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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-24
Whom Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
When she WAS 8 Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Misc. she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
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Cure of - Sprain.
MACEDoN CENTRE. WAYNE Co n

MACEDoN CENTRE, WAYNE Co, N. Y,
February %. 1885.
Some years ago badly strained my stom-
ach picking cherries, and have suffered great
ly ever since. Nothing has bsen so bene ticial
as AlIcock's Plasters. They entirely cured
me of that trouble. have also been afflicted
with lame ankle, but these plssters soon
enabled me to walk. l commend them
whenever l have an opportunity. as / have
found them very useful for over ten years.
Allcock's Plasters have always done me
the greatest service, and am every day m ore
an more convinced that no household should
be without them. MRS. SUSIE A. BILLS.
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STATE OF MAINE
kENNEBEC ss.-Board of County Commissioners,

STATE OF MAINE.
kENNEBEC ss.-Board of County Commissioners
August Session, 1886
On the foregoing petition, satisfactory evidence
having been received that the petitioners are
sbe and ought TO be heard touching the matter act
forth in said petition, lis ordered that thirty DAYS
previous notice be given that the County Com.
mlssloners will meet at Arnold Goodspeeds
dwelling house in Pittston, on Tuesday.
the twenty first day of September next. at
~ O'Clock A. NJ; and thence proceed TO
view the route mentioned in said petition. and
Immediately afterwards hear the parties and their
witnesses, and then take such further measures in
the premises "a may be adjudged proper Said notice
to be given by serving attested copies of said petit
uon and TINS order thereon, upon the clerk of the
town OF Pittston. and by posting up such copies in
three public places in said town, and BY pub.
hshing the same In the kennebec jour nal, a public
newspaper printed In said county, that ali persons
ana corporations interested may attend and be heard
If they think proper.
ATTEST A. c. OTIS, Clerk.
true copy of the Petition and order of Court
thereon. 0o'i'
ATTEST; A. C. OTIS, Clerk.
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:. ". CRICTESTOS GenessI Agent,
lis Fuit0n street. New York.
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Notice.

CITY OF AUGUSTA
CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE
AUGUSTA, Jan. II.
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4 Few Earnest Words.

Does any one who reads these lines feel tired or
nervous? Have you dependent feelings? IL your
appetite sometimes poor and again voracious! DO
you notice brick dust at the bottom scum on top
times and plentiful at others? Do you have head
aches once in a while? II you have these feelings,
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN
Your Kidneys are Diseasediii X may be only the
beginning but II not taken in time Bright's Disease,
and death In its most horrible form will be the end
YOU CAM NOT AFFORD TO TRIFLE
WITH THEM.
Wakefield, Mass. neglected these symptoms and was
brought 10 Death door. He took HUNTS
REMEDY and IL well to-day.
and descendant OF Gene al Nathaniel Greene. was
near the grave her breath only in gasps but
she was restored to health By using HUNTS
REMEDY.
The wife Of Captain 8. GREENWOOD, master Of
the well known Steamer Ksnswha, had large and
painful swelling ia the eide, which thought to
be iumor. II entirely disappeared after using
self curei terrible Catarrh OF the Bladder by
the same means.
These are only few Of many wonderful cases
shov ing that HUST's REnEDY does cure the
worst Of all known diseases.
DO not, however. Delay. Ob.erve the first
symptoms and act pronptlY. You will certainly -.
cape awful suffering and possibly death Itself For
sale by all dealers.
C. ". cRIcTENTOs. Gen.,aI Agent,
It5 Fulton street. New York.
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Although comparatively yonng woman
being somewhere from forty-fi to fifty
years of age, she declares that she viii.
not marry again, and there isn't man in
Chilli who has the courage to ask her.
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To the Honorable County Commissioners for the
County OF Kennebec. Wv
Your petitioners would respectfully represent that
county road commencing near Dunn's Corner lao
caiied) IN MI vernon, thence westerly to near Grin
Rickers In Reacfeld IL necessary, and would be of
great public convenience. Wherefore we pray that
you would proceed and locate a road on said route
CLARENCE +. DUNN and "a Others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-24

From personal experience, states Mr. j.
NJ Walker. Carroll, Baltimore County. Md =,
l have never found a cough mixture which
not only relieves. but effectually removes
throat trouble so promptly as Red Star Cough
Cura
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Railroads ami SteAmtnuaiS
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Arrangement of Trains in Effect
June %, 1886.

