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The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
Intercourse In Society.

lis rule of manners to avoid exaggeration.
A lady loses as soon as she a1mires too easily
and too much. In man or woman, the face
and the person lose power when they are on
the strain to express admiration. A man
makes his interiors his superiors by heat Why
need you who are not gossip, talk as gossip,
and tell eagerly what the neigbbo ors or journals
say? State opinions without apology.
The attitude is the main point assuring your
companion that come good news or come bad,
you remain in good heart and good mind,
which is the best news you can possibly COM
municate. Self-control is the rule. When peo-
pie come to see US we foolishly prattle lest we
be inhospitable. But things said for converss-
ton are chalk eggs. Don't say things. What
you are stands over you the while and thunders
SO that cannot hear what you say to the con-
trary. A lady OF my acquaintance said: "I
don't care so much for what they say as 1 do
for what makes them say it." The law of the
table Is beauty-3 respect to the com mon soul
OF all the guests. Everything is unreasonable
which is private to two or three, or any portion
of the company. Tact never violates for mo-
ment this law; never intrudes the orders of the
house, the vices of the absent or a tariff of ex-
penses or professional privacies; as we say, wa
never stalk shop before company. Lovers alb !.
stain from caresses, and haters from insults.
whilst they sit in one parlor with common
friends. Would we codify the laws that should
reign in households, and whose daily trsnserss-
sion annoys aud mortiies us, and degrades our
household life, we must learn to adoru eyerv
day with sacrifices. Good manners are made
up OF petty sacrifices. Emerson.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

IhE Ohio Democrats are frisky set. A
member of the Senate the other day said
the office of railroad commissioner was a sine.
cure, and the office of clerk, held at 81, 500
by the son of Commissioner Bell, was also a
sinecure; and he added that the only time he
ever found anybody in the office, it was the
clerk, who happened to be drunk. The rail-
road commissioner, who was present, lobby.
ing against a reduction of pay, thereupon
jumped on the Senator, Knocked him to the
floor and mashed him. This was considered
proof that the office ought not to be abol-
ished, the Democrats holding that they could
not afford to lose the services of so able a
masher.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

THE Mrs. r. B. Hayes Temperance So
ciety'' turns ont to be huge sell. 1t was
got up by crowd of Washington reporters
who were holding reunion in police sta.
ton on the 1st. of April 1877, and the re-
porters have been amusing themselves ever
since by passing resolutions more or less fool
ish and telegraphing them over the country.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
DANIEL WEBSTER,

As a very important source of strength
and security. cherish public credit. One
method Of preserving il is 10 nse it as
sparingIy as possible; avoiding occasions
of expense by cultivating peace, but re.
memberinK also that timely disbursements
10 prepare for danger frequently prevent
much greater disbursements TO repel ii
avoiding likewise the accumulation of
debt, not only by stunning occasions Of
expense, but by vigorous exerti0ns in time
of peace to discharge the debts which nm
avoidable wars may have occasioned, NOT
ungenerousfy throwing upon posterity the
burden which we ourselves ought to bear,
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

If Representative Clark of New JERSEY
can be believed the signal service is efficient
and economical. The resolution charging it
with inefficiency and extravaganza was re-
ferred to him, and he makes a strong report
in its favor.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

The Southern Democrats have killed a.
negro and are happy once more. 1t was
done in the interest of Cancellation. So effect
ually was the negro conciliated that he will
never make any more trouble by vile at
tempt to vote the radical ticket.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
"The very man Of all other. who has ,h,

"The very man Of all others who has the
deepest interest in q sound curreucv, and
who suffers most by mischievous legisla-
tion i'm money matters, il fhc man who
earns his daily bread by his daily toll. A
deprecated currency, sudden changes Of
prices, paper money falling between morn
ing and noon, and falling still lower be-
tween noon and night, these things consti-
tute the very harvest time of specuiators,
and of the whele race Of those who are at
once idle and crafty. A disordered
currency is one of the greatest political ev-
lis. II undermines the virtues necessary for
the supp port of the social system and
encourages pr0pensities destructive 10
its happiness. 1t wars against industry,
frugalisy and economy, and il fosters
the evil spirits of extravaganza and
speculation. OF all the contrivances
for cheating the laboring classes of
mankind, none has been more efeciuaI
than that which deludes them with paper
money. This is the most efIectual of inven-
tions 10 fertilize the rich mans fields by the
sweat Of the poor mans brow. Ordinary
tyranny. oppression, excessive taxation,
these bear lightly upon the mass of the
community, compared with fraudulent
currencies and the robberfes committed by
deprecated paper.''
DANIEL WEBSTER.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 8.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

