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Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21
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Bound in French cloth; price only 81, sent by mail
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21
THE AGED roTTERINc

VIII find the sULPHEK BITTEKS n wonds rful in
vgorant giving strength TO their totterng footsteps
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21
H 4 W 4 TIA N
cATARRn REMEDY.
Il Disdgreeable Disease 4UOided
and Cured by its use.

The receipt for making this WONDERFUL REMEDY
was obtained by James j. Peavey. while living in
Honolulu Haw allan Island where he resided for more
than twelve years.
Mr. Peavey, that time was suffering from caarrh,
and with many doubts TO the curative properties
of this remedy, he compounded small quantity, and
began directed. TO his surprise and joy he
found relief after the first trial, and in short time
he was entirely cured.
Mr.. Peavey afterw wards put this remedy up in small
quantities and sold and gave it away tc his friends
but not until recently has he consented to have it
prepared and thoroughly introduced to the world.
II is relief and cure for Caarrh in its worst
forms.
Ol:v trial of the remedy is its best testimonial.
Sure relief is within the reach of all who willing
to give it a single trial.
Ii is harmless, enient to take at any time and
its good effects to be felt the renl-
edy is applied.
This is entirely different from any other snuff on
the market, as every particle is dissolved
il comes in contact with the delicate membranOus
coangs that line the nasal passages, acting as il
does directly upon the mucus membrane.
Do not delay another day, but send 35 cents and
obtain a sample box by return mail.
aH-For sale by all Druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21
From the Postmaster OF WaVerly,
IOWa.-BiliOuSneSS and Ter
Did Liver Cured.

WAvEELY, Ia, April l, 1879.
Gentlemen-I feel il my duty to inform you of the
great good have derived from your sulphur Bitfers.
have been in poor health tor number OF wear and
suffered greatly from BiliOusuess and Torpid Liver.
| have consulted the best ply sicans, and spent n
great de. of money with no permanent benefit, and
had about lust faith In everything. At the earnest
solicitation of Mr.. Hot, who had taken them, pur-
cilasrd three bottles of SULPHUR BIfIERS and
commenced tu take them, and to my great jOy i be-
gan to feel better after the first dose My head is
free from pain, my appetite good, and enjoy life
with II Zest had long deemed impossible for me.
well known in this vicinity, and ii you desire you
my name. wish all sufferers to know the
Priceless value of SULPHUR BlrrERS.
Very truly yours, EDWARD KNOTT.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21
Sulphur Bitters.
DELICATE FEMALES WHO
DON'T FEEL WELL.

Weak and sicky children: one bottle will do more
good than all the Latin prescriptions of drugs and
mineral poisons, which remain In the system, de-
-iroying the bonfs. and make poor, weak, broken
down invalid. here is no ealomel or mercury in
sULPHUR BITTERS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21

CLOTHING for Men and Boys. Gents
~ Furnishing Goods.
BENZ. HUNTINGTON, Store under Cony House
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21

Music and Musical Instruments of ali
Nk kinds. strings &c.
c. c. HUNT. Opp, 20.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21

DluMBING,-Practical Plumber.
L doors south OF Bridge, Water ST.
HENRY A. TABOR.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21

CLOTHING for Men and Boys. Gents
u Fine Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps and Trav-
cling Bags. f.. f. DAVIS, Under Cony House.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21

DAlNTS, Oils, varnishes, Glass and Paper
l. Hangings, House and Sign Painters.
c. REaLE 4 co.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21
TONTINE PLAN,

or upon the prlno.ple of accumuatng profits tor den
mite perio ~ hich firs: introduced by this Soc'e
ty, and has cen recommended and endorsed by emi
nent experts in Life Insurance. and by leading busi
ness men. FortyFour per cent. has lee, earned ana
accumulated the premiums paid nits !oniine iit'
Policies and forty Per cent. on its Tontine Endow
ment Policies issued within the last tive years.
The Directors OF the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety represent exclusively the interests of the Policy
holders and presenting the Society 70 notice, they
feel that il has strong claims upon public confidence
Deccuse of the strict and conservative principles by
which its various departments are governed In tht
assets and in the administration of The Society, per
feet security s given for the future, which is Of great
importance TO those depending upon their Insurance
policies for the ultimate support OF their families
No Life Insurance Company has such large annua
Transactions the Equitable; none a D,oFe proInrl
nd just in its dealings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-09-21

Y AIDES GONDOLER Button Boots wear better
IL and look as well as French Kid, and cost less.
f. HASKELL.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19
HOW SnectncIes are Made.

