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The Portland daily press., 1878-01-26

The Wolf at the Door is the ominons title of
the latest volume of the No Name Series
tBoston: Roberts Brothers; Portland: Lorng,
Short s. Harmonl 1t bears family resem-
blance to most OF its companion volumes
which, with the exception of the fine poem
Deirdre, and Will Denbigh, nobleman, have a
decided SAVIOR of Eastern Massachusetts about
them, with many of the excellencies and fail
ings of that literary region, enough to give
them their local habitation, though No Name.
The Wolf at the Door is an effective though not
especially apt or pleasing title for an agreeable
story for which the reader might easily choose
one mora fitting. There is not very much at
tempt at construction of plot, indeed the events
ara rather clumsily and uncertainty handled;
and the interest of the book depends on its
lively and natural sketches of Boston society
life. The men are generally we'll drawn, the
genial head of the family in especial, while the
hero is neither foolish or stilted and languid,
philosophical young man who thus affects to
conceal his sunny and sound nature, is though
a subordinate figure, very we'll drawn. The
ladies rather less successfully sketched; they
are well-meaning and agreeable as culture will
allow-always excepting the conventional vii
lainess who spreads her elaborate snsres in the
shadow of the Great Organ itself. The i'm
preston which this story leaves upon the
readers mind is of a fragment of everyday
society life with its stupidities and brightness
as they cling to it, taken up as one takes up
clump of MOSES and ferns, with whatever
rootlets, buds and earthworms may happen to
adhere to it. and transplants it for the adorn-
ment of the parlor. There it is-Jome fibres
untimely snapped off from continuity, others
hanging about in aimless length but on the
whole pleasant and actual sample of the life
of the place from which it came.
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GEORGE MACDONALD.

The "KOyV" Series of instructive papers,
by various authors, will tell HOW to bind
your own books; HOW they mine coal !;
HOW to enjoy yourselves at home; HOW to
be an agreeable guest; HOW to entertain
company; HOW to be a carpenter; HOW to
make an ice-boat; HOW to build a house !;
HOW India-rubber is gathered; HOW match
es are made; HOW TO BE A PAR
LOE8 MAGICIAN HOW money is
made; HOW mackerel are caught; HOW
they laid the Atlantic cable; HOW they mine
in California; HOW they work in the tea
country, etc. There will be also series of
stories and sketches of Foreign Life.
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DERMANENT employment and good pay will be
Il given to thirty lasters, four peggers and sewers
on mems and boys work. Apply Immediately to
ABEL HOWE e. CO..
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THO Gentleman and Wife without children)
4 pleasant up stairs rent of four or five rooms on
New High st For particulars inquire of A. S. FER
NALD, up stairs, 237 Middle st. jan16d1In
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a FEW good men can find pleasant rooms with
n. board. at 80 BROWN ST.
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Store to Rent,
House to Let-Furniture for Sale.

STORE in Thomas Block, No. 90 Commercial
- Street. Inquire of
jan14dSw JOHN G. PROCTER.
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House for Rent,
Furnished or unfurnished, For
particulars address II. %. Box 595.
janis d2w4
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Address AUG. P. FULLER,
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House to Let.
TEVHE lower part of house No. 234 Oxford St., very
Il convenient, containing eight rooms, gas and
Sebago. For particulars apply to F. II. WIDBER,
900 Commercial Street. sen18dtf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08


"Mr. and Mrs. John w. Elden
request your presence at the mar
riage of their daughter, Eldena, TO
Andrew J. Packard, Wednesday
morning, February ~, 1878, at 10
O'Clock, at the residence of her
grandfather, Hon. John Milliken,
Buxton, Saco, Me-
Mr.. Packard is a native Of War
ren, o., but he has lived for years
in Youngstown, where he is promi-
nently engaged in the iron business.
He is one of the best Democrats on
the Western Reserve, and for years
has been a member of the Demo
cratic State central committee. We
wish him and his bonnie bride all
the joy that even they could ask.
In view of Miss Elden's success
we should not be surprised if the
fayorite themes for graduating
essays at Yassar and other female
colleges henceforth will be, "The
Washtub as Hygienic Aid" "The
Hstheties of Cooking" ''Ten Dol
lars a Week Enough land to spare)
for Two," "Let's give him Tafy
till he's Caught" etc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08

