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The Portland daily press., 1876-01-17
Improvement.

A fairly en- thusiastic meeting of citizens of
Deering and other interested parties was held
Saturday afternoon at the engineers Office of
Mr.. E. c. Jordan, to consider matter that is
gradually assuming form and importance-the
Deering Boulevard.
Among the gentlemen present were Capt. J.
B. Coyle, Mr.. Edward Payson, sMr. John
Read, Mr.. Cummings, Mr.. j. N. Winslow,
Mr. Warren Sparrow, Mr.. Henry Deering, Mr..
Carleton of Deering, Mr.. j. q. Perkins, Mr.. j.
]. Chenery, Mr.. Geo. G. Goldman. Mr.. Day,
DR.. Tewksbury, Hon. F. o. J. Smith and 9TH
ers.
Views were exchanged somewhat at length
upon the desirabeness and practicability of the
enterprise. and the sense of the meeting was
very decided that such an improvement carried
to completion would give to Portland and Vi
cinity the most splendid drive in New England
and to Deerng stimulus toward rapid settle.
ment, thereby increasing her taxable property,
and SO furnishing the means for still more shell
roads, lighted Streets comfortable school
houses, good schools, public halls, engine
houses and horse railroads, which even now are
a credit to her enterprise and an index to her
growth.
The enthusiasm was 'good," in fact 1nani-
nous, many gentlemen protesting desire to not
only give their land to construction purposes,
but to assist further in building the road A
plan made by Mr.. Jordan shows location for
a road one hundred feet in width, but has been
made with view to the present construction
of fifty feet. The Boulevard, branching off
from the shell road at the creek or inlet just
beyond Winslow's Pottery, follows the general
outline OF the cove around to Tukey's Bridge.
The "cut'' and ''fll'' show about equal-some
of the "filr' being necessitated by the proxim-
ity of the houses of land owners to the bank of
the cove, which requires the road to be built,
entirely or partially, upon the shore proper, in
stead of the bank The cost, estimated by the
engineer and by practical contractor, is put
at about $4,000, these figures being really sew
eral thousand dollars ia excess of the actual
estimate.
A committee was appointed to obtain the
signatures of land owners to a release of strip
of sufficient width for the location, in no case
to exceed one hundred feet, and to confer with
the engineer and owners as to the undetermin-
ed location of portions of the road, and. after
some further discussion as to the best methods
of forwarding the progress of the enterprise,
the meeting adjourned to meet at the same
place next Thursday afternoon to hear the re-
port of the committee and engineer, as pre-
liminary to further action.
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MASONIC
At Masonic Hall, No. 95 Exchange Street.

At Masonic Hall, No. s5 Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGEs-Ancient Land Mark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-Greenleaf r. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNcIL-Portland G. r. g. S. Masters. second
Monday.
COMMANDMENTS OF X. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
day: st. Adams, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council, Wednesday P. NJ; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
MASONIC RELIEF AssoCIATIoN-Fourth Wednes-
day in every month
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES.
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection. frs
Friday.
CoUNCIL-Portland Council P of j cond Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H., third
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistory S. P, R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
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BUSINESS CHANGEs.-The following bushes
changes are reported as recently taking place
in Maine:
-PortIend-Perry & Foss. prov, dis, now E.
N. Perry.
Sabine, Flint & Co., W. fruit, dis, !; now Sa-
bine & Flint.
Turkey, Chase & Co., mrts. boots and shoes,
dis now Chase & Knight.
S. D. Merrill & Co., tin roofers, news. D.
Merrill, G. F. Higgins, and w. A. Lowe.
Lamb & Falnsworth, leather, &c, dis. now
B. B. Farnsworth & Co.
Presque Ise-Whitney & Dockendorff, gro !,
and prov, dis. now J. f. Whitney.
Sanford-Warren & Mason, gen. sire, sold
out.
Bangor-Snow & Nealley, gro, dis; now
Naallev
The Portland daily press., 1876-01-17

