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The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
The Coming Grain Crop.

The grain crop OF last year was almost ex-
ceptionalY good, and the country is feeling
the benefit of it, and will continue to do 90
for some time. We are also favored at the
present time with the promise of another
year Of plenty, which ought to put Western
farmers firmly on their feet and atone for
some of the hard times through which thew
have had to pass. The Cincinnati Gazette
publishes numerous dispatches and letters
from the entire wheat-growiDg districts in the
States of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. All
these are of the most cheerful character.
The acreage sown last Fall was the largest for
Years, in some sections being 50 per cent.
above the average. Everywhere the crop
seems to have passed the winter without dam
age, and IS now in splendid growing con-
dition. The uniform testimony OF men of
experience in all these states is that the pros
pect OF the crop was never better at this sea-
son OF the year. The advices from Illinois
Iowa, Missouri, and other wheat-prodncino
states of the West, have the same enconrag,
ing story to tell OF large acreage and mn.
usual promise. In Iowa spring work amorp
the farmers is progressing rapidly. The
greater part of the wheat sowing has already
been completed. The acreage of wheat in
southern Minnesota and Dakota is 50 per
cent more than last year. There is no fear OF
Agrasshopper visitation this year.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
Preparing Flower Borders.

The depth of the soil is an important ele-
ment of success. Many plants root deep and
draw much of their nutriMent from the SUBJ
soil; hence it is Necessary to make this of
good quality. Where only few inches of
loan cover subsoil of sand or gravel. the
heat of summer will parch the ground and
comparatively few plants will thrive. Again,
where the subsoil is heavy clay, there is
danger OF too much moisture in winter and
spring, and the plants may suffer from rotting
or be thrown out Of the ground by the action
of frost and perish. The best way to pre-
pare flower borders is to excavate the soil
eighteen inches to two feet in depth. If the
subsoil is gravel, fill in few inches of leaves,
pine needles, old straw, or any coarse litter,
and then fill up the bed with good loan, rails
ing it slightly above the level of the surround
ing ground, to allow for settling, and that the
surface water may run of. II the subsoil is
close clay, fill in three inches OF small stones
or gravel, on these lay a thin covering
of leaves or litter, and then fill up with
loan.
1t is advantageous to manure the bed, but
all manure used should be well rotted. A
liberal supply, dug into the bed when first
made will keep in good condition for years,
1t is not generally advisable TO apply manure
to the surface it the garden has been prop
erly made, though it is often beneficial if
used as top dressing in the autumn; the
finer portions will then be incorporated with
the soil, while the coarser may be raked off
in the spring. A garden.bed, once we'll
made, will last many years in good condition,
and VIII require no other attention than
forking over with digging fork Ia spade
should never be used) 10 spring, occasional
wedding, and sometimes slight stirring of the
surface soil in summer.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09

BRUNsWICK, llE.
2. q II. Dining Rooms, w. X. field,
Proprietor.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
Gardeuinglin Frnncs.

There are over 5000 men, women and chill
dren engaged in growing early asparagus, let
tuces, carrots and the like in and around
Paris. The rent of the land varies from
SlS0 to $3.50 per acre, according to situation
and irrigation plant. These market gardens
are of comparatively small dimensions from
one and half to two and half acres in ex-
tent. Taking the smaller size. the plant nee
essary to carry on business costs nearly $2500
including large and small bell-gasses, straw
mats, glazed lights, frames, tools, baskets,
horse, cart and other necessary materials.
The regular workmen, it is said, earn an ay-
erage pay of about forty cents per day, with
board nd lodging all the year round. Extra
men receive about seven cents per hour, wo-
men five cents. Most of the men come from
other sections, not so much for the sake of
the wages, which are low for France, but in
order to learn business which they can turn
to profitable account when they return to
their homes after two or three years, service.
Amiens claims to be one of the Oldest mar
ket gardening towns in France, vegetables
having been grown there in the twelfth GEN.
tury-hundreds of years before a cabbage was
grown in England. There are at present
about 250 acres under cultivation, the yearly
produce of which averages about $3.50 per
acre. The cabbages often weigh from 40 to
30 pounds beet roots 20 to % pounds. black
radshes IL to 20 pounds. A stretch of fifteen
miles of the north coast, near Toscaf, is cele-
brated for its early artichokes, onions, aspara
gus and potatoes. England takes every wear
about 500 tons of early vegetables and 1000
tons OF onions, being about one.third of the
whole production. Four thousand souls
make comfortable living, and even grow
rich on the produce of some 1000 acres of
land. Potion, neighboring province, has
given Its name to a gigantic cabbage much
grown in western France, and largely used
for cattle feeding. The leaves are carefully
picked off in the autumn and at the end of
winter, the plants being cut down in the
spring. Gathered in this way the Potion
cabbage will yield from IA to. II tons per acre
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
Coal Ashes and Curcu,io.

