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The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01
THE COMING SESSION OF CON-
CRESS.

The second session Of the Forty-ninth Con-
gress begins next Monday and ends on the
fourth of March next. Deducting the Christ
mas recess, which is pretty certain to be
taken, though there may be good deal of
protesting against it, and there remains but
little more than two months for business.
II Congress proceeds at its usual snail-like
pace there will not be much more than suf-
ficient time,to dispose Of the appropriation
bills. There are plenty Of subjects to which
the attention Of Congress might be profitably
turned, but when it had the time to attend to
them it did not have the disposition, and
now it probably has neither time nor dispo-
sition. Some pretence of doing something
will doubtless be made. Morrison very like
ly will undertake to get his tariff bill before
the House, not with any expectation of pass
ing it, but rather to let the country know
that his recent defeat has not checked his
enthusiasm for free trade. The President, it
is said, will recommend in his message the
passage of the Hewitt bill, which is a much
less sweeping measure than Morrison's.
But Morrison and the extreme free traders
are dead set again want whole
LOAF or none. If they cannot pass their radi-
cal measures they are determined that moth
ing shall be done, even in the way of correct
Ing admitted errors and manifest inequalities
IN the present tariff. The subject of the reg
ulation OF interstate commerce is one
that has been hanging for long time, and
should be settled. The Senate has already
passed billion the subject, but it is not rad
ical enough to suit the House, which wants
to make a demagogical demonstration of
sympathy with the popular clamor of monop-
oily by hampering the railroads, which are
supposed to be an embodiment of monopoly,
as much as it is possible to and keep
within the constitution. OF legislation on
the subject of silver currency there will
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01

The annual report of the Hon. f. E. Rich
ards, the efficient Bank Examiner, makes
on the whole gratifying exhibit. There
has been an increase during the year Of over
1000 in the number Of depositors and over
S2,OOO,OO0 in the amount of deposits. Some
of the smaller banks have had their surplus
seriously affected by the depreciation of the
stock Of the First National Bank of Portland
consequent upon the defalcation of Mr.
Gould, and will probably find it prudent to
reduce their dividends until the reduction of
their surplus is made up. The Examiner
inclines to the opinion that the tax on saw
ings banks can be still further reduced with
good results. One thing, familiar enough to
persons acquainted with the great labor in
volved in the examination of our large saw
ings banks, to which the Examiner calls
attention is the need Of clerical assistance
TO the Examiner If his work is to be done as
thoroughly as it ought to be. Among the
many valuable suggestions made by Mr..
Richards, one which seems exceedingly OPP
perfume at this time when defalcations are so
common, is that regarding the bonds of bank
officers which he thinks should be furnished
by responsible corporations organized for the
purpose rather than by private individuals.
The advantage Of this plan is obvious.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01

The Oxford Democrat, speaking Of the dis
content at the enforcement of the game laws
in some parts Of the State, says that the peo-
pile Of Oxford county are well satisfied with
The present laws and their enforcement, and
thinks that 'the disconnected ones who dis
like the present and wish to supplant it by
something else, should at least be able to tell
the people what they want in place of it. /"
The truth probably is that those disconten-
ted ones want nothing at all in place Of it.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01

The Hon. William R. Morrison remarks
with an air of great virtue that if his oppo-
nent had but one majority he would not con-
test his seat. 1t is probably lucky for his
opponent however that he had good many
more than one majority, for it is to be feared
that Mr.. Morrison's virtue would not be
proof against the pressure of the Democratic
xarfv
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01

probably be none, no matter what the Presi-
dent may recommend on the subject. The
impossibility of restricting the coinage with
the House constituted as at present was
demonstrated conclusively at the last session
The bankruptcy bill will hang fire as here.
tofore. One measure which ought to be
passed, and one in which Maine is deeply in
terested, is the bill to abolish compulsory pi-
lotage. There will be a strong effort made
by our Maine Congressman to getit through,
but the opposition developed at the last ses-
sion was very strong, and it is not likely to
be any less at coming session.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01
CURRENT COMMENT.
BREAKING OF THE SOLID SOUTH.
Cincinnati Commercial- ca7atta

BREAKING OF THE SOLID SOUTH.
Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette.
0nnational questions the Solid South really
seems to have been broken. The vote for
Congressman in Virginia gives Republican
majority of 20,S59.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Philadelphia North American.
Some of Millionaire Armour's union en-
pioyes think he ought to be hanged. I'M
questionably his offence is capital.
BEWARE OF MISSOURI.
Philadelphia Press.
The civil service commissioners announce
that they are about to make reform popular.
We infer that they will confine their efforts
entirely to the Republican States.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 1.

