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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30
Garfield tells "a Little Story.

Washington Letter to the Providence Press.
In 1875. when the democrats organized the
House Of Representatives for the first time
after the war, there was a general clearing
out of old clerks to make places for the friends
Of democratic congressman. Two old attaches
of the House, who had held their places
through many administrations. Mr.. Barclay.
the journal clerk, and DIR. Mahaffy, one Of
the reading clerks, supposed that Congress
could not get along without them, and that
they were not therefore, in any danger Of
removal Sitting in their arm chairs In their
office, Gen. Garfield said, as they blew the
smoke from their cigars. they congratulated
each other: "Well. il was to be expected that
these poor devils of under clerks would lose
their places but we are solid. Adams the
new clerk of the House. will never be fool
enough to turn us out" But one day, as un-
expectedy as a thunder from a clear sky.
came the announcement that even Barclay
and Mahafiy had been removed. Both men
Immediately put on their hats and went over
to Sanderson's in search ofliquor consolation.
They drank confusion to Clerk Adams and
the whole democratic party, and they chuck
led and laughed as they called up in imagi-
nation the inextricable tangle into which the
business of the House would get as soon as
they left their desks; and finally when they
were pretty full, they started back to the
capitol arm in arm. As they beat up against
the wind across the piazza, DIR. Mahaffy burst
out into an immoderate laugh. II shay. Bar
clay" said he (hic), "won't it be q good joke
when they come (hic) to us on their bended
knees and beg us to come back and straigl,ten
things outi" just then Barclay, who didn't
seem to appreciate the joke very much,
| stopped, Strengthened himself up. and point
| ing at the goddess of Liberty on the dome Of
| the capitol, as he shook his infrm finger at
| it, said: "D'ye see her (hic). Mahafy She
totters she totters!." Well, Barclay and
Mahaffy have almost been forgotten at the
capitol, bnt the goddess Of Liberty still stands
| at the top Of the dome.
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Beethoven and Prince Galitxin.

| In the later years of his life Beethoven was
quite poor. One day he received letter
from st. Petersburg signed Prince Galitzin.
That opulent amateur whose income was
estimated at 60. 900 ducats made the master
| the most advantageous proposals
being great aimircr of your talent" he
said in his letter, Il take the liberty of writing
to ask whether you would not consent to
compose one. two, or three new quartets, I
paying you for your trouble. whatever you
choose to fix. BE kind enough to let me know
the banker TO whom | shall send the sum you
want. The instrument l cultivate is the
violoncello. l wait your reply with the
greatest impatience. Please direct your let
ter to me: Prince Nicholas de Golitzin, St.
Petersburg, care of MN. Stieglitz 4 CO.,
bankers"
The offer was seductive. couched in fiat
tering terms, and of princely liberality /,
Beethoven caused an answer to be sent in
| the language his correspondent had chosen.
| namely French:
THAT he was ready to defer to the Princes
wishes, expressing his pleasure at learning
| that the works of his intellect were appreci-
ated; but that he could assign no term for
| the execution of his promise, because inspir-
| alton could not he commanded, and he was
not one of those journeymen who work at so
much per day and Sheet vet, as his circum.
stances, which were aught but easy, render
ed it necessity for him to live by his exer-
| tons, he fixed the remuneration at fifty du-
| cats quartet"
BY a letter dated 9TH May. 1923. Prince
Galitzin lost no time in acquiescing in these
| terms. which he accepted unreservedly.
"All ask for myself" he added, sis the
dedication and a manuscript. when you have
| finished" Ii was in consequence of this cor
respondence that Beethoven wrote these ad-
mirable quartets which hold the same position
| in chamber music that the Ninth Symphony
holds in grand instrumental music. But.
when once in possession of the Quartets, the
noble amateur entirely forget his debt. To
Beethoven's pressing expostulations he ex-
cused himself by the following letter:
| my dear and most estimable NJ. dc Bee
thoven, you must think me very thoughtless
and regardless of propriety for having left
you SO long without an answer, especially
after receiving from you two fresh master
pieces of your immortal and inexhaustible
genius but unfortunate circumstances.
| am now living in the remotest part
of Russia and in few days | shall set out
on a campaign in Persia. But will before
that most certainly send NJ. Stiegltz & Co.,
the sum of l25 ducats.'
| Despite these assurances the prince did not
keep his promise; the impulse, however, had
been given, and Beethoven's imagination.
with its unbounded productiveness, could not
be stopped.
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WasllingtOn's Fishing-ROd.

