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, 1873-01-02
A YEAR AT THE STOCK YARDS.

Tio following ia 3 summary Of tho seventh.
annual stock report Of tho Union Stock Yards.
and Transit Company. There WIS largo gain
over 1871 in tho receipts Of cattle, hogs. and.
horsoa, and slight decrease in tho sleop trade.
Tho value Of live stock received ut tho yarla in:
tho year 1879 was:
, 1873-01-02

Tho Now York 1Forld comes forward with d
proposition that railroads Bhnll bo accountable
to tho State for tho value Of every human life
which thoy destroy. It then procoods to figure
out this value In tho following ingenious FASH
lon: Tho keep of tho average poraou, up to tho
aga Of II, costs about al00 year, taking The
estimates that aro mado for army and navy, aey-
lums, penitontiaries, &c. It will tako him Boy
entoon yoars longer boforo ho will have carned
enough to pay off the debit ho owes tho stato OF
$1,7o0. Ho will thon 10 81 years old, and will
hayo reasonable expectation Of living thirty
years more. Iu this tlno llo should pay into tho
State about $4,000 over and above the dobt ho
owed it. 1Ie will, tllon, have value to the
State as follows:
DUO tho State for balance on nnproductlrc
Due Tho state Tor rronta IN expectation Of
ya!ue Of average human life to tho state..9 ,6u0
-{sIeauluR tho average 1nAn life, uf courBe, Id
impsstIleaby Tho brutality Of corposastons.}
This representa- tho aum, says The 1ForM, that
tho railroad takes from the State when 1t do.
stroya human life, aud tho sum which 1t ought
to pay over to the Btato for eyory individual
human lfo so destroyed. Wo have not stopped
to examine whothor thoao estimates aro correct
or not, but ITO aro pretty buro that II railroad
corporations woro required to pny over : ,6o(
for oyery person tloy killed, tlloro would be
much fower fatal aceiaontu BY rail than ut the
present tisne.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
THE BEAUTIFUL HErFER.-This love

THE BEAUTIFUL HErFER.-This lovely
idyl is by Thoreau and is from Channil g's
work on the Hermit of Walden" published
by Roberts Brothers.
One more confidinc heifer, the farest of
the herd, did BY degrees approach as if totake
some morsel from our hanus, while our hearts
leaped to our mouths with expectation and
delight. She oy degrees drew near with her
fair limbs (progressive), making pretense of
browsing; nearer and nearer, till there was
waited TO US the bovine fragrance. cream of
all The dairies that ever were or will be; and
then she raised her gentle muzzle toward us,
and snuffed an honest recognition within
hands reach. | saw it was p,ssible for his
herd to inspire with love the herdsman. She
was as delicately featured as a hind. Her
hide was mingled white and fawn color, and
on her muzZle's tip there was white spot
not bigger than daisy; and on her side turn
ed toward me, the map of Asia plain 30 see.
Farewell, dear heiter! Though thou for
gettest me, my prayer to heaven shall be that
thou mayst not forget thysef There was a
whole bucolic in her snuff. l saw her name
was Suu &C. And by the kindred spots I
! knew her mother, more sedate and matronly
with full grown bag. and on her sides was
Asia great and small. the plains OF Tartary,
! even to the pole; while on her daughter s
| was ASH mluor. que was Hot uispoSeU u
wanton with the herdsman. And as walk
ed she followed me, and took an apple from
my hand, and seemed to care more for the
| hand than the apple. So inno enI face as
/ have rarely seen on any creature, aud
have looked in the face of many heiiers. And
as she took the apple from my hand l caught
the apple of her eye. She smelled as sweet
as the clethra blossom. There was no sinis-
ter expression. And for horns. though she
had them, they were so well disposed in The
! right place, but neither up dor down. l DO not
now remember she had any. No horn was
| held towards me.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
TERMS $500 PER ANNUMIN ADVANCE
La SOmnambula.

