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Growing ola Gracefully.

s. What lovely old lady" / heard
man remark at the opera lately. ''She's
quite as beautiful ss any girl in the
house. Such color and complexion Is
rarely seen in woman past forty"
Indeed the woman OF whom he spoke
was lovely. Her face was clear ard
smooth, her cheeks, fresh and rosy, her
eyes bright with perfect health and
the enjoyment OF life. She had rassed
the critical change Of life without fall
ing into 1.-THE seTe and yellow leaf, !" as
most American women do. How had
she succeeded in doing this Simpl
BY using DIR Pierce Favorite Presct 1p
ton al time when nature was In need
OF some assistance. She had taken 1t az
the tight time, IN doing this she was
wise. Wiser than some women who
trust to Iuckn in getting through the
critical and trying period safely This
standard remedy is just what is needed
at such time. Ii is from girlhood tn
old age, woman's bfst friend. In all
diseases peculiar TO the sex. IL accom-
plishes what no other remedy dOes-a
cure. Take it, woman, when lies au-
tumn begins and ''grow old gracefully
Your monty back if it doesn't help you
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FARM AND GARDEN.

Thirtyone bushels OF corn and
four bushels of potatoes for every
man, woman aud child in the coun-
try were grown last year.
Sheep may be rid Of ticks very
satisfactorily by feeding sulphur,
which should be given in small guam
titles and not too often.- Mortimer
Lowering.
Lancaster county, Pa, grows moro
tobacco than any other county in the
United States. The crop grown
there in 1889 amounted to 1921
500 pounds.
A great many kicking cows might
be cured and more prevented by
simply trimming the nails often
enough to keep them from cutting
the teats of the COW.
The fat in the milk is the most po-
tent factor in determining the yield
and quality OF cheese, and the quail
ty of cheese is largely affected by
the amount of fat contained in it.
The wonderful development ofths
orange industry Of California isseen
from the fact that in six counties
there are already 100000 trees bear
ing, and over 100000 trees on the
way to produetiveness.
An old clover sod, plowed under
now, and the soil given an applica-
ton of wood ashes, is one of the
best locations for late potatoes or
corn. 1t is also the best ground for
late cabbage, as the cut.worms will
then be less injurious.
If bones are pounded into small
pieces, deposited around the trees
and grape vines, and chopped in with
hoe, they will show good results
for years, as they slowly give up
their particles. This is better than
having them dry up and decay on
the surface of the ground, where they
are useless. Save and utilize all
the dried bones.
Native grasses make the best per-
manent pastures, as they are adapt
ed to the soil and crowd all others
out. On some soils, however, it is
necessary to seed down to certain
kinds of grass in order to secure
pasture. Timothy, blue grass and
white clover are the best kinds for
many soils, but if the land is given
an application of 40 bushels of lime
per acre before seeding the grass will
be more uniform.
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Financially Embarrassed.

A large manufacturer, whose af-
fairs were very much embarrassed
and who was overworked and broken
down with nervous exhaustion, went
to a celebrated specialist. He was
told that the only thing needed was
to be relieved of care and worry, and
have change of thought. This doc
tor was more coDsiderate of his pa
tents health than of bis financial
circumstances. He ought to have
advised him to use DIR. Miles Res
torative Nervine, the bestremedy for
nervous prostration, sleeplessness,
dizziness, headache, i'll effects OF spir-
its, tobacco, coffee, opium, etc.
Thousands testify to cures. Book
and trial bottle free at A. M. Gill
belts.
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poetrp.
HOMEL Y COUNCIL.

TT isn't worth while to fret dear,
L To walk as behind hearse.
No matter how vexing things might be,
They easily might be worse;
And the time you spend complaining
And grooming about the load
Would better be given to going on
And pressing along the road.
l'ye trodden the hill myself dear
Ills the tripping tongue can preach
But tho silence is sometime golden child,
AS oft, there is grace in speech
And / see, from my higher le"el
IT'S less the path than the pace
That wearies the back and dims the eye,
And writes the lines on the face.
There are vexing cares enough, dear
And to spare. when all is told;
And love must mourn its losses,
And the cheeks soft bloom grow old,
Bat the sell OF the craven spirit
Turns blessings into curse,
While the bold heart meets the trouble /
That easily. might be worse.
So smile at each disaster
That will presently pass away,
And believe bright tomorrow
Will follow the dark of day.
There's nothing gained by fretting,
Gather your strength anew,
And step by step, go onward, dear,
Let the skies be gray or blue.
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A Million Friends.

