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The Portland daily press., 1889-06-13
Weddings In Riddeford.

WeoOtnSS IN 6tuOSIOTUs
BIpDEFoRD, June 12.-Miss Leone Holmes
daughter of Ii. G. Holmes Of the shoe man
ufacturing firm of Newcomb & Co., Bidde-
ford, was married at 10 O'Clock, this morn
ing to Arthur d. Murphy of Blddeford. Rev.
e. p. Burtt pastor Of the Adams street Bap-
tist church, ofliciated.
This evening Edward Z. Chadbourne, as
sistant paymaster in the York Mills, Saco,
and Miss Lizzie Il. Bowser, OF Biddeford,
were married at the brides home.
Fire at Calais.
CALAIS, June 12.-Last evening fire bad
ly damaged the store of G. S. & G. A. MUIR
chic, Wholesale dealers in corn, flour, grain
and coal. An early discovery saved disas-
trous fire. The stock suffered severely from
water. Insurance on stock $1,000; on build
ing $1,000.
Drowned in Ellsworth Bay.
ELLSWORTH, June 12.-Andrew j. Haynes
of Trenton, was drowned while fishing in
Ellsworth bay yesterday afternoon by the
upsetting of his boat. Two men with him
were rescued. Haynes's body was recov-
cred.
The HaIIoweIl Industrial School.
AUGUSTA, June 12.-The regular quarter
ly meeting Of the board Of managers at the
Hallowell Industrial School for Girls was
held today. Manager E. Rowell reported
that extensive improvements have been
made around the buildings. The inmates
number fifty.
Portland Contractors Successful.
WATERvILLE, June 12.-J. and j. Phil
brook of Portland. signed the contract about
o'clock this afternoon. in E. f. Webb.
office to build Colby's new physical lab
oratory for $4,000. The building will be
completed on December IS.
News from BuckfleId.
BUCKFIELD, June 12.-G. A. Harlow &
Co. of Buckfeld, have nearly completed a
new building, 3Ox1oO feet. for toothpick
factory.
Oxford county fishermen are hay
ing great luck this season, bringing in well
filled baskets Several brook trout weighing
one pound or more each haye been brought
into this village lately.
No Constable for Lewiston.
AUGUSTA. June 12.-When the vote on the
/ Lewiston constabulary question was taken
in the Council yesterday afternoon, there
were five councillors in attendance. OF
| these, Councillors Hatch. Cobb and Carr
voted for the latter's order, advising that no
| constable be appointed. Councillor Allen
| was the only one who voted against it, while
| Councillor Bracket didn't vote. Thus the
order passed.
Hon. solomon Stanley.
PENNINGTON, June 12.-Hon. Solomon
Stanley, one of Kingfeld's most honored and
respected citizens, died suddenly yesterday
of heart disease, aged ".
The ArrowsIc Bridge.
BATH. June 12.-Bath and Woolwich yes
terday voted against the placing of the Ar
rowsic bridge under county ownership. Ar
rowsic voted yes.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-13
Malne Postmastsrs.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Ths following
Maine postmasters have been appointed:
W. II. Gerrish, Oakneld, vice Albert Smart. re-
moved
t. Y Trefery, South Lubes, vice Peter God
frey, removed.
S. R. Dutton, steubsa. vice Mrs. ,. Moore, re-
moved.
". L. Klwell. Togus, vice John Kirk, dseeased.
ley, removed.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON. June l2,--The following
Maine people were granted pensions today
Original.
Edwin G. Jones. Walter n. Hillman.
Albert A. Nichols, Abiei Chandler, Jr.
Ann widow OF VIM. Goodwin.
Julia, widow of Charles N. Littleneid.
Betsey widow OF David W. Fogg.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-13

Tue vote on the proposed prohlbltory
amend9t to tks Raasylvnja constitution
J. sas ~ IA sS7Hk Il the the
Rns46ment would not receive even respect
ably sized vote.
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-13
Looks LIke a Fight.

PARIS, June 12.-It looks now as though
the international labor congress, In session
at the Continental Hotel, is going to have as
big tussle with the Socialists as the first
convention Of the labor party had In Syra-
cuse three years ago. Many Socialists have
come here with well defined ideas Of what
they want. and full Of determination to fight
for IN
The Portland daily press., 1889-06-13

THE LEAaUE srANpINe.

