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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-02


of them contained basket of beautiful flow
ers given by some of the members of the par
ish in memory of Miss Louisa e. Small, the
news of whose death in India was lately chron-
icled in our paper. On the base of the window
were the words, 'In Memoriam."
Besides the services at 10. 80 a. m. and o.
m, there was an early celebration of the Holy
Communion att.
Among the hymns. sung during the day were
Jesus Christ is risen to-day, Alleuia," ''The
Day of Resurrection" Jesus lives" and
''Christ the Lord is risen again" Tbs TIE
Deum was Thomas in Eb, in which the coles
were very finally rendered. The alto solo was
especially beautiful
CONGRESS SQUARE
At Congress Square church the decorations
with flowers were elaborate aud beautiful. All
the space about the altar was covered or set off
with masses of evergreen and blossoms. Over
the arch in the rear of the desk ran the motto
in evergreen letters, 81 am the Resurrection
and the Life" Below it great cross of ever
green and callas, with one large scarlet bios
som in the centre, was set against the wall
About the desk, on table and stand and pedes-
chors, crosses and Tyres fashioned of blossoms
The anchor in the centre, memorial offering,
was an object of general admiration. The me-
MORALS were beautiful, and were more numer-
GUS than in former years. The flowers were
roses, azaleas, violets, heath blossoms and cal
las At the desk corners were baskets of fern
/ and moss, and near the altar stairs stood great
vases all filed with flowers. The organ loft
also was decorated with floral baskets and with
/ DO uquets The whole effect WAS very fine, and
the arrangement ELECTED expressions of adj
mration from the visitors who crowded the
church during the noon hour. Indeed. all day
the church was an object of interest aud must
have been visited by thousands
Mr.. Gibbs took his text from Luke Xxx, 80
For he is not God OF the dead, but of TIT
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
REFRIGERATION.

The vexed question as to how often
vaccination is needful is again discussed
by the London Lancet, the best English
medical authority, which distinctly dep
recates the frequent repetition of re-
vaccination as being useless and tending
to unsettle the minds of people in re-
gard to its preventative power. 1t states
that revaccination, once sufficiently per-
formed at or after puberty, need never
be repeated. The nurses and other SER
wants of the London smallpox hospital,
when they enter the service, are inva-
riably submitted to vaccination, which
in their case is generally revaccination,
and is never afterwards repeated and
SO perfect is the protection that, though
the nurses live in the closest and most
constant attendance on smallpox pa
tients, and though also the other SER
wants are in various ways exposed to
special chances of infection, the resident
surgeon of the hospital, during his forty
one years of Office there, has never
known smallpox to affect any of these
nurses or servants.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
A PREHISTORIC PEOPLE.

=" We have read, says the Sutro NE
vada) Independent, of the discoveries in
the fertile valley of the Animas, in
Southwestern Colorado, of ancient ruins
of once populous city, indicating the
presence, centuries ago, of highly cul-
tured and enlightened race of people,
and it now appears that traces of the
same people are found in Western Ne
vada, withintwenty miles of Sutro. On
and in the neighborhood of Willard
Gates's ranch, in Churchill County, are
to be found pieces of pottery similar
in every respect to the pottery found in
ancient Colorado. Uninterpretable
writings, too, are found on rocks, and
half mile from the house of Mr.. Gates
is the nude figure of man engraved on
a rock. The figure is represented stand
ing and holding in his right hand a
shrub It's general outlines are good,
Notwithstanding the beating of many a
storm. There are many other indica-
tions in Churchill County of the ex-
istence, centuries ago, of people which
are now entirely lost"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
A Report by Gen. Joe Hooker After a
Lapse of Sixteen Years.
ALBANY Journal.

