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The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
Shall Savings Banks be DespOilers?

To the Editor of the Press
The Savings Banks of Maine have invested
beyond Sta tie the earnings of the laborers OF the
State to an amount equaling the capital stock
of the companies engaged in the manufacture
of cotton and wool in Lewiston. Augusta, bruh-
swick, Dexter, Hallowell, Saco and Bidderiord,.
&c. Berwick, North Berwick, Vassaiooro' ana
Winthrop. ~hey have made themselves the
instruments of gathering up, little by little, from
all parts of the commonwealth the sur
plus profits of industry and send
ing them abroad to stimulate the &C
Invites and enlarge the productive capacities of
other sections of the country. Of the total sum
thus discharged from the State nearly So, OOO,-
600 have been sent beyond the limits OF New
England, for the greater part invested in west
ern bonds. These bonds or rather one class of
them, those issued by railroads, as you recently
showed, now stand, in the aggregate, dishonor-
ed by non-payment of interest, to the amount
of $341. 500, 900, and not worth accordingly
over fifty cents in the hundred of their nominal
value They are, as class doubtful securities.
Not dollar of savings banks funds should have
been put into them. Some of them of course
are good. Private capitalists who handle their
own money, who can take time and trouble to
investigate may properly enough invest in
them. Depositors in our savings institutions
are not SO much concerned whether one half OF
one per cent. of tax is levied upon their savings
as that the dispersion of these savings all over
the country in debateable securities shall be
peremptorily prohibited. The withdrawal OF
eight or ten millions of live capital from the
State signifies the same with reference to indus.
trial progress as if the great manufacturing
concerns above alluded to were stricken out Of
being. Savings banks ought to have no hand
in any snch work of spoiation and exhaustion
nor run the risk of great and fatal losses in the
| strife to obtain higher rate of interest B.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
Religious Intelligence

The Congregational church in Fort Fairfield,
is not to be dedicated until May.
The religion slinterest has somewhat ,increas.
ed in Camden during the past week, a number
of inquirers having been converted.
Rev. S. d. Richardson of Fayette has accept
ed the unanimous call of the Baptist church in
Hebron, and will commence his pastoral labor
the LIST of March.
One person was baptsed and ten were re-
ceived into the M. E church at Dover, on Sun
day last, 10y the PASTOR Rev w. H. Williams
Union meetings have been held during the past
three weeks at Dover and Foxcroft, and the
attendance and interest have been good,
We learn that there is revival of religious
interest at Lincolnville Beach, mostly among
the young. The prayer meetings are held at
private houses part of the time, under the
direction of Rev. Mr.. Jackson of Lincolnvile
Centre.
Six persons were baptised and received in
the Columbia street Baptist church in Bangor
last Sunday. A large audience was present to
witness the ceremony.
The union prayer meetings in Auburn, con-
tinue, with large attendance and especial in
tereSt.
The members of small church in South
Bridgton, disperse with the afternoon service
on Sunday, for the purpose of doing missiona-
ry work. Going into the surrounding districts
they visit the sick and the irreligious in true
apostolic sty.e, administer to their wants tenn
poral and spiritual, and then return In the eve
niog to relate their afternoons experience in
the prayer meeting.
Rev. 81. W. Bolton of Winterport received
five persons into his church, Sunday.
Rev. d. G. Bixby of Rockport, baptized four
of families. Seven have been baptized within
the past month, and the work still goes on.
The Baptist churches in Dalton, Lyndon and
Fort Fairfield are without stated preaching,
and have been for some months. In the first
named place there is no preaching by any de-
nomination this winter.
Rev. John Chalmers of the Seminary at
Bangor, is at present supplying the pulpit of
to come to Wilton.
The Society of Friends had a series of five
meetings at Windam Centre, on Saturday and
Sunday last. Great power in answer to prayer
prevailed and large numbers were brought to
the redeemer's fold. A meeting has been held at
M r. Berwick, of still greater Importance and
TTesuits The well known revivalist, William
metherad of Canada. and other devoted labor
GIG nave been in attendance.
par ue methodist Ministerial Association of
Sonth district held their annual meeting at
tinu;n tbrao x, commencing Monday and con-
noon and even;%' sessions morning, after
the public and there Was were opened to
anu gooo aesree OF interest manifested.
Last Sunday, Rev. DR. Smaller raro ~,
of fellowship to four persons who Ave tpe hand
been received by letter to membership recently
First Baptist church in this city. Tbo IN the
ngs of this church have been increasing ;n
terest of late. ~ III
The union meetings at Augusta, under tho
charge of the Evangelist EarIe are largely . ats
tended and much interest is manifested.
The American Bible Society has appointed
Bishop w. L. Harris of the NJ. E, church, who
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
News and Other Items.
The Boston Globe styles the Poultry Exhibi

