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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-21

The Western conscience is very tender.
Let but the cry of "stop thief'' be raised and
some Western man will turn round and an
grily inquire what you are shouting after him
for.
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EVERY regular attache Of the fREss Is furnished
with Gard certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every claiming represent our
nurnQl.
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FOR SALE.

nESIRABLE and elegant Hotel and
Elm IL Livery sble for sale Business
tkl54 interests in California recurring my i'm
}fES5it mediate and personal attention have indnc-
EE1a.y ed me to offer my hotel property. the
rearsport House, III Searsport, Me-,
for sale. This house is SO widely and fav,rably
known as not to require particular description.
Sufficient to say that tue house is large and COM
modious with all modern improvements, and situat-
ed in of the most pleasant and thrifty villages in
New england, and dong first rate business; offers
extra Inducements as safe and reliable investment;
for profitable and paying hotel business it is unsur
passed in Maine. The hotel and livery will be
soa separate together desired. Shall sell
before May lst next Correspon 1ence invited as to
prices terms sc. Personal examination of the prop
erty preferred. Come and see. w. II. MATHEWS.
marl2 d2m
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The Southerners are now attempting to
iasten appropriations for Mississippi river i'm
provements to the deficiency bills.
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PENSIONS
-F0R -
w AIR OF HSl9.HA.

ESAN now be obtained for all who served II days
~ in the Army or Navy, or to their widows
No charge un ess successful. have complete rolls
OF all the Militia service in this state and Massa-
chusets. and also in the regular army. also have
the Bounty Land Records OF o. K. Harmon Esq,
whom have engaged to advise and assist me IN the
business A. G. NEAL, :
Centennial Block, Exchange Street..
P3rtll n q, March 8, 1878. mar9d& G3w
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JUDGE WHITAKER is TO have his record
ooked into. 1t will not bear much examina.

JUDGE WHITAKER is To have his record
ooked into. It will not bear much examina.
tion. -f
THE Americans In London are getting
enthusiastic over O'Leary, the pedestrian.
Cap and Bells.
"rwo for assent."-A bridal couple.
Advertiser.
Mark Twain Is going to Europe; amount not
atsd.-Danbwy Nescs.
Abou Ben Adhem's name was probably set
solid, as the poet said 'lead all the rest"
Edwin Alonzo sends'us poem on "A Broken
Link" Too late. Sausage season went out
with the cold weather.
The Buffalo Express modestly replies to the
Pittsburg Telegraph's inquiry, "Can two con.
stitute riot?" by saying, "Not unless they
happen to be married."
1t is better to have blue blood In your veins
than brains in your skull in Bostou.-GDonn
Pstt, "who isn't troubled with either" says
the Post.
"Do you see any grapes, Bob?" eyes, but
there is dogs" "Big dogs, Bob?'' eyes, very
big" "rhen come along-these grapes are
not ours, you know
A Syracuse clergyman wanted to compro-
pise with pafishioners who volunteered to give
him donation visit. by giving them orders on
restaurant for one hundred oyster stews.
'The girls of our day are very badly edu-
Gated" said one Of the members Of . com
mittee on education to the bishop Of Glouces-
ter. "That cannot bs Denied" rstorted his
Iordship "Howe yer, there is one consolation-
the boys will NJ yer find it out"
A great deal Of scandal has lately been
caused in this moral city by the discovery Of
the faot that dentist, who has stood very
high in society and is q pillar of the church,
leaves his family every day and goes down
town 90 take hand in little game of draw.
This may sound tooth in, but 1t isn't,
fr. Fritz A. L. Won Ehreu, printer, has
OBJ aimed patent on a flying machine of his
o" m invention. Perhaps we are the only per-
SO who knows why he invented the contrrv.
nce When Fritz sets up "sperm oil in bot.
les" for the turmoil of battle'' aud the editor
comes into the composing room with thunder
cloud on his brow, a copy Of his paper in one
nand and villaiuous club In the other and de-
manas to be shown the fend who committed
the atrocious blunder, Fritz will drop his stick,
Jump into his flying machine aud soar slofs
Ike pird, and thus escape fractured skull.
Every Intelligent com positor' should have
nylng ma',hine.-Norr. Herald.
In the horse car. A little boy whispers In
his moth er's ear something to which she says
no. The child begins to whine and repeats
his request which is again uufavorabIy re-
ceived. Thereupon there is crying and sob.
bing enough to terrify the whole Car. The gen.
tlewan opposite, gentleman whose every fea-
ture beams with good nature and good fortune
and all the better that bis teeth are enshrined
in the pursst gold, thinks he ought to interpose.
"Desr little angel" says he, in paternal tone,
WHY not give him what he wants? Is it i'm.
possible?" Absolutely impossible" replied
TIE mother. "And what was it then be said?'
Inquired the good man, unmasking still moro
of his ivories. "He said: 4 want Monsieur's
teeth to play with" ~.
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THE PRESS.
. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 21:

