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The Portland daily press., 1868-01-28
Six Per Cent. in Gold |

+ 35 SIVAN Dc B1RIeEYT,
NO. is EXCHANGE STREET,
and in New York at the Company Office No. 90
Nassau Street; and by so.4aFt.7.t .r,
CONTINENTAL NATIONAL BANK, No. 7 Mas
sau Street. h.
CLARK, DODGE & CO., Bankers, No. 81 Wall
Street. Heff 4t9 "a -.g...v 55..5f .sf.
JOHN j. CISCO s. SON, Bankers No. 80 Wall
Street. fir5 u H'T.t3fi og sattis Is ifg4f ttrlt
HENRY CLEws & Co, Bankers, No. 80 wal
Street. -4 -f
Ana by the Company's advertised Agents through
ont the lited States. Remttances should be made
In drafts or ether funds par IN New York, and the
bonds viii be sent fee charge by return express
Parties subscribing through local agents, Will look
to them for their safe delivery. 4 -Fe7r tgt tf.a
A NEW PAMPHLET AND MAP, showing tho
Progress of the Work, Resources Tor Construction,
and Value Of Bonds, may be obtained at the Com
panys Offices Of ts advertised Agents or will be
sent free on application. '"#sN
-'1 l's 3 NAo yOEsN y. CsScO, g5r
Janiad&wim is Treasurer, New York.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-28
Means Sufficient to Build the Road.

iaJ - aT 40 = limo. ,.is3 b
uots i'a .'ia TIE r @lJ +
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-28

THE MAINE STATE PRESS. is published at the
sa1ne tlace every Thursdsy morning o. S2O0 year,
Invariably in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-28

TERms:-EIght Dollars a year in advance
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-28
New House for sale.

SILAS GURNEY,
York Hotel, Saco, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-28

CONTRA.
Amount to be refunded for five years
taxes on one-1ourth OF whole amount
OF bonds issued, stS3s
p Years interest on DO, being the av-
craze OF tive years payment OF taxes, -
Amount saved TO the Government by
the operation, tTf4!
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-28

That The interest on the amount saved to
Government in sale of bonds as above, is made
up for ten years, while the amount for taxes
refunded is for five years only, is explained by
the fact that the Government with have re-
ceived the benefit OF this for five years before
the passage OF any laws for teftlndine these
taxes. On the supposi!ion that the hond. are
not paid nntil maturity, we have the follow
ing result:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-12

H- When these JacobinS, who
are again provoking civil strife,
and arming the blacks for another
st. Domingo, cry out ''let us have
peace" they mean only, let us
have silence about our usurpations
and iniquities +; let us have SUBJ
mission to our tyranny let us
have Oblivion for our crimes; let
us have obedience to our dicta-
tiOn; let us have a new lease OF
power; let our coiTuptions contin-
ue; let us build up military des-
potism; let us destroy the Consti-
tuition which we have despised +;
and let us rule without restraint
and without license until the i'm.
pending ruin, bankruptcy, and dis
grace which we have precipitated
upon the country shall bring forth
their natural fruits.
If the people will accept this ac-
count of Congressional steward
ship, they cannot be ignorant OF
the consequences that viii follow
as inevitably as night succeeds
day National Intelligence
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-12
LaEcle1e I'D. SGy2sey6Jge,

A ttorney at Law. Address Shreveport,
n La. viii practice in the Courts OF
CaddO, Claiborne and Bossier, and In the
United States and Supreme Courts of the
State. All claims for collection in Northern
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana or Mississippi
promptly attended to. .-..s..
REFERENCES -Wyche & Richardson, Spy
ker & Sandidge, Hays g. Adams, Hon. H, NJ
Spofford, New Orleans; DIR. VIM. Burt
Humphreys & Dashiell, Harrison g. Crusoe
Columbus, Miss; Sam. Mosley, Texas
Leading members of the Bar, in Shreveport
and Bellevue, Louisiana. v6nll
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-12
GLAND Jones. j. p. Harris.
Jones s. Harris,

A ttorneys and Counselors at Law,
IN Shreveport, La. VIII practice
in the parishes of Caddo, DeSoto and
Bossier, and will attend to cases in the
District, Supreme and Federal Courts.
Office on Market street, near the
Bank. va n3I
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-12
B. r.. Fort.

