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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-02

The Treasury Department has been in
formed that quantity of vine cuttings
have been imported into the port of New
officers think are infected with phylloxeras
There is no law authorizing the destruc-
tion OF such importation. The Treasury
Department recognizes the fact that this
is matter of great Importance TO the
vine interests of this country and will
confer with the Agricultural Department
on the subject.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-02

The Machias Creamery Association has
completed its organization, electing John
X. Ames, President; L. II. Crane, Secre-
tarv; Warren Hill, Collector and Treas
urer; J. l.. Nash, S. Burnham, c. H.
Tarbell. j. X. Ames, j. l.. Pierce, Direct
ors. The working capital of the Cream
cry, 81 500. is ali taken or pledged. Some
property owners, not farmers, have taken
stock literally. Seven men in town sub
scribed 500 each. One man in New
York took three shares. That the Cream
cry will prove of large advantage; that
farmers and milk producers will like it
we have no doubt whatever. Creamery
butter is already popular and always in
demand at three to five cents a pound ov-
er dairy butter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-02
dbs Atnuebef 5omrnal.
Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street, foot
,Coart, by SPRAGUE SoA.
Dailv Kennebec Journal

Isrued every morning, except Sundays. Itcontsins
ae test news by telegraph and mail, givee reports
nj Markets. and has carefully prepared political and
Ell articles, and q generous amount Of farming,
.eme and miscellaneous reading with full compila-
. = Of state news.
Te-ms Al per anaam in adpdnce, ts II payment
aot made within the year. Single copies cents to
had at the periodical stores of :: +. Pierce. Au-
us,a c. L. opaulding. Hallowell; W. C.. Palmer.
Afyertsements In serted on onableterms. Rates
Az be had on application at this Office.
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GL,sa Aa, Coal ssa M Csas,sy,

IN meeting Of the Shareholder Of the Gsiisfin
Land, Coal and Oil Co, Of West Virginia, will be
held at the Ofhce Of b. 3 L. Titcomb, In Augusta.
Me-, on Tuesday, the twelfth day Of June, A. D.
1853. at tive O'Clock, P. NJ. for the following pur.
p0s.s, viz:
|. To cho0se President Of said company.
2 10 choose q trustee Of said comp any.
=. To NIL any other yscaucies which may exist In
the list Of officers Of said company. ).
4. To see IL the Shareholders will instruct the
and c 1nve. ance Of the lsnds of said company.
8. 70 take such action - shall be dremed ex-
pedient for the purpose Of el0.iog up the airs Of
said company, and the settlemrnt of, ~ cisims
against tie same JOHN y. HODSDON.
Vice Presldent Of sald Coapany.
Nay a. lee3. nay1o2qeti
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-02
Assessors Notice.

To the Taxpayers Of the City Of Augusta:
You are hereby notified to bring in true and COM
pete -ts of your polls and estates, real and persons
no, by law exempt IRON taxation, OF which you
were po.srssed on The first day of April 1888, and
also ~ Exec tor, Administrator. Guardian or Irns:
tee For the purpose of rec-ising said lists and
administering the oath authorized tnereto, the
lion at their Office in Granite Block, each Saturday
brforr or ON the 5th day Of May next. from to L
o,clock A. NJ and from = to O'Clock =. NJ, and
also on ali stormy days up TO and including that date
Failing to bring in such ists. you will thereby Dc
barrd Of any right to make application to the
County Commissioners for an abatement OF any
rs re. which NAV be assessed against you.
Blanks for returns may be had OF US on appicaiion
or by calling at the City Treasurers ofhce.
WIN. n. LlBbY, Assessors
ASA ID. TO~ NSEND.f Of
JOSEPH Ii. WALL, Augusta.
March 81, lsess. marsiflwAwtdis
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Latest and Most Desirable Pat
terms Of Stoves, Ranges, &c.

