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The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

A Troy editor took his wife to New York,
Friday. The conductor when he came along
recognised our Troy brother as entitled to
free passage, but not knowing the lady,
whispered to him, SIS this lady friend of
yours ?" mo, no, said the Troy editor in
haste, ''sLe is my wife,"
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10
Notice.


TNOR young or middle aged man Of unexceptiona-
Il BILE character Experienced accountant and one
thousand dollars capital Investigation is invited
address Box 2015 Portland Mel n0vslu
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

1t has been carelessly remarked that the
happiest women in the world are those who
have no history. The lesson of daily obser-
vation compels us to say that this is mis-
take, and that the happiest women in the
world are those who possess new bonnets.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10
SanfOrd's Improved Refrigerators.

The three points of excellence which claim, are,
1st; constant and thorough circulation of pure air
End; ryness, no dampness monld nor taint; 3rd; no
ntermrgling Of odors; purity and active air the
elements Of its success Call or SEND for circulars.
Manufactured and for sale by j. F. MERRILL, be-
q Co.'s Ice House. Portland. Me. je5dtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

A boy living on the Sugar Hollow road, ate
twenty-one buckwheat cakes one day last
week, and so disturbed his stomach as to
cause his death in three days after. The last
words he uttered were of modest triumph.
He said: 81 slung emp
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

How did they learn that their ways were small?
Jean and Kitty
How did they know they were scorned by all
Jean and Kitty?-
And heard the family speak their miuds-
What pity!
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

A Chicago hackman charged New Yorker
500 for an hours work, and rather than have
any fuss about it came down to 81. Is.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

HOUSE No. 42 Pleasant Street. Inquire at the
IL House from to O'Clock P. M.
- Portland. Oct. 18th. oc13dtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

A Nebraska" man reckons that the re-
cent increase in the price of rags has added
three per cent. to the valuation of his family.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

The following was received by trader in
Machias, not many months since: ''Send us
small Kag of butter for DelecketI IApertites."
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

81 live by my pen," said poet, wishing to
impress young lady. 'You look as if you
lived in one,'' was the reply.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

Now that skating has set in, care should be
taken to avoid the air holes. 1t is surprising
the amount of moisture an air hole contains.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

At one of the ragged schools in Ireland a
clergyman asked the question, ''What is
holiness?'' A pupil in dirty, tattered rags,
jumped up and said: ''Plaze yer riverence,
it is to be clane inside.''
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

An advertisement for teacher in rural
school district concludes in this way: IN. B.
No man need apply who wears a shawl.''
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

Bailey of the DaDbury News commenced
some remarks in prayer-meeting recently by
saying solemnly, 81 would not live alway;
yet, when get pretty sick, always send for
the DOCTOR"
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

The amount of time that may be wasted on
trifies cannot, perhaps, be realized under
more exasperating circumstances than in a
struggle with greasy door-knob.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

A million dollars worth of ostrich feathers
is imported into England every year from the
Cape of Good Hope. Every pound of these
feathers is worth fifty guineas.
The Portland daily press., 1873-12-10

MIR. H. McVEY late of Foster Dye House of this
1N1 City, has reopened the Sebago Dye House No II
Plum St., where be is ready to do all kinds Of dye
ing and cleansing of gentlemers garments. Satsfac-
ton guaranteed. aa
II. McvEY, (Fosters Scotch Dyer),
au27d1y No. II Plum street.
The New York herald., 1873-07-11

