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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS
BUILDING LOAN.
NOTICE OF SALE

WHEREAS, Charles H. Adams, of the City of
w Portland, in the County Of Cumberland, on
the twenty-seventh day of June, A. D., 1868, by his
mortgage deed Of that date recorded in the Registry
of Deeds for said County, Book 1856, Page 2O4, con-
veyed to said City, certain parcel Of land situated
the East side Of Temple Street, in said Portland
seventy feet front on Temple Street, and ninety feet
deep, being the same premises conveyed to said
Adams by the Temple Street Chapel Society, by
deed dated July %, 1856 and recorded in the
Cumberland Registry of Deeds. Book 272, Page 255,
to which reference is made for a more particular
description, with authority in case of breach of the
condition in said mortgage to sell said premises at
auction, and from the proceeds to pay the debt
said mortgage deed has been broken by said Adams:
This is to- give notice that said parcel of land,
with the buildings thereon, known as the Adams
House, will be sold old, al public auction, on said
premises on the 18th day of October next, at
O'Clock in the afternoon for the and purpose
aforesaid.
In witness whereof I, Henry w. Hersey, in behalf
Of said City of Portland, and by direction of the
City Council and of the Building Loan Commits
sioners, and as Treasurer OF said City, by virtue
OF whatever authority is given in said deed have
hereunto set my hand and given this notice.
f HENRY W. HERSEY,
Treasurer for said City.
Portland August IL, 1876. aug14eOdtd
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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 to represent
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THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. IA, '76

we DO not read anonymous letters and communl-
cations. The name and address of the writer in
s 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.
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WANTS.
Wanted.

"A FEW active and reliable men to sell the "Guar-
"A dian" Burglar Alarm Is within the reach of
all and sells readily in almost every household. In
dustrious men make from So to S10 per day. Ad-
dress P. o. Box 1855 or call on W II. KEITH & CO.,
So Exchange St., Portland, Me. sep13d3t*
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THE Democrats have come to the conclu.
sion that September elections are nuisance
ANYHOW.
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WHEN Ohio and Indiana are added to
Maine and Vermont, that will finish Mr.. Til
don
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Notice..

DERSONs requiring work done please apply to
4 "Home'' Of w. G. A., No. 16 Spring St., plain
aud family sewing, dress-making, copying embroid-
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A DESIRABLE tenement near the Park contain
"A ing seven rooms Apply to
w. W. CARR,
sep2dtf 1877 Newbury St.
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To Let.
10 Let.

GEVERAL pleasant rooms with board at 40 Frank
- lin ST., (old number, corner Franklin and Cum
berland SITS. aug3013w*
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THE ''still hunt" was anything but sue
cess in Maine.
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A R0UT September lst, the lower rene.
"A ment of house No. 80 Brown ST In
quire OH the premises aug16df
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House Wanted.
Wanted.
LOST AND FOUND.
LOST 2

A number of unreceipted Bills
OF the Portland Publishing Conn
pany. The finder will confer a
favor by leaving the same at this
Office.
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EURNISHED Rooms with board in a private fam
IL lily. House contains all modern improvements.
Location Congress Square. address P. o. Box s97,
Portland, Me. ju23dtf
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LATIN ER'S
$50 Congress Street.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sale.

The public are sincerely requested to examine
these goods, which have been consigned to us, and
have to be sold at once. This is chance which
occurs not every day. sept4eod3m
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WANTED /!

A MAN and wife without children. as servants in
"A the country Man to understand care of horses
cows poultry, &c woman to be good cook and ca
pable of doing general housework To steady parties
good wages are offered. Apply at this Office
sepS diff
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Notice..

