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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21

Hardy mas the excitement over the Caro-
line Islands been allayed when another
speck of war appears on the horizon. The
rising in PhillipopOliS is step in move
ment on the part of Eastern Roumelia to
throw off entirely the Turkish yoke and
unite with Bulgaria. By the treaty of Ber-
lin Bulgaria was erected into an independent
State, but the Porte was left nominal con-
troll over Eastern Roumelia; being permitted
to appoint the governor and to exact GER
tain amount of tribute. Under the treaty,
the signatory powers guaranteed the enjoy
ment of this right, and consequently it will
be incumbent upon them by the terms of the
treaty to assist the Porte in maintaining its
sovereignty. But whether they will do so is
quite another thing. 1t is altogether proba-
BILE that Russian intrigue is at the bottom of
this uprising; as is the case with most of the
emeuteS in the East.
Probably the chief object aimed at by Mr..
Gladstone's manifesto was to reunite the
discordant elements of the Liberal party
which, under their respective leaders, Cham
berlain and the Marquis of Harrington, were
fast drifting apart. If it does that, the chief
purpose of the grand old man" will be at
tanned. Its vagueness which the Tory press
criticise may from this standpoint be one of
its strongest features 1t was by the vague
ness of their utterances on the tariff that the
Democratic leaders in this country kept the
Free-trade and Protection wings of their
party together. Mr.. Gladstone, though a
great statesman, is not above the arts of the
politician If he has framed his utterances
so that both the Wings and Radicals can ex-
tract consolation from them he has averted
the threatened split which would almost GER
tainly have resulted in Tory victory.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21

One lot of so Solid Ash Chamber Sets of a style
entirely new the past spring These are Full Sets
and are warranted. They have beautiful Mar
quetry characterization, and were considered Low
at our Former figure of $500. We now, how
ever offer them for
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21
NOTICE.

HAVING sold my stock of Ship Building Ma
III terials to w. H. S1MONTON & SON, which
haa been removed to their yard at 426 CONNER
cial St., hereby recommend them to the patron
age of my customers with many thanks for past
favors j. WILLIS TAYLOR.
sep11 dim
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21

The Old Doctor. Arsmance of Queen Viii
lage. By John Vance Cheney. (New York:
D. Appleton & Co.. Portland Hoyt, Fogg &
Donham.) This story is very queer from
beginning to end. 1t may be described as a
queer story of a queer doctor who lives in a
queer village to do with great many
queer people. And when one has said that
it is all queer there is very little more to say
about it,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21
CARPET DEPARTMENT.

One lot of several patterns ATWOOD Carpets at
6Oc per yard. One lot so places ATWOOD extra
Supers at 65c per yard. One lot rs pieces
Tapestry of Standard make, at Csc per yard.
We have also large variety Of ROxbury Low
ell, Brussels and MOquette Carpets, together with
full line of Rugs and Mats, all at prices largely
reduced from former figures
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21

One lot Of 20 Solid Cherry Chamber Sets war
ranted. These sets have French Bureau, with
Landscape Mirror; the Commode has three draw
ers and a side door, and the drawer pulls are of
the favorite square shape, in solid brass. These
sets are unquestionably the best bargains in gen
uine cherry sets ever offered in this country.
Former price, $500; Special Cut Price
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21
CR0CKERY DEPARTMENT..

In this department we have made 4 sweeping
twenty-five per cent. reduction.
We offer an English Dinner Set of 124 pieces Of
the new square shape for $500.
An English Decorated Tea Set of "A pieces,
$3.50.
An English Dinner Set of 112 pieces, $1,000.
Terms of Credit on above sets to residents OF
Portland, SO down and 81 per week until paid, or
81 per month if purchasers are paid monthly.
Our Crockery Department is fully stocked, and
the variety of designs is fully matched by the cut
prices at which the sets are marked. We have
Dinner Sets for from S12 to $50, and Tea Sets
from S5.hO to SD.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21
$4,000.
MAHOGANIzED CHAMBER SETS.

Terms of Credit on these sets, to residents of
Portland, So down and 81 25 per week until paid
or SO per month if purchasers receive their pay
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21
HOLLAND SHADES.

we will offer in connection with the above sale at
CSC EACH.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21
PARLOR SUITS.

