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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-10
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Consumption.
WISTAR'S DALSAM.
WISTAn'S BALNAM.
WISTAk'S DALSAM.
A Case of Consumption.

CHESTERFIELD. y. H.. March 2G, 1867.
Messrs. SETH W. FowLE X son I: Gentlemen-I
feel in duty called upon voluntarily to give my tes
tmony in Iavor OF DIR. WlSIAR'S BALSAM OF
WILD CHERRY. was taken sick last October
with a lung complaint, accompanied with very
serious cough and alter having been treated
number of weeks by the best physicians they
gave me over II. an incurable 4se OF consumptiot IT,
and for about siX weeks my friends expected tnat
| might die any day. having entirely despaired OF
my recovery. AT this time ! read the advertise.
ments and cert 6cates OF the WILD CHERRY
BALSAM, and was induced 10 try ii myself. have
taken i've bottles, and from the commencement
have been gradually recovering. My cough has
now entirely ceased. Ihave gained my flesh aud
strength, and am feeling qate well. | attribute
the ure to DIR. WIoTARs BALSAM OF WILD
CHERRY, as | have taken no other medicine since
| commenced taking that.
Very respectfully yours
MRS. MII4A ). SMITH
Messrs. FOWLE X Son:
Gentlemen Mrs. Smith gives me the foregoing
certificate OF The efficacy Oi your medicine in her
case Sne Is an acquaintance ol mine, Hnd TOOK
the Balsam ON the strength OF ny certificate which
she saw IN The papers. Her story is literally true.
Yours truly, ". n. JONES.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-10
AGREAT OFFER FOR HOLIDAYS!

We VIII daring these HARD TIMES and the
n holidays dispose of 100 NEW PIANOS
and ORC ANS, of first class makers at lower
prices for cash or installments, than ever before
offered. WATER| PIANOS q ORGANS
are the BEST Al DE, warranted ior hse years.
Ill. Catalogues mailed. Great Inducements to the
trade. PI AMOS. 7-ociave, sI40i 1 Soctave,
sloO. ORGANS, stops, eisi stops, SIS;
stops, $65; IS stops, so; 10 stops, ts5, IL stops
$50 10 perfect order and not use q year Sheet
SONS. Manufacturers and dealers, 90 East ilfa
street, New York. dece ~
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

A. Correspondent says that Mr.. Murphy,
the temperance agitator holds the attention
of his audiences with wonderful power, making
them laugh at his quick Celtic wit, or sob
over the pathetic tales he tells. He is tall and
stout and dresses with good taste and regard
for existing styles. His face is handsome and
Intelligent, and is adorned with heavy black
moustache. As result Of his wonderful
magnetism he was almost mobbed by the
audience at the close or recent meeting at
Ocean Grove, MI In his iron grasp he took
the hand of every one that pressed around
him.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

FAcTs WORTH REMEMBERING -One thous-
and shingles, laid four inches to the weather,
will cover one hundred square feet of sur
face, and five pounds Of single nails will fasten
them on.
One-fifth more siding alid flooring is needed
than the number Of square feet of surface to
be covered, because of the lap in the siding
and matching Of the floor.
One thousand laths wiz cover seventy yards
Of surface, and eleven pounds of lath nails will
nail them on.
Eight bushels Of good lime, sixteen bushel
Of sand, and one busbel of hair, viii make
enough good mortar to plaster one hundred
square yards.
A cord of stone. three bushels Of lime, and
cubic yard Of sand, will lay one hundred Gu
bic feet of wall.
Five courses Of brick will lay one foot in
height on a chimney, six bricks in a course
will make fluc four inches wide and twelve
inches long, and eight bricks coursrc will
make a tluo eight inches wide and sixteen in
ches long,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

