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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-12

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon himself the
trust Of Administrator with the VIII annexed Of the
estate Of
THOMAS B. COOK, late of Portland.
In the County of Cumberland, deceased and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate of said deceased required
to exhibit the same and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment TO
JOSEPH A. LOCKE, Admir- with VIII annexed.
Portland June 3, 1878. jn5dlaw3wA
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-12
What is Home without an Organ

And what will an Organ now be, without copy
OF DlTsoN q cos new, delightful, complete COL
lection Of Reed Organ Music called the
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
Educating Girls for Household
Duties.

Educating girls for household du-
ties ought to be considered as neces-
sary as instruction in reading, writing
and arithmetic, and quite as universal.
We are in our houses more than half
eur existence, and it is the household
surroundings which affect most large
ly the happinesJor misery ofdomestic
life. Ifthe wife knows show to keep
house." If she has learned how things
ought to be cooked. how beds should
be made, how carpets should bes swept
how furniture should; be busted, how
the clothes should be repaired and
turned and altered and renovated il
she knows how purchases can be
made to the best advantage, and un-
derstands the laying in of provisions,
how to make them go the farthest and
last the longest; if she appreciates the
Importance of system, order, tidiness
and quiet tmanagement.of children and
servants, then she knows how TO make
a little heaven OF home how to win
her children from the street; how to
keep her husband from the clubhouse,
the gaming table and the wine cup.
Such a family will be trained to So
cial responsibility, to business success,
and to efficiency and usefulness in
what ever position may be allotted to
them. 1t may be safe to say, that not
one girl out of ten, in our large towns
and cities, enters into married life
who has learned to bake loaf of
bread, to purchase o roast, to dust
painting,to sweep a.carpet, or to cut
and fit and make her own dress. How
much the perfect knowledge OF these
things bears upon the thrift, the COM
fort and health of families, umay be
conjectured, but.not calculated by fig
ures. It-would be an immeasnreable
advantage to make by attaching q
kitchen to every girls school in the
nation, and have lessons given daily
in the preparations of all the ordinary
articles of food and drink for the ta-
BILE, and how to purchase them in the
market to the best advantage, with
the result of largo saving OF money,
and increase OF comfort, and higher
health in every family in the land.-
Halls journal. GW
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
what the WIND Says.

Do you know what the December
wind says, grandpa p, asked a little
child at an old merchants knee. sab
.. No, puss, what does il say 2" he
answered, stroking her fair hair.
..s Remember the poorP grandpa
When il comes down the chimney, 1t
roars,. Remember the poor When
it puts its great mouth to the key
hole, it achastles, Remember the poor
When it strides through a craekin the
door, it srhisrers. IL; and. grandpa,
when it blows your beautiful silver
hair about in the street, and you shIE-
er and button up your coat, does 1t
not get at your ear and say SO too, In
still, small voice, grandpa p 'fi -3hl
"Why, what does the child mean
cried grandpa, no, am afraid had
been used to shut his heart against
such words g You want a new mutt
and tippst, L reckon. A pretty way
TO get them out of your old grandpa
No, grandpa" said the child. ear
nestiy, shaking her head :" no, its the
no muff-and-tippet children that I'm
thinking of; my mother always re-
members them, and so do Itfy2 too. y
A After the next storm the old mer-
chant sent fifty dollars to the treasurer
of relief society, and said. ssCall for
more when you want it"y The treas
urer started with surprise, lf0rit was
the first time he had sever collected
more than a dollar from him, and that
he thought, came grudgingly.
:. Why said the rich merchant, af-
terwards, "I could never get rid Of
that child's words; they stuck like
glue" gsia 429
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
Breach of Promise.

