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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-29
StAte News.
AROO<ToOK.

The term Just closed at Houlton Academy
has been one of The most prosperous in the
history Of the institution. The roll for The
session shows the names of some 10 stu
dents. and the closing examinations made il
clear that teachers and pupils had done real
work. A f@
Business in Houlton is excellent. and vi>i
tors from the more quiet portions of the STATE
are surprised at the great nnmber of teams
in the streets, the heavy arriving AMI depart
ing freights by rail- and the large transactip21
in the trade of the stores.
CUMBERLAND
A little boy in Portland, about IL yeArs vi
age, while carrying papers Sunday morning,
was met BY a large black dog with a small
piece of rope attached to its neck as if the
animal had broken loose from It's fsstenings-
The brute attacked the child, and he did
so. two ether dogs sprang forward, and the
three chewed the child's face and arms ter
ribly The boy was taken home and his
wounds dressed. They are very serious
Press. 80
OXFORD.
Diphtheria is raging to an alarming degree
at Kezar Falls. Porter village, and vicinity.
Several late deaths are reported, and new
cases appear almost daily. All dying are
buried without the ordinary services, and the
sick have to depend on their own friends
Who NAV be with them at the time they are
taken sick. .s ..... .....,
PExoBscoT.
Col. Mason, of KenduskeAg, on Saturday,
was thrown from the top Of load of press
ed hay. He struck upon his head, cutting a
cash in the scalp some seven inches in length.
He is - years of age, and his escape from
more serious injury was quite as remarkable
as the pluck with which he bore the acct
dent Wing
Joseph Cary died in East Hampden, Thurs-
day, aged nearly 81 years. He was born in
the same town, in the year 1891. When a
boy he went to sea, but at the age of Is he
abandoned it, and entered his fathers gun
smith shop where he learnad the trade very
easily, being a natural mechanic. In those
days he did great deal of work for the
Penobscot Indians, repairing guns and max
ing traps for hunting. He vas present at the
so-called ''Battle of Hampden" in 1872.
The deceased lived, until the day Of his
death, on the same farm where he was born.
There is an oft UNDECIDED injunction, ''do
not go upon too thin ice On Wednesday
evening last, party of ladies and gentle
men went out upon pond in Limington, to
skate. Collecting in too close body the
ice gave awav preciptating number of them
into the water. They were however, after
considerable exertion all extricated with no
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-29

Augusta, Nov. &c, 1881.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-07-28
Concerning Swimming.

Many good swimmers are of opinion
that nobody need be drowned who does
not lose his head when he falls into deep
water. IL he can not swim he can float,
it is maintained, or tread water.
Against this theory may be set the ex-
perience of most men, that they can
neither float nor tread water till they
have learned how to swim. Both oper-
atoms, both floating and treading, are
natural and easy. But both require
precisely that calmness and balance of
mind and body which in the water are
only possible to people who can trust
their own powers. A swimmer leaves
his body to the laws of nature, and
presently his face and toes are above
the surface. But . man who can not
swim, as soon as he Is out of his depth,
thrusts up his arms-to clutch at he
knows not what. Down goes his head,
and by the time he has reached the sur
face again he has lost all nerve and for
gotten all he ever heard about the east.
ness of floating. We doubt whether
Nelson, who {" never saw Fear" would
have retained his calmness II, being un-
able to swim, he had been thrown into
deep water. That most men and wom-
en- become idiotic with terror in these
circumstances is demonstrated by their
efforts to clutch and drown anyone
who comes to their assistance. The
novelty OF this new implacable power,
the water which Is strangling them,
drives all sense out Of the heads of nom
swimmer. 49, III ....... ..,. ..,...'r
Trelawny and Shelley had been dis
cussing these things, and Trelawny had
expressed the belief, common TO good
swimmers, that all men can swim by
gift of nature. Shelley never shrank
from an experiment in morals, chemistry,
or anything else, whence the frequent
explosions that varied his career. He
at once undressed and jumped into q
deep place, sinking instantly to the bot
tom. There his slim body lay, still and
glistening, and there the poet would
have anticipated his fate n Trelawny
had not dived in and dragged him 70
shore. II ever this experiment IL TO have
q fair trial, it should be by immerging
very young child in water. Some peo-
pie hold that he would swim rs natural
ly as puppy. But the maternal In
stinct, always unscientific, hiss hitherto
stood in the way of this interesting ex-
pertinent. In the present state OF opin-
ion on the subject, It will be well for
people to learn swimming OF . compe-
tent teacher, either in swimming bath,
or in sea or river, before trying 70 rival
Captain Webb by the mere light Of ma
ture. Every one who neglects TO learn
to swim should remember that he Is en-
dangering the lives Of others, rs well ~
his own. For IL Is seldom that man Ii
in danger of drowning that one of our
countrymen IL not found 10 peril his
own life in the endeavor to rescue his
neiDhbor.-London NeiCs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-07-28
SONNETS FROM TIE AFGHANEsE

