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EOUND-That we can save 10 per cent trading
Il at JOHNSON g. LAMBERT'S "a Wilmot
street. Read these prices: Best tub butter 22c,
best ball butter csc, fancy New o. leans molasses
soc, choice Porto Rico molasses 40c, soc, soc,
green cages and damson plums 22c can egg
plums 2Oc, trophy tomatoes Toe, corn 10c to 12c,
can peas l3c, best blueberries &c, one gallon can
apples SIC, French mustard &c, sand soap 4c, sar-
dimes &c, BIB box starch zoe, cboice Rio coffee
26c, choice Java zoe, choice Formosa tea 25c
our 35c tea beats them all for the money; orders
called for ana delivered free. 1871
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ROOMS.

ITO LET-Two rooms furnished or unfurnished,
IL together or single, on High near Cumberland
street.Address l.. A. Press office. 12-1
ITO LET-Pleasant sunny rooms. furnished or
Il unfufnished, on second and third floor.
House central and pleasantly situated. For
further particulars, apply to j. f. PROCTOR, No.
93 Exchange street. Ill
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AGENTS WANTED.

WAVTp1-Agents to sell the Pinless Clothes
uhNIBD Line; the only line ever invented that
holds the clothes without pins; perfect success,
patent recently issued; sold only by agents, 10
whom the exclusive right is given; on receipt Of 90
cents we will send a sample line by mail also cir
cuars price list and terms to agents; secul your
territory at once. Address The Piniess Clothes
Line Co., IL Hermon Street, Worcester Mass.
OctS W&S6m
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*Ex-divident
The Wool Market.

BOSTON, Feb. Is, 1s9l.-The quotations on
Wool are, in some cases, considerably frmer, ow-
ing to the better demand and the poor condition
of selections. The following figures prevail:
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Portland Daily Press Stock List.

Corrected by SWAN & BARRETT, Bankers and
Brokers, 1S6 Middle street.
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Fish.

OOus OF QCI-
Largeshore5 2o@5 &c
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Vermont. 2N @131a
MY. factoryl1 OILS
Sap6.. 131hG14
Railroad Receipts.

PORTLAND, Feb 16. 1891.
Receipts bv Maine Central Railroad-For Port
and 81 cars misce laneous merchandise; for con
connecting roads, 125 cars miscellaneous mer
ahaudsa
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Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G. @. OsGooD,
Lowell. Mass
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WESTERN DIVISION


Trains leave Portland, union staticn) for
Boston 100, ts46 am, s12.40, $50 pm. Bes-
ton Ter Portland 7.so, $50 a, M, 100, 400 2.
io.15 a. m, $50, 5.i5, s.i5, p. m. Old or.
chard Reach, saes, Biddeford, ZOO,
S4S, K seas LOO 49, SIS sgU i I s sS
BIS, 6.16 p. m. Wells Reach 100, 5.45 a. m,
$50. 6.15 p. N. North berwick treas
p. m. soath New Hsarlrel Jssaosien, Exeter,
AaverhiII, Lawrence, lowell ZOO, $40 q.
1 %: Az ssn FL ssy p w.lfSsrs ss5 mr. HaaS
$50 D. m. Worcester Via Great Falls and
ROchester) ZOO a. m. NHanchester aad Com
market, Junction,) TOO a. M, $50 p. IN.
Sunday Trains from Union Station.
For Boston and way stations 1885, 4.i5 p. m
Eastern Division from Union Station
For Boston at Cf2.O0 a. m. daily 1900 a. m.
G1.Oo p. m. daily 1000 p. m. nosIou fer
Portland 7.30 a. m, {tt9.Oo a. m. daily 1880
seTs.mea ES Nswbarypcrs, salem, lynn
zoo, 800 a. m, LOO, 600 p. m. Amesburr
900 a. m, COOP. m.
From Commercial Street Station
FER Portsmouth and way stations, $50 .. m
Cape Elizaeeth and senrSero 0rSssing'
Trains for Commercial Street Station connect
at searboTo Crossing with trains Of both Divisions.
tConneets with Rail Lines for New York, south
anc West.
fJOnuSClS VIII SOuuu llilc5 lOI NcW AOhhs
sWestern Division from North Berwick.
tfWestern Division North Berwick Sundays
only.
All trains arriving and departing from Union
Station run via Western Division between Scar
borough Crossing and Portland.
Through Tickets to all points South and Wesi
for sale at Union ssnsf0n, Congress street.
and at Commercial Sfreet Station.
JAS. T. FURBER, Vice P. and Gen. Manager,
d. j. FLANDERS, Gen. P. and T. A Boston.
M. L. WILLIAMS, Gen. Agt. at Portland.
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Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed; Castor1at


