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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-12
NO. 112

| been in Florida trying to determine the frost
line, and he says he has come to the conclu-
sion that line drawn from the equator to
tle North Pole bisects it.
| Rev. W. G. Haskell, of Lewiston. will
deliver the oration on Memorial Day before
the Post at Bluehill. and will give lecture
| in the Congregational Church, Tuesday even.
| ing May 29th-subject: "America's Glory. +"
The proceeds to go to the Post fund.
Rev. J. A. Ross of Belfast, and daughter
| will start Monday, May 18th, for tour in
Europe, says the Age. They are to be gone
| dve months, and will visit En- gland. Scotland,
Wales, France, and thence proceed up the
Rhine to Switzland and Italy.
The Oldest living graduate of the Military
Academy at West Point, is General Joshua
Baker, now of Louisiana. During the war
he WAS on General Jackson's staff. He was
graduated from West Point in 1918, when
only "a years of age, and is still hale and
hearty.
DIR. A. c. Perkins, who has been for ten
years principal OF Phillips Exeter Academy,
at Exeter N. H., has been elected principal
of the Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn. N. Y,
at salary of $500. lie has accepted the
position. and will enter upon his new work in
September.
a private dispatch from Washington re.
ceived in this city, from a usually well.
posted source. says that General Sewall, of
Maine, is likely to receive the appointment
to the vacant Commissionership of Internal
Revenue. The selection would be 4 strong
one Boston Trareiier.
Edwin Libby Post G. A. r., of Rockland,
will hold a camp fire, on Thursday evening,
Nav l7th, at the skating rink. II is expected
that Governor Robie and Council will be
prese Mt and invitations have been sent to De-
partmant Commander +. M. Shaw Of Lisbon,
and staff and to severalG A. II. Posts in the
vicinity of Rockland.
Mr.. Ed. Sands. the travelling representa-.
tive of the Eastern Railroad, widely known
throughout Maine, will be married May 80, in
the church of the Heavenly rest episcopal
lam Fifth Avenue, of New York. Miss Burr
visited Portland to attend the meeting of the
Board of Foreign Missions. last fall, and
subsequently went to the White Mountains,
where she met Mr.. Sands. She proposed
going to Japan as Il missionary, but MIR. s.
succeeded in convincing her that the home
field is the best.
Senator Hale is in Boston at present. lie
will return to Ellsworth on Saturday. The
American reports that ground has been broken
on the site of his new residence, and work
men are clearing away the surface, prepara-
tory to building the cellar. The Senator ex-
poets to have his house finished, and ready
to be occupied by June Of next year. II will
be built of wood, in plain and substantial
manner, and will be large and roomy. From
its location, the building will be one OF the
most conspicuous in the city, but Mr.. Hales
desire is to make of it home, and a place
of rest, rather than snowy residence.
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Stock Notes.

