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The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
Appe Pies for Lunches.

Try this. have tried this with success,
and l have found no hungry person who did
not praise the little pies. You can see for
yourself when you read the receipt, that they
can not come under the censure which intel
ligent people bestow upon ordinary pie.
They seem ridiculonsly simple, but if well
mixed and thoroughly baked they are delic-
ious. Take good juicy dried apple-sauce-
but first about the cooking of that sauce.
Either soak the dried apples over night. and
then cook them slowly in the same water the
next morning or let them heat up slowly on
the back of the stove, with plenty of water to
soak them out fully, and keep them from
burning while cooking, and add necessary
sugar while the fruit is still boiling. Let the
sauce be thoroughly soft, or well done. Then
stir into pint, or any quantity of it, enough
graham flour to make a rather stiff batter.
Dip a spoonful Of this into dry graham flour,
and, taking it into your foury hands, mold it
ing with these, and put into hot oven.
Bake them tboroughly-upon the clean oven
crate, if you prefer it to the tins. The pro-
cess of moulding the pies suggests the proper
stiffness of the dough, but do not get it too
stiff that would make the pies { or apple
cakes p too hard. Any other sauce can be
used the same way-fresh apples stewed,
stewed peaches, stewed prunes, huckleber-
ries,-anything that is simple and juicy. Let
the baking be done in hot oven, and thor
oughly done without turning. Let the child
rem have these to carry to school tor lunch.
The graham -four gives the proper nourish-
ment tor their bodies, and the apple makes IL
more paatable, and is in the most conVen-
lent shape Tor their use, unless they have raw
apples and graham crackers.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
Gold Medal Awarded TO the ausbor Inv
the National Medical AssOcTa-
tiOn - March 3lst, 1870

"The untold miseries that result from indscretion
in early life, may be alleviated and cured Those
who doubt this assertion should purchase the new
Medical Work published by the PEABODY MEDICAL
INSTITUTE, Boston, entitled '1he Science OF Life or
Self Preservation Price 81 Vitality impaired by
the errors of youth too close application to busi
ness, may be restored and manhood reganed
Also another valuable medical work treating
exclusively Mental and Nervous Diseases;
more than two hundred royal octave pages, 20
elegant engravings. bound in substantial muslin
Price only 50 Barely enough to pay for printing!
London Lancet.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
Eating and Drinking.

If men would remember that pure water is
the only natural beverage, and that under or
dinary circumstances the adult man or woman
does not require more than "a ounces of it in "a
hours; that of solid food not more than one
third need be of animal muscle-feeding class,
leaving the vegetable, starchy and oily or heat
supplying substances to make up the remain ing
two-thirds; that the foods should be cooked so
as to be freed of their rawness without being
reduced to tenderness, or shreds. or hardness,
by overlooking; that the foods should be them
selves pure and OF healthy origiE; that the di-
vision of food by meals should be into three
periods, st times of equal length, and of about
five hours duration; and that the qualification
of the gustatory sense should be made second
ary to the actual requirements of the body for
its alment-should, in fine, be kept as neutral
as is the taste of the young child who feeds on
the most natural and at the same time, most
neutral of all foods-milk. If these rules were
remembered and acted upon, without dverg-
ence into feasts for indulgence or fasts for PEN
ance, the national health would make an ad-
vance that would lead to the development of a
race constructed for an enjoyment of happi-
ness which, except in the Imagination of the
poet, has had no existence on earth since Para
disc was lost.-Good Words.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Saving Granite

