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The Portland daily press., 1889-01-11
Contracts Awarded.

Col ]. A. Smith, U. s. Engineers, opened a
number of bids for harbor and river work, at
his Office in Browns BLOCK, yesterday after
noon. The following were the bids and the
awards:
Camden Hdrbor-Moore Wright, Portland, 80
cents per cubic yard; K. p. lowering Portsmouth
20 cents; Hamilton & Sawyer, .Chebeague Island
~ cents; Boynton Brothers, Newport, RI l., SO
Contract awarded to 4. p. Lowering.
Rocksport Hdr6or-Moore s. Wright, 26 cents
per cubic yard; Hamilton g. Sawyer, 251a cents !;
E.P. Lowering 20 cents; Boynton Brothers, 30
Contract awarded to E. p. Lowering.
Bellomy River ". H.-Thomas Sons, 35 Genus a
cubic yard, and they receive the contract.
ro1cs--- Moore q Wright, 90 cents cubic yard !;
Hamilton s. Sawyer, &c cents; Boynton Brothers,
20 cents.
Contract awarded to Moore & Wright.
Moosabec Rivera. r. Wright, 40 cents cubic
yard; Hamilton & Sawyer, 48 cents.
Contract awarded TO A. II. Wright.
Latbec Ctannet-A. R. Wright, 35 cents cubic
yard, and he receives the contract.
NdrTdgdlsgus-A r. Wright, 20 cents a cubic
yard; Hamilton g. Sawyer, 26 cents.
contract awarded to A. II. Wright.
Back Coue, Portldsd-Edward Moore Portland,
70 cents per cubic yard, and he receives the con-
tract.
York HdrJor-Boynton Brothers, dredging 80
cents per cubic yard and removal of rock SIT per
cubic yard; Thomas Sons, dredging 10 cents,
dredging 81, rock removal $3.50.
This contract was not awarded the lowest
bids ranging higher than the government al
lowance, and will probably be re-advertised.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-11
PortIand's First Anthracite Coal.

The first in Portland, and probably the
first in Maine, was a cargo landed at the end
of Long Wharf Of this city by Capt. Eben
Prince in 1926, consigned to Cram & Cahoon
who were engaged in business on Exchange
street in the store now occupied by o. M. &
ID. w. Nash. Mr.. Cram had brought from
Philadelphia plan and direction for CRATE
to burn Goals. He employed Samuel True, a
blacksmith on Market street to make the
CRATE. Mr.. Ross, mason, residing on Casco
street, set this CRATE in Cram & Cahoon's
office, where the first anthracite coal was
burned in Portland, as many old citizens
seeing the coal, and its being burned there,
can well remember. Wyer & Noble, stove
dealers, and brass founders, tested and
burned this coal in their foundry, in the
building rear of Melcher & Co.'s store ON
Commercial street, under charge of John
Ayres. Believing coal to be the coming
fuel Mr. Joseph Noble engaged in its mining
and shipping at Philadelphia and Boston,
under the firm of Noble 81 Sturtivant. G,
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-11
MAINE TOWNS.
Westbrook.

Mr.. Foster, while cutting wood for Mr.,
Hawkes. OF Windham, cut his leg quite Sc
verely.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore will lecture on
the 22d of january. at the Uniyersalist
church. Her subject will be announced
The Portland & Rochester railroad are in
Producing Sebago water to their new house
from which their new crossing gates are
worked.
Wednesday evening the following officers
of Cloudman Post. G. A. R., were installed
by Post Commander William H. Holster,
assisted by John w. Warren, o. r.:
Com.-Dr. A. H. Burroughs.
5. v. C.-Hezekiah Elwell
J.V. C.-Charles Graham.
Adjutant-N. A. SWEET.
Quar.-Robert Debeck.
o. R-Richmond Edwards.
o. GA. NJ. SWEET.
5. M.-Alonzo Libby.
Q. M.-William Hammond.
After the installation, the Post adjourned
to Warren Hall, where they were joined by
Wade Camp, s. of V. A bountiful supper
was served, after which music was discourS
ed by members of the Westbrook band.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-11

The good old Vegetable Pulmonary Balsam.
Best known cure for Coughs, Colds and Consumr-
tion. Genuine: Cutler Bros & Co., Boston.
oct24 eod&w6mos
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-11

For any case Of nervousness, sleep
iessness. weak stomach. indigestion, dyspepsia,
try Carriers Little Nerve Pills. Relief is sure.
The only nerve medicine for the price in market.
d.s1.p
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-11

