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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-12
THE NEXT HOUSE.
Members Probably Elected.

Members Probably Elected.
In the following list republican names are in
roman. democratic in italics. and greenbackers in
small capitals. The letter or r is affixed to
the names Of greenbackers to denote the antece-
dents of members of that party where they are
known. A star denotes reelection -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-12

made rough by storms, to the distant poll
ing place. n
Third: 1t is not only important that W,
should have good weather on the day W,
vote, but scarcely less important that goot
weather should be enjoyed during the pre-
csding weeks, when the public canvass |,
progressing and the discussion is held OF
public questions. To hold our elections il
November necessarily throws this discus
sion IN the last fifteen or twenty DAYS o.
October. Will Mr.. Talbot or the Argu,
pretend that outdoor meetings can BIZ
held in Maine during the last half Of
October, not to speak of the early DAYS o.
NovemberP II outdoor meetings canno,
be held then. only those town,
that have . public Hall can have
the advantage Of public meetings and pub
lie discussions. To bold our elections il
November means the abandonment Of tb,
assemblage in the pine grove. 10 the pub
lie square. on the village green, and cut
Oh one-half the population of Maine from
The privilege Of having public meeting
Perhaps this might be no objection ii
the judgment Of Mr.. Talbot and the Ar
gus, but still We venture to affirm that 4
il ssfs to leave It to the people to deter.
mise whether they will hold public meet.
lar OK mot, and hardly fair to chill them
o.. Of The privilege by the frosts of Otto.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

Mr.. Wade's property, which is left to
his widow, amounts to u total value of
$4,000. II II related Of Wade, that
one upon u time. after holding court.
he seated himself beside n friend. and
said to him: ''Brother-l have studied
the scriptures Of divine truth careful
ly and prayerfully for my Own saliva
ton, in order to find the dividing line be.
tween the rich and the poor. You know
II Is said to he almost impossible for a
rich nan to inherit the kingdom Of
heaven, and I have arrived At the con.
clusion. that II In . period Of forty
years = man accumulates W. go. 900.
he gets IL dishonesty. and there IL no
salvation for him. TO live u perfectly
honest life, and deal justly In that time.
he cannot, at the age Of forty. get be-
yond that sum, 80 l have agreed on that
amount"
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

and sheep vill not rvlish the straw ~
yell ~ II thr~shed with the Gail. II
the vines m very luxuriAnt. .h~cp will
not eat them very closely; bu, II cut
before all the top pods have rrvwp
white. sheep will not osly eat but relish
the straw exceedingly we'll II the
straw Is fed nj night, sheep will eat
NOR. than " fed in the morning or Mt
noon. We have been troubled with
bugs which sting III. peas while vet
soft. leaving the small eggs. which are
hatched. the norm feeding upon the
pea, leaving bu, n thin shell by the fol-
lowing spring. This j. obyia,cd b, the
early sowing. 80 as Ia have the majority
II the pods 80 hard by the time the Nv
arrives al maturity. that IL 4. impossible
Ia pierce them. II the season 6e back
ward, and this cannot be done, very late
sowing will eur the same rasuli.
Good crops baye been raised when >own
as late "A, the fifteenth or twentieth If
May. The quantity If seed will depend
on the soil. II very fine and rich. one
and a half bushels Ia the acre. ou ordi.
nary soil two.
The PEANUT. Boys and girls are in
tercstcd In peanuts. Judging from wha,
may be seen often in the s,eam-cars.
No cow thinks more ~ her cud than
does the average Young American Of
these handy sweetmes,s. A gentleman
VI South Boston sends To the Press If
that city some account of the popular
nut.
The question has often been asked
how and when did peanuts first appear
In this country About forty years ago.
the writer was In Wilmington. North
Carolina, and became acquainted with
n gentleman who. in speaking of pea
nuts. said that he believed that he was
the first person who introduced them
into North Carolins; that when quite u
young man, he went - N board n vessel
that had put into Wilmington in distress.
and he saw for the first time some nuts
in bags. and they told him they came
from Africa. and were known ~ pea or
ground nuts. They gave him = few hand
fuls. witch he planted. and as they in.
creased, they were scattered around,
and became n staple article Of culture.
Is, that nj the time referred
To. the cultivation Of peanuts was al
most wholly confined tn the southern
part Of North Carolina. The produc-
ton has largely increased. and they arc
now raised in large quantities in most
ct the Southern and many Of the West
ern States, and are now considered as
n Of our prominent and staple articles
Of agricultural products. The largest
and finest nuts come from Virginia.
During the civil war. the Southern
people made n very nice kind of oil from
peanuts; and we have been told that in
the warm countries east Of W. when the
oli,e-oil crop fails, this oil Is made to
take its place.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11
The Queen OF Tramps.

