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[From the New York SUM-
Mr.. Greeley'S Specimens" Came
of Clearing UD the EditOr,s Sauctum

The interior third-story editorial room on
Nassau street, so long occupied by Mr.. Gree
ley. had become exceedingly dingy. It's fur
nlture was in the last stages of dapldation.
Various propositions to improve it had been
vetoed by the occupant, who feared that any
attempt at change would derange the order of
his papers and books of reference. But one
Saturday, while the sage was chopping wood
at Chappaqua, the burly engineer. Patricn
O'Rourke, came up with host of helpers,
ard pretty soon had everything topsy-tusvy
The carpet was torn up by the roots, ard the
subsoil shoveled out from under it.. The fur
niture was hustled aside, the walls were scrap
ed and papered, the wood-park painted, a
new carpet laid and by nightfall Patrick, as
he surveyed the wholesome change congrat-
ulated himself on the wondrous achievement.
Next day Mr. Greeley. coming in fresh from
the serene influence of DR.. Chapin's sermon.
was struck with dumb wonder at the meta
morphosis. Withouta word he sluinped down
into his easy chair, and thrust his feet under
the desk, apparently in fine mood to do JUS
tce to bleeding Kansas, or castigate the ras-
cally free traders. Hardly had he touched
his seat, however, when he sprapg up as
though stung and pointing une er his desk,
shreked, in his squeakest tones:-
"What-thiet has stolen my specimens; !;
where's my specimens?"
HO POOpiC iiOui tue Outcr OIllce ruSneC IN
at the row, and soon Mr., Greeley was appris-
ed that Patrick O'Rourke was the lea.er of
OF the vandals who had despoied his sanctum.
''Send him up here" yelled Horace, ''send
him upr'
So Patrick was summoned from the vaults
OF the establishment, where he was engaged
getting up steam on Sunday for Mondays pa
per. ORourke came in, expecting to be COM
plmented for mis- thorough work. Slowly
wipng the perspration from his forhead on
his bare brawny arm, he drew up to the edi-
tor, his face wreathed in smiling anticipation.
But the sight of Horace's angry countenance
warned poor Patrick that storm was immi-
nent.
What is it, Mr.. Greeley?" he mildly
quered.
''Pat, where's my specimens? ?" screamed
Horace. pointing to the vacant spot under
his desk.
Specimens! Mr.. Greeley? Specimens r'
meekly responded Patrick.
Yes: the specimens kept under there
said Horace.
''Well, Mr.. Greeley blurted out Patrick.
81 don't know anything about yer specimens; |;
but if ye name that oud type box full of rock
ye KEEP there, why, they only Uttered up the
place and | threw 'em into the street,
''You ID fool:' screamed Horace.
Didn't you know that box OF specimens was
all l bad to show for 500, 900 worth of copper
stocks?" and the good man sank, historically
back in his seat, TO ponder on his misfortune
while poor Pat, thoroughly humbed, hurried
out to recover what he cnuld of the lost treas
ures. He succeeded in finding some of them,
and put them in the cellar for safe keeping.
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REAL ESTATE.
Sale of Valuable Real Estate in
WiDdIlam.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned will
~ offer for sale by public auction at the dwelling
house OF the late Caleb S. Cram in Windham in the
county OF Cumberland, on TUESDAY the fourteenth
day October, A. d. 1878, ten O'Clock in the
noon, the following described real estate viz: The
homestead Of the late Caleb S. Cram, situated in
SAID Windham containing about forty-three acres
with one story house, two barns wood and carriage
house. and xceleDt well of water, and an orchard
This farm Is in good state of cultivation and cut
forty tns OF hay this year; lso lot, pasture and
woodland situated in said Windham, about half
mile nom the above described firm, usually known
as the Roberts lotapd containing about forty-seven
acres and estimated TO have upon it two hundred
cords of wood also wood lot situated in said Wind
ham. about mile from the above described f ,rm
and about the same distance from the Duck Pond
Mill containing abo It forty acres and estimated to
have thereon hundred thousand feet Of pine lum
Der and four hundred coards OF soft and hard wood.
Terms of sale cash.
ANDREW CRAM,
LEVI CRAM,
A. NJ. STEVENS,
HELEN A. CRAM,
HARRIET B. CRAM Guardian
MARTHA A. CRAM, Guardian.
CHARLES CRAM.
Sey whw&
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ERMS $500 PER ANNUMIN ADVANCE.

