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GRATEFUL---COM
EPPS'S COCOA.
BREAKFAST.

BREAhEASTs
"By thorough knowledge of the natural laws
which governs the operations of digestion and
nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine
properties of well-selected Cocoa, Mr.. Epps has
provided our breakfast tables with a delicately
favored beverage which may save us many heavy
doctors bills. It is by the judicious use of such
articles Of diet that constitution may be gradually
built up until strong enough to- resist every ten
are floating around us ready to attack wherever
there is weak point. We may escape many a
fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with
pure blood and a properly nourished frame'-
Civil SerUtce Gazette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
only in half pound tins by Grocers; labelled thus:
JAMES EPPS ~ CO.,
Homeopathic Chemists, London, Eng.
MARI STu&W1y
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

Cid at Philadelphia 11th sch Addie Cam,
Portland
Ar at Mayaguez prev to Nov &c, sch Eva May,
McDuffie, Portland
Sid FIN Altoona Dec 8, ship j Brown. Boyd,
Sydney, NSW.
Passed Tarifa I'd inst, barque Herbert Black,
Nichols from Singapore Tor Marseles.
Sid I'm Gravesend Dec TO- ship Abner Coburn,
Nichols New York.
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Railroad Receipts.

PORTLAND Dec. IL, 1850.
Received by Maine Central Railroad-feerr, ro or
and 81 cars miscellaneous merchandise; -loI Son-
Meeting roads SO cars miscellaneous ihefchah-
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
FREBCHTS.
(Special to the PRESS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec IL, 19S5.-Freight
are much depressed. Charters are scarce at 23
ed@27s Cd for wood, and 2ss 9da3os for iron yes
sells
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MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
On and after TUESDAY, Dec. Est,
1856, Passenger Trains Leave
Portland as follows:

For Bangor, Ellsworth, Mt. Desert Eerfy5
VancebOrO, st. John, Halifax, and tho
Provinces, 81. stephen and ArOOstOOlE
County, 20 p. M, via Lewiston, 1.26 and
Dor, and bangor a. Piscatnquis R. r.,
+11.15 p. M, for skOwhegan, Belfast and
Dexter, 1.20, 1.25, til. p M; Wntervilie,
ITO a. m, 1.20, 1.25, LID p. M; and on Sat
urdays only at 5.15 p. M; for Augusta, Hall
lowell, Gardiner and Brunswick, ITO q.
M, 1.25, 5.15, t11.15 p. M; bath, ITO a, M,
1.25, 5.15 p. m and on Saturdays only at IL 10
p. m; ROclsIand and Knox md Lincoln
IL. r., 7. 10 a. M, 1.25 p. M. Auburn and
Lewiston at $40 a. M, 1.20, 500 p. m. Lew
istOn via Brunswick, 40 a. m, t11.15 p.
M; Pennington, Monmouth, Winthrop,
Pennington via Brunswick, ITO a. m
and 1.25 p M.
AT CONGRESS- ST. STATION
All trains excepting night Pullman trains will stop
for passengers
1.-THE IL 10 D. m. train is the night express with
sleeping car attached and runs every night Sun
days included but not through to Skowhegan ON
Monday mornings or to Belfast and Dexter or
beyond Bangor, on Sunday mornings.
Trains are due in Portland as follows: The morn
ing trains from Augusta and Bath $40 a. m;
Lewiston, $50 a. m. the day trains from Ban
gor and all intermediate stations and connect
ing roads at 40 and 1910 p. M; the after
noon trains from Waterville, Augusta, Bath,
Rockland and Lewiston at 545 p. m. the night
Pullman Express train at so a. m.
Limited Tickets, first and second class, for
all points in the Provinces ON sale at re-
duced rates.
Experiment not successful Steamer will make
last trip Dec. 10th.
PAYSON TUCKER, General Manager.
+. E. BOOTHBY, Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agt:
Portland, November 80. 1885. nO30du
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1t shows great family affection when man
continues to draw his pension several years alter
his DEATH
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EXCURSIONS.
.HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

" leave Custom House Wharf Sundays ex-
cepted, weather permitting) at 2 p. M, for Long
Island, Little and Great Chebeagne, Harpswell
and 0rr's Island, Return, leave orr's Island Tor
Portland at GAS a. M, touching at intermediate
landings, arrive at Portland at 9.15 a. m.
For freight or passage apply on board to
sep16dtf CAPT. j. L. LONG.
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Cured without the use of the
knife. WILLIAM REED M;
D., Harvard, 1872 and ROBERT
M. REED IN. D., Harvard, 1861
Evans House, 115 fremont
ST., Boston, treat FIsTULA,
PILES and ALL DISEASES
OF THE RECTUM without
detention from business. Refer
ence given. Send for pamphlet.
Office Hours-11 a. m. to A p. m.
Except Sundays.
cody
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for Boston 100, Ais p. m. arrive 5.30,9.45 pm
EASTERN DIVISION.
TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND


At2.OO A. vs.; Every day Might Pullman) for
Biddeford, Kiffery, Portsmouth, Newbury-
port, Ipswich, Salem, Lynn, Chelsea, SOM
erville and Boston, arriving at go a. m; At
300 A. M: For Cape Elizabeth, Scarborc,
West ScarbOrO, sacO, Biddeford, Aenne-
bunk, Wells, North Berwick, Conway
Junction, Eitfery, Portsmouth, Newbury-
port, Amesbury, salem, Lynn, Chelsea
and BOSTON, arriving at LILO p. m connecting
with Rail Lines to New York and South and West
AZ 4 90 II. W.: For Cape Elizabeth, scar
borO, SaeO, BiddefOrd, North berwick,
Conway Junction, stops only TO leave passengers)
Kitfery, Portsmouth, NewburypOrt, Anles-
bury, salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston,
arriving at 300 p. m, connecting with Sound and
Rail Lines for points South and West. At 800
II. W.; (ExpresS) for Boston and principal way
Stations arriving in Boston at $50 p. M, connect
ing with Rail Lines for New York. TRAINS
LEAVE BOSTON for Portland, 1880, 800
a. M, 1890 week days t. 90 p m, daily, arriving
in Portland 1906, 100, 4.45, 1850 p. m.
THE 7.30 a. m and 100 p. m trains run from
North Berwick to ScarborO Crossing via Western
Division, stopping at principal Way Stations.
PULLMAN PARLOR CARS on LIsirsu
leaving Boston 900 a. m, 1880, 100 p M, and
Portland at 900 q. M, LOO and 600 p. m.
THROUGH PULLMAN sLEEPlNG
CARS on trains leaving Boston at 200 p. m. and
Portland 200 a. m.
Through Tickets to all points South and West
for sale at Portland Depot Ticket Omces,
Street.
D. j. FLANDERS, Gen. p. & T. A.
JAS. 7. FURBER, Gen'l Manager
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MY friend, look here! you know how weak and
nervous your wife is, and you know that Carriers
Iron Pills will relieve her, now why not be fair
about it and buy her box?
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Is natures own remedy, made from roots gath
cred from forests of Georgia. The above cut rep
resents the method of its manufacture twenty
years ago. The demand has been gradually in
creasing until 100000 laboratory is nowneces-
sary to supply the trade This great Vegetable
Blood Purifier cures Cancer Catarrh, Scrofula,
Eczema, Ulcer, Rheumatism and Blood Talnt,
hereditary or otherwise, without the use of Msr-
curry or Potash
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
n Y, 157 w. 23d st. Drawer 3, Atlanta Ga.
jani d&wnrmcTh
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THE MURDOCH LIQUID
FOOD COMPANY

