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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-16

While driv ing down Hospital street, on Mon.
day. DR.. Croker saw in little bare place in the
road, toad jumping about as lively as though il
were the middle Of June. Where did that toad
come from, and where's he going to put up when
it comes freezing nights We shall have to jump
at A conclusion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-16
Belgrs de Locals.

Belgrade Locals.
We noticed in Chase's Chronicle few weeks
since, piece written by their Belgrade Mills cor
respondent, complaining of the hard tines that
they had no work TO do and no way to "keep the
wolf from the door" This was during a short
period when the factory was shut down. But now
they have got large orders and all that are willing
to work can have work during the winter.
ID. & IL. w. Colder will buy all the birch that
they can get.
People ought not to complain when they can
make good wages.
Mr.. Charles Austin has opened new hotel to
be called the Central House at Belgrade Mills.
The Relief Lodge of Masons are going to have
Levee at Belgrade Depot some time during the
present Work has been begun on Mr.
Rockwood's slate quarry. A number Of hands
have been engaged in clearing off the surface
rock. And the prospect is that it will be success
We hope it may and will be q source of prof
9th to the owners and the town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-16
Boston Stock List.
lsales at the Brokers' Board. /

lSales at the Brokers' Board.l
Boston, January Is ISIS
Eastern Railroad, b-a5L
Boston K Maine Railroad -a99l,
Portland, Saco x Portsmouth. --agi \
Boston x Name Railroad 10, llol4all0L
Eastern Railroad, new 65-a55a
Maine state Us Il2-all2-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-16
pENNSlIN ANA.
Fire Subdued.

WILKES BARKB, January Is. The fire in the
burning niue at Pitston IS under control, and al
though the damage is very large, repairs will be
made and mining resumed this week.
Arrested.
PHILADELPHIA, January Is. The two men al
rested for passing counter eiters fines on Hanover
Pa, bank, are old and formerly respectable resi-
dents Of Piltston. There 10 hardly a merchant in
Wike.barre or that county, who has not been
thus imposed upon. 1t is believed the counter
feiters occupy cave the side Of the noun
tain just above Pittston, and a descent Will prob
ably be made upon them to-day.
Resolution.
HARRISBURG, January Is. In the house Of rep
resentative- to-day, the following was reported
favorsbly from the committee on federal rela-
tons
Resolved. Tia, it is the sense of the House.
that he bal TO repeal the resumption act now
pending IN Congress ought to become law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-16
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Owing to the great demand for the BIoGRAPHI-
CAL NOTICES of the Members of the 57th Legis-
lature, supplement edition of the journal con-
tanning them has been issued copies of which can
be obtained of the Carrier Boy at the State Hous
or at the counting-room of the Journal office.
Price cent per copy.
photographed Sketches for sale at this Office
and by Carrier
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-16
Political.
legislative.

ALBANY, January 49, The Senate passed bill
relinqushing the right Of the people Of this State
in the national cemetery at Antetam 10 the Unit
ed States.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25

to work is called the "fatigue CALL"
whether it is because they are likely to
get pretty tired before they hear the
recall, which tells them to quit
work, l cannot say; but it always did
seem to me me that either that call was
mlsnamed, or some very jolly chap
couldn resist having his joke when he
called it the " fatigue CALI
You will wonder what all this has to
DO with the mule. Well, it is lust this:
that mule learned one of those calls,
he didn't beat it on drum, or blow it
on fife or bugle; nor did he whistle
it, or even bray it; though 1 suspect,
from the noise he made when it sound
ed, that he was attempting to sing
bass accompaniment.
Although there was anything but
music i'll his voice, he had q fine large
ear for music. He certainly had an ear
for that one call. Could the readers of
the Nursery guess which call it was?
1t was the recall" which told the
soldier in general (and that mule in
particular. it seemed,) that it was time
to quit work.
He paid no attention tn any other
call; but let the "recall'' be sounded,
at any time in the day, on drum or bu-
gle, and off ne would go, full gallup
for the barn, banging the old cart
around like tin kettle tied to dog s
tail.
The soldiers would give chase, but
that only made him run the faster. On
he would 60, behaving all the while,
as much as to say, 1.-The first duty Of
an army mule is to obey orders, and
the recall says quit work."
Don't you think that was smart
mule, and that he well earned his ra-
tons of hay and oats?-Nursery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25
Sayings by Josh Billings.