The following is the standing in the Ma
tiOnal I,eapue.
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Hindoo Women.

On the slopes of the Himalayas, says
a correspondent of the Denver Republican
in a letter from India, there are many
curious tribes. Some of the tribes neal
Darieeling reckon journey by the num-
Der of guilds of tobacco they chew upor
the way, and some of the most gorgeous
specimens of Hindoo jewelry have seen
I saw on the yamen of the Himalayas. J
remember one mountain pink who had
fifty rupees strung around her neck and
whose limbs were loaded down with sill
yer dollars upon her ears, and her mouth
was covered by fiat, gold nose ring
Some of these Himalaya tribes have one
wife to four men, and polyandry is COM
mon. In Bombay are the prettiest
women of India. They are the parsees.
With delicate, oive-brown skins, they
are tall and well-shaped, have beautiful
eyes and fine intellectual faces.
They dress in silks of the most delicate
colors, and the dress seems to consist OF
one large piece of silk which is wound
around the waist and then carried up
over the body and the top of the head, so
that the face looks out and the whole
hangs in a beautiful drapery. Many OF
them, I note, have silk stockings, and
slippers to match the color of their dresses,
and they are the brightest and pref
tiest women / have ever seen.
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Healthy Millionaires.

There is no doubt about it that all
successful Wall street men have looked
out for their health from very early
period in the careers, says writer in the
New York World. They have regarded
their health and strength as the only
possible basis for operations in the street
and as underlying any other qualification
for success in speculation which they
might possess. And the fact that they
have looked out for their health is ap-
parent in their appearance, in their man
ner and in their every movement. Look
at Russell Sage. He is man now seventy
four year of age. He didn't enter Wall
street until he was forty-four or forty-fve;
indeed, when many men are beginning to
think of withdrawing altogether. For
more than quarter of a century he has
lived the busiest and most active life in
speculative circles that it is possible to
imagine, and yet because he has looked
out for his physical well being, has lived
regularly, has drunk little and smoked
not at all, he. is to-day as strong and
hearty a specimen of physical manhood
as it would be possible to find at his age.
His brain is just as active and his pro-
cess of thought just as unclouded as it
ever was, and he appears and moves with
all the vigor characteristic of man in
the prime of life. His eyes are bright,
there is healthy glow to his check, and
he writes his name to check with the
same frnness and probably with the
same reluctance as he has ever done.
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Trained Fishes.

Mr.. William Pair, of Atlanta, Ga: who
owns the Pounce de Leon Bathing Pond,
pets fishes. Behind his bathing pond he
has a beautiful lake surrounded by tall
fence and filled with trained fishes. The
water is alive with perch, Dream and
carp, but so we'll trained are they that
it is next to impossible to catch them
with hook and line. The water in the
pond is blue and clear. When you
reach the rustic seat on the bank it seems
as if you are looking upon a large French
plate mirror. After moment spent in
listening to the lonesome song of lazy
bull-frog, chanting melodiously from be-
meath an ovcrhanging bush, you reach
into a box behind you and get stale
cracker. You pitch it into the water,
and then a change comes over the pond.
One, two, three, four-a hundred perch
and Dream come darting from the sandy
bottom and congregate about the white
cracker, each waiting for the other to at
tack it first. While they are waiting a
large carp, a great ungainly fellow foot
and half long, rises lazily up and sucks
in the tempting morsel with smack
heard all over the pond. Another piece
of cracker goes in, and small fry gather
about like chickens about strange look
ing bug. The king of the tribe, large
Dream, makes a dash for the cracker; he
misses it, another and another tries his
luck, and then it is free-for-all scram-
BILE; the water boils and ripples, and one
smack follows another in quick succession
until the cracker is secured. 1t is a
pretty sight to watch the fishes when
they are fed. It is very seldom that
they bite hook, no matter how tempt
ing is the bait. Mr.. Pair has genuine
affection for his fnny family, and it is
exceedingly rare for one of them to adorn
his table.
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Getting q jury.

