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The Portland daily press., 1877-01-18
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MORNING STREET AND EASTERN
PROMENADE SEWER.

Beginning at a point in the centre of Morning
street and 4175 feet northwesterly from the north
vest line OF Promenade; thence southeasterly
through centre Of Morning street, distance of AIT
feet to northwest line Of Promenade; thence on
of Morning street and centre Promenade; thence
southwesterly through centre of Promenade a
6955 feet.
The sewer at point of beginning is 9 feet deep,
- feet deep at line of Promenade, feet deep at
southwest line of Morning street. and feet deep at
terminus. Cement pipe 10 inch.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-18

Beginning at a point in the centre of Canton
street $50 feet from north line of Potters Lane thence
northeriy through centre Of Canton street, distance
of l65 feet to old sewer.
The sewer is of II inch glazed pipe laid of feet
deep throughout.
Cost OF sewer. .$2l4 40
City's proportion. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 71.48
Sum to be assessed. ed.................... 1927
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-18
PORTLAND &WORCESTER LINE
Portland & Rochester II. R.
DECEMBER 5, 1876.

NrAtus Will hS
Leave Portland at . 80 n M,
3.3O, $50 and 6.2O y
Z 30 A. N. Accommodation for Worcester. Ar
rfves at Rochester at 955 a. M, connecting with
Eastern and Boston & Maine Rallroads) At
Nashua u47 a. M, Lowell 12.15 p. NJ,
Boston 1.15 p M, Aver junction 1910 p.
m.,, FischburS LIS p. M, and Worcester
at 2.10 y. M, connecting with trains South and
West
$50 p. M. Steamboat Express through to
New London without change. Con-
meets at Rochester for Dover and Great
Falls, at Epping for Manchester and
Concord at Nashua for Lowell and
Boston, at Aver junction for Fitch.
burg and the West via HOOsac TUnDel
Lime, at Worcester with Boston & Albany
Railroad for New York, at Putnam with
"Boston & Philadelphia Express Line'' for
philadelphia, Baltimore and " ash-
iugtOn, at New London with Norwich
Line Steamers, due at Pier No, 40, North
River New York, at 900 a. m.
$50 r. M. Mixed Train for ROch hester.
6.IO =. vi. Local for G0rham.
Trains leave Rochester at TOO, *I1.5 and t1.45
M, arriving in Portland at 935 a. M, *1.2O and
t510p m.
Leave Gorham 500 a. m, arriving at Portland $40
am.
mixed.
Steamboat Express stops only at Springvale. AL
fred SacO River, Gorham, Saccarappa and West.
brook making close connection with through trains
of Maine Central and Grand Trunk Railroads
de4dtf j. M. LUNT, Supt.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-18
CUMBERLAND AND STATE STREET
SEWER.

Beginning at point in the centre of Cumberland
street, 56 feet eastery from east line of High street,
thence westerly through centre OF Cumberland street,
distance Of AIS feet to east line of State street,
thence on curve to right distance of 58 feet to
north line OF Cumberland street, thence northerly
through centre of State street, distance of 704 teet
to south line of Portland street., thence with
to lett across Portland street. distance of IL teet to
northline Of Portland street, thence direct line
distance OF II feet to point SO feet westerly from
west line State street, produced thereto, where it
emptes into gully in behring's Oaks.
The sewer is OF ~ inch glazed pipe in Cumberland
street and curve therefrom, distance of 507 feet;
thence Is inch do to the north line of Sherman
street, distance of 257 feet; thence 1S inch do,
distance of $50 feet: thence S inch plank drain Is
feet to terminus making total length of 1859 feet
or so 4-10 rods. The depth being feet from point
of beginning to north line of Portland street, and
feet at terminus
Cost of Sewer. $500 70
City's proportion. ................ 1906 60
Sum to be assessed. Observation-Disclosures. 2,613 10
Area assessed as fOlows
Cumberland street., are 50, Az square feet,
rate 81 rs. 1859 70
state street, from Cumberland to Sherman,
~ 554 square feet, rate 81 80. ......... 4SS II
state street from Sherman to- Grant, 42,649
square feet. rate 81 90. 0................. 426 49
State street from Grant to Portland, 31,647
square feet, rate 075 46 100..,....,..... 238 SO
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-18
RAILROADS.
Eastern Railroad,
OCT. 9, 1876.

