II li 0. I St Tic oTci gUpuWam. IS rUCUPIIF.n KVKttY WKDNTflDAY, ItY w. . nuxx. orriCE n rotjissoh & nnNnrnvs rriLDrao EJjH BTCtXIir, TlONl'iSTA, PA. TF.UMH, ?2.U0 A YF.A11. No Subscriptions received for a shorter f pi lfxl than Unco months. Correspondence solicited from all parts of tho country. No noiico will be taken of anonymous communications. BUSINESS DIRETCTOnY. TIONESTA LODGE :,ry J . j. or. ca jr. MIOI'TS overy Friday evening, at H o'clock, in 11(0 1 lull formerly occupied by tho Good Templar. N. J. SFfLKY, X. H. ). w. clauic, Soc'y. av-tr. TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 312. s O. TJ. .A.. 3vl. MKL'TS nt Odd Fellows Lode;n Kooni, ovw'V Tuesday evening, at 7 o'clock. P. M. CI. AUK, C. H. A. VAI'NF.K, 1!. S. 31 W. K. I.ATHY. I. 11. AdNKW. I-.A.'TJ I'V Sc ACJIN'ISW. A T T O 11 X F. Y H A T L A W , TION1CSTA, I'A, ATTENTION SOLDI KUS! I have been admitted ti practice ns an Attornev in tlio P nsioii OIUco at Wash ington, ' 1. C. All officers, soldiers, or sailors who were injui-td in the late war, tn obtain pension to which they may bn untitled, hv calling on or addressing mo at 'I loncsia, l'a. Also, claims for arrearages of pay and bounty will reueivo prompt at trition. flavin'' been over four years a KoMier in the Into war. and hiiviiiu for a number of years climbed in the pro-ceution of sol diers' claims, my experience will jissuro the. collection of claims in the shortest pos- Hiblo time. J. 15. AO JW. 41 tf. K. L. Davis, A TTOISNKY AT 1W, Tionesia. fa. I (Collections maile in this and adjoin- lug eoiinUc. 40-lv ATTORNEY AT LAV, U Sirf i, flOXKSTA, PA ' F.W.Mays, TI'DUN'EY AT LAW. and NoTAltf V l'nni.io. KevnohU llukill A t JMock, Soiioch SU, oil City, Pa. 3'J-ly V. MINIMA It. y-. . NMll.HV. EixyiiJ n f- s.urLi: r, Wornya at IjaT, - - - Franklin, Pn. 1 UtAl'TK'U in tho '.several Courts of Ye- 1 numro. Crawiord. Forest, uud adjoin com ut ic. ;t.t-l v. LawrM"iM Mousi;, flMONHSTA, I'F.NN'A. NVM. I.AW 1 KKNCi:, iH.ii'K!inH. This Iioum U ciin trails' located. Kvcryihiiu '"d vell fui'ii'wliovl Superior ai'comtii'xbi liom and strict uMeniion given to k1"'1 Yeuelables and Fruit-t of alt kind served iuthoir Koaon. S:!Uj)!e room for Com iti'.i'ni:d Ai-nt. CENTRAL HOUSE, ! )()M X F.ll A A 1 N F. V ltl.f-CK. Ii. Ao-RW. Proprietor. ims is a imw imiiuv u.,l has iilnt. Iie-l tUted lip lor tlio H)-iiirirdaiioi'i of ttio ))iil!ic. A portion of Urn patronaj or tln publio in solii-iled. 1H-Iy . " FOFvKST IIGU-iJS, SA. VA1IN Fit Fkoph'i ,Tun. Opposite . roiirt. Mouse. Tionesta. l'a. Just i.rifiiii'l. F.vervthinT new and clean and frmk. The bfvil of liijuors kept constantly h hand. A portion ofllio public patron Ktjt U rcvpc;fully solicited. 4-17-lv I v. c. coruaN, m. d., priYsrclAX A- 8l'!tlH'.()N oilers Ida .1 aerviccH to the'pconli of Forest Co. Having liad an experience of Twelvf Ymin in constant practice, I)r. Coluirn tuaianters U civo satisfaction. lr. Co burn nmkes a specialty of tho treatment . Naial, Throat, Iaiu; and all other Wlironic or lin;;erlnz diseases. Having luvrtsliralud nil scicntil'ie methods or i'tir-in-j; disease and selected Hie good lrom nil MV':tO'iis, he will guarantee relief or a cure in all caaes where a ciiim is possible. Xo 'Itsrjjo for ttonsnltation. A II !' es .