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The Portland daily press., 1881-03-04
European Markets,

BY Telegraph.l
LIvERPooi March 3-l2.30 P.M.-Cotton Mai ket
easier; Midi ng uplands at 7-I6d; Orleans Glad;
sales 5000 bales: speculation and export 1000: re-.
ceipts 5000; American 5000; futures are dull.
LIVERPOOL, March 81 80 P. M-Flour So ed0
lis; Winter Wheat 9s EDGES 3d. Spring Wheat at
% 6dg IS a; California average at IS 1Oda9s sd;
is 10d. Provisions, &c.,--Pork 68s; Beef 75s; Ba-
con 4Os 6d941s 3d. Lard at SIS Sd; Cheese at 6Ss:
Tallow at 36s. at London 39s Cd.
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Chicago Live stock Mar,,e,.

CBy Telegraph)
CHICAGO. March .-hogs-Receipts 5000 head:
shipments 5000 head; market strong; light at 81
8 5096 90. Hoa'S "'
Cattle..Receipts 1000 head ;shipments s4oo head;
market hrm; export 5 4095 80; common to choice
she, sheep1 dR head; market is firm; good to
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-04
by TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Rockland Politics.

Rockland Politics.
RocKLAND, March 3.-Mayor Case has, at
the request of large number of citizens-Re-
publicans, Democrats and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sented to be candidate for reelection. A cit
liens meeting was held this evening, at which
Capt. A. j. Ames was nominated as candidate
for mayor in opposition to Col. Case.
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By Telegraph.l

- tby IeleQraDh.1
SHEw YORK. March 3-Evening-F Recsints
70 Io5 bols; exports AZ 1872 bbls; without decided
cnange; low grades shade stronger with moderate
business mainly for grades and fair jobbing
western and State at 1854 rs; extra western
and State at 1894 Is; good to choice western
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SPORTING.

The Race for the OLeary Belt.
NEW YORK, March 4.-The score at a. m.
was as follows Krohne, 1884; Lacouse, 347;
Panchot, APO; Sullivan, 412: Campana, 355;
Curran 800
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NOTlCE:.For the past thirty three years
CONGRESS Yeast Powder has been extensively
sold. 1t has always been made pure and
healthy, and is to-day without rival
w SHADES English Mustard and Congress Yeast
Powder are standard and always reliable
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-04
Havana Market.

(By Telegraph.)
HAVANA. March 3.-Sugar steady
Spanish gold has fuctuated, closing 1 9401 95
Exchange fiat; on United States 90 days gold at 560
6A prem; short sight do 61s@7 prem
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WASHINGTON.
Bills Approved by the President

Bills Approved by the President.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The President to-
day approved the legislative appropriation bill,
agricultural appropriation bill, bill appropriat-
ing money towards expense to be incurred in
the centennial celebration of the battle on
Groton Heights, also the river and harbor and
and fertilization bills.
Secretary Sherman Resigns.
Secretary Sherman formally presented his
resignation to the President today and bade
farewell to the Treasury employees
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RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Five Man KiJ1ad nv q Collision

Five Men Killed by a Collision.
STAUNToN, Va, March "a freight train on
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad colided with
a material train near Caldwell station to-day.
The two engineers and fremen were killed.
DR.. Caldwell, of White Sulphur Springs was
also killed.
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. stock Market.
Sales at the Brokers' Board. Boston, March 81


tBy Telegraph)
NEW YORK. March 3-Evening. Money marke.
easy and loaned down from to 3, closing at latter
prime mercantile paper 41aa6. Sterling Exchange
strong and nominaly higher with actual business at
4oo12 for long and 1924 for short. Governments
strong and advanced IS to rs, new As showing the
greatest improvement. State bords in LIGHT reuuest
Railroad bonds are strong and higher. The stock
market opened weak but closed strong and higher
ed 645. 600 shares.
~na
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NATIONAL HOUSE.
The Number Of Members Fixed by
+, I'D ~ 5,o .'o the House at 319. 5uH
MAINE LOSES ONE SEAT.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The apportionment
bill as it passed the House this afternoon fixes
the Representatives upon the basis of 3l9
members, and gives the following representa-
tim n the
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-04
DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCO-Ar 22d, ship Valparaiso Eel
lows, Hong Kong.
NEW ORLEANS-Ar 26tb sch Clara l. Over
McLearn, Utilla.
Cid 26th, sch May Evelyn, Hanson Bluefeld. Ca.
PASCAGOULA-Sld2 6th sch George Young,
Marshall Providence.
PENSACOLA-Ar 23d. sch Caihie Berry, Viii
son, Port Spain for Boston,
Ar goth, brig Emily 7 Sheldon, Hayes, from Port
Limon.
FERNANDINA CID oath, sch A Hooper, Hoop
err Philadelphia.
SAVANNAH-Ar I'd sch Melissa Trask Wiley
Woods Hole.
Ar I'd, sch Stephen Hart, from Orient Ii.
WlNYAH BAY, NC-Sld 20, sch Dora NJ French,
eastward.
BALTlMORE-Ar 18th, sch Sarah Potter, Wall,
Norfolk. s1
Cid I'd. brig Stephen Bishop Gilkey Sagua
Cid I'd. schs Carl d Lothrop, McKitchie, Boston;
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

