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RAILROADS.
Eastern Railroad.
Tinter Arrangement viii go into effect
ON
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5th, 1881


Trains leave Portland
At a. IN. Daily Night Pullman) for Saco,
Biddeford, Kennebunk, Kittery, Portsmouth,
Newburyport, Salem, Lynn and Boston. arriving
at 6.S0a. m. special Sleeping Gar will be
ready for occupancy in Portland station st 900
Sunday nights this car will not be ready until IL
p. m.
At 8 .45 a. m. for Cape Elizabeth, Scarboro, Saco,
Biddeford Kennebunk. Wells, North and South
Berwick Conway Junction, connecting for all
stations on Conway Division. Kittery, Portsmouth,
Newburyport, Salem, Gloucester, Rockport,
Lynn Chelsea and Boston, arriving at / 10 p 10.
At 40 p. for Cape Elizabeth, scarboro, Saco,
Biddeford Kennebunk Wells, North and South
Berwick, Kittery, Portsmouth, Newburyport,
Salem, Gloucester, Rockport, Lynn, Chelsea and
Boston, arriving at 5.10 p. m. connecting with
Sound and Rail Lines for all Southern and West
ern points.
Trains leave Boston.
At $40 a. M and arrive in Portland at 12 80 p.
m. AT IL. 80. p. m and arrive in Portland at 6'O0
p. m At 100 p. m. daily, and arrive IN Portland
at 11.00 p m.
Pullman ParIor Cars.
On trains leaving Boston, at $50 a. m. 1890 and
IN. and /. 10 p. m. (Through Pullman Sleeping
Cars on trains leaving Boston at 100 P. m. and
Portland at 200 a. M.
Thr0E&S tickets 10 all points West and
south may be bad of j. NJ. French, Ticket Master,
Eastern Railroad Depot and at Union Ticket once
40 Exchange street.
Pulln.an Car Ticket for Seats ard
Eerths seEd at Depot Ticket Once.
LUCIUS TUTTLE,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
D. W. SANBORN, Master Transportation,
DIFF
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TEMPLARs OF HONOR.

At Templars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNc1L-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMp1E-Forest City, No. ]. every Wednesday
evening.
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Why will you suffer with Lame Back or
Dyspepsia, when you can get cured by using
"ELIxIR OF LIFE Roof" and at cost of but
one dollar?
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TO LET.
TO LET.
WANTS.
Wanted.
Salesman Wanted.

GEVERAL Girls who understand Paper Box maxi
- ing Address, THE KELLER Is BAILEY
Underwear Co.. Saccarappa Me. jan30 div
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PROMPT PAYMENT OF DEATH LOSSES.

OUR ESTABLISHED RULE is to pay our death
claims promptly upon their approval by the loss
committee, without waiting the customary ninety
days-and icthoat rebate Of interest
JOHN Il. DE WITT, President.
DANIEL SHARP. Vice President,
HENRY d. SMITH, Secretary,
NICHOLAS DEGROOT, Assistant Secretary,
THOMAS A. FOSTER, Medical Director.
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Al Masonic Hall No. 95 Exchange Street.

MASONIC.
Al Masonie Hall No. 05 Exchange Street.
YORK RIGHT.
BLUE LoDGE-Ancient Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday. Hiram, Tuesday, ON or next before ev-
cry full moon, at Masonic Hall, Town House, Cape
Elizabeth.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR r.. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNoIL-Portland G. r. & S. Masters, second
Monday.
COMMUNICATES OF X. T.-POrtland, fourth Mon
day; st. Albans, second Thursday; Blanquefort, Sd
Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
NAV; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council, Wednesday 2 p. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
MASONIC RELIEF AssocIATIoN-FOurth Wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF Masonic INsTRUcTI0N-
Second and fourth Tuesday Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE.
LoDeE-Yates Grand Lodge Of Perfection, first
Friday.
CouSo1L-Portland Council p. of j., second Fri
day.
CnArrER-Dunlap Chapter Rose orOix de II.
Third Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistory, s. P. r. s., fourth
Friday in March. June, September and December.
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A Western debating society is nerving it.
self up to wrestle with the question: "When a
woman ana mouse meet, which is the most
frightened?'' ?''-Boston Post.
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Portland and Worcester Line.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, Il. Il.

