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June IL. 1877.
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Valuable Real Estate For Sale !

Lot of Land on the corner OF State and Green
Streets in Augusta, containing one and oae-fourth
acres, two hundred and thirty feet State, and
one hundred and forty on Green st. Terms Cas D..
lulyo-ttd g. &. VOSE. 1877 Water st.
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tain Sticks.
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AT the lowest market prices for goods Of equs
quality, FRANCIS BROWN,
fsb5-tWASly Treasurer. Salem Mass.
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Meeklu 6ennebse 5ournal

Published every Wednesday morning, is the
argest loiio paper in the State, containing news,
political articles, agricultural and scientific matter
aies, poetry, anecdotes, household matter, mark.
cts, &C., &c.
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MnGOLD PLATED WATCHES. Cheapest
N$in the known world. So,nph Watch Free 70
WVA0ents. Address. A. CouLTIR h Co., Chicago.
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TO LET,
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
IN AUGUSTA,
FOR SALE!

Lclud/ng lie DWeliing House ami
S/ubie, corner Of state and Bfia1e
streets, ana Ihe lot in front.
TIE DWelliRg House on BriGIe
street. nert east O/ Me Engine
H0NSe.
Ihe "Zancey Biock', " so cailed, on
Bt9age street, oppOSife Summer
street.
The "Aborn House." so called. on
Bridge street. opposite Summer street.
The wooden Store at the corner of Court
and Water SITS.
The above property was formerly owned by w.
h. LANCEi.
For further particulars apply to z. s. GREEN
LIEF, Ht the office of HOLwAY 4 ROBINSON, and
at the BELFAST SAVINGS BANK.
nov2l tlW
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FOR SALE.

Ellis Brook Mil Site, on the vassalbor0' road,
about "a miles from the Augusta Bridge, contain
ing, with stream, about six acres, two
dwelling bouses, &c.
Address
KENNEBEC LAND & LUM BER Co.,
novl2-ttf AUGU STA.
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Advertising Agents
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DAILY and Weekly:l

The following Advertising Agents are author.
hed 10 receive subscriptions and sdvertiseme nts
tor tie KENNEBEC JOURNAL:
BOSTON 8, :: S. NJ. PETTENGILL 4 Co., 10
State Street.
s. X. NILES, No. 6 fremont
Street.
7. e. EVANS, 252 Washington
st.
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Street.
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Park Row.
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". W. SHARPE 4 Co.
5. NJ. PETTEssJLL q Co., 81
Park Row.
PHILADELPHIA n. W. AVER & Co., Chest.
nut st.
). NJ. PETTESGILL & Co.
1Ol Chestnut street.
ct LOUIS, MO-, HOWELL & CHRsMAN, cor
Third and Chestnut SITS
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Nennebtt yonrnaI.
Published at AUGUSTA MAINE, Water Street
loot OF Court by SPRAGUE, OWEN n NASH.


lasued every morning, except Sundays. 1t con.
ans the latest news by telegraph and mail, gives
fepoits ol the Markets, and has carefully
politlcal and local articles, and generous amount
81 farming home and misce llaneous reading with
lull compilation OF State news.
Terms, ~ per 0nnun in ddrdnce, &s if payment
not made within the year. single copies ccnts,
o be had at the bookstores and AZ this office.
Advertisements inserted reasonable terms
Rates may be had ON application at this ONCE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-08
CTS WITH NO T.fIIS.
The Family that have been horn unto Thomas
aud Tabby In Mr.. Ebbiu.'s Stables.