We do not read anonymous letters and commun
cations The name and address Of the writer are
II all cases Indispensable not necessarily for pub
Bcation but as a guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01

Gen. Neal Dow in his address at Haverhill
is reported as saying that every city in the
country Is ruled by rum except Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01
DRAPERY Department.
DISCOUNT SALE.

Before removing Drapery Department from the
room up stairs wish TO clear all the odd
tains and remnants of piece goods in the stock In
order 10 do this shall make 25 per discount
about as pairs of curtains, of which
only one pair and others three ranging
I'm price from 75 cents $1,000. All lengths
in Madras, Musiins and scrims will be included i'm
this sale, making the prices actually 75 the
dollar. Sale will commence wednesday morning.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01

Even the Fenians seem at last to have
found 0'Donovan Rosa out.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01
AUCTION SALE.
HallOWeII Cotton Manufactur.
Ing Company.

A LII the property Of the above corporation, sit
"A uated in Hallowell, Kennebec County.
Maine, will be sold at public auction to the high
est bidder, ON the premises In said Hallowell on
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01
Thursday, the 9th Day of
December, 1886.


:, The property is centrally located near the NJ.
wkart and consists of Brick Building 252x47 feet,
stories high, containing 1866 Spindles, 326 40
IN ana 20 AZ In. Looms. All in good condition
LOT immediate use, part OF the machinery being
nearly new and Of modern manufacture.
Power Is supplied by two 'COrlissv Engines.
each 4Sx20 inches with six Tubular Boilers
412xl6 feet. Brick 52x43 feet, 3 stories high,
IN wIien are the boilers and plckers.
Brlck ONCE story with basement, 57x25 feet.
Mill and Office piped for gas and steam
Une frame stOry.st0re house, 5Sx4O feet
opposite mill
Nine frame tenement houses divided into IA
Nnenents, part OF which have boon recently re-
pared and are In fair condition.
All tne above buildings, except the boarding
house ana one tenement are located In one square,
SECOND ooutheriy by Temple and Easterly BY
water SIS, covering in the whole about 5000
square feet of land.
ms mill has been in active, and OF late suc-
ceSsiul operation up TO within few weeks.
lne parties purchasing will take the stock In
paoeess OF manufacture, supplies coal aud repair
materials al an appraisal.
For Iull particulars and all further information,
{. w. CONVERSE, Trustee,
No. SO Franklin Street, Boston,
VINE Where schedule q machinery end plans can be
TEhms OF sALE-sJ. 900 cash AZ time
Oh SAFE, balance TO be paid January L, 1887.
no,oo E. w. CONVERSE, Trustee.
hOt@@ dtdaeS
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From 115 lbs. to l61 lbs.
To the Cuticura Remedies / owe
My Health, My Happiness
and My Life.

