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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30
Teaching Southern Youth.

In the Senatorial debate the 18Th Mr.
Blaine called attention to an arithmetic on
which Southern youth are fed, and he quot
ed from it the startling problem
If ten cowardly yankees have two DAYS
start, and make eight miles Il dav. how long
will they run before being ovcrtakcn hy five
brave Contcdcrates who are pursuing them III
the rate of ten miles day?
Mr., Blaine might have quoted equally
choice bits from other Confederate school
books, if it were worth while The First
Dixie Reader and the Primary Geography
were published for the avowed purpose of
''renderng the Southern youth independent
of the corrupt Yankee teachings" From the
Reader we Gull as follows:
4 bad woman cannot be a good grandma.
because she does not know how. God i,
good TO give us such grand-mas. We'll
done for the dar-kcs Many poor white peo-
pie would be glad of what they leave to the
hogs
The last sentence of an anccdote is:
They said: If the dog dies We will trust
in God; but the dog got well, and still lives
to guard his masters house.
with the touching salutation "Adieu-at pres
emit"
In this Geography is a map of the South
ern States that might have been made bv a
small boy from memory. We quote briefly
from the text:
''Ihe people of the torrid zone are tall and
dark completed. The United Statcs-'rhi,
was once the most prosperous country in the
world. The people are ingenious and enter
prising, and are noted for their tact in "driy-
ing bargain. They are refined and intclli-
gent on all subjects but negro slavery: ON
this they are mad"
Here Is an amusing venture in astronomy :
The moon has a dark side, and light side.
and when she turns all of her bright side to
us we have full moon When her darl,
side is to us we call it new moon.
Here is an extract from the Catechism;
Q-What is the condition of the United
States? Alt is tumhing into ruins.
Q.-What brought about thi. great calani-
ty' A.-Thc injustice and avarice Of the
Yankee nation.
Q.-What is the present drawback to our
trade? Am unlawful blockade by the
miserable and hellish Yankee nation.
These books were printed during the re-
bcllion, and bear on their title-pagcs the i'm
print of Branson & Farrar of Raleigh, ~ e.
Perhaps the reader does not need any more OF
this choice literature at this sitting. and i,
ready to say, ''Adieu-at present"
BAD PREcEDENT-In 1866 the prepric-
tors of the FREE Press had quite balance on
account against one of Coy. Garcelon's Prison
Commissioners, which has suffered greater
'hrinkage than is exhibited by them in the
Prison assets 1t shrank 100 cents on dol
| lar Rocktaud Free Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30

Among the most noteworthy of the recent
mcmentoes Of the war is the memorial obelisk
erected at Salisbury. n. G., to mark the bur
ial-placeS of the Northern soldiers who per-
l'hed in the adjacent prison-pcn during the
last years of the great conflict. 1t has been
estimated that the Is trenches contain no few
cr than LOO men, buried promiscousy,
without the possibility of ndcntifcation from
which circumstance this burial-ground is
known as the Cemetery of the 'I'nknown
Dead" 1t lies about half mile from the
town of Salisbury, on sloping ground, and
has an extent of about seven acres the other
five being laid out as a lawn, and planted with
trees. \ neat lodge has been erected at the
main entrance, over which the national colors
are daily displayed in fine weather. The
monument itself, a plain obelisk of New
Hampshire granite, SO feet 10 inches in
height. is from a design by Mr.. Augustus
Van Clect of New York, and was erected at
cost of $1,000. The unknown names of
the dead are POLITICALLY symboizcd nv Il yelled
shield. \ sword and helmet typifv the ma
tional struggle, and Il pair of broken letters
the bursting of the prison-bonds by death
over all, surrounded by laurel wreath, is
the inscription "Pro Patria." The monu-
ment standing on the highest part of the
slope, is plainly visible from the railway. and
forms one of the most picturesque features of
the local panorama
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30
FIFTY Cents will do 1t: What? why cure
your cold or cough br using IL bottle of br. \. j.
flaggs Cough and Lung syrup.
ITCHING PILES.-Thc svmpto


are moisture, like Precipitation, intense itch
Ing, increased by scratching, very distress
Ing, particularly at night rs if pin worms
were crawling in and about the rcctum. the
private parts are some times affected; if al
lowed to continue. very serious results may
follow DIR. SwAfNE', ALL HEALING ONT
MENT Is pleasant. sure cure.
HOWE CrRf>.-We were great sufferers
from Itching Piles, the symptoms were as
above described the use of Swaynes Oint-
mcnt i'll a short time made perfect cure.
J. W. Christ. Boot & Shoe House, 344 n
2d ST. T. {. WEYMAN, Halter, $. Eighth
St. Phla.
Reader, if YOU are suffering from this dis
tressing Complaint or letter, Itch, Scald
Head, Ring Worm, BARRIERS Itch, any Crus-
ty Scaly. Skin Eruption, use Swayne's
Ointment and be cured. Sent by mail to
any address on receipt of price, Gin curren-
cy or postage stamps), 80 cents box, three
boxes Sl.2j. Address letters, DIR. Swayne <
Son, $50 n. Sixth St, Philadelphia. No
charge for advice. Sold by leading drug
gists. Partridge Bros, agents for Augusta
superintendent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30
General NCiXS.

