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Year: 1874

HAD HIS LEG BRoKEN.-On Thursday,
while the laborers were engaged in unload.
ing the steamer Gid Dominion, the elevator
used in raising freight from the lower hold
to the deck broke. and threw two colored
men down distance Of fifteen feet. One of
them, Mark Henderson,, had thigh broken,
and was removed to The Medical College In
firmary. Frank Thorogood had his head
slightly cut by the fall.
Year: 1874

particle of the perhaps inevitable inconven-
fences to be endured, and shuts off the whole
batch upon the people of Portland. 1t re-
fuses to lower its bridge, although prior to the
late raising OF the road and traek-hastily
improvised after discussion of the bridge and
grade began-it stood two feet, lacking one
inch, higher than the Park street bridge, tax
ing the least distance in each case betwixt the
track and bridge stringers. Although the
Dridge Is now one and a third feet
higher than the Park street bridge-a bridge
built by the railroad to suit its own notions =
yet it still refuses to lower the same an inch.
1t procured, short time since, the insertion
in the newspapers, presumably by the hand
Of "WL.P," of an item about the IA foot six
inch smoke stacks of the Grand Trunk rail-
road, as if smoke stack could not be cut
down, and as if the huge freight engines of
the Grand Trunk were used in jobbing about
the yard of the Boston and Maine railroad!
The said railroad has also piled up the track
under the High street bridge t,co feet above
the level OF the same track at the Commercial
street crossing-these figures 1 quote, as do
other writer's on the subject, from the report
OF the engineer making the private survey
referred to. Said track is also two
feet ten inches above the outlet of
the culvert just below the bridge-facts which
demonstrate, as the report of the engineer
asserts, the entire practicability of lowering
the track from sixteen to twenty inches,
without lmpairing the drainage or the work.
ing facilities of the road. Now if the rail-
road, having decent regard for the con-
venlence of the people of Portland and any
disposition to compromise, will drop its roa d.
bed say fifteen inches, and then bring down
the bri dge to nearly corresponding height
above the track with the Park street bridge,
the public can have fair grade, and the
road can still be as well off as at Park street,
and better if it chooses.


Instead OF that, it refuses to bulge, and
and compels the street committee to devise
crooked, unequally sloped and wholly incon-
yenient roadway from the bridge to CONNER
cial street.


These are the essential facts in the
case, 1t would have been well had "W. l..
r. addressed some of his sonorous periods
to their discussion. 1t would have been
well, likewise, if taking advantage of the op-
portunity,he had said word in regard to that
noble passenger station, ,"in respect to which,
as events are proving, the Boston and Maine
company hired the use of his tongue to tell
untruths to the people of Portland. In con-
clusion and pending his rising to explain,
will he take o word of counsel from one
whom he compliments as "disci-
plined soldier; and that is, never to
"enter the lists of controversy until he
has got the cobwebs out of his eyes sufficient
ly to see the point at issue, and command
enough over his weapon to hit it. If he has
mot got the time" by all means let him take
it. BY so doing he will save his friends. if
not himself, considerable modification. Y,
Year: 1874

[From Mondays Advertiser


1t has been supposed by those best informed,
that the numerous communications about High
street bridge in the daily papers have mainly
originated from single source, though that
source was in some cases concealed by the
persons delivering the communications for pub
leatiOns. The anonymous letter in relation
thereto published in your columns of Saturday,
the undersigned happens now 70 have undub-
liable evidence, did not come from the suspect
ed source, namely, from a gentleman who is or
has been regularly employed and paid by the
Eastern and Maine Genital railroads as a news
paper "puffer'' of his employers


We do not propose and have not the time
to enter the lists of controversy against q
disciplined soldier, whose days and nights
may be devoted exclusively to the contest.
We OILY desire to say that there has been
no disposition on the part of the corpora tion
constructing the bridge to do other than the
best for all concerned. 1t is impossible to
make so large improvements as have been
made by the Boston and Maine Railroad in this
city without some person or interest feeling
to it should be considered that the improve
ment has been accomplished without Great
ing complaint at any other point than High
street; and that upon the whole, looking at
Park street and looking at the extension of
York street, which has enabled the City Coun-
Gil to arrange convenient overhead bridge to
Cape Elizabeth, the general result will be that
the City Council acting in connection with the
railroads. have secured great advantages for the
city. We trust these Considerations will not be
shut from view by any e1 pdrte and prejudiced
statements, though showered upon the news
paper press by the score. W.LP.
Year: 1874

