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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-30
Mem ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW FALL GOODS
NOW OPENING


opening a large lot of NEW FALL GOODS, and are
selling them at the LOWEST Prices ever known
for the same quality OF goods: .
We are SELLING OUT our Felt skirts at about
nall the former prices as we don't intend TO Keep
them. Some OF them as low as 50 cts. each.
Best Glazed spool Cotton 600 y,is) cls.
Cidrk's Machine Threads only cts.
Ladies Uniervests cheaper than ever, now q cts.
Ladies silk Handkerchefs only IS cts each.
New lot Ladies Wallets Tor 10 cts.
shawl, Barb and Gun Pins, Very low.
Mems Undershirts and Drawers from q cts up.
Gents Car iigan Jackets from 81 o. to sl.15 casa.
Mems Ribbed Cotton and Wool Hose, 10 cts,
New iDt Of Lakes all sIlk ties, IS cts.
Mel's Heavy Dark Pants for $500 IA pair.
iaii Woolen Yarn. all colers, ~ cts.
Wooden Yarn (skein cts.
Rubber Pocket Combs only 5 cts.
Ladies all Linen Gun for - cts.
Chlldreu's Wooden Hose, from &c 10 &c PAIR.
Mems Linen Covered Paper Collars, 10 cts. IA box.
Mems Suspenders for Il cts. IA pair.
Rubber Fine Combs, cts. each.
Good Tooth Brushes for 10 cts.
tiood Elastic Cord, &c "A yard.
Fifty Picture Abums from % cts. to $500 each.
Ladies' Work Boxes, IS cts. each
Ladies Long Busties, very cheap.
schenck's, Ayers Wings Wright's Pills, 2Lcts.
Ayers Hair Ngor 90 ces.
iiaii Han Remover is cts.
knowles Hair IiestoTer o5 cts.
kennedy's Medical Discovery only $l.l5.
Scheuck'- Sea Weed Tonic s1lj.
Negetlne blood Puri1er) - c.s.
HOyps German Cologne, 20 cts.
Alco KS Porous Plaster 70 cts.
Ayers oarsaparilla 60 cts.
L Sl VIVIAN syrup o. CTS.
SdnlOrus Jamaica Ginger, 40 cts.
SaniOris Cdtarrn Cure, cHeap,
kush's Strsarara ami Iron, cheap.
iI0stctleT's Ssomach Buffers, cheap.
Adam on's Botanic Cough Bilsam % cts.
AtwOod's Jaundice blllers 20 cts.
AnOdyne LiuluIent &5cts.
IL lgan's Magnolia Balm only % ct
Best Brown Duck Uyoralls So d pair.
) Ladies' Fine III indkercnieis Tor 1Jc.
) apers OF GOOD Pins Tor tic.
New lot 10 Bone C0rsets for 50c.
Extra % Bone Embroidered Corsets for 81 81.
very Pretty Vases Tor jOc ANA u pair.
All Linen towels Tor sc each.
Chlldren's Round COMBS D, 10, &c each.
All Llnen Fable Covers foI 50c.
New Lot Ladies' RIches Tor loo Dozen.
, pairs LaJIes' Shipped Hose Tor 25c.
Ladies Waite Hose sc Pair.
Nice Linen Damask Towels 2jc each.
food W alets 10, - and Joe each.
All Linen - SONS IL, ~, 50, -, 3ic each
GOOD NUte Paper and l0c QuIre.
00Od foriuihoIy 1or lbs a BotIie.
Nearly all Kinds oI Pins Tor 1Uo Il Box.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-30

kENNEBEC C0UN TIN Probate Court at
augusta, on the htrC Monday Of october, 1871.
TN The petition OF Emily ). Hatch and Levi l..
Lincoln, friends of Annie NJ. Hatch, minor asking
mat Joseph Eveleth, administrator on the estate
OF Emily - Hatch, may he licensed and empow-
cred " sell at public auction or private SALE said
minors interest IN certain real estate, situate in
Augusta, TO wit: Her Interest in the Williams lot,
30 called, being a lot owned by her deceased fatn .
er IN common with ID. It. Pike and others:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior TO the second Monday of
November next, in the Daily kennebec Journal a
newspaper printed in Augusta, that all persons in.
teresled, may attend at Court of Probate then to
be holden at Augusta and show cause, IL any why
the prayer OF said petition should not be granted
Ill. h. BAk Elk, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register. octls. iw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-30

