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RAILROADS.
Quebec and Montreal
EXCURSION
FROM PORTLAND, YARMOUTH JUNO, 0AkVlLlE
JUNO, LEWISTON, AUBURN AND RETURN,
$3.50.

wa the Old and reliable Grand Trunk Railway
Iullman Palace Cars Portland 70 Montreal.
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FREEP0RT STEAMBOAT COMPANY.

Steamer Phantom, until further notice. will
leave Portland Pier, Portland daily, Sundays
at Falmouth Foreslde, Cousins Island, Litteohn's,
Great Chebeague and VOLTS Point Arrive at
South Freeport IL so a. m. and $50 p. m.
touching at the above named landings. Arrive In
Portland $40 a. m. and $50 p. m.
Fare to South Freoport. including drive OF i've
miles, making an excursion Of 38 miles for S1.O0
the round trip.
Passengers taking the BOO a. m. boat for Free.
port will arrive in time for trains going East
Passengers coming West by all a. m. trains can
have delightful ride and sail by taking our car
riages at FTeeport for LBS D. m. boat arriving In
Portland at 400 p m.
H. B. sOULE, Manager,
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September 9th, 6 o'clock D. m. Wa have
this minute heard the whistle for The i tirsa
time of the engine which is to furnish noIn ,ss
TO run the mill at Rumford Falls. II ip /" @Sa
the first ever erected on the south side of the the
Androscoggin at that immense water powar
The mill IS to be two story, S0X16 feet and l.
we'll along toward readiness to be used,
Sixty.liye men seAJw employed around the
works and forty more are expected during
this week.
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Mrs. LumkDs (readlng)-The poor man fell
from the chimney before the eyes OF large
crowd. When he was picked up he was suffering
terribly, and his consequent demise was attended
with awful agony.
Mr.. Lumpkins-Did it kill him?
Mrs. Lumpkins-- Really, the paper doesn't say
-LaWrence American.
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AOtcRIdpIisI
LIVERPOOL, Sept. IL. 1S90,-Cotton market
steady, with fair demand; American midding at
5.13-1Gd; bales 10000 bales; speculation and
export 1000 bales; receipts 1000 bales.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. IL. observation-disclosures
Winter Wheat at rs 3dG7s sad; ! riJP wheat at
rs 41ad Club Wheat az rs 4d67s 41sd. Corn
mixed American As Cd. Peas az bs I'd Proyis-
ions. etc,-Pork at 57s Cd; Bacon 32s Cd. Lard
3zs Cd. Tallcw at 26s sd. Cheese 44s Cd.
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BOOTHBAY, Sept liar, schs Pala, Libby,
Machias for Boston; Emma X Smalley Cole,
Shulee, Ms, for New York; Hiram, Calais Tor Bos.
ton; Mary ID Wilson. Cole, Calais for Damarsc-
otta; Challenge, Bangor for Boston.
Sept 12-In port, schs N j Miller, Phillips. from
Bangor for New York; Jas Holmes, Ryan do for
do; Kendrtck Fish, do for do.
SACO. Sept 12-Cld schs Jonathan Sawyer,
Reynolds. Frankfort and Philadelphia; y Miller
and Jas A GRAY, Boston.
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Passed AMER Aug A, ship w Lincoln, DAY.
IlOilO for New York.
Sid I'm Fayal Aug %, barque Kennard, Betten-
court, st Mtchaels.
ar at Callao Sept 10, barque Alice Reed, Stahl
New York.
Sid FIN Laguna Sept 4, barque Elvina, Sawyer,
New York; sch Grace Cover, johnson. do.
Ar at st Pierre Sept II, barque fremont, Bar
ing, Norfolk.
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Portland Daily Press stock List.

