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The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17
WAN ED.

"A GOOD frst-clsss Miller, to run the Orrington
"A Flour Mill, q good stone dresser and one who
thoroughly understands the business required In
quire OF the subscriber, at Brewer Village, Me.
G. c. BRASTOW,
Aug. 10th, 1881. augl2d2w
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17
WANTS.

"ANTED-Partner, with $500 to invest with
w an equal amount in an established Swiss
Ben-Ringing and Concert Company; can make 500
o week sure. To any smrat man having the above
amount if he does not wish to take an interest until
familiar with the business, will give collateral Sc
curity on property valued at over 5000 and good
salary, with privilege of becoming partner at
.r--. aup1 6d3t#
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17

a POTHECARIES; Drugs, Paints. Oil,
IA Agts. Pratt's Astral Oil. q
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17
.zooRAILROADS.


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Hl9E eli fST lliass;ti
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Trains Leave Portland
a. IA. Daily (Night Express from Bangor) for
Biddeford, Portsmouth, Newburyport, Sa-
lem, Lynn and Boston. A special Pullman Sleep
ing car will be ready for occupancy In Portland
a. p. IN m. week days. and at
to this train. Passengers have nights rest
and arrive in Boston at $50 am. in season for
all morning trains South and West.
S.45 a. ma. Daily except Sundays. For Boston and
way stations, with parlor arriving at l. Is pm
Express 40 p. I'M. Daily except Sundays, for
Biddeford, Kennebunk, Conway juno, Kittery
Portsmouth, Newburyport, Salem, Gloucester,
car, arriving at $40 m. in season for Sound
and Rat connections South and West,
train will leave Portland for Boston and way sta
lions, at 600 p. M. arriving in Boston at
1000 p. m. connecting with all rail lines for
New York.
Fer Portland, leave Bosfen,
$50 and $50 a. IN. and 12.3O and 100 D. M, ar-
irving IN Portland at 1900, 1925, and IL D, m .
The p nl. train runs daily. II
Ihrongh tickets TO all points South and
Werf at lowest rates st Depot Ticket Office Com
mercial street, j. M. French, Ticket Master and
at the Union Ticket Oaice E. A. waldron, Agt.,
40 Exchange street.
Pullman Car Tickets for Seats and
k3ersss s5ah al Depot Ticket Once.
LUCIUS FUTILE,
General Passenger and Ticket Apant
d. ". sANBORN, Master Transportation.
jne26 dtf
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17
LOST AND FOUND.
DORY F0UN
LOST.

DIeKED up adrift on the Cape shore fifteen
Il foot dory painted blue. Owner can have the
same by proving property and paying charges. APP
ply, ELISHA SLOWER, Cape Elizabeth. au16-3t.
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17

ADVERTISER G AGENTS

ODDS
Newspaper Advertising Agency,
900 WAsHINGTON ST., BOSTON
Advertisements received for every Paper In the
Gmted States and British Provinces at the Lowest
contract Prices. Any information cheerfully eiven
and estimates promptly furnished.
File Of the PRESS kept for inspection at any time
Estimates Send for Circular.
of for 100 choice Newspapers.
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17
THE RUBY RIVER.
THE HERALD
OF PRAISE.

Send on your orders for this new book for
Cheirs, Conventions and Singing Glasses.
1t is the work of L. o. EMERSON, of whose previous
books of sacred music about half O. million copies
have been sold. So that the issue of new Church
Music Book by him is a notable event. Judging by
previous experience, az many as hundred thou
plication, filed from cover to cover with new.
fresh. interesting, practical music and words
Specimen copies mailed for $1.O0. The usual re-
duction for quantities.
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17

Lns Iayor1te Steamers Forest City and John
B BlooEs VIII alternately leave FRANKLIN WHARF
Portland, and INDIA WHARF Boston. At
O'CLOCK p m. daily, Sundays exceptedD.
passengers by this line are reminded that tbey se-
cue comfortable nights rest and avoid the expense
ana inconvenience Of arriving in Boston late at night
Tickets and Staterooms for sale at ID. ii.
YOUNG'S, 272 Middle Street
Through Tickets to New York via the various
hail and Sound Lines for sale at very low rates
Freight taken as usual -
eprb A.
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Accountant and Notary Public.
GEO. G. GOODMAN, OAice No. 1874 Middle
Street, Portland.
Book Binders. 81" -
VIM. A. QUINCY, Room II, Printers,
Exchange No. III Exchange Street.
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17
WANTED,

A GENTS male and female, in every city and
"A town in blaine. No peddling, no humbug
Brenes not employed. Salary or commission, Cali
At or address, TX, No. 440 Congress ST.. Portland
Ne. ang4 DIV
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17
Wanted immediately
WANTED.
TO LET.
TO Let.

