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The Tail and Muscles of the Whale

The power of this tremendous propulsory
appara tus is almost beyond conception. The
weight of a iull-grown whale may be appre-
ciated when the reader reflects that the IA
nous elephant "Jumbo" would have to be
multiplied many times before his weight
would equal that of a large whale. Yet the
late Capt. Scott, Royal Navy, told me that
VIXEN on the quarter deck of his own ship he
repeatedly saw the whales leaping in mere
play so high out of the water that the horizon
was clearly visible under them. Now Capt
Scott lived to be nearly 100 years old, and
when he was in active service the quarter
deck of man-of-war was at least 80 feet
above the water; add to this measurement
his own height, Che being rather tall man, }
and the reader can then appreciate the terrific
power of the animals tail. | may here mem
ton that this habit of springing out of the
water is called "breaching" by whalers.
Besides the great muscular apparatus
which has just been mentioned, the whale
possesses another muscle which Surrounds
the body; it is scientifically and happily
called the "pdHnieulus car osus'-or
''heshy rag"-and is developed in variou,
ways, according to the animal. 1t is with this
muscle that the dog shakes his skin when he
comes out of the water. The hedge
b'k nav u very utNclpptu III uIutr
to enable it to coil itself into the spkv ball
with which we are 50 familiar. The manis
srmadllo, and echidna also possess it and use
it for IA similar purpose. Man has but very
little of it, the chief vestiges being the mus
Giles of the face, which give to the human
countenance its changing expressions The
whale wants it for two purposes. He wants
it to enable him to bend his body-a function
easily observed in the dolphins as they curve
their graceful course through the sea; but
chiefly he needs it because by contracting it
he can make his body heavier than cores
ponding bulk of water. This he has no diff
Guilty in doing, and when he wishes to seek
the surface he has only to relax the pressure
when the body regains its original size ant
becomes lighter than the proportiona.e bulk
water BY means of this muscle the hippo
potamus, the elephant, and the seal can sinh
| themselves below the surface and rise agar
without moving limb. For want of it mar
cannot perform this feat, and the best swim
mer in the world would not be able to sinl
and rise again to the surface without movins
hand or foot - The Rer. J. G. Wood, i,
| Longman's Magazine.
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DafIp Kenuebsr 3ournal.
MerinO Sheep.

The Merino sheep are of Spanish on
gin. said to be cross between tne AFRICAN ~
and Spanish sheep. dating back more tna1
two thousand years, and carefully Dreo
until thew became fixed type, superior 10
any known breed. They were bred 10
large numbers and not allowed to be sold
ont of the country until the later part oil
the last century; but the Napoleon wars
opened the way by confiscating the prop
erty of the princes and mobiles, they own
inp the best fiocks. The early. and per-
haps the most important importstions,
were by Colonel David Humphrey. our
minister to Spain, in 1902. and William
Jarvis of Vermont, the American consul
al Lisbon. A few years later Mr. JARVIS
imporred several lots. The Humphrey
and Jarvis sheep were considered the oes'
a. they were from the selected families
The Merino sheep have had their ups
and downs several times within my rec
collection. brought about BY different
causes. sometimes nearly all disappear
ing; but thanks To the few far-seeing men
who have kept their flocks pure, and I'M
proved them through all OF these long
years,
They are coming to stay, not only tor
the great demand of their bucks in the
West. but tor their long. fine wool for de-
LANES. 1t must be long for that purpose
and will be bred in that direction more
hereafter, as the demand for that article
will induce breeders to breed for that
purpose.
1t may be asked why the flockmasters
will not raise their own bucks. The
answer is that nature requires more cloth
ing in a cold climate like New England,
and the weight of fleece can be kept up
and increased. In warm or milder
climates, she goes at work at once to re-
lieve the sheep of their surplus fleece, so
a constant supply must be had from cold
er sections. Another reason tor breeding
long wool will be to give longer staple
to the sheep in California and other mild
climates, as they are obliged to shear
twice wear otherwise the wool takes a
new start that weakens the staple in the
middle. which Injuries it very much.
The fall clip is too short to
be worked without mixing with long.
er wool If the staple can be heightened
one inch it will make vast difference
with the value of fall cl p of California
and other fall-sheared wool.
Merinos can be kept in larger flocks
than any other breed and will do better in
our old hill pastures. They will eat from
ten to twelve more kinds of heritage than
any other kind Of sheep, will fat quickly
and when fat are of the best, mutton be-
ing fine grained. tender and sweet. With
the present idea of warm quarters. the
Merino lambs may be dropped as early as
any others and be ready for the early mar
ket.- People and Patriot.
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KENyEBEC COUSTT-In Probate Court held
at AUGUSTA, on the second Monday Of March,
1885:
Va p. WHITEHoCSE. executor Of the will of
w Elizabeth II. Blanchard late of Jamaica, n.
y ased having pe;fioned for license to sell the
following real estate OF said deceased tor the pay.
men; Of debts, &c, viz: One undivided half Of a
certain lot Of land in said Jamaica, with the build.
ing thereon
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks successfully prior 10 the second Monday Of
April next, in the kennebec Journal a
newspaper printed In Augusta, that all persons in
teresfed may attend at Probate Court then to be
held at Augusta, and show cause. If any, why the
prayer Of said petition should not be granted.
H. 5. WEBSTER, Judge.
Attest HOWARD OWEN, Register. w3wlls
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Piscataquis, as.
Court of County Commissioners,


