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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-06
POrtIand RenexoIenf aoriefy.

TtHE annual meeting of this soeiety for the choice
Il OF officers and otner business will be held Oh
in the Directors Room Of National Traders Bank.
sctlldlw RUFUS H.HINKLEY, Secretary.
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$1,000 i'm Premiums.
Open to All Horses Owned in Maine.



5000 for horses that never beat miuutes-sIOo
to first, $50 to second, $50 to third and $50 to
fourth.
SAME DAY-Pnrse 500. Hurdle Race; mile
and repeat over Hurdles,
SAME DAY-S20o for Horses that never beat
240; $500 to first, $50 to second $50 10 third,
$50 to fourth
SECOND DAY -WEDNRsDAY.s
$500 for Horses that never beat $50: 500 To
first $50 to second, $50 to third, $50 to fourth.
SAME DAY-Set of Harness valued at siOO.
Open to all horses wi thout record owned by mem
bers o. the society lie and repeat TO road wagon,
to be driven by ers, they be allowed TO sub
stitute driver weighing not less than l5O pounds.
SAME DAY-S2OO for Horses that never beat
2.94; 90 to first, $50 to second, $50 to third 0
to fourth.
CONDITIONS: Il races viii governed by the
rules of the National Trottng Association. Five to
enter and four to start TO constitute race
horse dstancing the field to receive first money
only. Entries 10 close Tuesday, Oct. 10th, at 3
O'Clock IN.
Ent les ten per cent, to be made TO j. j. FRYE.
No % Preble ST. Portland, to whom all letters
should be address,
Horses to be called promptly at 1870 p. m. and to
start at o'clock sharp.
octSdtd ID. FRYE, Secretary.
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NOTICE.
WANTED.
LOST.

nN Congress St., Wednesday, Oct. A. q small sill
W yer Chaetaine watch. The finder will be suit
ably rewarded by leaving it at Police Station.
oet6 DIT
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-12

the water and the earth was several
feet rode over five miles before finding
an outlet, of the lake, spring in the
side of hill. The lake is great won
der.
There is n weed in the South known
as the wild coffee plant, which has caused
the planter good deal of trouble and
annoyance, and has consequently been
greatly despiged. It has recently been
discovered that the plant has its use, as
rope can be made from it equal to the
best hemp, and stronger and finer than
iute. The discovery was made by ne.
gro who needed piece of rope, but
could find none. On looking around
his attention was attracted to tins plant,
and he cut the stalks and treated them
in the same manner he had been accus
toned to see hemp treated in Kentucky
and the result was fibre of good length
and of surprising strength, which the
old man soon converted into rope.
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TAe She Pope

