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The Right Kind Of a Wife.

1 had just returned from twt
years in Europe, and was saunter
ing down fremont street, Boston
in the golden September morning
when I saw my old friend Ton
Foster get out of horse car q few
steps in advance of me. He was
merry hearted, practical fellow
clearrslinaed, apA robust AS aI
Englishman, selfre!iant, and enter
prising as a New Hampshire birth
and Boston training could make
him. I always liked him; bu: he
plunged into business and | into
study, and 80, without meaning it.
we had almost lost sight of'eacl
other. He was an only child; his
parents spent their summers al
their homestead in Greenland, neal
Portsmouth, and their winters in
Boston.
AS said, I knew HIM in a mo-
mcnt. lie had grown tall and stout
but the boy was stillin his face, and
with a flush of early feeling, ]
sprang forward and caught him by
the arm.
"Tom, how are your"
lie looked puzzled for a moment
and then burstine into q laugh. he
seized my hand in his grasp, and
exclaimed:
"Why, John Ralston! Is this
you? Where did you come from
I'm so glad to sec you, my boy
Why, l haven't set eyes on you
since We made the trip to Nashant
in your Freshman year. The trutl
is, father was so poorly for long
time then that I had everything tt
see to, and felt as if the world wa'
on my shoulders; I did hear
though, about your college honors
and your going to Germany, anC
I've often thought of you lately
and wished to see you. Why, Jack
in spite Of my weight, and your
beard and broad shoulders, [ cam
realize that ten years have gone
since we were at Exeter together
We must talk over olden times
now. When did you get back, aut
what are your plans?"
Il came back yesterday, and shall
stay in the city, on account of bust
ness matter, until next Tuesday
Then I am going home.'
"Well, now, this is Saturday, ant
you can do nothing after three
o'clock. Come and spend Sunday
with me in the country. [ want tc
show you my WIFE"
"Your wife! are you married
Tom?" - =.
"Married nearly a year," said hc
with a smile. .+- .."... .
"You don't look very solemn
over it." ,.-.-
s'Solcmn! It's the jolliest thing
ever did in my life. Meet me al
the Eastern depot at four o'clock
and I'll tell you all about it on tho
way down."
We parted at the Winter street
corner-ho to his store, and [ tc
the Parker House.
GLOW handsome Boston hat
grown" said /, glancing at the fine
buildings and the Common, beau
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-03-04

A will admitted to probate in 5Buf
falo has this old provision "lnecnse
one or the other Of my children shall
be nut to States Prison, or other
house of correction, for bad conduct,
through his or hercown fault, forthe
torn of year, such child or children
shall have but IS for their share after
they arc twcnty.one years old"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-03-04

PERUVIAN SYRup.a-This valuable
medicine has been silently making its
way into public favor by the npner-
GUS remarkable cures it has perform
cd It's singular efficacy is owing to
the protoxidc Of iron which in this
preparation remains unchanged, and
is tho only form in which tho vital
element Of healthy blood can be sup
piled. ...... .... ,--
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shall see yo5, I aeaisi { 81 bsnS1 1ySu a 80,
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replied. sI iran & i|SSI El g
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|way. y va nd lsisi i / lis " s5 Il.
lyee ef 81
home tdl milan II at a & & more d m IseSs
la hundred dollars al jier Ssa 8 /, Dsil ,i1f sd
Fa fame that was Sft,jfrtlI tlIot1s Il.
Iwentstoses iier &c hsr fathef6s
house. I found her every waysex-s
[eellent and lovely I; and the end was
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-03-04

An Ohio woman riding on the rars
with her boy, said he was six, and
when Billy spoke up and declared no
was ten the good woman drew him
over her knee and bad satisfaction
for the :halEfare she was obliged to
pay. >..: .. ....r.a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-03-04

Some people don't know enough to
quit when they have said q good
thing, and others don't know enough
! to say good thing before they 4nt~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