A colored girl in New York has
gone into court with breach of prom
ise case. She produced letter from
her. lover, which, is model of its kind
and ought to find a distinguished place
in some patent ietter-writer. The let
teris as follows: 70 10 .spAef9i54s
DEAR Miss Excuse the boldness
of an entire stranger in thus deliber-
ately corresponding with you. l sim
cerely trust that while your ladyship
peruses this note 1t may meet with
her decided and favorable considera.
ton. | cannot control my feelings
any longer, No, mol The, mighty
Cupid with his arrows of fire has
pierced the heart of your humble wri-
ter, and on his bended knees ask from
her whom his soul lowest return
of his affection. Adieu, adieu, Be-
lieve me sincere. Your admirer.
Thispowerfal appeal had the desir-
ed result, and brought about an inter-
view. The lover changed his tone
and his heart, and began to. write elo-
quently on the subject of religion, and
salvation, and a change ofheart. His
heart had evidently changed, aud as
soon as he got religion he became
false as a lover. He now says he
would rather break stone in the peni-
tentiary than to marry the girl to
whom he addressed the above. She
thinks she thinks she can bring him
bowling to the marriage altar.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
The Thinble.

The name of this little instrument
was originally derived from the words
s.thumb" and "bell," being. at first
humble, and afterwards thimbie. It
is of Chinese invention, and was in
troduced into England about the wear
1886, by John Lotting, who came from
Holland, and commenced its manu-
facture in Islington. ear London.pur-
suing it with great profit and success.
Formerly iron and brass were used,
but latterly steel, silver and gold have
taken their places. In the ordinary
manufacture tin plates are introduced
into a die, and then punched into
shape. In Paris, gold thimbles are
manufactured to a large extent. Thin
sheet iron is cut into disks of about
two inches III diameter. These being
heated into q red heat, are struck with
q punch into number of holes, grad
ually Increasing in depth, to give
them the proper shape. 1t is then
trimmed, polished, and iudented
around its outerssurface with num-
ber of little holes by means of q SIM
pie wheel. 1t is conyerted into steel
by the process of eememenation, tenn
pered, secured, and brought 10 a blue
color. A thin sheet ofgold is. intro
duced into the interior, and fastened
to the steel by means of polished
steel inandel. Gold leaf is then at
tached to the outside and attached to
it by pressure, the edges being fasten'
ed in small groove made to receive
them. The thlmble is then finished
and ready for use.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09

aoh. no great distance. About
Thirty PAGES! Heavens alive, who
did it?". .
my man-Twain.
"The mischief he did! Can he do
it often p -
WelI-yes- He can do it about
well about iou. times out of fiye.|
[ knew the little fellow was lying,
but never said ANYTHING. never
told him SO. He was not of a dispo-
sition to invite condolences of that
kind. SO let the matter rest. But, il
was comfort to see those people look
sick, and see their under jaws drop.
when Steve made these statements.
They went off and got Lord and took
him home, and when we got home
half hour later, there was note
saying that Mr.. Lord peremptorily
declined TO fight! 5t
1t was narrow escape. We found
out afterward that Lord hit his mark
thirteen times in eighteen shots. Ii
he had put those thirteen bullets
through me IL would have narrowed
my sphere of usefulness a good deal
would have well nigh closed it,. i'll
pegs into the holes and used me fora
hat rack but what is a hat rack to a
man that feels he has intellectual pow
ers! 1 would scorn such position.
have written this true, incident of
my personal history for one purpose,
and one purpose only-tO warn the
youth of the day against the perni-
cious practice of dueling, and to plead
with them TO war against it. Ii the
remarks and suggestions l am making
can be Ofany service to Sunday school
teachers and newspapers interested III
the moral progress Of society, they
are at liberty to use them. and shah
even be grateful 10 have them widely
disseminated, so that they may do as
much good as possible. I was young
and foolish when [ challenged that
gentleman, and | Thought it was very
fine and grand TO be duellist, aud
stand upon the field of honor" Bnt
I am older and more experienced now
and am infiexibly opposed to the
dreadful custom. / am glad, indeed
to be enabled to lift up my voice
against anything. think it is every
mans duty to do everything he can TO
discourage duelling. 1 always do
now; discourage it upon every oc-
casion.
Ii man were to challenge me now
now that can fully appreciate the
iniquity of the practice-I would go
to that man, and take him by the
hand, and lead him to qviet, re-
tired room-and kifI him.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
The Fortunes of our Presidents.

