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The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

TO-DAY, Fenians permitting, the great
bridge between New York and Brooklyn,
will be publicly opened. This structure is
the greatest suspension bridge in the world.
Its length is nearly 5000 feet and its width
IS feet The towers are 27s feet high, the
river spanis 1885 feet and the elevation in
the centre above high water mark is 1856
feet. The four cables weigh 9,5Ss4 tons and
contain IA 1861 miles of wire. The bridge
contains separate tracks for pedestrians, We
hicles and railroad trains. It was over
twelve years in building and cost SIS. O00,-
900. The original engineer was John A.
Roebling. He died in 1869 from injuries re
ceived while experimenting the work, and
was succeeded by his soc, Col Washington
A. Roebling, who has had charge of the work
since, though for several years he has been
incapaeita.ed from active service by dis
ease resulting from the pressure of the air in
the caisson.
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

SOME Of the tales which come from the
western tornadees need little further elu-
cidation. Take for instance the story of the
geese which had their feathers stripped
from them and hung upon hedge. The
despatch which tells this strangely forgets
to inform us what became of the geese or why
the same wind which SO thoroughly plucked
the birds didn't blow over the hedge which
it hung the feathers on. Evidently these
tales are something like the negro's story of
the creature, easily spoiled by ANALYSIS.
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

THE feeling of gloom which settled down
over the newspapers which bear the portrait
of Mrs. Lydia Pinkham at news of the old
lady's death is somewhat dispelled by the
announcement that her executors will con-
tinue the business
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

THE robbery at Buckfield ought to be a
warning to people not to keep large sums of
money in the house, even for single night,
especially if they live in small towns where
there is no police protection. There are plen-
ty of places to keep money where thieves
cannot break through and they should be
taken advantage of.
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

AN intimate friend of the President says
that under no conceivable circums .ances
will the latter be candidate for reelection.
The ambition of the President, to use his
own language, sis to see the country more
prosperous at the close Of his administration
than it has ever been in the past, and have
that prosperity guaranteed by another Re-
publican successor"
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

A RURAL paper reports as "among the
pleasing episodes of a fire, ''the excited peo-
of firm, who. rushing from store, seized
the man who was endeavoring to smash the
windows, and stood him on his head in the
ditch ;,
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

THE inference to be drawn from Secretary
Chandler's letter is that Mr.. Dezendorf has
been guilty of the same practices which he
charges against Mr.. Malone. Evidently it
makes good deal of difference whose OK is
uornd
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING. MAY "a.

we 10 no read anonymous letters and commune
cations ne name and address Of the writer AZ. III
al cases indispensable not necessarily for publiea
ten but as guarantee of good faith
we cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
murlcations that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

THE best defence the Argus can make for
City Marshal Andrews order is that it is no
worse than an order issued by another City
Marshal whom it conveniently forgets to
name.
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

Mr.. MURcH seems to have preferred his
charges and then begun to look round to see
If he had evidence to sustain them. Judging
from bis last letter be has about concluded
that he has not.
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24
LACE DEPARTNlE MT.

10 choice patterns Black Trimming
Lace, In Hand Run and thantilly Span
ish, Satin and Gipnre, EScurlal and all
the new styles, IN prices varying from
10 cents TO $3.25 per yard.
100 new patterns White Laces. This is
the choicest assortment OF new pat
terms to be found in the city. at prices
ranging from ) cents TO $3.50 per vi.
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

THE Boston Advertiser thinks that IL The
Republicans of the House wish to blunder
seriously at the outset they will renominate
Speaker Keifer.
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

My COrsets, Gloves and Underwear,
Swiss and NainsoOk Edges, speak for
themselves, and only call for a pei SON.
nj inspection 10 satisfy all.
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24

SECoND-HAND, made by David Libby Can be
- seen at HAYES STABLE, Plum street,
mar dtf
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24
George III. Bailey, ID. v. =.

VETERINARY Surgeon, Residence ana office
No. Pine corner of State streets, Portland,
Maine. may14d2ws
The Portland daily press., 1883-05-24
10 PER CENT DISCOUNT.

100 choice styles and cOl0rs, all new
this Spring. Small and large sizes 10
match In all the different styles and
eOlors, mt prices from cents upward.
Remember. this is unqaestionably
the best line ever shown fa Portland.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25
WEEKLY HERALD.

