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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21
Waterloo, Napoleon and Some Strange
Opinions.

1t is with amazement that we read
how Robert Hall mourned for Waterloo
rs having "put back the clock of the
world six degrees" George Ticknor,
who landed at Liverpool, visiting Eu-
rope for the first time few weeks after
the fight from Elba, has left a record
of the impression made upon him by
the language of his Wing friends Tick
nor, a Federalist of Washington's school,
had never doubted that England was in
the right in her heroic resistance to the
great despot. "When Napoleon" he
wrote, "was elected from France, every
man in Christendom of honest princi-
pies and feelings felt as if a weight of
danger had been lifted from his pros
poets, as if he had surer hope of 60
ing down to his grave in peace and
leaving an inheritance to his children.
But now the complexion of the world is
changed again" He was amazed to
find that Englishmen were not at one:
- Mr.. Roscoe, mild and philosophical
III his whole character, was opposed to
the war, and at dinner at Allerton
gave the usual Wing argument against
it in u manner that very much surprised
me-" On his way to London shortly
afterward Ticknor visited DR.. Parr.
who said in his dogmatic way, "Sir,
should not think | had done my duty if
l went to bed any night without pray
ing for the success of Napoleon Bona
parte." If the young American had
known anything of Parr, he would not
have been astonished at this outburst of
unpatriotic spleen. In the previous
year, when Wellington was driving
Soult before him in the south, and the
allies were closing around Paris in spite
of the brilliant strategy of Napoleon,
the Wing divine had written to Mr..
Coke, of Holkham: my indignation
at the English government as the real
and implacable disturbers of the peace
of Europe, increases daily and hourly;
and from that malignant spirit which
began to act in 1898, and is now re-
inforced by the accession of such an
auxiliary as the prince regent, | for
bode the most disastrous consequences.
My fear is that the allies will be over
ruled by the earnestness or caioled by
the brides of the prince regent and his
minionS." A month after his visit to
Parr, Ticknor was in company with a
very different man, but also ga Wing
and something more" Lord Bryon was
conversing with him, when Sir James
Burgess rushed into the room, exclaim-
ing: =. My Lord, a great battle has been
fought in the Low Countries, and Bona
parte is entirely defeatedr' After re-
ceiving an assurance that the intelli-
gence was official, and that the French
army was retreating on Paris, Byron
paused and said with his accustomed
emphasis: 8" ann--sorry for it,"
After another pause he continued: 81
didn't know but might live to see Lord
Castlereagh's head on pole. But l
suppose l shan't now" The same
thoughts in almost the same words will
be found in the extracts of Byron S
journal, printed in Moore's e:-The
Nineteenth Century.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

THE use of the bicycle abroad is
steadily increasing. The splendid ma
chimes now in vogue are in great con-
trast to those which were used in this
country ten years ago, when the two
wheeled arrangement made its appear
ance. The front wheel has been in
creased from diameter of four or five
feet to one of six and even seven; the
rear wheel has been diminished; light
ness of construction has been secured
and time has been made that is little
less than that of fast and long-enduring
horses. There are two thousand clubs
in England alone, and over one hun
bred manufactures. The bicyclists
have raced with horses and beaten
them. In France, two young men have
recently made an excursion lasting
forty days, and covering 5000 miles
In England, the riders have asked that
the bicycle be declared a carriage with
in the meaning of highway act, and
their request will undoubtedly be
granted. l. Cincinnati Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

In a perfectly dry atmosphere the
durability of wood is almost unlimited.
Rafters of roofs are known to have ex-
listed 1000 years, and piles submerged
in fresh water have been found per-
fectly sound 800 years from the period
of their being driven.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

