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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15
A Gloomy Picture of Kansas Life.

Mr.. G. +. Carpenter, of jamestown, Cloud
county. Kan. sends to an old friend in
Peekskil. under date Of July "a. the follow
ing gloomy picture of the agricultural pros
poets of his neighborbood II was in hopes
that by this time could give more favorable
reports Of Kansas and our prospects for the
future, but am sorry TO say that our hopes
are all blasted, and to-day the prospect is
darker and more unfavorable than at any time
since we came to the State. For the two last
years we did raise a little by hand labor
enough to sustain life-and even up to two
weeks ago the corn bade fair to be an i'm
mense crop notwithstanding the dry weather;
but the heat and drouth increased so that last
Tuesday and Wednesday it seemed as though
the heavens were of melted brass and the
earth was almost a burning furnace. On
Wednesday the thermometer averaged ia
in the shade. The wind blew strong from
the south-what is called the hot wind. 1t
seemed as though it was blowing off a burning
furnace, blasting everything before it. 1t
may be if we get rain in few days that there
is small piece of very late corn here and
there through the country that would make
perhaps oDe-quarter Of a crop. There is very
little wheat through this whole country.
Most all of the wheat was winter-killed, and
the .,.ring wheat was all killed by the chinch-
bugs. foa may think this is dark picture,
but it is hot so bad to read about as to expert
ence. There is hardly living garden vege-
table in the whole country around here. I
have not a grain of wheat or rye, only few
bushels of oats, which would last my team
six weeks perhaps-not even any potatoes.
don't know what people will do, for there is
no work one can get to do here as there is in
the East; but am trusting in the Lord, and
believe that there will be some way provided
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15
THE PRESIDENTS WOUND.
A Parallel Case in Army Life,
nv DIR. David Kennedy. one OF sne ",,s:n, sur
-, Tp,,tv nj the u. s.A General HOsPN"i
West Philadelpeia, Now Oh
ROmdOut, N. n.

In the issue of the Philadelphia Record OF the
of ur was published an article reaf ng to tne cSsS
I " Sant William Palmer, now Quartermas'er Seconu
Brigade New jersey State National Guasa T, Tsnnes
e in winter of 1868. In that article the ssr.HJ riJ
resemblance of the case to that o. ,h .ufhorty
fa- .e statement being the brave captain himself n
still better authority is Dr. David hphsssS:lnhia
bsd charge Of the performed the opera
tion of removing the detached bone ana h.inr ner
,c,ed the bullet The entire tTeatm' nj peing pt IN
sls Palmer living to this day IN
the bloom of health Dr. kenne%dy % SGes m Military and
civil practice their lives to the he, sacine e
and strengthening powers OF n; !; in ncssesson Of
an letter from Capt famsG hesth this med
inaeD'sE ..EsSorite Remedy"-which he says nas s
doubled the obsston Re felt tS the sasnd pSsiof %
T;se nr Kennedy is engaged In the introouc.asT
of Fsvorte Remedy hs st continue ,ns ii the
= ",,nor ] n n wen a. capital operations OF safS
dress - above.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15
kennebec route to Fort Pophan
Summer Arrangement---'
Augusta, Boothbay and the Islands,
Touching at all intermediate Landings.
The New Steamer MABEL T.

viii. on and after Monday, June 90 run as foiows:
TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS (round trip days
leave Augusta at 6, Hallowell SO, Gardiner ior
Momse aapitol and Squirrel Islands, Ocean Point
and Roothbay RETURNING, will leave Boothbay
At 10 p. NJ, for Ocean Point. Squirrel; Mouse and
Capitol Islands, leaving Bath az .,s NJ ior n''"-
n'yi 'yWEDNESDAY and SATURDAY leave Augusta
lois. HalIowen 1910 and Gardner Ills A. r. n;
1sIsnds Mouse Capitol and Squirrel Islands, Ocean
MONDAY and THURSDAY. Returning. r. leave
Ss..s md Five Islands, leaving Bath ef 10, fsr
R;chmond. Gardiner. Hallowell and Aagustc-
DAYS DOWN-August. e 5ootnDes-is se''As'
"HnYS T3P-Boothbay to Angusta-Aoadays H..
day. Thursday and Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

