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Cumberland National Rank.

Cumberland National Bank.
ITNEE ANNUAL MEETING Of ths} Stockholders
i in the Cumberland National Bank, OF Portland,
will be held at their Banking Room, on UESDAY,
the 1th day of January, 1870, at o'clock P. NJ for
the election OF Directors and the transaction Of any
other business that may then come before them.
SAM'L SMALL, Cashier.
Portland, Dec. 10, 1862 dec1ltd
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THE DAILY PRESS
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
we invite the attention of both City and
country readers to the following list of Port
land BUSINESS HOUSES, which are among
the most reliable establishments in the City.
Advertising Agency.
ATFELL & CO., 174 Middle Street.
agricultural Implements Il Seeds.
SAWYER & WOODFORD, No. 119 Exchange st.
A AuctiOneer.
G. W. HOLMES, No. 327 Congress Street.
Agencies for Sewing Machines.
CHAPLIN g. EATON, ss Exchange Street, (weed.)
W.ssDYER, 15s Middle st , over H H. Hays.
HOBS & BAKER, 145 Middle St. lover Shaw's.)
Bakers.
W. G. COBB, No. IL Pearl Street.
JOHN MAsTERToN, % Anderson Street.
Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers.
J. ". BOUCHER 8 CO., No. 35S Congress Street.
Boots and ShOes-Gents Custom Work.
WALTER BERRY, No. 1o1 Middle Street.
Booksellers and StatiOners.
HoYT, FoGG & BREED, 90 Middle Street.
BOOk-Binders. a
SMALL & SHACKFORD, No. 35 Plum Street.
Bonnet and Hat BIeachery.
H. E. UNDERWOOD, No. s1os Congress Street.
Brush Manufacturers.
ID. WHITE 8 SON, No. Market Square.
Coal and Wood.
PAUL PRINCE g. SON, foot of Wilmot street.
Cabinet Furniture Manufacturers.
THEO. JOHNSON & CO., No. 13g Union Street.
Cabinet Makers.
c. H. BLAKE, Manufacturer Of Co6fps and Shosv-
Cases, 10 Cross ST. and COR Temple and Middle SITS.
NJ. N. BRUINS, 19t Market Square. (SHow CAsEs.)
s. S. RICH & SON. 1873 Exchange st. (coFFINs.)
Carpenters and Builders.
j. M. DOLLEY, No. IT Union Street.
WHITNEY & MEANS. Pearl st, opposite the Park.
Corn, Flour and Groceries.
W. BICKFORD & CO., Portland st, cor. Green.
Clothing and Furnishing Goods.
o. HAWKES. s. CO., 2s2 Cong. st. Boys Czothing.)
LEWIS s. LEWIS, No. 76 Middle Street.
A. M. SMITH, Cor Middle and Temple Streets.
3 A ClOthier and Tailor.
JOSEPH LEVY, No. 101 Federal Street.
Cement Drain Pipe, &c.
j. W. STOCKWELL & CO., 2s & 1853 Danforth st.
Dye House.
F. SYMONDS, India St., (the only one in Portland.)
g., Dentists.
DRS. EVANS s. STRoUT, Clapp Block, Con. St..
JOSIAH HEALD, No. 105 Middle Street.
PIERCE q FERNALD, No. 173 Middle Street.
DIR. W. R. JOHNSON No, 49, Free Street.
S. A. PACKARD, Cor. Congress ami Exchange SITS.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
First Mortgage Bonds
Neac- York & OS2CegO
Midland Rail Road q