.Iobbing of all kinds promptly attended to. Thank
.a future. mar2ateodiy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-02
Weekly Kennebec Journal,

Published every Wednesday morning, rs one ofthe
srf.st Quario papers In the State, containing newr
oical articles, agricultural and scientific matter,
Jes poetry, . ccdOtes, household matter, markets,
&C. &C.
tins, o. per ansmm; s2.so u not paid an 0d-
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Advertising Agents.
FOR THE
kennebec journal.
DAILY AND WEEKLY.

80. following Advertising Agents are authorized
- f.e.iye subscriptions and advertisements for the
tgSsEBEC JotKNAI..
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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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DaiIp kenaeber Jnurnal.

Goats are the best land cleaners known.
A herd of 1000 entirely claeared piece
of brush land consisting Of 500 acres in
three years. So complete was the work
that not a vestige of underground was
left.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
Anecdotes of Tom Marshall.

Here l must tell a story, which I be-
heve to be true, for it is SO characters
tic of Tom Marshall. Mr.. Clay was to
address the people of Lexington on a
specified day, and Marshall had prom
ised the Democrats to answer him.
They ali assembled in full expectation
of having rare sport. When Mr.. Clay
finished his speech, instead of repl ying
to it Marshall walked away from the
crowd smoking cigar. Several DEM
ocrats followed him and asked the rea.
son he had not complied with his
promise. Looking them square in the
face, he said: did you hear Mr.. Clay s
speech ?" 1--WE did" "What did you
think of ?" owe thought it was a
very fine speech p "You did, ha!
Well, suppose / had got up there and
gated him and he had come back at
me, what do you think it would have
been then p II cannot be gainsaid
that he was vain of his Intellectual
gifts. A Kentuckian gave me this evil
dence of taat fact: Marshall, after
making great speech at Frankfort in
q law case, took q walk with friend,
and asked him what he thought of it.
His friend, knowing that he was fish
ing for compliment, replied with a
smile: "Well, 1 think it was pretty
psssable." Nov, you know better"
said Marshall. .tYou know that it was
one of the best speeches you ever
heard in your life. / wrote that speech
thirteen years ago, and this is the first
time that / ever had an opportunity
of delivering it."-Old Fogy in Louis
vile Courier ournal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06

her nerve. The curtain had not been
up a minute when she started, looked
down at B1dell, and at last, flushing
crimson, fairly ran off the stage.
However, the last tableau went of
without hitch, and the slight mistake
did not affect the general verdict. An
adjournment was made to have dance
in the hall, and I was standing Idly
looking on when Budell, once more in
his usual garb, rushed up to me in a
fever of excitement.
"By George, sir" he whispered,
Congratulate me! I've done it; it's
all right"
And he dragged me along with him
from the hall into the mpty library.
"What en earth do you mean, man p
1 exclaimed. what have you done p
II have proposed, sir; and I've been
accepted"
I cordially congratulated him; and
then 1 inquired. "How did you man.
age it-when did you find the time
and where the courage p
"I'll tell you. / did it in that tab
leau. Under cover Of the music I tel6
Edith that in all sober earnestness
was at her feet; not in jest alone; ant
/ asked her TO be my wife. That's why
she ran away"
mo wonder!" 1 interjected.
"Wasn't it splendid doing it undel
Smithers' very eyes? And then o
course I saw Edith afterward in thu
little drawing-room; and she'll be here
directly, whenever she has changed he
costume"
"Well. Pm glad you've settled it
and 1 think Smithers was right whel
he said you would end by proposing il
some extraordinary way. And it seem
to me that it was decidedly embarras
sing for Miss Maxwell"
Smithers married Edith MAXWELL
sister eighteen months after the tab
leau.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
The Rad and Marthless

