cheap, and every family should have it.
To the sick and bcd.riddcn, the halt and lame, 10
The wounded and sore, we say Come and be heal
cd
TO the poor aud distressed who have spent their
money for worthless medicines, a bottle OF Centaur
I nil bo gtv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-10-31
The Yellow Centaur Imminent

is adapted to the tough muscles, cords and flesh OF
horses and animals. II has performed more won
derful cures Of spawn, Strain, Wndgals, Scratch
e., Sweeny, and general Lameness, than all other
remedies IN existence. Read what the great En-
pressmen say oft;
NEW YORK, January, 1874.
Every owner of horses should give the CEN
TAUR L1NIMENT trial. We consider 1t the best
article ever used in our stables.
I'll. MARSH, Supt. Adams EN. Stables, \. !.
az. PULT/, Supt. 4. :. EN. Stables, \. I.
ALBERT ;. OLlN, Supt. Nat. EX. Stables, N.Y.
"MosTGOMERY, ALA, Aug II, 1874.
"GE>TLEMEN, - have us d oven one gross OF
Cenlaur Eminent, yellow wrapper on the mules
OF my p,aa. alton, besides dozsns of the family Lin
ment for my negroes. | want TO purchase II at the
Wholesale price, and will thank you to ship me By
" I. stewart Il Co. will pay your bill on preseuta
ton. Respectfully,
JAMES BARROW"
The best patrons of this Linmeut are Farrer:
and Veterinary Surgeons. Ii heals Calls, Wound
and Pollevil, removes Swellngs, and is worth
millions of dollars TO Farmers, Livery. men, Stock
growers, Sheep-raisers and those having horses OF
cattle
What a Farrer cannot do for go the Ccntaul
Liniment will DO at a trining cost.
These Liniments warrant by the prOprie
tors, and a bottle will be gwen to any FarTer oil
Physician who desires to test them, Sold every
where.
Laboratory of j. b. Rose & Co.,
46 DEY ST., NEW YoRK.
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CaSt0ria.

Is a pleasant and perfect substitute, in all cases,
for Castor Oh Casoria is the result OF an old Ply.
scian's effort to produce, for his own practice, an
effective cathartic, pleasant 10 the taste and free
from gripping.
Or samuel Pitcher Of Hyannis, Mass, succeeded
in combining, without the use of alchohol, purga-
tive agent pleasant to take as honey, and which
possesses all the desirable properties of Castor Oil
II is adapted to all ages, but is especially recon.
men led to mothers reliable remedy for all dis
orders of the stomach and bowels OF Children. It
is certain, agreeable, absolutely harmless, and
cheap. 1t should be used for wind collie, sour
stomach, worms, costiveness, Group, &C.. then
children can have sleep and mothers may rest.
J. d. Rose & CO., of 80 Dey Street, Sew York, are
the sole preplrers of Cast0ria, after DIR. Pitchers
recipe.
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A. w. IELMBALL,
PHOTOGRAPHE II
"a - Augusta, Maine.
Improved Photographs are Unrivalled.

kfAMTit}9f -
Always have triumphs great been won,
While triuniphs greater have begun.
KIMBAIL, all skillful in his art,
In truth our joys sure impart,
Most life-like do our pictures glow.
Best work from kIMBALL well we know,
And Photographs Improved, make known,
Lovely, the highest art is shown
Let proud Augusta people say,
Perfect the Rcmbrant sheds its ray
He IN good sork doth take delight,
X Der al he strives but for the Right,
The Photographs he takes are true,
Our lovd ones stand before our view
Great are the blessings there displayed
Rightly to please each man and mad
And MS fair Pictures well may claim
Perfect, they add unto his fame. @
How grace md beauty web we know f
Ever glcam from his Studio.
Rightly on his Saloon We call r.
TO And ind best work done by KnBALL.
Useful, his mission is TO cheer,
Great triumphs from him cen appear,
= FsUntold Joys come--for kIyBaLL may
4 Surely assert he has great sway
Then can we claim be long shall reign
And never do his work in vain.
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DIR. l.. M. MORSE,
Formerly Of Bostonl
Surgeon Dentist,
Corner Bridge and Water Streets,
AUGUSTA ME.
OFFICE HOURs-From 0 to 12 A. NJ,
1 to 8 r.. M.

