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The Portland daily press., 1874-06-17
Ruskin on Sentimentalism in Religious
Art

Here is a modern engraving, in which col
or is entirely ignored. and light and shade as
one are used to produce what is supposed
to be piece Of impressive religious instruc-
ton. But it is not piece of religious in
strution at all only piece of religious sensa-
ton prepared for the sentimental pleasure
of young ladies, whom (since am honored,
to-day, by the presence of many will take
opportunity OF warning against such forms OF
false theological satisfaction. This engraving
represents young lady in very long and,
though plain, very becoming white dress,
tossed upon the waves ola terrifically stormy
sea, by which neither her hair nor her be-
coming dress is in the least wetted; and saved
from despair in that situation by closely en-
bracing a very thick and solid stone cross.
By which farsought and original metaphor
Young ladies are expected after some effort to
understand the recourse they may have for
snnnort TO the cross of Christ in the mildest
of fhe troubles ofthis world. As those troub-
les are for the present in all probability limited
tn the occasional loss of their thimbles when
thew have not taken care to put them In their
work-boxes, the concern they feel at the un-
sympathizing gayety of their companions, or
perhaps the disappointment at not hearing a
favorite clergyman preach (for will not sup
pose the young ladies interested in this pic
ture to be affected by any chagrin at the loss
of an invitation to ball or the like worldi-
ness), it seems to me the stress ofsuch calam-
tiles might be represented in a picture by less
appalling imagery. And l can assure my
fair little lady friends-ifI still have any
that, whatever a young girls ordinary troub.
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The wedding guest, he beat his breast,
For he heard the loud bassoon.


WITCHERY OF HAIR.-Women know now
that there never has been anything found to
soften harsh outlines, to lend a suspicion of
beauty where beauty is not, to make a brow
white by contrast, to lend a charm of youth
TO every face, of innocence TO every express
sion, and to exalt the type of all the lowell.
ness there is, equally with the halfveiling,
halfrevealing coquetry of these blowing and
wandering little locks that frame a face like
picture. There are, indeed. very few faces
within the years to which any fanciful way of
wearing the hair is at all suitable that are not
set off to advantage by this method of dres-
sing it. The too high forehead is reduced,
the too low forehead is disguised, the eyes are
Swallowed, and made darker or softer, the thin
face is shortened, the plump face is idealized,
and the whole countenance loses that materi-
ality which it invariably has when the lines
of the hair about it are deep and thick, and is
lifted into the heights OF the picturesque.
And when to this light and airy garniture
which nature gives the face is added the effect
of the exquisite tints of those colors that have
come into vogue with the last few years, de-
nominated by all sorts of poetical names, as
glacier blue, shadow of the rose, frozen NOON
light, mountain brook, descriptive of pallid
and ethereal half-tones of color, each ofwhich
imparts something of its own loveliness to the
wearer, cooling too vivid blush here, adding
lustre there, we see that fashion has, by
slow approaches, reached really fit and ca
pable means of making almost every woman
beautiful. -.
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FERNS $500 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE.

les or annoyances may be, her true virtue is
in shaking them off, as rose leaf shakes off
rain, and remaining debonnaire and in spirits,
or even, as the rose would be, the brighter
for the troubles; and not at all allowing her
self to be either drifted or depressed to the
point ofrequiring religious consolation. But,
If any real and deep sorrow, such as no meta
phor can represent, fall upon her, does she
suppose that the theological advice of this
piece of modern art can be trusted? IL she
VIII take the pains to think truly, she will
remember that Christ himself never says any
thlng about holding by his cross. He speaks
good deal OF bearing it, but never for an in
stant OF holding 10y it. 1t is his hand-not
bis cross-which is to save either you or St.
Peter when the waves are rough. Ard the
utterly reckless way in which modern relig-
ious teachers, whether in art or literature,
abuse the metaphor somewhat briefly and vio-
lently leant on by st. Paul simply prevents
understanding the meaning of any word
which Christ himself speaks on this matter |!
So you see this popular art OF light and shade,
catching you by your mere thirst of sensation,
is net only undidactic, but the reverse OF di-
dactic-deceptive and illusory
The Portland daily press., 1874-06-17
Partisan Eccentrieities.

