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The Portland daily press., 1880-04-14
STONINGTON line
FOR NEW YORK.
AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS.
This is the Only Inside Route
Avoiding Point Judith.

Steamboat Express trains leave Boston from Bos-
ton Providence r. r. Depot daily, except Sunday,
tirely new and superb Steamer Rhode Island, every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and with the ee-
giant and popular Steamer Stonington, every Tues
always in advance Of all ether lines. Bag
gage checked through.
Tickets procured at depots of Boston 8 Maine and
Eastern Railroads, and at Rollins & Adams, % Elk
change St., and w. d. Little & Co.'s, 491a Exchange
Street.
L. W. EILKINS, d. S. BABCOCK,
Gen. Passenger Ag't, New York. President.
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The Portland daily press., 1880-04-14

TO LET APRIL lSt,
Genteel Double Tenement House %
May Street. N. g. PALMER.
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
The Fish Didn't Bite,

A very, short old man, having dried
herring on string and fish pole on his
back, and the line on his hook bailed with
a piece of salt pork, halted pedestrian at
the ferry wharf and began:
breast 2" a. ,..,.. ls s.y
eyes suppose it's human" replied the
man.
'Thcn for goodness sake lend me a
quarter for a few days I've been fishing
here right along for four hours, and this is
the only thing I've caught. "
'Tm not responsible for your bad luck"
said the citizen.
''But am H. Can make the fish bite If
they don't want to2 I've sat here and spit
on this bait and bobhcd my line up and
down till Pm clear broke down. 1t seems
to ne as IT, didn't TO osliver another
"'''Well, didn't tell you to 90 fishing"
''Sposcn you didn't9 2" Whcn. you sec 5 an
old man trying to get along and catch a
sucker to take home to his starving family,
can't you feel Il little human toward him ?
Think of my taking home this old smoked
herring and trying to pass II oil on my con-
fiding wife rs an abc-bodicd pickerel!"
but l cant give you n quarter" pro-
tested the citizen. 'I'm not going to be
held responsible for your bad luck when
you go falling"
Tho case stands like this" said the old
man, as he swung his pole around and
knocked a mans hat off, tT como down
here to fish. u bob and fish and soft and
fish and bob. No luck. Ipay cut nv last
| cent for this old herring, hoping it NAV
provo sort of attraction for other fish.
No CO. He simply attracted a dog, and
lost his tail by a bite. am now utterly
crushed and soul.sick. am about to 1e-
turn to my wife, who expects mo to bring
sucker two feet long What shall l say
TO- her 2" ,a - s.n (. i, q :
"rell her that 1t was aIpoor day for fish.
ing .5. q. r,s.e.e,~,,, ,,..,.y y,,s..r- .a'
"I}ut women don't understand such
things. Oh, sir take this herring and
lend me a quarter! Give an old man some
show"
@'''Can't doit." 'l'f
"Willyou compel mt to take this home
to my family and tell 'om its the only bite
l had ? Have |, at my dge, got to play
the, part of 4 dsceiyer and lisr,s 1T rests
entirely with You. II placa,iny moral char.
acter and the happiness of my family en-.
tirely In your hands"
The citizen turned coldly away and In
quircd the price of grindstoncs of q ware.
houseman. The old fisherman flung his
herring down, jumped omit with both feet,
flung his fish pole off the wharf and strobe
out Of the crowd with the remark:
"Gentlcmen, I can never, never, reward
a .wifc's confidence with an old hcrrinel
Rather than deceive her III 20 and Yet
drunk, and she'll fully understand that no
drunken man can tell the difference be-
tween the Bite OF perch and the bite Of
a whale. When am full lay me IL, somo
quiet corner and don't lot the police take
this plug Of tobacco out Of my left hand
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
A Loafer's Method.

How the lilies of the valley, who neither
toll nor spin, nor have any private means,
manage year after year to enjoy all tho
good things of this world has always been
a wonder to me. Sitting the other day
with one Of these lilies, ! ventured to ask
him to explain to me the mystery of his
existence. "Ihs is," he said, chow I
provide myself with excellent dinners and
pocket money. Whenever new restau-
rant of any rcpute Is opened dine thore
twice, and pay for my dinners. The third
time l send for the proprietor, and telling
him that have forgotten my purse, ask
him to send a waiter homo with me, when
] will pay my BILL TO this he objects.
/ give him my name and address, and the
next day send him the price Of the din
ner. Then dine two or three times with
out paying, and have thoroughly establish
cd my credit, and can dine luxurionsly
for long period without being troubled
with the bill. at once inaugnrate picnics,
beg eacli guest to hand me his share Of
tho bill, and pocket the money, leaving
the entire amount to be charged to me. A
new restaurant does not like to commence
It's career by suing a customer, 80 when at
last the proprietor is tired of feeding mo,
promise to pay him some day and then
commence operations with one Of his con.
frerss. Jealousy, and q pleasure In seeing
those In the same business done prevente
any one who has been viotinliscd from
warning others against me-"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
SpODEe Plantation;

