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The Portland daily press., 1889-10-10
BOSTON AND MAINE r q.
In effses oetoAer a 1850


Trains lsaye Portland. "Union station Fer
Boston t63Ol tS.45 a. M, sl2.40, $50 p. n.
Hsston Tor Portland 7.30. $50 a. M, loo +,
5:45 p. ~. For searbors beach and PINE
Old Orchard Beach, SAGE, Biddeford $50,
$40, 1925 .. M, 12.40, $50, 5.15. 6.15 p. m.
hennebunk $50, 8.46 a. m, 1910, $50, 6.16,
e.16 p. m. Wells beach so, s.45 a. M, $50,
6:l6 m. North Berwick, Dove, GreaI
Fall. 80 9.45 am, 1910, $50 5.15 pm. EI-
eter, Haverhill, Lawrence and Lowell $50,
$40 a. M 12.4O, $50 y. N. Rochester, Fnru
tnEfou, Alton Nay and Woffboro $40 a. M,
l2.40, $50 p. m. Worcester (yia Great Falls
and Rochester, $50 a. m. manehesAer .ne
Conceri tviA so. HewmaFke. JunctiOn) 80
o. m, $50 D. m. (yia Lawrence) S.45 q. m.
sunday Trains From Union station.
For a o-ssh and way stations, 100 ana t.15 N.
Eastern Division trUm Union station.
Fer Bo-Isn (t3.0O a. n.. dsiIS), fy.OV am,
1.3o, 900 M, 1870 p. N. (s.7OO y. IN. daily.
Hiddeford, Portsmouth,, New buTyport,
salem. Lynn 200, 300 a. m, LOO, 800 p. IN.
Amesbury S.OOa. m, 6O0p. m.
FROM COMMERCIAL STREET STATION
Tor Cape elizabeth and searbaro CrOasiag-
0.25, 9.4l 1912 a. m, 1886, 3.2b, $3.50 pm.
Trains from Commercial Street Station eOnnsct
at scareoro Crossing with local and through trains
Of both Divisions.
tConnects with Rail Lines fol New YorR South
and West.
Connects with sound Lines Tor New York
ssWest Division frcm North Berwick
All trains arriving at and departing from Union
station run via Western Division between scar
borough Crossing and Portland.
Through Tickets t0all points South and ~
tor sale at Union atRtiea, Congress sGreet
and At CemusereinI street station.
j. T. FURBEh GEM Manager. Boston
D. ). fLANDkkS, zen. =. q +. A., Boston.
NJ; L. WILLIAMS, Gent Agent. at Poriland:
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-10
ISLAND sTEAmERs.
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT.
Portland and BOOthbay Steamboat Go.
STEAMER ENTERPRISE.

nN and after April 80, 1889, steamer will leave
" Franklin Wharf, Portland, every Tuesday
and Saturday at 8 a. M. for Squirrel Island,
Boothbay, Heron Island. So. Bristol and East
Boothbay.
Every Thursday at 500 a. m, for Pemaquid
and all above landings.
Returning. will leave Boothbay every Monday
and Wednesday at 7.30 a. M. for Portland and
intermediate Landings.
VIII leave Pemaquid every Friday at a. m,
for Portland and Intermediate Landings, arriving
In Portland at about p. m.
Connecting with Boston Boats at Portland.
Positively no freight received after 7.45 a. m.
at Portland on the day Of sailing.
Freight received and delivered by II. 2. Knight,
on the wharf.
apr29du ALFRED RACE, Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-10
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The Portland daily press., 1889-10-10
Pownai.

The death of Mrs. S. Brown, wife of Lem
uel Brown, whose severe illness was report
ed last week, occurred September Both. Mrs.
Brown was So years of age and the daughter
OF the late Captain Jefferson Haitian of
Richmond. Funeral services were held at
the house on October 2, by the Rev. Mr.
Brunton of Yarmouth. The interment was
in Richmond.
On Thursday oflast week also occurred
the death of, undoubtedly, the oldest resi-
dent of our town-Mrs Trafant, who died at
the extreme age of 80 years. This lady has
resided here but a short time, having FORM
erly lived In Auburn.
Saturday evening. October 5, Mountain
the following officers:
w. Pc. s. Snow.
w. A. Mrs. True Warren.
r. S.-Linda Noyes.
A. II. ST gorge Ii. Me rill.
Treasurer-Arnold Newton.
Chsp.-C. II. Merrill.
Con.-Frank Knight.
I.S.-Arthur Warren.
