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The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21

Hark, the sound Of many voices
Jubiant in gadest song,
And full many heart rejoices
As the chorus floats along:
Hail the Favorte Prescription
How the happy voices blend.
Wonderful beyond description
woman's best and truest friend.r
Well may it be called woman's best friend since
1t does for her what no other remedy has been
able to do. 1t cures all those delicate derange-
ments and weaknesses peculiar to females
Cures them, understand. Other preparations
may afford temporary relief, but DIR. Pierce,s Fa-
vorite Prescription effects a permanent cure
Ii is guaranteed to do this, or the money paid for
it win De promptly refunded. 1t is the great
remedy Of the age
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21

CONSUMPTION,

IN its first stages, can Ibe successfully
checked by the prompt use of Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. Even in the later
periods of that disease, the cough is
wonderfully relieved by this medicine.
at have used Ayers Cherry Pectoral
with tbe hest effect in my practice.
This wonderful preparation once saved
my life. had constant cough, night
sweats, was greatly reduced in flesh,
and given up by my physician. One
bottle and a half of the Pectoral cured
me."-A. j. Edison, M. D., Middleton,
Tennessee.
"Several years ago I was severely i'll.
The doctors said was in consumption,
and that they could do nothing for me,
hut advised me, as last resort, to try
Ayers Cherry Pectoral.. After taking
this medicine two or three months /
was cured, and my health remains good
to the present day."-James Birchard,
Darien, Conn.
"Several years ago, on apassage home
from California, by water, 1 contracted
SO severe q cold that for some days /
was confined to my state-room, and q
physician on board considered my life
In danger. Happening to have bottle
of Ayers Cherry Pectoral, l used it
freely, and my lungs were soon restored
to a healthy condition. Since then 1
have invariably recommended this prep
aration."--J. b. Chandler, junction, Va.
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD

On and after December "a, fssS, Pss-en-
ger Trains leave Portland, as feiiswa
For Anburn and Lewistes, S.45 a. m, LIS
and 500 y. m. Lewision via Brun.wick,
7.10 a. M, l.20 s 10 and III. 20 p. m. for
on Saturdays only az II. 20 ?. m. ksekiaad
and Kaex and Linesin a. a., ITO a. N.
Jewell, and Anguish, no a. m, 100.
$40 and t1i.z0 .. m. FarminGten via
Lewiston, s.45 a. m, LIS p. m; va Bruas-
Lake Mayanecoek. Readaeid. oakiana
vile snd skowsssas YIN Lewi-.sa,
and nj. 20 ,. m. and On Saturdays % water
Vile at $40 p: m. Belfast and Dexter.
LIS. 1-2o; fli.2o ?; m. Sanger: via Ls-i 4.
a. on M. 10 tPi.so D. VA N. s .sssr a.S S
Pi.ca.assi- n. r., f.Io a. M, fii.2o ,. N.
pm. vaaesbsre. 80. stephen (GaIais.)
and the Provinces, LIS. 1.2o. tf1.20 p. m.
every night. Sundays Included. through % Ban
gor, but not TO Skowhegan Monday mornings or
70 Belfast and Dexter or beyond Bangor, Sunday
WHITE MOUNTAINS LINE.
For Cumberland MILL. $40, 1910 a. m,
2.i5, s.15; s;l6 p, M; for sesass Lake $40
Frycburg, North Conway, ellen stnsiea,
Crawfsrd.. and Fasyan. $40 a. mr.
bartlett 2.i6 D. m.
The $40 a. m. train connects for all points In
Northern New Hampshire and Vermont and runs
through 10 Buriinsten, msnfrezi and she
Wesl.
Arrivals in Portland. from sebago Lake T. rs a. m.
HBartlett 1906 a. M, Augusta and Bath, S.3b a.
I'm. Lewiston $40 a. m. Cumberland Mills 10
IA n and aso R F15nR Rsn@or
1 etc., at 1880. p mi Fabyan's and North Con-
way 400 p mi Waterytlle, Bath, Augusta
and Rockland, 6.35 p. nj Farmlngton and
IiLewiston 5.4s p. M; Night Pullman lao a. m
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21
A fair division of labor:

A TAT uIVIsIOn OF IaDOr:
Employer-This package OF money you've just
counted is So short
New Clerk How do you know? You said you
hadn't counted the money.
Empl yer nd that to test your honesty.
hardly know what to do.
New Cierk--I can help you out; you take me
into partnership, and IN do the stealing Tor the
nrm and you can do the lying, and we'll make
things hum.-Texas Siftings.
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21

sheep and LambS-Th0S6 ffOIn JIG Wtbb "tIo
Nc lower than last Sheep costing from 41sgbe,
Lambs 6@71xc ~ fb live weight.
Swine Western fat hogs are costing at ea4g
NC y fb live weight.
Veal calves Pose D b live weight.
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21