their lives to the treacherous waters,
their bodies being washed to the shores.
"Lo, the poor Indian" predicts from
this strange emigration hard winter.
Butter was known to the Scythians:
called Hippocrates pikerton; eaten by
the Thracians at great wedding enter
tainments; used by the Lusitakians in
stead of oil; Pliny ascribes its invention
to the Germans. A battering-ram was
the only kind of butter known before
those days, except the biilY-goat.-
BREAKFAST Table.
An Irishman accosted a gentleman
on the street, late at night, with re-
quest for the time. The gentleman
supecting that Pat wished to snatch
his watch, gave him singing rap on
the nose, with the remark: % 1t has Just
struck ONE" &c Be jabbers," retorted
Pat, Pm glad | didn't AK yez an hour
ago. "-BoSt0n Globe.
We have just thought of plan for
paying off the national debt in six
weeks. Let the Government levy
| light tax, not to exceed three mills on
the dollar, on all the poetry written in
the United States, and let every poet
name the value of his own poetry. That
will do it, and we won't charge the
Government cent for it, either
Hawb-Eye.
-" Now, then, madam, please look
steadily at this place on the wall,'
said photographer to an old lady,
when he had put her in position and
the plate in the camera. The old lady
looked hard at the spot indicated, then
got up and walked across the floor and
infinitely inspected it, and then, turn
ing to the photographer, gently re-
marked 81 don't see anything there"
N. Y. Post.
Feminine readers may as well skip
this paragraph. The Graphic finds that
sc all the historical angels of revelation,
poetry and art, are masculine. There
is not single exception. The angels
of both Old and New Testament, and
the angels of art from Polygnotus and
Michael Angelo to Dore-nay, of the
earliest Egyptian and Phenician
schools-were all masculine. Millions
and Dante's angels were all muscu-
line
We heard of case the other day
where young man applied to his en-
ployer for short leave of absence.
The employer, having his own views of
his business, suggested, for reason,
that the young man de,5y his vacation
for few days. Il ,g5uld," replied
the young man, " but the fact is l am
going to get married, the day is APP
pointed, and rant to be there aChe1a it
comes off," He was there on time
Boston transcript.
Experiments conducted by M.
Grandeur 60 to show that atmospheric
electricity plays considerable part in
vegetation. Plants withdrawn from its
action developed from so to 60 per
cent. less of living matter than those
of the same kind fully exposed, and
with the same facilities for growth.
The proportion of ash was higher, and
of water lower in the plants unaffected
by electricity than in those that were
effected.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

A CHICAGO burglar has been held in
100000 bail. A Chicago bank presi-
dent, who stole or squandered over
$1,0O0,000 of his depositors' money,
was released by the same judge on
$500 bail, and although indicted eight
months ago has never been tried. st.
Paul Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

JUDGE WILLIAM THOMAS, of Jack
sonville, ILL.,, one of the most noted law
yers in the State, 90 years old, recently
passed through Madison, Wis, on his
bridal tour with his newly-made wife,
a lady of IS years. He is probably the
oldest bridegroom on record in this
Country.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

JOSH BILLINGS remarks: "Sum peo-
pie won't believe emmy thing they Kant
prove; the things can't prove are the
very things | believe the most
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

Chin Ian Pin intends going to Cuba
and Peru to establish Chinese Con-
sulates.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

MoTTo for a health-lift; Pull your
tissues"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

Stanley is resting in Switzerland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

TWO ROBBERS
When Death from some fair face
Is stealing life away,
All weep save she, the grace
That earth shall lose to-day.
When Time from some fair face
Steals beauty year by year,
For her slow-fading grace
Who sheds, save she, tear:
And Death not often dares
To wake the worlds distress;
While Time, the cunning, mars
Surely all loneliness.
Yet though by breath and breath
Fades all the fairest prime,
Men shrink from cruel Death
But honor crafty Time.
p. W. BourdWon.
MIR. James Gordon Bennett sent,
the other day, a correspondent down to
New Bedford, Mass, for the purpose
of interviewing some retired whaling
Captains in regard to their experiences
in the Arctic ocean. He learned that
these veteran seamen considered the
route to the North Pole by Smiths
sound and Davis strait utterly imprac-
ticable, and they wondered why eX-
plorers had never attempted the route
by Behring strait, which possesses the
advantage of a current running toward
the pole. The most of them were
skeptical about reaching the pole, but
all admitted that they had seen, in mild
seasons, the sea perfectly clear of ice
toward the north as far as the eye could
reach. Captain Jernyngham "hadn't
the slightest doubt that the pole could
be reached, in an open season, by way
of Behring strait
Score another earned run for the
American eagle! Recently, while Col.
Campbell, living near Bakersville, n.
c., was riding about his farm he CHANGED
to see an eagles nest in a tree. The
eagle usually builds in cliffs, but this
was an exception to the rule, and the
Colonel climbed the tree to investigate
it. He had just got within reach of
the nest where the young were nesting,
when the old mother, which had been
sailing around, attacked him. The Col
onel fought it with his right hand while
he chung to a branch with his left, but
the eagle was too much for him. 1t
picked both hands so that he was COM
PEELED to relax his hold, and down he
fell to the ground, distance of TWEEN
ty-fve feet. In the fall he broke his
left leg and a rib, and the eagle, not
satisfied with driving him from the
tree, pursued him to the ground, where
it continued the assault. 1t wounded
him seriously in the face, and would
probably have killed him, but his cries
brought two farm hands. One of them
had gun with which he killed the bird
of freedom
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01