SAWAuS OASs
Among the interesting things that were
shown to the architects in Philadelphia, dur
ing their convention, was the patented pro-
cess of Messrs. Struthers & Sons, for saving
graDite. Hitherto it has been found imprac-
ticable to cut granite with saw, since the
ordinary sand process would cut only an inch
and halt or two inches per day. The inven-
tor OF the Messrs. Struthers' process hit
upon the idea of using chilled iron, finely di-
vided, instead Of sand. A Jet of steam is di-
rected upon stream OF melted iron, and
blowes it into spray, just as in the common
atomzer jet of air pulverzes, so to speak,
the stream of liquid upon which it is turned.
The iron, divided into fine globules of, say, a
fortieth or fifteth of an inch in diameter, falls
into cold water, and is chilled into excessive
hardness. 1t is used under a saw of soft iron,
and with stream of water, as sand is used
in saving marble. Most persons would have
supposed that the scratching OF angular grains
oil sand would be more fficient than the roll
ling friction OF glooules of iron, but it would
seem that the sand is speedily crushed into
dust, while the tough iron. simply wearing
into smaller and smaller globules, crushes its
way through the felspathic and other crystals
OF the granite (which with US is usually
syenite, by the way and not granted. The
rolling of the globules is curiously shown by
fine channelings or flutings which score the
under side of the saw from end to end. By
this device granite can be sawn at the rate OF
three or four inches per hour, and at small
expense; the waste OF the iron being about
three pounds for every square loot Of kerf, or
two square feet of sawn surface. For small
blocks where saw can be used that is short
enough and therefore stiff enough to bear a
heavy pressure without buckling, it is found
possible to cut at the rate of twelve or four
teen inches per hour. The surface obtained
by saving is vastly better prepared for polish
it is smoother, but because by hammering
the surface of the stone is stunned" as it is
termed; that is, the crystals are so bruised
and shattered below the surface, that it is
necessary before the polishing can begin, to
grind away an eighth of an inch or more, which
is unnecessary with sawn surface.-Ameri.
can architect and Building Neacs.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
Improved Durhnnis.

The Durham was originally white ami
NAL with red ears, but now he is almost al
ways of deep red. Still, when white or roam
one appears, he is by no means objected to.
This race originated about $50 years ago, but
it sprang out of good stock tina. had long ex-
isted, known as Teeswater. 1t is granted on
all hands that it is constantly though slowly
improving. and the point that is being gained
is, first, larger carcass and less bone, and sec
ond, the locality in which this increase is
found that is to say, drawing line horizon
tally little above the center of the animal,
the far larger amount of flesh must be found
on the upper side. This line will cross two
thirds up the hip or round. The best Short
horn, SO considered, will be, so far as the body
is concerned, decidedly top-heavy, and the
back, between the hips, will be fully two feet
broad and flat as table, and this flatness ex-
tends along the spine, giving thick meat on
the loin and ribs, the most valuable part of
beet. The Canada, Kentucky, Illinois and
Iowa animals show these points in a remark
able degree, and a common steer, when placed
alongside, even though fat, is absolutely in
significant. 1t may be noted here that in
bringing out these points to greater perfection
several breeders have had great success, in
fact, signal success; but at the same time they
developed the cattle without obtaining in
them. a corresponding hardness which should,
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15

never use paints or dyes, except for green
leaves, and have made handsome wreaths and
bouquets without single feather except the
For yellow, the feathers from the breast of the
meadow lark. For scarlet. pee! off the red
from the blackbird's wing and press it out fiat
until it dries and you will have fine double
flower, which only needs wire stem. Prairie
chicken and Guinea fowl feathers make nice
mottled flowers. Pea fowl feathers answer
nicely for green, and some of the feathers on
his body make beautiful velvety flowers.
Use two sizes of wire; the coarser for stems
and the finer to wind the stem of each petal of
such flowers as roses, before they are formed
into flowers. Get the natural flowers you wish
to initiate and pick them to pieces for patterns
Wind the stems with green tissue paper and
form into wreatbs or bouquets to suit your
taste,
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
An Easily Prepared Black.

Place the cleaned and washed goods over
night in cold bath of one and one-fourth
pounds of sulphate Of iron for five pounds of
half-wool goods; drain them off well from
this and work quarter of an hour in a fresh
bath with two ounces of chromate of potash,
and rinse well in running water. Then boil
for some time until the bath is spent, in a
kettle in which half pound of sumac and
two pounds of logwood have been boiled in a
bag, removing the bag if the room is needed,
and rinse well on removal from this. A
brownish (over-dyed) shade may be impaired
by passing the goods through weak sumac
and sulphate of iron.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15

Pretty table mats may not only be looked
upon as an ornament but a necessary adjunct
to the table. We have set. tasty, unique, in
expensive, and within the reach of most farm
er's wives; as they have been SO much admired
will describe them, SO that others may profit
by our invention:
First cut out stiff pasteboard, the required
size and shape for your mats told boxes will
do); theD, having selected some stalks of broom
corn, as near of a size as possible, aud the red
and the white, if you can, so as to alternate
the colors; sew them on the pasteboard, closely
together, with strong patent thread down the
middle and round the edge; then trim off the
ends, and after glueIng some fancy colored
paper on the under side, bind round with scar
1T braid, or what is preferable, worsted bind
ing.
Some use mating, lining with muslin, stitch
ing round the edge with the machine, and
binding the edge with a colored braid. They
are neither as pretty nor as durable as those
made from broom corn.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
How to Clean sponge.

