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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-23
lfgal advertisements.

To the Hon. County Commissioners Of Aroostook.
VNHE undersigned, citizens Of said county, respect
Il fully represent that public convenience and
necessity require the location of "a county road be-
ginning Mt the center of the Military road (socaed)
near the residence of Mrs. Phebe Tlummer I'm Reed
Plantation, theme" running by the feasible route
To the T.. n. a. railroad, near the Wytopitlock
station in said plantation.
We Therefore request you to view said route aud
local" said road, al your earliest convenience.
Il. w. CARPENTER and 50 others
IROOSTOOk, So Court Of County Commission.
ers, Juig Term 1879.
On the foregoing petition, ORDERED, That no.
"Wednesday, Oct. s. 1879, at 10 A. NJ, at Mrs Phebe
RUNNERS IN said Reed Plantation no ], Range %
and hear all parties interested In said road, and on
the same day proceed to view the route mentioned in
SAID petition, and take such further action In the
premises rs they Judge proper Said notice to he Civ
en- by serving attested copies of the petition and this
order upon the clerk of said Reed Plantation, and
upon lsaac VI. Bragg &. d. Bryant us trustee of the
;. + liersey estate, John Lane, 4. d. Webster, +.
Webster, Davis X. Stockwcll, Geo. :. Chalmers
LOOMS Taylor, NJ. j. Baldwin, for the +. w. Bald.
win estate, Geo. A. Upton, for the T.. A. UPTON es
tate, Greenwood Rollins, r. q. Rollins, freeman
Pierce, Jonas Clifford, Seth Clifford Frank PrOuty
VIM. A Condor, :. II. Condor. G, Springer, s. Sher.
pany, and seth Spaudng, supposed owners of lands
i'll said township, the other owners being unknown,
and the Commissioners being unable TO ascertain by
reasonable diligenc, who they arc ard By posting M
like copies in three public places in said plantation
and by publishing the same three successive weeks
in the AroOstOok Times, newspaper published at
oulton i'll said County of Aroostook and six scces.
sive weeks in the kennebec Journal the State paper,
the last publication and said service and posting
be AT least thirty days before said meeting that all
parties interested may attend and be heard, IL they
see tit.
Attest RANSOM NORTON. Clerk.
AZ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-23

NUTItETS HEREBY GIVEN, that the subscr.
~ Der has been duly appointed Administrator
with the will annexed on the estate of
ANN T. LANG. late of Vassaboro,
in the County of kenncbec deceased, intestate and
has undertaken that trust by given bond the law
directs: All persons therefore, having demands
against the estate Of said deceased desired ex
hibit the same for settlement; and all indebted to
said estate requested TO make immediate pay.
ment TO CHARLES b. Gates.
July 2l 1879. 3w33
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-23

Fac-Simile of Label ON each Hottie.
Nothing equals thisprcparation for Cholera Nor
bus, Dysentery, Diarrhna, Cramps in the stomach,
Colds Chs, etc. 1t is prepared to meet those cases
incident TO hot weather like summer complaint and
similar disorders. II is made from the best and
purcst articles. Contains no cayenne other fiery
or injurious drugs to cheaper. II is made of the
Pure .Jan.aica Giager and choice arOnatics. One.
fourth of the liquid portion Is the finest French
Brandy, which with the ginger and aromatics makes
It an Incompatible remedy for every household.
Ask yOur druggist grocer for Parsons Essence of
.Jamacia Ginger, and take other. Price % and 30
cents per bottle.
PARSONS, BANGS & CO.,
Wholesale Druggists, Portland Me
usi7- t&wtillsept1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-23

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the sub
4 y scriber has been duly appointed Administrator
with the will annexed on the estate Of
WESTERN 7. PIERCE, late of Windsor,
in the County of kennebec deceased, intostate, and
has undertaken that trust by giving bond the law
directs All persons, therefore, having demands
against the estate of said deceased are desired
hbt the same for settlement and all indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate payment
to EUGENE w. WHITEUOuSE.
july 1879. 3w33
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-23

Premiums received and Losses are paid in casi
only. Policies issued payable at the death of the
Insured, also payable at the end OF certain nunbel
Of yeats. Policies are also issued on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-23

The Promoter and PerfectOr Of Assinit-
1atiOn.
The RcfOrmer and Vitalizer of the Blood.
The Producer and InvigOratOr Of Nerve
and Muscle.
The Builder and supporter of Brain
Power.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-23

Attest RANSOM NORTON, Clerk.
true copy of petition and order.
6w30 Attest HANSON NORTON, Clerk.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15
A Shower OF Cats.