An attempt to arrest Gov. Daz and initiate
revolution against the Diaz government in
chihuahua, ION the 9th of April, has been
suppressed, and fifteen conspirators arrested.
Lieut.. Raj from Fort Keogh, reports at Bis
marck, the surrender of Chief Gall and $50
warriors from Sitting Bulls camp, to Lieut..
Baldwin and command on Poplar river. Gall
was one of the worst of the hostile leaders, and
his surrender is regarded by Gen. Miles as
an important victory.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
Ournal.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

The African Methodist Conference in Balti-
more, have under consideration a series of
resolutions demanding that colored children in
public schools be taught by colored teachers,
which has yeen denied by school committees.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
REAL ESTATE.
Farm for sale i'm Gorham.

FRUIT and Vegetable Farm, containing oIS 10
annie trees mostly young and a variety of other
small fruit. Situated within mile of Gorham
Village. on main road. More land will be sold will
~, a,,niv Il to A. W. HANSCOM,
rmmSS7diw Gorham, Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

"Capital may be produced by Industry and
accumulated by economy, but only jugglers
will propose to create it by legerdemain tricks
with paper" r."-Thomas Jefferson.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

The Chicago papers are enjoying them
selves hugely these spring days airing their
vocabularies of abuse. The Times pleasan tly
mentions the jitor of one of its contempor-
aries as "swindler, "and ipdulges in other pet
names and accuses another contemporary OF
"parading its theft with hypocritical preten-
sions Of morality which it has not the sense
to understand or the virtue to practise" 1t
also alludes to "two other minor local publi-
cations, one morning sheet, published in the
interest of falsehood and its creditors, the
.pther an equally obscene thing published by
well-known thieves who have been exposed
often before. ''On the other hand, one of its
contemporaries speaks of the Times as "the
slop bucket of Journalism on Fifth avenue,
which is dignifed by the name of news
paper. The greed of that scorhutic sheet,'
says this critic, ''makes it crazy in its puri-
ency, and causes it to make stupendous ass
of itself even in the only department where it
usually excels.'
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
COPARTNERSHIP.
Dissolution of Co.PartnersI,ip.

NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership
~ heretofore existing between Daniel Clark and
Cyrus Lowell, both of Portland, under the firm Of
Clark d Lowell, was dissolved on April 30, A. D.;
1878, by mutual consent. All debts owing to said
partnership to be paid to said Cyrus LOWELL who
will settle all demands against and liabilities OF said
firm. DANIEL CLARK,
CYRUS LOWELL.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
CORLISS
FIRE PROOF STOVE POLISH,

Best in the world! Can't be beat! This
Polish is made of better materials and gives darker
and better polish than any in the market. Its eSpec
iGt qualities are that it requires less rubbing than
any other, and it applied directed is warranted
not TO produce any Dust nor will it rust if left
without rubbing. Try it. For sale by the manufac-
urer, N. w. CORLISS, Yarmouth Me. Wholesale
Agents, II. FL. KICKER & Co., 17S Fore ST.. Port
land, Me. Agents wanted apratf&w16
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

TN TNACCORDANCE with the provisions of the
i Revised Statutes OF Maine, Chapter 49, Sections 49,
10 and and of the Statutes amendatory thereof and
additional thereto George S. Hunt, of Portland, in
the County Of Cumberland and State of Maine,
Henry B. Blackwell Of Boston in the County OF SUI
Theodore Gennert, of said Portland, and Albert
Palmer of said Bosten, hereby associate themselves
together by written articles of agreement manu-
featuring cooperation for the purpose of manufac tur
ing Beet Sugar within the State of Maine, to have
its business Office at said Portland: The first meet
ing shall be held in accordance with Section 1S of
said Chapter, at the office OF George s. Hunt and
Company, number III Commercial Street, in said
Portland, on the Eleventh day OF May, A. D., 1875
at nine o'clock a. m.
Dated at said Portland this 23d day Of April A. D.,
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
DesirabIe Real Estate Investment.

