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Human and Canine Puppies.

Who could make hero out OF any of
the Fifth avenue swells, the Philadelphia
snobs or Jersey eXquisites one meets at
the Branch9 Seraphine says that if ever
she falls in love it will be with clergy
man. A pretty clergyman's wife would
that girl makel A weak-looking youth
of the divine persuasion is lowering
around her even now. | am heartily
sick of his white cravat and sleek locks
He always carries an umbrella, too, as if
to shut out heaven as much as possible
while he is here at the seaside--a yellow
umbrella at that / Getest yellow UNI
brellas, yellow dogs and sunAowers; also
lap-dogs. I saw one Of the latter 60 bv
just now in carriage, with a white lace
cap trimmed with pink ribbons on its
head-the ribbons being tied under its
chin. Another young cur, of the Eng
lish pug species, had a silk handkerchief
pinned around its neck-shouidn't be
surprised if the handkerchief was fast
ened with diamond pin. But it is not
ladies alone who 60 about with lap dogs
in their arms--we have 4redoubtable
youth here at the Branch, who is followed
everywhere by small black-and- d-tan. II
he takes lady out for drive, the
black-and-tan goes too If he dances in
the drawing room, the little dog is there
to wag his tail approvingly If he goes
out on the pier at night to court his
Dulcinea, the little dog goes along and
takes nap in Dulcinea's lap, while they
listen to the playing of the band. ] have
my suspicion that this little dog is a sort
of lady trap. All the young ladies, of
course, notice the dog, and next, they
must notice its master. AS a natural
sequence the little dog has a number of
bells attached to its collar--to attract
the bellies. There is no end to the plot
ting and scheming of that creature
man. .u',
The little dog at the seaside has his
daily bath, as well as its master or
mistress. The lady takes her curled
darling down into the water, plunges
him into the surf two or three times,
half browns the poor little creature in
the briny wave, then hands him to her
maid, who wraps him carefully up in a
towel and carries him up to the bath
house to be dried, combed and curled,
while its mistress enjoys her bath. The
duties of lady's maid are certainly mani
fold in these days. Even the little dog
sometimes has it's own maid. The ride
in my lady's carriage, TO wear lace cap
with pink ribbons--and to be waited
upon by a maid that must be sublimity
of puppydom.
Pa may thank his stars that none Of
his girls are yet afflicted with the pre-
vailing rage for puppies IN. Y. Mail.
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Engiish wheat Market,

LONDON, August c Floating cargoes,
quiet. .0-
Cargoes on passage and for shipment,
quieter.
Mark Lane, steady a ' tt'o
Quotations of good cargoes off coast. 4S0
lbs sea damage for sellers account, less
usual 2H per cent commission: Med Oh.
or Mil, 40s: Red Winter, 44s; Gala,
500 lbs, 44s(944s Sd.
Coed shipping Gala wheat on passage,
per 500 lbs Queenstown for orders, Just
shipped or to he promptly shipped, ASS;
nearly due, 43s Cd; Oregon for shipment,
Ats Cd. T. bar
Fair average Chicago or Milwaukee, for
shipment during present month and follow
ing one, per 48O bs, Am. terms, 37s 6d(93Ss.
Arrivals off coast, moderate.
Imports Of wheat into U. K. during past
week, 2l5,000@220, 600 qrs. +,
Imports of -four into U. X. during past
week, 100, GOGGLES, 900 bbls.
Weather in England, showery. SIS u
LIVERPOOL, August G.--Whees, on spot
firm.
Red Winter, 9s Sd.
White Michigan, 9s Sd. .s.......
No. ! standard 9s lid. No. = standard,
9s Cd. 0TIT'
Red Am. Spring. No. 3 to No. Q, shipping
per GENITAL, Ss98s l0d.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
PORTLAND, August S, 1s1S.

PORTLAND, August S, 1876.
Legal tenders in Portland, buying, par and selling
at par.
Silver coin in Portland the banks quote at per cent.
discount TO par.
Coin exchange on New York, per cent premium.
Coin exchange on San Francisco, par To per cent.
premium.
Teegraphic transfers on New York, per cent, pre-
mium
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ooa' oenclng with broomsticks is becoming
ruiaf ro. among school and college girls as
'Se OF preparation for a future state,
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nnndman: uWheu ] ears ny one
,hs ,hsonin along ! stoops down and pats
ny NC goG'" His mate: "Ah, l amt got
Iog, but | takes and shivers awful.
, 1879-08-14

Westinghouse body servants haveturned
up in so many places that they have be-
come by-word, but Cleveland, Ohio,
claims to possess Simon.pure specim en-
In Mrs. Case, an old creole She was but
II years old when Washington died, but
claims to have powdered his hair a year
before that time, and to have got many
box on the car for putting too much
powder in one place.
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a strange Phenomenon.

