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Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08
STATE NEWS.

Merchants Bank bristles at all points with con-
nections with burglar alarms, ia the roof and in
the adjoining stores, 70 that if q rogue raises Q
window, opens door. or makes demonstra alton
upon the cashier, he will raise a big noise that
will ensure hi, detection. [Wsteiville Mail.
At a special election held in Monmouth. on
Monday II. a. Williams was elected treasurer
in place of DIR. Maisron, elected at March meet
ing, but declined 81.
Nothing has yet been heard from Mr.. Hum.
phrey, who left his home IN Bangor some time
since. ''fft f'
We had no anxiety in regard to the action OF
the town in voting topty the railroad tax. When
the question came up. Hon. Isaac Reed, who pre-
sided and who strongly opposed the orig ina loan
made = few timely remarks, in which be urged
the voters never to take any action to njure the
good credit and name OF Wadoboro'. 1t was an
honest debt which must be paid. The town voted
unlmously, without discussion, to authorize the
pay ment of the interest when required. Waldo
boro' News. 3ttt.n...
Mr.. Philip Cbsse's boy Willie, was badly in
jured Saturday, by being thrown from the hind
part of . wagon in which he WAS riding from So
Paris to Norway.
Mr.. Harry Brown has now on exhibition il
Portland, painting of great merit 1t is Q seen,
oil the Novs Scotia coast. The waves whipped
into foam by a storm just passed are break log
themselves against the ragged walls Of . Lofty
hesdlsnd. Overhead the storm clouds are dip
ping low down in the sky, patch Of blue show.
ing itself through rift.
As Mr. Oirin Edison of Harrison, was crossing
Long Lake, between the central part of that towI
aud Brldgtou, one day last week. his horse brok,
through the ice aud Was with some difficulty res
cued. That is probably the last item of the kind
we shall have this year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08

II will be well to remember that ma
jority of the democrats of the House voted
to the last to keep Doorkeeper Polk in his
Office, although the fact that he was guilty
Of fraud and corruption was palpable to
every member. The charges reported by
the majority of the committee against
him. after thorough investigation. were
as follows:
/. That during the extra session of Congress
be employed Is messengers, pages and Isborers, iu
excess Of the number allowed by law, sixty odd
persons-thst he did this with full know ledge
that such excess was without warrant of law and
that he continued to employ that excess after the
COMMITTEES on Accounts had refused to justify hi.
acts.
2. Tbs. up to a late day / the present session
be has kept persons 10 service whose names we're
not on any ioll and persons whose names had bee n
stricken IRON the roll, promising them that they
would be paid by resolve Of the House.
8. That he employed ftJ-sx pages, or double
the number provided by la~ during the extra
session, but made up roll for about half that
number, AID to pay the others made up 9 h. .ttious
roll for the recess between the extra aud regular
sessions.
4. That be filed places on the soldier roll
which the Law requires shall be filed with men
Who served in the Union army, with men who sd
never been in the army, aud one Instance with
. Roy who wss not born ct the close of the war
D. Thsl he allowed employees 10 hire substitutes
to whom they paid but one fifth of their regul lar
salaries.
O.. That he "crested an office" ut a high salary
Tor ~ psrpose Of making provision for gentle
msn vho could not accept Sl200 q year because
sit would not support hlm."
z. That bis rolls were made up fraudulently,
By wasch men were deprived of their paw. aud
othep VIE performed serv.ce were Compelled 4,
3. That be was engaged iu the lobby in n.
last Cosgrsss, and employed 9 man whom he
knew 70 be engaged in lobbying scheme throug o
the House.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08

The democratic House caucus to NOM
mate a successor to Doorkeeper Polk
cast majority Of its votes in favor of an
ex rebel officer from Georgia. Union
soldiers stand small chance OF nomination
by the ex-Confedsrate House. The eIec-
tion of Doorkeeper takes place to-day
The democratic nominee is Gen. ID. w.
Field, native of Kentucky, graduate ol
West Point. whose most distinguished
service was in covering Lees retreat
from Richmond.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08

