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The Portland daily press., 1871-07-20

UxDER the caption of Doctor Greeley" the
New York World of Sunday morning gives its
readers an essay, of which the following is a
sample. 1t may not be the most edifying of
Sunday reading, but it is the most cheerful
thing in the papefi
Horace Greeley, LID. Evil.minded and .Si
indecent boys, not having betv." tneir eyes sne
iear OF the avengipg bears of Scrip, s;gn;,ps
to interpret these cabaistic initials as
ing iong-legged devil" But Horace Gre. u
IS not long-legged, and the devil, we are told. is
gentleman. Let us give every creature its
due, though the heavens fall
No. Horace Greeley, LID means simplv
and truly Horace Greeley, Doctor of Laws.
That Horace Greeley has doctored MANY laws
which have died OF the doctoring everybody
knows: But physicians as a rule do not get
their titles OF honor from the undertaken. 1t
Is not by reason OF his success at slaughtering
the institutions of his country that Horace
Greeley row appears with longer tail to his
name than he ever wore to bis coat.
He is henceforth an LID. because IL has
pleased O facetous board of trustees at Am
herst College so to dub him. There are no
land. They actually had the impudence year
ago to attempt to fasten upon Henry Ward
Rsecber. the most successful auctioneer and
stnmp sneaker in the land, the title of-Doctor
had senee enough of humor, and of the quizzi-
cal turn of the popular mind. to spurn the pre-
nosterous proposition. Repulsed by Beecher
Amherst has bet cred its original Joke Little
as Beecher has ever pretended to know of di-
yinity, ne knows more of divinity than Horace
Greeley does of law. Indeed no other man
can possibly know so little of anything as
Horace Greeley knows of law. Even Horace
Greeley himself knows more OF farming than
Horace Greeley knows of law,
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Eight Per Cent. Mortgage Bends

upon the Louisiana division of 2263 miles from New
Orleans to the Sabine River. This will pr badly be
the most valuable portion of the wnoe line as it will
be the only rail communication by which the enor
nous productions of Texas can reach the Southern
metropolis.
50 important is this road considered to Louisiana,
that the State has made very liberal grants in aid OF
the enterprise by direct donations, by endorsement
OF fs bonds and by subscriptions to the stock OF the
company, amounting in all to over eight million
dollars.
The Bonds now offered are oftwo classes:
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proposals for Altering and Repair
ing the Light-HOuse Tender
ssiriS.'
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE LIGHT House BOARD.

OrflCE LldHT-6OUSE BOARD.
Washington City, June %, 1871.
OEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ office until O'Clock P. NJ, on Friday the
twenty eighth day of July next, for altering anil
thoroughly repairing the Light House Tender
"Irs," (now at Portland Maine, where
she may be examined at any time,) according
to the printed, detailed specifications, and plan Of
the vessel, which, will form part of the contract
copies otwhich may he obtained upon application to
me Board apd At The d p@Gss @ ct
also at the Custom Houses at Portsmouth, N. H.,
and Ellsworth, Maine.
Bidders required to state lin submitting their
bids the time within which they will contract or
the entire and satisfactory completion of the work
according to the terms of The specifications, in case
OF acceptance, and to be guaranteed by satisfactory
security.
For full details, see printed specifications plan,
and the form of bid and guarantee required The
right is reserved to reject any bid, all bids, for
reasons other than the price that may be named.
All ids must be carefully sealed and endorsed
Proposals ior Altering and Repairing Lighthouse
Tend r "Iris,' and then be placed another enve-
ope and addressed for delivery in person. be sent
through the mail prepaid, to the "Chairman OF the
Light House Board" Washington City.
je27eod4w w. B. SaUBfICK, Chairman.
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Professional Pride.

