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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-09

Respectfully yours CHI. BLEcKEN. NJ. ID.
The following letters are from Rev. Anthony
Atwood, retired minister OF the Methodist
Episcopal CnuIch in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 81, 1877.
Dear slr-HUNT's REMEDY has cured my
We y, os : In s IN one ee
assumed all her functions. She was not young,
and the case could not have been much worse
All other means have been tried. None succeeded
but that. ANATOMY ATWOOD.
500 North Seventeenth street. Philadelphia.
Again, he desires it published to the whole
word:
MR.. CLARKE: Allow me to say that my excel.
lent wife is well-goes out 10 formerly. All say
that 1t is miracle All hope had left ior months.
Water had ped from her right limb for months.
FVrty-eght hours had taken all the eXtTavasated
water IRON the system, aiter takag our hUNrs
KEhEDf. | have recommended IL 10 Iuany.
Much more is sod by johnson, Holloway Il Co.,
by my sending people there. Publish 1t sill wider.
Let all know Its power. 1 am speaking OF II to
almost all meet. want all to Know II. This is
my purpose in writing now, to induce you To pub
lish HUNTS Remedy more widely for the sake OF
ANTHONY ATWOOD.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 10, 1878.
WIN. K. CLARKE: Dear Sir Having used
HUNTS REhkDl IN my family, and having in
dnced many OF my friends to Try IL, take great
pleasure In informing you that 1t has invariably
proved most beneficial in relieving aud caring the
diseases for which ii is specially prepared. In
the case OF an aged relative, especially, has Its use
been marked by most happy effects, acting like
magic in restoring health after the medical advice
OF the most skiui ply sicians had proved unayaii-
ing In tact consldern Specific ior the DIS
eases OF the Bladder and ldneys, ana most heart
lily recommend II to all afflicted.
Very truly yours, T.. r. DAWLEY.
WESTERLY, RI. Dec. q 1870
WIN. e. CLARKE, Esd: Dear sir = take pleasure
in say ing to you that can cheerfully recommend
HUNTS REMEDY as being The most effective
medicine that ever used in my practice Tor Drop
steal complaints, l can safely say il has almost
raised the dead. l.. A. PALMER, Nj. ID.
PROVIDENCE X. l., June IG, 1875.
WIN. e. CLARKE, Esq: Dear SRA member o
with a Kidney difficulty, and after trying numer-
GUS remedies and methods of treatment without
REMEDY, and after a thorough trial she has be.
come completely cured. Knowing the facts in
this case. cbeerfuly recommend Its use to any
who is afflicted with any disease OF the above
5. APLlN, No. 8 Exchange street.
HUNTS REMEDY,
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
WILLIAM 4. CLARKE, Proprietor,
aug23teod&~lm Providence. X. 1.
Apple Barrels.
I HAVE large quantity of
Moe Clean Barrels,
with two heads, uhich will sell cheap.
w3s-u II. "A. b. CHADLER, Market Square.
A Good Steam Boiler
For Sale, At an
Exceedingly Low Price,
Inquire at the once Of the it,
ri KENNEBEC JOURNAL
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NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

~ Office is hereby given, that Joseph II. Low,
~ OF Augusta in the County OF Kennebee and
state of Maine, has this day assigned TO all
OF his properly, except such RS il by law exempt
from chment. for the b, u. Ill OF his creditors,
and that three months from The execution OF said
ssignnent is allowed by law for said creditors
10 become parties thereto.
II. w. wHiTEHOUSE.
Augusta, Me-, Oct IL. 1878 oct3O.t4w3S
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HE loved woman =" So.
SOB Nell Nell what shall do How
can ever live. now that know that he died
with the cruel impression of me p interrupt
ed poor Mag, giving me no opportunity to ex-
plain myself. "You took care of him-you
made him comfortable-you kissed him when
he was dying and loved and despsed, /
1t was about time for me to insist upon
being listened to, 90 said =
''Stop minute, Mag, darling. did all
] could fer Austin Benedict's comfort, and
have kissed him good many times, but not
when he was dying, Mag, for he hash I
passed away yet, unless he has accomplished
that feat to-day, and and" -
.What in the world is all this?' said
Charles, who had entered softly.
Where is Austinp' | asked in a whisper.
for Mag was 90 still did not know but that
she was dead.
"Herep said the dear fellow, bounding
forward. He stopped suddenly at sight Of
the figure at my feet. "ln the name of the
angels, Nell, what is this and whom have
you got there2 "
One little faint cry from Mag and she was
dead weight in Austin Benedicts arms.
That was answer enough.
Such day as that was Between swoons,
explanations and embraces my mind got to
running upon lunatic asylums but the sun
set clear and my reason renamed unobscurcd.
There was q wedding that same evening in
that same library, and in all the happiness |
ever witnessed-Charles' and mine thrown
in-I know | never saw such perfect unal-
loyed joy as exists between Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Benedict. Mag did not give me time
TO get TO the inkstahd, SO you must imagine
the history of that.
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Notice of Assignee OF His Appointment.

