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The Portland daily press., 1888-07-13

BELFAST d MOosEHEAD LAKE RAILROAD.
AT the annual stockholders meeting Of the
Belfast q Moosehead Lake Railroad Compa-
ny, July 4th, the following board Of direct
ors were elected: Charles B. Hazeltine, Ed
ward johnson, John G. Brooks, Josiah
Mitchell William NJ. Woods, Edward SiSley
w. G. Marshall, Asa A. Howes, Geo. b. Fer
guson. This is the old board, with the ex-
cepton of A. A. Howes. who was elected in
place OF W. M. Rust, deceased The board
organized by. re-electng Charles B. Hazel
tine as president, and John II. Quimby as
clerk and treasurer. The annual report of
the treasurer was presented.
Receipts, including balance July 1881, ,s3e, 194.e q
expenditures. 36,272. .9S
The Portland daily press., 1888-07-13
Impure Blood

Appears in thousand different forms and causes
vast amount of suffering. Scarcely single per-
son is entirely free from its effects. Hence the
necessity of a reliable blood purifier like Hoods
Sarsaparla, which eradicates every impurity, and
gives to the blood vitality and health II cures
scrofula, salt rheum, humors, boils pimples, and
all other affections caused by impurities or poison
GUS germs in the blood. Hoods Sarsaparifla also
overcomes that tired feeling, creates an appetite
cures dyspepsia, biliousness and headache and
builds up the whole system.
my son was afflicted with the worst type OF
scrofula, and on the recommendation of my drug
gist / gave him Hoods Sarsaparilla. Today he Is
sound and well. notwithstanding 1t was said there
was not enough medicine in Illinois to effect a
cure" j. CHRISTIAN, lllipolis, Ill.
81 had salt rheum on my left arm three years
suffering terribly. l took Hoods Sarsaparilla,
and the salt rheum has entirely disappeared" e.
M. MILLS, II French St., Lowell, Mass.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by all druggists. 81 six for So Prepared only
by l. HOOD q CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Portland daily press., 1888-07-13
PORTLAND AND VICINITY,
NEW ADvERTIsEmENT ro-DA,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
For sale w cd and planning mill.
Wanted-Pa try ahd meat cook.
w. i. Carruthers B0ston-2
Wanted-Tin plate worker.
]. o. o. fan members.
Notice is hereby given
Wanted-Carpenfers
Wanted-Catholics.
Owen. Moore & Co.
Protect our bread
Rines Brothers.
House for sale.
Cottage to let.
The Portland daily press., 1888-07-13
MARRIAGES.

For washing colored goods. Index Soap.
The Portland daily press., 1888-07-13

~ ~A'NSf tNtts
1.
God bless our noble school!
Firm may it ever stand
Through storm and night:
When foes its welfare harm,
Ruler Of life and arm,
Do Thou their anger calm
BY Thy great might.
II.
Dear Alma Mater home!
For thee our prayer will come
In future years;
While on life's stormy sea,
Working in liberty,
Wen praise and honor thee
With no less fears.
III.
New alma Mater, kindl
In whose strong arm we find
Friendship and love;
Oh, may thy wealth increase,
Thy power for good ne'er cease,
TIL all shall meet in peace
In heaven above.
The Portland daily press., 1888-07-13

A trotting circuit has been formed be-
tween the proprietors of the st. John, Fred
ericton, st. Stephen. Woodstock and Houl-
ton tracks, the first races to take place upon
others to follow: st. Stephen, September 19
ana 90: Houlton, September 25; Woodstock,
September 80: Fredericton, October and 4.
The purses will aggregate $780,
The Portland daily press., 1888-07-13
SUBURBAN NEWS.
FREEPORT,


The annual public meeting of the Alumni
Association of Freeport High School took
place in the town hall Tuesday evening.
July 10th. The attendance was larger than
at any previous meeting Members of the
association from Washington, d. c., from
various towns in Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
vania. Maine and other parts of the country
were present
The oration by Mr.. Curtis, principal of the
High School at Holbrook, Mass, was well
written and instructive discourse, and
showed that tie speaker is fully alive to the
needs and advantages of the present system
of instruction in the various institutions
throughout New England.
The poem by Mr.. Merrill was replete with
ideas that interested and pleased his lis
telers.
The ode written for the occasion by C. L..
Mitchell, the president of the association.
was distinguished for its patriotism.
Following is the programme:
Grafton. n......................-W VIM. W. Curtis III.
Poem-..,. Edwin S. Merrill, 'S3.
Refreshments.
Singing the Ode.
ataIO n
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13
What tle War Cost in Labor.