We are informed that a gentleman
residing in Wak,hla county. by the
name OF Cox. who is cultivating a
small farm, upon arising one morning
last week. was surprised TO find that
during the night his residence had
been changed from region where
water could not lP seen aud was.sit't
ated on the border Of a lake. When
he retired on the evening before, his
house was far away from any pond.
lake or river, but upon going out next
morning, his surprise can be imagin-
ell, when, instead of his garden, an
immense sink, fifty or sixty yards
square, filled with water, running up
within eighteen or twenty Net Of his
residence, met his gaze. During the
night this transformation occurred,
leaving not even vestige Of the tall
est pine trees which were standing in
their full majesty only twelve hours
before. These sinks, however; are
not infequent in that country. 1t
has only been short time since that a
sink occurred near Lavender's Mill,
more remarkable than the one alluded
to above, in that it occurred upon the
very top Of a hill--one Of the highest
points Of land in that country. - ral-
lahassee Floridian.
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Psrertp and Erfrarapance.

The poor man is the most extrava-
CANT man. His extravaganza also helps
to keep him poor. The rich man is
economical. lie can afford TO be.
Economy is a luxury beyond the
reach Of the poor. A poor family
pays for coal, butter, tea, sugar, coffee,
-four, ETC., from twenty-five to a hun
dred per cent. more than the same
quantity and quality of such articles
would cost a family in easy circum-
stances The one buys in small guam.
titles from small dealers, paying the
profit OF two or three transfers. The
other buys in large quantities when
prices are lowest, and from wholesale
dealers. The cOstliest way Of living
is living from hand to mouth. 1t is
one Of the heaviest drawbacks OF the
poor mans condition that he must
buy as he can and where and how he
can, and have several profits made
out Of every pound of his tea and SUI
gar, his butter and his -four, which
profits he of course pays.
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AN APPALLING CURsE.
prepared statistics show that there are
over GOO, 900 drunkards in the United
States, and that 10000 die annually
who go to the grave a drunkard. Ev-
cry year 100000 men and women are
sent to prison under the influence of
intoxication, while 800 murders and
400 suicides occur from the same
cause. Two hundred thousand or
phans are annually thrown upon the
charity of the world by this curse Of
intemperance. Nine-tenths Of our
crime and not less than seven-eights
of the pauperism is the immediate re-
suit of whisky, and that at cost to the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the individual
want-of no less than $50, 200, 900 ev-
cry year.-[N. Y. Mercantile Jour.
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BY the quiet ireside at home, the
true mother, in the midst of her chill
dren, is sowing, as in vases Of earth,
the seeds Of plants that shall some
time give to Heaven the fragrance of
their blossoms, and whose fruit be as
rosary of angelic deeds-and the no.
blest offering that she can make thro'
the ever ascending and ever expand
ing souls of her children to her Ma
ker. Every word that she utters goes
from heart to heart with the power Of
which she little dreams. Solemn is
the thought that every word that falls
from her lips, every expression from
her countenance, even in the sheltered
walk and retirement, may have an in.
dellible impression upon the old souls
around her, and form, as 1t were, the
underlying strain Of that education
which peoples Heaven with that &C.
lestial being and gives to the white
brow of the angel, next to the grace
of God, its crown of glory.
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JuLY 23RD, 1879.