O.S.-Will Fogg.
z. W.P.-JasonaP. F0gg.
Mrs. j. l.. Marden Of New Gloucester,
with her children, has been for several days
at Mrs. G. II. Marston's.
Miss Lizzie Dam OF Portland, has also been
at her aunt's, Mrs. A. A. True, for some
days past.
East Raymond.
Lakeside Div. No. 8. S. of T. has elected
the following officers for the ensuing quarter:
w. P.-George W. F0ss.
w. A.--Hattie M. Leavltt
X. Sc 3. Witham.
Asst Il. S-Georgie Small.
Chap.-Annie Leavitt.
CON- Harry Gerry,
| Z. S.-Richard Small Jr.
| T.-Neliie Strout.
A. C.-Ida Strout
.. S.-Willard Strout.
A little son Of Stephen Plummer picked
punch Of ripe strawberries in his fathers field
| last Friday. '-0'> -
In Joseph Aliens garden last week might
pc seen branch Of an apple tree loaded with
| blossoms. WV"
Farmers are now busy doing their plough
ing.
Nathaniel Tay and wife from Medford
Mass, are visiting relatives in this place,
Wilson Bros. have a large crew of French
/ men cutting timber on their lot. They antici-
| pate doing large winters work.
Bethel.
Capt. Samuel F. Gibson, an old and promi-
The Portland daily press., 1889-10-10
xpox ,,pp,uINr,s rxcu.Nap

Ar at Sydney. NSW. Sept 2. ship Granite State.
Ross, New York.
Ar at Calao 18th inst. barque Willard Mudgett,
Croker New York.
Al at Port de Paix Oct ], brig L Munson. Nc
KOwn, Port Spain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-14

The Journal 70 under obligations to woe-
thJ State Master Hon. FTed'k Robbie Of the
State Grange, for copies Of ths Ser Diego.
California, daily Union, containing re-
ports Of the meeting Of the NarionsI Grange
Just held in that stst-. IL is editorial COM
ments kon the character Of the Assembly
the Union .sys The tnioa rants 10 say
for the visiting Granx rs and s,sir wives that
a finer body ~ men and women never visited
San Diego. 10 .turdinsss AID eonaliness. in
intelligence. in Refinement. and ia sd.iress
they arr worthy Ut compliment They are
q part Of the greatness. If our great country
ana il Is because o. ,u=h ~ they dat our
country /. great. The Changers
keep up their good hsbis away from home.
They sere up a, sunrise yesterday. had their
chofs. all don. ard breakfast eaten BY seven,
AMI vent To work sering the country"
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Hos 10 make over 10 Just = mach Of .
trade ~ 70 know how 10 est snd mako eAf-
nsent in the Arss place. Old siIk gowns even
after they sppeas 70 BE- Wholly past repair
can be brought out With . litsle care and
made 70 look, II nos ~ veil - when new, u
least ssiacisns;y yell 70 do good service -
house gown for another s<ason, and some
times longer. Ia making over many do nos
undesssnd that oil the seams Of garment
should be carefully ripped and not pulled
apart II pulled tbs fabric 10 liable
70 be torn; again the form 10 entirely
spoiled by pulling biased ssams
snd vho car bear 70 appear even II home in
. gown the seams Of Which twist % have 70
be put together any way - . result Of having
been pulled Apart instead Of carefully Sipped.
Just here would cay. that no one has .
greater love or respect for home and the
dear ones than the writer, bat that one does
sowstinss appear 10 gown 1t home thss
one would noe consider quite good enough
for call or ride, 10 In mind After the
seams are opened. with the finger nail or .
very dull knife rub % all the stitches. foF
even these little bits are capable Of doing
great damage to the fabric, for when vet OF
spor sed ADD sftsrwxrd pressed. these little
bits Of ak often change their color. and
the shole dress may be spoiled by the little
dxrts Ard stresks Of a color quite unlike the
fabric itseif. But this need not and should
not b.. After pressing the breadihs Of I
dress hang them smoothly over the arms oi
the ciDthes-horss. and never over the back
Of . chair Or acros. a line. The tortaef siil
cause little ups and downs ~h= ,h. iios
Shich gill Invariably sag to~ari the ceutel
will give . result equally as far from What il
should be.
| Sev the euds Of the brsadths together with
long stitches and Wind them round a smooth
board Immediately after pressipg) and stand
away for several hours When this 10 IN
rolled, slip the stitches and place one breadth
over another until all are of. then fold sray
until needed. Many DO not fold dress goods
At all but have roller turned from light
wood and covered With old soft cloth for tns
| purpose Of keeping dress goois in perfect
condition. To remove spots from silk. rat
br.kly ~ith = soft cotton cloth dipped Ia
ehioroforIn. then after a iit'le spplg cleaf
dry cloth rubbing until dry. Should ANY
spots appear apply the cloth aippej IN chic
| reform he sec 3n1 time. WhsD pressing -ilh
b. careful not TO use too hot an iron-many
never press, but simply roll over the boar
or roller a. before mentioned. What /,
worth doing at all 10 worth doing veil.
