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the hen lodged into gateway, he hurried
the stick, and broke the leg of strange
dog, which added its piercing "ky-yi" to
the entertainment. But Cobeigh didn't
stop. He tore into the yard after his pro-
perty, in his bare feet, and chased the hen
into wood-pile, and caught it, just as the
owner of the premises came out and want
ed to know what Cobleigh was going to do
with las hen, and what he meant, anyway,
by getting drunk and kicking up such a
hullabaloo in peaceful neishborhood.
Cobleigh first thought he would knock the
man down with an AK, and what he could
not eat of him bury under a barn, but the
new conner succeeded in proving to Cob
leigh that the hen was his, and then the
miserable man burst into tears and limped
back home, where he found the three hens
under the box.-Danbury Meas.
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EDUCATIoN.-Tr True education, in its
highest sense, is as we have again and again
remarked, the thorough and happy de.
velopment of the whole nature. 1t is not
the mere acquisition of knowledge, of ac-
complishments, of manners,-it is not the
cultivation of the intellect or the heart,
but it is the blending Of all these means
for the attainment of one grand end-an
end to be arrived at by silent and almost
imperceptible degrees. To suppose that
education can be completed within given
number of years and lessons, to imagine
that by the aid of masters on the one side,
and a certain amount of daily application
on the other, man or woman, will become
as finished as Dutch painting, or the
miniatures of Sacci, is popular fallacy,
which must be exploded before long
knowledge and wisdom are often con-
founded in conversation and in books, so,
too, are instruction and education; but
little thought-a very little will serve to
expose the delusion.
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SITTING UP WITH HER.

She was expecting him Sunday eight;
the parlor curtains were down, the old
folks notified that it was healthy to 60 to
bed at eight o clock and Johnny bribed with
a cent to permit himself to bs tucked away
at sundown. He sneaked up the path. one
eye OF the dog and the other watching for
the cold man." who didn't like him any
too well, gave faint knock at the door,
and it was opened and he vas escorted into
the parlor. He said he couldn't stay but a
minute, though he didn't mean to go home
for hours. She wanted to know how his
mother was; if his father had returned
from York State; if his brother Bill's
rheumatism was any better; and he went
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-01-17
Startling Facts.

Mr.. Charles Brace, who for twenty years
has labored for homeless and friendless
children of New York City, estimates
these neglected, dangerous waits at from
monthly, "The Dark Side of New York,
from Fifth Avenue to the Five Points, :"
now being published, Frederick Gerhard
says: elf we would seek the cause of the
existence of such an army of unfortunate
street children, it will be found in drink.
Where the parents are living, they are
found invariably to be addicted to drink
ing; and where they are not living, it is
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-01-17
TEXT BOOKS.

While it is greatly to the interest of
! publishers and vendors of text books and
their agents too, to sell as large quantities
as they can, it is just as much to the inter-
est of consumers to buy as few as possible.
Teachers, especially, should deem it to
their interest to be as economical as thew
can in the use of textbooks. As our
county already labors under the disadvapt.
age of school debt, we can hardly expect
to get better houses, better salaries and
more apparatus-all of which we need
while such heavy and at times unnecessary
OUTLAWS are being made for books Not
outstanding it is SO obviously to the inter-
est OF all parties concerned, to make this
Item OF expenditure as small as possible,
any one who takes the trouble to examine
will find that the closets of majority of
the school-houses of the county contain
from s. to $50 worth of unused, useless
books. Two of the principal causes of
this fact we will venture to point out, in
the hope that our remarks may tend to
some extent to check their operation in the
future. The first is too frequent change
in the series of books used. A change of
Text books is not necessary nearly so often
as some persons teachers as well as others}
seem to think. There are very few stand
ard Text books published at the present
day that, in the hands of intelligent and
working teachers, will not be found suffi-
clent for all purposes. The book that will
obviate all necessity for work on the part
OF teacher or pupil, never has been and
never will be published. The fact is teach
ing is laborious occupation and those who
are not willing to work earnestly and
patiently had better choose some other oc.
cupation. If any one wishes Text book
that will contain all that should be taught,
he will have to wait till things get in good
working order after the millennium. The
second cause Of which we wish to speak,
arises from the fact that teachers not un-
frequently order and receive more books,
and more costly books than are at all
necessary. Some will order books two
grades higher and more costly in proper
ton, than what is necessary. The con-
sequence is that when an intelligent and
conscientious teacher enters the school, the
costly books must 60 to the shelves and
suitable ones be ordered in their place.
Others again, with more ambition than
Judgment, will attempt to teach branches
that it is neither desirable nor practicable
to have taught in our public schools
Some have favorite branch which they
will endeavor to force upon schools more
for their own qualification than for any
good they are satisfied it will do. Ad-
vanced Grammars, Botanies and Chemis-
tries, which now lie upon our shelves, or
are put to worse purpose in torturing the
young minds Of our pupils. A full con-
sideralion of this latter part OF the ques-
ton would involve the subject of the
" Province of our Public Schools which
We wish to discuss at some future time.
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CONTRARY CHICKENS.

