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The Portland daily press., 1885-06-26
Seventh Battery,

This battery had highly pleasant reunion
and quite remarkable to say there were pre-
sent sixty men and three out of the five COM
missioned officers. The battery voted to
hold its annual reunions hereafter in connec-
ton with the 18th, Hath, 23d and 25th-3oth
Maine Regiments
Presdent-A. S. Twitchell Gorham, n. H.
Vice President-Augustus Bradbury, Fairfield.
Secretary-Albert TOwle, Bangor.
Treasurer-O. X. LeGrow, Portland.
Executive COmmittee-A. b. Merrill Bangor;
Augustus NJ. Carter, Bethel Warren o. Carney,
Portland; A. 7. Bradbury, Fairfield; James S.
Lowell, Boston; l.. Bundey, Newark N. J.
Eight, Ninth, Eleventh Association.
This association held their annual meeting
in hall in Market Square. There was a
large attendance and much interest was
manifested. The following officers were
elected.
Presdent-B. j. Hill.
Vice Presidents-B Rogers, Sth; Gustavus
RsgerS, 9th; Samuel Lane, Augusta.
Secretary-B +. Strickland, 9th.
Ninth Regiment.
observation-disclosures Ryerson.
Secretary and TreaSurer-H. X. Hopkins, Au-
gusta.
Eleventh Regiment.
Presdent-Wm. Wylie.
Vice PreSident-W L. Downing.
Secretary and Treasurer-John Arnold.
Thirteenth Maine.
The 18th Regiment Association held their
annual reunion at Peaks Island yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-26

CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE,
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-26

The 18th Regiment Association held their
annual reunion at Peaks Island yesterday.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21
How the Noble Italian Crossed the
water ana Captured the
boston. Girl.

From the Globe Democrat
For love of u lively Yankee girl,
Count Edward Colcagui, member of
one of the oldest and most powerful
families of Rome, has become volun-
tary exile from his native land. The
fair maid whose beauty aud wit crea-
ted in the Count such
aviolent passion is Miss Isabella
4. Freddy, who until yesterday
resided with her parents in hand
some house at IL Worcester square.
Miss Freddy and her Italian lover
first met In Rome, where she spent
several years OF her life at school.
She is typical Yankee blonde, while
the Count is dark manly looking
fellow with the air of a patrician. He
T. ~ ~,,a sha thraa years his Junior
lie fell desperately in love with the
fair American, and after many months
OF earnest love.making proposed and
was accepted. Certain family COM
plications, however, made mar
riage then impossible. Miss Freddy
returnedto Boston, and 1t is said that
her parents, who were opposed to n
foreign alliance, hoped that the Count
would not follow his love across the
oCthus iWo Wcthb uRU HoNtNtTt
Count Colcagui arrived in Boston,
bearing letters of introduction to sew
eral aristocratic families. He be-
came the guest of the Freedlys and
soon declared his eager wish TO mar
ry the fair Isabella. The girl was will
ling, bnt her mamma would not
consent. The Count quietly secured
a marriage license, and bya little
strategy Miss Isabella escaped her
moiher's vigilance. The lovers drove
hurriedly to East Boston, where they
were married by Rev. S. l.. Bald
win, Methodist minister. Mrs.
Freddy, missing her daughter. fol-
lowed close behind them, but did not
arrive until after the ceremony. Re-
Cancellation followed, and in few
days the hurried ceremony will be
followed by more formal marriage
al the cathedral of the holy cross.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

SUNDAY is always an interesting
day in Waco TO thoughtful strangers
The, great number of churches, the
large aud well dressed audiences aud
the troops upon troops of Sunday
school children, all go to make up a
scene at once pleasing as well as salts
factory from moral point of obser-
vati9n. The profound rcpose of Sun
daycomlng Immediately after the ac-
tiyiiy Of Saturday makes the contrast
no less strong than It is suggestive,
both of the business activity aud
christian character of our people.
There is everything to reassure those
whose who have cast in their Lots for
good aud all with christian oomm1-,
nitv
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

From the New York Daily World.
Old Mrs. Grant showed the other
day that she has lost none of the
strong common sense which used to
mark her speeches. When her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Sartoris, complained of the
crowds that are always lingering
about the cottage at Mount McGregor
eager to get glimpse of the ia
nous general, and said she felt as
though she were standing for pho
tograph, her mother replied with
more truth than compliment: "They
don't come to see you. Nellie; you
needn't mind"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21
ofGod nor in the devils planta.

