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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10
Juvenile Books.

Shakespeare for the Young Folks. Illustrat-
ed. Edited by Robert r. Raymond. (New
York: Ford, Howard and Hubert; Portland;
Bailey and Noyes) No more desirable or ele-
CANT Christmas volume for young readers can
be found than this edition Of three of Shaks-
peare's Plays-a volume to be followed by 9TH
ers now in preparation. Professor Raymond,
recognizing the divine right of readers to
Skip" has prepared copy OF Shakspeare's
Plays in which, whenever the dialogue becomes
tedious or over-long for little readers, he sub
stitutes his graceful and intelligible prose rem
dering, so that the dramas seem like the old
Provencal romances-"now they speak 1t, and
now they sing it," The plan OF the work dif-
fers greatly from Charles Lambs Tales from
Shakespeare, In giving much more Of the text of
the original, and, naturally, in the pleasant
modern quality of its storytelling. The olden
phrases are preserved, to keep the flavor of
the time, but are changed for newer words
where they would only serve to puzzle the lit
tie readers. In brief, the tact and charm with
which Professor Raymond has performed bis
pleasant task of preparing an edition of Shaks-
peare will create genuine appreciative inter-
cot In young readers, and make the great
dramas part of the intimate furnishing Of their
fancy.
Hector. By Flora L. Shaw. Boston: Rob
srts Brothers; Portland: Loring, Short & Har-
mon nav atnrv hv tha author OF Castle
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

Two Albany cribbage players who have
kept record of 1900 games find that one Of
them won 99l and the other 1909. The
largest hand held was only twenty-four.
One game was completed in two hands and
one crib.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

EVERY regular srtsche OF the PRESS Is furnished
With Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, Ali railway, steamboat and hotel managers
viii confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
Of every person claiming to represent oar journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

AMONG the queer stories from Texas the
following is the latest. The pulpit was set
outside the church at Wlnslow, Texas, in
order to give room for a stage on which to
perform Pinafore, and when again needed
for use it was missing. Several weeks of
Search elapsed before it was found in gam
bling house, where it had been altered into
a faro table,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

THE Scotch Land Leagues in three coun-
ties around Aberdeen number 10000 farm
'ers. Last week they held large delegate
meeting. The resolutions avoid extreme
proposals, but insist on the necessity of re-
ducing rent largely and securing the ten
ants interest in the land, in Improvements
and in tenure, adding that the reforms
should apply to existing leases. In other
words, they demand bill very like that
given to the Irish.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

The Lady of Shalott. By Alfred Tennyson.
Illustrated by Howard Pyle. New York:
Dodd & Mead; Portland: Loring, Short & Har-
men.) The exquisite poem of the Laureate ap-
pears in an effective holiday edition. The il
lustrations are in the extreme of modern es-
thetic taste, with the curious hardness and SIM
plicity of the early English designers. Often
times Mr.. Pyle's work is really archaic and
very good, again it lapses into everyday child
ishness, missing the Chaucerian spirit which is
to be kept steadily in view in such decoration.
times is decidedly crude
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

HARTFORD Courant: The almost unan-
imous appreciation given the Presidents
message from the press of every shade of
political belief, indicates that the era of
good feeling which followed the wicked az
sassinaton of President Garfield has not en-
tlrely disappeared. Probably no message in
fifty years has been received so flatteringly
in every section of the country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10
FOR CHILDREN.
FOR INFANTS.

Imperfect list of our
reliable sell
Parties VIII" ad the above list may nia &c s
of the state visit can
packed promptly sent depot any place
cheerfuiy
s used for
Department.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

Vegetable Mould and Earth-Worms. BY
Charles Darwin, LII. D., +. R. s. (New York;
D. Appleton 8 Co.; Portland: Hoyt, Fogg &
Donham). The gloomy title Of this mono
graph seems to promise little pleasure to read
ers not especially interested in the natural his
tory of the lower forms of animal and vegeta-
BILE life. But few paragraphs are enough to
prove that natures processes are never with
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

LUCK still stands by Ohio men. The latest
instance tending to prove the truth of this
assertion is the explosion of the story that
Jesse Baldwin had been robbed Of the ST.
600 in gold which he took in Washington
recently in exchange for Government bonds.
AS Mr.. Baldwin leaves it, the story is utter
ly divesied of its romantic features. The
robbers did not get dollar of the gold
which he brought from Washington. He
did not lose any registered bonds or any
railroad bonds. His gold is all in the bank;
and he had not seen the inside of the famous
old safe 'for three years at least" The
amount of money secured by the robbers
was not; nearly so large as has been cnrrent-
" reported. Evidently, therefore. sympathy
for the victim of the clever cracksmen is no
longer called for.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

