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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-27
A Perfect Toilet Soap.

First among the requisites of the toilet Is good
article of Soap, but to procure is not always an
easy matter Many of the most expensive Soaps in
the market are made from coarse and deleterious
materials, and their delicate coorlng and fragrant
perfume too often conceal the most repulsive i'm
purities. The disclosures recently made public
regarding this subject positively startling and
deserve serious consideration. Scented Soaps are
now known to be extremely Objectionable, especial
ly If applied to the head; injurng the hair rrita
ting the scalp, and inducing headaches. The
character of the ingredients may be inferred from
the statement OF gentlemen who makes the scent
ing of Soaps his business be recently declared that
perrons engaged in this employment were short
lived; from seven 10 ten years being the longest
period during which the occupation could be fol-
lowed.
The difficulty of procuring perfectly pure art-
Gle of toilet soap is at last Obyiated, however,
thanks to the enterprise and chemical skill of MIR.
B. II. Babbitt, of New York, the world-renOwned
Soap Manufacturer, whose immense establishment
is by lar the greatest of the kind il the United
States. The renOwn of Mr. Rabbits various pro-
auctions has for many years been widely dissem-
mated, but this latest success Is the appropriate
crown to the numerous victories already achieved.
After years of patient labor and scientific expert
ment, Mr.. Babbitt has succeeded in perfecting the
composition of the frest toilet soap ever intro
vegetable oils; the manufacturing processes are
entirely new and original, and the result Is simply
unparalleled in this department OF industry.
''B. r. Babbitt's Toilet Soap" is the trade mark
by which this elegant toilet luxury Is designated
and for applications to the delicate skin OF infants
children and ladies, it is altogether unequaled IN lts
emolient properties. This Soap is not perfumed
the ingredients being of such absolute purity as to
require aid from chemistry to disguise inferior
materials. The most refined taste considers the
| absence of artificial perfume the perfection o.
sweetness, and this peculiar characteristic OF b.
Babbitts Toilet Soap renders ii the most healthfu
| and agreeable article of the kind ever mAnu1ac
| tured.
Though specially desirable for the use Of ladie'
and children this Soap Is equally appropriate 10
gentlemen's toilet, and as ii makes neaVy iathe
It is also one of the finest soaps for BARRIERS use
II is lust being placed upon the market but tn,
4 dau,a for ~ hpe0m0 Y
Tribune.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-27
Chancery Notice.

." Compl'ts Solicitors.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
Recent Publications.

Mr.. Edwin de Leon, who has been Consul
Generarin Egypt, has written brief duodeci- :
mo containing his opinions on that country,
which is published by the Harpers under the
title of The Khedive's Egypt, or The Old
House of Bondage under New Masters Port
land: Loring, Short s. Harmony. 1t is printed
in very large typs with brilliant cover illu-
minated with an impossible gold Sohynx
something larger than the Great Pyramid
Mr. de Leon sets the present population of
Egypt at five and half millions, and thinks
the introduction of Chiaese Coolies Is probable,
and that their settlement there will be profit
able. He is surprised that British statesmen
do not make Mehemet Ali's dream a reality by
setting up an Arab empire with Egypt at its
head, embracing Syria, Palestine and Arabia
as bulwark against Russian aggression.
Half million acres of desert land have been
reclaimed within the last fifteen years. and
100000 more are in process of preparation
under the canal improvements The author
gives excellent sketches of the Khediye and his
predecessors, as also of many of the distin-
guished Egyptian officials, foreign and native.
Gordon Pasha, and his plans for the govern
ment OF Soudan are described at some length.
An excellent description of royal marriage
reception which isquite new, will be read with
interest. Mr.. De Leon thinks tn at the Khe-
dive. has not squandered the large sums which
he has borrowed from England, but that he
has fair amount of judicious investments to
show for them in the way of public improve
ments, though he admits that Egypt is the
most oppressed BY taxes of any country
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
Notes aud Announcements.

