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MENTAL OvERsTRAKN, ETC.
The pIexie Discovery.

AS the world advances in civilization and intel
ligence, business and methods become more COM
Detitiye and demand the severest mental strain
ia meet this fine world has naturally rushed to
the stimuIants for support. Considering this, it is
not surprising that our people have degenerated
the rule and the insane asylums have been in
creasingly crowded with victims. Almost every
case of Insanity has originated from over mental
the world, has the sale of stimulants been. SO
large or the danger to the obliteraton OF physical
snectiye in the future What wonder is it then
that the ciergymen and moral associations so
spontaneously stand by the harmless Moxie. Ex-
tract. as an agency that will stem the tide of de-
struction? Moxie Nerve Food has already proved
that it is the Alexander Of the period It has
too: made more happy homes; cured more nerv-
Gus, Frustrated, overworked people; prevented
more crime and suffering in New England, than
all other agencies combined. If it has sold 1OQ0,
900 bottles at the druggists in nine months, what
will IL do in five years?
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European Markets.

LONDON. April 81, 1s86.-Consols 100 ZIG.
LIVERPOOL, April 81, 18S6.-Cotton market
active ;uplands l-16d; Orleans 51sd; sales IL, :
600 bales speculation and export 1000 bales.
LONDON, April 81, 1886.-[Beerbohm's report
to Chamber of Commerece.] Cargoes off the coast,
sage and for shipment, wheat and corn firm. At
Liverpool, spot wheat turn dearer and corn firm.
LIVERPOOL, April 81, 18S6.-Quotations-
Club Wheat at Is @7s I'd; corn, mixed Western
at As 3D. peas at IS Cd. Provisions, &c.-Pork,
prime Eastern mess sis: bacon 3os Cd for short
clear and 29s Cd for long clear; cheese DIS for
American; lard, prime Western Bis Cd; tallow
23Sgfor American.
Weather i'm England cold.
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LOST AND FOUND.

UNOUND-That Sweetsir's Bleachery is the
IL place to get your hats pressed over. My 30th
year on Congress st. Many new shapes. Custom
work only. 19-1
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MARINE n EWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

WEDNESDAY, April 81.
Arrived.
Sch S Leaning, Sloan, Baltimore-coal TO
Rolling Mills.
Sch David Sprague, Titus, Westport. NS-6.00o
live Holsters.
Sch II C Chester, Sanborn. Machias for Boston.
Sch c M Gillmor Teal Rockland-lime to W
Belknap 81 Son.
Cleared.
Steamship Eleanora, Bragg, New York;
Coye.
Sch Martie A Holmes, Rines, New York-Ryan
& Kelsey.
s. Kelsey.
Sch Matilda Brooks, Nichols, Saco, to load for
Sch David Torrey, orne. Bangor, to load for
Havre de Grace-ChaSe, Leavitt s. Co.
Sch Thos w Hyde, Sherman, Kennebec to load
for Philadelphia-Ch Leayitt & Co.
SAILED - Barques Reynard, Rachel Emery,
Ada 2 Could schs A E Kranz, e Pettls, Nat
Meader, Izetta, Carrie Woodbury..
Also sailed, brig Hyperion; schs Lewis Clark,
and FL Eaton.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
April IT, 1886.
NOTICE is hereby given to all house-holders,
IN that all applications for cleaning pfiyy-
vaults, should be made as early as possible, that
the delay which usually occurs later in the season
may be avoided. AL applications for emptying
privy vaults left at the office of the Deputy Mar
shals City Building will have immediate attention.
By order of the Board of Health.
anr1 7dtf GEO. c. BURGESS, Secretary.
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FROM OUR oofxEspoNpEN1

SACO, April 21-Ar. schs L Davis, Kneeland,
Philadelphia; E G Willard, Foster, New York.
Cid, schs E ii Flrber QNeil, for Philadelphia;
Rienzi, Chatto, Portland.
BOOTHBAY, April 20-Ar, schs NJ L Newton,
Rowe Boston for Calais Mary, Magee, do for
Bucksport Clara s. Mabel, Pinkham, Cape Por-
poise; Cambridge, Bath, to go on railway.
WISCASSET, April 20 Sid, sch Anna E j
Morse, Lansil, Charleston; Coquette, Orne, for
Boston.
sah Francisco. April lathe four-masted ship
Ocean King 2434 tons, which has been laid up
here since June l. 1888, waiting for improvement
in bushes, has been chartered to load coal at De
parture Bay for this port at 50 per ton.
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Minister-"How do you like our new organist?"
Deaeon-"First rate. He is a real gospel organ
ist''
Minister-"G Gospel organist9 What do you mean
by that?" ,.-,1.,..,
Deacon-"Why, he obeys the gospel injunction.
He does not let his left hand know what his right
hand doeth."
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Portland Wholesale Prices Current
Corrected for the PRESS to April 81, 1886.


