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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-09
PORTLAND DIRECTORY 2 1883

The canvass tor the PORTLAND DIRECTORY for
1888 has been commenced, and the publishers take
this occasion to thank the citizens and BUSINESS men
of Portland for the generous patronage given them
last year. and for the courtesy and aid extended to
the canvassers in their work The rapid sale OF the
copies of the Directory subscribed for and the
many calls for it since, shows that the publishers
size and enterprise of Portland needed and would
readily and generously sustain yearly issue of the
same They hope to make the Directory for this
wear more complete and valuable than the last, and
to this end respectfully solicit continuance of the
aid of our citizens IN the way OF advertising and
men in their canvass at houses and places of bust
ness, the value directory is its correctness,
and they cannt make it so without such help.
~ Be particular to get your correct number from
the City Civil Engineer, and have it placed upon
your door.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-09

CITY AND VICINITY.

EFoR OTHER LOCAL MATTER SEE FIRST PAGE.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
Truth in the Lime Kiln Club.

at am my painful dooty," said the presi
dent, as he opened the meeting, says the De
troit Free Press, ito inform you dat death
has again invaded our circle. Brudder Slip
back Burbanks of Syracuse, New York, am
no mo- on airth. He breathed his last three
days ago, after an illness of 16 days. What
axshun will de club take in de matter ?"
II move dat we send de widdeI resolu-
shun of sympathy" announced Judge Cada-
yer.
II reckon dat we had better resolve dat de
club had lost shinin' light" timidly added
Pickles Smith.
"De club will neither resolve nor ford any
resolutions of sympathy" remarked the
president. "De widder and chill'en can't eat
a resolution, eben if written in blue ink.
De sekretary will mail her $40 greenback
from de club finds, an express de hope dat
she am doin well under de circumstances.
"Dis club hasn't lost no shinin' light by
de death of Brudder Burbanks, he was no
sinner. Fact am, he was very common
sort of humpbacked Guild purson, an it
took him as long to add, seven an eight to-
gether as it would some other men to airn
two dollars. He was accomplished in moth
ing he ,excelled only in KILN time when at
work by de day. He would be no better off
if we pronounced forty lynn eulogies on his
character He can be no worse of If we. tell
de honest truth. De usual emblem Of sorrow
viii be hung to de knob Of de inner doah fur
de space Of two weeks, an we viii remember
Brudder fBnrbanks lass AN extremely good
natured, chen if extremely lazy. .s5so
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
THE LOST GARDEN.

There was n fair green garden sloping
From the southeast side of mountain ledge;
And the earliest tints Of the dawn came gro ping
Down through its paths from the days dim edge.
The bluest skies and the reddest roses
Arched and varied its velvet sod;
And the glad birds sang as the soul supposes
The angels sing on the hills of God.
I Wandered there when my voice seemed bursting
With lifes rare rapture and keen delights;
And vet in my heart was a constant thirstlng
For something over the mountain height,
wanted to stand in the blaze of glory
That turned to crimson the peaks of snow;
And the winds from the west all breathed story
Of realms and regions longed to know.
I saw on the gardens south side growing
The brightest blossoms that breathe of June;
| saw in the east how the sun was glowing,
And the gold air shook with a wild birds tune;
heard the drip of a silver fountain,
And the pulse of young heart throbbed with glee;
But still looked out over the mountain
Where unnamed wonders awaited me-
came at last to the western gateway
That led TO the path longed to climb;
But shadow fell on my spirit straightway,
For close at my side stood graybeard Time.
paused with feet that were faln to llnger
Hard by that gardens golden gate;
But Time spoke, pointing with one stern finger:
Pass on he said, for the day grows late"
And now on the chill gray cliffs wander;
The heights recede which thought to find,
And the light seems dim on the mountain yonder
When think of the garden left behind.
Should stand at last on it's summit Splendor,
I know full we'll it would not repay
For the fair lost tints of the dawn so tender
That crept over the edge O day.
| would go back but the ways are winding,
If ways there are to that land in sooth;
For what man ever succeeds in finding
\ path to the garden of his lost youth?
But think sometimes when the June stars glisten,
That a rose scent drifts from far away
And know when lean from the cliffs and listen,
That young laugh breaks on the air like spray.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
THE GOOD OLD WAY.

