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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-31
POLICE BOARD.

The Police Board met last evening, Mayor
Pilsbury in the chair and a quorum of the COM
missioners present,
Officer Herman, for sitting down and sleep
In on his beat was fined five days pay.
Officer Martin, for sitting down on ht beat,
was fined two days pay.
Patrolman James Spellman, for drunkenness
while on duty and absenting himself from duty
without permission. was dismissed from the
force,
Patrolmen Ulrieh and Council, for conduct
unbecoming officers. pleaded guilty, but the
records of the officers being. good, the charge
rAnrimanded.
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struck with a RnftIe

At about o'clock yesterday. on Dauphine
Guilty took place between two women named
Big Rose, Alice Chapman and Polly Gibson,
which terminated in Big Rose being struck
Chapman. and severely though not dangerous.
ly wounded. The accused parties made good
their escape. Big Rose the wounded woman,
appeared before Recorder MiltenbeTger and
sWore out an affidavit. charging Alice Chapman
as principal and Polly Gibson as accessory to
assaulting and Wounding with intent 70 commit
murder.
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One of the best paying retail businesses in
this city selling richly for cash. but which has
to meet reliable and energetic man, with $4,000
to 5000. to take an active interest. Full IN
vestigation viii be offered. Address, IN STRICT
est confidence, appointing interview, =. T. r..
this Office.
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ICE ARRIVED.

dispatch was reee we'd from Port Eads yes
terday. stating that the ship Zephyr, thirty days
from Bath. Maine. with a cargo OF 1850 tons Of
ice to j. II. Warner, has arrived there. and Will
proceed Immediately to New Orleans.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07
POETRY.
The New Day,
BY LOUISE CHANDLER MoULToN.
AGRICULTURAL.
Experime nts with Potato Sets.

a. French journal describes the results OF
some experiments lately tried by.scientists in
Germany; we clip the following condensa-
ton of it from the Boston Journal
or Chemistry.
The first conclusion arrived at is that the
vigor of the potato plant is always in direct
proportion to the weight Of the tuber used
for sets-a theory which certainly finds sup
port in common sense, considering that the
young shoots for some time draw their nour-
ishment from the seed potato. The second
conclusion is that there is a great variety in
the productive power, not only of different
tubers, but also of different eyes in the same
potato. 1t is found that the eyes at the top
of the potato produce much more vigorous
offspring than those in the lower part, and
the consequence is, that those who cut their
potatoes in half before planting them should
always divide them horizontally, planting an
upper halt and using the other half as food.
But the best plan of all is to plant the tu-
Der whole, cutting out nevertheless, all the
eyes except those in the top part. The ex-
periments were conducted in garden soil by
Professor GraniZ, the amount of crop pro-
duced by several different settings being &C.
curately estimated in statistical tables. 1t
appeared that from tubers divided vertically
only nve tors were produced per acre, and
from whole potatoes seven and one-half tons.
The third sort were potatoes horizontally d.
vided which are set down as having produced
nine and three-fourths tons. In this particu-
lar however, some of the other professors do
not agree with Herr Gantz, but maintain
that, other things being equal, the whole po-
tatoes will always produce more than halves,
however cut. On the fourth result, however
all agree, and that is, that the whole potatoes
from which the lower eyes have been cut out
produce eleven and half tons per acre, or
more than double the result shown by the
sets first mentioned.
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Number of Eggs a Hen CauLav.

