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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

THE excessively complimentary COM
ments of the British military authorities and
quasi military journalists in reference to the
need Of especial selection for the purpose OF
meeting American skill at the rihe-butts
may be somewhat exaggerated, but they in
dicate suspicion at least that competition
is no longer matter of boys play. 1t is to
be hoped that the American team will rivet
this idea on the memory of our British cous-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

THE active Indian wars Of the last 10
years have cost the country S5,05S,9 and
during the same time the bill for watching
the red men has amounted to S223, ,S9l, ,264.
General Sherman says that the army now
numbers %, 1856 enlisted men and 1000 Off
GERS, 1880 officers, 1S,529 Of whom are
west of the Mississippi, leaving 5256 to guard
the eastern country. About four-fifths OF
the expenditures from the annual army APP
preparations, says the general, have been
made on the Indian account since 1872.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

THE following from the New York Com
mercial Advertiser anent Massachusetts is
quite as applicable to Maine: The appoint
ment of April as day of prayer and fast
ing in Massachusetts has aroused foot and
base-balffsts to renewed energy in practice,
and target companies, turkey shooters and
hog guesseis are making good ready. The
occasion is really '.fast' day in that
locality
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

NITRO ,GLYoERINE is extremely uncer-
tain AT Bradford, Pa, pair of
horses ran away with wagon containing
80 quarts of the compound the other day
and rushed against a tree, when the driver
jumped out. There was no explosion, how
ever, and the team went on until one of the
horses fell and in the struggling which fol-
lowed the wagon was overturned four times,
to come right side up at last, and then
somebody caught the horses; and still the
nitro-glycerine was as quiet as SO much
skim-milk
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

KATE NJ. ARMSTRONG, who has been re-
quired to give bail in connection with the
star route suits, is the cook of Mr.. Boone,
one of the alleged leaders in the conspiracy.
Her name was used as principal in bids
while she was occupying position in the
kitchen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

NOTWITHSTANDING the prominence given
at New York to steam vessels, the official
statistics of that port for the month of Feb
ruary show it to be fact that four-fifths Of
all the vessels engaged there in the coast
wise trade are schooners.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH II.
ELECTION, MONDAY, MAR. 20.
FOR MAYOR,
CHARLES f. LIBBY

We do not read anonymous letters and commuE-
cations. The name and address of the writ are In
all casss Indispensable, not necessarily for ubca-
tlon but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve con-
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17
Compliments of the Season.

In chronicling matters some of the Kansas
newspapers indulge in freedom of expression
which is at least refreshing. Referring to the
marriage of young telegraph operator the
Concordea Blade dispenses with the usual
sweet things and remarks that 'H. Demaris,
operator at the Central Branch depot, got mar
ried Sunday evening. Hope it will make him
better natured, so he can answer civil ques-
tion in gentlemanly way" Another local
paper says: "All we hope is that his wife will
break his head with broomstick or mop-han-
die, or curry him down with milk stool if he
10 not pleasanter around the house than he is
around the depot"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

THE hopes of the Democratic party for fu-
tuIe control of the United States Govern
ment have received great encouragement
from the fact that Burlington, Ia, has elect
ed a Democratic Mayor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, Ali railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon by demanding credentials
Of every person claiming to represent our journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

EaYPT is experiencing the tardy growth
of confidence that follows an attempt to in
troduce The savings bank system. We are
SO accustomed to that system that we can
with difficulty appreciate how slowly the
essential conditions of security and faith in
corporations and individuals open themselves
to the understanding of people. Yet the
experience of all nations has been the same,
and even in France the savings bank is yet a
novel institution, having attained its full
growth since the close of the Franco-Prus-
sian war, when the nation drew SO largely
on the stocking-hoards of its rural popula-
tion to meet the demands OF the indemnity.
Savings banks were established at Cairo and
Alexandra last August, and so adverse have
the fellaheen been to giving up sand hills as
places OF deposit that the Alexandra bank
has the names of but ffty-two depositors
and $4,000 in money on its books, and the
Cairo branch seventy depositors and $11, ZOO
in borat
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

THE observatory on Mount -Etna, just
finished, is the highest in the world, stand
ing nearly 10, 600 feet above sea-level. It is
on a little rise Of ground on the side of the
tiae0ry iseatsg tlaas tas
event Of al eruption the lava will part and
flow around it, leaving the observatory on
an island in the river of fire. If this calcu-
lation should miscarry it will be remarka-
bly, hot day for the resident and visiting as
tronomers, and they will not get left-quite
the contrary. Still, your true man OF sci
ence doesn't mind little risks Of this sort.
The observatory contains three bedrooms,
dining room and a kitchen, and its telescope
is furnished with tube, the length and APP
erture Of which can be changed to suit the
instruments that foreign observers may
bring with them. There are also instruments
for the observation of atmospherical and ter
restrial phenomena.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17
NozIsIGIE.
WALTER RATHBoNe SAIGON q AL.
VS..
j. wEN-LOW y0NEs n CO., Limited
En- Equity.


