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THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE.

new Van WiHElr to the fore.
A. vi time. latter hay church gotr.
hhi sound "a doctrine to the core;
eweN established IN the creed
Tie h.ssi. IL thGIght. bat LITTLE need
To give common sinners heed
ftvsS his no. unfrroaenr maad
To take a DOING aftit.ti-.
BY way. you know. "f interiusle.
Cn- ,Iay hs fen =, fast .,,Ioz.
The rUurregtii'u AZ the rln~,.
Just i'-i' b in breathing har'i a BJs'.-
All this occur ed ia S,yepfv-Sayep.
, i've YEAR he lived. irt'S hDIre. ia Heaven.
And then tier o.tm- Oh Time rrpl..yin
~ eigLty-tNu. iva sunday morn
lie heard = ~Tuu..-sva~ GIhTipi'S horn.
ted trump. drswS world tO warn:
Hs oVebe,i Wi,i.. hi> is,,,s, seated ryps.
lhrh VIII STA. with s,Ts,sEr surprise;
hen W"n'icr-'! II tl.cy tod him Hes.
There va> ne u.ru Of t.l,,.-i aud hon.
AndNrt IN beard tn preaching tone
He saw. yeN "a fstsIstoae-
tpd more hs saw a screen uI-5n
y hr image 81 man thrown un.
Done bN tSlsopficod.
Such preaching. tn. a country place
SUrPir'l direct with sity l-Ti.ee.
:" - iehc' ''fr'~ away y lth space.
such glow ing ihnnghts-I.y stars iinmed,
Suth drpih 81 Thought 10y toll eNhune,i
Nhtr. things azuit tie eHiumhed,
AMI grand'y forth j. SCI lhc story,
~uiiu~e'i IN richest verbal glory
he NeTS cream 81 or1;oTy.
= herS sy liahuh. hi. very cream.
a nj whipI-rl at that ~ ,.ynirS deem.
Nv III ever thus to fossils seem.
Ard then jhr Image oE the screen.
SuCh ~Iicndid GESTURES nr-rT were seen
In 'itl, chUr'hr> uu th. green.
Al p"~t-Iike Pastures past and gone:
Dramatic freedom. follows on
One token Of millennium dawn.
A Id then tn" Gilman now Is capped:
a new ANA richer !ouii; ! tapped
His taTs iu - ytlian airs are Tapped.
A CITY choir. rare quartette.
SiN 'iay IN seven ,1upeTa set
The sabbath tay t1 oIFTette.
Ills this SupplantS "a clatierbang
lHr hanti>;,w tone IN" nasal twang
f-'i through cur country churches rang.
And tEu> are given a grand Grafton,
, ti,s mu>i'- nne se>liculatiOu-
glorious emancipation.
Van WinLk' hie> him nff IN glee:
himself with naked eye must -.
HOW Hi,llftl- ~uCn ~ These rdn be.
kHts 81" by curious things a!lureI
iv c'fl"r. deacon. warden. steward
lie g'r~ with questions all Iuatured.
-' New style Of preaching Thus replies:
Well. Se>: al "i'i thing sometimes dies.
t"ciIiC talk eiectrihe~-'
- Your ~ sure il Dies not gaivanize4--
- Tut tUt: the crowd j. tiOublr size.
A nj :" receipts >lail aSgrIndiZe.- -
-'NOI have me- preacher to >uppuFt:-'
Ne. No.. indeed We hold tn fort
ON minister holds city court
=. "" had a man tor thirty years:
His pTt>tnr~S aroused OtIr fears
Beside. his i'aS WAS In arrears
We let HIM <" thgn laid our wires
Connecting n with city fires
The church enlargement now requires.
Oar old inCumhen:-st strange. hut true
Ncult never CT,-~~ tie dO,FWaN through
10 see the change from obi 10 new.
- TIE died: We gave him burial rare.
A telephone >Ier' and prayer.
A nd solemn mnsic fili,-i the air
gTsgdfi"R0iiSf. WILLIAM \. MEsERvE
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TRADE IN TExAs.-I shall be glad when
specie payments are resumed In Texas, for
am actually lonesome for the sight of penny,
that little brazen coin which represents to
child a whole stick of candy Nothing less than
nickle's worth is sold, and some establish
ments are so heightened that they will sell
nothing under fifteen cents. II in trading YOU
to pay thirty cents; but II the bin amounts to
twenty seven cents, the merchant loses the
two cents. On my arrival, went into a store
to buy knife. As the clerk handed out an as
sOrtment i selected one and asked the price.
six bits" responded the knight of the tape
measure. gazed at him I'm amazement, think
Ing him candidate for LOngview. six bitsl"
1 repeated, "fOr heavens sake tell me what
you mean in United States, and you shall be
paid II it takes my bottom dollar. 1t was then
and there learned that bit" Is q shilling,
and that eight "bits" make dollar and de.
parted "a sadder and wiser man" But
"mein Colt, has to be reeOnciied. FL Texas
Letter.
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THE STILES COMPRISE