Court of County Commissioners,
December Term, 1884.
Upon the foregoing petition il is considered by the
Commissioners that the petitone responsible
aud that they ought 20 be heard touching the matter
set forth in their petition and therefore Order that
the County Commissioners meet the dwelling
house of Henry Arnold in Willimantic. on Wed
nesday, the 10th day of June, 1885, at one
O'Clock P. NJ, and thence proceed to view the route
mentioned in said petition, Immediately after which
view hearing OF the parties and witnesses will
be had nj convenient place in the vicinity, and
such further measures taken in the premises as the
C mmissioners shall judge proper. And it is
further Ordered. that notice of the time,
place and purpose of the COMMISSIONER meeting
aforesaid be given to all persons aud corporations
interested, by serving atttsted copy Of the
petition and this order thereon upon the
clerk of the town Of Willimantic and by posting
up attested copies aforesaid in three public
places in said town thirty days least before the
time appointed for such yiev and also by publishing
the petition and order thereon In the Piscataquis
Observer, public newspap printed AZ Dover, in
said county, also in the kennebec journal, public
newspaper printed at Augusta, in the county OF Ken
nebecby the printer to the STATE six weeks
svely in EACH and the last publication In each TO
thirty days at least before the time designated for
said view and hearing, that all persons and cor
porations interested may attend and be heard they
see fit.
Attest: HENRY p FLINT, Clerk.
true c7py Of the petition and order thereon.
OWL Attest: HENRY 3. FLINT, Clerk.
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"Presty wive.,
Lovay daughters AID noble MA"
..Ay farm lie. 10 rather log and nias-
Ms4ie sits stion, aud
NY vife!"
"ahoY-
Was very prc;.s tio.de,"
Tveoty reers sgn, became
''8alisr."
"Hsliov-eyed!
"withered and aged"
s-fnr-. her t.uf-. from
..haiariai vapors, though che MAJ no
partisulsF complaint. no; beirs: OF the
rsspy kint, yet caasiug me srtts uneas!'
zen.
"a short time ago purchased your rem
etg for one Of the children, Who had 3 very
severe attack of biliousness, and it occurred
" nc that the remedy might help my wife
a. fssad that our little girl, upon recovery
hAA
"I-sst-
Her saliovn ness, and looked az fresh as q
sew blown daisy. Well the story is soon
tsiA. Ny wife. to-day. has gained her old
timed beauty With compound interest, and
10 nov ~ handsome a matron III do say II
myself a. can be found in this county
which is acted for pretty women. And
hsve only Hop Btters 70 thank for it.
The dear creature just looked over my
shsulder, and says u can fatter equal to the
DAYS Of our courtship.' and that reminds me
we're might be more pretty etees If my
brother farmers would do as have done
Hoping you may long be spared to do
good, l thankfully remain.
c. l.. JAMES.
BzsxsvILLs, Prince George Co, Nd, !
May 2Gth, 1888.
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Appetite

renders the partaking Of needful bodily
sustenance . matter of pleasure. When
ever the appetite fails, you may be sure
the stomach and liver have become de-
ranged, and need to be corrected by the
use of Ayers Pills. C. Danly, Bolton,
Texas, writes: 81 have taken Ayers Pills
for various affections arising from de-
rangements of the liver and digestive
organs, and find them to be powerful
corrective" If your
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Health

is impaired good cathartic medicine may
aid you. Miss NJ. Boyle, Wilkesbarre, Pa.
writes: II use no other medicine than
Ayers Pills. They are all that any one
needs" DR.. W. j. Talbot. Sacramento.
CAL, writes: The curative virtues of
Ayers Pills commend them TO all judi
cious practitioners" DIR. Charles Alberts,
Horizon, Wis, writes: last year pro-
cured from you the formula of Ayers
Pills, and have since prescribed them with
decided benefit" No poisonous drugs are
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Investors Attention "!