Secretary Sherman loses none of his
confidence that specie payment may safe
~ be resumed on the first day Of January
next. He asks only the power to add
1000. 600 of gold to he reserve which
he already has. the gold to be obtained
By the sale of bonds. in order to resume
successfully. That would give him re-
serve Of $l30 200. 900 Or Sl40, ,000. 900 in
gold. and with that he thinks the govern
ment would be- stronger for resumption
than the Bank Of England. If the banks
of the country should undertake to COM
bine TO drain the Treasury OF gold-which
he thinks they would not do-he believes
the Treasury would be able to take care OF
itself against any such combination. The
bold, decided stand which Mr. Sherman
takes in regard to resumption is having
its effects upon Congress, even upon those
who have hitherto had little faith in the
possibility OF resuming next January
The difference between greenbacks and
and gold is now less than one per cent,
the balance of trade with foreign coun-
tries is in our favor. and the time seems
peculiarly favorable for an effort to re-
sumo. Let US hope that We are approach
ing the end of the great financial struggle,
when the country may have rest from per-
nicious agitation and business be estab-
lished on the solid basis of sound cur
rsncy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08

MIS-. sylvanus Spencer. who died on Friday at
the age Of sixty nine years, made dying request
that her body should be kept six days and that she
should have = magnificent funeral. She bequeath-
ed ten Thousand dollars for = wall around her
burial lot and bust to be placed her grave. and
also left one Thousand dollars, the income of
which is to be annually appied to the decoration
of her tomb. -"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08
The Rhode Isl md Election.

The full returns of the election in Rhode
lsiand -how = very gratifying result for
III. republican ticket. Last year the re-
publican majority for Governor was AL.
This year Governor Van Zsndt's majority
over all is 3l9l; republican gain over
last years majority of 275o There was u
greenback and prohibition ticket in the
field, but the temperance men voted almost
entirely for the republican candidate. and
the greenback candidate received only
5S3 votes In the whole. The Senate COM
prises 26 republicans, s democrats, and
for ? there was no choice. The House
comprises 50 republicans, l6 democrats.
and for 3 there was no choice. The
victory of the republicans over all opposi-
iion MAS complete. The democrats and
yreenbackers made An active canvass,
making lavish promises Tor votes, which
served TO disgust the people and help the
republican, ticket.
The Providence Journal says that while
the republicans of the State, conf 'ent OF
viclsry, did not poll their full strength,
their determination WAS to make it plain to
every body that the republican party OF
Rhode Islands lis now, "a it has. been
through all the trying years of the rebel
lion and OF reconstruction, faithful, be-
yond question, faithful in II marked aud
imperative manner aud force to the prin-
ciples which saved the Union. and which
must I'll save and make it prosperous. 1t
may na be inappropriate to say. in this
connection. that republicanism in Rhode
Island is a sentiment and principle which
is not disturbed by the secondary causes
which seem TO have weight in some other
commonwealth. The democracy cannot
affect it it depends for its vitality and su-
premacy upon no alliance with any power
or party within the party. Presidents and
protestants are all one to it. in this: The
principles which gave conference to our
system of government; the feelings which
impelled the sustenance of the Union the
sentiment which gave liberty to all; the
maintainance of the rights of all, is the
platform upon which it stands. In that
sign it conquers, and is likely TO conquer"
Republicans in other States will do well
to initiate the example of the republicans
Of Rhode Island. Let principle lead and
govern. and honor and success will attend
the republicap banner in the conflicts of
the future as in the past
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08
Sperial Notices

To all who are snherns from tn errors and in
discrvtonr OF youth. ncrvGus wessness. carly de
cay. los, OF manhoui, &C.. Will s.u,i a receipt
that will sure you, EREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy was discovered by missionary in
South America. Send self addressed envelope
to the Rev. JOSEPH T, INMAS, station ID, Bible
House. New York Citv. ,.pii5-sn.eodSwly
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08
FINANCIAL 4 COMMERCIAL.
Boston stock List.

Boston stock List.
[Sales at the Brokers' Bosrd.l
BOSTON, April 8, 1875.
Eastern Railroad, 9-ae-
Boston 4 Maine Railroad, lt6xal06x
Portland, Saco & Portsmouth, - asz
Boston q Maine Railroad Is, Ill
Eastern Railroad (new), a82-
Maipe Stale Bs, ll2-a0O0-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08

has the endorsement of the of the Matrcns and
Physicians of the principal Infant Asylums and
Lying-n Hospitals in he United States, and Physi
clans OF all schools have given II their unqualified
approval as a HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS and easily
sssimilated food and especially adapted for INFANTS
and QrOtcinQ Children.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08