What becomes of the soul of man when
he gets to be sign-board? In the patent du-
plex ventilating chimney, with the tin whirl-
gig atop, that passes up and down Broadway
on two legs all day long, are there separate
identities of man and chimney? Does the lat
ter walk the streets at night-in spirit-after
the legs have stepped from under it? And
does the man take perforce to his pipe when
he goes back at last to his own family and
freside? Is it man with the soul of chin
ney, or a chimney with the soul of man; or
is it som ething altogether solitary and soul
less?
We wonder how the old fellow felt when he
first paraded in his bright wooden uniform;
through what stages of modification he pass
ed, what martrydoms of manhood! Or may
be-mOre pathetic still-it was a fine thing
from the beginning: quite social uplilt, a
proud enough OF it now. You can see that in
bis martial men: in the occasional patroniz-
ing re cognition of rival peripatetic sign
bOard-like the Iron Dukes reply to the sa-
lutte of London cabby.
Perhaps you knew old Tom who -Aagged at
the ChorTy street crossing; withered, leath-
cry old Irishman who had lived on and around
the railroad ever since it was built. He began
by stealing Goals and peaches, and adventur-
GUS rides; was promoted to water-boy; after
that, welded pick and hammer on the track.
There was a bad smash-up of flatcars one
day, and Tom, with wooden leg, the gift of
the Company suddenly found himself at the
summit Of his ambition, in charge of the
Cherry-street crossing, his own trim shanty
not far off.
1t was lesson in life, just to see Old Tom
announce the coming of train. A glance
up the road, a portentous stride across the
track toward the depot, pause, pucker of
the brow, a sudden Strengthening of the lank
form, and the sentence-half menace, half
command-is jerked forth, startling as the
clang OF locomotive bell: GALL aboard for
New York" A dignified hobble back, and
the shabby white flag is unturled as by one
who has announced the kings approach, and
now stands proudly waving the royal stan
dard before him.
One morning a new fagman appeared at
Cherry street. A group of early passengers
gathered around him. at was the two
comm to once on him, and the down train
bein' an extra like, and not lookin' that way,
and" he pointed to an ominous dark spot
on the planks between the rails.
The new fagman had spic and span new
fag-Old Toms flag and Old Tom had gone
together. But somewhere and sometime we
think we shall see him wave it again, with
the old proud look on his leathery face.-FrOm
"The Old Cabinet" in Scribner's for August
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DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND.
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1871.
DO not Forget your Pocketbook.

10 NOT FOrxet your POcketbOOk'
Don Piatt of Cincinnati is not an encoura-
ging man to trust with lady, it seems, from
an account of droll misadventure which he
gives in The Galaxy. He writes:
81 never left depot yet that somebody was
not put under my care. don't know why
this is; suppose it is something in my coun-
tenance; ii knew what, wonld have it ex-
tracted. don't like to have unprotected fe-
males and schOobOys and girls turned over to
me. It's little hard on man. And what
is the good of it? Nobody needs projection;
if any one does, it is a benevolent, good look
ing, innocent sort of a man-Such as the
writer of this
II was leaving on the train once from Phil
adelphia when a respectable-lOoking old
scoundrel in gold trimmed glasses asked me to
take charge of his daughter. She could have
taken charge of me. She was thirty if day.
with lace that had been on the offensive for
the past ten years. I'd like to see any man
attack that woman; I'd go odds ten to one on
the scratch,
"The old fellow seemed to be in a great
hurry, and thrusting the lady under my arm
drove Oh. In thin angular voice that was
meant TO be sweet and was not, she asked me
to take her pocket-book and get the necessary
ticket. left the car for that purpose, but
when l approached the opening where the
ticket agent, kept in solitary confinment,
snaps at the world outside, found that had
left my pOcket-book under my pillow at the
hotel, and what was worse, my watch was
with it. had about twenty minutes, and
jumping into hack Ipromised the driver $40
if he would get to the hotel and back in time
for train. He started off at furious rate, ran
over an apple stand, crippled a venerable gen.
tleman on the corner opposite, and in less
than the time stated 1 and the driver found
ourselves marched off to the station in the
hands Of the police. We were taken before a
corpnlent Justice of the peace, who had as
much adipose in his head as most men carry
about their muscles, and it took the old fel-
low just two hours to try, reprimand and fine
us for our drunken and dsOrderly conduct.
Of course the train went off with my charm.
er 1t went off without her pocket-book. /
never saw her again, although made dill
gent search and advertised in the daily papers
But one unfortunate day, some months after,
encountered male member of her family,
who made some serious charges against me
connected with the desertion of lady and
stealing her pocketbook. l tried to explain,
but failing to get my words in satisfactorily,
was forced to make an assault on this male
member of her family that ended in some
black eyes and bloody noses.
Nov, what was the good of putting that
aged female under my care? 1t only led to
her giving me that pocketbock and the cat
astrOphe that followed. She could just as well
have gone off on the Pennsylvania Central
without as with me. The thing is an out
rage. If people want to put females under
the care OF anybody, let them try the conduc-
tors-they are hired for such purposes-and
not impose upon innocent passengers"
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-20
Fine Suburban Residence for sale

