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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
Magazine Notices.

The April number Of the Atlantic may not
be described as of exceptional interest, though
it is very entertaining. The magazine is re-
markably even and all its Numbers good. This
month the opening paper, by Frank Foxcroft,
Is timely account of Easter Hymns written
alphabetically and with knowledge. 1t Is to
be regretted that the Latin originals have not
IN all cases, as they have in many, been given
In connection with the English translatiops.
Theodore Il. Jenness writes pleasantly and in.
structivey of the Indian Territory and tells MS
much that we ought to know Of that strangely
misunderstood country. Those who believe
the Indians incapable of civilization may be
led to revise their opinions if they will care
fully read this paper. A Workingman's Word
on Over-Production is q temperate discussion
oil the new conditions that environ labor, dis
cussion which leads to sad and almost hope
less conclusions. Richard Grant White con-
tinues his articles on English customs, a series
Of papers certainly more interesting than his
disquistions on English speech II not more
useful. Julius III. Ward furnishes sketchy
account of Richard Henry Dana who will be
grossly oyer-praised for few months and then
forgotten forever. The Washington Monu-
ment is positive and apparently judicious
criticism of MI. Story's design. New York
Theatres is a paper that dramatic critics as
well as the general theatre.gOer may read with
profit. 1t combats the loosely accepted belief
that the theatre has greatly deteriorated of
late years, and shows on what unsatis-
factory and shifting foundations our canons of
dramatic criticism rest. In accordance with
the practice of the magazine some Of the book
reviews appear in the body of the number.
One OF these, New Lives of the Old Mas ters, is
hearty commendation of Mr.. Sweetser's
prsiseworthy series of artist-biographies. The
other, probably written by Mr.. Howells him.
self, gives but deserved praise to the greatest
novel of the year, The Return of the Native,
and comments upon Signor Monaldini's Neice,
and Roxy. Henry james, Jr,, begins another
study of the American in Europe, The Pen
sion Bearepas, and five chapters Of new
serial by an author whose name does not ap-
pear, excite a longing for the sixth. Of course
we shall all read Mr.. James's story The poetry
Of the number is by LoDgfellow, Mary Mspes
Dodge, Alice Brotherton, and an anonymous
writer who gives in The FOOLS PRAYER, verses
of notable merit. The Contributors Club asks
for non-smokiug hero, and makes sugges-
tions and passes judgments In much the old
way. The department of Recent Literature is
fuller than usual, and quite as good. Judic-
ious comments are made in q supplementary
paper upon the new plan for women's instruc-
tion al Harvard, and Mr.. Hassard closes the
number with what, let us hope, is the last
word upon those architectural failures, Clar-
ence Cook and the Catholic Cathedral in
New York
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
American Travellers Again.

