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The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
RAILROADS.
BOSTON g. MAINE RAILROAD
SPRING ADVANCEMENT.

On and After Monday, Feb
galsesaassSsz1ruary ~, 1879, trains will
sEs=ssss=sssss4 LEAVE PORTLAND FOR
E-SROSTONa a. 845. q. M. 100, $50 D.
M, arriving al Boston at l.30 80 500 D. IN. Re-
turning, leave Boston at 7.30 a. M, 1880, $3.50 p me-
arriving at Portland ~. 10, $40, SEQ, p. m.
For Scarborough Beach, Pine Point, Old
Orchard Beach. sac0J Btddeford and
keupebunk at 8.45 a. M, LOO, $3.50, 045 p. m.
For Wells, No. Berwick, saimon Falls,
Greal falls, Dover, Newmarket, Exc
ter, Hayerhill, North Andover, Law
renee, Andover and Lowell az e.45 o. m,
100, $50 D. m.
For 6ochesIer, Pennington and Alton
Bay at s.45 a. m, 3 80 D. m.
For vi chichester aud Concord fvia Lawrence)
at s45 q. IA" (vis Newmarket Junction,l at $50
Tie 100 train from Portland connects with all
sound Line Steamers for New York, the
South and the West.
The $50 rain from Portland connects with all
Rail lines for New York.
Through Tickets 20 all Points south
and West nj lowest rates.
Trains on Boston d Maine road connect with
all steamers running between Portland and Ban
gor, Rockland, Mt. Desert, MaChias, Eastport,
Calais, st. John and Halifax Also, connect with
Grand Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Station, and
Maine Central and Portland s. Cgdensburg trains at
Transfer Station.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments. First cla,s Dining Rooms at Portland,
Transfer Station, Exeter. Lawrence and Boston.
JAS. L. FURBER, Gen. Supt.
s. II. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland.
fel5 diff
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
POETRY.
Anenn0ne,
BY BLAINE GooDALE.

wind-fiower by the mountain stream.
Where April's wayward breezes blow
And still in sheltered hollows CLEAN
The lingering drifts of snow
Whence art thou, frailest TOW of spring?
DID winds Of heaven give thee birth?
Too free, too airy-ight thing
For any child Of earth!
o palest Of pale blossoms borne
On timid Aprll's virgin breast,
Hast thou no flush of passion worn,
No mortal bond confessed?
Thou mystic spirit of The wood,
Why that ethereal grace that seems
A vision of our actual good
Linked with the land of dreams
Thou ddst not start from common ground.
So tremulous on thy slender stem
Thy sisters may not clasp thee round,
Who art not one with Them.
= Thy subtle charm is strangely giyeu,
My fancy will not let thee be-
b. Then poise not thus 'twixt earth and heaven,
"a o white anemone.
-ScTibner for April.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
New House For Sale.

One-half of double House No. TO Congress Street
now completed and ready for occupancy. Said house
first class in every respect Dining room. sitting
room, bath room and Kitchen finished in hard wood.
mantles. CRATES, &c, &c. Cemented cellar and
everything first class, and will be sold at very low
price. Enquire of A. M. SMITH,
au19eodtf End of Portland Peir.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
MEDICAL.
TAKE CARE /!
AVOID
IMPOSITI0N!!

Most druggists are conscientious in their dealings
but there are a few who are not A number of cases
have been reported to recently where druggists for
sought to impose upon their customers by offering
them cheap and worthless limitations of BENsoN's
CAPCINE POROUS PLASTER in place ofthe genuine or
have trlet to sell them the common porous plaster
when Benson's Capcne Porous Plaster was asked for
falsely claiming that the common article possessed
equal merit. We therefore caution all buyers of
Benson's Capcne Plaster to see that the word CAP
CINE is correctly spelledthat each plaster has the
WORD CA P-C-I-N-E cut through it. By this simple
precaution imposition may be avoided.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
Residence for Sale.

fGVHE large two-story House with ell and stable at
Il tached, about twenty acres Of tillage land with
young orchard, situated at Oak Hill, Scar borough
near the Thornton mansion, and belonging to the
estate of the late Emery Moody, deceased. The
above is one of the most attractive and desirable To-
cations in this vicinity for Summer Residence
commanding fine view, and being within few
minutes walk of the s. up. r. r. depot as also
short drive of either Portland, Saco, Old Orchard or
Libbys Beach. For terms and particulars enquire OF
r. j. LARRABEE, Admit is raior,
mh2idH l99 IL Middle Street.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
FOR SALE.