THESE BONDS CAN BE REGISTERED
SIX MILLIONS OF DOLLARS PAID-UP STOCK
SUBSCRIPTIONS. No bonds issued on road un-
der construction issue limited to 800 per mile of
road built and in running order, BEING ONLY
ABOUT HALF THE ACTUAL COST The road is
being built with great economy for cash; $50 Miles
already completed in the most thorough manner,
equipped and running regular trains; and the whole
line (over 400 mes it is expected will be completed
within the ensuing year. 1t one OF the most i'm
portant roads in the State of New York. 1t short
ems the route from New York City to Buffalo 10
mile and to Oswego 45 miles, 1t traverses populous
district destitute of other railroad facilities, which
must furnish it large and profitable local busi-
ness; and it will be completed at an aggregate cost
far below that of any competing lne. These advan-
ages cannot fail to make it one of the best paying
roads leading from the metropolis, and its First
sued. All mortgage bonds issued on railroads run
ming from the City OF New York are good, aud the
interest promptly paid, although some of them are
mortgaged for more than double the amount per
mile that the Midland is Among the bonds now
offering we know of none equal 10 these. For the
investment of trust other funds there is nothing
better; and in exchange for Government Bonds
they give large increase income besides capital
izing the premium. They meeting with rapid
sale, and we have been gratifed to find that they
taken chiefly by most conservative and sagacous
capitalists in exchange for Government securities.
Price par, and accrued interest in currency. Crcu-
lars, pamphlets, &C., on hand for distribution.
GEORGE 0PDYKE & CO.,
Bankers, No. rs N0sS0u-St.
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Monh ended Sept. 80, 1869.
Entered. Cleared.
No.: Tons: No, Tons:
American vessels ,1S 3Os,696 1852 314,353
Foreign vessels 2,Ts 0s6,oli 2,45s ssse0s
- ----- F -
Total 3,sl6 9O47O6 1928 s7s, 252
Month ended Sept. 80, 1858,
Entered. Cleared.
No. Tons. No Tons.
American vessels ,00S 30, COS $50 267 Sol
Foreign vessels 1859 527,64 1904 607,si6
Total s,s77 ss2,2s2 s,1sa 776,s22
Nine months ended Sept. 80, 1869.
Entered Cleared.
American vessels 1884 2 6OO,sOo 7e4o 2,es3 l99
Foreign vessels 1920 4,4s,7l5 1922 4,471,6o7
Total 2s,o54 7.044,515 22,se2 1905 Jos
Nine months ended Sept. 80, 1868.
Entered. Cleared.
American vessels 7,1ss asiss27 S,ase a,sss,sis
Total 2i,O69 6,169.947 21,O11 6,3s3,T0T
In addition to the foregoing the report con-
tains the usual summaries of trade, and the
tariffs of Russia, Denmark, Sweden and Italy,
hesides a considerable body of Consular re-
ports and commercial miscellany.
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HEAD QUARTERS,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Augusta, Dec 3d. 1869.
Special Order No. a.
Ihe officers charged with the arrangements on the
part the State for the reception of the remains of
GEORGE PEABODY, are hereby instructed to re-
cognize the arrangements already made by the
fhorities of the City Of Portland, and in every way
TO cooperate with them, also with the officers of
the United States who may be charged with duties
in the matter.
Chief
[oFFIcIALl
JNO MARSHALL BROWN,
Asst. Iusp. General.
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STATE OF MAINE.

Special Order No. 49,
The feet conveying the remains OF George Peabody
being expected in Portland harbor, the State Gov
ernment Is desrous of rendering every expression OF
respect proper to the occasion, and will officially
participate in the services which may be had.
In carrying ont this intention the following orders
will be observed:
I. The Portland Mechanic Blues, Captain Parker,
and the Portland Light Infantry. Captain Mattocks,
will hold themselves in readiness to render such
service as escort and guard of honor as may be re-
quired.
ii. Flags State Buildings will be displayed at
half-mast from the arrival OF the fleet until the
funeral escort shall have passed beyond the State
Ill. salute OF minute guns will be fired rom the
Arsenal. at Portland, during the Decentralization.
Nv. The Executive Council Heads of Depart
ments, judges of Courts. and other Officers OF the
State are expected to participate.
V. The Authorities of the City OF Portland are
hereby respectfully invited to cooperate IN the
ceremonies in such manner as they may deem
prOper.
vi. Colonel John Marshall Brown, Assistant In.
spector General, win have charge of the arrange
ments the part of the State assisted by Lieuten
ant Colonel Thomas W Hyde and Lieutenant Col
onel Nathan Cutler, Aides-de-camp.
By order of the Governor and Commander In :
Chief
BIB MURRAY, JR.,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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TO LET.

