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Notice Of First Meeting.

n DAVID W. WILLIAMS, one Of the signers Of
1 The above agreement Of Association hereby give
notice that the first meeting OF SAID association
will be held at the time and place specified in said
agreement which is hereby made part OF this no
tice for the purpose of organizing into corpora
ton adoptinp a corporate name, defining the pur-
noses of said corporation, fixing the amount Of the
capital stock and dividing tinto shares, electng
President. not less than three Directors, Secreta
ry Treasurer and any other necessary officers, and
adopting a code of bylaws.
Dated at Portland, Maine, this eleventh day OF
May, A. ID. 1888. .,,
navtA AIT
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New Houses.

David Murdoch is building a $1,000 double
tenement on Merrill street, Mr. E. c. Chase
two story carriage house and stable on Ne@bu-
ny street; Mr. f. symonds will build a two
story brick dwelling on India street, and 3. Ii.
Coleswortby Jr., DIV cling on Federal street.
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The Leao,,e pennan,

The close OF the second week of the race for
the league pennant finds Providence still in
the van, though her career has received a
check at Cleveland. Detroit has made q
marked step forward and has her team well in
hand, Chicago has had no difficulty in win
ming two games from the weakest club In the
league, and stands even with Detroit. Boston
and Buffalo share honors alike, while Phila-
dephia is nanfully struggling at the tall Of the
combination. The following table shows the
standing OF the club;
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The following transfers Of real estate in this
county have been recorded at the Registry Of
Deeds.
Deering- Manuel de Almagro to Rebeca L.
Pike, lot Of land.
Brunswick Leonard Nutter to Wills Watts,
lot Of land
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Ilalav Lodge
Ilsley Lodge.
The following officers have been elected ant

The following officers have been elected ant
installed;
W. g. T.--Edward S. Waite.
w. v. T.--Matte b. Russell.
w. S.-Wm. w. Merrill.
w. r. S.--Hattie o. Knight
w. T.--Silas b. Adams.
w. C.--Howard T.. Knight.
". M.--Hermann w. Lunt.
w. ID, M.--Linda SWEET
r. II. S.--Ada Morgan
l.. III. S.--Mrs O. o. Waite
W. A.-S.--Mrs. VIM Russell.
WI. G.--Ada Lunt
w. o. G.-Ada Knight
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CITY AND VICINITY.

The Topeka. Salina s. Western Railroad will
control $50 miles from Topeka to Delhi. and
the business on the line promises to be very
large. Their six per cent. bonds are worthy
the attention of capitalists.
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Rionnond.

fire, Saturday, destroyed the roof of the
eugine'house connected with the shoe factory,
ia this p The ilre originated from defect
i've brickwork about the boiler, and in order to
get At il II was necessary to tear off greater
part Of this brck-work. The damage will not
ha n, ant
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To make good Punch great variety of ma
teriaTs. skill and time must be employed. Avoid
all annoyance by investing in Hun PUNCH,
bottled by c. II. Graves & Sons, Boston. Sold
by Grocers. Druggists and Wine Merchants
generally. my14MTh&F
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WOOLENS, &C.,
House and Land at Cumberland
Mills by Auction.
BY AUCTION.

On THURSDAY. May II, at 3 .. m, we shall
W sell the valuable property known as the Moody
property, on Main street, consisting Of two story
water, &c; stable 1924 feet lot 7Ox100 feet This
property Is finely located ON the principal street,
wei arranged for boarders, or can easily be arrans
ed for our tenements. Terms easy.
70. BAILEY a. CO., Anctisneers.
my11 dd
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HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful weekly
publication Is a welcome visitor to the parlol
circle. The number for the ensuing week has
been received by n. G.. Fessenden, 4S4 Con.
gress Street and d. Wentworth, 553 Congress
corner Oak street.
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For Asthma, Neuralgia, Rheumatism and
all Lung troubles use the Pine Hygienic Mat
tress. Price IS, 50 and $40. j, II. Gaubert,
Manufacturer and Proprietor, 1919 Middle
Street, Portland myl1dtf
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A NOTABLE BOOK.
ThusrrOy Weeds AwtOhiorrn