There is story, now generally re-
garded as fabulous, that female named
Joan (othcrs say Gilberta or Agnes) OF
English descent, but born in lngelheim,
or Mainz, Germany, fell in love with o
young Benedictine monk named Zelda,
and in order to DO admitted into the
Monastery of Fulda, where ne was clos
tered, assumed male attire. She after
ward went with him to Athens, where
he died while they were pursuing their
studies. Soon after this she went to
Rome, where her great learning brought
her into distinction, and from success
full career as n professor she was elected
by general consent of the college oil
Cardinals to be the successor OF Pope
Leo w., who died A. ID. SS5. Others
say she was the immediate successor OF
Pope Adrian H., who died A. d. 872.
Her title was Pope John VIII; a title
which in the Roman Notizie, or official
calendar of the Roman pontlils, IS as
cribed to different person. ltisfurther
related of this "female Pops" that she
administered the pontifical office with
great ability until her sex was discovered
by her giving birth to male child dur
ing the excitement and fatigue OF pro-
cession to the Lateran Palace, which was
quickly followed by her death, some
say puerperal fever, while other nara
tiycs declare that she was stoned to
death. DIR. Dolinger has written an
elaborate analysis Of the various stores
in regard to this parsonage, going to
show quite clearly that she was medle'
val fiction, yet it cannot be denied the
belief in the veritable existence OF the
pontilicate of Joan was general through
out the Catholic Church from thirteenth
to the fifteenth century, and was moi
discredited under the Reformation, whei
it was made use Of by the Protestants
to scaudalize the pnpacy. DOllinGel
saws she was first mentioned by Chron
icicr Stephen de Bourbon, who took III
| information, he thinks, from the enron
icle of the Dominican, Jean de Mallly
no COPY of which is now known to he II
existence. He attributes the origin o
this scandal upon the infaIlibility OF TN
Poapacy to grudge nourlshed agalns
the poprs on account of the persecution
inflicted particularly by Pope Benedlc
VIII. on the monks of the Domlcan ant
Minorite orders. Certain it is that goo'
Catholics at one time had such faith II
the existence of Pope Joan, or John
that they placed in the Cathedral Q
Sienna, along with those OF the othe
popes. bust of the popcss, with the IL
sciption, John VIII, woman frol
Englnnd:" and this statue held its plac
without serious objection on the part
priests or people, until the beginning
seventeenth century. The "Holy Chair
is the chair used in the enthronement
the popcs. The tradition thnt the tor'
of this chair is due, in certain partlcl
lar, to the fraud said to have been pc.
pctrated by JOAN is now treated by hi
iorians as vulgar tiction.-Chicd!
Inter- OcCdn.
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Mr.. Morosini, Treasurer of the Ameri-
can Cable Company at New York, is an
old friend and shipmate of Garibaldi,
who, in addition to being candle
maker, and liberator, was also sea
captain. His old friend says the liberia
tor looked more like an EnGlishman
than all Italian was zone of Plutarchs
men, Roman of Rome's best days y
After Garibaldi and himself had made
candles on Staten Island for year, III
1850 Garibaldi was appointed Captain
of Peruvian ship aud took Morosini
with him on his visit to Chinamd South
America. He was very kind to all his
crew, in fact to everybody, but sEowe1
it i'll his looksand acts, for he was little of
talker. His face looked like lions
face, especially when angry /; there was
most persons, it joins the forehead. The
only time that he ever knew Garibaldi
to be afraid was at Newcastle-on-the-
Tyne, where his ship was loading with
coal and where, being barefoot he was
afraid the coal carriers, with their heavy
hob nail shoes, would step on his toes.
When at Callao two Frenchmen over
heard him telling how he helped defend
Rome against heinvasion of the French
army. One of them accused him Of
living. Next morning Garibaldi went to
his shop and challenged him to fair
fight: the two partners drawed their
weapons, but on Garibaldi's pretending
to draw a revolver, they fed. The hun
dreds of Italians in port, hearing that
Garibaldi had been threatened, tore the
shop to pieces and would have done the
same with the Frenchmen could they
have been found.
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Curious Scene,

A most respectable iury-every one OF
them a ESQ freeholder-was impanoled
at Clonmel, Ireland, to try n most i'm
portGnt question. During the course OF
the trial the learned Judge had to retire
for half an hour, promising to be back
ON the expiration Of that time. The
Judge then retired, and so did the jurors.
In some time after, one OF the Jurors re-
turned, and stated in open court, to an
astonished audience, that he had been
TO a christening, drank the childs health,
speedy uprise to its mother, and that
her son might be a much better man
than its papa. This caused so much
surprise that those who heard it re-
malned silent. He asked learned coun-
sci to give him the song called "The
Low-backcd Car" At this request the
learned gentleman shook his head. The
Juror then said, "You won't, won't youP
Then I'll do it myself :" aud so he did,
in excellent style, and concluded amid
the braves Of crowded court. He then
made a speech OF the duties Of II pater-
nal Government, and acquitted himself
with equal credit, and WAS yocifcrously
applaudcd. He then demanded that The
Judge should be sent for; and, this de-
mand not being acccled to by the crier,
he stood up and called the learned Judge
to come into court, on n fine Of $50.
This he did three different times, ana III
the usual way. lie then declared that
rs the Judge did not come no wouldn't
wait-be should go back TO the chriatcn'
ing and he accordingly left the jury
boz, and finally the court. In about
half an hour he returned, and, not see
ing the Judge on the bench, he com.
menccd singing "Rory OMore," after
which he stepped into the iuIy-hoX, re-
Stunning his seat among his fellows
who appeared quite "glum' at his 'm
tics but hc, seeming not to mind the WI,
faces of hisbrethren, began to humasong
II. then tried what he could do ut TIN
Kent buglc, and succeeded to admira
ton; hut, Just as he had concluded
splendid solo, the learned Judge mad
his appearance at the corner of tn
bench, where he stood listening, in NUT
astonlshment, to the music of th
special Juror, who was equally astoun(
ed when he heard the cry of Hats OF
Be pleased to keep silenceH In th
meantime something was said TO tn
Judge, who good-naturedly adiourne
the court for the further hearing of tn
case until the following morning.
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A Cats Angry Passions.

