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The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11
BRIEF JOTTlNGS

The bath houses at the East End are
to be provided with new raft this year
also a boat for use in case anyone is
taken with cramps while in the water.
The Freeman-Rice Medicine Co. of this
city has gone into insolvency. The COM
pany has been manufacturing DR.. Free
mans Balsam of Fir Waters and has liza
bilities to the amount of 81, 1855.
The heads of the various city depart
ments have been supplied with order
books, and hereafter the bills for all ar
ticles bought for the use of the city must
be accompanied hyssan order blank prop
erly filed out, or the bills will not be
paid.
Yesterday forenoon, Sargent & Denni-
sons horses got away from the driver,
Bernard Devine, on India street, and ran
rapidly to Congress street, throwing out
Mr.. Devine on the way. Mr.. Devine's
injuries are not serious, and the team
was not damaged.
Superintendent of Schools VIC. Bates
of Lawrence has written for informatio n
about the jackson school house on Green
street. MIR. Bates says that a new school
house is contemplated in Lawrence, and
that Superintendent Lull of Quincy in
forms him that the best Broom build
ing be knows for the money it cost is in
Portland. Portland is furnishing the
models for modern school buildings.
A benefit will be given to Scott Rich
tonight at Congress hall for the purpose
of securing funds to procure for him a
pair of artificial legs. The PRESS has
already noticed the case of young Rich,
who should be helped along.
. A religious organization called the
Rescue Volunteers, will commence hold
ing meetings Sunday, at 2. 80 O'Clock, in
the old skating rink Munjoy Hill with
the following officers in command:
General, George F. Tyler and wife, Col
onel Charles L. Teney and Major Myrtle
M. Baker.
The last of the series of Friday night
sociables which have been held at the
Fraternity during the past season, will
OCCUR this evening, May 18th. at the
rooms. 70 Spring street. All members
and friends are cordially invited.
The Unitarian Women's ALLAN ce will
meet for choice of officers and other
business this afternoon, at 8 O'Clock.
Thatcher Post, GA. r., will celebrate
Its tenth anniversary at it's hall this
evening. Department. Commander j.
Wesley Gilman will be present. There
will be a supper and speeches. The
mem bers Oh Thatcher Relief Corps are
invited.
The regular business meeting of the
W. G. 7. U. will be held this afternoon at
80 clock, at SO Oak street.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11
Auction Sale of Horses.

Today occurs the eighth of Mr.. Steph-
en- j. Murray's weekly auction sales of
horses in this city, which have attracted
buyers from all parts of Maine andaamany
from New Hampshire. He has rare lot
of business horses for this sale, and
there will be some forty head in all
started under, the red fagsthis morning.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11

I thought that apple blossoms appear
ing May 9th, this year. would break the
record, but find that in 1878 they
came out on the same date; but this
season is evidently as early as any, and
fifteen days earlier than the average.
My latest date is June 6, in 1885,
ADAM NEWREGIN. %
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11
RINES BROTHERS.
CARRIAGES !!

The season of the year is at
hand when riding for pleasure
is i'm order. What is there that
adds more to that pleasure than
a stylish, comfortable, easy rid
ing vehicle, constructed upon
proper lines and proportions,
combining the best efforts of
skilled draughtsmen and care
full and thoughtful workmen.
These taken together with time,
painting and elegant upllOlster-
ing make up a vehicle unequal.
led for luxurious, ease and conn
fort.
Our salesrOOms are filled with
just such carriages as above de-
scribed.
= CALL and SEE THEM. =
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11

The Fannie Hagan brought in about
10000 cod, paddock. bake. etc. The
small boats brought in considerable fish
yesterday. The Fannie Hagan had also
oout 1000 pounds of halibut.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11

Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed /: Castorias
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11
MEsY.af8 easas7p
THE PRESS.


"Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used over Fifty Years by millions
of mothers for their children while Teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays Pain, cures
Wind Collie, regulates che bowels, and is the
best remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising
from teething or other causes. For sale by
Druggists in every part of the world. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup. Csc. bottle.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11
Maine Central.

