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TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

TEMPLARS OF HONOR.
At Ten;piars' Hall, No. 100 Erchanqe Street.
CoUNcn-Maine, first and third Monday in each
TEMpLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
PORTLAND FRATERNIrY-No. Az Free St. Block
every evening.
FOREST CITY CoMMANDERY No. 16 conyenes at
+. O. s. of A. Hall, Plum St., on first Thursday of
each month.
evening in Mechanics Hail. corner of Congress and
Casco streets.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL H1sToRY-At
Monday evenings of each month.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMpLARs-Ar-
cana, Monday Congress Hall, 4201s Congress St.;
Mission, Wednesday, Preble Chapel; Forest City,
Wednesday, Sons of Temperance Hall; Mystic
Thursday, Sons of Temperance Hall.
PAYsoN LITERARY SOCIETY Meetings every
Monday evening, at Mercantile Library Room Far
rington Block, Congress street. -
, PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
a. m. to p. m.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters corner of Congress and Temple streets.
Open day and evening. Business meeting Tuesday
evenings at 71a o'clock.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCIATIoN-Oppo-
sue Treble House Congress street Open day and
Saturday evenings at IA o'clock.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge No. 3,
Thursday evenings Munjoy Lodge, No. s. Monday
evenings; Pine Tree No II, Friday evenings, at
1sl Endowment Rank, fourth Thursday in each
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIcA-Camps No
and convene at P. 0. S. of A. Hail. Plum
street. No. ON Tuesday evening; No 3 on Mon
day evening Of each week; No. 2 at School House,
Turner's Island Cape Elizabeth, Friday Evening
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE UNIoN-Congress Hall.
Business meeting Thursday evenings; public meet
ng Sunday evenings, at O'Clock.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 75--
Second Saturday of each month.
JUVENILE DEMONSTRATION Temple, No. "a.
at Congress Hall, every Wednesday evening at
o'clock. Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNIoN-Corner
month.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco Streets First Thurs
day in each month.
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A T,adv,s Wish

ooh, how do wish my skin was as clear
and soft as yours" said a lady to her friend.
"You can easily make it so,'' answered the
friend "How?" inquired the first lady "By
using Hop Bitters, that makes pure rich blood
and blooming health. 1t did for me, as you
observe" Read of it. (ma1eod&wtf
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"Down in the Coal mines, underneath the
ground coughs and colds are very frequent
and there is where DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is
an indispensable article.
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pUBLIo SALE TO CLOSE PARTNERSHIP

The extensive Engineering Establishment known as
THE SOUTHWARK FOUNDRY.
March 16, at II O'Clock noon, at Philadelphia Ex-
change will be sold at public sale the very valuable
property known as the SOUTHWARK FOUNDRY,
ed by Washington Avenue, Federal, Fourth, and
Fifth Streets, with all the Buildings, Machinery
Tools, and Fixtures. Ready for Immediate opera
ton. For further particulars apply to
MERRICK & SONS, 230 S. Third St., Philade-
phia or to the Auctioneers. fe18, 25mh6, 1913
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STATED MEETINGS.
CITY GOVERNMENT.

The regular meetings of the City Council take
place the first Monday evening Of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
vening of each month.
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N aine Central
RAILROAD.
MONDAY. JAN,Y. 90, 1850,

