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Moon Blindness.

John Carne, in his Letters From the
East" says: 1.-THE effect of moonlight
upon the eyes in this country (Egypt) is
singularly injurious. The natives tell you,
us found they afterward did in Arabia,
always to cover your eyes when you sleep
in the open air The moonshine really
strikes and affects the sight when you
sleep exposed to it much more than sun
light does. :" Again I find a similar no.
ton mentioned in Grimm's ''Teutonic
Mythology, where he says, 1.-THE seaman
in his hammock takes care not to face the
moon, lest he be struck with blindness
The author of "Afloat on Man of war;
gives the following curious points of
moon blindness: tit gets its name not
because a man who has it cannot see by
moonlight, but on account of being caused
by the moon shining in the face during
the period in which the eyes are fixed in
sleep. In the China sea and the Indian
ocean it is well known. The Lascars fire.
quently have it. and when a passenger
steamer remains for night at port in
any of the oriental harbors the captain al
ways takes care to warn all those who
sleep on deck to keep under the awning l
never knew a case of moon blindness
which was not eventually cured, and
never heard of woman being afflicted
with it. st. Louis Republic
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-30
Old Age and Matrimony.

When he was considered quite an old
man, James Lord Balcarres went to stay
with old Lady Keith. There were a num-
Der of young ladies in the house. and be-
fore he arrived Lady Keith said to them,
"Now, there is this old gentleman coming
to stay, and particularly wish that you
should all endeavor to make yourselves as
pleasant to him as you can" They all
agreed to do so, but Miss Dalrymple
said, ''You may all do what you like, but
I'll bet you anything that you please that
I'll make the old gentleman like me the
best of us all.'' And SO she did. She
made him perfectly devoted to her all the
time he was there, yet when he asked her
to marry him she laughed in his face.
Lord Balcarres was extremely crestfallen,
but when he went away he made a will
settling everything he could upon Miss
Dalrymple. Somehow she heard of this
and said, "Then, after all, he must really
care for me, and I will marry him, and
she did. He was IS then, but they had 10
children.-New York Home Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-30
The DRuM MAJOR,
How His Commanding Presence Tick1ed the
New York Small Boy.

When I was boy in New York, as
many of us youngsters walked in front of
procession as there were soldiers in it.
The platoon of mounted police which now
clears the street for blocks ahead was then
and it was not SO many years ago either
unknown, for there was no mounted
police. To US the real drum major seemed
little more than an ornament and harle-
quin, soldier acrobat hAwould have
been as much in place in circus as at the
head of a regiment. The drum majors
were fino looking fellows then, as now
tall and shapely-their natural height in
creased by their great bearskin caps, so
that they all seemed sprung from a race
OF giants. Whenever the drum corps had
been playing for some time we would
look back impatient for the drum majors
signal to the band. How it thrilled US to
see his stick flourish in the air, and when,
as he brought it down, the band broke in
upon the drums with q crashing chord our
forms Strengthened up and our steps be-
came moro buoyantl In those days I
thought the duties of the drum major
were limited to squelching alternately the
drum corps and the band and between
times looking as large and handsome as
possible. But, while the drum major can
not under any circumstances be said to
have been born to blush unseen he per-
forms many duties of which the locker on
at street parade knows nothing. 1t re-
quires visit to a state camp or United
States army post to leSrn what the tall
man in the bearskin hat has to do, for
there he is busy even when he isn't on
show
The drum major is to the band what
the first sergeant is to company. He
drills the musicians in marching, sees
that they are rightly equipped, that the
brasses are bright and the music in order.
The band, OF course, practices under the
band leader, but the drum major has full
charge of the field music-the trumpeters
and the drum and fife corps. In fact, the
drum major derives his name from the
fact that he was formerly the chief drum
mer OF the regiment. He has been an or
na1nent of the British army since the reign
OF Charles III and has long fourished in
the continental services.
He is tanabour major in the French
army, and he went by the same name in
the German service until the gradual CIV
ing up of French terms after the Franco
German war converted him into the regi-
ments trommler-the regimental drum
mer-a term which well expresses the
original duties of the office, but lacks the
swing of drum major and ''tambour
major" And what is drum major with
out swing?
At parade" at an army post or state
camp, the drum major leads the band and
field music to the front, and brings it to a
halt facing the color line. At the approach
of the adjutant he gives the command,
open ranks, and when the arms have
been inspected, "Close ranks He then
marches the band back to it's place on the
color line.-St. Nicholas.
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Five Minutes.