Max Adeer, in the Saturday Evening Post,
says that Mortimer j. Loomis IL now one OF
the most violent of the denunciators of rail-
road monop0lies. Since his last adventure
on the cars he hates railroad worse than an
Arraplhoe Indian hates baldheaded Pres
byterian. Loomis has frs of somnalnbulism
occasi )nally, and at such times he ha an uu-
comfortable tendency to wander into Danger
GUS places. More tha: once he has been sur
prised. upon waking, to find himself roosting
on the comb of the roof,or hanging head-fore-
most down the well, with one leg around he
bucket handle. He webt out to Pittsburg, a
few days ago, and when he entered the sleep
ing car the thought struck him that he might
get to prowling about during the night while
asleep and walk off the pl1tform into a better
world. So he went to the brakeman and
gave him a dollar, with strict instructions
that if he saw Mortimer j. Loomis walking
around that car in his sleep to seize him and
force him back at all hazards. Then Loomis
turned in, and soon his reverberatiDg snore
echoed the screech of the locomotive
About 2 O'Clock Lnomis awoke, and as the
air OF the car seemed sitting, he determined
to 90 out ON the platform tor fresh breath
or two. just as he got to the door, hat vigi-
liant brakeman saw him, grabbed him, floored
him, and held him down. When Loomis re-
covered his breath, he Indignantly exclaimed:
4 ou immortal ass! Wnat do you mean
Lemme get up, l tell you, am as wide
awake as you are" But the myrmidon of
glasping corporation put another knee on
Loomis breast, and insisted that Loomis vas
asleep; and then he called another brakeman,
and after terrific struggle, during which
LOOMS received pumps and blows enough TO
wake an Egyptian mummy rhat had been
dead for 5000 years, the railroad man jam
med him into berth, put a trnnk and eight
carpet bags on him, and then sat on him to
hold him down until morning. The first
King Mr.. l. omis asked for when he arrived
in 'Pittsburg was respectable hospital where
they cured the temporarily insane. Hethinks
his reason was partially dethroned by his eff
fort to comprehend how that brakeman
could have the face to ask him for another
dollar because of the trouble LOOMS gave
him during The night.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

FRENCH AND VERY ORDINARY."-I
never was so convinced ef the utter in
significance of everything ana every
body outside of Partisan walls as re-
Gently when conversing with a French
woman sang pur. ''What class of people
does the society at Cauterets repre-
sent? ?" 1 asked, desirous Of improving
the small amount of intellect that l
keep out for summer wear. every ordinary
indeed, very ordinary replied Madame.
''Tbey are not French, you know" Mot
Frenchw l exclaimed, with amazement,
''what nationality are they, the y 'Ma
chele, they come from Bordeaux, Marseilles,
and such provincial places" But. Madame, ,are
not Bordeaux and Mar eilles French towns ?"
s'Eh bien," added Madame with a shrug, Il
suppose SO, but when l say that they are not
French, / mean that they are no. Paris
ian. Cest msnne chose, uous s.urez. It's ne
partent pas Francois. Cest un pa tois que me
donne aae attaQue des nerfs'' 1t did not oc
c. to this excellent woman, who spoke beau
tiful French, that she represent ted but one
million out of thirty-six, and that the other
thirty-five millions of people had rights. feel
ings, aspirations, that Paris should respect
SUCH is the broad, generous influence of CEN
tralization.-Kdte Field IN Anaer can Regis
ter
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

SAINT FANNY.-Saint Fanny was nota-
BILE hou ew fe. Her house was a temple of
i.eatness. Kings might have dined upon her
staircase! Now, her great delight was to
provide all-things comfort Bile tor her hus-
baud, hard working merchant, much
abroad, but loving his home. Now, one
night he returned tired and hurgry, and by
some mischance there was nothing for sup
per- Shops were shut, and great was the
grief of St. Fanny. Taking off a bracelet of
seed pearl, she said, ''Fd give this ten times
over for supper for my hu>baud.' AMI
straghtway every pearl became an oyster;
and Saint Fanny opened, and the husband
ate, and 10! in every oyser was pearl as
large as hazel nut; and so was Saint Fanny
made rich for liie.-lDouglas Jerrold;s Sire
side Saints'
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
THE London '.Athen@ym'' says of DR.
Hollands Arthur Bonnicastfe:


mo portion oft will be more. strange 70
an English rea Ter than the picture wiicl it
presents of youths of fifteen addressing crowd
ed audiences upon the subject of their relie.s
ious experience, or of grown men returning
to their old schcCl and saiuting valued mas
ter with kisses and tears ofjoy. Yet. in many
respects, the book is so true to nature, that
we cannot doubt the facts being possible.
We trust our leaders will not be deferred by
these oddities, though, to our minds, repul-
sive enough, from reading a book which
traces with skill the growth of an estimabe
character. an3 illustrates many of che humor-
Gus as well as graver characteristics of the
authors countrymen. At the present time.
voluntaryism in ecclesiastical mat ers will be
found worth notice. The Vandalism which
pervades the spelling appears to be systemat.
&c, so any remarks upon it would ,robably be
thrown away"
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

