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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-14
The Government Chemist Analyses two
of the Leading Baking Powders, and
what he finds them made Of

have examined samples of "Cleveland's
Superior Baking Powder and Royal
Baking Powder" purchased by myself in this
city, and | find they contain:
"CIcveInnd's. Superior Baking Powder"
Cream of Tartar
Bcarbonate OF Soda
Flour
Available csrbonic acid gas 1851 per cent.
equivalent to 1882 cubic inches of gas per or
of Powder
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-14
..RoyaI Rnking Powder. !,

HRoyaI BnIzing Powder,
Cream of Tartar
Bicarbonate of Soda
Carbonate of Ammonia
Tartaric Acid
Starch
Available csrbonic acid gas 1910 per cent.
equivalent to 116 2 cubic inches of gas per OF.
of Powder.
Ammonia gas 0.43 per cent. equivalent to
1914 cubic inches per OF. of Powder.
NoTE.-The Tartaric Acid was doubtless in
troduced as free acid, but subsequently COM
bined with ammonia, and exists in the Powder
as Tartrate of Ammonia.
e. G. LOVE. Phi. D.
New YORK, JAN'Y nth, 1881.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-14

IF you do not feel well try tie Health Lift.
Rooms 1898 Middle Street, Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CITY OF PORTLAND
American Express

TREASURES OFFICE, March IA, 1888.
] IST of Taxes amounting to twenty dollars as
- sessed upon residents remaining unpaid, pub
lished in accordance with ordinance Of the city:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-14
Portland Turnyerein.

TIME annual meeting of the Portland Turnverein
will be held at Turnverein Hail. Friday Even
ing March 18th, at O'Clock fer the election of Of
ticers and such other business may legally come
before the Getting. A. X. STUBBS,
marl4d3ts Sec.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-23

balls and motto papers full of candy. and
Jessie could just see the head of a lovely
wax doll.
So absorbed was she in the contem pla-
ton of these delights that she nsver no.
ticed pale lady in black who came to the
window and looked with sad eyes into the
street. The lady stood in shadow, but the
light streamed full on Tessis's upturned
face.
There was cry inside, but at this mo-
ment low growl close beside her startled
Jessie, and with q scream of terror she
turned to fly.
Too late. however. The dog, who was
not bad at heart, but like all aristocratio
dogs, had dislike for shabbily dressed
people, snapped at her and caught bit of
her dress in his teeth. Poo Tessie was at
the end of her forces, tired, cold and hun
CRY. This attack ovsrcsms what was left
of her strength, and with shrek of ut
most fear, she fell on the sidewalk in
dead faint.
1t was the grand footman himself who
drove the dog off in the midst of crowd
of eager, excited faces, and then stopped
and raised in his arms the poor dilapidated
little figure. They carried her in, and
laid her, in all her wretched rags, on
sofa in the beautiful parlor, under the
lights of the Christmas tree, and the pale
lady bent over her, kissing her white face
and her soiled, blue little hands, crying
with tears of joy:
little one! GOD has given her back to
mel"
For few moments Tessie lay 80 still that
fh in e.
gone from her; but at last, as her mother
clasped her in her arms and warmed her
in her bosom, she opened her blue eyes
and cried with swift joy:
Mamma! Mamma!"
While Tessie's mother was vet
hugging her, and her aunt and
cousins we're looking at her with kindly
smiles, there was a wild ringing at the
front door bell, summons so peremptory
and long continued that the ding dong of
the silver gong resounded even in the par
lor, and the grand footman, going to an
swer the door, was presently heard in vio-
lent alteration with some one.
'She's in here and will come in! I
shall in spite of you, you stuck-up mon
key" shouted shrill voice.
Tessie started from her mothers arms,
otis Ellen" she cried, s'Ellen, who took
care of me. Dear good Ellen!'
And to be sure, Ellen came flying into
the room with belsigerent eyes. But when
she saw how it was, and all the story was
told to her, she would have turned sadly
away, only that Tessie chung to her, an j
her mamma said:
eyes, darling, Ellen shall go back with
US to our home, and live with you always"
"And my kittie, too," said Jessie, my
dear little white kittier'
Neither were good Patrick Flynn and
his wife forgotten. A generous present
went to them next morning. Indeed,
every friend In Squatter Town was re-
mem bered; while in all the wide city on
Christmas day were no happier creatures
than Tessie and her mother, Ellin and the
little lame white kitten,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-23
GA RLScA1AS REIL>.

