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The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
NOVELTY SUITINGS.

Our assortment of French, German,
Scotch and English Novelties, in single
dress patterns, is very large. They were
first choice is of value as they cannot be
duplicated later in the season.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13

Three pairs Of Silk Tap
estry Curtains, old pink,
old rose and blue, at SIS
the pair, marked from
SIS.
One pair cardinal red
Silk Chenille Curtains,
with Oriental dado, the
finest goods made, at $50,
marked from SIS.
One pair gold Silk Che
nile Curtains, all over fig
ure, at $40, marked from
$50.
One pair bronze Silk
Chenille Curtains, figured
ground, at $25, marked
from $45.
Two pairs of red Tap
estry Chenille Portieres
with dado at $40, marked
from $28.
One pair mode figured
all over Curtains at $18,
marked from SIS.
Eight pairs of assorted
plain Chenille Curtains,
mode, blue, mahogany, etc.
with deep fringe, at 1850,
marked from 1850.
Four pairs of figured
Chenille Curtains, blue
and old red, at $I2, mark
ed from IS.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
COLORED TELVETS.

The largest and most complete assorts
ment and the best values we have ever
shown at 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and
$500.
Some very choice shades of All Silk
Changeable Velvets at $500.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13

The Weather Today
Is tkely to BE-
fair.
PORTLAND. September Is. 1892.
T<HERE'S a bit of
Il overstock in the
Draperies de-
partment, too many kinds,
and we want to be rid OF
them. We've knitted the
prices with a determine
ton to close out all the
odd pairs, broken lots,
etc, which cumber the
stock and take up valua-
bic room. In the sacrifice
are about sixty pairs OF
chenille PortiereCu
all kinds and colors, rang
ing in value from $40 to
SIS a pair. Here is a par
tial list of what we'll take
for them and no comment
Of ours is necessary to
convince you that every
pair at the present reduc-
ed price is a great and
wneonsnsom bargain.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
BLACK SILKS.

Bengalines, Faille Franchise, eros
Graiu, Armure, Taffetas, Satin Rhadame,
Surahs, Silk Serge and Turk Satins at
prices ranging from SOC to $500 per yard.
We are offering some great bargains in
Black Silks.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13


These, are only a few,
selected as indicators of
what we intend to do in
the way of a mark down.
The others are all equally
cheap and it is an oppor-
tunity for picking up a
Curtain bargain unequal
ed and not likely to occur
again.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13

TOtaF. BOD 3S74 3D51 ZzoU I41
SWEETS plurality in Portland, 359'
Legislature Ticket.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
On account of the lateness of the count, the
Portland legislative ticket will be found on an
other page.
CITY OF DEERING.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
FINE SERGES.

We have splendid lines, 46 and 80 inch
es wide, at 75c and $1.OO; formerly the
price has been Sic and $1.25.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
SILK LACE Nets.

We have purchased an entire lot of COL
ored Silk Nets that were imported to
sell for SOC. Our price will be only 1Oc.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
PACIFIC SUITINGS.
Lining Department.
Cloak Department.

We have now open our full lines of
Fall and Winter Garments, embracing all
the new and attractive styles from the
best manufacturers.
Our Plush Cloaks are, we believe, bet
ter than ever.
Our Fancy and Fur Trimmed Refers
are in greater variety and more desirable
than previously shown. Space will not
permit description, but they will be
cheerfully shown.I
We also have a fine assortment of New
markets.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
j. r. LIBBY.
Septic nber
SALE.
Elaborate Display
~: N {: w 80:
all Goods
Attractions Enumerated by
Departments.
Co|ored Dress Goods
NORWAY SUITINGS.
All Wool, IS inches wide, new fall
shades, cancels hair effect, former SOC
quality, our price will be SOC.
TRICOT'S.

All Wool, superior qualities, all the
new fail colorings, special values at 25c
and soc.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
WALES.
BROADCLOTHS.

At $1.O0, $1.25 and $3.50, in the new fall
and winter shades, are marked very close
to the wholesale price, and are decidedly
the best values we have offered. The
$3.50 quality is usually sold for $500.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
LADIES' CLOTHS.

Fine line of Mixtures, so inches wide,
at only SOC per yard.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
WHIPCORDS.