POrtlnna DAILY Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. March 3.
The following are lo-day's quotations of Flour,
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METEOROLOGICAL

HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, ID. c.,
Mar. 4, 3 A. M.
For New England,
cloudy weather with snow, strong northeas-
terly winds, lower barometer, stationary or
lover temperature.
Cautionary Signals continue at PASSPORT,
Portland and section Z, section s, Boston and
along the coast southwark.
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DEATHS.

In Freeport. March 2, John D. Wight aged 81
years.
In Saco, Feb 26, Ella H., wife of Orrin P Greene
aged 80 years months.
In Saco, Feb. %, David G. Tapley, aged 46 years
years months.
In Limerick, Feb. 2S, Mrs. Jones, wife of Parson
Daniel L. Jones. aged 20 years.
In Belfast, Feb. %, Josiah II. Brooks, aged 35
years months :. =.
In Searsport, Feb. 15. Joseph Moore, aged 60
years 10 months.
In Liberty, Feb. %, Mrs. Almira McCurdy, aged
So years months.
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[ Z, Rl-NE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTL AND,

THURSDAY, March 8.
Arrived.
Sch Julia Ellen, Burns, Eriendship-dry fish to
E G Willard.
Cleared.
Brig Nyanza, (Br) Mc1saacs, Cardenas-A L Hob
son, and j II Hamlen & Son.
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Grain Market.

Grain Market.
PORTLAND, March 3.
The following quotation of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by A. w. Jordan,
157 Commercial street:
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EUROPE.

Dillon Defies the House of Com
mons
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Daily non,e.tic Reeein

Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conveyancs-1OO0 bush Cornmeal to G
". True n Co. Hsg 49,
Receipts OF Maine Central.
p :. .s-.t-gss.0-.fg 40 PORTLAND. March q
For Portland 76 cars miscellaneous merchandise
for connecting roads, 76 cars miscellaneous mer
chandise 51--
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d ii "
Ship Geo Stetson, of Bath which arrived at San
Francisco LIST inst from Philadelphia. made the pas
sage in Jos days,-one Of the quickest for several
same day was 169 days in making the passage The
ship st John, Capt Smalley, arrived same day from
Baltimore in 145 days. The ship Samuel Watts
Lermond, arrived same day from New York in III
days, and the II Gregory, Watts. in 14S days.
The new barque G Dixon, launched at Belfast
2Sth by Cottrell is about 500 tons. carpenters
measure, and has been the stocks three years.
She is owned by parties in Rockland and is to be
commanded by Capt Keene of that place.
The new barque Shirley, launched at Belfast 2Sth
measure, and has been on the stocks two and half
years. She is owned in New York and is to be COM
manded by Capt w Gibson.
Sch Dorado, of Boothbay, &C tons, has been sold
to parties at the east for $500.
ERoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at New York I'd, barque Payson Tucker, Tuck
er. Cardenas; brig Havillal Montevideo.
Ar at Liverpool I'd inst ship Carrollton, Lewis,
Singapore.
leans; barque Helen Sands, Bosford, Charleston.
MEMORANDA.
Sch Jos Machecca Woodbury., at Carthagena
from Portland, reports. the first two days from
Newport it blew hurricane and had to scud before
the wind under single reefed foresail. Shipped
heavy sea Jan 18th and stove two side windows and
after side of the cabin, broke gunwale, split one
streak on small boat, and shifted the scow on deck
one foot to port, giving the vessel streak list
Capt Woodbury. thinks himself very fortunate in
saving the scow and deckload on SO rough voyage
Sch Hattie Mayo, which was cut through by the
ice at New Bedford and sunk two weeks ago. was
pumped out I'd inst and was to be raised on the
following high tide.
Sch Jef Borden, Paterson, from Wilmington, DOL
for Pensacola, was ashore Sd inst, on Goose Island
Delaware River.
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SPRING OPENING.

