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TERRIBLE FIRES AT RAsGLEY.~A cores
poodent sent the Pennington Chronicle the
narticuiars of tue terrible fires which have
been raging in Ransley and Dallas Plantations
in several places since the 9th inst. On We'd
nesday evening the 18th inst, fires were set in
the forest near Round Pond in the northwest
part of Rangley Township. On Thursday
strong west wind swept the fire four or live
miles to the east and at tie same time WIDEN
ing and reaching 10 Rapgley settlement, burn
ing fences, flying and catching at distance OF
mile or more and threatening destruction TO
many buildings. During the remainder OF the
week it was more quiet; and the wind carry
ing 1t northerly from the settlement; put On
Sunday the wilma changed again TO the weSt,
and such day is scarcely remembered by the
old settlers The fires already very heavy lhu'-
tiped many times hourly, and stretched aGtoso
the township to the east. meeting ana Ieln s
| ing another fire, which, with redoupieu Jury,
swept merciessly down upon ihe llina t NJ,
| of Dallas Plantation, who, cnokeu ny cue
| smoke and aware of its irresistible power, Tor
sock their homes and with their goods sought
| safety among their neighbors All day The
| wind increased until it blew gale; the sun at
the same time being excessively hot. At four
O'clock p NJ. the fires had nearly or quite met
another at Dead River; the whole being 10 or
~ miies long from east TO west, and in width
| reaching from Rangley settlement to Spotted
| Mt, distance of or 5 miles, and the sight
was truly appalling. Sublimity and terror
were strangely combined. Thick volumes of
smoke rolled higher than the highest clouds
| completely obscuring the northern heavens
| AT 6 o'clock the wind began to subsde and at
| a black cloud rolled up in the west, and dis
tant peals of thunder promised relief. By this
time the buildings owned by James Hoar and
those occupied by Harrison Ellis of Dallas
Plantation were burned to the ground also a
barn owned by Daniel Buber. Several fami-
lies in Rangley were also driven f;om their
homes to safer quarters. AT s O'clock the rain
burst upon us in torrents accompanied by a
violent wind. The change which now came
over them not yet rendered homeless seemed
almost miraculous, ard lips which had never
before been heard to praise God, blessed hin
for the timely shower. The rain continued Il
pour until 8 IL o'clock, which entirely stopped
the fires. and they now remain deadened dowr
and confined like conquered demon. Thu
loss of property is not estimated, but the bes
timber Of Rangley is destroyed.
little child belonging to the family of Mr.
| Croker, of Dallas Plantation, during the ex
element caused by the fire, drew teapot from
the stove and was so severely scalded that it
life is endangered.
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LOfhaif.

| LOfh0If.
1t cannot be surprising that the reading pub.
| lie should warmly welcome to their firesides
once more person who had been so great a
| favorite with them as the younger D'Israeli;
| nor is it strange that the public generally
| should feel an interest in whatever came from
the pen of one M Englands most eminent
| statesmen. But yet think we fail to give due
weight to these elements of popularity when
we estimate the success of "Lothair' Certain
it is that the story has little of plot or charac-
| ter to interest the American reader, and still
more does it lack every charm of style which
| might win our attention. The evident care
| lessness with which the book s written shows
how far the author presumes upon the forbear-
| ance of his readers. Forms of expression so
| awkward that they would not be tolerated if
employed by a newspaper writer OF our coun-
| try, are to be found upon almost every page.
Either must the author plead haste in writing,
and consequent want of care in the choice OF
| words, or else will his own work convict him
| of bad TASTE
will refer to but few of those inelegant and
incorrect expressions which must have been
noticed by everyone who has carefully read the
book, for it is an unpleasant duty to expose the
imperfections of literature in which we have
common interest and an equal pride with the
English people. On page 6. he says "she rose
and met him some way as he advanced"
meaning that she Advanced some aUay to meet
nam. On the next page, paragraph opens, as
follows: CATER breakfast the ladies retired to
their morning-room, and the gentlemen stroll
ed to the stables, Lord st. Allegonde lighting
a Manila cheroot of enormous length. AS
Lothian was very fond of horses, this delighted
him." Now by any rule of construction, the
word this in the latter sentence must refer to
to the last of the three statements made in the
preceding sentence, and the meaning is that
Lothian was delighted at Lord st. Aldegonde's
lighting Manila cheroot of enormous length,
but the author to save his hero from all appear
ance of being ignorant of the world, explains
his delight on the ground that he acds gerry fond
cfhorses In the same paragraph the author
remarks that the stables visited by those sci
ons of nobility "could supply reader number
of capital riding horses than any in England
AS Lothair was visiting at the house of an
English duke, the author must mean, than
any other in England, and ia prove that he
knows of the existence of the word other. how
ever ignorant he may be of its use, he employs
it farther along in the expression "somehow or
Other" from which it could we'll have been
spared. Still farther, before we reach the ED
OF this paragraph, We are told that "al the la
dies OF the house were fond and ine horse wo.
men," All that is necessary to make this line
perfectly clear is to read it with slight pause
after the word fond. Such is the work
throughout, and yet an insulted public honors
the author with perusal of his beck G.
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The Life Sustaining Prio,iuie


