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Year: 1876

John H. Lewis, Assistant Postmas-
ter, while walking in the yard at his
premises yesterday afternoon, heard
little chicken calling, and, after look
ing everywhere else, discovered that
it was in a box, and had evidently


been hatched by the heat of the sun,
the nights lately not having been suffi-
GENTLY cool to interfere with the pro-
cess. Some of Mr.. Lewis hens were
accustomed to lay in this box, but,
one of them showing disposition to
set, he "broke her up," by removing
all the eggs except one, which had
been used as nest egg, and covering
the box with board. This was done
eight days ago, since when there have
not been any hens to the nest. The
box was not exposed to the sun, but
stood under cover, and doubtless where
the heat was tolerably uniform. We
had almost forgot to mention that the
chicken is as sprightly as chicken ever
was.-Sdc. Record Union, June nth:
Year: 1876

About this time look out for esti-
mates on the Presidential contest. 1t
is the easiest thing in the world to sit
down and figure out the election of
either the Democratic or Republican
nominees. All that is necessary is to
say this State will vote this way and
that that way until you get majority
for your candidate, and the thing is
done. Here is the result of Repub-
lican journals effort in this direction:
Year: 1876

near. Parts of the boiler were thrown
some distance. Only five persons
were on board, whose names are at
present unknown. Their bodies were
blown up into the air; one body was
found on top Of shed one thousand
feet off, black and bruised. The cap
tain and engineer were not on board,
the fireman had been left in charge.
Year: 1876

Messrs. Johannsen & Co. have removed
their large furniture warehouse from Dueom-
NUNS building to the building on Main ST.,
near First, formerly occupied by L. Roeder


The public are invited to call at the new es-
tablishment and inspect The elegant lot OF
goods on display which comprises everything
in the line of furniture and upholstery, from
a pine table and bedroom suit to an elegantly
carved parlor set With largely increased
conveniences, and many new advantages,
with fhe growth Of their business and give
their customers the best establishment OF the
kind In the city
Year: 1876

The FAST NAIL TRAINs.-The
fast mail trains began running Sept.
18th, 1875. Every day since that
date they have passed over the road
either way, between New York and
Chicago, aud with rare exceptions ar
rived at the terminl on time. Nav
10Th chronicles the first accident to
any OF them. And this accident, it
is to be observed, was not in any way
the result of fast running. 1t might
have happened to any train. The en-
gIneer who, fortunately, is not danger
ously injured, tells the story clearly
A helping engine is attached to all
trains to bring them up the hea Wy
grade at Albany No stop is made at
the top of the hill for the helper to
cut loose and get out of the way. The
helper slackens speed enough to ease
the strain on the pin through the
draw-bar on the train engine The
pin is raised the train runs slowly,
the "helper" steams ahead, and is
switched of, leaving the main track
clear for the train to continue on its
way. In this case the draw-bar, in
stead of falling in the pilot rest pro-
vided for it, fell outside, slid Down on
the incline Of the pilot, caught
against the guard-rail of the switch,
and through the engine off the track.
The engineer says he was running not
faster than twenty mics an hour at
the time The accident is to be re-
grerted, especially as it resulted in the
death Of the fireman, who applied the
patent brakes and jumped, but it was
an accident for which the fast-mail
system is in no way responsible.
Year: 1876

white neiRhbors do. Whist more can you oe'
sire? The burdens which are depressing you
are imposed by your own political friends
The s8apublicsn party taxes y ur clothing
and your food, your labor and your income


The average Federal tax upon every mem beT
OF your family Is seven dollars per heed,
whether you have any property OF not The
State government tsXes men according TO
their property the Federal government taxes
them In proportion to what they use. Under
this system the poor laOorer often pays more
than the rich landowner. Every man nom
whom you buy anything is taX-gathersr.
You pay taxes upon you blankets, upon your
wooden and cotton clothing, your salt, your
iron, aud in fact upon every hing almost
which you wear or use. And this Is what is
keepin.. you, as well as the white people
around you, poor. The government, by It's
tax laws and by is system Of noaDce, is i'm
poverishiug g them, al that Is reactinE on you
with t-rriole effect. Ifyou choose 10 continue
a party in power that hiss produced and Is
producing these direful effects, you can vote
with them and no one will interfere with you.
feel 1t 10 be my duty TO lay these facts before
you. and now, do IS you Will, will not COM
plain, but by all means let us disaproint
those who wish to make strife between US
Year: 1876

New orleans Pieaynne.


