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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-29
UGUsrA NAMES sATURDAYM MORNING GMA1 1850
NO 1913.
miscellaneous.
BEING on TINE.

Men like Mr. Spurgcon know what is
the worth of being on time in filling every
engagement, and he speaks here like
man in earnest The habit of strict
punctuality is one OF the essential quali-
ties of good Sunday-school teacher. MIR.
Spurgeon says:
Punctualitv is ono of the minor morali-
tics. but it is one which every Young man
should carefully cultivate. The very
smallness of the virtue makes its opposite
vice the less execusable. Ii is rs easy TO
he in time rs it is to he five minutes late,
when you once acquire the habit. Let it
be acquired by all means. and never lost
again. Upon that five minutes will de-
pend world of comfort to others. and
every Christian should consider this to be
a very weighty argument. We have no
right to cause worry and aggraNation to
others, when little thoughttulnesso on our
part would prevent it. lfthe engagement
be for l2 o'clock. we have no authority ~
make it II .05. and by doing ST. we shall
promote nobody's happiness. That odd
selves throughout the entire day, and this
perhaps may touch the sluggard n little
more keenly than any less selfish consid-
Viatioh. ilC Nuo ~ iItttV tsssS ~
the morning will have to drive fast, will
be constantly in a tcver, and win scarcely
overtake his business at night; whereas
he who rises in proper time can enjoy the
luxury of pursuing his calling with reg,i-
larity, ending his work in tit season, and
gaining little portion of leisure. Late
in the morning may mean putting and
blowing all the day long. whereas an early
h.N,, all al
This is worth a mans considering. Much
evil comes of hurry. and hurry is the child
of unpunctuality.
The waste of other peoples time ought
to touch the late mans conscience. A
gentleman. who was member of a COM
mittec, rushed in fifteen minutes behind
the appointed hour. and scarcely apollo
.gized. for to him the time seemed near
enough; but Quaker, who happened
also to be on the committee, and had been
compelled to wait. because quorum
could not be made up to proceed with the
business, remarked to him, Friend. thou
hast wasted full hour. Il is not only
thy quarter Of an hour which thou hast
lost. but the quarter of an hour OF each of
the other three; and hours are not so
plentiful that we can afford 10 throw them
away" We once knew a brother whom
we named ''thc late Mr.. s." because
he never came in time. A certain tart
gentleman. who had been irritatcd by this
brothers's unpunctuality. said that the
sooner that name was literally true the
better for the temper of those whc had 10
wait for him. Many man would much
rather he fined than be kept waiting. II
a man must iniurc me, let him rather
plumber me of my cash than Of my time.
To keep busy man waiting is an act OF
robbery. and is also an insult. It may
not be so intended, but certainly il man
has proper respect for his friend, he will
know the value of his time and will not
cause him to waste it. There is cool
contempt in uDpunctuality, for it rs good
as says. "Let the fellow wait; who is he,
that ] should keep my appointment with
him?"
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KENNEBEC COCNTY.--L Probate Court at
1uamsfn, on the fourth Mosddy OF May. 1850.
VNLIZA +. JOHNSON. Executrix on the will
II of Warren Johnson late of Augusta, IN said
county deceased having petiioned for license to sell
fhe foowing real estate of said deceased, for the
naymeut of debts, &c, viz: Several lots of land
sonfh OF Western Avenue In Augusta, being all the
real estate Of sand deceased portion thereof being
subject to mortgage:
OrprnEp, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successvely prior the second Monday ofJune
next, in the Daily kennebec journal. newspaper
attend At then to be holden at Angus
IA and show cause, If any, Why the prayer Of said
petition should not be granted.
ii. h. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register.
may9asaW
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A COMPLICATED CASE.

Gentlemen. My case is briefly ss follows havc ha
Fatairh for ten years. each year with increasing
vcry For nine years l b had not hreathed through
one nostril. hal droppiugs In the throat very ba,
cough asthma SO bad as he obliged TO take relncd
Tor Il night before being able lie down and sleep
and constant dull pain in my head. My head wa
at tunes so fQll of catarrhal matter TO injure m,
sense Of hearing and comp me to get up several time
IN the night to clear u and thi oat b. coult
sleep Every one of these distressing symptoms has cis
appeared under the Of not quite three bottles
SaSFoEDs R,Dic CURE. My hearing fully stored
hsve no asthmate symptoms, no cough. no dropping
IN the throat, no headache, and In every bette
Ihan have been for years. could feel the elects
the CCRx on NV appetite. kidneys, and in fact
every part Of my s. stem. What has been done In m!
case Is wholly the effect OF the RADICAL CCEH.
Very respectfully, {. IL. LAWRENCE.
NC. (cf
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IT CAN Be CURED,

