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The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15

The self containing culture and much
vaunted intellectual resources Of Boston are
myths. Only two days they were shut out
from the vulgar world, and the Boston
papers are filed with observations on the
sense Of ''strangeness," the anxiety" and
the ''curious novelty" of the sensation of
blind ignorance as to what was passing else
where" What will happen" begins the
bright and cultured Post the moment it gets
its head out of the snow, ''in the revulsion
of feeling when the barriers are melted
away and the outside world rushes in again.
as it has begun to do already, will not wipe
out the memory of the sensations of these
days of Imprisonment"
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15
Now the time purchase Overcoat Ulster grea
Reduction i'm Price.

40 $I2.OO and $500 Brown and Black
WOrsted OvercOats, mostly large sizes,
at only $500
63 $1,000 Blue and Black Beaver Over
coats, sizes "a to A, at $500
rs $500 Grey Oyerc0ats at S2.9S
We have few small sizes left of those
elegant $2S.0O OyercOats that we have
sold SO many of at $22.OO which we
shall close out at Sl6.S4
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15
DR.. Green's AerVura Nerve Toni
PRICE $1.00 per bottle.
For sale hv oil Drucoists

DR.. Greene, the discoverer of this remedy, is the
eminent and skiful specialist in the cure OF nervous
and chronic diseases.who gives consultation and
advice free of charge at his office, "a Temple
Place, Boston, Mass. His book, NERVOUS Dis
eases-How to Cnre Them" mailed free to any
address. mh12Tu&Th-2t-nrm
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15
TO Vessel Owners.

VynE Port Clyde Marine Railway has peen thor
IL oughly rebuilt, and is now in readiness TO
take out all vessels In need Of repairs. All work
dispatched quickly and satisfaction guaranteed
Address w, O. STIMPS0N, JR.,
decI6du Fort Clyde, Me,
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15

For two days the only communication
between New York and Boston was by way
of London. "Old Oceans gray and melan-
choly waters" were nothing to the drifts in
western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Z
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-15

In Boston, where they are still faithful to
Sullivan, it is said that the affair in France
would have been defeat for Mitchell if the
ring hadn't been too large. This well con-
firms the opinion of those who have always
held that Sullivan would be more appropriate
in smaller place, even so small as Axe.
Mohave County miner., 1888-12-01
MYSTERIOUS MONSTERS.
What Sea-serpents Are like According
to tho Most Authentic Accounts.

What sea-serpents Are like According
to tho Most Authentic Accounts.
A young sea~serpent was killed with a
pitchfork ON Good Harbor beach, Mass, In
1917, and was exhibited for days ia the
house of Captain John Beach. IL was for
merry examined by the Linnsean Society OF
Boston, and declared TO DO the young OF
some gigantic unknown creature s'resefn-
bling the sea~serpent."
Captain McQuhae, Of II. NJ. 8. Daedalus,
de@essbed the ssa-sarTsent he and his crew
saw on August @, 1S4s, as more than sixty
feet long, Of q dark brown color, with no
fins, but something like name On the back
Of the neck, which was about sixteen inches
through.
No less parsonage than Daniel Webster,
as recorded in the Nep England Magazine,
saw sea-serpent ON August IA, 1917, and
that particular sea-serpent was described
as nearly one hundred feet long, as large
around as a mans body, Of dark brown
color, with head like q turtles, and ver-
tical motion In the waves.
Bishop Pontcpidon, whose account, being
based on hearsay, is very little credited,
said the Norway sea-serpent was gray, with
black mouth, long name and head not
unlike that OF horse,
Rev. Paul Egede, missionary TO Green
land, says In his story OF his voyage 10 that
country that he saw On July 6, 1774, sea-
serpent with a long, sharp snoot, that
spouted Like whale, 1t had abroad Zap
pers " and scales and looked like snake.
The Roundout aquatic snake was said to
have mottled back, a long dorsal fin, and
to be about fifty-fiye feet long. The sea-
serpent seen by Mr.. Parsons and Captain
Hitchcock In the Hudson was described as
having fiat sides md big slate-colorcd
head. The Gloucester (Mass.) sea-serpent
seemed to be about eighty feet In length
and had a smooth, dark head, corresponding
in other respects with the general drift Of
testimony. z
virgils description Of sea-serpept is:
"Lacoon, the priest, was sacrificing a bull
Before the sacred affairs, when, loi on the
tranquil deep, twin sea serpents are seen
making their way 70 the shore. Their
bloody crests and erect breasts o'ertop the
waves. They wriggie along over the sur
face in great coils, lashing the sea into a
foam. Eoon they reach the land. and, with
fiery, bloodshot eyes, lick their jaws with
Kissing tongues" "
Mohave County miner., 1888-12-01
LIFTING HEAVY WEIGHTS.
The Secret Of the Success Of Topham, the
.. -....-. ... Phenomenon.


