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The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
Doing q Peddling Female.

We had visit from a book peddling fe-
male last week. She wished to dispose of
a book. She was alone in this world, and
had no one to whom she could turn for sym.
pathy or assistance, hence We would buy her
book. She was unmarried, and had no man.
ly heart in which she could pour her suffer
ings, therefore we ought to invest in her
book. She had received liberal education
and could talk French like native; we
could not in consequence refuse to pay her
two.dollars for a book. She wanted to take
lessons In music from learned German pro.
fessor; consequently we must not decline
buying book. We had listened attentively,
and here broke in with, 'What do you say?
We're deaf" She startedin a loud voice and
went through her rigmarole. When she had
finished we went and got O roll of paper and
made IL into speaking trumphet, placed one
end in our ear, and told her to proceed. She
nearly burst blood vessel in her effort to
make herself heard. She commenced, az
am alonr in this world" st doesn't make
the slightest difference to us. We are not
alone; in fact, we are a husband and father.
Although this is leap year, bigamy is not al
lowed in this S ate. We are not eligible to
proposals." "Ohl what fool this man ISL
she said, in low tone; then at the top of
her voice, II don't want to marry you. L
want-to-sell-a-boo This last ser
tence was howled. "We don'twa q coos
we blandly remarked; our wife does the CO
ing, and wouldn't allow as good looking
woman as you are to- stay In the house five
mp,utes. She's very jealous She looked
at us in despair. Gathering her robes about
her, giving US glance of contempt, and ex-
claiming 81 do believe If three hundred
FOUNDER was let off alongside that blamed old
deaf fools head he'd think somebody was
knocking at the door," she slung herself out
and slammed the door with vehemence that
awakened our Office boy, who can sleep
sound enough for whole family. When she
was gone We INDUCED in demoniac laugh.
She isn't likely to sell us book any more.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

How INDIANS ARE CHEATED.-Congress
gave, as one appropriation for the encourage
ment and necessities of the reserve, the sun,
one hundred thousand dollars (S100,00O).
This splendid donation was trans. erred, BY
legislative blundering, to the care and teSder
mercles Of distant and unsympathizing COM
missioners, who bought with it, for the use Of
the reserve, large quantity of material,
VIII ch, after many months delay, at length
reached there. The selection of the goods, 1T
will be observed, had been made without
counsel with those who, having been on the
reserve from Its birth, were thereby so well
qualified to judge of what was required in
quantity, and suitableness; but as they were
to be used there, board OF officers was or
dered to convene, at the instance of Gen.
Carleton, believe, to examine and report
upon them, just as on military supplies re-
ceived by officers.
This had not not been the case before:
goods supplied by the Indian department had
always been received by Indian agents, with
the same oommendable liberalty and absence
of troublesome investigation into invoices
which characterized their distribution TO In
dians, who are not in the habit of entering
any written protest, or forwarding charges
and specifications for malfeasance, against
their agents. / was present during the ex-
animation of these goods, and carefully noted
the expressions of asst )nishment and disgust
which permeated the speech and visages OF
the members of the board during the investi--
cation. No language can do justice to the In
genuity with which some parties had manag-
ed to relieve their stores of large quantity
of rusty, old-fashioned, unsericeable and un-
salable plows, ,soft-iron spades, rakcs and hoes,
knives and hatchets, coarse, gaudy calicoes
and muslin, and thin, fimsy, shoddy cloths
and blankets. 1 particularly reccolect the
blankets, because took one pair of them to
the scales, and by accurate weight found they
weighed At lbs. and as single government
blanket, such as Is issned to troops, weighs
81 lbs, and costs $3.50, the reader can Judge
OF the honesty Of an invoice which charged
$22 per pair for such articles. The labors of
the board closed by sending for the post sut-
Ter, gentleman Of acknowledged rectitude,
extensive commercial experience, well posted
10 current market prices, and requesting him
render them an estimate OF the probable val
ue of the articles presented. His answer, af-
ter a careful survey OF the entire lot. was:
'Out here, they are worth about 10000"
So somebody made $4,000 easily, and also
| added another link to the long chain of In
| dian complication :, forged by our unwise and
| unjust Indian policy, and to the traditional
| distrust of the Indians for the white mans
| honesty.-Ouertdnd M0HthIy.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

Mr.. Winslow, who was chilled so badly in
Saturdays fire, is doing wel'.-Letciston Me. J
Journal. What kind of a fire do they have
down in Maine this time of year9-Boston
Post.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

Constables in Arkansas construe literally
the warrant to produce the hody of an alleged
culprit, and commonly shoot him before ar
resting him.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

Says Paine, ''We in France are tco ready
to believe that when woman ceases to be
doll she ceases to be a woman" Not pecu-
liar to France,
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

A lady who is not thoroughly posted in
natural history asked friend who was going
to Utah to bring her couple of Mormons for
her aquarium.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

The washerwomen of the National Capt.
tai are going to give pork-and-beans IS var
ry'' in honor of the abolition of the frank
ing privilege.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
3s,7ss 81 90 e-1o s37o 10
ELM STREET SEWER.