The vital and the muscular systems are entirely
distinct from each Other. man may have the
Drawn of a Hercules but if he is deficient in vital
energy he will not wear well, last as Icing, or
be as healthy and happy while he does last, the
man Of ordinary, even slender build, who possess
ses larger share OF this animating principle One
OF the greatest recommendations OF that pure vege
table invigorant, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, is
that it increases the vital force OF the system. No
medicine can double the volume of a mans muscle,
or thcsen and vulcanize his thews and sinews; but
Hostetters Bitters has an effect much more impor-
tant. It's promotes constitutional vigor 1t re-
inforces the le-pOwer OF which bone and snew
and muscle are merely the instruments, holding the
same relation to it that machinery does to steam.
Let the slight and apparently fragile take heart,
they may have more stamina, though far less phys-
cal strength, than the broad shouldered athletes
they regard with envy. To restore, to sustain, to
increase this staminal principle which, when in iu'l
supply, is the Of health and the best guaIan-
tee Of gevity, special property of the famous
restorative. 1t is not only specific for dyspepsia,
biliousness, intermittent levers, constipation &C.
and preventive of all diseases of a malarious
character. but the best of all medicines for strength
ening the constitution and awakening the powers OF
nature from whatever cause they may have become
Iethargic. augleOd1w&w1t
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The Paris correspondent of the New York
Tribune, in letter of July %, describing the

The Paris correspondent of the New York
Tribune, in letter of July %, describing the
war enthusiasm in France, says:
have only seen one thing like it, and that
was the excitement in New York at the news
OF the firing upon Sumter. Yet, even that
was less than this. For, there, there were
men whose hearts did not beat with ours
there were voices silent, there were feet that
held back. But, here the men that do NOT
hate Prussia, the men who do not leap at the
chance of fighting her, are few and far be.
tween. Almost the old hatreds are forgotten
and the Ratchet is buried with unanmity to
be dug up at more convenient day. There is
aprodisious surface enthusiasm for the war.
but, below this boiling there is deep, strong.
reslstless current sweeping all before it, bear
ing on the nation to the supreme hour that
will lor long time decide its destiny. Only
one thing now can stop France in her blood
mound course, and that is the Emperor,s
death. II the govt in his thigh, which. for
the last two days, has kept him at ST. CIond
should mount little higher, the scene Will
undergo mighty transformation; but that hats is
mere chance. To-day he is at the TuiIler;a 30
again, and we are assured that he will 90 70
Nancy tomorrow. All that can be said ;S
that this is one of the times when events hano
upon hair. 's
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COSTLY FUNERALs.-Charles Dickens has
set good example in the directions in his
will in regard to his funeral. Knowing that
the surviving friends of great man seldom
have sense enough to observe good taste in
such matters, he says: 81 emphatically direct
that L be buried in an inexpensive, unosten-
tatious, and strictly private manner" Expen-
sive funerals are nuisance. If the rich have
them the poor think they must, and are led to
embarrass themselves by an effort at display
When something more modest would in most
cases be even more appropriate. 1t is to be
hoped that Mr.. Dickens example will find fol-
lowers
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ohiGN OF THE BISMARCK Policy is the
Title Oh pamphlet containing 50 Mares inst
issued by Crosby and Damrell of poatS. ~. =,
purports to be written by Fredercl, ,I'o ~
1or the use OF his successor, and to contain
the Hohenzolern doctrine and maxims W. ;,
have no means of verifying its authenticate
but the pamphlet is a curious work and Will
repay perusal
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Cumberland County Canventio,

