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100000 Acres of Land !!
400 Il ores to each Bond
SIX PER CENT. PER ANNUM,

SO Pledged 10 ensure the payment thereof.
The Bonds are for $1,000 each, due March 1, 1899,
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STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal learns that parties CON-
template running stage between Lewiston
and Hotel Road or Danville Junction to con-
meet with the Grand Trunk Railway. This is
to accommodate passengers wishing to 90 to
Boston by boat
n. W. Farwell E. F. Packard, j. H. Roak,
Miller q Randall, John +. Cobb 81 Co. and n
large number of others of abe principal bust
ness men of Lewiston and Auburn give notice
that they propose to petition the Legislature of
Maine for authority to construct a railroad be-
tween Lewiston and Danville Junction, or some
other point on the line of the Grand Trunk
Railroad.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Joseph Twitchell, the first white child born
IN the limits of what is now the town of Bethel
died on the 18th of November in the goth wear
OF his age. The LeaoiSton Journal saws his
grandfather, Joseph Twitchell, was one of the
principal original proprietors of the town.
which was run out by him into lots in 1869 His
son Eleazer built the first mill and dwelling
house i'll the town in IVA, and raised a large
family of children of which Joseph was one.
MIR. Twitchell has thus lived to see the wilder
ness changed into a thriving town, while he has
survived all his companions save one who was
older than himself.
Mrs. Thomas Allen, of Rumford, says the
Ortord Democrat, was recently dangerously in
Jured by man named Wait, while endeavoring
to keep him from going into her barn to haul
away hay, which he owned, or claimed to
own.
The Democrat says the widow of the late
John Caldwell of South Paris, who was stricken
with paralysis fortnight ago, died ON Satur-
day last
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Bangor Whiq says up to Monday evening
DR.. Morrison had gained no intelligence of the
whereabouts of his son, who has been miss
ing since Friday forenoon.
The Bangor Wing says sixty-eight vessels
large number e vent Ont fuli laden in tbe fore
noon. Freights are very high now.
Three thousand bushels of potatoes came
down over the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad
to Bangor ON Monday.
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Union Depot at Waferville.


10 the Editor Of the Press:
A committee of the directors OF the Maine
Central Railroad, after several conferences with
committee of the trustees and faculty OF
Colby University, have negotiated for the pur-
chase of a tract of land directly opposite the
south college building, where they will locate
the junction and union depot of the roads from
Augusta and lewiston The house and lot adj
Joining, owned by Prof. S. X. Smith, will also
be purchased by the company for the same pur-
pose By a special agreement, the land pur-
chased of the college authorities is to be occu-
pied only by the depot, which will be hand
some structure. The portion of the lot border
ing upon College street is to be ornamented
with trees and shrubbery at the joint expense of
the college and the railroad corporation. A
right of way, 50 feet wide, across the college
property Immediately north of Prof. Keely' S
house, is also given to the company, with the
condition that no buildings of any kind shall be
erected upon this road way.
1t is also stipulated that the track now run
ming across the college premises by the side OF
the river shall be abandoned. This will be OF
advantage to the college corporation, which can
now proceed to grade and terrace the lands in
the rear of the college buildings, down to the
| bank of the river.
We understand that, if the season will per-
nit, the two roads will be united at once,
| though the building of the union depot will
necessarily be deferred till spring.
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Political Notes.

The Iowa representatives just arrived in
Washington report that Hon. VIM. B. Alli-
son has clean majority Of the legislature of
that State in favor of his election to the Sen
ate
The Democratic politicians resident and
lately arrived in Washington are discussing
Montgomery Blair's statements with much
interest and not altogether favorable com.
ment. Representative Beck of Kentucky
says that in his opinion the Democrats had
better keep silence at present and not confess
themselves beaten in advance, while Senator
Kelley of Oregon pronounces the new depar-
ture unsuited for the Democrats of the Pacif-
ic coast, and likely to result in disorganiza-
ton and defeat
The Syracuse Standard is an anti Grant
paper. But, referring to the suggestion of a
coalition, it says: "The anti-Grant Republi,
cans purpose to fight it out within their own
party; and if they are beaten will cheerfully
bow to the will of the majority. They reject
the Democratic wooing in advance"
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BOOTS AND SHOES
REL UCED RICES.


