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TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.

nor any one else could change it. He then
turned to his desk and went ON with his work
Mr.. Shellabarger could do nothing but abandon
the business, and he came away from the de-
partment denouncing the Secretary sharply for
his imperviousness to reason in the matter
OF the personal and private life of Mr.. Sher-
man it is pleasure to speak, although there is
not very much to say. 1t is quiet and simple.
l have three pictures of Mr.. Sherman in my
mind. The first is of the Senator as he stands
in his place in the chamber, talking, in his
calm hut very direct and vigorous way on the
subject in hand, his tall figure bent little
over his desk, upon which he rests his hands
when he does not use them for a gesture, which
he does but seldom. His remarks, whether
long or short are models of clear and straight
forward utterance. His department. as Sena-
tor is never open to criticism, for he is always
attending to the business in hand. Then there
is picture OF the Secretary of the Treasury,
seated at his desk from which he looks up and
GIVES YOU PLEASANT GOOD MORNING
as you enter, but keeps his eyes ON his papers
as he answers your interrogatories, unless you
have something very important to demand his
attention. The desk before him, however,
deeply covered with letters and official docu-
ments, is never in disorder Mr.. Sherman nev-
er wastes any time on anybody, and the man
does not live who can bore him for any length
of time. If the caller does not know when his
business is done he is soon put in the way of
finding it out, and yet the Secretary is never
blunt or brusque like his brother Tecumseh,
who hasn't as much business to attend to in a
week as John has in one day. The third view
of this man is his appearance in his home-a
modest and comfortable house on Franklin
square-at home he seems always to sit at the
end of the table in the rear apartment, which
answers for library and dining room. There
he reads his papers, writes his letters smokes
his cigars, talks to his friends, and L suspect
that, when he leaves that seat, he leaves it to
go to his Office or to his bed. In the morning
he always walks to the treasury department,
carrying a light cane and walking at rapid
pace. The distance is hardly quarter of
mile. In the afternoon he rides out as is the
custom with all the members of the Cabinet,
before dinner. The evenings are usually spent
at home in the society of his wife and adopted
daughter, who compose his household. His
home and everything about him, his dress, his
horses, etc., are all plain and unostentatious.
And, although he is reported to be worth a
half million of dollars, his manner of living is
apparently as quiet and moderately expensive
as when he depended upon his annual salary
alone. In fact, his life in its quetness, its dig
nifty, its freedom from frivolity and its careful
economies of time and strength, is more like
the life of some great private banker or capital
ist than like the life Of the average American
politician,
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Magazine Notices.

The August Wide Awake will prove a rich
vacation treat to its hosts of readers, young
and old. 1t opens with q cool looking frontis-
piece of some barefoot boys angling over the
mill dam, and is followed by the poem which
it illustrates, WHY'S Mishap, by Elizabeth w.
Dennison. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop tells
story of One Cent, betraying in it vein of her
fathers genius. This is followed by The
Flower School at Corlear's Hook, by Mrs.
Dickinson, beautifully illustrated with nine
engravings by Miss Lathbury. E. L. Bynner,
the author of Nimport and Trtons, has q
charming sketch, daintily illustrated entitled
The Tramp's Dinner Party. Mrs. Parsons
also, has good story, Only Fifteen. Chief
of the attractions however, isa rollickng six
PACED Classic of Babyland The Three Pigs, by
Clara Doty Bates, with its nineteen funny illus
trations by Boz. Almost as funny is the
poem furnished by Mrs. Lizzie W. Champney
entitled Retaliation, and illustrated by her
husband, Champ" There are two other po-
ems with exquisite drawings, The Silver Boat
by Mrs. Butts, with picture by Miss Humphrey,
and Baby Thankful, by Caroline Metcalf, illus
trated by katherine Pierson, who also makes
the pictures for Kate Colby's pretty story of
Sugar River. There is funny Story of a Hoe
Cake. Capital installments of the three serials,
ST. Olave's IAN exciting base ball chapter)
The Dogberry Bunch, and Don Quixote, Jr.,
besides No. VIII. of our American Artists, rel
ative to L. W. Wood with portrait and studio
drawn by the artist himself. Ella Farman, ed
itor. ID. Lothrop & Co., publishers, Boston,
Mass.
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Secretary Sherman.