The leading Mississippi democrats are run
ming race to see which can express the mos,
liberal views. The shot gun is evidently fall
ing into disrepute
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

The condition of cOnvicts in camps where
their labor is employed has been investigated
by committee of the Georgia legislature,
which has made an unanimous report. The
committee found that some of the convicts did
not get enough to eat, that they were over
worked, and that men and women were fire.
quently whipped. when stripped. in a most
inhuman manner. They also found at one of
the camps several convicts, whose terms
of imprisonment were out. and who
were being retained illegally bv the
lessees. At one of the camps it
was fonnd that several convicts who were
sick and should have been in the hospital.
were compelled to remain at work. and had
had been most brutally whipped for COM
planning Of being sick. Convicts were in
some cases most cruelty overworked and
most inhumanly treated. The committee
say these abuses have continued for years.
If Northern correspondent had written as
the committee has done he would have been
branded as a slanderer of the South by half
Of the newspapers of the country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

The government of the United States has
been asked to unite with the European pow
ers in joint note to Russia. upon the treat
ment of the Jews.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

Ching Tsan Yu. the new Chinese Minister
is expected to arrive in Washington in No
vember to succeed Chin Ian Pin. He is
about so years of age. and has been in the
Government service many years. At the
time of his appointment he was Collector of
Customs at Tien-Tsin
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

"'None of your business" the Boston
Transcript says, sis the gist of Blaine's re-
ply to the impertinent queries addressed to
the State Department at Washington by Leo
Hartmann's counsel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

Governor Newell of Washington Territory
believes that Puget Sound is destined in
evitably to become the great converging
centre for the Pacific Coast and Asia and
the Indian Archipelago. He believes a city,
York, will be established upon the Sound. as
the great Pacific centre of travel and trade
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

Every day stories of drouth coming from
Europe, bring the reluctant confession that
the crops are injured and may be short.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

Hon. Trenor w. Park, of Bennington, is
spoken of as the next republican candidate
for Governor of Vermont
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

The Washington Star says Secretary
Blaine's reply to the counsel of Hartmann,
the nihilist, was a crusher.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

The Detroit Post promises that Michigan
representation at the Yorktown centennial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15
Dailp Kennebrl 3ournaI.

The republicans of Ohio are confident of
having not less than ten thousand majority
this fall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15

Louis Kent, colored man Of Mississilp pi,
has had the honor, for three years past, Of
sending the first bule Of cotton 10 market.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15
The figures for August lst, showing Il

The figures for August lst, showing the
condition Of the crops, will be found to vary
very much from the July report. The report
will show the loss on the wheat crop, as COM
pared with last year to be GO to 20 per cent
greater than it appears to be from the July
statement. The corn crop will make better
showing than in July, while cotton and tobac-
co will be fair. Agricultural department
officials say that the great loss of the year
will be on wheat probably, as there is time
yet for cotton to come out all right. The
cotton worm has not vet done much damage.
and the August report will show very fav-
orable condition for this staple. The reports
are made Aug l, and will be collated for
publication by the 18th. The report to appear
this week is the important one for the year,
and. though the computations are not yet
completed, it is estimated at the department
that they will indicate a shortage in the yield
of wheat of about 125, ,00O, 900 bushels as
compared with last year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15
Advertising Agents.
FOR THE
Kennebec journal,
D1ILY IND WEEKLY

The following Advertising Agents authorized
~ -eive subscriptions and advertisements for the
KEs~EBEC JOURNAL:
p0sTOy :: :: 5. VI. PETTENGILI. 60. 10 State
street.
s. r. NILES, No. 6 fremont St.
TIC. EVANS, fremont Temple.
HORACE DoDD, a65 Washington
street
yyW YORK :: :DAuCHY & Co., q Park Place.
GRO. Z. RowELL u Co., 10
Spruce Street.
JAMES n. BATES, Al Park Row.
W. W. SHARPE d Co.
PHILADELPHIA n. W. AVER d SON, Times Bldg,
Chestnu. and Sth streets.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, Ii. p. HUBBARD, City Bank
Building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15
The Latest Yet.
But the Same Result.