Agents are wanted in oil parts Of the country TO
canvas for the Forthcoming AUTOBIOGRAPHY or
THuRLow WEFD. This Is most interesting work.
embracing numerous anecdotes of Mr.. Weeds ear
~ ife and, later giving many curious facts respect
Ing the inner political history Of the country during
the half century when his influence was so power
ful. An immense sale is expected. Send Tor cir
culars and terms to agents.
HOUGHTON, M1FFLIN s. co,
mayl4d2t Park Street, Boston, Mass.
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wsM&w1y

Everybody who has used it speaks in Its
praise-Adamson's Cough Balsam.
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WHO PAYS
III LEADS As UsUALl
THE nIFFERENCE,

The following shows the ratio Of expenses Of he
several Life Insurance Cos for the year 1882
as shown by the Annual Report.
MUTUAL LIFE co. af NY Ollie
Mutual Rene III of n. T.. 0J-IO
New England, of Boston, I96-Io
New York Life, of N. ", I44-lo
Equitable of v. ". rs
Mass. Mutual, of springfeId, 10
North Western. of milwaukee, l60-lo
Penn Mutual. of Phil. t6l-f0
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Mutual Life Insurance Co.
We call attention to the advertisement OF the
Mutual Life Co. which contains facts Of inter
est to ali insured
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a COMPETENT Drug clerk. Apply TO y. F.
N SHAW, Druggist Junction Of York and Pleas
MT streets. my14alw
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ANIMAL NEE TING.

FENhe Annual Meeting of the 'Home for Aged Men"
N will be held at the Board Of Trade Rooms, Sat
urday afternoon, May 9th at o'clock.
H,F. FURBISH,
myl4d1w Secretary.
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Cream OF Tartar
Bicarbonate Of Soda
aRnrnI RnI,inn pauaer.

Available carbonic acid gas 1851 per cents
equivalent TO 1882 cubic inches of gas per OF.
of Powder.
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FOR SALE.

The pleasant cottage and land No. IS
Cedar st. near Cumberland st. Said
b0use has nine rooms In thorough re-
pair, cemented cellar throughout, excel
lent drainage. pleasant grounds and good
neighbOrhOOd, Lot 37xl10
ID. SHAW, 48 1-2 Exchange st.
may14 eod2w@
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Two-base hits-Cook.
Ihree-base hits-Cook.
First base on called balls-Bowdoins 2, Bates l..
ftrst-base on errors Bowdoin Il, Bates 2,
Wild ptch-Wright o Whitmarsh 0.
Struck out--Bewdom o, Bates 2.
Balls called--On Wright A, on whitmarsh rs.
Strikes called-0f Wright O; Off Whitmarsh Ii !.
Passed balls Knapp 0. Sanford 2.
Earned runs Bowdoin o, Bates o.
Left on bases Bowdoin 8, Bates 5,
Time OF gama-1 hour 80 minutes
UmDire--Afr Poftar of Rrunavgick
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aRoyaI Baking Powder.v
Cream Of Tartar
Bicarbonate OF Soda
Carbonate OF Ammonia
Tartaric Acid
Starch
Available carhonic acid gas 1910 per cent.
equivalent 70 1852 cubic inches OF gas per OF.
of Powder.
Ammonia gas 0.43 per cent. equivalent TO
10.4 cubic inches per OF. of Powder.
NorE.-The Tartaric Acid was doubtless in
troduced as free acid, but subsequently COM
bined with ammonia, and exists in the Powder
rs q Tartrate OF Ammonia.
Il. G. LOVE. Phi. ID.
NKw YORK, JAN'y nth, 1891
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS


NJ Office is hereby given that on Monday May
~ lAth, the Shore road In Cape Elizabeth, from
Cape Cottage to Pond Cove will be closed for repairs
until further notice. Per order. msy14dSt
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The IsigI,t Kind of Ensurance.

The following shows the Status of several Poll
cies with the old mutual Life Insurance %.
of New Work. w. ID. LITTLE, A gent.
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Tho above shows conclusiyely that "Clere-
lands Superior is strictly pure Cream OF
Tartar Baking Powder. II has also been
analysed by Professor johnson of Yale Col
iege; DIR. Genth of the University OF Fennsyl-
vania: President Morton OF Stevens Institute;
VIM. NJ. Habirshaw, r. O. s.. Analyst for the
Chemical Trade of New York, and other emf
nent chemists, all OF whom pronounce it abso-
luiely pure and healthful.
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AUCTION SALES.
Sale by Auction

