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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-09-02
HON. JOSIAH III. DRUMMOND

WILL SPEAK AT
CHINA VILLAGE, Wednesday Afternoon, Sept. Q.
CLINTON, Wednesday Evening, September 8.
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MIR. WALKER BLAINE

WILL SPEAK AT
WEST GARDINER, Saturday, September 2.
MT. VERNON, Monday Afternoon, September 4.
Cross HILL, Tuesday, September 8.
CHINA VILLAGE. Wednesday, sept. G.
+. PITTsToN ACADEMY, Thursday. Sept. 2.
WINDSOR CORNER, Town House, Friday, Sept s.
AUGUSTA, Saturday, Sept.9.
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Hon. JULIUS e. BURKO

WILL SPEAK AT
PORTLAND, Tuesday, Sept. 5.
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HON. JAMES G. BLAINE aud
GEN. WM. II. GIBSON

WILL SPEAK At
LEWISTON. Saturday, September ,.
LITCHFIELD. Monday, September 4.
RoCKLAND, Tuesday, Sept 5.
WINTERPoRT, Wednesday, Sept 6.
DOVER, Thursday, Sept. Z.
PITTsFIELD, Friday, sept. s.
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Gen. WM. II. GIRSON
Gen. JAMES A. HALL

WILL SPEAK AT
GARDINER, Saturday, Sept.9.
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Dailp kennfbfI JournaI.
FOR GOVERNOR,
FREDERICK ROBIE,
OF GORHAM.

For REPRESENTATIVES, TO CONGRESS:
THOMAS B. REED, of Portland.
NELSON DINGLEY, JR.. of Lewiston,
CHARLES A. BOUTELLE, of Bangor.
SETH L. MILLIKEN, of Belfast.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27
WHEN TO STOP ADVERTISING.

When nobody else thinks sit pays
to advertise"
When you want to get out of busi-
ness with stock ON hand.
When you want to get rid of the
trouble of waiting on customers.
When you would rather have your
own way and fail, than take advice
and win.
When men stop making fortunes
right in your very sight, solely
through discreet use of this mighty
agent.
When population ceases to multi
ply, and the generations that crowd
on after you and never heard of you,
stop coming on.
When every man has become so
thoroughly creature of habit that
he will certainly buy this year where
he bought last.
When you can forget the words of
the shrewdest and most successful
business men concerning the cause of
their prosperity.
When you have convinced every
body whose life will touch yours that
you have better goods and lower
prices than they can get anywhere
outside your store.
When you perceive it to be the rule
that men who never do and never did
advertise are outstripping their neigh
bors in the same line of business.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27
GEO. I'll. BLAKE. Publisher.

A gentleman somewhat advanced
IN life, and who was never remarka-
BILE for his good looks, asked his
grandchild what he thought of him.
The boys parents were present. The
youngster made no reply. "Well,
why won't you tell me what you
think of me?'' ssBecause 1 don't
want to get licked" was the reply.
A mother once showed her child
beautiful doll, a st. John, of fine
make and color. s'See," she said,
she has been very good; and Heav-
en- always rewards the good by MAX
ing them beautiful. 'sOh!' said the
child, lifting it's shoulders, Edon't
believe that, mamma. This little St.
John looks very meek, because he's
all glued up: but if he could only
move, you'd see! !''
The following remark of little
girl shows an opinion of her elders
the reverse of fattering-a "Oh dear, /"
she exclaimed to her doll, "I do wish
you would keep still. I never saw
such an uneasy thing in all my life.
Why don't you act like grown folks,
and be still and stupid for a while 2"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27
WHAT rs GOSSIPP

We are often asked, "What is
gossip?" We answer, in a general
way, that it is talking of persons
rather than things. Nothing shows
the paucity of ideas more than this
talking about the affairs of your neigh
bors. 1t is not only malicious peo-
pie who originate scandal; it is mar
row-minded people, ignorant people,
stupid people. Persons of culture
and intelligence are not so hard run
for topics of conversation. They can
usually find something to say about
art, literature, fashion or society.
The moment people begin to talk of
their neighbors-or persons rather
than things-they are apt to degener-
ate into scandal for when one speaks
of the virtues of an acquaintance, a
dozen expatiate on his or her short
comings. And this brings us to speak
of real culture, or what we consider
to be such, at least. A cultivated
person in the highest sense of the
term, is not merely one who can talk
of books, pictures and other elevated
subjects of human interest. To be
thoroughly cultivated the heart, as
well as the intellect, should be refined
and enlarged. Sometimes we see
women who, without education, yet
having been born amiable, are never
guilty of gossip. Again we see wom-
en-, not naturally amiable, whom edu-
cation has taught to talk of things,
not of persons. The perfect woman,
in this respect, is one who is both
amiable and educated. But educa-
ton does not always elevate people
above the region of gossip. A really
bad heart is always malicious. The
best advice we can give is the home
ly old adage, ''Mind your own busi-
ness" Very few of us ever know
the whole truth about any thing con-
cerning neighbor, and to speak of
his or her conduct is usually to run
the risk of being unjust. Much less
should we talk of the motives of 9TH
ers. Very few Of us know our own
motives, and to venture on discuss
ing a neighbor's motive is always i'm
pertinence, and often real crime.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27
AN INDIAN LEGEND,

