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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-28

FLANK MOVEMENT ON THE SENATE.-"Per-
ley in his dispatch of Monday to the Boston
Journal says: 1 at slI s
Mr.. Lynch's resolution, which passed the
House without dissenting voice, directing the
Committee on Expenditures by the War De-
partment to investigate the sale of ordnance
during the Franco-German war, is flank
movement on the Senate, and the latt-r need
not waste so much time now in the discussion
of Mr.. Summers resolution. 1t is very clear
that Mr.. Lynch is not afraid of a most thorough
and searching inquiry, because the committee
has not only been authorized to send for per-
sons and papers, but it is also directed to make
the investigation in public. The committee is
composed of Messrs. Williams of Indiana, Bar
Der of Wisconsin, Snyder of Arkansas, Acker
of PennsYlyania and Kinsella of New York
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On MARRIAGE

On Marriage.
Happy Relief for Young Men from the effects
Of errors and abuses in early lfe Manhood restored
1mpediments to marriage removed. New method of
treatment. New and remarkable remedies Books
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. 2 South Ninth ST..
PHILADELPHIA Pa. noy1snd3m
For Sale
UNHE new two story French roof house just finished
Il on Cushman st. house piped for Sebago, and al
the modern improvements. Enquire on the premise
or No 25 Emery st. j. A. TENNEY
sep5dtf sn
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THE New York World is following up the
Democratic members eff Congress who arc
"shaky' on the tariff question. Monday u
cracked the whip over Mr.. Barnum of Conn.o'
ticut, suggesting that he change his course. or
for the Democrats of the Fourth District to
change their representative.
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THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEBT.-A Columbia
S. c., dispatch states that Monday morning the
House voted to strike out the enacting clause
of the bill providing for the payment of the pas,
due interest of the State debt. The Ways and
Means Committee reported last evening unfa.
vorably on the bill validating several issues Of
State bonds, some of which are said to have
been illegally issued. The bill granting State
aid to the Blue Ridge railroad to the extent OF
100000 has passed the House and it is ex.
pected will pass the Senate to-day.
The demand of the Union Trust Company
for compoundng the State debt has been raj sed
from 30 to rs cents which precludes any posi-
bility of effecting the negotiations
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SPECIAL NOTICE!

TNHE subscriber having made large addition to his
Il former room and stock as a coffin and casket
mandatory, and after twenty-five years of expe-
rience in the business is fully confident that he does
manufacture as good work as is done in Boston or
Connecticut. He is now prepared to furnish Collins
and Caskets of all kinds from the cheapest to the
very BEST of his own manufacture, cheap as those
made in other States and sent here to dealers SELL
Those in want of any Of this kind will do well to
call at his mandatory and examine before purchas
ing elsewhere. Grave clothes constantly on hand.
All of the above will be sold at fair and honorable
prices and connected with the laying out
removal, or burial of the dead, will be promptly at
tended to by 0k JAMES M. Gu RRIER,
Funeral and Furnishing Undertaken, * y
Corner of Temple and Federal sts., Portland, Me.
3 ~ The poor always literally considered. u "a.
feb2Sd&w We 2w -fsf =
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MEMORANDA

Barque Homeward Bound Merriman, from Cardiff
tor st Jago, which put into Falmouth sth inst lost
fore and main topgallant masts and yards jibboom,
sails, &c.
Maurtius, leaky, has repaired and sailed for Fall
mouth Dec 20.
Choir in Seekonet Channel Providence, 26th, and had
starboard quarter damaged to the amount of $3.50.
Batavia, Feb 10-Ship Saml G Reed, from Shanghae
for New York. with tea which got ashore at Sumatra
threw over 100 tons tea and assisted off by tug
and lowed here to discharge. She will go to Singa
pore for repairs.
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DEPARTURE OF OCEAN STEAMERS
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Tuesday, Feb. ~.
ARRIVED.
Sch Elizabeth English, Crowell, Boston.
CLEARED.
Steamship Corinthian, (BD Scott, Liverpool-H 6,
A Allen.
Sch Arizona, (Br) Williams st John, NIB John
Porteous
Sch Ida L Howard, Harrington, New York-Ste-
phen Kicker. .r.
Sch Citizen, Upton, Boston-Stephen Kicker
Sch Utica, Thorndike Rockland-C A B Morse &
Company.
.SAILED-Barque Estella; brigs Melrose, Ben Ne
Wis, and others.
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Caution.