The Boston Globe styles the Poultry Exhibi-
ton in that city, the Hen Opera.
"The Instruction of Prayer is what the
Graphic calls the operations of temperance
women in Ohio
IT'S true two million bushels of peanuts are
annually devoured in the United States. most
of them by pale, broken hearted young ladies'.
Jefferson Davis Lsailed from New Orleans
Jan. 18th, for Liverpool, hoping to receive ben
eft from the sea voyage.
Not dollar has been missed from the De-
paltmeet Of the Comptroller Of the Currency at
Washington, where women are employed as
clerks.
Chief Justice Cole of Iowa, is charged with
having engaged in lottery scheme. He ex-
plains and denies, but it is said an effort will be
made to impeach him.
The Troy Wing says that the reason that
there are 800 Swedes in Boston is THAT, ale
though they would like to go West, they can
nat 4; nd tho INC of tho oit.-
Memphis Avalanche: 'Chicago papers re-
port fourteen thousand sons and daughters of
that city married last year, and an effort was
made to obtained the divorce statistics, but the
lightning calculator broke down."
Capitol average over one hundred dollars per
day. Few of the many prisons who write
there for public documents enclose stamps nee
essary to pay the postage.
The Congressional Civil Service Reform
Committee is said to be hopelessly divided.
The only point upon which the members are
agreed is that the present state of things is en-
tirely unsatisfactory.
The Springfield Republican, speaking of Mr.
Dawes, says: There has never been time
when his constituents were better satisfied with
him, or prouder of him, then they are at this
moment" eF--
A Dead Beats Directory" containing the
names of thousand men, including ministers,
lawyers, actors, aldermen and officials who
habtually neglect paying their bills, has ap-
peared anonymously in Chicago.
The Rutland (Vt) "Herald" discusses the
melancholy feebleness of the University of
Vermont and Middlebury College, both of
which have only ninety students from Vermont
to ninety-fve students form the same State in
Dartmouth College, and suggests their CONSOLE
dalton.
An interesting trial is in progress at Kala-
mazoo, Mich. Chas, E. Stuart of that city,.
has sued the Board of Education in order to
prevent its collecting tax for the support of
the high school. His plea is that schools in
which language other than English are taught
cannot be legally maintained by city or State.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
Natures Cathartie =.

No medicine is needed to keep the bowels IN order
as long as natures cathartic the bile, flows freely
and regularly from it's in the liver and is OF
the RICH strength and quality Bnt the great hillary
gland is easily disodered and the consequences of its
irregularities serious. To bring it back to its
natural condition when thus Affected Hostetter's
Stomach Biters should be taken at least twice day
until the desired object attained. Constipation is
due to scant supply of bile, to lack of the slim
ulaving element in that fluid. In either case mere
purgation is useless. The liver must be compelled to
yield the supply of bile necessary to remove the
waste matter from the system at least once in twen-
ty-four hours before radical cure of costiveness
be accomplished. Hostetter's Bitters produces this
effect Its action upon the stomach and liver is di-
rect and saluary and through these organs it regu
lates and invigOrates the whole frame
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
1910. 1874.
Time Tests The Merits Of All Things.
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The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07

