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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28
City of Portland.

NOTICE is hereby given that the j lint Sandi G
IN Committee on laying out new Streets, to whom
referred the petition of Robert DeWof that
Walnut Lane (so-caled) be laid out and accepted by
the City Council will meet at tie junction of Wal
nut Lane and Danforth streets, on MONDAY, the
st day of september next, at 81 o'clock p. NJ, to
hear all parties interested and then determine and ad-
judge whether public convenience requires that said
Walnut Lane should be laid out as a street. and if
they should so adjudge will then and there lay out
said street and fl the damages required by law.
Also petition Of A. b. Stevens and others, that
Brown street be accepted as now laid out Said
Committee will meet the junction of Congress and
Brown streets on MONDAY, the first day of Septem-
Der next at O'Clock P. M. to hear all parties inter-
esed and then determine and adjudge whether public
convenience requires that said Brown street be cep
ed laid out, and if they should adjudge will
then and there lay out AMI accept sail street and fix
the damages required by law.
And also on petition of Mark p. Emery and Of hers
that Cak street be widened from Congress to Free
streets Said Committee will meet at the junction of
Oak and Con ress streets on MONDAY, the first day
of September next, at IL O'Clock p. NJ to hear all
parties interested and then determine and adjudge
If public convenience requires that said Oak street
should be wdened from Congress to Free Streets and
if they shall adjudge will then and there lay out
the same and fix the damages as required by law.
GEO. P. WESCOTT,
MICAH SAMPSON.
FREDERICK W. CLARK,
j. +. RA NDALL,
EDWARD THURSTON,
VIM. MCALENEY,
Committee on Laying out New Streets.
Portland, Aug 20, 1873. au25dtd
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Sanford's Improved Refrigerators.

The three points OF excellence which claim. are.
lst constant and thorough circulation of pure air:
End; ryness. 40 dampness monld nor taint: ard M
nter mir Cling of odors; purity and active air the
elements of its success. Cal send for circnIars
Manufactured and for sale by j. F. MERRILL ne
tween Cross and Cotton sts., near Leavitt Burnbam
& Co.'s Ice House, Portland, Me. je5dtf
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w. y. DYER, No. 252 Middle st. All
Repairing.
Bakers.
VIC COBB, Nos. IS and 80 Pearl Street.
On direct route between New Custom
House and Post Once, near the Narket.
Booksellers and StatiOners.
HOYT, FOGG Sc BREED, No. Of Middle
street.
Book Binders,
WM. A. QUINCY, Room II, Printers
SMALL 4 sHACKFORD, No. 3J Plum
Street.
Confectionery.
l.. J. PERKlN lNS nnufacsrrer Of plain
and fancy Candies, 3S5 Congress 81,
Portland Me.
Carpenters and Builders.
WHITLEY Il MEANS, PenrI street, op-
pOsite Park.
Dye.H0use.
FOSTERS Dye House, "a Union Street. !.
Furniture. Wholesale and Retail.
WALT ER COREY Il CO., Arcade, No.
IS Free Street.
SEO NHE n. WHITNEY, No. 50 Ex.
change st. Upholsterinx of all kinds
done 10 order.
Furniture and House Furnishing Goods.
BENZ. ADAMS, cor. Exchange and Fed
erai Streets.
HOOPER & EATON, Old Post Once.
Exchange Street.
L. f. HOYT, No. n Pro BILE Street. Up.
hOlsterins done to order.
Furniture and UphOlstering.
DAVID w. DEANE, No. 50 Federal St.
All kinds Of UPhols criRg and Repairing
done TO order.
Hair Goods and Toilet Articles.
J. f. SHERRY, No. Clapp,s Block
Congress Street, opposite Old City Hall.
Horse ShOeing and Carriage repairing
Done n the besr possible manner by 9.
YOUNG q CO.. No. 102 Fore ST.
Jewelry and Fine Watches.
ABNER LOWELL, 3O1 Congress street.
Agents for Howard Watch Company.
Manufacturers Of Trunks, Valises and
Carpet. Bags.
j. R. DURAN g. CO., 151 Middle and
l16 Federal Streets.
AdsUho Gnu DulIuCISs
N. e. REDLON, 233 l-2 Congress St.
Paper Hangings, Window Shades, and
Carpetings.
LOTHROP, P,DEvENs q co. 81 Exaange
Street, and 4S Market st.
Pattern and Model Maker.
j. L. b u BOUR, 252 Fore street, foot of
Cross, POrtland.
Photographers.
A. 9. DAVIS a. Co.. No. so Middle Street.
J. HI. LAMSON. 50 Middle ST., cer. Cross.
Plumbers.
JAMES MILE a, 30. u Federal Street.
Every description OF w 8tey FIXTURES ar
ranged and set up i'm the best manner.
JObbins promptly attended to.
Plasterer, StuccO Worker, &c.
r: P:FEENX, Cor. Cumberland and Frank
lin SITS.
Real Estate Agents.
JOHN G. PHOCTER. No. 93 Exchange
Street.
Silver and Plated Ware.
ABNER LOWELL, 3O1 Congress Street.
Schools.
ENGLISH and WRENCH SCHOOL. 43O
Congress Street.
Stair Builder.
B. II. LIBBY. LO. 253 Fore Street, cor.
Cross St., in ID. lenc's WILL
G. l.. HOOPER, Cor. York Gc MapIe
Streets.
Watches, JeweIry, &c.
J. w. IL. III. .MCDUFFEE, Cor. MiddI
& u niOn Sts. e
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28

