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These trains connect ~ Rock Island with the
trains of the Chicago Rock Island Pacific X. r.,
thc Peoria 4 Rock Island n r.. the Western Union
X r. the Chicago a southwestern II. H. and the
Davenport and 81 Paul X r. At Monmouth with
chicago Burlington 4 Quincy Il. r., ut Bushnell
with Toledo Peoria 4 Warsaw X. r., ut Boards
town with Springfield n Illinois Southeastern II.
Il and at Chaplin with Toledo, Wabash 4 Western
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WESTERN UNION R Il.

Connects at Rock Island with all diycrgiug lines.
At Fulton with the &. a y. W. u X. for Clinton
and Omaha west, and Chicago, east
Al Frccport with the I c K L n G.. y. W.
X r.
At Bcloit Clinton aud Racine with the 6. &
y ". X. r.
BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND MINNIE
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BY STAGE
ALEpO ASp pQUAWkA DID p. VI. 500 a. N.
Swrdoua and New Windsor arrives Tuesdays
aud Thursdays AZ q. NJ. Departs Wednesdays and
Saturdays AZ
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The NoYemher Magazines.


HARPER's MAGAZINE for November. con-
tains the following: The Secret OF the Strait.
With six illustrations. The Mystery of the
Jewels; The Mountains lVIII.). With
twelve illustrations. Haunted; Few
French Celebrities; With Thirteen Portraits.
Sonnet; South Coast Saunterings in En-
gland. (Saunter VIII.). With three illus
trations. Transition; A Tale of Two Citi-
zens; A Lone woman in Ireland. With
eleven illustrations. The Living Link BY
the author of ''The Dodge Club. ''etc. With
three illustrations. The Last of the Three.
With Two Portraits; Two Picnics; Sonnet;
Northern California. Q.j The Sacramento
Valley; Song; The Question; The Republi-
can Movement in Europe Eleventh Paper)
The Galaxy for November has, besides its
other attractions, the opening chapters of
new story by Justin Mccarthy, "Lindley
Rockford" "The Wetherel Affair."" by De
Forest, is continued. Tue chapters given in
this number seem to lead to the conclusion,
and. with the exception of the weak twadjls
of thai stupid and overdrawu character,
'Tmogen Eleonor," are bright. Richard
Grant White is as severe in this number of
Furnishing Pundit," as in last months
paper. Gideon Welles furnishes his second
paper on ''Mr. Lincoln and Mr.. Seward"
There ale several short stories and poems,
the Scientific Miscellany which is always
interesting, ''Nebul@,' by the editor, etc.,
etc. A full and good number
The Atlantic Monthly for November de-
votes number Of pages to a review of Mr..
De Forests novels. 'Gunnar," Morse ro-
nance, is continued; also "Honest John
Vane," by Dc Forest. w. NJ. Grosvenor
furnishes an article entitled ''rhe Railroads
and The Farms.'' Robert Dale Owen talks in
this number about ''The Interesting People
whom 1 met in London" A paper by DEM
Arrest Lloyd gives new and interesting details
of ''The Home Lie of Salmon P. Chase"
A poem by Celia Thaxter, ''The Song Spar
row." is written in her happiest manner, and
is one of the best things in the number.
Scribners Monthly for November is not
behind its competitors in interest or fresh
ness. The most noteworthy articles are
"Annals of an English Abbey" illustrated
by James Anthony Froude, and paper on
Elizabeth Barrett Browning by Edmund Clar-
ence Stedman. Miss Adeliue Trafon,
whose American Girl Abroad' made SO
pleasant an impression, has in this number
the first two chapters of story called ''Kath-
crime Earle," which shows fair promise. A
story "Earthern Pitchers" by Rebecca
Harding Davis,is also begun. Graceful poems
by II. H.. Celia Thaxter and others. with
another Spiritual Song from the German by
Mcdonald, make the number rich in that de-
partmeHt. We must not omit to mention
the opening article, "The Great South, Old
and New Louisiana" by Edward King; it is
well written and very fully illustrated, nor
the article by A. r. MaoGonoueh, in which
the literary career Of Edmund Clarence Sted-
man is thoughtfully reviewed. "Topics Of
the Time,'' ''The Old Cabinet with ils new
contents, etc, are up to the usual mark.
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In PURSUIT CT DUTCH DoLLARs.-A fat
Dutch woman, named Sarah Webber-de-
scended, family tradition says, in direct line
from William the Fourth of Holland-died in
Holland in 1910, and left injunctions when
well, that her e36, 600 should be put at three
per cent. compound interest until the third
generation. Wolfert Wsbbsr had the good
fortune TO be born I'm that generation and got
the money-says one account He added TO
it, but one day he died without making will.
Since then the Dutch Government has had
possession of the money, and now it has
swollen to $100.G00,000, or, some say from
S5,oO0,0O0 to S50,000,000. Another account
says that Wotert never got the money at all,
but that is of no consequence. His children,
Wolfert aud Sarah, came to this country, and
their heirs, round thousand n number, are
now here. Nov the Webber family want
money; so all the heirs were recently notified
to meet at New York and make up purse to
send to Holland some persons who will i'm
mediately bring over the millions. A lot of
them have been foolish enough to '.come
down with the stamps,' and they will proba-
bly, spend the remainder of their natural lives,
Ike the other people who have been told
similar stories, bewaiIing that they made such
fools OF themselves,
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Miss MARGARET-She was plump,
short person, no longer young, with coal
black hair growing low on the forehead, and
round face that would have been nearly
meaningless if the features had not been en-
phasized-italicized, 50 to speak-by the
smallpox. Moreover, the brilliancy of her
toilet would have rendered any ghostly hy-
pothesis untenabe. Mrs. So,omon-we re-
fer to the dressiest Mrs. Solomon, which ever
one that was-in all her glory was not ar
rayed like Miss Margaret on that eventful
summer morning. She wore light green
shot-silk frock, blazing red shawl, and
yellow Grape bonnet profusely decorated with
azure, orange and magenta artificial flowers,
In her hand she carried a white parasol.
The newly risen sun, ricocheting from the
bosom of the river and striking point blank
on the top knot of Miss Margarets gorgeous
ness, made her an imposing spectacle in the
quiet street OF that Puritan village. But. in
spite of the bravery of her apparel, she stole
gutily along BY garden walls and fences until
she reached small, dingy framehouse near
the wharves, In the darkened doorway of
which she quenched her burning splendor,
if so bold figure is permissible.-l Aldrich's
Marjorie Daw and Other People,"
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUMIy .nv,Ncr
POLITICAL LANGUAGE or u,

