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On Christmas night, some fifty or
sixty years Ego, there was gathered
about the wide Fireplace OF a lutge
New England kitchen happy family
circle, consisting OF weil.to.do farm
er, who WAS magistrate-known as
'Sqnars Perciyal.' his comely wife, two
fair daughters, niece, and last, but
not lensI, a son. just home from Yale
for the holidays
The night without was seasonahiy
cold aud brilliant with moonlight and
starlight, Tn. large stone farmhouse
stood Oh The row f bill behind n
prot'c 70" 40 Of pine trees, the only
green in the vide landscape. The
stee ,le and The valley beneath
gere heavily ianketed with snow.
The early part Of the evening had
passed merrliy with games, iests and
song, But for an hour or two the con
ve,saion bal taken drift in the su.
pernatnral One ghost had succeeded
anott cr, till, ms the 'witcbing time Of
night approach cd and the fire burned
lp@, the circle instinctively drew closer
together, with thrills and shudders OF
.trange spiritual dread, which is yet
X to the kneenest pleasure an awe
some y, an exquisite terror, The
solemn signing Ct the winds among the
pines heard in the pauses OF ghosily
recitals, added its wondrous, weird Ell.
feet to the theme.
just as young John Percival had
commenced a wild German Legend,
wiiich be declared 'splendid stuff for
dreams. the outside door was heard to
open suddenly. AL look a round more
or less teariully to see standirg on the
threshold the slight form OF fair
young woman, clad all ia white, and
looking pure aud cold, aud luminous,
axe iucafuated moonlight
VIII the glide Of a spirit she came
forward. Her feet we're quite bare, aud
her arms were dreoping YEARLY Mass
es Of hair fell over her shoulders, but
her EYES were dark and fixed with a
melancholy stare. He lips we're slight
ly parted and almost coloriess She
came Into tho circle about the hearth
aud there paused. standing utterly mo
tIouless-a beautiful, appalling figure.
7 For a moment all the startled group
remained as silent as that strange yIsi-
tor then one young girl czught ber
breath in = hySterIcAl scream, which
was immediately answered by a CRY
from the pale lips Of the Woman in
white into whose blue eyes rushed
Wild keen hght She gazed about her
IN terror AID bewilJeru ent, then glAnc-
down upon herself, aud sank covering
npou tue door. covering her face with
Der bands. aud gave way to childish
pAroxysrn- Of weeping
Ihe farmers wiie. woman Of rare
tpns AID presence Of mind, at once
divined be truth.
''She is sleep w.ikor. she said "She
IN IS, be hAlfdead wlih the could Gifls
bring SINE wrpppings Z
Innned Assly sill was bnstle The
farmer and bis sou disefee,ls vanished
from the seens. and tue kind mother,
dau.lilef aud niece devoted themselves
to their be.asiful charge. ~ho siiil wept
aul soblssd under their kiud usiniAtra-
tion. bat declared that shs Eel, a. cold
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oo,tsy Curtiss Estate.

NTATE oF NEgA iNT.t Ata Probate Court hold.
- Manchester District - n at the Probate Uhiee In
hsurb~sirr IN aud iur said District The day ol
fshfusrY, IsT9
Present., Hon. =. u BURTON Judse.
Ths Ekreuor IL The r.tAt. ~ Boissv CARTS late ~
ToFs- IN ssd District deceased applied 70 render hts
fnai acCanuf
whsTeappn II wss ordered that hearing on sad sp
picstiau 81 had a. Pro5sie Cf 20 b. hnldeR A. the
ar'r~ IN Ntaehe-ter, 70 said blsiti- ih-
u. "wednesday ofFshF $50, aad that notice h. ..
tssn a. all petsnns Interested by y. 'rg q
cerhca c4py this order rec weeks succes lively .
ne Asntbsftrf iuFarl. aretpaprf piintra at said
HAHehest .. presi'sns ~ ssid iitae nfheariRg
Att.s' IeN"LAND AUNsuN, keEi ter
A true cnpy affeca a. tttes,
- L. "a NH Mf-NsnN 81 -
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MINERAL SPRING.