!, so. NOrridge Ock, Me-, FCU' u Ioof'
aessrs. Morris 4 ireland, Boston, Mass:
lhe safe bought of you last October, was IN u
Two story wood, n building, which burned January
q The building teok fire in the highland the saie,
suding, and its contents, fell into the cellar
iae oidfy wood, making "a hot fire which lasted 10,
eh hours. The outside OF the safe was htated reu
,s'. 1t melted the handle aud dial of the door.
iae contents consisted of watches, Jeweiry,
~. sM..erware, books, papers, etc., all of which cane
ade Of the safe were not Injured, The safe shows
W isef what it is, and ! feel well satisfied With
s aa. has done. Please write What you can allow
o. +. HALL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-15
BoARDINe HOUSE TO LET.

No. Bridge Block, Water St. Rectntly repaired
ricven pice sleeuinr rooms. Inquire Of
C.f. GOULD, q DOUGHTY BROS
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28
DINA MITE.

Model wives formerly took ''a stitch in time ;" now, with the aid of a sewing ma chine, they take one in no time.
 Who says it's unhealthy to sleep in feath- CTS Look at the spring chicken and see how tough he is.-Pitts6uay Chronicle
 When you read the seductive legend in the tobacconist's window, "Our five-cent cigars can't be beat,', remember if they can't be beet, they may be cabbage -Erchomge.
 A newly acquired habit: "Look heah, Uncle Mose you fooled me wid dat ar hoss dead in his tracks, 'sHe nebber drapt dead in his tracks or anywhar else as long as I had him, goin' on twenty years" .-T'eras Stifftings.
 A young man living few miles from Amer icus, Ga., has strange fear of wind. When ever the wind blows hard he grasps hold ot something and hides his head as near the earth as possible until the wind subsidies. Ii would never do to send that young man to Congress. He would be hanging to some support with his head on the floor pretty much all the time.-NofTGst0aen Herald
 Alarmed: Old Tenpercent went to church last Sunday. The minister, he says had 6 good deal to say about the Pool of Bethesda Tenpercent didn't wait to hear the whole ser mon, but rushed home to look over his se curities He got stuck by the Jersey pool in Union Pacific, and he didn't mean to get caught again, not if he knew himself. For tunately, however, he didn't have any Be thesda. Burlington Haaokeye.
 Suggestion for Mir. Gladstone: The at taches of this paper have general instruc- tions not to interfere seriously with the af. fairs of foreign nations, but all the same we cannot help incidentally suggesting to Glad stone that if the present Irish disturbance continues the erection of a stout board fencs along the English coast on the side furthest from Ireland, might be useful in preventing the British Lion from backing overboard.- Sun F2G7acisco Post
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28
Ostrich Feathers. rn1 nIr aKIT 1Gk

Ostrich feathers are not so much used for persoual adornment by ladies in England as formerly but there seems to be still con- siderable demand for them. Consul Payton, in his trade report on Mogador for the past year. states that these feathers form an im- portant branch of the Mogador exports, the quantity last year for England and France being fl cwt., valued at e16,500. The feathers came from Soudan and further south, generally from birds killed by the na- tive hunters, who sometimes, however, catch them alive, strip them of their feathers and let them go. The men of the province of Ait Baha, in Soos, belowAghadir, are the greatest traders of the south. They purchase English manufactured goods in Mogador, also French sugar and other articles, and proceed herewith to the frontier of the Soudan, where they give their goods to the Soudan people on credit until the season comes round for ostrich feathers, gold, ivory and slaves. Then, having previously bought almonds and other
 produce at the market or fair called the Sok Anon Ger of Sidi Hamedon Mopssa, they go to the frontier to meet the Soudan men, who
 are provided with the valuable commodities
 above mentioned, and after receiving these from them give them more goods on credit
 until the next season. It is said that the Soos
 dealers seldom have trouble or litigation with these wild hunters or traders, who are reputed honorable in their dealings and punc- tual in their payments. The Soos dealers
 have lately tried the experiment of shipping | the feathers home on their own account, to see if they can get better profit by the direct than by selling to the Jewish mer- chants ofMogador.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28