POLITICAL LANGUAGE on E,
Treatises ON the language Of snwa.s,,
should, to De complete, give chan,er romers S,
litical significance. England had bcr on pos
the roses; and of this contest a mild tra,so.. vi
may possibly be furnished in a FrennS
''Strife of the Flowers" The violet js the
Bonapartist adge, and when, last spring. the
Emperor died in exile, and his parIisans
sought to show some outward token of their
fidelity to hissmemory and his cause, vioIets
began to bloom profasely in button-holes as
the halfdisguisod emblem OF the outlawed
party. But there was one unexpected result
OF this demonstration, for in republican Mar
seilles the flower merchants found their trades
In violets declining, owing to the popular dis
trust OF this once favorite and unassuming
Hover. 1t Is almost incredible that the third
city OF France should have so thrown dowl
the gauntlet to one Of she sweetest gifts OF
Nature. Blu: if upon the Innocent violet is
TO be heaped the curse of Sedan. then when
Bourbonlsm lifts its abashed head are lilies to
be prescribed IN the Lyons market as vioIets
were darkiy suspected IN Marshes? And if
the radicals should make the red poppy their
symbol, would IL in turn be seorned by the
lovers OF the lily? If so, with the numerous
parties, new and old, in France, what flower
could Frenchman wear or cultivate with
out danger of being r1obbed by the partisans
OF some other emblem in politics?
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FOR SALE.
The ''Limerick House,"
FOR SALE.

