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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-21
MEDICAL.
Ee1. j. q. RUGHE2,
CAz BR Fo7ND At ats
PRIVATE. MEDICAL ROOMS

! kdA a h IL AADAOAAA AkoOm<
No. II PrebJe Street.
Next the Preble House,
NEyRERE he can Do consulted privately, and wis
w the utmost confidence by the afflicted, 81
AoCrs daily, and from 8 A. M. to p. "a.
Dr. =. addresses those who suffering under the
eunc1oh or rvsta diseases, Whether arising from
impure connection or the terrible vice Of selfabuse
DeVotng his entire time to that particular branch Of
ent neoicai profession he feels warranted in GUAR.
AsfEEfSe CURE IN ALL CAeEs, whether of lops
STANDING or recently contracted entirely removing the
dfegs OF disease from the system and ma king per.
feet ard PERMANENT ouRR.
he would call the attention OF the afflicted to ths
act OF ha lop2-stapdng and weil-earnsd reputation
urnishiag sunefsnt assurance Of nis skill and SIC.
CESS.
Ge&eisn 40 eAs EukEas.
Every Intelligent and thinking person must knov
hst remedies handed out for general use should have
thetr efficacy established by well tested eyperercs In
the hands OF regulsrly educated physician whose
preparatory studer ft him for all the duties he must
fulh; yet the country ia flooded with poor nootruma
aud cureas, par AZ to be the best in the world
which are not CD seless, but always injurious,
The unfortunate stsAs { be pARTICULAR in selecting
his physician, 1t is laDentable yet neontroyer
bic fact, that msrv syphtic patients are made mis-
cradle with ruin d constitutions by matreatment
from inexperienced physicians in general practice
tits point generally conceded by the best syphogrs-
dhera that the study and management OF these come
dlainto should s2gross the whole time Of those who
would be competent and successful in their treat
Yaent and cure. The inexperienced general practi'
TONER having neither opportunity nor tyne to max
himself acquainted with their pathology, commonly
pursues system OF treatment in most cases max
Ing iudiscrininete OF that hntCCnted and dam
ferous Weapon, the Mercury.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-21
C0RNS, CORNS !

Life has its temptations, sorrows and trials, and
the greatest OF all, although not dangerous yet i'll
be readily admitted, that Corns, Bunons Ingrow-
ing Nails and other ailments OF the feet source
die at them, at every changing atmosphere they will
Still send their piercing darts forth like flashes OF
lightning in sharp piercing, and unrelentue pain.
They torment person to gre alter degree than 9TH
or affections. DIR. D. Briggs, the well-known Chiro-
podist has produced safe and reliable remedies Al
leYiator aud Curative. r-.h
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-21
REAL ESTATE.
$4,000

WILL buy good yelling house, containing
w rooms, good stable, and lot 40xsO, centraIlv
located on Cum berand ST.
inquire OF JOHN G. PROCTOR
te20tf % Exchange Street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-21
PILES. PILES.

as@6S1 uAGS1
very common Affection there being but few
persons who are not troubled with them some pc
ROC OF their life. The disease exists in small tumors
into, first, those which are owing to a distendnd
state of the veins OF the second those which
present the character of sold tumor. When the
tumors are within the rectum, they called inter-
nal piles: when without, and around the anus ex-
ternal. When they discharge blood they are tenn
ed bleeding piles; when no blood appears, blind
piles; and excessive itching about the anus itching
piles: Nothing equals BRIGGS PILE REMEDIES
for thesr cure.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
q Anecdotes for Sluggards.

"A certain man of earnest and undoubt2
ed Christian character was invariably in
attendance npon'a adj the meetings ,of the
church, but was just as regularly late.
a stranger coming into the church in
the midst of the service would not have,
caused more remark than Brother S.
would have called forth had he appeared
two minutes before the time Of coplmenc-
ing. One day, a brother who bad been
yainly seeking an explanation Of the fact
that SO good a man had such serious
fault unchecked, inquired of his pastor
whether he could explain this Irregular
irregularityp Of Brother ST. go Yes" ;"
readily replied the Doctor. He was born
just fifteen minutes behind time; and
never has been able to catch up" The
Doctors explanation was surely original,
and ought to be made generally known,
for the benefit'of the large family circle
related to Brother S. si8 haufa
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Gbe Gintes, Nep BLOOMFIELD, 1Da.
Twelve By The Clock.

