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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-08
Deer Isle silver Mining Company.


The adjourned meeting of the Deer Isle Sill
yer Mining Company was held at their office,
No. SO Exchange street. at 2 p. m. President
D. II. Bacon called the meeting to order.
A committee, consisting of Nessrs. Gardner
NJ. Parker George w. Parker and N. S. Gar
diner, was appointed to examine the stock list
and reported 70, 319 shares represented. Report
accepted.
On motion of Col. Geo. W. Parker. the
records Of last meeting were read and ap-
proved.
A general discussion ensued, all parties re-
gardiug a sale to the Deer Isle 8inc and Silver
Mining Company advisable.
The President then read proposition en-
bodying the main features of the new company
and the plan of sale.
On motion of Mr.. Christopher Way vote
was passed authorizing and instructing the d.
rectors to sell out to the Deer Isle Zinc and
Silver Mining Company when organized SUBJ
stantially on the terms named In said PROPOSE
ton, and the president and treasurer were au-
thorized and instructed to sign and execute the
necessary papers of conveyance. This vote
was passed unanimousy-ye 58,624 shares;
nays, none.
Mr.. G. a. Blake moved that the directors of
the new company be requested to inquire as to
the dip of the Deer Isle Silver Mining Com
psny's vein. whether or not it runs over upon
the property of the Deer Isle Consolidated
Company, and if SO, to purchase the property
of the latter if it can be done at reasonable
price.
This motion was lost-yeas 1,945 shares, nays
64,074 shares.
Adjourned for one week.
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Nov. rs, lSS2.
OFFICE HOURS:


From 800 a. m. to $50 p. M. Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from . to 10 a. m
ARRIVAL AND d pARTURE OF MAILS
Boston and intermediate O1lces-Arrive at LIS
D. m. Close at 8.k5 a. m, 12.15 p m. and 800 p.
Boston and the west-Arrive at LIS, $40. $40,
and LILO p. m. Close at BIO q. M, l2.16
inferno late or Way Mails, via Boston & Maine
Railway-Arrive at Lib and $40 p. m. Close at
Bio a. n. and l2.l5 p. m.
- Great Southern & WesJern-Arriye at LIS BIO
sic and lilo p. m Close at 8.15 a. m, 1915
p. IN. 800 and $50 p. m.
Bangor and connecting routes-Arrive at LOO D.
m. Close al l2.I p m.
Augusta and connecting routes-Arrive at 800 a.
m. and 1Oi p. M Close at 1911 pm. and 4.45
and 500 p. m.
Morning Northwestern, by Grand Trunk Railway
Arrive at S.45 a. m, Close at TOO Q. m.
Lewiston and Auburn-Arrive at 2.05 and 900 a.
m. and LOO p m. Close at $50 a. m, IL. 15 p m,
4.45 and 800 p. m.
Castine, Deer Isle, sedgwick, s. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert, Jonesport, Maehias, Machiasport, East Ma
chias, Millbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steamer
Arrive al 8 a. m. Close at p. m.
Eastport, via each sreamer-Arrlve at 800 a. N
Close at 800 p
ing OF steamers-Close at 5.15 a. m.
Express, augusta Bangor and the East-Arriye at
ZOO a. m. Close al 900 p. N.
Arrive at 100 p. m Close at IL. p. ~.
Skowhegan also closes at 800 p. m.
Canada and intermediate offices via G. T. R.-Ar-
rive at I2.45 o. m. Close at 1916 D.. m
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards fsland-Close at
1915 and $40 p. m
Swanton w. and intermediate offices, via P. IL o.
r. R.-Arriye at l0.l6 D. m. Close at 7.45 a. m.
Bartlett, N H., and intermediate offices. via P. 8
o. R. R.-Arrive at 11.05 a. m. Close at 23O p. m.
Worcester, Mass, and intermediate offices, via p
& R. r. R.-Arrive at 1.35 p. M Close at 1890
D.
Rochester, N. H. and intermediate offices, via P.
& R. r. R.-Close at 100 a. m.
Carriers deliveries are made daily Sundays ex-
cepted) in the business portion of the city at TOO
and 1000 a. m, and 200 p. m. In other sections
at 800 a. M, 800 p. m. Collections are made on
week days at TO and lib a. HI. and 200 and
800 D. m. On Sundays at 500 p. m.
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HARD WORK.
A Grand Record for the Steamer Wood
bury.