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING
TERMS;
One year by mail or express, one copy. $50
Six months, IL
Three months, 10
Advertiser ints inserted at reasonable rates
Job Work done to compete with San Francisco in
rice style and elegance of workmanship.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25
Building Association.

II you want to borrow money, to be paid back
in monthly instalments. for the purpose Of pay
ing on a mortgage on your home, or Of building
you house, or II you want to secure house and
for few shares Of stock in Savings Fund and
Building Society Of Los Angeles. Or II you want
to lay up little each month out OF your earn
ngs where IL will be safe and yield better inter
est than any savings bank. subscribe at once for
shares.
For full information apply 10
T. H. BENTLEY, Secretary,
my2atf 50 and 81 Temple Block. Los Angeles.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25
FOR SALE.

Two very desirable residence lots. fronting on
Buena Vista and New High streets, near Temple.
Also two choice lots in East Los Angeles, adj
joining the Presbyterian church. Apply at Kim
ball Mansion. is1 New High street. au2su
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25
CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN q. R.
DIRECT RAN CONCENTRATION WITH
NATIONAL CITY AND SAN DIEGO.

On and after Thursday, Sept. Is. 1888, trains
Of the California Southern Railroad going sonth
will leave Cotton daily At 25f r. NJ. on arrival
Of East bound Southern Pacific train, and will
leave Riverside at 11:So. arriving at San Diego at
l0:46 P. n.
Going north, will leave San Diego at e:l4 A. N
and Riverside at 2;04, arriving Cotton at $50
P. NJ, San Francisco time, making close connec-
ton with train for Los Angeles and San FRANCISCO.
Passenger from the east connect direct. arriv-
ing at San Diego the same night. Fifteen min
utes for supper at Fall Brook.
Passengers will save from ten (l0) to sixty (80)
cents by purchasing thelr tickets Of the agent
before entering the c&rs.
Round trip tickets cannot be obtained on the
train.
Fer Information address Agent California
Southern Railroad, Cotton, or
j. N. VICTOR
Superintendent. and Gen. Fr't and Pass. Aet
National City, Cal. su2s
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25
FOR SALE.

Very desirable residence In choice location
close Cos 70 business Nice yard everything neat
9, WHITE,
ssfA im Room 40, Temple Block.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25

1af Regular MONTHLY Drawing win
ASU take place In the Masonic Hall, Masonic
Temple Building, In Louisville, KY,
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21TN, 1883.
A Lawful Lottery and Fair Draw
fngs, chartered by tho Legislature Of Kentucky
and twice declared legal by the highest Court in
the State. Bond given to Henry County in the
sum Of 100000 for the prompt payment Of all
prisos sold.
A Revolution In single Number
Drawings
kYEvery ticket holder his own supervisor, can
call out the number on his ticket and sec the cor
responding number on the tag placed in the
wheel In his presence These drawings will oc-
cur on the last Thursday Of every month. Read
the magnificent
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25
Aeptember scheIne.

Whole Tickets, a. Half Tickets, 81.
"a Tickets. $50. 6b Tickets, 800,
Remit a.oney or Bank Draft In Letter or send
by Express Don't send by registered letter or
Postoifoe order until further notice. Orders OF
sb and upward, by Express. can be sent at our
expense Address ell orders to
lb-d&w J. J. DOUGLAS, Louisville, Ky.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25

7. H. GOODMAN,
General Passenger and Ticket agent.
A. N. TOWNE,
General Mspeger.
E. e. HEWITT,
Assistant Superintendent, Los Angeles
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25
O. B. PEARSON.
ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR

Nine years Assistant Architect to New CIR Hall
ofIice. augle I'm
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25

Passengers for San Diego take the train that
leaves Los Angeles for San Pedro at a. H.
Passengers going north per 0rizaba or Ancon
leave $. =. r. r. depot, Los Angeles at 10 o'clock
A. N Per Eureka or Los Angeles at o'clock
2. M, railroad time
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25
SPEED PROGRAMME.

