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The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
Cranberry Culture.

When man has an original idea and pur-
sues it for years amid the jeers of the malicious
and the doubts and regretful sympathy.o of his
kindly neighbors, it is very gratifying to see
him come out triumphant; so agreed the little
group who were looking at A. K. Giles cram
berry farm one bright October morning. The
popular notion of a cranberry swamp is of
something very moist and uncomfortable, and
indeed, the driver, who was neighboring vii
lager, had expressed the opinion that dread
full long-legged boots would be needed if any
body was going near enough to see the pick
ing" an opinion which he later handsomely
recanted, with the confession that he had never
been down on the marsh before The farm is
situated on the swamp at the head of Shaker
Pond near Alfred village, aud the head of wa
ter which is used for flooding the field and run
ming the mill is obtained by damimng brook
on the northerly side. broad dixie runs
across the head of the marsh parallel with the
brook, with sunken water gates which let the
water in where it is wanted. From this dixie
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

ARMY & NAVY CoURsE.-The Amy &
Navy course will announce their list of enter
tainments in few days. The course will open
at City Hall on the evening of November 18th
with grand concert, in which Miss Thursby
will be the leading singer, Miss Annie Drasdil,
contralto, Messrs. William and j. f. Winch
tenor and bass, and Mr.. Ko'zschmar accompa-
mist. The second entertainment will be lee
ture by Rev. E. 81. Chaplin. The third is
concert by Mrs. Fl. M. Smith, Miss Abbie
Clarke, Mr. W. a. Fessenden, and Mr. NJ W.
Whitney, the greatest living basso. The
fourth, reading by Prof. j. W. Churchill.
The fifth, grand concert by the Hyer Sisters
Concert Company, who will produce the oper-
eta 'Out of Bondage" which is a melapge of
dances, songs, ETC., relative to slave life prior
to the war, introducing negro camp-meeting
scenes; the entertainment closes with full
dress concert. In this troupe.a Portl and girl,
Miss Daniels, will make her debut here. The
sixth will be a concert by Chambers Band and
our best home vocal and instrumental solo tai
emit The seventh will be a concert by the
Philharmonic Club and Miss leila Louise Nc
Questen. The eighth and last entertainment
will be grand concert, the talent for which is
not vet announced
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

Another play with scenic effects as striking
as those of "Money and Misery is in prepare
ton at the Museum.
The word Brother" which spattered the
columns of the Advertiser las night, aroused
considerable curiosity, and the mystery is still
unsoved.
Brothers.
A meeting of the apothecaries in this city
will be held at the Medical School this evening
to discuss the question of ownership of pre-
scriptions.
The annual session of thu Grand Lodge Sons
of Temperance of the state NJ Maine, will be
held in Bath, commencing at 3 clock on the
afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. tn, 1876. Free
return tickets will be issued to all who attend
the session and have paid fare over the Maine
Central railroad and its branches.
The funeral of the late James Samples will
be from rs Washington street this afternoon at
three o'clock.
There will be a union gospel temperance
meeting this evening at the Allen Mission,
Locust street. The public are invited.
There is to be series of old folks concerts
at the Allen Mission next week, for the benefit
of the poor.
The resolutions on the death Of Hon. f. o.
j. Smith, will not be presented until the Jan
uary term of the Supreme Court.
The pulp mill at South Windham has just
gone into operation.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
A M Ost Unnatural Parent.

A story is circulated which, if true, shows
very cruel and unnatural father As the story
goes husband aud wife recently purchased
burial lot in Evergreen Cemetery and each
paid half the price of it. The husband had
the deed made out to him alone and thus con-
trolls the purchase. Not long after the lot was
bought the couple quarreled and separated.
Soon after this sad event, still sadder one
took place. The little boy, who had been given
to the custody of the mother, was taken sick
and died. She laid the body in little grave
on the lot for which she had helpe pay, think
ing that however much her husband and her
self might quarrel in regard to other matters
there W ould be no dispute in regard to the bur-
ial of their child. The body was buried five
months ago, and not once has the mother been
allowed to strew flowers on the grave or in any
manner decorate the last resting place of her
child. Time and again has she appealed to
her husband without avail.
She has made application to the City Treas
urer, but he knows nothing about her right to
the lot as the husband paid him or it aud he
gave him the deed. The trustees aud superin-
tendent are equally powerless in the matter.
They say. that if the lady can prove that she
paid half the price of the lot she can hold half
Of it, but unfortunately she has no proof of
this She has now decided to buy another lot
and to remove her child to it. 1t is now ex-
pectedlthat the husband will refuse to allow the
body to be removed.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
wILLIsTON CHURCH.
Installation of the Rev. r rank e. Clark.

