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The Portland daily press., 1884-01-03
Minor Mates.

The Railroad Commissioners gave hearing
at Stroug Tuesday evening on a petition for
the approval Of the preliminary papers Of the
Franklin & Megantic Railroad Co. DeciaE9n-
Withheld
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-03

A Jollifcation at the Home of Them
steers-How soIon Enjoys the Holidays.

Solon Chase had Merry Christmas, and
kindly sends the Lewiston Journal the follow
ing entertaining sketch of holiday at Chase's
The Portland daily press., 1884-01-03
FoREl1N.
Prisoners Captured Before Sontay
Massacred by Black Flags
A FRHsoH MARQUIS CONVICTED
OF masREPREsENTAT
Col. sudeikin's Den.h.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 2.-An official who
was with Li-ut-Col. Sudeikin when he was
killed last Friday night, and Who was badly
wounded, has since died An investigation
tween the assailants, and two men were killed.
1t has been ascertained that four Nihilists
committed the deed, the principsl leader being
an ex-artlllery officer named Degaietf, who Is
believed to be identical with Joblonski, the
Nihilist. The latter has been arrested.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-18

Of father mother and baby girl, sat near Us.
The baby girl was cross and wanted TO be
noticed but the oorpulent father, was SO
taken up with Miss Sincerity Weeks that
he forgot the daughter. When Miss Weeks
come out and danced, the father became SO
excited that be seized loose chair ia front
OF him and pounded the floor with it. This
was too much for the baby GIRL for Selling
her bonnet by the crown, she dashed it on
the Hoor and gave squeal that sounded
high above the uproar. Both parents then
used all Of their powers t. quiet her but
failed, until happy idea struck the father,
and as soon as the curtain fell he carried
little miss contrariness out, and when they
returned think they had both resortea to
Spiritual means for comfort, as they were
drowsy the rest Of the evening.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-18

Large numbers of dried and smoked
Lizards are imported by the Chinese ply
sicians. They are used in cases of CON
sumption and anaemia with considerable
success. Their virtues seems to lie in the
large amount of heterogeneous compounds
and phosphates they contain
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-18
DE Wis.

From North to South, from East unto the
West.
There is no rest
Wind sigheth unto wind, sea moaueth unto
sea
{" Not in me-"
And the loud waves that roar
In the deep, and on the shore -
Never, till thou restethn the green earths
breast.
Shall thou rest
Aubreyde We're IL Nelo Eark Tribune.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-18
5mg 2sq6@y Department
MISS JEAN L0UGHB0ROUGH.

: .ood in one of the recent papers upon
t.t ;s 70 be done with the young 'women
of the present day.
# went on to say that if girl is mar
,ed in the simple and natural way-the
w.v Of Che heart-it is all very good, she
hos foupd her vocation but that girls IN
this day of progress should not be brought
m with the old world fallaey that marriage
i their calling, and the sooner they do it
the betterl
Fortunately in this age Of broad educa-
ton, an unprotected girl can havea calling
of her own, and is not obliged to marry
lust for the sake of home, as was the case
few years ago.
But to refer to the article again, it said
that the first thing to do is to put an end
to the mopng ways and listless dawdIing
over crewe work.
would DEFY anybody to find halt a
dozen girls in this or any other southern
city who have time for moping ways.
They all have their hands full, with the
assistance given to the mothers and the
home Little time for dawdling over
crewel work have most girls. It did very
we'll, perhaps, during slavery times, when
there were countless little darkies to run at
your beck and call, but now it is another
thing.
The following is portion Of the article
referred to, but it is not quite practicable:
"lt will only be in very rare and abnor-
NAL cases that women will make any way
IN the world as doctors. They have not
'ne strength Of nerve for surgeons, or tho
maSslveness Of brain for physicians, but
grand sphere of work lies waiting for them
a. ScN-nurSes' What an unspeakable boon
l'V0uld be for every country village to
nave residing in it an educated woman
WHO mas received thorough training as a
nurse her services ought, of course, to
W Pdld, like those of tho nar;eh DOCTOR
WIN regular yearly salary, 50 that the
p'O,es' family might be able, if thew
Ts'uSo IT. to claim her care and attention.
: Su'n band of trained nurses we're to
o. Of'n into our retired rural districts,
I n many precious life would be saved
,ma NAN young mother would live to
o,n l' On ner child, how many widow and
fon r'u would be spared the legal starva-
mr,S parish pay, and how would the
n,d, A. uOctor bless such an INTELLIGENT
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-18

The minuet and gavotte are danced in
fashionable society in Paris this winter, in
imitation of Italian, Spanish and Greek
society, where the tartantella, the bolero
and the cirto figure in the midst ola ball
or reception.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-18
In The Sierras.