Postmaster General James device for the improvement of the money order system will be much appreciated. Cards will be issued in two denominations, one for all sums within S2.5O and the other for all sums be- tween $2.5O and $5. The amount drawn -Fin be designated by punching out the proper figures in the columns on the cards, the orders will be payable to bear CT, and the postoffice will not be responsible for safe delivery beyond the usual precau- tions The cards will serve as 8 substitute for fractional currency and will probably be sold for from two to five cents according to the amount drawn for. The postmaster will keep record of the drafts on the stubs from which they are cut, but the clerical la Dor will be very small, and the delay incl dent to the present method of applying for and making out orders will be avoided. The cards will not be redeemable after three months, so that they cannot well be used as currency.
 Statistics of evictions in Ireland for the quarter ending on the sOth of June. 1881,
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28

furnish some interesting figures. In Ulster 40 families, numbering POPS persons, were evicted, and 24 families, or 121 persons, were readmitted as tenants, while 276 families, or 1873 persons, were readmitted as t'care- takers" In Leinster the number of fami- lies evicted was I'll, or 750 persons ;
 the families readmitted as tenants were 12 in
 number, or 30 persons, and the care-takers
 readnlitted were 62 families or 296 persons.
 In Connaught 26s families, comprising 1.570
 persons, were evicted only 3 families, num-
 bering IA persons, were readmitted as ten-
 ants, and the families readmitted as care
 takers were 11s, representing 71s persons.
 In Munster there were evictions of 196 fami- lies, or 914 persons, with II families, com prising Fl persons readmitted as tenants, and S9 families, or 507 persons, readmitted as care takers For the four Provinces the totals. are: Evicted, 1,o65 families, or 5,262 persons readnitted as tenants, 50 families, or 256 persons readmitted as care-takers, 542 families, or 2,S94 persons; leaving 473 families, or 2,112 persons, who were not re- instated.
 AACAO dhO hO" dO0uG 1O,OUO u1lOS Ol G6l0- graph wire in Japan, and it's working is in- terfered with in queer way. The roads along which the wires run are bordered by cryptomeria, and the branches of these- are appropriated by myriads of spiders, which, with the industry of their kind, spin their threads between the earth wires wooden arms, insulators, and the trees and when the heavy dews fall these insect ''connections' as effectually run the messages to earth by de- stroying the insulation as if the spiders had been set at their work by the wicked fairies we read of. The only way yet found of com batting these tiny enemies is by setting men to work to sweep off the wires with brushes of bamboo, but they cannot entirely remove the difficulty. The telegraph has produced some notable effects upon special trades and customs. Of rice, the staff of Japanese life, consumption had to be kept at all times stored in the granaries of the castle towns where the feudal lords resided and even this precaution did not entirely prevent some famine in the remotest districts; the tele- graph now gives warning so far in advance of actual need of districts where there are to be short crops that supplies can be concen- trated there, and the stocks which once had to be ''carried'' are released in good part for actual use The wires have also worked their usual changes in all mercantile opera tions, and the values of all products have risen, from the same reasons as apply to the case of the rice-surpluses have a ready market and all exchanges are facilitated.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28

A curious provision of the criminal code of Germany, for which there is no analogy in English or American legislation, makes de- liberate homicide, where it is perpetrated at the request of the victim, lesser grade of crime than murder, and places it within the discretion of the courts to impose as low 8 sentence as three years imprisonment for the offence. Under this law miller's appren- tice of Berlin has just been sentenced for cut ting his wife's throat. He was out of work and money, and he and his wife formed the resolution to commit suicide together by talk ing poison His wife, however, drained the cup containing the mixture alone. leaving none for him. and after while begged him to kill her at once, to put an end to the suf- fering that ensued. He complied with her request by making several gashes in her throat This state of facts was deemed suf- fcient to warrant sentence of only four years imprisonment.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28

