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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

THE WAY OF THE PLUMBER.-The New
York correspondent of the St. Louis Repu5-
Rcdn thus gives this unhappy experience
with these trials Of modern householders:
think must have spent $500 or $4,000
this winter with the plumbers. We have
done nothing but thaw out, freeze up and
bust the last four months. The pipes at last
were honorable and above board. They
would all of sudden begin to sizzle in visible
and get-at-able places, and then, when we
were somewhat prepared, the grand kitchen
Niagara or bedroom Montmortncy commenc-
ed. That early stage of integrity has passed
away, and with the incoming OF the Credit
MObier bribery and corruption, our water
pipes have taken to disreputably bursting in
the walls. We hear faint murmer behind
the plaster: presently word comes the water
Is coming through the drawing room ceiling
and sthen the trouble commences-cornice
dropping, paper-hangings falling, carpets
coming up, and pals and tubs coming in.
The plumber comes in, and Immediately
tears off all the plaster on the basement.
When we timi6ly assure him that il Is from
the second floor the dampness had come, he
says "very likely" and goes directly to work
at the drawing room ceiling to make sure be-
fore he GOES to the top OF the house and peels
things right straight down to the cellar. This
we acknowledge the row tn be worth it-but
the plumber has to come every few minutes
to stop an insignificant leak around the boiler
or out under the tubs. He brings boy and
an old carpet bag, with about h..ndred
pounds of wrenches and files and barrel
hoops packed inside. These are all emptied
on the kitchen and dining room floor. The
range may be red hot, but it seems no fire Is
practicable for plumber, but nasty little
gas-emitting bl ,ze he gets up with much diff
6culty and swearing in a two quart pot stove,
which is carried in hand to balance the car
pet bag. Then some rosin is feied till we all
smell like singed fiddle bows. Then some
lead Is boiled till the odor of battlefield
reaches the third story. Then the plumber
lights an entire edition of the New York
Herald, and puts his head in all the pot clos
cts and files spots for future leaks in all hid
den places along the pipes. When he comes
to the proper place for his surgery, he pro-
eeeds to cauterize and annoint, and finally
comes out all cobwebs, and turns on the wa
ter, gathers his tools and towards nights de-
parts. Three days thereafter, amid the dis.
fractions of shop full of pumps and bars of
solder, he makes out a bill-for three and q
half days for man, $23; for the assistance
OF boy three an l half days, $3.50: to eighteen
pounds of solder at $11 pound, $157; to use
Of wrench, s4. And that's the way we stop
leaks in New York. a1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

ONE OF the most remarkable remedial agents,
either of ancient or modern times, is sMoI MD.
ER's EXTRACT OF BUcHU. 1t should be n
every household. 1t removes or count.ract.
s'aney, bladder and glandular diseases, men
sai ana physical debility, loss of vigor caused
oy youthful ,ndiscretions, all female complaints
and buoys up an enervated and nervous system.
l- mar25eod1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

THE PuRrsr AND SWEETEST coD-LdvER OIL
.. Hazard q Caswell's, made on the sea shore,
from g. fresh selected lvers, by Caswell, Hasard
q Co. New York. 1t is absolutely pure and
.oset Patients who have once taken 1t prefer
q ~ all others. Physicians have decided 1t sa-
rer;or to any of the other oils in market
mar2-4wt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

ADVERTISERS naturally seek the means for
reaching the largest number of readers ana
those of the best quality. The Daily Pssss
fills the bill in both particulars better tnan my
other daily journal in Maine. T5 faf9cr7i
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

Swete Larke, that from thy low and grassie neste
Beneath the hedge, thicke set with mamie thorne
Dost upward file with crystalle carolling
To cheerlie greete the rosie day, new born;
Lit ct the morniug Stare, thy little sprite
Clearlie doth burne, with pure excelling lighte.
To sing the praises Of the mightie sunne,
On featherie wing thou to his doore dost file,
And sitting there on airie morning cloudes,
Lettest falle golden singing from on highe
To thelow earthe; and then with sudden fighte
Upon thy neste againe thou dost alghte.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