A day never passes that do not think and speak
kindly OF the CUTICURA REMEDIES. Seven years
ago, all of dozen Jumps formed oil my neck, rang
ing in size from cherry stone to an orange. The
large ones were frghtfl to look at and painful TO
bear; people turned aside when they saw me, in
disgust, and was ashamed to be on the street or
in society. Physicians and their treatment and all
medicines failed to do any good In moment OF
despair l tried the CUTICURA REMEDIEs-CUTI-
CURA, the great Skin Cure, and CUTICURA SOAP,
an exquisite Skin Beautifier, externally, and CUT
IcuRA hEsoLvENT, the new Blood Purifier, inter-
nally; the small humps (as l call them) gradually
disappeared. and the large broke in about two
weeks diseharging large quantities of matter leav-
ing two slight scars in my neck to-day to tell the sto
ry OF my suffering My weight then was one hum
dred and fifteen sickly pounds my weight now Is
one hundred and sixty-one solid, healthy pounds
and my height is only five feet, five inches. In my
travels praised the CUTIcURA REMEDIES, North
South, East and West. To CUTIcURA REMEDIES
OWE MY HEALTH, MY HAPPINESS and MY LIFE.
prominent New York druggist asked me the 9TH
er day, "D0 you still use the CUTIcURA RENE
DIES; you look to be in perfect health?" My reply
was, II do, and shall always have never known
CUTIcURA REMEDIES" Sometimes am laughed
at by praising them to people not acquainted with
their merits, but sooner later they will come to
their senses and believe the same as those that
them, as dozens have whom have told. May the
time come when there shall be a large CUTICURA
Supply House in every city in the world, for the
benefit OF humanity where the CUTIcURA RENE
DIES shall be sold ONLY, that there will be rare
ly need of ever entering a drug store.
NJ HUSBANDS,
T. o. Box 1897, New York, n. Y.
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cry form of Skin and Blood Diseases from Pimples
to Scrofuia Sold everywhere Price: CUTIcufRA
80 cents; SOAP, 20 cents; RESoLvENT. 81 co.
Prepared by the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL
Co., Boston, Mass
send for CHOW 10 Cure skin Diseases
DIMPLES, Blackheads, Skin Blemishes, and Bad
lul Hum0rS, use CUTICURA SOAP.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01

Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which is the
fountain of health, by using DIR. Pieree's Gold
en- Medical Discovery, and good digestion,
fair skin, buoyant spirits, vital strength, and
soundness of constitution will be established.
Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors,
from the common pImple, blotch. or eruption,
to the worst Scrofula, or blood-poison. Es-
pecially has it proven its efficacy in curing
Salt-rheum or letter. Fever-sores, Hip-joint
Disease, Scrofulous Sores and Swelllngs, En-
larged Glands, and Eating Ulcers.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consump-
ton (which is Scrofula of the Lungs, by its
wonderful blood-purifying, invigorating, and
nutritive properties. For Weak Lungs, Spit
ting of Blood, ShOrtnees of Breath, Bronchitis,
Severe Coughs, Asthma, and kindred affec-
TONS it is n sovereign remedy. 1t promptly
cures the severest Coughs.
For Torpid Liver, Bihousness, or Liver
Complaint" Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, it Is
an unequalled remedy. Sold by druggists.
DIR. PIERCEsS PELLETS - Anti.
Bilious and Cathartic
Csc. vial. by druggists.
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The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01
MISCELLANEOUS

NACHET'S
AI.NEO best
eve and
mimi the leuses need
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-01
M. c. M. Association.

"A STATED meeting of the Maine Charitable
- mechanic Association will be held in the
bipr "a Room: Mechanic Building, on THURS
DAY EVENING, Dec. I'd, at 7.30 o'clock.
noY3Ud3t X. b. SWIFT, Secretary.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
The Onion MaggOt.

The Rural Ne,o Yorker informs its
readers that "an Ohio onion-planter
says that he sowed half an acre to
onions few years ago. They came up
splendidly, but soon the maggot COM
menced to prey on them, and continued
to do so until he became discouraged,
and he thought if they continued to eat
one week longer his prospect for crop
of onions would be ruined. He sent
and got five gallons of tar and put one
gallon into forty gallons of water, and
stirred it up thoroughly, so as to give it
the tar scent. He sprinkled his onions
over once with this tar-water, doing it
with common watering pot. He saw
no more effects of the maggots, and
had nice yield of onions. He thinks
that the scent of the tar-water drives
the fly away, and it was by this means
that he saved his crop of onions"
What great pity that this Ohio onion
planter forgot to say whether he used
coal tar or pine tar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
Superiority of Early-Cut Hay.

Mr. Sadler, an English agricultural
authority, in an address on hay-making
delivered before the Swindon Chamber
of Agriculture, urged the superior
value of early-cut hay over that from
grass which had been allowed to get
too ripe, and said: "Two or three years
ago we had very unfavorable June
the cut grass lay for weeks upon the
ground, but that which was cut month
later in better weather, made at once,
was as bright as silver The crops
were stacked eparately-the spoiled
June hay to be used for dry cattle and
for stores, the well-made hay of July
for cows in milk or fattening stock.
But the behavior of the cattle under
this arrangement soon led to an alter
alton of this feeding-the spoiled hay
of June proving to be by far the most
nutritious of the two, having been cut
the earliest" Amasa Scott of Crafts
bury, Vt, has been preaching this doc
trine of the superior value of very early
cut hay. But he has found very few
imitators, although his good results in
getting immense yields of butter from
COWS fed on early June-cut hay are
well known and unimpeachable.
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Two Kinds.