4 The subscriber offers Cor sale his Hotel
yESt-gs prof. rty in Limerick Village York County.
kse "a The house has % rooms all in coed repair
fsEE;;,g with shed and two large stables adjoining
EE&S B two ellis of water on the premises, and
every convenience for frst-class Hotel.
The "Lmerick House. is well situated for securing
liberal patronage.
Enquire further of the owner.
JOSEPH G. HARMON,
marl3dH Limerick. Me.
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For Sale.

fEHHE house on State Street, occupied by the un-
l. dersigDed. This house is thoroughly built of
brick and stone and has all modern conveniences.
ALLEN HAINES.
Portland, Sep. 18th, 1872. sep19-tt
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DOES ADVERTISING PAY?-Tbere Ia no in
stance ON record OF well sustained system of
ludiclous advertising falling of success.
NY success is owing to my liberality in adj
vertising bonner. - "
advertising has furnished me with q COM
petence. Amos Luacrence
advertised my productions and made NOM
ey."-Nicholds LoRguorth.
constant and persistent advertising is a sure
prelude to wealth.-S;ephen Girdrd.
HE who invests one dollar in business should
invest one dollar in advertising that business"
II. Z. Stetcart.
Without the aid of advertisements / coul5
have done nothing in my speeulations. 1 have
the most complete faith in printers ink. Ad.
vertising is the royal road to business.-Bar-
mum.
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Ihe above are examples of Policies now in force
ana are not exceptional illustrations but actual and
uniform results Of insurance with this Company. 1t
than doubled in mount.
=, There is no Mystery or "Swindle'' about this
IEe experience of THIRTY years of this GREAT
Leading Company has shown 'he most satisfactory
results, with which every Policy holder is satisfied.
Let those who doubt, call and see for themselves.
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A MODEL COMPOSITIoN.-"How hard it is
to write goodp' was the commencement of
''compositiop" on composition" by a stu
dent, some years ago, in one of our first-elass
seminaries. Something of the same sort
must have existed in Rutgers College recent
iy, where the Professor of English language
and literature, having gwen the Freshman of
that venerable institution the ''aniuial king
DOM as the subject of disquisition, received
from every member of the class copy of the
following as his compost ion: ''The animul
kIrgdum differs somewhat fiem the King
dunn of Great Brton, inazmuch that it IL
divided into different parts, kalled sub-king-
dums NTha are split up az follows, into the
water kind, wich liz klams, and the fishes,
and the vale, wich liz the biggest. Then
kums the laud animulz, them wich kreeps
such as the horse and the man: but the man
kreeps on his hands and neez; then kums
them which swims in the air, such as the be
aud the egle, wich is the biggest ov birds.
Awl animulz don't have legs, but some have
NOR an Others doc, and sum are good deel
bigger IAN Others, as the Elifant, wich IL sum
sizes bigger an the flee. .Awl animulz don't
liv in the water, but tina do hav to liv whar
thar is air, sum don't hav no hart, and we
heer sum people sa that sum wimiu are hart
less, but we dom 'tknow how that liz, for webave
never dissected um. Most things what liv,
except Vegetables, are kalled aninuz. Some
animulz liY by eating each other, and are
kalled kannibals, a CRATE meny animulz eat
anithing tha can get hold ov, vile others are
more choice in their grub. b."-Hdrpers
Monthly for Nouen,ber.
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A Desirable Country Residence for
Sale.

A So. Paris, Me-, known as the Widow Morse
IA property The house is in good repair, has 10
rooms, bathing room water on LIST and I'd floors, and
is carpeted and furnished throughout. Two stables
and barns on the premises, and young orchard of
100 trees The lot contains and is beautifully
situated on the Little Androscoggin River, within
ten minutes walk of tie Depot and in the immediate
vicinity OF churches and schools, The property will
be sold with Oa without tbs furniture. Price ioto
and terms easy. Apply in person by letter to F.
g. PATTERSON, Portland, or o. W. BENT, So.
Paris, Me. se29d1m
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f. G. Patters0n's Real Estate
BULLETIN.
Money 10 loan.

nN first class Real Estate Security, in Portland,
~ or vicinity1Rents colec ed, taxes paid, &C., on
Commission. Houses bought and sold. Apply to F.
G. PATTERSON, Dealer in Real Estate, Office 10
Fluent Block. oe4,Itf
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Booksellers and StatiOners.
nOYT, FOGG Sc BREED, No. Of Middle
street.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Agency for Sewing Machines.
w, q, DYER, No. 252 Middle St. All
kinds of Machines for sale and TO lei.
Repairing.
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THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, OCT. s7, 1873.
Gossip and Gleanings.


