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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

an upright position with diverting rapidity.
Ii WAS really very amusing TO Master
Clough). Sometimes an offender would be
asked by one of the masters which instrument
of torture he would choose, the ridiug-whip.
the ruler, or the rattan. Which ever he
seemed to prefer was not the one used, but
one of the others would make him smart.
This little change would have a healthful
moral influence upon the scholar. teaching
pstience and RESIGNATION under disappoint-
ment. A pleasant illustration Ito the teach
erl of the irony Of fate was shown in another
wav. When the stock of rattans ran low and
that was not seldon,l some victim in disgrace
would he tespatchcj for fresh supplv, know
inc that on his return he would feel the first
stroke Of the rod With what ingenious rc.
finement of torture the victim was thus made
to find the weapon that should wound him.
There was another clever diversion of our
kind hearted masters which in summer. when
the davs were long, occasionally broke the
monotony Of school.boy life. Sometimes Of
A sultry July afternoon, a tired scholar, over
come by the heat, would find the sound of
voices in the room grow fainter and fainter,
his head would droop and finally sink upon
his desk, and he would quickly be in the
plcasant land of dreams Then il was that
the master, seizing his rattan and stealthily
vet joyfully striding across the rows Of
desks, would give the sleeping wretch such =
rousipc whack as to astouish and confound
as well as suddenly awake him.
I confess that these sudden diversions of
the pedegogue were not without their attrac-
ton for us who looked on and saw the conf
cal contortions of the bows whose fortune 1t
was at the moment to be under discipline.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02
Personal.
ceremony

The Gar will be crowned at Moscow in
April next.
The health of Senator Cameron's wife has
greatly improved.
Rufus Hatch sailed on the new Inman
steamer City of Rome Friday for a six weeks
trip abroad.
Rev. Wayland Hoyt of Brooklyn declines
the call of the First Baptist Church of Chi
cagO.
Sergeant-at-arms Thompson is SO much
better that he is able to ride out for few
hours each day.
Judge Davis has a large quantity of land in
Central Illinois. and his riches are supposed
to amount to 81 100000
Secretary Folger comes of old fishing stock
on Nantucket, and he has a liking himself for
summer fishing on the lakes.
The chronometer watch which DIR. Bliss
used to time the heart beats of the dying
Garfield is now owned by Mr.. J. c. Watts, a
jeweler Of East Saginaw.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

Mr.. Walter +. McCune of Pittsburg, Pa,
writes: my age is 2s years. was born ith
an excellent constitution. but at the age of 10.
having just finished my collegiate education,
fell into habits Of dissipation. After six
years of fast living l felt my constitution
broken down. l put myself under the care
Of one Of our best physicians. His treatment
seemed to do me no good Finally he said at
best could live but few wears, that my
bowels. kidneys and lungs were all threatened
with consumption and were fast vast
ing away in certain decay. I tried
everything advertised, hoping to gain
relief. Finally I drifted into state Of
melancholy and hopeless despair, suf-
fering excruciatingly from dyspepsia, short
breath and urinary catarrh. A year ago saw
Browns Iron Bitters advertised. ! used
them, and the, acted like q charm. soon
began TO enjoy dreamless slumber-and now
feel myself > man once more, and / have
gained "a pounds since using the remedy
feel very strong, and can hold out 45 pound
weight. Browns Iron Bitters saved my life :.
novl-+&wlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02
in the Old-Time School.

public school fifty years ago was a very
different affair from what it is now a days
Upon my word when think Of the whip
ping that went on day after day in the old
Maybew School, / am astonished at it. Yet
with the variety of corporal punishment 40
freely bestowed there was mingled sort of
CHASTITY sportive element, grim humor which
did not always commend itself to the percep.
tion Of him who received the faggelation A
merry conceit, for instance, was that Of Mas
ter Ciough.
That ingenious person would direct cul-
prit to stand upon the platform, near the desk,
and without bending the knees, touch the
floor with his fingers. Then . smart flourish
of the rattan and sudden blow would cause
the unhappy youth to involuntarily resume
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