-ill be n HsoTinlile. l'rofesHional visits made at II liours. I'articH a. a distance can con kiilt him br letter. Olli. e and lieiidence se-ond building below the Court 1 rouse, Tionesta, l'a. M K' tJ.ivH WednosdavH and .Saturdays. '-'l( JM). r. l'UIK. I- 11- KH1.LV. r, VA11K P CO., IB .A. IT K E S Cornur or F.lm .t Walnut Sts. Tionesta. I'auk or Discount nud Peiosit. Iuterost allowed on Time IVpoVits. ColluotionHiiiadoonall the principal points or the I'. S, Collections sojiciled. Is-ly. WII.T.IALS M KAD VILLK, 7AXIDERMI CO., PFNN'A. I)lItI)S"an'l Animals ftuffod and mount- td to order. Artiticial Kyes kept in Ktock. . --'y rpiIK (J It 1ST MILL at Nebraska (La-y-X town,) Forest count v, has been thor :i!4'tily overh;mled ami rotitted in iust olas!i order, and is now running and doin all kinds of C II M T O 71 d 11 1 X" 1 X . FLOFH, FF.FO, AN I) OATS. Cotiatimtly onhand, and sold at tho very lowest liuuros. . Him 1L W. LFUFUUR. I.WII'l.UVMliN T, Male and female, sala li i vr t,r nun miKsiiiri. Wo lillV audit US alar'v of 10 a week and exp- uses. Kure ka Manufacturing Co., Hurt ford. Conn, Particular free. 41 25 Fancy Mixe.l Cards, Inc. posi-piu.l Address J. W. Lrockway A Co., ll .N i.i-ara Co., X. Y. ' 1 rmrt - jr Ik VOL.X NO. 20. IT! ItS. V. II i: ATI I, DRESSMAKER, Tionesta, Pa. IllS. IIKATII has recently moved to this tdace for tho piirposo of meeting ,vnnt which tho buliys oi tno town ana eountv have for a lonir time known, that of havlnir a dressmaker of experience anions th'Mii. 1 am prepared to make all klticU of (IrcHses in the latest styles, and guarantee Katislai-tion. Stainpiti)i for braid- ni' anil rnihroiderv one n tne oest man- ner. Willi llio newest paucrns. ah i ' i . . , I T 1 is a tair trial. Itesidctico on I'.lin .Street, in tho Acoinb HnildinK. tf. IVnnJt ItolbiiiN, w-k w r. m r. 1 T TT T T JL- il KJ Jt J Jt XW A. i XJ J-V f (sif:i:ssoii to dkminq.) Tictures iti everv style of tho art. of th oil reions "for halo or taken Views to or der. CKXTItH STHKICT, near U, It. crossing, SYCAMOUK STKKUT near Union Do- pDt, Oil City, l'a. 20-tf PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. K I. 31 S T It 12 H T , SOUTH OF UOIUXSOX A HONSHU'S si'oiti:. Tionosta, CARPENTER, . - Pa., M. - Proprietor. ric-tureri taUen in the art. all tho latest styles 2)'-t.r n. a TISIiER & CO. OIL CITY, PA. WHOLESALE & RETAIL Poalcrn in Oil AVll WuiiliM, . c. Tubing, (,'tmhiff, Sucker lttulf, WnyJthty llavrela, Valve, f c, lirnuft A- Steam Fittings, licit inn, f'Ore Leather, Catting, c?r., Iron, Xu!1m, RSeei, I5ojc, We make a NPKCIAlrY of one-and-a- iuarter-iiu'h lubin; hnwll WolJs. and Hteel ltods for II. G. TINKER & CO., Oil City, Ta. THE LARGEST FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT IN THK OIL JIFUIONS! Iioaler in CABINET AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE! FRANKLIN. - - - PKNX'A Consisting ot Parlor, Office and Common Furniture, Mattresses, Pillows, Window Miadcii, Fixtures, Look ing ( lasses, A'c. Also, ngent for Venango county lor tho Celobiated Manhattan Spring lied and Combinai ion Mattress-s, nianufacturod and for unit at my Furniture Wareroonis, bilii street, neur Liberty. Call and see sanipio llrd. V ly You Vnn Save Jlonoy Itv buying your PIANOS and OKUANS from tlio 'undersigned Manufacturers' Agent, fot the best brands in tho market. Instruments shipped direct from the Fac tory. CiIAS. A. MllUIli, inner, ly Lock box 174t. Oil City, Pa Dr. J. L. Acorrb, 111 YS1CIAX AXDrvUP.GFOX, who has bad fifteen years' experience in a largo hiuI Kiiccesslul practice, will anenn an Professional Calls. Ollice in Ins Drug and (jrocorv Store, located in Tidioute, near I'idioutu House. IN HIS STOKE WILL KB FOUXD A lull assortment of Medicines, Liquors Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery, (ilass, Paints Oil. Cutlery, all of the oust quality, ami u ill ! sulil'iit reasonable rates. Kit. CIIAS. . DAY, an experienced Pliysician and lrug , 1st from Xew Y'ork, leis charge of tin; Store. All prescriptions put up accurately. A DVF.lUTSKllS send 2o cents to Geo, for their Kighlv-pago l'aniphltt, bhowing cist of lulverising. 