In murder trial before western court
the prisoner was able to account for the
whole of his time except five minutes on
the evening when the crime was commit
ted. His counsel argued that it was i'm
possible for him to have killed the man
under the circumstances in so brief pc
Rod, and on that plea largely based his de-
Tense, the other testimony being strongly
against his client.
When the prosecuting attorney replied,
he said: ''How long a time really is five
minutes? Let us see. Will his honor COM
mand absolute silence in the courtroom
for that space?'
The judge graciously complied. There
was clock on the wall Every eye in the
courtroom was fixed upon it as the pendu-
lum licked off the seconds. There was a
breathless silence.
We all know how time which is waited
for creeps and halts and at last does not
seem to move at all.
The keen witted counsel waited until
the tired audience gave a sigh of relief at
the close of the period and then asked
quietly:
could he not have struck one fatal
blow in ali of that time?'
The prisoner was found guilty, and, as
it was proved afterward, justly.-Youth' S
Companion.
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A TRAVELLERS EXPERIENCE.
The Telephones Got Mixed Up, and His
Room Was Made Too Warm

Room Was Made Too Warm.
''When was in Switzerland" said the
returned traveller, Il had an accident hap
pen to me that almost caused my death. I
was stopping at hotel at the foot of a
mountain, and one of the hottest nights I
ever felt anywhere l went to my room,
and, opening up everything, I went to
bed and to sleep, for [ was dead tired
after long hard day climb on the noun
tain.
81 don't know how long slept, but for
long time before l awoke was dream
ing that | had died and gone below and
had struck the hottest place that locality
had to offer. [ rolled over in torment and
squirmed and had really devil of time,
but at last I came to my senses enough to
get up and see what was the matter. Then
l discovered that all my windows had
been closed, a fire made in the big stove in
the room and foot thick of cover laid
over me. l was SO weak I could hardly
stand when I first got out of that actual
hotbed of satan, but a few minutes at the
window, which I opened, refreshed me
very much, and as soon as could I got
down to the office.
'There I found mild hammered chap,
and l am ready to bet he never got such a
tongue lashing as I gave him before he
had chance to either apologize or fight.
I knew he wouldn' t fight, and after awhile
he began to explain. The first thing he
said was to the effect that | ordered the
fire and the extra cover, and went at
him worse than ever. No doubt / would
have sailed in and kicked him through
skylight, but my racket raised the pro-
prietor, a very nice fellow, and he came
out to see what the matter was. Well, it
took long time to get it straight, but it
seems that the wire from the telephone in
my room-the hotel was new and had all
the latest wrinkles-had somehow got
mixed up with wire that led up to the
other hotel on the mountain above the
snow line, and that guest up there in
trying to telephone to his hotel chap that
he was freezing to death and wanted fire
and cover and the whole business got onto
my wire, and my hotel chap had got the
message, as he thought, from me, and
thinking that Americans were semisavage
anyhow forthwith sent servant up to
my room, hot as it was, with instructions
to heat things up and give me plenty of
cover, and by no means to disturb me, or
I'd kill somebody.
''Just what took place I don't know.
All / know is that didn't get over the
effects of it for a month, and now muzzle
any telephone catch in my room, don't
care where it leads to.''-Detroit Free
Press.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-30
Scarlet Fever and Smallpox Cure.

A cure of smallpox and scarlet fever
which the Rev. Adirondack Murray claims
to be as infallible as fate is composed of
one grain of sulphate of zinc, one grain of
digitalis Commonly known as foxglove)
and half teaspoonful of sugar. This is
to be thoroughly mixed with two tea
spoonfuls of water and four ounces of Wa
ter added. The dose for adults is one tea
spoonful every hour, and for children
smaller doses according to age.
Murray writes: 1.-The medicine is harm
less and is recommended by the best schools
in Paris. l have cured my children OF
scarlet fever and others of smallpox when
the doctors said the patients must die.
Either disease under this treatment will
disappear in 10 hours. If the countries
would compel their physicians to use it,
there would be no need of pesthouses. -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-30
Sounds Slangy, but Is Not.