Passenger Trains leave Portland for BAN
gOr, Dexter, Belfast and Waterviile at
1880. 1895, and Ills P. NJ.
For SkOwhegan at 1890, 1886 and 11.15 pm.
For Augusta, Hnllowell, Gardiner and
Brunswick at 100 a. M, 1886, 5.10 and H.
15 p. m.
For Rockland and all stations Knox & Lin
coin r. R., and for Lewiston and Pennington
via Brunswick, at TOO a m. and 1895 p. m.
For Bath at 100 a. M, and 2.35 and s. 10 p. m.
For Harrington, Monmouth, Winthrop,
Readfeld, West Waterville and Water
vile via Lewiston at 1890 Pr
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"THE BEST Cough MEDICINE in the World
The old Vegetable Pulmonary Bdlsan Cutler
Bros. & Co., Boston Small reduced to 35c;
Large, 81. teb13eod3m
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'A~OA1AAA>@ 1AAOLKks9s " ~
If You are sufferng from poor health or .anguish.
ing on a bed of sickness 5take cheer, for
Hop Bitters#wiIl Cure You.
# yen ere minister, &and have ovcrtaxed your-
self with your pastoral du15ties ;or mother. worn
out with care and work. orjlif you are Simply afnp
II you reel weak andHd!spiritcd, without clear
ly knowing why,
Hop Bittcrs will lRestore You.
If you are man Of bus illness, weakened by the
strain OF your everydayHdutieB; or o man of let
tiers, tonng over urHmidnght work.
Hop Bifters willHStrengthcn You.
II you are young, and5 Suffering from any indIs
creton or are growing tOofast as Is often tile case
Hop Bitters will Relieve You.
If You are in the work Hshop on the farm. Mt the
hesR, anywhere, and feelkthat your system needs
cleansing, toning or stm ulating, without iptoxi.
eating,
Hop Bitters tsEWhat You Need,
II You are old, and yourE pulse is feeble, your
nerves unsteady. and your Efacuties waning,
Hop Bitters will give Won New Life and yipor.
HOP CoUeH CURE fs the sweetest safest and bestu
Ask Children.
The Hop PAD for Stomach, Liver and Kidneys Is
superior to all others. 1t lis perfect Ask Druggists
DI is an asolute and irresistabe cure for drunk
enness, use OF opium, tobacco and narcotics.
All above sold by druggists Hop Be Mfg Co. Rochester, NY
fe16 eodSW1v
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THE DAILY PRESS JOB PRINT
ING HOUSE HAS THE BEST
ASSORTMENT OF LARGE TYPE
FOR POSTERS AND EVERY VA.
RIETY OF SHOW PRINTING, TO
BE FOUND IN ANY PORTLAND
JOB OFFICE. COME AND SEE
AND GET OUR PRICES.
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7. P. MCGOWAN,

On and after Monday, Sept 10, 1879, the Steamers
Forest City and John Brooks will alternately
leave FRANKLIN WHARF, Portland, daily at I
o'clock p M, and INDIA WHARF, Boston, daily,
at 8 o'clock p. m. Sundays excepted.
Passengers by this line are reminded that they Sc
cure comfortable nights rest and avoid the expense
and inconvenience of arriving in Boston late night.
Tickets and StateroOms for sale at d. II.
YOUNG'S, 272 Middle Street.
Through Tickets to New York, via the vsrious
Rail and Sound Lines for sale at very low rates.
Freight taken as usual.
j. B. COYLE, Jr., General Agent.
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AS A POLITICAL JOURNAL

the PRESS will be devoted as in tho past to dis
eliminating support of the Republican Party and
will stand through thick and thin for an honest and
stable currency and the equal rights of all citizens
throughout the length and breadth of the Republic
1t will always speak out for education, good morals
and just laws believing that the safety of the nation
depends upon these things.
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STEAMERS.
Norfolk, Baltimore & Washington