John Mann had wife who was kind and true
A wife who loved him well!
She cared for his home and their only child,
But if I the truth must tell,
She fretted and pined because John was poor,
And his business was slow to pay;
But he only said, when she talked of change,
Wen stick to the good old way y!
She saw her neghbors were growing rich
And dwelling in houses grand;
That she was living in poverty,
With wealth upon every hand;
And she urged her husband to speculate,
To risk his earnings at play;
But he only said, My dearest wife,
Well stick to the good old way"
For he knew that the money that's quickly got
Is the money that's quickly lost;
And the money that stays is the money earned
At honest endeavors cost
So he ploded along in his honest style,
And he bettered himself each day,
And he only said to his fretful wife,
Wen stick to the good old way"
And at last there came terrible crash,
When beggary, want and shame
Came down on the homes of their wealthy friends
While Johns remained the same;
For he had no debts aud he gave no trust,
My motto is this" he'd say
ITS a charm against panics of every kind
'Tis stick to the good old way!'
And his wife looked round on the little house
That was every nail their own,
And she asked forgiveness of honest John
For the peevish mistrust she had shown.
But he only said, as her fearful face
Upon his shoulder lay;
The good old way is the best way, wife,
Well stick to the good old way"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
japanese Artists at w Ork.
[Dr. Dresser, in Academy.

Dr. Dresser, In Academy
How young man made drawing of a
flying duck is very clearly described, and
with much graphic power, as the following
extract will show: A brush Of considerable
breadth was dipped in water and drawn be-
tween the fingers of the artist till nearly dry.
1t was they dipped in thin wash of India
ink, the central portion of the brush being
bent outwards so that the hair of the brush
assumed crescent-like form. The convex
or center portion was now hastily dipped
into the dark ink, and the brush allowed to
straighten itself. Two or three hairs were
now separated from one side and dipped into
dark ink, but these remained detached from
the other part of the brush. By dexterous
movement the artist produced with one
stroke the shaded body of the duck and an
outline, the few separate hairs making the
latter, while the shading resulted from the
darker ink of the center not having fully
spread to the sides of the brush. A bill is
now drawn, then feet, and then tail feathers
An eye is added, then follow a neck, legs
and few unfinished touches, when an ad-
mirable sketch of flying duck is before us,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
TWO WOMEN.

A grandma sits in her great arm chair
Balmy sweet is the soft spring air.
Through the latticed, lilac-shadowed pan
She looks to the orchard beyond the lane;
And she catches the gleam of a woman's dress
As it flutters about in the winds caress.
That child is glad as the day is long
Her lovers coming, her life's song!
Up from the orchards flowery bloom
Floats fragrance faint to the darkening room
Where grandma dreams, till tender grace
And softer light steal into her face
For once again she is young and fair,
And twining roses in her hair.
Once again, blithe as the lark above,
She is only girl, and girl IN love!
The years drop from their weary pain;
She is clasped in her lovers arms agaln!
The last faint glimmers of the daylight die;
Stars tremble out of the purple sky.
Ere Dora fits up the garden path,
Sadly afraid of grandmas wrath.
With rose-red cheeks and flying hair
She nestles down by the old armchair.
Grandma, Dick says, may we-my-l-
The faltering voice grows strangely shy.
But grandma presses the little hand;
Yes, my dearie, understand
He may have you, darlingr' Not all in vain
Did grandma dream she was young again
She gently twists shining curl:
All, me! the phil losophy OF a girl!
Take the worlds treasures-its noblest, best
And love will outweigh all the rest J"
And through the easement the moonlight coio
Streams on two heads-one gray, one goid.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
A Girl Who Spells Words Backwards.

