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The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13
PORTLAND CONFERENCE.-The mo

PORTLAND Conference.-The morning the
Portland Commandery turn out to attend the
funeral of Sir Knight H. d. Seymour OF Chel-
sea, United States Deputy Marshal of Massa-
chusetts, who died few days since from an
operation for the removal of cancer from his
neck. He was about 80 years of age. The re-
mains came by train last night, and will be es
corted by the Commandery and Atlantic Lodge
to Evergreen Cemetery.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13
FlNANCA4A AND COMtIERClAL

Foreign EXPORTS.
HAVANA. Brig f Fl Williams GA 005 # Jumbo
empt, casks, 800 bbls potatoes 1874 pairs heading
575 shocks and heads.
Foreign gmports.
PICTOU, Ms. Schr James Ford-957 tons coal to
John Porteous.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13

THE EDMUND PHINNEY. = This splendid
barque, recently launched at Russell's yard in
Deerng, now lies at Central wharf She is
owned by Phinney & jackson and Jas. Smith,
esq, j. S. Winslow & Company and others
of this city. The barque is built of hack
matack and pine. and measures 751 tons, new
measurement. Her length is 157 feet, with 80
feet breadth of beam. When loaded she will
draw IL feet of water She has two decks, the
depth of the first III feet, the lower feet She
rates on the Lloyds books as AL. Her fasten-
ings are all of copper She carries poop deck
extending forward of the mainmast Her for
ward house, galley, ETC., are on deck. In her
fore is an Emerson's patent capstan windass,
and all her fittings are of modern build. She
has two cabins, the inner one to be finished il
enameled paint and gold, and will be richly up
holstered. She has accommodations for ten
passengers, and will be commanded by Captain
Fred Bacon of this city, late master OF the
Hattie E. Wheeler. Her rigging is of Ply
mouth hemp, now being put on by Alvin Neal
of Portland. She will have W re stays fore and
aft. She is intended for the South American
and general carrying trade, and cost about $780,
600. Her sails were made by Albert Waite of
Widgery's wharf. Taken altogether, she is as
fine a craft as ever lay at our wharves, and re-
fleets credit upon her builder.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13
Also AGENCY for
Nine. DemOrests Reliable Patterns.

All he Patterns are accurately cut, graded in yes
anu n9iehed to show how they go together, and Iut
up ID illustrated Envelopes, viii flu d ecii ms for
waking, Amount OF Material Required, Trimmings
etc ETC. Patterns sent by MAIL post-ree on receipt
Also Nine. Demorest's semi-annual What TO Welr.
10 cents. Mammoth loi ell Bulletin of Fashins, Isl
subscriptions received for Democrats Mon hly Mag
MUM. ses-isdJyv
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13

Having an acquaintance with the Professors
of the Seminary in Bangor, we have conf
dence in their opinion of the work.
A. K. P SMALL,
A. DALTON,
d. H. HANNABURGH,
ISRAEL LUCE,
j. j. CARRUTHERs.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13

BASE BALL.-The match game of base ball
between the Unas of Charestown, Mass, and
Resolutes of this city, was played yesterday af-
ternoon on the Deering grounds in the presence
of large number of spectators. The excel
lent reputation of both clubs rendered the game
ore of unusual interest, more especially as this
was the rubber in a series of three games.
The game opened finely with the Unas at the
bat, and up to the third inning was about an
even thing From this time the game lost its
interest owing to the poor playing of the Reso-
lutes, and very strong expressions of astonish
ment we heard among the spectators at such
playing The Resolutes batted well but were
beaten at every other point by their antagonists
The umpire, DR.. Wilson of Waterville, caused
dissatisfaction by his decisions. 1t is possible
that the Resolutes may claim point On 'call-
ed balls" though they relied principally on
their batting The Unas maintained the lead
until the close of the game, scoring "a to the
Resolutes 10. The defeated club felt their po-
sition keenly and are now doubly anxious to
meet the Unas at Boston the coming week.
This afternoon at three o'clock the Unas
play the Ligonias ON the same ground, and
large attendance may be anticipated.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13
For New England

On Saturday the pressure will diminish with
fTesh and brisk southery to westerly winds,
CLOUDY weather and rain, but followed by clear
ing weather over the southern portion during
the afternoon and evening, and over the north
ern at night
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13
METEOROLOGICAL.

PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FOUH
HOURS
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, n. c.,
Sent ~ (S 00 p N.Y.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13

GRAND TRUNK RAILRoAD-6 cars sundries 1 dc
shocks, do ship knees, do hay do bark, do lam
terms, do bran, do hogs, Edo iron 2 do slabs 6
do lumber, do for Halifax, do for ST. John NB, 3
do for BostoD,2 do for Bangor1 do for Haverhil dc
for New DIRK
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13
Maine savings Bank.
For Sale

fTNHE SEBAG0 DYE HOUSE, No. II Plum st. r.
IL in good condition with all apparatus necessary
or he business. Apply to the proprietor at No. "a
Sewbnry street or to j. REED, No. so Middle street,
myii eodt
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13

GRAND TRUNK r. r.
Kensell & Tabor oats 4 Geo w True & Co corn 2
Geo W rue, $50 bush corn.
Waldron q True, 500 bush corn.
Wallron & True400 bush Yellow Corn.
King, Gilman g. Co, 1855 bush corn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
" ZE POOR FLY"

The following story is from the st.
Louis Republican l.: "There is comic
al old Frenchman named Corvallo, who
is the terror and plague of the landlady's
life, on account of the sly digs he is al
ways making in regard to any little irreg-
ularity about the table. He delights to
torment the old lady, and never lets an
occasion slip of giving her roasting.
The other day-strange as it may seem
we had hash for supper, and in the
portion to which Mr.. Corvallo was help
ed he discovered fly. This was too
good an opportunity to lose /; so, taking
the fly out very tenderly, and laying it on
the table with the most comically SYM
pathizing countenance, he exclaimed ::
"Poor lissel fellow! He's been ros, he's
been stew, and now he's been made into
hass, an he's been very mooch abuse,
too, by re operation he's loss leg, he's
loss wing, and he's loss his head. 1
very mooch pity him but nevare mind,
poor fellow, you have escaped the mis-
fortune to be eat, and you shall never be
harm again no more"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
ONLY SAM, OATS ALL.

Here is very good anecdote, re-
minding one somewhat of Mrs. Stoves
"Topsy:'
During the last year of the war con-
traband came into the Federal lines in
North Carolina and was marched up to
the officer of the day to give an account
of himself, whereupon the following col
loquy ensued:
"What is your name?"
"My names Sam"
"Sam what ?"
"No, sab, not Sam Watt. Use jist
Sam"
"What's your other name ?"
81 hasn't got no other name, sab.
Use Sam, dat's ALL.
"What's your masters name?"
"I'se got no master now; massa
ruined away-yah yah /! Use free mig
ger now."
"Well, what's your fathers and moth
ers name?"
"I'se got none, sah-nebber had none.
Use jist Sam-ain't nobody else"
"Haven't you got any brothers and
sisters?"
"No, sab neber had none. No brud-
der, no sister, no fader, no mudder, no
massa-rothin' but Sam. When you
see Sam, you see all there is Of u.s."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
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THE LARGEST DIAMOND.

The English papers announce that a
diamond weighing 2ss carats has been
found at the Cape of Good Hope. Its
color is bright yellow, and its shape is
good, though few slight scratches are
noticed on the surface. What value ex-
perts will assign to the jewel still re-
mains to be seen, and depends mainly on
the manner in which it can be polished
Its weight is greater than that of any
known diamond. The great Russian
diamond weighs only 1913, and the Pitt
only 1856 carats. The Kohinoor weighed
originally 800, but was reduced by a
Venetian jeweler to 279 carats, and lost
in 1852, year after the London exhibi-
ton, no less than 1763 carats, so that its
present weight is only 1921. The i'm
portation of diamonds from the Cape has
much deprecated the ordinary dia-
monds. The large ones, on the other
hand, still retain their value.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
SCALDS AND BURNS.

The treatment invariably adopted for
these, at st. Thomas Hospital, when
admitted directly after the injury, is to
whitewash the parts with paste of
whiting and vinegar. This is covered
with layer of thin linen, and the whole
enveloped in cottonwood. The patients
themselves acknowledge the immediate
relief which this affords, and the parts
usually do well. The crust which forms
is left on until it crumbles off, when
fresh layer is put on but when granu-
lating sore occurs, the ordinary form OF
dressing is substituted. d.-Medical Times
and Gazette.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
-
Ca UGHT A TARTAR.

