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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-12
Soldiers Reunion.

The Executive Committee of the Association
of Maine Soldiers has issued the following cir
cular, which speaks for itself:
PORTLAND, May 81, 1876.
To the EnecatiUe Committees of the several Reg
mental Organizations and Soldiers and Sail
Ors of Maine generally aoho served IN the late
Rebellion:
At a meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Association of Maine Soldiers, held at
Grand Army Hall, Portland, May 18th, 1876,
at which were present representatives from
nearly all the regiments of the state, it was
decided that an encampment as originally pro-
posed, is impractcable the present season, and
in place thereof it was decided to invite the
several regimental organizations and batteries
to celebrate their respective reunions at Port
land on the same day, and Thursday, August
10, 1876, was fixed as the time. 1t is proposed
to make an excursion to one OF the islands in
Portland harbor on that day, where the several
organizations will have an opportunity to hold
their animal meetings, and such other exercises
as they may DESIRE Arrangements, however,
will be made by the General Committee for
amusements proper to such an occasion, to-
gether with breakfast on the arrival of the
steamer at the island, and mammoth Clam
Bake, in ao1ich all aoW participate aoitbout regard
to organization. Steamers will start for the is
land at a. m. On the evening of Wednes-
day, August 9th, 1876. general camp fire will
be held In City HAIL. Portland, at which all
are invited to attend. 1t is expected that this
will be be one of the pleasantest features of
the reunion. Gen. Chamberlain, President of
the Association. will preside. Suitable music
is to be in attendance for the occasion.
The General Committee,in order to make the
necessary arrangements, will depend upon the
reports Of the Executive Committees of the
several organizations, which must be submit
ted to the chairman Of this committee as early
as August LIST, stating the number Of persons
wko will be actually present. 1t must be dis
tinctly understood that provision will be made
only for those so reporting. Soldiers and sail
ors who are not connected with any organiza-
ton, are cordially invited to participate in the
reunion. and are requested to notify the COM
mittee by letter, so that they may be provided
for. Arrangements can undoubtedly be made
with the several railroads for reduced rates, and
also with the hotels. 1t is expected that the
expense of the reunion will not exceed 81 Is
per man.
Organizations and individuals on arriving in
Portland on the afternoon of August 9th, are
requested to report at Headquarters of the
General Committee at Grand Army Hall. cor
ner of Congress and Casco streets
Any further information that may be desired
can be obtained upon application to the COM
mittee
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-12

BowpoIN COLLEGE. the Seniors and
the Medical class have finished their examina-
lions and the Seniors are now taking vaca-
ton until commencement. The programme
for commencement week will be as follows:
Sunday, July 9th. Baccalaureate sermon by
President Chamberlain; Monday evening, July
10th, prize defamation of Junior class; Tues
day, 18th, class day, with hop in the evening:
Wednesday evening, July 18th, concert; Thurs.
day. July 18th, Commencement Day; Friday,
July 14th, examination of candidates for ad-
mission to college. The examination of the
three lower classes occur July 3-6, and the So
phomore prize defamation will take place
Monday evening" July Sd. The following men
have been appointed to compete for the prize:
Burleigh, Burton, Fessenden Felch, Hall, Hig-
gins, Jacobs, Paine, Potter, Purington, Sar-
gent, Smith. The Junior prize DISCLAIMERS
have not yet been appointed.
The commencement exercises this year will
probably be more interesting than in times
past. Formerly it has been the custom to as
sign part to every man in the graduating class
and let every man speak, but this year parts
are assigned to every man, but only the first ten
will speak. The following will be the list OF
speakers: Morrill,, salutatorian, Andrews, Bates,
Clark, Libby. Payson, Robinson, Sabine, Stew
ems, Watt.
Saturday the Colby University base ball nine
visited Bowdoin and played game with the
Bowdoins, which resulted in a victory for the
Bowdoins by a score of 80 to 8. The summary
of the game was as follows:
SUMMARY.
Innings. .......... go. 2 3 Z 8
Bowdons. ............. 8 z 6 8 2-30
Colbys ................ 0 2 0 0 3
Time of game hours Is minutes. Umpire, Al. w.
Small, Colby re.
The Bow dons play with the Quicksteps of
Lynn next Saturday and with the Resoutes
next Wednesday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-12
Mortgages Sale Of Real Estate.

