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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-20
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of the Portland Markets

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 10.
The past week has been rather quiet with advances
in few articles. Sales have been rather better than
on the preceding week. Money is rather close but
can be had on good security. Gold closed Wednes.
day, July 10th, at 11ls.
Beans are very plenty and the demand is excel
lent for all kinds. Butter is active. especially the
best lots, which rather and command good
prices. Cheese is dull with but little demand. Cop
per and cordage are without change. Fish are COM
ing in plenty and there is general falling off in
prices as will be by the quotations given this
week. Flour is steady with no change to note in
prices. Grain is quite firm and with but little
change. Fine feed and shorts are slightly lower as
will be seen. Hay is not coming in very freely but
prices remain unchanged. Leather is slightly lower
on some kinds as will be seen. Lumber is slow.
Molasses is quickening little this week. Linseed
Oil is a cent lower. Pork shows quite an advance
this week. Sugars show a very decided advance this
week as will be noticed. Teas are steady with no
change to note in prices. Tobacco is firm.
FREIGHTS-There is but little doing in freights
except for ice charters. Schr Maggie Ellen, Schr
Nellie Chase and Schr A. Hamln go from Bowdoin-
ham to New York with ice at S1.4O. Schr Oliver
Dyer is chartered to carry ice to Philadelphia at
S125
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Appetite a Necessity.

Appetite is necessity. Without it, sufficient
ood Is not received into the stomach either noursh
the system or to give the stimulus to the bowels
which they require. Both these organs and the
liver become torpid in consequence, and the blood
grows poor in quality and quantity. Improve the ap
petite, therefore, avoid such results This is most
effectualy done with Hostetters Stomach Bitters,
tonic appetizer and Alternative without peer. 1t
gives not only an unwonted zest for food but enables
the stomach to digest and the system to assimilate
ii. Flatulence, heartburn, nausea, and every
other concomitant of indigestion are removed
by It, as are also bousness and constipation. Each
nerve and tbSe of the body is made to tingle with
health by its use, and it is the leading remedy for
dependency.
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committee rose and reported the bill to the
House.
The amendment to the first section adopted
in committee yesterday, on motion of Mr..
Hancock, providing that no part of the troops
shall be taken from any state or service where
the public interest requires their continuance,
was rejected by party vote-yeas 70, nays %
Without disposipg of the bill the House ad-
iournPd
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Ar at Hong Kong 18th inst, ship Oregon, Gushing,
Cardiff 100 days.
At Calcutta June 6. ships Nancy Pendleton, PEN
deton, for London, ldg; David Brown, Colcord, for
Madras; and others.
OF st Helena June 10, barque McGilvery, Jewett,
from Batavia for New York or Boston.
AT Java May 22d, ship Fred Tudor, Bearse unc;
barques Robert Porter, Goodell; Shamrock Panno;
Ellsworth, Smith, and R 2 Buck, Curtis, unc.
At Lobos June %, ship AlceM Minott, whitmore,
for Hampton Roads.
: AT Huanillas June 49, ships st Mark. Grinde. for
Europe LaonOra, Griffin, for United Kingdom;
Erancona, Otis; Ellen Austin. Mitchell, for London;
Cheney Starkey, for Europe; Chandos, Ross for
do; balqne Moonbeam, Field. =,
\, AT Algoa Bay, CGH, June Z, barque Annie S Hall,
Nelson, disg.
Ar at East London, Africa, May 3tst brig Caroline
Sid FIN Hayre 17lh inst, ship Nunquam Dormio,
Cousins SW Pass.
United States.
ana At ID De MARI July H. brig Shannon, Moore from
At do June %, brig Harry, Robinson, from NYork,
ar 18th; and others.
Slower, Trinidad
AT Havana 18th inst, barque Waldo. Estes, for Bos-
ton; sens Abbie, Adams, for North of Hatteras Geo
K Hatch, Murphy, and N A Farwell, Dizer, for Bal
tmore; and others.
:, Ar at North Sydney, CB. 18th inst, barque Fori
Hubert. Handy, Liverpool.
Ar at st John, NB 18th inst, schs G Baird Star
Key ana village Belle Riley, Portland Nettie Dob
bin, Dobbin, New York.
SPOKEN.
July 4, off Cape Lookout, sch John Wentworth
from New York for jacksonville.
July IL, Oft Cape Hatteras, sch City of Chelsea
from Boston for Bucksville, SC.
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DEPARTURE OF sTEAMsHIps.
POET OF PORTLAND,
Wednesday, July 10.
ARRIVED.