"A GkEEABLE to license from the Hon. Henry
"A @. Peabody, Judge Of Probate for Cum berl and
County, shall sell at the residence of the late Al
bion p. Wood Of West Gorham, at O'Clock a. 10 oa
Monday. the l4th day of May, about 80 tons
pressed Hay, about tons straw, loose; Cow, Heif-
er Moving Machine, Work Wagon and Rack
seiphs, Farming Tools; also large and nice lot OF
Household Goods, consisting Of Parlor Set, Plane.
Chamber Sets. Beds, Kitchen Furniture: with Az
lantc Range Parlor Coal stove, cords Of prepared
Wood Dbl clear Pork, 200 gallons Vinegar, 20
cider bbls. TIMOTHY W. BURBANK, Admiaia-
traitor. G.. ID. WEEKS, Ansuonssr.
nsR-If stormy, postponed to first fair day.
maj ul"N
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Ihaye examined samples of "cieveland's
Superior Baking Powder and "Royal
Baking Powder" purchased by myself in lshis
city. and fnd they contain:
Daily globe., 1883-07-21
THE NEUER ARITHMETIC.

A stage-coach robber was enabled to
lay up $3.50 in ten months, but Nj
agara falls hackman salted down S., ,265
in nine. How much better is it to rob
at Niagara falls than out West.
4 tramp gets a cold biscuit at one
house, piece Of meat at another, an
old vest at the third, and the owner
of the fourth house runs him three
blocks with a dog. How much more
does the tramp respect the fourth per-
son than the other three combined?
It takes twenty blows of hammer
in the hands of woman to drive ten
penny nail three inches. She misses
the nail twice where she hits it once.
How many blows does she strike in all,
and how far can her voice be heard
when she strikes her thumb?
A gentleman who has a library of
1000 volumes opens ten volumes per
year. At this rate, how long will it
take him to reach the last book?
Only one newspaper man out of ev-
cry sixty-four carries a sharp knife, but
only one lawyer out Of every 120 car
ries lead pencil. How much better
is it to be newspaper man than a law
yer?
In the vaults of the State treasury
are $500, 900, and the Treasurer starts
for Mexico. How much does he leave
behind him?
II one month the owner Of a three
minute horse lied ninety-four times re-
garding his speed. At this rate how
many times would he lie in a year, and
how would it help the speed Of the
horse any?
A school teacher gives a pupil four
teen paragraphs in the science of gov
eminent, thirteen examples in arithme-
tic. three pages Of history, one page of
grammar, one Of orthOgraphy, and half
an hour of writing as daily lesson and
expects him to stand IS per cent. At
this rate how long Will it take her to
rush him into q lunatic asylum?
Daily globe., 1883-07-21
SLEEPING ON THE WILL SIDE.

A physician was lately called to pre-
scribe for a young lady who lived in one
OF the most charming villas in Lander
vile.
Every morning she walked with
headache, and it lasted nearly half the
day. 1t has been going on for months,
ever since they moved in their new
house. The old doctor tried all the
remedies, and they all failed. Riding
and archery were fully tested, study and
practice we're cheerfully given up.
Nothing did any good.
evil you let me see your bed
room ?" asked the doctor one day, and
he was shown up into the prettiest little
nest imaginable.
Nothing wrong about the ventilation.
The windows were high and broad, and
left open every night, the patient said.
The bed stood In one corner against the
wall.
CHOW do you sleep ?" asked the doc
tor.
"On my right side at the back of the
bed, with my face to the wall. Lou
likes the front best"
"The dickens she does !' said the
doctor. $50 do I. Will you do me the
favor to wheel the bed into the middle
of the room and sleep so for week {?
Then let mo know about the head
aches"
Doctors are so absurd The middle
of the room, indeed! And there were
the windows on one side and the two
doors on the other two sides, and the
mantel with its Macrame lambrequin on
the fourth side. There was no place for
the bed but where it stood, in the COR
ner.
"Never mind Sacrifice yonr lambre-
quin, urged the doctor, "just for one
week, you know"
The lambrequin was sacrificed, and
the bed moved where it had the air on
both sides, and the headaches disap-
peared.
1t may be only an exceptionally deli
cate system that would be induced to
actual headache by breathing all night
the reflected air from wall. But pos
sibly some of the morning dullness we
know Of may be traceable to a like
cause. At any rate, plenty of breath
ing space around bed can only be an
advantage to everybody. - Christian
Union.
Daily globe., 1883-07-21
BUTTONS,