The following story, selected from
an eastern teacher, may be applica-
BILE in all climes and by all people.
"There was once beautiful dam
sci upon whom one of the good genii
wished to bestow blessing. He led
her to the edge of large field of
corn, where he said to her:
Daughter, in the field before us
the ears of corn, in the hands of those
who pluck them in faith, shall have
talismanic virtues, and the virtue
shall be in proportion to the size and
beauty of the ear gathered. Thou
shalt pass through the field, and pluck
one ear. It must be taken as thou
goest forward, and thou shalt not
stop in thy path nor shalt thou re-
trace a single step in quest of thine
object. Select an ear full and fair,
and according to its size and beauty
shall be its value to thee as a tails
man.
The maiden thanked the good gen
ius, and then set forward upon her
quest. AS she advanced she saw
many ears of corn, large, ripe and
beautiful, such as calm judgment
might have told her would possess
virtue enough; but in her eagerness
to grasp the very best she left these
fair ears behind, hoping that she
might find one still fairer. At length
as the day was closing, she reached
a part of the field where the stalks
were shorter and thinner, and the ears
very thin and shriveled. She now
regretted the grand ears she had left
behind, and disdained to pick from
the poor show around her, for here
she found not an ear which bore per-
feet grain. She went on, but alas
only to find the stocks more and
more feeble and blighted, until as the
end of the day was closing, and the
night coming on, she found herself
at the end of the field without having
plucked an ear of any kind.
No need that the genius should re-
buke her for her folly. She saw it
clearly when too late, as how many
in all climes and in all ages, in the
evening of life call sadly and regret
fully to mind the thousand golden op-
pertunities forever lost because they
were not plucked in their season"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27

mother, graceful lady in middle
life; her hair touched with gray; her
smile sad, though sweet.
There was a picture in the doctors
drawing room which 1 fancied resem-
bled her-the portrait of an English
duchess.
Blooming Road, number twenty
cried the cabman, opening the door.
I stepped out and looked about me.
Number twenty was plain, two
roomed cottage, with long shed at
tached. l had always believed my
mother to be rich-could this be her
home? | touched the handle of the
little bell. A girl with her sleeves
rolled up from her wet arms and
rubber apron on opened the door.
"Mrs. Varley,'' I asked, ''does she
live here p
"I'll call her, said the girl, and
left me alone; and / heard her voice
the name in the distance.
Then another voice crying, eyes,
I'm coming, 2" and quick step ap-
preaching, and before me stood old
Aunt Betsey, and on the instant the
truth rushed upon me, and / cried
out:
s'Motherr'
There was my mother, little and
wrinkled, and strong in arm, with
black eyes and red cheeks, and her
calico dress pinned up over her red
flannel petticoat; and when [ said
'sMother - she shut the door and
held up both her hands; and said, in
shrill whisper:
''Hush! hush hush Who told
you? Keep it to yourself. You're a
gentleman. You're to marry Mr..
Rushton's girl. Don't say that
again. Go away; go away. And
keep it secret, as | will. Co."
But took her hand and drew her
to me.
"Mother, why did you do this i?
What did my father do?' l asked.
''He was porter in a bank, Arthur"
she answered. ''He robbed it. He
died in prison. He came near being
hung, for he killed man trying to
get away. And / thought I'd spare
my boy the shame, and | sent you to
the doctors school. I've made mon
ey, lad, but laundry is not genteel,
/ know it well. Think of Miss Rush
ton. Cor
But | answered: kiss me, moth
er. / shall tell Ada Rushton the
truth, and you shall toll for me no
more"
No, Ada Rushton did not marry
me, and some of my fine friends
dropped off, but | bore it very well.
That is fifteen years ago, and | am
forty now; but yesterday l married,
and who so glad as my old mother,
who kissed me tenderly on my we'd
ding morning and said:
"She's the wife I'd choose for you,
Arthur, and not proud, insolent
thing like that Miss Rushton. And
you are happy, dear?'
And answered, truly: mo hap
pier man under the sun, mother. -
| Led0er.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27
USELESS STUDIES FOR GIRLS

