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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-14
MisffIlanrous.
TIE PEACOCK AND THE OYSTER.

One day an oyster set out to cross a
neck of land to save himself long swim
around it. and as he journeyed along the
dusty highway. content with the weather.
the climate and the surroundings, he sud-
denly heard harsh voice crying out for
him TO stop. As he rolled into the shade
of a pig-weed. Peacock advanced with
lordly strut and demanded:
How, now. sirrab? Where are you
going. and what is your errand o.
'I'm simply crossing from water to
water, and tired enough ! am. ] believe
] have been three good hours making half
a mile
Three bour-? Why could strut over
that distance in three minutes. All. me.
but you don't amount to much tor size
No; child can swallow me at a gulp. -
'And You aren't the least bit pretty"
That true. My shell is coarse and
full OF RIDGE
And you can't sing"
Not note"
Nor fly ~
Not Hv."
well. well, ! really pity you. Now
then, If you want to see something gaudy.
just gaze on me-
The bird str,itled up and down. head
mp. and tail spread out. and the oyster was
compelled to say that it was sight to do
sore eyes good.
while sou creep, | strut. walk and
fly"
Yes" while you whisper | sing"
Yes"
while you tumble around in mud and
sand reflect all the colors Of the rainbow
on the lawn
II must admit" sighed the oyster.
''And while n pig-weed shelters YOU. il
takes a whole apple tree to give me shade
You seq
And the oyster saw. An eagle had been
looking for breakfast. The humble
oyster hidden away rhhder the weed. es-
capped his piercing glances. but the gor.
geous peacock was instantly seen and
spotted. There was "a whirr. scream
and the eagle had assembled with the vain,
glorious bird fast in his claws.
Come to think it all over" said the
oyster, as he squntcd his larboard eye
alOft, lit is as well to be an oyster under
pigweed as peacock in the claws oi
an eagle. guess I'll move on
MORAL.
Those who were born to strut should
not exult over those who were born To
creep Detrou Free Press.
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Nftu advertisements.
Rup ture
Wesley Phillips' Cases.


DR.. j. A. SHERMAN Dear Sir: am happy to
inform you that entirely cured of my large scro.
tai rupture. 1t is year ago to-day that received
your treatment. l have tested the by going
without the appliance. My business is that of a
locomotive engineer. My rupture, you will recall
to your mind was similar to Mr.. Jordans, in your
pamphlet of Illustrations.
was ruptured in the year 1862 while in the army.
have tried spring ana elastic trusses with great
discomfort and injury, my rupture always growing
Finding must get some relief or give up my
business, determined to try you as last resort,
aud must say that found your treatment a com
plete success. Ny Improvement and cure have, con-
sdering my terrible condition. surprised my friends
well myself. During your treatment have
worked hard in my business, enjoying both safety
and comfort, and have not lost days work. My
general health has also improved willtake pleasure
in recommending the afflicted TO you whenever
have opportunity.
You may publish this letter for the benefit of
h manty. My address is 2l East 44th-street. With
best wishes remain yours respectfully,
WESLEY PHILLIPS.
New York City, Oct. %, lssO.
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POLYFORM.

CERTIFIED with the result upon himself he tested
his discovery upon others who suffered from nervous
pain, and in every the relief was perfect.
The cures performed by his gifts Of Polyform be-
came so celebrated and the demand upon his time
and attention great, Prof. Extraordinarily yielded
10 the sn eitasion OF those who knew the merits Of
his preparation and allowed company to be formed
for the manufacture and sale of Polyform under his
supervision
The number of remarkable cures, and the suffer-
ing PolyfJru has saved attest the wisdom and phil
antrophy of this course.
No hi her tea mony could be adduced than the
certificate OF Prof. Ellison, who authorizes the
location of the following
MEMO PARK, NJ
RTIFY THAT THE PREPARATION;
KNOW =. As EDIsON'S POLYFORM Is MADE
ACCORDING TO FORMULA DEW ED AND
U-ED BY MYSELF.
THOMAS A EDISON
For many other complaints beside Neuralgia,
such rs Rheumatism, Headaches. Sci
stica. Gout, Pain I'm Back or Side, OF
wherever pain exists, without abrasion of the kin
rol-'orm will give prompt relief.
Price 800 per Bottle.
PREPARED BY
The MenIo Park Manufacturing Co.
NEW YORK CITY.
SOLE BY AL DRUGGISTS.
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The cheapest method to cheat the under
taker (who is generally arour when Coughs
and Colds prevail). is to buy and use DIR
Bulls Cough Syrup. 1t ALWAYS cures.
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r0NTlNE PLAN.

