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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-22

What is Vegetine?-It is a compound ~
tracted from barks, roots and herbs. II.
natures remedy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-22
Special advertisements.

Smda adrert,sements' not preceding three live,
GTS 60 "i.'rr '.e heoa % WANTED, FoR SALE
for 25 cents, three times for 40 cents and oas ~
for 90 cents. WV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-22
Saratoga Races.

SARATOGA, Aug. 2l
= The Saratoga race of three quarters of a
mile for two year olds was won by Melcher.
time l.lS4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-22

How to mitigate the toll of wash day during
these hot summer months is worth knowing,
we are assured that James Pyles Pearline
does il effectuallv, without the slightest dam
ger to the finest fabrics. aug2lt &w1m
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-22
WEATHER REPORT.
Indications for the Next ~ Hours.

War Dept Office of Chief Signal Officer. |
Washington. d. c., Aug. 22-1 A. NJ ]
For New England and Middle States
fair weather; westerly winds; rising barome
ter stationary or lower temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-22

DUBLIN. Aug. Il.
A number of socialistic pamphlets which
attack Emperor Francis Joseph in VIOLENT
manner, have been found in the vicinity of
the imperial summer palace at Luxembourg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-22
The Horrible Deed of an Unhappy
Father.

BREsLAU, Aug. 81.
A landlord in this city, yesterday, muir.
dered his five children by hanging and then
committed suicide.
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For Safe,


E'0h eALh.-My residence on Crosby Place
l. JOSEPH +. BADGFp
july ,0ttf H.
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l5<x A ho.sE> AND not Sc LOTS in good
NJ s mar,7ttf ii e. STAPLES.
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"ANrED. LADIES AND YOUNG MEN IN
w every city county, to take light work nj their
homes; an can do 1t, work sent by mail, goo |
salary distance no objection. no canyassing. Ad
dress, with stamp, BURT EMMbN-. Box
2I7s, Boston, Mass. aug'5tlw'
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To Let

nCEAN POINT Rooms to let by day or W.,
~ AT "Mil.nohet Lodge" ior balanc, OF s. a.on
aug2irlw MRS. l.. W. sTAKBIRp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-22

The Iowa democrats have been so much
disturbed by the declaration of their can
didate for Governor that he wanted to
to see a"saloon on every hilltop. on every
roadside and on every street," that they
have forced him to come out with an ex-
PLANTATION. He cannot deny that he made
the statement, but he seeks to change it
by saying that he meant he would rather
have the liquor traffic carried on openly
than in secret. This is lame explana-
ton and puts the matter in no better light
for the democratic candidate
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VIVIAN fED.-A first class driver, Young
w that has had some experience in horse shoe.
ing. Enquire OF }. ii. GOOD ICH,
augl7Ilw Augusta, Me.
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F1NANc1ALAND coMMEac1AL


NEw YORK. Aug 81.
Money loaned between from "a and closed at =
Prime Aercaneile paper, a 81 Exchange steady
84l for long, and So for short. Governments steady
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NTANrED.-A competent woman TO do house
w work; good wages. Apply to
augI7ttf MRS. &. II. Ma ON, Green So.
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Udnfet.

7 ADf AGENTS WANTED.-Io sell Fosters
IL Patent Combination aud Universal Fit ng
Corsets. Exclusive territory gwen. For terms sc i,
address CilAS. ". FOSTER, n CO.,
aug2ld3t New Haven, Conn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
The Devil in Church.

disgraceful affair is reported from HIATT
ford, Conn.,, on the oath. It appears that
trouble has for some time been brewing be-
tween a Baptist Church and a Congregational
society in regard to the possession of a church
in that place occupied by the Baptists. On
the above date the Congregational body
formed procession headed by the pastor and
a hand organ and marched to the building
which is the bane of contention, intending to
take possession and perform the ceremony Of
baptism in the baptistry upon a number of
children, After filing the tank the church
was invaded by a crowd of the Baptists, led
by the preacher and a general scrimmage took
place, in which hymn books, chairs, and any
thing that came handy was used by the con-
testants. The preachers fought and pulled
hair in the midst of a crowd of little children
who were waiting to be baptized, and finally
both fell into the tank, where they each
strove to drown the other. Both were nearly
strangled and we're finally taken out by some
of the less hot headed ones IN an unconscious
condition, locked in an almost death-grip.
They were finally separated and quiet was re-
stored.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
An Italian Holocaust.