shut up in one of the most murky OF aerial dun
geons neither earth nor sky being visible; nor
could we tell whether we were travelling In an
easterly or s0utherly direction, as we discovered
considerable
EMOTION IN THE ATMOSPHERIC,
the car swinging once or twice in an unusual man
ner, causing us TO revolve completely. Coming
suddenly out Of this mist into the broad sunshine
the eyes seemed to weaken, and prevented US
from seeing clearly how we were sailing We rose
again above some snowy mountain clouds, and
with the exception OF the gaunt giant made
special mention Of previously, the cone scene
might be said to have been repeated. Upward we
ny again. until the aneroid barometer registers
q $40. We no longer hear the screeching Of the
railroad engine, the rushing sound at the water
falls and the sound Of the hammer. Science and
labor are alike silent, the stiffness less grand
than the vastness OF the IL breaks upon u.s.
In the upper current we appeared to have trav-
eled very rapidly. Lynn and Salem could be
clearly seen, while Boston harbor and Chelsea
beach were also in view, the Nahant PENN
sula looking like a crooked piece Of RIB
bon in the water. We contemplated 10
cross over Boston Common in less than an hour
should the current hold out. Suddenly we dropped
again, however, and our hopes of soaring over
Bunker Hill Monument and the State House and
oil IuC OouhtEy vi tic Dlue laws WdVercO. INC
ocean appeared almost directly beneath u.s. At
twelve minutes OF three O'Clock we expected
to reach the neighborhood Of North Reading. and
contemplated for an instant the smalness OF hu.
manity and horseanity in the streets. We threw
down some papers and were about to watch the
result when the
LA BELLE FRANCE wAvERED.
from her course and began to 60 down. More bal
last was thrown 0ut but we we're unable to rlse
Dense woods were beneath U.S. The inevitable
being upon us the anchor was swung loose; a back,
low current struck us and down we came, making
direct for small clearing the south side OF Will
mingtOn, at some distance from the depot. ''H0ld
yourself in readiness for the SHOCK" quickly urges
the Professors and before 1t could be repeated the
car had struck the ground; but Q number Of men
having been attracted to the spot we were an
chored finally, after very slight humping, at cx.
acty P. M, having been up hours 16 minutes,
and travelling over 10 miles in q straight line.
We had alfghted in q field belonging to Joshua
Bond, and, after resting awhile, answering ques-
tions for country maidens who assembled to see
the aerial ship, the gas was let out and the La
Belle carefully folded, packed and conveyed to the
Wilmington station where Mr.. Goodwin, the ven-
erable depot agent and his lady, entertained us
until late In the evening. Thus ended the adven-
lures of the HERALD Celestial Commissioner after
being upwards of two miles frsm terra nrma.
oT THE OBSERVATIONS
The New York herald., 1873-07-11
TEE HONE FOB SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
ORPHANS,

Ground was broken yesterday for new addition
to the Home for Soldiers and Sailors Orphans cor
ner Of l25th street and the Boulevard One addition
Is to be 4oxso feet. and, besides increasing the dor
mitory. will also enlarge the chapel There are at
l3l are boys, the remainder girls. They are re-
ceived as young as seven, but are not allowed
to remain alter sixteen. Those wanting to en-
pl0y boys and girls cannot do better than take
them from this institution. six recent inmates
are in the Money Order Department OF the Post
ONCE one Is cadet ct West Point, and OF the
some three thousand who have been taken care OF
here nearly oil are alling good positions
The New York herald., 1873-07-11
ANOTHER B1eAxY CASE IN JERSEY.

man named Thomas Lynch, residing In Jersey
City, was taken before Justice Seymour yesterday,
charged py his vile ELIZA. whom he married In Ire.
land twelve years ago, with having second wife
in Je rsey City. The accused admitted the second
marriage, but said he thought No. to be dead. He
was held In default OF $1,000 BAH TO await trial
The New York herald., 1873-07-11

Dut as harmony, suDuueu anu gentie. III was the
notice Tor the operatives to return to their work,
and we could distinctly see the long professions
entering the various establishments and mills
as the last strokes OF the ringing reached us.
In few seconds we heard the clocks OF the town
strike the hour Of one almost in unison. The gong
and hoarse whistle Of locomotive told of the an.
proach of train from Boston, and on looking
down we could see the iron horse tugging at his
load, the whole train appearing as O great snake
gliding gracefully along on the rails. Travelling
but slowly beneath the balloon, we had better
opportunity to watch the train but the loud harsh
whistle vibrated near, then seemed to die away
again, like an elephant In pain, with q hol no!
The aneroid now indicated that we were rising
rapidly. being 90 15-2oths, and being in
the shade OF cloud light chill
was felt for moment We had
entered an upper current going In a southeasterly
direction Still over the town, with the most gor.
geous scenery within visien. The horizon raised
with u.s. all the while tinged with the misty vapor,
equ-dstant In all directions. To the southwark
and eastward the outline Of the ocean was clearly
visible, which, though nearly twenty miles distant,
appeared only just In advance OF us. From the
same point we could trace the Of the crooked
Merrimac as It turned and wound It's way like a
black tortuous monster to the briny deep beyond
The little concord River, blasxer and more crooked
than the sister stream that here swallows
It, could be also traced amid plain and valley to
the end OF its Journey ut she mill race, where its
freedom ceased Away round from the ocean In
southwesterly direction we saw distant clumps Of
buildings, supported tn the background by hills
while on the north and west mountains OF consd-
erable height ioomed mp.
At half-past one O'Clock we were still passing
southward fnongb well within sight VI the town
The New York herald., 1873-07-11