Wednesday, July 10.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Franconia, Bragg, New York-pessen-
gers and mdse to Henry Fox.
Steamer New York, Winchester, Boston for East
port and st John, NIB.
Sch odeon, Torrey, New York-sat to G Will
lard. w.
Sch Alaska, Thorndike, New York-clay to Port
land Stoneware &c.
Sch Almeda, Smith, New York-iron to Rolling
Sch Mary Elizabeth Davis, Bristol.
sen Dorls, Gray, Calais for Providence.
Brig H B Cleayes, Cnmmings. Philadelphia-,yobn
Porteous. o'
~ Sch e, Alice Dean, Bartlett, Eastport and Pembroke
Sch + Bailey, Hutchinson. Kennebee, TO load for
fniladelphia-Chase, Leavitt 81 Co.
sen Grace Gushing, Hamilton, Eennebec, TO load
Ior New York-W Jordan q Co.
Sen Ocean Wave, Russell, Rockland-S W Thax
Sch Mary Hawes Haskell, Camden-master
SAILED-Brig A Curtis; schs Eva May, Maggie
Ellen, Grace Gushing, and Others,
lFRoM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
:, WISCASSET, July liar, sch Niger, Alley, from
Boston.
- July 13-Sld, sch Ellen NJ Colder, Megathlin, for
New York.
July l4-Sld, schs Herald. Frsbee, Boston; Eliza
beth, Perkins, Provincetown.
July l5-Sld, sehs w Dexter, Dunton, Boston;
~ j Lee, Smith, New York.
July liar, schs Franklin, Greenleaf; Smith Tut
tie, Southland, and Sterling, Lewis, Boston.
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LONDON, July 1910 P. M.-Consols at 95 1916
for money and 964 for account.
LONDON, July 19-12.3O P. M.-Amercan securi-
ties-united States bonds, 1857 10s5; United States
1O-4Os, loss; Erie at 13s; preferred l9a.
LONDON, July 1880 P. M.-Consols at 9s 5-16
money and account.
LIVERPOOL, July l9.-12.3O P M.--Cotton market
easier but not quotaby lower; Middling uplands at
ing 1000 bales ror speculation and export; recepts
700 bales of which 800 were American.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Forest Fire.

BOSTON, June ia terrible fire has been
raging in the woods on Cape Cod in the neig h.
borhood of Yarmouth since yesterday morning,
when it was started by boys near Weir Village
nearing Harwich, its track being 10 miles long
to two or three miles wide. Some thirty square
miles of territory were burned over and the
loss IS roughly estimated at half million,
though probably it will be much less. A force
of 300 men vainly endeavored to stop the pr
gress of the fire.
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Foreign Notes.

Peters Brothers, corn merchants of London,
have suspended. Liabilities estimated at $780,
900 pounds sterling.
The Times Vienna kilograms show that the
recent earthquake affected the Danube basin
from Passau in Bavaria to Pressburg in Hun
gary. Rents are visible in numerous houses in
Vienna and several chimneys have fallen. The
river Danube receGed from the right tank and
passed in great wave to the other side.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS IN MAINE
fSiIled hyfhe Heat.

