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The Portland daily press., 1864-03-26

WANrED-Two irstclass Upholsters, and one
w good Cabinet Maker. None but good work.
men need apply. To men that thoroughly under
stand their business permanent employment and
COOK wages will be given. Apply immediately to
WM. n. PARKER.
meh24 81 1is Exchange ST., Portland, Ne.
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ny EleCtricitv

The Rheumatic, the equity. the lame and the lazy
leap with Joy and move with the agility aud elastic
ity Of youth the heated brain Is cooled the frost
bitten limbs restored. the uncorth deformities re-
moved; faintness converted TO vigor, weakness TO
strength the blind made to see the deaf TO hear and
the palsed form TO move upright; the blemishes OF
youth obliterated the accidents Of mature life
prevented; the oalamities Of old age obvated, and
an active circulation maintained.
LADIES
Who have cold hands and feet: weakma ost chs
lame and weak backs; nervous and sick headache;
dizziness and swimming in the head. with indiges.
ton and constipation Of the bowels pain In the Ode
and back; lencorrhea, Tor whitesl. falling Of the
womb with internal cancers; tumors, polypus, and
all that long train diseases viii lind in Electric
ity sure means Of cure. For painful menstruafion.
too profuse menstruation and all Of those long line
OF troubles with young ladies' Electricity eertaia
specific, and will in short time, restore the sufferer
to the vigor of health.
r. We hare an Electro Chemical apparatus for
extracting Mineral Poison fr,m the system, such a.
Mercury, Anthony. Arsenic, sc. Hundreds who
are troubled with stiff joints weak backs, and var
Gus other difficulties, the direct of which, In
nine cases out of ten is the effect of poisonous drugs
can be restored to ura strength and vigor by the
aso of from Ave to eight Baths.
ofnee hours from o'clock A. n. to ! F.M.;ll
6; and 20 p. n.
Consultation Free. iyl4 issdt
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scotch Canvass.

100 BoLT5-from the factory of David Cor
lZO sar & Sons. Leith-a sail cloth of superior
ouality-just received per "Jura", and for sale by
MoGIlvERY, RYAN l. DAVIS,
mch25 diff l6l Commercial Street
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Freight Wansed.

LN0R Millbridgc and Cherry field, by Schooner
IL Inspector, now lying at Union Wharf.
CAPT. WIN. WALLACE.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-26
Wanted.
WANTEDi
900 wOMEN.

To make Army Drawers. Also good Pant Bastsrs
and Finishers wanted in the shop to make ARMY
None but good workmen wanted. Apply at the
rooms in FREE STREET BLOCK over the store
one door north OF Tolford's. No work given out or
taken in Monday forenoons or Saturday Afternoons.
feb2s dtf g. w. HUNTINGTON.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-26
Tippet Lost.

GATURDAY afternoon. March 18th, between Sill
- yer aud Washington Streets. a FIrcn TIPPKr.
The finder will beautifully rewarded by leaving IL
a. Chas. Holden's, corner WiImot and Cumberland
Streets. mch23 dlws
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-26
TO THE AFFLICTEDI
DIR. w. N. DEMING.
Medical Electrician.
No. III Clapp's Block,

CUHNER OF CON GRESS IND KIN STREXTY
MOULD respectfully announce 10 the citizens Of
w Portland and vicinity, that he has permanent
ly located in this city. During the eleven months
that have been in town We have cured some of
the worst forms of disease in persons who have tried
other forms OF treatment in vain, and curing pa
tents in so short time that the question 10 often
asked do they stay curedg To answer this question
will say that all that do not stay ed we will
doctor the second time for nothing.
DR.. ID. has been practical Electrician for twenty
one years, and 10 also regular graduated ply sicila
Electricity is perfectly adapted TO chronic diseases
in the form OF nervous or sick headache; neural ga
In the head, mech, extremities; consumption when
In the acute stages or where the lungs not fully
involved acute or chronic rheumatism. scrofula hip
palsy paralysis, St. vtas' Dance, Deafness STAN
mering or hesitancy OF speech. dyspepsia, ndiges-
tfn constipation and liver complaint piles-we cure
every case that can be presented asthma, bronchi-
tis, structures Of the chest and all forms Of female
aomnlainta.
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-26
Dirigo Insurance Company.