It may be assumed that at minim- um the cost of suppressing the rebel lion was SS.00). 000, 000. It was. there- fore, Sl, l35. 000.0 000 year for seven years. It has been held that the max imum product Of each person occu- pied for gain in 1880 could not have succeeded S60) worth; labor and cap t. al were at least one-third more eifec- tive during and since the year 1880 than during the period of war anl re- construction. If thea we value one mans labor from 1861 to 1868 nclu- sive at S500 year. the work of war required the unremitting labor of g. 270 900 men for seven years, either n two armies or in sustaining them. At Si0O each. an estimate probably nearer to the the mark at that time. tho measure would be the constant work of ,. S57. 300 men each year for seven years. The average population of that period was 35 900. 00J. of whom not over one in five could be cons der ed an able bodied man of arms. bearing age. The cost of liberty therefore, consisted in actual audOus work at the risk of life for seven Sears of one man of arms bearing age in every three. - Ed0Grd Atkj4s0H. ifl inc Forum.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13
DONIE.SIIc.

Hardin Rye, well-known farmer living near New Providence, Ky, was killed by foal air while cleaning a well .--George Schmidt, working for Rowland Potter as a cattle-driver, was killed by a vicious horse, near Still water, Mont Solomon Copiey, 8 negro. was killed by another negro named Shcp Anderson at Aberde n, Miss Anderson accused Copley of be- ing gorge Spallman of Jellersonville, Ind, went to the house of Eliza Harris, broke three of her ribs and fractured her skull because she str, Ok his 5-months-old baby.--Adam Watson and George Henderson of Spring City, Tenn, were discussing politics, when both got mad and quar- rele1. Watson stabbed Henderson fatally with q knife. The house or a man named Richter, near Geneva, , Mont, mysteriously caught fire, ere mat ng the man, hs wife, three children and an unknown tramp, to whom they gave a nights lodging
 The International Bank of Berlin
 has been founded with capital of S5.O0 l.00l. 1t absorbs the Gold
 hergers' business without the liabili- ties. The president and Vice-presi- dent are Goldberger and Dessauer.--
 Jim Scott, notorious negro des- perado and ex-eonyict, shot and prob- ably fatally wounded three young white men, named Joe Spencer, Pat
 Burns and Charles Floyd, Saturday night at Lynchburg. Va, without the slightest proyocation. The negro es- capped to the woods and large body of citizens is securing the country for him. armed with shot-guns. - Heavy snow fell in the Upper Miehi- gan peninsula Tuesday Ameri- can Bankers Asso eiation Tuesday
 met in annual convention at Cincin- natl ati.-Another fire at Romeo, Wis, has increased the total loss to sl75.0 900;
 insurance, S70,000.-The cottage of Peter Callahan at Waukesha, Wis, was burned Monday, Callahan perish ing -Fire at Stnrgis. Mich, Mon day, burned Waits furniture factory and contents. Loss, Sl5,000.-
 The NanderbiltsJ and many other stocks reached their best prices last week. notwithstandingo.a depressing tendency exists.-The Wholesale Grocers' Association, formed to fight the sugar trust, is now about to be turned into a combination bigger than the foe it was formed to destroy. It develops in the Ives-Stayner trial that the Ives loan was not transferred to Kuhn, Loeb X Co.,, but to George w.
 Stern. a clerk of the same firm.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13
Undeceiying q Trusting { hild.

