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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-10
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IN THE
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IrHAS PASSED THROUGH EVERY GREAT
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1T is A POPULAR COMPANY, having gained
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1T HAS THE ENDORSEMENT of the highest In
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IT is PURELY MUTUAL COMPANY, having
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fits. Mutual companies never fail.
TT HAS OVER THIRTEEN THOUSAND POLL
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-10

The medicinal virtues of the Hop have been uti-
zed for centures they all concentrated in the-
Hop Plaster, and do more real good in relieving
pain than any root, drug or herb liquid medicine in
the whole domain of nature
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-10
PROMPT PAYMENT OF DEATH LOSSES.

OUR ESTABLISHED RULE is TO pay cur death
claims promptly upon their approval by the loss
committee, without waiting the customary ninety
days-and loith0ut rebate Of interest
JOEHS e. DE WITT. Presidenf.
DANIEL SHARP Vice President,
HENRY ID. SMITH, Secretary,
NICHOLAS DEGROOT, Assistant Secretary,
THOMAS A. FOSTER, Medical Director.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-10

A medicine to be popular must be both agreeable
and eficaeious, the Hop Plaster is union
of vegetable agents combined with safety reliability
and effectiveness. The indiscriminate use OF med
icnes taken internally is far more productive of in
jury than benefit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-10

The Hop Plaster is made porous, thus allowing
free evaporation of moisture, stimulating the in
Vulnerable pores of the body to healthy action and
giving tone and vgor to the whole system. Its a
discovery of Yankee chemist
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-10

The most powerfully me icated and effective plas
ter ever nvonted is the Hop Plaster ID embodies all
the medicinal and sedstive properties of the Hop in
combination with the most highly approved gums
and balsams known to modern pharmacy.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-09-28

tho establishment, md the whole
Office and subscription list OF me.
10 had tho advantage of no, and
bought IL low. / felt That was
making sacrifice, but was ofraid
might not havo another opportu'
nifty TO soil. so I sold. The price,
OF course, was nominal, but the
Inducements held ont were not TO
be ignored.
"Sincc then havo stortod throo
papcrs, and had throo large and hot"
ly contested fights My colllr-borc
has boon brokoa in two places. md
my doctors bills hnvo always boon
bigger than tho otbor expenses Of
tho olI.co. Tho douiist has boon
pulliug tcoth ont Of my palate cver
oince 7 cnto,ol tho newspaper basi-
moss. AS soon as ] entered the
newspaper businoFs. As soon as J
got 40 could SEQ with both eyes
one Of them bas been closed np on
me, nnd my nose has at different
times pointed around oil over my
face.
"Whot want now is chGncc 70
work on eomo pgpor in cDgr as
might say, and whore | will bo by
myself. can take most any cur
rent event aud tinge it with sadness
can give an air of hopeless melan-
choly TO the occurrences OF everyday
life that will mako your paper known
all over tho world. l will admit that
this il on innovation in journalism
perhaps, but it will take, l think, and
know that il cau succeed in i'm.
buing into my work that settled aii
of gloom that ! feel, your paper vii
win Tor itself IN snort timo tht
name of being the most ghastly rec
ord OF disappointment aud grief
stricken, horror soaked romorsc il
the known world"
Tho manager sobbed few time,
and then said, while lis voice wa
choked with emotion, that the op
aque gloom department was abl,
filled at present, and tho strange
went ont into tho cold, hard, un
lsympathiaing sorld, taking wit
him his loadon burden OF WOO and
silk umbrella that stood in tho bal
Dill Wyo.
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The Darkey's Baptism.

