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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01
FUNERAL OF SERGEANT AMBLER.
Hwo Incidents in the Life of the Well
Known Drill Master.


The burial of Sergeant Isaac w. Am
bier occurred at Oak Grove Cemetery,
Medford, Sunday afternoon. The SER
vices were held at o'clock, at his late
residence, No. 3s Canal street, West
Medford. Rev. Herbert w. Stebbins,
pastor of the Harvard Avenue Congrega-
tional church, officiating. A trio of fe-
male voices from the choir of the Church
of the Advent, Boston, sang three selec-
tions. The house was filled with friends
of the deceased, including delegations
from Post IS, G. A. R., of Chelsea, the
Twenty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment,
and Radiant Star Temple of Honor, No.
r. The pail bearers were FL. Fl. Rose,
w. S. Sanderson, Lieutenant III. B. Nc
Clellan, Major J. H. Beales, William
Kerr and j. E. Collins.
Sergeant Amber was drill master to
the troops in Portland at the beginning
of the rebellion, and was also instructor
to the 18th United States Infantry re-
cruits at Fort Preble. After Mr.. Amber
took upon himself the work of drill
master he went to the front with the
Sixth Maine Volunteers. At one time
the rations were very short. Mr.. Am
bier tells the story of an incident in army
life as follows: Zone Sunday our Chap
lain preached us very touching sermon,
telling us that the Sixth Maine were the
greatest cursers, the greatest swearers
and the greatest thieves on Gods foot
stool. During thefollowing week went
to him and told him / was starving hum
gry. and must have some bread if | had
to steal it. l was to get some bread and
he was to get some meat. We did it. l
asked him how he got his meat, and he
told me it was none of my business. L
told him that if God spared my life until
I got back to Maine again I would tell
how the reverend gentleman stole meat
down in Virginia. He said: Amber if
you do I will horsewhip YOU About
eight years after this l met the parson in
Portland and sung out to him: There
goes the Chaplain that stole the beef in
Virginia, and he jumped right off his
wagon and horsewhipped me up Ex-
change street, and that squared our. ac-
counts. We had both kept our word"
The following story is told by veter-
an of the Sixth Maine:
Accompanying the Sixth Maine Regi-
inent was an Englishman, teacher OF
fencing and bayonet exercise, who stands
at the head of his profession and has
won the esteem of the whole regiment
by his active and energetic disposition
and kind and generous nature; and he
showed himself to be soldier, not only
in theory but in reality. Although he
had packed his trunk and made all due
preparations for leaving for home, his
term of engagement have expired, when
the cannon began to boom he took a
musket and marched at the head OF the
regiment, saying: Come on boys, now
is the time to show whether you can
fight and led the way up to the picketss
amid the cheers of the regiment and
cries of Bully for Amber
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01
Facts are stubborn Things

First-class clothing at the low prices
the Standard Clothing Company are sell
ing it at this, their special sale. and hav-
ing plenty of it to sell at these special
low prices, are facts that the public en-
joy reading and knowing about. They
had a large trade Saturday and yester-
day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01
MARRIAGES.

In South Berwick, Feb. 27, by Rev. G.. F.
Cobb Horton W. Emery and Miss Cora May
Farr, both of South Berwick.
In Biddeford. Feb. "a. c. E. Jose of Lyman
and Miss Annie NJ. Clark.
In Montville Chas H. Rowelf and Mrs. Isabel
Hall.
In Thorndlke, Feb 49, Edwin Hunt and Miss
Eva B. Scribner, both OF Unity.
lii Lubec. Feb 16, Samuel o. Stoddard OF
Pembroke and Miss Annie Il. Huckins of Lllbec
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01

The steamer City of Richmond will re-
sumo her regular trips for points along
the coast of Maine next Tuesday the Sth.
She will leave Portland regularly every
Tuesday and Friday after that date.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01
Cleveland's
Baking Powder
strongest of all

pure cream of tartar powders, yielding
(ayerage) 1887 per cent. carbonie acid
gas.
See summary Of official reports,
Scientific Amvisaa, Nov. s, 1890. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01
The four
Official Reports,

U.S.. Govern't, Bulletin No. 10;
Canadian Govt, Bulletin No. 80;
Ohio Food Commission, and
N. ]. Food Commission, show
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01
MUNICIPAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE GOULD.