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We are proverbislIy a fast people, in hot
haste in the usual avocstions, our esting
habits constituting no exception In Iced.
Eurouesn travellers. in this regar look upon
us with smazement il not with disgust As
a natural result of this indecent and unna,-
ural haste, we have the reputation of being
"a nation of dyspeptics In this We are
follosirg the habits of the lowest orders of
the brute creation, the csrnivors, while ii
would be TO our credit to initiate the example
of the herbivora, not excepting the lowest
grades. the representative fast Yankee chew
ing his quid less and his food more. That
our food may be well digeste1- without
which It cannot nourish us
it must be properly mssticsted,
made sufficiently fine TO be thorough
ly combined with the saliva ami the stomach
juice. this combination with the saliva being
particularly important when starchv foods,
like the grains. are eaten, by which the starch
is converted into grape sugar as very i'm
portsnt step. A failure here pre-supposes a
corresponding failure through the succeed
ing processes of dige stion. mastica,ion and
inssiivsiion being to this digestion what the
foundation walls are to the superstructure.
The evils of rapid eating are much aggrsvat-
ed by what is called modern food spelling
cookery the great idea being, apparently,
to facilitate indecent swallowing a. much as
possible, to do which our food is too mu' h
liQuitied. that it will pass the
gullet with great ease, our soups
and the like being treated more As drinks
than ~ food, a very small amount of saliva
ever being combined with them Our hot,
new biscuits sufficiently indige.tible of
themselves. never as wholesome as those
twenty four hours old-are fabricated with a
free use of butter, so that msstcation is but
slightly performed. the haste 10 return to
business, 10 anticipate the ringing of the
Armful IL not indecent habits. Again,
there are those who take sip of hot tea
or coffee as regularly As they take a mouth.
full OF food, rs means of washing it down
with dispatch, depr,viug us of the needed ga
Iva. This free drinking is not only no
necessary, but prominent cause
of the prevalence Of dyspepsia, cur food
being iusufticiently chewed and but slightly
iDsalivsted. We may reasonably infer that
there . an ample supply Of saliva from the
fact that the animals of the higher grades,
like the OF. chew their foo most thoroughly,
never drinking while eating. hazard moth
irg in asserting that very large per cent of
our dyspepsia and kindred diseases would
soon disappear If our people would
adopt a more simple style of living, using
plain. simple aud nourishing food, TO be
taken at regular intervals, in moderate guam
titles, eaten deeeatiyi-Costage Hearth.
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How IL shisYr rsmasks he Lewiston
Journal, referring to - assicis which ~.
peased in our columns. % he vass amount
Of eggs imported into ibis country fros c.
sads, ''how about the pouluy busissss beiss
svsrIone: Il 10 said the sxpsst sf egg fron
Canada to the United states last year vsa
IA, 90 & ssn, valued u -, lss $50.
Ought not Maine 70 espssse . big PER cent.
Of that too millions paid - COR psxs dsoa
neighbor for her poultry pfodncts: We car
raise chickens and eggs - veil - snybcdy.
Nov New Engissd's turned out te-pssssrs
farms souId make good hen aanehes. Who'll
be looking ous for some Of that two millions
nsxt year.
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Hon. Norman J. Colman. who WAS the frs,
Secretary of Agriculture under President
Cleveland, and who 10 . thoroughly prsctics
farmer of good Judgment. has been abroad
the past summer ~ one Of the representative
Americans in the Scripp's League. He has
lately published at some length his observa-
tions on the agriculture OF England, and the
picture which he draws of its conditions
and prospects is far from q bright
one. The farmers there are not land own
ers. They must pay rent Of from three to
dve dollars per acre. aud when near cities,
from twenty-five to fifty dollars per acre
In addition TO the rent, they must pay taxes
for varions proposes. ne-tcnth of what i.
raised going to the support Of the established
church. On account of cheap ocean trans.
portation, they are unable to compete in the
production Of breadstuffs with other nations
In short. farming is Improbable: times are
hard among them. and they are emigratins in
large numbers to America and the English
colonies. About the only kind of farming
that 10 now profitable in England 10 the rails
ing Of mutton sheep. Meat is high and the
pastursge Of that country. owing to It's eli
mate. 10 uus xcslled. But already the farmer.
there are complaining loudly against the i'm
portation of American meats. a. we'll as
bread-studs.