Schoolteachers, especially those of the
feminine gender, are absolutely averse to
anything partaking of the nature of slang.
One of these teachers recently took part
in discussion as to whether or not kid, 4"
as applied to child, could be placed in
the slang category. The gentleman using
the term stood his ground and held it was
not slang and was not SO classed by the
authorities on philology. The teacher op-
posed this argument and sent for die
tionary. Her surprise to find herself in
the wrong was rather ludicrous, but she
insisted that the term, with this applica-
ton showed lack of respect for both the
child and its parents Philadelphia Call.
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His Car Resembled the AL,

1t was blue Monday for the conductor
of car No. 81 on the Germantown avenue
branch of the Peoples railway No. eo6
stood on the back platform of his car
dressed in new blue suit, when, at Man
helm street, a young man, with blue pan
falcons and FOX terrier, got aboard AT
Wayne Junction another passenger, with
a gorgeous blue tie, came aboard. carry.
ing Maltese cat, and the conductor be-
gan to groan inwardly, At Nicetown
three colored men, with blue serge suits,
entered the car, each carrying a chicken.
and he glared. At Broad street young
girl, with blue dress, carried in canary
and cage. At Cambria street middle
aged woman, her face covered with blue
veil, entered with her pet parrot The
conductor could keep still no longer. but
broke out with the ejaculation. "Great
heavens, this is worse than Noah's arki'
philadelphia Record
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Chemical Defenses of the Beetles.

In addition to their chitonous cuirass,
which is sometimes very thick, the coleop-
terra are very often provided with cheenic-
al defenses in the way of nauseous or caus-
tic liquids secreted by the anal, salivary
or documentary glands, and which they
expel upon the least provocation. These
defensive liquids are not always glandular
secretions. In fact, however surprising
it may appear, Mr.. L. Cuenot has ascer-
tanned that in certain number of beetles
it is the blood itself of the insect, charged
with noxious products, that makes it's
exit from the body through assures in the
integuments and protects them against
the attacks of ferines.-Public Opinion.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-30
Just the Man.

Counsel ito talesman)-Have you any
knowledge of anything in this world9
Talesman-I have not
Counsel-Do you know enough to come
In out of the rain?
Talesman-I do not.
Counsel-If you were standing on a
railroad track and an express train ap-
preached at speed of 80 miles an hour,
would you step out of the way?
Talesman-I would not.
Chorus of Lawyers-Step right into the
Jury box.-Chicago Standard.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-30
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice to Contractors.

SEALED proposals for constructing an ex-
- tension of the Commercial Street Inter
Of the city until a. The soe
day of July. 1894 at two o'clock p. M, when
they will be publicly opened and read. The
successful bidder will be required to give a
to the Commission of Streets and Sewers, to
insure the proper fulfllment of the condi-
lions OF the contract. Blanks on which pro-
lions. and further information can be OBJ
tanned at the office of the City Engineer. The
Commission reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. should they deem it for the inter
est of the City so to DO Bids should be
marked Proposals for Sever and addressed
to George N. Fernald, Chairman Commission
of Streets and Sewers. jy21dtd
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A Sad Amiction.

Little Johnny-Tommy Dodd's father
wants to send him to college, but it won't
be any USE He's nearsighted
Aunty-He might wear eyeglasses.
Little Johnny-Huh The idea of any
one tryin to play football with eyeglasses
on!--Good News.
The Portland daily press., 1894-07-30
WILD FLOWERS OF AMERICA.

This series consists of colored plates and de-
scriptions with proper botanical nomenclature
of the wild Flowers of America" each part
containing at least sixteen plates, and to
flowers. Owners of all the parts are entitled
to free presentation at the end of the work of
of the elaborate index and chapters
entitled. Curious Facts about Wild Flowers"
to bind with the volume, These wild Flowers
of America" are not for sale and can be got
only through the PRESS.
There will be IS parts, one part appearing
each week. One of the coupons printed below
and 10 cents will secure part one and two
coupons aud Is cents any OF the other parts as
issued. Parts 1 to 10 now ready.
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Horrible.

