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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-04-04
THE
National Disease !
THE
is IT DURABLE L?

'TNHOSE who have suffered from the various and
l. complicated forms of disease assumed by
Catarrh, and have tried many physicians and rem
edles without relief or cure, await the answer to
this question with considerable an xiey. And well
they may for no disease that can be mentioned is
SO universally prevalent and so destructive to
health as Catarrh. Bronchitis, Asthma, Coughs,
and serious and frequently fatal affections OF the
lungs follow. in many cases, "A case of simple but
neglected Catarrh. Other sympathetic affections,
such as deafness, impaired eye-sight and loss of
sense of smell, may tie referred to as minor but
nevertheless serious results of neglected Catarrh,
bad enough in themselves, but as nothing com.
pared with the dangerous affections of the throat
and lungs likely to follow.
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SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE

rs local and constitutional remedy and Is ap.
L piled to he nasal passages by iusu III alton " ith
DR.. San ord's Improved Inhaling Tube, which ac.
companies each bottle free OF charge: and inter.
nally, or constitutonally, where, by its action on
the mucous coatings of the throat and stomach, it
tarrh. Until this good result is effected no perma
nent cure can be made. Thus the united action of
tions of others.
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SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE

TIAS worked a revolution in the treatment of
IL Catarrh. IL has demonstrated beyond all
doubt that this disease, in its seyerest forms,
is curable, and that comfort and happiness may be
made to follow years OF misery, years of suffering
by persistent use oft. The method OF tire eatment
originated by DR.. Sanford viz, the local and con-
sttutional, by a remedy prepared by dstiliaton,
Is the only one offered to the public that will bear
the test OF time.
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AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK
Organized inIS4S


TRUSTEES Thomas Lam bard, Jas. W. North,
Artemas Libbey, VIM. S. Badger, Saml Titcomb.
OFFICE-In Savings Bank Building, ia Water
st. Bank open daily, from A. NJ. to i p. NJ. and
from to 40 p. NJ. Saturday Evenings, ifom to
80 oclock.
Interest on deposits payable twice year Feb.
md Aug. Interest not drawn out Is added to the
deposit, thus making coMPoUHD INTEREST.
Interest begins on the first day of each month,
Money deposited on or before the teih dau OF each
month, Will draw interest from the frst DAY Of the
same month.
Hs-Under tn listing law OF this State all de
posits IN Savings Banks, are exempt from manici-
pal tdrction
No returns of names Of depositors are required
u be made to State or town authorities and all &C.
counts are held by this Bank to be strictly prirafs
and confidential.
Married women and persons under age can de.
post money in their own names, so that IL can be
drawn only by themselves, on their order.
Especial advantages Afforded to Executors,
Guardians, Trustees, and others having in charge
Trust Funds.
WM.R SMITH Treasurer.
Augusta, April 20, 1878.
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AUGUSTA POST OFFICE,

OFFICE Hours.
For delivery of letters, from 7.30 A. NJ. TO $50
?. NJ.
On Sundays, from 9l5 A. NJ. to l0.l5 A. NJ.
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SAnF0RD'S RADICAL CURE
Is Prepared by Distiliaiion,

LIVERY plant and herb that yields its medical
Ia essence to it is placed In an improved still and
there mingled with a solvent liquid,whch by heat
Is made to pass over into the receiver bearing with
II the healing essences juices OF these plants and
herbsi free from every contamination, pure and
coloress. Thus the active, medical constituents
of thousands OF pounds of herbs may be condensed
into verv small compass. In this way sanlord's
Radical Cure is dvested of The nauseating, worth
less features of all other remedies, while its cura-
tive properties are increased old. 1t Is posi-.
tiVely the greatest medical triumph Of the age.
Each package contains DIR. Sanlord's Improved
Inhaling Tube, with full directions for use in all
cases Price, sl.t0. For sale by all Wholesale and
retail druggists throughout the United States
WEEKS POTTER, General Agents and Whole
sale Drnggists. Boston.
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ateekly Asnnebee Journal,

Published every Wednesday morning, is the
arSest folio paper in the State, containing news
political articles agricultural ana scientific matter
es,.poetry, anecdotes, household matter, mark.
u =, &C., &c
FERNS, per annum In ddsance,
Transient Advertisements, 81 90 per inen for lrst
we,s 30 cents per week for each subsequent in.
50 'ton.
Special Notices, o. so per inch for first week: so
:e IT'S per week for each subsequent week.
BUSINESS Notices, in reading columns, 20 cents
pe line Tor rst inserton ~ cents per lin for each
II Isequent insertion.
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NOTICE.

