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Miraculous Cure.
I CAN NOW GO
my Clutches.

NORTH BRADFORD, ME.. Mar - iss1
Gentlemen II taken sick with Rheumatic
Fever about year ago. and was confined to INV bed
SIN MONTHS. ana il left in bad shape. Your
SuLPHt X BIITEES have Gone great thing. for
me. Ny nephews laughed al me. but told them I
had great faith in them. but now when they come
i'll they say your ST IPHUR BITrEKS have done n
great thing for me. Yes, tell them. and some more
OF them am going To have. applied the SUI
PHuR PLASTEis> on the sore places and can
walk without nv cruiches very well, which ! have
used for the last eight months. am but little lame
Your SULPHUR BlrTFR> and pLASTERS have
cured me. They are the greatest medicine | ever
saw. Respectfully,
RANDALL n. WILSON.
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Sl)LPHl)R
bIT'1ERS

Are iast what they claim 10 l,-the GREAT BLOOD
PNklFiER, inv goraiing and strengthening the
system, driving out hunurS from the blood, aud re-
storing the tired eut aIi exhausted body u state
of health aud c,l rynHt. hling he veins with pure
rich, life giving fluid making, indeed. man of
yan, capable OF r.ioyiBg with zesi the blessings OF
life.
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Real Estate Sale in HallOWell!

NYILL be sold on favorable terms. one of the
w most valuable aid desirable Dwelling Houses
in HallOwell the home estead of the late A. ash
burn. Esq. situated the of Middle and
Chestnut SIS. The lot contains between and two
acres of land, under high state of cultivation and
the buildings are most thoroughly constructed. in
good repair and with all the modern improvements
Of gas, water, etc.
Another lot of about forty belonging 10 the
same estate, will also be offered for sale in connec-
tion with the above or otherwise. Here is a good
opportunity for profitable investment. Inquire of
f.. ROWELL. Admir-.
Halowell, May 25 1880. may25-f f&w3w
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For Sale or Rent!

HOCSE No. II. State ST. One of the most desr-
i L able residences in Augusta. Has a large
garden back of the house. Also for sale, three
story house on Gage ST. For particulars inquire of
SAMUEL rITtOMR. frh21ttf
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KENNEREC COENTY.-fn Probate Court at
Amgusfa on the fourth Monday Of May. 1850.
VNLIZA +. JOHNSON, Execufrix on the will
II Of Warren johnson. late of Augusta. in said
county deceased having etitioned for license to sell
payment of debts, &c, viz: Several lots Of land
south OF Western Avenue in Augusta. being all the
real estate of sad deceased portion thereof being
subject tn mort gxge:
ORDERED. That notice thereof be given three
weeks successivey prior the second Monday ofJune
next in the Daily kennehec Journal = newspaper
printed in Augusta, that all persons interested may
attend Court Of Probate then to be hoen ut Angus
ta, and show cause, il any, why the prayer OF said
petition should not be granted
II. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register.
may25- i3w
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For Sale

DARE CHANCE to purchase fine residence in
III this city Properly offered for sale consists of
two story modern built dwelling house, ell and
be, all finished and in good condition. Lot
IOOxl2U, fruit Trees bushes, &c. Location one OF
the best in the city. For particulars, terms, Sc,
quire of +. W. WHITEHOUSE. Atty.
Augusta, Me, May 4, lss0. n.ay5ttf
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for Salt or to art.
FOR SALE OR TO LET.

The subscriber Offers for sale or TO lease
G6D his hotel recently finished. situated in the
town of Boothbay, nj the extremity of
f;,aiH point Of land extending into the ocean
EI2a8a distance of or miles farther than any
ether point on the coast of Maine known a Ocean
foint and is accessible by land water. In 'front.'
and within ten rods of said hotel, there is a good,
substantial wharf, 100 feet long which STEAMBOATS,
land daily during the summer season. Said hotel is
two stories with attic and cupols substantial
ly built and has yeranta on three sides. A large
parlor dining room, sleeping rooms. closets. all
plasfercd- Attached 10 the hotel is a large ell.
wood-sled and water closets also dance hall. with
rooms above. There is sleeping capacity for or ~
guests There is an ice house within 100 rods of the
hotel. two stores within mile and the bakers cart
and grocery wagon visits the hotel daily. squirrel
Island is Il miles and Mouse Island miles west Of
said hotel and Boothbay harbor lies to the north
about : miles distant by water and Hodgdon's Mills
is about miles distant. There is village of sum-
ner res dences consisting OF about 30 houses within
less In an mile of the hotel. A sidewalk runs from
the hotel To said village Ocean Point is rapidly be-
coming favorit- summer resort by reason OF its
beautiful cool and healthy locality, and is visited
during the WARM season by thousands of ofpeope, and
there is no other hotel or boarding house there. The
roads leading 10 the Point are good and the drives
magnificent. The season commences June lst Call
and see. or address l.. j. CEOoKER.
Augusta, Me. junelif
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A RUNNING SORE
For ~ Years CUred.
An Extraordinary Cure.

