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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-22
CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT CO.,
CUSTOM HOUSE WHARF, PORTLAND. ME.
Commencing May goth, 1896.
Week Day Time Table.


For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island,
$40, $40, 500, 900, 1920 A. NJ, 1900 NJ.
2.15, 8 10, 800, 6.10, 1880 P. NJ
For Cushing's Island, $40, 500, 1880 A. NJ,
2.15, 3.15, 800, 6.10 P. NJ.
For Little and Great Diamond Islands,
Trefethen's, Evergreen Landing, Peaks
Island, $50 $40, 500, 1890 A. NJ, II M,
,,a 200 O. 10, GO, 1891 N. ,s,.na %
500, 1890 A. NJ, 200 4.2o, g. P. NJ.
For Mariners Landing Long Island,
1880 A. NJ, PM.
- RETURN -
Leave Forest City Landing, $40, .7,2o, $50,
Ego, 1050 A. NJ, 100, 2.35, $40, $50,
Leave Ponee's Landing, COS, $50, IL. 20
A. NJ. $50, $40, ESQ P. NJ
Leave Cushing's Island, 7.05, S.15, LOS
A. NJ. 2.45, $50 500, $40 P. NJ.
Leave Little Diamond. $50, 7.2O, 9.2o,A NJ,
loo H., 12:2 $50, 5,35. -. 7,5oP: II:
Leave Great Diamond, 6.25, 7:15. 9.15. 11.55
"A. H., 1890, 3.25, $50, 7.l0, zoo P. NJ.
Leave Trefethens, $50, ITO, 9.10 IL so AM,
1895, 800, 5.25. 7.05, 500 P. NJ.
Leaves Evergreen, 6.l5. 7.O5, 9.05, II. As
A. NJ, u, 40, 3.l5, $40, TOO, SOB p. NJ.
Leaves Mariners Landing, Long Island.
11.30 A. NJ, 500 P. NJ.
Saturday night only, $50 P. NJ, for all land.
ings.
Sunday Time Table.
For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island.
500, 900, 1880 A. NJ, 1915, 2.15, 3.15, g. 90
p. M.
For Cushing's Island, 900, 10. 80 A. NJ, 1915,
2.15, 3. 10, 5. 90 p. NJ
For Little and Great Diamond Islands,
Trefethen's and Evergreen Landings,
2. NJ.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 500.
1890 A. NJ, 200, 4. 20 P. NJ.
For MarrineIss Landing, Long Island,
1870 A. M, 200 P. NJ
G. w. II. COOLING, General Manager.
HyZO off
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SAILED-Sch Augustus Palmer.
FROM ouR coRREspoNpENr.

ROCKPORT. May 2o-Ar, sch Arizona, Bill
lings, Portland; Chester II Lawrence, Hart
Boston.
May 21-Ar. schs Ella May. Cooper, Portland !;
Comrade, Akerly, ST John. NIB
SID schs Raymond Milbner Port Gilbert Ms;
Sarah Hill. Henderson, and Mary Snow. Cam
eron, Boston.
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Portland & RunfOrd Falls R'y.

In Effect Oct :. 1895.
DEPARTURES.
$50 A. NJ 6 1. l5 T. M. From Union Station
for Poland, Mechanic Falls, Buckileld, Can.
ton. Dixheld and Ruintord Falls.
$50 a. M. LOS ans 5.1Op. m. From Union
Station Tor POLAND and
Mechanic Falls
Train leaving Union Station J,15 q. m. con-
meets at Rumford Falls with Il. T. s. R. L. R. r.
train for BYRON End Houghton.
Through passenger coaches between Union
Station, Portland and Rumford Falls.
Through tickets on sale for all points
on T.. & II. F. R'y.
r. c. BRADFORD. Traffic Mgr.
Portland, Maine.
E. L. LOVEJOY, Superintendent,
Feb1Odtf Rumford Falls. Maine
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
Sew York Stock and Money Market.

Eew York Stock and Money Market.
by Telegraph.
NEW YORK. May 81.
Money easy at ga per cent: last loan at
ga per cent, closing 21a per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper was quoted at 8 9 51a per cent.
Sterling Exchange was very firm, with actual
business in bankers bills 8714a4 STA for
Go-day bills and ss1sa4 1874 for demand;
posted rates at 8s@4 S91a. CONNER, ial bills
Go-days 4 1914 "a STA. Government Bonds
firm. Railroads higher.
Bar silver 677s.
Mexican dollars IS
Silver at the Board was quiet.
At London pday bar silver was quoted
81 Lied p OF. and steady.
Exports. tdz2
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PORTLAND. May 81:
Receipts by Maine Central r. R.-For Port
land,ss l49 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 156 cars.
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Portland wholesaLe Market.