CUNNING FOR CATs.-One of the editors of
Portland morning paper who resides in the
town of Deeripg has been much annoyed of
late by stray cats who persisted in holding
concerts in his back yard. Thursday night,
after struggling all day to find weak spot
in the big State Convention held by the
Republicans, the young man retired to rest, but
not to sleep for the cats insisted upon tender
ing him q serenade whether he would or no.
After standing the racket as long as possible
he arose and taking down trusty old shot
gun blazed away in the direction of the noise.
A cry from passer by attracted his attention
and upon investigation it was discovered that
the shot intended for the cats had passed
through the seat of q carriage which was
passing at the time, and in which was seated
a well known horseman. The young editor
was very much frightened but when the
extent OF the injury was discovered he Gained
down. he now swears that he is all done
cunning for cats.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01

THE PALEsTINA.-The following is list OF
the crew of the bark "Palestina" shipped OF
Portland June 9th, and wrecked as previous
mentioned:
A. B. Ford, Master, Ssarsport, Me.
William E. Dresser, 49, mate, Caps Eliza
beth.
William w. Moore, "a, 81 mate, of Port
land, formerly of Nova Scotia.
Thomas Flint IS. came from Boston.
Charles Sinery, 49, of Portland.
Richard Moore, 25. came from Boston,
Daniel McIsaac, %, came from Boston.
John M. Brady, "a, came from Boston.
Frank III. Chase, "a, of Maine.
There was also cook, name unknown ship
ped at Boston, and colored boy who belonged
in the West Indies. Mr.. Chase was the only
one saved.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01
PROBATE NOTICES.
To all Persons interested i'm either of the
estates hereinafter named.

A Ia Court of Probate held at Portland within
Tuesday of July, in the year of our Lord eight
cen hundred and seventy the following matters
having been presented for the action thereupon here
matter indicated, it is hereby ORDERED,
That notice thereof be given to all persons inter-
esed, by causing copy of this order to be published
three weeks successfully in the Maine State Press
and Eastern Argus, papers printed at Port
land aforesaid that they may appear at Probate
Court to be held at said Portland ON the Third Tues
day OF September next at ten of the clock in the ore
noon, and be heard thereon, and object If they see
cause.
ABBY L. TIBBETTS, late of Harrison, deceased.
Account presented for allowance by Eugene c. lib
belts, Administrator. .t.
FREDERICK M. WHITNEY, late of Harrison,
deceased Will and petition for the probate thereof
presented by George F. Whitney, DR., the Executor
therein named. .U,'....
FREDERIC j. LITTLEFIELD, late OF Bridg-
ton deceased Petition for allowance out of Person
al Estate, presented by Georgia Littleeld, widow Of
said deceased. ......-
CHARLES B. WALKER. of Bridgton. Account
presented for allowance, by Perley P. Burnham, AS
signee. seI,--r. . .--.
AMBROSE CRAM, late of standish. deceased.
Petition for license to sell and convey Real Estate,
presented by Maria P. Cram, Administrative.
ASA FIELD, of Falmouth. Account presented
for allowance. by Orange F. Small, Guardian.
EDWARD MANLEY, late of Deeriug. deceased.
Will and petition for the probate thereof and for Ad
ministration with the win annexed, presented by
Ellen Manley, widow Of said deceased. o rr..I
CHARLES H. STAPLES 81 co, of Deering.
Final Account presented for allowance by Alden j.
Blethen, Assignee. SO
HUGH KELLEY, late Of Portland, deceased. Pc
ttion for license TO sell and convey Real Estate, pre-
sented by Florence Mccarthy. Administrator.
HOLLIS II. RAND, minor child and heir of An
CELIA Rand late Of Portland deceased. Petition for
license to sell and convey Real Estate, presented by
Rufus Rand, Guardian. EfI'ftE
ANNA w. SWEETSIR, late of Portland, de-
ceased. Will and petition for the probate thereof
mis- ra xuif fha ovodr
sented by Ellen L. Lowell daughter of said deceased.
GEORGE WARREN, late of Portland, deceased.
Fourth Account presented for allowance, by Edward
p. Onard and Calvin NJ. Cram, Trustees.
REUBEN RUBY, late of Portland, deceased.
Will and petition for the probate Their eof presented
by Annie NJ. Ruby, the Executrix therein named.
LEWIS CLARK, of Naples, Second and Final
Account and resignation Of trust, presented by
George jackson, Guardian. SO
NATHAN CLEAVES, Judge.
A true copy of the original order.
Attest: HORACE j. BRADBURY, Register,
"o"oV .
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01
Annaal Meeting at Old Orchard