To Let.
E<IRST class Store and Offices on Exchange Street
l. between Middle and Fore Streets. Apply to
W. H, ANDERSON,
At Office OF Nathan Webb Esq, No, 80 Exchange
Street. dec30dtf
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At 1O9 EXCHANGE STREET, Portland.
TERMs:-Eight Dollars a Year in advance
, 1869-02-28
4 Diamond 1sou.

A remarkable diamond story has been let
Aaoat, which Is briefly as follows: He4rly
century sgo an old gentleman IN the lower
pAss Of Virginia picked up ttone to throw
1t rabbit; the atone Efittc7ed In the STD. and
the old nan concluded 10 take It home to his
children to play with. Shortly NterWard
the family Physician happened to zee the
stoue, and offered six dollar. for It, bnt the
family would not sell. Subsequent
II trussy friend about 10 Witt
Europe vas RfTco the stone, and
On bis reaching London he consulted An
old lartShry ratned No1. Hho, alter CAREFUL
examination, drclRred thst AL AuericA. Is
not nble to buy that stour." 4 Jew, whom
the trustJ E1crd afte1wrd consulted, tn
formed him not TO come ont With the stone
aRaIn without = guide - be Nould be robbed
were 1t known be lad 1t. The friend return.
ed home, and delivered up the preciou. gem.
eome ttHe sftelTrd \ party of h1 AIylant1.
ern offered for the stone In 1Auda and negroes
thr equivalent Of $loo.O09, which
wka refused. The old nan died, and the
stone r.mAned In the family for several
Krrerztious, and recently, 50 runs The storf,
It rsmb mn The pos.eas1on o! Dr.. Donghutty,
Of fredericksburg, Pepn., whose children are
legal heIrs. Il u claimed 10 be 4 diamond of
frtt quality. and weighs 40 c4rxts, While
thai OF the RAjAh OF AAttsn u tBid to be
the largest In tho world. weighs only 367
eatats. The stout hss been sent Away to
pass The scrutiny OF the Rbiest scientific men
III the country, and tho Hasr1sbnrK State
CURT, which Ia rcspun&ihio for the story
Of which Mo above Is m outline, AAJs" there
IL fcason 10 belietc that America can boaat
the largest diamond In the world"
, 1869-02-28


With JaeBun's administration, he passes IN
ruyiew the days Of Van Buren,. Harr.son
Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce bar
chanan. Lincoln, aud johnson. Tho wots
is brief aud somewhat dry review OF fae's.
The pnblIshe11 have put II up In excellent
style.
msgaziues.
Young Foltt fl1 March contains the an'
nouncemeut that the publishers will make
a frea OH ~ n, f7rst four numbers Of ttis
r.ar r. iii r,crton, who will send their
n.mca address Fields. 0.good & Co., Bot
ton. The number Inst ont continues Mr..
A,ar,ch,. .,ory oF a Bad Boy, which all the
| ronno fnlts art admitting 30 much. Mr..
p.~tar commenccs bis eesits Of articles Oh
rs,shr.ted Ear]y Discoveries With paper
entitled uNho First Used the Msrtnev's
Comnass.n Mr. Agassiz tells nbout ;" The
phrs{c.1 history Of Florida" and will hav.
o,hcr n.pcrs concerning "The Globe VI
Tsonn M. Hs1e II working out Il Ans
id,s, a series OF "How-To-Do-It" articles
, 1869-02-28