"a ~ I b. D
4 BOUT tventysone years ago, when
KACeFranklin Pierce and the present
Senator Clark stood at the head Of the
sHillsboteugh bar, in New Hampshire,
there was upon the sdocketa celebrated
suit called the y" Horse Case" This ac-
tion was brought by Smith & Jones, liv-
cry keepers, against one White, to recov-
''er the yalue-o a pair of horses alleged
to have been killed by defendant while
coAye5iqgiqh Insane NAH to- the 1asyldm
at Concord. There was plenty of proof
that the horses died soon after their arri-
val there; but the, defendant took the
ground that they died Of disease, and not
from. being overheated. And that q suf-
ficient time had been allowed them to
travel that distance with ease. Then it
became necessary to show the Jury the
time of starting and the time of arrival
Many citizens we're brought forward
among them a tall, bony, slab-sided, lanky,
sleepy-loolking fellow, who oficiated as a
hostleria at the stable. oTh6nfollowing is
the substance of the concluding portion of
determination :gof .5i6.od say s.a1T
I HtWhat time, sir, did i understand you
tosay it was when the horses were driy-
epupito the stable%l h,lrsss3. sa. p,
"Just as | was goin' to dinner" l,ua.
..@What time was it when you went to
d dinner HF that day-bya the clock n,tbe of,
foe p ,tT .'.l,r.-I.'...+..'..t.....' -
" Just twelve ...r...r. .I-. e..
q To n minutn cir 2v
"Yes sir" .l..'..-..
g And what time did, you go to dinner
a week previous-by the clock ?"'
At twelve" ''',' ''.'. ''
.'"'To a minute, sir p W @"l''' .'.' t't
i~Yesl s;rp1a 'ral. .i ,h,!,Iinl 'fIol
'' Now, sir, will you be good enough to
tell the Jury what time you went to din
ner, three months before the last dateA
by the clock ~ st 'd sa'.1H o.. '.''i#aNm
SIEAt twelve.n s.a r..la Ja71sz od
$50 a minute sir ?'voa y'aa<o ha1eIt
Yes, sir" ,l.asH oT 10 ad l.Dop assl 81.
y"That is all, sir, ",replied the counsel,
withia CLEAN of satisfaction on his face
and a glance to the juryS as much as to
say, /" That man, has settled his testimony,
gentlemen" And so all thought, till,
just as he. was leaving the stand, he
turned to his questioner, with a curious
comioal expression on his face, and dr9wl-
ed out, "sThat ere clock was out o. kilter,
and had stopped at twelve for the last six
months, There was a general roar
Mr., Clark sat down, and the judge had
to use his handkerchief Just chen. ,1 ,,I
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

Suppose a man should sail, all the boil
ing and blazing day, round and round an
old Dutch Ship iii the harb6r, and the
next day you should see him, like
maguiiied fly, creeping up and down the
nasts and spars, and examining the
rigging, and you should ask him what he
was doing, andsrho should answer, tSI
have heardthat this ship. is dull saiIer,
and / want toilook at it and seeY---Oould
he ever find out in this way? No. Let
him weigh anchor and spread the canvas,
and take the wind and benz away, if he
would know how she sailsaaou iag,.I.
SO, if a Christian would learn his true
state, let him not row round and round
the hull ofhis selfcqpseiousess, and creep
up and down the masts and spars of his
feelings and affections; but let him spread
the sails of resolution, and bear away on
the ocean Of. duty. Then he shall know
whether he be dull or . fast sailer,-
Beecher's Life Thoughts. =" ~ ...', p ~. 49,
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

SUNDAY RI Abl n as
Thoughtlessness.

Young man, in the flush Of early
strength, stop and think ere you take q
downward step, Many a precious life Is
wrecked through thoughtlessness alone.
IF you find yourself in low company, do
not sit carelessly by till you arc gradually
but surely drawn into the whirlpool of
shame, but think of the consequences of
SUCH "a course, Rational thought will
lead you to'seek the society of your su-
periors; and you must improve by the
association. A benevolent use of your
example and influences for the elevation
of your interiors, is a noble thing even
the most depraved are not beyond such
help But the young man of impressbTe
characters mus; at least, think, and be-
ware lest he fall himself victim. Think
before you touch the wine see its effects
upon thousands, and know that you arc
no stronger than they were in their youth.
Think before you allow angry passions
to over come yor reason; it is thus that
murderers are made. Think before, in
a dark hour of temp tation, you borrow
without leave, lest you become thief.
Think well ere lie or an oath pass Your
lips for a man Of pure speech only can
merit respect. .-&hl think on things true
and lovely, and OF good report, that there
may be better men and happier women
in the world. araf
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
A Wonderful Eater.

