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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-03-01

pailu krnnebrr 5nurnal.
The Colorado Desert.

Maine men who contemplate emigraiing
TO southern California should know that
that country is not exactly paradise
Mr.. Joseph F. James. who spent four
weeks journeying over the Colorado Des-
ert which occupies nearly the whole of the
large country Of San Diego. does not give
a very flattering account of il. There can
be no doubt. he says, that parts of southern
California are among the hottest regions
in the world At Whitewater station on
the Southern Pacific r. r , 100 miles from
Los Angeles. the desert commences in
earnest. During the seven miles TO the
next station known as Seven Plains. the
vegetation gradually thins out Bevond
this flowers disappear and cacti predomi-
nate. and further on these are replaced bv
the stunted grease wood; finally even this
vanishes, and when Los Palmas is reached.
there is absolutely nothing in the shape of
vegetation. Every one knows how n we'll
kept field looks when it has been ploughed
and narrowed and cultivated until not
stick, nor q stone nor weed
shows itself above the ground. To
form picture of the Colorado Desert,
imagine a field such as this extending for
miles and miles. as level rs II floor. with
no signs Of life visible and no indication
Of mans presence save the railroad track
and the telegraph poles. Imagine the
ground covered with an incrustation of
alkali which when stepped on breaks and
lets one sink ankle deep into soil as soft
and fine as powder. Picture gale of
wind blowing over the waste, the air
filled with fine particles of sand. the sun
ohscured and no objects visible 100 feet
away, and you will have formed a faint
dea of the worst aspect of the desert.
But it is hard to imagine anything so fear
ful as the reality; unless one can see
the ground and feel the sand and expert
ence heat of l2o degrees in the sun. one
can have only poor conception of the
desert.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-03-01
NO. 81.

ply. Between twenty five and thirty thou
sand husnrls arrived last week. and there are
now thousands of bushels on the ocean, II is
supposed. consigned to New York dealers.
At first home consumers were prejudiced
against the imported potatoes. and would not
even give them a trial, hut after few weeks,
tempted by the low price and nice appearance
of the foreign vegetables. they bought them,
ate them, liked them. and ordered more.
Domestic potatoes retail for about Sl.o5 per
bushel. while the imported potatoes re-
tail for 90 cents or 81 per bushel. The
Scotch and Irish Champions are the principal
potatoes shipped 10 this country, and they are
said to be very good. They are raised in
light. sandy soil. and are similar to the Amer
lean re ,ch-blows and jackson whites. They
are round and hard. and when cooked are
mesly and pleasant Ia the taste. Quite Il
large quantity of them is used in this citv and
Boston. hut the principal portion is sent south
and southwest. where there is very great
demand for them. One firm at Washington
Market has on hand about ) 900 sacks of
Scottish potatoes awaiting shipment TO south
ern markets. Amcmbor of this firm remarked
that. as n rule, the purchasers Of potatoes
were poor folks. to whom difference of 20
or % cents per hushel was consideration.
lie said that a poor family would consume
five barrels of potatoes to every one barrel
eaten by rich family. The aristocratic taste
does not seem 10 lean toward the "apples OF
the earth" Most of the imported potatoes
are raised in England and Scotland, hut
few come from Ireland and Germany. Those
that come from the last named country are of
an inferior quality and do not sell very read
lily. They are soft, greenish in color. and
watery when boiled or baked. The dealers
regard the present trade in imported potatoes
as being only temporary. If the home crop
is good this wear there will he no market for
potatoes from abroad, as the production of
the United States is ordinarily more than
ample for home consumption. For the time
being there is quite a little boom in the i'm
ported article.-N J. Times.
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More Wonders for Rarnum.
He SECURES NOVEL AFRICAN MONSTER
Two CENTURIES OLp.