The cutter Woodbury. has been doing lively
work during the past few days. On the I'd she
received a telegram at Eastport at 1.45 a. m.
asking help for the Katahdin. After coaling she
got away at 100 afternoon, was obliged to har"
Dor near midnight at Cranberry fsle on account
OF snow and wind, got away at 5 "a m. Sd still
blowing and showing heavily. The inner pas
was full of solid ice so that she had to go
through Merchants Row, inside of Isle an
Haut, and up the bay that way. 1t was so
thick that they we're obliged to make for Cas-
tine, and that was shut in by a half-mile ice
barrier. There they heard that the steamer
Penobscot was jammed off Searsport. Thther
they proceeded, opened it up and found no Pc
nobscot. They kept on to Fort Point, opened
the Narrows, and there saw the Katahdin
which began to whistle to them, as they could
see by the steam although thev could not hear
it. Darkness coming on they were obliged to
return to Castine, the only open harbor. Com
munication was had with the Katahdin by tel
egraph. and on Sunday morning at o'clock.
they started again, a NE wind blowing
twenty-five miles an hour, and sleeting hard.
They struck the ice at O'clock and bucked at
it with varying success until 2 p. M, when
they reached the Katahdn. The Woodbury.
then started for the Penobscot, which proved
to be near Great Spruce Head. The ice was
from two TO twelve inches thick. They reached
her at o'clock, and then had half a mile of
ice between them and clear water. This was
penetrated in about an hour, the two relieved
steamers following the cutter. The vessels
nor mil Of uuf ic-
ties and the Woodbury. proceeded to Castine
where she would remain a day to rest the
crew who had been severely overworked and
to overhaul the vessel and machinery, which
had been severely tried in her rude encounters.
The Woodbnry's last months record foots up
2100 miles run, and seventeen cases of assist
ance rendered. Four days in Feb uary, three
hundred miles run, and three vessels assisted.
She will come to Portland this week.
Later information shows that they got no
rest on the 9TH but were reused up early by
bay with flag half-mast and union down." The
Woodbury. proceeded Immediately to her aid
aud found her adrift. helpless, both anchors
lost and all hands half-frozen. She proved to
be the Hero of Boston, and on being asked
whore she was bound. the reply was, "Any-
where! Anywhere, out of this'' She was
taken into Castine, where dispatch was
found saying the Katahdin was stuck again
off Belfast. She was reached at $780, re-
leased, supplied with coal, and let ont into
clear water
Our telegraph dispatches of Wednesday
show her work of Tuesday in releas-
ing the steamer Hurricane.
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Mama steamship COMPANY.

The annual meeting of the Maine Steamship
Company was held yesterday morning at the
company's office. 1t was voted to sell the
whole franchise and property of the company,
either at auction private sale, prior 10 reor-
ganization of the company, and the meeting
adjourned to Saturday, Feb 10th, without
electiDg directors. The reports were read and
accepted.
It is reported that parties holding large
amount Of stock are not satisfied with the
business done by the company the past year or
two; That they feel another boat, fully the
equal in cabin and freight accommodations Of
the Eleonoca, should be put on the line, and
that in other WAYS here should be push made
for business. II is reported that Mr.. Bailey,
the president of the company, has gone to Bos'
ton and New York to see parties who, it is pre-
sumed, will be interested il the sale OF the
compauy's property. II is also reported that
this sale is owing in great measure to the dill
ference of opinions among stockholders, some
thinking thai In order to accomplish great re-
suits more money should be put into the enter
prise, while others think they have enough
embarked already.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-08

The discussion of the school question has ex-
cited attention outside the city limits Yester-
days Boston Herald says: They are having
in Portland lively newspaper discussion, the
point of which is somewhat buried under a
mass of words, but, as near as we can get at it,
the idea is: Are our public schools doing what
they ought to do for the rising generation and
for the community at large? The answer, by
large majority, seems to be "No.'' We
printed yesterday what Mr.. Edward A. Moves
had to say about practical education, and the
uselessness of high schools which aim at fitting
all the boys for college, and he might have
spoken also Of the folly of educating or train
ing all the girls if they were to be rich mems
wives. One man whose name we know not,
furnished the PORTLAND PRESS with column
and half and more of arguments against turn
ing all our youth into what Simon Came ron
called "them literary fellers." But this writer
thinks Mr.. Cameron was right, that ga literary
feller' isn't good for much. that books and
what they will no for men are terribly over
rated, and that the boys ought to be trusted to
judge for themselves. If a boy was born to be
a book worm, bookworm he will be. If he
was not, you can't MAKE him one by any high
school arrangement yet invented.
After quoting at some length from the letter
of the PRESS correspondent "Y, the Herald
adds in way of comment: sit is truly sweet
boon to find that there are people who do not
think the worship of books a devotion which
atones for all deficiencies in other directions.
Such people are in the minority now, but we
are learning day by day"
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THE SCHOOLS.
No Results Commensurate With Expense.

