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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-02
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The true northerner., 1877-08-24
Manners.

Men succeed in their professions quite
as much by complaisance and kindliness
of manner as by talent. Demosthenes,
in giving his well-known advice to an
orator-that eloquence consisted in three
things, the first action" the second
action" and the third "action
supposed to have intended manner only.
A telling preacher in his opening re-
marks gains the goodwill of his hearers,
and makes them feel both that he has
something to say and that he can say it
by his manner. The successful medi-
cal man, on entering sick-room, in
spires into his patients belief in himself,
and that hope which is 80 favorable to
longevity-by his manner. Considering
that jurymen are scarcely personitica-
tions of pure reason unmixed with pas
sion or prejudice, a barrister cannot
afford to neglect manner if he would
bring twelve men one after another to
his way of thinking. Again, has the
business man any stock i'll trade that
pays him better than a good address
And MS regards the Survival of the fit
test in tournaments for lady's hand,
is it not "natural selection when the
old motto, Manners makyth man." de-
cides the contest? AT least Wilkes, the
best hammered but ugliest man of his
day, thought SO. "I am," he said, "the
ugliest man in the three kingdoms but
if you give me quarter of an hours
start / will gain the love of any woman
before the handsomest. If kindliness
of disposition be the essence of good
manners, our subject is seen at once to
shade off into the great one of Chris
tianity itself. 1t is the heart that makes
both the true gentleman and the great
theologian. The apostle Paul (see
speech delivered on Mars HilD always
endeavored to coDciliate his audience
when he commenced addressing them.
And his letters, as well as those of his
fellow-apostles, are full of sympathy
and consideration for every ones feel.
ings, because he had learned from Him
whose sympathy extended to even the
greatest of sinners. Chambers Journal
The true northerner., 1877-08-24
Clever COsSacks.

Many stories are told of the cleverness
of the Cossacks in obtaining what they
need for themselves or horses, and all
tend to show that their morality is of a
different type to that of European civil
ization generally. Passing through the
streets of Galatz, the thin, weary-look-
ing horse of Cossack suddenly fell and
lay apparently lifeless ON the ground.
Its master was moved even to tears and
bewailed the unhappy fate which had
not only deprived him of favorite, but
left him horseless just at the most inter
esting moment of the war. A crowd
gathered round, and in it were men
whose kind hearts would not suffer them
to leave the poor man without some
practical expression of their pity. A
subscription was made, and the man,
taking the saddle from the lifeless ami
NAL, went on his way with dried tears,
for he had actually wept. AS the crowd
were bending over the little horse in
pure sympathy, whistle was heard al
the other end of the street. The horse
sprang to his feet, and with joyful
neigh joined his master, whose clever
trick was much admired, even by those
who suffered by il.
The true northerner., 1877-08-24
Racing Extraordinary.

The citizens of ST. Paul were yester-
day treated to great novelty, man
named DeWolf riding forty miles inside
of two hours at their driving park. He
used ten horses, riding each one four
miles. To render the feat still more sur
prising, he rode the last mile without
either saddle or bride. Old horsemen
were more surprised than any one else,
and few of them who were confident
enough to back up their opinions with
greenbacks dropped few on the result.
The attendance was Unexpectedly large,
and, while the running was in progress,
there was a good deal of excitement.
Promptly on time Mr.. DeWolf COM
menced The first horse he mounted
proved an llnruly one, and, soon after he
passed the wire, bolted and threw the
rider over his head more than ten feet,
landing Mr.. DeWolf fiat on his back, his
heels coming down upon the track SO
that the sound of their conclusion could
be heard on the grand stand. A good
many thought the rider was seriously
hurt, but, before they could start to do
anything, he was on his feet, as good as
new, and arranging for another horse,
which he Immediately mounted and
started again, making his four miles with
that horse within the time allotted to
him. The second horse went well
enough and in time. The third horse
proved to bea refractory one, and started
off in an obstinate and unruly manner.
He had not reached the quarter pole be
fore he had jumped the fence, and Mr..
DeWolf found it necessary to return and
take another animal; but, notwithstand-
ing all this trouble, he made his time.
From this time on everything proceeded
smoothly till the twenty-seventh mile
when the horse ran into the half-mile
pole, throwing the rider. As soon as
possible, Mr.. DeWolf picked himself up.
Fortunately, the horse, after throwing
Mr.. DeWolf, stopped. The rider, as
quietly as possible, caught the animal,
mounted him, and started again, coming
in ON time. The remainder of the race
was run without accident, and, finally
the last mile was reached, when, discard
ing the saddle and bride, Mr.. DeWoli
started purely bareback" and, amit
the shouts of the crowd, came down the
homestretch, passing under the wire il
lii. 57m., having just 3m. to spare.-St
| Paul Pioneer.
The true northerner., 1877-08-24
Dentistry on Horses.