Old sponges that have been employed for some
time. and have become full of grease and dirt,
may be again used in Ilace of new ones. To
clean, solution of permanganate of potash in
water is prepared of such strength that it ap.
pears of a wine color, and in this the unservice-
able sponge is immersed and allowed to remain
in the liquid for some time. When taken out
and squeezed it is next put into a diluted muri-
attic acid of ordinary commercial quality, being
immersed and kept saturated therein for some
time as before. The most appropriate strength
of this acid solution is about ten parts water to
ore part acid. The sponge is taken out after
sufficient treatment, squeezed we'll to free it
from the acid aud then washed we'll in good
spring water. When taken out it will be found
to be quite clean, to have again assumed its
light color, and to be free from all foreign mat
far
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
Area asSeSStu, 19,bSb square 1eet.
Rate per 100 square feet, $0.39 93-100.
CUMBERLAND AND STATE STREET
SEWER.

Beginning at point in the centre of Cumberland
street, Sc feet easterly from east line of High street,
thence westerly through centre OF Cumberland street,
distance of AS feet. to east line of State street,
thence on curve to right, distance of 5S feet to
north line OF Cumberland street, thence northerly
through centre of State street, distance of 7O4 feet
to south line of Portland street, thence with curve
to left across Portland street, distance of 78 feet
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
empties into gully in Deering's Oaks.
The sewer is OF IL inch glazed pipe in Cumberland
street and therefrOm a distance of 5O7 feet;
thence Is inch do to the north line of Sherman
street, distance of 257 feet; thence Is inch do
distance of $50 feet: thence is inch plank drain IS
feet to terminus making total length of 1850 feet
or SO 4-1O rods. The depth being feet from point
of beginning to north line of Portland street. and
feet at terminus.
Cost of Sewer ...."... ,............... $3,919 10
City's proportion. ...............,.. 1906 60
Sum to be assessed ."................... 2,613 IS
Area assessed, as follows:
Cumberland street, area 50 Az square feet,
rate 81 IS. 1859 70
State street, from Cumberland TO Sherman
80 554 square feet rate 81 80. 50.....,.,..., 48S II
State street from Sherman TO Grant, 42,649
square feet. rate 81. .................. 426 49
State street from Grant to Portland, 81 ,647
square feet, rate O.75 46 10o....'..... .. 2as 50
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15

Merch ants Exchange II 0fel, Dexter, Ne.
w. u. VA OrriiI, Proprietor.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
Ii Rking Powders.

These are very useful for the housewife, and
can be prepared at home from the receipts
append. They are very useful in the prepara-
ton of bread, biscuits, pies, cakes, etc. Half
teaspoonful of the mixture is sufficient guam
tity for one pound of flour if used for pastry,
and will render a less amount of lard and but
ter necessary. In making bread with them,
two teaspoonfuls of the powder will make a
loaf that will weigh two pounds or will make
two quarts of flour into light biscuits The
powder must be well mixed with the flour,
after which cold water is used for mixing up,
and the dough should be put into tins at once,
and baked in hot oven. Quick work makes
the best biscuit, bread, etc., but the mixing
must be thorough.
/. Take five ounces of tartaric acid, eight
ounces of sesqui-caI Donate of soda, and sixteen
ounces of potato starch; dry them all separately
in cool oven, not hot enough to brown them,
and mix the whole by rubbing through small
sieve
q Take six ounces of tartaric acid, nine
ounces of bi-carbonate of soda, and nine ounces
of powdered arrow root; dry them separately,
and mix as before.
3. Take sixteen ounces of corn flour and dry
it well; then mix with it eight ounces OF BIZ
carbonate of soda, and five ounces of tartaric
acid. Rice flour can be substituted for the corn
flour. All baking powders should be kept in
wide-mouthed bottles well corked, so as to ex-
elude all air and damp.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
HOTELS.

BOSTON.
Parker House. School ss. III. ID. Parker Ss
Co., Proprietors.
st. James Eoaei-Z. R. Crocker, Prop<i1
etOr.
fremont House, fremont 80. -Gbapir,
Gnrney g. Go. Proprief0rs.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
DEXTER.