Portland. March q 1854
meh2i d&w3w
The Portland daily press., 1864-03-26

II of this lecture that the Bishop OF Newfound-
land remark ed upon alt Is worthy the attention
of all-fui of such advice a mother would give to
her daughter; or that judicous teacher would
impart 10 her pupils"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-27

Echo MES.-Thcre Is no greater bore than a
human echo that repeats. asscntingly, whatever
one suggests or asserts. II is q nuisance to be
always conceded with. A man Of sense likes
to argue his points and prove his positions.
The milestone ofopposition sharpens his wits
but IL met with continual affirmative iteration
of his own words. his game Is blocked. and he
is, 50 to speak, dumb-founded. On the con-
trary, q sentcntious "No, don't think So"
puts man on his mettlo. II wrong, he has
chance of being set right II right, of enjoying
an honest triumph. To be In company with
one who has no opinion but your opinion Is as
bad as being Gagged with macaw. II you ask
an individual in the habit Of agreeing with ev.
erybody the reason Of his complaisance, he may
tell you perhaps that he hates controversy.
Hates controversy He might as well say no
hates truth, for disputation Is the crucible in
which the gold Of truth is separated from the
alloy Of error. How many things were taken
for granted in former ages that modern argu-
ment has shown to DO nero fallacies The
grand object Of man OF mind Is to acquire
knowledge /; bot he can learn nothing from
those who are always ready to pin their faith
on his sleeve without taking the trouble to think
for themselves. We detest the suavity that Is
too polite to doubt, and the indifference that 10
too phlegmatic to argue.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-27

SCIENTIFIC PARADoxEs. Tho water which
browns us-a fluent streain-can DO walked up
on as ioe. The bullet which. fred from mus
ket, carries death, win be harmless II ground
to dust before being fred. A crystali,cd part
Of the oil Of roses-so graceful In It's fragrance
solid at ordinary temperatures, though read-
ly yolatilc-is compound substance, contain
ing exactly the Same elements, and in exactly
tho same proportions, as tho gas with which
ws light our streets. The tea which we daily
drink, with benefit and pleasure, produces pal
pitations, nervous tremblings. and even paraly.
sis, II taken to excess; yetthe peculiar organic
agent called theme, to which tea owes It's quail
ties, may be taken by itself (as theme, not as
tea, without sppreciable effect.
The water which will allay our burning thirst.
augmsnts II. whom congealed into snow; 50
that Capt. Ross declares the natives to the Aro-
tic regions "preter enduring the utmost ex-
tremity Of thirst, rather than attempt to re-
move Il by eating snow" Yet II the snow be
melted II becomes drinkable water. Nevetthc-
less, although melted before entering the mouth,
Il assuages thirst like other water, when
melted In the mouth, II has tho opposite effect.
To render this paradox moro striking. We have
only to remember that loo. which melts moro
slowly in tho mouth, Is very efficient In sllay-
Ing thirst. ..., -s.,s
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LITTLE Tmsos.-Evsrything 10 beautiful when
Il Is lit,le-(s1cept souls)-littls pigs, little
lambs. little birds, little kittens, little children.
Little martin boxes Of houses are generally
the most cosy little villages arc nearer 70 be-
Ing atoms OF scattered paradise than anything
We know Of Little fortunes bring the most
comfort, and little hopes the least dissppoint-
meut.
Little words are sweetest to hear, and little
charities hy fsrthest, and stay longest on the
wing. Little lakes arc stillsst. little hearts The
fullest. and little farms the best titled. Little
books are the most rad, and little songs the
best loved.
And whom nature would make anything -
pecislly rare and beautiful, she makes Il little
little pearls, little diamonds, little dsws.
Hagsr's il model prayer, bat then Il b .
little prayer, and the burden Of the petition ID
for little. The Sermon on the Mount u little.
but the last dedicated discourse was two hours.
The Roman said -" Vsni, Vidi, Viei," I
came, saw. I oopqusrsd- dispatches now.
a-days arc longer than tho battles they tell OF.
Everybody calls that little which they love
best upon earth. We onos heard good sort Of
man speak Of his little wife and We fanoisd
she must be . perfect bios Of . woman. 500
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Great Brains in Small Bodies.

