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ProposaIs for CoaI.

proposals IOf GOats
. OFFICE OF LIGHT HOUSE ENGINEER,)
FIRST AND SECOND DISTRICTS. !
PORTLAND, ME-, April ID, 1881
Sealed Proposals addressed TO the undersigned.
will be received at this office until p. NJ. OF ths
72d Instant for the delivery free of all expense 70
the United States,) at the Light House Depot on
House Island. Portland Harbor, Me-. of four hun
dred tors, more less, of best quality anthracite
coal for Steamer use. -. o=.,
of May 1882 ..
apr15eod3t Engineer LIST q znd LII no. Dists.
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To Let-..Opposite Lincoln Park.

TIME very desirable tenement, situated at No. Ia
Federal street, one door from Fremont place,
now occupied by s. nj. watson, Esq. POSSESSION
Also, tenements on Greenleaf Everett and Brack-
eft streets and a store Greeneaf street, all sup
plied with Sebago water. Apply TO LOohE ~
LOCKE, 176 Middle 81. AploaAT
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GEORGE VIM. BALLoU & Co.. bankers, of
Y Deyonshire street, Boston, and II Wall
street, New York, offer an excellent list Of city
town and railroad securities for investment.
They have special facilities for the purchase
and sale of stocks on commission in the Bos-
ton, New York and Philadelphia Stock Ex-
changes. Having private telegraph wire to
those places they keep early and fully advised
on all points of financial interest. They invite
correspondence from all PARTS of New England.
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Price S1.0O, trial size 10 cents.
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THREATENED TROUBLE
BETWEEN LABoRING MEN ON THE
BOSTON AND MAINE.

A Trip by Night to an italian Bivouac.
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To Electric Light Takers |!

I am instructed to call the atten.
ton of those using ELECTRIC
LIGHTS who have not yet obtained
per mission therefor, that it is ab-
sOlutely necessary that permits be
procured without further delay
from the agents doing their insur-
ance. y. j. LITTLE,
Sec'y BID. of Fire Underwriters.
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Boys School Caps, 25c to s12S. Merry.
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Wanted.

A GENTS in every county in New England, for
IA our new indexed atlas OF the United States
and World with maps o. every country on the face
ofthe globe last census; indexed list of WINS; his
tory OF every state and territory; sells for one
third the price of other world aliases. PERRY &
] EPAVLplNG, LOG Court st., Boston. aprl6dlm
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Coz is sole agent for Knox Hats of New
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ENTIRE New silk Hat $3.50. Merry.
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A s1oo Hat will suit you. Merry.
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Boys-Get one of Merry's Stiff Hats.
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Wanted.

A competent girl to do general housework. Refer
ences required. Apply at 116 State street.
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AUUIION oA-I1IsIs'
Imported Rugs.
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We have received to-day the
very latest Soft and Stiff Hats in
Black, Brown, Cinnamon, Blue
and Green, and will sell them 20
per cent. less than others.
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PATTERN Opening at United States Hotel.
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New England Mutual
LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
BOSTON, MASS.
Statement Of Business for 1881.
RECEIPTS.
For Premiums. 49,. 81 ,7O5,o44 %
For Interest and 9zis4s
Rents less Taxes, SOO,96z 80
Balance of Profit 80 -
and Loss Account l3,7OZ oS z,olI,1oS ~
81 --------------------

Total ..,..-.-.,. SAo,oAe,o'0 -
DISBURSEMENTS.
Death claims....... ss73,779oo
Matured and Dis a5r
m nOuaseo .....l...... 373, s4e 90
Cancelled and Sur
rendered Policies 165,7Zl 90
D piu sDa 541,775s Go
Aoi lev p Holders. 81, 95s, 222 o4
Commissions to Agts l21,67S 10
Salaries, Medical
huss '.a aass.... s9,751 So
Printing, Stationery
and all other Incl
dental expenses at
AGENCIES. .......... 122,so3 81
Interest sst''' paid for
Premium In
vestments and ac-
thereon. ........ 12,o4s 70 2,3o9,5o4 SO
sic, &c, 4e5 90
LIABILITIES.
Reserved at 4 per
cent, Mass. stand
ard. ......... ISIS, 1888, Isl 90
Balance Distribu-
lions unpaid 1O1 1896 40
Death and Endow-
paid. ....... . 13s,s9s 90 1854, $40 90
cent sn' .......... 20 s2,ss5, 1914 90
ssh Annual Report now ready for dis
tributien. Free TO any address.
BENZ. F. STEVENS. President.
JOS. NJ. GIBBENS, Secretary. apl5d5t
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-11-16
4 Lnrre Industry