Some Murfreesborians who visited the
Nashville Exposition last Tuesday relate the
following: As they were making the rounds,
seeing what was to be seen and hearing what
was to be heard, they discovered among the
curiosities exhibited a crooked and rather
| unwieldy rod, looking as ancient as the hills,
TO the lower end of which was attached
primitive fshing-reel, constructed Of strips of
rusty tin and wooden spool. From the
| taper end, by time stained cotton line, dan
gled a badly bent and roughly-used fsh-hook.
This curious arrangement was labelled ::
'Fishing- tackle used by General George
Washington While the wonder-stricken
| sight-seers looked upon this sacred relic their
thoughts went back to the early days Of the
Republic, and they saw in imagination the
Father of his Country. who could not tell
| lie or fish story, sitting patiently on the
bank Of the historic Potomac, easing his mind
| of the cares Of State in the absorbing and de-
lightful pastime Of fishing for mud cat. Their
meditatiops were, however, suddenly and
rudely broken by an eager voice before them ::
"Lookee, nam, dars my fishin' pole what
1oss.'
1t was little country negro, whose mamma
had brought him to the Exposition.
"Forc de Lord" cried his fond mother, her
eyes dilatng until they looked like dinner
plates on a coal pile, Fore de Lord, dat's
| my chile's pole, sho's you BON. knows dat
tin contraption and dat spool what gin him.
He lef' it on de ribber bank morn week
! and somebody stole it,
| The pleasing illusion was ruthlessly dis
pelled, and the sight seers turned sorrowfully
| away to examine a new-fashi0ned churn
dasher.-MuyJreesbor Neses.
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General News.
Ramble a. field to brooks and bowers.
To pick up sentiments and flowers.

To pick up sentiments and flowers.
-Churchat-The Ghost.
Only Is railroad conductors did last year.
Mr.. John Mccullough will return to the
United States in August.
A well of natural gas has been discovered
in Fountain county, Ind.
W. j. Ritchie. Chief Justice of the Do
minion Of Canada, has been knighted.
The New England knights Templar deco
rated the statue of Stonewall jackson at
Richmond. Va, Thursday.
NJ. Gambetta has started for his birthplace
at Cahors, where he is expected to deliver
several speeches during the fetes in his honor.
Edward King says that Sarah Bernhardt
will next season spend long time in Austria,
Hungary, Russia, and other European coun-
tries.
The electric railway in Berlin is said to be
a great success. and a second one has been
projected This is Professor Siemen's inven-
ton.
You won't find a Canadian fooling around
with paste or mucilage to make a postage
stamp stick. He sits down and sews the
blamed thing on.-Det,on Free Press.
From Nice comes rumor that Miss Clara
Louise Kellogg is really and truly engaged to
be married. The happy gentleman is a Mr..
Andrews. He is about % years Of age. And
Clara is-well. she's rieh anyway Y.
Star
Mr.. Edwin Booth and his family will sail
for New York on the steamer Bothaia, which
will leave Liverpool June Is. Mr.. Booth ex-
poets TO return TO London in August to fulfill
his engagements
Mr.. William NJ. Peters, who has 1000
peach trees in Worcester county, Md, con-
tradicts the stories Of other growers that the
peach crop on the Peninsular has been blight
ed. His peaches. he says. include ten varie-
ties, and all alike are in excellent condition.
The young gentleman with white flannel
shirt tied at the throat with a blue shoe
| string is again present with US. He would
| like to pass for yachtman, but unless you
want to make deep water exploration don't
allow him to take you down the harbor.-
.Ner Haren Register.
| A case of trichn@ spiralis has been discov-
cred in Hoboken, n. J. The victim 10 Geo.
Muller aged "a years, who resides At tha cor
ner Of Park avenue and Eighth street. A
piece of the muscle of Muller's right arm was
cut out BY bis physician. and on being placed
under . microscope, was found to be swarm
ing with the parasites.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