A correspondent of the Boston Traveller,
writing from Paris, says: And this brings me
to another point which forms q curious study
from day to day-American travellers. About
half perhaps, are Intelligent, cultivated people
who come here to learn-to see what they have
read about all their lives, and get all the infor-
nation from every point they possibly can.
They are bright, know what they want to see,
know when they do see it what 1t means, and
we are reasonably proud of them as fellow cit
izens. But this is only one side Of the picture;
and there are plenty more to fll out the rest,
who have money enough, no doubt, for they
could not travel without it, but they have
nothing to 60 with it excepting an insane de-
sire to 60 everywhere and see everything. Let
me instance q few cases. A middle-sged,
white-haired lady Is here without companions,
seeking for private party with whom to 60 to
Palestine, determined to 60 at some rate or
other, but entirely with strangers, and who has
no apparent idea of getting along alone, speaks
only English and seems to have no idea what
there is to see even here, but being taken up
first by one friend, and then by another, is do
ing Rome, making no use OF guide or refer
ence book, and In the evening setting down in
u uOt6 DOCK, from tn6 IDS OF y If1enQ, Wnat ene
had seen in the day. After visiting the Coli
scum she didn't know the name of the place
where she had been, but knew that 1t was
round thing like circus, and when taken in
there few days after by another friend, did
not remember that she had been there before
and was surprised to hear the use 1t was put TO
in ancient times.
should say we had met at least a dozen of
this stamp, who lead us continually to wonder
what they are here for, because they seem to
have so little idea of what there is to see or of
any of the ordinary rules which govern travel
ers. We went out to the villa of one of the
Roman nobility on Thursday, it being open
twice week to the public, aud finding gate
to the flower garden open, went in to look
abont for few moments, aud met there par
ty of the type of Americans referred to. One
OF the ladies was eating an orange very rapidly
(tbere being some under the trees.) said,
''You had better not let the gardener see you,
it isn't allowed to pick up the fruit" She an
swered, why, yes it is; [ have eaten six and
got my pockets full. There are some under the
tree; if you don't take them L SHALL" Probably
the gardener had rather winked at their taking
the fruit, as they were early visitors, but
think that persons who understand the rules
OF propriety would consider that the opening of
such grounds and gardens for our pleasure was
enough, without appropriating the fruit there.
of, L know that we cannot expect everybody
to bs or think alike. and also 'thst it takes all
sorts of people to make world" but suppose
there is no harm in wishing that all the queer,
odd peope, and those who don't know how TO
behave themselves, would stay at home.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
Good Manners.

'Tis rule of m anners to avoid exaggeration.
A lady loses as soon as she admires 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 supsriors by heat.
Why need you, who are not gossip, talk as
gossip and tell eagerly what the neighbors or
the journals say? State your opinion without
apology. The attitude is the main point. As
sure 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
communicate. Self-control is the rule. You
have in you there q noisy, sensual savage,
which you are to keep down, and turn all his
strength to beauty. For example: what ser-
eschal and detective is laughter! It seems to
REQUIRE several generations of education to train
a squeaking or shouting habit ont of man.
Sometimes, when in almost all expressions
the Choctaw and the slave have been worked
ont of him, q coarse nature still betrays itself
in his contemplate sgueals Of joy. The great
gain Is not to shine, not to conquer your COM
psnion-then you learn nothing but couceit-
but to find companion who knows what you
do not: to tilt with him and be overthrown,
horse and foot, with utter destruction of all
your logic and learning, There is a defeat
that is useful. Then you can see the real and
the counterfeit, and you will never accept the
counterfeit again. You will adopt the art of
war that has defeated you. You will ride TO
battle horsed on the very logic which you
found irresistible. You will accept the
fertile truth, instead of the solemn, Gus
tomary lie. When people come to see
| US, we foolishly prattle, lest We be inhos'
pitable. But things said for conversation
| are chalk eggs. Don't say things. What you
are stands over you the while, and thunders so
| that can't hear what you say to the contrary.
| A lady of my acquaintance said, II don't care
| so much for what they say as L do for what
| makes them say it, The law of the table is
| bsauty-a respect to the common sorI of all the
| guests-Everything is unreasonable which is
private to Two or three or any portion of the
| company. Tact never violates for a moment
| this law; never intrudes the orders of the
house, the vices of the absent, or a tariff of ex
| penses or professional privaces; as we say,
| we never talk shop" before company. Lovers
| abstain from caresses, and haters from iR-
| suits, whilst they SIT in one parlor with com.
| mon friends Would we codlfy the laws that
should reign in households, aud whose daily
transgression anoys and moftiies US, and de-
| grades our household life, We must learn to
adorn every day with sacrifices. Good man
ners are made up of petty sacrifices.-Ralph
| Waldo Emerson.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
Snppressing e Hotel Clerk.
From the New York Time.

