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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
PORTLAND THEATRE.

PORTLAND THEATRE.
Portland Theatre will present brilliant ap-
pearance on the occasion of its re-openiDg for
the coming musical and dramatic season Mon
day evening, August 21st. The old boxes-as
previously stated-have been removed; the
proscenium arch is being elegantly decorated;
the new seats have been ordered to fill up the
vacant spaces in the orchestra; the orchestra
proper has been extended the full width of the
stage, and the outer doors and lobby are re-
ceiving fresh coat OF paint.
Mr.. Curtis is able to announce, thus far, the
following engagements for next season al
though he thinks best not to furnish dates at
present:
August 21st for three nights. the Alice
with with new play and the 1.-Two Orphans; Bar
ney McAuley; M. B. Leavitt's Minstrels; The
Tourists; Wilbur Opera Co.; Rentz-SaHtley
Minstrels; L. P. Barrett one night; Boston
Theatre World Co.; j. A. Stevens; Mitchell's
COLLINS; Neil Burgess in Widow Bedott";
Oliver Dond Byron; Annie Pixlsy; Madison
Lngards in "Divorcons'; Hsgue's British
Minstrels J. f. Wheelock and company one
week in "Wardour = Root OF Al Exll1 a ana
strels; Havcrlys Minstrels; Willie Edouin's
fSparks" f'My Partner; Lights o. London;
Tony Denier; John McCulloch; Barlow q
Wilson's Minstres; Robson & Crane; Buffalo
alda''; Mme. Janauschek in the dual character
of Lady O'clock and Hortense in "Bleak
House" and other plays; "Only Farmers
Daughter" with Miss Lydia Denier;. Dan
Thompson; Margaret Mather, Mr.. Mill's new
star who he claims will surpass Miss Mary
Anderson Ben Maginley with the Square
NAM: Frank Mordaunt's sold Shipmates"';
Lolita in April or May; Mary Anderson IN
May.
The above is but partial list, as the book
remains open for other attractions. Mr.. Wal
lace, the efficient master machinist, will go
with Mr.. Curtis travelling company, aud Mr..
Massure will take his place. Mr. Charles
Newell's genial face viii be seen as usual in
the box office, and Mr. Fred Drinkwater will
of course assist Mr.. Newell in the box office,
and everybody will be glad to see Mr..
Grimmer at tho head of the orchestra.
Mr.. Elwell will, in his usual gentle
manly manner, head the corps OF
ushera. Mr. Blake will see that order is kept
in the galleries.
wHEELocK's COMPANY.
The following is complete list of Messrs
Curtis & Wheelock's company:
Manager, Frank Curtis; j. It. Wheelock,
Max freeman, H. T. Loomis, G. W. Sutton,
Lawrence Edenger, Jesse K. Hines, Horace
Pierce, Charles Murphy, Lillian Joyce, Amelia
Watts, Belle Bayley, Mrs. G. M. Post, Lew
Wallace master machinist Gus Pennoyer,
agent. Scenery by La Moss. Open in Detroit
Sept. 18th. Play in Portland in January.
NOTES.
Mr.. Abbey wrote Stockbridge for dates yes
terday for his great concert company composed
of Nine. Nilsson, Campsnini, Del Puente and
others.
Miss Annie Louise Cary Mrs Raymond
has SO far recovered her voice that she delights
the boarders at the Atlantic House every
evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

Mrs. Mary J. Elder of Falmouth, hitched
her team on Congress street yesterday after
noon and went into store to do some shopping
A short time after a man Jumped into
her wagon and drove rapidly off down the
street Mrs. Elder started after him and
raised the alarm. 1t was not long be-
fore crowd followed and the excitement was
great. Mr. Wish caught the horse by the head
and Mr.. Rogers, with the assistance of DR.. f.
Webster, started the fellow for the station.
The thief gave his name as Davis. He is the one
who stole horse from Mr. Taylor few weeks
since
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1.


