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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27
ERMS $500 PER ANNUE ADVANCE.
Recent Publications.


s""'" o,ans Land, by Amansa DeuzIas
Jus. '"e oook to please the little ones es-
pec'ahy al ms season of the year when their
heads are full OF confused ideas concerning
Santa Claus and his magic powers, for 1t at
once sweeps away all DOUBTS by taking them
directly to the North Pole where il is well
known that old Santa lives, and introduces
them directly to Dame Kringle his wife. To
Byxe and Kit the Noahs ark makers. Bit,
and Mike, who make all the wonderful
machines that go by themselves. il they are
wound up, Miss Finish, Trim and Dot the
doll makers and host of others whose Sc
crets all children will be only too glad to
learn.
Published by Shepard and Gill. For sale
By Loring, Short & Harmon.
My KaIuiu.
+ The handsome bound book bearing this lit
tie is written by Henry NJ, Stanley, author of
"How Found Livingstone" and is a thrill
ling narrative OF adventures in Africa,-that
land OF mystery and danger,-which is found
ed upon fact, many of the scenes having
been witnessed by the writer himself, while
occupied in his dangerous search for the great
African explorer; and the rest having been
gathered from reliable sources. His descrip-
tions of the perils of African travel are vivid,
while the account of the horrible mangling of
the dead bodies of their enemies by the saw
ages of the interior, is horrible in the extreme.
but at the same time a narrative OF facts.
The volume is well illustrated with some orig
inal pictues, besides the well known ones
which all African books have, of the lion
hunt, the elephants, the canoe being upset
by the hiopopotamus, etc. The book though
professedly written for boys, will be found to
be full OF interest to their elders,
Published by Scribner Armstrong and Co.
For sale by Loring Short aud Harmon.
SAKE Holm's Stories.
| These stories most if not all of which have
appeared in Scribner's Monthly have been
handsomely bound and make quite reada-
BILE book, The stories, five in number, are
"Draxy Millers Dowy," and its sequel 1.-THE
Elders Wife," ''Who's Vile Was She?'
1.-THE One-Legged Dancers" and ESTHER
Wynn's Love Letters" none of which are as
thrlingly interesting as some novels that we
nave read but they are innocent, harmless,
sort Of stories which will do no one any harm
and which may do some good. They are
| plainly written by woman. and we should
imagine, a very good woman at that.
Published by Scribner Armstrong & Co. For
sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

The Huguenots i'm Erance. Amer the revc-
cation IF the edict of Nantes With visit 10 the
country of the Vaudos. BY Sum ,el Smiles Cloth.
40 pp. With map. New York: Harper, Bros.
Portland: Lring, Short & Harmon.
Diamond Cui DismoBd. A story Of Tuscan
life. BY 4. Adolphus I. oil pc, auth,r Of "a Si-
"n," etc. Cloth. 2os pp si.5O. New York:
Harper, Bros. Po tianl: Loring. Short tS Harmon
Fwrlvr Miles from a LrmoI. BY Gail HIM.
ilt-n. Cloth. - PIP. 81 90. New York: Har-
per, B.os P,rtlIni: I4orng, shor, Il namou
iAiie ulI seek, or the mystery Of May Cir.
novel By WI ie Collins. CDth $3.50. ~ mo.
IllustIa ell. New York. Harper. Bros Port
lani: Loriug, Sho:t Il damon.
GSiIen Graia. ~ B. L. Farjeon, author Of
'Bla e-o'-grass" etc. Paper, ~ Pr SC. New
Yyrk: Harper, Bros. Perl.nd: LoIipg, Short
& Harmon.
NJ Knlaiu. Prince, King, and Slave: A story
of Central Africa. By Hen NJ. Stanley. Illus
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g. Harmon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27
THE TRIUMPH WASHER.