NOuCes
THIS is to certify that my wife, Annie Hoyt, has
Il left my bed and board and that shall here
after pay no debts of her contracting.
sep11d1w* JOSEPH A, HOYT.
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POSTERS ana MAND-BHLLs printed
at this Office.
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TO- LET

Three Story Brick House to be Let,
TINEN rooms, in good repair Gas and Sebago. Lo-
Il Gated on Wilmot St. Rent $780, Apply to
se9d1w* VIM. H. JERRIS Real Est, Agent
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Congressman Holman has writ
ten letter declining positively to
accept the Democratic nomination
for Governor of Indiana. Con-
gresham Landers, probably the
most extreme inflationist In Con-
gress, is thought, in some quarters.
to be the coming man. Thore are
indications that the strongest is
sues in the canvass will be inf1a-
ton, and that the two parties will
vie with each other in expression
of devotion to that heresy. And
yet this State hopes to furnish
Presidential candidates for both
parties.
The Washington correspondent
of the Troy Times expresses the
belief that General Banks is in
tensely ambitious of nomination
for President by the Democrats as
"the Union-saving candidate"
The Indianapolis Journal pre-
diets that when it becomes evident
in the Democratic National Con-
vention that peither Tilden, Hen
bricks, Thurman nOI Bayard can
be nominated, and when the Con-
vention is exhausted Pendelton's
name will be presented, and he
will be nominated from sheer
WEAKNESS of the delegates.
Congressman Walling, who Is
Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee of Ohio, has written a
letter favoring an early State Con-
vention, and saying in regard
to any influence from Wall street
affecting my action in this or any
other matter, my consistent votes
here, shown by the record, against
all subsidies, in favor of an honest
and economical administration of
the Government, and In favor Of
an immediate, unconditional re-
peal of the Specie Resumption
Act. and stopping contraction of
the currency, furnish, / think, q
full and satisfactory answer.
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Republican National Com
ventiOn-IS76.

The next Union Republican Ma
tional Convention for the nOmi-
nation of candidates for President
and Vice President of the United
States will be held in the city OF
Cincinnati, on Wednesday, the
fourteenth day of June, 1876, at IL
O'Clock noon, and will consist of
delegates from each State equal
to twice the number of its Sena-
tors and Representatives in Con-
gress, and oftwo delegates from
each organized Territory and the
District of Columbia.
In calling the convention for
the election of delegates, the COM
mittees of the several States are
recommended to invite all Re-
publican electors, and all other
voters, without regard to past po-
litical differences or previous par
ty affiliations, who are opposed to
reviviDg sectional issues, and de-
sire to promote friendly feeling
and permanent harmony through
out the country by maintaining
and enforcing all the constitution
al rights Of every citizen, includ-
ing the full and free exercise of
the right of suffrage without in
timidation and without fraud !;
who are in favor of the continued
prosecution and punishment of all
official dishonesty, and of an eco
nomical administration of the
Government by honest, faithful,
and capable officers; who are In
favor of making such reforms in
government as experience may
from time to time suggest; who
are opposed to impairing the cred
it of the nation by depreciating
any of lis obligations, and in fa-
vOr OF sustaining in every way
the national faith and financial
honor /; who hold that the COM
mon school system is the nursery
of American liberty, 3and should
be maintained absolutely free from
sectarian control; who believe
that, for the promotion OF these
ends, the direction of the Gov
eminent should continue to be
confided to those who adhere to
the principles of 1776, and sup
port them a, incorporated in the
Constitution and the laws; and
who are in favor of recognizing
and strengthening the fundamen-
tai principle of National Unity in
this Centennial Anniversary of
the birth of the Republic.
f. d. MORGAN, Chairman.
VIM. E. CHANDLER, Secretary,
Republican National Committee.
Washington, January ID, 1876.
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railroad T; referred to the commit
tee on public lands.

