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The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30
Woman.

The perception Of woman is as qulck
as lightning-almost instinct by
glance she will draw a deep and Just con-
clusion. Ask her how the iormsa u anu
she cannot answer The question. a
philosopher deduees Inference ana ms
inferences shall be right; but nc getS %
the head Of the staircase, if l may say 80
bv slow degrees, mounting step by S'ep'
She arrives at the head Of the staircase
rs well as he; but whether she new mere
i NOR. than she knows herself. While
she trusts her instinct she Is seldom de-
I oa;ved and she is generally lost when
she begins 10 rea'o
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30

Field, Lsi1er 6 Co. s great dry goods
establishment, on State street, between
Randolph and Washington, in Chicago,
was destroyed by fire last week the loss
running into the millions. The house did
business OF $4,000, 900 or $4,000, 600
year. The building occupied hall
square and was six stories high, built OF
white stone, aud was considered ire-proo',
Of course. Both Field and Letter we're
formerly clerks OF j. Y. Farwell & Co''
who conduct the largest dry goods house
: Chica ~,
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30
From Washington.

The treasury department has decided
that wool imported rom the Sandweh
islands Is to be charged with the ssn5
duty as other woods.
a change Is TO be made in the interml
/ revenue cOilectorship for the third Al
/ gusta district Of Georgia. Col. Z. a.
+ Wade is to be appointed IN place OF tae
I present collector, Tannin.
A Washington special correspondent
/ thinks that the Texas Iecifc will h.l
not be brought in at the present sessIn.
/ II Is complete, but ITS friends only sayin
regard to it, that its provisions are sch
as viii excite the fewest possible anag-
onisms.
The house committee on pOstOfices has
agreed to recommend the passage OF hli
Prog;diug 'tlsss al Fctecr s2trrfs'.-- ss,s
free delivery service shall be divided i1ta
two classes, and that the first class shall
receive $3.50, and the second class SS0t
per annum, the distinction of classes tC
be made by the Postmasters and the Gp
pOintments to first class to be made by
promotion from the second class,
The annual report ofsGen- Sherman
shows October i2th) the regular army
wa composed of general officers, IL
general staff officers, $50 hospital stew
ards, lS6 engineer battalion, l94; Ordi
nance enlisted men, 346; enlisted men o.
staff corps, 651; 10 regiments OF cavalry
officers 439, enlisted men 7911 cavalry
$50 ) regiments of artillery, officers 2s4
enlisted men 1921; artillery, 2605: y
regiments of infantry, $3.50. Besides
which they are repoted as n5n-commis
stoned, stat, unatLaeBeG TO reyffdents ST
thaA nffffTary academy, recruits unas
signed, Indian scouts and guard, amount
ing in men to 1877; signal corps, 404
retired officers, 3OI. and captain IL
URited States army by act Of congress
; aggregating in officers and men 24,5Ol
of which the force available for war j:
made up of cavalry, artillery and infantry
regiments, amounting to 20.6O1 officers
and men, to which should be added the
II general officers and officers Of general
staff serving with them, together with
$40 Indian sccpt t..
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30

" Sougbt but She httest lives hear
Ring on tine northern treea= ei thou-ht-
' 10 N"'u-e's heart the strong sIe dear.
ne wesS must pass uulJyej, unsOusdt.'
And vet. a. under,tones @ Voice
j. heard that says: % child Gi earth,
Your minds best work. your hearts best glaica.
Shall staEd with God FOR what they re vo.Ih."
lis not the strong alone survives
Truth, Beauty, Virtue, scattered wide
Ia humble soil bear noble lives
whose fruits forever must abide.
Times h4uJjues are mo-. sIi of stone:
H3tH Irli-cst Lor5s Nature -;Grr
Ter living webs tfom z5ue 10 z3re
And what is lost sne daily wins.
/ faiu would think, amid the strife
bst tT,eu realities and forms.
Light s-its may claim perennial Tile
Mid slow decay an sgdiea storms.
This tgft OF silver hsirs loose
From open Wiudnw. 10 the breeze
Some bird OF spring perchaar- may .;ss
To huI1 her Gc-' Iu vOuder trees
tn So peiuars painted with as att
Surpassed by younger sight and skill
May PASS trtO rome friendly heart,
some room wl y ture sIuii s may GlI.
i Less leaves o. light sIa earnest rilyilss
Dropped on the windy world, though IoCc
Neglected nov, some future UI.e
May weave into It's uesl O. song.
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30
WAITS AND wIIIMs.