Some time last fall friend who lives in the
Berkshire Hills Of Massachusetts, sent to VIM
4. Ehbuls at his stables, Seventh avenue and
Tweniy-sccond street. male and n female cat
Of a kind not often scen in this part of the coun-
try. They arc possessed Of the morcst apollo
gics for tails. and the Thomas. whom the sta
bcmen have clristoncd Toby boasts six toes on
each of his fore feet. He IL small stout. and
gray his mate. large and well marked ia black
on yellow ground.
When they were taken from the basket in
which they were sent here said the man who
has had charge Of them. they both broke away.
One ran up the wall. dashed through the sky
lights. ran over the roof. and disappeared be-
tween an outer ana inner wall on the side Of the
building. He did not make his appearance for
two months. TIL" other went up into tho loft.
littie over month ago tho female brought
ioih litter of kittens, three with long tails and
Two with no tails ai MI. They, with the mother.
were taken To- another stall, but sh" took her
brood back to the lott. and aft TER ten or twelve
unsuccessful attempts 10 gli them settled in a
SAFER place. had tpgive II up aud 1T the old
cat have her own way. one OF the long tails
two the cat Killed. h'rs"if. by sm0hcrng them.
Shc ms always shown preference Tor the tail
les. kittens"
They ara verv pretty kittens. hut h,nr mono Of
tn color m1rN- nl their parents. They %. n "a
strong resemblance tp the Munx eat. which is
always tuil, s- hut as the ntthrr and the mother
arr evidently %. two di-t'n { hrsrl-. the ON" he-
ing pl Males strain the other 20 Cross h'iw on
1.'d - know WI 'nrc rlfnr- the popularity that
H. common 10 Oh IN. They are Nsrv friendly o.
20 lttl Skye terrier Tint n .ufIin~ ana ud dining
st1ll hui tuov mulr htl .r war upon any stran-
iocli- with long tri'- is cIu.ll only 10y their
iondncs- Tor each other and their progeny.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-08

h.ing reserved for Immediate constitution
AT bes, the winter stalk Is tedious and wcuri
some enough. lacking entirely the eS ,iting ar-
co--orics. the wild dash AMI : 'urry, The CON
fusion aud terror Of the living hord, which give
such charm tn the summer hunt. Hidden
away in his covert lying morally al fun length
i'll the snow. with the intense cold slowly stif-
trnng his frame M, hnnl9r must carefully
the oucn ,pa,, over viii IA they graz hr " large
extent. the silent stalker may be hidden for
long hours only to-e" his prov alarmed 10y the
taini II hrr,l' suli'niy - lp' throu ia some
ungmrdrl opening. Or ne may iind his
fingers tnp b,numb,l TO pull tho trigger when
the time comes. Or h. may surcumb t. "A
lrthargic slnsp. t. hr awakened by angry shouts
of " Iir don y sure tonhrrrcl ur-r-r!" and
to see the buffalo rushing hy, already out Of
range, AMI his two companions dancing up and
down with rage.
country favorable Tor still hunting. ana the buff
falD hut little chasnd the hunter can often ap-
proaeh within forty yards 81 "a" Ianl and oh
lam fair shooting. Concealed behind some
hillo.k or covert Of wOod he patiently awaits
the nearer approach Of tho band: AZ this Or
ours hr carefully 81 Is his victim. and anx-
iou.lv waits Cold md fatigue nre FORGOTTEN in
the excitement. Nearer the bullllo comes per-
har- head ON, ufioriing n9 marx save its shaggy
Wrrpnn rDltlv follows cv"rv motion Of the ami
ma h. has chosen. A slight turn Of lis head.
momentnrv udvanc" OF It's iotecg. crack
come. The sharp report. the thin spiral of smoke
cur.s up in the crisp air, ana there is Il dead
il The stalk under cover be- toilsomc the open
stalk of the main herd upon the bare plan is
mul n moro -. The wary ana seemingly int r
minahlr approach und'r"pVnr Ot a wuit-ekin or
white blanket the w'aris lme crawling on
hands ami knsp-. taking utN .uiu<D OF very de-
lr'-eei on IN " snow 'Itn. ''',n . in. i9ns
n-- 81 the old lrtdrr. the 'n-r 90 Snlitu /" and
utter DISSOLUTION VIVA ia at t.I'- ruup's 10 the
hlnuinps truiiing ~ wis in long scattered HE
rps- tine limIil'-- rNutn~r-tirs NpHriru 'e-
no y. rnry ~ki'l ,an 81 .pi =; 4rn l' ln- the
prnu.h col Danger h rnuud- into a tpirrtliy CONF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-08

the guest " the club. who gave him private
banquet ut the Astor House, presided over by
Judge Kent, and attended only by the members
After this hospitahlc incident the club -four
too good to last long. Tie inevitable end was
hast"ncd by the Dickens foyer. What had been
economical enjoyment was drifting into an cX-
pcnsivc luxury. " The Novelties went the way
other clubs had gone before IT,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-08
ABANDONED TO THE WAVES.
HOW SfTIORS IRE FRTGHTENED orr
or IHEIR SHfPS Ar SCI,
Supcrstitions Regarding Floating Hunks Val.
nnbie tnrgocs In Descrtrd ships Gallant
Kc-cucs by New York Piiots-saivnxc.