10 Let.
IIRST-CLASS rent, rosms, with gas, Sebago
and water closets, in center OF city, in prime
augle-dtf W. W. CARR. 26 Quincy St.
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17
TWo VERY DcsirahIe Houxes.

EWO Vtfy EBCSffdbIE HOuSeSe
ITO be let at Morrills' Corner, near horse cars.
l. House, BRICK stable to one.@ Ten rooms each.
Rent satisfactory. Apply to G. E. Morrill, on the
premises, Or VIM. H. Jerria, Portland. aug151w*
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17

TAILOR and Draper. Fine Goods and
L First-class Work Speciality.
d. e CORNISH 2dQ M;Ja,o c.
The Portland daily press., 1881-08-17

fully presented by the undersigned Re-
tail Houses OF Portland, with a view to
show the extent and variety Of articles
handled, and the names of those large
dealers who make this City the best
market and trade centre for the people
Of Maine.
n-Parties not prepared to visit Port
land, may order goods from the follow
ing classfficatiOns with perfect reliance
that their orders will be promptly at
tended to. Satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23

it would not only prove more remunerative te
those selling liquor now, but that the whole
country in twenty years would be better gov
crned and more prosperous than any one car
conceive. The millions now consumed annu
ally in liquor, in injury alike to the purse, the
health and mind of the people, would be pul
into all kinds improvements in agriculture
mechanics and machinery, and in the better
education and social elevation of the people
Such is our opinion and such we believe
would be verified if tried. We are, however
free to admit that no legislation should be
pressed on the people looking to prohibition,
until the public mind has been thoroughly
informed and firmly concluded. We should
avoid diversions at this time, and before any
legislation in this State is adopted, the ques.
tion should be discussed before the people
and their wishes made known. Looking to the
coming of such period we may advocate re.
straints to the liquor traffic, for the efficacy of
any law looking to prohibition, should any
ever be passed, will depend largely on pub.
lie sentiment Ifit beopposed to such law,
the law would not only be feebly enforced,
but it would be repealed at an early day.
A failure of this kind would retard and Grip.
pie the progress and the ultimate success of
the movement more than anything else 1t
takes time and discussion to revolutionize
successfully so great reform, and its friends
must bide the issue in patience Walhalla
Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23
ALEsSON FOR SUICIDAL LOVERS.

Richard Gould is a jorneyman harness
maker in this city, says the Cincinnati Gazette,
and was himself harnessed by Cupid, and
driven up to the very gates OF desperation.
His enslaver is lady named Charlotte
Matthews, whose mother keeps board.
ing house on Elm street, and who appears
to have made up her mind to some more
brilliant alliance than that offered by Mr..
Gould. But as Richard has very good
opinion of his own merits and qualifications,
he Judged that Charlotte's GOODNESS was mere
coquetry, believing that when it came to the
scratch she would cave at a moments warn
ing. -,
He resolved to meet at once the soul OF the
artful nymph, and to surprise her into an
avowal of her real feelings. For this pur'
pose, he proceeded about twenty minutes past
i've o'clock yesterday afternoon, to the dwell
ling of Miss Matthews, and stretched himself
out upon the front door steps holding in his
hand an empty phial, upon which he had
pasted label, upon which "strychnine" was
printed.
"Now there will be an affecting scene when
nv captivating Catherine comes out" solllo
auised Mr. Gould, as he closed his eyes ano
composed his features to corpse-like immo
bility. Presently Miss Matthews appeared al
the door with broom in her hand for the
purpose of sweeping the steps. On seeing the
recumbent Richard, she uttered an exclama
tion of surprise, and tried to stir him up with
the broom stick; but finding that he did mo-
move, she called out, Mother, mother here
is Dick Gould coiled up on our steps, and
don't know what ails him"
dead drunk, 1 guess" said Mrs. Mat
thews, as she also came to the front door
"Now, do declare if he hasn't kicked tn
bucket in reality" said Miss Charlotte, spy
ing the bottle, and taking it out Of Richar'
Gould's hand. "See, the fool has takel
strychnine!"
Poor soulw sighed the benevolent oil
lady, chow natural he looks!"
! HE looks about as we'll as he did whe
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23