TIHFtN0 al.g fsred Niaefai spring ~ NJ prsms.
- iEsr tAst is M tght caataiH mfdietna prop
srtes taussa aHaigslt la nads III snaat " ne
sssrr - ihs stale Assagef - Mass ths fsIs-tuE
isttsg caatsist shs r~sall u ihr aaAifsis
0trfcs - DsNs Hlrra
sTArH AfttHHH aAh tHFaisT, - ~tstr 81.
~ KfnN 81 dsnHsrs isgn
p LryuFk Pc AssfA fsfssf " Dear Sir -
have euaf sic Hhais e. ~ fAe mlseFai water r..
ceiEra Il aan Y9Ht vita ihe hbi0slns FrsHlt. This
Wstsf - frutvsa ~ perfectly cesf. uwiug 10 Tho
sspsfa'ldn ~ part8p u ibr if8h present 4 hat
.iighty sslphnfslted asief asA metaHe taste unr
luifd stat stanturi "a ian ctutAins IL - lao grain.
= dft ainr 81 msiief s9usllln lnx - Potash Soda fns
hbEnssiS, 1--we 4Hd siiitr, sapbaue sud Carbon q
eclds. slfh rsecs II Suiiihuf Chisrius sBd GFsnic
Aeia, fbis vst'r u pausnsili rich ia rga and line
!. is hivtlt chAiy i'rAts "a chafasgcf
hrtYrrifatt 4 DANA ItAYEs
sistr Asssysr II Mant.sachn hnsstts
All ~hp sish 81 issi the mriieina virtues u isis
vsiet hsvr d 'rrr u cist zoe sgrAr dafns Ne
y sstni -tsfef. Pgrrsns httag slG distance eau 10
Supplied wiih L 90 reasonable terms
E,P LCTnER
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"A membeF of the Wyoming Leg
islstufe. seeklng to sustain a point Of
oidsr. jerked hs coat of with "Mr
Speaksr. il some rsliAbs p,An ell bold
these dada. I'll teach bim that hs IL oat
q oldrTa Ihs polns waa sustained
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pressing engagements. ha, no 10 even
ing she bal po' - ufnsA iu her alilict,
ed taus'y. who arr growing npprehen
ave q heJ safety ~ Elizabeth paper
siates that Mr Marsh loAnsa the ba
gns Ceaut avorai .arar Saurs II nau
ey. the last remittance hrtaR tlS01
and many oibeF have btra au i,liy
vic'im'scd 10 the total .a4 auat VI $40,
J,lO
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AoEkEE wASrKn FoK
HOW MAKE
rms FARM PAY

nfe. = uiUKTHNsN. naa ciikEiIs L TtIxT
sHa f'tsss Ffattliai sfil~fs
Nesftf eaa gsgsr 81 Ess Csire 4rFea Fsref aahs =
rrsss's - shif safk De 80 rifa ahs cps tff..
sn3 stH ~ ssarsssa @ith - NiuF karF#sinrs b,
tsln sHa slets Aisa 5,lsaaif ffal fsafs .sssn
tsta3ar ssshirfE slaFasens = ihs tsarsi Amsfll
a.3ts. eassrrE sfssw }s
~ ENGlTsH ANB GKUNsN
tbs hsHFK Il sHfs, safs and grstilssi sai8r 70
sFrst faFa1sf Nsatk "a tsararafr sna ftaih rUi-
taraFf ~ 49, doahle fEeif FfsEts ssrh rsrF
aN6 grrals iefsss- d. ssiaa - thsf tsnd 70 mnk~s
ias fasf HsKE ttfs 4 aaats Hsfa ~sfk easier o.
rfsafds faF iskaf - hfs - saFtihs Il 70 pnf
thases v tiHes1 steag tAKkf Aesfis esi,,
" aa - sfaaH iesashis, knd IN aant ksh-
ersas ia ssssls fganstty. Ag~sis cas- fud 80 tst-
iFr seFk e4rtax ihs tas Apa sih1sf Fsrs-fs shd
'essr saasess sast asts tioe ~ suuth et srilinF
sutf Ares - faaf c4fs'ss 80 css shiif mnFs has
caasiT lhat b ngAsT ear rsriis - faa Fsfnrfs st.
Nsfs aiass fbf aisi saoeresft asshs ~ 10 bsa.k
49, dpftsz ~ fs sea Httf n s tast tht ihnF fer
tteu 49, ssh Is tuEsrt ~ Gbr pasirrss send fsf
tirrais' nsutaiuisg iai asssrpfqn VI - bsk SD
fsfass seFbfs Aasffss
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tas Aar. n3Fn~g LiarlHnal'. ssnlo.
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Ayers Sarsaparilla,
E0R PURHRYIxe rHK BLOOD.