HIS BUSINESS PRINCIPLES. About one o.
clock yesterday, citizen passing through the
Central Market, was halted by a gonc tossed
stranger, who said
G Sir, want to raise money to establish u
large college inthis city-one equal to Har-
ward or Yale. Canyon invest ten cents ?"
The citizen asked for further information,
and finally handed out the small sum. The
stranger walked directly to saloon and
bought humping big drink of whiskey,
and was swallowing the last Of it when the
citizen jostled his elbow and said
" You are about two-thirds fraud and the
rest dead beat ~
" No, SIR No, sir ~ was the emphatic
response. 81 claim to be honest and up
right"
. How about tho college Didn't give
you ten cents towards its establishment !"
!" 70 did, SIR"
i" And you have spent it for drink?v
g have sir, but let me explain. My bust
ness principles are as firmly fixed as Che laws
Of nature. Whenever ! set out to establish a
college, always drink ten cents worth Of
whiskey to nerve me up and encourage me.
am sixty-four years old, and have had my
drink, have maintained my business prin-
cirles, and now I'll 20 out and establish the
college. Do you know of an eligible site con-
tanning about one hundred acres Of rolling
ground I? "---Dctroit Free Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Music IN THE RUSSIAN Army. There is
only one band to each division and it affords
music ut intervals, but the spirits of the men
are cheered on the way by their own songs,
in which they give vent to their enthusiasts
with d goodwill and melodious expression
which is quite enlivening. At the head Of
each battalion are three drummers, and in the
van are generally a score or more Of good
singers. First one strikes up 4 solo, whose
not unpleasant air is listened to in silence.
and then the company in unison and harmony
take up the chorus, tho drummers joining IN,
while the refrain swells along the whole hne
in manner which is emphatically warlilxe and
grand. Sometimes when the musical element
is strong and solo singers rare, soldier with
the elarionet plays the solo. then all the
others, with the drums, take up the chorus
The songs are often very spirit-stirring, and
the heartncss with which they are rendered
tells how deeply the feelings Of the men have
been stirred and the spirit 10 which they afe
marching to battle. This singing is mains
tanned through the march, and the effect is as
pleasing as It is inspiriting
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Use BETTER THAN How.--Some time ago
a gentleman went to see a friend who was
very fond Of show and fine things, and who,
beside3 other jewels, was in the habit Of
wearing ring containing valuable precious
stones. His visitor said to him: " My good
friend, of what use are those splendid stones
in the ring on your iingera'
"None at ALL . replied the gentleman.
9 Well, then, I'm better of than YOU are
FOR have two precious stones which are o.
use to great number Of people, aud which
gain me more than forty pounds every year,
The gentleman begged to be allowed to see
these wonderful stones, and his friend took
him to his mill, and showed him the two mill
stones.
/ have read somewhere that if the money
spent every year in England in useless orna.
ments for people to wear bestowed in having
lighthouses put up all around our shores, there
need be no shipwrecks upon the coast Of
Great Britain. = English Nag.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08
woULDN,r BE IEEAsED.

Some time ago there lived In Edinburgh q
well-known grumbier named Sandy Black
whose often-recurring fits OF spleen or indi-
gestion produced some amusing scenes Of
senscess irritability, which were highly rel
ished by AL except tile brute's good, patient
little wife. One morning Sandy rose bent on
quarrel The haddius and eggs we've excel
lent, done to turn, and had been ordered BY
himself the previous evening" and breakfast
passed without the looked for compliment.
: What VIII YOU have for ainner, Sandy 2
said Mrs. Black,
e "A chicken, madam, said the husband.
q Roasted or broiled Z =
8 Confound it, madam, If you had been q
good and considerable wife, you would have
known before this what I liked, .sandy
growled out, and slamniing the door behind
him, left the house. It was in the Spring,
and friend who was present heard the little
wife say
9 Sandy's bent on disturbance to-day |
shall not please him, do what cam"
Dinner time came, and Sandy and his friend
sat down to dinner. Tho fish werc eaten in
silence, and on raising the cover of the dish
before him, in d towering passion lie called
out
g Broiled chicken hate it, madam. A
chicken broiled is a chicken spoiled"
Immediately the cover was raised from an
other chicken roasted to a turn.
Madam, won't eat roast chicken" roar.
ed Sandy you know how 1t should have been
cooked
AT that instant broiled chicken, with
mushrooms Vas placed on the table.
Without green peas " roared the grum-
bier.
!" Hero they are, my DEAR" said Mrs.
Black.
How dare you spend my money in that
waya"
"They were present, said the intcrrupt-
ing him.
Rising from his chair and rushing from
the room, followed by roar of laughter from
his friend, lie clinched his fist and shouted
6 How dare you receive present without
my leave ;,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

