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The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

Mr. Gladstone's return to power Is hailed
With as mach delight in Greece as IN Ire
land. The Greeks have always looked upon
him as their champion. They appealed to
him as mediator in the disputes regarding
the Ionian Islands which, after remaining
some time under English protection were
finally united to Greece 80 1863. Mr.. Glad
stones personal visits to some Of tile islands
have made him immensely popular there.
and the Greeks place implicit trust in his
friendship. 1t is said that the Greeks of
Gambia intend to invoke his offices in ia
vOr Of union with the Kingdom OfGreees.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

These be unhappy days FOR Collector An
derson. There is vacancy in the Custom
House to be filed
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

P. 7. Barnum offers to pay the debts Of
King Louis of Bavaria, on conditions perfect
ly honorable to the latter. There is nothing
dishonarable we suppose in allowing oRe-
self to be exhibited in dime museum.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

The closing of the lime quarries of Knox
county at this season of she year viii take
away the only means Of support Of great
many men, besides paralyzing general bssi-
ness in that section. The controversy is
about wages. The workmen ask for an in
crease, but the operators say they are paying
now all they can afford, and prefer to shut
down rather than accede to the demands OF
the workmen. It is case where arbitra-
ton might be resorted to with great advan-
tage to ali concerned
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

The French crown jewels are TO be sold.
Here is I'll excellent opportunity for some
American millionaire to provide himself
with stock of heir-loon,s to point to with
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
MAINE SAVINGS BANK.
I9S Middle str eef.

THE annual meeting of the corporation will be
Il held at their Banking room, on WEDNES-
DAY, the 10th day of February next, at 3 O'Clock
p. m.
SAMUEL ROLFE, ALPHEUS G. ROGERS,
President. Secy. and Treas.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
HAYDN Association.

TENHE annual meeting for the choice Of officers
Il and such other business as may come before
it. will be held at Union Hall. Friday evening"
Feb: 18th, at 71s o'clock. f. H. GLOVES,
feb2dtd Secretary
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

personages with whom we might compare
him. The work Of Alexander, Caesar,
Charles, even Peter and Frederick endured
for centuries. They are remembered as
founders and creators. The work Of Napo-
leon persisted in his own lifetime, and the
attempt to make him an object OF yeneration
and imitation has failed ANONYMOUSLY.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
To the HarbOr commissioners OF
the Civ of Portland.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
NOTICED

NOTICE is hereby given that house-owners are
IN permitted to trim the trees damaged by the
storm in front of their property. 1t is hoped that
advantage will be taken OF this occasion, to put
many Of the trees in position, for proper growth
in the coming Spring.
j. w. DEERING, Mayor.
Portland, Feb. 2, 1886 feb2dIw
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

Time Flies: A Reading Diary BY Chris
tina Rosetti. Boston: Roberts Brothers;
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmon.) Ad-
mirers of Christina Rosettis writings will
regard the possession Of this little book as a
valuable addition to their library, and they
will make it a daily companion Its selee-
tions of prose and verse are arranged IN the
form of diary, with an appendix OF Read
ings for Certain Movable Holy Days" and
are of deeply devotional character. The
authors name is sufficient assurance of the
literary excellence Of the book, and although
it is of more direct interest to Episcopalians
very many of the thoughts being inspired by
the various Holy Days of the Church calen-
dar, its purely religious sentiment and orig
inality of thought make it interesting and
helpful to readers of any faith.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

so IT SEEMS.
Atlanta Constitution
Some Of our greatest statesmen have been
talked to death by the agents Of a telephone
company.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
STRAIGHT TIP FROM THE sAScruM.

Norwich Buletin.
1t is slid that boraX will drive away cock
reaches, but the most etfectual way Is to take
a Congressional Record and mash them ev-
cry time they appear
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How 10 Winter Bees.

