davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-27

AUGUSTA POST OFFICE.
OFFICE Hours.
For delivery of letters, from zoo A. NJ. 10 %
r. NJ.
ON Sundays. from 9.l6 A. NJ. to 1915 AN
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Boston, Portland and West, 2.l7 A. Nj. .46 and
500 z. NJ.
lewiston and Auburn, 3.46 6 and SEQ NJ.
b til and Rockland. 3.46 snd 500 p. NJ.
K ,cklard stage, via Washington, F. NJ
Wadoboro stage, via Jefferson, p. NJ.
Belgrade West Wstervle, Norridgewock and
II ldtson, IL NJ.
winthrop and Monmouth, 6 Pm
FarnnEton stage via Readfeld, LIS p. M.
Bclfasi, 9.4j A. NJ. and ll.U3 z. NJ.
Belfast stage, 93J An
S<oShegan, ,945 A. NJ.
q and Trunk Il. K and Canada, 3.46 and 2.l7
A. NJ.
,ldlers' Home $50 A. NJ and 100 p. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE.
Po tland, Boston and West, 5.45 and $50 A. Nj
l0P. NJ.
l. vision and Auburn, 5.+j, 70), 9 80 A. NJ.
b. b and Rockland, 5.+j and $50 A. M.
X -cxlsnd stage, via Washington, 700 A. NJ.
w ,dob0ro' stage, via Jefferson, ZOO A. NJ.
Be grade, West Watervile, Norridgewock, anC
Nadi son, lis Z. NJ.
W,uthrop and Monmouth, 700 A. NJ.
Pennington stage via Readfeld, LIS P. NJ.
Be fast, $3.50 z. NJ and 1000 p. NJ.
Be fast stage, $50 Z. NJ.
Sk,whegan, $3.50 p. NJ, and 1000 p. NJ.
G.and Trunk X. R. and Canada, 5.45 $50 \ M.
Soldiers Home, A. NJ. and $50 +. NJ.
DOMESTIC POSTAGE.
Drop Letters, per l-2 OF. | cent.
Nil Letters, per l-2 o. cents.
Books, transient newspapers, and other transient
printed matter, (except unseaed circuars) in pack
not 4
l cent.
Unsealed circulars, merchandise, and samples
In packages not exceeding lbs. in weight, pei
ounce, cent.
All matter not prepaid at letter rates must be SC
wrapped that it can be examined, and must COL
tain no writing whstever, except as follows:
The sender of any article of third class mail.
matter may write his or her name address
therein, or on the outside thereof, with the word
"from" above or preceding the same. may
write briefly or print on any package the number
and names of the articles inclosed.
Liquids, glass and explosive chemicals are ex.
cluded from the mails.
MONEY ORDER OFFICE.
Especial attention IS called to the Money Order
system a. a safe and cheap method OF transmitting
sn all sums OF money through the mails. Orders
are issued for amounts not exceeding $50 Larger
amounts be sent to the same person at the
same time by additional orders.
RArBs.I
Orders not exceeding Sl5, l0cents
- over $l5 and not exceeding $50, Is
" $50 d" " $40, 20
i" $40 " " $50, rs
Money orders are also drawn by this Office or
Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland and
Italy.
REaIsTEKRD LETTERS.
Letters, and other valuable packages may be
re gistered to any post-oice in the United States
on the payment of letter postage and fee Of ten
cents. HORACE ii. HAMLEN, Z. M.
July. 10, 1878.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-07-27
HaIioweII Post Once.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
Western Mail arrives daily, Sundays excepted
al g. 80 and 500 Z. M; closes at 40 A. NJ :, and
for the night Pullman train at 8 p. M.
Eastern Mail arrives daily, Sundays excepted
at 6 O6 and 9.57 A. NJ; closes at 3.20 and
p.
I,itchfeld Mail arrives on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and SATURDAYS, at 10 A. M; closes Sundays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 p. M.
Office Hours from 80 A. NJ. to $50 P. M. As
no mail arrives on Sunday, the Office will remain
closed on that day. Mails made up Oh Sunday
evening for the Monday morning trains.
Z. HOWELL, p. NJ.
Hallowell, July !, 1873.
, 1878-01-30

