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

MAINE RAILROADS The Railroad Commits
sioners during the past two weeks have been
making very careful examination of the
greater part of the railroads in Maine. From
one Of the Board, we learn the following facts.
The Maine Central is generally in excellent
condition, better than year age The Port
land & Saco & Portsmouth and the Boston &
Maine are in excellent condition, the former,
however, needing little new iron. TIE track
of the Portland & Rochester is in good condi-
ton and a few repairs suggested by the Com
missioners are being promptly made. The
condition of the road has improved every year.
The Portland & Ogdensburg is in good bust
ness condition. The Knox g. Lincoln was
made the object of careful scrutiny, because of
an impression that its pile bridges are not safe.
These bridges were infinitely inspected, every
pile showing only signs of decay being inspect
ed. The Commissioners report the road in
fair condition so far as the tracks are concern
ed, and the bridges are absolutely safe.
A gentleman of long experience in railroad
matters remarked recently that Maine railroads
would pay no dividends so long as the present
heavy rolling stock was used. The engines
used for drawing fast trains weigh from fifty
to sixty tons, where those weighing twenty or
twenty-five tons are amply sufficient. He said
that on one Maine road the other day, a sixty
ton engine was used to draw sixty passengers
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

TEMPERANCE MEETING.-The temperance
meeting at Allen Mission last night was COM
plete success, and the house was crowded.
Short and telling speeches Were made by a
great many reformed men and others. But the
browning glory of the evening was the singing
of Mrs. Clark of New York. The meeting will
be continued at Chestnut street tonight, and
we predict the church will be filed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

REMovAL.-Messrs Ulmer & HEIR, the en-
terprising cutters at No. 81 Temple street, have
been obliged to go into larger quarters owing
to their increasing business. They have accord.
ingly fitted up the store No. 95 Exchange
street, where they have just removed. This is
the only store in the state devoted entirely to
cutlery and their assortment is as complete as
any to be found in New England.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06
POLICE NoTEs.-Yesterday afternoon tw

POLICE NoTEs.-Yesterday afternoon two
young men from Woodford's Corner, Aiming
ton and Pinkham, entered Mrs. Humphreys
store on Congress street, when it was noticed
that they were the same who had stolen silk
handkerchief but short time before. A n at
tempt was made to retain them, but Arlington
escaped only to be arrested in the evening by
Officer Hicks. On Pinkham was found the
missing handkerchief
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

IMPORTANT IF TRUE Private advices from
Freeport announce the intelligence that the
Casco Base Ball Club of Freeport defeated the
Union Club of the same town by score of to
last Saturday. A large crowd witnessed the
game throughout.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

THE artificial legs advertised to-day by Mr..
Pingree have received the first premium in the
Georgia State and Maine State Agricultural
Societies, and numerous testimonials from those
who wear them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06
-ESDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1876.
THE PRESS
CITY AND VICINITY
sm New Advertisements To-Day.

IN New Advertisements To-Day.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Strawberry Festival-Plymouth Vestry.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Anna why-Dr. Cram.
Mrs. Manchester.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice-The Truckmen's Express.
Corns. Corns-Mr. 81 Mrs. DR.. WEIGH.
White Mountains, '76-W. & G. r. Milliken
Picked up Adriit-John Mccarthy.
Wanted-H. j. Libby.
Round Trip Ticket-W. d. Little & Co
Maine Eclectic Medical Society.
For Sale-C. NJ. Farwell.
Maine Medical Association,
For Sale or Rent-Peleg Barker
i. +. Pingree-Artifcial Legs.
Notice-Cape Elizabeth.
To Let-John III. Read.
Children's Clothing-C. d. b. Fisk & Co.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Assignee's Sale-F. o. Bailey s. Co.
Plants-F. o. Bailey & Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

PORTLAND CApETs.-Ata meeting held by
the Portland Cadets last evening it was voted
to turn out on the Fourth and also to change
the style of their uniform somewhat They
will appear on this occasion in grey coats, white
pants and cross-bets
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