A FEMININE ESTIMATE OF PRocEssIoNs
Sophia Sparkle, in one of her Sa: atooa lot
tiers to the New York Mail thus expresses her
womanly estimate of the street PROFESSIONS
of the ''lords of creation:
Long PROFESSIONS of valorous knights. of
soldier thirstiDg for cOnquests, though not
of the martial kind, bearing silken faes. and
preceded by the inevitable "brass band'' 90
up and down the street and strut their little
hour of grandeur, while wives and sweet
hearts look on admiringly.
To wear uniform or a commonplace suit
of everyday clothes deco ated with a strip OF
scarlet or blue cloth. with an intermingling of
gold and silver tinsel. and to parade before
the eyes of an assembled multitude appear to
give an infinite delight to the average mascu-
line.
Talk about womanly vanity or womanly
pride in feathers and fOunces.
AT least we poor deluded creatures of the
feminine persuasion never turn cut in pro-
cesslons arrayed in shabby finery, aud going
through the streets with a fiddle and "a drum
to summon the world to look OIL and applaud
And what pleasure these Superior minds'
of men can find in this incessant trampng
and marching alter, goodness knows what,
dressed up in silk aprons and wooden scarfs,
and with cock feathers in their hats, alto
gether passes our weak comprehension.
And il, in our encroaching march upon
mans peculiar sphere, we ever do fall into
the folly of going about the streets in process
sions, we will be sure to display some taste at
least in the matters of toilet. and not be
done up in an indiscri innate mixture of red,
white and blue, and orange and purple. ire
spective OF either taste or symbOlical mean
ing.
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An Ordinance Relating to the COustruc.
tiOn of Drains and Common sewers.
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Carpenters and Builders.
WHITNEY Il MEANS, Pearl street, op.
pOsite Park.
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A SITUATION as Bookkeeper or Assistant Book
"A keeper by a person of several years. expert
ence. Good references furnished. Address is Deer
street, Portland. se8d1w*
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School F!
Navigation

A NAVIGATION SCHOOL will be opened at No.
"A 15A Exchange street, March Sd, to be under
the charge of Capt. Edward Breen and c. H. Farley.
Been. and MONDAY and Friday eVenings by G. "Pf. #
Farley. The will begin with DECIMAL arithme-
tic and well comprise Plane, Traverse, Parallel Mid
and adjustment of Nautical Instruments; Latitude
by Sun and Stars, and Longitude by Chronometer.
Lunar observations will not be included in the
but will be taught if desired.
The evening instruction will be gwen before the
whole class, when the various problems involved in
navigation will be worked upon the blackboard
and Illustrated by suitable diagrams and apparatus
and the use and adjustmel 1T of Instruments explain
ed. Subjects collateral to navigation such Mete
orogy, Ocean Currents, &C., will also be introduced
at the evening sessions. For terms, apply to G. H.
Farley No. Exchange street. feb19f
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TO Let.
nNEE OF THE BEST OFFICES ON EXCHANGE
" STREET. Enquire of
GEO. A. WHITNEY & CO..
marZf1 No AZ Exchanoe
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Booksellers and StatiOners.
MOVT, FOGG g. BREED, No. 0i Middle
Street.
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TO LET
RDOnlS To Lei.

