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The Portland daily press., 1895-07-24
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Can always be found at the periodical

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w. Ii. Jewett 504 4"
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John Hernandez. 125 Commercial street.
w. A. Gillis, 145 Commercial street.
Miss Norah Pearl. 1870 Bracket street,
John II. Allen, 3811a Congress street.
Dennet& Co. the Florist, 645 Congress street.
G. J; Hodgson, s61a Portland street.
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Forest City News Co.. 422 Congress street.
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John Cox, % Monument square,
bennett, the Florist. 563 Congress street.
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w. III. Durgin Harpswell boat
Also at the new stands in the Falmouth
Preb!e and United States hotels, and Grand
Trunk and Union Depots. 1t can also be OBJ
tanned q Chisholm Bros, agents on all trains
land & Rochester railroads and ofagents on any
OF the Boston trains.
The PRESS can also be found at the following
places out side the city:
Auburn y. Haskell.
Augusta. T. Pierce.
Bath-John o. Shaw.
Berlin Falls, N. He. s. Clark.
Pddaford-A M Purnha,n
w. T. Bardsley.
Bridgton-A. W. ingalls,.
Brunswick-F. p Shaw
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Cumberland Mills-H. g. Starr.
Camden-Fred Lewis.
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A. j. Huston.
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South Paris-A. D. Sturtevant
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by reporting the matter at once to this office
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-24

"A. M. Smith, R. Samuel Rand. W.
hlrsh and William H. Bradford are the
regatta committee.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-24

Bartholdi's Statue Of liberty, the White
House at Washington, the Great Brooklyn
Bridge, Mirror Lake yosemite Valley, Ell
Captain yosemite Valley) Waterfall and
Cave CNew Zealand Jordan River, Murchi-
son Waterfall Upper Nile, Pilot Knob
Iron Mountain, Missouri), United States
Signal Service pixies Peak, Colorado),
Giants Gap (American River Canon, Col
orado), Scene in Tropical Florida, Falls of
the Rhine, the Matterhorn Mountain
(Switzerland), Scenes in and near the City
of Peking China, Island of Juan Fernan-
dez, State Capitols, State Seals, ETC., etc.
All the Large Cities of the World, the
Important Towns and Most of the Villages
of the United States are Given on the
Maps.
It gives Classified List of All Nations,
With Forms of Government, Geographical
Location, Size and Population.
The Portland daily press., 1895-07-24
NO. 221.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
- OF -
The First National Bank Of Portland,

at Portland. in the State of Maine, at the close
of business, July 11th, 1895.
RESOURCES.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07

should be IA, and for turkeys 16 inches
high. For shipping by freight or long
distances, make 81 feet long 3 feet
wide and l foot high for chickens,
fowls and ducks; for geese IA inches
high and for turkeys 1e. The coop is
divided by a partition across the
middle. Use posts 2 inches square for
each side next to the bottom should be
feet inches long, the others at each
end feet long. The inches extension
beyond the end of the coop is to hold a
feed trough. The long Stats and
bottom boards are 81 feet long, all
three-eighths of an inch thick. The
Stats are from "a to inches wide, free
from knots and straight grained. A
V-shaped notch Is cut in the projecting
ends of the lower Stats to hold the feed
trough outside of the coop. Put the
Stats on the sides and ends about
inches apart but closer on top to pre-
vent the fowls from getting their
heads through. Make a feed trough
of two pieces of board or inches
wide and the end of the coop with end
blocks in and nail well in the notches Of
the bottom end pieces and to the side
Stat. The best feed to use is cracked
corn thoroughly soaked, as it holds the
moisture and will not sour. The illus
tration shows the heavy style of coop
in preparedness. b. Conover, in Farm
and Home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
HOW 1 MADE $1,000

BY not sowing Salzer's seeds! That is
what jolly farmer said as he entered
our sanctum. How is that? Why,
says he, Salzer's seeds not only grow
but they produce enormously. Had l
planted few acres more of his oats,
wheat, corn, potatoes, grass and clover
seeds, would have had to double the
capacity of my barns; that would have
cost me 81, 200. 1t is fact that if you
want big, rousing farm, grass and vege-
table crops, you must sow Salzer's seeds.
IF YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND 1T
with &c postage to the John A. Salzer
Seed company, La Crosse, Wis, you will
get free sample of GRASS AND CLOVER
MIXTURE and their plant and seed
catalogue.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
NOTES FOR SHEPHERDS.