Supcrstitions Regarding Floating uuiks ynI.
unbie tnrgocs In Deserted ships Gallant
Ke-cuc. by New York PiIots-saivngc.
The log books of vessels often contain en-
tries to thccIr that on certain days. ut certain
points on the high seas, abandoned craft hayO
been seen. Sometimes steamers report arHin
AMI again. on successive trips, the same huias,
or those believed to b, the same from their lo"n-
ton an | general app 'arancc. Sometimes sal-
ors grow supcrsttious about such sights AMI
refuse to believe in their materlality. Tho
wraiths Of wicked pirates still in their -hadowy
cruisers haunt the seas. and tho FLYING Dutch-
man Is something more than q myth in tho
nautical Imagination. Pilot Commissioner
Taylor. whose mental bent is more practical
than speculative admits that these abandoned
hulks are sources Of danger but thinks that
masses Of Arctic ice. particularly in the late
spring and carly summer months. are inf
nit"ly greater perils.
Why ara hulls abandoned when thcy are still
sufficiently seaworthy to float for weeks. per-
haps for months? There has been artfuy rul-
tiyntcd ia TN" popular mind n romantic bclirf
tiat thor" WIS among Snilur- "A chiNalruu- 10y
nlty 10 IN" V'-s is in which they sailed that fur-
bad" their dr-"rion of them. except IN the die
resi- dirtI' IS. . "aSiuhhilN. however, crew hr;
coming PAM" stricken over the imaginary peril
OF 30 leak. ~ IA when there II NO real danger,
WA ilko To- thc boats, lcayngtothe oHIdaln only
th' ~ ni o" ut "ompanyug them. or uf romano
Ing alone amt helpless. An instance occurred
| thrce years ago. Anirun-ladcn bark WIS bound
! FROM Antwerp for NV York. Sli. was now and
stuu,h, making her first trip. A leak made it.
/ sell known. Tue crew, ia terror. took tn the
/ bouts. and th"ir captain knowing thai hr u,puD
could mot -tvr tii" vessel, and h"ins also sumo-
| what anxious ON account ui h.- wife and child.
/ Muun be had ON board. accompanied them.
| That night the bark Hamilton FISH collilrl
with abandoned vessel ~ tiai h-r l.abu.,s
Wis in r'ua'l. }, V'Itiic, -, ~ir WIS found,
worked into this port hy pilot boat ~. I. AMI
hNr NiUthi" cargo ~1,oi. S'm'i 'mr- ail aN.s,
d. l.I ..ff.. .t- at.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-08
TIE OLD NOVELTIES CLUB.
ITS ORIGIv. RrLEs. MEMBERS. BEEF
SIE.IhS, AND HOSPIT.iIJTY.
How the Judges, Artists, Actors, and Jour
nniists Of the Last Generation Took their
llse In thrIr Inn 4 EnnOm. (n.rIlc.