upon the prime pile of accommodating profits Tor den
mite perio hich frs: introduced by this Socie
ty. and ha been recommended and endorsed by eini
n.nt experts in Life Insurance. and by leading bust
ness men. Forty -Four per cent has bee earned are
accumulated on the premiums paid onits Iontine Life
Policies, and forty per cent ON its Iontine Endow-
ment Policies issued within the last five years.
The Directors of the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety represent exclusively the interests Oh the Policy
holders and in presenting the Society to notice. they
feel that it has strong claims upon public confidence,
because of the strict and conservative principles by
which its various departments are governed In the
assets and in the administration of the Society, per-
feet security given for the future, which is of great
importance to those depending upon their insurance
policies for the ultimate support of their families.
ransactcns as the Equitable; none is more prom
nd just in lite dealings.
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The following Is the sworn statement to
the Insurance Commissioner of MRssachu-
sets of the financial condition of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-03-14

~ ~ Agents W anted e5 Day made
klk-Hi a selling o PLATFORM FAMILY
4.,a. :ssSt ls. a sssa
" DOMESTIC SCALE Co., Cincinnati, U.
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Nem ADVERTISEMENTS
For TEN DOLLARS Cash

will insert six line advertisement one week in
list of 253 weekly newspapers or five lines in diff
ferent list of $50 papers; six lines two weeks in
choice of either of six separate aud distinct lists
containing from 20 TO $50 papers each. Catalogues
sent free Address GEO. +. HOWELL & co, 10
Spruce ST, New York. febst&wiw
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VIII INF NNVN.
PORT OF NEW-YORK..A 81. ~