10. o. F.-Glen Lodge, NJ "a, was insti-
tuted at Gorham. N. H., Thursday evening,
Feb. 9Th, by the NJ. W. Grand Master, NJ. I.
Nottingham of Keene, assisted by e. Secretary
Joel Taylor; p. G. R., Joseph Kdder, and P.
G., N. e. Morrill, of Manchester, N. H. Also
P. q. NJ, Jas E. Haseltine, and P. c., A. F.
Berry of this city. The Lodge starts under
very favorable auspices with membership of
twenty four. The following offers were in
stalled: E. s. Mason,N. G.; Fl. NJ. Blackwell,
V. G.; J. w. Greenlaw, Rec &c.,; Addison
Dolley, Treasurer. After inatition and con-
!errng the degrees, an oyster supper was served
IN tne han. Short speeches were made by the
installing officers Quite large delegation
were present from Mount Abram Lodge of
Bethel, and other lodges in this s,ato
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07

WHEN Congress met there was universal
demand for retrenchment from all parts of
the country. Both branches, the House in
particular approaching the situation, went
earnestly at work to meet the requirements
OF the people. The naval appropriation bill
was reduced to the lowest figure and the same
thorough work is being made with the army bill
Now the New York Herald cries cut: Shall
the army and navy be destroyed? and that
great reform journal, the Philadelphia Press
says that the pairing down is being pushed to
extremes. BY all means let the work of push
ing to extremes go on. Let the army be re-
duced. We want none of it in New York,
New England on or the Canada frontier and
little of it in Washington. If the troops of
these sections are sent to the Western from
tier, the army can bear reduction to the
amount, of five thousand men. If a regiment
of enlisted men are employed as servants
about Washington, by all means send them
out to see the Indians.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07

is now abroad, delegate to the British and
Foreign Bible Society at their anniversa AIRY to
be held in May.
The Unversalist Church of America COM
prises about 100000 souls; 1000 parishes; and
Zoo clergomen; all distributed over forty States
and Territories, and gathered into eighty local
associations or conventions, which are united
in one great council, constituting the represen-
tative body of the Unlversalist church. In
this sense the Universalist church is about one
hundred years old-a little younger than the
great and influential Methodist churdh.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
Enterprise and Boxer.

To The Editor Of Tie Press:
noticed Mr. Goods correction in your pa
per. Substitute the name of Horatio G.. GUM
cy Of Portland for Mr.. Goods and the text of
the Historical General Register and your extract
from it will be correct I received about the
same information OH the subject from both gen.
tlemen and on the same day, hence the slip of
my pen. In the pamphlet revised and printed
from the Register of the paper, the rame of
Mr.. Goold was omitted. MI. Goold is such a
true antiquarian may be pardoned for consid-
erng him one of the young men Of Portland in
1913, "Old in taste if not in years..
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07

TEMPERANCE MOvEMENTs.-A Lodge of
Good Templars and also Cold Water Temple
were instituted at Parkers Head on Jan. 1st
by Rev. o. M. Cousens.
At Norridgewock, Feb. 9TH. Lodge of Good
Templars was instituted by Rev. o. M. Cous-
ems. Sixty members of the Lodge at West
Watervile were present and assisted in the
ceremonies. An enthusiastic audience filled
the Baptist church to listen to lecture from
the above named gentleman the first part of
the evening.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
THE new Texan Senator Jndce Sam Re

THE new Texan Senator, Judge Sam Bell
Maxey, was noted as a Violent secessionist
been regarded as one of the most irrepressi-
bic OF the impracticables and has opposed re-
construction and everything connected with
1.-The boasts that he has not changed bis opin-
ions during the changable times of the last
decade. He is fair representative of the ul-
IRA Democracy of the State which has
spurned such men as Reagon and Thockmor-
ton because they early advocated policy of
concliatlon. We shall, however, get rid of
Flanagan.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07

truth there is in the above, and the members OF
been before the judiciary committee this winter
on the above subject, has just as little founda-
ton in truth as the foregoing statement.
TRULY Yours G.. w. QUNBY.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07

The iron makers of the country will no, in
spire the confidence of the country in their
wisdom or even good sense by passing reso.
lutions urging Congress to aid the building
of railroads like the Southern or Northern
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve COM
municatons that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
THE PRESS
SATURDAY MORNING. FEB. 2. 1874.

