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The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.


On and after Monday, June 10Th, Passenger
Trains will run as follows: Leave Portland
for 81. j ohm, Halifax and the Provinces,
l.2O, and t11.16I p M; ST. Andrews, "a. SIZE
pben, Fredericton. AroosfoOk County,
hs0osehead Lake, and all stations on n. ~
PiscataGUis &, g., f11.l5 p. M, Tor LEO p.
M, noon, and remain in Bangor over night; for
Hanger, 8uckspOrf, Dexter, Belfast and
skowhegnn, 10 p. M, 20 p. M, n 10 pm.
only. Waierviile, 700 a. m. 1.15 p. M, 1.20
p. M, t11.15 p. and 5. 15 ?. m. Saturdays only,
mssd, and brunswick 100 a. M, 1.ao p.
1ao S ,. M, BIS pr p M and Ills ?. n On
GinceiB K. r., 700 a. m. 40 ?.
M; (5.15 p. IN. Saturdays only2 Auburn
mad Lewiston, 8. rs am, LIS 2, NJ,
m, tl1.l5 p. M; Pennington, Phillips
and Rangeley Lake an 10 p. m, Non
month, winthrop, Ssnaae,d' West Wa va
5.05 p. M. Saturdays only, Pennington via
RSrnRswick, 700 a. m.
LEAVE FOR PORTLAND and BOSTON,
From Halifax, $40 a. M. eco p. M; 80.
Jshn, 9.oos m:. 500 m; Heaiton, lo15
500 a. M, 8. p M; Sanger, 6. 40, Tao a: m.
t9.0Cp. N. Dexter, 6. 80 am. 4.l5 pm: Beifast
sos g. m., 2.2O p. NJ; skSwhegan, 100 q M,
2.55 o. n; VAUDEVILLE, $50 am. 21O., t10.OS
pm. and 5.15 a. m OIondays only Augusta,
900 a. NJ 9.57 a. M, 2.55 p. m, i'll 90 p. M;
Gardiner. 0.l1 a. H., lOlO a. w., OLD p NJ,
f1I.2O o. M. asath, 6.55 a. m, 1888 a. M, 100
n. 1i.55 q +, a. M m Saturdays only n.y.
4.3Op. M, II .35 a. M, (night.) ROckInad,
8.15 a. m, I.2O p. M, 4.25 a; M, (Mondays only.
LewistoI. 7.2o q. m, III M, 415 p. m.
Phillips, $50 q. m. FarraainSton; $40 a. M;
syiushr0p 1918 q. nj. being due in Portland
es follows: The morning trains 6om Augusta and
Bath 6.35 a. m. Lewiston, 40 p. m The day
trains from Bangor, and al intermediate stations
and connecting roads at 1886 and 12..45 D.
IN. The afternoon trains from Waterville
Augusta, Bath, Rookland and Lewiston at 5.42
2. m. The Night Pullman Express train at 1.5O
@. m.
t Sleeping Cars attached, runs daily, Sundays in.
eluded, between Boston and Bangor.
&Rnns through to Bangor every morning, and Skow-
began Sunday Morning, but not Monday. Does
not run 20 Dexter Belfast Bucksport, or st
John sunday morning.
Liuaised Tickets firat and second cisss Sos
q. Jesan aEd HaakEGx On sale "a rea"ce"
rssSess
PAYSON TUCKER, Sup't,
Portland June 10, 1882. 1elfu
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11

Wheat Bitters. The best blood, brain and
nerve food in existence. 1t is scientific pre-
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11

"Will the coming man use both hands?" is
the question asked by scientific paper. If the
neighbours dog that he pets has feas he will
Boston Post.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11

Pattern and Model Maker.
j. \. BAROUR, 80 Gross st., Portland,
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11
SAILING DAYS o. sTEAmsHaPs.

MINIATURE ALMANAC. SEPTEMBER IL.
sun rises .-.....5 "a High water, "a M 1927
nm aei 49,. . 6 19 Moon rises ..s.,. 4.45
MARINE N EWS.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11
Portland G OgdenSburg r. r.