Hungry Joe-How much do you charge for
roast beef?
interchangeable cents.
Hungry Joe-How much for bread?
Waiter Nothing.
Hungry Joe-And how much for the gravy9i
Water-Oh, we give you gravy.
Hungry ioe-Well, you can bring me plate,
bread and gravy.-Harpsr's Bazaar.
It's without doubt the best liniment in the
market, we mean Salvation OIL. % cents.
Its use shows It's worth; we mean that antidote
to coughs, DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Younger sister-well how did you enjoy the
bali last night?
Elder Sister-Oh, pretty well; but was afraid
that every minute that odious Captain Croppar
was going to pr pose to me. My heart was In my
Younger Sister (who didn't get nvitedl-No
doubt there was rovm for it!-Judy.
Ifvou once try Carter's Little Liver Pills
for sick headache, biousness or consultation
Won will never be without them. They are purely
vegetable; small and easy to take. Don't forget
this.
The Art OF Conversation.
Uncle Josh Hows your father?
Miss Bele-Very well. thank you.
Uncle Josh-How's your mother?
Miss Belle-She's well, too.
Uncle Josh latter three minutes pause)-
How're your parents?-Yale Record.
Harsh puroative remedies are fast
giving way 10 the gentle action and mild effects of
Carters Little Liver Pills. II you try them, they
will certainly please you.
nsntist-Now, see beer what's the use of max.
,ng so much fuss about little miserable root like
that? Let me pull 1t.
Patient QUILL hurt.
nant,st-You are coward. Why, there was n
woman i'm here this morning who had seven good
teeth pulled, -. All,
Patlent--I know, Doc, but this Isn't q good
oofh.-Rochester Post Express.
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Anxious Caller-Is this police statIon9

NA"Ni""' S"Aei-A 10 inns pohc0 sldtiOu1
Chief-Yes, ma'am. What can do for you?
Anxious Caler-I have lost some valuable
iewelry suspect former servant of having
t ken it. want to employs detective to find her
whereabOut.
Chief-All right, ma'am. Your name?
ANXIOUS Caller-I am Nine. de Wise, the-er-
fortune teller.-Chicago Tribune.
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MALE HELP

WANTED-Au experienced man to travel in
w Northern Maine, In the grocery business;
must be well recommended. Address Box 1913,
Portland Postoffice 1G-l
pOY WANTED-A bright, honest high school
ID boy to work afternoons at light mechanical
employment in a store on Middle street. Address
application to MECHANICAL" Press ONCE,
city. Io-l
YJOUNG ENGLISHMAN desires engagement
II as assistant secretary In public 1nstltutio1'
or travelling attendent to invalid gentleman Au-
dress DEIN, Press once. -
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RAILROADS.
MAINE CENTRAL r. r,
Fer Bangor, Bar Harbor, 10. JOAN, the
White Mountain. Montreal,
and ahe West.