Owing to the wide publicity given the
Cronin case, says the Chicago Herald, the
bailiffs sent out with the special venires
have had to resort to all sorts of schemes
to divert the suspicious and etthe names
of the business men whom they are
anxious to summon. For instance, the
other day one of the willy bailiffs entered
the big wholesale dry goods establishment
of Carson, Pirie, Scott s Co., after eligi-
bic Jurors, and near the door he ran across
one of the general statesmen. "What is
your name, sir?" he asked. The sales
man told him. "And your initialss"
This information was forthcoming. The
inquirer wrote the name on card. ''1s
that right?" he asked as he held it up.
eyes" said the general salesman.
s:Then," said the bailiff triumphantly,
'sI want you as juror in the Cronin
case" The salesman grinncd. "Where
do YOU ive?" asked the bailiff as he was
filling out the warrant. ''In Aurora,
Ill, ;" responded the salesman as his grin
broadened. The bailiff wilted. Another
salesman who had been standing near by
and having great fun over the converse
ton began to laugh heartily. The bailiff
turned to him suddenly and asked {:
whats your name, sir?" Before he
thought he gave the answer desired. II
know you live in Chicago, said the baihtf
as he filed out another summons, ''and
you'll do to take this mans place" And
so the laughing man was caught.
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Experience of a School Teacher.

A student at one of the medical
colleges, in talking Of his past life, said:
II used to teach school, and some of
those taught were terrors. I remember
at one school there were number OF
half grown boys who seemed to be in
spired by the evil one. They carried
railroad spikes, stones, billies and other
instruments with which to intimidate the
teacher, and incidentally learned that
one of them carried revolver for me.
One day I noticed him committing some
small infraction of the rules and called
him forward. AS he came toward me l
perceived that he wore tight woolen
jacket. When he had got as far as I
thought necessary, halted him and step
ping up to him, told him to unbutton his
frock. He declined to do it, wherupon
1 grabbed him by the throat, telling him
if he made single move I would drop
him to the floor. / then unbuttoned his
Jacket, took his revolver from hinl, and
gave him the worst whipping that evel
boy got in that district before or since.
After that the school was paragon in
the whole country. The lesson was a
most salutary one and never forgotten. "
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Warmth and Cleanliness for the Aged.

Warmth is very important for the aged;
exposure to the chills should be scrupu-
lously avoided. Bronchitis is the malady
most to be feared, and its attacks are
very easily provoked. Many old people
suffer from more or less cough during the
winter months, and this symptom may re-
cur year after year, ard be almost un-
needed. At last, perhaps few minutes
exposure to cold wind increases the irri-
tation in the lungs, the cough becomes
worse, and the difficulty of breathing in
creases until suffocation terminates in
death. To ob7iate such risks the skin
should be carefully protected by warm
flannel clothes, the outdoor thermometer
should be noticed and winter garments
should always be at hand. In cold
weather the lungs should be protected by
breathing through the nose as much as
possible, and by wearing light woolen
or silken muffler over the mouth. The
temperature of the sitting and bedrooms
is another point which requires attention.
Some old people pride themselves on
never requiring a fire in their bedrooms.
It is, however, risky practice to ex-
change a temperature of sixty-fve or
seventy degrees for one fifteen or twenty
degrees lower. AS general rule, for
persons sixty-fve years of age and up
ward, the temperature Of the bedroom
should not be below sixty degrees, and
when there are symptoms os bronchitis it
should be raised five to ten degrees higher.
Careful cleansing of the skin is the last
point which needs to be mentioned in an
article like the present. Attention to
cleanliness is decidedly conducive to long
evity, and we may congratulate our
selves on the general improvementin in our
habits in this respect. Frequent washing
with warm water is very advantageous for
old people, in whom the skin is only too
apt to become hard and dry; and the
benefit will be increased if the ablutions
be succeeded by friction with coarse
flannel or linen gloves, or with flesh
brush. Every part of the skin should
thus be washed and rubbed daily. The
friction removes worn out particles of
the skin, and the exercise promotes
warmth and excites perspiration. Too
much attention can hardly be paid to the
state of the skin; the comfort of the
aged is greatly dependent upon the
proper discharge of its functions
York Tribune.
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PICKLE MAKING.