Don't buy Washer till You have tested the best,
which Is now on e, hibition at
No. 8 United States HoieI Building.
PRICE $500,
All Machines war anted to do the work wen or the
money refunded. Agents Wanted.
de2SdH w. H. MURCH, Gen. Agent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27
S1.75,
Christmas and New Years.
SLIPPERS,

IN hs made up, should be brought In now In order To
" " give time to make all that come.
Gents and Ladies' Boots of all dcscrip.
tiJH made to N insure.
Repairing neatly and promptly done
no2leodistf VI. G.. PALMER.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

Eat but once in five hours Then eat; don't
stuff. Eat something good; enjoy it, aid be
thankful.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

A correspondent says that Santa Claus will
go his rounds this year as he did ''in the
times when Cain and Abel were little boys"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

A Kansas postmaster sends in an order for
three postal cards at time, as there sis not
much writin' going on around hear.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

Japanese editors are allowed to carry
swords, and cormon man has to take Off
his hat to them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27
It H e PRE ESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. DEC. 97, 1878
Gossip and Gleanings.

Gossip and Gleanings.
japanese editors are allowed to carry
swords, and a co mon man has to take Off
his hat to them.
Eat but once in five hours. Then eat don't
stuff. Eat something good; enjoy it, and be
thankful.
A correspondent says that Santa Claus will
go his rounds this year as he did '.in the
times when Cain and Abel were little boys"
Kansas postmaster sends in an order for
three postal cards at time, as there sis not
much writin' going on around hear.'
"Say, Sambo, did you eber see de Caiskill
Mountains?" '.No, neber did; but 1 have
seen dem kill mice" "Yaw, yawp
Grandma, why don't you keep servant
any longer?' swell, you see, child, I'm get
ting old now, and can't take care of one, as
used to, you know"
1t is long way from Portland to the seat
of the Ashantee war. One has not very far
to get to the seat of shanty war in New
York.
A sketch of "singular Sur-names' mentions
as curious fact that the house of Wright &
Justice had as weighters the firm of Robb &
Steel.
Lord Burleigh, in letter to his son, advis-
ed him to give, not those presents which are
the most expensive, but those which will be
longest and most constar tly before the eye OF
tie receiver.
Kansas judges are either very generous, or
else they have little dignity. One of them
was called old ''skillet-legs" by lawyer, and
he only imposed a fine OF seven shiliings or
the contempt of court.
A lady had several hundred dollars worth
OF point lace clipped off her clothing by all
adrcit thief while she was at church, singing,
"Strip me OF the robe of pride, clothe me in
humility"
A Titusvle paper:.'A man called at one Of
our shoe stores yesterday and vainly essayed
| to get on either numbers II, IL and 13 shoes.
The stolekeeper then suggested that he
should put on thinner pair of stockings arr
try on the box"
"There is one good thing about babies"
Gays late traveller, ''they never change.
We have girls of the period, men OF the
world, but the baby is the same seli-pos-
! sessed, fearless. laughing, voracious little
heatken in all ages and in all countries.
T.-day visited Il stationer's to get some
| paper to write you. l told him | wanted
some foolcap, and be looked awful hard al
my head.
! Tuen.
Says I, 81 want lined paper"
| Says be, What II you have it lined with?
Says |. Red tia1lel, darn you.
| Then lett, suffering honl raSe.-JoHN,
A gentleman built wing to his house,
consisting ,f cellar, library OH the grouad
opinion of friend abou. it, who replied,
s'My dear fellow, l am sorry to see you have
| lost your Senses ''How?" exclaimed the
other. ''Why bon vivant and literary
man IS you are, to read over your wine and
to sleep over your books"
A gawkey saw, for the first time. a school
girl going through some of her gymnastc ex-
ercises for the amusement of the little ones at
home. Atte- gazing at her with looks of in
terest and commiseration fer while, he ask
Ell boy near by ''ifthat gal had fits p 'No,' y
replied the lad, contemrtuously; ''that's sym
nastics." "Oh, tits hey?'' said the verdant
.'how long has she had 'em?"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

LIEBIG's LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF does not
require cooking or warming-Is in the form. of
Foreign Liqueur. Is composed of Beef Bran
dy and Touics-Sold by Grocers and Wine
Merchants as high class Cordial or Liqueur
and by Druggists as superior nutritive Tonic.
dc9-1m
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

''Say, Sambo, did you eber see de Caiskil
Mountains?' ''No, neber did; but 1 have
seen dem kill mice" "Yaw, yawp
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27
uIsCEI.GAN sDs y NOTnGEs.

