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The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
Rev. MIR Buck 10 Rev. MIR. Day.

PEAKS ISLAND, July III.
Mr. Edstor:-I hope you will allow ms space
to briefly acknowledge the notice given by Rev,
Mr.. Day to my views on the Sunday question
as recently reported in your columns. On
reading his we'll considered letter in your issue
of today find myself SO much in accord with
him in his general position that desire the
pleasure of expressing my agreement
There are, however, am sorry to say, some
particulars of opinion contained in my friends
recently published utterances, in respect to
which 1 am wholly unable to agree with him.
1 could not, for example, say with him, that
she who violates the fourth commandment is
an immoral man." Nor could use such ex-
pressions az sabbath defamers,' sabbath
decorators" Ell Get Nor could lay dell ber-
ate stress on an argument like that which he
deliberately erects on the words "made" and
'tmann ip the text "The Sabbath was made for
man. an argument which he will doubtless
expect me to regard as inconsequential Nor.
in fine, can ] agree with him in his opinion as
to the manner in which the divine sanction of
Sunday Observance has been communicated
But these are subsidiary matters Of detail.
When he afifms, however, that the Observance
of Sunday must not be broken down, and de-
plores the evils in which present tendencies in
that regard are likely to result, want to stand
| by him shoulder to shoulder. If he can do any.
| thing to arrest these increasing tendencies
among people of his own way of thinking, be
will do good work. wish he might have a
| much greater success IN that endeavor than he
is likely TO achieve. But deeply distrust his
method. Up to date it is a confessed failure
i He himself. in the letter before me, marks witt
alarm "the fearful rapdity with which we arr
drifting ava from the Holy Sabbath into ;
French aud Mexican gala day" The ole
method of operating agalnS. thas t'oe mas tallee
"fearfully." He is right 1t has fad. IL L
manful in him still to tug hopelessly at the in
efficient oar while he confesses to himself tina
his bark drifts away upon the unconqueret
| tide.
The very truth is, in my humble Judgment
that II Sunday observance is to be perpetuatet
| it must be made to rest on rational grounds ant
not on the conspcuously failing obligation o
the fourth commandment ! earnestly believ
That 1t should be perpetuated, and desire there
tore that Its rational and natural basis SHOULD
be acknowledged.
tbs doubtless true, however, that, just a
there are people who. if they did not believe i
hell, would gliccGf themselves unreservedly to al
manner OF Wild naness, SO there are those who
if they CO.. Aos connect Sunday with tn
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paintings at f. o. Bailey & Co. $ on Exchange
street, is rather discouraging to the gentleman
who brings the pictures here. The reputation
of the painters vera of no avail and score of
pictures were passed because there was no sec
ond bid. Every picture and fraue 1put up is
sold positively if there are two bids, no matter
what the price. One of G. W. Knapps pictures
was sold for $3.50 and the purchaser could
not have bought it at an art store for less than
$500. The sale will bs continued today at II
and q o'clock, when there will be fine op-
portunity afforded to secure bargains in pictures
if there can be two bids secured on each paint
ing
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17


The excursion of the Odd Fellows Thursday
will be postponed uutil the first fair day if
Thursday should chance to be unpleasant.
Officer Hanson arrested Hugh Hadger of
Centre street. yesterday afternoon, for -brutally
beating his wife.
The Montgomery Guards attended the fun
eral of Mr.. Gilmartin yesterday accom- panied
BY Chsndler's band.
Plaisted of this city and Reagan of Boston
are arranging for race at Springfield for $1,000
q side.
The steamer Lewiston took large excursion
from over the Maine Central down the harbor
yesterday.
The Gorham Sand Company's property was
sold yesterday morning at auction by #. o.
Bailey & Co., to Thomas Shannaha n, Iailroad
contractor, for $500.
Mr. John NJ. Adams, editor of the Argus,
who lives in Deering, caught Arthur B. Jos.
ephs, Alexander Jones, Henry P. Trickey,
William H. Hyer and James Dougher stealing
water-lilies and destroying other flowers in his
"a. -den Monday. They were afterwards arrest.
ed nd fined by Judge Knight yesterday morn
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

Music HALL.-The audience at Music Hall
last evening was greatly surprised by the per-
formance given by Viola Clfton's female min
strels. There WAS an impression abroad that
the show was to be indecent, but such was not
the fact. There was nothing improper or out
of the way for any variety show. The jokes
were good, the singing fair and the dancing
excellent. The speciality business was par
ticularlg fne ard the audience demanded en-
core after encore Tie performance will be
repeated this and tomorrow evenings.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

