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The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22

A RUNAwAY.-A telegram was received here
yesterday asking for the arrest of boy named
Arthur Davis, aged IL years. He left his home
in Fly de Park and went to Lynn. From there
he came to this city, and last evening Officers
Harmon and Jackson found HIM on the
steamer about to sail for Deer Isle. He will be
taken back
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22

BATES COLLEGE ITEMs.-Werdall Phillips
will deliver the Grafton before the united liter
airy societies in City Hall during commence.
ment week, Wednesday evening, June 9th.
Rev. j. L. Phillips will deliver the annual
sermon before the Theological school Sunday
evening, June Oath.
The last division of the Sophomores have their
declarations next Friday evening May 25th in
Main street church.
Geological excursions in this vicinity are be-
ing INDUCED in by the seniors with fine success.
Several rare varieties have been fonnd.
Our b. Is. nine play return game with the
College in Waterville next Saturday, May Goth.
The promised games of ball between Bowdoin
and Bates this term are not likely to take place.
The Bowdolns gracefully admitting their infe-
riority in that line.
commencement .exercises begin Sunday,
June 4th with the Baccaaureate sermon of
Pres. Cheney. RAMBLING.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22

II. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell at 10 o'clock to-
day, at 80 Exchange street, fre stock Of
plants from the Conservatives of d. d. Taylor
& Co., Melrose, Mass.
AT 3 p m. they sell the valuable real estate
situated on the northeastery corner Of Attain
tic and Monument streets. See auction col
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22

FIRE IN JEFFERsoN.-On Sunday afternoon
fire was discovered in the roof of a dwelling
house owned by the widow of George Jackson
of Jefferson; and in spite of the efforts to save
it by the neighbors, who rallied quickly, the
house was entirely consumed with considera-
BILE portion of its contents. Loss about $500.
Mot insured
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22

PERIoDICALs.-Scri Monthly fol
June has been received and is fol
sale by the following neMsdealers: Went
worth's, No. 553 Congress street, corner Of
Oak street, at Hall L. Davis, Exchange
street, at the book and periodical depot Of
Messrs. Fessenden Brothers, Lancaster Hall
Geo. FL. Marquis, No. so Exchange street, and
at the book, periodical and newspaper estab
lishments OF G. r. Chisholm & Bro, in the
Eastern and Grand Trunk depots.
A PURE, safe and strictly vegetable medicines
of extraordinary curative properties, is DIR.
BULLOCK'S KIDNEY REMEDY, NE
PHRETICUM. Bright's Disease, Kidney
Bladder and Glandular complaints, Diabetes
Gravel, Suppression and Incontinence of Urine
Female Irregularities, &C., are relieved at once
by its use
14-29-44 jy19eod&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22
MASONIC.
At Masonic Hall, No. So Erchdnoe Street


At Masonic Hail. No. So Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Land Mark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreeneafR R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNcn-Portland G. R. g. S. Masters second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K. T.-Portand, fourth Mon
day; st. Albans second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May
Grand Council Wednesday p. m.; Grand Com.
mandery, Wednesday evening.
Masonic RELIEF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION.
Second and fourth Tuesday Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES,
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNcIL-Portland Council P. of j. second 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.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADvERTIsEmENTs TO-DAY.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Concelt-We wish to inform the Public.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Worton Patent Desk-Chas. B. Thurston s. Co.
Pianos-Samuel Thurston:
Maine Medical Society-Chas. o. Hunt.
32d Year-B. B. Peck.
TO Bulders-A. N. Moves & Son.
Notice-Charles Mclaughlin.
Wanted-A. S. Fernald.
Sir Dahlgren-E. n. Greely
Buzz! Bite! Slap-E. L. Burrowes.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22
I, o. o. T.

At odd Fellows' Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street.
RELIEF AssocIAT1oN-Third Tuesday in the
month.
LoDGEs-Maine, on Monday evenings; Ancient
Brothers, on Thursday evenings; Lgonia, on Friday
evenings; Beacon. on Tuesday evenings; Unity No.
3, on Wednesday evening" Ivy, d. off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month.
ENcAMPMENT- Machigonne, first and third We'd
nesday; Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portland first and third Friday.
BENEFIT AssoCIATIoN-Boardo of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
meets first Monday evening Of January, April, July
and October.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22
Municipal Court.

