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FISTULA AND PILES

Cured withOut the Use OF the Knife,
WILLIAM READ on. D., Harv .cd, ls42), AND
ROBERT NJ. READ d., Han Yard, S76) Ofllces
Evans II ouse, s55 fremont street fSoston
give special attention to the treatn ent of FHsTg
LA, PILES AND ALL DHs &AAEa Gag
TIE RECTUDE, without detention from bnsi.
ness. Abundant references given. Pamphlet sent
on application.
Once Hours-l1 am. to PINK Except sundsys,.
feb10 div
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INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP co.
PASSPORT, Me., Calais, Me-, St,
J0hD. n. B., Halifax, N. S., &c.
WINTER ARRANGEMENTS.
TWO TRIPS PER WEEK

-ssss@s. ON AND Aztec WON.
h. srA = DAY, DEC Sd, Steam
e-JASSsassssszS eFs of this Lime will
ESS'ssszzssSSsEs Leave Railroad Wharf,
cot of State street, every Monday and
Thursday st 9 p. e., for Eastport and st.
joan, With connections for Calais, Robbinston, 81
Andrews, Pembroke Houltop Woodstock Grand
NenaB, CamPobelle, Digby, Annapolis, Yarmouth
Sindsor, Halifax, aioncton, Newcastle amherst
riotou, Ssedias, Bathurst, Dalheusle, Char
lottotown. Fort Fairfield, Grand Falls, and otheR
stations the New Brunswics and Cansda, Inter.
colonial Windsor. and Annapolis, Western Coun-
ties, Rail Roads, and Stage Rontas.
~ Freight received mp TO p snd any In
formation regarding the same may be had 1T the
ofice or the Freight Agent Railroad Wharf.
For Circulars, with E2cursiob Routee, Tickees
State Rooms and further information apply
0omp9ny'e Odlce, 40 Exchange st.
eel dtf
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BOSTON, Feb. 2-Market for Refined OIL is steady
at 814 9ss4 c " gal for l15@12o test; ll1s@l2c
for Centennial and Beacon Light ESQ test. Case
at 90i,1se. as to gravity Crude Oil certificates
are quoted at ST. 1o1g@ 1OM. Parafine, stand
ard 70 gravity. at o. q. d other brands at 1Sc.
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NOTICE.

Dr. II. B. Reed, CIairvOyant and
Botanic Physician is IOcated for
a short time at Merchants Ex-
change Hotel, Temple street, Port
LAND, Me-. Room up one fig Int.
Office Hours, . a. mn. to s u. M.
dsc28 ~
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MA&RRAsaEs.

In Brunswick Josiah L. smith of Monmouth and
Mrs. Sarah 5. Coffin of Brunswick.
In Boston, Jan ~ Geo w. Taylor and Miss Lila
S Jewell, b til of Bridglon.
In Bremen. JAN "a, Augustine Fl. Miller and Miss
Mary E. simmons.
In Round Pond, Jan. "a, Alpharso b. Smith of
Bristol and Annie A. Harris of Newcastle
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Foreign Exports.

LIVERPOOL, ENG. Steamship Oregon s, 227
bush corn 1896 do peas Sla bags iour 81 do asbas-
200 do seed 800 bbls potash 80 do regulas 124
do beef 594 do apples ,OS2, 40 lbs bacon IA, 900
do lard 90. 600 do tallow "a AGO do cheese $4,000
do oatmeal %. 500 do cotton "a cases mattresses
1000 do canned meats.
BUENOs AYRES Bark Henry Lippitt-515, 619
fant Of nher
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AR at Delaware Breakwater I'd sch Carrie A Nor.
ton, Hodgdon, Charleston.
ar at Cette prev to LIST. barque Diaa Clark.
CLARK, Philadelphia.
Ar at St Helena previous to Jan %. brig motley,
Gates. from Manila for New York, (put in to stop
leak and prOeeeded.)
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TEN YEARS before any of the baking pow
ders of the present day we're thought of, the
Congress- Yeast Powder had large sale
throughout New England
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PORT OF PORTLAND.

