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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15
A Few AxiOmS by the Fence
Corner PHILOSOPHER.

When you see trader advertis-
ing that he can sell goods at less
price than his competitors because
he has small expenses, the question
naturally arises, what do his small
expenses mean?
His small expenses mean:
First-Small stock.
Second-Few clerks, or none.
Third-Small business.
Consequently he buys his goods
in small lots. and pays large profits
on them, and his customers have
got to pay profit on the large
profit he has already paid.
A one-horse power engine will
not do the work of twenty-horse
power engine, while it takes more
fuel to run the larger engine than
it does the smaller, the proportion
ate expense is much less. The day
of small business and large profits
is past. The large business, large
stock and small profits are what the
public demands.-1he Fence Cor
mer Philosopher.
That,is what we believe in, and
we are prepared to give the public
the benefit we derive in buying our
goods from first hands in large
quantities. The public can rely on
always finding good article at a
low price at our store. We believe
that we cannot afford to sell poor
article at any price. We also wish
to say that we have an unusually
choice stock of seasonable goods in
all departments, which we are pre-
pared to sell at small profit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15
r1NK JOB PRMTTNo.

-. Lob Printing Estatlishment u the Kennebee
Ip i i always we'll prepared for dcine TIE nicesf
.JcIns = well - the mcse common hranches. This
- employs competent prtntefs. carries . large
sanyn tyne. wedding and whiting cards snd enve.
!n ~ = stock; also . varied assortment Of dance
-. rrosrams. announcements, etc.. etc. Orders
I'll VIII receive prompt and careful sttention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15
"Rough ON Corns.

Ask for Wells Trough on Corns." l5c.
Quick complete cure. Hard or soft corns,
warts, bunions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15

The wind blew q stiff gale from the south
and vest, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15

The Cony High schools and Winthrops
,l.s ball on the State grounds, Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15

To break up colds, fevers and inflamma.
tory attacks, use DR.. Pierce's Compound
Extract of Smart-Weed.
;une9tM&Th&Wlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15

Know myself BY reading the "Science of
Life" the best medical work ever published,
for young and middle-aged men.
may7d&wly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15

The steamer Islander is to be put on the
Bath marine railway, for thorough inspec
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15

hEocKED 6REsEERss.-RArLRoAD IMPRovE-
AEHTs.-A FREAK or NAfuRK.-A BRU-
TAI HusBAND-NEws FRoM ALL Own raE
STATE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15
Trough ON Rats

Clears out rats, mice, reaches. flies, ants
bed-bugs, skunks, chipmunks, grophers. l5c
Druggist
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15

OuSQIu1y. ouu6 I0Sn.
The case Of George w. Blaisdeli ". San
ford Pullen was continued.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15

"A
the Congregationalist there was baptismal
service with q sermon to the children at 10. 30
a. M There was large attendance of the
little folks, and beautiful floral decorations
were provided for the occasion. In the even.
ing Sabbath school concert occurred. At
the Methodist the services were of unusual
interest. The children were out in large
numbers and occupied the best seats in front.
A larger number than usual Of the smaller
children were present, and by their prattle
added to the interest of the occasion. But
one infant was presented for baptism, little
son of Rev. and Mrs. Bradlee. The cere-
mony was impressive and performed by Rev.
Caleb Fuller. The sermon was delivered in
an interesting and instructive manner, from
the text found in Proverbs, third chapter and
first verse, "She is tree of life, to them that
lay hold upon and happy is every one that
retaineth her," After the sermon the quar-
tette rendered beautiful hymn, and the SER
vices closed with the benediction by the pas
tor. The decorations in and about the alter
were very beautiful and artistically arranged.
In the evening occurred the Sabbath school
concert, the children and members of the
Sabbath school participating therein. There
was special music morning and evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15
Axpsoscoaarx.


Sam Lee, the prince Of Lewiston's Chinese
Landowner, who. according to the Journal.
has piled up S6 900 since he has done bust
ness there, killed hen every SUNDAY, and
given away quarter of a ton of candy to lit
tie girls, left for China, Thursday. to marry
Hi Pc, the almond eyed, who has been wait.
ing for him.
The Messrs. Kicker of the Poland Mineral
Springs, are shipping 200 barrels of water q
week. They shipped 10 cases of bottled
water to London week before last.
An enterprising Young French Canadian in
Lewiston, amputates dogs tails BY biting
them of through silk handkerchief In
the case of Skye terriers whose tails should
remain unrestricted in their abbreviated
length. he pulls the cord so that it will not,
in healing. curl up the tail after the manner
which, though desirable in q pug, would be
simply unbearable in Skye
The police say that gang of young ruff
flans inhabit the rocks below the Hill mill in
Lewiston. A party ofthem assaulted an aged
man Friday. and took his pipe away from
him. Such petty offences are of frequent
occurrence in Lewiston, and the police are
kept busy hunting up the offenders.
ARoosTooK.
Smith & French have contracted to carry
the mail from Sprague's Mills to Presque
Isle.
H. Stevens & Sons, of Fort Fairfield lost
from the breaking of boom 100, 900 feet of
timber which will find its way into Frederick
ton boom.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin has accepted an in
vitation to deliver the address before the
North Aroostook Agricultural Society. al
their annual show and fair at Presque Isle
during the second week in September
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-15