1t is recorded that a certain impe-


cunious man who boards around in


the Second District, was some .davs


ago aroused to the melancholy fact
that the fall was on him. to be fol-
lowed in due course of time by the
stern and vigorous winter. when no
man with the proper amount of feel
ing in his feet. could go barefoot. The
matter was one of painful interest to
him. and he pondered long and deep
ly on the way he should overcome the
misfortune of depleted purse. and
at last he got an idea. an unusual
thing for him, bnt strange to say it
was brilliant one. He acted on it,
and this is how he did: With the
assurance of n man with y well-filled
pocket, he entered shoe store and
had his measure taken for covering
of his foundations. The obliging
Crispin received particular instruc-
tions as to the manner and style of
the make, and his new found Gus
toner left. but only to enter another
store some squares below, where the
same performance was gone through.


In time. both pairs of shoes were
made, and the shoeless man. with the
dignity of a free and respectable cit
izen and legal voter, called on shoe
maker No. l, tried on the right foot
shoe, and came to the conclusion that
it might fit better if he had on a
pair of socks. Would the shoemaker
be so obliging as to let him take that
shoe home? and if it suited he would
come back for the other OF course
the shoemaker was but too happy,
and the purchaser left, and No. was
visited. From him the left foot shoe
was obtained in the same manner,
completing the pair.


There are two mad men down town,
and if the shoe purchasing chap ever
crosses the way of either there will
be trouble.
Year: 1876

From the Journal of Health.


To regain or recover health per-
sons should be relieved from all anxi-
ETY. concerning diseases. The mind
has power over the body. For per-
son to think he has disease will Of
ten produce that disease. This we
see effected when the mind is intense
ly concentrated upon the disease of
another. 1t is found in the hospitals
that surgeons and physicians who
make speciality of certain diseases
are liable to die of it themselves, and
the mental power is SO great that
sometimes people die Of diseases
which they only have in imagination.
We have seen person seasick in an
ticipatiOn Of voyage before reach
ing the vessel. We have known a
person to die of cancer in the stom-
ach when he had no cancer or any
mortal disease. A blindfolded man,
slightly pricked in the arm, has faint
ed and died from believing that he
was bleeding to death. Therefore,
we'll persons, to remain well, should
be cheerful and happy; and sick per-
sons should have their attention
drawn as much as possible from
themselves. 1t is by their faith that
men are saved, and it is by that faith
that men die. If he wills not to die
he can often live in spite of diseases,
and if he has little or no attachment
to life he will slip away rs easily as
a child will fall asleep. Men live by
their souls, and not by their bodies.
Their bodies have no life of them
selves, they are only resources Of
life-tenements of their souls. The
will has much to do in continuing the
physical occupancy or giving it up.
Year: 1876

The above rates include postage. Sub
scribcrs can have their papers sent to any
address, or the address changed at any
time without extra charge.


ANY person receiving copies Of the
REcoRD without ordering them will not be
required to pay the subscription.


Subscribers falling to receive their paper
regularly viii confer favor by reporting
the fact without delay.


Items Of local or general interest solicit
ed from ali paris Of the Territory. The
name Of the writer must accompany every
communication
Year: 1876

hesitate because they do not know
on what basis to calculate in con
Quoting their business. They viii
hesitate at time when we want
them only to go ahead. The old
complaint of more delay will be
heard when delay is just what we ID
not want.


The election of Tilden and Hend-
ricks would be the signal for new
commercial war. Things would be
unsettled and men would adjust their
affairs for a war campaign, and hope
to somehow come out uppermost in
the melee. What we want is peace
and procedure on peace basis
We are trying to get back to the Or
dinary and settled modes of business
and away from the irregular and pro-
visional ones. The election of Hayes
and Wheeler would give the people
to understand that there is to be no
no royal road to fortune through ex-
traordinary strides, but that hard work
alone, after the old fashion, is to
paevail.
Year: 1876