England can no longer claim the distinc-
ton that Montesquieu conferred upon it of
being the classic land of suicide. In the
latest return of suicides in France the annu-
al number is set down as 6, 496, or one sui
eide for 5,l6l inhabitants, which says the re-
port ''shows an increase in the rate for the
last thirty years of IS per cent"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

The corner stoue of the new Kentucky
and Indiana railroad bridge was laid at New
Albany, Ind, on Saturday. The bridge is
to cost 81, 800, 900, will be $500 feet long,
and will be the most complete structure of
the kind on the OHIO river. The spans will
be 5s3 feet long, and the piers Ill feet high
The grand lodge of Indiana performed the
ceremony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

The demand for property in New York
continues active under the stimulus of an
easy money market. The best rates of in
terest on gilt edged real estate is a per
cent, and s per cent. investment is con-
sidered unusually handsome.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

Lamartine says in his memoirs just pub
lished that he, single handed, " improvised
the Republic" of lSiS, which probably ac-
counts for the fact that it only took one man
and musketry volley to adapt the air to the
Empire three wears later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

There was time when only people OF
wealth wore diamonds, and then they were
rarely worn on the street Now everybody
wears diamonds, everywhere and at all times.
In consequence, dealers report a large and
increasing demand for other psrcious stones,
such as the sapphire, the ruby, the topaz, the
emerald cat's-cys and Garnets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

So many seized pistols have accumulated
in the Memphis (Tenn) court that Judge
Horrigan has issued an order directing the
clerk to throw all, except Army and Navy
pistsls, that have been in his hands more than
six months, into the Mississippi river. and
into such deep water that they cannot be
fshed out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

An exchange says that New York photo
for the sole right TO make and sell her pie
lures. Many better looking American wo-
man would sell a like right for less money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02

An Iowa lawyer of some years practice is
now serving as locomotive fireman on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad,
and physician OF Il years practice is acting
as freight conductor on the same road.
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Dailp kennrhrr jourrlal.

1t is reported that NJ. Gambe,ta has for
mally consented to undertake the formation
of new cabinet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-11-02
THE SURGEONS KNIFE.

WosderflR SargicGi OPerafion.-ReRoral ef Jiri-
nary Stones from the Bladaer-SaccessfaL
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Advertising Agents.
FOR THE
Kennebec journal,
DAILY AND WEEKLY.

The following Advertising Agents authorized
10 receive subscriptions and advertisements for the
KESyEBEC JOURNAL:
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Street.
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ton st.
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street.
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Spruce Street
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Gbe Aeu1rebef 5ournal.
Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street, foot
ofCourt, by SPRAGUE SoN.
Dailv Kennebec Journal.

Issued every morning, except Sundays. Itcontairs
The latest news by telegraph and mail, gives reports
~ Markets. and has carefully prepared political and
local articles, and generous amount of farming,
home and miscellaneous reading with full csmpila-
ton Of State news.
Terms, e7 per aanuns in adrance, % IL payment
IL NOT made within the year. Single copies cents
. had at the periodical stores OF j. r. Pierce. Au
,usta: c. l.. rpauding,; Hal!owell; W. {. Palmer,
Gardiner; J. s. Carter, Wa ervie, and at this ONCE
Advertisements inserted On reasonable terms. Rates
NAV be had on application at this office.
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Weekly Kennebec Journal,

Published every Wednesday morning, Is the largest
folio paper in the State containing news, political
ces agricultural and scientific matter, tales poetry
Anecdotes, household matter, markets, &c., &C.
Terms, q per anRaHs iH ddrGnce.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-24
Bes. Method of Preserving Posts.

Referring to the well-known method of pre-
serving posts and poles which are partly i'm
bedded in the earth, by charming and coating with
tar, the Scientific american says these methods
are only effective when both are applied. Should
the poles only he charred, without the sub
sequent treatment of tar. the charred formation
on the surface would only act as an absorber of
the moisture, and, if anything, hasten the de-
cay. By applying coating of tar, according to
the same authority, the tar would only form n
casing about the wood, nor could it penetrate to
the depth which the absorbing properties of the
charcoal surface would insure.
Wood that is exposed TO the action of water or
let into the ground should first he charred, and
then before it is entirely cooled, be treated with
tar until the wood is thoroughly impregnated,
says the journal in question. The acetie acid and
oils contained in the tar are evaporated by the
heat and only the resin left behind, whichpene-
trates the pores of the wood, and forms an air
tight and waterproof envelope. 1t is important
to impregnate the post little above the line of
exposure for here it is that the action of decay
effects the wood first, and where the break al
ways occurs when removed FROM the earth, or
strained in testing
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-24
Raising Peas.