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The name and address Of the writer are In
alcases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a 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, 1878-03-21

THE Louisiana Legislature must wonder
what that extra session was begun for, seeing
1t was so soon done for,
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For Sale.

ON Oak Street near Ocean Street, Deering. two
" n=w houses, 8 rooms, bath room, pantry and
closets. Tbee houses are tho oughly built, and will
be sold at a great bargain Also 20 house lots for
sale very low. Terms to suit. Inquire on the prem
ises of j. P. TYLER.
msri3 DIV
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Administrators Sale uf Real Es.
Farm for Sale.

pLEASANTLY situated on the road leading from
distance of church and school known as the Paine
Farm. Said farm contains 81 acres of and well d-
vided into field and pasture with some wood on the
the farm There is en- the farm II story house and
ell with good stable all connected all new, having
been built within short time, with 40x4O foot barn.
old one of some 80 trees and some farming tools if
wanted. All OF which shall sell at fair price as
wish to change my business Possession given at any
near the farm or ". s. Elder at Gorham village
Terms easy. MOSES BUTTERFIELD.
Gorham, Mar. II, 1878. marI1wtf
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COPARTNERSHIP.
Notice..

Notice.
TEyHE 6 late firm of G.. & G. MARK was dissolved,
l. by death. on the 18th inst: all persons in
debted to SAID firm, having demands thereon, will
call on the surviving partner for adjustment.
GABRIEL MARK.
Who will continue the business in all its variety.
in repairing all kinds Of Cutlery and grinding and
fitting keys and repairing locks. at the old stand No.
80 PEARL ST., opposite the Park.
mario div
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FOB SALE /!

FatlIE Stock and Trade Of good business, well
IL established, good location Would require q
capital OF three 10 I've thousand dollars. Business:
Doors, Blinds, Windows. Sashes &c. Anyone
wishing to purchase will address
ian1stf BOX SIS, Per land, Me.
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n m II IT nnobtained tor mechanical de-
II III N'IA vices, medical, or other
~ ompounds, ornam entail
ILIy Ia designs, trademarks, and
L II II IL L ~ labels, Caveats, Assign
ments, Interferences o..
promptly attended to-, Inventions that have been
DnTN Mn n n by the Patent Office may
UH II II | still, in most cases, be
X JHE | secured by US. Being
usl HI NJ | opposite the Patent Of
1V ~ v II ~ II ~ fice, we can make closer
searches, and secure Pat
tents more promptly and with broader claims than
those who are remote from Washington.
T1JVJnlIT mn dus a model or
III II Al II'n III u sketch OF your de-
IN II IN I'LL II vice; We make exam
III III IUls Sinations free ofcharge
LII l IL IL = " ~ ~ and advise as to pa
tentability. All cor
respondence strictly confidential. Prices low, AND
NO CHARGE UNLESS PATENT hS
SECURED.
We refer to officials in the Patent Office, and to
inventors ia every State in the Union.
G. A. SNOW & CO.,
Opposite Patent Oofce, Washington, ID. c:
CLAIRyOYANT.

MADAME N. g, MADDOx,the celebrated
MI Clairvoyant, Fortune Teller and Doctress, can
now located at No. Mechanic St. where she can be
consulted by all who wish to make her call
Madame M. has had large experience in tell
ing fortunes, searching out lost, hidden or stolen
treasures &C., and never known to be at FAULT
Do not miss this opportunity Of consulting the great
sst fortuneteller ofthe age. Per entering ntoaEy
new business or profession, the con uctng of which
they do not understand will find it to their advan-
tage to LAY her visit. She foretell the destiny
of friends in any part of the world and describe them
perfectly. She also describes all manner OF disease
She has given universal satisfaction to all who have
consulted her in her constant travels ince she was
seven years old.
Good testimonials given IL desired.
Terms, Gents Sl.00; Ladies 80 cents. OEice hours
from A. NJ. to P. M. u09dt
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REAL ESTATE.
For Sale.