Some time since Messrs Barnum, Bailey
and IIutchinson's European agents succeeded
in procuring one Of the strangest and most
wonderful of animals from the interior of
Africa. When the species and of the
creature was desired by Mr.. Barnum the
swer cabled back mo one knows
From all the information possessed at present
at the office of the firm in New York. il would
appear that the monster is twice the size of
an elephant, and closely allied to the
supposed extinct species of mammoth or
mastodon. Its actual weight is ten tons or
20, 900 pounds ; height, IA feet inches:
measuring around the girth u feet g inches,
and its legs resemble the trunks of large
trees. 1t has a large trunk like an elephant,
with immense ears that resemble wings, upon
which are several cabalistic signs That It
originally possessed tusks of an immense
length there can be no doubt. but thev have
been worn awav with age and use. From the
| measurement of those portions which remain,
and which are three feet in circumference, it
is calculated the tusks must have been over
eleven feet long. The age of this monster 10
estimated ri from POO to 800 wears. A cable
gram has just been received from London to
the effect that this huge beast has safely
passed through Suez in charge of twelve
keepers.
Whatever vessel conveys il to this country
will require to have its hatchways and be-
tween-decks enlarged to admit the beast
which, by the time it reaches here, will have
cost over S25 900, or perhaps more. The
English papers are just now loud in their
| complaints concerning the sale by the Zoo
logical Garden, in Regent Park London, to
Mr.. Barnum, of the great elephant that has
been on exhibition there for nearly sixty
wears past and upon whose back Queen
Victoria. the Royal family and thousands of
children have ridden. II was purchased for
the Barnum and London shows for 500, 900.
and is now safely housed in winter quarters
here. All these animals will be on exhibition
in Madison Square Garden on March l3.
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Railroads ann Steamboats,.
Maine Central Railroad.
Change Of Time.

On and after SUNDAY, DEC. 4th. 1881.
trains will leave Augusta
FOR Portland and boston at 6 90 A NJ. and 10. l0A.
NJ; 1855 Z. NJ.
For Portland and Lewiston. 6.OO A. NJ, 10. 10 A NJ
2.fj and 1870 l.. NJ.
tor kockland, 90 A. NJ. and 1910 A. II.
For farmington, TO- A. NJ.
For Bath, 0.UV A. Nj, To- 10 A. NJ. and 2.15 L. N.
For atervIile I.2j, Y.a5 A. Nj, ana 3.is NJ
800 7. NJ. on Saturdays.)
For Skowhegan, belfast, Dexter and Bangor, 33s
2. NJ, and 2.25 A. NJ
Night Pullman Trains each way every night, Sun
included.
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General News.

The New York police captured twenty
gamblers in one of the dens Saturday nighl
Nevada spends more money on its prisons
than on its schools.
San Francisco burglar has been exposed
by button which was torn from his vest as
he escaped from a window.
An advertisement in Washington paper
read: "A gentleman will sell his ticket to the
Garfield memorial exercises for S25.'
The revived popularity of foot ball in Eng
land is bringing to the front long list of ac-
cidents
Miss Anna Dickinson is TO begin an en-
gagement at the Crystal Palace Theatre.
London, in June
The proposal to repeal the tax on matches
meets with warm oppC sition from the match
manufacturers.
An examination into Kentucky assessors
| records shows that that state has about 1000
more voters than it has citizens over 81 years
of age.
Mrs. Clara NJ Bisbee was ordained pastor
Of the Free Church at Dorchester, Saturday
i'rof. {. {. Everett of Harvard preached the
sermon.
The stroke Of the Oxford University Crew
weighs only l39 pounds, AMI is the lghtest
man who has ever filled that position in a
race with Cambridge.
In breach of promise case recently tried
at Dublin, the first love letter read by the
plaintiff began as follows ''If any one reads
this except Miss Helen McNultv. hold him
| accountable before God and Justice
marriage ceremony in Notre Dame
Cathedral, Ottawa. Canada, on the 2Ist inst
was interrupted at the altar by the entrance
of the mans wife bearing her marriage GER
| tificate and prepared to furnish proof that
,, he is the father Of her two children.
physician in DAYTON. Ohio, in making
out death certificate, headed it ''Mt Com
| cry County" 1t is said that he has lived in
Montgomery County all his life, and has in
variably spelled the name in this original
manner.
There is rumor that the direfnl result oi
an American diplomatist's thoughtlessness in
teaching English society" how to play draw
poker has been an extraordinary development
| of gambling in fashionable life. and that the
| queens of society are regular poker PLAYERS
Kansas has had a mild winter. The cat
tle have required little feeding, farmers have
worked in the fields, and the good roads have
favored the getting Of crops to market The
mild weather has been worth millions Of dol.
| lars to the State.
The late Professor KO, Of Harvard. left a
widow and six small children, with little
| property. Cambridge and Boston friends
are eudeavoring to secure for them an annual
income Of 300 dollars-a sum that would he
| comfortable living in China.
II appears from the new army list tina, the
Crown Prince Of Germany possesses no fewer
than 50 stars and crosses; that his uncle.
Prince Charles. has 80; his cousin. Prince
Frederick Charles, 81: Count Puckler. the
Emperors chamberlain. ~: Bismarck, ~
Moltke, 43; Prince Albrecht, 35 Manteufel.
SO, and Blumenthal. 50.
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TO 6RATIFY HIS Wife.
An Interesting Story.-A Hopeless Case
Cured.-A Good Cause for Happiness.