JUDGE KNIGHT PRESIDING.
SATURDAY.-John Curley. Intoxication. Fined
S.. Paid.
stephen F. Cram. Intoxication. Fined SIS with
nasta
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22

THERE will be public union prayer meeting
at Second Parish church Thursday evening at
quarter to eight. my22td
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22
Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT.

The regular meetings of the City Council take
place the first Monday evening of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22
SOMERSET COUNTY.

At last accounts the Skowhegan men who
went to the Black Hills had not reached the
gold region. 1t is said the roads are SO difficult
that but 10 miles can be travelled per day. Hay
and corn sell for 10 cents per pound, and beans
are 20 cents. There seems, however, to be
some exceptions to hard luck. Three who
started from Skowhegan early in the spring,
write home that they. are averaging $50 per
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22

WATCHES cond-hand watches cheap, a.
Geo. A. Harmon's, ieweler, lower store Mechan
ic building, 517 Congress street. my17-1 W
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22

TROUT FIslIING.-Mr. Geo Warehouse of
the Preble one of the most successful ang lers
in the state, recently went up over the Ogdens
burg with party of Boston gentlemen after
trout They succeeded in getting about 300,
and thought they did pretty well. Last week,
however, Conductor Richards of the Ogdens.
burg, accompanied By two gentlemen, took
trip in the same direction and returned yester-
day with 600 fish as the result of their labors.
Now Waterbouse Is organizing to beat this feat
DROWNING ACCIDENT IN GoRHAM.-Sunday
afternoon while four young lads were out on
Dry Pond il Gray in an old fiat bottomed boat
the bet ON came out and the four boys fell into
the pond. One of them, a lad named Verriu
who could swim, assisted the others to thu
shore, but in 20 doing became exhausted ant
was drowned.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22
TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

At TemplarS' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNCIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMpLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22
PENORSCOT COUNTY.

The house Of A. P. Baker in Bangor was
broken open Saturday night and wallet con-
tanning considerable sum of money stolen.
Saturday, 18th inst. VIM. Smith of Carroll,
Staples Single mill in that town. Some part
of the machinery gave way and bolt was
hurled, striking him in the side. He was TAX
en- to his home, but only survived about ten
Ior1
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Once Hours.

Once Hours.
From Z. 80 m to $50 p M Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 m.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-22
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEu COUNTY.

The Kennebec Journal figures up the ice bus.
mess on the Kennebec last season as follows
Amount of ice in store $4,000, amount sold
"a, 500 tons, amount put up by companies for
their own use and no. in the market $4,000
tons, leaving for sale at the present time 49,
500 tons. The market for this will depend on
the Intensity of heat of the coming sum-
Philadelphia and New York already supplied,
the sale must necessarily be slow and at low
price. The average price of the sales this year
will not exceed one dollar ton, aud to sell it
for less than this, including the cost of packing
on board vessels, would be losing business.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-10-10


waiting some time. he complained
that the cook was not as brisk as
she might be. and the Doctor went
to the kitchen to hurry up the cakes
He was informed that breakfast had
been cooked twice, and as often con-
sumed by the soldiers. who as hun.
CRY as wolves. had made a rush for
the smoking giands. Tarleton at
once placed a guard at the entrance
of the kitchen. and in gdue time sat
down to comfortable meal; but,
in the meantime. Jack Dewitt saw the
soldiers at the place. mounted hne
horse and reached Charlottesville
two hours before Tarleton. The
members Of the Legislature availing
themselves Of this timely informa-
ton adjourned unanimously and
made tracks for Staunton. Col. Jno.
! Archer had a few mounted men in
town, and was the last who attempt
ed to escape. He was cut down
near the Stone Tavern. then the
residence of DR.. Geo. Giimer, whose
wife went to Tacleton at the head of
his troops. and asked that the. gal
liant Col. Archer, the friend of her
husband, might be brought into her
house. Her request was cheerfully
I complied with, and a guard placed
at her door. Col. Archer was care
fully nursed and recovered. On his
d0atl.-bed he called Hon. William
Is. s.A:cher and DR.. Branch Archer to
his side and charged them ever to
regard DIR. Gilmer and his family
/ with the same affection bestowed on
Those of their own blood. The gen
| tleman who relates this incideat
| travelled with DR.. Archer in 1882,
and had the statement from him."
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-10-10
A Revolutionary Incident.