has u fine place, well improved and is
liked hy all Nearly opposite and be-
low him are the fine farms OF G. Hartman
and Andrew Johnson, among the best in
the county. Mr.. J. is considered the
most systematic, neat and careful farmer
in the county. Everything is in "apple-
pie" order on his place and work is
thoroughly done.
Back Of these two plcaes, some six
years ago, Mr.. A. w. Foye purchased
improvements on the bottom land con-
sisting of four acres slashed with alb out
one. half of that cleared Now he
has thirty acres slasled and cleared, and
thirty acres more slashed and partially
cleared. His timber is mostly maple and
other timber that rots easily. At this
rate, in four years more, he will have 100
acres slashed and three. fourths of it
cleared, as the stumps rot very quickly
when the trees are once cut down. Be
side this he has new house and barn.
For the time he has been there, he has
made greater showing than any one
else on the river. He regrets not putting
out an orchard when he first settled on
the place. He is now making up for it,
so it will not be long before he will
have fruit in abundance. Others feel the
same way in this respect, and are setting
out large orchards, among them being
Mr.. Charles Cedergren, who lives on the
road from Snohemish to Park Place.
Many other important points, with an
account OF the logging interests of the
river, remain to be described some other
time.
, 1878-01-30
-@-----------------
STILLAGU UAMISH ITEMS.

Mr.. d. o. Pearson reports improved
business prospects. He has just erected
large and convenient warehouse on
the river bank in front Of his store.
A visit to the site of the Stlllaguamish
jam, some six miles, by the river channel,
above Mr.. Persons store ut Stanwood,
and the information there obtained IN
reference to that jam, furnishes matter Of
sufficient interest to submit to the
readers of the STAR.
Work Was begun on the jam April IL
1877, by Frank Ledger, J. Ii. Matthews
and Jessie Jones. No saw.logs were in
the iam, SO there could be no other hope
of remuneration than what they might
collect on subscription amounting to
1922, raised among the people in that
vicinity. The jam was one fourth OF IL
mile in length. The timber was chiefly
spruce and cedar. The men went to
work to remove it as quickly as possible
by cutting and removing the logs from
one side only, allowing the rest to work
loose before trying to cut across the
stream in this way they accom-
plished in few months what good en-
gineers had estimated to be the work Of
severa! years. The main jam went out
of the river on Sunday, November II,
1877, and there is no danger Of its jam
ming again. Considering the means
employed, the work to be done and the
result accomplished, this is the most
successful, praiseworthy and public
spirited enterprise of the kind, yet under.
taken and carried through.
Mr.. Robb, formerly a logger on this
river, is opening upa valuable ranch
near the head of the jam. He does not
wait for the vine maple stumps to rot,
but cuts them off high enough to fasten
a chain around them, then couple Of
yoke of oxen quickly pull them out of
the ground. After grubbing an acre of
land in this thorough way it requires no
plowing.
There are now about twenty-five settlers
above where the jam was. Messrs.
Matthews, Ledger and Others, report
that there is room for thousands Of set.
, 1878-01-30

THE PLU4HNER DRYERS.

The proprietor of the celebrated
Plummer fruit dryer is now on the
Sound. He has sold the right to a
great number of counties and it is hoped
some one will purchase the valuable
right for this county, and proceed at
once to manufacture and sell them. They
sell all the way from s75 to 5000, &C.
cording TO size. The process is as valu-
able foI drying meats and vegetables as
for drying fruits; decreasing the bulk
four-fifths; putting it in shape to be
handled or transported anywhere, and
at trifling cost, more than doubling its
value. On this river a fortune could be
made drying wild berries, to say nothing
of the benefits arising from an increased
culture of fruit and berries tor drying
pllrposps.
, 1878-01-30
WHAT TWO MEN Hi We DONE.


WHAT TWO MEN HAVE DONE.
OF all the places visited IN Western
Washington none cXccls in natural adj.
vantages for farming purposes, the sites
offered by the ranches of Messrs. Cotton
Hurley and Others, holding claims on the
north side of La Grande marsh, situate
some five miles from town, between here
and the Skykomish river. The general
direction of the marsh is east and west.
1t might be truly said that these two
gentlemen have done about all that has
been done toward opening up and im-
proving this, one of the most valuable
tracts of land in the Territory. Beside
building reads and clearing fir land for
orchards and building sites, on the north
side OF the marsh, they have dug one
main ditch mile long, large enough and
deep enough to float a canoe carrying
two tons Of freight, and have dug sever
al miles more of smaller bitches for local
drainage. Here are several thousand
acres now opened up for cultivation. The
title for most of it is in the hands Of in
dividuals. 1t is not subject to overflow.
No diking required, yet equal in fertility
to the best tide marsh. This tract, when
all improved is capable of raising as
much grain as is now raised from the
whole Swinomish flats around La Conner
With a dozen more men to go there
and work as these have done, it could all
be improved inside of five years. Mr..
Hurley has $40 and Mr.. Cotton 100 acres
Of land there, all drained, nearly ready
for cultivation.
, 1878-01-30