JOB PRINTrNG.-Every description # Jos
nilnnng executed promptly, and at the lowee.
prices, at the Daily PRESS Printing House, is
Exchange st. WIN. M. MARKs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

VNHEN YOU SEE better looking and better
w fitting boots ON Men, Women and Chr
dren than you wear, and wish TO obtain the same
mch17e0d3w M. @. PALMER.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

The Boston Irareller has for years con-
tended that it is the duty of the Common
wealth to provide an insane asylum for the
insane persons of Boston. 1t would certainly
be far better than to let them roam about the
country lecturing
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

A curious discipline is enforced at revival
meetings, where the reverend preachers noti-
fy to the speakers in the beginning, eff any
man attempts to make long speech he will
be sung down on the spot.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

Robert Collyer found his match in a coun-
try girl, who would not stop knitting during
his lecture. Robert is great advocate of
womau's rights, but don't like to have any
one at work in the lecture room while he is
speaking.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
Notice.
PLASTER.

k0O TONS GROUND LAND PLASTER for
COO sale in barrels or bulk at the lowest cash
price by
KENDALL & WHITNEY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
Saw GUNNER & Sharpener.

A CHEAP, simple, and durable Machine-easily
operated and running wheels from x inches to II
K Inch.
Price OfMachine, 80 dS15.
Wheels which beveed, double bevelled and round
face from $S2.1S to 1896, according to thick
ness. Heavier Machines $40 and 500, rum
ming Wheels up to "a inches in diameter. r
For Illustrated Pamphlets or Photographs, address
THE TANITE co.,
Stroudsburg, Monroe Co., Pa.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

TNKC SOUTHWARK cos English Writing,
I4VNO Ink writes Black and never fades Sole
~ p...- .Agen tor q. S.-ScHENcK TAG Co
@Dseknan H.. n. Y. mar7d3m
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

An Athol man recently had severe fit of
illness, during which he experienced religion.
One day during convalescence the minister
called and prayed, followed by the sick man,
who then said to the clergyman: 81 am not
much used to praying, and don't know as
that prayer was exactly grammatical.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

A Bengal editor, in criticising the income
tax, slightly mixes metaphor. he expresses
the hope that ''the Government will not re-
peat the blunder of killing the calf which dali
ly produces the golden egg"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

An Akron (o.) cat, relying upon his nine
lives to save him, allowed his tail to swell, his
spine to curve, and with the sbanner cry of
helP' emanating from his jaws, waded into a
buzz saw IN rapid motion. The cat was new
er seen again, but the boss sawyer, who al
ways stood with his mouth open while at
work, remarked to his assistant that he
could sstaste fiddle strings and sausage meat
in the air that morning."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

The local editor en- a Wilmington IN. C.)
paper went away, and his substitute almost
went mad trying to hunt up news. He was
happy at last, when this suggested itself to
him: "Just nineteen hundred and seventeen
years to-day since Brutus gave his friend
Julius Cesar poke under the fifth rib with
dirk"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
THE PRESS,
THURSDAY MORNING, MAR. 81. 1874.
Gossip and Gleanings.

Gossip and Gleanings.
Initial note paper has superseded the mon
ogram, and three-cornered paper is in order.
In Wall street, when broker can't bull the
market, he grins and bears 1t.
But vertue's seat is deep within the mind, -
And not in outward showes but inward thoughts de-
find.
-Speaser.
We mount to heaven mostly on the ruins
of our cherished schemes, finding our fail
ures were successes.-Alcott.
Be careful how you bow to an auctioneer,
for the chances are that he will knock you
down.
More than nine millions of brisrwood and
other wooden tobacco pipes. are made yearly
in this country.
Young people, at their entrance upon the
world, should be either bashful or giddy; a
composed self suficiency generally turns to
impertinence.-Rochefoucald.
A charming young lady, who attends even
ing church service regularly, is called "the
vesper BELLE" by the distracted youth of the
parish.
White neckties for full dress are now worn
very wide; our fathers wore just such neckties
~ ho hoo fr fl,a gsa<a ,f
our grandfathers.
Buttons of all sizes, but particularly large
ones, are all the vogue. They are of velvet,
jet, white or smoked pearl shell, oxidized sill
yer, or the material of the dress.
When she whom long time haue affected,
amongst the flowers went forth to take the aire I;
,, They, being proud OF such gueste's repaire,
Though by her garments divers times detected,
eia Stirling.
The man who is ready to give pledge that
the opinion he will hold tomorrow will be pre-
cisely the opinion he nolds to-day, has either
thought very little, or to little purpose, or has
resolved to quit thinking altogether.-H. II.
India shawls are all the rage-at least
among the fortunate fewwho can afford them.
The more green there is in an India, and the
lighter it is, say those who profess to know,
the more valuable is the article.
A Bengal editor, in criticising the income
tax, slightly mixes metaphor. he expresses
the hope that ''the Government will not re-
peat the blunder of killing the calf which dali
ly produces the golden egg"
A curious discipline is enforced at revival
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

