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The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

ITO LIE T-Several finely located cottages
Il to let on Little Diamond Island, from
ST5 to $780, Inquire of A. N. SMITH. i2l
Bracket street, City. may3dtf
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North Yarmouth.

East North Yarmouth, May 2S-Rev
M K Mabry preached very eloquent
Memorial sermon at the M. E. church
Sunday evening. Thursday he will de-
liver an oration at Vassalborough, Maine
Next Sunday forenoon Mr.. Mabry will
preach to the farmers and in the evening
the evening $50 up old bald head"
Mrs. Rachel West is visiting her
brother, Mr.. r. T. Hodsdon.
Miss Lucinda NJ Lawrence of the
Stevens school, New Gloucester, is home
on short vacation.
Rev. and Mrs II. A. Peare left for
Naples last week.
Mr. Edwards, of Portland, was in town
Monday.
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WANTED.

Forty words inserted under this heal
one week for rs cents. cash in advance.
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Standish.

Sebago Lake, May 2s.-Rev. A. j.
Small preached very interesting Memo
rial sermon Sunday before Charles L.
Warren Post, that was very largely at
tended. The church was we'll decorated
with plants and flowers. The stars and
stripes We're hung back OF the pulpit,
| Mrs Josie L. Harmon and daughter,
Minnie went from Sebago Lake Saturday
to North Lebanon for few weeks visit
to her mother, Mrs Lyman Hersom.
| The funeral Of the late Almon Little
field took place from his former residence
Saturday afternoon. There were large
Rev. A. J. Small pastor of the Con-
| gregational church, officiated
| Philips Decornier and Edith Longfellow
were married Saturday by Rev. S. B.
Sawyer of Gorham. They took the train
at H. 45 for Waltham, Mass, where they
will stay week.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

EOR SALE-The Kohinoor Spring water.
all exceptionally pure water tor dJink-
ing purposes. Parties in Portland desiring
spring in stone or glass jars. Samples free.
Address G.. E. & F. II. BAS TON, North
Yarmouth. Maine. feb25dtf
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

HIGH WAGES FOR A COOK Beginning
LII June 7th for family of four in con-
yenient house on Great Diamond Island
Reference required. Apply at 702 Congress
street, corner of Dow. 25-tf
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ITO LET-F1rnished room with heat and
Il gas. at 80 High street. lift
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

TITO LET-Three fats in stole No. l Port
u land Pier. together OF separately. Ap-
ply to VIM. SHEA. 81 Danforth street or
JOHN NJ. SHEA, so Market street. 19-tf
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ITO LET-The fourth fioor in our building,
j. space e5x7o feet, with heat, power and
featuring purposes. Inquire of MEGQUIER &
JONES. 33 Pearl st. mar2u
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WANTED-Active industrious men to handle
w our fast selling line of standard SUBJ
scription books; liberal commissions; good
territory and Tree sample outfit to responsible
men. Apply personally with references to
O'BRIEN BROS, 203 1-2 Middle street.
25.1
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Runford.

Rumford, May 2s-Owing to cold
weather the apple bloom has been of long
continuance and very uneven. don't
think the late frosts and cold weather
have materially damaged vegetation in
this region.
Plummer's S, McFadden's, Rumford Falls
Paper Co. and Dudley &Marshall's river
drivers have been clearing our intervales
of their lumber so that they look quite
natural again. There remains quite a
large amount of the Poland Paper Co. 's
poplar pulp stock which is very scat
tered.
E. E. Abbott & M. L. Wyman are very
busy with their ''King of the cornfield'
corn planters planting corn and beans
for the farmers.
Mrs behring's new house near the East
Rumford church is finished and painted
outside and makes fine appearance. Il
| is quite nice addition to the little
| hamlet.
| Busy time with farmers. Planting Il
| rather late. Rain is much needed.
Occasionally deer are seen crossing the
river and field which serves to break the
monotony. Last week three deer WERE
seen crossing fields at the corner heading
south. Sunday morning they SWAN the
river and crossed W. Clark's field only 6
| few rods from his house
| Memorial Day promises to be an event
full one at the Falls.
! Some handsome strings of trout are
being brought in from the brooks
| But little sweet corr is being planted
owing to the cut down in price, but a
larger area of yellow corn.
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TO LET.