From the American Historical Recordl
Washington left an estate worth
nearly S300,0O0.
The elder Adams left a moderate
fortune at his death.
Jefferson died comparatively poor.
If Congress had not purchased his liz
brary at a price far above its value,
(S20,000l he would with difficulty
have Kept out OF bankruptcy at the
close of his life.
Madison saved his money and was
comparatively rich. The fortune of
his widow was increased by the pur-
chase OF his manuscript papers by.
Congress for $4,000.
James Monroe, the sixth President,
died so poor that he was buried at tho
expense of his friends, in cemetery
between Second and Third Streets,
near the Bowery, i'll New York City.
John Quincy Adams LETT about $50,
00O, The resalt of industry. prudence,
and small inheritance. He was me-
thodicai aud economical.
Andrew Jackson loft a valuable es-
tate known as the HERMITAGE, about
twelve miles from Nashville, Tenn.
Martin Van Buren, died rich. His
estate was estimated at nearly $780,
000.5 ad o
James X. Polk left about Sl50,000.
John Tyler was bankrupt when
he became President. lie husbande,l
his means while in Office. and married
arieh wife,and died wealthy in world
ly fortune. no 8s5
Z,chary Taylor lett about $l50000.
Millard Fillmore is wealthy man.
Framklin Pierce saved $4,000 DUR
ing his term of service as President.
James buchanan died bachelor
and left an estate valued at S200,000at
the least.
Abraham Lincoln left about S75,-
COZ. dif M
johnson is said to be worth about
$4,000. en
President Grant was poor before
the war. BY a careful husbandry of
his salary and the generous gifts of
friends before he became President,
his fortune is a handsome compe-
tence.
THAT last touch OH Grant is very
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
ROME WASN'T eUILr IN 4 DAY.
BY ALIcE GARY

d A1@1N1 SAAA-
The boy who does a stroke and stops,
Will ne'er great man be,
'Tis the aggregate Of single dlops
That m ,kes the sea the sea.
The mountain was not at its birth
A mountain, SO to speak;
The little atoms of sand and earth
Have made its peak peak
Not all at once the morning streams
The gold above the gray;n.-ss9-. 81.
IT'S a thousand little yellow gleauiss
That make the day the day.
Not from the snow drift May awakes
In purples, re Is. and green's;
Springs whole bright retinue it takes
To make her queen OF queens.
Upon the orchard ram must fall
~ And soak from branch to roo,
And blossoms bloom and fade withal
Before the fruit is frnit.
The farmer needs must sow and till,
And wait the wheaton bread:
Then cradle. thresh and go to mill.
Before the bread is bread;
Swift heels may get the early shout.
But. spite of all the din.
1t is the patient holding out
Thas makes the winner win
Make this your motto. then, at start,
Twill help to smooth the way.
And steady up both hand and heart;
Rome wasn't built in a day"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09

ACCOMMODATING A SERyANT.-A
gentleman sent to an intelligence Of
flee to obtain a "young lady" to look
on while his wife did the work. The
fair creature who was offered for the
place, after asking some fifty ques-
tionsf about whether they had .tubs
set,Y whether the "kitchen was down
stairs" &C., asked how many even
ings she could have "out." "Well," F"
said the gentleman, 81 don't see
how we can let you have more than
seven," "How many children have
you2" said the hand maiden. "Only
one boy, eight years old, but we'll
drown him II you think he'll be in the
road"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
sates of Advertising
ETNA HoUs'

Il. MUSSER, Proprietor, west side Public
Square. Rayenna. Ohio So-tf.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09

THE report of the State Industrial
School for Girls shows that all the
available room in the institution will
be filled during the next summer, and
urges for new building. 1t also
recommends separation from the more
vicious of those less criminal. During
the year $50 girls have received in
struction there. The expenditures
during the year were $27,99l. The
appropriations asked for current ex-
penses are $4,000; salaries $l,5O0
new building, 10000; furniture, 81, 500
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
Moving Buildings.

