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The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE.

In leading editorial article on the next
Presidential election, Harper's Weekly says
that the result OF the recent elections was
'due mainly to The conviction that reform is
accomplishing itself within the Republican
party" and adds: "lf this conviction should
prove to be uniounded, the Democrats will
elect their President next year. If the spoils-
men, the 'bummers,' the officeholding inter-
est should be seen to be in control, the con-
test will be already decided. A candidate
nominated by that interest cannot be elected
President"
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

To use street expression, something
seems to be ''gnawing" the Lewiston Gazette.
For many moons that journal has been spoil
ing to get into brush with some contempo-
rary, but not one pays the least attention to
it. 1t must be dreary business to go about
for months with chip on ones shoulder
"stumping' everybody, and have no one pay
the least attention to it.
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

CARL ScHURz says there is a growing dis
position among Eastern Democrats, ,even those
who label themselves resum ptionists, to ig-
more the currency question in the national
platform next year. Mr.. Schurz warns them of
the foilv OF this coarse, and tells them that
the only way to keep the question out of the
canvass is to settle it beforehand, and that
the chance to do this falls 10 the Democratic
majority in the House. If it be not done
tue responsibility is with them.
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

BEFORE the first of March, large numbers
of people who think that they can make
money this year with travelling shows and
entertainments will come to the conclusion
that the winter of the Centennial yt ar ism a
good year for such enterprises. Only those
which are first class will draw and such must
have popular prices. The crowd isn't going
to pay fifty cents for ten cents worth of
amusement, even if in aid OF an excellent
cause. The "loose scrip" is a very small
quantity this season,
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
ations. The name and address of the writer in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
nut as a guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22
JIM JED.

JIM JED.
-Jemmy Jed went into shed
And made ID ted ofstraio his bed,
An oiot came on and ie,o about,
And Jenny Jed uD stakes and fed.
WASN'T he staring foot
BrOughtup in the goods to be scared by an opl.
From Frisco. you said,
And didn't know Jim?
sort Of allowed
As how In the crowd
You might have met him
refer to Jim Jed.
This is Joe Simpsons mine.
Who is Joe? Pm the same,
And my par6ner was Jim,
We came here, me and him,
And each staked out his claim
In the year 'forty-nine,
How 1 came to know Jim?
Well, we met on the plains,
And the Indians came round
Pretty lively-we found
We had better join trains.
So L shook hands with him
He was quiet, was jed;
But the boys all took note he
Had weight on his mind
He went like coyote
With one eye cooked behind
But twas little he said.
With cards or gun
He was rather convincing;
He wou rake down his pile
With no sort of a smile.
And he'd stand without wincing
When most men would run.
Well, Jim took to drink:
When the owls used to cry
He said they called "Jim"-
So, poor fool, we lost him
What's got into my eve
Must be smoke makes me wink.
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

Is 1t not about time that in justice to
themselves and their readers, these journals
which denounced President Grants orders
that the whiskey ring should be destroyed
as buncombe. should retract their charses?
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22
TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR.

TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR.
-TIcinkle, t,cinkle little star,
Much ,conder ,1hat you are.
o star that trembles in the vague profound.
The sombre arch Of Night;
Pearl of a sea that man may never sound,
Child Of the dark and light
The while mark thy changing golden FIRE.
Thy rays that palpitate,
Gives answer to my ardent souls desire
The voice severe OF Fate.
When thou-it says-no longer shalt.survivs
My sad enigms's strife,
Above the man who dies, the soul shall i've
stars triumphant life.
And, all in voyaging through tho wondrous space,
Below thine eyes shall seem
The light, the night, the sea, "a passing trace,
An irony, dreami
- -.
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

1T is said that the British government has
proposed, or Immediately will propose, an
European Congress ior the discussion OF Bos-
no-Herzegovinese reforms: that is, in other
words, for deciding what course the Great
Powers shall take with respect TO the revolt
against the misrule of the Sultan and bis in
efficient ministers. The course of Turkey
with respect to its creditors, which goes TO
the length of repudating nearly one-half of
the national debt, has so materially and in
jnrlously affected foreigners that the leading
powers are very much inclined to withdraw
The protection which 'the Sick Man" at
Constantinople has previously bad extended
to him, and which caused the Crmean war
OF 1S54-'56, In future, to all appearance,
Turkey must wholly rely upon herself
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