Corrected by SWAN 81 BARRETT, Bankers and
Brokers, 1876 Middle street.
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had two of them on each hand,
and as his blood became more
and more impure, it took less
time for them to break out. A
sore came on the chin, be-
meath the under lip, which
was very offensive. His head
was one solid scab, discharg-
ing a great deal. This was
his condition at twenty-five
old, when l under
took the care Of him, hi s
having died when he
was a little more than a
war old Of n...--aI----
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vAN HoUTEN's CocoA-Largest sale in t
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PORTLAND WHOLESALE MARKET
rnRTIAND Gant 10 100

Flourls strong with millers asking an advance
of from Is R2oc. Wheat closed firm but trlfe
easier. Corn firm and higher. Oats strong and
advancing. Provisions unchanged and steady at
full prices. Sugar in good demand and steady ::
prices firm.
The following are to-day's closing quotations Of
provislnnR &c:
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Memoranda.

Ship st David, Frost, at Philadelphia from Liv-
erpool, reports, 1st inst, lat A3 o. lon So 3d. en-
cOuntered hurricane from E, veering to N L, in
which lost three lower topsails and foreroyal and
Skysail.
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Flour.
Fish.
God. or qtl-
LaTgeShOres

ouUIb OK Isoz UON3b OF
Shore ls.2B hs028
Shore rs 20 cO.a22 90
Med.3s.&l4 8 ).a17 OG
Large....00 00dO0 90
Produce.
Cape Cranb'ies $000S0O
Maine do D 00ROO 90
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Eating per bi 2 60G3 75
CoOking.....2 000a2 &c
Evapated b n 120l4o
do old 9 @lUe
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PORTLAND TO BRIDGTON
In about 2 Hours
VIA MAINE CENTRAL
BridgtOn & SacO River r. RS.
PORTLAND & WORCESTER Iii {
Portland & Rochester X. IL.
STATION FOOT OF PREBlE sIasET.

On and after Monday, June 30, 1890,
Passenger Trains will Leave POrtinndt
For " Orce=ter, Clinton, Aver Junction,
Nashua, Windham and Epping at $50
q. an. and 1870 y. IN.
For nanehesier, Concord, and points Nor'b
at tS.3O p. mn.
Fer Rochester, springvale, Alfred. Water
bOro and snco River at 5.3O =. M, 1880
and $50 p. IN.
For Gsorha m at 80 and 1910 a. m., f2.3O,
3.i5, $50, $40 and II 90 D.. an.
For aaecarapPa, Gum DC rInnd Va ills, W est
brook junction and WoOdford's al $50
and 1890 IA. IN, AZ 30, 3.I5, $50, $40
ano tii.OO p. an.
For Forest Avenue (Deering), $40 u. mn.
The 1880 p. u. train from Portland connects
at Aver Junction with "Hoosae Tunnel
Rsufe,o for the West and at Union station,
WoB cester, for Providence and New EOrx,
via ssPrOvidence Line" for Norwich and
New Work, via Norwich Line" with RostoD
a. Albany n. 90 for the West, and with the
New Vorh all rniI, via, ss~pringnetd.''
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester
at 4 30 y. Iss.j from * hester nj S.3j ~. M,
4. 80 and J.5D p. M; From Gorham at $40,
S.3J and i.3O N. M, $50, 4.3O, $50 and
~ 81 p. ma.
saturdays only.
Through Tickets 10 all points West and SOUL
may be had Of s. II. HELEN, Ticket Agent
Portland.
oct7dtf j. w. PETERS, Sum
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MISCELLANEOUS.
A SCROFULOUS BOY,
Runniug sores Covered His ROdy and
Head, Bones Affected. Cured
by Cuiicura Remedies

When six months old, the left hand Of our little
grandchild began TO swell, and had every appear
anee Of a large boil. We poultced 1t, but all to
a running sore. Soon other sores formed. lie then
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DAILY EXCURSIONS.

I'm and after Sept. j st, the Harpswell Steam
" boat Company Will make daily excursions to
Hapswell. BalleTs and 0rT's Islands.
Steamer Merryconeag will leave Portland Pier at
3. 30 a. m, remaining at Orr's Island pa hours
Fare-round trip-Harpswell soc; Bailey's and
Orr's Island soc. ISAIAH DANIELS.
aug3Odtf ManaOer
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WIT AND WIspom.

A nice gi-l, indeed.
Father-I tell you, young man. it Is pretty hard
for a father to see his daughter leave home and
take up lses burdens with young man.
Young MAXWELL, Emily is an especially good
girl.
Father-Goodl Why, sir, she's worth her
weight in ice.-Judge.
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Boston stock Market.