A writer in the Popular Science
Monthly says "rhere are many
other facial anomalies, which fail to at
tract attention because we have grown
accustomed to them. We should ex-
pect the convex cast of one side of the
face to fit, line for line, into the con-
cave cast of the other but it is doubt
full il there Is to be anywhere found one
single head of this ideal perfection.
Neither the contour of the cheeks nor
the lines of the countenance are the
same on both sides, and they are all the
less so because every one HnconscioUsly
tends to perform many unilaterial facial
movements, which III time cause a di-
vergence between the two sides of the
face. Besides, the head, projecting as
it does freely into air, is more depen-
dent than we imagine on wind and
weather. Suppose a person were to sit
! constantly al n window, turning one
side 10 the cooler atmosphere ont of
| doors, and the other towards q hot
stove the result would be 8 two-fold
growth of the facial muscles. One side
of the face might become rounded, and
the other fiat or cOncave and. though
such faces are not unfrequent, we do
not notice the anomaly simply because
we are accustomed to it. In the Lapp
we have a good illustration of this une
quail development. Just as the trees
of his native land are stuuted, SO too
his features become mOnstrous, irrequ-
lar, and One-sided; the frontal bones
| are forced, as though by spasm, down
on the maxillaries, producing the most
singular combinations and cortortions
of the features. A not uncommon form
of asymmetry, in more favored lands,
is the presence of a dimple on one cheek,
while the other has no such indentation,
or bat a very faint one. In such cases
the face has, as it were, a summer and a
winter side, just like the apple, which
is round and ruddy on the summer side,
but on the shade-side flattened end
wan
Year: 1874

Don't tell the little one, who may be
slightly wilIfuI, that "the black man
will come out of the dark cellar and
carry it off if it does not mind" Don't
create a needless fear to go with the
child through all the stages of its ex-
istence.


Don't tell the little five year old
Jimmy 'the school ma'am will cut off
his ears "-"pull out his th"-"tie
him up"-or any of the horrible stories
that are commonly presented to the
childish imagination. Think you the
little one will believe anything you tell
him after he becomes acquainted with
the gentle teacher who has not the least
idea of putting those terrible threats
into execution?


Don't tell the children they must not
drink tea because it will make them
black, while you continue the use of 1t
daily. Your example is more to them
than precept and while your face is as
fair as June morning they will scarce
ly creoit the oft-told tale. Either give
up drinking the pleasant beverage or
give Your children q better reason for
its nOn-use.


Don't tell them they must not eat su-
gar or sweetmeats, because it will rot
their teeth. Pure sugar does not cause
the teeth to decay and sugar with
fruits is nutritious and healthy, not
withstapding the cold saw" to the con-
trary. The case of city children is
often cited, as if the cause of their pale
faces and slight constitutions were an
over amount of sweetmeats with their
diet, when the actual cause is want of
pure air and proper exercise.


Don't tell the sick one that the med
icine is not bad to take, when you can
hardly keep your own stomach from
turning "inside out" at the smell of it.
Better by far to tell him the simple
truth, that it is disagreeable, but neces-
sary for his health, and you desire him
to take it at once. Ten TO one he viii
swallow it with half the trouble of coax
ing and worry of words, and love you
better for your firm, decided manner.


Don't teach the children by example
to tell white lies to each other and to
their neighbors. Guard lips and bride
YOUR tongue if you desire to have the
coming generation truthful. Truthful
ness is one of the foundation stones of
heaven. Remember the old, old Book
saws. "no liar" shall enter within the
gates of the beautiful city. There is
no distinction between white lies and
those of a darker hue. The falsehood
is an untruth, whether the matter be
/ great or small.
Year: 1874