IOtal- 124 2s0,226 lOI oz<sooo
 EXPRESSED PERCENTAGE
 The percentage of population in towns having population of
 Under 1000 Between 1000 and 5000 Over 5000 1920 5-10 of 1-19 1919 < of 1-19 1880 7-I0 of 1-19 7-19 and E of 1-19 1 11-19 These figures in connection with other well known facts, indicate
 l. The population of the State is no longer divided nearly equally among all the to ns but is concentra ted centres population scattered throughout the state There twenty six of those centres of population with population of 5000 each in 1920 there only one
 With the present means of communication by mail and telegraph ard telephone, and of travel by railroad every is within easy reach of some one of these centres of population Hence judicial dis tricts readily be arranged that some one of the larger of population shall be included in each district and the inhabitants of each such dis triet will be- for all practicsl purposes, nearer to each other than the inhabitants of any town were in 1920.
 B. Not only is the drift of population as whole to
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28

Small boys are still plenty, but their mum, Der has been considerably reduced lately by theatoy pistol. Brooklyn boy is the latest victim of this charming toy reported. Laws absolutely forbidding the sale or use of the toy pistol seem to be called for.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28

When the Denver and Rio Grande railroad is completed to it's Mexican terminus it will be ,OOO miles long Over 5000 men are now regularly employed in it's construction, and work is being pushed forward vigorously at both ends of the route.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Arkansas is not very healthy State for those inclined to murder, steal horses. etc. One hundred and eight men were lynched there last year.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28

The Boston aldermen have adopted for the use of that city patent anti fraud ballot box. Each ballot as deposited is stamped with the date, the number of the ward and the voting precinct The ballots can be taken only from the bottom of the box, the key to which is kept in the office of the city clerk. Each ballot is registered, and as only those which are stamped are to be counted, there is no chance for stuffing.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-28
THE REMEDY. The establishment of competent and efficient

The estabIshment Of competent and efhclent primary court.
 It evident that justices of the peace, provided for under present constitution and laws not adapted to perform the functions of primary court Nor strange. Our present system of judicature is the outgroth g system adopted in early colonial days Since then, the character of our population the distribution of population, business and indus tries modes and facilities travel in short, nearly every condition of society has l dersons 8 complete revolution: The change in the fifty years will furnish illustration of how com pate revolution has been. The census of 1920, t.on and the of 1S8o show the differences in the distribution of the population of this State, l follows
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-20
LKDGER N

Green ounces. Lytle 4 Shields.
Corn bran at Schuyler's, SO Main st.
Snowflake biscuit. Lytle & Shields
Brown & Jones, coal dealers, 282
Main street.
No rain anywhere South Of the Ohio
yesterday or to-day. .
Sixty-fve degrees and no wind at
sunrise this morning.
From So to S20 yesterday and little
wind from any quarter.
Lovers Of amusement are anxious
for the regular theatrical season to
begin.
A man who understands feeding
cylinder presses can get a situation at
this Office.
1t is warm enough again to wear
summer toggery, and for little folks to
run ba~refooted.
Fogs were reported at Chattanooga
and Nashville last night, and here the
skies were hazy.
The Galaxy Club concert, which
was advertised to take place tonight
at Estiyal Park, has been postponed.
The bricklayers Of this city are
to consult tonight and higher wages
is the leading feature Of interest
among them.
Zellner & Co generally the first 10
recognize a good thing, introduced the
Solar Tip school shoes 10 this market.
They are exclusive agents for them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-20
BY Cable.

LONDON, September 2O.-In Lon
don the opinion to be heard expressed
by all classes in conversation on the
streets, on railway trains and at places
Of public resort is that the death of
President Garfield is doubly sad after
the gallant struggle for life. The
balconies of the American Exchange
are draped in black, and the flags
which adorn many places Of business
in the west end Of the city are dis
played at half. mast. The Liverpool
correspondents telegraph announce
ment of the President was received
here with universal expressions of
profound regret, Special editions of
the papers published the news with
heavy mourning borders. Flags are
at half-mast on the town hall, on a
large numbef of public and private
buildings and on shipping.