In order 20 avoid all danger of running your
health by drinking impure water, add 10 to 20
drops Of Aagestara Biiters to every glass of
water you drink. oct8eod&w
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-11

CastOria cures Collie, Constipation;
Sour Stomach, Diarrh9a, Eructation;
Gives healthy sleep; also aids digestion;
Without narcotic stupefaction. oct5d&wly
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-11

Those parties who have my club and discount
tickets for photographs purchased from different
agents during the last seven or eight years are
and sit for their pictures. between now and
December LIST. Although the time within which
these tickets could be used has thus far not
been limited, yet / feel called upon to give this
public notice to my patrons that IL is very prob
able that they viii soon be discontinued especial
ly those issued years ago. ALI tickets now are
good, however.
Those who sit within the above specified time
Will receive extra benefits. For further parti,
culars inquire at studio.
Respectfully
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-11
WANTED.

A COOK capable Of cooking for a club Of twen-
"A ty-hve l25) men; also q girl for table and
general work. Apply at once 70 ii. Il. ODLOlNks
Brunswick, Me. dec28d2w
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04
Romeo Was Il True Hero.

a large crowd Of people attracted
my attention at 6 o'clock this even.
ing on Main street. On going clo-
ser / noticed that a number Of mon
and women were surrounding dog,
which each and every one of the
crowd was anxious to lavish with at
tention and cndcarng terms more
appropriately bestowed upon a ia
voritc child than upon an animal.
"Come here, Romoc, my noble old
dog" said one woman.
"Givc me a kiss: there is n dear"
"Ah, Romeo" said another, cit
was pity Johnstown had not moro
such noble creatures rs you are, and
there would not be so many people
dead here now"
The dog, beautiful water span
iel, whose fur was clipped so as to
give him the appearance of a minia-
ture lion, stood as quiet and digni-
fled among the people as if he m-
derstood each word addressed to
him, taking the evidence of appre-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04
Shortening the Catechism.

The General Assembly of the
Scottish Free church, which has just
closed its yearly session, has display
ed a disposition to follow the lead OF
American Presbytcrians in subject
ing the standards Of the church to q
critical review. The Scotch Assem-
bly,, by the emphatic vote Of 413 to
1870, decided to appoint committee
to "probe the dissatisfaction with
the Westminster confession of faith
which has been evinccd, and consid-
ering what changes arc needed for
remcdying it," Thus, in the strong
hold of Calvanistic orthodoxy, it is
recognized that wide discomfort pre-
walls and thai :. necessity is laid upon
the church to open the whole qucs.
tion of its decree to debate. On
both sides of the water, therefore,
Presbyterians are now studying just
what it is that they believe. In this
country committee has already
been engaged on the question for
more than year, and by the recent
action Of the Assembly the local
Prcsbytcrics are asked to say to
what extent they wish projects of
revision carried. TO judge from
latest reports, the church at the
very home of John Knox is not far
behind the more liberal and pro-
grcssivc American. .-Noac York
Eoening Sm.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04
Solid Sense.

Every time tell the truth I add
to my strength Of character.
Every time opprcss a servant l
am guilty of shining against God.
Every time I spend dollar fool
ishIy am opening paupcr's
grave.
Every time pay rent I am tax
ing that much away from n home Of
my own.
Every time buy an article | am
encouraging the manufacturer or the
producer.
Every time refrain from speak
ing in defence of a friend | prove
that am not a friend.
Every time speak kind word
[ am adding brick to my temple of
manhood.
Every time pay debt I am do
ing right and helping to put money
in circulation.
Every time | refuse to do favor
when | can as well as not, I prove
that ! am growing mcancr.
Every time speak cross and i'm
pctuonsly am weakening my nerve
power, and adding to the misery of
some one.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04
Cave DWellers Found in Mexico.