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT,
Commencing Monday, Jnne 26, 1852.
Pa enger Trains leave Portland
s.25 A VI. For all stations running through to
St Johnsbury, Swanton, Burlington, w., ana
Ogdensburg, II. Y, connecting at st. Johnsbury
for Newport, Sherbrook and Montreal.
EO5 p M.-For all White Mountain Resorts,
Fabyan's Crawford's, Profile House, Glen House,
Summit Mt. Washington, Bethlehem, &c. This
train runs through express and will not stop at
Flag Stations, White Rock Hiram or w. Bald
win.
$50 II. a.-.To Bartlett and intermediate sta
tons.
After Jufy list
Parior Gar for Crawfords', Fabyans', st. Johns
bury, Newport and Montreal, will leave on :. 30
a. M train-arriving without change at Mon
treal at $40 p. NJ.
Parlor Cars for Crawfords' and Fabyans' on LOS
p. III. train.
TRIMS arrive an Portland:
$40 a. M, from Bartlett and intermediate Stations
1886 D. NJ. from all White Mountain points.
$50 p M, from Montreal, Ogdensburg, Syracuse
and West.
Portland, june 23d. Is Jun24dtf
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11

S Tell a man lying on a lounge that runaway
team is going by and you can safely het seven
to one that he'll collide with every piece of
furniture in the room in getting to the window.
Boston Post.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11

Mr. Langtry left his wife at home when he
came to this country, ard now he intends to
stay on the other side of the ocean while she
comes to this country. Can it be that the beau
tiful Lily snores?-Philadelphi News.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11

An unpleasant catalogue constantly being
printed, in which human infrmity is specified
as headache, nervousness, dyspepsia, neuralgia
paralysis and ague, can be entirely expunged
from the records by the use of DR.. Benson's
Celery and Chamomile Pills.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada.

IAN and after MONDAY. JUNE 26fh,
W ISS2, trains will run as follows:
DEPARTURES:
For Auburn and Lewiston, 7.10 and 800
a. M, LIS and $40 p. M.
Etor Gorham, 800 a. M, 1. 80, $50 and $40
For 4MontreaI, Quebec and Chicago, 800
a. m. and l.3O p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From lewiston and Auburn, 1856 a. m.
From GorhaEa, $3.50. a. m, 1885, 500 and
$50 pm
Frous Chicago. Montreal and Quebec,
13 80 and $50 D.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on night train and
Parlor Cars on day train between Portland and
Montreal.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-11
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Book Binders.
Wra. A. quincy, sseops 81, PrisIers
Exchange No. aas sExcsnnge street..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
A Strange story.
Josiah Gilbert In London Spectator,
A son Of q family named Watkinson,

Josiah Gilbert In London Spectator,
A son Of family named Watkinson, residing
at Lanenham, Suffolk, had gone to America
One summer Sunday afternoon they were at
tending service, and occupying a large square
pew near the pulpit. 1t was hot, the door Of
the small building was wide open. and one OF
the party, who sat looking down the aisle could
see out Into the Westinghouse yard, which was
shaded by tall trees. Suddenly, to his intense
surprise, he saw the absent brother approach
ing through these trees, enter at the chapel
door, walk up the AISLE come to the very door
of the pew itself, and lay his hand upon It. as u
to take his seat amoLx them. At this moment
others Of the family, sitting 90 that he was only
then within their sight. saw him also, but at
that same moment he vanished.
This strange occurrence naturally raised sad
forebodings, but In course OF time q letter
arrived from the subject Of them Of later date
than that OF the vision, and IL appeared that he
was still alive and well. He was then written
to, and asked II anything peculiar had happened
to him on that particular Sunday? He replied
that 1t was odd he should remember anything
about Sunday then 80 long passed, but that
certainly something peculiar had happened to
with heat, and had thrown himselfupo his bed,
had Iallen into sound sleep, and had strange
dream. He found himself among the trees be-
tore the country chapel; service was going on;
he saw them Gil, the door being open, sitting In
their pew; he walked up the aisle, he put his
hand on the pew door to open e, when he sud-
denly, and to his great chaRrin, awoke.
Il would be Interesting to know whether such
story II known to any one else II authentic
the question a1isoat -Can aleep release the soul
IKE 0estN :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
What are the Tidesl

