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THE DOMINION.
Wreck Of the AIgoma.

OTTAWA, Nov. 16.-Investigation into the
wreck of the steamer Algoma, which occurred
near Isle Royal on the 7th and was attended with
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General of the ARMY.


1t is reported that the propriety of reviving the
grade of general of the array on the active list has
been discussed among members of Congress OF
both parties,
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a gapv choked to Death by a String.

A Eaby Choked to Death by String.
WIsCAssET, Nov. 15.-Saturday afternoon
little fifteen months old child of Mrs. Mary
Groves, at Wiscasset was ON the floor play
ing with a wood basket, to which was
fastened a small line. The mother stepped
out of the room for few moments only, and
when she returned found the child with the
cord wound around its neck in such way
that it had choked itself to death.
Two Barns Eurned.
BATH, Nov. 16.-Two large barns, owned
by John Rideeut, situated about mile north
of the Bath Driving Park, were destroyed
by fire Saturday noon. About Is tons of hay,
farming utensils, express wagon, two har-
nesses, beans and oats together with num-
Der of other articles were consumed. A
neighbor of Mr.. Rideout's lost several tons
of hay which were stored in one of the
barns. The live stock was secured by Mrs.
Rideout and young son. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The loss is estimated at
from $500 to $1,000, on which there is no
insurance.
I. O. C. T.
FARMINGToN, NoY. 16.-Franklin county
now has 10 lodges of the |. 0. of G. t. A
good number of delegates from the local
lodges assembled in Grange Hall, Farming
ton, today, and were addressed by Rev. Fl.
c. Munson, G. W. G. T., and a district lodge
called franklin District Lodge was then
organized with the election of the following
officers:
D. T-Phineas Whittier, Chesteryllle.
d. CO c. Dolbier, Kingfeld.
ID. D.-Maj. Z. j. Gilkey, Strong
p. Dbl. S. Wing, Madrid.
DIV. T.-Mrs. E. A. Hall, Chesteryille.
j. T-E. r. Norton, Pennington.
d. SEEM d. Jacobs, New Vineyard.
ID Chan--I1r L A. d Blake. Wilton.
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1t is declared this afternoon that the govern
ment will probably not allow his body to be re-
moved to Winnipeg, through fear of the demon
stration which might possibly be made by the
half-breedS at his funeral.
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NJ Brisson the premier made statement tNday
in the Chamber OF Deputies respecting the XAey
of the government. 1t was received very 61dly
fIisal of the government to grant general am
nesty to political prisoners A cabinet crisis is
probable. The cabinet at a meeting today mani
mously agreed to refuse general amnesty to po-
litcal prisoners but favored the granting Of indi
Vidual pardonS. a
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WHAT We WILL DO!
DeaneBrOs&SaWyel'
FURNI 7URE: !!

We will sell you good re-
liable Furniture lower than
you can buy the cheap
trash that is forced upon
our market to be sold.
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The NewfoundIand Fisheries.


PARIS, Nov. 16-An Anglo-French agreement
respecting the Newfoundland fisheries has been
signed in this city. 1t is regarded as a satiSfae-
tory compromise on the questions involved.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-17

The case Of James T. Holland, the Texan. who
shot and killed Thomas Davis in New York eity
on the 2lst OF August, has been postponed to tile
25th of this month.
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rhe Annual Renorts.

Secretary Manning has decided to withhold the
annual reports of the Comptroller of the Curren-
cy. Commissioner of Internal Reyenue, and
United States Treasurer from the press until
after his own report shall have been published, SO
that the facts and recommendations contained
therein shall not be known in advance OF his re-
port to Congress 1t is moreover alleged that ne
such bureau reports as have already been given
out so that any new or interesting fact that may
be contained in them shall make its first appear
ance in his own report. All synopsis of Treasury
reports far given to the press have been edited
in his Office
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Foreign Notes.

Michael Davitt has promised to personally as
sist Miss Helen Taylor in her contest for a seat
in Parliament for Camberwell, England.
The Countess of LandsdOwne arrived at Hall
fax Sunday,on the steamer Circassian, and pro-
ceeded to Ottawa.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IT.
Indications for Portland and vicinity-Slightly
warmer, fair weather.
The indications for New England today are
fair slightly. warmer weather, winds generally
southwesterly.
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: Minor Matters.

