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The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Nov

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL.
The indications for Portland and vicinity
Fair weather, stationary followed by slowly
rising temperature.
The indications for New England to-day
are fair weather and nearly stationary tenn
perature and northwesterly winds, becoming
variable.
Cautionary signals from Hatteras to East
port.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11
Alpha Delta Phi.

HANOVER, N. H., Nov. 1O.-The annual initia-
ton of the Alpha Delpha Phi Society occurred to-
were admitted The banquet was held in White
River Junction. II. II. Burnham of Biddeford,
made by f. " johnson of Bradford, VT, d. Goode;,
now of Portland, H. P. Blair of Manchester, and
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11
MISERY AND STARVATION.
Sixty Families Reported in Terrible
Condition.

QUEBEC, Nov. 10.-A letter received from Point
aux Esqullnaux in the Gulf OF st. Lawrence, tells
thaf psee some et GO faes there @ nave no food
and will surely die of starvation, unless aid is
forthcoming Some % men left the place to OBJ
would not employ them
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND ME.
TERMs-Eight Dollars Year To mail sup
scribers, Seven Dollars a Year, II pald Ill ausahce
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING 90.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11
BROWNS
SARSAPARILLA

Is guaranteed to do all claimed for it, and any
druggist will give you back your money if it does
not. Remember also we print only home testi-
monials from reliable people.
Browns Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists for
$10o; bottles for $500. ARA WARREN, Pro-
prietor, Bangor, Me- je10eod1y-1stor4thpcF
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11
rhe MackereI EisherY.

WELLFLEEr. Mass, Nov 1o.-The total mack
erel catch at this port for the season OF 1859,
amounts to 23,944 barrels which shows a ae-
crease of IL, $40 barrels from the previous year.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11
Appointments by the President.

The President to-day appointed Samuel j.
Tilden, Jr., to be collector of internal re-
venue for the 10Th district of New York
vice Smart, suspended, and Wm Hyde post
master at ST. Louis, Mo-, vice Wells, sus-
pended.
Mr.. Tilden is son Of the late Henry A.
Tilden and a nephew of Hon. S. j. Tilden,
after whom he is named. He is resident
of Lebanon, Columbia county, New York,
where he has been engaged in business for
many years. He was chairman of the Column
bia county Democratic committee in 1884,
and once served as a member of Gov. Cleve-
lands staff.
Mr.. Hyde was endorsed by the entire
Democratic Congressional delegation from
Missouri and by many prominent citizens.
He is at present editor of the st. Louis Re-
publican
The Telephone Case.
Owing to the fact that the presence Of
Secretary Lamar was desired at the cabinet
meeting the hearing in the telephone case
was postponed until tomorrow.
Minor Matters.
The agreement providing for the recipro-
cal crossing of the international boundary
line by troops of the United States and the
Republic of Mexico in pursuit of hostile In
dians has been extended until Nov. 1, 1885,
Hon. VIM. E. Smith recently appointed as
sistant secretary of the treasury, qualified
at the department to-day.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11
BG|diRg BTOS.SpOd silk and Twist
ONLY 8 CENTS PER SPOOL.

Commencing Nov. 1st, we shall sell the
best spool silk at s cents per spool, and
customers and the public in general
chance to buy the very best make of silk
at great reduction. This is the only
silk In the market and running full
length in every letter. When you can
buy this fine grade of silk at this low
price, you should buy in good quanti-
ties to last some length Of time, as this
is great saving to the consumers OF
silk and twist. There is no such stock
in Portland, and prices are lower than
any other house in the City for same
quality. N. III. STUDLEY, Manager,
No. 499 Congress Street, corner Brown.
Sen11 snWF&M
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11
Business Depression in Glasgow.

GLASGOW, Nov. 1o.-The depression which has
existed for some time in the shipbuiding trade Of
the Clyde is increasing in severity and there are
so many men out of employment that the relief
committees find great difficulty in supplying even
food for the distressed people, Forty-seyen stow
aways were discovered recently in the hold OF
vessel which WAS about to sail for America.
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11
The eliza Armstrong Case.
An Outbreak In Limerick.

