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The hook Shelf.

Now that the long evenings are approach
ing, which give the farmers and mechanics
choice opportunity for reading-that best
of all recreations for the working man. be-
cause it furnishes him with amusement and
instruction at the same time-the book shelf
will need replenishing. knowledge is con-
stantly being difused and new and fresh in
formation is being disseminated by means of
books, magazines and papers. The farmer
In matters pertaining to his calling and gen.
eral intelligence, and if he has family he
cannot afford to deny them books. At this
season every intelligent aud progressive farm
er should look over the books on his shelf,
make up his mind how much he can spend
for new works, and then make a iudicious
selection from the late issues of the day for
winter reading and study. A few dollars
will go good ways and be means of great
pleasure and enjoyment, If spent for few
good books. Provide two or three of the
the best practical treatises for the farm or
shob, lin the special line in which you NAV
be interested), then get a volume or two Of
travels or biography, and don't forget few
wholesome story books for the children and
younger members of the family. All these
will cost but small sum and will prove one
OF the best investments ever made in the
house. Continued for few years quite a
family may be gathered at email cost, and its
possession will give charm to the home, be
means Of conveying useful knowledge and
keep the children around tie family fireside,
when they would otherwise be seeking amuse-
ment and recreation away from home. In
making plans and laying in supplies for the
winter, do not forget few good books, books
which will become true friends and helpers
In your calling, and which may be read aloud
in the family, to the enjoyment and profit of
every member of the home circle.
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Cooper shop To Let.

NyHE building formerly used as a cooper shop by
Il Mr.. George Durham, Commercial street. Be-
ing centrally located and tide makes it one
of the best situations in the city for cooper shop,
wood and hay yard, or for fish purposes. Will be
rented very cheap. Inquire of Wharfnger at Frank
lin Wharf cc23d1m*
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POETRY.
Cricket.
BY ROSE TERRY COOKE.

BY ROSE TERRY COOKE.
ASLEEP 10 peacew the cricket cries
ASLEEP In peacel asleep in peace!'
The dying blossoms close their eyes;
The wind is still in earth and skies;
In golden mist the sunshine dies;
And wistfully the cricket cries,
ASLEEP in peace! asleep In peaceT
Asleep in peace-in mortal peace.
The world is Strengthened for 1ts shroud;
The sky is pure Of any cloud;
The forest trees stand bare and bowed;
There are no voices, low or loud,
But cricket songs without surcease-
sAsleep in peace asleep in peacer'
Oh dolefll swart philosopher
Is this the final end OF things?
Reyiler of all vanished springs
Thy skeleton its shadow filings
On every feast that summer brings;
Thy dreary piping only sings,
ASLEEP In peace asleep in pcacei"
Asleep in peacel If this be all,
What need Of life's long stress and pain?
What need Of eager toll and gain,
OF valorous deed and high disdaiD,
or broken faith and love in vain
OF any thing but thy refrain,
And hunger for thy DOOR release
"Asleep in peacel asleep in peace!'
Go, little liar Of the grass
what though the wintry storms draw near,
Their chilly rage and durance drear
DEFY not all the speedy year;
For Hpring-time also hasteneth here
And soon thy song itself shall cease
Asleep in peace, asleep in peace.
Hdrper's Bazaar.
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DE Sat House, Quinby q March, Pre-
prfesor.
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Atlantic House, Gee. A. Hopkins, Pro
prietor,
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WANTS..
Wanted.
Wanted,

A HOUSEkEEPER in frst-class hotel. Address
"A with reference,
oc26dlw P.O. BOX 1877, Portland.
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or leaf-fofming agents in the growing Of
plants. The solid holds the phosphoric acid,
the lime. and magnesia, which goes to seeds
principally; but the liquid, holding nitrogen,
potash and soda, is needed in forming the
stalks and leaves. The two forms of plant
nutriment should never be separated or al
lowed to be wasted by neglect. The farm
er who saves all the urine of his animals
doubles his material resources every year.
Good seasoned peat is Of an immense service
to farmers, when used as an absorbent and
the stalls for animals should be so construct
ed as to admit of wide passage in the rear,
with generous room for peat, to be used dali
iy with the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Ct Chem
iSt7u
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TIP stairs rent rooms, hard and soft water gar
" den and of stable on Douglass street, $3.50
per month. Also house rooms, sebago water, rent
Sc So on Lowell street. Inquire of G. w. Burnham,
1891 Congress street, or Thomas rockingham, saw
dentist. Temple street. oc2Od1w*ttt
so Let.
DOOMS in Harrington Block, on Congress street
LII now occupied by DIR. Tasker. Possession given
January l. Inquire of JOHN G. PROCTOR,
SO Exchange street.
oo0n diff
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BOSTON q MAINE RAILROAD