Sir w. Thompson in a recent address found
some difficulty in explaining the tides, which he
defined as the motions Of water on the earth due
to the attraction of sun and moon. There were
places where lunar tides vanished altogether,
and where there was only rise and fall once in
the solar day, or twice in the solar day. There
were places where the water rose and fell &C
cording to the sun, and not according to the
moon; but such fluctuations We've modified by
local causes. In the theory Of tides proper,
there was also solar annual tide, and again, q
solar semi-annual tide. The first rough view Of
the moon attracted the waters Of the earth to-
ward herself, and heaped them up on this side
of the earth. That was not so; 1t would be 80
II the earth and the moon were stuck on the
space, but there was no such rigid bar.
Why did not the moon fall toward the earth?
According to NewtOn's theory, the moon is al
ways doing 80. Newton compared the fall Of
the moon with the fall Of q stone at the earths
surface. Why did it not come down? Could it
be always falling and never come down? That
seemed impossible. It was always falling but
it had a motion perpendicular to the direction
in which 1t was falling, and the result Of con-
tinual falling was simply change Of direction
theory Of centrifugal force. II stone were
thrown horizontally 1t descended in q parab0la,
the stone falling away from the line In which 1t
was thrown; SO it was with the moon. It was
seen always to be falling from the present di-
rection and from the further altered
line, and 30 it might be always falling
and never coming down. The parts Of
the moon nearest to the earth were falling
most rapidly, the parts further from the earth
least rapidly. Each preserved constant dis
lance, or very nearly constant distance, from
the common center OF gravity of the two. The
earth experienced according to It's mass force
depending on the average distance. The result
clearly was, then, atendency toward the moon
and from the moon, and thus, In q necessarily
imperfect manner, he had explained how it was
that the waters were not heaped up on the side
next the moon, but were drawn up toward the
moon, and fell away from the moon, so as to
tend to form an oval figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
The Highest Jumps On Record.

high jump of six feet two inches is not such
an everyday performance that one should pass
1t by unnoticed when it is made. At the Irish
Athletic championship meetngP z. DAWN cleared
this wonderful height, which is within three
quarters Of an inch Of the record OF his own
making. Mr.. j. Brooks, the old Oxonian, it
may be remembered, cleared six feet two aud
half inches; but no other athlete has ever got
within half even OF six feet In a fair leap. To
most OF US, although We may not be so bad as
Leech's stout gentleman. who found himself
unequal to jumping over a walking stick laid
upon the ground, such leaping almost APP
proaches the superhuman. Five feet Will
probably be more than the average acrobat can
accomplish, with all his lifelong training
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
The Death Of Surgeon Gibbs.

From the New Orleans Picayune.
A cablegram has been received by the Navy
department announcing the death, in the hospi-
tai at Trieste. Italy, of DR.. Benjamin Franklin
Gibbs. U. s. n, fleet surgeon Of the European
squadron.
DIR. Gibbs was born in New Jersey, and was
appointed as an assistant surgeon In the navy in
1858. He was assigned to the Brazil squadron
and Paraguay expedition and the East India
squadron. In 1862 he was ordered to join the
West Gulf blockading squadron, and was for
some time in charge Of the Naval hospital at
Pensacola and afterwards he was stationed with
the fleet at New Orleans. About this time DIR.
Gibbs married the daughter of DR.. George Kel-
lOgg, of this city, and at the close Of the war
was attached to the schooship Sabine. From
1867 to 1869 he served with the Pacific fleet and
from 1869 to 1873 was surgeon with the ironclad
fleet at New Orleans.
In 1874 DR.. Gibbs became fleet surgeon of the
South Pacific station, when, after serving there
two or three years. he was appointed one of the
members Of the medical examining and retiring
boards at Washington, which high position he
held from 1878 to 1881, when he Joined the Lam
caster as feet surgeon OF the European squad
ron.
DR.. Gibbs was an amiable and accomplished
gentleman, and while in this city made hosts OF
friends. He was man Of fine physique and al
ways enjoyed the best of health, being naturally
of robust constitution. He died in the prime
of life, most probably of malarial fever.
When DR.. Gibbs joined the European squadron
he took his wife, son and daughter to Switzer-
land, where they still remain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
Vacation Summed I'm.
II. W. Grady. in Atlanta Consultation.