The other day young girl of our
acquaintance, who is pursuing Sc
lected course of study in one of the
collegiate institutions of the city,
was examining the printed curricu-
lum with reference to deciding what
study she should take next term.
While consulting about the matter
she read over the long list of text
books on science, language, litera-
ture and mathematics, when sudden
ly she exclaimed, ''I'll tell you what
I would like to study-I would like
to study medicine. / don't mean
that want to be a physician and
practice, but to know what to do at
home if any body is sick or any
thing happens. l am sure that it
would be more useful to me than
and she turned to the prescribed
course of study than spherical
trigonometry and navigation? But
we can't run for a doctor every time
anybody sneezes or coughs, and l
would like to know what to do for
any one who is little SICK Here
is matter concerning which young
women need some simple but careful
instruction. But who gives them
any? As daughters in the family, they
can repeat the dates of the Grecian
and Roman wars, work out an intri-
cate problem in algebra, and give the
technical names of all the bones in
the body; but if the baby brother
left in their charge burns his hand or
is seized with Group, how many of
them know the best thing to do while
waiting for the doctor? And when,
as wives and mothers, the duties of
life increase, how many of them have
any practical knowledge which will
help them to meet calmly and intel
| ligently the every day experience of
accidents and illness which are inev-
table in every family? ?-Harper's s
| Bdzdr.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27
For the Monitor.
THE INSANITY DODGE.
By DAVID HILL.
AFTER THE TRIAL


Jest open passage viii ye, an let feller through
For I'm IN 6esp'ret hurry, or else am Jew.
Here Jimmy an I've been standin an shiyerin with
fear,
passage? Thank'eeI thank'ee! An'-how dye do
Mcgee?
You're the identical feller I'm right down glad to
Come give US a-holt o. your hand l swan! to see
you free
Sends whoopn' wave O. pleasure surgin' over me.
ye tied in Jail?
Ar'nt ye hoered out little? an little over-pale?
But that ar must be expected of one whose epitaph
Has been sghin' for his tombstone for six months an
a haff.
How correctly them physicians showed that yer mind
was out;
But now they say your santy's reclaimed beyond a
doubt;
An, instead O. feelin guilty, arderers must feel,
You can go without blemish an nuthn to conceal.
tell ye whatl them lawyers there jest worked it to
Didn't they sweat on the matter, an toll to set you
free?
Warn't there cheerin' when the jury, in language
clear an plain,
Said you wer'n't considered guilty because you was
insane?
Now I've often said to Jm that, at times your mind
out
Inherited from your father, haven't got doubt.
Then yer grandser, too was crazy; and once was
mighty wild;
But take him in his sanity he was kind any child.
Yes. spose was agn ye Jim can testify.
I'd affixed to've seen We dangln' atween the earth
an sky
But man. yer know through blindness, is sometimes
apt to see
Or grapple with opinion as hadn't ought to be.
So the day they found poor Billy all murdered in his
bed
An yOu in the way they found ye, all blood from foot
to head,
Why-y'er see, without thinkn, jined in with
the rest,
An, as for eursn, I tell ye, did my level best.
But when that awful excitement had sort o. sobered off,
An I'd begun to reason, where at first could but
scof;
1 said to Jimmy sez 1: "Jim; I'm beginnin to think
There's heap more truth than poetry in that ar
printers ink
You perceive, I'd been a-readn' what papers SAID
about
Your doin' that deed O. murder, because your mind
was out.
reason I couldn't swallow; or, scarcely did there
one,
Until sober after thinkin brought up some deeds
you'd done.
show;
Some said you'd been a-drinkin; but l said: AT
wasn't So"
Then one time like Don Quixote, you called yourself
knight,
An snatchn up a flagstaff stumped regiment to
fight.
Then thought of how one mornin' they rested you
because
You kept shoutn Gabriel sent ye to purify our laws
An when people said your trouble was whiskey or
the brain,
1 jest told em you was crazy an laid the matter
plain.
Then, relatin' to the murler-had you been as sane
rs me
You'd ave kivered up your don's as plain enough
to see.
Then the way you raved in prison. an told about the
crime,
Is something you wouldn't have done at any othel
time.
An so all these things kept addn an plin' fact oil
fact,
Until remarked to Jimmy: -They certainly mus
act"
An Jimmy will tell you plainly, without singh
doubt,
That was the foremost witness to swear your min
out.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27