No Results Commensurate With Expense
One Of the most marked results of our pres
cut cumbrous and expensive system of public
education is the bringing of scholars up to
certain dead level of development, beyond
which they seem to lack both ability and in
clnation to attain. A man eminent in Amer
lean literature, who is himself no collegiate,
and now being upwards of 70, of course had in
his youth no privileges of high schools and
similar institutions, remarked to me that he
had often noted with surprise the large and
rapidly increasing number of those (both men
and womep) able to write qnite well, bat not
able to get further. This was his conclusion
from wading through a portion of an enor-
NOUS mass every day arriving from would be
literati His experience is well-known to be
the experience also of our other distinguished
authors. This does not appear to be desira-
BILE condition of things, but it is the main re-
suit of the instruction impaired by the higher
departments of our public schools. Briefess
lawyers, and young physicians awaiting pa
tientsSa large contributors of crude articles
to periodical literature, percentage of it ap-
pearing in the dailies, without remuneration
of course. The overcrowding of professions is
Justly charged TO this Hberot education of the
many at tire expense OF the taxpayer. The
boy fresh from the graduating honors of the
high school, and filled with the conceit OF ac-
quired but iil-digested learning, can not reas-
onaby be expected to hail with enthusiasm
the suggestion that he now identify himself
with the real work of the world, through pie
beian trades or counting-room drudgery. The
opportunities for young people in humble CIR
cumstances to acquire a fine education have
been presented for many years, and the only
apparent result SO far has been an augmenta-
ton of the army of mediocrity. 1t
has been often deplured th-t there
is no likelihood that the places now
occupied by HOLMES, Whittier and Lowell will
he &iled when they are gone. kongfelloH' Q
mantle, certainly, has not fallen upon anyone,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-08
A Political History.

Mr.. Blaine is preparing political history
under the title of Twenty Years of Congress
from Lincoln to Garfield; a history of National
Legislation from 1861 to 1881" This is not to
BIZ work of "reminiscences, but a history, in
which Mr.. Blaine will treat of his own con-
nection with events impersonally. The book
will be two octave volumes. 1t is in prepare
ton of this work and other historical matter
which Mr.. Blaine is said to be contemplating
that he finds it necessary to reside in Washing
ton, where he can have access to libraries and
public documents. The time of publication is
not fixad
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THF PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING. FEB. 8.
THE PRESS.


May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of N. G.
Fessenden, Marquis, Brunell & Co.. Andrews, Arm
strong, Went orth, Hodsdon, Robert Costello, For
est City News stand, Jewett. Bose. Hltchings
81 Mcfarland, Watson, Strange, StinsOn, Boston
q Maine -'epot, and Chisholm Bros, on all trains
that run out of the city.
Auburn, Willard SMALL g. Co.
Augusta, J. #. Pierce.
Bangor, Bangor News Co.
Bar Harbor, +. S. Jordan.
Bath, J. Q. Shaw.
Biddeford, f. M. Bnrnhaxn.
A. L. Jefferson.
Brunswick B. G. Dennis n.
Cumberland Mills, F. A. Verrin. 81
Damartiscotta, e. W. Dunbaf.s
Freeport W A. Mitchell.
Fryeburg z. c. Harmon.
Fairfield K. Fl. Evans.
Pennington. D. n. Knowlton,
Gardiner, Palmer q Co,
Gorham, Jas. II. Irish & Co,
Hallowel, Q. -. paulding.
Lewiston, Chandler & Estes
Livermore Falls, G. d. Hughes.
Mechanic Falls, A. W. Bridge e. A. Thomas.
Norway, s. l.. Crockett A. D, Moves
Old Orchard Geo. e. Fogg, A. L. Jellison,
Richmond, G. A. Beale
Rockland, o. S. Andrews,
Sabattus e. H. johnson.
Saccarappa, T. e. Webb
Saco, Fl. %. Kendrick & Co.,
Springvale, g. II. Pierce.
So. Paris A. NJ. Gerry.
Thomaston, S. Delano.
Vnalhaven H. NJ. Roberts
Waldoboro G. Bliss.
Waterville, j. S. Carter.
Yarmouth, w. Smith.
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STATE NEWS.
sAGApAHoc COUNTY


