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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-22

NEW JERSEYS spring elections give a
hearty endorsement to the new Administra-
ton. An overwhelming victory in Camden,
clean sweep in Woodbury., fifteen out of the
twenty-five members of the board in Burlng-
ton county, and gain Of five freeholders in
Middlesex are straws of decided significance.
In Woodbridge the Republicans elected theiI
entire ticket by about twenty majority, elect
ing two Republican treeholders for the first
time in about ten years. The men of New
Hampshire, too, expressed themselves last
week in terms of aattering approval. Presi.
dent Hayes policy is the spring style, and il
promises to become very popular.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-22

THE argus quotes Frenchman who talks
about politics in the characteristic French
way. He cannot understand how the Demo-
Gratis could vote for bill peacefully settling a
controversy which threatened to lead the
country into war, and he thinks the Demo-
cratic members should have withdrawn from
the Eecto al Commission when they found
its decision was against them. These are the
sentiments of a true French republican, who
always resorts to violence aud revolution
when the action of the constituted author
tiles does not meet his approval. The argus
appears greatly pleased with his views.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-22

The postal service established in Japan FIVE
years ago has had an astonishing growth, and
there are now 359l post-ofices, and over 80, 900
miles mail route. Last year 80, 200 900 articles
were sent through the mails, including 10, AGO.
ooo letters. only 3SS of which were lost or
stolen. This correspondence is almost entirely
domestic, for only $4,000 articles were sent
abroad, and but 69,3O0 letters received from
abroad. The whole expense of the department
was but S713, ,25O, which is, however, S61,550
less than the receipts, showing so much bet
ter than any previous year that the service is
counted on to be soon self-supporting.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-22

IT has been reserved for the Legislature of
the Centennial State to introduce an original
plan for dispensing with the Grand Jury sys-
tenn, whose wisdom has of late years incurred
frequent censure. The law passed by Col
orado provides that twenty days before the
criminal court meets the judge of the county
court and two justices of the peace shall sit as
court of indictment and hear all the testi-
mony offered by either side before the indct-
ment, or discharge of prisoners. One objec-
ton against Grand Juries, that they sit in
secret and hear only testimony for the prose
cution, is removed at any rate by this
method,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-22

THE poet who wanted to be Granger,
and wrote "Beneath the tall tomato tree I'd
swing the glittering hoe," was not so badlyIin-
formed as he seemed. Mr.. Scott, of Los An
geles Cal, has tomato vine twenty-five feet
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-22

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-22
THE1 PRESS
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 22.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-22
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

introduction of refrigerators on the steam
ships. The dealers say that the slightly in
creased cost of carriage would not destroy the
profit reaped by sale on the other side of the
Atlantic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-22
BOARDING 4 BATTING STABLE.

ENHE subscriber having opened Stable at No
l. AZ Preble Street, is prepared TO accom-
modate all those who desire board for their horse. at
reasonable rate; also transient board and batting
teams; the best Of care guaranteed
feb26d&H1m j. T.. TUKEX k CO.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-22

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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08

assumed the proportions of veritable famine.
The inhabitants Of twelve villages, number
ing Is, 600, are enduring the greatest priva-
tons, and few have died from starvation.
The alarming dissipations and debaueh-
cries of the unfortunate Sultan, as well as his
fits of brooding melancholy and vague
terrors, know no limits and no intermission.
His Ministers are hardly ever allowed to see
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08

LAME and painful backs and weakness
across the kidneys, are relieved by Colins's
Voltaic Plasters, " hich are worth giment
of doctors and acres of plants and herbs in
the treatment of such cases.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08

BURNErTs Flavoring Extracts are used
and indorsed by the best hotels, CONNECTION
ers, grocers and first families in the country.
RHEUMATISM cured at once by Dprang's
Rheumatic Remedy. Send for circular to
Helphenstine Bentley, Washington, D. c..
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08

VEGETABLE Pulmonary Balsam, the great
New England cure for coughs, colds and con-
sumption. Cutler, Bros. & Co.'s, Boston, only
genuine.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08

"HELEN's BABIES" are both to be pre-
sented with " Fauorite" cooking stove and
as the wheels of time go round, we are sure
they will not regret it.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08

THERE are probably a hundred or more
persons in this and neighboring towns, who
daily suffer from the distressing effects of
kidney troubles, who do not know that John
sons Anodyns Li1ainaeTat is almost a certain
cure. In severe cases, great relief may be
obtained, if not perfect cure.
WE notice that the Agricultural papers all
over the country recommend the use of Sher'i-
dams CdUalry Condition Po,cders. Exchange.
Farmers and others in this section have
long known and appreciated the advantage
Of these powders over all others.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08
The MafketS.