In the days when Lopis PHILIPPE was doing
all he could to secure popularity, there used to
be a story of Partisan gamin who offered for
trife TO show the king to party of travell-
ing English, and to get him to sing the Mar
seillaise. The young citizen accomplished
his purpose by bringing his party under the
windows of the Tuileries and shouting, ''Vive
lie Roi," whereupon little crowd soon assem-
bled; the king came on the balcony to ac-
knowledge the loyalty of his subjects; the
garnin then struck up the Marseilaise, the
crowd Joined, and finally the king himself in
toned verse.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
House for Sale,

AT WEST End. good brick house, twelve
n rooms, hot and cold Sebago and bath rIom
hood. Apply to w. II. JEkRIS, Real Estate Agent,
Cahoon Block se11*3w
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
REAL ESTATE.
Country Cottage for Sale,

HOUSE containing five rooms in good order, ELL
Ii Woodhouse and Stable connected; one and ore
fifth acres grass land, garden and fruit trees yery
high airy and healthy location. commanding beautiful
views of country and mountains; 10 miles from til
city and miles from 2 g. o. r. R Depot pric
moderate. CHARLES NJ HAWKES.
ju2leo 3m 96 Middle Street
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
Two Houses for $500,

MYTH 1000 feet of land. pleasantly located on
w Munioy; will rent for $500; plenty of water; /;
good Deighborhood Apply 10 VIM. III. JERRIS,
Real Estate Agent, Cahoon Block.
Portland, Sept. Is. 1873. se15s3w
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

The Newcastle Journal gives the following
process for putting on tight boots: "Our
fairy-footed nice young men will be rejoiced
to learn that tight boots may be drawn on
easily by simple process. The patient lies
down on the floor and holds his feet straight
up in the air until the blood runs out of
them thus diminishing the size of the foot
by several ounces, when il will slip into the
boot as sleek as sliding into gutter on a
dark night. To enjoy perfect immunity
from pedal torture while the foot is thus in
cased, it is only necessary to remain in the
position until ready to draw off the boots"
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
Very Desirable Estate i'm West
brook for Sale.

ENHIS Estate consisting of sixty two acres of land
Il with buildings thereon, is situated in the town
of Westbrook, on the road leading from Portland to
Saccarappa Village by way of Strou water. 1t is
suitably divided into p sture and tilage; is well
watered and under high state of cultivation, cuts
about forty tons of hay, and has fine yonng orch
ard growing which win soon be in bearing con lit
ion. The buildings st of large two-story mod
ern styled house an L connecting the house with a
large and well finished barn. and other out buildings
for housing carriages and farming tools. All the
buildings are nearly new, and the house and barn
are supplied with excellent water.
In connection with the above, the stock and farm
ing tools on the premises will be sold if desired
This property is within four miles of the city of
Portland and is particularly valuable to any de-
string to engage in the milk business, for pleas
ant country residence near the city,
For further particulars inquire of Patience s kill
lngs, the premises of j. H. Fogg at his Office
119a Exchange corner of Federal Street, Portland,
Me- au25dtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
House for SaEei

TENHE two-story house, No. s Carleton Street. This
a. house is in good repair, is well located in good
nelghborhood Has good cellar, water and gas
throughout.
Can be seen any afternoon between the hours OF 2
and 4.
FOR further information apply to
my27tf EDWARD ?. CHASE. No 8 Oak st.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
FOR SALE.

