Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
August 15, 1870

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PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED), BY SPRAGUE, OWEN NASH. TERMS: SEVEN DOLLARS PER ANNUM. SINGLE COPIES, POUR CENTS. VOL. 1. AUGUSTA, ME., MONDAY MORNING. AUGUST 15, 1870. NO. 193. JUiuubft Jnuntal. Published ou Water, Foot of Court Street, AUGUSTA, MAINE. BY SPRAGUE, OWE* i NASH.

Jailg Jumtfbff JonnmI. Is issued every morning, except Sundays. Contains the latest news by telegraph and mail, gives reports of the Markets, mid ban carefully pre pared political and local articles, and a generous amount of farming, home anti miscellaneous read ing with a full compilation of State news. Terms, #7 per annum in advance; if payment s not made within the year. Single copies 4 cents, to he had at the bookstores and at this office. Advertisements one inch in length, three in sertions or less, #1.U>; 45 cts. lor every subsequent insertion. Longer advertisement*, or those inserted for any considerable length of time, will be inserted at favorable terms to the advertiser. Special Notices 25 per cent, additional. Amusement Notices, $2 per square per week. Mcchln Ifitnebec Journal, Published every Wednesday morning, Is the largest lolio paper in the State, containing news, political articles, agricultural and scientific matter, talcs, poetry, anecdotes, household recipes, markets, Ac., Ac. Terms $2 per annum in adram'e. Transient Advertisements, II l"'r Inch for first week; 25 cents per week lor cacti subsequent insertion. Special Notices, *2.00 per inch for first week; 50 cents per week for each subsequent week. Business Notices, in read.ng columns, 20 cents per line Tor first Insertion; 10 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. All transient advertisements to be paid for in advance. Music in Glasses. rpHE subscriber would inform his friend* and the I public of Augusta and vicinity, that be pro- poses tii-ei|itent!x n laiget dm k jml giiatit iiitiit) manufactured work than any (inn in our line in thin nty. we invite all In want ijr «';;h rw\» to''»» before purchasing, Waring in mind that wr keep no tuml bj other urine lor "holt, bale trade but m uiufaeture all our goods and warrant them to give satisfaction. COLLER GARDINER, (Opposite Cony J/ouse. 14SJ 4% Sfttcr Augusta* TR XT XV 3E30 fia Don’t pay two profits on your Trunks, but buy at the only plane In Augusta where they are manufactured AT COLLER GARDINER’S Augusta TrunKL Factory Sicu or tlio BIG TTlTTl>JIi:s” I Sign of the 44 Big Trunk,” 143 Water Street. a,,*,"' fJiapr-tf COMJ.BM A a.lBBM.XKH. James H. Leigh, DKALV.Fl in Foreign ami Domestic DRYGOODS A!>o, a atst run Whooler A Wilson’s Sewing Mnolilnosi NelEM,BN and nil Tools adapted to Hie Mh chines, constantly on hand. Water St., Hallowell, Me. tlaprtf ___ CUSHNOC HOUSE. Corner and Wintfirop IW1 State Sts., A ucusta, ]VTe. T. B. PA LIARD, Proprietor, Guests taken to and from the Cars and Boats Free. H0R8ES AND CARRIAGES TO LET tliau7h-Uoi Great Reduction tx the prices or BOOTS «tSHOES! j The subscriber, having a splendid stock of 13oot» i»n at liA.HIETOV A TUHNEH’S, *35 UA'IEK StlUEET. The cheapest place to bnv WHIPS, CURRYCOMBS, BRUSHES. BLANKETS, SURCINGLES, HAL TERS, AC., is at HAMILTON A TURNER'S, 135 WATER STREET. HARNESSES! For Business, Pleasure, Teaming, Trucking, Carting Expressing. Manufactured from GOOD OAK STOCK, and by the hest ol workmen. We would remind the public that our Harness took all the premiums offered at the lastSt.it. tail four in number. Also the* first premium at the lute N>w England r air. inr:*n Ah our rm-torm-rs arc d.tilv informed that our Harness are Machine MUj hid-^ «oidd innto them and the public generally'to rail and examine the largest stork of readv^.deH.iroessi.e ever o fered In this ritv. and we will eonvmce tliem that we make the bed tt AM> ^ITUI M 1 k t t ha I for the same amount of money, and if we don’t have on hand hat is anted, ran make tt at short notice, samples of Gold Gilt. Oroide Silver. Covered, and Japanned Tnmme.1SON our salesroom, NO. 174 MIDDLE STREET. HENRY DUNN A SON. For Hnlil cures Neuralgia Kcmie’s Pain Killing Magic oil cures Cholera Mor bus! Rennet Pain-Killing Magic Oil on res Rheumatism Kcnne's Pain-Killing Magic oil cures Skin disease* Sonic folks bee in t be proud of tolling how ‘lame their shoulders are7’—of “my crick in the back”—or "1 have got the Sciatica,"—ami delight in bragging that “nothing can cure me!”—hut when we got mu Ii “awful folks” to iwe UKNNh’> PAIN-KILLING MAGIC OIL, faithfully, wo nut only cure then la menes* and charm awav their pains, hut we ac tually take all that kind ol' “brag uut of them!” and they frankly own up, and suv. It works like a charm!” s-dd by all Druggists, Merchants and Grocers. It is put up in three sizes,and called “Trial >ize,’ “Modiuni size,' and "Large family size1 bottles, j WM. RENNE, Sole Proprietor ami Manufac turer, Pittsfield, Mass. Wholesale and retail in Augusta by Marshall Whittled, Grocer. ly*7eow Shooting Tackle. M. W. L«S«, SUCCESSOR TO L. M■ L EL A AD, QTJKT SMITH And Dealer in Shooting Tackle of Every Variety. Rifles and Shot (inns made to order and war ranted. Old Shot liu us rimmed out smooth and made to shoot thick and strong. Also, Ammunition ol' the nicest quality. ltepairiug; done Xfatly «iid Promptly* j HlaMtlnir Powder. The best quality and largest stock ever kept in this market. For sale at Factory prices. Country Dealers supplied in any quantity or quality at dis count. ljan-ly W, L, HALL, M. 0,, 1 Physicinn Hur^eon, GARDINER, MAINE. Office, over FAUSONS HALEY’S I>ry Goode 1 ""limirn from ft t" 12 A M Mid 3 to P. M. _ V DU- ti. K. Hull KBIT, I VIIl',ir|;l I Itaftirenee*. IMi HIU., I 'U*'1 i tlm-junettl* A Free Gift to All HILL’S BHKVHATIC 1'ILI.K. To Rheumatic, Neuralgia and tiout subjects* a sample bo* of these Tills will be given by F. W. Kink man, Water st., Augusta, and for sale by all Apothecaries at *15 coots per box; 5 boxes pi. 0. A. HILL, Proprietor PORTLAND ME. BATH TIBS, COPPER BOILERS, Water Closets, Wash Basins, lilt ,MM A PLATED WARE, Cast Iron Pipe, Lead Pipe, Sheet Lead, And even article pertaining to l’lumbinp kept con ’.-tautly uu hand and for sale at H. R. STRATTON’S, Corner Bridge A Water Streets, Under Hunt's Hat Store. N. B. Plumbing in all Us branches done in a neat and thorough manner. Particular Attention Paid to Jobbing. tl2apr-tf _ OILS, PUltE SPERM. CAPTOR, OLIVE, NEATS-FOOT, and ESSENTIAL OILS ot all kinds, at Johnson Brothers. MOSES M. SWAN, Watchmaker and Jeweller, h U w 8 P