The new hall of Folsom Post, G. A. R., in
Auburn, was dedicated last Thursday.
grand stallion race to come off on Lewiston
drlving park on Fourth of July, has been ar
ranged. Phil Sheridan, King William and w.
tered
lewiston and Auburn Railroad will be in
compiete running order this week. 1t is
between Lewiston and Portlaud will be less
than an hour and half. In September it is
ordered that the gauge on the Grand Trunk
shall be narrowed, when Boston and Maine
trains will probably run to Lewiston.
Bates sophomores discussed the question
tional qualification for the right of suffrage %
Thursday Messrs. Smith and Libby took the
affirmative and Messrs. Everett, Houghton and
Stacy in the negative. Mr.. G. S. Libby receiv-
ed the prize.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

STATE PRIsoN.-The Governor and Council
inspected the State Prison last week. There
are 142 convIcts at present in the prison; more
than half of them confined for larceny and
robbery, IA for murder, and 10 for life for rape,
arson and burglary. One of the convicts
Nathan Richards, is serving his seventh SEN
tence; two of them their fourth sentence; four
teen their second sentence and 1875 their first
sentence Contrary to general belief only one
in ten of the persons sentenced to State Prison
ever commit another crime for which they are
sentenced the second time. About eight out of
ten convicts committed their crimes directly or
indirectly under the influence of Intoxicating
liquors. very large proportion of the con-
victs cannot read or write. Only five per cent.
OF them had any trade when they committed
the crimes for which they were sentenced Of
142 convicts in the State Prison, only three are
women.
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Current Notes.

The Presque Isle Sunrise sees fit to defend
James Watson Webb. Its bad case to de-
fend; and besides it isn't at all necessary, for
J. W. W. is rather Johnsonized, and isn't any
kind of Republican. Don't recklessly wear
out an ''organ.''
The Duluth Herald although suspending
dies games. 1t says:-"It must not be sup
posed because we stop the Daily Herald that
we could not carry it on, as such is not the
fact. We have all the pluck necessary and
can raise the money, but the editor of this
paper does not propose to submit to an
official insult from the city council OF Du-
luth or any other official body"
The Connecticut and all other Democracy
have been for years denouncing the Republi-
can party because of its centralizing tenden-
cies and its disregard of popular government.
The Connecticut legislature is Democratic,
but has shown its disregard of local self gov
eminent by forcing upon the city OF Norwich
charter its people have not asked for and
upon the acceptance of which they are not
allowed to vote.
Mr.. President Clausen of the Brewers
Congress must have imbibed some of the
initiating properties of hops or else he would
not have credited or discredited Maine with
having eight breweries.
Commenting on the action of Congress in
regard to the centennial, the Nation says
that eff this policy be rigidly and energeti-
cally pursued, we have no doubt the country
will back them up handsomely yet with con-
tributions; but all signs of laundering after
the Treasury must be suppressed"
The Boston Transcript thinks that tenn
perance people should exercise charity to-
ward the Brewers Congress which made
such savage assault upon temperance peo-
Pile, because they, the brewers, have their
money invested in the business and really
think that they are doing a work for tenn
perance. The last claim is funny.
One of our Maine exchanges ''slings' En-
glish which is decidedly original, for instance {:
''The @thetic beauty Of finish;' ''bridges
the hiatus that separates him from fortune"
The Rutland Herald earnestly protests
against the policy that discourages and de-
stroyS the ambition of young men on account
Of their lack of gray hair, and says that policy
has sent the best of Vermont's young men to
other states. This may be true of Vermont,
but the young men of Maine surely have no
reason to complain that their claims are
overlooked, Or that they are debarred on &C
count of youth from places of honor and
profit.
Very many papers are attributing the re-
sponsibility Of the terrible Dwyer tragedy in
New York Tuesday to the trades unions, al
leging that the murder was the direct result
of the restitution caused by the coopers'
strike.
The Rutland Herald calls the assault
made by Robbins on the crew of the Annie B
ga singular freak" Freak is good word.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

