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The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17

IF the accounts given of the family history
of Winslow, the forger, be correct, he comes
fairly enough by his rascality. 1t is stated
that the reputation of his family has been
for years as bad as could be, and that they
were intimately connected with notorious
gang of counterfeiters near Barre, N. Fl.
Winslow's brother Mark, after a life of
crime, committed suicide dozen years ago,
rather than endure sentence of twelve
years in state prison for counterfeiting. Ed
ward, another brother, engaged in the same
business, spent half his life in Jail. One of
his sisters belonged to the gang, and after
ward removed to Pennsylvania, where the
man with whom she lived as reputed wife
was hanged for murder. She was accused as
an accomplice, and had a narrow escape, and
afterward Joined strolling theatrical COM
pany and died in the south. Two other sis
tiers married counterfeiters. The man really
deserves credit for resisting evil hereditary
tendencies so long, and the wonder is that he
did not develop into rascal sooner.
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17

The passion for claiming credit for discov-
cries aud inventions has extended from indi-
viduals to nations, and frequently the claims
are quite as absurd, land less tenable because of
lack of evidence. Men claim credit for me-
chanical inventions, for discoveries in astron-
omy, physics, and other sciences. Nations,
because so much larger, make grander
claims. They are satisfied only with the dis
covery of new world. Claims TO the first
discovery and colonization of America have
been made by Spaniards, Seandinavians,
Welsh, and even by Italians because Colum-
bus was of Genoa, to say nothing of theories
founded on vague passages in Greek writings.
Now new claimant comes to the front, the
Portuguese nation. The discovery is an
nounced of manuscript at Azores describ-
ing the colonization of North America by the
Portuguese in the year 1900. 1t is claimed
that the colonists sailed from Oporto. The
manuscript bears the date 1870, aud is said to
have been lost in 1755 during the Lisbon
earthquake. How it ever got to the Azores,
and why it never came to light during the
two centuries it passed in Lisbon are ques-
tions yet to be answered.
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17
CITY ADV REFRESHMENTS
City Of Portland.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Joint Standing
IN Committee on Streets Sidewalks and Bridges,
will meet at the junction of Sherman and High
Streets. on Friday the 18th inst, at o'clock P. M,
and will then and there hear all parties interested
and fix the grade OF Sherman Street from High to
Grove Street.
Per order of the Committee.
R. M. RICHARDSON, Chairman.
February 10. 1876, feb1ldTt
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17
THE MAINE STATE PRESS

Is published every THURSDAY MORNING ct $3.50 a
year. if paid in advance at $500 year.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch of space the
length of column, constitutes a square
$3.50 per square daily first week IS cents per week
after; three insertions, less, $10O; continuing
every other day after first week, 30 cents.
Half square three Insertions less, IS cents; one
week. $l.OO; 80 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head OF "AMUsEMENTs'' and "AUCTIoN
SALES, 500 per square per week; three insertions
or less, $1.50.
Advertisements inserted in the "MANE STATE
PRESS (Which has large circulation in every part
of the State) for $100 per square tor first insertion
and so cents per square for each subsequent insertion
Address all communca tons to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17
INSURANCE.