BANGOR, July ia man named Spencer of
Oldtown, died from sunstroke yesterday. He
worked in hay field at Orono, and was found
lying beside a bunch of hay, dead.
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Maine Central R. R. Bonds, 7's,........ 80 80, 90
Leeds q Firm ton r. R. Bonds, 100....,.S7 SO
Portland q Ken r. r. Bonds. 100 ...... IS -. 80
Portland q Ogdensburg R.R. Bonds, golo,s5
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Davis & Sargents saw mill on Middlesex
street, Lowell, Mass, was totally burned at
halt-past twelve yesterday afternoon. Loss to
the mill and adjoining establishments $4,000;
insured for about two thirds
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NEW HAMPSHI RE.

Suspension of a Savings Bank.
PORTSMOUTH, July 19.-The Rockingham ten
cent savings bank has suspended. In answer
10 calls the bank is paying out only $50 to any
depositor at present.
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Boston Bank Statement.
New York Stock and Money Marker.

NEW YORK. July 19-Evening, Money easy at Q
q q per cent. CALL Sterling Exchange weaker for
1909. wv
Gold opened at liz and closed at 1l1a, and selling
IN the interim at 11s loans per cent. to fiat. The
clearances at the Gold Exchange Bank were To-
S4oOo. The customs receipts to-day were 1904 900
$4,000 for bonds, $26,asO in silver coin. ''
The following were the closing quotations of Gov
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Base ball Bostons 10; Athletics 7.
Thomas Bepetze & Co., general commission
merchants of Havana, have failed Liabilities
$500,0
A confectioners' convention is to be held at
the Astor House on the 9th.
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The New Hmm

HAVANA, July 19-The subscriptions being
taken for national loan now amounts to 81
100000. The government here commenced
drawing on the treasury of Spain last Saturday.
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MARRIED..

In Biddeford, July II, VIM. f. Lnnell of Saco and
Miss Susie b. Tarbox of Biddeford
In Hollis July l, Richard Maddox and Miss Lee
ply W. Griffin.
nah L. Abbott. ~ ~
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Havana Market.
European Markets.

HAVANA, July 19.-Spanish gold 2191 q 221. Su-
gar excited; No II a st reals per arrobe. Ex-
change trmer but not quotably higher.
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Providence Print Cloths BEarkas


PROVIDENCE, July 19.-Printing Cloths market
dull and prices firm at 3fc for "a 6istandard and
extra cloths,
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METEOROLOGICAL.

PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TWENTY Foup
HOURS.
WAR DEPT OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
July 20, Il A. M.)}
For New England.
ana the middle states, very warm and general
ly clear weather will continue with soutberly
70 westerly winds, falling barometer and posi-
bly, rain in the northern portions.
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lrRom mERonANrs, ExouANar.1

Ar at New York 18th. barque Norton Stover Sher
man, Sagua; brig Geo Burnham, Staples, Matanzas
10th, Hattie M Balm, Doul MataDzas.
Sid I'm Cardiff 18th, brig Caroline Eddy, Dodge,
Bangor, (having repaired.)
Sid FIN Gloucester 18th, sch r Weeks, Farr tor
United States
Sid I'm Limerick 18th, sch Welaka, Perkins, Unit
ed States.
Sid I'm Oporto 9th inst, brig b Brown, Foster for
United States
Plymouth-Ar in the Channel 18th, barque Nellie
May Blair, New York.
Ar at Stettn 16th barque Ltchfeld NYork.
Sid I'm Seville Nth, sch Jas A Potter tor NYork.
Sid I'm Hong Kong 18th, barque Wealthy Pendle-
ton, for San Francisco.
June TO- lat 43 49, lon 81, sch Maggie Dalling, FIN
Apple River, Ms, fer Gloucester, E.
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Boston stock Market
[Sales at the Brokers, Board Julv 1911

lSaes at the Brokers' Board, July 49,
$4,000 Eastern Railroad Is, notes, ........... 49a
Eastern Railroad. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6
Second Call.
1000 Eastern Railroad rs, notes. ........,.... 492
- Eastern Railroad. Observation-Disclosures. 6
IL Boston q Maine Railroad. ................. 96k
Sales at Auction,
Peppereh Manufacturing Commemorate
Laconia Manufacturing Co. ......,.,....,..34O
.......,.... dO........ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1926
Boston q Maine Railroad Observation-Disclosures. 963
$!OOO Maine State Us. 1877. 1909 q 1909
$4,000 Eastern Railroad SIS. 1SS3............. 49,
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DIED.