Pun Dress or swallow-tal Goats. Fun Frock
Donhe-breased Coats, Straight-cut Single beasted
Goats, Getaway frock Coats, and a magnificent
line of Diagonals: also. English. French German
and Domestic Doeskin Pants. and an qualities Of
High and L1w-cut Single and Douhle-treasfe,i
Vests, If black cloth and diagonal
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~" Them pottery things Is real nice,- said
Mrs veneering. Me and my daughter Maria
Kin git. But what on earth is they intended
form
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THESE GOODS

Are well cut. and no fears need I,e felt on the
score of H. a. We prepared give perfect sails
faction in that particular: that You can get as
good STYLES and MT from selection a. you could
secure 10y paying twice price fer having them
made mp.
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UMBER.
wILLET 4 LIRBEY,
CORNER SIXTH STREET AND n. Y. AVENUE.
QUE PRICE LIST Is THE LOWEST
LATHS, LATHS. LATHs.
LATHs-Best Bangor: per thousand .......s ". 90
JOIST STUDS; per hundred feet ............ l6o
FENCING Ike, l6 FEET; per hundred. ...... l5o
wAsHBOARDs, Dressed 4 Jointed; CLEAR l. SO
WIDE ls-INCH BOARDS, Dressed. ........ 2. 80
GEORGIA HEART FLOORING, LARGE
STOCK.
PAILINGs. DRESSED, PATTERNS, With
Scroll Work.
DRY LUMBER Under Cover in our Large DRY
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WILLET 4 LIBBEY.
CORNER SIXTH STREET AND n. Y. AVENUE,
ArNo Branch Yards.1
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GAS FIXTURES

Persons purchasing Fixtures from us can have
them put up in Washington. ID. c., free Of alt ez-
penses, and save large percentage.
c. Y. DAVIDSON q CO.,
CLOCKS! BRONZES!
COST,
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@Wilkins, of the Whitehall Times, saws
son day.
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DENOvAL.-M. CUNNINGHAM, TAsWsu
III xAesos Pracftcal Aatte, has r10yoa -
made 70 esder. Renooelng q SUI Hsfs
pectalty. ooD1H6
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GENTLEMEN'S GOODS.

GENTLEMEN'S GOODS.
FALL STYLES
NOW READY.
GENTLEMEN's BROADWAY DRESS HATS,
FOR ONLYA.
FINE SOFT AND STIFF FELT HATS. =
men, Youths and Boys.
Largest assortment OF UMBRELLAS AND
AT THE LOWEST MARKET PRICES.
WALTER kER, Halter,
octl7-tr l4l9 PENN. AVE-, ABOVE wILLARpe.
q. +. scHAHEFEEHsu.,,,.,,o,
TO CLOSE BGsfNEss,
Win sell his entire stock Of n
Diasonal r. & II. Coatings,
West OF England Cloths,
To be made up. at cost.
AHA Call Is Solicited.
oct6-Sm I'LL PKNNA. AVE. NV.
CHIRTs CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER
- PLACE y THE M2ELp, Ar
Branch Baltimore shirt Factory, 1909 r Street
Northwest, Washington, ID. c.
oR We make X IN the FiNEsT DRESS SHIRTS TO
Fine DRESS SHIRTS made 20 order, OF wam-
sntIa Muslin and Twenty one Hundred Linen, for
Wsmsutta Muslin and Twenty one Hundred Lin
twist Muslin and Eighteen Hundred Linen, for 90
Il inch only 90 cents. Fine Four:py Reversible
oSy 60 M hesyY F q
order and guarantees TO give satisfaction. both In
quality and Mt. All goods sold are guaranteed as
reprssented or the money returned. one price
ang24-tr Il. YOUNG CHM. Manager.
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VI. E1 bTFSh 4 sfSo Sis BrrrERs,

