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The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
Current Notes.

When General Grant takes the proper
steps to police our Rio Grand frontier, men
aced by predatory marauders, he is at once
assailed with the charge of making war in
order to pave the way to a third term. Should
he take no care of the settlers in the front, he
would be charged with inefficiency and neglect
of the public interests. This pitiable kind of
pecking is what passes for opposition"
craftsmanship. ip.-Philadelphia Press.
Besides several who were in the confederate
of Representatives sixty-eight men who actu-
ally served in the rebel army. The number
of Union soldiers chosen is twenty five, or a
little over one-third OF the proportion of rebel
officers. A pleasant comparison to think of,
and one of the fruits of the Democratic re-
form movementp'-Albany Journal.
Missouri Is another of the states where
Democratic recklessness necessitates the call
ing Of an extra session.
The Cincinnati Commercial, in view of the
record the Democrats have made, says the
chances are that Ohio will wheel into the Re-
publican ranks in October next, and there
are plenty of Democrats In that state who are
Of the same opinion.
That was very suggestive statement OF
Congressman Frye of the Louisiana Commit
tee, that but for the Republican success in
New Hampshire the Louisiana compromise
would have failed. Democratic success in
variably infames the rebel element with new
hope and determination, just as Republican
victory cools their ardor and curbs theiI
spirit.
Our confidence in the capacity of the Dem
ocratic party to make bigger fool OF itself in
given time than any other party is capable
of doing, was sorely shaken by the history O.
the Republican party during the last four
years, but it has been partly restored by the
Democratic Legislature of this sovereign
state.-Cincinnati Commercial.
The Union Herald of Columbia, S. c., is
tired of the gushing orators expression.
''down-trodden South" "ruined South" II
contrary, is wealthier than before the war,
with the certainty of an increasingly prosper
| GUS future"
Speaking of the Imprisonment of Storey, OF
the Chicago Times, the st. Louis Globe says
''That man should have sandered almost
everything and everybody of pure and good
repute for years, and at last be sent to Jail fol
| what he said about Chicago grand jury
reminds us forceably of one of those re
markable episodes of which we often read
| wherein man has gone through a ,dozer
| battles unscratched AID is at last kicked t.
death by mule or killed by falling tree.'
Democratic Legislatures everywhere are in
disgrace. In Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, Nortf
| Carolina, Alabama, and in other states too
| numerour to mention, they have adjourned
without meeting tithe of Their promises t.
benefit the people. The result is unanimous
condemnation even by Democratic newspa
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

ADVERTISING AND ADVERTISING AGENCIES,
We believe that it has corue to he an almost
universally accepted maxim in the world of
commerce and trade that intelligent and Judi
cious advertising is one of the fist requisites
to success in business. So fully recognized has
become this fact that the wisest of the large
manufacturers and merchants quite invariably,
now, intrust their advertising business, which
sumo much of their time and attention, to ad-
vertslng agents, men who have made study
of the best methods. and are fitted by training
and experience to select the most advantageous
channels for obtaining the public notice anu
interest. In the large cities of the country are
found numerous agencies of this character, SONS
of them conducted by gentlemen OF real cur
ture and marked business ability, ana upon
marvellous scale of ex xpenditure aud receipts.
Prominent among these houses IN New 1ork
ia the firm of Bates 81 Locke, who are very
centrally and conveniently. located on Park
Row. at the corner of Beekman street. MT
Rates. of this firm, has enjoyed long and
varied experience in the art of advertising,
while Mr. Locke has attained a national celeb
rity by his frequent contributions to the hu-
morous literature of the day as REV. Petro-
ieum v. Nasby," and is practically acquainted
with the newspaper business by his long pro-
prietorship of the Toledo Blade. Both gentle-
men seem exceptionally well fitted for their
business, and, confining their attention chiefly
to the larger and better class of newspapers,
may fairly claim the best facilities for pro-
noting the interests of their customers, large
and small ll-SprinafeM Republican, March 20,
1875,
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Connecticut.