A writer in the Philadelphia Pres
says: The white lens in use in the
ordinary spectacle of commerce is made
of the common window pane glass rolled
in sheets; sometimes it is made into
balls. From these are cut pieces of
about one and a quarter to one and
half inches in size; they are then taken
into the grinding room and each piece
cemented separately upon what is called
lap of a semi-circular shape. These
are made to fit into corresponding
curve or saucer, into which fine emery
powder is introduced and subjected to
swift rotary motion. The gradual curve
in the lap gives to the glass as it is
ground corresponding shape, until the
desired center is reached; the lap is then
taken out and subjected to warmth,
which melts the cement sufficiently to
permit the glass being removed and
turned upon the opposite side, when the
same process is renewed. This being
completed, the lenses are detached again
from the lap and taken to another de-
partment, where they are shaped to tit
the frames. This is accomplished by a
machine of extreme delicacy. Each
piece of glass is put separately upon a
rest, when a Diamond is brought to bear
upon it, moving in the form of an oval,
thus cutting the desired size; but the
edges, of course, are rough and sharp,
and must be bevcled. For this purpose
they are turned over into another set of
hands, mostly girls. who have charge
of the grindstones, which are about six
inches in thickness. Each operator is
provided with a gauge; the glass is
taken between the forefinger and thumb
and held sufficiently sideways to pro-
duce half the desired bevel; when this
is attained it is again turned and the
other side of the bevel completed.
During this process it is constantly
guaged in order to ascertain that the
frame will close upon it without too
much pressure, which would break the
lens.
The next process to which the lens
is subjected is that of " focusing" and
requires extreme care. The person hay.
ing this department to attend to is placed
in q small room alone; across the en-
trance is hung curtain, which is only
drawn aside sufficiently to admit the
required amount of light from a window
several feet away, upon one of the top
panes of which is placed a piece OF
heavy cardboard with a small hole cut
in the center representing the bull's-eye
of target. Through this the rays OF
light shine upon the lens in the hands
of workman and are reflected through
it to dark background. The lens is
then moved back and forth upon an
inch measure until the proper focus is
attained. Say, for instance, the extreme
end of the measure is sixty-two inches
the lens is placed at that, but does moi
focus; it is gradually moved along inch
by inch, until, perhaps, it is brought tc
thirty-six inches. At this the proper
height of center or focus is attained
and it is then numbered thirty. six. The
same operation is of course necessary
with every lens. This accounts for th'
numbers which are upon spectacles ol
glasses of any kind when purchased.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19

"And you are really Miss Fairfax !"
said Arthur to his black-eyed patient.
Pm so glad"
"And you're Mr.. Delancey," said
Fidelia; "I'm SO glad," and then she
blushed.
"My dear Miss Fairfax" said Arthur,
then, bluntly, "may 1 hope that we
may both retain our hundred thousand
dollarsP"
do you mean retain it with honorP"
she asked, blushing again.
Eyes. Don't you think it would be
shame to destroy the calculations of
that good old soul, Queerby, who is
now no moreP Don't you think we
ought to do as he wished us TOP"
ASK pa, DOCTOR" said black-eyes.
Araminta," said Uriah, "this meet
ing is auspicious. I-I-will you-will
you"
Il understand you, Uriah. Take
me-" returned the angular one, and
they again shook hands feebly.
Two months later, at Mr.. Fairfax's
cosy little house, the guests were assem-
bled to witness the wedding cere-
monies of two couples. They were
Arthur and Fidelia and Uriah and Ara
minta.
After they had been happily united
and congratulated, Mr.. Fairfax, who
was consoling Mrs. Delaney for the loss
of her son, said: "My dear Mrs. De-
lancey, you are comfortable sort of
woman and / am a comfortable sort of
man. l have been made tonight a
father to your son and you mother to
my daughter. Do you know of any just
cause and impediment in the way of our
becoming, ahem-"
1t appearing that she did not, the
services of the minister was again put
in requisition, and the old folks were
not the least happy of the party.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19
A $1,000 Prize.