+,s,s. Il. STEAMSHIP LINE,
lAAltsNEASS First Glass Steamships.
ssGcsx -r-ae2zszsS
JOHN HOPKINS, VIM CRANE,
VIM. LAWRENCE, ID. II. MILLER.
From Boston direct every "WEDNESDAY
and SATURDAY mt II. WI.
Freight forwarded from Norfolk to Washington and
Alexandria by steamer Lady of the Lake, and
through rates given.
Freight forwarded to Petersburg, Richmond and all
Points South and Southwest via Va. and Tenn. Air
Line. G. Gather, Agent, 24O Washington street.
To all points Of North and South Carolina and be-
ySond via Atlantic Coast Line, John S. Daley, Agent
BOG Washington Street.
And to all points in the West by Baltimore & Ohio
r. r., M. W. Dawson, Agent. 219 Washington
street.
Ship via Seaboard Air Line to Raleigh, Charlotte
Spartansburg, Greenville, Atlanta, the Carolinas
and Georgia Points. A II. Torricelli Agent 90
Milk st. Through bills of lading given by the above
named agents.
Passage to Norfolk and Baltimore including
Berth and Meals LIST Glass, 50. I'd Glass, 81.
For freight or passage to Norfolk. Baltimore Wash
ington, or other Information apply to
Z. SAMPSON, Agent,
no2du Central Wharf. Boston.
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HOTEL DIRECTORY.
EmbraCingthe leading Hotels at which the DAILY
PRESS may always be found.
ALFRED.
ALFRED HOUSE-R. H. Cooling, Proprietor.
AUBURN.
ELM HOUSE, Court st-w. S. s. A. Young, Pro-
prietors.
AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA HOUSE, State St-M. Whitehead, Pro-
BATH.
BATH HOTEL-C. NJ. Plummer, Proprietor.
SHANNON'S HOTEL-Jerry Shannon, Proprietor
BELFAST.
AMERICAN HOUSE,. D. Tucker. Proprietor.
BOLsTER's MILLS.
HANCOCK HoUsE-M. Hancock, Proprietor.
BOSTON.
PARKER HOUSE, School St-H. D. Parker & Co
Proprietors.
FREMONT HOUSE, fremont St-Chapin, Quincy
& Co., Proprietors
BRUNSWICK.
P. g. K. DINING ROOMS-w. R. Field, Proprieto
CORNISH.
CORNISH HOUSE-M. B. Davis. Proprietor.
DANvILLE JUNCTION..
CLARK'S DINING HALL, Grand Trunk Railway
Depot-M. w. Clark, Proprietor.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE HOTEL-w. G. Nor
rill, Proprietor.
EAST BKOWNFIELD.
LIBERTY HOUSE-W. H. Stckney, Proprietor.
EAsTPORT.
PASSAMAQUODDY HOUSE-A Pike s. Co., Pro-
pretors.
ELLSWORTH.
AMERICAN HOUSE-A. I. Saunders, Prop.
WEST FAREWELL.
HARPSWELL HOUSE, A. j. Merriman. Prop.
HARTLAND.
MAITLAND HOUSE. J.B. LittlefelA, Prop.
HIRAM.
MT. CUTLER HOUSE-Hiram Baston Proprietor
HOULTON.
SMELL HOUSE D. O. Floyd, Proprietor.
LEWISTON.
DEWITT HOUSE Quinby & Murch, Projectors.
NORRIDGEwOCK.
DANFORTH HOUSED. Danforth, Proprietor.
NORTH STRATFORD, N. H.
PERCY HOUSE, G. E. Small, Proprietor.
NORTH ANsON.
SOMERSET HOUSE, Brown g. Hilton, Proprietors
PORTLAND.
AMERICAN HOUSE, Corner of Middle and India
Sts.-D. Randall s. Son, Proprietors.
CITY HOTEL, Corner of Congress and Green Sts
j. X. Martini Proprietor.
FALMOUTH HOTEL, Corner of Middle and Union
Sts.-O. M. Shaw Son, Proprietors.
PERRY'S HOTEL III Federal ST.. G. Perry
Proprietor.
PREBLE HOUSE, Congress st.-Gibson g. Co
Proprietors.
U. s. HOTEL, Junction of Congress and Federal SITS.
Mcdonald & Newbegin, Pr0prietors.
PEAKS ISLAND.
UNION HOUSE-W. I. Jones, Proprietor.
RAYMOND VILLAGE.
CENTRAL HOUSE, VIM. II. Smith, Proprietor.
sACCARApPA.
PRESUMPSCOT HOUSE,-W. S. Pratt, Proprietor
SKOWHEGAN.
TURNER HOUSE,-W. G. Heselton, Proprietor
ELM HOUSE,-F. A. Dore, Proprietor.
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PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.
THE Maine STATE PRESS