The annual business Meeting of the Womans'
Christian Temperance Union will be held a!
Old Orchard camp ground on Tuesday, August
18th. To this meeting all auxiliary unions are
requested to send delegates.
Let all friends of the Cause bear in mind
that the proceeding day, Aug. 18th, has bean
set apart as "Woman's Day." and it is hoped
on that OCCASION, as we'll as at the time of the
business meeting, the cities and towns of our
state may be we'll repr esented by ladies' who
carry the rempera nee work near their hearts
and who desire its advance in our midst.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01

The Blues will hold meeting Monday night
to elect q captain.
There were "a intentions of marriage record
ed the past month.
A camp-meeting for the benefit of the M. e.
r. church will be held at Yarmouth on August
%.
j. j. Busby challenges Robert Moler to run a
foot race on the Promenade within week for
from $35 to $50 side.
David Wyer stuck an ice fork through his
foot the other day, inficting severe and pain
full wound.
The Law Court met yesterday morning and
adjourned to attend the excursion of the Cnm-
berland Bar.
The following are stated as delegates at large
to the Democratic convention at Biddeford to-
day: Messrs. Hezekiah Wibslow, Lorenzo D.
NJ Sweat, Joshua S. Palmer, James Cunning
ham and Benjamin f. Andrews.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01

The CORNISH EXCURSION. excursion
to the islands of the Greenleaf Masonic Lodge
of Cornish, announced for last Tuesday was
postponed on accounto of the weather and will
take place tomorrow. This is the sixth annua
excursion of the Lodge and will doubtless
meet with as great success as the previous ones
The Masons and their invited guests will reach
Portland by the Portland and Ogdensburg rail
road. The steamer Meta will be in waiting al
Railroad wharf to take the party to Little
Chebeague, and through the bay in the after
noon. Admirable arrangements are in progress:
to secure safety and comfort. Fares are at yer,
low rates. A general invitation is extended
and pleasant trip anticipated.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01
CURED OF DRINKING.

ga young friend of mine was cured of an
Unsuitable thirst for liquor, that had SO pros
trated his system that he was unable to do any
business. he was entirely cured by the use of
Hop Bitters. 1t allayed all that burning thirst;
took away the appetite for liquor; made his
nerves steady, and he has remained sober
and steady man for more than two years, and
has no desire to return to his cup, and know
of number of others that have been cured of
drinking by it.''-From leading R. R. Official,
Chicago, Ills. july29d&w1w
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01
Friday Evening, August I'd. at 8 O'Clock,
GEO. F. GOULD, Secretary,

WoRsTEDs.-Just landed direct from Berlin,
Germany. 200 lbs, best quality AA Zephyrs.
We shall sell at New York prices, viz:
Black and White, Single and Double, cts.
per o., $1.35 per pound.
Black and White Splits 10 cts. per o., S.. As
per pound.
All Colors, Single and Double, II cts. per o.,
$1,6S per pound.
All Colors, Split, IL cts. per CT, SLIT per
pound. Fl. 1. NELSON & Co.,
ALB Congress ST., Harrington Block.
aue1 3t
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01

SAILING TRIP. - The steamer Lewiston
Capt. Deering has been chartered by the
Peakes' Island Steamboat Company to make q
grand sailing excursion in the harbor to-
morrow. The steamer leaves State street
wharf st II o'clock and Custom House wharf
half hour later and runs down along the
coast of Falmouth, Cumberland and Yarmouth
and then around among the Islands. The
sail will continue until 5 o'clock and all the
best points of the harbor will be viewed. This
will be one of the best excursions of the season.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01
The Convention Today.

The Republicans of the First District meet
in Convention at Lancaster Hall today to nom
mate candidate for Congress. The Conven-
ton will be called to order at o'clock, and it
is expected that the proceedings will be brief
and harmonious
The District Committee will be in session at
IL O'CLOCK, in the small room, to receive Gre
dantials.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01

Music HALL-To-morrow evening Maffit &
Bartholomew appear at Music Hall with their
comic pantomime of Flick and Flock" The
company comprises "a lllot of we'll known
artists. Schoolcraft & Goes, the great
comedians, Jones, the character performer,
and George Leopold and Mile Geraldine, the
trapeze performers, are among the names
already announced.
The sale of seats which commenced yester-
day was very encouraging The box offics will
remain open to-day.
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01

CELLULoD Cuffs and Collars. Invaluable
to travellers. Perfectly perspiration proof
Cleansed by simply wiping with SPONGE I
have now on hand all sizes of gents cuffs and
Ia, 10, 16 and 16A inch collars, Sultan pattern,
and few Is inch turndowns The other sizes
momentarily expected; also the blossoms and
ladies' goods G, H. LAMSON
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01
BE LINE FOOLISH.