The occupation Of spectators in the ten
dollar certificates is gone, sales having been
stopped in the large cities
An oil lady living in London County, Va,
i, tlr mother OF II children, all living, whose
ages range iiom l. to - years
Lcal,ille is just now about the best place
in the country for man without capital to
keep away from.
Father Roberts. a Catholic priest nephew
of Cardia! Manning, ha, broken his vows ot
cclibacy hy marrying an English girl.
There vas a severe frost IN some sections
of Vermont Monday night. At Springfield
the mercury fell to 30 degrees, and vegeta-
ton was destroyed in several localities.
Gov. Bishop. of Ohio. joined in the chase
of pickpockct who had robbed a lady in Il
street ear in Columbus, on Friday, and aided
in his capture, with the stolen property in his
possession.
Business is very brisk among the boot and
shoe trade. There are Il great number Of
Southern and Western buyers in town, and
they are placing large orders and great
many of them -BoStoa JourRai.
The position of the stock of the Eastern
Railroad to-day does not bear out the antci-
patton of parties who looked for a CONSOLE
dation of the road with the Boston & Maine.
In fact, the latter corporation is perfectly sat
istied with the new presidential incumbency
of the Eastern Railroad, and thinks it can
paddle its own canoe without any consoida-
ton. Traveller
In little town in Missouri lady teacher
was exercising class of Juveniles in men
tai arithmetic. She commenced the question,
IF you buy COW for SlO-' when up came
little hand. ''What is it, Johnny -
"Why, YOU cant buy no kind Of COW for
$40. Father sold one the other day for $50,
and she was a regular old scrub at that"
Little Bessie, fiye-year old visited Bar
NUNS great show the other day, her first visit to
circus or menagerie, and when the elephant
reached out his trunk to grasp the ginger
bread which she unconsciously held in her
hand, she instnctively shrank back. and
looking up into her protectors face, inno-
his tail out for?"
A lady in Paris, while eating that most de-
licious of ordinary vegetables, an aspara-
gus, broke tooth against wire that ha.
been introduced into the centre An invcsti.
CATION followed, and it was discovered that il
is custom to introduce thin wires into til,
tender spear, to enable them to reach mar.
ket. Fortunately American asparagus is
hard enough without any such appliances.
Temperance lecturers will make note OF
Walkers end at Niagara. Powerless to con
tend with the current after he had lost hi,
oar, he stood up in his boat, took one long
drink from his bottle, and then fell flat on hi,
stomach. Quickly the boat was borne along
toward the edge Of the Falls In Jumping
one of the lodges of rock the boat was cu
in two, but Walker chung to the forw ard par
lying like an oyster on the half she'll. As h,
was swept under the Goat Island Bridge h,
was clinging to an oar. In moment til,
poor drunkard went over the Falls
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30
THE WAY vANDERRILT SUCCEEDED

When Commodore Vanderbilt was running steam
boats hr beat all rivals by crowding steam to the
utmost, and even running down his enemy il neces.
sary. to accomplish triumph When he went into
raroading, he adopted much shrewder and more
successful way Icy uniting vast lines and their tribu
tsrieS under his own management, thus capturing
all rivals, by sharing with them the immense pool Of
profits that were made by his skifu manipulation
McssrS. Lawrence x Coz Bankers, y. Y, accom-
plish much greater success In stock operations hy
their new Combination Method of dealing. BY this
system the orders of thousands Of customers are pool
cd into one vast sum and coopC rated under the most
experienced management, thus giving to each share
holder all the benefits of large capital and best skill
Profits divided monthly. ANY amount from IS To
$4,000 can be used with grea; S5 will make
so profit. $50 would return 500 or nine per cent
on the stock during the month, according to the mar
ket The new circular, mailed free has two uner
ring rules for success and full explanations that
anyone can operate prohtably Stocks and bonds
wanted Government Bonds supplied Apply to
Lawrence Co., Bankers ;. Exchange Place, " y.
City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
New York Money Market.

