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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18
FOR SALE.

A LOT of vacant land, situated on the west side
IN of High, between Pleasant and Danforth Sts
This let has front of about 81 feet and is about 1874
feet deep, and plans have been drawn by How, for
block of seven or nine gentee and convenient resi-
dences, and adapted for the same. Enquire of
EDWIN CHURCHILL,
No. Portland Pier,
mar28 From IL to Q O'Clock. P. M
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FOR SALE /!

pUILDINGS. STOCK, AND FIXTURES of a
I'D general country store at Lisbon Falls. Me.
The business has been successfully carried ON by G.
G. Moses & Co. for the past years. Good rea-
sons given for selling. Apply to
G. c. MOSES, Bath Me.
Or at the Office of the Worumbo Manufacturing co,
Lisbon Fails, Me-, July 27, 1874. jy3Od4w
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A California Temperance Association lim-
its the beverages of its members to wine,
beer and cider, "except when laboring under
sense of Encouragement, and then whiskey
shall be allowed"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18

Communications to the press should lie
short-the signature in some cases is enough.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18

Detroit Free Press: There are folty three
girls in Quincy, Illinois, named Betsey; but
still, what sweeter sound can be heard at
eventide than the old-fishionel mother call
ing out in the od-fashioned way: ''Betsey.
if you don't git down offn that fence I'll
maui We to death %
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18
PROPOSALS.
Proposals For Building Stores.

g EALED proposals will be received at the Office of
- F. G. Patterson, 10 Fluent Block, until Thurs
day, Aug 20, for building block of three wooden
stores on Exchange street. 1he owner reserves the
right to reject any or all bids au15-3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18

A correspondent of the American Register
says: "Let me give word of advice oyoung
tourists. Do the first castle you come to in
Europe thoroughly, ,and keep out of all Others,
for this castle business is like the circus, the
first one seen is the only one ever appreciated,
one being an exact reproduction of the
Others"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18
VESSEL FOR SALE.

-1-A- Brig "JULIA f. CARNEY 339
AN tons register n. NJ, now lying in this
b.sSASNM port. Carries cargo all under deck.
<4tzsr9a5s1 Was built IN 1866, and is in good or0er
ssaseesssssssssss5sseS andwell,found.
For further particulars enquire of
CHAS. HI. CHASE & co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18
Maine Central Railroad Company

cEALED PROPOSALS are invited by this Com
- paDy until September 1st for the purchase of
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, or any part there
of, in its Seven Per Cent consolidated Mortgage
Bonds due in 1872 Interest and principal payable
in Boston.
The proposals will be opened at O'Clock P. M. the
first of September next at the Treasurer's Office at
Augusta, and the Bonds awarded to the highest bid
ders, who will be Immediately notified. The Com
pany reserving the right to decline unsatisfactory
offers
The Bonds will be subject to the accrued coupon
interest from April /, 1874.
Payments to be made in installments, viz, Ten
per cent. upon notification of acceptance of bid.
Forty-tve per cent upon the fifteenth of September
and Forty-tve per cent upon the first day of Octo-
ber, or the full amount may he paid Immediately.
Proposals should be addressed to
J. s. CUSHING, Treasurer,
au7d3w AUGUSTA.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18
A Fine Country Residence for Sal:

A Fine Country Residence for sale.
A TWO story Mansard roof House, containing ten
IA rooms, cellar under whole house, cister1 p
hogshesds capacity carriage house % a. stable 26
So hennery, ice house with about thirty tons of ice
nineteen of land, four of which is under high
state Of cultivation and devoted to fruit $50 to zoo
apple trees in bearing condition that yielded 29O bar
res last year and will yield many more this season,
grapes, currants and gooseberries in abundance,
twelve acres Of valuable moving land that will cut
antly situated in West Durham, Me-, healthy loca-
ton, commands delightful view of the White
school and post office within few rods. Distance
from Lewiston IL miles, Portland 81 Dunns station,
M. G. r. R., miles, station Grand Trunk K. Il. 8
miles. A great bargain is offered Price only $500.
Terms cash. If Sold within sixty days price will
b. reduced to SO 500 cash. Apply in person or
by letter to
#. G. PATTERSON.
jy1sdtf 10 Fluent Block, Portland.
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BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL,
No. 10 Pine st Portland.

