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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-18
State of Maine.
Abstract Of Petition.


Petitioners represent that March Q, 1885, Anthony
S. Coombs and James f.. Melvin were partners
Coombs Melvin That said Coombs died March 9,
1855. and said Melvin March 81 1885 That Sarah
f. Melvin was appointed admosiratrix of estate of
James f. Melvin, April u. 1885. and Herbert NJ
Heath appointed administrator with will
nexed of estate of nthony 5. Coombs June %. 1885
that both have qualified and given bond such.
That james f. Melvin gave no bond surviving
partner of said firm under Chapter 80 r. S.
That there assets of laid firm to be admins
tered upon, and debts due theretrom to b. paid
Petitioners pray that some proper person may be
appointed to receive and collect all moneys which
may be coming to said copartnership, close the af
fairs thereof, APP y the property thereof to the pay
ment of the debts thereof, and further perform such
acts AS may be necessary; and for srch other relief
and such orders and DEGREES may be necessary to
finally settle and close all the affairs of said CO
partnership.
Dated July 3. 1885,
(Signed)
SARAH 4. MELVIN,
Admx estate of James L. Melvin.
NJ. HEATH,
Admir- will annexed est. of Anthony S. Coombs.
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MANHOOD
How Lost. How Restored

Just published, new edition Of Dr. Culver
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Spermatorrh9a or Seminal Weakness Involuntary
Seminal Losses Impotency, Mental and Physical In.
capacity, impedments TO Marriage, etc. also Con
SUMPTION Epilepsy and fits, induced by self iHdul.
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The eel brated author. in this admirable Essay
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OF cure at once simple, certain. and efectual, BY
means of which every sufferer no matter what his
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A5T This Lecture should be in the hands of every
youth and every man in the land.
Sent under seal in plain envelope to any address.
postpaid, on receipt Of six cents or two postage
stamps. Address,
THE CVLVERWELL MEDICAL CO..
~ Ann St.. New York, N. Y. p. o. Box $50.
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BACHELORS CELEBRATED HAIR DYE

NJ I'D ! N5i.
Best in the world.
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|See that the children
maintain their vigor in
the summer months.
Ridges Food will do II.
II your child has any
symptoms of dysentery,
or any trouble of the
bowels, commence
Ridges Food as a diet
without delay. Unless
trouble has become
chronic, requiring med
lical aid, IL will correct
the difficulty; and rs a
ldietetic In sickness, II lie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-18

STATE OF MAINE.
KENNEBEC, SIS. J. c. in Vacation, July 6,
1885.
Upon the foregoing petition, it is Ordered. That
notice Of the pendency thereof be given by publish
ing aftested copy abstract thereof. with this
order Of court thereon once week for thre sue
cessve weeks in the Kennebec journal, a newspa.
per published at Augusta, in the County of Kenne.
bee that all persons interested may appear at the
twelfth dav of August, A ID 1855, at ten O'Clock A.
M to show cause, II an, they have, why the prayer
Of the petitioners should not be granted.
AkTEMAS LIBBEY, Justice 5. j. Court.
true copy of order with abstract of petition.
Attest: A. c. OTIS, Clerk.
Solictor-H. NJ. HEATH, w3w27
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MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