In the plantation of Oakfeld, AroostooE
county, Me-, there is a girl who possesses the
faculty Of spelling difficult words backward
without hesitation. Her name is Hattie NJ
Drew, and she is just past her twelfth birth
day and resides with her parents in Oakfeld
They are people of moderate education,
living upon farm in rural community.
While this little girl is bright and smart as
the average of her mates, she never at
tracted particular attension until little
more than year ago it was discovered that
she possessed the singular gift of spelling
any word with which she was acquainted
backward and without hesitation. At a
spelling match recently held in the school
where she attends, without any warning,
she stood before the audience for some ten
minutes spelling words selected at random,
some for their difficulty of combination,
but without any previous knowledge Of
what they were to be, rapidly and correctly,
except one or two which she could not spell
in the proper way, and when prompted in
the correct spelling Of these she Immediate
ly reversed them. Among the words which
she spelled were: Galaxy, svzygy, astronomy,
robin, photography, difficulty, attendance,
indivisible, etc. All of these were spelled
as rapidly as the eye could follow without q
single displacement of . letter. Has any
other person without any training been able
to do this or similar feats In addition, it
may be said, upon the testimony Of the girl,
that "she can see the words In her mind,
that "she knows no reason why she should
not read the letters backward as In the usual
way.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
Can a Jesuit Take a Legacy.
Manchester (England) Guardian

Manchester (England) Guardian.l
One of the earliest cases likely to be heard
in the New Law Court will no doubt come
under the head of sensational. A well
known Roman Catholic gentleman, called
Count Eyre, who, deriving his title from
foreign source, died rather more than year
ago. He left large amount of personal
property to be equally divided among his
sons One of them is DR.. Eyre, the Roman
Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow, and another
is the Rev. VIM. Eyre, rector of the well
known Jesuit college of Stonyhurst, in Lam
cashire. The share of the latter would
amount to 100000; but as he belongs to the
Society of Jesus he cannot hold any property
of his own, and has made over his legacy to
the order. The executors object to this 1t
seems that there is some obsolete law by
which no Jesuit and no number Of Jesuits
can inherit money. The executors, there
fore. refuse to pay the share Of his legacy to
Father Eyre, and the latter claims his right
to receive what his father bequeathed him.
It is said that friend of beth parties has
offered to make matters .pleasant all round"
by perfectly legal means which he has indi-
Gated, but that the solicitors on both sides
objected. In the meantime some half dozen
Of, the leading @, c. and other well known
barristers have been retained, and the trial
will probably soon commence.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
SHOPPING LIES.
A ATexan-Montana Go.as.You.Please
Match.
brooklyn Union.l

Brooklyn Union.
"Yes, sir" continued the Texan, wiping his
mustache and contemplating the Montana
man thoughtfully. "Yes, sir, Texas norther
is such as is regarded as considerable by
them that has seen it in full operation"
"Is it callated to beat Montana biz
zard ?" inquired the man from the North
west, whetting his knife on his boot and ap,
parently much interested in the narrative OF
his companion.
"It are" replied the Texan, solemnly. ~
am prepared to say that it is cal'lated to beat
anything that blows. Stranger, I've seen a
norther carry stone wall twenty miles and
set it down as it picked it up, without dis.
placing dornick Seen it done myself
Onct seen one that turned an apple orch
ard upside down, and the man had to dig out
his harvest. And that wasn't much of q
norther, either" |"
Il learn they was pretty powerful" CON
ceded the Montana man, 'but they don't
make no speed"
Stranger" continued the Texan, falling
into the trap, stranger, / seen Texas
norther catch the first shake of an Earthquake
and carry it right over our town before that
quake could get a grip anywhere! Speed
speed! Why, stranger, seen a northe'
ketch a mortgage out'n mans hand onct
and that mortgage was due before the man
picked himself out'n the mudw
Didn't think they went so fast" observed
the Montana man, with ominous mildness
That's pretty fair goin' and think great
deal O. money could be made by importing
them northers into our parts for little
breathing places when we have blizzard
on"
"Does blizzards 90 faster than that ?" III
quired the Texan, who wanted to kick him
self for not letting the Montana man get his
work in first.
II never seen but one that wasn't making
ten thousand miles an hour" replied the
Montana man, carelessly.
What seemed to be the matter with
h im?" asked the desperate Southerner, sar-
castically.
"It was long time before we could find
out" continued he from Montana, but fin
ally when he got backset somewhere and
wasn't going over hundred miles minute,
we got on to what troubled him."
"Was he sick?" demanded the Texan,
ready to fight.
"No, he was trying to haul that dog gone
norther of yours along know it was the
same norther, cause l seen the mortgage
sticking outn his earl .....-.--.-.-.
And then they went at it; but when the
police got there the Montana man was still
a little ahead
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
A Novel Wolf Trap.
Boston Commercial Bulletin. |