Pilot Sup. TAGS
do sq........51aG6
Ship. :. .....41a@ 3
Crackers }9fb. .51z@6
GnRT.
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WANTED.

YUANTED-People to call al. Taylor's, 213
w York ST., and see his bargains q DaOy ea az
pieces for $3.50; also sofa, tables, and crockery
ware very cheap; lot of calico shifts IA lhch' only
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Boston stock Market.

10y 1OlOSiaPh'I
The following quotations of stocks are received
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Foreign Ports.

All at Hong Kong prey to Apl II, ship st David,
Frost, New Yorh.
Passed Anjer Feb 20, barque Coryphene, CHM,
from Ioio for Boston,
Ar at Gloucester, E, Apl IT, ship Harry Morse,
Murphy, Portland, o.
At Paysandu Feb 2S, barque Golden Sheaf.
Lunt for Philadelphia.
At Montevideo Mich IS, ship Portland Lloyds,
Hussey, for PernamDuco. ready.
At ProgressO Apl 8, sch j HAIRY, Green for
New Orleans 18th.
At st Croix April G, sch Lavinia Warren,
Thompson, for New York, ldg.
Ar at Mayaguez Apl 1, barque Kate, Cakes, st
Thomas.
ldg; sch Emma, Littlejohn, do.
At Havana Apl 18th, barques Joshua Loring,
r PilIsbury, Pitcher, and Isaac Orbeton, Trim for
Delaware Breakwater.
Ar at Matanzas Apl 10th, brig Jennie Hubert,
Southland, Cienfuegos; schs Maggie Bell, Ihomp-
son, New York; Norena, Chase, Portland; Clytle,
Laughton, Pensa ola; 18th, barque Alice, Dyer,
Philadelphia; Alex Campbell, Bunker, Boston,
(and all sailed 10th for Cardenas); schS Gertrude
l. Trundy, Davis, Philadelphia; John Soutner'
Belano, Portland; 18th, barque syria, Pettmglil,
Tro0n; Chestina Redman, Dixon, Boston; l4th,
sch Nellie j Dinsmore, Parker. Portland.
ny, Philadelphia; 18th, sch Grace Bradley, Mcln-
tyre, Baltimore; 14th, Arthur Wade, Sherman.
Boston; Hannah McLoon, Bowers, New YORK or
brig Stacy Clark, Whitney, Aspinwall; Has
KEEL, Oliver Philadelphia; sch Clara LeaVltt' Loni-
bord, New York.
Sid 18th, scbs Sarah Bird, Farwell, New York
18th. Mabel Staples Dickson, do.
CID at st John, NIB, goth, sch Eben tlsher, hey
nolds, New York.
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PORT TOWNSEND-Sld I'd, ship Fannie Tuck
GALVESTON = cid 18th, sch G Il Foster,
Coombs, Perth Amboy.
NEW ORLEANS-In port 18th, ship Alice nj
Minott Percy. for Liverpool; barque John watt,
Sweetser. for do
Sid i'm Port Eads goth, sch St Thomas, Otis.
BRUNSWICK-Cld 18th, sch VIM Hayes. Smith
New York.
CHARLEsTON-Ar2 goth. schs Maggie Andrews
Snow. Belfast; M NJ Wood, Spauding, lRockport.
OF the Bar, sch Warner Moore, Crockett from
NEWPORT NEws-sld 10TH sch M Colder,
CID 10th, barque Payson Tucker, Tucker, for st
PHIIADELPHIA-Ar 10th, sch Belle Hardy,
Al Goth. sch B W Morse Reed, Portland.
;, CID 10th, schs Kocheco, Jasper, Cardenas; IL
Hart Harding. Boston
Ar 2lst, sch Nina A Reed, Nasha. Cardenas.
CID 20th, sch Kocheko, Jasper, CardenaS;.
AT Delaware Breakwater 19th brig Il Merry.
from Philadelphia for Cardenas; schr Annie
Bailey, for Portland.
Sch Helen, Leighton, from Port de Paix, has
been ordered to Chester.
NEW YORK-Ar goth, schs Cornelia Soule, I'm