THERE are but few men who are as
foolish as they are thought to be, and
less who are as wise as they think they
are.
"Nature abhOrS vacuum there
fore she fills some heads with sawdust.
ut is only step from the sublime
to the ridiculous" and it is only the
very wise who can take the step and
get back again.
The hardest dollar for u man to get
is too often the one he needs the most.
The man who dies the richest is the
one who leaves the least here and takes
the most with him.
True philosophy. like true philanthro-
py, is q work of deeds, not Wortls.
When see u man who is Over-anxiOus
to prove anything, am very apt to
think he is not very certain about it
himself
thank God that there is one thing
that money won't buy, and that is the
wag of a dogs tail.
No man ever became great simply by
accident; accident has often opened the
way.
The multitude gaze at the epaulets,
the few at the man who wears them.
Young man, what you get in this
world you have got to win, and man.
kind are hard taskmasters and slow
pay.
The great mistake that many folks
make is, they are continually betting
on tomorrow and letting to-day go by
| default.
Most of us are happy not so much
because we have got horse and buggy
to ride in, as because the other fellow
has got to go on foot.
1t is easy enough to learn bv expert
ence, but to profit by it is what's the
matter.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25

allowed him to climb up the bank,
when he picked him up again as if he
haa been wisp of straw, aud threw
him back in the water. Na
! This was repeated as. many times as
Bennett attempted to escape, until he
was compelled to remain in the water
keeping his head up as we'll as he could.
The affair would have ended with
sure drowning for Bennett if one of
the coolies had not come to his rescue
and forced Dourga away.
The poor elephant never forgot the
injury done him, and rarely allowed an
opportunity to. escape to still further
revenge himself upon the overseer.
Sometin es he would throw a paw
full of sand slap in Benefits face;
again, it would be a spout of water
thrown over him; at another time he
would be pitched into a cactus bush,
from which he would get out scarcely
alive, SO horribly scratched would he be.
1t was impossible to correct Dourga
and make him behave. The upshut Of
the whole uffair was that Bennett was
obliged to leave the plantation, which
was not large enough for him and
Dourga together, and his employer val
ued the elephant more than he did his
OverSeer.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25
Story Of IN Army Mule.

EDDIE, who has for the past year or
more been q constant reader of the
Nursery, wants his papa to write, for
its little readers, the story he told
Eddie about an army mule. Eddie's
papa was On officer in the army, and
stationed at Fort Ripley, in the State of
Minnesota, several years ago.
At that time there were many SOL
diers at Fort Ripley, and they had sew
eral mules to haul wood and supplies;
for there were no cars or boats Tex
cepting ferry-boats) nearer than fifty
miles. Among the mules was one kept
to haul the cart that was used TO clear
up the dirt and rubbish around the
post; and his working-hours were from
:. fatigue CALI to ssrecall."
Soldiers don't bother about clocks
and watches. There is one clock at the
puard-house, where the post-guard
STAYS; and drummer and fifer, or
bu9ler. PLAYS tunes to let the soldiers
know when it is time to get mp, when
breakfast is ready. when to 60 ON
guard, when to drill, when to work at
Cleaning up the post, when to quit
work and drill. when to 60 to dinner
and supper, when the sick may 20 to
the post-surgeon, when to 60 TO bed,
and when to put out the lights.
The call that tells them when TO 20
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25
A Chapter OF W Onders.