THE death of Hon. Thomas A. Jenckes, of
Rhode Island. the other day, barely attracted
the attention of the casual reader, but the
tributes TO his memory disclose the fact that
he was man of remarkable attainments and
tirst-class ability, but so modest and retiring
that be never made much noise in the world.
He was in congress from 1862 to 1871, and
yet he never made an effort 10 bring bis own
name into prominence, and was never so con-
nected with an exciting debate or any event
of sensational kind as to attract the atten-
ton of the country. He did become we'll
and favorably known as the originator and
leading advocate of the scheme of civil SER
vice reform and as the author of the nation
al bankrupt law, but these we're matters
which gave him solid reputation among
thinking men rather than notoriety with the
general public.
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

In accordance with revered custom, and in con-
formlty with the recommendation of the President Of
the United States, do hereby, with the advice and
consent Of the Executive Council, appoint THURS
DAY, the 25h of November, instant, as day OF
Thanksgiving and Praise to Almighty God for the
mercies and blessings of another year.
And | earnestly request all The people of this
state to abstain from their usual secular employ
ments, and appropriately observe day hallowed by
so precious memories and set apart for SO exalted
purpose Let all the people give thanks in the sane
tuary rejoice and not withhold praise in their homes
and by cheerful deeds of hospitality and Charity
commemorate the loving kindness which the Heaven
ly Father has shown them in all the relations Of life
Given at the Council Chamber, this first day of
November, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy five, and of the indie
pendence of the United States of America the
one hundredth.
NELSON DINGLEY, JR.
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, NOV. 22. 1875

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 favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming 70 represent
innrna1
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22
RIDE A COcK-HoRsE.
Ride q cock-horse
To Bdnbury Cross.

Ride q cock-horse
To Ban6ury Cross.
ride on destrier good and gray
And hung with fair caparison,
And make to Banbury my way
Ere monk hath made his orison.
To see my lady ride apace
Upon iennet black and feet,
And note the wonder of her face,
And kiss the marvel of her feet.
And when come the nymph anigh.
Hinged hands and bell-hung feet of her
Respond in mutual symp hony,
As ritournel to dulcimer.
And should one tink ling amulet
From off her broidered robe be rent,
I'll pin 1t to my carcanet
As favor in the tournament.
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22
MARY. QUITE CONTRARY.
Mary, Mary, quite contrar
Ho,o does your garden grotc'

-M1ry, Mary, quite contrary
Hoto does your garden groic!
Within the gardens deepness filed of light
Stood Mary, and upon her fair green gown
Fell glory of gold hair, stern sweet frown
Was on her forehead, slim cold hands and white
Made ending of her long pale arms delight.
questioning, ,I-"How does your garden grow?''
Then she "Wlth bells that ring, and shells that
sing
or strange gray seas, with fair, strong hands that
cling
Together, stand tall damozels Arrow"
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

in Maine, regardless the base as
sertiODs of others to the contrary.
Others have bought early ard paid
high prices, but We have waited
until late and are able to sell
OVERCOATS from $l.OO to $500
less than can be bought in Port
land. We have 10 styles of ELY
MANS from the cheapest to best
imported article. Also Blue.
Brown and Black Beavers, Chin
chillas, WOrsted kerseys. and
others. Our ULSTEkS beat the
world.
All prudent LABORERS and
MECHANICS buy their CLOTH
ing of us.
Come in WORKINGMEN, and it
will do you good to see the long
row of little tin pals of a Satur-
day eve, and set yours down. too.
You only need to come once to find
out who your BeDefactOr is.
LADIES'! Bring in your BOYS
and we will ftt them to a first class
snit. If you cannot come send
them in, and if the goods and
prices are not satisfactory they
may be returned
Bug your FURNISHING GOODS
of us. All Kinds of SHIRTS and
DRAWERS CHEAP.
Buy all of your CLOTHING,
equal to custom made. a the
CHEAP HSJ and LARtIFST RE.
TAIL STORE in Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22
Ashes for sale

A FEW more carloads OF Ashes for sale by
"A BERLIN MILLS CO.,
Berlin Wharf
toftiand, oct, 70, 1875, oct25dH
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22
OUR THANKSGIVING.
A PROCLAMATION.

