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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-04
The Latest Fashions.

Fashionable milliners devote the last
opening of the season exclusively to the
round hats that ladies need during their
summer sojourn at the watering places
and summer resorts. The novelty among
shade hats is the use of Manila straw Of
ecru shade, woven in slight, indistinct
pattern, and very light and pleasant for
midsummer wear. The crowns are high,
and the broad brims are indented Oh
each side and in front in Vatican fash
ion A large cluster of roses is in front
of the crown; fringed ribbon of pale
blue, rose or tilleul forms bow on top
of the crown, and the ends pass down
the indented sides, falling behind as
streamers; small bouquet of roses
holds the ribbons back; the brim is lined
with silk to match the ribbons, and edged
with very narrow Valenciennes Other
shade hats have large crowns of white
chip, with broad brims of rough straw.
| These are trimmed with lace scarfs,
sometimes all black, and again with white
Valenciennes insertion IN the middle,
with black thread lace on each side. This
scarf passes around the crown, has bow
in front and streamers behind. Apple
blossoms, snow-balls or roses with rubber
foliage and hanging buds, are clustered
in the lace bow, around the crown, and
under the Drim on the sides or back.
Walking hats suitable for city streets
have narrower brims and high crowns in
English shapes, such as the Oxford, with
low sides rolled against the crown some
what like the familiar English walking
hat; or the Equestrienne, with brim
turned down all around, and very high
| square crown; or else modified Gains
borough hat, which is is called here the
| Danicheff Fastidious milliners object to
putting flowers on these round hats that
are to be worn in town and for travelling;
they use instead feathers, buckles, wings
and brooches, reserEing flowers for the
more picturesque shade hats described
above. Velvet cut from the piece and
edged with gold braid or with silver is
used for bands around the crown, with
loops on the left side holding shaded
wing, bunch of cocks plumes, or Of
ostrich tips The rolled brim is moi
faced on the outer edge, but has bias
velvet facing next the head, which IS alst
i edged with tinsel braid.
The yoke slips SO long worn By little
girls from the time when short clothes
are first put on up to Ave and SIX years
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-04
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
A Doubling Heart

ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTOR.
Where are the swallows fed?
Frozen and dead.
Perchance upon some bleak and stormy shore
doubling heart!
Far over purple seas,
They wait in sunny ease
The balmy southern breeze,
To bring them to their northern home once more
Why must the flowers die?
Poisoned they lie
In the cold tomb, needless of tears or rain
doubling hearth
They only sleep below
The soft, white ernline snow
While winter winds shall blow,
To breathe and smile upon you soon again.
The sun has hid its rays
These many days;
VIII dreary hours never leave the earth?
doubling heart!
The stormy clouds on high
Veil the same sunny sky,
That soon (for spring is nigh)
Shall wake the summer into golden mirth.
Fair hope is dead. and light
Is quenched in night
What sound can break the silence of despair?
doubling hearti
The sky is overcast,
Yet stars shall rise at last,
Brighter for darkness past.
And angels silver voices fill the air.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-04

The young scamp!-(Room IN old
castle, in which the persons of the drama
are visitors Maud: The castle is a
strange, weird old place. I wonder, NOW,
whether this room is really haunted
Tom; Sure to be. Why, | know three
skeletons hid away in it. Ethel: Skele
tons! Hidden away Where, Tom,
where? Tom: Why, where should they
be, of course. In ourselyes.-Funny
Folks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-04
The Embroidery of History.