Inyenturng to publish few specimens of
i ine literature OF remote race, who have
lateis altfacte1 the attention of the civilized
Wofid, deem it necessary to offer a word of
explanation, lest the reader should conclude
anao 1he colloGaialfsms OF CabooI are too
ssusp.G!oasiy like the slang of our own me-
Cropohs. Sir William Leslie, in his admirable
w wtihon sae "socia! Life ana Manners of the
AIghans' says: ''Their poetry is rude and
sinpIe, flIi OF coiloquial phrases, and cele-
o. ares Only the primitive passions and most
Iimihaf surroundings of their daily life" 1t
WIN be observed that this remark is eminent-
y t!ue, II the following sonnets are faithfully
i!ypieaI OF Pashtaneh literature In translat-
NATURAL atmosphere by substituting for the
ldloms OF the Pushtu language some OF our
pom BOND eoI, n a. as most nearly CORES,
c'c9 foce tone of the originals.
Ito MULE
weird phenomenon, o mule art thou.
one pensiye ear inclined toward the west.
The other son'-so east by a little SOU
The acme explicate of peace and rest.
But who can tell at what untoward hour
Ihy sInnbe1ing energy will assert its func-
With feryid eloquence and awakening power,
Thy hee-haw and thy heels In wild conjunc-
War. Havoc ana Destruction envy thee!
Go! kick the stufiing out of Time and Space!
Assert thy'self, thou Child of Destiny!
Till nature stands aghast with frightened
A greater marvel art thou than the wonder
OF ZeGs from high olympus launching thun-
der.
II.-TO A GOAT.
Thou hast serious aspect, but methinks
Beneath the surface, Billy, discern
A thoughtful tendency to play high jinkS.
"A solemn, waiting wickedness supern.
Within the amber circle of thine eve
There luiketh mischiefOf exsuccOuS kind
A humor grim, mechanical and dry;
Evasive, subdolous and underlined.
would understood thee better Bill.
Beseech thee of thy courtesy explain:
New, doth the flavor of a poster fill
Thy utmost need? Of old hats art thou
fam?
1pr'ythee, goat, vouchsafe some information.
Oh. say! Come, now! Get out! Oh, thun-
Geration!
H.-TO TAFFY.
Hail. Taffy, new born goddess! Thou art
come
Into the world emolient and serene,
With liberal hands dispensing balmy gum,
n sirup-inOuthed mOlaSseS viSaged queen!
What art thou giving US, o gracious one?
Thou dost asSuage our daily cares and tolls.
IT'S thine to mollfy the rasping dun,
Thine to alleviate domestic broils;
The lover seeks thy aid to win his joy,
preacher,
The Interviewer, and the drummer-boy,
Who drummeth wisely, owning thee for
teacher.
The calm dispenser toots thy tuneful praise,
The lightning rodtlist knoweth all thy ways
ID. S. Proudft, "Bric- a Brac,'' in Scrs6ner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-07-28
The Plague Of Rats in India.

The recently-issued Bombay Ad-
ministrative Report" q few copies of
which have reached this country, gives
some curious details respecting the ex-
traordinary plague of rats which de-
vastated eight collectorates of the Bonn
bay Presidency in the latter parto of 1879.
The particular kind of rats which proved
most obnoxious were the Indian jerboa,
the Indian mole-rat, or kok, and the
mettade. The first-named is fawn-col-
ored above and white below, and, in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-07-28
CHAPTER II.