SEBAGo WATER-A break in the main at
Little River last Sunday was repaired and wa
ter let on Monday morning. Monday evening
another break occurred in the same place. The
entire fosce of the company had b ZEN unable to
repair the damage up to IL o'clock last night.
Parties using Sebago will please recollect that
the supply from the reservoir is quite limited
and will save all the water they can These
breaks occurred in the iron pipe under the
river. and in consequences have given great
trouble to get rid of the water before making
repairs. When the second main is extended
into Portland, for which contracts have been
made by the company, this trouble will not be
likely to occur again.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

THE Callender's Georgia min
strels in their present improved condition, will
go to California thence to London, England,
where Mr.. Haverly has theatre forsthem. The
performance of the troupe Thursday evening
with the four'end men, Sam Lucas, Neil Moore.
Grace and Dsvonear, Sad the cohort of new
and old performers will be thoroughly pleas
inc onP
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

How many children and women are slowly
and surely dying. or rather being killed, by ex-
cessive doctoring, or the daily use of some drug
or drunken stuff called medicine, that no one
knows what it is made of, who can easily be
cured and saved by Hop Bitters, made of Hops.
Buchu, Mandrake. Dandelion, Sc., which is so
pure, simple and harmless that the most frail
woman, weakest invalid or smallest child can
trust in them. Will you be saved by them?
See other column. jy15daw1w
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. following
transfers. of real estate were recorded in this
county yesterday:
Albert 81. Sawyer ct ais. to Jesse S. Felt,
land and buildings on Wilmot street.
Henrietta K. Priest to Franklin Simonds ct
ais, land on ludia street.
S. G. Blanchard to Franklio SimoDds ct ais,
land on India street.
George A. Wright to Franklin Smonds ct
ais, land on india street.
Francis L. Darrell to franklin Simonds ct
ais, land on India street.
franklin Wright ct ais to Franklin Simonds
ct ais, land on India street,
Cape Elizabeth-Walter S. Skillin to Julia
A. Lombard lot of land.
Falmouth-Thomas Kennedy ct ais to John
Coughlin, land and buildings.
Casco-Grnfll B. Mayberry to Phebe M.
Mayberry, land and buildings.
Bridgton-Richard ID. Douglass to Melvina
Douglass, lot of land
Rlymoni-Thomas Morrill, to Marv A. Nor.
rill, land and buildlngson 10; No. 1, 18th range
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COMPREHENSIVE.
Dissolution.

TNHE copartnership heretofore existing between
4 the subscribers, under the firm 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. s. G. A.
HAzEN at the old stand, 563 Congress street:
p. Z. FLINT,
NJ. e. HAZEN,
c. A. HAZEN.
Portland, July 18th, 1873. ju13d1w
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OFF FOR BRIDGToN.-Portland Encampment
of Odd Fellows left for Bridgton yesterday at
noon. There were about 50 men in line as they
left the hall headed by Chambers Band. Quite
number joined the party at the depot. They
will return today at noon.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
Personal.

Charles Mccarthy, Esq has started on a
short European trip.
William G. Poland late Of Portland, died in
Boston yesterday morning He was mason
and bailder By occupation, and balt the old
post Office and Woods Hotel. He was 60 years
and months old, and leaves wife and five
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

ACCIDENT IN YARMOUTH Sunday
evening young man Grant at Yarmouth was
passing through door when revolver in his
hip poker caught on the side of the door and
was discharged, the charge entering his leg
irflictipg severe wound.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

z FIRE IN WEST BALDwIN.-The c~elllng
house, ell and wood-house attached. owned a. %
occupied by Samuel P. Murcb, was burned at
8 o'clock Monday afternoon. The fire caught
from stove pipe in the ell part. Furniture
mostly saved.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

theological points involved in this discussion,
the question comes home to every citizen are
these laws made for the best good of society
to be observed or disregarded? Can Christian
community afford to treat these enactments as
a dead letter? Judge We. j. j. p.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

GRAND TRUNK RAILRoAD.-A New York
despatch says it is announced that all the
arrangements have been made to keep intact
the through connections OF the Canadian Grand
Trunk railway to Chicago by way of Detroit.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
THE PRESS
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADvERTIsEmENTs Te.DAs