A correspondent at Paris tells The follow
ing amusing story: A very unfortunate young
man was pointed to me yesterday. He had
lived in the country till he was twenty-five
yeals OF age, when he became his own mas
ter, inherited large fortune, and resolved to
go and live in Paris. He was, however, de-
termined not TO vegetate IN the capital, but
10 become the talk of the town ffom the very
first, and to signalize himself by some eccen-
tricity or other. That was an ambition easi-
ly satisfied, since for the last few months it
has sufficed for gentleman to drive out dali
ly in a sledge in order to become the hero of
Paris for whole week. Our young gentle
man hit upon another idea almost as ingen-
ious. He possessed very fine white New
foundland dog, and black cat quite as hand
some as the dog. This couple led cat-and-
dog life in every sense Of the term. The
young gentleman resolved to make peace be-
tween the two enemies, and TO become IA
nous by their means. After few months
his efforts were crowned with success; the
cat would mount on the dogs back, and the
couple would thus follow their master, at first
when he walked, and in course of time when
he rode. In the small village where our hero
resided his success was prOdigious. He was
the talk even OF the whole department. When
he felt sure of his two animals the young
man started for Paris, taking along with him
his horse, his dog, and his cat. The day af-
ter his arrival in town, at four in the afteroon
on one of the recent fine days, he mounted
his horse, and made the cat mount the dog,
and all four started in the direction OF the
Arc de Triomphe. From the Place de la
Concorde up to the Round Point of the
Champs Elysees their march was one of tri-
umph. The young man, overjoyed at lis
success, proud OF his idea, gravely continued
his victorious march for in such cases cool
ness is halt the battle. Alas! the finest
| dreams are the first to be dissipated. The
Round Point became the Tarpeiau Rock of
the cavlier who was mounting to the Capitol,
Just as he was passing in trout of the Italian
Ambassadors scavenger, jealous of his ris-
ing fame, spouted the water with which he
was laying the dust, against the dog and cat.
At the unexpected attack dog and cat set up
dismal howl, and forgetting their role,
scampered off in flight, one right the other
left, before their master and teacher had time
to calm their terror. The crowd laughed
loud and long, the unfortunate young man
never more set eyes on either the dog or the
cat, and returned home as obscure as he went
ont ........
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For Sale.

A PLEASANT two story dwelling House, in good
"A repair, suitable for two families. situated on
the southerly of Pearl and Lincoln Streets.
Enquire at the House any time after 10 A. M.
Won
The Portland daily press., 1874-06-17

In short it is the SIMPLEST, SAFEST, most
DURABLE and most ECONOMICAL Engine in
the world. We fully guarantee them in all the abeve
particulars. COLTS ARMS co. have spared no
expense in getting up SPECIAL TOOLS AND MA
CHIMES with which to build these Engines, so that
terchangeable the Importance of which will be nn-
derstood by all who at all familiar with mach1n-
cry. Thus, every Engine of given size is an exact
duplicate of every other OF that sze and IN case
OF breakage the broken part can be Immediately re-
placed by its perfect duplicate.
The inventor OF this Engine had in view, in its
construction the great need that exists tor perfect
Of light mechanical work, and that should also COM
bine all that is good in Steam Engineering.
The first point was, to secure perfectly philo-
sophical Boiler and Furnace in order to insure the
most perfect combustion and to take up the greatest
possible amount of heat IN generating steam.
The second point was, to make perfect cutoff
Engine, working steam expansively and keeping up
the temperature OF the cylinder to prevent loss by
radiation condensation.
whole mechanically and scientifically correct ma
chine; all its parts being provided with means to
take up lost notion that 1t may be used for any
number of years, and always run smoothly In all
these particulars much care has been taken in
the largest and most perfect engine constructed
The result is-THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF POWER
PRoPORTIONED TO THE AMOUNT OF FUEL CON-
sUMED-thus proving the fact-well known to men
of scence-thdt 1Gter is the best medium to trans
NIT the mechanical forces, generated in the CON-
bastion Of fuel to the production of notive poaoer.
Machinery for any purpose furnished at
Manufacturers' Prices.
PLEASE SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
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For Sale.

IN Cape Elizabeth, II miles from Portland Bridge,
L near the Baptist Church, Town House, Store,
&C., on Ocean House road, Il story Hoouse OF
rooms. Also small Stable, and one or two acres of
land, or more if wanted. For particulars enquire of
r. E. ROBINSON, at G. E. Jose q Co.'s, or
j. L. PARROTT, at Store near The premises.
m
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Cottage i'm Deering for Sale

TWO and one-half miles from City Hall; very
a pleasantly located House contains ten rooms,
all in nice order; also carriage house and sta
BILE. Good garden, with about fifty apple and pear
trees. Price, $2,sO0. Apply to VIM. II. JERRIS,
Real Estate Agent, my293W*
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THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE17, IA
Gossip and Gleanings.