sta,emen. of Mr.. " ashingion Mon.oe of Catskil'
Green County, New York.
For many years | had suffered from a
complaint which the physicians called Gravel.
had employed some of the most noted doc
tors without obtaining any permanent relief,
and for long time my case was regarded as
hopeless. All who knew the circumstances
said must die. Finally, my wife induced
me to try a bottle OF DR. Kennedy's 'Favorite
Remedy which she had somewhere heard of
or seen advertised. Without the slightest
faith in it. but solely TO CRAFTY her, bought
bottle of druggist in our village. used
tha, and two or three bottle more. and-to
make a long story short-I am now as healthy
a man as there is in the country.
Since then have recommended Favorite
Remedy TO others whom knew TO have suf-
fered from Kidney and Liver complaints;
and assure the public that the 'Favorite
Remedy has done its work with similar
in every single instance, and |
trust some other sick and discouraged mortal
may hear OF il and try the 'Favorite Remedy
as did.
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Personal.

It is rumored in London political circles
that Mr.. Gladstone will resign.
1t is again rumored that District Attorney
Corkhill, of Washington, is soon to be re-
moved from office.
John Kelly is expected home this week.
He has visited many points in the South, has
received MANY pleasant attentions from lead.
ing men, and is mnch pleased with his trip
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LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES
TO REDUCE STOCK.
WELLS FURNITURE ROOMS.
ABOVE THE BRIDGE, WATER ST.
dpcff
CRAPS SPECIFIC MEDICINE

The Great tnCiish
Rem dy. An nn-
failing cure for
Seminal " eak-
mess, Spermato-
rrhea, fmpotency,
and all Diseases
that follow as a
sequence of Self
Abuse: Is Loss Of
Memory. Ipiynr-
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Potatoes from Abroad.
LARGE QUANTITIES BEING SENT TO THIS
COUNTRY FROM GREAT BRITAIS

Bringing potatoes to this country from
abroad seems very much like carrying Goals
to Newcastle: nevertheless, it Is a fact that
more than half million bushels Of imported
potatoes will have found market in the
United States before this years domestic crop
is available In consequence Of the drought
which prevailed throughout the country last
wear but half the usual yield of potatoes was
produced here, while on the other side of the
ocean there was an immense crop. OF course,
the scarcity Of the American potatoes canses
an uncommon increase in the price. and for
eign produce dealers seeing a good opening
here, promptly took advantage of il. Some
very fine English and Scottish potatoes ar
rived in this port last November, and since
then almost every vessel has brought . sup
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Dailv Kennebec Journal.
Weekly Kennebec Journal,

Published every Wednesday morning,Is the largest
,oo paper in the state, containing news, political
fees AGRICULTURAL and sciehtihc matter, tales poetry
succco.r., household matter, markets, &C., &C.
Terms, 81 per aDsam ~. ddcGnce.
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Wei [)eMeye

WET IE f-EYER'S CATARE
Cara, n Ccast-tuticna1 Aat:dote
this terrific nalaGy. ty Absorption.
Tho most Important Discovery
sirco Vaccination. Other remedies
may relieve Catn-rh, this c-res Mt
any stage before consumption sets in.
One package generally sutsces.
Delivered by DruEsista. OF ~ d. q
Dewey G Co., 1S2 Fulton s., N. Y,
sI.OO com,,ete. Treat;so and re-
marhaz,e statements by the cured,
u,a,.c5 f-cc.
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SHERIFFS' SALE.
kENNERTC IS.