VEcETINE has never failed to effect cure,
giving tone and strength to the system debil-
itated by disease. dc24WSSlt
A Couch that has been hanging about the
system for ten years may be cared 10 ten dsys
with Hale's Honey OF Horehound aud Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
- dacoodaod9r,y1u
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

Grandma, why don't you keep servant
any longer?" swell, you e,child, I'm get
ting old now, and can't take care of one, as l
used to, you know"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

For SALE on favorable terms, a valuable
slate property, partially developed, with most
encouraging prospects, iD the eastern part of
the State. Owners refer to s. T. Pullen, ESQ.,.
PRESS Office iel4-dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27
MISCELLANEOUS.

Breathes there man with soul SO
dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
To No. 233 Middle street I'll go,
Where Clothing, Hats and Caps
sell SO very LOW.
IF such man can ee'r be found,
To him a cOnundrum we PROFOUND
How can he as man of sense
Buy inferior goods at great ex-
pense,
When just by calling at our Store
He'll get his moneys worth and
more.
Our Store is crowded every day
BY all those who expect to pay.
And to those who have not called
We invite them one and all.
To come and inspect our immense
stock, d
Between the hours of seven and
nine o'clock.
Where 8 statesmen, gentlemanly
and polite,
Will give their undivided atten-
tion from morn till night.
That the Heather Chi
nee is PECULIAR is posi-
lively settled by the BIRD.
Remember we mark the
selling price in plain fig
ures, and under no circum-
stances do we deviate.
Refund the money cheer
fully when goods bought
are not satisfactory.
Wallace & Walsh,
T H E
Peoples CIothiers
New No. 233 Middle st..
(Old No. 1ss Mussey's Row.
PORTLAND, ME.
XMAS PRESENTS
Cheaper than Ever.
The LARGEST STOCK in the State
10 Select from, consisting Of
FINE WATCHES.
In Gold and Silver Cases, Stem and
Key Winfers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

1t is a long way from Portland to the seat
of the Ashantee war. One has not very far
to get to the seat of shanty war in New
York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

A NY one desiring TO adopt beautiful male child,
"A five weeks old, born Of American parents, can
do so by addressing
de24tf MRS. A. j. TRULL, Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

Asketch of "singular Sur-names" mentions
as curious fact that the house of Wright &
Justice had as weighters the firm of Robb &
Steel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

A gawkey saw, for the first time. school
girl going through some of her gymnastic ex-
ercises for the amusement of the little ones at
home. Ate: gazing at her with looks of in
terest and commiseration fer while, he ask
Ell boy near by ''ifthat gal had fits p ''No,"
replied the lad, contemrtuously; ''that's sym
nastics." .'Oh, tits hey?' said the verdant 4;
.'how long has she had 'em?'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

Lord Bureigh, in letter to his son, advis-
the most expensive, but those which will be
longest and most constar tly before the eye OF
tie receiver.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27
AMerry, Happy Sleigh Ride

YUyHE subscriber takes this method to inform the
Il public that he has reftted and furnished his
Sleigh BARGE CAANsPI in splendid
will holm him self in readiness at the shoot
est notice wait upon parties the most reasona-
BILE terms.
Also would say if you want a Nobby team, single
or double, AL, 20 to
4 GREEN STREET,
REAR CITY HOTEL,
+. w. ROBINSON,
de17dlw 4~ PROPRIETOR.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

A gentleman built wing to his house,
consisting ,f cellar, library OH the ground
floor, and bedroom above. He asked the
opinion of friend about it, who replied,
s'My dear fellow, l am sorry to see you have
lost your Senses s'How?' exclaimed the
other. "Why bon vivant and literary
man ss you are, to read over your wine and
to sleep over your books.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-27

Kansas judges are either very generous, or
else they have little dignity. One of them
was called old ''skillet-legs" by lawyer, and
he only imposed fine OF seven shiliings or
the contempt of court.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-17
Sound Ideas on Farming.