Some years since there was in Prussia
a wonderful eater, whose appetite was the
cause Of much astonishment to the phys
icians. He has been lost sight Of for
some time but last week makes his ap.
pearance at restaurant 10 San Francisco
where he ate for nearly two hours, to the
disgust of the proprietor ;and on retiring
proffered twenty-five cents in payment,
which the saloon.keeper looked on as only
one'tenth the cost of the material His
greatest effort was the consumption Of the
thirty-four pounds weight avoirdnpois Of
what was nearly all oleagiuous matter,
such as pork-fat, train oil, tallow candles,
etc. He may be justly considered one
of the most remarkable men that ever
lived, and will ere long, no doubt, attract
the attention Of our medical men; with
out doubt he may justly be styled the
most remarkable gourmand of history.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
A Good Dog Story.

Mr. Beecher in his Christian. Union,
vopehes for the truth of this story; 5ql
gAonarrow log lay ASA bridge over a.
rayineou From the opposite ends of the
log, at the same moment, there started to
cross it q, big newfoundland and little
Italian greyhound. Of course, they met
in the middle of course there was, not
room for them to pass neither could they
go back, The height was dangerous
one for the greyhound, and to the water
at the bottom he was extremely averse,---
The Newfoundland could have taken the
leap in safety, but evidently did not want
to- There was a fixs The little dog sat
down on his, launches, stuck. his nose
straight out into the air and howled.---
The Newfoundland stood INTENT his face
solemn with inward workings Presently
he gave a nudge with his nose to the
bowling greyhoundrrasgif to say, Be
still, youngster, and listen. ~ Then there
was silence and seeming confabulation for
a second or two, 70 Immediately the ,, big
dog spread his legs wide apart like Col
lossus, bestriding the log on its extreme.
outer edges, and balancing himself care
fully. The little dog sprahg through the
opening like a fash? When they reach
ed the opposite shore'the greyhound broke
into frantic gambols of delight and the
Newfoundland after the more sedate fashl
ion expressed great complaceney in his
achieyement-as he surely had a right
to- dog ioia .1d rJ ,9g 90 u 5agoi1 gd
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
A Startling Exclamation.

\ CELEBRATED Dominican friar, Rocco, Of
Naples, one day was preaching to a
crowd in the market place. "." This day"
said he,S" 7 will see if you truly repent
your sins" Thereupon he commenced d
penitential discourse that made the hair
Of the hard!hearted multitude stand up
right; and when they were all upon their.
knees, gnashing their teeth, beating, their
breasts and putting ON all imaginable
signs of contrition, he suddeulylneried :,
"Now you who truly repent of your sins,
hold up your hand. " There was not one
present who did not immediately stretch
out both arms, +" Holy , Archqngel
Michael" then exclaimed Rocco, ",Thou
who with the adamantine sword standest
by the Judgment seat of God, hew off,
every band that has been raised hypocrit-
ically." Instantly every hand dropped
and Rocco poured fourth a fresh ihyective
against the sinfulness and perversity Of
his audience" +" @.'''11 .s1'eil ''..'' 7i''i 'ai
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
Sssy- Long PRAYERS furnished the theme

SsT" Long prayers furnished the theme
of a discussion at the recent Young
Mems Christian Convention in Washing
ton. One of the delegates asked ''What
do you do with the people who persistent
ly indulge in long prayers" The an
swer promptly given by another was !;
" Never give them chance to pray !"
instantly qualified by another, who said ;
" Except in private" r"1'"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

bes- There is sphere in which every
one may act and be useful to his fellow
being. No matter what abilities he has,
there is a work for him, and by doing it
he may render essential service to the
church. If the one talent is not improy-
ed, what sorrowful account many will
have to give at the last day. '......
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01

Bay Every trqnsgression shall receive
its just recompense of reward. He will
by no means spare the guilty. Do not
hope to die with the words upon your
lips, "God is merciful." 1 know he is,
but he is also just aud to those who reject
his son there is no mercy.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-08-01
No. Tho nrnfr nla Il.nIain p wna nnc

SEg- The grnff old Captain p, was once
half bored to death by certain inquisi-
tive passenger, but he silenced him, how
ever, when the latter, pointing to a COW
on the lower deck, remarked" That's a
nice COW, Captain" ~ " Yes, sir" Is
it the only COW on board ?" go Yes. ~
I" Have you no other animals on board p"
p" No, sir, with the exception of the ami.
NAL IN front of me-" q Curious passenger
suddenly thought he saw porpoise and
rushed for his opera.glass. 'ae'o iii ~ .
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-22
BrevilieS.