We expected to see in the Argus of Saturday
morning an affidavit of a man discharged from
the street department on Friday. Presuming
that the supposed thunderbolt will be in that
fair-play journal this morning, we give the
facts in the case: The man in question was
having some trouble with the foreman of his
gang and threatened to put "pick through
his heart" Commissioner Cousens came al ong
about this time and, seeing that the man was
ugly and excited, told him that he had better
go home and come back in the morning and
behave himself. The man with an insulting
remark said "If go now 1 will never come
back" &C., said Mr.. Cousens AS he was
leaving, he remarked, II intended to vote the
Republican ticket, but now L won't" Mr..
Cousens explicitly asserts that he has never
asked a man employed on the streets to vote
the Republican ticket.
Year: 1876

We understand that the Argus will immedi


ateiy demand, in double loaded editorial, the
summary impeachment and removal of James
S. Gould, Superintendent of Burials, for high
crimes and misdemeanors. The charges arise


in connection with the finding of the dead
body of an infant in the dock on Saturday.


Appended to the body was a fat-iron, origi-
nally of the value of fifty cents, and the Argus
will contend that this flat-iron was the prop
erty of the city and should have been applied
to the funeral expenses of the infant, or las
the Argus will suggest would be more ap-
pIopriate considering the use it had already
been put to) turned into the sinking fund for
the reduction of the city debt. The Argus will
show that in f1agrant violation of law the fiat
iron has, with the personal knowledge of Mr..
Gould, been allowed to remain in the possess
sion of Republican undertaken who has since
commuted it to his own use For this gross
outrage it will demand the immediate removal


of Mr.. Gould and disqualification forever of
the aforesaid undertaken for burying the dead.
The Argus will also seek to prove that the Re-
publican party is directly responsible for the
drowning of the infant, which, it will allege,
Is Ou6 VI tu6 IduluCdlluuS VI ulut W eAtlu-
guish the Democratic vote in this city. In sup
port of this theory it will call attention to the
facts that the child could neither read nor
write; that there was something in the contour
of its head which interpreted by the light of
phrenology Enthusiastically showed that even if
it had grown to maturity and had not entirely
escaped the contamination of the free school
system, it would have still painted 'Secutary''


on Democratic transp arercy and spelled
negro with two "g's"; and that its legs were
remarkably long, well adapted to straddling,
indicating corresponding mental ability and
inclination to keep on all sides of question.
These characteristics, the Argus will assert
and without danger of contradiction, demon
strate that the child was destined to vote the
Democratic ticket. With this fact established,
of course the conclusion that the drowning was
the work of Republicans, will be unavoidable.
Year: 1876

Fresh fish are very scarce in the market and
those who observe Lent are anxious as to the
result.


assembly at Reception Hall this evening. A
fine time may be expected.


A little son of Hiram Billings, who resides
Smith street, was run into by sled on Cum
berland street Friday evening and had his leg
broken. There have been several accidents
from careless coasting in the streets of late and
the police have decided TO put stop to it.


To morrow evening the camps of the Patriot
ic Sons of America of this city will make an
excursion to Biddeford, on a visit to Washing
ton Camp No of that city.


The horses attached to one of Robinson's
hacks took fright at the procession in front of
City Hall Saturday evening and ran away,
smashing the hack against lamp post


A young man fished box, containing the
body of newly born child, out of the Back
Cove, in the rear of the salt mill, at the foot of
Green street, Saturday morning. Coroner
Gould ordered it buried.


The Payson Literary Society will hold their
fourth anniversary exercises at Army q Navy
UNION I1dll tuio C'OAlbS' IA WY iheSANobihr n
programme is arranged.


Rev. Mr.. Bicknell will deliver lecture on
the subject of temperance at the Chapel in
Cape Elizabeth on Wednesday evening, March
Sth, commencing at y o'clock. All are invited
to attend.


The weather yesterday was very fine, but th e
walking might have been better.


The police are looking for a man named
Enas who stole ring from young lady where
he boarded on Cleaves street.


Officers Huston and Hanson arrested a fellow
named Do1avan on Danforth street Saturday
night for assaultng a companion.


The Reform Club held q very interesting
meeting last evening at Sons of Temperance
Hall.


Last evening, about haif-past six, a man
whose name we were rot able to learn, fell or
Congress street and fractured his arm. DIR
Tolford was called and set the bone.