Thirty-Third Annual Statement
MUTUAL LIFE
Insurance Company,
OF NEW YORK,
ESTABLISHED IN lS43,
For the Year Ending Dec. s1st, 1876.
ASSETS JANUARY Ist, 1876,
SS78,93O,194.71.
Revenue.
To balance from last account .S69 157. All al
"premiums received. d................ 1871 97O 40
!" interest and rents .....,... 4,668,9 1893 16
sss,55s,37s 06
Disbursements.
By paid death and endowment claims. 1856 Os3 %
:, :, annultles. s...................... 25,252 90
:. :. dividends. ..,:.......;..:;. 3,539,663 81
% surrendered policies and add-
C " commissions (payment Of cur cur '''--''''
rent and extinguishment of
~ . 1uture). )..............u....... 762, ,365 90
- = expenses and taxes 706,198 IL
Balance to new account. .75,414,923 40
..sS9,55s,379 90
Assets
BY bonds and mortgages. s........... $50 O71 1S9 81
(" United States and New York State
. sGOcks. ks................. 9,OO4971 IL
" real estate :....:............... 3,572,655 Al
/" cash in banks and trust companies
at interest. t....................... s,S5o255 20
!" interest accrued d....,........... III, ,105 25
" premiums deferred quarterly and
semi-annual. ....:..........:...." 1,Os2, 2,4s5 Al
December. ........................ 111,3s9 50
+" balances due by agents. ............ 1912 "a
S7s,s3O,194 II
Liabilities.
To reserve at four per cent 167 274 81
g claims by death, not yet DUE ...... 652245 S5
premiums paid in advance ......... 3O,179 Is
contingent guarantee fund. d......... 250000 90
" undivided surplus. ............... $3.50 494 81
s78,8ao,l 1874 II
From the Undivided Surplus Dividend will be ap-
portioned to each Policy which shall be in force at its
anniversary in 1876.
have carefully examined the foregoing Statement
ISAAC F. LLOYD, Auditor.
January 18th, 1875.
NOTE.-By act of the Trustees the membership of
this Company is limited to hundred thousand in
Increase in net assets for year 1875 1854 224 65
Income from premiums and inter-
est: 49,. .:.:.............: :: .20, ,4OO,9Gs.6 .66
Receipts for interest over death
claims and endowments due and
not due, or paid in advance in
1875. Observation-Disclosures. 3S3,9I4.SS
Insurance i'm this Company COSTS
LESS as its DIVIDENDS are LARGER
than those of any other Company.
Dividends declared and paid In cash Mt
the end of first year, and annually there.
after.
Hts securities are BETTER-ifs Eek.
penses SMALLER than any other.
Many Of its Policies have nearly doubled
i'm amount during the past 30 years, and
the CASH Dividends, in many cases. are
more than the Annual Premiums, so that
i'm a few years Policies become self.sus.
tanning. No other Life Company i'm this
country, or the world, has shown such re-
suits, or presents such adva ntaSes for In
surance as this.
F. S. WINSTON, President,
RICHARD A. NCCURDY, Vice Pres,
JOHN NJ. STUART, Secretary,
WM II. c. BARTLETT, Actuary.
w. ID. LITTLE.
General Agent for Maine and New
Hampshire,
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays excepte0 by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,

AT 1U9 EXCHANGE ST, FUhILAND'
TERMS: Eight Dollars Year in advance. 10
mail subscribers Seven Dollars Year If paid in adj
vance.
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17

Vtegetine taes is Sold by All Druggists.
4r4
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17

If there be human being on the face of the earth
suffering from either of these distressing complaints
let him be assured that in Loring's Specific he
will surely find relief. Wholesale Agents j. W.
PERKINS q co. and PHILLIPS & co. All the
retail dealers sell it. fe1dtfIstn
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17

Cash Assets Jan. 4, 1876. $50, ,645, ,955.64
Appropriated as follows:
Adjusted losses, due subse-
quent to Jan. I, 1S76....$ ,165 90
Reported losses awaiting
proof, &c................ 1859 &C
Reserved for reinsurance
on existing policies; par
ticipating insurance at
four per cent. Carlisle net
premium; non-participa-
ting at five per cent.
Carlisle net premium. :. 81, ,S9O, 1886 "A
Reserved for contingent La
bility to Tontine Divi-
dend Fund over and above
four per cent. reserve
on existing policies of that
class s................." 3Os1Ss sl-2s s146, ,29s 81
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17

ASSETS.
Cash in Trust Company, in
bank and on hand. ..... 81, ,76S, ,2M &c
Invested in United States,
New York City, and other
stocks (market value 81
633,24D ................. 7,154,1 05
Real estate .............. 800 .240 80
Bonds and mortgages (se-
cured by real estate val
ued at more than double
the amount loaned, build
ings thereon insured for
$15, TIT 900, and the poll
cies assigned to the Com
pany as additional coat-
eral security ...........1 IL ,6S5,1T 30
Loans on existing policies
Ghe reserve held by the
Company on these pill
cies amounts TO $4,090,-
5S6). ).................. 8s5,72s 80
Quarterly and semi-annual
premiums on existingpo-
icies, due subsequent to
Jan. 1, 1876. ........... 463 ,2G9 GA
Premiums on existing poll
cies in course of trans
mission and collection
ESTIMATED reserve on
these policies $32O,OO0, in
cluded in liabilities. ..... 105 341 "a
Agents balances ........ 27,111 40
Accrued interest to Jan. ].
1876, on investments. 257,13O $3.50, O,1669O2 SO
Excess of market value of securities
over cost. .......................... 419,Ooz 10
The Portland daily press., 1876-02-17
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Booksellers and StatiOners.
HOYT & FOGG, No. 91 Middle Street.