-
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
On and after Monday, Dec. 5,
Esssssaea.snssa1SS Passenger Trains viii leave
=s-=ss5.ss..ss4sPOrfland at 1850 a. m., und
---as-l.O5 p. ma, arriving at Worcester
Union Depot Worcester, ct 7.SO a. m. and lib a.
M, arriving at Portland at 1.25 p. m. and 545 p.
For Clinton, Aver juno, Fitchburg,
Nashua, Lowell, Windham, and EP-
For Manchester, Concord and points North. st
For Rochester, springvale, Alfred, Wat
erboro and saco Rfver.1.3O a. ma, E.O5
.. na., and (mixed) at $50 p. m. Returning
leave Rochester at (mixed) 6.45 8. M, 1l.24
a.m., and 3.35 p. m; arriving at Portland
(n,ixed( 9.S6 q. M, 1.25 p. m. and 8. 40 p. m.
mills, Wessbreek and Woodford's.
at1.3O a. ma, LOS, 6.2O and tmixed)
The los o. mn. ii ain from Portland connects at
Aver juno. with Hoosac Tunnel Route for
the West, and at Union Depot, Worcester, for
New York via Norwich Line, and all rail,
via Springfield, also with N. Y. 81 N. e. R.
phia, Baltimore, Washington, and the
South and with Bostcn &C Albany z. R. for
the West.
Close connections made at Westbrook IsauS.
tfSr with through trains of Me. Central r. R., and
at GrandTrunk Transfer, Portland, with through
trains of Grand Trunk r. r.
Through tickets to all points South and West, at
Depot Offices and at Rollins u AdamH' No. 22 Ell
change Street.
Does not stop at Woodford's.
J. W. PETERS. Gen. Ticke :, Agent.
GEO. p. WEStDi I. Supt. dec3dtf
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The steamship Neckar brought over eight gi-
raffee, three of which died on the way. A
sea-sick giraffe has to throw his victuals long
way up.-Courier journal.
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WE want salesman to travel in Maine and New
w Hampshire. Address us by letter.
BALDWIN, FARNUM & SHAPLEIGH,
ian30dlws Boston, Mass
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DOMINION LINE.

s.zaze, The steamers of this Line will
A,AMA srun during the winter season
E/5li2s sszER fortnightly between this port and
Liverpool. The vessels are Clyde
built, full powered and have superior accommodate
tion for cabin and steerage passengers. Prepaid
of bringing out their friends Dates of sailing from
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When a child cannot answer question he
never says: "oh, don't bother me now, I'm
busy" Only children of a larger growth deal
in such subterfuges Boston Transcript.
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CITY GOVERNMENT.

The regular meetings of the City Council take
place the first Monday evening Of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
yening of each month.
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FOR SALE
ENR SALE.

EUh SAAEs
yUyHE stock fixtures &C., in store corner Fore and
IL Centre Sts., known as thePeople's Tea Store.
For information, apply at store.
Portland, Jan. 27, 1882. jan2Sd1w
Pigs For Sale.
WHITE CHESTER sows and barrows, also one
w full blooded Chester Boar two years old.
Enquire Box 156, Fryeburg, Me. janis d&wf
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New Gazetteer of Maine!

AGENTS WANTED! Exclusive territory, with
no competition, and book which every citizen of
the State shonld possess, worthy the SPECIAL NO
TICE of OLD BOOKMEN and Splendid Opportu-
nifty for beginners: sells at sight Now sy oppor
tunity to MAKE MONEY, because everybody needs
the book; it supplies real want. One agent has
sold 200 in four weeks. LADIES as well as GEN
TLEMEN succeed. Address at once, B. B. RUS
SELL, Publisher, 81 Cornhill Boston, Mass.
JAM d&wlm*
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TEE Governor of North Carolina said to the
Governor of South Carolina: "Sir, the best
remedy in the world is DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup" and the latter seconded the assertion
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INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP co.

