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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25


brush or stump to climb over or strings
to run up. 1t, too, may be sown in the
fall
All the ANIMALS named bloom well, anu
to do so only require to be planted III
good, well prepared soil in open sunlight,
not too near trees, and never on the
north side of anything that will shade
them during most of the day. Eastern
or southern exposure is best Their SEED
must be covered only about their own
depth with fine soil that is free from
Jumps, stones ETC., and the soil must al
ways be firmly pressed around the seed
The beds must be kept free from weeds
aud thoroughly watered in hot, dry
weather.
Plants in light, sandy soil need to be
watered more frequently than those IN
ground that retains moisture, and in any
soil they should be thoroughly watered If
| watered at all. The water must reach be-
low the roots if it is to do any good, mere
| ly sprinkling the ground is useless Any
thing that stimulates growth in Seeding
plants is good for them, and while loosen
| ing the soil round them is not always a
necessity, it is always helpful and hastens
the blossoming period. But do this work
gently, never disturbing the roots.
While planting seeds of hardy ANIMALS
for this years towering it is but little
more work to SOW those of certain hardy
| biennials and perennials that will form a
basis for the flower garden of the follow
ing and succeeding years.
| Biennials are, strictly speaking, those
plants that from roots and leaves the year
the seed is sown, produce flowers and
mature seed the second year, and then
perish But in fact, some of them will
| bloom the first year and again the second,
and some live longer than two years.
Perhaps the most desirable biennials fol-
amateurs are Canterbury bells, evening
prim roses and snapdragon. If but one
package of campanula seed is purchased
it should be of the single-fower sort in
mixed colors. Pink Canterbury bells are
of an exquisite, pure shade of pink, sci
dom found in flowers and the white ones
are lovely. 1t is well to remember that o.
pure white flowers no garden can have
too many. There should be many more
of them than ofcolored blossoms, for they
are the floral peacemakers-true flags O
truce harmonizing the warning tints thai
dwell together in gardens as nothing
else can.
Double campanulas Canterbury bells
are less desirable than single, but there il
a comparatively new form known as Cul
and Saucer that is very attractive. Thi
biennial will not not bloom until thu
second summer, and the Seeding plants
raised this year must be protected during
the coming winter by covering the GROUND
around them with strawy manure, no
too fresh, and by heaping dry leaves OF
the plants themselves and invertins
empty boxes over them to keep the leaves
in place and shut out the cold. Their
must be some opening in the sides OF TIL
boxes to give ventilation.
Sow evening primroses at the same
time, and they too, will be nice plants b,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice to Contractors.

SEALED PROPOSALS for constructing
an extension to the Commercial street IN
tercepting Sewer and a,,rurtenances Will be
received ut the Office of the Commissioner
Of Public Works until Friday the slst day of
May, 1895. at " o'clock ID, when they will be
publicly opened and road. The successful
hidaer will b.. required TO give satisfactory
evidence of bis ability. both in regard to
experience and means and inclination to
furnish the necessary tools and appliances.
to conduct tIs work in a MsDHer salts
factory 10 the Comm issioner of Public
Works. He will also be required TO give
bond in the sum of two fhoLsand dollars
$4,000 with sureties satisfactory to the
Commissioner of Public Works to ensure the
proper fulfilment OF. the conditions of the
contract Blanks on which proposals must
be made and plans. specifications and
further information can be obtained at the
OH ce of the Commissioner OH and after
Thursday. the 23rd day Of May, 1895. Tbs
any or all bids should he deem it for tns In
tesest Of the city SO TO DO Bids should be
dressed TO GEORGE Y. FERNALD.
my20dt3l Commissioner of Public Works.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25

Iali' and, being more hardy than campan-
uias Will only need protection OF leaves
ana strawy manure held in position by
ola hover stalks or sticks. This is one
OIL bhe most interesting garden plants pc
cause OF it's curious and unusual habit OF
sprlnglng its flowers open SO quickly tha5
the process can be watched. On warm
evenings this is done so quickly and rap
Idly that the exhibition may easily be
missed unless close watch is kept 1t Is
quite possible to leave the plants without
an open flower and return in ten minutes
to lind a sheet of blossom OF yellow SO
pure In color as to seem to reflect ugh1'
The flowers are deliciously fragrant, TOO,
and for this reason are an addltlonai
source of interest, since their form and
odor attracts the big, and somewhat rare,
sphinx moths, and their peculiar appear
ance and habits can readily be studied
by anyone who will stand quietly near
primrose plant. Indeed, the great moths
are SO fond of the nectar hidden deep in
the tubes of the primrose flowers that
they will poise on swiftly quiyering wings
over a flower held in ones hand while
the long, slender tube through which they
suck the honey is unrolled and thrust
deep in the heart of the beautiful yellow
blossom
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25
GARDENING Is EASY.
Primer for Beginners i'm the Raising
of Flowers.