kENNEBEC COUNT I'm PROBATE Court al
Aug,lstd, on the third Monday Of DC 'obsr 1871.
A CERTAIN INSTRUMENT, pnrporting to he
IA the last Will and testament Of John Lowell
late OF Hallowell, In said County, deceased
having been prese nted for probate:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks excessively prior TO the second Monday Of
November next, In the kennebeG journal, II
newspaper printed in Augusta. that all persons
interested may attend at Court OF Probate then
70 be holden at Augusta, and show. cause, If any,
why the said instrument should not be proved an.
proved and allowed as the last will and sta nent
OF the said deceased.
H. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest' CHARLES HEWlhs, Register. 3Wij+
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-30
Notice TO Creditors In Bankruptcy.

In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE.
In 'he matter of Horace +.
Robinson OF Watervie, in In Bankruptcy,
said District, Bankrupt.)
AT Portland, in said District, ON the 18th day OF
october, A. ID. 1871.
nISTRiCT OF MAINE, SS.-said allege bank.
- rupt has proposed composition OF twenty
per centum to each of his creditors, and that u
meeting OF the creditors OF said alleged bankrupt
has been ordered, aud will be held at the Court
House, before Register May, at Augusta, in tie
County OF kennebec, on the 3lst day October, A.
ID 1871 al 10 O'Clock A. NJ, to consid r the said
propositions as provided by Rule XXXNI of Gen
tral orders in bankruptcy. Petition in Bankrupt
cy lied eig III day OF october, A.. u, 1877.
MM. L. PREBLE,
Clerk of L. s. District Court, for the District Of
Maine. oct.6-i &w3w
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21

A tornado that occurred at Westtield,
Mass, came eastward, through the gorge
of Westield river, and widened to half
mile, telling trees, scattering fences, and
demolishing buildings, until its force
was expended. 1t first struck the wall
of the Salmon Falls paper mill, rebuild
ing Oh account of recent fire, which
fell, crushing in the engine-house, in
which were two men, one of whom was
seriously hurt. Two men engaged in
plowing saw the storm coming, and at
tempted to reach a barn near by, but
they and the horses were thrown to the
ground and injured by flying stones.
When they recovered their sight the
barn was gone. A family OF six persons
in house heard whistling noise, and
knew nothing until they found them
selves on the floor several rods from the
site of the house. The rest of the build
ing was destroyed, as were also two
buildings and dozen barns. A large
quantity of crops, grass, and trees was
also destroyed. At Chicopee Falls the
wind blew down several barns and sheds
and uprooted many trees.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
Bridging the Danube.

The Russians seem to have built their
bridges and crossed the Danube into the
Dobrudscha very quietly. 1t was a
bolder and more brilliant undertaking in
1928. The Turks had OWNED the inten-
tions of the enemy, and had intrenched
themselves opposite the point of cross
ing. The Russians had to make cause
way 1000 PAGES in length before they
could reach the bank, and were under
fire while at work. They had fotilla
on the Danube, and when their causeway
was complete they sent detachment of
infantry and Cossacks across the river in
boats and landed below the Turkish
earthworks. These troops carried the
intrenchments by storm, and the Turks
abandoned the attempt to dispute the
crossing.
Napoleon's passage of the Danube in
the face of the Austrians before the bat
tie of Wagram was still more brilliant.
He concealed the materials for a floating
bridge in the woods and brushwood; he
sent across at nine p. NJ two battalions of
infantry, who held their ground till the
bridge was completed; he then threw
another corps across the river, aud by
daylight there were 70.o -.idiers on
ths other side
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21

Manifestations of internal force be-
meath the earths crust in the shape of
either earthquakes or volcanic eruptions
occur on an average nearly three times q
week, in greater or less intensity, in
some part of the globe. Such, at least,
is the conclusion to be arrived at from
the compilation of all the recorded phe-
nomena of this kind in the year 1876,
lately prepared by Professor Fuchs and
published in German scientific journal.
Out of the 365 days of that year 100
were marked by terrestrial disturbances,
IF which authentic records exist, while
there must have been many shocks Of
more or less violence in unfrequented
portions of the globe where volcanic
forces are known to exist. The most
serious of these observed phenomena oc-
Cured at Cucuta, New Grenada, ON the
10th, 18th and 18th of May, when several
towns and villages were destroyed at
San Cristobal and Guadalaxera, in New
Mexico, on February IL; on Lifu island,
in the North Pacific, March %; at La
hore, in the Punjaub, and at Porto Rico
on the 18th and 21st of December. All
these places, it will be observed, are in
the torrid zone, with the exception of
Lahore, which is only short distance
north of the tropic of cancer. 1t is esti-
mated that no fewer than 20, 900 persons
lost their lives during the destruction
caused by these earthquakes, while the
damage to property was enormous.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
Slaughtering Animals.

