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u VI I z II
August 2jth. 1876.

To the Hon. County Commissioners Of Aroostook
and u dshhigfoH.
I'VE, the undersigned, Inhabitants Of Weston
w and Danforth, respectfully request you TO
view the road laid ont ON petition of the inhab.
tants, by the selectmen of The towns of Weston
and Eahlorh, and accepted by said towns, begin.
ming AT the Cleaves pasture bars, called on the
bancroft road and thence southerly across the
liihch lot, so called; thence land of q. II .
Springer to the county line thence in the town OF
DaniOrth, across land OF A. 5. Springer to the
county road IN Washington county. We further.
more repre- that SAID road when com pleted will
be great convenience and a great saving In ex-
pense, and all that the public requires. We there.
fore request you to view said road and accept the
same. ED. ID. BRANNEN and II others
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AMERICAN 6 FOREIGN PATENTS
Z. II. EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF PATIENTS,
Enr InVeniinns Trade Marks or lesIg a

t0f iuFtHtiOuss lfduc MdTks, VI DesIS1
No. 10 STATE Street, Opposite Khby Street OS7 on
A FTER an extensive practice OF upwards of 30
Il years continues to secure Patents in the Uni.
ted tates; also in Great Britain France and other
foreign countries Caveats, Spec lcat!ons "A sign.
ments, and all papers for Patents executed on
rehsonableterms, with dispatch. Researches made
20 determine the validity and utility OF Patents OF
Inventions, and legal and other advice rendered in
all matters touching the same Copies of the claims
OF any patent furnished by renting one dollar.
Assignments recorded in Washington.
No Agency in The United States possesses superi.
facilities for obtaining Patents, or ascertanng
the patentabiity OF inventions.
AIlnecessty of journey to Washington to pro-
cure Patent, and the usual great delay there, are
2ere saved inventors.
TIES til ials.
81 regard Mr.. Eddy as one of the most ca pa bic
and Successful practitioners with whom have had
odlcal intercourse. CHARLES MASON,
Commissioner OF Patents.r
4 have no hesitation in assuring inventors that
they cannot employ man more competent and
Trustworthy, and more capable of putting their ap
picatlous IN form to secure for them early ano
favorable sideraton at the Patent Office.
EDMUND BURKE,
Late Commissioner of Patents.r
Mr.. r. II EDDY has made Tor me overTHlRTl
applications for Patents having been successiuin
almost eyerv case. Such unmistakable proof 1
grcattalen and ability on his part leads me to rec.
ommend all inventors to apply TO him to procure
their patents, as they may be SUI of having the
most faithful attention bestowed on their cases
JOHN TAGGART."
Boston, Jan. l. 1876. ly3
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A handsome table depends a great deal
upon this little matter of cutting the food;
bread, il cut in haggled slices, looks not
nearly as wholesome as when evenly cut;
bv placing it flat on table and using II
knife with blade long enough to reach
the entire width of the loaf, one can make
the slices of an even thickness; while il
cut held in the hands, as some do. part of
the slices will be thick at one hand and
taper to nothing at the other. Some al
ways break up warm cakes, as they think
cutting makes them heavy but II looks
so ragged on the table we never should
be willing to do il if baked early enough
as everything should be, 50 that it can set
while before cutting, it will not be very
eavy.-NeW FRglani Farmer.
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DAILY Nennrbrt sournal.