LIMERICK. Nov 1o-Owing to the recent civil
ian attacks, large party of the Kings Royal
Rifles broke out of The barracks here tonight,
armed with bayonets and made an Indiscriminate
attack upon the people residing in the vicinity.
One man was stabbed in the head and three 9th
diately sent out and the mayor and a large force
OF police soon arrived and suppressed the disor-
der People residing in the vicinity fed in terror
to their homes and barricaded the doors. The
soldiers were eventually conveyed back to the
harrarkS
The Portland daily press., 1885-11-11


testified; l have resided in Cape Elizabeth since
August, 1856, and was in trade there for about
twenty years When in trade there bought my
goods in Portland, and got them over by the way
Of Portland Bridge. l know the proposed loca-
tion of this highway. II is very nearly direct
route from the centre of this city to Ferry Village.
there much more cheaply if the public landing
was built. and it would be of great advantage to
the consumers OF all the necessaries of life. 1
have many times known farmers to drive to the
ferry and put up their horses and come across in
the ferry boat. If there were public landing,
should say the farmers would come to Portland by
that way. have heard the farmers say they did
not like to come to Ferry Village because they did
not sell their loads and it was long way to mar
open a more direct communication, and afford
better facilities for getting back and forth early
and late. When was in business there, | was
frequently delayed in getting my goods by reason
of the condition of the roads around AT certain
seasons of the year the roads by the way of the
bridge are good, and at certain seasons the roads
are bad.
Cross-eramtred-- The road from Ferry Village
around over the bridge is quite level should
say there was nothing Objectionable about the
road except that it needs repair; nothing to pre-
vent its being in as good condition roads ordn-
ar arlly are: when IN business purchased goods
TO the amount OF, perhaps, ten or twelve thousand
one to three dollars Tor team to come out to the
city When began business there in 1886 the
only means of communication with Portland was
by row boat Later the II. II. Day was put on
as as; ferry boat | have forgotten whether she
was double-ender. i did not have my goods
come over by her. except sometimes when the go
ing was bad.
DIR. j. W. LOWELL
testifed: am physician, and have resided at
Ferry Village for about 8 years. / keep horse
and have occasion to come to the city perhaps two
or three times week. In the summer time the
travelling around by the bridge is very fair but at
this time of the year il is generally bad. If there
was public landing should travel by the ferry
almost entirely. 1t would be a great saving of
time and great saving of wear and tear TO the
team have had occasion to hire carriages at
different times to go and come from the city.
have sometimes paid SO for hack think, ana
sometimes So.
DR.. Lowell stated the disadvantages under
which the people of the villages labor during the
spring and fall and in the winter months by rel-
son OF the bad condition of the roads, ana the Det-
ter facilities and greater cOnvenlences Wnlcn
would be afforded and the saving OF time which
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05
A Use for Old Lace.

Who has not boarded piece of old
black silk lace, which has finally
"given OUT and with all manner of
fine darning refuses to do longer serv-
ice on the "best black sik?' Do not
throw it away; but mend it the best
yon can, and with colored embroidery
silks work over the principle flower
or pattern and the edge. In this way
the darned places may be entirely COW
cred up, and the result is an excellent
trimming for table cover and various
other fancy articles; it may be used
even to trim a cashmere dress with
good effect. If you have a black
Spanish lace fichu which is in bad ord
er, try this method with it and SEE. how
its beauty and its years may be extend
ed. A white lace fichu may be treat
ed the same way with lovely effect:
only do not expect it to wash without
running unless possibly gold colored
embroidery may be excepted. If you
have no time for real embroidery, mere
outline work on the figures is very
pretty. We have seen black lace first
basted to pale shade of satin to stiffen
it,and the embroidery then worked
through the whole, finishing the scald
lops with buttonhole stitch. Old
white lace edging which has been
stained with weak coffee can be pret,ly
embroidered in colors and utilized as
frilling to put around handkerchief
boxes, pin cushions, etc, and will last
long time. THE Household
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05
Popular Errors ConcerningHealth