ON my way from Hudson, I fell to
wondering. 4 don't often wonder.
Sometimes whenI see n strange man
walking rapidly toward me, l wonder
which one of my business acquaintance
has employed . new collector, and then
wonder what I'll say to him, but as a
general thing, don't wonder ut any
thing. There's no satisfaction in it.
But after the train left Toledo, it was
too hot to think or sleep or talk. So 1
just wondered:
Why it is right to steal from the Gov
eminent?
Why it is wrong to kill the man who
says he told you so?
Why the boys who made the Fourth
of July OdOrOus and hideOus with gum
powder from 1910 to 1856 inclusive, are
speechless with Indignation at the de-
PRAYED and vicious tastes of the boys
who want to enjoy the same kind of a
celebration in 1873?
Why people always discuss European
politics as though they understood
them.
Why man should always get mad
if you frankly and for his own good tell
him he is making an ass of himself?
Why it is so hard to find man when
you want to borrow money of him?
Why it is so hard to borrow the
money after you have found him?
Why man always wishes he had
| chosen some other profession?
Why man is always going to take q
vacation "next summerY'
Why people should consider it dis
graceful to be sent to Congress.
Why man thinks every year that he
won't be as big a fool this year as he
was last?
And why he is, though, all the same:
Why the tramps don't ask for some.
think to eat, if they are hungry?
Why man never tries to beat down
the price of railroad ticket?
Why everybody affects profound
knowledge of growing crops and crop
prospt ctsp
Why men always lie about the size
of the fish they catch and the number Of
ducks they shoot?
! What girl ever sees in great sci
fish, deceitful hulking animal of a mar
to marry him for, anyhow?
| Why SO many foreigners should speal
German or French, when it is so mucf
easier to speak English?
Why it takes five grown people tt
take one sleeping infant to the circus tt
"see the animals?'
Why a man who doctors himself will
patent medicines, three bottles for ;
dollar, always, in referring to hi
health, speaks of "his physicians a.
a retinue of fifty or sixty doctors?
Why re lily generous men are always
SO ready to admit that you were in thu
wrong?-Burlington Hawk-Eye.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25
THE EASTERN CONTROVERSY.


The National Federation of Liberal
Associations in Birmingham, Eng, issued a
circular, on the 9Th, urging an immediate
general protest against the virtual annexation
of Cyprus and the secret conclusion of an ALI
ance with Turkey.
Prince Milan issued proclamation,
On the 9th, declaring the independence OF
Scrva.
a Vienna dispatch of the 10th says
Austria aud Scrva had signed commercial
and railway convention.
a Vienna dispatch of the 18th says
the request of Turkey that, when Austria en-
tiers Bosnia, she should declare that she would
respect the Sultan's sovereign rights, had
been refused. Austria replying that she was
acting Apon 8 European mandate, and could
not discuss The question of principle.
Mr.. Barring, of the British Legation
at ConstantinOple, took possession of the
Island of Cyprus, in the name of Great Brit
ain, on the 18th. The Cypriotes are SAID to be
wonderfully pleased with the change, and
have teieg, aphed thanks to England.
The European Congress held its clos
ing session, on the 18th, at which time the
various Plenipotentiaries affixed their sigma
lures. The treaty Is said to number sixty -four
clauses, is exclusively worded in French aud
printed ON parchment. 1t commences with
the wofds, In. the name Of Almighty God, %
and closes with a clause prescribing that the
Treaty of Paris shall remain in force except
( as modified by that instrument.
A Vienna dispatch of the 18th says
B snia had at last consented to the occupation
OF is territory By Austria Another dispatch
OF the same date says negotiations were pro-
ceedinS setwcen Italy and Greece, which
T. pledge the former Power to assist in the de-
tense et the Greek coast In the event of war
between Greece and Turkey. .
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25
An ljnfOl tunaie Colonel.