In THE DISTRICT COURT or THE UNITED STATES
FOR The DISTRICT OF MAINE.
In the mater OF Adds w.
Day, Charles X. Libby. and
Henry Day, Partners AS Day In Bankruptcy.
d LIBBY,
Bankrupts.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, S.:
AT Lewiston, the 18th day of October, A. ID. 1873.
The unders igned hereby gives notice of his ap
pontment as Assignee OF Adds w. Day, ard
Charles X. Libby of Lewiston, Ia the County OF
ADdroscoe gin. and Henry Day of Monmouth, in
the County oi kennebec, ard State oi Maine,
within said District, VINO have been adJudSed
Bankrupts Hpon their own Petition, indy dually
aud as members of the firm OF Day Libby, by
the District Court of said District
IL. A. WHEELOCk, Assignee.
t&woci.}0- noy6-H
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-09
Notice Of Assign nee Of His APP
pOintment.

In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOX THE DISTRICT OF MAINE.
In the matter of
Joseph l.. True, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, SIS.
AT Benton the 18th day OF September, A. ID. 1873.
The Undersigned hereby gives notice of his ap.
pontnent Assignee of Joseph l.. True Of
Benton. In the County of keDnebec, and state
of Maine, within said District, who has been ad-
Judged Bankrupt upon his own petition by the
District Court OF said District
ASHER II. BARTON, Assignee.
Post Office address Benton Falls, Maine.
t,rnc
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WESTERLY, K. l., Dec. 2, ls70.
WIN. K. CLARKE, Esq: Dear sir i take pleasure
in say ing to you that 1 can cheerfully recommend
HUNTS REMEDY as being the most effective
medicine that ever used in my practice for Drop
steal complaints, l can safely say It has almost
raised the dead. l.. A. PALMER, M. ID.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-27

INSECTS As TALKEEs.-"Two ants
saws Buchner when they arc talking
together stand with their heads opp0-
site each other, working their sensitive
feelings in the Iiveliest manner, and
tapping each others heads" Numep.
Gus exsshples prove that they are able
in this way to make mutual communi-
cations, aid even on csdiin definite
subjects. II have often" says the
English fiatHralist, Jessie, ''placed q
small green caterpillar in the neigbbors
hood Of an ants nest. u is immediate.
ly seized by an ant, which calls in III
assistance Of a friend after Intellectual
efforts 70 drag the caterpillar into tbe
nest. II can be- cItsfiy seen that the
little creatures hold conversation by
means Of their feeiers, and this being
ended, they repair together 10 the CAT
srplllar IN order 20 draw it into the nest
by their united strength. Further, ]
have obserYed fhe meeting OF ants or
their way TO and from. their nests. They
stop, touch each other with their feel
ers, and appear 70 hold a convefsationi
which, have good reason t5sdPpcsc{
refers to HE best ground for obtainige
food" Hague writes q letter 70 Dart
win, that he one day killed With hi
finger a number Of ants who came sEf-
~ day from hole in The wall TO some
plants standing on the chimnry piece:
He had tried the effect oi brushing
them away, but IL was Of no use, and
the conseGdence Of the slahghtef was
that The ants Who we're on their wss
immediately turned back, and tired ~
persuade their companions, who weEf
NOT yet aware Of their danger, TO turn
back also. a short conversation eG:
sued between the ants, which, hoWes
er, did not result IN 81 fma1edfate ~ .
turn, for ahoss who had juaa LETT the me-
Grst Convinced themselves Of the tTath
Of the report. a
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-27