REnN EV to loan Oh first class Real Estate
AO1N G Il Security, in Portland, or vi
mission. Apply to F. L. PATfFERsoS. d pea er 10
Real Estate. 1894 Congress Street. no5ecitf
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
REAL ESTATE.
Desirable Real Estate For Sale

TIME frst-class brick dwelling house No. 81 Spring
Il ST., with about eleven thousand feet of land
The house is most thoroughly built from foundation
up good cellar with large Brick Cstern, good Brick
Stable. Carriage House and Wood House, with new
er falling well of water in the yard. Good Yard and
Garden
This property is pleasantly located on one of the
best streets in the city, and very central with excel
lent neighborhood, and is very desirable for good
quiet home. 1T will be sold at a fair price and on
reasonable terms of payment to close an estate.
If not sold within reasonable time it will be Of
fered for Rent if desired.
For further particulars to terms &c., INQUIRE of
s. B. HASKELL,
Administrator of Estate of John Dow,
No. 50 Bramhall st. or No. 81 Exchange st.
Portland, March "a, 1879. mh24tf
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
POSITIVELY THE BEST.

The valuable qualities ofthe ordinary porous plQs-
ter are in this article Increased ten-fold by neao and
scientific medication.
The manufacturers scere awarded the highest and
only medals queen rubber plasersd ut both the Cente-
nidI and Paris EGpositions. Widely ana fauorably
Enoon among physiciGns as a great Improvement on
the OrltnQTN DOr0lLS nL0Ster.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
ADULTS Cleaned and Ashes Removsd

Al SATISFACTORY PRICES. All orhers
a promptly attended to by calling at or address
ng
&C DIFF B. GIBSON, 5Ss Congress St,
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
RAILROADS.

PASSENGER TRAINS leave Portland
for ScarbOrO, Saco, Biddeford, Kenne
bulk, Wells. North berwick, South
Berwick, Conway junction, Eliot,
Kittery, Portsmouth,, Newburyport,
Salem, Lynn Chelsea ana Boston AT
$40 a m and LOO p m.
Might Express with Sleeping Car. for
Boston at 2.O5 mn, every day Except Mon
days)
RETURNING,
Leave Boston at 5.3O mn, 1890 and 700
pm, connecting with Maine Central
and e & N A Railway for st. John and
Halifax. Pullman Sleeping Car attached.
Through Tickets to all Points South and West at
lowest rates. Pullman Car Tickets for Seats and
Berths at Ticket Office.
fe14tf a. p. ROCKWELL, President.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
IOWA FARMING LANDS.

PICH farming Lands on the line of Railroads in
LII Harrison aud Hancock Counties, Iowa
Also Pine Timber LAMBS 10 Michigan and Wiscon-
sin. For sale low exchange tor pro uerty in this
vicinity. w. II. STEPHENSON
l19 State Street.
Portland, March 81, 1879. mh2ldtf
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
For Sale.

1.-TWO story Framed Dwelling House located on the
by the late Jonathan Heath. This is one Of the best
locations in the city, Particularly adapted for pro-
fessional men. Enquire of JOHN W MUNGER,
mh13e0d6w 1e6 Fore Street.D
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-29
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Maine RibIe SOciefv

VyHE Annual meeting of the Maine Bible Society
Il will be held at the rooms of the Y, NJ. C. Asso-
citation on THURSDAY, April Sd, at 4 o'clock p M.
Per order, II. W. SHAYLOR
mh24dtd Recording Seerefor,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15
The Gear AbsOlving Sins.
from the New York Tribune.1

[From the New York Tribunel
The Gar, at the head of the Russian
Church, has the right, it is said, to grant ab-
solution for sins. In exceptional cases his
subjects may request him to hear their con-
fession and absolve them. A short time ago
ayoung man presented himself at the Palace
and urgently demanded to see the Emperor
for this purpose. An audience having been
granted, the youth confessed that he had in
tended to assassinate the Gar. He was the
son of an exile in Siberia, and described in
the most elegant language the sufferings to
which his mother and sisters were exposed
through the absence of the bread winner. so
that finally, exasperated by the bitterness of
his fate. he had determined to revenge him.
self. The Emperor was touched, and granted
him his fathers pardon and considerable
sum of money. Less than month later an
other young man presented himself to confess
intention. This time his majesty was not to
be cheated, and said to the penitent: 81 ab-
solve you on one condition only; that you re-
peat to the Chief of the Police the confession
you have just made to me-"
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15
Catching q SOn.in law.

