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The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
burlington Hawkeye.l
"The Mushery."
A welI-Known Feature of the meropolI
tan Journal.

I'm tLls department. Of the Ha4keye we de-
sire TO have Letters from our readers on topics
OF interest 10 housekeepers, husbands and wives,
notners and all home-loving people. With
the cooperation Of the readers of the Hawk
eye, we hope to make it Que of the most inter-
estiDg and, instructive departments of the
paper, and we hope in succeeding numbers 70
have more letters from our friends, and .
wider range OF topics treated by them.
From Minnie Nay AZedo, M-Can any OF
the numerous contributors to "rhe Mushery''
tell me how can make rag carpet out of two
pairs OF old pantaloons, linen vest, aud an
OLD hanrel nightgown, so it will cover a room
IA by 16 feet? Aud how can m AXE a rag car
pet SO thatit cannot be detected from body
Brussels?
From Henry S. r., Peoria.-l would like In
exchange jack-knives. sight unseen, with any
contributor to "The Mushery" / have also =
tine large meat-hound, well trained to look
into the kitchen door and dive for biscuit, that
will exchange for farm property in Nebraska.
From Jennie JeSsanaine, Mount Pleasant, Ia.
Can the editor of 'rhe Mushsry'' or any of
its contributors tell me where to fiud that beau
tful poem by Herbert Algernon Lawrence in
which occurs the tenderly charming lne:-
Oh, sweetling, sweetest Of the sweetly sweetl
From BluebeH, Monmouth, III Il see that an.
other "young mother in The Mushery'" COM
plains that her baby is suffering with a sore
mouth, and that no medicine she has used does
any good. L used the following prescription
for our little "DAsy." 1t was given me by an
aged widow lady who has had great experience
with children: Take equal parts Of burnt alum,
9urnt borax, nutmeg, loaf sugar, burnt leather,
oil of cloves, powdered chalk, ground ginger,
burnt flannel, teaspoouful of goose-grease, COM
mon salt, little whte-wine vinegar and a
pinch of snuff. Rub on in a dry powder with
stiff toothbrush.
From Honest John Thompson, Muscqtiae, Ia.
Il would like to learn how to paint in water
color and oil in six weeks without q master
Cannot some of the contributors to The Mush-
cry tell me how 1 can do ths?"
Pliny C. Elderkin, of Fort Madison, writes:
81 tenderly loge beautiful girl who lives back
near the hill in the house with the new porch
Can anyone tell me what will take fresh paint
stains out of the foundation of pair of broad
cloth pants?"
From Mrs. A. L c., Ott,na,oa. What will
take ink stains out Of the face of . postage
stamp?
From Eleanor Eldreth, GaleS5ury.-Can any
of the literary people of 'The Mushery'' tell
me who is the author of Milton's "Paradiss
Lost?'
From Myrtle Nay, OquaWka-How do you
dye pair of black kids white when you want
to wear them to wedding two days after you
90 to q funeral2
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

SATIRICAL language from Senator Conk-
ling: Yet there is much that is encouraging
in the South. When they go cunning for
negroes or revenue officers they observe the
game laws. They do not shoot them out of
season. They only kill them when it is nee
essary to prevent the collection of the revenue
or 10 carry an election. But that is not all
that is encouraging. Wade Hampton has &C.
tually offered to allow the laws of the United
States to be carried out. He will allow the
revenue to be collected if the government will
allow him to receive it. Wade Hampton of
fers to assist the United States. There is
something refreshing in this. But this is not
all. When Republicans hold meetings now
they never kill more than one or two and not
so many if they keep still. In to-day's papers
we are told the Democrats went to Repub-
lican meeting and loaded cannon with ten
penny nails. They trained it on the speaker
and covered him with 500 rifles but he did
not say anything and they did not shoot.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
The Creek Indians complain that the

whites are encroaching upon their lands and
occupying territory the right of the Creeks
to which has been recognized in solemn
treaties by the United States. They
fear that they will be deprived of their
property. The apprehension is we'll
founded. Their land will be taken from
them and they will be killed if they
resist. The Indian who stands, as a
white man would, at the door of his cabin
and shoots down an intruder will be called
numbering savage and put to death by the
civilized men who want his goods. Rob
Roy's creed is still held by the world,
"That they shall take who have the power
And they shall keep who CAM
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