THB BooMERANG.-My experience
In boofrefangs is mainly confined TO the
natives about ihe Condamine and its af-
fluenls. where / was frequently in CON-
pany with natives for abott year.--
They had two weap5H5--one large, for
war, the other s.1all for game. /
should think The wespOn Is seldom
thrown in war, since most Of their con-
tests (such as they are) take place n
scrub or forest, where il could not be
used to advantage; but have seen a
native fTIghtfuliy cut in the abdomen,
and was told by native that he had
oeen struck by boomerang thrown BY
the hostile party. have seen few OF
these contest, but never saw the boom
eranc used in say 6sy. The "waddys"
were thrown freely, the spear seldom.
The game boomerang is thrown among
fights Of dGcks, and also parrots WREN
congregated on the trees and gathering
nectar from their flowers, and viii
marked effect. This ] have seen sever
al times. There are two ways 0llhrow-
ingthe weapon, which, as could throw IL
well 81 one fine, I will endeavor "a
describe. II is grasped quite at the end
by the right hand and raised above the
head, the elbow being bent, the wesPoa
assuming position with its convex eege
downward on a nearly hOfizontsl line
al right angles 70 the intended line ol
fight. The arm Is broGght swiftly
round from left 20 right becoming grad
ually extended until it reaches a line
directly in front Of the face, when the
J weapon Is delivered from the now
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-27

straight arm, with the eoncaTe edge
toward tie liUe Of aigla. THIS Is the
method Of throwing inaa tie asr. Nd
dependence Gao be placed oH .he Fetnrgl,
of The weapon, within a circle Of ~
yards, though Il sometimes returns dam
geronsly near the thrOwsr: II Il meets
with an obstacle Il is either stopped and
falls dead TO the earth; or its course IA
changed. In either case its pecular,
motion is destroyed, asmnst be obvious.
In the cller method Of throwing, the
wespon - held in Che saEae way, bot
delivered nearly on line ssiih the hips
and made 10 strike tbs enssh about seIi
wards ia 'front.' az Ahc sAresEar. piiching:s
I believe, fthoagh il Is not easy 10 OBJ.
sefte,) on one oFits horns. Thence It
ricochets and dies straight away for
perhaps 20 or 50 yards. keeping posi-;
ton OF about four feet IRON the earth;
and gradually rising until il is spent
II returns very little, IL at all. In this
way only can II be used for war, since
in the other il begins to mount at once,
and would soon be above the encmya
head. The weapon is mate OF various
woods, d piece with d slight elbow be-
ing selected. II is hardened by baking.
TIE right form is arrived at by trial, as
have seen during the process OF man.
ufacture. Those sold 10 Europeans ore
the failures. ] had TO pay good price
for the two brought home, but they
are Excellent specimens.-.Na.ure. 2"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-27
L5hg Engagenents.

Every one must know "a isnpecu-
rious couple hopetessly in love, hore-
lessly poor. The years glide on, half
the losets income soss in postage
stamps, but he never seems nearer mat
Timony. After q certain dime, such ah
engaged couple arqrieSce In the inevi-
table. They attain hrevet rank in the
eyes OF their friends. GhsrerOns are
hardly required. for the lady. She Is
already regarded as good as married. 50
long has she been engaged. A lowef
form Of marriage by Usual fiction ofso-
sciety j. theirs; the~aro ainaost as cree
Is II they were actually married, and
yet they possess none Of the drawbacks
and responsibilities OF marriage. II
they would but think so, their life is
like a perpetual honeymoon. In ordi-
nary cases they can see as much Of each
other as they choose, while the lady has
none of the anxiety of ordering dinner,
and the gentleman is never troubled
with butchers bill. They possess all
the luxury of love without a single care;
but so peFverse is human nature that
they would willingly exchange their ep-
icenesimEirnhs for ihe poor BeEediets
LOT, eight small children given tovcFoup
and rickeAs, and GclAy wife. who must
have daily port wine. They prefer to
adventure themselves with Milton's
"gEisly noEteE. .EsAOv having drawn men
and svisest men bg subtle allnFeEnent
within the train OF an Unhappy matri-
moay, elsPs the dungeon gate upon
them, as irtecoverable as the grave -
But noYelists and country idyls would
be grievously poorer we're the world
robbed Of these conEidIng pairs. They
maintain the fidelity Of hopeless love,
and exhibit some Of the rarer virtues OF
humanity. Every one IS the better for
knowing them, though few would care
10 exchange lives with them. z
Some long engagements languish IN
Ill few and briet letters feli the too trust
lul Dido that her hero is cooling in his
attachment. A determined attitude aAd
violent outbreak on the lady's part viii
frequently reclaim the laggard in the
spirit OF the Terentian aphorism. But
It may quite as easily produce lIfe-
long rupture, and engender wretched-
ness with many painful memories for
both. A polite woman can generally
tell to which side the bdlaGce viii in
cline. An alienation after three years
courtship was, in one case within ouF
experience, followed by happy mar.
rage after the same period Of silence;
while in another case the hreaeh psa~
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-27