This evening an opportunity is afforded to
hear an exposition and defense of the finan-
cial policy of the Government by the head of
the Treasury Department, the man who
made effectual preparations for the resump-
tion Of specie payments, achieved resump-
ton, and successfully conducted the refund
ing of the bonded debt thereby reducing the
annual interest charge one third. The wise
and mastery policy which the Republi-
can party adopted and he executed, has
brought the demand notes of the Treasury
to par and provided for their redemption on
presentation. The Secretary has equalized
the paper dollar, and has given to the dollar
of the laborer as great a purchasing power
as is possessed by the dollar of the bond
holder
The policy which has brought all this
about has been and is fiercely assailed as
productive of more evil than good. 1t will
be both interesting and edifying to hear
what its official exponent has to say in ap-
probation and defense. Indeed to the
utterances of the speaker who ad-
dresses the people OF Portland tonight
more consideration attaches even than be-
longs to the declarations of the Secretary of
the Treasury. Mr.. Sherman was from 1864
until he took the Treasury portfolio in 1877,
member of the Finance Committee of the
Senate. and with the exception of three
years its chairman. His acquaintance with
the financial operations of the government
has been for fifteen years of the most init
mate character. The resumption act, which
was called until its exection Sherman s
Sham," but which is better known now as
peculiarly fitted to discuss the financial ques-
ton, and from him tonight may be expected
an able and exhaustive discussion of the
theme.
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COUNTY Convention.

The Republicans of the several towns in Cumber-
land County requested to send delegates to a
convention to be held in Reception Hall, City Build
ing, Portland, THURSDAY, July 81, 1879, at 10
o'clock m to nominate candidates for the follow
ing Offices to wit: Four Senator's Judge of Probate
Register of Probate County Attorney County Treas
urer and County Commissioner, and to act on any
other business that may properly before the
Convention.
for each city or town in the County and addition
al delegate for every sixty votes cast for Seden Con-
nor for Governor in 1878. A fraction of thirty-fve
votes will be entitled to a delegate.
Under this apportionment each city and town will
be entitled to the following representation:
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The Lesson of Business Failures.


The reports of commercial failures during
the first two quarters of the current year are
bitter pill for the inflatonists. While specie
payments were, as yet, only the promise of an
act the Green back orators predicted that re-
sumption would bring complete prostration in
its hand and scatter ruin throughout an already
Impoverished country. But, since the green
back was moored securely to gold, Messrs Dun
Barlow 4 Co. have published two quarterly
wreck charts, and, behold the figures which
they present are very rainbow of promise in
the business sky. The report for the first quar-
ter was most encouraging exhibit; yet the
second throws the first into the shade. We
will begin with the early return. The table
below gives the number of failures, the amount
OF Liabilities and the average sum failed for in
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FOR SALE

A story and half House with addition,
Stable, outbuildings and Blacksmith
Shop, all in good repair and nearly new.
Lot contains about one acre, excellent
garden and well Of water. This proper
ty is situated about four miles from Port
land ON the Gray road. A good title and
immediate possession will be given. The
above property will be sold for $675.0O,
and is the best bargain in Deering.
Inquire on the premises of z. o. LAM
BERT, or of JOHN C. COBB, 81 1-2 Ex-
change Street, Portland.
All but 5000 can remain on Mortgage.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Quarterly Convention Of Reform Clubs
WILL BE HELD AT
Ferry Village, Cape Elizabeth,
Wednesday and Thursday, July 80 & 81.

1t is desirable that every Club in the county
should be fully represented, for the purpose of
that we represent and are laboring in, to redeem
and reclaim all those that are cursed by the
evil of intemperance. And cordial invitation is
extended to all who interested in noble work
to unite with special invitation is extended to
the Ladies' Aid Societies.
Free Entertainment by the citizens to all Dele
gates.
Steam Ferry leaves Custom House Wharf for the
accommodation of the Convention
ONE FARE on M. c., G. T., p & o., and z. & r.
R. r. Secretary will furnish Return Tickets p &
o. and p. & r. r. r.
Convention Will commence at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day Morning GEO w. MURCH, Prest.
c. WOODMAN, Sec'y.
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CHOICE BUILDING LOTS
For Sa,1ee

fEyHE undersigned offers for sale on very favor
IL able terms, 20 of the most desirable House
Lots in the town of Deerng, located the line of
the horse and within about % minutes walk OF
the City Hall. The drainage is excellent-in fact
the only complete and perfect drainage in the town.
and the soil is rich and fine for gardens The neigh
borhood is the best in the vicinity of the city
These lots chiefly front upon Clifton and Arlington
sts and are situated next beyond the grounds of
Capt j. b. Coyle. Enquire of
WARREN SPARROW, 191 Middle St.
ie11eod2m at his residence in Deering
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CAMPAIGN PRESS.