The White family gave concert at Ffesepor
last Saturday evening. Among the selection
were song and chorus Down by the Brook a
the End of the Lane, "Father will Settle tn
Bill" and "Old Maid of g." sung in costume
Year: 1876

THE BANKRUPT LAw.-This morning pa
per will be started for signatures to protest
against the proposed repeal of the bankrupt
law. This matter is attracting much attention
among our merchants. The following is from
an editorial article in the New York Shipping
and Commercial List and Price Current:


The Chamber of Commerce takes correct
view of the bankrupt law, urging its amend
ment rather than its repeal, which would be a
grave error, as it would remand us back to the
old system, with its "thirty-seven different and
conflicting systems that would be exceeding
ly annoying and Improbable The chief OBJ
jections to the present system are that it is too
cumbrous and costly; estates waste away in the
hands of lawyers. 1t ought not to be difficult
matter for Congress to so amend the law as to
make it acceptable to the people, and t5e ex-
pertinent ought certainly to be tried before its
repeal is seriously contemplated.
Year: 1876

The Republicans of Ward 1 are confident and
hard at work. If they do not give good
account of themselves to-day, they are greatly
deceived. The Democrats have colonized a
large number of men into the ward for the
purpose of securing Democratic Alderman
We trust they will fail. Mr.. Greeley. the Re-
publican candidate for Alderman, has had ex-
perience in the City Council. He has been
most faithful in tie discharge of his duties,
and as the Democrats are turning the issue
upon general politics, should have the vote of
every man who thought loyal soldier in 1861
IS was more deserving man than bitter
copperhead. Republicans of Ward 1; you oc-
cupy the little Round Top of the fight
Fight it out
Year: 1876

This ward has been claimed by the support
ers of "Maj. Gen. Richardson" They hope by
trckery to carry it. The canvass shows that
the Republicans by hard work Can give Gen.
Fessenden handsome majority. Let our
friends be at the ward room at ten O'Clock
sharp and stay there un til p. M, and they
will win glorious victory Be careful of split
tickets; they will be thick to-day. Last year
two Democrats were chosen in the ward by the
use of split tickets and personal solicitation of
the candidates. Let no personal consideration
have any weight to-day. Vote the regular
ticket, Every name on it is worthy of your
vote. REPUBLICAN.
Year: 1876

.Casco National Bank, the Oldest iu the state
and one of the most conservative and soundly
managed, has surrendered all its circulation
except the smallest amount necessary to enable
it to continue National Bank. Other banks
have the same thing in contemplation. This
action, which is of course dictated by reasons
purely financial, is a striking commentary on
the clamors of those people who deem the
banks under great obligation to the govern
ment for permission to circulate their own
promises to pay.
Year: 1876

Are you disturbed at night and broken of
your rest by sick child suffering and crying
with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth?
Ii SO, go at once and get bottle of MRS.
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately
depend upon it: there is no mistake about it.
There is not mother on earth who has ever
used it, who will not tell you at once that it
regulates the bowels, give rest to the mother,
and relief and health to the child, operating
like magic. 1t is perfectly safe to use in ali
cases. and pleasant to the taste, and is the pre-
scription of one of the Oldest and best female
physicians and nurses in the United State s,
Sold everywhere
Year: 1876

Messrs. Harmon and Plaisted hope to secure
their reelection by the aid of Republican voters
today. They are personally good fellows, but
politically they are the most bitter opponents
in the Ward. They have not the first claim
upon any Republican for support. Look out
for ticket today with all the Republican nom
inees upon it but two Councilmen, that will be
supplied with the names of Harmon and Plais-
ted. See to it that none of them get into the
ballot box. Vote the straigh ticket.
Year: 1876

A DISPUTED QEsTIoN.-Some of the friends
OF MIR. Fred Proctor deny that he had any
money belonging to the Light Infantry, but
state on the other hand that several members
of that company owed him. The officers of the
Infantry say positively that he did have money
belonging to the company which he failed to
turn over when he left town.
Year: 1876

The above reward will be paid by the Repub-
lican City Committee for evidence which will
ensure the conviction of any person illegally
voting to-day. The penalty of such an offense
is imprisonment for one year in the county Jail.


