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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
Republican State Convention,

As the republican State convention
will be held next week, it is time that
town committees were giving notice Of
the times and places for the election of
delegates. Although this'is an off-year,
it is desirable for many reasons that the
State convention be well attended 1t is
good thing always TO have large con-
ventions, representing the State as widely
and thoroughly as possible. 1t will be
especially good thing this year. since it
will apprise the opponents of the republi-
can party that their hopes of finding the
republicans of Maine seriously divided
and in a moribund condition are without
foundation, and that the democratic can
didate for Governor at the polls in Sep
TENDER, whoever he may be, will meet
the fate of his predecessors for the last
twenty years. Occurring as the conven-
ton does only about four weeks before
the election, full, strong and harmonious
State convention will be largely instru-
mental in bringing out full vote at the
polls. The impulse which it will give to
the campaign will not abate until the
election is decided. Every town that
sends delegates " i'll feel it. Every dele
gate will return home from the conven-
ton prepared to give the short space re.
naming until election to the work neces-
sary to be done to bring out the party
strength at the polls.
The unanimity which exists in the party
in regard to the denomination of our present
popular and excellent Governor may re-
duce the attendance at the convention but
should not. Governor Connor deserves
the endorsement of full convention, and
we hope he may not fail to have it be-
cause he has no competitor. His third
nomination, following his able and up
right administration thus far ought to be
the grandest aud most enthusiastic of his
life.
Our opponents hope there will be d-
vision in the convention over the platform
There has not been a republican conven-
tion held In this State for the last twenty
years of which they did not predict and
anticipate rupture in the party. They
viii be disappointed this year as in other
years. They will see the republicans
united and strong when the convention adj
journs. Wisdom and federation have not
deserted the party. There could be no
evil so great in this country as the ascend
ency of the democratic party. and against
the possibility Of democratic rule the re-
pubicans of Maine will stand firm and
unyielding as the granite under their
feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
From the New York Tribune.
Financial Condition of the Coun-
try.

INTERVIEW WIN ASSISTANT Sc, hIrARY MOOR
THE CURRENCY-THE LABOR TROUBLES
WILL DELAY TUE CIRCULATION or IDLE
MONEY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
Republican County Convention.

The Republican voters of Kennebec County are
requested to send delegates to a convention To be
holden at
Granite Han, Augusta, Thnrsdsy, August
10th,
At eleven O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose of nomi'
mating two candidates fer Senators, a candidate
for County Commissioner a candidate for County
Treasurer, candidate for Register OF Deeds,
a Candidate Tor Clerk OF Courts; and to transact
all other business that may properly come
before the convention. The basis OF repre-
sentation viii be as follows: Every city, town
and plantation will be entitled TO one dele
gate. and an additional delegate for every seventy
i've votes cast for the Republican candidate for
Governor at the election OF 1915. fraction OF
forty votes will be entitled to an additional dele
gate. The citles towns and plantations are EMIT
- .I.n,. LII. L.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
Restorative Stimu,ant

rec from serious objections. yet palatabie even
nvltlng TO the sensitive palate, which will create
10 morbid appetite for itself, and operate as an
assistant 10 digestion, well as perform the func.
lions of stimulant. Such we confidently believe
8 10 be found In
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
JAMAICA GINGER,

an elegant combination of the True Jamaica Gin.
ger with the Choicest Anomalies. 1t is beyond all
comparison the most healthy, invigoratng tonic
and stimulant before the public 1t is earnestly
recommended to the weak and nervous to those
recovering from facilitating diseases, and to the
aged, to whom 1t imparts wa rmth and yigor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
Cramps and Pains,

whether produced by indigestion, improper food i,
change of water or diet, too free indulgence in ice
wat, r, exposure tn sudden changes OF temperature
are Immediately relieved by it. One ounce added
to a gallon #
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31