"Yes. said board of ira ie man to friend yesterday. 'l wish l could make a big winning on this wheat mar ket-f need 1t in order to square my Self with my little son this com ng Christmas. had 10 fool him last year, as corn did me up and l was broke when he hung up his stock ng. Along about September he came to me and said, in his ingenious way: Pop, want you 10 have Santa Clnus bring me a pony this year. and suit of clothes. and drum. ana sword. and some candy and fruit Well. il was only September, and I had an idea that corn would help me out before snow flew. SD 1 told him l would fix it tn Kriss kringle for him. But corn kept on fooling me. and by the lst of December had 10 borrow car fare. Oe bright morning, about two weeks before Christmas. the boy came to me and asked me if l had thought to inform Santa Claus of his wishes. ] thought it had come to q show down. so l took him up on my knee. ran my fingers through his curly hair. and said: Johnny. you are now about six years old, and it is time to unlcarn some of childhoods fables. Ths story about Santa Claus is very pretty one 10 tell to little boys in skirts and very little girls. but now that you have put on your brooches 1 think it my duty to disabuse your mind of these habY legends and 10 tell you that there is no such person as Santa Claus. l have always been Santa Claus 10 you. and have always brought you evcr5- thing that you have thanked Santa Claus for. But this year l am poor. my boy. and though l will try to give you some small presents l cannot af- ford to get you all you ask for tell, you. old man, it was hard to dece ye that trusting child, and it cut me to the heart to see the tears swell up and dim his clear blue eyes. as he realized the lruth--the sad truth. His tinr hand clasped my thumb with a convul- sive grasp. be dashed away the fast coming tears. looked me full in the eve and asked: Pop have you been siringing me in the same way about Jesus?' = ca icaqJ Herdi,l.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Thursday.


 SExATE.-Mr. Chandler offered rcsolu-
 ion. which was laid over till Friday. direct .na the Attorney General to inform the Sen ats whether or not during the present year, there has come to knowledge Of the DC rartmcnt of Justice any violation Of the eley. e,.th and fourteenth sections or the Civil Service law of 1883, and if SO, whether any prosecutions have been insi..ated to punish sucn violations. s.afong the bills reported from Committees and placed on the calendar were the following; The Senate bill to authorize the sale Of timber On certain lands reserved for the use of the Chippewa In dians In Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Sen ate bill regulating the allotment cf lands in severalty 10 Indians Tae Senate. at F 30. res tuned consideration of Mir. Hale's reso luton on Gen. Benetts circuI3r as t0 dis charges from arseDaIs ard almories, and Mir. Teller opened The discussion upon it. After considerable debate the resolution was agreed to. The Senate bill relating 10 the classification of Post-ofices and amendatory of the act of the 3rd of March, 1888, to adjust the salaries of postmasters, n was on motion of MT Reagan, taken from the calendar and passed.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13
CURRENT EVENTS

Girls are employed as shlngle packers In the mills at Bay City, Mich.
 New York on hot day uses 10 000, 900 gall Ions more water than on cool day.
 It is predicted that Montana will produce gold, silver and copper this year to the value of s40OOQ000
 The erematlonists of London are about to erect chapel at an expense of $2s. 900 in con- nection with their crematorIum at Woking.
 So many murderers have escaped arrest fin London of late years the people are said to be losing faith in the police as agents of public safety.
 A six-year-old girl passed through Albany on her way 10 New York City, travelling alone. She wore card giving her name and destination. !,
 A "Lhe-savlng saloonr Is among the latest Inventions. IL is arranged so that the whole saloon Is allowed to slide overheard, and 1t practically becomes a small ship.
 The Queen of England, 1t is told, never sends her personal correspondence through the regular mail Every communication is delivered at its destination by Queens mes senger.
 A new saddle that had been invented was thought worthy of introduction into the Ger man army. As final trial a squadron of fifty cavairymen are nos taking four-weeks' ride through Prussia under the personal com mand of general They ride foty- five miles a day.
 As the queen regent Of Spain was driving with her two daughters recently she noticed an aged priest toiterlng out of house. The carriage vas stopped, the priest helped to a seat in It, and the queen and her children got out and walked The crowd who saw 1t were delighted.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13
WASHINGTON.

The Sunday Capital prints state ment Monday that the President has definitely decided to sell his country place and to buy another place nearer the White House; and that he is negotiating for historic house and grounds on Georgetown Heights. This story is not confirmed. and some of the best posted men here do not be- lieye that the President has any idea of buying the property mentioned, as he is well satisfied with his purchase out on the Tennallytown road. Pos sibly the real estate men, who are find ing it hard to sell property along the Heights. have spread the rumor that Oak View is going 10 be sold and
 that the President will locate in Georgetown.--Messrs. Adlai T.
 Ewing. Iloldridge F. Collins, William ]. Manning. Frank !. Smith and Mrs. Manning and Mrs Smith, friends of Chief -Ju-tice Fuller, are at Willard 5 Hotel. They are here to see their
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13
Friday.