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K His Stock embraces a fine line of American and Swiss Watches, in gold and silver case, including the celebrated National »r Elgin Watch, Waltham, Tvemout, Bor ijuin, Bounett, lhirdeanx, Jacot, Ac., in liolli La dies’ and gentlemen’s sites. Pino Gold Jowolry, Solid Gold I.eoniton Vest and Neck Chains, STERLING A COIN SILVER GOODS, FINE I'EATED WAKE, SPECTACLES AND EYE GLASSES, of the most approved kinds. CLOCKS OF ALL KIXDS, including the celebrated ITHACA ALKNDAR all of which will be sold at the Lowest Price*, ami Warranted. Particular attention given to repairing all kinds ol Fine Watches. Chronometer Balances applied and adjusted to temperature anti position tljan70-tf DR. A. H. CHAMBERLAIN, l DENTAL SURGEON, iso WAT IdII NTREirr, AiitfiistH, Mttint*. Make* thi* mtccetsfhl treatment of all discaseii ol the mouth ami tooth u specialty. employing all the Intent and bent Improvements In the method of lin ing with gold and all proper material. I b erated teeth permanently cured, and broken down crowns tilled ami built up to their original shape and beauty. Toothache iufed Without Extracting! Great Improvement lu the method of constructing uml filling ARTIFICIAL TEETH. I,It H vMlihltl.MN is inserting n large num her of sets of these teeth, w hic h for beauty, dura bilitv and adaptation, canuot be surpassed any where The plate »ill not »tnrt nr drop down, and Is warranted to 111 perfectly. All an' hinted to call and examine speculum* ol teeth made ou red, pink anil white rubber. FRESH ii.VS EVERY ll.AY. tiuaytt tl giteccUancous. JIM FISK, JR., AS A PEDDLER. The I’rlnce. of Krle Anon* »he Cireen Mountains. Now that the daily press has become so familiar with the name of Janies 1 isk, Jr., at this day when no chronicle of bulls and I bears is complete without him, when i every American retina carries an image ot that rollicking, plump figure, and Saxon physique, it is amusing to witness the sen-j sation which this hero’s notoriety has caused among the dwellers in the rural section of New England. In crniont, particularly, from'South Vernon to “Derby Line,” there is not a busy village, or a remote farmhouse, where this man is not, known—where those gay peddling wagons j and prancing horses are not matter of social history. Along quiet roads where I every hay cart was an event, past hillside j sehoolhouscs, w here juveniles were scold-, ed for stretching their necks out windows i j to investigate the movements of a nomad I cow or a noisy wheelbarrow—in such lo calities the advent of an ambitious chariot! i luminous with varnish, and brave with j I paint and gilding, drawn by a quartette of j I mettlesome steeds, whose driver, favored j j mortal, sat aloft, arrayed in all lheglo-1 i ries of a city tailor, and from his eleva-j tion beamed down upon the gaping eliil-i I dren distributing smiles, peanuts, and] 1 peppermints in equal measure—this, ah, I j this was an event worth notice, a sensa-1 I tion second only to the arrival of the an-1 nual circus. The writer recalls one buxom matron, of a sturdy will, who harbored a sovereign contempt for peddlers in general and lor these flashy fellows in particular—“1 j never let ’em step over my threshold, IJ tell you and the good woman shut her, lips as though she would never open them I again. But before the echoes had dis I missed iter asseveration there was a sound of wheels, a flourish of whips, neighing; of horses, and Fisk’s carriage stops the j v ay. With a Spartan front the matron opens the door. There is an apparition i of a figure bowing low—a face all smiles —the most affable of greetings, and be i fore the good woman remembers to slam the door she is back in the kitchen, and the enemy is inside the beleaguered fort ress. Once there and success is assured. It wasn't a had school for any man. Com uion sense is coin current the world over, and as a general rule a man who can go i up and don u those eriuont hills, and carry his point with those close judging, i far sighted, farmers' wives, can go any i wlnTA* i In this case, before she knows it, the stranger has detected madam's vulnerable I point. “Don’t want to trade Pless you, m’am, nobody asked you to trade! You 1 won’t object to looking though, perhaps. There's that pretty daughter of yours; she j 1 wants to see those silks now. 1 11 wager i anything.” Here a glance over his shoul der to where a pair of black eyes are fixed modestly upon some sewing. “Now I’ve j got the iovliest pattern of blue silk! Just the thing for a wedding diess Eyes east down lower, and cheeks pinker than ever. The mother looks grave, and ejaculates “Pooh!” “Pooh! Of course, mv dear madam Fact is, yoti’er so young yourself, and it’s such a little time since von got through with your own wedding i dress, that you can’t realize you’ve got a daughter old enough to need one. Hut, i gracious how these children do grow Yes, that blue silk, m’am, it’s just the tiling for a wedding dress!” Plushes I again. “O, you can’t cheat me Peside, i Tom Aleck rode up the hill with me. i j There! Didn't ltd! you I knew? Mrs. I Judge Mac just bought seventeen yards off the same’ piece. Of course you don’t i care for that, but von just let me bring it in to show you. Don’t cost anything to I look, you know." And, forthwith, that agile salesman rushes out the door, leaps over the cat i and kittens asleep on the stone step, I whistles to the dog, cackles at the poultry and, in a twinkling comes dancing back i under the lilac hushes, head and ears just i visible above a pile of dry goods of every sort. It is needless to say that a goodly share of them adorned the niuTon s kitchen table when the merchant left. It was something to see, not to tell, the w ay in which this nian promenaded up and I down the tidv kitchen, a gay shawl i thrown over his shoulders, flinging the I blue silk in ravishing folds across the lap of the dark-eyed daughter, ami even mim ing up tile draperies of a thick black lus terless against the skirt of the non-resist ant mother. For Mrs. It--had long ere this laid down her arms, surrendered at discretion, and was no more to be ranked among belligerent powers. And so the pedler drove away in triumph, leaving the i chest still empty, and the blushing damsel at liberty to dream of going to her own wedding, attired in blue silk, seated in a j gay painted chariot, with the rolickiug 1 vender, arrayed in a crimson shawl and i officiating as parson. As for the mother, she surveys the bazar-like kitchen, sighs i as she closes the chest till, and 'Thiu t see i how upon earth the creeter did it." I There wasn't a shaded “ribbon road any where among those hills where t hese wagons did not penetrate, and tor once the orioles and yellow