WITHOUT IEELs.-Childen. both boys
and girls. must wear shoes without heels.
So fashion demands. and all who desire
the healthy physical development of the
rising generation will rejoice in the COM
Portable and sensible mandate. This fash
ion prevails abroad, and mothers who
have lived or travelled in European coun-
tries see the advantage OF it. and almost
Invariably adopt it for their children. Thus
the most stylishly- boys and girls
wear buttoned shoes without heels, and
their feet are allowed to develop as nature
intended. It is to be hoped that the fash
ion may not only become universal, but
that il may never again be superseded by
those unsightly proturberances that. es-
pecially in children, interfere with the
symmetrical growth OF the foot and pre-
vent the ease OF motion douOly desirable
in that portion of life when the habits are
formed which result in permanent awk-
wardness or case. -Pr0ttdeHcc Journal.
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Assumpsit on account annexed for goods and
groceries, the balance due being $50.
Date of writ May Is, 1878, returnablc to Aug.
term, 1915. Cyrus III. Tobin Is summoned as the
trustee of said defendant. Nj. r. Ludden, Ptrs
Atty.
A true copy of the order of Court with abstract
of the writ.
Attest:- WIN. NJ. sTRATTON, Clerk.
tseptlt&w2W
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KENNEBEC COUNT Y-At a Court OF Probate
held at augusta, on the frsf Monday or September,
1876.
JUSTIN T.. SMITH, Administrator on the estate
- Of Mary Morse, late of Hallowell, in said
county, deceased, having presented his first ac-
count of administration for allowance:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given to nil
persons Interested by publishing a copy of mi.
order three weeks successfully in the kennebec
journal, printed at Augusta that thew nav an
pear al II Probate Court to be held at Augusta. In
said County, ON the first Monday of October nrxt
and show cause, llany, why the same should moi
be allowed. "
,. II. X. BAKER, Judge.
AtIest' CHARLES HEwINS Register. 3w59
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County Of Kennehec.

TREAsURERs OFFICE, I
AUGUSTA, Aug. 81, 1876.
CTATEMENT Of Costs in Criminal Prosecutions
- allowed by the supreme Judicial Court ~ The
Au gust Term, 1876
Prosecutions. Amt Costs. Originated before
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Premiums are received and Losses are paid in
cash only. Policies issued payable at the death
Of the Insured, also payable ct the end of certain
number OF years. Policies are also issued on the
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The ''Science of Life" also contalas more than
Fifty Valuable Medical Prescriptions, each one OF
which Is worth the price of the book.
1.-The Book for Young and middle agei men to
real just now, is The Science of Life or Self Pres.
ervation. The author has returned from Europe
IN excellent health, and Is again the Chief COnsu
ing Physician OF the Peabody Medical Institute,
No. Bufnch street Boston, Mas,."-RpatiicaH
Journal
1.-The Science of Life is beyond AL comparison
the IN st eNlrao dinaiv work on Phl siulugy ever
published. Boston HerGld
"Iope nestled il the bottom of PandOra's no
and nope pumes her wings anew, since the issu-
ing OF these valuable works. published by the Pea
body Medical Institute. which are teaching hou-
sands how to avoid the malndies hat sap the eta
del of life "-Phuddeiphid Enquirer.
at should be read by the young, the middle aged
and ven the Old "-Netc York Tribune
The first and only Medal ever conferred upon
any Medical Man IN this country, as Il recognition
OF skill and professional services, was presented
10 the author of thesc wol k, March SIT, 1876. The
renee by the Boston Press and the leading Journals
throuehO the country. This magnificent Medal
Is OF solid gold set with more than hundred
India diamonds of rare brlliancy.
Altogether, in its execution and the richness of
its materials, and size, this is dec edly the most
noticeable medal ever struck IN this country Tor
any purpose whatever. IL is well worth the ns pee.
ton of Num-matlst~. Ii was fairly won and
worthily besLow ed."- Massachusetts Pj,Hg4nt,tl,
June Sd, 1876.
ss-Catalogue sent on receipt OF &c for POSTAGE.
Either OF the above works sent by mail ON eceipt
of price. Address PEABODY MEDICAL INe'fi.
TUTE, Tor W. II. PARKER, NJ. d., Consulting
Physician, No. BullnCh ST, Boston, Mass, OPP.
Revere House
n. b. The author can be consulie on the above
named diseases, as well As al diseases requiring
skill, secrecy and experience. Once h0urs, .
A. NJ. tot =. NJ. ly27
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NANCY CARR late of Hallowell, liza.
in the county OF kennebec, deceased, interstate,
anu has undertaken that trust by giving bond
as the law directs:-Al persons, therefore, having
demands against the estate of said deceased are
de, ired to exhibit the same for settlements and all
Indebted TO said eslate are requested to make
immediate payment to CHARLES CARR.
Sept. 4, 1876. 3w3gs
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Clerk of District CouIt for said District
3w3o ~