aulred, Ill sic had 70 do was t, 20 to tho
tray and cut Cd enouah tor bakinX. 90 1t Il
with nts se1monA us meter breaches The
s3nne one sxlcs, though ha frequently uses
the san'e taxi, but It Il alwaya IN different
mepnef. -:
sehc.ed his text 6rs,, or INC .ub]oct. apply
lnx spch = te1t ns would su1t, he tr!a that
te1t ma, be compared to gate opcnipR into
the Lora's Garden; mauy ministers, Instead
Of unia:chirg the gata xpd eading then
Ten. thepselvss bs getting upon It ane
Ii always makes it : point to preseh his
best teY1nous On stormy dAgs, for then those
who are in attendance soy to their tl7cnos,
A,You don't know how much Jon n!ated ~
not being present, though 1t WAS a.;s'orm5
H we'll remembered the time when, on
! ocarlr ey.rY Sabbath duzinE the EtnteT, II
/ showed or mined, =. Tor it came neAz killing
ma" said be. laughingly.
Mere" hs !" easfZ ,tsa feeling e. W.T. ha
children Ehe.e thay lost in great forest
+ !ee1 that on esery side my people arc y
dagger, md that many OF them are likt
habod, weak snd he}p1ess- ny heart goes o1
in sorrow aud In anxiety toward them. aus
At Times Eeem 70 ctryy Ill Their burdens.
4 QuQ LH1k TQcu Qne4 QedlI Is Hlapptt AZ
twtucd around the hearts Of others 1t IS no
dlfacult 10 pray."
Anothes wanted to know II 1t would not b
better for Af. Beecaer to travel about th
country, that the people Of TArious section
might be beneatedJby his preaching.
I "No,n said he, ''NhAt would stove
The Arctic regions be good for i it we're ca
r1ed frum Place To place? Beside, mere PEI
pie come to hear me than | could reae
should 70 anu them. II Is fas better fl
the United States 10 70 through my churt
than ior me TO 50 through the United States
, 1869-02-28
TarfaiAn ktandaf-LoVo, 1esteafy
and Auex4G At2Aeapx 10 maFasfs
p.n. fYtb. u CotfespondeDee Of tbs London
AA Morning Hsftla.

Morning Hsttld.
us,ssc. Eugene tas, Ais saaae7 DnmRs, ptrs It
A. ,oor .ds e IL; h. a9ssr = xts =, "9od a
taay cusxsi hetf bfatns from suar,ss 10 sasres
bt59fe icy N bi, On romtocds taTs tratle. aD+
ta .nt Ssy ~ n us MI city II kisk Hlusmaun'e.
Hr1r y 4 stnrJ whleu NE town Il talk.
isS oE ~ rot vsi5 @otI. Ut q r. tltustfsusn
psfs Il 40 sAthtio. Count = he4 fk lorg
fims formed i'11son Win ths Dnshess % u.
i mk.tr1 w"msR separated from asr losbtnd.
J,svtes 4osa nos extst IN th.s taasa ooaaiey, tie
tt,ant leta aimed IL TT fsd Of ths ~tosxed haa.
:SS TIT sst y #; .s. y Il 1, tsi:, =" 4:
n.a % oolifs ~ rs,amea. - Il, .xies hins.ii
.:s q e 6.oa ~ g. s n.ts - ~ u. sss FL . &C. e
.ass!s,aa hs'aS aststi isiasd. III tSk s,sa'e.i
1 III Il; !, VICE. ess H. Ss y ~
. sss ~hi:s ~sss q !. "1sts, & .hs iSats i
- q . = % ss.s:4 = .ss.a.sA s LIN saa oss
KAN uns of ths bo.Aoas{ mot sn uansaAi taths u
the op*sa ha!ss aEd diasppasr sni lo%s aeEssfaa
" rssss siy Tor ,as Daks tne Ueuat se.s:'ea -
hM ltsMniaa& 4 vel -k4own dsnfMsoads eeiao.
lily Wpo tAncted th4k tha admtu,altsstnn o.
| al isls. Tbs = ouni Ae.aAllY % md bar ID. 40
fts: c. tor sedoeina the Dnto tato swallowing the
'ts.al trp'' Jhs eeu,tfzan ntsnIsd, nd y
cunnmiest4d with The poles, Wk5 AREA a.ad tic
Count and tho mediesl stud ut In her dsavtnf;
IN ,hs coua.'s poe1sss and rNs, o. ,9.lysn
lnur 1 10 eoutain p1nsfte aid Tne would DO -
as,s4 r, ssSs = s.s.s an o.. ~ ss' a g. e.
1ssssr isa Tsai lie asa os -
, 1869-02-28
HOWARD AT ATLANTA.
IT snEx O. WH1fzIEA-
k~~ &%}.p.,~ <or4 nv g,r II Ar,.h