Substantiate their claims by quoting few
surgical cnses i'm their Free Hospital for
Women.
The first semi annual report of the surgical de-
partment of this institution shows that 55 have
received treatment, have left soon after entering
CONTRARY to advice) At operations have been per
formed, 81 cured, improved, s unchanged. The
longest time any one patient has received treat
ment, 10 days; the shortest Ia days; average,
81 1851.
Murdoclz,s Liquid Food is administered
TO each patient at tie discretion of the at
tending surgeons, and il is significant
fact that i'm the history of the hospital there
has not been N case i'm which difficulty has
been experienced i'm keeping the nutrition
up to the standard, a matter which other
hospitals find great annoyance i'm adjust
ing.
SAVED FROM CONSUMPTION.
Mrs.W. entered hospital July IT, suffering from
the effects of childbirth. She was weakened 70
such an extent that she was unable to eat or d.
gest her food had severe cough, pain IN tne lungs
and nightsweats. Her physician feared she was
going into consumption, and informed her frlends
that unless something was done Immediately she
would probably live but short time. she was
put on Liquid Food and generous diet of other
food In three weeks She was well enough to bear
an operation, which was performed. ConvaleSeed
rapidly; discharged in four weeks. Now, three
UOlIuS lIOll udlC VI OPOiobiOh5 ID AZ PSAANSS
health.
A CASE OF INSANITY.
Mrs c., low spirited and detected since birth OF
child several years ago, has been in insane asylum
once since. Examination disclosed difficulty;
operation performed, rapid convaesence; all symp-
toms of insanity gone; cheerful and happy at the
present time, five months from date OF operation
THESE CASES ARE CITED TO SHOW WHAT
MURDOCK's LIQUID FOOD, COMBINED
WITH SKILLFUL SURGICAL TREAIMENI,
WILL DO FOR THE MANY AILMENTS OF
WOMEN.
Patients whose physical health will no
admit of an operation can be sufficiently
built up by the Liquid Food i'm three or
four weeks SO that am operation can take
place with safety.
Common cases can by the use of the Liquid Food
be built up in three-fourths the time required by
other treatment.
Our Mr. A. L. Murdoch is the first American
ever honored by having ward in one Of the lead
| ing hospitals of London named after him. The
managers did it to show their appreciation OF the
value Of his Liquid Food in chronic surgical cases
He also supports Free Hospital forW omen, OF 90
beds, in London, for Lock Diseases, Consumption,
Intemperance, ParalyZed and Cancer cases. line
beds are all occupied and the patients prescribed
for by some of the leading physicians OF London.
Liquid Food is in general use by the govern
ments of the United States, England and the lead
| ing governments of Europe,
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If YOU would have recognized standing IA the
community. patronize the horse cars habitually'
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FRIDAY, Dec. IL.
Arrived.
Steamer State of Maine, Hilyard, st John, NIB
via EaStport for Boston. o
Sch Henry Simmons, Grace, Charleston, So,
with phosphate.
Sch VIM E Lee Jeffords, Baltimore via Boston
coal TO Randall q McAllister.
Sch Grace Stevens Stevens, NeWburypoft.
Sch A Ill Whitmore, Webb, Deer Isle.
Cleared.
Sch Luis G Rabel, Murphy, New York;
Hamlen & Co.
Sch Amirald, Clark, Pembroke-N Blake.
Sch Hiram, Hubbard, Ellsworth-N Blake.
SAILED-Barques Matthew Baird Ocean Pearl
and Signal; brig Minnie Abbe; sehs john Con 9ii
verse, Carrie Ware VIM Mason, Fannie A Mil
iken, Nellie A Drury, Messenger, Ella M Storer,
and the fleet which put in for harbor
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What is the nearest tie on earth to man? His
neck-tie.
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T1What is chestnut? 1t is an old joke told by
sdme other fellow An original joke is an old
one told by yourself which you think the crowd
hasn't heard before.
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BREAD is the staff of life" and good bread eau
always be made by using the Congress Yeast Pow
der which was never known to spoil batch OF
flour
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Horizontal reduction is frequently discussed at
skating Kinks.
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Scott's Emulsion OF Pure Coo Liver
oil with Rypophosphites.-F Ricketts,
Maraspaus and all wasting disorders OF children,
is very remarkable in its results.-The rapidly
with which children gain flesh and strength upon
it is very wonderful.
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Foreign Ports.


