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A Choice Security.
MIDLAND BONDS
Seven Per Cent. Gold,
FREE OF GOVERNMENT TAX.
First Mortgage Bonds


| $50 MILES ARE DONE AND EARNING NOW
ABOVE EXPENSES MORE THAN THE INTER
EST ON THAT PORTION OF THE NOR rGAGED
DEBT, and more than the interest on all the bonds
| that can be issued up to date.
The completion OF new road enables us TO offer for
sale more OF these bonds. No bonds can be issuef,
on road under construction, and on finished road The
| issue is limited to $4,000 per mile.
| These bonds are desirable as an investment for
| many reasons, the most prominent OF which are:
| first: Behind them aud certifying the m is a paid
10 capital OF nearly S7,O00,000.
| Second: rbe roa is great trunk line run
ming b-tween the New York Central and Eric Rail
WAYS, and shortening the distance seventy miles-a
very great distance properly considered. and one
| that alone would render his road vast success
| Third: The cost OF building the road is twice the
mortgage, AMI railroad is real estate OF perfect
title and, u q cd for anything Is always increasing
in value These bonds are real estate loan of the
pes. hen AZ Nall salae The cost OF single
Besides IN his case the real estate is in exisienca
before the bonds are issued.
Foarm; Inc MORTGAGE Bonds on every railroad
running out of New York City are good and intsr.
est is promptly paid on them.
RVlh; The total interest liability of this great
railway. over Tour hundred miles in length will be
but s5OoOOo, Gold per annum after the whole line
= completed; The earnings OF single month, it is
expected, Will exceed ills.
A consideration OF the gross receipts of the New
York Contra and Eric Railways will be All that is
nseessaIy we believe, TO con vince parties that the
Midland will net after all expenses a much larger
sum Than lis interest debt.
TIE RATE or INTEREST.
These bonds pay seven per cent in cold free OF
United States income tax, and this with gold al il5
Is equal 10 over - PER CENT. A YEAR No
rational person could expert SAFE INVENT
MENT WITHIN OUR OWN STATE 20 be offered
more liberal terms than these.
THE BONDs.
The bonds have % years to run; are issued in de-
nominations OF 81, 900; bear Seven Per Cent Inter
est gold, tree OF income are Couoon Regis
tered, with interest, payable semi-annually in New
York. on the list of January and LIST OF July.
PRICE. PAR AND ACCRUED IN
TEREST.
PAMPHLETS circulars &c NAV he had on annv
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ment of Apple Orchards. To be opened by
Mr. John r. Pulslfer of Poland.
Thursday evening-Shall our Ii ghway be
Fenced? To be opened by Hon. A. G. Lebroke
of Foxcroft.
All farmers are invited to be present at these
meetings aud participate in the die u sions.
Al entries utiiher department OF Ili. ,xhi.
bition can ne made tIee att, Those. maxim. EN-
tries will be ehLltled to tickets Of nd. s,or
The Secretary of The Society, Mr. s. L.
BoarJman will at AL times cheerially give in
formation relative To the Exhibition. Letters
addressed TO him at Augusta will receive
prompt attention. tgE
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IMPORTS.


Brig Frank E lien, from Sagua-20s hhds 81 ties
4 jackson.
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TH1HGSE in want of Plain or Fancy Job Printing
L will find 1t to their advantage to call on WIN III
MARKS, at the Daily Press Job Printing Office, Ex-
change Street, Portland. sst.'3T1Ia.
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This splendid Hair Dye is the best in tbe world I;
tie only true and perfect Dye; harmless reliable JIM
stantaneous no disappointment; Iidicuous tints;
remedies the i'll effects ofbad dyes; invgorates and
v,s the hair soft AMI eauttul black or brown
Sold by all Druggists and Perfumers, and properly
applied at Bachelors Wig Factory, l6 Bond st,NY
June 3-1s70sNdlyr&w
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
AT at Philadelphia goth, sch Eagle, Seavey, from
Portland. '.lt M.
Cid 18th. sch Grace Webstsr, Hume, Portland.
Ar at Queenstown 18th, barque Gertrude, Randall,
Portland, July %.
In King Road 10th, brig Lie Houghton, Morton,
Havana.
At Fortune Island 10Th, sch Monadnock, Bunker
from Nevassa tor Portland put in water and pro-
visions.
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STATE OF MAINE,