Nav be obtained at the Periodical Depots of n. G.
Fsssenden, Marquis, Brunel & Co., Andrews, Arm
strong, wentworth, Hodsdon, A. I. Cleveland, Rob
ert Costello, Forest City News Stand, Jewett
Bose Hitchings g. Mcfarland, Watson, Stinson,
Rostoa Maine Depot, and Chisholm Bros, on all
trains that run out of the city.
Auburn, Willard Small & Co.
Augusta, f. Pierce.
Bangor, j. II. Babb & Co.
Bath, j. o. Shaw.
Btddeford, F. M. Durham.
4" Jellerson's Bookstore.
Bridgton, Daniel Dickens.
Brunswick, b. G.. Dennison.
Cumberland Mills, +. A. Verrill.
Danatiscotta, e. w. Dunbar.
Freeport, w A. Mitchell.
Fryeburg, r. 9. Harmon and Shirley q Lewis
Gardiner, Palmer & Co.
Gorham, j. Irish.
hallowell, G. -. Spauldidg.
Lewiston, Chandler g. Estes.
Lisbon, G. e. Judkins. =, -.
Norway, A. 0. Noyes.
Rickmond, 6. a. Beale.
Rockland o. C. Andrews,
Sebattus e. II. johnson.
Saeaarrappa at the Post Office.
Saeo of L. Hodson and H. B. Kendrick
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
Another Medical Miracle.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 10, 1882.
United States Hotel.

United States Hotel.
DIR. WILSON:
Dear Sir-I shall ever feel greatful to you
for the ability you have displayed in myscase;
in the short space of four week you have made
me anew creature. Before seeing you my condi-
ton was hopeless, and was sinking in dispalr,
as could get no help. Ny physicians gave
me up as being in the last stages of consump-
ton, but you have raised me up to my former
self. now feel strong, my work is pleasure,
am full of hope. No person would believe
that such change could be produced in the
time, but those who know me and experience
these benefits. You are true friend to the
afflicted, and master of your profession. l
cheerfully recommend you to all suffering hui
manity. Yours truly,
KATIE A. MCLEOD,
212 Cumberland st,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
Society of Art.

Our readers, especially strangers, passing
through the city who otherwise would have an
hour or two hang heavy on their hands, had bet
ter call in to Motley Block and inspect the ele-
CANT collection of paintings by leading Ameri-
can artists, exhibited under the auspices of
the Portland Society of Art. Already large
number have expressed themselves highly
eratifed at the extent and excellence of the
collection.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
The Fire at Great Diamond.

Assistant Engineer Cushing, with five hose
men and $50 feet of hose, went down to Great
Diamond on the rug L. A. Belknap, which has
powerful steam pump, starting at 2.2o p. m,
yesterday. The men worked two and half
hours saturating the ground and putting out
the burning logs and trees. This occasion
shows the Importance of having steam fire
boat in the harbor, as the fire could not have
been put out without copious deluging, the
turf being fire so deeply. The danger of an
extensive condagration was great as the wind
was liable to spring up any time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
A Quick Trip.

The new steamer State of Maine, Capt. Pike,
of the international Line, made her first trip
from Portland to Boston yesterday morning.
She left this city at p. m, and an Associated
Press dispatch states she reached her wharf in
Boston at 1918 p. m. All things considered
this IS the quickest trip ever made. The
Boston dispatch says the boat is splendid one
and the best steamer which runs between that
port and the British provinces
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

Yesterday forenoon Charles GsllaghaE, a
clerk in Charles Mullensgrocery store ohsFore
street, while dressing some meat cut gashaln
his hand that required seven stitches to close
up. It was very painful wound.
Mr.. Joseph Dow, who issojourning at Peaks
Island ran large splinter of wood into one Of
his fingers Saturday and suffered great pain
until DR.. Hunt dressed the wound
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
New ORGANIZATIONS.

The New Hampshire Pulp and Paper Com
pany has been formed. Capital, $250,00O; cap
ital stock paid in, $500; par value shares 1875.
President Cyril r. Aldrich.
Treasurer John Weatherbee.
Directors-John Weatherbee, G. r. Aldrich,
j. a. Hayden, G. Ell. Taylor
The Boston Silk Weaving Company has a
capital stock of 100000; stock paid in, $780,;
par value shares, $50.
President-Thomas w. Porter.
Treasurer-George NJ. Thomas.
Directors-Thomas w. Porter, John s. Crane
and Samuel I. Thomas.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

Yesterday the employees of the Unioa Mutual
Life Insurance Company, in an informal
manner, presented the Maine manager, Mr..
J. f. Ferris-who is aboat to assume new
responsibilities in the shape of wife-with an
elegant China ice cream set, a beautiful duplex
lamp and handsome French clock. There
were no speeches.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
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AS being certain cure for the worst forms OF
dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, impurlty
of blood, torpid liver, disordered kidneys, ETC.,
and as a medicine for eradicating every species
of humor, from an ordinary pimple to the
worst ulcer BURDocK BLOOD BIrTERs stand
unrivaled. Price $1.O0, trial size 10 cents.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
DON'T Belong Here.