Button, button, who has the but
ton?" asked a glove that had been
dropped on the toilet-table.
I've got it." answered Jimmy's jack
ct. Give several buttons, in fact"
"No," put in the closet-door, have
it myself; the carpenter gave it to me. :"
Il had a dozen or so" said a boot,
looking rather down at the heel.
"And I have a hundred or more, 5"
yawned the easy chair, "but they don't
button anything; they don't belong to
the working class"
Here's bachelors button" re-
marked vase of flowers on the bureau.
"There's a button-wood tree in the
garden" said the button-hooker. "I
suppose you all grew there"
Il know better than that" pouted
the closet-door. mine grew in the
veins of the earth, where all the
precious metals are found. It's poor
relation of theirs"
"And we," added a pair Of ivory
sleeve-buttons, ''we grew in the land of
the white elephant. We were carved
from the tusks of the leader, who
threaded the jungles and swan the riv-
ers at the head of his troops"
my buttons" said the glove, were
nearly related to the gem which Cleo
patra dissolved for Antony. They were
mother-of-pearl, grown in the shell of
the pearl oyster, for which divers risk
their lives"
"That's something of fish story, :"
thought Jimmy's jacket. "My buttons
are only glass; but glass is sometimes
made of sand, and who knows but their
atoms may have been swept down to
the sea-shore from 'farthest India q"
"And l." whispered the bachelors
button, II sprang from tiny seed, with
all my splendor of blue and purple
wings, like the Afrite from the jar which
the fisherman found on the beach. It
is miracle how [ was packed away
there "-Magy n. Prescott, i41 st.
Nicholas.
Daily globe., 1883-07-21
LECTURERS WHO HAVE STAGE
FRIGHT

[ caught Robert J. Burdette in the
ante-room at Chickering Hall just be-
fore going upon the stage with his fun
ny lecture, writes a New York CORE
spondent.
"A-hi" he exclaimed, with tre-
mendous suspiration. "Well, but am
glad you've come! Now talk to me
Talk to me and he continued walking
up and down the floor, after shaking
hands.
What's the matter? What ails you?
What do you mean?" I said. care
you rehearsing? Have I interrupted
you? Do you want to be alone?"
"No! not" he exclaimed eagerly,
walking up to me. "Don't leave me.
Don't go away"
"What on earth is the matter ?" I
asked.
"Scared!" he said with querulous
laugh. Then I laughed. "You don't
believe me. It's true, though. I'm
afraid to go on the stage"
"Pshaw, man." said. "Why, you
are Joking; you have lectured for years"
"Yes-seventy-fve times this winter
but it don't make any difference. I
have to go through this absurd expert
ence every time. There's no getting
used to it."
"How does it make you feel?"
"Feel? Light as a cork If I was
outside I could fly right over this build
ing. Honestly and seriously, if I knew
1 had to die tonight, I should pray that
the Lord would take me just before 1
went on the stage"
"Many have the same experience,
that's some satisfaction, 1 suggested,
''if misery loves company"
eyes," he said, "I told Beecher
about my troubles, and he said, Il can
tell you one thing for your consolation
you'll never get over it. I suffer every
time L go before an audience, and am
afraid of my own congregation But
his experience doesn't give me much
comfort"
"Does your fear vanish when you get
on the stage
"No, it lasts some time, usually. I
poke around among the audience for
familiar face, and when I find friend I
lecture right at him and don't notice
anybody else. Cough tells me that he
does the same thing. He says he often
finds himself talking to some sympa-
thetic and responsive little group in one
corner, telling his stories to them alone,
as if they were in little room together"
Daily globe., 1883-07-21

opening of his horizon OF thougnu, a
great quickening Of his intellect, and a
substantial relation with the thought
and feeling of the whole world. The
difference between a man who can read
well enough to enjoy his newspaper and
one who cannot is hardly to be esti-
mated. I suppose our newspaper edu-
cation is the most influential of ali in
this country. But it depends for its
existence and its Improvement on the
preparation for its use and enjoyment
made in our common schools. It rises
in tone, spreads in intellectual breadth
and increases in moral purity as the
reading class becomes more numerous
and varied. It is a great mistake to
speak lightly of newspapers. The press,
I think, has somewhat romantic and
exaggerated idea of its supremacy in
creating or leading public opinion, but
in its general educating influence, its
stimulus for thought, it has a certain
tendency to create taste for better
reading than it can itself supply. I do
not believe it is easy to overrate its na-
tional importance.-Rev. DR.. II. W.
BelLOaUS.
Daily globe., 1883-07-21
SAYINGS.