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Another Grand Excursion Steamer Lewiston
Fanny MaIsh's Theatre Georgia Minsrels.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Tfy-J. j. Chenery & Co.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
For Salem W. Edison,
Nice HOuse-N. W. Edison.
City OF Portland Notice.
Coai-Mooney a. Means
U. s. Marshals' Notice-Aug L. Smith.
Notice-Elizabeth A. Small.
Wanted-Agents.
Brick House-John G. Proctor.
kents Superior Pilot Crackers.
Kansas Farms and Homes.
Notice-Bepjamin Adams.
For Rent-John @. Proctor,
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

WALKING MATCH.-Mr. George Diamond
has arrived in town with his trainer for the
walking match with Driscol which will come
off next Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Driscon is
in good training
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
THE SUNDAY QUESTION.

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six
days shalt thou labor and do all thy work; But the
seventh day is the Sabbath oil the Lord thy God in
it thou shalt not do any work, thou thy SON. nor
thy daughter, thy man servant, nor thy maid SER
want, nor thy CATTLE thy stranger that is within
aod EARTH the sea and all that in them iq and rested
the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the
Sabbath day and hallowed it -Erodas Xxx, 8, 8, 10,
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

Expose yourself day and night; eat too much
without exercise; work too hard without rest;
doctor all the time; take all the vile nostrums
advertised, and then you will want to know
HOW TO GET WELL.
Which is answered in three words-Take Hop
Bittersi See other column. js15d1w
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
DURNXEN STUFF.

TRY j. j. Chenery Sc Co.'s Sebago soap, best
in use. 4S4 Congress street, Portland, Me-, op.
poste Preble Honsa
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
HOW TO GET SICK,

For cramps, pains and sudden chills take
SANFoRD's JAMAICA GINGER
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

fourth commandment, would make it as bad
day as possible 1t is therefore matter for
public congratulation that for the present, and
until the wiser period shall arrive, there are
preachers who can successfully address to
people of that class. the arguments needed by
them, and which alone they can comprehend.
cannot, therefore, regret til at it is impossible
to convert my reviewer to my way OF thinking.
BY his difference from me as to manner and
method he is the better fitted to do good with
those to whom the traditional sanction is of
overwhelming importance. Meantime, since
he agrees with me in general purpose l can Cor
daily greet him as a co-worker towards up
holding the religious observance of the first day
in the week,
have been pleasantly surprised to find that
my agreement with Mr.. Day goes even to the
substance of Christian definition! He says
"The son of man came TO release religion from
the bonds of PbaTisaical bigotry and to bear the
truth and the blessings of worship to the Gem
tiles and to the entire world" should de-
pierre even apparent controversy with mau
who can say that and mean it. If any one will
take that definition of the mission of Jesus,
and apply it intelligently to Christian doctrine
for ore will go with him every step of the
way. but in that way Standardization would be
trampled upon. &. w. B.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
City of Portland.


NOTICE is hereby given that the - oinf Stand
IN ing COMMITTEE ON laying out new
streets" to whom was referred the petition of
L. C. Hersey, praying that the Avenue laid out
nom Dantforth street, west of said Hersey's Resi-
dence, nOrthery to the intersection of the avenue
leading from Spring street running southerly, and
also the avenue laid out from the said intersection
and running westerly to Vaughan street. be accept
ed, laid out and established public streets, will
meet at the junction OF said avenue and Dantforth
street on tn TUESDAY, the % inst. at O'Clock D. M
to hear all parties interested and then determine
and adjudge whether public necessities and conyen.
fence require that said avenues should bs laid out
and if they should so adjudge, will then and there
lay out said avenues and fix the damages as required
by law.
Also, said committee will meet at the Mayors
room in city Building, on said Thursday, the 25th.
lnst at O'Clock p m to hear all parties interested
in the Petition of Frank Simonds pray ing that Fed
eral street be relocated from India street to Mount
tort street, with uniform width, and the de-
termine and adjudge whether public convenience
and necessities require that said Federal street
should be relocated prayed for and if they should
so adJudge will then and there relocate and Law out
said Federal street, and fix the damages as required
by law.
M. M. BUTLER, I c...
JAMES E. HASELTINE, committee
ISAAC ID. CUSHMAN, on
ALBERT SMITH, Laying
ISAAC HAMILTON, o9t
JACOB w. ROBINSON, NC" Streets'
Portland, July II, 1878.
jy17 DIST
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THE partnership heretofore existing under the
4 name of Drummond g. Winship, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent.
JOSIAH 81. DRUMMOND.
JOHN o. WINSHIP.
Portland, July l. 1878. iy9dtf
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PENOBSCOT COUNTY.

