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The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23
Caution 90 the puh,,c.

Every intelligent and thinking person must know
that remedies handed Tor general use should have
their efficacy established by well tested experience
the hands OF regularly educated ply sican, whose
fulll yet the country is flooded with poor nosruns
and cure-alls, purporng TO be the hest in the world
which are not only useless, but always injurious.
his physician, it is lamentable yet incontrover-
BILE iact that many syphilitic patients made mis-
cradle with ruined constitutions by maltreatlnent
from inexperienced physicians in general practce for
itisa point generally conceded by the hest sypiogra
piers, that the study and management these come
plants should engross the whole time OF those who
would be competent AMI successful in their treat
ment and cure. The inexperienced general practi-
toner, having neither opportunity nor time to max
himself acquainted with their pathology, commonly
ing an ndiscrmnate use OF that antiquated and dan
pprO Upa he
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23
How Many Thoasand. Can Testify to This

by Unhappy Experience:
Young men troubled with emissions in sleep.-a
complaint generally the result of bad habit in
youth,treaed scientifically and perfect cure war
ranted or no charge made. .4,I.-,. .aF,H
Hardly day passes but we are consulted by one OF
more young men with the above disease some OF
whom are a. weak and cmaciated as though they had
the consumption, and by their friends supposed
have it. All such cases yield to the proper and only
correct course OF treatment, and in a short time are
made to rejoice in perfect health. st
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23
Poetry.


By MRS H. e. p. sPoFFoRD.
your life and mine o constant Heart, are braided
like two streams into one;
We fiow along,-and now our banks are shaded,
And now bloom In the sun.
For miles wandered through the placid meadow
Wide stretching to the sky la-
In me the Whatsoever watched his painted shadow
In me the cloud on high.
But you on the great hillside freshly dubbed,
BY secret sluices sent
From deep source in the rccs heart untroubled,
Where sunbeams never bent.
Into the glad, free ether you came leaping,
The sunshine heard your Tone g
And DER the crested spur your wild way sweeping
1t made you all its own. 30 3ttaE' i
Sunshine, or streamlet or the fleece of heayenP
The valleys upward creep ...
Till your far voice beneath the starry seven
Falls singing them TO sleep l4t
Still DER the lofty lodges lightly dashing,
The echoes cry your way,
The morning radiance in your trail is flashing,
Wild roses catch your spray. LaI
All uoontide lustre and all rarest fragrance
About you bloom and blow;
The late chill moonbeams come like pallid Migrants ,
To reach earth swifier SO.
BY night, a shining thread Of music flowing
Along the clear, dark sky,--
Tbe stars about you sparkling, dipping going
- Dreams floating down your sigh, =
BY day and night, to Your advancing murmur
The crystal In his niche '' '
Gathers, the sapling drinks of you. and frmer
Plants him and grows more rich. III
The plains, below. a royal sward are keeping
For your white feet to ehide,
Joyous brook, that out OF heaven ieaplhs'
Comes wandering to my side.
Two seasons catching sunshine in our shadows
Green gloomng DER onr deeps, en-
We wind, where under lee OF iertiie iaiio"'
Perpetual summer sleeps
Upon our trace We fling foam OF Dlossoh,
The showers trend down our way, n .
- The sacred azure darkens in our bosom,
The landscapes toward us sway.
Deeper the channel wears, and ever broader
From the exhaustess wells f>
The rhytlnmic tides, In their myster. Gus order.
Slide slow silvery swells. ''a't it
A gracious stream whose banks are set with blessing
That under tranquil skies -
And into Gains of golden sunset pressing v
On the horizon dies?
Or drawn to seek the gray and wondrous fountains
Far sounding, shall it be : ~
A river rushing between mighty mountains "a
we burst upon the sea? EE6K&tAffff-
The hoary and illimitable ocean
That darkly to and fro
Rocks the vast volumes of its central motion
Where no wind dares to. blow! I1tA stits
U life my own, let not that awful swinging
Sunder us far apart ~
But the eternties confess our clineing h pr.
And pulse us heart to hearth = 30 -'
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23
WHOOpING COITCU

+. w. MAYER, of Carleton, N B., writes Dec. T.
1850: "AIy son, five years old, few months since
suffering greatly from WHOOPING COUGH. L new.
err saw more distressing case. l gave him LARGO
kahs Pulmonic Syrup according directions and
soon began to see improvement. The Cough became
easerthe expectOration ireer, and in two weeks the
malady entirely overcome.o UfsH
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23
MiddIe-Aged Men.