ELM STREET SEWER.
from Cumberland Street to Back Coue.)
Beginning at point fifty (5o> feet northerly from
north line of Cumberland street, thence through
centre OF Elm street to Back Cove distance of ten
hundred and fifteen (l015) feet.
The bottom of the sewer at point Of beginning is
stfsst. eight and threeeenths Is $40 feet below at
north line of Oxf ,rd street, eight and two-tenths
e 210 feet below south line OF Lincoln street and
three and two-tenths g 210 feet below at terminus.
Eight hundre and four 500 feet IS inch cement
pipe, circular; remainder OF wood 10 inch box.
Cost of Sewer, S10S3 80
City's proportion, S270 SO
Sum to be assessed, s Sf2 so
Area assessed, 154, ,424 so. Il.
Rate per 100 sa. f., SO 6-10.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
T54424 80 6-I9 SSl2 80
CREEN STREET. SEWER.

1544I 81 GIG y6I2 %
GREEN STREET SEWER.
(F0n, Point 70 feet nertherl7 Of Congress Street to
Portland Street)
Beginning at a point seventy (70) feet northerly
from north line of Congress street, thence through
centre of CIR en- street. distance of thirteen hun
drcd and eighty 1883 feet to old sewer in Port
land street.
The bottom of Sewer at point of beginning is nine
(O feet below surface of street, seven ) feet below
at point one hundred and eighty-fve QS5) feet
northery fir north line of Congress street, thence
seven a. feet to terminus.
Sewer-1S inch brick oval.
Cost of Sewer, 81, ,133 OIL
City's proper ion, S5SS 20
Sum to be assessed, 81 500 7e
Area assessed, 234, ,107 50. II.
Rate per 100 So. it,, 6s S-1o.
Cost Of culverts, 20 90
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
WASHINGTON AND MADISON IS SIS. : SEWER. H:,Sr

WASHINGTON AND MADISON SITS. SEWER.
(From Cumberland, through Washington and Mad
ison Streets, to Seacer on Fremont Street.)
Beginning at the centre of Washington and Cum
berland Streets thence northerly through centre Of
forty (940 feet, thence with left distance
OF fortyni (9) feet to centre of Madison street,
OF seven hundred and five Cos feet tosewer in Trs-
mont street. as.s
The bottom OF sewer at point Of beginning is nine
Y feet below surface of street. seven and nine tenbs
q 910 feet below at south line of Oxford street eight
and sixtenths Is 60) feet below south line OF Mn-
street. tenand threetenths 40 3-t0 feet below at
point of curve, and six (6 feet below at terminus
Sewer In Washington street is built of brick IS
inch, circular; in Madison street of 18 fuch oircu-
lar, cement pipe.
Cost Of Sewer, S1,907 10
City's proportion, e476 81
Sum to be assessed, S1,43o So
Area assessed, 1S0,115 go. #.
Rate per 100 50. f., 0.79 4-l0.
Cost of culverts, 220 90
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

The street-car drivers of st. Paul have
been provided with horns. and the invalids of
thai city are not liable to sink into fits of per-
nicous drowsiness
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Sewer Assessments.
BRATTLE STREET SEWER.

(Ff0m P0rttaUd Street to Back Cove.
DEGlNNING at point so feet northerly from
ID north line Of Portland ST., thence northerly
though centre of Brattle St., seven hundred and
enty-fve (77t) feet, to Back Cove.
The bottom of sewer at point of beginning is seven
and three-tenths 310 feet below surface Of Street.
seven and four-tenths q 4-l0) feet at point one
hundred and fifty Q50) feet norherly from north
line of Portland Street. and two-tenths r 2-1O
feet below at point three hundred 5000 feet north
ery from north line of Portland street. six @ feet be-
low at point five hundred 5000 feet northerly from
at outlet.
Four hundred and fty-one tI51) feet of this sewer
Is inch circular cement pipe, the remainder of wood
Is inch box.
Cost of Sewer, S67372
City proportion, S2t8 43
Sum to be assessed, S655 20
Area assessed, 81, VAT so. It.
Rate per 100 50. it., 80 s-1o
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM In ADVANCE
A COmical Mule Story.