At 75c and $1.OO are among the most
attractive and desirable goods we offer,
and in the finest assortment of colorings.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
DRAP Russo.

A new thing in Dress Goods this season,
which we believe will be seller, as
inches wide. Price $1.50.
The Portland daily press., 1892-09-13
ETNA SUTTINGS.

Yard and a half wide, in beautiful
colorings of Cancels Hair Plaids and
Stripes, equal in appearance to the i'm
ported goods costing $3.50. Our price
only $1.25.
We also have full line of the Assabet
Sacking yard and a half wide, at low
price.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
A Little Surprise.

a Kaflir, near Kimberley, in Soutl
Africa after much preaching was induced
to drop his idols and embrace the religion
of the white man.
He had been addicted to drink in his
heather days, and in the days of his deg
radiation he had three wives He gave up
the wives without much effort on his part,
but with Il great deal of opposition on
theirs, but he found it harder to get over
his acquired taste and inordinate appetite
for whisky
Following his conversion lie was seized
with fit of sickness, and the European
doctor who attended him declared he was
as dead as Hector and that the proper
thing was to get the body under ground as
soon rs possible.
In that part of Africa the natives make
sure that a man is dead by piercing his
heart with n lance, and for fear that he
might wake up again and come back to
annoy his family the body is left on the
hillside to give the jackals a feast.
As kulu died in the Christian faith it
was thought right and proper to bury him
after the Christian fashion, but as it was too
difficult or too expensive to secure coffin
it was decided to wrap the body up in
blanket and deposit it in the grave.
Hc ioOh place ulleT udTk one
moonlight night, but just as the defunct
was about to be lowered into the earth, to
the amazement Of the mourners and at
tendants, he sat up and began to rub his
eyes.
Brave though the Kaffirs are in battle,
they are, like all ignorant people, very
superstitious At sight of the apparition
they dropped their spades and ran back to
the settlement with screams of terror-all
but one man, the brother of the corpse.
"Where am |, brotherf" asked the man
as he drew one foot back from the hole
prepared for his body.
The situation was explained to him, and
he was asked if he was quite sure that lie
was not entirely dead.
81 am worth thousand dead men," said
the Kailr rising to his feet and kicking
his blanket into the grave "But tell
you, brother, that ! am going to give up
the religion of the white man and go back
to that of our fathers"
"Why is that?" asked the brother, who
cared little for the religion of his fathers
or for that of the white man.
Because" was the reply "our people
would have pierced my heart and then fed
me to the wild beasts, and so made dead
sure that ] was corpse and not a hungry
kafiirn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11

DAkl OK Wv LEI MOlHS.
pearance; brown, gray or greenish. with
indistinct oblique markings. The head
long, shining red or brown; head and anal
segments armed above with a horny
plate, darker than the remainder of the
body. On each segment are six or eight
dark colored Jumps, each bearing hair.
(See second cut) When disturbed the
worms curl themselves into a ring, as
shown in Fig. in the second cut. There
are between 800 and 400 American spe-
cies related to the cutworms.
Preventive remedies of these pests
consist in application of chemicals to the
soil; protecting the plants so the worms
cannot reach them with tin or paper
tubes or frames; thick planting, so as to
have good stand after the worms have
fully fed, and busting the foliage with
hellebore, ashes or slaked lime to make
it unpalatable to the worms.
Late fall blowing and early spring
blowing and late seeding are destructive
remedies suggested. Spraying the foil
age With london purple or paris green
will kill species that attack the foliage.
Shaking the trees or vines early in the
morning and destroying the worms that
fall, has been recommended for climb
ing cutworms. A preventive remedy
strongly recommended by Lintner is
soaking the seed in copperas water-one
pound to the bushel of seed-allowinp
it to remain twelve hours and then
rolling 1t III plaster. Killing the worms
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
in vain. After an hours struggle / fell
back faintinp and tba rasult &c fbot bova