EUyHE Heirs of the late Oliver M. Whipple offer at
private sale the valuable tract OF land having It's
entire frontage the deep water OF the barbor and y
ing between the Breakwater and the Pickett and
Turner property. at Ferry Village.
HENRY c. PEABODY. Ag't Whpple heirs,
May 4, 1873, 100 Exchange st, Portland.
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Bargains,

cEyERAL houses taken by savings banks to
- close up mortgages for sale cheap on easy
terms, Must be closed up. - .
'ei"'' CHARLES P. MATTOCKS. E
mv7d1w 81 12 Exchange Street.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

Fully appreciating the good results arising from
earnestness and sincerity in this great and glori
ous work, earnestly hope that all the Clubs in the
State will be fully represented, keeping in mind our
motto, "Charity for all, and malice toward none.'
One and one.third fare for the round trip on the
c. R.R.
Return tickets will be furnished by the Secretary
for the Portland 8 Ogdensburg, Portland & Roches-
ter and Grand Trunk Railroads.
Per order State Committee.
FRANK KENDRICK, President,
GEO. W. MURCH, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
Convention Of the Reform Clubs
STATE OF MAINE.

The Quarterly Convent Of the Reform Clubs Of
the State of Maine will be held at
Norway, ON "wednesday and Thursday,
June 9Th and 9th.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

The New England House, Portland, Me,
Address AUG. P. FULLER,
de2Sdtf Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
To Let,

49, House with eight nice rooms corner of Will
E;:;1 mot and Lincoln Streets. Apply to
M!iQ W. P. HASTINGS,
ap29dtf 1443 Exchange Street.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
HOTEL TO LEASE.

A VERY desirable front room, with large alcove.
"A Bath room upon same floor. Apply at
jan7dtf 606 CONGRESS ST.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
HALL TO LET.

MISSION HALL, Williams Block, formerly
A known as "ATcana Hall.) having been leased
by the undersigned, will be let on most reasonable
terms for Lectures, concerts, Sociabes, Meetings,
Suppers, Fairs. &c. Apply at the Hall, opposite
Casco Engine House.
ap16eOdIf r. M. BARTON.
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
To Let.

1.-TWO Tenements on Clark Street, No. II. In
l. quire of JOHN SWEETSIR, Neal Street.
marl1 diff
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08

Service of precepts of all kinds speciality. Con-
fdentia advice given, and services rendered in the
detection and arrest Of criminals. Business attended
to at all hours.
jams du
The Portland daily press., 1878-05-08
TO LET.
To be Rented

HOUSE to let at No. 25 Paris street, containing
III ten rooms. Enquire of W. H. NEAL,
feb27tf at Lord & Haskelps.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-07-09

"Never more 30 in my life. Whoa,
Charley, poor old boy" and around
went horse and wagon, and off started
the fiery steed so fast that they could no
longer follow him, Lion, " leapinga yard
liz the air" in the exuberance Of his de-
light, galloping by his side.
MHe's all right" said the old man,
his face beaming with happiness. "And
won't mother look wonderfully surprised
when she sees him coming up the lane.
don't know how to thank you sir"
"Don't thank me. / deserve no
thanks" says Charley Marks, holding
aside low-hanging tree branch that
Bessie may pass under.
"And the new gardenerT asks Bessie
looking back at him.
"Will have the rooms over the sta
BILE. You know you said they were very
comfortable :"
( ;s:---ysas" :fsiT persists Bessie,
with the first CLEAN of coquetry that
ever sparkled in her blue eyes.
I'D much rather walk says MIR.
Marks.
When next the blossoms are on the or
chard trees and the spring flowers are
running wild through the grass there is
new mistress in the big house in Daisy
vile, pretty little thing, with lovely
blue eyes, bright golden hair, and asweet,
cheerful voice. Her name is Bessie, and
she is the idol of her husband, and,
strange as it may appear, the beloved of
her mother-in-law.
And in the stable, as well, nay, better,
cared for than the handsome ponies and
the splendid chestnut, is an old, white,
odd-looking horse, called Charley, his
days of toll all over, and all his ways
ways of pleasantness, and all his paths
paths Of peace.-Ha7per's Weekly.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-07-09
A Fish in . Human Skull.