PORTLAND. May 81. 1898
Breadstuffs are weak and tending downward.
In Provisions, the market for Pork and Lard is
Easy. Burning oils 1ac lower.
The following are to-daYs wholesale prices of
Pr ,viSinDS Groceries.
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Portland market-cut loaf 8; confeetioners at
g., pulVerised O; powered. &c; graduated
DC coffee crushed Sac; yellow FAC
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NaaIne Medical Association.

TINE forty-fourth annual meeting will be-
held at City Building, Portland Wedues-
day, Thursday and Friday, June 3-4-5, 1896.
maylsd;s" GAAS, d. SMITH. NJ D., Sec'y.
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International Steamship Co

taStpoH Luhec. Calais, StJohn. R.H., HaIiiax,A.S.
and all parts of New Brunswick, Nova SEQ.
tia, Prince Edward Island, anc Cape Bret
ON, The favorite route to CampobelIo and
st, Andrews. n. b.
Spring Arrangement.
On and after Monday, Nav 4th, steamer
will leave Portland on Mondays and Fridays
at 300 p. m.
Returning leave St. John and Eastport same
days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. ~ Freight received Up to 400
p. m.
For Tickets and Staterooms, apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument Square
or for other Information at Company's Office.
Railroad Wharf, foot of State street.
ap29dtf j. B.COYLE. Gen. Man.
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Daily Line, Sundays Excepted.
THE NEW AND PALATIAL STEAMERS
BAY STATE AND PORTLAND.
alternately leave FRANKLIN WHARF, Portland,
every evening at o'clock, arriving IN season
beyond.
Through tickets for Providence, Lowell,
Worcester, New York, etc.
Returning, leave INDIA WHARF, Boston,
every Evening at 2 O'Clock.
j, B. COYLE, Manager.
Oct. /, 1895.
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[ ottur III mrtSe5s
by TelegraDlll

MAY 81. 1886.
NEWYORK-The Cotton market to-day was
dull, Lice lower; sales so bales; mlddling up
lands STAG; middling gull =.
NEW 0RLEANS-The Cotton market to-day
was easy ;imiddlng 7 11-16c.
CHARLESToN-The Cotton market to-day
was steady ;middling 1855.
SAVANNAH-The Cotton market to-day
was quiet; Middling 7Mc.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
nominal: mddling Y-16c.
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market to-day was
dull; middlings 9-16c.
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Exports.


BUENOS AYRES. Bark Carrie WinsloW-
rs 1890 fit lumber.
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European Markets.
by Telegraph
LONDON, May 81. 13D6.--Consols 112 7-16d
for money and 112 9-16d for the account
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iunpowder--sJ,o

n ? q " EtNK LJIOCs
Blasting ...3 5014 90
sporting. a tsO(a6 30
Drop Saor.26 E5S. L 80
Back. b. BR.
T. TT. .155
Hay.
Pressed. .....S16Gl7
Loose Eav S1GGSIs
Straw, Cur lots s1O@l2
IRON
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Salt.
Tks Is.tb hdI 6oi82 90
Liverpool Il 5OdI so
Dia'md Crys. Dbl 2 rs
Saleratus.
sateratus ....o@51s
Spices.
Oassia, pure.
lMace. ...".,.. l 90
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25
Curiosities of Frogs Eggs.

Frogs eggs are laid before they really
become eggs in the true sense OF that
word. They are always laid under
water, and when. FIRST deposited are
covered with sort of envelope in the
shape of thin membrane. In this
shape they are very small. but as soon
as they come in contact with the water
they rapidly absorb that element ana
in SO doing go through queer trans
formation. The thin membrane con-
tanning the little seed-hke eggs Is
on;ckly changed into great Jumps OF a
clear ielly-like substance, each section
ioincd 10 the other, The whole forming
= string from a few inches to several
feet in length. On the inside of each OF
these Jumps of jelly the eggs come to
perfection, and in due course OF time
add their quota to the frog population
| of the world.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-01-25
HERE AND THERE.