Lewiston, Ne, April 6, 1850.
Dear Sirs Il have suffered with running on
my leg for the past II years. caused by exposure in
the army and have suffered everything a man could,
the sore dischargng constantly ] have tried ev"ry
remedy that heard of, but never received any
benefit frsm them. SULPHUR BITTERS is the
only thing that ever done me any good. When
commenced taking them ! could not
put my whole foot on the floor | pnt
my whole foot down and walk on it, ] THINK
SULPHUR BIT Frs HAVE SAVED MY LIFE.
There is nothing like them. earnestly entreat all
afflicted with impure blood 10 try them and be
cured
Believe me gratefully yours.
HENRY LII l,AIltEIn
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TO LET!
MTLLNOKETT LODGE
Ocean Point +!

This sea side House is charmingy iocsteo utw uiv.
the south shore commanding an ortN ~ n,rspce TO
Boothhay Harbor 1t contains eleven rooms Which
supplied with water and otiicr convsn,siSr or for
render It suitable for !, S,rnished. For fur
private families. The house Is iur"is"e"
ther particulars enquire ut
STARBIRD'S PHOTOGRAPH ROOMS
i25 Water ST., Augusta,
mayiIteodtf
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
GEN. GARFIELD's CREDIT MOBILIER
RECORD.

From his Own Sworn Testimony before the Po-
land Committee, January IA, 1871
never owned, received, or agreed to receive
any stock OF the Credi: Mobilier or OF the Union
raclnc railroad, nor any dividends arising from
either OF them.
IFrom Judge Poland's Report. Feb. Is, 1873
Garaeld's Testimony Perjury]
The facts In relation to Mr.. GARFIELD. as found
by the committee, are that he agreed with Mr..
Ames to take ten shares of Credit Mobilier stock
but did not pay for the same. Mr.. Ames receIv-
ell the eighty per cent. dividend in bonds and
sold them ior ninety-seven per cent, and also
Scn peebsr sse Sky ,p Per t cent cash DIVIDEND
interest. LEFT balance OF $3.50. This sum was
paid over to Mr.. Garfield by check on the
stood this sum was the balance of dividends af.
ter paying Tor the stock.
From the New York Times, Rep, Feb. 10, '73.
Messrs. Kelly and Garfield present most dis
tressing figure. Their participation IN the Cred
it Mobilier affair is complicated by the most un-
fortunate contradictions Of testimony.
From the New York Times Rep, Feb. 20, '73. I
The character OF the Credit Mobilier was no
secret. The source of Its profits was very we'll
known at the time congressman bought it.
Though Oakes Ames may have succeeded In con-
ceaiiDg his own motive, which WAS to brIbe
congressman, their acceptance of the stock was
not on that account innocent. The dishopor OF
the ACT, aS u participation in an obvious fraud,
till remains.
Some OF them have lndulge,i in testimony with
dIcted. The committee directly rejects the testi-
mony OF several OF the members. This can only
be done on the ground that 1t is untrue. But I'M
true testimony given under oath is morally, il
not legally, perjury.
1t is the clear duty OF congress to visit with
punishment all who took Credit Mobilier stock
from Oakes Ames.
From the New York Tribune, Rep, February
10, 1878
James A. Garfield. Of Ohio, had ten shares I;
never paid sd0llAr; received $3a9. which, after
lie investigation began, lie was anxious to have
considered rs u loan from MIR. Oakes Amcs 10
himself.
Well the wickedness of all of it ia that these
inen betrnysd the trust Of the people, deceived
hoods confessed the transaction to be tisgraceiul
| From the New York Tribune. Rep, February
26, 1873
Mr.. Ames establishes very clearly the point
that he WAS not alone in this Ofense. Ii he is to
be expelled for bribery, the men whe were
bribed should go with him.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24