4t f OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE fti Iehtehi EXHIBITION It sells faster than any titer book. Cue Ajfeiit sold ,'!4 copies in one day. Thin is the only authentic and complete history published. Send for our extra terms to agent. National Pudeiwuiso Co., Phil adelphia, l'a. i-l TIONESTA, PA., LAXTIlVS DOCTOR. I wru thoroughly enjoying myself on olio of ni tore's beat early summer mornings; the trees were ju&t in their early green, the meadows were yellow with buttercups, the ditches hidden by the moisture-loving wild flowers. An old friend bad told me of this place, with its pretty village, its rustic rectory, and glorious trout stream; saying.too, how the gentle.kind old rec tor would, it asked, give me leave to make casts from his meadows across to thehigh bank under which tho tat, speckled trout lay. Continuing along the loot-path, to where I had been told it turned into the copse, on possing through which I should find myself opposite the recto ry garden. I stopped short, for I had suddeDlv come in view of a stile, by which stood a sweet-lookiug English maiden, simply dressed iu holland-col- ored grass-cloth, with a plain straw hat covering the dark hair gathered in a cluster behind, bhe was very pale a pallor increased by the black velvet tie fastened beneath the little plain collar round her neck, and as tirst saw her she stood with the fingers of her right hand lightly resting on the stile, while her left was held up ns if to command sileuce. It was evident that she had heard my approaching footsteps, for sudden ly her face became animated, she clasped her hands together, a joyous smile overspread her face, and she bounded towards me. s 'At last 1 at last I' she cried wildly; and then, when within a few yards of me, she stopped surdeuly, the bright look of animation faded away, as if the sunshine had passed from her yoiiDg life, and crossing her hands wearily upon her breast, she stood for a few moments gazing at me, as I iu voluntarily raised my soft tweed hat. 'No, no, no !' she said slowly, with a sigh ;and looking at me again wistful ly, he turned away, through an open ing beside the atile, aud was gone. 'Poor girl I' I said ; 'there's a sad story attached to her, I am sure.' I walked on to the stile, crossed the weod, leaped another stile; and stood in a pretty lane, close to a charmingly kept garden, running down to the road from a beautiful, rustic-looking house; not many yards from me a gray-headed old gentleman in black, with a vel vet cap on his head, was. busy, trowel in hand, planting scarlet geraniums in otic in of the beds that dotted the vel vet IftWD. Ho looked up and started slightly as he taw me, then, bowing, he came down to the rough trellis fuce that divided the garden frorj the lane. 'A nice morning,' ho said, pleasant ly, as 1 raised my hat. 'Fishing, I presume?' 'Yes,' I said, I was going to try.' 'And you were going to ask my leave,' he said, smiling. 'I inteuded to call after I had been into-the village,' I said, taken a good deal aback. 'Did you leaye town this moruing?' asked the old gentleman. 'Yes,' I replied, 'by the first train, and walked across from Hauntly.' 'Then you must be quite ready for breakfast,' he said, referring to his watch ; 'it will be ready now.' 'Oh, thank you. no,' I stammered, for this offer of hospitality to a perfect stranger was staggering. 'I am going down to the inn, aud then, if you w'll kindly permit me to whip the stream, I shall be very glad.' 'Oh, certaiuly, certainly,' he said ; I am an old nsherman myself, aud 1 be licve we of the craft are somewhat Free Masons in our way. The May fly a'e well on, and you will have good sport towards evening not before.' lie moved toward the rustic gate as he spoke, aud held it open. 'Hut really I stammered. 