MRS. MANCHESTER, so long and favorably
known for her skill fn curing diseases that have
been given up, is now at the Bddeford House,
Biddeford, where she will remain till June 18th
and will then go to KenneEunk and remain
TILL June 18th. jnne6d3taw1t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

Mr.. P. T. GRIFFIN, formerly with j. r.
Corey & Co., would be pleased to see his friends
and the public generally at the store of j. M.
Dyer & Co., No Free Street Block.
SUN umbrellas awful cheap at Leach's, 1874
Middle street. jne3d6t
Boys Overalls at Rich's, 175 Fore street.
je3eod1w
UNBLEACHED Cottons &c. Leach, 1874 Middle
street. Jne3d6t
So rapidly does health decline when assailed
by Bright's Disease, Dropsy, Kidney and
Glandular affections. Diabetes, Gravel, Female
irregularities and general prostration of the
nervous system that no time should be lost in
administering DIR. BULLOCK'S KIDNEY
REMEDY NEPHRETICUM, and the whole
system will be rejuvenated and restored to
health. june6eodawlw
8-23-5S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

ANNA why will you suffer with neuralgia
when you can be cured in few minutes with
few drops of DR.. Grams Fluid Lightning.
Ask your druggist for it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

FISK is offering very large stock of child
ren's clothing 10 his customers at very low
prices. Call and see the bargains he offers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

MEssRs. w. ID. LITTLE & Co, Stanton Block
Exchange street, have tickets to sell to the
Cncin natl Convention.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

BLACK Lace Point Shawls and Jackets be-
low the cost of importation. Leach, 1874 Middle
street. .jne3d6t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

LADIES underwear, chemises, drawers night
robes at two-thIrds value at Leach's, 1874 Mid
die street. iu3d6t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

NoNVENrIoN.-Prce of tickets from Portland
W CINCINNATI and return is $2S,-good until
June 2Sth
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

WE have got the newest and nobbiest stock
of Clothing in Portland. Come and see it, at
George w. Rich & Co.'s new store, IT'S Fore
street. je3eod1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

Kid Gloves for the million. Leach, 1874
Middle street. jne3d6t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

f. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell at 10 o'clock
this morning took of choice plants from the
conservatories of Albert Dirwanger, Munjoy
Hill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

WE shall open an entirely new line of fine
Pantaloonts this morning
je3eod1w GEO. w. RICH & Co.'S new store
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

WHITE Shetland Shaw!s half prices. Leach,
1874 Middle street ine3d6t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.

Last evening both branches ofithe City Coun-
Gil held their regular meeting for the month of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

Boys Overalls at Rich's, 175 Fore street.
io2aod1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

UNBLEAcHED Cottons 4c. Leach, 1874 Middle
street. jne3d6t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

SUN umbrellas awful cheap at Leach's, 1874
Middle street. jne3d6t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06

NvHE Sloop Yacht Ransom was picked up near Fish
Il Point. The owner can find her by applying to
JOHN MCCARTHY,
ju6dtf Car-oiler Grand Trunk Railway Yard.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-06
Pure White Lead,
Side Lace Boots !

A full assortment in French Kid, neat and pretty
Also in French Morocco for Walking Boots Meas
ures taken and nice fitting Boots made to order fol
men or women.
M. G.
jas diff
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-24
rI1E NoRrnE;sr PiSsAGE.