4 ttorney at Law. Bellevue, Bos
"a sier parish, La. v6nl6
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-12
Planting Trees.

and sunny, the old man piloted
the boys into the two acre corn.
field they had planted. On the
way thither they passed under q
fine Mayduke cherry tree, then
loaded with delicious fruit. The
rain and wind had shaken, off
quantities of cherries, which lay
upon the ground. These the boys
stopped to gather and eat, spit
ting out the stones in every direc-
tion. Noticing their actions, I'm
Gle Benny spoke up: ''Boys, when
| was in Spain learned a proverb
which has been in use i'll that
country for centuries-'He who
plants trees loves others besides
himself It means that as It takes
nearly a lifetime for many trees
to grow and produce fruit, the
chance is that he who plants the
tree will hardly live long enough
to eat the product, and that he
must, therefore, love those who
are to come after him, or he would
not plant trees of whose fruits
they are more likely to partake
than he. Now, whenever a Span
lard eats a peach, Il cherry, or q
pear by the roadside, works out a
little hole in the ground with his
foot, and plants the stone; he
thinks of those who are to come
after him-he loves others besides
himself, 1t is a thank-offeriRg to
the memory of the kind soul by
whom the tree was planted from
which he has just eaten. Hence
the roadsides throughout that
beautiful country are lined with
abundance of the most tempting
fruits, all free to every one. Boys,
not one of you has ever planted q
tree. 1t is time for you to begin.
| shall never live to gather the
fruit, but all Of you may be spared
to do SO. 1t is our duty to leave
the world as good at least as we
found it--better If we can. / have
no good opinion of the fellow who
is content TO snore under the shad-
Ow ola noble shade tree, without
planting another for the next gem
Grafton to enjoy, or te eat the fruit
from trees which others have
planted, without at some time
initiating their example. The soon
er one sows, the sooner viii he
reap. There, boys, right along
the fence, two or three for each of
you. "
Each boy stuck his heel into
the soft ground, made q slight
hole, hropped intoit a couple OF
cherry stones, covered them over,
and pressed down the earth with
his foot. 1t was certainly a very
small affair, but it was, neverthe-
less, something for the boys. Each
one could not help feeling that he
had done a good deed, for he had
planted tree. uH hsf fst
"Oh,D exclaimed the old man,
"what acOuntry this would be if
every owner of a farm would go
and do likewise! The roadsides
would everywhere be lined with
noble trees, glorious to look upon,
grateful in their shadiness and af-
Ifording bountiful harvests Of de-
Ilightful fruit, free to the passing
traveller, and yielding a profu-
sion even to the birds. There
would be plenty OF fruit for all.
Even the thieves who now prey
upon the truit-growcrs would have
no further inducement to steal. p
Farming for Boys.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-12
Louisiana q. S. Senators.

From 1912 to 1861, Louisiana was
represented in the Upper House of Con-
gress by the following Senator's:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-12
Il. B. Watkins,

A ttorney and Counselor at Law, Min
II den, La. Will practice in the
10th and 18th District Courts. Prompt
attention given to all legal business en-
rusted to his care. n2S
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-12

~ The Radical motto is, 'the
least amount OF good for the great
est number Of people"
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-02-06

prospect fer the future. While our young
State is fast filing up, il requires con.
slant labor and effort to be put forth in
order to keep TIE people supplied with
The Bible and The rising generations sup.
Piled with the New Testament and we
trust that no friend Of the Bible win re-
lax his energies in this great and good
work until every one that viii receive the
word is supplied with il.
Permit me, Dear Sir, in conclusion to
tender my gratitude 10 the publishers OF
those papers in Nebraska and Colorado
Territory for their kind assistance rem
dered me in this good work in publish
ing articles and giving notice of the op-
erations Of the Bible Society in It's work
also to the ministers of the several Chris
tian churches for their kind cooperation
hoping that the kind Providence that ha:
watched over them will still continue IL
bless them in every good work.
A. r. MOSHER,
Agent A. B. S. for Neb. and Col.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. l, 1868.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-02-06
elect @tQqg.


From the Fairy Book ofAU Nations. By Edouard
LaboulayS Aember Of he Institute IF F1raHcs.-
Translated b. Nary L. Booth. Pudtsked By Har-
ner md Brother.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-02-06
First Glass MachiHa
Accomplished a greater amsr.
Of work. and in a more sats
factory manner, than any
other Sewing Machine
ever invented.