'My dear sir,' said the old gentle- man, '1 lead such a quiet lite here that a visitor from the great city is most welcome. You will be favoring me by comiug in and partaking of my humble fare, and besides, you will get scarcely aorlhini: at the public house below.' This seemed to me quite idyllic, but I felt bound to refuse, till a glance at my host decided me, and almost before I had recovered from my astonishment I was in a cozy little room, looking out upon a rustic verandah, clusteded with roses iust budding, aud being in tioduced to 'my wife,' a pleasant, comely old lady, with hair like luster ed silver. The break fast-table was spread; the snowy clotli. and the glistening cofTee-pot ; at tho other eud a bright cover that I was sure would reveal ham and eggs ; there was the golden butter, the delieious-look'mg crusty loaf, and a neat-handed maid, with out any fuss, placed an extra plate and chair for me. Tell Miss Lanra breakfast is ready,' said the old rector, 'tehe is iu the gar den.' Then turning to nie 'A won so put you at your ease,' he said, sad OCTOBER 3, 1877. lj. 'My poor daughter suffers from a terrible mental allliction. Do not speak to her; she would not answer; she rarely speaks to us.' 1 was quita prepared to see the lady had encountered in the wood glide inlo the room and take her place op posite, and this she did without notic ing mo ; and although I had been rav enously hungry just before, somehow her presence so ailcctcd me that 1 made but a poor breakfast. As we finished the poor girl rose and elided away acuin, shortly after followed by her mother. 'Poor girl!' 1 said, involuntarily, and then I started, vexed at my indis cretion, for the rector laid his hand upon my arm, saying softly 'Thauk you I' lie looked at me, ns I interpretel it, as if he would like to bo question ed, and I ventured to say : 'Has sha been always so?' 'No, no,' said the old man, sadly; 'the flower was bright and vigorous once, but a blight came upon it, and since then it has faded slowly till it droops ns you see it now. 'Thy king dom come, Thy will bo done.' He said these last words in nn nl most inaudible tone, but I caught two or three, and I was ablo mentally to fill the rest. 'I can hardly think it was that,' continued the old rector, 'but she has faded away ever since this time three years ago, when a gentleman of about your age was down here fishing.' The ld story,' I said, bitterly. 'No, my friend, no; he was staying at a little farm close hv, and asked leave to fi-sh, j'jst as you have, and I showed him a trifle of hospitality. I believe him to have been a gentleman in every sense of the word, and at times 1 think he must have made a sttango impression on my poor child. He was only here for three days, and we have never seen him 6inee. Per haps it is only fancy, and my poor girl's ailment may proceed from other causes. 15ut come, I will show you the water.' Leading the way, the old gentleman took me across tho sloping meadows, and left me at last by as beautiful a trout stream as I ever saw. 'There,' said he, 'I won't stop, but if there is no sign of a rise, come and have a bit of lunch. We shall dine at two, so as to leave you.freo for the evening, when the trout are sure to t come oil Before I could utter a word of pro test he had gone , und then, with ihit delicious trout stream beforo me, my tackle in hand, the May-flies darting up and down, I, an ardent fisherman, forgot all and sat down upon a stump, trying to bring up old memories u half-forgotten story told me by quaint Ralph Darlcy, my old friend and companion, who had tol.l me to go .and try this water; rdd Ralph, 'the inisogj nist, the dry, grumpy old fel low, who had told me one night, in his chambers in the Temple., iu one of his rare bursts of confidence, as wo snt at the open window smoking, how he had oucrt seen a girl whom he could have loved with all his heart, but poverty, diead of refusal and mor ral cowardice had kept him back. 