HOUSE and stable with good sized lot. The house
II has 10 rooms, is fitted for two families, and in
good repair. The stable has three stalls minutes
walk from City Hall. Would exchange for farm land
near Portland. Inquire of
mhlsd2ws A. E. EATON, 1870 Exchange St.
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FOR SALE.

nNHE Homestead of the late John Merrill, situated
Il In Falmouth, on the line of the Maine Centera
Railroad. about one mile from the Depot in Cum
berland contains about thirty Of first rate land,
with good buildings, also wood lot Of eleven acres.
Enquire Of j. L. Merrill 159 Federal Street, f. w.
Talbot, AZ Commercial Street, or FENWICK
MERRILL, near the premises. marl5d8w*
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CHILDREN'S
Garments.

that the fabrics used, the col0rs select
ed. the perfect shapes, aud the excellent
workmanship which characterize every
garment in our Boys Department are
rarely seen elsewhere. Boys Clothing
receives our special attention.
Very little fancy trimmings are used
this season. Braids On chiidrea's suits
are out of date. and when found are
sure to indicate poor taste and old style.
Home made garments never have the
perfect finish that belong to the practi-
cal manufacturers work. The experi-
ence ESSENTIAL for the getting np of Boys
garments is not gained In few years.
In cOnaection with our Own makes we
have made arrangements for the sole
Agency of two Of the most celebrated
manufacturers Of Boys Clothing in
America.
Our styles will please the most fas-
tidiOus, while our Prices cannot fail to
suit the closet buyer.
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Notice

Notice.
NNR. w. G. G. CARNEY has retired from
Vl our firm. The business will be continued un-
der the firm name of Parsons, Bangs s. Co.
Holman, Carney, Parsons & Co.
Portland, March 1s, 1873. mh19d1w
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Proposals tor Fursishing the City OF Bos-
ton with Granite Edgestoues,

aoE n tnc OAty Ol -
ton with Granite Edgestones.
Sealed Proposals will be received at the office Of
Superintendent of Streets, City Hall, Boston, until
Thursday, March 2S, 1878, Ticelve O'Clock NJ. tor
supplying the City of Boston with Granite Edge
stones to be delivered the streets during the year
1878.
The stones 10 be seven inches in avidth On top, not
less than sic feet in length, and of unior Depth not
less than t,oenty inches to be straight lne withou
Dind, and free from lunches or depressions. To be
peea- hammered on top. and three inches on back;
the TOP edges and surface to be true to line and
straighted edge The front 10 be pointed and the ends
squared and jointed the entire depth of the Stone
Each and eUerb stone to be equal, both as regards
quality and nish to the sample on exhibition in the
office Vt the Superintendent of Streets.
Proposals I" state the piioe per ineal foot, deliv-
eTedn such qnantes an0 upon such streets in the city
proper, hoxburs. South Boston, East Boston, Dor.
chester, West Roxbury, Brighton and Charlestown,
as may be designated from time to time by the Su-
periptendent of Streets Proposals may be made for
one or more of the above sections.
The successful bidder will be required to give
bonos with suretes satisfactory the Committee on
Paving for the faibfo performance of their contract
The right is reserved to reject any all proposals
Proposals, to be indorsed Proposals for Edge
stones," and addressed to
THOMAS j. WHIDDEN,
mchS l9t Chairman Committee on Paving.
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Tenement Wanted,
WANTED TO EXCHANGE.
LOST AND FOUND.

Lost.
nN the evening of March 18th, near High
~ Street, a long MALTA LACE SCARF. The
finder will confer favor by leaving it at SO PLEAS
ANT ST., at this office. mar19-3t#
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Mark Twain Is going to Europe; amount not
stated.-Danbury Nescs.
Abou Ben Adhem's name was probably set
solid, as the poet said Head all the rest"

Edwin Alonzo sends'us poem on "A Broken
Link" Too late. Sausage season went out
with the cold weather.
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THE Americans in London are getting
enthusiastic over O'Leary, the pedestrian.
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A Good Farm For Sale,

CITUATED in Cumberland on the line of the NJ.
- c. r. R. u miles from Cumberland Centre,
containing about 65 acres with buildings thereon,
will be sold april l3, 1878, at ten O'Clock a. at
public auction. unless previously sold at private sale
Amy information will be given bv the subscriber, on
the premises. 4. ID. MERRILL.
marI3 eOd2Ws
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Cap and Bells.