1t is generally believed, even among
the best horsemen in the country, that
glanders is quite prevalent among
horses. Many valuable animal has
been killed by direction of his owner be-
cause of an offensive discharge from his
nostrils, which has been considered as
a sure indication that the horse is
affected with that dreadful disease,
glanders. The fact is, cases of glanders
are few and far between. G. ID. House,
the veterinary dentist, says that in all
his experience he has never known but
two cases, although he has known of
hundreds of instances where horses
have been killed because they were sup
posed to be affected with the disease.
The whole trouble arises from neglect of
the teeth.
Yesterday Mr.. House operated upon
the horses of the Hamhletonian breed
ing stud, DIR. Flagg, @. M. Dyer, Wash
burn IL Vaughn, and w. g. Strong,
pulling or cutting, or filing the teeth of
nearly every animal he examined. In
one of the horses mouths the wolf teeth
were found to be entirely covered by
the gum, and detached from the jaw, so
that every time the bit was moved in the
horses mouth these teeth were turned,
crowded, and iammed in the gum, of
course causing the horse to Jump and
run. Another case was found where the
grinders had been worn rough and un-
even, and were slightly displaced, so
that the horse in eating was continually
grinding away upon the inner lining of
the mouth, keeping it constantly raw
and painful, and, of course, making the
beast cross and irritable. Still another
case was where one of the colts tenn
porary teeth, after being partially forced
from its place by the second teeth, had
remained fastened by one fang, and In
such position as to grind continually
upon the gum while the animal was
feeding, and yet so nicely had the decay
ing tooth been lodged that its presence
was only detected by the offensive odor
arising therefrom. Several cases of in
fiammatiOn of the gums were found which
were accounted for by the presence of
tartar on the front teeth, which was
readily removed. Mr.. Houses opera
tions yesterday were closely watched by
large number of horsemen, and many
who were unable to account for sensitive
mouths in their own horses became sat-
isfied that the trouble was with their
teeth.
The animals appear to like having
their mouths worked upon, and Mr..
House says he never had one attempt to
bite him. He runs his hands and
arms into their mouths freely,
works away upon the sensitive
parts without causing the horse to ex-
hibit signs of pain or uneasiness.-
Worcester (lass. Spy.
The true northerner., 1877-08-24
An Eve for Nature,

Yesterday forenoon a woman WAS OBJ
served skulking around the foot of Wood
ward avenue as if she desired to conceal
her identity from people on the ferry
boats. She finally concealed herself
behind post, and, after half an hours
watching, she suddenly walked aboard
one of the boats just landing. On the
promenade deck middle-aged man of
good address was talking to two women
who seemed to be strangers to him.
He had been calling their attention to
the cool breezes, playful ripples and
dancing sunshine, and was just asking
them if the green banks on the Canada
side didn't remind them of the quaint
old ruins along the Rhine, when the
woman who had been skulking around
came up behind him and landed cuff
on his ear that made him gasp for
breath.
"P'intin' out the scenery, are you y
she exclaimed, as he reached for his hat
"Left home on drunk three days ago,
your family out of provisions and the
baby sick, and find you down here with
all the style of Duke, p'intin' out Cam
ada to strange women u
CT was"
"You pint for home !" she interrupt
ed, sand if you ever think of dodging
into an alley Ill yell 'Murder!' and
turn out the whole police force -
He gave one last, lingering look at
the Canada shore, and went down stairs,
lodged around buggy, and shot down
the wharves as if fired from gun.
"Never mind I" she remarked, as she
stood upon a bale of hay and watched
his flight" he'll have to have change
of paper collars before the week ends,
and it'll be just as delicious to get my
fingers into his hair Saturday night as
this morning When I get through
with him he'll think the scenery around
here has run down to an old horse and
one sunhower. ."-DctroH Free Press.
The true northerner., 1877-08-24
Apstria,s Military Strength.