CORNISH, the Tailor, has just re-
turned from Boston and New York Mar
kets, and all the latest styles of wool
ems can now be seen On the counters Of
his large and elegant rooms ON Middle
st. A cordial invitations extended to
whether intending to purchase or not, as
in this establishment it is always
pleasure to show goods, freely giving to
all any desired infOrmatiOniaS to the all
important question Of Gentlemen's FASH
ions for the coming season.
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Feb 81, lat 80 &c, Ion 60 5, brig Rowena. Reed
from st Thomas for Boston.
No date. lat 20 n Ion 26 W, ship Victoria, Bailey
from Amsterdam for San Francisco.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-13
wasiiingson's Visitation.

WASHINGTON, June 29-The fol-
lowing are further details of yester-
days's storm: The City Hall, Balti-
more AID Ohio depot, Masonic Tenn
pie, franklin and Wallach school
building, Saint Aloysius and Trini-
ty Churches and Pension Office were
badly damaged, and over 100 pri-
vate residence unroofed. In some
cases the roofs were lifted off and
dashed against houses on the oppo-
site side of the street, smashing
glass and breaking in the fronts Of
the houses. In other instances the
rafters and parts of the walls were
blown down. Much damage was
also done to carpets and furniture
in the unroofed houses by the rain,
which poured down in torrents for
nearly an hour. About 1860 shade
trees were blown down, and 400
street lamps were damaged. Whilst
the storm at his height, all the
gas in the northwestern portion of
the city went out, leaving the peo-
pie in total darkness. This is ac-
counted for by the gas company as
follows: The gas is contained in
holders and tanks which rest in
water. The pressure of the tanks
were lifted by the wind, relieving
the pressure on the mains. The gas
was drawn back into the holders,
the supply in the mains were ex-
hausted and the gas went out. The
gasometer at the corner of X and
Twentieth streets was lifted up by
the wind and pushed against the
iron framework and left there for
five minutes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-13

CINCINNATI, June 2S.--The steam
er Phaeton, while racing with the
steamer Handy, this afternoon at l
o'clock, exploded her boiler, and the
boat was torn to pieces. The CHM
ncys Of the Handy were blown of.
The accident happened four miles
up the river from here. Both boats
were filed with passengers. The
steamer Wildwood has gone TO the
rescue.
The following are the names of
killed: Cash Naylor, engineer
Samuel Reynolds, porter; John
Carr (coloredl, deck hand, and Jo-
seph Miller, deck sweeper. A pas
scnger whose name is unknown is
supposed to have been lost.
Among the injured are D. b.
Smith, Cincinnati; Boscom Cooper,
Manchester; Mr.. Macarthur, Chica-
go; Tim Sewers, fireman (iatally),
and John Conn, Marietta. Most OF
those injured were but slightly hurt.
The phaeton was small side
wheel steamer, valued at 5000, en-
gagged in the local trade between
Vanceburg and Manchester.
When the Phaeton's boiler explod
ed the steamers were in the middle
of the river and close together. The
direction of the explosion was to
the rear, and this saved the passen-
gers, who were mainly in the front
cabin. Everything above the water
line Of the boat was completely
torn of.
The Handy, although disabled,
went on up the river, taking several
passengers who were hurt and whose
names are unknown.
Mr.. Macarthur, a Chicago sales
man, was badly hunt and is at
Maysvillc.
Joseph Torrens, commercial
traveller from Pittsburgh, was blown
into the river, but was rescued.
The unknown passenger who is
supposed to have been lost is lady.
who got aboard in the Fifth Ward,
Maysville. The cabin register be-
ing lost, it is difficult to tell whcth-
er all the casualties are known.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-13

BE on time. No one has right
to disturb congregation or preach
cr by being tardy.
Never look around to sec who is
coming in when the door opens. II
divefts your own and others atten-
ton from the exercises and is dis
courteous to the leader.
Never talk or wiis., II church
especially after the exercises are
opened.
Never lean your head on the pew
rail before you, as though indifferent
to the preacher.
Never pull out your watch to see
what time it is when the text is an
nounced or during the sermon,
Better to feed OH a sermon than to
time it.
Conform, if possible, in conscience,
to the usages Of the church in which
you worship-kneel, stand, bow, ac-
cordingly.
Never manifest your disapproba-
ton Of what is being said, by un-
pleasant sounds or signs, or by hast
lily leaving.
Do not Iidgit, as though the SER
vice were q weariness. BE cquiet and
decorous to the very end.
DO not put on your ovcrcoat or
adjust your wrappings till after the
benedietion.
No gentleman ever defiles place
of worship with tobacco.
Never be one of a staring crowd
about the door or in the vestibule,
before or after service.
Do nothing out Of keeping with
the time, place and purpose of re
ligious assembly.
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Worst of the Storm Ia Iowa.