The War Department has recently
called upon all living officers who are
known to have participatedin particular
battles of the late war, but whose re-
ports of them are not on file, to forward
such reports without delay. And one
of the most important fruits of this
sensible order-an order even more in
the interest of the historian of the
future than of the War Departments
a report from Gen. Hooker on the bloody
battle of Antietam.
The report is in two parts, or rather it
was begun November 8, 1862, and not
finished until July 25th of the present
year. Fighting Joe offers perfectly
satisfactory explanation for the long de-
lay. In November, 1862, he had only
seen portion of the field of operations,
owing to the fact that he was removed
from it, severely wounded and fainting
from the loss of blood, while yet the
battle was in progress. Soon as his
health was restored he resumed his
duties with the army in the field and
then in some way my report became
mislaid." He never recovered it until
few months ago, when it was forwarded
to him in its incomplete state from
Washington, by a gentleman in whose
hands it had been placed for safe keep
ing, with the Generals knowledge, by
one of his aides-de-camp.
Passing from the explanation to the
report itself we find that it has three
special points of interest--frst, its
estimate of the success which attended
our arms at Antietam; second, its criti-
cism of Gen. Mcclellan, and third, its
comments upon Gen. Burnside's delay in
attacking the enemy. As to the first
point, it is evident that Gen. Hooker
does not agree with the common report
of the battle, which characterizes it as
substantial triumph for the Union forces.
He reminds himself, at the conclusion
of the report, that this battle has been
called a victory for our arms" only to
bad, "but whether rightly or not, the
be able to form an enlightened judy
ment on the subject, and if they should
not confirm the judgment of some of
our authors, will understand the reason
of failure" He finds the reason of
failure in the neglect to make battle
with the entire force that was available
at Antietam, at one and the same time.
He complains that the attack was "made
feebly, and by corps" and that "at
least one corps was nowhere en-
gagged" OF course, this criticism is a
sharp reflection upon Gen. Mcclellan,
and it will be interesting to see what
answer, if any, he will make to it. 1t
will also be interesting to learn if Gen.
Burnside was acting under McClellan's
orders in his choice of place for cross
ing the Antietam River. For Hooker
pronounces the point selected the worst
one that could possibly have been
chosen, and because it was difficult and
insurmountable is able to understand
why Burnside did not commence his
movement until ten O'Clock in the even
ing Of the day following his own attack.
1t will be seen from this that Gen.
Burnside as well as Mcclellan may
have good excuse for speedily appearing
in print The report throughout is
graphic and interesting.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
Sneezing.

A sneeze, to be in good taste, should
crack like rifle on clear morning. A
sniveling, dry, half-frightened-to-death
sneeze is odious, but for one of your
full, clear, sonorous, decorating, rever-
berating explosions-on of those reports
that set the wine glasses on the sideboard
jingling, and awake pussy-we say for
one of those earthquake sneezes, we
have love inferior only to that which
we bear to woman and-our favorite
dog. A recipe for sneeze of this
genus is as follows: When you feel a
tickling at the root of your proboscis,
just jump up, if you be seated (other-
wise no necessity run to the window
through which the sun shines, throw
your head back until the bump of
philoprogenitiveness presses ON your
coat collar, open mouth, snarl like
half-starved hyena at piece
of fresh meat, inhale deep
breath, and then-blaze away. The
effect will be prodigious. One echo will
salute you from the housetop over the
way, the good housewife will order the
clothes to be taken in, your game cock
will turn up the red of his eye at the
sun, and you will then have the best
assurance that you have not sneezed in
vain,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
Who Named the Colleges.

Harvard College was named after
John Harvard, who, in 1888, left to the
college E779 and library of over three
hundred books.
Williams College was named after
Colonel Ephraim Williams, a soldier Of
the old French war.
Dartmouth College was named after
Lord Dartmouth, who subscribed large
amount, and was President of the first
Board of Trustees.
Brown University received its name
from Hon. Nicholas Brown, who was a
graduate of the college, went into busi-
ness, became very wealthy, and endowed
the college very largely.
Columbia College was called Kings
College till the close Of the war for indie
pendence, when it received the name OF
Columbia.
Bowdoin was named after Governor
Bowdoin, of Maine.
Yale College was named after Elihu
Yale, who made very liberal donations
to the college.
Colby University, formerly Waterville
College, was named after Mr.. Colby, of
Boston, who gave 5000 to the College
in 1866.
Dickinson College received its name
from Hon. John Dickinson. He made a
very liberal donation to the College, and
was President of the Board of Trustees
for many years.
Cornell University was named after
Ezra Cornell, its founder.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

