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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-06
MaNaC<e4e

Rev. s. II. Dennen, DID, pastor Third
mstisn hsd kept him from the uulpit four on iiNe
mouths ct time. He says he had suffered Al that
oile could. and live He took his first dose Of ArT
LoPHoRos-on Friday SUNDAY he in his pulpit .
Monday he was well. and has remained 30 since
Rev William F. Corbit. DID, pastor
GcorSe ST NJ + Church, New Haven. Conn. was laid
uptor two months with rnfsmmatory RheDmatisili-
suffering most excrucisting torture. ArHIornoRos
egrei HIM. and he believes II to he infallibleI
II. S Chandler, of the N. Y. "lndepen-
dent says ArHrorHoRos cured him Of R',elInl7-
osn from which he had suffered for year and half
Rev. W. Il. Evans, Washington, ID. e.,
ssys; 4 consider it's work almost in the light Of
miracle 1t is a most wonderful medicine II ought
10 te spread throughout the land.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-06
STATE AGENCY

For the New England Grape al Lace KehnishiIgC Co
DId Grape I.aces, Herman! ana grenadines, however
.oiled or faded reinished, VIA. -anted equal to new
New Grape greatly improved.
" Is. White Laces Handsomely cieansed at lowest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-06
STEAM FEATHER BED RENOvATiEG

Feather Beds. Pillows and euried hair cleansed BY
steam. The only way that moths and worms can BE-
destroyed. II fs absolutely unsafe to beds and
pillows after sickness or death until hey have been
thoroughly renovated bv steam at the
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Washington News.

The claim of Maj, McElreth, late receiver Of
the land Office at Miles CITY, for unpaid salary.
has been allowed by the Commissioner of tie
general land Office.
Controller Cannon is of the opinion that the
passage of the Mcpherson bill would bring all
needed relief to the %stringency of the eastern
money market. 1t would, he says, increase the
circulation OF the country more than $50. 000,-
M!O, and the national banks would be able to
increase their circulation without disturbance
or risk.
On Thursday, the Goth, in the house, various
conference and select committees were appoint
cd. The Legislative bill was considered, end
amendments agreed to reducing the number Of
internal revenue collection districts to forty
three; consolidating and reorganiZing customs
collection districts so that their humble shall
not exceed siXty-seven, reducing the number
or internal revenue agents TO five, and prolib-
privately serving senators, representatives,
department heads or campaign committees.
The house adjourned to Saturday.
In the House Wednesday, the legislature,
executive aud judicial appropriation Till was
considered, MI. Bedford then offered an
amendment providing that in conformity with
civil service reform principles, no committee
clerks shall perform any service of clerical or
amy other character for any member of the
house, rendering him liable to removal for vio-
latlon of this proyisn and Eubjecting to cen
sllre, fine and Imprisonment, at the discretion
oil tho house, any member requesting OF per-
uniting such service. This was adopted amid
a good deal of merriment. After completing
the consideration of thirteen of the ninrtv-siX
pages OF the bill, the committee rose.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07

According to q statement made by
Gen. Grants sons. Fred and Jesse, it
appears they have made way with u
neat amount of other folks money.
The liabilities are set down ut 81, 215,-
GG6, with assets nominally worth 81, $780,
OILS. Among the preferred creditors in
the Grant family are Mrs. Cramer,
Gen. Grants sister, for $73, 600; Mrs.
Honoye, $4,000; Mrs. Corbin, $25 900;
and Mrs. Fred Grant, S 5000. The Dir
is full of charges against Gen. Grant
md family, but whatever may he prov
ell true as regards his foolish boys, the
public will be slow to credit anything
actually dishonorable of the ex-Presi-
dent. Like many other people he has
been drawn into unwise business enter
prises which he never would have
touched had his foresight been as good
as his hindsight. His eagerness for
gain is a poor subject for criticism,
though he is not singular even in that
respect.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
Value Of Beauty.