railroad referred to the commit
tee on public lands.
The Journals were read, after
which the Speaker called the
States for bills and resolutions for
reference only, and the following,
aMong others, were introduced
and referred, viz:
BY Mr.. ] Jyce, to provide for
the erection of a light at the
mouth of Otter Creek, New York.
By Mr.. Caapo, appropriation
for q steam signal at Crumbling
Rock. Buzzard's Bay, Massachu-
sets.
BY Mr.. Cox, of New York, to
remove the political disabilities
of George Hawking, of Florida.
BY Mr. Wells, of New York, to
provide for the constituting Of all
tariffs and revenue laws also for
the obolition OF prize money.
BY Mr.. Ward, of New York, to
provide for the responsibility of
the government for all imported
merchandise while in its custody /;
also for a reduction of duty on
laces made by hand.
FEBRUARY I'm the Senate, af-
ter the transaction of some unim-
portant business, the consideration
of the bill for the payment of the
interest on the 1865 bonds of the
District of Columbia was resumed,
Mr.. Sargent leading off in a
lengthy defense of the commits
sioners. Without disposing of the
bill, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. O'orien, of
Maryland. offered a resolution,
which was adopted, instructing
the committee on foreign affairs
to inquire into the expediency of
requesting the President to nego-
tiate a commercial treaty between
the United States and the republic
of France. The amendment to the
constitution reported from the ju-
dietary committee providing that
"no person who has held or may
hereafter hold the office of Presi-
dent shall ever again be eligible
to said Office" was taken up and
discussed. Several amendments
were offered and voted down, af-
ter which the bill was put upon its
passage and lost--yeas, la, nays,
105-the necessary twO-thirds net
voting in the affirmative.
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Inere are many practical evils. pa
tent 70 an, which result from lnavash
personal expenditure. 10 almost every
case u has deterIorating effect on the
character, panderlng 70 vanity and con-
celt. 10 an IDEAL world no one would
OBTAIN additionai respect ana dcference
on account OF riches. But uuder present
conditions large expenditure - Q bride
Tor oosequious and undeserved homage,
quite as certainly IS money given ~
candidates a. elections is . brlbe TOR po-
litical power: While It tends to make
the poor false and sycophantish, Il
IS surely has the effect Of giving the
rich . very exaggerated idea OF their
own worth and Importance. In most
Cases II is barrier 70 free intercourse
between man and bis friends, OF those
who may have been bis friends, but
1t is but seldom that riches are employ
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1t is q favorite maxim with
city mothers that children are
warmer-blo0ded, and need less
clothing than adults. Especially
is this held true of babies and
girls. Boys are warmly protected
by cloth leggins, knit suits, and
stout shoes, while their little isis
tiers defy the Winter wind in bare
knees and embroided skirts. There
is a poetic fancy, too, that the
girls should be kept in white up
to a certain age. A dozen little
girls, of from three to five, were
assembled the other day, and the
universal dress was an under-vest
and drawers of merino, a single
embroidered flannel petticoat, and
an Incumbent airy mass of muslin
ribbons and lace. Meanwhile, their
mothers, women of culture and
ordinary intelligence, were wrap
ped in heavy woolens, silk and
furs. In consequence of their UNI
der-dressing, the children are kept
housed, except on warm days, or
when they are driven out in close
carriages, and therefore a Oh ance
cold wind brings to these tender
hot-house flowers, instead Of health
disease and death. 1t is absolute
folly to try to make a child hardy
by cruel exposure, or to protect 1t
from Group or pneumonia by a
string of amber beads, or shutting
it up in furnace-heated houses.
Lay away its muslin frills until
June, put wooden stockings on its
legs, flannel mot half Gotten woven
vests,) on its body, add velvet, silk
Observation-Disclosures you choose. or
can afford,-on top Of that, tie on
a snug little hood, and turn the
baby out every Winters day lun-
less the wind be from the north
east and air foggy.) aud before
Spring its bright eyes and rosy
cheeks will give it different beau
ty from and pure robes of white.
--,ScribnG'.
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The Macon, Ga. Telegraph tells
of n old negro man who applied
to the mayor OF Macon on Thurs
day for a PATS to go to South Caro-
lima. He said he wanted to go
thither to see "de ole oman and
children" whom he had not seen
in twenty years or more. He had
walked all the way from Eufaula
to Macon and now wanted to ride
awhile. He said he had two
wives since he saw the old woman,
but she had written to him to
come and he was going. If he had
to walk the whole way. He got
q pass as far as Augusta.
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EST VIRGINIA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1876


