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BEATTY'S ORGANS, Is useful stops. sets
reeds only Sos, Pianos Si3s np-
~ Illustrated Catalogue free. Address BExffY
Washington. Nj. msySstis
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In the District Court Of the United States for the
District Of Maine.
In the matter of WILLIAM X. LANCEY, Bank.
rupt. In bankruptcy.
At Portland in said District the 25th dav of Nav
A. D. 1ss1 Before Hon. Edward Fox Judge of
said District Court in Bankruptcy
District of Maine, SIS -
Upon the application Of Levi Greenleaf of Pitts
held in the County of Somerset and State Of Maine
Assignee of William X. Iancey, asking leave TO
execute a receipt in full of all demands TO date
against Franklin Smith, and discharge to one
c. n. Cover of all liability under certain agreements
given by him to said Iancey relative to certain Keen
ton lands, so far said Smith is bound to protect
said Cover, and receipt in full to date of all claims
against smith Meader. said Smith being DESTROYS
OF having complete and evocable bar to all claims
on the part of said estate, and il seeming lust that he
should have the same. from a careful examination
II appears at least nothing is due from him ana bv an
amicable settlement all litigation and consequent
expense to said estate NAV be avoided: II Is or
"ered that notice OF this application be given to all
parties interested to appear at the June term of this
court to be held at Bangor the 2sth day of June
A d. 1881, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon bv publica-
ton twice a week in the Bangor Daily w hjg and
Courier and Daily kennebec Journal.
Witness the Hon. Edward Fox. Judge of the So i'd
Court and seal thereof. at Portland in said Dis
trict, on the 25th day Of May, A. D. 1881.
isl VIM. =. PREBLE,
Clerk of said Court for said District
June f2taw4wSw1t
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TONTINE PLAN,

or upon the principle of accommodating profits tor den
mite perio ia hch was frs. introduced by this Soce
ty, and ha been recommended aud endorsed by emil
nent experts in Life Insurance. and by leading bust
ness men Forty -Four per cent has been earned and
accumulated the premiums paid on its Iontine Lite
Policies and forty per cent. on its Tontine Endow-
ment Policies, issued within the last five years.
The Directors of the Equitable Life Assurance So
cety represent exclusively the interests OF 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 princPes 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
transactions the Equitable; none is more prom
nd Just in lite dealings.
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Taxes of 1881.
STATE OF MAINE, CITY OF AUGUSTA.
TREASuRER'S NOTICE.

The State. County. City and Village School Dis
trci Taxes assessed in the City of Augusta for the
year ISL, have been committed TO Guy Turner Col.
lector Of said City for collection. by warrant OF the
Assessors Of said city, dated June 21th. ISL and
said Collector is required TO complete and make
return Of said collections to the Treasurer of said
city on or before the first day of March, lsse.
And, in conformity with provisions of law notice
is hereby given that by vote OF the CITY COUN-
Gil of said CITY. and of the VILLAGE DISTRICT
in said city. said taxes due and payahIe 10
the Collector. on or before August Is ISL and that
an ABATEMENT or
DISCOUNT OF SEVEN PER CENT
viii be allowed on all Taxes VOLUNTARILY
PAID on OF before that dsy. and INTEREST AT
SIN PER CENT will be added to ali taxes re-
naming unpaid August 18th. 1851.
GUY TURNER, Treasurer of Augusta.
June ~ 1871. f&wtillaugl6
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POLYFORM,
CERTIFIED with the result upon himself, he tested
pain, and in every case 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 Edison finally yielded
to the solicitation OF those WI cw the merits Of
his preparation and alloweda yto be formed
for the manufacture and sale form under his
supervision.
The number of remarkable cures and the suffer-
ing Poyforn has saved, attest the wisdom and phil
antrophy Of this course.
No higher testimony could be adduced than the
certificate of Prof. Edison, who authorizes the -
nca.ou of the following:
MEMO PARK, N.
a LRTIFY THAT THE PREPARATION
KNOW. As EDISoN'S FOLYFORM Is MADE
ACCORDING TO FORMULA DEvI>ED AND
USED BY MYSELF.
THOMAS A EDISON
For many other complaints beside Neuralgia
such ns Rheumatism, Headaches. Sci.
Rtica. Gout, Pain i'm Back or Side, or
whenever pain exists without abrasion Of the skin.
rolyforua will give prompt relief.
Price 800 per Bottle.
PREPARED BY
The Menlo Park Manufacturing Co.
NEW YORK CITY.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGisTS-
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miscellaneous.
Our insane.