A cottage house, seven rooms, partly fur
nished, at Echo Point, Great Diamond
Island. Address CHAS. W. BUCK, CAM
bridge, Mass. my15eod6t
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"ANTED-A party with from $500 to
w S200p, to control valua BILE speciality,
created. W. G. CAPRON. Falmouth Hotel,
City. 24-1
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w WANTED-A gentleman desires board
w in a private family: price not to ex-
ceed 81 per week: centrally located. Ad-
dress X. Y. this Office. gel
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nor SALE-A good mare sound and kind,
Il safe for a lady to drive, warranted
sound in every particular; not afraid Of
cars. Price $3.50. Apply to J. HOPKINS
SMITH, office room No. 2, First National
Bank building. 25-1
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Il the best lots in Deering for two, birds
price? have the only vacant lot on Maple
street, over 5000 square feet. L will pay
you to investigate. A. @. LIBBY. AZ IL Ex-
change street. 251
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WANTED-AGENTS.

Forty words inserted under this hea
one week for 25 cents cash in advance.
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LOST AND FOUND.

n OST-A cane. on Parp, Spring or
4 Brackett streets, on Sunday. Finder
.,laase leave at Press Office. PAL
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CLOCK REPAIRINc

HOMES for IS families Having been re-
IL quested by my sons to join them in
ng interests shall sell my real estate in
Portland, South Portland and Cape Eli "a
beth for cash or $40 month. Houses $500
TO ~. zoo. Rents SO to $50. s. l.. CARLE
TON. I1S COnpraSs straar ADI1otf
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FOR SALE AT WOODFORDS-Resi OF
IL the late Rev. Parker Jaques, on high land,
and one of the most desirable locations in
up the estate. Location Prospect street,
Woodfords. F. H. HARF ORD, 31Hs Exchange
street. may2S-1
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WANTED = Everybody to know that
W SMITHS Saw shop, 81 Temple street
will close Monday and Tuesday of each
week after June 1sf. 27-lE
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EOR SALE-Quiet summer resort house, 10
rooms furnished for all year round, perfect
repair. 1a acre land, II bearing fruit trees,
e rom ne snn andns y
mile to church stores postoffce sprice $500,
w. III. WALDRON, 18O Middle ST. 28-1
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FOR SALE.
STEAMER "JOSEPHINE HOEY.''
This steamer has been thoroughly overhauled,
painted and otherwise put in first class condi-
ton: length, 4S it,; beam, 10 it.; depth. ft;
horizontal cone boiler, built in 1883 by Port.
inches diameter; high pressure single crank
engine built by Lidback, inch cylinder, 8 inch
stroke.
HUNT. may25-dtf
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"ANTED-Compsten girl for general
w housework. Apply at No. 13 Carroll
of this week between hours of and 10
o'clock a. m.. or : and p. m. 29-1
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EOR SALE-Buildings lots at Oakdale.
L The Deering Land Co. offer for sale on
favorable terms, desira BILE building lots on
William and Deering streets. Oakda!e, Deer.
ing. Apply to ROLLINS & ADAMS, 81 Ex.
change street, Portland. myl3-eow20w
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WATCH REpAIRTNC-

NEW Resilient, waltham Mainsprings. only 70
~ warranted; cleaning and manspriug, only 81 so
cleaning S1oo All work strictly first class and wal
ranted. twenty-five years matchmaker. McKEN
SEf, the MATCHMAKER, 459 Congress ST., Monumen
Square. ian3dtf
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

FOR SALE-Twenty-five barrels of broken
IL crackers at 81. 25 per bbl. also twenty-five
barrels suitable for hens at ST per Dbl. CAL
DERWOOD BROS, 532 Congress st. 28-1
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pOARD WANTED-Wanted on one of the
Id islands in Portland harbor, rooms for
man and wife. Moderate size; first class;
boarding house preferred; state exact loca-
and full particulars. Give referen noes from
previous guest New York City preferred }
DUSENBURY. S3 Leonard street. N. Y.
City. gel
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