Erening Report.
NEW YORK, MAY %
Money loaned at 2-aj- v cent. on call, closing NJ
2a2 per cent.
Sterling 49, ais7 for long, and ASH IS? for short
sight.
Carrying rates, l-a2-; borrowing rates, 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30

You are disn gree BILE when you keep coughing
and disturbing others. Dr. A. J. Fagg's Cough and
Lung syrup will permanently cure you.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30

Don't Bark so much when fifty cent bottle of
DR.. Al Flagg's Cough and Lung Syrup will cure il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30
Facts to be Especially Remembered.

WE 70 " y
lst. have rtN oatlrlijl,tl and purified the Mcnas
,ric and titcus Tent Exhibition have made il II
place where fined lir> and gentlemen tan go ,,;h
their children and never WitntS- gesture nor hear
remark that q lady woad lao; countcnAncc ia her
own parlnr.
ID. | never divide nor decrease my attractions. but
add 10 them continually.
81. AN sole proprietor of all the railroad cars that
transport my "Greatcst show uu Earth" own ~.
cry dollar in the entire exhibition, and have in.
tcrrst in any other show.
18th. positively never advertise attraction that
do not exhibit, and do not for want of room, adj
ycrtise many novelties Whiea do exhibit.
9TH. Immense as my street procession j.. PIT in
To il less than half of my cages OF wild animals and
museum curio>tics, and only half the number of nay
marvellous Trained stations.
9th. Mine il four times more extensive and costly
than amy show that ever Travelled. and Wlll forfeit
and pay sJurD il ny daiF crtst. tor tie last
years lave not betn more probably treble, than
the crtig' gross rec, t' o; ANY tent exhibition thar
ever TIA, cied in This or any other country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-30

have no excuse for having it, when YOU can eur,
Yoar cold- which win surely lead to It by using Dr.
Al. Flagg's Cough and Lung Syrup.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06

have to exhibit is, that by the last police
report the juvenile arrests have fallen off
one-third in number, being 1000 less in
1873 than in 1877. The officers of the
League charge nothing for their services,
the main expense being the employment
ofspecial policemen. The whole outlay
amounted last year to one thousand dol
lars. If the two thousand arrests the
League believes it has hindered had been
made, the cost of trial and punishment to
the city could not have been less than ten
dollars to each offender, OF $50, 600. It is
said by anatomists that a human being
can not change after the age of thirty.
What he is then he viii be ia more con
firmed degree at the end of his life. If
this be true, the Chicago Citizens League
has taken the only efFectual way to sup
press vice and drunkenness. Reforms can
only be effected by the force of enlighten-
ed popular opinion. Edward Everett
Hale, in a late lecture, alludes to a eer-
tain county in New England where this
general enlightenment and care for the
public good has gone so far that there is
nota prisoner in the Jail, because there
ise none TO put in. In town that he Is
acquainted with, common health regula-
tions are so well understood and enforced
that the average age of the inhabitants is
sixty y-seven years, and no child is allowed
to go without an education. The ideal
Republic is so nearly realized there that
once month the people meet at social
reunion in their Town Hall, and the invi-
tations for it are sent to aud accepted at
every house in the village, without ex-
c. ption. Mr.. Hale believes this ideal So
ciety will be possible wherever the best
citizens take public affairs into their own
hands.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06
Set Up Your 1sar at Home.
From T. c. campben's Lecture.

From T. c. Campbells Lecture.
Barkeepers in this city pay, on an aver
erage, 50 per gallon for whisky. One gall
lon contains an average of 65 drinks,
and at ten cents drink, the poor man
pays $50 per gallon for his whisky. In
other words, he pays 50 for the whisky
and $3.50 to man for handing it out over
the bar. Make your wife your barkeeper.
Lend her 50 to buy gallon of whisky
for beginning, and every time you want
drink go to her and pay ten cents for it.
By the time you have drank a gallon she
will have $3.50, or enough money to re-
fund the 50 borrowed of you, to pay for
another gallon of liquor, and have bal
ance of $3.50. She will be able to con-
duct future operations on her own eapi-
tai, and when you become an inebriate
unable to support yourself, shunned and
despised by all respectable people, your
wife will have enough money to keeE
you until you get ready to I'LL a drunk
ards grave.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06
.earls. Fsvsr ana D,ph,her..