Mr.. Elias Fox of Wisconsin
writes tho American Bee Journal
as follows:
make benches of 2 by 4 stud.
ding, with four legs under each
about ten inches long, and place
the hives (Which have tight bot,
tom) on the benches in the cellar,
removing the covers and covering
the hives with coffeesacklng. Then
/ place on either end of the hive
sticks the length of the width OF
the hives, l IL inches square,
and on these 1 place the next tier
of hives. l also leave the entran-
ces the same as when on the sum-
mer stands. / have wIntered my
bees this way for the last two win
ters with good results, notwith-
standing the last very severe win
ter, and they had natural stores
with plenty of pollen. l DO not
claim that l have solved the win
tering problem, as some do who
feed their bees wholly on sugar
strip and advise leaving the hive
cover on, but l do say that so far l
have been successful as they, and
some of them 1 do not believe are
nearer perfection now than they
were when they commenced ex-
perimenting. However, time will
tell,
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Jerusalem Anttchokes.

Texas Farm and Ranch:
As Texas Farmers begin to re-
allge tho necessity in removing
their smokehouses nearer home,
and as they arc now paying more
attention to swine breeding, the
matter of cheap hog food demands
considerable attention. 1t is the
opinion of Texas Farm and Ranch
that the Jerusalem artichoke yields
more frst-class feed with less out
lay than any other of the various
plants cultivated by the husband
man for this purpose. This arti-
choke is very hardy and easily
cultivated, while the number of
tubers that can be produced on any
rich, well drained land is beyond
belief. If any of our readers should
undertake It's cultivation, we ad-
wise them to set aside patch of
ground for that purpose, as care
should be observed that it does not
capture land beyond its boundary
and establish itself as an objec-
tlonabIe weed, The cultivation Is
very SIMPLE. After ptowing. mark
off with burrows. three feet apart,
drop the tubers every eighteen
inches, then cover three or four
inches. The weeds must be kept
down until the plants grow large
enouyh to take care Of themselves.
Early spring I. the time to put in
this vegetable. The "IeraSaIem
Artichoke" produces enormousiJ
from 800 to 600 barrels, and some
claim to have gathered twice the
latter amount from an acre. II any
of our readers have experience
with this artIchoke, In this state,
we would be pleased to hear from
them on the subject.
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SunerIor SyruD.

Years ago l read of man in Ar
kansas making n clear and we'll
favored syrup by clarifying his
cane juice with clay.
Recently, while lot was used
here for apple butter, about two
gallons was set aside at the sugges-
ton of one of my sons 10 try the
clay process. He got some fine
yellow clay mixed it with juice
until about the consistency Of
cream, poured about pint into the
vessel, stirring it the while. This
stood in a jar over night (the night
was cooD, and IN the morning l
poured it off into another vessel.
There was quite sediment in the
bottom ofthe jar.
1t was left until about 8 o'clock
that day, when 1 got through with
the apple butter. cleaned the ket-
tie carefully and poured the juice
in, being careful to not let any OF
the dregs go in. This was done IN
common fifty-gallon copper ket-
tie and not what might be done in
regular evaporator, yet 1t turned
out about a quart and pint of
such syrup US we seldom sec or
taste; clear, light colored, thick
and not the slightest cane taste lett
in it /; but more like the old sugar.
house molasses we used to get forty
years ago. The experiment has
excited the folks around here, and
all intend planting cane next sea-
son. The syrup my boys made was
superior 10 any ever made at that
place, and had the compliment paid
to the party, by the lady who owns
the machinery; that the whole
business was conducted with the
strictest cleanliness, a thing not
usually observed on such occasions.
-Coleman's Rural World.
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Transnlanting Trees.