Phe PaU Mall Budget contains de-
tailed statement of the actual strength
of the army of Austro-Hungary, which
possesses unusual interest, since there is
a possibility that it may play some part
in the course of events in the East. Uni
versal compulsory service was introduced
into Austria in December, 1868, and un-
der its operations the annual contingent
of recruits for the army is fixed at 50, 900
men, of which number the western part
of the empire furnishes $1,000 and
Hungary 10000. The infantry consists
of 80 regiments of six battalions each.
amounting to an aggregate strength of
456, 0S0 men. In an emergency Austria
can also place in the field 60 battalions
of rifles. numbering 81, 7sO men. The
The true northerner., 1877-08-24

cavalry consists of Al regiments, num-
bering As, ,369. The artillery consists of
ID regiments for field service, with !, $50
guns, and IL battalions for fortress SER
vice, numbering 8, l54 men. Including
the engineers and telegraph and ambu-
lance service, the total strength of the
army, when fully mobilized, amounts to
%, 457 officers, 76l,041 men 157, ,5S2
horses, and 1000 field and mountain
guns. The landwehr amounts to 1918
officers and 300, 469 men, of whom 269,-
212 are considered combatant troops.
The true northerner., 1877-08-24
The Champion Dog Story.

The Germantown Telegraph gives the
latest dog and fish story: The LATEST
fisherman in the United States is said to
reside at Manayunk. He has trained a
dog to take bass, and therefore don
worry himself with the labor of holding
a rod or undergo the exertion of landing
fish. He casts his line with float at
tached into one of the pools below the
Flat Rock dam and attaches the other
end around the fore shoulder of his dog.
As soon as the animal feels a pull it
gives spring forward and rapidly
ascends the bark, which awakens his
master in case he is sleeping in the
shade of neighboring tree. A number
OF fine bass, it is said, have been secured
in this pecuhar manner. u
The true northerner., 1877-08-24

generally IN Europe, and in fact, looking
70 the relative rarity of mines of gold. Il
were convenient, he suggests. TO re-.
nounce that metal as a circulating monev
medium. BE this as it may, the work ~
80 distinguished geologist and politi-
cal economist is most valuable contr;-
button to the subject and the questions
embraced. "'
The true northerner., 1877-08-24
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
The wind,s Mischief.


The wind was out for frolic,
And merry wight was ne;
With flying wing and whistling mouth
Up he came from the far warm South,
To see what he could zee.
And he saw in Gold-Locks' garden
full-blown apple-tree;
And where the leaves were cosiest
With leaf and blossom, lac saw nest,
AS cunning as could be.
And he paused in his mad-cap flying,
And murmured roguishly;
"Oh, what will happen 10 that bird-house
II toss and tumble, and shake the boughs :?
I'll do it, just to see J"
SO he caught the blossomed branches,
And shook with a wicked glee;
Shook and shook, again and again,
And down there sprinkled rosy rain
out from the apple tree.
But the birdlings in the birds nest
Slumbered SO costly
That the mother sung in words like these:
"Oh, what loving, beautiful breeze
To rock my babies for me "
The true northerner., 1877-08-24

That boy has long been man, but the
years that have passed have by no means
worn away the remembrance of this
scene, or the impression it made on his
mind; and on that memorable evening
John took his first lesson in thoughtful
ness and kindness toward dumb animals.
e. S. Thayer, IN 81. Nicholas.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-06
S25 REWARD.

'ENhE above re" ard Will be paid
H. Tor the recovery Of an lion GRAY
horse, four years old, diiniy branded
o. on the Jeff thigh, whian strayed
nom Battle Mountain three weeks ago, upon
deIieVry OF The horse ut Montahas staule.
AoA MOORE.
Winnemucca. November l, ls7f.. II
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-06
INDIANS INDICTED.

.. The United States Grand Jury in
Idaho Territory has indicted thirty two
Indians. Thirty-oue of them are in
dicted for murders committed on
Salmon river and Camas Prairie, and
one for the murder of Richie, on Pine
Greek. Theseare charged with being
directly engaged in the killing. More
than double this. number were accessory
before the fact, but they were not in
dicted. The Lewiston Tellerdemands,
IN behalf of justice and the people of
that Territory, that the Government
bring the prisoners taken at the time
OF the surrender, to that place. where
they can be brought face to face with
witnesses. so that the guilty be identi-
6ed and properly tried.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-06
THE SILVER BILL PASSED BY
THE HOUSE.