Somebody who revels in Utopan dreams,
and feasts his imagination in the thoughts of
a possible millennium, suggests that bug or
worm which would come along every season
and destroy all the burd, cks and other weeds
would be a wise dispensation of Providence.
Cannot some practical Darwinian ''develop"
weed destroyer?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. %. 1878
Gossip and Gleanings.

All men wouls be masters of each other,
and no man is lord of himself.-Goehe.
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Country Cottage for Sale.
FOR SALE.

A DESIRABLE three story Brick House with
"A ablut 5000 square feet Of Land. Within three
minutes walk of the City Hall.
A well located Brick House on Pine street.
A good Brick House and Stable on Danfo tn street.
A good Brick House and large Lot on State street.
Two Houses on Atlantic street.
Inquire of
JOhsN G. PROCTER,
au23d2w 90 Exchange street,
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EDUCATIONAL.
st. Augustine School.

TTNHE Rector of this School, being compelled by i'll
Il health to retire from its charge, would announce
to its former patrons and others that his Assistant
Miss Mary f. Holmes, will open school Sept 18th
for the accomm )dation of her former classes and
others of the grade of either sex. She can be
addressed at No. 45 Danforth street.
au27 d3w
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Very Desirable Estate i'm West
brook for sale.

NHIS 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 sture and tiilage; is well
wateled and under high state of cultivation, cuts
ard growing which win soon be in bearing con dit
ion. The buildings 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
supplied with excellent water.
In connection with the above, the stock and farm
ing tools the premises will be sold if desired.
This property is within four miles of the city of
Portland and is particularly valuable any one de-
string to engage In the milk business for pleas
ant country residence near the city,
For further particulars inquire Of Patience Kill
Engs, the premises of j. H. Fogg at his office,
1lsA Exchange corner Of Federal Street, Portland,
Me. au25dtf
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The COeffici, mt In Navigation.

(Read belOIe the A. A. A. 81
IA attempt to ascertain acithin tohat limits a
ship mag be located at sea By astronomical
observation, By Wm. a. Rogers.
The problem to be so we'd is to obtain the
average number of miles error may be fairly
charged upon an observation when at sea un-
der ordinary circumstances.
The coefficent Of safety is the quantity by
which this number must be multiplied to Sc
cure absolute safety. defEe 1t to be the
average error and the range of error. To
show that this is not an idle inquiry. the a.
ito of the increase of the nuu ber of vess els i Q
compared with that of the number of wrecks.
British vessels.
Increase Of 1858 1913. s..............sS per Ct
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28