A friend in need is friend in
deed, and not less than one million
people have found just snch friend
in DR.. Kings New Medical Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds.-If yon have never used this
Great Cough Medicine, one trial will
convince you that it has wonderful
curative powers in all diseases of
Throat, Chest and Lungs. Each
bottle is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed or money will be refunded.
Trial bottles free at e. G. Williams,
Jr., & Co.'s Drug Store. Large
bottles so cents and 81.
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Wonders Of Longevity.

Thomas Parr, who was born in
Shropshire England, in 1888, lived
until be killed himself from oyereat-
ing in the year 1885, when he had
att..ind the great age Of l52 years.
He lived in three Centuries and titled
the soil till after his one hundred and
thirtieth year. King Charles /.
heard of the wonderful old man and
sent for him to come and dine at the
royal mansion. Parr had always
(for l52 years az least) been used to
the most simple fare. At the Kings
table he let his appetite get away
with him and ate so much that he
died the same night.
Henry Jenkins, also an English
man, lived to be 1863 years of age.
Henry Evans, a welshman, died
in I'LL, at The age Of 1919 years.
Jane Scrimshaw lived in London
during the reign of eight sovereigns,
from Elizabeth to Anne. OF her
127 years, eighty of them were spent
in an aims house.
Marion Delorme, who was born in
France in 1912, and who had roman
tic experiences enough to fill a hall
9ozen goed-sized volumes, lived to
be 1874 years old.
A most extraordinary instance Of
human longevity may be found in
Smellie's PHILOSOPHY of Natural
History" where an account of Peter
Torten, native of Hungary, who
died January s, 1874, at the advane
ed age of 1856.
Letitia Cox, who died at By
brook, Jamaica, in 1888, claimed and
brought evidence that she was l6D
years old at the time of her death.
As late as 1884 Tamah Brooks
was living at Atlanta, Georgia. She
was said to be 223 years of age, ant
had given birth to several children at
ter passing her one hundredth birth
day.-St. Louis Republic.
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WhIskey VIII be Weighed.


There has been a change made in
the matter of measuring whiskey in
the United States revenue service
and the gauge stick which has so long
beer in use in determining the guam
tity ofliquor in cask has been dis
carded and scales will hereafter be
used. The standard weight for a
gallon of whiskey is eight pounds.
This rule will go into effect on May
lst, 1892, but all whiskey now in
bond will be sold by measurement
of the guage rod. 1t will be about
three years before all liquor now in
bond can be removed.
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NOT ONE sORE NOV.
Baby Afflicted With bad Sores
and EruptiOns. No Relief
Permanently Cared by
the Cuifcura

During the summer of 1889 my eighteen
months old child was SO afflicted with
eruptiors that ordinary domestic RENE
dies Jailed to give any relief. On his hips
would often appear the seeming track of
little " ire-like worm, and on other parts
of his body bad sores came and remained
until procured the CUTIcURA REMEDIES.
For some time used the soap and salve
without \ blood medicine, but they did not
do so well as when all were used together.
1t has now been nearly year since the
eruption Yves healed. and / very much
feared it would return with the warm
weather of this year but the summer is
passed and not one sore has appeared on
him. MRS. A. Nj WALKER.
Carsonyiile, Ga.
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Deserving Praise .

We desire to say TO our citizens
that for years we have been selling
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, DIR. Kings New Life Pills,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric
Bitters, and have never handled
remedies that sell as we'll, or that
have given such universal satisfac-
ton. We do not hesitate TO guar
antee them every time, and we stand
ready TO refund the purchase price,
if satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These remedies have won
their great popularity purely on
their merits. e. G. Williams, Jr.,
4 Co., Druggists.
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Cuticura Remedies.