IT soEx Q. WAl1zsEA-
the Atiauuc 4 outhiy got u erch.l
atent IN ,he r,ntx wnefe 5neruau
tsooesed nA fsu 'S.sos.
w y. 1s Lst1oH ssS .,~
.,up ttam ta1 GsAE gat; nsnr;.
1tsteo te* Mtfe m.eS trrS$
1 ~ nns1on M ner.srTr se&ther
n0,as t sasn 1nA.,d ~.
oo.a taE t@a1es:
H lis,eoed aud he1rd thu chi.drxn
pO1dttee tooe Aea !oIK ; IKfas.A' fssss
uk tuS ~a D~s,d
: knx tao eouk - 1ssk;ro
'1@nso to1 u95aunPs
1,1x ~ 49, st,To;,
ol ~
"sa l. ;" o*4 j.,
Ttxosfarnas I'd hs kxy them PASSING
assa new ~ tAIi.+.1
. - sseoo sae ~'t%A
~ w ~ ss sn ~. h,ra~r
o Via e.ss nss.rs " ~
~, s M.e As r.N Hsts ss3",~ 1 ~ rnror
r. ~ t1ssr- - - fsnn{
'Ae 1A''Ao :" '~'
There wa the hntoau ehAt$el
, 1869-02-28
How Henry Ward BssahcF - ake4 HIS
&4fN0nH,

HA'ph Meekr. eemttfbutes to the March
number Of Pdrknrd's Aonth'y an Interesting
account Of "aow Becehef tuskes bis Ser
mons 81
When be first commenced to preach he
wrpte out few pf bis sefmona. nutl1 be lad
enough nthpr wr'tfnR to correct his stylo.
Hlhcr then hc hM ucrer written ont 4 div.
couyts In full. lie hss N ides etl thr week
10 10 rhst subject he viii trrAt on 9unAay.
Hill, tl,eto II no drhnso p1an In bis mud
untt ta,r tins asTiseA
Usually, he dies mol sorel, t'et, 10 paper
tclorq sunday i,,urn!nx and 6hhday Astrr.
ns~,h, Thru ha Et'tnetfn,aA krta ~ many
l arT1,,uns undar way that Tho aHn h. Intends
| ~ rr,,,sse ia neglected unttl the Hrss 1r'I
| rings, whofruisu, IN shr'wa Atian shf m
s.,tn,,,v,o wn,k. sud, blocking nnt .1ta.
| tt,J,r, In hsstnt,n 10 ihe rnlp!l. drntrAlly,
he wt!tss whA, weutd tnako 1usraar ~
Aetit.ts.. n,4aeing tho iradtng rH'Ata ;. s'e
Htr%s.,ird. In rrtpaHnE serIa"a ne nfst
"h1oeks II an. J" and iays tho foundation
| viii, part Of rim Framework, A. thn pror~r
| place hu run windows, through which MIC
aatitrucr may see tho t,aantltt Of the ttost'cl.
Tha wludaws NO deslguatnd BY the letters
ill.," inclo+ed III lino thus f1tl.) }, sho@.
Ing that an Illustration II 10 como In ~ taas
! particular point. Nono Of tho lllustrst!on1
arc ever written out beforehand or VITA tat
ssFmon. but they ara given a they occur =,
lhs tt1ne Nhcn thrJ aEe pecded.
OEn. Nhen In the pulpit, ne unds tnt
. Mlndowa In the wrong place. Re alwAy
n.A vhsEtJ Of neN smnons Oh hand, 10 o
asso on srecsl oceaaanns. tin said that h
9ta lines Ahe housexlte kept batch O
o@"xa IL ths pantry. and. when bread wss n
, 1869-02-28