One OF the bits Of history most familiar
to Americans is Jackson's battle of New
Orleans, where, from behind his breast
work of cotton bales Ca material which
the enemy's cannon could not pierce),
he repulsed with prodigious slaughter
Packenham's veterans, fresh from their
European victories. This story of the
rampant of cotton, as related in both
English and American histories, is, how
ever, purely apocryphal. Its origin
seems to have been the fact that, many
days before the battle of January (for
JacksOn's troops had been working
steadily at the intrenchments since
Christmas), about fifty cotton bales were
taken out of a neighboring fat-boat and
thrown into line of earthworks to in
crease its bulk. About a week before
the assault, in preliminary skirmish, as
Walker tells us in his jackson and
New Orleans" the enemy's balls, strik-
the mound, set fire to the cotton, and
sent it flying about, to the great danger
of the ammunition. All the bales were
conseq uently removed CATER this, :"
continues the account, "no cotton bales
were ever used in the breastwork. The
mound was composed entirely of earth
dug from the canal and the field in the
rear. The experiment of using cotton
and other articles III raising the embank-
ment had been discarded"
Again, for eighteen years after this
battle it was gospel with us that the
British officers at dawn promised their
troops plentiful dinner in New Orleans,
and gave them Booty and beauty as
the parole and countersign of the day"
In 1888 General Lambert and four other
British officers, who had been engaged
in the luckless expedition, denied this
story, which accordingly has measurably
vanished out of history. The absurd
fiction of the Booty and beauty"
watchword reappears, however, at in
tervals in our own civil war, ascribed to
General Beauregard and other Confeder-
ate officers.
Our ancestors, also, used to enjoy the
story of Putnam's exploit at Horseneck.
where he escaped from party of Tyron's
troopers by forcing his horse down
a flight Of seventy stone steps
(another account swells them to
q AeAAdlOoJ oIi<to 1oIIICO Ul1C OtttlI w Ct
by which the villagers assembled to the
church on the brow of the hill. This is
the narrative in Peters "History of
Connecticut" book which [ might call
e mass of folly and falsehood." The
story of the stairway is sheer fabrication,
founded on the fact that common stones
here and there aided the villagers to
ascend the hill; yet there exists pictures
Of Putnam charging down long tier Of
steps as well defined and regular as those
of,the capitol at Washington, while the
discounted dragons at the top pour in
a volley that does not harm him.
A partial parallel to this exaggeration
may be found in the current descriptions
Of Sheridan's ride at Winchester, 3
solid exploit, brilliantly touched up in
Buchanan Reads verse, concerning
which last the great cavalry general i
said to have loosely remarked that il
the bard had seen the horse, he never
would have written the poem.-G. E.
Pond, in The Galoay.tor July.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-04
To Get Rid of Bad Habits.

Understand clearly the reasons and
all the reasons, why the habit is injuri-
Gus. Study the subject. Avoid the
places, the persons, the thoughts that
lead to the temptation. Frequent the
places, associate with the persons, in
dulge the thoughts leading away from
temptation. Keep busy. Idleness is
the strength of bad habits. Do not give
up the struggle when you have broken
your resolution once, twice, ten times, a
thousand times. That only shows how
much need there is for you to strive.
When you've broken your resolution,
just think the matter over, and endeavol
to understand why it was you failed, SO
that you may be upon your guard
against recurrence Of the same circum-
stance. DO not suppose it little OF
easy thing you have undertaken. 1t is
folly to expect to break off habit in 6
day, which may have been gathering
strength in you for years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-04

Potatoes have gone cut of fashion in
the Connecticut State Prison, and rice is
supplied instead.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07
Brief ,TOttinRs.