Christmas bella, ring out Your sweetest,
Eli the with gladstone pea:
joys light football. ever feotest,
Near cur bright ming homes may steal
And with charmed ear she fingers
iiearSeninI to youc welcome chime,
Tintng with her rosy:fngers,
All the sombre hues ri Time.
Ring your loudest; some may listen;
Love, that vailed and silent stands,
In her eyes soft dewdrops glisten;
Joy unclasps her folded hauds.
Love and Joy, SO oft divided,
For the sweet brief hours unite
By your floating echoes guided,
Walk together in the Light.
Christmas bells, your notes are ringing
Through our hearts with solemn thrill:
Are these angel voices ringing
In the far eff distance still?
Is the old, sweet strain repeating
Ever as the years roll by?
Christrnas bells, pour forth your greeting,
Peace on earth and love on high.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-23
ABTIcLES OF INOUkPOkATION.
saltwater and Minneapolis Electric Light
Companies.

saltwater and Minneapolis Electric Light
Companies.
Articles of Incorporation were filed with
the secretary of state yesterday Of the Ex-
celsior Electric Light company of Still
water, for the purpose of manufacture
and storing electric light and leasing and
transmitting it to others, with capital
stock of $4,000, all of which has been sub
scribed for, and $4,000 of which has been
paid in. The incorporates are the ST.
Croix Lumber company, W. A. Chambers,
E. ". Durant, R. J. Wheeler, a. T. jerks
and F. W. Horne.
Articles of incorporation were also filed
with the secretary of state yesterday of
the Olmsted Electric Light company of
Minneapolis, for the manufacture and sale
of electrical machinery and apparatus. the
manufacture and creation of electric light
and power and the Introduction and sale
of such manufactured products, to-
gether with such electric lamps
and other apparatus used in
the conduct of such business
corporation is placed at January 1, 1884,
to continue for thirty years, with capital
stock of 100000 in 5000 shares of 800
each, to be fully paid in at the time of the
original issue of the stock. The highest
amount of Indebtedness is placed at
$4,000, and the incorporators are George
A. PIllsbury, Otis A. Pray, VIM. Fl. Beach,
the first board of directors being George
A. PiIisbury, Otis a. Pray and William 81.
Beach.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-23
SATURD4k'S SIN

Developed Before the Police Court In
Large QUAINT, les Yesterday.
The Saturday matinees at the police
court are usually we'll attended, but yes
terday was rather =. off day, and the ball
pen contained only half dozen cases.
Probably a trio of harder looking mugs
than that presented by James Cummings,
John Clarke and VIM. Foley have net been
before hizzoner in many a long day. These
gentlemen are known to the police az pro-
fessional safe crackers and burglars, and
they were arrested Friday merely on sus-
picien. There being no specific charge
against them they were arraigned yester-
day for vagrancy, to which they pleaded
not guilty. They stated that they had
been employed on railroad, and that if
given permission they would leave the city.
fine of 500 or ninety days was imposed
and sentence was suspended on condition
that they we're to leave the city by night
fall.
VIM. Erickson Was before the court on
the charge of reckless drying. He drives
a team for II. NJ. Verill and last Friday he
got drunk and started out to have some
fun. Among other strange fanoiss he
imagined that he vas CIRCUS rider, and
throwing aside the ribbons he jumped, on
to one Of the horses and tried TO do tile
fiery banner act. Meantime the team had
things all their own way and tho perform
ance wound up with collision with q
buggy driven by Chas. L. Haas
Erickson was jagged and yesterday he was
fined SO. In addition to this Mr.. Haas
commenced suit for $75 damages claimed
to have been done his buggy.
John Ransom became rs full as billed
owl Friday night, and he pranced around
the street like Pluto brave with his war
paIn5 on. Yesterday he was fned ten
bills.
The case of Chas. Davenport, arrested
on the charge of beating his wife, was con-
tinued until tomorrow. When arraigned,
defendant said that his trouble had been
caused by one of his neighbors.
Andrew Holm, who was arrested on the
charge of beating John Heating with bill
irrd cue, asked for a continuance and the
case went over until tomorrow morning.
The case of Olof Oleson, charged with
cabbaging on overcoat from Gustav Far
sherry was continued until Tuesday.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-23