"rwo for assent."-A bridal couple. Com.
Advertiser.
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BOARD.
Board UD Town,

Board Up Town,
DOOMS furnished or uuturnished with board; all
III the modern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES closets. bath
room, hot and cold water on same floor; one of the
sunniest and most desirable locations in The city.
5S BRACKETF ST., Corner of Spring st
mari dim
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To Lease.

WITH or without the furniture, the house No. 81
w Park street, now occupied by L. ID. Sbepley.
For further information inquire at Office of Portland
Water Co. Plum street, mar11d3w
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NEW GLOVES.

Something unique is sOught for 10 gloves
nowadays, as In other things hence uDdressed
kid gloves have come to be considered the most
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For Sale.

A FARM pleasantly situated 81 miles from Port
"A land in Falmouth on the old Yarmouth road
Graves Hill 1t contains 65 good two-story
house of 10 hard and soft water in house. barn
40x50, stable 20x39 Cuts about 25 tons of hay. For
further particulars enquire Of ALBERT j. MER-
RILL on the premises. del5eodtf
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The Buffalo Express modestly replies to the
Pttsburg Telegraph's inquiry, "Can two con.
stitute riot?" by saying, "Not unless they
happen to be married."
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20 Tot
For Sale lori To Let.

1.-TWO Tenements on. Clark Street, No. II. In
Il quire of JOHN SWEETSIR, Neal Street.
marll diff
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a H E: ID AS USU "A l.!
G. ID. B. FISK & co.'s
Opening Spring Clothing
ON SATURDAY., MARCH 1e-
rbas davno
% s = 81 M s : %s% asssH
VI sfA WE SfA OF WHAT
Young Mems
DEPA r T M EN- T.

The young men Of to-day keep pace with the times
The sHORT JACKET and GEAT8ER
PANTS of by-gone days are things of the past
A peculiar and cultivated taste must be the only re-
quirement which will enable merchant to select
styles and fabrics that will be sure to please the
mass of our young Americans. We claim to have it,
and our Youths Department will speak for u. No
pains have been spared to make this Department a
leading feature of our mammoth wardrobe.
A cordial invitation is now extended to young
gentlemen to call and examine our goods.
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To Let.
To Rent.

NvHE Store No. II Free Street, now occupied by
i Miss Flood Possession given about the first Of
April ELBRIDGE BACON.
mh12 d2w*
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1t is better to have blue blood In your veins
than brains in your skull in Boston.-[Donn
Pistt, "who isn't troubled with either" says
the Post.
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TWO and half Story House. suitable for two
Il families. Gas, furnace, hot and cold water.
Inquire at 81 Clark street,
MARI dtf
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TO LET.

Sea Side Hotel To Let.
4 NyHE Bay View House, Old Orchard
1R i Beach, Saco, Me. so rooms. best situa-
NV tion on the coast of Maine, fine bathing. fish
1sE n ing and cunning privileges, hotel nearly
EEc new. cost $22 600. Will be leased for term
Of years to responsible party-furnished unfur-
nished. Will sell exchange tor city property IL de-
sired. Photograph of hotel can be seen on applca-
ton to F. G. PATTERSON, 3791 Congress Street,
Portland Me. mh18dtf
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The girls of our day are very badly edu-
Gated" said one Of the members Of . com
mittee on education to the bishop Of Glouces-
ter. "That cannot bs Denied" rstorted his
Iordship. Shove yer. there is one consolation
the boys will NJ yer find it out"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-21