To raise green peas in perfection requires good
garden land; dry sandy loan will bring them
earliest, but in time of drought the quality of
the crop upon such land will be very inferior;
STILL since earliness is very desirable, it usually
pays to risk small piece of early peas upon
poor, sandy soil, and to depend upon better land
for the later crop. 1t should also be observed
that the hardy varieties, such as Dan O'ROurkc
and Black-eyed Marrow, will thrive on much
poorer soil than the sweeter green sorts, such US
the Advancer and the Champion of England,
which require rather rich land TO produce them
in perfection. Peas, being perfectly hardy, may
be sown rs soon as the land will work mellow /;
sometimes this can be done in March, but usual
ly about April 10. The tender green sort shoud
not, however, be sOwn too early, for the seeds
will sometimes fail in cold, wet weather. Ii is
usual to SOW the peas by hand, in rows three
feet apart, using about six pecks per acre OF the
dwarf sorts. The longer vines of the Champion
and Marrow require rows four feet apart, and
only about bushel of seed per acre. The man
ure for peas is usually covered lightly with the
hoe before sowing the seed which is then cover
ed with a rake or hoe about half an inch deep.
The manure should be as fine as possible to get
it-Neu England Farmer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-24
for the farmer.
Take Care of Sows.

The time is coming for spring pigs, and il is
ii,:l .ortant they shonid lie provided for. Prom
all directions we hear of the destruction OF pigs
during the present winter. Every one knows
flat In such weather as we have had since the
10Th of December, it has been almost Impossible
To- s.,re newly arriving pigs. They have nearly
all persisted. Nor is this all. Fall pigs, even al
favorable winters, require much care To bring
them through the winter. Ii it be as cold aS we
have had for months large part of them per-
,si They pile mp and smother card other, or II
they do not smother, they pile ~ - to sleep Ia"
war:n. sweat, and going "ri i:i'" lie cold Wines
catch colds, cough, and are Tnli'tirss IL they 40
u.,f die In extrenir cold weather, too, they
creed into manure ,iirs sides Of stacks or straw
si.s.is and sleepe too va.i:i, which IL ten
ti,;es worse than Gnr t.irih Z" s'ecP too cold
We hear from nil directions taat farmers have
not only lost their little pigs. but large drafts
have l,ren made on their sli1afs, until we are
satisfied the farmers will start out this spring
with not more than half their usual stock "f
hnss This is the ease not nnly IN Iowa, hut III
ali the great hog -raising belts. Ii has all been
cold, with continued snow. The hogs when
mr.. farge enough "a supply the spring market
haze been able TO stand the weather better, and
,heTr will not be 50 great falling of in the sup
pIy of hogs early in the season as later IN the
wear. Then We are satisfied the deficiency Will
be counted by seven figures.
Then we saw, take care of the brood sows,
and not only prepare them for emergency, but
prepare good quarters for them, many broOds
will he coming in March and April. Sows should
now begin To be fed with some green food, such
as turnips rutabagas or IIangels, and all the
refuse Of apples, etc. With such food they will
get through their parturition safer, and will not
he inclined TO eat their broods. Pork is now up.
and with the prospective deficiency of the crop
of ISL il is not probable il will be any cheaper
for eighteen months. So, those who expect to
make pork by corn alone, or those who are cal
culatins that pork will be large item in the
profits Of the dairy, better look more carefully
than usual to the safety and success of the conf
ing broods of pigs. There is money in them,
and that is what we ara working and managing
for. BY little care and prudent oversight, a
| larger number can be saved than will be by the
usual letting everything look out for itself
When pork is $500, pigs are as pretty as legls-
| lature's dog.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-24
The Care of Hogs.