birds peered out from the thicket at something gayer than I themselves. Where they went once they were welcome to go again. Indeed, it was not uncommon for a poor woman to be trusted for her children’s outfit until they came the next time, and, to the cred it of these men, lie it said, they were nev er held to he hard paymasters. Probably no one knew better than James Fisk, Jr., the value of a small favor graciously be stowed. The three-cornered remnant of I silk, valueless in that great wagon, thrown into the bargain, and serving to cover buttons for the good wife’s gown, or, bet ter still, making Sunday neck-tie* for the I boys to last until the peddler’s next visit; such transactions us this were not without their influence. They told then, they tell now, and they will tell again if James Fisk, Jr. ever aspires to run for President; and it is not unlikely that he may desire to add this to his list of titles, and it is stated he now desires to do that of "deacon oi I the church in Bristol, R. 1.” I suppose no limn was ever more em phatically “all things to all men;” and there are those in Vermont who hold pri vate opinions as to his abilities, whatever may be his fitness, for filling such an office. For example, the minister's wife, with whom he talked religion, lamented the coldness of the eharch, and their stinginess in paying her worthy husband so small a sale.ry. in consideration of which latter fact he threw off—or appear ed to—a liberal percentage from her new black silk; likewise the superintendent who discussed Sunday School with the stranger, and found himself the possessor of new and striking ideas with reference to Xew York institutions of a similar char acter. Everywhere the man had a new phase. From the parsonage he drove like Jehu the Mon of Nimshi, to the porch of the village inn, dismounted, shook hands all round, and five minutes afterwards was convulsing the inmates of the bar-room with stories of the last play or comic opera —discussing the latest country ball with the landlord's daughter, singing, at the top of iiis voice, the popular song, be it Dixie, Uncle Ned, or whatever other absurdity answered to the Captain Jinks or Shoo Fly of our enlightened age, down at the “Cor ner Store” gravely talking stocks and mar kets to the village merchant, back again to light his eigar, mount his seat like a bobo link ids perch, blandly leaving his bene diction, and driving away with a cracking of whips, leaving a gaping crowd to watch him out of sight. Such is the, man who a few years since went up and down the Vermont hills, the man who now by jollity and scheming has come to write his sign manual against the algebraic symbol of equality with millions opposite. Not a very great man, nor a very good man. 1 suppose even his warm est admirers would hardly claim either for him. That he is a bad man, however, it would be hard to persuade those simple country folk who have known him of old. An outgrowth of our country and time— an instance of what the money-making talent can achieve—a striking type of our exclusively moneyed man—this is James Fisk. Jr. J. a. E. —Sprinqjield Republican. soaps Genuine Imported Soaps, OF ALL KINDS, at JOHNSON BROTHERS. THE EYE. THE EYE. DR. K. K .\H«IIT has discovered a new treatment for the EYE and EAR, by which lie is curing some of the worst cases of Blindness and Deafness ever known, without in struments or |>aiu. CANCERS Du. Knu.iitN new treatment for Cancers sur passes all others now in use. It cures without kn fe, plaster or pain, and heals without a scar. Every kind of disease treated with great success, tin oiv of every kind eradicated from the system. No charge for consultation. Ollloe» HO Dover Ht.. Iloetou. July27-wt»in Cxreat BargalnN at ijg WELLS’ FURNITURE ROOMS, Water Street, Augusta, Me. A LAIM.E ASSORTMENT OF NEW AND SEC OND HAND Wliirh will bo sold at Tory low mtCB for CASH. We also keep the best stock of Walnut laskcts and Coffins, And COMMON COFFIN* of all kinds, and the best trimmings, with Plates engraved to order, and have lately added an assortment ot ROBES OP AI1I1 KINDS, All of.whlch will be sold as low as at any establish ment in the State. C. R. H. U. WEI.I-S. 22 tf the BURDETT CELESTE AND Combination Organs AHEAD OP Alili COMPETITORS Jlcing the most perfect instrument that musical ear listened toproducing musical tones from thosojY ,st and most deUratt whisper to the deeh swelling tone of the pipe organ. Price* lor rash, from to $400. ALSO. lUseltea Brc.«> I'Uuv-forivi* Minolta 11 A Wendell Piano-Forte*. Superior instruments, at very low price* tor cash. And other Musical Merchandise of every deacrip tion, at John G. Haynes Go., So. :B COVRT STREET. BOSTON*. .MASS. Price Lists ami oculars sent on application. lOly GRANITE STATE MILITARY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE UK I- IKS KERRY, X. IL, on Nashua <k Concord ILK. Rev. S. N. HOWELL, PtuseiKAL. Vd vantages-Retired location, yet easy of access: N,, Saloons, or places of idle resort; Full corps of teachers; Thorough instruction, Ac. Pupils received ut any time. -Send for Circular. 2m30 Baker’s Harmony -AND THOROUGH BASS ISVKRY species of eoneord ami discord is treated in detail, simpiiiied and made plain, with com prehensive and nalural explanations in keeping with the breadth of the subject. IT is THE BOOK for the Student mid the Musi cian— whether for Instrumental, Vocal, Orchestral or Band Music. By B. F. BAKER. Price iu Cloth, *2- Sent post-paid to any address on receipt of retail price. OLIVER DITSON A CO., 277 Washington Street, Boston C. M. DITSON A CO., 711 Broad\yar New York, HARDWARE! At WILLIAMSON UKJSENWOODfr

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gfelfj ^iniurkc Jountnl THE FRENCH MITRAILLEUSE—A (LIS TER (JIN. The London Globe gives the following description of the formidable weapon, the French mitrailleuse, for which the Prussian Government offered a reward of 6,000 thalers for the first one captured by the Prussian troops. To destroy your enemy in the shortest time, in the easiest manner, and at the least possible expense, is the lirst maxim of war. The stone that whistled from David's sling, the bullet of “zundnodcl-gewehr,” arid the volley ofthe “machine-gun" had all the same object. Slncethe daysot Roger Bacon the aim of all improvements in lire-anus has been to carry the gteatest possible numlier of deaths to the greatest possible distance. Grape, canister or ease, and shrapnel all contain bullets, and are all means for multiplying deaths. The field gun mows down its hundreds by showers of case at close quarters, or at longer dis tacc s r ii. s bullets from the bursting shrapnel. The Tnitrailtcur, or