A live fish imbedded in human skull
was taken from the bay near the Indian
dock yesterday morning. The finny
tenant must have had liking for it's
strange quarters, as it was too large to
make its escape. The fishermen had a
dispute over their treasure, one of them
claiming that never before had such an
occurrence been heard of. This was
denied, but the production Of # news
paper containing the following settled
the difficulty: In 1857 two sons Of
Mr.. John H. Witt, of Greensburg, Pa,
were in the habit of setting night lines
in the Allegheny river, in order to become
possessed Of the finny tribe. One morn
ing very mysterious thing was observed
from the shore, being attached to one Of
the lines out some distance. On draw
ing in the line . fish was fast ON the
hook, with his head protruding from the
oriice of human skull, It's BODY being
in the skull, and too large to allow its
escape the.efran, San E.sss.s:sss, Gu G. u
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but he not travelled much, and had no
correct ideas of cities, nor, indeed, OF
anything outside of his native back
woods. But of those backwoods ne
knew more than any other man l ever
met. He liked to talk, but he resented
tall stories.
"Mar.in," said l, glad to change the
subject, ado you think there'll be many
'coons about this fall?'
"About as many as common, reck.
on" he answered. What do you want
to know fur?" ..
"Pd like to 20 out 'coon-hunting,
/ said; "that's something have never
tried"
well" said he, 81 don't s'pose your
going will make much difference in the
number of them, but what is the good
NV it? You'd better 60 'possum hunt
ing. You can eat a 'possum;"
"Don't YOU ever eat coons?'' said:
EAT 'coons!" he exclaimed, with
contempt. "Why, there isn't niger
in this county d eat Il coon They amt
fit to eat"
81 should think they'd be as good as
'possums. They feed on pretty much
tie same things, don't they?"
"Well, there amt much difference,
that way; but 'possum is a mighty
different thing from coon, when we
come to eat him. A 'possum is more
like tree-pig. And when he's cooked,
he is sweeter than any sucking pig you
ever see. But coon is more like cat.
Who'd eat CATS"
I was about to relate some city sausage
stories, but lrefrained.
"To be sure" continued Martin,
"there is Col. Tibbs, who says he's eat
coon meat, and liked it first rate; but
then again, he says frogs is good to eat,
so ye see there is no depending on what
people say. Now, I know what l am
attacking about; 'coons amt fit ful
human beings to eat" -
"What makes you hunt 'em, then%'
said.
"Hunt 'em fur fun" said the old fel-
low, striking a lucifer match under his
chair, to re-light his pipe. "Ef we talk
about vittles, that's one thing, an ct ye
talk talk a b fun, t1stt another thing
An l don't know now whether you'd
think it was fun. 1 kinder think you
wouldn't. l reckon it'd seem like pref
ty hard work to YOU"
81 suppose it would" said; "thert
are many things that would be hare
work to me, that would be nothing but
sport to an old hunter like YOU"
" You're right, there, sir. You never
spoke truer than that in your life
There's no man inside O six counties
that's hunted more'n | have. pve been
at it ever sence l was youngster, an
I've got Il lot O fun out Nv it,-more
fun than anything else, fur that matter
You see, afore the war, people used tt
60 huntin' more for real sport than they
do now. An 'twa'n't because there was
no game in this country then than there
is now, fur there wa'n't,-not half a.
much. There's more game in Virginny
now than there's been any time thi
fifty years" -Scribner for June,
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The Possibilities of Science.

With the assistance of the microphone.
which Hiagnifes sound and aids the ear
as the microscope does the eve, it has
been ascertained that flies have sort of
language of their own, aside from the
familiar buzzing. Mr.. Preece, an Eng
lish scientist, states that with it he has
heard the tramp Of a little fly across
box with tread almost as loud as that
of horse across wooden bridge. A
curious sound accompanied the tramp of
the fly, which, it was suggested, was
caused by the neighing of its proboscis.
1t 'isto be hoped that the flies have not
got habit OF repeating all they hear
while walking on the ceiling; If they
have, what disclosures might be made
by some scientific eavesdropper with
stray fly imprisoned in microphonel
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1878-07-09
A French Betting Story.