in vain. After an hours struggle fell
back fainting, and the result is that have
still more to do in clearing and tramplng
down the debris | thought at one time of
lying still till death overlook me, but the
love of life at length prevailed, and
crawled back here. Am resolved not to
give up until absolutely overcome. Have
eaten nothing for four days. With the
darkness, the bad air and the feeling of
| nausea induced by eating snow, ! feel that
] am fast wearing away. This evening
it must have been dream of my own dis.
| ordered imagination-I thought ! heard
voices in the distance and shouted for help.
Twelfth Day-My watch is stopped, but
it matters not Light and darkness are to
me the same. ! struggle to the tunnel, and
with my bare hands try to claw my way
outward, but the snow again caves in and
forces me back. am notfand never have
been church member, but now, as
write with my head on my knapsack, the
prayers Of my childhood blend with these
sentences am trying to jot down. Bibi-
cal texts learned long ago come to my
mind but they do not comfort me; they
bring me no hope
"Thirteenth Day-Suffer horribly from
hunger. Could not sleep last night. To
day in my agony ] swallowed great deal
of snow, but it does not Salty my intense
and ceaseless hunger. ] have severe
headache. There are black specks and
flashes of light floating before my eyes. Am
too weak to write any more.
Fifteenth Day-Remember but little of
yesterday. Think | must have been de.
lirious. My head feels very light, and ]
write with great difficulty. do not know
whether am asleep or awake. scarce
can tell whether am alive or dead
81 cannot survive much longer Too
weak to write. Tell Pierson, of New York
write to him-see mother-settle es
tate"-
Here the writing stopped. Those who
had been listening to the reading drew a
long breath, and for n few moments not a
word was spoken. The explorers stood
about the campfire wondering over the
strange fate of him whose earthly remains
were lying in the recess near by.
The next morning the skeleton was car
ried down from the foot of the avalanche
and buried in the Towering valley at the
foot of the mountain.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
SOME ODD STORIES.
INTERESTING INCIDENTS RELATED
BY MAJOR A. r. CALHOUN.

The Tragic Experience of Traveller
Who Was Lost on n Mountain and Inn
prisoned In Cave by an Avalanche of
Snow.
copyright, 1892, by American Press Associa,,
tion.l
A few years ago party of travellers, who
considered themselves explorers, were as.
lending the slopes of Mount Whitney, in
california, when they came to those
heights where vegetation dies out and the
first patches of snow, that indicated their
approach to the white cap of the mountain.
were met with. Here they intended to
camp for the night and in searching
around for place that would afford pro.
lection from the wind that swept about the
mountain they came upon a cave or recess
in the face of the mountain wall that was
rooted with snow and showed it had been
occupied some time before The evidence
OF this was skeleton form stretched out
Dn the floor of the cave, with a travellers
knapsack on one side and a midewed
notebook on the other
Their purpose to spend the night in the
rave was changed by this discovery They
found camping place a little lower down
the mountain and here, with fuel that had
been carried by their guides for the pur
pose, they built fire, and by its Pickering
light read the following:
October 81, lS19-Caught in the ava
lanche and buried alivel 1t is now two
days by my watch that ! have been en-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
a Striking illustration.

The less lawyer knows about law
the surer he is to attempt to conceal his
Ignorance by badgering the witnesses of
the other side. A long experience in courts
has confirmed me in this belief. Now and
then, however. a bullying lawyer meets
his match
At Knoxville, Tenn, some years ago, a
case of assault was being tried in court
and the lawyer for the prisoner who was
being tried for assault had won Il reputa.
ton for confusing witnesses. A tall noun.
taineer was on the stand and the lawyer
shouted at him:
you say blow was struck by the pris-
oner, now what kind of blow was itY
Answer at once!"
81 amt very peert at describin things O.
that kind" drawled the witness.
SHOW me what kind of blow it was. !"
And the lawyer placed his hands on his
hips and bent forward.
"Waal, I'd like to- but jest can't
"You must, STRIP
Dog on you uns-I won'tr' shouted the
witness.
The lawyer appealed to the court. The
court said:
"You must describe the blow"
"Do you uns mean that'" asked the wit
ness as he rose.
81 certainly dor shouted the lawyer
WAL, sense you force me to show you,
dog on your pickter, hit was this kind of Il
blowr'
Following the last word the mountain
Ger drew himself up to his full height,
threw back his right leg and plunged for
ward his left arm, and the next instant
the lawyer lay in a heap on the floor,
Alfred II car Holm
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
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CUTWORMS.
General Descriptions by which Cut
worms May BE Distinguished.