First Day-MOnday- October sth.
No |. District trotting, 2.4o class. Purse $3.50
No. 2. District pacing, minute class Purse
$3.50.
No. 8: District running, for 2-year-olds, mile
Dash. Purse $500.
No. 4, District running. free for all. mile dash.
Purse $500.
Second Day-Tuesday, October 9th
Ne. 8. District trotting, minute class. Purse
No. 8. District Bicycle race, mile dash. Gold
medal, first prize; silver medal. second prize.
No. 7. Ten mile running, free to all riders in
the state to ride one or more horses. Purse S20o.
No. 8. District rnnning free for all graded
horses, mileand repeat. Purse $3.50.
Third Day-wednesday, Oct. 10th,
No 0. District Trotting 2:sOclass. Purse 5000.
No. 10. Ten Mile Ladies' Race change horses
each mile. Entrance free. Purse $50.
No. II. District running, one mile and repeat.
Purse s400
Fourth Day-Thursday, Oct lIth.
No. 70. District trotting, 2:4s class. Purse
s400
No. 10. District trotting, for 2-year-olds, mile
heats. best in 8. Purse $3.50.
No. Ia. District running, for 2year, olds, mile
dash. Purse $500. II ten or more entries, 500
added.
Fifth Day-Friday. October I2th.
No. Is. District trotting. 2;s5 class Purse
$500.
No. 16. District running, for graded horses, 7
mile dash. Purse $500.
No. II. Running, free for all. 2 mile dash
Purse $3.50
sixth Day-saturday, Oct. 18th.
No. ls. District trotting, for s-year-olds. Purse
co.
No, 10. Trotting, free for ALL Purse $500.
No. 20. Breeders stallion Race: mile dash for
2-year-oids, weights to rule. Open 10 colts Of
stations entered. Entries for Stations TO close
on September lst. fee 500. Entries for the race
close September 18th. Open to the world. Stall
lions entered August 10th A. J. Hutchinscn's
Hook Hooking, d. Reichard & Co.'S Hardwood
e. j. Baldwin's Grimsted, E. J. Baldwin's Ruther-
ford
No. 81. Novelty race, two mile dash, free for
ALL s3j to winner Of the first one-quarter mile,
$50 to winner Of first one-half mile: $50 to win.
ner Of first mile; SIS to winner Of mile and one
half sl25 to winner Of the dash.
Records made subsequent to September l, 1888,
will not bar entries in $50 or 2:S5 classes.
Entries to above races to close with the Secre-
tary on Saturday, September l5, 1888.
+. ]. BARRErTO, President.
E. A. DECANP Secretary. au2S
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-25

Steamers orizaba and Ancon go through to San
San Diego, leaving San Pedro on the dates OF
their arrivals from San Francisco.
The 0rizaba and Ancon call at Santa Barbara
and Port Hartford. (San Luis 0bispo) only, on the
route TO and from San Francisco
The Eureka and Los Angeles call at San
Buenaventura, Santa Barbara, Gaviots, Port
Hartford. cayucos, San Simeon, Monterey and
Santa Cruz.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-09
Costly small Book.

At an auction sale IN New York re-
centlv among the books sold the one
creating the most spirited bidding was
an almanac for the year 1856, entitled
.sKaIendarium Pennsilvanlense; or,
Americas Messenger" 1nls DOCK
contains twenty leaves, not PACED ana
uncrt and this and another formerly
noSsessed bv George Brinley. OF Hart
foId an the only ones known to be III
ayis1ence 1t is especially valuable
from the fact that it is the first work OIL
tbe first printer of Philadelphia and
New York. W. Bradford of the former
citv who. in an address printed IN the
hook. saws: Hereby understand that
after great charge and trouble L have
hrougbt the great art and mystery OF
nr;ntinp. into this part OF America, De-
f;avino it NAV be of great service TO you
in several respects" 1t was sold 10
NJ Stone for $500. The other books
disnosed of include an almanac for 40,
andther for 1893, which respectively
haO ano',abt SIl. and 81; Anecdotes OF
Distinguished Persons -; Inc
American Neptune !" In three volumes;
printed in 17S1 for the use OF the hoyal
Nv of Great Britain, under the direc-
ION & of the. r. II, Lords Commls- ms
s;onars I'm of the Admiralty, brought s9o'
~ HOLY Bible. with geneatogies prefiN'
.ii' VI nrinfed in 1913 by Robert Barker,
e9' ef 7 pondon. bound in thick boards, witt
lotaI VI EJ corners and centre, was purchased
ers liie'st 500 70 A copy of the origlna
l1l ,o,.ter tor If Rhode Island College, now
Rrown's University, presented at sii'
General Assembly i'll February l'io
brought $40 54.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-09
Graudma's Knitting-work.

