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The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22
Taxes on Editorial Faith.

One of the greatest trials of the newspaper
profession is that its members are compelled to
see more of the shaihs of the world than any
other profession Through every newspaper
office, day after day, go ali the weaknesses OF
the world, all the vanities that want to be
puffed; all the revenges that want to be reaped
all the mistakes that want to be corrected; ali
the dull speakers that want to be though
eloquent; all the meanness that wants to
get Its wares noticed gratis in the editorial
column, in order to save the tax in the adver.
tising columns; all the men who want to b.
set right who were never rigbt all the crack
Drained philosophers with stories as long as
their hair, and as gloomy as their finger nails
in mourning because bereft of soap; all the
bores who come to stay five minutes, but talk
i've hours. Through the editorial and report
orial rooms all the folles and the shams of the
world are seen, day after day; and the tempta
tion is to believe in neither God, man nor
woman. 1t is no surprise to me that in this
profession there are some skeptical men; only
wonder that journalists bsleye anything. Tai
mage.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22
Books Received.

WindfaiIs. By Thom as G. Apple ION, author of
"A Nile Journal sc. Cloth, 364 PIP. Boston:
Roberts Bros. Portland: Loring, Short s. Harmon.
Poems. BY Louise Chandler Moulton. Cloth, 1853
pp., Boston: Roberts Bros. Portland: Loring,
Short g Harmon.
Something Better. Cloth, 2s2 pp., 81. Boston,
Lee & Shepard. Portland: Dresser, Mcclellan Sc
Co.
One snmmer. Wish illustrations BY Augustus
Hoppin. Cloth, 279 pp.. So, Boston: j. r. Osgood
s. Co. Portland ;Lorng, Short & Harmon.
The American Girl of the Period: Her
Ways and Views. BY Garry Gaines. Paper,
1853 pp., so cents. Philadelphia: j b. Lippincott
& Co. Portland: Loring. Short s. Harmon.
The Original Mother q oose Melodies, with
silhouette illustrations. By j. f. Goodridgc.
Boards, 1O2 pp., 81. Boston Lee s. Shepard.
Portland: Bailey g. Noyes.
The Art of Beauty. BY Mrs H. R. Hawes, au-
thor of "Chances.for Children" illustrated by the
author. Cloth, 295 PIP. New York: Harper g.
Brothers. Portland: Loring Short & Harmon.
LeedIe Yawcob Strauss, and other Poems.
By Charles F. Adams. With sxty-fye illustrations.
Cloth, 147 pp., $1.50. Boston: Lee 81 Shepard
Portland; Dresser, Mcclellan & Co.
Green Pastures of PiccadiIIy. A Novel. By
William Black, author o." "a Princess of Thule"
Sc. Paper, 143 PIP, so cents. New York: Harper
& Brothers. Portland; Loring, Short s. Harmon.
Frederic the Great. By MacauIay. Half hour
Series Paper, l25 pp., 80 cents. New York Har-
per s. Brothers. Portland: Loring, Short s. Har.
mon.
Memoirs of Edward Gibbon. With an essav
by W. d. Howells. Cloth, 232 pp., 81 25 Boston:
j. r. Osgood & Co. Portland; Loring, Short q
Harmon.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the Astron-
omer-Poet of Persia. Rendered into English
verse. Fnst American from third London edition.
Cloth, 7S pp, 81. Boston: j. r. Osgood & Co.
Portland: Loring, Short q Harmon.
Good Old Times; or, Grandfafher's sfrux-
Kellogg. Lucky Series. Cloth, illustrated, 2sO DID,,
81 Boston: Lee & Shepard. Portland; Dresser
Mcclellan s. Co.
Cyprusi HIS Ancient Cities, Tombs land
Temples. A Narrative OF Researches and Ex-
eavations during Ten Years Residence in that Is
land. With maps and illustrations. Cloth 456
PIP. New York: Harper s. Brothers. Portland:
Loring, Short s. Harmon.
Poems OF the "Old souIh.o BY Henry Ward
worth LongfeIow, Oliver Wendenl Holmes, John
L GreeReaf Whittier Julia Ward Rowe, Edward
Everett Hale and james Freeman Clarke. ClotlA
illustrated, IS pp., 81 so. Published for the bene-
fit of the Old South preservation fund. Boston:
William f. GIL 81 Co. Portland: Dresser,
Mcclellan u Co.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22
The El PasO Trouble.