The Supreme Court of Massachusetts Is enti-
tied to a great deal of consideration. 1t has sc-
tually put down clerk of q fashionable hotel,
Republic has to contend with-a modish mon
ster unknown and incomprehensible to foreign
lands. 1t probably required the Supreme
Court to achieve this most desirable end. No
ordinary court could have managed it. The
facts are as follows: The clerk, q Bostonian,
in addition to the well-selected assortment of
odous traits belonging to his guild, was at
times insufferasly familiar. Only with men
of prominence and position, however. He
probably thought he remedied this failing by
treating ordinary persons with q degree of
haughtiuess and lofty insolence which chilled
them to the marrow, and made it seem royal
favor if they were allowed to sleep under the
sky-ight or in the cosl-cellar. This freezing
melted once when such personsges as
Charles Francis Adams, Robert @. Winthrop,
Ralph Waldo Emerson, or Wendell Phillips
wrote their names on the register He usually
shook hands with them cordially, asked them
very impertinent questions, and when they
asked for the kew to their rooms addressed
them as Charles. Bob, Ralph and Wen. 1t is
even asserted that he slapped Adams on the
shoulder one day as he was going to breakfast,
and inquired, swell, how do you feel this
morning, old cock?" Just what the venerable
gentleman did is not recorded; but it is declared
that he looked astounded and aghsst-very
much as he might have looked had he
been invited to dance the can-can 10 an opera
bouffe. Why the clerk was not turned into
statue of frost covered granite cannot be faith
omed. But he was not. He continued TO call
the worthless of the Hub by their plenomen un-
| til his nmOlnVara narAmnt0rllV disChafged him.
He was extremely indignant and amazed; he
believed he had been honoring his important
guests by descending from his Alpine heights
and being actually familiar with them. He
| brought suit TO recover his wages for the unex-
| pired portion of the year for which he had been
| engaged. The court rejected his suit and the
Judge gave detailed opinion on the enormity
of addressing gentlemen by their first names
pronouncing the custom, unless warranted BY
| intimacy, positive insult
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
The Roaring In the Ear.

In the current number OF the Medical Record
DR.. Hammond says that when you poke the
end of your finger in your ear, the roaring noise
Won hear is the sound of the circulation in your
finger, which is fact, as any one can demon
state for himself by first putting the ends of
his fingers in his ears and then stopping them
up with any other substance. Try it, and think
what wonder of machine your body is, that
workshops that they roar like small Niagara.
The roaring is nothing more than the noise OF
the circulation Of the blood. 1t is the voice of
all the vital processes together-the tearing
down and building up-processes that are al
ways going forward in every living body from
convention to death.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

The contest in the House over the Federal
election laws has now fairly opened. In the
first skirmish the Republicans have certainly
the advantage, an advantage they will hold as
long as the CONTROVERSY is confined to argu-
ment. When it comes to vote they will prob
ably have to succumb. The able speeches of
Messrs. Garfield, Frye and Reed very clearly
indicate the position that will be taken and
defended by the minority. The unconstitu-
tional and revolutionary methods adopted by
the Democrats, and the utter impertinency
to the appropriation bills of the legislation
proposed by them is clearly and convincingy
set forth.
II is asserted by some of the Democrats
who attempt a reply to the Republican cham
pions that the election laws interfere with
the right of suffrage at the South. How alb
surd this claim is all know who have studied
the subject. We all know that in spite of
Federal supervisors the Democratic minori-
ties in the South in 1872 came in 1876 to be
msjorities in all States but three. We know
that to-day States like South Carolina and
4AtoSiooiPpl1 WAOAO thO biANho SlCdtiy JUL
number the whites, are returned Democratic.
We know that, whatever the political opinion
or lawful votes of these States in 1880, their
electoral vote will be cast for the Democratic
candidate. The South will be "sold'. That
is settled beyond doubt. The election laws
do not threaten Democratic ascendency in
the South, for they are not enforced-per-
haps cannot be-among the rude and lawless
population. The South has been surrendered
to the Democracy, and is no longer in ques-
ton. 1t is puerile to assert that Federal su-
pervisors have control over the free express
sion of opinion there. The only interference
with voting in that section is done by armed
bands of Democratic riders who terrorize the
negroes.
What the Democrats are contending Tor
Is the liberty to cheat at the North, in New
York and Indiana. They need the electoral
votes OF those States TO elect a President in
1880. They desire to DO away with all hind
RANGES to their practice of voting early and
often. They want to have til privilege of
casting 81, 900 fraudulent votes in New York
city as they did in 1868, and to bring across
the river from the surplus 10000 Democrats
of Kentucky enough men to carry Indiana.
That is their object, that is what they are
fighting for. The contest made by the Re-
publicans is not over the ballot in the South
but for the purity of the ballot-box in the
North. All they ask is fair elections and an
honest count in these Northern States; and
for those things they are now contending in
Congress.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
News and Other Items.