Until further notice trains will leave Augusta as
follows:
Going West ol5 A. NJ. for Lewiston, Farm
ington, R0ckland, Portland and Boston; sos A. NJ.
for Haowel and Gardiner; y so A. NJ. for Bruins.
wick and all intermediate points; lois A NJ. Tex
press) for Lewiston, Pennington, Rockland, Port
land and Boston, stopping between Augusta and
Brunswick at Halloweli and Gardiner only; 1.45 Z.
NJ. for Hallowell and Gardiner; 2.55 p. NJ. (accom-
modation) for Brunswick and all stations between
Augusta and Brunswick and Brunswick and Port
land; $50 z. NJ. (express) Tor Brunswick. Bath,
Lewiston, Portland and Boston, on Saturdays
and an Gardner; IL F. NJ. (night Pulmanj I for
Lewiston, Portland and Boston, and for Bath Satur-
days only.
Skowhegan, Dexter, Belfast, Bangor, Bar Harbor,
ST. stephen. ST. John and Aroostuok Co.; 9lU A. NJ.
for Waterville; 2.43 p. NJ. (express) for Bangor.
Ellsworth, Bar Harbor,, stopping between Augusta
and Bangor at Waterville only; $40 p. NJ. (accom.
mOdation) for Skowhegan Belfast, nexter Bangor, ST.
Stephen, st. John and Aroostook Co.; : Z. NJ. for
Waterville.
The Night Pullman Trains run each way every night,
Sundays included, but not to Skowhegan, on Monday
mornings, to Belfast and Dexter, or beyond Ban
gor. excepting to Bar Harbor, on Sunday mornings.
TO- AsS sso Train leaves Gardner
lowell, at Z 81 A. NJ. LIS and 500 T.. NJ.
Freight Trains for Portland, Il.so A. NJ;
for Watervie and Vauceboro, 1850 r. NJ; due from
Boston, IL "a p Nj; due from Vanceboro and Water
vile, lI.20 A. NJ.
Through tickets to California and all points South
and West may be had of Z. III. Walker, ticket agent
Augusta the only office selling via all routes and
checking baggage free Of expense,
PAYSON TUCKER, GenI Manager.
F. E; BoOTHBY, Genr Pass. and Ticket Ag't
Portland, June 22 1885.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-24
STATE OF MAINE.

MIMI bEC, ss.-Board of County Commissioners,
August Session, 1885. %
On the foregoing petition. satisfactory evidence
having been received that the petitioners are
side and ought to be heard touching the matter set
1ort In said petition IT Is Ordered that thirty days,
previous notice be given, thar the County Commits
sioners Will meet at Clarence T.. Dunn's dwelling
mouse IN Mt. Vernon, on the twenty.third day ~
september next, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ and thence 1ro
ceed TO view the route mentioned In said petition
and immediately afterwards hear the parties and
their Witnesses, and then take such further meas !.
ures in the premises may be adjudged proner
SAD notice to be given by serving atested copies of
saiu Peliioh and tnis order thereon, upon the re.
specflve clerks of the towns of Read6eId and NJ
Vernon and by posting up such copies in three pub
nc places In each OF said towns, and by publishing
the same in the kennebee journal. a public news'
paper printed in said county, that all persons and
corporations interested may attend and be heard II
they think proper. ~'" Il
Attest: A. r. orrs r,..
A true copy Of the petition and order ~ 60,
thereon. y. 0"uf'
Attest; A. c. OTIS, Clerk.
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To the Honorable Board Of County Commissioners
for the County Of Hennebec and State Of Name.
GREETING We the undersigned legal voters of
the town of Pittston, do hereby petition your Hon
orabe Board to discontinue the piece OF road com.
mencing at the northwest corner Of the burying
ground, (near Arnold Goodspeed's house) and ex.
tending in eastery direction about 20 rods to its
intersection with the stage road leading from Pitts.
ton to Gardiner. JOHN SHEA and IL others
Pittston, May u, 1886.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-29
IA Et}rAl s-fs - : t-S-'S ~ 'I
The. Lone Star Republic.