Book Binders.
WIN. A. QUINCY, Room II, Printers
Exchange, No. Ill Exchange st.
SMALL & sHACKFORD, No. 35 Plum
Street,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
The Atlantic Cable Beaten.

These events are said to have occurred
between 1850 and 1760. There lived
Mt that time near Philadelphia, lonely
and retired, benevolent and pious
man, who was suspected of having some
occult power of disclosing hidden
events. A sea captain had been long
absent, and no letter had been received
from him. His wife, who lived near
this man, and who had become alarmed
and anxious, was advised to consult
him. Having heard her story, he babe
her wait little, and he would bring her
al answer. Thereupon he went into
another room, shutting the door, and
there he stayed so long that, moved by
curiosity, she looked through an aper-
ture III the door to ascertain what he
was about. Seeing him lying motion
less on the sofa, she quickly retired to
her place. Soon he came out, and told
the woman that her husband was at that
time in London, in certain coffee
house, which he named, and that he
would soon return. He also stated the
reasons why his return had been de-
layed, and why he had not written to
her /; and she went home somewhat re-
assured. When her husband did re-
turn, they found, on comparing notes,
that everything she had been told was
strictly true. But the strangest part of
the story remains. When she took her
husband to see the seer, he started back
in surprise, and afterwArd told his wife
that on a certain day (the same on which
she had consulted the seer) he was in
coffee-house in London (the same that
had been named to herr, and that this
very man had accosted him, and had
told him that his wife was in great anx-
iety about that then the sea captain
had replied, informing the stranger why
his return had been delayed, and why
he had not written, whereupon the man
turned away, and he lost sight of him
in the crowd.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24

The st. Paul Mimi Pioneer Press
has the following description of mas
todon recently secured for the museum
of the Normal School at Winona, Mimi. !:
The bones were discovered about
year and half ago near Wilton juno
ton, on the line of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific railroad, twenty-five
miles west of Davenport, Iowa, and
three-quarters of mile from the juno
ton. Sixty-seven bones have thus far
been unearthed within o space of about
thirty by thirty-fve feet. The place
consists entirely of drifted sand. From
appearances it may be readily inferred
that the depre ssed locality was once a
part of the bed of brisk river, which
flowed through the place subsequent to
the glacial epoch. AS the animal lay
buried in the fine sillicious drift, the
lighter parts were such as would have
naturally resulted had the dead body
been crushed between masses of floating
ice, and afterward been released before
going to pieces. The bones are in a
remarkable state of preservation, some
of them when struck, ringing like ivory.
The exclusive right to excavate for the
remainder is retained by the purchaser.
Some idea may be formed OF the enor-
nous creature by the size of several of
the principal bones. The femur, or
thigh bone, is 81 inches long, and the
same around its lower extremity, the
middle of the shaft being Is inches.
The articulating surface of the lower
condyles is IL inches across. The tibia
is 80 inches long, 33 around the upper
end, 10 around the shaft, and II across
the upper surface, where the condyles of
the femur rest. The sacrum is 10 inches
long, IL wide on the under surface, and
80 inches in circumference. Some of
the ribs are feet long, and from 8 to 10
inches in circumference. The wide
spreading scapula, or shoulder blade, is
AZ by 36 inches, and nearly 16 inches in
thickness ut the thickest part. The glenoid
cavity, in which the head of the humerus
rests, forming the shoulder joint, is IL
inches across. The Wilton mastodon is
the only specimen of IT'S kind in this
State, and we are greatly surprised that
Iowa should ever have allowed it to
leave its borders"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
Gath,s Estimate Of Belknap.

Belknap seemed to be man of honor,
though he was always voluptuous,
vealy sort of a man, who leeped from
deep melancholy to matr:mony, and had
q self-loving, Flemish nature. He was
of rich tints of fioridness, In warm hair
and beard, and blue eyes, and could cry,
or swear, or laugh easily, and was dis
posed to tell broad anecdotes and listen
to them officially. He drank and ate
very much, and often in his Office yawned
and stretched and postponed official
duty, even to the writing of his reports,
until memorable necessity drove him to
his chief clerk, when tie report would
come out half digested, tossed together,
and / do not think that any Of his work
ever attracted attention He had little
or no professional pride, and, like all
discoveries, thought every new duty
would take care of itself. He had done
to become 30 celebrated, and re-
spected the means of his promotion.
They invited him to address the Prince
ton Alumni and his army society, and
he did it in strain of weak rhetoric, al
though he could write we'll when he
tried. He never did try. Food and
drink and ladies were his ambition
Letter from Gath.
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Renoyating Cairo.