When plant or tree begins to decay it must
needs die 1t cannot be reyitalized. But it is not
so with human beings. A human ruin can be repair
ed, strengthened, restored, through brown leaf
withered blade Of grass can never be made green
again. In the autumn of life OF in its winter
when nature seems to be giving way under the pres
of years. it is still possible to retard the
of decay, and to lend to age more than its wonted
vigor. As means of promoting this object, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters is unquestonaby the most
potent of all restoratives. 1t will not make the old
young but it will prevent lessen, sooth the in
frmities which are the usual accompaniment of the
decline of life. For debility and lack of nervous
power from whatever arising it is the medicine
that of all others before the world best deserves the
name of specific. In purity in invigorating proper
ties, in its adoption to weak stomachs and feeble
ganzations it has competitor among the tonics Of
the pharmacopGia, nor among proprietary remedies.
Besides its strengthening principle possesses alter:
ative regulating properties of the highest ORDER
and anti-bilious medicine is far preferable to
any of the preparations containing mercury. Time
has shown that for physical decay debility
dyspepsia, bilious disorders and intermittent fever
Hostetter's Bitters is remedy without a rival
This is the of the fall of the leaf let it remind
the DID, the feeble the sckly to invigorate and reg
uate their systems with this great vegetable tonic
and Alternative.
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TT is said that Mr.. Summers principal W


IT is said that Mr.. Summers principal work
the coming winter will be to press some measure
that will secure specie payment On this SUBJ
iect the Journal of Commerce says:
We have from several sources as many differ
ent plans to be presented to Congress providing
for a return to specie payments. Any one of
them would answer, but it is of no use to pub
fish or advocate them. Years ago we suggested
several practical methods of accomplishing this
object, but we have long ceased to press any ar
gument in their favor 1t is labor wholly lost.
A large majority of the people are in favor of
specie payments, but hardly a corporaps guard
can be found who are willing to submit volun-
tarily to the process through which alone it
can be reached. Few men, suffering from
chronic ailment only to be cured by this
means, however much they may long for health,
will lie down patiently under the Surgeons
knife and submit calmly to the surgical opera
ton that may be necessary to restore them to
soundness. When they are brought face to
face with death, they will call the surgeon, but
only in desperate case will they choose this
trial In like manner all men respect virtue
and every decent man will record himself as in
tavorof righteousness of life; bnt as this can only
bereached through personal self-denial and sacri-
ice no such perfection is found in actual expe-
rIence. The very persons now most clamorous
to have the Secretary of the Treasury lead off
in the progress toward the specie standard,
would cry out in louder tones the moment any
advance was made, and they. began in any way
to feel its effects, and bid him stay his hand
When the movement is made, it will be invol-
untary unprecedented, and under compul-
sion that cannot be resisted
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-29

LITERARY ITEMs.-The Salem Lyceum hay
ing invited Mr.. Emerson to speak every wear
for the last forty years, has received a letter
from that gentleman. in which he modestly
asks to be excused this year, ON the ground
that he is in the way of younger and fresher
men.
Hon. Mrs. Norton inserted in letter, osten-
sibly treating of copyright, the assertion that
Mrs. Henry Wood, better known as the author
OF East Lynne" had stolen the materials of
that novel from one of Mrs. Norton's earliest
stories. The quiet scorn with which she allud-
ed to the larceny of which that 'other person.
mad been guilty was in the highest degree ex-
a:sperating, and accordingly Mrs. Wood sprang
into the arena, hurting, figuratively her indig-
nant bonnet upon the ground, and protesting
with all the emphasis of disheveled back-ha
anu dehant lungs that Mrs. Norton was the
Sore Oh person with whom fate DEGREES that Mr..
"leeiey snail forever argue.
Inc New York Churchmdn warns the Nation
against the weakness and folly of a feeble i'm
ltation OF the Saturday Reoiep,' ''the active Or
gan OF the best phase of British Philistinism-
the educated, cultured, aristocratic nbase, ),
which "believes in the stomachs of men and
has small faith in their souls"
1t is said that the Harpers pay Messrs. Os-
good & Co. large sum of money TO discontinue
Eoery Saturday as an illustrated paper. 1t is
also said that the two publishing houses have
concluded treaty of peace and amity, and
will henceforth respect each others arrange
ments with foreign authors
Max Muller's Lectures on the Science of Reli-
9aon are now ready for the American market in
a collected form. They are sure to attract the
attention which they deserve on account as well
OF the eminence of the author as the high inn
portanee of the subject.
Will, zen iehow new poem, the Dioine Tragedy
oo,,,;r,. 'DoA 'iie world so much by surprise by
49, ui'''i'iounced is being extensively pub
i,'n'u III newspaper extracts that give little
idea OF 1t and that an unpleasant one,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-29