BY the Governor of the State of Maine
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

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The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22

By the Governor.
SIDNEY PERHAM. Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press., 1875-11-22
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-24

There was duke once who disguised
himself and placed Il great rock in the
middle OF the road near his palace. Next
day peasant came along with his oxcart.
"Oh, these lazy people !" said he, "there is
this stone lying right in the middle of the
road, and no one will take the trouble to
put it out ofthe way" And so Hans went
on, scolding about the lazincss of the poo
pie. Next came II gay soldier along. His
mead was held so lar back that he didn't
notice the stone, and SO he stumbled over
it, He began to storm at the country peo-
pie around there for leaving huge rock
in the road. Then lie went on. Next came
company of merchants. When they came
to the stone the road was so narrow that
they had TO 20 off in single file on the
other side. One of them cried out "Did
anybody ever sec the like of that big stone
lying here the whole of the morning, and
not Single person stopping to take it
away y
1t lay there for three weeks. and no one
tried TO move it. Then the duke sent
around to all the people on his lands to
meet where this stone lay, us lie had some
thing to tell them.
The day came and IA great crowd gath
cred. Old Hans, the farmer, was there, and
so were the merchants. A horn was heard,
and splendid cavalcade came galloping
up. The duke got down from his horse,
and began to speak to his people gather
ed there.
my friends, it was who put this stone
here three weeks ago Every passcr.by
has left it just where it is, and scoldcd his
neighbor for not taking it out ofthc way"
He stopped down and lifted up the stone.
Directly underneath it was IL round hol-
low, and in the hollow was small leatE-
ern bag. He held it up, that all might
see what was written on it: "For him
who lifts up the stone" He united the
bag, turned it upside-down, and out upon
tue stone fell beautiful gold ring and
twenty large, bright coins.
So they all lost the prize because they
had not learned the lesson, or iolmcd the
habit, of diligence.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-24

| those they held most dear on earth. The
little prattling girl was again kissing her
dear pa, and the Doctor was holding sweet
converse with Miss Belle, his future
| wife.
1t now appeared that Miss Laurens, see
| ing the state Of affairs, and well knowing
what the Tories meant, stole out during
the struggle and making her way to the
| stables, bridled and sadded horse which
! she knew was tle, t, and after leading him
some distance mounted and rode at full
speed for Marions camp. Her lover had
informed the heroine where the camp was,
and she knew the place WELL The locali-
ty was called the big Elm," and was
| about two miles from the terrible scene she
had just left. When Miss Belle approach
ed the camp she was hailed by the guards,
whom she requested to take her to the Gen
| eral with the utmost speed.
When this beautiful Southron lady was
ushered into Marion's tent he was greatly
surprised, and at first thought that an an
gel had visited him. The lady, in fine,
silvery accents, told the General the sad
state of affairs at Lieut.. Lees. In ten
minutes after, Gen. Marion and his fearless
band of patriots were in their saddles and
started under orders of double quick, and
were now riding at full speed to the res
cue, our heroine keeping them company.
When they approached the mansion, they
hltched their horses in II thickct, and
marched to the scene of action on foot. 1t
was the lovely Belle that cut the cords
that bound DIR. Baker.
Now little more about Col. Pyles and
| am done. Neither Marion nor Pyles
knew anything about their close proximi-
ty, although they were but four miles apart.
One of the negroes that was at the trolic
lived in a cabin at Pyle's cncampment,
and Lad gene to Lees to play "de fiddle"
When Marion surprised the Tories this fc-
low started on run for his home. When
he neared the Tory guards they hailed him,
but seeing who he was let him pass. He
bolted for his cabin and called loudly on
Sary, his wife to open the door, but as she
did not do so, with butt with his head
he burst it open. and he told her ode deb
il was to pay at Lees dat dar was tou-
sand rebils dar an dat Ga hab kill all de
kurnel's men and deliberated Lee an dc
Doctor, an hab cut off big Jube's he'd"
This unlocked for news reached the cars
of the Colonel, who hastily put ON what
clothes he could find and gave orders "to
horse Immediately" In less than half an
hour he and his cut throats (what was left
of them.) were flying in full retreat, and
they did not stop until they were well into
North Carolina.
Du5lin, NIL.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-24