One day last week four or five De-
troiters went into Macomb county to
shoot squirrels and kick their shins
against logs and fence rails. They had
Just eaten a cold lunch in the WOO Is one
noon, VIII one of the party, a young
man named Dougherty, stretched ont
on his back, pulled his hat over his
eyes, and gave his mind mp TO the work
Of assisting his body to catch a little
rest. The remainder of the party hav-
ing an understanding before hand, qui-
etly withdrew, one by one. One of
them passed around to a bush, near
Dougherty's feet, aud took tin rattle
box from his pocket. Another stood
closeto the young mans legs, and, in a
suppressed voice, when the signal was
given, whispered


For Heavens sake Dougherty,
don't move so much as a finger A big
rattlesnake is right under your leg u


Dougheriy was fat en- his back, eyes
covered, arms sprawled out, and his
voice trembled as he replied:


My God ! what shall do ?"


keep perfectly quiet It is your
only hope I If you even raise a finger
he viii dart his fangs into you p


The man with the rattle-box gave it q
shake, and reached oHt and laid a club
across Dougherty's legs, while the
other man moved off about twenty feet
and exclaimed:


Heavens I what can we do? If we
shoot we may kill Dougherty y


The club was rolled off on the ground
and the victim whispered:


Sc For mercy sake kill it -


The club was relied over his legs
again, the box shaken, and the man
whispered back


'' Be quiet or it is instant death I
think the snake wants to go to sleep,
and if you will keep still yOu will be
all right.


The box was shaken, the club moved
around, and finally the snake" seemed
to Dougherty to settle down on his
breast. He dared not whisper for fear
of rousing it, but one of the men called
out b.:


"Therel it is asleep? Well move
away and wait for it to glide off I"


The whole crowd moved over behind
a bank and laughed and rolled and tore
up the dirt until they we're exhausted,
while poor Dougherty lay there like a
log, not even daring to draw an ordinary
breath. The sweat ran down his fscs,
and started out from his body until his
shirt was wringing wet. The fellows
took their guns and tramped away, leav-
ing him thus, and were gone an hour and
a half When they returned DOugherty
was sitting up, having discovered the
joke about five minutes previously.
He didn't have a word to say, but there
was a whole unabridged dictionary in
his eye. They spoke to him, but for an
answer he rose up, shouldered his gun,
and made bee-line for the highway,
and none of the party has met him
since. Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1874

This is what children ought on every
account TO be accustomed to from the
first Il is vastly more for their present
health and comfort than little nice
things with which fond parents are 50
often apt to vitiRte their appetites and
il will save them great deal Of moFti-
fication in after life. IL you make it
point to give them the best Of every
thing TO pamper them with rich cakes,
sweetmeats and sugar plums IL you al
low them TO say with n scowi, sI don't
like this or that, ''I can't eat that. T"
and then go away and make them a lit
tie toast, or kill q chicken for their
dainty paiates-depend upon il you are
doing a great injury, not only 90 the
score Of denying full muscle and rosy
cheek, but Of forming one OF the most
inconvenient habits that they can carry
along with them in after life. When
they come 10 leave you they VIII not
half the time find anything they can
eat-and thus yen viii prepare them to
so chafing and grumbling through life.
! the veriest slaves almost in the world.


Mothers, listen and be warned in
time, for the time will come when you
will repent; seeing your sons and
daughters make their homes miserable
by complaint, and raising their chill
dren mp in the same way-Rlfnal Ne,g
! Yorker.
Year: 1874

We all remember that a thrill of an-
guish ran up and down the spinal col
umn OF the American people when a
certain announcement was made soon
after the marriage of Edinburg to the
czarina. We Gll know how the daughters
of Columbia arose as one man and in
dignantly cast back the foul allegation
into the teeth of the alligator, whoever
he or she might be. Now, however, we
have the pleasure TO announce that ii is
all right. England is not absolutely
starving for lack of royal family, but
will probably be inclined to welcome
this Anglo COssaok little stranger, as
Mrs. Edinburg's papa is rich aud care
less, and will be very likely to come
down with something handsome on the
occasion. It is interesting 10 know also
that the cherub has been born, if not
with q silver spoon in its mouth, at
least with half dozen in the cupboard,
and will not be absolutely destitute Of a
mug. This is from reliable authority.
Edinburg from this time viii have 20
give up his lodge-meetings and private
smokes in the club snuggery and con-
duct himself as beeometh the father OF
a family and the sire of a second hand
Romanoff. Tha czarina is reported "a
be a great Etickler for the proprieties OF
life, like Victoria, and between them
both the outlook for Edinburg is not so
festive as it might be. However, there
is one comfort, his mOther-in-law can't
stay with him forever, which will at
least take from him the temptation TO
follow the Romanoff example and put a
little cold pizen in his old lady's tea
pot Louis Republican.
Year: 1874