NEW YORK, Sept. IL 1890-Money has been
tight 1876 to g last loan at per cent, closing at
6 per cent. Prime mercantile paper at 7D9 per
cent. Governments are dull and steady Railroad
bonds are dull and steady. The stock market
closed dull and firm at Slight fractions better
than first prices.
the transacnons at the stock; Exchange aggre-
gated 3 g 100 shares.
The following are to-day's quotations OF Govern
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PORTLAND, Sept. IL 1890
Receipts by Maine Central Raiiroad-For Port
aac 95 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for con-
Meeting roads lat cars miscellape Gus merchan'
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Baby cried,
Mother sighed.
Doctor prescribed: Castoria!

Miss Cora LIE Cutest (afterplaying Wagner)-oh
dear! fairly murdered that piece.
Mr. Woody Sharp-Oh no NV dear Miss Cora,
you executed it, delicate distinction don't you
Know, between an atroci0uS murder and a
brilliant execution
A NJ ans iwI @ should always be the
same, especially TO ner husband, but II she Is
weak and nervous, and uses Carers Iron Pills,
she canBot be, fer they make her "feel like a
different person." so they all say, and theIr bns
bands say so tool
"Now, / don't see any sense in your rigging up
every time you go on the street. You want to
look like duchess every time you move. didn't
use to be so when was young" said fond man.
ma to her daughter.
perhaps not, but when you were young man.
MA, every other young fellow didn't have a kodak
to draw on you at sight."-Hartford Post.
VAN HoUTEN's CocoA-Largest sale in the
World.
Mr. Backbay-You found things very different
out West from what they are here?
Miss Beacon-Yes, indeed. AS 1 journeyed
westward I noticed constantly the decreasing
signs of refinement.
Mr.. Backbay-What, for instance?
Miss Beacon-Well, Tor example: when we
reached Chicago found that boys no longer came
through the train selling chewing fium.-America.
woman W.Io'tn weak, nervous and
seepless and who las cold hands AMI '.et can
not feel and act like well person. Carter's Iron
Pills equalize the circulation, remove nervous
nsds and give 9Th ana rest.
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Havana Market.
European Markets.

HAVANA, Sept. 12-Sugar ouiet-810o bags
Centrifugal, 9719 to SO dogs polarization sold for
Spain at So 60 gold per quintal.
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Cleared.

Barque NJ ] Foley. (Br) Rodenheiser, Bahia
Bianca-Frank Dudley.
Sch Almeda Wiley, Gilchrlst, FeInandina =
Chase, Leavitt & Co.
Sch Ella NJ Watts, Stevens, Daren-Chase, Lea
witt & Co.
Sch Helen Moseley, Holt, New York-N 6,
Me PavingCO.
Sch Edward Waite, York, New York Ridge
wood Ice.
Sch Meyer & Muller, Paterson. Bangor and
JackSonville-Ryan & Kelsey.
Sch Bav State, Baker, Kennebec and NYork-
Peter Nickerson.
Sch Nellie Dinsmore. Dodge Kennebec and
New York; Winslow & Co.
Sch Gen A Ames, Jameson, Boothbay and
Savannah
New York.
Sch Rcd Rover, Bangor-Parls FIGURING Co.
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Pea Beans. 2 S002 70, Iigonia e1h
Medium 80. ICentannioi az
German med S262 2bi DaI.i~a
yellow Eyes 8 S513 65 Museateff " i 351o3 50
Is.sL eabeans1 4OG2 90 London Lay'r 50Gp3 90
A' ISL rotatoeS 0ndura Lay 111s 012
~ puSn 6ba76ci Valencia..... G9A
Jersey Sweet 760O OOi sugar
Nor TO TX ........3 90 ,granulated ID f1.7
Native Onions 75a Extra C.............. 6h
TURKEYS G1 seeds
Spg Chickens. -. =. SG2O Red Top. 81 7G1s1 IS
Fowls. ......... 1910 Timothy SeeT1 65D1 rs
lClover..... SI fp1 219c
Choose.
Applies. VERMONT. IL @11h
Eating per bi 60G3 20 NY. factory 10all39
Cooking. ..,2 00a2 sol Sage. 1lbG12
Evapated b IN 12GDl4el Butter
do old lnlUc lCreamery 10 10. ..23G25
lemons. IGiltEdge Ver....2iG22
Palermo..... hOl8 COIChole INSTRUMENTATION
heSSl1a. boG6 OOl GOOD l1(al2
Malagers... iStore .............9 GaIO
ORANGES. Eggs,
jamaica. C Easrern ex :. 22a23
Messina a. tCana& Western q
Florida Timed. ....-...
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FROM msRoHANTs' EXCHANGE.