Without much reason, we had been led to
hope better things from Connecticut Monday
than the telegraph brought US. The Repub-
lican meetings were well attended, and there
appeared to be al unusual degree Of una
nimity in the Republican ranks. Further
than that the Republican vote IS nearly up to
the largest figure the party has ever reached.
For years Connecticut has been a doubtful
state, one year Republican by few hundred
votes and the next Democratic. The change
of few hundred votes, the staying at home
of a few hundred more, the disafection Of
two or three in town, have for years been
sufficient to give the state to the party for
whose benefit these slight advantages turned.
When, therefore, it was declared that in
one city eight hundred votes had been made
by recruits from New York, and hundreds
more had been gained by the Democracy
through the same agency in other places, it
was like hoping against hope to look for q
Republican success. The Republicans ol
Connecticut labor under great disadvantages,
the chief one being that New York city can
tuC 1OuOSioSy 80 lh"hy ASShuiS ~
may be needed to carry the April elections.
In November these are required at home and
then the Republicans are victorious. 1t will
be seen that the Democratic gains all come
from New Haven and Hartford, or rather
from New York and the naturalization mills.
The chief cause Of regret is the defeat OF
Gen. Hawley by third rate man, only dis
tingushed for his bitter anti-war sentiments
and doubtful record in the state legislature.
While in Congress Gen. Hawley has achieved
reputation that any man may well be
proud of. Representing the better impulses
of the Republican party, just, true and at the
same time fearless and able, his loss is not a
personal or party one, but that OF the whole
country.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
STATE OF MAINE.
BY THE GOVERNOR,
A PROCIAM NE A TION

In accordance with venerated custom, and in ac-
knowledgment Of our dependence on the Divine ia
vor, do hereby, with the advice OF the Executive
Council, appoint Thursday. the eighth day of April
next to be observed as day Of Public Humiliation.
Fasting and Prayer.
Given at the Council Chamber at Augusta, this
twenty third day Of March, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
five, and of the Independence of the United
States the ninety ninth.
NELSON DINGLEY, JR.
By the Governor.
GEORGE G. STACY, Sec'y of State.
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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

THERE is mourning in the land and the
school girl has donned the garments Of woe.
A spruce gum famine is threatened, the win
ter having destroyed the spruce blossoms.
Unless some satisfactory substitute for the
masticatory exudation is discovered the con-
sequences will be frightful, and the coming
summer will be season of gloom, for our
brightest and best are not to be consoled fol
the loss of the great gum.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
A Valuable Farm in GOrham for
Sale Cheap.

II ESS than of mile from depot, churches,
IL schools, 2 story house, barn, &c, in good con-
dition, eighty-ve acres of land soil both clay and
sandy loan, 40 acres under cutivotion on valuable
cranberry bed an orchard of about 800 trees choice
grated fruit includes some pears and plums, $50
wood lot of some 40 acres that will pay high rate of
interest if properly cared for Price $780, liberal
discount for cash. Apply to F. G.. PATERSON,
east of City Hall, or II. R. MlLLETT, Gorham
ape CIV
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

IT is said that sixty-tive thousand miners
are idle in Pennsylvania. Many of them are
reckless men and have formed themselves in
to armed bands for the purpose OF oVerawlng
those who desire to return to work. The
loss in wages suffered by the strikers during
the last four months is estimated at twelve
million dollars.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

THE Washington correspondent OF the
New York Times says that the Treasury De-
partment is arranging to publish volume
exhibiting the financial transactions OF the
United States for the past one hundred years.
The publication is designed as contribution
to the Centennial exhibition. The work will
show the source and expenditure of every
dollar, the causes that led to borrowing mon
ey at various times, together with sketch oil
such debates in Congress as refer to the sub
ject. Many obscure points in American an
nails will be made clear by the publication.
The design is to make it a complete official
financial history of the government during
the first century of its existence. This his
tory will record the gratifying fact that,
through all our national exigencies, the faith
and honor of the government have been
maintained inviolate, and that, except during
the uncertain days of the war for national
independence, creditors of the government
were never required to hold evidences of pub
lie Indebtedness for one hour beyond the
time specified for their payment. The pub
lcation, in addition to general account OF
national finances for the century will en-
brace detailed statement Of receipts and ex-
penditures, thus rendering 1t easy to trace
the cost of any particula. branch Of the pub
lie service, and the amount and date Of each
item of expenditure. All the figures will be
taken from the official records Of the treas
ury, and much of the historical data will be
compiled from unpublished manuscripts that
have been stored for years in the archives ol
that Department. The correspondence o
the early financiers of the Republic, the an.
mails of Congress and the American state pa.
pers will be consulted In the preparation oi
the work. No published history Of the coun,
| try contains anything equivalent to what will
be embraced in this forthcoming document
nor could any history, not prepared under the
direction of the government, compare with
| 1t in accuracy Of detail. The work is now in
DrOoress
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