Patentees andinventors should read adver-
tisement of Edison Bros. in another column.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08
Five Thousand Books Given Away for tn,

AsKlnE.
While DIR. FL. James was attached to the
British Medical Staff in the East Indies, his
high position enabled him to call about him
the best chemists, physicians, and scientists
of the day, and while experimenting with
and among the natives, he accidentally made
the discovery that CONSUMPTION can be pos
itively and permanently CURED. During
the many years of his soiourn there, he de-
voted his time to the atment of Lung Dis
eases, and upon his retirement he left with
US books and papers containing full particu'
lars, showing that every one can be his own
physician and prepare his own medicine
and such Information as we have received
we now offer to the public without price, only
asking that each remit thIes-cent stamp
for return postage. ADDRESS CRADDOCK
CO., 1882 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08

AT one of the Detroit churches where
revival is in progress the clergyman asked
those who wanted to be prayed for to
stand up. Quite number rose to their
feet, and after services were closed one
lady was heard asking another at the
door: "Why didn't you stand up?"
ooh, didn't want to-" was the reply.
"Why, you are very foolish woman. l
wouldn't have missed the opportunity
for anything" Opportunity for what p
"Why, for standing up there and showing
off your seal skin sacque! There wasn't
another in the whole church !"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08
"A Slight Cold" Coughs.

Few are aware of the importance of check
ing cough or SLIGHT coLp,' which would
yield to a mild remedy, but, if neglected,
often attacks the lungs. "Broa0n's Bron-
ch6Gl Iroches" give sure and almost imme-
diate relief.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08

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- THE ARLINGTON
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This popular Hotel has reduced its rates
to two dollars and two dollars and q half
per day. j. w. GARRISON & Co.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08
"VEGETINE.'' -

Says Boston Physician, "has no equal as blood
purifier. Hearing of its many wonderful cures,
after all other remedies had failed, visited the
Laboratory and convinced myself OF its genuine
merit. 1t is prepared ON barks, roots and herbs,
each of whick is highly effective, and they M
pounded in such ms nner as TO produce astonish-
ing results.
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LANDS FOR SALE.
100000 Acres in Southwest Missouri.

First-class Stock Farms, excellent Agricultural
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Short winters no grasshoppers orderly society," good
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purchasers. For further information, address
A. L. DEANE, Land Commissioner, ST. LOUIS
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08

The Rest Truss without
Metal Srrings ever invents
EELHSnIC. ~ ed. No humbug claim of
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pliance We lciu take back
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T,vtc< single like cut s4 for both Sides So. Sent
~ maii most maid on receipt of price, N. B.-This
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08

SONG for the MANNED" Then you'll
remember me-"
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A dispatch from Pesth says that Austria
viii concentrate an army corps on the
Servian frontier, which will effectually guar
antee the neutrality OF Servia.
Vienna So pecial says that the st. Peters
burg Vidomisti has been threatened with
suspension If itcontiuuosto agitate in favor
OF war.
The Paris correspondentrevives the report
of the intended marriage of King Alton so
and the Duke of Montpensier's daughter,
and says that the marriage is announced for
the end of April.
All accounts received from Constanti-
nople represent the condition of the
Turkish Empire as very desperate. Already
the scarcity OF provisions in several
Armenian villages, near Ismania, has
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-08
SMITHS EAGLECLAW.

m The most ingenious device ever invented
III for catching all kinds of fish or game.
Tx Easy to set suited to any bait, and can
Z TASS be used everywhere Nothing can escape
~ w until released; and this is done without
~ soilng the hands Universally recon-
mended by sportsInen. Sample, by mail,
35 cents Send stamp illustrated circular Agents
wanted EAGLE CLAW CO., 7l3 SAMSON St., Phila.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-05-30
Death to Potato Bugs.

The Waterville (Me.,) Times says
"Dr. w. w. Blackburn informs us
that friend of his from the west has
imported a mode of Kidding potato
fields of bugs to such an extent that
no damage results from them. He
says that where they Nave been most
annoyed with the pest, they prepare
mashed Or ground raw potatoes by
sprinkling thereon little Paris green,
and scatter it around on shingles OF
chips throughout the fields at dis
lance of about item feet apart, COM
mencing as soon as the crop is in the
ground. He states that where this
plan has been adopted thousands of
bugs have been slaughtered before de-
posting their eggs, which not only
does away with the old settlers, but
prevents the immense increase in
numbers which would otherwise oc-
cur"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-05-30
FALSE IMPRESSION.

1t is generally supposed by Il GER
tain class of citizens, who are not prac-
teal Or experienced, that Dyspepsia
can not invariably be cured, but we
are pleased to say that GREENS Al
GUST FLOWER has never to our know
edge, failed to cure Dyspepsia and
Liver Complaint in all its forms such
as Sour Stomach, Costiveness, Sick
Headache, palpitatlon of the Heart,
low spirits, &c, &c. Out of 80 600
dozen bottles sold last year, not sin
gle failure was reported, but thousands
of complimentary letters received from
Druggists of wonderful cures. Three
doses will relieve any case. Try ii.
Sample Bottles 10 cents. Regular
Size Is cents. For sale by O. &.
Kimball, Woodstock, Vt. l4-3m
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-05-30

ELECTION PRoAusEs,-A certain
candidate, says newspaper, has lost
thirteen votes through making a rash
promise to his wife. lie had promised
that in the event of his election he
would buy her n seal skin cloak and a
pair of nayy.bluo stockings, and she
couldn't rest till she had told thirteen
lady friends all about it. The Ladies
expressed themselves as lawful glad"
to hear it, but threatened their hls-
bands with suits of divorce if they
dared to voted for this particular can.
didatc. ''T'hat old cat would look
nice in a seal-skin cloak and navy-blue
stockings, wouldn't she ~ is the way
they expressed themselves in speak
ing of the candidates wife. Who
says that women have no political iii.
huence =?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-05-30
Cash vs.. Credit.