The extent of wine-making in California as
tonishes visitors from the East. As the vine
yards of San Gabriel, the largest in the State,
100000 gallons of wine and 100000 of brandy
will be made from this years crop of grapes
The unskilled labor employed is usually Chi
nese, but the experts are mostly from the wine
districts ofFrance and Germany, though Ameri-
cans learn the process readily. The grapes are
stemmed and squeezed by machinery. The
juice runs into watts, where it ferments sufi-
GENTLY, and is pumped into great butts in the
cellars. There it stands until it is clarified by
whites of eggs, isinglass or gelatine after which
it is filtered through charcoal, and drawn off
into casks for shipment. As to the profits of
grape culture, it is calculated that the vines
will bear in the third year after the cuttings
are set out give a profit in the fourth, and in
the fifth yield enough to pay all expenses in
GLIDING the cost of the land. There are seven
wine-producing districts in California, and the
total vintage this year is 100000 gallons
Some of this viii be distilled for brandy, and
some drunk at home, but the bulk will be sent
eastward to be sold under foreign labels.
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A Light Round.
[Edjh u Thomas

Ed{H9 IL 4 HOAiOS.j
Under the oak, and under the birk,
Dance a light round
Under the May moon, treading cirque
On the messy ground!
Soft hand to hand, and oft lip to lip,
Dance n light round;
Thus it is that we fairies trip
Der enchanted ground.
Now, where shall we find mortal fair,
Fit to be crowned?
And where shall we find minstrel rare,
To lead our light round?
A lady know, both fair and good,
Fit to he crowned;
And minstrel know, in the heart of the wood,
Will lead your light round.
Bring her to us-the fair and the good,
She shall be crowned;
Bring us the minstrel out of the wood,
To lead our light round.
Oh, the lady lies in her bower asleep,
with strange wound;
And the minstrel is gone thro' the forest deep
He leads light round.
Under the oak, and under the birk,
Break off our light round;
Fade all away in the morning mirx,
Fade underground! Tho Critic.
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perishable produce from the Southern States
to the Northern and Western cities This will
largely increase Southern productions.
AN IRoN-CLAD APPLE.
In rigorous regions hardy fruit-trees are
known as iron-clads. One of the best apples
of this class is named the Wealthy, handsome
and excellent fruit. 1t was raised from seed
of crab apple by P. NJ. Gideon, of Minnesota,
who has done more than any other person IN
aid of fruit growing in the Northwest.
COVER HILL-sIDEs.
Fill-sides left naked during winter soon be-
come barren; in the winter season the frost
will pulverize the surface so that much of 1T
will he washed away during spring rains, and
in most soils gullies will he formed on the slope,
and continue to enlarge with each shower.
We do not know better plan of guarding
against this injury than to sow lucerne on the
slope; after ii becomes well established wash
ing will be measureaby prevented, and a
profitable amount of food for stock realized,
especially in early summon.
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down to one pint, and then sponge the goods
with piece of soft flannel and iron on the
wrong side while it is damp, and the silk will
DC as stiff and glossy as new. For light
colored silk use white glove.
TO Remove Ink Stains from Wood-Take
half teaspoonful of oil of vitriol and dilute it
with a tablespoonful of water, and apply
with feather to the damaged spot Let it
remain for few moments, and then rub 1t oil
quickly, If not successful the first time, re-
peat until the ink is entirely removed.
THE KITCHEN.
To Make Giblet Soup-Take the neck, legs,
pinions and giblets of two chickens, put them
in saucepan with an onion and carrot, two or
three cloves, two bay leaves, some parsley,
pepper, and salt to taste, quart Of cold water
let it gradually heat, and when at the boiling
point add quart of good beef stock. Let the
soup simmer slowly four hours. Strain OIL the
liquid. Blend together tablespoonful of but
ter, one of -four, and one of the livers, well
mashed, add some of the soup to thin it, and
when thoroughly mixed add to the soup, boil a
few minutes, and it is ready to serve. Put into
the soup tureen the yolk of five or six hard
boiled eggs and half a tcacup of port wine.
Pour over the soup and serve.
To Make Boned Chicken.-Boil a chicken in
a little soup stock until the bones can be easily
separated from the meat; remove all the skin
slice and mix the light and the dark meat
season with salt and pepper; boil down the
juice, pour it upon the meat and shape it like
q loaf of bread; wrap tightly in cloth; press
it with heavy weight for a few hours. When
served cut in thin slices.
To Broil Partridges Time, fifteen to twenty
minutes. cartridges, gravy, butter, pepper,
salt, cayenne; thoroughly pick and draw the
cartridges, divide each through the back and
breast, and wipe the insides. Season them
highly with pepper, salt, and a very little cay
enne, and place them over a clear, bright fire
to broil. When done rub piece of fresh but
ter over them, and serve them up hot with
brown gravy.
To Pickle Chicken.-Boil four chickens till
tender enough for meat to fall from bones put
meat in stone jar, and pour over it three pints
of cold good cider vinegar and pint and half
of the water in which the chickens were boiled {;
add spices, if preferred, and it will be ready for
use in two days.
To Make Chicken Soup.-In boiling chickens
for salads, &c. the broth water in which they are
boiled) may be used for soup When the chick
ems are to be served whole, stuff, and tie in a
cloth; to the broth add a little rice, or add one
thinly -sliced onion and quart Of tomatoes.
Boil twenty minutes, season with salt and pep
per and two well beaten eggs, and serve.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Our Agricultural Editors Weekly Chat With His
Readers,

