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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-27
From the Machias Republican.
The State Convention.

The republican State convention met at Angus
ia, August ninth, and re nom mated Gov. Common
by acclamstion.-This was a foregone conclusion
although democratic newspapers had been labor
ing sIduously to persuade the multitude that our
excellent Governor was to be thrown over board
and some new aspi' ant be subsuuted.-No rcpub-
lIcan for a moment thought of such thing. The
convention was one of the noblcst gatherings Of
men for ohyear, that the party has ever seen
The interest gathered mostly around the attitude
which the representatives. Of the party would take
10 their resolutions We felt sure that wisdom
woul5 guide the representative of the party 10
do the best hing for republican principles IN their
power. We ask our readers te read the resolu-
lions carefully and ask themselves If they want
anything better; The resolutions set forth in
strong, unmlstakable language. the entire repuh-
Lean doctrine entirely tree from any clap trap
such rs renders the ONO resolutions very much
less manly than they should have been. The
convention arrived at these conclusions with great
unanimity. The republicans Of Maine will 20 on
to victory under the banner which the convention
flung to the breeze.
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MUST Be SOLD /

40 A TWO.STORY HOUSE, with Large
1SsSHsI - Lot Land, in desirable Locality in this
SsNYF akl- city. Terms Fay. Inquire OF
osA<S-zss GEO. +. WEEKS.
A"BuSta' July I, n. iulyS-ttf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-27
Valuable Real Estate Ear Sale .
FOR SALE,

| VIII sell my dwelling house and two house lots
L adj )intng, at a barg in, If applied for soon
Z. FRED SWAN,
augl'U Augusta, Me.
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The Value of a Dollar.

A silver dollar represents a day S work
for the laborer. 1t is given to a boy.
He has no idea what it has cost or what
it is worth. He would be as likely to
give a dollar as dime for top or any
other toy. But if the boy has learned
to earn the dimes and dollars by the
sweat of his face, he knows the differ
ence. Hard work is to him measure
of values that can never be rubbed out
of his mind. Let him learn by expert
ence that hundred dollars represents
a hundred weary days labor, and 1t
seems great sum of money; thou
sand dollars is fortune, and ten thou
sand is almost uncomfortable, for it is
far more than he ever, expects to possess.
When he has earned dollar he thinks
twice before he spends it. He wants to
invest it so as to get the full value of a
davis work for it. 1t is a great wrong
to society and to boy to bring him up
to mans estate without this knowledge.
A fortune at 81 without it is almost in
evitably thrown away. With it and a
little capital to start on he will make
his own fortune better than any one can
make It for him.-Hunt'S Merchants
H10nzi1e
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not refuse tear, however guilty the
victim might have been. Not so the de-
stroyer, he had placed the pistol in his
mouth and had blown away the upper
part of his head. Horror and disgust
overcame the beholder as he looked
upon the dreadfully disfgured remains
of the stern executioner of the woman
he had loved so well.
Such is the brief story of those whose
real names have been concealed. The
poor man who by an unguarded observa-
ton caused the dreadful catastrophe has
never since held up his head. What
makes the story more distressing is that
circumstances have since come to light
which have proved that Victor destroy
ed himself in consequence of remorse at
having unjustly suspected Adelaide
Moran, who consequently died innocent
of all crime, after undergoing the most
dreadful degradation; her only fault
having been want of candor towards
her husband, concealment towards
one who should have shared her every
thought. Such concealments, l have
often remarked, have brought years OF
misery to those who have foolishly per-
sisted in them.
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A Moose Attacks a Canoe.

The Aylmer (OntariO) Times has the
following account of an extraordinary
encounter with a moose: AS Mr..
Flatters, of this village, and Mr.. L. II.
Kirby, of Ottawa, were travelling in
canoe on the Upper Gatineau last week.
an occurrence took place which might
have had disastrous consequences for
them. They had just rounded point
when they found themselves confronted
by huge moose, who, with two young
ones, was playing in the water. Instead
of taking to the bush, as it was expected
she would, the animal made at once for
the canoe. and attacked it with great
fury. Mr.. Kirby broke his paddle over
the immense head of the brute, and Mr..
Flatters cut off her foot with an AK but
this only seemed to make her more saw
age. Seeing the impossibility OF escap-
ing they determined to shoot the animal
in order to save their own lives, if pos
sible; so five or six well directed shots
from the bailiff's revolver ended one Of
the toughest fights which ever took place
between man and beast in that neigh
borhood. The two young moose were
afterward captured"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-07-12
VEGETINE
Purifes the Blood, Renovates
and Invigorates the
Whole System.
Its Medicinal Qualities are Altera-
tive, Tonic, Solvent and Diuretie.