4 ND now on suggestion to the Court. that the
"A principal defendant, ut the time OF The ser
wee OF the writ, was not an inhabitant
OF this state, and had no tenant, ageut or
attorney within the sane that his goods
or csttte have been attached in this action,
and that he has had notice of said
suit and attachment: 1t is Ordered, that
notice OF the pendency OF this sult be given to the
sand defendant by publishing an attested copy Of
this order, together with an abstract of Plaintiff
writ, three weeks successfully IN the Kennebec
journal, newspaper printed at Augusta. in the
county OF kennebec, the last publication to be
less than thirty days before the next term of this
Court, TO be holden at Augusta, within and Tor the
county of Kennebec, the third Tuesday of
October, 1876. that said defendant may then and
there appear and answer to said suit if he shall
see cause
Attest WIN. NJ. STRATTON, Clerk.
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Attest CHARLES HEw1ss. R Re- h ' sWSs:

JOHN II. CONVERSE, Judge Of Probate.
true copy Of petit ION and order hcTeOa.
Attest-' HENRY q. 10 DINSON, Register.
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DIsirict Court of the United States,
District of Maine.
In the matter of
ID. ". Mosher, : In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt. }

Bankrupt
'IIIlS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that a petition has
i been presented to the Court this It'll day of
september, by ID. w. Mo- her of Augusta, a bank
rupt individually aud as "A member Of the firm of
ID. W. MOsher Co, representing thai he has set
lied with all his creditors. individual and copart-
nershlp, and praying that sand petition be dis
missed, snd M n reading said Petition.
IT Is ORDERED by the Court that IA hearing be had
upon the same on the second day of O,tober,
y. u. lS'6 before the Court IN Portland, in said
dl'trct AT 10 O'Clock \. NJ, and that notice
thereof be published IN the kenneUec journal and
TIE fottlani Day Advertisers new spdpers print
ed in SAID district, once week for thr, successive
weeks, and once IN the wee kly, aud that all cred
tOrs who have proved their debts, and other per-
sons IN interest, may appear AT said time and
place, and show cause ii any they have why the
prayer Of said petition should not be granted.
WIN. 7. PREBLE,
Clerk of District Count for said District.
3w3n
, 1876-03-03
Curious Franks of Crazy Woman.

The Union Pacific train that arrived
here recently from the West had among
its passengers man named Joinsen from
Cheyenne, who was taking his wife, who
l,.s,esie Asylum at
Mount Pleasant, la. In the coachthat
they occupied there were only three other
passengers, all men. The poor woman
was laboring under the delusion that she
was engaged to make rag carpet for the
Centennial, and with that in view she
was continually tearing up her own
clothes as well as the clothes of every
body else that she could get hold of and
the pieces she would sew together. The
husband warned the gentlemen to watch
her or she would get hold of any loose
clothing they might have lying on their
seats and tear it into shreds. She had to
be closely watched on this account. Dur
ing the night the men fell asleep, and the
woman, having clear field, went on
grand old ''tear." She ripped her own
clothing to pieces, lsTd then got hold of
an Oyercoat belongi 4 to one of the men
and tore that up. She next served
two blankets belonging to the peanut
DSJ ~ ehO SauAO nduuotf duu sue Also ue-
molished one or two hats. When the
men awoke the one who had his overcoat
ruined called in the husband to make it
good. The husband couldn't do it, how
ever, as he had no money. This led to
his telling his sad story. He had for
merly been a farmer in Iowa, worth
$4,000 or $1,000. He had been married
about seven years, and two years ago his
wife began to show signs of insanity. He
travelled all over the world with her in
hopes to cure her, but everything failed.
Misfortune after misfortune overlook him
leaving him a penniless man. Among
the other incidents of his unfortunate
career he related that when he was about
to send his wife to Wales he purchased
a draft from an agent of Boston bank
ing house for $4,000, and the draft proved
to be bogus. He now has a suit in the
East to recover the amount. For some
time past he has been a resident of Wyo-
ming, and has been in the employ of the
Union Pacific Railway. The expense of
the transportation and admission into
the Mount Pleasant Asylum is borne by
Wyoming Territory.-0maha Bee
, 1876-03-03
know Thy Opnortunitu 4"