Genius l. neither patience, nor con-
centration, nor common sense working
at . high level but genius Is an inerad-
icable native bent, that may be obeyed
or disobcyed just Is Il happens, but
will always DO disobeyed under penal
ties, and whose ultimate achievements
will depend In great measure upon the
force II character with which il Is a.
lied. Absolutely rigid definitions ass
impossible, even 10 abstract science and
formal demonstrations Ia matters Of
generous speculation aro woarisome.
But may We not now regard genius q
an eradicable native bent for enereizinc
in one Of certain exalted and well-rec-
ognized spheres Of thought or action ?
The ''ineradicable native bent" Is the
real substance Of the matter, the re-
naming words being necessary only By
way Of cautious qualification against
possible objection. Genius is q quail
ty SO highly esteemed that we naturally
do not wish to bestow 1t on those who.
though they may have an sradicable
bent in some direction or other, have
It 10 direction not exalted OF emo
bling. | can imagine person putting
the question - But about that very nu-
merous class that have the bent appar-
emily, but not the aptitude who persist
in imagining they are going to be great
painters, great poets, great musicians,
but who end by achieving nothing
which men recognize as art, poetry, or
music Does the bent without the ap.
titude make them men Of genius ? l
trow not !; and l likewise suspect that
the apparent bent in them il not iner-
adicabls, 10 fact Is not q bent At All, hut
only twist which they have given to
themselves 10 carly life. These arc the
.jaentes In iinsine primo" who as boys
are sentimental scribblcrs, and proba-
bly, in latter life very successful tea
merchants. Ne h0mnae, mort epi-
cier." Is not very satisfactory epi-
taph. But what il there DO no help for
Il Sainte- Beuns. who spoke 5eelingly
on the subject, says that most persons
OF middle age are dead poets when the
man has survived, and Alfred de Mus
set hes some smart lines on the obserya-
ton. Whore there was . real bent, de-
pend upon II the bsnt is felt, IL not a.
force then as twinge to the last, for
there 10 no getting ridof it. and tits
want Of will or character which has
made It plague instead OF a solace !?
But 10 most sf the cases we are con-
sidering there Is no real bent at all. and
the feeble imitation OF it rights itsslf
before long. Whom one is young Il
seems so sweet, SO attractive, such D.
fine thing to have genius, that the
hopeful soul may we'll be pardoned for
enrolling itself in the sublime ranks.
But the great touchstone, Time, will
show whether be be real conscript or
not. The discovery may be painful,
and many have had to make 1t, but
once made the sooner it is acted upon
the better. But the outside world can
not make the discovery, or help the
young heart to learn its own secret
Temple Bar.
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The boys Of Winnemucca. Ne
vada, had somo fun with show
man. They formed a line from
the ticket Office extending around
q near corner. Each asked the
price of admission, and, when be-
ing told that it was fifty cents,
shook his head, said it was too
dear, retired, and fell In at the
rear Of the line. This was kept
up until the Snowman, astounded
by the unanimity and seemingly
great number, reduced the charge,
and then every boy cleared out.
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STATE NEWS.