Brother Whitaker of the New En-
gland Farmer says: " AS regards the
style of editorial opinions, there are two
kinds of journalism. The one asks
first: What do my readers think, what
kind of an opinion will suit them best
and make me the most popular? And
when this question is answered the
editorial is colored accordingly, regard
less of the views of the editor. The
other type of journalism asks first:
What is right and true, what will
benefit my readers the most? And the
editorial that follows this querying ex-
presses the honest convictions of the
writer. They may not always be the
most popular; they may be keenly criti-
cised at times; the editor of the first
kind may win the most friends for the
time being, but we believe that in the
long run the people will have the most
respect and confidence in the paper that
voices some intelligent individuals
Independent sentiments"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
Farm and Garden Notes.

ALL things work together for good
to them who love monopolies.
IT has been proven over and over
again that little land well titled is
more profitable than an extended area
neglected and improperly cared for.
EVEN in the worst years if the lambs
are well cared for and sold, with wool
even at the past low prices, sheep will
pay as well as any other product of the
farm.
FIVE things are essential in the Gull
ture of root crops: First, a dry soil;
second, rich soil; third, deep soil;
fourth, a well-pulverized soil; and, fifth,
good after-culture.
If you do not wish to have whiskey
and gambling at the fair, now is the
time to say SO and to say so in such a
manner that the fair managers will
know just what you mean.
THERE is no strawberry so fine as
the old field strawberry, but the black
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in color, is free from injurious impuri-
The Winsted Pippin "--.Who
Knows II!

Professor Joseph l.. Budd of the
horticultural department of the Iowa
Agricultural College writes us as fol-
lows: 4" DO you know anything of the
origin and history of the Winsted
Pippin? 1t is the hardest true winter
apple we have of supposed American
origin ! have lost record, and do not
know who sent it to me, but think it
came from Vermont"
We have been in correspondence with
Professor Budd for nearly twenty
years, from the time when he was a
nurseryman in Shellsburgh, Benton
county, Iowa, and during all his service
in the horticultural department of the
Iowa College, where he had earned
such high repute as to become the
legatee of the library and collections
of our late genealogical Nestor, the
lamented Charles Downing. In all
that time we have been exchanging
notes and cions with the professor, yet
we do not recollect ever having heard
of the Winsted Pippin, and greatly
doubt its being native of Vermont.
The name would indicate Connecticut
origin. Has any reader knowledge of
this apple? If so, will he kindly make
the facts known?
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Gbe 9ouseboIo.
Could We But Know!

We purely love, and seek with service sweet
Some true response to earn;
We give, and give, until our hearts may break,
And meet with no return.
love, o sighted love, where dost thou 20?
Could we but know
We catch some noble hope, and tenderly
We nurse 1t day by day
Each on our souls; yet weeping we may see
1t slowly fade away.
hope, sweet, hattering hope, where dost thou g
Could we but know!
We build so patiently, we toll for years,
We are so glad and brave;
The end, perchance, is failure, loss and tears,
And the low, dreamless grave.
wasted labor, is 1t even so?
Where did 1t go2
where do they go to, our neglected prayers
Our sweet, vain dreams and aims,
Our patient, sighted love, our thoughtful cares
Lost labors and lost gains?
And are they lost indeed? Or is it we
Who fail to see? -Harper's Weekiv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
Tree and Shrub Sports.

AS related to the subject of another
article, we take pleasure inIreproducing
below, from Vick's Monthly, some OBJ
servations on the above-named subject.
Undoubtedly there are now growing
in every neighborhood variations of
nearly every indigenous tree and shrub
which are superior in some way to the
common types. Nothing would be
more interesting than TO make a col
lected plantation of these, and there
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
Dairy Questions.