We copy the following item, which has
been for long time, going the rounds of the
scientific press, showing how little scientific
attention has been ordinarily bestowed upon
the subject of poultry-keeping:
SIT has been ascertaned that the oyarium
of fowl is composed Of 900 ovules, or eggs
therefore. a hen, during the whole of her life,
cannot possibly lay more than 900 eggs, which
In the natural course are distributed over
nine years in the following proportion; first
year after birth, 16 to 20; second, 100 to 12O
third, 120 to 1876; fourth, 100 to lis; fifth
60 to so; sixth 80 to go; seventh 80 to 40
eighth, Is to 20; ninth / to 10. 1t follows
that it would not be profitable to keep hens
after their fourth year, as their produce will
not pay for their keeping except when they
are of valuable and scarce breed"
To begin with, we may doubt the poss;bli-
ty of making any accurate count of the num-
Der of ovisacs in the ovaries, or of affirming
that no new ones make their appearance out
of minute germs OF cells in the course of the
life of the hen.
In the next place, such limitation must
have reference to the actual constitution OF
the fowl, and this either in its wild or tame
condition. If to the former, the number OF
ovisacs, even if definitely ascertained, can
have no connection whatever with the real
habit OF the hen, since she lays in wild
state, only as many eggs as she can cover; if
to the tame fowl, it is strange to find so def
mite rule laid down for an animal that is, in
the highest degree of an artificial character,
and whose nature is, in so many points con-
stantly being remade.-POultry World.
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Liquid Manures.

Liquid manures, as rule, especially among
horticulturists, do not receive the attention
they deserve. All experience leads to the
conclusion that manure, of whatever descrip-
ton, is the quickest in action when in its
liquid state; consequently, when any crop
gives evidence of insufficiency of support,
there is nothing so effectual as liquid manure.
This particularly applies to kitchen-garden
crops, where the necessary application is
practicable. In fact, there are some vegeta.
bies that, in their more advanced stages of
growth, can only be brought to perfection by
the use OF liquid manure judiciousy ap.
piled.
The French gardeners grow summer salads
that are held in equal estimation with those
grown in winter, owing their excellence
largely to the rich liquid with which they are
unstintingly supplied. Lettuces, radishes
and cress, that are grown quickly by the use
OF liquid manure, are as different as eau we'll
be imagined from the tough, favorless and
lndigestible vegetables which are too fire.
quently produced. The comparatively large
plants, in the smallest of pots, which the
growers for Ccvent Garden Market in Lon
don turn out, are striking examples of what
may be accomplished by feeding the plant
with liquid manure alone. All plants in pots
that require stimulating are benefited through
the use of liquid manure.-American Cult.
gator.
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PASSENGER TRAINS leave Portland
for Scarb0ro'. Saco, Biddeford, Ken
nebunk, Wells, North Berwick, South
Berwick, Conway Junction, Elio {,
Kittery, Portsmouth, Newburyport,
Salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston al
S.45 8. m.
saco, Biddeford, Kenuebunk, Kitfery,
Portsmouth, Mamptons, Newburypors
Salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston al
3.I5 p. m.
5.15 p. IN. BiddefOrd accommodating train.
Returning, leave Biddeford at 500 a. m.
Night Express with Sleeping Car, for
ROston at 2.15 Il, m, every Jay Except
Mondays)
RETURNING
gIeaye Boston AT = 30 n, M, 1850 and 2 90
p. M, connecting with Maine Central
and IL. d ", A. Railway for 81. Jobn
and Halifax. Pullman Sleeping Car attached
Through Tickets to all Points South and West at
oWest rates. Pullman Car Tickets for Seafs and
Berths az Ticket once.
tu11du A. P. ROCKWELL. President.
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Breedinx Live stock.

In view of the market for choice stock lately
thrown open to our far.ers by the exporta-
ton ofcattle and meat to Europe, it behooves
them to pay increased attention to the rails
ing of superior animals on the farm. A late
report on the American meat trade by Pro-
fessor Sheldon, of the Chichester Agricul-
tural College, England, after furnishing a
mass OF information on the subject, comes
to the conclusion that, despite some fuctua-
crease, and that appliances for its successful
management will be multiplied here and in
Europe. The profits of the traffic will be in
q great measure proportionate to the excel
lence OF the product, and the limit to the
quantity shipped will be the stowage capacity
of vessels crossing the Atlantic; for, owing
to the falling off in our imports, the number
of ships engaged in the Transatlantic trade
will be too small to afford room for large
export of meat together with other mer-
chandise without advancing the freight to
figure that will prohibit further expectation.
The experience of many thriving farmers
all over the country, proves that better run
of animals is obtained by breeding them on
the farm than by purchasing them. More
care is bestowed in selecting the likely off
springs of tried animals, they will 60 on fat
tening more rapidly and uniformly than
strangers picked up here and there, for it
takes some time before these get acquainted
and become contented enough to lay on flesh
kindly in their new home; and, moreover,
the tendency of prices for young stock is up
wards, and the probability is very strong that
ere long it will not pay farmers to 60 into
market for young animals. In any case, it
Is, as rule, more profitable to breed the
stock one handles than to purchase it.-Er-
change.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07
REAL ESTATE.
Desirable Real Estate Investment.

