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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-01
A HindO0 StOrl.

A. tiger, prowling in forest, was attracted
bya bleating calf. 1t proved to be bait,
ard the tiger found himself trapped in a
spring-caSe. There he lay for two days,
when a Brahmin hapDerei to pass that way.
"Brahmn piteously cried the beast,
''have mercy o me; let me out of this cage"
''Ahi but ycu will eat me-"
Eat you'll DesOur my benefa tor? New
er could be guilty of such deed, respond
ed,the tiger.
The Brahmin, being benevoently inclined.
was moved by these entTaaties aud opened
the door of the cage. The Tiger walked up
to him, waggeC his tail. and SAID:
BEahmin, prepare TO die, shall now eat
you" cav
1'Oh. how ungratefull how wickedl Am 1
not your saylorr' protested the trembling
priest.
True" said the tiger, "very true: but It is
the custom OF our race to eat man When we
get chance, aud 4 cannot afford 10 let YOU
co."
LET US submit the care to an arbitrator"
Aaid Brahmin. "Here comes fox. The fox
is wise; let us abide by his decisionlv
Very well" replied the tiger
ne fox, assuming judicial aspect, sat on
his Launches with all the dgrity be could
muster, and, looking at the disputants, he
said:--
Good friends. am confused at the differ
ent accounts which you give of this matter;
my mind is not clear enough to render equit-
able judgment, but il you will be kind enough
to act the whole transac ion before my ewes,
Ishall attain unto a more definite concep ton
of the case. Do you, Mr.. Tiger. show me
just how you approached and entered the
cage, and you, Mr.. Brahmin, show me how
you liberated him, and / shall be able to rem
der proper decision"
They assented, for The fox was solemn and
oracuiar. The tiger waiked into the cage,
the spring door closed ard shut HIM in. He
was a prisoner. The judicial expr, ssion
faded from the fox's countenance, and, turn
ing to the Bratmin. he said:
Il advise you 10 go home as tast as you
can, and abstain in future from doing favors
to rascally tigers. Good-mornng, Brahmin /;
good-morning, tiger
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WINTER IN CA1,ronN,. Tbes.r IL

WINTER IN CALIFORNIA The San Jose
(Cal.) Mercury, in an article addressed to
eastern visitors, says:
'Our wettest winters are aiways enlivened
by weeks of sunshine, wien the roads become
smooth and firm, and the country appears
fresh and green. No snow falls in the valley.
although upon the crests OF the adjacent
hills it sometimes falls to the depth of sever.
al inches, never, however, remaining but
few days at time.
There will be some frosty nights, enough
to hold back the fruit buds until the proper
seas on, and give zest and CHAIN to the de-
iigttful days. The country will have MOI Cf
the appearance Of an Eastern winter. There
will be no time that roses cannot be found in
blossom in the open air and the large variety
of evergreen trees aud verlure Of various
kinds will all combine to convey the idea of
one loag, delightful springtime, rather than of
winter And yet the season is distinctly
marked and unlike spring.
The rams are usually over by the latter
part of March. Then the trees begin 20 put
forth their new foliage aud blossoms, and he
real spring, With its wealth oi flowers and
veTduie comes WITH its new auties and ad-
ded delight. If our visitors remaiL one win
ter with us, they win find it hard to reconcile
themselves ever a sair 10 winter abode east
of the Sierras."
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| AN EXPERIMENT THAT FAILED.-I am
not sure whether did right or wrong. am
sure that m. ant right. 1t was on this WISE
Believing implicitly that the bending of little
human twigs should be accomplished during
the early stages of their growth, concluded
to commence on We've. My intention VAS to
give her lesson in 6rmness. Accordingly
filled box with che .tnuts, and placed it
within her reach, saying, 'Now, We've, dear,
you must not touch them without my per-
mission"
swell, den, dess I'll not" was the reply,
while the brown-eyed three year-old gazed
wistiully toward the sweet temptation. /
gave her six or eight.
sin my dear little potit. fank'oop'
l went 10 my work, and labored with all
the cheerfulness of an inventor who Is pretty
| sure his mach ne is success
| During the Afternoon it occurred to my
| mind that hose eight chestnuts were lasting
| a remarkable time. Assuming my blandest
tone for the occasion, asked.
! We've, have you eaten all your chest
/ nuts p
"No, fink not"
| sc me here, darling. Where do you get
50 rnsny?'
| '.Ob, dit. 'em out O. my potit"
! well. there are more than gave you at
| first i said, as / examined the dainty recep-
tace, 90! We've, have you teeu dis beying
me, and getting more out OF than box ?"
81 'spects p rans have"
| But are you sure.?'
/ .1Yes, is pity sure"
SO, dear We've cried, with the feelings
of one who discovers his invention to be a
| failure, "this makes pour mamma feel so sad.
do not like to punish you, but what must ]
do? l must have my little girl to obey me.
/ o! what shall lo?''
! The small sinner looked reflective.
4 y~It -. n l. =
I emn tones. 81 6rss 'oo bad better pray.''
! Believing her suggestion wise one, sm-
bodynS about ali the wisdom Of the entire
affair, l acted upon it. Returning tn my oc-
cupation after, our sss jon had adjourned. the
| first thing that caught my attention was a
scrap of old new paper, containing this SEN
| tence:
/ ''He who through intention or neglect
throws before another a tt mptaton is. il be
be overcome. equally guilty.
/ put away the box OF c,,estputs. and am
waiting lur:tei lieht.-Ndtional Baptist.
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUm IN ADVANCE.