Fer Bangor, Bar Harbor, st. Schn, the
White Mountains. Montreal,
and sho West.
On and after October IL, 1890, passenger trains
For 5TA DA fSVsIHR JET, AUBURN and LEWIS.
LE%fsf f5S u via III BksiUiSs%iok s4S 1920 Am.
Ro aH AM ann and PEN PPiEsS6Bscor SHORE LINZ
Il. r., 6.46 a. M, s1.15 and sos p. %. 800
STWHEhSw spS kU ssAEH SAspts % sm
FARMfNGTo6iNSO Va Il M LEWISTON, sA6 3. ~.
MONMOUTH, WINTHROP, READFIELD and
w A5GESTk XXI ia & p "a
Ss AGsHs4A.E y va LETiST6N, no NJ;
BELFAST, lilo, LIS and III 20 D. N.
DO ~, 16 and FOxCRoFT via DEXTER, LIS
BANGOR via LEWISTON, lilo D. m; via AU
GUSLA, 645 q. M, .1.15 and t11.20 .. ms
Ra aPd Gsn9RRd q pI Only St T;20sn, n-u.n
LILO and tl1.20 p. m; via OLDrOWN at 6.45
ELLILsWoRTH and BAR HARBoR at LIS and
yASSES6Eo. s45 a. M, lis and t11.aopm.
A a1S ~ COUNTY, 81. JOHN, HALIFAX
ana the PROVINCES Ills and t11.2O pm.
shuns daily, Sundays included.
runs sVery 5Tb Sa sleeping ears bn sS %
skowhegan or Belfast Monday mornings or
Dexter or beyond Bangor Sunday mornings.
WHITE FOUNTAINS LINZ.
For CUMBERLAND MILLS and sEBAGO
LAKE, o.45, 1880 q. m, LAD and 6.16 D. m.
BRIDGTON at 6.46 a. M, LAS Q. m. FRYE
BURG, NORTH CONWAY, GLEN and BART.
LETT, 8 As q. M, 1.45 and 6.16 D. m. FAB
VANS, ST: g0HNsBURY and MONTREAL,
6.45 a. M, 6.16 D. m.
The $40 a. m. tram for Montreal connects for
all points In Northern New Hampshire. Vermont,
Chicago and the Great West. The 6.15 p. m. train
connectsVia 500 Line for Minneapolis and 81.
Paul.
Arrivals in Portland from Montreal, &C., $50
m. Lewiston S.35 a. m. from Augusta, Bath All
ROekland $40 q. ms Pennington, skowhega
and Lewiston, 1926 p. M; st. John, NanceborO,
Bangor, Dexter. Dover, Foxcr0ft, ROckland, etc.,
at ~. 80 D. M; Sebago Lake 1910 p. M; Bridg-
ton $50 am, 4.4O pm. Bartlett and No.Conway
$50 a. m, 4.4O and 1856 p. M; Montreal, Sc.
Johnsbury, Fabyans $50 a. m. and 1856 p. M,
Wateryille, Bath, Augusta and Roekland, b.26
P. nj Flying Yankee, 6.36 p M; Pennington,
Wateryille and Lewiston. 6.48 .. m; Night Pull
man 40 a. IN; and Sundays at 1890 o. IN. from
st. John, Bangor, Lewiston and ROekland.
PAYSON TUCKER,
Vice Pres. and General Manag
n. e. BOOTHBY, GenH Pass. ana Ticket Agent.
Portland. October r. 1880. oe0dt
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ELL ANp ~,snsinA

Mrs. Longwedde-Such charming husband as
Mrs. Won Plckelhas! So tender after 10 years
of marriage.
Mr.. Longwedde- Quite natural 1t would
make IhinOceros tender to be kept In hot water
Tor 1U years-Pttsburg Bulletin.
VAN HoUTEN's CocoAs-delicious- in
stantly.
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LOST AND FOUND

WANIED--Type-wriiin to do at home by a
w young lady who owns typewriter. AID.
dress Remington Typewriter" this office. 15-4
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Foreign Ports.

Ar a. Calcutta Jan IA, ship Ell Captain. Hum
phreys Singapore; 18th, Samuel Skofeld, Hall,
ProbolingO.
Passed AMER Jan 10, ship Thos Dana. Dow, I'm
HiOgO for New York.
Passed Gibraltar I'd inst, barQue Jennie Hank
ness, Amesbury. Sydney. NSW for Genoa.
sid I'm hingst0n, ia, Jan 81, brig John Moves,
Karston Black River
AT Bermuda Feb IL, sch Louise Hastings Kent.
from New York, Just ar.
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RumfOrd Falls c Buekfield Railroad,
Iu Effec, Oet. ~, 1880.