of Lowell. The discord Of sounds was not great
at this moment as the dull thud Of u
hammer in the boiler shops and the loud
roaring OF the water falling into the
racecourses OF the factories were all that we
heard. Now the mountains on the north, In New
Hampshire rose into grand prominence, extending
in an apparent semi-circie far as the eve could
reach, but not inspiring one with much desire to
tread their darkened surface Our aneroid now
stood 20 1920; wet bulb, 90; dry bulb, u. The
shadow OF the balloon could be distinctly seen on
the earth beneath. Everywhere crowds of people
gazed up at US as we sailed along silently above
them The rays Of the sun rested on the balloon,
but it suddenly became hot and oppressive.
PASSING OVER THE cEMETERY
at quarter past one p. NJ. we could behold from
afar the white marble that marked the last rest
ing place OF the dead the obelisks pointing upward,
not looking thicker than q walking cane while the
lots enclosed by blocks OF gray granite appeared
like squares formed OF straws. While contem-
plating the possibility OF freed spirits 1oating
around and above US, we observed that our aerial
ship was descending rapidly. as though about to
land on the tops Of the trees. just outside the
graveyard. Our trailing rope was at once thrown
cut. and Mr.. King prepared for the occasion.
Down we went at great speed. Presently we
could hear some one calling to us-"Halloal !
here, coming down now ?" mot much" replied
King, as he emptied away some sand. We were not
more than two hundred feet Of the ground and
our rope dragging over the tree tops, assisted us
In having ground ride. The persistent barking
OF o little cur in the cemetery grounds attracted
our attention for a few seconds. We rose again so
rapidly at this time that we could scarcely hear
a whistling a9riculturalist tossing about some
mown hay, who was endeavoring 10 soothe our
troubled spirits. Again we behold the
oceans margin, the blue water beyond, looking
calm, motlonless. "BalloOni balloonl balloon -
is re-echoed from below, and we observe some ex-
ceedngly small specimens Of humanity in a field,
to whom we threw some printed matter and de-
parted Haverhill now drew within sight, while
the mighty mills OF Lowell were indicated to us
only by the dense volumes Of smoke emitted from
the tall chimneys. A small boat on the Concord
was being rowed beneath one OF the railroad
bridges; but the boat itself looked exactly like
gnat In a bucket OF water, with the legs sticking
out and creating an eddy, answering In this In
stance to the movement OF the oars.
AMID THE CLOUDS.
1888 p, M-The sun WAS now shining brilliantly
The New York herald., 1873-07-11

WONDERING THROUGH ALL ETERNITY
what 1t was that happened to him. l returned to
London in great hurry by q train that In no
way excited by it, but failed in the end and object
had in view after ell, which was to go to the
GRAND CONCERT AT ALBERT HALL
in honor Of the shah. I had strong desire to see
that building filed with people once. Albert Hall
is one Of the many monuments erected to the
memory Of the late Prince Albert. 1t Is q huge
and costly edince, but the architectural design is
old, not to say In some sense O plagiarism; for
there Is but little originality in putting dome on
gasometer. 1t said to seat 900 people, and surely
that Is q thing worth seeing-at least to q man
who was not at the Boston Jubilee. But no tickets
were to be had-every seat was full, they said 1t
was no particular matter but what made me mad
was to come so extremely close and then miss. In
deed, was madder than l can express to think
that
II THE ARCHITECT HAD ONLY PLANNED
the place TO hold 13,OO1 could have got in. But,
after all, was not the only person who had occa-
sion to leel vexed. Colonel x, noted man In
America, bought seat some days ago Tor $40 and
O little afterward
MET A KNOWING PERSON,
who said the Shah would be physically worn oue
before that concert night and would not be there,
and consequently nobody else; SO the seat wab I'M
mediately sold for S.. Then came another knowing
one, who said the Shah would unquestonaby De ae
the concert, 80 the Colonel went straight and
bought hts ticket back again. The temporary
holder Of 1t only charged him $3.50 Tor carrying IL
around for him during the intervall Tne Coionei
was at the concert and took the Shah's head clerk
for the Shah all the evening. Vexatlon could 60
no further than that mAhk TWAIN.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21
LITERARY CHIT.CHAT.