The TEMPERANCE CoNvENTIoN.-Persons
attending the State Temperance Convention at
Augusta over the Maine Central, Knox &
Lincoln, N. A. & European Railroads, will
purchase tickets at the several stations for one
fare for the round trip. Those who go over
the Ogdensburg, and Rochester roads will re-
ceive return tickets from the Secretary of the
Convention. Those over the Grand Trunk will
purchase tickets for one and one.fourth fare by
presenting certificates at the stations that they
are delegates.
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BUILDING NoTEs-There is an unusually
large amount of building this winter. Mr.. II.
w. Smardou is to erect two story and half
building on Washington street, between Con-
gress and Cumberland streets, to be occupied
by him as bakery.
James Comedian is 20 erect a two and one
half story building on Congress street, near
Turner's drug store, the lower story to be a
store, and dwelling house above.
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Mr.. Hollis True, one of the recently discharg-
inspectors at the Custom House, has been APP
pointed assistant storekeeper. He commences
his labors this morning. Mr.. True was disa-
bled in the rebellion, aud his appointment is a
most fitting one.
Mrs. Hannah Slower, mentioned 10 the PRESS
a week or two since as having been horn on the
4th of July, 1775, died Thursday last in Bow
doinham, lacking but few months of reach
ing her hundredth birthday.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Henry 7. Carter
has become insane, and on Saturday was taken
to the State Asylum at Augusta.
The Portland daily press., 1876-01-17

STEAMER MovEMENTs.-The Allan mail
steamer Peruvian, Capt. Watts, sailed for Liv-
erpool at o'clock Saturday afternoon with IS
cabin and Ssteerage passengers.
The Allan steamer Nova Scotian, Captain
Richardson, sailed for Baltimore, to load, at IL
o'clock Saturday. She carried a few passen-
gers.
The Allan mail steamer SarmatiaD, Captain
Arid, from Londonderry the 9Th inst, arrived
here yesterday afternoon with - cabin and 20
steerage passengers. This was remarkably
quick passage and a very pleasant one
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DAMAGE TO WHARF.-Saturday morning
the bark Sarah Ellen began to discharge bal
last at the end Of Union wharf. Soon after
finishing for the night, the wharf broke way
and let the ballast through. A place about %
feet long and 10 feet wide gave way. There
did not appear to be any support to the planks,
not pile being in sight. 1t is wonder that
il has held as well as it has.
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Maine Business Notes.

The numbering operations in Dennysville are
much smaller than in years past, and the lum-
Der business is gradually drawing to close for
the want Of lumber.
Hay is selling for So per ton in Dennysvin
and not much Call for it at that price,
The Ccburn wooden mill at Skowhegan is
turning out fine variety Of fancy woolens fol
the summer trade.
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PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. "a, 1875.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate Offices Arrive at 1.20
p. m. and 1890 a. m. Close at $40 m, and $50 and
800 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 500 pm.
Railway. Arrive at 1.20 and $40 pm. Close at
$40 III and 230 pm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1.20 p. m.
and 1880 M Close at $40 m, 2-30 and 900 p. m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes.
Arrive at 800 p. m. Close at 1890 .. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 600 a.
m. and 90 p. m. Close at 1880 and 500 p. m.
Express, Augusta Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 200 am. Close at 800 p m.
Skowhegan, intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at 800 D. m. Close at 1890 p. m.
Skowhegan closed pouch closes at 900 p m.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. Il. r. Ar
rive at 220 p. m. Close at 1245 p m.
Morning Northwestern by g. L. r. Arrive at s45
m. Close at $50 a. m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 900 a. M, 800
and $50 p Close at $50 m, 70 80 and 800 p.
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at Las and 11.25 m. Close at 1880 m, and
3.30pm.
o. m. and ZIG pm.
By the Bridgton Stage Arrive at 8 p m. Close at
$50 m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 600 a m.
Close at 500 p m.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Mount Desert, Mill
bridge, Jonespert and Machias, via each steamer.
Arrive at m. Close at p m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Arrive
Thursday at a m. Close Saturday at 3.90pm.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line direct close every
Saturday at 3p m.
Foreign Mails, via New York, day previous to sail
ing OF steamers. Close at 2.30 p m.
Collections from Street letter boxes at 90 a. M,
II m. and 200 and 500 p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1876-01-17

IMpRovEMENrs.-The firm of Geo. A. Whit
ney g. Co. are arranging to enlarge their pres
sent quarters on Exchange street. They are to
have large salesroom, and will make spec
ialty of parlor suits. This firm shipped tne
very first carload of goods over the new road to
st. JohnsbuFy. The car containing their goods
went through the day before the first passenger
train,
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Supreme Judicial Court.