DIR. MORSE would respectfully in
form the citizens of Augusta and vi.
UYYYy \cinity that he has purchased of DR.;
appurtenances thereto, and hopes by faithful at.
tendance to every case entrusted to his care, to
merit share of public patronage. Having had
twelve years experience he feels confident Of per-
forming all dental operations in sklful and salts
factory manner.
REFERENCE.
Dr. W. r. Evans, Dentist, Portland; DR.. II. III.
Russell, Dentist, Boston; DIR. A. NJ. Austin, Dem
list, Rackand; DIR. s. W. Stoddard, Dentist, Bel.
fast; j. O. Webster, N. D., Augusta; W. A. Albee,
NJ. d., Union; K. Alden, Union.
A CARD.
Having sold my practice to DIR. l.. M. Morse, I
cheeriuliy recommend him to the confidence and
patronag q { my friends and former patients as q
skilful O. {, and q man of honor and integrity.
j. L. WILLIAMS.
Augusta, Oct. 4, 1876. oct6-f&wtf
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st. James Hotel,
Boston, MASS.

C2 The only lrst-class hotel in the city
charging but $3.50 per day. Horse
H. \ cars pass the daor every minute in the day.
C2uAl modern convenience, and finely 10.
Gated on Franklin Square. The ST. JAMES has inst
been renovated, painted, frescoed and returnished
from basement TO attic. Table d'Hote unrivalled.
2s.teodlm
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22

separate from the Atlantic and Pacific. The
new organization will be made on a basis Of
SSJ0. coo paid up stock, which money l. all
20 be expended IN the purchase OF steel rails
and other Improvements and equipments for
the road.
The Ohio State Fair was a decided failure
financially, this year, the expenses having
exceeded the receipts 10y about 81, 60.
The correspondent OF the New York H,r-
all with Gen. Crooks command telegraph
ell Via Bismarck, on the 9th, that the hostile
Sioux under sitting had broken up into
small parties and dispersed, with the eNcep-
ton Of his own personal band Of about 400
braves. who il was thought, bad succeeded
in escaping across the Missouri River and
probably made their way into the British
Possessions.
The Ohio state Greenback Convention met
on the 18th and nominated a Cooper and
Cary electoral ticket. No State ticket was
placed in nomination.
The Kansas Independent Reform State
Central Committee, AZ a meeting held on
the 18th, repudiated the action OF certain
other members OF the Committee in with
drawing the name OF their candidate for
Governor, Mr.. Hudson. All vacancies on
the committee and the ticket We're filled. and
arrangements made for an active campaign.
Ex-GOv. Henry Wise, OF Virginia, died
on the l2th.
There has been another serious outbreak
among the rice hands on the Cambahee. in
south Carolina. The laboreTs who were AT
work have been attacked and severely beat
en-. Work j. altogether stopped, and the
rioters refuse 10 allow the rice already har-
vested to be shipped TO market. Governor
Chamberlain has dispatched special ohi T.
Ger. who j. ordered to arrest and imprison
the ring-leaders.
Nearly all the buildings at Cheyenne
Agency were recently swept away 10y a
Hood. and all the records and papers were
lost.
Hon. John Purdue, Of Lafayette. Ind. /,
the founder OF Purdue University, died on
the 18th. Of apoplexy.
The Nebraska Democratic State Conyen-
ton nominated for Governor, Parsn Eng
land: Lieut.. Governor, Miles Zeutmeyer
Secretary Of State, Joseph Richie; Audit
or. G.. Il. Thomas; Treasurer. samuel
WShr: Attorney General. ID. &. Ashby
school Superintendent, J. NJ. Jones.
The veteran trotting-hOrse Ethan Allen.
died At Lawrence, Kan, on the Josh, aged
q years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22
Angling for EIeless Fish.