lie ia M industrious coiored man
living in a small cabin down the
river and his wife is a corpulont
good-nGturcd, woman, but Yory doat
Some weeks ago, iIelo9o began
10 ponder, lio had mover been a
5ad daTkcy ; bot be bad noyor en-.
hracod Christianity, much 20 the
sorrow of Aunt Susan, his wife, who
las boon prepared FOR Neaven, TO-,
many yoars past. Tho moro ho pom
dored, tho more no became conNluc-
ed that ho orght 10 become Chris
tian Opd Aunt Susan Cucouogc2
him with tender words Rnd tcalfol
eyes.
Tho old man camo to town eoyaral
| days ago to 600 about ioiniog
church, and vas informed that be-
would bnve 10 DO buptiz1a boioro he
could become q nombor lto didn't
relish the idea much but ho inform.
cd his wife that lie would copsont ;
and sho claspsd hands, and repliod,
GLORY to Richmond Do angels
lGm a-comin'p'
Uncle Reuben got tho ilGn, ono
day, that ho'i like to try tho water
alone, before boiog publicly boptia,
cd and whio his wife was getting
breakfast really, he slipped down to
the rivorobank TO take n preparatory
dip. lIe removed his hat, aud boots,
placed them on a log and M he do
seconded tho bank, his broad ieot
clipped, and tho convert came
down on the back OF tho mock,
"What do Gobbil he commeuc-
cd, os..he picked bimself up; but sud-
denly remembering that he was
soon to join the church, he cheohed
himself and remarked
I'm ashamed ob dat and ! hopo
de angels will 'scase ma"
He put one foot into the water,
and drew back With shiver put in
tho other, aud looked longingly to-
ward the house. At that moment
Aunt Susan began singing
yves gwine up toglory,
We's gwine on de cars"
And old Reuben brsced up, and
entered the water.
YES we's gwine up to glory !"
be remarked as ho waded along
"gwine on do fast express
At the next step, his foot struck n
sunken log and he pitched over II,
under water. head first. As soon as
no came 10 the surface, and blew tho
water from his mouth, he yelled, -
''Woosh ! What In blazes is dis yer
performances W
In raising mp, bic foot slid over
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s~l<2zGS.-z~-<s<xzs.<s-,z.

Good temper is like sunny day
it is the eweetouor oil toll aud the
smoother OF quietude,
A eepsuOl disposition doforms the
handsomest features.
A Philadelphia mule has killed a
mad dog, but it is still matter OF
doubt whether O mule or mad dog
is. the safest thing to have around.
At the seashore, as usual, one
wave from q woman's handkerchief
will continue to attract more atten-
ton than hundreds OF waves from
the ocean.
Friend-"Hello, jim, You ain
out of work again are you ?" Un-
faithful employe-"Well, yes +; TACT
is, lm not able to work been in~
iured by premature discharge"
A man gathers wisdom by fnan-
cia loss. Like a razor, be is sharp
or for being strapped.
An exchange says "A man lives
In this vicinity who states that he
arst met his wife in a storm, took
her to the Rrst ball in storm, pop.
ped the question iu q storm, nd has
bvcd in storm ever since
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-09-28
REBEL PRISONS.
BY DR.. II. RoNIROCK.

In September my last effort at eain'
ing liberty by tunnelling was made,
aud at the same time was frustrated,
Fifty men commenced tunnel on o
grand scale. 1t was nearly COM
pleted, and was one of the most per-
foot things Of the kind ever devised
. by the prisoners.
1t was commenced at the bottom
OF an old we'll, and two men could
walk abreast from one end to tho
other. One of our number betrayed
us 10 the rebel quartermaster fo- a
ping Of tobacco.
Another of our companions saw
them conversing, and getting behind
them, heard him say or propose to
tell the quartermastor something
important, If he would give him the
tobacco. He ran and informed US
In season for us to make ourselves
scarce.
After the tunnel was discovered,
those engaged in IL were naturally
enraged, and, soizing the traitor,
printed on his forehead, with india
ink, and noodles, indelibly, tho letter
T. They were proceeding to worse
punishment, when rebel guard
came into the stockade and carried
him outside.
In spite Of evidence to the con-
trary, have but little doubt he was
a rebel Spy, who had bcen sent in
with other prisoners to botray ua.
Diligont inquiries we're set on foot To
find out who had punished the trail
Tor 10 the manner descrieb.
To accomplish this, We were
threatened With being starved into
submission but the ratlons, after
boing stopped for twenty.four hours,
were again issued. Rumors Of ex-
change continued TO pervade the
prison, men, crazy with the idea ol
freedom. and home, wandered up and
down The prison, clinging TO overy
rnmor. like drowning mon 10 straws
Tho excitement was made worse
Ly tho extravagant rumor circulated
around camp by the rebel quarters
master and the priest who was said
10 be Wirs's oonfessor ! The excite'
msrt increased daily, and men were
expecting at any msment 10 DO called
Out
Many were called butit was "a
Chat bourn or home from whence nt
trsVelsF returns ! many we're relsas
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tho streots Of the proud but doomed
city, which fret raised its defiant
hand against the Federal govern
ment. ono Of the best governments
the sun ever shopo upon The
shell aud shot from Gilmoro's bnt-
torics Ind o ciyilizing innuenco over
it's people. for in no place were wo
so kindly treated by citizens and
soldiers IA in Charleston.
Women and children looked pity
ingly upon us, md such expressions
ne "poor Fellows ~ "Too bol e. Sc
showod pity nn1 ayu,pathy for our
condition, which we had nosor be
foto experienced 10 tho Southern
oonfcdoracy. What tho idea was
for rs 10 this vise, WAS qnitc rlys-
tory TO us poor wrotchos, but Il
wont down on our part with . good
grace, only tho usage astonishei us
so much, that this Was tho COM
mencement OF now era IN the an-
nals Of the confinement In so1thorn
pfisous. Oar batteries throwed
shells aud hard shot ovor into the
city, which mado the citizens howl
like crszy. To "a il was good music
we did not pity thom much, because
they too, should realize what it is to
DO concerned in nn unjust war
noticed that those citizens whose
deep botoken that they belonged to
the better classes wore often a sober
subdued look, which, during my OK
perience in the war, had observed
as the result Of much anxiety, mem
tai suffering, and loss OF friends.
1 addressed one Of these as w
were waiting on the street-'ain
you folks about sick OF all this fight
ing II 1--WE are tired Of it. dreadful
sick Of IT, said no, while he vainl,
tried to keep back tears that rar
down his face "but wo arc going
to fight you'un Yanks as long as W,
kin Finally, just rs tho gun wa
setting in au ocean Of beautiful
clouds, we arrived at our destina
tion on the "Fair Gronnd,' in th
rear Of tho city, where about hv
thousand OF Andersouvile prisoners
were, who had proceeded us.
TO be Continued
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H o q 3 4 " {.
Net by Creed, But by Faith.

