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The Portland daily press., 1871-05-11
Two Houses and Lots In Knights
vile nj AuctiAU

ON ,Mondly, May 18th, at 3 P. NJ we shall sell
O. W. 49,, Story Houses on B street, Knightsyille,
nsp,y both are thoroughly finished and
lent well OF water aud cistern; anne closets sna
ceIlrs' &c. One e two story with hay window, Z
rooms, stable and shed attached. The other has
III rooms and arranged for two families
These buildings ara well located and In eyerv way
very desirable property. The sale will be poslt,e.
Terms hiven At sale.
my11td II. o. BAILEY 81 CO., Auct'rs.
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George T. Abbot and daughters of this city
were in Florence on the 10Th of April.
The District Court came in yesterday, tho
time to which it had adjourned over, but ad-
journed without transacting any business.
All the apothecary stores in the city were
closed yesterday from 8 to 4 o'clock, out of re-
spect for the late M. 8. Whittier, whose funer-
al took place at that time at Gorham.
We would call attention to the notice of the
Florida Bee Company in another column.
F. o. Bailey B Co., sold yesterday the lot
opposite Plymouth church, "a feet by 100. to
L.. M. Sweat for $1.25 per foot. The rear
lot A < 115 feet was sold to the same GENTLE
man for So cents per foot. The lot on the cor
ner of State and Deering' streets was with
drawn. 81. = Y Ft2 "a AZ -
Mrs. George Il. Gardiner has been engaged
as leading soprano at the High street church.
Mrs. Wetherbee and Messrs. Monroe and
Shaw have engaged to sing at the approaching
exhibition of Limerick Academy.
1t was very raw and disagreeable weather
yesterday, the wind easterly, and showers 70, m
ing quite feature Of the afternoon. Their
mometer 600 at l p. M, and 400 at 5 p NJ.
The posters announcing Dollie Bidwelrs tn
Sdgemcutd IoEGlduu NJ uSiC L1aii VI IIludy
night, supported by R. Dorsay Ogden, attract
the attention of the pedestrians.
A fine concert concert complimentary to
Miss Alice Carl, given by the Progressive Ly-
ceum, takes place st Browns Hall on Sunday
night
The attention of our readers is called to the
free lecture on Pbysiognomy to be given by DR..
j. Simms, at Lancaster Hall tonight. DR..
Simms has received many fattering notices
from the press of other cities.
Mrs. Oliver Dennett. of this city, has caused
to be collected and has presented to the Port
land Public Library SO volumes of the LIBERIA
tor, being complete file of that well-knoN n
organ of the Anti-Slavery movement from
JAN 1888 to Jan. 1866. 1t contains every copy
issued between those dates except eight.
There are only four other files Of the LiberatOr
in existence.
Attention is called to the advertisement Of
the summer arrangement for steamer "Charles
Houghton" that plies between Portland, Wal
doboro, Damariscotta and Thomaston.
Bailey & Noyes have just issued from theiI
establishment splendid specimen of binding
in the shape of a Record Book for Portland
Lodge of Masons. The binding is Russian
leather inlaid with calf and gilt
Charles f. Libby, Esq, Of the law firm o
Libby & Symonds, will take the place of Gov
Chamberlain as chairman of the committee o
award at the examination In French at Cor.
ham tomorrow.
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