Vi uOu nor III the ueNis pihntf-
ton. 4
There are many religious 'fbpsh-
whackers," who say they amt gong
to join no army. l used 90 say
could live as well out of sfle church as
in it: but when quit the service OF
the devil broke TO the church.
Half the commercial failures in the
world are tho result of dishonesty
lhau aa,na Of na4t aisia.s4 light d. tho
sight of God and man. o,
God, give us honest men and women
every where-and then all the lawyers
can go to preaching, like did. The
practice of law Is profitable, because
men will give more to save their mon
ey than they will give to o. save
their souls, ...
If you'li put little downright JUS
tice in your conduct with your wife
and childreu, you'll have happier
homes. Did you ever start anywher,
with your wife and keep hurrying
her mp, when you ought TO know sht
has not only to dress herself, but five
children besides, while you have moth
ing to do but get ready?
A young man may get n striped
buggy and $4,000, and he can g
straight from the lowest den of inia
my, perfume himself from head t.
foot, and visit sweet, pure, ladies
We need fathers who will kick tn
voung buck into the street. They
, b tier mind how they run against IN
front gatel .....
have heard mothers say, when
neighbours child would break some a
ticle OF value. " o, it doesn't matter
Z when. if their own child wereto do
!, they'd slap him clean across the room
Lord, give US religion that wi
make us good to our wives and chi
G dren, friends and neighbors.
n 1t is only mean man, who hi
= mean neighbors. Ifyou want GOO
neighbors, go and manufacture yC
some: you eau do 1t.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

From the Boston Courier.
Gen. Logan is brave man; some
times his enthusiastic admirers alud
to him as the bravest of the brave
but even he didn't dare to deliver hi
extempore speech before Boston au-
dience. Our kindly meant criticisms
of his grammar nave struck home
and the warrior wrote out his Parker
House speech and read ii tremblingly
from the manuscript. After this il
will be useless for the West to pre-
tend any longer that she despises
Boston
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

Times are tight tits true, but tho
craving for the beautiful is Just MS
strong ms ever. Recognizing these
facts, Mr. w. ID. Jackson appears be-
fore the public in the role of philan-
thropist, and n practical philanthropy
ist ut that. He has gone over his
large stock of b.1c-a-braf and objctes
ofvcrlu, applying the pruning knife
TO prices with free hand, aud visit
to his emporium on Austin street
will both crafty aud astonish YOU.
Why not render bleak walls and un-
laden tables objects of beauty, when
1t can be done at so trifling cost.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

From tie Galveston Christian Advocate.
The Rev. sam Jones drew great
crowds and preached with his usua
power and effect at Murlreesboro
Tenn, last week. The town and
whole surrounding country was stir
red We quote few characteristic
sentences from his sermon on Phil
iv. 4:
Bring mther a corpse and coffin
aud | will soon be per.
iectly saturated with gloom;
but surround me with the
aroma of the beauty of flowers, and
their sweetness melts In my heart
The man who puts his mind and his
eye ON the truth, and lives in an at
mosphere Of truth, will as naturally
speak the truth M syrup will flow
from jug filled with syrup.
II there Is Que character despise
above all others II is liar-all
towns have their regular
town liar" and I'd rath-
or be the lowest down town dog
that roams the streets at night than to
be man you can't rely ON word he
says; one who couldn't tell the truth at
three fair trials to save his life.
How | love truthful man-truth-
fil in every act and word of his lifel
One who lives in. by, with, aud for
the truth! His life becomes so satu-
rated with the truth that he could not
tell ialsehOod If he were to try.
We have all known men out of the
church OF whom 1t was said, "IIe Ia
good enough as he is,' and he believes
IN lie thinks himself perhaps, too
gopd TO join, but when pressed to Join
DO says, sim too mean" lie is first
,ne thing and then another. He Is
Ike poor old OF In a long, hot lane
all the gr ass he gets is what he bites
brough the crack of tho fence on
'ither side. lie is neither in 9 garden
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