The Committee on State Pensions will be in ses.
sion 1t 10 O'Clock A. NJ, Saturday of each week,
until fur her notice, at l.. l.. incoln's Office Mar.
ket Square.
Augusta, March 20, 1877. PER ORDER
arlp.
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Nenuebft Journal.

Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street,
oJt OF Court by SPRAGUE, OWEN NASH.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Boston, Portland, AID West. $3.50 A. NJ. 345 and
E20P. NJ.
Lewiston and Auburn, 3.45, 8 and $50 p. NJ
Bath and Rockland, 3.45 snd $40 =. Nj.
RockaEd stage, via Washington, T.. NJ.
Walcoboro stage, via Jefferson, 6 z. NJ.
Belgrade, West Watervile, Norridgewock and
NJ dison, l.30 p. NJ.
VI Winthrop and Monmouth, 6 p. NJ.
Pennington stage via Readfeld, l.30 Z. NJ.
Belfast, / l.35 A. NJ. and 1858 T.. NJ.
,l;ast stage, ll.35 A. NJ
Sko Shegan, III .35 A NJ.
Ora I'd Trunk Il. L. and Canada, 3.i5 ami $50
Soldiers Home ll.35 A. NJ and 100 p. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE.
l0P. NJ.
lewiston and Auburn, $40, $50, ll.20 A. NJ.
Bath and Rockland, $40, and ll.20 A. NJ.
R'ckland stage, via Washington, 100 A. NJ.
WAldoboro' stage, via Jefferson, 700 A. NJ.
Belgrade. West Waterville, Norrdgewock, and
Madison, 80 z. NJ.
Winthrop and Monmouth, $50 a. NJ.
Harrington stage via keadfeld, l.3o 7. NJ.
Belfast, 3.3s Z. NJ. and 1000 p. NJ.
Belfast stage, 3.35 Z. NJ.
Skowhegan, 3.35 z. NJ.
Grand Trunk X. r.. and Canada, $40, ll.2O Am.
Soldiers Home, A. NJ. and 3.35 L. NJ.
DOMESTIC POSTAGE.
Drop Letters, per l-2 OF. l cent.
Mail Letters per l-2 OF. 3 cents
Book transient newspapers and other transient
printed matter, Except unsealed ciicuars) in pack
ages no: exceeding lbs. 10 weight, per 2 ounces,
cent.
Unse lled circulars, merchandise, and samples,
In packages not exceeding lbs. in weight, per
ounce | cent.
All matter not prepaid at letter rates must be so
wrapped that it can be examined, and must con-
tain no writing whatever, except the address.
Liquids, g.ass and explosive chemicals are ex-
cluded from the mails.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.
Especial attention is called to the Money Oruer
system safe and cheap method Of transmitting
small sums OF money through the mails Orders
are issued for amounts not exceeding $50 Larger
amounts be sent to the same person at the
same time by additional orders.
RATES
Orders not exceeding SIS, 10 cents.
over $l5 and not exceeding $50, Is "
" &30 " $40. 20
$40 $50, 25
Money orders also drawn by this office on
Canada, Great Britain, Germany, andSwitzerland.
REGISTERED LETTERS.
Letters, and other valuable packages, may be
registered to any post-ofice in the United States,
on the payment of letter postage and fee of ten
cents. HORACE Ii. HAMLEN. p. NJ.
Oct.9, 1876.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18
DR.. Cressy'S Lecture.

