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The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

A RAILROAD PARTY "A railroad party COM
prisine George e B. Jackson of Portland,
President, and Psyson Tucker, Superintendent
of the Maine Central Railroad, Hon. j. B.
Brown of Portland, w. G. Davis of Portland,
S. Jackson of Portland, Arthur Sewall of
Bath, Darius Alden of Augusta, VIM Baxter
of Portland and G. S. Morrison of New York
have just returned from trip down East.
They went to Bangor via Rockland. They
went over the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad
to Dover where they crossed to Dexter and
returned to Portland via Farmipetou
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

To-DAY's ExcURsIoN.-The excursion OF the
steamer Forest City to the mouth of the Ken
nebec to-day will be one of the finest affairs Of
the season. The steamer will leave Franklin
wharf at 10 o'clock and returning arrive at o
O'Clock. There will be no landing made, but
those who do not chose to take lunch can
have meals served at reasonable rates on
board
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
GOrhana.

The dry goods and millinery stores have de.
cided to close on Tuesday and Thursday even
son.
Last Sunday the churches voted to have but
one service day through July and August, land
that in the forenoon.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

The haying season for Alfred is drawing to-
wards the close, and farmers say that the crop
will be quite large.
The county jail'is not as full of occupants as
usual. Although there are greenbackers on all
sides Of the town, yet here the greenback
delusion has very little hold as yet, but perhaps
there may be more than appearances indicate.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
WICKED FOR CLERGYMEN.

81 believe it to be all wrong and even wicked
for clergymen or other public men to be led
into giving testimonials to quack doctors or
vile stuffs called medicines, but when really
mertorious article is made up of common
valuable remedies known to all, and that all
physicians use and trust in daily, we should
freely commend it, therefore cheerfully and
heartily commend Hop B;tters for the good
they have done me and my friends, firmly
believing they have no equal for family use 1
will not be without them.'
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
Rev., Washington, d. G.

SPEcIALTIEs.-Crepe lisse and Tarlatan
ruches, black lace mitts, sash ribbons, Ham
burg edges, linen collars and cuffs. Buying
these goods as we do directly from maRufac-
turers and importers and for cash. we can sell
them at extremely low prices. FL. l. Nelson &
Co., AS Congress street, Harrington Block.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

CELLULoID CUFFS AND CoLLARs.-C. a.
Lamsop, the jeweller, has just received an To-
voice of these wonderful waterproof cuffs and
collars, and they are now for sale at 201 Mid
die street. and also at 527 Congress street.
(branch store). iy122t
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

e. C. Harrington wins first prize, club cup,
with 1913 out of $50.
]. W. Banks wins second prize, pocket rife,
with 100 out of $50.
ammunition case, with Ill out of $50.
Mr.. Dawson of the Providence Tool Co !,
although making the highest score, wins no
prize, not being a member of the club The
shoot was decided success, and considering
that no member of the club had shot at long
range until this spring, the score is wonderfully
oOod
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

SO out of 100.
E. G. Harrington wins second priza, glass
balls and trap, with SS out of 100
j. w. Banks wins third prize, rifle case, with
SO out of 100.
J. W. Banks, 4S out of so at 500 yards, is
high SO far for the rifle presented by Sharp's
Rifle Co., to the one making the highest score
at 500 yards for the season.
Jenness' miss on his sixth shot at 600 yards
was caused by firing on the wrong target
LONG RANGE MATCH.
The third was long range match of $780, 900
and 1000 yards, open to members Of the club
only, ten shots at each distance. The first prize
to be won three times. The following is the
score:
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
CITY OF PORTLAND.
GRANITE BLOCK PAVEMENT.