From the Philadelphia Record.
Any annoyance that Mr.. Blaine
might feel at the gourd-like rapidity
with which Mr.. Logan's boom is tow
ering upward will be removed by his
philosophical rcnecuon mat the boom
is a delicate vegetable, liable to be
killed by the feryor of the summer
or the frost of winter. Mr.. Logan
ought to pinch back his boom, or ii
will run to wood.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

THE Gazette seems terribly disc
bligcd because contractor Abncr
Taylor refuses TO use any other ma
ierial In the construction of the capt.
tol than that provided for In the con.
tract. Did not Norton place lump
of Burnet granite on the Gazsttc's
table last summer! 1t Is fairly open
TO the suspicion that he did.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

JUsr why the Post should pay 40
cents per thousand for type setting
when she can have It just as excellent
for IS cents, we cannot see, especi-
ally as she finds IL necessary to give
four months notes bearing interest, for
20 per cent. Of the amount. There
seems to be very little business good
sense In the position eff the paper on
Ibis point.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

In is predicted by the papers that
the injection Of the News into local
journalism at Dallas will stir up The
Herald aud the city will have better
Herald than ever before. By this rule
they ought TO throw dozen rival pa
pers into San Antonio and perhaps
they could do something after a
thousand years or 50 with the Ex-
press. even.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

HoR guide as TO the value OF the
Galveston News political support we
point 10 its treatment Of Ireland. II
has pcrslstently, both in and out of
season, persecuted, opposed aud will
fed the governor. lie has had two
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

TuERE has been an increase of just
IA per cent. in the available school
fund of the state during the past year,
while the increaseof the scholastic
population has been but II per cent
That settles ID. Now let the SCHOOL,
| nroceau
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

As smart a man us Mr.. Speaker
Foster undoubtell, is, he Is
not smart enough to carry the de-
mocracy of Texas over into any other
political camp, not even that of tho
white-souled prohibiiionisIs.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

FROM TIE Nov 1Ofk sun.
he great question in Maine is why
Brother Blaine was not invited TO the
encampment of the Grand Army OF
the republic at Portland, to see the
boys and TO renew his acquaintance
with Gen. John Alexander Logan.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

SAM JONES is wrestling with the
Lord for the-~poor benighted mis-,
sourians.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

THAT isn't at all n dignified journal
istic conflict which is now being
waged by the Dispatch and the Re
publican, of 81. Louis.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

UNLESS the Herald goes into the
scheme, the News certainly will not
start paper at Dallas, because it
can't sa-saa-
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

ABHER TAYLOR wishes he'd never
been born. doubtless. Too late. Sad
but too late,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

UNRIPE craftsmanship is as bad
for the bowels of the state, rs are the
unripe melons for those of the peo-
pie.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

Fiom the Albany Argus.
Stcponiak is said TO be Prof Drago-
manon. In his view of his powerful
efforts to force the Car from his
throne the name seems to be remark
ably pat.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

STERRE1T is opposed TO surrendering
to the bar-keepers. Sterrett Is rug
ged.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

SECURE advertising space in the
weekly EXAMINER before it is al
taken up.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

THE Gazette pours hot lead all
over Contractor Abncr TAYLOR.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

SUBSCRIBE for the weekly ExAMIN-
Err before the season opens.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

THE Express is wrestling with
"what we need" 1t is a good theme.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