One lot of rs MOHAIR PLUSH Parlor Suits,
PIECES complete, including GENTS EASY
ROCKER, TW0-PART BACK SOFA and FOUR
LARGE SITTING CHAIRS. The FRAMES are
BLOCKED and DOWELLED, and are manufact-
BER REDUCED from $50, 90 TO
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21
$1,000.
PAINTED ENAMELLED CHAMBER SETS,

We defy competition in these Special Sets above
enumerated, Quality of Materials Workmanship
and Price being together considered.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21
STOVE DEPARTMENT.

VI
We ask particular attention to this portion OF
our establishment.
One lot of 100 Double Oven Ranges, complete
with ware, reduced from $2J to
5000.
One lot of 10 Single-Oven Ranges, complete
with ware reduced from $50 to
$I7-OO.
Besides these special designs, we furnish the
celebrated Walker, Magee, and New Hub Ranges
at very low prices. Every range we sell is war
ranted TO bake. Illustrated catalogues OF our
ranges mailed anywhere in New England on APP
plication.
Terms of Credit on above ranges, to residents
of Portland, "a down and 3 per week until paid
or "a per month if purchasers are paid monthly
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21

These are Full Size Sets of Ten Pieces, well
made and attractive looking.
TerE,s of Credit on above Sets, to residents
OF Portland, "a down and 81 per week until paid,
or 81 PEI Month il purchasers are paid monthly.
we have Forty other different styles of painted
Warerooms. Those above mentioned are entirely
New, having been designed expressly for our
Spring Trade, and are not shown anywhere else
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-21

- One lot of 115 Painted Enamelled Chamber
Sets dark and light panelled, with Landscape
Mirror, Combination Panels and Handsome Or
namentatlon. Reduced from Sl3.OO to
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-19
THE REV. WILLIAM sToDDERT
IN NENoRIAM.
"None knew him but 20 love him;
None named him but to praise"

/
Our tears and our signs in sorrow are blended,
| How keen is our anguish how deep is our
gloom!
For the life of great man and good man is
ended,
And our hearts love dwells with him who
lies in the tomb.
OH breathe not his anne but in deep lamen-
tation,
How great is the loss so many have felt;
The Angel of Death has left deep desolation,
In hearts and in homes where his presence
once dwelt.
How dear was that presoncel what rapture
How doubly dear unto homes and to heartsl
How sweet was his lifel what prospects be-
fore it!
How sad is his doeth and what gloom it
imparts!
On! breathe not his name but in sadness and
sorrow;
He slumbers in death and our heart sadly
waeps;
In vain we may lsnguish and sigh for the
morrow,
But it's dawn will not waken the loved
one that sleeps.
Cold, cold, is thy form fair that virtues did
hallow,
The light of its loneliness no longer we
view;
And still are thy feet that delighted to follow
The High and the Holy, the good to pursue.
Oh! breathe not his name but in signing
and sadness;
The cruel reaper, Death, culled life in
full bloom;
A life full of goodness, of beauty and glad
ness,
Holds the love of the living in the depths
of the tomb.
Dim are thine eyes that love and light
haunted,
And closed are thy lips that but parted to
smile;
flushed is thy voice that thy hearers en-
chanted,
And pulseless thy heart that knew moth
ing of guile.
OH breathe not This name but slowly and
sadly;
No longer he fingers to gladden. our sight;
Vanished the face that shone brightly and
gladly,
And yielded to others the sweetest delight.
Meek was thy spirit that sweetly united
Wisdom with knowledge, virtue with truth,
Sweet its communion, that charmed, de-
lighted,
Dives and Lazarus, old age and youth.
OH breathe not his name but IN mOurnful
numbers,
How sad was his fate. and how hard tbs to
bear;
now DARK Is the grave Where ne silently
slumbers;
How afflicted the hearts that loved him 30
dear.
Bright was thy soul as the light of Aurora
That daT MS in the east in chariot ofgold;
Pure was thy lie ard as fair as the Flora
Iha: sweetly their blossoms in beauty IN
fold.
Oh! breathe not his name but in mourning
and weeping,
His cold hands are folded and hushed is
his breath;
He sleeps his last sleep and forever is sleep
ing,
Where the sad willows weep DER the
chambers CT death.
Death breathed in his face as breathes the
chill frost on
4 beautiful flower with fair fragrance rife;
Oh! he is a dear one, loved one and lost one, |
Dearest and sweetest in death as in life.
OH breathe not his name but fOndly and
solely
AS the name of dear one you tenderly
prize,
For angels now breathe it both sweetly and
holy,
the skies.
MIoHAEL DwyEB.
Decatur, Tex, Feb. 4, 1885.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-19
The Influenza Of Home Life.

