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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-31

Steamer Gazelle took an excursion from
Rochester, N H., to the islands yesterday.
The amusements at the grocer's and flour
dealers excursion Saturday will be working
boat race with two prizes; shooting match,
three prizes; ladies' archery; a game of base
ball; sack race, and auger brigade. Three
prizes are offered for the best marking with a
brush to be competed for by clerks in whole
sale stores.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-31

A SPEEDY QUIETUs is given to hacking
cough by that inestimable specific for pulmona-
ry, throat and bronchial complaints, HALLS
BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS, which cures con-
sumption, bronchitis, pneumonia pleurisy,
labored breathing and other disorders of the
respiratory organs. When a cough manifests
itself, the early use of this benefcent medicine
is earnestly recommended, as the difficulty is
more easily overcome in its incipent stage than
later on. Sold by all druggists.
Oxygenated Bitters cure Dyspepsia.
iy28 div
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-31

MAINE FISHERIES. Earl has been sent
to Portland by the United States authorities to
thoroughly investigate and write up the fish
cries of our coast, and will make his report.
when finished, to Professor Baird. Mr. Earl
will have vessel placed at his disposal, which
is expected to arrive at this port in few days.
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Good TemplarS
0UOU IOIlpIdTS
llsley Lodge, East Deering, elected G

Ilsley Lodge, East Deering, elected officer
Tuesday evening, as follows:
w. G. T.-Charles w. York.
w. v. T.-Mrs. Jennie Sargent
W. H.-W. I'll. Fassett.
w. F. S.-Edward B. Sargent.
w. T.-Samuel P. Batchelder
w. M.-Hermann Lunt
w. George Russell
w. /. G.-Ada Merrill.
w. o. G.-Howard O. Knight.
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Pennington Republicans at Work.

FARMINGToN, July 81, 1879.
The Republicans of this town have just Or
ganized Hard Money Club, with the follow
ing officers: l. w. Merrill, President; III. H.
Richards, Secretary. The club has rented
Drummond Hall, and will be in good working
order in a few days. The opposition to tissue
ballots, fraudulent voting and Greenback de-
lusions are well united and will give a good ac-
count ofsthemselves in September.
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Republican Headquarters

The Republican Headquarters, on Congress
street, are well patronized evenings, and all
members of the party are cordially welcome
Yesterday substantial flagstaff was erected,
from which line will be run to BOWS new
block opposite. A fine campaign flag will be
thrown out bearing the name of Names next
governor Daniel f. Davis.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-31
Municipal Court,

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
WEDNEsDAY.-John G. Nickerson. Intoxcation.
Fined SO and costs Paid.
John Flaherty. Search and seizure. Fined $50
and costs. Appealed.
Peter Conley. Search and seizure. Discharged.
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Republican Campaign Club.

The Republicans Of the several wards will
form campaign club at old City Hall on Fri
day evening at o'clock. Prominent speakers
will address the meeting and there is no doubt
there will be a very large number to place
their names on the list
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-31

ZINGIBER, the botanical name for ginger, by
its sound, suggests its use as proper beverage
for the heat Of summer or the chills of winter
In SANFoRD's JAMAICA GINGER its delicious
and invigorating properties may be found in
perfection
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-31
Not a Boom

a Greenback meeting was advertised to be
held at Turner's Island Tuesday evening.
rosters were got out and an Illinois man was
announced as speaker. The time having ar
rived for which the meeting was announced
the speaker found himself with an audience of
four men and their wives 1t is hardly neces-
sary to say that the meeting was deferred.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-31