The Charlottesville. Va. Chronicle
says: 1T is fact we'll knogn that
during the Revolutionary war; the
British Colonel TarIeton came very
near capturing the Virginnia Legis-
lature. then in session at Charlotts-
Vile. Tradition has Il that the
members were indebted for their es-
cape to the thieving propensity OF
Tarleton's own soldiers + Is re-
lated that the dashing ealEalry lead
er called on DIR. Walker, at Castle
HilI,' and ordered breakfast. After
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-10-10
Importance of Agricultural
knowledge.

A recent writer on agriculture has
said: ''What literature has done
for theology, for astronomy, for all
the sciences and adorn humanity,
she is ready to do for agriculture
art of arts-to which we owe all the
comforts of civilized life" And yet,
what a prejudice still exists in. the
minds of some in regard to what
they are pleased to term "book
farming" and why is it?- Can any
person tell? To be arrayed against
knowledge, progress and the highest
of the ninteenth century. For to-
day, the chemist over his crucibles,
the scholar in his study. and the ex-
pertinent ia the field. are walking
hand in hand together, searching for
the hidden truth. that the scientific
result may be obtained
Change is one of the tendencies
OF this age. Even educational sys
TENS are changing. Our Literature
is becoming more agricultural in its
character. The highest talent is
rushing to the aid of the once des,
pissed science. Sc. that farmers who
do not wish to be left in the rear
far. in the rear-must devote their
spare moments to comparing their
experience with that of others given
in agricultural books and papers
When the young child, growing
up and learning to read. will add to
his knowledge, and his father s., the
experiSpse Of Others. he will be much
hetter prepared for the great work
of life.
We are still cropping in the dark,
but the tints ofIight may be seen in
the far east-soon they will burst
over us in all their splendor and
beauty.
1Fiz Is it too much TO believe that the
time will come. and that ere long.
when every process on the farm will
be conducted with the same certain
ty OF result which belongs to the
other sciences? We are no proph-
ct, but we watch and wait.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-10-10
Cultfyating Small Farms.

Cult1yating Small Farms.
The American Farmer for August
contains an admirable address by
Judge Fullerton before the Pied
mont agricultural society on Virgin
ia farming, from which we copy.
The necessary steps toward an
improved husbandry in the state
are:
1. To cultivate less land.
2. To make that which is cultiva-
ted rich in plant food. so that it may
produce large crops.
8. The practice OF rigid system
of rotation of crops, and mixed farm
ing.
4. The cultivation of grasses and
less of the cereals, and feeding upon
the farrn the most of its products.
5. Raising clover and enriching
the land by turning under green
crops.
1 speak earnestly and sincerely
when say that believe that the
faithful practice of such a system
of tillage would in ten years increase
the value OF real estate in Virginia
100 per cent. and place the farming
population in an independent con-
dition. There is nothing new in
these suggestions. They are the
same old. old story, oft repeated and
often disregarded. They, neverthe.
less, employ the true policy for till
lage, and the time will come when
they will be universally adopted.
The advantage in small farms can
scarcely be overestimated. France
is an eminent example of this, and
she is to-day the wonder Of the
world With territory not equa
to ene-ffteenth of our states, and
but little greater than Texas, she
raises nearly double the wheat pro
duced in the United States, and be
sides supporting population O
nearly forty millions. her exports
the last year exceeded our own
This arises out of the fact that hel
farms average less than sixty acres,
and are made to produce to the full
extent of their capacity.
=:
gamers that which is needed to sup.
ply his dailylwants is far removed
from the vexations and losses atten.
dant upon outside purchases which
so severely tax his means. 1t is not
unfrequently the case. when he pro-
duces but a single article for the
market, that it commands price
which but poorly compensates him
for his labor, while he has to pay
exhorbitant prices for that which he
is compelled to purchase. This is
"selling the hide for a penny, and
buying back the tail for shilling"
Whlcn surely Is not 8 prontaOIe trans
action.
There can be no rational or sue
cessful rotation of crops, unless grass
intending clover land for all present
purposes ! shall treat clover as one
Of the grasses) holds a conspicuou.
place. The great need of Virginia
to-day. is grass. 1t is tie grea
source Of the worlds wealth. I d.
not overrate its value as estimated
at the present, or in ancient times
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-10-10
Close Connection made at all Points.