machine gun, on the contrary, sends a large num ber of small projectiles independently, and with precision, to a considerable distance. “We may divide arms on the latter princi ple into two classes—first, those which discharge their bullets from a single bar rel, feu by a many-ehambered breech: and, secondly, those in which each car tridge has its corresponding barrel, the charging and disc barging of whie h is direct, and more or less simple. It is obvious that, for rough usage anil continuous firing, it is better that a large number of rounds should be fired from a considerable number of bar rels so placed as to support ouch other and add strength to the whole machine. The French mitrailleuse, as well as the Belgian Moatigny, belongs to the second class, and the following brief description is equally applicable to both arms: The machine-gun consists of a clustcrnf barrels, either hound together or bored out of the solid, and mounted on the same principle as an ordi nary field gun. At a lew hundred yards, indeed, it would be difficult to distinguish between these weapons, as laras outwaru appearance goes. To the barrel is attached a massive breeeh action, capable of being opened and closed by a lever. In the Montignv arm the cartridges arc carried in steel plates perforated with holes, cor responding in number and position to the holes in the barrel. The steel plate, in tact, forms the "vent piece" ol the system. The central fire cartridge being dropped into the holes in the steel plate, stand out at right angles Irom it, and the plates, thus ready charged, and so carried in liuilfcr aad axleihec boxes ,-pceially fitted for their reception. When the gun conics into ac tion the breech is drawn back, a -tcel plate full of cartridges is dropped into its cor-! responding slot, and the breech block thrust forward and secured. The L'im is i now on full cock, and contains from 3d to j 40 cartridges, which are fired by a "barrel organ" handle, either one by one as ;he handle works roand, click-click, or in a volley bv a rapid turn of the wrist. When the gun is empty, the breech block is again withdrawn, the steelplate, carrying the! empty cartridge cases, is lifted out, and a fresh plate dropped in, if necessary. The I advantage possessed by the mutbinc-gun I over infantry fire is that it is never in a fu- k. Bullets may tain around, bursting shells may till the air, still the 37 barrels'of the mitrailleuse shoot like one man, aud at 800 J or 1,000 yards will pour volley after volley j of deadly cole eutraU-d fire into a circle of I from 10 to 12 feet in diameter. Xo boring j or fixing of fuses is required, and the whole operation is performed so rapidly that two steady, cool men could maintain a tin• of j ten discharges per minute. On the other hand, the mitrailleuse could not well com pete with the field-gun, aud it is w ith this weapon it w ill assuredly lie net. Its bullets j would have comparatively slight effect at the rangesat whieh field artillery projectiles arc perhaps most effective, while its size would offer a very lair mark to the gunner. The future of the mitrailleuse, depends on coming tacts. The peace dav’s experi ments are over; there are now hundreds ol machine-guns trundling towards the Rhine. The drum-like roll of their toi lers may er long be heard ill the vine ards of Rndcshcim. or on the edge of the black Forest; and “thud" of the bullet may come from something softer than a wooden target. l’es, the machine-gun is en route for the Rhine; the experiments will now lie on a gigantic scale soon the voice of war will lutve given the verdict; aud ere long the (‘hassepot, the zundnadel gewehr, the shrapnel, ami the volley-gun will each be credited with a ghastly ac count, and we shall know which engine destroys human life, in the shortest time, easiest manner, and at the least possible expense. SOUND. The following curious observations in regard to the transmission of sound have been carefully verified fry an extended se ries of experiments. The whistle of a lo comotive is heard 3,800 yards through the air; the noise ol a railroad 2,fits) yards; the repoit ot a musket and the bark of a dog, 1,000 yards; an orchestra, or the roll of a drum, 1,600 yards; the human voice reaches to a distance of 1,000 yards; the croaking ot frogs, It00 yards; the chirping of cricket*. K00 yards.—■Distinct speaking is heard in the air from below up to a dis tance of 600 yards; from above it is only understood to a range ot 100 yards down wards. It has been ascertained that n:i echo is well reflected from the surface of smooth water o. ly when the voice comes from an elevation. Other similar phenomena connected with the transmission of sound have been observed, but the icsulls disagree, either from iuacu.acy in the observations, or from the varying nature of tiie circum stance* affecting the numbers obtained. Such variations occur to au extent of ten to twenty percent., and even more. The weather's being cold and drv, or warm i and wet, are the chief influencing causes, j In the first ease, the sound goes to a j greater, and in the second u> a lesser dis- lauce. MOLTEN IKON F0K CUTTING SHUTS. A buffalo correspondent writes: "It is! frequently very difficult to break up great shall* of cast-iron when necessary to pre pare them lor llte furnace. Old cannon nave, therefore, sold low. Upon some, powder und liitro-glyeerine have been tried in vain. Some have been burst by k-e, other* by wedges driven by machine ry, or long continued hard labor, into the muzzle. Here they are cut in two by a continuous stream of molten iron, which wear* away the iron as a stream of hot water would eat into a mass of ice. The guu is rolled ujKMi a Iraiue in front uf amt level with the furnace mouth. Then the niuulc end is shoved in as far a* possible among other iron, the opening filled up and luted around the gun, the end of w hich is melted off. At the next charge it i* shoved in another leugth, and i thus reduced until tl»c breach can finally be roiled in, ahd thus finished without any more expense than with pig or scrap-iron. BELSII'M. Recent developments have brought this little kingdom into unusual prominence. Its greatest length is 173 miles, and its greatest breadth 112 miles. Its population ill 1866 was 4,530.228, and must now be nearly-five millions. The government is a constitutional monarchy .the legislative power being vested in the King, the Cham ber of Representatives anjj the Senate. As an independent kingdom it dates from] 1830. having in that year established its own government by a successful revolu tion against Holland, to which it had been joined by the treaty ol Vienna in 1815. Its