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Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-03-26
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BEWARE OF
FRAUDS, ceuN!EsssTi, AN1 INVITATIONS

SO-caIIcd EliXirs, Extracts, etc.
The Great Fame of DR. knufymam's Sui
phur Bitters
has excited greedy wr.tchcs who have made WORT
less limitations. These pirates clearly intend TO
flourish hy stealing n whole part of the Of
Of our justly celebrated medicine. We will he
grateful TO any one who will inform when these
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From "a Leading Maine Whole.
sale Drug House.

PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. rs, 1850
A. Il. Ordway Co., Gents: Please ship us ten
gross, sulphur Bitters. Immediately. We are all out
again they taking the front rank in Maine. Re.
spectfuly, PARSONS, BANGS 4 co. =.
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Railroads ann Steamboats,.
Maine Central Railroad.
Change Of Time.

On and after SUNDAY. DECEMBER ~. 1850.
trains will leave Augusta
For Portland and Boston at 600 A. NJ. and a.s7 A.
NJ; For Portland l-55 and 1850 p. NJ.
For Rockland, 6.o0 A. NJ. and Us. A. NJ.
For Farmington, 9.57 A. N.
Fer Bath, 500 A. NJ, 9.57 A. NJ. and lgs5 P.M
For Lewiston, 800. 9.57 A. NJ. and l.55 and 1850
Pm.
For Skowhegan, Belfast, Dexter and Bangor, S.s4
r. M. and Z.25 A. NJ.
Night Pullman Trains each way every night, Sun
days included.
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champion Record in the Great Bos-
ton Fire in 1872.

ia, ssend for prices and descriptive catalogue De-
'ofe purchasing elsewhere
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For Sale.

One of the most desirable residences In Augusta,
being that recently occupied BY the late J. ~ san.
born. Fin. modern built house. with siabIe. Large
lot with shade and fruit trees in great variety De
ightful situation; only fye minutes walk from
soon. For full particular. enquire q
4. q. LOH0FKELOW.
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Sulphur Bitters

Contains all the blood cleansing properties Of Sui.
phur skillfnv combined with the virtues Of many
healing roots and herbs to produce powerful
compound and concentrated medicine of surpas ssing
excellence. IF YOU ARE TIRED with little effort,
suffer from loss of strength, pains, foul coated
tongue, your skin covered with pimples vitatcd
blood loaded with foul humors bursting through the
skin in pmples, blotches and SULPHUR
BlrTERS is just what YOU need; IL will give you a
clear skin, sweet breath, cleanse your blood, give
health and comfort, as thousands can testify.
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The Latest Yet.
But the Same Result.

So. Norrdgew ock, Me-. Feb. j, lsei-
Aessrs Morris Ireland, Boston, Mass:
Inc safe bought of you last October, was III
~ sSo story wood, building. which burned January
building, and its contents fell into the cellar Upon
pne ofdry wood. making hot fire which lasted 1oI
sa a hoars The outside o: the safe was heated reu
Inc contents consisted of watches. jewelry.
en eonmerware. books, papers, etc, a Of which cs.e
.,a. IN good condition. Papers lying against me III,
f Se oi the safe were not injured. The safe snows
Snst II has done. Please write what YOU can allow
o. F. HALL.
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Daily Kennebec Journal.

Issued every morning, except Suncays. Itcontain
he latest news by telegraph and mall gives reports
Of Markets. ana has carefully prepared political and
oca. articles, and a generous amOlnt of sar,ning
home and misc elaneous reading with full compila-
tion of state news.
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weekly Kennebec Journal

Published every Wednesday morning, Is the larpes
folio paper in the State, containing news political ar
Icle. agricultural and scientific matter, tales poetry,
anecdotes, household matter, markers, &c., &C.
Terms, 81 per aanUm in ddraRce.
Transient Advertisements, 300 per inch f # rrst
we. jocents per week for each subsequent In tion
special Notices, $50 per inch for first week; 50
tents per week for each subsequent week.
Business Notice, in reading columns, 20 cents Der
for first nsertion 10 cents PER line for each sub
seguent insertion.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-13
Food for InvaIids.