4
Judge Jim Furgeson still con-
tinues to lecture on temperance.
There are said to be ten candl-
dates for Sheriff In Hancock CO.
The Rev. Mr.. Mullenix, OF
Charleston. has been letting of q
sermon against the evils 0fAtt0na-
ing theatres, that Is highly spoken
OF by the Journal Of that city.
Representative Faulkner has is
sued q circular letter inviting
young men, with proper qualifica.
lions, in the Second district, 10
compete Ne military cadet at West
Point.
a Calhoun correspondent Of the
Weston Democrat dominates Geo.
Lynch, Of that county. for the
Presidency. The nominat0r con-
cludes his tribute with the remark:
Freedom shrieks -
The Piedmont Independent gives
Us scrap of information which Is
new and interesting. 1t says Hel-
ster Clymer, whom we have been
taught by erring eastern Journals
to believe was from Pennsylvania,
Is a West Virginian.
The Commissioners OF School
Lands In Greenbrier county adver-
tises twenty-three tracts of forfeit
ed land, ranging from so to 1874
acres in each tract. The first tract
forfeited is advertised In the name
of Sir James Grattan, of England.
Candidates for Sheriff, &C., Of
Brooke county, are increasing ev-
cry day There are now some If
teen or twenty aspirants for the
Office. 1t would astonish the ma
tives to hear the names Of some
spoken Of Wells6,srg Herald.
The Charleston journal in view
OF the recent murders down there
excIaims in its last issue: ';Cannot
something be done to check the
madness OF the people? Can't the
law put stop to these brutal
butcheries Eternal justice,
where are thy thunderbolts ? Hea
venly angels, where are your en-
campments?' The people have
gone mad. Whisky, bad women
and the devil arc all loose.
We hear some Of our leading
democrats strongly advocating the
nomination of Hon. Henry M.
Mathews, Of Greenbrier, for Gov
.ernOr. Mr.. Mathews has filed tho
Office OF Attorney General for
the last three years. All who have
met him acknowledge his superior
ability as lawyer he Is q fine
scholar, and a gentleman of un-
questionable integrity. Coming as
he does from the Third Congress
siOnal District, his nomination
will insure the election OF any
ticket he may head, and make the
State . Governor she may well be
proud or Randolph Enterprise.
Nine men have lost their lives In
Kanawha, Cabell and Logan coun-
ties the past Eve weeks as follows:
Thomas Lee, of Kanawha, MUIR
dered; VIM. Dooley, colored shoe
maker, same county, murdered;
Hines, IAN Irish journeyman tailor,
same county, lynched; Estcp ana
Dawson, coal miners OF same coun-
ty, lynched; Thomas Damron, of
Logan county, fugitive from JUS
tlce, shot and killed by Sheriff
Pickett, of Arkansas; @. III. Meel-
ing, ofCabelI county, murdered BY
Ed Williams with the assistance
OF Meetings. wife; Ed. Williams,
Of same county, lynched at Cabell
Court House; Farley, Of Logan
Court House, a murderer and cat
tle-thief, lyncheed.
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II wantyou either to hit me or
step making such a blamed rack
ct" said q thief at whom q De-
troit policeman was shooting.
Even q thief has a right to public
peace. - Detroit Free Press.
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The remark of Lord Bacon has
been often quoted, thas "a higher
degree of civilization Is required
for planting gardens than build
ing fine homes" ~
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Railroad Property Burned.

DENVER, Feb. "a round
house and three locomotives Of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad. at Wal
lace, Kansas, were totally destroy
ed by fire last night. Lnss $780,
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There is sacredness in tsars. Th ey
are not the mark Of weakness, but oil
power. They speak more eloquent y
than ten thou sand tongues. They are
the messengers Of overwhelming grie ! of
deep contrition, and of unspcakable
love- Oh, speak not harshly Of the
stricken one--weepiDg in silence.
Break not the deep solemuity BY rude
laughter or obtrusive footsteps, Scott
not If the stern heart Of manhood Is
sometimes melted BY sympathy they
are what help to elevate him above the
brute. I love to see tears OF affection.
They are painful tokens, but still most
holy. There is pleasure in tears--an
awful pleasure. If there we're none on
earth to shed tear for me should be
10th to live, and il no one might weep
over my grave could never die IN
peace DIR johnson.
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People 60 around to see Jimmy
Blanchard and offer him o quar-
ter to tell big lie, just for fun.
He says 81 can't and pockets
the quarter.
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The trial of VIM. Mckee, editor
of the st. Louis Globe Democrat be-
fore the United States Court in that
city, for completely in the whisky
frauds, was terminated Monday by
a verdict of guilty. The trial Of Nc
Kee was perhaps the most important
Of any Of the trials in these cases
that have preceded it. He vase
garded as the central figure OF the
st. Louis ring by reason OF his in
fluence with the politicians of the
w est'but his guilt was far lessclear,
and he. retained to the last the conf
dence of a host of prominent and
honored citizens of st. Louis. The
testimony upon which he was con-
victed was that of several "co-con-
spirators, !" one OF whom stated that
he had paid money to Mckee for
the ring another that money was
paid to Mckee in his presence, and
others that they had understood Nc
Kee was in the ring and that money
was paid him. The effort of the de-
Tense to impair the evidence Of the
witnesses of the government because
they were themselves confessedly
guilty proved ineffective, the judge
ruling that their testimony under
the law of Congress was admissible.
The verdict was not generally antic-
ipated. Even at the Treasury De-
partment at w ashington some doubts
were entertained on the subject.