The town Of Bowdoinham, which Ia. 70.
pessediy been sufferer from the operation.
q robbers, vas the scene Of another bur.,..
~ Or attempted burglary, on Friday night.
Frat Z Maxwell's store was entered and tbe
SAFE blown open. The burglars gained en-.
trance through the door. breaking the lock
Iney then proceeded to blow open the safe.
an oid-fashioned one. which they succeeded
IN doing, loud report being made. Several
residents were aroused, but did not su.nect
anything wrong. The burglars, however. re-
ceived but slight reward for their effort.
'here being no money in the safe
OF any consequence. quantity of POSTAGE
stamps was overlooked. The postoffice Va.
located in the same building and the mai,
was scattered about somewhat, but none of i,
carried of. The goods in the store were
not meddled with. No clue to the perpe,ra.
tors had been obtained at last accounts but il
Is supposed that they were out of town mar.
ties. The affair occurred after midnight. and
was not discovered until morning.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12
Just as the Baby Wore 1t.

Among the faded, moth-eaten but
priceless treasures displayed at the ex-
position in the Louisiana historical ex-
hibit is little child's dress with small
handbag to match. cap and linen-em-
broidered mittens. 1t is an absurdly
old-fashioned thing with long waist,
lots of gathers and full puffs, and no
one ever saw the like of the tiny
stitches; here and there the yellow bits
of thread lay upon the faded fabric
like fine powder of gold. There are
creases in the cap-strings-that quaint,
old-fashiOned cap-and the embroider-
ed mittens make one think long time
ago they were tossed aside for the last
time And this is so. Fifty years ago,
the ticket on the dress relates, little
child, coming home from church with
her mother, suddenly died, and ever
since the mother has kept, just as the
baby wore it the last day, the dainty
frock and cap and bag and mittens.-
NeU Orleans Pica1at7se.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12
The Day We Celebrate.

There is q widespread belief among
Americans that the Declaration OF In
dependence was signed on the Fourth
of July" The writings of John Adams
and Thomas Jefferson, as well as the
printed journal of the Continental Con-
gress, bear out this idea, but recent
investigation by the chief librarian of
the Boston public library shows that we
have all along been laboring under
mistake. The declaration was read
and agreed to on the 4th of July, but it
was not signed. 1t was ordered to be
authenticated and printed during the
afternoon, and on the following day
copies were sent all over the country.
On the 10Th it was resolved that the
declaration be engrossed on parchment
and signed by every member. On the
I'd of August nearly all the members
signed it. Thornton, of New Hamp-
shire, did not sign until November 4
of that year, and Mexican did not sign
until 1871. Of course no one proposes
to change our day of celebration. It's
a fact that our independence was an
nounced to the world of the 4th of July
and that is enough. The signingof the
document was of less importance.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12
CRIMINAL.

A farmer named Moses Cation is, with his
four sons, jailed at Morgantown, KY, for
hanging his wife who refused to deed him
small parcel of land. Neighbors in dressing
the corps discovered that the woman's neck
was broken. The Cation party dehed an
armed posse until the house was about to be
set on fire. The father and one son were
badly wounded. A daughter in attempting to
shield her father by passing between him and
the posse, was shot in the bowels. An at
tempt to lynch the quartet was frustrated.
Lieut-Gov. Hindman, of Kentucky, grant
ed William Neal a respite for thirty days.
Neal was to be hanged at Grayson, KY, on
the 9th. The sheriff doubted the authenticity
of the telegram which granted Neal respite
for thirty days and Immediately telegraphed
for confirmation. Gov. Hindman responded
to save Meals life. The guards were aroused,
and accompanied by heavy guard, started
for Eastern Kentucky Junction to catch the
train for Mt. Sterling. When it became
known that Neal had been respited, and had
started for Mt. Sterling, much indignation
was expressed by a majority of the people,
while a few expressed satisfaction. There
was large crowd present to witness the
hanging.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12