THE FLORIDA KU-KLUX. Senator Scott
and Representative Maynard of the Ku-Klux
Committee have laid before the President q
carefully prepared abstract of the evidence re-
Gently taken of the state of affairs in jackson
and Calhoun counties, Fla, accompanying it
with verbal recommendation that the ha5eds
corpus be suspended in one or both of the coun-
ties, and troops be stationed within their linn
its to restore and maintain peace and order.
Senator Osborn of Florida, fully concurs in the
necessity of the proposed measure, and there is
little doubt that it will be promptly adopted.
Twelve witnesses from jackson county, whom
the committee examined at Jacksonville, one
hundred and sixty miles distant, still remain in
that place, not daring to return to their homes
so long as they are not afforded federal protec.
ton. jackson county, according to all ac-
counts, is more thoroughly under the reign Of
Ku-KluX terror than perhaps any other in the
unbroken Democratic board of officials and the
negro element in political affairs completely
suppressed. There are now no troops in either
jackson or Calhoun coun ties, and Duke Lott,
the rufian, who is supposed to have assassinat-
ed Col j. @. Dickinson, formerly of Benson,
VT, at Mariahna, the county seat of jackson,
last spring, is still at large, the terror of both
counties. In Madison county, the situation is
not much better, thirty-seven murders have oc-
Cured within the past year, and none of the
criminals apprehended or punished. The election
of two members of the legislature, in jackson
county, on the 18th of December, is the imme-
date occasion for the action which is sought of
the President
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Ifcms.

Surprise parties are not so fashionable in
Bridgeport, CT, as they were previous to a re-
cent visitupon lady where the party carried an
unlimited supply of provisions for fine supper
which were quietly put away in the pantry as
an accepted donation. After staying several
hours the party went away ''hungry as bears"
The New York Post hears that Secretary
Fish will soon retire from the cabinet because
he will stay no longer while Attorney General
Alderman will retire from very different reas-
ons.
An exchange says that ten million dozen cor.
sets were imported into the United States last
year This is only three apiece for every man.
woman and child in the country, or COUNTING
out men and children, about ten for every
American woman.
The Gear of Russia does not propose to have
his railroad system in case of war to be plague
as was that of France, bringing the enemy to
the walls of Paris, so he has fixed upon differ
ent gauge from that of any of the adjoining
counties
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FLOUR.
PORTLAND, Nov. q, 1871.

PORTLAND Nov. q, 1871.
To my former Customers and the Pulic generally:
RETURNING THANKS for past favors 1 would re-
spectfuy invite you to No. IS Commercial street. di-
rectly opposite the Clock in Thomas Block, where
can be found large and fine assortment of the best
grades OF ST. LOUIS FLOUR. Having determined to
give my exclusive attention to Flour Alone 1 shall
make it point to purchase that will fail to give
perfect satisfaction: The following will give some
idea of my success in selecting good -four. During
the year that occupied the Japan Tea Store ending
Nov. retailed 1000 bbs. of -four; 400 consecutive
barrels without the return of single one, and only
IA bbls returned during the entire year. This
unusual success was largely owing to the quality of
-four selected, and partly in the manner which it was
sold and that to recommend it precisely what it
would prove to be. This will be my future course
My flour will all be bought from first hands direct,
which will enable to retail it at the lowest whole
sale prices. As / have q record of every barrel of
flour previously sold, and the purchasers name, by
reference which can judge very nearly what grade
of flour will suit the same customer.
Very truly, w. H. HALL,
sN no22eodtf Late of the Japan Tea Store
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-29