The Republicans of the several towns in Cumber
land County, are hereby notified to cho Sc theil
Delegates to meet in Convention at the Reception
Room, City Hall, in Portann on Wednesday.
Aug. ~, 1870, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. ia
nominate one candidate for County Attorney. one
for Sheriff, one for County Commissioner. fou,
Senators and one for County Treasurer; to choose
County Committee for 1871, and to transact socb
other business as may arise.
The basis OF representation will he the Repnbli
can vote for Governor in 1868, each town being en-
titled to delegate and to an additional deleeate
for every Is votes east Tor Joshua l.. Chamberlain
or for traction of 10 votes or more The apnorj
ment is as follows:
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DIR. Bicknell,s svrun

Cures DiarrhGa, Dysentery. Cholera Morbus or In
fantum Cole, Bowel or Summer Com plants gen
erav, AMI Is entirely safe and reliable and gives i'm
mediate relief, and never harms the most delicate
being purely vegetable without opiate ;does not pro-
duce costveness. One third its bulk is of the best
French brandy, giving 1t powerful tonic properties
No family should be without it for immediate use
FalI not 10 Try II. Druggists sell it. iY27I3mSn
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SPECIAL NOTICES,
For Cholera,
Dysentes'y
DiOrTheu. &c,

THE BES L ARTICLE ever offered to our citizens
tor the certain of the above disease MAsos,s
CHOLERA MIXTURE. You need not suffer ten min
utes. Price so cents Prepared ony by EDWARD
MASON Apothecary, Middle Street, Portland.
iy21sneodtf
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NEW ADVERTISER ENrs.

THE POPULARITY OF HOFF'5 MALT Elk.
TRACT is known to every one in Europe ana many
In America-its use Is not confined to any pa-
ticular class; in Europe EmpPrors aud Kings drink
Il as well the people. The first have conferred
upon Mr.. JOHANN HOFF numerous decorations
and diplomas, and the latter have sent him thou
sands OF letters in which they laud in The highest
terms the benefits OF this tonic beverage on the
stomach; and physicians both here and abroad unite
Dysreps a, Coughs Colds, etc.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND GROCFRS.
AkRANT a. Co., 25S Greenrich ST., N, Y
aup5aodow - -
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Caucus.

The Republicans of Standish requested to
meet at the Town house in Standish, on Saturday
the 18th inst. at O'Clock P. NJ to choose five Dele.
gates to the Cumberland County Convention, to be
holden at Portland, August 18th, 1870.
Per Order of Town Committee.
Standish. August End, 1870. aug5d wtd
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Cane Elizabeth

The Republicans Of Cape Elizabeth are requested
10 meet at abe Town House. in said town, on satur-
day, August 18th, at o'clock in the afternoon for
the purpose OF choosing seven delegates to represent
them in the County Convention.
Per order OF the To w Committee
Cape Elz ibeth, Ang. 5, 1870. aug5i& wtd
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YTyHE Annual Session of the r. W Grand Lodge of
i Maine will be held at Odd Fellows Hall, at Bid
detord, August 0, $50. at o'clock a. NJ
aug5td o. Ii. WHtITEN
Grand Secretary.
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Inc iocatins committee of the Maine C,ass;.
cal school visited Gorham Seminary yesterday
ana proceeded thence to Auburn to xam;ne
the proposed site in that city.
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CORRESPONDENT of the New York
World gives the following analysis of society
at Saratoga. In one mass of about 1000 arc
contained.
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Windhaln.

The Republicans of Wndham will meet at the
Town House, in said town, on Saturday, August 49,
at o'clock III the afternoon to select Delegates to
the County Convention.
Per Order Of the Town Committee.
Windham, August 8, 1870. aug4dwtd
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MANHOOD and WON A NHCOD
PUBLISHED BY THE
Peabody Medical Institute,
No. 4 Bulfinch street, Boston,