At the Fair Of the Maryland Institute, "
closed a four weeks session at BaItiners :
p III Of November, the superiority Of i' ~
ENCE was again confirmed By the o1nna7
Sewing Machines, who unanimously aHarlil
GOLD MEDAL, the highest prize the la
cOnteTs.
On the 18th Of September the gresi iE
Exhibition of the American Institute Va
in New York. As usual, the display Of
Machines was large, and the competition
but after a six weeks trial, the friends :
FLORENCE had the satisfaction Of sssiis
favorite again triumphant, and for toe 'aoA
bearing off the highest hOnOrs Of The al
Institute.
Below we give an extract from the ksPoH
committee on Sewing Machine, read at dc
the Fair:
"The whole number Of Sewing Maehna
hibitiOn is tbieteen Of hese, twelve ar
for Compel on, The orticle bearing us
(FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE
TO be the BEST on exhibition. lt nus .
stated. incidentally, that This 70 better n@
its class kHol7H 10 tie Judges.
SITS merits are :
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22
IPrRIIC No. al
An oT ract to The various grants

AN ACT ofurter provide tor giving effect to the various grants
of public lands to the state of Nevada.
BE 10y HnISt.
the United states of Amerca IN Congress assembled That the
State 0 Nevada is authorized TO select the alternate
hcred sections within the limits Of railroad grant in said
state III satsfacou in whole part ol tho several
following acts Congress 10 Wit: the act orsan
ing the Territory of Nevada passed March second eighteen
hundred and sixty u admitting the State of nevada
the Union, passed March twenty eighteen hundred
Nevada, passed July fourth, hundred
Provided That this privilege shall not extend land,
which there r rigtu claims under the preemptipn and
Homestead laws. AMI provided That lands be selected the
minimum price Of which two dollars and fifty per
each selected shall he taken hy the State in satisfaction
{" t"" acres IN" uulnum PRICE OF which Is one dollar aud
twenty five And provided furhrr That the
ads granted in the eighth ninth sections the said
admitting Nevada into the Union shall he selected within four
from the this act and the period the selec
And b" it further enacted That the lands known and
designated for the establishment Of agricultural! college by
the act Of July scni eighteen hundred and and the
acts auctatory thereto shall hr selected
faction other referred to il the section OF
this But this shall authorz" the selection of
And he further ted That the county Esmer
aida in the state Of Nevada and the counties OF Mono and
trc and the land Office for such district shall be located at
AuOT Eurrala and the shall thor
Lei hereafter from time To- time crcum require
I" dust The boundaries Of amy AMI all OF the ant districts III
SAID state ami change the OcaUn Of the land Office from :ime
when the sam" shall b. cNpciicIt.
And be- it further enacted That tho granted
Ia" state Of California for the establishment Of agriculture
thereto NAV selected y said
sale: Provided That this privilege shall extend land
which there be rghul claims under the premptiOI
60, That II lands tc selected aforesaid the minimum
which - two dollars and fifty cents each select
minimum price OF which dollar and twenty five cents
And provided further That such selections shall be mad
IN other respect subject to the conditions restrictions
and limitations contained in the acts hereby modified.
| Approved Jun" lists
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22
.DIiSce ceIIuWeOWS.
GOODMAN MISERY.

Peter and Paul met in village on a certain
day, when the rain was falling in torrents
They were wet to the skin. They were both in
quest Of lodging for the nj ght, but could find
none. A rich man-Onc Richard-had turned
them from his gates. bidding them remember
that his house was not public wine shop, when
a poor woman, who was washing linen in
brook, took pity on them and led them to her
ncighbOr, the Goodman Misery. How much
more considerate was the poor washer woman
than Richard with his closed gates; for, hav-
ing bethOught herself on the way that old
Misery would probably have naught wherewith
to break the fast and slake the thirst of his
guests, she provided herself with some cooked
fish, big loaf and pitcher of Susa wine
Peter and Paul ate with will. The hungry
man tastes the sweetest viands. But sad was
the case when the meal was at an end. Good
man Misery was so poor he had no bed to offer
them, save the straw upon which he usually
rested his own aching limbs The two travel
crs, however, were too cOnslderate to accept it.
| They elected to sit up, and, by way of passing
the time, suggested that Misery should tell his
story to them. The Goodman consented, for
it was a short and not a very eventful one.
The most he had to tell was, that thief had
stripped his pear tree, the fruit of which was
nearly all he had to depend upon for his
wretched living. He would have gladly shared
| lne lTulC Will IHeHl3 Hdu ne nOI euHelCu lHle
cruel robbery.
Touched by his Distress Peter and Paul told
Goodman Misery that they would pray tc
| Heaven for him. And one OF them consider
ately added, if he, Goodman Misery, had any
particular desire would he mention ii?
The Goodman desired no more from the
Lord than that any man who might climb his
pear-tree should be fixed to it, and mmOvable
until he, Goodman Misery, willed that ht
should descend from it.
On the very day which saw the retreatng
figures of Peter and Paul, while Misery wa
gone to fetch pitcher of water, the same THE
who had stolen his finest pears returned to thu
tree. Goodman Misery, having set down hi
pitcher, perceived the rascal immOVable amlds
the branches.
"Rascal, have got you, have ?' Mser.
shouted and then, aside and in a low voice t.
himself: "IIeaven. Who, then, were m
guests last night? This time you will need t
; be in no hurry to pick my pears; but let N
tell you that you will pay a heavy price TO
D them in the torments you will have to endur
at my hands. TO begin with, all the tow
shall sec you i'll your present plight. Then
!: will light roaring fire under my tree, an
+ smoke and dry you like Mayence ham"
Goodman Misery having departed in ques
: of fire wood to smoke and dry the thief like
Mayence ham, the culprit cried Justify until
n attracted two of the GOodman's neighbOrs.
Yielding to the prayers Of the thief, these tw
:, honest folk climbed the tree to rescue the
g fellow creature, wbereupon they discovered thu
they too were fixed to the branches The thre
" had been left in company just seventeen hOul
and half when Goodman Misery returne
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22