A dentist friend of ours won't swear, but
says ''by gum"
What the earth says to the cloud-"Thou,
thou rains't in this BOSOM"
The New York World calls the recent
yacht race for the challenge cup ''mug hunt
ing"
The Smian clement comes ont stronger in
some families than in others. Biggs says his
wife's fether is called Simeon.
Another Nebraska legislator has renounced
political life for the stage. The sug sestion
originated with his constituents.
Inc benevolent bore is he who, because he
happens to sit by you, feels bound, as it is
called, to entertain you.
The latest crop news from Illinois is that
the prison barber of Joliet docked the hair of
$50 convcts in one day.
The Danbury News mans illustrated al
manac is dedicated to that distinguished CO.
laborer in the field of meteorological horos-
copy, infammatory rheumatism
II declare, mother" said pretty little
sir, in pretty little way, "'ts too bad!
You always send me to bed when am not
sleepy, and you always make me get up when
am sleepy!'
The Louisville Courier-Jo1rnaI SAYS that
"a Tennessee editor, who has been drinking
Cincinnati whiskey Tor a month, has written
to an Eastern printing house for patent In-
side.''
When Lucy was told that there was no
sense in playing with dolls, she triumphantly
fell back ON her version of the old proveib.
'Look out for the dollies and the sense viii
take care of ITSELF"
1t costs twenty-four cents per bushel to
ship wheat from Toledo to New York by
mail.-CIereldnd Pidindedler
AT this rate, how much ought it to cost to
poSG dll OdCE
When Mr.. Day, who had such pretty
daughters, was President of the Divinity
School, at Warmoth, it was standing joke
among the students that they all expected to
marry one OF these days" Now, does not
that look pretty natural? Yet the girls were
not pretty-the Doctor had no daughters
there never was President of the school
named Day-there is no theological school at
Warmoth; in fact, there is no place of that
name.
'sNo man ever had a better wife than /
had,' said a returned Californian; 'she was
always kind to the poor and to all her rela-
tions. She is now in the graveyard, and my
judgment is, she is well prepared for the next
world; and for the good feeling had for her
for over ffty-six years, 1 have erected a
monument over her grave weighing seven
tons, and twenty-one feet high. 1t is splen-
dollars.''
A man at Trenton, who found several
| thousand dollars over two years ago, and has
| advertised it every day since that time. gets
! great credit for his honesty. Any man
! would have quit looking for the owner long
ago; yet this Trenton man keeps on adver-
tsing. Bit he owns the paper in which it
is advertised, and pays at fnll rates out of the
money found. After three years more of adj
vertising the whole amount will have been
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

EVERY Hour THAT YOU NEGLECT cough or
cold it Is gaining ON you. DisIodoc II af ~,
outset with HALE's HONEY OF HoREHouNp
AND TAR.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in minute.
nc21-nnfl1 w S.,xr
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GREENLAND's ICEBERGS.--A letter to the
New York Tribune from the Suniata, at
Upernavik says: 'The great number (sever-
al hundred) of isebergs now floating within
sight of the vessel is one of the most magni-
ficent spectacles of nature, and they appear
and throws its slanting rays upon them,
clothing them with the most variegated col
ors. Added to this is the beautiful effect of
the many little cascades formed by the melt
ing ice, which it would seem ough. to de-
crease the bulk of the berg very rapidly,
though the fact is that icebergs melt very
slowly. In south Greenland the bergs are
acted upon very sensibly by the temperature
of the atmosphere being above that of the
sea water, and frequently large pieces detach
themselves from an iceberg and fall into
the sea with tremendous noise resem-
bling the simultaneous report of several
large guns, filling a large space sur
rounding the berg with fragments, aud
threatening danger 10 anything within its
vicinity. In north Greenland these explo-
sions are more frequent, on account of the
greater number of bergs, which are not acted
upon by the heat Of the snn to such degree
as they are by the water Salt water is Il
much better solvent of ice than fresh water
and the atmosphere being colder than the
water, tue portion underneath the water is
reduced mole rapidly than that above. When
tissure has been formed the berg often splits
apart. or in time loses its equilibrium and
the sea for great distance, followed by a re-
port as Of clapping of hands. The report
caused by the exploding berg increases with
its size.
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JOB PRiNTING.-Every description IF Job
PRINTING executed promptly aud at the lowest
prices, at the Daily PRESS Printing House. iO9
Exchange st. WIN. IL M.RKs
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Bakers.

bHktFSs
w. @ COBB, Nos. 2S and 80 PenrI Street.
On direct route between New Custom
House and Post Once, near the Market.
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CHAPTER ii.

