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The Portland daily press., 1875-03-08

The high reputation gained by ADAMsoN's 30
TANIC COUGH BALSAM for the cure OF Coughs
Colds, Asthma, Bleeding of the Lungs and Con-
sumption, has given rise to spurious compounds The
genuine ADAMSONS BOTANIC COUGH BAL
SAM is prepared only by FRANK W. KINSMAN,
Sole Proprietor. 10 protect yourselves from imposi-
tion examine the bottle and that the words "F.
w. KnsiDan, Druggist, Augusta. Maiae.' are blown
n the glass of the BOTTLE $4,000 for better article
DON'T FAIL TO TRY 1T.
The following are few Of the names of those who
have used this remedy: Mrs. Gov. Cony, MIS-. Hon.
James w. Bradbury, Anson p. Morrill,. Ex-Governor
of Maine, Mrs. Col. Thomas Lamba-d, Mrs. Col.
Thomas lang, Ron j. j. Eveleth, Mayor of Angus
ia; Rev. DIR. Kicker. Rev. E. f. Martin, Rev. C. F.
Penny, Rev. VIM A. Drew, Rev. II. F. Wood. Col.
h. NJ Drew Secretary of state; Hon. j. I. Wood
ward, State Librarian; Col. Geo W; Stanley, Pres-
dent First National Bank; Hon. d. H. Cushman,
President Granite National Bank; S. w. Lane, Sec
rotary OF senate; Warren Alden, Bangor; Charles
c. Nutter, Esq, q fremont St., Boston; VIM. I'll.
Taylor. Beacon St., Boston; Emory Cook and many
others in Providence; w. F. Morrel Esq, Portland,
and fifty thousand others too numerous to mention.
sold by all Druggists.
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The Portland daily press., 1875-03-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.

FELL the people that you saw their advsr-
tisement i'm the DAILY PRESS.
The Portland daily press., 1875-03-08
Endorsements of the Peoples Remedy.

Feb 8, lat &c o. Ion II 10, ship Expouuder. from
Liverpool for SW Pass.
, 1875-04-04

tax-fghting lawyers, hope to get all and more
than their property given for the straet is
worth, and to pay little or nothing for the
advantage Of having tho street. They, want
front on Dearborn street, whereby the
value Of their property will be improved from
$3.50 to 5000 q foot, but want other people who
get no be1efit from it to pay the cost. This
project may be defeated if the city can CON-
mand the proper testimony. But, while real
estate dealers are anxious enough to testify
in behalf Of the property holders, it is next
to impossible to drag them out in behalf OF
the city. We have given the matter proni-
nence at this time in order that taxpayers
may not plead ignorance Of the proceedings.
Let those who ore interested in saving the
city half million or more in general taxes
come to the front and take some setion
in the matter. Let large property-cwners
60 in person to the Board Of Public Works
and volunteer their evidence as to the just
distribution Of the benefits and damages. II
they fail to do so, we do not want to hear
any whining about the Outrage" after it
shall have been consumnated- Something
may be done now to prevent it, and if the
opportunity be neglected there will be no
help for it later. The taxpayers at large
will be mu1cted in the sum Of $500, 900 to
800, GOO to open the street for the benefit Of
people on Third and Fourth avenues.
, 1875-04-04

coordinate, couelative, composite, declar-
attve, interrogative, imperative, exc1ama-
tory, affirmative, and negative. Making a
child Of dozen years learn, or try to learn,
such stuff is sheer cruelty, as well as waste ot
time. The knowledge, when gained, is utter
y useless. There is probably no author,
prominent in literature, who knows or cares
to know the "grammar" his children study
SO painfully. Must time be wasted in this
way IN our public schools forever? Suppose
2,o0o, GOO children devote an hour apiece q
day, during nine months Of the year, TO study.
ing and reciting graromer. There are zoo
school days during the school year.
There is, then, an aggregate loss Of
400, COX, GOO hours Of precious time each
year. A geat amount Of valuable knowledes
might have been gained during that time.
The other studies Of the present curriculum
might have been moro thoroughly mastered,
OF some new study. such as political economy,
might hive been introduced. The classes
should learn grammar from their readers, moi
from textbooks The change we suggest
will doubtless be opposed by the innumerabla
army Of writer's, publishers, and sellers Of So
called "grammars, but their self-interested
c1amor should not blind educators to ths
truth
, 1875-04-04