The new ship Carlton, in the yard of Carl
ton Norwood Il Co, is to be launched about the
27tn inst
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MAINE CENTRAL r. r.
For Bangor, Bar Harbor, NJ. John, tho
White Mountains, Montreal,
and the West.

On and after June goth, 1890, passenger trains
leave Portland, as follows:
For POLAND SPRING, AUBURN and LEWIS
TON. 8.35 and lilo a. M, 1.20 and $40 p. m.
LEWISTON via BRUNSWICK, $50 am, sl.0O,
l.25, 900 and ~ 20 2. m;
BRUNSWICK, BATH, GARDINER HALO
WELL ana AUGUSTA, $50 a. m. 100, 1.25,
PENNINGTON Via LEWISTON, 1856 a. NJ,
1.2n y. IN. via BRUNSWICK, Lbs D. m.
MONMOUTH, WINTHROP, LAKE MARIANA
COOK, READFIELD and OAKLAND, 8.35 a.
m. l;2o P. m, and for WINTHROP and OAK
WATERVILLE via LEWISTON. 1886 and lilo
a. m, l;2o p; mi via AUGUSTA ESQ a. M,
AUGUSTA, $50 9: M, l.25 and t11.2o p. m.
BELFAST, 100, 1;25 and 30 ?; m;
m, LOO. las and III 20 p. m.
BANGOR via LEWISTON, lilo a. IN. LEO p.
m.; VIA AUGUSTA, 100, l.25 and t1l.20 >.
BANGOR Z PIsGA Es ;1 R. T., via DEXTER
at lilo q. m. LOO and t11.2O p. m. via OLD
ELLSWORTH and BAR HARBoR at lilo a.
vAHcEBoKo. AKo6sTooK COUNTY, ST
JOHN, HALIFAX, and the PROVINCES lilo
a. m, 100, 100, 1875 and t11.2O p. m.
sRuns daily, Sundays included.
runs every night, Sundays Included, but not 70
skOwhegan Monday morning or to Belfast and
Dexter or beyond Bangor except to Bar Harbor
WHITE MOUNTAINS, LINE.
For CUMBERLAND MILLS and SEBAG
LAKE, s.45, 1880 a. M, 100, 2.45 and 6.16 p
IN.
BRIDGToN at s.45 a. m. ]. O5 and els D. IN.
FRYEBURG, NORTH CONWAY, GLEN, BART
LETT. CRAWFORDS, FABYANS, WHITE
FIELD, LUNENBURG and ST. JOHNSBURY
8 as a. IN. Los and 6.15 D. m.
MONTREAL, S45 a. m, 6.15 p. m.
The S.45 a. m. tram for Montreal connects for
all points In Northern New Hampshire, Vermont
Chicago and the Great West. The 6.I5 p. m. train
has Canadian Pacific sleeping cars attached con
Meeting via 500 Line for Minneapolis and ST. Paul.
Arrivals In Portland from Montreal, &C., $50 a.
m; Lewiston 1856 a. m. /; from Augusta, Bath and
Roekland $40 a. m; Pennington, SkowhegaD
and Lewiston, 1.5O a. M; st. John, VaneebOrO,
Bangor, Dexter, Dover, FOxerOft. Rockland, ETC.,
az ll.66 a. M; Bar HarbOr express, 1906 p. m. ;
Sebago Lake 1910 p. m; st. Johnsbury, Faby-
ans, No. Conway and Bath, 1915 D. M; SebagO
Lake. 4.45 p. IN; Waterville, Bath, Augusta and
Rockland, b.25 =. M Flying Yankee, $50 p. m;
Pennington, Waterville and Lewiston. b.48 y. m. ;
Montreal, 1855 p. M; Night Pullman LAO a. m.
IVhIDAND, nj. DhNEnl .anu nnUnInD
STEAMBOAT co.
sSteamer City of Richmond, Capt. VIM. e.
Dennison, weather permitting) leaves Portland
usual landings, Tuesdays and Fridays at II p. M,
returning, leaves Machasport Mondays and
Thursdays at a. M, connecting at Portland with
early morning trains for Boston.
PAYSON TUCKER,
Vice Pres. and General Manager,
r. z. BOOTHBY Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent.
Portland. June 20. 1890 tez5dif
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STEAMER GREENWOOD"
CAPT. BYRON c. DEAN.