PAPER HANGERS can be found at Lothrop's
New Paper Store, Exchange st. If
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PAPER HANGERS wanted at Lothrop's, 152
Exchange street.
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RUNAwAYs-There were several exciting
runawsys yesterday. A pair of horses at
tached to the fore wheels of country man
team ran up Union street full speed and turn
ing into Middle street made things lively for a
short time, narrowly avoiding man who was
crossing the street, and also quite number Of
teams. They were caught in Market square.
A horse owned by q Mr.. Joselyn took fright
oneCommercial street at the train and broke a
shaft, and another horse ran away down Wild
gery's wharf with load OF fish. scattering cod
bake and Holsters in every direction, ran into
another team and knocked off wheel from
the cart to which he was attached and finally
brought up in the storehouse at the foot of the
wharf. q m
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The NEW YORK CIRcUs.-Manager LEM
brings to Portland next Tuesday. May 10th
his famous company, which has been delight
ing the citizens of New York the past winter.
Being the first exhibition of the kind here
this season, the pavilion is certain to be crowd
ed. The journals fNew York unanimously
praise the fine performances given by this Cir
Gus, and we transfer to our columns thu fol-
lowing notice from the Tribune:
eve have SO frequently alluded to the ex-
cellent character OF the performances at the
Circus, that we scarcely know wnat to say in
its favor now that it is about to leave us for its
summer trips; but it is fitting and timely that
we should repeat the commendation that has
often before been lavished on it in these col
umns Mr.. Lent certainly procures the best
talent in this line of entertainment, and 1t is
equally certain that he presents it under agree
a0le accessories Of grace, taste and refine
ment. The idea that circus exhibition must
necessarily be vulgar, receives indeed, an EN- J.
phatic and continuous refutaton at the hands
of this prudent, energetic, and humane man
ager." :" - = ~ y
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4 iGORHAM SEMINARY.-Ihe following students
compete for two gold medals for Defamation
and Reading this evening, at IA clock. al
the Congregational Church:
1.-The Revolutionary Rising, Etsl q
Lewis M. jackson, G0rliam.
2-The Famine. Miss Laura E. Pennell, Westbrook.
3-National Injustice. George H. Hi !, Windham
4-Carrying Homes the Sheaves,
Miss Marietta King, Westbrook.
5-The Seventh Plague Of Egypt,
he Coronation of Inez.
Miss Fannie Cummings, Gorham.
he Revolution in Hungary.
George f.. johnson, Gorham.
larry Garvin.. Miss ALI. L. Forsaith, Portland.
lie Raven. Winfield S. Nevens, New Gloucester.
he German Poets Dream.
1881 Miss Eta +. Sands, Westbrook.
11-Destruction of Jerusalem,
10 Surprises of Dying,
Miss Belle c. Haines, Hallowell.
13-Bernardo Del Carpio, f......
John F. r. Quimby, North Turner.
14-There's but one par Of Stockings to mend to-
l5-Amsrican Patriotism. ,i.. --...74.-.- : RI
$500. - Elbridge NJ. Wilson, Gorham.
16-Hymn OF the Calabrian Shepherds,
- Miss Annie e. Porter, Gorham.
11-Fate OF Virginia. Horace +. W0bb, G0rham.
lS-Pipes at Lucknow.
Miss Lucy E. Lowell. Gorham.
lS-The Traitors Death. .Jere M. HILL Buxton.
to the Carthagenlans,
Arthore's EpItaph:,
-al- Miss Lille Appleby, Gorham.
Miss Katie d. Smith, Hollis.
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supreme Jpai.i.I Ceur,.

Supreme Judi -ial Court.
APRIL TERM, WALTON. j., PRESIDING.
Annie s. r. Tuero vs. G. 7. Tuero. Libel for d.
vorce Cause, cruelty and neglect to support. Case
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turned verdict OF guilty Of an assault but gnll
ty OF the intent to ravish. g..
Mattocks. MT. Luddsn.

turned verdict OF guilty OF assault but gnl
ty of the intent to ravish. g..
Mattocks. M. T. Luddsn.
l4f-E slli +7i fei Calvin Record.
STATE VS.. Belle Harlow. Indicted for keeping q
heuse OF i-ame Franklin street. The direct tes-
timony on the part OF the Government we're Jour
prostitutes, who testified az to the nefarious traffic
they had carried there for the year past This the
defendant did not deny, but said that she kept q
boarding and lodging house and took these girls as
boarders without knowing their reputation char
acter. Jury out when Court adjourned.
Matiocks. 81. az A. w. Bradbury.
State vs.. Edward j. Devine and Edward h. Me-
Aister. Indicted for assault with intent to rob
one Levi Decker. On trial -ssss
Mattocks. 7+' A.. W. Bradbury.
.214..zs1tf .q-f. Dsane s. Verrill.
At the coming In of the court this morning the
cases assigned were called up and neither the res
pondents nor the Government witnesses were pres
ent. After waiting nearly an hour and halt the
Court ordered capias to issue and the witnesses
were brought IN, and Judge Goddard, after ascer-
tanning that they had excuses to offer, fined them
different sums. riding to the circumstances, vary
ing from 500 down to 81. 1t has been source of
great annoyance and trouble to the Court and ex-
pense to the county, that witnesses who were sum-
monsd to attend Court at certain hour, and paid
for their attendance til discharged have taken the
liberty to leave the court room and 60 where they
they pleased, that when the Is reached pro-
ceedings have to be delayed until the officers can
hunt them up, matter OF no small expense, as it
costs about 500 day 10 run a Court with two jus
ries. 1t Is hoped that these lines will serve not only
as an admontion to the parties fined but to Witness
es summoned in the future.
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new York stock and Money Market.