The latest advices from the scene of the
El Paso trouble are to the effect that no
Mexican citizens have anything to do with
the affair. As should be well understood,
the conflict is between native-born citizens of
this country and United States citizens of
Mexican birth; but no foreigner is con-
cerned in it. The larger number OF the peo-
pie of El Paso are Mexican in blood, wear
the Mexican costume and speak only Span
ish. Major Jones's lieutenant must have
uncommonly sharp optics and the brain of
lightning calculator to be able to say that of
the mob which fought him at San Elisarlo
hundred and fifty were Mexican citizens.
The lieutenant would have done better to
have drawn upon his revolver more frequently
and upon his imagination less.
This Ell Paso trouble should not be con-
founded with the cattle-stealing along the
lower Rio Grande. 1t comes from ths at
tempt of the owners to take possession, right
fully enough it would seem, of some salt
ponds which have been held in common
by the public for more than two hundred
ern corner Of Texas, seven hundred miles
from railway communication and nearly
six hundred miles above the extreme nav
igable point of the Rio Grande. Thus
the ponds have become Of great value
and the inhabitants have relied upon them
for their supply of salt. Long accustomed
to take what salt they liked they have come
to consider that the ponds are common prop
erty. The attempt to fence in the springs
by the New York company which owns
them was resented as an outrage, and the
people flew to arms. The trouble first
broke out some weeks ago, when a man
named Cards, member of the Texas
Senate, told the citizens to go ahead
and take what salt they wanted. For
this bad advice he was shot at and killed
by ex-Judge Charles H. Howard, the resident
agent of the New York Company. After
killing Cards Howard surrendered himself to
the civil authorities, but persisted, as was his
duty, in prosecuting the salt thieves. The
prosecutions exasperated the inhabitants,
mostly thieves, and they overpowered the
state authorities, seized Howard, and MUIR
dered him. The Governor sent detachment
of Texan rangers to the scene of the disturb
ance, and it was overpowered. Now the
Governor has called upon the Federal Govern
ment for aid.
This is all there is of the Ell Paso trouble
Men who desire for selfish ends to bring about
war between Mexico and the United States,
are representing that the murder of Howard
was the work of Mexicans. Possibly some
Mexican citizens may have crossed the border
and come to the aid of their kinsmen; but
the disturbance is mainly made by American
citizens who are of Spanish blood. To
charge the responsibility upon Mexico is as
absurd as it would be to charge the response
bility of the Pennsylvania mining strikers up
on Great Britain because the striking miners
are Welshmen and Englishmen.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

THE famous Krupp gun is to be superseded,
they say, by bronze gun which has been
lately turned out from the foundry at Span
dau and which is approved by the Inspector
general of the German artillery Well, nev-
er mind now, the Krupp gun has done the
business for the Turks.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

In the District of Columbia there are more
saloons than there are in Colorado, Dakota,
Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico,
Oregon, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia or
Wyoming. The Democratic House can get
outside good deal of liquor.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

ENGLAND has half mind to console her
self for Russia's successes by taking hand
in the dismemberment of the Ottoman EN-
pire and occupying Egypt. This eminently
characteristic course would fully satisfy her
sense of justice. The Turks act as though
they intended to abandon Bulgaria entirely,
and fall back behind the Balkans for the de-
fense of Roumelia,
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. as.

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS Il furnished
with q Card certificate couDtersgned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials Of every person claiming to represent o
ournal.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

IT cost Pennsylvania a half million of dol
lars to suppress the July riots, and the losses
in the destruction of property have not ye
been estimated.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

GREAT efforts are made to secure direct
trade with Brazil. New York, Philadelphia
and New Orleans are striving for the lead,
and the Philadelphia men command 5000,
600 capital. Europe now mouop olizes the
trade
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

The design for the new silver dollar is not
the old sitting figure but large head of lib
erty-the object being to make the head big
enough to hide the fraud.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

SITTING BULL is tickle brave. He is
turning his face from the "White Mother,'
and to the 'Great Father" And the "White
Mother" is nightly pleased.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

PEOPLE are wondering why Colonel T. B.
Thorpe, one of the oldest officers of the New
York custom house, has been removed from
the position Of weigher. The removal was
made by order of the Treasury Department,
and no reason for tbs given. Colonel Thorpe
was the only weigher at that port who re-
ceived his position in accordance with the
civil service rules through success in COM
petitiVe examination.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