At Foo chow Oct 18th, ship Raphael, Hardness,
ar AT at HiIo Nov Is, barque C o whtmore, fin
Port Townsend.
Ar at Sydney, NSW, prev to 9Th inst, barque
Fred Litchfield, Bartlett, New York
Ar at Batavia Nov 1, ship Wilma, Simmons, from
Iloilo for New York.
Sid I'm London 9th inst, ship Abner Coburn,
Nichols, New York.
Sid FIN Liverpool 7th, ship samaria, Snow, for
New York.
Cid at Rosario Oct 20, brig Ada L White, White,
Rio Janeiro.
Ar at Buenos Ayres Nov 3, sch Mathilde Kranz,
Rich, Portland; 4th, barque Ada Gray, Plummer,
do for Rosario.
Sid 31st barque Ella, Matthews, United States.
In port Nov 5, barques Celina. Tibbetts; Henry
Warner, Reed, do; Fred Richards, Ihorndlke.
unc; and others. r,
Ar at Manzanilla Nov 16, sch Hannah F Carl
ton, Bryant. New York. to sail Dec on return)
At Matanzas Dec 4th, barque Nayersink, Hall,
wig; brig Don Jacinto, Hartman, disg.
Ar at Havana Sth inst, brig Leonora, Muhroe'
New York.
Sid 9Th, barque Sarah Staples, Barrett, Della
ware Breakwater.
Spoken.
Nov 80, lat SO n, Ion A.. barque John E Chase,
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Colgan's Taffy Tolu clears the voice. Allspeak
ers and singers are beginning to use it.
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BOSTON AND MAINE n. X.
PAsSENGER TRAIN SERVICE,
i'm effect Sunday, October N, 1855.
WESTERN DIVISION.
TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND
For h ostOn at Gil ss 40 a. M, 80 p. m.
Arrive in Boston 1870 a. m .15, 4.45, 800 p. m.
Boston for Portland $50 a. m, LOO, $50
p. m. Arrive at Portland 2.30, 800 sos p. m,
ScarbOrO and Pine Point els, $40 a. m,
$50, 5.45 p. m Old Orchard, sacO, Bidde-
ford and Kennebunk GLIB, $40 a. m, 1890,
$50, 5.45 p. m. Wells Beach 6.15, $40 a. m,
$50 d. M North Berwick, Great Falls, Do
yer, Exeter, HaverhilI, Lawrence and
Lowell, 6.15, $40 a. m, 1890, $50 p. m.
Rochester, Pennington and Alton Bay
$40 a. M, 1890, $50 p. m, Manchester and
Concord (via Newmarket Junction. clio a. M,
$50 D. m. via Lawrence, $40 a. IN.
sThe 40 a. IN. and 1890 p m. connects with
Rail Lines to points West and South; the 1890
with Sound Lines for New York.
Parlor Cars on trains leaving Portland $40 a.
m. and 1890 p m, and Boston at $50 a. m. and
49,
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In these days of ouackery and Em-

Why is the effect of mustard plaster ike
coyerlet? Because it is a counter-pane
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WAN ed.

10Y a wholesale dry goods house in Boston, q
ID salesman to sell dry goods in the state OF
line, None others need apply. Address
dacodtf r. o. BOX No. 1455.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-01
TRADE REVIEW.
Wholesale.
pAXToN &GALLAGHER.
Wholesale GroCers.

10 ~ -
That which has mate pe haps the greatest
commercial beneht 10 Omaha, is its whole
sale houses Tho great eNpendItur" OF cant
tai aud indofatigable labor necessary 70 the
thorough establishment Of Il Wholesale
house in Omaha can only be known TO those
whose enterprise give them the confidence
OF the western trnlosmcn which they
ENJOY Tho well know wholesale house OF
Paxton & Gnllagh,r is a prominent tDstlmon-
il of What could aud should be done IN
Omaha In their line. This popular Arm has
spared no expense or labor tD establish in
Omaha Il busiuu-s that would nuke the
western uoUntry tributary proud by enabling
1t 10 compete successfully with any eastern
house, such Us hitherto, the western mer.
chant has been obliged to buy from, leaving
from the high freight tariff small margins on
their sales
The western dealer has not been slow TO
recognize this, aud to-day Paxton & Gala
CHER have a business Of which any eastern
house could be Justly proud. Their fine
building of four floors, near the depot on
Tenth street, has a frontage of - feet with
adcpth OF 100 feet, giving them plenty OF
room TO accommodate their immense stock,
The II. X. trucks run al ugslde OF their
building, aflording them superior advnu,
taRes IN loudiug aud RELOAD, K freight, and
enables them to ship goods either in large or
small orders with dispatch Their trade
now covers all OF Nebraska, Wyoming, | tuh,
Montana, Idaho and portions Of Washington
territory, and annually reaches into the
millions. Their facilities now enable them
to sell goods as low MS any eastern house,
adding freight, and on many goods. save the
purchaser the entire freight. Carrying the
full line they do, leaves nothing to be de.
sired in the trade which this house cannot
supply,
MCCORD, BRADY & co.
The large Wholesale grocery house OF Nc
Cord, Brady d 70. began business in this
city in 1879. 1t is well known throughout
the west as one OF the Nave-McCord ,
houses, who are the o dest Wholesale grocery
merchants on the Missouri River, having
opened II house in Missouri in 1898. They
are the largest buyers of groceries in the
United States, having now six large whole.
sale houses The business of the OmHhu
house has increased far beyond it's eXpecta-
tions. BY buying for cash aud selling on
small profits, they have built up M. open
order trade from the far west, which alone
would be considered by MAN. eastern houses
n large business. Their travelling sale sm'n
have done ns much towards driving the Chi
cngo and st Louis drummer out of Ne
braska, Kansas and Western Iowa, MS any
other hO"so. This firm rightly believes that
the territory west of the Missouri River be-
longs to Omaha, and will always be found
ready to dispute it with any other city. AS
this house is known, so also, are the goods
they carry, upon which they invite competi-
ton i'll both quality and pic, 8,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-01
The Omaha Sanitarium.