july Z3RD, 1879.
The greatest yield Of wheat this
year ever known ia Indiana, ranging
from 2S to 30 bushels per acre.
Samuel Williams, a young blood,
committed an assault and battery on
the person Of DR.. w. w. Kendall.
last November, and was arrested by
Squire Sowder, but soon after made
good his escape, went to Missouri. but
returned 70 Greencastle, Ind. the last
of May, was re-arested. put in jail.
and was tried at the June term Of
Hendricks Circuit Court, and sentenc-
ed TO thirty days in the county Jail,
and to pay $50. This the ~oung man
could not do. SO he petiiioned the
Governor for a pardon. Old Blue
Jeans agreed to release one-half. when
the other was paid; that other halt
was paid yesterday, and now Samuel
breathes the free air again, we hope a
wiser and better man.
The Indianapolis, Decatur and
Springfield X. X. is being built thro'
this place, and is progressing finely.
The contractor for most Of the heavy
work is located here, with lot Of
Irish paddles and some country teams.
| notice Moses Keeney here with ten
mule teams, and Levi Pennington with
eighteen mule teams. They make
business lively, especially after night.
We had a little knock down ON the
railroad yesterday, between a section
boss and teamster. in which the
teamster came Of second best, but
came and fled his affidavit aud had
the boss arrested and tried before
Squire Sowder. Fine, 81 aud costs,
amounting to 81, this the boss paid
and went on with his work.
No whisky can be had here, so we
have no drunken rows.
There never has been a resident ne
gro in this township. ! see one from
Louisville. here, driving a team. He
is almost a show.
| see from your Mt. Vernon cores
pondence. a notice Of the death of
little Elmer Ramsey, Of London.
Well do we remember him as the lit
tie drummer boy. When his parents
were fugitives from Gen. COLLECTORS
army, and was staying at my house.
little Elmer would come to the table
and beat a tattoo on the bottom of his
plate. We extend our sympathy TO
his bercaved mother.
MmToS SowDER.
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a suecessI.I Tnrenfor aud Manu.
Iacfurer.


Sir Henry Bessemer has had an ex-
perience that few inventors are allow.
ed to have, in living to see the world.
wide results of his invention, and "a
realize the economy in resources which
has b,en made possible by is use. The
sewing machine and electric telegraph
have been labor saving in their effect
TO an enormous extent, but with these
il would have been difficult for their
originators when alive 10 estimate the
monetary value TO mankind Of the
discoveries. With the making Of
steel, the case, however, is different,
for the saving can be figured down 10
nicely on every ton made, and the
annual product Of the various civiliz.
ed countries is pretty accurately
known. From data thus collected, ii
is estimated that in labor and material
the world Is gamer TO the amount OF
$780, 100000 a year by using the
Bessemer process in converting ore
into steel. Or considered in another
way, the advantage Of low-priced
enduring material, such as Bessemer
steel, when compared with iron, has
been made a matter Of calculation, as
far as railroad tracks arc concerned,
with the following astonishing results;
Mr.. Price Williams, who is an expert
in matters Of this kind, has stated
that by substituting steel for iron a
saving in expenditure will be made
during the life Of one set Of steel rails
on all the existing lines in Great Brit
ain of not less than $3.50, 900, 900. In
view Of these facts, says the New York
Sun, If Sir Henry has obtained in
royalties the sum Of s., 250, 900, most
persons will cOncede he has got no
more than he deserves.
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An IssposslbiIifv.