set of tools for moving buildings, within
tI,irty e miles Of Ravenna, and having had six.
teen years experience in the business, vii! take
Contracts for moving buildings of amy dimen
sions with promptness, without damage and
for reasonable charges Apply iu person or ad-
dress WM. CLA-NAS. s'f s'' "
p s Iwish the public to understand that
while do not propose to work for less prices;
or in unfair competition with honoraDle am
saw that 1 viii move buildings cheaper than
RiI.L SMITH, either by the day or Job can co
,york better and cheaper than The aforesaid
smith. let his figures be as low as he dare come
20 1871. 152-tf.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09

ed, and, finally, that the President
and the Congress refrain from giving
encouragement, eountenance, or au-
thorityotoi AMY new government or Of
ficer until their titles 10 act befvalid-
ly ascertained and determined.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-09
Horse-Chestnuts Wanted.

desire TO purchase from Ave TO ten bushels
OF Horse-Chestnuts, or Buckeyes. for which
will pay aliberal price. Call at the Stove and
Tin Store OF San ford & Hunt. Mechanics block.
%. Nj. SANFORD.
21a.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-10-15

DRopsY. WATER FARCY.-lt is Of
ten the case that horses, either young
or old constitutionally Or otherwise
deficient in stamina and healthful
.yigor show it by swellings Of the legs
or belly, or various other parts Of the
body, caused by accumulations Of Sc
rum or watery fluid either in the ccllu-
lar tissue of the muscles Or in the cayi.
tics of the body. This condition is
known as dropsy or water farcy. The
treatment needed in such cases is to re-
store the condition Of the animal by
improving the digestion, by nutritious
food, and by tonics. In this case VIC
would suggest that the best and the
soHET;ile$t hay. with bran, oats: and
linsced meal be given, the hay to be
cut, moistened, and mixed with the
other feed. With the feed should be
given three times i day the following
III powder: Copperas, Que dram; gen
tian root, two drains; Spanish fly, two
grains. The swollen part should be
vigorously rubbed with coarse wool
en- cloth occasionally to induce absorp-
ton. A horse subject to this condi-
ton needs care, the best Of feed, and,
regular exercise.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-10-15

r. SAD FATE OF \ BLAspIIEa1ER.-
We do Tot vouch for the truth Of the
following story, which is told by the
Athens Georgian:
"There is a report prevalent on
our streets that a man living near
Scun's Shoals, about twenty uilcs be-
low this city, told his wife last Satur-
day night to awake him up before
cold God almighty woke on Sunday
as he wanted to catch mess Of fish
for breakfast. His wife, in accord
ance with his instructions, called him
before day Sunday morning, and he,
taking his fishing tackle, went to the
stream, and, finding tempting hole,
took his seat upon a rock. His wife
waited anxiously for his arrival; but
he not. appearing. toward night
she summoned some neighbors and
going to the stream, she found the
missing nran seated upon rock, and.
upon the party requesting hin to get
up and accompany them home, he told
them that the Almighty had sent a
Judgment upon hi::. and he had be-
come part Of the rock and could not
move. His friends thinking that he
was jesting, took hold Of him and at
tempted to move him, when he COM
meneed screaming at the top of his
voice and asked them for Gods sake
| not to attempt to lift HIM up, as It
would murder him. He further in
formed them that he had been inform
ed by an unseen presence that, as a
judgement for his profanity and Sab
bath-breaking, he would never be sew
cred from his present scat, but would
remain fastened to it all his days and
that he would be made to preach his
own funeral. They say he talks quite
freely, and is visited by immense
crowds from this and adjoining coun-
ties. Several parties, we learn, from
this place and Wintervillc went to see
him Wednesday, but have not yet re-
turned"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-10-15