Sioux CRY, June 30.-Particulars
of the ravages by the terrific storm
of two days past are just beginning
to come in. AT Cherokee, this State
the house Of Mr.. Stevens was COM
pletely demolished and two of his
children instantly killed and wife
fatally injured. Ap old lady named
Oberch was also killed by the house
being blown over.
At Mil Creek two grist mills and
several residences were demolished.
AT Meridian the daughter of Sta
ton Agent Pierce was killed by
lightning.
Two churches at Manson were de-
stroyed.
At Merrill a passenger train stand
ing on the side track was overturned,
but no one killed.
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A Woman Struck by Lightning.

CoSsHoHocTES, June 30.-A very
severe thunder storm passed over
this place yesterday, the rain falling
heavily for nearly two hours. A
colored woman, named Mrs. Brown,
a servant in the family of William
Hallowell, was out in the garden
picking berries when the storm
commenced, and the rain began to
come down heavily. She unfortun-
ately took refuge under a tree in the
garden. The tree was struck by
lightning, which passed out from
the tree, six or seven feet from the
ground, and struck the woman,
killing her instantly. Upon exami-
nation a hole was found in the top
of her skull. The lightning had
gone down the left side Of her body,
coming out of the left foot, tearing
of her shoe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-13
Bonded Warehouse Burned.

New YoRK, June 29.-E'ire broke
out this afternoon in the bonded
warehouse in Brooklyn, near he
Wall street Ferry, known as the
Pierepont Stores and soon got be-
yond control. 1t was first discover
ed among some bags of damaged
linseed, when the workmen in the
warehouses endeavored to cxtin-
guish it, but were driven out. One
of their number named Patrick Nor
ris was caught by the flames and
burned to death. Another work
man named Thomas Ryan jumped
from the third story window, re-
ceiving injuries which will probably
prove fatal. Warehouse Nos. 4 and
5 Of the Pierrepont Stores are al
ways entirely burned ont. The loss
is estimated at s300,0Oo.
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IN appointment for Maine.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-The Pres
ident made an appointment yester-
day which will have the effect of
dividing the Republicans of Maine
very much as the Republicans of
New York are now divided. Gen
Smith, the collector Of customs at
Bangor, was removed and ex-Gov-
ernor Davis appointed in his place.
Gen. Smith has only been in office
two years, and has made a most eff
ficient collector, and is very accep-
table to a large class Of the Repub-
licans of the State. He is removed
at the request of Senator Hale.
Ex-Governor Davis, who is appoint
ed in his place, was candidate for
the United States Senate at the
Mr.. Hale was elected, and withdrew
in Mr.. Hale's favor, with the under
standing that be should have the
Bangor collectorship if Mr.. Hale's
influence could procure it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-13