APPARENTLY the owner of the building
in which the explosion took place is response
BILE for the great loss of life in the New York
candy factory Thursday. There ought to be
a way of holding him to responsibility.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

THE public at last learns something about
Farley, the new California Senator, and that
something is greatly to his advantage. He is
strongly opposed to all Government railroad
subsidies.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

RED CLOUDS band complain of the search
ty of water on their new reservation. This
is of course only a pretext, the real reason
for their discomfort being The scarcity O
Whiskey.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

A STRIKE is a very expensive sort of
amusement. The strike of the Clyde ship
builders cost them $2,340, 900, as they lost in
wages 81 100000 and drew from the Unions
funds S7S0,000. The strike of the coal min
ers in the Scotland counties was not so long
but was very costly. They drew $4,000
from their treasury, levied contributions to
the amount of $1O5,ooO, and lost $3.50, in
wages.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

Hector Servadac (Nsw York: Scribner &
Armstrong; Portland: Loring. Short & Har.
mon) is another of M. Jules Vernes superbly
audacious incursions into the solemn territories
of science. These volumes are conflict be-
tween Science and Imagination-in which the
battle hangs in equal balance, and is narrated
with the greatest appearance of impartiality
in the commentaries of this new Caesar who,
signing for another world to conquer and sur
round in eighty days, has seized this time upon
comet. This comet he lanes Gallia--a COM
pliment of brilliant body and trailing after it
leagues of homage to his native country. This
comet, M. Verne tells US. one day touched the
earth and bore away some fragments of it upon
which were Captain Hector Servadac bis Zouaye
orderly, his adversary in duel that was to
have been fought but which the comet averted,
two English officers amusingy caricatured and
others, among whom is to be noted an enthu-
siastic old savant who supplies the scientific
facts for the party, thus curiously assorted by
destiny. The adventures upon the comet and
the final return to earth, are told in NJ Verne's
rapid. brilliant and fascinating style-really
imposing in its irresponsibility. As always
with his romances, it is entirely unobjectiona-
BILE in taste and morals while it possesses the
most unfailing variety of interest
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

Wonder-World Stories, collected and traus-
lated by Marie Pabke and Margery Deane, is a
volume elegantly published by Messrs G. P.
P1tnam's Sons of New York. (Portland Lor.
ing, Short s. Harmony. 1t contains represen-
tative wonder-stores of many lands, from the
Chinese, French, German. Hebrew, Hindoo-
stance, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese,
Russian, Swedish and Turkish languages, and
affords ample opportunity for the comparison
of the legends more or less common to all ma
tions and modified by national traits AL
though children will be charmed by these stories,
they are perhaps even more suited for older
readers who will not fail to perceive the poetry,
the fancy and the striking beauty of many of
these legends The translators are to be con-
graduated upon their arrangement of volume
as unique and valuable as it is delightful The
mechanical execution of the book is worthy of
its contents
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

The Ratbdiydt of Omar Khayydm (Bostou: j.
r. Osgood & Co.. Portland: Loring, Short g.
Harmony is mystical poem or else very ma
teral one, translated from the Persian of the
astronomer-poet. 1t has been q point of discus
sion whether the wine cup that the poet so
praises is the human vessel of clay filled with
heavenly nectar, or the actual goblet filed with
wine, which mounting to the poetic brain of
the Oriental singer led him to rapturous heights
of spirituous rather than spiritual elevation.
However this may be-the utterances of Omar
Khayydha are philosophical in their way and
contain pearls of truth dissolved in the wine
The metre of the translations preserves the
stately quatraln which a recent writer has COM
pared to the ringing of great bell which, hav-
ing twice struck, turns itself in the air before
it gives the final stroke-the rhymes of the first
second and fourth lines aud the delay of the
unrhymed third line answering to the stroke
and swing of the bell.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