While workmen were digging under the
Hayford building on Broad street, Bangor,
Monday they discovered the skeleton of a full
grown man. How it came there is
mystery. One story is that it is the skeleton of
young man who suddenly disappeared some
nineteen years age At that time two young
men disappeared together, and the remains Of
one was found some time after in the river at
Hampden, bnt nothing was ever hear from
the other
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Municipal Court.
Rrief JOttiugs.

TUEsDAY-John Harkin. Intoxieaticn. Fined
and costs. Paid.
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STATE NEWS
aRoosrooK COUNTY.


The most terrific thunder shower for wears,
passed over Sherman. last Wednesday ever
ing. 1t was accompanied by a tremendous
gale of wind which made sad havoc with the
forests and all fields of crops that were stout
in growth. Mr. Lysander Robinson had two
story dwelling house, partially, finished, COM
were blown down and large amount Of hay
spoiled.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A valuable hound owned by James A.
Rounds of West Baldwin, showing symptoms
of hydr0phobia one day last week was taken
to piece Of woods at night by Jam es Dow
and shot.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The rush of summer visitors to Mt. Desert
has already set in. New hotels have been
built and old ones improved since last season.
There are few Maine guests there now. Mt.
Desert is always largely represented by Boston
and New York people, with a sprinklipg from
the western cities. The young ladies there
make a specially OF rowing, and the row boats
are very numerous and some of them very ex-
pensve.
A daughter of Capt M. Belatty aged u, a
daughter of Capt. Ranel aged and a daugh-
ter OF Otis Sinclair aged s, all of Surry, were
drowned in cove in Union River last week.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The editors of the Colby Echo fer the next
year are elected and are as follows: Glass of
70, Everett Flood, W. N. Philbrook, G. f.
Warner. Glass of 80, J. 7. Mcdonald, II.
w. Page, 81. l.. Koopman.
Mr.. Geo. NOVEL;, former collector of the
town of Vassalboro and his bondsmen have
been sued by the town for $50, 600. Mr.. Novel;
is not charged with being defaulter or having
Incorporated any of the funds, but for
taxes committed to him several years ago
which still remain on his books uncollected.
Two years ago when Mr. NOVEL; gave up the
collectorshiD for a position on the board of
Selectmen, he had on his books about 500, 900
which has been reduced to about $4,000 most of
which is colectable, so that the town and
bondsmen need not be any alarmed as Mr.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17

A valuable hound owned by James A.
Rounds of West Baldwin, showing symptoms
of hydrophobia one day last week was taken
to piece of woods at night by Jam es Dow
and shot
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-17
Dissolution

Portland, July 18th, 1873.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-20
THE CHIEF CAUSE OF HARD TIMES.

There need be no hard times in this
country if people would use better man
ngement of their private and their public
affairs. God has given to us as q nation
the finest lands on the face of the earth.
Here we have every variety of soil, climate,
und production. There need be no poverty
in this country for those who are able and
willing to work, and who nre also willing
to use good common sense in all things, as
do the masses in the overcrowded countries
of Europe. Wheat we raise in abundance,
corn is plenty, potatoes are easily produced,
gardens yield literally to those who will
cultivate them, cotton cloth is cheap, and
wooden goods should be. There are plenty
of hides out of which to make us boots and
shoes. The balance of trade is largely in
our fnvor. Gold, silver, copper, iron, and
coal IRE found by simply digging for them.
abound with game of all sorts and kinds.
Fish are plenty. yet we find there are those
who suffer for the want of food
The greatest difficulty with US as a peo-
pie, and which makes us poor, is our ex-
~travngance in dress, in the high cost of our
dwellings, and the great waste practised in
the kitchen. This is not the only cause of
hard times, to be sure, but it is the chief
one. Another great cause of distress among
the laboring population is that toe many Of
them huddle together in the cities, in the
towns, and in the manufacturing districts,
while the agricultural districts are deserted.
There are too many and not
enough producers. al
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-20
EARLY HISTORY OF MINNESOTA.