The President has selected Col. Fl. M. Lazelle,
Inspector General of the department of the Co
lumbia, as one of the officers to represent the
United States at the British manguvres in India
in January. The other officers have not been
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MOTTO +!
On and after November LIST, 1886,
our prices will be for
CABINETS $3.50 PER DOz.
PANELS 5000 PER DOz.

All persons wishing work made at present rates,
should call in now as after the above date the
prices will positively be as here mentioned.
We would also cali the attention of the public to
our CLUB RATES, by which families with
their friends, by little exertion in getting num-
ber to set, can then contract for, and secure the
advantage of SPECIAL PRICES for their
portraits We assert that we make no difference
Whatever between the QUALITY of such Con-
tract or Club Photographs and our regular work,
for which we receive more but in all cases endeay
or to have it thoroughly FERST-CE.AsS in ev-
ery sense and SUBTRACTION GUARAN-
TEED. For further particulars about the club
photography, call on or address, for circulars,
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FOREIGN.

Important Victories Gained by the
Servians.
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MAINE.

G.. LIEBMANN,
Sergeant Signal Corps, U. S. A.
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 16, 1885.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-12-04
The unpunctnal Japs.

The rather singular assertion that
Sthe Japanese have no need of watches"
is thus explained by the Choya Shimbun.'
'In Japan the population is numerous,
but labor is scarce. Not only is work
scarce, but the people are idle and very
few exert themselves in active industry.
/ Some may be inclined to think this an
exaggerated statement, though admitting
/ lhe fact as one of the weakest points of
I japanese national habits; but when, the
.state. of stbiessss, prevailing here Is com.
Dur assertion will be seen to be the truth
Artisans, for instance, viii not execute
work within the specified time. When
they say they will finish a job before
seven o'clock next morning, you need
not expect to see them before eight or
nine o'clock. 1t is quite common to
have an article ordered to be made with
an, say, three days. sent to you four or
hve days subsequently. AS workmen
Eeither lose their occupation nor fail to
make living in consequence of their
unpunctuality, watches are of no use to
them. You always notice large crowds
waiting for the departure of trains or
ships several hours before the fixed hour
without the least regard t, the time thus
wasted. On the whole, therefore, il is
not too much to say that watches are of
no practical use to the generality of the
Japanese people"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-12-04

Tho English thoroughbred is essen
TALLY of pure Oriental blood, although
doubtless somewhat Modified by un-
known admixtures CT that of the orig
inal British horse, before the days of
stud books, and the NEST careful breed
ing, which has prevailed during the
past two hundred years. He is much
larger than the Arab, and preferred
by modern breeders as a source of the
highest qualities of the horse-speed,
bottom, style, action, and constitution.
He has given the finest Characters
tic to all the breeds of England and
America, excepting only the native
breeds of ponies, and Of the heavy
draft horses of England and Scotland,
which last affiliate closely with the
heavy horses of Flanders and Den
mark
Examples of this improvement are
seen in the superb Cleveland bays,
used chiefly as carriage horses, and in
the excellent Suffolk Punch, an admir-
able horse-of- -all-work, while the Eng
lish hunter, which is not breed, but
a high bred grade, is doubtless the best
saddle-horse and heavy weight carrier
for rough work, to be found in the
world in fact, typical war-horse for
the use of modern warfare.-Amerf-
can AgTicultltriSt.
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The Wealth of Chilli.

