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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
Brief lettings.


The revenue steamer Woodbury. leaves at z
a. m. this morning for cruise to the east
ward.
The tickets are ready at McGowan's book
store for Hon. John Kelly's lecture on 'The
Early Irish Settlers of America"
Door bells were ringing lively all over the
city last night, and many were the happy faces
OF those who received valentines.
Cough will probably lecture in Portland, in
the Stockbridge course, about the 18th inst,
and the "Evening with Longfellow" come off
about March 7th.
Notwithstanding the great demand for re-
served seats for the Joseph Cook lecture at
City Hall on Thursday evening of this week,
excellent seats can yet be obtained at Stock
bridges.
The fire-boys will have grand good time at
City Hall Friday night when Falmouth Fou r
receive the Gov. Fairfelds of Saco, at City
Hall.
Capt. Knowlton, among other new attrac
lions the coming season, will locate mensg
erie at Peaks Island. Parker, on Fore street
has crew at work making the cages for thu
wild animals
Fine day yesterday. Mercury lie at s a. M,
2Sp at noon, 246 at sunset wind southwest.
There will be masquerade in Mechanics
Hall this evening under the auspices of the
ladies of Bosworth Relief Corps. The pro
ceeds will be given to the Soldiers and Sail
ors Monument Association.
The tenth lecture in the NJ. G. M. A. fire.
course will be delivered next Friday evenin
by MIR. j. P. Baxter. Subject: early Vos
agers.'
1t is probable that the celebrated Herkome
collection OF paintings, which has created sue
sensation in Boston and elsewhere, will 500
be exhibited in Portland under the auspices {
the Portland Society of Art
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The same tornado which destroyed ]. B.
Browns Sons large freight shed on Berlin
Mills wharf, Monday morning, also visited
Long Island. There is no regular communities
ton with the island now, but two gentlemen
yesterday morning came up in a small boat.
These gentlemen represent that the tornado
or squal, lasted at least an hour and half. 1t
was next to impossible to keep ones legs while
il blew. 1t blew down the large bowling alley
belonging to Mr.. Ponce, which is 80 feet long
40 feet wide, and two stored in one part, and q
story and half in the other. The wind lifted
it right up in the air like blanket and then
let it drop, crushing it, with its contents, in
fragments. Mr.. Ponce states the value of the
building alone at 81 800. What other damage
there may be he cannot as yet tell
The gale blew down several chimneys and a
large number of fine trees, while it defacet
and ruined many others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
A Maine central section Man 1pinred

A Maine Central Section Man Injured.
By an accident which occurred on the M ine
Central railroad ss New Gloucester, last Fri
day afternoon, John Belleveau, Maine Gem
trail section hand who lives in Lewiston, WINS
very badly hurt.
Belleveau was on fiat car and undertook TO
jump from it, while the train was moving
|. slowly, near the New Gloucester station, with
the intention of shovelling. He struck an icy
ridge of snow and slipped back against the gear
of the car. He was caught by the framework
of the brake and the end of an axle. In this
position he was dragged several car lengths It
is thought that the car did not pass over any
part of his body, but that one of his feet was
caught between the wheel and the groove. He
hasa large scalp wound. His right leg is
broken below the knee and again at the ankle.
The feshy parts of the leg are horribly bruised
and lacerated. Tie leg is thoroughly infil-
trated with blood and is becoming gangrenous
His left leg is also broken at the ankle. he
has bruises on other parts of his body. 1t will
be necessary to amputate his right leg.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
The Raymond California Excursions

The annual series of California Tours, under
the management of Messrs. w. Raymond and
and I. A. Whitcomb, will leave Boston re-
spectively April 9th, 18th and Goth The Ray
mond trips have been made with great success
for two years, and We have no doubt that this
year they win be equally satisfactory 1t seems
wonderful when we think of it that trip of
fifty-nine days, covering nearly 10000 miles,
can be made, following rigidly On established
schedule, but Messrs. Raymond and Whitcomb
will do it, and we are glad to say without any
travelling whatever on the Sabbath. A very
neat and interesting book with full descriptions
of the trip will be given or sent free, upon ap-
plication to W. Raymond, 240 Washington
street, Boston.-7he Congregationalist.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
The Blues. Recention.

