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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21

girl has been found in Atlanta who pos
sesses the power of coaxing objects across
the floor III spite of the resistance of two
strong men. Mayor Deering might en-
ploy her to cos,estss- tie pons On elsc-
ton day some of the numerous Democrats
whom his administration of city affairs has
disguised.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21

Not desiring that our readers should suf-
fer any loss by reason of the demand made
by advertisers on our space, we issue this
morning a supplement in which will be
found much interesting matter There are
two new poems, one farm ballad by Miss
Sarah o. Jewett, from the March number of
the Manhattan Magazine. Besides column
of notices of new books and periodicals, the
supplements contains another of Hon. VIM.
Goods valuable historical contributions,
and other good reading.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21

The Independent Citizens Association
have appointed finance committee, who
will proceed to demonstrate that wealth is
the product of labor by passing round the
hat All those who faver the reelection of
Mayor Deering because "he gave us good
Fourth of July'' are requested to contribute.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21

the sboss," an end of boisterous brayado
and undigni6ed wrangling, in short, an end
of Incompetence and bad manners, and re-
stored air of self respect, courtesy, peace and
industry which lately has been wanting.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The naIne and address of the writer In
ST. cases indispensable not necessarily for pnblica
ton but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
manicatiens that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21

The Democratic National Committee
n Gets on Friday to determine the time and
place of holding the national convention.
Chicago. st. Louis and Cincinnati are all
anxious to be selected as the place, and dele
cations from each city will appear before
the committee. The prospect is that Chica-
60 will be chosen. The sentiment at present
seems to be in favor Of holding the conven-
ton as late as August. Mr.. Barnum will, 1t
is said, decline reelection to the chair
manship of the committee.
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FIFTY CENTS A MONTH.

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eirculaticr. At the special rates it is also the
cheapest,
To new subscribers, during the campaign,
the price of the WEEKLY PRESS, an 8 page
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Of the Daily, will be
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21
Portland Roller Skating Rink.

Open every Afternoon and Evening. Mus
ic both afternoon and evening by Chand-
Ter. Sessions from 2 to 4.S0 and 7.45 to
1915. Juvenile assembly every Saturday
Afternoon. The elevator viii run from
7.SO to $50 every evening. None but
the celebrated WinsIow skate used at this
rink. The management reserve the right
to refuse admission and skates to all oh.
jectionable persons.
NJ. F. WINSLOW, Manager.
d0cl0 If
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
Twin Foes to Life

Are Indigestion and Constipation.
Their primary symptoms are among the
most distressing of minor human ailments,
and host of diseases, speedily resultant
from them, mutually aggravate each other
and assail at once the whole machinery
of life. Nausea, Foul Breath, Sour
Stomach, Dizziness, Headaches,
Bilious Fever, Jaundice, Dyspepsia,
Kidney Diseases, Piles, Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Dropsy, and various Skin
Disorders, are among the symptoms
and maladies caused by arrangement of
of the stomach and hnxynIe
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-21
FOOT and MOUTH DISEASE,
Regulations of the Town of Deerinx Ina
Regard Thereto.