y nayigable polar route between Eu-
rope ard the heart Of Asia IS the latest
and greatest achievement OF geographical
expl5rat ton. This work. far surprising
in interest and practical value anything
that stanley has accomplished, the world
owes 10 an intrepid Swedish explorer.
Prot. NordenskioId. Prof. Nordeuskiold
had a theory that the gulf stream, after
striking the coast of Europe, passed
around to the north Of Scandinavia, and
opened a way with It's warm currents
through the polar sea. north Of Russia
and Asia. The professor sailed from
Sweden in August, and has already, if
this report does not eXaggerate his sue
cess. proved his theory true, aud made a
geographical discovery that viii change
the course of trade between Europe and
Asia and powerfully effect the destinies
OF millions Of human beings for all time
to come. lie found a clear passage
through the polar sea, reached the
mouth of the Yenisei, aud through it
penetrated into the heart Of Asia. almost
10 the very frontiers of China. The
country bordering the Yenisei is vast,
fertile and uncultiyated. The waters
about Its mouth are warm. BY this
route vessels of light draught can be
taken within one hundred and fifty
miles OF the head waters of the great
Amoor river, and the commercial dis
tance between Europe and China is
shortened thousands of miles This dis
covery has the greatest interest to artic
explorers. 1t looks now as if the search
for the northwest passage was mistake.
A northeast passage we know now there
Is. but as that is opened by the gulf
stream. which does not flow TO the north
of the American continent, there can be
no scientific ground for believing that
there is a northwest passage. The com
mercial results Of tie new route are OBJ
vious Excepting Indian trade, which
must 20 through the Mediterranean and
the Suez canal, commercial intercourse
between Europe and Asia win soon be-
gin to use the new northeast passage.
The shortness Of the route VIII add cor
respondingIy to the comforts of mankind.
New communities, new cities, perhaps,
will be founded on the fertile banks of
the Yenisei, and England viii have more
cause than ever 10 rejoice that the al
most impossible Himalayas bar her
oriental provinces from the growing
Asiatic dominion of Russia Chicago
Tribune
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-24
noaes ANp rnn HonNErs.

Old man Boggs wished to make some
slight repairs on the top of his residence
near Cincinnati, and for this purpose had
occasion to tear up few shingles. In
doing so in quiet and inoGensiye man
ner, he was astonished to find that he
had disturbeda z hornetss nest. Ihe 10
nets swarmet cut upon s'ir- BessssS-sTlsley
made it hot for him at the very frs on
set. He rushed to the ladder, attacked
from behind, when, horror of horrors :
a neighbor had borrowed his ladder, Mr.
Boggs cavorted, he tumbled, he rolled
from one end of the roof to the other,
screaming rs he went Ladder, ladderw
The hornets continually increased they
flew at his nose, his ears, his cheeks;
thev danced on his forehead; they
crawled down his back they flew up his
breeches leg; they met half way and
fought each other; they stung here and
there and everywhere. Boggs wild
ee=ticulations and terrific shouts at
tracted the attention of the whole neigh
borhood His friends mi-took the shouts
of LADDER Hornets" for '-Tilden
and Hendricks" and thought he was
ratifviug, but 50 much seriousness was
depicted on his face that a ladder was
finally procured'and a rescue effected,
Mr.. Boscs is laid up for repairs now,
and his face looks like the newspaper
pictures OLA defeated prize-fghter.-.>ot
E...D..a f,rH
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-24
RHAT HE SHOULD SAY.

There are anumber of middleaged gen
tlemen, who, thinking themselvesendowed
by nature with oratorical ability, visit
Sunday schools to display their speech
making qualities. One of these gentry
had round of four or five schools which
he visited regularly and rs regularly
bored, ending his oIations invariably
with amenl While visiting one of the
schools, the superintendent, out Of cour-
tesy, asked him if he desired to say a
few words TO the school. Wa'al, yes.
I'll say just word or twoW and,
Strengthening himself up, he began:
Wa'aI, chil'un, the superintendent
wants me to speek to yer Meow, what
shall say-what shall ! talk atout9'
\ bright little fellow, about four years
of age, sitting in the front seat, who
evidently had heard the orator before,
jumped to his feet, and lisped out loud
enough to be heard all over the school
room: Thay amen, and thit down =
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-24
HH4T VIII BE DoyE HJTH THE
CESTENNI4L ENH}BETfON
nun Dilv O..