| The elections will take place, as now, IN
November; and. ii the charter be adopted IN
August, the Mayor and other officers Will be
elected this fall ...
The charter contains two provisions which
will commend it to the approval Of every
reputable citizen. These are that the salary
Of no officer shall exceed 5000 year, and
that the annual ta1-levy shall not exceed
fifteen mills on the dollar. This last restric-
ton is absolutely necessary, and will operate
most benedcially to taxpayers. 1t vii
result probably in making the one
and a half Per cent the permanent rate
OF taxation, and within the revenue
produced by that rate all expenditures must
be confined It viii necessitate economy, it
will cut of costly jobs, and will force the City
Government to live within its income. Now
the Common Council has m almost unlimited
discretion, aud nay levy tax Of three per
cent whenever it pleases.
The new charter does not abolish the old
one save in these particulars where the two
are inconsistent. The City Govern1pent retains
all its old powers, subject to such modifca-
l1ouS IL LH6 agencies Huu tuOQE6 Oh Executing
them es are provided in the new. The public
have four months in which to consider this
charter before voting to accept it
The main md only objection urged against
it is that, i the people elect dishonest and
corrupt Mayor, and i they elect corrupt,
dishonest Board Of Council and Board Of
Aldermen, then the corrupt and dishonest
Mayor, with his Legislative associates in the
Government, may do the city more or less
damage. While this is true, it is equally true
OF the old charter, and would be equally true
of any charter that could be framed The
possibilities of election are in no wise changed,
and tbs opportunities for fraud and corrup-
ton are much greater under the present
charter than nnder the new one. Now, every
body in Office is independent; each officer
runs his own branch of the service frt,e Of all
to any other officer. Under
the new charter each man is accountable for
all his acts to the rest of the Government,
and can exercise no uncontrolled power or
authority.
, 1875-04-04

matches, therefore, hava mission, and a
! noble one. They attrnot large audiences, so
that the benefits of the practice are not con-
fined to those who take part. They are re-
ported in the newspapers, and make very en-
tertaining reading-matter, and thus thousands
OF people have the hard words" brought to
their attention every day. The interest Of
the public is centered on the subject, and
srelling-books aud dictionaries will be
brought into more general use than formerly.
The result can scarcely fail to be an m-
proyement in American spelling, which is
worse than English spelling. We do not
think the spelling match will ever lead to q
general correctness in photography, but there
will at any rate be less deviations from the
dictionary standard than there has BEEN
| After the spelling matches lave lost some
Of their novelty, pronouncing- matches may
be introduced with almost equal benefit to Il ?
public The words may then be- spelled out
by the Chairman, and pronounced by the con-
testants. The only difficulty with this prac-
hce is, that authority may be found for al
most any pronunciation Of q given word.
The Toledo teachers have already begun tie
pronouncing tests. Here is a sample Of one
of the sentences which they submitted,
though almost any sentence might be taken
with the same results:
He VAS asp1.ant after the yagaries Of the sxor-
ciss and an inaxoraha co2djutor Of the refr4gabla
get exquisite FAnnAeo, on the snbsdence Of the aes
pcab!e finale and the recognition Of the recognizance
In this single sentence not less than eleven
words are variously pronounced, VIZ: As
pirant, vagaries, exorcists, inexorable, coad-
jutor, nrefragable, exquisite, subsidence,
finale, and recognizance. With the aid of
WEBSTER, WORCESTER, and JOHNSON, and
perhaps some other authorities, it would not
be difficult to find warrant for any pronun-
citation that we might be committed to in any
particular word
There is one feature about these spelling
matches and pronouneing- matches that ought
not to be overlooked They have generally
supplanted the church-fairs, with their lot
terieg, raf1es, and other fraudulent devices
for taking money out Of the pockets Of peo-
pie who do not want to give it. II there
were no other interest in the new entertain
ments, this alone would be sufficient to JUS
thfy an encouragement Of their continuation
As matter of fact, they are more amusing
than amateur concerts, and more harmless
than church-fairs.
, 1875-04-04
4 RELIGIOUS Row IN OHIO.