Mr.. Cobleigh, of Nelson street, bought
three hens Saturday night, and put them
under box until he could build 4 coop.
Sunday morning he saw one of tn EN- in the
street, and bestowing a brief curse on the
somebody who had overturned the box and
,ieopardized his property, he started out
after it to drive it back into the yard. 1t
took fifteen minutes to convince him that
that hen could not be driven into that yard,
and then he attempted to catch it. Three
times he rose up with his hands full of
feathers and his chin full of sand, but still
that hen eluded him. Once he got it cor
nered, and thought sure he had it, but it
flew straight up over his head and tapped
It's wings in his face and filled his eyes
with dust. o, how mad Mr.. Cobleigh was
1t was Sunday morning. The bells were
ringing, PEOPLE we've starting to church,
and there he was in the street, with no
coat or hat OH, and with nothing but slip
pers on his feet and every once in while
one of them would come off and fly through
the air, and his naked foot would come in
contact with the cruel gravel before he
could stop himself Then he would have
to hop back on one foot aftcl that slipper,
while the hen stood on the walk and elo-
cuted, and the little Sunday school chill
dren stopped and laughed, and their par
ents reproved them and laughed too.
Finally the hen got away from him and
started down street at wonderful speed
for a hen, and lie started after her, his face
redder than ever, and every time he cleared
a rod his would stop and hop back two
after one of those slippers. When he
reached the corner of Essex street he Jump
cd out of both slippers at once, but ill.,
stead of stopping to go back he picked up
| a stick of wood and kept on. Then, as
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"A certain doctor, who sometimes drank
evening to see lady patient when he was
more than "half seas over" and con-
scious that he was so. On feeling her
pulse and finding himself unable to count
its beats, he muttered Drunk, by Jove -
Next morning, recollecting the circum-
stances, he was greatly vexed; and just as
he was thinking what explanation he
should offer to the lady, letter was put in
his hand. She too we'll knew" said the
letter, "that he had discovered the unfort-
innate condition which she was in when lie
visited her," and entreated him to keep
the matter secret in consider alton of the
enclosed-a 500 bill.
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There appears to be great and grow
ing, and as it seems to US, a just disposition,
on the part of all classes, to measure the sue
cess of a teacher by his ability to govern a
school without resort to corporal punish
ment There may be class of pupils who
cannot be governed in any other way, but
we have grave doubts as to whether a pub
lie school is the proper place in which to
undertake their reformation. The "Chris-
tian at Work, says: ga principal of one
of our best grammar schools was recently
heard to say, while speaking on the sub.
ject of the proposed restoration of corpor-
al punishment in our public schools, that
the most inefficient teachers were the ones
who most strenously insisted upon the res
toration of the ferule; and added that if he
could not govern school without resort to
qualified for his position and would resign"
Here is the truth in a nutshell. A teacher
thoroughly qualified for the position of
principal or instructor in schools, does not
other hand corporal punishment is sort of
brute force employed by the weak to en-
able them to administer authority for which
Nature has wholly untitled them. But we
are told there are scholars who eau be
managed in no other way, which is pos
sible; and so too, doubtless we must always
have in our schools certain ratio of in
efficient teachers. We suggest compro-
mise: Let the boys who will obey only
under an administration of the ferule, be
placed under those teachers who can gov
ern in no other way. By this means the
sacred emblem of the birch can be restored
and at the same time civilized children
can have an opportunity of going to civil
schools
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piled upon one of them as to make him
lachrymate and cry out with pain. One at
a time they departed; but it was not until
they had been out of sight and hearing for
some time that Kit considered it was safe
to venture down from the tree; when he
fastened to regain and Immediately re-
load his rifle
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The real object of education is to give
children resources that will endure as long
as life endures; habits that will cultivate,
not destroy; occupation that will render
sickness tolerable, solitude pleasant, age
venerable; life more dignified and useful,
and death less terriRle.-T. S. Arthur.
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1t very ill-becomes creature to par
take of benefits from God, and then forget
his heavenly benefactor, and grow regard
less of that bounty from whence his COM
forts flow.
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We do not like the language of the
first resolution adopted at the Teachers
meeting at Port Deposit. If they had
made it read Teachers Association, we
would not object to having the Board act
in the matter.
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EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY j. L. HANNA.