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that Jour sub
scriptior is out or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasuEe in extend
ing credit TO our friends and patrons.
but cash alone viii pay expenses, and
we are forced TO adhere 70 a strict cash
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of such n
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


81 We enter No new names on CUR
0ooks without the monev IN adT1'ce
Year: 1874

I said, my life is beautiful tbir,,


I will crown me with its 6opergs'
will sing Of its glory all tlav Ior,,,
Tor my harP Is young, and sweet ana sstr,,


shall thrill all the golden hours.
And over the saud and over the sto,o
For ever and ever the waves rolled 80
I faid, my life is a terrible thing


All ruined. and lost, and crushed.
VIII heap It's ashes upon my head
will vail for my joy and my DARLING de,d
I'LL the dreary dirge for the days that ave- saau


Stirs faint through the dull, dumb dust "'.
And over the sand and over the stopa
For ever and ever the waves rolled an
I said was proud in my hour Of mirtb


And mad in MY first despair
Now, know nor earth nor si-v nor no.
Has heed Jr helping for one like me
The doom or the boon comes LEI Al ba


For us, we can but bear.
And over the sand and over the STONE
For ever and ever the waves rolled on
And thought they sang, " We laugh 70 Tho s,,,,


We simmer to moon or star; sun
We foam TO the last Of the furious blast.
We rage when the rain falls fierce ana fest.
But We do our days work; and at last


We sweep Ger the harbor-barn
Aud loarnt my lesson mid sand and d.,
As ever aud ever the waves rolled ON.
Year: 1874

MANY years ago Gardiner Brewer, The
recently deceased Boston millionaire,
offered bis daughter an annual income
Of SO, 900 upon condition that she
would remain single. Miss Brewer had
sufficient Boston brains about her per
son 70 accept the offer, though she's
been head over ears in love so Otter
that the bare recollection Of il makes
her dizzy.
Year: 1874

appeal will probably be taken to the U. S.
Supreme Court, when, as it will be most likely
that the decision of the Court of Claims will
be sustained, there will be nothing left for the
progressives but to pass an enabling law cover
ing the ground specifically.


Senator Morton's letter to the Indianapolis
Journal explaining that the vetoed currency
bill bH was not passed in the interest Of persons
opposed to keeping the pledge of the United
States to provide an early return to specie pay.
statement of the moderate views of those who
believe that the best time to provide for re-
turn to specie payment is not the present time,
"when there is great stagnation OF business,
much labor unemployed, and the revenues
largely fallen off, much distress and suffering
in every part of the country"


Mr.. Butler yesterday presented in the House
bill 'to provide for free banking, and to Pre-
vent financial panics by locking up currency"


Ex-senator Robert Toombs, of Georgia, yes
terday paid a visit of respect to President
Grant, and remained in social converse with
him moro than one hour. LIFE.
Year: 1874

Re UNIoN.-Thirty years ago there were two
sets of people in the Methodist Church whose
views differed upon the slavery question. This
difference of opinion gave birth to the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. Ten years ago, by the
arbitrament of the sword and the baptism of
blood the curse of slavery ceased to be an insti-
tuition of free America. Ten years ago the cause
of the strife and separation was removed, yet not
until Friday of last week was any practical step
taken TO re-unite the separated sections Of the
same body. While the conference of the NJ. E..
Church South was in session on the 9th inst, at
Louisville, Kentucky, delegation from the gen.
eral conference of the NJ E. Church made its ap-
pearance and stated its object to be reunion of
the two discovered parts of the same body. The
delegation was cordially welcomed and received
by the conference, and reply was made that the
propositions would receive due consideration and
a response in due time be made thereto.