1t has been discovered by French
chemist that the flesh of animals which
are killed in the latter part of the night
will keep much longer without sailing
than it will when they are killed in the
daytime. This proves that the flesh is
better fitted for keeping when the life
and blood are taken from the animal at
the time the temperature is the lowest
and respiration is the least active.
Hence the reason that the flesh from
animals that have been highly heated or
hard driven will scarcely keep at all.
1t is no new discovery that the meat
of m animal killed after rest will keep
better than that killed Immediately after
exercise. As animals rest in the night,
the meat will, of course, be better in the
morning.
The reason why the above facts are 80
is this Exercise draws the blood to the
eStremities and distributes it through all
the veins. After rest it gradually re-
turns to the vitals and circulates more
sluggishly. Of course, if an animal is
then killed, the arteries and large veins
being cut, the blood is at once emptied.
But, if killed while the blood is at the
surface, distributed through the small
veins, it will not be discharged. As
blood corrupts sooner than flesh, the
meat spoils.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
" My john"

A New Orleans paper hds this: Cover
nor Nichols apartments werc crowded
with many visitors who had called upon
matters Of business (and some without
business), when suddenly the governors S
attention was attracted by the door flying
violently open, whereupon in stalked a
female of no very small dimensions. The
governor, with his usual urbanity, rose
and asked the female to be seated; but
this, with scornful mien, she peremp-
torily declined, at the same time asking
care you the governor?"
81 am, madam" was the reply.
"Well, sir, if you are the governor I
would like to know where my John is
The governor became confused, and
inquired, who is John?
"Who is John, indeed?" reiterated
the excited individual. "Who is John
why, sir, you as governor should know
that John is my lawful, welded hus-
band"
81 assure you, madam, that ! know
nothing of your John, as I have never
seen him, and this is the first time I
have ever had the pleasure Of meeting
you."
Whereupon the infuriated female
Missed forth: "You're pretty gov
ernor, to be sure; governor of the State
of Louisiana and not know where my
John is ! Why, sir, the duty of gov
ernor, let me tell you, is to know where
every decent, respectable woman's hus.
band is."
Thereupon she made break for the
door and came near upsetting the porter,
who, as luck would have it, made dex-
ferrous lunge to one side and saved him
self,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
A New Gold Coin.

A new fifty-dollar gold coin is shortly to
be struck from die now being prepared
by the officers of the Philadelphia mint.
1t is popularity supposed that this will
be the first coin of that value struck in
the United States, but such is not the
case. In 1851 fifty-dollar gold coins
were issued at the assay Office in San
Francisco. 1t is said that millions of
dollars of this denomination were coined
and went into use, but that they gradu-
ally disappeared, for the reason that they
were intrinsically worth more than fifty
dollars in gold by reason of the silver
they contained in excess of the standard.
They came to be used for mechanical
purposes, or they were sent to the mint
Ne reeoinsgs.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
A Chinese Giant.

A veritable giant is on exhibition on J
street, between Third and Fourth, San
Francisco, Cal. The giant is a shrewd,
good-natured and rather digniied China
man, who has donned mandarin's
costume, and sits in chair large enough
for a summer house. He is the most
massive man ever seen in the city. A
large-handed man cannot encircle his
wrist with one hand, and two of the
giants fingers make an ordinary hand
stretch to encircle them. A man five
feet eight inches can stand erect under
his out-stretched arm and not touch it
with his head. Ordinary men have to tilt
their hats and look upward to his face.
He stands seven feet nine inches high,
and claims that he weighs 412 pounds.
He is finely proportioned man, not at
all corprlent-is, indeed, hard muscled
and compact in frame, and moves with
tbs esse Of ordinary msr.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
Was the Moon Always Dead !