In this city, July 10, Mrs. Lizzie NJ vile of Mel
vim Kicker, aged 20 years. Norway papers please
copy.] f-N"NO
In Auburn, July IS, Mrs. George B., wife of Ru-
ms NJ Grant, aged % years 10 months. boston pa
pers please copy.l
In Saco. July 16, Miss Isabel L. Warren, aged q
years month, - -o
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The Republicans of Gorbam are requested to meet
at the Town House in said town on SATURDAY,
the 29th inst, at O'Clock p m, to nominate can
ddae for representative to the next legislature also
to choose eight delegates to the County Convention.
Per order of TOWN COMMITTEE.
Gorham, July 10Th, 1876. dSwtd
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Land Grants.

Land Grants 1921
Sinking Funds. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ,,., 93T
Boston, Hartford 81 Erie 1st.. 1871
Guaranteeu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Il
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Portland Daily Press srockLi,,

DIRECTED by WOODBURY. & MoULToN, Investment
Bankers, 81 Exchange st.
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COOperage.
III ="

HID. Shocks and Heads,
Mol. City,. q 2 45
Sug. City,. a 215
Sug. C'try. 1 As q 1 80
Pine Sugar
box shocks GO 90 gro 90
nd. Headings,
Spruca 35
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SPOKEN.

July 4, off Cape Lookout, sch John Wentworth
from New York for jacksonville,
July IL, Oft Cape Hatteras. sch City of Chelsea,
from Boston for Bucksville, SC.
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CAUCUSES.

Standish.
The Republicans of Standsh are requested to meet
at the Town House, in said town, on SATC RDAY,
the 22d instant, at o'clock p M, to choose five del
egates to attend the County Convention TO be holden
at Portland August 3, 1876.
Per order of Town Committee.
Standsh, July II, 1876. d&w
Windham.
The Republicans of Windham are requested to
meet at the Town House in said Town. on SATUR-
DAY. the 22d inst, at O'Clock in the afternoon to
choose delegates to the County Convention; also to
nominate a candidate for Representive TO be sup
ported at the State election in September.
Per order of the Town Committee.
Windham, July II, 1876 jyisdit
North Yarmouth.
The Republicans of the town of North Yarmouth
requested to meet in at their Town House
in said town on SATURDAY, 29th Of July, at seven
O'Clock p NJ choose delegates to attend the County
Convention to be held in Portland, to nominate
candidates for county officers.
PER ORDER OF TOWN COMMITTEE.
North Yarmouth, July 10, 1876. jy20td
, 1876-05-13
NO. rs.

for political freedom, began on American
soil, almost century ago; and tho fnal
struggle, the death grip. between freedom
and slavery, ended practically, with the sur.
render Q: the confederate foyccs in vi,ginis.
Both these great struggles, resulted in .
triumphant victory in favor OF religious
freedom aud political emancipation, though
it is too early jet, to realize the full extent
OF the blessings Of these momentous issues.
There is yet to come, the great mental
struggle, between absolute freedom Of
thought, freedom Of expression, Of opinion,
morals and religion and Science, founded
upon absolute fact. Truth, eternal and i'm
mortal will wear the crown of victory.
Will shed such light on the world, as will
reconcile oil the errors of dogmas, faith,
hope, and creeds with the golden lamps Of
unshaded reason. Then will come those
halcyon days of solid, practical, enduring
millennium, always the bright dream Of the
enthusiast in every age, and from world to
world through infinite space will arise the
glad song OF peace on earth and good will
TO men,
, 1876-05-13
Mistcllantous.
ENIrnciS from "a Lecture delivered
before The Free Religious lA-sOci-
atiOn. by Dr. a. &. Folsom.