VEGETINE Is made exclusively from the juices
of carefully barks, roots and herbs, and
go strongly concentrated that it will effectually
eradicate from the system every faint OF Scrofu-
In. Scrofulous Humor, Tumors, Cam
Ger, Cancerous HumOr, Erysipelas,
Salt Rheum, Syphflitic Diseases,
Canker, Faintness at the Stomach, and
all diseases that arise from impure blood. Seiat-
lea, ynflammatory and chronic Rheu-
matism, Neuralgia, GOut and Spinal
Complaints, can only be efectually cured
through the blood.
For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases Of the
Skin, Pustules, Pimples, BlOtches,
Boils, letter, Scald-Head and Ring
worm, vEGETINR has never failed to effect q
permanent cure
For Pains In the Back, Kidney Conn
plants, Dropsy, Female Weakness
LeucOrrhea, arising from internal liberation
and uterine diseases and General Debility,
VEGETINE acts directly upon the causes Of
these complaints. It invigorstes and strengthens
the whole system, acts upon the secretive organs
allays Inflammation, cures liberation and regu
| lates the bowels.
For Catarrh, Dyspepsia, Habitual Cos
tiveness, Palpitation OF the Heart
Headache, Piles, Nervousness and
| General Prostitution of the Nervous
System. no medicine has ever given such perfec
satisfaction IS the vEGETINE. 1t purihes tn
blood, cleanses all Of the organs, and possesses
controlling power over the nervous system
The remarkable cures effected by VEGETlNl
have induced many physicians and apotheearie
whom we know to prescribe and use it In thet
own families.
In fact, VEGETINE Is the best remedy yet dis
covered for the above diseases, and Is the only re
liable BLOOD PURIFIER yet placed befor
| the public.
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A Young Girl Murdered in
France by a SchOOl-BOy.

During the past two years, says
Paris letter, we have had three shocking
murders by school-boys, and in each
case morbid disposition was apparent,
and an intellectual condition which left
no room for doubt that the mind was
affected. What shall we do with such
personsP They can not be let loose to
commit other crimes, nor can we cut OIL
their heads. The reform school, or
naaison de detention does not seem to be
sufficient. Illustrative of this idea we
have a case just reported from Angou-
leme. One day last month young girl
of Is, a domestic in the house OF Prof.
Fraiche, was seen running through the
street streaming with blood, and in
state of terror that is indescribable.
When stopped she cried that her young
master had stabbed her; turned round
two or three times, staggered for an In
slant and fell dead in the street. At
that moment the son of M. Fraiche,
Professor in the College of Angouleme,
came up and looked upon the scene with
the rest. When told what Aimee Laca-
ton had said, young Fraiche replied
that he must have been crazy, but at any
rate Aimee had nothing more than what
she merited. Moreover, he had prom
ised to kill her some time ago. When
arrested, the boy gave way to the most
violent symptoms of despair. He said
that he was in the study trying TO COM
pose some Latin verses when Lacaton
came in and began to brush up the
hearth. He went into his fathers room
and took a dagger, and, coming back,
plunged it twice into the girls back as
she was yet bending over the hearth.
| He had then tried to stab himself, but 1t
had hurt him, and he could not give the
second blow. He had, in fact, slight
prick in the breast. In prison this boy
became rational enough, and apprecl-
ated the gravity of his act. He is 10
years old, weak, rickety, almost de-
formed, and afflicted by complication
of misfortunes. His forehead projects
in most astonishing way, his head
seems twice too large for his body, and
he is so squint-eyed that he has to put a
book close to his nose in order to read.
On hearing the case the jury acquitted
him on the ground of moral irresponsi-
bility, but exercising the discretion al
lowed in such cases, the Judge ordered
Young Fraiche to be confined in n1GiSon
de correction until he had passed his 2lst
year.
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