a dispatch from Dcming, New
Mexico, says: "Licutcnant Schwatka
has arrived here. His party has
been successful beyond their cxpcc-
tations in their explorations, and cs-
pccially in Southern chihuahua,
where living cliff and cave dwcllcrs
were found in great abundance, wild
as any of the Mexican tribes at the
time Of Cortez's conquest. The
abodcs they live in arc exactly SINH
lar to the old, abandoned cliff dwell
lings of Arizona and New Mexico,
about which there has been much
speculation. II was almost impossi-
BILE to get near them, so wild and
timid were they. Upon the approach
of white people, they flee to their
caves by notchcd sticks placed against
the face of the cliffs, if steep, al
though they can ascend vertical
stone faces II there arc the slightest
crcviccs for their fingers and toes.
"Thcsc cliff dwcllcrs are sun wor-
shippers, putting their newborn
children out in the full rays of the
sun for the first day of their lives,
and showing many other forms OF
devotion to the great luminary
They are usually tall, lean and we'll
formed, their skin being a blackish
red, much nearer the color of the
negro than the coppcrcolorcd Indian
of the United States.
"Schwatka claims that nothing
has heretofore been known about
these people, except by the half-In-
dian mountain Mcxicans, and thinks
his investigation will be Of immense
anthropological and archaeological
value. lie estimates the cave and
cliff dwcllcrs to hc from 5000 to
10000 in number, armed only with
bows, arrows and stone hatchcts."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04
About Eggs.

A man busily engaged in holding
eggs up before candle attractc,
the attention of reporter in Thirt
avenue, near Forty-scvcnth street
the other evening. An interview
was the result, and here it is:
"What arc you doing?"
"Candling eggs. You see, | picl
up each egg and hold it before th.
candle. Tho light shines through
1T. | can see at glance whether il
is cracked or speckled or spoiled. Il
it is cracked, set it aside to be sold
at low price. Bakers and confcc.
TONERS and some prudent families
buy cracked eggs, and they ayc rs
good as any eggs not cracked, but
they must be used within twenty.
four hours"
els that not an old-fashioncd way
of testing cggs?"
eyes; but experience proves it to
be the best, and it is quick. An cx.
pert can handle 10000 eggs a day
1t has been tried to test eggs by
water. A good egg will sink and a
bad egg will float, but you cannot
find out spccklcd egg that way"
"What makes specklcd cggs?"
"Lying i'll one position. An ego
should not be left many days in ono
position. If an egg is turned every
day, it will keep a long time. An
experiment was once tried by d. IT.
Dennis, President Of the Dutchess
County Creamery, as to how long IN
egg can be kept good. lie kept ono
on His desk nine months, and turned
it every day, and kept it good"
%low long are the best eggs kept
before they get upon the tables OF
the best hotels ?"
"lt takes about four days, because
they are bought in bulk in the co,m-
try, and must be carefully assorted
before being placed on the Market p
"llow are imported eggs kept
from spelling on a voyage ?"
"They arc carefully watched and
turned. They come in eases cas-,
to handle, and an expert soon learn.
to handle them quickly. 1t add.
about quarter of a cent a dozen tt
tic cost, but We can pay that ant
the freight, and yet sell the egg.
that come from France. and Gcrma
ny cheaper than we can sell West
crn eggs, and some think thcy or,
better. We can get them here il
about twelve days from France
England also gets many eggs from
Germany and France" Ncw Yoy2
San.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04
The Use and Abuse Of Ice.

|
Common sense tells 4 man that he.
is committing great sin against his his
body when he gulps down iced wa
ter and other cold drinks and crowds
his stomach in the heat Of the day
with pound or two of ice cream.
Nearly onc-half of tho people com
plain OF pain i'll tho face, generally
in the sensitive nerves above the.
eyes, when they cat ice cream. This
is 4 warning to them not to do SO
any more. Ones digestion can be
arrested by the free use of ice water
or iced tea. 1t is very absurd to
think that one may, with ilnpunity,
coo! Tho mouth, toiguc, throat, and
stomach down to the freezing point
while the other portion of the body
is 06 degrees, and the surrounding
atmosphere is 70 to SO. Tt cannot be
done without bad results sooner or
later. Ice is great benefit in sum
mer and when properly used is
luxury to be enjoyed, but the iniu-
dicious and indiscriminate use Of it
causes many diseases. DR., William
a. Hammond, very eminent au-
thority, raises his voice against tho
use of ice water. He says that
Americans use more than all the
other nations put together and that.
it brings on dyspepsia, neuralgia,
and, perhaps, Bright's disease. There
are many persons who use ice water
and say they do not suffer in consc-
qucncc. Sins against the body arc
Like those against the moral law.
The punishment may be very slow
III coming, but como it will one of
these days. Nature is an austcre
master, demanding to the uttcrmost
tar'hing full pay, principal and
interest, for all violations Of her law.
Insist on sleeping in draught be-
cause it is pleasant these warm
nights. Nature says you must pay
ut once with n severe cold and
touches ot rhumatism, or she mayap-
pear to be lenicnt and say, 81 will
settle with you one Of these days
with case of pneumonia or con-
sumption, but settle you must.
There is no getting around it,"
There is no living being that would
submit to having a large saucer Of
ice cream, hard frozen, applied to
the outside Of the stomach and lot it
remain there until it gets as warm
as the body. 1t would pain and be-
numb that part Of the body until it
could not be borne. Yet men and
women will cat Il hearty dinner of
meats and vegetables and then pro-
cccd to freeze the whole mass by
eating n pound or two Of ice cream
on top of it. All the ordinary dis
eases of this climate come from the
violation of the laws of health
which intelligent people ought to un-
dcrstand somewhat. Nature is an
exceedingly kind mother. She gen
orally gives warnings in time if we
would only heed them. The bad
cold, the neuralgia twinge, slight
rheumatism, incipicnt indigestion,
diarrhTa, arc all timely warnings
given to inform us that we are vio-
lating the laws Of health. Wise is
he who will take the warning.-
&p0rtanboy Spartan.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04