+. A Mexican paper says, that il it were
not for Texas, Mexico could thrash the
Unted States. E, s.is IN se y s
s To this, we may; remark that if it
we're not for the United States, Texas
would thrash Mexico. Fett
= What we mean is thatlif Texas had
remained "a republic, instead Of becon1-
ing one of the United States, she would
now be in condition to protect herself.
Our statement made q few weeks ago
that an Investigation would show that
numerous Americans were unjustly
languishing in Mexican Dungeons, has
been fully verified. There are scores
Of Texans in Mexican iails, and their
principal offense is3that they are white
mem, against whom the Mex can mon
grels have malignant Hatred. a i'' aias
According to the articles of annexa-
tion, the United States government
bound itself to protect Texas, bit il is
not doing itito'any distressing extent.
If, however, Texas had not relied on
the United States but had remained the
Lone Star Republic, the Mexicans would
be little more circumspect. Don Hi
dalgo de Blowaafdo seems to u,ader-
stand that he has influential friends in
Washington. .-Teaas ,Syttngs. As.e'
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How Brights Disease Originated.

John Bright was born in 1911. He
made tour of the Holy Land at the
age of "a, but did not decide to p,tr-
chase it, owing to the existence of q
flaw in the title. He next began to in
vent things. On his return from the
Orient, he discovered that what was
most needed both in Europe and Amer
lea was good, reliable disease for the
use of the better classes, The poor
= and humble were well supplied, but the
rich, the aristocraticz and patriotic
statesmen, corned heads and porkists
of the two lands languished for a good,
reliable disease that poor people could
not obtain. So he began to sit up
nights and perfect Bright's disease.
He gained the prize at the Paris e.3po-
sition and honorable mention at the
great centennial celebration at Phila-
delphla for meritorious ard effective
disease fol- tho better classes" Since
that time he has been gratifed to notice
that the very best people both in his
own land and i'll this are handling
+ Bnght's disease 1t has been kept out
Of the reach of the poor, and to die
from this ailment has been regarded as
proud distinction.-BM Nye, IN Eos.
tQ1 Globe, f9i sta5A.HlJJ tii3s ifiEtg@ ss
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-29
How Emerson Worked.

He explained tome his mode of com.
posing. He said that usually after
breakfast he went to walk in the woods
in pursuit of a ibought-very much as
boys 60 out in summer to catch butter.
flies. He was not always successful,
any more than the boys We're. But
when successful, no boy was ever hap
fIler with his butterfly, titan hb was
with hist Thought. Having capture,i
his Thought, he put pin through it,
and took it home and placed it in his
collection. He explained that he made
a note of his thought, but generally
on his mind; and that he kept what he
called a thought book, in which hesen.
tered, eachAthouglit, having first wdfkl
ed over and clothed it in fitting garb.
Sometimes he would go again in the af-
ternoon into the woods, and there, or
perhaps at the roadside, would find an
'other thought which he would treat in
the same manner. But this was ex-
ceptional. He was satisfied iffhe sue
ceededs in securing one thought a day.
Ihe thoughts were entered one after
another in the thought book. without
regard to their connection. Whenever
lie wished to write an ESSAY or a lecture
he made free use of the thought book,
selecting and adapting such thoughts
as seemed fitting. and stringing them
together as D child strings beads on a
thread. After this explanation was
+ at no loss to account for the mosaic
character of some of his writing. lit
eydru World. l--=5sqlIN
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-29