A COMPLAINT comes from Galveston that
there are no reading rooms for working men
in that city. The animus OF the complaint is
very evident. II is first the move in a radical
intrigue to get possession of Texas by educat-
ing the people and so overcoming the Demo-
cratic majority in the state.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APR. 2, rs

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway. steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
journal, we have information that several "bum-
mers' are seeking courtesies in the name of the
PRESS, and We have no disposition to be, even pas
sively, party to such frauds.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

A MAN in France has been condemned for
writing, with sharp stick, libel on green
pumpkin he found growing in the fields. II
punishment were meted out for all the libels
that originate in pumpkin heads the prisons
would be crowded.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieatiOns that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

THAT spring has fairly set In is not now
to be doubted, and as the chief obstacle to
the revival of trade has now been removed
an increased activity in nearly every branch
of business may be confidently expected.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
Valuable Real Estate for Sale.

yNHE wel-known Deane property or State street
l. containing about 10000 feet of land, with com
modous dwelling house in good repair is offered LOT
sale. The house can be seen every Thursday and
Friday from to P. M. - - ,
For terms, ETC.. inquire of S. W. ROBINSON, Real
Estate Broker. 205 Middle Street, or VIM. H. MORSE,
corner of Pearl and Middle Sts. Jal5dtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

A FRENCH philosopher has discovered that
the cold weather of the past twelve months
was produced by the passing of the earth be-
hind ring of asteroids, which absorbed por-
ton of the heat rightfully belonging to us.
"Rings" are in every respect Objectionable,
but we had supposed they were confined to
New York and Saturn, and were far from en-
tertaining the idea that there was an astro-
nomical combination to get up corner in
heat.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

THE Nation is of opinion that the fact
that Thorod Rogers has taken the field in
public against the English Church Establish
ment shows that its fate begins to occupy Sc
riously the more moderate as well as the
more radical Liberals. The bishops and arch
bishops of the church, with two exceptions,
have issued an address to the clergy and
laity which, though it contains no positive
recommendation, shows that alarm about the
matter begins to find its way into the highest
ecclesiastical circles. Nothing can well be
more pointless than the address; for, though
it describes sad state of things in the
church, all it has to offer by way Of remedy
is advice to the clergy to be moderate in
their ritualizing, and not to enrage the laity
and to the laty to be patient with the clergy.
and bear with a little too much ceremony for
the sake of peace; and to both to be good,
and if they cannot be good, to be as good as
they can. The rule Of selection in the max
ing of bishops has so much regard to safe
ness and the conciliatoriness of the position,
that 1t is useless to look to them at crisis
like the present for any very positive sugges-
tions, and what they now say will probably
produce no effect on anybody. Even the
Spectator denounces it as "a creamy and
semi-fluid bread-sauce," and as resembling
the Papal Encyclicals in its initiation; but the
utterance of it shows that they begin to be
alive to the situation.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
FOR SALE.
A Valuable Hotel Stand.

TIME property of the late Col. Berry, near Buxton
Il Lower Corner, known and improved as pub
lie house, situated tt quarters OF mile from r.
of excellent land and suitable buildings to accommo-
date public travel. Connected with this commodious
house are stables, bowling alleys well and cisterns OF
water and large orchard This farm cuts about 20
tons hay has 81 loads of manure ready for nse For
particulars OF price and terms apply to UPHAM q
GARDINER, Real Estate Agents, at No. Z Exchange
St., Portland. The property can be seen and exam
ined on inquiring at the house. apr2dlm
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
ESTABLISHED JUNE 90, 1862. VOL. 1s.
WANTS.
Wanted.