A LII persons are hereby forbidden to harbor OF
"A trust any of the crew of the Br. Brig Wild
Horse no bills of their contracting will be paid BY
the master. ~ p 30 CAPT. MACOAfBER
Feb q, 1872. fe2Sd3t
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS.
Held by the Directors in New York, Jan. 1, 1872 m

Total Assets in the Unitedstates, 81 $40, 449 81
The Assets in the United States now exceed those
OF any American Fire Company, with two exceptions,
In addition to which its large assets abroad are read-
ly available aswas shown by the payment Of its Chi
caso Losses q ,s r.f.-- se
Total Amount of Chicago Losses, Cess
Reinsurance collected,). ......... 1928. ISL "a
Total Amount paid to February 7th, . 3,2O7, Isl 10
The Shareholders Personally Responsible for the En-
gagements of the Company. All Directors are
-|tt4ti.. Shareholders.
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''PERFECT LUBRICATOR. :,

Fiumbago of absolute and uncauaIed
Purity!
FOR HEAVY MACHINERY, CAR-AxuEs. &c
Inc attention of Railroad and Steamboat Com
panies Is especially invited
G. L. BAILEY, As Exchange st.
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Up to two o'clock Tuesday, seven Jurors had
been obtained in Mayor Halls case
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" A8 DIR. J. e WI S
THE TRUE
NATIVE INDIAN PHYSICIAN,
Can be consulted free of charge, at his office
100 Congress ST., Cor. Mountfort St.,
Where he will attend to the treatment and cure of all
diseases incident to the human body. All kinds of
Humors disappear as If by magic, by the of his
GREAT INDIAN SPECIFIC REMEDIES
Cures all Female Difficulties. %. 9-
feb9sn1w*
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DIR. DAVEIS,
HAS RETURNED TO PORTLAND.
And will attend, as heretofore, upon all who desire
his professional services.
He will be at his Office every day from 10 to o'clock
p. m. feb17sn*2w cod
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Bonds Of the Portland & Ogdensburg r r
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BRYTLITE GLOBES s
BRYTLITE GLOBES !

.-ea..H ria3s .9f
.e 7ein8 as 81 ,-kwnE.E 81 SO
This new and beautiful light can be seen at the
store OF s!-i .s.f.trrF EA&5
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scoIdinE.l

Scolding is mostly habit There j,
not much meaning to 1t. IL is often the
result of nervousness and an irritable
condition of both mind and body. A
person is tired or annoyed at some tri
vial cause, and forthwith commences
finding fault with everything in reach.
Scolding is habit very easily formed.
1t is astonishing how soon one who in.
dulges in it at all becomes addicted to il
and confirmed in it.
1t is an unreasoning and unreasonable
habit. Persons who once get in the
way of scolding always find something to
scold about If there were nothing else,
they would fall ascolding at the mere alb
sence of anything to scold at.
1t is an extremely disagreeable habit.
The constant rumbling of distant thun-
der, caterwaulings, or hand-organ un-
der ones window would be less unpleas-
ant. l1n ai',
The habit is contagious. Once intro
duced into a family, it is pretty certain,
in short time, to affect all the mem
bers. If one of them begins always
finding fault about something, or moth
ing, the others are very apt to take
it up, and very unnecessary bedlam is
created.
The people in the country more readi.
ly fall into the habit of scolding than
people in the city. We suppose it is be-
cause they have less to occupy and d.
vert their attention.
Women contract the bad habit more
frequently than men. This may be be-
cause they live more in the house, in q
confined and heated atmosphere very
trying to the nervous system and the
health in general; and it may be partly
that their natures are more susceptible,
and their sensitiyeness more easily
wounded Women are sometimes called
divine; but scolding woman never
seems divine. But we will say no more
on the subject, or some pretty creature
may feel inclined to scold US for what
we say about scolding. aor.rs l1a nf
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necessary to proclaim to the world the
fact that the clothes upon your back, or
the personal adornment IN which you
delight, belong to you and are bought
and paid for. People have given you
credit already for owning them seeing
that you are wearing them, although
they may not be paid for. And, there
FORE as the principal object for setting
q mark on individual wearing apparel
and various little articles of personal
use and establishment is only to serve
as means of Identification, the best
taste indicates that such marks shall be
as little obtrusive as is possible. What,
then, shall we think OF initiated ear
rings2 Could anything be more vulgar2
The truth is that according to the
rule of good breeding, it is net proper
to obtrude your personality conspicu-
ously upon others. And upon this
foundation rests the whole superstruc-
ture Of good taste and surroundings.
You are very unfortunate if you have
to advertise yourself and your business
by carrying them into the surroundings
Of private life; and il not compelled to
this by necessity, the taste must be
hopelessly yitiated which is constantly
challenging public attention by meretri-
clous efforts at personal prominence.
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. .
The Detroit Free Press wickedly re-
lates the following: " Greeley often re,
iterated advice, that every family should
keep a hog-in case they won't 60 out
West and buy farm-induoed a citi.
zen Of Howard street TO invest eight
dollars in a shoat last fail. In addition
to the feed from the family pail the man
purchased and fed the hog eleven dol
lars worth. Of corn, paid three dollars
to rescue him from the pound, and
killed him the other day, TO find that be
had a hundred and eighty pounds of
pork for twenty-three dollars. As
dressed hogs sellfor five cents per pound
on the street, and this cost over twelve,
the citizen wants Greeley 10 tell him
where the profit comes in. The philos-
opher would probably say that the pleas
ure taken in supplying the porkers 5
wants and watching bis growth was suf.
fcient compensation for the additional
expense. - f.a a-ria-
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ReCnlations for Lent.