Sioux City is pleased with the discovery of
forty-five foot fossil plesiosaurus.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28

A Wisconsin man has found out t. at green
cranberries will cure dyspepsia, In cholera
times the cure is sudden.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28
The Steamer Mt. Pleasant,
VIII commence running regularly on
SATURDAY AUG. 23d,

connecting with the NOR ing train on the ogdens-
burg Railroad Rsturuing In SEASON. to connect with
the evening train fr m No. Conway. au2'dtf
Spring styles for Ladies Dresses
and Street Garments, at MISS NJ.
G. MAGUIRE'S, No. IL Clapp's
Block, up stairs.
april n
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RObt. A. Bird,
% Exchange street
anoedtf
STATE OF MAINE.
To the Electors
OF THE
CITY of PORTLAND.

DURSUANT to warrants from the Mayor and AL
Il dernen of the City of Portland, the duly quail
fed electors of said city, hereby notified to meet
in their respective Ward Rooms,
Monday, toe Ei ighth day Of Septe mber next,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon,
to give in their votes for Governor, -Four Senators.
and Five Representatives to the State Legislature
County Attorney, County Treasurer and one County
Commissioner.
The polls on such day of election to remain open
until four O'Clock in the afternoon, when they shall
be closed.
The Aldermen OF said city will be in open session
at the Ward Room entrance on Myrtle stO in City
Building, from nine o'clock in the forenoon to one
o'clock in the afternoon each of the three secular
days next preceding such day of election, and from
three O'Clock to five O'Clock on the afternoon the
last of said three secular days. for the purpose OF
have not been entered the lists of qualified
voters in and for the several wards and for correct
ing said lists.
Per Order H. 1. ROBINSON, City Clerk,
August Il, 1878. au22 dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28
Abbott Family School for Boys,
LITTLE BLUE, Pennington Vie.

EENHE Autumn session will open August 10th. All
Il the comforts of HOME are here combined with
superior school, Boys prepared for college OF bus
ness Graduation and diplomas are conferred upon
all who finish the required course of study. Send
for an illustrated circular address the Principal
iulld3m ALDEN j. BLETHEN. A. M.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28

At the Drew College. instruction is to be
given in the ancient and modern tongues and
in Arabic and Syriac. The innovation also
includes education in the Wall street lingo,
ard ''puts," and ''shorts," and ''longs" and
''corners," and the like, are to be drilled into
the young dvines, in order that they may be
able to cope with the Founder.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
A LOT of vacant land, situated on the west side
"A of High, between Pleasant and Danforth, SITS.
This let has front of about 81 feet and is about 1874
feet Deep and plans have been drawn b How, for a
block of seven or nine genteel and convenient resi-
dences, and adapted for the same Enquire of
EDWIN CHURCHILL,
No. Portland Pier,
mar2S From IL to o'clock. p. NJ.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28
THE NATIONAL SPRING BED.
BURROWES BROTHERS,,
CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS
Doten's Planning Will. foot Of Cross II.

HAVING enlarged our shop and fitted it up with
IL the latest improved machinery (by the aid OF
which we enabled to get out OR wo k accurately
tracts of any Size in fbe building line. Plans and
Specifications prepared at reasonable pr e. We
the shortest possible notice furnish the win
dow and door frames and all the inside and outside
finish for any description of building Those abont
erecting side houses please take note of the above
We have superior facilities for the manufacture of
side blinds and will furnish them all paiDted and
hung quick metre. We make a syecialty of building
aud setting up machinery, and would be happy to
a change of quarters, that may reed any service in
this line. We also prepare to contract for the
manufacture Of patented articles on more favorable
terms than any one in the city.
WILLIAM BURROwEs. J.w. BURRowEs.
my13 If
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Fruit and Confectionery store

NOR Sale. Always done cd successful, paying
II business This is one of the best chances OF the
kind offered for man with small capital. TAY-
LoR s. CO., State St., Boston, Mass. au26d3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28

The Toledo Blade says that since the re-
appearance of Bill Allen, Joe Jefferson has
abandoned old Rip Van Winkle." But this
one didn't count
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28

opinion that the Americans are, just now,
talking more absolute nonsense about mu-
sic than any other nation ever talked be-
fore.''
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Agency for Sewing Machines.
w. y. DYER, No. 252 Middle St. All
kinds of Machines for sale and to let.
Repairing.
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G25 REWARU.