On and after June 29,h. 1885, trains will leave
Augusta
For Lewiston, Portland and Boston AT SOC
$50 and slO.l5 A. NJ, 242. 1850 and tllO0 p. NJ.
The 1918 A. NJ. train is Express, and stops be
tween Augusta and Brunswick at Hallow ell and Gar
diner only.
For Rockland, 800, so and sl0.l5 A. NJ, and on
Saturdays only at 2 AZ and $3.50 +. NJ.
For Pennington, 900, 50 and tl0l5 A. NJ
For Bath, 800, Q so and slO.l5 A. NJ: 2.42 aud
1850 z. Nj. and on Saturdays only at tll.0O p. N.
For Waterville. tao and 9.lO A. NJ; '2.i7, BIO
ano 90 p. Nj.
For Skowhegan. Belfast and Dexter. tao A. NJ,
STOP. NJ.
For Bangor, Aroostook county and St. John. t2.cc
A. NJ; and - AZ and $40, and for Bangor only at
sO0P NJ.
For Ellsworth and Bar Harbor, t2.2o A. NJ, and
*2.47 F.. NJ
Fast Express stopping between Augusta and Port
land at Hallowell. ,,ardner and Brunswick only,
and at aterville only TO Bangor.
might Pullman Trains each way every night, Sun
days included, but no: to Skowhegan on Monday
mornings. or to Belfast and Dexter or beyond Ban
gor, except TO Ellsworth and Bar uarbor, on Sunday
mornings.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-02
QUERIES.

Why is kiss like marriage? Be~
cause 1t takes two to make one.
What relation does Old Sol estab-
lish for himself when he beams on a
bevy of light weights? He's sunn1n'-
law, of course.
The difference between the leaky
legislator and a cow is this: The
legislator doesn't know enough to
keep his tongue between his teeth,
and the cow can't because she has no
teeth in her upper jaw.
What is the difference between a
policeman who clubs John L. Sulli-
van and hunter who stabs a beara
The former hits slugger, the latter
Sits hugger. Rumpety -thump-
lump-tumpl
Sample of Cockney wit: Why is a
ghost up tree like man eating his
dinner? Because he's goblin up the
hash! This has been successfully ad-
ministered to a dozen American
citizens without any evil conse-
Quences.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-02

to time, finally saying, REALLY, Mr..
Clay, for man of your ability, edu-
cation and reputation you are the
poorest whist player I have ever
known" The play continued In the
same way and .Throckmorton grew
more and more angry. At last Clay
said: ''You are making more fuss
by your objecting than am by my
stories. Now" and here he pulled
out s1O-gold piece, 1--WE will each
lay $40 on the table, and the man
who talks first shall lose his money"
To this Throckmorton consented, and
the $50 were laid beside the stakes of
81 a side, IN the middle of the table.
Clay then began to play worse than
ever. BE trumped Throckmorton's
ace, and threw away his own suit.
until Throckmorton, who for some
time had been gritting his teeth, rose.
and pushing the money at Clay, said:
Here. take your money. am not
going to let 800 stand Ia the way of
telling any such card playing idiot
as you are showing yourself to be
what think of kim." He then
went over Clay rough-shod. Clay
laughed as he put the two gold pieces
in his pocket, and the company
laughed with him when he SAID that
he had been trying for years to beat
Mr.. Throckmorton, and he was glad
to feel that he had done so for once.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-02
GUITEAU's POISONED BOUQUET.
Some Facts About the Rosebud Mrs.
AcoVilIe Gave Her BrOther-Re Did
Not @Catch On,

Some Facts About the Rosebud Mrs.
sc"VilIe Gave Her BrOther-Re Did
Not @Catch On.''
The cabinet of curiosities at the dead
letter office, says the Chicago News
Washington correspondent, contains.
among other articles of Interest. a lock
Of Charles Guiteau's hair. It was
sent by the assassin to a young lady
who had written him sympathizing
letter, but by some means it was never
called for, and eventually found It's
way to the dead letter office. Gen.
Croker, the warden of the jail, says
Guiteau received more letters Of con-
dolence than people were aware Of.
For weeks after the assassination his
mail was heavy, and would frequent
ly exceed a hundred letters a day.
Most of these communications were
abusive in character, and in many
cases threatening. Occasionally a
crank like Guiteau would write anon
y1nously, commencing him for his
act
rs it true that Mrs ScoviIle at
tempted TO cheat the gallows by pre-
Sentipg her brother with a poisoned
boquet?" was asked.
sit is, )" replied the general. THE
night preceding the execution Mrs.
Scoville called to see Aim. She was
told she could not, except IN my pres
ence, and that I was at home i'll. She
carried Ia her hand q beautiful boquet
Of roses. She asked permission to
present them to her brother, which
was granted AS she handed the
flowers through the grating she said,
''Notice the center flower especially.
1t is white and emblematic of your
purity and holiness of purpose" She
then departed. I took the notion TO
drive over to the jail that night. My
responsibility was rapidly drawing to
an end, and L wanted to be sure every
thing was IN ship-shape. When I was
told about the boeuet sent for it. It
did not occur to ne that there was
anything wrong about it. | merely
asked for it as matter of precaution.
Upon being told what Mrs. Scoville
had said about the white flower I ex-
amined it more carefully and discov-
cred that it was detached from the
sthers and supported by long, slen-
der stick, which had evidently been
forced into the center of the boouet
after it was finished. This rather un-
usual arrangement aroused my sus-
picions. While examining it more
closely white, powdery substance
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-02