In Effect Oct. ~, 1890.
Leave Portland via 9. 7. Railway, TOO a. m. and
100 0. M. RETURNING-Leave Canton 4.30
STAGE CONNECTIONs-DAn W
Minot for Hebron Academy; Buekheld for
sumner and Turner'S Canton Tor Peru, Dnneld
my10dtf L. L. LINCOLN. Supt
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY on CANADA
On and after MONDAY, Oet. "a, 1890.
trains will rum as follows
DEPARTURES.
For Auburn and Lewiston, 7.2O q. M,
12.4o ana 6.t2 D. m. For G0rinna, ZOO a NJ,
1.30 and 6.12p m. For Montreal and CHS
cage, 100 3. m and 1,SO p NJ. F@ 1nsose,
I.8O D. IN. For BueAneid sns Oanh@nS
100 M, and 1.3o p. m.
ARRIVALS
From Lewiston and AuburB, $3.50 a. ID.
l2.l5 $40 and $50 P. NJ; from ssofnans .
sgb a. m. 1915 and g.. a. p. M. From
ejiicexo and lontrenl, 10 and Sac y. M
From Quebec, 12.16 p. IN. From hsiHnd
Pullman Palace sleeping Cars on nigfl
train, and Parlor cars on day train between f0rt
land and Montreal
TIUKET OFFICE.
so Exchange ST.. and DsCui Foot Of India Ssss
Lowest fares from Portland, Yarmouth June
ton and Danyil,e Junction as follows; To Chicago
City S29.bO and s2S.75; 81. Paul $50 and s26;
st. Louis via Detroit SZ4.75 ana e2I; ST. Louis
via Chicago S26.a0 and s24.SO; San Francisco.
California, seO.25 and 500. These rates are sur
I: j. sEARGEANT, General Manager.
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CALIFORNIA. TEXAS AND MEXICO.

seml-Monihly Parties. Personally conducted,
combining comfort, low rates, quick time, Pull
man sleeping ears. Call ON or address p. x,
CURRIER, New England Agent Southern Pacific
Co., 1902 Washington st., Boston, Mass.
tanl9 cody
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WANTED-Two girls for first work in two OF
w the best homes in Portland; also three
girls for general house work. Apply to 8. +.
PEARSON, Gospel Mission, to 8 O'Clock p. m.
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Jan "a, lat 81 81, Ion 81, brig Ellen NJ Mitchell,
Small, from Fernandina for st Pierre.
Feb. IL. lat q Al, Ion 70 SO, barque Addie Nor
rill, from Cienfuegos for Boston-becalmed.
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John Quickly Extemporized Five Tow
Bags.

This is meaningless sentence, but it contains
all the letters of our alphabet. Five of these let
tiers spell "woman," and large numbers of women
believe in the virtues of DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescriptions strictly vegetable compound for
her use only, and an unfalling cure fer the many
ills that Deset her. 1t recuperates wasted
strength, restores the functions to normal con-
dition, and fits her to bear and rear healthy Off
spring; promotes digestion, purifes the blood
and gives activity to the bowels and kidneys. In
a word, it is woman's cure and safeguard. Guar
anteed to give satisfaction its price ($1.00)
funded.
A compliment that was loaded.
Miss Observation-Disclosures De Luc, pray explain
yourself. What did you mean by struggling your
shoulders at the dinner table when told them
that that mot made was original with me?
M. De Luc-Ahi mademOiselle did not see.
Eat was re great compliment. madem0iselle. Eat
was to say mademOiselle do not look as re CEN
tenaTian.-Harpers Bazaar.
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Portland Wholesale Market.


The following are to-day's closing quotations OF
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Cpe Cranb'iesSl2 aid
Maine do 10 00@ 81 ]
Pea Beans. 3 60Rz 76

German md2 2592 35
Yellow Eyes 3 o. 93 25
Oal.PeaBeans2 70 az So
Irish Potatoes
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ward cargo from st JOnn. NB)-GallagheE sc Co in
lFRoM OUR CORRESPONDENCE
RCOKPORT, Feb 15-Ar, sch Rodney Parker.
:, FEB l6-Ar, sch Jennie Wiley, Chadwick.
D RED C BEACH, Feb 13-sld, sch Helen G King,
Feb 14-sld. sch E Waterman, Bunker from
BOSTON, for Calais DunAei' Vioni
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
Hardy, New York 0i"po'
Il raised AMER Jan IL, ship Annie FL Smith. Ken.
ud1I, shanghai for New York.
aasse1 Dungeness 14th inst ship Undaunted
Lewis, Newcastle for -
:, Ar at Havana 18th inst, sch VIM Swan. Da-
wilson, Apalachcola. 80
Memoranda.
Cnatnam, Feb 16-An unknown three-masted
scnr was discovered ashore on Handkerchief
Snoal this morning, by The patrol of Monomoy
station. heavy SW gale was prevailing, but
t tne Station crew started and expected to reach
the stranded vessel.
Highland Light, Feb 16, PM-The schr ashore
on Handkerchief Shoal, is the Florida, from Cal
ais for New York, with lumber. She Is full of
Newport RI, Feb 16-Sch Reaper Brown from
st John, NIB. via Portland for Block Island. ar
rived here to-day She has been since Nov 22d
making the passage.
London, Feb 10 Ship st Paul, which broke
adrlft and touched on Devils Bank, Sustained no
aground. o.
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EOUND-Since the birth of my last child,
Il years ago, have suffered terrible rheumatic
and neuralgia palms of he womb, physicians
advised surgical operation but was afraid OF
my life. DIR. Rouse, Bath, Maine, cured me In ID
days by his pleasant and safe treatment. AS my
household duties take up all my time, please write
to him. MRS. MARY HALL, Boothbay, Maine.
feb2 d&W1m
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Everyone ought to help build up
Home Company like the NlON
MUTUAL LIFE INSUh ANCE
COMPANY, which has ste cd the
test of over fOety years, and grows
better with the lapse of time The
record Of the past year provx 5 this.
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Glasgow 10 Boston Via Lcudcndsn, and eaIssy.