THE records of Good Tempar lodge in
Norwich, Connecticut, show feeling tribute,
paid to the memory of "Sister Hattie Bishop
by "Sster Cobb" at memorial service held
after the death of Mrs. Bishop. Mrs. Cobb
read some lines "with much feeling" the re-
port says, and concluded with the statement
that 'still, still she is not dead to me, she
lives within my heart" Mrs. Cobb is now
in prison on the charge of numbering Mrs.
Bishop. But of course she is innocent of the
crime, for she says she is. Tilden does not
say moro
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

"CAMPAIGN" is not a mere figure of
speech in South Carolina to-day. 1t means
war. The scions of chivalry arm themselves,
jump upon their horses, ride to all the Re-
publican meetings they hear of and break
them up. The country is supposed to be
tired of the waving Of the bloody-shirt, but
the day is far distant, we hope, when it will
be deaf to the cry of the oppressed.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

WITH the coming of the heavy frosts we
see an abatement of the terrible scourge
which has afflicted the South so many months.
The yellow fever is disappearing, and many
OF the relief committees are disbanding. The
cry for aid has been promptly and generously
responded to, not only by the North, but by
far-away countries, even China sending help.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

THE critics are beginning to point at the
man upon whom the mantle of Bryant has
fallen. Their fingers shake so, no one knows
within row Of apple-trees where they are
pointing. The mantle, by the way, on care.
ful measurement, is found not to be as large
as We were taught to consider it, and-but
is this profanity.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

Joss, the baboon in the Alexandra Palace, at
Muswell Hill, London, has just undergone
another severe operation. Mr.. Mosely, a
fashionable dentist, pulled out two of bis
teeth, an old fang, and removed large piece
diseased jaw bone. Chloroform was admins
tered to the patient, the first instance of the
kind on record. The arasthetic was four
minutes aud thrty-seven seconds in producing
perfect Inconsistencies, and the revival took
place in about ten minutes from that time.
Joss soon recovered his usual condition, and
after cooling his face against window pane
for few minutes quietly reioined his COM
panious.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
Sponsors Prophecy of Butler.
An Ancient "Widow."

....Mother of debate.
And all dissention which doth dayy grove
Amongst iraile men, that many pubiKe state
And many private oft doth overthrow.
Her lying tongue was in two parts divided,
And both the parts did speake. and both eontended
And as her tongue SO was her hart discided
That never thoght one thing, but douby still was
guided
Ais as she double spake, so heard she double,
With matchless cares deformed and distort,
Fild with false rumOnrs and sedtious trouble
Bred in assemblies of the vulgar sort,
That still are led with every light report;
Likewise uneven were her handles twaine;
That one did reach the other pusht away;
That one did make, the other mard againe,
And sought to bring all things unto decay;
Whereby great riches gathered maine day
She in short space did often bring TO nought,
And their possessors often did dsmay:
For all her study was and all her thought
How she might overthrow the thing that concord
wrought.
From Speaser's "Fairie Qaeene," fourth book.J
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

PITCHERINE is new stimulant discovered
by the Australian savages. 1t is described as
producing pleasant exhliration and keep.
ing up strength during exertion. We are
left in doubt as to whether or not it is tenn
perance beverage. 1t may be new kind of
bitters, and therefore very nasty and proper
to he sold
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
TN RANK KRUPTCY,-Dlstrict Court OF the
Il Initial S.atos nstrict of Maine. In The m

TN BANKRUPTCY.-Dlst Court OF the
l. United States, District of Maine. In the matter
of James w. Adams, Bankrupt.
This is to give notice that petition has been pre-
sented to the Court, this seventh day OF October,
by James W. Adams, of Portland, a Bankrupt,
individually and as member of the firm OF Babb,
Adams & Cannon. praying that he may be decreed
to have full discharge from all his debts individual
and copartnership, provabe under the Bankrupt Act
AMI upon reading said Petition,
1t is ordered by the Court that hearing be had
upon the same, on the second day of December. A. d.
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and that notice thereof be pub
Ished in the Portland Advertiser and the Port
land Press, newspapers printed in said District,
once week for three successive weeks and once in
the weekly Advertiser and Press, the last pubca-
ton to be thirty days at least before the day of
hearing and tat an 10 who have proved
at said time and place. and show cause, if any they
have, why the prayer OF said Petition should not be
granted. VIM. +. PREBLE,
Clerk of District Court, for said District
oc12 d1aw3wS&w1Wi2
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