The Legislature Of Ohio recently passed 6
bill placing all religious denominations upon
IN equality as to the privilege of ministerine
to the wants Of ali prisoners detained in the
prisons, Houses Of Correction, jails, or public
asylums; such privilege to be exercised
under such regulations as the managers may
prescribe, and without any cost to the State.
It was explained that there is but ono Chap
lain in that State appointed by law. Tho
officers select such clergymen as they may
see proper, to the exclusion, we assume, OF
all others. But the passage OF the bill has
served as an occasion for grand display Of
religious zeal in Ohio, and it is claimed that
it provides for the erection of the 'saltar and
the confessional Of the Roman Catholic
Church in all the institutions of the State OF
Ohio. The following is the bill itself:
SECTION /. BE It enacted BY Tie General Assembly Of
the sk1s Qf Ohio That liberty OF conscience Ia not
forfeited by Of conviction of crime, by
Of detention In my penal rcfornatory, o]eemo
synary in7tituion, any house OF refuge, work
house, jxi public asylum in this sate no person
In any such institution shall be compelled to stteud
religious wo1shp Instructions Of form which Is
aganst the dictates OF his her conscience and it
tendeat, OF other person havinEin charge any such
institution to furnish ample and equal facilities to all
such pe1Hons for receiving the mnisraons Of the
thorized clergyman OF their religious denomina-
uon Or persuasion, under such reasonable rules and
regulations the Ttustees, Drccto1s, Managers or
SuperIntendents ahall make; but such rules ahau
be construed as to prevent the clergyman Of any
denomination from, fully administering the rtea Of his
denomination to such inmates proTided such uinls
tra1on eahI 9o expense On the public treasury.
The Constitution Of Ohio, like that OF Iii
noie, provides: ':No person shall be CON-
PEELED to attend, erect, or support any place
of worship, or maintain any form Of worship,
against his consent" tsNo preference shall
be given by law to any religious society"
The bill seems to Us to be free from any objec-
ton. On the part Of any body of religious per-
sons. It simply directs the officers Of these
institutions that they shall compel no person
to attend religious worship against his con-
scientious objections; and directs the officers,
without any cost to the State, to permit all
inmates Of such institutions to have religious
ministratious. Of such character as they may
desire. We fail to see anything in this act
dangerous to the liberties of the American
people:-.It may permit Roman Catholic pris-
oners to have Roman Catholic worship in the
prisons; but, as all prisoners Of Ill other de-
nominations have their choice also of wor-
ship, and es no person is compelled to take
part against his will, We do not see any dan
garous innovation in the law.
, 1875-04-04

as much for current department expenses IS
St. Louis, as well as raising twice as large q
ta1. Another significant item ia that, while
our appropriation for gus was $499, ,916, St.
Louis spent something less than $500, 600
the last year for lighting its streeots.
Now, ccnceding the population Of St. Louis
to be only little, if any, larger than that Of
Chicago, Re question naturally arises-why?
Some allowance may be made for the increase
Of expenditures necessitated by the destruo-
tive FIRE Of 1871. It is also true that We are
improving our condition mora rapidly, as a
comparison Of certain public works will show.
For instance: st. Louis has 100 miles Of
water+pipe Chicago has s5l miles st. Louis
has 1s2 miles Of sewers Chicago has 1877 As
miles. St Louis has 220 miles Of macadam-
Hed streets, which are the growth Of fifty
years, but only 10 miles Of Nicolson pavement;
Chicago has 1o2 miles Of improved streets,
about three-fourths Of which aro Of the wood
,en-b1ock pavement
There is one discrepancy in the St. Louis
statement which we do not understand. The
expenditures are stated as follows:
, 1875-04-04
THE SPELLING MANIA.

DR.. Moss was about right when he said, at
the late spelling match between the two
Christian Associations, that the man isn't en-
titled to much respect who cannot spell any
word in the English language IN more ways
than one. There are certainly two ways in
which every English word may be spelled, -
one as it is pronounced, and one as it is writ
ten But conventionality is dreadful thing.
The man who pronounces an English word as
it is written makes himself about as ridiculous
as the man who writes an English word
as it is pronounced. One would think that
SO palpable a contradiction as this
might be corrected in the interest Of
more than 100, 600, 600 people. The Engliah
language is spoken aud written by more
people than the language Of any other civil
lied people. Yet none other is so barbarous
in its orthography and orthoepy.. The
Language is jumble, from the complex char
acter Of its origin. A mixture Of Anglo
Saxon, Norman-French, and German, &C
quiring its Greek through the Latin, and its
Latin through the French, it is composite
Of richness and irregularity. We have de-
parted from the almost universal rule Of cul-
tiyated tongues in the relations between
spelling and pronunciation. Sanscit, Greek,
Latin, italian, German, Spanish, are all
written as they are pronounced, and pro-
nounced as they are written Having &C
quired the organic sounds peculiar to the dif-
ferent nationaities, it is an easy matter to spell
the words correctly in any Of these languages.
Even in the French there are rules which
govern the discrepancies between orthogra-
ply and sound. Not so in English. Hence
the English-speaking people are necessarily
ss bad spellers." To spell English correctly
comes by nature much more than DoanERRY's
reading and writing, for the accomplishment
is the result Of retentive memory, as well as
long application. The most serious apphca-
ton will fail without the assistance Of this
natural gift Of tenacious memory.
The new amusement Of spelling-matches,
triots, has, in its present form, a wide field Of
usefulness as well as entertainment. As if in
keeping with the contradictory character Of
the language, nothing brings one into ridicule
as quickly as bad spelling. The printers and
the proof-readers get an excess Of abuse
which they do not merit If they would put
into type and pass every word as it is written
in editorials, local articles, advertisements,
and communications Especially the latter),
The issue Of large morning daily would be a
more wonderful photographed product than
The widest efforts Of JOSH BILLINGS or AK.tE-
NUS WARD. To spell well is an achievement
not included under the general head Of edu-
cation Lawyers, preachers, and scientific
men are notoriously bad spellers. It is not
unusual that men of great research and vaste
:eeding produce models Of cacography that
would put primary pupil to the blush Yet
he world laughs and holdsits sides atthe mis-
Epelling Of printed letter as it would at a
ide-sr1itting farce. The public spelling
, 1875-04-04