The terms of agreement between Ontario and
Manitoba as to the disputed territory is that the
two shall have concurrent jurisdiction north OF
the height of land whilst Ontario Will have e1-
elusive control of the territory south OF the
height of land.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-23

sy-AIso agent for BRAINARD'S MUSICAL
WORLD, published at Cleveland, Ohio. 1t has
been published over 20 years, and is acknow:-
edged to be tho sblest and best, as well as tna
oldest musical Journal in the countrv. Every
teacher, amateur and pupil should have 1t.
Price 81 80 year. Address as above. Notified
by postal card Miss Ell. will call at any residence
in this Gig ard rscsiys subscIt ptioas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-15
Preparing the Asparagus Bed for
Winter.

The usual practice is to NOW off the
tops of asparagus after they have been
killed by frost, and burn them up. This
is done to get rid of the seed, but by so
doing the land is left exposed to the
sweeping winds of winter, unless, as
some do who have small beds, the land
be at once covered with stable manure.
But there is another way to get rid of
the seed, which in large fields is some
times resorted to, which is to 60 over
the bed and cut out the seed stalks,
carry them from the field and burn
them, or otherwise dispose of them, so
they will not seed the land. The stalks
that have no seeds on them are left on
the field and roller run over them that
they may be in q condition to mulch the
land; in the spring they must be raked
off clean before blowing. When the
tops are all taken off in the autumn it is
important that the land should be COW
cred with n good dressing of manure as
soon as the land is laid open to the sun
and winds, but when only the seed
stalks are taken it is not so important
that the manure should be put on in
the autumn; in fact, when the land is
covered with a good crop of tops the
manure may not be applied until the
icAb tHth IL OG dpplISu, HoC
on the surface, but in a furrow made on
each side of the row of roots, thus
placing it down WHARF the plants read
lily get hold of 1t; but when the manure
is applied in the autumn this should not
be done. because the roots will some of
them be disturbed at season when
they ought not to be, and the land will
be left in an exposed position. When
ever manure is applied to an asparagus
bed in the autumn, it should be spread
on the surface as q protection to the
land.
When q person has only small bed
of a rod or two in the garden for family
use, the garden will look better if the
tops be all cut down and the land pro-
tected by two or three inches in depth
of manure. but when more than an inch
in depth of manure is applied, it should
be raked off early in the spring or it will
keep the ground cold and the asparagus
will not start as early. We have seen
asparagus beds that had been covered
with six inches in depth of manure in
the autumn, kept back at least two
weeks by the frost getting into the
ground and kept there quite late by the
heavy mulch1ng of manure. If early
asparagus is wanted the manure should
be removed early, and the bed dug up
as soon as the frost is out.-1MGsSachu-
sets PlOughmlan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-15
HOME AND FARM.

threat Farmers on Small Farms"
Is the motto OF New England paper.
When walnuts and hickorynuts be-
gin to fall, some of the largest and finest
should be gathered for planting. Many
masterpieces" might in time be made
beautiful and valuable with very little
labor by being planted with nut trees
N. Y. Examiner.
-Sugar-cane is found to resist drought
much better than any kind of corn. Its
roots strike much more deeply than
corn, and after it is knee high it will
thrive with little rain, provided the
weather is warm and the soil is in good
filth.
A New York farmer declares that
the wheat, oats and barley which he
dragged last spring, in some doubt as to
whether he was not doing more harm
than good, yielded thirty three per cent.
more grain than that not dragged,
though the latter was on the richest and
best ground.
Baked Berry-Rolls Roll biscuit
dough thin in the form of large square
or into small squares. Spread over
with berries. Roll the crust and put
into a dripping-pan close together until
full; then put into the pan water, sugar
and pieces of butter. Bake them.
Serve with any of the pudding sauces.
Prairie Farmer.
1t is sometimes said that it is i'm
possible to grow too much fruit in this
country, on account of the immense de-
mand for fruit of all kinds. 1t IS posi-
BILE to grow too much inferior fruit: but
of the finer varieties there can not be too
abundant supply. There will unques-
tionably always be a good market for
superior fruit.-ETchange.
The New York Times reminds farm
ers that smut is rapidly increasing, few
crops being free from it. A solution of
four ounces of blue vitriol-sulphate of
copper dissolved in gallon of water
for each five bushels OF seed, which is
stepped in it until it is absorbed, has
been found the most effective to destroy
the minute spores which produce the
fungus.
Here is a very simple recipe for a
China cement, which rarely fails, and
as it can be homemade is inexpensive:
Mix a little lime or calcined plaster of
Paris with the white of one egg. To use
it, take Il sufficient quantity of the egg
to mend one article at time; shave off
a quantity of the lime and mix thor
oughly; apply quickly to the edges and
place firmly together, when the parts
will very soon adhere and the cup or
plate become as strong as ever.-Detroit
Post.
flashing Roast Pork: Put into a
stewpan two tablespoonful of cider
vinegar, two or three cloves, three on
ions chopped finely, with a little salt;
cover tightly, and stew till tender. Cut
the cold roast pork into thin slices, dip
into flour, scatter salt and pepper over
them. and put them into the Stewpan;
add the gravy that was made for the
roast pork, and little boiling water;
simmer with the vinegar and onions for
twenty minutes. but do not let it boil on
the gallop. Pour upon a hot platter
and garnish with bits of toast or fried
bread.-Ihe Household.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-15
Important to the Public as well as the
Medical Profession.