There are many men or the age OF thirty who are
troubled with too frequent excavations the blad
der, often accompanied by slight smartng burn
ing sensation, and weakening the system in man
ner the patient cannot account for. ON examining
the urinary deposits rOpy sediment will often be
tound and sometimes small particles of or al
bumen will appear the color will be of thin milk
ish hue again changing to dark and turbd appear
ance. There are many men who die of this difficulty
ignorant of the cause, which is the
SECOND STAGE OF SEMINAL. WEAKNESS.
can warrant a perfect cure in such cases. and a
full and healthy restoration OF the urinary organs
Persons who cannot personally consult the Dr.
can do so by writing, in plain manner, a descrip-
ton of their Diseases and the appropriate remedies
will be forwarded Immediately.
All correspondence strictly confidential and will
be returned, ii desired. lt sNsiI' sit = Z
Address: lH DIR. j. b. HUGHES, "a
No. IA Preble Street,
Next door to the Preble House, Portland Me
tX- Send Stamp for Circular fAa 'tt'
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23
International Steamship Go.
PASSPORT, Calais and 81. John.
- WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
ONE TRIP PER WEEK.

ao On and after Monday December
>xT1M llth, the steamer NEW BRUINS
I'D MIN WICK, Capt. Il. b. WINCHES-
- TER, will leave Rail Road Wharf
= foot OF State ST., every MONDAY
at o'clock 7; NJ for PASSPORT and ST. John.
kETU RNING, will leave ST. John every THURS
DAY, ut O'Clock A. NJ.
AT Eastport Stage Coaches will connect Tor Ma
ehias. w. ~
AT st John the f. & N. A. Railway will connect
tor Shediac.
Freight received on days of sailing until o'eIk
L. NJ ......- .. q. q. EATON,
uecSU-utt AVenf
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23
z,s:;s.ES TO Travellers 7!

TO all Points West d; South,
VIA THE
New York Central,
Erie & Lake Shore,
81 And pennsylvania Central
Railroads
For Sale at tfe Lowest rates at the West
ern Railway Ticket Omce,-LANCASTER
HALL BUILDING, MARKET SQUARE.
w. ID. LITTLE do co,
General Ticket Agents.
" Passage Tickets for California via steamers
from New York ON the LIST, 18th, and 2lst of each
month Tor sale at this ofeeas heretofore. dc25d&wt
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23
Have Con sIence.

All who have committed an excess of any kind,
whether it be the solitary vice of YOUTH the sting
ing rebuke OF misplaced confidence in maturer years.
SEEK FOR AN ANTIDoTE IN SEASON. .H
The Pains and Aches, and Lassitude and Nervous
Prostitution that may follow Impure Cotton
d are the Barometer to the whole system.
Do not wait for the eonsummation that is to fol-
low; do not wait for Unsightly Ulcers, Tor
ai Disabled Limbs, for Loss Of Beauty q
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23
M H. REDDY, --.
wi. a MERCHANT TAILOR.
AND DEALER IN --F
GENTS Flu FINISHING GOopS

AND DEALER IN
GENTS FINISHING GOODS
IA. No. 107 FEDERAL. STREET
We have in store one OF the finest assortment of
ENGlLSH, GERMAN, FRENCH and DOMESTIC
CLOIHS, CaSSlMERES, &C., that can be found In
Portland These goods have been selected with great
care and especially adapted to the fashionable trade
az prices that cannot fail to please and all goods
call Is respectfully solicited. Thankful TO friends
ior past patronage hoping to merit continuance of
the same.
jan9dtf NJ. ii. REDDY, Proprietor
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23
BRONCHITIS AND CATARRH.