The treasurer OF the Franklin Institute
has in his charge the sum of 81 900,
which has been deposited by Uriah A.
Boyden, Esq, of Boston, to be awarded
as premium to any resident of North
America or the West Indies islands who
shall determine by experiment whether
all rays of light and other physical rays
are or are not transmitted with the
same velocity. Each competitor will
he required TO transmit to the secretary
of the institute before the first day of
January next memoir describing in
detail the apparatus, mode of expert
menting and the results. These memoirs
will be submitted to three judges, to be
appointed by the board of managers of
the institute, and who are to be citizens
of the United States, ,.of competent scien-
tific ability. Should the judges lhink
proper they may require the expert
ments described in any of the memoirs
to be repeated in their presence. Every
memoir must be anonymous, but must
contain some motto OF sign by which it
can be recognized or designated, and
must also be accompanied by sealed
envelope, Endorsed on the outside with
the same motto or sign, and to contain
the name and address of the author o.
the Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19
The Engine.

Into tho gloom OF the deep, dark night,
With painting breath and a startled scream
Swift as O bird in sudden fight
Darts this creature OF steel and steam.
Awful dangers are lurking nigh,
Rocks and chasms are near the track,
But straight by the light OF its great white eye
1t speeds thro the shadows, dense and black.
Terrible thoughts and fierce desires
Trouble its mad heart many an hour,
Where burn and smolder the hidden fires,
Coupled over with might and power.
1t hates as a wild horse hates the rein,
The narrow track by vale and hill;
And shrieks with cry OF startled pain,
And longs to follow its own wild will.
Oh, what am but an engine shod-
With muscle and flesh by the hand of God,
Speeding on thro' the dense, dark night,
Guided alon, by the souls white light.
Often aud often my mad heart tires,
And hates its way with bitter hate,
And longs to follow its own desires,
And leave the end in the hands of fate.
oh, ponderous engine of steel and steam;
Oh, human engine of flesh and bone
Follow the white lights certain beam
There lies safety, and there alone.
The narrow track OF fearless truth,
Lit by the souls great eye of light,
Oh, passionate heart OF restless youth,
Alone will carry you thro' the night
Ella Whetler, in Inter Ocean.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19
Baseball Oddities,

Here are some odd incidents of last
seasons games:
O'Rourke, of the Providence nine,
made the longest throw last season-l25
yards.
A sixteen-inning game was played,
May "a, at Syracuse, between two anna
teur clubs. Score to 3.
Walker, of the Buffalos, while playin 9
against the Troys, June 20, struck out
FIVE times in succession.
The fielding of the Buffalos at Chi
cago, August 5, 6 and 7, was wonderful.
They had 1913 chances offered them and
took them all!
In a Boston, Cincinnati game foul
ball hit the umpire and made complete
wreck of valuable gold watch in his
vest pocket.
In the Troy-Boston game, August 90,
only three balls were pitched in one
inning TO put the Boston nine out; and
six balls put out the Troys in the same
inning.
In a game at Syracuse foul tip hit
Dorgon, the catcher, and bounded SC
high that the pitcher caught it before il
touched the ground. Dorgon just
"headed" it off.
Fifteen games were concluded last
season with the score tied, three being
played on Septem her l5, and the Albany
and Troys playing two tie games in sue
cession in October.
The Springields and Troys seem t.
have been the champion kickers" las
year. They each withdrew on account o
the umpiring twice. Albany and New
Bedford made similar exhibitions O
themselves once each.
Two boys died from being struck wit
balls during 1879. And another bo
was leaning on his gun watching tn
game at Evansville, Ind, when fol
ball struck the hammer of his gun an
discharged it, killing him instantly.
The public are cautioned to ask for D.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19
In $780,,