When Ben De Bar was manager of
the 81. Charles Theater i'm New Orleans.
about seven years ago, he was frequently
annoyed by the passage of cats across
the stage during the performances. The
place was infested with rats, and three
large Toms were kept busy all the sea
son looking after them. But useful as
these cats were, il became absolutely
necessary TO suppress them. They had
been allowed 40 much license that
hardly night passed but they would
with arched backs and measured tread
move In solemn procession across the
stage, and turn the most serious
performance into a farce. DE Bar Mt
last decreed that they should be ban
lshed up stairs TO the flies during per
formances. and should be brought down
only for the purposes Of business. The
stage carpenter made kind of tene-
ment for them by throwing an old
dilapidated scene across what i'm theat-
rical parlance is known az the grid
lIon," that is, the frame which holds
the scenes in position. Here the cats
were able TO roam at pleasure, and their
new quarters seemed TO suit them very
well. They multiplied rapidly, and
were nightly visited by cats from the
neighborhOod, to which they kept
open house" One night, however,
there was an unusually large assem-
blaRe, and their weight being greater
than could be supported by the rotten
old scene that formed the platform for
their promenading, the canvas parted,
aud, in the midst Of the most pathetic
scene in Fanchon," they were precip-
itated upon the stage. II literally
rained cats. The astOnishment of the
audience, who, Of course, were ignor,
ant Of the cause of the catastrophe
may well be imagined, a. we'll as the
uprOariOus merriment which greeted
such novel incident. The actors did
not escape unscathed. More than one
OF them was severely scratched, and
that night there was an extraordinary
run on tho property man for flesh
cOlOTed cOuTLplaster.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15
The Power OF Chemistry.

Chemistry-wh whatever Mr.. Lowe NAV
have To say IN praise of civil engineer
ing--is the science of the world and ol
the future. The bridge which takes the
engineer years upon years To construct.
the chemist can, in 40 many siNtieths of
second, reduce TO atoms.
Chemistry has given us the balloon
IT has put in our hand gunpowder.
nitro-glycerine, dynamite and. above
all, Illuminate of gold, an expl sivc so
terrible that il an ounce Of il he left i'm
stoppered bottle its grains falling
among themselves by their own WEIGHT
Will create convulsion sufficient to Law
all London in ruins. 1t has given US
poisons So subtitle that were we TO
employ such means of warfare. we
would sail in balloon over the camp of
the enemy and drop upon il shell. tie
bursting of which would kill every
human being within mile of it's range.
Then, too, chemistry has given us
dislntectants To the chemists. we owe
carbolic acid, chloride OF lime and per
manganate of potash. Chemists have
taught us To disinfect our sewers and
drains, TO ventilate our houses, to burn
gas, instead of oil, aud To light our
streets with what is more powerful than
gas itself-the electric light. 1t il TO
chemistry, indeed, that we owe almost
all the comforts Of every day life
But, on the other hand, the possibili-
ties of chemistry are almost too terrible
tn he contemplated. As the science nj
present stands, any student can, if he
have access To well-stored laboratory.
carry away in n pill-box sufficient to Inv
London in ruins, or to poison the whole
community of its inhabitants The
chemist can, as every school-boy knows.
convert water into ice in the center of a
red-hot crucible. He can construct n
she'll the size of Il cricket-ball which will
explode the moment il touches the
water and overwhelm i'm flames hostile
1eet. Indeed the chemist reduces the
world to its original and primal elements.
For him, even more than for the
engineer, nothing is impossible And
yet ms power, vast as IL is, is limited.
He can moro easily destroy than con.
struct. He can take life, but he can
not give it. He can lovel the city with
the plain, but he can not build il again.
lie can create prussic acid, but he il
lgnerant of it's antidote. He is like the
fisherman who rashly opened the vessel
sealed with the ring of Sulieman Ben
Daoud. The forces at his control are
beyond his command: the powers he
can evoke he can not lay. 1t Is the old
story OF Cornelius Agrippa-those who
trltle with natures secrets do so Mt their
peril.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15
The Telephone at Work.