| IL was the second time ne laQ accompanied
the young lady home from one of those little
social parties which are SO often gotten up to
bring fond hearts step nearer to each other
! When they reached the gate she asked him
if he would come in. He said he would, and
he followed her into the house. 1t was q
calm, still night, and the hour was 80 late
that he had no fear of seeing the old folks.
| Sarah took his hat, told him to sit down, and
she left the room to lay off her things She
was hardly gone before her mother came in,
smiled sweetly and dropped down beside the
young man, and said:
II always did say that if poor but re-
spectacle young man fell in love with my
Sarah he should have my consent. Some
mothers would sacrifice their daughters hap
piness for riches, but am not one of that
class"
The young man gave start of alarm. He
didn't know whether he liked Sarah or not,
and be didn't dream of such thing as mar
riage.
''She has acknowledged to me that she
love you" continued the mother, ''and what
is for her happiness is for mine"
The young man gave two starts of alarm
this time, and be felt his cheeks grow pale.
IL haven't," he stammered, when she
said:
"Ch, never mind. l know you haven't
much money, but, of course, you'll live with
me. Well take in boarders, und I'll risk that
we'll get along all right"
1t was bad situation. He hadn't even
looked love at Sarah, and he thought to un-
deceive her mother.
IL hadn't no idea of-of" he stammered,
when she held up her hands and said:
81 know you hadn't, but it's all right. With
your wages and what the boarders bring in
we shall get along as snug as bugs in rug.
"But, madam, but-but"
''All ask is that you be good to her" in
terrupted the mother. ''Sarah has tender
heart and loving nature and if you should be
cross or ugly it would break her down within
q week.
The young mans eyes stood out like CO.
coanuts in a show window, and he rose up
and tried to say something. He said:
"Great heavens madam, can't permit"
"Never mind about the thanks" she inter-
rupted, Il don't believe in long courtships
myself, and let me suggest an early day for
the marriage. The 23d of September is my
birthday, and it would be nice for you to be
married on that day"
''But-but-but!
"There, there don't expect any speeches
in reply" she laughed. "YOu and Sarah hx
it up tonight, and III try to be mooel
mother-in-law. I believe l am good-tem-
pered and knd-heated, though ! did once
follow young man 200 miles and shoot the
TOP of his head off for agreeing 10 marry
Sarah and then jumping the country!"
She patted him on the head and slid out,
and now that young man wants advice. He
wants to know whether he had better get in
the way of a locomotive or slide off the
wharf
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15
A Cautious Woman.

A little woman, with considerable anxiety
in her face, was searching the Central Mar
ket yesterday for flowers and seeds, and one
of the seed sellers explained to her:
'Here are some of the incest climbers you
ever saw. If you take them they will cover
your house by July and make it look almost
like Paradise
"They will, eh?" absently replied the
woman.
eyes they will. You don't know how
they will improve the looks of your house" !"
"But won't take any. Just as soon as
they made the old house look any better the
landlord would come around and raise the
rent on US. guess won't buy anything but
sunfower seeds and stalk or two of catnip."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15

The progress of the excavation for the un-
derground drainage at Lincoln, in England, is
continually laying bare fresh traces of the
koman occupation. A portion of very fine
mosaic pavement of guilleche pattern, to-
Sether with rich wall frescoes, paved tiles,
and other traces of q sumptuous Roman res
ldence, has been discovered just outside the
exchequer gate, to the west of the cathedral.
These remains are within short distance of
the hypocaust found beneath the percentory
m,ns's IN ,Sse, and belong, perhaps to the same
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15

PRINCE WALDEMAR, the third son of the
German Crown Prince, who died last month,
was i'll only three days. His disease was
diphtheria, complicated by sudden oppres-
sion of the heart. 1t was at in the morning
that the doctors told his father that he might
retire to rest as there was no imminent dan
ger. AS he left the sick room young Walde-
mar opened his eyes and said in English,
ssGood night" which were the last words he
uttered. Half an hour afterward he lifted MS
head from his pillow, Immediately sank down
again, and was no more. It is related that
the White Lady, whose visits always precede
the death of some member of the royal family
of Germany, was seen on the eve OF the
young princes death by soldier on guard At
the castle.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15
CARRYING THE GOSPEL To THE
MAYOR.
MRS. Charlotte John At Last Finds a Field
For Missionary Effort.
New York Star.l