We have already entered our protest againyt
telling incredible stories in newspapers. and
copy the following from the Memphis appeal,
merely as an example of The great length to
which the practice may sometimes he car.
risd:
:, Last Saturday gentleman living near
Madison Station, on the Memphis and Little
nocS no road, left his home to 60 to the village.
dred nau not proceeded more than two hun
Of R.i, iarus, mounted on a lineal descendant
greasy, black bear Tbo hear rv,s as,
SsonIs;nsu, S;, and without taking time to think.
hurried up scaly bark bjctorv and seoteJ
nlmse!i very comfortably on a iin,b thirty Or
iorty ,eet from the ground. The fsrmer ,y was
tSo,p,seiy Imp, puzzied. II he II do back to hi,
mouse 10 - his gun, the bear vonid srrai.
escape. de therefore tied the mn'a 'uleay iy
cared melancholy mule, fJrty or ifty y.arsf
age, to the body Of the tree. The mule we,
bIidle-wise, but no bride would hold hin,
and strong leather cable was kept coilsJ
about his reck. With this he was fastened
to the tree. The farmer started to the honss
and Bruin, divining his plans, deemed il
proper to get away. He doubtless suspected
that gun was coming. He came SLOWLY
down, tearing the bark ON the body of the
tree. 1t ratified about the sleepy mules head.
who had not yet seen the bear, and dreamed
not of the proximity Of the ugly beast. The
bear descended slowly till he was within fiya
feet of the mules great ugly head. Then it
was that the stupid, innocent, unsuspectirg
mule looked up. He had never seen bear
before. His knees smote one another. He
grew pale in the face. His eyes were pro-
jected from his head-the farmer said-half a
foot. His tail was slowly lifted, the hairs all
turned awry, till 1t stood at an angle Of forty
five degrees above his spinal column, and then
It was that the mule 'hoyed sigh and smoled
SMILE 1t was an unearthly sound; ths
farmer, fifty yards away, says 1t shook the
ground where he stood, watching the prog
ress OF events. The bear suddenly twisted
itself about and reascended to its perch. Tho
mule swooning fell at the base of the tree.
He lay still and apparently lifeless for time,
when Bruin again attempted the descent;
but the terrified mule howled and roared even
more terribly and piteously when the bark
began to tall, and be dashed and danced about
the tree so franticaly that Bruin hesitated,
aud finally, in stupiied amazement, sat upon
the limb upon which he first rested. The
farmer came with his rifle and bullet soon
stopped the pulsebeats of the bear. 1t fell
heavily beside the mule, and strange to tell,
as told to us, the mule and bear Cied side by
side; the one, of mortal wound; the other,
of mortal terror. The bear was still black as
Erebus; the mules face was already white
with an indescribable agony ofmortal fear.''
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
s9,42i ST $40 ssOs.4s

69,42i 81 $40 $6O9.48
SPRING STREET SEWER.
BEGINNING at point two hundred and forty-six
2i6 H. easterIy from east line Of High street. thence
through centre of Spring street, instance OF zen
The bottom of sewer at point of beginning L. nine
and nnetenths e 9-10) feet below surface OF street.
feet below at west line Of South street, thence seven
ieet below to terminus.
Cost of Sewer, S5I7247
City's proportion s8iS.i2
Sum to be assessed, 1900 a5
Area assessor, 155Sl9 so f.
Rate per 100 50, #. $l0i Clio
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

CUMBERLAND STREET SEWER,
(From Oak Street to Green Street)
Beginning at the centre Of Oak and Cumberland
Streets thence westerly through the Centre Of Cum
berland street, distance Of three hundred aud tn
(310 feet to centre of Green street, where 1t enters
Green street sewer.
and one-tenth 11 feet below surface Of street and
six and one-half (6 10 feet below at terminus.
Sewer Is inch, brick, oval.
Cost of sewer, S493 5S
City's proportion, S123 80
Sum to be assessed. $3.50 10
Area assessed, 33,7SS 50. fti
Rate per 100 So. It,, $109 Gle
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
CITY OF PORTLAND.