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned BY Stanley i;
Pullen. Editor. All railway, steamboat and no'ei
managers will confer favor upon us by demahuine
credentials Of every person claiming to represent
Journal, as we have information that severai -.
mers' are seeking courtesies in the namo " .'
Press and we have no disposition to be, even pas
sivey, party to such frauds.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
NEW LOT
HAMBURG EDGINGS AND INSERTIONS
OPENED THIS DAY
At from 10 cents to $l.OO per yard.
A, B. BUTLER.
ia28 If
MARRIED.

In Biddeford, Feb 8, Leonard Thompson and Miss
Fannie l.. Ward.
In Biddeford, Jan. 81, Charles NJ. Watson and Miss
Ida Dow.t
In Waldoboro, Abner F. Dunton and Miss Aldora
A. Bowes, both of Camden.
In Rockport Capt. Pelham c. Morrill, and Abbie
T. Shibes. both of Camden.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07

The other morning, says an Iowa naner
winter and spring kissed each other r. 49,
sunrise and each spread its choicest favors Wv ~
the purple air." VIZ
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
SPECIAL NOTICES.
L. O. O. r.
LIGOyIA LODGE, NO. 5.

LIGONIA LODGE, NO. 5.
The members of Igor ia Lodge are requested to
meet at Odd Fellows Hall, tomorrow SUNDAY
Feb Sth at II O'Clock, for the purpose of attending
the funeral of our late Brother, OLIVER B. LIT
TLEFIELD.
Members of the other Lodges are invited to he
present and join with us. Per ORDER
fe7snlt FRED A. DRINKWATER, Rec. Scc,v.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
OBS TACLES TO MARRIAGE.

Happy Relief for Young Men from the eff
fects OF Errors and Abuses in early life Manhood
Restored. Impediments to Marriage removed. New
method OF treatment. New and remarkable reme-
dies. Books and Circulars sent free, in sealed en-
veopes. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No.
South Ninth ST., Philadelphia, Pa.,-an Institution
having a high reputation for honorable conduct and
professional skill fe6sn3m
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
DIED.

In Windham FEB. 8, Miss Lizzie A., daughter of
GFuneral services on Sunday afternoon at o'clk
in North Bridgton, Feb. l. Mr.. Albert Could aged
In Denmark, Jan. Is, Mrs. Betsy Swan, aged 81
wears months.
In Chancellorville Va, Feb. 4, Maj. Samuel Lord
formerly OF Spripgvale.
a. The funel al services of the late Oliver B. Lit
tlefeld will take place tomorrow at O'clock from
No. Safe street. Burial at convenience of family.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
STATE OF MAINE.

In HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Feb. 4, 1874.
ORDERED, That notice of public hearing in re-
gard to the discontinuance of the Cumberland and
mittee of the Legislature Tuesday the 18th inst
at O'Clock p NJ. be printed for six days successiye
ly in The Portland Daily Press and the Daily East
ern Argus, and that such publication be deemed a
sufficient notice to all parties interested.
Bead and passed. Sent up tor concurrence.
S. j, CHADBOURNE. Clerk
In SENATE. Feb. 5, 1874.
Read and concurred
fe7sntd SAMUEL w. LANE, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07

Dec II, lat % s, Ion Is W. ship Nimbus from Val
paraso for London.
Dec ~, lat 20 n Ion 20 IS W, barque Olive Clark,
from Boston for Port Elizabeth, CGH.
Jan q. lat a. lon "a 80, sch Belle Crowell. from
Baltimore tor Havana.
Feb 8, lat SO 81. Ion brig Ella. Of Portland (pro-
badly DarQue Ella, from Buenos Ayres for Boston1
No date. &c. barque Com Dupont Nichols from
New York tor Alexandria E. AZ DAYS out.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
Music.