The most lasting and valuable species
of beauty is that which is least cultivat.
ed. The young and capricious miss,
With an elegant person and finely mod
eled face, Illuminated by brilliant orbs
and splendidly bedecked with dark.
shining locks very often DESTROYS the
moral beauty of her nature merely to
humor the perverseness of her physical
attractions. She trusts in the bower OF
lef bodily charms, and she even refuses
to provide herself with those of a less
perlshable nature which are not only
Serviceable while bodily beauty remains
but especially so when it is gone forev-
Ell. She prides herself in her wardrobe
OF silk and satin, and would
encounter any species of pain or
hardship to increase it and to
furnish herself with gold and with dia-
monds; but the wardrobe of the mind
md the heart she takes care to replen-
ish, as if a young beauty were independ-
ent OF this, and, if she play ed her cards
we'll, might make her fortune without
1t. 1t is time enough to begin to be
amlable when you begin to be ugly. saw
some young ladies, or they seem to saw
it. But nature Furnishes this peryersity
Ill a very striking and remarkable man
ner. They who refuse to cultivate the
moral beauty during the reign of the
season OF physical beauty lose the OPP
portnnlty OF possessing themselves OF
1t, md, moreover, they destroy their IA
vorlte species OF beauty by their indie
pendence andneglect of the other. The
temper imprints it's mark upon the u
t%enance, which very speedily reveals the
character of the disposition which turks
behind it. Being d growing power and
a vigorous power, which is even stronp-
est at death, it gradually overcomes
every obstacle which stands in the way
OF Its own escape into outward observa-
ton. 1t wrinkles the brow, lowers the
eyebrows, bends down the curve of the
mouth and pouts the lips, whenever it
happens to be a disagreeable nature and
it gives life and permanent animation to
all the lines of the face whenever its
course OF feeling happens to be of a
KIND and generous character. 1t comes
out at last and shows itself, and once
shown and impressed upon the face, it
Is there SO long as it continues to act
from within, and that is generally for
life. 1t is no easy matter to begin to
be amiable with an unamiable express
sion OF countenance and IN unamiable
and fixed habit of behavior. Few have
strength of will sufficient to make such
q change in their mode of life. It is
not by a mere moral resolution that
such a conversion takes place. We are
far more likely to become worse than
better when we find attraction of the
person to cease after a heartless and i'm
perious reign of saucy beauty. 1t is no
easy task, indeed, to resign ourselves to
u fate when u attractions have dis,
appeared, and all at once to correct the
scowl and the frown, and the naughty
all and the satirical grin, and the heart
less sheer, which have already left their
imprints on the face and made them
selves quite at home in the very citadel
of expression.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
Western View of New England.

The native population of most of the
the Massachusetts townsis composed OF
old men and women, advanced spinsters,
and a few hopeless old bachelors, most
l,y too impecunious OF shiftless to marry
any one. The young, stalwart men do
not remain in New England. There is
little for them to do in farming. Man
ufactories are filled with Irish and Can
adiaa French. In the cities there are
not sufficient opportunities for them tc
rise. There being no inducements to
remain in New England they
leave for the West. Michigan,
Northern Illinois,. Wisconsin, Min
nesota and Iowa are full of them, to
such an extent, that some towns are
. New England in character than
New England localities themselves.
They are also pouring into Dakota,
Montana, and other new areas in the
far west. With this constant outflow
of resolute, able-bodied young men
from Massachusetts, Connecticut and
Rhode Island, and with the peculia,
views of family engendered amongwom.
en- by Increasing wealth, it is not SC
very remarkable that the puritan stock
is deteriorating. At present it looks as
If the Irish and French Canadian stock
will dominate New England before long,
and Massachusetts and. Connection
very speedily,
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
Trinkets For the Arctics,