A FRENCH ornithologist has taken the
trouble to find out at what hours during
the summer the commonest small birds
wake up and begin to sing. The result
of this inquiry shows that the earliest
riser of all is the greenfinch, who tunes
up at about half-past one a. M, some
hours before the more robust and melo-
dious species of fnches are ready for
work. The second to put in appearance
is the blackcap, who is to be heard at
half-past two, or thercabouts; and half
an hour later the quail makes his first
attempt at musical performance. 1t is
nearly four o'clock, and the sun is we'll
above the horizon, before the first real
songster appears in the person of the
blackbird, who precedes the thrush
about haitian hour, and the chirp of the
robin is about the same length of time
before that of the wren. Finally, the
house sparrow and the tomtit occupy the
last place on the list.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
How Mayor Moore's Committee Invited
the President to Public Recep-
ton.

Marietta Correspondence Of the Cleveland Leader ]
The President in an unfortunate
moment, sat down at one of the front
windows to enjoy the breeze, when that
Cincinnati committee got sight Of him.
All the forenoon Mayor Moore had been
figuring on giving him rousing public
reception when he should pass through
there on his way to Louisville, and has
been lurking on his path ever since he
struck Marietta. Scat this moment the
Mayor sighted him at the window, and
determined to sound the attack. Draw
ing his committee up against the fence,
the Mayor entered the house and in less
than minute came waltZing down the
long front yard with the President in
tow. He led him up to the committee
and introduced them, and when they,
and hundred or SO more who stood
around, had shaken hands over the
fence, Mr.. Moore opened out on hia in
something like the following: Mr..
President, we, committee of Cincin-
natians-(a voice, ~ must shake
hands with him y have been depu-
tised to invite" Is that him? How
do you do, Mr.. President? / told the
old lady I'd shake if could git near
you y to invite you to stop in Cincin-
natl ('' That's himv') on your passage
South, and allow us, irrespective Of party
or past dissension, to pay G. Which Of
them fellers is Hayes?') our respects to
YOU"
The President listened attentively,
shaking when he was shook, and at the
close responded briefly. He thanked
Mayor Moore and the committee, but
felt compelled to decline any public
reception on the occasion referred to.
"The plans of the journey" said he,
"have all been laid out, and cannot well
be changed now. The fact is that de-
sire no public reception on this occasion,
as you are in the midst of heated
political canvass, and / do not desire to
do anything that would look like par
ticipation therein. am sensible of the
honor conferred in this invitation"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29


WHEREVER newspapers are read the
quaint humor and inimitable drollery
of the Burlington Hdwk-Eye man"
are laughed at till the tears come, and
everybody will be glad to know that he
has Just issued a book through the
American Publishing Company, which
he calls "The Rise and Fall of the
Mustache, and other Hawkeyetems."
There is now difficulty in telling where
the laugh should come in his writings.
1t finds its way at the proper place
without any prompting of its owner.
Indeed, it is impossible to prevent it
breaking out in uproarious cachinnations
when Mr.. Burdette is at his funniest,
and this is nearly every time he takes
his pen in hand. There is a perpetual
flow of drolleries from his Imagination,
which amazes one at the extraordinary
prolificness and inexhaustibility of the
fountain. The whole country has
learned to look in its newspaper for a
daily supply of borrowed " Hawk
epetems," over which it may fall into
the widest merriment, and for few
moments forget every cankering care
and teasing sorrow. The man who thus
beguiles and cheers the world, putting
to its lips as it were, a cup of the
waters of Lethe for merciful draught
is public benefactor, and should re-
! ceive the warmest gratitude.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