Siberian wolves are caught in various
ways, sometimes by poisoned bait, and again
by traps. One of the commonest kinds OF
traps in use is large circular pen, surround
ed by high wooden fence. Outside of this
fence is another similar one, perhaps two OF
three feet distant from the first, and run
ming entirely around it. In the center OF
the pen is placed live deer or pig. In the
outer fence is small opening, the door OF
which, swinging inward, is left conveniently
and seductively open. The wolf scents the
live bate in the center of the pen, and after
vainly endeavoring to leap over the protect
ing barrier and get at it, finds the door stand
ing and at once enters in. The passage be-
tween the inner and outer fence is wide
enough to allow him to move ahead comfort
ably, but is too narrow to admit of his turn
ing about. Once in, he must keep going
straight ahead, and very naturally thinking
that in this direction lies his prey, he presses
on, licking his chops in anticipation of rich
feast. Having completed the circle of his
pen, he arrives at his starting point and finds
his further progress completely barred by
the door which still stands open as when he
entered. Pushing against this, he shuts it
close in order to get by, and has effectually
man, who has all the time been con-
cealed within, shoots or spears the animal
from the top Of the fence, draws his carcass
within, SO as to save it, and opens the outer
door again so as to welcome the next visitor
When wolves are plenty, two men or more
in one of these pens have a very busy time
for number Of days, and are scarcely able
to slaughter or skin the animals as fast as
they would like to rush in unconsciously to
their death. 1t not unfrequently happens
that the men are kept in these pens for a
number of days at time, being unable to
get out on account Of the wolves which sur
round them, and would tear them to pieces
the moment they made their appearance.
The only thing for the men to do under such
circumstances is to consider themselves in a
state of siege, and to keep on trapping and
slaughtering until the animals, starved out
and disappointed, abandon their position and
skurry off to another part of the country.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
TRAMPED INTO A FORTUNE.
He Met His Rich Montana Brother in
Chicago.
fChicapo Tribune.1

The village Of Englewood, Chicago SUBJ
urb, has this week been the scene of ro-
mantle reunion of two brothers who had not
seen each other for upward of twenty years,
and to one of the pair, at least, the occasion
was particularly joyful one. Some weeks
ago tramp applied at the residence of II.
l.. Prentis for food and nights lodging. He
had the manner and demeanOr of gentle
man, but his clothes were the uniform of a
tramp. His coat was in rags, his toes peeped
through his dilapidated boots and played
hide and seek with Jack Frost; his hair was
ragged and uncombed, and misery sat en-
throned upon his face. Mr.. Prentis gave
him food, of which he ravenously paItook,
and when told he might sleep in the house
his eyes threatened to part company with
their sockets. He protested the luxury of a
bed beneath roof would kill him, and beg
ged that he would, instead, give him mat
tress and blanket in the wood shed. This
prosperity, which he said was all he could
stand, became his portion, and that night he
slept ont-know- thing
you've-got sleep, awakening in the morning
with an expressed determination to do up
the family chores in return for his hosts
kindness. This privilege was granted him,
and he remained at the house doing odd jobs
of work to pay his way. One day this week
he returned from a marketing expedition
with the change remaining out of a sum Of
money that had been entrusted to him. and
several huge bundles. Later in the day he
appeared before the bewildered Mr.. Prentis,
dressed in the height of fashion, his smooth
ly combed locks surmounted by glossy tile
of the best make, and gold chain dangling
from vest, in the pocket of which there
ticked merrily $500 gold watch. Nearly
wild with joy, he informed his benefactor
that the day previous he had accidentally
met brother in Englewood whom he had
mourned as dead for twenty years, but who
instead had been buried in the wilds of Mon
tana, where he had amassed snug fortune
of S5OO,O00, and that the Montana brother
had declared his intention to share his COM
Portable competency with the tramp brother,
provided he would accompany him back to
Montana. The tramp brother bid Mr. Prem
tis a goodbye, kicked his threadbare rags
and his hard-lot contingent upon his tramp
life into the alley, and with his generous
brother went out into his new world of
nrOSneritv
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08