There is already great interest awakened in
the city by the grand military reception ten
dered to Gov. Robbie aud staff, and the MAYER
lex Rifles of East Boston, by the Mechanic
Blues of this city, on Washington's brtbnight.
The Boston Decorating Company will decorate
the City Hall in a manner which will far sur
pass any of their former efforts, the drills by
the two companies will be something attrac.
tive and capital refreshments will be served by
Robinson. Reserved seats can be secured now
at Stockbridge's.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
THE SCHOOLS.
Another High school Pupil Speaks.

| To the Editor of the Press.
Last Monday one of your pupils wrote
link" on the "School Discussion" and with
your permission | would like to follow his ex-
ample. Much of his logic must be acknowledg-
ed good, and expresses the views of most oittne
High School pupils who have thought on the
subject Especially when he suggests that
such an arrangement should be made that the
pupils may choose for themselves what studies
they should pursue.
Few students in these days enter the High
School before they are IA years of age, many
older. and surely at this age they should DO
competent, with good advice, to select for
themselves what studies will be of most use to
them in after life. But there Is point in this
discussion that has puzzled me greatly since it
was first brought up, and that is the subject Of
forcing" "cramming,'' &C.. lit is variously
called.
In last springs discussion on longer vaca-
ton the most forcible argument in its favor
was that the pupils were "forced" beyond their
strength. Now never having attended any
other high school cannot from personal expe-
rience compare them, but the results OF the
different schools seem to contradict this argu-
ment. saw yesterday in the Argus letter
stating the comparative results of the Portland,
Bath and other high schools, and it was not
very favorable to Portland. Now If the "forc-
ing process is carried on in our school why 90
we not compete favorably with other schools?
Surely we ought to force" as much as other
schools that do not force. But let us compare
with Phillips Exeter Academy. We will &C
knowledge that they Force" but with what
result? In their preparatory department they
do surely twice as much as our classical be-
sides other work fully equivalent TO our Eng
lish course, thereby accomplishing quite three
times as much work as is done in either course
in our school. And yet we "fo,ce." don't I'M
derstand it. If we do force as those who
should know as ert, why is it that we don't
have more to show for it.
Yours truly,
A (u) o Cher P (upil.)
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
LIE VOYAGE ES SUISSE

1
| The New York Evening Post says of the
Hanton Bros, who will appear at Portland
Theatre, Thursday night, in lie Voyage en-
sulsse The Hanlon Brothers still retain
the agility for which they were celebrated
years ago and put it to excellent use. But
they are something better than mere gymnasts'
Iney are clever pantomimists in the true
sense of the word, with an ample mastery of the
art of comic expression and gesture-and they
are often most amusing when In com parative
repose. 1t would be useless to attempt any.
thing like description of the performance. as
1t is one which appeals almost entirely to the
eye. There is a thread of story, but that is of
no sort OF consequence, except as an excuse for
the introduction of the different perform ers
and some elaborate stage mechanism 1t is sufi.
cient TO say that the entertainment is brief,
full OF fun, and free from vulgafity."
THE LYCEUM
Inc Lyceum performances grow better and
Detter. Mr.. Mortimer, the manager. is de-
termined to put the performance on a sub
stantial basis and get irst-rate talent for that
purpose. They give an excellent variety en-
tertalnment and the box office receipts should
correspond with the talents of the performers.
NOTES.
There will DO no matinee at Portland Thea
tire next Saturday afternoon.
Robson and Crane will be at Portland Thea
tre next Monday and Tuesday evenings. They
will play Our Bachelors and comedy Of
Errors.'' -
:. Miss Belle Bartlett, Ada Cary, Messrs. Will
Stockbridge and Beckett will give concert at
Richmond. ~
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.Tosenh Cook