We will furnish the PRESS for the
Campaign, beginning Immediately on re.
ceipt of subscription price and continuing
until after Election in September, al the
following rates, postage pnia:
DAILY FAESS. .................. $500
MAINE STATE PRESS Cweekiy) 1925,
Weekly 10 Clubs, Five Copies, $f.O0.
The Cash must accompany ali orders.
Address
Portland Publishing Company.
Portland. We.
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How pleased the straight-out Greenback-
ers will be that the hard-shell, bondholding,
national bank Democrats are willing to alb
sorb them into the great Democratic party !!
Think of John Todd and Lewis Pierce clasp
ing hands and rejoicing over the downfall of
the banking system!
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The Oxford Democrat learns that in New
ry many Republicans who voted the Green
back ticket last year have now come back to
the Republican ranks
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FOR SALE.

nNE of the finest residences on Cedar st. will be
W sold at bargain if applied for at once, is nice
ly furnished and will include furniture and carpets
if wanted. This is of the most cosy and desra-
BILE houses in the city at moderate price.
Apply to L. TAYLOR,
Real Estate Dealer, 3o5 Congress st.
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SOME of the gentlemen who signed the
card in the Argus yesterday, approving fu-
sion, may live to regret that they ever coun-
tenanced delusion that is a foe to all vested
interests
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Residence for Sale.

fHNHE large twostory House with ell and stable at
Il tached about twenty acres of tillage land with
hear the Thornton Mansion and beonsnr to hs
estate of the late Emery Moody deceased. The
above is of the most attractive and desirable 10
cations in this vicinity for a Summer Residence,
commanding fine view, and being within few
minutes walk of the 2. S. & P. r. K. depot, also
short drive of either Portland, Saco, Old Orchard
Lbbys Beach. For terms and particulars enquire of
p. j. EARRABEE, Administrator,
mh24tf 1919 1-S Middle 81.
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REAL ESTATE.
so Acre Farm for Sale.

IN Falmouth, eight miles from Portland, Two
Il story House, II rooms barn, wood house, hen
cry and work shop Cuts 20 tons hay, 15 acres wood
lot, ola and young orchard, 70 trees Plenty of
$2200-half cash. VIM. II. JERRIS, Real Estate
Agent, Portland. jy9d3w*
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Forward subscriptions as promptly as possible, to
DANIEL L. ALLEN s. CO.,
Augusta Maine.
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THE Boston Globe, journal that the
Democratic and Greenback papers in this
State frequently quote with appreciation,
says ''That season of business prosperity
has dawned is becoming daily more apparent
even to the most chronic disbelievers.' Will
the doubters in Maine accept the authority
of the Globe?
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"a Little Judas for Cent" is what the
Bangor Commercial styles the editor of a
Greenback organ in Maine who sold out to the
Republicans because Major Smith wouldn't
give him $50.-Boston Herald
THE North Star. Greenback paper, says
Smith did give him the $50.
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APPOINTMENTS.
HON. DANIEL II. DAVIS.

