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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-22
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How to Use Strawberries.

What can do with strawberries? is the
question housekeepers are asking each
other at the present time This delicious
fruit is at it's best now, and it lasts so
short time one wants to make the most
of it; and there are many ways to use it,
from using the fresh fruit with your
dainty silver strawberry forks to prepar-
ing it for the winter Have you ever used
the sun for preserving your berriesP Try
strawberries cured in the sun.
Take fruit and granulated sugar, pound
for pound; place sugar in porcelain
kettle moisten with very little water
or the juice from the berries if you have
it; set this on the fire and bring to q
scald; put in your berries and boil only
five minutes; take from the stove and
spread on large platters and place in the
sun, covering with netting or glass; put
them out each dayzuntil the fruit becomes
as thick and rich as you wish; place in
glass and cover.
Then there is strawberry batter pud-
ding made of one pint of -four, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, one quart of
berries, one teaspoonful of salt, sweet
milk and sugar. Stir the baking powder,
salt and flour together, and add enough
milk to make thick batter. Have ready
six well buttered cups, place in each a
spoonful Of the batter, then a thick layer
of the berries and two teaspoonfulsof
sugar, and lastly another layer of the
batter. Set the cups in steamer and
cook over boiling water for half an hour.
Serve as soon as done with the following
sauce: A cup and half of sugar and
one half a cup of butter stirred to a
cream. Add some crushed strawberries,
a few at a time, until you think you have
enough. Try this sauce on your cottage
pudding and see how nice it is. You
know it is always pleasing to have a
change
And now this week when you make
your ice cream have surprise. When
your plain vanilla cream or custard is
frozen ready to take the beaten out spread
the forzen cream around the sides of the
freezer, fill the centre with strawberries
that have been lying in sugar for an
hour, spread frozen cream over the top.
pack, and set away for an hour. You
can garnish the mould with berries when
it is turned out on a platter.
Strawberry Charlotte is made of eight
lady fingers one quart of berries, one hall
pint Of cream and two cups of sugar.
Split the lady fingers and line dish
with them Place in the bottom of the
dish layer of berries and sift over them
some powdered sugar; whip cream tosa
stiff froth, and add layer of it, Their
another of fruit and sugar, and so OIL
until all the fruit and cream are used.
Place on ice. Serve cold.
To make strawberry dumplings put IL
a bowl one pint of flour, half a teaspoon
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ful of salt, and one teaspoonful of sugar
mix thoroughly into this one tablespoon
ful of butter, then heaping teaspoonful
OF baking powder; gradually add to that
well beaten egg and one cup of milk
sprinkle board with flour and roll out
to half-inch thickness, cut in squares,
put few berries in the center of each,
pinch the corners together, and boil or
steam about ten minutes. A sauce for
the dumplings may be made of two eggs,
one cup of berries, half cupful of butter,
one cupful of boiling milk, and one cup
full of sugar. Cream the butter and
sugar and add the eggs well beaten, and
then the berries. Set the bowl containing
this mixture in a pan of boiling water,
add the hot milk a little at a time, cook
for three minutes and serve.
For strawberry souffie place layer of
berries in glass dish and sprinkle with
sugar; add another layer Of fruit and
sugar until you have what will be need
ed; place on the ice and let it stand sew
eral hours To make the custard place
pint and a half of milk in double
boiler, and when it comes to boil add
two tablespoonful of sugar, pinch of
salt and two beaten eggs; flavor with va
nilla. Set away to cool. just before serv-
ing time whip to froth half pint of
cream. Pour the custard over the chilled
berries and place the cream on top of the
custard.
! And after all other ways have been
tried we come back to grandma's good
old-fashioned light biscuit shorctake,
with plenty of berries swimming in
sugar and rich cream to pour over it, and
wonder if that is not the best way after
all to serve strawberries IN. Y. Sun.
How to Tell Good Beef.
The best beef comes from a heifer or
young steer anywhere from three to seven
years of age After this age the animal
| is known as COW or an OK, and if it has
been we'll cared for and is well fed it may
for two or three years yet furnish good
meat, but not the best. According to age
| the meat becomes coarser, tougher and
darker, until it is finally unfit for use ON
refined table.
| Good beef should be smooth grained,
elastic and juicy, but never wet. To tell
whether it is fresh or not, press against
it with the finger, and if it is elastic and
resumes it's place quickly it is fresh; if
the dent made by the finger remains, or
if it is slippery or wet, avoid it, for it is
already in the first stages of decay, and
is unwholesome. The mistake of getting
hmeat that is too old is often made by
bthose who like what we call nigh fla
yor AS matter of fact, beef that has a
very high flavor has begun to decay, and
is poisonous and unfit to eat
4 The color as we'll as the texture of beei
varies with age. A good young BEEF
should have the lean a dark and rather
dingy red when first cut, changing in a
few moments to a bright, clear red, rec
as cherry. When it is pale and pinkisf
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Color Music.