PASSENGER TRAINS leave Portland
Tor ScarbOrO'. SacO, Biddeford, Ken
nebunk. Wells North Berwick, sOafh
Berwick, Conway Junction, clio {,
Kntery. Portsmouth,, NewbOryport,
salem. Lynn, Chelsea and Boston at
300 a. m, arriving in Boston at 1 40 p.
saco, Biddeford. Kennebunk, Kittery.
Portsmonth, Hamptons, Newbury port,
salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston at
800 p. M, arriving il Boston at 7.30 p No., in
season for New York and Western connection.
Pullman ParoI Car attached.
$40 p. m. BiGdeford accommodating train.
Returning, leave BidIeford at 90 a. m.
Might Express with sleeping Car, for
Boston at 2.15 n. M, every day Except
Mondays.)
RETU RI ING,
Leave Boston at 2 30 tl2.3O and af s 90
p. Ds., conn. citing with Maine Ceniral
and Il. 4 N. A. Railway tor -. John
and HALIFAX. Pullman Sleeping Car attached
Through Tickets to all Points south and West at
owest rates. Pullman Car Tickets for Seats and
Berths at Ticket Once
Passengers by this line avoid all change.
oc9dtf GEO, BATCHELDER. Supt.
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-18

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one of which is worth the price Of the
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The author has returned from Europe in excellent
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REHABILITATION Herald
"Hope nestled in the bottom of Pandoras box, and
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ical Institute, which teaching thousands how to
avoid the malades that sap the citadel of life''-
Philadelphia Enquirer.
ut should be read by the Young, the middle-aged
and even the old "-Neao York Tribune
The first and only Medal ever conferred upon any
Medical Map in this country as recognition of skill
and professional services, presented to the author
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was noticed at the time of its occurrence by the Bos
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country. This magnificent medal is of solid gold set
with more than one hundred India diamonds of rare
briancy.
Altogether in its execution and the richness of its
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The Portland daily press., 1877-01-18
BRACKETT STREET SEWER,

Beginning at point in the centre of Bracket
street, 102 ee souhery from south line of Bradford
street, thence southery through centre Of Brackett
Of the north line Of Spruce street, where it enters
old sewer.
Sewer is of 12 inch cement pipe, laid toet deep
throughout.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-04
Use of Flies.

Although flies are, in summer, the
pests of our lives, and we wonder why
they were ever made at all, ii should be
remembered that they have an infancy
as maggots, and the loathsome life they
then lead as scavengers cleanses and
purifes the August air, and lowers the
death-rates of our cities and towns.
Thus, while stables and piggeries and
filth are tolerated by city and town su-
thorities, the young of the house-fiy and
the flesh and blow-fy, with their thou
sand allies, are doing something toward
purifying the pestilential air ard avert
ing the summer brood of cholera, dys-
entery and typhoid fever which descend
like harpies upon the devoted towns aud
cities. 1t may be regarded az an axiom
that, where flies most abound, there
filth, death-dealing and baneful, is most
abundant, and filth-diseases, such as we
have named, most do congrecate. A
ay which is born in August generally
lives a month or six weeks, and dies at
the coming of frost, either of cold or
from the attacks of fungoid plants. A
few, probably, winter over and survive
until midsummer, and thus maintain
the existence of this useful species, to
which civilized man owes more than he
can readily estimate, and with which
he can dispense only when the health OF
cities and towns is looked after with far
greater vigilance and intelligence than
is perhaps likely to be the case for sew
sral centuries to come.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-04
Keen Satire.