London dispatch of the 25th gave details
of a frightful calamity at place of amusement
III Dervio on the shore of Lake Como, in Italy,
on the previous day. While a performance
was in progress at q puppet theater, the struc-
ture took fire and was entirely destroyed.
Forty-seven persons lost their lives and twelve
others were injured. The show was in large
hail over tavern, and there were ninety per
sons present. The Bengal light was used to
represent fire, and sparks from this set fire
to quantity Of straw and firewood in an ada
cent room. On perceiying the fame the show
man shouted . Fire % but the spectators
thought the cry was a realistic de-
tail of the show, and remained seated. Cries
of fire were soon raised outside the hall. The
audience, thinking an ARRAY had arisen in the
street. barred with heavy table the door lead
ing from the hall. They did not discover their
mistake until the flames burst into the room.
After the fire was eXtinguished forty-seven
charred corpses were found near the table, in
Guiding the bodies of the Snowman and his
wife. A large portion of the bodies are women
and children. The wounded were hurt by
leaping through windows. One child was flung
out of the window by its mother and fell upon
a pile of straw. This is the only one of the
spectators present in the hall who was not hurt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04

Two incendiary fires occurred on the 3Oth
in Dallas, Texas, one OF which destroyed the
cracker factory of Goldsmith & Winter valued
at $4,000.
The mill of the Dexter Yarn Company and a
number of other buildings at Pawtucket, r.
l., burned on the 1st inst. Loss $115,00
Read & Classon's shoe factory at South Alb
ington, Mass, burned on the 1st inst. Loss
$175,000.
Two extensive fires are reported from Lon
don on the LIST inst. Loss not given.
The round house of the Boston and Maine
Road in Cbarlestown. Massachusetts,. was par
tally burned on the morning of the LIST, and it
is believed that the loss will be $4,000.
Fire III Nashville, Tenn, on the 9th, de-
stroyed several buildings at the corner of
Clark and Front Streets. Loss $32. 900.
Fire on the 26th destroyed the sbingle mills
of the Meriden Lumber Company, near Eau
Claire, Wis. Loss $4,000.
The Robinstein brewery. at Ottawa, ILL.,,
suffered to the amount of $4,000 by fire on
the 18th.
The Planters Cotton Seed Oil Works, in Al
giers, La, were struck by lightning and burned
on the 25th entaiIng loss of $500, 600. This
was the largest cotton seed oil null in exist
ence.
On the 25th q number Of warehouses used
for storing behring's and cotton on the Island
of Gutujewsky. at the mouth of the Neva, at
st. Petersburg, were burned. Three thousand
bales of cotton went up in smoke. The loss
will reach 1900, 900 rubles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
RpEPnQ eak.

A dispatch from Lancaster, Wis, of the 26th,
murder, the closing act of which occurred at
that place on the above date. It seems that a
young white girl named Judge, few weeks
ago gave birth to mulatto child. Deputy
Sheriff, after procuring an affidavit from the
girl to the effect that til father Of the child was
a negro named Samuel GatliD, who was in the
employ Of her father, arrested Galtin and pro-
ceeded to take him to jail. In passing the
house of Judge they we're confronted by the
girls father, who began abusing the prisoner,
and attempted to kill him with an ak. The
deputy sheriff, finding he could not protect
Gatlin, told him to run, which he did, but had
only gone a short distance when he received a
charge of buckshot in the back, inficting q
wound which will prove fatal. AS there was
q1ite crowd of relatives of Judge at the
house at the time, the shooter is as yet I'M
known
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
HASTE.