has been greatly improved during the past year and
is now the largest and best weekly paper in Maine.
1t is full of news and general matter-literary sci
entifc agricultural and commercial 1t has also full
market reports and marine news. Terms SO per
year in ADVANCE six months for 81 and three months
for so cents.
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As a Commercial Paper

the PRESS will contain full MARKET REPORTS
and MARITIME NEWS. The growing Importance
of Portland as a distributing center for Maine and
its fast increasing wholesale trade make daily pa
per at this point of special Importance every
chant and business man in the State who proposes
keep up with the times.
In a LITERARY and SCIENTIFIC WAY the
PRESS stands high and its general news and infor-
nation are abundant and accurate.
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MAINE CITIES.
SACO AND BIDDEFORD.

lettings bv Press Correspondents
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Portland Daily Press

For several years the PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
has been the largest and complete daily journal
published in Maine; and its Publishers announce
their determination that it shall be in the future as
has been in the past beyond question the
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MASONIC.
At Masonic Hall No. 95 Exchange Street.
vnpu pIrsun

At Masonic Hall No. 95 Exchange Street.
YORK RIGHT.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland. second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday. Hiram, Tuesday, on or next before ev-
cry full moon, at Masonic Hall, Town House, Cape
Elizabeth.
CHAPTERS Greenleaf R. A. c., first Monday; Mt
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNCIL-Portland C. r. & S. Masters second
Monday.
COMMUNICATES OF X. T.-Portland fourth Mon
day; St. Adams, second Thursday; Blanguefort, Sd
Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council, Wednesday 2 p. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
MASONIC RELIEF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION.
Second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE
LoDoE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNcI~Portland Council, P. of j., second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H.
Third Friday
CoNsIsToRy-Maine Consistory, S. p r. S., fourth
Friday in March. June, September and December.
I.o.o.F.
At odd Fel'0''sHau , Tarrington Bl0es Congress
RELIEF AssocIATIoN-Third Tuesday in the
month.
BENEFIT AssoCIATIoN-Board of Directors meet
third Monday evening of each month. Association
meets third Monday evening of January.
LoDGFs-Maine No. /, on Monday evenings; Bea..
onion Tuesday evenings; Unity, No. 3, on Wednes-
day evenings; Ancient Brothers, on Thursday eve
nings; Ligonia, on Friday evenings; Harmony, on
Saturday evenings; Ivy, D. of R., second and fourth
Thursday Of each month.
ENCAMPMENT-Machigo first and third We'd
nesday, Eastern STAR second and fourth Wednesday;
Portland, first and third Friday; Falmouth, No. IL
first and third Tuesdays.
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Grand Trunk r. r. Co. of Canada.

On and after MONDAY, Oct. 18th,
ssssssaasssess1 1879, passenger Grains will leave
s .SsG.=7 Portland as follows:
ITO a. m. Tor Auburn and Lewiston.
7.45 a. m. Mixed for Gorham.
124O p. m. for Auburn and Lewiston.
1.S0 pm. for Gorham, Island Pond, Quebec Mon
treal and West
$40 p. m. for Auburn, Lewiston and Gorham.
ARRIVALS.
. $50 a. m. from Lewiston and Auburn.
Passengers from Gorham connect with this train at
Lewiston Junction.
1896 p. IN. from Montreal, Quebec and West.
1885 p. m. from Lewiston and Auburn.
500 p. m. from Lewiston and Auburn.
6p. m. from Lewiston and Auburn.
PASSENGER OFFICES:
"a EXCHANGE STREET
DEPOT ATT FOOT OF INDIA ST.
Tickets Sold at Reduced Rates
To Canada, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee,
Cincinnati, ST, Louis, Omaha, Sag
inaw, st. Paul, Salt Lake City,
Denver, San Francisco,
and all points in the
Northwest, West and Southwest.
JOSEPH HICKSON, General Manager
W.. j SPICER, Superintendent.
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THIS PREPARATION HAS Won REPUTATION
UNKNOWN TO ANY OTHER ARTICLE, FOR THE
CURE AND PREVENTION OF THESE DISEASES.
READ THE FOLLOWING INTERESTING STATE
MENT OF THIS DISCOVERY.
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Advices from Washington by telegraph and mats
will be especially full and accurate In view of the
Presidential campaign the PRESS will devote par
cular attention to political and hopes to make
itself necessary to all Maine Republicans who take
an intelligent interest in National politics.
The DAILY PRESS is offered to mail subscribers
postage pad-for 81 per year, $3.50 for six months
or s1.75 for three months paid strictly in adrance
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At Tempiars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMpLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
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GRAY's SPECIFIC MEDICINE.