At Professor Bells wedding reception at his
fathers house at Tuteo Heights in Ontario, there
was, most appropriately, an exhibition of the tel
phone. The Professor and Mrs. Bell expect to
return in y november from their trip TO England.
Professor Bell expects soon to complete arrange
ments for experiments with telephony in connec-
toa with the submarine cable, and arrangements
have been already made for testing cable telepho-
ny between Britain and America, during his stay
10 England.
-Four ST. Louis children recently clipped for New
York, the two boys being aged twelve, the two
girls thirteen They had loved ardently, but the ir
parents frowned coldly on their passion. Unhsp-
PLY before they had got any farther than Terre
Haute on their way East to grow up with the
country, they were missed, telegraphed after and
recovered. The boys were a good deal discon-
certed by the contretemps, but the girls seemed
rather Indifferent, and willingly returned to theil
homes. evidently understanding that they had So
cially distinguished themselves.
Miss c." said q gentleman, one evening,
"why are ladies so fond of officers = "How stu
pid." replied Miss CT "is it not natural and
proper that lady should like good offer, sir =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
Dyspepsia,

Flatulencv, Sluggish Digestion, want of Tone and
Activity in the stomach and Bowels Oppression
after Eating, are sure to be relieved by q single
dose takcn after each meal. A gleat want exists
for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
SANF0RD'S
JAMAICA
GINGER.

This elegan. preparation is prepared from the
True Jamaica Ginger, combined with choice aro-
maIcs and genuine French brandy, and is vastly
superior To every other Extract or Essence of q
ger before the publc-all of which are prepared
with alcohol by the Old process.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
Cholera MOrbuS.

Cramps, Pains, DiarrhWa, and Dysentery are in
stantly rellev ID by it, 1t will render an attack If
Cholera horbus impossible, il taken when The
symptoms OF this dangerous complaint first ma al
fest themselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
GRANITE HALL, augusta.
Thursday, August 9th, 1877, at II A. NJ,

EHuT sUdI 'Su5u76 wv TT Ut - ~ w
ior the purpose OF nominating candidate for Gov
crnor, TO De supported at the September election,
sud TO attend to such other business Ms may
properly come before the convention.
The basis of representation will he as follows
Each city town and plantation is entitled to one
delegate and one additional delegate Tor every sew
enty.dve votes given for the Republican candidate
tor Governor in 1876. \ fraction OF forty votes
over the number which lie entitled to one delegate,
will be accorded delegate. Substitutes can serve
only for towns of the county in which they reside.
The Republican State Committee will be in ses'
sion in the anteroom OF the Hall at 10 o'clock the
morning of the Convention.
BY oldrr OF the Republican State Committee.
JAMES u. BLAINE,
Chairman.
j o. SMITH. Secretary,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
SAMPLES FREE.

0E00 REWARD will be paid for a bottle of
VOVV any other Extract or Essence of Jamaica
Ginger II found to equal it in fine flavor purity and
prompt medicinal effect. Largest, Cheapest, and
Best Take no other until you have given it trial
Sold by all Wholesale and Retail Druggists, Gro
GERS, and dealers in Medicines. Price, 80 cents
WEEKS Il POTTER, General Agents and Whole.
sale Druggists, Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-31
Ii publican State Convention.

The Republicans of Maine and sll Others who
propose 20 support be candidate ofthe Republican
party 10 tn pending election. are invited to send
delegates 10 a state Convention, to be held in
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22

other CANNES which have long dwclt
with man, the Spitz seems incapable OF
forming a lasting friendship with his
beneiactor. 1t is well ascertained that
he is liable to tuln upon his master at
any moment, and those who have visited
houses where the Spitz has been admit
ted as a pet probably entertained lively
impression Of his pronounced hostility to
strangers, The beauty OF this animal
is well calculated to make him favohtc
with the ladies, who do not think of the
terrible peril to which the possession Of
their pet exposes them, In the case Of
children the danger is particularly great,
as the young people always make friend
offs dog, and are always given to in
dulging in practical Jokes at the eexpense
Of their canine companions, In the case
of thoroughly domesticatcd dogs this is
not attended with any serious results,
because the dogs take to it kindly; but
the sullen and snappish nature of the
Spit2 may at any time break out and
result in injury to the children involving
horrible death. And death seems to
result inevitably from the bite Of the
''pit2 dog. He is public enCmy.--N
Y Herald
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22
MARRIED LIFE IN AUSTRALIA.
a yOonS English womaR'S Happy ESpe.
rife