Philosophers, scientific men, and mys-
tics, since the days of Pythagoras, have
held that an intimate connection exists
between sound, color, and form. Mr..
Rivington, wealthy amateur artist and
philosopher, has been investigating the
theory for years past, and showed the re-
suit recently in ST. James Hall, London
to vast invited audience, which includ-
ed the greater part of fashionable London
society Mr.. Rivington explained his
views upon what he calls the new art of
color music. He has constructed, at
co of nearly $40, 900, "color organ, " by
means of which he has produced results
inexpressibly beautiful. Without touch
ing on technicalities it may be pointed
out that, according to the undulatory
theory of light, the rates of vibration
producing different colors vary in much
the same ratio as the intervals in yibra-
tions producing musical notes. Mr. Riv
ington in his color organ has provided
practical means of delighting the eye
with music played in color. There is a
keyboard attached to delicate mechanism,
and upon depressing any key the color
answering to that note is flashed upon
screen at the end of the hall. Thus, tax
ing middle G to correspond with the low
red of the spectrum, the ultra violet
spectral rays are considered as analogous
to B, while the hypothetical low red of
the spectrum repeated, which is even now
within a measurable distance of demon
stration, corresponds to G sharp of the
new octave. While some of Chopin's Pre-
ludes were played on Thursday the piano
forte screen was flooded with successive
rhythmical waves Of harmonious color
from simple to complex, glowing scarlet,
gold deepening to orange, exquisite half
tones in mauve, grays, and browns and
turquoise blue. A waltz of Dvrak's
showed the higher possibilities of lovely
complexity, and the overture to Rienzi
was strikingly eautiful in half tones of
color. Everybody agreed that Mr.. Riv-
ington has provided new JOY for Gull
tured humanity, and everybody was
equally unanimous that the evening was
fatiguing, for the rapidity with which
color ousted color from the retina pro-
duced painful effect upon all observers.
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it is immature. The fat should be a
light straw-color the suet, or kidney fat
being somewhat brighter than the fat of
the muscles. The texture of good beef
is smooth and close grained, and when
cold should appear marbled with fat.
When it is very lean-looking Or stringy
or rough it is too old. The fat should not
be solid and hard like that of mutton,
but should be flaky, and the suet fat
should be SO dry that it will crumble.
When the fat is oily or dull in color the
beef is sure to be of bad quality. From
Hints Concerning Marketing in Demo-
rests Magazine for June.
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whichever the contractor, with the depart
ment's approval, may deem best fitted to
this end in an economical distribution of
strength and weight.
The armament will consist of three
torpedo tubes and mounts, four one
FOUNDER rapid fire guns, four automobile
torpedoes, 800 rounds of one-pounder ann
munition, and one slowing case. The
torpedo discharges will be arranged upon
the main deck, the forward breads ide
tubes being placed en- echelon, and be-
sides the extended arc of fire of each on
its own side will be capable of consider
able range athwartships. The after dis
charge will be on the centre line, and
will have an arc of fire of well nigh $50
degrees This disposition admits of
wide field of action, and gives an all
round discharge equal to any emergency
The torpedoes will be of the 1S-inch
Whitehead type, having motive force of
compressed air.
There will be two coming towers, one
forward and one aft, and each thirty five
feet from its respective end, with steering
gear in each admitting of control from
either station. The forward tower will
be surmounted by one of the one-pounder
rapid-fire guns, the three others being ar
ranged where most advantageous along
the sidest in line with the torpedo dis
charges.
Forward, the freeboard is carried up to
10 feet 6 inches, and forecastle deck
runs from the stem aftward to the for
ward tower. The arrangement adds
materially to the seagoing qualities of
the craft, while affording increased berth
ing facilities for the crew and housing
for the windlass and other gear forward.
There will be no premiums offered for
increased speed, but should the speed fall
below the required 26 knots, and yet be
above 25 knots, the penalty will be at the
rate of $40, 900 knot below 26 knots.
Should the speed fall below 25 knots an
hour, the boats may be rejected, or, at
the discretion of the Secretary, accepted
at reduced price, to be agreed upon by
the Secretary and the contractors
The act providing for the building Of
these boats places the M subject to the
bids of contractors of the Pacific slope,
Mississippi river, and the Gulf of Mexico
only, unless the bids show that they can
not be built at these places at fair cost,
in which case the Secretary is at liberty
either to build them at any of the navy
yards, or ask for bids from any of the
well known building firms. THE time
limit for construction being fifteen
months from the date of signing the con-
tract, the vessels will be ready for use
by the end of next year. Accommoda-
tions will be provided for four commits
stoned officers, four machinists and six
teen seamen.
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ONE OF THE NEW TORPEDO BOATS.