Judge William Fl. Robertson, the new col
lector of the port of New York. was born in
Bedford, Westchester county, n. Y, October
10, 1923. studied law and was admitted to
practice in ls47. He was elected to the
State Legislature in Is49, and reelected in
1850. In 1854 he was first elected to the
State Senate. He was subsequently chosen
county Judge, which post he held IL years,
serving three terms. Reentering the New
York assembly in 1872, he has been regularly
reelected, and was chosen president pro tenn
in 1873, which place he has held for several
years. He has been regarded as one of the
leaders in the Ltate Senate, has been a presi-
dental elector. and delegate to all the i'm
portant republican conventions. In ls47 he
was the leading candidate for governor
against Mr.. Cornell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

ITS RELIEF AND CURE AS CERTAIN AS DAY
FOLLOWS DAY, WITHOUT ANY OPERA
TION, OR HINDRANtE FROM LABOR.
Since the reduction of Dr. sherman's terms, thou
sands are TOW ding upon him for treatment, gladly
throwing away their gripping irksome. dispirting and
if--puni.hrg tusses His treatment for the aifiic-
tion makes the patient comfortable and safe in the
performance of every kind Of exercise or labor is
a grand thing and those who ruptured and do not
prov themselves ith II must endure the dangers Of
that precarious affIicton and the of trusses all
through fe Thousands OF those cured give the most
iaitering testimonials of gratitude TO Dr. Sherman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

Unless DIR. Tanner has already cOngratu-
lated the Scotch fasting girl he is too late
for that prodigy turns out to be first class
fraud. She had entered upon her nineteenth
week of martyrdom and was gradually grow
ing weaker upon diet of water, when she
asylum if she persisted in committing suicide.
This threat had an astonishing effect. The
maiden. who had feebly declared that she
could not swallow a mouthfnl of food. forth
with began to eat freely of porridge, followed
by milk, broth and beef.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

A Toronto paper says that two young la
dies, actresses on their way to that city from
California, became interested in the story Of
a poor widow whom they met in the train,
and who was bringing the body of her hus-
band and her four children from Chicago to
Boston. Their sympathy was actively
manifested, for heading subscription liber-
ally themselves, they collected a fund of near
ly $50 from their fellow travellers, and
caused the widows tears to flow afresh by
presenting it to her.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

Margaret Fuller's birthday was celebrated
in Chicago. recently, with music and recita-
tations of prose and poetry by the "Margar-
ct Fuller Society" The brilliant American
woman was born Just seventy. one years ago
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30
IL R'upture

He is the auhor and inventor of his popular system
he imparts his secret to II Is applicable to all
classes and cases. and under his reduced within
the reach of almost every
Patients can receive tre atment and leave for home
the same day. Dr. Shermans Book on Rupture gives
convincing proofs from professional gentlemen and
others of hi successful treatment 1t is illustrated
with photograph pictur Of bad cases before and
after cure and Is ent to those who send 10 cents.
Principal Office, 25l Broadway, N. Y. Branch Office,
43 Mix Street, Boston. Days in New " .-k-Monday,
Tuesday Saturday. In Boston-Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. may2t&w1mO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

The American colony in Paris are prepar-
ing to celebrate the Fourth of July by an en-
tertainment surprising in magni6cence any
country. They have secured the use of
grounds. on which they expect to have five
thousand guests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

Rev. DR.. James Freeman Clarke of Boston
says: IL discredit the extravagant state
of all crime in this country, and maintain
that there is steady growth of temperate
habits among the people as compared with
the customs of few generations ago
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