Douglas Jerrold said: "The ugliest
of trades have their moments of pleas
ure. Now, if were a gravedigger, or
even hangman, there are some people
could work for with a great deal of
enjoyment.
Goethe said: " I have ever been con-
sidered one of Fortunes chiefest favor
ties, yet truly there has been nothing
but toll and care, and in my 18th year
I may say that I have never had four
weeks of genuine pleasure. The stone
was ever to be rolled up anew"
Sidney Smith said "When 1 began
to thump the cushion of my pulpit, on
first coming to Forston, the accumulat-
ed dust Of $50 years made such a cloud
that for some minutes lost sight of my
CONGREGATION. :"
Daily globe., 1883-07-21
FARM TIROR.

The question is often asked, "Why
are farm wages so low?" and the al
most universal answer is, Because
farmers cannot afford to pay more.
Now that is partly true and partly not
true. Taking the general average of
farm laborers, and the wages are high
enough, and farmers cannot afford to
pay more. In any other employment
OF trade men first learn how to do the
work before they offer themselves to
employers, but in farming it is differ
ent, though why it should be so is a
mystery.
A young man starts out for himself,
and the first work he attempts is farm
ing. He demands and gets the usual
wages for farm hand, though he does
not know enough about farming to har-
row a field properly.
AS to his plowing, it reminds one of
the story of the old Buckeye farmer, who
usually had yoke of wild steers to
break in in the spring and did it by
hitching them to plow. When quizzed
about his zigzag furrows, his usual
reply was, "Oh, wal, it all needs plow-
ing" Such farm labor is overpaid at
the usual wages-indeed, it is dear at
any price, and no wonder the farmer
says he cannot afford to pay higher
wages.
When the farm hand takes the time
to learn his trade and only offers his
services when he is well skilled in all
branches of it, then the farmer can
afford to pay higher wages and the
workman will earn his salary. In every
other branch of industry, skilled labor
commands the highest wages, and there
is no good reason why skilled labor
should not be employed on the farm.
Farmers are too apt to look at the
first cost of labor rather than to the
future profits, and thus unwittingly pay
too high price for unskilled labor,
verifying the old saw, penny wise and
pound foolish. ."-Dakota Farmer.
Daily globe., 1883-07-21
Retained EDITORS,

The retaining of Ieader-writer on a
great London Journal, such as the Times,
the Telegraph or the Nea0S, is a pecul-
lar feature in English journalism. If q
writer shows marked evidence of merit
or if he has the ability to write exhaus-
lively and ia graphic manner on some
special class OF subject, he is retained,
as it is termed that is, he is paid a
stipulated amount each year. With the
papers referred to, this is commonly
81, COO ($5, ,000). In receiving retainer
he binds himself not to write for any
other publication on the topics for the
treatment of which his employer has en-
gagged him. In his leisure hours he can
write on other subjects as much as he
pleases, but the implied understanding
is that he must keep himself thoroughly
informed on every phase of the particu-
lar question the Times or NeW8 wishes
him to write upon, and must be in read
mess whenever called upon to furnish
an editorial leader. It may happen that
weeks and months will pass by and no
call will be made for his service and at
another time his pen will every day be
IL demand. His retainer is not to pay
him for what he writes, but simply to
reward him for keeping himself thor
oughly informed, and to secure, when
needed, the command of his services.
For the actual writing he does for the
paper to which he is attached he receives
additional pay. The London Times
pays Tor its first or leading editorial
article $50, and $50 each for the follow
ing articles. In the Times Office it is
sometimes the case, on an important
subject, that two and even three leader
writer's are asked to cover the same
ground, and it has frequently happened
that the article, when it appears, is
formed out of the contributions of all
three, skillfully dovetailed together by
the revising editor, who has selected the
best and most striking portions of each
article submitted to him. When this is
done each writer is paid precisely as
though his leader had been printed in
its entirety. Hence the cost of some of
the Times leading editorials is $3.50. In
the other large newspapers the writer Of
the leading article commonly receives
$25, and the writer of following ones SIS
each. These rates, it may be added, are
in excess-independent of the retainer
of what is paid for editorial work by our
American journals.