India shawls are all the rage-at least
among the fortunate fewwho can afford them.
The more green there is in an India, and the
lighter it is, say those who profess to know,
the more valuable is the article.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

Miss Braddon is detected in an amusing
tapsus in her last novel. The heroine tells
her lover, in an early chapter of the book,
that she has never been to London aud in
later chapter she tells another party of her
visit to that city in her childhood with her IA
ther, and what she saw there Heroines
doubtless do lie sometimes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

A bright little boy hearing his father say
that man ought to 'sstick to his business"
emptied bottle of mucilage in the old gen.
tleman's Office chair. The old man says he
has not beer stuck so badly since 1857, and
rewarded his offspring by taking him on
whaling trip to the back cellar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

City of Portland.
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN 4
March 10, 1873. !
Ordered, That the City Clerk give notice BY publ
caton IN Two daily papers, required by law, to all
parues interested in Sidewalks constructed the past
fixed in said notice, will hear the parties aforesaid.
and will thereaterwards proceed to establish the ar
Bramhall street, East side;
Lewis street, East side;
Bracket street. Southeast of Pine street.;
Pine street and Western Promenade.
Read and passed
Attest; ii. i. hoblNSoN, City Clerk
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

A PLEASANT room on Spring St., or vicinity,
IA furnished or unfurnshed. Without board
jan10tt Address BOX 1886.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
Horse and Sleigh for Sale

A FINE driving, well broke and stylish four year
"A old COLT, with Sleigh, Harness and Eobes tor
sale at bargain. Apply at y
PLUM STREET STABLES,
dec13 No. 10 Plum street
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

Another man has graduated at the Yale
"sshool of journalism" He has been rather
more successful than any of his predecessors,
When he found that he could get no more
than eight dollars week on any western
journal, he went right away and got a position
as clerk in an oyster aaloon, where his week
ly stipend is ten dollars.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

A lady asked gentleman who had travelled
littlein the Yellowstone country whether he
really considered it equal in scenery and gener
al features to Switzerland, and whether they
had "goitres'' there. He replied that the
very day before he left he saw large flock of
goitres come tearing down precipice, two of
which he brought to bag with his rifle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

City of Portland.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE, March 20, 1873.
In pursuance Of the foregoing order, 1 hereby give
next, at seven and half p NJ, at the Aldermen's
Room, in the City Building, the Mayor and Aide men
will hear all parties interested in the assessments
above referred to and will thereaferwards establish
the same. H. L ROBINSON, City Clerk.
mch20 dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

The man who is ready to give pledge that
the opinion he will hold tomorrow will be pre-
cisely the opinion he nolds to-day, has either
thought very little, or to little purpose, or has
resolved to quit thinking altogether.-H. II.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Agency for Sewing Machines.
w. 8. DYER, No. 272 Middle st. All
kinds Of Machines fer sale and to let.
Repairing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
Cord Wood Choppers Wanted.
GOOD CHANCE-Sl PER CORD.

GtASH every Saturday. Good boarding places near
~ and chance to camp out. Fare laid on railroad.
Also Teams wanted to haul out wood.
Refers to w. H. Turner, Snpt. P. 6 x: R R., Port
land. b. g. JORDAN,
feb15dtf Bar Mills.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

When she whom long time haue affected,
amongst the flowers went forth to take the aire
They, being proud of such gueste's repaire,
Though by her garments divers times detected,
To gaze on her againe themselves erected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
STORE TO LET.