Rnoms roun
rvrruo,rr
w iadHiouT board: Two newly finished rooms
or two s,noia suitable for gentleman IN ana VIE
treet. seS-2w*
Rooms to Let.
TWO or three nleasont Rooms to LOT ,vitbopt
L board, at 37l CONGRESS ST " ses dlw*
- - -
Hensa to Tot
c7HF rn>,
Yates aaasdtf t4fpply on the premises W = oprry
oECoND s,o,r :, 60. ~ ,o- ,,,r
- ''over Shaw's Tea Store In"n;re at No Is9
across the entry. :" ansse,v u''
"oD ="
mn
4 me owner going away, the Yacht Alarm
M %. %ai oe iet 10 parties by the day or week
shed nyers ana a panTry "a comsdey d6a fuFS IN
Commercial street, or on board tie Yacht,
au0utI L. A. SEWALL, Can't.
no Lef.
w 70, fan,;;n fOMhp, large pleasant rooms Suitable
At5o r ies aa S,saoe or Single gentlemen,
s"-- !" enen u
20 let.
STREET RE rHE FnsSir 6ESm oFFlCEs ON EXCHANGE
GEO. A. WHITNEY g. co
mar24tf No as Exchange ST
A large brick store in the Rackleff Block, corner
"A OF Middle and Ceurch streets-basement and
ofy goods OF other similar trade
F' '" et sent1tl,s = ~ sH''. 1o'
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m . -, - .
LEE SPREAD OF fEVERs'-Ihe pollution
OF water by typhoid cxcreta has long been es-
''''''"eu' anu 'le 'ao' 'na' water Is Tue trans
poi''ns asen' ~ 'ne sPreau oi many dis-
oi'e'' tne pri'Isn heuical ASSOCIATION,
sel,luateo sl oy me MaryieDone epidemic, have
reeenoy @ uscusseu tne spread OF lever by
tI's n,ui ~ iIns III III. Daliaru report On
sn.,a a,.,',a. h,uSon ' ou'Dieah' he Sreated
oa'o ny w susSessnS tnde the Ioul
w. 49, naN P1ooao'E peeI useu 10 rinse OUT
eiie eaoa. On subsequent occasion tne
sa.'1 s, :. Apana.lon was or tIme accepted;
- .,ot In5 uiso"s1ieu III eue uIik
.n .li 'uaS "a naa oeen regmlaIy uiiuIea WIN
Ia Iii r., h. to' teo y, ma' nae wulcn Is sup
pne1 py SnI company wnicn - responslpie Tor
el sle hiai yiepone r @ ouIUleaA, , oDtained rom
=; ai .an.a5 " aoles anu substance, ana
S;,.,t; ~ nonton Se.p[e ~ Is sent out. Ii
.,aS tI ee..eu .ne i,li Wouu De re-
,Lat -, " S,,,t;n., anu =. - quite certain
@ .naS ~ .;nu1 GII''oI ou "a i'1Se sca!e can nave
lt peen Plae iSeu, Dut LII. Dailaiu suggestion
aoou. n.;n :an'ins .ne cd's WIZ III Tue way thas
opela'lceh - PrrIoruleu, accou't ior the pres
oaob a1d tharo th nh'dps p'nS y, MAJ. IN
11In Gnu 'ueie - 'ne ou'iouS posslplty tnac
anoieis elhPloyeu aoou, tne uairy may SUD-
sto;n ,,,, i do",,.t M ti,.; lol llliE on
VII ~, nv 1,iu.iol neIe sug
SeaCou .o'iu M ~ oo "y auy VI tne Or
uiua.s $50 :. Mouiu h'ep "itDih the
iiiiii's VI naeot@l talla.lon.
THE ITALIAN AcToR. SA1vIuA As orr-
Uho,, col,,;,,. - 49,. -
.AAo "," N''''"" '"no'n maurice erau
is 10 introduce 10 US, Ibis fall), appeared,
there was loud buzz through the vast audi
tory of six thousand people. He was made
up as a genuine Moor, perhaps a little too
dark-but the majesty of his presence, The
| yirile puissiance of the man as he stIoIe on
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st. Paul complains that bunch of six
prairie chickens, sent twenty miles by rail-
road, is only bunch Of two chickens when
arriving at the the stopping point.
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Approved May 81. 1873.
sepS-2w GEO. P. WESCOTT Mquor
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Win bOARD, large pleasant rooms. Suitable
loI families or single gentlemen.
Al oz Il ee Street. in24*1W then IF
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DepOpulation of the Sandwich Islands.