Clarix,s Dining Hall, Grand Trunk Rnf
way Depot, VI w. Clark, Proprietor.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
Choral for TOOfhache,

DR.. Page, in the British Medical Journal,
recommends chloral hydrate as the local
application in cases of toothache. A few
grains of the solid hydrate introduced into
the cavity Of the tooth upon the point of a
quill speedily dissoves; and in the course of
a few minutes, during which not unpleasant
sensation is experienced, the pain is either
deadened or more often effectually allayed.
A second or third application may be resorted
TO if necessary
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,

In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
January I'd, 1877. !
Ordered, That the assessments contained in the
foregoing report of the City Civil Engineer be made
upon the lots tant to the hereindescIbed
towards defraying the expense of constructing and
completing the same and that the City Clerk give le
gal notice OF such assess ment returnable at the AL
dermen's room in Portland on the 10Th day of Feb
ruary next A D, 1877, at 7.3O p. m, and certify
the same to the City Treasurer for collection; and it
is hereby determined that the lots assessed as aore
said are benefited by such in proportion to the
rate of such assessment and that said assessments
do not exceed such benefit, do they exceed in the
whole, two-thirds of the cost of said sewers, and we
deem them just and reasonable
Read and passed.
Attest: II. 1. ROBINSON, Clerk.
A true copy,
Attest: H. I. ROBINSON, City Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
To Make Light Bread,

In jar or pitcher that will hold three quarts,
mix batter of cornmeal or middlings, and
water or milk. Keep it warm by the stove and
it will rise in few hours. in winter it may
require day or two, but the jar will get full
Use this for griddle cakes or mix with it -four
and made dough for bread. Leave the jar a
third full, SO as easily to raise more with it, If
the batter gets sour, neutralze the acid with a
little soda
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
CITY ADVERTISEMEN ENTS
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Sewer Assessments.
CONGRESS & CHESTNUT STREET
SEWER.

Beginning at point n centre Of Of Congress Street
and centre line of lane, between First Parish Church
lot and I. p FarringtOn's lot, produced thereto.
thence northeasterly through centre of Congress
street distance of 1898 feet to point; thence on
Congress street thence norhwesterly through centre
Of Chestnut street distance of 1854 feet where it
enters old sewer.
Sewer at point of beginning is 10 feet deep, feet
deep at point of curve feet deep at line of Congress
street, and 5 feet deep at teri mus.
The sewer is of cement Pipe IL inch in Congress
street. and Is inch In Chestnut street.
Cost of sewer. Observation-Disclosures. S3O51.6l
Cily's proportion. ................. $1G19.2O
Area assessed (FIont land) 71948 sqr. ft.
60 (Back I" 1922 " Sc
Rate per 100 sqr. # (Front land) $2.55 5-10O
- 6. 90 Back } LIS
Cost of Culvert on west corner of
Congress and Chestnut street. ....... 9,50
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CATARRH.
d0laWOuld wiInrsgn one hundr
From the well.known maker of Yale's
Mammoth Tent.

Gentlemen,-I have suffered ten years from the
worst forms Of ACUTE CATARRH, OR COLD IN THE
HEAD, that ever afflicted mortal man. Whenever
took fresh cold it would settle in my head, causing
discharges from my eyes and nose. For days and
days my suffering wonld be intense, and finally
settled in my loins and bowels, would render my life
miserable for month. Never, during all my suffer
ings, was able to obtain even temporary relief from
any medicine ever tried Three weeks ago. while
suffering from the v orst attack 1 ever had. pro-
CATARRH The relief from the first dose was so
gratifying that l would willingly have given one
hundred dollars to obtain it, A few doses complete
ly cured me. My head has since been perfectly free
from mucous accumulations, my breathing easy. and
not a symptom of trouble about my back and bowels
has presented itself. Its effect in my case has been
truly remarkable
Very respectfully, R. YALE,
Sail and Awning Maker, 2 South Market ST.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
CATARRH.
A Remarkable Case of Catarrh Cured
by the use Of Twelve Bottles.

We select the following case showing how fright
full this disease may become, and convincing
proof of The value Of SANFORD's R ADICAL CURE as
reliable remedy for its cure, even in of the
greatest severity We regret that, from motives of
delicacy the gentleman declined to permit the use of
his name
Case No III This is the case of man IN the
prime of life who had contracted this disease
through bad cold six years ago. Favored by
scroulous condition of the bood the disease sent its
acid pois into every part of the system SO that
when be commenced the use Of SANFORD's RADI-
CAL CURE it had become of fhe worst cases ever
experienced by any living man, The discharge at
night was thick pu.rid and sreaked with blood and
SO excessive in quantity to discharge itself upon
the pillow during sleep, and collecting in quantities
in his th,oat woud at the point of strangulation,
wake him Several times each night he was Obliged
to get up and partially clear his nostrils and
before he could sleep From the use of the first
bottle of the RADICAL CURE to the present, the
cure has been gradual satisfactory, and permanent
He has used in all twelve bottles, and ex-
periences return of the discharge nor any of its
disagreeable symptoms besides enjoying unusually
good health otherwise.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
Portion all Earth.
MORNING STREET AND EASTERN
PROMENADE SEWER.