A great deal Of scandal has lately been
caused in this moral city by the discovery Of
the faoe that dentist, who has stood very
nigh IN society and Is q pillar of the church,
leaves his family every day and goes down
town 20 take hand In little game of draw.
This may sound tooth In, but 1t isn't,
The daily gazette., 1878-11-18

mine, your shares are increased by the
actions of the gold gamblers, and their
influence on the government; and you
are enabled by the operation to buy
shares in silver mining at lower rate
than they were worth. IL Is done in this
way. If you have ton Of gold ore re-
duced to gold bullion, say forinstance IL
gives twenty pounds of pure gold, you
have only to carry it to the mint and get
it coined for nothing; or you may re-
ceive the weight of 1t in gold dollars.
Now, your neighbor tries the same thing
with his ton of silver ore, or his bullion (;
but the mint turns him away with the
remark, we buy all of our silver at the
rate it sells at in England. And silver
which is not coined free and for nothing,
has lower rate in the market, than it
had before the war when it was coined
on the same terms with gold. And we
are quite sure that the piece Of pure sill
yer the size OF dollar is to-day in any
city, where there is no mint, actually Of
more value and will sell more readily
than will piece of pure gold the size of
a gold dollar. The whole difference in
this country is caused by the coinage of
one mans gold free, and the other mans
silver at charge Of about 10 cents for
each dollar.
Now, let Congress direct the mint to
buy gold bullion as cheap as it can and
coin gold on the same terms it does sill
yer. 1t is no more than right that the
gold mine owners should pay the people
who own the mints for turning their gold
bullion into money. When paper is
at par with silver, gold is of very little
use, and one dollar bill will buy as
much as a one dollar gold piece.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-18

By the above figures it will be seen
that the renter will have received for his
labor about what he has TO pay, and will
siiIl have a surplus of 81 Is as profit.
But we have made no allowance for the
wear and tear of his pocket-book.
Now, why will our farmers persist in
making corn q staple crop. Surely they
can have no hope OF bankrupting their
Weste IN brethern upon the fertile pra-
ries OF Illinois, Missouri and Kansas
Why not grow more profitable crops.
Therel are several of them, and it only re-
quires a little enterprise to make them a
success One of them Is tomatoes. True,
there Is not much demand for the simple
ripe fruit, but there is for the canned
article. Two or three firms not ten miles
from Milford have made money in can
ming Them, and afford TO pay s8 per
ton.
An acre of ground that will average 25
bnshe Is of corn each year, will, with the
same care, produce five tons Of tomatoes.
Twenty-Five bushels of corn at As cents
per acre amounts to S1l.25, while five
tons OF tomatoes at IS per ton Is $40
True, i costs moro to pick and haul an
acre Of tomatoes than TO husk and mar.
ket an acre Of corn; but after deducting
the extra expense, the ratio between the
profit Of tomatoes and corn will be az
TIVE I'd one.
The daily gazette., 1878-11-18

WHAT IsA DoLLAR?-A piece of gold
weighing 25.S-10ths grains, nine tenths
fine is not dollar; nor will it sell
for dollar. Such piece is worth about
~ cents; and it will not sell for that
money in any town like our own. Gold
is not such a merchantable article as
some suppose. 1t is not as well settled
and fixed in value as wheat, corn or
oats. 1t is sometimes sold like old clothes
for very much less than it is worth. A
piece of gold is worked up into the shape,
size and fneness Of dollar, ready for
the stamp, but it is not yet a dollar-nor
Will it bring a dollar. No mark or
stamp you can put upon it will make it
bring dollar. The sole power to make
il dollar belongs to the United States
There is very little art or skill in making
dollar, and the miners could have coin
stamped. But they could not make a
dollar. All in the country are prohibited
from coming money. The government
holds that power alone. 1t should,
therefore, act with entire fairness and
business in coming money. 1t does
make the coin more valuable. The labor
and the stamp does add to the value OF
the piece OF metal. 1t makes that piece
Of metal money-it makes it pass az
such and gives it purchasing power
that it had not before, and that none bu,
the government can give it. Beside that
the government limits the number of the
coin SO that not more than is needed car
be coined. Here again the government
ADDS to and protects the value of its coin
age. In all this before the year 1861:
the government was just and impartial
1t would coin ones silver bullion on tn,
same terms it would coin another's col,
bullion. The product of the American
silver mine was as carefully guarded a.
the product of the American gold mine
Strange to say these products have ken
near each other in value-a few hundre,
thousand of gold having been yielded il
excess of silver.
But does the government act fairly nov
toward these American products ? No
1t does not. If you own shares in gold