At the Dickinson place, on Bullard
Creek, near Six-mile Station, is 10
acre field which is nothing more nor
less than a subterranean lake, covered
with soil about Is inches deep. On the
soil is cultivated a field Of corn which
will produce 80 or 40 bushels To the
acre. If any one will take the trouble
To dig a hole the depth of a spade han
die they will find il TO fill with water,
and, by using hook and line. fish four
or five inches long can be caught. These
fish are different from Others, in not
having either scales or eyes, and are
perch-like in shape. The ground is a
black mari, alluvial in its nature, and
in all probability il was at one time an
open body of water, on which has ac-
cumulated vegetable matter, which has
been increased from time 20 time, until
now it has crust sufficiently strong
and rich to produce fine corn,
though il has 70 be cultivated by hand,
As il is not strong enough 10 bear the
weight OF horse. While incoming the
field hands catch great strings of deli
cate fish by merely punching a hole in
through TO the water. 4 person rails
Ing on his heel and coming down sud
denly can see the growing corn shake
al around him. Any one having the
strength 10 drive a rail through this
crust viii find on releasing il that il viii
disappear entirely. The whole section
of country surrounding this field gives
evidence OF marshiness, and the least
shower of rain produces an abundance
Of mud. But the question comes up,
has not this body an outlet? Although
brackish, the water tastes as Il fresh,
and we have no doubt but that it j. any
thing else hut stagnant. Yet these
fishes are eyeless and scaleless-similar
to those found in caves. II Is a subject
for stHdy, and we would like 10 have
some of our profound" citizens 10 in
gate.-Moptg0merg (Aia Bulletin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22

BY an accident on the 81. Louis. Kansas
City and Northern Railway, near Salisbury,
Mo-. on the night Of the 5th. Mr.. Charles
Taussig. Treasurer OF the road. and hi,
young daughter and nephew, and
Mr.. Richard Ellet, Of Yazoo,
Miss. were instantly killed. and
eleven other persons were more or less in
jured. The accident was caused by a wash
out occasioned by the heavy rains. and
three passenger-coaches, two sleepers. and
the Directors car, in which were Mr.. Taus-
sig and family, were thrown from the track
and badly wrecked.
At Baxter Springs, Kansas, on the 81. 4
young man named George Elliott welded
the daughter OF man named Gregg. The
lady's father, II appears, was bitterly op-
posed TO the match. and the
failure Of biz efforts 10 prevent
the marriage drove him 10 such a
state Of desperation, that he deliberately
shot his son-in-law through the heart two
DAYS after his daughter had become = bride.
Gregg fed, but was holly pursued by the
Sheriff and number Of citizens. They over
took him in a corndeld, and, " hen command
ed 10 surrender, he sent 4 pistol ball I'm
reply. The sheriff and party fired 4 dozen
or more shots, two OF which took effect, one
in Cregg's head and the other in his breast
He expired shortly afterward. and the IN
fortunate young woman who was but re-
Gently q bride, Is row both a widow and an
orphan.
The Chicago Inter- state Industrial Expo
sion opened on the Gth.
The Missouri Independent (Greenbackl
Convention, held on ne 9Th, nominated J.
p. Alexander for Governor, and fun State
and Electoral ticket.
Alexander n. stephens, OF Georgia. has
been renOminated for Congress.
At Northfeld. Mimi, on the afternoon 81
the 9Th, party % eight men, mounted and
armed, rode into the town, and. proceed
ing 10 the Bank. three q them entered Il
and ordered the Cashier, J.. l.. Haywood.
with knife Al bis throat. % openthe vault.
The Cashier refused 20 comply with their
demands, when, putting pistol % hi. head.
one % the robbers shot him dead. There
were in the bank at the time the robber. en-
tered, besides the Cashier. two other en-
Ployees, who were kept quiet by being COW
cred with the muzzles Of reyOlvers. one Of
ihem, Mr.. Bunker, attempted 70 run after
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22
Married on the Rail.