S25 REWARD.
ruxur obove reward is offered to any person who
viii the dog and his 0wnershp
that t,,a o1tI 9Gs;, :tort And SPECIAL Notice is
hereby given that Dogs are bsolutely forbidden
within fbe Enclosure Of the Cemetery
"''NiA '-'' JAMES BAILEY,
G. E. JOSE, I Trustees.
J. S. PALMER, J
Portland Nav 29fh-d3m
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For Sale.
FEyHE honse on State Street. occupied by the un-
Il dersgDed. This house is thoroughly built OF
brick and stone and has all modern conveniences.
ALLEN HAINES.
Portland, Sep 18th, 1872. sep19-tt
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House for Sale

VyHE House, Cottage an lot at No. Q High street
Il Said house cah be seen any afternoon between
the hours from 8 to5. au1?tf
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We learn from certain Illinois papers that
'Miss Swank is going east" She may be quite
amiable Notwithstanding her name, however
and at all events there is no occasion for i'm
mediate alarm.
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STORE TO LET

large brick store in the Rackleff Block, corner
"A of Middle and Ceurch streets-basement and
first floor, elegant, finished and adapted to jobbng
dry goods or other similar trade.
Apply to ALLEN HATNES.
sept11cf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28

Sir William Ferguson has lifted the Brit
ish Medical Association by an elaborate dis
QUESTION on what he calls 'the modern mania
for pure WATER" which he pronounces to be
exaggerated and fantastic. This confirms
previous reports of the prevalence of intem-
perate habits in England
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28

About the most striking articles in the re-
ligious papers relate to the beauty of certain
chromos; and the paper that can chrome tet-
ter than the Others is generally regarded as
the best exponent of orthodoxy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28

The Clinton (Mo.) Advocate says there are
mole farmers around just now than was ever
known before. Some gentlemen who never
handled any spades but the Jack" or raised
any corn except in a glass, are now claiming
to lave been lifelong agriculturists.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-28
Portland Fire InS. Com Y

NOTICE is hereby given that the copartnership
~ heretofore existing under the firm name of Sam
uel Rounds & Sons, is this day dissolved by mutual
consent.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-03-14

tions since the var being the case, l know
Of no plantation in my neighborhood on
which the improvements are more substan-
tial and the general appearance better than
before the war. This may be judged Of
partly when / tell you that two saw mills,
turning out, in the past eight months, over
one million feet Of lumber, have found sale
for it all in my immediate neighborhood--
say on eight or ten plantations. Few plank
fences were seen here before the war now
miles Of them will be met within days
ride. So you see that we are not abso.
lutely the lazy "nigger-walloping" set that
your charitable Northern friends denomi-
nate US.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-03-14
Cotton Planting In mississippi.

