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A BLACK FLOWER.
1t is Unknown in Nature Although Famous
in Literature.

Fame and fortune await the ingenious
horticultural who can succeed In produce
Ing flower that is entirely black-a prob
lem that has hitherto defled the efforts
that have been made in that direction for
more than three centuries past, writes
Paris correspondent of the New York Tri-
bune. For, Notwithstanding the sensation
al novel of Alexander Dumas entitled ..Tne
BLACK Tulip" there is no SUCH thing as a
really back flower in existence, although
almost every color and shade of the rain bow
are present in flowers and blossoms.
Should, however, any florist succeed in dis
covering this Ulack swan of horticulture, he
could not d o better than HE straight to thi
city. there being no capital in the world
where flowers are lavished in such immense
quantities upon the dead. Especially is
this the case on All Souls Day each year.
when every one who has the slightest sense
of self'-respect, no matter whether profess
ing Christianity. Judaism, Buddhism or
Atheism, considers it to be q bounden duty.
to lay either wreaths or other floral en-
blems upon the last resting-places of his
dead relatives and friends. All Souls Day
this year was favored with sunny weather
and mild temperature, and there was.
therefore. nothing, to interfere with the an
nual pilgrimage to the various great ceme-
teries of the metropolis. which were, as
usual, thronged by people dressed for the
most part in black. After having paid their
tribute to theirsown dead, the visitors, as a
rule, spent ar hour or two in inspecting the
tombs and monuments of notable people.
those of the Due de MornY. which is in the
form of Gothic chapel. at Pere La Chaise
of the Garnet family and of Theophile eau
tier, attracting particular attention, A
feature of Pere Ia Chaise is the superb sar-
cophagus in black marble prepared .by the
tragedienne, Sarah Bernhardt, to receive
her remains. | noticed that the tomb of
Moliere, of Tama and of Rachel were
covered with flowers while, ON the other
hand, the huge sarcophagus which contains
the bodies of the Marshal Lefevbre and his
wife, Mime. sSans-Gene." was entirely IN
decorated. Offenbach, however. does not
seem to be fors often. nor Yet Marie Bash
kirtseff, who lies at Passy, while the tomb
of Alphonsine Duplessis. the heroine of All
exander Dumas's "Dame aux CameIias .,
was literally concealed from view by flowers
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Assessors Notice.

FENH e Assessors of the City of Portland
a hereby give notice TO all persons liza
BILE to taxation in said city, that they will
be il session every secular day from the hrst
their room in City hall, from niLe to twelve
O'Clock i'll the forenoon and from two to
five O'Clock in the afternoon, for he purpose
of receiving lists of the polls and estates
taxable in said city.
And all su3h persons ara hereby notified
to make and bring to said Assessors true
and perfect lists of all their polls and es-
tates. real or pers onal or held ~ lem as
guardian. executor. adminiStI Il Qr.t us / ee
or otherwise, on the first day of A.4.I, 1895,
and be prepared 10 make oath to the truth
of the same.
And when estates of persons deceased
have been divided during the past year, or
have Changed hands from any cause, the
interested, is hereby warned to give notice
of such change. and in default of such
notice will be held under the law to
pay the tax assessed although such estate
has been wholly distributed and paid over.
: And any pafSon who neglects to comply
with this notice will be doomed to tax
according to the laws Of the State and be
barred OF the right to make application to
the Assessors or County Commissioners Tor
any abatement of his taxes, unless he shows
that he was unable TO offer such lists with
in the time hereby appointed.
Blank schedules will be furnished at the
Assessors office on application.
sB In no case where the assessors have
making a doom will the possession of GOV
eminent bonds or deposits in the, savings
banks be allowed as a plea in mitigation Of
such doom.
JOHN W. YORK,
WILLIAM o. FOX,
WALTER l.. LEFAVOR,
Assessors.
March ", 1898. mar30dtaprl6
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SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