UepOpQIaJtOn or the Sandwich Islands
A people so circumstanceG, well taught in
schools, freeholders TO large extent, living in
mild and salubrious climate, and with cheap
and proper food, ought not one would saw.
tn decrease. There are, of course, several resons
for their very rapid decrease. and all of them
come from contact with the whites. These
brought among them diseases which have
corrupted their blood, and made them infer
tile and OF POOR stamina. But to this, which
is the chief cause, must be added, | suspect.
another less generally acknowledged. The
deleterous habit of wearing clothes has. do
not doubt done much to kill off the Hawaiian
people. II you think for a moment. Won will
see that to adopt. civilized habits was for
them to make prodigious change In their
ways OF life. Formerly the marc and the
slight covering OF tepa alone shielded them
from the sun and rain. Their bodies became
hardy by exposure. Thei. empoyments-
fishing, taro planting, tappa making, lird
catching, canoe makins--were all laporions.
and pursued out of doors. Their grass
houses, with openings for doors and windows.
We're, AT any rate, toeraby well ventilated.
Take the man accustomed thus to live. and
put shoes on his feet, a hat on his head. n
shirt on his back, and trowseis about his lees.
and lodge him in honse with close-shutting
doors and windows, land you expose his consti-
tuition to very serious strain, especially in a
country where there IS good deal of rain.
Being, after Ill, but half civilized, he will
probably sleep in a wet shirt or cGmber his
feet with wet shoes; he will most like
ly neglect to open bis windows al
night, and poison himself and his famil, with
bad air, to the influence Of which, beside his
unaccustomed lungs will be peculiarly liabla.
he will live a less active life under his chanoad
conditions; and altogether the poor fellow
must have an uncommonly fine constitution
to resist it all and escape with his life Al
the best, his system will! be relaxed. his M
er OF resistance will be lessened, his chances of
recovery will be diminished in the same do
gree as bis chances of falling i'll are increased mere
Ii now you throw In some special disease
corrupting the blood and transmitted with fs'
ia tai certainty to the progeny, the wonder i
that people so situated have not died ont in
single generation. ' ii
,oln IN TACT, they are dying out pretty fast. Tn
1867 the Islands had a population of 13O. .315
souls; in 1886 there were but 1OS. $40. in 1S40
only 81 165, of whom 1862 were foreigners. in
1850, 69,S00, of whom 3216 were foreigners:
and in 1860. 62.959, of whom 4194 were for
elgners. The native population has decreased
over sixty per cent. in forty years.-Haype'rs
for Sept,
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Somebody asks why it is that theatres are
seldom if ever struck by lightning. The So
luton of which conundrum is that every or
chestra has a conductor.
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A Pennsylvania girl went bIackh crying,
five weeks ago, and when heard from the
other day was keeping house with her hus-
band in Georgia.
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Somebody wants to know if a cergynr an
with collection of minerals and fossils can
properly be called cabinet minister?
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Disraeli has at last been installed as Rector
OF the University of Glasgow. This is prob
ably as high as he'll ever get unless Wise Sc
cures him as passenger on the return trip.
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YACHT TO LET.

4 The owner going away, the Yacht Alarm
M VIII be let to parties by the day or week
Mk\ during the month of August and Septem-
EG&zA Der. Cabin and pantry completely furn-
= lshed. Orders left at Lyman, Tobey & Co.
Commerclal street, or on board tie yacht,
auouu L. A. SEWALL, Cant.
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Sheridan is enjoying himself hugely at the
White Mountains, and manages to escape
scrutiny pretty well. AT quarter of a mile
of, it takes powerful field glass to detect
him,
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THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, sept. 1O.1s7a
Gossip and Gleanings.

A Davenport girl claims that she can count
400 dozeu eggs per hour, and not break one.
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EDUCATIONAL.
Boarding and Day School,
IL Pine st., Portland, Me.

TEyHE Misses Symonds, will reopen their School
l. for Young ladies
THURSDAY, September 18Th.
Catalogues may be obtained of the Principals.
au7 d5w
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Portland Fire Department.
An Ordinance TO protect the Hose beIOn
ing to the Fire Department during Fir,

An Ordinance TO protect the HI sc belong
ing TO the Fire Dipa during Fires.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen and Com
mon Council of the City Of Portland, in City
Council. assembled as fottoaoS:
SECT. l. That if any loaded wagon, cart street
rail car other vehicle be driven over the Hose be-
longing the Fire City of PorI land
a1l in the streets at the occurrence of fire. at
any alarm of fire. the driver owner. owners of
such vehicles, shall be subet to prosecution before
the Municipal Court of said city and upon conviction
shall be fined in any sum- not exceeding ten dollars
for the first ofense; and, upon any subsequent con-
fine of not more than fifty dollars at the discretion
of the court, with costs of prosecution.
SECT. .. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its approval by the Mayor.
Approved August go, 1873.
the Fire Department of the City of Portland.
Approved, July 2, 1872.
SECT %. All persons are hereby enjoined to obey
the ulrectons of any Engineer, given at anv fire,
and TO render their sell vices if required by any En-
gneer, under penalty of not less than two more
than twenty dollars.
And ii shall be the duty of the Chief and other En-
gheers, TO report to the City Council the name of
every person liable to the penalties pr .vided by this
section.
FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICE,
September 4, 1878. !
hereby give notice that the above Ordinances will
be strictly enforced.
ANDREW j, Gu MINGS,
seod2W chief Engineer.
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O. vi. & ID. w. NASH,
Agents FOR
Nichols Dust and Gas Tight
Wrought Iron Furnaces