MIR. John M. Francis, in letter dated
at Cairo, gives an account of what the
present Khedive Is doing for that city (:
Ismail Pasha is revolutionizing and
thoroughly renvvating Cairo, after the
fashion OF Napoleon's work in Paris.
Fine avenues have been cut through the
city in all directions; districts have been
leveled to uniform grades, the old edi-
fees with the wallis of still more ancient
buildings being removed for that pur-
pose; beautiful public gardens have been
established, and what is now a very
charming section of the city has been
filled in and rescued from the Nile, add.
ing about one miles width 70 the city.
which is now practically extended to the
banks of che river. There are at least
twenty 10 thirty public fountains, sur
rounded by ornamental fencing in circu-
lar form, the grounds set off in pretty
bits Of lawn with edgings Of flowers.
Many of these fountains exhibit fine art
work, and the streams and Jets of water
produce a very pleasing effect. There
are, besides, drinking fountains in every
quarter Of the city, numbering, prob
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
''HN9lHFUhoME.
BY yaxrs MONTGOMERY.


There IL land Of every land the pride,
Beloved by heaven DER al the world beside
Where brighter suns dispense serener light,
And milder moons enparsdise the night:
A land OF beauty, virtue, vslor, truth
Time-tutored age. and love-exalted youth.
The wandering mariner whose eye explores
The weslthiest isles, the most enchanting shores,
Views not realm 40 bountful and fair,
Nor bresthes tie spirit OF purer air;
In every cline the magnet OF his soul.
Touched by remembrance. trembles to that pole
For IN this land Of heavens peculiar grace,
The heritage Of natures modest race.
There In . spot of earth supremeiy blest,
A desror, sweeter spot than all the rest.
Who're man, crestion's tyrsnt. casts aside
It's sword and scepter. pageantry and pride,
While in his seftened looks benignly blend
The sire, the son, the husband, brother, friend.
Here woman reigns; the mother, daughter wife,
Strew with fresh flowers the narrow way of life!
In the clear heaven OF her delightful eye,
An angel-gusrd OF loves and graces lie;
Around her knees domestic duties meet,
And Preside pleasures gainbol Mt her feet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
The SUMS Atmosphere.

That the sun has an atmosphere as
well as q philosophers has long been
known, and that the surface is less
bright at the edges than in the center
has been taken as proof that the at
mosphere is an absorbing atmosphere.
Calculations on the amount OF ABSORB
ton and its effect on our earth were
made by Laplace and other astrono-
mers, and of late years the spectrum has
been used in investigating the question.
Mr.. Langley, of the Allegheny
Observatory, has just published
the result of his steady observa-
ton of the phenomena, and he states
that the suns atmosphere is a thin
stratum, which cuts off one-half Of the
heat which otherwise would reach u.s.
Any diminution or increase in the alb
sorption would affect us to an important
extent. For example, if there were an
increase of twenty-five per cent. only,
it would lower the mean surface tenn
perature of our globe by 100 degrees
Fahrenheit. The existence OF living
things on the earth thus appears to be
dependent ON the steadiness OF the sun g
atmosphere. Let it become thicker Or
thinner, and we must be frozen to death
or scorched to death. We know what
arctic temperature is, and BIOLOGISTS as
well as physicists are agreed that our
earth has passed through at least one
glacial epoch, and may we not assume
that the suns atmosphere has been the
agent by which fluctuations of temper
allure were brought about in the past,
End that similar fluctuations may await
us in some far remote future2
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24
Animal Affection.