An exceptionally good opportunity TO invest in the
Bon ana Stocks of a new Gas Company in an East
ern City having population of over 100000. The
plan on which they Offered insures handsome
prohts Fine substantial works built on most ap
pros ed plan Company will be in operation in sixty
Gays. Liberal patronage assured. Anyone wishing
10 safely invest from Ell 90 to 900 advantageous
iy should not miss this chance.
F. NJ. DELANO,5 Beekman ST.. ". Y.
mchlld3m
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Better

way to insure the proper action of all
the apparatus necessary to health, than
to aid the stomach and liver by the
occasional use of Ayers Pills. Z. A.
Robinson. Isl School ST., Lowell, Mass,
says: "For number of years 1 was
stationed in the tropics; and, while there,
suffered much from torpidity Of the liver
and indigestion. Headaches and nausea
disabled ME for days at time, and it
was only by the use of Ayers Pills that
obtained relief. know them to be the
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Good

health depends largely on the condition Of
the liver. This organ is easily affected
because Of its sluggish circulation. When
it becomes disordered, stagnant blood
accumulates in its venous system. causing
it to discharge inert or bad bile. Many
forms of disease result from its imperfect
action, which deranges all the digestive
and assimilative organs, and. through
these, impairs almost every function Of
mind and body. There is no
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,See that the children
maint ain their vigor In
lfhe summer months.
Ridges Food will do it.
If your child has any
81 mptoms of dysentery,
or any trouble of the
bowels, commence
Ridges Food az a diet
without delay. Unless
trouble has becorae
chronic, requiring med
lical aid, ii viii correct
|the difficulty; and as a
idiefefic in sicknpss IL ia
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"ABITs Or YOUTH AND ExcEss -.
III of manhood cause more suffering, suicides 100
vous debility, impotence, sterility structures, go
dropsy. diabetes and Brights disease, than
else, and cannot be cured with stomach me ess,
alone, electricity, crayons, belts, cauterllssed
American Medical Bureau will send Treatise i@ -
cents. giving the remedies and directions wnIon -
these otherwise fatal diseases at home without
privately. 0fices: 1893 Broadway, n. !: w.
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Partnership Notice.

The partnership recently carried on under the firm
name of A. DeCreney Co., is this day dissolved
By mutual consent P. A. DeCreney Assuming All the
liabilities of the firm, and all bills due the firm win
De collected BY him. p :. DECRENEY,
CT. FLYNT.
Augusta, March Q, 1855. wsvlo
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Gentlemen need not wear gloves at dinner
parties, that is, If they do not have clean
ones; but under all circumstances they must
take DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup when they get
q cold or a sore throat
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invaluable. physician OF large practIce saws. at
has never failed me and have never lost child by
diarrh9a or cholera infantum." In cans s5c and
upward. jvldET4w
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Nrm ADVERTISEMENTS.

NAIlN1In Ladies and gentlemen to take
"AWIIUV light. pleasant employment 1T
their own homes distance no ebjection); work sent
b, mail; - to IS day can be quietly msde; no
canvassing. Please sddr at once GLoBk MFG.
Co, Boston, Mass. box 6344. mchl7d&w4w
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WANTED!

good boy. about fifteen years of age, can secure
steady employment and learn tie tinsmith trade BY
addressing A.M.WARREN,
w3wos Fairfield, Ne.
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kRNSEBEC COUNTY-ln Probate Court, Held at
AHgastd, on the fourth Monday or February,
1885,
A MBRoSE z. MORSE, Guardian of Charles S.,
"A Catherine, Amos W and James A. Morse
OF watervile. in said county, minors, having pre-
sented his first account of Guardianship of said
wards for allowance:
successiyrly nr;a, = ~ s,h u $3.50 s ws
next, IN the kennebec Journal, a newspaper
printed IN Augusta, that all persons interested
NAY attend al Probate Court then to be held
atAugusta, and show cause. If any. why the same
should not be allowed ~
H. :. WEBSTER. Judge.
Attest :-HowARD OWN. Resister wsvSs
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PATENTS.
n. II. EDDX.

