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The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

A man bought some things at a Meriden
drug store the other day, cost of which was
thirty cents, paying therefor with twenty
five cent stamp and fiue cent nickei. 1,''0,
the customer had left, the clerk ascer'aineu
that the stamp was counterfeit, ana was oiaiiy
expressing his disgust, when the proprietor
asked him what was the matter lie stated
that the scrip was counterfeit. WAS the
r,;cre, GOOD 9,' .sYes, sir.' so, well, never
mind we made two and a half cents profit
anyhow.
s'John' thinks he has discovered the
champion meanest man, and he writes to the
Sun in regard to him. This meanest man
was an American merchant who sent
drummer to Europe. Drummer was
wrecked on the outward voyage, and after in
Vulnerable hardships stood once more before
MS employer, who promptly dismissed him.
drummer explained, as best he could, the
dangers by flood which had befallen him and
interfered with his intentions, but all to no
purpose. 81 didn't hire you to go fooling
around the Atlantic ocean in an open boat"
said the meanest man. and the poor drum
mer was discharged forthwith
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

In. PR,Sf1Sa.-Every description Of . Jos
printna executed promptly, and at the iO"feo fea
nrices. at the Daily Press Printing WspSs ''
Exchange st.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

THE PuREsT AND SWEETEST CoD-LIvER OIL
is Hazards and Caswelrs, made on the sea
shore from fresh selected livers, by CAswELt'
HAZARD & Co., New York. 1t is aDsolu.eV
pure and street.. Patients who have once takeA
il prefer it to all others. Physicians have de-
cided it superior to any of the other oils I'D
,sorr,ot nov14-12w
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

The-Boston Irareher and other virile, vi
vacious journals at the Hub must plead guilty
of most scandalous act. They have been
striking their grandmother-even the vener-
able Boston Aduertiser-and so thoroughly
aroused the old lady that she glares at them
over her spectacles as if she would like to
give Providence piece of her mind f r ever
bringing such midges into existence Com
merciol Advertiser.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15
A WORD TO PLANO BUYERS.

The name fCH1CKERN for
fair record the history of
Americas
henpberes the Same
Their uniform has due talent
use m peT materials
the applied sciences bey the purchase Of STOOL
accumulated
These more than the deserved hs bestowed the Exposition contributed to
build up and sustain the confidence which
sf thai only have exceptional instruments sides
Atlantic
qualities
We
viua d5edv
obtained
who want
car ,u
being promptly and
All the artists
" N'
Worlds Fair in England in 1851 competition thew took tho
this firm Of the complete iron ame which approved gave rise to M
was this Exhibition that the bb int,
- w AV"e0 ~
cckeng Sons first used the large which has spg all the
excellence OF ntrument o
Chckerng
at +ho
the United 70 wy "'""-
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

Some Of the Philadelphia papers arc angry
over the idea that the President viii proba-
bly, be kind to Mr. Smith. Is not their anger
unreasonable? Mr.. Smith is one of the pur-
est men in the Republic. We have known
him for great many years, and have never
heard lisp against his character.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

New York fashionable mammas have sue
ceeded in establishing peculiar style of dress
for the school-room. Merino is the standard
material and Scotch plaids of every variety
come next. Jewelry is very sparingly used,
aud the hair is either braided at the back or
allowed to flow over the shoulders.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15
NARR 4 O'BREON.
Ship Timber and Enees.

T HAVE the largest and best stock OF Ship Knees
l. in the State Also best quality seasoned White
Oak Treenails, and can furnish
Haclkmataclk, Hardwood or White
Oak Timber and Plank
at the lowest cash prices.
H.. TAYLOR.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15
The Reasons Why.

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O. &c which afwwe
ma ndsumcie
F"a We
niddemans profit scstofe
Third
the wood at their convenience
advantage manuf atures
din Bom
O fwage,f from tint mtotme
purchasers
profit and throws o the epurhaser
buy
rwa
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15
Notice.

Notice.
rENHE stockholders of the Portland Glass Works
Il are hereby notified to meet at j. B. Brown g.
Sons office, No. 40 Exchange street, in Portland
SATURDAY, January 18th, 1873, at o'clock P. M
to choose Director to fill vacancy and transact any
other business that may legally come before them.
By order Of the Directors
A. B. STEVENS, Clerk,
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

Some ST. Louis boys snowbalIed man who
had the impudence to object. Then they
threw bricks at him, and cut him with a knife
and he win know better than to interfere
with the sports of artless childhood again, he
will.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Portland LIoyds.