m pie and Comprehensive Methods by
Which Little Patches of Ground Can
Be Made Beautiful Hints as to What
Is Best to Plant and Sow-Timely Hints
to Women Who Wish to Brighten Their
Homes During Summer.
All beginners in gardening want to see
immediate results. This end can be at
tanned in two ways. First by planting
the seeds of annuals-those plants that
complete their existence in one season,
from the planting of the seed in the
spring to the ripening of more seed in the
fall, after which the entire plant, root
and branch dies Second, by setting out
well grown plants of species that require
more time to reach their poisoning pc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25

are crowded some must be pulled out TO
give room for the growth of the remain
der, and as they do not bear transplant
ing the surplus plants are a dead loss.
Sweet alyssum seed should also be sown
early and makes nice border for beds OF
taller growing species. Little Gem Alys-
sum is much more satisfactory than any
other variety, and if the older branches
are sheared off once or twice during sum-
mer, as they grow long and struggling,
the plants will give abundant bloom till
frost A thick edge of it's fragrant par
ticles of small white flowers makes a
pretty show and it is useful for cutting
Candytuft should be sown at the same
time as those already named; also Drum
mond phlox The last looks best in bed
by itself, and several packages of named
varieties will insure good coloring; but
a package, or quarter ounce, of mixed
colors will give good result if the plants
bearing flowers with dull, muddy and
magenta colors are pulled out as fast as
they show blossoms There will be plenty
of good colors left to fill the bed. Sow
the seed in drills, the same as mignonette,
and when the plants have about six
leaves they are easily transplanted into
positions between the rows, so as to dis
tribute the plants evenly over the bed,
and make a close, even growth, so that
no plant need be wasted. The more the
flowers are picked and the fewer are al
lowed to go to seed the greater will be
the yield of blossoms Indeed, this is
true of every variety named in this paper,
and sweet peas if flowers are wanted in
abundance.
Phlox Drummondi is sometimes sown
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25

only covered two inches deep at first. AT
ter the plants are well up above the level
of the surrounding ground the holes or
trench in which they are planted must be
gradually filled nearly full leaving only
slight hollow to retain the water where
it will do the most good. Don't put any
manure around them, nor into the ground
where they are to be planted, but, to Sc
cure the best returns in fragrant flowers,
dig a trench twelve inches deep and eight
or more inches wide, and in the bottom of
it pack five inches of any manure OBJ
tainable On top of this put two inches
of soil, no matter how poor in quality,
and on that plant the seed. Cover with
two inches of soil and fill in the rest as
directed above after the plants are six or
seven inches high. If there is frost and
snow after the sweet peas are up they will
not be hurt, and even light freeze will
not iniure them; but should there be in
dications of a hard freeze it will be well
to cover them with strips of carpet, paper
or other material until the severe weather
is over Do not allow sweet peas to go
to seed; if they do they will stop flower
ing.
The next seeds to sow are peoples. Ii
the choice is limited to one kind let 1t be
a package of Shirley poppies in mixed
colors. Prepare a bed by spreading old
stable or barnyard manure three or more
inches deep on the surface, spading it a
full spade deep and then raking the
ground until it is fine and even Then
on the surface of the bed sow the seed,
simply scattering it evenly, and make no
effort to cover it beyond pressing the
earth firmly around the seed, either using
the back of a spade, the flat of hoe or
a board. The last is an excellent meth
cd. as the board can be lifted about and
walked on each time it is shifted until the
entire bed is neatly pressed fiat The top
of all flower beds must be even with the
ground around them. To make them on
higher level causes the water to run off
and the beds to dry out too rapidly. This
is especially true of sandy soil, but it APP
plies to all places where hot dry summers
are the rule.
At the same time that peoples are sown,
or very little later, SOW mignonette.
| These three sorts, sweet peas, peoples and
mignonette, must be sown where they are
to remain, as they do not bear transplant
| ing. The beds for all seeds mentioned be.
low are prepared just as described for pop
pies, and all seeds are to be covered only
their own depth (barring the deeply
planted sweet peas and the surface-sowr
| poppies } 1t will be best to SOW mign
| onette and others named in drills-tha1
| is: in straight rows-marked at each enc
with sticks to enable the amateur to dis
tinguish the Seeding plants from the
weeds that are certain to spring up with
them. In the case of peoples this is mo-
really necessary, because the bluegree1
color of their foliage is quite distinct from
all weeds Still, they also should b.
sown in rows if there is the slightest dan
ger of their being confused with weeds
Both poppy and mignonette seed should
be sown rather openly, for if the plants
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25