can be cured. Therc is no doubt about it, The In
! mediate relief affords by sANroEp's RApicA
'rEE FOR CArAERH is but slight evidence of wis
l3y follow persistent Of this remedy. The harI
incrustcd matter that has lodged the passage
- removed with few applications the liberation
Inflammation snhducd and healed the entire mcmhra
nous liaings OF tlr hrad clcsnsed purified Cor
stutionaly ITS action Is that OF powerful purif, I'M
agent. destroying IN its through the system
the dcsd poison, the destructive agent in catarrha
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Indorsed by q Prominent Druggist.

hereby certify thAt Mr.. Lawrence purchased tn.
1tApIcAL CURE OF me, and from time to time made m,
familiar with his becvc his to be tru
IN every particular. JAS, +. DERBY,
FiTCHBCEG, Oct. II.
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Much valuable time is wasted in experi-
menting with uncertain remedies; whereas,
bottle Of DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup would at
once cure the troublesome Collie or DiarrI,ea
affecting the Baby.
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IS II CuRABlE?

'!'RosL who have suficF,a Eom the various and con
p. atcd FERNS ui e.sossS assumed by Catarrh an
have i:iod many physicians and re- cdics without rv,
.. care await he answer 10 ts question with consider
al'v aaNiety- Aad well shcy may no disease tina
be mentioned Is 50 universally rrvvalcnt and =
de- racve 10 heath as Catarih. Bronchitis Asihni
,oa,'s. nd serious and ir, Guen;iy affections
ihe lungs follow, In many Instances, case Of simp
bat neglected Catsrrh Other sympathetic affection,
sac as dcaiaes>. impaired eycsigt and loes of sens
o. smell may lie 10 as niiaor but nevertheless
serious results Of ncrleetca Catsrrh. bad enough
themselves but as nothing compared with the danger
Gus affections OF the throat and luaEs likely 10 follow
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coLLINs' voLrAic pLAsrrRa
PRICE. aS CENTS.

BE careful to call for COLLINS voLrAIC Plastic lest
You get some worthless imitation. Sold by all whole.
and Canadas. and by WEEKS POTTER, PROPRIETOR,
Boston, Mass.
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WANTED!

ENNERGETIC men to travel and take orders for
- fruit trees and other nursery stock. None bat
those Of strict integrity and temperate habits need
apply For terms, address, stating age previous oc.
oapAti0n, and names - references.
s. T. CANNON, Augusta, Maiss.
feb17wkt2taw
, 1880-02-01

preclate and discourage investments IN Wesb
:ern property and mortgages is partly due te
q selfish interest in retaining the money as
the East (which purpose is the basis Of the
New York law forbidding the insurance cor
porations Of that State to lend thelr
money in any other State), but main
" owing to the fact that Eastern money
can no longer obtain higher rates In the
West upon frstclass security than II
can get at home 1t is case Of sour grapes.
One Western insurance company Is loanl&g
money In sums as small as S1,00o on good
real-estate security at 8H per cent, without
commissions. Eastern capital never before
found any such co1npetitfon In the chicago
market, and would have reason to rejoice IT
any suspicion could be established that
would bring back the old rates, ranging from
to 10 per cent, with commissions. This is
not to be accomplished, and the New York
newspapers may just as well abandon the
effort. Capital has been increasing in the
West during the hard times by reason OF in
dustry, frugality, and steady accumulation.
The legal rate of interest has been reduced
In most of the Western States In recognition
of the change in supply and demand. Bank
rates and current loans are lower In proper
ton. II Eastern money-lenders desire fut-
ure Western investments they must be 8atis-
fed with the rates they get at home, with
the difference Of better security in Sec
tion Of the country which is constantly
growing in population, production, and
, 1880-02-01

fectly disinterested eyes should be enabled
to say different law is enacted in Ireland,
and on account Of some jealousy OF sus-
-picion Ireland has curtailed Or mutilated
rights" When such shall be the case, and
when there has been effected complete and
radical change in the system Of land tenure
and ownership, there will be no need for the
Irish people to be periodical mendicants, and
their country the scene OF misery, squalot,
and anarchy. The determined attitude al
ready assumed by the Presbyterian tenantry
cannot but hasten these good results. Men
Of their race and blood, according to Ban
croft and Fronde, were the first to declare
for the separation Of the American Colonies
from, the "Mother Country" May not the
present position Of these men indicate and
betoken the dawn Of a brighter era OF COM
parative independence for themselves and
their less determined countrymen?
, 1880-02-01