Lloyd arrived on foot at the same
house he went in and remained
two hours and twenty minutes
when he came out he went to the
Dutch Reformed Publication Soci-
ETY.; stayed there half an hour;
went next to the Grand Union
Hotel, and directly through the
Forty-second street entrance to the
bar-room, and took glass of rum,
and finishing which he Immediate
ly took another; he then walked
across town to Third avenue, and
entered a liquor saloon at the cor
ner of Forty-ninth street here he
took a drink Of brandy he next
visited the church and remained
there ten minutes, after which he
went home to dinner, and was not
seen again that day."
Mr.. Shaw paused at the conclu-
sion of the report, and the silence
which during its reading had only
been disturbed by an occasional
"Ah," or expressions of disbelief,
was at once invaded by a chorus Of
satirical remarks. "0h, is that all, :"
said one; els that the best you can
give us?" said another. One gen.
tleman desired to know which gem
tleman Of the Consistory had been
figuring as an amateur detective.
Mr.. Shaw without weapons" con-
tinued the reading of the next re-
port, which contained similar re-
cord Of fourteen days. Finally, Mr..
Shaw and Lloyd denied drinking
and all the rest of the charges.
Mr.. Vandyke made another strong
appeal for the pastor. "Suppose
this church were to cast him forth
in disgrace" said he, "who would
take him up?" "We would" said
twenty voices, and in less than five
minutes $175,QO0 had been pledged
to build him new church. Mr..
Lloyd will appear in his own de-
tense before the congregation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08

1t appears by a Washington letter that
Of the three drunkest senator's the night
the Bland bill was passed, one was a
Republican and two supported the meas
ure. Further, the youngest, whose con.
dition excited most sympathy. is mem.
Der of firm who keeps liquor store.
So we have irresponsible boys as ssna-
tors who make beasts of themselves oc.
cssiouAlly. A nice spectacle for the
country at large to see measures Of far
reaching importance in the hands of our
country's representative bummers.-
Brooklyn Union.Argus.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08

Detroit Free Press,l
Three or four days ago a gentle
man passing up Griswold street was
halted by a very courteous, but very
hard-up tramp, who said:
"Will you give me money enough
to enable me to purchase dish of
fried oysters ?"
Fried oysters! Great lands |!
But yeu are mighty particular for
penniless mani" exclaimed the
pedestrian.
$50 Iam-so l am. | was brought
up that way, sir. I'm out of money,
hungry as a wolf, aud want fried
oysters and their appropriate sur
roundings."
lie didn't get them. Next day
be was encountered on the postofice
steps, looking more hungry than
the day before, and the gentleman
inquired:
Have you concluded to come
down to beef and potatoes yet?"
"No, sir; still stick for fried
oysters" was the reply.
AT dark that night the high
toned tramp encountered the same
man in grocery on Woodward
avenue, and without waiting to be
questioned he began;
81 still call for fried oysters"
"And you haven't got 'em?"
"No, sir"
And you are about as near starved
as you want to be,
Nearer, sir. In fact, am
about to die was born a gentle
man, Pm naturally high.toned, and
/ want to die decently. We will
skip over the subject of fried oysters
and | will ask you to lend me a pair
of red WOODEN mittens and a cigar
holder to aid my corpse in making
a decent appearance before the cor
oner and reporters !"
The crowd contributed thirty
cents to buy him the fried oysters.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08
Call OF Yer Dog.

Detroit Fros Press.
"Is this John Wright" asked
his honor Of u dumpy.looking man,
with ears big enough for a three
year old steer.
"Yes'r."
"And were you drunk"
"Nozur."
Weren't, eli? Why notl"
C Coz wuz suber."
"How did you happen to be sober
last night?"
"Dono."
Well, we will now proceed to
clear away this impenetrable mys-
terry. The officer will be sworn.S
The officer found John in an al.
most helpless condition, feeling all
over q snow-bank and calling out,
",oall offyerdog an gimme fair
show"
"And the dog was called, con.
tinued the court, |" and up you 90
for thirty days. You are the Wri. hit
man in the right place."
." Tant jury trial." growled
the prisoner.
" Aud you aiiso want a clean shirt
and more honest look, but this is
q world Of want. You are ticketed
for Che second seat in the Maria,
and if the horse runs away you are
a goner."
When Mr.. Wright was left alone
in the corridor he wrote upon the
flagStones;
"The waae of the good and hon
ist air trewly harde."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08
RAiLRoApa.
MEMPHIS And CHARLESTON
rrgtn RAILROAD. ~