The Chicago Advance says:-"And here on
each Monday, at u o'clock sharp comes Joseph
Cook to face 5000 men and women, an audience
about as representative of this as the one to
which Peter preached the first sermon on the
day of Pentacost was representative of that
age Let as go in. First come, first served,
for the seats are free. The musician has deft-
~ touched the Keys of the great organ for ten
minutes. Look at your watch Just as the
hands are together on the figure twelve a large
man with massive head ami elephantine
tread, marches straight to the seat reserved for
him near little stand. On the platform, and
In the seat rising back of it, are scores of min
listers OF all denominations, and leading men of
all professions. The tones of the organ are
hushed, and the large man steps forward, and
with bowed head, prays a simple, direct. but
wonderfully short prayer. As he lifts his face
you see man with heavy light-colored beard,
and no mustache. His great head is crowned
with hair which will ne, er lie still until that
massive brain is at rest in the grave. The man
is bundle of nerves, and thunder-cioud
CHARGED to the utmost maneuvering TO let fall
its lightDings and bolts The first and last i'm
preston of the man is thot he is in real earn.
est and means to aim at something The pre-
lude is given sitting-and takes about thirty
minutes for its 1aii-a,s.
a collection and the lecture.
Joseph Cook is the eighth wonder of the
world. His platform just now is little high
er than the pulpit and Drawer than the press.
II is his own. He claims to represent nobody
but himself. He belongs to no party or school
or faction. He is standing alone. He is a fair
mark for the sharp-shooter of all the schools,
and the firing in his direction is lncessant He
will not beat the air nor work in tread-miIl
He knows that the battle for revealed religion
and the Gospel of Christ has shifted, and he
is, it seems quite as dissa tisfed with some OF
the old statements of doctrine as he is dis
pleased with the new.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
TITO PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. IA.


May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of N. G.
Fessenden, Marquis, Brunell & Co., Andrews Arm
strong, Went orth, Hodsdon, Robert Costello For
q Mcfarland Watson, Strange, Stineon, Boston
& Maine 0epot, and Chisholm Bros, on all trains
that run out of the city.
Auburn, Willard Small q Go,
Augusta, J. F. Pierce.
Bangor, Bangor News Co.
Bar Harbor, Z. s. Jordan.
Biddeford, F, NJ. Bnrnhaxa
A. L. Jellewuns
Brunswick, 3. q. Dennison.
Cumberland Mills, r. A. Verrf1l.
pamartiscotta, 3. w. Dunbars
Freeport, W A. Mitchell.
Fryeburg, r. c. Harmon.
Fairfield e. II. Evans.
Pennington. d. II. Knowlton.
Gardiner, Palmer s. Co.
Gorham, Jas. H. Irish g. Co.
Hallowell, G. -. ,paulding.
Lewiston, Chandler & Estes.
Livermore Falls, G. D. Hughes,
Mechanic Falls, A. W. Bridge, e. a. Thomas,
Norway, s. l.. Crockett, A. o, Noyes
0id Orchard Geo. E. Fogg, A. L. Jeilison,
Richmond, G. A. Beale
kockland, 0. s. Andrews.
Sabattus, e. H. johnson.
Saccarappa, #. E. Webb
Saco, H. B. Kendrick g. Co..
Springvale, @. Fl. Pierce
So. Paris A. NJ. Gerry.
Thomaston s. Deano.
Yinalhaven, H. NJ. Roberts.
Wsldoboro. G. Bliss.
Waterville, j. s. Carter.
Yarmouth, W. E. Smith.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
Friends Meetings.

The meetings are being continued twice each
- at the Friends meeting house, Oak street.
p.hocc., Il. Smiley will give Bible lesson
49, tod.v- at go p. m. gospel meeting
I'll ~ beid at 7.30 M, in which r. s Muir
raw and VIM. Thompson OF New Bedford and
ether workers are ezpected to take part. All
are cordially invited. The meetings are in
tended to be continued during the week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
suner,or court.
BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEy

BEFORE JUDGE BONNEH.
MISUNDERSTANDING Deehan v. w. L. Lockhart
Trover to recover the va ue of harness, pung, a
wagon and other articles formerly the property
of McKenna g. Do CHER, undertakers, upon which
plaintiff claims interest as a mortgage. The de-
PENDANT claims that the mortgage has been fully
paid. On trial
D. A, Meaher for plf. e. s. Ridlon for deft.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
,zisit OF tne Maverick RITES to Portlan