Judge Geary Of Chicago in refusing
the convicted Anarchists a new trial,
clearly expounded the principles OF the
law and the offense charged. For in
stance. when he says, speaking OF the
isophistry Of the Anarchists asto their
sdesigns. ''Ail these extracts tended
to show that the object OF the defend
ants was to overturn the government
by precipitating q social revolution
and using force and violence. The use
of daggers, revolvers, guns and ex-
plosiVes was advocated Working
men were constantly appealed to to
arm themselves and prepare for the
coming revolution. Many letters and
5comtnun ications to the papers named
were read, tenddag to show the I'M
pending orie;g OF May l." And be cov-
ers the whole ground in one sentence
when essays "the conviction has not
gone upon tho ground that they did
have any aetuaa participation in the
act which caused the death OF Deegan,
hut upon theground, under the instruc-
tiona that they had generally, by speech
and print. advised . large class to
Commit murder, and had left the occa-
\ sion, tilse and place. to the individual
~. uhias md caprice Of theindividu-
~ soX az dyfssd. and that in conse-
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q Ss.sf4h :. "a tss = { 2aSEA =
DR.. Matthew'S Little Joke

The police sur geons,9 as a body, are
not a jocund set; their @fortnightly .ses-,
sions, on the contrary, are distinguished
by a gravity and 5deeorum highly. be-
coming their dignitied calling and re-'
sponsible office But at one of their re-,
cent meetings a novel proposition from
an entirely unexpected source broke
down the barriers of professional re-
serve and let in such flood of bolster.
Gus nierriment that the result is felt yet
Perhaps DR.. Matthews, brother of the
eN-police commissioner, is the last man.
from whom one would expect a Joke
His intellect if not the brisk order. is
the kind that arrives in the end at solid,
conclusions, and his tongue seldom
wags ahead of its somewhat ponderous
progress. On the occasion referred to
a sick policeman was under considera-
ton. The doctors agreed that he could
not live long at best, but on the ques-
ton what was really the matter with
him and how he should be treated there
were radical differences Of opinion
The matter was argued pro and cor at
much length without result, when DR..
Matthews got up, and, in his calm, dis
passionate way, remarked: fs s
1T seems to me, gentlemen. that the
differences OF opinion here are SO great
that. tin it might /; It be well to wait for an
In the roar that greeted this state
nlent any further remarks from. the
doctor were lost and discussion came to
an abrupt end. Ever since when any
knotty problem threatens lengthy dis
cussion in the board. it is by unanimous
consent referred to DR.. Matthews ..as
a a subject for autopsy. ''-New York
Mail and Express.
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Painting the Town N Red.

At this lateN day another origin for
the expression, painting tired, is given.
Back in the COS racing was one Of the
exciting features. Of Mississippi river
travel, and when an opportunity offer.
ed for a trial Of speed all hands were
Lbreathless with excitement. The first
command from the captain would be:
Paint her red boys?" which was river
slang for filing the tire-box with rosin
in order to create a quick, hot fire, at
which time the tire-boxes would be
thrown open. Then, if the night wer
dark, the effect was simply grand.
far ahead as the eye could see the riveA
would be a deep red from the reflection,
forming most beautiful picture.
which. once seen, could never. be for.
gotten. It was at that time that the
expression. paint the town red" or
iginated, as the old steamboatmen in.
tended toiconvey the idea by its use
that thsJ would hayo a beautiful time
'on7arriyal at their destination,-Riete.
ibssygh Dispatch. 1s'l8G oiR w .
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-29
pRE.AlsroRlc MAN.
How He Busted Himself in Wales
100000 Years Ago.