Sparks from Biologists Hammer. BY
Alexander Winchell, LII. d. Chicago; S, Q.
Griggs & Co.; Portland: Loring, Short q Har-
moD). The essays which form this volume are
suggested by the authors scientific pursuits
and are Of nature to become popular. His
notes upon geological discoveries and historical
topics are valuable, and are illustrated by
wood-cuts after excellent photographs. Hi'
aesthetic work is less competent; the essay on
the Beautiful reads like sophomores compo-
sition. When man is possessed of such solid
learning and has SO much scientific informa'
tion to give as has Prof. Winchell-it is no
dispraise of him to advise him to Keep to his
speciality and leave the fowery paths OF hne
writing, so-called, to people whose manner is
better than their matter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

Suicide. BY Henry Morseli. NJ. D. (New
York: d. Appleton & Co.; Portland: Hoyt
Fogg s. Donham). In this volume of the In
Jernational Scientific Series, Professor Morsel-
Ii of Turin discusses the causes, methods and
places, and the nature and therapeutics of sui
eide. The data upon which this work is based
are impressive as showing the certainty of a
system of averages, and the regularity with
which numbers, geographical limits, times &c.
of suicide repeat themselves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10
The New Speaker.

hefer has manv good traits. de IS q hard
worker, and painstaking plodder. But ne has
hard head. He has no quickness OF percep-
tion. A bill or motion whose purport Sunset
Cox, or Randall. or Frye, or Robinson would
see through almost instantly Keifer can only
comprehend after long and patient study.-
ashington. correspondent Springfield Repub-
lican.
If this estimate of Gen. ,Keifer be correct
he will make an excellent Speaker. man
who will not pass upon proposed legislation
until he has studied it long and patiently i
a good man to have in Congress. Most
measures br ught to the attention of that
body are not of immediate importance and
may, without prejudice to public interests.
be subjected to careful, even tedious,
scrutiny before they become laws. "a hard
worker and painstaking plodder," man
who closely examines bill before giving it
his voice or vote, and then supports CROP
poses it on its merits, is useful public SER
want and one whom it is well to "boost."
The CRITICS m by the Republican may not be
intended as compliment; but it is really as
high praise as Mr.. Keifer or any other as
pirant should seek. "Hasten slowly is
one of of the wisest of maxims, and if the
new Speaker is guided by it in his course
his way will probably be in the straightese
and safest of paths. In the make up of the
committees he is certainly slow enough to
satisfy the most confirmed follower of
Fabian policy. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

THE Norrstown IN. J.) Herald says:
When the editor receives by mai. a two-col-
umn article as dry as the past summer and
as interesting as the delinquent tax-list, he
looks as bland as IL o'clock midnight, and
imps tiently remarks: "What insufferable
rubbish The twelve pages might easily be
boiled down to twelve lines, and be improved
therebyW But the writer is an old patron
of the paper, and the article goes in without
particle of elimi ation, and the editor al
ludes to it in another column in para
graph something like this: "We have the
pleasure of presenting our readers elsewhere
a very able and interesting article on Gold
VS.. Greenbacks' from the gifted pen of
voluble fiatist," etc. The public turn away
with disgust from the cranky slush, with an
objurgation on the able editor for filling his
columns with such wild absurdities.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

Hector. By Flora L. Shaw. Boston: Rob
erts Brothers; Portland: Loring, Short & Har-
mon.) A new story by the author Of Castle
Blair, so warmly praised by Mr.. Ruskin. The
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10
Portland Directory Iilr 1882.

nFSPECTING the card Of B. Thurston & Co,
Ii would state that have not, nor should wish
70 claim for my O interest, that the Directory 10
he nrepared bv me- is to be continuation of the
one heretofore compiled by Mr.. Beckett: 1t is well
known that all the connection that B. Thurston q
co have in the getting up nf Dire tory Is that
thex do the printing for the Boston firm OF Wm.,
creenough g. Co who are to send their agents mere
~ canvass Il is for the public to de ide whether
s,rh Direct.sry has any advantage over one pre-
nsred by myself have already received such as
sursnces OF support from citizens of Portland IN NY
~ fs - prepare reliable Directory as wi secure
ts popnoA'iOA ." JOHN T. HULL.
- DDS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

Paul the Missionary. By Rev VIM. Taylor,
D. d. CNew York: Harpers; Portland; Loring,
Short & Harmony. DR.. Taylor's writings are
well known and liked for their practical, SIM
pie and interesting comment upon Biblical
matters. He is not sensational or startling in
his views; but examines, compares and draws
his conclusions with zeal, competent research
and sound sense
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10
MISCELLANEOUS
FOR HRISTMAS PRESENTS! +!
FOR LADIES AND MISSES.