pY consent Of Parties, will be offered by Auction
ID on TUESDAY, the Goth day of June at p
O'Clock, on the premises, Four Parcels OF Real
Estate, located on the sunny side Of Salem Street,
Nos. II, 173 and 49, together with fine double house
lot 60x9O feet. This property commands ready
tenants, and pays well as an investment.
F. %. BAILEY & CO., Auctfoneers.
Portland, June 7, 1876. ju7d2w*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-12

Last Monday morning, John Littlefeld of
Springvale shot grey eagle that measured Z
feet from tip to tip of its wings, and feet
from beak to tail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-12

Ansel Hail. who shot his companion in Ban
gor the other day, has been bound over in the
On NJ, of G50n
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-12

Diphtheria has prevailed quite extensively at
Rockport during the winter. 1t has nearly dis
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-12

Total, 8 927 1414 Total, 5
SUMMARY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-12

Small. Colby '76.
The Bowdoins play with the Quicksteps OF
Lynn next Saturday aud with the Resolutes
next Wednesday.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

| HARDENING GLASS.-ThiS is Il process
that has been patented by Mr.. Macintosh
| of Westminster. a civil engineer who has
devoted much time and attention to til,
hardening of iron, steel and alloys
Starting on the ground that the lower De
gree of temperature of the liquid in which
certain heated bodies were plunged. the
| harder such bodies become, Mr.. Macn-
tosh has found that glass. graphite. I'M
Icrvstnllizc,l carbon, slar, and other anal
ogous substances may be rendered exceed
inyly hard by means which are usually
indicated for metals Colorcd glass may,
by this treatment. be rendered 81 hard as
to be effectively used as u substitute for
| -emS, and. what is cul iouS. may be pull
veri>ee! and used in the same way rs dia-
mond dt-t or emery powder.
In hardening the substance. the method
pursued by the patentee is to place :,
small quantity Of fused or nearly fused
clear or colorel glass in iron or other
mods to shape the glass, and the substance
is taken out Of the mods and placed in
platinum mods. and fused or nearly
fused, and suddenly deprived Of its
caIoric by frigoritic mixtures of iced
water and salt, or any Of the freezing
compounds that produce extreme cold
the sum and substance of which is that the
glass is heated to a very high degree OF
emperature and then rapidly cooled in :,
very fligid fluid. A startling statement ie
made by Mr.. Macintosh when he asserts
,h2t, when the component parts of gems
are treated by the above process. he is en-
abled to produce thereby fictitious gems
even harder than real diamonds.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

liOW To IMPROVE TIE FARM The
New England H0mcstcnd, in the course OF
som" remarks upon this question, says
" \ system OF high culture of Ill crops
upon the farm must be adopted White
manure must not be wasted, it must not be-
in"ly used. and good judgement
>hoHid guide the sci, ctions of Ain,> to be
applied. Enough must be used to not
on Y car Y the crops through the season.
bnt also to leave the land in b tier condi-
lion after their growth and removal than
il was before. On land which needs such
treatment there should he a thorough svS.
tenn of drainage and srb>"iin@
Industry and careful oversight Of AL III
details Of frm business Will also be re-
quirrd. No maitcr how good opportuni-
ties :, man may have or how much skill
he may possesses, if he does not attend to
his work he cannot tie successful
Ii" must make Il profitable disposal of
hi crops. Some men succeed in crow
in= very large crops vet fail to make any
good use of them after they are secured.
An immense lot of hay i fed every year
to scrub stock which is no better in the
spring than ii WAS in the fall, and which
produces but very little during the winter.
thus making an almost tot:, loss of the
food consumed. If this hay WAS fed TO :.
better class of animals it would vield
much larger returns and pay profit upon
the cost of its production. Then too
when crops are sold they should. rs far a.
possible. be delivered to the consumer
Too much of what should be the profit of
the farmers business remains in the purses
g of the commission merchants ana pro-
vision dealers"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09
9ortru.
THE COUNTRY BOY.
EY LUCY LARCOM.