New York Star.]
A respectable-looking woman, about SO
years of age, was accompanied to the Tombs
Court yesterday by Officer Howe of the
Twenty-sixth precinct. Her hair was gray,
she wore neat, well fitting bonnet, and a
long gray cloak with double collar. Her
face was intelligent. Her DARK eyes were
somewhat restless. As she waited for the
Judge, who Was in his private examination
room, she stood before the bench and held up
a very neat white cross, about 3x2. A white
silk ribbon fastened banner to the top of
the cross, on which was printed Kingdom
of Jesus, King Jehovah, the restoration of
| Isreal." Beneath this was another line in
large characters, ''Get ye TO the Great
Men," Then followed few quotations from
| the Scriptures. She held in her left hand a
King James Bible. The officer said that she
haG visited the Mayors Office early in the day
to preach the Gospel to the Mayor.
| On being questioned she said her name was
Charlotte John. She went to the Mayors
Office, she said, to preach the Gospel of love
and Christian rectitude and the true method
of apostolic justice She came from Connec-
ticut. There, in her quiet, rural home, she
| had heard about the turmoil at the City Hall,
in this city. 'The Spirit of the Lord" she
said, "directed me to call upon Mayor Coop
er and, if possible, stop him from doing fur
ther wrong in his high place"
She was put out, she said, and to show the
people the nature of her mission, she stood
| upon the lower curbstOne and held up her
banner; but the hand of persecution was up
| on her, and she was taken to court.
Justice Duffy came out of his room and
o6 q ont Of nd hon
"She has been to see the Mayor" said Of
fcer Howe.
Indeed" said the Justice. "She is a very
respectable woman. The officer says you
collected crowd in the City Hall. What
have you to say?'' added the Justice.
"Well, I'll tell you" she said, still holding
up the banner. s. l came to the city last night
from Connecticut, and put up at the Grand
Union Hotel, near the station at 42d street.
As soon as got up this morning / took a
stage and went directly to the City Hall.
sought for Mayor Cooper's Office"
''Are you married ?" asked His Honor.
"Yes.''
"Have you any chlldren?"
"No, none but The children of the Lord
(" Is your husband alive ?"
81 hope he is."
"Don't you know it is against the laws to
preach on the highways of the city?"
81 did not wish to preach on the highway.
l wanted to preach in the Mayors office. The
spirit of the Lord my Jehovah told me not to
fear the faces of men, though they rose up
against me as thorns and briars-no, never
fear them"
"Why don't you obtain hall or church,"
"I want to do so"
"Don't you want to go back to Connecti-
cut ?"
"Just as the spirit of the Lord leads you
to send me. can see you would do me no
wrong"
"Oficer, see that the lady is taken back to
her hotel. See if her friends will send her
home."
The officer and missionary then left.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15
THE LAND OF TRUST.
Where q Man Can Live by the Credit
system.

In Toxic, Yokohama, Nagaski, KanagaWa,
Hakodadi-in all cities and towns. whether
big or little, at hotels, restaurants, shops, oar,
rooms-credit is customary-so firmly nxea
that it is hard to pay cash. When you buy
ANYTHING, the clerk or salesman presents you
with chit-very much like a pad-on which
you write the article, its price and your name
and the thing is repeated if you 60 to the
same place dozen times q day. In fact,
you need no money for any ordinary purpose
until the end of the month, when you llqul-
date your chits and begin over again. 1t Is
counted very dishonorable not to pay your
chits. If you do not, your name is hung on
the wall of the establishment where you are
in debt, and you can get nothing more there
Still, in Japan as in every quarter OF the
globe, there are persons, and not few, VINO
don't pay; and who, when shut out from one
place, 20 to another. and make fresh bills.
The system is as bad as bad can be. Credit
widely extended is an evil in any community.
It hurts the man who gets it as well as the
man who gave it. Its tendency always Is
to relax principle, to encourage extravaganza
to dull sensibility, to weaken character. Hun
dreds, yea thousands, of persons in Japan to.
day have lost their sence of INTEGRITY, and
all idea of financial promptness, who would
not have done so but for this pernicious order
of credit The custom arose years ago from
the scarcity of small change, which rendered
is really necessary. But now, although cnange
is abundant, the custom continues, with no
signs of disruption or decay. Tradesmen and
everybody else suffer greatly by it, having, at
the end of each year, number of debts not
only uncollected but uncollectible. Business
never will be, and never can be, on any sound
or desirable basis in Japan until thorough
reformation shall have been instituted.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15
THE AUCTION.BLOCk AGAIN-WHO
BIDS.