HoUsE-Immediatel after the reading of the journal the House proceeded to the con sideration of private business. The point no quorum was raised against the first bill called up, and for three-quarters of an hour the business of the House was at stand still. However, a motion was agreed to for an adjournment from Friday until Monday. Subsequently, Mir. Allen of Mississippi, who had raised the point of no quorum, paid tribute to his own amiability of disposi- tion and withdrew the point, and the wheels of legislation were once more put in motion and revolved without friction until Mir. Xiii gore of Texas called up for consideration the House bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal Co. of Nicaragua. By the ruleunder which the House is acting, five objections are sufficient to prevent tho consideration of any measure and as Messrs. Martin, Lanham and Culberson of Texas, Lawler of Illinois, Fuller of Iowa, and Butler of Ten nessee objected, the bill was not placed be fore the House.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13
4 II gh Liver.

Do you sec that man over thero?" "That oonsumptive looking snipc? What about m"
 Well. you wouldn't take him for high liver, would you?
 Not much"
 "Well. he is. He lives in a Colorado town, 5000 feet above the level of the sea. "-Ieras SJliRQs.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

friend inducied as Chief-Justice Mon- day. Hon. William C. Goudy, ex- National Committeeman, who was
 much talked of as Chief-Justice Waite
 successor before Judge Fuller's selec-
 tion, is also here to. sec his successful
 rival clothed in the Chief-Justices 2 c0Wu
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

Joux L. SuLLIvAS's right hand, re. csntly injured by gun shot. still gives him great deal of pain.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

THE French national debt is stated 10 be the largest in the world-S5. 000.- 100. 0.000; annual interest SEGA 00l. GOO. Tho per capita tax of the French peo- pls is SIS. perhaps the largest of any people.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

Mss WALTZ recently eloped from Coanersville, Ind. with Edward Lyons The couple have led Mir. and Mrs. Waltz . lively dance.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13
One Way to Avoid sudden Death.

Tho man whose legs have been am- pntated may bc the worst sort of q desperado. but he will never dc with hs boots on.-LRcolg J0uranL
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

A MAN name Sine recently died childless in Cincinnati. 0. He was. so to speak, a Sine qua non. and he ad- fourned Sine die.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

A MEMBER of the Canadian parli- mont asserts that portion of the St Clair flats canal runs through Cana. dian tcn itory.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

&R6 claimed that Amelia Barr can wrto . novel of 800 pages ia six veeKs- But such rapidity of composi- sion is in no way Barr gam.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

GEN. BouLAxGER declares that rest fatigucs him. Surely his restiessness fatiRues others.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

6oNEBopY has discovered that the names of the three Judges in the Parnell Commission--Hanne Day and Smith-make the anagram. "In thy hands-Amenr'
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

DURISG hard storms in April last many vesslcs of the French fishing Beet were destroyed on the south coast 3f Iceland and fully one hundred fish srmen lost their lives.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

JOSEPH PULITZER. proprietor of the New York World. will spend the win ter in the south of France. He was in danger of loosing his cyesight but is now recovering.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

THE concluding sentence in the pre- face 10 Gen. Sheridan's Memoirs is follows; Respectfully dedicating this work to my comrades in arms during the war of the rebellion. l leave it as . heritage to mg children and as source of information for tue future historiau."
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

MRs HUMrHaEr WARD. author of that epoch making novel, Robert Elsmcre. is at work on . new story. She has taken her place among the immortaIa
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

QUEEN VIcToRIA's visit to Scotland has had a striking effect upon the bards of that country. ''The learned and unlearned' have been scribbling odes to Her Majesty. But not line was waitten to glorify Prince Henry of Battcnberg. His we'll known aver sion to the kit has rendered him un- popul ar in Scotia
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13
It Takes Ys Man 10 Know It, Though

There is only The difference of let. ter Before marriage man yearns fol woman. and afler marriage he earns for her. - CircHnali Tunes.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

Miss GRACE HAMLET of Boston, who had been cripple up 10 August IS last and was suddenly and miraculous Y cured while attending church. will become a nun.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

A party ''hemmed i'' tY the Indian. i, likely 10 te basiel -Fftbug cisotea
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

THOMAS STEVENS of Monrocville. Indiana, who was adjudged insane two Tcars ago. has been released from the asylum and has brought suit for sl01.- poo against the men who had him de- privcd of his liberty.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

THE emperor of Brazil has subscrib- d e100 for the statue of Balzac in PsriA
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

LORD WcLsELEY is very busy at pre- sent trying to place his country in a condition of defense. '.Englands only General" must feel the terrible weight ee his responsibility.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