UVocAP hhA oAO"hAhSS.
The unicorn is the badge for moderate
drinkers The two creatures are equally fab
ulous. No one Is contented with one horn.
Clergymen are fiocking to Europe in large
quantities, but enough remain to preserve,
during the summer, the asperities of the ec-
clesiastical situation.
Detroit Free Press: ''When the swallows
homeward fly" was being warbIed by an in
ebriate on Woodward avenue Saturday night,
when captured by policeman. He had bag
ged too many swallows.
are offered for sale in Paris. In none of them,
however, does it appear that he and his sweet
heart ever simultaneously sucked at the
same stick of candy.
The young lady whose hopes of earthly
bliss went out when Colonel Ellsworth fell,
and who thereupon took a solemn pledge
that she would never get married, has, we are
glad to heal, been good enough to call the fifth
boy ''Elmer,"
A Massachusetts, politician emphasized bis
opposition to the intermarrage OF whites and
blacks, by declaring that Everybody ought
to marry some one of his own SEX" What
holier iddustry could engage the energies of
Massachusetts than the getting of a match
between that man and General Butler!-
Brooklyn argus.
Laura Fair has been presented, by conf
mttee of penitent California editors, with a
beautiful pearl-handled pistol. In accepting
it, she said, with one of her most fascinating
smiles, that they need have no fears Of her
using it against any of them, as she had made
up her mind to hunt editors, hereafter, exclu-
sively with shotgun.
We frequently have Illustrations of what
may be called Sentiment, out at the ell
bows" Two instances we may cite. One is
that of a romantic young lady of Baltimore,
who sent Tennyson a mushroom-bud found
growing near the tomb of Edgar Poe. The
other is the case of considerate creature
who forwarded to one Of Walt Whitman's ad-
mirers, in this city, hair from the Washing
ton hash-house where ''the good grey poet"
used to board.
The Portland daily press., 1874-06-17

THE VILLAGE CHoIR.-The ancient vii
lage choir, with its flutes and fiddles, has
been swept away. Its pretensions we're no
doubt greater than its powers. The princi-
pal soprano had figured in front of the gallery
for period of nearly half century; and her
performance resembled nothing so much as
that of a hen when informing the world that
she has just added fresh egg to her store.
The basso profundo, thinking that there was
nothing like leather, shouted to such de-
gree that in summer time, when the doors
were open, he could be distinctly heard on
the top OF the opposite hill. II is not easy to
describe the horror of an Italian musician,
who having been detained in the neishbor-
hood by coach accident, and Received at
morning, and was subjected to the usual dis
play:
The wedding guest he beat his breast,
For he heard the loud bassoon.
''You must find Handel difficult" some
one once ventured TO remark to the leader of
the band, when some chorus from the "Mes-
siah'' was N preparation. swell, zur,' was
the reply, ''he may be 20; but then you see,
us alters un" !; and, indeed, it was sometimes
difficult to recognize the creation of the great
maestro which figured by way of anthem.
And yet, when all is said, there was homli-
ness about the whole performance which har-
monized with the simple old church, through
whose ''unstoried' windows you could see
the bees ana butterflies busy among the syca-
more blossoms, and with the quiet paternal
teaching of the rector, whose discourses had
at least the merit of being Ineligible to the
humblest of his congregation. But the Sc
cret of his influence lay outside his teaching.
1t was that of Chaucer's parish priest
For Chrstes lore and His Apostles twelve He
taught; but first he tolwed it himselve.
-"Some Old-Fdshioned Parsons" in Fra
SeT'S MdOuzipp ulM i
The Portland daily press., 1874-06-17
FOR SALE
Johnson Home School for Boys,
TOPSHAM. MAINE. 30

nNE of the most desirable school properties in
~ New England. Delightfully."- and conveniently
situated, warmed by steam, abundantly supplied
with aqueduct water, forty acres of land, one
OF the best water powers in Maine. address,
IE5 WARREN JOHNSON,
ju6d2w Augusta. Nc.
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FOR SALE.