kENNEBTI -,
rVAkEN on execution aud will be sold by public
L auction on Thursday, the 9Th day ot April A u.
Ie-;, at Two O'Clock In the afternoon, at the store of
james f. Chase in Litchfeld IN said county all tb.
rghi 10 equity which Jane u. Pratt and Nathaniel n.
Pratt has or ad on the fifth day OF November A. 10
Iss at ten O'Clock In the forenoon being the time
Of ibe attachment Of the The o. iginal writ
IN ms acton TO redeem the following described real
estate situated in said Litchfeld to wit: a certain
lot OF land with the bu dings thereon and bounded
a. Toll vs. bounded on the north by land of Elisha
Baker and land formerly Of Bepjamin Jack son on
the east by land Of jesse LsInb south by land
OF Ebenezer Morrill, and land Of said Elisha Baker.
and on the west by land OF Albert DIdley Resery.
ing ihereout the public road way passing through
said premises; the above de crib-d premises being
subject 10 mortgage recorded IN kennebec Registry
OF D' eds, Book ~, page co. dated February 2srh
lssi, given by said Jane +. Pratt and Nathaniel n.
Pratt 10 William Baber to secure the payment OF
seven hundred dolars and interest the rate of six
per cent. payable annually.
wM. ). SNOW, Deputy Sheriff.
LHchheH, req ioth, A D.. 1852. 3wS
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fft"N- F'"'"' sal LasSitude, Pain nv T'rt~s
in the Back, Dinness of Vision, Premature Old Age
and many other Diseases that lead 70 Insanity or
Consumption and premature Grave.
AFFull particulars in our pamphlet. which 6e
sire tn send free by mail to every one. Ee~The Spe
ciic Medicine is sold by all druggists ar : per pack
age. six packages for IS. viii be senf free By
mail receipt of the money. by addressing tho
GRAY NEpICI>E Co, No. Io5 Main Street, Suffs!o
NY. Sep'siswiy
Sold by all Druggists.
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DIR. r. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n. Y. Dear
Sir-1 have to thank you for the great relief
received from your ''Favorite Prescription"
My sickness had last seven years. one of
which was in bed. After taking one bottle
| was able to be about the house.
Respectfully, ANASDA X. ENNIS,
feb2sd&wlw4p Fulton, Mich.
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Having been troubled with very bad
Cough for about two years and having tried
almost every cough mixture that was ever
made, have found none that has given me
such great relief "a DR.. Bulls's Cough Syrup
and earnestly recommend il TO all afflicted
BENJ. +. DUGGAN. II Park Pl., NY.
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that tn. subj
~ snbsc'iber has been duly appointed Adminis.
traitor with will annexed. on the estate of
JOSEPf DENisTJN, late of Augusta,
IN the county OF kenn. bee, deceased. testate. and
mas undertaken that trust by giving bond as the law
directs. All persons, therefore, having demands
ag inst the estate of laid deceased a,e sired 10
exnfoit the same for settlement; and all Indebted to
said estate are requested 10 make immediate
70 JEREMIAH T. B1BLEY.
zen. L. lsa2. Sw6p
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70 the public about forty years, by long continued
series of marvellous that have won for 1t
hdenoe in its virtues, equalled by any other
medicine. Ii sill makes the most efectual Of
Copghs, CoIds, ConsHHptioR, that can BE- made by
medical skill. Indeed the CHEEKY FKcToRAL has
really robbed these dangerous diseases Of their ter
rors to great extent, and given feeling of iInmu.
nifty from their painful effects that is well fou nded If
the remedy be taken in season. Every family should
have in theIr closet for the ready and prompt re-
Iief Of its members. Sickness suffering and even life
Is saved by this timely protection The prsdent
should no, neglect ii, and the wise VIII not Keep
by you for the protection i; affords by it, early
in striden attack.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
For Diseases ofthc Throat and Lpngs, such
ns Coughs. Colds. Whooptog Cough.
Bronchitis. Asthma, AND CON-
SUMPTION.

The few compositions
which have won the conf
dence Of mankind and be
come household words.
among not only one but
many nations, must have
Extraordinary virtue.
Perhaps no one ever -e-
cured so wide a reputation,
or maintained it so long a.
AYERS CHERRY PECTo-
RAi.. u has been known
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-05-06
BY Universal Accord.

AYERS CATHARTIc Pills are the best
OF all purgatives for family use. They
are the product of long, laborious, and
successful chemical investigation, and
their extensive use, by physicians in
their practice, and by all civilized no
tions, proves them the best and most
efectual purgative Pill that medical
science can devise. Being purely veg
etable no harm can arise from their
use, and being sugar-coated. they are
pleasant to take. In intrinsic value
and curative powers no other Pills
can be compared with them; and every
person, knowing their virtues, will
employ them, when needed. They
keep the system In perfect order, and
maintain in healthy action the whole
machinery of life. Mild, searching and
effectual, they are especially adapted
to the needs OF the digestive apparatus,
arrangements Of which they prevent
and cure, II timely taken. They are
the best and safest physic to employ
for children and weakened constitu-
tionS, where a mild but effectual
eathartic is required.
For sale BY all druggista-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-05-06
Work, Work Now.