From this it would seem that st. Louis
nent debt, though this does not appear in the
abstract OF the Comptrollers statement which
We have seen. It may be that small proper
ton Of this difference was raised by special
taxation but, If St Louis is increasing its
debt at the rate Of $4,000, 900 year, it will
soon be worse off than Chicago. The differ
ence in our public improvements, however, is
not sufficient to account for the difference il
our expenditures and taxes. While the latte.
are double those Of St. Louis, the conclusion
is inevitable that we have an extravagant mu-
nicip1 government, since the total expend-
lures in st. Louis are 81, GOO less than
our tax-levy. Only q small part Of the
door of the officials themselves q
large share is to be traced to the
irresponsible system We are living under.
whereby half dozen different cliques of
ofHceholders are permitted to run up the
expenses of each Of their departments, re-
gsrdless Of the requirements Of the others
and Of the oppression of the Taxpayers.
.aIVAuGI cOQClu61Qu Is LlHt WG are uV1QE LOO
fast. Chicago cannot levy larger percent
age on twios as large valuation Of property,
and collect twice as much in taxes, without
suffering in its reputation abroad and its
material prosperity at home. This reckless
extravagance cannot be checked any too soon.
The dangers increase with every year it is pro-
longed Under our present charter govern
ment it is simply impossible to turn the tide.
The expenses will continue to increase in
stead of decreasing. The independence Of
all the departments trading and jobbery in
the Comm On Council, made up Of ward-buna~
mers; the constrained imbecility of the occu-
pant of the Mayors chair, and the degrada-
tion Of local politics. ali conspire to defeat
the people in any effort nt reduction under
the present system. If it is retained, the
time will soon come when the burdens OF
taxation will be greater than people viii care
to bear, and then there will be an exodus to
other cities where the taxes are not 80 large
by oue-ha1f.
, 1875-04-04
GRAMMAH.

The opposition to the study Of technical
grammar in the public schools seems to be
gaining strength We read Of it on all sides.
The Cincinnati experiment made profound
impression In that city two divisions Of p1-
pills, equally advanced in their studies, were
directed to write compositions. One division
had been trained in technical grammar and
| the other had studied the art Of language on
" By reading passages from noted books.
The second set made no more mis-
| takes IN technical grammar than the
| first, and wrote in much better
style. This interesting experiment should be
repeated On q 1arger scale. There can be
small doubt that the trial would show that
GOLDSMITH and Mvna nre better textbooks
in gramma ar than any and all technical trea-
hses on that theme. In q late number Of the
Chssstaan Union, GAIL HAMILTON quotes some
remarkable passages from grammar which
has been written for school-use, and IS now,
We infer, studied in number Of schools
Early in the book is this inteligib1e, and in
teresting, and valuable series Of statements
Any change which VARIES the application or meaning
of the predicate whether produced by siteng either
of the words lcopuls attribute) which represent
it. by adding other words to It, II ca5a zaod6aa-
ton OF tho predicate.
(a} A. 1s the chief object Of tho subject to rere
sent aoue person thing the bAsta Of an strma-
ton, 10 it the principal ocs Of tho predicate to de-
note what Is affirmed But Ike tho subject It ean be
ade BY certain changes, 10 Represent other proper
ties NOT essential to It Al predicate.
when tho moatacaaon ta1e. p11s BY uniting Two
verbal forms, by altering tho form etther of tho
copula attribute IL called accident or IN anes-
d'kat property Of tbs predicate; and tho varison II
called An infection.
Mode re1a:es 10 the manner Of tn. a.s.rio, not to
thzt Of the thing asserted and thsre9ors Affects the
copuis 1asher than the attribute. Hence, whsn verb
eontau1 the ccp0la &nd attribute united rno3e should
b regarded - affecting tho asserton, md not tho
oet1on-'
The infant brain is informed that pro-
nouns are divided into personal, relative, in
terrogativs, adjective, compound personal,
double-possesaive-pe1so U, compound,
double-ze]aive, responsive, indefinite, indi- |
rectinteuogative, distnbutive, definite, and |
reciprocal The infant memory, after swal- |
lowing, boa-constrictor fashion, this absurd |
List, is required to digest the fact q TINT sen
tenees sre composed Of elements which are
simple, compound, modified, unrnodided, in-
dependant, 1aiucipal, subordinate, connective,
, 1875-04-04