Chas. w. White, Wiscasset. keeps a flock
Of 20 coarse wooled sheep from which he gets
A gross income of S5 per head.
Mr.. Perry Bradley of Mt. Vernon, the
veteran horsemaD, has colt hard TO beat
She will not be two years old until July 9th.
When she was 90 months old, weighed 1910
pounds She is dark red. snug built and good
disposition. He would like mate for her.
A pet sheep owned by Miss A. NJ. Stinson
Of Arrowsic, has recently given birth to trip
lets. Three years ago she did the same, and
they were named Dorothy. Deborah and
Dorcas, and are now raising families of their
own. The last triplets are all of the opposite
sex. The said mother is 10 years old and has
had Is lambs.
The best breeders in Kentucky acknowl-
edge that. next TO their own State, Maine at
The present time produces the best class OF
road horses to be found, the soil and climate
being especially adapted to the production of
compact hardy animals, while in every sec
ton of the State may be found the best strains
of trotting blood that exists; including the
Almonts, the Wilkes, the knoxes, the Ham
bletonians, the Lamberts, the Morrilfs and
nearly every other celebrated strain.
The Turf. Field and Farm gives the follow
ing timely hints concerning spring manage
ment of horses "This is the season of lung
troubles in our domestic animals. and few
are aware of the extreme mortality from pneu-
monia malady due almost exclusively to
exposure during the time of changing the coat
"a time when the animal is far more suscept
ble to disease then in mid. winter. Those
having the care of horses may avoid a great
deal of trouble in this direction, and perhaps
prevent the loss of valuable stock, by seeing
that for the next thirty days the animals get
change and an increased ration of food ;
hat they are put to the spring work slowly ;
not allowed to work during rainy days, and
nave rest just as soon as any normal functions
show the slightest arrangement
Mr.. b. +. Adams of Bangor, has demon
strated the fact that with proper care and feed
colts can be developed very rapidly, even in
the Pine Tree State, where long winters pre-
vail. He owns a colt called Oscar A., drop
ped Nav sth. 1882, that now stands upwards
Of fourteen hands and weighs 800 pounds, is
well broken to harness and shows wonder
ful trotting gait for youngster. He was got
by Won Holike, he.by the Morrill, colt, a son
Of the Drew Horse. out of mare by the Mer-
row Horse. he by Witherell Horse, a son of
the old Winthrop Messenger. The dam of
Oscar A. is said to be very speedy, having
-hown better than 2 30. When the colt was
four weeks old he was taught to eat few
crushed oats from the hand, the quantity be-
ing increased gradually until he was four
months old. when whole oats were substituted.
When six months old he was fed four quarts
of oats morning aud night in addition to what
hay he would eat, his weight then being 6i5
pounds. When ten months old he weighed
165, his present weight being upwards of 800.
lie is well muscled, but not fat, aud gets from
four to five miles exercise daily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-12
What it Did for an Old Lady.
Coshocion Station, n. Y. Dec. IS, las.

CoshoctOn Station, n. Y, Dec. rs, le1s.
Gents--A number Of people had been using your
Piters here, ard with marked effect. lady of
seventy years. had been sick for the past ten years
she had not been able to be around. Six months
ago she helpless. Her old remedies or phys-
clans being of no avail, sent flrty five miles, and
got bottle of Hop Bitters. II had such affect
her that she able to dress herself and walk about
the house. After taking two bottles more she was
able to take of her room and walk out to
her neighbors and has improved all the time since.
My wife and children also have derived great benefit
from their use. W. B. HATHAWAY,
Agt. L.. :. Ex. Co.
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Anna Maria Krider, wife of
Tobias x.

Chambersburg, July 25. Is75.
This is to let the people know that I, Anna Maria
krider, wife Of Tobias krder, am past seventy
four yesrs of age. Ny heal has been very bad for
many year. past. ! was troubled with weskne :,
bad cough dyspepsia. great debility and constipa
,ion of the bowels. miserable ] could eat
nothing. ] heard of Hop Bitters and was resolved
TO try them. have used only three bottles, snd
I feel wonderfully good, well and strong gain. Ny
bow' Is are regular. my appetite good, and cough
gone. think it my duty 10 iei the people kDos how
bad was and what the medicine has done for me,
so they cure themselves with it,
My wife was troubled for years with blo'ches.
moth. patches, ireckles and pinples on her face,
which nearly ANNOYED the life out Of her, she spen;
many dollars the thousand infaabie cures, with
nothing but injurious Effects lady friend OF Syra
cuse n. T., who had had similar experience and had
been cured with Hop Bitters, induced her to try
Une bottle has made her lace smooth, fair and
soft n child's and given her such health that II
seems almost miracle.
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DaiIp kfnnebrr Journal.
Berkshire Swine.

There is no domestic animal more easi.
ly improved than the pig, and it is a great
pity that there should be So much careless
ness in breeding this valuable farm
stock. There is too great tendency TO
kill the best hogs in the fall and save the
poorer ones for breeding purposes. In
many instances. pure-blooded hog
brought into drove OF common stock has
improved it wonderfully; and from sim
gle pig a good influence may extend over
whole neighborhood. The Berkshire
breed of swine is one of the best for gen.
eral farm use. The black color. that is
not even '.skln-deep," is objected to by
some, but when dressed. the skin is as
white as could be desired The Berkshire
holds an intermediate place between the
large and small breeds, though specimens
have been produced. under the most ia
vorable conditions. that compared very
well with those of the largest breeds.
The form of the Berkshire pig is fine
one. well filled out, sides deep. back broad.
rump dropping; the legs are short and
strong, head moderately small. face dished,
ears picked or sometimes dropping, and
eyes large and bright. The hair varies
from thick silky coat with those that are
given plenty of out door exercise. to thin
weak growth when the animal is closely
,,o,,od Tho mb;ta ba;rc in a nnra hlond
should be confined to the feet, large
patch in the forehead. and small spot
behind each shoulder. The pork is good
mixture of fat and lean; an "evenness of
flesh" as the butchers say. and of fine
quality. The Berkshire pig does not fatten
as quickly as some other breeds. and is
therefore better adapted for hams, bacon,
ETC., than for small fresh pork.
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A Rich Lady's Experience,