There we're two men got INTO y
fight in front of the store today"
said North end man at the supper
table, "and tell you it looked pretty
hard for one Of them. The bigger
one grabbed a cart stake and drew il
back. Thought snre he was going 10
knock the others brains out, and |
jumped in between them"
The family had listened with rapt
attention. and us the head paused in
his narrative, the Dung heir, whose
respect for his fathers bravery was
unreasonable, proudly remarked
"ie couldn't knock any brains out
of sou, could he iatherS"
The head Of the family gazed long
and earnestly at the heir, as il to de
tect evidences of n dawning humorist,
but as the youth continued with great
innocence 10 munich his fourth tart,
he gasped and resumed his supper.
IRockland Courier.
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A writer in the Southern Farmer
Gays that his cows give all the milk
that Is wanted in a family of eight,
and that from il, after taking all that
is required for other purposes, 260
pounds of butter was made last year.
This is, in part, his treatment Of the
COW; II you desire to get a large
yield of rich milk. give your cows
every day, water slightly warm and
slightly sailed, in which bran has
been stirred at the rate of one quart
To two gallons Of water. You will
find, il you have not tried this daily
practice, that your cows will give
twenty-five per cent. more milk under
the effects of il, and she will become
81 attached to the diet as 10 refuse TO
drink clear water unless very thirsty.
But this mess they will drink almost
any time and ask for more. The
amount OF this drink necessary is an
ordinary water pail full at time,
morning. noon, aud at night.
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Years ago, into n Wholesale grocery
store in Boston, walked tall, muscu.
lar looking man. evidently a fresh
comer from some backwoods town in
Maine or New Hampshire. Accost-
ing the frst person he met, which hap
pencd to be the merchant, he asked
"You don't want to hire a man in
your store, do your"
"Well," said the merchant, II don't
know; what can you doI"
dor said the man; IL rather
guess can tuin my hand to almost
any thing-what do you want donei"
"Well. IL ! was to hire a man, il
would he one that could lin well, a
strong, wiry fellow, one, for instance,
that could shoulder a sack Of coffee
like that yonder, and carry il across
the floor and never lay il down."
There now. captain, said the eoun.
tryman. chats just me. ] can lift
any thing hitch to; you can't suit
me better. What will you give a man
that will suit your 2
"Ill tell you" said the merchant;
"if you will shoulder the sack Of cof-
fee and carry it across the store twice
and never lay il down, will hire you
year at 500 per month"
"Donel" said the stranger, and by
this time every clerk in the store had
gathered around aud waiting to join
in the laugh against the man, who,
walking up ,ihe sack. llstsw b aeroS
his shoulder with perfect ease. altho'
extremely heavy. and walking with il
twice across the store, went quietly to
a large hook which was fastened to
the vail and hanging it up. turnc,l
to the merchant and said
There. now, il may hang there till
doomsday. | shall never lay it down.
What shall go about. misterS Just
give me plenty to do, and 500 per
month, aud its all right"
The clerks broke into laugh, aud
the merchant, akco@ftted. yet salts
fed, kept his agreement, and today
the green countryman is the senior
partner in the firm. aud is worth a
million dollars Utica Observer.
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lean down and tis nis. on my love, MY own,
The DAY h near vhcn thy faud heart VII niis'
mei
Wheu o'ef ny low lrcra icl with hitter moan
Thou Wit treel down, hot can not ciasp or tisl
me
How strange u 10 that I, sl ioylne thee.
Aud tnowias w. musi rafts rerchance io-mor.
nv,
Camiort hui, thinking how great viii BE-
rhy lonely de.oisiion and ny .ofrow.
And then and then. Oh mine own Other part,
Why should : gfudre thee some surcesse Of
weeping
WY cannoi ! relsice That In Thy hcnt
seei love will hlsom sTsin shes I an sleepi0
Nay -make 10 promi.e. would place no han
upon Thy niture even wouilsi thou ici me.
Thee hast most truly bowed me lac q inan.
And, like man. IN time thou wilt iorset me.
Why ahoan Z care 10 nesr the inaniie;
Why should care ihai thou wilt ceaae 10 miss
me-
IN. Ood. thesc earthly ties aro Knit ~ tight.
Quict, quict, lean lower, Oh my ioFe, and tls'
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Now that base ball and eroquet are
at n low ebb, would not working
match be a novelty and afford some
amusement to loOkers-on. The oppO-
sing squads, for instance, might take
their position in an oats field, fully
equipped with all necessary imple-
ments, and then wade through the
grain until the last stalks would sue
cumb. We would like to he a specta-
tor and report the results of such a
contest.
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A temperance reformer of promi-
nence in Washington, makes the yell
low fever scourge basis for tenn
peranee argument. He finds that the
total deaths from yellow fever in the
United States for the past ten years is
only twenty-one thousand, fourteen
thousand Of whom died last year. In
the same time. according to a careful
and probably reasonable computation
100000 men have died from intem.
peranoe, or at the rate Of SO. 900 am.
nually. This gentleman proposes to
quarantine against whisky as a more
destructive destroyer than yellow;jack.
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II may perhaps be Of use b those
anxious 10 become orators, to know
that from some cause or other almost
all speakers occasionally, not only lose
the thread Of their argument, but
lose all knowledge Of what they are
talking about. / have seen this occur,
says writer in one Of our English
contemporaries, with many of our
most experienced orators. When il
happens they repeat a few vague gen
ordinations until their thoughts come
back to them, and then they fall back
again into their speech. Thus their
temporary wool-gathering escapes de
lection, except by those who watch
them very closely. An inexperienc-
ed speaker, instead Of doing this,
rauses, gets confused, and sits down
in despair. Another great mistake of
budding speakers, and, indeed, Of
many who are in full bloom, is to
speak too quickly. A person who
wishes to be heard can hardly speak
too slowly. He should pronounce not
only each word, but every syllable Of
each word distinctly. Mr.. Bright
once said that nothing had cost him
more trouble than to learn to speak
slowly. A clear, deliberate utterance
Of every syllable, with pause to mark
the stops at the end Of each sentence
does no. produce the effect of tedi
business. but the everse.-[scientific
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PIGs.-YOung pigs may be made
ready for market, ia 100 days if de-
sired, by good feeding. The sow
should be well fed with rich slop. to
force a good flow of milk, and feeding
place for the pigs should be provided,
in which they can get spare milk with
a little fine ground barley meal or
wheat middlings.-[American Agri-
culturist.
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An engagement not mentioned in
the official reports from South Africa
was fought between a column of Brit
ish troops and some shadows. An
officer, seeing these shadows moving
on a hill in the moonlight, mistOok
them for advancing Zulus, and artille-
ry was set to work to dispense them;
but they held their ground.
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A clergyman alta Methodist camp
meeting at Bucyrus, Ohio, prayed
that God would kill one member of
every anti-Christian family in the
county. This excited the wrath of
the sinners in the congregation, and
they tore down the tent, whipped the
minister, and would have tarred and
feathered him if he had not fled.
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Sell 10 the highest bidder, the Farm on which the
late Adam Pence died possessed, situated Ia Lin
coin County, and y ing Immediately on the turn
pike road leading from stanford 10 somerset, three
miles from the iormer place, and In a good neigh
h0rhood, convenient 10 churches aud schools, aud
contains about 800 Acres Of No. Land. The Land
"a nearly all set la graas aud Il Ia high state Of
cultivation. The Farm Is supplied with never fall
Ing and abundant stock water. The ienclng Is in
good repair. The improvements consist Of large
aud ooInmodioua Brick Dwelling, containing eight
large rooms and two halls. The larn and dubious
q are good. A splendid orchard on the place. In
fact this Is Que u the most desirable farms In the
County Of Lincoln. We will also, Al the time
and place, sell a public cutlery large quantity OF
stock and Crop, consisting Of about ~ head Of nicc
l Mia Cows, With Calves; about 200 heed 81 thor
ough-brcd aud grade Ootsw0ld Sheep 10 head 81
Horses and Mules among them a hne pair Of 81 ear
old Mare Mules 70 nice young Hogs The Crop
consists Of 10 aces Of Corn in acid 5 400 btish-
els Of Wheat large lot Of Hay. Ia TACT, every
thing grown on the arni Also an Tho faunins
Implements, consisting OF a noW Mover, Wagon,
Flows, tear, Ac.. aud a ncs buggy.
lEkMs.-ihp iarn will b. slld hoe one ihiTd 81
the purchase money rlsh la hand. the remainder
la one and tuu fcara equal Massachusetts, interest,"
A Tho rate oi ler cent. Iuin day uf sale. The pan
chaser can have The privilege Of iill sgeiing and
can go iull Possession Jan 1, issl. The stogk aud
crop viii b. sold on credit ol thlec nonihs iuf All
suiis ID zen dliars aud over under that aiaouui,
cash Ia hand. Notes uiadc ncg1iiahlc aud lay alll
Ia fafmcfa Nat hauk ui STANFORD
Persons dcsifins 40 iuuk "A the iarnl sil h. a.
ooininoduied by cailins on the uudrf,ignsd.
July 70, 'ls-2ln A. "a. a o.. o. PENCE.
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Mamma" remarked an interest
ing infant of four. "where do you go
when you dieS" zone can't be quite
certain, darling. How can mamma
tellf She has never died yet" "Yes;
but haven't you studied geography"
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IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENT
IN
Life Assurance

