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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-23
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL
During the Session Of The
Fifty.Eighih Legislature OF Maine.
BEGINNING JAN. /, 1879.
Mrs. &. G. HUNT, Cor. Sec.
Augusta, Dec 18th, 1873.

1t is unnecessary to say hat every farmer, mer.
chant lawyer and business man, IN the State OF
Mali viii be interested IN the acls Of The lily.
Eighth Legislature ana II ould be well informed
in ielati, 10 the dor ~ Of that body while in ses-
zion. The DAILY kEh NEBEC Journal viii give
Iull reports ol each day's Proceedings uurDg The
session and viii be
THE LEGZSLA TIVE JOURNAL.
Subscribers Will have ia IL complete Daily Pa.
per, with the LATEST news BY Telegraph from a !
pa. Is OF he world, edit rial~ 10 al stac national
aud lort ign news, CORES pondenc', ~. IL VIII be
a paper Indispensable to all who wish to be well
inlorm' d from day to day OF The pr &c dH * Of
the neat l.egsl ture, and we Offer 1t upon the fol.
lowing lib, al I rms:
] copy of DAILY kESNEBEc JOURNAL, by
mat 10 ore address, tor inc session, f2ch
copies, ol DAILY kE>NEBEc Journal, by
mail. TO one address, Tor the sessl"r, %
10 copies OF DAILY hENNEBLC JOURNAL, 10y
msn, TO one address for The session II Oh
Additional Subscribers taken at the same rates
When &c vered by carrier, for the sessi n, in
sny Saf' o 'Hs ''' the pace Viii '"'"r'1O' ''
Any person raising a club OF FIVE, aud sending
money above TO the undersigned, shall have an
extra copy Tor himself: any person sending the
money /, ten, a above, shall have AN extra copy
Tor himself Tor every additional ,lub oil tea hc per-
son ralsi shall have an additional extra copy tor
himself. ali clubs must be sent IN one package, To
one a dress luole by special arrangement made
at this office
All clubs should be raised belo c the first day OF
.nuary, as none will be received aztec The es-
sion opens; only single subscrii tons ut the full
rate will then be tai en- Those who want the
complete leg isaive record houd begin " h the
nrsl issu, back run4bers cannot always be fur
nith d.
1hoss who iRteni to RARE clubs had better be.
gin III good season and hot delay until about the
beginning Of the session as some have done IN
years pasT, t. their OWE loss and our great iDcon
venIencc.
- brief Biographical Jvoftce Of each
.usmSer .f fhe 5sth Lesisiatrre, ~in b,
pwblt.hed ~ fke DIGLl' n E.V.vf HE(
JUGR.v.sL, a Copy, igM kariHg been
secMreA fke saANe.
SPRAGUE, OWEN Il NASH,
Publishers of the DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL
and the WEEKLY KEsNEBEC Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-23

The Baltimore Gazette discerns very
strong movement in Missouri for Presi-
dent He is a lawyer of promint nee, who
assisted the government in the whisky
suits in 1875, but is more generally re-
membered as The recipient Of Il letter from
Gen Blair in 1868 declaring the constitu-
tional amendments null and void.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-23

The Tribune has discovered another
cipher telegram one used by the Florida
operators, in numerals. The most inn
portrnt of the kilograms translated is one
from Tallahassee TO Lake CITY Florida,
directing several local democratic leaders
to make affidavits that they did not use
men to vote for Tilden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-23
Chicago Produce Market.

CHICAGO December p. 1873.
tLOUR-ENra spring 5.00i3.d0 western l.50i
Southern : %.
WHEAT No. Red Winter il; No. ?, sal,
a90 cash; Ssat December No. Chicago Spring
s24 cash s24s December; Si1sa3s- January {;
sj94 Feb; No. s. 70t4 Il; rejected ),
corn sales, --a3D7s cash; 3u'Sd-- Dec ;
3l-a3l Jan; rejected MA.
rs 1875 = cash: d December
Jan. 20; POS Feb: rejected d4.
RYE-i4a.
BARLEY S-alO0 cash i December;
Jan. loo.
Ppth-Gasn Is alb; December 7O-a-;
j II. II Feb. 7s7h.
LARD-Cash 5.52l LAD 40 Dee. 5G9haO); Jan
555i5.51R; Feb. 5o.Aa
BULK MEATS Shoulders 90 -, short ri
sides 265 "a; short clear rib 4isa, clear side
4aa-
"Hi>kEY-lAi.
FRElGiTS-Corn to Buffalo ga cents; wheat
u cents.
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be placed in position of moneyed responsibility
without entire independence from any and all in
hueuces.
of thought and action that curtails IN vital points
the authority of the Secretary OF War and piles
up the power of the General. Why not add a
section sbolishng the office of Secretary and let
the country understand the thing in its naked
ness 3-Nafiondi Republican, Dec. Is, 1873
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-23