Never crowd food upon sick person
against his will. The senses are so delicate,
says Diet for the Sick" that often an over
charge of food is revolving to the sight, and
deadens the appetite 1t is better, then, to
make two trips between the kitchen and the
sick-room than to disgust the patient with
an overabuudance. There is no precaution
which should not be taken to make the meal
inviting. Have always a clean napkin !;
change it every time food is partaken Of II
the patient is too weak to use spoon or
fork himself, be careful not to cram, and re-
member that the invalid is not a Strasbourg
goose. 1t is wise, eminently wise, to humor
patient. Never talk much about what you
are going to administer in the way OF food.
Just as the eyes, nose and ears are stimu-
lated by disease, 30 does the imagination Of
the patient become eccentric. Sometimes
expectations are raised too high; at other
times simply to mention food is to pail the
appetite Oftentimes it is better to pro
duce your neatly covered tray without any
advice of its coming to the patient We all
of us must know OF patients in our own ex-
perience who had rather starve than say that
they were hungry. This is TO be forgiven,
as it Is nothing more than an idiosyncrasy
If, with a languid movement of the hand,
the poor sufferer should bid you "begone,
with all your nicely prepared food, take it
kindly, but try it again at some other Time
The great thing is patience, and always pa
tience. This is what Miss Nightingale says /;
"Many patient can eat II you can only
tempt his appetite. Your fault lies in the
fact of your not having got him the thing
that he fancies." But to another patient
everything is equally distasteful. He would
try to eat anything which would do him
good; but everything makes him worse.
The fault generally lies with the cooking. 1t
is not his appetite which requires tempting,
it is his digestion which requires sparing.
Aud above all, do not get the notion that
eating, whether wanted or not, is necessary
to give the patient strength" If the
above directions as to cooking and preparing
the diet are followed, nature will demand
what she wants for " strength"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-13
Washington Etiquette.

Senator Sherman's wife returned to her
old reception day, Thursday, promptly after
her husband again became a senator. Dur
ing his four years service in the cabinet she
received on Wednesdays. Mrs. Blaine and
Mrs. Sherman have again exchanged recep-
tion days. While Mr.. Blaine was speaker,
his wife received on Wednesdays, and then
Mr.. Sherman was a SENATOR 80 his wife re-
ceved on Thursdays. When Mr.. Sherman
entered the cabinet and Mr.. Blaine the sem
ate, their wives changed their reception
days, and now that their positions are again
reversed, the exchange has again been made.
Both ladies laugh merrily over the many
changes in their positions in respect to each
other they have undergone in Washington
in eighteen years without their friendship
altering at all. The absurdity of Washing
ton etiquette in the matter Of first calls can
not be better illustrated than by mentioning
how these two ladies have several times re-
versed their positions with respect to which
should make the first call on the other.
When Mr.. Blaine first came here he was a
member of the house of representatives, and
Mr.. Sherman senator, so Mrs. Blaine had
to make the first call each year on Mrs.
Sherman. When Mr.. Blaine became speaker
it was Mrs. Sherman's duty to call first on
Mrs. Blaine. When he ceased to be speaker
and was still member Of the house the old
order of things was restored. linen ME-
Blaine went into the senate and MIR. Sher-
man into the cabinet, and the order for first
calls was again reversed, and now, as MIR.
Blaine is in the cabinet and Mr.. Sherman in
the senate, it again became Mrs. Blaines
duty to make first call on Mrs. Sherman.
This she promptly did, and Mrs. Sherman
returned it on Mrs. Blaine's first reception
day as the wife of a cabinet officer Wash
inQton Letter.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-13
o Not NOW.O