OrR FAULTY METHODS = MoDE. OF
TREATMENT N GREAT BRITAIN AND
EURoPE-LaBoR N PLACE OF RE-
sTRAINT-GENEgAL REsULT>-WHAT Is
NEEDED HERE.
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PROF. EDIS0N'S
POI,YFOR.Ml.

After much Ccrsuasion, Prot. Edison las been
prevailed upon give to the world Lis tr, " won-
derful discovery or alternating pain For cars he
suffered from ragic pains. unable to ID any
remedy among . hundreds which he III. i that
would give him p, lament ease. Finally h, ecarns
convinced that h. must become his own ply scian
and seek, by expert eas, tor the desired relief He
had taken all the w known sedatives, which gave
only temporary relin and produced nervousness,
loss of appetite &c. l. now sought for a ooInbin-
alton of such remedies a. would, by OUTWARD appli-
cation cure him of his distress and at time not
be injurious 10 his system.
Trials and experiments followed this deterinin-
alton until he at last produced a compound which,
by arpicaton entirely subdued all pain and allowed
his system to recuperate, and throw off the disease
To his discovery Prof. Edison gave the name
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11
UnWhOlesOmo Wells.

The great trouble with wells is that
in the course of years the ground around
the house and barn becomes SO impreg-
mated with sewage and other contamina-
tons rs to affect the water. In the first
report of the Massachusetts, board Of
health, DIR. Derby says: GAS Il rule, a
well receives drainage from asuperiicial
circular area whose diameter is from
one to three times the depth of the well,
varying with the character Of the soil"
On this principle 10 well thirty feet
deep should have a privy, pig'pen. barn
ysrd or cesspool within iity feet OF it
in any direction, nor should any slops
of the house or refuse of any kind be
thrown upon the surface of the ground
within the area of this circle. How
many farms are there on which this
principle is not violated? 1t is not a
sufficient reply to say that the family
have drank from such wells with i'm
punity tor a score or more OF years.
1t must be remembered that when
wells were first dug the water was
pure, but the ground has been grad
ually impregnated with foul matter,
which, if it has not already permeated
to the water will finally reach and
c2ntaminate it. After a fatal case of
typhoid fever it will be too late to re-
sort to a crystal spring.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11
SnagpOIe's Explanation.

A letter, too lengthy for publication,
has been received from Mr.. ~Snagpole,
which, it must be admitted, places the
recent Snagpole imbroglio in a totally
different light. 1t may be well for the
public to suspend its opinion until the
facts of the case are fully set before them
which Mr.. Snagpole promises speedily
TO do in the form OF a pamphlet. The
insinuation that Mr.. Snagpole was gun
ming for chickens that night he treats
with the contempt it deserves. The
hight was a bright moonlight one, and
Mr.. Snagpole asks any thoughtful man
if a sane person would 90 chicken hunt
ing on a bright night. Besides Mr..
Snagpole assures his t%raducers that no
honest al goes cunning after chickens
in u city. Far otherwise. he stupehes
the fowl by placing burning sulphur
under its beak and puts it into a bag be-
fore it can utter a single squeak. 1t was
not a gun Mr.. Snagpole had when he en-.
tered the alley but q telescope. he had
read in the papers that nov was the
time to see Jupiter and its moons. Ihe
peculiar situation of Mr.. ~Snagpole's
house will be at once understood by ref
erence TO the accompanying diagram.
eve regret that lack OF space
prevents the insertion of the map.)
Mr.. Snagpole crept down the alley with
his telescope, not in a sneaking manner,
as j. L X. bubbles said in his Iesti-
mony, but quietly, SO as not to arouse
the neighbours dog. Jupiter was Just
over the southwest corner OF Mr..
bubbles house. and as Mr.. Snagpole
rested the telescope on the back OF Mr..
bubbles fence and sighted the planet,
it is hardly to be wondered at that j.
L. K, from his bedroom window, mis-
took the action. Mr.. Snagpole wishes
the public to distinctly understand that
he does not cast the slightest reflection
on Mr.. bubbles, who is well known and
esteemed in this city, but he thinks 1t
would have been better If he had moi
acted quite so pr~ecipitously. OF course,
the swift flight of the truly aimed boot
jack from the upstairs window, the
stunning of Snagpole and his daving
capture by three policemen, assisted by
Quibbles and his hired man and the night
Mr.. Snhgpole spent in he Central sta
ton, are matters with which the public
is already familiar. We deem it but an
act of Justice to Mr.. Snagpole to give
the gist of his letter, and to refer all
those more deeply interested in the mat
ter to the pamphlet which is shortly to
be issued.-Detroh Free Press.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11
Polar Lords.