pOOu zeal has been written about the
late Ned Windust AMI his famous coffee house
by persons who knew very little Of either. Per-
haps few "reminiscences OF an old New Yorker
who know both we'll may have enough interest
to secure II corner in your crowded columns.
Before Windusts day. the fayorite resort of
the actors and newspaper mon was the " Shake
spearcan." ON the corner of Nassau and Fulton
strc"s. the site aitcrward occupied for 80 many
years by THE sun. II was only when the then
proprietor Of the Shakcspearcan." Alderman
Stonca in nm unlucky day. decided to ro-
move to E,ade strcst near the Bowcry. and
open hotel. that his old patrons deserted to
Wndusts.
Curiously. enough. Winlust repeated the
blundcr Believing that the days Of the down
town drama were numbered he moved his cof-
/ fee house t. tho corner Of Leonard street and
Broadway. near the National Theatre. which
was then managed hy tho elder wallack But
his old friends didn't follow him. the National
/ WAS destroyed and Windust wisely moved
| back again.
There WA ono old friend who stuck by him
| stralfistly thrOushout- Iamblin, the manager
! of the - lw'ry lIlmhlin was II, only man for
whom Winlu-t would open nfnr he had closed
fDr the night. On one occasion George Jami-
son. the nimitnble mimic. secured admission
Tor himself and a party Of friends 10y giving
llamhlin's nnmc in Ilamhlins vorc. The nest
n-ht Ipnbn himself came ~ the door No.
/ no. Geurge Jami-on." shouted Wndu-t frlui
/ th-lde. you emit COME tnut twice. On me-"
/ liamil,n ma - walk away. growing AMI
\ no'abl. featur' pi Nindu-i WIS IT. game
nn0i-. Trey wore si.it Wy MnNlm I.
+ r.utrihut NJ to or hoynr.u.. Urpun. tl. Spl.tof
/ t1o iOtDs. That ur.-i' ratio rren I oi dl- pIn-
d., ir r'i "A - ,, IN an ~ ",
risit bowed n ~" g f.i' Grand L9 lsr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-08
SWIMMERS OF THE WAVES.
ORR riCHTSMEN PREI iRTNG FOR 4
JERY BRIIITfNT SE.iSON



The frightening days admonish our gal
Ian, yl'htsmcn TO prepare for tho coming
season. and in all the shipyarl- Is heard the
merry music Of the hammer adlr, and oakum-
DRIVING mallct. Though few large shooncrs
or Shops are being built owing 10 tho hard
times. yet the run on small craft il great and in
every yard numbers are being built Many
crack VA hts OF previous Seasons are also being
flfersl and will this year either add to or
I,-c tAcir previous laurrls, according rs their
owners Judgment or caprice has proved, wise
orfoo'ish.
Last year. besides the Centennial and regular
club rrgaitas. there was an unusually large num-
Ser oi matches between open boats. These.
owing to the advantages attending their owner
ship oh the score Of economy. will bc H. popular
rs ever this senson. and some exciting matches,
fnvolvins the changing Of large sums IT money.
nrc already on the tap!s. In addition tothe pri-
ratc mat hes. the swarm of new and old open
boats whose owners are anxious to t"st their
speed. viii rcndcrtho getting up Of sweepstakes
gar"s ai the different Watering places easirrtha
cNcr. TO those interested in such cont 'sts, the
remarks of The Sun made last summer rs re-.
Gard~ fair classification are worthy OF par
tcular attention. and. If needed. will do much
g. in-irc success. Among the hig yachts the
Nint'fS OF last years challenge cups will
{ ar NS Joe allowed to rrpp@t idly upon thor
14urD -. and several cAe.t'ug OCEAN races VIII
iinI.H Fly occur, besides tlo HoniH s'- az The
ttlu.lr rn1aiius and on t1c club cruises.
v lI gard tothn queens cup tucra il little
prob. NN II anYtI,r race tH- -luIilHr. tAr
g. u.o- SLY months Do 6. mot ~ itlN L. .,.u
J 1000 ir odi owners ui tn Clr1biu yaH,I;
{ nui.-. ui buileru tNat ~'t would t.H. ..r.
siguiu spring. NhIr tine New NnrA \ I.it
~nuld. NAN, other r..-.. probably wave th' 9tN
yillut. iI.ll'e 100 th ttst oi tuH tHI.il.. OF
Iuf.i.U a...n rlu'l,n. iI.! ftN stld N. ~. r.
D % af D. Z u I
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-06-09
UNITED WE STAND.