will be placed in separate water-tight
compartment abaft the engines. The
total CRATE surface will be about 14S
square feet, and the total heating sur
face about 1866 square feet. There will
be three smoke pipes, one large blower
for the after boiler, and one large and
two smaller ones for the forward boilers.
The weight of all the machinery and
boilers, including auxiliaries and heaters
pipes, and such stores and spare parts as
may be carried on board when fully
equipped, will not exceed ninety two
TONS The normal coal supply will be
twelve tons, with a bunker capacity how
ever, for sixty tons. The boats will have
no search lights but will be lighted
throughout by electricity, and forced
draught for the boilers will be induced
by blowers The living spaces will be
we'll ventilated without resorting to arti-
fetal methods. The principal dimensions
are: Length on load water line, ITO feet;
beam, extreme on load water line, II feet
draught, mean, normal, 5 feet 6 inches;
displacement, normal, 100 tons; indicat-
ed horse power, $500; speed in knots an
hour, 26.
| All parts must be of domestic manu-
/! facture, and bids are asked for under two
classes. Glass embraces bids upon the
plans and specifications prepared by the
Navy Department while Glass 2 embodies
boats to be constructed in accordance
with the designs of the bidder, the essen
tial requirements of the government S
design being assured. The craft will be
! built of steel or other metal, or of alloy,
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be somewhere near $3.50, 000 and the pres
ent chea pness of material makes it posi-
BILE to get them constructed within that
margin
The boats will have twin screws, each
actuated by it's own triple-expansion en-
CINE working in separate water-tight
compartment. These enignes will be of
the vertical inverted cylinder, direct act
ng, triple expansion type, each with
high pressure cylinder IA 1-s inches diam
eter, an intermediate pressure cylinder
% inches diameter, and two low pressure
cyclinders, each 25 3-4 inches diameter !;
the stroke of all pistons being IS inches.
The indicated horse power of the pro-
polling engines will be about B. 200 when
the engines are making 1916 revolutions
per minute, which it is estimated will
give the vessel speed of about twenty
six knots. The high pressure cylinder
will be aft in the starboard engine and
forward in the port engine, and the low
pressure cylinders will be forward in the
starboard engine and aft in the port en-
CINE. The main valves will be worked
by means of cranks on a shaft parallel to
the main engine shaft and geared to that
shaft All the mainvalyes will be pis-
ton valves, there being one for each high
pressure, two for each intermediate pres
sure, and two for each low pressure cylin-
der. Each main piston will have one
piston rod, with crosshead working in
a slipper guide. The framing of the en-
CINE will consist of vertical forked steel
columns, well stayed by diagonal braces.
The engine bed plates will be of plate
steel, supported on wrought steel keelson
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-22
wall PAPERS
ROOM M0ULDINGS.

With pleasure we announce the arrival
of the new and latest designs in Wall
Decorations for the coming season,
and we are prepared to show the largest
and best selected assortment of Papers
and mouldings in the state, comprising
all grades, at moderate prices.
We employ and furnish frst-class
workmen only.
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NONRESIDENT TAXES.
Nom Resident Taxes, i'm the
Town of GOrham, i'm the COun-
ty of Cumberland for the Year
1894.