BEFORE JUDGE WALTON
SATURDAY.-Gustavus B. Broad VS.. Eastern Rail-
road and Emily Broad VS.. Same. Two cases tried to-
gether. Given to the jury at p. m. No verdict at
time of writing.
Cliffords for plaintiffs. Webb for defendant.
Court adjourned to this (Monday) afternoon.
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Municipal Court.

JUDGE KNIGHT PRESIDING.
SATURpAY-Charles A. Dalton and Hattie Pres
colt. Breaking entering and larceny. Ordered to
recognize to State with surees in the sum of $500
each Committed
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Condition of SayinpS Ranks.

The following shows the resources of the
several savings banks in the state and the
amount of securities held by them that had
suspended the payment of interest or cou-
pons at the time the return was made to the
Eyaminer.
The Portland daily press., 1876-01-17

LYONS KATHARIoN prevents the hair from
falling out or turning gray, renews it growth,
and gives strength and vigor. 1t is delightfully."-
perfumed, and makes splendid dressing. 1t
is the cheapest and most desirable Hair Tonic
ever produced. Used by the elite. Price only
30 cents. apr16deodaw1y
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1. f.
I. .. y. Es
Odd EolIoape, HILL M. az Erca

A Odd FeILoicS' Halt, No. IS Exchange Street.
LoDGEs-Maine, on Monday evenings; Ancient
Brothers, on Thursday evenings; Lgona, on Friday
venings; Beacon, on Tuesday evenings; Ivy, D., Of
R., second and fourth Saturday.
ENCAMPMENTs-Machigon first and third We'd
nesdays Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
days; Portland, first and third Saturdays.
RELIEF AssoCIATIoN-Every third Tuesday in the
month.
BENEFIT AssoCIATIoN.-Board of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
meets first Monday evening Of January, April, July
and October,
The Portland daily press., 1876-01-17

A MAN to sell Native Wines, by sample in winter
IA and team in summer. L want more recomen-
dation than the blowing of his own trumpet. Will
pay good salary to the right man. Apply at
MAINS.
Single man preferred. jan17d&w1w
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RoBBERY.-Sa turday night two men entered
the brig A. S. Pencil, lying at Browns wharf,
and attempted to rob the cabin. The steward,
who was sleeping in the cabin, was AWAKENED
and alarmed the thieves, who escaped after
stealing $40 from bis clothes. One man had
kept watch outside while the other entered the
gangway and threw out the stewards vest.
The steward rushed out, locking the man in
the cabin; being unarmed he was unable to de-
tain the thief who was on deck and he got away
with the money, but luckily missed watch
which was also in the vest In the meantime
the other thief escaped out of the cabin win.
dow. The police were notified and arrested
the fellow who was on deck at house on
Washington street. The man was found by a
| description the steward gave of him.
The Portland daily press., 1876-01-17

TEMPERANCE MEETINGs.-A rousing tenn
perance meeting was held at Morgan's Hall,
Morrll's Corner, Saturday evening. The hall
was SO crowded that when the members of the
Reform Club arrived it was impossible for
them to march on to the platform. Speeches
were made by Messrs. Leighton, Hyer, York,
Williams, Choate and others of the club, inter-
spersed with singing by members of the Re-
form Club and the Deering Quartette Club.
A temperance meeting was held at Stroud
water last evening, and remarks were made by
Several members of the Reform Club and 9th.
ers. Mr.. John r. Rigby of the Reform Club
addressed the people of Gray last evening on
temperance. The meeting at Preble chapel last
evening was presided over by the President of
the club, Chas. M. Thomas.
Speakers can be furnished for meetings any
where in the state by communicating with thu
President at rooms aud 10 Fluent Block, ant
paying their expenses to and fro.
The Portland daily press., 1876-01-17

HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful weekly
publication is a welcome visitor to the parlor
circle. The number for the ensuing week has
been received by Fessenden Brothers, Lancas-
ter Hall, and ID. Wentworth, 553 Congress, cor
ner of Oak street.
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INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHTPC CO,

TYNHE annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Il International Steamship Company will be held
on WEDNESDAY, January 26, 1876, at 8 o'clock
P. NJ, for choice Of officers, and the transaction of
any other business that may legally come before
them. III. j. LIBBY, Sec'y.
January II, 1875. jan17td
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BEWARE OF CONFERENCE.-THE for
Adamson's Botanic Cough Balsam. Take no
other See that the name of "F. W. Kins-
man" is blown in the bottle. Price So cents.
jan17-eod&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1876-01-17