FOX SALE.
A LOT of vacant land, situated on the west side
IN of High, between Pleasant and Danforth. SITS.
This let has front of about 81 feet and is about f94
feet deer and plans have been drawn By How, for
block of seven or nine genteel and convenient resi-
dences and adapted for the same. Enquire OF
EDWIN CHURCHILL,
No. Portland Pier,
mar2S From IL to O'Clock. P. M.
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The unicorn is the badge for moderate
drinkers. The two creatures are equally fab
ulous. No one is contented with one horn.
The Portland daily press., 1874-06-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
G R "A N ID
Industrial Exhibition
under the management of the
PORTLAND
Board of Manufactures
T H E
PORTLAND INDUSTRIAL
EXHIBITION
will be holden in
Citv Hall Buildine
COMMENCING
Tuesday Evening, June 9th, 1874
AT7 I-2 O'CLOCK,
And continue, Day and Evening, ten
Days or More.
The object of this Exhibition is to gather
together specimen products from all our fac
tories and workshops, thereby demonstrating
the importance of Portland as manufacture
iLg center.
A deep and widespread interest is manifest
on the part of manufacturers, artizans and
inventors of the city.
The applications for space already received
is ample assurance that the Exhibition will
possess all the attractions that space in City
Building will permit.
Letters relating to the Exhibition should be
addressed to the SEC'Y PORTLAND INDUSTRIAL Ex-
HIBITION, who will extend any desired information,
and file all applications for space and entry.
The Exhibition will be open daily from AM. to
1OP M.
The prices Of admission will be: Single
admissions 25 cents. Children under 10 years of age
10 cents. Schools will be admitted as body. in
charge of their teachers, reduced rates, made
known by the Secretary upon application
G. P. Kimball, w. L. Dana, J. B. Brown, G. Z.
as, Jr., Board of Manufacturers.
C.P. XIV % BALL, Exec. Com ON
". = W. THOMAS. Jr.. hd sriaI E.hibisio.. aGos.
M. A. BLANCHARD, Cor: See.
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TO Lei.

House for SaIe-S27OO!:
A ONE and One-half Story House, eight rooms,
"A good cellar. water, &c, lot 25x77, pleasantly
situated, Corner of Bracket and Ellsworth SITS. Ap-
ply to F. G. PATTERSON,
ju10deod2w 13 Fluent Block.
The Portland daily press., 1874-06-17

Clergymen are Hocking to Europe in large
quantities, but enough remain to preserve,
during the summer, the asperities Of the &C.
clesiastical situation.
The Portland daily press., 1874-06-17
NEW INDUSTRY.

PLEASE SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
ju11 d1WtTSTtf
The Portland daily press., 1874-06-17

Detroit Free Press: ''When the swallows
homeward fly" was being warbled by an in
ebriate on Woodward avenue Saturday night,
when captured by policeman. He had bag
ged too many swallows.
The Portland daily press., 1874-06-17

Machinery for any purpose furnished at
Manufacturer Prices.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-15
GOVERNOR ALLEN.
Inaugural Address OF Governor Al.
len, OF Ohio.

Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
The events OF October have made it
my duty to appear before you, and in
YOUR presence, to take the oath pre-
scribed to the Chief Executive officer Of
the State.
l have taken the oath, and shall
earnestly seek to perform the promises
il exscts. .-
At the opening Of your session, my
predecessor, in his annual message,
submitted to you general statement Of
the condition Of the several executive
departments Of the Government. he
likewise made such suggestions a.
seemed to him necessary. and proper.
fat any time during your session
the public interest should, in my judg-
ment, require me to do %, / will sub
nit to you some additional suggestions
ia the form OF Q special message.
The Constitutional Convention, now
in seesiop, will, no doubt, complete it,
important labors and submit the result
for ratification by the people during th'
current year. ....
Should suchy ratification be obtained
yonr next session will be one OF extraor
dinsry labor. Yon will then be re,
quired 70 seviss the whole body of tn,
general laws Of the State, and by ap
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-15
Heu York Market.
NEW YoRK, Janus