The worlds supply of nitrate OF
soda and .guano has been obtained
from the arid rainless west coast re-
gions of South America. Along the
southern coast of Peru are a series Of
rocky, desolate islands on which no
rain ever falls and only the gentlest
breezes sweep There are at present,
as there have been for centuries, my
riads of sea- birds along the coast, and
they, with thousands of sea lions, live,
breed and die upon these islands.
Guano is mixture of the excrement
of these seals and birds, the decom-
posed bodies of both and the bones of
the fishes which have been their food.
These deposits have been accumulat-
ing for centuries and in many places
are hundreds Of feet deep, baked into
solid mass by the tropical sun.
These masses of guano were worked
by the Peruvian Government from
1916, when their value as fertilizers
became understood, up to the war
with Chill in 1890 The annual ship
ments to Europe and the United
States amounted to millions of tons,
valued at between $20,000,000 and
$30,000,000, all above the expense of
working being clear profit This
should have enriched Peru. but it
merely enriched her governing classes.
During the war the Chilians seized the
islands and annexed them to Chill.
There have been no exports of guano
since, but the Chilian Government is
making preparations to resume the
shipments. and 1t will probably be in
the market again next year.
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NO. H..

A German writer estimates the
number Of blind persons in the world
at about 100000. This is not a mere
guess, but is based on accurate sta
tistics, which show that on the aver
age there is one blind person among
every 1400 hence as this planet has
about 1,400.000,000 inhabitants, this
would make 100000 blind folks.
The European countries differ some
what in the proportion Of blind in
habitants. In Austria one person IS
blind of every 1855 in Sweden, OF
l4lS in France, Of ll8l in Prussia,
Of I'LL in England, Of 1887 Then
follow, with still larger percentage,
Russia, Norway and Finland. The
largest number Of blind persons is to
be found in Egypt, At Cairo one
person among twenty is blind, and
DR.. Frank Of Vienna once encountered
in one mornings ramble almost one
thousand bliud men and women. Many
are also found in China and Japan.
Germany has the largest number of
asylums for the blind, namely, 80;
then follows England with %, France
l3, Austria Hungary 10, Italy 9,
Belgium 6, etc. America, Asia and
Africa together have only s asylums
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Color. Blindness.

rains King, who is the examiner fof
.olo, blindness for the Lake Shore and
MICHIGAN southern railroad, has discov
..od a remarkable case. The party was
- employe of the railroad company. He
i,s man about forty years old, and is
s,eman Mr.. King made three tests In
bis case. First, colored glass globes were
olaeed over gas jet, and the man, at
distance Of twenty feet away, asked to
,ell he colors. He Lamed the red globe
correctly when it was first used, but on
he second trial declared it to be green.
Then railway signal flags OF different
colors were waved before him. He called
The red flag green, and the green flag
red and when two flags, both red, but
of different shades. were waved the fire.
man insisted that they were green. Red
and green flags held up together he
declared to be green. The next test was
made with small rack in which were
hung zephyr worsted of different colors.
The standard color of green was pointed
ont 10 the man and he was asked to
select the worsted in the rack Of the
same color He Immediately picked out
bright red, old gold, and light brown
lunches. The unfortunate fireman had
10 he discharged. Mr.. King said that
he had examined very large number Of
men for color blindness, and about four
men in every hundred are defective in
their eyesight in this respect. But very
few people are as color-b blind as the fire.
men. he said He said that women were
seldom found color blind, as the y con
,tantly trained their eyes in selecting
colors in ribbons and dry goods and in
discriminating between delicate shades
and tints. In answer to a question, Mr..
| King explained: "The theory of the
cause of color blindness is that parts OF
the retina of the eye respond each to
different coIors. When any of these
parts are deficient, absent, or unde-
ycloped, the person cannot see the color
that it belongs to, leaving some Other
responsive part to act.
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T TOBACCO, MARYLAND, DECEMBER J. 1885,
Tho RarIer.Fleld.

by summer Mrs awoke from sleep
The barley stirs; the ripples creep
in sliimnering curves across its lea,
Expanding like restless sea
Beneath the azure radiant sleep.
What story trusted to keep
In foolish confidence and deep
Is this it bubbles eagerly,
o summer airs
= it n tale TO make eyes weep7
Ihe thrilled and quickened pulses leapI
Or hands TO clap exultingly2
It murmurs thus to you and me
As o'er its fair expanse you sweep
o summer airs!
MARY l.. Goodrich IN the Current
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me MasseI.