Mr.. H.W. Waldron has rendered his
resignation as division superintendent
the Maine Cetral, and Mr.. Geo. F. Blake
has been appointd to that position.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11

Purity and whoiesomeness are the ply
sicians', endorsement of Angostura Bitters,
manufactured by DR.. j. G. B. Siegert &
Sons. At all druggists.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11
MAN BROS.
C BANCROFT.

may11
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-11
BLACK DRESS GOODS
DEPARTMENT.
The Great Values offered in Co|ored Dress Goods are dupI
Gated in our Black Dress Goods Department. These
are the prices, but you must see the goods.

inch Black India Twils, worth 5oc per yard, only
sec. per yard.
AZ inch serges in two shades of Black, of
the best bargains ever offered at Soc per yard.
so inch Black Storm serges the quality that usually
sells at 75c per yard, at only 59c per yard
SO inch Diagonas in Black at least 25c per yard
der price, 75c per yard
as inch All Wool Henriettas in Black, 75c per yard.
IS inch India TwiIIs in Black, 75c per yard.
Both the above been selling $I.OO per yard.
We give you your choice at 75c per yard
Novelties in the newest and best of Priesteys
designs at $780, $I.25, $3.50, ZOO yard. We have
especial value Figured Diagonas SLIPS per yard
Good values In Black RroadcIoths sIoo, sI25,
$I.5o, 50. 90 per yard
Our large Stock and low prices great Inducements
for you to visit this department this week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-05-30
Happy Every Day.

Sidney Smith cut the following
from newspaper and preserved it
for himself:
aWhen you rise in the morning
form resolution to make the day
happy one to some fellow crea-
ture."
1t is easy to don leff-off gar
ment to a man who needs it; kind
word to the sorrowful-an encour-
aging expression to the striving
trifies in themselves as light as air
will do it, at least for the twenty
four hours. And if you are young,
depend upon it, it will tell when
you are old. Rest assured it will
send you gently and happily down
the stream of time and eternity.
By the most simple arithmetical
sum, look at theresult. If you send
one person, only one, happily
through the day, there is three
hundred aud sixty 1--we in the course
of year. And suppose you live
forty years after you commence
that course of medicine, you have
made $4,000 beings happy at all
events for a time.
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WhHh Interests You Most.

There are some parties who ar
que for she city papers and give
their sup fort to the same, who have
not carela|ly considered the claims
that the county papers have on
them. hen it comes to general
news, Of tonrsc the county papers
cannot mpete with the city pa
pers. DIT which really interests
you the most, the doings of the
people 10 Texas and elsewhere that
you never heard OF, or the people
with whom you arc acquainted and
have been associated for years2
Where DO you learn of the death,
marriage or removal to some dis,
tant couu. .ry of your old schoolmates
and play mates in childhood? When
your own dear ones die where do
you send their obituaries and mem
oriam lines2 Where do you learn
of the 1olngs Of your own eourt2
Il dead beats, fakirs are abroad in
the land who warns you of your
danger2 Which announces your
public meetingsan church services2
Where do you learn of the sickness
and accidents and casualties of your
acquaintances and friends? When
there special bargins in business
works that you can reach, where
do you find your information?
Which stands back of, and upholds
every enterprise that builds up and
benefits your town and country2
In short which is your real friend
that sticketh closer than brother,
sometimes tbs true, it may chastise
you, buta father chasteneth his son
because of his love. Wrong must
be rebuked; right must be upheld
and-the home paper should never
be asked to take second place;
everyone who can take a paper at
all should take home paper. If
you can take two take a city paper:
but that man who will not support
home paper is not good citizen.
Wdynesburg Democrat.
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Tn fha Point.