PROPOSALS will be received at the City Clerk s
l. office, until FRIDAY. 26th inst, at noon, from
parties who desire to contract for Granite Block
Pavement to be laid on Free street, about sixteen
hundred and fifty Q650) square yards, more less
Blocks to be seven % inches deep. nine (9) inches
long and four az inches wide.
State price of square yard of blocks delivered and
price of square yard Of pavement laid, the city to
make all excavations and furnish the saul.
The Committee reserve the right to reject any or
all bids not for the interest of the city.
Proposals to be addressed to
III. s. CLAY, Chairman
of Committee on Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges.
iu12 did
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

FREE MEETING There will be free meet
ing at the 5ons of Temperance Hall, on Con-
gress street, Sunday at half-past two p. m.
Subject for discussion: Which has bsnefi ted the
world the most, religion or con mrrce?
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

The META BY the advertisement Of the
steamer meta it will be seen that she touches
at Jones', Trefethen and Long Island. She
makes three trips day leaving Portland Pier.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

CHALLENGE AccEprED-Mr. Drscoll has
accepted Diamonds challenge and the match
will come off at Presumpscot Park week
from to-day. The distance is % miles and the
match is for 500 o side.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
COTT AGES
AT AUCTION,

WILL be sold at public auction, on the premises
w on TUESDAY, July 16th at 10 O'Clock .. m.
two beautiful Cottages situated Atlantic Avenue,
Old Orchard. The Cottages are new, finished
throuhout, excellent water with each. on the main
avenue, facing the Park. giving a beautiful view,
surrounded with beautiful shade trees, breezes,
and all that goes to make summer resdnce desr-
able. Terms at sale. ~ 4
j. F. DEERlNG, Auciionecr. a4,t
Saco, July 10, 1878. jy1id5t
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
"REDUCTION.''

We have left In stock about so best
quality Ladies' and Gents Travelling
and Shopping Bags, which must be sold
at once to make room for other goods.
To do so we have marked the goods as
follows, showing the genuine reduction
made:
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

f. o. BAILEY & Co. will sell at 3 o'clock to-
day 20 full house lots situated on ST. John St.
AS this sale is made by order Of the city and to
be without reserve, great bargains may be ex-
pected.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
CITY OF PORTLAND.

CITY OF PORTLAND.
CITY MARsHAL's OFFICE.
June %, 1878.
OWNERS of Trucks, Drays, Wagons. Carts OF
~ other vehicles which shall be used in this city
for the conveyance from place to place, within the
city, OF wood, coal lumber, stone BRICKS sand clay
gravel dirt, rubbish, goods, wares, furniture. mer
thing whatsoever are hereby requested to present
their teams tor inspection and to receive their licenses
and numbers for the year commencing July 1, 1873
at the Marshal's Office from the 9th to the Goth OF
july 1873. failure to comply with this notice will
subject the delinquent to penalty.
je25 dtiy20
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT TO-DAY

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Grand Moonlight Excursion-Steamer Meta
e Music Halliday MinstIels.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Wanted-Young Girl
Dissolution-Flint, Hazen s. Co.
Wanted-Eiye Statesmen.
Dress Makers Square--Mrs. A. 3. Todd.
1. o. o. F.-Monthly Meeting.
Dread Institute-H. r. Green.
Boston o. Maine r. R.-Reduced Rates.
Steamer Meta-Wil Leave.
Goes.
While Your Families Friendly Inn.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
1T Is WORTH A TRIAL.

WHEN weak and debilitsted, take
SANFoRD's JAMAICA GINGER
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

Co. d. Norway Light Infantry.
Co. E. Skowhegan Light Infantry.
Co f. Augusta Capital Guards
Co. G. Bangor Jameson Guards.
Co. Il. Belfast City Guards.
Co. l. Hampden Crosby Gnarls.
Co X. Oldtown Hersey Light Infantry, and
Portland Montgomery Guards.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
Civ of Portland.

VAUGHAN'S BRIDGE will be closed for repairs
for three days from o'clock in the morning
till o'clock in the evening. Per order.
jy1l3t III. 8. CLAY, Chairman Committee.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
SHOOTING AT BALDWIN.
Official Record of.ihe Meeting.

The following are the official figures of the
two days meeting of the Maine Rife Club at
Baldwin, which close yesterday.
The first was the Presidents match of one and
two hundred yards, off hand, open to any one
in the State. The prize was telescope pre-.
sented by E. G. Harrington. The following is
the score:
H. c. Hersey-Wesson Rifle.
Yards. Scores. Totals.
10O.........4 5 5 5 5....45
2O0..........5 4 8 5 4....44-e9
E. C. harrington Sharp's Rifle.
2OO.........4 5 A 4....42-s4
G. L Bailey-Peabody Martini Rifle.
100. .........4 A 5 4...41
200. .........i 8 4 3 5....4l-s2
P. A. Bradley-Maynard Rifle.
100.... .....5 5....4i
200 ...".....3 3 5 3 A.. $3.50
A. P. Gordon Maynard Rife.
200 . ...........9 8 5 4 1 ISIS
A. R. Jenness-Sharp's Rifle.
10O...........4 4....39
2GO..........4 2 4 2 A 3 3 8 ...3l-70
L. c. Daniels
100. ........4 4 5 4....4t
200 .........2 4 2 0 4 2. ..2i- s.
G. W. Dawson.
1G0......"".5 2 ...43
81. G. Hersey, with the excellent score of SO
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