DURSUANT to an order issued by Hon. Joseph
IL W. Symnnds one of the Justices of the Su-
preme Judicial Court of Maine, the undersigned
viii receive tenders for lease until January 1st,
1883, of portion or the whole of the real estate,
leases, buildings, fixtures machinery, TOOLS furnit
the contract with j. Winslow JONES' dated January
g. A. D. 1880, meaning the same contract described
in the alleged Deed of Trust to Walter Rathbonc
Bacon and al. dated March o. 1880, (Which con-
tract forbids said Jones from operating within GER
tain iits) connected with the several corn packing
factories heretofore operated by j. Winslow Jones
g. Co.. Lml ed, viz: At Riverton lDeering), Var
mouth, Brjgton, Mechanic Falls, Wilton, Farm
ington and Fairfield in this State; and with the
several lobster packing factories heretofore carried
on by said j. Winslow Jones g. Co., Li9ited at
Boothbay, Camden, Vinal Haven, Brooklyn and
Millbridge, in this State.
Tenders for leasing will be received until March
2h, A. d. 1882.
Fnll particulars and information desired will be
given upon application to the undersigned to whom
all tenders must be addressed.
CHARLES b. MERRILL, Receiver.
mch15 DIT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

GEN. Dow says the Special Docket has
been abolished, 'sand consequently convicted
rumsellers pay and go to jail.' There is no
Consequently about it. Convicted rum
sellers paid and went to Jail while the Spec
ial Docket existed If it has been done away
with then a return has been made to the old
practice under which case can be continu-
ed from term to term and finally dropped
from the regular criminal docket without
any record of final disposal This may be
better plan, but we do not understand that
it is Gen. Dow's plan.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

MR.. James Payn's various essays that
have appeared in the English magazines
have been collected in book form under the
title Of ssSome Private Views" Comment
ing upon his wel-known paper, "Sham Ad-
miration in Literature" the Athenaum
says: "Mr. Payn could no doubt give us
an excellent essay on the sham depreciation
of books that have a great popularity.
Highly cultured, much-educated opinion is
apt to rally in order to run down works
which please the mass of readers, but with
which their censors, it might often be dis
covered, are almost wholly unacquainted."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

WiIbor,s Cod-Liver Oil aud Einle.-The
friends of persons who have been restored from Con-
sumption by the of this original preparation ana
mending it and acknowledging its wonderful etica-
CIV, given the article vast popularity in New Eng
land The Cod-Liver Oil is in this combination rob
bed of its unpleasant taste, and rendered doubly
effective in being coupled with the Lime, which Is
itself restorative principle supplying nature with
lust the assistance required to heal and restore the
diseased Lungs. A. b. WILBoR, Boston, proprietor.
Sold by all druggists. mars cod &w2w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17
Saved his Child.
Il n. Eutaw ST., Baltimore, Md. ).

~ N. Eutaw ST., Baltimore, Md.
Feb. II, 1880.
Gents Upon the recommends
ton Of friend | tried BRowN's
IRON BrrTERs as a tonic and re-
storatiye for my daughter, whom
was thoroughly convinced was
wasting away with Consumption.
Having LOST three daughters by the
terrible disease, under the care Of
eminent physicians, was 10th to
believe that anything could arrest
tha progress of the disease, but, to
my great surprise, before my daugh-
ter had taken one bottle of BRowN's
IRON BIrTERs, she began to mend
and now is quite restored to former
health. A fifth daughter began to
show signs of Consumption, and
when the physician was consulted
he quickly said "Tonics were re-
quired;" and when informed that
the elder sister was taking Browns
IRON BITTERs, responded "that is
good tonic, take it,
ADoRAM PHELPS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17
CATARRH. EIys' Cream Balm

a Etfectually cleanses
the nasal passages of
Vi Catarrhal virus, caus-
ing healthy secretions,
allays Inflammation,
protects the membrane
i from additional colds,
= completely heals the
sores and restores the
sense of taste and
smell; beneficial results
are realized by q few
applications. A thor
ough treatment will
cure Catarrh, Hay Fe-
81 yer. sc. Unequaled fo
colds in the head.
j Agreeable to use. Ap-
. ply by the little finger
4. into the nostrils. On
package. For sale in Port
ii druggists
AIM CO., Owego, N. Y.
d&w1y4S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