The most direct route from scotland and Ire
land TO the New England States. Intermediate,
$50 ;Steerage, 10. Accommodations unsurpassed.
For passage apply to II. & A. ALLAN, General
Passenger Agents. 80 State St., Boston; +. z.
MCGOWAN, AZ Congress ST., or for passage or
land. uov26dtf
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EOUND-"That truth is mighty and will
IL prevail" / wrote to Miss K. s. Orr, East
Harpswell, Maine. The grip left me hope
less and helpless rheumatic cripple. Through
her advice was quickly and permanently cured.
CAPTAIN M. A. HALL, Boothbay Harbor,
Me. feb2d&w1m
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-11-13
GM D|emorraf-Sh,
THE MAN WHO HAD BEEN 1u,.

They got on mt St. Tbomo.
come west. Everyone couL,as 70
al a glance that they were a no" .tll
married couple, and the liaI1, y
love and happiness shone IN II H. d
'aces with lhlrty-two candle.nomneur
AS They sal down the YONG bsl
band put his arm aioundher wa AUS
and a minute later there "ai''
grunt from an old man in the se, =
behind. seat
I, Speak TO me, sir querled IL,
husband, as he looked around we
mo, hain't sayin' a word
nobody was The reply. 70
Pretty soon The young wife ro.,
ed her head upon her husb.as
shoulder and The old mar ut,eraS
a'hump!" which caused the briSo
groom to turn his head and IL,
quire: ""u III
Were you addressing me. sir
mo, | hain't addressed nobo1r
iur over Two hours.n
Five minutes later the bride.
groom reached his right hand m
and pinched her cheek in a plavfnPI
way and The "by. gosh ~ of .he o oad
man was heard half the length Of
the car. VI
See here!' said the husband a,
he turned about, ''are you speat'
ing 10 usg'
Il hain'i bin spcakin' 10 nobodv
as told We before. Are YOU com,
through to Detroit ?" e
Eyes, SIR"
Fright in this carr"
"Of course
Jest bin married, | take it2n
we were married two hours
ago. sir"
wall, | hain't fndin' no fault
il. | merely wanled TO
ask"
Here he reached down for \
bundle tied up in a linen duster,
and the husband queried
"Well, sir, what is it,"
would il hurt yer l%eelin'S if
went into the next carr
"Of course not"
"Then Tll ask to be 'scused.
wonldn' hurt yer feelin's for a
thousand dollars, but I've been
married three times myself and
Sand what ~
The old man bent over and whis.
pered in his ear, loud enough for a
dozen people TO hear:
every one of 'em either run
away from me or died on nv
hands, and | can't abear any rec.
objection of il -
He dropped a celluloid collar
and a sock out OF his bundle as he
passed down The aisle, but he was
too aeila,ed 10 stop and pick them
up.
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Man Not So Bad After All.