which was nearly choked with ,,o,;.,
med and int locked one with snn,1.,J Jan
drivers were irritated, the disapponted tr,da ,no
men were exasperated, and large crowd en-.
joyed the malicious fan. Some of the vans
and goods We're overturned and broken wb.le
a few casks of ale became prey TO The ponn-
lace. Al through the day, until late at ,,icbt
did this extraordinary st IT, of things continue.
to the terror and dismay OF the poor lady and
the other inmates of tn, house, Every one
found directly that it was hoax; but the
name OF the hoaxer was not known ill long
alterward. This. it appeared. was Theodore
Hook, one OF the most iDveterate punsters and
Iokers OF the day. He had noticed the very
quiet character of b rners street, and the
name Of Mrs. = on brass plate OD one OF
the doors; he laid a wager with a brother
wag who accom- panied him, that he would
make that particular house the talk OF the
whole town. And he assuredly did IL; He
devoted three or four days to writing letrers,
in the name of Mrs. -, to tradesmen of
all kinds, professional mei,, oistneuished per-
scnages, and servants out OF place; all couch
ed in lady-like style, and requesting the
persons addressed to come to Berners street
on the appointed day, for reasons specially
stated. Hook tooh furnished lodging just
opposite the house, and there posted himself
with two or three companions on the day in
question. to enjoy the scene. He deemed II
expedient, however, 10 90 of quickly into the
country, and there remain incog. Tor time
II he had been publicly known as tbs author
Of the hoax. il is prooarle he would have
Jared badly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-01

DOES ADVERTISING PAy9-Tbere IS no in
saanee on record of a well sustained system OF
asoiclous Advertising failing of su, cess
MY success IS owing to my hberaiity In ad-
vertising. Bonner
petencs."-Anlos Laurence
Il advertised my productions and made mon
ey."-Nicholas Longtcorm'
Constant and pers,s, psohea G;rarS sure
SHe who invests one dollar in business should
invest one dollar in advertising that business
A Z. iSte,cdrt.
"Without the aid of advertisements I could
Rave done nothing IN my speculations. l have
the most complete faith in printers ink. Ad.
vertisng Is the royal road to business. Bar
mum.
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II HE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING. DEC. 1. 1873
Gossip and Gleanings.