COMPOSITION OF SoILs.-Ai: soils
are chiefly composed Of three s,t!,stan-
ces, viz, Lime, alumiua and sillcla.-
Lime is met within several forms in
all countries, such as chalk, sE"l and
stone; SILICA in the form of -lic:eus
sand, silicious gravel, and among lay
as fine sand alumina usually in the
form Of clay; and these are supposed
to be formed by dctriticnsworn from
rocks and incorporated with organic
matter known as sandy, gravelly and
clayey, the last forming, when unenrlch-
ed, the most improbable soil to the. far
mer, yielding inconsiderable crops after
difficult tillage, and that Of valueless
quality. The sandy soils differ from
the clay, inasmuch as there is but lit
stle tenacity inthem, and they require
:1uanares and other addition to ccnsol-
.idate. them, thus preventing excessive
evaporation of all their moistuse.-
With the proper means for improving
q sandy soil, I much prefer 1t to clay,
as it is warmer and brings crop to
maturity rapidly. Grayelly soils re
apt to be more barren than either cay
or sand. on account oi the large
amount Of undecompsseG rock" sub
stances. contained in them. Ehey
are naturally barren because Of ,leir
silicious. character, and are coms cnly
known as hungry soils. Muck OF rcat,
when properly prepared, is one OF the
best.additions that can possibly be used
for: allthese soils, as it contain an
abundan supply of dccayed vesets-
table matter, which, when judiciously
applied, must produce excellent r.sults
in developing the productivencss of
Door laud,-N. Y. HcraLd.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-10-15
REMEDY FOR INGROWING Nail

REMEDY FOR JNGRoWING Nails.
a correspondent Of the British Med
ica! Journal writes: About twenty
years ago applied bit Of compress
ed sponge to afford temporary relief,
and was delighted to find that it effect
ed & radical cure. I make the sponge
as solid as leather, by wetting and then
winding then string very tightly round
it and then drying it thoroughly. OF
this cut q small pyramidal piece, less
than a grain Of rice; this / insert be-
meath the nail, and secure it by strips
OF adhesive plaster, applied lonsltudi-
nally to avoid compression. Thcspongc
soon becomes moist and swollen. keep
il" the nail from the irritatcI hcSh
Any granu!ation should previously be
destroyed with strong nitric acid. |
have adopted this plsu upon many &C.
casions, and have never found It to
fail"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-10-15
Sarn, gafben &8ouseboIh.
THE IMPROVING AGRECUL.
:: TURE OF THE SOUTH.
The Texas Farmer says :

Agriculture is making such rapid ad-
! yances in this State, that two years ago
there was scarcely an agricultural soci-
ETY. in the State Now, there are
some forty organized, and Others in
progress of formation. In Georgia,
the empire State Of the South, there
are more farmers who have studied
the chemistry of mauures, and who
understand the economical application
Of it to the soil, than there is IL any
one of the old free States at this time.
The great revolution from slave to free
labor, so far from. discouraging the
Southern farmer, has only shaken him
up from his lethargy, and compelled
him to be energetic, self-reliant, and
Wiling to learn everything that can
aid his farming under the new re-
gime.
have just received pamphlet con-
tanning the premium list of the fair Of
the Georgia Agricultural Society, to
be held at Macon on the 10th, 18th,
randslSth of November next, it also
contains the proceedings of the con-
vention at Atlanta in February last.
Instead of selecting president from
among the titled ''sidewalk farmer" "
they nominate for that Office the man
who had bought the most commercial
manure, and who had raised more
cotton and corn than any other man
in Georgia-David Dixon, of Hancock
County, The premium list i. suigen-
eris, embracing more items OF both the
workshop aud the farm than any 9th
er I have ever yet seen. Among the
more significant premiums are as fol-
lows: 4 SIS patent lever witch for
the largest quantity Of Indian corn
grown by any white boy under l6
years of age on an acre of land. The
same for the largest crop Of cotton
grown by white boy Of like age on
an acre of land. These are probably
the. first premiums ever Offered at the
South that: went to acknowledge the
. dignity Of white manual labor, end to
encourage habits Of industry i: the
youngsand rising generation. Herily,
the world moyes.-Ameuca2 -4gri.
cultuT1St. .-
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-10-15
Electro Chemical Baths.

Persons engaging Baths, and having had
hours assigned them, failing to meet their
engagements without giving notice at leas.
two hours before the appointed hour, will
be charged the same rs ii the Bath had
been taken. 1t requires about two hours
to prepare the Bath, and when once pre-
pared it can DC OF no Use except 10 the per-
son for whom it WAS intended, hcucc it is
apparent that il should lie paid for.
Single Baths, Cash. h................:3 90
! course consisting OF 90 Baths, each $50
One-haIt payable in advance. the balance
at the termination Of the course.
No Baths will be given on the Sabbath
except i'll Cases Of necessity.
}. y. BRUCE, N. D.
July lG, 2S-tf