The anthracite coal companies have not
come to decision in regard to the production
for June. 1t is understood that half of them
time. They are agreed, however, that the
price of coal shall not be raised until July,
or possibly August.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

A marble tablet is to be placed on the
new building about to be erected at the spot
where Mrs. O'Leary's COW kicked over the
lamp which started the Chicago fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE,

Rev. j. G. Smith. of Hartford, CT, says
''Being a great sufferer from Chronic Liver
Disease and Indigestion, l at last tried your
'Favorite Remedy and found immediate
relief. | used two bottles, which worked
wonders in my general system"
MaygteOdS I'm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

Johnny, do you know IT'S
Sunday! What have you been up toa''
"Central Park" "Have you read your BIZ
BILE to-day?" s'No mother. I'm waiting for
the new edition.~-Pack.
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Dailp Kennfbtl Journal.

Prince Bismarck is Knight Grand Cross of
sixty-four orders, more than half the existing
number of such distinctions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30
Railroads a1n Steamboats,
Maine Central Railroad.
~ @s sszS
Change of Time.

On and after SUNDAY, MAY /, 1881.
trains will leave Augusta
For Portland and Boston at 800 A. NJ and loco A.
NJ; For Portland l5j and 1850 p. NJ.
For Rockland, SO A. M. and 1000 A. n.
For FarmngtOn, 1000 A. NJ.
Fer Bath, 600 A. NJ, 1000 A. NJ. and 1.55 p. NJ.
For Lewiston, 600 1000 A. NJ, and 1.55 and 1850
Pm.
For waterville 225. 1912 A. NJ. and 3.34 PM
eos Z. NJ. on Saturdays.)
For Skowhegan, Belfast, Dexter and Bangor, 3.34
r. NJ, and 2.25 A. NJ.
Night Pullman Trains each way every night, Sun
la tprlu M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30
LIVER DISEASE.

Mr.. ]. II. Northrop, of Lansingburg, n. Y.
for several years Captain of the Troy police,
says 81 have been for long time a great
sufferer from arrangement of the liver, and
after using many of the medicines recommend
ed for that complaint, DIR Kennedy's "Fa-
vorite Remedy" is the only one which gave
me any relief. firmly believe that the 'Fa-
vorite Remedy" is good honest preparation
one that NAV he depended upon 4"
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Rheumatism Permanently
Cured.

Mr. Daniel B. Dodge, ,Edgecomb, Me-. testi6es that
he contracted Rheumatism in the army and for
twelve long years suffered, he thinks, as much .
man could suffer; was treated by some Of the BEST
Phvsicisns in the State, and Afterwards in Boefon
without benefit was cured by six bottles CLARkE'S
RHEUMATIC ELIXIR anu has had no return of the
disease For sale by all Druggists-eloo per bottle
SIX bottles for 1xo0. weow421y.
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Notice.

n. Crooker has moved to Hotel North. where be
nay be lesnd nights. O0ee - usual u OIa e Cssa
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HONEST MEDICINE.

"FAVoRlTE REMEDY"
Recommended by Clergymen, Statesmen
and Others.
SALT RHEUM.
Hon. J. II. SNYDER. of Saugerties. n. Y,
gratefully testifies to the ability of ''Favorite
Remedy as exhibited in the case of his little
daughter who was covered with Salt Rheum
from head to foot. ''Favorite Remedy" SAYS
this thankful father. relieved my girl alto
gether from this fearful affliction, Salt Rheum.
This occurred two years ago, and not sign of
the disease has since appeared. What it did
for this child it will do for all who use it.
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Gbt Aennebet Journal.
Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street, foot
,fCourt, by sPRAGUE son.
Daily Kenrebec Journal.
Weekly Kennebec Journal

Published every Wednesday morniDg,is the larges
folio paper in the State, containing news political ar
ces agricultural and scientific matter tales, poetry
anecdotes, household matter markets, &c., &c.
TsrIas, az per aaRuBs IL, aduaace.