The ordination of Mr.. Frank E. Clark to the
ministry and his installation as pastor of Will
liston church last evening, was a most impress
sive and interesting service. The church was
filled to its utmost capacity. The floral decora-
tions were elaborate and the display in excel
lent taste. The services in the evening opened
with the reading of the report of the Council
called to examine the candidate. The Council
organized with the choice of Rev. W. e. Fem
as Moderator, and Rev. j. F. Morgan as Scribe.
The examination of the candidate was highly
satisfactory. The order of exercises for the
evening service was then announced The
opening services were conducted BY Rev. Mr..
Morgan
Rev. DR.. Smith. President of Dartmouth
College, delivered the discourse, which was a
very able effort. 1t was doubly interesting
from the fact that the candidate is graduate
from the clergymau's college, besides being his
warm friend for many years. The text was
taken from Romans 1: 16. "For l am not
ashamed of the Gospel of Christ unto salvation
to every one that believeth'' The discourse
was, as would be inferred, upon the Gospel of
Christ.
The main points presented were "The office
of the Gospel and its adaptation to mankind +"
The discourse was listened to with the utmost
attention, and if space would permit we should
give an abstract of it. AT the close of the dis
course Rev. w. Fl. Fem offered the nstalla-
ton prayer, which was delivered in his usual
fervent manner.
Rev. Mr.. Clark Of Westboro, Mass, father of
the candidate, gave the charge. He admonish-
ed him first to take good care of his health !;
second, to keep up good habits of study; third,
to cultivate personal piety; fouth, to be a good
pastor; fifth, to be good preacher. The charge
was listened to with marked attention through
out, Notwithstanding it was quite lengthy.
Rev. e. Y. Kinks, pastor of State street
church, extended the right hand of fellowship
in behalf of the church and gave him cordial
welcome.
Rev. E. FL. Byington of Brunswick, deliver
ed the charge to the church He instructed the
people to aid the new pastor in all possible
ways, and to uphold him in all good words and
works.
The services closed with the benediction,
which was pronounced by the pastor. This
church and society start out under the most
favorable auspices. The society is perfectly
united and are already much attached to their
new pastor.
Mr.. Clark has been in Aylmer, Canada, and
is now % years of age. He studied at Meriden
Comm Academy, and there fitted for Dart
mouth College, from whence he graduated
few years since. After leaving college he also
graduated at Andover Theological Seminary,
Thus he comes fresh from his studies to his
pastoral duties. He is a very entertaining
speaker, and will be quite an acquisition to the
clergy of the CITY,
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
A Correction.

Mr.. EDITOR I'm your editorial article on
the death of Hon. F. o. j. Smith, you state
that sin 1S47 he started the Daily Umpire, ad-
vocating the election of Mr. Taylor" This is
Portland Bulletin, a tri-weekiy paper, which he
continued to publish until 1847, when in COM
pany with G. W. Child, the paper was changed
into daily under the title of the Umpire and
was owned and continued to be published by
them until 184S, when it was sold to Mr..
Smith. and the Messrs Nichols were his pub
fishers. Mr.. Smith did write the principal DO
litical editorials for some months previous to
the Presidential election. but he did not
start the paper, neither was he the owner of
it. #
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

Cur Down ON THE EASTERN ROAD. The
locomotive engineers on the Eastern Railroad
have been notified that by orders of the Presi-
dent of the road the wages of all the "branch''
engineers will be reduced fifty cents per day on
and after Monday next. The Eastern Rail-
road, with its branches, gives employment to
about eighty-fv engineers, and the wages paid
to the REGULARS is $3.50 per day, and to the
engineers engaged in shifting" So. As the
road has about dozen branches over which
most of the engineers run, the proposed reduc-
ton will be quite general and will undoubtedly
result in trouble before the matter is settled
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
Maine Pharmaceutical Association.