l. I.iAll, the faithful who have COM
pleted their twenty-irst year are, unless
iegitimately dispensed, bound to observe
the fast of Lent. $50 ~ - So
2. They are TO make only one meal a
day, except Sunday.
III 83The meal allowed on fast days IS
not to be taken till about noon.
A. At that meal, if on any day permis'
sion should be granted for eating flesh,
both flesh and fish shall not be used at
the same time.
b5. A small refreshment, commonly
called collation., is allowed in the even,
ing; no general rule as to the quantity
Of food permitted at this time Is or can
be made, but the practice Of the most
regular Christians is never 20 let 1t ex-
ceed the fourth part of AN ordinary
meal. asL rosi rgg
6. The quality of food allowed alta
collation. is, in. this diocese, bread. but,
ter, eggs cheese milk, all kinds ,ot
fruits, salads, vegetables and cold fish. .
I. General usage has made it lawful
to take, in the morning, some warn
liquid, as tea, coffee, or thin chocolate,
and cracker.
LhS. Necessity and custom have au-
thorized the use of lard instead of but
ter, in preparing fab, vegetables, etc =
9. The following persons are ex-
empted from the obligation of fasting:
Young persons under twenty-one years
of age the sick; nursing women; those
who are obliged to do hard labor; all
who, through weakness, cannot fast
without prejudice to their health.
B 10. By dispensation, the use OF flesh
meat will be allowed at any time on
Sundays, and once day on Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
with the exception of the seoond and
last Saturdays of Lent. ..4
IL. Persons dispensed from the obliT
CATION of fasting on account of tender
or advanced age, sixty years, or hard
labor are not bound by the restriction
of using meat only at one meal on days
on which its use is granted by dispensa-
ton. Those dispensed from the fast
for other causes, as well as those who are
obliged to fast, are permitted to use
meat only at one meal. lid iL1
We recommend that, on Good Friday,
the faithful abstain from the use OF milk,
butter and eggs.
We earnestly beg those who have made
themselves the victims of inteIHperance
to begin with Lent a sober and pious
life, and TO chow spirit OF true repent
anee by pledge of total ahstinence. %
~. B, PERpELL. " ..
III q KS Archbishop of Cincinnati
a-O-p
h n, INK ,nS r,rr,s nnInGNE is the best and
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Critical Periods Of Human Life.


From the age of forty to that of sixty
man who properly regulates himself
may be considered in tho prime of life.
His matured strength Of constitution
renders hiM almost impervious TO the
attacks OF disease, and all the functions
are in the highest order. Having gone
year or two past sixty, however, he ar
rives at a critical period Of existence;
the river Of death flows before him, and
he remains at a stsnd-stin. But athwart
this river Is viaduct called the turn
Of life, which if crossed in safety leads
to the valley q" old age, round which
the river winds, and then aOws beyond
without boat or csuseWay to effect its
passage. The bridge Is, however, con-
structed Of ffagile materials, and il de.
pends upon how it is trodden whether it
bend or break. Gout, apoplexy, and
other bad characters, are also in the
vicinity to waylay the traveller and thrust
him from the pass; but let him gird up
his lniRs, and provide himself with per
feet composure. To quote a metaphor,
the turn Of life has turn either into
prolonged walk or into the grave. The
system and power having reache their
utmost expansion, now begin either to
close, like flowers at sunset or break
down ct once. One injudieious stimu-
liant, a single fatal excitement, may force
il beyond its strength; whilst a careful
supply Of props, and the withdrawal Of
all that tends 70 force a plant, viii sus-
tain il in beauty and vigor until night
has nearly set in.
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SEWING MACHINES
PRICE, FIFTY DOLLARS.