The most extraordinary marriage ceremony
on record recently occurred at two places at
once-W Washington Courthouse, Ohio, and
Georgetown, Colorado. the bridegroom being
at the latter place and the bride at the former
and being welded by telegraph, though 5000
miles apart. Immediately after the ceremony
was concluded the bride started to meet her
husband in his Western home.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

THE All-Sorts man of the Boston Post has
taken up the cudgels for Moses, not Moses of
the cipher kilograms, but the one who is now
the object of Col. Ingersolps wrath. ALI
Sorts makes much better defense for the
Hebrew law-gver the other columns of the
Post make for Tilden.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
COUNTY CONVENTION
OF
REFORM CLUBS
Gorham, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct.
3Oth and 3Ist. |

Fully realizing the good results arising from our
earnest and persistent labors in this great and good
work in which we engaged, in rescuing and re-
storing to manhood all those who addicted to
strong drink. and also of making homes and families
nappy, which We're once sad and unhappy by the
dsI Demon Rum: 1t is earnestly hoped that all the
cubs In the county will be fully represented and
awaken new impetus in order to make more pro-
@ gTess in furtherng this good cause of Temperance.
The citizens OF Gorham will give all hearty well
come and will cater for all delegates cordial in
also to all who are. or wish to become friends and
workers in this noble Temperance work.
Arrangements have been made with the Railroads
lor the following rates of fare for the round trip:
Maine Central and branches, one and ore third
fare;
Grand Trunk r. r. one fare.
Portland & Ogdensburg r. Il. one fare.
Portland q Rochester. Portland and Westbrook
so; Saco River and Holliss0; Centre WATERFORD So;
South WATERFORD Is; Alfred IS; Springvale $1.CO.
Delegates on the Portland & Ogdensburg K. R,
will be furnished with return tickets by the Secre-
tary: Delegates on Grand Trunk, Maine Central
and Portland u Rochester will enquire at ticket Of
flee for return tickets.
Per order of Committee of Cumberland County.
G. w. MURCH. President.
G. H. LEFAVOR, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCT. as.

we do not read anonymous letters and ccmmuni-
cations. The anne and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
ont as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
NO. 566 CONGRESS STREET,
STATE OF MAINE.
COURT OF INSOLVENCY.

CUMBERLAND, IS: October 16, A. D., 1873.
FyHIS is to give notice that the fifteenth day of
l. October, A. d. 1873, warrant in Insolvency
was issued by Nathan Cleaves, judge OF the Court
of Insolvency for said County against the estate of Ed
ward f. Hayes of Portland, in said County, adjudged
an Insolvent debtor, his petition, filed the
fifteenth day of October, A. d 1878; to which
date interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts, and the delivery
and transfer Of any property belonging to said
Debtor to him or for his use. and the delivery and
transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by
law.
That meeting of the creditors of said Debtor,
to prove their debts aud choose assgnees
of his estate will be held at Court of insolvency;
to be holden at the Probate Court Room in Portland
on MONDAY, the fourth day of November, A. D..
1873, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above written.
E R. BROWN, Deputy Sheriff,
As Messenger of the Court of Insolvency for said
County of Cumberland. oc161aw2wW
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersignec by Stanley II.
Fullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
onrnal.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
TN BANKRUPTCY.-D District Court of t

TN BANKRDPTCX.-Di District Court of the
l. United States. District of Maine. In the mat
ter of Andrew Benson Bankrupt
This is to give notice that petition has been pre-
sented to the Court, this fifteenth DAY of October,
by Andrew NJ Benson, of Portland Bankrupt,
praying that be may be decreed to have full dis
charge fl ON all his debts provable under the Bank
rupt Act, and upon reading said Petition,
1t is ordered by the Court that hearing be
had upon the same, on the second day Of December
A. d. 1878, before the Court in Portland in said Dis
trict, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ and that notice thereof be
published in the Portland Advertiser and the Portland
Press, newspapers printed in said District, once a
week fer three successive weeks, and once in the
weekly Advertiser and Press the last publication to
be thirty days at least before the day of hearing.
and that all creditors who have proved their debts
and other persons in interest, may appear at said
time and place. and show cause, if any they have
why the prayer of said Petition should not be grant,
ed. VIM. 2. PREBLE,
Clerk OF District Court, for said District.
oc16 d1aw3w Wtw1w42
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