One general rule concerning trees
for transplanting is universal in
its application to all trees alike,
whether fruit shade or ornamental,
whether large or small, and to
shrubs and vines as well AS trees ::
They should never be lett with
their roots long exposed to any
kind of atmosphere, and not at all
il the temperature is low. Roots,
at their outer ends, are very soft,
cellular and tender. 1t is the little
mouths at the ends OF the roots
that drink in substance from the
soil and send it up into the tree
and make more tree, and when they
are injured the tree Is affected in
proportion. Hot sunshine will soon
dry up the tender roots to an ire
parable extent. So long as tho en-
tire root is not killed there is hope
for new roots TO be sent out, but
there is no certainty about It. Any
injury to the fibrous roots is an in
jury to the tree. If wind be strong
even though the atmosphere is not
very warm, it soon dries ont the
fine roots and kills them. SO, too, il
the air if cold, with or without wind
the tender roots are in danger.
This is an important matter N re-
lation to trees for transpIanting.
All the time of removing trees
from the nursery to be transplant
ed, the roots ought to be protected
Immediately and perfectly, no mat.
ter what the temperature or weth-
CT wind is blowing. As fast rs the
trees are loose let them be punched
and roots covered in some way to
protect them against atmospherlcal
effects. They can be put in holes
and burrows and earth thrown over
them, or they may be covered tenn
porarily with hay or straw. But
that kind ofcovering (hay or straw
is not good long unless covered
with fresh earth. Tho two points
which must be remembered and
guarded are temperature and mois-
ture. Roots will bear 4 high tenn
perature if they arc kept moist.
and they will bear u low tcmpcra-
ture when covered with earth. In
transporting the trees to place OF
replantlng, let these facts be kept
in mind. The first thing done upon
arrival at the ground should be to
cover the roots by setting them In
a hole and throwing loose earth
about them. And when you are
ready to set the trees, do not carry
out q large number, throwing down
ono at time at the places where
they are to be set, and let them lie
there an hour or two in the open
air. II the planting is done by
hand, prepare number of,
holes Tor spots in the furrow)
and then take ono tree at a time
and set it. leaving all the others
with covered roots until they are
needed, one by one. If the plant
ing is done with the help of plows
and several hands, the trees may
be handled q good deal faster, but
do not, in any case, let them lie
long with their roots exposed to
the Atmosphere.
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Capt. Coleman, Scilr. Weymouth, plying
between Atlantic City and n. Y, had been
troubled with cough so that he was unable
to sleep, and was induced to try DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. 1t not
only gave him instant relief, but sllayed the
extreme soreness in his breast. His children
were similarly affected and single dose hid
the same happy effect. DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is now the standard remedy in the
Coleman household and on board the
schooner. Free TrialBottles of this Stan
dard Renlcdyat R, L LINKS Drug Store.
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Long and Short Measure.

Jackson & Short are lumber
dealers not a thousand miles from
Chicago, and that is not their
names, but 1t will do. Short Is a
fair man, but Jackson has a repu-
tation for short measure whenever
he can work it. The other morn
ing they had telephone call from
q customer.
"What is it2" asked the book.
keeper, going to the phone.
"Thls is Jones & JONES'" came
the answer, "and we want some
weather boarding. Have you got
itH"
"How much do you want"
called the book-keeper.
"Well, if Short measures it, we
want 500 feet, but If Jackson
measures it, we will want about
1000 feet"
The lumber was sent by Shorts
measurement. - Merchant Trav-
eler.
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a Timely Warning.
TeIss Farm and Ranch.

IeIss Farm and Ranch.
The most difficult task that con,
fronts the Farmers Alliance is to
purge the organization, or to keep
we'll underhand those sinister mem
bers who elbow in, under variety
CT forms to turn it into an iDstru-
1lent to subserVe C selfish aim.
The Alliance cannot be 100 cautious
to prevent it from being turned
into sesh-pot by some ambitious
brother. Such men too often creep
into the most sacred precincts.
The step taken by the farmers in
com bining, receives the commenda-
ton of every honest man but
there are human monster who
would destroy the most benefccnt
object if it failed to be tool in
their hands. OF these creatures
let the Alliance beware.
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Three Pounds OF.

North Texan.
One Of the best arguments against
the fancy smoke-house ofthe north,
is the swlndle in the canvassed
ham. The purchaser must take
this little piece of comfort at the
weight marked on the canvass, for
this is the way the local grocers
buy 1t, and when he gets the can
vass, the brown paper, and other
rubbish and shortage off, he is out
at least 8 pounds on every ham he
buys. Even if he puts the ordina-
ry ham offered on the market, on
the scales, the weight Will be found
short of the mark. Is this righty
Must the consumer pay for a thing
he don't get? 1t is true this is q
small item, but the facts of unfair.
ness are there all the same. But
says one, ait is your producer who
puts this BAN on the market"
This is true, but the fancy work is
not laid out until the dealer or
middle man gets his wiry fingers
in the pie, or rather on the ham.
Neither is q hour bacon put upon
the market by the producer direct.
1t passes through several hands
before it reaches US. The dealer
gets the pure pork from the produ'
Ger, smokes il q hours with q pro.
cess best known TO him, tacks on 8
cents 4 pound, names 1t bacon, and
the southern man with his smoke
house up north gets full benefit OF
this little bit of fnanciering.
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Cbufas and ArtichOkeS.