The following list of taxes on real estate
of nonresident owners in the town of Cor
ham for the year 1894 in bills committed TO
Charles b.. Harding, collector of said town,
on the eighteenth day of June A. D. 1894.
has been returned by him to me as remain
ing unpaid on the twenty-third day or
March. A. d. 1895, by his certificate of that
date, and they now remain unpaid: and no.
tice is hereby given that if said taxes, in
terest and charges are not paid into the
treasury of the said town within Gig hteen
months from the date of the commitment of
the said bills, SO much of ths real estate
taxed as is sufficient to pay the amount
due therefor. including interest and char
ges, will, without further notice, he sold
at public auction at the Selectnen's office
in said town on he twenty-eighth day of
December, A. l.. 1895 at two andE one half
O'Clock p. m.
Name and description
of real estate VALUATION Tax due
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MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
GOLDEN
MEDICAL
DISCOVERY

Many years ago DR.. R. v. Pierce, chief
consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N Y, COM
pounded this medicine of vegetable ingredi-
ents which had an especial effect upon the
stomach and liver, rousing the organs to
healthful activity jas well as purifying and
enriching the blood. By such means the
stomach and the nerves are supplied with
pure blood. they will not do duty without it
any more than locomotive can run with.
out coal. You can not get lasting cure OF
Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, by taking arti-
fcially digested foods or pepsin-the ston-
ach must do its own work in its own way.
Do not put your nerves to sleep with So
called celery mixtures it is better to go to
the seat of the difficulty and feed the nerve
cells on the food they require. Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Biliousness and Nervous At
fections, such as sleeplessness and weak,
nervous feelings are completely cured by
the Discovery 1t puts on healthy flesh,
brings refreshing sleep and invigorates the
whole system.
Mrs. x. HENKE, Of No. 300 North ielsted ST.,
Chicago, Ill.,, writes: 81 regard my improve
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INCREDIBLE SPEED.
Uncle Sans Torpedo Cruisers Will be
Fast.

Twenty Six Knots an Hour Required
Description of the New Vessels.
The navy is to have three seagoing tor
pedo boats with the almost incredible
speed of 26 nautical miles per hour. By
an act of Congress, approved March 2,
1895, provision was made for the con-
struction of these vessels, not to exceed
in cost S175, 900, says Washington CORE
spondent of the N Y. SUM- AS govern
ment superintendent, preparation of
plans, and the providing and installing
of ordnance outfit must be comprised by
that appropriation, the bidding basis will
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-22

George w. Vanderbilt has already spent
81, 900, 600 on his Ashyille On. CO home
1t will cost at least So, 600, 600 more to
complete the palace.
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Mrs. x. HENKE, of No. 300 North Reisfed 81.
Chicago, Ill.,, writes: :" regard my improve
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-22

nj e t a S sim ply
won full. Since
taking DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Dis
covery in connection
with his Pleasant
Pellets / have gain
ed in every respect,
particularly in flesh
and strength. My
liver was dreadfully
enlarged and I suf-
fered greatly from
dyspepsia. No ply
stefan could give
relief.
Now, after two
months I am entire
iy relieved of my
disease. My appe-
tite is excellent;
food well digested ;
much improved.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-06-22

Ohadbourn, B. E. and
". f. l acre land
= and buildings ON
south side of High
..Street, Gorham Viii
slage, between A. A.
Bailpy's and W. b.
Ayers places.
Gustin, Mrs. George
E l6 acres land, for
meTly home stead, on
east side of Great
Fails road, south of
and j ming Heirs of
Temperance Can
nell's land
Plum or, sampson, 6
afrrs land on west
SIDE Of Suuih Street,
joining estate for
m"rlv Alvin rum
lner's.
SiuI gil, lanes H.,
Heirs Of, un known
10 acres land on west
si9r of Middle Jam
road. joining c. +.
aiayi,Ul s
| acre land. Canal
road. Enoch Ma
bury lot
Thompson. Joseph,
Heirs of. 4 acres
land north of and
joining ida r. Ste
yen's land,
STEf
Treasurer of the
Gorham. August 18th.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-01
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.