THE Ohio Republicans have gained 10000
votes over 1877. This year they carry the
State. Last year the Democrats carried it.
If this is not a Republican victory, what is?
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23

Young Edward Cooper, old Peter Cooper's
son, is mentioned as anti-Tammany candi-
date for Mayor of New York.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
Fine Residence i'm Deering to Let or for
Sale.

n.ss a The very desirable residence known as
GzMS.x the sCobb'' House, with commodious
GITWf M Stable attached. Is situated on Spring
6Street, minutes walk from the Horse-
cars anu M, G Il. r Station at Woodford's Corner
The lot contains about "a 900 square teet and there
are $50 young fruit trees upon it. The whole or a
portion of this property will be sod leased upon
very reasonable terms. House lots on Mechanic
Street for sale. Apply to GEO. E. Bird 80 Ex-
change Street, Portland, or address EVERETT
SMITH, Portland, Me. oc21dtf
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
For Sale or to Let,

FTSHE Three Story Brick House No. 6 Gray Street
l. Can be examined any day after 10 o'clock a. m
For further particulars call on
j. f. RANDALL g. CO.,
sed10f 126 Commercial st.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE.

A 21 Story House with stable, centrally located.
IA House contains fourteen finished rooms besides
halls and closets Heated by furnace, gas sebago,
cemeDted cellar. good drainage, All in complete or
der. Will be sol dlow as the owner leaves the city in
ten days. Enquire of, JOHN PROCTER.
No. SO old, S3 new, Exchange street.
OcL12d3w
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
The BIoOdy Shirt.

LII the Union was worth fighting for it is
worth paying for.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
For Sale,
small Farm for sale.

CITUATED at Walnut Hill, No. Yarmouth, 12
- miles from Portland, and known as tlN Sam'I
Chadbourn property, consisting of about 20 acres of
land, with story house and barn. The house con-
tains finished rooms well arranged, good well of
water, &C. This property is very pleasantly located
within minutes walk of Walnut Hill! station on the
M. G. r. r., and scaool house, and is in excellent
neighborhood. VIII be sold at a bargain, on easy
terms. For further particulars enquire of j. S.
Stanwood, No. Yarmouth, or of f. o. BAILEY &.
CO., 35 Exchange St., Portland, Me. sel2dtf
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

roads of other carriers connecting
with the road of the original car
rier, in absence of any special sgree-
ment, the original carrier is liable only
throughout the extent of its own road
and for safe delivery to the next in
line of the carriers. Or. r. Co. V. Mig
Co., 16 WALL, SEA; Redf. on Rail-
ways, PIP. 95, 126, and authorities cited :
and Rsdf. on Carriers, 5 $50 TO s ISS,
and notes and authorities cited; also,
ChItty on Car, as, and Angel on Car
riers.) The doctrine in England Is 9TH
erwise.
.. That where separate companies
are engaged in common undertaking
for transporting freight over long
line of which each company forms a
link, giving through bills of lsding
and charging through frelghts, con
tract might be implied from the cir
cumstances making each carrier liable
for the whole distance. (Rsdf. on
Railways, $50 to 1S9, with notes and
auihori les cited
3. That q common carrier, where not
prohibited By statute, may limit and
restrict his liability ss 1t exists at COM
mon law, but cannot contract to ex
empt himself from liability for loss or
damage caused by his own negligence.
york Co. V. Cent. r. W. Co.. 3 Wall,
107; R'y Co. V. Mfg Co.. 10 Wall,
3l9; R'y Co. v. Pratt, % Wall, 1879:
d., sos; N. & St. Nan. Co. V. Mer-
chants Bank, How. @. S 344;
Pemberton v. New York Cent. Railway
Co., 104 Mass, IA; L. e S. w. Co. v.
Perkins, % Mich, 329; go ILL.,, rs
4. That the statute OF this State (P.
D., 45s, Sec. ~ concerning common
carriers and defining their liabilities IN
certain cases by its terms applies To
domestic carriers on land, within this
State or on the waters entirely within
the body of this State, and is not in
tended to apply to interstate carriage
and traffic.
Reversed and judgment rendered for
plaintiff in error.
April II, 1873.
No. 7S5-H. s. T. c. r. R. Co. v. Ira
Z. Stout; error from Ellis. Opinion
by Ector, P. J.
The material questions raised by the
record in this case are decided in II. &
T. c. r. R. Co. v. 1. A. Park. CT. of
Appls., Austin Term, 1878. (See also
r. r. Co. v. Mfg. Co., 10 Wall, 324 :;
Redf. on Rlys, PIP. 80, 1876; on carriers,
SlS0to S1S3 and authorities cited; Ry.
Go. v. Pratt, % Wall, 129)
Judgment reversed and rendered for
plaintiff in error.
April II, 1873.
No. 7S6-H. & T. c. R. r. Co. v.
Jackson Lemon; error from Ellis.
Opinion by Ector, P. j.
This case differs in no material par
tlculars from II. & T. G. R. II. Co. v.
1. A. Park, and Id. v. Ira Z. Stout, Ct.
of Appls., Austin Term, 1873. See
authorities there cited.)
Judgment reversed and rendered for
plaintiff in error.
/ Anil 1917
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A remarkable renglous revival is !,