A substantial victory was achieved
yesterday in the House of Representa-
tives by those in favor of remonetizing
silver. A bill restoring silver to its old
standard and making it a legaltender
for all debts. public and private. was
introduced by Bland of Ohio, who
moved a. suspension of the rules and
the passage of the bill. This was
agreed to by a vote of l68 to "a over
two-thirds majority. Over one hun
dred members were absent. many of
whom were opposed to the measure.
With full House the rules would not
be suspended. as two-thirds of the
members are not in favor of the bill.
and its passage would be delayed
perhaps for months.
AS the bill passed by the House is
said to be similar in every essential
particular to that introduced in the
Senate by Jones of Nevada. it is to be
hoped that he will succeed In getting
it through.that body imm ediately. To
the people of Nevada it is of the great
est importance to have the bill become
law. Nearly all the transactions of
retail merchants and business men
generally in Nevada are conducted
on silver basis. yet they are
obliged to pay the Wholesale merchants
in San Francisco of whom they pur-
chase goods, in gold COIN. The rail-
Oad company pays its employees in
silver, and these pay their store and
hotel bills in that coin; yet the store
and hotel keepers must purchase gold
at premium to pay railroad freights.
With silver legal tender for all pur-
poses. or even to the amount of $50,
merchants and working men-in fact
the whole community would be bene-
Rted. 1t will-give an impetus to min
ing by inducing moneyed men to de-
velop the mines and directly benefit the
business and working classes not only
of Nevada. but of the whole country.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-06

On the dump is pile of some fifteen
tons of ore that will mill about $500
per ton. II caunot be worked by ordi-
nary mill process. Arrangements have
been mace for working the ore at the
Auburn mill, Reno, where large
quantity of it has already arrived. The
owners are about starting tunnel,
which will tap the lead at o. depth of
$50 feet below the surface. Although
this ledge is not very large one, the
owners are confident that they have in
it very good thing.
Mr.. Hickok says the country is full
Pledges yielding argentiferous galena,
and the lodges are full of prospect holes
sunk and abandoned years ago. En-
places where pockets have been fol.
lowed down eight or ten feet, plies of
ore are still lying about. With little
asserting this ore would pay. we'll for
shipment, and great quantities of it
might be collected. In the country are
class of miners who have leads from
which they take out and sell II few tons
of ore. when they mine no more until
their coin is all spent
He says man might go into that re-
gion with O. donkey or two and make
big wages by gathering up and packing
in to the railroad ore that is lying about
old abandoned claims or which may be
mined near the surface in many small
veins along the course of which are
rich pockets.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-06

cattle imported with the exclusive OBJ
ject of raising stock will be duty free
for two years.
Republicans Again Victorious An
France.
PARIS, Nov. 5.
Returns to, this, hour show 567.Re-
publicans and $500 conservatives elected
to Councils General. The Republicans
have gained 50, seats. Twenty-nine
second ballots are necessary. 1t is not
known how the Republican gains are
distributed, and the official majorities
in various Councils General. 1t is ex-
pected when complete returns are in
that the Republican triumph will be
considerably modified. The Republic
cans claim large gains in elections for
Councils of ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Mexican special Commissioner.
CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 80.
Manuel NJ. Zlmaconi, Special Com
missioner from Mexico, is en- ronte to
Washington. 1t is reported he will re-
main there as minister. Minister Fos-
ter gave an informal dinner TO Fam
aconi. The Secretary of foreign affairs
and Ministers of Germany and Spain
were present.
Sentenced to be Hanged.
CoBURG. Ont. Nov. 5.
David Smith Castleton, an abortion
list, has been sentenced to be hanged
on the 10 of December, for the murder
of Miss Wade. His accomplices,
Mallory and William, are held for next
assjZes.
Kars Invested-Tarks More Com
fidanG
LONDON, Nov. 5.
Russian official dispatch. dated
Vezniky. Nov. 4th, says Kars is closely
invested. TO day we commence the
erection of siege batteries opposite the
southern fort. An Erzeroum telegram
says the Russians are constructing to
the north OF Mukht Pasha position
road leading to the plain before
Erzeroum. The Turks are generally
much more confident.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-11-06
1hs Parole Race.
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
General Grant Receives Distin.
Euished Visitors.

PARIS, Nov. s.
General Grant received Madame
MacMahon and son, Talleyrand Peri
CORD and Admiral Gicquel des Touches.
Minister of Marine.
Encouraging. the DsveiOpn,ent OF
Cuba.
HAVANA, Nov. 5.
A decree just issGe.l declares that all
estates which were ruined during the
war. and which are in way of recon
struction, are free from contributions
for five years; also. every new estate
aud all new property acquitted ia the
Central aud Oriental epartments-al
industries aud commerce in these de.
partments newly established. will be
exemp. tor three years; all female