Yawcob Strauss and other Poems, by
Charles f. Adams, Boston: Lee & Shep-
ard; Portlsnd Dresser 8 McLellan) have
appeared from time to time in the pages
of Scribner's Magazine, the Detroit Free
Press and other periodicals. The genuine
modesty of Mr.. Adams's preface con-
firms the impression made by the poems, of
sincerity, real and unaffected feeling and poet
c talent of an easy. fresh and original quality
together with thoroughly good intention and
desire to effect good in the line of am usiug
verse. "Leedle Yawcob Strauss" and his
genial father are characters that stand out
clear and strong aud win our affection aud iu-
terest at once, and the warmheartsd Dutch
mans pride in his infant prodigy is charming
to read Of. The poems in Dutch dialect are by
far Mr.. Adams best works, he has struck rich
vein, something similar to that worked by Mr.
Charles Leland in his Hans Breitmaun, but
Mr.. Adams's work is less exaggerated and
much more enjoyable in its tender comedy. #
is to be hoped he will continue the series of
sketches of Dutch family life SO well begun The
illustrations By Mr.. M. j. Sweeney are ad-
mirably comic without being grotesque, and
are we'll executed.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22
Recent Publications.

Notable among the gift-books for the holiday
season is The Flood of Years, poem by VIII
liam Cullen Bryant, illustrated by w. j. Lin
ton. The poem is large in design and treated
with freedom and breadth. 1t is q seal which
the poets hand after many years, sets upon
the written scroll of his young faith and poetic
aspiration, Thanatopsis. The design is in a
measure conventional, yet the earnestness and
dignity Of the poem take away from it all sus-
pieion OF commonplaceness. 1t is rather the
forcible exposition of familiar things, by poet
whose long experience and clear vision give his
words large measure Of prophetic weight
The torrent of time is represented as flooding
the world and while on the extreme foam Of its
latest wave life struggles for little while, be-
hiud'are left ruin and death, forgotten things
drifting or sunk to the depth of the sea; before
it is a mist filled with alternate fantasies of
Fear and Hope. Beyond even this is veil of
darkness drawn, shadowed strait before the
open golden sea wherein all lost things suffer
sea-change into something rich and strange, and
revive to immortal happiness in the fortunate
islands of the blessed.
Mr.. Bryant has employed in this poem the
resources Of his rich aud stately vocabulary,
and the commanding traits of his poetic gift
An occasional fault of detail, momentary
lapse in prosaic phrase, an Inconsistency in the
picture, are met with, but are scarcely matter
of comment or criticism in the large flow of the
poem-a noble work of the aged singer whose
Homeris head aud dignified form are SO we'll
known and honored in the streets of the city
where every day he goes to his journalistic
duties; whose poetic fire glows Gle ar and warm
beneath the white ashes of former years burned
out which were for cheer and illumination to
the people. As he sang of lasting hope and
courage in his young days. so In his old years
does the venerable poet sing the triumph of
faith, which passes through the waters parted
as wall to the right hand and left.
The illustrations by Mr.. Linton are of singu-
lar delicacy and power, imaginative and re-
served, while their mechanic al execution is al
mirable The olive and silver of the binding is
in perfect taste. New York: G. p Putnam's
Sons; Portland: Loring, Short s. Harmony
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-22

The Art of Beauty is a tastefully published
work by Mrs. 81. r. Haweis, upon the decora-
tive art as applied to feminine adornment 1t
contains many very good suggestions, some no t
so sensible-but all we'll meant; many curious
and interesting notes upon modern and ancient
fashions, illustrated by sketches, which though
hasty, serve their purpose very well. Mrs.
Haweis evidently writes with strong wish to
benefit her sister women; and q suspicion of
di,tatorialness as to colors, etc., may be par
doned to her lively style, which does not always
make way for individuality 10 others and possi-
bility of its own mistakes. 1t is a readable,
pleasant volume; containing very much that is
curious and of interest The binding is in me-
diaval taste, and is very effective.
The account of DR.. Schliemann's discoveries
at Mycene is published by Scribner, Armstrong
& Co., in one of the handsomest volumes OF the
season. It is sumptuously bound and printed,
and profusely illustrated, Though not classed
with the holiday books Lo more acceptable gift
could be made to a scholar, especially to one
whose faith in the tale of Troy divine has been
shaken by the clamor of the advocates of the
suH-mytb. OF equal interest and value to the
scholar aud antiquarian is the account of Gen.
Di Cesnola's discoveries in Cyprus aud descrip-
ton of the Cyprote remains, published in holi-
day guse by Harper & Brothers. Both these
works, which we shall soon take occas on to
describe at considerable length, are for sale at
Loring, Short & Harmon.
Mildred, by Mary j. Holmes New York: G.
w. Carleton & Co. /; Portland: Bailey s. Noyes)
is harmless story told 10 way to please those
who enjoy average fiction; and is at least equal
to the level of comnarisnn IL not hatter
Maryville Republican. (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-1877, 1877-10-27
Wonder.