A young woman who cmigrtrd from
England to Queensland has written two
sprEhtly letters to friends in the old
island home, which are printed in the
NIiddlescx Register, She tells her sister
in England, who talks Of joining her, that
she may as well make her wedding dress
before she leaves, IA wives are badly
needed in that distant colony. "And
now with regard to your luggage. Get a
good, strong wood or tin box, and pack
in all the things you do not want on the
voyage--dO not open the box. Have a
large carpetbag with what things you
want for the voyage. Leave home in a
thick dress and have thin dress in the
bag for the weather. Also, some change
Of old lnen-not too much-a little tea
and sugar. n few sweets and biscuits, and
piece Of good cheese you will find the
incest. Don't forget to bring some bak-
ing powder; you will find it very useful
ON the voyage You will not want any
thing for scasickncss. II you are i'll the
doctor will see that you want for nothing.
You may bring all your clothes out with
you, as YOU will want warm ones as well
rs thin ones. If you have any books,
bring them, as they will help you TO pass
many drcary hour, would not bring
any new dresses as they are about the
same price out here as in England"
In a lctterto her expected sister in-law,
the same lady speaks of the superior hap
piness of welded life, "Weddcd lie re-
minds me of horse with his feet hobbled
YOU may 20 50 far, but not any further
You may laugh and talk with your old
friends aslong as you like; but you must
not 90 out with them to places Of amuse-
ment, or above all, accept present from
amy. That will never do. But after all
its jolly, happy life for one, 10 have
home of your own, some one 10 look after
you, and some one to look after, and |
find that we girls are better married than
SINGLE She speaks OF the wilderness of
the country and their rude domestic Ar
81 like the bush, and |
have a first rate bumper to live in. We
have bed room and sitting room. and
| cool; ont of doors. The humpey is
slab one. with bark roof and n slab
floor. Between some Of the slabs there
are cracks large enough to put your hand
in; but like the bush, and Harry likes
it because he can have plenty of shoot.
ing. lie often brings home n couple Of
ducks or watcr.hena, and sometimes a
turkey, and at other times only two or
three parrots, ! am keeping their wings
and tails to send home to you; they wi |
do for your hats, lou ak whether the
-un shines from three o'clock in the
to seven in the evening No,
but it does from five in the morning till
seven in the evening, and there is 10
twilight in this country 1t is dark as
soon as the sun goes down"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22

Onc OF the best schools iVr girls in New
York city publishes in its regulations :
g: simple and easy.ftting dress required. p"
The principals illustrate their precept by
example, and wear, during school hour,
calico dresses. A writer, in giving advice
about school dress insists that the school
room is not the place for tie display OF
wealth or fashion, and therefore, the
school dress should be marked by simple
ity.
=" Anything which divcrts the atten-
ton of the pupil from her school duties
is an injury to her, but it will accord
with the observation of teachers that
fine clothes oEtcner work mischief to
their wearcr in this respect than mean
clo,hcs do. The highest-minded children
are oiteneSt found in plain garb, while
those bc-ringed and he.rutted and ether-
wise showiIy attired are generally quite
destitute of intellectual home culture.
Their mothers have been too busy with
their clothes to pay much attention to
their brains. This sounds severe would
1t were not true
While Over-at ttcntiOn to toilet mat
tcrs is a hiudrancG to study, negligence
and untidiness are carefully to be avoided,
Clean clothes, plainly made, need not be
expensive, either OF time or money, and
Il proper regard to personal cleanliness i'll
all its details is what every person owes
to himself Or hi4 associates
1T is very desirable that the pupil
should have at least two school suita,. for
in the crowded sch0ol-room the clothing
soon becomes saturated with the cxhala.
tions floating in the atmosphere, and an
airing ot the clothes every two or three
days is necessary 10 keep them fresh and
sweet. Especially is this true Of clothes
that are not put into the wash-tub, and
ofshocs Wearing thee after days sun
ming and airing will give one sensation
almost as rlca.an ~ that ot putting on
new clothes.
" As u rule, the more simply child is
dressed, the more attractive it is to all
sensible people. The bewildering maze Of
rutliirg and embroidery, and knife.plait
ing and shirring, and great broad, brown
sash, big enough to shroud the child in,
with which little girls and boys in kits
are dressed, is simply shocking to the
people Of correct taste. Let us not have
il in the schoOl,room.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22

