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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

The Argus and the Standard chargeIIMr
Blaine with, at the time of the greatest peril
to the union, "peering, (per alium) through
prison gates, charged with a feonious offence
committed by proxy" These papers are con-
fident that the majority of their readers will
not know what per alium means, and will get
the impression that Mr.. Blaine has been
imprisoned for some offence. Committing
felony by proxy is particularly good.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

THE argus and the Standard print an
"open letter." signed by no one, the senti-
ment OF which is as extraordinary as the
English in which it is couched 1t contains
many little words of little meaning, and
some big words of no meaning at all. Ac-
cording to the Argus, it is written by man
who YIELDS swords. Unless his mechanical
skill surpasses his literary ability he must be
poor workman indeed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

The Maine Standard presents 10 an
astonished world, and the argus copies with
approving comment the following Hebrew
Greek simile, which the two papers
assure their readers is Haytian
proverb: "Tbose who, like Haman,
build gibbets for the unoffending, will be eat
en-, like Acteon, by his own dogs"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

THE Argus has produced letter-writer
whose pen, it says, sis as keen as the Densas-
Gus blade which he yielded so calamity dur
ing the war;" Was he barber or a black
smith, and to which side did the gallant ar
tisan furnish his services?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

Vacancies in delegations can only be filled by
actual residents of the town which they represent.
The County Committee will be in ses sion at the
above room at O'Clock the day of the Convention
tor the purpose OF receiving credentials of delega-
tions
DANIEL ELLIOT, Brunswick
VIM. L. PRINCE, Cumberland,
L. B. CHAPMAN, Deeriug
ISAIAH WEBB, North Bridgton,
SAMUEL D1NGLEY. Sebago Lake.
CONVEkS O. LEACH, Chairman, Portland,
ID. w. MERRILL Secretary, Upper Gloucester.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 2s, 1875
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEN. SELDEN CONNOR.

An earnest desire to justify your generous conf
demce, and strong regard for the honor and Del-
fare OF our State, inspire ith the firm resolve 10
spare no effort and to consider other consequences
IN the endeacor to faithfully discharge the duties that
'o'H De incumbent on me If your choice shall prore
70 De te choice of the people also. pledge you and
thousands for 'ohom you act in that event. honest
purpose and fred determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.
Gen. Connor's Acceptance
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
Real Estate for Sale.

ON Cumberland Street State, thoroughly
" finished house, contains eight nicely arranged
rooms, with ample closet room handsomely frescOed
ceiling and painted walls hardwood finish, marble
mantles and the modern conveniences of bath room,
water closets, hot and cold water and gas carried
the house; first class furnace. 1t is perfectly
fitted in every respect, and should be seen to be ap
preciated. Price and terms liberal for purchasers
THOMAS WILDES.
N. B.-The person who makes acceptable sale
shall receive per cent for his services, and
others will receive anything. Il. w.
ju19 diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

Mr.. PENDEEToN made speech a. CALI
polls, Ohio, Wednesday, in which he had
the effrontery to avow himself a hard money
man who is keeping a return to specie pay
ments steadily in view. The toes of Young
Greenbax's boots must point TO the rear, and
look back on the tracks he is making to-
ward repudiat ion has mislead him. The
declaration, in face of the Ohio platform,
that the Democrats do not favor deprecat-
ed currency, is subimely impudent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
Farm for Sale.

IN FALMOUTH, 6 miles from Portland, lying on
i the Presumpscot, at the mouth of the Piscata-
qua river containing So of loamy SOIL cuts from
80 80 tons of hay, pasturug for 15 cows every
son, wood and timber for all purposes, good two
storied house, with beautiful shade trees barns and
other outbuildings, good neghborhood, churches,
schools station in minutes walk. For further par
ticulars address or apply to p. f. MERRILL
June %, 1875. On the Premises.
inao2 eodSwtt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersgned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
journal, as have information that several 'bum-
mers'' are seeking courtesies in the name of the
PRESS, and we have disposition to be, even pas
sively, a party to such (lauds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
Farm for Sale.

FTyHE Unknown Homestead Farm of the late
from Portland. containing about 80 acres about 35
under cultivation, with good II story house, wood
lar. Buildings all connected, water plenty and
handy. The variety of soil and close proximity to
the city, make this of the most desirable farms in
the vicinity both for early market gardening and for
hay Persons intending to buy would do well to
anime this farm before purchasing elsewhere. Price
$450O. For particulars call on or address
j. MANN,
No. 45 Prebe St.,
mar23eCd&wtf Portland. Maine
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
Valuable Real Estate for Sale.