Rod The first method is the cheapest
way to get supply of summer flowers.
By it the expenditure of 81 will give cut
flowers from July Is until frost, and by
sowing the seeds of certain hardy ANIMALS
in the fall the flower season will open
at least two weeks earlier. Some animals
can be brought into bloom earlier by SOW
ing the seeds in shallow boxes of earth
in February or March and transplanting
the seedlings into garden beds about
June Is, but the simplest way is to use
varieties that can be safely started from
seed out of doors.
The first thing to plant is sweet peas,
and where water is plentiful no more sat
isfactory flower can be grown. They must
be put in the ground as soon as it can
be worked Sweet peas must be planted
in an open, sunny location well away
from trees; they must have something
strong to climb on, such as deeply stuck
brush or wire fencing; they must be
planted deep, not less than five inches, but
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25
why Southern Eggs Are Small.
Here is what writer in the Rural

Here is what writer in the Rural
New Yorker says:
do not think that the size Of the egg
can be increased by feeding, though it
can be done by breeding. But believe
that an i'll fed, half starved hen would
not lay as large an egg as were she in
good condition. This, however, is only
theory on my part. As to small eggs in
the south, the stock, from what have
seen, is small, with considerable game
blood in it, which accounts for the small
eggs. Large chickens or fowls are almost
unknown in the markets. An infusion Of
Plymouth Rock or Wyandotte blood
would work wonders among southern
farmers, and the active interest now
shown by southern fanciers will bring
that about in time.
Almost everybody now agrees that
level culture produces the largest and
best crops Of potatoes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25
FIRE INSURANCE.
Palmer, Anderson & Co.,
% Exchange Street,
Agen's OF
CONTINENTAL
Insurance Company
OF NEW YORK.

Incorporated IN 1862.
Commenced BUSINESS II, 1853.
F. c. MOORE, President
L. TANNING, Secretary,
Capital Paid up in Cash, ST. 100000.
ASSETS. December 81, 1894.
Real. Estate owned by the COM
pany. unincubnered, 97.90l.05
Loans ON bond and mortgage
FIRST liensl. liz, 635O0
Stocks and bonds owned by the
company, market value, 4.6l0. $3.50
Loans secured by collateral, 100000
Office and in bank, eas.24l.2s
cured, ss,sO7.15
lection, $40, es4 "a
----
Aggregate of all the admitted
their actual value. ss,.54,sos.7s
LIABILITIES, December 81, 1894.
and claims, $685., $500
insure ali outstanding risks, 3,4o5, 4O7.;a
All other demands against the
company, viz: commissions,
etc., 2O3. o4461
Total amoHnt of liabilities, ex-
oept capital STOCK and net sur
plus, 3.a43. e3a. 46
Capital actually paid up in cash. 1000 0O0. 90
surplus beyond capital. l,8l,sG9 g6
Aggregate amount of liabilities
Including net surplus. $685. sos.12
maya eod3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25
Proposals for Subsistence Supplies.

EASTERN BRANCH. N. II. d. v. ST.
Togus, Me-, May lst 1895
SEALED proposals subject to the usual con-
- ditions will be received at this Home until
IL o'clock Monday, June 9Th. 1895. for furnish
ing for three. six and twelve months, COM
mencng July 1st. 1896 the following. con-
sisting OF Subsistence Supplies. Hardware
sistence department
Schedules upon which all bids must be made
giving the kind and estimated quantities re-
duirad and conditions to be observed. will be
furnished upon application to the Treasurer
The Home reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
A. L. SMITH, Treasurer.
->pp' LUTHER STEPHENSON, Governor.
may7dtjune6
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-25