NOTICE Is HI HEREBY GIVEN that the
~ subscriber has been duly appointed and taken
upon himself the trust of Administrator of the es-
of
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DIR. e. Ii. REED,

For the Life Of all Flesh is the Blood thereof.-L
XVII IA.
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with some sagacious st.tr..
happens to have escaped our attan mGles
a peasant accused one Of h;s ', aa,
oors OF stealing a sheep from H. Ugh
and OF slaughtering it, thereby as no Q
its lawful owner prejudice to ~ causlgg
OF two rubles. In answer 0 amount
charge the defendant alleged ths, las
afternoon a sheep, with which Ia T. . one
no previous acquaintance. had - mad
~ called upon him in nrom S;sl1aln-
KIND OF way; whereupon he raasc
its visit as providentially intea sssSla I.
supply vacuum in his lardsr el La .
promptly converted it into mntsa, nad
the usual process. Taking ,S;s y
confession into consideration q - laak
tenuating circumstance the ~ ~.
Judge pronounced the followinuas ' ass
tence: 1.-The defendant shall. r.. ssn !.
al, receive twenty blows from ~, : 20 .
he shall then be arrayed in ths : y. na
OF the murdered sheen and - 80 sLla
Quoted to the beat of drums tS, wa-
all the streets of the village A. h
door OF each house he shall he hsn 'as
and the respective house-owner 10y
deal him blow with q stick 81 1. al ~
condemned, by declining to an0s = ~
a higher court against this se rfsc y
tacltly admitted its justice, it was foss
with carried out to the manifest EMU ;'
m m OF his fellow-villagers.-Lorsg',
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rifles of the Indians. He had not the
heart to order any man to such task,
but the powder was their only hope,
and, therefore, it was his duty to ask if
any one of them was brave enough to
volunteer the undertaking.
| Instantly, three or four young men
avowed themselves ready, but only one
man could be spared. And while they
were generously disputing among them
selves for the perilous errand, Eliza
beth Zane, girl of seventeen.
approached the Colonel and begged
that she might be allowed to
go for the powder. Her request was
promptly refused, but she persisted
earnestly, even against the remon-
strances and entreaties of her parents
and friends. In vain, they pleaded and
reasoned with her, urging more than
once that a young man would be more
likely to succeed, through his power of
running swiftly. She replied that she
knew the danger, but that, if she
failed, her loss would not be felt, while
not single man ought to be spared
from the little garrison. Finally, it
was agreed that she should make the
first trial.
When all was ready, the gate opened
and Elizabeth walked rapidly across the
open space toward the house where the
powder was stored. Those inside the
fort could plainly see that the eyes of
the Indians were upon her, but, either
from curiosity or mercy, they allowed
her to pass safely and to enter the
house.
Her friends drew a breath of relief,
and, watching even more anxiously for
her Temperance, saw her come out
soon, bearing the powder in table
cloth tied around her waist. But this
time the Indians suspected her burden,
and in a moment more, as she was
fastening toward the fort, they sent
after her a shower of bullets and arrows.
These all, however, whistled by her
harmless, and with wild, startled eyes,
but an undaunted heart, she sped on
with her treasure through the deadly
missiles. until at last she bore it in
triumph inside the gate.
By the aid of the powder and the
enthusiastic courage which Elizabeths
self-sacrifice inspired, the little garri-
son was enabled to hold out until relief
came to them. And so this noble act
OF young girl saved the lives of all
within the fort, and vanquished its five
hundred dusky assailants. Nicholas.
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flor ponng Beadtrs.
A." FOURTH OF JUL ~