THE MUsEUM.-This evening Miss Miles APP
pears in the London sensational play, 'eThe
Mechanics Wife, or the Wheel of Fortune
in which she takes the parts of ''Grace Croft
and "Lady Tracy" On Friday she takes a
benefit, appearing in "Marie Stuart" The
following is the cast for "The Mechanics
Wife,:
Grace Croft the Mechanics Wife Miss Sophie Miles
Phil Flopson "a cobler true to the last VIM Calder
Matthew Oliver. j. A. Arnold
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THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, JAN. IL. 1879
THE PRESS
CITY AND VICINITY.
New Advertisements To-Day.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Yick's Flower and Vegetable Garden.
u. Is. Davis-Guns, Pistols.
House for Rent-Wm. II. Jerris.
International Steamship Co.-Annual Meeting.
Wanted-W. Mains.
Lost Dog-A Small King Charles Spaniel.
Copying and Book Keeping-Davis q Clark.
Presumpscot Park-Annual Meeting.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Stock Of Country Store-F. o. Bailey & Co.
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Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT.

The regular meetings of the City Council take place
the first Monday evening of each month.
The School Committee meetth fourth Monday eve
ming of each month.
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New FIRM-The card of Davis & Clark will
be found in another column. These gentlemen
have formed copartnership to do all kinds of
copying and writing. Their Office is in Fluent
block.
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GIL Congress street, the entire stock of grocer
les, store fixtures, &c. See auction colvmn.
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Lost Dog.

A SMALL KING CHARLES SPANIEL. The
n finder will be suitably rewarded by leaving
any information from him at THIS OFFICE.
jan17 diff
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At Ten,plars Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Mane, first and third Mondays in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening
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House for Rent.

a BRICK house in desirable neighborhood, con
"A tanning ten rooms, Sebago water, gas and fur.
mace. Rent reasonable. Apply to VIM H. JERKS
Real Estate Agent. jan8d2w%
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Office Hours.

G. W. GODDARD POSTMASTER,
j. w. YORK Observation-Disclosures
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Arrival and Departure of Ma

From 800 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
. Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from 8 to 10 a m.
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COMPREHENSIVE.
COMPREHENSIVE.

TNHE undersigned have this day formed copart-
4 nership under the firm name of S. ID. MER-
RlLL q CO., for the purpose of carrying on the
Plumbing and Tin Roofing business at 81 Temple St.
S. ID. MERRILL.
GEO. f. HIGGINS,
VIM. A. LOWE.
Portland, Jan. 1, 1876. jan12dlw*
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MISSED A CARR.

A good story is told of gentleman
we'll known in town, in connection
with late visit of his to drug store.
The gentleman's name is Carr, and
the given name of this particular one
will not be revealed in this item for
worlds. This Carr wanted some med.
icine for his family the other night af-
ter twelve o'clock, and visited a drug
store to obtain it. The drug store
was closed, and be pulled the bell Wig
orously. The druggist at once put
his head out of an upper window, and
inquired sleepily: "Who's there ?"
"Mr. Carr" responded the gentleman
at the bell. "Missed carr? Well,
what's that to me, oonfound you Stop
ringing that bell, and go about your
business. mani" Down went the win
dow, and the druggist was lost to sight.
The discomfited Mr. Carr was lost in
blank amazement for quite time, but
finally seized the bell and rang it
again frantically. The druggists
head appeared at the window again.
He was wide awake this time. "Whos
there, now?" "Mr. Carr, l tell you I"
"Why, d-n your impudence! Who
cares if you have! Get out of that,
quick If you're drunk and have
missed a car, it's your ewn lookout.
Don't touch that bell againp "But,
| tell you, you idiot, I'm Mr..
Carr| cob, Lord why didn't you
say so beforeY' The window went
down, and the druggist soon appeared
at the door, to explain volubly that
he'd supposed that he'd been aroused
by some drunken fellow who wanted
sympathy. Possibly he gave Mr.. Carr
something to pacify him. Druggists
keep pacificators on draught.-.&.
Louis Republican.
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leaving her two daughters, now all
most penniless, to the poor cousin s
care.
1t was a bright and beautiful morn
in the early spring, when Lena, the
gifted and beautiful, stood before the
altar, to become the wife of the dis.
tinguished Edward Stanley.
There. too, were Emma and Annie,
looking happily on, while Mrs. West
brook smiled her congratulations.
1t was in a country church they
were married.
Little children strewed flowers in
the pathway of the bride as she re-
turned to her carriage.
Edward Stanley not orly took his
wife, but her two dependent cousins.
Alkaline did not look upon them as
such, however, but treated them as
sisters.
But where was Clara all this time
for three years she was not heard from.
But one dark winters night, a pale
woman, in tattered garments, might
be seen vending her way down to the
Hon. Edward Stanley's beautiful resi-.
dence. Feebly she knocked for ad-
mittance.
The servant stared at her wonder.
ingly, when she asked if Mrs. Stanley
was at home.
"Tell her yes," said Alkaline, who
always listened to the voice of dis
tress.
The pale supplicant entered, and
cast her eyes on her two sisters, who
knew her in a moment, and at once
Adaline received the wanderer to her
heart.
Clara had come home to Adaline's
to die, deserted, heart broken wife.
All that could be done, was done to
restore her, but in vain.
Adaline's voice soothed her in her
widest words of delirium, and it was
Adaline's voice that convinced her
she could yet be saved.
Clara died a true Christian, with
the words:
Father, mother; l come"
Thus the proud, contemptuous beau
ty owed her last comforts, nay, even
her escape from a pauper's grave, to
the poor dependent" she had scorned.
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THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER.
Take it out of that !"