Mr.. II. p. Burkinroad, merchant OF
Wills Point, Texas, is the owner OF an
old cat and young kittens, which he
keeps in his store on Fourth street.
Some time ago man drove up in front
of the store and hitched his horses. The
kitten was playing in the street, when it
went near one Of the horses and rubbed
against its feet. The horse kicked the
kitten, throwing it some distance on the
ground. This so angered the old cat
that she sprang upon the horses back
and frightfully tore its skin with her
claws. The horse became so frightened
at this unexpected attach that he tried
to break loose. She then stopped until
the horse became quiet, then she re
newed the attack. This was repeated
several times, until the enraged feline
seemed to have wreaked her vengeance
on her large adversary, then she returne'
to the kitchen and licked and otherwis'
caressed the little sufferer. = Wnts foa"
Chronicle.
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French Soldiers.

Most people who see that 2S6,OOO
vSung men are brought forward annu'
ally for military service in France attach
I'M exaggerated Significance TO this large
number. As matter of fact, not one
third of them go just now into the ranks
for five years service. Out Of every 100
of these youths, seventeen serve only for
n wear or for six months, twenty-four are
exempted for family or educational rea-
sons. five or six are set aside for auxil-
iory service because of minor bodily de-
frcfs. nine extra small and weak make
are put back for two years, and twelve
are declared totally unfit for service.
Thus we have the significant fact that
the large proportion OF twenty-seyen per
cent. OF the young men OF France are,
mt the age OF twenty, more or less phys
ically untitled for military service. The
standard of education may be judged
from the fact that one in every seven re-
cruits can neither read nor write. Ten
years ago the proportion of the illiterate
was about one in five, and fifty years age
it was fifty per cent. As to hight-oi
rather the want of it--thirty-six per cent.
of the recruits are between five feet and
half an inch (the minimum army hight
and five feet four inches; and the gem
eral average is less than five feet iiva
inches.
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Deaf and Dumb BARRIERS.

A man dressed in thin summer
WOODEN suit and Il dilapidated straw hat
entered our sanctum.
"Sir." he said, "you see before you
a reminder of the summers sun, so to
speak. 1 am not from the tropics,
neither am 1 dressed for enjoying all the
comforts of trip in search of the North
pole. Excuse me, no North pole for
me-" and his teeth chartered, while a
culver of icy chilliness seemed to run
across his whole frame.
"Are you cold?" we asked. "If so,
walk up by the stove and get warm"
"No, sir, no warm as the sportive
African who swings his juvenile upon
the equatorial line. l am needy, busted.
broke, sir. You see before you specu-
lator whose cart is keeled over and
broken. with the horses on a run so fur
ahead a creased streak of lightning can
not oyertake 'em. Four months since
started barber shop. Now, thinks l,
III strike new beat. So I Just goes
| and hires four deaf and dumb tonsorial
artists and then put up notices that Gus
toners coming to my shop would have
q quiet shave Dy ueal anu u'linp pai peis
and no questions asked. The thing took
on the start, but, when the confounded
BARRIERS pulled their states and began
writing out the usual questions, blow
me if 1 didn't diaeover that | was ru
ined man. Yes, sir, BARRIERS is BARRIERS
and, when closed nay shop, busted NJ
and started on q tramp, | just says Z
: myself it's no use. If dead men coult
be learned to handle the razor over
mans face, the blamed things .would
have spiritual MEDIUMS asking their vic'
tins the same old line of questions-Ah,
thank yer, sir; ta-ta. With this dine
mi send counter-irritant down my
throat that'll knock the thinness out OF
this summer suit and give my stomach q
cleaner shave than any barber can.
And, as the shattered vase retired, th'
perfume of the roses remained in tn
sanctum until an open window restore
1 the natural tone Of the atmosphere
Whitehall Times.
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The Nose and The Face.