TNHE IMPROVEMENTS MADE ON THE
"Wilson during the year 1871 have
placed it at the head Of all competition. and
to-day it is without rival. 1t Is as durable
as steel and iron oan make II. Every Ma
chine of the late cAsK-HARDEEED FINISH Is
warranted nVe years, and q warrantee
furnished with each Machine. ~. /. =.
The above cut represents the late improved
Machine. which rests fiat with the table and
runs light and rapidly, and makes the shuttle
or lock stitch, uses straight needle, and the
celebrated UNDKR-FEED improved in shape so
as to have q portion of the feed on both sides
of the needle. 1fEA
Remember the Fact,
that high prices ION sewing machines) do not
indicate superiority. The combination, the
ring, and the monopoly, all agree on high
prices, which they. sooner or later, will be
forced to reduce on account OF the lunprece-
dented rat id and increasing sales of the
NEW WILSON SEWING MACHINE.
Please call and examine even if you do not
wish to purchase.
A full stock of Machine Twist Spool. Cot.
ton, Oil, Needles. ETC., always on hand and
for sale low.
BEACH & SUTHERLAND, Z
35s Main street, south of Union.
64-63- xiv ." W. i.i" Z.
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.9T5 MMOEoGR1MS. TIJa7
The Use of initial Letters ana the
Abuse by SnObs.

| ADooC W 0AOSha
From the New York NALL
The rage tor monograms on articles Of
personal adornment, and with which
many Americans have been afflicted for
the last few years, is excessively vulgar
as manifested, Of course it comes
from a hankering after crests and badges
Of rank, which has been imported from
Europe into this country. But people OF
good taste abroad, who are used to crests
and cyphers, and who are entitled to
them, do not display them on every oc.
casion and in every available corner of
their dwellings,, on their dresses, and
equipages. To have your monogram on
your china, on your dog 8 collar, on the
livery of your attendants, or on a panel
Of your carriage, isavery different thing
from sporting It personally and thus max
ing yourself a sort OF walking advertise
ment of your own Initials. y Even on
letter paper and envelopes, the greatest
caution ought to be observed not to have
monograms or devices too conspicuous.
! was once told BY one'who had received
such letter, that Queen Victoria, for
her own private correspondence, used a
perfectly plain shesi Of paper, without
any coat-of arms, aud a rather large,
business-looking envelopto match. Your
letters should be valuable for what you
put into them, and not for what you pay
the sSationer 70 put on them. 1t is es-
pecially for articles OF dress and adorn-
ment worn conspicuonsly on the street
and at public places that mohosFams
aad initials are ia bad taste. About two
years ago an attempt was made 10 intro
duce embroidered initials and crests up.
on parasols, in, Paris. | do not know
whether The mania was ever transferred
to this country, but it was abandoned
entirely 20 Barvenues and persons of
Questionable character abroad. For the
same reason the jevelry which had ini-.
tialsi IN diamonds on q grourd CT black
or colored enamel, OF onyx, was never
popular with the. best people, v.
Monogranis on lockets OF bracelets are
not so conspicuous, especially when
these, are 70 be worn only in the house
But the best rule is TO have your personal
mark placed on articles Of personal
adornment where it shall be least CON
spicuous. you mtfst ba poorly of IT,
having no servant on which to display
it, you make shift TO wear your own liv-
eryl slrsrr d. - au sGatE L -luo
. The theory Of monOgrams and crests
sprang from q very natural eonoeit,
when cannot be satisfied unless it lets
Others know that this and that other is
my" personal property But while it
may be consistent 70 advertise your dog
your carriage or other article Of per
sonsl properly IN this manner, u isnot
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Godira Upon the stage.