When a young man is clerk in q
store and dresses like princes smok-
ing fine cigars, and drinks nice bran>
dy, attends theatres, balls, and the
like | wonder if he does it all upon
the avais of his clerkship?
When a young lady sits in the
parlor all day, with her fingers COW
cred with rings, l wonder if her
mother don t wash and do the work
IN the kitchen
When the deacon of church sells
strong butter, recommending it as
sweet, wonder if be don't rely on
the merits of Christ for salvation ?
When a lady laces her waists third
smaller than nature made it, ] won>
doi if hor pretty figure will not
shorten life some dozen years or
more, besides making her miserable
while she does live?
When a young man is depending
upon his daily toll for his income,
and marries lady who does not
know how to make q loaf of bread
or mend a garment, I wonder if he is
not lacking, somewhere, say towards
the top for instance?
When a man goes three times a
day to get dram, I wonder if he
will not by and by 60 four times?
When a man receives periodical
or newspaper, weekly, and takes
great delight in reading them, but
neglects to pay for them, I wonder if
he has a soul or a gizzard ?-En.
Maryville Republican. (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-1877, 1877-10-27
Who is a Gentleman ?

A gentleman is person not mere.
ly acquainted with certain forms and
etiquette of life, easily and self.pos>
sessed in society, able to speak and
act and move in the world without
awkwardness, and free from habits
which are vulgar and in bad taste.
A gentleman is something beyond
this that which lies at the root Of
every Christian virtue. 1t is the
thoughtful desire of doing in every
instance what others should do unto
him. He is constantly thinking, not
indeed how he may give pleasure to
others for the mere sense of pleasing,
but how he may avoid hurting their
feelings. When he is in society he
scrupulously ascertains the position
and relations of every one with
whom he comes in contact that he
may give to each Lis due honor, his
proper position. He studies how he
may avoid touching in conversation
on any subject which may needlessly
hurt their feelings-how he may abb
stain from illusions which may call
up disagreeable or offensive associ-
alton. A gentleman never alludes
to, never even appears conscious of
any defect, bodily deformily, inferi>
ority of talent, of rank, of reputa-
tionsin the person in whose society
he is placed. He never assumes any
superiority to himself-neser ridi>
cules, never sneers, never boasts,
uerer makes n display Of lis own
power, or rank, or advantages--such
as is implied in habits or trick J or
lnclinations which may be offensive
to Others.
Maryville Republican. (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-1877, 1877-10-27
Cram ming.

1t appears that Boston is not the
only place where schoolgirls are tax
ed beyond their mental strength, for
q correspondent remarks: 81 know a
little girl of fourteen who attends the
North London College-an educa-
tional resort which seems to be per-
vaded by the principles of DR.. Blink-
er. Here are a few of the things my
little friend had to prepare for the
next day, after long mornings
work at school: To learn certain
number of Latin verses translate
so much Virgil; write out Latin
exercise work out page of alge-
bra; o problem in geometry; do
several sums, among which was to
find out "What fraction of sover-
eign is 4 14-21-10 44-55x9 3 As
52-117 of a penny lastly, to prac@
tice piece on the piano, The wise,
in such matters, must know best;
but really l would rather that girl
of mine could reckon up the house,
keeping accounts, than perform bril-
liantly these composite tasks. BY"
the-way, it must be useful to know
what that part of sovereign is. 1
draw the line at coppers.
Maryville Republican. (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-1877, 1877-10-27

There is a society in New York
styled the "Fat Mems Association" :"
the condition OF membership being
the possession of body of not less
than 200 pounds weight. This
society was formed in 1869, and has
grown to the number of 800 individ>
nails. They have an annual clam
bake, which was recently held at
South Norwak. There were baked
for the visitors 10 bushels of clans
and oysters, 800 chickens wrapped in
cloths and laid above the clans. 400
Holsters, coo pounds of blue, fish
wrapped in cloths, three barrels of
sweet potatoes and two barrels of
white potatoes, and. to top all, 1000
ears of green corn in the husks. The
victor who bore off the palm as the
heaviest person was young man of
twenty-five who weighed 399
pounds. Perhaps after the dinner
be might have tipped the scales at
400.