David's musings were quickly interrupted by knocking
loud, long and varied that ambitious
amateur performing fantasia the door, At
the Clara who had yet Lindsay
reenere the little The wife's mingled
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hope that may raise soften my felow-men
perhaps live in their memoriesshe only asks what will it
bring in.'
"You forget that is anxious children
who sees the scany warrobes and breads the empty cup
board.''
''That's true, but then she is sarcastic"
'She thinks you despise her.'
'She despes e-has long love She thought
authors life be triumph without battle. When
the struggle she grew disgused, and repented.'
Aunt Lindsay thought sadly how long people might live
under roof and be blind to each others hearts.
David again turned his and in doing lighted
upon another letter which had hitherto escaped him. His
worn, hard look softened he read it, ''Scoand Clyde
Valleyheres ray comfort last, lie said. The letter
from Captain Norton who had married cousin of
Cara and contained offer from the worthy pair take
little Janet and educate her with their children.
suggested before and the envelope enclosed
bank deray the of Janet and her father
Scotland.
How Aind,'' said Aunt Lindsay, whom David had
handed the letter. Clara anxious for it, All,
Douglas odgeDouglas Lodge the Clyde-the very house
where Clara lived when you courted her.
Happy times,' muimured David. Yes, then
all friends together Captain Norton you know, took the
house the death of Claras ather.'
Lindsay, recurring letter, pointed out
by Captain Morton that the traveller should
Scotland by the first possible train The
spend their Christmas in the Highlands and had arranged
should be of party. Moreover, the
Captain before going farther north anxious
with Da vid upon his affairs.
occurred David that Clara might go; many
his thought that impossible. " If you wish
see Captain Morton' she said, there's
Another that David had a
leisure and would attend his pupils before Christmas
He looked his watch begged Miss Lindsay
trunk to be packed aud everything neeful for
Janet.
The active cheerful lady had no sooner withdrawn than
Mr.. Lindsay Captain letter.
words Douglas Lodge seemed eye; he uncon-
sciousy repeated gentle stole over his
face and he whispered, shall be back here
Clara by Christmas Eve.'
CHAPTER ii.
Davids musings quickly interrupted by knocking
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pain and bitterness replaced by anxious
hope David would have put into her hand the letter from
Scotland but she waived it aside said, just now
David heard Mr.. Dexter below; may bring good
news"
cay, tragedy Linlsay that might
help us all and open bright strange"
he added in changed tone, always confident of
it before, but now -
With this unfinished sentence he his
and began to arrange the volumes.
Then aunt Lindsay in. Here is Mr. Dexter,'' she
said 'and usual, in spirits" the stair
head and called to him in warming:
' Mind sir, pray mind, you will fall
" FALL dear madam, never fa Here 1.-THE, dapper
figure scudded into the with uckg motion,
like yacht making port before breeze Bless you,
never fll reiterated the speaker could polka in
up the sides of Pyramid pirouete the summit
bound off to terra .fraa without Il single
Mr. Dexters gestures, less than his words,
uncommon powers of ocomotion. Everything about him
bore certain reference going His kee pro-
file, with kindlng eye like the light fgure-head his
felt hat secured to his coat by elastic guard his pictorial
Shirt which perpeually reproduced all the exciting
of regatta; his breapin in the of eapng huntslan;
his cameo ring which displayed pet executing
her unequaled tour de orcea expressed the mighty
genius for movement Were railway director,
paint Mr. Dexter on the panels oHmy aihs-hat is
if he could be got to stand still for the purpose
When this gentleman had paid rapid greetings to the
ladies, his fell upon David feigned to be en-
gagged with his books and unconscious of his visitor
The latter aceosted Lindsay nanle gay not with
respect.
David a poor actor. His forced laugh and affected
SURPRISE he turned Dexter idisguised the keen s,s-
pense within. TO this simple, unworldy mind fame inhu-
and the power do good all mama
gers reply When Lindsay thought tragedy he pictured
Sophoces reading assembled Athens whole state
convulsed by the sublime terror of
4Eschylus
David had instinct, however, enthusiasm
ON the subject would hardly be understood friend
he resolved to be practical and only sai Why-why it's
you Mr.. Dexter"
. Yes, punctual the sum- replied other You
know promised call to-day little matter of
yours"
9 He cant mean the tragedy thought David;
little matter'
Quick-witted Dexter mistake. I mean the little
matter of arranging about tragedy OF don't
call The etraUe adv itSaIfa lttlo