A. W. HARRIS, writes from whale ship ''Eldorado'
March Ii, 1860: '.Having suffered for four years
with Bronchitis and Catrrh in their most aggravat-
ing FORMS feel it my duty 10 state that have been
pefmaiiently cured bg the use of Larookah's Pull
monte Syrup. had paid large sums to hysicians
for called Catarrh Remedies, but until used
the SyruD L experienced no relief f
The Portland daily press., 1867-02-23

DIR. e. R. KNIGHTS: Having used LAROOKAh'S
PULMONlC SYRUP myself and in my family for
the past six years, am prepared to say that it is
periOr to any medicine have ever known, for the
positive cure of Coughs, Colds Sore Throat, and all
similar complaints. As / take cold very easily, L
have had great opportunity to test the VIRTUES 0.
this valuable remedy, and it has never FAILED me
yet, however violent the disease Having been in
the Drug business or over 20 years, have had good
opportunities OF knowing the virtues OF the various
medicines sold, and pronounce LAROOKAHS SY-
kUP, THE BEST of any article EVER presented to the
public. ..
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-20

DEATH OF GERARD, THE LION TAMER.-
About two years ago, the newspapers
announced the death of Jules Gerard, the
famous lion killer, during an exploring ex-
pedition in Central Africa, but gave no
account of how it occurred. 1t appears
that the French consular agent at Sierra
Leone has been able to obtain some par
tlculars, which he has communicated to
the government. According to informa-
ton given to NJ. Hcnchard, French mer-
chant, established in the Shuboro, and by
Ali-ben- Mahomed, Gerard's interpreter,
the hardy explorer fell victim to the Gu
pidity and ferocity Of the negroes he had
engaged as his guides and protectors
His baggage and provisions were at first
pillaged repeatedly during his journey
from Seraboo to Marina, by the chief Of
the former village. Being thus deprived
of all that was necessary for him to contn-
ue his route, Gerard sent back his inter-
prefer to Sierra Leone for fresh supply.
On his way back to rejoin his master, he
learned at the village Of Nio-Jupan that he
had been drowned by the kosos, who had
conducted him from Woola to Makalav,
and that his body was found in the river
Jong, which flows on the territory of Shu-
boro. According to Ali's account, the
body when round was quite naked-thc
arms tied behind his back, and piece Of
wood, with . large stone attached, was
fastened to his waist. Ali tried to recover
his instruments, but could not do so. The
provisions he had were taken from him bv
the negroes, and he himself beaten, bound
and kept as slave. Gerard had formed
the project of traversing Africa from Sier-
ra Leone to Algiers, passing through Tim
buctoo.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-20
4 Adventures u . Dog.

Adventures of Dog.
The Niagara Falls Gazette relates the
history of dogs travels which, probably,
has no parallel:
"Those who have been in the Ameri-
can Express Company's Office at Suspen-
sion Bridge, lately, may have noticed q
medium sized yellow canine. That dog
has history, and one period Of the same
has been written, forming voluminous
pile Of manuscript now in the Express
Office. This written history--the intro
ductory-begins with q letter last fall
from the express agent at Racine, Wis,
to the agent at Beloit, inclosing spuri-
Gus five cent fractional currency, with in
struction to expend the same in Bologna
sausage. Beloit couldn't fill the order, but
forwarded the same to the agent at Louis
vile, KY, who, having no Bolognas, fur
nished the raw material in the shape of
this "yaller dog which he forwarded to
Cincinnati to make up, presuming that as
Cincinnati is really the porkopolis of the
country, there must be facilities for exc
cutting his order. But Cincinnati failed
in fact could not execute his order, and
owned up. And the dog has thus been
forwarded from one Office to another all
over the West, until sent from Detroit to
Suspension Bridge. He has thus travelled
thousands Of miles, dead-heading for ex-
press charges and good fare. Each agent
forwards his orders, wishes and ccmpli-
ments with the dog, and these letters make
the history. The effusions are all sorts of
prose and poetry. Some of them will pass
for the sprightliest "doggered," and all
are, as we say Of some books, "well
worth perusal.'
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-20
NJ ollie Trussel Free.