are never insisased or cowa:e.feited This Is Is
peicany true of . family medicine, and 1t Is pos
tive proof that the remedy isaitascd is of the
highest value. As soon as it had been tested and
proved BY the whole world that Hop Bitters wa
the pgres., best and most valuable family medi-
cine on earth, many limitations sprung up and
began to steal the notices in which the press and
people of ths country had expressed the merits Of
II. B., and in every way trying to induce suffer
ing isvafds to uss their stuff instead, expecting
TO mske money on the credit and good nsnc Of
Fl. B. Many sthers started nostrums put up in
similar style to H. B., with varioasly devised
nsIeSS N which the wori Hop or Hess" were
ussa n way to induce people to bellows they
we're the same as Hop Rittsrs- All such pretend
cd remedies or cures no matter what their style
or name is, and especially those with the word
Hop or Hops in their name sr in any wss
connected with them or their name, are irnits-
tons or couuterfeitS. Beware of them. Touch
none of them. Use nothing but genuine Hop
Bittets, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops
on the white label Trust nothisg else. Drug
gist and dealers are warned against dealing in
limitations or eounterfsits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
American Society.
Atlantic Monthly,

American society, as now carried on
is maintained solely for the benefit Of
young girls, and is generally little bet
ter than marriage mart. The parents
launch their of5prings IS well as posi-
BILE, and display their wares to the
greatest advantage, but the business oil
the market is carriad on chiefly by the
young girls themselves, instead Of by
the mothers as in England and Europe.
There is no special objection to this
IA ethod of transactins the business,
but it is preposterous that young girls
should overshadow and shut out every
thing and everybody else. The result
of the absorption in one class and one
pursuit, is that American society is
often insuffsrably dull and fiat. 1t is
made up too exclusively of ignorant
girls and their attendant boys. Half
the education of a cultivated and at
tractive woman is of course that which
is derived from society and from the
world; and yet American society is al
most wholly given up to the business
of entertaining those who are necessa-
rally wholly destitute of such an edu-
cation. Another effect of the preva-
lence of the social principles of this de-
scription is the supremacy of that
most rustic and unattractive of habits,
the pairing system, which converts Sc
ciety into q vast congregation OF tete-a-
tetes. This prevails all over the world
to a greater or less extent, but it
should never reign supreme. The up
shot of the whole thing with US is to
drive out of society nearly all married
people-for marriage under such a
system is destructive of social value;
nearly all unmarried women over 25,
who are thought to have overStayed
their market; and, finally consider
able number of tie mea of 80 and up
wards. Ia other words, except at a
few large balls and receptions, all the
best and most intelligent part of So
ciety is lacking. 1t has been pushed
aside, and is obliged to find all its
amusement in small c3teries of its
own. This retirement is of course vol
untary, because the pairing system
ruins general society, and makes it, ia
fact, impossible in the best and truest
sense. A clever young Englishman
not long ago expressed his surprise at
the fact that, whenever he asked who
lady of certain age was, he was in
variably told, not that she WAS Mrs.
Blank but that she was the mother of
Miss Blank. The girl, like the boy, is
properly the most insignificant. mem
Der of society. When young man
goes forth into the world, he starts at
the bottom of the ladder, and works
his way up. The same rule should
apply to young women in society.
They have their place, and it is an i'm
portant one; but they should not start
in social life at the top, and then slow
ly descend. Such a system is against
every law of nature or of art, and
with the inevitable concomitant of uni
versal tete-a-tetes makes really atsrac-
tive society impossible. We place the
social pyramid upon apex instead of
upon its base, and then wonder that it
is poor, tottering and unlovely OBJ
iect,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
DORSEY,S EYESIGHT.
He Declares 1t Good Enough te See
Small Things Like Rerden.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Mr. Merrick
continued bis cross-examination of
Ex-senator Dorsey to-day. No new
developments were brought out, the
questions relating to the witness books
and his business arrangements with
Boone, Peck and Sohn Dorsey. But
the witness memory was very defect
i've, and he was positive only on few
poi@ts. Mr.. Merrick began an inquiry
ID relation to certain letters.
The witness did not know where the
letters were and insinuated that the
assistant counsel was better informed.
Mr.. Merrick. "Who do you mean ?'
Witness. "Rerdell."
Mr. Merrick. els he assistant coun-
sci % III
Witness (laughingly). ''Ishould judge
So"
Mr.. Merrick. "Do you know what
Rerdell is doing?'
Witness. 81 can see him sitting
there"
Mr.. Merrick (sarcasticaily). "Your
eyesight is not so bad, after all"
Witness. II can see some small
things"
MIR. Merrick. 81 congratulate the
witness on the good effect exercised by
Rerdell on his eyesight. He should be
glad that he is here" 81
The Court. Good for sore eyes,"
Laughter.
The stenographic record OF yester-
days proceedings in the Star route
trial reports Mr.. Dorsey's answer TO
Mr.. Merrick's question as to whether
he could see to play billiards as "Oh,
no, SIR" 1t was understood by the
press reporters as ''Oh, yes, sir" and
was so reported.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
4 Big Nevada Wildcat.
Virginia Chronicle