EOR SALE-First and only brick house, Oak.
Il dale Near Electric cars. Arranged for
two families, good trade. Enquire of N. E.
REDLON, Mason & Builder, 255 Federal st
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

nor SALE-New iouse of six rooms at
Deering Centre, near electrics. 5000 feet
OF land, house is two story; good chance for
garden. Price S1375; small cash payment,
balance by the month. RICHARDSON
LAND CO., 478 1-2 Congress- ST. 2T-tf
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"ANTED-S Summer boarders at White
w Rock Farm House. Pleasantly locat-
ed. five minutes walk to station and post
oifice. Good accommodations at reasona BILE
prices. Apply at once. A. N. PURlNTON,
White Rock, Maine. IA
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

WANTED-Two young girls for light house,
w work in the country; neat and willing. but
no experience required. Address Immediately,
A. Il. c., Press Office. 2S-I
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

A GENTS to sell our oils and greases. A
"A r. TlMMINS OIL Co.,, Cleveland, o
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

EOR SALE-Munjoy Hill. 2 new shouses..
Il and rooms eaoh In perfect repair,
main sewer. Sc bugo and closets, desira BILE
street and neighborhood. Price $4,000 for
both; terms S1400 down, balance mortgage.
W. Il. WALDRON, $50 Middle street. 29-l
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-27
NEW VOL. 3O--NO. 36.
Keep the Water Pure.

If a pitcher of ice water is set IN a
room inhabited, in few hours 1t will
have absorbed the respiration gases
of the room, the air Of which will have
become purer but the water unfit for
use. This depends on the fact that
water has the faculty of condensing
and thereby absorbing nearly all the
gases. Hence water kept uncovered
in a room a while is always unht for
use. and should be often removed,
whether il has become warm or not.
Impure water is as injurious to health
as impure air, and every person should
provide the means of obtaining fresh,
pure water for all domestic uses. An
hours intelligent examination OF the
water supply at a proposed country
home would in a large majority of cases
prevent the risk of fevers and diph.
liberia. Take in your dressing case an
ounce phial of saturated solution of
permanganate of potash. Mix six or
eight drops into tumbler Of the
drinking water that is supplied, 1t
il turns brown in an hour, the water
is, broadly speaking, unfit to Firlnk; /;
if not, it is especially harmful. II u
country hotel sewage system is con-
fined to ce.spools, within a hundred
feet of the house, and near the water
supply, take the next train. These
matters should force themselves on
ones personal attention.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-27
Sleepy Time.

Bedtime is generally a elimination
of all the daily nerye-racking episodes
in the experience of the mother. Up
to two years of age a child regards
his crib more as a place of punishment
than of rest, and even at that age the
percentage of children who are ready
to go to bed at an appointed time, and
"woo the drowsy god" in solitude, Is
lamentably small. 1t is a blessed
household that escapes a scene when
the baby find his eyelids weighing
heavily.
As babies only learn by precedent,
habit can accomplish much in doing
away with this unpleasantness. From
his birth lay the baby in his bed at
the same hour every night without
any preliminary rocking and leave
him alone in the dark. At first he
will howl, oh, yes but persevere, and
the victory will be yours.
When old enough to be fed give
very light suppers, and try and keep
company away from him. 1t only e1-
cites him to see strangers. a romP
with papa is treat to all children
but it should be short and followed by
the "sand man.
A well-aired crib and room, and
absence of light, are great sleep pro-
ducers. A fairy tale at bedtime IS not
specially good in its effects, banishing
sleep more often than wooing 1t.
Ogres and grifiins and murders are
apt to prove but poor bedfellOws, and
like as not produce night horrors not
only, but unfortunately, sometimes foi
wears. One horrible circumstance vii
often fasten to a child's imagination
making sleep dread because OF th'
haunting phantom. If a story Is q
necessity, let it simply be a tale o
birds or animals, with no blood-curd
u
ling incidents to excite the already
tired brain and nerves.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-27
A Word in the coIoneI's Ear.