Unity the poor little country boy.
away ON his lonely farm
The holidays bring him no elegant toy
He has ~ money; there is no shoI;
Even christmas morning his work doesn't stoi
He has cows t. milk, he has wood t. chop
And to carry i'll On hl- arm
md YOU hear that Fred as You came through the "a!
with your milk pail tnll to the brim?
Noeuyy ND under your curly brown pate
You were Watching star in the morning sky,
AIDA star seemed shining out of your eye;
..trt' .5jlhts were rIai. You couldn't tell Why
IT,. toy w,ro notof toys, rol him
Y.,.,,rty b.y said what he Lird!y meant,
va .4-ou by Lis mothers sill
wei. tt- cv.., 90: The toy sh up windows bent,
g., -t .,,.+ e. n that his eyes could see;
I ..-4r..- ait To-. .Ain-, and teasing vent L'
r,r.l-a.rl ii tina. a .iu-,ie l,ca-ar, Du.d DC
t-at ia .u.r oGial Is Ni!e'
,..,,.. last 'aat morning. Igc7
49,. ...t.tgy hoy e.puh cat:
,r.. So, .r,.r.a " your father Hpoi the sled
i.,or,.nf' t. tlr ll!.- f.rtl a'l 4 N7'd:
.,. .r.,.l t.,litut the o>cIl Stood
ely -t.,ay ~. r.d kot cheerful and rood.
Ht..tut. -..mp,J to- warm lrr test.
7.-,s. .4r f,,uert n youto take a run;
AlI ,uu st4r;..l away nj the Li.i:
y-io,-- a..,:.r. Nat It vas 81 h tun,
rtl.ls., and H.. i.ne tree seemed racing PAS:
Ia-t,.I ut yo..-~.if. y.I won't - fast;
Hr..r.l-y An olt of breath. al last
III stood III thu sunshine o;ll..
,rI.rf Ola III Hon there came til. '.tou-..',
Wlu'ea Ir, WI leaf toward You "hlf!ed.
itia r!l Ia zoe sang As i III y bT'1-At
; ,.r.-.Iuu-- tho NJ ant u. pIrIo-e for YOU.
t,lftIrtr,a, t. d-l..l' N"u rev,
y the sb, for yoIr ak" va, biHr,
''Itls sr,AA beautiful world"
Tie. --ra.. fsil va t}iat ta- srure-tr,o7 ia
utL.I!Ia-thp.r II. w!lt- load,
Yll ami . r.. !; an! 4o-r leart was r,al,
t.y,u la:Ion tt"t Trunk + d b"r-h Your hand
A1duc..c.dtha wa .rf,il inpI''aIuS stand
Iuu.i.l:rl Oh! , r1s-;.i. char AID --al.d,
ttth.cnl 81: the widening rcal.
OH Tr,I ~i,hour KIN ,Usa., y.a A,.I IF,
That q mine II -,l.t c..ui,I 1t il':
s.1.. t! .I4- tie SOM f a nan at,
From tia, yes ,r- earth aud ~ ma e nam see
II ~ leitu.li &! counts. IL t--in---'an ir,
: CHM If hca,oIi Il. d way s!ie ire.
The -ltt of aaarti-t'~ eye.
VIA, nod had yuu T money ny hoy.
Or tll- ~ MS Ill my eau brin-,
Whom every breath was u breath ut Joy?
YI4,.oIe the Il lie world. with IL hills and tr -
me IAN. and the clouds and the hra,iII-, hrecz.
NI.I Your hands t. work with; hi.y III tc~,
lll were rItlcr than any king
Wl,n tie dusk drew on hy TIE warm hearth hr..
You needed NOT cd, pity;
ut said the SIT flames Ipu..;tl tl5-I.,r.
And he eye and check Of your mother -r.u bright
While she smiled aid talked IL thcI.vely IL 1t
picture Of pictures, to Your salt.
am sorry FIR h'y IL the CT! -
-tr, ~ ST. Ni-lohiS tor F,6rm1y
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