Portland LIOyds.
YTHE Annual Meeting of the subscribers to the
Il Portland Loyds will be held at their office AZ
Exchange Street, Portland, Me-, on Thursday the
10th day of january, 1873, at 81 o'clock, p NJ in
accordance with, and for the purposes specified in
the Bylaws of the Association.
CHARLES w. FORD Attorney.
Portland Me-, January 8, 1873. Sd
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

An Indianapolis editor Is represented as
mourning and refusing to be comforted be-
cause he received no invitation to funeral.
He's not alone in his troubles; there are null
titudes ofpeople in this world who would like
an invitation to somebody's funeral.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

lhe bitterly
the public regard ether sforadoin
lst They Blu
ii Ihs made
No
"a 10 all
discount
Deal the public and
Falehood No /.
"ey public the
having
The Ckrng of
reputation gained honoab
interested
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

Two men escaped from the Pittsburg Jail
the other night, after digging six months to
makea tunnel one hundred feet long. They
left note telling the sheriff they would meet
him in heaven.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

WamfeG.
BARRELS suitable for sugar at the EAGLE
Ii SUGAR REFINERY, Fore Street, near G. L.
r. R.
January 4, 1873. jan6d4w
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15
Wanted
Found.

A L the p. S. s. P. r. r. SILVER WATCH,
"A The owner can have the same by calling on the
Ticket Master Of the p S. s. P proving property
and paying char2es. dec3tf
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

Ifyou want to know how to get rid of
cold, ask singer. Those people have more
colds and get rid Of them more easily than
any other class living.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15

Furniture and House Furnishing Goods.
BENZ. ADAMS, cor. Exchange and Fed
eral Streets.
HOOPER & EATON, Old Post 0fScc,
Exchange Street.
L. f. HOYT, No. ~ PreSie Street. Up
hoisfcring done c,prder.
The Portland daily press., 1873-01-15
ON e PRICE SYSTEM

believing this to be the which purchaser
ha STANDARD PRICE for
be offered for
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Poor Colfax.

The bank where Mr. Colfax kept hi,
accounts has recently been visited by the
investigating committee and the record Of
two drafts from Mr.. Nesbit to Mr.. Colfax
both of them being deposited before the
deposit of the $1,000 on July 22, which
Mr.. Colfax explained by the statement
that he had received $1,000 as a present
from Mr.. Nesbit in $1,000 greenback BY
mail. The Washington correspondent Of
the New York Tribune says
While it looked little unusual for a
business man Of Mr.. Nesbit's experience
and sagacity to send $1,000 bill by mail
to high official without letting his clerks
partner, banker, or some friend know Of
it, and while it was regarded as still more
remarkable that statesman Of Mr., Col.
fax's standing would accept present from
a business man having dealings with the
Government, yet in the face Of all this,
there were many who regarded the Vice.
President as guiItless Of deliberate false.
hood as of bribery, Notwithstanding the
absence of both the letter Of trapsmittal
and the letter of acknowledgment
Oaks Ames' memorandum book showed
to the committee that 81 200 was maid and
all the circumstances sustained his state.
ment, yet Mr.. colfax testified he got 81.
900 Of the e, 200 from Mr.. Nesbit. I,
now sppears that in April, three months
previous, he received $1,000 from M
Nesbit, in check or draft. and that on
July 18th, or in less than three weeks atte,
the alleged receipt by Mr.. Colfax Of 81 .oOo
in money BY letter, he received another
check for 81 900 from Mr.. Nesbit.
This shows, If Mr.. Colfax's Al ooo hin
story is believed, that he received from
this contractor, who was yery largely en-
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Musical Sounds.

The longest and largest pipe ofthe great
Harlem organ, thirty-six feet in length
when sounded, actually jars the whole
edi6ce. If there are less than thirty-twc
vibrations in second, it is u noise anal
ogous to the tapping of the w.ngs of q
huge bird. The human ear recognizes nc
music in that, All vibrations above thir
ty-two are musical, till they reach thirty
thousand in second.
Such Is the perfection of our auditory
sense that the mind is exalted by acous
tic undulations which are transmitted Il
the brain through a small, soft cord scarce
ly larger than single silk thread.
Rejecting on the laws of sound, the ex.
treme delicacy of the mechanism by which
it is received, transmitted and analyzed
in a moment Of time, who can doubt the
existence of a Divinity whose works, in.
dependent of moral attributes, are self
evident propositions.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-01
Why Women Lose their Beauty.