Now that astronomers have almost by
unanimous consent accepted the doctrine
of the development of our system, which
involves the belief that the whole mass
of each member of the system was for
merly gaseous with intensity of heat,
they can no longer doubt that the moon
once he'd seas and an atmosphere of con-
siderable density. The moon has, in
fact, passed through the same changes
as our own earth, though not necessarily
in the same exact way. She was once
vigorous, as was our earth, though not
at the same time nor for SO long time.
She was once glowing with intensity of
heat, though this stage, also, must have
continued for much shorter time than
the corresponding stage of our earth's
history. Must we not conclude that after
passing through that stage the moon was
for time habitable world as our earth
is now? The great masses of vapor and
of cloud which had girt our moons
whole globe, even MS in the youth OF our
earth her seas enwrapted her in cloud
form, must. at length have taken their
place as seas upon her surface. The at
mosphere which had supported those
waters must at first have been dense by
comparison with the present lunar at
mosphere, perhaps even by comparison
with the present atmosphere of our
earth. Then the glowing surface of the
moon gradually cooled, until at length
the moon must have been Il fit abode for
life. But whether, when thus swept
and garnished into fitness for habitation,
the moon actually became an inhabited
world, is a question which will be vari-
ously answered according to our views
respecting the economy of nature in this
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
The Newest Western City.

A Denver (Col.) correspondent writes:
Few places of $4,000 population are
more active or more attractive than Den
yer. Hardly eighteen years old, it is
filed with neat and tasteful and often ex-
pensive houses. There is not city
that would not rejoice in the possession
of so many moderate-sized and taste.
fully-constructed two-story bricks. with
large yards, the grass of which is kept
green and fresh by constant use of the
hose. Trees have been planted in almost
every street, and appear to be flourish
ing, while the cutters run with pure
water. From every street the foot hills,
only low in comparison with the snow
capped mountains behind them, are
seen rising apparently four or five miles
off, but really at three times that dis
tance. The SUBMITS of these "hills"
are often 10000 feet above the seq level,
while the highest Of the snowy peaks
Gray's-is IA. 45O feet. The altitude of
Denver itself is 5,3l7 feet. The extreme
lightness and clearness of the atmos.
phere is very deceptive, and a man may
walk miles before he reaches an appar-
emily near object. The atmospheric
dryness is as great as its rarity. Ones
hair becomes dry, and manifests an OBJ
stinate determination to stick out in all
directions. If wet, it dries in five min
utes. One can hardly get into
perspiration if he tries ever so hard.
Some strangers feel light headed others
are made sleepy, while some cannot lose
consciousness after tossing about for
half night. A headache over the eyes
is not an uncommon symptom on first
arising. The benefit of the climate for
consumptives is too well known to need
detailed facts. Its drawbacks arc occa-
sional sudden and remarkable changes
of temperature, fall of fifty-seven de-
grees in an hour having been noted, a
tendency to aggravate neuralgia rheu-
matism, and development of catarrhal
symptoms. Everything is costly here
fruits are brought from California and
the East, potatoes are sold by the pound,
-four is IS and upward for the sack of
pounds, and goods of most
descriptions rate at about thirty per cent.
over Eastern prices. Splendid teams
are numerous. Some of the churches
are handsome and elegantly fitted up,
and nowhere will one see larger pro
portion of well-dressed and well-bred
people. Many of these are the consump-
tive invalids who are either temporary
or permanent residents. When the
lungs are only slightly affected or the
tubercles have not given place to cavi-
lies, perfect cure, or at least an i'm
portant check in the disease, is generally
effected. Advanced cases, however,
usually reach termination here more
speedily than at the East.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
Distance Of the Stars.

In recent lecture in Edinburgh on
"The Stars" Prof. Grant said that n
railway train, travelling day and night
fifty miles an hour, would reach the
moon in six months, the sun in two hun
dred years, and Alpha Centauris, the
nearest of the fixed stars, in forty-two
millions of years; cannon ball, travel
ing nine hundred miles per hour, in
2,7OO, 900 years; and light, travelling 1885,
600 miles per second, in three years.
Light from some of the telescope stars
takes 5,760 years to reach the earth I;
from others 500. 900 years. These stars,
therefore, may have become extinct
thousands of years ago, though their
light comes to our eyes. Alpha Lyra is
100, 600, 900 of miles from us, and its
magnitude and splendor are rs twenty to
one compared with our sun. The sun is
neither greater nor smaller than most of
tbs stars,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
An Heiress MarrIcs q Waiter.