UNCLE SAM:
"Who bids? Again the blacks are up at auction!
The man and babe and mOther-whOs the bidder?
PeremptOry without regard TO section
Impartal-'tis our purpose to consider
With lavOr the first guarantee that comes,
OF fair play, freedom, peace and happy homes!
"Ah. gentlemen! This is a happy session!
:, Come, Mississippi, Kansas and Kentucky,
The buyer of this labor will be lucky!
Bid sharp! This is the crisis of your tate,
For work is wealth and underlies the State"
81 bid-a home for every pickaninny
Whose dad or marmIi earn it by their WOrktn';
O, fer the times we b in Ole Vlrgnny
Wen nigs was nigs an white folks did the shrkin.
I'm good at shirkn', an can't agree
TLet any niger is ez good az me!
UNCLE SAM:
''You hear the bid-who goes trife better?
Who guarantees the ballot? Who proposes
To have the spelling-bOOk replace the feter,
And wreathe this lugged auction-block with roses?
Who offers to protect the rights of men
And turn the slave into the citizen?"
MIssIssIP
'ITl make 'em free! The mandate of the Maker!
Men themselves the best it stands 10 reason,
And land that's worth five dollars b, the acre
I'll rent 'em for ten dollars hy the season.
I'll let EN- vote 1t rifle clubs use force
And say they shant why, then they can't, OF course
UNCLE SAM:
"ToO late by far! You promise no protection!
You make them free-but merely Tree to suffer-
A voice rings hilher from another section;
Your bid is beaten by better offer!
Now raise ii, Mississippi. or yO are fat
l hear dozen bids as good as that!'"
KANSAS:
~ bid "a home for every man and woman,
school for every child "a field of labor!
The guarantee of every right that's human:
Respect that sees in every man neighbOr;
The richest sOil q farmer ever aW,
And equal rights for all before the law"
UNCLE SAM:
"Do hear more? This is happy session;
Come, palIy Mississippi and Kentucky!
One! Two! Now going! Is there competition?
just going! ., the buyer will be lucky!
Going! From where the torrid fever tans us
Last call? A-gOing gl-going!-gone Ito Kansas"
New York Tribune
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15
The Business OUTLOOK.
From the Territorial Enterprise.1

From the Territorial Enterprisel
Taking the indexes furnished by the dlt-
ferent commercial agencies, the BUSINESS
outlook is certainly very encouraging just
now. There has been very considerable re-
duction in the number of failures and amount
of liabilities since the 1st of January as com
pared with the same period in 1878 and 1871.
The agencies report that for the first quarter
of 1879 the failures were 2, 524 against $500
in 1878 and 1850 in 1877. In 1870 the liza
bilites amounted to $43, 112, ,665 against $S2,-
O78, 1926 in 1878 and $54, 538, O7O In 1877. 1t
is not exactly fair to compare the first quar-
ter Of the present year with that OF 1919,
since last wear the number of failures was
greatly increased by the impending repeal OF
the Federal Bankrupt law, but comparisons
with 1877 are entirely admissible. From
these figures it appears that the decrease In
the total number of failures in 1879 from
those in 1877 has been 345, q reduction OF
one eighth, and in the amount OF liabilities OF
81, ,425, ,4O5, or one-fifth the whole. Ihe
losses by failures in the middle States have
fallen off $50, 90, 707, or nearly one-third IN
the Western States, 81, 165, III, or nearly
one-half In the Southern and end facinc
States, owing to the injuries to trade done by
the yellow fever in one section, and to the
disastrous losses Oy speculative mAuiue ~ .uS
other, the increase in the amount of liabili-
ties by failures was $4,691, ,045, equal to %
per cent. These figures are very encouraging,
since they show substantial gain of health
in the great business centers and the great
producing centers as we'll. The average
amount of liabilities to failures has also de-
creased in remarkable way. These are
facts which greatly contribute to the accumu-
lation of evidence of the turn of the business
tide. s..--.. .....-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15

Mr.. ZALMoN STURaEs and wife, Of Weston,
Conn.,, have been married seventy-four years,
and are probably the oldest couple In the
State. Mr.. Sturges is ninety eight and his wife
ninety-three It Is proposed to celebrate their
diamond wedding, If they are living, next
year. sas w-tas a&
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15

SINCE Simon's unlucky experience with
Widow Oliver, the Senators have become ex-
ceedingly cautious. Several have established
rule that no lady applicant Tor sn once oi9 e
east six witnesses. Greater prudence here
tofoe would have made less requiaite now.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1879-05-15
Helena, Montana, Thursday, May IS, 1879.
BARONIAL LANDOWNERS.

A Talk with the Land Comm lssiOners Of
the Northern Pacjfc-A Run.
ming Sketch Of Mann.
moth Fields.