For ten years my wife was confined to her
bed with such complication of ailments that
no doctor could tell what was the matter or
humbug stuff. Six months ago 1 saw q. s.
flag with Hop Bitters on it. and thought I
would be fool once more. / tried it, bat my
folly proved to be wisdom. Two bottles cured
her, and she is now as well and strong as any
mans wife, and it only cost me SO. Be ye
like foolishp'-H. W., Detroit, Mich.
july29 div
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01

TEMPERANCE MEETNG-Their will be a
temperance meeting at Mission Hall, Williams
Block, this evening. The speakers will be DR..
VIM. Wells Brown of Boston, Mass, and
Chas. A. Maxwell of this city; after: which a
lodge of Good Templars will be formed, work
ing direct under the Right Worthy Gran
Lodge of the World. Come one come all.
Commence at IL o'clock
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01
PROBATE NOTICES.
To all persons interested In either Of an,
estates hereinafter named. rs.

A Court of Probate held at Portland, within
"A and for the County of Cumberland, on the
First Tuesday Of July, in the year OF our Lord.
matters having been presented for the action there
upon hereinafter indicated, it is hereby ORDERED,
esed. by causing copy OF this order to be published
three weeks successfully in the Maine State Press
and Eastern Argus, papers printed at Portland aore-
said, that they may appear at Probate Court. to be
held at said Portland the First Tuesday OF Sep
TENDER next at ten of the clock in the forenoon, and
be heard thereon, and object If they see cause.
EUNICE H. PURINTON, of HarpsweIl Final
Account presented for allowance by Albert s. Purin-
ton, Guardian. ~
GARDNER G. FROST, late of Brunswick de-
ceased. First Account presented for allowance by
Woodbury. G. Frost, Executor.
JACOB REED late OF Freeport, deceased Ac-
count presented for allowance by Emeline B. Reed,
Executrix.
EBENEzER X. sTRoUT, late of North Var
mouth deceased. Petition for license Co sell and
vey Real Estate, presented by Andrew II. Strout,
Administrator.
JACOB A. TRIP, late of North Yarmouth, de-
ceased. Petition for Administration, presented by
William Osgood principal creditor of said deceased.
WILLIAM RAND, late of Cape Elizabeth. de-
ceased. Petition for allowances out OF Personal Es-
tate presented by Elizabeth Rand, widow Of said de-
ceased.
FLORENCE E. BRYANT s. AIS, Of Cambridge,
in the County of Middlesex, and Commonwealth or
and convey Real Estate lying in said County Of Cum
berland presented by Frederick s. Bryant, Guardian.
MARY j. GAGE, late of Portland, deceased. Ac-
count presented ior allowance by Charles L. Drum
CHARLES H. LEIGHTON, of Portland. First
Account presented for allowance by James 1. Libby
Assignee. "a fill0 8af stN III N =
WATSON NEWHALL., late ofPortland, deceased
Second and Final Account presented for allowance
by Joseph llsley, Executor. ..sfer
JOHN SHEEHAN, late of Portland, deceased.
Will and petition for the probate thereof and that
Letters Testamentary be issued to the Executor
therein named, presented by Mary Sheehah, widow
Of said deceased.
ceased. Petition that some suitable person may be
appointed Administrator, presented by Rudolph l..
Dodge, a creditor of said deceased.
IRA WITHAM, late Of Portland, deceased. Ac-
count presented for allowance by Oscar X Wish, Ad
minstrator.
ALDEN G. LOWELL, late of windham. deceased.
Petition that Joseph NJ. Prince, OF Falmouth may
be appointed Administrator, presented by Almira v.
Lowell, widow of said deceased.
NATHAN CLEAVES, Judge.
A true copy of the original Order.
Attest: HORACE j. BRADB URY, Register.
W3W29
The Portland daily press., 1878-08-01

A New LIGHr.-The new fash light on Bug
Light was used for the first time last night. 1t
is flash light. the flashes occurring every fif-
teen minutes. The change from the old light
is made owing to the complaint that it was Of
ten mistaken for the light of a vessel anchored
in the harbor.