Inc reputation this sx.
oelieaI nsesiiciBs enjoys.
is derived ffvm its cures,
many Of which are truly
marvellous. lnvetsrais
cases of scrofulous dit.
ease, where the system
SEEMED saturated with
corruption, have been
purified and cured by IL.
scroiul0as Affections and
disorders " hirh we're az.
grarstcd BY the ecrofu.
Iona nfaHHH. s-asfs.s. ....flI
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thsy were painfully nthirting have been radically
be Informed of ia virtnes or uses
scrofeans poison l. ofs Of the niast destruetivs
tenant ef the organism uudcrmnes the nstitntion
aud invites the attaek ~ e4fcching fatal Diseases
without exciting suspicion Of s presence. Again,
seems % breed in8srtbua throughout the bosiV md
then, eh some fatetsbis ocrssion, rapidly develop
into otAes of IL hideoes forms euler on ne
saFfaes o. among the VisalE. In the latter. tEbeg.
eiss insy Be seddeniy dsposised ss The lungs OF
heart. - tuEaafp fefFaed IN he liver OF i shows
its pseeencs ty crufglrus the skih, foul ulcer.
Aiipas en toHse part 0f he body. Hence The crra.
a.snnl use q tostis Of this AarssTaVfgla .s I'd.
sisabis. eyra y ben ~ hetise symptems Of disease
hpPeaf. festans aasctea ne IRE follow ing eana-
tlsaBta geurfRhy End immediate rriief, Hnd, aG
lsngfh, rafe, " NE use OF ttis sAHsAPAEtL-
La ~. 4sfseaS's FTvs, Hoss EypsfPsfas,
drstsv. saft khssrs. seaid neaa. RsngsrovsN,
ksFe Eves. sere FsFs ard other erepilous or
visibs forns q feroJsis~s dissAss. Alse in The
Hesst Dts.sss. lHs. EffIsysr, kssrsfsffs,
ana uss Fafteas tferv~ss Akeetioas ef tlas Hukcu.
lar end HsTwaue ssKselns.
sNrAass - Gssssset ard Hey~sYfsf Disesses
afx cuFrd ~ 4. tsagh ioHs tssre IL requirrd for
sah&ang itese obstinate paiasies BE- Ruy rbpstaeipe
Bat scns eeNfnBea uss sf lhas naeaieiTs xin surs
Tanerassews. ard pe~@ele ntsxasss, asp eosn.
msHiv sopa FrhSFed hnd uttratsis ruFpd - "a
E1rfffsHs sni isstE rsiasE eeroL biHute Dires-
tss1f fsT cseh tsse ave a0fina IL AinAaAe san.
rissd Eystis. RA<u.@ sass. naa ssseT whsn
esssed ~ acenHnisfAons of eHuaneuos paasf<rs
in ue hienA, .ss,d qaskiy % Il, ~ siso Tt~~v
~s@ss~~ sf Esss It-sv. ssA Js~w Stes hrn ss4ssns
2. nsT snsn a. tsssn Efs rnsllnf poasoes n tks
bin~A. Thss EAFsAFAEIIIA !. q gTvss re-
Taass sAo srs T@-s-s.s< 80 sssss.s' ys,.-ss.-
d<sf. saesvksss, sEd troziies vim kep.ss.s A.
psvAe@sse~s o Ke~es. or sEy ~ tl< sss~sAs1s
rslFt snd sesysaesAG sshasAas u ~ rtsasrzasve
PSNw sPo4 trial
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Mrs. Back s.ii ssl1 10 Dsirsil that
there are fifteen MILLION II aomen IL
America wn0 Sant tbsif ngGts. aud
are gOtug o. base them. ~tin tha aid Ut
their hflsen mitisou To- gas
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There is tneaupess which has
never been sufficiently reproha,sd It
It tile me4nness of indulging secobd
haDd defama'ory opinions Of other
people Another meauness ahout which
not enough has been said is ipordi.
naie demands Tor gratitude 90 The part
Of those sbo believe they ha,e been 81
service to others
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FRKFNRED hY
-. = G. AHEn q CO. Ls~sst, Msas-,
Pvsesseai SD As=l-saeal ck~.-ssss.
SOLD BIT All pauccIszx EvrKYwurux