fable, would, SO Beaconsde,d -:
win the country 'squires and tha ho1sat'
IN yshopkeepers to the Tory party ~ puo'
IS tradition, too, that she Is an Irfsh,vs.aes aaese
a and what could 50 win on the Cats 'm.a; ~ a.
idea that one Of their own copntrrna nv as taa
was Queen of Ireland de facto, Ana |s,aen ,aas
than all her sister, the Countess a. Dun p4ute
arlington, vas Roman Catholic, md m' totE'
lndustrfously circulated that she herseN II s's ~as
strongly inclined Romewatd, and A. ~. va "as
sequence, would certainly coneilIs+a - ~ "
Catholics: That the Duchess has a plared sa aa
part well is unquestioned. Tha sS c:ra4s aet
'squires and the shopheepers Of Duh,;n htsty ny
enthusiastic about her; she has hem .at ato
warmly received BY the pro- British catho,;a9 aSt9
All her efforts, however, to win fayor ~
the people have been utterly without arau ~
Her relief fund is looked on with spsnte,as ,~a.
and, worse than all, her stupid Duodrearr;sh'
husband has completely spoiled and 1ns::l y
avprvfhinp -. 9P'es
, 1880-02-01

Daniel Webster, or some other great law
yer, once said that there was nothing un
known to the Almighty unless it were the
decision which petit jury might reach.
This was superior to His on1ntscience. The
sardonic character Of the remark is we'll
illustrated in the finding Of the Cortright-
Far1ell jury. Mr.. Cortright sued Mr. Far
well for damage to his character, amounting
to $4,000, which would be q pretty heavy
damage to any character which is not
angelic. The plaintiff employed very skill
full and astute counsel to prosecute his
claim, and the defendant was represented By
equally skillfnl counsel. The Court was
learned and dignifled. The jury was COM
posed Of Intelligent citizens, who could tell
hawk from handsaw. There was no lack
Of testimony. Nearly every, one connected
with the Hfeinsurance business testified.
As the case progressed. the widest
latitude was allowed, and nearly every
one concerned was charged With all the lies
IN: shakspeare's category, from the Lie cir
cumstantial to the lie direct or fighting lie
, 1880-02-01

In the House yesterday there was little
sQuabble over the motion Of Mr. Keifer to
have the petition Of Jere HARRISON in his coll
tested-election case for the seat from the
Fourth Alabama District printed. The Dem
ocrats objected on the ground that the Com
mittee on Elections, to which the memorial
Of HARRISON was referred, could order the
document printed if such action WAS neces-
sary. The memorial sets forth that, after the
result Of the election had been declared, Hac-
Alison resolved upon contest of the same,
but was prevented from taking dispositions
bearing upon the matter by the refusal Of the
Mayor Of Selma, and other persons author
lied to take such depositious, to make any
move in the case, the ground of their refusal
being that such action would injure the
Democratic party. Gen. Shelley, Mr.. Haral-
sons opponent it Is alleged, procured in
dict1nents against all the witnesses sum-
moned by Harrison, and Kept them in Jail
until the time for taking evidence in tho con-
tested~election case had expired. Gen.
Shelley Is also charged with paying, or
causing to be paid, 8 large sum Of money to
the judges Of election in several precincts in
Lowndes County. their return for the same
being in the shape OF a refusal to sign
the election returns. The memorial was
ordered printed.
, 1880-02-01

!: A D1EpA1oH from Berlin. which rests on
the rather slim foundation Of the say-so OF
ian earnest and jealous supporter Of the
Government" states that the proposed in
crease Of the German army is only the in
ftta1 move In d deeplaid plot against France.
According to this PERSONS idea, the object Of
filling the army to a war standard is to give
France notice that the Socialists, Nihilists,
and other orders whose members are opposed
to existing governments have reached such
strength in point Of numbers that COM
bined action on the part Of European nations
is necessary. Should France refuse to CO.
operate with Germany and Russia, war is to
be declared against her by the 1ast-named
Power. The story is rather ishy one
, 1880-02-01