We print this week the last installment
of Prof. Cressy's lectures at Burlington,
No. XIII being the last.
OF the value of these lectures VIC have
before now expressed an opinion. They
are now in a convenient form for preser-
walton in the scrap book 1t would be too
much to expect report of this length
without errors, especially on Il technical
subject, as by one not especially educated
in the science; but it was our aim to
make faithful and accurate abstract of
The lectures for general reading and gen.
eral reference, and we think it sufficiently
free from errors to make it reliable state
ment of the matters treated
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

BLEACHING CoTToN.-It is wel-estab-
lished fact that cotton cloth that is bleach
ed hy chemical processes before it goes in
to market, does not wear as well MS that
which is uubleached. and is very liable in
time TO turn yellow; also it is very much
harder to sew upon it. | have fer some
years past used the unbeached in prefer
ence. Sheets and pillow cases can be
made up far quicker belor cotton has been
wet, and the allowance can be made for
shrinking; indeed, any garment can be
made if this item is borne in mind. Make
u good suds of soft water and I've soap, if
you have it; put cotton cloth in cold suds
and bring to boil then take the garment
ont, and when cool spread out on the grass.
Have a tub of suds close by, so MS TO dip
the goods in once each day. In three days
they will be bleached to IL snowy white
ness, and keep white till worn out This
is the way our grandmothers bleacbed
their marvellous webs of linen and dam
ask, and it is too good practice 10 be for
gotten, or 90 out of use. When the APP
pie trees are in bloom, spread out garments
that have tnrned yellow, after boiling in
suds, and they will be cleansed white as
snow.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18
ROetru.
MEASURING Johnnie.

mEAHUhlNb JOhAANNAEs
We measured our little boy,
Against the parlor wall:
A vine grew at tho threshold,
And Johnnie was just as tall.
And his little hands kept moving,
They were never moment STILL
Snatching at sunshine and shadow,
That crept to the edge Of the Sill.
His eyes were bright as diamonds,
His mouth like a flower unblown;
Two bare feet like little white mice
Peepod out from his snowy night gown.
And we thought with a thrill of rapture
That yet had touch Ofpaln,
When June came round with her roses,
We'd measure the boy again.
All me in the darkenel parlor.
With the sunshine shut away,
Though binding tears that fell like RAM
We measured him, a May day.
And the little bare feet that were dlmpled,
And sweet as n budding rose,
Lay side by side together,
In the hush of long repose.
Up from the dainty pillow,
White as the risen dawn,
The fair little face lay sm ling,
with the light OF Heaven thereon.
And the dear little hands like the leaves
Dropped from rose, lay still,
Never to snatch AT the sunshine,
That crept to the darkened sill.
The last time we measured our Johnnie,
'Twas with ribbon bright and blue,
For the shining little casket,
That would hide our love from view.
Then out from that darkened parlor,
We went with an aching moan;
To the height ola sinless angel,
Our little one had grown.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

POTATO PLANTING.-Shall we plant in
rows or in hills; shall we plant small seeds
or large; shall we cut The sets from the
top or bottom, or middle of the potato
shall we cut the potatoes few days be-
fore planting, and sprinkle lime on them
shall we plant one or two sets in hill ;
shall we plant deep or shallow; shall we
earth up, Or shall we cultivate on the
fist?
To all these and II dozen other questions
which are frequently asked, | answer: "Do
as you have done. or change if you feel
like it; but whatever else you do, or leave
undone, make the land dry, rich, mellow
and clean. IT, ou cannot do it this year,
make up your mind to do it next year,
and begin to prepare for it now. Farmers
must look ahead. We must keep our land
rich enough to grow fair crop in IN I'M
favorable season We shall have high
prices, and low prices in tho future as in
the plst-and the men who will make
money by potatoes will he those who take
most pains to keep up and increase the
fertility of their farms,-Jos. HARRIS, IN
American AgriCulLUriSt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