Shut up in houses nine-tenths Of their
time, with either no exercise, or that
which is Of a limited, irksome sameness,
they are, as q consequence, unnaturally
pale, soft and tender; their blood is poorly
organized and watery, their muscles small
and fabby; and the force and functions Of
their bodies, as a whole, run low iB the
scale of life. A spurious fullness is often
seen in the outline during girlhood, which
usually melts like snow under the April
sun whenever the endurance is put to test,
as in performing the functions Of mother.
The change ofappearance from the maiden
of one year to the mother of the next is
often so striking and enduring that it is
difhcult to believe we are looking on the
same person. The round, pleasing shape
Is prematurely displaced by pinched
angularity, and an untimely and unseemly
appearance Of age. Travellers from other
countries, who have had extensive means
for observation and comparison, have re-
marked upon the great beauty of American
women, and the early age at which it is
lost. Some have ascribcd this to the
climate but more intelligent observers
agree that it is hot-house, enervating
mode of life. English ladies of rank, who,
by the way, are celebrated for keeping
their beauty to ripe old age, think moth
ing Of walking half dozen miles at a
time while American ladies would think
such thing perfectly dreadful" If
American women, so daintily and richly fed,
will sit in dark and sultry rooms the live-long
day, they must expect to bloom too soon,
to hasten through this charming period
at the longest in about ten years--and for
twenty-five years after, have the grim
satisfaction of being thin, wrinkled angu-
lar, and sallow.
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TnE swonp or GENEnAL WAYNr

The SWORD OF GENERAL WAYNE
When President Grant was in our city,
says the Wilmington Commercial, there
was shown him, at the residence Of Mr..
Grubb, the indentical old sword, worn by
General Wayne--the "Mad Anthony of
Chester county 1t belongs to William
H. Naif, and Is one Of the thousands Of old
curiositics which he has slowed away in
his great collection. The sword was given
by General Wayne to Judge Cunning
Bedford, end after the death Of the latter
Mrs. Bedford presented It to Evan Thom-
as, Esq. of New Castle, upon whose death
Mr. Naff purchased It at sale Of his ef.
fects.
This Is rare old sword. II is straight
light blade, in a leather scabbard, which
is worn and looks the worse for wear.
When and where Wayne wore it--whether
at Stony Point, at Ticonderoga, at Bran.
dywine, or Monmouth, or Paoli--we do
not know.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-01

There is one thing that nearly everybody
knows and hardly anybody attends to, that
is, to sprinkle Stacked lime on the roofs
once year, either in fall or spring. II
the shingles are covered ever so thick
with moss, the lime soon clears 1t of,
leaving the roof clean and white and good
for dozen years longer. 1t ought to be
put on pretty thick, and rainy day is
best for the work. Strong wood ashes
will answer almost as well to keep old
roofs in repair, but they will not look as
nice. To make new shingles last three or
four times the usual period, they need
only be soaked few days in tank half
full of thick lime water, which must be
stirred up well before the shingles are put in.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-01
What Might Have Happened.