SATURDAY, Feb 2.
Arrived.
Barque Paragon, (Br) Doane Gloucester, in tow
of tug Winch to load for South America To Chase,
Leavitt & Go.
Barque Sarah Staples, Elweli Gloucester. in
To Chase, LeaviGt & Co.
Sch Chalcedony Robinson. Portsmouth.
Sch Hattie Maud, Prout, Cape Shore, with 10000
lbs fish.
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LAUNCHED AT Bath % inst, from the yard Of
Goss sawyer Il Packard, schr City of Baltimore,
Baltimore and to be commanded BY Capt L Lawes
Of Crisfeld Md.
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Hides and a How.

PORTLAND, Feb. g.
Received by Maine Central Railroad, for Portland
% cars miscellaneous merch anose for connecting
roads, 81 cars mis- ;ellaneous merchandise.
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PACIFIC MAIL q. \. co.
TO CALIFORNIA,


sandwich KsEzHds, New Zealand azS
australia
Steamers sail from New York for Aspinwall on
the lst 10th, and goth of each month carving
passengers and freight for all the above named
ports.
Steamer Of 10th does not connect for San Fran
cisco.
Steamers sail from San Francisco regularly for
Japan, China and Sandwich Islands, New Zealand
and Australia.
For Freight, Passage sailing lists and furthe,
information, apply to or address the General Eas
tern Agents.
G. T.. BARTLETT a. co.,
1G0 Stnfe Street, Cor. Broad ST., Boston
or to W. d. LITTLE q CO.,
abSd6 81 Exchange St.. Portland.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

WISCASSET. Feb l. Sid, schs Alice Archer,
Fletcher for Savannah; Royal Arch, Megathlin,
Baltimore.
Feb lar. schs Albert Stems, Kelley Boston.
to Il ad for Mobile; Isabella Lewis do,
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General Ocean Steamer Ticket once.

EfOR sale of passage tickets BY the White Star,
a Cunard, Anchor, State, American, Red Star
North German Lloyd, Hamburg, American, Rotter.
dam, Amsterdam and Italian lines, all first class
fast passage steamers, TO and from all points in
Europe. Cabin, I'd Cabin and steerage outward and
prepaid tickets from Portland at lowest rates.
Steersge prepsid tickets from inland places in Eu-
rope to inland places in the United States. Ster
ling and Scandinavian exchange at lowest rates
Choice Cumberland and Acadia coal for sale by tn
cargo. For cabin plans, circulars sailing schemes
&c. and other information apply to j L. FARMER
Agent, % Exchange st. P. o. BOX 979.
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E0REHGN PORTS.

Ar at Las Palmas Jan 23d, sch Hattie King,
Crowley, Portland.
AT Progresso Jan % brig Helen NJ Rowley, Row.
ley, from New Orleans, disg.
At Gampeachy Jan 10, brig Leonard Meyers, Da-
WIS., for New YORK, ldg.
Kingston. Ja
Pensacola.
At Cape Hsyti Jan Is, schs Tim Field. Rellatty,
from Arroyo to load for Boston; st Crox, Fitzger-
DID, from Port Spain, ar 18th, to load for hoston
Ar at Cardsnas Jan %. sch p Hitchcock, Blair.
Portland.
Ar at St John. NIB. LIST inst, sch Clara j Wilbur,
Mabeffey, Eewburyport.
Cid Isl. sch Elizabeth DeHart. Mcintyre, Port
land.
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Was Afflicted With G0uty and Chalk
deposits around my joints, enlarged and in
famed; could not walk; pain was intense, par
ticularly at the change in the weather; was
confined to my bed; gave up all hopes of living;
used Giles Iodide Ammonia Liniment and
Pills, which remedies restored my health, dis
persed the engagements and removed the pain.
Mrs. VIRGINIA E. BRADSHAW, Stafford
Store, Va. Sold by w. f. Phillips & Co.
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Continued dullness in shipping has reduced sea
mems wages at Boston. Rates are now SIT to sic
per month
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland sally whole.aie a1arl.ss