Why don't goa take "trip Deer the Sebago
Lake Route9 The most beautiful inland trip
IN the world.
The steamer mt. Pleasant leaves Lake
sta ton on arrival of the eight o'clock q. IN.
train from Portland Returning to connect
with the train that arrives in Portland at 5.57
p. m. Excursion tickets good for the day
issued (S1500 good for the season (S3.00)
Steamer ''Sebago" will leave Lake station
on arrival of the 1916 train from Portland.
Returning next morning in season to connect
with the train that arrives in Portland at LOO
p. m. Excursion tickets $500; regular fares
$500
A good grove, with seats and tables, and
splendid pring of water near the Bridgton
Landing for picnic parties.
The fine art sale at 263 Middle street was to
have closed last evening, but at the earnest
solicitation of a number of persons who were
unable to attend, being absent from the city,
the sale will be continued, and positively
close this evening at o'clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-31
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Attractive Coast Excursion.
Attention Grocers and Flour Dealers.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
The Fine Art Sale at 263 Middle st.
Why Don't You Take a Trip.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Why Don't You take Trip.
Removed to Custom House Wharf-Str. Florence
Special Notice and Invitation.
Encourage Honest Weight-H. l. Nelson & Co.
City of Portland.
Iron Works for Sale-W. H. Fessenden.
Wanted-H.
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WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A TRIP
OVER THE
SEBAGO LAKE ROUTE?
The Most Beautiful INLAND Trip ina the
World.

Steamer VT Pleasant leaves Lake Station
on arrival of the eight O'Clock a. train from
Portland. Returning to connect with the train
that arrives in Portland at 5. 81 p M. Excursion
tickets, good for the day issued, $1.JO; good for
the season. $500.
Steamer ''SebagO, will leave Lake Station on
arrival of the 1245 train from Portland. Return
ing next morning in season to connect with the train
that arrives in Portland at LOO P. M. Excursion
tickets, $500; regular fares, $500.
good grove, with seats and tables, and SPLEEN
did spring of water, near the Bridgton landing for
picnic parties. jly31d2w
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Wanted.

A SALES-WOMAN in frst-class Ladies Fur
IA nishing and Fancy Goods Store. Address II,
Press Office, Portland Me-, stating residence and
perience, if any. jy31d4t
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Republican CLUB in Freeport.

NVpUUICdu CIlD III FT00pOrt.
A Republican campaign Club of about fifty
members was organized in Freeport last night,
with the following officers:
President, w. A. Mitchell; Vice Presidents,
S. A. Thurlow, J. H. Banks, III. c. Brewer;
Secretary, j. E. Davis; Treas, H. B. Means.
District Attorney Lunt addressed the club.
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Miss SAwYER's SALvE, the original and
genuine, % cent size, beats all others.
my13 eod&w6m
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For local intelligence from Biddeford,
Saco, Bath, Augusta, Hallowell, Rockland
and Lewiston see fourth page.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
Portland July 80, 1870.
TTNIID Fall Term of the Public Schools will begin
l. on Monday, September LIST.
THOMAS TASH,
jy31d1w Superintendent of Schools.
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Ferry Village.
CUMBERLAND co. QUARTERLY CON-
vENTION OF REFORM CLUBS.

First Days Proceedings.
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REMOVED TO CUSTOM HOUSE WHARF

REMOVED TO CUSTOM HOUSE WHARF
49, pTHE STEAMER FLORENCE,
, -: CAPT. G. G. CHASE,
Daily Excursions to the Islands
leave Custom House Wharf at am. for Jones' and
Irefethens landings returning directly to the city.
1890 A. M. for Jones', Trefethen's and Long Is
land. 2.15 p. NJ. will make all the above landings.
Returning leave Long Island at IL 15 a. M and
p. m: Trefethen's landing minutes later. Jones'
landing IL 40 a. M and $50 p. IN.
SUNDAYS,
leave Custom House Wharf at 1890 a. m. and 2.15
p N. Returning, leave Long Island 11.30 a. IN.
and p m.
Afternoon sail. On 2.15 P. NJ. trip daily, will
make long sail down the bay
Fare, 25 cts. round trip, 10 Pass Tick
cts, Sl.OO; Children under 12 years, 10 cts.
Tickets for Jones' and Trefethen's landings good
on Strs. Minnehaha and Tourist. The above Strs.
will run Str. Florence's trips, when off excur-
sion, to Peaks and Trefethens.
Applications for Charter Parties made to Agent or
Captain on board.
Extra trips made for accommodation of Excursion
Parties. The fast-sailng Steamer Florence is pro-
vded with hfesaving apparatus for the safe accom-
mediation of eight hundred people.
jly31df VIM. Q. CASWELL, Agent.
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IRON Works for Sale.