What really pr6fdUt ',sed In this
ing more extensively y poisonous
country is the dread of itdrlljj5iI not
qualities This evil reputation
aAtoanded, though in reality a death
or an illness from mu5sel poisoning is
much rarer than similar misadvent-
ure from eating the wrong kind of
fungus. Along the coast, in their
natural condition, especially when
picked from the coppered piles of
Wharyes and piers, they are sometimes
hl-conditioned. But reared in beds, the
are invariably plump, d licate in flavor
and perfectly safe as food. Ii Is gesk
orally something extraneous rRtheV
than any disease inherent in the mus
sci, that occasions the bad repute IN
der which they labor. The worst case
happened some sixty years ago, when
no fewer than thirty people in Leith
showed serious symptoms of poison
ing, and two of them died; but it was
proved that the mussels had been
gathered from the copper sheathed
piles of the docks. 1t is true. however.
that under certain circumstances, pu-
Ireseent sewage matter and the .pois-.
onous spawn of its enemy, the star
fish, have been believed to make the
mussel unwholesome food. At par
ticular periods, also, various molluscsJ
are injurious, while at others they are
perfectly wholesome. The oyster,
though not actually poisonous when
out of season, is by no means suitable
for the table, and probably the mussel
shares its peculiarities in this respect.
A near ally of the mdssel, the Medter-
ranean Noah's Ark shell, is eaten with
perfect safety during the entire year,
except summer months a fact well
known to the Neapolitans, who rarely
infringe the rule without disastrous
consequences. Every sort of shell
fish is liable TO this drawback; three
years ago two children were alleged to
have died at Rothesay from the eating
of periwinkles. The nature of the
ground has likewise a marked effect
on the quality In Falmouth Bay,
some mussels, picked over the place
where a copper lobe cropped out, were
so impregnated with yerdigris that
hundred of them calcined in crucible
yielded bead of metal as big as a
pins head. However, if proper pre-
cautions are taken, the mussel is per
fectly safe. 1t is, moreover, so easily
cultivated that, in Kiel Bay. branches
laid down in the sea are taken up two
or three years later laden with amark-
etable crop. The alarm produced by
the idea of its noxious qualities I'M
doubtedly does much to stop its con
sumption. Fashion, nevertheless, Is
not guiltless in the matter. AT one
time, for example, the mussel was ex-
tensively eaten in Edinburgh. Now
adays it is in such scant demand that
a Newhayen fshwife is recorded, in
the condition of aspiritless
sister, to have lamented that she new
er rose aboon mussels. "-Londo,a
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41Tnouestionsbly a recognition by
every individual of the early symp-
toms Of canine rabies would be an
extremely useinl, valuable and life
nraserying kind of knowledge, says
the London Lapcet. "A dog that
slohbers with hnging jaws and barks
,nnaturally is an easy description to
roramber and ought to lead to the
49,. finely dsstrllction. In the other
form Of madnes' the animal is not
.s,ub, hut snappish, even while he
retains perfect memory of his master
and friends; ID this variety also the
hork is altered from the natural, and
as master should be the earliest
70 recognize the change. Cauteriza-
.;on If the dogbite is well enough in
- wav but It is inadequate chiefly
hoo.use the mischief has been done
-. before the caustic comes in con-
tact with the wound, and partly be-
sou.a tbe caustic is rarely effectualIy
and thorough! applied. Undoubted-
!, tba hest thing that can be done is
- suck the wound freely, so as to
draw - as much blood and fluid from
,na hitter part as possible"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-12-04

A duel between a lady and a gentle
man recently occurred at Warsaw.
The latter had offered the lady his
hand, which she refused, whereupon
he spread abroad reports injurious to
her good name. Several gentlemen
came forward in a knightly manner
and volunteered TO ayenge her by chal-
longing her calumniator to a duel
She replied that II duel was required
in order to indicate her honor she
conceived that she had a right and
title to be one of the principals. The
strong-minded damsel prided herself
upon being good shot, and resolved
to punish her rad ducer, but not to in
iure him mortality. She sent him Il
challenge heaccepted it, and the duel
lists met ina Place outside Warsaw.
Happily both missed their aim. The
lady wantedtoire a second time but
her second assured her that full repa-
ration had been made. Her adversary
was so moved BY her masculine gal
lantry that benade her a formal apol-
ogy, which she accepted.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-12-04