The following story is told Of the
Forty-eighth Georgia Regiment in the
Atlanta Constitution:
AS the regiment was on the march
TO Gettysburg some Of the soldiers
stepped out Of the ranks and conhs-
Gated couple Of geese, and one Of
the drummers uuheaded his drum and
put the captured bird in it.
Shortly afterward the colonel came
along, and, noticing the drummer fall
ed to give his usual drum whacks,
rode up and said:
"wby don't you beat that drum
Colonel" said the startled man, Il
want to speak to you"
The Colonel drew close to him, and
said
well, what have you to say?'
The drummer whispered:
Colonel, I've couple Of geese in
here"
"well, if you are sick, you needn't
play." and the Colonel rode on.
That night the Colonel had roast
goose for supper.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-27
Secretary Morton on Silver.

The following letter from the Hon.
J. Sterling Morton, Secretary Of Agri-
culture, has been received by a New
York business man:
WASHINGTON, D. c., June !, 1895.
DEAR SIR: Ihasten to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication of
June 6, and would be pleased to have
you explain to me the principles of
bimetallism, about which you write.
1t will be gratifying also if you will
illustrate to me how the farmer is to be
benefited by having fifty cents worth
of silver bullion pass for a dollar IN
the purchase of his wheat and other
farm products. Tell me likewise why
the farmer should advocate a none
tary system which will compel the
gold miner to labor until he produces
100 cents worth Of gold bullion before
he may have it coined into a dollar
and at the same time will permit the
silver miner to stop work and demand
the free coinage of every fifty cents
worth of silver bullion, which he digs,
into dollar. Inform me at the same
time, if you please, why you use the
phrase "16 to l, unless you desire to
acknowledge yourself a gold mono
metallist. Is not the unit lone,
which you mention, gold, and BY your
phraseology do you not declare against
two units?
When the silver miner and bullion
owner shall have established by legis-
lation government grist mills, which
shall convert every fifty cents worth
Of farmers wheat into dollar OF -four,
il Will be time enough for the farmer
to advocate laws which shall convert
every fifty cents worth of silver bullion
into a dollar of coin. Respectfully
yours. ,,r
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-27
The Parrot Was a Talker.

A man of New Bedford, whose niece
had coaxed him to buy her a parrot,
succeeded in getting bird that was
warranted good talker. He brought
it home, and after putting 1t IN a cage,
stood before it and said Say uncle,
Pollyr" The bird did not respond,
and after repeating the sentence
dozen times or more, with no better
success, the uncle put his hand into
the cage, and grabbed the bird by the
neck. shook him until his head wob-
bled around, all the time yelling at
him: Say uncle, gol darn yer, say
uncle !" The bird looked limp and
lifeless, and disgusted with his pur-
chase, the old fellow took the parrot
into the yard where he had a coop OF
80 chickens. Thrustlng the halt dead
bird in with the chickens he exclaimed:
"There, by gosh You'll say uncle bs-
fore you get out" Nsxt morning the
uncle went out to see how the parrot
was gettlngon. Looking into the coop
he counted 90 dead chickens, and in
the corner of the coop stood the par
rot on one foot, holding the 3Oth chick
en- by the neck and shaking it until
its head wobbled, aud screaming, Say
uncle, gol darn yer, say uncle r'--Bos'
fou HerdM
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-27
A Story From the South.