The Governor has appointed John W. Car
ney of this city, Inspector of Fish.
The Rossini Club give concert Friday even
| ing.
The Atwood Lead Co. have declared divid
end of per cent.
The first cargo of new molasses arrived yes
terday for Phinney & Jackson.
The opening play at the Museum is not yet
decided upon.
A revival meeting is to be held in Music
Hall or ia Fanny Marsh's Theatre, Sunday
evening.
The brig Ysidora Rionda, Capt. Charles
Plummer, arrived yesterday morning from
Cardenas after quick and summer-like pas
sage of IA days.
1t is now reported that Miss Louise Wood
worth Foss will read in the Mercantile course
on Wednesday evening, Feb. 14th, having re-
covered from the effects of her broken arm.
Mr.. David Mcclure of this city has just furn.
ished the Sandy River National Bank at Farm
ington with Yale Time Lock. These locks
are now being adopted by the banks through
out the state.
a meeting was held last evening" composed
of temperance workers, TO make arrangements
to put straight temperance ticket in the field
at the coming election. The general call will
be announced tomorrow.
DR.. 7. A. Foster will deliver a conrse of five
lectuIes before the Temple of Honor at their
hail on Exchange street. These lectures will
be very interesting and instructive to all who
may wish TO attend. They are free to all and
all are cordially invited.
Last evening about thirty-fve members of
the Portland Light Infantry went out to Ii
gonia and rendered serenade to Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Mcdonald Garden, lately married. Mt
Garden invited them in and pleasant evening
was passed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07
Augusta Correspondence.
Bank Bili-Debate over MIR. Nye's
salary-The State Board Of Health etc.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 5, 1877.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 5, 1877.
1t is now the fifth week of the legislative
session, and it is not improbable that the pres
ent weex will see the final adjournment. A
few days ago it was the general impression
that the session would close on next Thursday,
and, in view of the unimportant character of
the business on hand, there seemed to be little
reason why it should not; but there is in the
present House an unusual number of young
men who are making their debut into public
life, aud it is not strange that they should de-
sire to improve the present opportunity to
test the effect of their oratory, even with the
consequence Of protracting the session few
days.
There is really no measure OF Importance in
any direction before the legislature. The
Savings Bank Bill, which is apparently the
most important of any, is cumbersome piece
of machinery that has been in chronic state
of amendment since its first appearance, and is
still undergoing the process in the Senate
where it has been since its passage to
be engrossed in the House more
than a week ago. L cannot undertake to
give its features in their present chame-
leon state of transformation, but the point
which has ELECTED the most discussion is
whether the State tax on deposits should be
one-half or one per cent, the House having de-
cided on the latter rate, while the Senate are
still debating the subject There is provision
in it that there shall be no deposits of over
$4,000, except in case of widows, orphans and
charitable institutions, and the stocks and
bonds in which the bank may invest are pre-
scribed.
The most exciting debate of the session has
resulted from the effort to reduce the salary OF
the Insurance Commissioner The majority OF
the committee to which the subject was re-
ferred reported legislation inexpedient. but Mr..
Haynes of Augusta, who was member of it,
submitted minority report advocating a
| sweeping reduction of salary, which after a
protracted struggle, was rescued from the jaws
of defeat and in an amended form accepted.
The scene on the afternoon when the conflict.
ing reports were presented for the acceptance
OF the House was dramatic; Mr.. Nye was in
vited to make statement before the House,
and although the most expansive Imagination
would not rise to the height of comparing biz
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Office Hours

From 500 m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 m.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. 9, 1877.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate Offices Arrive at 1920
p. m. and 1890 a. m. Close at $50 m, and 2.3O
and 800 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 5.10pm.
Intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 1920 and $40 pm. Close at
$50 a IN and 2.30 pm.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 IA
and i230 m. Close at $50 a m, 230 and 900 m.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes.
arrive at 800 p. m. Close at 11.30 a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 900 a
m. and 90 p. m. Close at 80 and 500 . m.
Morning Northwestern by G. I. r. Arrive at $40
m. Close at $50 m.
Lewiston and Auburn Arrive at 900 a. M, and
800 m. Close at $50 m, 11.30 m and 500 D. M
Rochester, N. H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 1.30 p. m. Close at 100 m and 200 pm.
North Conway and other offices on the P. & o. R
r. Arrive at 1905 m and SO m. Close at 900
IN and 2.2O pm.
By the Bridgton Stage. Arrive at p m. Close at
$50 m.
.Eastport,. via each steamer. Arrive at 500 m.
Close at 500 IN.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Arrive
Thursday at m. Close Saturday at 800 pm.
Foreign Mails per Allan Line close every Satur-
day at II N.
Foreign Mails via New York, day previous 10 SAIL
ing Of steamers. Close at 2.30 m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
at 200 m. Close at 900 p m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north,
Arrive at 800 p m. Close at 11.3O m.
Skowhegan closed pouch closes at 900 pm
Canada and intermediate offices, via g. 7. R. Ar
rive at 1890 p. m. Close at 1.0Opm.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07