THNEE Portland Machine Works in Portland, Me.
Il are offered for sale at great bargain to the
purchaser. These works cover about acre of land
on tide water on Commercial street, and comprise
large foundry machine shop, boiler shop and black
smith shop well fitted with modern tools and appli-
ances for building all kinds of heavy machinery
For terms &c apply to W. H. FESSENDEN,
jy31d1m Portland Me-
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HUNTS RENE
DY is purely Vegeta-
BILE, and is used by the
advice of physicians. 1t
has stood the test OF
time for 30 years, and
the utmost reliancemay
be placed in it. ONE
TRIAL w ILL
CONVINCE YOU.
Cnl ear Dnpanh1at 10
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-07-11
Western Coercion.

1t was in the far, far West The bar-keep-
CT had been crossed in some way during the
afternoon and was in ill-humor Up stepped
II thirsty citizen and raped impatiently on
the bar.
"What shall it be, 'jedgc?'" said the mixer
of drinks.
"Well," said the ledge make it gin
cocktail with bit of mint in it"
"That amt what you want" answered the
bar-kccper, 'you want whisky straight, you
do"
mo, don't" persisted the jedge,' 81 tell
you / want gin cocktail with a bit"
"No, you don't jedgc, no. you don't
You're goin' to have whisky straight, and
more'n that" he added, trying the keen edge
of his bowie on his thumb nail, you're goin'
to drink it out of tin dippcr,"
The ledge admitted the force of the arg,l-
ment and changed his mind. This recalls
another story that Causeur has heard of an
eastern man, accustomed to the luxuries to
be had ut Demonico's, who dropped into Il
restaurant in n Nevada mining town for dim
ner. The head waiter, who was also Junior
proprietor ofthc establishment, accosted him
with, "Well, colonel, what'll you have?"
Beefsteak and mushrooms" answered the
colonel, as pert us possible.
"Gucss moi" said the waiter, who felt that
he was being 'guyed'
"Gucss not Why notY Bring me beef
steak with mushrooms right away"
Look here, stranger" said the waiter, 81
don't want to make no trouble, yer know,
Int don't allow no man to quarrel with his
witials in this ranch" With that he took a
siX-shooter from his hip pocket, cooked it,
and holding il in suggestive way added,
Hash is what you're goin' to eat" The
colonel had hash-Causuer IN Boston Trans
crfpt.
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How Thimbles are Made.