BUSINESS CHANGEs.-The following are the
business changes in this state for the past
week:
Portand.--B. Barnes, Jr., insurance; u. 81.
Barnes admitted; now Barnes Brothers.
j. E. jerks, sold out to Barnes Brothers
J. S. Fitz, gro, now Fitz & Lord.
Hoyoke, Benson & Co., lumber dis.
Auburn. Maddox & Stackpole, grocers, dis.
Bridgton.-Caswell& Murch, jewellers, dis
John 81. Caswell continues.
Gibbs, Fowler & Wales, hard ware, dis. now
Fowler & Wales.
Gardiner.-Robert Williamson, clothing, de-
ceased.
Industry-N. N. Oliver, mfr salt boxes, sold
out to d. M. Norton.
Lewiston.-Patterson & Edwards, contractors,
dis.
Machias-Perry & Inglee, dry goods, admit
Charles E. Ingee: now Perry, Inglee & Co.
Norway.-S. T. Favor, dry goods, sold out to
K. H. Brown.
Rockland-Calvin Hall, gro., deceased.
Saco.-W. S. Noyes & Co., York County In
dependent, dis.
Skowhegan.-G. H. Lord, gro., sold out.
w. 7. Symonds, drugs. sold out to Horatio
Gushing.
vanceboro.-G. D. Robinson, hotel, sold out
to M. L. Ross.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

ANOTHER LINE TO BOSTON The Rochester
Courier says that an attempt will be made dur
ing the present session of the New Hampshire
Legislature to secure charter for a railroad
from the town of Windham, on the line of the
Rochester and Nashua Railroad to Lowell,
Mass, with the title of the Lowell and Wind
ham Railroad. By constructing this new road
but thirteen miles long, new line through
from this city to Boston can be secured, vary
ing but mile or two in length from the Boston
and Maine. The citizens of Lowell are deeply
interested in the enterprise, and have appoint
ed committee, consisting of the Mayor and
nearly all of the city government and num-
Der of influential gentlemen to urge the grant
ing of a charter. The towns through which it
would pass, Dracut, Pelham and Windham, are
alike enthusiastic in the movement Of course
the project will be fought in the Legislature,
and as the Boston and Maine is strong in that
State, it is something matter of doubt if the
scheme succeeds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08
FRRR STREET CHURCH.


In dyspepsia the gastric juice which should dissolve
the food is only formed in small quantities and
ever may be the feeling Of emptiness and weakness
in such cases. the dyspeptc shoald eat very sparing
ly. To remedy the evil, the mucous membrane of
the stomach, which secretes and emits the gastric
fluid, should be stimulated and toned and the best,
in fact the only preparation for this purpose is
Hostetters Stomach Biters. Not only does this ad-
mirable stomachic promote sufficient and steady
supply of the solvent which the food to the
purposes of life but it also regulates the flow Of be
controls the bowels, and has most invigoratng eff
feet upon the nerves. The glow which the very first
dose duses through the system is earnest of the
ed by its persistent 1t improves the appetite,
cheers the spirits, and renders the body hardy and
strong.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

John Riley has been arrested in Lewiston Tor
doing an Illicit business in shoes Several cases
of stolen boots were traced to his possession
He says he foudd them.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton News says excitement exists
in "New Limington" nelghDornood over Inc
mysterious disappearance OF one OF its we'll
known citizens, MIR. Bailey Emery. Last Mon
dav TAKING a razor in his hand, he told his
wife he was going to kill himself, and then
went away, since which time no trace OF his
whereabouts have been discovered, although
every effort has been made to that end.
Deposits in the Bridgton Savings Bank
amount to $131 80 with 500 depositors. The
deposits have increased about $4,000 during
the past year.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Augusta's rate of.taxation this year will be
$1.95 on the 800. Last year it was $500. The
valuation shows slight increase.
Mr.. Charles Keller of Winthrop, caught two
dogs among his sheep and killed them both.
Rev. Charles D. Crane will be ordained pas.
tor of the Congregational church in Clinton,
June 18th, at OF clock. Rev. j. H. Eeob of
Augusta, breaches the sermon.
KNOX COUNTY.
E. L. Truman, Speaker of the Rhode Island
House of Representatives, is native OF Cam
den.
The man assaulted at South Hope on Thurs
day night at Dance was Frank st. Clair, a
young man 20 years old, belonging in South
Hope The affair originated over woman.
The name of the assaulting party is not known
1t was thought that st. Clair could not sur
vive.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
While Mrs Eugene Wade of Waldoboro, was
| returning from Boston Wednesday, her child
| was taken with fit near Newcastle, and died
| in her arms about the time she reached the Me-
| domak House. The caild was nine months
| old.
Two Wiscasset dogs are accused Ct having
| killed nineteen sheep in the suburbs, one day
| last week. The dogs met a violent death seon
| after.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
| A little boy about five years 3D. son Of Mr..
| VIM. Mundy of Vanceboro, was drownedin the
| lake just above the corporation dam at the out
let, last Thursday. The body was recovered.
Willie Clark about seven years Of age. fell
| through hole in Gates wharf at Calais, Wed-
nesday and was drowned.
A few days since = man fell from bridge at
| the upper dam in Vanceboro, but was rescued
| Just before reaching the sluieeway where death
would have been certain.
YORK COUNTY.
| West Lebanon Academy on. the I'd Of July
next. The exercises consist OF an Grafton BY
| E. Gay of Auburn, poem and an historical
| essay.
Biddeford's committee propose fireworks and
| fantastics for Fourth of July. There il pros
pect of raising $500 or 5000 by subscription.
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CARD.