A somewhat singular fact has been
observed with reference to the shape OF
the nose, or rather the setting OF it in
the face, so to speak. To he strictly
correct, from the artists point OF view,
the nose should be accurately in the
middle of the face, and at right angles
with line from the pupil of one eye to
that of the other. AS matter OF iact,
it is rarely or never thus placed; it is
almost Invariably a little out OF the
"souaro," and the fact of its being so II
often that which lends peculiaI
expression and piquancy to the face.
medical writer points out that there ar
anatomical reasons why slight devia
ton from the true central line may b.
expected, AMI that the nose which
thus accurately straight between the tw'
ewes may after all be considered al
abnormal one tho only absolutely true
and correct organ being, in fact, tha'
which deviates little to the right OF
left Phrenolooicial Journal
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A Story of Horror.

A painful sensation has been caused al
Vienna by story from Cracow, accord
ing TO which nun in convent there
has been inhumanly treated. She be.
loneed to good Silesian family, and
gave all her property to the convent
eighteen years ago. But for faithful
old servant. who followed her into the
convent in order to be near her, she
would probably have died under the
treatment she received. Her brother
could only obtain an interview with her
by calling in the police. She had to be
supported by two nuns, and appeared IN
terribly emaciated condition. Having
refused to accept young coniessor IN
troduced into the convent some years
ago, she was confined alone in cell,
and the sisters were forbidden toapproach
her. The story runs that she had worn
the same gown for eighteen years, and
had no change of underclothing, or shoes,
or stockings for seven years. Her cell
had not been cleaned for twelvemonth,
and she was never allowed to leave 1t;
| The straw of her bed was rotten and full
of vermin. The sisters with her con-
tradicted her statements, but she per-
sisted in imploring her brother to Tree
her from her terrible position. The
brother could only provide her with food
and clothes Until the affair has been
decided in q court of justice the nun vii
have to remain where she is.-Scottisi
Refornler
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A Cheap Cologne Water.

The only perfume which never seems
to offend any and which leaves no un-
pleasant tang behind it is that of cologne
water, which stimulates while it so0thes
the senses, and suggests pleasant whole
someness, instead OF any sickish sweet
ness, as the best Of extracts and essences
and bouquets are apt to do. We do not
mean, Of course, the cheap and common
cologne water of the druggists, which is
usually very much worse than none atall;
and wont to leave, after dying, the smell
of burned sugar where it has been used
often, as it is made of the poorest spirit,
and necessarily without subsequent dis
tillation; without regard to the fact that
it requires hestrongest proof or rectlfied
spirit to dissolve the combined oils
properly where the process of dishllation
is not used. Indeed, with no trouble ut
all, any one can make in her own store
room better article of cologne than that
which is usually bought, by thoroughly
dissolving fluid dram of the oil Of ber-
gamot, orange and rosemary each, with
half n dram Of neroli and pint Of rec
titled spirit. As good as can be made
out OF cologne itself, however, is also
quite as comfortably prepared at home
as at the chemist's-at so much less than
the chemists prices that one feels war-
ranted in using ii freely--simpiy by mix
ing with one quart OF rec'iiied spirit,
two fluid drains each of the oils OF ber-
gamont and lemon, one Of the oils OF
orange and half as much of that OF ro3e.
mary, together with three-quarters of q
dram of neroli and four drops each OF
the essences of ambergris and musk. If
this is subsequently distilled it makes
what may be called perfect cologne,
but it becomes exceedingly fine by being
kept tightly stoppered for two or three
months to ripen and mellow before use.
--HarperS Bazaar.
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THAT LITTLE COAT.
BY MRs. j. v. II. KooNs.

There vas q man, IT'S sad 70 toll,
IAyed In our famous city,
Whom none that ever knew him wol
Could either love or pity.
lie was no bigger than u mousse
do not stretch the story;
lie had tiny, old-time house,
Ilumined with his glory.
lie had n coat, this little man,
lie ut exactly In 1t,
No longer than half span,
Nor wider than minute;
Thread-bare and old and dirty blue,
Yet all who yeuturcd near him
He'd squeeze into that coat-'iis true
Till folks were taught to fear him.
II was the coat his father wore,
Yea, fathers fathers father;
And set he'd Worry, tease aud bore,
Annoy, ycx aud bother
All that he met about that coat
And Us eternal fitness
For high and low Of every note
Who could is virtue witness.
Now don't you With he could have seen
The folly Of this passion,
And let his neighborB choose between
Ills and some other fashion?
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"THnRE is not in literature" says the
New York Tuncs, ga nobler or more pa
thetic story" thau the diary OF lheu'en,
ant DeLong. Still, it was II PLAIN aud
very brief narrative of facts. 1t is the
readers appreciation Of the surround
ings that makes the stoty pathetic.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-12