travelled all Europe and other foreign coun-
tries at thousand of dollars in search Of health
and found IL not. ! returned discouraged and dis
hearteued, and restored TO real youthful health
and spirits with less than two bottles OF Hop Bitiers
hope others may profit by my experience and stay
at home. LADY. Augusta. Ne.
had been sick and miserable so long, causing my
husband much trouble and expense, no one know
ing what led me. was completely disbeart-
ened and di discourage that ! got bottle of Hop
Bitfers and used them unknown 10 my family. I
soon began to improve and gained fast that my
husband and family thought it t,snge and unnai.
ural, but when . ID Them what had helped me, they
said. "Hurrah for Hop Bttsrs. long may they pros
p<r, for they hase made mother well snd happv -
TIE MoiHgR
Ny mother says Hop Bittsrs is tn. Oily inius that
viii keep her from her old and attacks of
paralysis and headaebe-ED. OsWeao Sun.
LEddiDgtoD. NicB., Feb 2. issl.
have sold Hop Bitters for four years and there s
no medicine that surpasses them fer bilious attack
kidney complaints and many other diseases ileident
to this nalartal climate. H. I. ALEXANDER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-12
Vegetine
Superior TO any Family Medicine.
Purifes the Blood, Renovates and
Invieorates the Whole System.
ITS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES ARE
Alternative, Tonic, Solvent, and
Diuretic.

VEcETiSE IL made exclusively from the juices OF
strongly concentrated that 1t will eff ctusIly eradi
cate from the system every faint Of Scrofud, Scrof
aLous Humor, Tumors, Cancer, Canceroas Anpsor.
Ernsipeirs Sal. Rheam. Syphitifc Diseases Canker,
Fainfess at the Stomach and all diseases that arise
from impure blood Scioficd, T1fammatorE and
Chronic Rheumdfism, Neuralgia, Cont and Spinal
Complaints. can only be ehectually cured through
the blood.
For Ulcers and Erupfipe Diseases Of the skin,
Pusfuies. Pinpiss BLotches. Boits, letter, Scald.
head and Ring,corH, VEGETISE has never failed 10
effect a permanent cure.
For Pains in the Back. Kidney CompiSints,
Dropsy, Female Weskness, Leucorrh0n, arising
IRON internal liberation, and uterine diseases and
General Debility, vgGETISg acts directly upon the
causes Of these complaints. II invigorates and
Strengthens the whole system, acts upon the secre-
n organ. ailays fnfiammafons cures alterations
and regulates the bowels.
For Coforrh. Dyspepsia, Habituai Cosfireness
Paipitation Of the Heart. Hendache, Piles NerUous.
ness. and General Prostrafioa Of the Neruons
sgsfem, no medicine has ever given such perfect
satisfaction a. the VEGETNE. 1t purifes the blood,
ciesnses all Of the organs and possesses conollip9
power over the nervous system.
The remarkable cures effected BY vEoETrNE have
induced many ply sicians and apothecaries whom We
know, 10 prescribe and 1t in their own families
In fact vEGETISE Ii the best remedy yet discovered
tor the above diseases, and II the only reliable
BLOOD PURIFIER yet placed before the pubis.
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Honest Old Tim.

Gorham, N. H. July -, 1879.
Gents-Whoever you are, don't know but ! thank
the Lord, and feel grateful to you to know tts in
this world OF aduterated medicines there is
pound that proves and does all il advertses TO do
and more. -Four years ago bad n slight shock of
palsy, which unnerved me to such extent that the
least excitement would make shake like the sgue.
Last May was induced TO try Hop Biters. used
one bottle. but did not any change; another did
change my nerves that thev are now a. steady ~
they 1t used to take both hands write,
but now my good right hand writes this. Now, il
you cont ue manufacture as honest and good
article as you do, you will accumulate an honest
fortune, and confer the greatest blessing on your
fellow men tina; conferred on mankind.
i'm BURCH.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-12
A Voice From the People.
THE GREATEST CURATIVE Sue
CESS OF THE AGE.