] 70 not know the step that l shall
take,
And all the turns and wiI,dings may
make,
To yeach the goal that may be near
or far;
But in the distance Christ shines like
star
A bridge, perhaps, may help me DER
n stream,
Or nj the test, afford may safer seem;
This stan, or that. in need my limbs
may stay;
| only know that can see my way,
Your stepping stones though firmly
placed they be,
May prove the worst of stumbling
blocks to me;
/ scorn no aid, refuse no helping hand,
But press right onward to the better
land.
Your maps and charts, though wei
and clearly drawn,
May fain to guide me a. journey on
Build or remove your landmarks a'
you may,
know that straight before me lie,
the way,
| hunger not for systems and fol
creeds,
While steadfast faith can satisfy my
needs
l tread the path that better men have
trod;
And hope, through Christ, to find my
God
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-09-28
Wanted A lob.
TO be Continued

Yesterday q nan camo into The
Boomerang Office with the mir Of .
man who wants to wing his way to a
land o, forgotfulness and plunge in-
to The depths Of oblivion. after he
hnd takon o scat on TIE tate-a.'cto
Gpl hung his ba! on the cscl!toigc, EC
said
lin a newspaper pon myeoii
Didn. know but you might want q
good man on tie staff, somebody tc
write up The cad features Of lie aud
farnish tho fearful wall, ns it woro
Life 10 full Of woo, and 10 my tBt,
nation every paper should have q
voc editor. lam VOL fitted for thHt
position as you will Pee il may be
allowed 60 60 on, and detail my oTl
experience to you. went down in,
to Kapsas aud started q paper IN n
small town on tho Santa 70 rood
with tho assurance that | would meet
with tho cordial aid and sympathy ol
the people thore. | didn't expect tc
do big business, but Just wanted
to ruu q modest papor with patent
telegraph news aud olectrotype edL
torials 10 it. The first week my
patent inside didn't get there ana
had to print that issue on sope pas
per bags that ] got from our leading
grocer, This was on advantage be-
cause his ad, was already printed on
the first page aud it saved the wear
and tear OF display type. Still the
paper looked meagor and did not Of
tract the attention that bad hoped
for it. 1t did not influence the ad-
ministration nor boom up the town
as had anticipation.
"Tbo next week wrote up q lit
tle social party and gave the name
Of young man who was drunk and
frolcsome and shot out oil the
lights. He also shot IN old mau
who was "calling Off the dance.
~ thought the press ought to be
fearless and outspoken If the occa-
sion required and I thought, fairly
but the young man came around
tho next day and convinced me that
I was wrong. l was writing q
scathing article on agnosticisu
whom he came in aud knocked mt
under tho job press with q chair
l didn't know him at all and
thought II was rather eccentric for q
total stranger. 90 when l got NJ
again told him 60, Then he jam.
med me into the wood box ono
poured a keg Of ink and o can q
coal oil on ne before i could have
an understanding with him.
Then he went away.
THAT evening be came with some
friends and bought the good will ol
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Gods Rest.