steamer City of Montreal OBJ Land Liverpool Aug 10 and
Queenstown l6 with mdse and passengers Dale
scn,aer - Remand BIZ DsVey Liverpool Is days with
oa!saSTn %S m R and PGry Hgs -
a. d With on ore to Barring BROS CO. Vessel Sy S sc
steamer EIpis C8r Turner West Hartlepoo days with
steamer 1ravancore r, Harrison Port Hesson dave
GDraliar 7days with iron ore to order Benhan
steamer Bermuda OBJ, Faweett. nnmacoa Aug IS, Maya
gnca G Areei4o - and - Johns Pr 10, with and
steamer ETneonia Mangum Portland, with and pas
o siSmST 9SsTare Wn6ett Ch,restOn days
SIM Minnie II Gcrow 9i - John, NIB Lordey Perth Am
ship ptde Of the Ocean o ondon) on carthagena
90 days, with iron ore 70 J. Dgrand.
WIN 1iHatS Of soda 10 IaTt.ons Petit vessel corts
toorder vessel 70 Funch. Edye 4 Co " way VIII" SAi'
nm sin5G AqHo lta PaPo Marseies 50 days,
VIA a ie N S S' E W,Stc 70 BsSger br2 s6
DAYS with ico ana vessel TO Charles CoSe
Bark Una AUST, Bema Tarragona 90 days with mdse
Brio Anne Liiy o3ien Jacksonville days. with lum
O sem benny Gayr O Portland ySff d. MN @q SSs 70
wS s T., qesG L Ss. sfggq %Ts YS days with
q fF I 20 Wa2 w cop cSssH rs - days with
Schr ailas McLoon spear Rock!and with Hayiiand
,sUUNsEir-yina At sandy Hook moderate, S. cloudy
S Gtmsa Mars smith s o9G r
southampton. Oeirichs Is 60, va
Steamer Hs9tnne Berry Boston il pmcS soaser Bros
u Steiner John Gibson Travers, Georgetown, DC w
Steamer William Lawrence, Mach. Baltimore Geo II
Steamer old Dominion. w4dOr. Norfolk. City Point and
ssa%sF X aaIa Dcns n3%Gns E EEom
Steamer city # Columbus, woodhall Charleston SC w
,, steamer ;mbeza tBr Young Savannah Montgomery.
Steamer Gityof Augusta Niekerson Savannah Geo Yonce
Steamer New'orleans halsey, Neworieans, Clark
bark Antolnetto Ger) Mass, Hamburg, Hermann Koop
Bark Mathca AUST, vidrrlich Naples seager Bros
Park Enigma (Brl Walker Dunkrk James W Eiwen & Co
BARK Casid& Pike, Havre Fl, Thomas Dunhans Nephew
Brig Nellie Crosby CBr Potter cette Boyd & Hincscn
n big La Raehele (Itap EsPosito. Aloxapdra Egypt,
Brig Augusta Ger, Bohn Stockholm F W Jung & Co.
schr Bonansa Alien, Gloucester Weinberg.
schr Gallon r csE MonsSo a nSoaT W Bsos
schr q Chambers OBJ Buck, Dorchester, NIB, Nevius
schr David Ceal. Hawkins Raltimore VIM Chalmers
Schr Race Horse Croker pointapitro ana Aspinwal
se,r Freqs and Willie Brown st John NE, A neney
schr VIM Morreli Rocket. bridgeport Racket a Rro
schr A Rose, Rose Chester Pom slaght Bailey q On
Schr Siias Brainard christie New London n y iiorlo
schr b FaInham, Lowell Jacksonvilio Warreu RAY
The destination OF steamer Eysia which cleared 2oh has
been changed TO Glasgow. ' ~
SPOKEN
aug ~ at AZ 90 lon G3 40 bark Crown Prince Br) 81
July ~ at 80 ~ Ion 40 W. ship VIM J Rotch Bray from
Jaiy 4 lat n. Ion % w, Escort watorhouse from,
rev YORK Tor Anjer Java -'i"
dam for New. York. ''ieSS'f Lht"'r from ROtter-
Aug lat A. Ion 81. bark Argonaut Ger, from RrooD
, Mng ~ LAT 90 H. Ion % so. bark Matilda smith. Smith
Lat 40. lon II, bark Guchen r from DilDOa for
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PERSONS FOUND STARVING

Lille Nugent age twenty-five, neatly dressed
ana apparently respectable girl Tell in a swoon in
carried into st. Barnabass Home, at No. 30I Mini,
perry and revived TWAS then discovered chat
eaten nothing since Thursday. To the matron of the
Home she said she hadneithcr home nor friends and
mat having thrown MP her place rs a servant in n
family on Jersey City Heights she had come TO this
city to find work. She applied at an infellgence
ONCE III the Bowery and stayed there until her
ger. to walk about the city She fell fantinS She
was cared for ut st. Barnabas's Home.
EiiZaneth Courtney, age twenty three and her
at No. $40 East Forty-sixth ST., yesterday. Tho
pohce took them to Bellevue Hospital.
ihlAe iieienFecl, age seventeen n servant wos
takeh to The Ninety-ninth Street Hospital vcsteT
gay. from No 237 East Eighty-sixth St where sbo
bread Wv ii'"'iS w ouy
frances Foley homeless man. was found suf
Hpring ron hunger aud fever on Pier No North
Hospital S-A'0iS clrccl
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MIS.NANA GING A PENITEN7I1RY