| AEorr SrECrACLES. 1t is a mere mat
ter of fancy or fashion whether steel frames
are blue or - straw color" either tint be
ing produced at will in the process Of
tnmpcrinT. The same may be SAID in re-
CORD to the lcns-rimS. Old fashioned
spectaclcS were made with Ground eyes.
but rs we secure sutiici, nj r,n.c of OBJ
Srrbation with the modern oval shaped
glasses. without teasing the eye with the
excess of light the Anticipated round eyes
admitted, the latter are now seldom en-
plOyrd but fur exceptional purposes. tor
they are not only clun>lcr in appearance,
but also entail :; greater and unnecessary
weight. Next 10 tie proper selection OF
The glasses 1t i Il matter of the greatest
| Importance that the frames should tccu-
rttrlv tit the flct of h. wc;trcr. .Anl IA rc |
may observe lhat the ma juritv of people
fail to notice the Importance OF HAVING
such an nnporttnt organ Is the eve acci;-
rntclv measured and fitted; yet persons
who would never dream of purchasing a
par of >lop shop clothes. do not hesitate
about taking the lir>t rrir If >p'ctaclr~
hat are given To them from the stores Of
I jewellers, toy mtrchant>. and other dealers
who dtbhle IN Optical 900 Is: who, tNcN
must know. if they gave 4 moment :
thought |" TIL mater. lave 10 prctcn~iun>
q optical knowledge. Every opiici;tm
must have net with a mildl,-nyed house
keeper who has adopted 4 pair Of her aged
masters cast of >pcctacle~, or a need
clerk who has secured. ~ he thinks. " u
great bargain ut a plvn brokers', ansi
hoh of these types wonder why their eyes
are i;,li~ucd and the sight dctcrioratcd
since they bean TO Wear such glasses
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

Don't Build LARGE SEwERs.-Sewers
choke and overii Nv during heavy storms
mainly because they are TOO large for the
work they are ordinarily called to per
form. If a sewer is 50 small that its
usual flow is concentrated to II sufficient
depth to carry before it any ordinary OBJ
struclion, it will keep itself clean. But
if, rs is almost the case where the engi-
neer lacks experience or where he defers
TO the ignorance Of the local authorities,
it is SO large that its ordinary flow is
hardly more than u film, with no power
even to remove sand, we may be quite
sure that its refuse solid matters will
gradually accumulate until they leave,
near the crown Of the arch, only the space
needed for the smallest constant stream.
And in order 10 make room for 4 rain
fall flow, the whole sewer will have to be
cleared by the costly and offensive pro-
cess of removal by manual labor. A
smaller sewer would have been KEEP. clear
by its own flow.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