TIME well-known Deane property State street
Il containing about 10000 feet OF land, with
modious dwelling house in good repair, is offered for
sale. The house can he seen every Thursday and
Friday from to P. M.
For terms, etc., inquire of S. W. ROBINSON Real
col ner of Pearl and Middle Sis ial5dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

THE Argus and the Standard have gone
into the business of literary criticism, and
praise with much effusion ''the parturite la
bors of Mark Twain and Charles Dudley
WarnerO
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
For Sale.

ANE and one half story frame dwelling house,
" with ell and stable nearly new, built in 1867,
all thoroughly finished and in good repair, with
twenty of excellent land conveniently divided
into moving, tage and wood lots. Finely located
me Town d Oh Mest1looE on tne s tofsiaha ana
BILE piece of property for country residence for
asmall farmer and Gardener for any person aesir
one half the cost of the buildings, the has
removed from the State. Inquire of COBB & RAY,
Attorneys, No. 423 Exchange Street, Portland,
Maine. iY17d&W1m
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

THE Argus and the STANDARD want to
know why Mr.. Blaine, full-armed and
mounted, did not throw himself into yawn-
ing chasm. He left that feat for the Demo-
Liberals of 1872.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
HOUSE FOR SALE.

DRICK House and Lot, L. Winter Street. House
ID % story, 12 furnished rooms summer Kitchen
and wood house attached good Cellar, Sebago water
large brick cistern, furnace, gas houghout Healthy
location wide lot and pleasantly situated with plenty
of sunshine. CHARLES M. ii AWKES.
"A
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
Tuesday, August 10, 1875, ut 10 O'Clock
A. M,

for the purpose of nominating candidates for four
County Treasurer, County Commissioner Clerk of
the Courts.
Also to choose County Committee, and to act
before the Convention.
The basis Of representation will be as follows Each
City and Town will be entitled to Delegate and
one additional Delegate for every 60 votes cast of
Nelson Dngiey for Governor in 1874 traction OF 36
votes additional 10 the full number will entitle the
will give the following delegates and apportionment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
For Sale Or to Let.

FgSHE lot and buildings formerly occupied by Stew
Il art & Melcher, on West Commercial st. An
excellent chance to start mandatory. The man
building is three stories high, 60x75, with counting
room and room for engine and boiler. A spacious
shed and good dry houses attached The lot is
ly 300 feet square. MATTOCKS & FOX,
mySdtf 1873 Middle St.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
Brick House for Sale.

A French Roof Brick House, on Cumberland ST.,
n within two minutes walk of the Park Con-
tans eleven rooms, Sebago and gas. Terms favorable
Apply to VIM. H. JERRIS, Real Estate Agent
ju30 d4w*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
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 commu-
nications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
For Sale or Let.

"OUSE AND LOT No. 55 Free Street. To rent,
IL House 70 Danforth Street, also house 5S Brack-
ct Street. Immediate possession given. Inquire of
j. c. PROCTER,
jy22d1w SO Exchange st.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

TIOUSE and Lot for sale No. 80 Franklin Street
III For further particulars inquire at No. and
Long Wharf, or 2O9 NEWBURY STREET.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

If we mistake not-and we are quite sure
we don't do anything OF the kind-the
Standard and argus soldier who .sweldsn
the Damascus blade was good soldier while
in the service, but unfortunately for very
patriotic reputation, his last public appear
ance was as witness before the Commission
on Paper Credits in 1870 to disclose his con-
nection with that business. His efforts to
fill up our depleted regiments with paper men
were not SO successful as they would have
been had he not been taken sick in the midst
OF bis patriotic efforts and the collapse of the
rebellion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
Calnn GrOrundL0fs

OA VERY desirable lots on Camp Ground, Old
~ Orchard, for sale. Inquire OF
1. j. BROWN,
jy20d1w 230 Middle st.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

The "Chronicle MAKER" Mr.. Solon Chase
of Cha3e's Mills ip Turner, was delegate to
the Democratic State Convention. In late
issue he quotes the following extract from
Gen. Roberts's serenade speech:
''And here lest 1 be misiuoted, will say
that the Prohlbitory Liquor Law, that bone Of
contention SO long upon our statute books,
never favored, l never shall. L believe it TO be
revolutionary in spirit, a clog to the wheels of
business, demoralizing in great degree to the
cause of true temperance which it proclaims
to advance; and while shall openly oppose it,
shall the more openly oppose and zealously
advocate such measures in this regard as am
convinced will be the better and more substan-
italy conduce to the prosperity of the state
and the general welfare of its citizens
And upon the above makes the following
comment:
What business does the Maine law clog
except the rum business? The above may
be good easy reading for the rumseer, but
it is hard reading for the Chronicle maker.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
Cumberland County Republican
Convention.

The Republicans of Cumberland County are re-
quested to send Delegates to meet in convention in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
REAL ESTATE.
HOUSE RENTS.