Contributions to this Department are solicited from
raFenis Teachers and others. Reports Of Schools will
be published when concisny stated All matter intended
for insertion in this column should be addressed to
L. HANNA, Elkton Nd.
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How TO GET A HUsBAND.-Take of
modesty a large portion, unite it with
urbanity and good humor, to which add
good sense, plenty Of love, which, with a
virtuous heart and pretty face, will sure
ly succeed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-07
NeatnoSS,

A girls everyday toilet is part of har char
acter. The maiden who is slovenly in the
morning is not to be trusted, however fine
she may look in the evening. No matter how
humble your room may be, there are eight
things it should contain a nirror. washstand,
water, soap, towel, hair, nail and tooth brush
es. These are just as essential as your break
fast, before which you should make good use
of them. Parents who fail to provide their
children with such appliances, not only make
a great mistake, but commit sin OF omission.
Look tidy in the morning, and after the dim
ner work is over improve your toilet. Make
II a rule of your daily life to 'dress up for
the afternoon. Your dress may, or may not
he. ANYTHING better than calico; but with a
ribbon. or flower, or soiue bit OF ornament,
Won can have an air of self-respect and satis-
faction, that invariably comes with being
well dressed. A girl with fine sensibili-
ties cannot help feeling embarrassed and
awkward in ragged, dirty dress, with her
hair unkempti if a stranger or neighbor
should come in. Moreover, Your self-repect
should demand decent appareling for your
body. You should make it a p ,int to look as
we'll as you can, even if you know nobody
will see you but yourself
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Books Recei ed.