While Mrs Llewelyn Colly, of Bowdoin.
ham, was doing duty as nurse at her husbands
bedside flames we're communicated to her dress
from spark in the fire place. All her efforts
to extinguish the flames were hinGered by her
husband. The sick man was under the infu-
ence of morphine and failed to appreciate the
situation. His ar was around her neck and
the more his wife endeavored to free herself
from his grasp the tighter he chung. It was
only after her clothes were nearly burned from
her that she was enabled to break away from
his arms. She went at once to the outer door
and by rolling in snowdrift her garments we're
extinguished. Over one half the surface of
her body is very severely burned. Her condi-
ton is in the highest degree critical and but
little hopes are entertained for her ultimate re-
covery. The lady is about 45 years of age and
in every way estimable. Her husband is al
most AZ the point of death, and it seems as
though neither would recover
SOMERSET COUNTY.
jeremiah Dixon, of Clinton, farmer, took
from the savings bank last Thursday $500;
this with $50 more he put in o tin trunk; this
he put in a chest under his bed in his sleeping
room. Sunday morning he found that both
locks were broken and his money gone No
clue as yet to who got it.
YORK COUNTY.
William T. Jacobs, OF Wells has lost three
young children within week of diphtheria.
George Slower, an aged citizen of Wells, was
foL nd nearly dead near his barn on Saturday
last He expired soon after being carried TO
his house. He was in very poor health aud 10
supposed to have been stunned By fall and SO
chilled BY exposure that death was inevitable,
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nor is there the least promise that the others
are to be fifty succeeded. Yet the horde of
scribblers faileth not as many harassed pub
Usher can testify. Men of will, that
indomitable will, that foreshadows sue
cess, have not in the past. and will
not in the future, require the aid of high
Youths of the right fibre do not demand to
have the road smoothed very much for them.
They instinctively feel that obstacles over
come add to their strengthen conclusion, there
need be little apprehension but that talent of
high order will bring its possessor TO the
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Real Estate Transfars.

The following transfers of real estate have
been recorded:
Brunswick-George Uniacho to Ooed B.
Merrill, land and bindings Consideration
$780,
Standish-Frank Decormier TO Daniel L.
Libby, land. Consideration $780,
Freeport-Hal Clark to Mary NJ. Clark, one
half of the homestead farm of the late Samuel
Clark. Consideration $3.50.
Gurham- Caleb g. Carver to Susan O. Moses
a lot of land. Consideration $500.
Gray-Horace L. Morse to Lucy A. Morse,
land and buildings. Consideration III.
DeeriDg-Royal leighton to w A. Il j. II.
Clark, lot OF land.
Seal boro-Hannah Googins to Chas. S. Ho-
mer, land on Libby's Neck
Bridgton-J. w. Fowler to Paul L Chandler
lot of land
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Capt. Waterhouse, who went on to New
York to take command of the Mendoza, has
had to return home sick.
Dr. Ordway of this city has sufficiently re-
covered from his late illness to be able to be
cut again.
a, a. bennett, Rss,, slsrk of ssurss, ia
confined to bis house by illness,
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A Prafiicanoapt.

Tuesday morning the Minnehaha took a
a number of the relatives and friends Of the
late Capt. Randall to Chebeague Island to at
tend the funeral and left them there intending
to return for them later in the day. When
the Minnehaha started for Chebeague in the
afternoon, a portion of her machinery gave
out, ami she returned to the city for tug.
The tug towed her down until near Chebesgue
when SO much floating ice was encountered both
boats had to give up the journey and return to
town. The boat We mt down yesterday for the
funeral guests who had been unwilling So
journers on the island over night, and brought
them to the city
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REMARKABLE!
Letter frem a Traveller.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 90 1882.
think it a duty l owe humanity to say
what your remedy has done for me One
year ago 1 contracted bad case of blood
disease, and not knowing the result of such
troub es, allowed it to run on for some
time, bat finally applied to the best physi-
clan in this city, who treated Inc for six
months. In that time took over 600 pills
Of protoiodide of mercury, "a grain EACH
and had run down in weight from 21O TO 157
pounds, and was confined to my bed with
Mercurial Rheumatism, scar, ely able to turn
myself in bed. Being travelling man, some
of he fraternity found me in this deplorable
CONDITION, and recommended me to try your
spec1tc, syzEv-zxsxs s-s<suyse cases that
s Ivy + + e S ssS Cd s's 3
commenced the use of it with very little
faith, and in less than three weeks was able
to take my place on the road. The sores
and copper-colored spots gradually disap-
peared, and to-day have not sore or spot
on my person, and my weight is PIT pounds
being more than it ever was. | do not wish
you TO publish my name, but you may show
this letter to any who doubt the merit of
s. S. S., for know it is q sure cure.
Yours truly, j. H. B.
Some thirty years ago there lived in Mont
gomery, Ala, young man who was terri
, bly, affii ted. After being treated for long
time by the medical profession of this town
with no benefit he commenced taking S. S.
S. After persistently taking it two
months he was cured. Being acquainted
with him for twenty years thereafter, can
testify that the disease never made its re-
turn.
j. W. BISHOP, j. p, Hot Springs, Ark.
If you doubt, come to see us. and we will
CURE YOU, or charge nothing! Write for
particulars and co y of the little book
A..
Ask any Druggist as to our standing.
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The Telephone.