HOUSE 35 Danforth Street, rooms, gas and
u Sebago; at 1925 per year. House No. peering
Place, 10 rooms, gas and Sebago: at $500 per year.
Tenement, rooms. gas and Sebago Paris Street;
$500 and water rates. Tenement of five rooms on
Prospect Street; at $500 per year. Tenement of
four rooms on Cedar Street, with Sebagoj at $3.50
per year. suit OF offices for $3.50 per year. and
suit Of offices for $3.50 per year. Apply to F. G. PAT
TERSON, Dealer in Real Estate, Williams Block
second east of City Hall. jy16d2w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
Real Esfaae for Sale.

TTNHE II story house, No. 16 Hanover street, eight
Il rooms, all in perfect order, Sebago. house
warmed by furnace. Price $4,000. Apply to F. G.
PATTERSON Dealer in Real Estate, Williams
Block, second building east of City Hall. my17dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
To Let.

A CONVENIENT tenement of six rooms, con-
"A tanning Gas, Water and Furnace, also good
stable. Apply at NO. HIGH Strict.
je1S d4w*ttf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
To Let.

A GOOD tenement of six rooms, in the centre of
"A the city. Apply to W. w. CAkk
ju30dtf 1877 New bury street,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
To Rent.
To Let,

TUVO small family without children. genteel
Il tenement on May, one door from Spring street.
my4deodtf M. G. PALMER.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

FsyWO Gentlemen Gentleman and his Wife can
be accommodated with first class Board and
Rooms at No, 20 Brown Street. mY19dtt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
TO BE LET.
TO LET :!

Room i'm the Second Story of the
Printers Exchange. with power il
required. Apply to PR ESS OFFICE
or to Il. THUkSTON Il CO., Ill
Exchange Street.
oc1G DIFF
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23
To Let.
To Let.

ID DOOMS to let, furnished or unfurnishe1, No.
LII Cotton St., second door from Free Street.
aprM diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

A BOUT February first the Stores and Chambers
"A on Union St. now occupied by Caldwell q
Hodsdon, and Whitney & Thomas. Apply to
ja11dtf ST. JOHN SMITH.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-23

Reception Room Of City Hall, Portland,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-05-27
Their Determination.

On a late occurrence the Emperor of
Russia was reviewing his fleet, when
two sailors particularly attracted his
attention, both by the precision with
which they performed several difficult
maneuvers, and by the agility and daring
which they displayed. The emperor
was so much pleased that he Immediately
promoted one to be a-captain, the other
he appointed lieutenant on the spot.
The men, however, were Jews, and
there is a ukase forbidding Jews to wear
an epaulet. The admiral of the fleet,
who stood by, knowing that they were
Jews, stated the difficulty to his imperial
majesty. -.. -T.
"Pshaw," cried the emperor, "that
does not signify in the least-they shall
Immediately embrace the Greek religion,
of course" ...... .-.......
When this determination was COM
municated to the two young men, know
ing that remonstrance would be in vain,
they requested the emperor's permission
to exhibit still more of their maneuvers,
as he had not seen all they could do.
This being granted, they ascended the
topmast, embraced, and, locked in each
others arms, threw themselves into the
sea, and disappeared forever.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-05-27
The Anthracite Coal Region.

The anthracite coal of Eastern Penn
sylvania was first discovered, it is said,
in ITO. In 1775, just century since,
says a writer, boat-load was taken down
to the armory at Carlisle, and in 1871
the great open quarry of this fuel near
Mauch Chunk was made known. From
its unlikeness to the Virginia coal, and
the difficulty of igniting it, the Pennsyl-
vania anthracite encountered much op-
position. Tradition tells us that boat
load taken to Philadelphia in 1903 was
broken up and used to mend the roads.
But it slowly found its way into use !;
and from pamphlet published in 1915,
we learn that the coal from the Lehigh
had been several years on trial in Phila-
delphia, where it had been compared
with the Virginia bituminous coal, and,
from the testimony of iron workers, dis
tillers and others, was to be preferred to
it for durability and economy. Oliver
Evans, had, moreover, at this time tried
the anthracite with success under the
boilers of his steam-engine, and also in
sisted upon its advantages for domestic
purposes Notwithstanding these re-
suits, the new fuel found its way very
slowly into use, and in 1922 the total
production of the anthracite mines was
estimated at 3,720 tons, against 48, 600
tons of the coal from Richmond, Vir-
ginia, then It's only rival. Fifty years
later, or in 1872, the official returns give
for the expectation of coal from the an
thracite region not less than 100000
tons, besides about 100000 tons for
local consumption, while that of the
Virginia coal field for the same year is
estimated at 1000 tons. The late Pro-
fessor Silliman, who visited the anthra-
cite region in 1926, and published his
report of it in the following year, was
the first to appreciate the real value and
Importance of this deposit of fossil fuel,
which he then spoke of as great ma
tional trust.
The small detached basins of the an
thracite region have together an area of
only four hundred and seventy-two
miles /; but the immense aggregate thick
ness of the seapls of coal, varying in diff
ferent parts from fifty to one hundred
feet, and estimated at an average of sew
enty feet for the whole, makes this won
derful region of greater value than
Western coal fields, whose extent is
measured by many thousands of square
miles. Mr.. P. w. Shaeffer, who has
calculated the cubic contents of these
anthracite beds, estimates it to have been
at the time when mining was commenced
equal to 26, 361 ,070, 900 tons, from which
one-half may be deducted for waste in
mining and breaking for market, and for
losses from faults and irregularities in
the beds, giving of merchantable coal
13, 1906 600 tons. If from this we
subtract the amount produced by the
mines from 1920 to 1870, estimated at
206, ,666, 1926 tons, we had still in store at
the latter date supply of 25,000,000
tons a year, or more than the present
rate of consumption, for five hundred
and twenty-five years.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-05-27
The Story of the Fleas,