On Sunday night last, as Daniel Tyer
and Bill Dye were strolling about a
mile frem their home, near Wallace,
Calaveras county, they heard their
dogs making q noise short distance
away. On reaching tho scene of the
trouble they round that the dogs had
freed a morstrous wildcat. The cat
seemed to feel quite secure, and it
stretched itself at full length along one
of the branches of the tree and turned
its half-sleepy locking eyes on the dogs
beneath. Tyer got his shotgun loaded
with bubkshot as quickly as possible,
and, blazing away, knocked the wildcat
of the limb to the ground. A terrible
fight at once ensued between the ami
NAL and the besiegers. 1t soon van
pushed the dogs, and then started for
the young men. Tyer was just as
quick as the cat. He hsd bat one
charge in his gun, and he knew he
must put that where 1t would do the
most good. As the cat made spring
Tyer fred, killing the Infatuated AMI
NAL. The cat weighed q hundred
pounds. 1t was "a inches in height
and Al feet In length, and measured 36
inches around the body.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06

y CoNcERNfNG THE 0vERWoRKINa Of
young women In schools and colleges,
and its effect in breaking down their
health, DR.. luke, an English writer
upon nervous disorders, says that
"Idleness and ignorance are much
more prolific causes If disease among
women than overwork, and that they
are the main causes of hysteria, of
many ills and evils, and of inanity, if
not insanity. 1t Is not work." he saws,
"but worry bat kills the brain" He
admits the breakdown trcm overstrain,
and prosably he would admit what we
add In reference to this mstter-that
what is to be desired is more general
education of women, and less cram
ming on the part of few of them
DR.. Foote's Health MontAN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
Railroad SuperstitiOns.
From tho Rra dford Star

eyes, read that article on stage
people and their superstitions," said an
Erie conductor, "and must confess
that we railroad men as class are
equally superstitious. I am not speak
ing about that superstition that clings
to one after an accident, but Of that
possessed by regular railroad men. 1
know conductor. who wears a long
face the whole trip if the first ticket he
should take up should be that of a col
ored man. He has never had seri-
Gus accident, but is always afraid OF
one when such an occurrence happens.
| have known him to carry it to such
an extent that if colored man should
happen to be his first passenger he
would sit down and not gather up the
tickets until the next station was reach
ed. That's 8 mild instance, however.
A horseshoe is a railroad mans uni
versal insignia of safety. You will
scarcely find freight train on any of
the roads without horseshoe in the
caboose. Brakemen sometimes carry
a whole one in their pockets. Engi-
neers are scarcely ever without one in
their cab. If anything happens to de-
Law = train on the first four or five mil
es of its trip, an engineer is always
superstitious OF bad luck all the way
through. l have known one Of them
to enter q way telegraph Office for or
ders, and anticipate answer to lay
over just because it was his off night.
Some engineers get to believing that
certain portions of the road are against
them, and, 30 matter how nicely their
train slides over it, they are apprehen-
sive of danger or of being late.
Conductors are tainted with the dis
ease, but not so seriously. If the first
pasteboard handed certain owe
know when he starts on trip should
be pass, he is certain that he will
have bad luck during the whole run.
Brakeruen do not show the symptoms
so plsinly, because they have less TO do
with the management of the train, but
even they do not escape it. Should 3
break. head fly of, an evil omen is con-
veyed to the mind of some of the craft.
4 train of thirteen cars often gives them
the blues. l have known one to miss
a trip because the train he was 10 run
with had that number of cars"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
Spring Table Delicaeies.