My brave world builders of the West!
Why, who hath known ye! Who
doth know
But I, who on your peaks of snow
Brake bread the first Who loved ye
best,
Who holds ye still of more stern
worth
Than all proud peoples of the earth :?
Yea I the rhymer of wild rhymes
Indifferent Of blame or praise,
Still sing Of ye as one who plays
The same old air in all strange climes-
The same wild, piercing highland air,
Because-because his heart is there.
Joaquin Miller.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-18
M and e)aieuce.
lnspeaking Of spots on the sun an Ex,

change says.
1t has been found by Professor Stewart
ana Others that magnetic changes, pro-
duced by the sun, precede meteorolog-
zeal changes both travelling from west to
east. These magnetic changes take less
than two days to travel from Canada
to England, while the weather changes
which follow take seven or eight DAYS
to cross the Atlantic. But whether
this rule holds for all parts of the world
Is not known, because Of the lack Of OBJ
servation in different countries. The
observation Of sun-spots also seems to
furnish means Of foreseeing the gen.
eral character of the seasons, for it has
been found that exceptionally hot Sum-
mers generally occur q year or two after
sun-spots have been most numerous, and
exceptionally cold Winters d year or
two after the sun has been most free
from spots. " It has also been shown
We quote the Sun newspaper" that
the most destructive cyclones in both
the East and West Indies occur when
the sun-spots are most numerous. The
great difficulty is that the period dur
ing which the sun-spots increase and
then diminish in number, is somewhat
uncertain. It is generally about eleven
years, but sometimes it is only eight
years, and again it extends to sixteen
years" This subject has a present in
terest from the fact that the sun is just
now passing through period Of spot
edness, as anybody may see by taking a
peep at it through telescope. One
singular fact that has recently been
brought to light is that when great sun
spots are numerous many small are seen
in the neighborhood Of the sun.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-18

The popular characteristics Of French
millinery grows more and more exagger-
ated. Many of the Partisan, novelties"
sent over both in hats and bonnets, have
reached an altitude perfectly redicu-
lous. The front Of one monstrosity
measured quite half a yard, and when
on the head was almost perpendicular.
He was polite, but difident, and had
got entangled in conversation with a
couple of young ladies, and was strug-
Cling along the best he could. They
were discussing the merits Of different
actresses Yves he said, "Mme.
BIS certainly very c-clever
actress, but IL think she is one of
the p-plainist women ever saw. That
is" he added politely, under the vague
impression that some qualification
should be introduced here, "I-er-
mean, Of course, present company al
ways excepted"
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-18

In Milan, Italy, society has been or
ganized to advance the interests Of woman.
1t has sent a circular to the deputies Of the
Italian Chamber, inviting them to support
female emancipation.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1884-10-18

Play r vi me amused witness Of little by
other night 'ook place at the theatre the
S'' a happy family, consisting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-16
TRADE AND COMMERCE.
The General Merchandise Markets Improving
Somewhat with More SeasOnabIe Weather.
INnIANApOIlS Anril Ii

The General Merchandise Markets Improving
Somewhat with More SeasOnabIe Weather.
INDIANAPoLIs April 10
With the more spring like weather there is a
better tone to trade, and in many branches a
marked improvement and our merchants gen
orally are in better spirits; moreover, the ind-
cations are that the downward tendency that has
characterized some of the leading articles, for
several weeks. has been arrested, and with val
les settled and confidence restored, there will be
an improvement all along the line. The spirit
of speculation has never, perhaps, been greater
or more general in the history of the country
than at the present time. and this is one of the
most discouraging features Of the day. A great
many people in their greed to make money fast
and easy are specializing in some of the leading
commodities; they do not appear to realize that
nine out of every ten thus engaged come to grief
and then tits very detrimental to general business
There are some favorable features about the
situation. The number of failures in business
continue to show a hopeful decrease. The
amounts involved by them have also been less
The demand for money at the principal financial
centers has become more urgent, showing that
shere is more use for money in business. Never
theless, the banks and other financial institu-
eions of the country have still large amount of
unemployed capital or uninvested funds. The
close of the lenten season naturally
brings trade nearer to a period of ac
tivUy; but there is no change further than
that in the general situation. Dry goods men
and hardware dealers are having really brisk
trade and the stocks of the former were never
more extensive or attractive than this season.
The grocers are having what may be termed a
good trade. Private and reliable advices from
New York continue TO report dull and weak
coffee market. Sugars were reported firmer
notwithstanding the effort to perfect combna-
fion to diminish production, which does not appear
to have been successful. Just as soon as there is
a reasonable assurance that hard-pan has been
reached largely increased demand may be
looked for. Trade in the hog products. which
has been comparatively light for a week or more
past, owing to the unsettled condition of the
markets at sources Of supply, it is. ex-
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MONEY AND SECURITIES.
stOcks Primer, will. Higher Prices for Nearl
all Securities.