NEW YORK, May 10 orninq-Gold opened at
III and continues unchanged. Tcerc was very lit
tie change this morning in the Money, Government
Tie following are the forenoon quotations Of South
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STOLEN PROPERTY RETUENED.-Mr. Ed
ward Junkins came to the city yesterday and
received his horse, wagon, Sc, that were stol-
en- from him by j. F. johnson at North Ber-
wick last Sunday. Besides the horse and
wagon there we're two blankets, two pairs Of
pants, two shirts. ono umbrella, one pair Of
boots, and two overcoats. All the articles, ex.
cspting one overcoat, were recovered. John
son still eludes arrest. 81 .a..l u -.
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Horses, Carriages, Harnesses, &C.,
af Auction.

ON Saturday next, at II A M, on Market Street,
~ We shall sell new an second hand Concord
Wagons. Garry als, Jenny Linds,i kockaways, Ell.
press Wagons, sun Shades, one Gold covered
Mounted Harness. New and second hand Harness.
es. light aud heavy; Whips. Blankets, &c.
mytotd F.O. BAILEY y Co., Aucfrs.
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GLEN HOUSE,
At AUCTION.

4 Tho famous Summer Resort at the fost OF
Meunt Washinstsn,
Ell known As the Glen House, together with tho
land, furniture mill and outhuildngs, will
4e SOLO at public auction. at Gorham, N. H., Tues
Gay, May i6, 1871, at II o'clock .. IN, mystois
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A VALUABLE WoRK.-Messrs Dresser q
Aver will issue about the first of July, work
entitled the Tax Collector and Form Book-a
new work complied with much care by hon.
VIM. w. Bolster, President of the Senate OF
1870. The book embraces digest Of the Law
of Tax Titles adapted to New England, with
a complete set of tax forms for town, county
and even State officers systematically arrang-
ed Mr.. Bolster has made the subject ct tax
titles special study for several years aud
is the author of tho forms involved
in the only tax title ever sustained-we refer
to the action of Lunt vs.. Green, the report OF
which is published in the work. In this case
the forms given in this work we're sustained by
the full court The work is specially designed
for the use of town and county officers, trlai
justices, sherifs, corOners, constaDies ano
adapted to the revised statutes OF Maine. Ane
appendix will contain legal forms for convey
ancers and business men, also very useiui anu
m uch needed forms for all officers OF our state
courts, carefully and concisely drawn by Hon.
Epbraim Flint during his many years service
as Clerk of Courts and Secretary of State
Competent judges do not hesitate to declare
that the work embraces class Of information
the want of which has been long felt by bust
ness men and officers. The book will contain
about 400 pages and the publishers promise
that its mechanical execution shall DO first
class The sheets before us, from the Job
Printing House OF VIM. Nj. Marks 109 Ex-
change street, vouch for the excellent typo
graphical appearance of the forthcoming vol
ume.
That it will meet with ready sale there can
be no doubt. Orders should be sent to Dress
CT and Aver, Portland, at once.
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AUCTION SALES.
Two Houses and Lot at Auction

I'm THURSDAY, May II, at 1874 O'Clock r. N, we
" shall sell the two I! story wooden Houses Nos 10
ana 70 Merrill st. Said houses contain seven finish
"a rooms, ample closets, with abundance Of good
yer Also the lot which Is AZ teet front by 10 feet
ts ep Terms ona-ha cash. balance In one, two or
years as best suits the purchaser, secured by
msdtd positive as the owner is going away.
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rurn'.ure, carpets. &c, at Auction
IN FRIDAY, May 18th, at ten A M. Mt salesroom
". satna p st. we shalt sen Brusssls and In
aEy Furniture. Feather BEDS. Matr.ssss. pic,nTes
Kitchen Furniture, as. and Crockery Ware. sc.
my1Otd F.O. BAILEY q CO., Auctioueers.
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Eot numerous years, nor heightened life.
Not pretty children and q wife,
Rot pins and chains and fancy rings.
" Norsany Buch like treraRery things; J. ss N5
Not pipe, cigar nor bottled wine,
Nor liberty with Kings to dine;
For cont, nor hosts, noryet shat,
"A dandy vest, or trrm eravat;
Nor all the world,s wealth laid in sto-e;
sxss nor Mister. Reverend, Sir nor Spurs,
with titles that the memory tire: G.
Nor ancestry tracked back 4o VIII,
who went from. Normandy 90 Kill;
Not Latin, Greek nor Hebrew lore,
Not thousand volumss rambled Der.
MT syiislee Il isl,e nor Y al 6rss mace. 8 a
Nor crowns that deck the royal races
These al united never can
Avail to make saing1e man.
truthful SOUL = loving mind,
run Of ahectisn for its klnd;' ~ ~ =
helper of the human race,
4es AaousAsf beanty and of gFass; 7agaE
spirit nim, erect End 3res,
.sss4s That meyer f,aseiy b.nss theknee; na.gsg
That will nStbesr a feathers weight
OF slaYsry's chains for small or great;
That truly speaks of God within,
aAsalnd never nakesa league With sin; 1sa I'll
That snaps the letters despots niske,
Ard loves the truth FORTS own sake;
s5g GThats,soI Id lbs G6d, and him alone; q NJ II
That trcnblea not ~ grants nod
4 soul that fears no one but God,
And ;ialls can siaile at curses and ban;
Ihisis tsls soul tiat makes tnslnan
H. & d vi 49, 4 &
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a Singular Georgian Custom.