several bills we're passed. The senate de-
clined to rccede from It's amendments 70 tne
appropriation bill and conference conuattec
was appointed. .hars.r-
err for his impartial rulings and presenting
him with the chair which he had occupied
during the session. The clerk and assistant
were also presented with chairs. Second AS
sstant CLERK Russell was presented WIZ an
ink-stand.
IL o'clock-The deadlock on the approprla-
ton bill is unbroken and the conference COM
mittee win probably come to a satisfactory
agreement
HoUsE.-In the house bills were passedf
Providing for selling certain state lots IN LID,
coin; providing for refundng OF precinct ana
village bonds relating to the organization,
government and powers of cities and villages;
providing against removal OF mortgaged prop
erty; relating to municipal affairs; dlspens-
ing with grand juries In certain cases; amend
ing the code of civil procedure relating 10 APP
psals; relating to divorce and marriage; per-
tanning to boundaries and description OF GER
tain lands; amending the criminal code reiat-
ing to the capture OF murderers.
The senate amendment to the house roll rel
alive to the sale of liquors was discussed. Inc
opponents of the amendments claimed that
they were in conflict with the Slocumb law.
Riley, Troup and Holmes favored the amend
ments, and King, Emerson, Nettleton, Daily
and Howard opposed them. non-concur-
renee was recorded.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12
FOREIGN NOTES,

The total number of enrolled volunteers il
Great Britain at the present time is 2l5,O0l
| the greatest number yet attained.
The English goyernmenthaso ordered q med
| ical inspection of every regiment of the army
i so as to make a correct estimate of the mel
| actually fit for active service.
Paris Temps says all the powers have &C
cepted the proposal Of France for commit
tee to frame provisional regula tiOns OF free
| dom of navigation of the Suez canal.
The report that General Wolseley has beer
recalled is denied. 1t is stated his eyesight il
better. He will soon go on tour of inspec
ton to the Nile stations between Assouan ant
| Dongola.
| According to advices from Massowah the
| garrison at Kassala has been reduced to al
effective force of geo men. The town is close
ly besiged and the garrison is short of ammI
! milton. Egyptian troops are discontinued
The government at Cairo has abandoned al
hope of relieving the town.
The London Standard says that the alarm
ing character of General Grants illne SIS will
cause universal distress, and the sympathy
Of the public will be intensified by the unfor.
tunate condition of the generals financial af-
fairs, and the knowledge that though sorely
wounded in many ways, he is too proud to
complain.
KOlti advices say that during the summer
the main body of the British troops will re-
main in camp st Dongoa. The mudir of DON
goIa's army viii remain at Meraur with Ger.
Buffers contingent. The two movable col
umns under Gems. Dormer and Brackenbury
will be stationed between Debbeh and Ham
dak, in constant readiness for action.
1t is undoubted in some circles that war
with Russia hangs by a thread. Negotiations
with Russia and England respecting the
Russo-Afghan frontier are said to have
reached very delicate stage. NJ. Lessar,
Russian commissioner, has urged such sweep
ing demands that England cannot accept any
thing pproachingsthem, and a complete col
advance of the Russian troops to Herat is ex
pected.
Granville delivered long speech in the
lords about the Bismarck controversy. He
said it was now more than ever before to the
interests of Germany and England that the
relations between the two governments be
good, because it was timewh both powers
were about to meet each other in all parts of
the world. Whilst each power will maintain
its rights, both ought to advance in their COM
mon work of extending commerce and civiliz-
alton in spirit of candid cooperation.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12
CAPITAL BRIEFS.

The house committee on foreign affairs, by
vote of six to four. adopted Phelps resolu
ton relative to the Congo conference.
President Arthur has issued proclamation
converting the senate in extra session on the
4th of March to act upon appointments and
such other business as may come before it,
Benjamin Butterworth, commissioner Of
patents, handed his resignation TO Secretary
Teller. who accepted it and complimented
him on his energetic administration of the
office.
The grand jury returned an Indictment for
embeZzlement against d. W. Middleton and
S. E. Middleton late of the firm of Middleton
g. Co., bankers OF Washington. The same jury
found number of indictments against Dam
iel Carrigan, late chief clerk of the bureau of
medicine and surgery in the navy depart
ment, for making and using false vouchers.
The president has ordered general court
martial to convene at the city of Washington
on the 18th inst. for the trial of Brigader G en-
eral W. B. Hazen. chief signal officer of the
army, on charge of conduct prejudicial to
good order and military discipline in having
officially and publicly criticised the action of
the secretary of war for not following his
recommendation to send an expedition to the
relief of Lieutenant Greey in September,
1888.
Senator Wilson, of Iowa, seized the oppor-
tunity on Saturday, when Senator Mcmillan
was in the committee room, to cal up the
Sioux City and st. Paul forfeiture. Mr..
Plumb made a long and strong speech in ia
vor of throwing the whole question of title to
the disputed lands in northwestern Iowa into
into the United States courts. He then went
about the senate coaching Morgan of Ala
bama, Brown Of Georgia, and other senators
who were in favor of forfeiture and desired
to speak on it. The bill went over.
The senate bill introduced by Mr.. Dawes to
create the Office of assistant chief signal Off
Ger, the design OF which was to provide for
the promotion of Lieut.: Greedy, having been
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12
Mrs. Astor Temperance Reformer.