This was sometime a paradox" as Hamlet
says. Since, however, the people Of America and
other lands have been enabled to pit Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters against that unseen foe. malaria,
il is no tonger paradox, but an easy possibility.
Wherever malaria evolves Its misty venom TO
poison the air, and decaying unwholesome yege.
tailon lmpregnateS the water, there, in the very
stronghold OF miasma, is the auxiliary potent TO
disarm the foe and assure efficient protection.
Fever ana ague, bilious remittent, dumb ague,
and ague CAKE no matter how tenaciousy they
have fastened their clutch the SYSTEM are first
forced to relax their grasp and eventually TO
force that should chiefly recommend the Bitters
to persons dwelling in lnsiaria-cursed localities;
bcb y ia e e puckler OF defense against
dyspepsia, rheumatism, kidney and bilious all
ments.
witness, were you present when the fight took
placer"
II was"
"Will you please explain how it happened9"
~ was sitting quietly at table drinking beer,
when without my seeing him, fellow came up
on the top of my head. That's what called my
attention to the affair.-German Joke.
When Baby was sick, gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoris,
When she became Miss, she chung to castoris
When she had Children. she gave them castoris-
Bobby had slipped back into the dining room
and was hurriedly discussing second piece Of
pie when his mother came in.
"You said could, Mamma" he remarked, In
answer to her repro0f. You told me i mustn't
20 over 70 Willie Wafies until was in apple-pie
order, an a boy can't geti apple-pie order on
one piece"
woman who is weak, nervous and
sleepless, and who has cold hands and feet can
not feel and act like well person. Carter's Iron
Pills equalize the circulation, remove nervous
ness and give strength and rest.
Lawyer-Haye you any doubts as to the honesty
Of Mr.. Wiggns2
Witness-No sir.
Lawyer-And you believe him absolutely truth
ful?
Witness-No, sir; haven't any doubts as to
his honesty because have more than once found
him to be a c0nsuminale liar.
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21
Spoken.

March Ia, lat 4s Is N. Ion SO "a w, ship st
David Pearson from Havre for PHILADELPHIA
March IS, lat 20 20. Ion 20 80, Darque DAISY
Reed, Mitchell, from Cardenas for North Of Hat
iteras.
No date, lat N, Ion 30 W, barque Kate Cam,
from Portland for Buenos Ayres.
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21
A strict Regard for truth
Nephew-Hold up, unclel People'll think you

Strict Regard for truth
Nephew-Hold up, unclei People'n think you
are screwed!
Uncle (the wedding breakfast had been hilarI-
ousl-shcrewedi No, no, Sheorgshl No sh
bad'sh that Shame tme-Don, le'sh be" (lurch-
ing heayily)-"oshtn tss'hly shoberl Can't bear
sht'ntash'nl-London Punch.
Flesh wounds (cuts and bruises) can be readily
healed by few applications Of Salvation OIL.
All over the world DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup is
making its way, and at every place it reaches
consumptiye people are more seldom met. 20
cents.
Mr.. De Style-Why. my dear, Pm glad TO see
you so composed. When left this morning you
were weeping and wailing and tearing your hair,
because Fido was sick
Mrs. De style-Well, you see, Just after you
left, Mrs. Tiptop came In and told me that dogs
OF Fldo's breed were going out If fashion. So l
dried my tears and kicked him out.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21

A mans wife should always be the
same, especially to her husband, but II she Is
weak and nervous, and uses Carter's Iron Pills,
she cannot be, for they make her "feel like a
different person." SO they all say. and their hus
bands say so tool
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY on CANADA


Lowest fares from Portland. Yarmouth June
tfOn and Danviile Junction as follows: 10 Chlea-
tle.00; Kansas CITY, $3.50 and s2s.96; Sc.
Paul $50. so and $500; St. Louis Via Detroit,
$1,000 and s21 20; Sc. Louis via. Chicago, $3.50
and s2A 90: California, $50. so and s63.7b.
JOsEPH HICkSON, Geners Manager.
VIM. EDGAR, Genl Pass. Ascent,
j. STEPH ENSON. supf.
yortl.nN October 20. 1883. oct29du
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21
Domestlc MARKETS

lBy Telegraph
NEW YORK. Mich 20. lsss.-PIsur market
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21
New York mInlne,stocks.