Bab's Letter.
Now, what does a man want a
woman 10 have? lie don't want
her to have peltlcoats he don't
want her TO have corsels /; he don't
w--nl her to have hustles he don't
want her to go without bustles; he
don't want her to have false hair
bangs, or rouge, and yet he
wouldn't give up one of his nights
to her to save her soul.
He nearly upset The CHILEAN
question by obJecting 10 lovely
women wearing four-In-hand scarls,
and it's only because she would do
it, that he allowed her-he put it
that way-to wear "A pique waist
coat 10 accompany her new Cloth
jacket. Man is an animal whoi is
never thoroughly understood. he
can be 1attered into anything, and
yet one word 10 the wrong and the
game is lost.
lie prefers to govern your woman
friends, and is bitterly opposed 10
Miss Blank, until he has heard she
has said something pleasant about
HIM, and then he wonders why you
don't have her Oltener TO dinner.
lie is surprised that women
spend so much money on Their
dress, and yet he declines 10 show
the bill for his last springs over
coat.
lie thinks that a woman's place
is at home, and while he empha'
sizes this he does't apply II toa
man.
He thinks man was made llrs',
because he would then be able 10
set an example 10 women, and ne
dId and she had TO walk out oil
Paradise, and her only consolation,
was that she could say: VI lold
you So" After all, men are not
so very bad, that is to say, they are
not as bad as women.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-11-13

DO SOME PLANTS SEE !'-Undei
the abuve head the Chicago Herald
and after 1t The american Garden
quotes the following statement OF
an English lady of some distinction
who visited Chicago some time
ago. We would call her statement
a fine specimen of superficial OBJ
s~eryation and shallow reasoning.
Vines and tendrils have a power OF
motion that is not dependent on
volilion, much less on sight. 1t is
a natural impulse TO incline toward
and cling to or Irvine around
objects capable of supporting Them
Here is Lady B~oughey's brilliant
discovery in her own words "Do
you know that plants can see ?
We'll, they can. Darwin in his
book on plants ventures an
opinion that plants have eyes, and
| have proved 10 my own satIsGac-
ton that he is correct. When in
Japan, a few weeks ago, | was SIT
ting under a shady tree looking at
a bright cOnvolvulouS. Its ten
drills were leaning IN a direction
opposite 10 me. While dreaming
| was startled to see that they
were turning toward my Tree. |
remained quiet. In an hour the
tendrils had all turned so they
faced me. This was early. After
breakfast | told Miss Thornewill
OF my discovery, and we went out
in the yard to further inspect the
plants and their movements. To
my disgust the tendrils had turned
their backs upon my tree. We got
a little stick and placed it a foot
from the nearest branch of The
In a quarter Of an hour
the tendrllS began TO squirm. The
upper teudrils bent down and The
side ones curleG their tiny necks
until they reached The stick. In
two hours they had completely
entwined it. 1t was on the side
away from the light, and if the
plants had not The faculty OF sight
they woulG never have seen tie
and moved toward it,"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-11-13
A Condition Not a Theory.
TIE THEORY.

At3p p. m.-"Mrs. Cleveland,
have noticed a woiul popular igno-
rance Of the effects OF narcotics
upon children. Now, my dear, |
have determined To carry out my
theory regarding The rearing oil
children. You will, therefore,
abstain from ever giving Ruth any
syrups, paregoric or like stuffs.'
Gall right, Grover, dear. | shall
throw away all the sedative medi.
cines, shall lg'
"Certalnly, Mrs. Clevelanl, GER
tainly. Throw that physic to the
dogs. | will be one man who will
show enough practical interest in
human welfare to oppose, by pre-
cept and example, all supplying of
infantile brains with poisonous
drugs"
The CONDITION.
Al 3 a. m.-"Mrs. Cleveland. l
do wish you would get up and look
for The paregoric or something else
to make this caliliope 90 to sleep.
| am tired of the nocturne."
why, Grover, you told NE
Ia throw away the paregoric and
soothing syrup. Your theory"
Excuse me, Mrs. Cleveland, but
it is a condition, not a theory that
we have. No paregoric in the house?
That's nice. / suppose | have TO
jig lhis out until daylight. oh,
that mine enemy had a baby. I'd
give the vote of the New York del
egation to see bald.headed Dave
Hill prancing around like ] am and
no paregoric in the house. "Hhuh-
a-bye, baby, on The tree top"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-11-13

Il pleasure - her 10 do The last
Office il is very much sweeter Tor
her to think of than II would be to
think that IT was performed by
-ome one who might have teen
less tender in his touch Than she.
And that was by a lllle woman
who sever knew what work was
or what isolation meant, who
knew nothing al all about the
rougher side of life until she had
gwen her heart up 10 her husband
and %lhencelorlh lived only for him.