Stocks Primer, with Higher Prices for Nearly
all Securities.
New YORK, April 15.-Money easy; . per cent.
asked.
Prime mercantile paper 40 IL per cent.
Sterling exchange steady; sight, 4S9 "a
Produce exports for the week, S., 0l9, 600.
Government bonds irregular; coupon fours
we're lower and three percents higher.
Railroad bonds were irregular.
State securities were dull
The stock market was somewhat firmer this
forenoon, and the general range of prices little
higher than the lowest prices yesterday. The
recovery in the market in the afternoon from
She depression Of yesterday was general and out
Of forty-fve stocks traded in to-day twenty
seven closed higher than last night, eleven lower,
and seven unchanged. The least important ad-
vances were Metropolitan Elevated, "a; Man
haitian first preferred, l; Northwestern, l. Bur
iington 81 Quincy, IL; Union Pacific, 3-S. The
most important declines were in Oregon Naviga-
tion IL; Oregon improvement, l; Pittsburg q
Fort Wayne, .; Rochester & Pittsburg, l; Mis-
souri, Pacific, IL
Favorable reports are current regarding the
settlement of trunk-line troubles Pacific Mail
was a special feature, and rose from 30 IL to
81 "a, on a report that the directors, at their
ultctiuS hO-hioAAOh: NNNl0 V~SA"AN I""A W ,
dividend of / IA per cent, and that state
ment showing the company is in good financial
condition would be submitted.
Specie engagements for Europe, including
shipments by the Vera, aggregate 81, 800, COO
Transactions aggregated 2S0 600 shares, to wit:
I4aekawanna & Western, "a, 900; Kansas & Texas,
3 600; Lake Shore, u 000 Missouri Pacific a. 600;
New Jersey Central, 5000; Pacific Mail, 5000;
Reading u. 600; St Paul, Al, 600; Texas Pacific,
5000; Union Pacific sc, 900; Western Union, 19,
000 Oregon & Transcontinental, 9,000
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Farm Notes.

Bees mark their location by sight; never
move hive until all the bees are in.
The American Farmer recommends the cult
walton of peach trees when young but it should
cease when they begin to bear.
Unworked butter, melted and mixed with vim
egar and simmered together makes good ONT
ment for sore or chapped cows teats.
Texas farmers have finished planting corn.
The spring has been favorable in the Southwest,
and the crop has been put in good shape.
The difference between creamery butter and
dairy butter is that the former is made of sweet
or unlipe cream. while the latter is made from
ripe on sorr cream.
Many man has had his pork to fail to keep
properly because it was sailed in a frozen condi-
ton. Frozen meat, whether pork, beef or NUT
ton, will not properly assmiate salt, and cannot
be depended on to keep in hot weather,
Mixed husbandry is what we need The
farmer who grows something OF everything
adapted to his locality will be safer and in the
long run viii save more, than he who devotes
his energies and land mainly to one or two
| crops
Fodder in Germany frequently runs Short for
sheep. In such q state of affairs. hay and much
straw is cut up and mixed with chatf. leaves and
some roots sliced; all is placed in vat, water
poured in, the cover pressed down and weighted:
then steam is turned on. A handful Of hay at
night will correct any tendency to laxity in the
animals
A Maine poultryman claims to have been sue
eessful in breaking his hens Of brooding by
bringing the wings over the back, and with a
strong string tying them together close down to
the back. He says that keeping them in this po-
sitiOn for few days prevents their dropping
them downward as when brooding, and they
soon 60 to laying again.
Before the grass gets much started every
moving field should be looked over carefully for
any loose stones or other rubbish that might be
i'll the way in haying time. This is work that
can hardly be trusted to any but trusty boys or
men. One rolling stone, left where the grass
will hide it. may cause a breakage that will re-
quire sending long distance for duplicate parts,
| and several days delay at time when delays
are costly as well as dangerous,
writer in the Rural New Yorker contends
that by planting corn at the earliest safe mo-
! ment we not only increase the chances that the
crop will receive the necessary number Of de-
grees OF accumulated heat during the warm sea
son, but the number of hours of sunshine as
we'll and what is nearly of as much Importance,
we advance the epoch of blossoming several
days, and by so doing hasten. maturity by several
weeks. This is and surprising statement
to many, but it is, nevertheless, correct one.
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Elsewhere.