Republican candidate for Governor, will speak du
ing the campaign at the following places:
WESTBROOK, Thursday, July oath.
BRIDGTON, Friday, July Goth.
BRUNSWICK, Saturday, July 26th.
HALLOWELL, Monday, July 2Sth.
GARDINER, Tuesday, July 29th.
BATH, Wednesday, July Both.
ROCKLAND, Thursday, July 31st.
RICHMOND, Friday, August LIST.
FARMINGTON, Saturday, August I'd.
BIDDEFORD, Monday August 4th.
LIMERICK Tuesday, August 5th.
ALFRED, Wednesday, August 9th.
SKOWHEGAN, Thursday, August 7th
NORTH ANSON, Friday August Sth.
FAIRFIELD, Saturday, August 9th.
LEWISTON, Monday, August 11th.
DAMARISCOTrA, Tuesday, August 18Th.
CAMDEN, Wednesday, August 18th.
BELFAST, Thursday, August 18th.
SEARSPOl3r, Friday, August 10Th.
UNITY, Saturday, August 10th.
WATERVILLE, Monday, August 18th.
SOUTH PARIS, Tuesday, August 10Th.
BETHEL, Wednesday, August Goth.
MECHANIC FALLS, Thursday, August 21st.
NORTH BERWICK, Friday, August 22d.
BUCKSPORT, Saturday, August 23d
ELLSWORTH, Monday, August 25th.
CIIERRYFIELD, Tuesday, August 26th
NLACHIAS, Wednesday, August 81
DENNYSVILLE, Thursday, August %.
PEMBROKE, Friday, August 29th
CALAIS, Saturday, August Both.
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UEoUSE and Lot No. 1913 oxford ST., between
Ill Chestnut and Cedar Sts.: lot SO feet front by
80 feet deep; house, two story and half contains
pped for Sebago water and gas &C., &c. For terms
apply to THOMAS g. BIRD, Attorneys at Law, 38
Exchange ST. jyl2 eod2m
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The communication in the AJyus yester-
day, signed by men whom the Greenbackers
are fond Of denouncing as ''Minions of the
Money-Power," must amuse the Greenback
leaders. They will naturally interpret it as
theinvitation of the spider to the fly, and
will decline to walk into the parlors of the
bank directors and hold, rs of national bank
stock
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EVERY regular attach6 Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certifcatesigned by Stanley 7. Pullen,
Editor. Ali railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon usby demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent journal.
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We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publica
ton but as guaranty of good faith
wecarnot undertake to return preserve COM
munications that are not used.
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Total 159
The County Committee will be in session at 8
o'clock ON the morning of the Convention at the
ante-room of Reception Hall to receive credentials
of Delegates
ISAIAH S. WEBB,
n. A. TRAFTON,
w. +. LOVEJOY,
BENJAMIN TRUE.
GEORGE NJ. SEIDERS.
CHARLES L. BOODY.
SETH L. LARRABEE.
LOT c. NELSON, sec'ry
SAMUEL DINGLEY,
Chairman County Committee.
July 9th, 1879.
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T'HE HONEST TRUTH.