EastpOrf, RIe., Calais, Me-, ST.
JOiin, N. B.. Halifax, N. S.,
CharEOttefOWn, n. E. l.
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WHY YOU SHOULD INSURE
UNION MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

IT is AN OLD COMPANY, having been estab-
ished over thirty years.
ITHAS PASSED THROUGH EVERY GREAT
PANIC since its organization, paying every honest
loss without dispute or delay.
IT is A POPULAR COMPANY, having gained
an established character for hberality by many
years of fair dealing with its policy-holders.
IT HAS THE ENDORSEMENT of the highest in.
surance authorities and the most prominent busi-
ness and professional all over the country, and
for all these Is entitled to your considera
tion and respect.
TITS A PURELY MUTUAL COMPANY, having
no stockholders to take the lions share of the pro.
fits. Mutual companies never fail.
IT HAS OVER THIRTEEN THOUSAND POLL
CIES in force, and is therefore sure of fair
age mortality, and cannot be seriously affected by
epidemics
Mt rs A HOME COMPANY.
INCONTESTIBLE POLICIES! All policie
issued after Nov. I6 1881, incontestib1e after
three years from the date of the policies for any
cause except fraud or mistatement of age.
ITS DEFINITE CONTRACT POLICY provides
for every contingency which can occur during its
continuance, and is simple and clear that even
child can understand it.
ITS MAINE LAW EXTENSION is the most Just
and perfect plan for protecting the interest of the
policy holder ever devised.
ACCELERATED ENDOWMENTS! Whenever
the reserve upon the policy and the dividend add-
tions thereto, amount to the sum insured, the poll
cy becomes payable at once as matured endow
ment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-28
A Statesman's Story.

"Once in Washington" said a vel
known statesman, "a gentleman dinet
with me for whom I had conceived 6
warm liking; and I wished to serve him.
1 knew he was worthy, and that there
were few, if any, public offices which he
was not competent to fill. During the
dinner, observing that he had not yet
turned either of his wine-glasses, I filled
one of my own and passed it over to him;
and then, filling another for myself, ]
our better acquaintance. His lip quivered
little, as he looked me steadily in the
eye, and asked me:
'''I am free man here, of corrse?'
g told him, cS--tS-:=Sly.'
SO Then, said he, would it not answer
every purpose, and would not the pledge
be as sacred, if / drank my portion of it
in Natures own beverage, pure water p
Yes said I; and I'll be with you.
I'll fill with cold water, too
And when we had drank the senti-
ment in that curious fashion, fashion
which, at that moment, seemed very
tasteless and even chilling to mel asked
him how long he had been a thorough
cold-water drinker He told me, in
reply, that he believed he might say al!
his life; but he had been sef-pledged
boy and man since his eleventh year.
Said he, with considerable emotion:
At that time I saw an intoxicated
man. He was a good man at heart-one
of Natures noblemen-and l saw him
then-O so much lower than any brute
Two men took him to his home. to his
wife and children. / saw him as he lay
then, a But I cannot express it.
Words fail me. When you have said, q
drunken man! what can you add to
darken the picture? l saw in that hour
what Intoxicating drink could do to a
strong. true-hearted man, and resolved
that / would never touch it to my lips.
And never have, to my knowledge.
''He remained silent for little time,
until he saw me push my glass away, and
move the bottles to a far part of the table.
Then he added, tremulously;
'''I may as well finish my story, so
that YOU shall know the full measure of
the influence that has governed my life
in this respect. That man, whom I saw
so fallen, was my own father. But, thank
Heaven! he never-never-was intoxi-
Gated again / will not avow that he
became total abstainer from that time /;
but know that he was so in the evening
of his days and that his son has been SO
all his life p"
All if the narrator on the occasion of
which speak could have been influenced
in the same~direction, and to the same
extent, it would have been better-far,
far hetter for him |
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-28
TERMS $3.50.
Sixty Feet Under the Sea.