The following decision was received from
the Law court yesterday in the case of
Matthew J. Conley against the American
Express company. 1t was tried at the April
term of the Supreme court in this county
before Judge Haskell. The plaintiff sued to
recover damages for personal injuries sus-
tanned throughsthe negligence of the defen-
dant company in failing to keep in repair
and proper condition the iron track upon
which ran the wheels of large door. which
it was his duty employe of the compa-
ny to open and close. While attempting to
assist in closing the door it stuck and the
plaintiff got upon box TO see what was
the matter with the trucks. At that NOM
ent Sparrow, a fellow servant came along
and asked him to assist in closing the
door, saying to him when tell you to
pull you pull" Sparrow pulled when the
word was given and the plaintiff, standing
on the box and pushing in the same direc-
ton. lost his balance when the door moved.
and fell forward on the floor, receiving the
injury OF which accomplished, a broken
kpee-The plaintiff testified that after the
accident it was discovered that the trou ole
with the door was caused Eby the same de-
fective condition of the track that he had
nOUIJeu the manager OF the warehouse sew
eral days before.
The case was tried before Judge Haskell,
| and at the conclusion of the plaintiffs evil
dence he orded non-suit and the plaintiff
| filed exceptions. The decision of the Law
court over ruling the exceptions is as fol-
lows
Rescript-W White house, j. The report dis
closes at least two fatal objections to the
maintenance of the plaintiffs action.
| 1t is settled law in this state that if
servant continues in the service of his en-
ployer after he has acknowledge of any IN
suitable appliance in connection with which
be is required to labor and 1t appears that
be fully comprehends and appreciates the
nature and extent of the danger, he will be
deemed to have assumed all risks incidental
to the services under such circumstances.
But the mere radical and Fundamental
objection is that there was no causual con-
| nection between he defective condition of
he door hanger and the plaintiffs injury
The defect was not the real or proximate
cause of the injury 1t was not cause from
which man of ordinary experience and
sagacity could foresee that such result
might probably cause. 1t was simply the
opportunity or the operation of the true
| cause, his own want OF proper care; or the
occasion for d purely accidental oc currence
causing damage without legal fault on the
part OF any one; for pure accidents have
not yet been eliminated from the facts of
human experience. The non suit was prop
erly ordered. Exceptions overIuled.
GanI1ina Ia
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THE SEQUEL LEARNED.

ale then informed me that some time
about 1866 or 1867 he boarded steamer
at Cairo, Illinois, one night, on his way
to Memphis. After a few words with
the clerk, not feeling sleepy. he took up
a newspaper and sat down to read, when
gentleman stepped up and politely
apologizing for the intrusion, asked if
his name was not Eggleston. Tt is
said my brother. did you not command
a small fort near the cemetery at Peters
burg containing two mortars?' inquired
the stranger. Il did, replied my brother
The gentleman then asked my brother
if he reulem bered the incident of two
cavalry officers, dressed in white duck,
visiting his fort one night during the
siege oil Petersburg, and was informed
that the incident was we'll remem bered.
al am one of those two officers, said the
stranger.
Well,' said my brother, who are
you? l have always wanted to know
1.-The gentleman gave his name-which
l regret that / have forgotten-and stat
ed that he was gadier-general of
cavalry from Maine. He then explained
that he and his companion were neither
spies nor scouts, and but for their not
being dressed in uniform would have
surrendered to US. Of course, dressed as
they were, in citizens dresss. they would
have been promptly hung as Spies He
further explained that they had gone
from their camp to their own works for
the very purpose stated to us-to witness
the mortar firing-and from there had
gone QUIT to their skirmish line, some
half mile south ofa our position, and
were walking along from pit to pit, talk
ing to the men, ana at last, to their sur
prise, found from the accent of the men
near them thar they were within our
lines. Discovering this. and casting
about as to how they could escape, they
concluded that they would be less likely
to be questioned by men busy at the
front, than those whom they might en-
counter not so engaged; so. after making
a circuit to the rear, they came up to
our little fort because they saw we were
engaged. apd:succeeding in their plan,
made their ssway to our skirmish line,
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and thence across to their own, finding
it easy in the darkness to slip over to
their own men.
THE GAP THROUGH WHICH THEY

The GAP THROUGH WHICH THEY
ENTERED.
The gap in our works through which
they wandered to our side of the lines, l
suppose, was the one that existed for a
while between Wise's and Elliott's brig
AIDES, near the position of the Davidson
battery, in the Baxter Round, and they
pro ba bly, lost their bearings from watch
ing the fuses OF the mortar shells cross
ing the sky. The General said he ssrecog-
nized my brothers. voice when he was
talking with the clerk, AS everything
connected with that night was burned
into his memory"
DR.. Eggleston was member of Capt.
]. N. Lamkin's famous mortar battery,
of Haskell's artillery battalion, with
the rank of sergeant, and his brother,
Capt. Geo. Cary Eggleston, row on the
editorial staff of the New York World,
was its sergeant-major, both gentlemen
being among the hravest and most gal
liant of Confederate soldiers.
l shall be very glad to publish as an
addendum to this Chapter any Informal
ton you can give or procure for me as to
the identity of the two officers sin white
duck" who had the interesting expert
ence narrated by DR.. Eggleston. / would
like to have their account of the adven-
ture. Yours with much regard.
GEO. S. BERNARD.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