NEW YORK, Mch 20, 1sS9.-The following are
to-day's closing quotat ons Of mining stocks:
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21

Amer'n " ID 1lG12
Manila 1914 @17K
Manila Bolt Rope 17M
Russi 90 1917
Sisal.......14 @1S
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21
Brighton. Cattle Market

For the week ending wednesday .Mck. 20, 1889.
Amount Of stock at market-Cattle s22, Sheep
2I2; number Western Cattle 462; Northern and
Eastern cattle, 37'.
Prices of Beef Cattle y 100 lbs, live weight
extra quality at s 12G5 30; first quality 75@
10: second quality at a 2594 81; third quality
62isa4 1914; poorest grades of coarse Oxen.
Bulls etc. at 0oep3 60
Brighton Hides 0@6c " ID.
Brighton Tallow O9 " ID.
Country Hides 6@51ac.
Country Tallow 0G3c W ID.
Calf skins 506c ~ ID.
Dairy skins I6G35c -
Sheep and Lamb skins SOCIAL 30 each.
Working Oxen-There was ialr supply in
w nota NJ
The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21
PORTLAND, MT. DESERT and MACnIlS

sTEAMHOAT 90.
Resumption OF service; on and after March 5, 80.
steamer City of Biehmond, Capt. VIM, X. Den
nison, (weather permitting will leave Portland
for ROckland, Bar Harbor and Machiasp0rt. via
usual landings, Tuesdays and Fridays at IL p. m
touching at SaTgentvllle on Fridays Trip only;
turning, leave Machiasport Mondays ana Thurs
days at a. M. connecting at Portland with early
morning trains for Boston.
PAYSON TUCKER. General Manager.
n. E. B00THBYGenl Pass. and lcket Agt.
Portland, Feb. 20. 1889. dec1Sdu
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07
A Bewildering Conjming Trick.

81 should like to tell you of remark
able conjuring trick saw performed
while on voyage from London to Cal
cutta. The conjurer was Parsee,
whom you might have taken for re-
spectacle servant out of place, but who
was actually small land owner who
Was travelling for pleasure, and had
taken up conjuring as an amusement
Spreading white cloth on the deck of
the steamer, he sat down with his back
resting against the companion hatch.
AS soon as he had settled himself, lie
turned to one of our fellow voyagers and
asked for the loan of rupee, which he
requested should be given to one of the
ladies present. The lady took it, and at
the request of the coniurer looked at it
and declared it to be really rupee.
The conjurer then told the lady to hand
it back to the gent leman from whom he
had borrowed it. The gentleman took
it, and then followed the following dia-
logue:
"Conjurer: Are you sure that is
rupeel'
"Fellow Voyager: Yes.
"Conjurer: CLOSE your hand upon it
and hold it tight. Now think of some
country in Europe, but do not tell me
your thought
"'Now open your hand, said the Jug
gler. See what you have got, and tell
me if it is a coin of the country you
thought Of.
'It was franc piece, and our
friend had thought of France. He was
going to hand the coin to the Parsee,
but the latter said: No; pass it to
another sahib. As / happened to be
the nearest, the five-franc piece was
handed to me. ! looked closely at it,
then shutting my hand thought Of
America. When | opened it found .
Mexican dollar. This / handed to the
gentleman on my right, who in turn
thought of Russia, and on opening his
hand found Russian silver piece in
place of the Mexican dollar. The Jug
gler performed many other tricks during
the voyage, but they were OF common
place kind, and in no way comparable
to the coin trick, which 1 have never
seen rivaled. "-ScientJic american.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07
Convincing a Merchant.

'It'sa singular thing" remarked
prominent dry gcsds man, show coun-
try merchants coming here to buy, re-
fuse to believe that we are selling goods
at fair price and insist on trying to cut
us down on everything. I had an ex-
perience the other day which is in point.
A merchant from down in Indiana came
IN and began to look over things with
one of my clerks. We try to sell on the
one price principle. He asked tho price
OF some prints. The clerk told him the
price. He offered three cents yard
less.
=" This is one price house, said the
clerk. We can make no reduction
Nonsense, said this smart man
from the country. You needn't try to
fool me with any such stuff as that. Ill
give you three cents less.
"And the clerk could not persuade
him that he was telling him the truth,
finally coming to me in despair. went
out and took the man in hand. I offered
him goods at from three to five cents
above the marked price, and then would
take whatever he offered me. He finish
ed his purchases, slapped me on the
back, remarking: That's something like.
None OF your one price business for me,
and went out. In the afternoon he came
back, and l had two bills made out for
him. The first handed him was made
up from his own prices. 1t was for
about 800. He looked at it and said:
Those are good prices. Oh, you can't
get ahead of me with your one-prioe
business. Then ! handed him the
second, which was made up Of the actual
prices at which we had been selling.
It was over 800 less.
whats thats said he.
That's the bill we want you to pay.
That is what the goods cost you at our
prices. l wanted to show you. how
easily you could be fooled by thinking
you knew more about our business than
we do ourselves.
He paid the bill meekly and thanked
me for his lesson. - Toledo Blade.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07
KEEPING OUR LETTERS.