Who is it that starts so frequently the story that
recent letters from ex-President Grant express
grest admiration for the Southern policy of his
successori And why is it that not even ono SEN
tence from these alleged letters is printed to
give color to the assertion '-New York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08

"Who," said Mr.. Peter Mitchell, q member OF
the Canadian House Of Commons, to the members
who were trying BY interruptions to choke him
of, "Who brsyed ,herel" at was an echo," re-
torted . member, amid yell of delight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08

An Alabama paper thus comments on its can
ddate for the democratic nomination for gov
ernor of the State: "For several years past he
has been chairman of the executive committee
Of Barbour county, aaa under his Management
in the face Of = republican majority of / 800
that county gave TildAu and Hendricks 8, 500 ma
jority."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08
FOR SALE!

A ENGINE AND BOILER-Ensine horse
"A power; Boiler, 100 inch ana half TUBULAR.
Both in Complete Running Condition. Apply at
the Augusta Bakery.
FRANK r. SMALL.
Augusta, March 10, 1878. marl8.tH
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08
The tenlau IinimentS are the

greatest remedies ever discovered f,r all nesh,
bone, and muscle sIluaents ts',i ties. Bruises, swell
ings, Burns, Rheumatisin siif Joints etc. WHAT
the white liniment does tor he human family
tie Yellow LHiInent does To- horses and ami.
mails. They are cheap, thew are convenient, ard
they are certain in thelr effects.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08
Chicago Produce market.

SnACuBO muHACe
CHICAGO, April q, 1878.
FLOUR-Extra spring 4 5oa5.Oo: western 4.5O
southern 0.0V.
WHEAT No. spring lllailh; No gilt edge
ll2-; Regular. l09Aa; Cash. l.ll1sa May,
lila June, LII ll-aillA No. 8, l.W-; reject.
ed ST..
CORN Sales git edpe, 42H; regular, 42ha-;
cash A-a-; April. 4l'sa-; NAV. 43ka-; June
431sa43s; July, %S1 rejected 36a.
OATs-Casn *; April 2ehs4Oo-; May, 2e,.
a27 Jure 2sA2sa.
kYE-5sh,
BARI EY-l3-
DRESSED HOGs-4 lla4.l2H.
PORK-Casn 9.l5-a9k5-; April 9l5--a22h
s6oah May 395ai7H; June 9.67haso ;iJuly s.t5
LAkD-Cash lU-s I2h Apiil 715-a7.l5;
MAY 73Oa301s June, 7.50 aj0: July 7.l2-a7l5.
BULK MEATS Shoulders 3Is51. short rib
sldes5 AS; short clear RIB !. AZ clear sides
Bl.a6A
WhIsKEY-0t.
FRElGHTS-Corn to Bdffalo 81 cents; wheat
do cents
RECEIPrs-Fl,ur 10 900: wheat $1,000; corn.
1880; oats tCOO; rye 5000: barley IA 100.
SHIPMENTS-Fiour 10000; wheat q $40; corr
f10. oats 26.0O0: rye SIS 0: barley 1890
Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-04-08

Now, Little Rhody !-Boston Post.
Aye, aye, sir. Here we are again. with 3,30t
republican majority y--Propidence Journal.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-10-31
Col, Ing ersoll's Family.