u. W. OrAuyp ID Atlanta tJOnstitutiOn.
During the past six weeks of sunburn have
blistered and peeled four times, and come on
deck this morning in my fifth set of new skin.
During that time have covered the Atlantic
coast pretty thoroughly, and have made fire.
quent incursions to the interior for change of
fare. have caught everything, from Spanish
mackerel to malarial fever; killed everything,
from time to willet; eaten everything, from
corn cakes to trufiles; seen everything from q
pretty girl in the surf to an ugly one, which
covers the whole visual range; heard every
tn'ng, from the song Of mosquito to the roar
Of an ocean storm; closed nv vacation with ten
days OF fever, and, exhausted and droopy, have
come to seek rest In my work. After all there's
no place like home and no play like work II
your work Is to your mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23


SIR: notice that the Church Of the Ascen.
sion has applied to the Commissioners to be
relieved of the special improvement tax on GER
tain lots, which suppose are occupied by the
church, though not SO stated. would like to
Inquire, first, whether the Commissioners have
the power to remit such taxes on church Drop
erty, AID, second whether all other churches
have been released from this tax? As one cit
lien, protest against any such action on prin-
ciple, and because 1t is unjust to the tax-pavers
OF the District Every dollar thus taken off
the churches is so much added to the bur-
1ens OF taxpayers. or; what is the same thing,
lessons Just so much the amount of the puhlic
revenues Every one can see good reasons WHY
schools and all charitable institutions which
belong to and are supported by the pubIic
enouid not be taxed; because, as they belong to
ana are supported by the public as a whole to
TAX them would simply be taking money ont of
one pocket and putting it in the other of that
same public But not so ofthe churches They
DO not belong TO and are not supported by the
public as whole On the contrary they are
simply private ssOciatiOns-estabshed by and
Tor the use of special sects. If a special body or
number OF people choose to associate for
the purpose Of erecting church for their indi-
vidual or sectarlan use. / cannot see why they
should not pay the taxes on il. the same an pri-
waite citizens or any other corporation or asso-
citation. and especially the tax for improving the
streets, sidewalks, sewers, &C.. in front of the
ehurch property, which Is as much for their
special benefit as are the improvements i'm front
Of my house, for which am compelled to nav.
II every tax payer was member of some church.
tnere would be more reason in It, because then
each would be benefited. but so long as they are
not, II Is In effect Carrying out the principle OF
an established church. which uon-chnrch Nom.
oers are taxed TO support in part against their
VIII, and by operation of law. or executive au-
thority. -"
am aware that public sentiment has y,rtn-
n Aofp
property. but that does not make n right So
Too, public sentiment or public Indifference has
and does sanction many other wrongs. but they
are wrongs nevertheless. 1t sanctioned human
slavery, out did that make 1t right? Moreover
she more intelligent and progressive church
men themselves admit it is not right. but that
the churches ought to pay their taxes the same
"a all others. AT.x pAyrp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
QUEER FACTS.



Americans abroad wear white cravats in the
morning, so that they may be regarded as
clergymen.
In Venice 1t was q great satisfaction to ind
out the exact tint Of genuine Titan red hair
1t Is sort Of Illuminated molasses candy
color.
At Ostend. with health, and ability to spend
nVe dollars day, man may live as lux
uriously as any prince In Europe, and much
more happily,
These American travellers are always smok-
ing. and 1t Is wonderful how patiently the
ladies bear it; some Of the ladies adapt them
selves to 1t by smoking themselves
A correspondent In Paris observed the streets
piacarded with Lecoq's opera, "Le Jour ct la
Mutt. and he wonders why should day DE mas
culine and night feminine
Prisoners led over the bridge could see the
light on the water. then they would think that
they would never be free again. and they nat
urally sighed Then they called it the Bridge
Of Signs.
The American tourist in the Old World misses
the delicacies Of his native land-terrapin, can
vas-backs. soft-shell crabs, or even dainty hard
Shells and If he find turtle IL is too expensive,
while oysters are both poor and expensive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23

From the Journal de Rpme
The Krem1in, with its high walls Of white
stone, with hattlements cut out In the form of
Tartar arrowheads, its eighteen green towers.
and its Eve rose-colored gates, is quite town
in itself, containing three cathedrals, seven
churches, q monastery. q nunnery, and three Inn
perial palaces.
Let us speak first Of the three most venerable
sanctuaries, the cathedrals Of the ASSUMPTION
the annuncation, and the Archangel St. Michael
grouped In single cluster like q sheaf with
golden ears, enclosed by an iron railing that
shows upon the white walls its great black NET
work.
The Assumption Is the Cathedral of Rheims.
the Westminster Abbey of Russia. Here the
Emperors are crowned, and here is preserved
the ancient throne OF the Cars In carved wood.
known as the throne Of vladimir Monoma0ue.
The pillars. arches, and walls of this church.
which was built from beginning to end by Ital-
Ian architects iH-1475, are ornamentcd by large
byzantine images of long-bearded saints. whose
heads he are shown upon background Of gold.
Those holy pers0nages in their purple garments
look like procession Of Asiatic potentates,
silent aud stern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23

