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A Cure For INSOMNIA.


Old CAPTAIN Billison and his wife Han
nah Of Nantucket had lived in peace and
comfort together for 20 years, the cap
tain having left off going to sea early
in life and adopted a home staying pur-
suit, but at the end of all these years, in
which he and Hannah had not been sep
arated for single day, he was unexpect-
eddy called to Boston on necessary bust
ness, to be gone month.
One of the neighbors called few days
afterward. "Well, well, Hammer" said
she, 81 sh'd think It ID be purity lonesome
Twin here without the cap'n."
"Lonesome!' exclaimed Hannah. Il
cd stand that, but laws a-massyl How
wus to go to sleep nights without hearin
Elnathan snorin? Fust two nights
couldn't sleep, nohow / cd fix it."
$50 to sleep now all right"
Eyes,"
How'd ye manage it9"
"Wel, you see, Maria Folger she keeps
boarders next door, an | got her to come
in an rig up her coffee mill t the foot o
the bed, an every night she comes in an
grinds her coffee jest after I've gone to
bed. Mercy You couldn't tell it from
Elnathan's snorin, an of course go right
off to sleep"
Hannah's eyes twinkled, and we fear
she loved joke more than she loved the
truth. -Youth's Companion.
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STATE OF MAINE,

CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
To tho Honorable Board of County Com
missioners for the County of Cumber-
land.
FEyHE undersigned Municipal officers of the
Il town OF Pownal, in the said County of
Cumberland, respectfully represent that the
Railroad OF the Grand Trunk Railway Com
pany of Canada passes through the town OF
Pownal and crosses at grade near the station OF
said Railway Company in said Pownal, and
near the Pownal and New Gloucester line, the
highway leading from Pownal to Gray; that we
deem it necessary for the public safety that
gates should be erected across said highway
where it is crossed at grade by said railroad
and that a person should be appointed to open
and close them when teams pass over and
across said highway, and that we have in our
capacity of municipal officers of said Pownal
in writing requested the Grand Trunk Railway
Company of Canada to erect such gates and APP
point a person to open and close them. but 1t
has unreasonably and for long time neglected
and refused so to do.
You are therefore requested, after due notice.
to the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Can
ada 20 hear the parties at a time and place to be
by YOU appointed. and to decide upon the rea-
sonableneSs of our said request and to order the
erection and maintenance of gates as aforesaid
and the appointment of a suitable person to
open and close them as provided by law.
Dated at Pownal this fourteenth day of Feb
ruary, A. D.. 1898.
CHAsLESS ST. I DOW, Municipal ofcers
6. B. HoDsDoN. of Pownal
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SOLE AGENTS.
A CHANCE TO MAKE $3.50.
The Word Contest of the Free Hospital,
622 West Lombard street.

622 West Lombard street
MALTIMoRE, MD.
The lady managers of the Free Hospital, 622
West Lombard street, have arranged
A WORD CONTEST,
the proceeds from which are to go towards the
Hospital Fund
The above prize will be given to the person
who sends the greatest number OF words made
from the letters contained in the following
sentence:
"LET CHARITY AROUSE Your ZEAL"
Subject to the following rules:
/. All words must be numbered.
2. All words found in the English part OF
Webster'S or WorceSter'S dictionaries will be
accepted, excluding the appendix.
3. No proper or geographical names allowed;
a. No letter can be repeated In any WORD
oftener than found in the sentence. :,
5. Hyphenated words, like ''Sea-coast," Will
be accepted.
6. A list containing more than twenty-five
(25) errors will be rejected.
z. Words spelled differently, having the same
meaning are counted as separate WORDS
8. Words spelled the same are counted but
once, no matter how different the meaning.
8. No plural words allowed.
All lists must be sent in befOreMay ] 9th, i 1913.
together with fifty cents In money, stamps or
postal note, and the full address of sender.
Send list to Word Contest Committee, I. y.
Box, 1874, Baltimore, Md.
MRS. ROBERT SHERWOOD,
MRS. GRAHAM BOWDOIN,
MRS. /. E. ATKINSON.
Mrs. FINDLEY BURNS, Treasurer,
MRS. ROBERTO. BARRY, Chairman.
Reference by permission: National Union
Bank of Maryland.
feb1 eod2w. tmar &apreOd2w
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Steamboat For Sale.