A compromise has been effected between the
Comstock Lode and Sutro Tunnel Companies.
Over two million tons of ice have been
stored on the Hudson this winter.
Turner, R.wley 81 Co., cotton brokers ct
Liverpool, have failed.
E. f Davidson, the Argentine consul, died
at Staten Island Sunday, aged 81.
Ex-Sergeant-at.Arms French had convul-
sion in the Senate cloak-room yesterday, but
recovered and was sent to his residence.
Two smugglers of eighteen thousand cigars
were captured Sunday night Just as Trey left
the steamer Niagara. The steamer will be
libelled.
E0giDeer schillenger was killed, and the
fireman injured by the locomotive of a passen-
ger train on the Lehigh Railroad bsing thrown
from the track by land slide near Pittston,
Pa, yesterday morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
For . good mapy years now the Democrat

For good many years now the Democrat
ic papers have told us of the extravaganza Of
Congress, and have printed long lists of the
pocket-books, the bottles of cologne, the jack
knives, the fine-tooth combs furnished by a
paternal government to Congressman. They
have been repeatedly informed that the Gov
ernment isn't in the fancy goods business I;
that Congressman is allowed 5000 year for
stationery; and if he doesn't take that sum
up in stationery he can take it in snuff or
cash or anything else he iancies. But they
have gone on repeating the fiue-tooth comb
story. Well, both branches of Congress are
now Democratic. Let MS see if the law al
lowing members 5000 each for stationery is
repealed. The Democratic papers are, it is
to be hoped, keeping sharp lookout for the
repeal. They don't mention it-but that
may be because they don't want to prejudice
legislation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

THOSE Greenback papers who amuse them
selves by figuring out how many times over
the national debt will be paid if we pay only
the interest on it and let the principal stand,
may be entertained by the following from
"Novelties and Curiosities:' The simple
interest of one cent at 6 per cent. per annum
from the comm encement of the Christian
era to the close of the year 1858 would be
but the triflirg sum of little over e3, but if
the same principal, at the same rate and
time, had been allowed to accum ulate at
compound interest, it would require the
enormous number of S4,S30, ,000, 100000 Of
globes of solid gold, each equal to the earth
in magnitude, to pay the interest; and if the
sum were equally divided among the inhabi-
tants of the earth, estimated at 1000, ,000,-
600, every man, woman and child would re-
ceive "a, $40 golden worlds for an inheri-
tance. Were all these globes placed side by
side in direct line, it would take lightning
itself, which can grdle the earth in the wink
of an eye, $4,000 years to travel from end to
end. And if Parrot gun was discharged at
one extremity, while man was stationed at
the other-light travelling 900 miles in a
second, the initial velocity OF a cannon ball
being 1900 feet per second, and sound NOV
ing through the atmosphere 1120 feet in a
second, he would see the flash after waiting
10000 years; the ball would reach him in
74,0O0,00 of years, but he would not hear
the report till the end of 1000 ,000, 900
centuries. Again, if all these masses of gold
were fused into one prodigious ball having
the sun for its centre, they would reach out
into space in all directions 1882, 000, 900
miles, almost reaching the orbit of Herschel
and Uranus. And if the interest was con-
tinued till the end of the present century, it
would entirely fill up the solar system and
even encroach 00,O0O,O00 miles on the do
mains of the void beyond the planet Neptune
whose orbit, at the distance of 1850, 900, ,0OO
miles from the sun, encircles our whole
system of worlds. That Is, if Judas Iscariot
had borrowed one cent and neglected 10 pay
it he would now be owing mass of gold
that would almost reach 00,00O.000 miles be-
yond Neptune. The moral of this calculation
in compound interest would seem TO be, "Pay
as you CO." But the Greenbackers reason
| differently. They argue that the burden up
ON man who borrows grows heavier every
year, and so every year there is greater ex
cuse for him to disregard the payment o
! the Indebtedness. They claim that he shoul(
not go all the same, but should pay.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