Washington Letter: In secret girls
tbiled over knit comforters for the dan
dy officers, and wristlets and other soda
oes Of an Arctic climate, and the heroes
were as we'll supplied with slippers and
fancy work trifies as q young minister.
The ships are provisioned with no end
of ~substantials by the government, and
in addition each mess has laid in an
abundance of the luxuries of life and can
die ends and blubber will form no part
Of their diet while the ships are above
water. A famous restauranteur has
cooked and cannedthe most unusual sup
ply of %terrapin, and Chamberlain's feat
Of sending eight buckets of terrapin
stew to San Francisco is distancel by
this introduction of the diamond back
to the Attic circle. Housekeopers will
be glad to know that the ~terrapin is
stewed with all the spices and wine that
regularly accompanies it, then sealed
Theoretically and kept on ice until ready
for use. When these ships reach the
icy e a the cook will chop out the
frozen terrapin, warm it up, add a little
more sherry and make those waits be-
lieve for the moment that they are
back in their dear cluh-houses again.
For this reason many people regard the
whole relief expedition as q pleasant
summer picnic for the carpet knights,
who will be back by cold weather and
ready again to lead the german.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
Col. Fred Grant, feeling that ope

Col. Fred Grant, feeling that open
confession is good for the soul, frankly
admits that he was q fool to go into
partnership with Ward, and he adds.
that his father, brothers and other rel
atives bear a family likeness of folly for
permitting themselves to be made the
prey of such a scamp. There will be
many who will be disposed to accept
the young mans estimate of the business
sagacity of himself and the Grant family.
Their genius very plainly does not lie
that way. General Grant himself fur
nishes the most striking illustration of
the lion and the lamb lying down to-
gether. On the battlefield the stern
warrior was leonine enough, butip Wall
Street he has shown himself to be the
simplest hearted and the most thorough
" shorn lamb that ever ventured into
the stamping ground of the bulls and
bears. And it will be we'll if he finally
escapes with a soiled reputation.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
An Old Sailors Superstition.
the New York Times

From the New YORK Times.
An accident which occurred afew wears
ago on III American vessel which was
nearing port after an extended voyage
around Cape Horn, illustrates the SUI
perstitions that are held Big sailors.
Amongthe crew of the vessel was an old
sailor who was noted for his
and who had openly expressed q desire
that the voyage might be prolonged in
order that he could have more wages
when the port vas reached. The other
seamen were satisfied with the amount
due them and We're ANXIOUS to get into
port as SOC as possible. One evening,
during the dog watch, the penurious sail
OIL went to the %forecastle head and be-
gan to whistle. He then beckoned to
the various points of the compass ahead,
as if to charm up a head wind. While
the old sailor was occupied with his in
carnations he was observed by one of
the ships boys, who Immediately rushed
into the %forecastle and informed the
men hat "Patsey" was on the fore
castle head engaged in diabolical at
tempt to charm up a head wind. In
tense indignation took possession Of
them. Curses were heaped upon his
head, and some of the holder ones pro-
posed throwing the Objectionable wizard
overheard. He had committed a sin
which his shipmates could not forgive.
And yet the same men had a short time
previously expressed themselves as
firmly of the belief that whistling or
any other action OIL the part of mortals
could have no effect whatever on the
wind.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
French Dis11kes Of Gen. Grant.

Rochefort, editor of the Paris Intransigeant,
continues violent attacks upon Gen. Grant 1t
is reported that his reason is that Grant re-
fused to receive him when in Hmerica. Ro-
chefort, in replying in his journal to the state
ment regarding Gen. Grant, says:
/ never solicited Gen. Grant for an audience.
l would have received one, but guarded my
self from accepting. 1 would notforget how, as
president of the United States duringthe war Of
1870, he lost no chance to show his hostility to
France. Not only were orr defeats saluted at
the White House by toasts to German success
es, but Washburne, American minister to
France, abused without shame his diplomatic
immunity, and made himself an active agent
of Bismarck, and twice a week passed
through his hands advices of the state of
the siege addressed to King William. Keratry,
now project of Police at Paris, arrest
ed several American agents who were
spies in the service of Prussia, and
whom he expelled from the country. In
1873, President Grant was entertained at
a state dinner in Berlin, following a
review of German troops given in his honor.
He proposed q toast to the Emperor Bismarck
andtheG German army which had beaten France,
saying: Sand after what we have just seen,
will always beat her." This style ofthe recog-
milton of. tho services of France during the
struggle for American independence arose FROM
the need grant felt to manage the German vote
i'll his campaign for a third presidential term.
Rochefort's statements are attracting unusu-
al attention in Paris.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
Revision OF the Old Testament.