On the day when the Senate and House
assembled to count the electoral votes for
President and Vice President Of the United
States, we deemed il an opportune occasion
to lay before the public the present impcr.
feet and dangerous condition Of the law
or rather the absence Of law--on that i'm.
portant subject. 1t was mentioned in the
article referred to that the whole control in
the matter Of any contested vote for Pres.
ident depended partly on the ruling Of
whoever happens to be President Of the
Senate, and partly on a aJoint Rule" Of
the two Houses of Congress, which "Rule''
is just the reverse of what it ought to be.
Whilst some of our readers were engaged
in reading their Ledger of that day, the
"Rule" referred to was called into opera
tion. When the Electoral vote of Georpia
was opened, and while it was being an
nounced that the votes Of that State had
been cast for Horace Greeley, the recep-
tion and counting Of the votes was object
ed to on the ground that it could not pro.
perly be cast and counted for "a dead
man. Thereupon, the Senators retired
to their own Chamber for consultation. and
decided that the Georgia vote for Greeley
should be counted. The members of The
House also held a consultation, and de-
cided that the Georgia vote should not be
counted. The two Houses thus Disagree
ing the vote was not counted. This ex-
traordinary result happened under the pc.
culiar "Rule' referred to.
That Rule requires that whenever the
Electoral vote Of State shall be objected
to, or any question about 1t shall arise, the
two Houses shall separate that each Of
them by it { shall dsc.de wi hout debate
the objection or the question, whatever il
may be; that no Electoral vote that is OBJ
jected to shall be counted except by the
concHTiag decisions Of the two Houses.
OF course it follows from this that when.
ever any member of either House who de.
sires to defeat the elected candidate finds that
the the throwing out of the vote Of State
would effect the result, all he has to do is
to make an objection" to the counting of
such vote, and then the coast Is clear for
whatever my be within the reach Of fac.
tion, intrigue or corruption. The simple
process is to procure disagreement be-
tween the decisions Of the two Houses,
and the work Is done---the vote is not
counted Thus the people Of a State may
be disfranchised--thus the decision Of the
whole country may be defeated by intrigue
invited BY ''Rule" inconsiderately adopt
ed, and which Is In point Of fact the exact
reverse of what il ought to be. The throw
ing out Of the electoral vote Of whole
State cast at Presidential election Is q
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-01

Here is some rather peculiar talk from
a religious paper, the Nsp Kork Obser-
per:--HThe conviction is taking strong
hold Of the public mind that the makers
and executors Of law have ceased to be ad-
equate to the protection Of society. Il
will, indeed, be an awful state Of things
when the people, in their original sover-
eighty, discard the forms and ministers Of
law and take justice into their own hands.
Weventure to predict that In ten years or
less from this time, If the Tweeds and
Connollys, the Garyeys and Keysers, the
Stokeses and Fosters, the Scannels and
Kings, are suffered to escape the penalties
Of the law, society win push the code aside
and visit thieves and murderers with pun
ishment, sure as fate and just as the
judgements Of heaven.
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VOL. VIII.--NO. is.

ktaFe anu mOmehb0cs hcl, ana u ought
not to be left within the reach Of trick, or
faction, or corrupt influences, 70 drop il
out by indirection. If the subject is TO
be left to new parliamentary rule, that
rule ought to read that the electoral vote
Of q State shall be counted unless the two
Houses concur in u positive decision that
it shall be thrown out.
But as Senator Morton argued in his
admirable speech, delivered in view Of this
very condition of affairs, so momentous
thing should not be left to any rule, but
should be regulated by the Constitution
and by statute under the Constitution. In
the present instance, the throwing out Of
the electoral votes Of Georgia, Louisiana
and Arkansas fortunately made no change
in the result. If the result had been
changed what condition would this
country be in to-day-the passionate call
for forcible resistance would be ringing
everywhere throughout the land, and pre-
partitions would be on foot for the inau-
guration of two Presidentsl
We have, however, pointed out but one
of the threatening dangers of the "Joint
Rule" under which Congress acted on
Wednesday. Those who understand the
Constitution ofthe United States are aware
that, whenever ii shall happen that no
candidate for the Presidency shall have a
majority of the electoral votes of all the
States, the duty of electing President
devolves upon the House of Representa-
tives, which body votes by States, each
State casting but one vote; and the House
may make its election from the ''three''
highest candidates, and thus may throw
over the two highest competing candidates
and may select the very lowest Of the three
even although he may have had but one
solitary Electoral vote. The ''Rulev pre-.
sents to the House Of Representatives an
almost irresistible temptation to throw the
election into the HHouse" whenever the
Electoral vote is against the candidate pre-.
ferred by the majority Of the members Of
the House. All that body would have 70
do would be to object to MS many States as
would reduce the remaining Electoral votes
to tic, and then refuse to concur in any
action the Senate might take. Thus, ii
the vote on Wednesday had stood 1877 for
General Grant, and l79 for all Others,
including Mr.. Hendricks and Judge David
Davis (Which latter received one yote)-
all the House would have had to do, if il
had desired to throw both General and Mr..
Hendricks overheard and to elect Judge
Davis, would have been to object to the
eight Grant Electoral votes in Louisiana
and then refuse to concur" with the SEN
ate. Then there would have been sstie. .
and the election would have been thrown
into the House, where the three highest
would have been eligible, and Judge Davis
being one of them, with his one solitary
Electoral vote out of the 366, could have
been chosen President in defiance ofnearly
the whole voting population of the United
States. Surely such condition ofaffairs
should not be permitted to continue over
another election PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-01