a The SUBSCRIBER offers for sale his
AMM-N modern-built residence situated on
&4TNIf,SR the emineuce overlooking Wood
M MdEII&E ford's Corner, Westbrook. 1t con-
ss.Lzass1s- tains IL good-sized rooms with an
excellent cellar, is supplied with abundance of
hard and soft water, and it is in good state of re-
pair. There is large stable on the premises. The
grounds embrace two acres, handsomely laid out,
and ON which is fine vegetable garden, the vegeta-
bles to be sold with the house,
This is one of the finest locations in the vicinity OF
POrtland-within five minutes walk of the horse-
Gals, and afOIding fine view of the city, harbor
ocean. and the surrounding country. Price $4,000
One third of the purchase money may remain on
mortgage ii desired. Possession given Immediately
Enquire of SAM'L JORDAN ESQ
P. S. A grove containing TIVE acres adjoining on
the SOUTH also of tiIlage land on the MOI tb
will be sold with the premises. if desired. aug25-tf
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BONDS.
New Orleans, Mobile and Texas
R0ilrOnd COnap0ay

Are building trunk line, connecting New Orleans
with Mobile en- the east, and giving
THE ONLY RAILROAD CONNECTION
between the former city and the great and pro-
auctlve State OF Texas the west, the total dis
'ahce from Mobile to Houston being 475 miles.
Inc Company is composed of strong Northern cap
mans's. VINO have already expended nearly TEN
nLioN ~ DOLLARS OF their own funds in
the construction of the line. They have but about
20 miles from Mobile westward, and secured by
rurchrse OF securities and made provision ior the
thorough repair and equipment of the los miles con-
s'i.utng 'he Texas divison leaving but 14o miles TO
be built ~ "
10 complete the Entire Road.
lts believed that no other railroad corporation in
the country has ever made so large an expenditure
from lis own means before offering any of its securi
ties to the public.
The Company now offer for sale the
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Mila for Sale or Lease.

AITUATE in Wilton, near the Wilton Depot, one
- Mill with nAs.. aiitrrs wotsr power The build
iug rs 64xi0 three stories. Suitable Tor wvvtvn OF
cotton manufacturing. The building, wheel and
shatting is all new rely about go horse power
the entire year, trouble from ireshets. The prop
erty will be sold in yearly installments if desirei
saw and shingle and lath mill connected, will be
offered wit h the above property if wished for.
For particulars inquire of
my11d,w wit CHA RLES BARTLETT. Wilton.
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REAL ESTATE.
FOR S.ALE!

fEsA The two Story Brick House with French
E5; Root No. 72 Park street, with modern improve
aAeA ments Lot contains about 1000 square feet of
land. Inquire of ~ -
jun16 it JOHN G. PROCTER, 90 Exch'e st.
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FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS,l
to the amount of $12.5oO per mile, and "A
SECOND MORTGAGE BONDs