With Gen. Toombs visiting the President, the
Army of the Potomac inviting Longstreet's corps
'to shake hands across the bloody chasm," and
the Methodist Church South embracing again its
parent, it looks as if 1876 is to be the millenia
centennial.
Year: 1874

The "BELTERs."-The folks who desired to
be annexed TO the city and were defeated have


e balance of us ought to respect.
They want the conveniences and advantages
that they would reap by being part of Balti
more city. This-it is fair to presume-is what
prompted them to advocate and vote for the
measure. These conveniences could be prac
ticed only where the country is thckly inhab
tied. All places like Woodberry, Waverly,
Canton, Highlandtown and Homestead should be
incorporated and empowered with authority to
levy local tax upon themselves for furnishing
the desired conveniences, street lamps, police,
paved or graveled streets, comfortable side
walks, water and fire arrangements. Along
with these should be furnished throughout the
"belt and in number Of places outside of it,
ample facilities for voting. The polls should
be brought convenient to all those who are not
fortunate enough to own their own conveyance
or who cannot afford to lose halliday in going
to and from the polls. The assessment should
be made upon fair basis in the "belt" in order
that the people shall pay fair share of the
taxes, and then they should have something
besides the luxury of brigade laying out streets
through their property.
Year: 1874

The New ASSESSMENT LAw.-The Annapolis
correspondent of the Sun, writing under date
of 18th inst, says:


"The difficulties in the way of executing the
general assessment law. in consequence Of the
inaccuracies in the text, have occasioned
great deal Of trouble and delay in putting the
act in force. The Governor and Comptroller
were in Baltimore last night engaged in ar
ranging for test case TO secure an interpreta-
ton Of the law by the courts They will be
further engaged this evening about the same
business They desire TO have every question
settled definitely before the assessors commence
their labors, SO that no work will have TO be
undone. The assessors will, of course, be una
BILE TO proceed until these questions are settled,
which il is hoped will be done in the course of
q week or two at the furthest."
Year: 1874

BALTIMORE CITy has been making more fuss
than caravan in a tin cup about increasing her
commercial Importance by enlarging her bounda-
ries. Now that this matter is settled temporarily,
it might be well for ber citizens to reflect serious
ly, whether the growth of city in wealth and
commercial Importance depends more upon the
extent Of it's area than II does upon the energy,
industry and enterprisng spirit of its Inhabitants
With humiliation we confess that Philadelphia is
many strides ahead Of Baltimore. 1t is true that
Philadelphia has extended her domain over an
entire county. But her greatness is not in this.
She is hive of humming manufactures. Deprive
her Of these and you would depopulate half her
dwellings. Baltimore capitalists prefer to invest
in ground rents or bonds-something that yields
q certain income and not attended with risk. II
they will change their tactics and use their capi-
tai to fill the unoccupied land of the city with
manufactures, they will do more for her advance.
ment than taking all the county into her limits
If they can't do it themselves let them invite and
encourage the moneyed and enterprising Yankee
to do it. The three largest establishments in Ger.
tain lines in the city were founded and are run
by Yankees Get all you can of them, friends
One Of them is worth more to you than a square
mile Of the county.
Year: 1874

CENTENNIAL.-It seems that Congress has deter
mined not to take any stock in the Centennial
SrHo0 sa.s. i.s"u5 urstva a,a-~.--r.;~~ CIV
the President authority to invite foreign nations
to participate in the grand jubilee, it does seem
to US inconsistent for it to slide out and leave
those-the commission whose appointment it
Notwithstanding the responsibility of its sue
cess upon their shoulders to take care of the affair
the best they can-how they may. But we as
yet have no fears concerning its success. With
a live Yankee like Gen. Hawley at the head of
the commission and live city like Philadelphia
to push the enterprise forward with pen, tongue,
money, work, vim and energy, and grand State
like Pennsylvania, with her inexhaustable wealth
and tireless energies, to keep the work in motion,
we do not fear that the exhibition will fall below
what foreign nations expect of US. To have one
Of thirty States project enterprise as vast
and crediabe in every respect as one of the great
nations of Europe can boast is certainly just what
the American nation needs to show her vast re-
sources to the balance Of the world. But the
balance Of the American nation will occupy an
unenviable position in the eyes of civilization.