A reporter of the Lewiston Journal in
terviewed Col. Ingersoll while in Lewis
ton.
Reporter-''Y on said you didn't believe
in belonging to any society but the fami-
ly,'' said the reporter. Now, will you
give your idea of family government
Ingersoll-'I haven't any. | don't be-
lieve in family government. don't cor
rect my children of habits, but l tell them
they could never do anything bad enough
to cause NE to hate or disown them. l
keep pocket-book in a drawer, and they
go and help themselves to money whenever
they want it. They eat when they want to
and what they want to. They may sleep
all day if they choose, and sit up all night
if they desire. | don't attempt to coerce
them in any way. l never punish, never
scold. They buy their own clothes and
are masters of themselves. teach them
that everything we have we own in COM
mon; it is just as much theirs as mine.
They can't steal from me. l have no boys,
but think what works well with the girls
will work well with the boys. We believe
in making ourselves happy and in loving
one another good deal. Your orthodox
people are often cruel to their wives and
harsh to their children and drive the boys
away from home. Here's sample of the
way handle my children: One OF them
got valuable, illustrated book one day,
and marked it and tore it. came in and
asked the little girl who did it. She said
81 did it," took her up and kissed and
hueged her and gave her lots of good ad-
vice She has never troubled me since.
Ii MY children lie, | tell them: "Hless
your soul, I've lied myself a Thousand
times. but never made anything by it,"
tell them lying don't pay. Dou't claim be-
fore your children to be any better than
You are. Be honest with yeur children. il
you want them to be honest with you.'
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| till he got clean into the bowels of the
earth, and you heard thunder gallopin'
| after thunder through the hollows and
caves of perdition; and then he fOx-chased
his right hand with his left, till he got way
out of .he treble into the clouds. whar the
notes were finer than the points of cambria
needles. and you couldn't hear nothln' but
the shadders of 'em. And then he wonld
not let the old pianner &C. He for'ard-
twod. he cros't over first gentleman. croS't
over first lady; he balanced to pards; he
chassade right-left, back to places he all
hands'd aroun'; ladies to the right; prom
enade all, in and out, here and there, back
and forth, up and down. perpetual motion
double and twisted and tied down, and
turned and tackled and tangled into forty
leven thousand miXtery. And then he
wouldn't let the old pianner go. He ietcht
up his right wing; he fetcht up his left
wing: he fetcht up his centre; he fetcht
up his reserves. He fired by files, he fred
by platoons, by company, by regiments
and by brigades. He opened his cannon,
siege guns down thar-Napoleons here.
twelve Founders youder. big guns. little
guns, middle sized guns, round shot, Shells
grapnels, grape, canister, mortars, mines
and magazines every livin' battery. and
bomb a goin' at the same time. The house
trembled, the light danced, the walls shuk
the floor come up, the ceiling come down,
the sky split, the ground rockt heavens
and earth, creation, sweet potatoes, Moses,
nlnepences. glory. tenpenny nails. my
Mary Ann, hallelujah. Sampson in sim
mons tree, Jeroosal'm, Tramp Thompson
in tumbl ecart roode-oode-oodl
oodle- dle-uddle-uddle-udde radde-ad-
dle-addle- addlc adde- riddle iddle-ddle-
-eetle-eetle-eetle- acknowledgements
lang. p-r-r-r-r-lang. per lang. per plang.
p-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-lang BANG!
with that bangi he lifted hisself bodily
into the air, and he come down again with
his knees, his ten fingers, his ten toes, his
elbows and his nose. striking every single,
solitary peg on that pianner at the same
time. The thing busted and went of into
seventeen hundred aud 1fty-seven. five
hundred and forty-two hemi-demi-semi
quayers, and | know'd no mo-. When |
come To were und er ground about twenty
foot, in place they call Oyster Bay, treat
ing lankee that had never laid eyes on
before, and never expect to agin. Day
was breakin' by the time got 70 the St
Nich'laS Hotel. and pledge you my word
didn't know my name. The 'uan asked
me ~" number OF my room. told him.
'iiDt buJStc on tie hdif-sleH for tlcj r | point
edly did.
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Cooking Clubs for Girls.