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F-essss sDG u sssG tks insgss ff~s
as& ms y 4 Lk4sAgx, k~h@kss n D.
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DENTISTRY.

wM " BnockwAy, DENTIST.
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ss'7~e sss %tlFt hIAl q AZ seAas spa gsfts 81
ss' e Terra. o. lkieks 4ls fss4 "a ,sssears wss.
tsAs - ~ stsAs thsi sts - fs'tsas sA lks isstk
es@N~t - FtesAiea a tAs STATE All ~ts az i Ss~a
osslsl s.d srs is'iss ss ssli sF~s Ain ~.
~sstats asAs&sssHss a6
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-25


One of the greatest social curses that many
housewives in this city have inflicted upon
them is dishonest domestics. 1t is no doubt
SO elsewhere 1t seems to me it is on the in
crease. The right to steal from their employers,
by this drifting population that serve in the
kitchen, has become almost divine. 1 have
suffered largely myself, in this way, so that
my vigilance has been wonderfully sharpened.
When these pirates get by me now they are
welcome to what they get. l write to caution
others to be on their guard. A week has not
elapsed since a gentleman from an uptown
residence took an officer and visited the house
of one of these trollops who had lived with
that was common the family had probably
used up. But he found that her tastes were
very nice besides There were preserves, and
bottles of present he had received of some
choice wines, and even the feathers from his
wife's hat. The oranges stolen were so plenty
as to be upon the tables, free to callers. The
only sorrow she seemed to manifest was, that
it might hurt her reputation to be found out!
And yet think this brazen-faced thief
came to my door few days after to hire with
me!
think nv friend let her off too easily. These
hardened thieves, when detected, should be
put over the road. 1 should like to have had
Judge Goddard interviewed" her for a few
hours. The only way it can be broken up is to
make it too dangerous to practice:
Said a hard working man to his friend, not
long since, "How is it you save up few hun
dreds every year, and I can hardly make both
ends meet? We are about on a level in every
thing else" The reply was, "Do you watch
your back door?' He did watch his back door
afterwards, and the evidence was conclusive
that he had been plundered most unmerciful-
H.
write, therefore, to caution our good wive:
and mothers to look sharply at this opportuni
ty for large leak. Do not let these land pi
rates DRIFT into your kitchens, and carry out O
the back door as fast as your husband from the
result of his faithful labors, can bring in
When the groceries disappear faster than usu
al, suspect the source; and when the clothes
about the house are strangely missing, search
the capacious trunk that generally comes as a
tender to the lawless craft.
] have felt constrained to give these words o.
caution for am sure that many families are
sadly suffering from the depredatons of thiev
ing domestics, and do not mp to the reading O
this article, know what is the matter.
A. SUFFERER
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-25