With the above title, the undersigned will pub
lish at Augusta, Maine, campaign paper, beginning
Tuesday, July 29th, and running to the end of the
campaign; devoted to the Honest TRUTH about the
MONEY QUESTION and the SOUTHERN CUES
TION.
The Honest Truth will especially devote its col
ums to the interests of the Laboring man, and will
expose the folly and wickedness of the Demagogues
and Democrats who are now seeking to array Labor
against Capital and Capital against Labor-thus
taking away all chance for the return of good times
now dawning upon us.
The Honest Truth will show how the Northern
Democrats and Greeenbackers in Congress have
voted for everything the Southern Rebels have de
manded 1t will expose the record of Ladd and
Murch, Greenback Congressman from Maine, and
show that they voted with the Southern Rebels all
the time.
The Honest Truth will aGvocate the election of
DANIEL f. DAVIS as Governor of Maine. He is
the first PRIVATE SOLDIER ever nominated for
high Office in the United States He is man of the
people, from the people, with the people. Let's
give him lift, Boys
The Honest Truth will be handsomely printed with
clear type, on good paper, and each number will
contain fourteen full columns of reading matter the
columns to be the same length the Lewiston Daily
Journal The first number will contain, with other
matter the speech to be delivered by Hon. John
Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury at Portland,
July 23d.
Terms of Honest Truth for the entire campaign,
cas- i'm adv
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THE argus has at last forsaken its advo-
cacy of "free and Unlimited coinage of sill
yer, and is willing to wait until silver is
brought up to the old ratio in the bullion
market. 1t makes no attempt to reconcile
its contradictory statements-for the same
reason the mountain didn't go to Mahomet;
it couldn't. The argus, so fond of putting
questions, thoughtfully omits to answer
those put by the PRESS. Its speech was
silver, but it finds silence golden.
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FOR SALE.
EaEA One or both of the elegant Brick Dwelling
lssSS1 Houses on the corner of Pine and Carlton
LaGsE Streets in this city.
sA The Houses are now being finished and are
open for inspection.
For particulars apply to
II. EH. FASSETT, Architect,
Centennial Block, Exchange Street.
Portland, Aug. 5, 1878. diff
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LET'S SEE. This wicked Republican par
ty that is a slave to the Money Power has
reduced the National debt one-fourth, from
81 756, ,431 ,51 in 1866 to 81 1896, Ala, ,905, and
the annual interest charge nearly one-half,
from S15o,977697 in 1865 to $S3,777,77S,
This looks very much like reducing the bur-
dens of the country; but the Grcenbackers
say that we are worse off than when we
owed more. According to their reasoning
the man who owes most is the best off.
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THIS is how the Boston Herald looks at
it: "What a mistake the late Thomas N.
Dale made! If he had become a labor re-
former in his early years, and denounced
capital, and protested against more than
eight hours work in day, and stood on his
rights, he might have bee me as great man
as Denis Kearney. Instead of doing that, he
went to work, and worked hard, and saved
his money, and in course of time established
new and important industry 1.-THE manu-
facture of certain silk goods in his native
land, and employed many operatives, whose
welfare he looked after with fatherly care,
and finally lost all his property in the panic
that swept over the land.''
THE Evangelist is discussing the Zone
sermon SABBATH question, and thinks
there is much to be said on both sides. ''The
second sermon question may be said to be
fairly up for discussion and experiment, but
that time-honored service is not to be set
aside lightly, and until we are quite sure
that we have hit upon something better to
put in its place. As now, the service is
lightly esteemed in many places, and the
apparent results in attendance and impress
sion seem to ill-requite the pastors labor in
preparing for it."
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~ minutes walk of M. G. r. r. station, school and
church. Contains sixty of excellent land, well
watered, buildings new. For further particulars in
quire of W. R. Anthoine, 49 Exchange ST., Geo. F.
Merrill Station Agent, West Falmouth, or B. U.
Swett on the premises. my3Od1 wteod2m
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The Apostates.

Put pin in here: Among the gentlemen
who commend the argus fusion editorial of
the 9TH inst. as "sound in principle and
policy are Lewis Pierce, W. G. Davis,
Charles G. Haines, D. W. True, Charles
Mccarthy, and D. II. Ingraham. Two of
the propositions advanced by the Argts as
held in common by Democrats and Green
hackers, are these
We agree that banking institutions should
not be allowed to issue currency-but that
their bills now outstanding should be gradually
Withdrawn and public Indebtedness paid off
with the greenbacks issued to take their
place.
We agree that the free and unlimited coiu-
age Of silver should be restored.
These are the doctrines which the gentlemen
above named held to be 'sound in principle
and policy" That is, if they are sincere in
the declaration they have signed and they
are all honorable men, they wish that the
issue of currency shall be confined to the
Government alone; that the public indebted
ness shall be paid off in greenbacks; that
the solemn promise made by the Govern
ment to pay its bonds in coin shall be repu-
dated, and Government Indebtedness ''dis-
charged" by compelling the holders of inter-
est-bearing securities to exchange them fer
Notwithstanding notes that are never to
be paid; that the free and unlimited coinage
of silver shall be restored, thus enabling
the mine-owner to take IS cents worth of
bullion to the mint and have it stamped into
a coin which the laborers in his mine, the
shop-keepers who furnish his supplies, the
manufacturers of his shovels Eand picks, in
brief all his creditors, are compelled to take
as dollar in discharge of the debts he owes
them.
These are the doctrines held by gentlemen
(if they are sincere in their declara ion and
are not pandering to the Greenbackers to
secure that vote) who pretend to hold to the
principles and cling to he traditions of An
drew Jackson and Thomas H. Benton. If
they support the principles and policy ad-
vanced and defended by the argus in its
editorial article, they are apostates, not open
but concealed, who cling in name to the old
faith while jeering at it and reviling it. If
they are insincere in their declaration, they
make it in order to cajole and deceive the
Greenback voters of Cumberland County.