NvHE Heirs of the late Oliver M. Whipple offer at
Il private sale the valuable tract of land having its
entire frontage the deep water of the harbor and "
ing between the Breakwater and the Pickett and
Turner property. at Ferry Village.
HENRY G. PEABODY. Ag't Whipple heirs,
May 4, 1878, 100 Exchange st, Portland.
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For Sale i'm Gorham Village.

A 1-2 story cottage house, and large stable, on
"A one of the best locations on the sunny side OF
South street, House contains 10 rooms, every thing
convenient; good water, SPLENDID one half acre
garden, fruit trees grapes, strawberry bed Within
three minutes walk of the depot. school, church. and
% oe soa op efS ah Ts nrs on sg e
LEWIS MCCLELLAN. County Treasurer, Portland.
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If an egg weighs two ounces it will contain
about two hundred grams of solid substance,
as each ounce represents about one hun
dred grains of solid matter. In choosing eggs,
get fresh ones which are transparent. Bad
eggs will float in pure water. Good eggs sink
in water in which ten parts by weight of salt
is dissolved.
Aside from the water, of which eggs con-
tain less than meat, the former is almost
pure nutriment. An egg is really more nu-
tritious than meat. There is really no waste
in bone, rind and tough pieces. A wealthy
friend once told me that for his small family
it took about three pounds of meat per day
for each person, but this was because there
was SO much waste In flesh. Flesh is the
most expensive of foods, eggs the cheapest
animal food. There is nothing artistic about
meat, but good eggs are clean and look hand
some. After eating them the plate is not coy-
cred with waste pieces fit only for cats and dogs.
I think eggs, considering the nutriment
they contain, compared with beef, at least
four times cheaper. They are more easily
cooked. To cook pound of shoat requires
considerable wood and Time; to cook eggs
little of either. The English vegetarians eat
no flesh. They are on the average long lived,
much longer than other people; they use eggs
moderately RurGl.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07
LOCKES GELATINE STARCH CO..
s..o, No. Plum ST., Portland, Me.
uee@' d3tte0dtf
N q TT q Il

NOTICE is hereby given that 1 have sold ont NV
~ business and am closing up accounts reouest
all who are owing bills to call at the old stand and
pay them during the present month, 1t being nv in
tention to leave for collection any that remain nm
paid after the first of june
ALEXANDER EDMOND.
my3deow2w&wtJnelF 24 Preble st. Portland,
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BOSTON 4 MAINE RAILROAD

BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD
Fall Arrangement.
On and After M onday, October
::sssaassssszH S,lS75, trains will LEAVE
--- at 6.l5, s.45 a. M, 3.15 p M, arriv-
turning, leave Boston at 730 M, 1890 3. 80 p.m
arriving at Portland at 1910 $40 $40 D. IN. For
Wells, North Berwick, Salmon Falls,
ingfon, N. H.. Alton hay, Newmarket,
Exeter, Haverhill, North Andover, Law
renee, Andover and Lowell at 6.15, S.45 a.
M, 3.15 p. m. For Manchester and Con-
cord, N. H., (via Newmarket Junction,) at
6.15 m. 3.15 p. M (via Lawrence,) at s.45 q. IA,
For Scarborough, Pine Point, Old Or
chard Beach, Saco, Biddeford and
Kennebunk at els, s.45 a. M, 3.15, $50, pm,
MOrnina Trains will leave Kennebssk
for Portland at 7.20 a. m. The 3.15 p. m. train
from Portland connects at Boston with the Shore
Line and the Boston q Albany Road, for New York
arriving at New York early next morning. This is
also the quickest route to the West. Through
Tickets TO all Points South and West al
lowest rates. Trains on Boston & Maine road
connect with all steamers IuuuiDg between Fort-
land and Bangor, Rockland, Mt, Desert, Mac ias
PASSPORT, Calais, st. John and Halifax. Also, con-
meet with Grand Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Sta
ton, and Maine Central and Portland & Ogdensburg
trains at Transfer Station. All trains stop at
Exeter ten minutes for refreshments at first class
DINING rooms.
JAS. t. FURBER, Gen. Supt,
8. H. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland.
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STEAMERS.
A &c MOR LINE .

UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS,
Sail from New York for
GLASGOW, every SATURDAY.;
LONDON, every WEDNESDAY;
passenger accommodations unsurpassed for elegance
and comfort. All StateroOms on main deck,
and Saloon amidships.
SALOON CABIN, sos to $50, CURRENCY.
SECOND CABIN, including all requis ties. $40.
Excursion Tickets for First-Class Passage New York
to Paris and return, SI35 to $i95 according
to stateroom and route chosen,
For Books oil Information, Plans. &c,
Apply to HENDERSON BROTHERS,
BOWLING GREEN, NEW YORK.
Or to T. MCGOWAN,
ap3oi3n 133 Congress ST., Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07
HOTELS.

dUxlV u6OIL1
HOTEL DIRECTORY.
Embracing the leading Hotels in the State at which
the Daily PRESS NAV always be found.
AUBUBN.
GIN House, Court. St. w. s. 81 a. Young
Prcprief0rs.
Augusta House, State ST., M Whitehead,
BATH.
Bath Hotel, O. M. Piummer, Proprietor
ROLSTER,S MILLS,
Hancock House, M. Hancock, Proprie-
tor.
BOSTON.
Parker House. School ss. H. ID. Parker q
Co., PrOprietOrs.
81. James Hotel-J. r. Croclker, Propri
etOr.
fremont House, fremont st.-Chapsn,
ssurney d Go. PROPRIETOR.
BRUNSWICK, ME.
r.: q X. Dining Rooms, w. Il. Field,
CORNISH.
Cornish House, M. Ii. Davis, Proprietor
DAMARIsCOTTA MILLS.
samoset House, Trask Bros. Preprietors
DANvILLE JUNCTION..
Ciark,s Dining Hall, Grand Trunk Rail-
way Depot, M. w. Clark, Proprietor
DEXTER,
Merchants e Exchange Hotel, Dexter, Me-
w. q. M drill, Proprietor.
EAsTPOKr.
Passamaquoddy House,-A. Pike & Co..
Proprietors.
HIRAM.
ms. Cutler Heusc,-Hiram s.sien, Pre-.
Yrfetor
LEWISTON
Dewitt House, Quinby Sc March, Pre-
LIMERICK.
Linn rick House,-D. 9. Fogg, Proprietor
MILLBRIDGE.
Atlantic House, Geo. A. Hopkins, Pro.
prietor.
NORRaDGEW OCK.
Dsnforth Mouse, ID. Danforth. Prov~ieser
PEAKS ISLAND.
Union Mouse-W. T. Jones. Proprietor.
PARIS HILL.
Hubbard Hotel, II. Hubbard, Proprietor
PHILLIPS,
BardIen Mouse, Samuel Farmer, Propri.
etOr.
SKOWHEGAN.
Turner House, w. G. Hesclton, PIsprf.
et0r.
PORTLAND.
Perry's Hotel, 115 Federal So. j. g. Perry.
Proprietor.
CITY Hotel, Cor. Congress and Green ST.
J. X. Martin, Proprietor.
Falmouth Hotel, o. M. Shaw e. Son, pre-
priet0rs.
Freble House, Congress So. Gibson Il Co.,
Proprietors.
d. .. II etel, Junction of Congress and Fed
eraI SITS. Timothy Wolcott, Proprietor.
WEST NEWFIELD.
West Newfield House, r, G. Holmes, Pre-
prfct0r.
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LOCKE'S GELATINE STARCH.