Miss CARY's NEXT CoNCERT.-The Odd
Fellows entertainment committee have Sc
cured Miss Cary for grand concert at City
Hall upon her arrival from Europe The con-
cert will take place some time in April, and
Miss Cary will be assisted by Miss Turner Of
St Paul's church, Boston, Mrs. Cloudy of this
city and Messrs. j. B. Coyle and Mr.. Pennell
with Mr.. Kotzsohmar as accompanist. Tickets
will be put at $1-all seats reserved,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07
Municipal Court,

BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHTs
TUEsDAY.-John Nally. Intoxication. Fined So
with costs.
Patrick O'Donnell and Mark Sullivan. ARRAY.
Fined So each with costs. Paid.
Sarah Mcclure. Intoxication. Fined S. with
costs. Paid.
Simeon Howard. Larceny. Sixty days. Com
mitted.
Michael Cady. Larceny. Thirty days. Commit
ted.
Michael Cassidy. Resisting police officer. Fined
$40 with costs. Paid.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs.-The following
are the real estate transfers recorded in this
county yesterday:
Cape Elizabeth-Lot of land from Eliza M.
Brown to Olive A. Cash
Lot Of land and buildings from Walter S.
Skillin to Walter S. Skilin, Jr.
Gorham-Lot of land containing II acres
from Timothy G. and Phoebe Davis to Alonzo
Davis.
South Freeport-O part in common
and undivided of 8 and three.eighths acres from
Robert B. Durham to Robert N Durham
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07
SCARCITY OF MONEY,

There is no doubt but the present condition of all
kinds of business and industry is earfully depressed
and it behooves every family to look carefully to
their expenses. Winter is coming on when children
are liable to Group, Whooping Cough, etc. Coughs
and Colds will prevail everywhere, and Consumption
with other throat and lung diseases, will carry off
many.-These diseases should not be neglected.
Doctors bills are expensive, and we would advise
our people to use BosCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP, 1t
never has failed. One bottle at rs cents will keep your
whole family well during the winter, Two doses will
relieve any case, Sold in all towns in the United
States. and by your Druggist
SEQ d1veom
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07

TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening"
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIcA-Camps No
l. 8 and convenes the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street. NO on Tuesday evening; No. on
Wednesday evening; No. on Monday evening; No
at School House, Turner'S Island, Cape Elizabeth,
Friday Evening.
BoswoRTH POST G. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner OF congress and
Casco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters in Printers Exchange, "a h9or, Exchange
street. Open day and evening. Business meeting
every Monday evening at u O'CLOCK
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN AssocIATIoN-Corn
Congress aud Casco Streets. Every evening.
PORTLAND TYPoGRAPHIcAL UNION, No. TO
Second Saturday of each month.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY Observation-Disclosures
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books daily, to 9, day and evening.
PAYsoN LIBRARY SocHTY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND INSTITUTE AND PUBLIC LIBRARY
In City Building. Open and free TO all from 10 to
and to g.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day IN each month.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. 3,
Thursday evenings; MuDjoy Lodge, No. 6, Monday
evenings; Pine Tree, No; II, Friday evenings, at
their Hall, Clapps Block, Market Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
SoyEREIGNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirigo Council No. 2
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at u
O'Clock
PORTLAND FRATERNITY Al Free st. Block.
Every evening.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARs-
Arcana. Monday; Mission, Wednesday, Williams
Block, Congress street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons
of Temperance Hall, Congress Hall; Iron Clad
Thursday, at West End.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY
At theil library room, City Hall, on the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07

DR.. Henry A. Reynolds is laboring in the
temperance cause in Michigan.
Miss Fanny Marsh returned from New York
yesterday. She is to meet her new company this
morning
Ex-Gov Coburn, Colonel A. w. Wides and
Hon. E. F. Webb are among the guests at the
Preble.
The friends of B. G. Stone, ESQ.,, of BridgtoD,
recently gave him a surprise pound party, on
the eve of his departure for Boston, where he is
to 90 into business.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07
superior Court.