Tlts Cuhsns. Hwe may credit thcte owu told
story, officially and from mouth 10 mouth,
SIC fighting for
Representation.
eevcrance OF Church aud atatc, and
General emancipation.
Every ous Of these Ara principles sfAdi.
taona1y dear 10 the American people, aud
ends which VIC have been taughs 10 bcllere
juft csnsc4 of war.
Cuba to-day has no representation IN lhe
Spanish Cafiet, snd uerrz has had. tbe
has not been offered even thAt Constructive
representation with which w wrro sought
10 ba dstuded Ia colonial times. tho hss
nn vo4re In tlettmlufrR tho amount or The
tne'l,ud cF rulleet!en of tAxcs which tha tnnss
FAsea. ThrAa tstea. again, atp not lnteatal
"r stent sas hct t'entf,s, nuf las sbe any
power nf any kind nsrt Them. bho u sttntly
thr roE!tr III thu Hrantah thrvne.:. i'm.
hota ~hsh hsya a,ways followed II, kad
arc nnl lew:
4 ou5dtnanu,s standing army wclcht down
nhd itnp,vertthes Tbs Inland.
Tho Fu'n Of she Captain General IA ebso!ute
| and arbitrary,
Tho exsrclse Of the .,Rht Of petition haa
been followed by xxl%tElation aud imprtsoa-
| ment.
for the pu1poso4 Of sciaEos. art. or com.
! merca, h41 b,cn diacountenaneed and la.
The port4 Of the tsisnd have been clossd
to foreign ah!ps, for the purpose Of creating
= monopoly tor Spanish bottorn1-
But why enume1ata len9thcnlng list o1
ertkf For this causs alone-tAxxuon With
nst rrnrcxeut4tion-wt wunt TO war. aud
deemed tho atep veil and psudaatly taksu.r-
Lippssept's 4spus&ss.
, 1869-02-28


Tbs word +" saH.ssA'' y BY no uesas Of
modern origin, II vas u HEss spelled
"aua.l.qualu," aud wAs the aalae gtyst@ u
lAs tatiA asaitans delivered BY youax lhno-
Logical studeAts bafora tAeaF doci3ss 0f pEo-
tasa1rs. Coming tuto poa1as uso, II waa Rp-
piled nsst Ia the fo.1n qaam.qu&m," a. It
u fonl,d spelled In the Preach dictionaries al
4 century sgo, and then Ia ean-can' to ali
.o'ts q noisy. empty talk. anaxcriaa 70 our
English !" "ehat.st," J" '.gsbb's," spd ]. claek.' =
initiate the quackinx made by geese and
ducks, !hich indeed It represents When nro-
founced In the French mode but Ibis u
Gle arlJ not It's Asst sonscc. Wheu, ta1
{eaE4 aEo, the dancers IT the public balls IN
Parla began to. trausgreas tbs conventional
b. unda Of pfoptlesy, their perform aueea
made + gre4t talk or "can Gun" anoolx
resi- eetahlo people, md 10 the word beeama
tdentsned with ths suniees.-Msa York Uens.
pss9eiaa ARputitr.
, 1869-02-28

strx5 II rstahliaAed- Whas. fcr tnstaneet. L thla
pa.seon of to deaak0soadk xeTo to hxFe had 4
splts ARxtn& Coxnt - end invented the
lie7ta ia .stth, and one Of too znlaex papers,
wntIe, ct so1tses ,szpEs.eR d'1e:t9Hon Q. the
e,1m4, ace3un's Tor It hJ lhe stoeent: Of the
QoupI'9 = peetnn fae tbs DaeheF, sad his morst
:.p1en1nra tnt Atn1tsty. *e4ndai u % much the
oxt9 of The ~ Il II Tiers afe psoe1. hese-Wnll.
vT1tte1 p4psts, dtaf p2peEs. aold II d-pnhfsntd
cexxt, md Nh1ca cunIA11 etnNsk Nhicu rtmln
orc ii Tr1tna}c,on's suppsf.' ret1ontns.hAs r..y
repr sert. aSts IN the ist prtsfe4 but - yeS ths
kettud fmpua ltet1 JnEe1aL 's'
, 1869-02-28
Tile ,nEMI-M0NDE.'t II.
Thu True Meaning OF tlrs Word !" IL
Dex1i.M M Mondass-DeAnIIon BY IL
AltxanafA DRmAa Rll4..