WE are to have plenty of school
money this year.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

terms of the governorship, and now
stands second to no man for the
United States senate. Young Texan:
If you are itching for an early politi-
cal grave, induce the News to advo-
cate your claims upon the people. If
you, on the contrary, fight for the
glorious cause and the emoluments OF
49,, sl-----e--L-el; Al do,
should be to induce the News TO jump
on you with both feet. See how II is
with Coke, That paper opposed him
always, and bitterly. Coke got two
gubernatorial terms, and will live out
the balance of his days in the senate,
unless, indeed, the News should take
1t into its head to become bipartisan
, of his. That alone would send Cox,
to his political graveyard.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

srERRErr is not a prohibitionist.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

Smokers prefer Opera Pull because
they do not stick to the lips.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21
MARRYING A COUNT.

THE News is making Reagan.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21
WACO, TEXAS, JULY 81 1885.


NINEry-MsE in the shade.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-21

TABOO the unripe watermelon.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-27
Notice to Architects,
MAYORS OFFICE.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. July 20, 1885. !
Notice to architects IL hereby given
that competitive Plans and Speoiilca-
lions, with approximate estimates OF
cost. for the construction OF certain
school buildings, AS described below,
will be received at the Mayors office
until u NJ. Friday, July ~, 1855:
fIRsT WARD.-Stonc building, four
rooms
SECOND WARD.-Stone or~brick build
ing, eight rooms.
THnlD WARD.-Stone OF brick build
ing. four rooms.
FouRIH WARD Stone or brick build
ing, four rooms.
Al OF the above buildings are to be
two stories; all class rooms to be 2sx3O
feet, with fourteen a. feet ceilings.
Each floor to have ten (lO) feet Wide
hall running through the centre.
All material 10 be ilrst-class In every
particular.
Further particulars and Information as
to location can be had by apply Ing to
the Mayor.
The City hereby reeves the right TO
reject any or all plat which are to be
addressed to the MaNr. A commission
of per cent. will be Npaid for the plans
accepted and superintendent OF the
work
BRYAN CAlLAGHkN, Mayor.
by r.. +. CLAupoN. City Clerk. 7-2l-llt
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-27
FOR SALE.

Fourroom house. outside kitchen. hall and
galleries, corner OAK and Twelfth street.
A well-constructcd rock house, 4 rooms and
Kitchen, metal roof, two galleries, stable aud
carriage house, hydrant water shadc trees
and shrubbcry; n very coy homo NJ n great
bargain on Avenue u, between seventh aud
Eighth streets.
new patent Champion Hcrrings' Safe \
inches deep, feet Inches Inside, feet
inches high, inside measurement; suitable for
large commercial house or county records.
Can be had ut II remarkably low figure.
Lots I. 9 and ., in block L, subdivision Of
original city lot No 2, district No. !, ranges
and D. very cheap.
Lots and =, In block ~. corner river Avenue
and Elizabeth street.
A dwelling house with two lots lOOxlO0 feet,
east of Government hill, house . rooms, gal.
lory, shade trees, etc. Price SiOn.
Two houses, framed, coilcd aud weather.
boarded, galleries; each house coLtnlns a
rooms and Kitchen, grape vines, shade trees,
lots 5OxsiO feet, ON Cameron street viii sell nj
bargain.
A cottage of rooms. hydran, water, lot COX
20varas, ON san Marcos street; viii sell cheap.
fine residence, corner Avenue - and Sixth
street frame building, metal roof, rooms,
hall, bath house with fixtures. Kitchen, . gul-
lerles, built IN modern style let 5rAldN fcct'
can be bought Mt low figures and part OH time,
equal only to nominal rent.
A house and lot on Cnnoho struofloi 3nva5
varns, Is offered at Il bnrgain.
4 room house, nicely finished, out houses,
with two lots each lisa x6 varas, enclosed un'
der good fence; one of the most desirable res
idcncc locations I'm the city, corner Nolan and
blackberry streets; great bargain on very
liberal terms.
Two building lots l2x47A varas each, stu
atcd near the round house of !. A q. N. H. H.
depot ON West Commerce street, enclosed with
new fence; has shade trees ON front aud sides
An improved ranch, li6 acres, 70 acres In
cultivation; dwelling house rooms and gal
lcry; also II tenant house, Q rooms, well OF
excellent water, enclosed with good fence
IL miles east of san Antonio.
aney improved farm, leo acres, 10 acres
now In cultivation, 40 acres In choice ana Sc
lcot fruit trees, ~ acres of which are nov
bearing. This is ono Of the most dcsirabl,
farms In West Texas, aud Is offered for sale
only on aooountof III health of thcownor, and
will be sold at II bargain.
Three hundred and twenty acres of LAND
fenced and improved, miles west of san An
tonic, enclosed with good fence, plenty grass
and winter and timber; viii sell at Il bargain.
Twcnty-acrc farm, good dwelling house, -,
miles south of San Antonio. Price SlaJ.
A farm, 50 acres; dwelling house, . rooms
all nicely finished, land irrlgable, miles from
city.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-27
A PORTRAIT.