For many years the sponge fishers. of tho
Mediterranean have carried OH their'avoc
tions so reckessly that there Is reason to
.fehr tic supplies from the great sea which
yields tho best article will practically
cease uulcss means are adopted at once to
prevent tho mon from destroying-- they
do at present In countless numbcrs--the
young animals while securing the full
grown vctims. Meantime Or. Brelin, the
illustrous naturalist, has suggested a plan
for raising sponge artificially. Selecting
few hundred specimens, he divided them
into seven thousand small pieces, fastened
separately in perforated cages, WHICH were
then towcd out to tho bay. of ,SocOlizza.
Flo then attached tho pieces TO a wooden
framework, which was then lowered In a
shady spot to proper depth, In few
months tic sponges had grown to the size
of good natural ones, exhibiting their dis.
tinctive black color. The authorities re-
gardcd his scheme with favor, bit the
fishers, with that ignorant prejudice which
hes sooften delayed sound reform in almost
every in iistry.l attacked the plantation at
night, destroyed tho frames and made Of
with two thousand 'spollgcs. BY substi-
.tuting copper wire for Woodwork. DR..
iRrehm Immediately checkmated the teredo
whose rayages In wood work are notorious;
and, by fastening the sponges 70 stones II
was Observed that they speedily attached
themselves firmly.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
El0CtrICItY nnd Planta.

Dr. Sicmens recently gave, before the
Royal society in London, on account of
some very interesting and important cxper-
imcnts which he had been making with u
view of determining the influence of cleo
trio light on vegetation. The experiments
had been made with mustard carrot, bean
cucumber, melon and other quick growing
plants. These, which had been planted in
pots, he had arranged in four classes or
groups. One class was kept always in the
dark, another in the light of day as long rs
possible, third always in tho electric light
and tho fourth was exposed to daylight aud
electric light in succession. It was found
that the plants would not live long when
kept in the dark, but that they would thrive
about as well Ill the electric light as the
daylight. But those did best of all which
were constantly exposed to both daylight and
electric light in succession. DIR. Sicmcns
experiments extended through only about
two months, and ho does not claim that
the results are conclusive or final. But he
has reached the conclusions that plazts do
not require any rest during the twenty four
hours; that their growth may be mat crially
quickened by giving them the benefit of
electric light at night; that electric light
will produce chloroghyl in tho leaves OF
plants and promote their growth, aud that
injurious effects upon plants are not caused
TO any material extent, by the small amount
OF carboniC acid and heterogeneous compounds
generated in the electric arc. DR.. Sicmcns
further expresses the opinion that the effects
of night frost may he counteractcd, and the
rlpcning Of fruit promoted, by means Of
the radiation of heat from powerful electric
arc. If these results shdll be confirmed by
further experiments which DR.. Siemens is
making, tho practica' value which the facts
will have in horticulture is manifest. They
will also afford new facilities for the invcs-
tigation of some important scientific ques-
tions rs to the influence of natural light on
vegetation. DR.. Sicmens gave his audience
beautiful illustration OF one of his cx-
pcrimcnts, by putting some budding tulips
in strong electric light, which in about
forty minutes caused The buds 10 open out
in full bloom.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
Oranges.