An essay read at the Quaker City,
o., Farmers Institute, by Mrs. Eva
Keenan,
We are surrounded by many in
fluences which combine form to our
characters and direct our lives.
But there is none so protent and
perpetual as that of the family
home. We might say all the 9th
ers work irregularly, or at some
special time in life, but the infu-
ence of home life work silently,
steadily and powerful on every in
dividual "from the cradle to the
grave" We will notice it in things
large and small, important and tri-
vial. In the daily details of con
duct, the mental attitude and the
moral standard Of duty, its infu-
ence is unbounded. 1t clings so
closely to US that any effort We can
ever make to counter influence it
will be in vain, and into our new
life, whatever it may be, we will
carry the tendencies Of the old.
The foundation laid at home is the
foundation on which all after work
must be built. AS this foundation
is good or b&d, so will the super
structure be good or bad. 1t is as
true in the physical, moral and
mental life of man as it is in the
Plant, that Whatsoever a man COW.
eth that shall he also reap"
We often hear the question ask
ed, where should education be com
menced? We answer, at home.
The Importance of home education
may be seen from the fact that it
lies at the whole root of the after
character and life Of man. What a
child has been made at home is
what he will be in a greater or less
measure through life. The few
hours spent In the school-room I'M
der the care of the teacher can &C
complish comparatively little unless
reinforced by the power and infu-
eRce of home.
1t has been very truly said that
the power of nation is dependent
on its family homes. In proportion
as they are slightly esteemed is it's
government feeble or tyrannIc&l,
and the nation, as that of France,
continually disorganizing;and could
we see an utterly homeless country
there we should find either anarchy
or despotism. For ''the home
makes the child, the child the man,
the man the state The nation
has for its primary cells the units
of which it compounded its family
homes. The laws of our nation are
the outgrowing of its customs and
the training of its schools and nur-
series. The influences that &c
forth from the hearthstone CLASP
around the world, touch all ages.
1t is strange that an influence 81
powerful and enduring, so deep
rooted and so widespread, one tc
which every one is constantly con
tributing his share for good or evil
should not obtain more serious con
sideration and systematic contro
than it generally does. We see in
stances every day where the you'll
of both sexes are be ing educated
with great care for business and SO
ciety, but for the special duties anC
responsibilities that are awaiting
them as guardians of home lif
scarcely any educational provision
has been made. And in conse
ouence of this we see all around u
homes that are not worthy the nam
of home. They are merely board
ing houses or some such institu
tions. They lack the element
that constitute model and happ
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-19
What il Zarn2

Perhaps not one in q hundred can
tell off hand why a point thirty-two
degrees below freezing point on
Fahrenheit's Thermometer is called
zero. For that matter, nobody
knows. The Fahrenheit scale was
introduced in 1920. Like ether
thermemetric scales it has two fixed
points, the freezing point, or rather
the melting point of ice, and the
boiling point of water. The Cent?
grade and Reaumer scales call the
freezing point zero and measure
therefrom in both directions. This
is = very natural arrangement. Fab
renheit kept the principle on which
he graduated his Thermometers q
secret, and no one has ever discov-
cred it. 1t is supposed, however,
that he considered his zero-thirty-
two degrees below freezing point
the part of absolute cold or alb
sence of all heat, either because, be-
ing about the temperature Of melt
ing salt or snow, it was the great
est degree Of cold that he could
produce artihcially, or because it
was the lowest natural temperature
of which he could find any record.
The grounds on which Fahrenheit
put one hundred and eighty degrees
between the freezing and boiling
points are likewise unknown.-Ex.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-19
The Oldest City in the World.