YoUNG LADIES' TN FRGNCE.-FigurS
is supreme to the face in Paris. A girl
minus of one and plus the other is luSt
to all hopes of a bon pqrii be her dot
ever 50 great. No, | withdraw the dot,
for a modern Frehchnian will marry
even a face tsith dot, and throw -
this coronet as a make-weight for hi
absence Of financial figure. Tbe young
ladies' are not pert or selE-asserting, as i
know them tobe in other rIaces ontsidG
of fFTance.7 They are nc. bfedto eIutchs
ing wildly at every straw ON Tie wliHi
pool of admiration, II. they are they
hide II admirably. She makes her
character. ard person 70 be sought. She
does Rol bodily go into The matrimonial
market seeking whom she NAV devorFi
The mothers do all this; good dearS
they are. You dance at a ball with the
young lady and find her companiona-
bic. She Is not walking match, mus.
cular contestant in beely, boisierous
health, ike your young English girl---I
mean the 24-year olders OF Britain for
under that age there, they are sugges:
tive only Of the nursery and hreaA .and
Iancc aAe-s-1.iIge in motion Is redaci
ing il % a mere, gymnasiums InteEs
change. Of ideas and viega obtain wifi
The Partisan young lady, and you may
talk BY The hrur without iest " Being
referred 10 mamma or summoned for D
breach Of promise, as you are in Eng
land nowadays. The Parisyoung lads
not only talks, but does 80 well. She
dances divinely, and is not found spend-
ing most Of her time in the supper;
room crarihiing herself with outlets and.
sherry, and in a perpetual defense OF
her hunger, with thousands of excuses
from a tight shoe to the "lancers." ]
have known more English girls driveb
into starvation by the "lancers" than
by total abstinence for day. Why NOT
be honest, and IS Dean SwiGt said about
the brandy and water. say you "like
it,. There is no logical relation be-
tween tight shoes or "iancers" and ham
sandwiches and champagne that I can
clearly define. No, cram rs the csHses
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enough to have exefetsed TIE sStii oi
Addisoa's iove.casuist. w H6T
An instance lately come TO our knowl-
edge in which the lady, after compla-
Gently resting in an engagement OF ac-
tuaIlS 90 years, had the strength OF
mind TO refuse matrimony when pressed
upon her, and strengthened beyond aRy
reasonable objection by the acquisition
of the long-coveted sufiiciency of in
come, on the plea that her health was
now not equal TO marriage. or course
the unfortunate lover warmly e&postu-
lated, and expressed his entire willing
ness 10 take the lady spite of her health,
but il was Of no avail. We are OF opin-
ION that he was grieVouSly Hronged, and
hold that a woman who should draw
back after SO aniedilHvian period OF be-
trothaI is as 6ckle as if she had broken
her troth a year after the engagement
commenced. Having "turtled" 1t so
long Ito use Tie tsotds OF Prince in the
case Of a Devon Worthy, il is unlike
ly, TO say the least Of it, that be could
procure second mate; besides which
his confidence in woman's love must be
considerable shaken, and he il. probably
glad TO find the sentiments Of EUripideS
and Milton On misogyny 50 much IN bar
mony with his own. The offending
lady in such a case may rest assured
that she has not only made man mis-
erable who deserved much better fate,
but has also created determined ene-
my TO her own sex.
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q - - - XIV w. 49,
nave seenfis the Piace Z II
are all the treasures oI the earth.
man and woman who came out are Day
and Night, bringing gifts to men"
sand how shall / see il again ,"
asked Count Oliffe. 81 am determined
to find and enter II"
The owl shook his head
"To find il Count olige, you need
only wait by the great oak trees till the
ground opens. Then you must wait till
Day and Night come forth, and be care
full 10 say nothing. After that, go down
the steps boldly; but at the iron doors
there sits giant with the keys. Be-
ware that you listen 10 nothing before
seeing the keys"
"If that IS ell. that is easy enough, Z"
answered Olife.
"Not so easy as you think" said the
owl, flying away.
Count Oliffe rode to the two oaks; and
dismounted. There he waited many
hours till the ground opened, and the
man and woman came forth As before.
He watched them in nSilence, and went
boldly down the steps. At the foot oi
the steps sat a fat, jolly giant, smoking
a pipe, while the keys of the palace
hung loosely in his girdle. ~. i
''Give me the key Of the palace, T"
said oliffe.
"Yes, my son." said the grant, "il
you will first smoke a pipe with me-
II has been great many hundred
years since any one has smoked with
me-" '
"Fhere is no harm in that" thought
Oli1e. who thought, beside, that he
should like to smoke ont of such pipe
as the giant handed pipe with bow
OF amber dnd stem m1of gold: |
AT first when he saw the doors OF the
palace open, he did not walk in, Jet he
seemed 10 enter. He saw splendid
halls and. wonderful treasures, and said
to himself that he would not take them
Just vet. bat " hen be hadrfnished sfnok.
ing his P'pe. 5 L.-a a
He smoked, and smoked down to the
very last bit OF iohacco in the pipe
With the last Whit the pipe fell ffcft
| his mouth and broke. The iron door.
/ swung to with bang. The light, the
/ giant, and the steps vanished. OlIffs
\ started 10 his feet. He was standing
alone in the forest, and the day was
| Just breaking. Something seemed ode
\ about himself; and looking down, h'
saw that he had long gray beard, ant
That his clothes looked worn. he wen
sIowIY' BacK to his castle; but he kne 2
noboiy there, and nobody knew lrfrii.-
He was aG old, old man. He bad smokes
the best years Of his life away ia idl'
dreams, and the cunning giant ha'
cheated him out Of entering the palace
Of Time, after all. Poor Count Oiife
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-27