The following views on farming were
thrown out by Mr.. Greeley in his speech
at Baltimore, and they so entirely cover
the ground of successful culture that we
give them place for the benefit of our
readers:
|. That the area under cultivation
should be within the limits of the capital
and labor employed; or, in other words,
that on impoverished soils no one should
cultivate more land than he can enrich
with manure and fertilizers, be it one
acre or twenty.
2. That there should be law COM
pelling every man to prevent his stock
from depredating on his neighbor's fields.
3. That green soil is more economical
than loose pasturage.
4. That deeptillage is essential to good
farming.
8. That the muck heap is the farmers
bank, and that everything should be adj
ded to il that illenlarge it, and increase
at the same time its fertilizing proper
ties.
6. That no farmer or planter should
depend upon one staple alone, but should
seek to secure himself against serious loss
in bad seasons by diversity of products.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-17
What Constitutes Gambling.

Chief Justice Thompson, of Pennsyl-
vania, in recent case gave his opinion
of gambling in the following words =
"Any thing which induces men to risk
their money or property without any
other hope of return than to get for moth
ing any given amount from another is
gambling, and demoralizing to the COM
munity, no matter what name it may be
called. 1t is the same whether the prom
i,e be to pay ON the color of a -sard or
heetncss of n horse, and the same numer-
ais indicate how much is lost or won in
either case, and the losing party has re-
ceived just as much for the money parted
with in the one case as the other, viz;
nothing at all. The lucky winner is of
course the gamer, and he will continue
so until tickle fortune, in due time,
makes him feel the woes he has inflicted
on others. All gambling is immoral.
| apprehend that the losses incident to
the practice disclosed within the past five
years have contributed more TO the fail
ures and embezzlements by public officers
clerks, agents, and others acting in fl
duciary relations, public, and private
than any others known, or perhaps all
other causes; and the worst Of il is, that
in the train of its evils there is vast
amount of misery and suffering by per
sons entirely guiltless Of any partieipa-
tion in the cause Of it.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-17
BE Cheerful.

"Becheerful, says the man who is easy
in his circumstances, missing no loved
face at the table, nor by the hearth.
But does he ever consider how hard il
may be to be cheerful when the heart
aches, and the cupboard Is empty, aud
there are little fresh graves in the church
yard, and friends are few and indifferent,
and even God, for the time being, seems
to have forgotten US, so desolate is our lott
How difficult for one man TO understand
another in such diifirer. circumstances!
How easy to say "Be cheerful How
hard he would find it to practice, were he
stripped of all lile's brightness!
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-17
Zero.

People talk a good deal about zero
these cold days, but We doubt il many
understand its meanings except as indi-
eating thirty-two degrees below the ireez-
ing point in Fahrenheit's thermometer
the one in general use. The intention,
doubtless, was To find point of absolute
cold, and zero was fixed as that point be
cause mercury will stand there when im-
mersod in a mixture Of snow and COM
mon salt. But the frequency with which
astill lowerpoint oftemperatureis reached
in winter months would seem to show the
necessity for a change in the thermom-
etrical standard. At present, what are
called theiixed points of the Thermometer
are zero, and lS0 degrees, and nobody
seems to know why either was adopted
and still less why the fixed point for cold
should be one 50 common for winter
months, while the fixed points for heat Is
one never known TO the atmosphere ol
our 1one.-&. Louis Democrat.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-17

maintenance Of our constitutional liberty.
II will bccomeyour duty to make such
enactments as will cure any defects dis
covered in the workings Of our school
laws, 50 rs to render them more efficient
in securing instruction to every part OF
the State. The success which the sys-
tenn has attained in the past is doubt
less, in great degree, attributable to
the perseverance, and industry with which
our Supcrintendents, travorsing the State,
have in person urged its claims upon the
people; and this means of securing fur
thcr strength to the cause ought not to
be allowed to cease. In order to defray
the expenses necessarily incurred in ac-
complishing a thorough canvass of the
State, as well as to supply clerical force
needed in the Office, | recommend an in
crease of the compensation allowed by
law to the Superintendent.
most respectfully again call your at
tention To the recommendation made in
my last annual message on the subject of
organizing a system Of education for our
colored population. The education of
this race is not duty of charity alone,
but is demanded by the best interests OF
society. They form numerous class OF
our citizens, sharing with us in civil and
political rights, upon whom, too, we are
largely dependent for carrying on the in
dustry, especially the agriculture of the
State; and just in proportion as they
shall be LEFT in ignorance and vice, or
improved in morals and intelligence, by
the discipline ofa suitable system of edu-
cation, they will become to the Com
monwealth, on the one hand, an incu-
bus of pauperism and crime; on the other,
useful part of our population.
Many of these people are struggling
hard in the direction of educating their
children and have shown a wonderful
measure Of success. trust you will not
fail to provide for Il system of schools
for this portion Of our population, and
offer them encouragement and assistance
in this important department. Should
such a system he adopted, and provision
made for the free education Of all the
children of the Commonwealth between
the ages of six and sixteen years, Ken
lucky would be entitled. under the law
of Congress, to her pro rata share in the
public lands, which could be either ap-
propriated as an ample provision for the
education of the colored race in the
State, or divided between them and the
schools for whites, as may be thought
best.
REVISION OF STATUTES AND CODES or
PRACTICE.
The revision of the statutes and codes
of practice has progressed rapidly but is
not completed. The revisors of the stat
utes will have their work in a condition
to lay il before the General Assembly 50
that its merits may be passed upon.
SPECIAL LEGISLATION.
1t is recommended that the laws be 50
amended, if necessary, as to relieve the
Legislature of the necessity of passing
upon many local measures which should
be referred to the courts. Local legisla
ton has been a source of great expense
to the State.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-17