From the New Ysrk Commercial Advertiser
There Is not much finer eating than
large roe shad, such as are arriving
from North Carolina. These fish weigh
from five to six pounds each, and sell
for 81. Smaller ones cost rs cents.
Buck shai are 80 cents. The novelty
of the fish market this week is pompa-
no from Pensacola, which sell for IS
cents q pound. In fresh-water fish we
have Northern black bass, 20 cents;
fresh-caught salmon, Is cents, and small
green pickerei, is cents. Great turtle
is Is cents a pound; Southern terrapiD,
SIS per dozen. snd diamond-backs, $50
per dozen. English snipe sell at 37a
cents each; Wild geese, $1-25 each; wiic
turkey, % cents p und. Canyasback
ducks, s. 3 pair; red-heads, 81 80;
Brandt ducks, e pair; nallard dscks
81 q pair; reed birds, from 81 to $50 a
dozen, SEeetbreads, from s. TO s.
dozen. Sucking pigs, s. each. In the
fruis department, Florida muiberries,
which much resemble our LAYTON
bisckberries, are the novelty OF this
week These sell for 50 cents 3 quart.
Florida Strawberries are down TO 60 and
% cents box
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
The Present Mrs. Sprague.
Her First Husband Describes Her
EXpIOfts

The present wife of ex Gov. William
Sprague, who was divorced from her
first husband the Monday before she
married Sprague, seems to be almost
as eccentric as her husband-their
union appears to be one of the most
cong enial spirits. The Portsmouth (O)
Times, in a recent issue, contains an
interview with her first husband, Frank
w. Calvert, from which it appears he
married her in 1877, when she was IN
very destitute condition. "All went
well for short time, when" said Mr.
Calvert, "she became stage-struck and
wanted to play at Wilhelm's Opera
House in Ten Nights in Barroom. ,
L considered that there was at least
one or more doubtful characters ia the
local amateur troupe and obi ected !;
she insisted and went on the stage, got
angry and tore up the furniture, and
packed off 10 Guyandotte. .
However, we drifted together again,
and to satisfy her I bought beautiful
home for her in Guyandotte and had
it elegantly furnished. Ny business
called me from home, that of COM
merclal traveller, and rumors were con-
tinually coming to my ears of her trips
taken on the St. Lawrence and other
OHIO River steamers unbeknown to her
husband; but as l did not desire to
fasten guilt upon her l did not follow
her up. In January last went over
to Rontvert, w. Va, where she had
gone to her parents, and brought her
back to Guyandotte, but got a letter
informing me that on account of sus-
pected relations between myself and
her sister Jennie she intended to leave
me. | did not want the expense of
big lawsuit, and always having thought
CHE was untrue to me, signifed my
willingness to admit any charge she
might make to help her 10 divorce,
provided that she would release me in
every particular and have no claim
against me; but as she began TO tear
up the carpets, and was about to plum
der the house, | attached all I could
get my hands on. It was then under
stood between us that she would waive
ail claims against me, and / was not TO
ansagonize her suit, even if she set up
adultery as her grounds for divorce,
which she did, AID obtained it at Ca
bell Court House last week Monday.
She seemed to have plenty of money
to answer for all of her travelling ex-
penses and attorneys fees, which she
displayed, aud told me that she had
eleven proposals efmsrriage, but she
did not mention Sprague. 1 have
reasca to believe that she and Sprague
had prearranged the whole matter