FRIED BOILED EGGs.-Slice hard
boiled eggs, dip in raw egg and bread
crumbs, fry in butter, and serve hot.
CURRANT JELLY.-Boil currants 10
minutes, then strain; pound sugar to
l pint of juice; boil 10 minutes.
CRooUETTEs OF MEAT.-Chop the
meat, salt and pepper it; add bread
soaked in water, half as much bread as
meat; two eggs; mix and fry.
To REMOVE GREASE SPoTs.-Deodor-
lied naphtha, 20 gravity. Apply the
naptha with clean rag, and rub hard,
Also good for cleaning gloves of any
color.
SPONGE CAKE.-Take 8 eggs, beat 8
minutes, then add IL cups of sugar, 2 of
flour, of milk; beat the sugar and but
ter to cream, beat the eggs well, and
mix with the milk, then stir in the four,
and flavor with whatever you like. If
with lemon, CRATE the rind and use some
essence. This for one pie.
FRENCH CAKE.-2 cupfuls of sugar,
cupful butter, eggs, cupful milk, 1
teaspoonful soda, of cream-tartar
take one-half the batter, mix 2 ounces
of grated chocolate with it, and flavor
to taste; then bake it so you can have
alternate layers, like jelly cake, of the
chocolate and white with cocoanut icing
between. Cocoanut Icing-11 cupfuls
of white sugar, tablespoonful of corn
starch, mix with little water the whites
of 2 eggs without beating; table
spoonsfuls grated cocoanut; boil in a
vessel over water, and cool before using.
Roof BEER-To 8 gallons of luke
warm water add a small teaspoonful
each of oil of spruce, sassafras and win
tergreen, 1 quart of molasses, cupful
yeast; let it stand in a warm place
for 10 hours, then strain and bottle for
immediate use. For a stronger root
beer take handful each of yellow dock,
dandelion, and sarsaparilla roots, sassa-
fras roots and hops. Boil in 8 gallons
of water with a little boneset, till the
strength is well extracted; strain the
liquor, and when cool, add to 8 gallons
1 quart of molasses, and cup of yeast.
viii be fit for use in "a hours.
RICE CRooUETTEs.- cupful OF
rice; let it soak or 8 hours in warm
water enough to cover it; then drain ii
dry; add pint of milk; cook this in
pan set into another of hot water until
the rice is soft; then add tablespoonful
of sugar, of butter, and little salt
let it cook slowly for few moments
beat well eggs, remove the rice from
the fire, and slowly add the eggs; KEEP
constantly stirring; then place the par
on the fire, and let the rice thicken, bu
not boil; turn it out to cool; when cold
flour your hands, roll the rice into balls
punch a hole half way through witt
your finger, fill it up. with jelly; ther
cover up the opening with the rice; dil
it into beaten egg, then In cracke
crumbs, and fry in butter.
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cattle roamed the country, and of even
ings came to the river to drink. One
evening a herd came. waded out into
the stream some distance, drank and
started back to the shore. Gaunt and
savage-looking beasts they were, with
horns twice as long as the cattle OF Tex
as. A young heifer brought up the rear,
and to her my attention was suddenly
attracted by her loud believing and her
frantic splashing and plunging. The
main herd pranced about on the shore,
paving, believing, and apparently In
great distress. Moving up the bank OF
the river to ascertain the cause of the
trouble, | found that the heifer was in
the Jaws of an alligator at least 80 feet
long. As | stood looking on, the ALI
gator turned and moved off across the
river with his prey struggling in his
mouth. Next morning l was again ear
" at my fishing place. l had been on
the ground but short time, however,
before saw up the stream a most sim
gular object moving about near the
shore. At a distance it looked like 8
great fish with horns rising from it:
head. Creeping cautiously up the stream
1 saw strange sight indeed. There
was that alligator with the heifer in hi:
mouth, and being unable to swallow
her, on account of the great spread o.
her horns, he had taken compassion or
her and was wading slowly down the
river, holding the poor beasts head il
such way that she was able to feed OF
the grass that grew along the edge o
| the bank
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Some Tall Stories.