MONTGOMERY BLAIR was well nigh for
so''en until the other day, when he inveigled
reporter out to Silver Springs, (which some
Maine soldiers will remember in co,rootior
,,,aoo ona ~ and picket duty as a beautiful
d. b. tara;, "nere in the palmy days of the
: r,,..aaal 1870 ~ s0nsressmen were mellowed for
" I pei po:eI anu actually led the fellow into
performing a resurrection for that gentleman
Bnt the garrulous old man went too far ~
told the reporter that President Grant is onl,.
soldier, had never read book, cheated
Montgomery and the Democrats had no pol
iticians in his kitchen cabinet as had Andrew
jackson, has no statesman in his cabinet
and no advisers at all. Mr., Blair has publish
ed card saying that he did not say these
1hings-that is, for publication. The sage of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-29

DECEMBER MAGAZINES. Work and Plan
published by Milton Bradley & Co., Spring,
field, Mass, closes its second volumn with the
December number. 1t is one of the cheapest
Juvenile periodicals in the country, besides
being one of the best ga Christmas Tale.
translated from the German, and the eighth
paper by Charles Dudley Warner ON "Boys as
Farmers are the most noticeble features in the
December number 1t is accompanied by a fine
oil chrome, called "Dicky's Funeral Only 81
for Is months
The Herald Of Health for December contains
remarkable paper on How Best to Promote
the Cause of Temperance which is rich with
new thought and written in elegant STYLE The
programme for 1872 is worthy of attention, first
The Herald will be sent without premium for
one year for $1,25, or with a dollar and a half
book entitled Physical Perfection for $780, A
series of remarkable papers on Health by the
Old Writers will be an important feature The
first will be Lecture delivered in Harvard
University in 1904, on The Effect of Tobacco,
Icentiousness, and Drink on Health of Young
Men. 1t was by Prof. Benjamin Warehouse.
Samples ten cents. Address Wood & Hol-
brook, 10 Laight ST., New York
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no the COmsusmptive.

Let those who languish under the fatal severity Of
our climate through any pulmonary complaint, or
even those who are in decided consumption, by no
means despair. There is a safe and sure remedy at
hand, and one easily tried. "WILBUR'S COM
POUND OF COD LIVER OIL AND LIME" with
out possessing the very nauseating flavor of the OIL
as heretofore used, is endowed by the phosphate of
lime with healing property which renders the oil
douby eflicacious. Remarkable testimonials of its
efficacy can be exhibited to those who desire to see
them. For sale by A. B. WILBoR, Chemist, No. 166
Court St., Boston. sN noy26-Tu-W-Th
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DISCRIMINATING FARES A writer in the
Lewiston Journal complains of discriminating
fares. He says:
The PRESS in its recent issue on railroad
ia :es did not allude to some conditions which
affect the city of Portland not little Previ-
Gus to the introduction of railroad from Beth
ell to Portland, the fare by stage was never over
two dollars. Now by railroad it is two dollars
and eighty-tive cents, or about four cents
mile. From Oxford to South Paris, a distance
of six and half miles, it is forty-fve cents, or
about seven cents a mile. In consequence of
high fares and no allowance on return tickets,
citizens of Bethel pretty generally go through
to Boston without stopping at Portland. 1t
costs person from eight to ten dollars to 60
from Bethel to Portland and back, in the
shortest possible time. Most persons look at
that sum before they start, and the conse-
quence is that comparatively few of the citi-
ZEN travel over the railroad. Many persons
travel more with their own teams than former
ly. 1t any one wants to see the effects of cheap
fares and return, or season tickets, let him con-
trast the growth of the suburban population on
the west and east side of Portland for the
last twenty years. Residents of Portland can
obtain return tickets to Bethel and back with
reduced fares, but no person in Bethel can pur-
chase ticket to Portland and back with any
reduction. 1t train stops short of Portland
over night, extra fare must be paid to reach
Portland the next day, because no through
ticket can be purchased. Railroads have their
rights which should be respected, and so have
the people. individuals are often unreasonable
in their demands as well as railroads. A uni
form adjustment of railroad fares, so as to
avoid so much friction between the employees
of the road and the public, is certainly very de-
sirable
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-29