Capt. Leary, who commanded the
United States man of war Adams, at Sa-
moa, and to whose prompt action is
ascribed the failure of the Germans to
make open war on the natives until after
his departure from the islands, has
learned since his arrival in San Francis
co, CAL, that important letters we're adj
dressed to him by Admiral Kimberly
and by the State Department, which
failed to reach him, but that other mail
matter sent at the same time and one
ordering him to cruise in other waters
reached him. The postofiice at Apia is
In the hands OF Germans, and al, m Ill
matters, whether addressed to officials or
private parties, is handled by them
Complaint has frequently been made that
mail for American citizens at Apia has
been delayed, and at times altogether
withheld by the Germans.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

Prince Bismarck is deeply interested
in the promotion of civilization in Al
RIGA In this behalf he has secured the
aid Of all European governments except
Portugal for the suppression of the
slave trade. This action was mainly
taken to protect German colonists at
Zanzibar. The blockade which Bis
marck proposes to establish will mako
1t hard for the Arab slave traders to
dispose Of their unhappy victims, after
they have procured them in the interior
of the continent.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07
not attained the age Of twenty. There

not attained the age Of twenty. There
is just now an epidemic Of crimes Of VIC
lence perpetrated by young men, and il
the thieves and assassins at present con-
fined in French prisons were sorted ac-
cording to the age, it would be found
that the very large majority we're made
up of youths between sixteen and twenty.
These statistics we're supplied by the
prosecuting counsel in the last judicial
sensation that has come before the Paris
courts, and the course of the trial sup
piled the explanation OF the fact. IL
was murder case of extraordinary bru-
tality. The victims were an old woman
of seventy eight and her lodger, the or
ganist Of the parish church, an old man
of seventy. The criminal was the son
of the parish beadle, and the motive for
the murder was mere theft. The house
was broken into at night, the old man
struck down and left for dead on the
staircase, and then tho old woman bru-
tally murdered. The hoardings Of both
"a few hundred francs carried
off, and the thief arrested in bed the
same day with the money in his possess
sion, and his clothes stained with blood.
At the trial it was proved that a long
career of crime eliminated in this hor-
rible and mercenary outrage the evil
dence was convincing, and the jury found
the murderer "Guilty with extenuating
circumstances. To English readers the
verdict seems inconceivable. Even for
French readers it has to be explained,
and the explanation adds to the diff
Guilty. The prisoner was only eighteen.
He had long fair hair, blue eyes, and
the face of a young girl. No wonder
the French prisons are full of young
criminals. London Noes.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

In China it is the majesty OF the law
which goes 10 for brutality. Ths official
organ Of the governmen the Pekin
Gazette, gives in the calmost way an
account OF two mon being tortured to
death on trumped-up charge. A
Chinese draper ia the Kungan district
was robbed, and he determined to fix
the crime upon responsible person in
order to recover his property. With
the connivance Of magistrate, pros
porous dealer and his son were arrested
and tortured to make them confess what
they knew nothing about. They won d
not, and their boatmen were tortured
in their turn until they con fessed what
they were asked tc--namsIy, that their
master had committed the crime.
Thereupon father and son were aaaia
brought before the magistrate and sub.
mitted to torture. They declined to
confess, aud both died under the or
deal. The Law. however, did not refu.o
redress to tho widow and mother, who
brought suit against all the persons
concerned. The magistrate il to be
bsnishcd, but tho others go free. Just
low the legal Chinese man works these
hirgs out II Is difficult to i'm .gine.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

Advertisements, no whit less than
the stage, ''holl the mirror up to ma
ture." 1t would DO impossible to de-
hcribe or comment upon the social life
pr modern epoch, accurately or intel
Hgently, without study of the adver-
fising columns of t,e journals OF that
epoch. Those who undertake.. such a
ttudy for the purpose of having some
thing to say about advertising are soon
torcibly struck with tho strong and
penetrating light that. Advertisements
throw upon contemporary life, '.itemiz-
Ing" as Addison puts it, ''the news of
the little world"
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

