The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-03
Enormous Demand for EGGS.

-NS SSAs was thO iCply.
Enormous Demand for Eggs.
An egg merchant, who goes from house to
house buying eggs, told us few days since, that
he expected TO have TO pay so cents a dozen for
eggs before Christmas.
This is remarkable, when we reflect that the
poultry industry of this country last year amount
ed to nearly seven hundred n.illion dollars; and
even then, we had to import several million dol
lars worth of foreign eggs. Our own egg-raisers
ought TO have this money, The demand for
fresh eggs for food alone far exceeds the supply.
At fifty cents per dozen eggs are as cheap as beef
steak for food. Many persons who keep hens will
probably not have an egg 10 sell when they reach
nifty cents. Some one may ask, what can body
do when the pesky old hens stop laying. and the
pullets refuse to begin until spring?" Why, do
as VIM. ii. Ye0mans, of Columbia Conn.,. Editor
OF the Germantown Telegraph, did last winter
He says: Last fall made an experiment worth
gls ,,1l our readers; Until about Dec LIST was
two eggs a day. decided TO try Sheridan's Con-
dition Powder. Iconfess had but little faith in
and for nine days very little effect. Then the
hens began laying, and in three months laid SOS
below zero, and my hens were laying dozen eggs
day, while my neighbors (who did not use the
POWDER We're getting none now without hest
egg production" Well might he believe for near
ly ~ dozen eggs, in three months, from twenty
having. l. S. johnson 4 Co., % Custom House
ST., Boston, Mass, (the only makers of Sheri-
dams Condition Powder to make hens lay.) win
SEND, postpaid, TO any person: two rs cent
packs packs Of powder, and new Poultry Raising
Ggide' for 60 cents. The book alone c'sts rs
GEMS. TOT Sl;OOj hve packs OF powder and a
h booki ior Sl.2o, large ga pound can and
DOOR 9.ooR: SIX cans for 5000. express prepaid; Send
free.
MIR. Blfers-See here Jane, the paper says
that French statistics show there arel ever so
Inns
among the married.
Mrs. Biifers-Well, you see, my dear, when a
married man acts crazy people don't call him in
must lead with thai wife Of 6s,s and think no
more about it,
For any case of nervousness, sleep
lessness, weak stomach. indigestion, dyspepsia
try Carriers Little Nerve Pills. Relief is sure
The only nerve medicine for the price in market.
An English sea captain writes to the Liverpool
Mercury that during the voyage around Cape
Horn he measured the height of the waves in a
gale. To do this he went up in the main rigging
TO get, II possible, The top of the wave coming up
astern IN line OF sight from the mast to the
horizon at the back. The reason he selected the
malnmast was this, that u rule it is nearly
amldships, and when the ship Is running the sea
hollow amidships tthe actual foot Of The waye1
below the mean draught, equal TO the slight ele-
walton, the observer necessarily Is above the true
height. IL was difficult operation, but he OBJ
tanned some good observations, marking the
height OF the waves on the mast. On mea. uring
the distance nom these TO the mean draught he
found them 10 be as follows: sixty-one, lfty-eght
ard sixiy-hve feet respectively, varying in length
from 700 feet to 500 feet.
'The things we know neither rich nor rare,"
but marked ty AN uncommon ingredient Of CON-
mon sense. One of them is-that one rs cent bot
"a Of Sail will ralf Trxi
AS true as steel, DR.. BULBS Cough Syrup. 20
cents.
Rules in frontier hotel:
In the hall nailed in a conspicuous place was
board upon which were pasted long and for
midable set of rules, from which the following are
quoted from memory by a guest:
"Gests must pony up dollar and bits before
sinin the book.
Short bits cont kownt heer No nickels or
Gests will leve thar weplns SOS they'll not go
off in the mite.
bope and towel will be fonnd neer watI1ng
trof.
No agftin or shutin a;owed in the bed rumes.
Gests must sine thar Hams evry day pay &C
cordinly.
Emmy gest how isn't satisfyd with thees roofs
must mosey or stand the consequences"
When Baby was sick, we gave her casroria,
When she YVES Child she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
Husband-More money? Why my dear, gave
you 500 this morning for shopping. What did
you get?
Wife-Oh, lots of things. We were absolutely
suffering fora pair of socks for you; they were
% cents A necktie for you; that was 90 cents.
perfectly lovely tie worth twice that; II isn't
NO oh i SIlDnOQe
wear Il; but it was such a bargain. And thee j
got you two new collars for quarter, and pair
OF nice warm gloves for you-only 80 cents. Just
Think And pair Of socks for the baby, they
were So; and dear little necktie for little DICK,
that was 81 so; and rattle for the baby, tnat
for the little cnerub, only 81; and winter cap
for you, for stormy weather, you know, that was
30 cents and that was ALL except winter wrap
for me, that was $S7.
Rackache is almost Immediately re-
lIeyed by wearing one Of Carriers Smart Weed
and Belladonna Backache Plasters Try one
and be free from pain. Price 20 cents.
They had just had their first quarrel. The VIC
lence of the storm had spent itself, but the calm
that followed was ominOus.
''Mr Corkins," said the wife at last, with cold,
biting sarcasm, ''you have often complimented
me on the beauty of my teeth. Take look at
them, ii you please. Here they are!'
And she took them out aud placed them on the
MADAME" replied Mr. Corkins, without be-
traying aay surprise, 'you have frequently spoken
Of nv Glorious dark eyes. Here is one Of them.
Oblige me by looking at it, madame !"
And he took out glass eye and laid 1t beside
me teeth.
Why They Lead.
DIR. Pierces medicines outsell all others, be-
cause of their possessing such superior curative
properties as TO warrant their manufacturers in