In the days of Andrew jackson, dur
ing holly contested political conflict,
in front of village store was gathered
a squad of workers-the village wire
pullers-men who were spending their
time and their breath for the party, and
who were looking for office, every one
of them, engaged in discussing the pros
poets of the situation. While they were
thus engaged in feeling self-confident
and jubilant, an old stager of the oppos-
ing party, named Sam Belkoop, came
up. Ordinarily Sam was reserved and
mindful of his own business, but in ex-
citing times like the present, when he
had "a few glasses abroad" lie could
be loquacious. The party of politicians,
all known to be hungry for government
pap, hailed Sam rather ironically, ask
ing him how went the battle Oh his side.
Said Sam:
'I don't know, gentlemen, AZ l can
give you any Information on that point,
but can tell you bit of story"
All, that was just the thing "Fire
away, Samuel, let us have it,"
sam took seat upon an empty nail
keg and told as follows:
Once upon a time thore wa q great
king, who had philosopher in whose
judgment he always put the utmost
confidence. On certain morning the
king took it into his head that he want
ed to 60 out hunting, and having
summoned his mobiles and all the chief
men of his court, and made necessary
preparations, he called his philosopher
and asked him If 1t would rain during
the day. The philosopher looked up at
the clear sky, and said 1t would not; so
the king and his mobiles and all his great
men departed. Upon approaching the
forest they met a countryman mounted
upon jackass, who advised them to re-
turn, assuring them that il would very
soon rain.
"Bah!" cried the king, "does this fell
low know more than my philosopher?
Let us ride on"
So on they rode, and had just entered
the forest when the rain came down in
torrents, driving them to the nearest
shelter, which they reached, drenched
to the skin, bitterly lsmenting that they
did not take tho rustic's advice. When
they returned to the palace, the king
sent for his philosopher, and having
soundly berated him for letting himself
be outdone by a country rustic, dismiss
ed him. Then he sent for the country
man, intending to install him into the
vacant office.
"Tell me-" said the king, when the
man appeared before him, show you
knew 1t would rain"
'1 didn't know, SIR" replied the
countryman, "my jackass told me-"
"MercyW cried the monarch in great
astonishment. "How did he tell your"
"It's way he has, your majesty, of
pricking up his ears and snuffing the
air."
And thereupon the king sent for the
jackass, and allowed the countryman to
go home; and the jackass was installed
into the Office made vacant by the re-
tirement of the philosopher.
"Ahw concluded Sam, with woful
shake of the head, 'the poor king little
dreamed the calamity that eimple act
was TO bring upon his kingdom"
"How SOP" demanded the auditors
eagerly"
"Why,' replied Sam, very eravely,
"from that day to this every jackass is
clamoring for office"
Samuel Belkoop wac invited into the
store to take something, but he did not
go.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-04

Another Springl The warm, sweet
breezes fan the check; the bright blue
sky with drifting clouds delights the eye
the clear sunshine, life renewing, bathes
the awakening earth. With a new ener-
gy and cheerfulness do men lay hold of
their allotted tasks. Ny sister women,
wehave work to do. Shall we shrink
and cover in the face of our manifest
duty' or shall we step confidently for
ward, upheld and cheered by the oonvie-
ton that by so doing we shall have the
appreciation of Heaven, the blessings of
posterity and the encouragement Of all
right thinking people? 1t is our work,
my sisters, to discourage the sale and use
OF intoxicating liquors; to lose no op-
portunity of showing that we condemn
the poison and those that use 1t.
We cannot walk the pleasant streets
of our village without seeing the effects
of this baleful traffic in the forms and
faces of men. There is nothing that can
mar the "human form divine" equal to
strong drink.
How does the fond mother feel, who.
having reared her boy with tender love,
endeavoring with all her strength to In
still into his mind right principles and
sentiments of honor; how does she feel.
| ask, when she sees him reeling home,
heart and brain stepped in the fumes of
the poisoned glass? Oh, it is sword
that pierces her own soull tits the work
of the rum-seller. He is enriched, but
many are made poor. Tempted, fallen,
soiled and bruised, outcast villain. Step
by step down the dismal road.
The practice of taking wine and Other
alcoholic drinks, socially, l am aware,
Is not condemned by many excellent
people. They think that a custom at
once so graceful and appropriate can do
no harm. But mother, father, does 1t
give you pleasure to see your noble boy
taking socially tho glass Of ruby wineI
Are not you afraid there is fascination
in the cup to lure him on to ruin7
A bold swimmer feeling secure In his
own strength is not afraid to daily with
the outer circles Of the whirlpool, know
ing that he can go back if he feels HIM
self too strongly drawn. But alas! In
the pleasurable excitement of resisting
the wild current he overestimates bis
own power. and before he is aware that
he is in danger he is irresistibly drawn
toward the center-overwhelme and
lost.
o gentle mother, caressing the fair
brow ofyour baby boy, do what you can,
though it be but little-do something to
stop the sale of rum! AS you gaze into
the clear eyes of your dear girl, resolve
that you will not sit idly by while the
work of exterminating alcohol Is going
on. Resolve that you also will raise
your voice and hand TO help those who
are trying to shield her from the horrors
Of being drunkard's wifeI
Alcohol is the product Of decay and
death and so its use tends toward dis
ease. 1t is the parent of vice and crime.
Unite your forces, all ye tnat fear aud
hate it. 'r..7.
Middlebury, April 28.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-04
The Power of Forgiveness.