M. EMILE DE LAvELEYE, the well known Belgian
publIcst and professor at the University of Lege.
has published work entitled "Des Causes Actu-
Giles Ia Guerre en- Europe ct de rArbitrage.n
MrRABEAU's LETTERS to Reybaz, first found at
Geneva, make it evident that the former in many
instances received speeches ready prepared, which
he learned by heart and delivered with all tho
fire and passion of improvisation 1t Is to be hoped
that book containing the whole correspondence
Will appear.
sAGACIoUs AND THOUGHTFUL German, Kari
Hillebrand, has written book on 1.-THE French
People in the Latter Half or the Nineteenth Gen.
turyn which Is full OF penetrating criticism Of
ga gTaade nation.n The character of the whole
race, says Mr.. Hillebrand Is femenine. French
sociabfty is at bottom mutual vanity Insurance
association The nation IL vain, weak and su-
perficial, with timid, gregarous temper, incapa-
Bile Of any Of the higher Efforts either OF virtue or
wisdom. N. Theirs, ne says, has an absolute tn
difference as to forms OF government--an indirer-
ence which an enormous majority Of Frenchmen
share, but are ashamed to ayow.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21

SPAM-Tm PROSPECT on RIVAL RRUp-
LIc.-Ons of our latest items Of news from
Spain. and certainly one of the most impor-
tant which we have had from that country for
some time. is that an attempt is about to be
made to overthrow the present federal Re-
public and to establish unitarian Republic,
with Serrano at its head. Inneo DanaOs.
The advent Of Serrano to power means the
restoration of the monarchy, with Alfonso.
Isabellas son, for King. The federal Repub-
lie ought not to be condemned until il has
fair show. 1t looks to the United States as its
model AT least it means progress, while it is
undeniable that the unitarian Republic
means reaction.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21

The weather yesterday was mucn more pleasant
than the on day previous, yet 1t was hot enough to
make everybody uncomfortable, and people sought
for the shady side OF the street with determined
perseverance to be prudent that was worthy Of
commentator. To say that there was not much
sweltering would be only denying consequence
or June heated term. The breeze that came from
the river did noble service to poor suffering
humanity, and was appreciated with q zest
only equalled by the pleasure OF first
sunshine after hard Winter. That the
heated term Is not yet upon us In all It's force
is unfortunately true, for we may be certain that
some burning days are yet TO come before the sun
slides down from u.s. But there Is wonderful virtue
In cool lager Deer and iced s0das these beverages
possessing extraordinary influence on the
imagination in reconciltng men to what can't be
helped. IL Ia pleasure not to have TO record a
death roll from sunstrokes, nor to have to give
list OF poor toilers whose weary bodies yielded to
the exhausting heat. Yet the first genuine case
OF sunstr0ke occurred yesterday, the victim being
boy about nfteen years OF age, named Alfred
Haines, messenger for the American Telegraph
company, and who resided at All second avenue.
The boy was stricken In Fourth avenue at the corner
OF Twenty seventh street, and was thence taken TO
Bellevue Hospital, where the usual restoratves
being applied and unremtting attention being
paid - him there seemed to chance i0r nis we.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21
MANHATTAN OLUB-HoRACE F. CLARK

At meeting Of the Managing Committee OF the
Manhattan Club yesterday evening it was
Voted. That the Managing Committee OF the Man.
haitian Club, lamentng the sudden death OF their
associate, Mr.. Horace f. Clark, will attend his fu
neral on Sunday afternoon at halfpast four O'clock
and invite the members Of the Club TO attend with
them ut the Madison square church at the same
time, and to join with them in that tribute OF re-
spect to his memory.
MANTON MARBLE. Secretary
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21
The Inn uence OF . Death.