Raising hogs for market has become one oil the
leading industries of the country; il is not re-
ceiyinc the attention at the hands OF the pro-
dueer which its Importance demands The quail
ity of the meat is matter of no consideration tn
him, if perchance there can be enough of II put
upon the bones to make il weigh heavy. 1t is
generally supposed that hog requires no care,
no nursing or cultivating, and consequently he
is left to look after himself until such time as
his owner is ready to take him 10 market There
are many, however, who think differently, and
watch over care for, and nurse up with the
greatest anxiety, and when the two lots get to
market the result is seen in the largely enhanced
value of the latter. A hog needs good shelter
from the inclemency of the weather, and good
board floor to keep him clean. His pen should
be washed out at least once week, for cleanli-
ness is just necessary to the well being OF
hog as il is to man, and the floor prevents him
from roofing the flesh off as fast as you are put
ting it on. Again, cooked food Is lar more
nonrishing and fattenng than the same food Is
in a raw state ard more flesh will he put on
with one-half the quantity. By pursuing this
course, the impurities which are 80 often found
in pork, and the danger which too often attends
the eating it, will be cleared away and averted.
Let your hogs have shelter from the heat OF sum
Iuer and the rigors of winter, as well as good
clean, but not large pen, well fOOred, IN which
to run and your gain will be double the expense
and pains endured in his keeping; and not to ex-
coed two hogs should he allowed to be together,
to worry and fret each other and by this means
defeat the very object you have in penning them
and caring for them.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-24
A Parting Scene.

Did you ever hear two married women take
leave Of each other at the gate, on summer
EVENING" This is the way they do it:
'Good-bye"
"Good-bye! Come down and see us right
soon."
81 will Goodbye"
"Good-bye. Don't forget to come SOON"
''No, won't. Don't forget to come up"
"a won't. BE and bring Sally Jane with
yOu, next time"
al will. I'd have brought her mp this time,
but she wasn't very well. She wanted to come
awful bad"
"Did she, nOwl That was too bad. BE sure
and bring her, next time"
81 will; and yOu be sure and bring the baby"
81 will; forgot to tell You that he's cut anoth-
er tooth"
"You don't sayi How many has he got now =
give. 1t makes him awful cross"
81 guess it does, this hot weather. Well, good
bye. Don't forget to come down"
''NO, won't. Don't yoI forget to come up.
-Good-by
And they SEPARATE.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-24
--devout andpure;


met one of this fashion last week. Her sor-
rows had served only Ia soften her charms, as
age mellows picture. Her brilliant eyes, which
have oft-tines seen dance for joy, had lost none
of their power, but they were more subdued-
they seemed to lie looking beyond the grave,
longing to join her liege lord in one eternal bliss
Of welded love!
'sWhen your husband died, said 1-"earth
lost n bright ornament, but heaven gained
saint" A tear of sorrow stood in the widows
eye but a CLEAN of religious hope and resigna-
ton melted il away 81 need not tell you" con-
timed /, ''that search the wide world, yOu can
not find his fellOw-yOu already know that full
WE'LL
The fair bcreaved one clutched my hand con-
vulsiyely; had touched the right cord-nature
burst forth-a very torrent of tears gushed from
her eyes-like unto earthquake heayed her
breast-even the "counterfeit presentment" of
Niobe, upon her came. 50 seemed to catch the
ssoft Infection" and rain alabaster tears! and in
sweet and broken accents the beautiful mOurner
sobbed out-"Ill bet / dOn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-24

"Hello there, captain" said a Jonathan to n
captain of packet on the Erie canal, ''what do
you charge for passageT
''Three cents per mile and boarded said the
captain.
swell, guess I'll take a passage, captain, see
in as how Pm kinder gin ont walkin' 50 far"
Accordingly he got on board just as the stew
ard was ringing the bell for dinner. Jonathan
sat down and began to demOlish the 'hxins, " to
the utter CONSERVATION of the captain, until he
had cleared the table Of all that was eatable,
when he got up and went on deck, picking his
teeth very comfortably
Glow far is it, captain, from here to where
came on boardfr
''Nearly one and half miles," said the cap
tain.
.Iet's see," said Jonathan, 'that would be
Just four and half cents. But never mind, cap
tain, won't be small; here's five cents, which
pays my fare to here; guess I'll 60 ashore now
Pm kinder rested ont
The captain vamosed for the cabin, and iona
than went ashore. The captain did not take
any more "way passengers" the remainder of the
summer,
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-24
An Old Rp,e For yentilatine Bedrooms.