One Of the most romantic occurrences
ever recorded in this city, says m Ottawa
CONT correspondent, has just come to
light. The principal actors are waiter,
or it should now be said former waiter,
of the Rutsel House here, named John
Fields, and an American lady-Miss
Parker-a member of one of the leading
families in Boston. About two years ago
the lady mentioned arrived in Ottawa,
accompanied by her sister, and the two
engaged suite of rooms at the Russell.
They were travelling through the coun-
try for pleasure and remained here ten
days, this time being occupied in visiting
the Parliament buildings, and other
many points of interest. During their
stay at the hotel it fell to the lot of these
ladies to occupy seats at table which
was waited onby the swell of the walters
staff, John Fields. John is what may be
called IN average good-looking fellow,
andfurthermore is possessed of pleasant
good-naturedness seldom found among
hotel walters except when being
dropped something. He had always
been great favorite with the guests,
and it was soon remarked that the two
American ladies' appeared to view him
with more than ordinary favor. John,
who was exceedingly neat in his dress,
had a pardonable habit Of casting very
frequent glances at the mirrors around
the dining-room, and if possible his
glances in that direction are more fre-
quent than ever now. But to proceed.
At last the day came which was to wit
ness the departure of the fair ones.
Shortly after luncheon Miss Parker re-
quested to have John sent to the parlor,
and there, in the most matter-of-fa
manner, she informed him that ho was
the only man she could ever love, and
implored him to marry her at once. He
refused, giving as one reason his de-
pendency Oh his pay as waiter for his
livelihood. To this she replied: "Oh,
have enough for both" However, he
held out in his refusal, and the ladies
left. 1t will not be considered very
strange that in few weeks John left on
a trip to Boston, but contrary to the ex-
pectation of those who were acquainted
with his little adventure, he returned
and resumed his position as waiter. He
remained in this position until about six
weeks ago. having only been absent
twice, when it is supposed he was visit
ing in Boston. Some time last month
he gave up his situation and said he was
going to the United States. He departed
quietly from the city, and was almost
forgotten, when day or two ago the
Of the Russell House received
an invitation to his wedding, which read
as follows: "Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Parker
receive friends at Granville on Wednes-
day evening, twenty seventh June.
Ceremony at seven O'clock" This at
once explained the mystery of his sud
den departure. The Parkers are said to
be one of the best families in Boston
and very wealthy, and Miss Parker is
worth $50, 900 in her own right. The
latter is under thirty years of age, while
the husband she has chosen for herself
is about thirty-five.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
Items of Interest.

Pure silver can be beat into plates Of
which 1lO, 900 make nm inch.
On the Malabar coast flight of par
rots is as destructive rs locusts.
A Mobile COW twenty-five years old
has been the author of milk which sold
for SO, 800.
An elm tree is full grown in $50
years, and it lives from five to six hun
dred years.
London is the most hospital-able city
in the world. There are eighty eight
hospitals there.
An American firm has receivedan order
for 200, 600 quinine pills for n govern
ment hospital in Rome.
All great men have their traducers.
1t is even said, that once in his life,
Columbus cleft for parts unknown"
A Kentucky man is reported to be
operating daily steam wagon of his own
invention, which weighs about $500
pounds, runs ut the rate of fifteen to
twenty miles an hour, and can be turned
easily.
A peppery old gentleman, great nd
mirer of Wilkie Collins, was informed
the other day that his favorite author
hal got the gout. "Well, what of it?"
he sharply retorted; "he doesn't write
novels with his legs"
A man in prison stretched his hand
through the grating of the Jail door in
Liberty, Me-, recently, and married
young lady on the steps of the building.
He had been imprisoned n year for OBJ
tanning money under false pretcnses.
The bride returned to her home and the
groom to his cell.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-07-21
How the Children arc Brought Up.

The education of Queen Victoria's
grandchildren is conducted on the
principle that the prince consort intro
duced into the family. Particularly is
this true of the children of the crown
princess of Germany. They have to
rise early and retire early. During the
day they have punctually to perform
their duties and to keep strictly the time
allotted to the various branches of study
and recreation. They breakfast at eight
with their parents, and the time between
ten in the morning and five in the after
noon is devoted to their~lessons, with an
interruption Of one hour for dinner.
Accomplishments. such as riding, dane
ing and skating, receive the same atten-
ton as art and science. Their meals
consist of simple dishes, of which they
have their choice, without being per-
mitted to ask for substitute, if what is
placed before them does not suit. Be-
tween meals they are not allowed to eat.
Only inexpensive toys are placed in
their hat;ds, and the pribcrHses dress
without tbs nh II ehasbe''
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