The charges against Ex-Wardon Shevlin, of the
Kings County Pententiary, which were alluded to
last week at meeting of the Commissioners of
Charities and Correction. made more fully at
special meeting of the Commissioners yesterday ot
the Central Office in Fulton st. Warden Green who
makes the charge against his predecessor embodied
these in his first annual report which is in part az
follows:
The state of affairs that existed when took charge
10 say the least discredabe TO those In whose the
management Of the ponitentary had been entrusted
There were no regular books To be found woud in
dictate the manner OF conducting business the nonnt
tiary. Everything seemed 10 be done Random with
nothing clearly defined IN its management except in
I'VE months months, previous 10 January ISL exceeded
reason tho to Seeve that with proper
because, for the months since January l. the re-
cepts are in excess of the expenditures 1877 90 which
VIII be sufficient to pay the deficiency caused by my
predecessor This is the first time since the competio1
OF the Pententiary that IL has
or yielding "a revenue to the county"
The present contract for prison labor with the po
State Shoe Company nets the county 25 a wear less
than the that existed for Ave years past The state
been reduced 10 sixty-two and half cents each week
against 81 received by the former adminstration'
The annual receipts from 1875 to 1870 averaged
S92 Oh, while less than $4,000 would have maid fho
running expenses The penitentiary has been SELF
sustaining because the actual number of prisoners
fraudcnty increased on the annual reports hooks
of errors, and long term prisoners frequently
released several days in advance of the expra-
ton Of their term. From 1879 TO 1850, there were
annual deficits ranging from 5000 to 81 5000 year
Warden Green gives table of the true and
false return OF prisoners OF which the following is
compilation:
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PRISONERS IN EACH FISCAL YEAR
Claimed In Penitentiary
to Anr1.
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shot ahead like rocket. Bancroft won by length
Kinkead second, length before Explorer and Ennis
killen, who made dead heat for third place. Time:
1:57l9 French pools paid $3.50.
Fourth race-Free handicap steepechase; purse $780,
fractional course No O. about one mile and half.
Meany Lynchs gr. h; Derby. aged, 1872 McBride Ir
wings CHI h. Postguard, aged, $50, McGrath; Dawes's
Donais yrs; 12o Long Pools.Postguard, s255;
n9sturbance 800; Derby $50; field, $40 Booklet
ung D 70 on Postguard, to against Disturbance
TO against Derby to against Rose, Is to against
McDonald Derby went off in the lead and took the
stone wall In company with Disturbance, and Post
gguafra and Rose two lengths in the
lump ana into the west in-feld where McGrath moved
up win Post Guard and took the lead in the back stretch
showing length in front at the Belmont wall, Rose
second, Derby third Disturbance fourth, Mcdonald
III Tue rear In the the fractional track in the
nned Derby went into second place and took the long
jump Win Post Guard but in crossing the west field
again Post Guard Outran Derby and came in winner
oar lengths Rose came up fast at the finish and ran
q ueau neat with Derby for second place; then came
disturbance and Mcdonald some six lengt his behind
lime, 2:57. Freuch pools paid $lO.1O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-28
OBITUARY..
CAPTAIN EDWIN r. NOODLE.