Topham lifted weight Of nearly three
Thousand pounds by the use Of the strength
OF his whole body, says the st. Louis GEobs-
Democrat He stood with a well-balanced
framework heavily loaded, and 10 be raised
by broad straps, two passing over his
shoulders and two attached 10 strong
waistband. The lifting power was obtained
by Strengthening his lower limbs almost
straight just before lifting, and at the same
time slightly raising his shoulders. The
heavily loaded framework was thus raised
an inch or two, a very slight sYaying
movement showing the spectators that ii
was really free from all contact with the
ground. '-a
80 powerful was Topham's frame for this
sort OF work that he was backed to pull
against two strong dray horses, his body
being in a horizontal position, and the pull
of the horses being resisted by the pressure
of his legs against fixed horgzoutal bar
close to the ground, 30 that the action WIS
precisely the same as that employed In the
lifting experiment ~. ,.
The secret Of the great lifting power Of
the legs in such work lies In the fact that
tie action has that exceedingly effective
leverage which Is employed In tho Btaahopc
press, Familiarity known-in fact, for this
very reason las ''knee leverage" When
the legs are nearly uprlght the knees may
be half a foot, perhaps, froni the position
they take when the legs are straightened.
When they move through this half foot tho
body is not moved, perhaps, more than hall
an inch, consequently the power dsca in
Strengthening the legs Is multiplied into a
twefve-fold greater lifting power. It is be-
cause of this powerful knee-straigh ghtening
action that lifting exercises are apt 10 devci.
op abnormally the muscles Of the lower and
inner end of. the front thigh. s.-.....
Mohave County miner., 1888-12-01
A PECULIAR THEORY.
The Disposition of Short Persons DIs~usses
by a Pittsburgh Pbiloso pher.

w - hAS'At Bh ibttDhbVhtT.
81 have theory said PittsbGrgh bus
iRess man 70 Dispateh reporter, which is
not founded on any thing that ever read
or any thing that ever heard any body say
1t ls entirely original with me, though II is
possible q good many people may have en-
tertained the idea before"
"Pf0duce your theory. please, ard end
this terrible suspoDge.n
81 Iisis theGTy IL concerning little men and
women. believe that people of small
stature are far better Raturcd than those Of
average size. Did you ever see small man
WHO wasn't good natured and inclined to
take rosy view Of hfei And did you ever
know little woman who wasn't jolly and
full Of funf I've studied humanity good
deal and never yet have encountered
small person who was surIy or misan-
tllrOpic. Who are tho pessimfsts, Lank,
tall, raw.bonedt dyspcptic individuals al
most invariably Did you ever see man Of
five fest six inches that was melancholy
No; and you are not likely to. | tell you the
world would be mighty lonesome place
without the little grown.up people They
make more than half the fun there Is In this
vale of tears.
"Littlc men are invariably good story
teilers. They are hearty laughers; they are
quick TO see the humorous side Of any ques-
ton, and they relish joke, even il il is at
their own expense. They make the firmest
friends, and adhere 70 those wllom they like
through thick and thin. They are seldom
quarrelsome, and never conceited. They are
often sensitive, but quick-wItted people
generally are. Altogether they are the best
folks IN the world TO get along pleasantly
with, whether in business or social way.n
admitting that what you say is correct,
how do you account for itg''
"Don't account for it at all; yet know it
IL true, because my observation and expert
ence have taught me so.'' s..
Mohave County miner., 1888-12-01
SEEN ON A TRAIN.
Various Phases OF Life Noted by an Old
Railroad Conductor.