noSIlN, 16NAS'
Editors Texas Farm and Ranch:
L promised, last spring, 20 &C,
quaint the readers of your excel.
lent journal with my experience
with chufas. They we're a failure
with me, and from my observation
of them, l want no more chutas,
Mr.. Carl Mayer, of Austin, who
also tried them this season, coin.
cides with me IN this view. My
artichokes did very well consider.
ing the fact that they were planted
in a most unfavorable location. ]
believe that if planted in rich,
sandy loan they would make big
yield of excellent hog teed. ! was
told that hogs would not eat them
if they were raised on black waxy
land, but my hogs seem very fond
of them, D, A. CIPHER.
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How the human system ever RECEIVERS from
the bad effects of the numerous medicines of
len literally poured into it for the suppostiYo
relief of dyspepsia, liver complaint, constipa-
ton, rheumatism md otner ailments is a
mystery. The mischief done by bad medi-
cincs is scarcely less than that done by dis
oase. l.thny who arc weak, bilious, dyspep-
tic, cUnsiip,lcd or rheumatic, would Oilener
be guided by the experience of invalids who
have thoroughly tested Hostetter's Stomach
Bi tiers, they would in every instance obtain
the speedicst ain derivable from rational
medication. This medicine is n searching
and at the same time thoroughly safe rene
dy, derived from vegetable sources, and pos
sess'ng, in consequence Of its basis of pu Q
spirits, properties as medicinal stimulant
not to be found in the fiery local bitters and
stimuants often rcsorted to by the debilita-
ted, dyspeptic and lnnguid.
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About three years ago the agent FOL
Acter's English Remedy first called at hi,
town, and since then the number of testimo,
nia!s that have been sent in to Carton d
Nush concerning the merits of the
Remedy, and the many cures effect.
ed surprises them. They wish !!
to be thoroughly understoo that for al
colds, hoarseness, asthma, Group, whooping
cough, all phthisical troubles. they have
never known its equal, and positively guar,
antee it.
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Forty Years Experience of aR Old N4rse
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
prescription of one of the best Female Ply
stefan and Nurses il the United States, ant
has been used for forty years with never
failing safety and success by millions Of
.aathers and children, from the feeble infant
Of one week old 10 line aillt. It correct:
acidity of She stomach, relieves wind colo
regulates the bowels, and gives rest, leallI
and comfort TO mother and child. We be.
iiUve it ;h2 Bcst and Surest Remedy in the
world in all cases Of UYsENrEGG and DIAR.
RHoLAlS CHILDREN, whether arising fro:n
tcething or from any other cause. Full il
g"Gtiops lior Using will accompany each bot
tie. None genuine unless tho facsimile Of
CURTIS and PERKINS lie on the outside wrap
per. Sold by all Medicine Dealers. %
cents bottle.
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Il Don't Feel Like Work. :

1t makes NJ difference what business yor
are engaged in whether You are a preacher
a merchant, A mechanic, a LAWYER or a com.
mon laborcr, you can't do your work well
while you are half sick. Thousands try 10,
but all in vain. How much better TO keen
your organs in good otirr by taking Par
keFs Tonic when YOU feel 80 little out OF
sorts" 1t would be money in your pocket.
One honr of good, rejoicing health is worth
half : dozen hours full Of lanEuor and pain.
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Castor Beans.
Editors Texas Farm and Ranch.
WALKER, No,

w ALhER, NO.
Editors Texas Farm and Ranchs
In reply to Victoria correspond
ence about Castor Beans, one-halt'
bushel (23 pounds) will plant FIVE
acres. They can be procured OF
grain dealers in Missouri or Kau,
sas at about s2 per bushel, includ'
ing sacks. ] would suggest that to
make the raising OF Castor Beans
pay, there should be enough plant,
ed 70 insure quantity for car LOT
shipments. Five or ten acres can
easily be taken care OF. ANY iqr'
Their information will be given on
receipt Of postal card. Address
81. r. B." Boz a..
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Get Rid of G ookroaches
Farm and Ranch.