TO an equal amount, both principal and interest
guaranteed by the State of louisiana, The price OF
the two classes is the same and subscribers can take
their choice.
The Bonds are only in denominations of 81, ,OOO or
e2OO each, interest payable January and july at
the rate OF eight per cent. currency in New York. or
seven per cent gold in London, at the option of the
holder, at the time each coupon is due. Bonds can
be registered, il desired.
No better security has been offered
to investors. The Bonds are largely profitable, as
well as entirely safe One thousand dollars inve
ted in these eight per cent bonds will give the pur-
chaser more than seventy. per cent: greater
annual INT crest than the same amount invested in
the new Government Five Per Cents.
At the same price an per cent currency long bond
is far cheaper Than per cent. gold one. Calcula-
ting return to specie payments in three years. and
taking the time that the bonds OF the New OreIeaDs
Mobile and Texas Railroad have to run-45 years
we find that by compOunding the interest of each,
every SIX months, at Z per cent. an 8 per cent.
currency bond at 80 will give n return Of
$S,6A4 Is MORE than per cent.
gold bond, at the same price, or nearly
three times the amount of the original in
vestment.
pom will, therefore, be fractional one, running
from May to July [. The price is 80 and accrued
interest at per cent. currency from May to date
oil remittance.
Subscriptions will be received in Portland, by
WIN. e. WOOD, ESQ, g. Exchange 81.
Messrs, SWAN & BARRETT, Bankers.
100 Middle Sc.
III. NJ. PAYSON, Broker, 32 Exchange st,
Inflammation IN +lo
Road, and phamplets containing map and full de-
tails OF the enterprise, be obtained OF the UNDER
signed or any of the Company's advertised agents.
w. B. Shattuck, Banker,
AND
Financial Agent, N. o., N. T. r. r.. Co.,
No. 90 Nassau Street, New York.
may31d &W22 3m
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$zoU year, II paid in advance, at %1'VV
year.
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in length of column, constitutes square"
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Half square, three insertions or less, 70 cents;
one week, $1.00; 30 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs," $500 per
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Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE
STATE PRESS" (Which has a large circulation
in every part OF the State) for $1.O0 per square
for first insertion, and so cents per square for
each subsequent insertion.
Address all communications to
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FOR SALE BY
TOWER, GIDDINGS s. TORREY,
BREWSTER, SWEET & CO.,
BOSTON,
General Agents for New England.
AND BY
SPENCER, villa & CO., Boston,
FOGG BROS. 4 BATES, &c
HEAD & PERKINS,, g
w. e. WOOD, Portland,
HI. M. PAYSON,
SWAN & BARRETT,
RICHARDSON, HILL & CO., Boston,
e. ROLLINS MORSE & CO., I"
ATWOOD & CO.,
HUBBARD Bx OS. & CO.,
BECK BROTHERS.,
STONE & DOWNER,
f. A. HAWLEY & CO., o
j. ID. STURTEVANT, Sc
GEO. w. WARREN & CO., Sc
mt I'm jun12 WA I'm
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House for Sale.

A ONE and half story house, centrally located
"A and in good repair. Hard and soft water on the
premises. This property will be sold at bargain if
applied for soon. EnQnire at % Cedar st iv14tf
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ZlUO First Glass Stores
For Sale or Lease.

THE fine brick block OF Stores on Middle street.
ticularly for the wholesale jobbing business, Iron
fronts and light and airy Easements. Terms fvora-
bic. Apply to VIM. H. JERRIS, or JOHN G,
PROCTER, Real Estate Agents. my1Otf
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At fire at Belefonte, Pa, Saturday might
stalls, dwelling, stores and the post on1ce
were burned. Loss $4,000.
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These Bonds are First MORTGAGE unon q fret.
Grass completed Trunk Line of Railway extending
from Selma, Aia., to Pensacola, Fla the finest haT
Dor on the Gulf. The payment both PRINCIPAL and
interest is guaranteed by the State OF Alabama,
whose currency Obligations sell in the market at 1O4
Inc total direct debt OF the State is only $6Oe0 O00
and the indirect possible Indebtedness caused by its
railway guarantees tamouDts only i.sS 500. 600
making the maximpm possible Indebtedness OF the
State below $15 100000, which sum is less that its
debt in 1881, when an issue bonds to the extent
800, GOO was made to establish banking system,
which debt was reduced by redemption to g. 900 900
in 1861, previous to the The tax lbe property
ofthe State is now thrice what it was at that time
and the population more than double.
The Bonds offered are thus equally valuable eth
er as Railroad m ortgage or as State Bond; and
with the double security ihus provided, we unhes-
tatngly recommend them as equal to any invest
ment in the n arket
Price. 95 and accrued interest.
All markable securities taken In exchange free of
Express charges.
Phamplets and Circulars furnished.
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Farm for Sale.

Farm Tor sale.
Situated in North Yarmouth near
A<TN-A Walaut Hill, one mile from the
HiEafA-AN church, IA mile from the post
& ii1HIlAT office. store and school house: also
ssllaalsI3EsEE- near the depot on the Maine Cen
trail Extension. Contains about 10 acres of land
superior pasturaoe supplied with abundance of wa,
ter, sufficient wood on the premises for family use
buildings consist OF house, outbuildings, and three
barns; one barn 4DxS0 feet, the others being smaller
Never failing water the buildings This is a
hay farm yielding from 65 to rs tons in favorable
seasons, and is excellent also for dairy purposes For
further information apply to the subscriber,
EDWARD BEALS Walnut Hill.
10 ros.. ,,r No. Yarmouth, Maine.
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WIN. III. JERRIS,
Real Estate and Loan Agent.