In a garrisoned town in England,
where one Of the finest regiments in the
service was stationed, soldier had
been placed in confinement by an officer
of the guard for misdemeanor, and his
name sent in to the commandant.
"Whatw said the colonel, "is Now.
bray up againP What has he been doing
nowY
"Tipsy and disorderly as usual, sir"
returned the officer who had reported.
"In mercy's name what shall / do
with himl ] believe have tried every
thing in his case which can be done
without court martial"
at this point the chaplain of the regi-
ment, q kind-hearted man, spoke:
at was Mowbray who captured tho
Russian standard?"
eyes"
"He was brave soldier, and true?
eyes"
"Well, colonel, you will permit me,
L think L can mention one thing which
you have not tried"
"Ah, chaplain, what is that"
"He has never yet been forgiven"
"Forgiven" repeated the colonel, in
surprise.
"Aye--hc has not yet been brought
before you. Suppose you try it, just
once"
The colonel reflected little while,
and then directed that the culprit should
be brought before him. The man was
presented-a soldier, every inch ofhim,
battle burned and SCARED.
"Well, Mowbray," said the comman-
der, "you know why you are heref"
eyes, SIR"
"What have you to say for yourself?"
"Nothing, colonel, only that I'm sor-
ry. l don't think 1 meant to do
wrong"
The colonel gave the soldier stern
lecture on the sin and disgrace of drunk
enness, and finally, when the poor fell
low was expecting nothing less than
the ball-and-chain for a month, he
wound up as follows:
"And now, Mowbray, I am going
this once to try new incentive to man
ly behavior in your case. 1 am going
to forgive you this time. You may re-
turn to duty, and let US see how long
you'll honor it,"
The soldier stood for moment like a
man frightened. 1t took him some H
tie time to fully comprehend the situa-
ton, but he saw at length, and burst
into tears.
He found voice enough to thank his
commander, and then he retired; but
he made no verbal promise.
Two years longer that regiment re-
mained i'll that town; during that time
Mowbray had not charge brought
against him; he not only trod the path
OF strict duty himself, but he prevented
many ofhis comrades from going astray.
The last Observation-Disclosures
proved power to win aud save him.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-04
A Rather Tough Insect.