The schooner Helen M. Dennis at Glouces-
ter from Banquereau reports that July % she
picked up q man named Gardner belonging to
the schooner w. B. King of Portland, who
had been astrsy in dory 20 hours.
mo vessel Of this name halls from Portland
or is put down in the official list of merchant
vessels of the United States.-ED.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

The matters and clothiers had a lively game
of base ball at Deering yesterday. There was
large attendance of spectators who applaud
ed literally all the good points, and laughed
heartily at the mistakes. The matters beat by
a score of 46 to 16.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

made one day last week to kidnap little child
of Fred Estes, of North Berwick, but Mr.. Es-
ties arrived on the scene just in time to prevent
it. The motive of the dastardly wretch, VINO
escaped to the woods, is inexplioable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
CITY AND VICINITY.


SPECIAL NOTICES.
Muslin Underwear-Eastman Bros & Bancroft.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Gloves-H. /. Nelson.
To be Continued-Mainc Central r. Il.
Just Received-C. W. Belknapp Son.
The Atlantic Houses. b. Gunnison,
Cow Lost-Frank Haskell.
Montgomery Guafds-William ID. Looney.
Wanted-Two Ladies'.
M. g. M. Association-R. B. Swift.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
KATIE A. MCLEOD,
90 Cumberland st,

ASK your physician and he will tell you that
for all those tonic properties which strengthen
and invigorate there is nothing known in the
vegetable kingdom equal to hops. They are
a prominent ingredient in Hops and Malt Bit
tiers. aug1-TT&s&Wtc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
Sale 0f Forfeited Goods.

DrsTRior OF PORTLAND AND FALMOUTH,
Custom House, Portland, July IL, 1882.
FEyFE following de cribed merchandise having
Il besn forfeited for violation OF the revenue laws
sail merchandise ha ring been given, and no claim
to the same having been made, it Will be sold at
public auction at the office OF the - Storekrepes
1882, at Ii o'cl ock A. M to Wit Demijohn Rum,
DemiIohn Bay Rum, bag, about 100 lbs. Sugar,
po9 lbs IaTFed R9Pe 3Sa nos s GeaTs nope
LOT NJ. MORRILL,, Collector
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
TO all sohon. it may concern:

TO all aohon1 it may concern:
SroNlNGToN, May 4, 1881.
Having purchased Pino-Palmine Mattress
of agent here, February 8, 1881, for my boy
nine years Of age, who has been troubled with
catarrh for seven years, and has been very rest
less at night while asleep, also very delicate
until sleeping on the Pino-Palmine Mattress.
He is being cured of catarrh, rests we'll at
night, is getting rugged and hearty, goes to
school steadily, which he has never beenabie to
do before. 1 cheerfully recommend the Mat
sress to all sufferers from the above complaints
We're unable to get another, aooa'td not part
NTH mine upon any conSideration,dS consider
1t tnvoludbLe. rnrc
For sale by j Fl. Gaubert, POI Middle street
Portland. Me. jly15dtf
Ex-Governor VIM A. Newell, M. D., OF New
Jersey, and now GoyerL-rof Washington Ter
ritory, writes as follow:
ALLENTOWN, N. j.
NV family has used your Pino-Palmine Mat
tress for several months. 1t is cool, comforta-
BILE. elastic and believe enduring and health
giving. The aroma is delightful and indeed all
considerations properly weighed. it will be re-
esrded as superior to the best hair mattress.
Yours truly, W. A. NEWELL.
For sale by j. H. Gaubert 201 Middle street,
Portland. Me. ily15dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
pwo-p.ru1NE MATrREss Co.