Browns IRON BITTERs effectual-
ly cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Weakness, and renders the greatest
relief and benefit to persons suffering
from such wasting diseases as Con-
sumption, Kidney Complaints, etc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-03-17

The most highly priced of all the English
bass-reliefs-XX bitter.-The Judge.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29
Panama Hats.

Panama hats are principally manu-
facturcd iii Ncrnduas and Western Pan
anna. Not all, however, known to com
mcnce hy that name nrc plated IN tie
isthmus. 10y far greater portion beng
made IN AIuntn. Monte Christi and
other parts OF Ecuador. The hats are
worn in almost the Who'll" American
continent and the West Indies, and
wouid probably be- crmaliy used IN
Europe did not their high price lyarY'
ing from - Ia $50 prevent Their ~,
prrtttiun. They are distinguished
from ulI others hy consisting only "i q
single piece, and by their lgin'SS
and ilcyilility. They may be rolled np
and PIT into the pocket without injury.
In the rainy season they arr apt I" Gr'
black, lut by washing them vita h,o7r
aud water, bcsmclriug them with I'm
iuicr. or any other kind Of ucId, andrN
posing them tothc sun, their whiah"a'
IS easily restored. 50 littl" Is known
nbout these hats hat IT may not b" "ut
OF place 10 give an account "l theif
Manufacture. The "straw lpulnhprr-
WON. lo uluilmg. has Ia undergo several
mocessct yhe leaves are gathered
hrforr tiI.y urfo,L all their cualsn
y,;ns r,,nnvnI and thn rest without
hring s.nnratnJ from the base uG ihe
leaves, is reduced 20 slT, ds. AtE
Lnyin1 hron rynoscJ To the sun for II
Jov and fled into a knot, the s'rlw is
! Immersed in boiling water until It he
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29
NUMBER 81.
HUMOROUS.

1t is with some mothers in the treat
mcnt Of their children as with fire.
works. First the rock it and then the
stick. NOsi,R Transcript
--" Johnnie" said mamma to her lit
tie son. didn't tell you not 10 eat
that candy until after dinner" John.
ME who lisps: 81 ant eating the
candy, I'm only Trucking the juiIle."
--LGHTence AHirricdR
--" Did you see the moon over your
right shoulder, M dear? aid she 10
him m they roamcd down the walk.
"N.n-no, not exactly; but just saw
the old man over my left shoulder, and
I'll bid YOU good-night'
An OIL producer was requested to
give u Judgment note Tor debt he
owed, but firmly refused, saying; "No,
sir | will never ,ign Judgment note.
| did il once, and come very near haY-
ing 10 pay il. "-W CHV u rrick.
A vague but horrible rumOr is be-
ing handed around with blarched lips
that Oscar Wilde will marry and settle
in America. Just few more slrawS on
the Iromcdary's back and the war W tn
the mother country will be inevitable
EraHSrWe argus.
Two OF kind:
An nuSloustu-malry yOuns MN,
Getting Il Iu-a dny Young man,
Who hHSUt Il penny
Never lrni ned to save any,
Deepen liug-Jn pa Young man.
da hing uml-gay young girl,
a st-iiU-Ht.nighr Young girl,
Whose mn Dies the work
!. ki iJI ave ul u Turk,
An cniori uniu.s her A"iu Young giri.
The following conversation between
two hard-looking cases, was overheard
in the alley in the rear q! the i'''s
SirtiugS office; "What are You gong
10 do for living this winter - Il
have 10 break into somc house or other.
reckon" Then You Will DC locked
up in Jail "In that ease Ill have to
break out. am bound to make \
break Of some kind or other
A worldly father after the style OF
ord Chesterfield, j. giving good al icn
10 his son. who is about to enter Socic.
ty: "And. above all, avoid Ilirtation'
But il you must ilirt, or fall iI love, -r.r
be sure that it is with II ~ ~ woman.
1t is always -a'cr." "Nhy? BE
cause some other fellow will be- sure t.
I've attracted AMI 10 ctli N"u oai b'foiG
an harm has been done. --ioE.s ~.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29