TIE BREED FOR CONFINEMENT Eds.
CoW1ty Gentieman;-In reply TO the in
quiry of Il. L., page 203, | will give him
in brief my experience with poultry, as
our circumstances are quite similar rs re-
CARDS space, &C., forconfining the same.
commenced with some fine Partridge
CO. hns; had good success with them, but
soon found that they consumed SO much
food during maturity, and their egg pro-
duction was so small, Notwithstanding
they had the very best of care, that they
dill not pay. | therefore made up my
mind to change from Asiatics TO some of
the smaller breeds, and determined to give
Brown Lcghorns trial, and accordingly
purchased eggs Of that variety; and find
that, besides being non-sitters and unriv-
aled gg-producers, they bear confinement
equally well with the Asiatcs of any va
riety. My Brown Leghorn pullets hatch
ed June 10th and July %, 1876, and COM
menced laying the last of November; and
since that time, without the exception ola
single day, up to April LIST, | have receiv
cd eggs in abundance. The poultry-houSC
should be well ventilated above the roosts
the droppings cleaned ont twice week
and air-slaked lime or ashes sprinkled
about freely. The instructions of A. w
Frizzell on " Keeping Poultry Clean" on
same page, should be followed. Ifthis is
done r. l.. will be well satisfied, without Il
doubt, with the above bright and attrae-
tive breed. My roosts are constructed il
the manner mentioned by Mr.. Frizzell
with tbs addition of hinges attached to tho
upper end of the roosts and fastened 10 the
side of the building, with staple at the low
er end and hook fastened in the ceiling, ST
that the roosts may be swung up out o
the way while cleaning. find this yer!
convenient
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

EDITOR OF THE FREEMAN:-In reply to
numerous inquiries from correspondents,
with your permission would like through
your columns TO make few practical hints
in relation to the keeping and breeding of
hens as poultry.
First,-1f IN amateur, and with limited
grounds or means, never keep but one
variety.
Choose your variety, as you wish il for
pleasure OF profit, or both. For pleasure
and profit both, think the Brahma va.ie-
ties excel.
Keep your fowls in comfortable quar-
tiers, not too small-not exposed TO wet
and storms,-or the cold north wind, with
plenty of dry earth, sand and such like.
Furnish variety, rs also plenty of good
wholesome food, with an occasional sup
ply of fresh meat, bones, &c., also good
supply of fresh water. Let them always
have sufficient amount of air and exer-
else.
Keep them in good health and free from
vermin, by a free use of lime, sulphur and
tobacco.
An average of onc-third of your fowls,
if kept for profit, ought to lay the year
around.
Secondly,-As regards breeding. Have
only pure breeds about you; nongrels are
curse, either for profit or pleasure.
Never have in one pen more than ten or
twelve fowls. Never use but one cock in
single pen, during single season.
Watch well the characteristic marks of
your variety. Breed only from your best
fowls.
In-and-in breeding will preserve the
characteristic marks, but will diminish
size. Cross breeding will increase size.
Be not disappointed if one.third of your
chicks do not bear the characteristic marks.
Cultivate in yourself the greatest pa
tience, quietude and perseverance if you
would insure success.
Let the best mothers care for the broods.
Do not expect that more than three
fourths Of all your chicks will live 10 ma.
ture. Yours, &C.,
N. Ferrisburg, Vt. II. G. DAY.
P. SIN reply to the question, What
kind of fowls do you keep Let me say
the = White Brakma." H.e.D.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