Portland ssaily WheEesaie Market.
PORTLAND, Feb. 2.
Jobbers do not report any perceptible improve
ment in the business situation, and transactions for
the past month have been very unsatisfactory, but
it seems though favorable change must come
soon as stocks in the country are greatly reduced
and will have to be replenshed in very short
time, and that prices generally an extremely
low basis. Some claim that the turning point in the
depression has been reached and while the process
of recovery will naturally be slow and some hard
ships may yet be experienced by the iaboring
classes, gradual improvement may confidently be
expected. In Provisions the market sustains very
strong Pork and LARD, but quotations to-day
show no change here, while at the West an advance
has been established. The market is higher for
canned Beef; Libby g. Armour have advanced fb
from 70 to 10 % case, and is sold in job
bug way at 20a3 25. Sugar is steadily held at
SAC for granulated and ia for Extra G. the uni
versal opinion is that prices have touched bottom
and thai we may look for more animation in this
department. Eggs have declined to 33@33c. In
Boston Eggs have dropped I2c, now selling at 33c,
Tho following are to days closing quotations of
Flour, GRAIN Provisions, NC.
zEsour. Grain.
SnperRne ana old 4. M. Corr, car 10
low grades. % 50D4 50lnew do, car lots.65 a68
Spring and Corn, bag lots, (g76
Xxx Spring. IS 0o@6 o0lOats, car lots. @451a
Patent Spring, so~,o ~ o c; bag lots....4s
WheatS .....I otRlS w Meal - .........1Z
Michigan Win CottonSeed. car lots 20 20
ter straights5 25@5 rs ottonSeed, bag lots3O Go
Do roller....e 25Gy6 SO sSaekedBran ear lot
ST. Louis Win geo 90
ter straight. 6 00@6 Isl do bag lots. -. .23 90
Do roller g 604e6 10 lMids car lots
atents.. e e 75@7 rs do bag lotss- g. IT'S ...Ss s.
Produce. Provisions.
Cranberries, p Dbl Pork
Maine :. u 0Oggl3 ooi Backs. ..1s 5oa2o 90
Cape Cod. - 50a1A 90 Clear. ....18 5o0ll 9 90
Pea Beans 2 90a3 10 Mess ..16 50a17 90
Mediums. q 70a2 80 Meas Beef IL 50og12 90
German med2 35d2 80 Elk Mess. .12 50013 90
Yellow Eyes 3 25a3as Plate. IA 600I5 90
Onions t3bbl. 2 2592 30 Elk Plate.l5 scale 90
Irish Potatoes 4OG45 Hams ..... 121s@13e
sweetP otatoes4 1875 90 Hams, covered Is @lec
Eggs % doz. 80 G33c Lard
Turkeys, y ib 2 @22c Tub, y fb 9ss@ ga
Chickens. ....,. I6017c Tierces.. 91a9 95s
Fowl ............120l4c Pail. ...... 1o1s gloss
Ducks 1920 Seeds.
Butter. Red Top. 80 1903 90
Creamery .......34 a35c Timothy. 65a2 90
| Gilt Edge Ver....3 34c Glover 49,. 10 @12s
| Choice. ......... 80 n23c kaisins.
| Good ........15@ l6c Muscatel. 80 0o@2 rs
Store. ........,..1 2@ lao London Layr. 1o@2 60
Cheese. Ondura ....... 91a@1O1S
| Vermont LII @16 Valencia. ....... To SVS
| Facty..1l @16 Oranges.
ppIes. Valencia 50@5 90
Eating ~ Dbl. 3 00d5 90 Florida.......4 O01D5 90
| Evaporated P ID 1917 Messina. ......2 5aa3 90
! Dried Apples. - 1s g 10 Palermo ..z 5o92 10
Sliced +" ...1O0lO52 Lemons.
Sugar. Messina. ......5 00@5 80
| GRADUATED y ib -. 814 Palermo ..... GA 90
Extra C.......,.....-7M
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LIVERPOOL. ENG. Steamship Ontario--S0 tons
fine salt to Dana Co 20 head stock to Geo Leigh.
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Sch Albert L Butler. Eaton, which arrived at Bos.
back. with full cargoes each way, in As days.
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COMPLETE TREATMENT 81.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN, that the
~ subscriber has been duly appointed Executor
of the viii Of
MICHAEL FITZGERALD, late of Portland,
In the County of Cumberland deceased and nas
taken upon himself that trust by giving b jnds as
the law directs. ALI persons having demands upon
the estate of said deceased, required to
exhibit the same and all persons indebted to
said estate are called upon tc make payment to
THOMAS MULLIN, Executor.
Portland, Jan. 18th, 1854. jan21dlaw3wM"
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Wit and Wisdom.