These letters were intended to in
dlcate that the paper contained in
tclligcncc from the four parts of the
globe; but they finally came to
assume the form of the word news,
from which the term newspaper is
derived. The first newspaper was
published in England by Nathaniel
Butter, in 1868; the first in France
in 1852; the first in Russia in 1903,
under the personal supervision Of
Peter the Great; the first in Dutch
in 1856, and the first in North Amc-
rica was the Boston Neacs Letter,
commenced April "a, 1904.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such sc
ncra! revival of trade at Normnn Drug Co.'S
drug store as their giving away to their clisto
mcrs of so many free trial bottles of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption. Their trade
Is simply enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that 1t always cures and never dis
appoints. Coughs, colds, bronchitis, Group and
all throat and lung diseases quickly cured. You
can test 1t before buying by getting trial bottle
free, largt size 81. Every bottle warranted
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04
TER NJ S:
Published every Thursday mornins

Published cycry Thursday morning.
For subscription, $3.50 per annur,,
strictly in advance; for six months, II
cents; for four months, so cents.
Haysftisemcnts inserted at ono dollar
per square of one inch or less for the first
insertion and fifty cents for each sub
sequont insertion.
Obituary Notices exceeding five lines,
Tributes of Respect, Communications of
personal character, whom admissible,
ana Announcements of Candidates will
bo charged for as advertisements.
ted. -
Necessity compels us to adhere strictly
10 the requirements Of Cash Payments.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04

ing SHOWS Of Hcrmon, and there III
tus celebrated his capture of Jcru-
salem with games and cruel con-
tests between captured wild beasts
and the captive Jews.
Now Mount Hcrmon itself, the
snow-covcred landmark of Syria,
whose white dome presided over
every landscape after we passed the
once royal city Of Samaria.
Now the valley of Damascus,
whose beauty is its fame and whose
name to every Moslem is Paradise;
which Bayard Taylor classcd with
the Eastern Plain of Mexico and
the Santa Clara Valley of Califor-
mia, as the three most beautiful val
leys in the world. The valley of
Damascus is indeed picture, but it
is sad that the heel of the Turk
crushcs all it touches, and it needs
an American to appreciate the differ
cncc between the beauties of the
cultivated, popuious and fruitful val
ley which we are proud to call our
own, and bold barren loneliness of
this ancient vale of the East.
THE OLDEST CITY.
Now Damascus City, one of the
oldest in the world, whence Abrams
servant came, the seat Of the empire
of the Ben Hadad of Bible history
drained by the rivers of ALBANIA and
Pharpar, whose waters the stubborn
Naaman deemed better than the
waters of Israel, with it's street called
"Straight" and with lis old gray
walls from which the newly convert
ed Paul was let down in a basket
Damascus duplicates Cairo in many
ways, only it is more purely Oriental
showing that Lebanon and anti-Leb-
anon stand as barrier between this
beautiful valley and the civilization
of the West. Here Islam has full
sway. Here Turkish whims vex
every alien visitor, and here fanati-
cism is always ready to burst into a
flame as it did in 1860, when 10000
Christians were massacred and the
whole Christian quarter of the town
was lcvelled to the ground.
The places l have named will cna.
BILE you to trace, in general way,
our course OH your map, and after
all, it is by binding ones eyes to
particulars and seeing only essentials
that such trip has any value. Then
only can one realize what the poet
has so beautifully spoken of
"Thosc holy fields
Over whose acres walked those blessed
| feet,
Which eighteen hundred years ago were
nailed
For our advantage on the bitter cross"
We came by diligence from Da-
mascus to Beirut-sevcnty miles
on Monday, reaching here at 6
o'clock in the evening. This is a
beautiful modern town with fine
American Protestant college and a
very important mission of our
Church. | have seen something of
these and hope to sec more. We
expected to sail Friday evening, but
the steamer is two days late in lcav-
ing, but this evening we start for
Smyrna and Ephcsus, in Asia Minor,
and thence to Constantinoplc and
the Continent Occident
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04
Bucklen's ArniCa Salye.