The news was announced in the city yester-
dad of the DEATH in Liverpool, of Captain Edwin r.
Noodle, who had been for nearly thirtyve years in the
employ OF the Cunard Steamship Company. He was
born in London, and when mere lad ncred the service
of the Cunard line. From the lowest position on n
steamer, he gradually until he the rank Of
captain For several years he in compand of the
steamer Cuba but he best known the captain OF
the Bothnia. In 1875 he retired from the service
OF the company to accept position member of the
Dock Board of Liverpool which position he held until ne
died No official OF death received Yesterday
but IL thought that he died from a cancer I'm The
stomach He was twice married, and lie leaves a wife
and several children.
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p. m. on August 90, Twenty-Five miles east by
| ing schooner. The hull was partly under water
and both masts twenty feet above were broken off
under the crosstrees. large net was floating be-
tween the masts. The vessel was supposed TO be
anchored.
A SEAT IN THE EXCHANGE IN QUESTION.
The accounts of Mr.. Meyer, as assignee of the in
solvent firm Of John II HOar 8 Co., have been filed
Chambers. tomorrow. At the time A Of the he
Exchange made nay into tSe the an Stock
pel Pill Charles F. Kqehnemuudt, the only member
charge was that the assignment was fraudulent.
Mt Kuehnemnndt has been seeking reinstatement
requiring the assignee Who he SAYS is Hostile to hm
to 1m ME o ms H accounts The assignee states that the
men owed $1e3 So that OF ine as Sa'ai.
nal assets were $626 649.23 from which he has been
h hee to h Tsaze only and that he has not
firm in the Mining and Stock Exchanges. Mr..
Meyer says that he has not felt justified in suing
Mr. Kuchuemundt is still member until it is deter
mined whether his seat is properly part of the
firms assets.
GROWING CROPS ON LONG ISLAND.
a., The continued drought is doing great injury to
the growing crops on Long Island. 1t is found that
corn will be failure. Many of the vegetables are
SO ailed up and parched as to be of no value Many
Oh te large growers OF marrow squaShes for winter
use, have piowed under many acres of them Others
Who VINO have built expensive houses for protecting
to sell On heavy soil the effects of the drought are
more severe than on light soil Cabbage and tur-
n,Ps mat were planted some time grow little
ana unless ram comes the crops will fail to
mature before the ground is frozen Much. of the
seed recently sown has failed to germinate and will
nave to be sown over again. All kinds of vegeta-
pies have advanced in price in the last week Cab
1age sells for $S hundred. Pears are plentiful at
80 cents per basket
GOING AWAY BADLY IN DEBT
~ Iheodore loench a manufactures of furniture at
NO 2oI West Twenty -scvcnth-st disappeared on
the night of August II, and his creditors and the
Sheriff have been unable to discover where he is
L. IS thought that he has left the State The Sheriff
Is IN possession of the factory on two executions
obtained by creditors for about $87E but the ma
cmncry anu hXturcs are all mos aged and will NOT
IL SOLD realize enough i'll of the mortgage to
pay the first attachment. Mr.. Doench is in arrears
LOT rent and his workmen not paid Ii is not
definitely known how much he owes but il is
thought that his liabilities will not exceed SO 900
Mr.. Doench was formerly in very prosperous cir
cunstances, and succeeded To the business of Con-
rad Boiler. of Tweed Ring notoriety He was of
me hri4 OF Theodore Doench q Co., which failed in
November, 1877.
VISITORS AT THE ART MUSEUM
. The number Of visitors at the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art iii the last week was in the aggre-
gate, 10,0J3.
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NOTICE TO NfRTNERS
roc SIGNAL IL ST. LAwRENCE Ervrr

''I''tN-FIa
OTTAWA, p Q. AUg pa fog trumpet mt in oper
ao az Lara iSl"t station AZ the RIVER ~ Lawrence the
mouth 81 The Saguenay River, Pc In 80 X ion 80
". Ia thick weather, Tags trumpet viii
sound blast 81 seconds duration. with intervals of So sec
cnGs between the blasts. Nv
An automatic signal buoy coored red and sounding %
inch whistle placed I'm 30 SIIis
IA miles from The hehhonse at Lonisburs Cape Breton rs
in lat 80 ~ : % 55 W
From the buoy NV nv wi ell The Rroa
Shoa and lead 10 The ialrway OF Louisberg Harbor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-28
JAMES T.. ID. T,ANJER