Stories first heard at mothers knee
are never forgotten. 1t is the same with
some other things received at a mothers
knee, which will readily occur to our
readers.
''There's our Jeremiah" said Mr.. Shell
ton, he went off to make his living by his
wits" ''Well, did he succeed?" inquired
his friend. ''No," said the old man, with
a sigh, and significantly tapping his head: :
che failed for want of capital"
Said the stranger run over by hearse
in Philadelphia, II don't mind dying! 1
can stand that! But, oh heaven, think
of dying in this town and having my death
notice appear in the papers, with some of
their cursed Philadelphia death poetry
attached"
''He blew out his brains after bidding
his wife good-by with gum" Erected
to the memory of John Phillips, accident
! ally shot as a mark Of affection by his
| brother" ga piano for sale by lady
about to cross the Channel in an oak case
with carved legs"
| A Buffalo paper tells of lover who be-
gan to propose to his girl just as his hors-
es started to run with the sleigh. Being
determined to have it over with he got ii
out just as the sleigh struck a mile post.
The girl was thrown high into the air,
but as she came down she uttered a firm
eyes, Charlie and then tainted.
Some wicked fellow got into Vermont
church vestry just after the deacons and
the clergyman had held a meeting there.
And he left four beer bottles and a whis,
key flask, all empty, and two packs OF
cards under the table. And when the
sewing society came an hour later and
discovered the articles, didn't things just
hum?
1t was evening. Three of them were
killing cat. One of them held a lantern
another held the cat, and third jamme(
pistol into the cats ear and fired, shoot
ing the man in the hand who held The
cat, and the one who held the lantern was
wounded in the arm. The cat left wher
it saw how matters stood, and that il
feeling was being engendered.
A Texas yarn is to the effect that
number of the boys were telling each 9th
er why they came to that state. On
man, known as 'tthe parson," said h
didn't care to say anything about it
''Besides, it wasn't only triie. None O
you would believe me anyhow" sou
with it Did you shoot any body?" ssNo
gentlemen, did not. Since you want t.
know so badly I'll tell you. l left Ken
lucky because did not build a church.
Deep silence fell on the group. No sue
excuse for coming to Texas ever had bee
heard of before The ''parson" was calle
on to furnish more light. ''Well, gentle
men, you see a congregation raised So
900 and turned it over to me to build
church-and 1 didn't build the churcl
That's ALL
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27

A GREAT BLESSING TO MOTHERS AND NURSES
"Swayne's Teethng Cure" for infants. This
theory and infallbe remedy has saved the lives of
thousands of children When the child is in pain.
restless with its teeth shooting in its gums simply
rub the gums for two three minutes with the
"Cure" What little it may swallow will relieve the
collie. pain and fatulence, prevent fever. and avoid
that painful operation of lancing tie gums, which
always makes the next tooth harder TO through
and sometimes causes death. Depend upon it. moth
ers it win give yourselves and immediate relief
and health to your infants very able medical
writer who enjoys large and lucrative practice says:
rubbing the gums with soothing lotion, is the only
true method for children teething poisonous drugs
should be introduced into their delicate stom
achs. "swaynes Teething Cure" is prepared only by
Dr. Swayne Son. Philadelphia, and sold by II lead
ing apothecaries at 25 cents a bottle.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27
CHILDREN'S DROLLERIES.