The Virginia Nevada) Enterprise
SAYS: The yarns spun by our Com
stockers are occasionally-to draw it
mild-a little tough. A night or two
since the conversation in G Street sa-
loon turned on big trees. The "Big
Trees'' of the Calaveras Grove were dis
cussed, as also were the big trees OF sew
eral other California groves, when
solemn-looking gentleman, who had
been a silent listener, took the floor.
81 must admit" gentlemen, said he,
othat the trees of which you have spoken
are no saplings, but some years since,
while travelling in the wilds of South
America. I discovered tree that was
much larger than any you have men,
toned. do not know the name of the
tree, or that of the family to which it
belongs, but it had leaves as large as an
elephants ear, was As feet in diameter,
400 feet in height, and its branches
spread over nearly three acres of ground.
I camped under the tree about month
and during my stay it at one time rained
six DAYS and nights, and not a drop of
water came through its branches. How
ever, the weather had hardly cleared up
before that tree started in, and for six
days and nights it rained cats and dogs,
as the saying is. Tons and tons OF water
had found Judgment in its foliage"
al know the story of our friend to be
true said an alert-looking old fellow,
"as also once camped under the same
tree. and on one or two occasions OBJ
served the peculiar phenomenon just
mentioned. 1t was while camped under
that great tree that l was witness to a
very strange occurrence. The tree
stood on the bank of large stream thai
abounded in fish. Being an inveteratt
angler, 1 was out every morning anc
evening with rod and line. The rivel
was nearly half a mile in width, anc
Just above my usual fishing-place wa
quite shallow for distance of 80 to ion
wards from the shore, Herds Of wild
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COSSackS.

Near Ibraila is large force of Cos
sack horse. As the train passed they
were PLAYING in the water like frogs or
ducks, many of them swimming their
horses, the riders being il some cases
stark naked. A little further on, only a
hundred yards or so, were perhaps nifty
or sixty of them standing or sitting in
the water up to their waists, fishing,
with all their clothes on. By this time
it was drawing toward sunset, and the
moisture drawn up during the day by
the heat was beginning to condense.
Over the whole eXpanse of Hooded fields,
as far as the eye could reach, muddy
steam sat brooding, suggestive OF fever.
Even in the railway carriages, though
raised on an embankment, the damp,
warm, evil-smelling air was oppressive.
Yet those Cossack warriors took no
more heed of the apparent danger than
the frogs which leapt and chirped in
happy fellowship with them. Occasion
ally one-of the Cossacks had left the
water and was ensconced dripping and
streaming on the ball of pollard will
low Just as frogs sometimes leave the wa
ter for the land. Not a man of them all
seemed to care whether he was naked or
clad, in the water or on the land. Yet
those only who were on horseback
seemed complete. The COssacks are
like Centaurs- and man seem to
make but one animal. United they are
complete. Disunited they seem but like
the two parts of divided worm. Per-
haps it was for this reason that the fish
ermen seemed to prefer remaining in
the water up to their waists, even when
the bank was perfectly available. Nearly
every day some of them swim the Dan
ube and ride through the flooded flat:
toward the Turkish positions, probably
| to ascertain the state of the river. One
thing is certain: The Danube may be al
obstacle to an army it is absolutely ne
barrier against the Cossacks, who, wher
the word is given, can cover the coun
try on the opposite side with wild band:
of horsemen. How far civilization may
have veneered them remains to be seen
Evidently the mistake of trying to turf
them into regular troops has been avoid
ed in time. There are few picked
regiments here and there, which, being
used as guards, and taking their turn a
St. Petersburg, become in some sor
regular cavalry, or look like it. But il
the organization of the Russian army, d
well as in fact, they are still counted a
irregulars London Times Letter.
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HydrOphObic Horrors.