'I have got it !' I exclaimed, sud denly, after sitting there for fully u hour; and jumping up, I looked nt my watch and the leaf of a timetable. Yes, 1 could just do it catch the tram up. But could I get by the rectory uneeen 7 I tried and found another way across to tho lane by which I came; nd making all tin haste I could, 1 just panted up to the little station as me up-train came in. lwo hours later 1 was in Kalph s t room, where ho was poring over a ury brief. Hullo!' he said, looking up, 'I thought you were off fishing.' ies, 1 said, putting on the gross deceiver, 'I did ruu down to the place you told me of.' 'Indeed! he said, looking interest ed, but sinking back, half closing his eves, with a sad smile upon his lips, which seemed to me to say. 'Ah ! if that could have been !' Yes,' I replied, 'the trout are on worderfully, May Hies in abundance. I hadn't the heart to fish alone, and so I came back to fetch you without wet ting a line. Come, let's start by the first train in tha luornin?. You make plenty of money now. Have a day.' His eyes sparkled m he grasped my hand. " 'This is kind of yon, eld fellow,' he said. 'I fchould enjoy it above all things, and yes, I could spare a day. But uo no,' he .said, eadly, 'I won't go.' Nonsense !' I cried, 'you shall.' 'No,' he replied, "that place is asso ciated with something very depressing to my mind. I can't go.' My dear Ralph,' I said, 'I have come back on purpose to fetch you, and go you must.' My persistence prevailed, and trem bling for the siu cec i of uiy plan to such $2 PER ANNUM. an extent that I lay awake all night lest I should miss the train, I rose and took my bath at four; got Ralph off; ana we ran down by the same train that I had gone down by on tho pre vious morning, my friend growing more silent and depressed ns we reach ed the station and walked toward tho rectory. 'It 8 lust three years smco i was down here,' he said, as we approached tho copse. 'How swectlv tho biids sing.' 1 manmuvercd so that lie should go first, having for excuso the narrowness of the path ; and as I hoped, so it fell about, for letting him cot fw vards in advance 1 hung back as Ralpl turned tho corner by the stile, when there was a wild cry, a sharp fj.icula tion, and I saw poor Laura literally leap to his breast and nestle there, ex claiming, 'At lust ! at last !' 'My poor girl I' he cried, in falter ing accents, astounded, delighted, and ended by clasping her close to his heart, as she joyfully exclaimed : 'It has been so long! But I knew you would como at last!' 'Here, quick ! quick !' cried Ralph. 'Sho has tainted.' It was quite true ; and between us we carried the poor girl to the rectory, whence the gardener went galloping off on the rector's cob for tho doctor, three miles away. Lut Ijaura wanted no doctor ; and a short time afterward I left her lying on the sof'n, holding Ralph a hand tightly in both of hers, as he knelt by her side, telling her again and again how he had always loved her and had never dared to hope words that made her eyes bnghted and her heart palpi tate with joy. 'And this is why you duln t come back yesterday,' said tho old gentle man, his voice shaking, as he clung to mv hand. 'And wc we wo kept the ducks waiting till they were quite spoiled,' sobbed the old lady. 'Uh dear! oh dear! 1 don t know what i in Baying, but God hles3 you for this! God bless you for this!' aud she threw her arms around my r.eck and kissed me as it 1 had been her son. I ran away ot la?t, I felt so ready to act like a child ; and the basket of trout that I caucht that day was a marvel. It was getting dark when I strolled hack, heavily laden, to the rectory, to hear that the doctor had been and gone away again. 