Important to the Public as well as the
Medical Profession.
Halls Journal OF Health, referring to
Consumption, makes the following import
ant statement:
Consumption usually begins with a
slight, dry cough in the morning, then on
going to bed, getting more and more fire.
quent, with more and more phlegm, in
creasing debility, thinness of flesh, short
ness of breath, and quickness of pulse. In
fatal cases its average course is about two
years; hence the Importance of arresting
the disease at as early stage as possible,
and the sooner rational means are employed
for this purpose the greater the chance of
success. The disease is owing to an irrita-
ton commencing in the throat and extend
ing to the lungs, SO that their action is in
terferred with, and the blood does not re-
ceive sufficient oxygen to purify it. The
most marked sign of lung disease is emacia-
ton; and the most positive indication of
returning health is increase in weight"
So speaks Halls Journal of Health, and
we may add that in desperate cases, and,
in fact, in all cases of Consumption, or
troubles of the throat and lungs, immediate
relief may be obtained and permanent
cure effected by the use of DR.. VIM. HALLS
Balsam for the Lungs, medicine known
for more than thlrty-tiv years as an unfail-
ing remedy for coughs, colds, bronchitis and
all pulmonary and pectoral diseases. That
the worst cases of Consumption have been
cured by the use of Hall's Balsam has been
attested to by the thousands who have used
it, or have been cognizant of it's wonderful
remedial efficacy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-15
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

"A quilting-frame has been invented
that can be used in connection with
sewing-machine.-Chicago Times.
The farmers of Hartford County.
Md, have S1,O00,OO0 invested in can
ming factories, and the business is still
growing.
Mrs. Edison, the wife of the in
ventor, is the originator of what prom
lses to be popular arrangement of the
electric light in chandeIiers-N. Y
San.
"A factory at Savannah, Ga, clears
$500 per day by manufacturing q supe
rlor quality of wrapping paper out of
rice straw and palm leaves, formerly
waste material. Manufacturing inter
ests are developing all over the South.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The speed at which explosions can
travel has been looked into by nj. Ber-
thelot. He took for the gasses carbonic
oxide and oxygen, and these he ex-
ploded in tube sixteen inches long and
one-third inch in diameter, by means of
electricity. The rate observed was the
unexpectedly high one of $500 metres
second.
The introduction of electricity as
substitute for lamps and candles on
board ship is making rapid progress.
There is one source of safety in this to
the ship and the passengers. All lights
are put out at eleven O'Clock. After
this time people may talk in the dark,
but there is no possibility of the reck-
less use of lights and lamps. Chicago
Journal.
"A simple and useful bolt has been
invented by Mr.. Arnott, of the Lyceum
Theater Uondon), having for its object
the fastening of doors of theaters and
other public buildings, so that they can
be opened by mere pressure against the
door from the inside, and not at all from
the outside, dispensing with all other
fastenings. which cause SO many acct
dents in cases of panic. One advantage
is, that being once unfaStened it can not
be rebolted'by accident.
1t was reported short time ago
that piles had been driven by dynamite
in some German experiments. Later
advices concerning the process STATE
that an iron plate sixteen inches in di-
ameter and five inches thick is placed
on the top of the pile to be driven, and
upon this plate pound-and-a
charge of dynamite is exploded by cleo
tricity. The force of the explosion
drives the pile into the mud as far as
would five blows struck by weight of
$3.50 pounds falling from a height of
ten feet, The system was originated by
Herr Pradamovic, City Engineer of
Pesth.
"A Bridgeport Conn man has pro-
duced an invention so dangerous that
the Government refused him patent
on it. The description tells of hollow
steel belt filled with compressed air
from an air pump, and which can be
worn so that it is completely concealed,
with the exception of tiny nipple pro-
truding through vest buttonhole; a
pellet of condensed poison placed in this
nipple can be noiselessly sent, with
force sufficient to penetrate a quarter
inch of rawhide, a distance of forty
feet; and if the pellet penetrates the hui
man skin, in fifteen minutes death en-
sues, although the first indications of
poisoning do not appear under five min
utes.-BOstoas Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-15
PITH AND POINT.