Damascus is the oldest city in
world. Tyre and Sidon have crum-
bled; BaaIbsc is ruin; -
Palmyra is buried in des
ert; Niusvah and Babylon have dis
appeared from the Tigris aud Eu-
pirates. Damascus remains what
it was before the days of Abraham
"A centre OF trade and travel, an
isle of verdure in the desert, ''a
presidential capital with martial
and sacred associations extending
through thirty centuries. 1t was
near Damascus chat Saul Of Tarsus
saw the light above tho brightness
Of the sun; the street, which is call
ed Strait, in which it ia said ne
prayed, still runs through the city.
The caravan comes and goes as it
did thousands Of years ago; there
is still the sheik, the ass, and
the water wheel; the merchants OF
the Euphrates and the Mediterra-
mean still occupied the streets with
the multitude of their wares" The
city which Mohammed surveyed
from a neighboring height, and was
afraid to enter, because it WAS
given to have one paradise, and for
his part he resolved not TO have it
in this world" iS to day what Julian
called the Eye of the East" as it
was,in the time Of Isaiah, "the head
of Syria
From Damascus came the dam
son, our blue plum, and the deli
cious apricot Of Portugal, called da-
maGco; damask, our beautiful fab
ric of cotton silk, with vines and
flowers raised upon = smooth,
bright ground; the damask rose in
troduced int England In the time
of Henry VIII; the Damascus
blade, 50 famous the world over for
its keen edge and wonderful elastic.
ity, the secret of whose manufac-
ture was lost when Tamerlane car
ried the artist into Persia 1t il
still a city of flowers and bright
waters. The streams Of Lebanon
still murmur and sparkle in the
wilderness of the Syrian gardens.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-19
How to Read the Blade.

There are ways and ways OF read
ing newspaper, and the results diff
fer as widely as the methods. In
fact the great tronble is that there
is no method. Most people take.up
paper, hap-hazard, glance at this
story, at that piece OF miscellany,
and leave it without knowing the
thing of real importance, those
which would add to their stores of
knowledge by giving an intelligent
idea Of what is passing in this
world Of ours. Others again begin
at the first page and read through
from beginning to end, and when
they have finished, it is all jun
bled together in their miEds with
out method and therefore in no state
to be mentally digested. Still a
third turns at once to their favorite
department, and when that is gone
through with, tho paper is thrown
down without further examination.
A real live newspaper, like the
Blade, is excellent, but to get
the greatest good from it's pages, it
must be read intelligently. In real
ity it is library in ITSELF: but to read
only one part of it, it is like
taking books but from one self, be-
ing IN ignorance of all contained in
tho others. For instance the tele-
GRAPHIC page is current history; the
editorial comments, it's PHILOSOPHY;
the question bureau, an encyclope-
dia; the household and farm de-
partments represent the volumes of
practical utility; fiction, poetry and
science are there also; in fact every
thing found upon the shelves Of a
well selected library finds it repre-
sentative ing the columns of the
Blade.
1t is something to be able to read
this weekly library understanding
ly, or so as to make the most intel
ligent use OF it, and the following
will be found as good way as Gao
be chosen:
First the telegraphic page. Eve
~ man and woman ought to have an
idea of what is going on in the world
around them. Time was when the
possibility OF knowledge was limited
to the immediate neighborhood, or
circumscribed within very small
limits, but in these days of rapid
transit and lightning eommunica-
ton, the happenings upon the 9th
er side of earth are brought within
easy ken, and ignorance is inexcus-
able.
Next the editorial page. The
meaning of the events given by tel
egrapb, their connection with the
past, their present Specification,
their relation of tho future, are to be
found here.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-19
Dissertation.