The undersigned for several years in the insurance
business in Portland respectfully that he
hss disposed OF ms business to Messrs Barnes BIOS
Of the following well known and reliable companies
(Which he has represented for time): Westches
ter, N. Y, Clay KY, and St. Nicholas, n. Y. Tho
above named firm consists Of Mr.. B. Barnes Jr., Of
this city and Mr.. d. Il. Barnes Of Winchendon, for
nerly Of Boston, the former the well known
poAdent "Sidnsy," Of the Boston Journal, and slo-
csssful insurance agent and the latter coming to
Portland With the very highest testimonials, both
careful, experienced and influential underwriters.
Besides occupying their commodious and attractive
Office at 1s Exchange street, Msssrs. Barnes Bros.
will Also at least for the presently have branch ONCE
at my old stand, Fluent Block, corner Of Exchange
and Congress streets.
most cordially and earnestly recommend them to
the public, and confident that the interests Of my
customers and friends will be most successfully and
satisfactorily cared for in their hands.
jue6tfsn j. E. jerks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

SOMEBODY is ''bearing.. the hero market,
and there Is evidently widespread conspir-
acy to break it down. Within the last three
weeks four heroes have been boosted into
fame. This is cheapening the market, and
the supply will soon exceed the demand. One
week is'really as much as the biographer,
the poet and the.writer of juveniles can get
away with, and the man who will get up a
corner in heroes will prove himself public
henefactor. Thomas Conroy and Jack Evans
are the latest additions to the list headeo ny
a Graves and a Cheney.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

AND now the Antarctic continent has van
ished into the thinnest of air, leaving not
even an island behind. Lieut.. Hynes of the
British vessel Challenger has been cruising
about in the South seas beyond the Antarctic
only pack ice. We never thought it was
much of continent anyhow, and only re-
greet its disappearance because of the pretext
it will afford to the book makers to get out a
revised geography for the use of schools.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

IT is said that Chief Justice Chase, who
administered five presidential oaths, gave the
the President, marking the passage therein
pressed by the lips OF the official. We are
told that Andrew johnson kissed the twenty
first verse of the eleventh chapter of Ezekiel,
and Gen. Cant in 1869 the one hundred and
twenty-frst Psalm. Curiosity hath its uses,
as the reader who consults his Bible, may
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

THE city of Montevideo, the canital If
Uruguay, exhibits an increase in population
and wealth suggestive of North Amar;o..
towns. Ten years ago it had 10000 inbabi-
tants. To-day it has 100000. In 1870 If
exported $4,000. Last year it exported
sl6O,OoO. In 1871 sixty-eight steamers did
Its business. To day two hundred are re-
CURED. Its banking capital is $6,500,00O and
supports i've daily papers. All this makes
an excellent show for the enterprise and in
Sus'ry OF the almost universally moderated
Spanish American race.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