This domestic product has greatly III.
creased within few years, and is likely to
increase very much more. The orange is
believed by many to be a native OF this
country, In the region of the Gulf of Mex
leo. though it is probable that it was origi-
nally introduced there and naturalized
Botanists generally think tile sweet bitter
bergamot and other varieties of oranges arc
all OF one species. The fruit is usually cult
waited, and even then shows marked tend
cncy to degenerate. 1t Is raised wherever
the climate is warm enough, but tlourishcs
best in sub-tropical districts. The old
Greeks and Romans seem not to have
known 1t; for it was, in all likelihood,
taken to Europe by the Moors, and is be.
lieved to have been introduced into Italy as
late as the fourteenth century, nearly | 900
years later than the lemon or cilron. or
the sweet orange, the principal varieties are
the Portugal or Lisbon orange, the China
orange, said to have been brought from
China by the Portugut SO, and now widely,
cultivated in Southern Europe, the Maltese,
or blood orange, the n,ajorca, or scedless
orange. The bitter orange was extensively
raised by the Moors in Spain, probably for
medicinal purposes, and is still used for
flavoring and for marmalaide The orange
is more readily packed and prcscr ycd, along
with It's congcners, lemons, citrons and
lines, than any ether fruit. 1t is very
valuable crop in Italy, Portugal, Spain,
Malta and Azores, and in iFlofida Many
people hold that our oranges arc superior to
any of those raised In Europe, and the
quality Is steadily improving.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
Tyro1ese Costumes.

The curious and picturesque costumes of
the land of Tyrol are conspicuous every
whore. The dress, particularly that of the
women, varies in the different valleys
Generally, it Is to be seen in it's fulness
only on Sundays and fcast-days; but, in
some parts, the people wear 1t on week.
days, although most often, as is the case
the world over, 1t is ''sobered by the rust
OF long use." Tho women, after the
fashion of whatever valley their dresses
may be patterned, depend upon bright
colors and jewelry. The mems dress re-
scmbles that with which we are familiar
only in coat and shirt. The brooches are
OF black leather, with green cord down
through the seams. and green embroidery
at the hip and knee; they reach only to
the top OF the knee, and are so loose that
in the sitting position half the thigh IS OK
posed No stockings are worn under the
heavy hob-nailed shoes, but a very thick
woollcn stocking leg, often ornamentcd
with green figures covers the calf, the top
being rolled down over the garter For
the length of about six inches at the knee
The leg is quite bare, tanned, rnddy and
hlrsute with lifelong exposure in climate
OF great winter severity. The hat is
decorated with feathers at the back, usually
the half Of black cocks tail. Every man
and boy, we are told in the guide books,
smokes, and must never expect to meet one
without his porcelain pipe and red or
blue umbrella, which tho women also carry
as universally. The girls wear little
jaunty cap. or ieghorn hat with an i'm
mensc brim, and dresses generally dark,
and nearly always short; and while some
OF the costumes appear very coquettisil,
Others are stiff and formal and have even a
classical correctness In one of the neigh
borhoods of the Ziller thai, the women
wear thick gold Or silver tasscls lying on
the front part of their hat brims and carry
a carnation, or other bright flower, over
the ear. Even travellers cntch the mania
for picturesque costumes and, says hIr.
Warlng: cit is especially pleasing TO see
ataid, smooth-shavcn Englishman, who at
homo would reprehend the wearing of any
thing less than stiff hat, unbcnd his rigid
lines, deck himself with light and rolling
felt, and sport cock feather or a bunch Of
Edelweiss at his crown:-- 1t is good, too,
to see his side-long glance at the mirror.
and the littlo wreath of pleasure that winds
about his lips at tho thought of such rare
indulgence.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
Proposed st. Lawrence Tunnel.

The proposition to tunnel the st. Law.
renee, at Montreal, has been kept 80 quiet
that IL has been impossible till recently to-
get the details of the matter. Mr.. A. Le-
vesque Is tho architect who has the matter
IN hand, 80 far as surveys are concerned,
and syndicate Is on the evc Of formation
to apply for charter with capital of ST.
0o0, 900 and borrowing powers up to 3d.
100000. The tunnel will be sufficiently
large to accommodate double track. Tho
boring will, 1t is, expected; bo through TIC
substance known as black rock, and should
the geological surveys previously msdo by
the government prove to be correct there
will be no more difficult substance to con.
tend with. The cost is roughly estimated
at SO, 600, 900, and is less than a substantial
bridge could be built for. THO tunnel, it Is
claimed, is the. only hope for the, North
Shore roads and the connection Of the pro!
jectcd Toronto and Ottowa line, and gives
q connection at Longueuil With All roads
leading to Portland, boston and other east.
ern.points of tide water independent Of tho
Grand Trunk. 1t is expected that the pro.
jected work will have assumed such Shape
as will permit Of fuller description of tic
work being given Eip d abort time.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
I'RI-W .EEKLY EDITIO