fell into my hand. I sent for one of
the chemists of the Smithsonian In
stitute, who pronounced it arsenic, in
sufficient quantities to kill half a
dozen men. Mrs. Scoville's idea was
for Guiteau to chew the bud, for it
was really nothing more, and in this
way escape the gallows by committing
suicide.
"Why didn't Guiteau do this?"
st dent think he understood the
significance of his sisters remarks. If
he had, it is not probable that he
would have taken advantage of her
Spartan kindness. He did not abandon
all hope of a reprieve until the last
moment. He was an arrant COW
ard"
"Was there any affection between
him and his family?"
Every little. Gulteau himself was
as cold as fish. [ shall never TO rget
Mrs. Scoville's last interview with
him. Said she: We'll, Charlie, ]
suppose you must die. I trust you
are prepared
'Oh yes" grunted the assassin, ''I'm
all right
And you'll go to heaven, Charlie,
dear. and you'll meet our mother
there. You'll be glad to see her,
wont you!
I don't know whether I will or not,
replied Gulteau. to whom the CONVEX
sation was obviously unpleasant. ]
suppose if she comes around to see
nae I shall treat her decently, but I
don't care anything about her. ]
never took much stock in nay rela-
tons, anyhow"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-02

California and Oregon are liable to
occasional ravages of three species of
Iocusts, the most dangerous of which
is the great Rocky Mountain locust,
whose ravages several years ago came
near starving out the people of two
or three Western states. This locust
is remarkable for it's power of fight,
and travels In dense swarms high up
IN the air, darkening the sun or filing
the sky with the glistening light of
their wings. Observers have stood on
the highest peaks of tho Rocky Noun
tains, and. straining their eyes up
ward, have seen the sky filled with
clouds Of these tiny, soaring insects,
SO high as to be barely discernible.
These insects, after devastating one
region, rise into the air to look for
fresh fields and pastures new.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-07-02

A pensioner of the war of 1919 is
Mrs. Mary Adams, who is ninety
eight years of age, and resides IN
Elatbush. She is able to read without
glasses.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26

betrayed some of the secrets of the dynamite
gang shows that Rosa and his crew are not
merely noisy braggarts, as it has been the
fashion to regard them, but dangerous and
determined men, capable of planning and
executing as cruel outrages as that attempt
ed and partly committed In the House of
Parliament on Saturday.
The vast majority of the public believe
to-day that this outrage was committed In
the name of Irish liberty. They believe
that the brain that concocted the scheme
and the hand that executed it belonged to
Irshmen. They see 1t endorsed by gang
OF Iishmen in this country which for years
has been predicting just such outrages, and
to which Irishmen all over the country have
been giving money. Neglect therefore on
the part of Irish-Americans to condemn in
the strongest terms this gang and their utter
ances will inevitably create strong sus-
piclon that they are secretly in sympathy
with both, and thus work irreparable injury
to the Irish cause. If the cause of Ireland
is not to become inseparably associated in
the public mind with devastation and mur-
Ger, decent Irishmen must speak out and
drive O'Donovan Rosa and his band into
ohscurity.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26