PEo-PALMINE MATTRESS Co.
GRNrLEMEN-The Mattress / purchased from
you has stopped the catarrhal and sick head
ache which has followed me for years. would
net part with it at any price and be withoutit.
Truly yours,
f. CARPENTER, Druggist.
With e. J. Luther, East Providence, r. I.
Fer sale by J. a. Gaubert, 201 Middle street,
Portland, Me. Jlyl5dtt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01
VACATION NOTICE.

nR. N. R. MACALAsTER'S Office, 592 Congress
~ Street. will be closed on or about Aug. 18th,
teeth attended to will please call before the above
date. iy29d3ts
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-01

Mr. Abbey wrote Stockbridge for dates yes
terday for his great concert company composed
of Nine. Nilsson, Campsnini, Del Puente and
others.
Miss Annie Louise Cary Mrs. Raymond
has SO far recovered her voice that she delights
the boarders at the Atlantic House every
evening.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-05-18
The Little Chiidren's Watches.
| Little Rock Gazette.

Recently an old man entered q Little Rock
store, and, taking from his pocket an old
buckskin pouch, he emptied two coins on the
counter, and then, after regarding the silver
few moments, said:
Mister, 1 want to buy some goods to make
dress
THAT money is mutilated old gentleman
This 25-cent piece has n0tches filed in it, and
this so cent piece has been punched. You
see, they have been abused. l can't them
them"
Abused" said the old man, abused and
he picked up the 5O-cent piece and looked at
it tenderly "And you won't take it on ac-
count of the holes? Heaven grant that l
did not have to offer it to you. Years ago,
when my first child was a little girl, /
punched q hole in this coin and hung it
around her neck. 1t was her constant play
thing At night when she went to bed we'd
take it Off, but early in the morning she
would call for her watch. When our John
you didn't know John, did you? No? Well,
he used to come to town good deal"
where is he now?' the merchant, not
knowing what to say, but desiring to show
appreciation of the old mans story.
"He was killed in the war. l say that
when John was little boy strung this
quarter around his neck. One day his watch
got ont of fix, he said, and he filed these
notches in it. He and his sister May-that
was the girls name-used to play in the
yard, and compare their watches to see il
they were right. Sometimes John wouldn't
like it, because Mary's watch was bigger
than his, but she would explain that she was
bigger than him, and ought to have bigger
watch. The children grew up, but as they
had always lived in the woods, they were
not ashamed to wear their watches. When a
young man came to see Mary once she for
getiully looked at her fifty ceuts. What are
you doing?' asked the young man, and when
she told him she was looking at her watch
he took it as a hint and went home. After
that she did not wear her watch i'll company
Well, Mary and the young man married
John went of in the army and got killed.
Mary's husband died. and about two years
ago Mary was taken sick. When her mother
and | reached her house she was dying. Call
ing me to her bed she said: Papa, lean
over leaned over and taking something
from under her pillow, she put it around my
neck and said: Papa, take care of my
watch" The old man looked at the mer-
chant The eyes of both the men were
mosit. do you see that boy out there on
the wagon ?" he said. "Well that is Mary s
child I wouldn't part with this money, but
my old wife, who always loved me, died this
morning, and I have come to buy her a
shroud" When the old man went out he
carried bundle in one hand and the
watches" in the other.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-05-18
The Modern Lie.

The modern lie, says Prof. Swim, in the
alliance, glides from the tongue with the
lightness and gracefulness of joke 1t is
said that an eminent clergyman, having
taken refuge in bankruptcy, and having i'll a
few months been seen again with his former
carriage and span, explained that he indeed
went through bankruptcy, but that his wife
drove the carriage around. The falsehood
of to-day is so sugar coated with laughter
that even a presbytery or council cannot
do otherwise than hear the dear brother and
then take a laugh all around. The Quakers
exclude a Christian who would deceive
creditor, but this comes from the fact that
the Quakers have never cultivated laughter,
and hence they are unable to see the humor-
Gus side of such things as the Myers bank or
the State savings institution; but we know
of no other sect or society which treats what
is called falsehood with such undue solemn
ty 1t is well known that there is q So
ciety in New York in whose sessions no
member is permitted to tell the truth, but
on the contrary each member must tell one
large un-fact or non-tact or anti-fact at each
meeting If such a society has been formed,
they may just as well consider all other So
cieties in the land and all corporations as
branch associations. The body need not
solicit members-the living generations were
born into it.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-05-18
SALT FOR THE SOIL,
What Northwestern Farmers are Adj
yised to do.