The sound and serviceable steamer
the "City of Richm0nd," 600 tons,
and having 81 stater0Oms, now runs
ming between Portland and Machias,
ON Che route of the Portland, Mt. De-
sert & Machias Steamboat Company, is
offered for sale, delivered at either
Portland or Rockland, after July LIST
next. She may now be seen ON her
present route. For description and
terms apply to PAYSON TUCKER. Gen.
eral Manager, Portland, Mt. Desert &
Machias Steamboat Company, Port
may3-dft
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international Staff Physicians
and Surgeons i'm Portland.

Services first three months FREE. The
International Staff of Physicians and Surgeons
who h I'VE so long enjoyed unparalleled success
in the principal cities of the continent, cured
thousands of cases of male and female weak
ness Catarrh, Catarrhal Deafness, Skin Diseas-
es, Files. Fistula, etc., when others have failed
have opened apermanent office in Portland at
No 3O7 Cumberland Street, Corner of
Elm Street. All fnvalids visiting these emf
nent specialists before March Is, will receive
services for the first three months FREE. All
forms of chronic diseases are treated, but no
incurable cases accepted. The doctors will ex
anime you carefully and thoroughly free of
charge, and it incurable will frankly and
kindly tell you 50, also advise you against
Remember it costs nothing to consult these
gentlemen. Therefore. the most humble in
cir cumstances can avail themselves of their
vast experience. The Portland office is perma-
nent but Free services Until March Is. Call
at once If you wish to consult them as their par.
lors will be crowded during the latter days of
free services. Hours a. m. to p. m. Sundays
10 to 8. All correspondence cheerfully an
swered if stamp is enclosed for reply.
feb11 dSsw1m
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ODDS AND ENDS.

Hot water is good for sprai1s.
A work Of real merit finds favor at
last.
The microscopes say that a mosquito
has 90 teeth
Demosthenes was the son Of sword
maker and blacksmith.
If you heat your knife, you can cut hot
bread as smoothly as cold.
Londoners pay an average each of 81
shillings per annum for gas.
IF you would civilize man, begin with
his grandmother. Victor Hugo
Eighteen hundred girls were gradu-
ated fron the Boston cooking school last
year.
The fact that man wants more
knowledge is proof that he has some al
ready.
Don't have big Chinese porcelain jar
in q room only four times the width OF
the jar.
The Duke of Portland is the largest
subscriber to newspapers and periodicals
in England.
The sad face speaks much more loudly
of heartfelt grief than heavy Grape
veil and laughing eyes.
The first cable between Calais and
Dover was failure; the cable was cut
on rocky ridge in 1850.
Chill is said to number among her pop
ulation more poets per capita than any
other nation in the world
April 10 next will be the 2ooth ami
yersary of the introduction of the art OF
printing in New York city.
The horse has no eyebrows. The ap-
pearance of much white in the eye OF a
horse indicates vicious nature.
In the 18th century a hook was at
tached to a footman's spear to enable
him to drag knight from the saddle.
On the bank of the river Rhine be-
tween Bingen and Coblentz there is an
echo capable of repeating sentence II
times.
The stork is partial 70 kittens as an ar
ticle of food and finds them an easy and
wholesome prey, and cats reciprocate by
love for young storks.
Cards and note paper are bordered
with black, but are not as wide as for
merly, such display being regarded as
ostentatious and therefore in bad taste.
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Forms of Snow Crystals.

The pure white luster of snow is due
to the fact that all the elementary colors
of light aro blended together in the rar
dance that is thrown off from the sur.
face Of the various crystals. More than
a thousand distinct and perfect forms OF
snow crystals have been enumerated and
figured by the various investigators in
that line. One hundred and ffty-one
different forms were once observed by
the English scientist Glashier, who care
fully made engravings of each and print
ed them in a paper attached to the re-
port of the British Meteorological So
ciety for the year 1s55.-St, Louis Re
public.
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Lord salisbury,s oaustic Wit.

That Lord Salisbury possesses decid-
ed gift for repartee may be gathered
from the following. A heated discussion
having been carried on for some time in
his presence relating to current topic,
one of the most emphatic of the party
remarked:
81 shan't get any of you to agree with
me, you are such O complete set OF Phil
istines."
Lord Salisbury quietly asked whether
he recollected what happened to the
Philistines.
The reply was, Certainly net"
"They were slitten with the jawbone
Of an ASST was the caustic rejoinder, on
which the contending party utterly col
lapsed. london Tit-Bits.
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HarpsweI1.
WEST HARPswELL.