he was alive" observed Charlotte, "and that's
not saying much of his beauty. He never
could hold candle to Jimmy Hickman, at
any time" This Mr.. Hickman is q spruce
young clerk who boards with Mrs. Matthews,
and who happened to come home at that very
juncture.
When he saw the supposed corpse, james
offered to 20 for the coroner to hold an inquest
over "the poor devil" as he called Mr.. Gould.
"Well, don't like the notion Of having the
coroner and jury over fellow here" said
Mrs. Matthews.
"No," added Charlotte, "just drag the
nasty creature on the cellar door Of the next
house, and wash your hands and come into
supper"
Mr.. Hickman took the corpse by the feet,
to do as he was directed, when Gould dealt
him kick which doubled him like a jack
knife. The ladies shrieked, and Mr.. Gould,
starting up, was beginning to upbraid Char,
lotte for hardness of heart, when the arrival
of policeman interrupted his oratory, and
he walked away, sadder and wiser man..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23
Selettea gnetry.
A ENSa1E SCENE.


Come, let us pull the curtain down,
And lay the work aside,
And gather up the playthings
You've scattered far and wide:
And place the lamp upon the stand,
Beside the great arm chair,
And bringthe last good newspaper,
And do it all with care.
Now heap the coal upon the CRATE
He loves cheerful fire
See how the flames dance merrily,
And leap up high and higher!
Now place the slippers on the rug,
And get his dressing gown
For papa will be tired and cold
When he comes back from town.
Come, let me bathe your glowing cheeks,
And make your hair look neat,
And put YOUR bright pink apron on
There, now, you're clean and sweet!
Now sit down on the little bench
That grandpa made, and see
How still you'll be while good mamma
Goes to lay the cloth for tea.
The tea kettle sends forth its hum,
The biscuits are so light;
wish he'd come, it seems TO me
He's rather late tonight!
Hark ! wasn't thai our gate that clicked?
sHurrah! ~ shouts little Will,
And ere Pvetime to tell him hush.
He's bounded O er the sill.
And "papas Gomez he shouts again,
And climbs up for kiss;
And "papa's tum Oh, papa's tum!'
Echoes his little sis.
Oh! happy group that live and love
Within that humble cot;
Many who dwell in palaces
Might envy them their lot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23
Abraham ?" paused the mother in an awfully

Abraham p paused the mother in an awful,
pretentious tone
Il said one and-"(here Abraham paused.
Zone and what p
"One and piece of t'other one"
"Why, ma, he couldn't ha' said it to saw
his life, for he hadn't time"
Hush, sir; I don't ask for your assist
ance."
II did," muttered Abraham, II said t'othel
piece after / got in bed"
"Abraham,' said his mother, II declare
do not know what to say to you. am sc
mortified, so shocked, at this conduct, that
am completely at loss how to express my
self about it. Suppose you had died las
night after triAing with your prayers as you
did who can say what would have become
of you? Is it possible that you cannot spend
few minutes in prayer to your Heavenly
Father, who feeds you, who clothes you, and
who gives you every good thing you have
in the world! You poor sinful child, could
weep over you.
Poor Abraham evinced such deep contri
tion under his lecture, (for he sobbed as if his
heart would break,) that his mother deemed
! it prudent TO conclude with suasives, which
she did IN the happiest manner.
Having thus restored Abraham's equa.
nimity in a measure, with a gentle, encourag-
ing smile, she continued:
"And, now, Abraham, tell your mother
how you came to say part Of the second
prayer"
II couldn't go to sleep till said it, ma'am. "
"Well, that is good sign, at least. And
what part was t?''
"God bless my father and mother"
Mrs. Butler felt quickly for her handker.
chief. It had fallen from her lap, and she
was glad of it. She depressed her head be-.
low the table in search of it, dismissed the
children before she raised it, and then rose
with a countenance sufused with smiles and
tears.
Poor babes," said she, "what an odd COM
pound Of good and bad they are !"
The grand mother returned just at this
time, and discovering some uneasiness at
Mrs. Buffers tears, the latter explained. As
she concluded, "The Lord bless the poor dear
boy" exclaimed the venerable matron, raising
her apron to her eyes, "that shows he's got
good heart. No danger of the child that
can't sleep till he prays for his father and
mother"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23
SLEEP.