Englands distress is largely due. saws
the New York Times, to the Increased
aud increasing capability OF the United
States to dispense with the products OF
her factories and workshops, and it is by
no means certain that the existing de-
pressiou will be removed without trans
ter Of capital aud population to more fav-
orcd e. Ids.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-23

Rather suggestive table. twenty-five States
and territories pay more than Maine and FIVE less
The reports Of this year from the other States al e
not at hand. The tables of former years would
place all Of these not named, save three of the
sOulhe States, higher than Maine. A. Z.
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Some Facts about our Public
Schools

The impression prevails in some quarters, that
the expenditure in this State for school purposes
is very lavish, and ought to be csrtailed. 1t is
said that our teachers have too much pay. We
subjoin a statement in tabular form of the month
~ wages Of male and female teachers in the sew
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Cart Loads of Medicinal Rubbish

Are swallowed by inValIds, and their ply steal
troubles are thus kept alive for years, when that
peerless tonic stmulant and corrective Hostel 49,
Stomach But, rs, would speedily set the dsoIdercd
ami worn out mechanism of the system in active
aud healthiul operation again II has been deIu-
onslr. ted over and over az in that the require
menis Il ok are weTed lar better b the lnt
ter than By ma i1rity of the m-calcd EN-, die
the pharmacopw The stomach Is strength
ened the liver regulated, the bowels put pr per
order, the blood "nri he'd and pui flied, and the
nervous system reudt r, Il tranquil and vigorous by
This inc-' mable family mediocre and safeguard
against disease, which l., moreover most agreea
BILE and Elective appttizcr, and cordial peculiar
ly adapted to the wants of the aged and inlm del
icate IL males, aud convalcscng patients. 1t Is be-
side ,immt nsely popular IT'S an antidote to malaria
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State Temperance Convention.
The woman's Christian Temperance Union o
the state OF Maine will hold a
Mass Temperance Convention,


City Hall. Bangor, Jan. and 3
Opening at 10 O'Clock A. Thursday, and clos
ing Friday evening. A idres will be given by
promlne nj temperance workers OF this STATE ana
by PROF. GEORGE r. FOSTER, of The University
oil New BrubsWick.
most cordial invitation is extended by The
temperance women OF Bangor 10 their sisters en-
gagged IN his work thrOn. hOut the state, 10 ds'
SC BILE a the opening OF the new yea, to discuss
thpsc Wit questions pertain TO III, interests OF
the cause. IL is earnestly de ired that all auNlll,
arv unions nd and cietits be iuly relres 81 ted
a his meeting LnieriaII mt nj will be iurnisht d
IN the bo litible homes oi the city 10 women at
tending the conse ntiun. Free return tickets. il
collected i'll be given ata the stftons OF the VI {.
X. Il aud The same reduction may be expected on
tn, other roads.
Women # Maine, let us gather IN large numbers,
tn ughtiuly 10 consider the necessities of the
cause in which lab invoking the Divine bless.
f. 10 crown our efforts with succe :.
MRS. l.. NJ. \. STEVENS.
Prest. Me. W. Z. T. U.
Mrs. G. G. HUNT. Cor. Sec.
Augusta, Dec 18th, 1873.
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FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL.
Boston stock List.
Sales ut the Brokers Board,


Boston December -. 1879.
Boston & Maine Railroad ltHs lO9%
Eastern Railroad, ltaall&
Portland, Saco Il Portsmouth Railroad, - isa9.-
Boston Il Mar c Raii oai, ew bonds llh- al l6i,
Eastern Railroad (ucw bonds) 7l-a7--
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Notice TO Our Patrons.

On account of the occs sIOnal l. IS Of money when
transmitted by mail we desire that all remiltances
to us be IA de by Postal order Register ed letter
at our expense as we cannot he respons ible for
its safe delivery other" Use.
PUBLISHERS OF JOURNAL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-12-23
TO THE PUBLIC:
AUGUSTA, Dec. 18th. 1873.