CCHEDULR ON AND AFTER FEBRUARY
- o, 1878;
Leaves. Arrives
Mail and Express, daily.1l.55 pm 6.45 pm
5Omeryille train, daily
Except Sunday)......... 500 pm 8.lS am
Grand Junction accemO-
dation daily Except
Saturday.. I.40 pm 6.tU n. m
Time Twenty Minutes Faster than
City Time.
The I1.66 p.tn. Train makes the q uick-
ess time ever made to Chattanooga, Knox
vile, Lynchburg, Washington, and the kast,
and will stop at all Regular Stations, and at
Flag Stations when tagged, except Flag Sta
tions between Collieryille and Memphis.
SOmerv1lle train wtll stop at reg
MAR and flag stations.
The 1l.55 pm. train makes close connection
at Gran1 Junction fer all 0ints south on Uhi-
cago, st. Louis and Kew Orleans railroad.
The Z 40 p N. makes close connection for
Jackson, Tenn, and all points north of Grand
Junction.
Ticket sfice 27s Main street and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad.
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
Il. S. DAVAN1,
1lOf Assistant General Passenger Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08
MEMPHIS s. LITTLE ROCK R.R.
shrOt Line to ArkanssS and Texas.
TINE CARpI

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train, daily. 80 \. m. 11.S0 m
Freight train daily lex.
Sunday. ............7. 90 am. $40 m.
Passengers going on this road will take
trnins at the depot Of tho Louisville, Nash
vile and Great Southorn railroad. Mail
trains make close, connection at Argenta for
points on the Little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with tho Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on all night
trains.
Fer tickets and information apply at Ticket
Offices 27S and 2S7 Nam street. and at depot
foot of Washington street, or at Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot,
or to the undersigned.
r. A. WILLIAMS, Pass. Agt, Memphis.
II. S. JAY. q. P. asd Z. Ag't, Little Reok.
w. =. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
103-f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08

Kellogg contesses to thirty-6ve, but
says Cary's forty.two il she's day.
And, besides, she thinks her voice is
breaking.-[New York Mail. PshaWl
Kellogg is forte, too, except when she's
piano.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08

The VanderbiltS are at it again. It
will be shown this week that the cid
commodore was Mr.. Bender, the long
missiAg Kansas murderer, and likewise
the author of the Junius letters. u Buf-
falo Express.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08

Go north, south. east or west, and you
will find coughs and colds at this season
of the year. Aremedy which never fails
to give satisfaction is Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup. Price 25e.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08

The cheapest way to fnd the North
Pele, Mr.. Bennett, would be to advertise
for it, Buffalo Express.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08

DR.. Falk, of Chill, prophesies that the
United States will have snow.storms
next August.-[Ex. Well if Falk-alcu.
lations don't fail we must be looking out
for Cbili-weather next summer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08

If England goes to war with Russia,
and lot Of the Rs got snarled up with
those Russisn nSmes-good heavensl-
what q volcano for the poor night sdi-
tors HAwksye,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08
MISSISSIPPI TENNESSEE
AILROAD.
CHGDULE.

ON and ter Wednesday. November IA.
" lST,trti will run as follews:
Leave. Arrive.
Main Train daily.......... 500 pm. 1:05 pm
Sardis Accommodation
daily lex. Sundays)...1l:50 am. 9:15a.m
Freight Train daily lex.
Sundays) "...... ............ 500 am. 4:00 p.m
64-t NJ. BURKE, Supft
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08

Yale received Count Joannes with
characteristic beanevolence.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08
Louisville and Great Southern R.R

1850 pm. hight Expression Saturday
this train runs only to MiIan.l Connects at
Milan for st. Louis and Chicago; at Nc
, KenEe for Nashville. Chattanooga, Atlanta
vile, Henderson aHd Evansville; at Louis
willie for all points North and East.
1900 am. Day pxpresa-Oonnects for St..
Louis and Chicago, at Louisville for all
points North and East.
4:4o pm. Brownsville Accommodation
Daily except Sunday.
Arrival Of Trains.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08
arrival Of Trains.