Like all aborigines the men of the
Arctic regions are lazy, and compel the
women to do all the manual labor. / saw
two women, each with a child on her
back, drawing a thirty. foot net for sal
mon, while the men stood by smoking
without Offering to assist, although it
was evident that the task was much
too difficult for the women. These peo-
pie are remarkably good-natured, laugh
ng heartily at every triae, and always
smiling when spoken to. They are very
susceptible to ridicule, and to avoid it
will do many things that they could not
otherwise he ind dced to do. They have
no marriage ceremony; when an Inuit
brave desires a wife he makes her an
cffer of u present, generally an "ah-te-
CHE" to the maiden of his choice; il it
is accepted she becomes his wi and is
taken to his ~"tupeck." This brief form
of marriage seems to be quite as effec-
tive as the more elaborate form of civ
ilizqtion. They seem to live happily
together, and separations are very un-
usual, especially if children have been
born to them. In cases where there are
no children by the first wife it is not
unusual for a second to be taken. The
two wives are said to occupy the same
"tupeck" without envy or jealousy
Captain Hooper.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11
Tho Gold Brick SWindIe.

An honest old Frenchman, Nicholas
Coquard, of Detroit, is in the habit OF
visiting Grand park, in that city on
sunshiny, days that he may ENJOY the
play of the children and the fountains.
One day recently Coquard made the
acquaintance of a young Frenchman OF
modest bearing aid apparently unob-
trusive good sense. In the run of their
chat about the loved Paris, from which
the youth had banished himself only a
few years before, the latter said that he
was just from Leadville, where his for
tune had been extremely good. Indeed
he had with him n number Of bars Of
gold, His only trou lie was to exchange
the bullion for money. He was afraid
to proceed in the regular channel lease
he should be cheated. Innocent Coquard
went at once TO his bank and drew 800
in greenbacks. The young Frenchman
met him in the square, in his grasp being
a worn satchel heavily laden. Coquard
asked permission to examine the bat
and his acquaintance, talking of beauti-
full Paris the while, carelessly tore off
the end of package, discovering u mass
of the yellow metal. Then Conquard
took the bait and the bar and delivered
the money. Adi4Ux were showered
upon Coquard's head as the youth Dook
his leave. C0quard unrolled the pack
age when he reached home. IL contained
an iron coupling-pin capped with about
ten dollars worth of gold.
Wong Hong has just been arrested in
Cincinnati for defrauding Wah Yick,
a fellow heather, out of 81, 600. At the
investigation held before a magistrate
the other day, Wah Yick said that he
had made up his mind to return to China,
and was getting things into shane for
his departure when Wing Hong offered
to sell him "a pold brick" which
weighed about twenty-six pounds and
was worth % 600" Previous to the
payment of the money a corner Of the
brick was cut off and the corner assayed
pure gold. Alterward Wah Yick dis
covered that the brick was a good arti-
Gle of brass. Wong Hong was held to
answer.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11
RARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Warm the Food