There will be a general sale OF all the
buildings belonging to the centennial
board Of finance on Thursday, November
Both, at II o'clock a. NJ. The list com.
prises the main building and carriage
annex, agricultural hal, with pomologi-
cal annexes, the art annex, photograph
ers exhibition building, shoe and leather
buildings, judges hall, butter and cheese
building, guard, station houses and vari-
Gus other small buildings. Particulars
of the sale will be furnished pamphlet
form, on application, ten days before the
appointed time The sale was authorized
by the board Of finance at its session last
Monday.
The expectation that most of the state
buildings on the grounds would be pre-
sented to the city at the close Of the ex-
hibition viii probably prove not well
founded, as with only one exception they
are of frame, and, aside from the danger
of FIRE the continuous expense in paint
inc Al d repairing would soon equal the
original cost of the structures, thus de-
tracing from their actual value for park
purposes. The Ohio state building, how
ever. unlike the rest, was erected almost
entirely of stone, and has been so SUBJ
stantially built that it Will for years pre-.
serve its present appearance as an olna-
ment The original intention was to
present this structure to the city, and, at
recent meetings ofthe Ohio state board
the subject of itstranster to the park
commissioners has been considered.
Though no definite action has been taken
in the matter, it IS probable that some
arrangement Satisfactory to both the do
nors and the recipients viii be made at
an early day. The German pavilion, n
substantially-builts structure, may also in
due time become tie property of the city
as the German commissioners generally
favor the project Of presenting it to tht
mark commission, a member of the com
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-24
K4NGf-ROOTN.

They had q masquerade party over
at Wilmington one night, and Peter
Lamb went as a kangaroo. He got a
kangaroo costume down from a place in
the city, and everybody said it made an
uncommonly good representative of the
animal. He got back to New Castle
about two o'clock in the morning, and
while walking along the street in tie
costume, Cooley's bulldog suddenly
flew out at him. The kangaroo had
barely time TO climb upon the top Of the
gate post, and to draw up his legs, be-
fore the dog was close upon him. Here
he sat in the darkness, the dog trying to
Jump up and seize him, and Peter mean
while calling in vain for help. But two
or three hours passed by without any
help coming and Peter was nearly frozen
to death, while the dog was as demon
stratiye and persistent as ever About
five o'clock, Just about dawn, Cooley
came around through the yard ON his
way TO early market. To his amazement
he saw huge animal Of some kind
perched upon the gate-po.t lie made
up his mind that il must have escaped
from some meusgerie, and walking
quietly bacl, TO the kitchen he got the
clothes-line, made ;Islip moose in il, and
came cautiously out again. Removing
his boots he stepped softly up behind the
kangaroo, and slipping the moose over its
head he suddenly retreated and pulling
the rope, ierked Mr.. Lamb to the ground,
when the dog instantly seized him by
the leg. Peter screamed with fright and
pain, and as soon as Cooley saw the mis-
take, and understood the situation, he
hauled off the dog and united the rope.
Then the kangaroo stood upon its hind
legs, and Cooley said he was sorry about
il.
ooh, never you mind about being
sorry" said Mr. Lamb. 80 It's all very
nice to talk about being sorry. But if it
hadn't been for that Internal dog of
and Il you hadn't come fooling around
with that rope the dog wouldn't a bit
me. Don't talk to me about being sorry
What goods that going TO do my leg ?
I'm going home now to dress, and then
I'm coming around with shotgun 20
blow the liver out Of that dog, and to
but you over the head with the butt"
Then Mr.. Lamb limped oil. Next
time he goes to masquerade party he
will assume the character of Mary Queen
of Scotts.-Jhr ideler
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-24
1 FOOLISH UNDERTIKLNG.

The Cape Ann Advertiser is of the
oninion that the attempt of Charles
Madison to cross the ocean alone in a
dory has probably resulted fatally 20 the
adventurer, since nothing has been heard
Of him and his frail craft for six or eight
weeks; and the perils Of such an under
taking are well nigh insurmountable,
even under the most favorable conditions,
as was shown bp the experience of Capt.
Johnson, of the Centennial, who declares
that he would not attempt the feat again
for a million Of dollals Madison left
New York about the eighth OF July, and
when two days out had his main-boom
broken. July 10th ne boarded the Brit
ish schooner Newport, where he remained
about ten minutes, and later on he
boarded the ship Beethoven, and pro
vi,.oned his little craft for the continue
ton of his voyage, since which time
nothing has been heard from him.
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OSTRICH F4RlIING.