The grim monster, Death, was stealthily
approaching. / could almost feel his hot
fiery breath upon my forehead. NV faithless
goddess, Hygeia, had utterly deserted me.
Only now and then would Morpheus befrlend
me, but on this auspleious day, he had
deigned to molsten my eyelids with heavenly
ambrosia, and l slept As slept, behold, /
had dreaml thought that 1 wasfoaming
upon foreign soil whittier my physician had
sent me to recover my health. 1 was in A
great metropolls-one Of the grand marts Of
the world. In one Of my strolls chanced to
meet man who had in his hand a hand.
somely- bound volume, entitled, "The PEOPLES
Common Sense Medical Adviser" and who
said that he was an agent for the sale Of the
book. The title was such a novel one that
was impelled to give the work a casual
notice. As hastily glanced over its pages,
l observed that 1t contained treatises not
commonly found In medical works. But /
had too many times been hoaxed by appear
ances, and l determined that would have
nothing to do with It, voice within me.
like faithful mentor, whispered, "Knoto ltH
opportunity; in that book Is thy salvationf'
began reasoning with myself Although
doubtful and distrustful, yet put forth nv
hand TO take the book, and, lol the agent
was gonel / was miserable. In my agony /
awoke. Great drops Of persplration were
upon my brow. By my bedside was a friend
who had called during my slumber TO see
me. Said my friend, VI have brought with
me a book, Just published, which / thought
might interest you." One glance at the work.
and l was assured that It was ",The People's
Common Sense Medical Adviser,n by,Dr, r.
V. Pierce, Of Buffalo, n Y. Surely, ftis was
the veritable book which / had seen in NV
dreams Ny friend loaned me the work, and
every day, as my strength permitted, / pc
rused It's pages. Although It contained very
interesting treatlses on Biology, Cerebral
Physiology, Human Temperaments, NurSinR
OF The Sick, etc, yot, being an invalid, I was
most interested In the subjects Of Diseases
and Remedies. / believed that had a liver
affection, and yet more than one medical at
tendant had pronounced my disease Con-
sumption, and that would fall with the au.
tumn leaves. In that book | found nv
symptoms perfectly portrayed. l was then
confident that had not deceived myself |
reasoned thus: "Any man who can SO truth.
fully depict my feelings, and apparently
understands my constitutional tendencies,
must know t!st iOhdt my physical system de-
mands. viii trust my case with Or. Pierce.
viii take his Golden Medical Discovery as
recommended for my disease" The result is,
that after having perseyeringly followed his
prescribed treatment, once again enjoy the
blessings Of health. Therefore, ! would saw
10 the afflicted, KNOW thy opportunity and
take DR.. Pieree's Medical Discovery.
OUIs
, 1876-03-03
American Punch.

If Tweed was genuine Murlllo we
could find him easy enough.-Chicdgo
Times.
The man who fred up with indigna-
ton had to be put out.-Ne'o Orleans Re
pgjtcdn.
Give "a bad man rope enough and he
will hang somebody else.-Neu Orleans
Republican.
ofrenbach's airs will receive half
million when the jolly opera boutfer dies.
Boston Post.
One hundred and ten claims at one sit
ting called an Oswego man grayewards.-
PhHadephia Star.
It is said the mysterious actions of the
distillers are controlled by spirits.-Wdsh-
iagt0H Chronicle.
A Montreal medical student helped to
dissect his grandmother before he knew
who it was.-B0st0n Post.
A man." said Quiz, rehectively, "is
like a lobster, because a big boil makes
him red. Washington Chronicle.
In view of the foggy season why has
no one suggested the obvious connection
between mud and Myerl-Boston Post.
Excellent wine is for sale in Fayal for
cents bottle, and if you go there
you can't Fayal to get drunk.-Chicdgo
Times.
Mr.. Schilling addressed the soft-money
meeting in Columbus, o., last week. He's
the first soft Schilling we've heard Of
Boston Post.
The 200 Indiana lunch-felds have
reached Philadelphia, and the reporters
in that city are sharpening up their pen
ellis for the expected observation-disclosures
rHIo Ledger.
Washington was once asked to dine
with Judge Jones. The chair in which
he would have sat if he had accepted this
invitation will be exhibited at the Cen
tennial.-Noruich Bulletin.
For having put the ball in the most
favorable part of Carruths head, Mr..
Lands deserves the highest credit for his
knowledge of anatomy, good judgment,
craftsmanship, and consideration for the
feeling of others.-Tribune.
Some day in the distant future the lit
tie darky in the barber-shOp who silently
holds out his hand for ten cents for strik-
ing mans nose with brush broom will
be laid away to rest and catnip planted to
hide the spot.-BOst0H Transcript.
"Whst size do you wear, sir9n blandly
inquired the halter. 81 think" said the
customer, "about'-just then in backing
towards the mirror he stepped on piece
of orange peel and sat down suddenly
"about cap size, l think, k,"-Boston
Transcript.
Nobody knows what was the matter
with him, but when he came home the
other night with two cigar stumps, a
picked pigs foot, half pint of peanuts,
and small flask in his pocket, and his
wife asked him what under the sun he
had got there, he replied: "I-hics-I
donno in'-hic-nothin' bout il
less its-hic - Biltweed. ~ Washington
Chronicle.
, 1876-03-03
The Education Of Children.