IMPORTANT DATEs.-The following
will refresh the minds of our readers as to
the dates Of the most important inventions,
discoveries and improvements, the advan-
tages Of which we now enjoy: Spinning
wheel invented 1880. Paper first made
of rags lii7. Muskets invented and first
used in England in 1921. Pumps inyen.
ted l425. Printing invented by Faust
l4il. Engraving on wood invented 1890.
Post-ofices established in England l464.
Almanacs first published l44l. Printing
introduced into England by Caxton l474.
Violins invented l477. Roses first plan
ted in England 1905. Hatehets first made
in 1904. Punctuation first used in litera-
ture 1920 Bsforethattimewords
nceswercputtogetherlikethis.
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"Humbug' is a corruption of the Irish
words aim bog, pronounced combug, sig
nifying soft copper, or brass, or worthless
money, such as was made by James II. at
the Dublin mint--twenty shillings Of
which was worth only two pence sterling.
At first applied to worthless coin, the
words became the general title ofanything
false or counterfeit.
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Popular Iales.
The Stolen Wallet Recovered.
A STRANGE ADVENTURE.

# 'Is this seat engaged, sir p
. glanced up from the paper was read.
ing, and met the smiling regard of a ge.
nial-looking man in the prime of life.
at is not, sir. :"
with your permission, then said he,
as he seated himself beside me.
The train had already started, and the
conductor presently made his appearance,
collecting the tickets Reaching US, he
detached the appropriate coupons from our
tickets, handing back the remainder with
the usual cheeks
Pardon me- said my companion, ''but
perceive you place your ticket in your
wallet"
"Yes."
at is unwise, unsafe"
"Why do you consider it SOP" | en-
quircd with curiosity, returning my wallet
70 my pocket
Suppose, through carelesness, or we
may say accident, your wallet is lost-your
pocket may be picked, for instance"
"Yes."
Your money and ticket are both gone.
Possibly you do not appreciate the beauties
'of such position. | do not think it pos.
Sible except by experience" J"
n at would certainly be an undesirable
situation. can see that clearly enough.
Pardon the question naturally suggested
were you ever so placed" ?"
n "Once-only once"
''How was thaty"
"You wish to profit by my experience.
Well, don't know that mind telling you
the story. 1t may serve to amusc you If
nothing more.
1t occurred number Of years ago, and
is of no consequence. / had taken the
early express train, and being somewhat
tired and altogether sleepy, had stretched
myself upon seat for as comfortable a
nap as circumstances would permit,
slept soundly, for could in those days
sleep soundly anywhere, and did not ava
ken until the conductor came for my tick
ct. | was positive l had purchased a
ticket; indeed, | remembered distinctly
having shown it to the baggage clerk at
the time Of checking my trunk.
The conductor grew impatient, passing
to the other end Of the car, aad returned
to me. | had made the discovery that
my pocket-book had been stolen, and in
proof Of my story showed him my baggage
check.
II was useless. If you have travelled
much you are aware that virtuous con.
ductor takes no mans word; in fact, all
men have designs upon the company's div
idcnds but himself 1t was perfectly nat
ural, therefore, that the faithful steward
in question should say:
"The check is all right, but how do !
know that ii belongs to your / will take
the money for your fare, or stop the train
and pat you of, just as you choose"
What could | do? Protestations amount
ed to nothing, and fellow passengers, with
the usual tendency Of humanity to trample
upon fallen man, showed clearly by their
looks and expressions that they thought
me sneaking rogue, who would steal a
passage if he could. They paid their mon
ey, why should ! not pay minel Few
men would ever see heaven II Judgement
sns rendered by a jury-cxcept them
selves.
My search for the lost ticket brought to
light just dollar and eighty cents. This,
] told the conductor, was every cent | had
about me. He said 1t was fifty cents less
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-03-01

The TERRIroRIEs.--Few people realize
how many acres are unoccupied in the
Great West. The eleven Territories con-
tain over one billion and a quarter acres,
exceeding by nearly two hundred thou
sandsquare miles the aggregate territory Of
all the present admitted States Of the
Union. The Territory Of Alaska contains
1858, s,529,sOO acres.