A Washington county planter writes to
the louisville Courier Journal as follows:
1t has been matter Of astonishment to
me often, and is now, that farmer in Ken
lucky, or in the North generally, will delve
and work as laboriously as q common hand
here have invested from thirty to one hun
dred thousand dollars, and receives for il
no more than an Fnglisnman gets on his
consols. Occasionally large crop Of wheat
and hemp, at big prices, would give him FIVE
per cent, but as rule two or four per cent.
is realized. How does this compare with
the per centage of profit on valuations in
this country2 l have place OF near HOO
acres OF cleared land, which | value at $780,
900 cash, but which could not be sold for
over $4,000, and say $4,000 worth Of mules
and $4,000 for implements; say total Of 81
600 invested.
| am only cultiyating this year two-thirds
Of the place, and will make corn enough to
do me another year, with plenty Of oats ard
clover hay, and about 400 bales Of cotton,
weighing 400 pounds each. One half the
cotton comes to me, the balance going to
hands, say 200 bales, at $50 met per bale,
will bring 10000, 'fiom which deduct 5000
taxes, 5000 repairs on machinery, $3.50 re-
pairs on fencing ten per cent. off valuation
Of mules $500, same off valuation of imple-
ments 5000, cost Of household expenses
proper 81 900, say total Of $1,000, from
$4,000, leaves $3.50, throwing in the
$3.50 to cover small items Of expense not
enumerated, will bring the net proceeds Of
this years labor $4,000 on an investment Of
$4,000, or nearly Is per cent. If the
whole place was cultivated, and 300 bales
raised, the reader can estimate the addition
al profit. | have heard persons say they
would not live on plantation under the
present system Of labor, if they could make
100 per cent, or, to use some Of the more
exaggerated expressions, if all the planta.
tious from Memphis to New Orleans were
given them.
l have tried every kind Of labor since
the war, Irish, Dutch, Canadians, Swedes
and Yankees, and Imust say prefer the
negro to any of them. The negro is not SO
quick as many of the white laborers, but
he demands SO much less in the way Of sup.
plies, is more acclimated and generally east
L - IL mi
idly increasing its laboring population,
many negroes immigrating aud being brou't
here from the Carolinas, Georgia and Ala
bama. Owing to the fact of many of the
planters spending the whole year on their
places, their improvements and comforts
generally have been vastly increased since
the war. Iudeed far from deterioration ard
diIapidation generally attributed TO planta,
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The small-Pox Ise1nedy.

Correspondence In Hartford Times.
In accordance with your request, and as
token Of sincere gratitude, improve the
opportunity with pleasure to inform you of
the Invaluable merits Of the smallpox rem
edy you sent me several weeks ago.
! am happy to announce its curative re-
suits, and the appreciation it has met with
in this city.
1t has been used with great success by
one Of our principal city officials, in connec-
tion with the board Of health. Twelve
cases were entirely cured, out Of fourteen.
The other two werc at the point Of death
when the medicine was administered
If am not mistaken, nearly, il not all
who were cured, were in an advanced stage
Of the disease when your remedy was tried
It is in constant use here, both among
the afflicted and those having charge Of
them. In this latter connection it has
proved sure preventive.
The recipe has been very extensively pub
lished since sent it to the paper here, and
very frequently have personal calls for it.
/ shall send it to the board of health in
Boston, direct, (not trusting to the posi-
bility Of their recognizing it in newspapers),
as soon as possible; as they are exercising
all their powers at present to stay the awful
progress which the disease has made in that
city.
II you should deem a statement of the
facts have written worthy of insertion in
the Times, will you plese send me copy Of
the number containing the article.
Here is the remedy spoken of by our
correspondent; often printed in these col
umns, hundreds will now see it for the first
time, and so we give it again;
"Sulphate Of zinc, one grain; fox-gIove
(digitalis), one grain; half a teaspoonful of
sugar when it is thorougly mixed, add four
ounces Of water. Take spoonful every
hour. Either disease will disappear in
twelve hours. For child, smaller doses,
according to age"
The words "either disease" reler to the
context in the original, where it says the
above recipe will not only cure small pox,
but scarlet fever.
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Keep q stir Upper Lip.
ny PHGBR CARY.

There has something gone wrong,
My brave boy, it appears,
For | see your proud struggle
To keep back the tears.
That is right. When you cannot
Give trouble the slip,
Then bear it, still keeping
"A stiff upper lipr'
Though you cannot escape
Disappointment and care,
The next best thing to do
Is to learn how to bear.
II when for life's prizes
You're running you trip,
Get up, start again
keep . stiff upper lipp'
Let your hands and your conscience
Be honest and clean,
Scorn to touch or to think Of
The thing that is mean;
But hold or to the pure
And the right with firm grip,
And though hard be the task,
keep stiff upper lipn
Thro' childhood, thro' manhood,
Through life to the end,
Struggle bravely and stand
BY your colors, my friend.
Only yield when you must;
Never give up the ship !"
But fight on to the last
with stiff upper lip !"