An officer named Verdier was cele
brated in his garrison for winning all his
BETS None of his comrades could boast
of ever having been successful, and so al
last no one cared to bet with him. One
day Verdier was transferred to another
regiment, but the fame of his peculiar
luck had already spread before him
Alter supper rendered by his comrades
on the evening of his arrival, when cham
payne had made its appearance, Genera
b called out: .............
"Is it really true, Verdier, that you
win every bet?"
ayes, General"
But how the deuce do you do it %
ooh, very simply. | am a physiogno
mist, and | bet only when | am quite
sure"
"You are a physiognomist? Well
what, for instance, can you find to read
now in my facet"
II can see," said Verdier, promptly,
that the old wound in your side has
broken out again." -. .....
"Nonsensel" Numbered out the Gen
eral ..z.. .
"But--" -....... 3D..
ono but after l assure you SIR"
"Perhaps you do not like to speak of
it-perhaps duel"
"Diable! you won't believe me?
What will you bet?"
Anything you please, General"
Five hundred francs"
"The gentlemen present are the wit
nesses"
With these words the General proceed
ed without more ado to divest himself of
his coat and shirt, when close scrutiny
by all present revealed the fact that there
was no trace Of a wound by sword or
ball.
"You have lost your bet, Verdier!"
shouted the General, resuming his gar
ments. -
~ have, indeed, lost this once. Men
may err sometimes. Here are the 800
francs"
With a chuckle the General put the
money in his pocket. After ne had
reached home, he at once wrote to his old
chum, the General in command of Yer
dlerls regiment:
"Dear friend, the story Of Verdier's
luck is all humbug. He has just made
a bet of 500 francs that had wound in
my side, and of course he lost it,"
The answer came back:
Your naivete is truly charming!
Your winning the 500 francs cost me
1000, which Verdier bet me, on the day
of his leaving, that he would make you,
on the first evening of meeting, take off
your shirt in the presence of your fellow
officers, and that you, yourself, would
inform me of the fact"
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How we Treat Our Brains.

Almost daily am in contention with
parents and guardians, schoolmasters and
schoolmistresses, clergymen and profess
sors, youths and maidens, boys and girls,
concerning the right way of building up
the young brain, of ripening the adult
brain, and in preserving the brain in
age. Grievously i'll do we take in hand
to deal with this delicate member, and
we'll it is that innate development over
runs our schemes and brings the variety
of natural good out of the monotony of
human folly. 1t is dimly felt by society
that the reign of bone and muscle is over,
and that the reign of brain and nerve is
taking its place. Even the Gibeonitel
now have the hydraulic ram and the
steam telling machine; the specialized
general of forces fights in his tent by
click Of battery and wire, and his lieu
tenant hoists an iron-clad by the touch
Of two buttons upon his waist-coat; the
patient earth forgets the tread of horse
and OK, and is plowed by steam; and ere
long, no doubt, our ministers will wind
sermons out of barrel organs, and our
morning egg will be broken for us by a
wafer of dynamite. Hence it is that all
classes are for "education!" The vii
lage grocer's son goes to theological
college," and sits up by night over his
/" Evidences" with green tea in his
blood, and a wet cloth about his brows
The gardeners daughter pulls roses nc
more, and has become pupil teacher;
he is schlorotic at sixteen, and broken
spirited at twenty. The country par.
sons son goes to civil service or navy
COACH is plucked in his teens, and is
left to begin life again with an exhaust
ed brain and an incurable megrim; nay
even the sons of peers areputting on the
armor of light and are DESERVING the field
for the counting-house. To meet this
demand, colleges of ali kinds and degree.
spring up-middle class seminaries, the
illogical colleges, colleges of science, uni
versity boards, even the old universitie.
are stirring from their scholarly ease
are sending out missionaries IN partibus
and are examining the youth Of twenty
counties in the art of making most show
with least learning. All this, in may
no doubt, must be and should be; but &
sudden vote fence cannot be made
without a wrench, and it is my desire
now to see where the strain will tell, and
how to perform our social evolution
with the least injury to persons.-P opu
Tar Science Monthly. RI -. =,