The ninth annual meeting of the Maine
Pharmaceutical Association commenced its
session in Army and Navy Hall, in this city
Tuesday afternoon, President Charles K. Part
ridge of Augusta presiding.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President. K. Partridge, Augusta.
Vice Presto ent-A. G. Schotterbeck, Port
land.
Treasurer AID Secretary-H. Boynton, Bid
deford.
Executive Committee--H. T. Cummings,
Portland; John G. Cook, Lewiston; N S.
Harlow, Bangor; A. q. Schlotterbeck, Port
land; H. H. Hay, Portland; FL. Boynton, Bid
deford.
The report of the treasurer, Mr.. 81. FL. B1tler
of Bangor. was read, showing handsome bal
ance to the credit of the society.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

yours and the sworn statement of the officers of your
company? If both are true, how can the discrepan-
cy be explained except upon the hypothesis that the
Mutual Life is really guilty of the serious charge SO
often mafe and never answered, of declaring
slVe dividends on particular policies for "bunkum,
anu permitting its agents to them, no doubt in
good faith as you have done, in misleading the pub
lie?
IL may be asked why according to the figures I
nave given) the New York Life paid dividend Of
only 29 cents per 800 of premium in of your
company last year, while its its excess Of earnings
was $l206 per 800 The explanation is simple.
Your company distributed rs per cent of its earnings
as dividends, and appropriated only "a per cent to
the Surplus Fund.- whereas the New York Life dis
rputed only 30 cent and added 40 to its surplus.
The result of this conservative policy that the
plus OF the Mutual Life is only 26 per cent on its
reserve, or Capital, whereas the surplus of my
Company is 1882 In other words,
the Mutual Life holds $6.36 against each
the New York Life holds Si3.5o .y.;r.,
each 500 capital
beg you to bear in mind that all these facts and
figures are taken from the sworn statements OF the
Companies as published in the official reports of the
Insurance Department of Massachusetts, and are
not to be COMPOUNDED with the unverifed and sensa
tional statements about tanciful dividends with
which you have been led to enligh ten the public.
will add in conclusion that hold myself respou-
sible for the substantial accuracy of every figure 1
have given. and am ready to prove that the relative
earnings of my Company last year exceeded those Of
yours by nearly if not quite so per cent that it paid
larger dividends to its policy-bolders; and made
much larger addition to its surplus.
1 undertake to prove these allegations before
any five well Known Bankers and Merchants of Port
land at any convenient time, and willing to con-
sent that the whole of them be chosen by you. II
you decline this proposal and at the time con-
tinue to make such publications. either in the public
press or by means of circulars the one to which
have taken objection it must appear that you are
knowing parties to this gross deception which is
working an injury to the Company represent as
we'll as to the people of this city who may be thereby
induced to insure in the Mutual Life. will not be-
heve that this is the unless it be demonstrated
by your conduct.
You have permission to make any use you may
deem proper of this letter and reserve the same
privilege to myself. I have the honor to remain,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

THE MUsEUM-The brilliant scenic effects of
"Money and Misery" prove great attraction
at the Museum. The beauty of Miss Savory is
beginning to "telp' on the susceptible youth
about town, and they are very regular in their
attendance upon the play.
Miss Savory, Miss Morris and Mr.. Morris will
remain at the Museum. Theatrical people this
season appear to be very uncertain.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

BiDDEEoRD BABY SHow.-The baby show at
the vestry of the South Congregational church
in Biddeford, Wednesday evening, seems to
have been success. Twenty seven darlings
were exhibited. The two most popular babies
were Annie Ingersoll and Flora Abbie Briggs,
the former receiving silver cup, and the latter
knife, fork and spoon Of solid silver.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