President Chase of Harverford col
lega, amamber of the American commit
tee on the revision of the Old Testament,
states that the revision was made with
the sole object of placing the bible in a
position i'll which the people NAV under.
stand every word as the scholars
understand them, and as the text
stands in the original. To do this
many OF the beauties of expression
have been sacrificed in order to give
the true meaning of the original. The
poetical forms and the archaisms viii
be retained to q larger extent than
they were in the New Testament.
President Chase states the psalms are,
Is a whole, admirably translated.
Some of the changes follow:
VII:20. eff he turn not he will whet
his sword, meaning God, will be, "it
u nan turn not he will whet his sword.n
NllI:5. For thou hast made him a
little lower than the angels" will be.
thou hast made him u little lower than
-God.""I will praise thee, Oh, Lord, is
often translated, II Twill give thanks unto
thee, Oh, Lord"
lA:I But the Lord shall endure
forever, will be, "But the Lord sitteth
rs king forever"
AI:7, "For the righteous Lord loveth
righteousness; his countenance doth be-
hold the upright" will be "forthe Lord
is righteous; he loveth righteousness,
tie upright shall behold his face"
NNAVII:S. "Fret not thyself in
any wise to 10 evil" will be, fret not
myself, it tendeth to evil DOING"
LNVlll: II. "The Lord gave the
word; great was the company of those
that published it," will be, "the Lord
giveth the word, and the women that
bring glad tiaings are a great host"
LXAXlV:6 "Who, passing through
the valley Of Baca, make it we'll; the
rain also flleth the pools," will be,
passing through the valley of weeping,
they make it . place Of springs"
ACNI:12. "Then shall all the trees OF
the wood rejoice, will be, 'Hthen shall
all the trees of the wood sing for Joy"
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07

The late disasters on the ocean have
had an effect OH foreign travel. Many
people countermanded orders for state
rooms after the loss of the Florida.
The tightness of money, the anticipa-
ton Of further trouble in Wall Street,
and the presidential election have kept
many people at home. People who did
90 abroad are returning much earlier
than usual, and agents attribute that to
Wall street also. Travel in the United
States, however, is on the increase.
Many who used to go to Europe now go
the other way and take in Mexico, AL
aska, Oregon, Colorado.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07

The first crop report of the Miller's
National association is complied from
reports sent by over three thousand
correspondents in various parts of the
country to inquiries made by the secre-
tary OF the association. From all quar-
ters the most flattering accounts Of the
condition OF both winter and spring
wheat come, but the aggregate reports
disclose q scarcity of wheat in the
country that had not been
dreamed Of. They show that in
every section the mills are short of
wheat, instead Of having a surplus stock
RS in former years, and that in three
sections the mills will require oil that
is raised this year. no matter how large
the crop may be. Probably never be-
fore has there been such Il general
scarcity of wheat at milling points. This
scarcity AMONG the millers will go tow
ard reducing the export surplus of this
years crop, ever if it should lie the
largest one known.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
Charles o,oonor's will beaueath, to the New