Housekeepers should bear in mind al
ways to select firm, fresh cucumbers, or
their pickles will be apt to be soft. By
ordering in advance of the time they are
wanted, the best of cucumbers can be
secured. 1t is well to put up few at a
time instead of a quantity, and better to
make just what will be used.
Mixed pickles do not keep as we'll as
cucumbers, onions, or tomato pickles, and
are so easy to prepare that amateurs
can prepare them.
The receipt for cucumber pickles is as
follows: "Wash 100 small cucumbers in
cold water, dry them in cloth, and put
them in a butter frkin or an unglazed
crock. Boil two gallons of water and
add pound and quarter of coarse
kitchen salt; skim until clear and pour it
on the cucumbers; let them remain in the
brine three days; drain them in cullen
der. Wash out the vessel and put into
it a sliced raw onion. three green peppers
sliced, tablespoonful of mustard seeds,
tablespoonful each of whole cloves,
peppercorns, and allspice. Now add
the cucumbers, and pour over them two
gallons Of boiling cider vinegar. The
spices may be put in a cloth bag if de-
sired, and if the pickles are preferred to
be brittle add a bit of alum the size of
two peas. The cucumbers may remain
in the brine for days, but should be
soaked in water before picking.
Nasturtiums, Pickled-Wash the feshy
fruits in cold water and drain; strew over
each quart of them teaspoonful of salt !;
let them stand over night; wipe them
dry and free from salt, and put them in
bottles; boil a quart of vinegar with an
ounce of whole mixed spice; when it is
cold add little of it to each bottle. If
the seeds are packed closely half pint
of the vinegar will be sufficient in each
bottle; add few whole green tarragon
leaves to each bottle; cork and seal.
Picking Crab Apples-Select bright,
red crab apples with stems on and boil
them whole until tender. Care must be
exercised not to cook them long enough
to break their skins. Boil the sweet
pickle and pour it over the fruit; repeat
the process three days in succession, boil
ing the pickle each time; fill the jars
after the last boiling, and seal.
Pears may be picked in the same way,
by boiling them in hot water for twenty
minutes. Then boil them in the pickle
twice upon successive days only for mo-
ment each time.
In the sweet pickle line nothing is
better than tomatoes, which should first
be scalded, and, when cool, skinned.
Then put them into a large steamer and
steam them quarter of an hour, then put
them in sweet pickle and boil ten min
utes over very moderate fire. Handle
them carefully, SO as not to break them
and store them away in wide crooks.
Pumpkin, squash and citron, boiled ten
minutes and then boiled in sweet pickle,
with the addition of a root or two more
of green ginger will be found excellent
winter relishes.-Me,o York Sun.
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A Crazy Horse.

A farmer in LaPorte County, Ind, has
horse that is crazy. The animal is not
vicious or ugly, but is simply insane:
When given hay it will grab mouthful
and hold it in his mouth for half an hour,
and in the mean time swing around in a
circle, throw one foot out, as if dancing,
and cut up all sorts of silly capers. When
let out of the barn it will walk off short
distance and then gallop back at a ter
rife rate of speed. If the door is open
it will go in, but if shut the animal will
dash against it without knowing that an
obstruction is in its way. If hitched up
it will start and run straight ahead, and
can neither be turned nor stopped until
it becomes completely exhausted. The
insanity has only lately appeared. The
case is q very strange one and the first OF
the kind ever heard of in that locality
National Horse Breeder.
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How the Frenchman Apologized.

A thoroughbred native of Paris, ener-
getic and impulsive, was riding in a
horsecar to one of the northern railroad
stations. He was to take certain train
in order to fulfill an important engage
ment out of the city. As frequently
happened at such times, there were all
sorts of delays. The Frcnchman was all
impatience, and was rapidly losing his
calmncss. When heavily loaded team
finally broke down across the track,
meaning a delay of at least quarter of
an hour, he forgot himself entirely and
made a remark, and emphatically, which
is usually expressed in polite literature by
means of dashes.
A gentleman sitting with his wife op-
positc the Frcnchman was much offended
thereat, and with threatening brows said
to him:
"What do you mean, sir, by swearing
before my wlfe9 You must apologize"
'Pardon, monsieur! I do make re
apology. I did not know re lady wish
to swear re first. ."-B0ston Times.
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Discreet Deafness.