The New Chemistry. By Josiah P. Cooke, Jr.
Prof Of Chemistry In Harvard University. Cloth
800 PIP. Illustrated. New York: d. Appleton s.
Co. Portland: Bailey & Noyes.
Publicans and Sinners. A novel by Misc M. s.
Braddon, author of Aurora Floyd. etc. Paper.
100 PIP. 75c. New York: Harper and brothers.
Portland: Loring, short and Harmon.
The Parisians- By Bulwer. Cloth and paps-.
Illustrated. New York: Harper q Brothers
Portland: LorIng, Short and Harmon.
Among our Sailors. By j. j Grey Jewell M &.
D., late U. S. Minister at Singapore. Cloth 81 pp.
New York: Harper g. BIothers. Portland /:
Lorinq, Short and Harmon.
Barnes Notes on Hebrews. Revised edition.
Cloth. 299 PIP. New York; Harper & Brothers.
Portland: Loring. Short and Harmon.
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CoUNCIL-Maine, first and third Mondays in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1 every Wednesday
evening"
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner Of Congress and Ca,co streets. First hurs-
day in each month.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corner
Congress and Casco streets. Every evening.
PORTLAND FRATERNI---NO. 1884 Congress street
Every evening.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge No. 8,
Thursday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Mon
day evenings. At their Hall, Clapps Block, Market
Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown Streets First Tuesday in each
month.
Sons OF TEMPERANcE-Portland Division, No 95;
Sons Of Temperance Hail. Friday evening.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF COOP TEMPLARs-Ar 7
Saturday-n Williams block, Congress street. Mys-
tic, Thursday; Atlantic Tuesday at Sons OF Tenn
Derance Hall, Congress street. Iron Glad, Thursday
West End.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 15-Cor-
Congress and Casco streets. Second Saturday In
each month.
PAYsON LITERARY SOCIETY.-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u O'Clock.
BoswORTH POsT G. A R.-Meetings every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner OF Congress ana
Casco streets.
PATRIOTIC RIDER Sovs OF Acknowledgements
at Arcana az, Williams block, corner of Congress
and Chapel Sts., Tuesday evening.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Congress
Hall Bio X. Second Monday in each month. Deliv-
cry books, to 6, to 9. day and evening.
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MlsCELLANEOUs NOTICES

To the Manufacturers of Portland.
The Board of Mdnutdcturers respectfully an
nounce to the manufacturers of Portland that
an exhibition of all the goods and wares manu.
factnred in our city, or elsewhere, under the di-
rection and control of our citizens, will be held
in Nay nert at our City Hall, to be called ''The
Portland Industrial Exhibition" provided, suf-
ficient encouragement is received to warrant so
important undertaking by the Board,
Few people in our city, and none out of it,
have any adequate idea of the amount, variety
or value of Portland manufactures.
The object of this proposed exhibition is, to
gather together specimen products from AL our
factories and work shops under single roof;
advertise the wares of all who exhibit; increase
the sale Of Portland manufactured goods; draw
the attention of capital and labor to our city;
and demonstrate the Importance of Portland as
a manufacturing center. a-
The Board have no doubt that steam power
can be procured for running machinery, so that
nearly all kinds of manufacturing may be put
in operation in City Hall before the eyes of
visitors. Ill
There will be no charge to exhibitors for ad-
mission, or for space in the hall, nor will prizes
or diplomas be awarded.
The expenses of the exhibition are to be de-
frayed by small admission fee to all visitors
other than exhibitors.
To determine the feasibility of holding such
an exhibition as is herein suggested, public
meeting of the manufacturers Of Portland is
hereby called to meet in the Common Council
Room, City Building on Wednesday evening,
Feb.11th, ,1s74All persons in the city interested
in manufacturing here or elsewhere, are earn
esty and cordially invited to be present aud
lend the aid of their personal counsel to an en-.
terprise which it is believed, cannot but prove
advantageous to all interests represented. aud
enhance the business prosperity of all our citi-
zens.
G. p. KiMRALL,
w. s. DANA,
j. y. BROWN, Board
@. E. JOSE, of
GEO. +. h. JACKSON, / Mapufacf,s
WILLIAM CURTIS,
w. w. THOMAS, JR.
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DOES ADVERTISING PAY?-There is no in
stance on record of well sustained system of
judicIous advertising failing of su, cess.
MY success is owing to my liberality in ad-
vertisng Bonner
advertised my productions and made mon
ey."-Nicholas Longacorth
Constant and persistent advertising is a sure
prelude to wealth-StepheR Girard.
invest one dollar in advertising that business
"A. T. Ste,cdrt.
"Without the aid of advertisements | couls
have done nothing in my speculatious. l have
the most complete faith in printers ink. Adj
num-
Advertising has furnished me with a com.
petence. Amos Lo,prence
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A newly married lady in Haddonfeld, N
j., 'just for 'un," hid a toy snake in her hus.
bands boot few days ago. The result Of
the joke was somewhat peculiar. The hus-
band, on discovering the mock reptile, first
took critical look at himself in mi, ror, and
then going to closet, seized his demijohn.
and threw it far out into neighboring pond.
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''Does the razor go easy?" asked the barber
of victim who was writhing under clumsy
instrument whose chief recommendation
was strong handle. ''Well," replied tine
poor fellow, ''that depends upon what you
call this operation. If you are skinning me,
it goes tolerable easy; but if you are shaving
me, it goes rather hard.''
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A good many Cincinnatians are sensitive on
the point of Horticulture, since they were in
terviewed by a young man, who after exhibiting
a delicately perfumed plant which he called
the Arctic Morning Glory, sold them neat
packages of turnip seed.
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We often ask. with DIR. Franklin, "What's
the use Of baby?" He gave no answer: We
do. A baby is providentially provided as an
lawful example, for the warning Of maids
and bachelors, as terrible consequences usu-
ally follow great follies. 1t is the delirium
tremens of matrimory.
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Emergency hotels are talked of for the
Philadelphia Centennial. They will, doubt
less, be good things to emerge from.
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WONDERFUL tone and vigor are given to the
lungs and air passages by using Hale's HONEY
of Horehound' and Tar iu coughs, colds and
bronchial affections.
Pixies Toothacbe Drops cure in ] minute.
feb3eod&w1w
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all the aldermen of Houston, Texas, can read
and write.
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''Dress," remarks wise man, $50 that no
one will remember what you have on" Ex-
cellent advice: and we may add to il, for the
benefit of the average lady at the usual even
ing party, ''Dress so that no one will remem-
ber what you don't have on.''
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When the cock and the fox went on board
the Ark. they had no fear of baggage smash
ers; for one had comb and the other had
brush, and that was all the luggage they had
between them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-07