Opposite Revere House.)
100000 COPIES SOLD THE LAST YEAR.
THE SCIENCEofLIFE or MISREPRESENTATION
AMedical Treatise on the Cause and Cure OF Elk
HAUsTED VITALITY, PREMATURE DECLINE IN
MAN, NERVOUS AND PHYSICAL DEBILITY, HY-
PoNCHoNDRIA, and all other diseases arising from
the ERRORS OF YOUTH, the INDIsCRETIoNs or
EXCUSES of mature years. This is indeed a book
for every man. Price only One Dollar. 235 pages,
bound in doth. DR.. A. A. HAYES, Author.
Book for Every Woman,
Entitled SEXUAL PHYSIOLOGY OF WOMAN,
AND HER DISEASES; or WOMAN TREATED OF
PnYsIoLoGIcALLY AND PATHoLoGIcALLy, from
INFANCY TO OLD AGE, with elegant ILLUSTRATIVE
NGRAvINGs.
These are, beyond all comparison, the most extra
rdinary works on PLY sology published. There
nothing whatever that the MARRIED or SINGLE o.
EITHER SEX can either require wish TO know,
but What is iully explained, and The
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duced, to which dtiusion ever can be found in any
other work in our language. All the NEW DIscoy
ERIEs OF the author, whose experience is of anun
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No person shorld be without these valuable books
They are utterly unlike any Others ever published.
VALUABLE BOOKS.-W have received the val
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ties aud purchased to crafty tastes, but are
written by responsible professional gentleman of
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tiers, concerning which anentabe ignorance exists
The important subjects presented are treated with
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many useful prescr ptions for prevailing plants
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Z, 1869.
DIR. HAYES is one }, the most learned and pop
ular physicians of l LAY, and is entitled to the
gratitude of our for these invaluable produce
tons. It seems to be his aim to induce men and
women to avoid the OF those diseases 10 which
they are subject and he te Is them just how and
when to do it : Pennington Chronicte Pennington
Me-. Sept 2, 1869.
The extraordinary success of Dir. HAYES has arous-
ed the envy OF set OF pleteners to medical skill,
who puri0in the mat ter, and The chapter titles
from his works, and advertise themselv, falsely
absurdly as members of medical societies in London
Edinburgh and Paris, which they never saw. But
tine Intelligent portion of the community who soon
learn TO distinguish between the scientific practi-
toner and the souess and brai ess quack'
Price OF SCIENCE OF LIFE, 81 90. PHYSI-
OLOGY OF WOMAN AND HER DISEASES,
200. In Turkey morocco full gilt $5 90. Postage
paid.
Either book sent by mail on receipt of price,
Address "PEABoDY MEDICAL INSTITUTE" or
DIR. HAYES, No. Bulfnch street, Boston.
N. B-Dr. H. may be consulted in stricist cent?
dence on all diseases requiring SKILL secrecy and
RELIEF nOvIlsn1y
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BOSTON-Ar Sd, sch wyman. Urann. Port de
pa'x; George II Bent. Smith. Newburg: Paragon,
mickey, Eastport; Mayfower, Handy, GouldsborO
Eagle Crabtree. Sullivan; RinRieader, Snare. Ban
gor; w Dexter, Mason. Gardiner; s X Jameson,
Jameson, Rockland; Sol Francis, Wentworth, IRON
Old 80. scbs ZIna bradbury, Machias; Ida Lewis,
Heustis. kennebec River.
:, Ar 4th, schs Sedenia, Hobrook, and Montrose.
Grierson, Elizabethport.
Cid An. ship Herald, Gardiner. st George, NB;
Todd. Hill. Calais; May Bell, eBrj Wood Portland
sALEM-Cld Sd, sch Otranto. Hammond Els
LYNN-Ar 29th, schs Senator. Bonsey, Ellswo rtb;
Sylvan, MartelI, Cow Bay.
Ar 2sth, sch Harry Percy, Percy Bangor.
Ar 3lst, sch Volta, Phnney Calais.
AT "a sch Maud Webster. Wentworth Eondout.
..NEWBURYPORT-Sld 81, brig Tuia Reed, Tor
,n POETS MOUTH-Ar 1st, schs Mary Ella. Thomas,
Elizabethport; Ida Hudson, Greeley, New York.
FoREIGN PORTS
At Calcutta June II. S d Thurston Snow, and
Hermon, MInot, for New York, idg; Kentuckian
Freeman. and Premier, Sweetser, for Boston, do MI
washington. Tic0mb, unc.
-, At Navassa 10th ult, sch Maggie Gray PiIsbury,
ct Sid I'm Kingston. Jam, 9th u brig IL seavey,
In port 10th, sch Hud & Frank, Pendleton, fin
Ar at St John. NIB, list inst, sch New Zealand.
Low, Belfast -'''""''
Cld LIST. brig Chimborazoo, Coombs. Philadelphia;
sel io'Sn VI mig, McUIegOr, New York; Eliza B
BEARD, Price, Portland; Farragut Clark Ter New
York. Nv"
Per steamer Russia, at New York;
York. ~
Ar at Oporto 18th ult, Milwaukee, wisaell, from
New York.
Ar at Brouwershaven 18Th ult Industry, Means
Caao. ~
AT at Cushaven 21st ult Theoboli, TheobolJ, from
Philadelphia. '"
Ar at Liverpool 22d, Sandusky. Norton. New Or
leans. ~
In the Downs oath, Canada, Patten. from Eotter
dam tor Cardiff.
At Bristol 18th, Merom. Lowell for Bath.
Matanzas. 'eN' 10y - ~
Shields. ' ~
land.
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SPOK EN-.