IN BOARD CT MAYOR & ALDERMEN,
January 20, 1873.
nRDERED, That the assessments contained in
~ the foregoing Report of the City Civil Engineer
be made upon tie lots to the sewers therein
structing and completing the same, that the City
Clerk give legal notice Of such assessments returna
BILE at the Aldermens Room in Portland on the 18th
day Of Februars next A. d. 1873 at "a D. M aud GER
tfy the same to the City Treasury for collection.
And 1t Is hereby determined that the lots assessed
as aforesaid are benefited by such sewers in proper
ton to the rate of such assessment and that said
sessments do not exceed snch benefit nor do they
ceed in the whole three-fourhs of the cost of said
sewer, and we deem them just and reasonable. Read
and passed.
Attest: H. 1. ROBINSON, CITY Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

cHAprED HANDS, face, rough skin, pimples'
ringworms, salt-rheum and other cutaneons 81,
fections cured, and the skin made soft anu
smooth, BY using the JUSrrER TsR SoAP, ,maao
by Caswell, Hazard & Co. New York. lie SURF
to get the Juniper Tar Soap, asthere are many
worthless limitations made with common tar.
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The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
S1,0s7 50 0S 10
RRACKETT STREET SEWER.

BRACKET STREET SEWER.
Beginning at point one hundred and twenty seven
Q2D feet westerly from west line Of Neal street,
thence eastey through centre of Bracket street
hundred and ffty-eght Q5S) feet to centre of Neal
street where it enters Neal street sewer.
The bottom Of sewer at point Of beginning is eight
~ feet below surface Of street and and nine
tenths {. $40 below at terminus.
Sewer II inch circular cement pipe.
Cost of sewer $144G0
City's proportion, $50 co
Sum to be assessed, S108 90
Area assessed, "a, ,240 SO. Fl.
RaIe nar loo SO. f.. "A b-1O.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

JoB PRINTlNG.-Eyery description of Jos
Printing executed promptly, and at the loweer
prices, at the Daily PRHss Printing House, lVS
Exchange st. WM. M. MARKS,
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

NATURE is completely relieved from the pros
trating influences of kidney, bladder and CLAM
dular diseases, mental and physical debility,
diabetes, gravel, female weaknesses, uterine
complaints, and in fact all malades of tho
urlno-genital organs in either sex, by partak-
ing OF sMoIASDER's BUcHu, which has proved
ITSELF to be valuable vegetable remedial agent.
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The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
III e PRESS
TUESDAY MORNING. FEB. 4, 1874.
Gossip and Gleanings.

A British zoologist says whales have tho
rheumatism in damp weather.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
Sanford's Improved Refrigerators.

The three points of excellence which claim are:
1st; constant and thorough circulation OF pure air
nte mingling Of odors; purity and active air, the
elements of Its success Call, or send 1or clTcnlars
Manufactured and for sale by j. f. MERRILL, Dc
tween Cross and Cotton sts, near Leavitt, Burnham
g. Co.'S Ice House. Portland. Me. Je4dtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

ADVERTISERS naturally seek the means for
reaching the largest number OF readers, anu
those of the best quality. The Daily PRESS
fills the bill in both particulars better than any
other daily Journal In Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

The ENourRER.-The best advertising me-
dium In Maine. Circulation 10000 and increas-
ing 1000 per month. Try 1t. jan7tf
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
City Of Portland.

CITY CLERKS OFFICE
Jan. rs. 1873.
Upon the petition Of Norris, Hull s. Co.. for per
~ sion 70 erect and maintain Steam Engine In
the Shoe Factory Building >os. 900 and 90 on New
the 10th Of February next at 1-2 o'clock. p M !.
bearing Will be had Of all parties interest ed in said
petition az tne Aldermen's Room In the City Build
Ing.
Per Order. H. l. ROBINSON Citv f,,arL
jan2S-dtd '' N-sAN'
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

A Troy paper calls Mrs. Woodruff ''Viccy,"
fact which shows painful want of rever-
ence in the Trojan mental organization. That
man would have called Mrs. Menelaus' Nell
if he had lived in ancient instead of modern
Uium.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

Aman at Hudson, Mich, found baby on
his steps, the other night, and now says he
would not take $1,000 for it. His wife, though,
casually remarked if any one would get up a
purse of $3.50, they could have the infant
and the man too.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

A Trojan seamstress is doing fine work with
needle which until las. week had been in
her leg for thirty-fve years.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
CITY OF PORTLAND.

CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
January 26, 1873.
NOTICE is hereby given that hearing win be
~ givea by the Municipal officers of Portland upon
the subject matter of the above assessments at the
Aldermen's Room in the City Building on MONDAY,
the seventeenth day of February next, at u p. M,
when and where any person dissatisfied with the
same may appear and object thereto.
Per Order,
HI. ROBINSON, City Clerk.
ian30T. F.S -
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

When Laplace met the late Mrs. Somer-
vile for the first time, he said, in his lofty
way, ssMadam. there have been only three
women who have understood me-yourself,
Caroline Herschel and Mrs. Greig, of whom
have never been able to learn anything"
81 was Mrs. Greig," SAID the modest little
woman. $50, then, there are only two of
youv' exclaimed the philosopher.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
Ao1,IVI 20 O-IU VI
NEAL STREET SEWER.

Ao7,IVF Uo o-IU SIU5S'Vo
NEAL STREET SEWER.
Beginning at point one hundred 600 #. south
easterly from first angle in Neal street. thence north
westerly through centre of Neal street. distance Of
six hundred and sixty 660) #. to in Congress
street. a.
The bottom of sewer at point of beginning Is nine
@ f. below sui face of street, nine and three-tenths
9 3-lOtbs IT, below at north line Of Brackett street,
and nine and onetenh 70 10y it. below at south line
of Congress street.
Sewer, 1s-ineh circular, cement pipe.
Cost of Sewer, SSl137
City's proportion, s202 80
Sum to be assessed, 6e94s
Area assessed, S9,424 So II.
Rate per 100 sq. it. 81 S-10.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

People who die nowadays ought to be con-
soled. An Ohio man has patented Ga ma
chine for handling corpses." All people, dy-
ing, have the solacing reflection that they
will be handled according to the laws of the
Patent Ofice-without partislity.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

THOUSANDS DIE EVERY WINTER of con-
sumption, bronchitis, diptheria, and lung fever
whom few doses of Hale's Honey Of Hore-
hound and Tar, given in time, would have saw
ed from premature grave. For sale BY all
Druggists,
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

In San Francisco court, the other day,
little dialogue ran thus: Counsel to witness.
''You say you were at his house every night?
'sYes, SIR" "Were you his artner9" "No
sir" "Any relative of his?' ''No." "What
were you doing at his house every nighs2"
81 was sparkling his wife's sister,"
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

Advice to Congressmen-Don't have any
financial transactions with ''skilled talent''
that keeps memorandum books.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

VIM. Steadman cannot be said to be stick
Ter for his demands. Mrs. s. was killed on
the Central Pacific Road, and Mr.. Steadman
valued her then at $4,000. The Company
pointed out the good it had done him, and
Steadman consented to take $74, ,25O from his
first demand.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

Mo- content with Furnishing liquor dealers
for the deeds Of their customers, Ohio has
passed an act holding kerosene sellers respon-
sible for the damage done by explosion Of their
wares.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

Pixies Toothsche Drops cure In minute.
ians1-eodl w&wlt
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

When Charles Lamb visited the Litchfeld
CATH dral his guide told him that three men
once dined upon the top of the steeple.-
"They must have been very sharp set, "said
Lamb.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04
WANTS, LOST, FOUND
Board Wauted

ENOR an old Lady who has partly lost her mind
L. Address IN, P. o. Drawer 1871, Portland.
feD3 1w&
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

Furniture and House Furnishing Goods.
BENZ. ADAMS, cor. Exchange and Fed
eral Streets.
HOOPER & EATON, Old Post Once,
Exchange Street.
l.. r. HOYT, No. II Preble Street. Up
holstering done to order.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

Rhode Island will be ba ikrupt If she con-
tinues in her present extravagan. course. In
that State, they now propose having geolog-
ical survey. but we should think they would
delay it. on account of its expensiveness.
The professor who expects to make it, says
that if he is expected to go over the State, 1t
viii take him at least two days, and he won
do it for less than $3.50.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

A Cincinnati gentleman who interviewed
the editor of paper in that city the other
day, and closed the conversation by abruptly
smashing in the editorial hat, has paid s25
and costs for the indiscretion.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

A Chicago lawyer lately took fire while
standing under gaslight. He was found to
be uncommonly good food for fire.-Boston
Globe.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

The attempt OF the theatre managers in
New York to abolish the bill-boards was a
failure. Two OF them put out bigger posters
than ever, and thus forced the others back to
the old system.
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

The following appears in an exchange:
'Wanted-A boy who can spear cockroaches.
We want him, aid must have him. None
but experts, however, need apply, as our
cockroaehes are sly-deyilish sly"
The Portland daily press., 1873-02-04

The spinsters of Glasgow are preparing a
petition for the enforcement Of a Parliamenta-
ry act Of the fifteenth century, which provides
a penalty for any bachelor who should decline
an offer of marriage from ole of the fair sex.