Two pious colored persons went to one OF ths
fashionable churches Of Washington last Sun
day. Although informed Tint souls incaaed In
black bodies must be saved, in Tint church, in =
separate gallery not ut al. they insiste.i upon
sitting down stairs. They were promptly elect
ed, however, 30 that the da7out believers in
(white) brotherhood aud universal Love for
(whits) men we're enabled to continue their woE-
ship. What will these Christians do when thaJ
meet 8A21Bo and DuAH "on the other aids Of
Jordan "7 Perhaps, however, they won't meet
them there. Tho destination Of tho tHo soss q
dayoteea may be different.
, 1875-04-04

large part OF the Intelligent pob;ic, sup
posed to be sitting as jury in the BRRcHE1
esse floats placidly with the current, and ties up
as may be most convcnisnt, on either side Of tbs
stream. This improved system Of navigation
has tta advantages, but it il slow-going 1Ed ex-
pensive. The BEST argument that can be ad.
vanced in its favor is its absolute safety Thoss
who practice it sometimes find themselves in
queer places. where .hey expected the least in
the world to be. Just now they are in position
to Say that one thing has been proved
BY the testimony OF BESSIE TuRaKB
and the colored servants OF Mrs. Woodruff.
viz. that TuroN himself Is utterly undesarvio9
Of sympathy. So, for the time being, Gr. Tn~
TON is in the Same situation as the editor of rhs
Times,-held In some respees because Of hin
special grievances; but On general principles.
condemned and despised.
, 1875-04-04

bound up in the one word,-science. With
out it we shorld be poor. wretched, weak,
and hopeless, cropping in the dark, shuddez-
ing with superstitious fears, and but short
remove from the brute in thought or purpose.
, 1875-04-04

ATTENTION SIR KNIGHTS Stated oonelave OF
chic.xo 0o1nnasuder5. No. T. K r, Monday eseninR.
81 Knshts cousteonsy invited. By order OF the 4, c.
G. a. WILLIAMS. Recorder.
, 1875-04-04

CHICAGO CALEDOEIAN CLuB.-Ths regular
monthly rneeinx OF the Glib will be held in CaedoaiA
Hall. ID Washink T1s*da{ ths sth .a.1 It
, 1875-04-04

American potatoes have been shut ont nom
France, PEussia, and Austria by Government
DEGREES; and England would doubtless follow
the example were it not for 81 apprehension Of
increased discomfort among tho lower classes.
This action has been taken, notin consequences
OF desire to protect native industry, or to xp>
propriate an unfair share Of the worlds wealth,
but in order to prevent the importation Of tat
pestilent potato-bug. That is = product Of
American industry which European nations do
nos care to interfere with. But Of course tho,
can't do without it. The potato-bug is bound to
have its European tour as complete and regsr!-
less Of expense as ever was taken By proudcl
depizens Of this great Republic Let it 90 In
the fullness Of its insolence and pride: Americs
ia not big enough to hold it. Then let the world
determine whether America, in giving the potato
hug to Europe, has NOT made fair swap for tha
potato-rot, which Europe gave to America
, 1875-04-04

ST. GEORGES BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
Tho annual meeting will be held Monday evening"
Arr At o'clock, 1t their Hail, Ie7 Wa4hnxtou-st.
fuI 0eotnx is dszd. tho eleotdon Of ooars for ths
"A'@ '"~7 8. J. BURROUGHS, sscsotao.
, 1875-04-04

Il corner in kerosene oil Is scarcely among :ts
possibilities both beoauss our facilities for pro-
duciou ars 80 great, and because ray consida r
ab1e increase in pzics would 1.zais> eut"-a