A MASS convention OF the voters of Dewitt
county, Illinois, has been called for the pur-
pose of taking measures to cut down the ex-
orbitant salaries paid to teachers in the pub
lie schools. The movement is a praise
worthy one, and should at once be started in
this section of the country. We have too
long groaned under the excessive burdens i'm
posed upon the people to pay the extrava-
CANT salaries of our teachers, women teachers
especially the men of course earn all they
get. There are towns in this state in which
women are paid two dollars week-and
board, for teaching; teaching too under cir
cumstances which make it positive pleas
ure' with the rosy faces of innocent children
clustered about them, and the balmy air of
June making its way into every corner of the
scnooi-room through crevices ia the walls
permitted to remain there by thoughtful
agents and committee men. We appeal to
'ne slerilng commonsense of the people and
ASK II LUIS extravaganza doesn't tend to keen
at shameiuly low figure the hard-earped
salaries OF the hog reeve and the pound keen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

ing, sustaining, guiding all things. To such .
redeemed and sanctifed believer in Christ. each
fellow man was brother child Of God whose
interests and happiness are equally to be cared
for with his own; and each dumb animal, q
creature of the same God, so that its happiness
was to be consulted as far as consistent with
the best interests of men.
FRRR STREET CHURCH.
Rev. DR., Kicker of Augusta, occupied the
pulpit at this church yesterday. In the morn
idg he delivered very able sermon upon "Hu-
man Dspravity," strongly supporting the dog
ma. In opening he remarked that he was
aware Of the growing aversion to doctrinal ser
mons, but he should speak from the subject
named, Notwithstanding. His text was from
Romans vii, 1S-"For know that in me, )that
is) in my flesh, dwelleth no good things"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

At u O'Clock m. for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for the Forty-fourth Congress. all.
The basis of representation will be as tolloWs :
Each city and town will be entitled to SEND one uese-
gate and additional for every sixty votes cast 1or
Sidney Perham at the Gubernationa elecon OF $50
ajorty fraction OF thirty-ye votes Will DC ehtI-
led to an additional delegate. -
The chairmen of the several cities and towns are
requested to forward the names Of their delegates
soon AZ chosen to the Chairman of the District Com
mtee The apportonment of delegates to the several
cities and towns in the District is as follows
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

me Millers' National Association renre-.
ssn'ing $4,000 Touring mills and 300, 900 men.
Is In session at St. Louis. One of the ones,
lions II Is considering is that of insurance
u Is Claimed that the rates imposed upon
flour mills are in excessive disproportion ~
the risk incurred by the underwriters and tho
benefits derived by the policy holders Tho
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

association contemplates incorporating its
own insurance company, and another object
which it has set itself to accomplish, VIII oh
strongly smacks of the impracticable, is the
suppression of the grain gamble.
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THE PRES s.
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE s. 1874.

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. Ali railway, steamboat ana notel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
Journal, as we have information that several pum-
mers" are seeking courtesies in the name Oh the
PRESS, and we have no disposition to BE- even pas
svely, a party to such frauds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve COM
municatiOns that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1903
Delegates are authorized to fill vacancies only with
actual residents of the city town they claim to rep
resent.
The District Committee will be in session at the
Reception Room of Lancaster Hall at 10 o'clock the
morning of the Convention for the reception of ere
dentals
j. M. MASON, Limerick.
e. N. PERRY, Portland.
q. M. STEVENS, Westbrook.
JOHN WENTWORTH, Kittery.
o. B. Dixie, Sebago.
j. W. BEATTY, Saco, Chairman.
THOMAS HANCOCK, Gray, Secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

At convenience OF the family. Boston papers please
copy.]
In Bridgten, June l. Mrs. Annie j. Nilliken aged
81 years months.
In Frseport, May Is, Mrs. Susan Skolfeld, aged
50 years.
In Brunswick. May %, Mrs. Anna Maria Brown,
aged 70 years.
In Brunswick, May %, Mrs. Caroline T. Floyd,
aged 81 years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-08

NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
~ been duly appointed and taken upon himself
the trust of Administrator Of the estate OF
DAVID HUSTON, late of Gray,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds tho law directs ALI persons having de-
mands upon the estate of said deceased are required
to exhibit the same and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
EDWARD HUSrO Of Windham, Admir-.
Gray, June, 2, 1874. w3w24