Tenants Harbor; Henry, Falkingham, st John;
Hamburg, Machias; VIM Rice, Gregory, Rock
land.
Also az goth, barque Saml D Carlton, Freeman,
Hong Kong: schs F d Hodgkins, Thompson, from
Ragged Island; Alice Montgomery, Amboy for
Bos on; Peiro, Kelley, Shulee, Ms; Hamburg,
Machlas.
CID Goth, barque Charles Forbes, Buchanan for
Callao; brig Onoaska. Griggs, Cardenas; sch w
L White, Ames, Little Glaze Bay.
Sid Goth, ship Rembrandt, for Shanghae; bark
Hattie Mcfarland, for st Thomas.
NEW HAYEN-Sld 10Th, sch Addie Sawyer,
Cook New York.
STONINGTON-Ar 18th, sch Hyena, Gardiner,
Providence, to load for New York.
DUTCH ISLAND HARBOR-Sld Goth, sch Eva
L Leonard, Robbins Fall River for Montyille, Ct;
John Somes, Robbins, do for New York,
NEWPORT-Ar goth, Schs Darius Eddy, HoXle
New York. E A Stevens. Kendall, Hoboken.
NEW BEDF0RD-Ar goth, sch Webster Ber-
nard, New York.
Sid goth, sch Langdon Emery, Portland.
HYANNIS-Sld goth, sch VIM Donnell for
Philadelphia.
BOST0N-Ar goth, schs Helen Moseley, Holt
Hoboken; Addie j, Wilson, Millbridge; Edward
Warren, Colson, Belfast; Commonwealth, JOY,
Rockland; Niger, Adams, Wiscasset.
Sid Goth. brig Sparkling Water
Ar 21st, barque Neptune, Hill, Cienfuegos; sch
Nellie q Davis, Davis Darlington, Ms; Julia Ann
Condor, do; ID Prince, Wadsworth, Rockp0rt;
Congress, Harris, Rockport; James Freeman JAS
per, Machias; Peerless Thompson, Thomaston.
Cid 21St, ship Iceberg, Carver, Melbourne; brig
Abbie Clifford, Slower, Glace Bay; sch Woodside,
Reed, Bangor Reporter, Snow, Portland.
Sid 21St brig JOSefa; sch Ellen CruSOe.
SALEM-Ar Goth, schs Julia Z Pratt, Britt, Cal
ais for New York; ii Crowley, Lord, Musquash,
NIB, for do; G III SprOul, Humphrey. Provincetown
for Round Pond; L Benedict Lindsay, Portland
for New York; Lucy Wentworth, Pendleton,
GLOUCESTER-Ar goth, schs Laura Robinson
FIN Boston for Hurricane Island; Lewis French,
Wiscasset.
PORTSMOUTH-Ar goth, schs Ellen Morrison,
Fernad,. Weehawken; Louisa Smith, Weber,
CALAIS Ar GOTH sch Lucy, Wooster, Port
land Lugano, Clark, Newburyport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-22

PORILAND.AprlI II. 1856.
Received by Maine Central Railroad-For Port
and 81 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for con-
Meeting roads "a cars miscellaneous merchan-
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Imports.
Railroad Receipts.

TmpOFtSs
.WESTPORT, Ms. schr D Sprague-6ooo lob
sters to w S Trefethen.
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FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE,

Ar at Liverpool Apl 20, steamer Sarnia, I'm Port
land via Halifax.
Sid I'm Ilolo Mich I'd. barque Jennie Hardness,
Amesbury, Boston.
Sid I'm Cheribon Mch 2, ship Thos Dana, Row.
ell, Tagal.
Ar at Matanzas Apl 10, brig Don Jacinto, Har-
rman, Boston.
Al at Gibara Apl 5, barque Agate, Powers, fin
Boston.
Ar at Sagua Apl 18TH. sch Clara E Colcord Col
cord, New York.
Sid FIN Trinidad Apl 8, brig Stockton, Allen, for
Philadelphia; sch r ID Spear, Farr, do.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-22
New York Stock and fToney Market
TRy Telegraph1