A GENTS, male and female to sell one Of he best
ery family Store or house will buy. Ladies make
money selling these goods. Wopid like general
agent for Maine This is good chance for the right
Kind Of men Call or send 35 cents for sample and
circnIar w. Ii. MANN & Co,
"a Centre ST., Portland.
p q Box 1414. apr6dSSwtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
REAL ESTATE.
f. G.. PattersOn's Real Estate
BULLETIN.
Money to loan.

I'm first class Real Estate Security, in Portland,
" or yicinity-Rents collected taxes paid, &C., on
Commission. Houses bought aud sold Apply to F.
G. PATTERSON. Dealer in Real Estate. Office 379}
Congress St., Williams Block, between Myrtle and
Pearl SITS. . oc5dtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
~RO9rdiug,


YVyWO Gentlemen or a Gentleman and his Wife can
IL be accommodated with first class Board and
Rooms at No. 20 Brown Street. myl9dtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
For Sale.

.NN reasonable terms a Cottage House in Knight
~ Vile Cape Elizabeth, 6 rooms. A cosy home
for small family. Apply to J. &; BATES,
mar1O.1wtf Portland Dry Dock.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

II OVER tenement in House No. Orange Street.
IL Very desirable. Apply to
A. C. BARKER,
mar3Ott 131 Commercial st.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07

GITUATED en- Munjoy Hill in a good neighbor-
lot 36x1OO for 50 900. Terms 5000 cash, balance on
morteage at 6 per cent. u story house rooms,
per cent. II story house, rooms, lot 37x105 for
1000 Apply to F. G. PATTERSON dealer in Real
Estate, Williams Block, second building east CITY
Hall. apr3dtf
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
Dissolution of Copartnership.
Partnership Notice.

yUyRE late firm of E. CHURCHILL & CO., having
Il been dissolved by the death of the senior part
ner the 10Th. ut., the undersigned have formed
general Commission business under the firm name Of
T. Churchill s. Co., at No. Portland Pier, Portland,
Maine.
JAMES E. CARTER.
MOSES 2. CLEMENTS.
Portland, April 1, 1875. aprld1w
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TO Rent.
TO LET I!

TO Let
TTOUSE No. 142 Pine Street. Key at No. 144 Pine
III Street. This rent has been recently repalred
MATTOCKS e FOX,
feh13dtf SO Middle st.
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TO LET.

TO Let.
VERY desirable rent of six rooms. to let for 6
"A months NJ G. PALM FIR,
anr311w 230 Middle st.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
small Farm for Sale.

GITUATED in Cape Elizabeth, near the Reform
y School, II story house, 10 rooms good condition.
Cellar go feet long Stable 33X33 Good water. II
acres of choice land Price $3,20O Apply to F. G.
PATTERSON, dealer in Real Estate, Williams
Block second building east City Hall. apr3d2w
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
HE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS

TERMs Eight Dollars Year in advance To
mail subscribers Seven Dollars Year if paid in ad-
vance.
The Portland daily press., 1875-04-07
For Sale or to Rent.

COUNTRY Hotel in ffourishing village in
N Maine, 10 miles from the Portland and Og-
densburg r. r. stage daily from depot. Good livery
stable on the premises with business well established
Ice house. Price $500. Terms easy. Will sell
with OF without furniture. Will rent for $500 per
year. Town free from debt. Taxes and Insurance
low Aprly in person by letter to f. ". PAT
TERSON, dealer in Real Estate, Williams Block,
second building east of City Hall. alr3d2w
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-08
Tbs Signs of Madness in Dos.-Read and Pr,