Whereas, A contagious disease known as the foot
and mouth disease has attacked cattle belonging to
said disease in this town being solely due to the
careessness, neglect and inefciency of the United
States officials having the importation of cattle
We, the municipal officers of the town of Deering.
by virtue of the authority vested in by the law Of
this state do make record and publish the following
regulations for the town of Deering, to wit:
The driving or passage through or on any of the
highways streets roads of Deering of any CATTLE
sheep OF swine imported from any foreign country,
or the drawing of any hay, or manure imported
from any foreign country through or on any of the
highways streets roads of the said town of Deer
ing, the or sale in this town of any milk, hay
or manure produced on the farms places in this
town or any other where the said infection now
@ OF Saey a ns
tieus diseases among cattle, his successor and at
least two of the Selectmen of Deerng, is strictly
forbidden: and any person or persons olating any
of the provisions of this regulation will be punished
to the full extent of the law in such made and
provided: And all persons are hereby earnestly
requested to report any violation of this regulation
to the municipal officers of said town of Deering
Given under our hands at Deering this eighteenth
day of February, A. D. 1884.
TH0S. j. RIGGS, of
DANIEL d. CHENERY,} Deering.
Extract from the Lao Of the State of Maine in
Relation to Contagious Disease among Cattle, r. s
Chap. IA;
Sect. 43-Apy person who sells or disposes of any
animal infected or known to have been exposed to
infection within year after such exposure with
out the knowledge or consent of the municipal
officers shall be punished by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding
one year.
Sect. 44-Any person disobeyipg the orders of
said municipal officers, made In conformity with
the forteth section or driving or transporting any
neat cattle contrary to the regulations made, so
recorded and published shall be punished, as pro-
vided in section forty three.
Sec. 45-Whoever knows or has reason to suspect
the existence of any fatal contagious disease among
the cattle in his possession under his care shall
forthwith give notice thereof to the municipal offi-
GERS and for failure to do shall be punished as
provided in section forty-three.
Cautions
All people are particularly cautioned against
road, and the road leading to quarantine, for the
next thirty days.
GEORGE B. IIEAVITT, Selectmen
THoS. j. RIGGS, OF
DANIEL D. CHENERY,) Deering.
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A Thorough Purqative

medicine is the first necessity for cure.
Then the cathartic effect must be MAIN
tanned, in mild degree, just sufficient
to prevent recurrence of costiveness,
and at the same time the liver, kidneys
and stomach must be stimulated and
strengthened,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-02

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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-02

Down in the picturesque and rugged
town Of North Stonington the last rem
nant Of the once powerful tribe of Pc
quot Indians lived on State reserva-
tion set off to them more than hundred
years ago. They are about half civilized
and are rapidly dying out. Their houses
are shanties and bark huts, and they
subsist by farming, hunting and fishing.
Their little village is on the shore of
Lantern Hill Pond, and to the east of
them, on the mountain side, is the old
Indian burying ground, which contains
the ashes of many thousand PequOts. 1t
has been the tribal cemetery for centu-
ries, and is an object of great curiosity
to every one. Lately it has been cursed
with pale-faced relic hunters, and the
Indians have been put to much trouble
to keep them away. The other day a
stranger stuck a spade into the large
mound over the tomb of one Of the
Pequot kings, the one which is SAID
by the Indians to be the grave of Sas-
sacus, and had dug in four or five feet
before he was discovered. Instantly
he was the object of pursuit of a half
dozen Indians with their dogs and re-
lie fled to his boat, rapidly
rowed across the pond and so escaped
them. The Indians have reverently
filled up the grave. They threaten to |
shoot the first of the Vandals they find
prowling about the cemetery hereafter.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-02
NUMBER 80.