Not long since a correspondent
sent to a provincial paper the follow
ing anecdote, of which his six-year-
old boy was the hero. He says: Il
keep a shop and sell fancy goods. A
gentleman came in one day to buy
something. 1t was early and my lit
tie boy and were alone in the house
at the time. The gentleman gave me
a sovereign and | had to go upstairs
to my cash-box. Before doing so, |
went into the little room behind the
shop, and said to the boy: Watch
the. gentleman that he don't steal any
thing so put him on the counter.
As soon as | returned he sang out:
Pa, he didn't steal anything-I
watched him. You may imagine
what position was in"
Childrens' questions are often no
less embarrassing than they are anus
ing, as may be instanced in the story
of the mercenary little boy who over
heard a conversation about wedding
that was soon to take place. At
breakfast the next morning he recall
ed the subject by asking the follow
ing question: ''Papa, what do they
want to give the bride away for?
Can't they sell her?"
At a whale exhibition youngster
is said to have asked his mother if
the whale that swallowed Jonah had
as big a mouth as the one before
them, why didn't Jonah walk out at
one corner.
'.You must think Jonah was a
fool; he didn't want to walk out and
get drowned" was the quick reply of
a younger brother, before the moth
er could answer.
1t is related of another infant en-
quirer, who was looking with great
interest at a foaming pan of milk,
and suddenly cried out: Mamma,
where do cows get their milk FROM"
"Where do you get your tears?'' was
the answer. After a thoughtful 81
Io,,oo IN which +bo ,,,oD+;op Of faorc
had evidently recalled certain asso-
Citations, he again broke out: "Mam-
ma, do the COWS have to be spanked p
On seeing a house being white
washed, small boy of three wanted
to know if the house was going to be
shaved. A lady when admiring the
stars on a bright night in a tropical
climate, was suddenly asked in the
most innocent way by her little son
of five years old if those were the
nails that held up heaven.
A boy who had always refused to
eat oatmeal, in spite of all his moth
er's urgings that it was a strengthen
ing diet, suddenly surprised her one
morning by eating a liberal plateful
and calling for more. Upon his
mother calling for an explanation, he
said: s'I'm bound to eat oatmeal till
I'm strong enough to whip Johnny
Scott"
Little Freddie, when visiting a
neighbours house, was offered a piece
of bread and butter, which he accept
ed, but without any show of graft
tude. "What do you say, Freddie?'
limited the lady, expecting him to
say ''Thank you" II say it amt
cake" was the impolite response.
The father of the family, after
reading from the morning paper that
the cold the night before was intense
the thermometer registering many de-
grees below freezing point, said :
sNow children, / suppose you are
taught all about that at school.
Which one of you can tell me what
the freezing point iss" ''The point of
my nose, papa" was the prompt re-
ply of one of the youngsters,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-27
S IA, / J, r z M. M. z N r
UNDER OATH. ! f..

eeE HAVE been afflicted for twenty years with an
obstinate skin disease, called by some NJ. DIS
Psoriasis, and others Leprosy, commencing on my
scalp and in spite of all could do, with the help OF
the most skful DOCTORS it slowly but surely extended
until year ago this winter it covered my entire per-
son in form of dry scales For the last three years
have been unable to do any labor and suffering In
tensely all the time Every morning there could be
nearly dustpanfu of scales taken from the sheet on
my bed, some of them half as large as the envelope
containing this letter In the latter part of the winter
my skin commenced cracking open tried everything,
almost that could be thought Of without any reIei
The 18th of June l stated West, in hopes could
reach the Hot Springs. reached Detroit, and was so
low thought should have to go to the hospital
but finally got as far as Ian sing Mich where had
sister living. One DR.. - treated me about TWO
weeks. but did me good. All thought had but
short time to live earnestly prayed to die Cracked
through the skin all my back, across my RIBS,
arms hands, limbs feet badly swollen toe nails came
off finger nails dead and hard as bone hair dead dry
and lifeless as old straw. Oh, my Godi how did
sufferi
"My sister, Mrs E. H. Davis had small part of
box of Cuticura in the house She wouldn't give up;
said, we will try Cuticura.' Some was applied on
one hand and arm Eurekai there relief; stop
ped the terrible burning sensation from the word go.
They Immediately got the Cuticula Resolv mt (blood
purfer) Cutcura and Cuticura Soap (the great skin
cures). l commenced by taking tablespoonful of
Resolvent three times day. after meals; had bath
once day. water about blood heat used Cuticura
Soap freely; applied Cuticura morning and evening.
Result, returned to my home in just six weeks from
the time left and my skin smooth this sheet of
paper. HIRAM E. CARPENTER.
Henderson, Jefferson Co. N Y"
"Sworn to before me this 10Th day of January, $780,
A. NJ. LEFFINGWELL
Justice of the Peace
Cuticura Remedies are for sale by all druggists
Price of CUTICURA, a Medicinal jelly small boxes,
Soc; large boxes, 81 CUTICURA REsoLvENT, the new
blood purifier, 81 per bottle CUTICURA MEDICINAL
TOILET SOAP, 25c CUTICURA MEDICINAL SHAVING
SOAP l5c; in bars for BARRIERS and large consumers
35c. Principal depot,
WEEKS & POTTER, Boston, Mass.