A road sweeper of hartford, England,
recently run over and seriously injured
while at his work, was a Balaklava vet
earn, wearing the queens medal for
bravery in the famous charge.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-02
LONDON. May |


IN The Old Bailey court today JUS
tiee Charles summed up the case
against Oscar Wide and Alfred Tay-
lor accused OF serious misdemtanors.
The Justice, ia 10 doing, said that
counsel for the prosecution acted WISE
~ IN Withdrawing the charge OF COM
spiracy brought against Wilde. as he,
Justice Charles, would have ordered
the jury to brluG IA verdict Of not
guilty on that specification, lie admit
ted that there was consideration OF
the witnesses, but the jury. he added.
would have to weigh the characters
Of the men Parker Wood and Atkins.
whom Sir Edward Clarke, In the JUS
uce's opinion, properly described as
blnckmHllcB
The Justice also urged that the jury
not bo influenced By Wlldo's writings.
saying that many great men had writ
ten lndoeently. Tn, jury must eNer-
else their own judgment as to whether
Wlldc'B letter to Lord Alfred pnuEiaRa
breathcd an unnatural passion. and
he also said the relations between
Shelly and Wilde would be an Interest,"
INK matter Tor the jury's judgment.
The jury retired at 1880 y. m. After
lunch ut 8 p. IN. the jury resumed their
deliberations, And uftorward returned
and announced there was no possibility
OF coming to an agreement AS TO q
verdict Counsel for the prisoner then
made application FOR bail, but his re-
quest was refused, and q fresh jury
Will probably be summoned.
When the newa OF the disagreement
reached outalde there was great excite
ueuI among tho crowds In tho gfpYata
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-02
COMMISSIONER SIT, ~ NOW.
THE NEW BOARD ARE ALL AT
WORK.
GOVERNOR CULBERsoN SAYS THE
BILL is ALL RIGHT. AND HE
SIGNED IT - AUSTIN DROPPED
BACK TO IT'S woNTED CALM
ALL LEGISLATORS HAVE GONE.
AUSTIN. MAY 1

~abRA ~ Ahag -
Tho railroad commission as now con-
stituted organized this afternoon by
electing Judge Reagan chairman.
Judge Steadman, the new member,
fell into line, and will soon be doing
his full share OF the work. The follow
ing communication has been in Gov
ernor Culberson's hands since Janu-
airy 80; Dear Sir-My term Of office
having expired ON the 2sth, and feel
ing that have fully discharged every
duty l owe to the public. hereby ten
der my resignation as member Of
the railroad commission of Texas, to
take effect at the earliest date consist
ent with the public interest
Very respectfully,
IL. l.. FOSTER, Commissioner"
MIR. Foster has not yet decided upon
plans for the future. He has been Of
fered some excellent business connec-
tions, but has not accepted one as
yet, and will do nothing until he takes
a rest that he thinks he needs and
has earned.
The grand lodge, Knights OF Pythias.
headquarters at Weatherford, fled its
character today.
\ considerable breeze was occasloned
today by the announcement that the
antitrust bill as 1t went to the govern
or contained a defect that would rem
der 1t void. 1t was said that the cap
tlon on the enactlng section contained
a fatal weakness. Gov. Culberson was
seen and said in reply to question
that he had noticed what had the APP
pearance Of having been an attempt
TO render the bill null, but that he and
the attornoy-generM were both con-
WINGED that 1t was all right, and that
he had signed 1t. About the last OF
the legislators departed tonight, and
Austin Is as II the Legislature had never
met.
Hon. o. r. Morrison, member OF
the house from Hamilton county, was
today appointed state revenue agent in
place OF Hon. W. b. Page of Crockett,
who refused to serve.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-02

Managua. Nicaragua, May 1.-The
Honduras government has given as.
surances to Nicaragua that her troops
win be at the disposal Of Nicaragua
should they be necessary. This is the
only tender of troops that has been
made by the Central American repub-
lies, although the other republics have
shown their interest and cooperation
In other ways The offer from Hon
duras Is not likely to be accepted, ow-
ing to the present favorable turn OF
affairs. but at one time there was a
prospect OF 4 concerted action by the
forces Of the two countries. The good
offices OF the minister nf Honduras,
minister OF Guatemala, and II all Cen
trail American state are being cxerted
At Washington and London to secure
a peaceful settlement.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-02
THE PARKER LONE
DRY GOODS co. IL
A PASTORS Loss-Bntt ny Runway
llorsc-Nutrs.