Five hundred Iowains visited b. Louis
last Thursday.
Tho overflow at New Orleans has
sboat or almost subsided.
In the New Hampshirs Legislature Mr..
Bingham, Demoerss, offered resolutioo
iustructing the New Hampshire senators
sed representatives 10 congress to intro
ducs and support . resolution for the
purchase Of Independence hall aud square
n Philadelphia, tho same to be dedicated
70 constitutional liberty on the Fourth Of
July, 1876.
Paris advices compute that ten thous-
persons, 80 fer, have been executed.
Iessrgsots 10 ell sorts Of disguises con.
tipus to be caught. hAlicrs, who caused
thirty citizens to be shot for refusing to
Sight for the Commune. Has been ar
rested and shot. When brought cut Of
hs hiding place he fred si. shots n the
soldiers spd fought desperately.
Hailstoncs ~ largo o. billiard balls fol-
st La ChspFelle creek, Dakota, optAs ID
last.
Kate Gsrsity, Of Memphis, was burnst
to death BY The breatiog Of coal oi
lamp Thursdsy night.
People are flowing into. Paris st th'
rate Of $4,000 daily.
A little daughter Of John Follusr o
Alma. Wis.,, Was b,ttss BY rattlssusk'
list summer aud supposed to b cured
A fsv dsys ago, however, tho old wouut
became iu6amsd and resulted in deatl
within three days.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-22
Our C0ronals.
BY MISS LOU HUTT.

We meet tonight upon the same plat
form, perhaps for the last time. Our
schooldays, with their sometimes pleas.
ant, oft perplexing, duties, alternate sun.
shine and shadow, are past forever.
We cannot bid adeu to our past associs.
tions without some feeling of regret.
We would not drink of tho Lethean tide
which soothes into forgetfulness oil
memories of the past. The bright star OF
youthful hope, which rose above our hori
zon with the earliest droam of intellect,
to night is in its zenith and our hearts
are flooded with its glory. Ere we sep
arate into our various paths of duty
"Let Us gather . wreath Of garden bowers
And tell Of the wish Of our hearts IN flowers"
Let us weave for ourselves Coronals Of
beauteous, fragrant flowers, ...
"For every little flower and blade,
Each opening bud and care perfected seed,
IL - psss whore We may read Of God"
While eulling these star.eyed beautis.
from Natures vast and luxuriant garden
may the sentiment Of each sink deep
into our. hsarts, leaving it, Impress upon
our coming lives, till sscssnged for that
uufading crown Sscsivej from seraph
hands on the "Shlu;ng Shore" beyond
the "Rivsr Of T,ms."
Let NJ place for our central flower the
pure white Star of Bethlehem, which
babe us look Heavenward with the sys
Of faith, assured that He. 70 whom il
bright antstyps once led The wandering
shepherds o'er tho hills Of Judss, awaits
us there. Beside it, on tho one side, The
delicate Anemops-emblsm Of Hope,
excellent Hope,
"whe sssrs forever on ths bloysat viAas,
And chssts 70 the svsrlssting heart
In the wild masis Of . thousand toasass."
On the other aide we will place The
purple Passion Flower, type Of the Cross
the cruel nails, the crown, whispering "a
the soul Of man. Behold the sacrifice for
sin Jet love to God precsde oil othel
love. Around these let 10 group ths
tropical Acacia, emblem Of friendship
highest and holisst Of earthly emotions
"tbat amends for absent Heaven !" The
gentle Miguonetts, shedding sweet fra
grauos around, Ct symbol Of the modes
worth which 10 discovered through tn,
plalnsst garb Queenly White Lilly
typical OF purity, woman's browning At
tribute; the Olive, for peace Bslssm. fol
sympathy, which, like mercy, IL tvie'
blessed to her who gives to them wh,
receive. Lastly, the modest Pansy
uestling At our feet and gently pleading
"Forget me not." Its sweet sentiment
will serve to recall this hour, however
widely 10 life our paths may divsrge
Perhaps tho hour may come when tb'
Night Shade may miugle its gloom!
leaves 10 yours or msias /; but 'tis our higi
privilege 10 place there the Amarantl
aud Myrtle, and while those who survive
may have to add the Cypress. 70 vii
! a',ssls with II The Asphodsf, WITH II
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-22

BY MISS LENA MAY.