THE MORALITY or NATURAL SCIENCES.
We will start out with the assertion, that
no one OF sound mind, however feeble his
intellectual powers may he, can acquire either
Il complete or partial knowledge OF any
single one of the natural sciences, without
becoming better man or woman by reason
OF such requirement. And if able to ac-
quirc knowledge gilmore than one, Of even
an incomplete knowledge OF several, or u
partial knowledge OF nearly all, just in the
proportional ratio Of the increase Of his
scientific attainments will he the standard OF
his moral worth. As a rule, this always has
been, now is and ever will he an incontro-
vertibe proposition; although there have
been few rare instances in which the
power a knowledge Of sciences brings las
been perverted to improper uses. The
kingdom of nature, embracing the universe
so vast and varied, extending throughout
eternity, is everywhere tecming with mex
haustible riches, more precious to man thar
all the gold of Ophir or gems OF Goconda
This kingdom is to be invaded, conquered
her riches garuered into mental siorehouses
rs wholesome condimcnt for the intcllectua
and moral world. Her treasures are mex
+ haustiblC the more We acquire, the more Il
, 1876-05-13

DUMAS, THE YOUNGER. are some
scattered thoughts by the younger Dumas,
which have recently been published:
The blush of a young girl is sometimes
the visiting card of her innocence, aud sone-
times tho registry OF its death.
II VIC are obliged to pay to enter into liss,
how many of US would dOmand the return
of our money on parting
10 love, a pair sometimes becomes one !;
in friendship, they always remain two
The human heart is of all articles the
soonest shattered and the most easily re.
paired.
, 1876-05-13

The great battle between religious intol.
eranse began IN Europe in the last century
with the thirty years war in Germany and
probably its last great struggle, ended dur
ing the recent ultramontane war between
France aud Germany The great struggle
, 1876-05-13
LRnlcs CG 4Ineltiainn.
Local Agents.

l.. l. Irwctt, Seattle. for King County.
r. .. Williams, for Kit-ap County,
T. T.. Whitney, for WhutcOm County.
c. H. Botsford, for Tacoma, Pierce Comfy
J. b. Bingham, fur New TnComa, Pierce County
b l. Martin, for ll Conner, W. I.
D. +. Gage, for Skagt City, " I.
Henry oliver, for Ccnuevillc, " I
our agents are authorized 10 receipt for All
Aunls paid them for use of the pupcr.
, 1876-05-13
StlrttrA 4(ucM.

EGssGET NEI NOT.
When far away
Thy footsteps stray
Mid scenes in other lands,
Where strangers meet,
Indifferent greet,
And cOldly press thy hands,
Oh! waTt to me-,
Far DER the SEA
The dearest thought think Of thee,
The sweetest thought
Thuu'rt not forgot,
While back shall lloat, Forget me not y
Though years may glide
AdOwn the tide,
Old Time his ways pursuc-
Though parted yet,
Do not forget
The dear old friends, and true,
Life still may cheer
1hough sometimes drcNr
Aud rays ofsunshine gild the tcur
= WhatG'cr thy lot,
Time nu'cr shall blot
Thee from my hcarL--lorgct me not.
In morning hours,
When brigh7cst flowers
With sweetness gently sigh;
When twiliShts throw
\ purple glow
On wood and luke and s,y:
lIhcn moonlight beam,
And starlight glcnm,
Fly back to me IN sweetest dreams
Back tn each grOt
And cherished spot,
That silent breath, Forget me nOt'
, 1876-05-13
CJuAty C0TmiS,
TERMS OF COURT.

District Court Third Tuesday OF March, aud
Serond Tuesday of November of each year
Probate Court,
Fourth Monday d Jdulmry, April, July and
October Of each year.
, 1876-05-13
DENTISTRY.

oy !. G. GI41.-, D-AT.5T.
Office in Stone & Brrnett's new building m
CommmcrcinI street. All work warranted.
nS
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Amt a Feelin' Well.