independence w as guaranteed by the Congress of London iu 1831. This cir cumstance gi\es a start ii n v significance to the proposal of Louis Napoleon, in the al leged secret treaty, to annex Belgium to France, and the sensation is unusually strong in England, which lias had pecu liarly Irieudly and dynastic relations w ith Belgium. She is pledged to maintain the integrity of Belgium, and she exerted her self promptly to guard her neutrality in the coming war. The standing army ot Belgium numbers 100,000 men, and there are eleven fortresses in the kingdom. COMPARATIVE VALVE OF COTTONS. When, during the late war, cotton was scarce and very hiirli in price, it was im ported into New York from different parts of the world; and we had an excellent op portunity of judging nlxnit the relatiie value of the variuos kinds. According to experts, the qualities range thus, com mencing witli the best: 1st, American Sea Island Cotton; 2d, Egyptian; 3d, Brazil ian 4th, some other kinds of South-Ainer iean 5th Common North-American 6th, Turkish, Grecian, and Smyrniol: 7th, East Indian, which is the worst, having so J short a fibre that it Inis to be mixed with j i other kinds in orde to work. well, ihe i prices ranged at times, during the war, I j from $3 per pound for the Sea Island to j $1.50 for Indian cotton, while now they j j range from 40 cents for Sea Island to 22 tor common American and 18 cents tor In- 1 diun cotton. The present rates are still nearly three times as high as before the j war. THE DANGERS OF BENZINE. Our lady readers should he informed that tlie fluid called benzine, which they use so freely for removing grease and stains from clothing, is a very d mgerous i article. It is one of the substances dis- tilled from petroleum, and is highly vnla-: tile and inflammable, and, when the vapor I is mixed with the air, explosive. e have been frequently much alarmed, upon visit ing friends ami neighbors in tlie evening, to observe a vial of this fluid standing in J close proximity with a lamp or gas flame, and tlie oder pervading the room. A very small quantity Is capable ol doing irrepar able mischief. The contents of a lour otince vial, if overturned and vaporized, would render the air of a moderate sized room explosive; or, it ignited, a whole family might be seriously burned or lose their "lives by it. It should never he used iu the vicinity of flame: and is important to remember that, through the medium of the escaping vapor, when the vial is uncorked, flame will leap to it through a space of several feet. Benzine is sold under several fanciful names, and thert lore any article procured from the drug gist* lor removing oil or grease from fabrics should l»e handled with the utmost care. The Imporlanre of One Vote. 1 happened to think of an old story which conveys a signlieant lesson just at this time. When J; (Verson was first elect ed to the Presidency, a gentleman, who met one of hi- friends on voting day, in quired whether he had been to the polls. ••No,” was the reply; “1 did think of go ing, but 1 haven't got up interest enough to take the trouble.” You had better go,” rejoined his triend. ••lor sometimes a sin gle vote decides an election.” Stimulated bv this remark, he went. It turned out that Ills one vote decided the election of Rep resentative from his district, and the one vote of that Representative made .Jeffer son President. An intimate friend of mine happened to be absent from his residence on the day when it was decided w hether Ev erett or Morton should lie Governor of Massachu- i setts. His sympathies were strongly with the party who nominated Mr. Everett, and li s first impulse was to hurry baek in season to go to the polls; but ealiing to, mind Mr. Everett’s recent course rela tive to the slave power, he could not over come his repugnance to vote for him. He 1 accordingly remained where he was, and the loss of that one vote made Morton Governor.—Correspondence. (heap Mosquito-Bar. There is it cheap nmsquito-bnr in vogue among tlie |'lantalii«n hands and boatmen in some parts ol the South, which answi rs every purpose to the letter: it is common petroleum. A small quantity is dropped on a piece of cotton, ami then squeezed out as dry as possible: after winch the cotton is ruldicd over tlie face and hands. i Nn mosquito will alight where the scent has been left. I have tried it and then ex posed niysell to clouds of them, on vari i oils occasions, without experiencing I lie least annoyance. Thousands of them would hover within an inch of my lace, and sing by the hour, hut none would dare touch.—Cor. Am. Entomologist. Take ot the best white Jamaica ginger root, carefully bruised, two ounces; cream of tartar, one ounce; water, six quarts; to be boiled for about live minutes, then strained; to the strained liquor add one pound of sugar, and again place it over the fire; keep it well stirred till the sugar is perfectly dissolved, and then pour it into an earthen vessel, in w hich you have previously put two drachms ot tartaric acid, and the riud of one lemon, and let it remain until tlie heat is reduced to a luke warm temperature then add a table-spoon lull ol' yeast, stirring them well together, and bottle for use. The cork must be well secured. The drink w ill be in high per eetion iu lour or live days. There was a thoroughness about practi cal joking iu the middle ages. When Pope Adrian died in IS'iii, the Konmu people, wlm hated and despised him, de termined to testify their pleasure at the event. They adorned the door of his physician’s house with garlands, adding tlie inscription: "To tlie deliverer of his country.” BILLIARD TABLES MAM FACTI I.M> JlY J. E. CAME CO.. With I'HKl. AN A tOl.KKNDKK’S HTAM>AKI> A 4KU1CAN U Milos- I h. Cram, pastor; morning service 10.30 AM. Sabbath School service 2 15 P. M. 1 reaching service in evening at 7 o’clock CATHOLIC.—State st., north of Bridge. Rev. Mr. O’Brien, priest; residence near the church. The Congregational, First Baptist, Free ill Baptist and Methodist Churches hold social con ference meetings in their vestries every Wednesday evening, at hali-past .