No medicine introduced TO the public has
ever met with the success accorded to Hop
Bitters. 1t stands to-day the best known
curative article in the world. Its marvel
has received. Ii is famous by reason of its
inherent virtues. 1t does all that is claimed
for it. 1t is the most powerful, speedy and
effective agent known for the building up of
medicine.
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dbe Afnnebef Jonrnal.
Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street. foot
tCourt, by SPKAeUE SoS.
Dailv Kennebec Journal

Issued every morning, except Sundays. Itcontains
be lstest by telegraph and mail, gives reports
o Markets. and has carefully prepared political and
IA cal articles, and q generous amount Of farming,
home and miscellaneous reading with full cempia-
iau Of State news.
Terms, o. per annrm in advance, 4s ii payment
- no; made within the year. Single copies cents to
10 mad at the periodical stores of r. Pierce, Au-
susta; c. l.. spauIding, Hallowell; w. G. Palmer,
'ariner r. Perciva y valerville, and at this Office
Advertisement inserted on onreasonableterms. Rates
MY be had on application st this Office.
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Weekly Kennebec Journal,

Published every Wednesday merning. lie one Of the
lar ,est qusrto papers in the State. containing news
loltcaI articles agricultural and scientific matter,
les, poetry iecdoies, household matter. markets,
&C.. &c.
T-rms, ~ per on"um; $3.50 y not paid in ad.
rance.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
Beauty and the Beast.

A king had a son named Kusa, who
was beroical Y strong, but who, unfor
tuuateIv, possessed the IS signs OF
ugliness, and face like that OF a lion. p"
In order that the youth might not know
how hideous he was, he was brought up
without ever having seen Il mirror or
even the surface of standing water. And
when he married, he was ordered never
to show himself to his wife i'll the day
time, or by artificial light, lest she
should find that she was welded
to Il monster. After a time, however,
the curiosity of the Tibetan Psyche WAS
aroused. One night she lighted lamp
and covered it up with bowl. When
her husband arrived she lifted the bowl,
and then for the first time she saw that
he had 1.-The eighteen marks of insight
illness and face like hons jowl," so
she exclaimed:
"a demon a demon p and fled away
to her fathers house.
Sorrowfully did her deserted husband
seek to recover her Several times he,
unrecoguized, won her heart by his adj
dress. But whenever she saw his face
she always uttered the same cry and
fled. At last he displayed such heroic
qualities in fighting against her fathers
foes, that the Princess thought:
Gas this youth Kusa is excellently
endowed with boldness and courage,
why should dislike him %
So "she took liking for him." and
returned to live with him. All went
well for time. But at length Kusa
went down to pool one day to battle.
Catching sight of the reflection of his
face in the water, he said to himself,
Gas | have the Is signs of uncOmeliness
and face like a lion, and as on that ac-
count the Princess takes no pleasure in
me, it is needless that such one as |
should remain alive. [ will go and put
myself to DEATH" Thereupon he en-
tered into Il cOpse and was about to hang
himself, when Indra interfered and pre-
scented him with n Jewel which, when
worn upon his forehead, endowed him
with personal beauty. After which he
lived happily with his admiring wife.
The story has been considerably dis
torted i'll It's change from a NEUROLOGICAL
to a moral tale 1t originally belonged,
no doubt, to the large group of Indian
legends III which are described the for
tunes Of Il brilliant and generally Divine
being, who is forced to assume for Il
time Il sombre or even repuisiye appear
ance, aud to live on earth, at all events
during the daytime, as a hidcous man,
or even as so inferior a creature as
pig or frog, until at last the spell
which binds him is broken, usually in
consequence Of something done by his
wife, and the loug-degradcd husband be
comes once more bright and glorious
THE LoHNton Qu0rtcrLy Remcap.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29