It has been remarked that if all the pret-
ty things said of one by needless or illSla-
tured idlers were to be brought home to
him, he would become a mere walking
pin cushion stuck full of sharp remarks.
The art of not hearing should be learned
by all. It is quite as important to do
mestic happiness as cultivated ear, for
which so much money and time are ex-
pended. There are so many things which
it is painful to hear, many which we ought
not to hear, very many which, if heard,
would disturb the temper, corrupt simpli-
city and modesty, and detract from con"
tentment and happiness.-American Far
fDer
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

When making over old dresses or other
garments, buy new Innings. It is "penny
wise and pound foolish" to use old, half
worn ones.
Two tablespoonfuls of washing soda in
a gallon of boiling water makes good
disinfectant for the kitchen sink. Pour
it in at night while it is still at boiling
heat.
To clean brass, immerse or wash it sew
eral times in sour milk or whey. This
will brighten it without securing; it may
then be secured with woolen cloth
dipped in ashes.
A room with low ceiling will seem
higher if the window curtains hang to the
floor. Lanbrequins may be used to ex-
tend the curtains to the ceiling and thus
carry out the effect.
Save all your broken and crooked
carpet tacks, and keep them in box in
the kitchen for cleaning bottles. They
are better than shot, for the sharp edges
scrape off all the stains.
The idea that water purifes itself by
freezing is prevalent and deep-rooted, but
erroneous. 1t has led to the use of ice
from ponds, the water from which no one
would think of drinking.
A little soda stirred in tomatoes that
have sharp or acid taste will cause the
removal of it. Also stirred in pie plant,
gooseberries, etc., while cooking, less
sugar will be required to sweeten.
A London medical man says: "Be
careful iu your dealings with horseradish.
It irritates the stomach far more than
spice and an overdose will bring on an
unpleasant sensation for days"
Wells should be ventilated, as the
water is thereby kept fresh and free from
bad odor. The absorption of air by
water renders it pleasanter to the taste,
and purifes it to some extent; but the
effect is moi very marked one.
A very ingenious music rack has four
partitions, so that vocal music can abide
in one, while dance music can be housed
below and classical between the two and
there is still place left for the particular
beloved songs that one always wants to
lie ready to ones hand.
Use an under tablecloth of colored can
ton flannel on your diningtable. 1t not
only will make the linen one look heavier
and hang better, but will in one year save
its original cost in the added wear of the
linen ones, principally on the edge of the
table, where they otherwise wear out first.
A cool cellar does not mean a damp
cellar. Tho cellar should be well aired
every day, and also given a good white
washing whenever it is necessary to do
so. Every portion of the cellar should
be thoroughly cleaned, and if it has
a cement floor it should even be we'll
scrubbed.
A charming little affair has been chris
tened ''billet-doux table," It is just
the thing for a boudoir, and with its
white enameled wood and flower painting
it is decorative as we'll as useful. Note
paper and caligraphical necessaries have
each small nests of their own, where they
can be tucked away.
Buy fine copper wire by the pound for
hanging pictures. 1t does not cost half
what twisted wire or cord does, and
looks far better. Take time to paste
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Inks of the AncientS.

According to the Roman naturalist,
Pliny, and other authors, the basis OF
the ink used by ancient writers was
formed of lampblack or the black taken
from burnt ivory and SCOT from furnaces
and baths Some have also supposed
that the black liquor which The cutie
fish yields was frequently employed. One
thing is certain, says the Boston Tran
script, that, whatever were the compo-
nent ingredients, from the blackness and
solidity in the most ancient manuscripts,
from an inkstand found at Herculaneum,
in which the ink appears as thick as oil,
and from chemical analysis, the ink OF
antiquity was much more opaque, as well
as encaustic, than that which is used in
modern times. Inks of different colors
were much in vogue. Red, purple, blue
and gold and silver inks were the prlncl-
pal varieties. The red was made from
vermillion, cirnabar and carmine; the
purple from the murex, one kind OF
which, called the purple encaustic, was
appropriated to the exclusive use OF the
Emperors. Golden ink was much more
popular among the Greeks than among
the Romans. During the middle OF dark
ages the manufacture of both of it and OF
silver ink was an extensive and lucrative
branch of trade, and the Illuminated
manuscripts which remain are striking
proof of the high degree of perfection to
which the art was carried. The making
of the inks themselves was distinct busi-
ness, and another connected with it and
to which it owned its origin was that Of
of inscribing the titles, capitals, as well
as emphatic words, in colored and gold
and silver inks.