It is promised that Mr.. Longfellow will con-
tinue his Poems of Places, to include New
England.
1t is announced that Edward Everett Hale
will become one of the editors of the Golden
Rule, Mr.. Murray's paper
And still they comel A Handbook of Ce-
ramic Art. by NJ. S. Lockwood, is announced
by G. P. Putnam's Sons.
The February number of the Popular Science
Monthly viii give its views of the New Gospel
OF Biology as expounded by the Rev. Joseph
Cook.
Professor Henry Adams is editing, for pub
lication by Little, Brown s. Co., a number of
papers on New England federalism, from the
archives Of the Adams family at Quincy.
Prof. TyndalPs latest contribution to the
spontaneous generation coutroversy-an &C.
count of his researches during his last Sum-
mer's stay in the Aps-will appear in the Pop
ular Science Monthly for February.
The most interesting bit of literar, news
given to the public for some time is the an
nouncement in the New York Timess London
letter that George Eliot has begun new work,
and will have it in the printers hands before
the end of the year.
A volume of verse is announced for the No
Name series, to be edited by Geo. P. Lathrop,
from original contributions by leading Ameri-
can poets, whose names will be given, but
apart from their poems-ma aking a new literary
guessing game,
Dutch literature boasts a novelty in book
making-a volume in which theology is applied
to cookery. "Mrs. Nuyens has published a
complete cookery book for Roman Catholics.
With much good sense the lady teaches the
Catholics to reconcile the idea of keeping their
fasts faithfully with the consciousness of hay
ing good dinner"
The February number Of Harper's Magazine
is prefaced By the following statement ''The
publishers desire to call attention to the fact
that not only is the circulation Of Harper's
Magazine steadily increasing, being equal TO
the combined circulation of all other Ameri-
can monthlies of its class, but also there has
been no year since 1870 when its circulation
has not been larger than during any year of
the previous decade"
About the last of this month Roberts Broth
ers will issue the next volume in the No Name
series. "Marmone" is the title, and the story
purports to be told by "Adophus Ssgraye, the
youngest of three brothers," One well known
in literary circles writes Of it: "Marmorne'
SENS to an almost faultless story. L don t
know when L have read one which L think so
directly. lucidly and beautifully told. 1t moves
straight on and excites, before the close, per-
fectly breathless interest. Ia manner it ap-
pears to me absolutely model. think ones
notions of the principal heroine are confused
Nv,1 D. 49,.
strange mental maady to which she falls a
victim; blt otherwise the Characterization
seems to me delightful, and in what other re.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
Books Received.


Young musgraYe. A Novel. BY Mrs. ollphant
Paper, 145 pp., 40 cents. New York: Harper &
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William Pitt. By Lord MacaulaY. HalEHour
Series. Paper, 1O2 pp, 25 cents. New York: Har-
per s. Brothers. Portland: Lorlng, Short . Har-
mon.
Charles Summers Explanation in Reply
to AN Assault. A Speech prepared for the
United States Senate, March 1871. Paper, % pp
Boston: Lee & Shepard.
Poor ZePh. By F. W. Robinson, author OF slit
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125 pp., 20 cents. New York: Harper s. Brothers.
Portland: Loring, Short 8 Harmon.
A Jewel of a Girl. A Novel. BY the author of
'Queenie'' sc. Paper, 1877 pp., So cents. New
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Short 81 Harmon.
Samuel johnson. BY Lord Macaulay. Half
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Harmon.
The Earl of Chatham, By Lord Macaulav.
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York: Harper & Brothers. Portland: LOring,
Short g. Harmon.
My Lady's Money. An Episode in the Life Of a
Young Girl. Related by Wilkie Collins. Half
Hour Series. Paper, PIG pp., 75 cents. New York:
Harper & Brothers. Portlandt Loring, Short 81
Harmon
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
The Popular Lean.

Secretary Shermah's scheme )r placing
the four per cent. bonds has ma ny features
which will command popular approval, and
the objections to it are chiefly in matters Of
detail. 1t is desirable on all accounts that
cur bonds should be widely distributed
among the people. The conservative effect
of such distribution will be great. Every
man who holds these certificates of indebted
ness will have direct interest in sustaining
the national credit against the assaults OF
repudiators and spendthrifts; and as the
bonds will in all probability be widely dis
tributed the feeling, cherished in some Sec
tions Of the country, that Eastern capitalists
who hold the bonded debt are drawing undue
profit from the Treasury, will be measurably
diminished. In the success of the new loan
every taxpayer is interested, for by it the
interest we pay on our indebtedness is re-
duced one.third. As it is to be put upon the
market 1t can easily be taken I'D in limited
quantities by those who have small sums to
invest.
1t remains to be seen how much money Is
to be loaned in this country at the low rate
OF interest which the Government offers.
The amount is probably not large, but is
certainly greater than ever before. The
new loan will probably draw largely upon
trust funds and upon the small properties
which, for one reason or another, are not
available for ordinary business investments.
Those who are looking for safe investment
and can be content with very moderate in
come will naturally seek the four per cents.
What amount of bonds the government will
be able TO dispose of can only be ascertained
by actual trial. The experiment is certainly
worth trying. The treasury can at least by
this method market as many bonds as it can
by the syndicate arrangement; for the syn
dictate sales have entirely stopped.
1t is not easy to see, however, in what way
The system Of certificates proposed by the
Secretary can aid in the marketing of the
bonds. 1t is certainly complex enough to
confuse people not familiar with business,
daunt the small investor, and offers no ad-
vantage which will compensate for these
drawbacks. There is danger, too, that the
certificates will pass into circulation and so
go TO swell our already redundant paper cur
rency. This danger should be guarded
against before the scheme goes into opera
ton.
But the great obstacle In the way of the
success of the new loan is the silver agita-
ton. People will not buy the bonds at par
in gold so long as they believe or have rea-
son to fear that they will be paid when the
bonds become due in sham dollar worth
ninety cents or less. They will not care to
invest in securities whose value Is dependent
upon the fuctuating value Of silver in the
markets of the world. If our people wish
to refund the national debt and reduce the
interest-charge upon it one-third, they must
not hesitate to declare that it shall be paid
in that coin which is everywhere recognized
as the standard and store Of value.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