By the way, Mrs. Astor has become a
temperance reformer. The grogginess
of some of the young fellows in society
has been disgraceful this season.
Scarcely private ball has lacked q
group of thoroughly intoxicated guests
in the mems dressing room, where GUS
tom has made wine and cigars common.
On several occasions the recumbent
forms of oblivious swells have been left
in corners and on sofas, to be cared for
by the servants after the departure of
the decent guests. These things have
been an increasing scandal. Mrs. Astor
has stepped forward for reform. She
gave ball this week. There were no
refreshments. solid, liquid or smoke, to
be had in the dressing room. In the
dining hall were as many tiny Japan
csc tables as there were ladies. The
tops barely held plate and wine glass.
No servants were on duty except at the
buffet where the viands were dished and
the champagne opened. The men
were expected to fetch and carry for
their partners. This device employed
them, compelled them to do their drink
ing under the restraints of feminine
presence and kept them all measurably
York Letter.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12
The Earth q Great Magnet.

Everything on the earth ard in the
air above is permeated with the earth s
magnetic force-it goes through YOUR
clothes, it permeates your bodies, it
saturates your brains-it is a part of
life itself. Gaus, the illustrious Ger
man astronomer, has computed (takinc
as unit of his measure a magnet.
fourteen inches long, one inch wide.
one-fourth inch thick, weighing one
pound, made of the hardest steel and
of the strongest magnetic force posi-
ble) the earth's magnetic force equal to
S,464, GOO, 900, 0OO, O00, zoo, 600 such mag
nets. The attracting or lifting power
of such magnet is about ten pounds.
which would make the attractive power
of the earth 42,310,O 600. 600, 900, 600, 600
tons. If this magnetic power were
equally distributed throughout the mass
of the earth, the magnetic intensity of
each cubic yard would be equal to six
of these m rgnets, or about sixty pounds
attractive force. Prof .Maver has
shown that this magnetic influence. this
invisible force, is a power filling space
to an unknown distance and radiating
in the lines of magnetic force yery
much as the rays of the sunlight. the
lines of the earth's magnetic force be-
ing from north to south, as indicated
by the compass needle.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-03-12
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.

NEBRASKA scHooLs.-The Exposition Daily,
published at New Orleans, has the following
about the educational wealth Of Nebraska:
When Nebraska laid the foundation Of a
state, whose products to-day are not excelled
byany other in the west or in the world, whose
future, the most sanguine hesitate to predict,
she raised her hand and said in words not to
be misunderstood, "a solid education is the
birthright of every one of my children" So
far. the intelligence developed by her educa-
ttonal institutions is the fncalculable wealth
and the corner stone of her future greatness.
Her young men and women, whether they go
forth from common schools prepared with q
thorough knowledge of the practical needs
OF life, from the high schools, from the nor
malschools, from the university, agricultural
college or medical department are all pre-
pared to advance with the aid of scientific
knowledge, the wealth of Nebraska.
The man coming from the eastern states
seeking wider agricultural field to combine
STOCK growing and carry rOut his improved
ideas Of skilled farming. never, fails to ask
about churches and schools. and finds every
where In the state our educational system in
perfect order with excellent modern build
1ngS which number B. 1856.
In passing along the railw6y lines will be
seen, prominently located. fine two and three
story buildings of modern architecture and
supplied with heating and ventilating appar.
aus and skilled instructors. To the elder Cit
zen 1t may bring up the contrast of forty
years ago-the old red school-house-the fire.
place ana green elm wood where the three
RS were taught. The worlds advance left
them behind and only their memories remain
The whole west is made up of progress, of
reading and thinking men, and while their
profession may be agriculture, the grand
subject, education of the masses, is upper
most.
The original grant of lands to Nebraska by
the general government was for:
Acres.
Common schools. ,0O0
University. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 5000
Agricultural college,. ..............-. 90,UOO
And none of these could be disposed Of at
less than 500 per acre, but all the proceeds
from the sale or lease of lands shall go into a
permanent fund, to be invested in U. S. bonds
and other securities. From the report of the
commissioner of public lands, Dec. ], 1884, the
state now owns:
Acres
Common school lands 2, 746 s2S3
Agricultural college 89OS0
University. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 44SVo
If these were sold to-day at the minimum
price of 500 per acre there would be per-
manent fund of S20,00,000
Amount on hand Dec. l, 1884, educa-
Gonal fund. 63I
Number of school houses .. 37S6
Value of school property 81, 3S5
Number of school children..... -.... 2U9.O43
Annual superintendent ...............$ 4S5,O00
To each pupil in 1881. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .OO1
To each pupil in 1884. .l72