There are no Routes EQtal b These tgs
CHEAPNESS, ELEG ANT FARE
AND SPLENDID SCENERY.
Fare from BRISTOL Tenn 20 RICH
MONDs Va. .f.s.-.; ...s ~ A9.Aa
BURG. go, ....-. ls.ls
Fare from BRISTOL, Tenn, via. Norfolk 20
BALTIMORE meals and state room On
steamer inelnded1 ......s-.. 1870. go. n 70 -
Fare from BRISTOL, Tenn, via Norfolk 70
PHILADELPHIA, via Baltimore (Ineals
and state ON steamer iHcludedl 1888 10
Fare from BRIST Toll, Tenn, via Norfolk to
NEW YORK, via Old Dominion .. y. Cos
meals and state steamer includ-
ed1 ......-...,...-.--- -------- s 40 90
Fare from BRISTOL, Tenn.s via Norfolk,
Baltimore and thence all railrOad, via
Philadelphia, to NEW YORK, krnoala and
state steamer ilacladedls-. ~ y %
Fare from BRISTOL, Tenn, via Norfolk to
BALTIMORE and return, tmeals and afate
room on steamer included .--..s... - II I'd
Fare from BRISTOL Tenn, via Norfolk -
NEW YORK and return tnletla aud state
room ON steamer includedl ....-~--t-+a. * n1
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-10-10

The Missouri politicians are In a state
of suspense aud agitation respecting the
vacant United States Senatorshlp, caused
by the death of Senator Bogy. There
already seems to be a dozen eager aspir
ants for the place.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-05-26
Fashion Notes.

Long, narrow scarf pins of many de-
signs, and beautifully engraved and
enameled, are worn by ladies, instead of
brooches, in the lace for the neck.
Rings are constantly being made in
novel shapes and designs.
A favorite style for engagements is the
"motto" ring.
Beautiful costumes for summer are
made of batistes and other lawns in very
delicate colors, all of one shade or else in
stripes with white.
The fashion of using beautifully de-
corated wax tapers in drawing rooms and
at banquets is growing in favor.
Many of the leaders of fashion have
adopted neat and pretty suits, with
skirts just long enough to touch the
ground, for walking costumes.
A street costume of twilled serge has
long gored skirt, trimmed with ten
inch plated founce. The polonaise is
trimmed with galloon nd bound with
satin. The rolling collar and cuffs are
trimmed in the same way.
1t may interest our lady readers to
know that at the last drawing-room of
her Britannia majesty that the wife of the
American minister wore the following
costume Dress of satin duchesse blanc
perle, partly yelled with echasses of
point de gaze, showered with dropping
branches of daturas; train of blanc perle
Venetian brocade lined through in white
satin, and trimmed with echasses of lace
and flowers to correspond couture Of
diamonds, ostrich feathers and lappeti
of fine lace; ornaments, diamonds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-05-26
A Bison VanQuiShed by a Bull,

About three months previous to my
arrival at Fort Union, says a prairie
hunter, and in the height Of the buffalo
breeding season, when the bulls are
sometimes very fierce, Joe was taking
the Fort Union bull with q cart into
point on the river above the fort, in
order to draw home a load of wood which
had been previously cut and piled ready
for transportation the day before, when
very large old bison bull stood ri ht in
the cart track paving up the earth and
roaring ready to dispute the passage
with him. On nearer approach, in
stead of flying at the sight of the man
that accompanied the cart, the bison
made headlong charge. Joe had
hardly time to remove his bulls head
stall and escape up q tree, being utterly
unable to assist his four-footed friend,
whom he left to his own resources.
Bison and bull, now in mortal combat,
met midway with shock that made
the earth tremble. Our previously do
Gle gentle animal suddenly became
transformed into furious beast, SPRING
ing from side to side, whirling round as
the buffalo attempted to take him in
flank, alternately upsetting and Fighting
the cart again which he banged from
side to side and whirled about as if it
had been a bandbox. Joe, safe out of
harms way, looked from the tree at his
champions proceedings, at first deplor-
ing theapparent disadvantage he labored
under, from being harnessed to cart !;
but when the fight had lasted long and
furious, and it was evident that both
combatants had determined that one or
the other of them must fall, his eyes
were open to the value of the protection
afforded by the harness, especially by the
thick, strong shafts of the cart against the
short horns of the bison, who, although
he bore him over and over again down
on his launches, could not wound him
severely. On the other hand, the long,
sharp horns of the brave Fort Union
bull began to tell on the furrowed side
of his antagonist until the final charge
brought the bison, with furious bound,
dead under our hero's feet, whose long,
fine drawn horn was driven deep into
his adversary's heart. With q cheer
that made the whole woods ring again,
down clambered Joe, and while triumph
antly caressing carefully examined his
chivalrous companion, who, although
bruised and blown and covered with
foam, had escaped uninjured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-05-26
Cross Husbands ana scoIding Wives.