fEIHE Misses SYMONDS will reopen their School
IL for Young Ladies on THURSDAY, Sept. the
18th. For Circulars, containing the particulars, ad
dress the Principal, No. ~ Pine st. jy17eod2m
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O'CLOCK IN the forenoon.
Names Residence. Acres, Value. Tax.
Allen, David, Falmouth ...... II 5 400 $6.S4
Austin, Charles. heirs, Portland
dwelling house $25. .,.. 2OS25O 275 65
Bracket, Franklin Portland. IL so 90
Bodge, Thomas, Portland. dwell
ling house $500 out build
ings $50. ................... 25S625 975 16 4s
Clark, Lucy, Boston. ........... 100 1 60
Fulton, Elijah, Raymond. 49,. .14O 1000 18 %
Hooper, Noah, s iandsh, dwell
ing house S25, out build
Hanson, William P, ,9D.h .house$75 1910 e5 63
Latham, Emily j., Falmouth. Is 800 s 40
Law, Thomas, Gorham. ...... 0 700 II 81
Merrill, Sarah. Boston, dwell
ing house $25. -. ........ 5 $40 65 10
Madison Falls Mfg. Co. s 500 Is 28
MarbIehead Water Power Co.. 8 800 OF
Styles, Elbridge, Deerng. 49,. 12 100 91
Sullivan, John, hrs, dwelling
house $50 1 out building S25. 65S25O 1926 G 21
Seely, Grin, Standsh, mill $1OO $50 159 8 2S
Somes, John, Boston, dwelling
house $3.50 out building $50 25 S75 275 65
Wright, Charles H., Portland, /
out building $780, Stock in
trade $500. ........ ...... 1890 1910 A "A
Leighton, Joseph, N............. 6 100 ] SO
JOHN I. FELLOWS, Treasurer.
Windham, August 14th 1874. au171d&w3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18
REAL ESTATE.
F. G.. PattersOn's Real Estate
BULLETIN.
Money 10 Loan

nN first class Real Estate Security, in Portland,
- or vicinity-Rents collected taxes paid, &c, on
G. PATTERSON, Dealer in Real Estate, Office 10
Fluent Block. oc4df
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For sale at "a Bargain

fEyHE 81 story House No. IA Hanover Street, be-
IL tween Cumberland and Portland Streets, I'M
ished rooms gas, Sebago. excellent cellar, good sew
erage. House in excellent order, newly painted ana
papered throughout. The key can be had on appli-
cation to f. G. PATTERSON, 10 Fluent Block. =.
ty23 dtf
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THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST IS. 1874
Gossip and Gleanings.

| GOSSIP ana GIeanlngs.
Communications to the press should lie
short-the signature in some cases is enough.
A California Temperance Association lim-
| its the beverages Of its members to wine,
beer and cider, ''except when laboring under
a sense of Encouragement, and then whiskey
shall be allowed"
''You don't say so!' exclaimd MIS- Sm'g-
gins at Catslill, when told that the view from
the Mountain House extended over 10000
square miles; ''you don't say so! Why, Lon
don is only 5000 miles off. Point it out.
please!'
When person is detected surreptitiously
gathering up all the papers within reach and
stealthily retiring to his own room with them,
he is understood to be the man who said he'd
rather cut his right hand off than read any
thing about the Beecher Scandal.
Detroit Free Press: There are folty three
girls in Quincy, Illinois, named Betsey; but
still, what sweeter sound can be heard at
eventide than the old d-flshionei mother call
ing out in the old-fashioned way: ''Betsey.
if you don't git down offn that fence I'll
maui ye to death ~
A correspondent of the AnaeficaA Register
says: "Let me give word of advice to young
tourists. Do the first castle you come to in
Europe thoroughly, land keep out of all Others,
for this castle business is like the circus, the
first one seen is the only one ever appreciated,
one being an exact reproduction of the
Others"
Combination sashes are, we are informed,
the newest. They are of three or four differ
ent colored silk, and have deep fringe with
blending shades. The correct style is to tie
them on the side m very large bow and al
low the ends to fall down, gracefully if they
will. With one Of these new sashes on Flora
looksl bankrupt gypsy queen!
A Scotch newspaper relates that beggar
wife, on receiving gratuity from Rev. John
Skinner, of Langside, author of Tulloch-
gorum, said to him by way of thanks, "Oh
sir, houp that ye and a. your family will be
in Heaven the nicht." ''Well," said Skinner,
'Tm very much obliged to you, only you
need not have just been so particular about
the tme''
A thick-necked, ugly-looking chap the
worse for liquor, was yesterday tearing
around the ferry dock, anxious, as he said,
ito maui some one to putty.e He stood
upon salt barrel and dared any one in De-
troit to even wink at him, and topped his
arms and crowed a victory. Some of the
boys hunted up ''St. Clair Sam," as he is
called, and Sam went down. He is over six
feet high, with. fist like peck of walnuts,
aud when lie, appeared the boaster got off
the barrel kin lick any man in Detroit,
eh ?' inquired Sam, as he took off his coat.
"Want TO maui some one to putty, eh?'
he continued, as he unbuttoned his collar.
He with the thick neck glanced at Sam all
over, came to his senses, and walking up
and extending his hand, said, "I've got the
every-other-day ager bad, and this is my ager
day; come and take suthin' hot.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18
FOR SALE.