One of the most kindly and gener-
GUS of his sex gave fye-dollar bill
some time ago to a struggling, poyer-
ty-stricken colored church in Southern
Virginia. SO large a sum, according
10 the New York Tribune correspond
ent, had never come from a single in-
dividual, and the people were over
whelmed.
1t happened that the gentleman,
Mr. c., went to the church the follow
ing Sunday, and took retired seat
in the gallery. What was his amaze
ment to hear from the pulpit the fol-
lowing descriptive prayer;
30 Lawd, bless Mars c. He plays
cards, he drinks, he races, he gambles;
but he's given S. to this church, and,
o Lawd, bless him !" Mr.. G. lodged
behind a post and hurriedly retired.
Those who were present at Ger.
tain convention had the pleasure Of
listening to another man Of color who
occupied the platform with his white
brethren, and one Of whose sentences
was certainly unique.
"And now, gentlemen he said, in
his most impressive manner, as he CUR
veyed the large audience, 81 will give
you chunk Of thought, without dress
or garbage"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-27
A SONG OF THE SEA.

The sun 1t Is blue and fair,
And the sky is blue and gray,
And the fisberman's song as he rows along
Goes floating away, away.
The gulls that circle and wheel.
And the white-capped waves roll by.
And afar OH the sea where the end may be
The billows they wash the sky.
The billows they roll and roll,
And the sea- news wheel and call,
And the on OF the sun into golden lace
spun
Comes shimmering over all.
The wind is m erry and light.
And coaxes the waves TO play;
And the fisherman's song as he rows along
Goes floating away, away.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-27
Broke Up the Camp Meeting.

Some years ago the steamer Paris Z.
Brown introduced the mocking bird
whistle on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, says the Louisville Times. On
the trip from Cincinnati to New Or
leans and back the demoniacal yells
and unearthly screams of that "holy
terror" created a sensation everywhere,
and all along shore produced fear and
CONSERVATION, especially among the ne
groes, who had never heard anything
like it before. Nothing in the shape OF
a steam whistle had ever been heard
like it in this or any other country, and
its unpopularity has caused but little
to be heard of it since. By a manipu-
lation of the valve it could be made to
moan, groan, grunt, scream, yell, howl
and whistle, and it could be heard on
the river at night for many miles.
One dark night negro revival was
going on in the woods near a little
town on the Mississippi, and excitement
was atits highest pitch. The old "cul-
lud sky pilot was preaching and ez-
bortino the siuful ones to ocome up "an
line de ban" Some were moaning,
some groaning, many singing, many
shouting, and all sweating as the old
preacher said Cum a shoutln cum
a runnin', kaze yer KANT nebber tell
en- der debil gwine ter cum and grab
yer. Now's yer chance. Brudder Is
yer ready? Sister, is yer prepared
to meet de debil? He's h'ble ter cum
any mint, an wen he does CUM
Just then the Paris Brown, on her
way south, turned the bend about two
miles up the river and turned loose
that terrific whistle, filling the air for
miles around with all sorts Of groans,
screams, yells and howls, which fell
upon the ears of the old preacher and
his terrified congregation. The minis
ter's eyes looked like inverted new
moons. He looked at his congregation
in silence and listened The men and
women looked in fear and terror at
each other as all listened to the strang-
est and most unearthly sounds that
had ever filled their ears. Presently
the old preacher grabbed his hat and'
leaning forward, shouted:
Oats him, hons an all OATS de
debil. | knows his voice. Wat bin
a-tellin' yer? Take to de woods, bred
dern; take to de woods, sisters. DE
debil am cum an you mus run an
pray an keep a-runnin. I'm wild yer,
and the preacher and congregation
"took to the woods" and remained
there until the whistling ceased and
the Paris Brown passed down like a
meteor in the darkness of the night,
with that whistle as still as death.
For days afterward the question of the
colored people was "Did you hear
it?" and the answer was always an
other question "W'at was it?"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-27
n SNYDER PUBLISHER.
New Spring Goods!

We would be pleased to have you call
and see the bargains we offer.
Our Percalsand Calicoes are beautiful
and cheap.
Our Ginghams are new and cheaper
than ever.
Our Cottonades are cheap and larger
assortment than we have ever had
Our Outingcloth for shirts and dresses
runs from to 10 cents.
We have nice line Misses, Chill
dren'S and Infants Shoes.
We have a nice assortment of Ladies'
Oxford Ties.
We have not forgotten the old ladies
in our Shoe department.
We have "A big line of Mems Overalls
and Shirts