The quality of mercy is not strained,
but much of the stuff called mercy
ought to be.-N.' o. Picdyune.
Mrs. Suddnriches has her butter
stamped with the family coat-of-arms,
and she says the die, made in lockwood,
cost twenty-five dollars. Fortunately
the butter she uses is strong enough to
Eold it.-N. Y. Times.
When Mrs. Homespun read that
Mary Anderson had abandoned ''The
Hunchback," she remarked: ''You
can't really blame her. 1t would have
been too bad for a pooty gal like her to
marry n hunchback "-Boston Post.
"A professor who recently tried to
mesmerize bull by gazing fixedly at
the ferocious beast has just recovered
from the effects of his involuntary
serial navigation, and has quite lost
faith in the power of the human eye over
brutes.
There is an old proverb which says:
sYou can not get.more out of a bottle
than was put in it.. This is mistake.
A man can get all that was put in the
bottle and in addition to this can get
ten dollars or thirty days.-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
1t is in Western city that q barber
announces himself as "a professor of
crinicultural abscission and crainiOlog-
zeal tripsis, tonsorial artist, physiognical
haIr-dresser, facial operator, Uranium
manipulation and capillary abridger. -
Boston Transcript.
Wisconsin reports hail-storm
which knocked the horns off a steer,
but that is nothing; Pennsylvania had
a hail-storm last summer which split
the top crust of pie baked by a Fassar
College girl who is known to the para
grapher of the Philadelphia CAL.
"A big Yankee from Maine, on pay
mo his bill in London restaurant, was
told that the sum put down didn't in
clude the waiter '.Wal," he roared
az didn't eat any waiter; did I?' He
looked as if he could, though; and there
was no further discussion.-N T..
Graphic.
On the edge of small river in the
County of Cavan, in Ireland, there is
Tor used to be) a stone with the follow
ing inscription cut upon it, no doubt
intended for the information of strangers
travelling that way: IN. B.-When this
stone is out of sight it is not safe to ford
the river"
The following is ARENAS Wards
description of why he courted Betsey
Jane: s.There We're many affectin' ties
which made me banker after Betsey
Jane. Her fathers farm Joined ourn;
their cows and ourn squenched their
thirst at the same spring; our old mares
both had stars in their forreds; the
measles broke out in both families at
nearly the same time; our parents
(Retsey James and mine) slept regular
ly every Sunday in the same meetln-
house, and the Majors used to obsarve:
How thick the Wards and Peasles air.
1t was sublime sight in the spring OF
the wear to see our several mothers
(Betsey's and mine) with their gowns
pinned up so that they couldn't sile 'em,
effeckshunitely bilin' soap together and
aboosin' their nabors."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-15

in Marysville, Cal, the street-cars
are run to make money. You tender
the conductor fifty-cent piece or a
standard dollar and he gives you change
in tickets. If you protest he stops the
car and waits till you get out, if it takes
all summer He doesn't offer to eject
you. but pulls out a cigar. lights it,
cocks himself on the dashboard, and
proceeds to smoke. You have the
choice of either walking or being
swindled.-N Y Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-15

For % years have been afflicted with
Catarrh so that have been confined to my
room for two months at time. 1 have
tried all the humbugs in hopes of relief,
but to no success until met with an old
friend who had used Ely's Cream Balm
and advised me to try it. / procured q
bottle to please him, and from the first
application l found relief. 1t is the best
remedy have ever tried.-W. c. MATHEWS,
Justice of tho Peace, Shenandoah, Iowa.