OCTOBER CIVIL TERM, 1876, sYMoNDs, j., PRE-
SIDING.
John Weeks VS.. Patrick Feeney. Assumpsit to re-
cover for labor and materials furnished in changing
stable into dwelling house.
Defense-that the work was performed and lumber
furnished under written contract for stipulated
price, and that plaintiff abandoned the work without
fault on the part of defendant before the contract
was completed.
Plaintiff admitted that there Ewas contract, but
claimed that it was broken by the defendant. Verdict
for the plaintiff for s1S1o which is nearly the full
amount claimed. Motion for new trial filed.
Carleton g. Carleton for plaintiff
T, H Haskell for defendant.
Frank GsPatterson VS.. Charles H. Harris. As
sumpst upon an account annexed to recover for
vices real estate agent in selling hotel stand in
Lowell, II per cent. on the lpurchase price $500
$3.50, making $3.50.
In April, 1875, the defendant wishing Ito sell his
hotel stand in Lowell placed it in the hands of plain
tiff to effect sale, and subsequently authorized
plaintiff to advertise to the amount of five dollars
While the property still in plaintiffs hands the
the defendant without notice to the plaintiff, or
withdrawing it from him, sold it. Plaintiff there
upon claimed to be reimbursed for the amount ex-
pended in advertising and for one-half of the full
commissions on the amount it sold for, which would
be 500. The evidence on the part of the plaintiff,
and admitted by the defendant, was that the usage
and custom among the real estate brokers of this city
is to charge two and onehalf per cent. commission
on sales of country property where they effect the
sale, and ii sold by the owner or any other person
without being withdrawn from the agents, then the
custom is to charge one-haf the full commission or
one and one quarter per cent.
The defendant says he never knew Of any such
custom, and to the advertising he supposed that if
the agent did not effect sale he would not charge
anything for advertising Verdict for the plaintiff for
$3.50, the full amount claimed.
Mattocks & Fox for plaintiff.
Littlefeld for defendant.
Ridlon VS.. Lakin. Assumpsit to recover back
money paid on horset rade, plaintiff claiming that
the trade has been rescnded. On trial.
Hazen-Perry for plaintiff.
Littleheld for defendant.
In the case of Brown ct VS. G. R. Davis, mo-
ton for new trial has been filed.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

THE CHARLES HoUGHToN.-The steamer
Charles Houghton arrived here yesterday noon
and went into the dry dock. The injury re-
ceived below Ellsworth is found to be slight
and she will come out of the dock this after
noon and will be ready to receive freight for
North Haven, Green's Landing and Oceanville
deer Ise) ard Ellsworth, and clears at 10 p.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

DRY MILLS REFORM CLUB.-At the regular
business meeting of this club Monday evening,
exPresdent VIM. M. Dow Was elected Presi-
dent and Thomas Quint 1st Vice President,
j. NJ. Libby and s. f. Libby having resigned.
The club is a live one, and its Sunday evening
meetings are doing a vast amount of good.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

EN- ROUTE FOR SOUTH CAROLINA.-The bat
terry of light artillery belonging to the 1st Reg
iment, United States army, stationed at Fort
Preble left for Columbia, s. c., yesterday morn
ing, under the command of Captain Wier and
Lieut. Best. The battery paraded as infantry
and numbered about 56 men. The fort remains
under command of Gen, Seymour and small
detachment of troops.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

A SENSE of WEAKNESS is often felt by persons
who cannot locate any particular disease. If
they work, it becomes labor; if they walk they
soon tire; mental efforts become burden, and
even joys are dimmed by the shadow of this
weakness which is cast over their lives. Re-
course is had sometimes to stimuJapts of a dan
gerous character. The advice of physicians to
refrain from active labor produces no happy re-
suits. Why? The system is debiitated and
needs to be built up properly. Peruvian Syrup
will do this very thing. Like the electric cur
monies with the corporeal functions, it raises
up the enfeebled and brings the color to the
cheek again. and hope to the respondent. 1t
does the work promptly and well. Sold by all
druggists. oct16eod&wIw
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

ACCIDENTS Mr. E. H. Hanson cut his left
hane badly Wednesday while putting up shut
ter doors on his house.
a little boy named Towle, living on Clark
street, was run over yesterday morning.
MIR. Charles E. Folger, a carpenter on wash
ington stree t. cut his leg badly with chisel
recently.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

REMNANTS of white Shaker fannels all per-
feet, at two-thirds price of regular goods. Also
another lot of same goods that are damaged, at
almost your own prices. The imperfect goods
cut to good advantage for children. w. F.
Studley, under Falmouth Hotel oc19-2t
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
Personal.

MIR. Samuel 7. Cannon of Augusta is a candi-
date for the position of Assistant Secretary of
the next Senate of Maine.
Hon. A j. Blair is the Republican nominee
for State Senator from Lincoln county, Nevada.
He is son of Mr. B. p. Blair of Church Hill,
and many of cur citizens undoubtedly remem-
Der him. he having left Augusta in 1868, since
which time he has followed the fortunes of the
mining community of the Silver State, and
to-day is superintendent of three of the prnc
nal mining com psnies in eastern Nevada
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

THE PIONEERS BALL.-Tbe Pioneers give
their first ball al City Hall this evening. Inc
large sale of tickets already irsures large and
a very merry party. Good music has been en-
gagged for the occasion. Tickets can be pro-
cured of the members or at the door.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