But perhaps one Of the most singular Gus
toms OF this beautiful and brave race IL the
blessing Of the waters, which takes place IN
January. Alexander Dumas witnessed this
once in the journey through the country.
Snow having fallen Oh the mountains, Whose
distant peaks cleaned white against the SKY
the air was chilly yet all who descended to
the Ikoura River were dressed in summer
clothing. III make the contrast more strik-s,
ing. the river bore through its green banks
cakes Of ice which It had brought from the.
cold heights of the central region.
About 200 fanatics had assembled 70 throw
themselves into the stream, and take i bath
which they believed would wash away their.
sins. Several battalions OF Russian troops,
lin bright uniform. lined the grayelly shore,
while two batteries ot artillery crowned the
bark. ready III fire y salve the moment Of the
I,benedictian.. A grand tent Of blue cloth was was
erected on the, shore. and Il plank run out
lover and just above the stream. The entire
clergy, with the archbishop at their head, all
clothed i'm dazzling costumes. were gr"aped
ON either side of the bank. A multitude OF
spectators covered the balconies and terraces.
the gay and variegated colors giving Tie
human mass the appearance Ut a vast mosaic,
while the town, from its ampnitheatre Of hills
illstle back ground. looked quietly down On
the strange yet, ma gnfieent spectacle. The
archbishop and clergy at length slowly adj
ranced to the central tent Immediately the
poor sinners, took off their clotiinsgs--the bell
strucd twelve. when .he cannon. Numbered
forth their saiute--the battalion fired aroling
gollev, thesfrtmpets blareds and the military
band struck up stirring air. The arch
bishop then adyancetlstothe brink and dipped
the double cross iai the water. This was the
signal Cor the stripped sinners to purge IN.
and one after another they sank in the icy
nood. Some could not stand the cold and
with chattering teeth padded back speedily
as possible ia the shore; but greater part.
considering this sinful, took i regular bath.
This was ALL The shiyering wrctches al!
length crawed out one after another the
crowd slowly dispersed, ard the ceremony an
was over. There seems no reason Why mid
winter should be chosen for it, except that
the colder the weather the greater the expla-.
tion. -Scribaer's Monthly. s.s
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NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD IN Russia
Robert Fairlie, an English engineer. identi-
fled from the first with the narrow gauge in
Europe, writes that the experiments made In
Russia are successful; and as an evidence
gives the fact Til. t trains of 3ia tons are
hauled BY light engines over iightralls up an
incline of one in eighty-ffve miles-l5i tons
Of the whole amount carried being paying
freight. This lis 27S paying tons for every
one of dead weight. The, proportion OF pay
ing to dead weight is one TO one-so that, as
Mr.. Fairlie puts it, while Russian narrow
gauge roads carry 254 tons in 50 tons Of cars,
we require 254 tons. Of ears at least to give the
same results Mr.. Fairlie gives it as his de-
liberate opinion that the engine bearing his
name, with light rolling stock on a tWc-feot
gauge, will perform a greater service thar
the broad gauge road in the United States.
and be u great saving besides.
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A PERPETUAL CASpLE.-Ihe perpetual
candle is the name of useful contriyance
which has lately been. introduced in this
country from Russia. It<onsists OF a small
tube. within which is placed close fitting
wick, soaked with kerosene. This tube is
screwed into candlestiek. and fits inside am
other tube made Of white china, and resem-
bling closely a candle inexternaI appearance,
the whole having the look Of MI ordinary
candle and candlestick. BY heating the top
of the brass tube The herosene-soaked wick
generates.a gas and gives fine blaze through
a number of small @apertures in the end OF the
tube. BE this simple and ingenious arrange
ment, it Is said. a good light is furnished at
a cost OF one cent for five hours. Besides the
point of economy, ills thought that the use
DC kerosene in tIlis manner will be entirely
free from danger Of explosion.
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The DEAcos's RkToRT.-The deacon Wss
not very much behind if the following story
be true: I'm small town on the Schuykiii
river there is church in which the singing
had run down. 1t had been led many years