There is oneelement in education which
has not received the consideration due to
it, and that is the necessity to watch over,
control, and direct the knowledge which
the brains of our children obtain from
other sources than books from whfeh
they learn lessons, other lips than
those of parents and salaried teach
ers. Would that parents could be
Drought to see that no cost, no pains,
ARE too great to bestow to obtain nurses
and nursemaids, not only thoroughly re-
spectacle In life and conversation, but
thoroughly aware how they may morally
injure or preserve the children intrusted
to them by their own evil or good ways
and words. There is far more mischief
done in many families before the children
reach the school-room than the best of
goVernesses or tutors have power to Grad
icate. Just as prudence should dictate
the food child should eat, so should it
regulate the food afforded to the brain.
Childish sentiment runs to dumb animals
and their young. Tales may be written
on these to afford the utmost amount of
childlike gleeful interest; may be made
joyous as well as instructive. Children
are born to laugh good deal; it is time
enough to excite their tears by sentiment
after that season has come when sorrow
must mix more or less with their joy. The
headaches" of early childhood are. on the
increasei medicalmen are more than ever
alive TO the fact that children are over
excited in the nursery, and too early and
far too hard worked in the school-room !;
they are ''forced, /" as gardeners would say,
for too early exhibition in the drawing
room. 8. O.
, 1876-03-03

AN AFRICAN JoKE.-Rev. DR.. Moffat,
now nearly eighty years of age, was the
pioneer English missionary to South Af-
rica, having gone there in 1915. In a
recent lecture he apologized for his de,
fective English on the ground that he no
longer thought in his native tongue, but
in that of the tribe to whom he had for
so many years preached the Gospel. He
also told the following joke that was
played upon him:
"The great difficulty which met US on
the threshold Ct our mission was our
ignorance Of the language. There were,
Of course, no interpreters, and there was
nothing for it but to grub along, patiently
picking up words as we went. The natives
were willing to teach US as far as they
could, occasionally relieving the monot-
ony of the lesson by little joke at the
pupils expense.
"Once q sentence was written down on
a piece of paper, and was instructed to
take it to an aged lady, who would give
me something I was in need of. found
the old lady, who was scarcely handsome,
and was decidedly wrinkled. Upon my
presenting the paper, she blushed very
much. 1t turned out that had been the
bearer of a message aiking
Tie old lady to kiss me-a thing which l
did not want her to do at ALL"
, 1876-03-03
Romantic History of a waif.

One of the uptown churches in this
city was filled by . fashionable congre-
CATION about week ago, on the occa-
sion of the marriage of well-known So
ciety girl to the man of her choice-the
scion Of a popular Philadelphia sugar
merchant. Probably not dozen persons
present knew the most interesting act in
the history of the bride. She was a poor,
neglected waif twenty years ago, and was
found one wintry morning upon a door
step in st. Marks place-then fashion
able quarter of the city. No clue to her
parentage was ever found, but the family
Chosen probably with that object, hay
ing no child of their own, took in the
waif, and treated the little girl with as
much care as if she had been their own.
A few years after an application was
made to Judge Charles P. DAILY, of this
city, for a decree awarding legal custody
of the child to its protector, and hence
forth she took their name. She was edu-
Gated thoroughly and became a pet of
the family as efectually as if she had
been born into it. In time she was in
troduced into society as Miss G., and
met her present husband at family re-
union in Philadelphia. Now she is hon
ored and petted by society, and promises
to become reigning faYorite. Who
knows but somewhere the real mother of
this interesting woman may not be watch
ing the career of her child; and that, at
some time, may make herself knownl
Truly, fact is often stranger than icticn.