There seems TO b. great difficulty in connect
ING with the Central office. Last night this
office tried for over twenty minutes without eff
feet This Office has lately experienced the same
trouble before. Sometimes the cause is attribu-
ted TO the transmtter. at Others to the wire
It would be well to have all these connections
made perfect before talking Of enlarging the
scope Of the company.
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uaddino Ra11s

Quite large and pleasant party assembled
al the new and beautiful residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alpheus Griffin on North street yester-
day morning TO witness the marriage of Miss
Griffin to Mr.. Reuben X. Dyer. The ceremony
was performed in strong and impressive
manner by Rev. Geo. d. Lindsay. The young
couple left by the noon train for trip to and
through New Hampshire.
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United States District Court.
BEFORE JUDGE WEBB.

WEBBs
TUEsDAY.-The February term of the United
States District Court began this morning The
grand jary was empanneled as follows
Edwin c. Townsend. foreman, Freeport; Hartley
W. Lewis VIM II Green. Portland; James H. CO X,
Thomas Eaton, Jr Brunswick: Edwin ingalls,, Ben
Freeport; job f.. Tibbe Is. Walter Cram Sanford;
Moses Merrill, Sharon Robinson, Sumner; Francis
W. j. Ward, John ID. Mart n, Sebago; hares FL.
thompson, So Berwick; Isaac t. Boothby, Charles
H. Allen Standish ~m A. carter, Nathaniel H.
Henderson, Scar borough
Excused album &c chell. VIM. Emerson, Saco;
Washington Knight, So. Berwick.
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''It isgone" That is what every man and
woman says about their cough after using Ad-
MS Botanic Cough Balsam. Trial size 10c.
If you do not feel well try the Health Lift.
Rooms 1898 Middle Street, Portland, Me.
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The state Fair.

At a meeting of the trustees of the Maine
State Agricultural Society, at the Office of the
secretary in this city yesterday. it was desided
10 held the annual State fair OF Lewiston Rsrh
and hal. Sept. 18th, 10th, Goth and 2lst.
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when the sparrow Homewara Files.

w ASu .bu0 sparrow AOm9WarQ F1l6S.
When the wicked English sparrow shall
have felt the effects of legislative interference
there will be peace in the land. Little birds
will in their nests agree, and the native birds
that destroy injurious insects and all of the
feathered tribe that have been forced to yield
to the persistent and pugnacious sparrow will
return. Early in the morning on Boston Com
mon sweet-vciced songsters will announce the
spring; late at night the insects that fiourished
upon the trees under the sparrow's supervision
will seek to hide themselves be ore the morn
ing. When the wicked the useless, the de-
spicable English sparrow shall have been
driven away, the apples will remain upon the
benghs until the proper harvest time.
Count de Button said about the English SPAR
row; sit is extremely destructive, lis plum
age is entirely useless, its flesh Indifferent food
its notes are grating to the ear, and its famil-
iarity and petulance disgusting" At the hear
ing before the committee on agriculture it is
reported that sNo one appeared in behalf Of
the sparrow" In fact, the sparrow has proved
himself an undesirable foreign element He
has become too familiar in the land of his
adoption; he has appropriated his new abiding
place to the exclusion of the former inmates
But he is under the ban of the Legislature, or
probably will be. Like the jackdaw Of Rheims
hQ 10
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NH" ADN EkxIASEMEHIS IO-DAX
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Linen Colars-Owen, Moore & Co. ~
Insurance Agency-H Fessenden.
Table Linens -Chamberln g. Homsted.
Hosiery-Owen, Moore & Co.
Rare Chanc-Geo M. Patten.
w Man.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
In Hot Water.