The whale dshery on the coast of
Maine has come to an end. 1t not only
proved an Improbable industry, but
the stencil from the factories at Booth
bay and Bristol was intolerable. The
whales found off the coast were plenty
in number, and were easily captured
with bomb lances. While the blubber
of an Arctic whale is generally two
feet in thickness, that of the hump
backs, which is the species found on
the Maine coast rarely, if ever. exceeds
three inches The yield of a hump
back is some twenty to thirty barrels,
and is lowgrade oil. During the ex-
istence of the industry nearly one
hundred whales have been shot. Three
steamers were employed and nearly
one hundred men. The capital in
vested in steamers, factories, etc, was
$4,000.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-12-04

For Constipation, or Costiveness, no
-emedy is so effective as AYERS PILLS.
They insure regular daily action, and re-
store the bowels to healthy condition.
For Indigestion, or Dyspepsia, AYERS
PILLS are Invaluable, and sure cure.
Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Fo,ss
Stomach, FIatulency, Dizziness, Head
ache, Numbness, Nausea, are all relieved
and cured by AYERS PILLS.
In Liver Complaint, Bilious Disorders,
I'D Jaundiee, AYERS PILLS should be
given in doses large enough to excite the
liver and bowels, and remove constipation.
AS cleansing medicine in the Spring, these
PILLS are unequalled.
Worms, caused by a morbid condition of
tho bowels, are expelled by these PILLS.
Eruptions, Skin Diseases, and Piles,
the result of Indigestion or Constipation, are
cured by the use of AYERS PILLS.
For Colds, take AYERS PILLS to open
the pores, remove infammatory secretions,
and allay the fever.
For Diarrhea and Dysentery, caused by
eudden colds, indigestible food, etc., AYERS
PILLS are the true remedy.
Rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia, and
sciatica. often result from digestive derange-
ment. or colds, and disappear on removing
me cause by the 4se of AYERS PILLS.
Tumors, Dropsy, Kidney Complaints,
and other disorders caused by debility or
abstraction. are cured by AYERS PILLS.
Suppression, and Painful Menstrus-
tIon. have a safe and ready remedy In
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A FEW HINTS
FOR THE USE OF

Dose. = To more the bo.c-
els gently, 2 to 4 PiIls;
thoroughly, 4 10 6 Pills.
Experience ,giH decide the
proper dose in each case.
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qoPICs OF TIE DAY.

4 colony Of lepers is located at Ira.
..dis q New Brur wick, in Gloucester
o"antv. oo on the i Tres Of the Gulf Of
- Lawrence. There is another small
settlement Of lepers III the British
provinces, which, is almost entirely
,ntnown. 1t isfitiiated in the west
arn mart Of Cape Breton, near Lake
Ainslie. the membes being natives Of
the Highlands Of Scotland.
Mr.. Moody hoS not approve of
church fairs. The Evangelist says Il
think that they are an abomination.
THE idea Of rafting and voting for the
hest looking man, and having girls
sell cigars. saw church fair adver-
tise that man would kiss any girl
for 25 cents. As rather that you
would worship Ia barn than resort tC
anv Of these methods"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-12-04

Beggar ice l|name Of a long
hard southern got which grows -
bushy clumps anu has small bios
som. These roots are dug in the sonth
and sold in punches for tooth brpsbss
An old negro will dig forty punches
in a day and sell them for five can't
apiece. 1T keeps me and my little
chillun out Of the poor house" saiJ
one. We sells tooth brushes to All
sorts of folks, and tries to make an
honest living by The help of the Lord "
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At the recent opening of new adj
dition to the London Temperance Hos
pital-an establishment started to test
the question as tothe value of alcohol
in the treatment Of disease it was
stated that in only three out of IN
s on0A 49,.
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London increases It's population by
$4,000 every year thas 1000 ships
nd 10000 saile-s in its port every
day. Its beer shops snd1iquor saloons
wo.ld, if placed side by side, form a
row seventy-eigb miles long. Thirty
eight thousand drnnkatds are brought
before its magistrates every year, and