NY self-reliant friend did not stay long
in Cincinnati. He started off to make
a tour through Ohio, and to look out for
a chance to enter some remunerative
business, in place where there were
fewer young men out of employment.
1t was lengthy period after our part
ing that | heard any detailed news of
him, and I shall give intervening adven-
lures in my own words.
In pleasant village on the banks OF
the Ohio lived, at that time, lady OF
the old school aristocracy. She was a
widow-wealthy- descended from
one of the cavaliers who assisted to form
the first colony at Jamestown. The re-
suit of these circumstances of birth and
money was painful. Mrs. Bland was so
terribly select-so exquisitely aristo-
cratic-that she could not find any So
ciety good enough for her. The little
town where she lived was like most other
country places, and contained no very
alarmingly exclusive circle. The doc
tor, the minister, and the principal of
the female seminary, with their families,
formed the most fashionable circle; but
they were eminently provincial, and
Mrs. Bland could not descend to their
level. The doctors father had been a
blacksmith, the minister's wife ate with
her knife, and the head of the seminary
was poor as one of those proverbially
impoverished birds-the turkeys of Job.
So the proud, handsome, high-bred,
polished, selfish, fascinating old lady
dwelt all alone with her fair daughter,
in the ancient house that had been in
habited by her branch of the family ever
since white faces were first reflected in
the Ohio River. Her daughter was as
proud, as handsome, as high bred, and
as fascinating as she had ever been, but
not so rigidly, frigidly conventional in
her ideas of social position. She fam
cied that a lady ought to have heart,
and show it-that to be lady, one must
be woman and something more The
widow, on the contrary, thought that
the lady and the woman should have NO
emotions OF expressions in common. So
the mother and daughter had good
many pretty severe talks, which ended,
generally. in the submission of the
young girls sense to the matron's edu-
cational prejudices.
The house, which, as have said, was
quite old, began to need repairs, and
after some inward struggles, Mrs. Bland
submitted to a general tearing down
and rebuilding of some portions. just
as the carpenters finished, young man,
a stranger newly arrived, opened .
paint shop on limited scale in the vii
1age. As the only painter employed by
the townsfolk- lived at another place
some miles away, this newcomer re-
ceived considerable patronage, and Mrs.
Bland, having inspected his work, en-
gagged him to paint the new wainscoting
in the hall and dining-room of the old
house.
Flora Bland, with the instructive Gu
riosity that all young women have con-
corning the other sex-even to those in
dividuals who are far below them in the
social scale-looked at the house-painter
as she passed through the hall from her
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
Notice.

Notice is nrr by given Prentice Thomas, . 70 owner in tEc Copiir and Pacific mines Gn Glube, mining district, Gila County, Ari- zona, that Y Il, the said Prentice .Jbomas have Jailed lr the performance ot your pro- portion oi assessment work upon the aiore- sai' mines fer tbe year \. b one thousand cight hundred and ighty, and tre same ha,- in: been done and performed bv ths under sigh,d, co-owncIs, m accordancc witn law, this. therefore, is to notif, you, tue said Prcntice. Ihomas..that il you tait or r,tus. 10 pay your just proportion of Etlch a3Of and expenditure meade m your beb.t TOT the ator said year 1Ss0. wiiiiip the time specified by law, and also the cos, of lh's publication. , our interest in raid mines V il! uttcr!y cease and become the property of the subscribers hereto by ,irtus O section 2324 Revised Statutes of the niled States.
 JDHN.C. GOBLIN.
 BALLtRD P.tUS.
 Globe. June II. 1881. j,'il 9td
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that certain mines, claimed and owned by the undcrigBs,!. situate on the northwest side of the 6jla Ncr, and about two and a halt miles xbo,e its confluence with the Sar Pedro, in the County of Gila, and Territory of Arizopa. and know as the iiitlalgo ahd Sononla have been "jumped' hy one ". x. Tweed and by him named tho O'Bricn and San Carior: this therefore is to motif. ali persons that tne undersigned have an intefraaiblc title to tie aturcsaiL liilaiso and Sonouu mines. and th:t the, will maintain such uuc. amt re- gard all persons entering upnE the same xs trespas.trs uTdrr the i:,w and hold them to a strict acrountabiiityfo all, .an,age tbat may accrue to the un, ersignrd b, rraroD of trcsras> pr libel the property by record ol false claims.
 W. s. NJ. WEIGHT. et als.
 Arizona .jou;rQk please copy. iuiI2-4t
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
Shaft Sinking.