A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer
writes: l have for several years saved INV
plums from the ravages of the curculio by the
use of coal ashes. They become SO COM
pletely Disguised with it that they leave for
other parts. Just so soon as the blossoms
fall commence with my ashes. | take
bucketful of the ashes under nv arm. and
with the other hand dash the ashes all over
and through the trees, covering the plums
completely with ashes, and go round eyery
few days and give them another dose, If the
rain washes 1t off renew the dose and keep
at It until my plums are ripe, when am well
paid for my trouble. I had, this year, eight
bushels on seven small trees, which / sold
for thlrty-two dollars.
l have several trees of the Rheine Claude
variety upon which I did not use the ashes.
because the plums were so scattering, /
thought it would not pay, but there was one
limb of one of those trees that was close tn
those put the ashes on; it got its share of
ashes, and that limb ripened up all of its
plums, but not plum was there left on the
other part of the tree or any of the other
trees of that variety. This was conclusive
evidence to me that it was the ashes that
saved my plums. When l first commenced
ashes, my brother told me that would not
succeed, that he made sure of saving his
plums by placing sheet under the trees and
shaking the little Turks off his trees, and
catching them on the sheet and killing them,
he had none. ' "1N
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
Notice of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS Charles F. Sawyer, then of Baldwin
Ma;no IN tne county of Cumberland and state Of
alne, on the 2lst day of October A. D. 1870 by his
mOftg &c deco OF that date recorded in the Cumber
registry Of Deeds, book &c., page sos,
=. Veyed TO the subscriber certain parcel OF land in
san BALDWIN containing fifty acres more or less and
ern M & by land then of Isaac Dyer east
erly py iand then of Benjamin and Eben SAWYER
s9p1herly by Saco River, aud wesle,y by lands then
9h Eoem SAWYER and Andrew j. Kicker and being
TOPPER ID. Sawyer. 'SA W 0nAi'-
Aud whereas !, the said charles F. Sawyer by his
mortgage deed dated Dec. 70, 1863 recorded IN the
same Registry book 1853, page u.s. conveyed the same
real estate to Caleb 4. Aver OF Cornish, in Yors
Feb. 1873, recorded in said Registry book Az mage
1871, trans erred and assigned to the subscriber N
due furm, said mortgage. mortga.e premises and
mortgage debt, now therefore the conditions in both
and each of said mortgage deeds being broken hv
reason whereof, the subscriber claims a foreclosure
OF each OF said mortgages according to the provs-
ons OF the statute in such cases made and provided
TOBIAS LORD.
Steep Falls. standish, Me-, March 20, 1878.
w3w14
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09

Another Clergyman Writes:
my voyage to Europe is indefinitely postponed I
have discovered the Fountain of Health on this
side OF the Atlantic. Three bottles of PERUVIAN
SYRUP have rescued me from the fanss of the tiend
Dyspepsia"
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
AGRICULTURAL.
Cutting Timber and Building.

Timber to last should be cut from the last
OF June 10 the first of January. Many peo-
pie used to claim that February was the time
to cut timber: but when we have January
thaw the sap must start, and the more sap
there is in timber the more apt timber is to
rot. 1t is the ireest from sap in October, and
as it is then ripe it would look reasonable that
this would be the time to cut it.
Ii one ever contemplates building a shed,
that is, building from Is to 20 feet wide and
from 30 to go feet long, let him go to work for
some neighbor and help fill one in haying
season. Try and choose one of the hottest
days in haying. This will work permanent
cure. 1t costs but little more to build a
barn 30x40 than a shed 20x60, and 30x40
foot barn, with stables on each end and
driveway in the middle, will hold double the
amount OF hay or fodder that a shed will
2Ox6O. The barn floor is about the only eX-
ira cost, and you have the advantage of slip.
ping in a load of hay or grain when shower
is coming up or letting load of hay stand on
the wagon over night.
Draw your timber each length by itself,
the plates and long stills by themselves, the
beams side by side, the short stills on the same
scafold, and SO on. Place each kind OF lum-
Der by itself so that it can be got at without
handling over lot of lumber. Several DAYS
labor may be saved If lumber is piled up in
good order and properly placed. Get a good
mechanic to make out bill of the material
before you commence operations. If you
have not built before, get everything your me-
chanic orders, and if there is anything that
has been overlooked when the bill was made
out, and the carpenter notifies you that he
desires it such day, get it at the time. Do
not employ man that you have not suffi-
Gent confidence in, to do as he directs. A
half-bank barn may be built and cost but
little more and hold several tons more of
hay; the cost would be the building of three
and one halt feet more of wall and the grad
ing up the bridge, and on most farms there
are places that one may choose where the
ground is of grade, that by digging out at
the side underneath where the stable is and
drawing it around, the bridge may be easily
formed, and it will be lsvel where you drive
In with the load.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09

NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon bmsef
the trust of Administrator OF the estate Of
SILAS A. Larry, late Of Scarborough,
in the County OF Cumberland, deceased and given
bonds as the law directs All persons having demands
exhibit the same and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
JOHN JAMESON, OF Saco, Me-, Admir-.
scarborough March 18th 1875 wSw13s
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
w.A 10. aossCH-


Saieratus.
Salerat'sY ID SO I
Salt,
lTurks 10. y
] d. bu.) 2 25 q 2 50
Bonaire. -.
Cadiz, du.pd. Q 90 a 2 rs
ICadiz in bind / S7A9 l rs
Liverpool.
| Duty paid.
In bond. :. 1 371@ LIS
Grind butter 20 y box
lLiv.fne sack 1 70 q 200
Seeds.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
PORTLAND. BANGOR 4 MiCHLiS
STEAMBOAT CO.
Change Of Time for Bangor, Mt.
Desert and Machias.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT.

zSss Commencing April 9th,
III and until further notice,) the
EANElINZNHS Steamer LEWISTON, CAPT.
SSsssl=s.[.ss;zs: CHAs. DEERING, will leave
Railroad harf, Portland,
every 1ue.dsy evening, at 10 O'Clock, for
kockland. Camden, Lincolnville Belfast Searsport.
SANDY Point, Bucksport, Minterport, Hampden and
Bangor-
Returning leave Bangor every Thu, .day
merniDx al d o'clock, touching as above, ar
living in Portland about T. M.
will also leave Portland for Macbinsport very
FRIDAY evening" at 10 o'c ock, touching az
Rook ana, Castine, Deer Isle Sedgwick SOUTH West
Har0or, Bar Harbor, mt. DesertD Milbridge and
Returning, will leave Macbiasport every Mon
day morsiDg AT $50, touching as above, arriv-
ing in Portland same evening usually CONNECTING
With the Pullman night tram anu early morning
trains tor Boston and the West,
The Steamer "CIrY OF RICHMOND will be re-
painted and placed on the Bangor route about the
first of May, making three trips per week as usual
For further parlcuiars inquire OF
GEO. L. Day, Gen. Ticket Agent
Railroad Wharf.
e. GUSHING, Assistant Manager.
Portland, April 1878. ap6ltf
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09

DESIDENCE Of the late Dr. Reynolds. A one
LII and half story House, Stable and outbuild.
ngs, in good repair with about of land I'M
der good stare of cultivation. fruit trees grape
vines, &c. Situated within five minutes walk Of the
Depot, Post Office and the new Normal School. For
particulars enquire Of CHARLES H. HASKELL or
DANIEL G. EMERY, Gorham.
Portland, March %, 1878.
mch13 d1m*
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
Choice RuiIding Lois For SaIe

IN Deering. The "Freeman" garden 20 called.
Il situaten on the line of horse care, Pleasant st.
Is now divided into house lots three lots 5Oxl30 each
fronting Pleasant St. and three lots size 'front.'
ing South ST., and offered for sale Choice apple and
soon. Apply to F. G. PATTERSON, 379A Congress
Street. mar3Od2w
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
Sea Side Hotel To LET.

4 FCVHE Bay View House, Old Orchard
E L Beach, Saco, Me. 80 rooms best situa-
ton on the coast Of Maine, fine bathing fish
In n ing and cunning privileges, hotel nearly
E8 new, cost $22 600. Will be leased for term
OF years to responsible party-furnished unfur-
Dished Will sell exchange tor city property If de-
sired. Photograph of hotel can be seen applica-
ton to F. G. PATTERSON, 3793 Congress Street,
Portland Me. mh1Sdtf
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
FOR SALE.