THE report comes from Washington that
the physical condition of Messrs. Tiden and
Thurman is beginning to alarm their support
ers. Both have been over-trained, perhaps,
and may break down before the race fairly be-
gins. Those who choose may believe the re-
port, but there is no compulsion about it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

THE Terre Haute, Ind, Courier says that
"pauper' free pass have been furnished by
the township trustee for several Democratic
politicians of that city, on which they have
travelled between Terre Haute and Indianap-
oils. This is said to be the smallest political
steal on record.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

THE Burlington Hawkeye. which can be
serious on serious occasions, and was never
known to smile at funeral, exclaims, apro-
pos OF the Democratic intrigues at Washing
ton, compromise played out in 1S6O-61."
Exactly, and the Northern people have no
mind for another compromise in which they
are to yield everything and the other side
nothing. They have learned that it is better
to fight it out.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

HE Ohio Democrats have decided 10 strike
hands with the Gree nbackers, and in order
to effect the union the Greenback Represen-
tatives in Congress are to be treated with dis
tinguished consideration. If the combination
carry Ohio the Eastern Democracy will be
called upon to abandon hard-money.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

THE Philadelphia Press compliments Hen
drick b. Wright of Pennsylvania for the ia
cility with which he rests one foot in the
Democratic camp, while the other reposes, in
friendly way, in the tents of the Green
hanlnrc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

Both the Maine Greenbackers voted with
the Democrats Saturday to sustain Springer's
ruling that the proposed political section on
the army bill was in order.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

SECRETARY SHERMAN decides that the
new four per cent. $40 certificates are not
legal tender, and that tanks cannot hold
them as part of their legal reserve.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couptersgned 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 our
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

possible Presidential candidate. He would
be good one-for the Greenbackers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
THE PRESS
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL l.

We do not read anonymous letters and communl.
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. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01

The Rev. Henry Morgan is getting to be
bigger nuisance than the Rev. Mr.. Tai
mage.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
IOWA FARMING LANDS.

p1CH farming Lands on the line of Railroads in
HI Harrison aud Hancock Counties Iowa.
Also Pine Timber Lands in Michigan and Wiscon-
sin. For sale low or exchange for property in this
vicinity. w. H. STEPHENSON
l19 State Street.
Portland, March 81, 1879. mh2ldtt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-01
The Battle Joined,

If the Union was worth Hghting for il is
worth paying for.
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MnNEVt to loan on first class Real Estate
MO1N r. 4 Security, in Portland, OF Vi
mission. Apply to f. 4. PATTERSON. TT Deal sr Ia
Real Estate. 3793 Congress Street. no5eoitf
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscriber has
IN been duly appointed and taken upon Himself the
trust of Administrator of the Estate of
WILLIAM S. MURRAY, late of Brunswick,
in the County of Cumberland deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the Estate of said deceased are require
to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
CHARLES s: PERKINS, of Portland, Admir-.
Brunswick, March 18th, 1879. mh2d1aw3wThs