Our Agricultural Editors Weekly Chat With His
Readers.
(Which of all the white varieties of native
grapes is the most reliable?" is a question SUBJ
mitted by subscriber in Delaware, and in re-
ply we have to remark that we have not seen
enough of the newest white varieties to be able
to judge their peculiarities. The Niagara is
we'll spoken Of by those who have eaten the
fruit and grown the plants, but it is not yet
offered for sale and is still in the owners
hands. The Prentiss is a good grape wherever
the Isabella reaches perfection. The Duchess
is q very choice fruit; so is the Lady Washing
ton, although it is said to have rotted badly in
some places the past season. The P0c1lincton
is a very hardy variety, and the fruit compares
favOrably with the Concord. Another years
observation will enable us to decide more def
nitely concerning these fruits.
"Will gladiolus keep in the open ground dur
ing winter, and how can | preserve tuberose
roots over till next spring ?"-" Reader" South
ern Ohio. Ans.: 1t is just possible that, if
planted about six inches deep in sandy or we'll
drained soil, the gladiolus would not be injured
but il is safer to lift them before severe freez-
the winter. Tuberoses should be lifted, dried
and stored away in a room where the tempera-
ture will never fall below sixty degrees. They
suffer from cold during winter if kept III lower
temperature than the above.
"Will you be kind enough to give me your
opinion as to the best time to trim grapes, and
whether there is any benefit in covering up the
Concord and other kinds equally hardy?"-
". E. L., Nebraska. Ans.: The best time to
prune grapes is any time during this month";
and there is a great gain in the crop when the
vines are protected by taking them down from
the trellis, laying them close to the ground and
covering with an inch or SO of soil.
"What is the most approved method of using
sewage or sewer-water Of cities on farm lands?"
Farmer" Berks County, Pa. Ans: So far as
we know, the most profitable method is to use
it for irrigation, where it can be so applied.
Various methods have been tried to extract the
manurial properties from the great bulk of
water Of which sewage consists, but so far it
has not proved successful.
(Which of our native grapes is used for
making raisins in California ?"-Grape Grower,
Arkansas. Ans.: The California rasins are
made from foreign varieties of grapes, such as
the Muscat of Alexandria. We are not aware
of any of the native varieties having been sue
cessfully employed for raisin making, except in
a very limited way.
"Will apples and pears grew well in strong
clay soil?"-E. S., Center County, Pa Ans.
Yes, if it is drained 80 rs to prevent an excess
of water in winter, and help the better reten-
ton of water during dry summer weather
When was sorghum first introduced into
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, New Jersey. Ans.: 1t was
introduced by the Commissioner of Patents In
1854.
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A Dixie DnrkY's nelIDhf.