During the week ending January 4th
there were 224 cases of scarlet fever and
73 cases of diphtheriS in this city repor-
ted to the health department. On Mon
day of the week ending to-day there were
II cases of scarlet fever reported and 16
of diphtheria (Which includes the Sunday
list); on Tuesday, IS of scarlet fever and
of diphtheria: on Wednesday, Al Of
scarlet fever and IL of diphtheria; on
Thursday, % of scarlet fever and9 of
diphtheria; on Friday, 4s of scarlet fever
and,7 Of diphtheria; and to-day, % Of
scarlet fever and of diphtheria, making
the list this week 249 cases of scarlet fe-
yer and 81 cases of diphtheria. This
shows an increase during the lasteweek
of scarlet fever and decrease of diph-
liberia, although the figures are not trust
worthy guides, as some cases are not re-
ported. 1t is said at the Sanitary bereau
that they have done an unusual amount
of work in the way of fumigating and dis
injecting houses in all parts of the city
this week. Some of these atses are in
the most fashionable quarters Of New
York. and some in tenement districts.
This list includes some of the frst-class
hotels and boarding houses in the city.
The bed clothing and all fabric material
which has been used in the room Of the
patient is soaked for twenty-four hours
in a salution of sulphate of zinc and car
bolic acid, which operation destroys the
poison in them. The room is sealed as
tightly as possible, and from two to five
pounds of sulphate saturated with alcohol
are burned in it.-Nep York Evsataq Post,
Jan. IL.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06

Is 1t not better to purchase DIR. Prices
Special Flavoring Extracts, Lemon, Or
ange, Vanilla, etc., that have stood the
test for years. than adulterated, un-
healthy articles, because they are cheap
err Good, pure articles have fair yalu-
alton; and DR.. Prices are unequaled in
quality and purity.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06

An Irish gentleman having purchased
an alarm-clock an acquaintance asked
him what he intended to do with it.
''och," answered he, ''sure I've nothing
to do but pull the string and wake my
self"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06

Burdett's Letter to the Burlington Hawkeye
Do you remember, some weeks since, 1
was greatly annoyed by an inquisitive
man down in Maine, and abruptly closed
my letter for the purpose of the aforesaid
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06
The shock of a railroad accident.

Accounts of railroad accidents fre-
quently state that although the engine
and cars were much damaged, the pas
sengers escaped without serious injury
Yet many persons can recollect instances
of men whose health steadily declined
after they had passed apparently unharm-
ed through some mishap to train, and
whose sufferings were terminated by
death more or less sudden. Some light
has been cast on eases of this kind, by
paper read last month, before the Medical
Society of the King and Queens College
of Physicians, Dublin, by DIR. McSwiney.
In railroad collision there may result
to passenger ~ shock merely, or (2)
concussion, or 81 confusion of the cere-
bro-spinal system. In shock the func-
tions of the nerves are impaired, and the
action of the nervous system thus low
cred. It has been found that great con-
| fusion and injury, either temporary or
permanent, to the nervous functions
sometimes follow from shock to the cere-
| bro-spinal system, when the soft cerebral
and spinal mass is struck violently against
| GiO ROtIy ColSS III III
That slight blows often cause serious re-
suits is now we'll established. An appa-
rently trifing injury to the back or sac
rum may give rise to an infiammatory
process, which may, after the lapse Of
years even, end fatally. And often {
slowly creeping-on paralysis will ensut
upon a shock to the cerebro-spinal cen
ter, when at first no i'll result was appa
rent. In such cases the seeming contra
diction may sometimes be noticed that
whereas the more severe and dangerou
phenomena often result in the very case
in which the injury appears to be trifling
on the other hand, it occasionally occur
that the severest primary lessons presen
, to observation only slight and unimpor
tant symptoms.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-06
PUBLIsHEp nT
TEBMs;$2.oOPorY Year in Advance.
oEFTCE Il !
BHasOntc Directory for EayeEte County.
OhEo, for she Year 1879.
FATErrE LODGE, NO. 1o7, P. A.. n.