burden down. Meantime he has
been over all the ground tor two
Yards around and climbed all the
Now he wipes the sweat from his
brow, strokes his limbs and then
marches aimlessly off, in rs violent a
hurry as ever. He traversss good
deal of zig-zag country, and bye-snd-
bye stumbles OH his same booty
again. He does net remember to
have ever seen it before; he looks
around to see which is not the way
home. grabs his bundle and starts.
He goes through the same adventures
he has before, finally stops to rest.
and friend comes along. Evidently
the friend remarks that last years
grasshopper leg. is very noble ac-
QUESTION:, and inquiries where he got
il. Evidently the proprietor does
no, remember exactly where he did
get il, but thinks he got 1t "around
here somew here" Evidently the
friend contracts 10 help him freight
it home. Then, with Judgment
peculiarly antic (pun not inteLtiOuaD,
they take hold of opposite ends of
that grasshopper ley and begin to
tug with all their might in opposite
directions. Presently they take a
rest aud confer together. They de-
eide that something is wrong. they
can't make out what. Then they go
at it again, just as before. Same re-
suit. Mutual recriminations follow.
Evidently each accuses the other of
beng an obstructionist. They warm
up, aud the dispute ends in fight.
They lock themselves together and
chew each others jaws for while
then they roll and tumble ou the
ground till one loses horn or q leg
and has to haul off for repairs. They
make up aud 90 to work again in the
same old insane way, butthe crippled
ant is at a disadvantages; tug as he
may, the other one drngs OF the
booty and him at the other end of.it.
Instead of giving up. he hangs on
aud gets his shins bruised against
every obstruction that comes in the
way. By and by, when the grasshop-
per leg has been dragged all over
he same old ground once more, it is
finally dumped Mt al,Uut the spot
where it originally lay. The two
persp,ring ants inspect it thOught-
fully ard decide that dried grasshop-
per legs are q poor sort Of property
after all, and then each start on in
- different direction le see if he can't
lind an old nail or something else
that is heavy enough to afford enter
talnment and at the same time value
less enough to make all ant want to
own it. .g-Hsy sra n
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
FIGURED OUT TO A LETTER.
IFrom the Elmira Free Press ;,


The letter IN" itself is curiosity:
Is origin, its history, its use by the
old necrOmancers, and it's cabalistic
character would alone form a study
worthy the attention of Nostradn-
'nur or q Richard Grant White. But
with that we have nothing at pres
cnt to do. BY recalling the names of
those who have been elected presi-
dents of the United States, we will
see what conspicuous part the let
ter M has played and can draw the
most favorable conclusions for the
ticket nominated at Cincinnati last
month. 1t can be set down as gen.
cral rule, proved over and over again,
that the candidate who has q letter
IN" or that one who has the most of
them in his family name,is sure OF be-
ing elected. Out of the sixteen per-
sons who have been elected presidents
OF the United States, eleven Of them
had the letter "N'' conspicuous in
their names, i'll reality being the con-
trelling cOnsonant aud the letter that
gave its sound character. But of the
five who did not have the letter in
their names, Pierce Won in 1852 over
Scott; Taylor i'll l848 over Cass, and
Polk Ill lo44 over Clay, none of them
having the Important letter in their
names, and SO not to be counted in
the summing up. There were no
ms" to regard i'll the three elections
previous to Buchauan's in 1856. He
ran against Fremont. In 1860 il was
Lincoln against Douglas; in 1864,
Lincoln against Mcclellan i'll 1868,
Grant against Seymour in 1872.
Grant against Greeley; in 1876. Til
den against Hayes, the letter "N''
winning every time. Taking tho
number of campaigns, twenty -four,
instead IF the names of those ell. ct ID,
and the matter assumes q more curi-
GUS because more extended cbprac-
ter.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
I'm GWIHE BACK HOME TO DIE pAR.'

lin aimin' to get back home an die dar!'
Green Rutlin, colOred North Carolina cmigran
before the senate exodus committte.'l
By SAM W. SMALL, "oLD sI.''
Yes. boss, I'se been ter de "proms' LAM
Whnr dc Wabash hunts the
An dey said dat milk an honey fow'd
For all us mig g-ers free;
sold my lam, my waggin an hOss.
An tuck tie "A'r Line Road''
An felt like de pilgrim at de cross
When he los his heavy load.
Refrain:
But pse aimIn' back fer home,
Fer the LAM oh pitch and tar
An when l. IN dar IN gwine ter stay,
Tweli Gabril calls ON Judgment day,
Pm gwlne back home to die dar
Oar WIZ col'ness In de ar out dar,
An dc tOlkses looks dey froZe us;
An dc darkics tile dar cherry day
From dc chillin' winds dat blOwses
Dar amt no work TO git and do,
No pay fer what er's done; .
An yer beSs all day fer bone TO rat,
An starvcS from sun TO sun.
Pm gwine back ez fast ez kin
To lie ole plantation home,
An when 'se dar won't leab agin
Ter dem i;irrin parts 10 roam;
Dar's fish ~ tie Roanoke plenty ter eat,
Dar's possums in de trees,
Dar's rabbit an deer fer po'r mans meat,
An dc ioN chase when you please.
Pm gwmc ter lib wild lie folks knp'
DE fol kes tiat kno's me too,
Where dere's sunny land and sunny hcarts,
An, irlcn's dat's staunch and true;
Je>' keep d" Nori and Wes' ~ yourn
DE SOuf III do fer me;
I'm cNo,iustin' back ter tie lam
Dat d dc bes' on earf fer me
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
UNCLE" GEORGE HOUX.