NEW YORK, April 81, 1SSe.-Money on call
continues easy at 1s per cent Prime ed meTea
dul1 and steady; actual rates at S6s4 for 60
dsy bills and s81a for demand. Government
bonds quiet but firm. Railroad bonds quiet and
steady to firm. The stock market closed hrlh u
The transactions az the Stock Exchange aggre'
gated 243,0o1 shares. -. :, .o,,,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-22
AT CONGRESS- ST. STATION
PORTLAND, BANGOR, MT. DESERT & MACHIAS
STEAMBOAT co.
Resumption of Service.

NesumptIOH OF StFFHtUs
Steamer CITY OF RICHMOND VIII re,
sumo service on the route between Portland anu
Machiasport on Friday, March 18TH leavlis 4 OH
Monday at a. m. making one trip per ween, IN IN
til April I'd, when two trips per week vii De
made; from Portland, Tuesdays ana frl9ia!s'
and from Machiasport, Mondays and Ihursdays'
PAYSON TUCKER, General Managef'
FE. BOOTHBY, Gen1 Pass ana TICKET Az
Portland March 8. 1886 uVSouu
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BRIDGTON & SACO RIVER R. R.
Commencing Oct. S, 1855.
Rumferd Falls and Buckfield Railroad
Winter Arrangement, in Effect Oct ~, 1885.

Connections via Grand Trunk Railway
Mixed train leaves Mechanic Falls Junction
10.45 a. M, arrives at Buckheld at ll4o a. IN.
and Canton at Ito p. m. -
Passenger train leaves Mechanic Falls Junction
31Op M arrives in Buckfeld at $50 and Can
VI Refnrning trains leave Canton at 4.15 and 9.1o
a. m. connecting for lewiston Portland and Bos-
ton. 80 -, =.
Stage connections daily with passenger train at
West MinOt for Hebron Academy; at BuckHeld LOT
West Sumner, Chase's Mills and Turner; at Can
ton for Peru, Dixfeld, Mexico and Rumterd FANS )
"i Sctedtf LII LINCOLN, Supt
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Rio fb l9....9sz @111a
Jaya...m....18 (021
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Sch Peerless Thompson, at Boston from Tho
maston, reports, while working up the Sound 2lst
struck on Fawn Bar, but soon after fioated off
without apparent damage.
Sch A Hayford. Jones, from Philadelphia for
Boston, put into Vineyard-Haven 21st for repairs.
having been in collision with an unknown fishing
schr Goth, off Newport RI.
SEX Fleetwing, Of Deer Isle, with granite, put
into Rockland 18th, leaking, and will go on the
railway for repairs.
New Bedford, April 2o-Sch Lizzie B Morse,
which was recently towed into Cuttyhunk harbor,
was moved round on the opposite side of the isl
and 18th, where the action of the sea is fast
breaking her up.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-22

young man who wished to send some eompli.
mentary verses to a lady, whose beautiful singing
at concert had pleased his fancy, got an lmpe.
cunio as friend who was good rhymester TO GET
them up for him.. The result pleased him ana Inc ne
copied Il EN- and sent them to the lady as th y
The next day they were returned with an interro,
CATION mark under his name. To his chagrln ana
race he found he had used a sheet of paper with
out Noticing that his friend, who had probably
called when he was cut, had scrawled across the
back:
TO Miss b for less than 81. Please be more
prompt than you were last time"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-22

DTV EC Instant relief Final cure In 10
l. lAESs days, and never returns, NO purge,
simple remedy Free, by addressing G. J, MASON,
IS Nassau St., N. Y. mar2oeoo6m
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1t was ten-year-old Concord sehoolboy who
when asked what the letters 5. r. =. X. on
the standards of Caesars legions stood for
replied that he was not quite certain, but he i'm
aqined that they meant society for the Proven
ton of OueltY TO RomanS.N
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SToR ACE.