M EIONER 4 cos
MI DUTCH STOMACH BITTERs.
(Bo0n<kamp Of A000 Biftey,:
1 suffered for years with pains I'm the stomach
headache, congestion Of the blood and loss OF apne
tite: was 90 weak and exhausted that could not
attend TO my business. used several Remedies
but 20 no svail.until received your STOMACH
BITTEES. ! keep u constantly in my hcass, be-
cause II has cured me entirely. Ny desire for work
has returned, and feel like nev-horn. ! can rec
ommend your Bitters 70 everybody, and ny II
/. JONAS. WukelbaErs. Pa
!. ISr sc hy N Drulgtsta, md VI: NC EmEI-
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liable BROTHERS,
EXTENSIVE CLoTHIERs.
r CorNer of Serenfh and ID SITS.
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Deen summoned 10 testify that ito the best of
their knowledge and belief they had seen the
man i'm or about the bank at one O'Clock on
the day when the check was passed.
The prisoner sat in the court room, pale, but
with certain fearless firmneSs on his features
that scarcely seemed like guilt.
All the known evidence was in and to the
last. save the statements of "a few friends as to
his previous good character, nothing In his be-
been brought forward.
The prosecuting attorney arose and formally
recouiited the strong points in the case dwell
ing especially ON the failure of the prisoner to
prove an aiibl. l. e., To show to the satisfaction
OF the court that he was elsewhere than at the
bank AT the moment of the crime, when sud
denly. TO the unspeakable aStOnishment of all
present a queer voice from distant part of
the room exclaimed:
Il But can tell where he was
Everybody turned to look at the speaker,
stood with his mouth wide open, clutching his
cap with one hand and with the other ner-
yously ,poking his tousled hair. EVERYBODY
laughed.
''Sileneer' reared the crier. with a fierce
tone. and then assuming that the boy intended
TO make sport, he ordered him to sit down.
or No. :o dra"l sSai Dan; H., guess not ain
louder laughter The crier made an attempt
Stop cried The Judge. in way that was
heard i'm all parts Of the room.
As soon rs silence was obtained, he turned
towards Dan. who still remained standing.
Young man, do You know anything about
this eases
Yes, sir, replied Dan, slowly; Il know
Il don't want to know that yet" interrupted
the judge. Come this way, my boy
The shrewd magistrate knew the yOungstel
well enough To surmise that he would neither
! care nor dare To be foOling at such time.
Dan, all stained and spotted. picked his wa,
out OF the crowd and walked forward to the
4 bench. A curious spectacle he was, with hi:
uncouth form and dress, and his mass of white
! hair.
/ The Judge leaned forward and said some
+ thing To him in very low tone, and then Dan
1 whispered back TO the judge. Soon the peOpl,
| saw the judge smile and nod his head.
"Ah." said they 10 one another, "our DaI
| him.
/! Their s,nMise was turned to certainty wheu
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26
News and Other Items.

Goldwin Smith says the level of American
journalism, both intellectual and moral, has
been visibly rising during the last ten years.
A promissory note for $4,000 was presented to
the probate court at st. Louis, last week, for
allowance, upon which interest had been paid
at ten per cent for nearly three years. The
drawer Of he note had paid $1,000 on II In
interest.
a Georgia cyclone, the other day, among Its
other strange freaks, blew young woman out
of the bed she was sleeping in and landed her
in peach tree at some distance away with
out causing her any serious injury. The
stumps of several pine trees were also torn up
by the roots, as well as wire grass and cotton
stalks.
The connection between misfortune and ill
health is traced in the statement that about 80
per cent. of the patients of the New York city
physicians have experienced sad reverse of for.
tune during the past three years. About 25 per
cent of the number will probably be unable to
retrieve their losses, and not far from 10 per
cent are reduced to poverty A definite per-
centage of the number have suffered in health
from the effects of their pecuniary msfortunes
Only about per cent. have increased their
wealth. and less than per cent have become
suddenly rich.
A bill before the New York Assembly pro-
vdes that gas companies shall furnish 16 can
die gas, under 800 penalty, town officials may
grant licences to establish works and lay pipes,
and the maximum price shall be SO in places of
less than 5000 inhabitants, $275 where less
than 10000, 1925 in places of between 10000
and 100000 inhabitants, and 81 in cities of over
100000 Another bill allows beer to be sold
during hours of worship on Sundays, where
the saloon is an eighth of a mile from the
church and the place has over 10000 inhabi-
tants.
Mr.. Thomas Russell, once collector OF Gus
| toms at Boston but lately minister resident In
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26
The Salary Question