We submit the following list OF articles which
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

John Barlow's Ward. (New York; G. P.
Putnam's Sons; Portland: Loring, Short s
Harmony is another OF the Transatlantic nov
els; this one is quiet, agreeable story OF En-
glish life in the mining districts. 1t recalls
Mrs. Gaskell's charming North and South in
its earlier chapters, and may be classed among
the pleasant novels for the long evenings OF
winter.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-10

A Scandinavian Summer. By Katharine E.
Tyler New York: G.. P. Putnam's Sons;
Portland: Loring, Short s. Harmony. This
narrative of Summers tour in Denmark,
Norway and Sweden is pleasant. unpretending
and quite entertaining to readers who enjoy
records of travel. 1t is written with average
literary skill, somewhat given to those person.
alities more interesting to the writer and
friends concerned than to the readers. On the
whole 1t conveys much information about
countries which are rather recently included in
the general tourists route.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-19
Budding.

This is the time when we like to call
the attention of farmers and gardeners to
the work of budding their fruit trees.
Those who were too much hurried in
their Spring work to attend to it in
April and May, can now make up for
lost time by resorting to this mode of
increasing the variety and amount of the
orchard product. Budding can now be
done, and continued through this month,
and the fore part of August. 1t is
not as difficult as grating, but like the
latter it must be understood just how it
is to be done, though this is easy to do
by giving little attention how others
do it. To cut bud from the parent
branch, it should take about an inch and
a half of the bark and thin slice of the
wood for three. fourths of the length of
the bark, the bud being about in the
center; and in setting it cut slit in the
bark of the tree only, say two inches in
length, and at the top make cut across
the slit; then carefully raise the bark up
with the knife and insert in it the bud.
Do it as neatly as possible. Then wrap
around the entire slit and up to the bud
bass mating, using strips about foot
long and half an inch in width, and tie
in knot. OF course the branch or stock
in which the bud is set remains just as it
was before, no topping or cutting off.
The budding of peach trees is best de-
ferred until August, and is always
adopted instead of grating, which is not
recommended for this fruit.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-19
Care of Horses Feet.

An old man who has had much expe-
rience in handling and dealing in horses
for more than half century, said
recently that he had never known a
horse to get "tender-footed," that was
kept loose in shed and yard, or in box
stall; that turning round, and round
treading with their forward feet in the
manure kept them constantly moist and
soft His theory seemed pefsctly reason
able to me. ~ have no box stalls, but I
use shavings for bedding, and every
morning with large shovel move the
wet shavings from under the horses
front feet, and the last thing at night
cover these with dry shavings for him to
lie on" He also remarked that he had
never known a flat-footed horse but
what was great worker.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-19
Rice Pudding.

The rice pudding is beyond compari-
son the best ever made, in spite of the
fact that it is the cheapest. The secret
of its perfection is in the long cooking it
gets. For six o'clock dinner the rice
and milk should be put on the stove
early in the afternoon. The best thing
to cook it in is double kettle. Add to
quart of milk two heaping tablespoon
fuls ofTice. Let it simmer on the back
of the stove-it must never boil--until a
couple of hours before dinner. 1t will
then be thick creamy substance.
Then salt and sweeten to taste, put it
into pudding dish and bake in mod
crate oven until it is of a jelly-lilze thick
ness and the top is slightly Drowned.
1t can be eaten either hot or cold. If
the latter is preferred, the pudding may
be made the day before if that is most
convenient. If desired, flavoring may
be added. This is emphatically the
perfect pudding of its kind.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-19