BEFORE JUDGE GOULD.
MoNnAy-,John Estes and Nellie O'Brion.
Jptoxication; each fined So and costs.
Frederick A. Ross. Search and seizure; dis
charged.
over to the grand jury in the sum of $500.
Walter D. Titus Single sale; fined $50 and
costs and 80 days in county JAIL Appealed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
T TUESDAY
MORNING.
The Great Sale Of Dress Goods Going On

things at SO cents yard.
LOFT Serge, in. wide,
Bedford Cords and 81 90 yard q, a..
cnOcest Styles
yard. o..s AZ ,s,s,;ns - u.oo+ vor;o+v
Bedfo IL 12 cents yard
100 pieces ed cents yard
Best duality a yard.
pretty styles III LADIES' spring 0acheG'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01
Special Sale Of Ladies' and Chi|dre

One lot Ladies' Dropped Stitch Hose at IL 1s Gel
usual price 8 cents .. a, -
One Chdrens Fast Black HOse extra heavy Derby rbDe
soIes IL 1-2 cents per pair, usual price l9 CENTS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01
GREAT SALE OF
Mems Collars and Cuff!

Mems latest Styles at 10 cents pie
per usual price $3.50 per DOZEN o, 49,: Ga
Cuffs at Is cents pair OF $loO per dozn usual price
.n.
Neckties at 25 cents pieces worth oOc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01

81 gross g 1s and at cents DOZEN
Thesep ricesar half the usual
One 0nCa soap pOnnd just half price.
bottle,
Ocents
COttOns Ia
yard. ,,., r4 20 . 4 80. o,r ;vos@ A.xoa
wort
- usual price IS cents.
DOyies 50 dOzen
: 1-2 at IS cents piece.
Sheets So
class tyle and the
Thread
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01

New England Branch Office 1871 Devnshis street, Boston, Mass
So. CAI.E'E', General N1a1aaser.
W H. ANDERSON Manager for Maine, First Natl Bank Building Portland
S. BURNS, Special Agent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-03-01
KID GLOVE BARGAINS

rs dozen Kid Gloves Foster Lacn 50 cents pair, worth
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
FUNNY SAILORS.
But They Answered All Purposes and
Manifested Much Activity.

Manifested Much Activity.
Paul made little sailboat, says the
Cincinnati Commcrcial-Gazette. He got
Elsie to hem the sails which she could
do very well, for she was good sewer
You could sew, too, Paul." said Elsie,
"if you would learn to use thimble"
1T is handy to know how to sew some
times" admitted Paul; but wouldn't
use thimblc. Boys never do" "Why
don't they?" asked Elsie, boldly; they
could sew easier if they would. Don't
sailors sew? They're men. Don't they
use thimbles? Paul was busy fastcn-
ing on the sails, and didn't answer
The Flirt was ready for the sea-
She'll go splendid!' he cried proudly
What shall ! do for sailors?" Just
then Herbert came in with tin cup
full of-what? Potato bugsl They had
brown and yellow stripes down their
backs, and were really pretty, except
to people who don't think any kind of n
bug pretty. Just the thing!" shouted
Paul. So he manncd--or potato plugged
his craft and started it on the raging
ocean, which filled washtub outside
the kitchen door The sailors swarmcd
all over the ship, up and down the rig
ging and masts and over ropes of cotton
thread They looked very busy 1t
was successful cruise. The ship
sailed gallantiy from side to side of the
tub, and the actions of the active sailors
called forth shouts of laughter from the
three children. Hiram, coming in
from the potato patch, tired and dusty.
stopped to see the fun. Good use for
EN-" said he. Get all you can, boys
Never mind if a few fall overheard
| sometimes. Plenty more"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
poL,c1MEn's GOOD HEALTH.
Tho Low Death Rate Duo to Their Ncoes-
sari1y Good HABITS.