The manufacture of thimbles is very SIM
pile, but singularly interesting. Coin silver is
mostly used, and is obtained by purchasing
coin dollars. Hence it happens that the pro-
fits ofthe business are affected instantaneous
ly by all variations in the nations greenback
promise to pay. The first operation strikes
II novice as almost wicked, for it is nothing
else than putting lot of bright silver dollars,
fresh from the mint into dirty crucibles, and
melting them up into solid ingots. These
are rolled into required thickness, and cut by
stamp into circular pieces of the required
size. A solid metal bar of the size of the in
side of the intended thimble, moved by pow
erful machinery up and down in bottomless
mould of the outside of the thimble bends the
circular disks into the thimble shape as fast
MS they can be placed under the descending
bar. Once in shape, the work of brighting,
polishing and decorating is done upon
| lathe. First, the black form is fitted with
rapidly revolving rod. A slight touch of
| sharp chisc takes thin shaving from the
| end, another does the same on the side, and
the third rounds off the rim. A round steel
rod, dipped in oil, and pressed upon the sur
| face, gives 1t q lustrous polish. Then little
| revolving steel wheel, whose edge is raised
ornament, held against the revolving blank,
prints that ornament, just outside the
| rim. A second wheel prints different Orna-
ment around the centre, while third wheel,
| with sharp points, makes the indentations on
the lower half and end of the thmble. The
| inside is frightened and polished in q similar
way, the thimble being held on revolving
mold. All that remains to be done is to boil
the completed thimble in soapsuds to remove
the oil, brush them up and back them for the
trade
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and floods, and advising him to plant no root
crop at all. While he is trying to find words
in which to express his emotion, q neighbor
drops in to tell him that all the peach trees
in the country are winter KILLED, and that the
hog cholera is raging freely in the northern
part of the township Then his wife comes
out to tell him the dog has fallen into the
well and when the poor man gets to the door
yard, his children with much shouting and
excitement meet him and tell him there are
couple of cats, of the pole denomination, in
the spring house, and another one under the
barn. With tears and groans he returns to
the field, but by that time it has begun to
snow so hard he can't see the horses when
he stands at the plow. He is discouraged
and starts for the house with his team,
when he meets man who bounces him for
using three-horse clevis he made for him
self, and wrings ten reluctant dollars out of
him for it. When he reaches the house the
drive-well man is waiting for him, and while
he is settling with him clock peddler comes
in, and lightning rod man, screened by the
storm, climbs up on the ten dollar smoke
house and fastens $65 worth of lightning rods
on it, and before the poor farmer can get his
gun half loaded, the bailif comes in to tell
him that he has been drawn ON the jury.
No. would not, even if could, be far
mer.
The life is pleasant and Independent, but it
seems to have its drawbacks.
If were farmer | would grumble all l
wanted and thump the man who found fault
with me for it.
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On A CRYING BABY.-Shriek away! Cry
on! Make all the noise you can I've no
doubt it does you good You are grieved or
angry or something hurts you let 1t out
Arouse the house! Break your mothers
heart with tenderness, and SET your father to
-well-repeating his catechism! Wakcn any
old bachelor who may be in the house from
his dreams, and disturb everybody to your
souls contentl Haveyour day while you can;
the time will come when, suffer as you may,
you will not dare to weep. All your misery,
all your woe, all your passion, you must hide
within your bosom. If tears fall they must
do it silently Often and often you will feel
that you would like to go upon mountain
and yell until you awaken the world-cry
until the rivers arose and there were floods /;
but, like the rest ofus you will bear il all in
silence, smile politely when any one sees you,
and above all, make no noise, no disturbance
though there be power of misery within you
strong enough to work the mills of Fate
Go on, baby; shrek, kick, sob away into
silence only TO begin on higher key; lose
your breath, catch it, go on again. Cry for
all of us-you seem perfectly capable ofit.--
Oh, what a luxury it must be to yell sol If
we babies of larger growth could do it there
would be ess suicides.
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VOL. XXIII----NO. %.
Repairing Roads.

AS regards roads, "a stitch in time saves
nine when repairs are needed The first
step in the deterioration of a road is the Gre
alton of hollows in which water will lodge
The next step is the rapid working of this
water into puddle, which increases in depth
and area very quickly, at the passage Of every
vehicle. The water soaks into the road-bed,
and Injuries the subsoil in course of time
Repairs therefore should be making constant
ly, and not be left to be done ut one annual
woodworking. This method is one of the
chief absurdities of our present general road
system. What could be mended in five min
utes, If attended to in good season, may if
neglected, require several days work. and
still leave adplace which is beyond RENE
dy other than a perfectly new construction.
follows and ruts should be kept constantly
filled up, and the fresh material should be
either well rammed or rolled. The fresh ma
terial should not be merely thrown into the
place to be repaired, but this should be loos-
ened up so as to get fresh surface with
which the new material will combine readily.
No man should put new patch on an Old
road, any more than new patch upon an old
garment, and for the very same reason. The
junction OF the new and the old will not be
solid or perfect, and the mended place will
soon be worse than before If the old sur
face is loosened with pick, and the new ma
teral-Whether earth, stone or grayel-be
then deposited and well compacted, there will
be no disturbance of it, nor will it soon be-
come mud hole as in the other method.
very important repair is to remove from
road all the loose stones which may gather
upon it by reason of the constant working
up of the material of the road-bed. These
stones are not only a damage to horses and
wagons, but in reality often amount to dis
turbance of the grade of the road, as they
cause distractions to wheel to surmount
which much extra force must be applied. A
loose stone three or four inches in diameter
beneath wheel, will very easily double the
draft; and when these occur frequently, the
team is soon fatigued, and becomes unable to
draw maximum load In addition to this
the road is always moist beneath the stones
and the percussion of the vehicles which Jolt
over them soon makes rough places, which
in time need repair. To make the small re-
pairs to road that may be needed, at inter-
walls of a month at least, would in most cases
be very important saving; and it should be
made the duty of the rOad-masters to inspect
the roads at such intervals, and to cause such
repairs as may be needed to be made without
delay.-C0unhy Gentleman.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-07-11
Farm Notes.