Gunbury, Tex. May Our whole com.
munity * IN deep sympathy with lley. &. A.
ltNous, pnsior u the MutholiN EpMonpnl
church Of thl3 place. 10 whom q telegram
camo yesterday morning announcing tho
sal death Of Walter f. his oldest son. In
Fort worth. The remains were shipped
hero aud Inferred yesterday evening Tho
funeral services were conducted by Kpys
Sepahbaugh and Morris Of Hort Worth.
Ihls " the thrd ron that brother Evans
hns burlrd Ia three months. all ~ whom
wore young men just rcnrhing manhood
&c. Another hue rain fell here yesterday
AMI THIS morning. Farm and garden prni-
poets Wyfv npNrr more favorable. Tho
lS,yeNr'oll sou OF Mr.. hostlck, living nine
mlrt hnuth or town, came mar hting
killed last night by u runaway horse. lilo
was riding after night. when .hr horse
became unmnnHgcnhlp, running INTO
wire fence. killing the horse aud cutting
the young man quite seriously. Gee largo
crowd of uur people took advantage OF tho
rNcuAl0n last sunday and went To Fort
Worth TO hear the great divine. ID. I.
Moody. II. Il. Rich ami wife are In tho
city visiting relatives, o. II. Hlght0wer
stopped over couple Of days to see Iona
folks On his way 10 Arkansas. Judge a.
w. Riddle mud Dr. John s. Turner have
just returned FROM Houston, where they
went rs representatives 10 the Grand lodgs
Of the Knights nf pythias. .Dr. Mcnifco
has returned from attendance on the meet.
Ing OF tile State Medical association NJ BAL
l1R... Dnck linrhec IL having an clcganu
cottage erected on the south side, Tho
liaker'liylue store building IL about conf
pletcd aud viii he ready FOR occupancy
soon. William Stephenson. wtn had tho
contract for the Lancaster building, has
sub-let II TO Vench y liuras. That gives
thcm the contract for MI three OF the new
buildings now under construction.
Messra. Dcomis & Fstes Ind four head Il
nno cattle Killed by lightning during tho
recent rain storm.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-02

Bluenelds, W Va, May 1.-The strike
Is on IN the IVA coal fields, along the
Norfolk and Western railroad. Not n
mine Ia in operation. a large meeting
OF miners was held at Keystone to-
day to organize and perfect measures
to induce or force the Pocahontas CIV.
Va) men to join the strike, The dele
cation is expected to arrive in Pocahon-
tas tonight. In the event of refusal
TO join the strike, force doubtless Will
be attempted.
The citizens of Pocahontas will aid
the home miners. and they have ample
arms and ammunition.
The West Virginia miners are swarm
ing into Virginia on every train, and
the situation is alarming.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-02
NO Thanks 10 UNCLE SAM,
BUT NICARAGUA WILL COME OUT
ALL RIGHT.
THE PLucKY. sPUNkY, BRAVE
LITTLE CENTRAL AMERICAN RE-
PuBLIcs STAND ToGETHER-EN-
GLAND HAS ENGINEERS MAKE
SURVEYS OF THE CANAL


Managua, Nicaragua, May 1.-(Nia
Galveston. Tex) 1895. by
the Associated Press.-Oiiicers belong
!ng to tho British feet were Ashore
yesterday at san Juan del sur, the
small port near which the Pacific en-
trance of the Nlcaraguan canal IL to
be built Ii was noted they We're maxi
ing measurements and topographic
sketches OF the land in that part OF
the country, and they also apparently
route to be followed by the canal along
the line from the Pacific to Lake NicA-
ragua.
The officers also made sketches and
toook notes about Brito and although
ordered to dcsist by the Nicaraguan
governor there, they continued their
work and refused to return ON board
ship.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-02

Jackson, Miss, May 1.-The Jackson
Clarion-Ledger this afternoon says
Having learned that President CleVe-
land has written n letter to Governor
Stone. who is q candidate for the
United States senate, on the sound cur
rency platform, a reporter interviewed
ana asked the governor for a copy OF
1t.
Governor stone Acknowledged hav-
ing received the letter. but said. as 1t
was personal letter 10 him. he de-
clines to give II TO The press. or TO dis
cuss its contents. Ii Is thought. how
ever, that the letter indorses Governor
stones stand on the financial question.