A serious phase of disease is that which
attacks boy on day when he particular
ly objects to going to school. He tells
his mother, with the confiding frankness
peculiar to youth, that he doesn't feel
we'll this morning. He doesn't know
what it is, but he is lame in the joints and
his head aches and his stomach doesn't
feel bit good. He moves about slowly,
openly refuses food, looks detected, negli-
gent, unhappy. Quite frequently he can
be heard to sigh. But in ali his pain he
never forgets the clock. AS time adj
vances to the hour which marks school
time his symptoms increase He docsn' t
say word about school to his mother
He feels too dreadful, perhaps, to talk of
such things. He is certainly in bad
way. His signs increase as the dreaded
time approaches, and the physical symp-
toms OF decay grow more and more mani
fest. But the greatest suffering he en-
dures mentally. Fifteen minutes to nine
is the time he should start 1t lacks but
ten minutes of that time, and nothing has
been said to him about getting ready. He
wants to believe he is all right, because
that is the prompting of hope which is
strong in the youthful breast, but yet he
refuses to believe he is, because he fears
the reaction of disappointment. Every
time he hears his mothers voice he is
startled, and every time he detects her
looking toward him he feels his heart
sinking within him. 1t is q hard thing,
indeed, to appear outwardly languid and
listless and dropping when inwardly one
is roaring furnace of agony. But he
does it, and does it admirably. It now
lacks five minutes Of the quarter. Still
she says nothing. His nervousness is al.
most maddening. Four minutes, three
minutes, two minutes! One minute.
Still she makes no sign. Will biz reason
torsake him9
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Genius and Morality.

The man who believes in debt, and cites
plenty of men of genius who run in debt,
is either silly enough to suppose himself a
genius or to mistake folly for genius.
Men who write wisely against running in
debt may also, like many other preachers,
fail utterly to practice their own preach
ing. Thus, Lord Bacon wrote on the wis
dom of business, and ran desperately in
debt Men of genius are not always min
MES in their expenditures, though we can
recall thousands who are, from Bacon to
Webster. Men of genius may also be
able, like Pitt and Webster, to have the
most correct idea of public finances,
and yet fail utterly in managing
their own affairs. Pitt received never
less than equal to $4,000 a year, some
times equal to $50, 900, and died equal to
$2OO 900 in debt. Sheridan was another
spendthrift, and spent all of his first
wlfe's fortune in six weeks, and the for
tune OF his second wife in few months.
FOX was great gamester, and at one sit
ting OF twenty hours lost equal to $55, 900.
1t is just this kind of genius which should
have no imitators, and which has proved
the misery of thousands of families and
the dishonor of all the men who indulge
in such personal extravaganza and plum.
der of other peoples property.-Bostoa
TannscriDt
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Life In Tents.

1t is pity, with the thermometer at
ninety degrees in the shade, that life in
tents should not be more general than it is
among those whose means and leisure en-
able them to secure its advantages. No
doubt the practice has grown within the
last few years. None who are familiar
with the Thames can fail to have observed
amidst its quiet, beautiful reaches dainty
little tabernacles of snowy canvas stretched
upon many a green spot along the banks.
About them and in their neighborhood is
every sign of comfort. The well-appointed
boat rides at her painter q few yards off,
complete and finished, from the white
rudder lines to the dainty little Tenders
that keep her varnish from the rough
touch of the lock side. Without the fairy
like dwellings are spread, under the shade
of overhanging boughs, comfortable mat
tresses, each resting upon waterproof
sheet, which effectually prevents the alb
sorptien of moisture from the ground.
Suspended from tripod, over fire of
surf and sticks, the kettle sings cheerful
invitation to evening tea, while bottles of
mineral water are left cooling in the
stream. Camping out has, in short, be-
come recognized institution. All who
have enjoyed its pleasures know how COM
Portable it is, and what fresh life a week
under canvas seems always to i1npart.-
London Telegr0Dh. z.-