The action OF the City Council in the mat.
ter of the reduction of salaries is not an action
which gives perfect satisfaction. The city
fathers appear to entertain in vague and gen.
neral way, correct and laudabe ideas in regard
to economy in municipal expenditures, but
they evidently have no taste for detail. Gen.
orally speaking they favor reduction of salar-
les; but they cherish strong objections to the
cutting down of any particular salary. At
the meeting Friday evening the committee ap-
pointed to take into consideration the adjust
ment of salaries on an economical basis re-
ported bill which met with the general ap-
proval of our citizens. But the bill was
reconstructed in the interest of the office
holders aud against the interest of the tax
payers. Each member of the City Council
held that salaries should be reduced, but that
the salary of his man was already too small
and could not justifably be diminished, and
he thought it perfectly proper to uLite with
his fellows. who also had objections to any
particular reduction, in defeating any reduc-
ton at all. In the lower board the attempt
to obstruct the bill led to maneuvres which
would have been highly creditable to dis
trict school debating society anxious to per-
feet itself in parliamentary law, but which
reflected anything but honor on the munich
pal government of Portland. Whenever a
correct principle was advanced wrong ap-
plication was made of it. For example, an
lection was made to the suggested salary of
the city-marshal because it was larger
than the suggested salary of the Mayor
whereupon councilman rose and moved,
not the reduction of the marshars pay but
the increase of the Mayors. Only the vigor-
Gus protest of Mayor Butler defeated the mo-
ton. The reduction effected Friday night is
certainly not so large as the taxpayers de.
marded
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

In the catalogue of our exports paper is be-
ginning to form respectable item. The
trade, interrupted by the war, has since Yig-
orously revived. The better qualities Of
American paper are now pronounced supe-
rior to foreign papers, grade for grade, and
equally as cheap. Abroad the inferior kinds
are adulterated with clay and other cheap
materials, which lessen their value and COM
mend to consumers the superior excellence
of the article from this country. Our news,
book and MANILA papers are now selling
freely in South America, Spain, Germany
and other European States; our bank-note
and board papers in Japan, Russia and Aus
tria, and our plate paper for engravings in
England. The rapid growth of the paper
business is shown in the fact that while the
exports in 1869 amounted to only $3,777,
they reached in 1876 the sum of $S10, ,204.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

AN act has passed the Legislature of Della
ware making it criminal offence, punishable
by fine and imprisonment, for railway en-
The act also forbids railway employees further
ing the interests Of strikers on other roads by
a refusal to transport over their own road the
cars received from the other, and forbids the
obstruction of railways, the injury or destruc-
ton OF railway property, and the coercion or
bribery of other employees to abandon the
service of the company. Similar acts have
been introduced in the Legislatures of other
states, but the General Assembly of Della,
ware is, we believe, the first to pass such a
measure
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

THE postal-card contract for the next four
years is to be decided April A, and quite a
number of paper makers and printers are
contesting for the job. There is greatly in
creased use of postal cards Of late. The in
crease for 1867 over the previous year is
likely to be 100000, and the department
estimates that one billion will be needed un'
der the new contract in the next four years.
A greatly improved paper has been adopted
for future use. 1t is smoother, harder and
heavier, weighs 81 pounds to the thousand
instead of pounds, and the address side is
to be of pale green shade, while the writing
side is the light gray yellow of the present
card. The department is also contemplating
an international postal card of the same cost.
a cent apiece, and probably Que will be intro
duced before long.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

The vital statistics for Liverpool during the
past year show that there were e, ,426 births ana
4,347 deaths, giving natural increase 10 tne
population of 6O79. The deaths OF infants un-
der five years old wen, 6S27, or over AZ per cent
of the total mortality, the principal cause be-
ing an epidemic of measles and whooping-
cough which prevailed during the first six
months of the year. Small pox caused 2S6
deaths during the year..
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

THE silver production of Colorado which
last year was $7,0O0,00O. is expected to be
five times as great this year. Since Novem-
have been opened in the mountains of San
Juan, Ula, Alma, and other localities. The
'Silver Circle'' vein near South Pueblo is one
of the richest, the depth of the workings aver
aging from ten to hundred feet. Wagon
loads of mining machinery from Pittsburg,
Chicago and other manufacturing towns are
arriving in great numbers. With the en-
trance of Colorado into the Union her pres
perity will take new start.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26
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ments, Interterences. etc.
promptly attended to. INVENTIONS that have been
N II + II n U II n by the Patent Office may
II II II | | still, in most cases, be
h mi / secured by us. Being
iii Hh I'LL IL | ! opposite the Patent OF
Lo Ia v Ia " l. II ~ fee, make closer
searches, and secure Pat
tents moro promptly and wilh broader claims than
those who are remote from Washington.
4; ;: =; !; 5;
tentability. All cor
respondence strictly confidential. Prices low, AND
NO CRAKGE UNLESS PATENT rs
SECGRED
We refer to officials in the Patent Office, and TO
inventors in every State in the Union.
C. A SNOW & CO.,
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, d. c.
no2i DIFF
CLAIRVOYANT.