tiers up that river; that light draught
steamer could run. large portion of the
year, some 50 miles up it, while it IS
ravigable for canoes nearly or quite to
its head waters, some 75 miles. The
higher mp the river you go, the less tie
overflow.
The head of the stream is large
spring which wells out OF the ground,
named by the surveyors of the MP. Rail.
road Company, "Guzzlers' Glory" The
portage is only 81 miles across from
that place to the Sauk, one of the main
tributaries Of the Skagit.
A careful survey OF the Stillaguamish
valley will satisfy any one that it con-
tains many elements of wealth heretofore
unnOtised.
, 1878-01-30
other day.

At Lowell, Snohomish county, W. T.,
Jan. FL, to the wife of ChasF Jackson,
son,
At Snohomish City, W. T., Jan. 25, to
the wife OF Hans s. Hansen. n daugh-
ter.
At snohomish City, Jan. 9, 20 the vile
Of Henry Jackson, a sou.
, 1878-01-30
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30, 1878
THE SKYKONISH.

Year by year, the farms are steadily
increasing in size, the stumps removed
and an increased population secured tor
the cultivation of grain and similar crops.
The skykomish is navigable for canoes
shirty miles from where it empties into
The Snohomish, or rather unites with the
jnoqualmie to form the Snohomish.
No steamer has ever at
tempted to go on its waters. A light
,lraft vessel, most Of the year, could 60
nearly as far as canoe could run.
The logging camp of John Elwell, Jr.
is some twelve miles from its mouth.
No settlers are above that point.
A wagon road frsm snehomish City,
via Pill Chuck bridge, and along the
west side of the big marsh, reaches the
skykomish at Park Place postoffice,
new townsite some four or five miles
above the mouth of the riyer an excel
lent site for town; Mr. Salem Woods is
the proprietor.
Four miles above this townsite Mr. s.
owns one of the most valuable farms in
the county, situate ON Woods Prairie,
through which runs Woods Creek. This
place is some three-tourths of mile
from the riy er, ridge separating the
creek bottom from the river bottom.
This ridge terminates a short distance
above this prairie, from where It is level
to the river. There are several very
valuable places ON the creek between
Woods Prairie and Park Place, formed
in part by natural prairies, the principal
ones being Cocbran's, S, Peterson's and
Richardson's. No more fertile soil or
better situated places can be imagined
than these. Mr.. Peterson seems to be
industry personifed. He acquired title
to his place but short time since, and
will allow none to surpass him in doing
good work in improving and bcautifying
his place. 's.
Mr.. J. Cochran's place presents the
most natural advantages to make money
easily of any other place in the county.
A good sized prairie, sloping toward
the south and east about ten degrees,
soil as festile as can be, with a small
perennial, crystal stream running through
it. Could Mr.. G. have been content to
conine himself to this beautiful place, he
would now have ad his tens of thous
ands of dollars to loan. and would never
need to work more. In place Of that, he
interested hlmselfin so much other land
as to become land poor, then he turned
his attention to prospecting for gold,
silver, coal etc, aud has rendered valu-
able service to the public in this respect,
but not TO his own benefit. thus tar Mr..
Ford now lives on his place, and is
manufacturing an excellent quality Of
cheese on a large scale Mr.. Richardson
has fine place adjoining Cochran's and
is doing we'll Charles Taylor lives
adjoining Fuk Place and belowit. He
, 1878-01-30
purposes.

The day OF publication Of the STAR
has been changed from Saturday to
Wednesday, the reason being that at re-
duced expense, it can be forwarded
quicker to its readers, owing to present
steamboat connections, than on any
other day.
The Van Buren press., 1878-12-17
Ten Rules for Young Men.
Always pick up not poker by the