1t was in an Olive street restaurant
the other day, says the st. Louis Re-
publican, that an English gentleman
gave utterance to the following re-
mark -
Talk about your hunting in Amer
ical Why, it aren't nothing to what
you find in Africa"
"Did you ever go hunting in Afri-
caH" said one of his listeners.
"Why, of course"
"What kind of game did you get 7"
elephants, lions, tigers, zebras,
and other animals"
"Graciousl 1t must be exciting
sport hunting lions"
"Yes, rather"
lawful savage, I guess" suggested
another.
Savage? You bet Why, them IL
ons is jist orful."
"Can they lick any other beast, as
they say?"
click? A lion can lick anything
in the world, Why, | saw a couple Of
tigers tackle lion one day, and he
jist clawed one # 'em to pieces
quicker'n a spring lamb could shake
his tail. Tie other tiger, he skipped,
you can bet, up tree. But he kinder
didn't seem happy with Mr.. Lion
down there. But that lion got him,
you bet"
"How did he do it-go up after
him ?"
"No; he shook him down"
"Shook him down? How, for good
ness sake?"
"Well, when he seen that tiger up
there, he began to roar. Lord, how
he did roar It shook the very ground.
1t shook the tree where the tiger was
hiding away, and he clung on, and
clung on, aud clung on, but he couldn't
stand it; and bime-by, down he fell,
and the lien jist eat him up"
Actually ate him up ?"
"Everytbing And then Tapped the
Ground.
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CENTRAL HOUSE,

DoNNER & AGNEw BLOCK. l..
ID AeSRw, Proprietor. This is a new
RoRse, and has just been fitted up for the
accommodation of the public. A portion
Of the patronage of the public is solicited.
6s-ly
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Rates of Advertising.

Legal notices at established rates.
Marriage and death notices, gratis.
,Ail bills for yearly advertisements COL
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments must be paid for in advance.
Job work, Cash on Delivery.
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A French money lender complained
to Baron Rothschild that a nobleman
to whom he had loaned ten thousand
francs had gone off and left no ac-
knowledgmeDt of the debt. "Write
him and ask him to send you immedi-
ately the seventy thousand frances he
owes YOU" said the willy banker.
"But he only owes me ten thousand
francs" said the money lender"
Precisely" rejoined the Baron "and
he will write and tell you so, and you
will thus get his acknowledgment"
Piscatorial. Miss Blauch (to the
old coachman)-"O, John, will you
put this worm on the hook for me I
cant bear to do it 70 Old John (dubi-
ously)-"Well, I'm sure some O. the
young gentleman wouldn't mind, Miss,
but I've rather dalieot stomach
myself, Miss, and l 'eave at any.
thing ?"
A young student wants us to tell
him if Worcester spells Wooster,
why Rochester don't spell Roos.
ter.
He who sins against man may fear
discovery, but he who sins AGAINST God
is sure Of H..