jolly procession came down the broad
street,
Hi! no! hippetty no!
Inc marching and tramping of twelve little
Hi! no! hippety no!
blue
And the soldiers came marching behind, two
and two,
Hi! no! hippetty no!
The drum and the fife made terrible noise,
And likewise the six young American boys,
Hi! no! hippetty no!
The people they fed in great terror before,
Hi! no! hippetty hoi
The boys followed after, and shouted hurrahl !
Hi! no! hippetty no!
Hurrah for the glorious Fourth of July!
Hurrah for the "red, white and blue" is the
Hi no! hippetty no!
They charged down the street, while of hear
ing bereft
The people went tum bling around right and
left,
hi! no! hippetty hol
They swept all before them, they carried the
day,
Hi no! hippetty no!
AS tney nave done-do now-and will do al
way,
Hi! no! hippetty no!
Laura LedyGrd, in Wide-AlU1tc.
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ScOlding-..What Is the Use?

A friend who had spent a couple O,
months IN the family of IAN acquaint.
ance. assured me that the husband
brought nothing into the house durino
that time that the wife did not find fault
with. The muslin would be too light
or too coarse; the calico too plain or ton
large figured; brooms too heavy; shirt
ing and ticking too wide striped or too
narrow; shoes too big, or little, or cheap.
or expensive; the flour was poor and the
sugar damp; the fire-wood was too
short, or long, or fine, or large: the
blaeking would not polish the stove
and the soap would not clean the paint!
ls 1t strange that as years have passed he
tired of constant fretting, and now al
lows his wife not only to order but to
carry home the family provisions, while
ne scolds over the prices? OF course
she frets now more than ever, for the
shopmen cheat and her husband neolects
her. The entire family are made mis-
cradle, and her husband who, with kind
diplomacy, would have made an excel
lent man, is growing more and more
reckless.
L wonder if any one beside mvself
can gain moral from this? 1 believe
II there is any one thing more than an
other that will discourage, it is constant
scolding. OF course lives and Judgment
are often amiss. but we need not pour
out torrent of bitter words to show
our disapproval. A smile and kiss
and" I'm sorry to speak of it, dear.
but this isn't just what I want: can YOU
not alter it little without much
go farther than anv
OF scolding.-Cou.try Gentle
man.
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Electric LOcOmotion.

Mr.. EDIsoN's electric ra;,v,, .
pears likely to be considerable MAJ s.. g,
to work q revolution in the msuarem n.y.
of short lines, like those Of citS t,sm
ways. A pair of light rails are laid T@ !.
sleepers in the usual way, withons s .S y
special insulation, forming trscI s NJ
a mile long, for the experimental r rsi
at Menlo Park. To these are led n sr
OF stout copper wires, FORMING M
terminals of pair of Mr.. Edison's A. ~
namo-electric machines coupled tandsn
and producing an efectromolisas
force OF about two hundred and 6iv
volts. The engine looks much liks !,
ordinary hand-car, carrying sim;lr
dynamo machine, which acts as amotor
its armature driving the wheels vbiS
propel the carriage 1the carriage i nm
vided with seats for about dozen ues
ple). Its wheels on one side Are insr.
lated from the axis by peculiar wood. |
en- hub, so rs to form no cross conner.
ton between the two rails. Thnan
paratus takes its complement Of uss
sengers at the rate of thirty miles N !
hour, and up grades of one hundred !
feet to the mile, in most unconcensd
and satisfactory manner. The newest
and boldest part of the invention ~
pears to be the disregard Of insulstua
permitting the use of the rails them
selves as conveyors of the force required
to move the train. The amount d l
electric energy wasted by conduchm
through the ground and sleepers appear
to be only from five to ten per cd,
varying with the dryness Of the wuk
EN- z. Independent.