The girl who Iaces merely does It
as matter of form.-Philadelphia
Record.
We could stand prosperity much
better if We only had the time to
enjoy it.-Puck.
"Strange," said the actor, athat
the ties should seem fewer as 1 get
nearer homeg'-Plain Dealer.
1t takes sharp man to find outa
womau's failing; but when man
fails the whole town echoes with
the news-Pnck.
The most serious trouble in some
towns is that there is nobody toien-
force the ordinances against the of
ticials.-GaIveston News.
1t is nothing to brag about when
a homely person says with an airof
self approval, aI'll be plain with
you. Boston Transcript.
a woman asks: allow am to
treat my husband that may have
absolute confidence in himP'' Kill
him.-Atchison Globe.
Iftwo men who are mortal ene-
mics meet in society, they ignore
each other; if two female enemies
meet, they kiss each other.-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
Jillson says he has noticed that
some men are a great deal like riv-
ers. When their heads are swelled
you realize it from their mouths.-
Buffalo Courier.
"what," cried the orator, fierce
ly. "What, 1 ask, causes poverty9'
And from the back of the hall a
hoarse voice answered, "Lack of
cash. Harlem Life.
soak.-"Do you always pay as
you go? Freshly. "Always." Soak
-"Why2' Freshby-"Because they
won't let me go without. "-Arook-
Iyn Life.
The man whose return from din
ner you have to wait for before go-
ing to your own never has poor
health as the result of eating too
raPidly.-Atchison Globe.
al declare, 1 don't know what to
do" mused DIR. Fizzick. "Here's
old Mr.. Goutley kicking about my
charges, and he is too good custo.
mer to cure. Philadelphia Rec.
ord.
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4 MOpEL WIFE.

II
She Had Great Deal to Try Her but
See Wouldn't Get Angry.
The best natured woman in the
world resides in the city of Austin.
She has been married a number of
years to man named Peterby, who
is one of the most disagreeable,
quarrelsome men outside of the
Texas Legislature. And yet Mr.
and Mrs. Peterby have never had q
quarrel, for the reason that it is inn
possible to make her angry. He
has seowled at her and occassion-
ally waited chair at her just to
see if she wouldn't get angry, but
he suffered disappointment in each
and every instance. Peterby had
been Dragging to his friends about
what a goodnatured wife he has,
and Gilhooly offered, to bet $50 that
if Peterby were to go home, raise a
fuss and pull the tableeIoth full Of
dishes off the table, she would thow
signs of temper. lie had tried that
with his wife once, but he never re-
peated the experiment.
Peterby said he didn't want to
rob friend of his money, but he
knew he could win. at last he
made the bet. The friend was to
watch the proceedings through a
window. Peterby came home ap-
parently fighting drunk. She saw
him coming, went out to the gate,
opened it, kissed him and assisted
his tottering steps into the house.
He sat down hard in the middle of
the floor and howled out:
"confound your ugly picture,
what did you pull that chair from
under me for2"
81 hope you did not hurt your
self" she replied, smiling kindly.
81 was to blame for it. 1 am so
awkward. But I'll try and not do
it again if you will forgive me this
time" And she helped him TO his
feet, although she had nothing to
do with his falling. He then sat on
the sofa, and sliding off on the floor
abused her like a pickpocket for
lifting up the other end of thesofa.
She said she was sorry and finally
led him to the supper table. he
threw a plate at her, but she lodged
it and asked him if he would take
tea or coffee. Then the brute seized
the tabIecloth, sat down on the floor
and pulled the dishes and every
thing over him in one grand crash.
Some women might have lost their
temper, but not SO with Mrs. Peter
by. She did not blubber like a
child; she did not even sulk or
pout. With pleasant smile, she
said:
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speed Of the Earth,s lourner.

The earth does not travel at the
same rate all through its journey.
Its orbit being elliptical, It must at
some time approach nearer to tho
sun than at others, and will take
less time in moving through one
part of its path than through anoth-
er. In winter the earth is nearer
the sun than in summer and moves
through space more rapidly. On
January 1st the earth is about 3d.
100000 miles nearer the sun than It
is on July 1st, and, as the velocity
of a planet increases with its near
ness to the sun, the earth passes
over one-half of its orbit in less time
than over the other half. Between
the vernal equinox, which happens
on March 81, and the autumnal
equinox, which falls on September
%, the earth is 1s6 days in accomp-
fishing that half of her journey
round the sun, while the other half
occupies only 179 days. 1t has
been said that, owing to the friction
caused by the tides and other reas-
ons, the earth is moving more slow
ly than it used to do, and that the
days are consequently lengthening;
but as this is only to the extent Of
halfa second in century, it will be
a long time before there will be any
apparent difference.
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aWell. Georee this is q nav lido.