The first sensation of drowsiness is natures
call for sleep. Waking shows the body is
rested. After the degree of strength, Of which
the state of the system is capable, is restored
by sleep, longer stay in bed only relaxes
He perverts reason, who, by habit Of
artificial excitement, keeps awake so late
that he is not ready to rise by day.break,
natures undoubted signal for quitting re.
pose, obedience to which secures desire to
rest at the fit hour. Some people close their
shutters against it. George III, consulted
his household physicians separately, as to the
modes of life conductive of health and lon
gevisy. As to the Importance of early rising,
there was full coincidence. Old people, ex.
amined as to the cause of their longevity, all
agree that they have been in the habit Of
going to bed early. In debilitated people,
degree of fever, or something resembling it,
comes on towards evening Going very early
to bed is of great consequence to them. Rising
an hour or two earlier than usual often gives
vigor which nothing else can produce.
Many people, at waking, feel a disposition to
rise. They lose it by indulging lethargic
state, or lolling awhile We lose vigor by
lying in bed in health, longer than for sleep.
The mind is less tranquil the body is less
disposed for refreshing sleep; appetite and d.
geston are lessened. After long or late men
tai exertion, sleep is watch; the thoughts
continue themselves, effecting useless fatigue.
Some people cannot 60 to sleep Others wake
too early. Without spirit to rise, they hope
to fad refreshment in an additional nap; an
other, and another, leaves them more languid.
They fancy themselves unfit for exertion un-
til they have tai en- breakfast, which they
make no effort 10 merit. Nothing breaks up
the strength sooner than the want of sleep at
the hour nature obviously designed for repose,
marked, as we'll by the regular return of day
and night, as by our own feelings, if not pre-
vented by artificial habits. Labor which is
light in the day, is burthensome in the night.
The accumulated stimuli Of the day are suf-
6cient for the temporary exhaustion of the
system the rest of the night is requisite to
recruit us for each successive day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23

sa- To save cabbages from cabbage worms,
steep tansy and pour it on after the cabbages
begin to head Only two applications will
be necessary. "This season." says one who
has tried the remedy, "the millers commen-
ced depositing their eggs before the cabbages
began to head, and ! gave them dose over
two weeks ago, and there is no sign of any
! wor-os since"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23

"Look here, young gentleman" said his
mother, "where did you pick up such language
as that? Now, let me ever hear you By jock.
ing or by.ing anything else again, and III
by jocky you with witness, I'll warrant you" !"
"But the black barrab," said George, "did
not weigh as much for his size as the bob.tail
speckle thoug H."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-06-23

The following story, so admirably true to
nature, is from the pen of Judge Longstreet
of Georgia. 1t is not embraced in the
Georgia Scenes" but was published some
years ago, in an Augusta paper, whence II
was transferred to our columns. Our recol'
lection of it having been recently revived, we
have hunted it up, and do not believe we
could perform a more acceptable service to
the public, than by publishing so exquisitely
humorous and truthful a sketch
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-11-05
MILAN EXCHANGE
SATURDAY, NOV. >, 1881.

The Erin Review is complaining
about the mails on this road, and says
they are frequently carried by that
place. That paper says the postal
clerks are to be blamed, but we think
differently. The government does
not put enough clerks ON the postal
cars to do the work, and it is impoSsi>
BILE, we understand, for them to work
all the mail in time. Several weeks
ago we called on the press to help US
stir up the department about the Sun
day mails, but have had no response
yet. Let the papers all along the
line take the matter in hand, and we
think good will result.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-11-05
THE NASHVILLE BANNER.