The editor of the Macon (Ga) Telegraph ia
authority for the statement that draw poker
was invented somewhere about 1847 by a
Mr.. Kirkman, of Tennessee. After detailing
his own experience in playing the notable
game, and acknowledging that he paid high.
~ for all the information gained, he con-
cludes as follows: "There are, some rules
about it entirely safe Never play for money
if you cannot conveniently afford to lose it.
Don't play without you understand the
game The men are &a dead that under
stand the game" .3uo
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-08
Advice to Discouraged Lover.
Laramie Boomerang

She may be giddy, but she has just about
sized YOU up in shape, and no doubt if you
keep on trying to love her without her
knowledge and consent she will hit you
with something and put Swiss sunset over
YOUR eve. Do not yearn to win her affec-
tons all at once. Give her twenty or thirty
years in which to see your merits. She will
have more to entitle you to her respect by
that time, no doubt. During that time you
may rise to be President, and win death
less name.
The main thing you have to look out for
now. however, is to restrain yourself from
marrying people who do not wish to marry
you. That style of freshness will, in thirty
or forty years. wear away. If it does not
probably the vigorous big brother of some
"young lady of II" will consign you to the
silent tomb Do not try to promenade with
a young lady unless she gives her consent.
Do not marry one against her wishes. Give
the girl chance. She will appreciate it,
and even though she may not marry you,
she will permit you to sit on the fence and
watch her when she goes to marry some one
else. Do not be despondent. Be courageous,
and some day, perhaps, you will get there.
At present the horizon is little bit foggy.
AS you say, she may be so glddy that sne
doesn't want steady company. There is a
glimmer Of hope in that. She may be wait
ing until she gets over the agony and annoy
ance of teething before she looks seriously
into the matters of matrimony. If that
should turn out to be the case we should not
be surprised Give her chance to grow up,
and in the meantime go and learn the organ
grinders profession, and fix yourself SO that
you can provide for family. Sometimes a
girl only II years old is able to discern that
young intellectual giant like you is not 60
ing to make dazzling success of life as a
husband. Brace up and try to forget your
sorrow, and you may be happy yet.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1883-07-14


Il am quite certain oft"
"A few questions more, Miss Gran
ger. Will you please give me list of
the parts you have taken part in since
your first appearance in public?"
81 first played for some time with
the amateurs in New York and Brook
Ign. | then went to the Union Square
Theatre for two seasons, after that to
the Boston Globe for one season and
then to Booths theatre in this city.
Next / supported John Mccullough
and afterwards starred in Juliet, Ca
mile Rosalind, etc. Subsequently |
created the part of Cicely Blaine in the
Galley Slave and also starred in Two
Nights in Rome, playing the part of
Antonia The past year | have been
playing in the Planters Wife and the
coming season as | have said, will be
devoted to Her Second Love"
AS the writer was returning home
he fell into train of musing and Won
dered if all the women in this land who
are suffering could only know Miss
Changers experience and the remark
able results achieved by the pure
remedy she used, how much suffering
might be avoided and how much happi-
ness secured,