The conduct of American women
while travelling in the old world is the
subject of a letter of Mrs. c. S. Munson
to the Independent. She says that women
who profess Christianity attend the Sun
day evening entertainments in Germany
and France. They crowd to see the an
nual horse race for the Prix de Paris,
which is always run on Sunday. Worse
than that, they generally visit such
places as the Jardin Mabille. Mrs.
Munson says, too, that American women
are the worst gamblers atMonac6.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
A Distinction Between g Hooking and
Stealing"

From " Hooking Water melons, story by Edward
Bethany in Scribner for September
Undoubtedly the human conscience,
and especially the boyish article,
recognizes a broad difference between
the theft of growing crops-of apples on
the trees, for instance, or corn on the
stalk, or melons in the field-and that
of other species of property. The
surreptitious appropriation of the for
mer class of chattels is known in COM
mon parlance as hooking" while the
graver term stealing" describes the
same process in other cases. The distinc-
ton may arise from feeling that, so
long as crops remain rooted to the
ground, they are natures, not mans,
and that nature can't be regarded as
forming business contracts with some
individuals to the exclusion of others,
or in fact as acceding to any of our
human distinctions of meam and tuum,
however useful we find them. Ethical
philosophers may refuse to concede the
popular distinction here alluded to be-
tween Choking" and stealing; but,
after all, ethics is not deductive but
an empirical science, and what are NOR
ais but a collection of usages, like
photography and orthoepy? However
that may be, it is the duty of the writer
in this instance merely to call attention
to the prevalent popular sentiment on
the subject, without any attempt to
Justify it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
PROTECTED TUNNELS.

The projected tunnel between Spain
and Africa is attracting much attention
among the commercial community of
France. The tunnel would start at Al
gesiras, in the Bay of Gibraltar, run un
der the Straits and open upon the coast
of Africa. 1t would be about nine
miles in length and its estimated cost
1000, 900 sterling. When completed
the Dover Calais Tunnel being also
built, there would be an uninterrupted
railroad route from Manchester to Tang
Ter of about twelve hundred miles in
length. The advantage to British COM
merce would be immense; but France
would also find her advantage in more
direct communication with Algiers, the
trade of which is assuming very i'm
portant magnitude. The imports of that
colony in 1876 amounted to $4,000, 900
francs and the exports were valued at
166, 100000 francs, which trade was done
very largely with France. The interest
in the tunnel would be chiefly confined
to England and Franco factnot with
out its political significance; for as
trade routes must have large share in
determining international policies, the
fact that France and England would
have united interests in the Suez Canal,
in the Channel Tunnel and in this pro-
posed Straits Tunnel would be very apt
to bring them into close political al
lance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

NEAR the city of Moyobamba, Peru,
has been discovered tree called the
tamia-caspi, or /" raintree." 1t absorbs
the moisture of the atmosphere, which
it concentrates, and subsequently pours
it forth from its leaves and branches in
such quantities that in many cases the
surrounding soil is converted into bog,
and it seems to possess this power to a
greater degree during the dry, hot
weather, when water is most scarce.
The culture of these trees in arid wastes
is recommended by the Peruvian Gov
eminent.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

WITHIN ten years, no less than 49,
100000 acres of forest have been cut
down and burned over in the United
States. Much of the timber is used for
fuel, twenty-five cities being ON record
as consuming from 5000 to 10000 acres
each. Fences use up much timber, and
railway sleepers require the product of
100000 acres per annum. The amount
of pine and lumber timber yet standing
in the forests of the timber States, is
estimated at 225,0Oo,oO0 feet. The sum
of $144, 100000 is invested in the timber
industry, employing 100000 men.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
EDITORIAL OLIO.