First-class storage for Flour, Fish,
Cotton and other merchandise in the
Portland Sugar House. Warehouse re-
ceipts given. Otis Brothers elevator.
Lowest rates Of Insurance. Apply to
Us. DOUGLASS Agent,
tyl4dtf No. 29S Commercial Street.
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NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN, that
~ the subscriber has been duly appointed
and taken upon herself the trust of Administrative
of the estate of
EDWARD r. BURNS, late of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs All persons having de-
mands upon the estate of said deceased, are re
0uired to exhibit the same and all persons indebt
ed to said estate are called upon to make payment
to , ,r>re .,,,.,
Portland, April 6, 1886. apr15d1awTh3wT
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Spoken

April Z, lat SO 10 N, Ion 80 80 W. ship Harvey
Mills, Crawford, from Port Gamble for Santa
Rosalie.
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WANTED.
WANTED.
a medium sized convenient
rent, i'm a central location.
Address with terms.
N. r. A., Press Office.
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
April 18th, 1886.
PROPOSALS for the Removal of Fish
and House Offal.

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received for the
= removal of fish and house offal at the City
Clerks office, where specifications of the contract
may be seen, until Saturday, April "a, 1856, at
O'Clock p. M. A bond for the faithful performance
of the duties will be required. The city reserves
the right to reject any or all bids
BY order of the Board of Health,
an17d1W GEO. C. BURGESS, Secretary.
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BOSTON AND MAINE r. r,
PASSENGER TRAIN sERtlCk,
in effect Sunday, October IN, 1855.
WEcmEDN nTVVGVAN

BOSTON AND wi AtNE ". W.
PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE,
in effect sunday, October n, 1855.
WESTERN DIVISION.
TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND
For Boston at els, $40 a. m. 81 80, $50 p. ~
Boston for POrtla nd 8 80 a. M, LOO, $50 p u
ScnrbOrO and Pine Point 6.16, $40 a. m,
$50, 5.45 p. m. Old Orchard, sacO, htdas-
ford and kennebunlx 6.15, $40 a. M, l2.oO
$40. s. AS D. m. Wells Beach 6.15, $40 :: m,
3.3O d. m, Nsrth Berwick, Great Falls, De-
yer, Exeter, HaverhiII, Lawrence and
Lowell, Clio, $40 a. M, 1880, $50 p: ID
Rochester, Harrington and Alton nay
2 40 a. m. 70 80, $50 p. M, Manchester and
Concord (yia Newmarket Junction) 6.1o a. IA,
z 30 o. m via Lawrence, $40 a. IN. 80,
*The $40 a. m and 1870 p M eon1 tS %i so
Rail Lines to points IS w wsYy a Vnr oou'n 'n'
Parlor Cars on trains leaving Portland $40 q
m. and 1880 p. m, and Boston at $50 a. IN. ana
LOO p. m.
for Boston 90, AIS p. m. arrive 5.3O.s4b pm.
EASTERN DIVISION.
For Boston at 200 and 1000 a. M, IL. 90 ana
t6 90 D, M Returning Leave Bost0n az s:oe
and 600 a. m. and 1890 and 100 2; o III and . az
n m For Portsmouth and NewburyPort az
200 and 900 a. M, 100 and 600 P m Eer
Amesbury 8 90 a. M and 100 pm. For Salena
and Lynn at 29o and Pc on = Above V trains 0''
fThe 900 a. m. and LOO p; m: TRAINS eohneo'
with Rail Lines to South and West.
THE 600 p. m. train connects with nisht ~*n
for New York
for sale at Portland Depot Ticket Omcos,
and at Union Ticket Ofice, 40 Exchange
Street.
JAS. T. FURBER, Gen'l Manager. A.,
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yegetine has no equal as spring tonic. It's
iust what you need to brace you up
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When President Green of the Western Union
was before the House committee, one OF the mem
hers who did not catch his name, owing to slight
deafness heard Thin for few minutes, and then
inquired of the gentleman neqt to him:
''How much does he want his. pension IN
creased?"
sit isn't pension case' was the reply.
Mr. Green went on for another five minutes,
and the member again said: -
wants one. Poor man! He's entitled to $l2
month on emotion alone"
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Nails.


Pure gro nd ld7oo@7 SO
Pure dry lead7 0097 80
Eng Ven Red. 39 31a
Red Lead -. 7@ 712
Am. ZinZ. % 00@7 90
Rochelle Yellow....2H2
Rice, y ib. ... 69 7%
Rangoon. -. SAG 6
&aIePHttIs,
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Stated by H. B. Cochran, druggist, Lancaster,
Pa: "Have guaranteed over 300 bottles of Bur-
dock Blood Bitters for dyspepsia sour stomach,
bilious attacks liver and kidney troubles"
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THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL %.
WIT AND WISDOM.