A gentleman one evening was seated
near a lovely woman when the COM
pany around him were proposing conun-
drums to each other, and turning to his
companion, he said
"Why is lady like a mirror ?"
She gave it up.
"Because," said the rude fellow, "a
mirror reflects without refecting."
every good" said she. "Now an
swer me. Why is man unlike mir
ror ?"
81 cannot tell you"
because the mirror is polished, and
the man is not"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
DOUGLAS AND LINCOLN.

Those who witnessed Lincoln's first
inauguration will not soon forget one
little scene which then occurred. The
President-elect came forward upon the
platform prepared at the east front of
the Capitol, with his natural awkward
ness increased by the momentous cir
cumstances of the occasion, and by a
gorgeous wardrobe, in which it was
evident he felt exceedingly uncomfort-
able. The stiff dress coat, vest and
pantaloons of black broadcloth, were
enough of themselves to disturb his
mental and physical equanimity, but to
these were added other membranes,
in the shape of brand new silk hat and
a ponderous gold-headed cane. The
cane he managed to put away in a cor
ner, but the disposition of the hat per-
picked him greatly. 1t was too good to
throw away; too nice, as he thought, to
rest upon the rongh boards, so, for u
minute at least, poor Lincoln stood
there in the gaze of assembled. thou
sands, grasping his hat desperately, and
seeking in vain for safe place to de-
posit it. Douglas, who sat Immediately
in the rear, saw the embarrassment of
his rival, and rising, took the shining
beaver from its sorely bothered owner,
and held it during delivery of the inaug-
ural address. 1t is doubtful whether,
five years previous, Stephen A. Douglas
ever dreamed that he was destined to
hold the hat of Abraham Lincoln while
that individual was appearing the first
time as President of the United States. -
Missouri ReDu6Lican.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
ACTS IN NATURAL HISTORY.

The rattlesnake finds superior foe in
the deer and black snake. Whenever q
buck discovers rattlesnake in situa-
ton which invites attack, he loses no
time in preparing for battle. He makes
up within ten or twelve feet of the snake,
then leaps forward and aims to sever the
body of the snake with his sharp bifur-
Gated hoofs. The first onset is most
commonly successful, but if otherwise,
the buck repeats the trial until he cuts
the snake in twain. The black snake is
also more than an equal competitor
against the rattlesnake. Such is the
celebrity, both in running and entwining
itself around its victim, that the rattle
snake has no way of escaping from its
fatal embrace. When the black and
rattlesnake are about to meet for battle,
the former darts forward at the height of
his speed, and strikes at the back of the
neck of the latter with unerring certain
ty, leaving foot or two of the upper
part of the body at liberty In an in
stant he encircles him within five or six
folds; he then stops and looks the
strangled foe in the face, to ascertain
the effect produced upon his corseted
body. If he shows signs of life, the
coils are multiplied and the screws tight
ened, the operator all the while watching
the countenance of the victim. Thus
the two remain thirty or forty minutes; !;
the executioner then slackens one coil,
noticing at the same time whether any
signs of life appear; if SO, the coil is
resumed and retained until the incar-
cerated wretch is completely dead. The
moccasin snake is killed the same way.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
VARIETIES.
ish trick-Pa-trick.

AN Irish trlck-Pa-trick.
WORDS that burn-Fire and blazes.
A wATERsPoUT-A teetotal Grafton.
The most ionized of the prophets
Daniel.
How TO turn peoples heads-Com
into concert late in thick boots.
CAN medium be said to write with
invisible ink when he writes with spirit?
"WHAT is smile ?" asked man of
little girl. 1.-The whisper of laugh"
said she.
"why may not women vote ~ said one who Susan
saw.
And Susan said as women always say, "oh, law."
A MAN out West said he could drink
quart of Cincinnati whisky, and he
did it. The silver mounting on his coffin
cost $13.75.
"I LIVE in my loves eye," said Ian
gushing Jones. 81 believe you, my
boy, said rude Brown, ".tor she's got q
stye IN it.. .r.
A DANBURY man was explaining to his
wife, Sunday morning, how his mother
used to cook pancakes, when she inter-
rupted him with the batter-pitcher. He
is now experimenting with new kind of
salve.
"SALLY, what have you done with the
cream? These children cannot eat skim
milk for breakfast" Sure, ma'am,
and it isn't myself that would be afther
giving the scum to yez. 1 TUX that off
and gave it to the cats" .a1.
A BOY in Danbury who was told he
should always try to cheer the aged,
tried "three times three and a tiger" on
his grandmother, Christmas morning,
and the old lady was so startled that she
spilled boxful of snuff on him. He
looks upon the beauties of nature with
his left eye now. gr.gsh -.
A SOCIETY for the suppression of slang
has been formed among the pupils of
the girls High School of San Francisco.
Said reporter to one of its members
Your object is praiseworthy one. Do
you think You will succeed in eradicat-
ing conversational slang?" Said she:
"You bet p
81 AM not used to begging" said
little girl to a lady of whom she had
asked aims, "because only two weeks
ago my father was merchant !" "Why,
child, how could he be reduced to pow
erty so soon?'' "My father took bad
two-dollar bill at his peanut stand, and
it ruined him." sobbed the child.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
DON'T.