A story is told, among the Russian peas
ants, Of an old woman who was at work in
her house when the wise men from the East
passed by on their way to fiud the infant
Christ, guided as they were by the star 60
ing before them in the sky. "Come with
u.s." they said; "we are going to find the
heavenly child; come with u.s." 81 will
come" she replied, but not just now but
[ will follow very soon, and overtake you
and find him." But when her work was
da.e tho wioo mon had gone and the star in
the heavens had disappeared, and she never
saw the infant Saviour. 1t is but a story
but one that is full of instruction and warn
ing for similar story could be told of
thousands of human hearts, and confirmed
by the character and destiny OF thousands
of human beings. The call to come to
Christ sounds in our ears, but we are too
busy with our daily work to heed it now.
We have no time just yet for the Bible, or
the closet, or the serious thought, or for
hearkening to the voice of conscience and
the whispers of the Holy Spirit. We are
like the Duke of Alva, who, when asked to
look at remarkable appearance in the
skies, replied, / am too busy with things
on earth TO take time for looking up to the
heavens" We are pressed with our busi.
ness, or building our homes or looking after
the needs of our children, or laying up
wealth for the future, and the time for seek
ing Christ is delayed, and by the delay we
have missed him forever.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-13
Self-Sacrince.

Self-sacriice is at the root of all the bios
SONS Of goodness that have survived the wreck
ofparadise. There never was heart but had
CLEANS of it, Shining at times in some royal
natures diffusve as the light of day without
clouds, there is yet no life so dark and
clouded but it sends golden shaft through
some opening rift To be greathearted, for
the love we bear to our Master, and in imita-
tion of him, is the ideal of Christianity, for
it is the religion of him whose life and death
were self-sacrifce. If we are to follow, we
must, like him, bear a cross. 1t has been
so from the beginning. Call the dead roll
of the worlds worthies-its prophets, apos-
ties, martyrs and saints, the great teachers
of mankind, the architects of our liberties,
the heroes of civilization, the ministering
angels who have blessed the poor the sick,
the dying the helpless. Has not the meas
ure of their goodness been that of self
denial They have suffered, that others
might suffer less; they have died for the
truth that others might live; they have de-
Tended human rights by enduring unspeak.
able wrongs-the tears and blood. Love
like the tabled bird, pierces his own bosom
to feed his loved ones Is not heaven itself
to be reached through death The blessed
one entered not into his glory until he had
been crucified. The leaders of mankind
have had TO tread blackened and scorched
path of suffering, and we enter into their
labors without their sorrows. White robes
of earthly saintship, like those of heaven
are only gained through much tribulation
Everything good costs self-denial.-J. d
Geikie.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-13
Ghe Don1s !Girfls.
THE VISION.

sat within my glad home. and around about me played
-Four children In their merrlmen and happy noises made
Beside Inc sat their mother in her ovelness light
neer saw any like her, save In vision bright.
1t In fe young morning our hearts together grew
Beneath Ia sparkling sunlight and in la sleeping dew;
And the sorrows and the Joys Of tweveyea changefui
life
Had drawn closely me my own my blessed wife
Then al door one knocked and we to let him n
For the night Wild and stormy aud 10 turn him thence
we're sin;
with be to this household" seerers he best
And sat him down among like some expected guest
The chdrens was husled the mother softly spoke
And my nmos spirit thrilled with the thoughts which In
woke;
Fori seemed like other days within my memory stored
Like Mamres tented plain Emmaus' evening board.
His form veied from u.s. his mantle was not raIsed
But he felt that eyes OF tenderness love upon gazed
His lips we saw not moving, but deep and inward
spake like thunder distant unto each Of us aone
"Fu often ye have called me- and bid me to your home
And have listened to words and your prayers
And my voice is strange you and Wherefore ART
thou hereT
Your throbbns are asking with struggling hope and
fear
was love which shielded your helpless infant days.
1t was my which guided you through lfes danger
Gus ways;
Joined hearts ogeter blessed your marriage vow
Then trust and be not fearful though my ways be
now"
We spskc no word OF answer, said he any more
But, as about % leave he passed to the door
Then, he crossed the threshold, he beckoued with
hand
That she who beside should come at his command
Then rose that wife and mother and went into the NIGHT
She followed at his bidding and hidden from sight
And though my heart breaking strove my will
For his hands pierced and thorns had torn hi
brow. -Mdemiidn's Magazine.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-13