As We loook arouud Us, o'cr this beau.
tiful earth-its paradise. like valleys; its
rich, green meadows ; its rivulets Of crys
tai, gently murmuring amid its bowers !;
it's gigantic mountain submits, covered
with their spotless garments Of snow /;
the gorgeous suuiit sky, sdorned with
every brilliant hue, mingled with admira.
ton which, by our constitution, we must
feel-oomes the saddening thought, they
shall all pass away. Nothing is more
certain; coming destruction is written
upon all things pertaining to this tran
STORY life. An Eastern sage being asked
for q universal motto replied: "This,
too, shall pass away"
The years that have passed down the
mystical River of Time, send back this
answer. Babylon and Egypt reply from
their crumbling pyramids and desolate
plains Our glory is passed "like the
baseless fabric Of dream"
Question classic Greece of her better
days. and hear the reply: Her Hellico
nian Fount 10 dry Homer, Plato, Peri.
oles and Phidius sleep the sleep that
knows no waking; and poetry, phileso.
ply. statesmsnship and art, have passsd
from our lovely wales. A voice comes
back from old "Roms, who sat on her
seven hills, and from her throne Of beauty
ruled the world" Her ancient palaces,
bulwarks. and piles stupsndous, will soon
live only in history, poetry or tradition.
Question the down.trodden son Of Israsi
concerning Jerusalem, "the perfection Of
beauty" the joy Of the earth. Where now
are the brooks that ones spraag from her
olivs.eovsrsd hills 3-whsre 10 her temple
the msgni acentf Sadly she will point
you to the retiring Roman lsgions, the
sdsminats, luxurious Persian, the idols.
trous Egyptian, the bsrbarous Tartar,
the lawless Scythian, bearing away each
ito burden Of her beauty. Truly, her
glory has passed away.
Equally transitory are ell the phases of
human life. When the heart 10 bowed
With sorrow, filed with doubts. "driftipg
ever from the port Of rest" amid its
gloom there 10 still one CLEAN of light ;
"This, too, must pass away" The grave
cannot hold the freed spirit !; its bars have
been broken, its victory wrestsd away.
Childhood, with its innocent sports, its
pure softness, shall pass inssnsibly into
maideuhood, with its bright rsvsriss, its
wooiag fsuoiss, its sllurisg hopes !. maid.
snhood 10 beautifully transformed into
womsnhood-exquisite realisation of oil
things possible to human happiness, To
that succeeds middle age, with ito plsns
and purposes, its struggles; II may b, its
sorrows. Age comes on apsce with its
"swest content"
Nor yet do W pause |; God, only, is
immutabls.
"Postt love and statssmsn's thought,
All shall fade and come TO naaght,
Psassnt's cot and mobiles Hall
Shsii In the general ruir fall"
! But though al things earthly decay
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-22

Just - We expected, the testimony Of
the Rev. Mr.. Larkin, gwen before the
Ku-klux Investigation eounittss as
Washngton, 10 denounced By Governor
Liudsay Of Alabama % false, foul and
fraudulent. The clerical esstlsnan 10
represented a. having been . stirrsr.up eS
strife, who doubtless invoked upon his
own head the martyrdou whieh hs p.
rades before the committee. There are
just such Radicals in every Southern
community, and the mischief thsy have
done h beyond oil computation u.-Tiuss.
The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-22
I Slept and Dreamed that Life was Beaut,
IL Woke and Found that It was Duty.
By MISS JEANNE @. MORRISON.

Sixteen years ago Was sent into this
world little pilgrim and voyagsr to drift
down lifs's sea. How roughly, or how
smoothly, who could ,sll2 I only waited
then for my little bark to glide along at
its will, for sleep was upon nc. D. what
sweet slespl What beautiful dreams
Life Was surely beauty
gazod At the objects around me !;
everything WAS beautiful. l looked
above at the Heavens, and could but ex.
claim, How transoendently beautiful
Lastly l viewed the sea Of Life, upon
which had embarked, and behold how
lovelyi
Everything smiled and beckopsd me
onward. Onward, onward. through life.
Bright, beautiful, glorious life | How
loved VI yea, how I worshipped II.
No troubled dream came then 70 an
noy my slumbers, aad tell me Of anoths,
life towapd which I was slowly, but surely
floating. l would have called dream
like that foul-one that was not TO b<
thought Of in my beautiful world.
U, what sir-osstles we're built in my
vivid Imagination | At times when
thought their bases 6rm. they would
tottsy and fall. Then would I wake
partially-sh | only partially, from my
beautissl dreams aud gaze again upol
life.
I would question myself - to Ii,
beauties Of life; but. while doing 80,
could but reply, Yes, yes, all 10 beau
tifull ! would ask man. and hs woult
assent that life Was beauty. ther
thought that human beings knew every
thing. I did not know what deceit was
I never thought upon
- "Ths hollow vofA
And oil its hollow crew,
Ambition and its hollow schemes,
i The hollow hopes We follow,
Imaginstion's hollow dreams,
I All hollow, hollow, hollow I"
Aye, one word would restore ~ hap