FEyHE invention of the WROUGHT IRON FUR
n MACE, was the result Of 0horOugh and pains
taking investigation by Dr. JAMES r. NICHOLS, Ed
itor OF the Bosr journal of Chemistry into the OBJ
Jecions or defects in nearly all the Hot Air Furnaces
now in use. During The asst three years Five Hun
dred Lave been scld. They have proved competent
TO supply delightful, pure current of w I'm air to
Churches, stores, School Houses and Dwellings, and
in every place where used they have been perfect
success and given entire satisfaction.
The great distinguishing features of this Furnace,
are its implicitly o. CONSTRUCTION the Ierfect sa e.
quarts against the passage of Dust and deleterious
coal gases INTO the rooms warmed by it. The heat
radiatlng surfaces are made'of iler Iron rivited
together in the same manner as Srea oilers, an
not particle OF gas or dust p SIS through The
original Of this Furnace constructed three wears
ago by Dr. Mic OILS for private use, as a safeguard
against those infractions of tie laws of health to
which be himself well others were subject ed by
the use Ct Hot Air Flu naces. DR. Nichols saws with
three y ars use OF my Furnace satisfied that no
deleterious gases or dust can flow into the rooms
from it.
In the NICHOLS WROUGHT IRON FURNA E,
we have coal burning device much cheaper than
any Steam Apparatus, less troublesome, one which
supplies air pure and healihful as that from
Steam or bot water. 1t does away with all the seri-
Gus obje to,,s which have existed against Hot Air
Furnaces and its sanitary alva tages are such as to
commend it 10 the attention all intelligent House
ownes and heads ot1TaIni ies
d. WI. g. ID. w. NASH.
Portland, July, 1873. jy2sdtf
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A Good Lot for Sale.

FTNHE lot on India Street, next below the Univer-
z sast Church-40 by Sc feet. Can be had On lib
eral terms payment. Apply to VIM H. JERRIS
Real Estate Agent, Caboon Block.
Portland, Sept 6, 1878. se6d-2w
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The Pittsburg Commercial compares Beau
Hickmans career to that of the Democratic
party. Poor Beau! had he dreamed OF such
comparison few years ago, he might have
led wholly different life.
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FOR SALE.

o.. THE new house recently erected by Lorenzo
ki;; Ta lor Esq, making the corner of Quincy Lane
EsA and Congress street, directly opposite the Park
This house contains 10 finished rooms, has Gas and
Stbago, every frescoed by Schumacher
Drainage perfect, location none better Congress
street. Terms easy, $4,000 down, balance to suit puI
chaser
G. r. DAVIS,
seld4w Real Estate and Mortgage Broker.
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Furniture and House Furnishing Goods.
BENZ. ADAMS, cor. Exchange and Fed
eral Streets.
HOOPER & EATON, Old Post Omce,
Exchange Street.
L. #. HOYT, No. ~ Pre BILE Street. Up
holstering done 80 order.
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Very Desirable Estate i'm West
brook for Sale.

brook for Sale.
YNHIS Estate, consisting of sxty-two of land,
l. with buildings thereon, is situated in the town
of Westbrook, on the road leading from Portland to
Saccarappa Village by way of Strou water. 1t is
suitably divided into p sture and tillage; is well
about forty tons of hay and has fine yonng ORCH
ard growing which win soon be in bearing condit-
ion The buildings consist of large two-story mod
ern styled house an L connecting the house with a
large and well finished barn, and other out buildings
for housing carriages and farming tools. All the
buildings are nearly new, and the house and barn
ale supplied with excellent water
In connection with the above, the stock and farm
ing tools on the premises will be sold if desired.
This property is within four miles of the city of
Portland and is particularly valuable to any one de-
string to enga in the milk business, or for pleas
ant country residence near the city,
For further particulars inquire of Patience Skill
ngs, on the premises or of j. H. Fogg at his office
1199 Exchange, corner of Federal Street, Portland
Me. au25dtf
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House for Sale I

FEVHE two-story house, No. s Carleton Street. This
IL house is in good repair, is well localed in good
nelghborhood. Has good cellar, water and gas
throughout.
Can be seen any afternoon between the hours Of 2
and 4.
r'or further information apply to
my27tf EDWARD P. CHASE, No, Oak St
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Abbott Family School for Boys,
LITTLE BLUE, Pennington We.

TENHE Autumn session will open August 10th All
l. the comforts of HOME are here combined with
superior school, Boys prepared for college busi
ness Graduation and diplomas are conferred upon
all who finish the required course of study. Send
for an illustrated circular, address the Principal
JuIld3m ALDEN j. BLETHEN. A. Nj.