Uncle George moved to Lexington,
Mo-. in 1880. and lived there until 1912,
carrying on the saddlery business during
that time. There are some saddles
which were made in his shop still in this
neighborhood-o a side-saddle at Mr..
Moore's, near Mr.. Landlords. He has
one himself ierty years oh. These we're
made when workmsn were honest. and
before wooden nutmegs were thought
of. He and Gen. Graham laid off the
first addition to the town OF Lexington,
measuring the lots with level made OF
a plank with vial in one end. Where
Lexington now stands was then heavily
covered with timber. and they thought
that as Wellington was Immediately on
the river, unless something was done it
would be the town of the county. so
company was formed, and purchases
made on and near the river, and the first
addition was laid of as above stated.
Then the second addition was purchased
by the two Pomeroys, Gen. Graham and
the subject of this sketch. He moved
from Lexington March 1st, 1912, to
where he now lives.
His home is a perfect model of beauty
and comtort-everything needed In q
| Missouri home you will find on his farm
l-outbuildings studiously arranged.
fruits of different varieties, nuts. etc.
Indeed if there were no hereafter, it
would be sad thought that he must
soon leave it all forever.
| Chas. Patterson was the first man who
published newspaper in the county.
Uncle Georges father moved to Logan
county, Ky, at an early day, when it
was then new country like Missouri,
hence his opportunity for an education
was bad the best he got was in the corn
and wheat fields; and his own want OF
an education determined him not to neg
lect the education of his children spend
ing money by the thousands TOR their
mental culture.
He has been a consistent member OF
the Cumberland Presbyterian church for
sixty years, always responding to the
needy. and never refusing to give money
to churches. schools and other like in
stitutions, not limiting his donations to
his own denomination, but freely giving
to all. All who know him love him.
and call him Uncle George, and are
glad to meet him and shake him by the
had listen to the words OF wisdom he
as learned by long and useful lite.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
THE ANT,
An Insect that has been Strangely
Ovcrrated.

(From TRAMP Abroad by Mark Twain.
Now and then, while we rested, we
watched the laborious ant at his
:. l found nothing new in him
-. 'alnly nothing to change my
opinion OF him. IL seems to me that
III the matter of intellect the AMI
must be strangely overrated bird.
During many summers now | have
watched him, when ! ought to have
been i'll better business, and | have
not yet come across a living ant that
seemed to have any more sense than
dead one. refer to the ordinary
ant, of course. l have had no ex-
perience of those wonderful Swiss
and African ones which vote, keep
drilled armies, hold slaves and dis
pute about religion. Those particu-
lar ants may be all that the uatural-
ist paints Them, but am persuaded
that the average ant is a sham. | ad-
mit his industry, of course he is the
hardest working creature in the
world-when anybody is looking
but. his Observation-Disclosures is the
point L make against him. He goes
out foraging, he makes capture, aud
then what does he do? Go home
NO; he goes anywhere but home.
lie doesn't know where home is.
His home may be only three feet
away; no matter, he can't find it.
He makes his capture, as l have
said it Is generally something which.
can be of no sort OF use to himself or
anybody else; it is usually seven
times bigger than it ought to be; he
hunts out the awkwardest place to
take hold of it, and starts-not toward
home, but in The opposite direction
not calmly and wisely, but with a
frantic haste which is wasteiul OF
his strength he fetches up against a
pebble, and instead OF going around
1t, he climbs over it backwards, drag
ging his booty after him, tumbles
down the other side, jumps up in
passion, kicks the dust off his clothes,
moistens his hands, grabs his proper
ty vicleusly, yanks tins way, then
that, sheves it ahead of him, turns
tail and lugs it after him another
moment. gets madder, then presently
hoists it into the air and goes tearing
away i'll all entirely new direction
comes TO weed; it never occurs to
him to 20 around it. No; he must
climb il. dragging his worthless
property to the top-which is as
bright thing TO do as it would be
Tor me TO carry sack OF flour from
Heidelberg to Paris by way of Stras-
burg steeplc; when he gets up there
ne finds that is not the place; takes
cursory glance at the scenery, and
either climbs down again or tumbles
down, and starts off once more-as
usu Al, Ill all opposite direction.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
A MOTTO FOB 1880.