Eafl Arrangement.
~ m and After VI one day, October
lsessseeaesssas-H 3. sS77 trains will LEAVE
k,T,Iszz=5,1r4 PORTLAND FOR BOSTON
at 6.l5, S.45 q. M, 315 p. m, arriv-
ing at Boston atlO.45 a. M. 1.3O. 500 p. 10. Re-
arriving at Portland at H. 10 $40 $40 p. m. Fer
Wells, North Berwick, Salmon Falls,
GreaI Falls. Dover, Rochester, Farm.
ingt0n, N. H.. Alton Bay. Newmarket,
Exeter, Haveriaill, North Andover, Law
renee, Andover and Lowell at 6.15. 8.45 a.
m, 3.15 .. m. For Manchester and Con
cord, N. H, t(via Newmarket Junction,) at
615 a. m. 3.15 p. m Via Lawrence,) at S.45 a. ID.
For WOIfb0rO ugh at S.45 q. m. For Centre
Harbor, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
at S.45 a. m. For Scarborough, Pine Point,
Old Orchard Beach, Saco, Biddeford and
Kennebunk at 6.15, 845 a.. m, 3.15, $50, pm.
Morning Trains will leave Mennebanh
for Portland at 7.20 a. m. The 3.15 p. m. rain
from Portland connects at Boston with the Shore
Line and the Boston g. Albany Road, for New York.
arriving at New York early next morning. This is
also the quickest route to the West. Through
Tickets 10 all Points South and West ma
lowest rates. Trains on Boston q Maine road
connect with all steamers luuniDg between Port
land and Bangor, Rockland, Mt. Desert. Machias,
Eastport Calais, st. John and Halifax. Also, con-
meet with Grand Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Sta
ton, and Maine Central and Portland 81 Ogdensburg
trains at Transfer Station. All trains stop at
Exeter ten minutes for refreshments at first class
DINING rooms.
JAS. I. FURBER, Gen Supt.
s. 81. STEVENS, Gen. agent, Portland.
sept5 diff
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Singular Vitality of Trees.

A correspondent of the Georgia Grange
gives the following account of long sea
transportation of trees, and their prolonged
vitality under adverse circumstances, 1t is
vouched for as being correct. The cores
pondent says:
Mr.. Parsons. our informant, says that be-
fore leaving Atlanta, two years ago, he gave
an order to house in that city for 100 apple
trees, 100 pear trees, thirty grape vines, six
hgs, two mulberries, two walnut, two pome-
granace, and number of peach, cherry and
plum trees. He directed his order sent to
Auckland via Liverpool. By the oversight
or neglect of his agent, this selection of fruit
trees reached its destination in precisely ten
months. lacking two days. When the agent
at Auckland advised Mr.. Parsons of the ar
rival of his trees, of course this badly treated
gentleman refused ito receive them.
But the Agent was so anxious to have test
made of the vitality of the trees that he offer
ed to share the loss in the freight, which was
just ten dollars for trip of seven thousand
miles,. Mr.. L. agreed to the proposition,
took the trees to his farm little way out of
the city, and alter letting them lie for forty
eight hours in his spring branch, he planted
them out. Now for the result. OF the 13O
apple trees, 120 were alive and fou-ishing
beautifully in July, when Mr.. Parsons left
home. Of the pears, thirteen lived and did
well, fifteen out of the thirty grape vines liv-
ed, five out of six figs, both of the mulber-
ries, both of the walnuts. The stone fruit all
died above the roots, but many of the roots
were alive. These trees were packed in a
large box and remained in it as we may say
for about ten months, and Travelled 5000
miles to Liyervool, and 1000 to Auckland.
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ut. Cutler EEouse,-Eziram ssaston, Pro
erietor
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DRICK HOUSE containing 10 rooms, Gas and Sc.
Id bago. 90 India street, now occupied by DR.
Ordway. Possession gwen Nov. 81. Apply to
JAMES r. LUNT q Co., Druggists.
oc23dtf 5a6 Congress street.
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Adams House, Temple st. A. n. Allen
Proprietor.
Perry's Hotel, ~ Federal sr. >. q. Perry
Proprietor.
Cifv Hotel, Ger. Congress and Green 81.
j. *. Martin, Proprietor.
Falmouth Hotel, o. WI. Shaw d Son, pro-
priet0rs.
Preble House, Congress st. Gibson d Co.,
PROPRIETOR.
Bt. Julian Hotel, Cor. Middle and Plum
Sfs. u. X. Ward, Proprietor.
u. .. IL oteI - JUNCTION OF en8ress nd ed
erai SIS. Timothy Woicou, Proprietor.
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TO Let.
Furnished House to Let.