In Seventeen-H Hundred Eighty
They sat by household fires,
And talked OF matters weighty,
Our grandams and our sires;
They talked of matters weighty,
While broad the blaze uprolled,
Beside their hearths in Eighty,
That time of awful cold.
The hard frost figured grimly
Along the window glass
How large the old-time chimney!
How wide the fireplace was!
The solid Goals dropped under,
The brazen andirons glowed,
The fore-stick fell asunder,
Deep riffs the backlog showed.
They talked of wives and widows,
OF woes that war revealed,
While round the walls the shadows
OF British armies wheeled;
They talked of Earl CORVALLIS,
OF Britain and her might;
Their cause their only solace,
Their only strength the right.
They told OF insults wanton,
And guessed with forward view,
At what Sir Henry Clinton,
With opening spring, would do.
They named each friendly nation
France, Holland, even Spain,
And gathered consolation
From Stony Point and Wayne.
With retrospective fervor,
They talked oil Charlestown Neck,
OF Gates by Hudson river,
And Arnold at Quebec.
Recalling men and places,
And battles lost or won,
They breathed with ardent faces
The name OF Washington.
They talked OF gloom impending,
They spoke OF doubtful stars,
OF shoeless men contending
With red-coat regulars.
And thus with matters weighty,
Things past or things to come,
Each household hearth in Eighty
Was stirred as by the drum.
The warrior cold stood sentry,
At windows and at doors;
The sitting snow found entry,
And streaked the sanded floors.
But ever with the knitting,
Or with the open book,
Went thought to Clinton fitting,
Ok Howe off Sandy Hook.
- Youths Compo nion
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19

1t is better to be unknown than 10
hav pedigree that IL too much for us
ust so it is better for pekok 10 te bob
allied than to hav one too big to srre6
esh Billings.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19
TIMELY TOPICS.

Preliminary arrangements have been
made for new American Arctic expe-
dition, under the direction of DR.. Emil
Bessel, late chief of the scientific staff of
the Polaris. The expedition will be
fitted out by private enterprise, IT will
sail for the North next year, via Jones
sound, where the vessel intends to es
tablish meteorological station to CO..
operate with those of the international
congress. At this station yacht will
be left to maintain communicate Jon,
while powerful steamer will push as
far north as possible.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19

The public are cautioned to ask for DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup, and take no other. Price
rs cents.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19
S 100000,

AND THE THREE MARRIAGES CAUSED
THEREBY.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19

A short time since an item went the
rounds of the press to the effect that w.
j. Chappelle, show agent, who,
eighteen years ago, befriended a young
Irish girl, had received $500 from the
girl, who it seems had married a
wealthy. Californian. The item went on
to say that the money was sent to pay
Chappelle's expenses to California only,
and the inference was that he would be
made rich man by the grateful Irish
girl of years past. People who read the
item with a tinge of envy toward Chap
pelle and regret that they had allowed
number of golden opportunities, to cast
bread upon the waters to pass by un--
needed. thinking perhaps if they had
been little more liberal they might
now be reaping their reward-.people of
this sort will no doubt be pleased to
learn that the whole affair was grand
hoax played upon the Snowman. He
thinks Wambold, the New York min
strel, is at the bottom of it.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19