•.even o’clock. Y. M. C. A. Rooms in Darby Block, Water Street. Regular prayer meetings every Monday evening. Religious exercises every Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock. Rooms open to all. Masonic BETHLEHEM LODGE, No. 35, F. and A. M. Stated meetings first Monday of each month. Special meetings every Monday evening. F. A. Crowell. Master. J. W Clapp, Secretary. ANUUSTA LODGE. No. 1*1. V. A A. Stated meetings first Tuesday of each month. Special meetings every Tuesday evening. W. II. Wood bury. Master. E. K. Blackman, Secretary. TRINITY UOMMANDERY, No. 7. Knights Tem plar. Stated meetings Friday on or before the full moon of e tch month. A I> Kilfght, Eminent Uommander. A. L Smith, Recorder. JERUSALEM ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER—Meets at Hallo well. Stated convocations Thursday on or l>cfore the full moon of each month. It. E Warner, High Priest. ALPHA COl 'NCI I j—Meets at llallowell. Quar terly Convocations, January. April, July, Oc tober: Wednesday succeeding full moon. I>. Cargill. Thrice Illustrious Master. Temperance. SABATTIS LODGE. No. 7S f Goon TF.Mn.ARS. Meets every Tue-dav evening at Darby Hall. FRANKLIN DIVISION SON* OF TEMPERANCE Mt -ts at Darby Hall every Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. Post Office. AUGUSTA POST OFFICE Corner of Oak aim Water street*. Office Hopes :—From 7 30 A. M to P. M. Sunday to 10 A. M. Jame* A. Hit knell. iWniASter. George II. Far rington. Chief Clerk. ArriruJ an*/ Jtepnrturr nf }fi. C|oa»*s at 3 15 l* M. LIT* II FIELD Mail arrives Tuesday*, Thursday** and Saturdays, at 10 o’cl -ck A. M Clowe* Sunday Tuee il and T’.ur* 1 *y*, at 8 l’. M OFFICE open. Sunday eir-pted, from 8 o'clock A. 51 to 8 1*. M. Op u Saturday* until 8.30 P. M. ff~r Box Rent* and Postage on papers, peredteals, Ac payable quarterly in advance. K. ROWELL, P M H «UowelJ, May 3, lfcfc* CHUPCHES. 8uth Parish CongregatiooaI Church, corner of Second anil Chestnut Street*, oppogite Temple. Rev. Chas. G. McCri.LT, PailiT, residence on Chestnut St. Morning service, 10 30; Afternoon service, 2 15 First Baptist hurch, corner of Union and Franklin street*. R»v. A It. (’sank, Pastor; residence »*u Mi Idle St., between Wi.ithrop and Lincoln. Momlug service, 10 30; Afternoon nervte*-. 215 Method Ut Kpisc ,]»al Church, Middle Sir* t, N tween T’n ion Umuse, at 7 o’clock. lu the Wil ier Sobonlhouse, Manchester, at 7 o'clck. At Litchtb Id N**ck at, 2 1-2. BENJAMIN FOWLK8, President. H. S. OWEN, Secretary. MASONIC. Kennebec Lodge, No 5, F. ami A. M. Stated Comma nica’ion* Wednesday, on or preceding the full m«K»n. J A M KB ATI*I NS. J a W. M. J. K. N Y E, Sec’y. Jerusalem It. A. Chapter. Stated Convocations, Thurs day on or In-fore the full of the moon. B. F WARNER, H. P. F. J. DAY, Sec’y. Alpha Coo nett. Regular meetings, WolneaUy succeed Ing'he full of the moon, quarterly. DAVID CARGILL, T. M. F. J. DAY. Rec’r. Trinity Commandery. Meeting* at Augusta on the Friday on evening. J. W. FULLER, W. C. T BLN TF.NNKY, W. R. K«Min«dK-r Council, No. 4. Regular meeting* on the first and third Friday evenings of each month. J. .1. .KINKS, of C. O. C HUNT, R. of C. 8h‘*ridan L-*dg*-, No. *293, I. 0. (»f (1. T. Regular meet ing* i-v'-rv Saturd iy evening. V. 8 BOYD, W 0 T F. A. A. HEATH. R. 8. to ,V>, or in the decline or change of life; after Confinement, or Labor Pains; Bed-Wetting in children. In affections peculiar to females, the Extract Bu rliu is unequalled by any other remedy, as in Chlo rosis, or Retention", Irregularity. Painfulness or Suppression of Customary Evacuations, l Icerated or Schirrous state of the* I tems, Leuconlaea, or W hites. Diseases of the Bladder, Kidneys, gravel, and Dropskal swellings.—This medicine in creases the power of Digestion, and excites the Ahsorbents into liealty action by w hich the W atery or Calcareous depositions, and all Cnn dural En largements are reduced, as well as Pain aud In flammation. II elm hold's Extract Bichl* has cured every ease of Dialietes in which it has been given Irri tation of the Neck of the Bladder, and Inflammation of the Kidnevs. Clceration of the Kidneys and Bladder, Retention of Crine, Diseases of the Pr s laU* Gland. stone iu the Bladder. Cab ulu*. Gravel. Brick-Du-t Deposit, and Mucus or Milky lb-charg es, aud for enfeebled and di lieate con»titu!ions, t>l both sexes, attended with the following symptoms: Indispositions to Exeition Loss of Power, Loss ot Memory, Difficulty of Breathing. Weak Nerves, Tu mbling. Horror of Disease, Wakefulness. Dim ness of Vision, Pain inthe Back. Hot Hands. Flush ing of the Body. Dryness of the >kin, Eruption on the Face. Pallid Countenance, Universal Lassitude ol the Muscular System, Ac. Hki.mhoi.d’s Extract Broir is Diuretic and Blood-Purifying, and cures all Diseases arising from habits "of dissipation, excesses and impruden ces in iito. impurities of the Blood, Ac., superseding Copaiba iu affci tious for which it is used, -ueh jis Gonorrhcea. Gleets of long standing, and Syphilitic Affections-in these diseases, used in connection with lleUnbold’s Rose Wash. Sold hy all Druggists and Dealer- everywhere. Beware of counterfeits. Ask for Helmbobi’s. lake no other. Price— #1.25 per bottle, or tf bottles for 5o Delivered to any address. Describe symp toms iu all comniunicatams. Address H. T. UELMBOLD, Broadway, New York. N ONE are genuine unless done up in steel-en graved wrapper, with fac-*iinile of my Chemi cal W a rehouse, and signed II. T. llELMBOLD. t THE KIDNEYS. The Kidneys are two in number, situated at flit* upper part of the loin, surrounded by fat. and con sisting of three parts, viz: the Anterior, the interi or, and the Exterior. The anterior absorbs. Interior consists of tissues or vein-, which serve as a depo.-it for the urine and convey it to the exterior The exterior is a con ductor also, terminating in a single tube, and called the 1'reter. The ureters are connected with the bladder. The bladder is composed of various coverings or tissues, divided into parts, viz: the Upper, the Lower, the Nervous, aim the Mucous. Tim ipper expels, the lower retains. Many have a ci ire to urinate without the ability; others urinate without the ability to retain. This frequently occurs iu children. To cure these affections, we must bring into ac tion the muscles, which arc engaged in their vari ous functions. If they are neglected, Grurel or Dropsy may ensue. The reader must also be made aware, that who ever slight may be the attack, it is sure to aff.ot the bodily health and mental powers, as our flesh and blood are supported from these sources. GarT.oK Khkl'MATI8M.—Pain occurring in the loius is indicative of the above diseases. They oc cur in persons disposed to acid stomach and chalky concretions. The Gravel.—The gravel ensues from neglect or improper treatment of the kidneys. These or gans being w eak, the water is not excelledfi om the madder, but allowed to remain; it becomes fever ish, and sediment forms. It is from this deposit Ui d the stone is formed, and gravel ensues. Dropsy i- a collection of w ater in some parts of the body, and bears diflerent names, aceorang to the parts affected, viz: when generally diflu ed over the body, it is called Anasarca; when of the ubdoiuen, Ascites; when of the chest, Hydrotho rax. Treatment.