The Equitable Life Assurance SOci-
ETY. Of the United States makes the fol-
lowing announcement to the public
The dissatisfaction which prevails
throughout the community In regard
TO OnerOus conditions contained In life
assurance contracts and the judicial de-
clsions based thereon, together with the
public Endorsement Of the liberal usages
OF this Society, as shown by It's largely
increased business, has led the manage
ment 10 seriously consider whether the
contract could not be simpliiled and
certain conditions erased therefrOm
which have been the subject OF much
criticism and mlscOneeptiOn.
After a careful examination OF the
experience OF some OF the best COmpa-
nles In Great Britain, who have shown
a greater liberality than has been GUS
tOmary In this country, this Society
feels justified In adopting a form Of
contract In which the following import
ant concessions are made 10 policy -hOld-
ers throughout the United States.
4. Policies will be made In
cOntestabIe after three years
from their date.
=. Each ordinary policy will
provide for "a definite surren-
der-yaIue in paid-up assurance,
in case the policy IL forfeited nj
Ter three years from its dale.
g. Zach T0ntine policy will
contain a definite. surrender
value la cash, la ease of with
drawal al the end Of the Tom
tine period.
A. 1he contract will be con-
ciseiy and clearly expressed.
containing only such provisions
as are necessary 10 project the
pole y.hOlders.
n. The above concessions will
hereafter enure 10 the benefit
of all policies already issued
and in force after three years
from their dates respectively.
ROE 4 LYON. Managers,
No. i6i West Main street,
sss-at LOUISVILLE. ky