The amateur theatrical mania has broken
out again wi h fresh strength and vigor in
this city.
Do not run in debt to the shoemaker; it is
unpleasant to be unable to say your sole is
not your own.
1t costs only about $1,000 to make lady
fashionable this winter. A set of Russian
furs does it.
Tommy was discovered up stairs, the other
,, day rutting an elastic loop to the buttonhole
of his waistband for Thursday.
Mr.. Cough thinks it sitter for a woman to
be laughed at for not being married than to
| be unable to laugh because she is married.
"Can snore upon the flint. when resty sloth
Finds the down-pillow hard.
Western judges do not use the old formula
any more, but ask tie prisoner: "Arc you
crazy or not crazy?"
The seventeenth part of Mrs. Brigham
Young is at present in London. She has been
greatly shocked to hear herself spoken of as
''vulgar fraction"
An exchange says that Adam was the first
man who received land grant. He was also
the first man who was served with writ of
ejectment.
1t is observed that since the New York
horse cars have dispensed with cushioned
seats the young men are more gallant than
ever.
The witches of Macbeth could not have
been experienced real estate dealers, or they
never would have acknowledged deed with.
out name.
A little boy of this city, heard his mother
give the order to the cook, 10 ''parbou the
chickens for dinner" At the dinner table he
asked 'Did father boil these chickens"
On coming out of one of our churches last
Thursday, where the sermon had been unusu-
tone of vexation "There's a turkey spoiled
Christian Reid, the writer, is '.realy'' Mis-
Fisher ofNorth Carolina, and her father tel
at the head Of bis regiment a. the first Nanas-
sas.
A bachelor at banquet in Newcas tie, Eng
land. gave the following toast: "The omen
and coal of Durham county, oh how DESC
late would the freslde be without themr''
Chickens are getting very shy this week
They don't trust themselves out much on
foot now the walking is so bad, but will b'
found generally secreted IN good snug places
under warm pie ciust.
Johnny attends school, which will explain
the following short dialogue between him aud
his father: johnny, didn't know you got
whipped the other day." ''You didn't z
Well, if you'd been in my breeches you'd
have known it.''
Is it absolutely necessary, that 1 shoult
T, ride In the carriage with my mother-in-aw I
asked bereaved husband at his wife's funey-
al Certainly, was the reply. Very well! 1
will, but it takes away all the pleasure of the
occasion.
The Philadelphia Ledger style of obituary
| poetry has evidently suggested the followipo
| epitaph on locomotive.
Collisions four or five she bore;
The signals were in vain
Grow 4 old rusted, her boiled busted,
| And smashed the excursion train
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CHAPPED HANDS face, rough skin, pimules
rlngw"rm, salt-rhepm and other cutaneous af.
smooth, by using the Juniper Tar Soar raJa aLo
by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York Re cer.
tain to get the Juniper Tar SOAP, AS tbers are
many limitations made with Common tar which
are worthless 80 sn,oe a "
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MISCELLANE N EOUS NOTICES.

Dr. O. FITZGERALD the wonderful Clair.
voyaut Physician and Surgeon will visit port
land at the Prrble House We dne day Dec. Sd,
remaining three days only. Dun't fail TO see him.
his cures are truly wonderful. no2g-tf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-01

For SALE ON favorsbie terms, n valuable
slate property, partially developed, w,ih mos,
encouraging prospects, iDthe eastern part of
the State Owners refer to s. q. Pul,n, ESQ.
PRESS office. ie1i de-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-01
The Philadelphia Ledger style of obituary
poetry has evidently suggested the following
epitaph on a locomotive.
Collisions four or five she bore;
The signals were in vain.
Grow old rusted, her boiled busted,
And smashed the excursion train.

''Now, Willie, do have little courage
When have powder to take don't like it
any more that you; but make up my mind
that will take it, and do" "And when
have powder 10 take" replied Willie, 81
make up my mind that won't take it, and
DON'T
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81 see," said Chicago lawyer, "a band of
white-robed angels crossing the silvery
strand. with beaming faces, bearing in their
hands the laurel wreath of peace to place up
en- the brows of these innocent young peo-
pe?' and the jury sent those ''inuocent
young people" to the penitentiary for ten
years for participating in the panel game.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-01

few days since a seedy person applied to
wealthy citizen for help, and received the
small sum of five cents. The giver Iemarke
as he handed him the pittance, ''Take it, you
are welcome; our ears are always open to
the distressed" "Tha. may be-" replied tho
recipient, ''but never before IN my life have
seen so small an opening for such large ears.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-01

A new Darwinian theory has been pro-
pounded in Detroit. A man named Darwin
was lately before the police court there for
drunkenness, and Indignantly exclaimed:
my theory is that beer is not Intoxicating
He was sent up for sixty days for not making
his practice correspond to his theory.
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Protect Your Buildings