SHEEP must have pure air and plenty
of it; see that the sheds are well ven
Elated.
Do NOT feed corn to pregnant ewes if
it can be avoided; it develops too much
heat and fat.
KEEP an eye on the sheep at this sea-
son; if insect or scab is found treat
ment should follow at once.
WHEN feeding sulphur to sheep they
should be protected from rain or melt
ing SHOWS; in fact, they should be so
protected under all circumstances.
IT is not safe to feed millet seed, or
millet hay the seed of which was fully
matured to stock, though sheep will
take better care of it than any other
animal, since they masticate their food
more finely.-Prairie Farmer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
A WINTER PLAYROOM.
1t Is Something Which Every Child VIII
Appreciate.


If there is an empty or unusued room
in your house, give it over to the chill
dren for winter playroom. Have no
pictures on the wall nor any furniture
that is of the slightest value. The win
dows should be screened by wire net
ting, and if near the floor, protected by
iron bars without, so that there is no
danger of falling out. If the floor
shows wide cracks, have the children
putty them up. The stove, if one is
needed, must also be screened, to pre-
vent the slightest possibility of fire.
Any decorations the children want to
make should be allowed, provided they
furnish them with their own money,
or ingenuity. 1t gives them sense of
ownership they can attain in no other
way.
Here all the rough-and-tumble games
not permissible in the nursery can be
played. The floor, if even, can be used
for roller skating and croquet, while
base and football, circus and tag can
be played with IMMUNITY. A tool chest
and scroll saw will while away many
rainy days, and heap of sawdlst will
keep even the baby in Elysium. Make
the children themselves keep the room
tidy, and while not insisting on the
order that reigns in the nursery, yet
see that utter chaos is avoided.-Mil-
waukee journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
SHIPPING POULTRY.
Directions for Making Express Coops for
Chickens and Ducks.

Poultry shipped alive to market
should be well fattened, healthy and
free from blemish. 1t is mostly used
by city people who dislike fowls or ami
mails in any way deformed; but for I'M
blemished and well-fattened fowls are
willing to pay the highest price. Be
fore putting them in the coops, give
plenty of feed and drink. Feed grain
only; meal sours. Do not overcrowd
the coop, as it causes excessive heat
and makes the fowls feverish and sick
ly. If sent by express the coop should
be as small and light as is compatible
with sufficient strength to bear rough
handling. Freight is charged on weight
of coop as well as of poultry. Old
ROSTERS usually sell at half the price
Of fowls and young roosters are rated
the same as chickens. Small and near
by lots are best sent by express and
the coops will be returned free Of
charge. These can be made smaller
and lighter than those which are sent
by freight. .
Following Is convenient size for
express coops for. fowls, chickens and
ducks: Boards for ends and middle,
each feet long, foot wide and q inch
thick, free from shakes or splits and
of light, dry wood. For the bottom
use boards feet long and s6 inch
thick. For sides and top, clear,
straight-grained plasterer's lath is the
best and cheapest. Make the bottom
of boards the same length as the laths,
and of full width of the end and mid
die pieces. Nail the lower laths close
against the bottom boards on both
sides, to prevent the fowls from get
ting their feet or legs out. Leave in
terstices of about 2 inches between the
laths on the sides, but only IL inches
on top. This prevents the fowls from
sticking their heads through and being
injured or killed, as one coop is placed
on another. Screw the two middle
laths on top that they may be easily
removed. Nail a piece of thin, light
hoop iron all around the ends and mid
die.
For small spring chickens and
pigeons make coops of the same di-
mansions but only inches high, as
only strong healthy pigeons are used
for trap shooting. Do not put squeal-
ers or young ones on, or any with
clipped wings, as they will be thrown
out when sold. For geese the coops
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
The Weight of Hay.

The Country Gentleman says in reply
TO a correspondent who asks how to
measure a haymow to find the number
of tons of hay: Compact timothy hay
requires about 500 cubic feet to weigh
u ton considerably more, perhaps 700,
as it is brought from the field, but the
quantity will vary with the pressure
caused by the height of the NOW, and
with the age of the grass when cut,
ripe and stiff grass yielding less under
pressure, and requiring more in bulk
to weigh ton. Stiff, coarse hay will
be found to weigh less than fine and
flexible hay, which will pack solid.
The quantity we have stated is fair
average for well-settled hay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
An Answering Invitation.

There seems to be good deal of I'M
certainty prevailing in regard to the
proper way of answering an invitation.
The rule is simple Be guided entirely by
the form in which that invitation was
given. If it was informal, then your
reply is in bad taste if it be not in
formal, too. If it were in the third
person, you should not presume to
word your answer in the first. A de-
clination was once sent which ran thus:
Mr.. So-and-so reg cts that he will be
unable to accept Mrs Such-and-such-a a
persons kind invitation for Monday
night. / shall be out of town" And
this was written by youth who
should have known better, too.-Phila-
delphia Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07