1t may seem old -fogyish 10 some to
warm the food given 70 poultry during
the cold winter months, some persons
~contending that tho fowls, in their nat
ural state, never had auglt else than
cold food, and but spariygly Of that.
That is true as Ear as it goes, but then
how much profit would be secured from
birds lett to care for themselvcs2 Do.
INVESTIGATED i've stock of all kinds are
subjected 10 altered conditions from
what they were under when free and
not under the restraint OF man, and we
must conform in our feeding and man
agement TO these altered conditions, else
we will be just that far from success. If
we want a good healthy growth, and an
abundance OF eggs from our fowls dur
ing the winter, we must not only feed
them literally on suitable food, but we
must feed it in such form and condition
as well secure the best results.
After an experience Of several seasons
we have adopted the system of warming
the food all through the winter and cold
weather, both morning and evening, and
we attribute the excellent laying quail
ties of the fowls, in a great measure, to
doing this. This food, whether whole
or broken, grain or other food, either
dry or moistened, should be warmed
well before feeding. Some breeders as
well as farmers make a practice OF
parching their whole corn, and are as
sured it is beneficial. Where new un.
seasoned corn is used for chicken food,
this perching is a decided benefit, Tor it
makes it equally as good for feeding as
old seasoned corn. Quite a number of
poultry ailments are caused by feeding
the new crop of corn, and parching il
will eventually prevent any trouble from
that score.
Wheat, which is no doubt the best
kind of grain for the laying fowls, much
better than so much corn, which latter
tattens so quickly as frequently to stop
the production of eggs temporarily, is
much improved by being heated well be-
fore being fed, and then given TO the
fowls while yet warm, not hct. In
feeding wheat, only about two-thirds as
much, by measure, should be fed as of
corn, and when fed in hat manner is
very little, if any, more expensive than
corn. Good sound wheat only should
be used, for, while we see no objections
to screenings on the score of unhealthi.
ness, screenings give but little available
tood.-POuurV MOnthlV.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11
Intelligence in Pigeons.

The central prison at Agra is the
~roosting-place Of great numbers OF the
common blue pigeon; they fly out in
the neighboring country for food every
morning, and return in the evening,
when they drink at a tank just outside
the prison walls. In this tank are a
which lie in wait fol the pigeons, just
under the surface of the water, and ut
the edge of IL. Any bird alighting to
drink near one of these turtles has q
good chance of having its head bitten
off and eaten and the headless bodies OF
pigeons have been picked up near the
water, showing the fate which has
sometimes b%efallen the birds. The
pigeons, however, are aware OF the dan
ger, and have hit on the following plan
to escape IL: A pigeon comes in from its
long fight. and IA IL nears the tank, i'm
stead of flying down ut once to the
waters edge, will cross the tank at
about twenty feet above the surface, and
then fly back to the side from which il
came, apparently selecting for alighting
a safe spot which it had remarked as IL
flew over the tank; but even when such
q spot has been selected The bird will
not alight al the edge of the water, but
on the bank about n yard from the
water, and will then run down quickly
to the water, take two or three hurried
gulps Of it, and then fly off to repeat the
process at another part of the tank till
its thirst is satisfied. | had often
watched the birds doin & this, and coulo
not account for their strange mode OF
drinking, till told by my friend, the
superintendent Of the prison, Of the tur-
ties, which lay in ambush for the pig.
eons.-NGtaTe.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11
Recipes.

BUCKwHEAT CAKEs.-One quart OF
buckwheat, one teaspoonful of salt, two
tablespoonfuls of Indian meal, one of
molasses; put in tepid water to make a
batter, with yeast sufficient TO make
them light; compressed is the best.
SCOTCH PUDDINGs.-Tn a quarter Of a
pint of cold milk stir two ounce OF
Underground oatmeal; mix thoroughly;
then add to this a pint of boiling milk;
sweeten with white sugar while on the
fire. but do not let the mixture boil; in
order to thicken it, stir in about two
ounces of dry bread crumbs; as the
milk and oatmeal cools it ought to be
thick; take two eggs and beat together
whites and yellows, which mix with
the oatmeal; flavor with nutmeg or
cinnamon; butter a p~udding-dish and
axe slowly for an hour; afew c%urrants,
or some seeded raisins improve it.
APPLE PUDDING. Stew a half dozen
large apples into a nice, smooth sauces
aud add while warm a half tablespoon
Of fresh butter and sugar enough to
make thoroughly sweet. Heat a little
butter in the frying-pan, and then pour
In q cup of b~readcrumbs, which must
be stirred over the fire until they are
pale brown. Then sprinkle these On the
bottom and sides of u buttered mold
put three well-beaten eggs and half a
teaspoon of lemon juice into the apple
sauce, then pour it into the mold, strew
some of the breadcrumbs over the top
and bake fifteen minutes. Turn out on
q hot dish and serve with sauce.
WHITE STEW OF CmCKEN.-Peel two
onions, a turnip, a scrdped carrot in two
quarts of boiling water, with six cloves,
a dozen allspice, the same of whole
white peppers, a leaf of mace, a pinch OF
cayenne pepper, a tablespoonful of salt,
three bay leaves, the same OF sage, and
n sprig of thyme; let them boil Tor two
hours. Then have your chickens (two
weighing about seven pounds) neatly
cut up, and stew for two hours steadily,
but not letting it boil too FAST. II IL
chickens are tough, give them an hours
longer cooking. Phen take the pieces
Of chicken out on the dish it is to Re
served on, and keep it warm; Strain
the sauce, aud put it back into the stew.
pan; rub q tablespoonful of -four and
butter smoothly together, ada the yolks
of two eggs aud n tablespoonful OF finely
chopped parsley; stir gradually in a
cup of boiling water, ano pour the
whole into the chicken sauce. Let II
boil for five minutes, stirring continu-
ally to keep it from curdling; pouT over
the chicken and serve.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11
Sword. Wearing In japan,