Wall street yesterday presented another of
tho strange magnetic phases so Characteristic
Of that spasmodic locality. gentleman
railroad and other enterprises, and whose
name in connection with various interests has
become o sort Of 'shousehold word on
Change. Instantly the pocket nerve began
to throb and men to wonder what amount Of
money was to be made out Of Death Cliques
hurriedly gathered to speculate on the event
Combinations were organized to create de-
pressing influences, and before high noon o
whole brigade of wild men were shouting
their arithmetical measure OF Wall street
obituary notice over dead brother. To one
outside of their circle, studying the lessons
of the hour, it was n curious picture Of
human nature, not merely because the
shadows were pencilled in the gloom of the
grave, but because it exhibited the wonderful
brain power that may be put forth by some
men and be made to radiate to the very ex-
tremes Of our commercial influence. Doubt
less much if not all of this effect is artificial
Nevertheless, under the manipulation of the
shrewd men whose vocation it is to speculate
on the best or the saddest events of life, the
result is always perceptible, just as it was ap-
parent yesterday in the raid by party of
bears whose vicious aim was to make il OBJ
vious that the death of Horace F. Clark
was necessarily the keynote Of misfortune to
all the enterprises with which, in life, he was
most identified.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21

ANOTHER BUDGET OF FIRES, including an
extensive one in Pottsville, one destroying
town in Michigan and others more or less
destructive, is embraced in our telegraphic
dispatches of yesterdays events, East and
West. The general dryness Of the season in
the Northern States has doubtless much to do
with these frequent fires, but they are much
more, we fear, due to general negligence and
carelessness. And here we may ask, if with
such catalogue Of fires as that which we give
this morning for one day in the early Summer,
what shall we have in the usually dry season
of Autumn, especially in the combustible
wooden towns, pine forests and withercd
prairies Of the West? This Is matter de-
handing general attention.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21
Tvlor Smith. M. ID.

Tylor Smith, n. D., an eminent English physl.
clan, was walking by the river side at Richmond
just lately. when he was seized with sudden and
alarming Illness. He was carried by two water
men to the Richmond Inlrmary, and DR.. Hills and
DIR. Withecombe were soon in attendance and did
all that medical skill could suggest to endeav0r to
restore consciousness but, Notwithstanding all
after his admission to the innrmary. DR.. Smith
was formerly physician to the Westminster Hospt-
tai, and was the author OF several works well
known to the medical profession In Europe and
America.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21
SPEAKER BLAIRE'S TOUR.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. Lnn,

81. JOSEPH, NO., June 20, 1873
Hon. James G. Blaine, Speaker of the House, ac-
c0mpanied by his wife, sister ana son and Miss
Abigail Dodge, better known under the nom de
plume Of "Gail Hamilton" arrived here to-day on
their return from visit to the Pacific coast Utah
and Colorado. Mr.. Blaine was met at the depot by
number Of citizens and old acquaintances and
welcomed to the CRY.
They lett for Chicago, BY way Of Council Bluffs to-
uir
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-21

Strong men looked upon royal personages as
intellectual pigmies but at last wise sover-
eigns are able to lift tho veil and invite the
press to the palace Of the King As our repre-
sentative, surrounded by the other ambassa-
doris, stood in the Supreme Chamber of King
Oscar the King took him by the hand and
said he would Be glad to see him before he
left Sweden When the newspaper ambassa-
dor called to have farewell audience of the
saying he felt honored in welcoming to the
capital Of his kingdom the representative of q
journal so we'll known to him as the NEW
York HERALD. And then followed the brave
words from which we have quoted, and which
fill such prominent space in this days issue of
the paper.
The interview with the King Of Sweden and
Norway is another triumph for the enterprise
of the HERALD but it has greater significance
than the victory for this journal. It opens
the way not only for the Independent press to
reach the audience chambers of emperors and
kings, but for emperors and kings to reach
the people through Independent journals like
the HERALD for even kings must depend
upon the newspapers for much Of their knowl-
edge of what is going on in the world. King
Oscar has even the catchword of newspaper
readers, and he can say, 81 see by the
papers,, &C., as well as Mr.. Sardou's typical
American, who is never without his blanket
sheet Every day the great mission Of indie
pendent journalism is being broadened and
widened and deepened, and the HERALD leads
the way. Kings and people are thus brought
into closer contact, and the voice of the multi
tude not only goes up to the throne, but the
royal answer comes back interpreted through
the same channel On .fete days the repre-
sentatives of great journals stand up with the
highest. The King says to the Journalist,
"Come and see me-" and when the two meet
there is much earnest and kindly conversation
spoken, to be heard not only in the closet
where it is uttered, but in every corner Of the
earth