SstHE Stock and Fixtures of retail Grocery and
Il Provision Store in of the best locations in
Portland. Possession given Immediately. Inquire
OF SMITH. GAGE & CO.,
so Commercial ST.,
or W. w. GO0DY,
u27dtf 374 Congress st
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18
MILE. TARDIyEL. e5 w. 4ssh at.

Is1 N. W. re-opens her French, English and
German Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies
and Children Sept. 18th. Superior advantages. Seven
ladies and ten gentlemen attached to the Insttu-
ton. No pains are spared to improve pupils in Arts
and Sciences. jy3ld2am
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18
NOn-Ssesident Taxes i'm the Town
of Windlsasn i'm the County of
Cumberland, for the year 1873.

The following list of taxes on real estate of non
resident owners in the town of Wndham tor the year
1873, in bills commttefto Urban Lowell, collector of
returned by him TO me as remaining unpaid on the
23d day of May 1874, by his certificate of that date
and now remain unpaid. and notice is hereby given
that If the said taxes and interest and charges are
not paid into the Treasury of said town. within egh-
teen mon his from the date of the commitment of the
said bills, so much of said real estate taxed as wi
be sufficient to pay the due therefor iDcud-
ing interest and charges, will without further notice
be sold at public auction at the Selectmen's Office in
said town on the 26th day of December, 1874 at 10
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-18
TO LET.
To LET.

A MORRILL'S CORNER, DEERINC. First
"A Glass Dwelling house, nine rooms, with all
modern improvements, garden and stable. Handy
TO TO horse and steam cars. Inquire of G. r. NOR
hILL near premises, or W. II. JERRlS, Portland.
auIl diff
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Booksellers and StatiOners.
EOxT, Sc FGsses ,No.9a Middle Street.
II. p. MCGOWAN, 25A Congress st.
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WANTED.

THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE co.
of Philadelphia, old and reliable Life Company,
desires an Agent in very portion of this State In
which II is not now represented. II ID strictly
Mutual Company. returns Its surplus premiums to
Its members every year, and as its expenses are
small, furnishes them insurance at the lowest pos.
sible rates. All Of its Policies non-iorfeitable
for their value alter the third year. Liberal Com.
mission contracts made with reliable men. Apply
to H. s STEPHENS, V. Prest No. @2l Chestnut
St., Philadelphia, Pa. avis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-04-07

500 Reward for a case OF Neuralgia or Rheuma
tism, of any form whatever considered curable),
that DIR. Filters Vegetable Rheumatic Syrup will
notcure-warranted uninjurious, and physicians
prescription, used nwardly.
medicine for Rheumatism and Neuralgia able to
produce one-fourth as many genuine living cures,
made within the same length OF time as DIR. Filters
Vegetable Rheumatic Remedy.
$4,000 Reward offered to any person proving
Jos. p Filter NJ D. to be other than graduate ofthe
celebrated University OF Pennsylvania in 1898, and
Professor of Chemistry, treating rheumatism spe-
cially for 80 years.
$1,000 Reward to any chemist, physician, or 9th.
ers, able to discover odide of potassa, colchcum,
mercury, or anything injurious to the system, in
DR.. Filters Rheumatic Syrup.
2S, 500 Certificates or testimonials of cure.
$260 Reward for the name of any warranted
preparation for Rheumatism and Neuralgia sold
under similar legal guarantee, setting forth the
exact number of bottles to cure, return the
amount paid for the same to the patient in case OF
failure to cure. n full description of cases requr-
ing guarantees, must be forwarded by letter to
Philadelphia. The guarantee, signed, and stating
qurntity to cure, will be returned by mail, with adj
vice and instructions, without any charge. Adj
dress all letters to Dr. Filter No. As South Fourth
Street. No other remedy is offered on such terms.
Get circular on the various forms OF rheumatism,
also blank applications Tor gua1 antee gratis OF the
special agent, J.. II. TITCOMB Druggist,
West End Kennebec Bridge.
J. W. PERKINS & CO., Portland Wholesale
G. c. GOODWIN & CO., Boston, ! Agents.
SntN .....l. h
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FAMILY CASES.