Cross Husbands ana ScOlding wives.
A" Domestic infelicity," which newspaper re-
porters nowadays credit with playing such an
important part in life's drama, is often the ro-
suit of lingering or chronic disease. What
husband or wife can be cheerful, smiling and
pleasant, when constantly suffering from the
fortunes of some dread disease? Perhaps the
husbands liver becomes torpid, and he expert
ences bitter disagreeable taste or nausea, has
chilly sensations, alternating with great heat and
dryness of the surface of his body pain in his
sides, shoulders or back, eyes and skin are tinged
with yellow, feels dull, indisposed and dizzy.
Through his suffering he becomes gloomy,
respondent, and exceedingly irritable in temper.
Instead of resorting to so reliable remedy
as few small doses of Dr. Pierce's Purgative
Pellets, and following up their action with the
use of Golden Medical Discovery, to work the
hillary poison out of the system and purify the
blood, if he play the part of "penny wise and
pound foolish " man he will attempt to econO-
mize by saving the small cost of these medicines.
Continuing to suffer, his nervous system be-
comes impaired, and he is fretful and peevish
"a fit subject to become embroiled in "domes-
tic infelcity." Or the good wife may, from
herto laborious duties or family cares have be-
come subject to such chronic affections as are
peculiarly incident to her sex, and being reduced
in blood and strength, suffering from backache,
nervousness, headache, internal fever, and en-
during pains too numerous to mention, she may
become peeYlsh ana tfettul-anytnlnS put
genial helpmate. In this deplorable condition
of i'll health, should she act wisely and employ
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, it will in due
time by its cordial, tonic and nervine proper
ties, restore her health and transform her from
the peevish, scolding, irritable-tempered invalid
to a happy, cheerful wife. Laying aside levity
and speaking seriously, husbands and wives,
you will find the Family Medicines above mem
toned reliable and potent remedies. For full
particulars of their properties and uses, see
Pierce's memorandum book, which is given
away BY all druggists.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-05-26

The inventors Of Burnett's CocOaine-know-
ing that when the loss of hair occurs, it is gen.
orally from that part of the head where the
greatest heat is necessarily generated, and that
animal fats by their nature induce heat rather
than alleviate it-turned their attention and
pharmaceutical science toward vegetable oils,
as the basis Of a medicament TO promote the
growth and preserve the beauty Of the hair.
The ole,tm oocus, or Cocoanut Oil, presented it
self most strongly, as possessing many proper
ties peculiarly adapted for the purpose but its
odor was Objectionable, and its density Except
when exposed to heat) seemed for a long time
to defy all efforts to render it available, for
popular use, in cooler climates. BY scientific
selection of other ingredients, those which will
chemically combine with the oil have been dis
covered, and they together have produced a
compound, which is unqualifedly pronounced
to be the best that has yet appeared.
In the form presented this oil is permanently
deodorized and held in a combination which
peculiarly adapts it for the toilet Burnetts
Cocoaine is unrivaled in delicacy and agreea-
bleness-coohng in its nature--and possesses
such penetrating affinity for the secretions of
the skin, that it is rapidly absorbed.
Its greatest efficacy is best secured by per-
feet cleansing, before its application, of the hair
and scalp, under which circumstances this oil
allays irritation, removes all tendency to dand-
ruff and invigOrates the action of the capil-
laries in the highest degree. Its effect upon
the glossiness and richness of the hair is such
as cannot be surpassed and it is offered to the
public in the firm belief that it only requires to
be known TO supersede all other preparations.
We are confident that no one who will make
trial of its efficacy will be willing to return to
the use of any other preparation.
Joseph Burnett q Co., Boston, manufacturers
and proprietors.