NE. PELL, party who visited this coun-
Try not long ago for the alleged purpose Of
obtaining information regarding the agri-
cultural interests Of tha United States and
Canadas, has returned to England and made
his report He dwells at length upon the
subject Of English emigration to this coun-
try, and arrives at the conclusion that 1t Is
bad policy for English farmers to leave home
at all; but ii they insist upon gong, Mr.
Pen strongly advises them to secure land in
Canada instead Of the United States. Upon
the whole, Mr.. Pen's report appears like an
effort to persuade English agr1culturists that
they are better of at home than they can
possibly hope to be elsewhere.
, 1880-02-01

J Witness and counsel we're allowed 10 1reely
expend taeir wit upon each other, and they
| cut and slashed in every direction. The de-
fendant did not escape He is rich mer-
chant :Mho' sets himself: down :as worth a
million, though, being modest man, he Is
! probably worth great deal more. He is an
! ex-President OF the 2. II. C. A., a warm
I friend and patron OF Brother Moody, an
ardent temperance man, a friend OF all the
moralities. Every side OF him that offered
target was shot at. At last after all had
had jolly time, the case was summed up
and hauded overto the jury, who Immediately
commenced to have q jolly time. also. After
comparing notes, it was found that some Of
them thought the plaintiff had been damaged
to the full amount claimed. Others
thought that S25, 900 would make him whole.
Others viewed the ruin. and thought $4,000
would make it good. Still others, after a
pretty thorough examination Of the 'charac-
ter, believed it could be repaired for $1,000.
After nineteen ballots, which represented
sums all the way from $4,000 down to 500,
the market being weak with a downward
tendency after each ballot; the sardonic man
Of the jury, who had patiently listened to
the conversations and arguments, arose and
gravely asked question which had not been
thought Of by counsel OF Court in all the
long and tedious roceedings-namely: What
was all the row about? here was a quarrel
between the stockholders, officers, actuaries,
and managers Of 1ife-insurance company
that had been roasted, smothered out, and
smashed by the great fire. 1t had
cost its owners million or two. They were
out of temper and out Of pocket. They had
wrangled and tangled. They had filed bills
and crossbflls afiidayfts, rejoinders, rebut-
tails, and surrebuttals against each other, and
pe1ted each other with newspaper squfbs.
It was Kilkenny fight in which every one
had been clawed and bitten until there was
no fur left he didn't see how any Of them
could be damaged any more, since there was
nothing left OF them to hurt. In all this
scrfmnage no reference had been made to
anything outside Of the Company's interests. |
Their characters were all straight and as
blameless as babe's in everything that did !
not pertain to the Republic Life-1nsurance !
Company; but, as they had ratified away at |
each other inside until apparently no official t
character was left, how could any one be |
damaged? -.
The sardonfc man sat down. The Jury |
were convinced In an Instant All the reau1s |
Of testimony, speeches of counsel, and in
structions of Court were forgotten in this
new and convincing presentation Of the case.
They struggled for brief time whether the
damages should be cent aud a half or a
cent, and finally unanimously settled upon
The latter figure, and triumphantly bore it
into the courtroom and presented it to tile
astonished plaintiff. All Of which goes to
show how superior q grain OF hard common
sense sometimes is to the garrn1jty OF wit
nesses, the technical abilities Of counsel, and
he wisdom Of Courts.
, 1880-02-01

TIE revival of good times "business
boom," 50 called-has given almost every
class lift forward except publishers Of
newspapers Strange as it may sound, the
general advance in wages and prices which
pleases the public 50 much has made harder
shines for the press. The price Of type
has been raised, coal is dearer, labor has ad-
yanced, and white paper, the leading item In
newspaper expense, has been thrust up 80 to
50 per cent, with threats on the part Of the
paper-making combination to put 1t higher
next spring. Meanwhile, publishers are
charging the old price to their subscribers and
theold rates for advertising; consequently the
whole advance in the cost OF publishing
newspaper falls on the proprfeto1S, who have
not felt at liberty to tax back their losses on
the public Some Of the newspapers have
dropped their supplements to reduce ex-
pcnses, and few have yentured to raise
their subscription prices. The St. Louis
morning papers have advanced their rates
from four cents copy at retail to five cents,
and by ths week have increased their charges
five cents Papers in other cities are con-
templating q reduction In the size OF their
sheets where their presses will permit it. In
this city, TIE Ts1BuaE, as stated, has
omitted q part of its supplements and
may have to drop more of them il
the price Of paper keeps On advane-
Ing, The Times, as choice Of evils
between reduction of size and an increase
Of rates, has advanced its price one cent a
day, retailing hereafter at six cents instead
OF fvu, and raising its delivery price to city
subscribers dya cents per week. charging 80
cents instead OF 25 In making the announce
ment Of the advance, the publisher says that
the cost Of printing the Times is at the rate Of
s10o,oo0 per annum more than It was year
ago. Judging from our own experience, this
statement is not tar wide Of the truth. All
the great dailies will be obliged either to
curtail their size or increase their price If
they would escape serious loss. Singular as
1t may appear to the unrehecting reader, the
more business booms and prices initiate the
worse It is foE the publishers, Like the fable
in Esop, what Is sport to the reader is death
to the publisher.
, 1880-02-01