"Well, George, this is a new idea.
We have been married ten years
and never eaten our supper on the
floor. Won't it be funl Just like
the picnics we used to go to before
we were married" and then the an
gelic woman deliberately sat down
on the floor alongside of the wretch,
arranged the dishes and fixed him
up a nice supper. This broke him
up. He owned up that he was only
fooling her and offered to give her
$50 to get herself new dress with
it. She took the money and bought
him new suit of clothes and box
of cigars with it. Heaven will have
to be repaired and whitewashed be-
fore it is fit for that kind of wo-
man.
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The Farmers Rov.

81 agree with Charles Dudley
Warner that farm without boy
would quickly come to grief" said
Peter J. Millsdon. "Just stop and
consider for a moment what boy
on farm is required to do. 1t is
understood in the first place, that
he is to do all the errands-to go to
tho store, to the postoffice, and to
carry all sorts of messages. If he
had as many legs as centipede, it
is my private opinion that every
one of them would be thoroughly
tired out by night. He is tho one
who spreads the grass when the
men cut it; he slows it in the barn,
rides the horse, to cultivate the
corn, up and down the hot, weary
rows; he picks up potatoes when
they are dug; he is the one who
totes all the wood and water, and
tires his his back out splitting kind
ling, No matter where he is. in
the house or out, there is always
work for him to do. Before he
goes to school in winter he shovels
the paths, and in summer turns the
grindstone. Yet the farmer boy
has happy life, in spite of all; and
he is the stuff great men are made
of. If it were not for the fresh
young blood of the country, 1 am
afraid the city would run to seed -
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Advice to Young Women.

There is nothing so certain to
make you disliked as to tell your
troubles to friend. Prosperity
means friendship, but once you take
it into your head to retail your
woes, you will soon discover that
your company is not wanted, and
the people who once bowed to you
in pleasant recognition now walk
on the other side of the way with a
cold and stony glare that looks
over your head or through your
body, but never meets your eyes as
of yore.
The people are not hard hearted
that turn the cold shoulder to you.
They are only averse to knowing
of any more misery than they al
ready have to hear. We every one
of us have our little troubles. In
some cases they grow to be very
large ones, and it isn't pleasant to
have the dark side continually
thrust before US just wheu we begin
to feel bit comfortable in our
minds over some unplepsant occur
renee that has upset us for a time.
Take a bit of valuable advice,
and when you feel like telling some
one of your spat with your intend
ed or how low your finances are,
just remember the warning and
don't do it. Your mother, your
father, and your husband are the
truest sympathizers, and, outside of
them, you are certain to be soon
called a bore if you persist in you r
narrowing condolences.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-05-30

The protected sheep of Wyoming
are now sbeared by steam. The
human sheep who were promised
the same protection, and given it
about as effectively, are still sheared
by tho old, smarting, extortionate
methods of heavy handed monopoly.
Citu Times.
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a copceited young country par
son walking home from church with
one of the young ladies of the con-
gregation, said, in allusion to his
rustic audience: 81 preached this
morning to a congregation of asses"
81 thought of that" observed the
lady, "when you called them be-
loved brethren"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-05-30

Young MIR. Talmage, the son of
the Brooklyn divine, expresses sur
prise that men will trust the most
unworthy of their fellow creatures
rather than the Lord. The young
will not be surprised, says the ST.
Paul Globe, when he understands
human nature better. Men trust
their fellow creatures only because
they think they have or can get
the best of the bargain, believing
they are sharper than those they
are dealing with. Their trust is
only in their own superior shrewd-
ness.
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Renewing His Youth.