OXFORD, ss.-Board of County Commits 'oners, Nav
Session, holden by adjournment July It'll, A. ID.
1870.
Upon the foregoing petition, satisfactory evidence
having been received that the petitioners are respJn
slble aud that inquiry into the merits OF their ap-
pication s expedent, it Is ordered that the County
Commissioners OF the Counties OF Oxford and Cum
s. Smith. in Oxford, on TUESDAY, the tour.h
day OF October next at ten o'clock in the forenoon
and them proceed 10 view the route mentioned in
said petition; Immediately after which view a heat
ing OF the parties and witnesses will be had at some
convenient place in the vicinity, and such other
measures taken in the PREMISES as the Commission
ers shall Judge proper. And it is further ordered
that notice OF the time, place and purpose OF the
Commissioner meeting Aforesaid be given to all
persons am corporations Interested by causing at
tested copies OF said petition and of this order there
on to be served upon the Chairman of the County
omms5ioner5 OF Cumberland County aud
the respective Clerks OF the towns OF Oxford and
Norway in xford County, and Otisield in Cumber-
land County, and also to he posted up three pub
lie places in each OF said towns and published three
weeks successfully in the Kennebec Journal the
State paper, printed at Augusta, and the Oxford
Democrat, a newspaper printed in Paris, in said
County Of Oxford, and In the Portland Press, a
newspaper printed at Portland. in said County OF
Cum berland the first OF said publications and each
OF the other notices. be male. served and osted
at least thirty days before said time meeting to
the end that all persons and corp ,rations may then
and there appear and show cause 1t any they have
granted.
Attest: wM. X. KIMBALL. Clerk
true copy OF said petition and order OF Court
thereon. u.
Attest: WIN x KIMBALI, Clerk
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WiNDHAM.- AT caucus Of the Repn 5licans
of Windham, held Tuesday afternoon, Colonel
John G. Cobb was nominated as a candidate
for representative for the class district IF
Windham and Scarborough
John G. Cobb had sf 40 vo,es
WIN. Fl. Harvey had 16
Col. Cobb had command of brigade during
tine wsr and his military history was RESPONSE
bic and creditabe. Hell live sort of a man
and was selected in close district on account
OF his popularity. The Republicans cannot do
better thing than TO elect the Colonel to the
legislature. The unanimously instructed their
candidate vote for Gen. Joshua L. Cham.
berlain for United States Senator r
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M a RI n f. N EWS.


Tuesday. August 30
ARRIVED, 4I.-
Steamer New England, Field, st John, NIB, viz
Eastport tor Boston. vs.
Brig Frank E Allen, (Of Portland) Clark. Saou.
Aug l2-sugar to Geo H Starr.
Brig Sarah Peters, Andrews, Georgetown, De-
coal to Rolling Mills.
Hrig Geo Burnham, Staples Baltimore.
Sch Margaret, tBr) Brundige, st Marys, NS,-shp
knees, to order. 20 - =
Sch Ida May, Drisko, Philadelphia coal to Port.
Sch Chris Loeser Durham. Elzabethport.
Sch Ruth Hodgdon. Paul, Eizabethport- coal to
s Rounds g. Sons.
Sch Florence Mayo Fuller. New York.-corn to
Geo W True q Co
Sch Alton, Wormwood, Kennebunk. ~
CLEARED.
Barque Agnes Frazer. (Br, CrowelI Pictou,
Brig Shannon, Small Port Caledonia, CB.
Brig Herman, Hichborn, REHABILITATION s
Davis. .nr
Sch W Benedict, Hisbee, Providence Berlir
Mills.
Sch Planet, tBr) wil.on, Maitland, NS-A u
Whidden.
Sch Talent, tBr) CoffT, wol.vire, Ns-F II Bar
ret. l4l fIla
Sch Ottawa, tBr) Brewster, St John, NIB f r
Barrett E.4 -
Schs Hannie Westbrook, Littlejohn, and Harriet
Baker, Weber, SacO, to load Tor New YOrk-Oran-
do Nckerson.
Sch Willie Martin, Noyes. Bowdolnham, 10 load ior
Baltimore.
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The annual meeting OF the Aged Brotherhood OF
Po'tland, will be holden Wednesday, Sfst inst,
at 1-2 O'Clock P. M, at the reception room, City
Hall, to elect officers for the ensuing year, and to
transact any other business that may be deemed
necessary. .4tiss Ia.
Persons Of the requisite age are requested to be
present and unite with the Association.
The treasurer will be present and ready TO re.
ceive the annual tax from the members.
Per order. JOHN b. HUDSON
aug25-sntd Secretarx
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II is stated on good authority that at the first
battle of Weissemburg the French had ten
thousand men and the Germans fiftv tbopsand
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NEW ADVERTISE MENTS,
To she Honorable Board of County
Com missioners in md for the Ceuusies OF
n ~ o..sl n nd (,una he rlnnd