nY nA RIETT y EwEs KIHBALL.
The brooklet runs over The sfolc.--
Pretty stones
The iarches are hung with cores
Pretty cones
The bTo0klet sings but the larch b. sighiug;
go, Skinner is hed and rutumn dying
Heighow
AMI baby can sing like the brook
I'retty brook
As it leaps from It's moss-lfinged nook
Pretty nook
And baby's gnging shall down me crying
o. the cross Old world and its endless slghiug.
Hegh0"
--Wffe Airnfe.
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30

-" Those Of our compatriots whom
one encounters ontside their own country
are divided into three classes: CONNER
cial drnmmers, missionaries I'D convicts.
The Frenchman travels only because Of
trade, religion or force. Paris Paper.
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30

a Nevada mans Chinese laborer re-
Gently refused to chop wood on Sunday
morning and whesthe reason was asked
he answered: Heap no work Sunday !;
| alice same white man. Heap play poker. y
,s,,gs 0"r Ssnighted Chinese, ','''
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30
ReIigious News.

Seven years ago Methedism was first
introduced into the dorninions of Brigham
Young. Now there are six Methodist
The Hickman courier., 1877-11-30
The war in ihe East.

a year dues, and for this have the privi-
lege Of buying all their stores at cost.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-18
FOR SALE,

Ellis Brook Mil Site, the VassalbOrO' road,
about y miles from the Augusta Bridge, contain
Ing, with stream, about six acres, two
dive ling bouses, sc.
Address
KENNBBEC LAND & LUMBER Co.,
novl2-ttf AUGUSTA.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-18
Halloween Post once.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Western Mail arrives daily, Sundays excepted
At 3.44 and = Is p. NJ. closes at ll.40 A. M. and
for the night Pullman train at 7. NJ.
Eastern Mail arrives daily, Sundays excepted
at 557 ana ll.57 A. NJ; closes at $50 and
p. NJ.
Litchficld Mail arrives on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays, at 10 A. NJ; closes Sundays
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7. NJ.
Office Hours from 7.30 A. NJ. to $50 p. III. A.
NO mail arrives on Sunday, the office will remain
closed ou that day Mails made up on Sunday
evening for the Monday morning trains.
L. ROWELL, p. NJ.
Hallowell, October. 1877.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-18
NO.. 29ell
9ostieal.
THE ANS WEIR.
nj sLIzABETH STUART PHELPS

That ws together may .ail. 81
Just as Ws used 10 do .e-3
-CarldOn's Bailoss
And what If should be kind
And what If you should be true
Tho old love could never 90 on Hao.4
Just as it used to do.
The wan white hands of the waves,
That smote us swift apart
VIII ntver unclasp again, f-1r.l
Aud draw us heart TO heat.
The cold. far feet of the tides
That trod between US two,
Can never retracc their steps tua Is
And fall where they used to do
Oh, well the ships must remember,
That go down to the awful sea-
No keel that chisels the current Tlt Faa
Can cut where it used TO be.
Not throb of the gloom or glory .-ff
That stirs in the sun or the rain
VIII ever be that gloom or glory. 1s
That dszzled or darkened, again.
Not a wave that stretches its arms,
And yearns to the breast Of the shore
Is ever the wave that came trusting,
And yearning, and loving, before .,...
The hope that is high as the heavens. ~.....
The Joy that is keen as pain,
The faith that is free as the morning. peb
Can debut can live not again. t,
And though / should step beside you,
And hand should lean unto hand,
We should walk mutely-stifled-- s
Ghosts in breathless land. .a. e--.sa
For am dead Is you ate. ff4Fg
Ami you are as dead as /;
He who burns souls down to VI hes. falf
lie only can answer why. ts4as1
And what if should be kind er9.sseff
And though you should be true
The old love could never, never
Love on as it used to do. yfestf.s -.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-18
Weekly Asnnebse 5ournal,

Published every Wednesday morning, is the
arsest folio paper in the State, containing news
poitIea artcles agricultural aud scientific matter
aies, poetry, anecdotes, household matter, mark
cts, &C., &c.
Terms, per annum IN adsuace.
Transient Advertisements, - 90 per inen Tor d 81
week; % cents per week for each subsequent in
sertion.
Special Notices, $3.50 per inch Tor arst week; s.
'ents per week for each subsequent week.
Business Notices, in reading columns, 20 cents
ser ne ior hrst nserton 10 cents per line for Oh
.ubreyuent insertion,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-18
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FOR THE-
Il ENN EBEC JOURNAL,
Daily and w eekIy.l

The following Advertising Agents are author.
.sed 10 receive subscriptions and advertisements
TOR tie kENNEBEC JOURNAL:
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State Street.
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st.
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Street.
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b. NJ. PETTEnGJLL q Co., Sc
Park Row.
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nut ST.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-18

OFFICE Hours.
For delivery Of letters, from 7.30 A. NJ. 20 s.3t
r. NJ. HFw
On Sundays. frem g.l5 A. NJ. to l0.I5 A. NJ
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-18
AUGUSTA POST OFFICE.