plainly that the democrats intend to
present the law before the court in the
strongest shape. and rift the facts in tie
minutest manner. In word they
mean business, and wish everybody to
know that they think they have case,
and intendt 10 present in the best posi-
bic form, On the other hand, the re.
publican case is to be confded ~ Mr..
William NJ, Evarts, the eminent co,in-
sel who led the iorlon hope to the de-
icnse of the late Henry Ward Bcochcr
to SIr Stoughton. OF New York, who
has taken Edward Pierrepont's position
as the thick-and thin advocate OF Grant
ism in its last and frat phases; and to
Mr., Bob Ingcrsoll, the corrupting sky.
rocket of hy.up'the-creek republicanism,
he whose flowers OF oratory spring up
from seeds borne to inaccessible shores
on the bubbles of bOsh. In other words,
the democrats mean to present their
case in a legal way, and the republicans
in rhetorical way. One side will take
to the supreme court the other side will
mGgDiIsquize to the select audience of
confederate \ roads, One will hold up
the constitution; the other wrap itself
once more in the bloody shirt,-BdltiMorc
BWllctp.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22
Eminent lOnllSel.

The counsel employed to represent the
cases of the respective high c,n,ending
paltisS before the great court o. arbiira
ton are men of distinction, and yet the
charters OF the gentlemen selected on the
different sides are in some sort typical OF
the character OF the case. On the dem
ocratic side the case will he in the hands
OF Jere S. Black, the ablest lawyer now
at the supreme court, democrat % the
Buchanan school. and a keen, incisive
reasoner upon facts as well ss principles.
He will be assisted by Lyman Trumbull.
who has no superior as clear headed
c. Institutional lawyer; Matt Carpenter,
the brilliant but errstic lawyer ol the
northwest who is one of the most cogent
reason rs at the bar, amazingly well
real in constitutional law, keen in logic
and severe in denuuciation; Judge Camp
bell, who has been himself an associate
Justice OF the suprt me court, and Ben
Butler, whose peculiar p,w"rs and "x.
cellent knowledge of the ihs ar! oats 81
Louisiana politics, Of which he Himself
was in somG :ort the founder, eminently
fit him to cross.examine the Louisiana
returning board. What Butler fails to
extort irom Wells. kenner. Anderson
and Caslnave will probably net he ewrr.h
ssn..ng 1hi. l;nr Of council sh"w'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22
The Jewish Restoration.

\ curious rumor is afoat, for which
we do not vouch, that the porte, in its
cagcrness for money, has offered to sell
the hereditary pashalic Of the holy land
to any candidate accepted by the Jews
in return for loan. The transaction
would be one OF the most singular in
history, but it is not beyond the range
OF possibility. Palestine needs nothing
but irrigation and trees, and though the
Jews dislike agriculture, fellaheen sufii.
cient might be attracted from Egypt
The restoration of the Jews, with Lord
Beaconstield !or first king, would be an
incident romantic enough to satisfy
even tie imagination of the anthor of
,'Alroy. - LDa'i,a Spectator.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22
Beware Of the Sp;tz Dog.

\ careful examination OF the statistics
of death from hydrophpbia which we
publi.h in the article entitled beware of
the dog will convince any reasonable
person OF the danger attending the in
PRODUCTION into this country of the Spitz
dog. Since his ad vent there has been an
alarming increase in the number of
deaths from hydrophobia. This is due
to the savage habits OF the animal, which
render him a most undesirable neighbor
The Spitz dog comes from the forests of
Pomerania, where he exists in a semi
savage state, and where he is in constant
contact with the stilI more savage wolf.
Although domestica,pi the savage IN.
stincis Of the brute rruain, and unlike
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22
The g WDead.BeatN Danger.