Hostess with whom little Willy is taking
dinner)-'' And does your mother allow you
to have two pieces of pie when you are at
home Willy?" WilIy(who has asked for the
second piece)-"No ma 'am." Hostess-'s
do yoL think she would like YOU to have
two pieces Lere?' Willy Confidently -eOhi
she wouldn't care. This isn't her pie you
knoWI-Puck
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BY virtue Of the authority with which I
Hamblin late OF Deering, Me-, 1 shall sell
at Public Auction at the former residences
of said Hamblin on Summit street in said
Deering, on Wednesday,the first day o may,
1895, at o'clock, D.. NJ, the hume steaoIarni
of said Ramblin with the buildings. / hereon.
situated on Summit street in said Deering
containing twenty acres more or less,
RUDOLPH RICHNER,
Executor of the Will of Gideon d. Hamblin.
Portland, Me-, March 2StE, 1895.
mar3OdlaW3W
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At a meeting of the trustees of the New
England Agricultural Society, Thursday,
at. Boston, Francis H. Appleton OF Peabody
was elected president of the society, to ill
the vacancy caused by the death of Hon.
Daniel Needham. He has been secretary of
the Promotion of agriculture for number
of years.
1t was voted by the executive officers of
the New England Society to hold its next
fair at Rigby Park Portland Maine.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

four months old, shall. annually, before the
first day of April. cause it 10 be registered,
numbered, described and licensed for one
year, in the office of the city clerk in
the city where the dog is kept, and
shall keep around it's neck collar distinct
ly marked with the owners name and its
registered number.
Whoever keeps dog contrary to the fore
gong provisions shall forfeit $40, ueshalf-
of which shall go to any complainant and
one-balf to the treasurer of tho city. And
all dogs Eot licensed according to law
shall be forthwith killed.
EDWIN L. DYER. City Clerk.
Portland. March 10, 1895. marl4dtd
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PRESS PORTFOLIOS.

The following portfolios can pc OBTAINED at
the Office of the PRESS, or by mail as specified
under each:
BREHM'S LIFE OF ANIMALS.
This is an English translation Of Brehm's IA
nous German work on animals 1t is issued in
weekly parts of not less than 20 pages each
and will consist of % parts. Five parts are
ready. Price 10 cents per part, postage free.
Subscriptions will be received, Tor any or all
the parts and they VIII be sent as fast as issued
STANDARD COOK BOOK.
This is the latest Cook Book out, contains 32o
pages, 1900 receipts 1876 illustrations and is
sent postpaid to any address or will be ,deliy-
cred to any one who calls in person at this of
ace for 10 cents If 3 cents is
sent fer postage, book is sent by return
mailed from Office of publication in Springfe ID
Ohio. causing delay OF several days.
WILD FLOWERS OF AMERICA
A series of IS portfolios each containing six
teen colored plates Of American Wild Flowers.
Price l5 cents each. All the parts are ready
Binding In cloth aud leather, with name
stamped in gold, S1.5e
No Coupons necessary for amy
of fhe above
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NOR SALE-House lots at Woodsfords.
a Deeripg Centre and East Deering, from
4 Cents to 10 cents pei foot. Payments can
he made TO suit purchaser. Money procured
for building. Call and see plan OF lots.
& 90. AS IL Congress, street.
BOZ
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gOR !1ALE-Two new cottage houses at
Woo,ifords, six ROOMS and bath room,
cellar, 5000 feet of land, fine To-
cation Price Sl45a, egsv terms .RICHAR
SON 500 d-o ! &" r'r--,c----- sv-aat SOL "a
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WHO WERE THEY.
Information Wanted by Southern
Historian.