AUGUSTA, Dec. 18th. 1873
We invite your attention to our fine
lire Of goods for the Christmas season,
which we offer Tor sale WITHOUT RESERVE,
AT MOST SATISFACTORY RATES FOR THE
PURCHASERS.
Our stock of rich toilet and fancy arti-
cles, appropriate for seasOnable and
friendly gifts was never more complete,
Astounding in novelties, from which to
select PRESENTS of utility and beauty,
gratifying to good taste, and at prices
within the means of the most limited
purse.
We have opened for the Holidays, a
lot of novelties in IMMORTELLE and EVER
LASTING WREATHS, CROSSES and Dec, r..
ATOMS, BOHEMIAN and CHINA DEcoRA-
TED VASES; Also. REAL FLORIDA Moss,
FINE CUT GLASS and CRYSTAL DOOR
BOTTLES and VASES Black Walnut PLANT
TRELLIsEs and HYACINTH BULBs-the last
of the seasons importation for winter
Towering.
Yours very truly, &c,
PARTRIDGE BROTHERS.
Under Granite Hall.
Augusta, Maine.
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CHALLENGE,

Not receiving any answer to my challenge of
the 18Th, hereby insert another. | am willing to
walk any person in Augusta ten miles, foi twenty
five dollars a side, the winner to have all the gate
money ard pay all expenses. | should be pleased
to hear from Messrs Shea, Taylor. Arnold, or
any other man in Augusta.
This challenge is open for three days only
December 20 u and 23
FRANK +. DOLE,
Brunswick Me.
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TO 1GN II:

I ARGE PRICK HOUSE on Flagg Sill Rooms
i j Also Stable W 18th it. Eoquire of Mos WELLS
or at Wells Furniture store. declGtlw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
THE SALAMANDEis,


y simple circumstance in the economy OF
the Salamandcr gave rise to the fable which,
attributlng to it the power of cXtinglshlng
flame, asserted that it was spontaneously gen
Grated from fire, and which further bestowed
upon it Il frame of ice thus rendering 1t the
chosen poetic emblem of cOnstancy and I'M
shrinking courage. Yet even the ancients
were at variance about these wonderful cgend>,
as is shown by passage in the celebrated and
much-disCussed letter, which PROPOSES to be
written by Prcstcr John, and ADDRESSED to the
Greek Emperor, AleXius ComcniuS
Near the torrid zone" says this marvellous
piece Of kingly defamation, ARE worms,
which in our tongue are called salamandcrs ;
these worms can oaly lire in fire" The first
opinion, however, was evidently the more
prevalent one and scarce one century las pass
ed away since the little animal was very gen
orally sold, under the idea that the iicrccst
IcOnfagratOn might be subducd by simply
throwing it into the deyouring element. And
IN the first volume Of the philosophical
Transactions" published in 1867, Steno grave
y tells of an Italian friend of his who having
procured a salamander from the Indies cast it
into the fire, whercupon the poor little thing,
svclcd its body, surrounded Itself with Il
thick, Shiny matter which Immediately put
out the fire OF coles on which it WAS laid upon
Wnlcn llS owner, 'unNllllnE 10 haIdfu II any
further, put it away, and kept it alive for nine
months after its fiery ordeal
Nor was this the only supernatural quality
which it was supposed to possess, for Pliny,
in his Natural History" tells lis that its poi
son was SO virulent that it would kill whole
nations by merely depositing itSycn on the
vegetables of the landau employment which,
if we may credit the disposition formerly at
tributcd to the poor creature, must have been
highly cOngcnial.
II is also asserted by Matthioli, the Italian
author, and even by later writers, that the bite
of the salamander Is more poisonous than that
of any viper; but NJ. de Maupertius proved
that its fragile teeth We're incapable Of pen
Grating the skins of any except the most ten
der animals, and that the bite is perfectly
innoXious, rs is also the flesh OF the animal,
which he caused a dog to eat
The milky fluid which eXudes from the pores
of the sides and back is somewhat acrid, and
causes, according to Lacepcde, a burning sen
sation on the tongue. This substance, which
was administered to several animals, ocCasioncd
the death of II small lizard which was COMPEL
ed to swallow it. 1t is stated by the annota-
tors of Cuvlcr that this fluid may be shot out
to the distance of several inChc, from its body,
and according to Gcsncr, it acts rs a depilatory.
No reliance, however Is TO be placed on these
statements
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