A man having fallen down In a fit in a tai
lor's shop, an envious rival said, "That's the
only fit ever seen in that establishment"
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New Work Stock and Money Market

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Money easy at 11z@2 per
cent: prime mercantile paper at 151a. Exchange
The following are to-day's closing quotations Oh
Government Securities:
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Jan 2s. OF Hatterss, son City of Augusta, Meady,
from Mobile for Boston.
Jan "a, lat Is. lon IS, sch Dora French, from
New York for Ninatitlan.
No date. 20 miles North of Barnegat, sch 7 81
Livingston, Stinson, I'm Belfast for Jacksonville.
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If conscience is what makes towards of us all
there ought to be great many brave men in
these days.
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CURRENT LIABILITIES


The payments from the Treasury by warrants du-
ring the month of January, 1884 were as follows:
On account of civil and miscellaneous, So, 757:
ans), 1896, b21; do pensions, S67, 1852; total, IL
267, 152 The above does not include payments
made account of the interest or principal OF the
mn lir
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A medical writer says that girls are so con
one of them an offer of marriage and see.
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The pain and sorrow of morning were
turned into the comfort and pleasure of an ev-
eniDg, in the case OF Mr.. Edwin Sears, of Prov
incetown, Mass, by the use of ATHLoPHoRos.
He writes: 81 was troubled with Rheumatism
so much that 1 resolved to toy ATHLoPHoRos.
In the morning 1 could not walk across the
the room alone. After taking three doses l
was almost free from pain, and could walk as
we'll as ever"
A Pennsylvania has been killed in mock
duel 1t is now proposed to introduce the
mock duel into Virgins.
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The following are Portland quotations on Hides
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sAahrNG Gays OF STEAMSHIPS.

MINIATURE ALMANAC. 80. FEBRUARY A.
Sun rises. 6.56 High water, (P ny. 4.25
Sun sets Aba Moon Sets. ....... O0.34
MARINE NEWS.
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DOMINION LINE.

1888. WINTER ARRANGEMENTS. 1884.
LIVERPOOL AND PORTLAND.
DIRECT sgRVICE
From Liverpool From Portland.
tSARNIA, thursday, Dec. ~. Thursday Jan. II.
OREGON, Jan. 10. Jan. 81.
TORONTO, {" Jan. "a. '' Feb IA.
Liverpool, Halifax and Portland Service
From Liverpool From Portland
via Halifax. Direct.
DOMINION, Thurs. lee. 20. Thurs. Jan 10.
MONTREAL, Thurs. Jan. 3. Thurs. Jan "a.
ONTARIO, Thursday, Jan. II. Thursday Feb. z.
*No cattle or sheep carried by these Steamers.
CABlN-S5O.0O, 5000 and $1,000.
IN RET RN-S9O.oO $1,000 and $4,000.
INTERMEDIATES $4,000. Return $500.
STEERAGE-S24.0
Prepaid Steerage Tickets issued for $4,000.
For passage or freight apply TO DAVID TOR
RANCE, General Agents, Grand Trunk r. Z.
Freight Offices, Foot of India st.
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The following quotations Of stocks are received
daily by telegraph:
Sales at the Boston Brokers' Board, Feb. 2.
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HOrsfords Aei9 Phosphate IN Debility
frem Overwork.
DR.. G. W. Collins, Upton, Ind, says: 81
used it in nervous debility, broughton by over
work in warm weather, with good results"
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Public nebt atatement.