Mrs. Mary MerrimRn IL u respectable
appearing woman Of thirty, Is not bad
looking. and has every appearance Of
being upright and Of good character.
She In, however, without doubt, the
queen Of female tramps, and can dis.
count the great majority of male tramps.
She was born In st. Adams. In this State,
and her folks were farmers. She has
since lived In Hermon with her broth.
or. Joseph Merriman. who does n good
deal Of trading In this city.
Three years ago this fall she took It
into her head TO see the country, and
started out with neither scrip nor staff,
but = good pair Of thick shoes. She
walked across the country. Drawing all
kinds Of weather, and finally brought
up In Clinton. Iowa. when she took the
back track and returned To this city.
Two years ago she decided to start
out again, and this time selected a Ion
ger tour. She walked through portions
Of Maine, New Hampshire. Massachu-
sets, New York, Pennsylvania. and on
To Washington, where she remained n
few days. and did tho capital and
then made u bolt for Savannah. Ga,
where she remained for n short time.
Then on she went. doing the States of
Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Indiana,
and finally got round to Kansas City.
Here she stopped awhile and earned n
new tramping outfit. Again she start
cd, this time with the intention of cross
ing the plains to California. but finally
stopped when told by persons that Il
would DO very unsafe for her TO think
OF attempting 1t alone. She then start
ell on u return trip, walking from Kan
sas City to Chicago, thence to Detroit,
doing. Niagara Falls, and crossing to
Canada, thence to New York and thro'
Massachusetts, arriving at her home in
Hcrmon a little than a week ago.
She says she averages twenty-six miles
u day. She says when she gets tired
and out of clothes, she finds no trouble
In getting a few days work. and in this
manner enjoys her life .-Bangor, (.He,)
Commercial
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11
On Reading.

Women sometimes think they will not
be Interested In the standard English
classics, just because they are standard
and classic. Not long since. m intelli-
gent lady was telling me how surprised
She was TO find Bacon's ..Essays"s SO in.
teresting. She said: IL was lying on
the lounge In my husbands library, one
evening, after an unusually wearisome
day, and took 1t up because Il WAS the
nearest book, and I really felt as II /
could not 20 across the room for an
other. was perfectly absorbed before
] knew II. and read for an hour with n
n Of freshness and ~exhilaration which
l had not known for II long time. I felt
as II somehow | had got back To the
beginnings Of things. had always
supposed that Lord Bacon. being very
learned, was therefore very duh and Gu
tirely beyond my comprehension"
II you like history.
1.-THE world Ia all before you, where to chooso"
II you are fond Of science, you cannot
fail to be interested In the papers and
books in this field-nevcr SO numcror 8
AMI never SO well adapted for popular
reading rs now. II you imagine any of
these departments ''too literary" and
cannot 10 happy without II novel, there
are works of fiction that are rs impor-
tant u part of ones education as-quad-
ratio equations, to say the least: Rom
OLA 'lvanhoc." ''Hypatia," david
Csppertield." .'Pendcnnis." ''Thc Scar
let Letter" just think Of all the books
so well worth reading, and yet people
will continue tn draw out of the libra.
ries dreary ''society novels" or poor
translations of worse French and Ger
man love-stories! II il like eating apple
skins and potato-parings when bananas
and oranges might be had for the pick
ing! Bishop Potter says: ut is nearly
an axiom that people will not be better
than the books they read Consider.
therefore, what kind of books you read.
-Scrfbner,
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

The Egyptian Tribute" which Is
the chief British interest nov involved
In tho settlement Of the Eastern war.
amounts to $4,000, 900 or $500. 900 an
nually. Last year its actual yield was
S3,t09, 100. This tribute is paid nomi-
nally to Turkey, but in reality it goes
directly into the Bank of England, which
disburses II in payment Of interest ON
various Turkish loans guaranteed by
and chiefly held in England. Hence
when Russia desires to take this tribute
rs u ''war indemnity" from Turkey il
naturally excites John Bull.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11
How u Rat WAS Tanned and What lie
did.