70. 20 State ST.. opposite hsIhy. Boston
Secures Patents IN the United states; also in Great
Britain, France other foreign countries COME,
OF the claims of any Patent furnished by renttipa
one dollar. Assignments recorded at Washingio
No agency IN the United superior TO-
cijties TOR obtaining Patents Or ascerta,rinc IN.
pI''ntahfh's 4f iPre,ttons.
Il. Il. EDDY. Solicitor q Paten,e
TESTIMONIALS.
"Iregard Mr. Eddy as one OF the most CAPABLE ana
snccesSut practitioners with whom have had o.
ciai intercourse"
CHAS. MASON, Commissioner Of Patents
Inventors cannot employ person moro trustwo
thy more capable of securing for them an esrI,
and favorable consideration at the Patent Office
EDMUND BURKE. late Commissioner Of Patents
BOSTON, October IL. 1870.
II. IL. EDDY, ESQ.-Dear Sir: you procured fol
me- in 1870, my first patent Since then you have &C
TED for and advised me In hundreds Of cases. and
procured many patents. reissues and exten sions.
have occasionally employed the best agencies in New
York, Philadelphia ard Wsshingtor bu. still give
you almost the whole of my business. In your Inc,
and advise others 10 employ yoy.
Yours truly, GORGE DRAPER.
Session. iaansrv !. ih%5
To the Honorable County Commissioners in and for
the County of Pscataquis:
WE, the undersigned. inhabitants of the town
w of Willimantio and No. 3, Range Q, and vicin.
ty, respectfully represent that public convenience
and necessity require that public highway be laid
out in said Willimantic and No. 8, Range Q, begin
ming at or near the bridge in Willimantc the
Wilson Stream, near Henry Arnold's house, thence
in q herly direction by and the east side of c.
B. Packard's house and by the house of A. S. Gil
man to the east end of the bridge in said No, 6,
Range 9, across the Wilson Stream.
"e therefore request you to view the above men
toned route and lay out highway in the con.
venient place, and as in duty bound will pray.
1884.
ALONZO s. GILMAN and 81 others.
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THIS IS THE CENUINEl

MID orsLr ~ BDrTIds, WITH BUPp wRAPPgRa
asN THAT srIp OYER COgE IA UNBROKEN.
Orr hrNLe1s1rk dropndep1y botle. In stckness
E,.a,v nrno fe Wor/h Ne Waiobf In EoLdj
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- n uxyD n \ Leading London PhysL
II clan Esta bltshes an Once
S ia New York.
az From Am journal of Medicine,
"Dr Alb. Meseroe who makes
a specially Of Epilepsy, has without doubt treated
and cured more cases than any other living pbysi-
clan. His success has simply been a-tonishing;
we have heard of case e ov, r 20 years standing
cured by him. He guarantee cure " Large bottle
and tr. aiise sent fire.. tive E. -. aai Expr nd
dress TO DR. a. Is. MtSE No P6 John ST.,
New York. mch5fSW4w
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AUAoae are genuine without q bunch OF green
H1ps the white label. Shon all the vile, poison
one stag with "iiop" or Hops" In their name.
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EOR &Ak.EI

AatirnsGs ann .stsauG0a;s.
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For Portland and way, S4S and n an A ~
For Vanceboro and way, l945a ndSnPN
que from Boston and way, 1882 and 3 ~ ?. NJ
Due from Vanceboro and way, S.25 and lli5 NJ
Through tickets 10 California and all points Sou,s
and West may be had of \. II. Walker, ticke, arrnl.
Augusta, the only Office selling via NIL routes an
checking baggage free Of expense.
PAlSON TUCKER, Cent Manager. 3
+. 4. B0OrHBY, Grn1 Pass. and Ticket Aer.
Portland Oct, "A, lSSi
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true c7py Of the petition and order thereon.
6KII Attest HENRY 3. FLINT, Clerk.
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To the Honorable County Commissioners in and fc
the County of Piscataquis:
STATE OF MAINE.