The noisy old mill doesn't make them
so warm, after all. Does ever the
breathless swapping machine stop to
teach a bright-eyed urchin to knit a
straight row on pair of chicken quilts?
The wrinkled old hands, how softly
they patted the cheeks of the romping
grandchild, not half SO soft in their
childish curves as the touch of grand
mas hands. The stockings grandma
knit; how much love went into every
stitch; how many prayers were wrought
into every round. Somewhere / once
read about nun who bent over her
needle work. and as oft as tear fell
| from her eyes upon the snowy fabric
she wrought about it and worked it in
with her deft needle, until at last the
strange design wrought out touching
story of her loneliness and sorrow.
And if we could read all the dreams
and thoughts and prayers that grand
ma wrought with those patient needles
we would wear the stockings she knit
next to our heart rather than on our
feet. For here is a dream of John, and
there is tear for Chris Robbie, and
here is plan for VIII, and here comes
creeping in quivering strain from
some old, old hymn that is hallowed to
us not because her lips blessed 1t so
often; see now prayer quivered all
along this round; here the stocking WAS
laid down while the old hands turned
over the leaves of the Bible that seemed
never to he out of her lap; here the old
eyes looked out across the pasture and
the moving lot down to the wooded
hills where the birds are answering
winds; here the old eyes slept for few
minutes, and here is knot. All, yes,
Philie and Annie are home this week,
and the house is full of their children.
There Will be many more knots III the
yarn before the stocking is finished.
Who is the boy whose fate II Is to hold
on his extended hands the skein of yarn
while grandma winds it off after the
romping youngsters who taunt him with
shriekS oil laughter as they desert him.
But never mind, grandma confronts
him with splendid stories of Uncle
Docs pranks when he was boy and
went to school at Carmichaeltown,
until the boy wishes the skein was five
miles long. And then he is rewarded
by a great big cooky, sweeter than
honey, because he was such a good
boy. The only thing that took the
edge off this reward was that all the
other children got just as big cookies
as he did, because somehow grandma's
rewards for the good boy and girl
managed to include all the other boys
and girls. To grandma, all children
were good; some children were better
than Others, but there were no bad
children. 4 thousand blessings, "a
thousand times told, on the dear old
face and the silver hair that crowned
the placid brow; on the wrinkled hands
and the work they wrought; on the dear
lips and blessed old hymns they sung;
on the dear old book that lay i'll her
lap, and the life that drew SO much of
love and faith and help from its pages.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-09

are about 20 1000 of an inch i'm diameter

are about % 1000 of an inch in diameter
while those of a pig, as rule, are but
about 1-4000 in diameter. 1t was con
clusively shown that the blood on the
mans garment had larger corpuscles
than pigs blood was ever known to have,
and, the fact being established that ii
was not pigs blood but human blood
On the garments, went long way to-
ward convicting the defendant.
In order to obtain samples of blood
from various animals for investigation
under the glass Piper once bled the
whole of Forepaugh's menagerie save
the monkeys. When the animals ad-
vanced to the bars of their cage the
doctor struck each on the nose with a
spring lance. making minute little
cash from which drop or two of blood
was-obtained. 1t is needless to say that
Piper didn't loaf around the lions or
tigers cages long after he had stuck his
business into their noses, as it We're.
Strange to remark that while samples
of the savage lions and big boa con-
strictor's blood could be obtained, the
keepers did not dare allow the monkeys
to be bled. 1t has been learned by eX-
perience that such undue familiarity
with monkey as lancing it makes it
insane and worthless. The blood of the
elephant and the whale is a little larger
so TO speak, than that of human being.
4 camel's blood differs from the claret
found in human veins in that the cor
puscles are oval instead of round.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-09
DESERTED.

bright sea, far-flooling all the pebbled sand
Ringing Thy ioamy pearls from stone te
stone:
Ihy lullaby, low-murmured to the strand
Sounds like a lovers tone:
And Yet know, elsewhere.
Some other shore rs fair.
my waves have kissed and lett il dry and
lone ''''
Bright sunshine, cleaning on INV COTTAGE
wall,
tracing the shadows of an ivy spray.
How tenderly thy golden touches fan
On common things to-day;
Yet, beneath other skies
Some land benighied lies.
Deserted by thy glory, cold and gray.
blithe bird, loud-warbling underneath the
caves
An eager loVe-song passionate and shrill,
Ny he;iri Is trembling amid summer leaves
WITH sweet, responsive thrill;
Yet far away, dear guest;
There Is an empty nest
W Inch thou hast left forsaken, void and
still
Fair sea, bright sunshine, birds of song
divine,
too may lose the tide the light the Law.
Others may win the kisses that were mine.
My night may be their day:
Yet, though the soul NAV sigh
For precious things gone by,
l shall have had my rapture. come what
mayl
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-09
Cheap Eating M washington.