The old maxim of ''plenty of room
at the top" seems to be very misleading
to ambitious young men in these days.
In business and art and letters it is the
same-all are III hurry. The.top looks
inviting, but they forget that other
maxim, "There is no excellence without
great labor" and their ''perseverantia
omnia vincit" receives a cold bath when
they cannot be Accommodated with cusb-
Toned seat and shot to the top in an ele-
vator. The boys do not want to begin
like their fathers, at the bottom and
climb the rounds of the ladder. They
are in hurry for riches and honor and
fame, and this very hurry places this
generation behind the past in solid
thinking, Notwithstanding the great pro-
gress we are making IN all material
things. The sooner young men and
women are impressed with the thought
that ali their future depends upon them
selves, that they will gather just such
fruit during life as they choose to engraft
during their formative period of life, the
better il will be for the country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04

more refined enloyments in place OF the
vulgar shows, the trihing sports, and
the insipi1 reading in which they now
indulge. 1t is true that, in this respect,
the whole American people need refining
and elevating, and not the working
classes alone, for many of our richest
men show little more ability to amuee
themselves in refined and sensible way
than the workin gmen do. But the rich
can, in a pecuniary sense, better afford
to throw away money on unretined
amusements and vulgar display than
workingmen can, for their means are
sufficient to admit of some waste; where
as the workingmen, if they are to get the
greatest possible happiness out Of the
means they have, must studiously avoid
all expenditure for things of no value, Or
they will. have nothing to spend for those
finer pleasures which are so much better
and more enduring. There has been of
late years, we are glad to say, a coz
siderable advance in this respect among
the workingrnen, as seen especially In
their increased attention to music, art,
and to the cultivation of flowers; but a
vast deal more remains to be done to
raise the amusements and recreations of
the laboring class to the standard re-
CURED by cultivated taste.
But the most important source of hap
piness of a cheap yet elevated kind is to
be found in reading, affording as it does
both amusement and instruction; and
whoever can lead workmen to better
practice in this regard will render them
an inestimable service. A taste for read.
ing, indeed, is even now rapidly spread
ing among the better portion of the
working class, and this is in itself an en-
couraging sign; but the reading is often
so low in quality, so little able to amuse
or instruct, that the benefit obtained
from it is but trifing in comparison with
what ii ought to be. WorkiDgmen read
the newspapers, and thus become IA
miliar, to a certain extent, with the
course of affairs throughout the world;
but the quality Of the newspapers they
often read shows at once the poorness Of
their literary taste and the meagerness
of their information. Besides the news
papers, their principal reading is fiction,
and this rarely of the best; while OF the
vast stores of information, historical,
biographical, scientific, and other kinds,
which English literature contains, their
knowledge is in general of the most
meager sort. Yet the majority of work
ing people have abundant time and
energy for the prosecution of such read
ing, and only need to form taste for it
in order to obtain pleasure of the
noblest kind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
Partisan ldiocies.
[From the San Francisco Argonaut.


The young bloods in P arts who pique.
themselves on their elegance have abar-
doned the single stud planted in the
middle of the shirt front, and called by
some cyclope and by others nombril.
After a reign of IS years the solitary stud
has been dethroned, and a quarter,lion
of studs reigns in its stead--four pearls,
four minute diamonds or four simple.
gold buttons. The women, on their
side, have abandoned mushrooms pigs,
elephants and hump back mannikins,
and wear now, as a porte bonheur, or
talisman, big silver spider stuck on
their hats, In their bonnet-strings, in
the jabot, or in the corsage bouquet.
Another craze is to dispense with the
horrible metallic hairpins, and to arrange
the rolls of the hair with tortoise she'll
two-pronged forks and skewers, which
serve as pretext for stars of diamonds,
crescents and horseshOes of brlll1ants,
scarables with ruby wings and a dozen
other fancies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
WATERFOWL, WIS.
WEIGHT STATISTICS.