—HelmboldV highly concentrated c-oini>ound Extract Ituehu is decidedly one if the be st remedies for diseases ol the bladder, kidneys, gravel, dropsical swellings, rheumatism,uud gouty .ulections. I’nder this head we have arranged Dysuria, or difficulty and pain in pa-siug water, Scanty Secretion, or small and frequent discharges of water; strangury, or stopping of water; Hema turia, or bloody urine; Gout and Uhciimatinn of the kidneys, without uiiy change in quantity, but increase in color. «*r nark water. It was Mwuys highly recommended by the late Dr. Physick, in these affections. This medicine increases the power of digestion, and excites the absorbents into healthy exorcise bv w hich the watery or calcareous impositions, ami all unnatural enlargements, as well as uahi and in flammation. are reduced, and it is taken by men, women, ami children. Directions for use and diet accompany. Philadelphia, Penn., Ft b. *25, is*;". II. T. IIelmhold, Druggist— I)kah Sik: I have l*evu a sufferer lor upwards of twenty years with gravel, bladder and kidney affections, during which lime I have used various*medicinal preparations, and been under the treatment of the most eminent physicians, experiencing but little relief. Having seen your preparations extensively ad vertised I consulted my family phy bicun in regard lo using sour Extract Buchu. I did this because I bail used a’l kinds of adver tised remedies and had found them worthies*, and some quite injurious; in fact, I despaired of ever getting well, and dctennined to u-e no remedies hcicarter unless I knew of the ingredients. It wan lhis that prompted me to u*-e your remedy. As you advertised that it was composed of bu iiu, eubebs and juniper berries, it occurred to me and uiv phys ician as an excellent combination; and with his ad vice, alter an examination of the article and con sulting again with the druggist. 1 concluded to try it. 1 commenced to m-e it about eight mouths ago, j at w hich time 1 w as conlined to my room. I From the llrst bottle I was as touched at the ben i-Acini effect, and alter using it three weeks was able to walk out. 1 felt much like writing t you have spells of short breathing or dyspepsia Are your bow'els constipated? Do you have spells of fainting, or rushes of blood to the head Is your memory im paired Is vour mind constantly dwelling on this subject? Do you feel dull, listless, moping, tired of company, of life? Do von wish to be left alone, to go you feel as much conlidenee in yourself Are your spirits j dull and flagging, given to tits of melancholy? If I so, do not lay it to your liver or dyspepsia. Have you restless nights? Your back weak, your knees weak, and have but little appetite, and you attrib- j ute this to dyspepsia or liver-complaint'( Now, reader, self-abuse, venereal diseases badly cured, and sexual excesses, are all capable of pro ducing a weakness of the generative organs. The organs k of Preparation.—Buchu, in vacuo. Juniper Berries, by distillation, to form a flue gin. Cubebs extracted by displacment with spirits ob tained from Juniper Berries; very little sugar is used, and a small proportion of spirit. It is more palatable than any now in use. Buchu, as prepared by Druggists, is of a dark color. It is a plant that emits its fragrance; the action of aflame destroys this (its active principle), leaving a dark and glutinous decoction. Mine is the color ol ingredients. The Buchu in my prepar ation predominates; the smallest quantity of the oilier ingredients are added, to prevent fennenta- tion; upon inspection, it will be found not to be a Tincture, as made in PhannacojMca, nor is it a Syrup—and therefore ran ben«ed in rases where j fever or iutlanimation exists. In this, you have the knowledge of the ingredients and the mode of pre- j para tion. Hoping that you will favor it with a trial, and that npon Inspection it will meet with your appro bation. With a feeling of confidence, I am, very respectfully, II. T. HELMBOLD. Chemist and Druggist of lb Years’ Experience. [From the largest Manufacturing Chemist in the world.] November 4,1854. “I am acquainted with Mr. II T. Helm bold; he occupied the Drug Store opposite my residence, and was successful in OODUin ting the business wh»*re others had not been equally so before him. I have been favorably impressed with bis charac ter and enterprise.” WILLIAM WEKillTMAN, Firm of Powers Weiahtmau, Manufacturing In-mists, Ninth aud Brown Streets, Philadel phia. Helmbold's Fluid Extract Buchu, for weakness arising from indiscretion. The exhausted powers of Nature which are accompanied by so many alarming symptoms, among which will be f-uirm Indisporition lo Kxeitiou, Loss of Memory, Wake fulness, Horror of Disease, or Forebodings of Evil; in tact, Universal Lassitude, Prostration, and ina bility to enter into the enjoyments ut society. The constitution, once affected with Organic Weakness, requires the aid of Medicine to strength en and invigorate the system, which HELM HOLD'S EXTRACT BCCHC invariably does. If no treat ment is submitted to, Consumption or insanity en sue*. Helmbold's Hind Extract of Buchu, in affections peculiar to Females, is unequalled by any other preparation, as in Chlorosis, or Retention, Paihful ness, or .Suppression of Customary Evacuations, CIcerated or Schimis State of the’Cterus, and all complaints incident to the sex, or the decline or change of life. Ilelinbold’s Fluid Extract Buchu and Improved Rose Wash will radically exterminate from the sys tem-diseases arising from habits of dissipation, at little expense, little or no change in diet, no incon venience or exposure; completely superseding those unpleasant and dangerous remedies, Copaiva and Mercury, In all these diseases. Use Helrnbold’s Fluid Extract Buchu in all dis eases of these organs, whether existing in male or female, from whatever cause originating, and no matter of how long standing. It is pleasant in taste and odor, “immediate* in action, and more strengthening than any of the preparations of Bark or Iron. 4 Those suffering from broken-down or delicate constitutions, procure the remedy at once. The reader must be aware that, however slight may be the attack of the alaive diseases, it is cer tain to affect the bodily health and mental powers. All the above diseases require the aid of a Diu retic. HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU is the great Diuretic. Sold by Druggists everywhere. Price— $1.23 per bottle, or H bottles for $6.30. Delivered to any address. Describe symptoms in all communica tion*. Address II. T. HKLMBOLD, Drug and Chemical Warehouse, 394 Broadway, N. Y.