The Cincinnati Gazetfc says that on
Saturday afternoon Superintendent
Eckert, of the Bell Telephone Company,
gave 10 all his subscribers who choose 10
listen an orchestral concert Two
micrOphOnes were placed in the Grand
Opera-h0use, into which the music Of
the orchestra was gathered, and then by
the modern magic, known m science. or
natural laws, was carried to the ears Of
listeners all over the city wherever the
telephone connections are made. The
music was distinctly heard and was
keenly enjoyed The experiment was
repeated at night with success.
In the afternoon Of Saturday there
was still more astonishing feat per
formed through The Edison Telephone
between this city and indianapolis. a
distance Of one hundred and twenty
eight miles Mr. b. H. johnson, of the
Western Union Telegraph Office, invited
representatives Of the press to observe
the workings OF the Edison Telephone
between these two points. Mr.. Wiley
smith was managing the instrument at
Indianapolis These two gentlemen
were able to converse readily. and n
recognize each others voices. The
music OF music box at indianapolis
was heard plainly here, but the most
satisfactory feature was the singing Of n
tenor solo by a gentleman at Indian
apolis, who gave 90 much satisfaction
that his name was asked, and was given
a. }. 9. Blake. Cincinnati responded
with a fine baritone solo by Mr. Gala
CHER, Of the Western Union Office, and
applause came from the Indianapolis
listeners. The experiment was exceed
ingly satisfactory.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15

Under Peter the Great court life in
RusSa WAS the reverse Of courtly. AT
the court dinners Peter entertained a
miled assembage Of shipwrights and
otter artisans, generals, priests, min
istnrs Of state, merchants, ambassadors,
aJd people Of all grades and trades en-
pOyed on his works. The workingmen,
n the dress Of their calling, filed the
places Of honor near the Gar, who ap-
peared in the same kind Of coarse
wooden clothing Other guests who
could find seats at the festive board
took possession Of them without cere-
mony Those who could not stood
around getting stray morsels by
hook or crook and in the intervals re-
freshing themselves with "potations
pottle deep" Of brandy; the Gar al-
lowed Of no stint to his guests, and in
no wise stinted himself Before the re-
past was half finished the company was
uproarious, and in the end, inAsmed by
strong drink, fighting and blasphen ing,
they inflicted bodily injury on each
other.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15
The " Derrick " on TaImaee.

The Daily Derrick is an enterprising
paper. II has discovered that Talmage
has an assistant who gets up the newspa-
per accounts OF his sermons i'm advance.
The Derrick says: We suspect that
Mr. Talmage looks in on the stoker, or
whatever he calls him, about Wednesday
evening, and leaves an order something
like this:
&" See, here, sirrah, crowd my Taber-
nacle nextSunday from turret 10 founda-
ton stone; pack the aisles with camp.
stools, and take up all the standing room
as early as seven o'clock, DO you hear,
sirrah as early as seven o'clock
." In case Mr.. Talmage does not do this,
but leaves the matter entirely with the
assistant, then he must be under the
necessity Of calling around before church
time Sunday morning and asking the
young man something like this:
g" Well, sirrah, how am j 10 appear
this morning. Am ! 20 be a tri1e
nervous, or am / 10 be as calm ~ a
summers morning? Am ] 70 enter the
Tabernacle with light step, like seme
airy, fairy Lillian, or am 10 come with
measured tread and slow? And, my
good man, am j 10 slap my hands
together convulslvely, "a if the blood
circulated TOO slowly, 10 enable me 10
grasp fully the theme upon which J
propose 10 enlighten my congregation,
and If 20, how many2 Speak, sirrah,
or Oft goes your head of, and 30 much
for Buckingham
Having received the information,
Mr. Talmage doubtless withdraws and
chews q red pepper pod, which he
palms of on his stomach for a whisky
cocktail"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15

a WISCONSIN, girl put on trowsers and
started through the deep snow 10 walk
six miles to village for provisions, the
family larder being empty. She soon
became tired out, besides losing her way
and the cold was intense A big New
foundland dog which accompanied her
was the means Of saving her life. She
scooped out hollow in the snow. Law
down In 10, and made the warm dog lie
on her, shifting him about 20 a. 10 sue
cessiyely cover the coldest parts of her
body. In that way she passed a whole
night, and was not very severely frost
bitten. With two or three more dogs. 4"
che says, " would have got along very
comfortably"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15
DON'T sTOr MY PAPER.