THE inhabitants OF the town of Oxford, BY Geo.
l. ?. Whitney, their Agent, specially authorized
tor this urpose would respectfully represent that
that part of "Harrison Road" $50 called) which
lies between the County Road passing by the DWELL
lug house of Sebastian s. Smith, and comme ncng
near said dwelling house, and the County Road
passing by the dwelling house of Moses Chcsley
known as the "webber Road.'0 and ending near
the school house on said Weber Road in School
District No. fall in oxford In said County Of Ok
iord-and originally located by Joint Board OF
County Commissioners from the Counties OF Oxford
and Cumberland, is not demanded by the Common
convenience and hecessity" that there is but very
little travel over said road when in good repaif
nearly all OF winch Is local and not pobc that the
road, has been destroyed by the ireshets. and the
same cannot be repaired without great expense 10
your petitioners; that the very small amount OF
travel over said roa1 and bridge does not warrant
the large expense OF keeping the same In repair; we
therefore pray your Honorable Boards, after due
preliminary proceedings, to discontinue that part
said "HaIrison Road" Aforesaid, which lies between
the terminus described aforesaid all being situated
in said town Of Oxford in the County OF Oxford and
as in duty bound wi ever pray.
GEO. z. WHITNEY,
Agent of the town OF Oxford.
duly authorized for said purpose
Oxford. July x, 1870.
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To remove Tan, Sunburn, Pimples, and Erup-
tions from the skin. Schlottel beck's Moth and
Feekle Lotion, prepared only by A. G. Schlotter-
beck & Co, Apotheearies and Chemists, Portland
Me. For sale by all Druggists at 80 cents per bot
tie. mava eni
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FOB SALE i!
The Elegant Residence Of Chns. II. Bre ed
late Of Portland, deceased. |'i-

late Of Portland, deceased.
CIrU ATED on Spring Street, No. 1872, in the west.
- ern part OF the city. Isf ff II ~ III
This is a three story brick dwelling house and ell
thoroughly finished with the best OF materials fitted
with all the modern convenences, including gas
steam apparatus Tor heating, hard and soft wafer
hot and cold water in evtry part of the house, bath
ing room, &c. The walls are frescoed and painted
oil throughout. the drawing rooms not surpassed by
any in the city for elegance and tase and the dining
room finished in solid black walnut. There is a
beautiful lawn. and garden containing some fifteen
fruit trees of different kinds making this Of the
fnost residences in this city. Ii desired, part of
ticulars enquire OF JOSEPH A. LOCKE,
'} Executor, "A Middle corner Exchange street.
aug6dtisn F4i
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Miniature Atms nac. ........A ugust 81.
Sun rises. % % Moon sets. 80. 935 PM
Sun Sets. .......... .6.34 High water -. 245 PM
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MI. @. NJ. A.
Dexter and NewDort Railroad
Notice.
North Yarmouth Academy

THE Fall term of this institution will commence
L on Thursday. the LIST day OF September, under
the instruction OF j. II. Moody as Principal; with
Miss M. ID. Shepley and Miss A. M. Holyoke as As
sistant; and Miss NJ. S. Thaxier Teacher of Music
MIR. Mooiy is a teacher OF large experience. and
those who feel disposed 10 patronze this school NAV
order.
Ample accommodations for .'rooners" or board
ers at the boarding house as usual
For Circu ars apply to .....--.
... JAS. M. BATES,
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A large factory boarding house on Lincoln
street, Lewiston, occupied by tho Lewiston
Mills Co., was consider ably injured by fire on
Tuesday morning. Insured. The house was
kept by Mrs. Stafford
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-31