Old stock Of Sheet Music for sale for few DAYS
only for five cents piece Also Books very cheap
G. X. HAYES,
1e3sntf ~ Middle street.
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
DIR. JAMES A. SPALDING,
OC.U Ii S T

House, se11snem
The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07

$1,000, on one and two years, secured by mort
gage on first class Real Estate within two miles of
City Hail. and worth four times the amount, Ad-
dress Box 1895, Portland P. o. ja30sntf
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-18

MAIDS VS.. WIDows.-Thc following
10 verltaDle petition signed by sixteen
maids of the town Of Charleston, s. c.,
and presented to his Excellency, Cover
nor johnson of that province, in the
year 1888.
1.-THE humble petition of all the maids
whose names are here underwritten
Whereas, we, the humble petitioners,
are at present in a very melancholy dis
position of mind, considering how all the
bachelors are captivated by widows, and
our more youthful charms neglected, in
consequence Of this our request is that
your Excellency will, for the future, or
der that no widow presume to marry any
young man until the maids are provided
for, or to pay, each Of them Il fine for sat
isfaction for invading our Liberties, and
likewise a fine to be laid on all such bach
elors as shall be married to widows. Tho
great disadvantage it is to us maids is,
that the widows, by their forward carria-
ges, do snap up the young men, and SO
have the vanity to think their merits be-
yond ours, which is a great imposition on
US who ought to have the preference
This is humbly recommended to your
Excellency's consideration, and hope you
will permit no further insults. And We,
poor maids, as in duty bound, will ever
pray"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-18

AspHYxIATING BURGLARS The man
ufacturers of vaults and safes for the
preservatjgn of valuabes, and also those
whose profession it is to enter them for
the purpose of plunder, continue to de-
velope a vast amount of ingenuity. AL
most as soon as we have the triumphant
announcement of absolute security as the
result of some combination of construc-
ton, we find that the device has been
successfully evaded. All the arrange
ments of chilled iron and other modes of
protection seem to be of no value against
the efforts of experienced cracksmen," !"
and attention now appears to be directed
towards the addition of defensive weapons
that shall MAIN or otherwise injure the
intruder. One of the most recent devices
of this kind consist of what is called the
chemical armor for bank vaults, which is
so adjusted that should the intruder pen
citrate the safe by violence, sundry glass
vials filed with sulphuric acid are neces-
sarily broken and their contents discharg-
ed into powdered carbonate Of lime, re-
sulting in the instantaneous production
Of carbonic acid gas enough to asphyxi-
ate regiment. What mode Of defence
will be adopted by the opposite side
should this device be carried out TO any
extent remains to be seen.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-18

FoUR-FooTED WIsDOM.--We often
hear of the sagacity and affection Of the
dog, but seldom about these qualities in
the cat. Scanty justice has been paid
puss in this respect, as many well au-
thonticated instances will show.
A short time since a favorite cat was
left in the sitting room after the family
had retired, and it was not heard from
till twelve o'clock at night, when she set
up most outrageous cry, arousing the
family from a sound sleep. The noise
continuing, little council was held, and
it was decided that il puss could stand it
they could fol while at least. But pussy
went directly to the bed room door, and
with renewed power set forth her lamen-
tations. On rising they found the stove
door wide open, quantity of Goals fallen
out, the stove pipe red hot and the CHM
ney on fire. Puss at once became quiet
and had nothing more to say.
A story is told Of a cat which refused
to eat when her mistress died, though
food in plenty was offered her, and at
last she pned her own life away. TO be
sure the cat was a great favorte and con-
slant companion Of the lady, and some
thing of habit as we'll as affection, might
have caused the poor creature thus to
break her heart at the loss Of her mistress
Cats have plentiful store of cunning,
and know how to obtain by artifce what
they cannot by stealth.
A fayorite cat happening to hurt its leg,
his mistress felt constrained. while it was
lame, to give it its daily milk. The cat
after while got well, but she evidently
imagined lameness was an advantage, for
whenever she saw her mistress, she held
up her paw as though it caused her pain
to put it to the ground.
There are many diabolica tricks at
tributed to cats, which they are wholly
guiltiess of. Some persons will never
leave one in room with baby, lest it
should suck the child's breath The gross
absurdity is apparent enough to all natu-
ralists. Even if the cat was inclined to
"suck the wind " in such an extraordinary
manner, the anatomical arrangement Of
her mouth would not enable her to do so.