TUyHE Homestead Of the late John Merrill, situated
Il in Falmouth, on the line of the Maine Centeral
Railroad. about one mile from the Depot in Cum
berland contains about thirty of first rate land
with good buildings, also wood lot of eleven acres
Enquire OF j. T. Merrill, 1859 Federal Street, F. W.
Talbot, AZ Commercial Street, or FENWICK
MERRILL, near the premises. marl5d8w*
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09

NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
~ been duly appointed and taken upon himself
the trust OF Administrator OF the estate Of
NATHANIEL WHITNEY, late of Portland,
IN the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate of said deceased are REQUIRED to
exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
PERCIVAL BONNEY, Admir-
Portland. March 18th, 1873, ma2Sdiaw3rTh
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
House for Sale.
For Sale i'm Gorham yilIage.

IN Western part Of city, New House containing
l all the modern improvements. Inquire at this
flee. an0dtf
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
REAL ESTATE.

MANEVt to lean on first class Real Estate
NUN r 4 Security, in Portland, e OF Vi
cinity. Rents collected, taxes paid, &c. on Com
Real Estate. 1874 Congress Street. no1sdtf
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
cottage Hoase For Sale.

TIyHE II story cottage house, No 3S Melbourne St..
u nearly new IL looms gas. SebagD and good
drainage lot 40x76 is offere1 for sale at bargain
Terms made known on application to
f. G. PATTERSON, 3795 Congress ST.
mar30 d3W
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
Genteel Residence TO Let.

TENHE three story brick house 40s Congress St.,
Il Congress Square,) east OF Plymouth church.
70 rooms, with ali modern improvements, bath ROOM
hot and cold wafer. House warmed by steam,
ple asant and sunny Best location in the city for
f. G. PATTERSON, S79A Congress Street.
mar30 DIV.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
FOR SALE.

1 DESIRABLE and elegant Hotel and
rrinA IL Livery stable for sale. Business
EN interests in California recurring my i'm
t!E91. mediate and personal attention have nduc-
EEMa. ed me to offer my hotel property, the
searsport House, Searsport, Me-,
for sale. This house is SO widely and favorably
known as not to require particular description.
Sufficient to say that the house is large and COM
modious with all modern improvements. and situat-
ed in of the most pleasant and thrifty villages in
New England, and dong first rate business; offers
extra Inducements as safe and reliable investment;
for profitable and paying hotel business it is unsur-
passed in Maize. The hotel and livery will be
solo separate together as desired. Shall sell on or
before May list next Correspondence invited as to
prices TERMS &c. Personal examination of the prop
erty preferred. Come and see w. H. MATHEWS.
mar12 d2m
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
PERUVIAN
PERUVIAN
PERUVIAN
SYRUP
SYRUP
SYRUP

Supplies the blood with it's Vital Principle of
Life Element, IRON, infusing strength,
Vtgor and New Life into all paris of the system.
Being FREE FROM ALCOHOL, its energizing eff.
fects are not followed by corresponding reaction but
are permanent.
SETH W. FoWLE & SONS, Projectors, So Harri-
son avenue, Boston. Sold by all Druggists. Pamph-
lets free. Send LOT one apr1M&Th
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
POETRY.
lFor the Press.1
The Old Story.

Thu Vfu oGUIy'
know corner, in this town,
Where stands cottage, old and brown,
With elbowed roof, and gables queer,
Held by its owners very dear.
They've lived within it, man and vile,
A long and checkered, busy, life;
And still. while time steals year by year,
They hold each other very dear.
Their neighbours son comes often in,
To watch their sweet granddaughter spin;
And then they softly say: IT'S clear
These young folks b I'D each other dear.
O.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
From the Trumpet and Universal.
list Magazine.

"Many Of my personal friends have been cured by
the PERUVIAN SYRUP. but we have one proof
more powerful than all these and that is-OUR
OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE! No AUTHORITY
can put this down-no argument can contradict it:
and no good word shall be spared on our part until
knowledge of this blessing shall be spread broad
cast among the people,
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
SYMPATHETIC DISEASES,

Affections of the Eye, Ear, Throat Lungs and Bron.
chlal Iubes which in many Gases accompany severe
Of rhS mucous membrane is the Of all these
properly under the influence of the RADICAL CURE,
pected. ~ -' -
II is but three years since SANFORD's RADICAL
LUKE was placed before the public but in that short
cags ~ m by druggists and
thorough treatment of Catarrh ever Compounded The
lact VIII be deemed of more Importance when it is
2S Inherent remedies for Caarrh have been placed on
.ae, and to-day, with one or two exceptions, their
gist Adyertising may succeed in forcing few sales
medical properties, it is absolutely certain fall into
merited obscurty.
zach package of SANFORDS RADICAL CURE con.
talns Dr. Sanfords Improved Inhaling Tube with full
directions for its in all Price $780, Sold by
aWhoesae and retail druggists and dealers through
out the United States and Canadas. WEEKS & POT.
Mass. e7' S'''
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09