AN INCIDENT OF THE CHICAGO FRE.-Rev.
DIR. Bodies of Chicago, in an address in Boston
on Monday, descriptive of the destitute condi-
ton of the unfortunate churches of that city
related striking incident of the fire which
seems to have little, if any, publicity In &C
cordance with a promise made to the young
men of the parish who enlisted to serve the
country against the rebellion, beautiful mon
ument, costing about twenty-five thousand dol
lars, was erected in the vestibule of St. James
church, to the memory of those who fell; and,
although the sdifce in which it stood was now
in ruins, the monument remained unframed,
as if screened from the fire by the hand of the
Almighty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-29

THERE are now pending in both branches
of Congress no less than forty measures max
ing positive grants of the public lands in all
parts of the country west of the Mississippi,
not including several acts of incorporation and
others loaning the credit of the United States
e Their in bonds or guarantees of the payment
of interest on bonds by the government. Il
Congress hears the voice of the country al
large, it will reject the whole of this batch o.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-29

Brig Mary A Davis, of Portland, from Sombrero
for Philadelphia, which foundered at sea- had cargo
of guano and was in charge of Capt Patterson. She
was owned in small shares at New York, Boston,
Portland, Pembroke, and other places, and was un-
insured.
Sch Alice b, Alley from Boston for Philadelphia
with onions, is ashore Chatham Bar. WreckeIs
Mt yyor nDh pr
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POPULARITY OF EMANUEL.-A special dis
patch from Rome says Victor Emanuel was re-
ceived with tremendous enthusiasm by the
Italian Parliament. In his address he said the
work to which he had devoted his life was COM
pleted. An intimation that there was a neces-
sity of conciliatng the Vatican was coldly re-
ceived. AT the conclusion of the ceremonies of
the opening of Parliament he was called to the
balcony twice by the popuace. The city was
grandly Illuminated in the evening. The Pope
was consoled by the priests
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-29

A BALL EXTRACTED AT LAsT.-At the battle
of Gettysburg, Col G. w. Westbrook of Kings
ton, was shot in the hip, the ball fastening it.
self in the bone so it was impossible to cut it
out. During the past eight years this wound
mer it became much worse and for time Mr..
Westbrook was thought to be in danger of his
life. trip by sea, to Portland, however, had
beneficial effect, and since that time the ball
has been moving from the hip toward the spine
surface that it was taken out by Dr. Loring.
The ball is heavy mimic weighing over an
ounce, with rough jagged edges. 1t came out
Just six inches from the place of entrance
Hin1StOD " Y poaer
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FROM OUR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

LUBEC, Nov 22-Ar, schs L A johnson, Mailman
Porthmouth; Melrose, Coggins, Portland
Nov 23-Ar, schs Hattie, Huckins, Boston; Pow
lowna, Weber, do; Emma W Day, I'm Pembroke, tC
load for New York; Frances Ellen, Warren.
Nov 2i-Sld, sch Traveller, Mitchell, Calais, to load
for Boston.
Sch Lydia, Capt Wilson, lying at Harmon's wharf
with ship timber, was discovered to be on fire after
of the 9th inst, and the inside of the cabin wal
destroyed before it could be extingushed. AS ther,
days, it is supposed have been the work of an u
cendiary.
Sch Emma W Day, Of Pembroke, recently capsized
off New London, has been thoroughly repaired b,
Jos Wilder Jr & Co, at Pembroke, and is now load
ing here for New York.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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