ALONZo s. GILMAN and 81 Others.
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made especially for it in France, and renewed
a. often - needed. In 1858 Longwood
was bought by the French.
Montana has over 80 ,OOO, 900 acres within
her boundaries, of which 20, 0O0. 900 acres are
fine lands, suitable for agriculture or grazing
Nearly 10000, 900 are mountainous, but
among these 90, 900 900 acres are located some
of the richest mining camps in the world.
A record of the birth, parentage and resi-
dence of John Harvard, for whom Harvard
College was named. has just been found In
the parish church of ST. Savior, England.
This record shows that the Harvard family
was broken up during the great plague OF
1925.
The Gordon memorial committee has ap.
proved the resolution of the Prince of Wales
in favor of establishing a home for training
poor boys for military and civil life, Gordou's
pet idea. The memorial fund now amounts
to fls,03l.
Georgia says the New York Sun, has
l43 All colored voters, the largest number OF
any of the Southern States. Mississippi
comes next, with l30,27S then Virginia
l23, PSI: South Carolina, lis, 1888; Alabama
lls.423; Louisiana, l07,977; North Caro-
lima. l05,0ls; Tennessee. S0,250; Texas
1863; Kentucky, So, 643; Arkansas, Sc, S27
and Missouri. SO ,042.
A dentist advised man to have tooth
taken out. assuring him that if he inhaled gas
he would feel no pain. What is the effec
of gas?" asked the man. 1T makes you in.
sensible" said the dentist, ''and you dom,
know anything that takes place." The mar
took out his money. "Oh, never mind the
fee until afterward," remarked the dentist
81 wasn't thinking of that" said the patient
II only wanted to see how much money
had -
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General News.

Beans are the ''staff of life" in Mexico.
The Southern watermelon crop is said to
be short.
Two Delaware towns shipped 10000
quarts of straw berries this season.
The Southern Methodist Church proposes
to rise S265 900 for missions in 1885 and
1886
Ten thousand Protestant children are now
attending Roman Catholic schools in this
country.
The Americans are rapidly reaching the
French standard of excellence in the produc-
ton of photographers.
The prices allowed for horses in the French
military estimates vary from Sl32.50 for pri-
vates' horses to $3.50 for officers horses.
The number of communicates in the Unit
ed Presbyterian Church in 1885 is reported
at SSH, being gain over last year of 1884.
The name Privy Council, in British Gov
ernment annals. dates from the time of Henry
vi. Previous to that period it was known as
the Kings Council
English naval chaplsins are exercised at
the small number of meu-of-war's men and
marines who receive the holy communion on
board ships Of WAT
The Connecticut river, oEce a navigable
stream for considerable distance, is said to
be drying up because of the destruction of
the forests along its water shed.
The pattern of the wall paper on the room
in which Napolean died at St. Helena con-
tinues as it was at the time of his death, being
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The Trade of KhartOum.

In the districts which lie nearest to the
ivory countries. and are inhabited bv peace
full races devoted to agriculture, the mer.
chants of khartoum maintain great number
of settlements. They have apportioned the
territory among themselves, and have brought
the natives to a condition of vassalage. The
depots for ivory. ammunition. barter goods
and means of subsistence are villages sur
rounded by palisades, and called Seritas
Every khartoum merchant in the different
districts where he maintains his settlement is
represented by superintendent and a num-
Der of subordinate agents. These agents
command the armed men of the country, de-
termine what products the subjected natives
must pay by way of impost to support the
guards, a. well as the number of bearers they
must furnish for the distant exploring expe.
dtions; they appoint and displace the local
managers carry on war or strike alliances
with the chiefs of the ivory countries. and
once year remit the collected stores &c
khartoum.
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PERSONAL.

Victor Hugo's first earnings as an author
were expended upon a cashmere shawl for
his wife.
The car has appointed Prince Leopold, sor
of the late Prince Frederick Charles of Prus
STA, chief colonel Of the Libau Regiment Of
Infantry.
When Mr.. Bancroft, the historian, was a
student in Berlin University he was the only
American there, and he says that he was
often regarded with as much curiosity as an
aboriginal Indian might have been.
The Grand Duke of Weimar has given Or
ders for the formation of a Goethe Museum
in furtherance of which he has contributed
$4,000. He has also promised $4,000 to
defray the expenses of publishing Goethe.
posthumous works