LITERARY TASTE IN CHLDREN.-Ik know
two little girls, aged seven and four, who,
quite unconsciously, have made the ac-
quaintance Of some of the writings of our
best poets, and find great delight in them,
and are learning TO appreciate good things
in perfectly natural child-like way. The
oldest was very nervous excitable child;
it was almost impossible 10 quiet her to
sleep, and she was very wakcful at night.
When she was about three years old her
mother began reading to her at bedtime
some OF those pretty pieces Of poetry for
chidren-such rs are found in so many
collections like Hymns and Ryn,es for
Home and School," Our Baby" and the
like, and found the rhymes so soothing
to the child's restless nerves that she com.
mtled several TO memory, to use when
the book was not ut hand. She kent the
little book or newspaper, scrap in her work
basket, and when she was holding the
baby or could do nothing else, she learned
stanza or two. The little rollicking four
year old, a perfect embodiment of animal
life and spirits, generally calls for Tenny-
sons " Sweet and low, wind of the West
erd sea- while the older one is charmed
by Mary Howitt's pretty ballad of " Mabel
on Midsummer Eve, sweet, pure, GOOD
English, all of it. watched the older
child as she stood ut the window beside her
mother one wild November morning,
looking Mt the dead leaves whrling in the
wind, while the mother recited to her
Bryants lines, " The melancholy DAYS are
come" 1t was almost us good ms The
poem to see the child's gray eyes kindle
with appreciation as she eagerly drank in
the words. One can see the influence If
this culture in the little songs they make
up for their dollies,-a jingle and nrgon
OF course, but intCrspersed with remem.
bered lines from their " little verses y and
having withal good deal of rhythm and
movement about them. Their ear has
been educated to certain standard of an,
preciation,-i just as German children who
grow up in an atmosphere of good music
find delight in harmonies which are hard.
y understood by our less cultivated Amer.
can ears. OF course, you must carefully
select beforehand to suit the children's
minds, and must explain SMILES and ain,
sions.-F5One LetterSto Younq M0theyi,
Scribner for March.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

SEA BuRIAL.-The sea is the largest Of
all cemeteries, and its slumberers sIeen
without monuments All other prava,
yards in our lands show some distinctior
between great and small, the rich md
poor; but in the great ocean oemeterv tho
king and clown, the. prince and peasant
are alike undistinguished. The same
waves roll over all the same requiem bv
the minstrels of the ocean is sung to thai
honor. Over their remains he sam
storm beats, and the sun shine; and tbero
unmasked the weak and powerful tbs
piumed and unhonored, will sleen m wv vr0
I'll awakened by the same trump.-Anon.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

GAPEs IN CHIoKENs,-Sincc burning
sulphur has been recommended by high
authority for killing worms in the air pass
ages of animals, perhaps the following
method of choking chickens with the dust
OF lime TO rid them of cape worms may
not be open to the charge of cruelty to
animals. We find the recommendation in
the Lancaster Farmer. The writer saws
that in . recent conversation with an ex-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

lin lS-Cl'di up dDOub tilC DuIlNllSo'
Tools should he repaired'rainy days.
Carts and wagons will also need looking
after.
Potatoes for early planting should be set
to sprouting.
Plants for the flower garden may be
started in the sitting room.
Peas should be planted just as soon as
the ground is in condition.
Trees may be ordered so us TO be dug MS
soon rs the state Of the ground will per-
nit.
Lawns should receive dressing of some
special manure, if they were not dressed
last fall,
Scions should be cut at once, if not al
ready secured Keep them moist and
plump, until wanted.
Flower seeds may be sown in boxes in
the house, and SO lie ready to transplant
into the open garden in May.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

perienced chicken grower, he informed
us that he had been very successful in con-
qpering that precarious disease in his
young fowls by the application of air
Stacked lime. AS soon as a manifestation
of gspes appears, he confines his chickens
in box, ono at time, sufficiently large
TO contain the bird, and places a coarse
piece of cotton or linen cloth over the top.
Upon the top of this he places the pulver-
lied lime, and taps the screen sufficiently
to cause the lime TO fall through. This
lime dust the fowl inhales, causing ii to
sneeze, and in short time the cause of
the gapes is thrown out in the form OF a
Shiny mass or masses of worms which
had accumulated in the wind pipe and
smaller air vessels. This remedy he con-
siders superior to any he has ever tried,
and he seldom fails to effect perfect cure.
He has abjured all those chemical means
by which it is attempted to dislodge the
Entozorns with instruments made of
whalebone, hogs bristes, or fine wire al
leging that people are quite as certain to
push the cape worms further down the
throat of the fowls as to draw them out. "
N. g. Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-04-18

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