Christ is the Great Teacher. A man who
studies his sayings cannot be an ignorant
man. If he accepts them, he cannot be
without hope in his life, or without cheerful
anticipations Of the mysterious life that is
TO come. The New Testament tells you all
about him." said the minister. "Well, to
be honest with you, have no Bible" said
the shoemaker. The minister gave him his
own pocket-Bible; and when he took his de-
parture, few minutes later, he left his ad-
dress with him, expressing the hope that he
might hear from him. Two months after
wards while the good man sat in his study,
in the city, he was told that stranger wished
to see him. The caller was admitted, and
surprised him by the warmth of his greet
ing, for he did not know him. "Don't you
remember giving Bible to a shoemaker"
naming the place and time. "Yes, | do"
said the minister. "Well, | am the man.
Your Bible has proved the bread of life TO
my heart. have brought you little pres
ent, and hope you will accept it, though It
doesn't half tell you how thankful am"
and he broke open bundle and showed
handsome pair of boots. "Why, how did
you guess my measure 80 well2" said he.
" You left your footprints in the soft clay
near my house; l measured the tracks, and
then made the boots" said the shoemaker
The minister was delighted, and declared he
had never before received so pleasant token
of friendship. "But, my FRIEND" he added,
the best of it all is the change in you.
You are quite new man. did not know
you" The fact was evident enough. The
shoemaker was a new man, and happy
mainland he was doing as much good to
others now as the minister had done to him.
When he went back to his distant home he
took supply of Bibles with him. His
neighbors wanted them now as much as he
did.-Selected
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-13
Christian Influence.

There is nothing so fruitful of good as a
Christian life. A Christian may be unable
to preach, or even to offer a prayer in pub
lie place, but can, by godly walk and con-
versation, show forth Christ in his life.
Such life leaves its imprint upon society,
the family and the church. The first i'm
pt'ses OF young persons to acknowledge
Christ often come from it. The habits,
tastes and aims of many can be directly
traced to it, especially when such influence
is exerted in the home circle by wise and
faithful father or mother. How often we
trace success or failure in life to good or
bad influences. Parents often fail in the
training OF their children because they
do not rise to proper conception OF
their responsibilities until they are
brought to see habits formed and de
sires growing in their children which, un-
less restrained and corrected, may bring
them to shame and disgrace. This failure
to exert good influence may work disaster
to the community in which we live. We
have not only church and family response
bilties, but civil obligations. A nation is
made up OF individuals, and, like the indi
vidual, has character which may be deter
mined in the same way, by the estimate in
which it is held among others. II in a com
munity majority, or large number of in
dividual members, exert highly moral in
iluence, the public sentiment of that com
munity will be of the same character and
therefore our influence should be moral, as
it may be that the community is so evenly
divided as TO put it in our power to turn the
scales and establish the influence of society
for good or i'll report.-Selected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-13
A Pleasing Incident.