FILIAL RESPECT. The other day one Of
the clerks in store found the porter cram.
med among the boxes down cellar with pen
ink and paper on box before him.
" Writing letter,eh . queried the clerk.
I" Yes; writing to the old man."
He handed up the alf-#fitten letter for in
spettiou, and presently the clerk remarked:
9 see you spell jug 'g-u-g;' that isn'tright."
"Of course not, replied the porter, "but
you sec am writing to the old man and he
always spells it that way. II put the Other
g to it he would think was putting on style
over him and forgettin' that was his son
He's good hearted, and don't want to hurt
his feelings"
The letter went Off with only one e. at the
end Of " gug.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08
AN orp MAN,s w4Rx1Ne.

Soon after dinner yesterday an elderly man,
having the appearance of a suburbanite, hast
lily entered Woodward avenue drug store,
and ezcitealy called for the proprietor. When
that gentleman came forward the stranger
called out
Z Say, don't you know that Paris green is
Il rank pdiaone
Z OF cotirse DO, +" was the reply
And Jet You leave dozen big cans Of Il
out here On the sidewalk, Whero fataI results
may OCCUR az any moment
6 On, they are piit ous there every day ii
signs that 10 have tl,e poison for ssle. z
: Take them right In take 'elu III this mo-
mept : exclaimed The Old man, waving Ills
hands as high as tile chandelier. suppose
a boy comes along
Yes
And s'pos'n he thinks that stsiff is sugar,
and eats a lot Of it , Where win tho law put
YOUR
8 Oh, don't get excited. No one can ges at
the contents of the cans.
will get excited, sir, when human life
is in danger / call upon you to put those
cans down cellar at once
Aud refuse
e You do, oh Well sir, let ME warn you.
Some day a poor, innocent child, barely able
to toddle around, will come along here and
sec those cans. He will suppose them to con-
tain milk. He will get down on his hands
and knees and lick, lick, lick at can with
his rosy tongue. In an hour he'll be dead
and the dark shadow Of murder will fall
athwaft yonr door. Men will hiss your
name, you'll go tile VAN, and al last, driven
to wild despair, you'll"
Have glass Of soda 4" Interrupted tho
druggist.
The old man looked at him keenly, glanced
at the cool fountain, and in a very soft voice
he replied:
Well, Idon't care il do. Put IN sars-
aparilla syrup and plenty of water. "
When he had drained his glass he uttered a
| sigh of satisfaction, and passed ot!t without
even glance at the cans.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

When an editor writes an editorial on til Q
Eastern question, telling how the Russian
army at Kars is being menaced by the Turk
ish right resting on the Danube, and then by
studying the war map discovers that the two
are thousand miles apart, IT makes him
well, mad is as soft as the summer skies
compared to his feelings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Nature is sanative, refining, elevating.-
How cunning she hides every wrinkle of her
inconceivable antiquity under roses and vio-
lets and morning dew Every inch Of the
mountains is SCARED by unimaginable conyul-
sions, yet the new day is purple With the
bloom Of youth and love.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Nothing will SO cmphatically grab man
by remembrancc's coat collar and haul him
back to ehildhood's tue, as to Suddenly como
upon halfdressed youth, nesting behind
the rushes on the edge Of a swimming pond,
sadly Glowing The knots out Of his shirt
slaevna
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

otis strange !. muttsred young msn, as he
staggered home from supper party, 'how
evil communications corrupt good manners
Two been surrounded BY tunlblers al tho
evening" and now I'm tumbIer myself.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Our customs and habits are like the ruts II
roads. The wheels Of life settle into them
and we jog along through miro, because It i
too much trouble to get.out Of them.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Self-cxamination is not simply hunting for
disagreeable qualities of character. How
does man examine his business, take ac-
count of stock He does not look up simply
the bad debts, but examines all, and says this
is good this is bad, and this Is doubtful
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