AT North Pownal SATURDAY.. correspond
saw an apple tree bearing both apples and b
SONS. It is thought to be the result of the
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The frost on Saturday morning killed
crops on Sandy river, in Phillips.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

mittee :. The Funding bin was taken mp, ard
morton 70 recommit was defeated, ana motion
WA adopted 70 slrize the action providing Tor
the pa, Inent Of coupons 1t European agencies
Adjourned
In the House, on the 9th, the bill for an
airline railroad between New York and Washing
ton came up, and several amendments were agreed
10 "A petition was presented from tn. leading
businees men Of Mt Vernon. Ohio. and 200 others,
irrespective Of party. ssking the abolishment Of ks
tonsl Banks and the issue Of 500, 000. 900 green
backs, and substitute the same for Nationai BANK
notes and pay In greenbacks at par $40 10000 Of
matufed so bonds. IA jofut resolution was
passed, toOiscontinue the printing OF engraving
In Patent once reports. >. Bills were introduced
and resered-to provide for celebrating the one
hupdredfh anniversary Of American Independence
b. holding national exposition Of arss msnuiac-
taYes and products Of The mines, In Philadelphia
in 1915; for the auditing and payment Of claims Of
loyal citizens Of the South; TO provide homestsa6s
for colored people In the Southern States. Bills
were reported and recommtted-relatfng to the
taking OF the csnsus; 10 regulate mileage xmend-
atory Of the oct establishing Bureau Of kduca-
ton. Adjourned.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

A girl at Newark, N. j., married at
10 in the morning, and at IL was consult.
ing lawyer about divorce
"A young lady, aged seventeen, was
burned to death at Tonawanda, N. Y, a
few nights ago, by the explosion of kero-
sene lamp.
AT Lansing, Iowa, the largest church
edifice in the place, burned one night re-
Gently, and not single person in the
town woke up.
by the caving. few days ago. of an
embankment on the Portland and Roches-
ter railroad one man was killed and two
badly injured.
A Bloomington, ILL.,, lady few days
since bought small quantity of leaf lard
which yielded, when tried out, large
quantity Of live worms.
A man in Boston recently pawned
his family Bible in order to obtain food.
He said 1t was his last convertible piece
of property.
The indianapolis Journal states that
they put ten dollars worth of silver on
the coffin of Boone County man who
ate six dozen hard boiled eggs on wager.
Two children were fatally burned, at
Wethersville, Nd, few days ago, by the
explosion OF q coal oil lamp In the hands
Of their mother.
"A keg of powder exploded In z black
smith shop of the Connecticut western
railroad, in Winstead, the other Gay, ana
twenty persons were injured; none sef1'
ously.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17
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A UNIVERSAL REMEDY" Broom g.
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first in public favor and confidence; this
result has been acquired by test of many
years. Its merits and extensive use have
caused the Troches to be counterfeited,
and we would caution purchasers to be on
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ExrRAoBDNARY ISDUeExKxTs.-We are deter
mined from this date TO give better terms TO those
who win canvass for our chromos, :. Little Nell the
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Send for descriptive circular to WV. GARDNER
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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

In the Senate, on the Sd, bills were in
troduced-to regulate the foreign and cosstwise
trade on the northern, northwestern and north
eastern frontiers OF the United States; to enable
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

You can Regulate the ColOr.-Every natural.
shade nom light brown to deepest black is impaired
HAIR. The number of applications determines the
nnge But above all the other merits of this wonder
full article are Its purity and harmlessness 1t would
be like comparing shining to the DRAWINGS from q
marsh. TO compare 1t with the ordinary hair dyes.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

majority. The Legislature is Republican,
with majority reduced from last year.
At the election in Camden, n. j., on the
9Th. the Republican candidate fox Mayor
was elected.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