BosTos. May THE Legislature sano-
toned child Insurance. when tho house
i40 to 23-rejected tho bill to prohibit the
placing OF policy on tho lifo Of any child
undor tho age Of TO- IL showed during
tho debate that 100000 infants wore In
sured In Massachusetts, last year. Tho
senate rejected bill prov iding for the
election by the people OF Legislative pro-
siding officers. The committee on tho
treasury allows Lowell o second addi.
tional appropriation Of t26. 900 for its new
normal school. The bill allowing Fitch
burg like sum was rejected. Tho gov
crnor signed the bill giving ssoh of tho
four normal schools the e95. 900 additional
first asked for The committee on rules
reported against the admission Of tho bui
TO repeal the charter Of the MeiGs Elevated
Railway company. The bill for nine
hour day for laborers employed ON all
public contracts was referred TO the next
general COURT The house rejected the bill
to compel tho dressing and carving OF
stone used In state or municipal work on
the ground where 10 Ii to be used.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-01
Considered Cuban Crisis.

MADRID, May LIN tho chamber of
deputies yesterday, Senor Labra advised
the adoption Of reforms for Cuba. He Oh.
jected to the appointment of De Campos
as commander Of the army In Cuba. The
Cuban elections, he declared, ought not to
be postponed. Senior Castellano said that
tho execution Of necessary reforms In
Cuba was trammelled by material diff.
culties. In regard to reforms the govern
ment desired to meet the views of De
Campos. II, however. these reforms were
not effected by June the government
would have recourse to legislation.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-01
Military Investigation Asked For.

LYNN, May IA few weeks ago Cap.
tain Cousens Of company I, Eighth regi-
ment. M. v. NJ. received intimation from
headquarters that his resignation would
be accepted Il was the outcome of Cous-
eos having had trouble with LlsutenanJ
Colonel Brackett over mastering recruits.
The captain yesterday received peremp-
tory demand for his resignation. He has
decided not to hand 10 In, but to ask for q
military investigation, at which counter
charges will be preferred. Captain Cous.
ems Ia Q war veteran and has filled every
position from private to captain.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-01
To Accent New Position.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-Theodore Roose.
velt has presented his resignation to the
president. Speaking on the subject, he
said: "Mayor Strong has requested me
TO take tho position Of police commits.
sioner. and have accepted. Whatever
ability I have I shall, give to tho work,
and, a. police commissioners. shall act
solely with view to tho we'll being of the
city and the interests OF tho service, and
shall take account only OF the efficiency,
honesty and record Of the men,"
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-01
Extending the military Park

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Chicka-
mauga park commission has completed
the purchase Of General Sherman's battle.
ground at the north end of Mission Ridge,
Chattanooga, and IL now becomes part
of the national military park. The tract
embraces the ground Of the assault of the
Army Of the Tenpessoe under the posi-.
tIons about Tunnel hill, defended by Gen.
eral BraQp's army
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-01
Pottery Pool Brokta

AKRON, o., May 1.-The pottery combi.
nation, which has sold more than two
thirds Of the pottery goods Of the United
States for the past 10 years, has been
broken. There has been considerable dis
satisfaction for several months past. Tho
result will bo n sharp decline In prices on
oil kinds Of pottery goods.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-01
Shutters Up For q Year.

HAvERHILL, May This city presented
very lively appearance last night. and
tho streets were more crowded than usual,
1t being the last night of license for year
ut least. The no.license mandate went
into effect at midnight.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-01
Protscilonists In Minority.

CAMBRIDGE, May la Joint debate was
held here last night between Hon. Harvey
N. Shepard Of Boston and Hon. Roswell
G. Horr OF Michigan. Mr.. Shepard up.
held the constitutionality of the tariff
law. Mr.. Horr claimed that protection
was q natural law, and that free trade
was unpatriotic 1t was the opinion OF
the audience that Mr.. Shepard had the
better Of the debate.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-01
Archltecis' Great OoooriunIiv

BUENos AYREs, May 1.-The Argentine
Republic has decided to invite bids from
architects throughout the world for plans
for new building intended for tho use Of
congress. Three prizes will be offered for
tho best design; one Of sSo, OOo; one of siO,-
OO0 and ono OF $4,000. The first prize will
be given tho execution Of tho work.