A STORY is told Of dashing Colonel
quartered in Brussels, which speaks
more for the honesty and scrupulOus
obedience to orders than the brightness
of his servant. The Colonel was engaged
out to dinner; just as he was leaving
home was seized with such a violent
toothache that he was obliged to send
an excuse. "Take this note to Maaame
w, and bring me my dinner" The
man delivered the note into the lady's
hand, and, to her surprise. showed no
signs of going away. On being asked
what he was waiting for, he answered
that he was to take back the Colonel's
dinner The lady saw through his
blunder, ordered the dinner to be sent,
and added half bottle of champagne
to be served at dessert. Laden with
saucepans, the worthy man returned,
and proceeded to wait on his master,
who found his dinner so much better
than he usually got from the restaurant
that he forgot his ailments, and en-
loved the dishes one after another. At
last came the champagne, and that
necessarily led to an explanation. The
poor Colonel was in despair: after a
moments reflection he gave his man
ten francs, and told him to buy 4 bOu-
quet and take it with his compliments
to Madame w. By-and-by he came
back. and gravely placed ten francs on
the table.
"What does that mean? Where does
that come from?'
"From Madame W." answered
the man. with evident satisfaction
''She paid for the bouquet"
On receiving it she had given him
five francs for himself, but he, careful
of his masters interests, had replied:
"It is not FIVE francs, it's ten frances"
and brought them back. The Colonel
has taken to his bed, and the story has
got about, much to the amusement OF
his fellow-officers. The lady is Wild
ow. What next?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25

Fourteen thousand new books, con-
tanning 10000 volumes, were published
in Germany in 1877 by 10000 authors.
The total number of copies was 2.4OO.-
600, or one for every twentieth person
in the Empire. The 8,OOO,OOO almanacs
printed annually are not included in
this computation. Statistics show that
the new books are bought by only 2per
cent. of the population, and herein is
curious phenomenon that Nation
producing such an enormous number
of books should buy, comparatively, so
few, for at least half of every edition is
unsold or is sold outside of Germany
~ Y. Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25
An Elephants Revenge.

aaJ ~
ELEPHANTS have so much sympathy
with depraved human nature as to
think, with Byron, - Sweets revenge. -
An anecdote of an elephants revenge
translated from the French, is pub
lished in the Christian Union:
Upon one of the plantations was an
English Overseer named Bennett, an
exceedingly cross and disagreeable
man, who was employed by the master
becsuse Of his great capability in d.
recting affairs. Upon the plantation
was an elephant named Dourga, that
Bennett greatly disliked, and upon
whom he often played mean tricks.
His employer, after reproving him
several times for his unkindness to the
animal, warned him that if he carried
his tricks too far, Dourga would pay
him back with interest. Finally, the
time came when Dourga's patience
was tried beyond endurance.
He was in the habit of receiving
every morning from his driver huge
corn-cake covered with molasses. Of
which he was very fond, One morning,
as this cake was being carried to him
on bamboo hurdle, Bennett, who was
passing with pot full Of red pimento.
threw it upon the cake, and then
stopped to watch and mimic the grim
aces made by the elephant when he
swallowed it. ..a h."
The result was easy to see. The
poor animal, his mouth on fire, passed
the day in q marsh trying to calm the
thirst that was devouring him, and to
appease the Inflammation produced by
the fiery dose he had swallowed.
When evening came, the hour which
Bennett brought the coolies from work.
the elephant bounced upon him, picked
him up with his trunk and pitched him
headlong in . large reservoir or pond
of water, which was thirty or forty feet
deep.
Bennett, who knew how to swim,
quickly swan to the edge. Doursa
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25
GEN ERAl..