WAsEEGToS. Feb. 1.-THE following is reca'
pitulstien of the public debt statement for the
month of December:
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European Markets

(By Telegraph)
LIVERPOOL. Feb. 2.-12.S0 P.M-Cotton market
shade easer;ssupanns at 8 l5-16d; Orleans l-l5d
sales 1000 bales; speculation and export LOCO
bales.
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~ hAhhAf
old A.M.Corn, car lots. 10
new do. car lots.65 a68
Corn, bag lots, @75
Oats, car lots. @45 IL
Oats. bag lots.
Meal % ..72
CottonSeed. car lots 20 20
/ ottonSeed, bag lots30 Go
!SackedBran ear lot,
do bag lots. -. ..23 90
Mids, car lots.
$24M@25h
do bag lotse- ...26 SO
Rrnyis5OEs.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-10
HIS DEAD CHILD,

N. o. .Tiues-Denocrat.
The other day New Orleans man had
occasion to so over the lake. On his way
back, and when the trim stopped at the
bay, he uoticed q man getting into the
car in front of him with a little baby in
his arms. After the train had got under
way the conductor came and said: Come
with me; want to show you the saddest.
strangest sight you ever saw and he led
the way into the next car. There sat the
man whom he had noticed with the babe;
his precious little bundle lay quiet on
the seat 10 fropt of him, and as these
other two men watched he leaned over
and looked long and earnestly in the lit.
tie face, and then kissed the frail finger
tips he held so gently In his hand. That
baby's dead,' said the conductor. st
died this mo! niug at tie bay. He couldn't
bear to put it in q cofin, because then it
would have t. 60 without him in the
baggage-car, and so he is just carrying it
home to New o leans in his arms S5rick-
en- to the hearts core he sat there quiet
and nnheeding. watching over his dead
child. kissing the fingers that would uev-
or again softly clasp his, looking down
upon the white lids that had closed over
the bright eyes as the petals of a sensi-
tive flower close at night time over its
delicate heart, and tho world was nothing
to him.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-10
SIZE WAITED 70 P0P.

Barliogton Free Press.
Say. George, Pm going to pop"
The young man reached for hi. haa
with . frightened expression of countso.
ance and faltered out something about
an engagement with . man down It The
hotel. 100
"Why, George, you amt going sssas,y,
are youf l was just going to ~ that If
you'd stay little while longer d pop"
George disappeared through the psrlor
door, and was hastily fambiins for tho
catch-iock in the hall.
"Say, George, what's tho msttar ~ she
cried, rushing out after him. "wb.t are
you going away 10 such . hurry fort If
you'll stop jast few moments longer ri,
pop
But George was thrashing around In
the storm-bo1se. and jabbing the door al,
over to find the itch. He fna ly burst 81
hinge of and was kiting down the path
like frightened deer, when his girl stock
her head out into the frosty air and bswl-
ell 80 that abe could he heard a l,loa,e
away:
"Say, George, If you'll como back ri
pop some cornl'
Georse came back.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-10

In fairy tale written by the Brother; /;
Msyhew, published in London in 1sa7
and called The Good 0euius that Turned
Everything into 0old," oocar. this pa,.
sages
"Let their voices b. heard
At = distance no voice ooald re.cb,
And swiftly - thought,
Let the words be bought,
And the Lightning endowed with speeoi,,,,
"As the Queen looked up, she saw sus.
pended above her . series of long metallic
threads, which ran through the air TN
they were lost in the distance.
"'You wished to speak with your bu..
band, said the little Bee. Il sh.II i,a
pleased to convey any message you pls.ae
TO bin; and ~ I know your busiauss was
Immediate and important, I thought the
best plan would be to send it by light
ming for you, 50 that you might receive
it by the next fash. What shall sav to
him for you"
"'Asx him if be needs the fairy dress p
eagerly replied the Princess.
"'It is done,' said tho Bee.
"And instantly tho words went tearing
through the atmosphere on tho wing. of
the lightningj messenger. And swift a.
q sunbeam the answer returned"
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-10
TIRED BIRDS.