Two Mysterious Men Who Appeared at
Fort Lamkin-One was a Brigadier of
Are Unknown.
The following letter received by Major
H. II. Shaw of this city is published,
not only for its intrinsic interest but in
the hope that it will be instrumental in
revealing the names of the heroes of the
incident therein narrated. If such
should prove the case the names may be
sent to the PRESS:
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the
IN subscriber has been duly appointed Exc
nut ix tlo Of

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the
IN subscriber has been duly appointed Exc
cutrix of the Will of
CYRUS LOWELL. late of Portland,
in the County OF Cumberland, deceased, and
has taken upon herself that trust as the law
directs. All persons having demands upon the
estate of said deceased are required to exhibit
the same; and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
LYDE L. LOWELL, Execuuix.
Portland, February IL, 1895. mar16w3wS*
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the
~ subscriber has been duly appointed and
taken upon himself the trust of Administrator
of the estate OF
NARCISSA j. TRECARTIN. late of Falmouth,
in the County of Cumberland. deceased,
and and has given bonds as the law d.
the estate OF said deceased, are required to
exhibit the same and all persons indebted to
said estate are called upon to make payment to
CLARENCE A. HIGHT, Portland, Admir-.
Falmouth, March Is, 1895. r16w3wS*
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Price of Cream Balm is fifty cent.

''By the way. Edwin, l should, perhaps.
have told you before that 1 really cannot
endure tobacco"
"All The better. darling. My views are
not advanced, and though I smoke good
deal myself. never would desire that you
should. You need, therefore, give yourself
no anxiety about the fact that tobacco
does not agree with you.' Judge.
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TO coMETo PORTLAND.

Trustees of the New England Agricultu-
raj Society Decided to Hold the Fair
Here.
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WILL the person thatstook a small leather
w hand satchel from the Union station.
he 18th inst, rel urn The license that was
in il and no questions will De asked. J. A.
CAROL, 1s Lincoln street., Portland, Me.
2Q-1
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There is Danger in Delay"

Since 1851 I have been Il great sufferer
from catarrL. tried Ely's Cream Balm and
to all appearances am cured. Terrible
headaches from which 1 had long suffered
are gone.-W. j. Hitchcock Late Major U. S.
Vol. and A. A. Gen. Buffalo N Y.
Ely's Cream Balm has completely cured me
of catarrh when everything else failed.
Many acquaiGtanees have used it with ex-
cell ent results.-Alfred W. Stevens. Cald-
well, Ohio.
p ice of Crearn Balm il fftu cant
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EHOR SALE-On Peaks Island at Trefeth-
II ems Landing, on high ground, cottage
of eight rooms with lot of land sixty feet
front and one hundred and Twelve feet
deep One of the finest locations on the
island. JOHN f. PROCTOR, Centennial
Block. SOL
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Two LET or lease for term of years,a house
IL containing 10 furnished rooms suIta Bile
for boarding house, with std Bile and one-half
acre land, situa ted at Poland Springs, close
by the Poland Spring House. A. G. LIBBY.
AZ l-2 Exchange street. SOL
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THE MAN
Who Does Not Garry
LIFE INSURANCE.

1t gives sure financial protection which no
wage-earner can afford to be without Suppose
the bread-winner dies, how pitiable is the
situation of his family when deprived of the
income his labor produced.
Life Insurance takes his place, and furnish
es ready cash Immediately.
There is only one old line Life Company
chartered under the laws of Maine, and that is
the
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-30

Genuine New Maple Syrup at shaw,a.
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EOR SALE Wood fords, two tenement
Il house thoroughly built and in perfect
repair, good stable and 1900 feet Of land,
and posi- Office. Electrics pass the door.
Price $500. W. H. WALDRON, le0 Middle
street 30-l
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NARM for'sals or to let for term of years
within six miles of Portland. For. par
ticulars, address A. Fl. JOHNSON, 1856 Con-
gress street, Portland, Ne. 30-l
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SALE OF REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION

March 80, 1895.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-19
MURDERED THEIR MOTHER.
Boys Thirteen and Eleven Years Old
the Criminals.