The license law passed to be engrossed in the
Massachusetts House Thursday afternoon by a
vote Of l25 to &c.
Rev. Mrs. Phebe Hanaford has accepted a
call to tho pastorate of a Universalist Society
in New Haven.
The customs receipts from Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Or
leans for the week ending Feb. 18th were 81, :
6O,619.
Two b,Dcks of buildings were burned at Gal.
weston " ednesday. The buildings were of lit
tie value, but were filled with valuable goods.
Estimated loss 81, 0O0, 600.
The Working Women Protective Union oil
Boston have passed resolution demonstrating
against any legislation in favor of suffrage fol
women.
In the U. S. Court in Boston Thursday, in
the celebrated Buffalo whiskey case the jury
returned verdict of guilty. The verdict for
feits to the United States about $4,000 worth
of whiskey, and subjects the defendants to a
large tine and imprisonment. A new trial will
be asked for.
The fishing smack Fulton, which was attach
cd at Havana, has arrived at Key West, hay
ing oeen protected out to sea by British iron
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-25

Hon. John Lynch arrived in town yesterday.
We understand he will return 10 Wasbic gion
on Wednesday next.
Wednesday night son OF Mr. Grudy, re-
siding on Munioy, went to ride as far as Sac
carappa in his fathers sleigh with two COM
panions. While they left the sleigh for little
while it was stolen, and after long search it
was found at Morrill's Corner.
The trains on the Portland & Rochester road
only go as far as South WATERFORD at present,
as the bridge over Shaker Meadow is unsafe.
track is being built around Shaker Pond.
which will be finished in about three weeks.
A suit has been brought in the U, s. Dis
trict Court in Boston by the Portland Steam
Packet Co. against the owners of several YES
sells with which the Forest City came in col
lison in Boston harbor Dec. 25, 1862 The
damages are laid at $1,000. Cross actions have
been brought for the same matter by the YES
sells owners against the Portland Steam Pack
ct Co.
Harry Brown has Just finished splendid
painting of the Monarch outward bound and
passing Portland Light, accompanied by the
Mahoping. Leyden, Cohasset and Uncle Sam,
IT, is on exhibition in Hale's window and at
tracts crowds of spectators. Hale has also
some very fine stereoscopic views of the Pea
body ceremonies, large photographs of the
Monarch and Miantonomoh, with their officers,
the new chrome of ''Dotty Dimple" and tive
beautiful portraits of children by Miss Skeele.
The correspondent of the Boston Traveller
tells a very Phin-ny story of an immense tract
of land in this city bounded by Market and
Deer streets, and extending from Congress to
Fore streets, which is about to be claimed by
the heirs of James Brown and brother, who
leased the tract in 1868 for ninety.years He
says the original lease is in the hands of the
heirs and no conveyance can be found on the
records. The property is estimated at $1O,OOO,-
900. Allbosh.
Bricks have been hauled on to the old hay
scale lot, which has been purchased by Bishop
Bacon preparatory TO building the Nunnery.
A very fine day yesterday, mild and pleas |
ant.
The days are now little over eleven hours |
in length.
Capt. Cuttle," after reading in the PRESS
all about the freshet at the State Capital, said
he thought that it was very strange (u) gusty
town should be destroyed by water instead Of
wind after ALL
The firm of To- B. Let has been doing a
large business in New York and Boston, war
ranting them in establishing branch houses in
this city.
The Advertiser man tells good story about
q newspaper man swearing coroner to secre-
cy about 'some bones found" and how his
countenance fell when he ascertain it was
not mysterious murder. But how about the
newspaper man who didn't know anything
about it, although the story had been floating
about two days, until he read it in the morn
ing papers?
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-25
A GOLDEN INCONSISTENCIES in life is