"A poor horse under a poor farmer
NAV not be a pleasing sight, but the
combination is appropriate.
On all badly-worn clay Soils or
loans underlaid by clay, subsoiiing IS
the great mechanical restorative.
DO not confine your poultry-keep-
inc to hens alone. Diversity is just as
desirable in this as in other farm prac-
tees. Besides ducks lay more eggs than
do hens and sell higher.
Whipping shying and frightened
horse is senseless and cruel. Pain does
not relieve fright, but the assuring
voice of kind driver does. Whipping
makes confirmed shyers, because the
horse connects the pain with the OBJ.
iect of his fear, and is more afraid OF
it thereafter.
Farm chickens which have the run
of the fields are the healthiest and the
most profitable, because they get sucf
a variety of feed and insects. There Il
too much which is artificial about thu
usual poultry yard, and only they arr
successful who recognize aud remedy
this @ much - possible.
r. j
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Sweet Potatoes as Stock Food.

The department of agriculture has
issued bulletin treating of sweet po-
tatoes and their uses. Only in locali-
ties favored with transportation facili-
ties and good markets is the sweet-po-
tato sale crop. But as food for
stock the department thinks it should
be extensively grown in regions
adapted to it. The roots have been
successfully fed to hogs, cattle and
horses. For cattle and horses it is bet
ter to slice the roots. OF all classes OF
stock-hogs can be used to consume sweet
potatoes to the best advantage, since
they do their own digging.
Sweet potato vines are usually left to
decay in the field where they are grown.
However, they may be used as food fol
cattle. An analysis of very succulen'
sweet potato vines, grown in Texas
showed them to be practically identica
in chemical composition with succu
lent cow pea vines, of which the feed
ing value is well established.
Vines of five varieties were analysed
ut the Georgia station, and showed con
siderable difference in composition. 1
4
is claimed that the vines of the so
called vineless variety, which stand u
well, can be cut with moving ma
chine, but to permit of this it will b
necessary to cultivate nearly level
The vines are better suited for feedin;
green than for curing into hay. In tn
sill o they arc said to become Shiny.
writer says he weighted eavy Gro
of green vines, and found that tn
weight was five and one-sixth tons pc
acre. At the Texas experiment STA
ton the yield of green vines was niue
greater.
The sweet potato is valuable crol
, They are worth raising for stock fee
alone. but sometimes it happens tn;
, there is a good local demand at vel
remunerative prices. The man WI
has large yield when the gener
J crop is poor, generally gets good Pr
, for his efforts. If prices are unsatl
, fac tory it would pay to try the cxpel
| ment of feeding stock.-Rural Wori
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FRONT ELEVATION OF 81, 500 HOUSE.

of the tintometer are believed to be
nearly endless. This will be realized
when it is borne in mind that in the
case of practically every substance,
natural or manufactured, known tc
man color is an absolute index OF its
quality. Consequently, you have only
to ascertain it's color exactly in order
to know at once the quality OF the sub
stance you are dealing with. And this
is what the tintometer enables you to
do. Take -four. The quality of -four
can be told to a nicely by its color.
Hence you have only to ascertain the
position of any given specimen OF flour
in the color scale tod know its value.
"But how about adulteration?" some
one will ask at once; cannot an infe-
rior flour be colored by the addition OF
Some foreign substance to match the
shade desired?" Certainly it can be.
But the tintometer would detect the
fraud at once.
What, then, is the tintouBeter: Brief
ly it consists of q carefully graded
series of colored glasses - about the
size ana shape Oh siihih AhSioS~oPN
slides-by means of which, used singly
or superimposed one on top OF the
other, any desired shade or color car
be matched with absolute exactitude
And when it is realized that there arr
lust &C, 1000, 600 shades which can be OBJ
tanned in this fashion, it will be under
stood that the color whic h cannot b.
matched by the tintometer must L
very hard to find, indeed. In Point o
fact, there is no color or tint perceptibl
tc the ordinary human eye which can
not be obtained. These slips OF glas
nre placed on slide at the end OF
double parallel-sided wooden tuoe
something like an elongat'd steree
scope to look at, with two small apel
lures at the lower end and eye-plece
to look through at the upper. The sui
stance to be matched is placed unoe
the one aperture, and then, by chang
| ing the slips of glass to the require
extent beneath the other, the desire
tint is readily acknowledgements
Budget.
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Success in Agrie uiture.