LONDON, July ia most horrible case
of juvenile depravity and brutality came
TO light in Plaistow. an eastern suburb OF
London, this morning. TWO boys named
Combes, aged respectively 10 and II years
were brought before a magistrate upon
the charge Of having murdered their
mother. and the accusation was substan-
tiated by their own confession OF the
crime The boys killed their mother by
stabbing her through the heart zen days
ago. since which time they have occupied
the house alone with the woman's fast de-
composing body. The husband Of the MUIR
dered woman and father OF the two boys
Is a ship-purser. and is absent from home
on a sea voyage. The house Is well FUR
nished and possesses all the requirements
Of a comfortable home.
After the boys had committed their
crime they pawned a number OF valuables
they found in the house and proceeded 10
enjoy themselves by taking trips to va
rious places on the river and in the inte-
rim visiting cricket-grounds and indulging
in other forms Of amusement. When they
were arrested they were playing cards in
the house containing the decomposed
corpse of their mother in company with
a half-witted man. and apparently getting
the highest degree Of enjoyment from
their pastme despite the odor which per-
vaded the rooms.
The magistrate was astounded at the
developments OF the case and amazed Ct
the cool demeanor OF the boys. He de-
clared that he could not believe the young
sters sane, and remanded them pending
their mental examination.
The minds OF the boys seem to have been
upset by reading novels which made he
rOes OF cut-throats. robbers, and the like.
The crime has created great sensation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-19
BOUNTY ON SUGAR.
Some Of II to Come Into the Old
Dominion.
SEPTEMBER AT THE EARLIEST.
Payments Will Not Begin Before the
First Fall Month, and Why-Per-
sonnI and Postal Notes of Special
Interest.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July B-(Spe-
cial.)-Congress at the last session voted
in round numbers an appropriation OF
$4,000 with which 10 pay sugar boun-
ties. but the money has never yet been
paid over to the beneficiaries. a small
amount will go to Virginia people inter-
ested in beet-sugar production in Au-
gusta county. 1t is understood that the
money will not be paid until September,
at the earliest. and probably not until
October or November. The reason for
this Is that the demands on the Treasury
are so heavy this month the officials are
afraid anyway OF very bad showing
for the July transactions. and they want
to hold this amount over. The exporta-
tions of gold enable the opponents OF the
administration to get up scare, and.
with the revenues falling behind so heav-
lily. ii IS feared business may be in
jured II this bounty is paid at time
when other demands are pressing.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
Mr.. ]. s. B. Thompson. assistant gene
raj superintendent OF the Southern rail-
way. with headquarters in Atlanta, after
spending a day here, returned th's morn
ing to Atlanta.
James l.. Yreadway. Of Chatham, Va,
is registered at the Metropolitan.
Hugh c. Braxton and w. Murray Hllie-
airy. Of stanton. and +. c. Mcconnell,
of Lynchburg. Va. and George III. Brown,
Of Statewide, y. c., are at the National.
POSTAL.
Special mail service from Mountyille to
Leithtown. Loundon county. Will be dis
continued after July 3lst.
a change has been ordered In the mail
service from Rockingham to DIDO. y. c..
after August lst. by which 1t Will be
curtailed SO as to end at Malice, emitting
Dido decreasing the distance four miles
Postmasters OF the fourth class were
to-day appointed for Virginia as follows:
Buffalo Mills, Rockbnldge county, w. *.
Echard vice VI. ). Poague. resigned;
Joletts, Page county. W. Il. Griffith vice
l. w ,IOllett resigned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-19

Athens. Ga. Lula Marrow. Of North Caro-
lima; Alice OVERLY and Mary watkins, OF
Buffalo Springs: Annie Powell, OF Sa-
vannah. Ca: and Keren Jefrress, OF
Finchley, and Miss Brooks, OF South
Boston; Messrs. Thomas f. Goode. Jr.'
Sydney Johnson; T.. r. Vansant. spots
wood Boyd. Henry Coleman, Eddie Toone,
Professor Harry Faulkner. J. Il. Boyd,
T. W. overly. T. c. Bass; NJ A. Walter
r. T.. Williamson; DIR. @. III. Carter, Z.
Haskins, Jr.; George w. Foushiil, Ed
win Williams, DR.. G. III. Finch, j. h.
Wells, Walter Clack, DR.. II. i. Atkins,
T.. c. Goode, c.. Hostlns. DIR. V. VI. Epups,
and wife: W. r. Moore. w. A. Jameson
Howard Briggs and wife; c. j. Faux
ner, OF Boydton; G. a. Boyd, OF warren
ton. NC; j. Il. Hart. OF Hampden-Sid-
ney; Watkins Goode. Of SkIpwith; II. ~
Jeffress: W. A. Smith and Daniel
sprankle, of Chase City; Palmer BuSS'
Finchly: Henry Jeffress, OF North Caro-
lima: Warrenton wood, w. A. Mcgee.
w. A. Willlngham, Il. r. Tarry; Hon
Thomas n. Williams, OF Clarksville; a..
Fillman. Galveston. Tex; James NJ.
Carr and wife. Of Norfolk; carter
Jones. OF Birmingham. Ala; +. j.. Petty;
/ !. Martin. j. r. Boswell, OF North
View; and Il. b. Goode. Jr., of New YORK
city.
The party was charmingly chaperoned
by Mrs. e. J. Faulkner. OF Boydton.