| 81 was once a diver-not wrecker,
but a pearl Overland hard business il
was, recently observed the Captain Of @
| Spanish brig to a reporter of the Cali
.frTnia Times eve worked off the
! Mexican and Panama coasts. principally
on the Pacific side. Sometimes we
worked alone, but generally on shares,
and sometimes for pay. We went to the
grounds in small sailing vessels then we
took to the small boats and covered as
much ground as possible. Each man
had basket, weight and knife. For
sharks? Yes but it is a poor defense,
for it is almost impossible to swing the
arm with any force under water. The
best weapon is a short spear. When you
reach the ground you strip, put YOU
feet in a big sinker, take the basket that
has rope for hoisting, drop over, and
soon find yourself at the bottom. Then
your business is to knock off as many
oysters as you can and pile them in the
basket before you lose your wind. 1t is
terrible strain, but I could stand it in
those days for six minutes, and have
known some men who could stay down
ten but it is sure death in the long run.
eff the ground is well stocked you can
get twenty or more shells, but it is all
luck. When the basket is full it is
hauled up, and after you come up for
your wind down you go again, the sinker
being hauled up with small cord for
that purpose. 1t was on one of these
strips that ran afoul of the animal that
gave me lasting fright. You will smile
when say it was only star-fsh, but
that it really was. I went down sixty
feet with rush, and, landing on the edge
of big branch of coral, swung off into
kind of basin. The basket went ahead
of me, and as I swung off to reach the
bottom something seemed to spring up
all around me, and was in the arms Of
some kind of a monster that coiled about
my body, arms and legs. I tried to
scream, forgetting that L was in the
water, and lost my wind. 1t was just as
if the plant had sprouted under me and
then threw its vines and tendrils about
me. There were thousands of them,
coiling and writhing, and I thought I
had landed in nest of sea snakes.
II gave the signal as soon as could,
and made break upward, part of the
creature chnging to me, while the rest,
could see, was dropping to pieces. They
hauled me into the boat, when reached
the surface, and pulled the main part OF
the animal from me. It was oval, about
three feet across, and the five arms
seemed to divide into thousands of
others. probably landed on top of thai
one, which at that time was the largest
I had ever seen. I afterward saw the
body of one that was washed ashore on
the isthmus that must have had spread
of thirty-tive feet. Their power of
grasping is considerable, but touch them
a certain way and they throw off their
arms in regular shower, and are soor
reduced to an oval body"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-28
The Evil Effects of Beer Drinking.

81 consider lager beer a very poo
substitute for whisky, rum and gin" ex.
claimed Dr. Allen, of New York City,
when Mail reporter had made known
| the object of his visit. ''I find that beer
drinking brings on fatty degeneration of
the heart and liver. Both organs swell
up out of all proportion, and, like the
rest of the body, grow fabby. An al
most inevitable result of this is dropsy, q
desease, be it caused by trouble in the
heart, liver, OF kidneys, that is sure to
end fatally. Furthermore, [ fully agree
with DR.. Alonzo Clark when he says that
habitual beer-drinkers never live long.
Few pass the age of sixty, and the ma
iority, If they do not die from other and
unexpected causes, succumb to the effects
of their unfortunate habit between the
ages of forty and fifty.
''In this country, owing to peculiar
climatic infiuences-to what may be
called the high pressure OF the atmos-
phere-deaths attributable to oyer-in-
diligence in liquor are, think, more
frequent than abroad. At any rate, |
have seen strong, sturdy Engllshmen,
who could drink any quantity of it In
their own country without much incon-
venience, break down after compare
lively short soiourn in the United
States"
"The adulteration of the beer only
renders its consumption more dangerous,
I suppose %
81 confess I have never analyzed beer
with a view to ascertaining whether 1t
was adulterated or not. On the other
hand I have had patients come to me
and complain of nausea and vertigo. L
knew they drank beer; [ also knew that
these symptoms were generally brought
on by coculus indicus, and lastly [ had
heard of lager being adulterated with the
essence of that berry.
$50 [ treated them for poisoning with
coculus indicus and cured them. OF
course this is not absolute proof that the
beer those people had drunk was thus
adulterated, but it justiies suspicion on
the subject. The other substances, such
as nux vomica, aloes, ETC., with which
lager beer is said to be adulterated, are
also exceedingly injurious. 1t gives rise
to Turing of the tongue, to piles, catarrh
of tho stomach and many other all
mentS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-28
Remedies for the Cabbage Worm.