OFFICE HOURS.
For delivery OF letters, from 7.30 A. NJ. 20 s.l
r. NJ eFw
On Sundays. from s.l5 A. NJ. to 1915 A. NJ
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE or MAUI.
NAILS ARMvs.
Boston, fortisnd, and West, 2.3O A. NJ. A. .05 and
500 p. NJ.
Lewiston and Auburn, 4.05, 6 and 500 NJ.
3s,hand Rockland, 400 and 500 P. NJ.
Isockiard stage, via Washington, = L. NJ.
Walcoboro stage, via Jefferson, Z. NJ.
Belgrade, West Waterville, Nonidgewock and
n .dlson, l.30 z. NJ.
Winthrop and Monmouth, 6 p. NJ.
Pennington stage via Readfeld, l.3O NJ.
Belfast, 1912 A. NJ. and 1858 Z. NJ.
Belfast stage, 1000 A. M
Skowhegan, 1912 A. NJ.
Grand Trunk h. ~ and Canada, 4.O5 and 500
F. NJ.
soldiers Home 1000 A. NJ. and 7.OOP Pm.
MAILS CLOSE.
Portland, Boston and West, $50 and 10 90 a. NJ
Lewiston and Auburn, $50, $50, 1000 A. N.
B.,n and kockIand, $50, and lUUU A. NJ.
R,c.Sland stage, via Washington, 200 A. NJ.
Wadoboro' stage, via Jefferson, 700 A. NJ.
Belgrade. West Wateryille, Norridgewock, and
V olson, I-3o p. NJ.
Winthrop and Monmouth, $50 A. M.
Pennington stage via Readfeld, l.3o ?. NJ.
Belfast, $40 L. Nj. and 1000 L. M.
Belfast stage, 3.45 p. NJ.
Skowhegan, 3.45 Z. Nj.
Grand Trunk X. II. and Canada, $50, l0.OoA
Solners' Home, A. NJ. and 3.45 = M.
DOMESTIC POSTAGE.
Drop Letters, per IL OF. / cent. =
Mail Letters per l-2 oz. cents.
Books, transient newspapers, and othertlt A. 7
printed matter except unseaied clrculaTs) IN pack
ages not exceeding 4 lbs. in weight, per- ounces,
cent.
Unsealed circulars, merchandise and samples,
packages not exceeding lbs. in weight, per
ounce / cent. eal 4afr Hs.ss
All matter not prepaid at letter rates must be SC
wrapped that it can be examined, and must COL
tain no writing whatever, except as follows
The sender Of any article of third class mail
matter may write his or her name OF address
therein. or on the outside thereof, with the word
"from" above or preceding the same, or may
write briefly or Print on any package the number
and names Of the articles inclosed.
Liquids, glass and explosive chemicals are ex-
.uded from the mails.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.
Especial attention Is called to the Money Order
system al . safe and cheap method Of transmitting
mall sums OF money through the mails. Orders
are issued for amounts not exceeding S5O. Larger
amounts can be sent to the same person at the
anne time by additional orders.
Order. no. exceeding sis, 49,. locens.
over $sSsnd sS not exceeding ssS' S lS 5S a" "
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Money orders are also drawn by this Office on
Canada, Great Britain, Germany, andSwitzerland.
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ON the payment of letter postage and fee OF ten
June II. 1877. r." = III I, M
Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-18
Atnufbrt Journal.
+ Plblished at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Stree,
ioJt Of Court by SPRAGUE. OWEN u NASH.
Daily Asnnebee 8ourual,

Issued every morning. except Sundays. IL con.
ths tue latest news Wy telegraph and mail, gives
epots oi the Markets, and has carefully prepared
political anu local articles, and generous amount
)i -arming, home and miscellaneous reading with
luli compilation OF State news.
Terms, 81 per dnnum in ddraace, ts II payment
not made within the year Single copies cents,
o pc had at the bookstores ana AZ this office.
Advertisements inserted on reasonable terms
aates D,ay be had on application at this onice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-24
BLOOMINGTON.