BY the death of Con. Horace S. Fl. fridge. of Sait Lake City. Utah. three widows arc thrown upon tho world Sen. Eldridge had five w.ves at one imc He borc soldiers record for courage.
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

A dead beat, the one that goes 10 g taL,!csi resi.-B BHriNgloa Fire Frtsa
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER is the small. est man on the supreme Scourt bench. Hc is 5 feet 6 ineAes- n Eess44t Ees44t and weighs l25 pounds. 1us.ice ,sray. is 2 giant compared 10 Fuller. being ( fees 5 inches in height and weighing near ly 800 pounds Justice Harlan is also . large man. being two inches over six feet in height and weighing 250 v,nunds
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

1HE cxar anu czarins of Rassia arc making . tour through their domin- Iona
The Forrest City times., 1888-10-13

six feet in height and weighing 250 pounds
 ROBERT HARDING, a young English Socialist, when he wauts to mako speech on tho streets or public squares. padlocks himself with chain to an iron fence or some similar fixture Then when the pol come to take him in they have to spend long time in getting him unfastened. and he can make 2 pretty long speech before he b carried of.
 SAYS the London World. Senator Flood and his daughter (upon whom he has settled million sterling) are still staying at Homburg. Ills health has not benefited by the change as much as his friends hoped. Lady Hesketh (sse Sharon) is another of the well-known Americans now at Homburg who is rarely omitted from the royal parties and has this year proved herself to be skilful hostess"
 LAURA JEAN LIBBEY's novel Miss Midd.eton's Lover cannot be printed fast enough to supply the demand. Somebody started the story that the book was as suggestive as novel b. Amelie R vers. and at once the public's curiosity was reused. Miss Libbey has written new story entitled "A For bidden Marriage" winch will excel in interest the much-talked of Lover" Tho race between Miss Libby and Miss Rivers for literary distinction and su- premacy grows interesting.
 TIE brain of the late Mir. Crowley, the noted chimpanzsc of Central park. New York. has been examined by physiciana The pyramid tract which conveys VII power was only two-thirds dsvelepeds and Crowley was also de- loctivs h those paris of the brain which control the upright position of man, and in the broca. where spoken language resides There was d-tii- cu'ty in the vocal organs which would have prscludsd possibility of learn. tng him to spoak.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-20
FLORIDA.

Gainesville was lighted with gas Monday
night for the first time.
Good deposits of phosphate are reported
within two miles of Fort Ogden.
The Sumter county teachers institute for
1888 was held at Wildwood on July lola.
AT Palatka, a collard plant that as been
growing two years has attained a light of
10 feet.
An effort is being made looking to the
establishment of a postotice at Shelbyville,
Escamaia county.
The pear crop Of Jefferson county has
about been marketed The returns have
been very satisfactory up to date.
A thirty-eight pound Chill squash, grown
by DR.. y. A. Wauchope Of Tallahassee, has
been sent to the Cincinnati exposition.
p. J. Winstnand of FL Paso, Tex, has
bought three acres Of land belonging to j.
r. DAVIS, on Kissongen avenue, in the
suburbs Of Barlow, for $4O0
Senat PaSco has introduced a bill TO
pay salvador Costa $3.50 for tne sloop Mary
Lawrence, which was destroyed during the
war. Mr.. Costa is father of Thomas Costa
of Tallahassee.
There is no republican organization at
present in DeSoto county, but an effort is
now being made 90 effect one. The OH
county DcS1to and Mauatee) polled 23S on
the last republican vote
Peace river, which has been within two
feet Of high-water mark has again sub
sided There is u prospect Of the practical
navigation Of lower Peace river FOR mum
ber OF miles Ia the near future.
&. $. Keech, the man who robbed the
mails on the Orange uaitrailrold, and who
was taken 10 the N1n'ceIl, iau for safe
keeping, succe,dsd ia giving the $500 bond
on saturday Id was ieleased
On last Thursday Ephram Dessaw. a
mulatto carpenter long a resident Of Apa
lachlcola, was taKon with "A ~ whilo fishing
on the wharf al tlH new canning factory
and fell into the water aud wa, drowned
Hamilton Dltston, tho Philadelphia
millionaire, anu Col Kroamor were i'm
Tallahassee last week. making new con
contract with the state for the purpose u
continuing their drainage scheme IN south
Florida
Work is steadi y progressing on the Tal
lahnsioa cotton compress The Two iu.
msnse boilers have boon placed la position,