Elsewhere.
CHICAGO, April 15-The Drovers journal re.
The market was dull and l5c lower; rough packing
hogs, $5.4005.90; heavy packing and shipping,
Sc 80; fancy light bacon SIS 3006; skips, So. 90
as.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000, shipments, 1900 The
market was slow and weak; exports $6.2006. 90;
good TO choice shipping steers, So so 15 common
to medium, $5.2O06.70; eorn-fed Texans, So rs.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; shipments, 200. The
market was steady coarse and thin sheep dull in
ferior to fair sheep $404.75 " cwt medium to
good, $505.75; choice to extra $5.6006.20.
ST. LOUIS, April Observation-Disclosures / 100;
shipments none. Holders firm; export steers, So 20
06.65; good to choice shipping steers, S. D6. 10
$505.75.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts 800; shipments,
400 The market was steady inferior to fair sheep
$3.5O0425; medium to good sheep, $3.50 5.25,
choice to extra sheep, $55006.25; Texas sheep, SO
as.
Hogs Receipts, 40OO shipments. 500 The
market active; light hogs So. rs $780, packing
hogs, So s006.10; heavy hogs, So 06.25.
BUFFALO, April 15.-Cattle = Receipts to-day,
los; receipts consigned through, 145 carloads.
The market quiet and weak fair to good, 1915
$50
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts to-day, 400; receipts
consigned through carloads. The demand was fair
but prices lower fair TO good Western sheep. 81
$3.50; Western lambs, ST. 20.
Hogs-Receipts to-day, 800; receipts consigned
through 6S carloads The market dull and
lifeess; a few sales were msde of medium weight
Workers. at So. Is 30 five carloads remain unsold.
KANSAS CITY, April 15.-The Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports: Cattle-Receipts, 1000. The market
was weak native steers of 021 to 403 ts average
sold at 50 40; stoekers and feeders, $4,000;
native cows, $3.5094.40.
Hogs-Recspts, 400. The market was duh and
15c lower; sales made of lots of 231 to 2T3
lbs average at $5.7 505.95, with the bulk of the
sales at $5.7505.G
Sheep-Recepts, 22O. The market was quiet and
unchanged
NEW YORK, April l5.-Beeves-Receipts 500.
equally divided between expectation and city trade.
Dressed beef easier; city dressed SO % 010.25.
Sheep and Lanbs-Receipts $50. The market was
dn unshorn sheep So 5007 y ewt.; yearling lam BIS
So % per head clipped sheep, $5Q5.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 3, $50. Live hogs dull and nominal
at So 10G6.35 y cwt. for fair to good
EAST LIBERTY, April 15::-oattle--slew and
unchanged. Receipts, AIS; shipments, 1,045.
Hogs-Firm. Receipts $40; shipments, A. 500.
Philadephias, $6.5007.50; good Workers. SIS. 70 a
6.25
Sheep-Tn fair demand and unchanged Receipts,
2,600 shipments. 3, 400.
CINCINNATI, April 15.-Hogs quiet; common and
light, -. 7505S5; packing and butchers, SO. 80 a
ESQ. Receipts 1,S00i shipments 2 200.
MILWAUKEE, April 15.-Hogs lower at So. so
0620.
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Oils.