Mr.. EditOr:-Is cream cream, wher-
ever you find it, or does the same
quantity of cream from different cows,
kept in different ways, produce differ
ent quantities of butter? This question
was brought to my mind by the prac-
tice of the creamery. Why do cows
give less quantity of milk for milk
ing or two after being sailed, which
we do once a week? Will you have the
kindness to answer these questions for
an interested young farmer through the
columns of your paper?
w. G. b., Berlin, vt.
REPLY BY AGRICULTURAL EDITOR
Cream is cream wherever you find it,
but it varies much in quality, and in
quantity relative to the milk. These
variations are dependent not only upon
difference of breed, but also upon diff
ferences in cows of the same breed,
as well as upon differences of feed, of
temperature, of general care and man
agement, and of course upon the age,
health, thrift and comfort of the indi-
vidual cows. The practice of the cream
cry of paying the same price per inch,
or other equal measure or weight, is re-
sorted to as the only practicable way of
carrying on that branch of cooperative
dairying. In average herds of common
or mixed cows, with ordinary farm feed
and care, the inequality is probably not
great, or at least not sufficiently great
to annul the advantages offered by the
creamery. But the owner of choice
selected herd, who has skill in manu-
facture, and in marketing his products
advantageously, will generally prefer
not to send his cream to a creamery.
The creamery undoubtedly presents a
means of working up average cream
into more than average butter, and of
getting whatever advantage in price is
derived from uniformity and equality
of product. But creameries do not and
cannot, as rule, make strictly fancy or
gilt-edged butter, and the dairyman who
can do that right along, and knows how
to find and satisfy the fancy trade, will
not delegate his butter-making to any
creamery. In regard to the effect of
weekly sailing referred to, if the OBJ
servation of our correspondent is strictly
accurate, it shows one of several things:
|. The salt may contain some injurious
impurity. 2. 1t may be given in too
large quantity. 3. 1t may be given at
the wrong time relative to feeding or
watering. These difficulties, except
possibly the first, may be overcome by
keeping lump of the block salt in each
manger all the time. Then the COW
will lick little every day, and its effect
on her system will be uniform. So far
! as we know, the block salt, though DARK
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
THE ROYAL SINGER!
NEW SINGING CLASS BOOK BY L, G. EMERSON
THE BEST OF ALL!

Teachers of Singing who examine this,
the last Of Mr. Emersons series of successful class
gree, superior to any of its predecessors. The ele
mentary exercises, the graded easy tunes for prac
tce, the part songs or glees and the church tupes
anthems and chants all excel in their selection or
arrangement
With its happy, chosen title, good and interesting
music and generally attractive character there is
good ground for hope that 1t will be the favorte of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-25
advertisements.
A Great Victory
A Terrible Case of Scrofula
Cured by
Hoods SarsapariIIa

In the winter Of 1870 was attacked with
Scrofula in one of the most aggravating forms.
At one time had no less than thirteen large
assesses over and around my neck and throat,
continually exuding an offensive mass Of
bloody matter disgusting to behold, and
almost intolerable to endure. 1t is impossible
to fully describe my sufferings, as the case
was complicated with Chronic Catarrh. After
three years of misery, having been treated by
three physicians, 1 was worse than ever.
Finally, on the recommendation of w. j.
Huntley, druggist, of Lockport, was induced
to try Hoods Sarsaparila. And now, after
having taken twelve bottles, within the last
twelve months, the scrofulous eruptions have
entirely ceased, and the assesses have all
disappeared, except the unsightly scars, which
are daily becoming smaller by degrees, and
beautifully less / do not know what 1t may
have done for others, but | do know that in
my case, Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved an
my gratitude / send these facts unsolicited,
and am ready to verify the authenticity of
this cure, by personal correspondence with
any one who doubts it, CHARLES A. ROB-
ERTs, East Wilson, N. Y.
This statement is confirmed by w. j. Hunt
ley, druggist, of Lockport, N. Y, who calls the
cure a great victory for Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Send for book giving statements ofmany cures.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. 81 six for IS. Made
only by G. I. HOOD Sc CO., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
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For Sale.

piece of land off from the west side of the Will
ard Cutler farm in East Montpelier, eighty-seven by
fitythree rods twenty acres and one hundred
thrty-one rodsl onehalf wood land Also thirty
seven of the east side of said farm, part wood
land pas and tiage with barn thereon, situated
between the roads leading from Montpelier to
Calais and the old Center of Montpelier both
watered and only one and a half miles from Mont
pelier. TRUMAN &. MELTON, Administrator
/ East Montpelier, W.T. July 81, 1856