This is quality that protects
from disaster, and prevents cenfu-
sion and ultimate ruin. BY living
in such a manner as to make friends
of previous enemies and to profit
by all circumstances and conditions
is comprised in discretion and good
judgment. Discretion does not dis
play itself in words, but through all
manner Of action, and serves to
guide US in all the concerns of life.
There are many more shining quail
tiles in the mind Of man, but none
so useful az discretion. 1t is this
characteristic which gives color and
force to sill the rest. eWithout dis
erection learning is afectation, and
wit inpertinence; virtue, like
weakness, and a mans best parts
only qualify him to be moro con
versant with error, and moro active
to his own prejudice. Discretion
not only gives 3 man control over
his own actions, but over those of
others. The discreet man dircoV-
ers the talents Of those with whom
he associates, and knows their
proper purposes. A man without
discretion, despite the possession
of great learning, is strong, but
blind; though possessed Of power
full parts, can find for them no use,
being devoid of perception. Though
a man possess all other projections,
if he lack discretion, he car be Of
no great consequence in the world
on the contrary, if he possess this
single trait, and but q common
share OF other talents, he may be
come almost what he pleases in his
chosen vocation.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-19

Why" he replied, "many a
legal bout we have had together;
most glad am l to see you" And
then he took me to his daughter and
her friends, and though at first
there was a shyness with her deep
ened color, yet soon it moved away,
while with the dance the color be-
came permanent, and many a time
since then her arms have formed
circlet for my neck, her sweet lips
pressed on mine, while eyes gave
signal of her happiness-but reader
don't be shocked, for ere another
summers sun had passed away we
two were man and wife.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-19
DUNCAN'S COUGH BALSAM.
THE ONLY TNFALTBLE
THE ONLY POSITIVE CURE.

This great remedy, now widely known
and extensively used, stands without an
equal and it's sterling merits so well estab-
have used it or known Of it's remarkable
cures Thousands of sufferers who found no
relief from any other source are willing wit
nesses to the great Medicinal virtue and re
markable curative power of this Medicine.
Many certificates Of its fine effects and eX,
pressiOns of gratitude for benefit received
reach us from all sections. 1t is not clhined
that the Balssm will cure consumption in its
last stages. but that will etfcctually check
this ter1ible disease in its iucipiency and pal
liats suffsrings 'all through its stages, there
can be no doubt; and for all forms Of
Coughs arising from colds and bronchial af-
fectious, throat trouble, it is without par
allel. A positive and rapid cure for Group,
which so often resists all medical treatment.
The medicine is pleasant and does not sieken
the patient. For sale by all druggists. 90
cents per box.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-19
Spring Winds and Colds.

Our early spring weather Is pc
culiarly trying to delicate persons,
and no one who has any affection of
the chest, or bronchial tubes, should
expose himself to high winds, espe-
cially those that blow from the
north or east. As rule, still, cold
weather will meyer hurt any one,
if properly clothed, but if moderate
weather is accompanied by cold
winds, then beware. Nervous PEG
pie will usually find a headache and
general depression of the whole sys-
tenn to be the result Of walk on a
cold, damp, windy day. But there
are many whose business calls them
out in all weathers, and to these we
would say, take the greatest pains
to tone up the system 80 as to re-
sist cold, and protect the body
against sudden changes. Chest
protectors Of silk, chamois skin, or
even layers of newspapers, should
be worn beth back and front, for
the lungs lie nearer the shoulders
than the chest. 1t 10 the food di-
gested that supports life. 1t is a
good plan, too, to dash the neck,
chest and arms every morning with
cold water, rubbing them vigorous
ly afterward, with a rough towel
dipped in alcohol. Hot baths should
only be taken at night and cold
ones in the morning. " hen a
creepy, chilly sensation is felt, and
the first symptoms of cold appear,
three or four drops of camphor on 8
lump of sugar or in water will Of
ten produce a reaction, and fire.
quently ward off the threatened at
tack. Healthful sleep is natures
great restorer and this should al
ways be procured, but by ratioua
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-03-19
ADVERTISING RATES 4:

means alone; narcotics. except in
extreme cases, are always to be
avoided. A biscuit, a bowl Of oat-
meal porridge, or glass Of warm
milk, taken on retiring, will aid in
drawing the blood from the brain.
and produce sweet, healthy drowsi-
ness. Bedrooms should be we'll ven
ttlated and comfortable, and the
bed-clothes warm, but not heavy.
1t is said that colds arc often con
tracted in bed, and those with weak
chests will do well to wear the lnng-
protector at night, as well as by
day, as the portion of the frame
most frequently unprotected is that
between the shoulder blades.-A.
G. Sage in American Agriculturist
for March.