OGALLALA, NIB, Sept. Am incl
dent occurred here this evening which
is worth recording, as il is without a
precedent, at least in these parts-a
marriage on a railroad train. | know
Of an instance where n wagon train,
stopping near a ranch on the plains for
dinner and an hours rest, and the
ranchman, a bachelor. expressing a de-
sire for q life-companion, found in the
outfit female whose heart beat as
his did, and also a clergyman 10 tie the
knot, all Of which was done in a little
more than the time it takes 10 write il,
But our case is different in some re-
spects, yet quiteas remarkable in others.
The affair between the contra cting
parties might have been prcmeditated,
we shall not presume how long.
On the arrival OF train No. .. az 5:l5
p. m, brakeman came into the Office
IF the station agent. who is also County
Judge, and asked that individual If he
would 20 10 the caboOse and marry a
couple. This was Is much Of a sur
prise IS any one would imagine, but was
assented 20, pro oed the applicants had
the ne .assary comments. No time was
to be lost, a Ee train must 90 in few
minutes, so the Judge put on a long
face-as ne had not time 10 put any
thing ell, on-and proceeded to the ear
with a few Others who had caug ht a
breeze Of what was up, and, their move
ment attracting attention, a general
rush was made for the caboose, until it
was not like the omnibus, IS there was
not room for more. The couple were
then requested TO stand up, when the
ceremony adapted To such impromptu
occasions was performed, and congrat-
ulatioDs passed, and the train passed on.
Omaha Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22
The Moral Character OF the Oyster.

With the frs, day Of Septem Der the
oyster came again into favor and flavor,
and as he is 20 associate with the men
and women Of this land upon terms Of
the closest intimacy during the whole
Of the next eight months, il is worth
while, perhaps, to inquire respecting
his condition of life and his moral char
setter.
Asto his fortune, punster has ready
said of him that ms ease is most I'M
commonly hard; thai ii is his, peaceful
as hc is, To perish in many a foreign
broil; and il may be added that De Is
often in no; water, and pegpeiu4 y in q
stew of one kind or another.
In temper he is even mild % v.acidi-
~, although he is sometimes slightly
ruilled, on his edges az least. lie i
quiet always, and usually very well be-
having; and yet he participates 2 near
ly every scene of dcbauch and -evelry.
lie frequents midnight supper, and is
the comprehensive bosom companion.
we may say-of Wild fellows OF every
degree. He makes no noise, and does
no quarreling, but he is present in well
nigh every riotous company, and l.
found at table with wines and iiruOrs Of
every kind, name and quality.
In himself, and SO far a. his person
al behavior i concerned, the oyster j.
perfectly respectable, and gentlemen
and centlewomen have him a. dinner
without scruple; but there can be no
doubt that his name is suggestive of
dissoluteness and dissipation, precisely
as the horse, noble - he l.. is indiss0l-
ubly associated in our minds with Ger
tain forms of knayery and jockeyism
''in all lis branches" As the street
signs say. Dicke :, we believe Il was,
who pointed out the fact that the
moment that any man falls Into the
poverty which comes Of drunkenness
and idleness he begins to eat oysters Is
a regular diet. and Notwithstanding the
high estimationin which the best Of Us
hold this mollusk, his name semehOw
suggests irregularity Of living. late
hours, unwholesome haunts aut po;a-
tons Of gin.
Nevertheless he j. a fine fellow. and
we can not spare him from a, .i,i 81
friends whom we are always g.ad 20 see
al dinner. There Is placil-v in his
bearing, a decoum in his Conduc.,
which give Us confidence in him, and
wherever he Is met be j. sure Of a
hearty welcome-NoC Y9rt E-ening
Past
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22

a general war, In which the bulgarian hor-
rors would be greatly exceeded.
A riot occurred at Lima, Peru, on the
Goth OF August. The residence OF eN-Pres-
ident Pardee was attacked by mob. The
troops fired into the mob, killing four per
sons and wounding many others.
A severe shock OF earthquake occurred
at Lima and Callao, Peru, on the 18th Of
August.
The United States OF Colombia has been
declared in a state ~ siege. = disruption
Of the country is feared. The army i To be
raised to 20. 600 men.
General Mejia, the Mexican Minister O,
War, has been succeeded boy senior Escoye-
do.
A Madrid dispatch says that the Spanish
army in Cuba will be reinforced 10y 900
new troops during this month.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22
CURRENT NEWS.