A simple device is within the reach of every
one having an ordinary window in his room, by
which fresh outer air can be admitted in small
quantity with such an upper current as will pre-
vent its being felt an injurious draught by
the inmates. 1t is particularly adapted to sleep
ing rooms when the weather is too cold TO
admit of an open window. Thus, start both top
and bottom sashes of the window half an inch,
which is not quite enough to clear the rebate or
stop beds at top and bottom, but which leaves
an opening of an inch between the meeting rails
through which n current enters, but diverted
upward by the glass, it should be, so as not to
fall directly to the floor, as its GOODNESS might
otherwise induce it TO do. 1t thus becomes well
mixed with the air of the room without being
felt as dranght. The ancient fashion, however,
of having bed curtains, which excluded almost
all the air, has rightly become almost obsolete:
No wonder that people dream horrid dreams, and
wake in the morning wearied rather that re-
freshed, when they sleep in rooms sealed up
tightly on every side, breathing over and over
again their own breaths, which grow more
poisonous every hour of the night.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-24

SETTING HENs-For early chickens, hens
should be set early in March as possible
One of the best foundations for nest is piece
of sod, the under side up. The nest should not
he in a deep box or barrel so that the hen will
have to jump down, and in that way break the
eggs. II is very important to keep food and
water near the nest, 50 that the hen will not
stay long off the nest to allow the eggs to get
chilled. A box of dry sifted ashes should be
provided for the hens to roll and dust them
selves in. Tobacco stems or sulphur pnt in the
nest is n safeguard against lice In cold wealth
er not more than thirteen eggs should be set m
der common sized hen. Great care should be
taken 10. TO set eggs that have got chilled.
Hens with scaly legs should never be set, for it
has been discovered that the scale is caused by
an insect, and is taken from the hen by the
chickens. Two or three applications of kerosene
PiOuqhmdn
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-24
ANTONY IN ARMS.
ny RohERT BUCHANAN.

10, we are side BY ,ie,-One dark arm furls
Around me Ike serpent, warm and bare;
The other, lifted mid CLEAN Of pearls
Holds = full golden goblet in the air:
Her face IL shining through her cloudy euris,
With light that makes me drunken unaware.
And with my chin upon my breast, smile
Upon her darkening all the while.
And through the chamber curtains backward roll'd
By spicy winds that fan my fevered head,
see sandy fat slope yellow as gold ,us
In the slow sunset; and mine eyes behold
The West, low down beyond the Iiyes bed
Under the white smile ofthe Cyprian star.
A bitter Roman vision ioateth black
Before me, In my dizzy brains despitei
The Roman armor brindles on my lack,
Ny swelling nostrls drink the fumes OF hight:
But then, she smiles upon me!-and lack
The warrior will that ffuwns on levd delight,
And paxsionately proud and desoate,
i smile to answer TO the JOY hate
Joy coming uninvoked asleep. awake,
Makes sunshine the grave u buried powers;
Outlines wholly loathe her for the sake
Ofmanhocd slipt away in easefni hours:
But from her lips mild words and kisses break,
Til am like q ruin mockd with nowersj
think Of Honors faee-then turn to herr
Dark, like the splendid shame that she eonfersL
Lo, how her dark arm holds mel an bound
By the soft touch Of fingers light As leaves;
I drag my face aside but at the sound
OF her low voice turn-and she pereefyes
Nv neck she tuifes her odorous arms and grieves.
Shedding upon heart as soft as they,
Tears I is herois task to kiss away!
And then she loo-ens from me, trembling still
Like a bright throb6ing orb, and bids 81 me 'so?-
And down her checks IKE drops Of crystal flow;
And lost to use Of life and hope and will
gaze upon her with warrior $ woe,
And turn and watch her sidelong I'm annoy
Then snatch her to me. hushd with shame and JOY!
Once more. O. Romei would be son Of thine
Thi, constant prayer my ehain'd soul ever saith
Of fhr.r q. SiS.n my