II Is curious to remark how unwilling people
generally are to believe that person by much
too short for . grenadier may yet be great
man. It is ut least equally curious to note the
delight which nature seems to take in itcrating
and reiterating the fact that very large pro-
portion Of the intellect Of tho age just passed
away was lodged with men who fell short Of
the middle size. Napoleon was scarcely fve
feet six inches In height, and so very slim in
early life as to be we'll nigh lost in his boots
and his uniform. Byron Yas no taller. Lord
Jeffrey was not so tall. Campbell and Moore
were still shorter than jeffrey, and wilbcrforce
was less man than any Of them. The same
remark has been mado Of tho great minds o
England who Aourished about tho middle Of the
seventeenth century. Ono very remarkable in
stance we may perhaps exhibit to tho reader in
new aspect. ..-
In the August of 1900, some workmcn en-.
gagged in repairing the church Of st. Giles,
Cripplegatc, found under the floor Of the ohan-
eel IN old coffin, which, as shown by the sex
tons register, had rested there undsturbed for
q hundred and sixteen years. For grown per.
son It was very small one. It's length did not
exceed fve feet ten inches, md 1t measured only
sixteen inches across at the broadest part. The
body almost invariably stretches after death,
30 that the bodies of females of the middle stat
'urc and under require coffins of at least equal
length; and the breadth. even outside, did not
como fully to tho average breadth Of shoulders
in adults. Whose remains rested in that wasted
old coffini -...
Those Of man the most truly masculine In
his mind, and the most gigantic in intellect,
which Britain or the world ever produccd-thc
defender. Of the rights of the. people Of Eng
land; as scholar, first among the learned Of
Europe; as poet, not only more sublime than
any other uninspired writer, but, as has been
Justly said, more fertile in true sublimties than
all other uninspired writer's put together. The
small old coffin disinterred from out the chan
Gel Of st. Giles, contained the remains Of that
John Milton who died at his house In Bunhill
Fields in the winter Of l674-thc all.powerful
controversialist, who, in the cause of the peo-
pie, crushed the learned Salmasius full in the
view Of Europe-the poet who produced the
paradise Lost"
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81 The srt Of oondspdng d OF great ,sius
70 .s!ry writer for weekly pspsr. which b
more strsitsnsd for room than ths daily or
monthly journals. Wshsvsnow ouhssd many
quirss. perhaps rssus OF manuscript. that have
bsen laid aside bscsuss the articles vsrs TOO
long Sbr our NJ. One. two. or tire pegs OF
paper VII soutsih all shss the present raph
habits Of people will soIsrsss On many nhjssu;
and when more b rsquirsd. shs awer vili b
e,tssusd sbs bstser. - short o1tgin' y The
bse,uning and stop st The sads be I'D ruls.
syo,dIsg loug introdnctious and ssill leagsr
oouclusIons. Bvvity y ths soul Of VI. sad
there = visdo. u bsiss br'sk7o 7oss~sr.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-27

MoRE PRooREss.-Ths Universe. tho lead.
Ing Catholic paper Of Philsdelphis yields 10
public opinion, In recent editorial. aftsr The
following fashion 'f
We Irish Democrats may not Ike the oom-
plsxion Of things, and we may abuse till We
burst the Abolltionists % principal instigators
Of the Southern revolt; but facts. whether just
or unjust, are against us. Tho abolitionists
have actually carried the day. and Il Is utterly
out Of our power to drive them back to night
again. Abolitiorism Of the most perpetual
and sweeping kind 10 sweeping the entire nation,
and ws may - well not resist the national cur
rent The tide is rising; let n not permit Il TO
leave ui In the solitary sand. Az there l.
Christian philanthrophy In smaucipstlng the
blacks, let rs have that philanthropy; ss Il il
justice 70 the nation, and ~ the future Of the
country demands the ruin OF slavery. lot us
secure The future peace Of the country. Away
with partnership! Away with mere prejudice!
Away With the nonsense OF resisting The ns-
tional current! Let us st al events accept With
grace that which We cannot undo.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-27

MORAL CouRAaE-Havo the courage to dis
charge debt while you have tho money in
your pocket.
Have the courage to speak your mind when
il is necessary you should do so, and hold your
tongue when II Is prudent to do so.
Have the courage to speak to friend in a
"seedy" coat, even though you arc in company
with rich one, and we'll attired.
Have tho courage to own you are poor, and
thus disarm poverty Of its sharpest sting.
Have the courage to "cut" the most agree
able acquaintance you have, when you are con-
vinced that he lacks principle. A friend should
bear with friends infrmities, but not with
his vices.
Have the courage to show your respect for
honesty, In whatever guise It appears; aud
your contempt for dishonesty and duplicity,
by whomsoever exhibited.
Have the courage to wear your old clothes
until you can pay for new ones.
Have the courage to obey your own con-
science, at the risk Of being ridiculed by men.
Have the courage to wear thick boots in the
winter. and insist upon your wife and daughters
doing tho same.
Have the courage to prefer comfort and pro-
priety to fashion, in oil things.
Have the courage to pay tho printer, when
you arc In arrcarages for your paper.
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e. agricultural.
Destroy the Caterpillars! /!