The man who lives right, and is right, has
more power in his silence than another has by
bis words. Character is like bells which ring
out sweet music, and which, when touched
accidentally even, resound with sweet music.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

The time is at hand when Young man
with only ten cents 10 his pocket vanly tries
to lead his girl to the side Of the street most
remote from ice cream and temptation
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Let MS take care how we speak Of those
WHO have fallen on life field Help them up
do not heap scorn upon them. We do not
see the conflict. We may not know tbs
Wouud.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Better draw the cork Of your Indignation
aud lot it foam and fume than to wire 1t
down to turn sour and acid within you.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

The best means to learn our faults 10 TO tell
others of theirs they win be too proud to be-
alone in their defccts, and will seek them in
as, and reveal them to us.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

down for not having the mental saiibre Of d
full-grown man, and for not sitting still and
going TO sleep like his father.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Seek for an established judgment, Some
persons are so unsettled that every wind
blows them down, like loose tiles from the
house-top.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Nothing is SO good to a young author rs tie
advice Of man whose Judgment stands ceu-
additionally at the. freezing psints
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

The man who can be nothing but serious
or nothing but merry is only half man.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08
vEGErTIN Fl
is MY FAMILY
MENZLX.NsN.
/ WISH No OTHER.

PROVIDENCE, April Hh 1876.
Nj, H. r. SrEvENs-Dear Sir: When was about
wears of age hiimor broke out upon me which my
mother tried to by giving herb teas and az 9TH
er such remedies as she knew Of but 1t continued 10
grow worse until finally she consulted physician and
he said had the salt rheum and doetored me for that
complaint He relieved me some, hat said could POI
be permanently cured the disease originated IN the
blood remained great sufferer fo several years un-
iii heard of and consulted physician who said haf
the scrofuous humor and ii would allow him To doc
tor me he would did and he commenced
healing up my sores and succeeded in efecting an ex
ternaI cure in short time the disease appeared IN
a worse form than ever, careerous humor npou my
lungs throat and head suffered the most terrible pam
and there seemed to be remedy, and my jrienus
thought die, when my attention was called
while reading newspaper to NEGbIiNE testimonial
of Mrs WaerhOuse, No 36f Athens Street, South itos
ton and l. formerly residing in South Boston and being
personaly acquainted with her and knowing her form
err feeble health concluded would try the Vegetine
After had taken few bottles IL seemed TO force the
sores out Of my system had running sores IN my ears
which for time were very painful but continued to
take the Vcgetine until had taken about q bottles my
health improving all the time from the commencement
OF the frst boffle and the to heal commenced
taking the Vegetne in 1872, and continued its constant
use for six months Attbe present time my health IS
better than 1t ever has been since was child Inc
vegetine Is what helped and most cordially recon-
mend all sufferers, especially my friends had
been sufferer for 80 years, and until used me
Teeetine found no REMEDY now use It as my family
medicine and wish no other. o>.,.r
No. / Joy Street, Providence II. I.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-08

Harry Shannon, the boy orator, who is now
about seven years old, gave several entertain
ments in Baltimore last week. The Bee says
of him 6 He realized in the highest degree
the encomiums passed upon him in other cit
les and elected the heartiest applause. 1t
should be remembered that this wonderful
boy is comparatively an infant in years that
he has, except when rendering his pieces, all
the characteristics of child that he cannot
read and never received the least training
He is possessed Of gift simply inexplicable,
which some have pronounced inspiration,
but which is really an unfathomabe mystery
With all his great intelligence his powers are
incomprehensible to himself or to his parents.
He only knows that when lie hears speech
or poem read to bin, no matter OF how great
length, be has it instantly memorized, and
that he can render 1t with all the expression,
gesticuIation and tone Of voice as If he were
the author of it, Wendell Phillips, Mr..
Evarts, Mr.. Beecher, DR.. Talmage and other
eminent orators, have given it as their opin-
ion that Master Shannon is the most wonder
full intellectual prodigy the world has ever
known, and certify their amazement at the
accuracy not only in text, but manner of ex-
preston in his rendering of their produc-
tions."