MAINE VOLUNTEERS following COM
panies Of Maine militia have voted to attend
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

u lICIoCJ, WIVti uuO tZ&OofIot-V cONIO UI %
out of possible 100, puts one mortgage on the
telescope.
MID RANGE MATCH.
The second match was for mid range, dis
lance of 500 and 600 yards open to members of
the club only, the first prize to be won three
times. The following is the score:
G. L. Bailey-Peabody Martini Rifle
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13

Dissolution.
TUE copartnershp heretofore existing between
the subscribers, under th finn name of
FLINT, HAZEN q CO., is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. The affairs of the firm will be set
tied and the business continued by M. E. & G. A.
HAZEN, at the old stand, 563 Congress street.
p. Il. FLINT,
NJ. E. HAZEN,
c. A. HAZEN.
Portland, July 18th, 1873 jul3d1w
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-13
EDUCATIONAL.
HIGHLAND MILITARY ACADEMY.

Worcester, Mass, fits boys and young men for
college, scientific school and business. 23d wear be-
gins Sept. II. Board and tuition per annum $3.50.
G. B. METCALF, A. NJ, Superintendent
Jul2 SM&W2m
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-10-24
Letter from Iowa.

THE subioined letters were re
ceived during the political campaign,
when our columns were too crowd
ed with political matter to find room
for tbem. They are of sufficient in
terest, however, to justify publica-
ton, now that the election is over
Ed. News.
KELLOGG, Iowa, Sept. "A, 1878.
EDITOR News Since my last from
the Hawkeye State, I have been
looking up and shaking hands
with friends and acquaintauces from
"oId Highland, who hare settled
here.
TT. Peale, son ofThomas Peale,
Esq of Lynchburg, has made this
village his home. He came to this
State without wife or business-now
he has both. He owns the leading
hardware store of the village, and
has a fine trade. He took me to his
residence and introduced me TO his
wife aud new baby. While there I
met Miss Alice Peale, ofLynchburg,
who is visiting them. I also met
another old acquaintance there-the
Highland Weekly News"
Samuel Oldaker, formerly of Rus
sells Station, is nowDeputy Clerk of
Court, in this county (Jasper) He
is a Jolly good fellow, and will prob
ably settle here for they do say that
there is a little girl in Newton who
is sail the world to- Sam.
I spent a day or two with John
W. Murphy, Esq, who was formerly
my teacher in Highland county. He
came here a few years ago, with lit
tie means, andis now the owner of
I. 800 acres of good land we'll improv-
ed, is out of debt, and has money at
interest. used to know him as an
ultra Democrat. He now denounces
both the old parties, and is the boss
"Greenbacker" Of Jasper county.
I have also met two of Johns
brothers, his father, Daniel Murphy,
Sr., three of the Russell boys, a Mr..
link, and a score Of others from
Highland, that 1 have not room to
mention. They all seem to be pros
pering.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-10-24
Chinese Words Of Wisdom.

The prime minister of the kingdom of
Sung consulted MenCius, and told him
that being convinced of the oppressive
character Of a tax that bore heavily upon
the people, he thought he should dimin-
ish it, and at the end Of the year abolish
it altogether. MenCius answered, ''Ihere
was a man who was accustomed to steal
every day the poultry of his neighbOTs,
and was reprOached for his dishonesty.
Well he answered, 4 viii amend little
by little. I viii only steal one fowl
month for year to come, and then l
will abstain altogether No. said Men
cius, no, when you know that what you
do is unjust, cease at once to do it. Why
wait a year?'
Men talk idly about empire, nation,
family. The foundation Of the empire Is
in the nation, Of the nation in the fami-
", of the family in the individual; IN
fine, government is founded on the peO-
pie, the people on the family, the family
on its chief
Win the people, and the empire is
won 4: win their hearts and their atteC-
tiOns, and you win the people; you win
their hearts bv meeting their wishes, by
providing for their wants, and imposing
upon them nothing that they detest
As the fish hurTies away from the OF
ter to the protection Of the deep waters
as the little bird flies to the thick for
est from the haWk-sO do subjects fly
from wicked kings.
You cannot reason with the passionate
YOU cannot act with the feeble or the
CapriciOus.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-10-24
Love Literature.