~ been duly appointed Executrix Of the Win Of
GEORGE WORCESTER, late of Potland,
IN tne county OF Cumberland, deceased, and has
taken upon herself that trust as the law Directs All
geIsons having demands uponthe estate OF said
deceased, are required to exhibit the same; and All
pe,sons indebted TO said estate are called upon to
PATIENCE WORCESTER. Executrix.
Portland, Apeil I'd, 1878. spediawsws:
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
ice of Foreclosure.

SoSAN CHASE, OF Wesibrook, in the County of
~ cumberland and State of a, aine, wife of Leon
aIu Onase, by her deed dated the teoth day OF Au-
gust, A D. 1876 conveyed TO me, the undersigned in
ortgage certain parcel of real estate situated in
south by the new road leading from SaccaIappa m
Gorham Corner; West by land Of Sias Hail: Norm
by the old Mcintosh road, so call cd, and Fast 10
cross road leading BY the house OF the laie .Jobn
hlee, sad lot containing about eighteen acres and
9elng tne same known as the Rice lot And be con-
undersigned by reason thereof claim foIecIo, urs'
1873 WILLIAM oi p""SMep, ~.
mh2sdlaw3wTh BYE N. RAY, bis Atternsy.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09

Parker Aouse. School 50. M. ID. Psrker&
Co., Proprietors.
81. James Hotel-y. n. Crocler, Propri
et0r.
fremont House, fremont s..-Chapiu.
Quincy d Go. Proprietors.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09
Portland Daily Pres. stock Lis,

Corrected by WOODBURY. g. MoULToN. Investment
BANKERS, Cor. Middle and Exchange Streets.
OeSCrfDf}oaR pHx RrIsx <.I..I
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-09

Cod, per qtl..
- a
SI<k tEHVs - IN
Flour.

Flour.
Super6ne 80, 4 80 q 8 so
Ex-Spring.,. SIS q 6 %
* Spring.. 6 80 a 675
Patti Spring
wheats. :. g 90 @ 925
Mich'n VIM
ter best..;. 700 @ 725
Lo W grade
Michigan. $50 a 600
St.Louis win
ter fair. -. $500 675
Win'r good O0@7 %
" best. Z rs @ 500
Frmif.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-11
Alias District Court Summons,

IN TIE DISTRICT COURT OF TIE
l Sixth Judi nj District, IN and for Eureka
County, state Of Nevada. The State Of Neya-
da sends greeting to {. w. johnson:
You are hereby required to appear in an
action commenced against you, as defendant,
BY Frank Money, as plaintiff, in the District
Cou I OF the sixth judicial District, in and
for the Coopty Of Eureka, State of Nevada,
at the town OF Eureka, and answer the CON-
plant therein, which is on file with the Clerk
of sid Court, aithin ten DAYS after the SER
vice on you OF this summons Exclusive Of the
day OF servicel, IL served in said county. or
twenty days it served out Of said county but
within this district. and in all other cases
forty days; or judgment by default will be
taken against you, according to the prayer
Of said complaint.
The said action is brought to recover JUDI.
ment against you, the sand defendant, for the
sum OF S49 o.. L. ). gold coin, the same
being N balance due said Frank Money from
you, FOR and on account of a balance due on
certain moneys had and received by you, and
for goods, wares and merchandise sold and
delivered to you at your special instance and
request by said Frank Money and by X. Sad.
Ter d Co., whose account has been duly as
signed to this plaintiff. and also for money
duo ! oyer McMenomy from you, and whose
account has been duly assigned TO this plant.
u, making IN all, in the aggregate, the sum
OF Si2J ", U. ). G I'd coin; all Of which will
more fully appear by reference to complaint
filed in this action.
And you are hereby notified that il you
fail TO appear and answer the said complaint
as above required. the said plaintiff will take
Judgment against you for the sum Of si9 90.
U. .. gold coin, and costs Of suit.
s~a In testimony whereof, /. y. H..
sr.r Harmon, have hereunto set my
~ hand and affixed the seal of said
~ Court this 10Th day of March, A. d.
+. II. HARMON, Clerk District Court.
Sixth Judicial District, Eureka Co., New.
By L.. MeLIskLLI. Deputy Clerk.
g.. W. BAKER. Atty for Plf. mhl6