pont s'np roy paper. printer.
Don strike ny name of vet:
You now the times n q stringent.
An a money hard TO get;
But tug a little h.rder
Il. what mean 10 do,
~ sd scraPe the dimes together,
EnOUgh for me aud you.
1eAn't afford to drop 80;
l hnd it doesn't pay
To do without a paper,
However thers may.
hate - ask my neighbors
To give me theirs on loan
-Ih y don't just say, but mean a..
Why don't you have your own
You can't tell how we'd miss A..
IN ~, by anv tate,
Should hap pen not 20 reach US,
Or come a little late:
Then all Is in = hubtub.
And things 90 a Awry,
And, printer. II you're married,
You know the reason Why.
L cannot do without
~ ~ no use TO try,
tH other people take AZ.
Ahdt printer, 80 must /
4, too, must keep me posted.
And know what's going on
Or feel, and be ACQUITTED
A fogy simPleton.
Then take IL kindly, printer,
IL pay be somewhat slow,
For cash 10 not 30 plenty.
And wants not few, you know.
But must have my paper,
Cost what IL may 10 me,
I'd rather dock my sugar,
And do without my tea.
so. printer, don't you stop IL,
Unless you want my fTown,
For here's the years subscription,
And credit IL right down:
And send the paper promptly
And regularly on,
Aud let IL bring us weekly
It's welcomed benlson.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15
NUMBER %.
TuE FoUR STAGES.

what Is hfer" sang a maiden gay.
a. she tossed her golden treSseS
Why, life IL only an hour Of plav,
with silks and satins and dresses"
What II life ~ sighed a mother gray
Who had walked across the lea
Good gracious dear. I've visited all day
For cup OF strong, black tear
what Il lifc1' the spall boy sang
His looks hung by his side
When on the air shrill voice rang,
Now, boys, let's hook n ridel"
" what IL iifof'' the old man said
Whosc age was growing ripe,
" Friends who dent wish 10 zee mo dead
VIII pass me tobacco and pipc."
-Ncto iork Brpress
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15

lF there is a Providence that tempers
the wind to the shOrn lamb, there il no
doubt that the all watchfuI guide of
the winds has turned its icy blasts 40
wisely across the Southern States this
winter The unusual severity Of the
winter, which has brought nine inches
and more Of snow AZ Marshall. Texas.
get ice 10 flowing i'm the Red River and
turned storm Of chilling sleet upon
Florida, is a dispensation for which this
nation should be devoutly thankful
From how much Of suffering and mis-
cry 1t has saved us we can never know /.
but we have At least good reason 10 hone
that it has ayerted n visitation Of the
yellowfever plague next summer.
which otherwise would have been more
dreadful than any pestilence which
ever devastated this country. st. Louis
Republican.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15

MONTAGUE locks about the forehead
and temples are still much worn by fash
ionable young ladies.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15

a BOOK once owned by Martin Luther
and containing Ms notes made by his
hand is owned in Maine Tt isa Latin
translation of SOlomon's Song, with a
preface and notes by Luther.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15

A CLOCK made entirely Of bread has
lately been received in Milan, Italy.
from Peru. II was constructed by an
Indian, who, having no means Of pur.
chasing material, saved q portion Of his
daily bread for the purpose He solid
iied IL with certain salt which rem
dered itvery hard and insoluble in water.
The clock keeps good time, and the
case, also Of hardened bread, displays
artistic talent
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15

A HIGHLY colored tale-tha peacock's.
Herald.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-15

PARIS journals of late date, publish
reports from Constantinople, that the
Sultanis Is ill viii he say scissors2
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
CITY ECH y Es.