Per Order
Year: 1876

RE-UNIoN.-ln the early part of June next
some forty OF the absent sons of the town of
Cape Elizabeth propose to have a re-unen in
Philadelphia. Correspondence has been had
with resident TO prepare histt trical address
of the Cape for the occasion.
Year: 1876

SHARP PRACTICE day last week yes
sci loaded with wine from New York, put into
this harbor on her way to st. John, n B. This
wine had been imported to New York and
bonded some ago, but the time for which it was
bonded had expired and the owners were oblig-
ed either to pay the bond or take it to a foreign
port. Accordingly it was shipped on vessel
and taken to st. John, N. B.-the nearest for
eign port to New York-where it will be dis
charged and then .reloaded anG taken to New
York and bonded, probably in the same ware =
house from whance it came.
Year: 1876

An interesting incident in the
life of the late DR.. Howe is told by
the Boston Herald: CATER the war
he taught the Greeks in the arts of
peace, like a true Yankee as he
was, and the first cart ever made in
modern Greece was built under his
direction. Twenty years afterward,
when he rode alone into Greece on
horseback, he was seen and recog-
nized by a peasant woman, who
spread the intelligence of his arrival.
He was Immediately surrounded
and borne upon the people into the
neighboring city, upon the site
where he had founded village.
At this time the Greeks were in the
enjoyment of a fresh triumph over
their ancient oppressors, and in the
right mood to welcome their former
ally and friend. This incident in
the life Of DR.. Howe was derived
from a Greek newspaper of the
time, which some friend in that
country forwarded to Charles Sum
ner."
Year: 1876

lrroIn the Utlca HeraldJ


The present war with the Indians is in
creasing the business at the War Depart
ment to very marked degree. Recruiting
is on the increase, troops are in motion, and
other heavy items of expense are of daily
occurrences. 1t is not easy to procure good
men for the service, dull as times may he,
but large numbers of dissipated youths are
offering. Some of the best families of New
York city have ruined sons who have en-
listed out of sheer desperation. One of
these, of whom have personal knowledge,
was under salary of 81 400 year, and
though unmarried, could not live on it. He
wasted his money drinking and gambling,
and then in fit of remorse enlisted.
Some Of these fellows make good soldiers,
but they will find the Sioux campaign differ
ent from their gay and festive scenes at
Delmonico's Thirteen dollars month and
uniform is now offered, with small increase
for good conduct. With regard to danger,
do not think the Sioux are half as de-
structive as the drinking saloons of Fifth
avenue.
Year: 1876

From the Pittsburgh (Mo) Lever.]


In Methodist meeting house in this city,
on Wednesday evening last, the prayer
meeting was broken up by the entrance of
a small pig. The sexton tried to eject the
pig, but the pig had no thought of abandon
ing the field, and as the sexton dashed down
one aisle the pig ran up another, occasion
ally running under the benches aud de-
stroying the solemnity of the occasion.
Meanwhile the preacher retained his speech
less gravity in the pulpit. But when the
pig evinced 80 much audacity as to climb to
the pulpit and take up position beside the
pastor, the latter fully realized the extrem-
ity to which he was ct last reduced, and hs
and his congregation retired.
Year: 1876

The Union Republican Club met last
evening in their room. There was a dispo-
sition prevalent to have Hayes and Wheel.
er club, but did not like to part with the
old one, yet thought it desirable to have a
such an organization. Finally vote was
taken on the question to change
the name to the Hayes and Wheeler Repub.
lican Club until after the campaign, when
it should take its old name. Speeches were
then made by several gentlemen, eulogizing
the Republican patty and its work.


Adjourned to meet Thursday evening,
August 3.
Year: 1876

If any believer in sound currency and
honest financial legislation is hesitating
whether he ought to vote for Hayes or for
Tilden he may find enlightenment in a
recent article in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The editor of that Democratic paper tells
the inAationists that they are an "indepen
dent, unselfsh, noble" set of men, but
that they are merely throwing their ballots
away for Cooper and Cary. He then
defines the financial attitude of the Repub
lcan and Democratic parties in this way


"The Independents (inAationists) can
vote for Hayes and Wheeler and the Re
publican party, and thus vote against every
principle they hold dear. They can vote
for the Democratic ticket, for the Demo
cratic party, which alone offers them g
pathway toward the goal of their desires
The promise of the Democratic party is no
all that the Independents desire, but tn,
party platform and the party tendency ar
in the direction of their desires. The Re
publican party is committed to forced re
sumption on the first day of January, 1875
and the Democratic party is committee
AGAINST II.