Visit Of the Maverick Rifles to Portland.
The journal gays: "The Maverick Rifles,
Com pany L. First Regiment, M. " NJ, are
hard at work perfectiDg themselves in the
drill. 80 as to give the citizens of Portland a
fine exhibition on the occasion of their visit to
the Portland Mechanic Blues on the zzo OIL
this month This will be the first appearance
under their new officers, Captain Harrington,
Lieutenant Carstenson and Stalker.
The company will muster over fifty guns on
that occasion, and will leave the Eastern Rail
road, East Boston, Thursday, the I'D IN time
TO connect with the regular O'Clock trsln' re-
turning Friday, the 23d, at noon"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
Municipal Court.

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
TuEsDAY.-Julius Jensen and James Carney.
Intoxication. Fined SIS ana costs.
Fraak Delaney. Intoxication- I'd offence. Sixty
days in county jail.
james Wilson. Vagrant. Thirty days in House OF
Correction.
Frederick Cushman. Search and seizure. Fined
500 and costs. Appealed
Josephine Brock. Intoxication. Fined So and
nasts Paid
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
Fire at Naples Village

The store OF Fred G. Wentworth was burnt
Monday night. The fire was discovered about
haif-past eleven O'Clock, and had got under
such Roadway that nothing could be saved
that was in the store. Wentworth, besides
general store, carried OH the manufacturing of
coats in the same building. All the fixtures
for that work were burned also. Insurance on
contents of store $500, on building $500.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14

Eastman Brothers & Bancroft are offering a
great bargain in remnants at their store. These
bargains are greater ones than those of week
ago. The firm must clear out these remnants
before Saturday in order to take stock, and all
who would take advantage of the opportunity
afforded them bad better call in the morning
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
Accidents.

Monday evening, Mr.. Milton Higgins, in
stepping across the stairway at his stable on
Heath street, slipped and fell to the bottom of
the stairs, dislocating his shoulder. He was
attended by DR.. Merrill. Yesterday, although
suffering considerable pain, he was as well as
could be expected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate have
been recorded:
Portland-Elizabeth W. Smith to Annie M.
Gibson, land and buildings on Pine street.
Long Island--Ann e. B. Cushing to Mary t..
Whitman, lot of land.
Harpswell-William D. johnson to Elmira
s. johnson, land on Bailey's Island.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14

every testimonial we publish of Adamson's
Botanic Cough Balsam is genuine. We here
by offer reward of five thousand dollars for
evidence proving otherwise in a single case.
f. w. KINSMAN & CO."
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Digest Your Food

if you want to be healthy. How can you if
your teeth refuse to do their work? Get them
put in order By skilful dentists, and use SOZO-
DON'T to keep them right. SOZODONT is
the best preparation for the teeth
feb12MWFSw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14

Forty Years Experience OF an Old
Nurse. MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING
SYRUP is the prescription of one OF the best
female physicians and nurses in the United
SUrtes, and has been used for forty years with
never-failing success by millions of mothers for
their children. 1t relieves the child from pain
cures dysentery and diarrhoea, gripping in the
bowels and wind collie. By giving health to
the child it rests the mother. Price Twenty
FIVE Cents bottle. Dec4 MWS&w1y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14

LADIES say that Owen, Moore & Co. are SELL
ing articles in their Fancy Work Department
remarkably cheap. 1t looks like the week be-
fore Christmas during the afternoon at this
counter.
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II need thee every hour" is what physi-
clan writes who is administering Adamson's
Cough Balsam as the best remedy for the
coughs of his patients. Trial size 10 cents.
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GRAND display at Stockbridge's Music Store
Valentine cards from cent to 81. feb13d2t
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IL you do not feel well try the Health Lift.
Rooms 1898 Middle Street, Portland, Me.
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The Bell Telephona.