Sheep breeders will do we'll to recol-
lect that the improved breeds of sheep
owe their present high position chiefly
to the care and feed given them. These
must be continued if the present excel
lence of the flock is to be maintained.
English sheep accustomed to shelter
from storms and to succulent food are
unable to hustle for living as the
common sheep of this country are made
to do. The improvement has been
made at the expense of hardness. All
the mutton breeds are more prone to
colds or catarrhal troubles and housing
from storms is imperative.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07

1t is best to undertake only one
breed of fowls or, at most, two if both
eggs and broilers are desired. This
will give you an opportunity to note
closely the good points of the fowls
and try to improve them. 1t will pay
to start with good breed, provided
proper attention is given to the
raising and feeding. Under such
conditions the thoroughbreds will al
ways distance the barnyard fowls in
the amount and quality of their prod
ucts, but they will not stand neglect
any better Time and trouble are re-
quired in grading up your stock, but
they will run down hill rapidly and
without effort If once you relax your
care
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
PROFITABLE FISH FARMS.



Progressive Farmers.
The practice of raising food fish for
market has become of late very prof
liable industry and in some parts Of
the country is being carried out on an
extensive scale.
The equipment of a fish farm, as it is
called, is a very simple and inexpen-
sive operation. Land which would be
valueless for ordinary farming may be
used for the purpose, the only require
ment being plentiful supply of good
running water. The best site for q
farm is hilly or mountainous district
where the water runs swiftly and is in
terrupted by waterfalls, since this
serves to aerate and refresh the water.
The fish farms are usually provided
with three ponds, each of which is re-
served for fish of about he same size.
AS the fish grow, they are changed
from one pond to another. The fry is
usually bought at the state or other
hatchery and placed in the first pond
The food for the fish is the principal
expense. There are variety of pre-
pared fish foods on the market, but it
has been found that the fish fed with
prepared food have decidedly beefy
flavor. A plan very generally adopted
is that of planting the ponds with an
abundance of fresh water shrimp.
These grow very quickly and soon pro-
vide plentiful supply of wholesome
food.
1t will be seen that the fish require
little attention, and the consequent in
come from such crop is almost clear
profit. In the season the product of
fish farms sells in the market at one DOL
lar pound, and out of season, if the
sale be permitted by law, much
higher price may be realized.-Scien-
tific American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
ACUTE DYSPEPSIA.
Sympathetic Heart Disease Ofte n
- Attends 1t.


(Frons the Republican, Cedar Rapids, IoDa.)
Mrs " Curley, who has resided in Clar-
ence, Iowa, for the past twenty-five years,
tells an interesting story of what she con-
siders rescue from premature death. Her
narrative is as follows:
'For ten years prior to 1894 was a con-
slant sufferer from acute stomach trouble.
had all the manifold symptoms of acute
dyspepsia, and at times other troubles were
present in complications did not know
what it was to enjoy meal. No matter
how careful l might be as to the quality,
quantity and preparation of my food, dis
tress always followed eating. / was de-
spondent and blue. Almost to the point of
insanity at times, and would have been glad
to die. Often and often l could not sleep.
Sympathetic heart trouble set in, and time
and again was obliged to call a doctor in
the night to relieve sudden attacks of suffo-
cation which would come on without a
moments warning.
Ny troubles increased as time wore on,
and / spent large sums in doctor bills,
being compelled to have medical attendants
almost constantly. During 1892 and 1893 il
was impossible for me to retain food, and
water brashes plagued me. was reduced
to a skeleton. A consultation of physicians
was unable to determine just what did al
me. The doctors gave us as their opinion
that the probable trouble was liberation OF
the coats of the stomach, and held out nc
hope of recovery. One doctor said: 'All
can do to relieve your suffering is by the use
| of opium.
| About this time a friend of mine, Mrs
| Samantha Smith, of Glidden, Iowa, tolG
me about the case of Mrs. Thurston, of Ok
| ford Junction, Iowa. This lady said she
| had been afflicted much the same as had
| She had consulted local physicians without
| relief, and had gone to Davenport for treat
ment. Giving up all hope of recovery, she
was persuaded by friend to take DR.
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| was led to try them from her expert
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thereby saving myself ten years Of suffering
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
JUST TEN YEARS
Since a Remarkable Happening
An Interesting Interview With a Promi'
nent Commercial Traveller.