esFtf we Would tfavesa free country.
we must have a free press beroIcaIi:
exclaimed devoted daughter Of rIrli
Nevada miner, as she slid down graz
arbor at two o'clock in The morning AID
then eIoped with poor ednor.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-27

A%Afi old salt, sitting on wharf the
other day, very sObeEly remarked: "I
began the world with nothing, and /
have held nv own ever sinces
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-27

eSrA Maine paper aptly eulOgizes a
local pastor as having made six hum
dred hearts hat as three hundred" dur
ing his ministry 4 fs6- sBN
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-27

The paHed-up egotist who says a wo-
man cannot do5nything 50 well as aman
has never seen her pack trunk. ~
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-27

A Chicago lady complains OF the un-
renting love Of an absent husband
He never sends her any money.
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/ Legend or Ancient DayG

8 p
One night, a. Count OIiHe was riding
through The woods, he was astonished
70 see great light among the Trees,
where was no house. Stopping lis
horse, he saw the ground open In va
cant space he.ween two great oak trees.
Steps Of stone lsd. down to two great
iron doors, through witch streamed the
light that bad FIRST attracted him. As
he looked, woman and man, dressed
in white came up the steps, holding
baskets, which they kept carefnIly COW
erred This woman and man booked
neither 10 TIE right nor len. Neither
did they seem 70 in their feet: came to-
ward Count olife with a slow, gliding
motion.
Count 0life was terribly frightened.
A cold perspiration started out Of him;
his knees bent under him, and hardly
knowing what be did, he called out In a
loud voice: "Who are you, and what
are YOU doing here: 20
Instantly the figures vanished; so did
the steps, the opening and the Ight.-
Count Oliffe rode. afoand and around
the two great oaks but the ground
showed no trace OF an opening. On
the next day he came again, but saw
nothing. He walked about the oaks,
but could see. no place where could be
hidden steps or iron doors. The birds,
seeing him 50 BUSY, began to. chipPet
% HSwhaf What do dss YOU war want. Cont onfs p
said a saacy young Blackbitd. s. .-, -
Between these trees" answered
oiifFe, sis fight of steps leading dow
to IRON doors"
"No, that is impossible" said the
blackbird. "f have lived here ever
since ! was out of the egg, and / have
never seen any steps or doors. So.
yes, i is quite impossible" echoed
all the birds. HsThe ohestbee or bird
in the forestahaE never heard of such
thing" sJ-AV IJi ~ IA
OlifFe went home sad and disseminated.
He eouIdthink ofnothing but what he
had-seen. and he used to walk eve~y
day and ride every night through the
forest, hoping to see the wonderful sight
again.l I 70 Mia 9 ~ y NE@ 59UT 7
One night, riding home unsuccessful
as usual, he met skS evil out as late as
himself.
"Hallo, conrad !" cried the OWL assI
meet you every night. What are you
huntlng-nice or ffogs s''
''Stone steps and iron doors, answered
OlifFe, laughing, "are my mice and
frogs" And he told the owl what he