The average weight of 10000 men
and women weighed at Boston IN 1864
WIS: Men, 141l pounds; women, 1244
pounds. At the recent Cincinnati In
dustrial Exposition the department OF
scientific and educational appliances de
tailed a clerk to record the weights of
Western men and women. The number
weighed was 22,115, and the total
weight was {, O72, 306 pounds. The men
weighed numbered 7,467, weighing l.
$50. 1O8 pounds. The women weighed
numbered 14,668, weighing 1922, 1O8
pounds. The average weight of each
man vas 154.02. The average weight
Of each woman was 130.67. The aver
age weight of 141 men from Ohio was
1878; the average weight of 179 wo-
men was 133 26. The average weight
of IA men from Southern Indiana and
Illinois was 159. 50 pounds; the average
weight of 1913 women was 1885. The
average weight of ia men from Ken
lucky was 1882 pounds; the average
weight Ct 1873 women was 1873. rs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
On the Field of ..Honah.,,

The duel between the two Richmond Va,
editors, which for some time has been impend-
ing, took place on the 29th ult.. near Waynes-
boro. Elan had for several days been con-
cealed near the scene of contest. The parties
met III q strip of woods and when the distance
had been marked off all not connected with
the affair were requested to retire. At the
word - one both pistols were discharged with
out effect. At the second call the weapons
were heard simultaneously, Elam being shot in
the right thigh. AS he staggered his second
placed him on a cushion which lay on the
ground. The combatants were pale. but cool
Beirne was taken away by his second and went
to Baltimore by rail. Elan was placed in an
ambulance and taken to the residence of Lieut.
Gov. Lewis. The delay in meeting was caused
by fear OF arrest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
POPULATION OF LONDON.

Some interesting facts IN regard to the
population Of the city of London are
Just accessible for the first time by the
publication Of the final results of the
census of 1881. 1t will be remembered
that the English census is taken al
at once, and that the figures given
show the number of persons who slept
on a certain night IN each house, parish,
town and county throughout the coun-
try. But by this process the city of
London loses much of its apparent i'm
portance, for the actual residents in
the city are not numerous. According
" day census Of London was taken
soon after the imperial night census,
and the result is very curious. The city
covers an area of 668 acres, which is
not far from the original area of Boston
proper. It's night population at the
time Of the census was only 81, 439.
But by day it is swelIed to the large
number of 261, 061. 1t thus appears
that more than 100000 persons enter
the city for the purpose of business
every day. The whole population of
all London is, or was in 1881, 3,816, 483.
This number of course is that Of per-
sons who slept in London on the night
the census was taken. It would be
largely increased were the day figures to
be ascertained, but not in the same ratio
as that of the city of London proper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04

stances brought to light case Of death from
malpractice in that town. Several days pre-
vious young girl named Josie Trohey visited
Milwaukee, ana on her return to Waukesha,
vas taken sick and died under suspicious cir
cumstances. Notwithstanding the efforts made
to hush the matter up, facts have since come
out which go to show that the girl during her
visit to Milwaukee underwent an operation,
for the purpose of procuring an abortion, and
that her death was the result. The advertise
ment Of z well-known Milwaukee physician was
found i'll her clothing after her death. Tho
matter is said to be in the hands of the Nil
waullee authorities, although the police. on
being interviewed, claim to know nothing about
it. The girl was employed as a domestic in the
family Of Col. II. VI. EnOs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
ST TOUIS
TOLEDO
Knee Breaches,
lFrom the New York Journal

From the New York Journal.
Mr.. McGilligan, postman, of New
York, emerged from side door. At the
request of the others he had tried on a
PAIR Of the new-fashioned knee breeches
The expression of his face was that Of a
man whose relatives had been unexpect-
eddy carried away by an epidemic.
II say, Mac said a friend of his,
'Fif the boys were to see you on the
street with them things pasted on your
legs they'd hiss the dogs on you"
"The dogs wouldn' tneed to be Kissed, %
observed fat carrier with big nose and
bag full of Iove-letters.
"Why didn't you hire hack, stick
your legs through the window and
get people to bet on your weight!"
asked carrier with murderous eye.
GIVE as decent pair of legs as can
be found in the department, said Mr..
Michigan, ''and I'm not ashamed to
show them to the world
With this expression of opinion he
picked up his bundle of letters and
started upon his morning delivery.
At Broadway and Fulton street an
old lady who had just come to town fell
down in fit. When they brought her
to she said she wanted to go right back
home. She wasn't going to stay in any
place where they put uniforms on their
''muskeeters.
A crowd Of people followed some
thing down Broadway. Every now and
then it would pop into a doorway, drop
something and then pop out again.
When it crossed the street the bus
horses backed into the street and reared
on their hind legs.
what is it ?" asked one,
''Put a hook in it." suggested anoth.
Ell.
"Fifty dollars to one," cried boot
maker, who was kept away from the
race-track by the rain, F" ''that what
ever it is it's alive"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
Eightv NTiIaS an Hour.