Those wishing to be supplied with the fresh.
est secular, religious, political. financial and
commercial news, domestic and foreign, are
advised to subscribe Immediately for the Nash
willie Banner, published daily and weekly, at
22Cherry street, 18th NONashvile, Tenn, by
the Nashville Banner Publishing Company.
1t is unexcelled in enterprise, independent
Democratic in politics. frank and fearless in
expression. strictly accurate in its reports of
local and other markets, and during the last
twelve months has been more widely read and
received more substantial proofs of public fa-
vor than any newspaper in lsnnessee. The
Daily issued at 3 o'clock p. m, contains thirty
two columns of intelligence. much of il being
from every part of the world. and furnished by
the Western Associated Press, besides the lat
est i'm portant news from reliable correspond
ents in Washington, New York, London. Paris
and of every place of note in the State. The
Daily is delivered in the towns within one
hundred and fifty miles of Nashville. by CARR.
ers, for 81. 80 per year, $500 for six months,
81 .95.for three months. Is cents for one month
and Is cents per week, and sent free of postage
TO any address in any other part of the globe,
at the same price. The Weekly, issued every
| Thursday, has thirty six columns of choice
reading matter, selected with great care espe-
cially for the benefit of the large and intelli.
gent class among whom it circulates, embrac
ing a vast deal of information regarding the
| farm and household. with abundant topics of
| interest to both seller and buyer. The literary
department receives special attention, short
stories and sketches, as well as the best Of poe,
| try, being selected to the taste of old and
| young. The w eekly is furnished to single sub
sbribers at one dollar per year. and clubs with
the Nhig at Is cents, Extra inducements of
fered agents, who will fad it profitable to ex-
tend thel circulation Of the paper. Send for
specimen copies, when will be sent free.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-11-05

Tdmag4 preached sermon on
newspapers last Sunday from which
we extract the following;
In the year 1870 the number Of cop
les of literary and political papers is
sued was / ,500,000,000, The grand.
est temporal blessing that God has
given to the nineteenth century is the
newspaper. We would have better
appreciation Of this blessing if we
knew the money, the brain, the losses,
the exasperations, the anxieties, the
wear and tear of heartstrings involved
in the production of a good newspaper
Under tho impression that almost
anybody can make newspaper,
scores Of inexperienced capitalists
every year enter the lists, and Conse,
quently during the last few years a
newspaper has died almost every day.
The disease is epidemic. The larger
papers swallow the smaller ones, the
whale taking down fifty minnows at
one swallow. With more than 5000
dailies and weeklies in the United
States and Canada, there are but
thirty>six a half century old. News
papers do not average more than five
years existence. The most of them
die of cholera infantum. 1t is high
time that the people found out that
the most successful way to sink money
and keep it sunk is to start paper
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-11-05
Are the James Brothers in this Section!

E Some of our readers will doubtless
be surprised at the iHterrogatory
which heads this item, but we would
not he astonished at an affirmative
answer. For some days past, We un>
derstlnd, the baggage and express
forces on the st. Louis d Southeast
ern and the Memphis and Louisville
divisions of the Louisville IL Nashville
and Great southern railroad, have
been doubled and heavily aimed in
anticipation of an attack from train
robbers. And to further confirm the
belief that the James boys are in this
neck Of the woods, we are reliably ln>
formed that sixteen detectives from
Louisville and Cincinnati came down
on the evening train to Russellville
last Friday, and taking horses there,
after dark they visited a neighbor-
hood some ten miles west of Russell
Vile, where relatives of these knights
of the road live, and where they once
lived, we believe. The detectives res
turned Saturday, however, minus
their game, though, we understand,
by no means convinced that the
Jameses had not recently been IN the
neighborhood. The old man whom
they were expected to visit declared
that they have not been in the neigh
borhood since last Christmas
| TClarksville Tobacco Leaf.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-11-05

The Grocer" says: "rhe southern
states possess q chicken syndicate.
Six firms virtually control the poultry
market. ! heir combined capital is
$4,000. Their agents receive five
per cent. for purchases not only Of
poultry, but eggs, butter and sausa,
yes. The quarters of the syndicate
are at New Orleans, Savannah,
Charleston, and three places i'll Ten
nessee.