NIHE lower part of house No. 232 Oxford Street,
l. containing all the modern Improvements gas
and Sebago. For particulars, apply to
j. B. PIKE,
ocl6du 81 Union Street.
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LITTLETON, N M.
Thayers Hotei, HI. l.. Thayer, Proprfetol
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ON New Cumberland st. A new cottage house. Z
" rooms, bath and modern conveniences, to let
furnished or unfinished. Possession given Nov. /.
Apply to A. M. Smith, 22l Comm rcial St.. or F. G.
PATTERSON, 379k Congress st. oc26d2w
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Valuable Cement.

Valuable SHELLS, corals, crustacean skele-
tons, and the like, are often received in a
damaged condition by collectors of natural
history specimens. 1t is quite practical to
repair these so efectually that the fractural
will be almost imperceptible, if no fragments
are missing A method of repair that has
proved most successful deserves to be GER
orally known, as it is simple and not very
costly, and 1t can be applied to broken man
tel ornaments, toilet articles, etc. The CO.
ment is to be made at the time of using, by
simply liking prepared chalk and soluble
glass SO as to form paste. This cement sets
and hardens quickly. OF course only little
need be mixed at time; few drops of the
liquid are usually sufficient. The proportion
OF chalk to be used is at most small, and de-
ponds chiefly upon the thick or shin condition
OF the soluble glass; if the paste is made too
stiff it becomes unmanageable. Mixing can
be performed with knife or spatula, on a
plate. A brush can be used when there is
considerable broken surface to which the
cement is to be applied, but in a majority of
cases the knife employed in mixing will also
serve to spread the cement upon the frac-
ture. The materials can be bought at most
drug stores. The soluble glass, when pur-
chased, should preferably be of a syrupy con-
sistence. If desirable, the mended articles
can afterward be polished, and that proceed.
Ing should render the repairs almost invisi-
BILE. 1t is not, however, claimed that this
cement would serve for articles that have TO
washed frequently, or in hot water.
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For Lewiston and Auburn.
Maine Central Railroad.

VyHE attention of shippers of freight at Portland
Il is called to the new arrangement of freight
trains on Maine Central r, R., to take effect APRIL
I'd, 1877.
Freight for Lewiston, Auburn, Bangor,
and Belfast received at freight house befor 3 80
r. M, will be forwarded same day. and will be ready
for early delivery at destination next morning
PAYSON TUCKER, Superintendent
March 31st. 1877. ap2dtf
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TO Let.

CTORE 276 Congress Street. Millinery and Dress
y Making, or desirable as Shoe Store. Enquire
cc26dtf 108 NEWBURY STREET.
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Liquid Excrement.

How strangely we overlook the value of the
liquid excrement of our animals! A COW,
under ordinary feeding, furnishes in a wear
twenty thousand pounds of solid excre-
mert, and about eight thousand pounds of
liquid. The comparative money value Of the
two is but slightly in favor of the solid. This
statement has been verified as truth over and
over again. The urine of herbiverous ani-
mails holds nearly all the secIetions OF the
body which are capable Of producing the rich
heterogeneous compounds so essential as forcing
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Diss0Iution Of CO-Parfnershin
Dissolution of COpartnership.