Ioy He Busted Himself in Wales
100000 Years Ago.
If the claim of old descent were
iustitiable source of pride. the human
race would feel elated this morning on
being assured by the wise men OF the
British association that authentic proof
has been discovered in some Welsh
caves that men, sufficiently developed
from the ape o.manpfacture fint,imple-
ments, existed fons this planet $40, coo
Epsars.aee....,sPs.,1ssis isaeise. se.anrsellsz.cAuiy
reflection that we should have taken 50
ptransiigi5us fas time. tdsattaid 10 smahk
result Even when the duration of the
race is limited, to tfersixet thousand years
of history, The outcome can hardly be
considered as satisfactory and theresis
something profoundly depressing in
the sudden addition of some 234, 600
years in marking time, indeed, but in
Pail siuN Gazette. i.5,5
DIR. II. Hicks F. R. s., read a paper
on Evidence of Pre-Glacial Man in
North Wales He described the con.
ditions, under which some flint imple-
ments had been discovered during res
! searches carried on by Mr.pE. B. Lux
more and himself in the Lifynnon
Benko and Gao Gwyn cavcsin the vale
of Glwyd, lin the years 1886. The
caverns were explored by himself and
friends for the first TIME in 1884, and
some of the results We're, given by him
in a paper at the last meeting of the
British association. The facts then OBJ
tanned had led him tog the ycerplusion
that pleistocene animals and man
must have occupied the caverns before
the glacial beds which occur in the area
had been deppsiteds asitshad been found
that although othe caSerns are now
four hunsir,a. feetRa aboyeb the !level OF
the sea, the materials Within Them had,
been disturbed by marine action, since
the pleistocenc animals and man had
occupied them. moreover, 2;depositss
with fdrsign pebbles sinlilar, to to those H.
the glacial beds We're found in cayerns-
overlying the bonesw k,st year grant
was made by the British ASSOCIATION
for the purpose Of 'carrytng on the ex-
ploration, chiefly With the object of
getting furthers evidence as to the. age,
of the deposits in caverns. The re-
suits obtained this year Were highly
contirmatory of his. views, and had an
important bearing on the antiquity of
man in Britain Stet cave had been
blocked up byya considerable thickness
of glacial beds which must havesbeen
deposited sdbsequently.to the occupa-
tion of the cave by the pleistocene
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The statsmsnt y IN, ,uppzs
troller Of tic Currency C enc shows that the
amount Of national baqh nptessoYt-
standing October 4, s16S6s iss$3o3,-
212, 152, the issue having decreased
$1,I57, ,593 during the month - ssr
tenber, while the decrease in twelve
months since October as5J
amounts ~ sas, s,siosS2| TIE
amount a legal tendsrs<6n Aeposit.
with the Treasurer OF the United
States to redeem, retiring national
bank circulation il now $es,52o, IA,
having increased during September s6,-
s27,9 ,9ls, the total increase in the de-
posit sinca October l. 1885. being
$28, ,655, ,274.
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"A Lively Cnrnse


In neighboring town death entered
an ,estimable Household at midnight,
and an undertaken from this city was
summoned by telegraph, writes q
Bridgeport, correspondent OF The New
York San. On arriving at the house
the undertaken sent his lady assistant
to an upper chamber to prepare the
corpse. Taking her box Of bandages,
sponges, etc, the assistant went, as
she thought, to the room indicated, but
instead she entered the room of
young lady, a member of the bereayed
family, who had fallen. sound asleep
from exhaustion caused By her constant
attention at the sick bed. The attend
anti had-an- -old-fashioned- tallew- Dip
which she set on the stand, and, de-
posting her box on the bed by the side
OF the sleeping beauty, she began
operations. Taking q soft sponge. she
carefully washed the face, observing,
what was not, unusual, that the flesh
was still warm. The young lady slept
on. but when tine-toothed comb was
drawn through some tangled crimps of
her hair she awokc with snddenness
that upset both the attendant and the
box of,i,nplcments. Both ladies' gave
a shrek that could have been heard
blocks away, and as soon as q match
could be struck, for tie camille had
been overturned and 5extinguished, ex-
plantations followed, The attendant
believed The corpse, had come to- life,
and the awakened damsel thought she.
had been disturbed by a burglar The
household below was aroused, and they.
followed the undertaken in, quick sue
cession to the scene Of the disturbance.
Although the death had cast gloom
over the household, there was q quiet
laugh when tho situation was ex.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-29
Not a. Fair Divide,

-, - =.
Uncle Billy, venerable efservant ON
the Presidents car, islvery proud of
having once gone fishing with the Pres
ident. 't' ~ IA u ,s.af3
How didyou come out, Billy?'' /
asked.
well, when we war up in Yves Fir
ginny las spring. the. President, he
says, Dan Lamont and | us free, we's
gon Cahoot." Well, we gets eigh-
teen fish, fesfa q
How did he dividep"
"Well, Mars President, he takes
eighteen fish and Lamont he takes de
rest"
And, And what !, did you get, Uncle Billyp"
wen, do know" scratching his
head then Frightening up he said Il
reckon got the 'Cahoot.' n--Eli Per.
Iius. M & : "A