A man has just died in Paris who had
his hours of glory, and whose fame has
reached the utmost parts of the earth.
He was the colleague of the man who
breaks paving stones with his fist, and of
the man who swallows a sword-a Jug
gler, known as "the man with the feas.
Jean Lesillla was a decided character.
For many years he exhibited his learned
feas throughout France, making them
do anumber of astounding feats. Among
other things he marshaled them into
companies, massing them much like sol
diers, then turned them into horses, and
made them draw tiny chariot across a
table. 1t was really wonderful to see
the seeming intelligence of these insects.
One day he was going through his per-
formance at the Clichy fair, when a big
dog rushed up and seized him by the
calf of the leg. Jean Lesillia had Or
dered his feas into their box, and held
it in his hand. The nip of the dog at his
leg made him turn in haste, and in his
fright he dropped his box of fleas. Their
natural instincts made them jump upon
the dog for safety, and at the same time
their master gave the dog vigorous
kick, which sent him howling away. 1t
was not until he saw the dog running
that he comprehended the loss of his
pets. The crowd began to laugh in the
heartiest manner; but it was no laugh
ing matter to Jean Lesillia. His occupa-
ton was gone; he had been despoiled in
a moment of his means of earning his
daily bread for himself and children,
and the poor fellow sank down upon the
ground weeping like child. A crowd
is always touched by such exhibitions
of feeling, and subscription was taken
up, which, after all, amounted to only
one days receipts. What was he, then,
to do? 1t required years hard labor
to train a new lot of feas, and Jean
Lesillia had not the means. When he
had first done SO he was single man;
now he was married and the father of
several young children. He turned rag
picker, and during the winter worked
to support his family. But the life did
not suit him, and chagrin and the Sc
verify of the season soon brought him
to his grave. He died in his modest
garret, and the children he had SO hand
somely supported before the loss of his
learned feas are now objects of charity.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-05-27
BOYS Of the Olden Tine.

In lecture before the New York His
torical Society on the changes of CEN
tury, James Parton gave an account of
his own schoolboy days, and his attend
ance at public school where the boys
expected to be whipped, as matter of
course, twice day. Most wildly he
remembered those scenes after the
lapse of so many years-boys under the
influence Of heroic but not successful
attempt to smile, and some again rub
bing their hands and other afflicted
parts. Somebody asked Edmund Burke
on what principles instruction was
given at Eton College. "There they
are" pointing to grove of birch trees.
" No licking, no learning" was wisdom
as late as 1900. Montague described
the rods used in the Paris schools in
those days as being heavy and thick
with blood, and Luther stated that he
was fogged fifteen times in one morn
ing. The methods of instruction, too.
were crude as the discipline. Students
were required to get off passages from
" Locke on the Human Understanding, #"
and other different works, and repeat
them off without any elucidation on the
part OF the master, and without even
being asked question. At the present
time they were indignant, and Justly in
dignant, but they ought to be more in
dignant because children in some of
the manufacturing towns were kept at
work eleven hours day, but in reading
Robert Dale Ovens account of what he
saw at the beginning of the present CEN
tury, it would be found that in some of
the manufacturing towns of England
children under ten years of age were
kept at work fourteen hours, and that
under circumstances of aggravation and
cruelty. Every reform, he said, was
carried ON with excess, for it was not in
mans nature to go just far enough and
no further. Children should have the
right of being prevented doing them
selves irreparable harm, and neglecting
opportunities that could not be recalled,
peaceably, if it were possible, forcibly if
not. Mr.. Parton told several amusing
anecdotes concerning the training of
children. In one instance, when dinner
was on the table, the child of fond pa
rent insisted ON having its shoes and
stockings taken off and being permitted
to walk in the dish of nice brown gravy
which was round the roast beef. And,
said Mr.. Parton, the beef was removed,
and the child was permitted to have its