It IL the evening hour,
And thankfully,
Father, thy weary child
Has come to thee.
! lean my aching head
Upon thy breast,
And there and only there
l am at rest.
Thou knowest all my life,
Each petty sin;
Nothing is hid from thee,
Without, within;
And that have or ain
IL wholly thine;
So il my soul at peace,
For thou art mine,
To-morrow's dawn may iind
Me here or there,
1t matters little, since thy love
Iseverywhcre.
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TO CONEUMpTIVES.

The advertiser having been permanently
cured Of that dread disease, Consumption, by a
simple remedy, 10 anxious to make known 20
his feiiow-sufsrers the means OF cure. To all
who desire II, ho win send = copy OF tho pre-,
scription used, Tree Of charge with tue direor
tions for preparing and uping tho sam., witch
they Will md . sure Care Tor Oouxhs Caids
Consumption, Asthn, Brosrhtti., ac.
PARTIES wishing tue Prescription, will Pleas
address. Rov y, A. WILSON isl Penn ~
Williamsburgh, NY,
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ERRORS OF YOUTH.

A 9ENTLEMAE who suffered Tor years from
nNsrvous DEBILITY, PREMArUH DE
CAY, and all the effects of youthfni indisore
tson, VIII for the sake Of safier eriay HUMANITY
s"nd free 60 all who nocd n, the recipe aud N
reation for making the simpie remedy by whieh
hs was cured. Sufferers wishing to proat ky
the Advsrtiser's sxperienee can do 90 by cd.
dressing IN perfeot confidence.
Fob 10, iy.
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PEtas'sES,

will mail tfrael tho r"ooipt f1r simple
Vegetable Balm that win remsvr Tar
tho st In .un, cloAr and beautiful aiA0 iusiruc.
tions for producing luEuriant gToWt' Of hAlr
on bald head or smooth face, Address In.
kArcley ST. N. Y.
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rnannor, that tho old dnrkoy.. wac
caught fast 10 could hang to r
stub OF a limb, but he could not pu'
himself forward enough to slip hi
foot ont Of The trap.
"Whar de ongeIs now ?" no ycllcd
out. np ho kicked tue water higlc,
thnn his head.
Aunt Susan answered WITH
-" angels are q coming;
hear the music pty'
Whom tho old man realized th.t'
no was fast, and inust haYo hell
rom tho shore. be yelled out
no, Oar, old woman Iii
She couldn't hnyo heard II cannon
.iEc on tho hanh OF tho river, aut
she went on singing
"par's "a soat for me Ia hcnhru
T.. cwiu" to .i.uo dr band
"iIi dare! I'll jino your o.,
black hona of. /! yo don't hear Inc =
,cllod old II R,ubcn
lie stluqgled and kicked. got hi,
hcad under water, nni our, ant
ycl.d.--
"Cnsa dat ole woman Why don'l
sho hcnr me r.
"Unclc ltcuhrn's n gwiuc
TO be- an angel -ho'."
camo the song.
"lts lie, big dobbil lior hc
yelled, pulling bis bead ont OF til,
water again.
And hell fly among dc angels,
And play upon harp
continued tho old woman rs she
turned over tho bacon.
ali, daro woosh, whoop y lie
yelled, iioundering around pulling
at his log.
"Dr liawd has got his name,
ANA der" Il place Tor hiln ,
bowled the old woman.
"Whoa, dar, you old black villum!"
yelled unclo Rcnben.
'Dcy'Il dress him mp in white,
Wid n crown upon hi- brow
walled Aund Snson, as she poured
tho water of the potatoes.
"If ebor git ont o dis Iibbcr
alive, IN break her old deaf hoad,
will (" grow'ca the victim and then
raising his voice ho shouted
"You dare, old Satan, hi. hi = Al
, if in direct answer cAmc tho song
"lIr strus ,le- wiI Il" evil ono
liut hr gained the virt'ry shore A!
Susan, Susan If had yo by d
wool, Ia barry dat OLD deaf hca,
ngin do cabin al! yer cyea couliu
soc ,' lie screamed nnd ho mad
another trcmar3ons effort to &c
4 'l,oso II wos suceosslol md in,
. ItAon rho eqng-
e "Oh ul,ar'. 4, nnr,I now
o scnl him ,,,n... s.n,,l,jr ,,,p.,o,
}, nD, or,,ol m, oo,wi,,,o o,,,yIo
Uaclc RorNou, ~ hG wadcd ashore
- ..,r1hol, ,rrr Ia, co,,,, inside o,r
~. -, o.. ,.n. ,. o.,
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wE hoel, on hand dH kinds Of
" Hanks such as Notes, S'0,,.
o'2oscs, lpevrop,s. Led,,s, SQsa~.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-09-28
MALARIA