This credit system is the bane Of So
ciety, and the curse of the laboring
man. Nothing is better calculated to
keep man under its harrow than to
allow himself to run an account at the
store or grocery. When man runs
into debt for a farm, house and lot,
or for any kind of property that can
be sod again for its full value; he
cannot properly be called in debt, be-.
cause he has the property to show for
it. But when one has to pay tor goods
worn out, or provisions eat up, then
it is that there is a feeling Of 'gone-
ness" perfectly indescribable. As a
rule, the person who has things charg-
ed gets poorer article than does the
cash customer, and pays a higher
price. No dealer can afford to sell as
low on credit as he can tor cash. Sup
pose gloceryman to have a capital
of thousand dollars, and suppose it
were possible for him to sell that
amount each day Tor cash, buying
again the next day, and so on. 1t is
easily seen that he could do the same
amount of business as could the man
with capital Of thirty thousand, who
gave thirty days time. Of course, the
first could we'll afford to sell cheaper
than the latter. Then, again, there
are the losses to be made good by
some one, and those who do pay must
pay the bill of the "dead beat" OF
else the dealer '''gets swamped."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-05-30
Reward of Literary Labor.

1fyou could in some way help to
make people understand that no auth
orwho is not independently rich can pos
sibly respond to the claims made upon
him-and that wealth is never attain
ed in this country, Or perhaps any
other, by the highest, purest aud most
permanent of literary labor-you will
do real aervice to our guild. Emer-
son is now seventy four years old,
and his last volume is the only one
which has approached remunerative
sale. Bryant is in his eighty.third
year, and he could not buy modest
house with all he ever received in his
life from his poems Washington
Irving was nearly seventy years old
before the sale Of his works at home
met the expenses Of his simple life at
Sunnyside. | have had no reason to
complain OF the remuneration formerly
derived from those works which |
know to possess slight literary value.
But the translation of "Faust,' TO
which l gave all my best and freshest
leisure during . period Of six or seven
years, has only yielded me about as
much as a tortnight's lecluring. /
have spent two Or three years in col.
Letting the material and making The
preparatory studies for new bIogra-
ply of Goethe and | have been wait.
ing two years longer for the fitting
leisure to begin the work. In order
to undertake it | must own my time
in advance. No matter how success
full it might be considered, it could
not possibly bring me more than Il
1.-THE of the amount which drudgery
for the markets Of literature would re-
turn, in the same time. | tvresee
that | shall finally be obliged to return
to Cedacrott, to write the biography.
If all this interruption and consequent
wear and tear won't let me alone, |
must get OUT Of its way. When l hap
pen to speak Of it, people innocently
say: "Why don't you keep a secre-
tary ?" Great heavens I'd rather
take secretary's salary and buy up
two or three months of my own time
Some critics have charged me with
attempting too much-tlying too
many fields. Trying ?-when it
was a matter of shear necessity l
should only be too happy, if | were in
a conditiod to give up everything but
the one path ofliterary labor which l
know was designed for met any
ever was. -Bayard Taylor IN Cncin-
natl Commercial
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-05-30
Getting Back the Cow.

My grandfather was very poor
minister, and kept cow, which was
very great help to the support OF his
children-he had ten of them land
the COW took the "staggers" and died.
"What will you do now 7" said my
grandmother. 81 cannot tell what
we shall do now" said he, "but know
what God will do ; God will provide
for us. We must have milk for the
children" The next morning there
came twenty pounds to him. He had
never made application to the fund fol-
the relief of ministers but on that
day there was five pounds left when
they had divided the money, and one
said, "There is poor Mr.. Sturgeon
down in Essex, suppose we send it te
him." The chairman-a Mr.. Morley
Of his day--said, "We had better make
it ten pounds, and I'll give five
pounds" Another five pounds wal
offered by another member, if lik'
amount could be raised, to make it W
to twenty pounks which was done
They knew nothing about my grand
fathers COW, but God did, you see
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-05-30

"A shower of forest birds tell on
the deck of the steamer Glaucus while
she was passing through the Sound on
her way from New York to Boston.
A hundred and sixty eight dead birds
and four wounded ones were picked
up They had dashed against the
masts, having evidently been attracted
and dazzled by the steamers lights.
From the swollen appearance of their
eyebals 1t was thought that they were
driven from their homes by the forest
fires. The next morning 143 dead
birds were found in the gallery sur
rounding the new lighthouse neal
New Haven. They had been attract
ed by the light and had flown violent.
ly against the glass.