'Sniilinsr. sir, smiling,' said tl 10 old rector to me, as 1 remembered had thought she wanted none. And 1 was riclit: tor .Laura I am priviliged to call my dear old friend's wife by her Christian name soon grew strong and well, her mental weakness passing away with her re turn to bodily health. They have a charming cottage near tho rectory, where I stay when 1 g. down to fish and they have a sweet little girl, who alway3 calls mo 'uncle;' and whin tbere is a boy. he is to bo named in my honor. - "Sav. mister, said a small boy to one of tho assistants at the public li brary, "I can t find the books I want to sit into thef-e here catalogues. 1 wish ver'd find 'em." 'Yhat work do you wish to draw ?" paternally inquir ed the oflicial. "Well, have yer got 'Mulligan the Masher, or Gory Galoot of the Galtees ?' " -The mau shook his head. "Well, I'd like 'Red-headed Ralph, the Ranger of the Roaring Ri- alto.' " "We don't keep any of that sort of Hash, my boy." "Wot sort of a libery is this, any way?" retorted tho gamiu : "why, its just like every thing else in this country run fur the rich, an' tho poor workingmcti git o show at all. hoston Traveler. "Far Le it from us to doubt the word of a brother editor," says tho La Crosse Sua. "We believe thera all to be truthful men ; but when the Dur- and Times says the water is bo low ot the mouth of the Chippewa river that catfish have to employ mud-turtles to tow them over the bar. we feel as though tho editor must be away aud eotne local minister filling his place. A convention of thirty Greenback ers assembled in Buffalo yesterday and nominated Gciieial 1 . L. bpinner lor Secretary of State. His name (written in an appropriate corner; has probably influenced nioro votes than tha name of any other man in tho State. Utica Oourver. Vheuever you see an officious youth mak'niir as much noiso in a crowd of men us a spring chicken that has just discovered he is a rooster, you can make tip your mind somebody bus to d bun be ought to study law. lirookville Jejfernoaian A good little boy who was kicked by a mule did not say naughty words or go homo crying to his mother. Ho just tied the inulo within live feet of a bto hive, backed him round to it aud let him kick. Itr.tc; 1. 1 .. OnoSquarn(1 iiwh,)p.e One Square " nn' ! ' : :o mold your One Squaro " tin. Ono Square " one Two Squares, one y-MO- Cfnarlnr I o. ' ,w r.o o 100 (0 Half One " " - - Lrprnl notices at established rr.trq. Mnrriaye and denlli notices, icratis. All bills for vearlv iidvcriisi'iiii-nls col lected quarterly. Temporal v advertise ments must be paid for in n lvance. j on work, Cash on l.elieiy. l iMIBiPHIM.LJftliWilPPIIIMP IN L lil K JU.-'2r1 Gctling a Drink in Maine. Portland, Me., Herd. 8. Residents of this city tmile when they read Neal Dow's assertion that the salo of liquor is practically un known in Maine. Though familiar with this State for year?, and, of course, with the various trial of li cense and prohibitory laws within it.s border?, I have never seen in it a great er consumption of intoxicating drinks than now. Arriving here a few davR nyo, I p.t once visited my old friend B. in his of fice. There were several persons pres ent, and the first cordial greetings were hardly over when B. wrote a few words on a slip of paper, and handed it to me with an air of mystery. I took it and read. "Would you like to have a glass of lager ? I hud bpguiK to answer, "A ell, I don t ca , when n gesture warned mc to be si lent, and I wrote on the slip "yes." He then invited me. info a back room to Fee his new desk. Once there, ho said : "I don't want thec fellows to know," nnd led the way down a flight of