Mr.. George Fisher, clerk of the First
National Bank, in Mahoney, Pa, and
% years of age, was bitten on the outer
edge of the left hand seven months ago
by black-and-tan dog with which he
was playing. The wound healed quick
", causing little or no pain. The day
after Mr.. Fisher was bitten the dog was
seen playing with a ball of wOrsted,
and, as he died day or two latter with
symptoms of choking, it was supposed
death was caused by his having attempt
ed to swallow some of the worsted.
Mr.. Fisher first manifested unmistakable
signs of the dread disease on last Thurs
dav afternoon, and died early on Sun
day morning, his suferings being limit
ed in some sixty hours. After Thurs
day the symptoms were clearly marked,
the spells of madness frequent and vio-
lent, the intervals few. During these
spells the sufferer would snap, bite,
foam and strike at the three of four
strong men who constantly guarded
him, and who,. for self-protection, had
their hands thickly gloved, and carried
each a pillow before them to rePress
each onset. In the calm and lucid in
tervals he apologized, remembering dis
tinctly his words and actions. In the
next spell he would fight more furiously
and cry out, "Ah, didn't give it to
youp Didn't 1 fetch you that time"'
etc. As pieces of ice were thrown
toward his mouth he would snap his
open jaws at them most furiously. He
was attended by DIR. Carpenter, OF Potts
vile, and three of the resident doctors,
but treatment availed nothing. His
throat swelled on Saturday, and with the
most painful chuckling and choking he
died on Sunday morning .-ShenGndOah
(PG.) Herald.
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AWonderfuI Electric Freak.

Our readers will remember that a
violent rain storm came up on Thursday
evening of last week, during which
there was one tremendous flash of light
ming and rafting peal of thunder. A
negro about the old State Bank lot be-
took himself, when the rain commenced
to pour down, to the interior of an old
hogshead lying on its side, and was
doubtless congratulating himself on his
cosy shelter, when the above mentioned
flash came. 1t raised the hogshead,
man and all, about four feet from the
ground, and set it up on end.-Fdyette
(N.C.O GGz cite.
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THE average annual mortality from
hydrophobia in England is one to about
100000 inhabitants, or nearly the same
as in New York City; in France and
Germany it is somewhat higher; for the
United States generally there are no
satisfactory statistics, but the fatality is
probably not greater than in New York.
The disease is peculiarly one of the
temperate zone, and is very rare in Tur-
key. Syria and Egypt, although it is
said to occur in China and India. The
potency of the contagion varies in differ
ent epidemics, in different dogs, and at
different times in the same dog.
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WnHoFT's FEVER AND AGUE TONIC
This medicine is used by construction COM
panies for the benefit of their employees,
when engaged in malarial districts. The
highest testimonials have been given by con-
tractors and by the Presidents of some OF
the leading railroads in the South and West
When men are congregated in large mum.
bers in the neighborhoOd of swamps and
rivers, Wilhoft's Tonic will prove valuable
addition to the stock of medicines, and viii
amply reward the company in the saving o.
time, labor and money. We recommend II
to all. G. X. FINLAY Il Co., Proprletors
New Orleans.
For SALE RY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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do not own an inch of land,
But all see Is mine
The orchard and the moving fields,
The lawns and gardens fine.
The winds my tax collectors are,
They bring me thithes divine
Wild scents and subtle essences,
A tribute rare and free;
And, more magnificent than all,
Nv window keeps for me
A glimpse OF blue immensely,
A little strip of sea.
Richer am / than he who owns
Great fleets and argosies;
have a share in every ship
Won by the inland breeze
To loiter on yon airy road
Above the apple-trees.
freight them with my untold dreams,
Each bears my own picked crew;
And nobler cargoes wait for them
Than ever India knew
Ny ships that sail into the East
Across that outlet blue.
Sometimes they seem like living shapes
The people of the sky
Guests in white raiment coming down
From heaven, which is close by;
call them by familiar names,
As one by one draws nigh,
So white, so light, so spirit-lik
From violet mists they bloOmi
The aching wastes of the unknown
Are half reclaimed from gloom,
Since on life's hospitable sea
All souls find sailing room.
The sails, like flakes of roseate pearl,
Float in upon the mist;
The waves are broken precious stones
Sapphire and amethyst,
Washed from celestial basement walls
by suns unsetting kissed.
Out through the utmost gates of space
Past where the gay stars drift,
To the widening Infinite my soul
Glides on, a vessel swift;
Yet loses not her anchorage,
In yonder azure rift.
Here sit /, as little child;
The threshold of Gods door
is that clear band OF chrysoprase;
Now the vast temple floor,
The building glory of the dome
/ bow my head before;
The universe, o God, is home,
In height or depth TO me;
Yet there upon thy footstool green
Content am TO be;
Glad, when is opened TO my need
Some sea-lil1e glimpse of thee.