/ have reared fine mastif. He is
now three and one-half years old. While
he was a puppy he and kitten ex-
pressed strong liking for each other.
The kitten, when able to leave her
mother, fixed her residence in the dogs
kennel, and never seemed happy when
away from her large friend. She ate her
breakfast out of the dogs bowl, and
slept in his kennel with his paws around
her. She used to catch mice and young
rats and carry them to him, and seemed
pleased when he accepted friendships
offering. One morning observed the
cat preparing bed with straw in the cor
ner of the kennel-an ordinary wooden
one, four by two and onehalf feet.
AS she was going to have kittens i
thought she intended making the ken
mel her nursery, and Cato (the dog) her
head nurse. Such proved to be the case.
forth five kittens, and there
they lay for some time. The mother
frequently went away for hours, leaving
the dog to look after her family. I
many times stopped down to examine
them, and Cato stood by my side very
proud of his charge. The poor cat
came to an untimely end eighteen months
ago, but the only surviving kitten Of the
five named above is as fond of the dog as
her mother was. She brings mice,
young rats, and rabbits, and lays them
down before Cato, and looks beseech-
ingly till he takes them. She constantly
plays with him, and gets on her hind
legs to look fondly into his face, while
he puts his paws around her as he used
to do to her mother. She must have in
herited this affection from her mother,
as she was too young to have initiated
her mothers actions at the time of her
death. -Natspe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-24

He CThurman) sports red bandanna
handkerchief, and blows the loudest nose
in America. 1t is said that on one occa.
sion Senator Jones, of Nevada, who
early in life had been brakeman on a
railroad, dropped to sleep at his desk.
Senator Thurman solmenly waved his
rcd bandanna and gave his nose terrific
snort. The sleeping senator sprang to
his feet, and seizing his desk, com
menced twisting it with all his might.
He afterwards explained that he thought
Thurman's blow was an engine whistling
"down brakes" and the red handker-
chief n signal of distress hence his
wrenching of the desk Washington
Letter.
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To Remove Ink stains.

Ink stains may be readily removed
from white articles by means of little
salt of lemons, diluted muriatic acid,
oxalic acid, or tartaric acid, and hot wa
ter, or by means of little solution of
chlorine or chloride of lime. When the
stain is caused by ink manufactured
with logwood, red mark remains,
which may be removed by the applica-
ton Of little chloride of lime. All
strong acids and alkalies tend to injure
the fabric therefore, Immediately the
stains are removed, The spots should be
well rinsed, and repeatedly, in cold
water.
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Old BAuHELoRs.

They are wanderers and rambiers-never at home,
Making sure OF n welcome wherever they roam;
And every one knows that the baoheiors den ~
A nook in the clouds OF some Ave feet by four,
Though sometimes oy chance may DC rather
with sky-iight, OF no light, ghosts, COLLINS and
gt0om
AND everywhere termed the Old bacheior's room.
Iueee creatures say they are not valued NJ all,
Then dressed In their best
In their goid-broidered vest,
rs known as fact
And they lisp How dye dor
And they coo and they WOO,
Their fair guests to beguiie;
For fear Of offending.
Though Inert, And they spy
They exert With thereve,
And 20 nirt, AS they ny
And are brisk at the quiz.
To DE sweet, And CHANGING.
On their feet And prancing.
sliding and gliding with mute pace.
Pirouetting and setting with infinite grace,
And jumping. Aud racing,
And stamping And pacing,
And humping, And lacing
They are differing and glttering gallant and gay,
And his sunshine is past,
Three score years being told
Brings repentance at last.
He then becomes an Old man
Has warmest friend. the trying pan
He's hdgety, fretful and weary IN me,
Loves nothing but sell, ana MS dinner ana WINE.
He rates and no pirates,
Despised 10y the men, ana the women ne hates.
Then pressing, And porting,
And DOING, ana snoring
And oosing, ana boring,
And nosing, Ana roaring.
Middletown transcript., 1876-12-30
geoister's Orders.
REGISTERS ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE,

=
New Castle County, November 20, 1876
Upou the application of THOMAS Fl. GOULD,
administrator of SAMUEL JONES, late of St.
Georges Hundred in said County, deceased, it
is ordered and directed by the Register that
the Administrator aforesaid, give notice of
the granting Of Letters Of Administration
upon the Estate of the deceased, with the date
ofgranting thereof. by cansing advertisements
to te posted within forty days from the date
Of such Letters, in six of the most public
places Of the County of New Castle. requiring
all persons having demands against the Es-
tate to present the same, or abide by an Act
Of Assembly 10 such case made and provided;
and also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period in the MIDDLETowN TRAN
SCRIPT, a newspaper published in Middletown,
ana to be continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and Seal of Office OF
~, the Register aforesaid, at New Castle,
LIS. in New Castle County aforesaid, the
t@1 day and year above written
s. G. BIGGS, Register.