Some idea may be had OF the magni-
tude of the London and Northwestern
system of railroad 10 England from the
fact that il has working capital Of
b22. 900, 900; that its annual revenue is
S52, 600, 900; that it carries annually
81. 1000, 900 passengers an IS. 600, 900
Tons Of freight and that it employs
$50, 600 people. The Pennsylvania sys-
tom OF this country carried last year
IS, 7s5, 769 passengers and so, 033 29s
tons Of freight. While the London aad
Northwestern has larger income than
any railroad in America, it operates only
1855 miles of road.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

CHARLES B. HOLMES, of Chicago, who
is one of the syndicate now owning the
Walsh street car lines of st. Louis, is
the President of a syndicate owning all
of the street car lines in indianapolis, is
President OF the Chicago Railway Com
pany, with 1000 oars, and is as we'll the
head of another syndicate which owns
the street Car lines of Rock Island, Day
export and Moline, on the Upper Mis-
sissippi, and is understood to be the
head Of syndicate which has lately in
vested nearly 81, 000,0 900 in cab,e lines
in Los Angeles, Cal. He probably CON
trolls more street car lines and miles to-
day than any man in the world. He be-
gan, says the Glo5e-Democ,at, the street
car business in Chicago in 1873, being
then called to the management of the
Chicago company. He is now fifty
years OF age.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

A aET1TIoN is being circulated among
the residents of Yorktown. N. Y, ask
ing the President to retire Postmaster
Lewis Purdy from active service and
grant him liberal pension for the re-
mainder of his life. Mr.. Purdy is said
to be the Oldest postmaster in the Uni
ted States, both in years and service,
having been appointed postmaster of
Shrub Oak by President w. II. Harri-
son in 184l. Mr.. Purdy is now ninety
three years of age, and receives and dis
tributes the mail twice day, and has
never been absent from his post one day
since he has been in the service. His
only assistant is his wife, who is ninety
years of age.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

THERE is little hillock, overgrown
with grass and weeds, in the cemetery
at Dublin, Ga, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, which has curious history.
Georgia voted for William Henry Harri-
con in 1910. This State WAS one Of tho
most closely contested battle grounds in
that campaign. The people Of Lanrens
county we're ardently for Harrison.
When the President died in 1841 cas-
xet was inferred in the cemetery in hon
or Of William Henry Harrison, and for
many years it was visited annually and
decorated by the ladies of the plnce.
'ince the war the grave has been neg
lected, but the election Of the grandson
70 the Presidency has revived interest in
the little mound.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

Speaking of tho fuel question, as
connected with railroads, tho Railway
Age says the Southern Pacific Company
Is the only big railroading organization
In this country which has not a single
coal train on its lines. Coal costs the
Southern Pacific from IS to $40 per
ton, while the cost to Eastern road, is
only from 81 to g. 1t expended a
million and half dollars more last year
Tor fuel than di the large Santa Fe
system. 1t has tried using petroleum,
but returned to coal, which it obtains
from Australia, England and British
Columbia.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

VEsUvIus has lately been very active.
1t has been rapidly throwing up a new
cone of eruption about thirty to forty
yards to the southwest of the original
one, and the fissure across the crater
plane toward the west-southwest is in
creasipg in size and is richer in acid
carnations. 1t is possible, therefore,
that an eruption may take place soon on
that side of the cone, since the vent
tends to shift along the assure pointing
in that direction.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

They are still pegging away at the
Cape Cod Ship Canal, which was begun
nine years ago. The contract requires
the work to be finished by June 90, 1891.
but as there are seven miles yet to be
dug, and as during 1888 there was only
about seven-eighths ola mile opened, the
prospects are not good for the fulfilment
Of the contract.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

THE proposed Nicaraguan canal, while
much longer from ocean to ocean than
the Panama passage, will be much easier
to construct by utilizing the channels Of
Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan
River, so that the length of the canal
proper will be only thirty-nine miles
against forty seven at Panama.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

Canon Taylor, of the Protestant
Episcopal church, lately produced au
estimate before the London Church
Congress that it would take over 800, :
900 years at the present rate Of progress
to convert the world, even if the popu-
laticn remained stationary and the con-
verts steadfast.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

The Chief increase in the books pub
lished in England last year was in
novels The number of poetical and
dramatic publications was twice as great
as in 'S7. There were altogether
1850 books published during the year.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-03-07

The crowned heads Of Europe are be-
coming SO literary that magazine is
proposed to which only those of royal
blood shall be allowed to contribute. No
advertisements will be taken, and crit
icisms of each number will he furnished
to the papers by the librarian of each
pourt