On the 5th of the present month the En-
glish Parliament will be opened with un-
usual ceremony by the Queen In person
Her Majesty, attended by the lords and
ladies Of her Court, will proceed from o.
botneto Buckingham Palace, where they will
be met BY the Prince and Princess OF Wales,
Prince Leopold, and the Duke and Duchess
of Connaught The departure from the
palace will be made in great state, and the
entire ceremony will be more impressive
than anything Of the kind witnessed fpr years
, 1880-02-01

TIE Democratic majority in the Senate
seems not to be disposed to confirm the nomi-
nations Of Census Takers recently made by
the President. It appears that there have
been large number OF applications to Demo
cratic Senators by members of their own
party for positions Of this character, and that,
influenced probably by this fact, they are de-
termined to secure goodly share OF Demo
cratic appointments In this line. It remains
to be seen whether the President will reverse
the usual order Of things, and withdraw ap-
pointments already made in order to provide
jobs for persons belonging to the Democratic
Marty
, 1880-02-01

cash, which represents surplus Of back
taxes, sitter paying off the old floating debt
which 50 long existed In the shape OF scrip.
This sum may be somewhat reduced by ap-
plicatons to specific purposes, but there will
still ramaina respectable sum in tha hands
OF the City Treasurer, An effort will be
made In the Council to increase the appro-
priations beyond the possible revenue under
the 2 per cent limitation. so as to exhaust this
money In the Treasury; and while the law
limits the tax to $4,000, ,00o, independent Of the
tux for schools and interest, and the income
from miscellaneous sources the Council WILL
appropriate In addition for various objects
enough to consume this surplus cash in the
Treasury. ..y. :
This fund-tha result Of rigid economy--fs
the foundation, the starting point, for the re
sumption Of cash payments and the aba1l-
donment of the scrip business. Is 1t not
time to abandon that w1etched makeshift-
that inexcusable pretense-by which the Law
is evaded and good government defeated II
this money be left In the Treasury to be
used to meet the current expenses Of 1880, It's
accretions during the year would enable the
City Government In 1881 to run the city
without the Issue OF scrip for several months.
Instead Of allowing the expenses Of the City
Government to fall In arrear several months,
and then be satisfied by the issue Of scrip, the
city can pay cash for at least half the year.
If this fund be left as cash supply to meet
current expenditures, there will be hope
that in time the city will be able to pay cash,
as the Constitution Of the State requires tito
do. The appropriation Of this money for the
mere sake of expending 1t will be Il piece Of
Wanton prohigacy. The Controller should
be authorized, If he does not have, the
authority at present, to use this unappro-
prlated cash In the Treasury to the last cent;
be should be required to expend every dollar
Of it before issuing any scrip If it be used
to cover appropriations in addition to those
allowed by the . per cent tux Limitation, the
city in 1851 will be without one dollar: Of
cash, and for nine months will have. to wait
for money to take up the scrip OF 1850, and
thereafter. the city will: be disgraced by hav
ing nearly four millions Of dollars Of scrip
afoat at one time. It the Mayor and Coun~
eli remain firm now, and fairly put the cash
system in operation. the battle for the re-
corery Of the city's credit will be fought and
won, and there will be no trouble or incon-
venience. hereafter. Can any member OF
the Council desire to force the city back into
the scrip business again? :.,.
, 1880-02-01

SECRETARY ScHuHz maintains decided
reticence regarding the summary removal by
him Of 1ndian-Com1nfssioner Hayt,. declin-
ing to state the nature Of the information
which decided him to decapitate that official.
Gen. Hammond, who was also somewhat in
terested In the matter, as an Indian Inspect
OF and professed friend of Hayt, and whose
illness has heretofore been noticed, was bet
ter yesterday, being able to leave his bed.