If the thousands of babies who have
been cured OF dgonizing, itching. burning,
bleeding, scaly and blotchy skin and scalp
diseases could write what host of letters
would be received by the CUTICURA REM
EDIEs Few can appreciate the agony
these little ones suffer, and when these
great remedies relieve in a single applica-
ton the most distressing eczema and Itch
ing and burning skin diseases, and point
to speedy and permanent cure it is posi-
tivalv inhuman not to nse them without a
moments delay,
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1t would be worth while for the
ladies to bear in mind that if they
take a gentle course Of Ayers Sar-
saparilla in the spring, they will
have no trouble with prickly heat, ?
" hives ." sites, ssboils,n or " black
heads, when summer comes. Pre-
vsnlion IL better than cure.
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First Passenger (who is occupy :
ing the seat with his baggage
"Well, you look at me as If you want
to eat me up"
Second Passenger (who is looking
for aseat)--"No, sir, l vas Hebrew. :
Judge.
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A Reason.

What makes the aristocracy OF
England so exclusive, wonder 7"
"Their debts, most likely. /
know lots of tradesmen who refuse
to have anything to do with them
,Jud0e.
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Sore From Waist Down.

had three of the best physicians in Pa
ducah, and they did me no good. l used
your CUTICURA REMEDIES. and they have
cured me sound and well. | was sore
from my waist down with eczema They
have cured me with no sign of return. L
owe my lite to CUTICURA. for without a
doubt would have been in my grave had
it not been for your remedies. Allow me
to return my sincerest thanks.
W, II. QUALLS, Paducah, Ky.
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| hare been troubled with chronic
catarrh for years. Eiy's Cream Balm
is the only remedy among the many
that / have used thar affords me re-
iief.--E. W. Willard, Joliet, I'll.
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Sold everywhere; Price, CUTICURA, SOC.
SOAP. 25c.; REsoLvENT, 81. Prepal ed by
the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL COR
PORATION, Boston.
E&~Send for Chow to Cure Skin Dis
eases" "a pages, 90 illustrations, 100 testi-
monials.
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jack loved once, but / can
never love again.
Tom-Why not?
Jack-My first love bankrupted
me.
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RtHVtV Skin and Scalp purified and beau
DiDl titled by CUTICURA INDICATED
SOAP. Absolutely pure.
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AUCTlONEER'S NOTICE

J. V. QUINN offer bis services as An.-
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and in price, or no charge Terms moderate.
shar- of public pa rouage solicited. Ad
dress all commune tious to J.V QUINN,
Bedington, Berkeley Couaty, West Va.
Dec. 81 ls90-tf
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-27
PEAKS ISLAND.
Mr.. schwarzschild Restores Quiet on Ele-
plant Avenue.

Yesterday forenoon the people OF
Peaks Island who live in the vicinity OF
Elephant Avenue were considerably agi-
tated by the mishap which befell pro-
cession of small boys who were drilling
a tin pan band preparatory to the general
Notification which is to take place this
evening. Now it happened that the emf
nent Democratic politician, Solomon
Schwarzschild, who has been summer
ing in the vicinity of Elephant Avenue,
heard the band coming and thought it
was meant for serenade for himself.
Since the Democrats showed their in
gratitude to him in the representative
convention, Mr.. Schwarzschild has taken
no pleasure in campaign music; and
therefore he went forth at once as a
mighty man Of valor against the tin pan
band. He adopted the tactics which
David used so effectively against Go
liah, with much the same success. The
tin pans and boys were all mixed up af-
ter the onset of Mr.. Schwarzschild.
The neighborhood was much excited
but Mr.. Schwarzschild vowed that he
would not be drummed from their midst
in that manner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-27
LINCOLN CLUB DINNER.
A Good Time on Diamond Island Last
Night.
POLITICAL ISSUES WERE DIS
CUSSED INFORMALLY.

Speeches by Liberty bennett and Charles
Boothby-The Dinner, Which Every
body Enjoyed, was Good Appetizer
for the Oratory-The Gentlemen who
We're Present.
The Lincoln Club enjoyed very
pleasant and successful reunion at the
Portland Club House on Great Diamond
Island last evening. Bad weather had
done it's best to interfere, but as usual
the boys of the Lincoln Club got the bet
ter of it handsomely. They took the
Cadet at 7.30 p. IN. and after a windy,
but not otherwise tempestuous voyage
arrived at the Club House, which was
aglow with light to welcome them. Mr..
Ruby had provided most delightful
banquet of fish chowder, baked CLAIMS,
beans, brown bread, watermelon, apples
and cigars; and the members of the club
were soon seated around the tables.
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OBITUARY..
Edwin r. Starbird.