=
oFFICERs:--C S. Snyder, W. NJ; T. J. Idndsey,
S. w; H. K. Browne, j. w; D. Furtwangers
Treasurer: b. II. Afillikan, Sec'y; NJ. E. Hard,
H. Hammer, Stewards; J. L. Miliikans Iylers
Mills Gardner, Mast. Ger; 4. A. Ho5lnsons 1 Ut
ganist; j. p. Patterson, Chaplain Prudenus4
Commfttee-D. Furtwsngler, Zebulon smith, 4
Miliikan-
FAFRrrE cHAPTER 10. los. ROYAL ARCH AEAsoNs.
OFFIcERs :-H. K. Robinson High Priest; y.
augler King: Zebulou Smith, seFIbei n
8. C,rearuer. z. S.s 81. z. Hard &. H.i d. T.
Browne, r. A. G.; G. s Snyder, O. 81 % VI "A.
We PaHzey, Treasurer; X. Millikan, Secretary; |;
J. L. MiIlikah, Guard
ELx coBzMAEDERY no. q, KNIGHTS TE2fPLAE.
CFFTcERs ~ W. Woods, Eminent Commander;
J. b. Hudson Generalissirao; r. B. Beeson, Cap
tain Gensral; Mills Gardner, Prelate; II. E..
browne, 5. W.; NJ. E. Hard, j. w; Milo Rock
sr; II. D. Pursell, Warder; u. Furtwang gler,
Treasurer; 2, J. Lindsey Secretary; J. L. Milli-
kan, Sentinel.
BLooMINGBURe LODGE no. 40, P. AZ.
OFFICERS :--A. B. Elliott, W. IL. William Clark,
3. W.; Wm- M. Jones, j. W; j. M. Mccoy. Secre-
tary; Henry Casey, Treasurer; Chas. Steube, Sd;
John n. Brown. j. D.: VIM. Noble Wnas SQuier,
Stewards; j. NJ. Adams, Chrplain; L. Delengers
Tyler. Prudential Committee-D. n. Hays, John
W. Rodgers, Harry Crow.
JEFFERsoEvILLE LODGE no. 46s, F. FAN
OFFICERS ~. W. Roebuck, w. NJ; g. L. Bush,
s.. W.; j. I. Lott, j. W.; G. W. Gray. Treasurer
o. v. Creamer, Secretary; i. A. Elster, ). D.; O..
r. MARSHALL j. D.; Urban Hidy. George Miller,
Stewards; Abel Armstrong, Chaplain; VIM. Wood,
Tyler.
The New York herald., 1879-09-30
PRESIDENT DIAZ'S MESSAGE.

DEVOTED CHIEFLY TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRs-
THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT SEEK RE-ELEc-
TIoN.
CITY OF MEXICO, Sept 8. 1879.
The Presidents Mosssge was delivered to Congress
tho 10th instant. 1t is considered an excellent
document. 1t is long and devoted principally to in
tornational affairs 1t says the foreign re-
latons Of Mexico are Of the most ad-
mirablo character. Belgium has removed
her relations with Mexico. No now embar-
rassments have arisen to render difficult complete
agreement with tho United States. Tho message re-
fers to the commencement of numerous railroads,
and shows that sixty miles of railway have boen
built during the year; there has been q consider
able augmentation or tclegraphic commune
cation, increase of schools aud mum.
bers of pupils. and Improvement in
the financial situation OF this government.
Peace prevails over the entire Republic. In his
message the President declares himself against re-
election and is unfavorabc to repeal OF the prohibi-
tory law. The President abstans from pronouncng
opinion upon the events ut Vora Cruz the matter
being before the Grand Jury of the nation. He do
sIres that justice may be enforced with impartalty
and Independence.
The New York herald., 1879-09-30
STRIKE IN CINCINNATI.
CABINETAIAKERs, CooPERs AND OTHERS QUIT
woRK-DRMANDs OF THE woRKMEN.

COMMENTARIES, CooPERs AND OTHERS QUIT
woRK-DRMANDs OF THE woRKMEN.
CINCINNATI. Sept. 30. 1879.
Within the past fo,\y-eight hours the various
trades unions Of this city. controlling tho action OF
the cabinet makers, coopcrs. shoemakcrs ana some
national employees. have succeeded in gotting
about two thousand strike OF
this number probably 1000 cabinetmakers and
machine men. employed chiefly by the Mitchell &
Rommellsburg Manufacturing Company. Henry Clos
terman. Fcldcamp Bro, tho Cabinetmakers' Union,
Macke, Bushng 4 Co.. the Belts Street Furniture
Company. and the Central Furniture Association.
The UNIFORM demand OF the strikers is for fifteen
per cent advance, and tho employers have thus far
firmly declined to allow tho increase. No disturb
anco hos occurred.
MEETING or CABINET MAKERS.
About eight hundred OF the striking cabinet
makers held meeting tonight and decided. by
adopting resolutions. to moct every morning
and report progress; to keep away from
factories whcro tho workmcn were out on
strike; to assess workmen who may receive the in
demanded five per cent for the support OF
needy strikers. and to form procession tomorrow
morning to march through neighborhoods where
, the mon have not yet struck. strike committee
Of seven was appointed, of whom five declined to
servo.
few laborers in the employ of the Marietta and
Cincinnati Railroad. who had been receiving 81 per
day. made q demand for 81 10 and have stopped