No.
l With IS Large Three Drachm viaIs.
ROSEWOOD CASE, and Humphreys
Homeopathic Mentor, (New Book, IL U
With 30 Large Three Drachm Walls.
MOROCCO CASE, and Specific HomG-
opathic Manual, 10 0,
3 With IS Large Three Drachm Walls.
MOROCCO CASE, and Specific Homu--
Opathic Manual, u
4 With 30 Large Three Drachm Xials,
MOROCCO CASE, and Specific Hom9-
opathc Manual, u
) With 40 Large Three Drnchm Walls,
PAPER CASE, and Specific Homeopath-
ic Manual, j O(
Single large Nials SOC. and "
Sent by mail or express, free, on receipt price
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Nenuebet yonrnal,

Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water street,
foot OF Court by SPRAGUE, OWEN & NASH.
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Humphreys homeopathic Medicine Co.,
Office 4 Depot 562 Broadway N. Y.
Sold by JOHNSON BROS, +. w. KINsMAN, L.
II. TITCOMB, Augusta, and by Druggists general
ly. 6m-i7
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The Mild Power Cures.
HumphreV'S Homeopathic Specifics.

HAvE PROVED, FROM THE MOST AMPLE
III experience, an entire success Simple. prompt
efficient and reliable. They are the only med
cines perfectly adapted TO popular use-so simple
that mistakes cannot be made in using them; so
harmless as free from danger; and so efficient
as to be always reliable. They have the highest
commentator from ALL and viii always render
satisfaction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-11-20
A Love Affair of the War.


DOM PIATT OFFFRS \ PLOT FOR AN
AMERICAN DRAMA.
We were Sittin. in our room at the
Gladr> hotel in Oakland. Md. one day.
with a charming lady who had dropped
in on Il visit. One of our windows look
ed into that of another room 81 placed
10y the position of the main building
that half of its interior could he seen.
We were looking up and admiring q
little chubby. hluc-eyed two-ycar- old.
white aS SNOW, who WAS pulling Il bout
quet To pieces and tossing ont the tlag-
mentS. or clapping her hands with de
light as Il train Went laundering by.
These rooms said our visitor.
''havc some very tender associations
for me"
"Why So ," we asked.
'Well," she answered. during the
war the greater part of the hotel was
seized 10y the government as hospital.
and We were crowded into few rooms.
My sister and had this In that room.
where that little beauty is. wste two
mon officers. ono sick of the fever and
another of a wound. 1t was hard to
tell whether they were slowly diving oI
slowly getting well. Incvcr saw such
gh">tly skeletons to he alive. We
were 'Scce>h, and not modest about il
either. but still our hearts achcd for the
poor Young men. :" i'll. perhaps dying
lar from friends and relativesr
1t bothcrs one to know how thi,
should lie Il hospital" We said, lit is 81
tar removed from active operations"
''lt was thought" she answered, thai
the mountain air of the glades would b,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-11-20
Doubly Deceived.

1t Is only requisite for IL young man
with curly hair. black and shiny, mus
tache of the same hue, and pleasing ad-
dress, t" exert Il fam amount of cheek to
pass off for distinguished parsonage
ut our fashionable watering places.
Witness the career of Joseph Bates.
waiter. and former inmate of the pen
IttntialN. Mr.. Joseph Bates met ut
Newport Il retired ship chandler named
Byrne, with half il million. Mr. Byrne
had three daughters. the youngest, of
course. Il lovely being, the idol of an
admring circle of friends. Mr. Joe
Bates was Augustus Beekman. who
owned half the town of Flushing and
several thousand lots in various parts
of New York and Brooklyn. not to men
ton II bank account of hundreds of
thousands. Mr.. Blrne allowed an in
timacy to spring up between his young
est and Augustus Bcekman. alias Joe
Bates, waiter and -penitentiarv bird.
lent him money and encouraged him
before the truth dawned upon him.
When il did he warned his daughter.
But the maiden WIS incredulouS. She
consented to Il private marriage with
augustus. which took placeat Williams
burg, the Rev William Reaver officia
ting. The girl returned To her parent.
hut the marriage could not long remain
concealed. y suit for divorce has been
brought on the ground of fraud. 1t ap-
pears that Mr.. Bates had hired a friend
from the restaurant to play parson for
him. and that the girl was doublv de-
ceived 10y the scoundrel. 1t is probable
that she will fail in her suit, as the law.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-11-20
Champion of the World.