Mr.. Edwin r. Starbird, second steward
of the Manhattan, died in New York last
Wednesday. For six months he had suf-
fered from Indigestion, and had an at
tack last Wednesday morning and was
removed to the hospital, where he lived
only few hours. DIR. Manning said the
immediate car.se of death resulted from
water about the heart. The body was en-
balmed and was broughtlere ON the M n
haitian Thursday evening. The deceased S
widow and two sons, Frank A., of the
steamer Frank Jones, and G. Edwin,
travelling salesman for Fleischman &
Co., survive. Mr.. Starbird was a years
of age and was a member of Ivanhoe
Lodge, Knights of Pythias; Machigonne
Encampment and Ligonia lodge, 1. O.
OF. The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon.
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MARRIAGES.

In Limerick, Aug %, by Rev. c. E. Hurd,
Nathaniel Byron Pease of Parsonsfeld.
III Norridgewock, Aug. "a, John l.. Pepper
and MISS Jennie s. Wright.
In Stow, Aug. 3d. ChaS w. Day of Stow and
Mrs Susie X. McAllister of Waltham.
In Danforth, Aug. 8, E. A. Howard and Miss
Grace HUFF.
In West Gardiner, Aug. II, Fred P. Trafton
and Miss Fannie Glidden.
In Wayne, Aug. %, A. L. johnson and Miss
Jennie M. Thorne.
In Union, Aug. 10, Avery F. Brown of Union
and Mrs. Ellen A. Hunt of Jefferson.
In Union, Allen Y. Rogers of Hope and Miss
Leonora H. Frye.
In South Thomaston, Aug. 10, Daniel Pierce
and Miss Minnie w. Farr.
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turned from trip around Mt. Washing
ton. They spent several days at the
Tip Top house.
cape EIIZdUeLn.
from our Regular Correspondent


[From our Regular Correspondent
The school at Pond Cove commenced
last Monday, Miss Florence Webb, teach
er.
Miss Josephine Deane, of Pownal, is
visiting at E. Malcolm Robinson's.
Miss Eleanor A. Murray, is visiting
friends at New Gloucester.
Misses Ethel and Mabel Jordan went
to Boston the first of the week.
Mr.. Ephraim Dyer made business
"trip to Augusta Tuesday of this week.
The Pond Cove Sunday school had
their annual picnic at Mr.. Murray's cot
tage, at the Two Lights last Wednesday.
People from Spurwink and the Centre
and some from Bowery Beach joined
with them, the whole numbering one
hundred aud hirty. Great credit is due
Superintendent Geo. III. Hannaford and
wife, who did all they could to make all
enjoy themselves, and also to Scott D.
Jordan, who went out early in the morn
ing and caught fish for a chowder. A
vote of thanks was rendered Mr.. Murray
for the use of the cottage.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Verona Jarbeau.