Chas. Dudley Warner writes thus Of
camel: And now heaves in sight the I'M
changed quintessence of Orientalism; there
is our first camel, a camel in use, in
his native setting, and not in menagerie.
An entire line of them, loaded with build
ing stones, are YEARLY shambling along
The long, Bonded neck apes humility, but
the supercilious nose in the air expresses
perfect contempt for all modern life. The
contrast Of this naughty "stuck-up active
ness" Gt is necessary to coin this word to
express the camels ancient conceit) with
the royal ugliness of the brute is both awe
inspiring and amusing. No human royal
family dare be uglier than the camel. lie
is mass Of bones, faded tufts, humps,
Jumps, splay joints, and calosities. His
tail is ridwhisp, and Il failure as an or
nament or t1y-brusn. His feet are simply
big spongcs. For skin covering he has
patches of old buffalo robes, faded and
with the hair worn off. His voice is more
disagreeablc than his appearance. With
reputation for patience, he is snappish
and vindictive. His endurance is ovcrrat-
ed; that is to say, he dies like sheep on
an expedition of any length if he is not
well fed. His gait racks muscles like an
aguc. And yet this ungainly creature car
ries his head in the air and regards the
world out of his great brown eyes with dis
dan. The sphinx is not more placid
He reminds me, l don't know why, of a
pyramid. lie has resemblance to palm
tree 1t is impossible to make an Egyp-
tian picture without him. What a Haps-
burg lip he has Ancient! royal The
very poisc of his head says plainly, 81 have
come out Of the dim past before history
was; the dclugc did not touch me; saw
Mencs come and go; | helped Shoofoo
build the great pyramid l knew Egypt
when it hadn't an obelisk nor a temple
watched the slow building of the old pyra-
mid at Sahara. Did not transport the
fathers of your race across the desert
There are three Of us the date palm, the
pyramid and myself. Everything else is
modern. Go to !"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-24
THE BLESSED DAY.

What shall little children bring
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?
What shall little children bring
On Christmas Day in the morning?
This shall little children bring
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day:
Love and joy for Christ, their King,
On Christmas Day in the morning!
What shall little children sing
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day
What shall little children sing
On Christmas Day in the morning?
This grand old carol shall they sing
on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
With all their hearts, their offering bring
On Christmas Day in the morning.
For Christ was born in Bethlehem
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
For Christ was born in Bethlehem
On Christmas Day in the morning.
"And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas Day in the morning.
"And all the angels in heaven shall sing
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the angels in heaven shall sing
On Christmas Day in the morning
"And all the souls on earth shall sing
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
And all the souls on earth shall sing
On Christmas Day in the morning
"rhen let us all rejoice amain
On Christmas Day, ON Christmas Day;
Then let us all rejoice aman
On Christmas Dayin the morning"
III. " D., in ST. Nicholas.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-24
VARIETIES.

Pat, Have you seen stray pig thi.
morning. "Shure, and how could tel
sthray pig from any other, sur ?"
Mr.. Budd asked her, "Rosc, wilt thor
be mine q Rose answered, 81 am sorry il
cannot bc--but a rose cannot be turned
into bud
"A Detroit woman could think of but
twcnty-ninc different ingredients to put
into mincc pic, and she wept ut the idea
| of losing her powers of memory.
--"1es, he may be IL good scholar, and
all that, but he can't pass II beer saloon,
VAS what one literary gentleman said OF
another ON the street yesterday.
II stand upon the soil of freedom p
cried stump orator. mo" exclaimed his
shoemaker, You stand in Il pair of boots
that have never been paid for
--"Father's hair is growing gray" is
the latest popular ballad. 1t was suggest
ed by pull back skirts, striped stockings
and kindred uggravations
"A noble fellow that tramp was who
returned II five dollar bill he said he had
found i'll an old vest Norwich gentleman
had given him. His honesty was reward.
ell with IL one dollar bill, and the next day
the five turned out to be counterfeit
Nt~ York Commercial AdccrtiSer.
"A dHrkcy, who was STOPPING to wash
his hands in the Eastern Branch, DIDN'T
notice the peculiar actions of Il goat Just
behind him, SO when lie scrambled out OF
the water and was asked how it happened
he answered, IL dunno, zactly, but pear
cd us If dc shore kinder hlstcd and ROW
cd me-"
Small boy-"Say, pa, will you buy me
new sled for Christmas ?" Closc.fstcd
parcht-"J ohnny, | don't think there's
going to be much snow this winter, and
you wouldn't have II chance to enjoy new
sled; but I'll tell you what | will do
You just be II good boy and I'll get your
saw flied so that it will cut through stick
OF wood just like checse!"
On Kentucky rapid transit line, re-
Gently, n passenger stopped the brakeman
as he was going through and asked; "How
fast does this train so A mile an hour 2"
at goes fast enough to suit us. If you
don't like the rate of speed, get out and
walk" was the rcjoinder. II would" re-
piled the disgusted passenger, settling
back in the corner OF his seat, but my
friends won't come for me until the train
gets in, and don't want to be waiting
around the depot for two or three hours.n
The brakeman passed on.