Malaria is an almost in
tlcscribablc malady which
not even the most talented
physicians are able to faith
ON. Its cause is most fe-
qucntly ascribed TO local
surroundings, and there IS
very little question, but this
opinion is substantiatcd by
facts. Malaria does not nee
cssarily mean chills and
fever while these troubies
usually accompany It. ~ It
often affects The sufferer with
general hssitudc, acrom-
panied by loss Of appetite,
slocplcssncss, a tired feeling
and n high fever, the per
son afflicted growing weak
cr and weaker, loses flesh
day after day, until he be-
comes a mere skeleton, a
shadow Of his former self.
Malaria once having lad ~
hold upon the human fraioe. tlfs
door of Nv system is thrown uIp
g. nctNutiT diScnscr The bN'c
wr.sL and tuicebls nh,UfNs NJ
nour.,hmcnt lyIt suliSis,insr upon
itself the objective ot,s.ns M
longer perform then Mp1,ons.
the liver hccumcs torpid. sod O'hcr
crgans falling TO do theiI pn,s1ne
work spcpiily become disorder,d,
and di,,olution and death ar aIs
a. cniue.
In addition to being a certain oirs
for malaria and chills and fever,
BRowS's lKoN DlTrERS is highly
recommended for all diseases rrqufp
ing certain and efficient tonic; es.
reciallyindigestion, dyspepsia, inter
mi,ient feverS, want Of appetite, loss
of strength, lack Of cnewy. ao.
Enriches the blood, srungthes the
muscles. and gives new life IN the
nerves. Acts like n charm on tho
digestive organs. II is for sale by
all respectable dealers in medicines.
p4ce. 81 per bottle
BE sure and get the genhnc',
BROWNS IRON pITTERS
Take no other.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-01-25

Cabinet, and use his influence against the
President, and should declare him as being
in sympathy with the South. Lincoln yield.
ed and Beal was executed. The reaction on
Lincoln's nervous system was such that for
days he was far FROM well.
The effect on Booth was terrible. He
raved like a mailman, and swore that Lin
coin and Seward should both pay for the
agony and grief he had been put to. From
the death of Beal, Booth brooded over
schemes of vengeance for that which he con-
sidered a personal affront. His rage took in
Seward, and he engaged Harold, Altered
and others to avenge Beal's death by killing
Seward, while be wrecked human vengeance
on the President.
At last the hour came. Booth killed Lin
coin. His friends and relatives, or avengers
Of Beal, tried their best to kill Seward, but
failed.
Such is the true inwardness of one OF the
most horrible and startling tragedies of mod
ern times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-01-25

glossy nut brown hair is faded silvery white
by grief and reverse of fortune. Her health
is failing and she is a mere wreck of the
once glorious woman who ruled the worlds
fashion from the Tuilleries.
President Arthur is, perpaps, the Inter-
Ocean thinks, the most methodical man of
business who has occupied the Executive
chair for a quarter of a century. He under
stands the entire business of the Executive
Mansion, dictates replies to all important let
tiers received, and is SO thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the facts involved in important
questions brought before him as to surprise
those who call to enlighten him.
The acting Vice-President, Senator David
Davis, performed a picturesque little deed of
kindness on Christmas Eve. He sent to
the tailor a small and ragged newsboy, from
whom he usually buys his papers at the Cap
ital, and had the youth entirely clothed from
cap to boots. Then after having his hair
cut, the amiable Senator took the boy to his
room, gave him some fatherly advice, and
sent him home rejoicing In the possession of
q Christmas gift of small coin. 1t is said
of Senator David Davis that he els constant
ly doing that sort of thing"