Some of the Portland papers are quar-
relling over the question, which should
be commenced first, the locks at the
Cascades and The Dalles, or the reno
val of the distractions between Cello
aud Lewiston TO these quarrelling
gentlemen, let it be said, cease your
arguing about the best policy, and unite
with the interior press in an effort to
obtain appropriations for both purposes;
so that the work can be commenced
call along the line," at the same time.
But if the leading Oregon papers con.
tinue to quarrel over the question which
work should be commenced first, the
history of the past leads to the newt
able conclusion that neither project will
receive the favorable attention of Con.
gress, which would be a deplorable re-
suit not only for the people living be-
tween Lewiston and Cello, but for all
of Oregon and Washington Territory
Two years ago Senator Mitchell, by the
most untiring effort, succeeded in get
ting an economical Congress to appro-
pirate 100000 to pay for making sur
veys and estimates and commencing
the work of building canal and locks
at the Cascades.
Last Winter Mitchell tried to get q
farther appropriation for the canal, but
for obvious reasons failed. He is now
collecting statistics, etc., to lay before
Congress at tho next session when he
will ask for large appropriation to car
ry on the work. COL Wilson is engag-
ed in explorations and examinations of
the various reefs of rock and rapids in
the Snake river, for the purpose of esti-
mated the cost of their removal. At
the same time he is gathering statistics
of population to embody in his report
advocating an appropriation to improve
Snake river. This being the situation
Of affairs, We ask our Portland contem.
poraries, why they can not unite to OBJ
tain appropriations for removing the
distractions in the Snake and build
ing canals and locks at the Cascades?
Both can be obtained If we all work to-
.gether. Both will be lost if we are d.
vided in sentiment and effort Union.
a good shot. TED.
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-06-09
RUSSIAN STRATEGY.

LONDON May 25.-Russian strategy
on both fields of active war continues
and commands the commentator OF
military critics here. Russia's prepon-
derance in strength enables it to force
Turkey to fight when and where the
former chooses. At the same time the
distance and character of the country
and roads between the war theaters OF
the Danube and Asiatic Turkey render
the Turks powerless to avail Of advan.
tages possessed of the interior lines OF
communication in such manner as did
the Confederatcs in the American re-
bellion. They cannot suddenly concen-
trate their forces to hurl en- mdsse
against either of the two opposing forces
without giving the other corps a fatal
advantage. The Russians apparently
have no intention to cross the lower
Danube and enter the low, unhealthy
swampy country of the Dobrudschi.
Their feints on that line are designed
merely to cover their work fortifying
that portion of the river to guard against
flank attack from that direction by the
Turks. Their grand attempt to cross
the Danube apparently will be between
Widdin and Rutschuk. If they sue.
coed they can compel the enemy to re-
treat rapidly to the Balkan mountains or
risk their entire fate in great field
fight on comparatively open plains, but
the Russian commander cvinces no
Orcgonian Tel.
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-06-09
EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS.

The press of the eastern portion of
our State and Washington Territory is
making more effort than at any former
time to set forth the advantages offered
to settlers in that great division Of coun-
try. The extent and excellence of it's
resources are asserted with more conf
dcncc than formerly, and greater pains
are taken to furnish all possible informa-
ton to attract population. 1t need not
be doubted that these efforts are leading
to very important results. More than
to any other cause, the rapid settlement
Of the lands east of the mountains, now
in progress, is due to the faithful vigi.
lance and industry Of the press of that
section. To this fact we are glad to
bear witness. As general rule the
helpful agency of the press in these
matters is too little recognized or under
stood. -Oregonidn. 1850
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-06-09
MODUS OPERANDI OF THE
TELEPHONE.

The telephone in its present form con-
sists Of powerful compound, perma-
nent magnet, to the two poles of which
are attached ordinary telegraph coils of
insulated wire. In front of the poles,
surrounded by these coils of wire. is
placed a diaphragm of iron. A mouth
piece to converge the sound upon this
diaphragm substa ntially completes the
arrangement. The motion of steel or
iron in front of the poles of magnet
Creates current Of electricity in coils
surrounding the poles of the magnet,
and the duration of this current of cleo
tricity comedies with the duration of the
motion of the steel or iron moved or VI
brated in the proximity of the magnet.
When the human voice causes the dia-
ghram to vibrate, electrical undulations
are induced in the coils environing the
magnets precisely analogous to the un.
dulations of the air produced by that
voice. These coils are connected with
the line wire, which may be of any
length, provided the insulation be good
The fluctuations which are induced in
these coils travel through the line wire,
and passing through the coils of an in
strument of precisely similar construc-
ton at the distant station, are again re-
solved into air undulations by the dia-
hhragm Of this instrument.-Er.