For SALE on favorable terms, a valuable
slate property, partially developed, with most
encouraging prospects, in the eastern part of
the state Owners refer to s. 7. Pulen, ESQ
PRESS Office, ieIs-dtf
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An elderly gentleman. returning home from
church, began to extol the merits Of the SER
mon to his son. Said he: "Jack, have heard
one o: the most delightful sermons ever delv-
cred before Christian society. 1t tcarried me
to the gate OF heaven.' 'Why didn't you
dodge in ?" replied Jack irreverently; "you
will never get another such chance"
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A lady of uncertain age in this city says she
has never married because all the young men
use pomatum on their hair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-07

Many man who thought he had made a
bargain buying silks, found that he had got
worsted.
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One of Coughs stories was neat hit at
those diatory people who are always behind
time. Some one said to person of this
class, 81 see that you belong to the three
handed people," "Three-handed that's
rather uncommon, isn't i.?" "Oh, no, COM
mon enongh-two hands like other people
aud leetle behind-hand.
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LIEBIG's LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF does not
require cooking or war;ning-Is IN the form. of
Foreign Liqueur. Is composed of Beef Bran
dy and Touics-Sold by Grocers and Vine
Merchants as a high class Cordial or Lioue ur
and by Druggists as superior nutritve Tonic.
dc9-1m
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JOB PRINTING.-Every description If Job
Printing executed promptly, and at the lowest
prices. at the Daily Press Printing House, IO9
Exchange st. VIM. NJ MARES
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Cheapest
Maine savings Bank.
No. 100 Middle street. Portland.

MONEY deposited in this Bank on the first DAY
N of any month begins on interest the same day y
deposited any other day, begins on interest," ene
frst day of the following month.
Jun17d&wtf A. M BURTON. Treasurer.
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Gossip and Gleanings.

If you want to make hustle in the world
take five newspapers and piece of tape.
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A MAN A THOUSAND.

When death was hourly expected from CONSUMP-
TI0N. all remedies having fail d. and DR.. H. JAMES
was experimenting, he accidently made preparation
of INDIAN HEMP, which cured his only child, and
now gives this receipt free receipt of two stamps
to pay expenses. HEMP also cures night-sweats,
nausea at the stomach, ard will break fresh cold in
"A hours. Address Crddock Dc Co., 1882 Race ST.,
Phil, naming this paper. fe4t4w