There is lady living in little four-room
cottage in the environs of Boston, whose
namo is well known to literary people. She
depends wholly upon her own exertions for
the support of herself and children, and does
all her own housework, yet her cottage is the
focus of the best society of the locality. A
gentleman calling there recently was re-
ceived at the door by a daughter of the lady,
who told him her mother was too busy to be
called, but that he could see her in the
kitchen if he pleased; and he followed her
to that room. The lady greeted him with
out the least embarrassment, though she
had on big apron and her sleeves were
pinned back to her shoulders She was cut
ting pumpkin into strips for pies; and
there sat venerable gentleman gravely par
ing the strips to the accompaniment of bril-
liant conversation. l was asked to guess
who this gentleman was, and, after several
fruitless attempts, was told that it was the
poet Longfellow. While the pumpkin-par-
ing was in process, another distinguished
poet called, and he also insisted upon being
impressed into the service. 1t was dreary
day outside and no one cared to leave the
pleasant cottage, so they all staid to lunch,
one of the pies forming the piece de resistance
of the occasion. Speaking of this incident
afterward the lady said "My friends are
kind enough to come and see me, though
they know cannot leave my work to enter
tain them. Visiting and work must pro-
ceed together, and when | set my callers at
work with me we are sure to have an agree
able time."-Lippincott.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-13
VOL. 76.-3SS7. NO. 27.

cases, this could hardly be wondered at
and their teacher confidently expected that
the most OF them would leave in A short
time. But, feeling that they had reached
the critical period in life, and that now, IL
ever, they needed to feel the "bands of love"
upon them, she kept her heart and mind
open TO suggestions. About this time. a
little book by Rev. f. +. Hale, entitled aTen
Times One is Ten," fell into her hands. IL
gave her an idea, which she acted upon at
once. She read parts of the book, touching
upon the life of the hero, Harry Wadsworth,
TO them, and then proposed her plan. They
should form club, to be called, If they
pleased, the "Ilarry Wadsworth Helpers"
elect their own officers (the teacher to be
only an honorary member), meet on Sunday
afternoon as usual and, after Joining in the
general exercises Of the school and having a
very short lesson, should hold their club
meeting. Each boy pledged himself to do
some one thing each week TO be real help
to some one else. A secretary, in book
kept for the purpose, wrote down each week
the "deeds of kindness done" by these boys
for all were very poor, and some had been
under arrest more than once. AT each meet
ing, this simple record was read. Several
constituted themselves a sort of brigade for
looking up drunken men and taking them
home. Some took turns in visiting and
reading to a poor deformed boy who could
never leave his home, and in many ways
they found actual helpful work to do. There
was an initiation fee Of five cents, and
weekly sum of two cents was contributed by
the members Of the club. Once in two
months the box was opened and the money
expended in coal or groceries for some very
poor family, the boys themselves making
the purchases and carrying them to their
destination. No one will be surprised to
hear that these boys, now men, are leading
manly, useful lives. The channel was turned
at the right moment. In simple, easy way,
the boys were shown the beauty and bless
edness of giving; and nothing builds up
character like going out of self. All If
teachers would go out of self more in seek
ing ways and means by which to hold and
educate their boys, we might see many more
such blessed results.-Sunddy-scho Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-04-13
A Wife's Mission.

A iudicious wife is always nipping of
from her husbands moral nature little twigs
that are growing in wrong directions. She
keeps him in shape by continual pruning.
If you say anything silly she will affection
ately tell you, so. If you declare that you
will do some absurd thing she will find some
means of preventing you from doing it.
And by far the chief part of all the common
sense there is in the world belongs unques-
tonably to women. The wisest things a
man commonly does are those which his
wife counsels him to do. A wife is grand
wielder of the moral pruning knife. If John
sons wife had lived there would have been
no boarding up of orange peel, no touching
all the posts in walking along the streets, no
eating and drinking with disgusting
voracity. If Oliver Goldsmith had been
married he never would have worn that MEM
orable and ridiculous coat Whenever you
find man whom you know little about
oddly dressed, or talking absurdly, or ex-
hibiting eccentricity of manner, you may be
sure that he is not a married man, for the
corners are rounded off-the little shoots
pared away-in marriage. Wives have gem
orally much more sense than their hus-
bands, even though they may be clever men.
The wife's advice is like the ballast that
keeps the ship steady.-Ruskin.