MADAME y, RhADDOX,the celebrated
11 Clairvoyant, Fortune Teller and Doctress. can
now located at Market Square, rear of the Dollar
Store, opposite ohe Horse Car Depot where she can
be consulted by all who wish to make her call
Madame N. has had large experience in tell
ing fortunes, searching out lost, hidden or stolen
treasures &C.. and was never known to be at fault.
DO not miss this opportunity of consulting the great
est fortune teller ofthe age Per entering ntoany
new business profession, She ucting of which
they do not understand. will find it to Their advan
tage to pay her visit. She toretell the destiny
OF friends in any part of the world and describe them
perfectly. She also describes all of disease
that flesh is heir to, and gives medicine for the same
She has given universal satisfaction to all who have
consulted her in her constant travels since she was
seven years old.
Good testimonials given il desired.
Terms, Gents Sl.00; Ladies so cents. Office hours
rom 4. NJ. to 8 P. Nj. no9dtt
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

GENERAL HARTRANFT's term as Cover
nor of Pennsylvania expires the first Tuesday
of January, 1S78s and already the politicians
are presenting their candidates for the sue
cession. The election comes off on the Tues
day after the first Monday in November next.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

The LOUISIANA COMMISSION Thurlow Weed
was invited to serve on the Louisiana commits
sion, but declined on account of i'll health. He
expressed his approval Of the commission, and
it is said suggested the names of ex Governor
Bullock of Massachusetts, Professor Woolsey,
and Others vice-President Wheeler tele-
graphed to the President asking to be excused
from service on the commission. The Presi-
dent replied, asking Mr.. Wheeler to come to
Washington. He will not excuse the Vice.
President if he can possibly induce him TO
serve. The President has appointed r. L.
Hutchinson of New Orleans as attorney to the
commission. Hutchinson is a lifelong friend
of the President, and was born in Madison
county, Ohio.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26
THREE of the great industries of Franc

THREE of the great industries of France
are languishing. The crops of grapes and
beet-root sugar were only halt as large as
in the preceding years, and the Lyons silk
trade is in an equally precarious condition.
The silk trade of France normally amounts
to one.seventh of the total exports of French
products while wine and silk together consti-
tutes one-ffth Of the entire value. The value
Of these exports last year was the smallest
known for seventeen years, amounting to
ported seven or eight years ago,
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

THE increase of the population of Berlin
is very remarkable. On the 26th Of February
last, census gave the whole number of in
habitants as 1,000,309. Berlin is now the
fourth city in Europe in point of population,
and the ninth in the world. Twenty five
years ago Berlin was the the ninth most pop
ulous city of Europe and the twenty-seventh
of the world. During the reign of King Will
liam it has gained 100000 inhabitants, doub-
ling, In fact, its previous number,
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

CHICAGO is celebrated as the greatest grain
market in the world, the first commercial port
on the lakes, the most extensive pork-pack'
ing centre in the country, but people gener'
ally do not know that it takes high rank
among the manufacturing cities of the United
States. Millions of dollars and thousands ol
men are employed in the manufacture o.
steel, leather, chemicals, paints, carpets, and
a variety of other important industries.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

THE VOICE OF THE PRoMPrER.-After COM
mentiDg on the apparent desire of stage prompt
ers to "show off their elocutionary powers to
the audience" the Virginia Chronicle offers
gratis the following suggestion; "Lst each ac-
tor have flexible rubber pipe extending from
the wings along the stage and running mp his
pants-leg to his ear, Through the pipe the
promptsr might whisper the lines so as not TO
be heard by any one except the person to whom
the pipe was attached, and then there would be
no excuse for an actor backing up against o
tree or the sides of the wings and motioning to
prompter to come up and yell the part to
him. The suggestion is applicable to Port
10
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26
THE PRESS
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 26.

We do net read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
put as guaranty of good faith.
we cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couptersigned by Stanley Il.
Pullen, Editor. All railway steamboat and hotel
managers Will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
iOnrnal.
The Portland daily press., 1877-03-26

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