In "Topics of the Times" in Scribner
for January, DIR. Holland discusses the
dead beat: What are we to do with
these people? How is this disease to be
treated? These questions demand an
early answer, for the evils to which they
relate are increasing with alarming
rapidity. There is the general feeling
that they will take care of themselves 50
soon as prosperous times shall return !;
but, as we have alseady said, this is Il
mistake. The dead-beat will never re-
form. The tramp will be a tramp for
life, shifting from country to city as his
comforts may demand, and ready to be
led into any mischief which will give
him grub and grog. There ought to be,
thi. very winter, in every state in the
union, such laws passed as will restrain
the wanderers, and force them to sell
support in some public institution. A
standing commission Of yagrancy should
be instituted in every large city and
every county in the land and institu
tions OF industry established for the pur
pose of making these men selfsupporting
and of curing them of their wr,tcht1
disease. We have lunatic asylums, not
only for the benefit of The lunatics, but
for the relief of the community, and
among the dead beats and tramps we
have an enormous number of men who
are just as truly diseased as the madseat
of men in Utica or at the Boomingdale
asylum. Something must be done with
them, and done at once, il we are ia
have any com ort by day or safety by
night; for men who are so demoralized as
to beg from choice and die by profession,
have but to take q single step to land in
ruftianlsm. Already they intimidate
and rob and murder, TO 6 the means tc
support their useless lives,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22
BAD for the Soldiers.

4 late Havana paper announces the
return to Spain OF the remnant, of once
celebrated regiment, the Chasseurs of
Audalusia. which has been serving in
Cuba for the last seven YEAR. IL says ::
These oue hundred and eighteen heroes
ara the sole remnlrtol the second -
peditionary ltgion, which arrived on
these shores as soon IS Spain 'earcei II
the crv OF Yara. OF tie 200 sold .eis
with which his battalion reached Cubs,
those who have survive; the fever, the
black vomit, lockjaw ard the steel of the
enemy, sum up only one hundred and
eighteen" Remnants of other ce!e-
brlted regiments, which all show about
the same lists OF casualties, are celnS
skipped back from Cuba to spain ~ 'ns ;a
rate of from two to three hundred m
each mail steamer. No wonder ush
Csmuos insist, .aon still hcaTi'r r.
iut.r aantcnfS
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22
CONG RESSIONAL.
ROUSE.

In the house, on the 3d, the session
was resumed at 10 o'clock, and the house i'm.
medlately went into committee of the whole,
Mr. kegan in the chair, on Legislative. Judi.
clai ana executive appropriation bill. After
| having disposed OF the bill the committee
rose and reported it to the house. Amend.
ments fixing the salary Of senators and rep.
resentatives at $4,000 were agreed to. An
amendment increasing the compensation of
the president to $4,000 was defeated, yeas
AZ, nays 1876. The bill then passed. Ri cess
until Monday.
In the house, on the 9Th, recess was
proI' nged till 1850 am, when Mr.. Banning
presented petition Of twenty.eight banking
institutions OF Cincinnati, for the law taxing
banks. The senate amendments to the for
tihcation appropriation bill and the military
academy bill were non.cOncurred in. At
1850 pm. the house took recess until to.
morrow.
In the house, on the 9th. after the
usual extension of recess the house went
into committee OF the whole, Mr. Eaton in
the chair, on deficiency appropriated, ST..
ll7OO0. The two largest APPROXIMATIONS
were one OF S5O0,0l0 for deficiency in navy
department, and one of $2l7,OO6 for pen,
siOns to soldiers who have lost limbs. With.
out dlsposng of the bill the committee rose.
recess was taken until ten o'clock to.
morrow.
In the house, ON the 7th, Mr.. Waldron,
from committee on appropriations, reported
back the senate bill appropriating $35O,OOO
for deficiency in the appropriation for gov.
ernment printing and binding for the pres.
ent fiscal year. Mr. Vance, chairman OF the
committee on printing, offered an amend,
ment providing that after the close of the
present congress no greater price shall be
paid for labor by the government printer
than is paid in the cities of New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore. The amend.
ment was adopted-yeas, us; nays, 1906, and
the bill was passed. Mr. Blount, from COM
mittee on appropriations, reported navy ap.
preparation bill. Referred to committee on
whole. The bill appropriates $12,494,752
Adjourned TILL 10 am. tomorrow.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-22
FOREIGN.

At the annual meeting of the Sheffield
chamber Of commerce, on the third instant,
the president said that the Sheffield manu-
facturers and workmen had only themselves
to blame for the loss of trade with America
and successfulAmerican competition with
foreign countries. Sheffield workmen mad
not come up to the make and style required
bv CIIatCmers