Many Of our biz :. fly sevetai thousand
miles every Autumn, passing not only
over Florida, where they might fnd per.
petual summer, but over the Grlfaud far
beyond into the grea sumner laud of the
Amazon; afGer q short stay, returning
asaio to tue Nor.h, some penetrating 10
the extreme shores of the A,c,ic seas,
How the small birds fly so great distances
is almost iucomp, Ell ens;Lle, but 1 have
seen many Of our email ieatbered friends
Of the Key Of Tortugas, two hundred
miles or moro from Cape Flo. ida, ,he
jumping off place OF the Unised Sia es.
Great focks OF them would a'isat rpon
the walls OF the iort, especially during
storlns, evidently thoroughly tired; buG
the next day they were up aud way of
over the great stretch OF the Gulf and the
Caribbean Sea.
Nunbers Of the English BIRDS aud
mauy from Nortberu Europe make yearly
voyages now into the African con tineo.,
aud care;u' observers stare that ,Ley
have seen the great storks, so CON mon In
Germany, moviog along high in the air,
beariug on their broad backs numb bers of
small birds that had taken free passage,
or were, perhaps, stealiog q ride. In tbese
wonde' full mig. at,ons many b''r's are
blown out to sea aud lost, while Others
become 80 fatigued and wo"a out that
they will alisht upou boats. A New Eu-
gland fisherman, who 10 the Autu .un fol
lows his calling fourteen or fifteen miles
cut from shore, informed me that nearly
every day he had four or five small b rds
as compaaions. They had wandered OF
from shore, or were flying across the great
bay on the lower coast Of Maine, aud had
dropped down to rest. One day the same
fisherman fell asleep while holding his
line, aud upon suddenly opening his
eyes, there sat little bird on his band
demurely cooking its head this way and
that, as II wondering whether ne was an
old wreck or piece of drift-wood.-C. F.
Holder, In st. Nicholas.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-10

Ons of the best things We have read
lately is the following Published by
Morris E. Tyler, of the Democratic Mes
seDges:
Dip the Atlantic Ocean dry with . tea.
spoon, twist your iieel into the toe OF
youk boot, send up fishingnhooks with .
balloon and fish fOr stars, get astride q
gossamer and chase the comet, choke .
mosquito:with an anvil, get a horse-trot
mp herein short, prove all things hero
tofore considered impossible to be possi.
ble. bnt never, oever attempt to please
everybody when you edit q paper.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1884-05-10
BUSINESS MELODIES.
No 1


There was a man in our town, and he
was woudrous wise, for when he marked
his prices down he then did advertise.
And when he saw his trade increase,
with all his might and main, he marked
still lower every price, and advertised
again.
Aud when he advertised again his
rivals stamped and tore, to see folks rush
with might and main to pat,onize his
store.
And viii e they sat in solitude and saw
his custom win. that mao behiod the
counter stood and raked the shekels in.
And when he Taked the sbekels 10, and
saw his fu ture rising, he took = goodly
lot of tin And kept oo sdver,ising.
Each day . generous sum he'd s.uk,
and demonstrate foil plain, the more one
pays for ptinters' ink the greater is bis
gain.-Ex.
"Tbere was o man in our town one
time, who thought him wondrous wise !;
he swore by all the fabled gods he'd never
advertise. H:s goods were advertised ere
long aud hereby hangs a taie-the ad.
was set in poupareiI, and headed Sheriff
Sale' "-Ex.