just across the Lewis county line,
in Harrison county, lives William
Queen, an old gentleman 81 years
of age. For the past fifteen years
he has been blind. We have it
from good authority that the old
man is gradually regaining his sight;
that he has recently cut a number
of teeth, and that his hair, which
has been white for many years, is
growing darker as time goes on.
This is the second very remarkable
evidence of West Virginia's wonder
full. invigorating climate and its
effect upon old age. The other case
is reported from Webster county
Weston Democrat.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-05-30

Henry s. Huntington, United
States consular agent at Castell-
amare, Italy, reports to the state
department that the grape crop
produced in that country during
the past two years has been SO
enormous that in many districts in
southern Italy there were not bar
rels enough and demijohns sufici-
ent to hold the pressed juice, and
cisterns were emptied and filed
with wine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-05-30

The practice of throwing over
board from ships letters inclosed in
sealed bottles is centuries old.
Hollow copper spheres and oaken
barrels have also been used as sea
letters carriers in attempts to sarce
the direction of ocean currents or
to send word from persons at sea
to friends on land. Barnacles read
lily attached themselves to these
drifting letter holders, and sink
them. Only a very few of the
many messages that have been
thrown into the sea have ever been
recovered.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-05-30

A dressmaker in Lawrence, Kan
sas, exhibits wedding trousseau in
her show windows, but refuses to
tell who is going to be married.
They call her the meanest woman
in the state.
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APractical examination.

He was an itinerant preacher,
and as his uplifted voice of warning
attracted around him the usual
crowd of loitercrs, he proceeded to
give forth the subject of his dis
course:
Darkness covered the land, and
gross darness the people"
"My brethren" he said, "you all
know what darkness is. 1t is clos
ing in upon us at this present mo-
ment. But You do not realize the
meaning of gross darkness2 Dark
ness covered the land and gross
darkness the people. A gross is
twelve dozen dozen, and twelve
times twelve is one hundred and for
ty-four; therefore, if the land was
dark, the people were enshrouded in
the darkness one hundred and forty
four times deeper than the land"
He paused and then a skeptical
bystander called out in stentorian
tones, aWhat deuse of time thar
must have beenl''
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A good story is told upon Wash
ington woman who now makes her
home in Colorado, says Kate Fields
Washington. With evidently no
thought as to the curious sound of
the combination if spoken quickly,
she has called her oldest child Hell
en- Virginia. Not long ago, upon a
visit to this city, she proudly
brought her younger daughter in
to see an old friend. "What have
you called your daughter2" queried
the Helen Virginia" was
the complacent reply. "Ah, and
what do you call her in Colorado2''
was the unexpected but very natur-
al response.
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Cure for Headache.

AS remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best. 1t effects permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual sick
headaches yield to its influence. We
urge all who are afflicted to procure a
bottle, and give this remedy fair trial.
In cases of habitual constipation Elec.
tone to the bowels, and few cases long
resist the use of this medicine. Try it
once. Large bottles only 90 cents at
Hoof's Drug Store.
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The drink known as the cocktail
was invented and named by Eliza
beth Flanagan, the wife of an Irish
soldier who died during the revolu-
ton. She then became a sutler
and followed the troop of fVirginian
horse which in 1879 wintered at
Four Corners, between White Plains
and Tarrytown, Winchester county,
New York. Betsy Flanagan set up
a hotel, which the American aud
French officers frequented. They
would come in after a night at the
card table for a bracer," and Mis-
tress Flanagan would provide them
with a drink that made them feel as
"fresh as cocks tall" In time the
compound received the name by
which it is known. atlanta Con-
Stitutton.
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Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised druggist
to sell DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, upon
this condition. If you are afflicted with
a cough or any lung, throat or chest
trouble, and will use this remedy as di-
rected, giving it fair trial, and exper-
fence no benefit, you may return the
bottle and have your money refunded.
We could not make this offer did we not
know that DIR. Kings New Discovery
could be relied on. 1t never disappoints.
Trial bottles free at Hooff's Drug Store.
Large size soc. and S1.00.
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Bob Mawsley, of Jacksonville,
Fla, has a pair of young eagles
which he has trained to carry
through the air basket ccntai ming
his seyen-year-old boy. His only
regret is that he can't enjoy trip
himself until he has caught a few
more of the birds.