1t is great pleasure to see a real ar
fist, whether in the higher or lower walks
of music or the drama. Actors cannot all
be PATHS or Booths, but there are some
who are not only skilled in their vocation
but possess something of the "divine
spark we call genius, and Verona Jar
beau is one of them. She is full of life;
she is a capital actress, and she is French
with all the artistic instinct that belongs
to her race and has made it famous. Her
presence on the stage is an inspiration
and her audiences are carried by her at
her will. If she didn't speak word in
her rendering of the ballad, apres 1heo,
"Where are you going, my pretty maid,"
every line of it would be distinctly under
SO perfect is her command of gesture and
so expressive every facial movement.
Her dancing is extremely graceful.
Everything she does possesses certain
fascination, and, to cap all, her costumes
are rich and tasteful. She was encored
after every one of her numbers. and even
then the audience was not fully satisfiedi
Miss Jarbeau's company is excellent. In
Mr.. Fred Mendoza, who took an Irish
character, she has comedian of ability.
His ballet dancing at the end of the sec
ond act was intensely funny. Messrs.
Snow and Sanford were very amusing
as the opera manager and the crank who
desires to become one. Mr.. Sellery has
remarkable bass voice which he dis
plays with taste in the part of the brig
and, and later at the scene at Irvington,
and MI. Macdonald, the young artist,
sang ballad with much expression.
Both of these gentlemen were encored.
A young lady of the company possesses
rich contralto voice which was heard to
great advantage. In fact, every one of
the company pleases and almost every
thing had to be repeated. The best of it
all was that the musical situations, while
they pleased every one, were of a much
higher order than usual. The company
was called before the curtain at the end
of the second act.
There will be matinee performance
this afternoon and an evening perform
ance and both should draw crowded
houses. There was first rate audience
last night.
Thomas e, Shea.
Mr.. Thomas E. Shea. who is familiar
to Portland audiences, will play weeks
engagement at Portland Theatre, begin
ming next Monday evening. The Wor-
cester Spy says:
A packed house greeted Thomas E.
Shea and his company in Escaped from
Sing Sing' stnight. The play, although
rather sensational, is interesting and con-
tains some dramatic situations which
were well brought out, especially the at
tempted poisoning in the third act Mr.
Shea was very good and is supported by
an excellent company. Miss Stahl as the
adventures, did faithful work, and Miss
Frost as maggie Gallagher" was come
ly and vivacious, her singing and dancing
being very good indeed. Mr.. Hewitt, as
the sport, showed in his makeup and
acting the quality of comedian above
the average in ability, and Mr.. McAuliff,
as ''Pnrky Clark and Mr.. Gavin, as the
German, gave the best of satisfaction.
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THE IRON HALL.
Local Branches Are Taking Legal Steps
to Protect Themselves.

This morning at 10 o'clock, Judg, yir-
gin, sitting in chambers, will heas the
petition of Local Branch, 2S3, of the Iron
Hall, for an Injunction restraining the
trustees of the branch from paying any
of it's surplus to the grand officers of the
order. This is perfectly friendly suit,
to which the trustees are willing parties.
The rule of the Iron Hall is that so per
cent of all assessments shall be sent to
the supreme sitting, while 20 per cent
may be retained in the hands of trus-
tees of the local branch. But this twen-
tieth is held to belong to the Grand
Lodge, and the trustees are under bonds
to the grand officers. The trustees of
Branch 2S3 are Messrs. Nathaniel Water
house, VIM. H. Dean and John Savage,
who have given their bonds for $1,000
each to the grand officers. Branch No.
2S3 is approaching its seventh year, when
it's charter members were to get their
big bonus. 1t has surplus of about
$4,000. and it is the fear that the supreme
sitting, through it's receiver, may call for
this that thas prompted the petition for
an injunction forbidding the trustees to
pay it over. The members of Branch
2S3 prefer to keep the $4,000 rather than
let it 60 to the Supreme Sitting and
await whatever portions that body may
return.
Already Branch 283 must have paid to
the Somerby management thirty or forty
thousand dollars, of which half may
possibly have come back in the form of
reliefs. The charter members of the
branch would have received their premi-
ums this winter, and there is therefore
considerable chagrin at the difficulty
which has befallen the order. 1t seems
to be generally accepted that the institu-
ton has gone up.
A reporter for the PRESS called upon
Mr.. Freethy last evening for information
in regard to what the other branch of
the organization intended doing in re-
gard to a receiver, and was referred to
Mr.. A. J. Cummings, the cashier OF that
branch. Mr.. Cummings said his branch
was young and contained about so mem
bers, and had about s200in the treasury.
They had not taken any action as yet
1t is reported that the two Sisterhood
branches yesterday decided to apply for
receiver also. One of the trustees
said last night that her branch had about
$500 in funds, but the other branch had
much more as it had been longer in ex-
istence.
A member of the order informed a
PRESS reporter last night there were full
ly $40, 900 in funds in the hands of the
cashiers of the different branches in
Portland.
A meeting of branch No. 2s3 was held
last evening. 1t is rumored that Mr..
Freethy will be suggested for receiver
if the court decides to appoint one.