Prof. George III. Robe, of the College
of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore,
in recent lecture on "Some Popular
Errors Concerning Health and its
Preservation quoted the saying,
"One mans meat is another mans
poison and showed that, while idiosyn-
cracies with regard to certain articles
of food or medicines do exist they are
far less frequent than is generally
believed. Articles of food which ord
inarily disagree may be better borne il
differently cooked. A more serious
error is that one should rise from the
table hungry. The sensation Of hunger
is cry of the tissues for blood, and
should always be appeased. Much of
the i'll health of brain workers is due
to lack of sufficient food. 1t is i'm
possible to lay down hard rules as to
the quantity of food one should eat, but
the remarks of the old country doctor
who had lived in good health, doing
hard work until four score and ten,
might be taken as examples. 81 have
always eaten when wanted to eat,
as much as / wanted, and the best food
l could get" Another fallacy is, that
all diseases are due to disturbances of
digestion. Graham bread, oatmeal,
cracked wheat, etc, are more difficult
of digestion than pure white bread.
1t is dangerous error to Withhold
cold drinks from persons sick with few
er- 1t is cruel, objectless, and the
dangers that are said to follow it are
imaginary. The effects of alcohol
upon the body were discussed at some
length, and the conclusion drawn that
alcohol does not supply heat to the
body, but rather withdraws it. The
greatest danger to that gets dead drunk
in cold weather is that he may freeze
to death. The use of alcoholic drinks
in health is injurius, but its medicinal
use is valuable in many instances.
The notion that we should not bathe
while over-heated is as unreasonable
as it is widespread, but persons should
not remain in the bath long enough to
become chilled. The traditional axiom
that boils are an evidence of good
health is snare and delusion Pro-
fessor Robe said: "For my own part,
/ should prefer to be without that sort
of health. Even Job, when suffering
from an abundant crop, could not gain
consolation from his would-be com
forters."
That vaccination does not prevent
smallpox is very dangerous error.
but that it is preventive of other dis.
eases is equally fallacy. Statistics
proved that before the introduction of
vaccination deaths annually from small
pox numbered nearly 5000 for every
million inhabitants. Since the practice
has become general the percentage of
deaths has fallen to about one-tenth of
the former number. Without vacci-
nation the deaths from smallpox in
this country would be 100000 year.
Vaccination has not increased other
diseases. That any one remedy is a
cure for all diseases that affiict human
ity is an absurdity. While hydro
pathy and electropathy are unquestion-
ably of benefit in some diseases, they
cannot be relied upon for the cure of
all.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05
Nine Stories High.

A New York correspondent of the
Chicago Herald writes: How tall is
the highest church steeple in your
neighborhood +? Not over 125 feet,
probably. Hundreds of New York
families live at an altitude equal to the
tip of that spire. They are not poor
people, in the garrets of big tenements,
but are thus domiciled skyward in
fine. and Often sumptuous apartments.
One of the newest and biggest build
ings in Fifth avenue is French flat
house, nine stories high, and on the
topmost floor reside two families who
are socially about as pretentious as any
in town. They own their domiciles,
for the establishment is cooperative.
each tenant investing over $4,000.
Or course, an elevator renders the
ascent of no consequence, but as to
descent, fright has taken possession
of these lofty dwellers. The fall of a
row of scarcely completed houses, and
the publication of list of more than
hundred structures built by the same
man, caused panic. Nobody now
goes to bed at these great heights
without feeling the possibility that he
may go TO the ground with collapse
of the house. Formerly he deemed
himself of if the means of escape were
adequate in the case of fire, but the
peril is novel. In numerous instances
the architects are called upon to prove
the solidity of their work.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05
Making Soft Soap,