We copy the following, which.isa a new method of shaft sinking, from the Ffnan. oial and Mining Ge'es of New York:
 "lnstead of, ns usual, pumping the wa. ter out il Is allowed to remain in the shaft, and rather assists than rctsrds the boring, which is accomplished by me. chanical means. Firs, tbe small "irepan." or drIll, weighing twelve tons, and armed at life bottom with wedge shaped steel tech, attached by rods to one end of a beam, is raised by the engine'and allowed to fall by It's own weight, Being slightly tirncd on its axis at each stroke, il borcs hole six feet six inches in diameter, and tie dchris is removed from time to time by cylindrical receptacle, with valves in the bottom opening upwards, which is al. ternately le, down into tbe hole, and rai:, c,l to the surface. The large "trepan," weighing twenty tons, follows and enlarg e the shaft to iif'een feet six inches in diameter, the debris falling into the ad- Vance hole, whence Ibey are readily It. moved as before. When the water hear ing strata have been passed through and d solia foundation reached, d ring of casl iron tubhing with internal flangcs, having temporary bottom attached, is lowered '1tO iDc Sudl' SO dS to liOat, anu Us SuHk U! nearly a leycl with the surface by allow. ing sufficient water to flew inside, A sec ond ring is bol ted io ihe first, and the tnb, ping sunk deeper and thcu third, a fourth and so on until the bottom is reach ed. Previous to this, however, ring of smaller diameter ,han the lubbing has been allowed to rest on the bottom, with thespace between it and the sides of the mi. EllnI Nytih that yll l,..r, tl,u 1pNp est ring of tubbing comes down between u,e inner ring and sides of the pit it com presses the moss and forms perfectly tight joint, after the manner of stuffinc box, The false bottom which is attached to the lowest ring but one, is now rcmov ed, and interior pumped dry, when fur ther Sinking can be performed in an or diDhry manner. The space between tho tubhing and the rock is also fitted in with concrete, making a perfectly tight and solid job"
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
The Great English Remedy.

Isa never-isiiing cure for Nervous debility, exhaust sd vitality, eminal weak. ness. Speiniatorll.U, LosT M MAsHooD, lnipotcncy. Paralysis, and all the ter riblc effects of Self-abuse. youthful fcilie., and eNces- ses in n,atureI years such as loss Of memory, l.assi. tudc, Nocturnal .missiC n,, ersicn to socie'y, Dim. nrss of vision. Spisrs it
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
Assessment Notice.
ARIZONA MEXICAN MINING COMPANY.

Location of principal place oi husineSs, San Francisco, Ca iiorria.
 Location of works, Giobc District, Arizo- ma Territory.
 Notice is frrc''y given. that ut n meeting of the Hirccrors held on the 7th day of June 1881. an assessment. (No. l.l of Fifty (tal cent, per share was lsvlcd-npon tle capital stock "t the Corporation, pa! able innicd atriy in United States gold ccin, 10 the Sc- crctaiy at the office ot the Company. Room "9, No %20, San-om" Street, san Franci,ro. California.
 Any stock upon which ttis asscs,n,.Dt sball remain unpaid on the 18th day of July 1881, wiil be delinquent, and advert sed r sale al public aurtion; and anlcss ,,aymeut is made beiorr, viii be sold on Monday tre Sth day of August Issl. to pay the dclin- quent assrssmrnt. together win cost, ot a,l- rerti.ing and expenses Of sale.
 GEO. l. ADAMS, S. rretaryI OFFICE 32n San.oine Street, Rooa,I San Franrlsct., Cslilorui1,
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
Notice.

Knox .S McNeIl, is this ,la, dissolved ny mutual r,Ysent. All persons indeh,rd to t'e firm :,.c rcq,Ic ted to haakc ps, meut to W. T. MrNcily. and all accounts r,ust he pre-, entrd to him r. E. KNOX.
 W. T. MCNEILl. . Globe. June {. 1881. jclI4t In connection with the above 1 beg leave to IEiorn, the pubic that will continue the business m, self 'n th. old stand. and solicit q coniiiu uation of the patronage 50 iiberaily bestowed upon the old fI.r.
 W, r. MCNELLY
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
ASultsration of Paper with Stone.

Some observing, bu, not over conscleu. tious geologist, of s speculative turn of mind, bas discovered that the rocky, or mineral substance known as tale, SO com, mon on the wasie dumps of our miuing camps, is a prime article for adulicratiug paper pulp, and it is tow being utilized in certail, quarters for that purpose As is well known, paper is sold by weight, and anything which increases the weigh, without destroying the texture would Ge valuable to the manufacturer. This Gcsid eraium is met in tale, which is a soft, white, ta,lowisli, tbrous, and heavy ma. terial, readily grinding to powder aud uniting with lhs pulp ls make d strong, glossy and very weigbly quality of paper, the character of which cannot easily be dctcclcd.--.HiningR Repiew.
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16

This great Tonic has been introduced to tha people of the Wi,sisairl, Valley fer te past thirteen years, with unhoan,ied success and popularity
 There is nothing of tho kind .tans that eals 1t ns
 ssin,ulant an apstizer anti dyspeptic. It par ticulsr,y adapted to ;nalario,s districts, and asa PRETkNTA7IPE OF CHILLS d. FErKR is not surpassed.
 It ia endorsed sy the best chemists the most cf ncAsios strengthening Tcnc this country has ever prcduced the value of which will be recognized hy all who may them.
 Private .iti,ens of Arizona visiting St. Louie have expressed their convictions that t is peculiarly adapt ed to the wants of that Territory, and needs only trial ts in,uro Its speedy introduction there. | Orders addressed to THE VI EST INDIA MANufAC TfRING COMPANY will he prompt, executed. Dec I3.S ....
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
Arizona Silver Belt.
Saturday. July 16. 1881.
A Hanging in Tucson.