Justin MCCARTHY writes from London
to the New York Mail as follows:
Take the pantomime Of Lady Godiva,
at Ashley theater. If | could ever APP
prove OF official intervention in such
cases, think / should like to have this
pure and beautiful English legend pro-
tected from burlesque and buffoonery.
The thing is dull and stupid parody,
utterly witless, Vulgar and vapid But
it is well put on the stage, as all these
things are, and the papers gave it, of
course, the customary dose of unmin-
gled praise. The lady who, having a
certain position and reputation as an &C.
tress, descended to exhibit herself as
Godiva," was covered with eulogy as
with garment-would that she could
have wrapped hafsclf mp in it when on
the stage! One enthusiastic critic de-
elared as she sat upon her white
horse, under the rays of the lime-light
she might have been taken by a Phi
dias as a model of womanly beauty
and symmetry. All the papers concur
in speaking Of her as statuesque, ;ex-
quisite, classic, and don't know what
else. Let me tell you what saw when
went to this noble entertainment. A
big, fat, handsome woman, certainly
woman with fine, British barmaid sort
of face, but such fgurel l was going
to speak of Falstaf in petticoats, but
this lady wore no such garments In
word, the exhibition was disgusting, Had
it not been desecration Of the Godiva
Of legend and poetry, it would still have
been hideous. As II was, the whole
show was disgrace to our stage, low as
our taste has fallen. But it had appa-
rently the sanction Of the Lord Cham
berlaih, who won't stand political jokes,
and who, | suppose, got over his diff
Guilty as TO the propriety Of custom by
rejecting that It is no use TO call for the
lengtheBing of jupons where no jupons,
IL - bo- rrnpn
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werth.


People are beginning to End fault with
Worth. A lady who sent to him for
toilette for a particular OCCASION, and
who expected something very elegant
and stylish, was Mortified when the box
arrived and was opened to find a Grim
son silk dress, with narrow green
aounces, headed with yellow satin and
black lace. The dress was exquis itely
made, handsome lace was used, and the
fit was perfect, but when she put 1t on,
her husband, to her extreme mortitica-
ton, told her she looked like aharlequin.
A lady abroad, writing home, speaks Of
the strange manner in which he unites
colors this season, and instances two
dresses worn by princesses. One was a
pink silk, with black velvet bodice and
chocolate-cOlored overs-skirt and sleeves;
another was Of blue satin, with a yellow
satin hounce and gray satin train; A
bride gave him carte blanche for her
dresses, received them made Of materials
which glaringly contrssted and gave
most pronounced character to her war;
drobe. Il would appear from this that
The gentleman had nearly reached the
end of bis resources in this line, and 1t is
almost time.
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REMOVAL.
REMOVAL.

uNHE OFFICE OF THE WESTERN METH
j. odist has been moved from . Jefferson
street 70 27qh MaiR street, up stairs, in the
rooms formerly occupied By G. W. L. Crook.
Correspondents and others will take notice.
and direct their letters accordinEly. We
issue now $500 copies. The Methodist Is q
good medium for advertisers. ~
sSt n. w. BLEW q 60, Publishers.
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(. fBunSrrrs COLOGNE is the best and
cheapest.
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WALL PAPER-WIND0W sHADES.
GRIESHABE & SANDER-Curtains, and
ond street,
L. NJ. DEAN b CO.. successors to Dean. Bax-
ter X Co.-Pictures, picture frames. cords,
tassels. and artists supplies, S9l and 1893
Main street, n...rt.l r
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HOUSE, Sign. AND FREsC0
:PAINTERS.

DEAN Il CO., successors to Dean. Baxter i
Co., 891 and 1893 Main street. 81
A. r. DAVIS, 2Sl Second street-Particular
attention given to calcimining walls In
any color.
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CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS.
OWEN LILLf-Carriages. farm and spring
Marnns. 69 Union street. -.....-- -..---- :.
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w w. WBTE. TENCH SoHIKY.
Formerly Clerk. OF Baltimore.
WORSHAM H0USE-White. q Schley. pro-
prietors; corner Main and Adams streets.
Board, s2 so per day.
MEIGGS HOUSE-Dr. r. il. Boatman. pro-
prietOr Hopefeld, Ark. s-..,-.-ai--s
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NOTICE.
wORKINGMENS'
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE To STOCKHOLDERS.

DHE FIRST INSTALLMRNT TO THE
i Capital Stock Is called, payable TO Chas.
7. Paterson. Secretary and Treasurer (At the
ofice Of the Southern Life Ins. CO.). between
the 25th and aOth OF February next.
The Association commences AcTfYE BUSINESS
on the first Tuesday in March lthe 5th) 1872.
Parties desiring te subscribe to the Capital
Stock are requested TO do 50 before the lst Of
March next.
By order Of the Board of Directors.
lO9-yivl II. d. BULKLEY. President.