Charles o'oonor's will bsqueaths to the New
York Law institute all the bound volumes In his
library marked tsMy Opinions" and all those
marked ''My Own Cases; sao, oooin money and
two silver testimonials to Mrs. Elizabeth w.
Johnson; Miss Folger, Rose Brayton and Miss.
Isabella Chaflin $4,000 each, and to the last
named his house and lot in Nantucket; to Ann
Ross $1,000. After a few minor requests, he
divides the residue of the estate two-thirds to
his sister, Eliza NJ. Sloane, and the remaining
third to Miss Julia Mullany. Charles W.
Sloane and Thomas O'Conor Sloane are APP
pointed executors. In a codicil his nephew,
Thomas Sloane, Jr., is bequeathed all his his.
%torical, political and religious works; Mile R.
Lamberton is given all the law books in charge
of Whitehead, New York; all papers having
relation to Tennessee bondholders' claims are
given to Amory Stevens. The papers concern
ing his doings in the matter of Jefferson Davis
and those concerning his intercourse with Mrs.
Forests affairs he devises to be carefully pre-
served.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07

According to the report of Consul
Tanner. our exports of butter to England
fell from $4,000 tons in 1880 to 2, 500
ions in 1882. He ascribes this princi-
pally to the attacks made on the Amer
lean provision trade when q German
excluded our hog products, and which
attacks mat erially affected every inter
est we have in the provision supply for
export. He predicts that America will
eventually regain the trade by supplying
n better quality of products than any
other country can furnish. This is a
hint to the oleomargarine makers to
brand their goods honestly and let the
lairies make the butter.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
The Failures of a Week,

Bradstreets furnishes the following: There
we're 14S failures and suspensions in the
United States during the last week in May,
against 1873 i'll the preceding week and 40, 1U4,
and 81 respectively. About 50 per cent. were
those of small traders whose capital was less
than 5000. Among the important suspen-
sions were: Reid 4 Smith, cotton commits
sion, and Thomas J. Crumbie, lumber, New
York city; tile Pennsylvania bank, Pittsburg,
Hot Springs, Ark, National bank; strong's
bank, Green Bay, Mis-. Crawford County
bank, Dennison, Iowa; Farmers and Mechan-
les National bank, Uhrichsville, Ohio; q. Il.
Foster g. Co, wholesale millinery, Detroit,
Mich, and Henry Sheldon & CO.. bankers,
Sherman N Y.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
Another aoverument pefau1tar.

Col. ]. o. P. Burnside, disbursing officer Of
the postofice department, was on Thursday
the s9th, removed from Office and arrested on
the charge of embezzlement The amount, as
stated by himself, will exceed $4,000, and as
is usual i'll such cases the trouble is traced to
speculation in Wall street stocks. and probably
has some connection with the late Lewis broE-
er swindle. This is the third case of embez-
element in this same department and same Of
flee. o. 7. burnside was appointed a third
class clerk in the postotice department June,
1869; He has been a prominent social tigurein
Washington. Some days since Postmaster Gen
eral Gresham learned that Burnside was spec
ulating and called upon him for an explanation,
which was plausible, but not satisfactory, and
Gen. Gresham Immediately ordered an investi-
CATION, which developed a discrepancy of $45,-
COO. At a preliminary trial he was held in 3d.
600 bail. His bondsmen are good for the am
ount of embezzlemont. The accounts of Burn
side were audited at the treasury department,
and postoffice Officials say the shortage should
have been discovered before.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07
Foreign Flashes.

An exodus of Jews from Limerick to Corkis
taking place OH account of the continued per-
to which persons Of that race are
subjectedn the former city.
Negotiations are pending between France
and the Vatican for the nomination of French
at the next consistory. The Vatican
on condition the French government restore
grants to the church suppressed last year.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-07

stands, the officers of the convention and the
invited guests will occupy the 400 seats at
the north end. Then the press tables will fol-
low, and the next to them the delegates md al
%tcrnates. Aisles on either side of the seats for
the delegates and alternatcs separate
them from the extra press seats and private
boxes, the latter painted red. The boxes num-
Der thirty-six on each side and will hold ten
persons each. This makes o total of 72O box
seats. Proceeding southin the hall, II railing.
separates the delegates and alternates from the
general public. After 23,00Oseats are distributed
to the holders of stage and press tickets and
1000 to the delegates and alternates, there will
be 5000 seats for the general public. This
makes a total of Il, COO. This number includes
the 800 seats in each gallery, the private
boxes and the flies.