THERE will be an effort during the
next session Of Congress to reduce the
fee for patent rights from thirty dollars
to one dollar--the fee now charged for
copyrights. The thirty.dolar fee means
an examination, hut it is no guaranty Of
the value OF patent. neither is il q
guaranty that the patent does not in any
way infringe on other patents or inter.
ests. The expenses Of the Patent Office
will be reduced under the new bill to
less than one-fftieth what they now
are, and there will be more profit in con.
ducting it, for, while the charge for pat
cnts is exorbitant, the expenses Of run.
ming the cflice arc extravagantly large.
The thousands of patents issued yearly
that are never heard OF afterward mean
the support Of certain number of clerks
in the Patent Office and q certain num-
Der Of patent attorneys who exist he.
tween the inventor and the Patent Office.
1t is claimed that there would he even
fewer patents issued under the provisions
of the proposed bill, and its effect would
he in the end to increase the value Of a
patcnt-right
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29
The Beats of the Pulse.

By means of II little instrument called
the sphygmograph, the pulsc-bcats may
I've accurately and permanently record
ed. And now DR.. j. W. Richardson,
LII. D., H. Il. s., of London, by adding
u lnicrophone to a sphySmoSraph,, has
constructed II sphygmophonc, ny wi,ich
the pulse-beat may be heard forty leet
away.
Ii seems that the sounds heard cor
respond to those of the heart, and are
three in number one long and Two
short, resembling the words "bother H.
The three sounds are caused, the lrst Wy
contraction OF the vcn,riclc, Us 1T throws
the blood into the Norta, and the other
| two hy the closing Of the valve behind
| it and the rccoil OF the rtcriNl column,
~ the contraction (systolc) Is hhsneN
II is found that the peculiar sounds OF
the heart, when diScdS'd, and Ny "Nlr!
the physician'S ear ascertnlns It's cnh"',
ton, have their corresponding sounds IL,
the pulse. As. for instance, thosc hear.
where there is Il defective valve thn' III
lows the blood, which should be throw
forward, to regurSitatc into tho chamoc
behind.
Another interesting fact appears, VIZ:
that persons pulse is quickcned by M
laughter. the sound sometimes seeming
almost like M echo Of the laugh. Ter
bnps this may help to explain the ny
oienic value OF hearty laugh to one III
n depressed md melancholic cohdi'ion'
In severe palpitation the sounds are
NIL lost in sort OF loud wlirr us from II
revolving wheel.
When the pulse-beats are over Ninety
Il minute, there is, together with the Or
dinnry sounds, continuous so'm" re-
sembiing what is heard when shell Is
held TO the ear--possibly caused by the
friction of the blood against the walls ol
the artery.
1t is thought that the sphygmop!hon'
may be very useful in detecting mihut
and obscure pulsatiops in different part
Of tho oody.- Youths Companion
A venerable darkcy, seventy year
/ old. had been claim NJ relationship wi
, celiain Washington families OF colo
, and by telling them that ho was ricl
promis ng that he would romemh'
, iem in his will and exhibiting to the
/, rolls of bills, which he said were gen
, inc, so worked upon their susceptibl
ties that he borrowed money,rlght ~
n loft, and was entertained Us . Mascotl
o One day he was missed Wa"'"g'
9 Posi-.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29

In the very early times, says writer
in Hoid,cin's .n0athiy, among the Celtic
race IN ci1isy Of the patron SAINT, 50
couimon in churches and temples, was
much nscd in the dwellings, ana shops
If fine people, rs so-called "protcc.
t;,n" naainst ill-lortune. The "glory'
above the head Of these fSures--which
lntnr WAS often rudely carved III
wood and painted--wHs represented by
II circular piece Of polished metal, to
convey the effect OF the SHINING halo or
n;mhns frequently seen i'll illustrations
nf the Virgin and other scripture sub
;ncts Often this metal nimhus wns OF
som;.circulnr form; and, after the figure
;t,nIr had disappparcd, by reason OF de-
ccy the nimbus remained and was sl,s-
,n,,,,1n1 ,",,1 in some prominent place at the
ppntronce pnh door or other point commando
;nmy;cw. The cfligies III question were
nn} @ uncommngly seen hy the side Of the
1oorwov In course OF time tfc NM
i',,a ,,os much used Us substitute tor
the latter, and was sold III shops l"r ''is
pIT Tbn I tradition OF good luck. rs EN-
,,nd;od in the horseshoe theory, may
fms be easily traced, since 1t became Il
'I,'a ,,n, w occurrence. in the due course
nf t;mr for the faithful adlereht III inc
belief in charms and symbols to HooP'
tho horseshoe worr to brlghtncSS' III Ihy
oIsonce T of any other, which he nailed
",or hi. cottage-door. Hence p'ectt
81 metol Of this shape became ASSOCIATED
IN IN tbe common mind with superniatur,a
,rossnce ", w., and care. in keeping with th'
belief attaching to the orlSliia' he"ie =
the patron saint,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29