The following is from the JAMESON n. y
! Democrat: Every one in any way convcrsant
with the construction Of the Dunkirk, Warren
! Il Pittsburg railroad knows how inpid Is tue
descent from LaOnia to Frcionm, The tact
| that the greatest care has always been observed
| in running trains over this particular part OF
the road /, well known to the engineers and
! brakcmCn and they are very Liable 10 re "on
deck" and busy when they strike this danger
Gus locality. Last Saturday cycnjnHat about
/ II o'clock an accident happened II the place
we have above described which came very
nearly ending in death and destruction. The
night was intensely cold and whcnthc regular
freight train pulled out Of Ca.>a,laga all the
brakcmcn but one were in the cabOu-r farm
Ing up, preparatory 20 Standing guard over the
long train oi twcnjy-mine ca v.9 Give h.,vy
grade Wa, reached. just fiji. 1g hc
station the train broke in two, IL. a~l NE ears
being left behind the balance with only one
brcakmcn kccplngon unaware of The accident.
The top Of the hill was reached and the de-
scent begun. The engineer finding himself
impcllcd alongat a terrible rate reversed his
engine though he says he expected to-cc the
cylinder heads blow out and the locomotive Il
WrcCk-and whistIcd for brakes, The cars
were covered with ice and snow, and the soil
tary brakeman took his life in his hand when,
in the darkness, and with the train numbering
along at the rate Of about mica minute down
Il grade that increased the speed every second,
he sprang from one car to another and set cv-
cry brake on the whole twenty-thrcc cars. The
run from the top Of the hill to Frcdoria was
made in an incredibly short space Of time, and
to the bravery of the brakeman the quick dis
covery of the impending danger by the cngi.
neer, and the good work of the locomotive and
every brake, the train was kept from plunge
into the Dunkrk depot and total humiliation.
The distress and anxiety of the conducor and
brakeman in the cabOosc as to the whereabouts
of their charge and friends was very great, I'M
til Il dispatch from FredOnia relieved all fears
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
Diet a. "A Reformatory Process.

The importance of diet rs affecting the bOdi-
" passions has recently received singular
illustration IN experiment., conducted by Sir
Charles Napier to determine Liebig's theory
that the taste for alcoholic liquor may be cradi-
Gated by regimen of iarinaCcouS food. sir
Charles experimental with twenty drunk
ards, and the result justified the statement of
the great chemist The appetite for liquors de
Clincd and died, ii Is said, i'll every instance.
One man, aged sixty years, had been intem-
pcrate thirty-tlyc years, and to such degree
that nc had a carouse weekly, and was so much
injured physically 10y his excuses that he found
difficulty in insurlng his life. \ nearly fatal
attack of delirium trcmcnS determined him To
begin To diet in accordance with IiCbig's plan.
In seven months he was cured At first he be
came very thin, but at the end of that time had
gained twcnty-cight pounds. The foods named
rs especially antagonistic 10 liquor are macca-
roni, haric0t, beans, dried peas and lentils.
These should be well boiled and eaten with
butter or oil. All vegetables may be eaten,
but none are 80 useful in resisting the habit as
maccaroni and other iarinaCeous food. The
carbonaccouS starch in farinaccouS and oleag-
inous food makes carbon in its alcoholic form
repulS i've.
The above theory seems to he further sun
Stantlatcd by the fact that incompetence Is
much less prevalent on the continent at Eu-
rope than in Great Britain, the use of animal
food being far more general among the mass
of the people in the latter country than with
other European peoples, especially in Italy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
THE WHISTLER.

Frogs have their time to croak and owls to boot
The paticnt ilutist hath his time to toot;
rphe fiddler fddeth when his work is done,
But thou, O bore, hast no set timc-ah. none
To whistle
We know when Bangs will play his horn of brass
And Dingleby his tiagcoct, alas!
We know when comes the dulcet tisli-horn'
tone;
But, hang it, thou hast all times for thine own,
o whistler,
When old pianos have worn out an aiE
And voices crude have worn ii very bare
Thy puckcrcd mouth does still emit the STRAIN;
But an our prayers that thou shouldsl cease arc
vain,
O whistler
Long after honest folks have gone to bed,
Wearied with toiIing for their daily bread
Then thou 0 lazy, ong.cared, midnight bird,
Mid many imprccations, stlll art heard
Whistlng,
call thee bird-onc of the shrill-voiccd sort;
For It's quite plain that music's not thy forte.
Thou shouldst be leathered, rs the vulturcs are,
You ret the feathers, I'll produce the tar
o whistler
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