St. Peter-You married for money, I be-
lieve?
Fair Spirit-Y-e-s.
St. Peter-You may come in, but you
will have to spend eternity with the man
you married.-New York Weekly.
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A TEACHERS CAMPMEETING
For the benefit of the Teachers of Western
Maine, will be held at
ErYAhurg Guantanamo GrnundS

FryeUuTS CHdutdu4ud UTOuHuSs
Beginning Monday Eve, August 18th, and
closing Saturday noon, August IS, 1894,
for which the following is the
General Programme:
DAILY.
1. Pedagogcs and School Management, Hon.
N. A. Luce, State Superintendent.
II. Advanced Reading, Geography Arith-
metic and History, Supt. w. w. Stetson. Au-
burn
Ill. Primary Didacties. Reading, Numbers
and Elementary Science, Miss Julia w. Swift,
Pennington Normal School.
". Music Teaching for Public Schools. Prof.
Fred E. Chapman. Cambridge, Mass.
V. Physical Training Ling System, Miss
Jennie M. Colby, Gorham Normal School.
vi. Drawing for Public Schools, Miss
Katharine Halliday. Calais High School.
EVENING,
Observation-Disclosures
TUEsDAY-School Incentives, Round Table
Talks.
WEDNEsDAY-QueryB Box.
Observation-Disclosures.
FRIDAY-Sociable.
BNARD-Two in a room. $1.O0 per day;
single meals, breakfast or supper. 35 cents ;
dinner. so cents: lodgings per week, So. So
Cottages may be had for self boarding at reason
able rates. Apply by letter to MISS HATTIE
ABBOTT, Fryeburg, Maine. Reduced Rates
on Railroads. jly26eod2w
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North Yarmouth,

The Republicans of North Yarmouth and
Yarmouth are hereby notified to meet in
joint caucus at the Town house, in
North Yarmouth, Wednesday, August /,
1894, at p. M. to nominate a candidate
for representative to the legislature.
Per order Republican Town Committee.
North Yarmouth, Maine, July p, 1894.
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THE PRESS PORTFOLIOS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-02-25
Carga Pesada

~
es La que tienen que soportar los
que padecen de Tlsis, Escr6fnla
Anemla Il otras intermediates ex-
tenuantes. Fanto mas be esada
cuanto que en- mnchos casos estaa
Intermediates son resultado "a
descuidos lamentables.
El tempo de preparar IL galyavi.
Gas es cuando comienza La tormenta.
eli tempo de combatir La Tfsis 3
Escl otula es al comenzar La debili-
dad, cuando principia Ia o6r.
dida de caFnes y fuerxas.
No hay que esperar demasiado.
Ell medicamento debe ser pro-
ductorde grasa asimilable, digerible.
como La que contiene en- disoluci6n
perfecta La Emulsion de Scott. one
os aceite de higado de baealao sin
ei NAL gusto, reforzado y tonifcado
por los hipofosftos que ayudan 4
la digestion y aumentan el apetito.
Els un hecho que la Emulsion de
Scott produce fuerzas ' crea cay
mes con rapi1ez marayilIosa.
Para obtener efectos seguros deLs
procurarse la que lleva la etiquets
del hombre con 81 bacalao q cuestas
Esa es La 1nica legitima, la que crea
carnes, la que forti6ca los pulmones.
Ia tayorita de los medicos, la vers
dadera EMULSION DE S0oTr.
DE venta on tndas LIS farmacias
, droguerias Siempre segura !
siempre efcaz.
SCOTT BOVINE, oulmicos. Nueva 7o,k.
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TRAvNSfA.

TRAVNHfA,
Berg esp "v del B Oamino," car
gando.
Col amer "Thomas N, Stons,'
descargando.
vap ing "Thames," desCargando
OABOTAJR.
Col esp "Petra," carenando.
Col efp Up. de AreCibO", cargo
para Mayagiiez y Ponce.
Col esp cana Marie" Carga para
Vega baja.
Col esp 80. de Jesus" cargA pa
ra AreClbo.
Col esp "PepltO," carga para
AreCibo.
Col esp "Hortensia," pendiente
Col esp "GulleEmitO," Carga para
Arroyo.
Col esp "Joven CLARA, !" pendiente
Col esp "Amelia," pendiente.
Col esp "ProvidenCia," Carga pa
ra Fajardo.
Col esp "Dichosa," carga para
Agdadilla, Mayagtez y Ponce.
Col esp "Isabela, i" Carga para Va
buCoa y HumaCaO.
Col esp 20 de Oanarias," Cargs
para Naguab0 y HumaCao.
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AvIsOS.