'Slugger" Sullivan seems to contjnue to
pursue his brutal career in the Athens of
America without let or hindrance. A few
weeks ago he went on 'tspree," some of
the more prominent incidents of which were
brutal attack on awaiter girl and the cruel
abuse of horse. While he was beating the
horse policeman looked on and politely re-
moustrated. A few days ago The 81: gger
went on another "spree,' and as he was
riding up fremont street, pleasantly nod
ding to his acquaintances,p as an admiring
reporter puts 1t, his horses SHE'D and ran.
The Singer was thrown out, but unfortu-
nately with not sufficient force to end his
career then and there. Now third 'sspreen
10 reported, in which the Slugger knocked
down two or three men for doubling the in
fallibility of bis judgment on certain ques.
tions uDder discussion. The police were
called, but as usual discreetly avoided col
lision with the champion by entering the
front door while Sullivan went out of the
back door. The opinion seems to prevail in
Boston that the Slugger ought to be arrest
ed, but the police are evidently not anxious
to undertake the job, and it appears to be
not improbable that the militia may have to
be called out before this nuisance can be
abated.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
The Duty of Irish-Amerieans.

Every Irishman who cherisbes the good
name of his race and has at heart the sue
cess of the Irish cause should lose no time
in making himself heard in condemnation
of the outrage committed in the British
House OF Parliament on Saturday. Silence
on the part of the Irish people, especially on
The part Irish h-Americans, while O'Donoyan
Rosa and his crew are chuckling over this
outrage and expressing regret that 1t did not
meet with more complete success, in the
present temper of the civilized world will be
construed as an endorsement of an act which,
had it succeeded as fully as its authors in
tended, would have blown hundreds of inno-
cent women and children without a mo-
menps warning into eternity. Mere con-
demDation in private will not be sufficient
By resolutions, by protests In their newspa-
pers, by addresses on the part of their lead
ers Irish-Americans should publicly express
their horror and disgust.
1t will be of no use to charge this crime TO
Socialists and allege that it is in no way con-
pected with the struggle for Irish home rule
and native Parliament, unless some con-
vincing proof of the fact is at ham,, and at
the present time there is no such proof. On
the other hand the indications are strong that
this outrage as well as those that have pre-
ceded 1t was concoeted by Irishmen in this
country for the purpose of "striking terror
to England. The recent murderous assault
In Rossa's Office upon an Ir;shman who had
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
Maine Ice.
The MAN who Started the Rusiness ON the
Kennebec.
(Rambler in Lewiston .JOurnal !,