The Connecticut Democratic State Con-
yention, held on the 9th, nominated the
following ticket: For Governor, Richard
d. Hubbard; observation-disclosures, Fran
cisB. LOOMS: Secretary Of State, Dwight
l.. Moore; Treasurer, Edwin a. Buck;
Comptroller. Charles {. Hubbard; Elect
or Al Large, GOV. Charles Il. lngersOl and
General william b. Franklin.
The Massachusetts, Democratic state Con-
yention. held on the 9th, nominated the fol-
lowing ticket; For Governor, Charles
Francis Adams; Lieutenant Governor. VIII
liam Il. Plunkett; Secretary Of State. Edwin
H. Lathrop; Treasurer, Weston Howland;
Auditor, John T.. Fitzgerald; Attorney
General, Richard Olney. Ex-Governor
CASTOR heads the electoral ticket.
Scott Lord, Of New York, has been re-
nominated for Congress.
The City Bank Of Harrisburg, Pa, has
suspended. Liabilities, $50, 200. which, II
is claimed. are fully secured 10y assets,
Eighmsy, the murderer OF b. +. Web
ster, in Ontario County, y. Y. was hanged
at Csnsndaigua on the sth.
The railway passenger agents, at meet
ing in New York on the 9th, agreed TO a
further reduction Of 10 per cent. in the
prices OF Centennial tickets.
Moses Y. Tilden, brother OF Governor
Tilden, died on the 9th.
The earliest returns from the election in
Maine indicate = Republican majority OF
from 10000 TO u 200. The Republican ms
jority for Governor in ls75 was 3,s72; in
1874. IL .Ss7, and in 1s72. 17.216.
Complete returns Of the Vermont guber-
material vote give Fairbanks (Rep.) ~, 50,
Bingham Dem. q .0S5, and scattering ..
Fairbanks majority, 23.527. Full returns
Of the lower House give the Republicans
295; Democrats, 81, and no choice ;. A
Democratic loss Of p. The Republican ma
jOFi;y foF Governor in lS12 was ., ,-lj, and
in lS74, 20. 325.
The Massachusetts, Woman Suffrage State
Convention met on the 18th and was presid-
ed over by Mr.. Mary A. Livermore. A
fun State ticket was nominated, headed by
James /. Baker for Governor.
The Connecticut Greenbackers have nomi-
mated state ticket, headed by Charles At
water for Governor.
The boiler OF 4 locomotive on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad exploded near
Frederick, Maryland. on the 18th, and kill
cd Aug. schafer, the engineer, and James
+. Cook, fireman.
Two more deaths from yellow fever Oc-
CURED lin New York on the 18th. One Of
the victims was Mr.. John Evans, a wealthy
business man OF savannah. who lett that
city 10 escape the scOurge; the other va a
sailor. New York physicians say there i
no cause for alarm, a. the season j. too far
advanced.
on account Of the imminent danger Of
confagrati0n. Il has been ordered that all
the wooden buildings in the immediate vi
cinity Of the Centennial grounds n Phila-
delphia shall be torn down. The favorable
direction OF the wind was probably all that
saved the Centennial buildings from de-
struction few days ago. when 4 number %
these iniAmmable structures was burned.
A delegation Of workingmen from Ger
many arrived on 4 visit 10 the Centennial
Exhibition on the 10th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22
How Drinking Causes Apopiexy.

II j. the essential nature of a. wines
and spirits 10 send an increased amount
of blood TO the brain. The frs. effect
% taking glass Of wine o- stronger
form Of alcohol is 10 seus The blood
there faster than common; hence the
circulation that gives the red face. IL
increases the activity Of The brain, and
il works faster, and 50 does the tongue.
But as the blood goes 10 the brain fast
er than common, II returns faster, and
no special harm results b.. suppose
a man keeps on drinking, the blood is
sent to the brain SD fas. in such 4uanti-
ties that in order to make room for il,
the arteries have 10 enlarre :hem selves /;
they increase in size, and, ir doing 30,
they press against the mC-e Welding,
ilaccid veins which carry the 1.o0d out
Of the brain, and thus diminish their
size, their pores, the result being tina.
blood is not only carried 20 t1e arie-
ries Of the brain faster than IS natural
or healthful, but is preyented from leay-
ing il as fast a. usual; hence double
set Of causes Of death are 81. T. motion.
Hence, a man may driuE enough u
brandy or other spirits in few hours
or even minutes, 10 bring ou fatal At
tack Of apopleXy. This D., literally,
being dead drunk.-Dr. Hal
Prof Anterior, OF Rutgers Col
lere, has been nominated for CONGRESS.