James +. ID. Lanier, well-known to the older
eneraton of nancers OF this city and the West died
yesterday at advanced age after many years of de-
clining health. Az banker he connected with the
State Bank of Indiana and its branches the
banking house of Winslow, Lanier Co., and the Third
National Bank of NcwYork of which he was the urnc
pal owner. Mr.. Lanier withdrew from active business
ten having arranged for continuance
even after his death OF the firm OF Winsow, Lanicr
Co., under the management of his son, Charles Lanier
aud his partners, john W. Ellis Edward d. AdDIna
Daniel B. Stafford and Edward Winslow.
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ST. JEAN RAprIsrE PARTLY DESTROYED

MONTREAL, Aug. pa fire this morning at
the Village of St Jean Baptise destroyed nearly every
house on st. Hypoiite-st During the progress OF
the fire the roof of shed fell in upon Joseph Maud
guardian of No station, and seriously injured him.
The household effects of several families saved hut
about twenty families in all burned out. The
houses were mostly and two stories high aud many
were of wood. The loss will probably amount about
$1,000 about half OF which Is covered by insurance in
Engllsh and Canadian onLces. =
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.
GENERAL SMITHS INDICTMENT ouAsHEp

GENERAL SMITHS INDICTMENT QUASHED,
RECORDER sMYTHs REASONS FOR DECIDING IN THE
Ex-PoLICE COMMISSIONERS FAVOR.
Recorder Smyth Yesterday rendered a decision
granting the motion to quash the indictment found
by the Grand Jury on April 80 against the police
commissioners for failure to clean the streets as far
William f. Smith. The decision after recting the
charges under the indictment and the provisions of
the new STRENGTHENING bill passed on May 20,
1881, says:
The act Of 1891 passed and became the law Of
h STATE after the original motion on the part Of
was noticed for hearing and no vas made BY
PENDANT to the provisions of that act the original
The defendant Smith has renewed the motion to quash
the indictment on the additional ground that the in
of rest laws on Of no ans sdS % Of the se
1873 all other legislation relative street cleaning
the as Of e.
by the twelfth section Of that act If this ground
ls well aden and be sustained 1t renders unneces
sary to give the conclusions arrived at by upon the
by the able and learned counsel for the defendant and
by he learned District Attorney.
briefs which have been submitted upon the ques
upon To nd Of s S the Sres ae f
thGrGGf have given q full and careful
the fi
ened ma as do that the
are deeply interested.
e to sar Ss Wisdom or an
ent examination: without any provision being therein
made TO avoid the question which is presented this
motion.
The question presented on this motion is: Has the
Legislature by the passage of the act of 1884, and
especially of section H. of that act, in effect declared
that the further prosecution Of this must be stayed
In other words, has the act of 1872 which this
indictment has been framed, been eectuay Oblite-
rated and repealed If 1t had been passed and
must it be considered a law which never existed
The language of section ~ Of said act clear and
bguous. II repeats the act of 1872 and section 81 of
chapter 335 laws OF 1873, referring to both acts by
chapter and date and also repeats all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with ii.
In an ordinary II would not be necessary to cite
authorities to the effect Of the repeal OF upon
criminal prosecution founded upon the act repealed
But this is no ordinary case and therefore deem it
proper 10 refer 10 of the many authorities upon
which rely sustaining to the fullest extent the
illusions have arrived NJ upon this motion"
The decision then cites large number OF authori
ties and decisions, i'll both English and American
courts to sustain his decision, and concludes FOL
lows: " For the reasons abovc stated my conclusion
is that the motion should be granted, and the ndict
ment, as far as it affects the defendant William +.
Smith, must be quashed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-28
ABANDONED SHIPS REPORTED

lhe steamship st. Bernard. which arrived weston.
day exported that in latitude 1920 North, long,
tude 3SO4S West she passed the Norwegian ha1 II,
Racer waerlogged and abandoned Her fro nark
ana all OF the rigging attached were trailing alonS.
SIDE III The water her port side from the fore To tI
appearances indicated that she had been wrenhed
Ia collision. The Racer sailed from Chatham
August 20. oet Oh
The brg Annie and Lily, which arrived Yesterday
from Jacksonville, Fla, reported that at about 4