stairs into t he cellar, wlwre, at Iho further eud, we found a case of bot tled lager. I roni 13. I afterwards obtained tho following facts : Although the law in regard to the sale of intoxictting li-' quors is not openly defied," save in a low isolated cases, the evasions are so mnuy and ingenious that a great deal of liquor is actually sold within tho State. One of the most famous of these evasions is the "egg dodge." This con sists in makinz two email aperaturos in the shell, blowing the contents from t and filling the empty case with prima old whisky. The holes tire neatly seal-. ed with white paper, and these ccs sell readily at $1.50 per dozen. Another plan, successfully practic ed for several months until it was fin ally discovered by the sharp-nosed de tectives, was the "faucet dodge." An innocent looking cider or vinegar bar rel is fjrnishcd with what appears to be an ordinary wooden faucet, from which, when turned in ouo direction, there flows cider or vinegar ; but if it is turned the other way, there gushes forth a stream of foaming brown ale. One ingenious invader improved upon this method by connacting a barrel tr ale, pieced in another mom, with his )0go .vater pipes, and serving his customers, according to their appear ance, will) "Frank Jonc3" ale or- Ada m's. A saloon in tho lower part of the town balded the officers lor a long time. They were certain that liquor was sold there, hut could discover nofffing more criminating about tho premises than empty cisks aud bot tles. At last one of them cast n sus picious eye on the high shelf, upon which lay, flat on their sides, u quan tity of corkless and, apparently, emp flasks. Mounting to this he discover ed that each flask contained brandy or whisky in such quantity that it fail ed to run out from the unco iked neck. Bottles of "patent ginger beer," of; which two contaMcd alcohol equal to a bottlo of whisky, had a ready salo 'or months. In Portland there are a vast num ber of small clubs, of from a dozen to twenty members each, formed for tho -- n t H 1 express purpose ot drinking, i'acii member pays a small weekly lee, and receives a certain number of tickets. A room is hired, near tho express of fice if possible, a:;d liquor, 'generally beer, is sent there m bulk from 1 orts mouth or Boston. Each of the tickets held by members is good for one drink, but none of tho liquor is sold. Iheexpres3 compinios aro doing an immense bueir.f'ss in tho Itansporta-' lion of packages of liquor between Portland nnd Boston. The Portland agent ot the Lastern Lx press Com pany told me that they received on an, average a car load of liquor per day from Boston. It is dangerous, Jiowev-" er, for them to deliver packages C. O. D., as Judge Clillord decides that an express agent 'bus becomes an agent of iho dealers, nnd that liquor thus do- " livered is told within the State. So stringent i- the law that apolhe- canes are no lorger allowed to sell al cohol for medicinal purposes, even when it is ordered by u physician. This haj so hcriously inconvenienced them that, every druggist and apothe cary iu Maiuo has bound himself to support only such candidates for the State Legislature as shall favor t ho passage of a bill, to he presented tlii-i coming winter, removing this restric tion. This bill, if passed, will allow them to dispense any mcdicino men tioned in tho United States pharma-c-opiuin. It passed one branch of tins Legislature last winter, und was in a fair wuy to pass the o:h(r, wbeu some piuhibftieni.-t earned it to be amended wi'.h t!ij words, "I'xt-e-pt such as shall contain alcohol." The bill ot faro at hotelsjjand v taurantw', iustead of the usual wine ! coxci.i-iir.il o roi c i p r M tv
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