The name Minnesota is an Indian name.
signifying cloudy water" Minnesota is
the thirty second State in the Union. The
hrst European who set foot in Minnesota
was Louis Hennepin. who in 1850, in O
company of French fur-traders, assembled
the Mississippi to the Falls of st. Anthony,
to which he gave their name. In 1853 this
region was coded to Great Britain. and in
l766 was explored by Capt. Jonathan Car
yer, q native of Connecticut. In 1888 it
was transferred to the United States, as
part Of the Northwest territory. In 1873
Fort Smelling was established. A few
years ago, as my mother was going from
Minneapolis to Mankato, she met O lady
who was over seventy years old, who said
That her husband was one of the first SOL
diers sent to the fort. She, with -four other
Indies (wives Of the soldiers), visited their
husbands that summer (1S10), and they were
i've weeks going from Prairie du CHEN to
the fort, on fiat boats In 1923 the first
steamboat visited Minnesota. Between
this and 1880, q small colony Of Swiss set
tied ut Mendoza, near st. Paul. In 1888
the Indian title to lands east of the Missis-
xippi was extinguished. In 1913 q settle
ment was commenced at Saltwater on
.Aarc1 8, 1s49, Congress passed an act or
ganizing the territory of Minnesota, its
western boundary being the Missouri river.
At this time the population was between
four and five thousand, and it was duly or
ganized on the first of June following. In
1851, immigration was commenced in ear
nest; and SO rapid was the increase of
that on Feb. &c, 1859, Congress
passed an enabling act for its admission as
q State. The provisions of the act were
complied with, a constitution (under which
the state is still g%overnedl was passed and
to the people, and members of
Congress elected the following October
and on May II, 1858. Minnesota was formal
ly admitted to the Union.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-20
In JAPAN.

A long ride on n Japanese pack-horse Ia
an epoch in the life Of any traveller. As
the animals are shod with straw, and as tho
roads are very rough. they never attempt
anything beyond q walk even with the most
violent inducement. The traveller is perched
high up in a hard pillion, in q sort Of q val.
ley, the sides of which are composed of his
luggage, spare hats, shoes. girths, and straps
rolled into bundles his legs are doubled
up so thnt his knees touch his chin, and the
sensation is like that Of being on the back
OF q camel. Thus placed he must perform
his journey, or as an alternative he may be
driven to the Kago, or litter. This NAV
either be q basket slung on a pole. or a
regular box with doors and sliding shutters.
Inc letters of men of rank, such as once
werefrequent enough in the streets Of Yedo,
but which have gone the way Of so many
remnants OF old Japan, were often small
rooms gorgeously decorated and painted.
requiring a score of coolies to carry
them but The litters which the ordinary
traveller must use are of the basket type,
and as provocants of suffering and misery
are second only to the pack horse. To the
native, whose normal position when not
standing or sleeping is squatting on the heels
OF ms feet, a confinemt mt of several hours
IN a kago, with scarcely q change of posi-
ton, is no hardship but to the European
the agony of sitting cramped up in the
space of an armchair, with legs curled up,
tucked in or huddled together, for nm indeh.
mite period, must be actually suffered to be
appreciated. Temporary relief may be OBJ
tanned by sitting with the legs hanging over
the sides; but in this case they either
Craze the ground or come in contact with
the huge boulders with which the road 4
Uttered; by stretching them out in front,
when they kick against the coolie or by
stopping altogether and walking. which
means loss Of time, but which is the only
efHoacious method Of escaping the pains Of
cramp. The Kago is, however, much more
rapid than the pack-horse, and far more
economical. The coolies are well-trained.
sure-footed, stalwart fellows-as a rule'
four to a litter covering easily their Eve OF
six miles an hour, and resting but rarely.
The motion, however, is very unpleasant,
n Is apt, like thai of a swing, to make
the unaccustomed traveller feel sick
Belgrdria.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-20
} An Item OF Interest to Every Lady vvhs
. ~ Desires TO lie More e
than she now is.

Unfortunutely net one woman ia n hundred, sub
Ss that basis and starting point of ronl beauty-a
pure AID clear complexion
what nature has thus dcnicl, art must 10 called
upon to furnish 49, LAaAAR
1t can be done; it is done daily. Prof. W. z.
Hngnn placed beauty within the rench Of every un-
blessed daughter Of Eve when he discovered that
surprising article known in fashionable circles a. tn
trip sss,.t Of beauty, and called rat al