This Signs of Madness i'm Dogs-Read and Pre-
serve.
The British Medical Journal calls attention to
the measures recommended by the Council of
Hygiene, of Bordeaux, for the better protection
of the people against the dangers of hydropho-
bia. The madness of dogs has period which is
premouitory and harmless. If these periods
were generally known the dogs could be put ont
of the way before they became dangerous. On
this subject the Council of Hygiene has issued
the following Instructions:
A short time, sometimes two days after mad
ness has seized dog, it creates symptoms in the
animal which it is indispensable to recognize:
l. There is agitation and restlessness, and the
dog turns himself continually in his kennel. If
he is at liberty he goes and comes, and seems to
be seeking; then he remains motionless, as if
waitng then starts, bites the air, as if he would
catch a fly, and dashes himself barking and howl
ing against the wall. The voice of his master
dissipates these Authorizations; the dog Obeys,
but slowly, with hestatiOns as if with regret.
2. He does not try to bite; he is gentle, and
eats, drinks, but gnaws his litter, the ends of
curtains, the padding of cushions, the coyerlids
of the beds, carpets, &c.
3. By the movement of his paws about the
sides of bis mouth, one might think he was try
ing to free his throat of bone.
4. His voice undergOes such ch ange that it is
impossible not to be struck by it.
s. The dog begins to fight with other dogs.
This is decidedly characteristic sign if the dog
be generally peaceful.
The three symptoms last mentioned indicate
an advance period of the disease, and that the
dog may become dangerous at any moment if
immediate measures are not taken. 1t Is best to
chain him up at once, or better still to kill him.
The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal sug-
gests that this advice be inserted at least once a
year in the public papers. 1t would seem par
ticularly desirable and practicable that these
rules should be printed on the backs of notices
and receipts for dog taxes. These excellent
measures ought to be generally adopted.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-08
a Raw. aiuuiux.

The Burlington Hack Eye writes of the deserp-
tive small boy: Passing by one of the city
schools he listened to the scholars singing, on,
how love my teacher There was one boy with
a voice like a tornado, who was so enthusiastic
that he emphasized every word, and roared, on,
how l love my teacher dearp with vim that
left no doubt of his affection. Ten minutes after
that boy had been stood Oh the floor for putting
shoemaker's wax on his teachers chair, got three
demerit marks for drawing picture Of her with
red chalk on the back of atlas, been well shak-
en- for putting bent pin in another boys chair,
scolded for whistling out loud, sentenced to stay
after school for drawing an ink mustache on his
face and blacking the end of another boys nose,
and soundly whipped for slapping 339 spit balls
up against the ceiling and throwing a big one
into girls ear. You can't believe half boy
says when he sings"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-08
Cure for the Bite of Poi.enou. serpcn,s.

According to Mericourt, in communication
before the Academy of medicine, in Paris, the
only effective means of counteractiug the bite of
poisonous serpents, and which should be gener-
ally and popularity known, are those which pre-
vents the absorption of the poison Immediately
after the bite, namely, ligatnre above the part
bitten, suction, lotions, cauterization by means
of whte-hot needle, or of a small heap of gun
powder placed on the wound and ignited, or the
application of some coagulating caustic. If ap.
piled tardily and Intellectually, hot alcoholic
drinks should be given gradually and in meth,
odical manner SO that sweating and the elimna
ton of the fluids by the kidneys may be possible
The action of the new sudOrifc, "Jaborandi,'
may be tried. If, in consequence of violent vom
iting the introduction ofmedicine by the stomach
be prevented, and any confidence be still retain
ed by the practitioner in the use of ammonia, he
may practice its injection, as it is at least harm
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-07-08
NsefnI aud Curious.
why and When L.up:.sE.pIode.

All explosions of coal oil lamps are caused by
the vapor gas tn at collects in the space above
the oil. When full of oil of course lamp con-
tains no gas, but Immediately on lighting, the
lamp consumption of oil begins, soon leaving a
space for gas, which commences to form as soon
as the lamp warns up and after burning short
time sufficient gas will accumulate to form an
explosion. The gas in lamp will explode only
when igpited In this respect it is like gunpow-
der Cheap or inferior oil is always the most
dangerous.
The fame is communicated to the gas in the
following manner: The wick tube in all lamp
burners is made larger than the wick which is to
pass through it. 1t would not do to have the
wick work tightly in the burner: on the CONTRA