Cooking clubs will undoubtedly be a
rage this winter, and lunches at which the
food is prepared by the young hostess, as
sisted more or less by her guests. These,
however, are recreations; the solid part of
it is that girls are beginning TO put their
faculties to some use, that instead of dwad-
ling over fancy work, they are beginning
to make their own dresses, that instead of
Haunting in the street paradinS himsy
tinery. they are painting, carving. improv-
ing and decorating their own homes, and
even in some instances putting themselves
seriously 10 the task of teaching younger
brothers and sisters. All this is SO good
that one can only hope it will become
more than general. Practical work ought
to enter so much more than it does into
education. 1t is so healthful, SO necessary
to full development, it teaches so much
more than can be taught by textbooks
and abstract methods.
What girls learn experimentally they
never forget. But what has all this to do
with fashion? More than We think. 1t is
10 this change we owe the spirit in which
the short costume has been received, the
| sensible dresses seen at the most fashion
| able resorts in the mountains, of plain
wool, short and simply made and trimmed
| II has even affected the more frivolous sea-
side resorts, has induced stylish bellies to
! replace their trailing silk robes with com
paratively short dresses of inexpensive
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from the monotony of such an existence
All the eccentric originals of the neishbor-
hood, whom Webster delighted in year
after year. he would have delighted in for
a day, and then dismissed them from his
mind as intolerable bores the mountain or
ocean scenery might have enthralled him
Tor few days more but the shooting and
hshing in which Webster took such pleas
ure, would have seemed to him a scsnda-
lons waste OF time. which might have been
more profitably bestowed on .Eschylus and
Aristophenes, on Thucvdides and Tactus.
on Hooker and Jeremy Taylor on Bacon
and Burke, on Shakespeare and Milton.
In one particular Choate eycelled Web
ster-that OF constant high-bred courtesy
to men and women o. all ranks.
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had ever prayed, and the older people sa
up to watch for this light that never befor,
had appeared so glorious.
| And never dawned farer morning thar
| the twentieth of May, for the sun thai
| opened the flowers and mirrored itself il
the dew-drops, brought the color again tC
the children's faces, and filled every hear
with confidence.
The birds sang joyously. the cattle re-
turned to their pastures, the places of bus
iness were opened, and every one went
about his work more gentle toward man
and more grateful toward God.
After the darkness was passed, several
persons Travelled about to gather all posi-
Bile information concerning the memorable
day, and DR.. Tenny wrote an account OF
what he learned while on journey from
the east to Pennsylvania. He says the
deepest darkness was in Essex County
Massachusetts, the lower part of New
Hampshire, and the eastern portion of
Maine (where my great-grandmother
lived.) In Rhode Island and Connecticut
1t was not so great; in New Jersey pecu.
liar clouds were observed, but the darkness
was not uncommon. and in the lower parts
OF Pennsylvania nothing unusual was OBJ
served.
Ii extended as far north as the American
settlements and westward to Albany, but
its exact limits could not be ascertained
In Boston the darkness continued four
teen or fifteen hours, varying in duration
at other places.
As it was impossible to attribute the
darkness TO an eclipse, the wise people
formed many theories respecting il; being
convinced that it was due to immense fires
in the woods. winds blowing in opposite
directions, and to the condition OF the va
pors; but Herschel says: The dark day
in northern America was one of those
wonderful phenomena of nature which will
always be read of with interest, but which
philosophy is at a loss to explain"
Ella 4. DriRktcater. IN 81. Nicholas for
NoUember
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1)Oetrp.
Dreamland.

Dreamland.
After the long, bright daytime
Fades in the glowing west,
And evening shadows lensthen
over the mountain crest;
When Night filings wide her mantle
The hills and waters DER.
We glide on the waves of slumber
To the mystic dreamland shore.
Not land of empty shadows.
Dim and unreal is here;
But again in happy dreamland.
We meet those near and dear.
From over the unknown river.
Across whose swollen tide.
So many have passed through the darkness.
Into light on the other side.
They come. unchanged by the silence.
And the weary reach Of years.
Whom We could not see. at parting.
Through the mist OF binding tears.
But no memory now OF anguish.
And the hearts deep yearning pain.
Comes TO our dream locked senses
A. we meet our loved again
Oh. blessed rest that is given.
oh. relief from care and strife.
A fountain ever flowing
In this drcary desert. life
A hint OF that bright forever.
When we cross the jasper sea-
But that dream shall know no waking.
For the night is-Eternity.
NoLo.
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To-day and Tomorrow.

Old Time Is the droliest of wags.
And puzzles the world with his rules:
he gave ali to-day TO the wise.
Io-myrrotr he promised the fools.
At first he made naught but to-day,
With IL joy. II, successes and sorrow.
Then TO keep on good terms with the world
He promised he'd make a t3-m0rror.
The idle rcjoiced at the news.
Put theii nanJ. in their pockets and slept.
Believing the promise of Time
Would be most rel giou>ly kept.
They never conceived that the rogue
Had promised tomorrow in fun.
So quietly went 10 decay.
Leaving all tO-tisy- work to be done.
A; lat they woke up but To find
Tomorrow was really myth.
And thought what they'd do. when too late.
II they had the time to do with.
They prayed TO Old Time 10 return.
Tvs merely the wasting OF breath
For they found. H. he laughed and flew on.
That tomorrow was nothing but death.
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Vol. XIV. Whole No. 1921. No. a.

organdy, barege and dotted muslin, and
and more difficult to be borne. Nor have
the girls lost anything. Certainly they
are handsomer in their fresh, useful dress
es than they ever were before.-[ Jennie
June