On the top of one of the mountains
near Hammam B'Ihra is plainly visible
the wonderful structure called the
"Tombeau de la ere tienne." This inn
mense monument, which can be seen for
hundreds of miles around, here pres
ented the appearance of a mighty dome;
its base two hundred feet in diameter,
and the circular cone rises to the height
Of one hundred and thirty feet. Those
who have had a nearer view, tell us Of
finely cut columns, and winding pas
sages leading to vaulted chambers which
are lined with beautiful carvings in
stone. The wonder is how this strange
monument came into existence. with
the name that has always clung to It,
They tell us there is no doubt that the
daughter Of Antony and Cleopatra was
buried there. This tomb has been but
slightly explored, and during the CEN
turies it has withstOod many efforts to
batter it down by means of Artillery,
The brothers Barbarossa, the famous
pirates, tried to destroy it with the
hope of finding hidden treasures, but
poisonous black wasps issued from be-
meath the stones as the workmen at
tempted to lift them, whose sting caused
instant death. Thus tradition in this
Mohommedan country has rendered
sacred the last resting place Of the de-
splsed and prosecuted Christians. An
Arab legend tells us that one of their
race was long time ago condemned to
slavery in foreign land; he was la
menting his hard fate, when venera-
ble-loOking man appeared before him
and asked him if he desired to be re-
stored to his native country. He re-
piled: "Name thy conditions, o Chris
tian, and if not contrary to the words
of Allah, 1 will joyfully comply with
them." The old man said: "In return
for thy ransom, only ask that you take
this scroll and burn it at the entrance of
the tomb of the Christians. " The Arab
gladly made the required promise, and
when he reached the tomb the myster-
ious scroll had scarcely touched the
flames, when thousands of gold and
silver coin flew from every part Of the
monument, and darted in direct line
to the country of the Christians. The
Arab threw his furnous in the air to
bring down some of the precious coin,
but as soon as they had touched the
ground the golden stream ceased. After
this miracle the pasha sent laborers to
demolish the tomb, in order to obtain
the riches it contained, when not only
the appearance of a phantom woman
terrified the workmen, but swarms of
enormous gnats drove them from the
spot. The tomb is supposed to have
been built by the Kabyles, which theory
strengthens the idea that this interesting
tribe have absorbed the remnant Of the
early North African church. We know
that at one time this people were
represented by eighty Christian Kabyle
bishops, and the facts that they now
observe the Christian and not the
Mohammedan Sabbath, and hold to one
wife, who often wears the sign of the
cross cut in her forehead, also tend to
this belief. The character of their
institutions, their hospitality, and
Industrious habits, prove their claim to
superiority; and it is certain that they
are much more ready to receive the
benefits OF civilization than the
surrounding Arabs.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-02

London will compare well as a nation
with some very important States. In
1881 itpossessed population of 4, 766,-
661. In.round numbers, the population
of Sweden is 4 100000, of Switzerland,
2,S46, 900; of Holland, 4,173,0O0; of
Belgium, $500, 900; OF Portugal, AGO.
900; of Denmark, 1,4G9, 900. Ireland
has 8, ,412, GOO. Scotland, 3,73j, 900: the
entire Dominion Of Canada, 1926, 900;
the cape (of all races), 1,250,OOO; Vic
toria, 862, 600; New South Wales, 751,-
900. If variety of situation and social
character be necessary to a nation,
London, in its eastern and western por-
tions contains bodies of citizens as diff
ferent from one another as the Swiss
of the German and the Swiss Of the
French cantons; as the Belgian Flem-
ings and the Belgian Walloons; as the
Lowlanders and Highlanders Of Scot
land. In wealth and commerce the
British metropolitan area stands far
at the head of all existing States and
with the exception Of the
United States ard France. London is
the bank of the world, its treasure. house
and its clearinghouse; and it is also the
Of civilization.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-02
A MUSIC Garden.

The windows near the top OF music
garden, as described by a close investi-
cation, were filled with plants, looking
green and cool, as seen by person sit
ting in the sweltering audience below.
He observed that four leaves, and no
more, were swaying as though moved
by strong breeze. They were palms,
broad and long, and at times they seem.
ed likely to twist themselve off their
stems, so violent and rotary was their
motion. Then he began to wonder why
none of the other leaves were affected
by the wind; and from that went to
doubling the genuineness of that sim
gular draught, which was so properly
placed to convince the audience that
the air up there was in brisk circula-
tion. An examination proved that the
four leaves were operated by clock
work.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-02

The japanese eat more fish than any
other people in the world. With them
meat-eating is a foreign innovation,
confined to the rich, or rather to those
rich people who prefer 1t to the ma
tional diet. Clearly Mr.. Okoshi is not
one Of these. He was enthusiastic
about the excellence of his native fish
dinners. He told us that the reason
why fish is not more eaten in England
is not because of its price or because of
the difficulty of transport, but because
we cook it so badly. ''To boil it is
simply to take away the best part Of Its
flavor; with us there is as many varie-
ties of fish.cooking as there are differ
emit kinds of nsh."
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-02