"Yes,n said an old conductor 10 Chica-
20 Eeas reporter recently, 1--WE see all man,
ifestations Of human happiness and sorrow
here In the course OF few months. Some,
timeswe carry funeral party in one part
OF the train and lot Of rcistering pleas.
ure-seckers on another. We become accus-
toned 70 such scenes, and the hurry and
worry OF our work prevents our sympatfuz-
ing or rejoicing with them, no matter bow
much we might feel so disposed. And did
you ever observe how few people there arc
who manifest any breeding when travel
ings People who would be called cultured
at home Will sometimes act In tho most
shocking manner aboard q train. How fire.
oucntly we see men, and even women, with
their feet upon the velvet cushions In front
Of them. Men who would be ashamed 70
have II known that they use the weed viii
spit tobacco Juice over the foot-rest and
floor until they render the place they oc-
cnpy useless for decent people These
coaches are scrubbed, oustcd and polished
every trip, but pcoplc don't seem 70 apprc-
cate IL
"It's fine place 10 study human nature.
For instance, look at that man curIod up In
the space usually occupied by four passen-
gers. He thinks that because he takes his
boots Off he has the right TO project his big,
dirty feet into the aisle as far as he plcases.
But no matter; can squeeze by them when
necessary, and perhaps give his legs q
tweak now and then that win make hum
think we have been telescoped.
"But oil people are not Doors. You can
distinguish the true lady or gentleman here
as elsewhere. They are never impertincnt,
drunk, nor sprawlin9 dead asleep over the
seats. They seem TO take IL for granted
that all is being done Tor their speed and
comfort that 10 possible, and are satisfied.
Coarse men, women, and old people make
Us the most trouble. They seldom know
exactly what they want and 30 arc never at
ease. The latter class we can tolerate for
humanitys sake--but the menl Why. I
feel Ike pitching them FROM the train some
times. They imagine their little slip OF
pasteboard entItles them to ali the room
they can occupy and voice in the train
management besides.
1--WE see all sorts Of partings. Of course,
but there Is ono kind shall never get used
10, and that Is square, manly young fellow
leaving his old father and mother or sweet
heart. tell you the God bless you'll and
Be q good Doyi' and the tears mean some
thing then, and don't you forget it, When
he takes his seat he has plenty to think
about, and you can tell by glance at his
face that life for him has begun in dead
earnest May be You have been there your
self / have" and seizing his lantern he
left me 10 my meditations.
Mohave County miner., 1888-12-01
He TEXAS BooTBLAcK.
An UnquenchabIe Nuisance That Posi-
lively Recognizes No Rival.