A GOLDEN WEDDING Success in life is
measured by different standards. 1t may, how
ever, be safely assumed that if after more than
seventy years residence in community, a
married couple can gather around them on the
fiftieth anniversary of their nuptials so large a
congregation of real friends as Mr.. and Mrs.
John X. Hooper did last night, their lives
have been fruitful in years and good results.
The house was far too small to hold a 1.-THE of
those who came TO offer their congratulations
and express their hopes that the worthy pair
might be spared for further works of mercy
and good will. They came with hearty wishes
and hands filed with golden tokens of love
and gratitude.
Among the people present ON this pleasant
occasion was the venerable Rev. 7. B. Ripley
Father Ripley, as people call him-who per-
formed the marriage service for our friends
half a century ago; and he spoke with much
emotion, recalling the times of their youth,
reviewing the events of the last fifty years, and
at the close of the festivities pronouncing a
benediction. A younger brother of the BRIDE
groom, Rev. Noah Hooper, of Exeter, N. H.,
was also present, and read some pleasant let
tiers enclosing pleasant remembrances from alb
sent friends. Harris c. Barnes, Esq, an Odd
Fellow, made pretty speech, at the close of
which he presented Mrs. Hooper with hand
somely filled purse, the contribution of the
Odd Fellows of Portland to brothers wife, a
sister of the Order of Rebecca. And there
were numberless beautiful golden gifts scat
tered round-eagles and double eagles, coins
arranged in monograms, bits of iewelry and
packages of currency-in lack of coin, which is
scarce. The friends were coming and going
all the evening" and it was a pleasant event
for them, for many took this occasion to repay
a debt of gratitude for generous service rem
dered in infancy or time Of sorrow. None
came without feelings of deep regard; and our
venerable friends can look back in future life
upon their fiitieth weddng-day as an occasion
which testified to them something of the gen.
uine good feelings with which their neighbors
and friends regard them.
The Portland daily press., 1870-02-25

Agreeable to the recommendation of the Ma
tional Congressional Committee and pursuant
to a call of the Division of the Sons of Temper
ance, Temperance Hall was well filled on
Tuesday evening, February 22d, with the tenn
perance men and women of Portland.
The meeting was organized by the choice of
A. Rowland, Chairman and William T. Small,
Secretary.
The meeting was opened by prayer, after
which the chairman announced E. Fl. Starbird
Esq, of West Falmouth as the first speaker.
For an hour Mr.. s., in his more than usual
able, and forcible manner, and reviewed and
answered the different questions OF the hour,
citing statistics and points of law, in demon
stration of his arguments. He closed with an
earnest appeal to the friends of temperance to
stand firm and push on the great work of re-
FORM
Benz. Colby of Portland was the next speak
er. He urged that the temperance men
evinced too much inactivity, and called for a
more determined exertioD on the part of those
who professed alliance with the cause.
He was followed by - Towle of Port.
lrnd Mr.. 7. regretted that those to whom the
people looked for instruction, and whose yoca.
tiop demanded a vigorous prosecution of this
work dared not meet the question openly and
fearlessly. He suggested that the time had ar.
rived when the Christian church could nc
longer avoid this question.
f. G.. Rich next followed, reviewing the
progress and advancement of the cause, and
closed with an appeal to temperance men to bt
| not deceived at the coming municipal election
but put their trust in those men only who haC
| shown friendship to the cause.
| Mr.. Il. n. Dow believed that one of th'
| greatest sources Of iptemperance was the so.
cial glass. He believed that here was one Of
the deadlisst enemies with which the friends
OF the cause must contend. He urged that tt
this point ten perance men should direct the
best and ablest exertions. Among ethe
speakers were E. G. Andrews, Thomas Pen
nell, E. Leach, DR.. True and Others
The meeting throughout was chara cterizet
| with much harmony and unity of feeling, ant
| at its close it was voted to hold public weekl
meetings on every Tuesday evening unit
further notice to the contrary.
| eiehty.one signatures from the audience pres
ant. and the result OF the meeting was highl
satisfactory, .;.;,r ~,
- g.