The best Saivo in tho world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rhcum, fever sorcs letter,
chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin
cruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required 1T Is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Norman Drug Co.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04

The word "ncws" is generally sup
posed to be taken from the adjective
new. But it is asserted by some
that its origin can be traced to the
custom in former times of placing
on the newspapers of the day the
initial letters of the cardinal points
OF the compass, thus:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-07-04

1t is estimated that tho next cen
sus will show population of over
64,000,000 in the United States.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-06
BUSINESS OF THE ATCHISON.
Report for the Year 1sSS-An Estimated
Deficit of 81, 4OO.OOI.

Joseph w. Reinhart, Comptroller and
General Auditor of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Road, has submitted ad-
vance sheets of the full report for eleven
months ending Nov. 80, 1855, which show
the following results:
Mileage. Atchison system proper. 3.019.78
miles: gross earnings. S14. 297. 46S; expenses.
81 .623.693: receipts from interest on bonds
OF railt Dads owned by Atchison and used
as collateral. S50S, 1872: total net earnings.
S5.132.5S5; direct Fixed eharzes. interest on
bonds and notes. taxes and sinking fund
requirements, S4,5l3.246; net profit, S6l9.-
33o; receipts from other sources. SAG. go:
total profit, Sc 065 ,999; dividends. S2625. 900;
deficiency. S1.559.O0l: gross debt orginat-
ing in the period, SS.643.3 04 offsets. So .457.-
412: net hoRing debt. IS. 1880; supplies
on hand as an offset TO future operating ex-
penses. S1,523,11S97. OF the debt above
shown S5,lSAS91 was due and payable prior
TO July l. 1882.
Or guaranty notes subscribed for. In
amount S7.0N, 000 there had been called to
Nov. 30, 1888. S7C0.OUO, leaving S6,3O0.0O0 not
called nor paid in. The total income sur
plus Dec. 81. 1855, was $3.50. 622. The de-
tlciency for tho eleven months ending Nov.
80 1885, made the net general income sur
plus TO that date sc, 3S1 .622 but the addition
OF various sgndry surplus accounts swelled
this amount so that the total general sur
plus Nov. 80 was S9.509. 633. The estimated
net profit from operations. after all charges
for the month OF December, is $3.50. 900.
The total net deficiency of the company for
the period OF twelve months to Dec. 81. in
Guiding actual figures of Nov. 80 and De-
cember estimated, is 81 .409.001.
From actual statements TO Nov. 80 and
approXimates for December the auxiliary
roads of the Atchison system. inclusive of
those owned Jointly, will show that they
have failed TO earn fixed charges of al de-
seriptions by about $1,000 900. OF this they
have contributed about 81. SOC. 600. the re-
m1inder having been advanced by the ktch
ison company.
The Boston Advertiser says regarding the
report. that it is unsatisfactory because out
NJ mileage OF about 7.104 miles the report
only covers about 1000 miles; also that tho
statement varies from that published Jan. 2
1889, in that gross earnings for the eleven
months are S37 .3G2 larger. expenses S55.7l
larger. and net earnings SIS .357 smaller.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-02-06

Ben Franklin, colored. is quite q
character in his way. Like most men
of his race he is anxious to turn an
honest penny. He is vol known
about the Capitol, where he has held
the position of ord srly for several
years. Recently one of the orderlies
took two bottles into the Superin-
tendent of Public Buildings Office, and
made q wager with Ben that he could
transfer the water from one bottle TO
the other without touching his hand
to either. Ben doubted it, and stake
a small sum. The bottle with the
wa.er in it was given to Ben, which he
put into his trousers pocket. The
empty bottle was given to another
person present, who placed it in his
trousers pocket. At given signal
both men extracted the corks from the
bottles without removing the bottles
from their pockets. Ben's face as
sumed humorous aspect, then q
rather quizzical look, and he ex,
claimed: Keep her up, boss; well
win anyhow" When the bottles were
brought to light both were empty. II
was then discovered that the bottle
Ben had contained small hole in the
bottom, and as soon as vent was given
by the removal Of the cork the water
ran out, to Ben's great discomfort.
Aibdny journal.