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Sleep and plenty of it must be had BY the
baby; and II its rest be broken or prevented
BY attacks Of collie. stomach or bowel disor-
ders, give at once DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup,
which viii relieve the pain. induce refresh
ing siumbes and consequent health.
person suffering from . poorly acting
liver should take Laxador and be happy
once more. Price rs cents. Sold every-
where. dec,laxrI,toi,w,
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Steele Little Bile Pills are without a.
equal for stimulating the liver 20 healthy
action, and creating proper secretion of bile,
thus removing from the syste n the germs "a
malaria, curing constipation. indigestion.
and inducing a healthy circulation OF lfs
blood, without which no one ca enjoy sound
health. They are email. but effective; fee
from nauseatiug propensities aud gripping
pains. and do got interfere in their action wiih
the ordinary routine Of aaiiy life. heay iiy
sugar coated To be had in Augusta Of ].
Mixer and c. B. Murphy { Co.. for IS per
bottle
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Crushed, ground or soaked oats Ar. excel
lent hog feed and At present prices not .
bushel ought to leave the farm. For breed
ing stock they are superior U corn. All kinds
Of stock relish . change and variety Of
feed II every farmer wou d feed out three
fourths Of his oats this season the price
would BE- very apt to advance to fair figure
before ne 1t summer
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Hon. Y. y. fsrkburI Of Pre.que Isle has
lust arrived home from Prince Edward Island
where he has been for the purpose Of pur
chasing some sheep Tor the improve ;nent OF
the stock in rae Aroostook. Mr.. Parkhurs,
bought four Shropshire rams and four ewes,
The rams are imported stock aud are very
nne animals. 1t 10 Mr. PArkhursts inteD.
ton to eros, these sheep with Cotswolds
aud I.eiceGers
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Aaliroaos 4 STEAMBOATS,.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
arrangement Of Trains In EHec, Ut.
9TH, 1859.

Unit, further notice trains leave Augusta Ms fol
lows:
GOING WESI-6.D A NJ. for lewiston. Rock
land. Portland, Boston and Montreal; SIS A. NJ 10,
hallowe'l and Gardiner; 10 10 A. NJ. for Lewiston
Pennington. Rockland, Poriia'd and Boston
200 p. NJ. for Hsllowell and Gardiner; 3.O6 r. n
for brunswick. Bath. Portland ard Boston; 1ax
(FlyiBg Yankee for Portland, Boston and Mon.
treal; $50 r. NJ. for Haowell and Gardiner II 90
=. N. might ruinan) for Lewiston. Bath. Portland
and Boston.
GOING EAST 2.i5 A. N. might expressl for
skowhrgan. -angor, Bar Harbor, ST. Stephen, ~
John and osiook County; e.i4 A. VI. for Water.
vile. Skowhcgsn, Bangor, b. 4 =. R.R., Houton
and It. John; Ie.39 for WHferville; 3.4s r. n
for watervie. Sko~heHnn, Belfast, Dex.
ter, Bangor. ST. stephen. ST. John and Aro0s.
took County. and ON saturdays only at 40 =. N.
for Watersile; sunday paper train for Watervil~
and Bangor at IL A. ~
The Night Pullman Trains run each wuy every
night. sundays included, but not to Skowhegsn on
Monday mornings, or to tefast and Dexter. or BIZ
yoDd hango'. on Sunday mornings.
ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN leaves Gardiner foi
Augusta at rs A. NJ, 10 and 49, 4. NJ, IIaowen
ut 7.29 a. NJ. Is and NJ r. M
Through tickets to California and all points south
aud West may be had of Il. II. Walker, ticket agent
Augusta, the o0ly office selling via all routes and
checking all baggage free OF expense.
stops only at HalowclI. Gardiner, brunswick
and WestbrOok junction
PAYSON TUCKER, GenI Manager.
Y. h. koOTiiBY. Gen'i Pass. and Ticket Ag't.
Portland Oct. 4. issy.
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Prof. Hcury u the Wisconsin Experiment
Station think. II "a mistake to grind corn
tor stock either for fati.ning or tor milk
He SAYS that s,en allowing for great waste
IN the dtopringr ,,t with the corn passed
whole, VIA, 'hey lid get in proper shape did
them morr good than all he ground corn
meal the, could he fed. His notion IL that
the corn fodder aud all should be run throus IL
the cutter 81 that tn. ears will be fed IN
smAlt pieces.