Ed Perkins, recently i'll St. Paul was in
terviewed by Pioneer Press reporter on
farming matters, with the following result
What do they say in New York about
Minnesota changing from wheat raising to
the dairy and other crops?" asked our re-
porter.
They consider it Il wise thing. The
| raising and shipping of crude crops is bar
barous kind of husbandry. Wheat is Il crop
where Minnesota gets half and the rest of
the world the other half To put 90 pounds
OF grain into pound of butter Or pork and
ship that getting almost the full value OF it
instead of paying it out for freight, is the
most civilized way"
Then again, you cannot continue to raise
wheat successfully year after year"
why not?'
Because you do not put any lime in your
soil. In Pennsylvania they raise 5O,OOOOO0
bushels of wheat every year and eat it up.
| They raise often % bushels to the acre, but
a farmer would be considered an idiot there
who would try to raise wheat without lime"
"Do they use salt there, too?''
eyes. Fifty pounds of salt and two bar
rels of lime to the acre every year will raise
| wheat anywhere; and without them you
cannot raise wheat after the lime and salt in
yOu why lime must be used to produce
wheat. The lime in the soil goes into the
wheat kernel, and not into the straw 1t is
removed from the ground with the wheat
After about six crops even the soil OF Min
| nesota is exhausted of the lime. Putting
the straw back is good for the soil 1t sup
plies the soil with silicates for more straw.
but not with lime for more wheat. ANY
farmer in Minnesota can raise 25 bushels Of
wheat ON his old worn out land if he will
put 20 bushels of lime and barrel of SCOT on
his worn out field, and then put on barrel
of lime every year aiterward Lime, lime.
lime, and that alone, will make wheat
They put on lime in England and every far
mer in Pennsylvania uses it. 1t is the qui
non"
There is another thing" continued Mr.
Perkins, that your Minnesota farmers ought
to do. They ought to set out black walnut
trees l rode 10 miles the other day to see
some black walnut trees. They were plan
ted 20 years ago and were 16 inches through
They are worth $25 apiece. That is, every
tree made the owner 81 richer every year
Now you can plant 800 black walnut trees
on an acre. They have to be planted closely
for timber, or they will run to limbs. An
acre of land will pay 500 i'll any year if
planted in black walnut. 1t beats wheat or
corn or any other farming. Black walnut
lumber is worth 500 a thousand in Chicago,
and it is constantly advancing. Give me two
farms of 100 acres each and at the end of 80
years will make $1,000 on one farm out
of black walnut, while Il farmer can't make
$4,000 raising wheat Every slough or low
place in Minnesota should be planted to
black walnut this fall. All you have to do
is to strike the ground with a hammer, drop
the black walnut in and let it alone. 1t will
come up and grow two feet the first year.
They should not be transplanted. They
should be planted where they are wanted"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-05-18
Black Birch.
Toronto Globe.

Black birch is rapidly coming in favor.
Black Birch is q close-grained and handsome
wood, and can be easily stained to resemble
walnut exactly. 1t is Just as easy to work,
and is suitable for nearly, if not all the pur-
poses to which black walnut is at present
applied Birch is much the same color as
cherry, but the latter wood is now yeiy
scarce, and consequently dear. 1t is dif1icuit
to obtain cherry at $50 thousand feet, while
birch wood can be had at nearly any saw
mill at 81 per thousand feet. When properly
stained it is almost impossible to distinguish
the difference between it and walnut, as it is
susceptible of beautiful polish equal to any
wood now used in the manufacture of furni-
ture. In the forests throughout Ontario
birch grows in abundance, especially if the
land is not too boggy. There is great diff
ference in the wood OF different sections
Where the land is high and dry the wood is
firm and clear, but if the land is low and
wet, the wood has a tendency to be soft and
of a blush color In all the northern regions
it can be found in great abundance, and, as
tree grows to so great size, little trouble is
experienced in procuring a large quantity