From the Cincinnati Drummer.l
Wen frost nips de simmons in de fall time OBJ de
year, jis de darkness oh de moon,
It am liberty down in Dixie wild de darkey an his
dog, kase he's loolxn for de possum an de coon.
De possum lubs de 'simmon, an de coon he lubs
de corn an de darkey he Iubs de ash cake too;
But ash cake sopped in grabey, it allus goes de
bes', ven yer sittin fo'er possum barbecue.
You strike us in de winter, wen de corn am in
de crib, an de punkin am yellow on de vine;
But, to ketch in our glory, an see darkies
smile, come to Dixie in de watermillion time.
You must pull de million early fo' de sun am very
high, wen de dew am heavy on de vine;
You mus bus it on Ter leg, an gouge it wild vo.
hands. to get all de "goody" fun de rine.
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HOME, SWEET HOME.
Something About Woman's Work Above
and Below Stairs.

French women, often stigmatized as the most
frivolous of their kind, are in reality the most
thrifty-a virtue that frequently degenerates
into absolute parsimony. [ saw striking In
stance of making the best of unregarded tribes
the other day, when dining with one who GER
tainly has reputation for prudence. cherry
pie had been on the table, and the mistress gave
strict injunctions that all the stones were to be
scraped from the Tlates and placed in her store
room. ! ventured to ask the reason and was
told that not only cherry, but plum, peach, and
all manner OF stones, whether cooked or raw,
were invariably saved, gently dried in the
oven, and kept in a great jar. "Then," said
Madame, in the winter, when the fire burns
clear and bright in the evening, fetch hand
full and throw them among the glowing Goals.
They crack and sputter for a moment, send up
4 brilliant flame, and the whole room is filled
with delicious odor"
A celebrated beauty, whose complexion at
sixty was fresher than that of our women at
thirty, told me her secret this summer, writes
a New York correspondent, and it was divided
into two parts First, she never used washrag
or towel on her face, but washed it with her
hands, rnsing it off with soft sponge She
used clear water in the morning, but white
CASTLE soap or very warm water at night, and,
after drying it on soft towel, she would take
a fiesh-brush and rub her cheeks, chin, and
forehead. Second, if she was going to be up
late at night, she always slept as many hours
in the day as she expected to be awake beyond
her usual time. She finished her little sermon
on beauty preservation by saying: "Soft water
and sound sleep keep off wrinkles and spots,
and girls should give more attention to this
than they do, for
With the coming Of the crows feet
Is the going of the beaux's feet"
Among the striking floral novelties this win
ter will be the double pink Bouvardia called
General Garfield. 1t is identical with the new
double white of last season except in color
which is that indescribable, delicate shrimp
pink exceedingly rare in flowers A fern nov
city has been introduced by florist in an i'm
portation received from Japan. 1t is species
of hare's foot (Davallia), native of Japan,
found there in wild state, growing like our
periwinkle, in lengths of sometimes fifty feet
looking like strands of whip cord. These
strands are wrapped around moss so as to form
any desired shape.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-11-16

In feeding sweet milk to pigs, trials made at
the Wisconsin experiment farm showed that on
an average four pounds of corn-meal were
equal to twenty pounds of sweet skim milk, or
one pound of meal equal to five of milk, if fed
separately.
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ISADIE'S ENTERPRISE.
DR.. Blades Infant PreserVer, and It's
Great Success.
by Ella Rodman church,