TaERE are thirtythree "ral'roa
schools" in Russia for the instruction OF
employees, established because not very
long ago it was impossible to get k'S'
Sims with education enough to be en-
trusted with the higher places, and even wen
at this day one-half Of all the loco~''
tive enoineers in Russia are Germans
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-12

A FRUIT grower at Griffin, Georgia
has 6O,OOO peach trees in bearing conui-
ton, besides thousands OF other 'tinds "a ..
fruit trees. The peaches are ripen'ng
faster than they can be sent to mafNo''
rlthough 800 pickers and packers al'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-12

If TIE expression of the press s'ncr-
ally may be accepted as an indication,
Anihony Comstock il getting himself III
bad repute by ugly, spitcful work. lie
suppresses or tolerates the transmission
Of a publication as the fancy STRIKES
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-12

Nature calls halt in the work of un-
dcrground telcgraphy, 1t announces
that the underground wires in Germany
are turning out badly, and that the
credit of several millions of francs re-
Gently voted for extending the system III
France will probably not be used.
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lev frozen by machinery is now being
used largely in Southern cities, as it is
cheaper than that from the North, cS
cep; at seabomd places. The rc'Dj
p,i,c has fallen from |S3 per hundisd b
fore the war to 81. so
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DANENHowERs plan Tor removing 70
the United States the remains OF Lheu-
tenant DE Long and comrades involves
IN expenditure of S25, ,OO0, and is nov
considered feasible 6y the Congressional
Committee, to whom the matter was re-
fprrpl.
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JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL and Dr.
Leonard WooIsey Bacon, according 70
the Washington POST think Of running
for CopCless next fall.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-12

THE i l,ium Government is soon to
nGopt pnveriz,d meat for au army
ratioa. Cno pound OF the miicle ia ~ d
to be ~ nutritious as six pounds Of
fresh beef.
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NRs. LANGrRY has begun to under
sti,.d something of American adveriis-
ing. She took a special train from Ed
inburg to .ondon, at cost Of 500.
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Tur Jews in Russia and Roumaria are
cmigratiug toPalcstine in large numbers
md large sums are being Suh,criod 10
aid them in this movement. 1t Is said
that the MINORITY are eager to engage IN
agriculture.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-12

Tnn fmous Dalrymplo farm OF
Dakota is to he divided, Mr. George
Howe, an oil prince of Pennsv'Y'nia,
having bought 30, ,0jO Gcrcso it for $50,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-12

LovDoN publishers bribe school teach
ers with theater tickets and champagne
suppers TO buy and recommend the buy
inc Of their books.
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SIXTEEN smallpox patients il San
Francisco, while being conveyed in a
boat recently, wete all dpst aud
drcnched with cold salt watrr In spite
Of their exposure they all Immediately
recovered
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A rAcErIoUs contemporary suggests
that Congress investigate the Western
cyclones while they are at it.
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STATISTICS OF immigration show that
very few Of the foreigners who come to
this country go TO the Southern States.
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II the State Of Mississippi there are
10000, 600 acres Of land, of which less
than 5000, 600 acres are under cultiva-
tion
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CnGNrsG immigrants are arriving into
British Columbia in largo num,"rs, and
the Chinese merchant Of Sun Francisco
predict the arrival of 40,000 Of their
couutrymcn before naxt October.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-12

The person who has attracted cohsid'
cradle attention the past year, may now
hc spoken Of as the late Mr. Guiteau.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-07-12

Con. INGERsoLL, two years ago, was
credited with having made @2O),0 out
Ct silver mine, hut if present reports
are correct, he to-day counts hinaoli out
S5O. 600 on said sily,r mirc.
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WHEN rain is coming ravens cav,
swallows chatter, cats "wash their
faces" small birds prune themselves and
make a show of working, crows make a
great noise in the evening, geese cackle
u more than usual. The reason.is because
these creatures love wet weather and re-
ioice at its approach.