Prom he Pull MALI a4zaste-
There u certain section Of society #nicn
obtains tnoEe public attention thtn
is either necessary or Wholesome b1f y II
mnst b talked shout st ~ IL !. = "s9 lt13s tass
writer's almost invariably use The new tangled
French. OF rather Pa1isian word. We ds1ns"
unof1ds.u In q comprehensive scDse which
Quite destroys its meaning. IN the preface to
The latest collected edition Of IL Alexandra
Dum., tas yonse1s p,nys ths = aatnos 'Sa E,Fes
be htmself inyented, which those xhn use
these ParIaian "neologtsms" wonld do yell
to observe. He complains TINT this
peolocisun. which ne was proud to Introduce
into the French Language, 70 hospitAnle 10
By the error or the eatclessuets OF those VINO
employ 1t the very class Of women IRON
whom he had Intended to distinguish the
dxtsksnpssde or At least to confuse together
two cxtcgures Tery distinct and even bitterly
opposed 10 one another.
Letus then lay down, a. rule fo1 future
dictionaries, that the Ee11i.moHde does not
srpre sent, as 1t ls supposed md printed, tho
mob OF cnnrtesanr, but that class of wor1eu
who belong to 10 class. The d<us;'aondt is
not anybody or everybodyss aonafr. Nd.
mlssion to II Is only gatutd By ctstatn pass'
ports. II Is composed Of women, all Of hon
,nsf ass atsss1t bs3s w. se e. 1G9HE % g T 1a
| received AID ehcrtshed ia the best families
| and who have deserted. The names
they bcar arc simultaneously borne
IN tic t1e world which haa excluded
| them, By men, wonen. and children
ost Thsa assstve 'e estes@ se md te Tsen :;
tacit ak7ecment, one ceEe1 speaks Of their
| wives, their daughters, or their mothers.
SercftheIess, ~ ems muHt not be too severt,
especially when one wishes 70 enjoy life, that
world receives also 5oung girls who have
made their de5us in Life by q ianlt women
name they bear; pretty and elegant foreign
ladies, recommended and wazTautod By some
one Of their intimate aequaintances, under
hn personal sponnblls sJ-in short, all those
women who bave their roots in rgu
!ar society, sud whose fall kas loyt
audx1 It paupr. This class begins wbers
The legal spouse ends and ends where tht
renal spouse oeztus. Il Is separated ftou
virtaous women by pnhlle scandal, noU
constesxus BY money. On the one hand II /
bounded II Gause Il The cnds e.. op ths TT 9s1
III III :" and It espe1s fsr 'e selinE" iii ~ - iS tS
world above It does for "gtvin9." In tha
world the man remains for ever the debko
| to the woman, and tho latter may believe he1
self still respectable when she sees her dehto
. III equal. And get, after Ill,
i cannot be denied that these different world
have been 50 often mingled IL the 1atekt o:
dlistlons Of the social .ptauct that their COZ
tact has occa.ioned soma perulclous inocula
| lions. At the rate the Garth Is 9olug round
i am terribly afraid the confusion will hecon7
: | worse confounded !; that mf dcdnttion vi
. | aVpear 10 our nepheNs mere archrologie,
: ecta11, Aud thst In The general topsy.sury,
: thcy will honestly mlst&ke one hemkphei
t | aud one pole for another.
, 1869-02-28

mnn danger, tickneas, hunger and despair hsa
united III were hruken+ We agam became
scattered a1nonR the great hnlly Of mankind
We msy ypsvtr, meet agatn. Be that a. it NAV,
tY.rkce Riut'vtt. ever long to grasp the
t,npdE OF II :, C1u9hey, Hcyr 10, AshTprth,
ard ha d1l1Ey cQ1nptnton3 u mlsarr. i.