During the winter evenings. when
the children were engaged with their
lessons. our tame rat. Billy. was usually
To be found on the table rummayiny
among their hooks and catching nj their
pens; which latter amusement he en-
joyed very much after the n Of a
kitten running after n knitting-needlc
drawn quickly up and down the table;
but. ~ these amuscments rather inter.
fcred with the studies. Billy would be
dismissed to the kitchen, to which he
had u great dislike. lie never .taved
there longer than he could help. but 90
the first chance would run up stairs
and scratch. or rather | should saw
gnaw for admittancc. Speaking Of this
gnawing leads me to observe that one
objection ! had to receiving him was
the fear that he would be very mischicv-
Gus but fortunately I never found
him so. He had free access tn a pan.
try where n variety Of eatables, usually
considered dear TO n rat's heart. were to
be found; but never knew him to in
jure anything or sven to cut the paper
covering Of any parcel. no matter what
II contained. No doubt it was partly
owing to his being SO well fed that he
was not driven to theft BY hunger.
generally scattered for him on the
shelves some grains Of rice or pickles,
or starch. and to these he helped him
self when inclined. From soap or can
dies he turned away In disgust. being
far too well-bred a rat To indulge in such
low tastes; but he dearly loved a bit Of
plum-cake; and. shall I confess it, he
was by no means q teetotaler; IL ale was
used for dinner, he would rush eagerly
about the glasses until he was supplied
with some In q spoon. believe. be-
fore he came 70 US, he had been sccus-
toned to stronger potatiOns. in which,
however. We did not indulge him.
have said he was not mischieviOus, nei-
ther was he, n mischief among rats IL
generally understood; but there is no
rule without an exception, and Billy
had a decided penchant for kid gloves.
II any were left carelessly about, he
was sure to get hold OF them. and have
the fingers eaten off in a few minutes.
l cannot tell how many gloves he de-
stroyed. until repeated lessons of this
sort enforced more tidy habits. must
not omit to mention his love for music;
when he heard the piano he would rush
to the drawing-room and spring Ia tkc
performers knee, where he would fe-
main perfectly quiet, evidently listening
with much pleasure. When he first
came he was very restless, seeming to
live in a state of perpetual motion; but
he 500. learned to come upon the knee
To be caressed and have his head rubbed,
which operation afforded him intense
enjoyment. lie would have lain in q
state Of supreme delight for an ho,f
IL n one would have rubbed his head
for 50 long Chambers Jo.rnal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11
The fairy tales of the late Hans Chri

The fairy tales Of the late Hans Chris
tian Anderson have been translated in
IN Arabic for the benefit Of the noma-
die tribes Of Bedouins that roam about,
the outskirts Of the great Sahara. Mr..
Carlo Landberg, a Dane. residing In Up
per Egypt, writes To u Copenhagen pa
per of the enjoyment Of the swarthy
sons of the desert when listening At
their camp-tires to the reading, after
Oriental fashion. of the familiar stories.
The frequent comments and exclama-
uons show that they appeal strongly
To the imagination of the listeners, or
all, 1.-The Emperor's New Cothesr ap-
pears To have made the greatest hit.
though the stupidity of The SULTAN
seemed incomprehensible 10 a majority.
An old sheik finally settled the question
by deciding that "a Sultan may be AZ
big a fool as anybody"
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

1.-The girls of day are very badly
educated" said one of thu members Of
a committee on education b the Bishop
of Gloucester. THAT carnot be de-
Med" returned his lordship. How
ever. there is n consolation, the boys
will never find it out"
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

Two Pennsylvania ladies were ron
versing in the gallery of the Y. S. Sem
ate. when one Of them asked the other
II she didn't think Don Cameron agreat
improvement ON his fatherp ''No,"
was the answer, ''he can't begin to
write such love letters as the old mani"
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

Senator Randolph of New Jersey, is
an inventor. Among the ingenious ex-
hibits Of American laborsaving machi-
merry at the Paris Exposition will he an
~excavating machine contriyed by the
Senator, and capable Of digging n trench
a mile long. three feet deep, and nearly
a foot wide, in ten hours, or equal to
the labor of ono hundred men.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

Two sable philosophers took shelter
under the same tree dur.ng u heavy
shower. After some time one OF them
complained that he felt the rain. ..Neb-
Der mind" replied the other; ''dere's
plenty Of trees. When dis IN am wet
through we'll 20 to dc odder."
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

A six-year old, who was found put.
ting himself outside Of various good
things at n rapid rate, just after COM
planning Of inward gripping, explained
to his wondering parents that he ''didn't
mean to leave any room for that stom-
ach ache"
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