A large brick store in the Rackleff Block, corner
"A of Middle and Ceurch streets-basement and
first floor, eegantlv finished and adapted to jobbng
dry goods or other similar trade. - =
Apply to ALLEN HATNES.
sept11dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
A FIRST ClSS NEWSPAPER.

The Publishers coratulate themselves that their
efforts to make the Ess acceptable to its patrons
are appreciated honne conclusive fact that with
out special efforts st of subscribers has been in
creased to grea extent during the last six
months than for anynlar period the past six years.
As an advertisingedium the DAILY PRESS stands
first among Maine FINALS.
TERMS: $S a yeah advance; "a for six months |;
80 for three months
Liberal commisss will be paid those who will
secure subscribers Vi prepaid subscriptions.
nT Orders from ws Dealers promptly filed
Address
PortlanRublishing Co.
Portland, Dec. q, 1873
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
OUT OF THE FIRE.

THE subscriber would respectfully announce that
i he is already organized in another Mill and
ready to fill all orders for Bar Mills Oak as promptly
as before the fire.
y2sdtf 4l m l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

HOUSE AND LOT NO. rs STATE ST.,
den, cold, grapery, etc. Apply to
W. II. FESSENDEN,
mar6tf 215 Commercial Street
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

Initial note paper has superseded the mon
ogram, and three-cornered paper is in order.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27

In Wall street, when broker can't bull the
market, he grins and bears it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
Farm for Sale or Exchange.

For Sale.
TTOUsE No. As Melbourne Street, head Of North
t1 Street said house is one of the best locations
on the street. fine neighbourhood; consists of two
story frame house and ell contains IL rooms, con-
venent for two families noe, seven years old, two
minuets walk from horse cars; will be sold at very
reasonabl price within thirty days.
For particulars inquire at NJ. N. MEALS, a27
Congress Street, Portland. marl7d1m
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-21
Suicide in Moline

Sunday morning about O'Clock, a Ger
man citizen of Moline, Ferdinand DUFF
heigh, committed suicide in his barn He
sat down on something, placed a carbine
or musket between his knees, with the
muzzle under his chin, and discharged it.
The bullet passed through his brain out at
the back Of his head, and up through the
roof of the barn Mr. Duffieigh was com
fortably situated in life, owned a little
stock in the quilt factory, in which he was
employed, and also a house and lot in
Moline. He had a wife and one child.
His age was about As years No cause
can be assigned for the act, unless it be
depression Of spirits in view of a possible
loss Of property He had been a resident
Of this country quite number of years
and was regarded as a good citizen
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-21

A PLEASANT oME-For a year past
Mr.. II. L. West has been building him a
nice pleasant residence, on Rock River
street, between Beaver and Otter-next
house west Of VIM. Kale's The lot is 80
by $50, high ground, giving him a deep
dry cellar, in sandy soil The house is
large, roomy, and arranged with special
reference to elegance and comfort. 1t has
all the modern improvements in the way
Of kitchen range, laundry, water closets,
bath room, furnace, etc Holmes was the
architect and the work is done in the most
superior manner by one of our best build
ers-Huyh Ralston The plumbing was
done by Fleming the gas fitting by Kane;
the painting by Renfro Il Co, and the
furnace supplied by Spencer 4 Noftsker.
The firm of Renfro & Co., composed of
Messrs Renfro, Simpson and Netherlands,
have done very nice job Of painting the
seven coat gloss white, in the parlors, being
very fine, as also the very natural granting
and imitation of dark woods, in other parts
of the house, by Mr.. Simpson. Mr.. West
has also erected large and convenient
stable, on the alley, containing plenty Of
carriage room, and also room for wood and
coal He intends to occupy the house this
week, and then rent his present residence,
near the Catholic church.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-21
Fire