The 10th, Annual exhibition of the Blakes
Prairie Agricultural and Industrial Society will
be held in Bloomington Thursday and Friday.
September 9th and It'll
-Overseer T. H. Osborn has abated that
frog pond in 'sthe heart of Bloomington" and
the idea of a French restaurent is consequently
abandoned.
Last but not least of the improvements in
the village may be mentioned the changed APP
pearance of the property belonging to w. IL.
Brown Esq. on the Brooklyn" side. A nice
row of Evergreens, paint and putty makes il
look like a new place. Whether the dande-
lions that cover the lawn, received an adition-
al tint from the old color of the building oil
not is a subject for the investigation of ,
botanist.
The Mendotas are receiving quite large
accessions, weekly, to their numbers, and should
their success be as great for the next six
months as for the past in that length of time
they will be the strongest temperance and fra
ternal councils in Grant County, if they are
not so already They low number l4S mem
bers They anticipate grand excursion and
picnic on the goth, to pictured rocks, McGreg-
or and Prairie du Chen where the "feast Of
reason and the flow of soal," and perhaps a
little sentiment, will be practically illustrated
The Bloomington Cornet Band is to accompany
Them also several other councils.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-24
Additional Preparation for the Deco
ration.

The Decoration Committee met in the
Courthouse last Monday evening-Mr. James
Woodhouse in the chair. At this meeting it
was resolved
That Gen. J. B. Moore, of Muscoda be in.
vted to preside at the Decoration ceremonies
That Col H H. Virgin, of Patteyille, and
Gen. JB. Calls be Vice Presidents;
That Mr.. Jas. Woodhouse be a committee
to engage Cha?lains;
That cheirs of singers in Platteyille and
Bloomington. with whom correspondence had
been held, be invited to participate;
That Mr.. ]. Allen Coombs be requested to
contribute Decoration poem.
Mistresses Allen Hyde and ] ohm G. Clark
and Messrs T. A. Burr, L. J. Arthur and DR..
Newell we're appointed a committee to arrange
Programme. The programme, as nearly as
vet known, will be as follows:
i. At o'clock, r. NJ, the Bloomington and
Lancaster Bands will play in front of the
Courthouse as signal for the people to assem-
BILE.
.. Opening remarks by the President
5 Prayer By Chaplain.
4. Vocal music.
s. Band music
g. Singing By the little girls.
T. Delivery of the annual address by the
Hon. Gee. C. Hszelton.
s. Vocal music.
Q. Music by the band.
10 Decoration of the Monument by little
girls. with dirge by the Bands
H. Reading Of the Decoration poem--writ-
ten by Mr.. Coombs
IL DIrge by band.
IA Vocal music.
I5 Impromptu speaking and music.
l6 Prayer and benedietiou.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-24
5OPER CENT. SAVED.
by using HIGGISs' GERMAN LAUNDRY SOAP.
Excursion to Pictured Rocks

The Green Brothers are getting up party
to 90 to Pictured Rocks, McGregor and Prairie
du Chen next Saturday, May 90. Over 40
have already engaged to go, and there is still
room for mole Some go from Potosi, British
Hollow, Rockville and Lancaster. Green's
trains will leave Lancaster in time to arrive at
Specht's Ferry at $50 O'Clock, am, where the
excursionists take the cars and arrive at 'The
Rocks" at 1920. The returning train leaves
this point ofinterest at 4:45 p. m.-thus Civ
ing those who choose an opportunity to visit
Prairie du Chen and see the Artesian Wells,
The Green brothers conducted similar exN
eursion last summer and they are very agree
able men to "excurse with The fare from
Specht's Ferry, round trip, is $l.25--including
the ferriage. Tickets at L. L. McCey's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-24

Acting on the Advocates urgent appe ais in
behalf of properly observing Decoration Day
this year, the citizens of Lancaster he Id a
meeting last week and began making preparar
tions for celebrating the solemn event Back
Door Neighbor.
The meeting held last week was on Tues
day, May Is. Oar neighbours urgent appeal
was published on Wednesday, May l6. That
is the worst case of "back action" we know of.
Besides, the appeal was to hold meeting
on Thursday evening. There was not single
soul collected himself for meeting that eyen>
ing unless it was the one who collected him.
self to nominate a town and county ticket to
beat Judge McGonigal at the last election, to
wit; Aug. Reifsteck, Ref Augsteck, Steif.
Augreck, etc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-24
ESTATE ELLIS.