Papa" said little urchil to his faith
er the other day, " saw printer go down the
street Just now"
Did you, sonny? How do you know the
person was printer",
. Because do papa.
g But he might have been a carpenter,
blacksmith or shoemaker"
"Oh no, papa, he was a printcr-Likely an
edltor-tor he was gnawing a bone, and he had
no stockings on. The crown was out Of his hat
and his coat was all torn. l am certain he
was q prlnter.
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22
WHOLE NO. 7Ol

Some years ago there was story of gem
tlemcn travelling in Texas, who, after long
day ride across the prairie, arrived at stock
raiser's cabin, where he sought and obtained
quarters for the night. A group of children
gathered around him as he was welcomed to a
seat on the rude piazza, and, suSpecting that
" tlour-doings were rarity there, he divided
among them a stock Of biscuit which he had i'll
his saddle-hags. He had not long been engaged
in conversation when his attention was drawn
by the earnest exclamatons of the little urchins,
whom he saw grouped on the ground around
some object in the centre. Presently one of
otthem started for the kitchen, and, Immediate
ly yrcturuing with coal of fire was seen to make
his way into the circle and deposit the coal on
the back Of the biscuit That's it," they all
shouted, that Il make him travel!"
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22

When James T. Brady, the cclcbated law
yer of New Nork, first opened lawyer office,
viously occupied by cobbler. lie was some
what annoyed by the previous occupants cal
lers, and irritated by the fact that he had few
Of his own. One day an Irishman entered.
" The cobbler's gone | see, he said.
should think he had, tartly responded
Brady.
" And what do you sell?'' he inqired, look
ing at the solitary table and few law books.
" BOckheads," was the response.
/" BE gorra, said the lri>hman, :" ye must
be doing mighty fine business ye hain,t got
but one Left. "
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22

CouNTRY BoARD.-An evidently disconten-
ted boarder' launches forth as follows;
Never again will anybody catch us partailng
as a Loordcr, of the ho>pitalites offered at
a plain farmer house, where there is no GER
emony, and where genuine country living,
unattended by the fooleries, petplexities and
tasks of fashionable existence may be had cheap
for cash. Country board, provided for citi:
zens anxious to escape our crowded streets and
heated bricks and mortar, is scarcely SO deSira-
bic as that furnished at Sing Sing prison. If
a summer residence at that institution could
be had without any disgrace, We should prefer
it, The plan Of the plain farmer and his de.
cidedly plain family is to get all he can out of
you and give as little as possible for it. You
may sleep on his old corn husk mattresses, in
his ovcn-lke attic to the music of his bull
frogs and the inhabitants of his barn yard; eat
his musty pork, (he won't kill chicken or
give you mis- market destined eggs and milk, }
ride in his rckctty, bone dislocating boX-wag-
on, wash with brown soap and wipe with the
odorifcrous public towel, fused by the hired
hands, } at the horse trough, only look with
longing eyes at his garden and his orchard, and
read his file of old almanacs; and if all thls
will content you, in clover will be your con-
dition That is all you will get
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22