DIR. SturtevGt, in a bulletin sent out
from the New York Agricultural Station
at Geneva, gives the result OF expert
ments with so-called remedies for the
cabbage-worm. The butterfly was seen
fiying about the plants in early summer,
and in the latter part of June the first
brood of caterpillars appeared. These
did less harm, however, than the second
brood. which appeared about the middle
of August.
In the test with remedies some eater
pillars were confined in a bottle with
black pepper; these crawled away rn-
harmed but discolored by the powder.
A second lot was immersed in q solution
of saltpetre and third in one Of bo-
racic acid; these exhibited little indi-
cations of Inconvenience. Blsulphlde OF
carbon produced instant death when ap-
piled to the worm, though its fumes
were not effectual. The fumes of ben
zine as well as the liquid caused almost
instant death. but applied to the cab
bages produced small whitish excrescen-
ces ON the leaves Hot water applied tc
the plants destroyed portion of the
worms. causing also the leaves to tuu1
yellow One ounce of saltpetre and two
pounds of common salt dissolved in three
gallons of water formed an application
which was partly efficient.
The most satisfactory remedy tested,
however, consisted of mixture OF one
half pound each Of hard soap and kero
sene oil in three gallons of water. Az
the growing eabbages presents such
mass of leaves in which the caterpillar'
may be concealed it is hardly possible tc
reach all the worms at one application
Tt is therefore necessary to repeat tht
use of any remedy at frequent intervals
] him. Bath Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-28
Night Work in a Great City.

The night population of New York
some years ago was estimated at about
sixty thousand At present it must
reach fully one hundred thousand. That
is pretty large city full. These night
workers include, besides the thieves and
persons of bad repute, vast army OF
printers and employees on the great
newspapers, teamsters, nurses, watchmen,
restaurant keepers, messengers, telegraph
operators, and the engineers, brakemen,
and conductors on the elevated roads and
| the surface lines, as well as literary men
and students who burn midnight oil
regularly. These people all belong to
the Woodworking classes, or they would
not turn night into day so unnaturally. 1t
is not a pleasant life They go to their
duties when others have finished the days
labors and are enjoying relaxation pre-
vious to taking rest Amusements,
which are always in the evening, are al
most wholly beyond their reach, except
perhaps ON one day in the week. The
night workers leisure is in the day time
when their friends are all busy. Thus by
his work and his amusements he Is
largely cut off from that intercourse with
his fellow creatures which is SO pleasant.
His circle of acquaintance is so narrowed
down. The conditions of his life are
greatly altered, and sooner or later he Is
sure to become different in character and
disposition from what he would have
been if he had day employment. The
pay, too, of men who work at night is not
at all commensurate with the sacrifices
which they make to obtain it. Printers
whoeare engaged on the morning papers,
generally receive trife more than those
who set type by sunlight, but other men
! in all callinos receive no more, and some~
times even less than those who do the
| sol,,n kind of work by day
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-28

Belun, and on the way they saw many
sledee teams passing up and down. They
stopped that night in hut, where some
Russians gave ths.n loaf OF bread, and
made sions to then, to save half of it for
the next day. 1t tasted good so they
could not help eating the whole loaf
On the next day they arrived at Belun
where writing materials were given them,
and Noros wrote at Ninderman's dicta-
tation a telegram to our Minister at st.
Petersburg Every time they asked for
help to rescue their comrades the COM
mandant would talk about telegraphing.
This official took Ninderman's telegram
and said he wcd.d give it to the
Captain
They were takel to the house of a
priest and given 5 good dinner the
priest said, howev =, that he was to be
married in day 9 two and they couldn'
stay there. T--SasVerc tl4en taken 70 3.
very dirty hut, where they suffered from
cold, as the natives had taken away the
deerskin clothing they had loaned them.
Both were very weak. Many people
came to see them. On the evening of
Nov. 3, q man came into the hut dressed
in fur clothes. Ninderman paid no at
tention to him, but he heard him say,
''Hello, Noros, are you alive yet?"
He then recognized Melville, who said
all his party were well except Leach.
The young priest came to the house, and
Ninderman told Melville that he ap-
peared to be the only man of authority
in the village. Melville could speak
little Russian, and told the priest that
they must have something better than
old fish to eat
Question by Judge Advocate-What
was the physical condition of yourself
and Noros when found by Melville?
A.-Both were in a very bad condition,
and were unfit to travel. I was worse
than Noros.
Q.-When first found by the natives,
were you able to return in search of the
party if they had been willing to go?
Al think we were not; but if the
natives had given us food and clothing
and had been willing to go back in search
of the rest, we would not have delayed
one hour at the huts.