ON EkIA>klNH HE MIND or NllIi-pNtN
One OF our illustrated papers give :,
graphic sketch. not Ionr ago. OF a Tim,
fragile, constructive girl. with IN armful
If books, disdaintully declining the IN
,ituton OF a plump, healthy looking las
>ic. armed with hoop and stick, to an out
door romp. on the plea that >hc h'd her
| ol"@y OF some sort to con, and must
hasten to the ~tudy-room. The picture
WAS no carlratur". 1t larry represented
th1t which TOO often i. IN contrast WIN
what ought 10 be, IN til" training OF oHl
school girls and boys. he story l. an
"ft-told tale. bat IL repetition must always
be timely. Il NJ Is the evil Of mental
forcing continues to be practl>cd III our
schools.
| IHr digestive powers # the mud are
| Just rs i.blc to injury from ovcrftrdin@
IL thoS. of he body. Stuff the BRAIN OF
Il child from day to day. and week TO W'cN.
"ith more mental food THIN 1t can comfort
ably dispose of. and mental d} >pep~la i -
| sure 10 follow as phN~lcti dyspepsia l"i-
lows from IN ovrrta>krd stomach. In"
mind becomes cIo@g"d with a III - OF III
learned and uncomIreh"nded material. OF
which The greater part has been hoIt'd
down hastily, and slowed away like lam
Der in Il garnet. The memory Is especially
liable to injury from such rough treatment.
1t is now well understood that this pre-
ciouS faculty has limitations which cannot
be disrcgarded with impunity. Il is
capable of large cultivation; il is also en-
posed to serious impairment, if not alb
solutc extinction, from ovcr-eNeltion.
Like the child's muscles, it must grow
heathlv, and gain strength by moderate,
wisely directed exercise, or it may suffer
great and irrepurablc damage.
1t is lust at this point that the zeal for
popular education is liable to push beyond
the bounds of prudence. We take Just
pride in our system of free schools But
il must be confessed that the principle on
which they are based is often better than
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09
2oetry.
n;SED\TC\ Z,

Down in field, one day in June.
The flowers all doomed together,
Save one. who tried to hide herself,
And dropped, the pleasant weather
A robin who had scared too high,
And felt little lazy.
Was resting near buttercup
Who wished she were daisy.
For daisies grow so trig aud tall:
She always had passion
For wearing frills about her EecE
In just the daisies fashion.
AID buttcrcups must always be
The same old tircsome color,
While daisies dress III gold and white.
Although their gold is du!lsr
" Dear robin.'' said this sad young flower,
Perhaps you'd net mind try Ing
To find nice white trlil for me-
Some day when You are ilyluE.
You silly thing" tie robin said:
II think you must be crazy.
Ia rather le my honest self
Than any made-up daisy.
"You'rc nice i'll your own briEht gown.
The little children love YOU;
BE the best buttercup Won can,
And think no flower above You.
"Thou-h swallows leave re out Of ai-ilt
We'd better keep car places:
Perhaps the world would all 20 wrong
With one too many daisies.
look bravely up into the sky.
And he content with knowing
That God wished for DutterCup,
Just herr. where yUu are growing"
Nith0lt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09
SEASONABLr IAHM lIIN1


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,',o,,,i i'i 'n' o'i''l''S '>oii sn"n'' d.
il.aI 1 , ,'3 PS,'p'' II 'l' ul'i'
cur -, n.1'm' .'',,', '' ,ho "cl". il'E or-
i''''' al men c:oW"ed WIN
r',',,i,t..,1a .I i'','' = |" >''i,' 70 som,
1l". ''''ne I ''i'i' iol i e'l'io",''' ana
81, ','i;, ".'i N',o"h st'h'I'ra KINDS
and t;.,I. n .,i,,. '., w. ''' S.lu'l
.',,n 'r' w." '.'i l'' rs 81 'Ii'''
49,, ,,,..iiI :, ' "''''I "' "s'n IL
",,''' C. - N'Ip" wv tiie son ana 10,
e"nL n'o1 ',I' y. '',,', -'''N' u I's' Oh "II
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,,.;,'. ,na ''"'' T." repair ana
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