Early on the morning of the list inst, coal
train with q passenger car attached, on the
Rochester and PittsbUrg Railroad, broke in two
while going up steep grade near Rasselas.
Pa, few miles south of the Kinzua vladuct.
The severed section, consisting of seven heavily
loaded coal cars and passenger coach, i'm
mediately started down a steep grade, and
while going at the frightful speed of eighty
miles an hour, collided with the engine Of an
approaching coal train. The passenger car
was well filled, and the destruction of life and
limb was appalling, seven having already died
from injuries and others being severely hurt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
ENGLISH IGNORANCE.

The New York Tribune says that
cooling occupation for this warm weather
is that Of reading Of the wonders to be
found IN the United States, as reported
in the London papers Of the last two
weeks. A car, for example, constructed
to advertise the products of @ dorado is
now making progress through the east
ern states. 1t is Of large proportions.
The foundations are blocks of ore full of
the precious min erals, while above is a
temple constructed of gigantic stalks of
Indian corn, vegetables and fruits. The
car is shunted from one railway to an
other, and is followed by admiring
crowds. In another paper we learn
that most of the steam engines On the
Pennsylvania Railroad are now con-
structed in the shape Of enormous men.
Zone Of these iron giants, with fire
belching through his nostrils, is indeed
a terrible object, we are told. The one
story it cannot believe is that of the
crop of wheat foot high In Kentucky,
upon Wu1Cu slOIm VI 5460G 1Sn oO
heavy that each lump of ice dragged a
stalk of wheat out of the ground, and
the entire crop foated out into the Ohio
and down to the Gulf. The one story
it " cannot believe" is a true one, and
happened during the great Ohio food
this year; and year or two ago such a
car was sent over the railroads to ex-
hibit the products Of Kansas, not Color
ado. The Tribune should study the
contemporary history of its own coun-
try.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
Dedicated 60 the ssaugrnaF.

Only five criminals were legally worked
off" on the goth. George Lake, colored, was
hanged at Wilmington. Del, for criminal
assault on Mrs, Stewart Simmons, in April, and
Toney James, Of the same hue, took the grand
last August, Martin Joseph, William H.
Finch and an Indian named Tual1sto were
hanged at Ft. Smith, Ark. Joseph was con.
victed of murder and rape. and Finch and the
Indian for murder
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
AMusEMENTs FOR THE POOR.

In the course Of an article on the
above subject the Century says the
amusements of the working classes are
often of low and even vulgar kind; and
one of the greatest improvements in
their life would be the adoption of some
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04

A BASE BALL crank named Jas. Muir
ply shot at Carroll, of the Providence
nine, as he was leaving the field at Provi-
dence on the 9th. The ball missed Car
roll and hit and slightly wounded Null
vey, another member of the club. Muir
ply, who had declared his intention to
shoot Carroll. was arrested.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
Rieh off Starvation

pitiful story of restitution and death was
reported on the 18th. The keeper of the light
house on Passage Island, Lake Superior, win
tered on the island with his wife and father.
Several weeks ago the provisions gave out, and
the keeper started for the mainland for food,
since which time nothing has been seen of him,
and it is supposed that he was drowned. On
the above date passing vessel saw sig
nal of distress flying at the island, and the
captain on landing found the old man dead,
and the woman helpless from starvation.
They had had nothing to eat fol several DAYS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-04
"WHy where have Won been SO

"WHY, where have you been so long
my dear Mrs. Blank ?" "Oh! I've been
visitin' in the Boston, Phila-
delphia and such places. Them people
in the provinces don't know nothin'.
Why, when told 'em about poor, dear
Jim Elliott's big funeral, and what a nice
prize fight there was the other night in
saloon, and how the cops got bam-
boozled, would you believeit, them pro-
vincial ignoramuses didn't seem inter.
ested bit.