June g. lat "A s, ION IS W. barque N Thayer, from
Boston for Melbourne
July 8. lat 40 40, Ion SO A. ship Glad Tidnes from
New York for Havre.
july 10 lat 50 N, lon 9, ship Brewster, Collins, I'm
Cardiff for Callao.
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Dissolution o. COp0rtnership
fNHOMAS w. FREEMAN retired from the firm
, OF Freeman Brothers, by mutual consent on
the LIST day OF August. All partnership business
previous To that date will be settled by Jesse N.
Freeman, who will continue the business at No 40
Exchange street. JESSE N. FREEMAN
Portland, Aug. 9. 1870 aug3d3t
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observation-disclosures.

The Republicans Of Gorham requested to
meet at the Town House on Tuesday P. NJ, the 10th
of August, at 1-2 o'clock. 10 nominate a candidate
for Representative; also to select Delegates
represent the town at the County Convention.
Per Order of Town Committee,
GOrham, August 3, 1870. aue4iwtd
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MARRIED
DIED.

In New Gloucester Aug 3, Mr. Alvin f. Foss,
aged 30 years.
In Euxton, July ~. of consumption. Fannie A..
only child of Joseph w. and Mary T.. Goodwin aged
ID years. She was dutiful and affectonate daueh-
ter, greatly beloved by all who knew her her ami
able disposition and many beautiful traits of charac-
ter. She died sweetly, trusting in her Saviour.
yet again we hope to meet her.
Where no farewell tear is she'd"
At Island Pond Aug. 3 suddenly. OF typhoid lever,
William. son OF Capt. w. Ilsley, OF Limerick, aged
Is years.
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SCHOOL VACATION.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

DERSONS who have been speaking with the I'M
Il dersigned in regard to regulating their chill
dren's teeth and were waiting until vacation, Will
please have hem call at once, 50 that as much
possible may he accomplished before the next term.
Recognizing as do the importance Of more at
tentioD to the development and Preservation OF the
childsen's teeth, have decided that in connection
with the treatment and filling OF teeth to give
special attention TO the children.
1t impossible tor the children to have handsome
and healthy, permanent teeth where their first set
Is allowed 70 decay; that being the case ID becomes
important that parents shoi,d use every possible
means Tor The preservation the first teeth thereby
Keeping them IN their Places until the permanent
ones demand their removal.
Having prac'leed my profession in Portland for
the past sixteen MONTHS and received the patronage
OF some OF the first physicians and FAMILIES. TO
whom have the honor OF referring, / wish to pub
lish few OF the many letters l have from gem
tlemen occupying high professional positions,
and IL is very gratifying TO be recommended by SO
worthy a person as our American Consul, Judge
Jackson, or the great physician ami surgeon OF
British North America, Hon. ID. Mcneil Parker.
M. ID. Office at nv residence "A Free Street, Port
land, one door north OF Or. Dana's.
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA,
18th September 1863.
have much pleasure in stating that have known
DIR. o. p. Nc Alaster Tor several years as Dentist
in Halifax, and that he has always occupied high
position both as Dentist and good citizen.
M. NJ. JACKSON,
U. S. Consul.
HALIFAX, March 10th, 1870.
l hereby certify that DIR. o. r. McAaster, former-
ly OF this city. but now of Portland, Maine, some
years since very successfully treated member OF
my family whose tech were irreguary placed in
the jaw; the result has been permanently satsfac-
tory.
may add that DIR. Mcalaster praciiced general
dentistry in Halifax for some years verv success u
ly. ID. NJ. N. PARKER, M. d.
aug4tf
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Portland Glass COmDany.

Portland Glass Company.
kSPE !AL meeting of the Stockholders of the
a Portland Glass Company will be held at The OF,
flee OF the Company. in Portland, on "Wednesday
August 10th, at o'clock P. M, to take such action
as they may deem proper for settling the affairs
and dlspos'ng OF the property of the company; and
10 transact such other business as nav lawfully come
before them. By Order of tie Directors.
augotd" j. S. PALMER Clerk.
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Mr.. Simon Lowell, an aged and respected
citizen of Harrison, was found dead in the
road near his residence, on Sunday morning
last. His death was caused by disease of the
heart