arm Alll hancH.
A correspondent writes as fol,
Lowe, u beg to forward you an
easy, clean, az AID certain method Of
graduating those loathsG "e inSee's
from dwelling houses. A few years
ago my house was infested with
cockroachcs Cor clock as they are
called here, and l was recommend
ed to try cucumber peeling as a
remedy. accordingly, Immediate
ly before bedtime, strewed the
floor of those parts of the house
most infested with the vermin
with the green peel, cut not very
thin, from the cucumber, and sat
up half an hour later than usual 10
watch tho effect. Before the expi-
ration of that time the floor where
the peel lay was completely cover
ed with cockroaches, so much so
that the vegetable could not be
seen, so voraciously were they en-
gagged in sucking the poisonous
moisture from it. l adopted the
same plan the following night, but
my visitors were not nearly so
numerous-I should think not more
than q fourth OF the previous night.
On the third night I did not dis
cover one; but anxious to ascertain
whether the house was quite clear
of them, 1 examined the peel after
l had laid it down about half an
hour, and perceived that it was
covered with myriads of minute
ccckroaches, about the size of a
flea. therefore allowed the peel
to remain till morning, and from
that moment l have not seen a
cockroach in the house 1t is a
very old building, and l can assure
you that the above remedy only
requires to be persevered in for
three or four nights to completely
eradicate the pest. OF course it
should be fresh cucumber peel
every night"
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The way TO wealth is nc nIa,,

The way TO wealth is as PLAIN as
tho way to market. 1t depends
chiefly on two words, industry and
frugaIity; that is, waste neither
time nor money, but make the best
use OF both. Without industry and
frugality, nothing will do, and with
them everything.
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Carrots.-Stewed carrots are q
far more nourisLIng and ecohom'
zeal human food than Is generally
known, and they should be mainly
left for animals. Scrape the roots,
chop into small pieces, and stew
IN water until very tender. They
may be seasoned with flour and
butter sauce-all the better with
cream added-and in various other
WAYS
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Carlton & Nash tell US OF remarkable
cure effected by Ackcr's Blood Elixir. a
gentleman was literally covered with sores,
brought on by neglecting his system; ulcers
or boils came out all over him, but n
thorough course OF Acker's Blood Elixir
cured him. They say that they will warrant
this rs being the best blood medi-
cine that can be bought. It is always
certain TO cure Syphilis in its worst form.
1t Is positively guaranteed.
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In order that our town may have tie bcs
goods possible, the popular druggists, Carl
ton q Nash haze agreed TO sell Acller'
English Prescriptions, among which i
Ackers Dyspepsia Tablets. T; ev act upoI
the system when suffering with Dyspepsia
bad breath, sour stomach, fatulencv, heart
burn, &c.r& c., with n wonderful certainty
hence they guarantee them to cure always
or will refund the money.
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Cornmeal Muffins.-0ne cup ana
halt of cornmeal, the same guam
tlty of white -four. two teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, half cur
of sugar, half a teaspoonful Of salt
a small tablespoonful of melted
butter, two eggs and milk enough
to make a stiff batter. Bake in
gem pans for half an hour.
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The syndicate which has been
holding 100000 bushels of wheat
at Minneapolis. Minn., dropped its
holdings Monday, having already
lost on declining market between
$50, 900 and 100000.
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al applied for q position in banking
house in Wall street six months ago, and al
though l proved my competency, they
would not take me. I had been down on
my luck and looked old and shabby. An
idea struck NE, got up new growth ofhair
with ParkerI Hair Bulsm, raised n decent
suit of clothes, and applied again, and they
took me in n minute So writes a clerk
with $1,000 salary. The moral is plain.
Parkers Hair Balsam gives person new
fncn.
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TEXAS FARM AND RANCH, IN O
quiet way, has been agitating, as
its columns will show, the expe-
dIency of having permanent State
fair, and now the foremost business
men of Dallas have come forward
and infused the life spirit into its
ardor. In its labor 10 build up the
resources of onr great State, it goes
to work with redoubled vigor. 1t
has faith in the cooperation of
every section.
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Wood ashes can often be pur-
chased cheaply of those who have
no land to use them on, or do not
know their real value, and it Is
well to collect all of them that can
be collected conveniently and
spread around the fruit trees, es'
pecially the peach trees.