In Probate-Grant County Court. In the matter of
the estate of Caleb Ellis; deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Charles
Baznet, ofthe county of Grant, representing among
other things that Caleb Ellis late of Harr ison Grant
County, on the 18th day of April, A. D.,
1877 at Harrison in the county of Grant died ntes-
tate leaving goods, chattels and estate within
this State and county; and that the said petition
is Creditor of said deceased, and praying that
administration of said estate be to George McFall,
granted
1t is ordered that said petition be heard before
the Judge of this court, Monday the 18th day of
june A D. 1877, at l o'clock p. m, at Lancaster,
in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given to
the heirs of said deceased, and to all persons inter
ested by publishing copy of this order for three
cessive weeks prior to said day of hearing, in the
Grant County HERALD, weekly newspaper printed
and published at Lancaster, in said County
Dated ut Lancaster, Wis., the 2st day of May,
A. ID. 1877. By the Court
VIM McG0NIGAL
1lw3 County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-24

THE recently published charge
against the Superintendent of the
San Francisco Mint, of having mis-
appropriated certain public property
in 1873, was originally made in
1873 by an ex-officer of the mint
named Cochran, who also presented
a number of other charges against
Superintendent LaGrenge of q sim
liar character. Hon. James Pollock,
now Superintendent of the Philadel-
phia Mint, was sent by the depart
meDt to San Francisco to investigate
them and he reported in October,
1873, that, after a full and exhaust
i've investigation of all tbs charges,
there was nothing in the evidence
produced which in any degree affect
ed the personal character or official
integrity of Superintendent La
Grange.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-24
ESTATE-LEwIs.

In PrObats-Grant County Court. In the matter o
the Estate Of William J. Lewis. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of John @ Per-
kins, administrator of the estate Of said deceased
setting forth the amount Of personal estate tina
come his hands, and the disposition thereof the
amount of debts outstanding against said deceased
and scription of all the real estate of which said
deceased died seized and the condition and value of
the respective portions thereof and PRAYING that
license be to him granted to sell all of The real
estate of said deceased for the payment of valid claims
against the said William J. Lewis deceased ard il
appearing by said petition that there is not sufficient
personal estate in the hsnds of said administrator to
pay said debts and that il is necessary in order to
par the same, 10 sell the whole of said real estate
it is therefore ordered that all persons interested in
said estate appear before the Judge of this Court on
Tuesday, the 10Th day Of June, A. D., 1877, al one
o'clock, p. NJ, at the Court House 10 Lancaster. in
said county, then aud there to show cause fif any
there be- why license should not be granted 10 said
John q. Perkins administrator of said estate to sell
said real estate according to the prayer Of said pe
ton
And 1t is further ordered that copy of this order
sba be published for four successive weeks priar to
said day of hearing, in the Grant County HERALD A
weekly newspaper printed and published at Laucas-
ter 10 said eoenty and personally served on all per
sons interested said estate residing in said
at least fourteen days before said day of hearing
By the Court,
WIN. MEG oNIGAL County Judge
Dated at Lancaster, Wis, the 10th day OF May, A
D., 1911 llw4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-24

OK May "a tho express oompan
les will instruct theie agents that
any person may send fractional cur
roncy 70 the United States Treasur-
err in sums of $500 and upwards,
aud receive 10 return therefor Unit
ed States notes or subsidiary silve,
eoia q the expense of The depart.
ment. On all shipments of fraclioa-
al currency less than $500 and re-
turn therefor express charge will not
pc paid by tho department. The
national banks designated es depos-
itaries have been requested to re
deem all fractional currency pre-
sentcd to them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-05-24

Pinch back of Louisiana is the son
of q Major Holmes, white planter,
by a slave Won an. Tho Boston Post
tells this story of him:
One day be was with Major Holmes
on a Mississippi steamboat; the sun
was hot, ard in the shade of an avn
ing the planter with his friends play
ed poker for high stakes, and to quiet
his nerves drank deep draughts of
iced whisky punch. The slave boy
sat in a corner watching the game
and waiting for any orders which
might be given by the players.
While he was occupied in this way
the captain stumbled across him and
demanded: Whose niger are you p
"Well, Mass Cap'in' | don't 'zackly
know" was his reply. 81 wal
Major Holmes boy, but he done bet
me on two little pair and lost. Use
got to see the game through fore
| can answer your question" The
boy had told the exact truth His
unnatural father, having no other
stakes, be; him against 81, 900 and lost