Thomas Harper, the murderer of John T;lliday. was hung, in Tucson, by Sheriff Paul, on the S,h. Tho day previous to his execution he wrote an admonitory letter to "Curlcy Bill" advising him to "keep cool and never fire at d man unless in the ae' al defense Jf your liie-you must q, - heap from man before you kill " 1WGds do not hurt, so you must nevci mind what is said to aggrevate you, As l said before, don't try and hunt a raN,' G"od advice. Pity lis, he had not entertained such conservative views before sending Talliday to his long account. A man facing death with rope round his neck is very apl to change his views in re. gard to the pressing necessity of Hunting n row n
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16

the Head tho vital fluid passing unobServcd in the urine, and many other diseases that lead t" insanity ani death.
 DR. M1STsE will agree to forf,it FIvE HrSpREn DOLLARS for case of this kind the VITAL RESTCRA TIVE (under his special advice and t'es nent will lot curc for anything impure or inj jur us cuni in it. DK. NINyIE treats al! private diseases success fully without mercury. COHsuIdHtiGn Free. Thorough examination and advice, Including angy. ss of urine, sj aN Price of SlAL EEsroEArvI,S S3 oV bottle. four times the quantity, s0 0'; sent tc any address upon receipt o! price, o C. O. D., ,rca observation, and in private n-me desired y
 \. F.. MESI1E. M. D
 II Ecarney street. San Fran ;isco Cal. DIR. M1NTlE'S Kidney Remedy Ne. phrrtic all kinds nf Eiinev and Bladder oInpaiEts Goncrrhpa Glce; LeucorfhG,s. Fer sal. hy all druggists Sl U) lotte. six bot!es for s5 to- UR. MISTlE'k Dandsl lion Fills arc the best and cheapest Drsry-ris and LLios cure in the market. For sale by all druggists, anl7-t
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
E0tice.
M ,;S0Hic i!

Regular communication Of White Moun- tam Lodge X. F., & A. Nj. II. D., meets Thursdays on or succccding each iNll Moon. instruction meetings every GhuYe- daysvenius al "'siock. Sojcurr,ng irefh- rcn in good standing cordially in, iicd. By order or the W Nj.
 K. KEEL NER. aug 7tfl Secretary.
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
Notice.

The firm known as the "PinaI Brewery" Is tuis day dissolved, by the rtir, nnrt 'f F Mcdlcr Chas.- tIayse has purchased bis interest. and ti,, busii,c will hrrcaiter be conducted hy t.c subscribers, who will Day all outstanding Indebtedness, and to whom all Accounts fl! ust be paid.
 CHaS UiISE,
 fKANk BlSSIt;,
 AUGUSTE PIPER. Globe, June Sth, 1sSt.
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16
Notice.
10 WHOM IF MAY CONCERN.

This is to not fy the public, We the nndrr- signed. have no clalm, in law or equity to the Pioneer South mine, Pioneer Mining District, Giia County, Arizona. t;l he, June IS. 1891.
 lSigned.) GEO. SCOTT,
 ELIZSBErti R. SCOTT. jclStf
Arizona silver belt., 1881-07-16

Ecposit accounts received in currency coin subjcut ts check st sight
 lcrtineatca &f Bep0sit issued, payable on demand pr ct fAcd date, bearing interest.
 Exrtswbtxr drawn, in sums to suit, on New York, st. Lou,s. Chicago and san Francisco or trans fer of funds made by telegraph. Deposits made wi;i correspondents will ls credited parties here, up onrecs,l,, sy Js.lsice Of theaane.
 Milli'urchsse or make advances Gold CT silver bullion, Territorial and County Bonds and Warrants approved commercial paper, etc.
 Orders requests by nai, otherwise will receive strict attention, and by prompt and faithful execu. tivn Of correspordcnts wishes will aim to mer- it their esteem and confidence.
 ColectiGhxp pro mptly nEGo and remitted for as desired dec G-ly