A German gardener is reportedas saying
that he prevents lettuce from running to
seed by drawing knife through one-half of
the stem to which the head is attached. This
weakens the plant by depicting it of its sap
yet leaves enough to keep it fresh and grow.
ing for another week or two.
Trees transplanted in the spring often
push out few green leaves, but make no
growth; Others will have the bark continue
green, but make no attempt at growth. Ali
such should be pruned, that is to say, the
branches should be shortened Sometimes as
much as onc-half the last years growth NAV
be cut away 1t is wonderful how soon the
trees will make a growth after this. All
transplanted trees find benefit in being prun-
ed ; but it is a necessity i'm the cases contem-
plated. Philatlelphia Press.
Il have found mulching to be of decided
benefit to trees of all kinds recently trans
planted The mulch, which should be ap-
piled before the ground has had time to be-
come dry, may be of coarse manure, fine
shavings, sawdust spent tan or grass Grass
answers the purpose admirably if it is renew
ed two or three times during the season.
don't mulch trees after the first season unless
there is something wrong with them. As
rule they don't need IT'D g. Garter.
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MTLKING.-In milking do not seize the teat
between the thumb and fore-finger and drag
down until the end slips from the grasp of
the digts Do not grasp, with the hands
pressing the nails into the teat with a squeeze
and pull. Grasp the teat with the thumb
partly upwards, and the fingers in their nat
urTl position when closed next the udder,
and clasping the fingers in succession, force
the milk downward, with gentle pull on
the uddcr So proceed alternately with each
hand, going farther and farther up into the
uddcr as flow ceases, until you have all the
milk drawn. Thus you may milk easily for
yourself and the cow in fact, the cow soon
comes to like the manipulation. If few
simple rules founded upon common sense
were observed in milking, instead of kicking
cows and holding up of the milk, we should
soon find our COWS gentle to handle and
much veXation would be spared to mixers.
1t should, however, be remembered that in
milking cows gentleness is cardinal virtue
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guetical.

The Moving. ..
....g. The clock has struck six,
And the morning is fair,
While the east in red spcndur is glowing
There's dew on the grass, and Il song in the air
Let MS up and he OIL to the moving.
Wouldst know why wait
Ere the sunlight has crept
Ger the fields where the daisies are growngp
Why all night I've kept ON my own vigis, MOI
slept?
Ills to-day rs the day of the moving.
This day and this hour
Maud has promised to tell
What the blush on her check was half showing
If she waits at the lane, I'm to know all is well,
And thercl be Il good time at the moving.
Maud's mother has said,
And I'll never deny,
That girls heart there can he no knowing
oh, care not To live, and rather would die,
If Maud does not come to the moving.
What is ii see?
Ills sheen of brown hair
In the lane where the peoples are blowing.
Thank God il is Maud-she is waiting me there
And therell be good time at the moving
Six years have passed by,
And freely declare
That scarcely have noticed their going;
Sweet Maud is my wife, with her sheen of brown
hair,
And we have good time at the moving.
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IRISH VERSION
Am nhsent.minded imam in Monroe Cor

An absent minded man in Monroe, Conn,
went to church on recent Sunday morning
with his spring overcoat, as he supposed, on
his arm; but the mirthfulness of the people
in church directed his attention to the fact
that he had taken his every day pantaloons, and
that his suspenders attached to them were
dangling about his legs. He returned home
without waiting to hear the sermon.
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-aWhat shall | preach ahomt 2D 9,

-"What shall Ipreach about?" said a min
lister to the pastor of colored flock which he
was about to address. wall, mos any sub
ject will be 'ceptiblc," was the reply; "only I'd
like to glib you n word oh caution" "Ah,
what Is thatp" swell. eff was you I'd tech
very lightly on the Ten Commandments. ~
@Indeed, and why?" "Oh, cos hab notice
dat dey mos always hab adamp'nin' effect on
dc congregation" ffft