In Japan, the sword, until a recent
date, has been considered a badge of
the aristocracy. The etiquette which
regulated the wearing of the long and
short sword vas expressed in a number
of minute rules. Since the contact of
the Japanese with Europeans and
Americans these weapons are not so
generally worn, and the rules have fallen
into disuse. But the following narrative
shows what vas their character:
The most trivial breach of these
minute o~bservances was often the u
of murderous brawls and dreadful re-
prisals. To touch another's weapon, or
TO come into collision with the sheath,
was a dire %offense, and to enter a
friends house without leaving the
sword outside was a breach of friend
ship.
Those whose position justified the ac-
compartment ofan attendant invariably
left the sword in his charge at the en-
trance, or, if alone, it was usually laid
down at the entrance.
If removed inside it was invariably
done by the hosts servants, and then
not touched by the bare hand, but with
a silk napkin kept for the purpose.
The sword was placed upon a sword
rack in the place ofhonor near the guest
and treated with all the politeness due
to an honored visitor who would resent
a diScourteSy.
To exhibit a naked weapon was q
gross insult, unless when 9 gentleman
wished to show his friends his collec-
ton.
To express a wish to see a sword was
not usual, unless when a blade of great
value was in question, when a request
to be shown it would be a compliment
the happy possessor appreciated.
The sword would then be handed
with the back toward the guest, the
owner and the hilt to the left, the guest
wrapping the hilt either il the little
silk napkin always carried by gentleS
men in their pocketbooks, or in a sheet
of clean paper.
The weapon was drawn from the
Scabbard and admired inch by inch, but
not to the full length unless the owner
his guest to do so, when, with
much apology, the sword was entirely
drawn and held away from the other
present.
After being admired it would, if APP
necessary, be carefully wiped
with a special cloth, sheathed and re-
turned to the owner as before.
The short sword was retained in the
but at a long visit both host and
guest laid il aside.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11
His Diamond Pin,

A fashionable young man, belonging
10 one of the first families of Galveston e,
was seen on the street yesterday with :
out his magnificent diamond pin, and a
friend asked him: why, Gus, whas
has become Of your big diamond pin
soaked it, ehP" mo, I've just lost it,"
why don't you advertise for itP You
ought to offer five hundred dollars re-
ward to the honest finder" II don't
want ii found. l am scared to death
for fear somebody will find it," "Why
SOP" exclaimed the friend in amazement.
People would find out then that it is
n of those thirty-fve cent diamond
pins you buy at a hardware store. Keep
quiet about it until l get a duplicate"
Galveston MeWS.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11
mousehola Hints.

In icing cakes dip the knife frequently
into cold water.
A little ginger put irtO sausage meat
improves tie flavor.
Every closet and room in a house
should be thoroughly inspected once a
week.
Bar soap. when first bought, should
be cut in square pieces and put in a dry
place. 1t lasts better after shrinking.
All fish skin should be washed, dried
thoroughly, cut in small bits and put in
a box OF paper bag TO use in settling cof-
fee
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-11

Mrs. Harriet Cooper, colored, aged
l15 years, and weighing AGO pounds,
died at Cheltenham. one of the suburbs
Of St. Louis. recently. Her husband,
who is still living, is 101 years old. She
was the mother Of twenty. five children,
the youngest being 81,