by one of the deacons. whose voice and
musical powers had been gradually falling.
One evening the Clergyman gave out tlie
hymn, which Wasiin All odd measure. rather
harder than usual. and the deacon led off.
Upon its conclusion the minister rose and
said: Brother B will please releat the
hymn, as cannot pray after such singing"
The deacon very composedly pitched into
another tune. and the elefgs man proceeded
with his prayer. Having finished. he took
up the book to give the second hymn. when
he was. interrupted by the deacon gravely
getting mp and saying, in q voice ahdiple to
the whole Congregation: :. viii Mr. mske
another prayer? 1t would Dc impossible for
me to sing after such prayer as that ~
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/ ID ARTiES from the Valley visiting thu Capital
i are requesed 10 giv4 tlis nose 4 all, anu we
are satisfied they will b. pleased With the perfect
arrangement Of everything that viii conduce TO the
cnmort and pleasure of guests The tabies ART sup
ulied with everything 9obtainable in fhe country.
prepared by experienced cooks and served by a.
tentIye walters I'll
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The most ancient books are the Pentateuch
of Moses, and the poems of Homer and lie
Sod. The first printed books We're printed
ca one3side only, the leaves being pasted baek
to back. During the reign Of Edward W.,
1862. books of astronomy and geometry were
ordered to be burned. as'being infected with
magic.--OAver Optics Magazine,
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DIR. Cur. an Englishman, is calculating the
average duration Of life Of the wealthy class
ess, arrived at the very surprising result,
with regard to adults. that the higher their
position in the social scale. the more unlimi-
ted their means, the less also the probability
of long life. We have been so long accus-
toned to consider the possession of riches
the best guarantee Of physical welfare, that
many will be surprised to hear from Guy,
that 'sthe probability Of the duration Of life
lessons, with regard to the adults in each
class of the population. in the same degree
as the beneficial impulse for occupation Is
lacking. 1t person who for long time
has lived an active life retires from business,
it may be taken for granted, with probili-
tn OF ten To one. that he has seized the most
effective means to shorten his life
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Boar, PEI Wstk !. \. 81. - ~ w
Ssrd and Lpae ing, Per Mse -. ..,.r't IL
single Mod. .3iss...it. Is
single B2d.... s. !. s !, 6. Z, '.'
81 The patronage VI tAs Fu0AAs - LII
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CRACKED WHEAT.-For a pint Of the
cracked grain, have two quarts OF water boil
ing iii d smooth iron pot, over quick fire ;;
stir the whratsIoWly boil fast, aud stir con-
stantly for tile first halt hour ef eooking or
until 1t begins to thickeI and pop slp;;'''
then lit from the quick fire. and place tie
pot where the wheat will cook slowly tor az,
hour longer. Keep it covered elosly. stir
now and then, and be careful not to LEI #
bArn at the bottom.
I Wheat cooked thus. IS much,sweeter and
richer than when left to soak and simmer for
hours, as many think necessary. White
wheat cooks the easiest. When ready 70 dish
out. have your nolds moistened with cold
water, cover lightly, and set in ts,ol place.
A handful Of raisins added with the wheat IS
nice. Eat warm Or cold, with milk and
sugar Asrasd VI Hs6ith.
The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-27

3 4 RE ENDORSED AND PREsCHIBED + mora
leading Physicians than any other tonic or
TIVE at Fever an AguH. infermttenst, Rli5us.
ness, and all disor.ier arising from Nil maficeaus
peltic, and IN CASES of indigestion are nsiltabIe
as an Arlet'zsr and R'euf rart and in eases Of
General Dshliity they have never i'll single in.
stance failed IN praHncing the n,st happy results
They are particularly BENEFaCiAL 10 FEMALES,
strengthening thu body, inyigoraing the mind ana
giving tone and elasticity to the.w hole system
The HOME BrFTERs are comp tlniiad with tss
greatest care, and no Tonic S,mnlant has ever BEN
offered to the public Sc PLEASANT IIte Tfis
remedial agents, endorsed by the medical frafers.
t. as the best known to PhaTmaeepoeia II co,t.
iittla L. I'll th.I. q fir trinl aud 80.
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COURIER.
ROxEM4N. MONTANA.
WHAT MAKES a NAN.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ~. 1871.