General Descriptions by which Cut
worms May BE Distinguished.
The term cutworm is very loosely ap-
piled, being often applied to the larvae of
the June bug, which cuts grass roots; to
Direworms, the Larvae of the swapping
beetles and even to the borers that cut
channels in woody plants.
The term cutworm, according to En-
tomologist Harvey, of the Maine station,
is principally confined by entomologists
to larvae of the owlet moths, that have
the habit of hiding just under the sur
face of the ground during the day and
feeding upon the roots, stems or leaves
OF plants by night. When the larvae
climb high and feed upon the foliage of
tall trees or plants they are called climb
ing cutworms. The cutworms may be
known by their descriptions furnished
with cuts by Entomologist Harvey in a
recent bulletin.
The moths known as dart or owlet
moths are triangular in shape when the
wings are closed, and usually fly at night
and often enter rooms where there is
light to attract them. The worms
when full grown measure from one to
two inches in length, have sixteen legs
and thick body, which tapers somewhat
at the ends, without hairs and greasy APP
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
What is
X!!!!:;S!7I;{Z:y'!

Casora is Dr. samuel Pitchers prescription Infants
and Children 1t contains neither Opium Morphine nor
other Narcotic substance 1t is substitute
for Paregoric, Drops Soothing Syrups, Castor Oil
1t is Pleasant. Its guarantee thirty years, use Inv
Millions of Mothers Castoria destroys Worms and alavs
fevershness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd
cures DiarrhGa and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and 1atulency
CastOria assimiates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy natural sleep. Cas-.
toria is the Children's Panacea-the Mothers Friend
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
Estate OF Lott \. Bly.

TATE OF VERMONT The probate court
FldisOn
|ro all persons interested in the estate OF
pit A. BLY,, late OF salisbury, in said dis.
bet, deceased.
GREETING.
|By the authority of the State OF Vermont
bu are hereby notified to appear before the
pa probate court, AT the Probate Office in
IiddlebuIy, in said district, ON the llth day
November, A. D., 1852, at 10 o'clock n. m, to
Vow cause, II any you have, why the account
Ann Nj. BLY,, administrator OF the estate of
| I'd deceased, should not be allowed and also
by the residue of said estate should moi he
attributed to the parties entitled thereto
DATED at Middlebury, in said district this
Ith day OF October, A. ID. 1892.
BY order OF court.
Attest, JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
Estate of Abel Rice.
Notice of Final Settlement.

STATE OF VERMONT The Probate
oDIsrRICr OF ADDISON. ! court for the dis.
trct of Adds On:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Abel Rice, late OF Bridport in said dis.
frlct, deceased. GREETING:
BY the authority of the State OF Vermont,
you are hereby notified to appear before the
said Probate Court, at the Probate ONCE in
Middlebury, in said District on the 2lst day
OF November, \. ID. 1892, nj 10 o'clock Il. m, to
show cause. If any You have, why the account
OF the +. G. Converse, executor of the estate of
said deceased, should not he allowed, and
also why the residue of said estate should
not be distributed to the parties entitled
thereto.
Dated at Middlcbury, in said district, this
goth day OF October. A. ID. 1892.
BY order OF court
II Attest JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11

before the crop is up is another plan.
Professor Cook poisoned clover and then
torked it from wagon in small bundles
at intervals through the field. Professor
Riley recommends that the food will
keep fresh longer if tied in balls or loose
masses. Another person put poisoned
cabbage and turnip leaves in rows fifteen
to twenty feet apart through the field.
The food can be poisoned with paris
green or london purple, preferably in
suspension in water, though some have
mixed it with plaster or flour.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11

was troubled with severe cold and
cough and on the Recommendation of
Messrs. Wegman & Wire, druggists of
this place, purchased bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and in two
days was completely cured. | most
sincerely recommend this valuable rem
edy to any of my friends who are suf-
fering with a cold. C. |. Ilockett,
assistant cashier Clinton county national
bank, Wilmington, Ohio. 80 cent bot
ties sold by druggists, Mddlebury; also
L. G.. Dyer, West Salisbury, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11