An Unquenchable Nuisance That Posi-
lively Recognizes No Rival.
The Texas bootblack is o study. Accord.
ing to Terds S1ttslos, he is not precisely q
study for a painter, but he Is what might be
called a sketch. He Is also brown study,
although occasionally he Is few shades
lighter, but generally he is as black as the
ace OF spades. he is not as black as he 10
painted, or rather he Could not be painted
any blacker than he IL. He never fades
He doesn't wash either, not even his
clothes. s.. ......
There are physical discrepancies peculiar to
the Texas bootblack. Hecan't walk. Atleast
he never does. He runs and hops like kan
garoo, to which animal he has a grotesque re-
serablaDce. This Is owing TO his habit OF
running of prospective customer,
twisting himself so that he can look up into
the customers face TO see indications Of his
having made up his mind TO have
his boots shined. In this way the
bootblack acquires permanent cur
vature Of the spine. II you catch
a Texas bootblack and pull out his spinal
column, Is will be found TO be twisted like a
Icorkscrew, IL any Of our readers know what
that Is.
The greatest objection 10 the colored
poothlack is HIS energy and perseverance.
He always seems 70 be going in the same
direction that you are. II your boots are as
spotless as the reputation Of the man who
never mixed in politics, the bootblack WILL
nevertheless, insist Oh shining them up.
he believes all men are liars, for be refuses
TO credit your assertion that you don't want
your boots shined. ~ %
If yop were to produce an affidavit that
you did not want your boots shined, the
bootbiack wonId still refuse tn believe it,
II a man without any legs comes along on
,rutches the bootblack viii ask him IL he
1oesp't want his boots shined. h
As a persistent, unquenchabic nuisance
the colored bootblack that infests the streets
Of Texas is without rival.
Mohave County miner., 1888-12-01
The True Man Hidden.

Love secs the virtues that are OF the soul
hatred only the diseases Of the skin. "Ail
men have their faults, and stealing was
BIrs," said weeping widow over the
corpse Of desperate, shot In attempted
burglary. And grotesque, ludicrous as the
expression may seem, she was right. She
knew that not In the robber, the law
breaker, the outcast, did the real man shine
forth, but in those rarer moods of kindliaoss
and generosity when he was the true friend
and husband. Perhaps when two enemies,
who have refused TO see any good in each
Other on this Garth, meet hereafter In
another world, free from the muddy yesture
Of decay which clogs their vision here, the
frat Thought Of each win be: "Is this the
beautiful soul that maligned apd hatedf'
Mohave County miner., 1888-12-01
TIME SCHEDULE.

Trains ON the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
road are run ON Mountain or Standard Time.
Mohave County miner., 1888-12-01
What an Engine Consnmes.

II will perhaps interest some readers to
know how much fuel locomotive burns.
This, OF course, depends upon the quality Of
fuel, work done, speed aud character Of the
road, On freight trains an average coa.
sumption may be taken at about 10 ~
pounds Of coal consumed per car per mile.
With passenger trains, the cars az which
are heavier and the speed higher, the coal
consumption is greater. A freight train Of
30 cars a. a speed Of 30 miles per hour
would therefore burn from 800 10 $50
pounds Of coal per hour.
Mohave County miner., 1888-12-01
CuHious sIGn-BoAHus.
recuiiarttics in the nomenclature of Lon
don Dfiatsi0g ssiOons.

Here Is a mp!kiiloa Of a fsw pccaliari
tias is iha aHaaeaelatareo Of drinking saloons
Ia London, as gwen I'M the columns Of the
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-05-27
SOCIETIES.

H.-Diyision No. meets hrst and seeonn
Sundays OF each mouth.
X. of H.-Meets lrst and third Wednesdays al
1902. m,, at odd Fellows Hall.
AF.SA. M.-YellowstOne Lodge, No. 20, first
and third Wednesdays.
Il. A. M,-GellOSstons Chapter, No. 8, second
Thursday,in each month
X. T.-Damascus Oommanderyi fourth Thurs
days.
4, .. o. F.-Iustcr Lodge, No. lS, every
Molday ai their hall
100. F.-Seulnal Encampment, No. 9, brsl
and third Friday.
X. OF P.-Crusader Lodge, No. :, Thursday
evenings At Odd Fellows Hall
C. x. Of A.-Miles City Branch, every sunday al
p. IN. "
X. Of L.-First and third Fridays.
GA. R.-u. S. Grant Post, No. u, hrst and
third Tuesdays.
10. G. T--Star Of the West No. "a, every
Thursday evening,
s,ofV Gibson Camp No. 1, Meets first and
third Tuesdays Of each month al Good Templars
all.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-05-27
CHURCHES,
PHYSICIANS.