\ Canada negro has been walking
around the Central market and .'hIow-
ing how many melons he could eat in
Il given time. 1t WAS known that he
WAS pretty heavy on melons, and the
American darkies had to take Il back
seat and hide their time. Thursday
evening Il Steamboat fireman called
'Black Betsey, stopped off here, where
he lives. and he happened around the
market yesterday morning Just when
Tall Jack" of Canada was blowing
his hardest. Talking about mcluns."
sung ont "Bet>ey. bout eating mel
mms Why. Sir. kin eat more meluns
than amy two mcluns i'll Kennedy -
The terms We're soon arranged. each
contributed half Il dollar: and the dol
lar bought eighteen tair->ized musk and
watermelunS. They were carried over
to Il shady spot on Bates street and di-
vided into two piles, and it was agreed
that the one who failed To eat his nine.
or who quit first. should pay for all
Both men took off their coats. unbuck
led them straps, and went to business.
''Talk bout eating mclunSr' sncered
BetSry. aS he ripped one in two and
made about six mouthtul> of it. YES.
talking bout mrluns :" replied
Jack. Singing away a heap of rind>.
Neither of the contestants paid any at
tention to watermelon seeds, eating
them down. and the interior of Il musk
melon WAS rakcd out III one handful.
Neither taiteI"d until after the fnurth
melon. when the Canadian began Ia
pick ont tn" seeds and 90 slow. His
friends rallied him, and he got into the
sixth melon as Kelsey finished his sev-
enth. "Whoa, boy ! what ail> We p
shouted the crowd. as Tall Jack looked
despairingly around and mihblcd one,
or twice ut his seventh. He managed
/ to gulp down half of it. and then leame,
back against the fence, slowly pulled
out fifty cents. handed it over and re-
marked: somehow | doesn't feel like
eating mclun> to-day" Betsey tossed
away the rindS of the eighth. bit open
and went through the ninth. and us he
reached Owen and took the largest one
from the other pile, he yelled: ''Mclms
melunS, Tell EN- to keep dat street
ear team out of de way of dies rinds -
| Detroit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-11-20
Gstafrs.

STATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT. IS.
- In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office in
st. JOhnsbury, in said District, on til" ''d day OF
November 4. ID. lS74.
John C. Tibbetts executor of the last viii and
Testament of Lucinda Il. Hyde, late of Sutton. in
said district deceased presents his administration
account for examination and allowance and makes
application for a decree of distribution and parti-
tiun nf the estate of Sid deceased. Nhcrcupnn IT
Is ordered by said Court. that sad account AMI
said application be referred {" Il session thereof
tn be held at the Probate Office i'll SAID st. Johns
bury the nd day of Nov. y. u. lr1i. for hear
ing and decision thereon: And il is further order
ed that notice hereof he given t" all persons inter
,sted. by publication uf the same three weeks sue
ccssivelN i'll the Caltdonian II newspaper published
at st. JOhnsbury previous To said time appointed
for hearing, that they may appear at SAID time
and place and show cause. if any they may have.
why said account should not he allowed. and such
decree made.
BY the Court. Attest.
HENRY FRENCH, Register.
\ true copy of Record, Attest.
All HENRY FRENCH Register.
S,TATE OF VERMONT CALEDONIA DISTRICT -.
- In Probate Court held AT the Probate Office III
St Juhnsbury, within and for said District. on TIA"
Id day OF November \. ID. l-iI.
An instrument purp"rting tn he III" last " Ill aud
Testament al Walstun Brnckway. lat" of Sutton.
in said district. deceased bein. presented tu
Court by Arnold Taft, the executor therein
named for Probate:
1t is ordered by said Court that all persons con
cerncd therein Ii, notified t" appear a session oi
said Court Ia he held at the frubate Office in -.
Johnshury. on the nd day "f Nov. y. u. l-74 and
show cause II any they may have, against til" pro-
bate of said will Tor which purpose il is further
ordered. that "A copy of the record of this order he
published three weeks sucCeSSiNrlN i'll the taltdn
MAN. printed III ST Juhnsbury, previous L. said
time appointed for hearing
BY the Court Attest
HENRY FRENCH. Register.
\ true copy of Record. Attest
Al HENRY FRENCH. Register