Every farmers family knows the me-
cessity of soap as an article of family
use, and of the expenditure that would
be required TO be made were purchase
of all OF IL necessary. But, fortunately,
most farmers make daily accumulations
of the elements required for the man
ufacture of good article of soft soap,
which, for most purposes, is fully equal
TO any that can be purchased in the
market. Where wood is used for heat
ing purposes, ashes will accumulate,
which are essential in the manufacture
of soap. The old-fashioned lye leach
has not yet entirely gone out of exis-
tence, although some families prefer to
sell their ashes to travelling soap
man, taking in exchange soft soap,
rather than be compelled to perform
the labor of manufacture themselves.
But there is always more or less refute
grease that must be disposed of some
way, that accumulates in every house
hold, and this, with the ashes is all
that is required in the manufacture In
the first place the lye must be obtained
from the ashes, which is accomplished
by teaching. A hogshead, large bar
rel, or frame made on purpose may
be employed for the leach.
These are set upon large stone or
plank, with groove cut around the
outside to prevent the lye from run
ming off and wasting. In putting the
ashes into the leach little lime may
be mixed if desired, and the whole
mass dampened and pounded, or ram
med down as tight as may be, as this
will prevent the too rapid progress of
the water. After the leach is full, the
water should be applied gradually for a
day or two, until it is all thoroughly
saturated, and the lye begins TO run
then the first running should be kept
by itself, to be used in eating up the
grease, as it is called, as this will be
done to bacon rinds, pork rinds, and
any coarse otfal. As soon as lye enough
is obtained for this purpose, the leach
may be crowded with larger quantities
of water, Procure large kettle and
place over u moderate fire with the
grease and strong lye. Strong lye
should bear a hens egg up so that a
portion Of its surface will be exposed.
Let tho grease and lye slowly simmer
until the mass is thoroughly incorpora-
ted, or the grease "eaten up" and then
the weaker lye can be applied as rapid
ly as il can be accumulated, and should
be continued until the soap on cooling
is brought to the consistency required.
1t is often the case that lye will be so
strong that the soap twill not comes;
in which case water may be applied
gradually, until it is so weakened as to
effect perfect combination. Some
times, too, the lye will not be strong
enough to wholly consume all the
grease, in which case it will, when the
soap is cool, rise upon the surface like
cream upon milk. Under such circum-
stancs, if no more lye can be procured,
the addition of little potash we'll in
corporated with the soap will reduce
the grease. In this way all the soft
soap necessary for an ordinary family
can easily be made each year.--N E.
Farmer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05
A Law Question.
WHEN AN ABSENT HUSBAND MAY BE
PRESUMED DEAD.

An interesting question as to wheth-
or an absent husband is to be presum
ed dead or alive has Just been passed
upon by Surrogate Rollins, of New
York. The petitioner in the case claim
ed to be the widow of John Nesbit, to
whom she was married in 1883. She
had previously been married to man
named Decker, whom she saw for the
last time in 1875, and who was last
heard of in 1878. At the time of her
marriage to Nesbit The did not know
whether Decker was dead or alive. As
nothing had been beard of him for FIVE
years size took it for granted that he
was not living. Was the second mar
riage valid? The surrogate holds that
it was. n H
1t is common rule that "whenever
the law is invoked as to rights depend
ing upon the life or death of an absent
party he is deemed to be living until
seven years have expired and after
that he is deemed to be dead" But
this presumption must give way to the
presumption of innocence. A wife
who has not heard from her husband
for fiye years and then enters into a
second marriage is presumed 10 be in
nocent. 1t is for those who question
the validity of the marriage to prove
that the former husband was living at
the time il was contracted.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05
Test Of Pronunciation.

The following rather curious piece
of composition was recently placed
upon the blackboard at teachers in
stitute, and prize of aWebster's Die
tionary offered to any person who
could read it and pronounce every
word correctly. The book was not
carried OFT, however, rs twelve was the
lowest number of mistakes in pro-
nunciation made:
"a sacrilegious son of Belial, who
suffered from bronchitis, having ex.
hausted his finances, in oruer to make
good the deficit, resolved TO ally him
self to comely, lenient, and docile
young lady of the Malay or Caucasian
race. He accordingly purchased a
calliope, and coral necklace of a
chameleon hue, and securing suite of
rooms at principle hotel, he engaged
the head waiter as his coadjutor. He
then dispatched letter of the most
unexceptional caligraphy extant, in
yiting the young lady to matinee.
She revolted at the idea, refused 10
consider herself sacrifcable to his de.
sires, and sent polite note of refusal,
on receiving which he procured car
bine and a bowie-knife, said that he
would not forge letters hymeneal with
the queen, went to an isolated spo' ,
severed his jugular vein, and discharg-
ed the contents OF his carbine into
his body, The debris was removed
by the coroner"
The mistakes in pronunciation were
made on the following words: Sacrileg-
ious, Belial, bronchitis, exhausted, ,tinaI
ces deficit, comely lenient, docile,
Malay, calliope, chameleon, coadjutor
caligraphy, matinee, sacri6cable, car
bine, hymeneal, isolated, suite, jugular,
and debris. -Ec change.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05
I AND DEMOCRAT BI oOMsBURG COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.
aMnrxlana, rry rtarxiana.o %
"Pretty Wives,
Lovely daughters and noble men,