[From Our Regular Correspondent
Mrs. Ida j. Bailey, widow of the late
VIM. P. Bailey Of South Harpswell, died
suddenly Friday morning from hemor-
rhage of the lungs. Mrs. Bailey had
been i'll for some time but her friends
considered her improving in health up
to the morning of her death. Since Mr..
Bailey's death, about four years ago,
Mrs. Bailey has carried on the grocery
business under the name of Bailey d
Co., and has kept the post Office at South
Harpswell.
Mr.. Albion Merriman of Island Falls,
Me-, formerly of Harpswell, is visiting
his relatives here.
Rev. T. P. Adams preached at the
Methodist church last Sabbath.
The snow storms of Monday and
Wednesday of last week were the worst
for some years. For the first time nee
Mr.. Thomas began to carry the mails,
four years ago he was unable to deliver
the mail at West and South Harpswell
on schedule time. He got through from
Brunswick as far as Capt. Walter Merri-
mans where he was obliged to leave his
team and travel the rest of the way on
foot, carrying four mail bags. He
reached his home at night, delivering
the Harpswell Centre mail on his way,
and started early next morning for the
West and South Harpswell offices, reach
ing the terminus of his route in time to
take the mails for Brunswick again. Mr..
Thomas thinks two such trips a week
are rather more than he cares to take
again this winter.
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MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
Hiram.
EAST HIRAM.

EAST HIRAM.
rFrom Our Regular Correspondent
On account of the storm of last week,
some changes have been made in the HI
ram lecture course. Following is a revised
list:
February 2S-Rev 7. Whiteside.@ Subject
ireland, Her History and People"
March 1-Rey. III. Hewitt. Subject: "Ihe
English Language, Its Use and Abuse
March 3-Rev. l Luce. Subject: "How 70
Become Rich.'
and Welsh Lfe.'
March 9-Rev. John Collins. Subject un-
known.
unknown.
The proceeds of the lecture are to aid
in the support of the NJ. E. church.
Mr.. James A. Warren left for Glouces-
ter, Mass, last Saturday.
Mr.. Freeman Howard, who was thrown
from his sled, fracturing his skull, is i'm
proving.
Messrs. A. & P. B. Young are saving
spool stock, car timber, etc., at their mill
here. They are rebuilding their mill re-
Gently burned at East Baldwin.
The singing school taught by Albert
Clark of Cornish is to be continued for
six nights. making eighteen evenings.
Aifew weeks ago Mr.. Charles Davis
cut his wrist. He took cold In the wound
and the result is severe case of blood
poisoning. Drs. Wilson and Smith are
attending him.
Lansing Fl. Hubbard and wife are Wis
ting friends In Bartlett, N. III.
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A Gard From Mrs. Blaine.

The following is published by request:
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.
The public advertisements of many "bfog-
raphies Of James G. BLAINE pretending to be
authentic" and ''authoritative'' compel me to
state that no biography or Life and Work OF
Mr.. Blaine" is authorized or approved by my
self or by any member of MI. Blaine's family
that no manuscript by Mr.. Blaine, or any pri-
vate letter or paper of Mr.. Blaines, or any ma
terial for biography, has been given out to any
one. If in the future any authentic or 'au-
thorized" biography should be prepared oy
competent authors, it will be authenticated and
authorized by myself.
HARRIET S. BLAINE
You want clean and reliable paper in yor
home-Take the PRESS.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
ACT I'M SEASON.
No Man has a Right to Die
Under the Age Of Seventy.
The Monarch of all Remedies.
4 Distinguished New England Physician
Speaks Of It's Value.