IF you want the best and the cheapest Starch
L preparation that has been or can be found,
Locke's Gelatine Starch is that article. 1t
prevents the iron STICKING and CLUSTERING;
1t can be used either In boiled or raw starch it gives
very fine clear white finish and polish, tnat will
never turn yellow; it makes ironing an easy and
pleasant exercise. For sale by Grocers, Druggists,
&c. Wanted-Two good outside statesmen; also a
few good local canvassers.
Manufactnrad and sIlrrl To- xrlo La L..
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TN ACCORDANCE with the provisions Of the
Revised Statutes OF Maine, Chapter 49, Sections 10,
10 and 20 and of the Statutes amendatory thereof and
additional thereto, George S. Hunt, of Portland, in
the County of Cumberland and State of Maine,
Henry B. Blackwell of Boston. in the County of Suf-
folk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ernest
Theodore Gennert, of said Portland, and Albert
Palmer of said Bosen, hereby associate themselves
together by written articles of agreement as manu-
featuring cooperation for the purpose of manufacture
its business Office at said Portland. The first meet
ing shall be held in accordance with Section IS of
said Chapter, at the Office OF George s. Hunt and
Company, number Ill Commercial Street, in said
Portland, on the Eleventh day of May, A. D., 1878,
Dated at said Portland this 23d day of April A. D.,
1873.
GEO. S. HUNT,
HENRY B: BLACKWELL,
ERNEST TIL. GENNERT
ALBERT PALMER,
by Henry b. Blackwell, his Attorney.
To Henry II. Blackwell. Ernest Theo lore
Gennert, and Albert Palmer, being all
the parties who have signed the above
agreement of association, which auree.
ment is made a part of this notice:
In pursuance of the above article, I, George s.
Hunt being one of the sgners thereof, hereby give
you and each of you notice that the first meeting Of
said associates will be held at the office of George s.
Hunt and Company number Ill Commercial Street
in Portland, on the Eleventh day of May, A. d. 1873
at nine o'clock a. M, according to the provisions Of
Section Is, of Chapter 48, Revised Statutes for the
purposes OF organizing into Corporation adoptng a
Corporate name, defining the purposes of iheCorpora-
tOn fixing the amount of the capital stock dividing
three Directors Secretary, Treasurer and other nee
essary officers, and adopting code OF Bylaws.
ap2adtd GEO. S. HUNT.
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MEDICAL.
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FOR SALE (!

FssHE Stock and Trade Of good business, well
canta oa thra good MGao Ieg9le
Doors, Blinds, Windows, Sashes sc. Anyone
wishing to purchase will address
jan1Stf BOX S7J, Per land, Me.
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Vaults Cleaned.
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Advertisers will find it cheaper to ret their JOB
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HID. Shocks and Heads
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-05-08
Ba.fOonfag the Atlantic.

A novel as well as hazardous aero
nautic feat is likely to be attempted
by an American aeronaut before the
close of the yesr. For some time
past Professor Ling has been expe-
rimeuting on b. looms suitable FOR the
use of the Polar expedition. In the
course of mis- experiments the Pro
fessor has discovered material it
able for a balloon of such retaining
qualities that it will only lose one per
cent. of gas in twentv-four hours A
balloon of 100000 feet capacity, con-
structed of this material, would, he
calculates, lose SO little gas that it
could easily be kept in the air for at
least twenty days.
For several years past periodical
offers of ample financial aid have
been made to Professor King by gen
tlemen enthusiastic with the idea of
crowning American scientific tri-
umphs by demonstrating that it lis
possible to Cross from continent to
continent through the air, ana the
Professor declares this. it is more
t. a probable thft the Frenchmens S
Exposition year VIII be signalizcd by
A move in this direction,