CAPT. BYRON G. DEAN.
Long Wharf, Foot OF Exchange st.
ON AND AFTER SEPTEMBER ., 1890
Week Days Leave Portland for Peaks
5.45, $40, 900, 1880, a, M; ne co m. (;
$40. BOO. 1870 a. M; AIS, ais. $40 p.
M; Returning-Leaye Peaks at $40, us,
9.30, 1850 n. M, LOO, 2.S5. 4s5, $50.
ESQ y M; Leave Cushings at 700, 30
HOO n. M; 2.45, $50 u. nm.
Sunday time table same as week days, common
cling with the 0 90 a. IN. and ending with the 300
p. m. trips.
Telephone No. ISL.
sept6dtf 2. N. WEEKS. Manager.
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CASGO BAY STEAMBOAT co.
Custom House Wharf.
WEEK DAY TIME TARLF.

erS will leave Custom House Wharf, Port
land,
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landings,
Peaks Island, Little and Great Diamond Islands
at $50, GAO, 800, 1880 a. M, 2.15. 20, $40
For Evergreen Landing, Peaks Island, and
Ponce's Landing. Long Island, 500, 1880 a. M,
Return leave Forest City Landing, 6.2c, 7.20,
600, 7.O5, 100, IL 80, 3.15, 4.45. 6.45. Leave
Little Diamond G.1O, 7.15, 910. *l1.40. 3.Z6,
435. $50. Leave Great Diamond 6.O5, ITO,
COS, sI1.35, 500, 4.40, $40, Leave Evergreen
s55, Ill 25, $40. Leave Ponce's Landing, Long
Island, S.45, sl1.15, 800.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landings,
Peaks Island, Little aud Great Diamond Islands,
at 900 1880 a. M, 215, 4 20p. m. For Ever.
green Landing, Peaks Island, and Ponee's Land
ing Long Island, 1890 a. M, 2.1b, ago p. m.
sNot run in stormy or fOggy tCedther.
Q. w. T. COOLING,
sepl1dtf General Manager.
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Cuticura ResoIvent,

:, The new Rlood Purifier, internally Ito cleanse
and thus remove the cause) and Cuticura, the
great Skin Cure, and Cutcura Soap, an exquisite
okIn beautlher, externally TO clear the skin and
scrofula.
Sold everywhere. Price, CUTICURA soc. (;
SOAR, 25e;; REsoLvENT, 81. Prepared by the
6oTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Boston.
IsB~Send for Chow to Cure Blood Diseases"
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Inc fayotlts line from all New England Points
10 Canada through the White Mountains.

See that your tickets read via Grand Trunk
Railway aud take no others. COurteons cnst0ms
officials. Baggage checked through. Passen gers
going TO Quebec will be given free tickets Tor tbe
ferry by the conductor on the train Tlckets will
be good going Sept. 5 and 10, and good 10 return
up TO October 8, 1890.
JOSEPH HICKSON, Gen. Manager.
seDl2-5t
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Railroad Receipts.