An Interesting bns Dangsrous Expsgs.
ments
From Nature.
curious and little known experiment, show.
ing the resistance Of the air In guns, IL de-
ecribed by Professor Daniel Colladon, Of ce-
neva- He was long in the habit OF showing Il
to his classes. II resembles a feat that was
sometimes performed by soldiers with the old
Swiss carbines M. Colladon fully charged with
compressed cir the hollow iron breech OF an air
gun, serving a. reservoir. Having screwed up the
gun he introduced a round lead ball. running
freely but nearly filling the bore; then, placing
the gun vertically. he seized the upper end and
pressed his thumb vigorously on the mouth. The
gun was then fired" by an assistant; the thumb
remained In position, and the ball was heard TO
fall back In the bore. 1hereupon, after re-
charging the breech, and with the same ball. he
shot the latter at q pine board about four
tenths OF an inch thick, or q pane OF glass. and
II easily passed through. The experiment, NJ.
Colladon says, is without danger, II the opera
tor is sure OF the strength OF his thumb, II the
gun Is more than thirty-two inches long, and II
the ball is spherical and nearly fllls the gun On
which II must act Ike a piston). The least un-
certainty I'm the very vigorous pressure Of the
thumb and hermetic closure OF the gun may en-
tan serious injury TO the thumb. While NJ.
Coliadon has repeated the experiment twenty
OF thirty times without the least Inconvenience
either from shock or heat. a trial OF IL is per.
narps hardly to be recommended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23

The Mexicans are rejoicing this week because
thesMexican Central railway line has been opened
between Ell Paso on the Rio Grapde. and the
ancient city of Chihuahua. They see in this
evidences Of the speedy establishment of direct
railway communication between their capital
city and the United States, and the consequent
beginning Of q new era OF prosperity and pro-
gress tor their country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
Worthy Son OF a Worthy Sire.
Prom ma providapco Iourpa1

From the Providence Journal
The common southern phrase was never more
appropriately applied than is that Of "high-
toned" to the letter of Benjamin II. Hill, son Of
the late Senator Hill, declining the appointment
by the governor Of Georgia as Senator, to fill
the unexpired term Of his father. The universal
esteem Of the people Of Georgia for the late Sem
atOr found expression In petition to Gov. COL
quit to appoint the son as Senator. To this
there was developed an opposition which It
seems would have made no impression upon the
governor. Not SO as to the son. In letter. a.
tender as it is manly, he requests the governor
he does so in a spirit Of veneration for the MEM
DRY Of his father, and under a sense Of what is
due even to fraction Of public opinion, which
proves him to be worthy Of the profound honor,
and what is more, worthy of the title Of gentle
man In its highest significance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
The Good Old Poiisicai Timcs.

FROM the New York Graphic
In the good old political times OF forty year
ago the orator got upon the stump and told the
people how they were wronged or how they
would be II the other party came into power.
Or he hoisted the stars and stripes and fought
and died under them for his country and closed
with few parting shots at the "effete mon-
arches Of Europe" No such thing does the
orator now. He doesn't speak I'm public at all.
He talks i'm a low tone in committee room or
on the veranda OF some watering place hotel at
a late hour OF the night. His voice cannot be
heard ten feet distant. He doesn't want II
heard altar of. and he watches carefully against
unseen hearers and eyesdroppers. He says: III
we can count on you for our man, there's money
in ii, and the health Office and the post Office
and an inspectorship. There's the Job for
whitewashing the Washington monument
well, there's two snug fortunes in that" And
SO on and so on. There il no applause, but
everybody smokes and thinks. Is Ii an i'm
proyement on the old way?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-23
I IST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN TIM
- WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE,
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER d. 1852.

To obtain any of these Letters the applicant musa
call for ADVERTISED LETTERS" and give the date 81
this list.
II not called for within mouth they wiz be sons
to the Dead Letter Office