She was the daughter of Senstor, and i, her
sweetheart had been to see her every night since
Lent had given them time and opportunity. Her
father became somewhat alarmed, and this morn
ing he called her into his study,
f'Well, papa" she said sweetly ''you sent LOT
me. What is it?"
"My dear daughter" he replied, II believe MI.
Blank has been to see you every night for some
time past?"
Eyes, papa"
"And ne was here last night?"
Eyes, papa" - j,
"Well, daughter, / want to know what occurred
during your protracted interview in the parlor l
ask it, my child, because have special reasons
for wishing to know"
m"Dear papa" replied the girl with tears in her
eyes, 81 do not doubt your right to ask what oc-
Cured there but, papa, 1t was an executive ses-
sion; and, papa, you would not have me dlyulge
fine secrets of such "A meeting, would you?"
The old man said never a word in reply.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-22

Why don't you try Carter's Little Liver Pills?
They are positive cure for sick headache, and all
the ills produced by disordered Liver. Only one
pill dose.
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VNOUND-The best assortment of Boots in New
Il England, comprised of best hand sewed and
machine, nobby and common sense styles, at me-
dunn and low prices. The best fitting and most
Seryiceable Also bargains in broken lois ana mis-
fits. GAL Congress ST.. M. G. PALMER III
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have received good deal OF Denent from your
medicine, Athlophoros. 1t helped To drive the
rheumatism out of my limbs to great extent 1
think it good medicine and have recommended
il TO several persons VIM. Nichols, Chester, Mass.
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Fish.
80 -
Apples
Evaporated % lib s911c

Snow
Tallman SwtS
Mol Baldwins1 00@1 sc
Greetings L 0o@1 sc
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"Rufus, wuz yer to de church dis mornin'?"
"Dat's list where waZ Glenn"
81 hope you drawed in much profit from. de sar-
vice, Rufus'
HWhat yo' mean sab? JUS yo' take motifs, Mr..
Glenn dat wen we play keedS in de quiah during
saryice we JUS play for muse ment, an muffin
mo-"
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We have heard of lazy men, but we, thing the
LATEST one is a Union Club bachelor, who bought
a dozen shirts, marked the first one with ms Iull
name, and then to save time and trouble, put SIM
piy "dtto', upon the rest. He is now wondering
how it happened that eleven shirts, so PLAINLY
marked, We're lost in the wash.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-25
Justice With an Itching Palm.
Brooklyn Eagle.

The politicians have way of speak
ing of their transactions with various
public officials that have small idea
of political economy who have small
ideas OF the practical part of the polite
al government of New York. A short
time ago four men were arrested for
engaging in aswindhng operation in
36gh street. They were brought up for
examination, and a shrewd working
politician was sent for. He and the
Justice retired to a private room, and
half an hour later the men were dis
charged. They were clearly guilty,
but they walked out Of court without
the Slightest hindraucs ia the wake
of the politician. The gentleman IS
little known to the public, but his IN
fuencs with the officials of the city
seems limitless. Last night ne came
into the Gilsey house about 7:30 drop
ped into a chair casually, and growl-
cd out striEg of complaints about the
mayor. That gentleman does not en-
Joy large degree Of popularity with
the men Of any party just nov,
and even the cltjzans c0mmlttee fall
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denounced the mayor as guilty of
every crime in the calendar the poll
ticlan turned his attention to eX-Sher-
if Davidson. Then the astute mana
ger relghted his, cigar and remarked
with a wink. and IN a confidential
voice that he wasn't any chBmp. l
fastened to assure him of my entire
concurrence in his sentiment and ask
ej him how he managed to get the
four Thirty-sixth street swindlars out
of the clutches of the law.
vivid a hundred" said the district
leader shortly. II took the judge
aside and said: Them men goes free
and here's the Doodle. He pocketed
IL like a little man, went oat, got up
on the bench, and announced that
there wasn't sufficient evidence on
which to denounce the prisoners, and
they were discharged. That was easy
enough, wasn't it?'
"a should say So
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VINO says that New York politics
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