Mn. HUsKIS now writes: 81 was
obliged to write too young, when | knew
only halftruths, and was eager to set
them by what | thought fine words
People used to call me good writer then;
now they say cant write at all; because
for instance, If | think anybody's house
is on fire, | only say, "sir, your house
is on fire. whereas formerly l used to
say, "Sir, the abc'le where you probably
passed the delsghtful days of youth is in
a state of Inflammation, and everybody
used like theeliect ofthe two P's in prob
ably past, aud of the two DIS in delight
ful days.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-17
THE FASHIONS.
EVENING DRESSES.


Elaborate dresses for dinner-parties,
the opera, and receptions are found in
abundance at the modistes, at this season.
White falle dresses are especially in IA
vor. We have mentioned the beautiful
colored embroidery which forms the gar
niture for these. Many are entirely
white, and are trimmed with China Grape
flounces, overskirt, and watered ribbon
sashes as pure as snow. Another taste
ful combination that is always in favor
is trimming of black lace and pink
roses on white silk. A notable dress of
this kind, just completed, is creamy
white faille, made with a half-train.
There are five narrow ruffles on the
three front breadths, and two wide
founces with black velvet binding on the
back. A round, wrinkled apron is
finished by very deep lounce of black
lace, headed by garland roses, and
Ine suInc HOulltt VI ittcc - uilahSSu III
three rows to form long overskirt be-
hind, where it is ornamented with branch
es of roses.
AMONG THE SMALL ITEMS
that 60 to makeup "style" in dress trim
mings are braid pipings or flat bindings
nearly an inch wide on the edge of the
founce. If two shades of one color ap-
pear in dress, the wide flat binding is
of the lighter shade; if two different col.
ors are used the upper part of the flounce
is faced with the bright hue chosen for
binding. Ifa hem is turned up on the
outside edge of the Hounce, it should be
an inch wide; piping fold at the tor
of the hem adds much to the beauty OF
the nounce; and all sewing-machino
stitching is considered as detracting from
it. Another fancy is to hold the full
ness of hounces in double side-pleats-
that is, two pleats turned one way are
tplaced near together, and n plain inter
val is left before the next cluster i
placed. A pretty upright heading fol
hounces is also formed by a bias band o
silk, bound on each side, and two inche
wide when completed. This is then lai'
in clusters on three side pleats, and thu
middle pleat is caught down from tn
top to the plain space between. Pleate'
Swiss muslin, edged with machine-mad
Valenciennes lace is placed low on th'
facing of light silk dresses.
SOME RICH BLACK SILK DRESSES,
blended with colors, are among the Ia
test importations. Oneof these has thre
front breadths of pale blue silk in length
wise puff, separated by bands of EN-
broidered oak leaves. The black basqu
has a blue vest with leaf embroidery
aud blue facing on the jockey basque
Another French dress has black fall
trained over-skirt, with a short petit
coat of the new serpent green. Th
overskirt is exquisitely embroidered wit
jet, and is draped by serpent-colore'
sash.-Hrrper's Basaar.