He appeared to be almost zone. Roll
ing his eyes toward the partner Of his
bosom, he gasped. BURY me meath
the weeping willow, and plant u simple
white rose above my head" ''Oh. it's
no use" she snapped out, .'Your nose
would scorch the roots" He got well.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

The Central Ohio Science Associa-
ton intends tn accomplish much out
door work In the coming summer. 1t
will travel through the State with CON-
petent professors.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

King Humbert owns 800 horses. He
seems determined to establish a stable
government
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

George Eliot writes three pages Of
manuscript n day, and think she is in
dustrious.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-29

The newest political party to come W
as mushroom is one which cries on,
against all other organizations whatsoever
and which is appropriately named 'Tht
Nay'shun-all party or Something which
SOUNDS IKE thai, ~ Chicago Journal.
There have been ffty-six Atlantic
steamers lost during the past thirty-seyer
years, in which 4,430 persons persisted
Nine vessels were never heard from after
leaving port. four were burned. thirty
wrecked. five lost through collision with
other vessels and two BY collision with
ilcebergs. two foundered, and two were
lost in fog. Of nationalities, forty. two
were British, five American, four French,
four German, one Belgian.
Joseph Ably, serving fiie-seutence
FOR the murder Of his father. was on the
10th taken from the Joliet penitentiary
by the sheriff of 10 Daviess county. on
writ issued by the court, to serve as q
witness against Peter Miller, his accom-
piice about to be tried at Freeport. This
IS the first instance of tbs issue of a ha.
oeas corpus testifcandum under the Law
of 1874 -"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-29

WHY SUBMIT TO THE DISCOMFORT, anc
humiliation entailed by local disease o.
the skin. when GLENN's SULPHER Soar
will rid you of it with certainty and de
spatch 1t is remedy which never fail:
TO relieve cutaneous disease, and, as 6
means OF banishing defects of the CON.
plexlon. 1t is equally reliable. The bene.
hts arising from the use of Sulphur Baths,
IN cases o. skin disease, and of rheuma-
tism and govt, are well known, but the
cost is too heavy to be incurred by many
persons who would otherwise take adyan-
tage of them. GLENNs SULPHER Soar
answers tue same purpose, and is both
inexpensive and convenient No one
need stir abroad in search of a sulphur
bath who has this admirable means of
providing one in doors. Ii is incon parabIy
the deoderlzer and disinfectant OF clothing
and bed linen in use, and prevents diseases
OF an obnoxious nature caused bycontact. So
res, ulcers, bruises, scalds cuts and spraius
arepromtly remedied by it; aud its clearly.
healing and soothing properties constitute
1t far more desirable remedy for scorbutic
ailments than ointnents of any description,
slnce such greasy compounds soil the
clothing, often aggravate, and very rarely
indeed do any permanent good,
Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. per
cake. | Box (3 cakesl 75c., sent by mail,
on receipt of price
c. n: CRITTENToN, Prop'r. Sixth Ayen-
Ne, New York.
HILL's HAIR AND WHIsKER DYE, Black
or Brown, SOC.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-29
Che 99ailr Arg,'s.
An Outrage.


From the Courier-Journal.
That the hands of the New York Gen.
trai did not instantly strickland strike
with the force of q back-actine, double
Jolnted butting ram. too-when the officers
OF the road offered to pay them off in sill
yer, simply shows how patiently labor
submits TO the outrages Of capital, Those
men had worked hard for their money
they had earned every dollar Of it-you
may safely swear that Vanderbilt saw TO
that-and then, instead of receiving their
honest earnings in greenbaeks-ragged.
dirty and pestilential though they NAV
have been-to be paid in the demonstrated
and exfunctifed scrapings from argeDtifer-
Gus dust heaps of Idaho and Nevada I'VE
Godsl" cried one of the defrauded bnt
helpless workingmen, in that strong. poetic
language peculiar to the New York Central
brakeman, at the same time gazing unon
his handful of the beggarly coin
.Ye Godsl" he cried sis there as vevo hoe,, +o,a
No hand on high to change this stnff 10 oIS9 'ou'
u NOT and we must bear this silver cnss
dhen let her fip-its all the same to us',
The demoniac laugh which followed this
Wild burst of silver plated irony and despair.
SO to speak, will re echo among the deep
table. N '~o0' ~'N ''-''e
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-29
Chancery Notice.