BRILLIANT WIIIrEwASII.-Ta Take half ::
hUshcl of good unSlackcd lime, and slack
it with boiling water, covering it during
the process to keep in the steam. Strain
the liquor through 4 fine sieve OF Strainrr
and add to it 4 peek of clean salt. pre-
viou>lv dissolved in warm wa'cr. thrc,
pounds of ground rice. ground to a thi,
paste and stirred and boiled hot. half :
pound Of powdered Spanish whitening
and a pound of clean glue. which ha,
been previously dissolved by first soaking
it well. ard then hanging ii over II slow
fire in Il small kettle. within large one
filled with water. Add five gallons OF
hot water to the whole mixture; Stir il
well, and let it stand for a few days. coy
cred from dirt. The whitewash should
be put on quite hot; for this purpose it
can be kept in 4 kettle on a portable fur
mace. 1t is said that about one pint OF
this mixture will cover Il square yard upon
the outs side of Il house if properly applied
Brushes more or less small may be used
accol ding to the neatnc>s of the job re
quired. This wash retains its hrilliancy
for many Years. There is nothing of The
kind that will compare with it, either fol
in idc OF outs dc walls.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09

A New CEN MA French chemist is
said to have succeeded in preparing l min
eral compound which is said to be Supe-
rior t" hydraulic lime for uniting stone
and resisting the action of water. 1t be-
comes Il hard rs stone, is Unchangeab e
by the air. and is proof against the action
OF 4 ids. 1t is made nv mixing together
nineteen pounds of sulphur and fortv-,wo
pound, rulverized >toncwarc AMI glass
this mixture is exposed to a gentle heat.
which mclls the sulphur, and then the
mass is stirred until it becomes Thoroughly
homogeneous. wu"n it is run into mnlds
and allowed to cool 1t mclts at about
2is" Fab. and may be re-cmpl yed with
out loss of any of its qualities, whenever
it is desirable to change the form of an
apparatus, by melting 10y gentle heat. and
operating rs with asphalte. At 23Oo Fab.
it becomes as hard us stone. and preserves
its soilitv in boiling water
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
v1NHE GREAT REPUTATION
Which VEaFrISE has attained in all parts OF the conn
try as
GREAT AND Coop MEDICINE,

and the large number of testimonials which are CON
stanly being received from persons VINO nave oeen
cured y its use conclusive proof of It's great vane
As a Blood Purifier and Health Restorer. 1t has no
equal. ,o. ,,ro,,red for fancy drink made
from moor liuuOrs whlc h debitate the system and
tend TO destroy health instead of restoring 1t
Are not the testimonials given tor the dle
complaints satisfactory to any reasonable person
fer from disease. that they can be cured: lead the
different testimonials given, and no one can doubt IN
many of these the persons that their pam
and Suffering be expressed OF Scroll
MA where apparently, the whole body was one mass
Of rorruti IN If NEGETINE will relieve pam, cleanse
Irtv aud cure such disc ses restoring the patient 10
perfect hra trying different PHYSICIANS many
years, Is 1t not conclusive PROOF
il Won are a sufferer, you be cured. Why Is TINS
nelliue performing such great cures? 1t WORKS IN
the blood IN the circulating fiuld. 1t can be Tult
ca led th. Great Blood Purifier The great slirca n
disease. originates the blood and no 1nelclhe tat
Ices not act directly upon 1t, TO purify and rtho'd
has any inst clam upon public attention men 'ne
,nd bs.rIne, lfeleSs and stagnant, cither IT. N
oh n,e # mate wan OF exert Use, lre
Diet u from any other cause the NE''ETlSt VIII re-
new the b ,od carry Oft the purId hmorS cleanse the
st mach regulate the howesSnd lmpart tone OF VI
or L. the hole l-dy. The CouVrtloi Is, IN the pnp'
ullnd we'll the me ilcal profession. tht rue Ie.E
cites SUPPLIED by the Vegetable Kingdom are nor
safe III re cesstul in the cure OF disease uth MIN
era l-di ines NEGETISE is composed OF 70 pd ks
and herbs Il pleasant t. take. an. Is perfectly saie
tant- DO Sod htcu H. 10 A't Hcoi'"to ~
try Il. You NI! never regret It