In Belgium the flying Of pige ons has
become a national pastime In no coun-
try on the globe is the raising of carrier
pigeons carried on to the degree of per-
fection that it is there. And in no couu-
try Goes the raising of pigeons and the
transporting ofthem for racing purposes
form such an item of Importance to the
government as it does there. Here are
some figures which seem incredible, but
which are vouched for as "oflicial." J"
The pigeon fanciers of Belgium paid
100000 to the Belgium government as
freight for transporting pigeons last
year alone. 1t is claimed that 1900, 600
pigeons were taken from Belgium into
France-the former country being too
small for the starting of any important
races within its own bounds - during
1879. The greatest race of recent years
was thar of last year, from Rome to
Brussels, a distance of 900 miles. Eleven
hundred birds were entered and less
than two hundred ever returned. The
rest were lost one way or another. Four
of these birds, singularly enough, got to
Philadelphia. They were picked up al
sea by an Italian vessel, the Clara Pick
ems, bound for that port, a short dis
tance off the island of Majores, in the
Mediterranean, 400 miles from the land,
so tired that they alighted on the YES
sci and were caught while asleep.
These birds had their owners marks
stamped on their feathers.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19

The evidence taken before the court of
inquiry into the Tay bridge disaster
brought out nothing of any importance,
except the fact that one of the officials
IN the south side of the bridge noticed
sparks issuing from the train through
out nearly the whole distance between
the south side of the bridge and the high
girders. These sparks appear to have
been due to the great pressure of the
wind grinding the train against the
rails on the eastern side of the bridge.
One of the guards gave evidence to hav-
ing witnessed the same thing on a previ-
Gus occasion, when very strong west.
wind was blowing, and 10 its having so
alarmed him that. thinking IN axle was
broken, he put on the brake. At the
point, too, where the catastrophy Oc-
Cured. the rails were broken out ON the
eastern side, as though torn up by the
excessive pressure of the train from
their place. For the rest, nothing has
been discovered, nor is now likely 10 be
discovered, as to the character of the
disaster, except that one witness living to
the west Of the bridge, but above it, dc.
clared that he saw a girder give way
and fall into the river before the train
came up.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-02-19

The Kentucky house of representa-
tives has passed bill to punish theft by
a male with corporal punishment by
stripes, not exceeding thirty-nine, or by
imprisonment, in the discretion of the
Jury. The american Isrnelite, in MOTTO
ing this act OF the Kentucky house, gives
the origin of the thirty-nine. or forty
less one, lashes. 1t says: The thirty
nine lashes are taken from the Raboni-
cal code. which modified the forty lashes
in the law of Moses to thirty-nine, be-
cause he who received that punishment
is called in Scripture Rasha, "a wicked
man. and the rabbis legislated that
none in Israel should be branded rs II
Rasha for the commission of one crime
of that category; therefore, they would
not inflict the full punishment of the
law on any culprit, and changed the
forty lashes to thirIy-nine." Theft un.
der the Mosaic law was not punished
by stripes; a fine, or loss of liberty until
the fine was paid by the culprit's labor,
was the punishment for theft according
to Moses.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-12-10
Sanitary Council.

The sanitary council Of the Missis-
sippi valley, with representatives from
the states Of Michigan, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Minnesota, Iowa, Tennessee, Wis
consin. Illinois and Louisiana, met this
morning at 8 o'clock In Greenwood hall.
Dr. r. G. Kedzil. of Lansing, Michigan,
president of the council, delivered a
short address setting forth the dnty of
the council in promoting the sanitary
interests of the Mississippi valley. The
executive committee, through the presi-
dent, presented series OF propositions
for consideration and discussion.
First, What authority shall have
charge of aud be held responsible Tor
the public health of the Mississippi val
ley. 80 far as comprised by commerce
and travel?
Second. Shall quarantine aim to
keep infectious epidemic diseases en-.
tirely out of the Mississippi river, OF
limit their spread after they have
entered.
A long discussion followed, the result
of which was the adoption of the fol
lowing:
WHEREAS, Experience has shown taat meas
urcs of quarantine, under the sole direction oi
local state boards Of health, haye not succeed. ID
from yellow fever; and.
WHEREAS. Our people habitually view witt
distrust all announcements and sanitary acts
of local boards, when those acts and announce
ments arc of q character which affect the com
mercial interest Of the locality, direct or con
sequentally;
Rescued, In our opinion the general govern
ment alone, acting through its constituted san
itsry agents, should have control of the
national maritime quarantine.
The council then adjourned to NEE
tomorrow morning at o'clock.