Don't spit on the floor; don't at all if
you can help it. Don't drum with your
fingers or feet; don't sit with your feet
higher than your head; don't go with
dirty nails; don't trim or clean your nails
in company; don't clean your nose, ears
or teeth in the presence of others; don't
eat with your knife; don't blow your
nose at the table; don't make slipping
tea or eating soup vocal exercise; don't
eat fast; don't drop orange peel or peach
skin on the sidewalk; don't interrupt
others in conversation; don't use pro-
fame language; don't whisper in church
or at concerts; don't pull your watch out
in church; don't sleep in church; don't
run in debt, but if you do, don't forget
to pay; don't borrow your neighbor's
newspapers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08

FISHES BY MAn.-The idea of for
warding living fishes by letter from Ma
pies to London may appear at the first
blush ridiculous. But this feat was
nevertheless successfully accomplished
last month. On the 4th day of January
five small, two-inch long tea fishes were
wrapped into wet sea grass and placed
in an envelope directed to the Aquarium
of the Crystal Palace at London. The
letter, which weighed seven ounces,
reached its address on the 9th ult. in the
morning. On opening the envelope the
fishes were found somewhat exhausted.
Being, however, placed into flowing sea
water, four of the iliputian travellers
perfectly recovered in the course of the
day and became quite lively in their
new home The fishes in question,
amphiokus, belong to the lowest order
of vertebr@.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
NOT MUCH SACRIFICE.

A young couple were sitting together
in a romantic spot, with birds and flow
ers about them, when the following dia-
logue ensued:
"My dear, if the sacrifice of my life
would please thee, most gladly would I
lay it at thy feet"
"Oh, sir, you are too kind But it
just reminds me that wish you'd leave
off using tobacco.
"Can't think of that. It's habit to
which am welded"
every well, sir since this is the way
you lay down your life for me, and as
you are already welded to tobacco, I'll
take good care you are never welded to
me, as it would be bigamy"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08

The NosE.-We have no fewer than
fourteen English proverbs relating to
this important feature of the human
face divine. They are: l. Follow your
nose. 2. He cannot see beyond his
nose. 8. An inch is good deal on a
mans nose. 4. He would bite his own
nose off to spite his face. 5. He has a
nose of noses. 6. AS plain as the nose
on your face. 7. To hold ones nose to
a grindstone. 8. To lead one by the
nose. 9. To put ones nose out of joint.
10. To pay through the nose. II. To
have good nose for a poor mans SOW.
10. To thrust ones nose into other peo-
ple's business. IS. A nose that can
smell rat. IA. Every mans nose will
not make shoeipg horn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
now A PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN
WENT TO RUIN.


1t is but few years since, says the
Chicago Journal, that the house of Ben
nett Pieters & Co., wholesale liquor
dealers, and proprietors of the "Red
Jacket Bitters," stood high among our
best known, most enterprising and re-
sponsible firms. In almost every paper
of the country their advertisements were
to be seen Mr.. Pieters was man of
fine abilities, and besides being shrewd
and successful in business, he was pos
sessed of superior scholarly attainments.
His home was among the most elegant
and refined in the city, adorned in the
most chaste and beautiful manner, and
gracefully presided over by his wife, an
estimable, accomplished lady. While
in the full tide of prosperity, with wealth
pouring in upon him, Pieters fell: He
could not resist the temptation offered
by the demon concealed beneath the
rosy hue of the wine cup, and his i'm
agination was heightened and his brain
exhilerated by the sparkling champagne
or his own bitters. The high reputation
of his firm began to feel the effects of
his downward course, and finally came
the crash. Pieters was ruined he
struggled vainly for time, but the
power of the fiend with which he had so
long tampered was too great and nerve
less, and unresistingly he was hurried to
the consummation of his career. His
elegant home soon followed his business
house rich and valuable presents made
to his family were swallowed up in the
general ruin, or went to crafty still
more his unceasing thirst for drink,
until at last he and they were homeless
and well nigh friendless. A few months
since he enlisted in the United States
service as private soldier, and is now
with his regiment somewhere on the
great plains of the West. His broken
hearted wife has filed a petition for
legal separation from him, alleging that
she has been reduced to utter poverty
and misery through her husbands love
of Intoxicating drink. The story of her
misfortunes is indeed heart-rending, and
if anything were yet needed to urge on
the friends of temperance and reform it
would be found in the terrible fate of
Pieters and his innocent family.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