In COMMON COUNCIL, Dec. 5, 1877,
Read twice and passed to be engrossed in concur.
renee.
Attest: L. CLIFFORD WADE, Clerk.
Approved January u, 1878.
ja14 d10t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
A Word of Explanation.

10 the Editor Of the Press:
sR:-I find that many people suppose that
the gentlemen who interrupted me on We'd
nesdsy, when was before the Legislature of
Massachusetts,, were members OF that body.
They were only beer and whiskey men-spsc-
tators- was saying that the liquor traffic in
Maine was confined almost exclusively to the
lowest and vilest class of foreigners
These whiskey men sprang to their feet in O
great fury, some of them throwing their hats
and gloves into the air quite to the ceiling, ex-
claiming that they would not remain and hear
foreigners insulted
replied that 1 had insulted no one; was
only stating a fact. L was speaking only OF
liquor sellers in Maine, not of those in Massa-
chuSetts, who might be, for aught had said,
the most respectable men in the State.
In war ships the most sober aud reliable men
are charged with the care of the magazine
Reckless men might blow up the ship with
matches and Pipes. Grog shops are a thousand
times more dangerous than magazines. Where
one life is lost by the latter thousand are De.
stroyed by the former. ND.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

The fragmentary manuscript containing
the late Senator Morton's views upon the
Chinese question, presented in the Senate
Thursday by Senator Wadleigh, was intended
as part Of the minority report of the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the matter.
The Senator's death left it in an unfinished
state. The report is an appeal for fair treat
ment of the Chinese in this country. Sena-
tor Morton says that cardinal principle in
our Government, proclaimed in the Declare
ton of Independence, in the Articles of Con-
federation, and recognized by our Constitu.
ton, Is that our country is open to immi.
grants from all parts of the world; that it was
to be the asylum of the oppressed and unfor-
tunate. 1t is true that when the Govern.
ment was formed. and for nearly three quar-
ters OF century no immigration was contem.
plated except from nations composed of white
people; but the principles upon which we
proposed to act and the invitation we ex-
tended to the world cannot and ought not to
be limited or controlled by race or color, nor
by the character of the civilization OF the
countries from which immigrants may come.
At time when China and Japan have
adopted liberal policy, and in that respect
have yielded to western civilization, and
have especially recognized the force of the
example and policy of the United States. 1t is
proposed that we shall take step backward
by the adoption of their cast-off policy of ex-
clusion. The argument set up here in favor
of this is precisely that which was so long
used to excuse or Justify the same policy in
China and Japan. To DO that now would be a
great innovation upon the policy and tradition
of the Government and would be long step
in the denial of the brotherhood of man and
of the broad humanitarian policy inaugurated
by our fathers. By excluding the copper
colored people of Asia from our shores we
would again recognize the distinction of race
and establish new governmental policy
upon the basis of color. By embarking at
Hong Kong, British port, the Chinese are
invested in that respect with the rights of
British subjects, and in any legislation, or
treaty by which we would propose to limit or
to forbid the landing upon cur shores of
Cinnamon or any other class of people EN-.
barking at British port we must deal with
the British Government and not with China.
1t would be an interference with the trade
and commerce of that port. As rule Chi
nese are industrious, temperate and honest
in their dealings. Senator Morton cites from
the testimony of a Mr.. Crocker to show that
Chinese labor has afforded to white men
more elevated class of labor. He claims that
the testimony taken by the Commission
shows that there is not any considerable
number of white people in California out of
employment except those who are willfulIy
idle. and that the bitterest enmity against
Chinese prevails among the worst elements
OF the population of San Francisco.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

cent novel is WIZ made the terrible calamity
1t Is here2 Ii there were any use in predicting,
should predict for 'Marmorns' greater pop-
oiarlty Than the average Of the No NamSs. I"
Lne book will be Published by Blackwoods OF
Euln0urgh simultaneously with its appearance
ti mere The next novel of the No,Namss, after
MsOnorne," will be by the author Of Kismss.
~ mas been published already In London,
where the author appeavs under the non, de
pT%''e Oh George Fleming. 1t will come In one
volume, whereas It appears in three in London.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