GIVE got it,
The remark was addressed, in strict conf
dence to the speaker herself: and ait" was
merely an idea-a clue, as it were, rolled up in
q ball; but which, if unrolled might lead
through tangled labyrinths to a shining goal.
So at least dreamed the solitary occupant of
the car that dragged its slow length through
one of the suburbs. A large Autograph por-
trait in druggists window, had just arrested
her attention and called forth her exclamation.
Beneath the selfsatisfed face of the portrait,
with its severely plain hair combed down be-
hind the ears, was inscribed the legend:
Yours, to be Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise,
"SOPHRONIA l.. FRIsK."
This lady was frequently encountered in the
advertising columns of the daily papers, where
she styled herself, in large capitals, the Bene-
factress of her Sex, and claimed for her Famous
Headache-Pills the power of curing every form
and ramifcation of that essentially feminine
malady. Her features had been familiar to the
public for some time past; and yet the sight of
them, on that February afternoon, impelled
Miss Sadie Gilman to the inward exclamation
already recorded.
"What else" reflected the young lady, as she
proceeded slowly to her destination, what else
do people complain of constantly, besides head
aches?"
She was deeply buried in thought when the
car stopped at the familiar corner, and she got
out at Camelopard street to give her music
lessons. Her smallest pupil, aged six, was not
visible. The child had been attacked in the
night by Group, and had come very near sufro-
eating.
ut is such dreadful disease" sighed the
harassed-looking mother. "I wonder the doc
tors don't take it seriously in hand, and resolve
to find cure for it. Any man that could do
this would certainly make his fortune"
"Pve got it," repeated Miss Gilman again,
still confdentially to herself; and when her
lessons were finished, she started briskly off on
q new errand.
This was a visit to certain DR.. Frank Cor
don, whose professional sign adorned modest
house in the suburbs, where he rented the par
lor floor. There was no Mrs. Gordon, although
that mythical lady was frequently addressed
by enterprising milliners and dressmakers, and
favored with cards to all their Openings"
until the doctor became quite an adept in the
mysteries of female apparel generally.
Sadie Gilman was his distant cousin; and
there was a sort of chronic quarrel between
them, and besides a little chronic Iove-making.
But Miss Sadie declared that she was tired of
poverty, and intended to be millionaire.
Marrying poor doctor, she added was not the
way to accomplish this. Doctor Frank didn't
urge the point. He never urged any point par
ticularly, being a firm believer in the Bo-peep
theory of
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-12-23
That Contested Election.

The st. Ignace Free Press, W. p. Pres
tons organ, has had considerable to say
about fraud in SchOOlcraft county in
connection with the recent election of
Representative to the Legislature from
that district. in which W. P. Preston was
defeated by WIN. COlwell, of Manistique.
In regard to the matter, Major Clark of
the Manistique Pioneer, has this to say,
which shows that, In his opinion, the
less the Democrats say about fraud the
better 1t will be for them:
The threat that Preston will contest
Mr.. COlwell's seat has nothing in it but
blow. Let him undertake it If he wants
to. If any fraud was cOmmittvd in the
district they were perpetrated in the in
terest Of w. P. Preston. Put that in
your pipe and smoke 1t, We are saying
what we know to be fact. No one is
frightened by these brayings that emen-
ate from the ancient village under the
hill. In one township where certain
papers alleged fraud, all the votes were
for Preston. Possibly that paper states
the truth; but we fail to see why Preston
should whine over that paticular pre-
cinct. Another agent, like Gallagher,
might have cut w. P. ont Of any votes
in the west part of the district. Money
and whisky does not always succeed.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-12-23
Firernens' ball.

A special meeting of Cheboygan Fire
Co. No. was held at their hall last Mon
day evening, at which it was decided to
give party at the Town Hall, on Tues
day evening of next week. The object
of the party is to raise money to pay a
balance of liabilities incurred at the
celebration of the Fourth Of July. 1t
will be remembered that the company
took charge of the celebration and made
q grand success of it. In doing so. not
withstanding the liberal subscriptions
of four citizens, they found when they
come to settle the bills, that they were
lacking about $75 to enable them to pay
all costs. We trust our citizens will
bear this in mind and respond to their
call by literally patronizing them on
this occasion. In addition to the In
centive of aiding them In this direction
all may be assured Of a very enjoyable
evening,