VyHE Copartnership heretofore existing between
Il the subscribers under the style of Collins 81
Buxton is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All
debts due said firm are to be paid to Frank L.
Collins who will pay all debts of said frm and will
carry on the business at the old stand under the
style of Collins & Buxton
FRANK L. COLLINS.
FRANK W. BUXTON.
Portland, Oct. 1, 1877. oct2d1m
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T HEREBY forbid all persons from trusting nv
i wife, Flora E. Berry, on my account, as l shall
pay no bills of her contracting.
oct29d3t" JOHN BERRY,
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Dissolution,

THE copartnership heretofore existing between
Il EphTaim Sanborn and myself under the style of
SANBORN 81 EMERY and EMERY & SANBORN,
is this day dissolved Parties holding bills against
the concern requested to send the to the
dersigned. ISAAC EMERY.
Portland, Oct. g. 1877, oc11dtf
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TssHE house and stable No. 257 Oxford st. House
Il contains rooms with gar and Sebago. Stable
room for three horses Apply at the premises or al
ocz7df Is PORTLAND STREET,
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sMOWREGAN,

Barden House, Samuel Farmer, Propri
efOr.
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PLEASANT, SUNNY ROOM,
Nicely furni shed. just below the Park
60 PEA RS d rREET,
oc24d1w* Right Hand Bell.
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Notice.

WEST NEwFIELD.
West Newaeid n Ouse, K. G. HI orc msIe,
prfetor.
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To Rent.
House to LET.

A pleasant tenement, 81 Winter street, furnished
IA with Sebago water and gas.
oc27 div
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PEAKS ISLAND.
Onion Mouse-W. II. Zones. Proprietor.
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To Let.
HOUSE now occupied by S. W. Thaxter No. g.
III Winter St, containing all the modern i'm
provements; possession given Nov. list. INQUIRE of
DR.. W. R. JOHNSON, Dentist, at his office over H.
H. HAYS, Apothecary store, corner of Middle and
Free SITS. oc20eodtf
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LOST AND FOUND.

Found
A dark red heifer upon my premises Friday, 10th
"A inst. The owner may have the same by call
ing on me and paying charges.
Stroudwater, Oct. %, 1877.
oc26d1w G. H. DRESSER.
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NORTE sTRATFOED R.M,
70 iiEard House, c. q. Bailey g. Go. T.
rrietors.
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GOODS IN G.
G. EN Err An.

a
a complete catalogues.
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NORRIDGk WGCM.
sfaaforsa House, ID. Danforth. Freq sieso
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Mistaken Advice.


Much injury is done by misleading Young wo-
men into the notion that they can do better by
raising garden crops than by homework, and SO
turning them from work they are fitted for,
and which is at least as honorable and much
easier than field labor. The following specimen
is more than usually erroneous and foolish:
well, little girl, go TO farming! Go to raising
those fiavoripg and medicinal herbs that sell
readily to grocers and apothecaries, such as
sage, sweet majoram, summer savory, saffron,
thyme and lots of other kinds l saw a state
ment recently that an acre of sage wonId yield
$500. Its treatment must be understood to sue
coed, but little perseverance will do that.
with care and nicely in curing, SO that YOU
might raise funds to enable you to prosecute
your education. Seems to me the p.ofits must
be large, If We are to judge by the druggists
prices. Hops would sell, from one reason that
salaratus and soda are becoming unpopular,
and they are needed to raise the nice, light
wholesome loaves that eaters are beginning to
see are the healthiest." 81 sdso q stateDlentr'
Upon this loose foundation a woman advises
others to change their whole manner of life and
to make most certainly disastrous experiment.
The field Is not the place for women or girls.
Their place is the home and their field the do
nestle circle. There is very hard work and lit
tie pay even for practiced market gardeners in
these crops.
Extensive Wheat Farms.
The 'Dalrymple Farm" which is making
such stir in the agricultural world, is a tract
of land of 1000 acres, near Casseltop. 90
miles west of Fargo dakota Territory, on the
line Of the Northern Pacific Railroad. 1t ia
jointly owned by Geo. w. Cass and P, b.
Cheney of New York, and Oliver Dalrymple.
the Wheat King of Minnesota. Twelve hun.
dred acres were broken 10 1875, and sowed in
wheat last year. This year there are 1000
acres in wheat, and splendid crop it is. Three
thousand acres were broken in addition for
seeding next year. Mr.. Dalrymple also owps
half interest in what is known as the Gran
din Farm, tract of 10000 acres, Just north of
Elm River, in Trail county, Dakota Territory.
35 miles north of Fargo. The other owners
are the Grandin Brothers, bankers, Tjdionte.
Penn. On the 0farm there are $500 acres in
wheat this year, and 5000 acres broken for next
year. To harvest the crop of 1920 acres on The
two farms it required AZ self-binding reapers.
225 horses and mules, and $50 men. Nine
steam thrashing-machines, each with capaci-
ty of 1000 bushels per day, are now at work
thrashing the grain. Mr.. Dalrymple also
owns 1000 acres of land in Cottage Grove
MIMI, near st. Paul, 1900 acres of which are in
wheat, SO that either as sole or part owner. be
is interested in 5000 acres of wheat this year
and next year of II, 900 acres. The two farms
noted above will produce this year total of
168,750 bushels of wheat.
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TO LET.
TO Let.