A remarkable religlous revival Is -
der way In Richmond, Virginia, amo
the negroes. The preachers have
lodged the question of hell, but ID
Wed with one. another in pictufi'
the tarments of the damned. In<
Rev. John Jasper's assault upon Tho
theory that the world m ives was onI|
one of the incidents of this awakeain6
A correspondent says OF one Of broiE7
er JaspeT's sermons: Nothing could
exceed the vIviiness with which be
pictured the torments of eternal pur-
ishment, and he scathingly deDounced
Beecher and those other preachers who
attempt To show that there is no he'll.
Some of his congregation grovelled Up
on the floor in very agony when be
told that same as a head of cab
bage in bllin' pot will Dc
sinner be for everlasting Ii
hell. The pot will keep ON bihn' and
de cabbage will burn, but never burr
up. You all will be like dat cabbhEl
if you don't repent" All the EMPLOY.
ees in tobacco factory gave up Wolt
one day and went through the street.
shouting, singing and urging evet1|
body whom they met TO seek salvafiQ.
Many of the converts say that {
have visions of heaven. Here Is
other incident: Tonight, at sup
in one OF the hotels, a waiter sudds
became converted as he was enter
the dining room with s-dish Of stes
oysters, and throwing the .disls
contents on the floor, he raised b.
hands and began to tell how he We
converted on the spot, aud 10 proclain'
the visions of glory that bad been re-
vealed to him and were passing befor<
him
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25
Home and Farm.

CHICKEN When you see
a chicken little droopy and its comb
getting dark, remove it at once and
doctNr it for cholera. Its discharges
4egreen, and il allowed to run loose
would spread the disease. AS n pre-
ventive, use handful of salt twice 6
week in wash basin full of bran,
mixed with a little meal, and three
times 9 week give corn at night,
on which put q little coal oil, just
enough to coat every grain, and 10
more. Clean out your chicken houses,
whitewash them and scatter carbolic
acid all around.
KEEP MORE SHKRP.-It will pay
Southern farmers to keep more sheep.
Every farm should hsTe a. least q
small flock Of sheep. They will pref
tably utilize much that will otherwise
be WasEed, eat out many noxions weeds
from the fields, fence rows and pas
lures, and when properly cared for they
yield good crop Of wool and rapidly
increase their numbers, and thus even
with . small beginning Of any Of the
improved breeds Of sheep 9 large flock
will soon accumulate. and every yezE
pay . good profit IN wool.
WHAT PLANT D1D.-A little plant
was given TO . sick girl 10 trying 70
take care Of IL, the family made
changes IN their way Of living. First,
they cleaned the window, that more
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-04-25

The superintendent of the Amer
lean Bible Society for Texas, has made
out his annual report for the fiscal year
ending April 1, 1878. The following
are some OF the figures, which give a
faint conception of the value of the
work done in this State during the
year: Donations of the scriptures to
to auxiliary societies to supply the
needy in their fields. $2209. 50; for col
portage work, $4,000; to volunteer BIZ
BILE distributors, 1896 90; families Wis
tied, 20,713; families found without
the scriptures. 1898; destitute families
supplied, 3135; destitute individuals
supplied in addition, 1913; number OF
books sold, IS, 724; number of books
donated to the needy, e73e.
The American Bible Society starts
on another year by issuing a new edi'
ton of the New Testament; price five
cents. 1t is beautifully printed from
new stereotype plates, on good paper,
and is firmly and handsomely bound
in flexible muslin, with red edges.
The Gospel il now furnished in q
cheaper form than ever before. One
hum. red copies of the New Testament