Foreign Exports.
=. BAHIA BLANCA. Bark NJ J Foley-309, 1923
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RRV'N Skin and scalp purified and beautifed
DhOA y by CUTICURA SOAP. Absolutely pure.
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:, O93n9aensed Through Time Table. Leave Port
a@nn, "Iana trunk Railway, a. m. $50 p m.
go a. IN. arrive Montreal Grand Trunk RaIl.
way, $50 p. m, 6 80 a m.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-26
THE ASTEROID FINDER GONE.
Death Of DR.. Peters the Famous Astron.
om.r- A u.sffu0.tat,.,I f.r..s-

Death Of DR.. Peters the Famous Astron-
omsr-A Distingaishsd Career.
DR.. Christian Henry r. Peters, the astfono.
mer, was found dead IN his bed at Clinton,
New York.
Christian Henry Frederick Peters, Ph. D.,
was bora IN Germany on September 70, 1918.
and vas graduated at the University Of Bsr.
lin. He came to this country, and wAs made
an American citizen Previous 10 1853 be
was employed 10 the United states Const
Survey, anu in that year he WIS elected tro.
frssor o. astronomy at Hamilton College. la
1861 Edward &. Liiehteid, Of brooklyn, en-.
DON ed the chair and observatory With ,jDffO.
and the latter has since been known a. Itch.
field Observatory. Dr. Peters was az Ito
head Olthe expedition which, 10 1865 observed
the eclipse oil the sun from iie station At Des
NOiues, Iowa In 1914 be was the chief Of a
government expedition 10 observe the transit
Of Venus and was stationed in heg Lealand.
The preparations we're elaborate, and the OBJ
seFyafIOus az no other station we're 10 CON.
piete pf satisiaetOry. Ills party took 80 pho
tographs VI the several phases Of the transit.
Wnfrn are Of great scientific value. DR.. Petera
has discovered more asteroids than any other
astronomer, having f0rty-fgur new stars 70 sis
credit He mss cataiOgusd 7Jp0J zOdiacal stars
ami recorded 1919 s1lar spots
IN graceful recognition of bis achievements
al an astronomer, tue cross " m officer Of the
national order Of the Legion 0f Honor was
conferred upon him By NJ. Greyy, when be
sas president 81 France, at the suggestion of
NJ. ki0urehs, minister Of foreign affairs ia lbs
cabinet Of 81. lo1vier
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-26

Frederick the Great, of Prussia, formed
regiment of the tallest men he could
procure, and insisted on their marrying
the tallest women they could find, with a
view of producing giant race Of guards;
but in this he was unsuccessful. Voltaire
says that these men were his greatest de-
light. Those who stood in the front
rank were none Of them less than seven
feet higa, and he ransacked Europe and
Asia to add to their number. There is a
somewhat apocryphal story that Frederick
was once reviewing his regiment of
giants in the presence of the French,
Spanish aud English Ambassadors, and
that he asked each of these in turn
whether an equal number of their
countrymen would care to engage with
such soldiers. The French and Spanish
Ambassadors politely replied in the mega
tive; but the English Ambassador replied
that, while he did not venture to assert
that an equal number of his countrymen
would beat the giants, he was perfectly
sure that half the number would try
Al the Year Round.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-07-26
The Musical Sense in Animals and Men

The higher animals can also enjoy
music, as my house-cat shows, when she
comes at the playing of the piano to sit
by the player, and sometimes jumps into
her lap or on the key board of the in
strument. know of dog, too, in a
family in Berlin, which comes in in like
manner when there is music, often from
distant rooms, opening the door with his
paw. knew of another dog, usually
thoroughly domestic, which occasionally
played the vagabond for love of music.
Whenever the semi-annual mass was
celebrated in the city he could not be
kept at the house. As soon as the So
called Bergknappen, which were accus-
toned to play at this time in the streets,
appeared, he would run away and follow
them from morning till evening.
Evidently neither cats nor dogs, nor
other animals that listen to human music,
were constituted for the appreciation of
it, for it is not of the slightest use to
them in the struggle for existence. More
over, they and their organs of hearing
were much older than man and his music
Their power of approaching music is
therefore an uucontemplated side faculty
of hearing apparatus which has become
on other grounds what we find it to be.
So it is, | believe, with man. He has
not acquired his musical hearing as such,
but has received a highly developed
organ of hearing by a process of selec-
ton, because it was necessary to him in
the selective process; and this organ OF
hearing happens also to be adapted to
listening to music.-Populp Science
NoutbIu.