have no sort Of sympathy with the republi-
can party because Of that act, and because it
justified and sustained it. Alter such an act
have no desire to sustain the republican party in
any way. l would not vote Ior party that
would carry through such fraud. think Mr..
Hayes was elected by a fraud, and do not mean
to have it said that at the next election haG for
gotten it. do not say that MIR. Hayes commit
ted the fraud, but 1t Was committed by his party.
have no enmIty to Mr.. Ha, es, but alter the
fraud by which he became president, could not
vote for any person put up for president on the
republican side who did not disavow the fraud
committed. would not support any member
OF that party who had any sort of mix ture with
that fraud. feel that the counting out is Just as
much = fraud now rs at the time it was perpetra- l.
ted. .- CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
HOT !!

II you stop in any place,
lhey VIII tell you 10 your face,
That it's hot !
Others don't come up to this,
But. IN passing. merely lisp,
Mighty hot -
Others still, who feel the heat,
Say. while locking nearly beat,
awful hot -
Lidies shake the numerous fan,
Ana say. Keeping coOls they can,
IT'S so hot -
Fat men seek the coolest shade
Not SO hot since they were mad"-
Fearful hot
Lean men feel il trickiing down.
AMI complain they're losing ground
Very hot
Rich men pack their trunks and go
Gut Sherc mountain brceZcs blow
For It's hot
Poor men stay at home and work
When it hot they cannot shirk-
But it's hot
Editors, they fix up the news,
Hot enough to have the b!ucs-
Rather hot
Clerks change shirts three, times day
Fearful washing bills To pay
They are hot
Lawyers wipe their brows and swear.
such awful heat they cannot bear
Cursed hot
Doctors ride and wonder why
All their patients do not die
Must be hot,
Ministers, they so and preach
Rather find some ocean hcach-
Preachng's hot,
Every enc is hard to please
Not one gets any ease
Cause its hot,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
OUR F0REM0THERs.

Down the vIstas of the century,
Through its dim and shadowy years,
Teeming with their tolls and struggles,
Joys and sorrows, hopes and fears,
Come the voice OF noble women,
Who, with fathers, husbands, brothers,
Kept the faith and fought the battle
For the right-Our brave foremothers.
Women, who, when Freedom. fettered,
SnOOk Its chains, Geiiuhce hurled;
Twas their hands that lit the beacon,
Theirs the flag of truth uniurled.
Theirs the fingers, swift and sk,lliul.
spun the flax rs white as snow;
Wove the cloth that clothed the armies,
Which for freedom struck the blow.
When the clouds of warfare darkened,
And the country's Woe seemed near,
Thtlr5 the brave isartS, lu.l of courage,
That The doubling helped to cheer;
Theirs, the hearts, that true and tender,
Knew no Ialtering or dlstrust;
Cheered the hopeless, sOOtbed the weary,
With their words Of faith and trust.
Ifto-day those noble matrons-
Sisters. wIves-who sacrificed
All they had for home and country,
Gould from their long sleep arise,
can fancy they would calmly,
After their quaint fashion, speak
Something to the vain and giddy.
Words of wisdom to the weak
''Women of the nineteenth century,
With your wOhdrous gifts so rare;
Freedom from all old-time thraldOm;
Freedom now 10 do or dare;
Look not on the worlds great conflicts,
Through your curtains S filmy lace,
But with hearts and hands be doing,
Something TO advance your race
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24
AT THE FIRST GUESS.
[From the Chicago Telegraph.

Mrs. Don Cameron, after announc-
ing at dinner the nomination of Gen.
Hancock added, "That means that
the democrats will elect the next
president" Mrs. Don is to be COR
graduated on her gift of prophecy.
BY the way, isn't it barely possible
that Senator Cameron mark, d in
difference may be partly traccd.tn the
opinions held by the dainty queen of
the house!
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-24

Although 50 years OF age last March,
he attends his farming and gardening
operations with a zest that young men
would do well to initiate. ..l l.gz i
HIS garden is little Eden the walks
have the appearance of having been
shaven with smoothing plane, and he
is equally mindful Of all his dutles-so-
cial, civil and religious, and now. In the
evening of his lite, it. must console HIM
to reviewlth past, with u wish that we
may initiate his virtues. 5 .a.
.i Yours, ALPH A. BET.