no Let
A MOE lower tenement of eight rooms, gas and
"A Sehaso water, on Pine street. next west of DR..
Hersom's. Apply to VIM. II. JERRIS Real Estate
Agent, oc22d2W#
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Valuable Farm for Sale.
HOlsSe for Sale,

In Western part of city, New House containing
L. all the modern improvements. Inquire at this
,tfice, au2dtf
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HOUSE, No. 80 Brown Street; possession given
IL Nov. list; about 10 rooms, Sebago gas and
good drainage. Inquire of G. w. VERRILL,
oct3dtf 205 Middle Street.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-02-22
stills, caps and arches to doors, windows and

| sills, caps and arches to doors, windows and
doorways.
The brick were furnished by Nick KessIer,
of Helena, made and burned expressly fo1
this building. The finishing brick, especially
made to take the place Of pressed brick re-
quired by the Government specifications, are
q complete success and present a beautiful,
smooth, red surface in the outside walls,
equaling, indeed, in appearance, the heater
moulded brick of the East.
The brick-layers were Daniel Steel and
Charles Evans. The plaster work, in plaster
paris finish, speaks for itself, and is one of
the finest of the kind in the mountains. This
work was done by James Mason, Henry
Carroll and Mr. Booth.
In addition to the heavy work of brick and
stone Masonry done by Messrs. Steele s.
Tasker, they were also required to put in
place and set the cut stone, which was large
job inself, requiring the aid of expensive
machinery to hoist the heavy blocks into
position.
The carpenter and joi1er work, by Shaffer
& Yergy, is fully up to the exact require
ments Of the department at Washington,
which in all public buildings must be solid
work. AS an instance Of substantial and
difficult workmanship, the rail and balustrade
of the main stairs, which are Of solid black
tana
The friedrich in the furnaces. chimney
backs, etc., were furnished by Joseph O'Neill
from the pottery near Green Horn.
When completed it is expected that the
grounds will be improved by stone wall,
capped with iron pickets, and otherwise en-
bellished and beautifed
Thus in the space of about twenty months
a large and commodious building has been
pushed forward in its construction to near
completion, by the efficient superintendent in
much shorter time than is generally given to
public buildings, which make slow progress
in view of successive appropriations from
year to year and are scarely ever finished.
On the 18th Of January, 1877, the Assay
Office was opened for business. The deposits
of gold and silver for assay and melting dur
ing this month, have amounted to about
Twenty-six Thousand Dollars.
The business of the Office is under the
charge Of Charles Rumley, chief assay
er. M. A. Meyendorf is chief melter. The
assistants are Titus Molitor and Fred. Green
leaf. Michael Kelley is watchman, and
Frank McHugh night-watchman.
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Translation Of Growers Cypher Dispatch
WASHINGTON, February 15.-The cypher
telegram sent from Oregon, December 1st, to
Samuel J. Tilden, and signed Gobble, is
translated by the Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, with the aid of key
furnished by Mr.. Shaw, of Detroit, to read
as follows:
PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. /, 1876.
Samuel j. liluen, Is Grammercy Park, N. ":
I shall decide every point in the case of the
post Office elector in favor of the highest
Democratic elector, and grant the certificate
accordingly on the merning of the 9th inst.
Confidential.
CSigned) GOBBLE.