Tho Low Death Rate Duo to Their Neoes-
sarify Good Habits.
Although the lot of policeman "is
not happy one" as the song goes, yet,
considering the exposure to the weather
incidental to patrol duty, tho bust
ness is not an unhealthy one, observes
the New York Times. According to
the report of the department for 1890
it appears that in n force of $500 of all
ranks there were but forty4onc deaths
The death roll includes three sergcants,
three detective sergeants and thirty
five patrolmen. The chief causes of
death were, as might be expected,
pneumonia and consumption. Eleven
deaths resulted from the former and
nine from the latter disease. There
were four deaths from heart disease
three from Brigllts disease and two
from bronchitis. Two policemen only
met violent deaths, and they were
killed by falls
When asked to explain the low rate
of mortality in the force one of the
police surgeons said that it was not sur
prising. THE men when appointed"
he said, must be in perfect health,
else they could not pass the stringent
physical examinations by the police
surgeons and the doctors of the civil
service board. They have plenty of out
door exercise, which tends to keep
them in good physical condition. Their
hours for rest and meals are as regular
as cloclSwork except when an emer-
gency arises, such as n long-continued
strike or other event tending to breed
disorder, or n large fire, when, for a
few days, perhaps, this regularity is
broken in upon
1.-The slecping-rooms Mt the station
house are large and well ventilated
The policemen arc required by the
rules to be warmly clad in winter and
lightly clad in summer. and they are
compelled to supply themselves with
rubber clothing to wear in stormy
weather. They must keep themselves
clean. They can have medical at
tendance free when they arc sick. and
every possible prccaution is taken to
keep the force in healthy condition.
"A policeman gets only half pay
while on the sick list, and, consequent
ly, there is very little malingcring If
the policeman only keeps away from
rum which causes more trouble in the
department than anything else, there
is no reason why he should not enjoy
better health than the average man
There is good deal of talk about the
liardships which policeman has to en-.
durc, but they are fully discounted by
the comforts he enjoys above those in
the same social scale"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
SHAVED WHILE you SLEEP.
How tho Native Barber OF Indln Performs
tho Operation.

How tho Native Barber OF Indln Performs
tho Operation.
"Talking about BARRIERS, now" said
an elderly gentleman, whose clean
shaven face still bore the tan Of the
Indian sun under which the greater
part Of his life had been passed, to u
New York Sun man, II know that tho
American artist is very slsillful with his
razor and the luxury in and surrounding
BARRIERS chair in any of the large
cities of the United States is not cQualed
in any other part of the world. But,
after all, the American barber has nll
the appliances of his trade. In India it
is different.
1.-THE Ilindoo who shaves you while
you are in your bed in the morning car
RIGS with him little moro than brush,
razor and a pair of scissors. He cx-
poets to find everything else that may
be necessary in your bathroom. You
pay him, as you do your other servants.
by the month, and he visits you every
day or every alternate day as may be
agreed upon. If he finds you sleeping
he never arouscs you. He Just studies
parts of your face that arc plainly eX-
posed to him. and so gently and softly
does he do it that unless you are n very
light sleeper indeed you do not know
that you have been lathcred and shaved
until you open your eyes and sec him
sitting on the floor beside the bed.
"Thcn he makes his salaam and begs
you to turn over so that he can finish
his work. But if you are lying on your
back no delay is necessary. He finishes
the operation and goes away without
disturbing you and you awake to find
yourself shaved without having seen
the barber. Your face is, probably,
little clammy after it, because, of
course, he cannot wash it. But as every
man in India takes cold bath the mo-
ment he arises from his bed in the morn
ing that does not greatly matter"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
FOOLED THE oDoMETER.
Workmen Pulled 1t Half tho Way and
Dragged 1t the Rest.

sportsman who went out snipc
shooting one Sunday stated that he
walked twelve miles by the pedometer
and shot three snipe and came home
we'll satisfied, says the Portland
Orcgonian. This brought up "a dis
cussion as to the reliability of pedomct-
crs and other meters, and their interior
arrangements, etc Col. Smith, SUPER
intcndcnt of the water works, said
once when he was running Il meridian
between the Chcrokees and Choctaws
they had sort of go-cart with an
odomctcr attached, which was pushed
along over the line run, and which was
SO accurate that if any serious error
was made by the chairmcn it was at
once detected. One day they had to 90
about twenty miles and two men were
sent to push the odomctcr cart over the
line TO test the distance On arriving
ut the end of the days work he was
nstonishcd to sec that the odonctcr
registered only a little over a mile. In
vcstigation for some time failed to nc
count far this miscalculation. The
men asserted that they had gone every
foot of the line and had not tempered
with the machine, but at length it was
found that they had pushed the cart
about half the distance and then
dragged it the rest, and so run down
what they had first run up.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
THE RUTHLESS TURK.
Striking Pen Picture of tho Scenery of
tho IsOsphorus.