A man named Nelson and three
ladies had miraculous escape irom
death while crossing the track OF inc
Denver and the Rio Grande Railroad III
a wagon near Springville, u. t. re,
Gently. The vehicle was covered, ana
Nelson failing to see or hear IN ap-
preaching train, drove on to the 'racK,
only to have his wagon, himself and the
ladies hurled into the air. Upon land
ing, Nelson took an inventory, anu
found that neither himself nor inc Ia
dies were in the least injured, although
the horses were killed and the wagon
broken into splinters.-Sa" fh''c'ScN
Chronicle.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29
4 COUNTRY lnANRSGIIINQ.

Az, good man, clos" the great barn door
The mellow hnIicst time Is O'cr.
The earth has given her treasures meet
~ golden corn and hardened wheat,
Yuu and your ncghlOrS well have wrought,
And uf the summers bounty caught;
Won from her smiles and from her tears
Much goods, perhaps, for many ycurs.
You come tribute now to pay
The bells proclaim Thanksgiving Dag.
Well have you sowr, well have you rcapcl:
Aud Of the riches YOU have heaped'
You think. perhaps, that you will give
A pIr, that others, too, may live.
But Il suCh argument you uso,
Your niggdrd bounty refuse
No gifts you on the altar lay
In any sense are given away.
Lo' rings from Heaven u voice abroad:
"WhO n lips Gods poor doth lend the Lord.
What is your wealth? He'd have you know
TO have II, you must let II 90.
Think you the hand by HcIven struck cold
VIII yet have power 10 clutch It's gold!
ShrOuds have no pockets, do they slyf
BcLold, show you then the way:
Wait not ill death shall shut the door,
Bot send yUur cnrgOcs on bcfOrc.
LO' he that givcth of his hoard
10 help Gods poor doth lend the Lord
To-day. my hrcthicn--'lo not wait;
lUHlrr stands Dnm" kclys gntc;
And would you build q mansion far
~ Heaven, send your lumber there.
Ench sick that ON her wood-pic Hes
May rliscR come beyond the skies;
Yuu stop the rents within her waI,
And yOndcr rise your marble halls;
For every pane that stops the wad
There shIncth one with jasper lined.
Your wealth is gone, your form lies cold
Eut In the city paved with gold
| Your honrl is held I . hands Divine.
| II bcurs II NAM that marks II thin"
Behold the bargain yo have made:
| With usury the debt Is pnid.
| No moth doth eat. no thieves do steal
| No suffering hear; doth envy feel.
| Ring cut the word who of his hoarl
! Doth help Gods IrJr doth lend the Lori!
| Go get vutr cRrgo under wny;
| The b lis ring cut ThuuSgivih2 pay.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29
So,,p natient German has collected

SOME patient German has collected
statistics Of the capacity OF the world 5
lorrest houses of worship. First on his
list of course, appears st. Peters ut
Rome. which is capable Of containing
$4,000 people. Next comes Milan Ca
thedral with $1,000; then st. Pauls, IN
Rome, with 1000; Cologne, with ao'-
ooO. st. Paul's, in London, and the
Church of st. Petronius, in Bologna,
with 95,OoO each; the Sophia Mosque,
in Constantinople, with $4,000; ST. John
Tnteran, at Rome, with $4,000; st,
stenhep's. in Vienna. and the cathedral
in Pisa. $4,000 each: st. Dominic ii
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-11-29

GENERAL NICOLAS Ds Pi&EoLA' eN'
President of Peru, who ii IN New
York, is described ns dapper little
man about five feet five inches III
height with q clear complexion, laugh
ipR brown eyes, dark wavy hair, NOUS
,ache with long curled ends and "n I'M
pcrial. His foot is as small and As
neatly booted as o woman's, and he has
the grace of manner Of Frenchman.
A high, broad forehead alone dl'''",
rnishes him from the commonplace, ana
a few streaks of gray in bis Lair are the
only indications that he Is for'y''N''e
wears of age.