Vap esp RAMON de HERRERA
Procedente de Santiago de Cuba
via Ponce, Mayagtiez y Aguadilla.
ha salido para este puerto el 20 del
actual.
Consignatario, Ludwig Duplace.
Vap aIem AUSTRALIA.
ProCedente de Hamburgo, BEe-
men y st Thomas, reCalara 4 este
puerto el dia 26 del actual y ter
minadas sus opeEaCiones seguiIS
para Colon, via Aguadilla, Maya
gtez y Ponce.
Oonsignatarios, Mullenhoff y
Korber.
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GAOHTILLAS,

EsCudos Kacionales 8 idsm dc
Puerto. Rico, tamafio Is Z Al cent?
metros, & 26 CentavoS. 1mprenta
del BOLNTIN.
Librts do Venta. .-Rn eStA In
prenta hay gran exiStenCia de loa
siguientes librOs:
GRAMATICA OASTELLANA
nor la Academic Espah0la.
ARITMETIOA p0r OOrtaEar.
FISIOA ppr Fellu.
QUfMIOA por Felfu.
PAPEL OUADRICULADO Y
PAPRL TELA para p!AaoR.
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Llbr0s de text0 en- alInstttutC
y3EsCuelas Normales J que se. ha
yam de venta en- Ia Liberia del Bo.
HNTIN:
Gramatica. .Oastellana.
Historic de Espafa, s. Oasado
Historic General, EernhndeE de
jastro.
Aritm6tfca, Oardir.
Aritm6tiCa, OortazaE.
Algebra, O0rtazar,
Algebra, Oardin.
Geometria, Oardin.
6eOmetria, O0rtazar.
Ferrer y Rivero, Legislaci6n.
Agriculture, Riera y Tortosa
Ffsica y Quimica, Felif:
Pedagogia, Santos.
Ret6riCa y Po6tica, Regtlez.
Economic POlftica, Garniez.
FsiCa y Quimica, Morate.
GeOgratia, MOrate.
Ret6rica y Po6tiCa, Terradillas
F1aica y Qu1miCa. Sanchez Casa
do.
TraduOci6n latina, Polo.
GEamatica latina, Escartin.
Gramatica latina, A. Perez, rfs-
t1ca.
PsiCologia. L0glca ? Etica, Mes
tre.
Disquisiciones gramaticales, A..
Perez.
Legislation, Macho Moreno.
Metodo solfeO, Eslava.
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aERNAlZ eco.
1.-THTUAN-I!

I'aportadOres on grande escsls.
de mercaacias de todas proceden-
Cias.
Sus tiendaS Dc dctall LA LUZ
NLNOTRIOA y LA VILLA DE
BILBAO son siempra las msior
surUidaa.
Tlenen SuCuHsales lmpostadoras
en- AreC!bo y Humacao.
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MuebleS en- Yenta,

Sofa, mesa de ceLtrO, Cuatro me-
Cedores, dos si'lones, dOce sillss dc
medallion, de Caoba.
Consola grande con espejo.
Dos Columnas con busto.
OinCo pies altos para forerOs.
'Un piano.
Una alfOnbra gFande.
Otro juego de sala -Ouatro me-
CadoEes y diez sillas con mesa de
o>ntro y sofa
RopeE0 grande de ca0ba.
O6moda toCador.
On lavamanos.
Mesa de noChe.
ROpero de cedfo.
O6moda t0CsdoE.
Mesa de noche.
Lavabo redondo,
Ropero de mage.
LavamanOs.
Mesa de noChe.
RopeEo de espejo.
Dos meCedoEes, seis sillas.
Dos mecedores de Tejtlls.
Tocador gTande con espej0.
Dos veladores.
Otro toCadoE.
Cinco corniGas para cortinae.
OuatrO cuadrce dc sails.
Cuatro escupidOree.
SOmbreFera.
Eeib6.
Armario para loza.
DoCe sillas para ccmed0H.
Mesa de C0medoH.
Dos mecedOres anarillOs.
Otro roper0.
Un srbOl para sombreH0s.
On tinajeHo.
On bafiO de MADEIRA.
Una ducha
Dos librerias.
Mesa esClitcFio.
Mesa We adoI.
Dos Cuadros para C0medOr.
Oinco Camas con alambrera.
Una lampara de tres braEos para
ssla, de cristal.
OtIa de dos para Comedor.
Otra lampara Eedonda.
VsEias menudenClas.
Be venden en- Ia CASA nfmero 50
dA 10 Gale de San Francisco. Al
ioS'de Lentini.