SwEENEY, JACKSON o WALKER,
Comppts Solicitors.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-29
A Perfect Toilet Scan.

FIRST among the requisites OF the toilet Is a good
article OF Soap but to procure 1t is not ALWAYS an
sh , Many OF the most expensive Soaps in
the market are made from coarse and deIeteriouf
materials and their delicate eolorng and FRAGRANT
perfume too often conceal the most repulsiye i'm.
purlues. Tne disclosures recently made publlc
regarding this subject positively Startling and
deserve serious consideration. Scented SOAPS are
nov known TO be extremely Objectionable especial.
" II applied to the head; injuring the hair irrita
ung the scalp, and inducing severe headaches The
character of the ingredients may be inferred from
the statement OF gentlemen who makes the scent
ing OF Soaps his business he recently declared that
persons engaged in this employment were short
IVed; from seven 10 ten years being the longest
lowed N""'0 ~ All
The difficulty of procuring perfectly pure arti-
Gle Of toilet soap is at last obviated however
tnanks TO the enterprise and chemical skill of MIR
D. l. Rabbit OF New York, the world renowned
Soap Manufacturer. whose immense establishment
States The renown of Mr. Babbitt's various pro-
auctions has for many years been widely dissem-
mated but this latest success is the appropriate
crown 10 the numerous victories already achieved
After years of patient labor and scientific expert
ment, MIR. Babbitt has succeeded in perfectinc the
composition Of the frest toilet soap ever intro
vegetable oils the manufacturing processes are
entirely new and original and the result is simply
unparalleled IN this department of industry.
'B. T. Rabbits Toilet Soap is the trade mark
by which this elegant toilet luxury is designated,
and for applications to the delicate skin of infants,
children and ladies, it is altogether unequaed In its
emoll1ent properties. This Soap is not perfumed,
the ingredients being of such absolute purity as to
require no aid from chemistry to disguise inferior
materials. The most refined taste considers the
absence of artificial perfume the perfection of
sweetness, and this peculiar characteristic of B.
Rabbits Toilet Soap renders it the most healthful
and agreeable article of the kind ever m8nufac-
tured.
Though specially desirable for the use OF ladies
and children, this Soap equally appropriate for
gentlemen's toilet, and as ii makes heavy Iather
It Is also OF the finest soaps for BARRIERS use.
IL 1s just being placed upon the market, but the
demand for 1t will soon become general,-N Y
Tribune.
n r mRnnRFT A. H.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-29

constipated bowels. inward piles, cos
tiveness, fevers, torpid liver, yellow.
ness mes ofthe skin and eyes, indigestion,
dyspepsia, and all arrangements of the
internal viscera, are cured by''Swayne's
Tar and sarsaparilla pills" Unlike
many other purgatives, they do not IT.
rltate the stomach and bowels by fire.
quent use. They keep the system in
the healthy condition by arousing the
torpid liver to healthy action and ex-
pelling by the bowels and kidneys the
matter that poisons the foundation of
life. BE particular to obtain 'Swayne, S
pills" price Is cents box, at all lea
d1ngs druggists, and in Rock Island by
John Bengston.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-29

STATE OF ILLINOIS, lss
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, 80
Tn the Circuit Court of said County. to,ba NJ.
- ,erm A. D. 1S7B.-In ehaneery 'Ao may
Charles A. Jarvis and Cornelius Lynde Executor.
ceased. complain ants. Vs. Richard H'" on. oe-
Charles A. Jarvis; The Wapokoneta SPOKE ana
Wheel Company. Reuben Il. Warmer and Wi.
liam NJ Patrick, defendants. -Foreclnsn.a WIZ
To the above named defendants, Riehsrd
Quincy the Wapokoneta Spoke and Wheel c.,
Ssnv. Reuben 81. Warmer and William M pot.;ail
gou and each of you VIII take notice thai the 49,
FAMED complainants have filed their bin Of ,
niaint against you in the Circuit Court ~ .0 I'm
gouury that the above entitled cause Is now
ing in said Court, and that summons Ii chapca.v
has been issued against you therein which
"a retnrnable the first day OF the nextterr ~
Court to be begun ana holden AZ the Court Honse
graf Monday Of May A. D. 1878, at which tia ny
Dated 81 Rock island, III. THE 21st day Of March
A. D. 1878. LEVI T. HARSON
OLivEH oLsEN. ,..z Sierx OF said Court
Solicitor a'5 soA p'aAAa0@' 3-23d4w