on, hnrriedly, "and my pistol that was
foundf Cannot every one see that my
poor, dear, generous brother wishes to
screen my life at the expense Of his own2"
''Do not believe himl" broke in Robbie;
sit Is he that would sacrifice himself for
me-"
'Lct the prisoner be remanled," SAID the
Judge, vlsibly moved at the scene; "and
let his brother be detained. There is some
thing here which requires explanation"
And within week the explanation came
in manner loast expected
John Willis, an old servant of the family
was taken suddenly i'll, and soon lay at
deaths door. Before he died he sent for q
clergyman, to whom he told story which
completely cleared up tho mystery.
The day before Mr.. Talburton was killed
Charley Bamford had offered to sell Willis
pistol which the latter bought for few
dollars. That night Willis heard a noise as
OF one stirring in the house, and Slipping
from his room, pistol in hand, he saw somo
one moving sealthiy in the lower hall. 1t
was long past the hour at which any of the
family were likely to be up. Burglaries
had been frequent of late, and acting on
the first impulse, and taking the best aim
he could, by the dim light, Willis fired.
Seeing the man fall he ran down and
turned up tho gas, when to his horror, he
discovered that he had slain his master!
The pistol dropped from lis hand, and
hearing the approach of hurrying footsteps,
and fearing to be accused Of murder, he
concealed himself in the study, from which
he did not emerge till others had made their
appearance, tho first being Robbie, who
picked up the pistol.
The strange conductof tho brothers was
now fully accounted Tor, Robbie, who
had seen the pistol during the day in
the possession Of his brother, and
in view of the latter's flight, and his rcla
tlons with his step father, believed him
guilty; and had taken advantage of the ap.
pcarances against himself to shield his
brother.
Charley acknowledged that lie had bought
the pistol to defend himself against his
prosecutor in their next encounter: but.
changing his mind, he determined to rul.
off tosea, for which he had made secret ar
rangcmcnts the same afternoon; and it was
from his first voyage that he had Just re-
turned Oh the day of Robbie's arraignment.
Doubtless it was Charlcy's steps, stealing
down the stairs, and vut at the front door,
which latched itself behind him. that had
aroused Mr.. Talburtoh and the servant,
the former having remained in his study
that night to later hour than usual.
Mrs. Talburton's grief was greatly molli-
fled by the restoration of her two boys and
this time She is likely to remain widow.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
. Winter LII Poland.

TO the physical suffcrings inflicted upon
the populations of Silosia, Posen and Rus
sian Poland, by the extraordinary severity
of the winter which set in early throughout
Northern and Eastern Europe, have been
added the horrors resulting from an almost
unprecedented visitation of wolves These
fierce animals issuing in powerful packs
from the forest in which, unless hard press
ed by hunger, thoy arc accustomed to con-
ccal themselves, have committed terrible
dcvastations in Polish villages on either
side of the Russo German frontier, and ex-
hibited an unwonted boldncss in their intruj
sion upon the haunts of men. AS q rule,
they do not make their appearance in in
habited regions until the latter half of
January, sometimes even later; but this
year they have already invaded several vii
lagos in tho Kolo district, and attacked
peasants on the high road upon several oc-
casions. Between Lenschutz and Kranz-
devics travellers were attacked recently by
wolves with such ferocity and resolution
the: they barely escaped with their lives;
anC about the same time young girl of.
KladavG, returning from her mothers fu-
neral WAS torn to pieces and dcvoulcd BY
foraging party OF these savage 5rutcs 1t
appears that the inhabitants of the frontier
territories above alluded to are so panic
stricken by the unusual audacity of the
wolves that they cannot he induced to leave
their houses, save In broad daylight and
provided with firearms, which latter, how
ever, IN the existing state of Russian home
political AFFAIRS arc scarce articles among
the Polish pcasantry In the Government OF
the Vistula.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
Interostlng Scientific Paper.