It might be supposed that in the
utter barrenncss OF the Arctic land
scape flowers never grew there.
This would be Il great mistake.
The dwellcr in that desolate region,
after passing a long, weary winter,
with nothing for the eye to rest upon
but the vast expanse of snow and
ice, is in a condition to appreciate
beyond the ability of an inhabitant
of warmer climes the little fiowerets
that peep up almost through the
snow when the spring sunlight be-
gins to exercise its power upon the
white mantle of the earth. In little
patches here and there, where the
dark-colored moss absorbs the warm
rays OF the sun and the snow is
melted from its surface, the most
delicate flowers spring up at once to
gladden. the eye Of the weary travel
er. 1t needs not the technical skill
of the botanist to admire those love
ly tokens of the approaching sum-
mer. Thoughts of home, in a
warmer and more hospitable climate,
gill his heart with JOY and longings
as meadows filed with daisies and
buttercups spread out before him
while he stands upon the crest of
granite hiIl that knows no footstep
other than the tread of the stately
musk OK or the antlered reindeer, as
they pass in single file upon their
migratory journeys, and whose cav
crns echo TO no sound save the howl
ing of the wolves or the discordant
cawing of the raven. He is boy
again, and involuntarily plucks the
feathery dandelion and seeks the
time of day by blowing the puffy
fringe from its stem, or tests the
faith Of the fair one, who is dearer to
him than ever in this hour of separ-
alton, by picking the leaves from
the yellow-hearted daisy. Tiny lit
tie violets, set in a back ground of
black or dark-green moss, adorn the
hillsides, and many flowers un-
known to warmer zones come brave
ly forth to flourish for few weeks
only and wither in the August
winds. Very few Of these flowers,
so refreshing and charming to the
eye, have any perfume. Nearly all
smell of the dark moss that forms
their bed. As soon as the snow
leaves the ground the hillsides in
many localities are covered with the
vine that bears a small black berry,
called by the natives parwong, in
appearance, though not in flavor,
like the huclsleberry. 1t has pun
gent, spicy tartness, that is very ac-
ceptable after long diet of meat
alone, and the natives when they
find these vines, stop every other
pursuit for the blissiul moments of
cramming their stomach with the
fruit. This is kept up, if the crop
only lasts long enough, until they
have made themselves thoroughly
sick by their hoggishness. But the
craving Tor some sort OF vegetable
diet is irresistible, and with true In
mutt improvidence they indulge it,
careless of consequences. Fortunate
for them is it that their summer is
short one and the parwong not
abundant, or cholera might be add
cd to the other dangers Of Arctic
residence. But the days OF the but
tercup and daisy, and Of the butter
fly and the mosquito, are few With
the winter comes the all-peryading
snow and the keen, bracing north
west wind, the rosy check and the
frozen nose, but with it also comes
rugged health and a steady diet Of
walrus meat.
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The other day, says II traveller, /
stopped on street of the city to
watch the tactics of bare legged
barbarian who was carrying a mat
ter Of three or four bales of hay on
his back.
1t was loosely packed, and /
guessed il wei he'd between three
and four hundl, pounds. He had
squattcd down 10 lift the load, and
when he tried to rise every muscle
was strained. rs he gained first one
knee, then the other, then one foot,
then the other. Once on his feet he
started OF on 4 little dog trot, but
one could sec that he was oyerwork-
ed at every step.
The day after oir arrival we went
to the depot after our trunks, and
two spindlc-shanked boys under
took to carry them to the hotel, a
mile away. The trunks weighed
eighty and ninety pounds respect
ively-no great weight to carry a
hundred yards, but pretty heavy the
last hundred yards of a mile. Our
porters never stopped or rested,
however, until they had reached the
end Of their trip, when we thought
their half dollar was a piece well
earned.
OF all the ways of turning a man
into a~beast Of burden, think the
Mexican fashion is the most barbar-
Gus.
This consists in holding the load
on the back by means of leather
band pulling against the forehead.
There is something SO unnatural, so
revolving in this degradation Of the
human head, something so suggest
i've of slavery and of the brute that
it ought 10 be forbidden by city or
dinance.
The worst illustration of it is the
aguador or water-carrier, who pro-
tects his head with leather jockey
cap, and swings from it by leather
bands two earthen jars of about
three gallons each. One jar hangs
down in front Of his waist from a
leather band which passes over the
back OF his head while the other is
held in position on his back by 4
band passing over his forehead. /
ought to say, however, that the agu-
ador is a cheerful looking fellow,
with a suggestion of freshness and
cleanliness about him derived from
his trade. | am inclined to think
that he seldom patronizes his own
tap, and when he stops to rest it is
generally near a pulque shop.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-13

True worth is in bci,y, not seeming
In doing, each day that goes by,
Some little good-not in the dreaming
or great things 70 do by and by
For whatever men say in blindness,
And spite Of the fancies Of youth,
There's nothing SO kingly rs kindness,
And nothing 50 royal as trath.
We get back our metc as We measure
We can not do wrong and feel right,
Nor can we give pain and gain pleasure,
For Justice avenges each slight.
The air for the wing OF the sparrow,
The bush for the robin and wren,
Hut always the path that is narrow
And straigh; for the children of men,
,Tis notin The pages of story,
The heart OF its ills to beguile,
Though he who makes courtshipte to glory
Gives all that he hath for her smile.
For when from her heights he has
won her,
Alas il is only to prove
That notaing's so sacred as honor,
And nothing SO royal as love!
We can not make bargains for blisses,
Nor catch them. like fishes, in nets;
And sometimes The thing ourlife misses
Helps more than the thing which
il gets.
For good lic.h notin pursuing,
Nor gaining of great nor of small,
But Just in the doing, and doing
As we would be done by, is all
Through envy, through malice and
hating,
Again Il the world, early and late,
No jot Of or courage abating-
Our part is to work and TO wait.
And slight is The sting of his trouble
Whose winnings are less than his
worth
For he who is honest is noble,
Whatever his fortunes or birth.
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"A Difficult Problem Solved.

Ambition, competition and over
exertion use up the vital powers OF
men and women, so that desire
for stimulants seems. 10 be natural
human passion, and drunkenness
prevails on account of this necessi-
ty for bodily and mental invigora-
ton. Parker's Ginger Tonic fairly
solves the difficult problem, and has
brought health and happiness into
many desolate homes. 1t does not
tear down an already debilitated
system, but builds it up without in
toxicating. = Enquirer. See other
column.