StOughton, Mass, March l6lii 1880.
B.J. Kendall & Co., Gents lin justice to you
and myself. l think ought TO let You know that
have removed TWO BONE SPAVlNS with Ken.
dalls SPAWN Cure" one very large one; don't
know how long the SPAWN had been there, l
four months to take the large one off, and two
months for the small one. have used 10 bottles
The horse is entirely WELL not at all stiff and no
bunch TO be seen or felt. This is wonderful
medicine. 1t is a new thing here, but il it does
for all what it has done for me it's sale will be very
great. Respectfully yours,
Is sure in effects. mild in it's action as lt does
not blister, and yet Is penetrating and powerful to
reach any deep seated pain or to remove any
bony growth or any other enlargement, II used
for several days, such as spavins SpliDts. curbs,
callous, sprans, swellings any lameness and all
tiSm in man and for any purpose for which lin
iment for man or beast It is now known to be
the best liniment for man ever used, acting mild
and yet certain In its effects. II Is used full
strength with perfect safety at all seasons of the
year.
Send address for Illustrated Circular, which we
think gives positive proof OF its virtues No
remedy has ever met with such unqualified snc-
cess, to our knowledge for beast as we'll as man.
Price 81 per bottle or six bottles for s5 All Drug
glss have t or can get ii for you or will be sent
to any address on receipt OF price by the propri-
etors, DIR. B. j. KENDALL u CO.,
Enosburg Falls, Vermont.
"KendalPs SPAWN Cure" Is now sold by all the
leading wholesale druggists andsa large number
OF prominent retail druggists.
Ar +. MORTIMER, New Bloomfield, agent for
Perry Co., Pa.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-19
$9se $95s 4'Ioon'6fIO & Sin'rs.
HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN.
A Dead Horse.

In France, when horse has reached
the age of 20 or 80, 1t is designed for a
chemical factory 1t is first relieved of
its hair, which serves to stuff cushions
and saddles then II is skinned the
hoofs serve to make combs. Next the
carcass is placed in cylinder and cook
ed by steam, at a pressure of three at
mospheres a cock Is opened, which al
lows the grease to run Off; then the re-
mains are cut up, the leg bones are sold
to make knife handles, ETC., and the
coarser of the ribs, the head, etc., are
converted into animal black and glue.
The first are calcined in cylinders, and
the vapors when condensed form the
chief source of carbonate of ammonia,
which constitutes the base of nearly all
ammonical salts. There is an animal
oil yielded which makes a capital insect
icide and vermifuge. To make glue, the
bones are dissolved in muriatic acid,
which takes away the phosphate of lime,
the soft residue, retaining the shape of
the bone, dissolved in boiling water,
cast into squares and dried on nets
The phosphate of lime, acted upon by
sulphuric acid and calcined with carbon,
produces phosphorus for lucifer match
es. The flesh is distilled to obtain the
carbonate of ammonia; the resulting
mass is pounded up with potash, then
mixed with old nails and old iron of
every description the whole is calcined
and yield magnificent yellow crystals,
prussiate of potash, with which tissues
ferred into steel it also forms the basis
of cyanide of potassium and prussic acid,
the two most terrific poisons known in
chemistry.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-19
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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-19

TNMBliOIDERIES. EDGINGS, lNsERT.
+. MORTIMER.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-19
GRAND BOULEVARD HOTEL,
" Corner 59th 81. and broadway,
NEW YORK.

On Both american &c European Plans.
Fronting on Central Park. the Grand Boule-
yard Broadway and Fifty Ninth street, this Ho.
tel occupies the entire square, and was built and
furnished at an expense OF over $4,000 1t "
one OF the most elegant as we'll as finest located
IN lne clty mas a passenger Elevator and all
Of the depots OF the Sixth and Eighth Avenue
Elevated II. Ii. Cars and still nearer 10 the Broad
way cars-convenient and accessible from all
parts Of the city Rooms with board, 80 per day
bpeclai rates for families and nermanent guests
Aug2i 'oO.lyl re. HASKELL, Proprietor.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-19
Perseverance Will Tell!

Respectfully yours,
2. N. GRANGER.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-19
KENDALL'S SPAWN CURE!
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL REMEDY EVER
discovered it is certain in its effects and does
not blister Read Proof Below.
From Rev. n. =. Granger,

Presiding Elder of the st. Albans District
st. Albans, Vt, Jan. Goth 1880.
DIR. J. B. KENDALL 4 co Gents: = In repy
TO your letter will say that my experience with
Kendalrs SPAWN Cure has been very satisfactory
indeed. Three or four years ago procured a bot.
tie of your agent, and with It, cured horse Of
lameness caused by SPAWN. Last season my
horse became very lame and | turned him out for
a few weeks when he became better, but when
put him on the road he grew worse, when dis
covered that a ring, bene was forming. procured
a bottle of Kendall's Soavn Cure, and with less
than bottle cured him so that he is not lame,
neither can tie bunch be found.
Respectfully yours,
p N GRANGER