FLOUR-Lsss active and So
l0c lower on common grades
at 60O@6 As for superfne State; 9 95
7lO for extra do; 7 l56I20 for choice
do; 7 25@7 90 for iarcy'do; 6 00G645
for superfne western 6 90@7 90 for
common to medium extra western; 7 -
al 10 for choice do; 7;70GS 25 for
common to choice white wheat west
ern extra; 6 9597 90 for common to
good shipping brands extra round hoop
Ohio; 7 25@8 SO for trade brsndE 7 90
as Is Tor common TO fair extra g.
Louis; s 509l1 90 for good to choice
do. Southern -four is lees active
at 7 10@S 30 for common TO fair and
8 35@11 90 for good to choice do. Rye
-four is without material change at
4 7565 90.
WHEAT-Shsde lower at 81 62 for
No. 9 Chicago; ! 64 for No. 2 Milseu-
kee and 5SS1 63'for Iowa spripg.
RYE-Quiet at 81 049l OF Tor west
ern and State. 81
C0RN-Firmer and in fair demand
at &c for old western mixed in store
and 1880 for lew western mixed
afoat
oATS-Quiet at 65@654c for mixed
western and 65G66c for white west
! erp. -2. --f
PROVISI0NS-Ths pork marke,
is heavy .. SIG 25 for new rhess,, and
1926 Tor prime meas Beet hams
unchanged ct "a O0@26 90 a'
TLARD-Heayy q 695-1es Gel
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-15

The total exports oi wheat from the
United States, from September lst to
December 90, 1878, are estimated at
32,503,300 bushels. An exchange, IN
commenting on these figures, places the
estimated total production of the wheat
crop Of 1873 at 24S,OOO, 900 bushels, and
on that aud the basis of l95. 500, 600 an
nual home consumption and % 5OOO,-
900 for seed, claims that there is OF the
last crop now remaining only about IT,
100000 bushels Tor foreign export. The
fact is that the wheat crop OF 1873 was
estimated at not less than $4,000, ,OGO
bushels, which. if the calculations re-
ferred to above are correct, would leave
29,5O0,000 bushels OF exportable wheat
vet in the country, instead OF l1,5OO..
900 bushels.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-15
NEW JERSEY.
Murdered HIS Mother.

& JERSEY Clrr, January l4.-Jos. W.
Freeman, residing on Clock street
Bergen City, murdered his mother,
Mary E Freeman, a widow, this even
ing in cold blood. He had had some
money difficulty with her causing III
feeling This evening at nine o'clock
he entered her sleeping room where his
sisters also were at the same time and
renewed his request for money. She
replied that she had not the money te
agive. He drew q revolver from hls
Pocket and his mother arose to leave
ltbe room when he fred at her, the ball
taking effect in her face. She fell on
Ithe threshold but was lifted on . bed
by some neighbors who rushed in when
life was found extinct. The murderer
threw down bis revolver. end fed. but
was arrested. BE claims that the
shooting was accidental.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-15
Hack, Hack ICougb, Cough!

Cough is symptom BY which varl"
GUS diseased conditions OF the throat
bronchial tubes and lungs manifest
But whether it arises from
itbscirritation produced 10 the throat
and larynx by taking cold, from an at
tack OF bronchitis, from incipent cop-
sumption, or from various other causes,
nothing will sllay it more speedily nor
cure it more permanently than DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. 1t
does not matter whether it be recent
attack or lingering cough, the Discov.
cry is in either case well adapt,
ed for its relief and permanent cure. In
TACT, it will cure a cough in one-half the
time necessary 10 cure it with any 9th
er medicine, and it does It, not BY dry
ing it up, but by removing the cause,
subduing the irritation, and healing the
affected parts. No time should be lost
in commencing the use of proper medi
cine Tor the relief OF q cough, Tor unless
this course is pureued, serious aud dan
gerous desease Of the lungs is liable Il
result.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-15

An ANCIENT YET NOVEL ORDER OF
CoURr.-In looking over the old musty
records in the clerks Office, we find
the following order, made BY Ksnawha
County Court on the 4th day OF No.
yember, 1875:
"Ordered. That whisky be rated by
retail a. 10 shilliugs per gallon; com
mon wines a 24s; best ditto q 4ss {;
common rum and 9th er i'm ported spirits
q 24s; peach brandy a As; apple dit
to "a los; warm dinner a. LIS; cider
and beer Odd; horse at bay or tod
der per night @6d; corn per gallon g
81; oats per gallon q Sd; lodging per
night @61."
To the best Of our knowledge, these
orders have never been resciued, 60 no.
tel and bar keepers had better lool
sharp-Charlsston Courier.