Their name is legion, this spring, and they
have begun their work early. Our people-wc
are sorry to say-do not yet appreciate the in.
jury which they inilict upon the crops. This il
evident in the culpablc neglect which is almos,
everywhere seen, in the hundreds Of filthy nests
which are annually left undisturbed on the
trees. An apple tree that is despoled Of Its
leaves this year. not only loses its growth and
crop Of fruit. but can scarcely recover its vigor
again for two or three years to come. Harris
says, "Thcre are perhaps no insects which are
so commonly and so universally destructive as
caterpilhrs; they are inferior only to locusts
in voracity. and equal or exceed them on their
powers Of increase, and in general are far more
widely spread over vegetation" They are the
young Of moths and butterflies, and there are
several hundred species in the New England
States. Their principal food is the leaves oi
plants, and consequently their injuries to vege-
tation are immense.
II their nests are attacked early in the morn.
ing,-or at any time when most of them are in
the nest,-and they are young and the nest is
not very firmly attached to the tree, it is not a
discouraging labor to pass over an orchard OF
two or three acres. But IL LEFT until they are
strong and the nest is well woven and tough.
the labor win be one requiring much time and
patience.
There are various ways Of destroying them.
A good mode is to take ono Of the spiral bushes
made for the purpose, fix II to light pole ten or
twelve feet in length, dip the brush into bucket
Of strong soap sads and twist II about in the
nest. This will dctach it from the tree. and
wherever the suds fairly vets one Of the cater
pillars II will die. This is the cheapest easiest
and best ways Of destroying them, in our
knowledge.
Some persons blow them of with gunpowder,
others burn them.--these modes are objection.
able. as they more or less injure the trcc. We
hope that q general attack viii bc made upon
the whole race, and that We may see cleaner
fruit trees throughout the coming summer
NJ E. Farmer.
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CHILpREN's FEEr.-A writer in Halls Jour-
nal Of Health says that lifelong discomfort,
disease and sudden death often come to children
through the inattention or carelcssness Of pa
rents. A child should never be allowed to go
to sleep with cold feet the thing to bo last at
tended to in putting child to bed should bc to
SEQ that the feet are dry and warm ; neglect OF
this has often resulted In dangerous attack Of
Group. dptheria, or fatal sore throut. Always
on coming from school, on entering the house
from q visit or GRAND, In rainy, muddy. or
thawy weather. the ohild's shoes should be ro-
moved, and the mother should herself ascertain
II the stockings are the least damp, and IL so,
should require them to bc taken of, the feet
held to the 6rc and rubbed with the hand until
perfectly dry, and another pair of stockings bc
put on and another pair Of shoes, while tho
other stockings and shoes should DO placed
where they can DO we'll dried so as to be ready
for use at moments notice. Tight shoes in
evitably arrest The free circulation Of the blood.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-27

Business RuLu.-rhs following are ssssous-
bls and excellent rules Tor young men COM
msuciug business:
The world estimates men by their success In
life, and By general consent success is evidence
ofsuperiority.
Never. under any circumstances. sssume .
rssponsibility you can avoid eonsistsstly With
your duty to yourself and Others. l12
Base all your actions upon prinsip's OF
right prsssrys your integrity OF character.
and In doing this nsvsr reckon the cost
Remember that sslf interest is more likely 70
warp your judgsmsnt than al other eircuu-
stances combined therefore. look well te your
duty where your interest b concerned. ~
Never uats noasy ss he szpsoss Of yosr
reputation. gpul t.sI .'tncw gfHf0f
Let your sxpsusss b saeh - 10 lssvs bel.
snos in your poekst Ready money hs trisad
10 ucO0s
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VOLUME x1, NUMBER n.
Spare Lines.