From time immemorial love has been
The theme of all novels, rOmances, and
many other writings. No matter how
the story might be otherwise arranged,
through all its endless combinations
there has run one thread-that of love
and almost always there has been one
consummation-that Of marriage. Bow
Bells, itself-yOUr peerless and beautiful
queens framed on this model, and its
every story has for its burden-lOve!
Now, why is it that this is ever the
theme; that it so interests; that it will
bear such endless repetition; that it
never tires; and this all through epic,
song, story, drama, and the romantic
tale2 Is it because Of the intrinsic no.
bleness of the passion itself-is it from
a ruling bias in our nature towards that
PASSIONS it because of the ascending
degree Of the story, and its climax, as be-
ing a writing Of the most artistic kind
or is it because of the sensibility Of fair
readers, especially, and that they are
made up in a great degree of affection?
This were most interesting analysis,
and the abundance of such writing and
reading makes it also q most important
one think its main points have here
been limited at; perhaps they all come
in play in their several degrees. 1t Is
certain that this passion affords a ground
for fine and skillfuI writing; that it ex-
cites the curiosity; that it engages the
heart. Hence it has always lived hence
it always Will live; for every such tale
gives q little epitome of the life of man.
We then certainly cannot call such
writing unnatural. Nor need it, of ne
cessity, be dangerous. It is true that too
fiery and immoral writers may kindle a
flame that may destroy, and a taste that
will corrupt. 1t is no less true that the
imagination Of the reader, his or her not
UnspOtted heart, may taint and turn to
death the intense, yet pure and lofty
words of Milton, Keats, SwinbUrne, and
other masters of Loves language and of
love. Let writer's consider, and take
heed how they write and let readers
guard their hearts and their thoughts
when they read.
The passion ITSELF of love, when pure,
is most noble, and most worthy of the
highest descriptive art. This it is that is
the burden of Gods message to man of
His Book; of the visit of our Savior to
the earth; of His ever blessed and glO-
rious Gospel. Here is Loves climax
here its intensest flame; here its deepest
and its purest story; here are none of
its dangers, and all of its sweets. Touch
ed by so pure q flame, following so divine
a light, no writer or no reader can 90 as
tray.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-10-24
Chinese Money.

The Chinese probably illustrate in the
most extreme manner the length to
which loose views concerning currency
can be carried. The history Of their cur
renCy presents that mingling of the gro
teSque with the tragic which most Of
their actions have when viewed through
Western eyes. Coin money was known
among them as early as the eleventh
century before Christ, but their inability
to comprehend the principles upon which
Il currency should be based, has led them
into all sorts Of eXtravaganCes, which
have been attended with disorder, fam
inc and blOOdshed. Coins came at last
to be made so thin that 1000 Of them
piled together were only three inches
high; then gold and silver were aban-
dOned; and copper, tin, shells, skins,
stones and paper were given a fixed val
ne, and used until, by abuse, all the ad-
yantages to be derived from the use Of
money were lost and there was nothing
left for the people to do but to 60 back
to barter, which they did more than
once. They canQOt be said now to have
a coinage; 2,9O0 years ago they made
round coins with a square hole in the
middle, and they have made no advance
beyond that yet. The well known cash
is a cast-brass coin Of that description,
and, although it is valued at about one
mill and a half of our money, and has to
be strung in lots Of a thousand to be COM
puted with any ease, it is the sole mea-
sure Of value and legal tender Of the
country. Spanish, Mexican, and our new
trade dollars, are employed IN China !;
they pass because they are necessary for
larger operations, and because faith in
their standard value has become estab-
Iished but they are current simply as
stamped ingots, with their weight and
fneness indicated.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-10-24
Facts for the Curious.