YOKOHAMA will introduce a fire. alarm
telegraph.
TURKEY proposes to get along with
100000 soldiers.
GEN. SCHRAMM, who presides over the
council of war to try Bazaine, is SO years
old.
ITALIAN fish peddlers fasten their
horses to the famous columns of the
Roman Coliseum.
1T is said that the present winter has
been one of the mildest ever known
upon the continent of Europe.
AN American conductor is knocking
down a competence on the new railroad
that runs from Jaffa to Jerusalem.
THERE are 331 sees in the Greek
Church, having under their charge r.
600, 900 people, of whom Sc, 200, 600 are
in Russia.
BowLEs Bros. failure is said to have
materially affected the credit and stand
ing of nearly all the American banking
houses in Europe.
THE English War Office is said to
have given instructions for the removal
of the weapons of the rifle volunteers
throughout the districts affected by the
widespread strike in South Wales.
For disgraceful cruelty to horse, u
farm bailiff at Sevenoaks, in Kent, has
been sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment, with hard labor. On hear
ing sentence passed the defendant, who
was the worse for liquor, said: 81 live
in England, I do"
SIR CHARLES dixie, in recent
speech to its constituents, said that in
his opinion the most pressing political
needs of the United Kingdom were
free land, free church, free schools,
free trade, free law, and, as the only
means of obtaining them, parliamentary
reform.
A BOOK is being printed in France
containing the names of all the inhab-
itants of Alsace and Lorraine who
proclaimed their wish to remain French
subjects. The book is perhaps the
driest ever printed. 1t contains $50, 600
names, and will form volume of 13, 1853
pages.
A MOST extraordinary crime has just
been committed at Anderlacht, in Bel
GUM. A workman, named Dubois, on
learning that his son, aged II, had not
been to work on the previous day in a
factory where he was apprenticed, first
hanged the boy, and then committed
suicide in the same manner.
The visitors who saw the corpse of
Napoleon iii. noticed two wedding
rings on his left hand. One of these
was his own, the other was that of
Napoleon 1. During his lifetime his
late Majesty used to wear a third we'd
ding ring, that of his mother, "la Refine
Hortense." This latter ring the EN-
press has kept as souvenir. .
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
EYILS OF SLOTH.

1 went by the field of the slothful and
by the vineyard of the man void of un-
derstanding, and 10, it was all grown
over with thorns, and nettles had cov-
cred the face thereof, and the stone wall
thereof was broken down. Then l saw,
and considered it we'll I looked upon it
and received instruction. Yet little
sleep, little slumber, little folding of
the hands to sleep; SO shall thy poverty
come as one that traveleth; and thy
want as an armed man.-iSolonaon.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-08
TWO ROSES.
NJ GEO. II. FULLERTON.

I
When the winter winds were blowing
Upon the northern host,
And storms severe were showing,
Along the eastern coast,
There came courier, bringing
Away from southern lands,
Where merry birds were singing,
gift from pretty hands.
May roses, remember, ..
She found in open air,
That, in the late December
We're blooming bright and fair; .t
May roses sweet, that linger
Full oft to summer time,
She plucked, with dainty finger,
For me in frozen cline.
One bloomed in tender beauty,
To show the trust sustained;
The other rose was duty,
That for my life remained.
1t was budding flower,
With hope enshrined therein,
And symbolizes the power
OF him who strives to win.
Tween hallowed leaves 1 pressed them,
To save them from decay,
And oft my heart hath blessed them,
Since that eventful day;
When earthly scenes around me
Have naught of cheer to give,
And with their wiles confound me,