Every true farmer, in all his opera
tions upon the farm, strives for success,
a condition that depends very much
upon his own exertions.
In order to bring forth satisfactory
crops, the soil, no matter how fertile,
must be properly prepared for the seed
to be planted, and suitably titled Tor
the good of the growing crop. In the
nrenaration of the soil no half way
work. no slipshod method will answer
the purpose. The soil must be puiver
lied and loosened, and can not be Sc
rendered by cut and cover procesf'
that moves half and allows the otne'
half to remain undisturbed. Ihere \
no excuse in these days OF improved
plows for poor preparation OF soil.
The seed requires this preparation
in order that there may be an oppor'
tunity for the roots to extend them
selves in their search for food, which
is so far as it is contained in the soil
more valuable in proportion as the sol
is more finely pulverized; otherwis'
there would be no special demand 1ol
anv movement of the soil whatever
But let anyone try the experiment
plant some seed where the soil i
. hard and firm, and has not been dis
turbed by plow or other implement
and then by the side OF this pul
: verize tae soil by any artificial mean
: and mark the difference in growth.
The same rule applies to after tiiiagt
that is. to the general cultivation Q
the crop. The more soil is ioosene
the better adapted it is to the passag
D of the atmosphere through it frol
!, which it absorbs fcrtilizing elements
and by the action of which these ell
K ments, which it already contains, al
rendered more available.
These matters must be understood ?
n farmers, and being acted upon. Will al
d very much in the general success
. Cor. Southern Farm.
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ton prices for drovcs that viii average
bvef thfee iiiinnred poiinds; ard thes
have 10 use for the five and six-hundfed.
bound porkers which were the pride Of
the feeder twenty years ago. So long as
packers had a trade in the south and
West Indies for heavy sidt-meat, and
lard was ready-sale at all seasons and
everywhere, they preferred heavy hogs
and never complained of their being
too fat. The per cent. of waste was
| less and there was a market for the
/ lard. >,
Times have changed. The packers
and lard-refner have learned the art OF
adulteration ard substitution, and can
use 70, 0Oo. 900 pounds of cotton-secd
oil a year in the lard refneries.
The wastes of the cotton gin
have come into competition with
the corn field, and corn-fed porkers are
not priced for their lard as they were
before the days of degeneracy in the
lard business.
Denmark and Canada are our rivals
for the English trade, and as they feed
so as to produce more lean 1t behooves
ms to cater to the tastes OF our best
customers. We can, in our mildei
climate, with grass, clover, roots, peas
cereals of every kind, and the by-prod
nets of our mills and diaries, grow
leaner hogs and finish them with corr
more cheapiy than it can be done in
colder climate.
The time has passed to feed hog
corn until corncob will roll under thu
belly. The last hundred OF the 300
pound hog costs more than the secon'
and the second more than the first.
If packers viii support feeders tn
; bacon pigs will be furnished equal t
: the best of any country, and we nee
not change to English breeds, either
Select and feed for given type
bacon pigs and we can soon supply Jus
the hog the public wants and will cor
, sumo the most of.-Cor. Breeders Ga
| zAttp
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and all shelf hardware is to be OF a
neat pattern.
All closets are to be fitted up with
shelyes. The cutters, down spouts.
flashing and chimney drops IRE to be OF
unIvanized iron. Make floors OF clear
pine, 3A inch face, well nailed to every
bearing. All lumber used is to be OF
the bst grade for its respective place. :.
The fencing used for roof boards must
he laid Q inches apart for air space.
Place tar paper between the double
Aoors and beneath siding and shingles
on the gables. The color of the exterior
Of the house will look well painted
dark lemon, provided all trimmings are
~ q chocolate color. All sashes are
with weights. There is to be sink In
Kitchen. The laundry. coal rooms
furnace room, fruit room, etc., are IL
the basement. The rooms projecting
over the yerands on the second floor VIII
have the space between the floor joist.
,yelI hacked with mineral wood. AL
outside walls will be back plastered u
snsure q good warm house in winter ant
= cool house in summer. The nxturs'
An the bathroom will be Of the lates
stvles. The height of the first story
feet inches, second story feet, base
: ,nent 7 feet. The basement is concrete'
and the stone foundation wall where
comes In contact with the ground o.
.he outside will be plastered with 9
roof heavy coat of cement Art gias
4 used wherever shown.
GEORGE A. W. KINTz.
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and outside doors. These will be wider
and heavier. All plastering is to be
two-coat work, and all painting on the
exterior three-coat work. The entire
finish will be of Georgia pine finished
with hard oil.
The siding shown will be 4-inch y. "
laid 2H inches to the weather. The col
Iumns shown will be turned from s-inch
stuff and capped with neat cap. The
front door will have long plate glass
panel. All glass used Is to be American
double thick, free from defects OF al
Kinds. The mantel in the dining-roon
10 to be Of neat design and of red oak
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PERSONAL ANe LarERAaY.

Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Datis, ~
Washington, is one of the gradually IN
creasing number of women who know
more about mathematics than Is re-
ouifed in bargain-counter transactions.
She is about to complete the calcula-
tions of the ephemeris or alumnac OF the
sun, a scientific publication OF the
United States observatory. These cal
culations bring this work up to the goth
century.
Prince Bismarck, in recent inter
view, said of Tom Ochiltree's message
of coincidence from congress on the
death of Lasker: "Yes, remember the
affair. Lasker was an able little man,
though he was often wrong-headed and
tried to interfere with the logical devel-
opment of things. / was asked to de-
liver that resolution to the reichstag,
and was not willing to play the part OF
messenger. That was the whole OF the
dispute"
Mr.. Robert Barr, who, as Luke
Sharp" is popular author in the old
world and the new, has, the London
American tells us, just become landed
proprietor in England, having bought
large piece of ground on the top OF the
Surrey Hills, and is building hand
some residence for himself. He is quite
n cosmopolitan as far as fand-holding
goes, having winter place in Florids
and large grape farm and residence
on the Canadian bank of the Detroit
river.
The duchess of York has won th'
affection of every one about Balmora
by her kindly manners and her Will
ingness to have her little son 60 il
and out among the people. The Brit
ish Weekly tells story OF working
man who was heard telling a friend o.
the night the duke and duchess ar
rived in the Highlands: 81 got bon
net frae the dock and bow frae tn
duchess, and knew it was for me, TO
there wasna anither man in the road.
First editions of Robert Louis te'
enson are already fetching high prices
At the recent sale of Philip GilbeI
Hamerton's library and etchings. whic
brought in only $3,37o, presentatio
copy of San Inland Voyage" 1878, wa
sold for $50, and the first edition of tn
New Arabian Nights" two volume
1882, for $40. +. Seymour Haden
!. "Etudes sur penu forte sold for SIS
the highest price obtained, Hamcrton
own books and manuscripts obtainir
; very low bids.
1t has been asserted that the la
Edward Everett was "disappointed'
Abraham Lincoln's wonderful speed
: at Gettysburg, and spoke disparagin
" of it to Mr. Seward at the time. 4
a matter of fact, Mr.. Everett wrote
), President Lincoln the day after: "Pe
NIT me to express my great admirati'
of the thoughts expressed by you wi
such eloquent simplicity and app.
- priateness at the conservation OF {
- cemetery. should be glad II cou
:. fiatter myself that / came as near
. the central idea of the occasion in t.
hours as you did in two minutes"
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ON. of the clel,. ways.

was standing ire lobby at one of
the hotels the otheIk ht when the bell
ON the indicator beato ring violently,
and one of the sH arrows jumped
around to 146. Thdh.k stepped to the
box. turned the crato straighten the
arrow. and proceed with his work
again. Again the rang and again
the arrow pointed tie same unmber.
The clerk turned tkrank again and
registered q guest. len the bell rang
again and again THROW pointed TO
the same unmber a Id time, and the
clerk went through Same operation.
This continued for nit half an hour,
when my curiosity aroused, and l
inquired the reasonsthe continuous
ringing from the gel oman behind the
desk, who was busy be crank.
"Oh! that's just CT on drunk
again." he said, "aIte's ringing Tor
drinks, but we let enjoy himseif
pressing the buttorll he becomes
tired, and then he 4 into bed. lie
oets that way about e month, and
we're always prepardor it.-Louls-
vile Commercial.
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ARE built up with bowlder stones as
shown on front elevation. The veranda
is very large. The size of studding is
AKA; roof rafters, 2x6; joist, 2x1O;
plates, 2x12; beams, sx10. All floors
are double, sheathed with flooring.
The gables are shinRled, the cedar
shingles on the roof being dipped in
silver-gray creosote stain. The veranda
ceiling is to be ceiled with narrow cell
ing. Make all floors of verandas and
porches double. All doors are to be
3 feet sx7x1%, excepting front doors
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Don't dress to outshine your guests.
Don't convert festive gathering into
an exhibition. such as upholsterers and
s;lversmiths make in their stores.
Don't talk about the children.
Don't strive to inculcate envy OF your
belongings in the hearts Of your guests
Don't address all your remarks to
feminine ears when you are hostess ia
men and women both.
Don't invite more guests than you car
comfortably entertain.
Never give your guests sucn enter
tainment as will entail poor fare upor
the family for q week after-N. 7
World.