The human body is chiefly composed Of tiseues
and fxes ~ sensitive to every change in the con-
dtion OF the atmosphere as the most delicate cleo
trometer, or the quicksilver in q barometer tube.
The stomach, the skin, the nerves. the lungs, and
the excretOry organs are especially liable to be At
fected By these variations, and the best defense
against their Disastrous tendency to keep the d.
gestive machinery, which feeds and nourfkhes the
whole system, in good working order.
II the stomach e weak or disordered neither the
blood nor the bile can be in q healthy state, and
upon the Atnees Of these two important fluids for
the 0nices assigned to them by nature and the reg
uarity Of their dow, health IN great measure de-
ponds.
When the air IL heavily laden with chilling va
pors, 1t often IL at this season OF the year. the
digestion should be an object of peculiar care. II
1t IL weak and anguid, the whole physical structure
will be enervated. Hit lie vigorous, the entire or
ganizaton will be strong to resist the untowardi
and depressing influence Of damp and vitiated at
mosphere.
pure and powerful tonic is therefore especially
needed a. safeguard against the diseases most
common in the spring, and Hostetter's Stomach.
Bittsre being the most wholesome and potent med
cine of the class at present known. course of it
s particularly Advisable ut this period Of the year.
The stomach will thereby be toned and strength
ened. the liver and bowels regulated. the nervous
system braced up, and nature put in state Of act
i've defense against the miasma which euperin
duces Intermittent and remittent fevers, rheuma-
tisms, nervous debility, headache, hypochondria
and other complaints which apt to assail the
untoned and unfortihed organizations. The body
Is strengthened without exciting the brain, and
consequently no unpleasant reaction follows its re-
viving and renovating operation.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

II you do not feel well you send for doctor. be-
calls upon You, looks wise, scraws some hero
glyphics upon piece Of paper which you take to,
drug store and there pay so cents to 81 co. besides
the doctors fee, for a remedy nine times out of
ten not half 90 good as Dr. MORsE's INDIAN RooF-
PILLS, which cost but % cents per box. Dc.
you think the former the BEST because you pay the
most for IT. II you do, we advise you to use Just
as an experiment, the MORsE's INDIAN Rooyr
Pulls. They are prepared from a formula pro-
nounced by the most learned physicians of our
country to be the best and most universal of FAM
lily medicines. The MoRsE's INDIAN Roof Pills
Dyspepsia, Female Irregularities. &c, and are pua
up both sngar-coated and plain. Give them triah
Sold by all dealers
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

A drunken Virginia blacksmith, shoe
has been given to ill up the various dc.
partments.
"A. car load Of salmon, caught in
river of the Pacific coast, has reached
New York city, via railroad, in excellent
condition.
of the lands granted to the Kansas
State Agricultural College, $4,000 acres
have been sold, at an average price OF
$410.
1T has been decided in the Court Of
Columbia county, Pa, that the business OF
. barber in shaving on Sunday is world
~ employment-not the work ofnecessity
or charity.
In the United States there are 092
protective unions, with an aggregate
membership of III, 1855, the Knights Of st.
Crispin being the strongest, numbering
some fifty thousand members.
Several large manufacturing firms in
New York city have adopted the plan of
dividing certain per cent. OF their profits
among, their workmen, 30 that every
man shall become identified with the
general success.
The citizens of Cleveland, not being
pleased 1T the manner in which the, State
Agricultural Society acted relative to
locating the next State Fair, have taken
the preliminary steps toward holding
Northern Ohio Fair in that city next
fall.
"A female button maker in the employ
of button company at Waterbury, Ct,
has in busy times made Lightweight gross
of cloth buttons per day. This would be
1852 buttons, requiring her to press her
foot on the treadle 1852 times.
Owing to the unusually mild winter,
a heavier grape crop is anticipated for
the next season in California, than has
ever before been known. 1t is said that
more vines will be planted in that State
this year, than in any previous three
years combined.
I'm Great Britain and Ireland, and
also in various parts of the continent of
Europe, wedding tongs made of wood or
iron, shaped like large pincers and
provided with groves or teeth to hold
the plants, are used by farmers for
pulling thistles out of tillage and pasture
land.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-17

MEssRs. GEO. p. RowELL u Co., Advertis-
ing Agents, No. 40 Park Row, New York. are.
authorized to receive advertisements for this.
paper at our lowest rates.