S'""o agents " m1tuut LVe lHSuTuNCe Co., "
Nev York, Portland:
GENTLEMEN.-My attention has been attracted BY
an advertisement in the press of this city, headed
as above, in which comparison is made between the
dividend said to be paid on January l. on a policy
for $4,000 in the Mutual Life, and that said to he
paid by the New York Life, at the same time, on
similar policy issued by it. As you are the General
Agents of the Mutual Life in this State am justi-
fed in assuming that the publication in question
was made by you, or with your approval, and that
you hold yourselves responsible for it; hence this
communication. / feel constrained to preface the
observations am about to make with an express
ion Of sincere regret that the largest Company in
the country should present the business OF life in
surance to the good people of rland with the flip
pancy displayed in your advertisement, which ap-
pears to assume that they appreciate claptrap rath
er than sober argument What would be said Of
bank that heralded its pretended superiority and
sought to attract deposits in similar fashion? The
business OF life insurance is less serious than
banking and might well be conduct ed with equal de-
corum.
What have to say will be made more ineligible
by reproducing the following from your publication:
"The following statement of two Policies, on the
same person, taken out at the same time, for the
same sum; one with the OLD MUTUAL
LIFE, the other with the NEW YORK
LIFE COMPANY (the so-called DISTRICT
SOCIETY,"
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

COME and for see yourself that my Ct cent
prints are all standard goods, including Merri-
macs, Cochecoes, Hamilton and all the best
makes manufactured. Moral:-Bought before
the rise. W. f. STUDLEY, oct19-2t
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED.
SCHENCK's PULMoNIC SYRUP,
SCHENCK's SEA WEED Tonic,

CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED.
SCHENCK's PULMoNIC SYRUP,
ScHENcK's SEA WEED TONIC,
SCHENCKs MANDRAKE PILLS,
Are the only medicines that will cure Pulmonary
Consumption.
frequently medicines that will stop cough will
occasion the death of PATIENT they lock up the
liver, stop the circulation of the BLOOD hemorrhage
follows, and in fact they clog the action Of the very
organs that caused the cough.
Liver complaint and Dyspepsia are the causes Of
two-thirds of the cases Of Consumption. Many per-
sons complain of dull pain in the side, constipation
coated tongue, pain in the shoulder blade, feelings
of drowsness and rostessness, the food lying heav-
on the stomach, accompanied with acidity and
belching up of wind.
These symptoms usually originate from disor-
dered condition of the stomach. or torpid liver.
Persons SO affected, if they take one or two heavy
checked will find the stomach and liver clogged re-
naming torpid and inactive and almost before they
are aware the lungs are mass of sores and ucera-
ted, the result of which is death.
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup is an expectorant which
does not contain opium or anything calculated to
check cough suddenly.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic dissolves the food,
mixes with the gastric juices of the stomach, aids
digestion. and creates a ravenous appetite
When the bowels are costive, skin sallow, or the
symptoms otherwise of bilious tendency, Schenck s
Mandrake Pills required
These medicines are prepared only by
j. H. SCHENCK & Son,
N. E. corner Sixth and Arch Sts., Phila.
And are for sale by all druggists and dealers.
oct2 oed&w1m
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

L HAVE marked down all my best prints to
ct cents: also lot of yard-wide light cambrics
at same price that sold in their season for 12a.
W. F. Studley, under Falmouth Hotel
oc19-2t
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
A Card.

PORTLAND, Oct 10.
In justice to Mr.. aud Mrs. Ulmer, we deem
it our duty to say that we had engaged to play
for Miss Lizzie May Ulmers benefit on Mon
day evening, Oct. 23d, and we regret that We
cannot do go.
IDA B. SAvoRY.
FELIX JAMES MORRIS.
ISABEL MORRIS.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
ATTENTION BATTERY,

Every member is requested to be present at Repub-
lcan Headquarters this Friday evening at q o'clock
F. W. TRUE, Capt. Comd'g.
L. L. BASTOW Clerk
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

LADIES will experience much less trouble
with their sewing if they use the Eureka Ma
chine Twist. Try it once and be convinced.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

Every member is requested to be present at CITY
HALL this evening at O'Clock sharp. Per order.
CHAS. w. BEAN, Capt. Comd'g,
/. f. TRUE, Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20

The Forest Tar preparations rely entirely
upon the tar for cures oc14d1w