IT is said that action will be pressed on
the resolution to Investigate the alleged bar
gain between Patterson and Butler, whereby
the former was to vote for the admission OF
the latter to the Senate in return for the sus-
pension of the South Carolina indictments.
Positive proof of the bargain has, it Is
claimed, been obtained from ex-C Collect OF
Worthington of Charleston, Patterson's right.
hand man
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

The Queens speech at the opening ofPar-
is moderate in tone and certainly gives
but little encouragement to the war-party in
England. The intimatlon that she may be
compelled to ask for grant is not calculated
to create alarm. A request of that nature
was made during the Franco-Prussi;Gn war,
and was not interpreted as hostil . move
rnauf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE

PRESIDENT SEELYE of Amherst College,,
whose integrity is above s. aspcion and who's Ie
desire for reform has never been question: ID,
sharply arraigns Secretary Schurz for che
manner in which the Investigation of the
Indian bureau was conducted and STRONGLY
condemns the Specimen of reform" ,Shich
the Interior Department offers to the co untry.
His protest will have great weight with
thinking men.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 20 & "a
COmDlencin0 at II O'CLOCK nm Vednesddu,

The Temperance cause was never more prosperous
In the State than now, for which we should be mos
profoundly grateful. Still there are important sub
jects which will demand our attention. Shall WI
ask for any change or amendments in the Prohibi
tory Law? Shall we protest against granting licens
to sell intoxicating liquors to the druggists? Shal
we ask for any more stringent penalties to be inct
ed upon persons found intoxicated? These anC
other important questions will doubtless demand th
attention of the convention.
Let there be a general rally. The usual reduction
of fare on the railroads may be expected.
d. B. RANDALL, Berwick,
JOSHUA NYE. Augusta,
l.. r. KING, Caribou,
EDWARD HILLS, Thomaston,
JOHN S. KIABALL, Bangor,
GEORGE E. BRACKET, Belfast
FRANK KENRIoK, Fairfield
VIM. j. CORTHBLL, Calais,
ELI JONES, South China,
JORDAN RAID, Lisbon,
E. W. STETsON, Damariscotta,
HENRY TALLMAN, Bath,
OWEN B. CHADBoURNB, Saco.
r. G. HARRINGTON, Bryeburg,
j. S. WHEELWRIGHT, Bangor,
State Temperance Committee
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

THE national House has done EN- eminent
ly proper thing in passing Mr.. Fryes bill
making persons charged with. crimes and
ofenses competent Witnesses in United
States courts. Their exclusion from the
witness stand was relic of the ancient and
uDjustly severe criminal laws which once
obtained everywhere under the English code.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

EWING wants to read the Eastern Demo-
Gratis oat Of the party because they are hard
money men. He says he can unite the South
and West and carry the country for repudi-
alton. 1t will be mighty poor country if
he can have his way.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

THE national House has in its resolution
OF thanks taken fitting recognition of the
eminent services and heroic exploits O
Henry M. Stanley, the African explorer
Mr.. Stanley's achievements in geographical
research are an honor to the American
manila
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

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ournal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 10.

We do not read anonymous etters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
lleases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

THE Democratic leaders in Congress are
thinking of initiating an English Parllament-
ary custom, and having a "whip' to look
after absent members when a vote is to be
taken. Better hire temperance lecturer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

The threat of the Porte to unfurl the flag
of the prophet will not arrest the Russian
march to Constantinople. The standard is
but rag now, as little capable of rousing
enthusiasm as the shirt of Thomas Beckett.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

The new Democratic paper in Washington
is making savage attacks on Speaker Randall.
The assault Is said to come from Southern
sources, and is caused by Randalps timidity
in the subsidy business.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

THE Boston Democrats seem to have done
some cheating at the late city election. In
the Thirteenth Ward, the Democratic strong
hold, hundred and fifty more votes were
cast than there were names checked.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.

The several Temperance organic ations. the Tenn
perance workers. and all the friends of Temperance
in Name, are invited to meet in Mass Convention at
GRANITE HALL, AUGUSTA,
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-01-19

CERRo GoBDo WILLIAMS has been chosen
to the Senate from Kentucky. That body is
fast coming to resemble museum of antiouI-
ties,