(Rambler in Lewiston Journal.)
Handsome fortunes have been made in the
KeDnebec ice business, but the man who
showed the Kennebeckers how to do 1t, who
introduced Kennebec ice to the world, and
gave it its first boom. is poor man to-day.
He is not worth dollar.
Prior to 1852 nobody thought of storing
ice on the Kennebec for demand outside
the State. This gentleman built an ice
house of 5000 tons capacity in that year, and
everybody laughed at him. He knew what
he was about. He had been engaged in the
ice business in New York for many years.
In 1916 he had 81 wagons on the street, and
was the largest dealer in the city. He OBJ
tanned his supply chiefly from RockIand
lake in New York State. In looking around
for better and more reliable source of sup
ply he came to Maine, and set Maine people
a staring by his operations.
His venture of 1862 was a success, in spite
of the derision with which it was first re-
ceived, and in 1863 be made the Kennebeck-
ers eyes stick out by erecting set of build
ings with capacity of 2S, 900 tons. At th at
time ice was elevated into houses by a c UNI
sy process tackle and fall pulled by oxen
or borses. This New Yorker introduced on
The Kennebec the endless chain whose cross
bars now carry up the cakes so swiftly.
There is as much difference between OF
or horse power and this endless chain as be-
tween the Flying Yankee and the stage
coach. He started the Knickerbocker COM
pany of New York, an immense concern now
worth its millions while he is moneyless.
Not but that he bas had money enough.
He was worth from $150,O00 to 5000, 200 at
one time: but he is the kind of man who
can make dollar much easier than he can
keep it.
A dollar ton is now paying price for
ice. He sold a cargo one year-at the time
of an ice famine in New York-for nine
dollars ton. He chartered tug, loaded it
with champagne and friends, and celebrated
by festive excursion down The river. At
another lime he bred whole hotel In New
York Tor several days.
Il want you to run 1t for me, but it is my
hotel this week." said he to the proprietor,
He entertained an army. Nobody could
pay. Such royal generosity as he extended
to his friends in those flush days was enough
to deplete pretty fat pocket-brok.
He told me the other day: sThe highest
price ever paid for lot of ice was $12 a
ton, paid that for cargo in 1870, 10 fin
ish contract | sold that same cargo for SO
ton. did well enough on the whole con-
tract. In that year made $4,000 in clean
CASH.
The old gentleman prospects for Ice privil-
eges, and he bas on his mind a scheme,
which, if he can interest the capitalists in it,
may set him on his feet agau.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26

Experience has shown thai little reliance
can be placed on reports brought 10 Cairo by
Arabs. Ninety-nine out of a hundred of
them prove to be utterly false. Therefore
the chances are that the story that Gen.
Stewart has been surrounded aud his force
annihjlated is false. Still, the uncertainty of
the strength of the Mahdi's forces, and The
gloomy pred ctions of men familiar with the
Arab method of warfare, in the absence of
Trustworthy news, are grounds for uneasi-
ness Gen. Stone, who is thoroughly ia
miliar with Arab warfare, Immediately after
Stewards success predicted that when all the
facts were known it would turn out that the
most Gen. Stewart had accomplished was
the repulse of small detachment of the
Mahdrs forces, that he had struck no deci-
sive blow. Gen. Stone believes that five
thousand men, which is the total strength
of Gen. Stewards force, are absurdIy few
to cope with the Mahdi's army, and that the
final outcome of the campaign will SO prove.
The English government is apparently be-
gioning to take the same view of it, AMI a
part OF the army of occupation in lower
Egypt is TO be despatched to Wolseley's as
sistance.
The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26
TIE VALUE OF
MURDOCK'S LIQUID FOOD.

Few Fealise the amount OF suffering that exists in
a city as large as Boston. lie population increases
faster than the accommodations Of all of our many
hospitals. This is especially true OF the surgical
wards for female Internal operations The deticien-
CIV is so great that there is not bed empty in any
hospital and it has been so for several months with
applicants sufficient to fill them for months to c0me
Two of our hospitals have each refused hundred
applicants, which would fill all their beds for over
six months, provided they we're all empty today.
The Murdoek Liquid Food Company have added a
third house to their Free Hospital for Women and
Infants, office 8 Causeway street, and have as
signed two wards With more If needed, for internal
operations They offer their beds to any physician
who may want a bed for private patient and they
can attend and operate on them and barge their
patient for the operation. The company will take
any patients build ihem up if too exhausted for an
operation and then keep them after the operation
until restored sufficiently 10 return home. free of
expense. Their object Ia doing this is to offer the
physicians of the United States the facilities of
private house, which the physicians cannot now
command as other hospital will grant suca priv
ileges and their hospital has more home comforts
than hospitals in general the wards contain from
one to eight beds and also to sho1p the pne of rae
from ins0iUbte matter kich tdb,es them 10 saue life
achen oyt otier foods ana treatments tdit.
Assd when other fo dis are avail.
able, tiBey cNn sEa wv that they Can
with taeir Liquid SOGd buiEt up "a
patient im Elask lRe time usually
required.