Always pick up not poker by the
cold end.
Never spend your money, when you
can get things for nothing.
Do not despise 25-ccnt. cigar, or a
o2,00 dinner, because another man pays
for it,
Remember that ii costs more to GO to
= high.priced theatre, than it does to take
back pew in free church,
Nothing is troublesome to you that
other people do for you willingly
Never pay, to day. the man you can
put off till to morrow
Never trouble yourself to do for an
other what he can just as well do for
himself.
Never buy what you do not want, sim.
ply because the man says he is just out
of it.
Do not poultiee your own elbow for
tho boil on another mans cheek.
When angry, be sure you can handle
your man before you call him liar.
Hawkeye.
The Van Buren press., 1878-12-17

is most eligible natural mill site, and an old
mill has been run for many years. Rich and
! wide. hattam-lanas lie around Ii and It's
neighborhood; springs are frequent and the
/ timber fine; coal sbales are disclosed In many
| places, IL Is distant from Van Buren eight
zen miles nefthward
On Lees Greek, still northward from Van
buren,, Is fine coal bed. of the thickness of
twenty eight to tllirty-two inches. Coal has
been tiled by smiths. and by them termed fine
| 1t l. easily qunrfed and in quantity. Ii il
/ know n as the Noofpn bank This coal. like
all the coal in this field improves in quality
| aud thickness rs il [. penetrated,
Near Robert sutheflanass on ee,s Creek y
Il, l. II. X. y isa coal bed. Witch has been
/ wark.1. liz thiel upss we ea not know. The
bottom and aplata4 here are fertile. Grapes
| ,honnd nm the btIlsides as they do elsewhere
rood shales occur from this to l0seph Erv-
apt's on Lees creek, mt the foot of Boston
Mountain. :. 20. T. II X. 81. With occasional
outeron of limestone Great bluff. of sand
stone rise up and are full Of iron. and weld
a good building rock. The timber i excel
lent. white oak being among the prevalent
oaks and nine being absent i 4hort distance
from Brvants from the Boston Mountain.
runs the Bfaekbnrn.s Fork of Lees reek. rich
In coal banks. This Is a good workable coal
ex posed for thirty inches: has been used BY
smiths for years. and into which have been
sunk fourteen pits. This coal. like the great
body of the coal so far used in this valley, is
SENT bitumnous Coal has also, Tor years,
been qnafried and trans pnrted from pits ON
Cove Greek a tributary Of Lees Greek. in the
northwest corner OF Craw ford; il has been
hauled by smith. forty miles, This coal il
very good. it, thickness is about tWentv-seyen
inches Boston Mountain i, famou. for It's
very rich benches. hillslopes and table land.
the seiI heinQ enriched by the limestone and
there fru9enions earrhs therein: il is covered
with bottom growth Of timber such as ash.
walnut paWpaW oak rich underground. vine
and shrub, Its peculiarly adapted for grape.
tobacco. and pastHres the numerous springs
aifprding plenty OF water. In early times
cane treeds1 grew on their tops; 1t produces
extraordinarily of all the grains corn and
grasses.
The Van Buren press., 1878-12-17
A s-E TUnE=
To \ Dung Men.

To Y Dung Men.
Just ] eaAsSaf 70 re- SeoIsa hat,iog p,,. g
n Lertdre "n tAp Nature, .t,..-
mci.l AMI Et i,al snrt uf 1t minal rpak-
ness al ~po u' .n ~ induced by Self-ab,rsc
Involuntary Emissions. tmpotency. Nervous
Debility .ana impediHcnt- to Marriage. oen.
orally; Consumption. Epilepsy, and Fits
Mental and rhA Steal lneapaeity. 6e.-Bv
RoBkRi j. llNEkN ELL, NJ. D., author
OF the ' Hrecn BOOK &C.
The rld-trnnN 0rd author. In this admi.
rahlt Lecture clearly proves from his own
tAuellente TINT the awful consequences OF
self Abuse may be- eiircinaly removed with
"ht m"oirtne, ava without dangerous s,lryi-
cal oPrHtiohs, h0upies Instruments. rings or
cordials; pointing eut a mode OF cure AZ once
certain and earctmal, by which every sufferer
no matter what his condition may be. may
cure himself cheaply, privately and radically
This lecture will prove Il boon to thousands
and thoHsonds,
Sent under seal In plain envelope. 10 any
address, postpaid, on receipt OF six cents 6r
two age-StampS
Address the Publishers.
THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL co.
Al, Ann St, New York; Post Oncc Box. 1856
July Is
The Van Buren press., 1878-12-17
VA -RIREN