PoCAuoNTAs- A certain clerk in this coun.
try recently made the following comment on
Pocanontas Said he, "Pocahontas was i
great man-Pocahontas was a noble, kind
hearted and true man." Hold on, cried
his companion, g Pocahontas was woman. !"
" She was, ch?" said he; " well, that Just my
luck; how am expected to know? ] never
read the Bible"
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22

A recent visitor to Lincoln grave in Spring
field describes Oak Ridge Cemetery as situated
about mile and half from the city, upon a
broken piece of land which seems to be natu-
rally adopted for the purpose, being a group
of beautiful knobs very tastiy ornamented with
walks, shrubbery, and evergreen trees Beside
the pathways little rills of clear, cold spring
water leap musicalIy down the steep slopes
and flown away through beautiful valley into
pleasant stream in the distance. The tomb
of Abraham Lincoln is situated upon the brow
of beautiful knoll and is a very humble,
though not common, structure, being walled
up in front with plain red brick, marble lined
top with a marble urn on each side, and the
door closed with a marble slab across the TOP
of which is cut the immortal name" Lincoln.
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22

IMPRISONMENT OF A YOUNG WOMAN IN
New YORK FOR TURNING PROTESTANT.-A
case of the deepest interest to ProteStants
as well as Catholics, and involving principals
Of religious liberty as well as of PARENTAL iuris-
diction, was decided by Judge Sutherland, in
the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
yesterday The circumstances will be found
reported in detail in our legal columns. y
young women of Catholic paternity and train
ing was converted from the Roman Church to
the Protestant faith. She was person of good
character, excellent conduct, Intelligence, and
strong convictions. Shortly after she had be-
come member Of the Methodist denomination,
her father had her arrested for the offence,
| and incarceratcd in a Catholic institution,
| know as the House Of the GoOd Shepherd,
an institution which has u department called
the Retormatory Department, the inmates Of
which are torciby detained and disciplined for
| the benefit Of their souls n few days ago,
some friends Of the girl attempted to secure
| her release on a writ OlhdbCIS cOrpHs and she
was brought from the institution to the Court.
| She reiterated her remuneration of CathOllclty
and her adhesion to Professionalism, and express
| sed her anxiety to return to the friends who
had protected her. Her father, however de-
clared she was a wayward girl and that is was
to keep her from evil that he had put her un-
der restraint by confinement in the Catholic
! institution.
After tho hearing Of evidence and argument,
Judge Sutherland decided that the writ must
br dismissed and the prisoner remanded to the
custody of the House Of the Good Shepherd
Thcreupon she was taken out Of Court by hel
custodians, evidently in verv distressed state
| Of mind.
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22

A loyal Irishman, who served faithfully
throughout the war, upon reading the dispatch
from Chicago announcing the nomination of
General Grant, looked up very seriously and
remarked to those around, that it was his
opinion that Grant would't run" Upon the
indignant denial Of his friends, he gave as his
known to do"
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22

Here is a bit Of French conversation whiok
is quite cdifying:
i" Well, Castor, I'm told you are married.
old boy"
&" | is true Lewis"
"What sort of woman is your wife p
deal % snS a01 IoH deyb but ny etS hes e5E fo9d
maid. F."
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22

A story is told of a young lady, teacher at
one of our Sabbath schools, who one or two
Sundays ago asked youngSter what was matri-
mony He mistook tie question for purgatory,
and promptly answered:
" A place or state of punishment in this life
where some souls suffer for time before they
90 to hcaYcn."
Smyrna times., 1868-07-22

Thou mayest beast, Goodman, Of being the
first in this lile who has gotten the better Of
Death Heaven commands me that, with thy
consent, leave thee, to return to thee only ON
the last day ofjudgment, when | shall have
completed my great work and man shall bc no
more You shall sec the end, ! promise you ;
so now, without hesitation, allow me to come
down, or let me fly away. y queen is waiting
for me, five hundred leagues away
"Ought | to believe you? Or is it only to
betray me that you speak thus to me p
"No, never shalt thou see me again until all
nature is desolation. The last stroke of my
Scythe shall fall upon thee. The edicts Of
Death are irrevocable. Dost thou hear me,
Goodman"
Yea, l hear; and believe in thy words
Come down when it shall please thee"
At this Death swept through the air and
disappeared from the sight Of Misery. The
Goodman has never heard Of Death since, al
though he has often been told of his presence
in his neighborhood almost next door, SO thai
Misery has lived 10 a wonderful age, and still
dwelS in rags near his pear-tree. And, accord
ing to the solemn promise Of Death, Misery
lives till the world shall be no more.