EXpresS..'...'''. pm
.;..'...."6;lb 10 IN
Pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
Vile. and on Night train to Nashville.
For tickets or reformation. apply at Ticket
Office, 287 Main. Northwest corner Madison
street.
JAS. MONTGOMERY. Sup't Memphis Div.
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
62-f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08
Five Thousand Copies
Arc read by at least
xvi. 21atw

Twenty Thousand People
old and young. every week. It Is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best GLASS Of
community.
We desire our business men to make a note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.
We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible adyer-
Using; for many good people seeing an ad-
vsrtisoment in paper. especially their
church paper, take 1t as q guarantee of re-
'DOnsihiHty. Such confidence should not te
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore.
The Advertising Patronage
Of such business nsn and firms as We can
recommend to our friends and the public
without compromising the character of the
paper.
ear Terms shall be in Harmon
with the business Outlook.
Send in Your FAvOrs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-08
RAILROAD THE TABLE.

MEMPHIs AND DLoUIsvmLRRAILRoA
W Arrive. Leaves.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-13
4 Chair from Heaven.
Chambers Journal.

In throwing out ballast or any small
article from a balloon, 4 certain degree
of caution is requisite, as a bottle or any
similar object falls with such velocity
that if it were to strike the roof Of a
cottage it would so right through it.
We are told that Gay-Lussac, in an
ascent in 1904, threw out a common
deal chair from the height of %, 600 feet.
It fell beside a country girl who was
tending some sheep in a fed, and as the
balloon was invisible, she concluded
and so did wiser heads than hers-that
the chair had fallen straight down from
heaven, a gift of the Virgin to her faith
full followers. No one was skeptical
enough to deny it, for there was the
chair, OF rather its remains. The most
the incredulous could venture to do was
toscriticise the coarse workmanship of
the miraculous seat, and they were busy
carping and fault-fnding with the celes-
tial upholstry when an, account Of Nj.
Gay-Lussac's aerial voyage was pub
lished, and extinguished at once the dis
cussion and the miracle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-13

A RHODE ISLAND lady who was in the
habit of taking large quantities Of tine
ture of iron found great benefit from
the medicine, but also incurred large
bills at the apothecary's which her hus-
band found it rather difficult to meet
Instead Of brutally cutting off her med
zeal supply, this ingenious and humane
man conceived the plan of manufacture
ing tincture of iron in the secrecy of his
own wood-shed He, therefore, pro-
cured a pail, placed i'll it two pounds Of
old iron nails, three drains of iron bar
rel-hoops, and four scruples of miscel-
laneous iron. 70 this he added one
gallon Of aqua pura, and stirred the
mixture with a pitchfork three times a
day for a week. At the end CT that
time he drew off the water with a Sip
hon, placed it in pint bottles, and la
belled it Tinct. ferri. Use as directed
His wife took this homemade tincture
without any suspicion that it was not
purchased at the apotnecary's, and de-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-13
A Story Of Real Life.