FEBRUARY CIVIL TERM. 1877, sYMoNDs, j., PRE-
SIDING.
TUEsDAY.-The February civil term of the Supe-
rior Court came in this morning. Rev. Mr.. Clark Of
Pine street church offered prayer.
The following jury was impanneled: H. c. Brew
er, Freeport foreman; P. G. Burgess, New Glouces
ter; W. Bryant, Raymond; W. A. Carter, Scarbor
ough, Pownal j. S. Pickett, Cape Elizabeth; s. C.
Gould, Deering; j. R Hawkes., Windham; E. s
Hacker, Brunswick: G. Hill, Sebago; j. Howard
Harrison; F. Lowell, Standish.
Supernumeraries-J. D. Merrill Portland; A. X
Shurtlef Portland; C. A. Small, Westbrook; Henry
Smith, Bridgton; Charles Walker, Portland.
The morning was occupied in making assignments
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07
The Revival Meetings i.

| The High street church was filled last even
ing and Mr.. Needham commenced the services
by giving out the hymn No. ia, 81 need Thee
every hour" after which he read two requests
for prayer, and Rev. Mr.. McWhinne offered
prayer. Hymn No. AZ was sung, "Tenderly
the Shepherd and Mr.. Needham read the 10th
chapter OF Romans, in which Paul expresses
his intense desire for the salvation of his breth-
rem. 1t we are not preachers we can labor most
earnestly for the conversion of souls. We
should not excuse ourselves; let as remember
Harlan Page and follow his example of faith
fulness, and many souls will be given US. The
preacher spoke of criticism upon Mr.. Moody 8
preaching, viz, that he was preaching the old
doctrine of imputed righteousness 1t is we'll
| that he does SO, for we have none of our own.
There is but step to Jesus-simply believe in
Him and receive His righteousness. The choir
| sung hymn No. II, "Only step to Jesus, why
not take it now?' The text was in Luke g. q
also A: 1, IA, 49, passages telling of the baptism
and first ministry of Jesus. These and other
passages indicate that Jesus was baptized by
the Holy Spirit. Let US remember what honor
Jesus gave the Holy Ghost. If we needed the
power and influence of the Spirit, surely we
much more need His influence. Look at the
action OF Jesus when He went into the syna-
gogue at Nazareth. He unroled the Scripture
till He came to the announcement of His mis-
sion of mercy. We cannot afford to give up
the Old Testament. 1t is full of Jesus, and
He Himself used it. What does the Scripture
me an in which this mission of Jesus is spoken
of? "He has anointed me to preach the gospel
to the poor" This was His message of good
news to the last. He came to seek and save the
lost sheep. He came to Nicodemus and preach
cd the new birth. To the woman Of Samaria
He spoke of the waters of life He preached
the gospel to the poor in spirit, and to make the
poor rich. If we believe that we are good and
spiritually rich, the gospel is not for US. He
also came to heal the broken hearted; but how
often have we rejected His love, His compassion
and thrust Him from us. And yet He died to
save US, and this good news He brings us. Now
are we believers in Jesus? If so we are safe;
it is not that our names are on the church
books; but are we true believers in Christ?
When He raised to life the dead son of the
widow OF Main, it was that He might heal the
broken heart Of the mother. So He is ready to
raise to life the spiritually dead sons of many
sorrowing mothers. When Jesus was filled
with the Holy Spirit He was ready and fitted
and able to do His work. And now, if we are
to be saved we must trust in this Jesus. Hecame
to save sinners; but to be saved they must trust
Him. The choir sung hymn No. 10O "Just as
am, then part of the congregation went to
the yestry and part remained in the body of
the house at the prayer meeting, which was
conducted by Rev. Mr.. McWhinnie.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-07

A MIsUNDERsTANDING.-Th seems tC
have been some mistake in regard to the en-
gagement of City Hall next Wednesday even
ing. The Army and Navy advertise a reading
by Prof. Churchill, aud the Mercantile commit.
tee announce reading on the same evening by
Miss Foss, who it will be remembered was pre-
vented from appearing few weeks since by g
severe accident For some reason neither com
mittee knew that the other was to give an en-
tertainmeat on that date until last evening.