lam glad to be able to inform your host of
readers that Mollie Trussel, the woman
who killed George Trussel, the gambler, is
once more free. The governor at first re-
fused to grant pardon, but the petitions
poured in upon him from every quarter,
signed by the first citizens, and the result
is that the wronged woman has regained
the liberty which had ought never to have
been taken from her. 1t is true that she was
neither drunk nor insane at the time the
act was committed. 1t is true that when
she aimed the deadly weapon at his heart,
she intended to murder him. WHY then
it may be inquired, was she not hung for
murder? Because George Trussel ought to
have been killed by the hand of peerless
beauty who, before she came in contact
with him, was as pure as she was beautiful
Because he had on many occasions treated
her he would have treated tho ueliost
dog that ever snarled at the heals of man.
Because we of the West recognize that a
woman's seducer has some claims upon
him, even though the law does not so Or
dain. Because she killed the coward whose
hands were raised to strike her to his feet.
as he had done before. Because public
sympathy was never before so universally
aroused in behalf of any prisoner, as it
was in behalf of Mollie Trusssl, while she
was in custody. These are the reasons
why she was not hung; these the rea-
sons that induced that strong man, Gov
ernor Oglesby, to grant her pardon which
was at first refused. Mollie will probably
arrive in the city in day or two. What
she will do, or where she will 60, don't
know.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-20

A Vet0-or Repeal.
Senator Grimes, of Iowa, in his speech
upon the Tariff Bill, we'll said that it's pas
sage would be followed by an immediate
agitation in all parts Of the country for its
repeal. This agitation will not be confin-
ed to any one party, and it will overshad-
ow the popularity which men, elected on
different issue, fancy they possess. The
men of the West will not vote for repre-
sentatives who have selected them as es-
pecial victims of an oppressive tax; they
will not vote for men who have put on the
statute book law requiring them to pay
seventy per cent. on the cost of all they
buy, into the pockets of few whose ava
rice is coexistive with their accumulated
capital.
But this bill may not yet become law.
There may be sufficient number of men
in one or both houses of Congress who
will vote against its passage over a veto,
to defeat it. That it will be vetoed there
is no doubt. Should, however, the two
Houses pass the bill over veto, then there
will be an immediate and powerful and
united effort to accomplish its repeal. We
are in favor, and every loyal man in the
land is in favor, of any amount of taxa
ton in any form that is needed fo,. the
mants Of the Government. Let that tax be
uniform, and let it be the last dollar that
the country may need to sustain its credit
and its Union. But taxation for one class
and one section for the benefit Of another
to the extent of seventy per cent. on the
gross consumption of the country, is a
crime and blunder which cannot remain
on the statute book.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-20
+" Protection " for Pies,

Protection for Pies.
The cry of the wool-growers for "pro-
tection' has thrown the pie makers into ag-
itation. The following is addressed to the
N. Y. Tribune:
| am pieman: the baking and selling
OF pies is an important branch of home
manufactures, and | am glad to see you
taking the part Of home made articles
hope you will blaze away at the misera-
bic free-traders, for assure you they are
running me, and unless am protected
shall presently be lost.
My case is this: have made and sold
pies for ten years. One of my principal
stands is in a blacksmith shop up town.
All the blacksmiths, from the boss down
to the lowest holder, were my customers
until last week. They paid me at the rate
OF six cents per pie. Suddenly there came
a fellow from New Jersey, who offered pies
at five cents each. His pies were we'll
made-I say nothing against them but
he lives over the river he pays less rent
than / do /; apd he can afford to sell at five
cents as we'll as | can at six.
What complain of is, that my custom
ers have all gone off to him. Where l
used to sell fifty pies every day now don't
sell five. l have demonstrated with the
men; told them they did wrong that
they ought to buy of me at six cents rather
than foreign Jerseyman for five cents
even began to read to them some of your
own able arguments from the Tribune; but
one told me to 60 away with my blath-
erskite," and another said "he did not
want any fool of an editor to tell him that
he ought to pay six cents for pie when it
was offered to him for five."
Please set these men right, before the
)erseyman gets away all my customers
Yours JOHN SMITH,
A distressed Pieman and Protectionist.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-20

Faith is sometime rudely shaken upon
all subjects, and often in regard to spiritu-
alism--so called-notwithstanding the in
fatuation of most Of its believers. We
have heard Of two cases in which married
people were severely exercised by the
revelations Of mediums. In one q widow,
who professed to be inconsolable for the
loss of her husband, thought that she
would like to hold communication with
the dear departed, and sought medium
for that purpose. The spirit announced
his appearance, and, after a little ccnvers-
alton was asked if he was happy. "Very,"
was the prompt reply. "As happy as
when you We're on earth?" "Yes."-
/" Happier? "Yes." ITO what stage
in the world Of spirits have you arrived Z"
!" am in He'll I"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-20