! q Mr.. Marooney is foreman in foundry
and gets thirty dollars a week. With
this salary the family ought to get along
well and save money, but they do not
Mr. Marooney has a cousin, a shoe
maker, who gets only fifteen dollars q
week, yet who sails right along in light
ming express, while Marooney comes
tagging along in a freight with hot
! box. ats-. H..f..tr.E
How do you manage it, Jack" he
would frequently ask, ito get along the
way you do? Here you actually keen
your family and save money on fifteen
dollars week, while it takes every
cent make to live, and I get double
the pay p @ ir faa.s0
On, | cont manage it at ALL" says
Jack, l Just take my money home to
| the old woman on Saturday night, and
she takes her five dollars to run the
house with and puts the rest carefully
away" .@a
9 Do you give her all the money!"
asks MIR. Marooney, musing.w
Oh, no, not quite, keep out little
for tobacco during the week, and
| trifle to keep me from feeling lonesome.
If [ kept il all in my pocket | would
spend it sure, but Mary keeps it tight
and safe"
Mr.. Marooney talked it over with his
wife that night and they concluded to
try Jacks plan. The following Saturday
night he brought home his thirty dol
lars, and keeping back one put the rest
in her keeping, and she promised to
do her level best to set the table on but
five
The first week she squeezed through
somehow, and got along with six and
half Mr. Marooney was quite pleased,
and began laying awake at night think
ing about what kind Of house he would
build. He thought plain rustic cot
tage with bay window would be about
right.
The next week her expenses account
only footed up five dollars and eighty
cents, and Marooney changed his de-
sign for a future residence from frame
to brick
The next week she brought it down
thirty cents more, and he added wing
with wash-house Then she made
superhuman struggle quit buying milk,
and came within two shillings of the
goal for which she had been striving.
MIR. Marooney decided on an iron fence
in front of his premises.
The next week she lost ground, slip
ped, and came out at the six-dollar post
Mr.. Marooney thought neat paling
ence was good enough for anybody,
but when the ensuing week she came
| in with flying colors and struck the five
dollar mark in both eyes, Mr.. Marooney
had the iron railing re-instated and
granite steps running up to the door.
The next week she took the money
she had saved, went and bought her
love ola hat, too cute for anything, a
black silk dress, and cherub of
cloak, that made the woman next door
cry with envy till hernose got sore, and
Mr.. Marooney came to the conclusion
that it didn't pay to live in ones own
property, keeping up repairs, insurance
etc, and the worry and stew in dread
of fire and earthquakes more than
counterbalanced any trifing advantages
there might be- Cincinnati Breakfast
Table,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-13
BENJAMIN f. WADE.
Particulars Of His Death. Which Was
Calm and Peaceful Estate. Etc.
Cleveland Special, I'd.


Ex-senator Wade died at half past s
o'clock this morning. Early on Friday
morning, the faithful few around his
bedside noted a change for the worse,
and by evening it was apparent that
death must soon ensue. Along toward
10 o'clock he motioned to his wife that
he desired to speak to her. She bent
over him, and he made great efforts to
communicate with her, but in vain. At
last he managed to say, [ cannot talk
at all" These were his last words. He
closed his eyes, and at midnight COM
menced to fail rapidly. There was no
look upon his features that betrayed
pain, and if he suffered be gave no sign.
His eyes occasionally closed, but con-
seriousness seemed to remain with him
to the end. His wife stood by the bed
side, her hand in his; the other hand
was clasped by his son, Capt. B. P.
Wade, while Mrs. Wade, of Cleveland.
DR.. futile, of Jefferson, and several
other friends surrounded his couch. At
half past 6 o'clock in the morning his
breathing suddenly became short and
laborious, until at last it ceased entire
ly. and Ben Wade was no more. The
body lies in the front parlor of the fam
lily residence, and has been viewed all
day by friends and loving townsmen.
The expression of the face is natural,
although bearing the marks of the suf
fering his long illness caused him to
pass through. The funeral will occur
on Tuesday afternoon, and will be very
unostentatious, in accordance with a
wish of the ex-senator, who also caused
his wife to promise that no costly mon
ument should be raised over him. 1t
is reported that he left no will, being
willing to leave the settlement of his
estate to others. His estate is valued
at So, 900 to 100000, and is said to be
in an excellent state, being mostly in
real estate and stocks. 8a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-13

rived all the benefit from it which she
had derived from the apothecary's own
tlncture. Although she had been af-
flleted for several months with extreme
weakness. her strength revived under
the influence of the tincture to such an
extent that at the end of three weeks,
when she accidentally caught her hus-
band in the act of filling her bottle from
the pail in the wood-shed, she was able
to lift q heavy pitchfork, and after
welding it with great vigor for ten
minutes, to assist the hired man in
dragging her husband into the house,
where she subsequently applied arnica
and brown paper to nearly two-thirds Of
his entire surface. Iag
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-13

A FINE PRosPECT-More than four
thousand bills have been introduced in
congress this session, and about dozen
only have been passed. There Is an
excellent prospect for summer session
and many sick congressman.