In 1865 | made experiments to see
how soon locusts would drown. After
confining them in water twelve hours
they soon showed signs of life when
placed in the sunshine, and in a few
minutes commenced to move. tried
freezing, and came to the conclusion
that they could be frozen up any length
of time and the warm sunshine would
revive them. In 1847 | tried animal
poisons to see what effect they would
produce on locusts. put the poisons
on celery, which the loousts prefer to
other vegetables, and after observing
the effect formed the opinion that they
could eat their weight of any animal
poison without i'll effects TO them. AS
soon as they hatched out and commenc-
ed eating in April, 1875, took can of
coal oil and q pan for the purpose of
making . ssggot to burn some that had
just commenced on my wheat, coming
from sandy knoll in the field. Ipour-
ed the oil i'll the pan, and in moving
about the pan | caused two or three to
leap into it. | perceived that they
changed color instantly, and to all ap-
pearance were dead. | then forced
them in and observed the same results.
On placing them in the sunshine it fail
ed TO bring them to life again. after
ward tried coal-tar with the same hap
py result. Turpentine, alcohol, alkali
and croton oil will kill them, and from
the results of my experiments l believe
that anything that will kill vegetable
life, will destroy locust life under the
same conditions.
| know no insect that exhibits the
cunning of locusts after they are four
weeks old. When very young they ap-
pear to have no sense, as they will leap
Into water or iire if in their course. /.
After four weeks old they will perform
acts of cunning that are incredible to
the unobserving. In 1875, after they
ate my neighbour crop on the east, they
set out for my field. l turned water
between his and my field, and caused it
to flow four or five feet wide in places.
soon found them crossing by thous-
ands, swinging from blade to blade of
the wheat that stood in the running wa
ter. then cut the wheat out, but at
the junction of ditch l had left two
fence poles in the form of the letter V,
the lower ends crossing near the water
of the creek, and the upper ends on
either side of the ditch. They soon
found passage, and would, and did,
climb down pole fifteen feet long over
the water of Bear creek, and up the
other pole into my field. They were
making this passage In one continuous
stream when made the discovery, and
the ground and wheat were covered
near the passage by those that had
crossed.-lCor. Milwaukee News.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-04
To a Robin.


~---Ni
'Tweet, tweet," pretty bird, thou art welcome once
To the vine. covered arbor above the old door
Thou art welcome once more with thy favorite
song,
All the sweeler since now thoust been abroad so
long
And we hail with delight the approach of thy
wing,
For we deem thee certain precursor of Spring.
The schoolboy, wandering llstless along
BY chance his ear catches note of thy song
He pauses, turns round, and he whistles In vain
In his efforts to mimic thy musical strain,
Then he hurries him on, without uttering a word,
To boast DER his comrades Of what he has heard
Thou comest the first at the earliest dawn
10 warn us that night with Its shadows has gone
FROM the uppermost twig of some neighboring
tree
Thou callest aloud in thy liyelest gles
Aud when day declines and draws on to its close,
Thy voice is the last that IL hushed in repose
Thou art come, gentle bird, from region of flow.
TO cheer by thy presence this bleak cline of ours
Thou Art come from a land where the orange trees
Where each zephyr comes laden with sweetest
perfume;
From q land rich In fruits of the tropical zone,
And where Winter and frost are forever unknown.
But, alas while we welcome thy coming once
more,
we srleve, for those loved ones whose greetings
They sone iron, among no, to them all In vain
Shalt thou wake the glad notes of thy joyous re.
They sleep where the cypress in solitude waves
And keeps its lone watch DER their newly made
graves.
Thou wilt mise their dear fAces, the faithful and
true,
TO whom In our anguish we've hidden adleu:
Their fhrewolls are spoken, from many hearth
Have passed In their freshness the loved ones Of
earth,
And many a cheek has been wet with a tear,
For Death has been busy since thou vast here
But thou hast no sorrow that mortals may know,
No note In thy song breathes one cadence of woe
While TO hearts overburdened with sorrow and
grief,
With the charm Of thy voice comes a sense of re.
lief;
And much JOY to all creatures thy presence doth
bring,
For who does not love thee thou first bird of
Spring.
-[Record and Farmer.
Middlebury. Vt.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-04

In The present style of wearing the
iSdy's lips than 'It' L is IRON from 'e her feet' e
Why, a quiet, reserved, timid woman
wears her hat away eft, like make
shift rudder; fashionable woman
builds kind Of a platform out of her
back hair and hangs the bonnet on the
rear end Of II, and real stylish, model
hired girl carries pole over her shoul-
der with the hat slung to the end of it.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-04

A love-slck girl who had married
against heI fathers wishes, came back
after the first conjugal tiff. "Kill the
prodigal!" exclaimed the father, "the
calf has returned"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-04

why do you use paintS" asked q
violintst of his daughter. "For the
same reason that you use rosin, papa" I"
"How Is that?' "Why, n help me draw
my beaus."