- THE new bouse recently erected by Lorenzo
E:; Ia, lor Esq, making the corner of Quincy Lane
gl and Congress street, directly opposite the Park
S.bago, every room frescoed by Schumacher
Drainage perfect location none better on Congress
street, Terms easy $4,000 down. balance to suit pui
chaser
G. r. DAVIS,
se1d4w Real Estate and Mortgage Broker.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

fENHE Block of two new French rocf Houses, on
Il Congress street, next west of Bramhal street
few rods from the horse cars These houses con-
tain seven rooms each Sebago and gas water closets
&c &C., are very pleasantly located. and can be had
on favorable TERMS Just finished and leaiy. for i'm
mediate occupancy. Apply to VIM. H. JERRIS,
Real Estate agent.
Portland, Sept. Is, 1873. se15tf
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

The American who excurts on cheap
trains is 'ess polite than the Chinese iuggler,
for the latter puts his knife in his mouth, it is
true, but instantly swallows it out of sight,
while the former withdraws it to be at once
erected, like tightening rod, at the side of
his plate, as if to protect him from the threat
ened bolt OF heaven.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
For Sale.

FESHE very desirable brick house. No. 5 Park lace,
Il suitable for small family. Please examine at
once not sold by the goth, inst will be rented to
desirable tenant. Apply to JOHN c. PROCTER,
93Exchange st. seI6diw
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
EDUCATIONAL.
Navigation Scfso
Abbott Family School for Boys,

NNHE Autumn session will open August 10th. All
Il the comforts of HOME here combined with a
superior school Boys prepared for college OF bus
Graduation and diplomas conferred upon
all who finish the required course of study Send
for illustrated circular address the Principal,
juIld3m ALDtN j. BLETHEN. A. M.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

The streams in New Hampshire are dry be-
yond their custom at this season. 'Dana's
Baths afford that highly punctilous goddess
less facilities for abution than she would en-
joy at thrd-class city hotel; while farther
up the falls are all reduced to their least COM
viously because anybody with the aid of a
cask of water could produce one for himself,
Catskill fashion.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

Country Magistrate-Pi isoner, you're dis
charged this time with caution; but if we
see ycuhere again youth get twice as much.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
FOR SALE.

A LOT of vacant land situated on the west side
N of High, between Pleasant and Danforth, SITS.
This lei has front Of about 81 feet and about 1914
feet deep, and plans have been drawn b How. for a
block of seven OF nin gentee and convenient resi-
dences, and adapted for the same. Enquire of
EDWIN CHURCHILL,
No Portland Pier,
mar2S From f2 to O'Clock p NJ
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

Many young people believe themselves
natural when they are only impolite and
coarse.-Rochgoucd
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

Manner is everything with some people,
and something with everybody. y.-Bishop Mid
dtet0n.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

Ancien; Plgrim--Ah, fair sir, all is changed
since my time. No peas in your shoes now
no toil--no robbery---no danger--everything
made easy; i'll fact, quite pleasant excur-
sion.
Modern Pilgrim---No robbery? no danger?
Does it occur to you, my venerable friend,
that our pilgrimages are made by rail?.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

Virginia City boys tie their kite strings to
dogs tails, and then make the dogs run. sBy
this means the boys are able TO fly their kites
in the calmest days.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

There is nothing so effective in bringing a
man up to the scratch as a healthy, high
spirited fiea
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
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TERMS Eight Dollars Yesr in advance To
mail subscribers Seven Dollars Year If paid In ad-
vance.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS
Is published every THURSDAY MORNING at W 50 q
year, il paid in advance, at 81 90 year.
RATES OF ApvERTIsING: One inch OF space,
ength of column, constitutes a square.
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Eek AFTER three insertions, less, 81 90; continu-
ing every other day after first week, 80 cents.
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week. 81 90; so cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head of ''AMusEMENTs,'' 80 90 per square
per week; three insertions or less 81 go
Advertisements inserted in the 'MAINE STATE
PRESS" (Which has large circulation in every part
of the State for 81 90 per square or first insertion
and so cents per square for each subsequent inser-
tion.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

The piazza around the fall style of shoe is a
little broader than those built in the summer
A pair of secondhand "high toned'' shoes
will be just the thing to put in barrel of old
clothes for frontier missionary to use as
snow shoes, as De goes "cross lots about his
''parish" during the coming winter.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

Every genius is an impossibility till he ap-
pears.-- Starr King.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 22. 1873
Gossip and Gleanings.

MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. 2a. 1873
Gossip and Gleanings.
Every genius is an impossbility till he ap-
pears Starr King.
Parting words from Germany to France
Our Occupations gone"
Many young people believe themselves
natural when they are only impolte and
coarse.-Rochetoucdald
There is nothing so effective in bringing
man up to the scratch as a healthy, high
spirited flea.
Manner is everything with some people,
and something with everybody. y.-Bishop Mid
dteton.
Country Magstrate-Piisoner,y you're dis
charged this time with caution; but if we
see you'll here again youth get twice as much.
Virginia City boys tie their kite strings to
dogs tails, and then make the dogs run. sBy
this means the boys are able TO fly their kites
in the calmest days.
The ladies of this state are universally rec
ognized as the most beautiful in the world
but recent statistics show that the ladies of
Ohio chew the most gum.
When you read 'Bear steaks'' on a noun
tain bill of fare it is good thing to ask the
waiter it they raise their own bears. Ifsbe
be pretty you will see her smile and that is a
deheacy not on the programme.
A writer on agricultural science has esti-
mated that a barley crop ''pumps up 1.035
tons of water" from an acre of ground.
Hereafter it will be easier to accoant for the
exceeding wetness of beer.
A couple of Texas cattle-men at Wichita,
Kan, tired of the everlasting cards and dice
OF the ordinary gambler, recalled their boy
hoods days. recently, by playing a game of
marbles with 100 steers as the stakes.
There are eleven sisters in Iowa, all un-
married, but with precious inheritance in
the shape of the name of Bullgreen. The in
heritance perishes with marriage, and no.
body has thus far had the heart to attempt
its destruction.
The English lover of Josephine Mansfield
the same who challenged Paris editor on
her account-horrowed 5000 of her and dis
appeared. This is really unfortunate The
woman lad more money than that, and i
! the fellow had been patient might have Sc
cured the entire amount.
| The piazza around the fall style of shoe is
little broader than those built in the summer
| A pair of secondhand "high toned shoe
will be just the thing to put in barrel of oil,
clothes for a frontier missionary to use a.
snow shoes, as be goes 'cross LOTS about hi
''parish'' during the coming winter.
Ancien; Plgrim---Ah, fair sir, all is changed
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

The ladies of this state are universally rec
ognized as the most beautiful in the world
but recent statistics show that the ladies of
Ohio chew the most gum.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

The English lover of Josephine Mansfield
the same who challenged Paris editor ON
her account-horrowed 5000 of her and dis
appeared. This is really unfortunate. The
woman lad more money than that, and if
the fellow had been patient e might have Sc
cured the entire amount
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

Parting words from Germany to France
Our Occupations gone"
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22
Sanford's Improved Refrigerators.

The three points OF excellence which claim. are,
LIST; constant and thorough circulation of pure air;
Ind; ryness. 40 dampness mond nor faint; 3rd; no
nte mir Cling OF odors; purity and active air the
elements of its Cali, send for circulars
Manufactured and for sale by j. L. MERRILL be-
tween Cross and Cotton sts., near Leavitt Burnham
& Co.'S Ice Honse. Portland. Me. je5dtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

There are eleven sisters in Iowa, all un-
married, but with precious inheritance in
the shape of the name of Bullgreen. The in
heritance perishes with marriage, and no.
body has thus far had the heart to attempt
its destruction.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

When you read ''Bear steaks" on a noun
tain bill OF fare it is a good thing to ask the
waiter if they raise their own bears. Ifshe
be pretty you will see her smile and that is a
delicacy not on the programme.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

A writer on agricultural science has esti-
mated that barley crop "pumps up 1.035
tons OF water from an acre of ground.
Hereafter it will be easier to accoant for the
exceeding wetness of beer.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-22

couple of Texas cattle-men at Wichita,
Kan, tired of the everlasting cards and dice
Of the ordinary gambler, recalled their boy
hoods days. recently, by playing a game of
marbles with 100 steers as the stakes.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-07

asparagus are not sufficiently estimated
by those who suffer with rheumatism and
govt. Slight case of rheumatism are
cured in few days by feeding on this
delicious esculent; and more chronic
cases are much relieved, especially if the
patient avoids all acids, whether in food
or beverage. The Jerusalem artichoke
has also similar effect in relieving
The heads mag be eaten
in the usual way; but tea made from
the leaves of the stalks and drank three
or four times day is certain remedy,
though not equally agreeable.