The newsgatherer on his daily search for
items of interest often comes across happen
ings of more than passing note. 1t was dur
ing a recent conversation with Mr.. a. ID.
Cransby, the well-known commercial trav-
eller, with the Cochran Lumber Company,
that a reporter of the Commercial learned of
wonderful case. Mr.. Cransby is well
known in Memphis and surrounding coun-
try, and now resides at los Kerr street .
''Just ten years ago." said he, my wife
noticed a small lump in her breast. She
thought nothing of it, but it increased in
size rapidly, and soon broke through the
skin. and commenced to discharge. She
was put under treatment of the best physi-
ciatis, but they very soon found that they
could do her no good, and simply prescribed
autiseptics to keep the place clean. Both
her grandmother and aunt, by the way, had
died with cancer, and when applised of this
fact, the doctors told me that they would
not attempt to save her; that she was in
durable. Although the cancer had by this
time become deep seated, and her health
very low, had one of the most noted spe-
cialists of New York to treat her. After
treating her awhile, this doctor admitted
that the case was hopeless and further
treatment useless. 1t is difficult to imagine
how Respondent we all became, knowing
that she must die, and unable to give her
any relief. ! had spent over five hundred
dollars with the best medical skill to be had,
anu lclU bIldb JucTc WIS biiSl hOlS'
''One day l happened to read an advertise
ment of S. S. s., recommending that remedy
for cancer, and in view of the failure of the
most eminent physicians in the country, L
confess had little faith left in any human
agency. However, purchased bottle OF
S. S. s., and to my delight, it seemed to ben.
eft her; after she had taken couple OF
bottles the cancer began to heal, and aston
ishing as it may seem, few bottles more
cured her entirely. You can probably bet
ter understand how remarkable this cure
was, when | explain that the cancer had
eaten two holes in the breast two inches
deep. These healed up entirely, and al
though ten years have elapsed, not sign OF
the disease has ever returned, and we are
assured of the permanence of the cure,
which we at first doubted.
81 certainly regard S. S. S. aS the most
wonderful remedy in the world, and it is
truly q God-send to those afflicted with this
terrible disease. Yes sir" he concluded,
''you may be sure that l shall always be
grateful to that remedy, for without it my
home would now I've desolate and my chill
dren motherless. Memphis, Tenn, Com
nerctdl.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07

is best to bring the water into it by
supply ditch on the highest part, as
shown at a in the sketch, and conduct
1t by a series of dams or drops b, b b b
b, to the lowest part of the field.
Then run bitches from above each
drop nearly along contour or equal
level line of the field, dylsing these
bitches up to keep the water above &C
cidental high places. These bitches
should be permanent. They should be
near together at the top of the field,
the intervals widening as they near the
lower edge, as the seepage from the
upper bitches will necessarily make
the ground more and more moist to-
ward the lower edge of the field. The
field should be made as long as possible
along the course of these bitches, and
the bitches should be made as near
parallel as the ground will permit, SO
as to obtain as large and regular an
area between bitches as possible.
Whenever it is necessary to flood
growing crops an opening can be made
in these permanent bitches at points
where the grade line of the ditch in
ter sects slight knoll. This will pre-
vent washing of dykes and the con-
scquent digging up of crops to repair
these brea ks. From these openings
the water should be conducted in zig
gag courses, in burrows prepared at the
time of seeding, thus pre- venting wash
ing, and keeping the water as much as
possible away from the crowns Of
plants until it soalSs into the soil. A
headgate should be placed at the
source of each of these field laterals,
and then it is possible for the farmer
to so regulate the supply in each part
of the field that a sufficient supply
may be at the roots of every plant
and very little or no water going to
waste at the ends of the field laterals
BY this method comparatively small
quantity of water can be made to sup
ply large area. The system is
simple, and can be applied in many
sections not equipped with regular
irrigating works. A modification of it
can even be adopted on the plains Of
the central west under windmill irri-
gation.-J. R. Patterson, in Orange
Judd Farmer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
FARM AND GARDEN.
ABOUT SUBIRRIGATlON.
How Farmers on the Plains Can Practice
1t to Advantage.

How Farmers on the Plains Can Practice
1t to Advantage.
Wherever the irrigation is necessary
to the production of crop, it will be
found of great advantage, at the time
of seeding, to make bitches and fur
rows at short intervals, and then to
so check the water in these bitches
that it may stand in small bodies at a
level above the general surface of the
ground to be irrigated. If the water
Is held constantly in these small res
ervoirs during the growing season, it
will not be necessary to food the
ground so often, and if the soil is suf-
fciently porous, it may be possible to
give the crop all the moisture it needs
without surface application. Wherever
this plan is practicable it has been
found to be of the greatest advantage,
as the ground is kept mellow and fri
able while flooded land becomes so
hardened that plants make but little
growth in it.
If a field has q steep sidehill slope, it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
A Sure Test.

A newcomer in Jacksonville, Florida,
asked an old resident how malarial
fever could be distinguished from yell
low fever. LAS general thing" was
the reply, you can't tell until you
have it. If you amt alive it is most
likely yellow fever Texas SiftingS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-02-07
The Most Pleasant Way

Of preventing the grippe, colds, headaches,
edy Syrup of Figs, whenever the system
needs gentle, yet effective cleansing. To
be benefited one must get the true remedy
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co: only. For sale by all druggists in 50c.
and 81 bottles.