a Striking Pen Picture of tho Scenery of
tho sosphorus.
The Turk has been for centuries, saws
Alfred ID. L. Hamlin, writing in the De
ccmbcr New England Magazine, the
most ruthless of Vandals in classic
lands, destroying the most precious an
tiquc monuments to obtain lime and
mortar. Much havoc of this sort has
been wrought in and about STEAMBOAT,
but wiser use has sometimes been
made of ancient ruins. Wherever a
bit of medieval wall could answer his
purpose, he has made of it the base
ment of his house. thus subscribing at
once the interests of his purse and of
the picturesque. The frowning machi-
colations of the old fortress become
the windows of his kitchen and store
room, and upon their crest his wooden
walls perch in truly triumphant fashion
Part of the walls of old Byzantiun are
thus crowned with houses, and at
IIissar, beneath the windows
of the American Robert college, a
whole village clings to the scarpmcnts
and towers Of the frowning Castle of
Oblivion" No oddcr or more delightful
confusion of bcctling walls and comical
houses could DE imagined. The tops of
the thick walls form lanes and alley
ways. leading down from level to level
by steep inclincs or crumbling steps.
The crows nest houses stand at every
possible angle and elevation, overhang-
ing the abyss on the further side of
their lofty foundations, and gay with
all the hues of the spectrum.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
The Tallcst Men in the world.

The tallcst men Of western Europe
are found in Catalonia, Spain: Norman
dy, France; Yorkshire, Eng. and the
Ardcnncs districts of Belgium. Prus-
STA gets her tallcst recruits from Schles-
wig-llolstcin, the original home of the
irrcprcssible Anglo-Saxons; Austria
from the Tyrolcse highlands In italy
the progress of physical degeneration
was extended to the upper Apennines
but the Albanian Turks are still an
athletic race and the natives of the
Caucasus arc as sincwy and gaunt rs in
the days of the Argonauts. In the
United States. the thirty-eighth par.
allcl, ranging through Indiana and
northern Kentucky, is rs decidedly the
latitude of big men as the forty-sccond
is that of big cities The tallcst men of
South America are found in the west
ern provinces of the Argentine Rcpub-
lie OF Asia in Afghanistan and Kay.
pooana, of Africa in the highland of
Abyssinia
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
To Make Ends Meet,

1t is said that the proverb about the
trouble of making ends meet originated
when it was still the fashion TO put the
table napkin around the neck and tie it
behind At that time rufus were so
nigh and voluminous that it was next
TO impossible TO follow this point of eti
qnette Before the coming of the nap
KIN. which appeared about the middle
OF the fifteenth century, the table cloth
took its place. and was drawn over the
knees OF the guests as they took their
seats.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
HOW WE SLEEP.
Instead OF Slumbering All Over at Once
We Go to Sleep by Sections.

Instead OF SlumberinE All Over at Once
We Go to Sleep by Sections.
According to the best writer's on the
subject, it has been asccrtaincd that, in
beginning to sleep the senses do not
unitedly fall into state of slumber,
but drop off one after the other The
sight ceases, in CONSCIENCE of the pro-
lection of the cyclids, to receive inn
pressions first, while all the other
senses preserve their sensibility entire.
The sense of taste is the next which
loses its susceptibility to impressions,
and then the sense of smelling. The
hearing is next in order, and last of al
comes the sense of touch. Further
more, the senses are thought to sleep
with different degrees of profoundness.
The sense of touch sleeps the most
lightly and is the most easily awakened;
the next easiest is the hearing; the
next is the sight, and the taste and
smelling awake last Another remark
able circumstance deserves notice
certain muscles and parts OF the body
begin to sleep before others.
Slices commences at the cXtrcmitics,
beginning with the feet and legs and
creeping toward the center of the ner-
vous action The necessity for keep
ing the feet warm and perfectly still
as preliminary OF sleep. is well
known
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
a Novel Exhibition.