The greyhound runs by eyesight only,
and this we observe as a fact. The car
rier-pigeon flies his two hundred and
fifty miles homeward by eyesight-name-
". from point to point of objects which
he has marked but this is only our con-
lecture. The fierce dragOn-tly, with
twelve thousand lenses in his eye, darts
from angle to angle with the rapidity of
a flashing sword, and as rapidly darts
back, not turning in the air, but with a
clash reversing the action of his four
wings, and instantaneously calculating
the distance of the objects, or he would
dash himself to pieces. But in what con-
formation of the eye does this consist ?
No one can answer.
A cloud of ten thousand gnats dance
uD and down in the sun, the minutest
interval between them, yet no one
knocks another headlOng upon the grass,
or breaks a leg or a wing, long and deli
cate as these are. Suddenly, amidst your
admiration Of this matchless dance, a pc
culiarlv high-shouldeIed, vicious gnat,
with long, pendant nose, darts out OF the
rising and falling cloud, and settling on
vour check, inserts a poisonous sting.
What possessed the little wretch to do
this? Did he smell your blood IN the
may dance? No one knows.
A carriage comes suddenly upon flock
Of geese on a narrow road, and drives
straight through the middle of them. A
goose was never vet fairly run over, nor
a duck. They are under theyery wheels
and hoOfs. and vet somehow they con-
trive to flap and waddle safely of. Ha-
bitually stupid, heavy and indOlent, they
are nevertheless equal to any emergency.
Why does the lonely woOdpecker,
when he descends his tree and goes to
drink, stop several times on his way, lis
ten and look round, before he takes his
draught? No one knows. How IS 1t
that the species of ant, which is taken IN
battle BY other ants to be made slaves,
should be black, or negro ant? No one
knows.
The power of judging of actual danger,
and the free and easy boldness which re-
suits from-it, are by no mems uncom-
mon. Many birds seem to have most
correct notion of a guns range, and while
scrupulously careful to keep beyond it,
confne their care to this caution, though
the most obvious resource would be to
fly right away out of sight, and hearing,
which they do not choose to do. And
they sometimes appear to make even an
Ostentatious use of their power fairly
putting their wit and cleverness in an /
tagonism to that of man, for the benefit
of their fellows. We lately read an ac,
count, by a naturalist in Brazil, Of an ex-
pedition he made to one of the islands
Of the Amazon to shoot spoon-bills, ibis
es, and other Of the magnificent gralla-
torial birds, which were most abundant
there. His design was completely baf-
fed, however, by a wretched little sand
piper that preceded him, continually ut
tering his tell-tale cry, which at once
aroused oil the birds within hearing.
Throughoutthe day did this individual
bird continue his selfimposed duty Of
sentinel to others, efectuaIIy preventing /
the approach of the fowler to the game,
and yet managing to keep out Ofthe
range of his gun.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-10-24
Lineoln,s Adventure in SpringaeId.

Mr.. John F. Speed, of Springfield, /,
in lecture in Louisville, KY, a ttN
nights ago devoted himself to reminis
cences of Abraham Lincoln. Mr.. Speed
is a native of Kentucky, but in 1888
opened 4 store in Springfield. Two years
later, as he stated in his lecture, Mr.. Lin
coin came to Springfield, riding a bor-
rowed horse, and, alighting at Mr..
Speeds door, entered and asked the price
of sufficient bed clothes to fit up a single
bed Upon being informed that, togeth-
er with a mattress, they would cOstSl1,
he replied that he had not Sl7 IN the
world, but if Mr.. Speed would credit him
until Christmas he would pay him, pro-
vided he succeeded in his profession.
But" he added, 'ifI do not succeed, /
don't know as 1 can ever pay you" His
face. as he uttered the words" said Mr..
Speed. "was the saddest l ever saw" !
told him that above the store in which
we were standing was a bedroom III
which l slept, and if he was willing to
occupy it with me he was quite welcome
to do so. Mr.. Lincoln went up to see
the room, and returned in great gLee,
cordially accepting the invitation" Mr..
Speeds store became the headquarters
of social club, in which the young men
of the city assembled nightly and discus
sed the problems of the day, in which
politics came in for a full share. There,
around the stove, ol many winters
night, the Titans, Lincoln and Stephen
A. Douglas, then rising young lawyer,
measured the words which were never
sheathed during Mr.. Douglas life.