Iact ,van,ed IN stay 20 me surnrfac uo
on, into a 1o,nor and Ion, NJ Nicni,s hosi,,o
him TELLING lin the names of cvcr,, nnc
Trhcrs were snndrv acnuaint,ncns ~ ,,,,.
own tbrre English chiefly. The smaller nv IN
of ditlnuiacy thnugh A blg fsh a, t,,, s,y,,,
IN lntar ON. Thprs wns n largo and miscel.
Ioneous ns.nrtu,ep, Of foreirnrrs. rn,,roscr,-
Inc Mi un,lnnallti.. with hnp,rtlnIliv. win
a few stravrlcr, frnm other sets I'm societv
who ,lrift.,i tovrther and lsokcd ahnu, then
curiottsIv. lon carly. as had another ON.
gacr,n,rt thni evening. Getting home In
tho surli hour. 1 found Jack sitting alone
IN the dark At the nprn siniio window. an
extinct piro between his rps.
"What ara YOU duing there, old mani" 1
Inouir,4i "NInunaiiuckPp
,srt..r.u mi, yish couid think sop
ho .',,.,,,,,.i tn,,,ip., his tocp away rom me
al, "A, bov now lour do Won mean In
bo ,hnnt tbat ioh III vnugsg'
~ hardly know. | don't think the Prince
means To give me mauy more sitilnes."
Get out of that house with all speed, tell
you. Aud II you find you owe INC any graft
tude for the warning. never hc,rny that
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-27
FOR RENT.

Two small store rooms on East Houston
street, both for "a per month.
Store house and ono room, corner Alamo
plaza and Crockett street. SO per month.
Three rooms, No. HH Avenue 49, for sla per
MONTH
scvcn.room house. No 1909 North olive
street, at els per month.
Thrcc.ru0tu house on Brooks street, between
Olive and blackberry streets, 81 per month.
SiN.roOm house on Avenue G. ut go per
month.
a largo house. rooms nicely furnished
throughout, on Eust Houston street.
A room house. No Hs North Flores street:
cars pass the dor; hydrant and well water, Mt
81 per month.
a fine, spacious II room house. two fine cool
vcrnndus, basement with kitchen and wash
house; hnc central location; rent very low to
a desirable tenant.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-27
PROPERTY WANTED.
MONEY WANTED.
I'm ah1 An.i rnnl nninln annllrlIIna

Twenty acres of land on the San Antonio
river. not over 4 or miles from city limits,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-27
Our House and Estate Agency.

A i0pacrc farm In Dcvnr county, n miles
east of San Antonio.
Three small houses ON Brooks street. no
tween olive and blackberry streets.
Sovcn-ruom house. No. ilH North olive
street, $500 cash.
Twelve building lots. block -. between Du-
vail aud Milan streets; ON monthly INSTALL
mnui- Ii nm-LrnI-
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-27

XHVN more money than at anything else
w 11v by taking an agency for the bee
selling book QUIZ BeginnerB succeed arnndly.
None tail. Terms free. HALLErr HOOK CO.
Portland, Maine. ~