There is many millionaire today who
would have been failure if he had not
been assisted at the proper time.
The art of being successful lies not so
much in ability as opportunity.
How many a man has been saved by
tho opportune bestowal Of few hundred
dollars, when, if he had failed to get the
few hundreds just when he did, he would
have been failure! s6
How many men are lying under the
snow, in lonesome cemeteries, who
might be alive and well today, if they
could have only known that they could
have found life and health in bottle of
Kings Sarsaparilla.
Just think of it,-health, life, happi-
ness, and old age, at a cost of IS cents,
instead of damp, lonely, premature
grave!
No man has any right to die this side
of three scnra and ten. All men should
live to be 70-snould be ashamed TO die
before they reach ths seventieth mile
stone on Life's road.
W3sst you should do.
Kidney troubles, deranged liver, dys-
pepsia, rheumatism, salt rheum, consti-
patton, indigestion, nervous headache,
boils, pimples, carbuncles, disordered
stomach, poverty of blooc, and other
signs of impending illness, can all be
cured by few bottles of Kings Sarsa-
parilla. 49,
This remedy is indeed, what DR.. Bray,
Names distinguished surgeon and physi-
clan, happily called it. "The. Monarch
of Sarsaparillas."
DR.. Bray recommends Kings Sarsa-
parilla as splendid tonic and blood en-
richer. He says:
at acorks on the liuer and stomach in
a most beneficial aoay, and to my personal
knowledge, I sag, 1t contains not one
solitary ounce Of anything Of the least
harmJuI nature. In nay seventeen gears
practice, haze neuer found a prepare
ton so beautifully efectual in the curing
Of blood, skin, liver, kidney, and stomach
troubles, as Kings SarsapariLla."
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bottle Is cents, and each bottle sold with
a guarantee to refund the price if it
fails to cure. The original and oldest
cure on the market sold on the mo cure,
no pay'' plan.
All druggists. rs cents. bottles 81.
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To praise this fine
preparation af to r
the above splendid
unsolicited tie S til
monial, from so dis
tin 6 vi S h ed an d
famous a scientific
expert is unneces-
sary. They leave
nothing to be added
to ms pi g c o n fl
dence in this grand
raYoady Price per
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OFFICE OF LIGHT HOUSE BOARD
~ WASHINGTON. D. c. February "a. 1893
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
1893 for furnishing all the materials and labor
of all kinds necessary for the construction and
delivery OF Light Vessels Nos. 50, so. 81, SO
fixed sum for one or more vessels, or or an ag-
gregate sum for all five vessels. The vessels
are to be built of wood and are to be delivered
Detroit. Mich, or at ST. Joseph, Mich, as may
be directed. Forms of proposal, plans and
specifications showing what is required can be
had or seen by applying to this office, or to the
ton Mass. Tompkinsville. N. Y Philadelphia,
Pa; Baltimore. Md; Buffalo, N. Y; Detroit,
Mich, or Chicago, iii. The right is reserved to
JAMES A. GREER, Rear Admiral, u S. N
Chairman. feb27eOd3t
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AGENTS.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Board Of Registration of
Voters.

EGIsTERED VOTERS who changed their
IL residence prior to January 9Th. 1898,
should notify the City Clerk of such removals,
who will receive and record evidence Of the
same which must embrace the name of the vot-
er, the ward, street and number FROM. and the
ward. street and number % which such remov-
ais have been made, together with the date
thereof, copy OF which record shall at all
times be open to the public or application for
the above purpose may be made to the Board
each Of the six secular days February 9th to
March 4th inclusivel next prior to the munici-
pal election to be held on Monday. March 6,
1898. AUGUSTUS F, GERRISH,
Chairman of Board Of Registration.
Portland, Feb. 1, 1898. feb1dtd
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Host Ia trife nervous about the effect
of his guests wooden leg upon the pol
ished floor)- Hadn't you better come on
the rug, major? You might slip out
there, you know.
The Major-Oh, don't be afraid, my
boy. There is no danger. have nail
in the end Of it. New York Ledger.
Boils and sores indicate impurities in the
blood. Ayers Sarsaparilla eradicates humors.
First Chambermaid in Lofty Hotel-Why are
YOU so sorry because the young man in No. 70
is eoin' away? Amt mash is it?
Second Ditto-Not much. But IT was him as
uses such delicious tooth poWder-Chlcago
News Record.
When you feel tired, without special cause
that indicates the need of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
Different Meaning
Bulfnch-Well, now, I call this pretty poor
play.
woo Cd; oh YES it is but then the COM
B1lfnch-Well, thank heaven for that
Boston Courier.
We knew of no preparation for the hair and
scalp that equals Halls Hair Remover.
An Amateur.
"This man isa professional burglar" said
Officer McCoab to the court.
"I'm moi" Indignantly disclaim sd the accused.
professionals work for money. I'm an anna
teur / never took nouhin' but silver plate IN
| me life, Indianapolis journal.
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CAUCUsEs.
Cape Elizabeth.

The Republicans of Cape Elizabeth are re-
ouested 10 meet at the Town Hall on Wednes
day, March at pm. to nominate candidates
for the several town offices for the ensuing
wear. Fer order Republican Town Com.
j. s. PICKETT, Chairman.
Cape Elizabeth. Feb. -, 1898.
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We endorse all the proprietors say about the
merits of Salvation Oil. 1t is the greatest cure
OF earth for pain. 20 cts.
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WEST BUXTON.