\ traveller in DcadwOod says that he saw
such a picturesque turnout Is this The half.
breed horses in harness were shaggy, un-
kcmpt fellows; and the long haired saddle
pony, hitchcd To the rear of the wagon by a
striped horse.h HAIR lariat, tuggcd and pulled,
now this way and now that, rs though the
experience was 4 new one tO him. Upon the
wagon was pile of elk, deer, and antelope
while from on top and irowning down upon
you, was the ugly mug of grizzly" The
driver sat with careless ease and grace using
Bruins broad side for "a seat; one Lee croSsin"
the other; a Shapely little moccasincd foot rest
Ing upon the side of the wagon box; one GLOW
ed hand holding the lines and the other careSs
ing the polished barrel of Il revolver" This
attractive person was young woman of the
following description: Rather small of size,
with AN eNquisitely rounded and beautiful
figure, showing to advantage in the sofl orna-
mented buckskin suit The face was one hard
To describe; tmight belong awcll-developed
beardless youth, or in other garments and places,
10 comely lass Of twenty years. In the finely
rounded outlines, ripe red lips, and dimplcd
chin, lurked su.picion of ieminiaity which
was heightened by the big brown eyes and the
long lashes which swept the checks, which
were a. brown as scouts" She said she
was from Chicago, and had settled with her
father near DeadwoOd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16

The Latin Union, so frequently mentioned
in financial discussions, is monetary league
composed of France, Italy, Belgium, Switzer
land and Greece, and is so named from the
mainly Latin origin of the nations forming ii
The purpose of the union was to establish and
preserve a uniformity in the weight and fine
ness Of the coins of those nations, and each
nation receives the coins ofall the Others at par
The gold coins are one hundred, fifty, twenty
ten and five, two and one france pieces ano
fifty and twenty Centmes. The coins are /
legal tender to any amount due the State
from citizens but only to the amount of fifty
francs between citizens. The league was form
ed in 1865 Since the decentralization OF silver
by Germany the relative value of that metal
was changed so that restrictions had 10 bt
placed on the amount of silver coin to be issued
by each Government. a conference was to be
held last month to readjuSt these restrictions
but it WAS postponed until next December
The annual silver coinage as now allowed i,
as follows: France, S5,4O0000; Italy. $4,000.
600 sBelgum, 81 OS0,OOO; Switzerland, 800,
600 Greece, S3G0,00O, The ratio of gold &c
silver in the union is fifteen and onc-half to one
The union exists by its own terms till 1880,
and it notice of dissolution is not given one
year in advance, the contract holds another
fifteen years and so on term after term.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
TWO HUNTERS.
by ANNA BoYNToN AvERILl

In the middle Of the day
Came Il hunter to the wood.
Here arc fine, fat deer to Stay,
If | shoot one well and good"
So he hunted far and near,
Through the green and shadowy gloom
Till ut last startled deer
Bounded forth TO meet its doom.
And when its soft, dark eyes were dim,
And still and stark in death it lay,
The hunter bound its pretty limbs
And dragged il DER the stones away
And men who met and passed him said;
1.-THE hunter hath good luck to-day.
IN the middle of the night
Came the wild fox to the farm.
His eager eyes were quick and bright,
His heart was beating in alarm,
For well he knew he risked his life;
But in the dark and silent wood
His hungry children and his wife
We're waiting for taste Of food.
Here is many nice, plump hen,
Many goose and gander gray.
sure am these boarding men
May spare the one | bear away
But I'm the sunny morn men said:
"Thc wicked fox must die today
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
How Vines Grow

An interesting essay respecting vines and
climbing plants was recently read by DR.. J.
I. Stewart before the Peoria lll) Scientific
Association. He has observed that the morn
ing-glory makes about two circles in climbing
per day the twining portion often sweeps Il
circle of two feet or more diameter during the
process. lie finds total inability on the
part of vines to Irvine around large objects
as for instance, where one had started by
curling around the naked root of tree il
proved quite unable To clasp the tree itself,
though tied fast around it, The tree was only
IL inches ditmeter. Vines of some species
can Irvine around larger objects. but their
limit IN that respect is soon reached. They all
prefer supports of small diameter While a
vine is growing it makes the Semicirclc to.
ward the light twice rs fast rs away from it,
and also makes its circles in search of support
more rapidly in the day time than by night
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-03-16
\ Bulldog Kills "a wildcat.

An audience cmbodying many of the most
Orleans yesterday assembled at Cheyalcy' 5
cockpit 10 witness Il controversy between a
female bulldog vulgarly known rs Maght,
and icrocious female wildcat The scene of
this encounter was a large wire cage, placed
in the center of the pit. The cat weighed
forty pounds. When at 3 o'clock the cage
was opened ana the dog entered, the wildeycd
daughter OF the forest commenced a series oi
cxtrsldordnary gyrationS lcaping from one
side of the cage 10 the other The dog caught
the wildcat hy the throat, threw il on its back,
and. after struggle, killed i'.-Nos ORLEANS
Times.