This winter will be noted hereafter as
season Of great and frequent SHOWS, as
snow storms have happened in very unus-
al places, and to a very extraordinary ex.
tent. Of the heavy SHOWS throughout the
whole northern country the people in these
attitudes are Of course we'll informed, but
we have had records Of them, also, show
ing that they have extended from Great
Britain westward to the Pacific Ocean, and
on our own continent as far south as Tex.
as. The recent fall of snow in Louisiana
was such phenomenon as to set the news
paper scribes at work overhauling their old
meteorological tables and they have found
but Eve such occurrences within the past
eighty seven years.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-20

JOSH BILLINGS ON PRAYER.-From too
many friends and from things at loose
ends, good Lord deliver us.
From a wife who don't love us and from
children who don't look like US, good Lord
deliver us.
From snakes in the grass, from snakes
in our boots, from torch-light professions,
and from new rum, good Lord deliver us.
From pack pedlars, from young folks
in love, from old aunts without money, and
kolera morbis, good Lord deliver us.
From wealth without charity, from praise
without sense, pedigrees worn out, and
from old relations, good Lord deliver us.
From newspaper sells, from pills that
amt physic. from females that faint and
from men who fatter, good Lord deliver US.
From gals that chaw gum and wear
dirty petticoats, and from men who don't
love babies, good Lord deliver u.s.
From other folks secrets, and from our
own; from mormons, and megums, and
woman's comittees, good Lord deliver us.
From virtue without fragrance, from but
ter that smells, from niger camp meetings,
from cats that are courting, good Lord de.
liver us.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-20
The Country Mouse and City Mouse.

An honest, plain, sensible Country
Mouse, is said te have entertained at his
hole. one day, fine Mouse of the town.
Having formerly been playfellow togeth-
er, they were old acquaintances, which
served as an apology for the visit. How
ever, as master Of the house, he thought
himself obliged to do the honors of it, in
all respects, and to make as great stran-
ger of his guest as he possibly could. In
order to do this, he set before him re-
serve of delicate gray peas and bacon, a
dish of fine oatmeal, some parings Of new
cheese, and to crown all with dessert, a
remnant of a charming, mellow apple. In
good manners, he forbore to eat any him.
self, lest the stranger should not have
enough; but that he might seem to hear
the other company, sat and nibbled a
piece of wheaton straw very busily. At
last, says the Spark Of the town, "Old cro-
ny, give me leave to be little free with
you. How can you bear to live in this
nasty, dirty, melancholy hole here, with
nothing but woods, and meadows, and
mountains, and rivulets about you? Do
not you prefer the conversation of the
world to chirping of birds, and the splen-
dor of court to the rude aspect of an un-
cultivated desert? Come, take my word
for it, YOU will find it change for the bet
ter. Never stand considering, but away
this moment. Remember, we are not i'm
mortal, and therefore have no time to lose.
Make sure of to-day, and spend it as agree
ably as you can you know not what may
happen tomorrow" In short, these and
such like arguments prevailed, and his
country acquaintance was resolved to 90
to town that night. So they both set out
upon their journey together, proposing to
sneak in after the close of the evening"
They did SO and, about midnight, made
their entry into certain great house,
where there had been an extraordinary
entertainment the day before, and several
titbits, which some Of the servants had
purloined, were hid under the seat of a
window. The country guest was immedi-
ately placed in the midst Of rich Persian
carpet and now it was the Courtier's s
turn to entertain, who indeed acquitted
himself in that capacity with the utmost
readiness and address, changing the cours-
es as elegantly, and tasting everything first
as judiciously as any clerk Of the kitchen.
The other sat and enjoyed himself like a
delighted epicure, tickled to the last de-
gree with this new turn Of affairs when
on sudden, a noise of somebody opening
J the door made them start from their seats,
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WHOLE No. $40.

and scuttle in confusion about the dining
room. Our country friend, in particular,
was ready to die with fear at the barking
Of huge mastiff or two, which opened
their throats just about the same time, and
made the whole house echo. At last re-
covering himself, "Well," says he, eff this
be your town life, much good may you do
with it. Give me my poor, quiet hole
again, with my homely, but comfortable
green peas"
The Application-A moderate fortune.
With quiet retirement in the country, is
preferable to the greatest affluence which
is attended with heavy care and perple1i-
ty.-4Esop's Fables.