[From our Regular Correspondent
The Republicans. at a caucus held at
the Town House last Saturday. nominal
ed the following officers:
Moderator-Joseph F. Warren.
Clerk-Robert A. Bradbury.
Selectmen-S Samuel A. Hill, John A. Fellows,
Melville G. Given.
Treasurer-Th Tarbox.
Collector-John G. Locke
Supervisory. V. Smith.
Auditor-Jas. B. Eden.
We have had two or three billiards
the past week which piled the snow in
huge drifts.
The Ladies' Mission Circle is to be
held in Lords hall this week.
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PAYSON, VIRGIN & DAVIS,

Attorneys and COuRsel0rs at Law
No. "a EXCHANGE STREET,
(Merchant's Bank Buildlng.)
FRANKLIN C, PAYSON.
HARRY 4. VIRGIN,
febzdlno HARRISON NJ. DAVIS:
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Clare was perched upon the fence post. swing.
ing her chubby legs and singing at the top Oh
her sound little lungs.
'Be careful Clare" said ], as passed by;
"you might fall and break your bones. I'm
afraid you'll get hurt
"Oh, don't be 'fraid" she answered, reassur-
ingly. 81 did fall down yesterday already. and
/ never even cracked. '-Kate Fields Wash
ington.
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"Gixa us a Lift!,.

..Do send down something to help us!
"Those little Pleasant Pellets, you sent before,
were lust what we wanted!o "They helped
right where we were weakest" ''Don't send
Nature abused and neglected. does her best
to overcome exhaustion and ward of threaten,
ing disease. but sometimes calls for help and
knows just what she's about. me system
takes kindly to the mild, wholesome influence
OF Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, and often their
timely assistance corrects evils which would
soon lead to serious results. With the hrSt Sig
bering her request, Therefore, If languid,
easily tired, bad taste in mouth, bowels lrregu-
lar or constipated. gives nature lift by taking
DR.. Pierce's Pellets. Best Liver FIJI mace
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Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed: Castoriai

Under Petticoat Dominion.
"Henpeckt leads a miserable life. His VIE
will not allow him to have any peace OF mind"
''Why not?"
him piece of hers."-New York Press.
am an old man and have been constant
sufferer with catarrh for the last ten years.
am entirely cured by the use OF Ely's Cream
Balm. 1t is strange that so simple remedy
will cure such a stubborn disease.--Henry Bill
lings, U. s. Pension Atty, Washington, d. Q.
Isuffered for more than ten years with that
dreadful disease, catarrh, and used every avail,
able medicine that was recommended TO me-.
cannot thank you enough for the relief which
Fly's Cream Balm has ahonded me. Emanuel
Meyers, Winfield, L. T., n. X.
Alfred (rapturously) Now, darling, please
name the happy day.
Minnie tblushingy) Three weeks from next
Thursday, Alfred.
Nora (through the keyholel-li YOU please,
miss, that's my regular day out: You'll have to
get married in the early part OF the Week.-Iid'
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Norway.
rFrom our Regular Correspondent

Every available team is now busy haul
ing lumber to the village. The amount
is said to exceed that of any previous year
within the recollection of the oldest in
habitants. C. B. Cummings & Sons will
have million feet, all of which will be
manufactured in this place.
II, F. Andrews & Sons and Ell. L. Horn
are importing large number of teams
and driving horses, which seem to find
ready sale, notwithstanding the large
surplus of horses and colts among the
farmers, which they are unable to dis
pose of. :,
With the abatement of the severe cold
the water pipes have been cleared and
all are now supplied with water. Work
men report the ground frozen to depth
of five and a half feet in certain localities.
Most of the aqueducts and watering places
in rural districts have been useless for
several weeks,
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NOR SALE-At Biddeford, Me-; will sell
Il my drug business, my Main street proper
ty, my Vetromile street property, and my Beach
Lots property. d. OCONNOR. feb7-4
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Oxford.

[From our Regular Correspondent
Some 10 or 10 families are down with
the measles. No cases have proved fatal
as yet, but a number are considered dan
gerous.
Mrs. Cephas Cary is dangerously i'll.
from the effects of the grippe, from
which she partially recovered year ago.
Frank.W. Lord is improving slowly,
but is unable to resume business.
Frank Starbird is the probable candi-
date for postmaster, to whom it is
thought there will be no opposition.
The town is just recovering from the
nearly entire suspension of business
caused by the great billiards. The roads
are now quite passable.
Hay and potatoes are very scarce.
None are to be obtained except what is
imported by rail-.
The new hall is an elegant building,
rejecting great credit on the taste and
public spirit Of the citizens.