The County Seat of Crawford County,
and also the principal town, is n thriving
and improving town, pleasantly situated
on the north hank of the Arkansas river,
160 miles west of Little Rock by railroad
and $50 mile. from the same point by the
river lis population numbers 100 to
1900. There Is, in successful operation
here three steam FIGURING Mills, which
~ good flour "a ID made any
where, which IS shipped IN large quanti
ties TO Little Rock and OTHER points, be-
low mere: steam Sts aud Flaming Mill
to which is attached machinery for max
Ing mouldtn2s and scroll york a wagon,
buggy and carriage mannfaetory; three
steam cotton gins, Broom Factory
which ships hrooms to St Louis, New
Orleans aud other places. The Preshv
terian, NJ. E, Church South, Episcopal
and Catholic Societies, all have good
churches, in which services are regularly
held The Masons, Odd Fellows, and
Temperance Societies all have organiza
tons There are, also. two weekly news
papers published here Van Bnren has
many buildings, both brick and frame,
that would be an ornament to n much
larger place; her merchants and profess
ional men stand high in their several ca
pacties and her citizens, generally, tor
hospitality, etiquette and intelligence.
will rank with those of any country.
Van Buren, in consequence OF her heal
thy location, her facilities for receiving
and shipping, both by rail and river, and
cheapness of all the necessaries Of life,
presents great advantages for manufact-
nring.
The Van Buren press., 1878-12-17
Van Buren
FERRY
U. 5. MAIL ROUTE---QGICK EST ~.
BEST CROSSING ON THE
ARKANSAS RIVER.

HE well-known and long. esth i
l at Van Buren,, Arkansas, is now md. !,
charge of the subscriber. The pronre.a naef the
ing recently put on large New Steamhas,. nave
with careful and experienced Ferrymen. tbss' and
confident that they can give universal ssti.f, .ss
to the travelling public. THAR aim Will ll,'Ns
meetthe increasing demands of the Inn
grant travelto exas.
The st, Louis and Sherman. T.xas n
Mailsare carried over this Ferry, which !. y.
guarantee that it is the shortest as we'll :. s,aa
bestroute for travel of all sinds. = 'A'
This Ferry has the largest and best bo.,..,
river. and can cross 200 wagons and team. VI
day and no detention on either bank need +. pa
pected. Enclosures for stock and sheds "a, ,s.'
elers being built both sides of the rive, .s
pains will be spared toaceommodate the nnt,;.
Weshall strive to continue to make this tho nm
ular routs to and from Missouri and Texas f'p'
N Berry Accounts must be settled Mo,,h
ly. No deviationfr from this rule. ''e1'a
WILL EAKIN, Superintendent
Van Buren,, Feb 4, '73. u
The Van Buren press., 1878-12-17


Love is like cigar-the longer it
burns, the less il becomes.
The most remarkable exhibition of
cur-age on record is that of an Oriskany
dog thirty eight years old Utica OBJ
server.
The marr ed women of Japan blacken
their teeth TO add to their attractive
ness.
All winter wraps and cloaks are very
long. but very short jackets are also
worn.
The clan tartan and Scotch plaid short
costumes are the fancy Of the passing
nomcnt
Satin velvet, MORE, and gros falle are
favosite combinations in composite cos
tunes.
Winter clothing is desirable, but in
slippery weather man should wear his
fall suit
Josh Billings says: Waiting to be
whipped is the most unia,eresting point
ion boys history
Keep cool. If you would be and kceT
happy
The Van Buren press., 1878-12-17
AIM A.,

Is new and fast improving town, nine
miles east of Van Buren, on the line of
the L. r Il f, $. Railway, and is the cen
ter of a good neighhorhood, and com
mands large trade. There is a steam
Flouring Mill and Cotton Gin in opera
ton; several stores, hotels, weekly
newspaper, and all the various kinds Of
business usually transacted in country
towns, have their representatives in this
place.
The Van Buren press., 1878-12-17

HOME APPEARANCE. Did you ever
hink, friend, what charm there is in
good appearance We mean the appear.
ance which good tolette-not an ex
pensive one, but good one-gives, es
pecially to lady2 A neatly fitting
dress; bit Of color at the throat; a
flower or ribbon in the hair Of shade
to match; bright expectant face to
greet the husbands return; just little
brighter and moro happily expectant than
is given to the coming Of any other man
Do you realize how much of sweetest in
Guence and Of happiest effect there is in
these other home appearances
And then the songs-the old songs
that you used to sing to him in the sweet
days when you were first loving him, and
he was growing to first love you. Have
you given them all up? If SO, why? Il.
love less sweet than of old? Are the
loving ways less blessed? Have you al
lowed the nature to grow old in the sweet
spring season of your endless life, in
which God intended it should grow
fresher and younger continually If
you are too old to have loving ways you
are too old to live. Please die.-Golden
Rule.