The fire on Saturday evening, about :
o clock, was an open shed used for storing
cooper lumber, hoop poles, etc, and be-
longing to Lamb & Gibbs, coopers, near
the Rodman mills. The shed and contents
were wholly destroyed The stock on
hand was valued at $1,000 to Sl,50O. In
sured for $500 in the Ktna, Hartford-J.
VI Buiord's agency. The firm had $500
additional insurance on tools etc, in the
shop, but nothing was injured there. The
hose companies were promptly on hand,
and Hope Hose Company remained until
midnight to put out the smouldering en-
bers Of the fire. They report so light a
pressure on the water pipes that they
couldn't do their usual efficient service
The fire is believed to be the work of an
incendiary 1t cannot be accounted fol-
any other way The Gazette says "chil
dren who were playing in the shaviugi
about the building with matches, were tn,
incendiaries,"
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-21

THE MONITOR Cook STOvE-COAL OR
WooD,-It is quite within the memory Of
the earlier residents of this city when coal
was not used here at all And within the
memory of many more when the PROPOSE
ton to use coal for cooking was treated
with derision Within few years, how
ever wood has become so scarce and high
that coal cook stoves are now universally
used West of the Alleghenies all the
coal is bituminOus, containing gases and
impurities in large quantities Great diff
ficulty has been experienced in burning it
successfully in cooking stoves, as, unless
proper provision is made in their construc-
ton the gasses are not consumed anu pass
off with the smoke, filling with SCOT the
stove fues and chimney, wasting fully one
third Of the fuel Messrs. VIM. Resor 4
Co., of Cincinnati, have, for thirty years
been engagedin the manufacture of stoves
right in the centre of the greatest btu
minous coal district in the country, and
their efforts have been specially directed
towards producing a stove which should
excel all others in the qualities and conve-
niences necessary to a perfect bituminOus
coal cooking stove. This they claim ia
have accomplished by seven different pat
ents on what they call The MONITOR
stove. They have experimental great
deal in burning soft coal in cooking stoves,
making number that have given general
satisfaction and had a large sale but now
they say they have in the MONITOR q
stove that excels them all-burning the
gases from the coal, and combining Other
qualities which give it, without exception
the superiority over every Bituminous
Coal Cooking Stove in use
Mr. NJ Kane, of this city, is the agent
for the stove, here, and will be happy to
furnish all who desire a description Of
it with pamphlets, showing the shape
style, etc, and pointing out its advantages
He has already sold number of thes'
stoves in a very large circuit of country
reaching from Marengo, Iowa, to Cleve
land, Colona, Coal Valley, Lynn, Mon
mouth and many other towns in this Stat
and he invites everybody and his wife t.
call at his store and look at the stove, ant
the testimonials in regard to it. 1t has al
the latest and most modern improvements
and combines in a greater degree than an,
other stove, the desirable qualities o
economy and convenience.
The Resors are manufacturers Of yer.
great variety of stoves, of all kinds, an,
of which Mr.. Kane can furnish. 9Th,
Fashion" stove is one of theirs, and
well known as popular and leading stove
They also manufacture the finest qualit
of hollow ware, etc., etc. Mr.. Kane re
quests everybody to call at his store an,
look at the articles, as he thinks them tn
| best Of the kind anywhere.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-21

On Saturday Officer Brennan arrested
Thomas O'Brien for assault and battery
upon Gus Oberg, at Weyerhouser 4 Denk
man 5 mill Esq. Cropper fined him SIC
and costs, which he paid
On Sunday Policeman Roatch arrested
two boys, Mike Kelly and Frank Fink, fol
throwing stones IN the high school grounds
and took them to Jail This morning Mag
istrate Cropper fined Fink s. and costs
The case as to Kelly was continued to Sat
urday, on account of the absence of hi
parents, bail being given for his appear
ance
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-21
Policeman Married.

Sunday afternoon Policeman Mi
chael Reiuhart aud Miss Maggie
Meyer, were married by Father
Roles, in St. Mary's Catholic Church. A
good number of friends of the partie,
were present, and, after the ceremony, had
pleasant social visit with the parties
Mr. Reinhart has bought him comforta
Bile home and set up for himself Here
good luck to you and yours, Mike.