Protect Your Buildings |!
WHICH MAY BE DONE wfrH oNE-FouRTH THE
USUAL EXPENSE BY USING
GIines' Patent Slate Roofing Paint.
AGENTS WANTED In EVERY TOWN.
A roof may be covered with very cheap shipgle,
and by application of this slate be made t. last from
20 10 25 Years Old roofs be patched and coated
looking much better and lasting longer than new
One.Third the Cost of Re. .Shingling.
The expense of Stating new Shingles i. only shout
the cost of simply laying them. The Slate is FIRE
PROOF against sparks or flying embers, as may be
easily tested by any one and appears from the fact
that Insurance Co.'S make the
Same Tariff as for Slated Roofs.
heat contracts by cold: and never cracks scales
For Ce etery fences is particula y adapted as it
will not corrode in the most exposed places. Roofs
cove ed WITH Tar Sheathing Felt can be made water
tight at a small expense.
The Slate Pain is
Extremely Cheap
two gallons will cover hundred square feet of Shin
gle roof. over four hundred of TIN or Iron, Price
ready for use is so cents per gallon soith liberal
discount 10 fhe trade. We furnish and apply the
and vicinity.
No Tar is used In this Composition,
therefore does not affect the water-from the roof
fturned Oft from the cistern for the first one or two
rains.
The Paint has very heavy body, but is easily an
piled with or inch paste brush
On decayed shingles it fills up the holes and pores
hardens tbem and gives new Substantial roof that
will last tor years. Curled or warped shingles, it
brings their paceand keeps them there. It ILLS
up all holes in Tin Feltr oo and stops the leaks.
one %, coat be ng equal to five Of ordinary paint
purple, changing in about month to light uniform
slate color and is
To all intents and purposes Slate.
Although slow dryer rain will not affect it in the
Packages sent to any part os the Country by Ex-
press, &c C. o.: O. D. r,tn at the following prices:
freight the money must accompany the order. -' -
10 Lbs. Cement for large holes or cracks, S1.25
Gal a and Can, s1;So % 70 Gal and Ksg. $3.50
- Barrel, sso'oo u56ep '0'00
Roofs examned, estimates eiven aud when requir-
ed, will be thoroughly repaired and warranted. Or
ders respectfully solicited.
ance Co.'S, and other Editorials from the leading
NEWSPAPERS, or sample Shingle coated with Slate.
N. Y. SLATE ROOFING CO..
GEO. e. GLINES, PrOprietOr.
No. 9 CEDAR ST.. New York City
Or HENRY F. EMERY,
IS York Street, Portland, Maine.
Agent for Cumberland County.
nO14 dto-fc,Ns
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JOB PRINrNG.-Every description II job
Printing executed promptly, aud at the lowest
prices at the Daily PRESS Printing House, l09
Exchange st. WIN. N. MARKS
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Agency for Sewing Machines.
w. =. DYER, No. 252 Middle St. All
kinda of Machines for sale and to let.
Repairing.
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FOR SALE.
For Sale

or sale. u y
VvHE house on State Street, occupied by the uu-
Il dersigDed. This house lie thoroughly but Of
brick and stone and has all modern conveniences
ALLEN HAINES.
Portland, Sep. 18th, 1872. sep19-tt
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Bakers.

w. G COBB. Nos. 2S and 30 Pearl Street.
On direct route between New Custom
House and Post Once, near the Market
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MOLASSES CANDYi

A LII who are lovers o. nice freshly made Molasses
"A Candy. can find just what they want at Allen
Crows, Candy Manufactury, at 366 Congress Street.
where he is selling it at the low price of 20 cents per
pound. no1ltf
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The amateur theatrical mania has broken
out again with fresh strength and vigor in
this city,
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Book Binders.

Booksellers and StatiOners.
HOYT, FOGG & BREED, No. Of Middle
Street.
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Book Binders.
WIN. A. QUINCY, Room II, Prlnter's
Exchange, No. III Exchange St.
SMALL g. SHACKFORD, No. IS Plum
Street.
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Do not run in debt to the shoemaker; it is
unpleasant to be unable to say your sole is
not your own.
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THF PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,

TERMS. Eight Dollars Year in advance To
nail subscribers Seven Dollars Year if paid in ad
vance.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS
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year, If paid in advance at So 90 year.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch OF space,
ength of column, constitutes square.
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SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional,
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs." and "AUcrIoN
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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-16
TIE STEAMER LOUIS 4.