Personally we begin to doubt whether
after all it is best to select seed corn
early in the fall by picking the ears that
ripen earliest. Close observation lads
us TO conclude that in very many in
stances prematurely ripened ears are not
healthy. Should any accident befall
the stalk after the ear has filled the lat
ter will ripen early. Smut, for instance,
if injurious to the leaves and stalks,
causes this early ripening, and certainly
we should not select seed corn that may
possibly spread the smut. Many old ex-
perienced farmers hold that the time to
select seed corn is when the crop is being
husked. AT this time one is able to COM
pare the ears with many others and so
reject the best. We fancy this plan is
correct, says the editor of The Farmers
Review.
There is one point in saving seed corn
we want to see counted ON more than it
is-that is, study the stalk well when
you select the ear. Select good fair ears
from strong rampant growing stalks.
The ear will not Indicate the kind of
stalk you are to have next year. But if
you want strong growing corn select
your seed from that kind of stalks. The
principle is the same as in breeding ami
mails. A smart farmer should breed his
corn and other grains in the same way.
1t is a good plan to select the seed wheat,
oats, barley or rye from that part of the
field which presents strong growth,
and not from the heap of thrashed grain
promiscuously, says the agricultural
editor of The Inter Ocean.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11

The Chinese wear "A shirt, knee breeches,
cap and sandals. As winter comes they in.
crease the number of garments rather than
their thickness, so that the circumference
of a Chinaman in midwinter often exceeds
his height.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
Hia Mind Made I'm.

"What is the first thing you would do,
Jones, if you were stung by wasp" asked
Smith, who had been reading an article on
the treatment OF stings
"Howl," replied Jones solemnly.-Ex
change.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11

The Ohio state agricultural expert
ment station has been removed from
Columbus to Wooster. All communi-
cations designed for this station should
hereafter be addressed to the latter place.
Charles E. Thorne is the director.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
Castoria.

"Castoria is SO well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me''
H. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
Ill So. oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y,
"our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert.
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products yet we are free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPESsARY,
Boston, Mass
ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres,
irray Street, New York CITY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11
Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for chill.
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G. c. OsGooD,
Lowell Mace
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11

"Castoria is the best remedy for children of
which am acquainted hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the real
interest of their children, and use Castoria in
stead of the various quack nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
DR.. j. F. KINcHELoE,
Conway, Ark
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11

The Centaur Company II Murray York; City.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-04-30
The Virginia oyster BEDS.

Governor Mckinney, of Virginia,
State Auditor Marye, State Trcasur-
er Harmon and State Fish Commits
sioner Wilkins, of Northampton,
were in Washington, last Monday.
on business connected with the pro-
posed surveys of the Virginia oyster
beds in the Chesapeake bay and its
tributaries. 1t is proposed to have
all the beds accurately surveyed and
plotted upon the charts of the coast
survey for use in making leases of
the beds. They saw Professor Men
denhall, chief of the coast and geode-
tic survey, who took great deal Of
interest in the project and promised
to detail one of his engineers, Capt.
J. B. Baylor, to assist Commissioner
Wilkins, in making the surveys.
Capt. Baylor is now at work on the
Gulf coast, but he will be able to be-
gin work in the Chesapeake by the
first of June. Governor Mckinney
and party also visited the United
States Fish Commission and talked
with Commissioner Mcdonald about
their project. He promised to give
them all the assistance possible, and
will furnish o steam launch for use
in making the surveys.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-04-30
Tesnperancevilse.
Master James Hargis spent last
week with relatives at this place.

Master James Hargis spent last
week with relatives at this place.
Mrs Caroline Matthews, widow of
Washington Matthews, died on 22nd
inst.
Mr.. Asa Shields left Wednesday,
for Newport News, on visit to rela-
tives.
Farmers in this vicinity are very
busy. Quite large acreage of straw.
berries set this spring.
A committee from ''Parkslcy Board
of Trade' visited Temperanceville,
last week, for purpose OF petitioning
for transfer of public institutions to
Parhsley from present site.
The Misses Brodwater gave a
musical" to few friends, Tuesday
evening. Among other performers
was Mr.. Richard Stuer, brilliant
musician, OF Vienna, Germany.