Beginning at point in the centre of Morning
street and All feet northwesterly from the north-
vest line OF Promenade; thence southeasterly
through centre Of Morning street, distance Of All
to right distance of SO feet to southwest line
of Morning street and centre Promenade; thence
southwesterly through centre of Promenade q
695 5 feet.
The sewer at point of beginning is 9 feet Deep
9 feet deep at line of Promenade, 6 feet deep at
southwest le of Morning street, and feet deep at
terminus Cement pipe 10 inch.
OOsC Ol oeWer .SOSl.lS
City's proportion .............. $22706
Sum to be assessed. ........... .S454.12
Area assessed 667. 60 sqr. ft.
Rate per Ito sqr. #. $0.6S 02-100.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
DANVILLEJUNCTION.

Cornish Hanse, WI. B. Davis, PrOprieto
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
fffOf u"rOrSOu, OUIOt sUUdIC ICcts
Rate per 100 square feet. $0.42 75-100,
MAYO AND CUMBERLAND STREET
SEWER.

Beginning at point in the centre of Cumberland
street. i25 feet westerly from west line of smith
street, thence through centre of Cumberland street,
thence on curve to right distance of 46 feet to
north line of Cumberland street, thence through
centre of Mayo street, distance of 384 feet to south
line of Oxford street, thence distance of 10 feet to
where it enLers old sewer. Total length, 513 feet.
Sewer is of 12 inch cement pipe LAID feet deep to
point within 50 feet of terminus and feet deep at
terminus,
COST OF sewer. r.....................$47 $477 %
City's proportion. ....... 49,. -. $3.50 12
Sum to he assessed. ........... :. 1888
Area assessed, 1855 square feet.
Rate per 100 square feet, So. 80 49, 100,
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PROsPECT, CAsCO AND HANOVER
SIS. SEWER.

Beginning at q point in the centre of Casco ST.
l1S IT, nOrtherly from north line of Congress St.
thence through The centre of Casco st dist nce of
4l3.5 # to point 25 it south of south line of Cum
berland St., thence curve to left, distance of
TIT ft to centre of Cumberland St., thence with
reversed curve distance of 718 it, to point in the
centre of Hanover ST. 2S it. north OF the north line of
Cumberland St, thence on direct line through the
centre of Hanover St.. distance of 403 ft., to a
point it north of the north line of Portland ST.,
where it enters old sewer.
Again. beginning at point in the centre of Pros
pect St., So #, east of east line f Oak ST., thence
through the centre Of Prospect St. a distance of
240.5 ft., to west line of Casco ST., thence with
curve to eft distance of % fG, where it enters a
brick connection betw cen IL and Is in. Pipe The
in Prospect St. is of l2 inch cement pipe LAID
# deep throughout lin Casco St. FROM point of be-
ginning to oint IT #. south of north line of Pros
pect 81 is of ~ in the remainder of Is n cement
pipe, laid #. deep in Casco St. and fJ. deep in
Cumberland and Hanover SITS. Total length 1925
#.
City's proportion, two-ffths ............ 2,O3O 46
Sum to be assessed 3,0s5 81
Area assessed, 164I14 So. it,
Sum to be assessed on portion all ledge.
Area 1874 ,O6S SO. it., Rate per 100 So It.
SzlUZ-IU S2,SlS O6
Sum to be assessed on portion all earth
A1ea 30 34S So IT,, rate per zoos it, $0.75. 227 61
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15
POETRY.
LOngingS.

Oh, sweetest of all sweet recurring times
Thou bright and earnest childhood of the year!
How childlike earnest I, with passionate rhymes,
Would smite and pierce old Winters frozen ear.
Arise, o Spirit of Spring! with fervent song
sweep Ger you lone white wold and woodland
bleak;
With soft, magnetic touches thrill and throng
Each sluggard sense, and flush the pallid cheek.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15

MILL B RfDGE.
Atlantic House, Geo. A. Hopkins, Pr'
prieiOr.
The Portland daily press., 1877-02-15

NORRIDGEWOCK.
Denfor9b House, ID. Danforth. Prop ieSE