The annual meeting of the National Bell
Telephone Company of the State of Maine was
holden at the company's office yesterday after
noon The old board of officers was unani-
mously elected
The treasurer reported the number of sub.
scribers Jan. LIST, 1882, 1900; number added
during the year, S03; total number of subscrib-
ers Jan 1st 1888 2 7O2 distributed as fol1ou.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14

KURAKoFE, the Pine great remedy and lung
healer, Instantly relieves and actually cures
coughs. colds asthma, consumption, as no 9TH
or can jan15MWF.&w1mo
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-14

An elegant (Courtois) B fiat Cornet, silver
plated, for $4,000, used but little, retail price
$75 90. for sale by @. X. Halves, 1T Middle
street. feb14d2t
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CITY AND VICINITY.
ZION OTHER Local. MATTER SEE FInsr pAer.l
NEW ADvERTlsEMnNTs TODAY

MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Elegant cornet-C. X. Halves.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Roller Skating Rink
Free Lectures-M. q. M. A.
Popular Vaughan st, Parish.
City Hall-Hon. John Kelly.
Waltzing-M. B. Gilbert.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
Table Cloths-Owen Moore & Co.
Lost Pocket Book.
Found Satchel.
Vacation Excursions-W. Raymond.
Rubber Circulars-Hall Rubber Co.
Tooth Brushes-0wen, Moore 4 Co.
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The GOLD Medal Rono,,at.

is the name given to that exquisite perfume of
j. & e. ATKINsoN's, which was awarded the
frat prize at the International Exhibition at
Paris. febI4W&S
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BRONCHITIS, Asthma, Catarrh, and all pull
monary complaints, transient Or chronic, per-
manently and promptly cured by Kurakoff the
great Pine remedy. jan15M WF&w1mo
Why are you i'll? Why do you suffer?
Everybody knows all aches and pains, all lam
guor and debility are cured by Browns Iron
Bitters. feb12-MWF&w
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carr

On Saturday, Feb.
Il A'4l~z ~l~-~Il 49,
our place of business
at four o'clock p. M,
in order to complete
stock.taking this week,
Commencing this
morning, and cOntinu-
ing until that time,
we shall hold a clear
ing sale of all odd lots
and remnants that
were left from the sale
of a week ago, tOgeth-
er with many greater
bargains than were Of
fered at that time.
We would advise all
who can, to come early
in the morning, in or
der to avoid the crowd
which must necessari-
~ follow later in the
day.
Eastman Bros.
1! Bancroft. :, :
febl3 diff u
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l ~
There has been expended for construction
during the year S104 5000, and with this
money, as before stated, there have been added
sos new stations, 2S7 miles extra territorial
lines, several central offices and the enlarge
ment of others.
Net earnings for the year, $se,9319 6; divi-
dends, ,298.
The company voted to accept amendment of
charter granted by the present Maine Legisla-
ture and to increase the capital stock to ST.
100000, by adding II, 900 shares of the par value
OF 800 each, and tLat the new stock be issued
In such manner and at such time as the direc-
tors may determine.
1t was voted that the thanks of the corpora
ton are hereby extended to franklin j. Rol-
Inns, Esq, for the efficient and satisfactory
manner in which he has performed the duties
OF clerk and for the valuable assistance he has
rendered the company
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-17
Abducted In Persia,

An outrage has been committed at Bake
which bids fair to become the subject OF
lively diplomatic correspondence between
Russia and Persia. The following are the
particulars OF the occurrence so lar as !
have been able to learn, In the month of
January last the wife of a Finnish Canal n
In the employ fNoble, the great petroleum
hrm, went to visit some friends living ON
the outskirts OF the town. As she had NOT
returned home by midnight her husband
started out to escort her home, but fou, d
on reaching the fieuds house that nj
vile had left some two hours previously.-
On the following morning the hush and
having vainly searched oil night for his miss
ing wife, gave notice to tho police and every
mean was used to discover what had h..
come oil the poor woman so mysterlouslv
spirited away. Two months passed and M
trace Of the missing woman was discovered
70 tho sorrow OF the husband, who spent
the whole OF his time Ia inslitutinr inuuir.
, %.. the hope ofat last finding his wife
quite recentlv, however, by some chance
tine mystery was discovered and the woman
eced.l IL would appear that when tho won =
was passing through lonely mart al US
foao home. she was suddenly seized nv
Iour men who threw q ahawl over her hesd
ana carried her on, % was aftervsrds M .
covered to . Pertain Gran living n ancho,
~ we haroor. Her csptorS, Who were Per.