Capt. Catln, United States army, )ost a
log during the war and since that timo has
suffered from traumatc neuralgia, some
times in the heel, but more frequently in
the toes, of the absent foot lie has care
fully noted tho effects produced on himself
by changes of the weather. DR.. Nitchcl's
own studies in this case, as he saws, "would
never have proved successful had it not been
for the unusual ability, interest IN the task,
and perseverance, of the accomplished gen
tlcmen who has obliged by making his own
tormcnts useful in the solution of the quos.
tion of how far weather affects tho produc-
tlon of certain kinds OF pain. The hourly
observations cover period of five years.
''For the first quarters Of these five years
there were 2,47l hours Of pain; for the
second quarters' Q, I02 hours for the third
quarters, 2, 059 hours; arid for tho last quar-
ters, 2,22l hours. The best yield OF balm
Is In January, February and March, and tho
poorest In the third quarters, July, August
anb September. During these fvo years,
while tho sun was south Of the equator,
there were 4, 692 hours Of pain, against T.:
l68 hours whileit was north of the equator;
the greatest amount Of pain was In the
quarters beginning with the winter sosticc,
and the least was in those beginning with
the summer solstice. The average duration
Of the attacks Of tho first quarters was
twenty-five hours, and for tho third quar-
ters only l76 years. by taking the -four
years ending January l, 1879, 1t is found
that OF b87 storms charted by the signal
bureau, 298 belong to the two winter quar-
tcrs, against $50 for tho summer quarters.
Hence VIC have the ratio OF the number Of
storms of the winter quarters and summer
quarters corresponding to tho ratio of the
amounts Of neuralgia for these respective
periods, and the ratio Of average duration of
each attack for tho same time corresponds
closely with the ratio of the respective to-
tel amounts, Of neuralgia fort same per-
lods. The average distance of tho storm
centre at the beginning Of the neuralgia at
tacks was $50 miles Storms coming from
the Pacific coast are felt farthest off, I.syery
soon after or as they arc crossing the Rocky
mountalns,' while storms along the Allan
tic coast are associated with milder forms
OF neuralgia, and arc not felt until the
storm centre Is nearer. Rain is not essent-
ial TO the production of neuralgia. Il
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-27
THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN,

The rights OF woman, what are they2
The right to labor. love and pray.
Tho right to weep when othors weep,
The right to wake when others sleop.
The right to dry the fallen tear,
The right to quell the rising foar;
Tho right to smooth tho brow Of caro-,
And whisper comfort to despair.
The right to watch tho parting brea,h,
To soothe and cheer tho bod Of death,
The right whom earthly hopes all fail,
10 point to taat within tho veil
The right the wanderor to reclaim,
And win the lost from paths of shame
Tho right to comfort and to bless
The widow and the fathcrless.
The right tho little ones to guido,
In simple faith to HIN who died a
With earnest love and gontle praise.
10 bloss and cheer their youthful days.
The right to live for those we love,
Tho right I o die that love to prove;
The right to brighten earthly homos.
With pleasant smiles and genllo tones.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1880-12-23

Harvey jerks and Geo. Noycs had a
narrow escape from freezing TO death
while hunting deer a few days since.
They were after one of the animals in
dense cedar swamp, when night over
took them. 1t was so dark they could
not see their way out, and being una
ble to start fire, were in great danger
of perishing. AS they did not return
home at the expected hour, Horatio,
Evart and Adel5ert jerks set out to
find them, which they succeeded in
doing and getting them back home
about one o'clock in the morning. 1t
was hard work for them to keep from
yielding to the benumbing influence of
the cold and lying down to sleep, pre-
vious to the rescue. AS 1t was, Noyes
had his feet badly frost-bitten. The
swamp was only short distance from
Horatio Jenks'.
One of the sad scenes in the terrible
scourge of diptheria, near Reed City,
was the recent burial of three children
belonging to one fsmily In one coffin
the ages of the children being eleven.
nine and four years respectively.
Thanks to our friendly subscribers
who have brought US wood within the
past few days. Still there's room In
our woodshed; and while the sleighing
lasts is good time for those who wish
to haul the wood to fill 1t.
One hundred and fifty seven carcass
es and saddles of venison have been
shipped from this point by American
Express, during the season just closed.
M. O'Rourk, of Decatur, this State,
was in Baldwin, last week.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1880-12-23
$1,000 Torfsitl

Having the utmost confidence in its
superiority over all others, and after
thousands Of tests Of the most compli-
Gated and severest cases we could find,
we feel justified in offering to forfeit
One Thousand Dollars for any case OF
Coughs, colds, sore throat influenza,
hoarseness, bronchitis, consumption,
In its early stages, whooping cough,
and all diseases OF the throat and lungs,
except Asthma, for which we only
claim relief, that we can't cure with
Vests Cough Syrup, when taken nc
cording to directions. Sample bottles
25 and so cents; large bottles one dol
lar. Genuine wrappers only In blue.
Sold by all druggists, or sent by ex-
press on receipt Of price. JOHN G.
WEST 4 CO., sole proprietors, 181 q
1S3 w. Madison st. Chicago, Ills.