Several commercial men sat in the
rotunda of the Palmer house, Chicago,
recently, regaling each other with anec-
dotes of their business and scenes of
travel. The talk finally drlfted to the
subject of poIsons and run thus.
81 remember peculiar case of poison
ing in West Virginia broke in another
knight of the road. ga young lady
received an envelope by mail purport-
ing to come from cousin, and contain
ing some brown sugar. A note was
lncIOsed requesting her to eat the sugar
and burn the note and envelope. Sup
posing it to be a joke, she divided the
sugar with her sister, and both were
poisoned. One Of the girls died, and
the other was lying very low when [
heard of the case. | also had a friend
in New York who was nearly poisoned
IN almost the same way. He had been
running around town, and his afl1anced
heard of it. One day he received box
of bon-bons and note pretending to
come from new 'mash,' telling him
she desired to make his acquaintance.
1t said, if he was willing to meet her,
for him to go to certain opera that
night and eat the bon-bons during the
first act. 1t also fixed place of meet
ing at the close of the performance. 1t
was very romantic, you see, and Ned
bit at once. He was taken deathly
sick Immediately after the performance,
and would have died but for prompt
medical assistance. He afterward re-
cognlzed the writing as the disguised
of his intended, but he
never made the matter public"
''There are a multitude of substances
which rank as poisons. said the first
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-02
st. BertIn,

Near the old tower of st. Bsrtin,
which overlooks the Tamparts of st.
Omar, in France, has been set up
statue in memory of Jacqueline Rob
bins, one Of the popular heroines of
French history. During the siege of St.
Omar, in 1710 by the Duke of Marl-
borough the supplies of the town were
nearly exhausted, when Jacqueline vol
unteered to pass the enemy's lines and
obtain fresh supplies. She several times
accomplished this feat, and SO success
fully that the allies were forced at last
to raise the siege.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-02
FURNITURE
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is fully stocked with everything
needed for Housekeeping. Par.
lor suits in Walnut and Hair
cloth. Chamber suits in Wal
nut, Ash Cherry and other hard
woods, and a large variety OF
Cottage suits i'll all colors at
very low prices. Also Stoves,
Mattresses, Bedding, Lounges,
Chairs, Tables, Bureaus, Wash
stands, etc., which we will sell
on our usual easy terms.
On a bill of $1,000, LOO
down and 100 a week.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-08-02

shoe, "and toncology is truthfully
delicate science. Some of these dele
teriOus substances corrode and destroy
the textures they come in contact with,
and the sympathetic influences reach
the vital functions, while many reach
the brain and produce fatal coma. 1t
seems strange, though, that some are
fatal when introduced in the circulation
but can be swallowed with impunity.
1 remember Of a case of poisoning where
it was placed on the point of pin fas-
tening the brooch to fair woman's
throat. The case was quite prominent
in Boston some years ago. The woman
contrived to drop the pin and her vic
tim picked it up. In taking it from
him she managed to scratch his hand,
and the poison caused death. She was
detected, but, being the daughter of
wealthy citizen, believe she escaped
by being sent to an asylum.
'Do you remember of a number of
hair-pins being poisoned by monoma-
NAV pbAlC IlhlV fNSO anu bllCl DGuO ONlu
through a wholesale house2 The woman
put the finishing touches on the pms,
and had brooded so long on being COM
PEELED to work for living that she
maliciously conceived the insane idea
of having revenge on her sex. Several
ladies died from the effects. 1t was
not for long time that the fend was
detected, and then it was only after she
had grown into raving maniac, and
told it while gloating over her work. 4"
''That reminds me of strange case
which occurred in this city once.n said
a blonde individual. ga large publish
ing house employed a young lady to
assist In directing letters and putting
postage stamps on them. AS it happen
ed, she worked alongside of girl who
was her rival in love. The rival was
afraid of her, and one day she came to
mel was clerk there, by the way
and said she believed her stamps had
been poisoned, as they tasted strangely.
quietly had them examined while l
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