James Norton. alias Skinner, resteth on the
boards of the Sixth Station, for getting away
with somebody else's lumber.
Edward Cain for insult and abuse and threat
ening the life of one Leonora Johnson was
lodged in the Central Station.
Mrs. Weber tried to soothe Mary Meyers TEN
per with brick, and then retired to the Central
Station on charge of assault and battery
Chas. Wendell. o barber. for trying to lather G.
Smith, was locked no in the Third Station. The
charge against him is assault and battery.
Ryal Bridges, II wanted. con be found In cell
No. 4, Central Lookup. He is held there TO
answer O charge Of assault and battery on Sally
Elliott.
John Keepers assaulted and abused Ann
Carney. and then threatened to do her bodily
harm. all Of which is booked against him in the
Central Station.
Lizzie Memmory and Mary Coleman were
boarders of Capt Bacehmin Saturday and sun
day nights. charged by John Carroll with in
suit and abuse and assault with a bottle.
Joseph Bare and Jack Burke were lodged In
the Fifth Precinct Station, charged with fight
ing and disturbing the peace. Bare la also
charged with assault and battery on Corporal
Thomas.
Joseph Tebbetts. while full of emotion and
night. Az he had no other covering save the
canopy IL heaven. Officer Need was afraid he
would catch cold 80 he put him in his little
bunk AT the Central Lock
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT MONDAY, APRIL q 1879

dollars worth of medicinal plants, roots and
| herbs Of Western North Carolina production.
| A Buncombe North Carolina, county man
said In Ashevle the other day that he was
/ thirty-four wears old. wrote readable mana,
| hut never wrote and never received letter
| In his life.
| In Arkansas there are 1855, 821 acres Of i'm
proved lands, 1910, 1926 acres Of woodland aud
/ 1927 $50 acres of other unimprOved lands.
III addition there are 49, 405, 720 acres Of United
States public lands.
A Mr.. Kennedy was bitten by rattlesnake
near Waukulla, Fla, the other day. Liz APP
piled the white OF an egg to the wound and
drank abundantly of whisky at once. The
next day he was az well as ever.
On Friday, after very protracted contest.
lasting about two months, Capt j. i. Tosh,
by change q one vote, was elected auc-
tiOneer Of the Tobacco Association Ot letters
burg by twenty votes to eighteen for Mr.. Y.
ID. Moss.
Vicksburg Herald: The action Of Louis
lana In establishing rigid quarantine ~ the
Passes. to take effect on the first OF May.
meets with universal comfnendatiOn 1t has
restored confidence more than anything that
las yet been done.
The rice-iields on the Cape Fear river, near
Wilmington. which have lain idle and grown
up with weeds since the war. have been re-
claimed and planted this season by several
energetic parties, who expect to raise at least
j
A coored nurse in GAINESVILLE o.. writes her
sister in Atlanta: III you can make living
In the South, you had better remain where
you are. This has always been O free State,
but colored people can get along with South
ern folks o great deal better than with the
Yankees"
Lockhart tTexas) Ne,ps- Echo: Large droves
of cattle have been passing through town
nearly every day for the last two weeks
About $4,000 head have already passed
through en- route for the Northern markets.
The drive will be much larger this spring
than was anticipated.
The Atlanta Globe, new weekly paper
stands upon the following platform: Equal
taxation, including government bonds ana
church property; the suppression of national
banks; honest payment of city, State and
national debts; national aid for the Texas
Pacific Railroad and Mississippi river levees
pensions alike for Federal and Confederate
soldiers.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
Mr. EvITIEs.

The Harmonic Club held festival in Oakland
Riding Park yesterday, which was attended by
an immense number Of persons.
The Club Dramatique ct Social No. T. gave
its third grand festival at Loepers Park yester-
day. Enjoyment. fun and frolie ruled the day
to every body y satisfaction.
Next Sunday the Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent
Society will give a grand annual picnic at the
Oakland Riding fHTk. On tire uutusion a grand
competitive drill will take place.
There was D fair attendance last night ut
Grunewald Hall TO enjoy the musical and the
atrical soiree given by the Young Ladies' So
eiety. The programme was very entertaining
and was gone through with a great deal Of
talent by the fair young performers.
Yesterday the Louisiana Boat Club had an
election Of officers 70 serve for the ensuing year.
Al which the following named gentlemen were
unanimously elected:
j.. b. Musgroye President.
Henry Carriere. Vice President.
Sidney Lewis. Secretary.
Charles Claiborne. Treasurer.
Bernard Tremeulet, Captain.