A peculiar clock, which marks the
hours from one to twenty-four, has
recently been completed by n Whining
ton, Delaware, manufacturer. The
new time-picce is OF the kind soon to Toe
adopted by several Of the railroads.
The most conspicuous innovations are
in the marking upon the dial and in the
movement of the wheels which run the
hands. The minute hand, instead Of
making twelve revolutions to every revo-
luton Of the hour hand, Us in the ordi-
nary clock, makes twenty-four revolu-
tons while the hour hand passes around
once
The figures upon the dial are marked
in Arabic instead OF Roman numerals.
They are from one to twenty-four inclu-
sive, the spaces between the figures
thus only being half as great as those on
the dial of the ordinary twelye-hou1
clocks. The minute hand therefore
marks the half minutes as we'll as the
minutes. The railroads proposing to
adopt the new system rs a standard will
prepare new timetables, upon which
the distinction between trains marked
A. NJ. and those marked P. NJ, which
is often overlooked by careless travellers,
Will no longer appear.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29
AN ENOCH ARDEN ROMANCE.
A Husband Long Mourn ed rs Dead Returns
to Find His wife II Widow,

FOrtv-two yeas ago William Amber
son lived on a farm near GAINESVILLE,
Belmont county. In 1912 he was mar
ried to Miss Mary English. They lived
happily together for twelve years, and
in that time eight children were born to
them. In 1853 Anderson took the Cali
fornia gold fever, then raging III the
States, and started on an overland
journey to make his fortune, leaving his
wife and children behind. At first he
communicated with his wife, and sent
her money, but as the years passed by
letters ceased to como, and he was
mourned as dead. During all these years
the wife worked hard to support the
helpless children. They grew up to ma
turity-fve daughters and three sons
and they all won respectable positions
in society.
Believing her husband dead, Mrs. An
derson consented to marry Jesse FOw-
Ter, whose death was announced few
weeks ago. Before the second mar
rage, which occurred about eighteen
months ago, she was wise enough to Oh
tain Il divorce from her first husband
One of her sons, George Anderson, even
when a child, believed that his father
was not dead, and often said that when
he became a man he would 60 and
search for him. Eight years ago he
went to Idaho to better his fortunes, but
also with the hope Of meeting his father.
His faith was not misplaced, for i'll
March last he found his father, and they
heve been living together ever since.
a few days ago the father and soa re-
turned to Ohio. Mr.. Anderson visits his
children near the home OF his wife, who
is Low in mourning for her second hus-
band, but he has not entered her house,
although he has conversed with her in
the presence OF mutual friends. He is
described as a tine-IOOking man.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-11-29

fault and he should not be blamed for
1t. There is no doubt that, provided the
average boy can be provided with farm,
1t IS better for him to remain on it than
to go to the city. But if he has no farm
and no means with which to purchase
one, then the next best thing for him TO
10 may be to go to the city to try his
fortune. Indeed, we do not see what the
cities would do We're it not for the fresh
accession every year of a lot of smart,
energetic, industrious farmer boys. The
larger part of the successful merchants
and professional men of Boston are said
to be country boys, and the same is true
OF some OF the other cities The cOun-
try can spare some of these farmer boys
better than the cities can get along with
out them.
In the TACT that many boys leave the
farm for the city we see no cause for
serious alarm andnO cause for censuring
the boys for so doing. The farms are not
suffering particularly on that account,
as there are enough left to manage them.
If any boys who by remaining in the
country could have had a farm have
gone to the city it is highly probable shat
they have made a mistake. The most of
the boys who have left the farms and
gone to the city did so because they had
no farms, and had no means wherewith
to obtain them. This matter of the
boys leaving the farm is likely to settle
itself satisfactorily, and there is no cause
for alarm in the present aspect Of the
case. So long as the boys think they
can do better in the city than on the
farm, so long will they continue to flock
to the city.
If there ever comes a time when, by
improved methods of farming, the farm
can be advantageously divided into
smaller ones, more boys will be retained
on the farms. If farming is moro profit
able, or shall become more profitable
than occupations i'll large towns and
cities, then there will be little doubt
that the country will retain all of the
boys who have a taste for farming and
can find situations for themselves. The
tendency of late years has been from
the country to the city, but it is not i'm
probable that this tendency may soon be
checked, or perhaps even be reversed.
Possibly some of these old, worthless,
deserted farms may be reoccupied and
devoted to some use by which they may
b. made to yield good remuneration to
the cultivatOr.