None are genuine unless done up in steel-engraved wrapper, with fac-simile of my Chemical Ware house, and signed II. T. HKLMBOLD. ly3S IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. A FACT W OUTII KNOWING. TO THE PEOPLE OE AUGUSTA, And all having business in Augusta please hear in mind that the place to buy PURE AND RELIABLE Drugs, Medicines, TOILET FANCY ARTICLES, And APOTHECARIES’ GOODS generally is at FRANK KINSMAN S DRUM STORE, He has spared no pains in selecting Goods of the purest to be found in the best markets of the United States, and the same are offered to the public at WHOLESALE OK RETAIL, nl “Price* that Ocfy Competition.” He also continues to make all odd change IN GOLD AND SILVER. His motto Quick Sales, Small Profits, Pure and Reliable Goods! In hot weather FKANK’S STOKE is the coolest place in the city, and the Ice Cold Soda drawn from the Famous Non-corrosive Arctic Fountain refreshes many weary souls. Temperance Devotees can drink and not violate their pledge. THE COLDEST AND THE BEST! THE COLDEST AND THE BEST with rich and delicious FRUIT SYRUPS. &JT' Physicians’ Prescriptions carefully compounded from the purest Medicines at all iiours of the day and night. REMEMBER THE NUMBER OF FRANK KINSMAN’S DRUG STORE, No. 142 Water Street, Augusta, Maine. NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS! we Have jest received, and are now opening, One of the Largest anti Best Assorted STOCKS of DRY GOODS! Ever Opened in Augusta. Splendid assortment of BLACK SILKS, of the best manufacture. PLAIN, PLAID STRIPE SILKS IN GREAT VARIETY. HUSH AND LYONS POPLINS In all Shades. A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF Organdie Muslins, Iron Bareges, Grenadines, Bonos, Pongees, Mohairs, Alpacas, French and American Cambrics, and an endless variety of common DRESS GOODS. White Goods, Woollens, Shawls, Toilet Quilts, COTTON GOODS, &c. Ol'R USUAL FULL LINE OF Parasols, Sun Inibrellas, Fans, Hosiery, Gloves, FANCY ARTICLES, SMALL WARES, &c., All of which were bought for CASH, and w ill be sold at the lowest market rates. Fowler, Hamlen Smith. ttfjnm23 MANSION HOUSE, STATE STREET, AUGUSTA, ME rpHIS H Alden. P.4K It. It II. Osgood, Kas Kx. Office; Howard Owen, Ivenne-, bee Journal; David Cargill, Ins. Agent. OFFK F—Meonlan Building, Hater St., Augusta. ttf*june30. Wanted. LAItOltl.ltS, ii vsoxs. STONE-CUTTERS, AND MEN ON Repairs or I)aiu New Bulkhead, at Augusta. Also 10,000 Tons Ballast. Apply to II. A. DeWITT, Agent, ttl-july21 Augusta, Me. VITRIFIED CLAY PIPE, Double Glazed, or Glass-Coated. Sizes, 2 inches to 24 inches inside diameter. FOR DRAINS AND SEWERS. ('lONTItACTOItS and Corporations in want ol j Sewer Pipe, will lind it to their advantage to examine our stock of ENGLISH and SCOTCH l.uit joint and shoulder Pipe the largest and best as sortment ever offered fn fids country. For sale by JAMKM KI>MOAI» CO. at Wharf 388 to 412 Federal St., Boston. Proprietors of Heaton Fire-Brick Work*. Importers and Dealers in Fire-Clay Good*. July27-2m31 James W. Bradbury, Jr., U. 8. COMMISSIONER, Office with Bradbury Bradbury, WATER STREET, AEUISTA, Jlttl _ Fine Oolong Teas! At TITCOMBH WEST END KENNEBEC BRIDGE. JulySn-titi'od___ Wanted! VHotoe to rent on the west side of the river, i Auv ono desiring to rent the same please ad* dress this office. rtf-july2ti Cough CJanclj' nrKNWEABi’HWH coriin c*xiu cures ion.IIS, COLDS, WllOOl'l.NU COUGH und all Throiil troubles. 2 Doors south of Granite Block, Market Sq. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Fancy O-oocUi, dbo., "on! liy ji—I y W. WEN DEN 111’HU. RICHMOND PORTABLE RANCE. -AND Hanging Dome Furnace! At W 1LLIAMSON A URKKNWOOIVS. A L*r(t and Wtll-Klfclrd Aaaortiuent of Wallets, Bill A Pocket Books, in Morocco ami Cali, lor sale low by inn tttcomb a pork. ORGANS MELODEONS Messrs. Arno, Hodgkins Co., Ci AX confidently assure the public of tlieir ability to furnish an'Instrument unsurpassed intone and durability of finish, thorough workmanship, amt general excellence. Their eases are made ot solid Black Walnut. Their keys ore made ot the finest grades of Ivory, with Ivory fronts, rhey use the Munroe Patent Heed, which ©anno* be surpassed for EVENNESS and PURITY of tone. To all who mar favor them w ith their patronage, they guaran tee'KMTKK SATISFACTION, and most respect fully urge all in want of a Musical Instrument to give them a call before purchasing elsew here. lo such wo guarantee a FIRST LASS IXSTRl'MEXT, at prices that defy competition. Remember the place AltNO, IIODGKINS 1 dour North Cook’s Drug store, uly2S-t#m Water St., GARDINER, ME. FLY PAPEFL For the million t Wholesale and retail, at TITCOMB’S DRUG STORE. Brewster’s Hotel, SKOWHECAN, ME. t PlIIS large and commodious Hotel is situated at J. the head of the Falls on the Kennebec river, in the enterprising village of Skowheguu, the terminus ot the Portland A Kennebec R. R. This lx one of the best arranged Hotels for family oorders there is in the state, uud a better place for Summer resort, cannot be found In Maine. The best of water, beautiful drives on the banks of the river, fishing uud sailing ponds in the vicinity, trout brooks, w here you can catch an abundance of the spotted brook trout any day in the year. Prices for permanent or transient boarding are very low, so our customers can afford to come olten smtstav a good while. We afso have a large niry stable to board horses tor the guests that wish to bring their teams with them. Also one of the best half-mile trotting parks in the State, is connected with the House, free tor the guests to traiu their horses or drive for pleasure. flTjun-tl 8. B. BREWSTER, /proprietor.