OIL CITY. April 15.--United pipeine certificates
opened at 94c. and closed at 94lsc; highest price
81 7sc; lowest price 312c Sales to-day aggregated
1905, 900 brls Cearances yesterday, $ .372 ooo
brls. Runs 7S.376 brls. Shipments, 7772l brls.
Charters. 80 $50 brls. Oil City Oil Exchange stock
$3.50 per share bid $500 asked. The Derrick yes.
erday said; The total transfer of oil by the pipe
lines to the National Transit Company to date is So
500 900 barrels, leaving about 5000 600 yet in
United. An assessment for general average on that
limited quantity would make the holders of that bal
very unhappy"
PITvTSBURG. April ]5.--The petroleum market
was irregular and heavy; United pipeiue certificates
opened at 937sc advanced to 05c, broke to 93lac,
and closed at 94lee.
ANTWERP, April 15.-Pdtroleum, 19Hsf.
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Halls Journal of Health Gays that half tea
spoonful of common table-salt dissolved in a lit
tie cold water and drunk will instantly relieve
heartburn or dyspepsia. If taken every morn
ing before breakfast, increasing the quantity
gradually to teaspoonful of salt and tumbler
of water, 1t will in a few days cure any ordinary
case of dyspepsia, if at the same time due at
tention is paid TO the diet.
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pected will brighten up shortly, now that the
weather is getting warmer There is always an
improved demand when the temperature is up
to or above summer heat when cured, to a con
siderable extent, take the place Of fresh meats.
The produce markets are only moderately active.
Budd d Co in their Produce Price Current say:
Receipts Of eggs have been largest East ever
known and market gradually going lower, so we
have to put our prices to twelve cents today.
We look for a steady market at these prices.
There is little or no good butter coming in now.
We can pay eighteen cents for all good, sweet
roll, but poor and solid packed there is no de
mand for. The poultry market is steady, eX
cepting geese. which very dull and slow sale.
GRAIN.
Unchanged" covers the position Of the local
markets. The Board of Trade Price Current
says of wheat: The market is in statu quo,
with only light demand for small lots and choice
grades. Arrivals of gradable stocks continue
scarce. Futures in no request. Seaboard de-
cidedly better. New York one cent higher.
Baltimore one-half to one cent better and Chi
cago shows an advance of one cent from yester-
day. We quote
No. ! Mediterranean, track .........--....S10 4l4
No. Mediterranean track. 1.02
No. 3 Mediterranean, track. observation-disclosures 1O1
No = red, track 80
July, track 30
Corn is irmer to-day, under a better demand.
and light receipts of gradable stock have toned
up quotations No futures wanted and shipping
out of the question to seaboard points New
York is 5-Se firmer Baltimore 1-8c, and Chicago
Sc better than yesterday. We quote
No. white, track.
Yellow, track ......-.-.---......5
High mixed, track. 81 L.
Mixed, track AZ
Unmerehantable track
Sound ear. track
Oats-Market steady, and fair demand for
dpllVapV n q
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NEW YORK, April 15.-Cotton dull and easier;
futures steady; April, 11.80c May, IL. SIC; June,
/ 92c July. 12.03c; August, 2.13e September,
II.|2e; October, IL. 2e: November 10.94c; Deem
Der, 10.94ei january, lie.
MEMPHIS, April I5.-Cotton quiet at / 3te; re-
ceipts 505 bales shipments AGO balesi stock on
hand 81 500 bales sales, $50
CINCINNATI, April 15.--Cotton steady and un-
changed.
LOUISVILLE April 15--Cotton steady and un-
changed.
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Foreign Money and Stock Market.

LONDON, April 15.-6 P. Achievement bonds
United States four-and-a-hafs, 1859. Railroad
6onds-BIlwaukee s. st. Paul, 97a4; Canada Pacific,
53l4; Illinois Central 1919; Pennsylvania Cen
trail 161 as; New York Central, 1854; Erie 12l 81;
Feconds, 9014; Reading 1864.
PARIS April 15.-Rentes 76f S7loc.
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Coffee.

NEW YORK, April -Cofee-Spot lots fair Rio
dull; options opened fairly active and % 20 points
lower. owing to drop in Rio de Janiero and closed
barely steady; sales of $50 bags Rio No. April at
S35e; 1000 bags May at $50 as 35e: 10 900 bags
June at 9.30Qs.50c; $3.50 pags July at $500
S-50c; 1880 bags August at s.40aS.55e $500
bags September at $40 g. Soc . 900 bags October
at $40 ds.55e; 900 bags November al $500.
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lSs-the largest total in any previous year showing
an excess Of ., 700 packages Rain all day was very
unfavorable for trade. There has been a light trade
with agents IN woolens, but doing in eottons and
prints Agents have advanced prices Boot NJ D.
a Il and l. brown cottons l4c each The tone OF the
market is very strong.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRApH.
Produce Markets.

CHICAGO, April 15.-Gran in store April Ia:
Wheat, 10, SOP 900 bps corn, 6,79o, 900 bu; oats
l ,072, 900 bn; rye, l 239 900 bu; barley 1000
bu. Total of ali kinds, 20 092, 600 bur time
last year. 16, 242 900 bu. Four-in1proved demand
aud frIner, not higher Wheat-Demand active
The market opened higher but under influence Of free