Houses, Lots and Farms for Sale.
He would refer parties abroad to the following
named gentlemen OF this city: Hon. Geo. +. Shep-
ley, Hon. A. w ii. Clapp. Hon. Benjamin Kings
bury, Jr, Hon. Woodbury. Davis, Hon. John Lynch,
NJ. G.
Portland, Nov 1, 1870. motif
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Thc Portland DaiIy Press
I, published every day Sundays excepted) by
the
Portland Publishing Co..
At 109 EXCHANGE STREET, Portland.
TERMs:-Eight Dollars Year in advance
Portland Patlishia0
The Maine state Press

Is published every THURSDAY MORNING at
800 year; If paid in advance, at $500
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Fer Sale.

FOr Sale.
FTNHF valuable Real Estate known as the ,eNortb
i Wayne Scythe Works. situated at North
Wayne, Maine, 16 miles from Augusta, and six from
the Railroad. Said property consists of a very safe
and reliable water privilege of IOm our to six hum
dIed Horse power, good stone dam, Brick shop 7Ox
30, Brick Store Honse 40x26 fine Store 6Ox4O two
Stores and Hall. Twenty three tenements ip good
repair Saw and Grist Mill, Hammer shops Grind
works, Repair shops, Bans, Stables, Out buildings
&c, with ninety acres good tlage, pasture and wood
land. This property is well adapted to Woolen and
Paper Mandatory, as well al Iron and Steel in any
form. '
AS this property will be sold for moderate amount
compared with the original COST it is believed to be
worthy the attention OF any one desirous of
into the manufacturing business.
For terms apply to Mr.. j. F. Taylor. on the prem
ises or OLIVER AMES, ESQ, at the Ames Plow
Company, Boston. jyS TVS Inn
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Are building trunk line, connecting New Orleans
with Mobile On the east, and giving
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-20

Aaw ELL d Co., 174t Middle Street, ADVERTISE
'MENTs inserted in papers in Maine and through
Ut tae country at the publishers loves rates.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-09


TIE ICE KING REFRIGERATOR. which crea-
ted cuch . sensstioa. and took the first premium
q the Cincinnah Expedition. st. Louis Fair,
Illinois State Fair and al the Fairs throughout
this State generally Last season; l. new for sale
and can DO seen ia actual operation at s. H.
Aunsbergers Agricultural Warehouse, No. 90
Madison street.
Ihn refrlgerator Possesses many advantages
over AL others ever Manufactured. among which
may DO mentioned the fact that it saves Fifty per
cent. Of the ice required in any other refrigera-
tor OF the Same size. 1t is preserver, not con-
sumner, like the numerous ice.melters called re-
frigerators. 1t produces dry, cold temperature
In the preserving chambers. The temperature
can be reduced to fourteen degyees 6eloW freezing
POM. One article of food will not partaks Of
the smell or taste Of another. The provision
chambers are always dry. sweet and clean, ~
they have no drippings from ice Fish, gains
and meats Of all kinds can be kept frozen any
length OF time. and in a perfectly dry and pre-
served condition. The refrigerator 10 divided
into two separate and distinct compartments,
and also has Water Cooler attached, which fur
nishes an unlimited supply of ice cold water
,osttout putting ice in the nater. II consumes
about ten cents worth of ice every twenty. -four
hours. This economical piece of furniture costs
no more than any other refrigerator, and Is man
ufactured of all sizes, and suitable for Hotels,
Restaurants, Grocers and for family purposes
Call at s. H. Hunsbergers and see the work.
ings of this Indispensable article in actual
operation. April 1-6m
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-09

A correspondent Of the St. Louis Republican,
writing from Coats Store, Rockingham Co., Va,
sends the following marvellous relation
On the 18th Of July tornado accompanied by
rain and hail, swept through portion of this
county, tearing up trees and destroying every
thing in its way. Many fields of corn were en-
tirely destroyed. The hail in many places fell
and drifted from five to seven feet deep. Lin.
vile creek was SO banked up with hail that the
fish became frozen and were picked up along the
bank in great quantities; but the strangest OF
all is that apple trees in orchards were stripped
OF all their fruit and leaves, and now have new
foliage heavier than before, and the trees are per.
fectly white with bloom. One large apple tree
was only partially stripped, and now it is inter.
mixed with large and nearly ripe fruit, and trees
that had not borne at all, inether had bloomed,
are now full of bloom.
I am now visiting this portion Of Virginia,
and know the above to be facts. It certainly is
very strange. Very respectfully, A. S. B.