"Pretty Wives,
'n Lovely daughters and noble men"
"Niy farm lies In a rather low and MAS
matte situation, and
.'My wifel" ''' HtfI.
"Who?"
''Was very pretty blondc!' IrN
Twenty years ago, became
"Salow!"
"Hollow-eyedi" ..ttl l..-.
"Withered and aged |" s.ir
'Before her time, from ..
"Malarial vapors, though she made no
particular complaint, not being of the
grumpy kind, yet causing mo great uneasl-
ness arYf sI fr ..r.f. .r.
IA short time ago l purchased your
remedy for one of the children, who had a
very severe attack of bilousness, and II oc.
Cured to me that the remedy might help
my wife, as found that our little girl upon
recovery had ....... t...... ...
"Losun
"ller sallowness, and looked as fresh as
new blown daisy. Well the story is soon
told. My wife, to-day, has gained her old.
timed Leauty with compound interest, and
isnow as handsome a matron Qf do say II
myself as can be found in this county,
which is noted for pretty women. And
have only Hop Bitters to thank for it,
"The dear creature just looked over my
shoulder, and says 4 aan flat.er equal to
the days of our courtship, and that reminds
me there might be more pretty wives If my
brother farmers would do as l have done.
Hoping you may long be spared to dc
good, thankfully remain
a.f G. L. JAMES,
BELrsvILLE, Prince George Co., Md,
? . May 26th, 1888.
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This is a crims on satin which is fre
quently applied to woods for musical
instruments, 90. Take ground Brazil
wood, one pound water, three quarts,
and cochineal, half ah ounce. Boil the
Brazil wood with the water half an
hour, strain the decoction, and add the
cochineal then boil the mixture very
gently for half an hour, when it will
be ready for use After the satin is
applied to the wood would allow it to
dry well before using the varnish.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05

Any one, says Mr.. Boverton Red
wood who had experience in the oil
producing districts of the United
States, could not fail to be struck by
the limited area from which was taken
III Russia. The field at Baku was not
more than three and one-half miles
square. Although he had seer wells
in America which were considered re
markably productive, he was quite
prepared to see such an outflow as the
wells at Baku gave. Owing to the
imposition of duty on foreign kerosene
very little of American manufacture
is now Imported by Russia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05

The robbery OF Mendocino, Cal,
stage coach lately was averted by the
horses, which, having become excited
at the warlike action of one of the des-
peradoes, who discharged his gun,
dashed off at break-neck speed and
left the robbers in possession of the
road
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-05
tFiom ne Indianapolis Tines.l
AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM MIR. HARRY w. oLMSTEAD, PROC
READER OF ntrIIE TIMES.n

FROM MIR. HARRY W. oLMSTEAD, PROOF
READER OF "THE TIMES.n ..
The following letter is encouraging and worthy
OF careful perSal, coming, II does, from rell-
able a source, unsolicited 1t contains facts OF
great value:
.en. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 12, 1884.
DR.. DAVID KENNEDY, RoIld0lt, N Y. .r..
DEAR SIR For ten years have been a sufferer
from disease or the Kidneys at times so much to
the best physicians In Indiana have treated me
with little or no success until / had almost de-
SPARED OF relief. then tried several advertised
remedies, but nothing produced the desired result
until friend who had been relieved induced me
to give DIR. DAVID KENNEDY'S FAVORITE REM
began to experience relief. / took another and
was charmed with the result. In all, l have TAX
en- four bottles and can truly say feel like me- W
man. am confident lam entirely cured, as 1t
has been several months since took the last medi
cine, and there is no Indication Of return OF the
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Wishing you long life and prosperity and thank
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DR.. Kennedy, OF Rondout, N. Y, assures the pub
lie, by reputation which he cannot afford to for.
felt or impef1l that the "Favorite Remedy" does
Bladder complaints, as well as those diseases and
weaknesses peculiar to females Your druggist
has 1t II not, send one dollar to DR.. David Kenne
dy. Rondout, N. Y. f