Emmanuel Church (EpiscopaD Palmer st.-Ser.
vice Sundays At $3.50 a. IN. and 1:SO p. N. Wm,
Horsfall rector.
Baptist Church-Wm. ". Weeks, acting pastor.
Preaching services Sunday at II a. M. and n
Praise and Prayer Meeting, Wednesday al 7:i5 p
m. cordial invitation TO all.
Methodist Chureh-serrites Sunday, II 4. M,
7:sU p. m. .. l.. snider, pastor.
Presbyterian Church-Services Sunday, II a. IA.
$50 y. m. I. c. Armstrong, pastor.
UhuUch Of Sacred Heart Catholic-sunday, IL
O. NJ. L. W. J,Lindesmiih, chaplain, U. ). A.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-05-27

The Official Paper Of Custer COuntD
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09

The new tariff bill is constructed for tn G
most part In accordance with the two Dem
ocratic idcas-that articles used by the poor
should be taxed less heavily than those con-
sumed by the rich, and that the raw mate
rials Of manufacturers should pay no duty
at all. The reduction of revenue expected
from woolen goods is $4,000, 900; chemi.
Gals, $75O,0oO; crockery. $1,5oo,oOO; cot
tons, $500,O00; flax, hemp and jute, 81 $50.
600; sugar, 100000. The total reduc.
ton from customs duties is estimated at $780,
100000. Internal revenue taxes will, when
reached, be reduced, it is thought, about
$2O,0Oo,00O The bill is expected to be re-
ported to the House for action about the 1st
of April. AS Mr. Randall is reported to
have pronounced it a "vicious bill" its fate
there may be regarded as uncertain.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09

NOTICES is hereby given that the subscri-
IN ber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Montgomery county letters OF ad-
minstratiOn on the personal estate of
JESSE HYATT,
late OF said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are here
by warned to exhibit the same with vouchers
thereof, TO the subscriber, on or before the
9th day of September, 1888; otherwise, they
may, by law, be excluded from all benefits
Of said estate. All persons indebted 10 said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my band this 9Th day
of March, 1888.
ANN G. HYATT,
mar CAT Executrix.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09

In fight. one day last week, in which
both we're shooting, editor Barbour killed
editor Williams. in CnIpepper, Va, where
each published his paper. Barbour was al
so seriously, If not fatally. shot. The fight
grew out of an anonymous communication
that appeared in the latter's paper, and in
the office of whom the homicide was com
mitted.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09

The press and people are complaining
that our present Legislature is doing moth
ing. 1t is not the fault of the legislature, it
has had nothing to do. The people should
not grumble any more at this than they
would at any other bad bargain on their
part Instead of grumbling, they should,
as matter of economy, compel longer
lapse of time between the Legislative ses-
sions Four or six years, or longer. say.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09
Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICES hereby given that the subscrib-
IN ers have obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Montgomery county letters of ad-
mnistration on the estate of
JOHN A. KING,
late ofsaid county, decd. All persons have
Ing gclaims against said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscribers on or before the
9Th day of September, 1888; otherwise, they
may by law, be excluded from all benefit OF
said estate. Persons indebted 10 said estate,
are requestedto make immediate payment
Given under our hands this 9Th OF March,
1888
JOHN D. KING,
mar 9-4t Administrator.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09
ROAD PETITION,
To the Honorable the Board of County Con
missioners Of Montgomery County:

WE, the undersig ned, citizens and tax
w payers of Montgomery county, hereby
give notice that thirty days after the publca-
ton OF this notice we will petition the County
Commissioners 10 open public road begin
ming at point on the Georgetown and Fred :
erick road at or near the south corner of i.
A. Gloyd's land, and running on or wi tn a
line that was surveyed by Charles W. To wn-
son, under the direction of ]. b. Neel, and
others through the lands OF j. A. Gloyd and
George l.. Crawford to the land of Lewis Sid
ney; thence on or near q line that was sur
veyed by VIM. Musser, under the direction f
former commission, through the lauds OF
Lewis Sidney, ]. T. Benson and James H.
Crawford to the lands of II. e. Munshew
thence again, with the line that was surveyed
by Charles w. Townson, through the lands
of H. E. Munshew to the lands of H d. Blunt;
thence with said line on the lands of H. D.
Blunt 10 intersect the Germantown and Neels-
Vile road at or near the corner of J. T. Ben
sons land.
JAMES H. CRAWFORD,
feb 24-et Aud ihirty-three others
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09
Ne1O Advertisements.
ExAMINERs, NOTICE.

e EA" Noioh'
The undersigned having been appointed
Examiners by the Commissioners of Montgom-
cry county to ascertain whether public con-
yenience requires the building OF a bridge
over Little Monocacy, near John S. Gott's
mill, as petitioned by e. ]. Chiswell and
others, hereby give notice that they will NEE,
on the premises, on MONDAY, the 9th oil
April, 1888, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, to execute
the commission as aforesaid.
N. G. DICKERSON,
REMUS G.. DARBY.
WIN. T. JONES, of w.,
mar Std Examiners.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09
OliyerC Chilled

Oliver Chilled Pl0Ws are the lightest
running to both man and horse that are made.
Prices lower than any other first-class Chilled
Plow. Send for circular to the r. L. Moore
Agricultural Company.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09
GOOD NEWS
FOR THE LADIES +!

HAVlNG accepted the Agency for the
Ill MISSOURI STEAM WASHER for this
county, ! am now prepared TO furnish every
family with steam laundry in their own
house. The steam bleaches the clothes, and
it will positively do better washing than any
woman on earth can do by hand. No rub
bing out Of the clothes or pulling off buttons
on the wash board. 1t will wash the finest
or coarsest fabrics. | warrant every ma
chine to give full satisfaction or no sale.
refer by permission 10 the following gentle
men who are using II and more than dozen
equally responsible: John W. Brown, John
H. Williams, Ohss. 7. Brocius, J. W. Col
lier and R. T. White.
Price-Wssher, $40, Wringer, S4.
B. S. WHITE,
mar 9-6t Barnesville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09
EARM FOR SALE.

y 7 Hdtt lot sale
valuable farm of $50 Acres, improved by Z
room Frame Dwelling and outbuildiugs, al
in good repair; situated miles from Rock.
vile, miles from Georgetown, near a good
turnpike road aud mill 30 Acres in meadow,
well watered and fenced
FRANK HIGGINS,
may eff Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09

STATE OF MARYLAND,
County of Montgomery, SIS.
= |, R. Fl. Stokes, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best Of nv
knowledge aud belief
pT n 81 R. H. STOKES, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me- this
10th day of February, 1888
FRANK HIGGINS,
Notary Public.
.Correct-Attest:
JAMES B. HENDERSON,
JOSEPH D. BAKER,
SPENCER C. JONES,
feb 24-3t Directors.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09
mar 9-4t
Iatray Horse.

montgomery county, to-wit:
HEREBY certify that Thomos Fl. 0ffutt of
Montgomery county, brought before me,
the subscriber, one of the Justice Of the Peace
in aud for said county, this 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1888, as stray, trespassing upon his
enclosure, a bay, bob-tail HORSE, shod,
about or 10 years of age, with harness
Given under my hand.
mar cat EDW. P. HAYS, P.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1888-03-09
NOTICE.

ExAMINERs' NOTICE.
The Undersigned having been appointed
Examiners, by the Commissioners of Mont
gomery county, to ascertain whether the pub
lie convenience requires the opening OF a pub
lie road petitioned for by Henry Stabler and
others,
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE to all interested
that they will meet on the premises, on Thurs
day, goth day of March, 1888, at 10 o clock
A. NJ, 10 execute the commission as aforesaid
W. B. CHICHESTER,
GUSTAVUS JONES,
REUBEN RIGGS,
feb 24-td Examiners.