The dairy opposite the Treasury Is a
great resort, where may he seen not only
many bureau officers and men of con-
siderable position i'll the government ser
vice, but great many others who do
not want a cheap luncheon, but a light
one, and know that if they once settle
into a restaurant chair the result Will be
a spoild appetite by dinner time. Sec
retary Chandler is one of the frequent
visitors, and often may be seen standing
in crowd of Treasury clerks, drinking
his mug of milk and munching his two
cent biscuit-that is it is two cents II he
takes buttered biscuit AID only one
cent if it is unbuttered. 1t will be seen
| by slight intellectual effort thar the
salary of a Cabinet officer for one year
would purchase 500, 600 unbuttered bis
cults. The Secretary's future may be
regarded, therefore, as reasonably Sc
cure. If the Secretary takes mug OF
milk and two unbuttered biscuits the
total cost of his luncheon is the magnifi-
cent sum of seven cents; two buttered
biscuits will raise it to nine cents, and II
he shouM take piece of pie-which he
probably would not do-as he comes
from New England, where pie-making
is a religion and not a sordid pursuit
the cost will reach fourteen cents. Thi:
is regarded, however, as extravaganza
! Ionly to be justified ina Cabinet officer.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-09

Cities are costly luXurIes, and the
bigger the city the more expensive the
luxury. The assessed valuation of pro-
perty in the city of New York for the
wear 1925 was S101 ,160, ,046, and the tax
for that year was S3S7 AS. In 1850 the
assessed valuation of property was S2Ol, :
IL, ,476-having doubled in twenty-five
years. The amount of taxes had, how
ever, increased eight times, being So
230, ,0S5. In 1915 the assessed valuation
had risen to SSS3, ,643, ,545, while the
total amount of taxation had reached
the enormous sum of S32 800, 144-hav-
ing been multiplied one hundred times
in fifty years, while the State tax chaTg-
ed against the city has risen from S5O,-
$50 in 1875 TO SS,0l2, ,3S6 in 1875. In
| 1880 the assessed value of property was
advanced to S9i2 ,571 500; but the total
tax was reduced to S2S, ,937 ,272, due to
the reduction in the State tax levied on
the city from 5000, 900 to s3,51 ,322
the city tax remaining the same
Another great grievance under which
the New York citizens labor and groan.
is the extravaganza and recklessness ot
the expenditure of the moneys raised by
taxation. If we may credit the state
ments of the journals of that metropolis
nearly half the city funds are absolute
ly squandered, worse than wasted.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-09

Among The new plants prominent is
a heliotrope named purple Gold, :"
which is descriptive of its yellow foliage,
that resembles somewhat the ribbon
line plant golden feather. 1t promises
to be valuable from its rare quality of
golden leaves, that contrast beautifully
with its purple flower. Ii has the same
delicious fragrance peculiar to all hello
tropeS. 1t originated in Cleveland
Ohio, last season, and is now for the
first time offered for sale by New .Ier-
sey florist. Ranging alongside of the
the purple and gold dheliotrOpe is another
entirely distinct variety known as
'.Swanley Giant, ;" the flower Of which
has a caTmine shade, color for the first
time seen i'll the heIiotrope. Coupled
with this valuable quality i'll tint it has
a truss of enormous size, measuring
from nine to ten inches i'll diameter. IL
has also the true heliotrope fragrance.
Among roses a new class known as
the polyantha, many lowered, appears.
These comprise in color pure white
blended pink and deep earmine. The
flowers are quite snlall-nOt much largel
than common daiSieS-buJ borne IL
large clusters, having from fifty to sixty
flowers in cluster. The habit is quite
dwarf, not exceeding eighteen inches il
height. IL flowers so profusely it vii
render continuous line of white, pinB
or carmine during the entire summer
months. This will be a new feature il
ribbon-line planting, as heretofore rose
have hardly ever been used for that pur
pose.
In the tea-rose class there is bu
little new, as these roses are out o
fashion at present and there has beel
less attempt at novelties. However
there is one that it seems hardly fair t
overlook. This is the etoile de Lyon
which is somewhat like the perle de
Ijardin in habit and style of Towering
but it is entirely different in color, bein
a shlde of canary yellow.