The mania for something new in the
sporting line recently reached its climax
III Berlin, where n prize fight took place
between man and bear. The man
was professional boxer, litter of
heavy weights and an all round athlete
Inc bear was tame one in one of
the public gardens. When time was
called the man squared away at bruin,
who put up his dukes in good style, but
evidently he didn't know what was
coming, for his opponent gave him n
blow that knocked him off his center.
The surprised quadrupcd got up, and
seeing the man before him, gave him a
cuff which sent him To the carpet, then
grabbed him by the slack of the trous-
ers and was about To be rough with
him' when the bears trainer. who
stood by, called him off, and the police.
thinking the exhibition demoralizinr
one, stopped the fight The man was
not seriously hurt
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
TOSSED BY A BUFFALO.
Tho Terrible Experience of nm African
Hunter.

Tho Terrible Experience of IN African
Hunter.
In DR.. Pruen's book. THE Arab and
the African" he dccribes n nocturnal
adventure of n friend of his who
went out one evening in search of game,
his people being in want of meat.
After hunting for some time he came in
sight of an antelope. and began stalk
ing it. He was an expert hunter, and
succeeded in getting well within range
without attracting the antclopc's at
tention; but in doing SO he accomplished
Il feat which, DIR. Prucn thinks, must he
almost unparalleled in the annals of
hunting.
So cautiously did he approach through
the long grass that he was unnoticed
by Il buffalo lying in it; and so intent
was he on his expected game, that, I'M
known to himself, lie stalllcd right up
to the buffalo, and stood just in front of
its head, with his back to it.
In n second the astonished animal
was on its feet, and the sound brought
Cole sharply round; but so close were
the two that, although Coles gun was
at full cock, the buffalo had caught
him on the back before he could fire,
and his gun flew from his hand as he
went flying through the air.
A second and third time did the in
furiated animal gore and toss him be-
fore he could realize his position and re-
strain his shouts. Then he lay motion
less and quiet, feigning DEATH but ex-
pccting every moment to be tossed
again.
The buffalo stood cycling him for a
few minutes, and then, half satisfied
that his work was done, trottcd off and
stood again to watch it's victim at a
short distance. Then it disappeared in
the jungle, while Coles native boy,
frightened spectator to what had hap
pened. ran to the house, two miles away,
and brought assistance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-19
INFORMATION FOR SMOKERS.
The Ash on n Ciear-A Neglected weed
Tho Ten Center.

The Ash on n CiGar-A Neglected Wood
Tho Tcn-Centcr.
"Few people know how to smoke a
cigar properly" said tobacconist to a
New York Sun man. "In fact few poo
pie know anything at all about u cigar.
Many imagine that in order to obtain
all the flavor of n good cigar it is neccs-
sary to keep it free, from ashes AS u
result they snap the cigar with their
fingers until the wrapper is broken and
their Havana is useless. They destroy
their cigar in the attempt to remove the
very thing that preserved its flavor.
Again, it is the popular belief that u
cigar partly smoked and then allowed
to go out US worthless. But the con-
trury is the case. A good cigar is made
still better if the smoker lights it, con-
sumes it partly and. after eXpelling all
the smoke from the weed, permits it to
go out. Try it and see. do not say
that this holds good with poor cigars or
with Il good cigar unless you force the
smoke out of it, but do as say and you
will sec that it adds to the pleasure of
your smoke. Not one man out of q
hundred can tell good cigar. Why,
men come in here and buy twenty-five
cent cigars who cannot distinguish be-
tween what they buy and five-cent
cigar, so far as the quality goes. A
mans taste must be educated i'll this as
in everything else. He must be taught
to tell good cigar from poor one.
Some men have smoked such rank CT
gars for years that now they cannot
taste cigar unless it is the blacklist,
strongest and sharpcst on the market.
The stronger a cigar the more likely is
it to be of inferior quality. Lastly,
never buy ten-ccnt cigar. Let it be q
five, or fifteen, or over, but never buy a
ten-cent one. Why? Because the ten
cent cigar is made of the leavings of
higher priced cigars, and for that reason
is inferior to them. a cook five-cent
cigar is made of frst-class second-grade
tobacco, which makes better smoke
than sccond-class first grade tobacco, or
the tcn-ccnt cigar"