BY the earthquake of 525, 25O,oOo
persons persisted in Antioch and the
ancient Berytus, and all its inhabitants
were destroyed. The same country has
often suffered, and in the last, in 1922,
AlePpo, etc. were overthrow in six
seconds, and 10000 persisted.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

and potatoes, paying tithing, marrying,
obeying council, Twin either religion"
and growing poorer and more wretched
every year. Brigham Young told his
people, two years ago, that they were
the most miserable people in the world.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

A FARM hand for harvesting is paid in
Central Italy seven cents day, and
considers himself a lucky man to find
employment at that rate. But he is SO
economical and abstemious, and the food
he deems sufficient is SO cheap, that he
can save money out of this pittance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

THE imperial government of China
has lately issued an edict against the use
of opium by the Chinese people, and
vigorous efforts are also making to limit
the culture of the poppy in China. In
addition to the home production, opium
is imported into China to the annual
value of over $40, 000,Oo0 principally
from British India. More than 81 ,000,-
600 worth is annually shipped to Cali
fornia for the use of the Chinese in that
State.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

CAPTAIN WHITE, of the revenue ma
rine steamer Thomas Gown, lately visited
the Territory of Alaska. In his official re-
port he states that trouble is appre-
hended among the Indians from the
excessive use of fiery and intoxicating
drink distilled by them from molasses
and various kinds of wild berries. The
natives and creoles lie drunk with ii
half the time. The art of distilling the
drink was taught them by the soldiers.
Such is civilization.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

A STRANGE lawsuit is in progress in
Australia. A Tasmania capitalist pur-
chased two islands from the govern
ment. When he proceeded to take
possession the islands disappeared, and
where they stood was only water. Now
he wants the government 10 give him
back his money, and the courts of the
colony are to decide whether it shall
or not. Perhaps this is the first time
volcanic agency was ever made the
subject of lawsuit.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

THE twelve Mormon Apostles have
waited upon the Lord" and received a
revelation to the effect that the last Gays
are at hand, and that it is IMPORTANT
that the faithful should pay ny theD
.tithing promptly. This may be regarded
as the settlement of the Mormon prob
lon,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

Mrs. DAVENPORT designs to presen
her late husbands magnificent wardrobe
to needy members of the profession. She
says she will not sell it, and she could
not bear to have it where it would be
constantly opening the wounds of her
heart afresh. Though forced to continue
on the stage for livelihood, the Daven-
port family have not been left in needy
circumstances. The residence in Can
ton is free and clear, the last mortgage
having been paid off three weeks before
Mr.. Davenport's death.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
FROM a work on the Materia Medica

FROM work on the Materia Medica
of the Hindoos, recently published by
Mr.. George King, of the Royal Botanical
Gardens, Calcutta, it appears that, not
withstanding the present extensive
growth and use of tobacco and opium in
India, neither of these narcotics were
known there in ancient times. Opium
was introduced by the Arabs, and
tobacco was brought thither by the
Portuguese from America about the end
of the sixteenth century.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29
BIRDS killed on the Western prairies,

BIRDS killed on the Western prairies,
packed closely with paper in barrels,
and without any freezing or other
artificial process Of preservation, now
go regularly to London, England, and
are eaten in the dining-rooms there side
by side with the much more expensive
cartridges, pheasants, and fowls of
England,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

Nor only is kindness due to every one,
but special kindness is due to every
one. Kindness is not kindness unless it
be special 1t is in its fitness, season
ableness and individual application that
its charms consist.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

LACE is comparatively cheap article
in London. Real Valenciennes edges an
inch wide one may buy for about twenty
cents yard.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

DURING last year there we're 10,819
boys and 1871 girls born in Minnesota.
There were $50 pairs Of twins, eight sets
of triplets, and one Of bankruptcies.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

EMERSON says 81 lie and listen and
rejoice" Some people do all but the
listening and rejoicing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

A CORRESPONDENT of the Tribune in
Utah says the popular idea of the wealth
and power of the Mormon church is
wrong, and that the show Of wealth
made by the organization is delusive.
The Mormons themselves have not gone
into business and mining, but have kept
on tilling their little patches of wheat
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-09-29

A WESTERN farmers club has passed
a resolution formally censuring Noah for
taking potato-bugs into the Ark.