A, dispatch, received at army head
quarters, in San Francisco, on the 9th, from
Gen. Howard, dated Birch Creek, July 8, says
he found the n lians in force on the height
near Butter Cre.k, and advanced two columns,
one under Throckmorton, and attacked the
hostiles and drive them from their position to
another, higher up, which was almost imrreg.
nable; but after fierce assault from differ
ent sides at once, the Indians again fed, aban-
doning their horses, provisions, amnu-
nition and camp material. They made
for the thick timber browning the
Blue Ridge, where they made an
other stand, from which they were dislodged
and sdriyen further into the mountains. Five
enlisted men were wounded during the en-
gsgement and about twenty horses were
killed. 1t was impossible to state the loss OF
the enemy. The officers and men are said To
have behaved in the best possible manner
THROUGHOUT the affair. The news from the
John Dav Valley, on the 9th, was to the effec,
that the inhabitants were at the mercy of q
large number Of eavageS, who invested some
1909 s4tsre miles Of territory, combining ill
the natur II facilities for a prolonged war.
The Missouri Democratic State Con-
vention met at Jefferson City, on the 10TH
and nominated Elijah Norton for Judge Of
the Supreme Court, j. E. McHenry for Reg
lister Of Lands, r. d. Shannon for Super,n.
teudent Of Schools, and A. NJ. .Sevier fol
f4Albs1y Commissioner. The resolutions
adopted condemn and arraign the Electoral
CommIsSi66 q sfaithlcss. to the people, be.
cause it refused to investigate allegations oil
frapot nss6apce Ad Nstiosal Banking sys
EN-, and demand the retirement of all Ma,
Stional Bank Aotess and the issue in place
thereof of legaltender notes in quantities
sufficient to meet the business demands of the
country; oppose return to specie payment
demand the repeal AZ the Specie Resumption
act Of 1875. ETC., etc.
In . general order instructing the
officers Of the army as To their duties under
tho hw passed BY Congress, - . part Of the
Army Appropriation bill, Gen. Sherman calls
/, attention TO tho proviso Of the Constitution
and acts Of Congress relating 70 the army un
derstood to be exempt from the operation Of
the new Law, and under which alone will Old
Gers permit the use Of troops under their com
maud to aid the civil authorities % poss
cowsjtatss, or in the execution Of the laws,
Applications for the use Of troops for such
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25
Gen. Sherman on the Employment
OF Militia J Forces.
WASHINGTON. July 10

VAonANUAONs OuAy AVs
Gen. Sherman, in a general order.
invites the attention of all officers of
the army to a section in the Army APP.
opriation bill providing that "it
shall not belawful to employ any part
of the army as posse c0nitGtus Or
otherwise, for the purpose of executing
the laws, except in such cases and un-
der such circumstances as such en-
ploy mcnt of said force may be express
ly authorized by the Constitution or by
act of Congress"
The order contains the provisions of
the Constitution and acts of Congress
understood as intended to be exempt
from the operation of the above section,
and authorizing the employmentof mill
itary forces for the purpose of execut-
ing the laws, namely:
l. The Fourth Article of the Constitution, de-
ev, ~ state in this Union q republican form of
government, and shall pr..tect each of them
aga n t invasion. and on application of tine Leg
Is atue or of the Executive when the Legislat-
nre cannot be convened) against domestic viO-
3. The Civil Rights law tsecs. 1884, 1859 and
l,yYl Of the Revised 6tatuIes). which makes it
lawful for the President to employ such part of
the land or naval forces VI of militia ~ may be
necessary to aid IL the execution of = judicial
viUlatlOn and enforce the due execution Of civil
5. The Elective Franchise law CSec. 2,OOs). pro-
hibitinx the presence IF troops near the polls,
unless It be necessary to repel armed enemies of
the United States Or tO keep tho peace 1t the
a. Tie Indian laws (Secs. also, 2l5l and 2,l52
Il. 81, which .s:utnorize the apprehension OF ev-
cry person ehO may be in the Indian country in
vac staon OF Law. examination ana seizure OF
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25

Rev. o. B. buckingham thinks
there are no classes and no caste dis
tinction in this country. just let him
put ON q last years winter suit and a
straw hat, and ask the hotel clerk to
let him have q room on the parlor
floor. that's all. He will learn some
thing about the infinity of distance that
never occurred to him before. Hawk-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25

"A distinguished prisoner in the
New York Tombs complains that he
asked ~ clergyman who was visiting
the prison for . chew of tobacco, and
received stone-that is 10 say, attract.
IN. 7. Gr0phic.