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The ne~ Blood Purifier and arest and best Oh
hurnor R-n,edies. internally. snd CtrietEA'
the gr~at skin Cure, and turi"ukA SOAP, an e.
qQ-Its skin B-autinrr. externally, speedily, pr
man. nty and economically cure In early life ifch-
ing, burnlnE. hleediag, seaiS, eru-fed, pimpiy.
.ciofuIou,, and hereditary hGnors wiz loss OF
hair thus avoiding wear. OF torture anu disnsura-
ton Parents. remeiub this Cures in child
hood peFmaneIt.
Sold everywhere. Price, CUTicURA, Soc, soAf.
zar EIsotylST Al Prepared by the PorTk E
DEt',, Asp CHEMIcAL CORPORATIONS, Boston
Rs-r-nd for sHcw 10 Cure skin Diseases.
"A "a srs 30 Illustrations and 100 testimonials.
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Cove that yield largely Of milk drink VA
ter freely. aud IL should he provided for
cold the eos will be chilled. a. she must
warm the water with the animal heat of the
body. Water 10 winter should, therefore he
warmed Ia som. msnper II possible Some
COWS will refrain from drinking water a. long
as possible IL the water il cold, and couss
uuently fall OF IN yield Of milk
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few words on how to use borrowed books
may not come amiss IN the very trsi place do
not borrow u book from any person with
whom you have only slight acquaintance,
for there are many who would much rather
give q book away than To lend IL 10 one OF
whom they know but little, Never borrow
Of your most intimate friends. unless you
have good reasons 10 believe that your request
Will no willingly granted But Il borrow you
must, then, at least. take good care OF the
books you borros. FIRST of all. cover the IN,
b. fore even rolling over the leaves. Covers are
easily made and almost every one has pieces
Of linen. crrtonne or all wool from which
can be- male very pretty book covers If one
10 only d spos.d TO take a few moments for
this work This should be removed before
returning the book. book should be re
turned a. soon a. read by the p rson or
q member of her family with thtnks 4
bouquet scot with a book is d pretty thank
offering for its use. Nerey lend borrowed
book. Never turn down the leaves for a
mark nor use thick cards FIR that purpose.
ti-e piece of ribbon or ship of paper for
a mark. Never allow ehidreh To- even touch
a borrowed book nor should II be left with
other common books and papers upon the
center table. Never open IL with soiled
fingers nor leave it upon the writing deck. A
lady once said in the writer's presence, Il
never borrow book for the reason that am
always afraid something will happen to it
while II Is in my house. and 80 wait until
can purchase copy before reading Never
take the liberty 10 trace the owners name in
leaf pencil TO be erased when returned 1t
is impossible to hide the effect Of the rub
bing, and to u sensitive Ierson, wha, sight
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We are told hov 10 dress, how 70 eat, hos
TO sleep. sGd when to wake just which way
TO turn the odd plest in dress skirt, anil Just
how many loops, knots or bows give the per
feet effect to hat or bonnet are clearly
given. Fads IN bangles, crimps, curls and
brsi Is. powders and perfumes, and baths and
nail brushes receive due notice. The ways
for cooking eggs. oatmeal and rice are not
quite begun. while the ways for cooking
meats are 80 numerous that one ha. to exer-
cise ones memory to iis utmost in order TO
remember just what one started with and for
and even then there Is a chance for one :
hest efforts To come upon the table In form
We In no way recognize, neither does it hear
the least resemblance to-which was it-snd
The good housekeeper hersel: cannot reuem-
ner N"r ''"- a -'.rt.'i with beef or mutton
Rn surely We ought not 10 n wrong Of da
wrong With so many ways of doing things at
hand.
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His fssb is not soft and fabbv. but hard .
he IL solid little fellow and his rapid i'm
proveme mt 10 great surprise to his friends
Il commenced to use Mellins Food when he
was two years DID," writes q mother. If
your child 10 not thriving be will gain just a.
quickly if your use Mellin's Food.
decl4dltfoirm
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grown vas On exhibition at u meeting OF the
Msssschusvus horticultural Society. in Bos-
ton, last week. IL wss sro~n by b. v.
Locke, Of Riverside. California, and vas
exhibited by Barker & Harris Of Boston.
I,s weight vas sixteen pounds, and IL attract
cd 4 great deal Of attention.