This fine steamer, built by Mr. A. Morgan,
of Georgetown, and tut recently completed,
arrived In the city few days ago from her
second trip up the Sanlee River. She Is one
hundred and forty-one feet long over all by
twenty .elghb feet beam, and has nine feet
depth of hold. Her carrying capacity is two
hundred and ffly-h7e tons, or fourteen hum
dred bales OF cotton. She is built Of the best
yellow pine and live oak, and is furnished
with two ninety.horse power high pressure
engines, built expressly for her by Messrs.
JAo. F. Taylor g. Co., OF the Phoenix Iron
Works OF this city. She Ia also furnished with
pumps of the most improved patent, aud one
hundred and fifty feet hose for eXtingnishing
fires. The pumps are worked by a donkey
engine. For the purpose of taking in and
dischargiDg her cargo she is provided with a
powerful holsling engine. Above The main
which stands the pilot house and handsome
and commodious passenger saloon. On either
side OF the saloon is row OF comfortable
stateroons, which open into 1t. The Louisa
was built expressly for the Santee River line,
at cost OF thirty-two thousand dollars, and
is admirably adapted 10 the trade. Her usual
speed is nine miles per hour up the stream,
and her light draft enables her 10 pass with
out difficulty over the shoal places. On
her last return trip she encountered heavy
gale OF wind between the mouth of Santee
River and Charleston harbor, but che rode the
waves without difficulty, though heavily laden.
Her commander is Captain T. N. SlawsoD, an
exp efienced navigator, and her agents are
Mes srs, ShackeltOrd d Kelly.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-16
JOTTINGS ABOUT THE STATE.

The Airline Railroad bridge across the
| Saluda River has been completed.
II here will be daily mail from BENEFITS
vile to Society Hill on and after the LIST OF July
next.
There are already between sixty and sew
enty pupils in the Columbia Female College. =,
There is to be another grand fancy ball
| soon at Graham's Turnout, and masked
bal In WilIision on the 29th inst.
--Temperence lectures will be delivered at
Marion Cou thouse, on the Goth instant, by
Colonel J. G. Blue and DR.. J. q. Mullins.
The Sunday.school Of the Methodist
Church at Sumter is preparing for an interest
| ing celebration.
The Methodist Church at Sumter feels
favored in the return to their midst Of Rev. j.
A. Carlisle.
MIR. Britton AlIsbrooks, said to have been
| the oldest white resident of Sumter County,
died recently, aged ninety-six years.
The fair to be held at Aiken for the benefit
Of The Episcopal Church will be opened this
afternoon.
Right Rev. Edward R. Ames, D. D.. arrived
| in Columbia on Monday last and left on Tues
| day for Greenvllle.
The Grand Lodge OF the Independent
Ord of Odd Fellows convened in Columbia
yesterday.
"A fire broke out on Sunday last iu store
| in Winnsboro', recently occupied by MIR. j. III. .
DAILY, but was extinguished with but slight
| damage.
-Ihe first public gathering in the new
courthouse at Abbeville was held on Sunday
| last when Rev. R. N. Pratt preached a sermon
to the members of the Baptist Church.
The debris OF the new market IN Column
| bia has been sold at auction, but t"e sum
realized will not reach what had been eX-
pended on the building up to the lime of the
catastrophe last spring.
| William Moore, OF Fairfield County, who
| has been recently sentenced 10 thirty years
| In the penitentiary, for The murder of bile
| uncle, Is a son Of Alfred Moore, once mem
| Der OF the GeHeral Assembly.
The Marion Star devotes four columns to
description of the entertainments given by
| the ladies on the 9th, 7th and Sth instant.
ades, and were entirely successful.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-16
THE LIFE ASSOCIATION oFAMERIoA

at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
''south Carolina Department" OF the 'Life
Association of America" held at the office,
No. 20 Broad street, on the l4th instant, the
following members were reelected 10 serve
as board of directors for the ensuing year:
Messrs. VIM. McBurney, VIM. G. Whilden, L.
D. Mowry, A. 8. Johnston, T. G. Barker, Au-
gustlne T. 6mythe, VIM. G. Bee, G.. Irvine
Walker, John r. Dukes, G. F. Panknln, Wm.
K. Ryan, G. W. Amar, ]. q. Wilson.
committee Of three members of the board:
consisting OF Messrs. Simonton, Dukes and
Walker, was appointed to prepare and for
ward to the family of T. D. Eason, deceased,
late member of the board, resolutions express
ing th i, sympathy of the board with them In
their recent bereavement, and of their sense
of the loss sustained by the board and the
community in his decease. The committee
was requested to have the same published In
the morning papers of the city.
Subsequently, the board of directors elected
the following as the officers for the ensuing
year: VIM. McBurney, president: L. D. Now
ry, vice-presldent; A. s. Johnston, treasurer.
GEORGE e. BoGGs, Secretary.