Within the past few years It new and
extremely lucrative employment, namely,
ostrich farming, has sprung up at Care
Town, Africa. Formerly the birds were
shot for their feathers. This Of course
tended 70 greatly diminish their num-
bers. Now the nests of the ostriches are
cleselv watched, and as soon as the eggs
are hatched they are taken from the
mother and sold, when 4 week old, for
$40 each to those engaged in ostrich
farming. They are furnished with their
usual food but are housed at night.
Between the ages of one month and two
wears they are taken out each day to
pasture. After that age they are kept
in paddock. When three or four yeais
old the birds commence laying. When a
hen has more than she can cover they
are Matched by an incubator. The birds
are plucked every eight months. After
the first plucking, called chicken feath-
ers, they average $40 worth of feathers.
Mr.. F. Noyce, whose present address Is
Newham-house, Richmond, Surrep, Eng
land. is prominent among those interest
ed in ostrich farming, and says that
i" the Cape never offered better opportu-
mites than the present for enterprising
Young men, as such farms may be small
| and can be obtained at a mere nominal
price.
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VOL. XII. NO 43.

has to be provided with heat; we eat
more, but also expend more to keep up
the temperature of the body then also
we drink less, 50 thar, on the whole. the
loss IL greater than the gain, and we grow
lean. In short, we fatten when, under
ordinary circumstances, we burn more
of the food we have taken, and we.
therefore, in breathing, exhale carbonic
acid in proportion. We begin to emit
less of the latter in April; its amount
considerably in July, August
and September, and attains its minimum
about the autumnal equinox. 1t then
goes on increasing from October, and we
begin to lose the substance gained dur
ing the summer. From December to
March we remain nearly stationary. To
conclude, az we consume less in summer
than in win,er, all other circumstances
-eng.aSA2ag the same, we are heavier in
EhHHel.s Il-sta.s y gintfE..
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-24

Nomically a carload Is 10000 pounds.
Ii is also seventy barrels of salt, seventy
Of lime, ninety of -four, sixty OF whisky,
two hundred sacks of -four, six cords of
soft wood, eighteen to twenty head Of
cattle. fifty to sixty head of hogs, eighty
TO one hundred head of sheep, nine thous
aud feet of solid boards, seventeen thous-
and feet of siding, thirteen Thousand feet
of flooring, forty thousand shingles, one
half less hard lumber, one-fourth less of
green lumber, one-tenth Of joist-, scant-
ling, and all other large timbers, three
hundred and forty bushels of wheat,
four hundred OF corn, six hundred and
eighty of oats, four hundred Of barley,
three hundred and sixty of haxseed,
three hundred and sixty Of apples. four
hundred and Thirty Of Irish potatoes,
three hundred and sixty of sweet potatoes,
one thousand bushels of bran.--BostoH
Transcript
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stairs on run. He stepped on one OF
his boots, and was Immediately landed
in The hall at the foot Of the stairs with
ne"tness and dispatch, attended in the
transmission with more bumps than he
coula count with Nebb's adder and
ianueo win o'ns ilke the hell gate ez-
PLosion.
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8. Packed -,
Il do not know. unless won hacked :.
yourself probably not" she reDIied. with
her hands on the door-knob; Il had
barely time to pack my own"
She was passing oat OF the gate When
the door opened and he shouted;
here IN the name Of goodness did
you put my vest. 1t has all my money
IN IT,
You threw 1t on the rack, she called
back; good-by, my dear
BEFORE she got to the corner OF the
street she was hailed again.
" Eleanor. Eleanor Man. did you
wear OH my coat 2.
She paused and turned, asler signaling
the street ear to stop, and cried.
You threw it on the silver closet
And the street car engulsed her grace
fui figure and She was seen no more.
But the neighbors say they heard Mr.
Man charging up and down the house
rushing out at the front door every now
and then and shrieking up the deserted
streets after lie uucosl-riar. Mrs 1Fs-.