The Republicans are as usual
hard at work preparing syste-
matically for the Congressional
elections and the Presidential
struggle of 1884. They always
manage to make up for a bad
cause by thorough organization
and timely attention to details.
Had the Democrats started out
with such colossal blunders % the
Republicans. They propose to rs-
trieve the folly by activity and dis
cipline. Their Congressional
Committee is organized and losing
no time.
What are the Democrats doing ?
Nothing, of course. They had an
absurd wrangle over the elsction
of their committee and now that
they have one, they might just as
well not have it. There are many
close districts in all parts of the
country which might be saved by
immediate practical attention. But
what can be expected of COM
mittee composed of inexperienced
men, with young Congressman
for sheir Secretary. who has his
own business and his own district
to look after j.? Ii this committee
cannot raise money enough to pay
competent men to do the work it
was created to get done, it had
better be dissolved, in which case
nobody would be disappointed in
the outcome.
Let Gen. Roses hans look up the
history of Republican Campaign
Committee in the last dozen years,
and he will find something that
will cause his innocent eyes to dill
ate when he thinks of the contract
he has taken.
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Notice..

Commissions for the following named
persons, appointed to gil the respective
Offices hereinafter mentioned, we're fled 10
the Office Of the Clerk. of the Circuit Cour.
for Worcester County on the ga day Of
April. 1882; and said persona are hefs-
by notified that unless they qualify With
in thirty days from the above date their
places will be deemed vacant.
JUSTICES OF Tue ?EAC1.
1st district. A. u. Robinson, Won.
". Qainn, John Corbin.
I'd dis,.ict-James @. Messick cad
George L. Bcvans.
81 Gis.rict-William d. Pitts. James
M. Erst:cn and james prittingaam.
4th Gis.r;ct-Ara p. Bouen end John
D. Riobards.
5tb districs-Benjsniu T. Parsons
and Taoucs Parsons.
Glib distr;ot-I.eonard G, Mills end
William q. Webb.
7th Gis'rio,-Joau B. Corbin aSa Jo-
siah II Carey.
9Th d;str;ct-Chsrlc, E. Eunis. Thos.
S. Lindsey and Jesse S. Jones.
9th district-EdHard Is. Adkins.
OFFICERS OF REGISTRATION.
1st district-Eiward II. Clarke.
81 dis.'iot-Sidney T. Selby.
81 distriot-Cyrus p Nel<on.
4th William T. Boston.
9Th district-I4evin ". Collins.
9Th Districts. II. 7. Tilgbman.
7sh district George II. Evans.
9th district-G Gorge W. CoDklin.
9th dis,.ict-Edward B. Adkina.
Coroner for Worcester County-R.
j. McAllen.
Test: 1T. MATTHEW'S,
Apl.29.3f Clerk
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Notice.

The County Commissioners OF Wcr-
cester Couaty will receive at their meet
ting on Tuesday, May 9th, 1882. writ
ten proposals for the furnishing and
planting Of stated number of bushels
of" Seed Oysters" in the waters of the
Syuepuzent Bay, in said county. in ac-
cordance with the ACT OF Assembly of
1880, chapter PA. which provides as
follows:
Sec. 2. And be il enacted That the
clerk of the circuit court for Worcester
county may issue to any citizen of said
county license to take or catch oysters
With rakes or tongs, from the waters of
SynexuxeEt bay aud its tributaries until
the FIRST day Of May next after The issu-
ing OF said license shall satisfy said clerk
By his own oath or other sufficient proof
that be is citizen OF said county. and
shall pay to said clerk the sum Of one
dollar. to be paid by said clerk 10 the
county commissioners Of Worcester
county. to be expended in the prosurisg
CT seed oysters to be planted in said bay
IS the commissioners aforesaid may di-
rect but no person licensed as above,
nor any other person. ehall take or re-
mo7e any oysters from the waters
Of said bsJ or its tributaries on any Sun-
day or in the night at any season. nor
during the day from the 6rst day Of
May to the first day Of September, or
any shells from the natural rocks at any
time provided that nothing in this act
shall be construed to forbid asy person
from taking or catching bis or Der own
planted oysters at any time aud With
any Kind OF instrument, and any person
violating sny Of the provisions OF this
section shall be guilty OF misdemeauor,
and rpon Indictment and conviction
therefor, shall be fined not less thaa ten
nor more than City dollars for each
effonse, with costs.
By order Of the Board.
JAMES d. HACK,
April % St. Clerk.