The above institution has made itself felt
in this community Tor its care aud cures OF
the sick. Superiutruded 10y the well known
aud emineutly successful physician. Drs.
DtnsmOur and WOrley, this Salitarium has
gained IN enviable reputation throughout
the entire west. Situated us it is, in Will
li0nls' block, Ill North Fifteenth street,
Omaha, makes 1t convenient to the people
for their Ills in distant health resorts, neces
stating great expense, which. it is safe to
say, many could i'll afford. The institution
is provided with the very latest and most
approved appliances for treating the sick
with almost my kiud OF durable disease
III" various baths given here have establish.
cd themselves for their curative qualities in
almost any kind of disease or chronic trouble,
while for Rheumatism their T"erebiuthine
Napor baths have proven almost n positive
cure in all CaspS.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-01

beside n number Of travelling salesmen,
Aside from the fuct that the LiuiuCcr- NotcaIf
Company is thu largest farm implement firm
west Of the Missouri river, IL has twelve OK.
elusive branch houses throughout the state,
aud their Goods represented in nearly every
other In this city they utilizs about thr, q
acres OF ground near the L. i. and II. & VI,
depots. whur" stand their mammoth brick
fre.proot warehouses, and whore they have
perfect shipping facilities upou all the rail.
roads ceutering ia Omaha. The implements
in greatest demand ia this state are handled
exclusively by this firm.
G. S. GOODRICH & CO..
c. S, Goodrich & Co., l4lj farnam Street,
are importers and jobbers OF fancy goods,
toys, notions, cutlery, etc hey have the
largest and most complete stock in their line
in the city or state, and AWAY duplicate
eastern prices. They issue regular price lists,
A~NHEUsER-BUsCH BREWERY ASSOCIATION.
There are very few people, no mutter In
what part Of the country they may travel,
VINO are not familiar with the above name,
especially in connection with the large, ornn.
mental a, with the eagle standing Oh the
American shield, and apparently preparing
Tor Hight from the trade mark vt the Brew.
ing Association, to announce TO the word
the fame of its products, This represents
one Of the most popular aud powerful brew
lug associations in { hTisteudom II was es-
tablished ia 1912 10y the late Eberhard An
hcuser, and in 1868 he associated IN the
business his son.in-lHw, Mr.. Adolphus Busch
aud the present giant company really came
into existence, The sales of bottled beer
annually are -, 600, 900 bottles. The Oma-
hu brunch was established in 1882 the
premises occupy two lots, nearly MI Of which
are covered by buildings. An excellent cellar
aud vault IRE on the grounds, and altogether
the storage capacity is equal to q barrels
or 2,loO kegs, beside storage room for their
bottled beer.
f. p. FAY co
Added to tho large number of other whole.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-01
Commiss sion Merchants.
JOHN G.. WILLIS,

JOHN g. WILLIS.
The pioneer commission house of John G..
Willis mt lil4 Dodge street, is one of the
most reliable in the city. II has doubled its
capacity during the pnst yenr enabling it to
handle conveniently its largely increased
business.
BRANCH & co.
The wholesale commi> sion house of Branch
IL Co which sucUetdtd Fearon a. Cole'Sept.
LIST, 1873, has during its Greer revived and
renewed the good reputation of the house
which has been doing II commission business
for the last five years. Their success is largely
due to TIL" fact, hat Mr.. T.. b Branch gives
the business his personal attention. Nothing
is neglected, remlttances are promptly made
and satisfaction guaranteed
Mr.. Branch has had several years expert
ehce III the Banking Dusiness-in Omaha and
in the cUunty-und MS II financial manager
he RANKS among the first. They make II
speclulty of Tropical and California Fruits,
Butter, Eggs, Poultry Game, etc etc while
their trnde III small fruits and oysters eX-
ceeds by far that of any other house in the
city. correspondence from the country will
receiVe prompt attention.. 'int tneIn.
MCSHANE & SCHROEDER
Have during the past year had an increase
OF trade of 80 per cent over lust YEAR. They
employ during the busy season 10 men, inc
have this yeur shipped 60 cur loads of butter,
amounting to 100000 lbs. together with
~ car loads of eggs, aggregating 253,OOD
dozens. Their refrigerator capacity of
OO,OO lbs of butter is cooled by some
400 tons of ice that they put up annually,
which enables them to ship their goods to
both seabOar IS and Europe.