Persons often lack courage 10 appear asKood
8 they really are.
Talent and virtue arc les frequently hsrsdi-
'sry than the gout.
Those who angle continually for praise gst
,ittsn oftensr than the bait does.
The imaginstions Of men do more than ns-
turs to make women beautiful
an allegation d made against you. con-
sidsr the character Of the alligator.
To smile st the jest which plants thorn In
another's breast, d 70 become principal In
the mischief
Punch says. II has been proposed to tax stars.
but Il was objected to on the ground that u
would diminish consumption.
Never waste argument on people who don't
know logic from logwood.
Why d person approaching candle Ike .
man getting OF his hornet he d going 70 q
light.
The discovery Of what is true. and The prse-
tios Of what 10 good, arc tho two most impor-
tant objects Of Life.
It's most mortifying reflection for any man
10 consider what hs has done compared with
what hs might have done. ef 1es,-..
Misery has many bitter moments; but Ibs.
lisve the 6rst awsking attsr soms great sorrow
u the one Of its most utter agony.
There are truths which some men dsspiss BE-
cause they have never examined them, and
which they win not examine because they de-
spise.
Why, asks Vanity Fair, was the rsbsl incur.
sion into Pennsylvanis like the embroidery OF
alsdy's cloaki Because Il Was srrsyed on
the border.
A poor boy applying for refuge st police
station house, reported bis case thus: "First
my father died and then my mother married
again, and then my mother died and my hthsr
married again. and somshow or othsr don't
seem to have NO paupts at all, nor no homo,
nor nothing" .
A wealthy but ignorant farmer, In recent
town meeting not far from Bridgeport, Conn.
moved With great dignity that this meeting do
now adjourn, ipse dixit." The motion was
amended by adding "E Plurius Unum," and
unanimously carried.
Henderson. the actor, wss seldom known 10
be In . passion. Whom t Oxford. hs was one
day debating with fsllow-studsnt. who. not
keeping his temper, threw glass Of wine In
the actors face. when Hsndsrson took out his
handkerchief, wiped his face. and coolly said
"Thst, sir, was digrsssion; now for the AZ
gumsnt."
A proprietor Of cotton mill. who 10 some
thing Of Q philosopher. posted on the fsctory
gate the following notice: mo cigars or good
looking men admitted" When asked for IN
explanation. he said-"Ths ono viii cot fame
going among my cottons. and the other among
the gals. won't admit such inaamsbls things
into my establishment ct any risk"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-27

PrcxLISo CucuNBEns.-As general thing
sufficient care Is not taken in picking eucum-
bcrs and large numbers Of them "spoil" in less
than thrce months time. The following method
VIC think best Select sufficient quantity OF
the size you prefer, which probably cannot be
done ut one time. Put them ina stone pot. and
pour over them strong brine; to this add q
small bit OF alum. to secure the color. Let them
stand week; then exchange the brine for clear
water. In which they must remain two or three
days. Boil the best cider vinegar. and when
nearly cool, pour Il over the eucumbers. hav-
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-05-27

MAIA,loros.--At . t.a party In Iowa city.
whils ago, whore those who have The 'bsnen'
Of the clergy arc privileged characters, shs
Reverend, Samuel storn Howe. . frisky bach
slor Of over any winters. happened 70 Do pres
emit, a usual. One of.ths ladies st the tsa-ts-
BILE thought to sulivsn the conversation by sd'
dressing him upon the subject OF bis recently
sugsging In shs bushes Of housekeeping. ie.,
s,ttIns up bachelors hail. and asked him how
he rot alosg--if be fslt 1t home. 6o.i t7a1L
why. yss. ua'sn.' wss The reply. 4 b..
ain 70 ssel . good deal In The hnlly way
Ths ladies biz their lips, and concluded u,
jnforpasiou was too good 70 kssp-ffou thsiI
husbands.
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BE TRUE, AND FAITHFUL, AND VALIANT FOR
BIDDEFoRD, ME-, FRIDAY MORNING

ing previously turned of the water. Prepared
in this manner, with the addition Of cloves, all
spice, mustard, cinnamon. boiled in the vine-
gar, pickles Of every kind will keep for year.
In picking cauliaowers, tomatoes, and other
vegetables, which easily absorb the vinegar,
spiced vinegar should be added when cold.
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Notice Of Foreclosure.

NOTICE Is hereby given that Andrew J. Ham Of
IN Biddeford, In tho County Of York and state Of
Maine, by his mortgage deed bearing date April
2ist, is6O conveyed to the York County Five Cents
Savings Institution, o corporation under tho laws
OF this state aud having an established place OF
business at said Blddeford In Fec and In mortgage
. certain lot OF land In said Diddef0rd, and bound.
ed as follows, beginning at the westerly corner OF
land sold 10 George w. kimball, being ut a point
ON Prospect street twelve rods southwest nom
ranite street, thence southeastery by land OF said
Kmbail and by land OF said grantor eleven rods. TO
a continuation OF Foss street thence by SAID foss
street southwestcrly rods thence nj rightangies
northwesterly eleven rods, be the same more or
less 10 aid Prospect street thence northeasterly
by said Prospect street six rods, TO the point OF
bcginning-said mortgage decd being recorded In
the York County Registry Of Deeds, In Book Do,
page 3s2, to which reference may DO had. And
that the condition OF said mortgage deed has been
broken, by reason whereof the said York County
Five Cents Savings Institution claims . oreeio-
sure Of said mortgage.
YORK COUNTY FIVE CENTS
SAVINGS INSTITUTION.
~ H.. M fIaoN