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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01

The Prince of Wales has erected in the
Church of st. Mary Magdalen, at Sandring-
ham, England, beautiful tablet in memory
of his late sister Alice. The work is medal
lion portrait in marble of the Princess, with
this inscription: ITO the beloved memory OF
Alice Maud Mary, Grand Duchess of Hesse,
Princess of Great Britain and Ireland, this
monument is erected by her devoted and sor-
rowing brother, Albert Edward, Prince OF
Wales" Above and below the tablet al e
carved the texts: "Blessed are the dead which
die in the Lord "Thy will be done"
1t will cost at least $I50,000 to furnish the
maimeo Confederate soldiers of Georgia with
artificial limbs, as contemplated by an act OF
the last legislature
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01
SEMI-ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION
OF
REFORM CLUBS OF MAINE
Lewiston, Wednesday and Thursday, De-
cember 8 and 4. 1879.

The semi-annual Convention of the Reform Clubs
of Maine will assemble at Lewiston Dec. 3rd and
4th, 1879, at 10 O'Clock A. M.
1t is earnestly hoped that every club In the State
will be fully represented, and let those clubs who
cannot be represented by delegates send reports by
letter to the Convention 1t is the earnest desire to
held in the State. and to renew our faith and
strengthen each other in this glorious work. and the
upholding of principles "Non political, non.
seetarian aud non-prosecutng, "Charity for all
and malice towards none''
The Railroads have reduced their rates of fare as
follows Maine Central, fare for the round trip;
Grand Trunk one fare for the round trip; Portland
& Ogdensburg, fare for the round trip Portland
& Rochester, one fare for the round trip, return
tickets this road to be furnished by the Secretary
OF the convention; Portland, & Mach DIS Steamboat
Co., reduced rates.
Delegates will call for return tickets at their
spective stations except on the Portland Roches-
ter GEORGE IL. LEFAYOR,
President of State Committee.
JOHN F. STANLEY, Secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01

II is with feelings of deep regret that we
learn that Editor Watterson was the cause
of GOODNESS between two such eminent patri-
OTIS as Hewitt and the Great Defrauded.
There is, however, one consoling circrlm-
stance. Hewitt says when you can get the
Oracle to speak he will tell the truth. This
piece Of news is worth preserving. But
Hewitt also says the Orac.e seldom
speaks. Hence the great doubt in the pub
lie mind 1t is believed Mr.. Hewitt doesn't
banker after any more of such specimens OF
Reform. They are too expensive.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01
INSURANCE.
INCONTES ABLE
ASSURANCE.

n. THROUGHOUT THE UNIT
ED STATES FFzE OLD AND NEW
POLICIES ALEKE, OF THE
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY, ARE MADE HNCON-
TESTABLE AF'FER THREE
YEARS FROM THEIR DATE.
g. EACH ORDINARY POLICY
PROVIDES FOR A DEFINITE
SURRENDER-VALUE I'm PAID
UP ASSURANCE, HN CASE THE
POLICY rs FORFEIEED AFTER
THREE YEARS FROM ITS
DATE.
8. EACH TONTlNE POLICY
CONTAINS A DEFINITE SUR
RENDER-VALUE EN CASH, I'm
CASE OF WITHDRAWAL AT
THE END OF THE TONTENE
PERIOD.
a. THE CONTRACT rs CON-
CHSEEY AND CLEARLY EX-
PRESSED, CONTAINING ONLY
SUCH PROVISIONS AS ARE
NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE
POLVCY-WOLDER
The average annual new busE-
ness of the Equitable Life Ass,lr-
ance Society has Tor the past
eight years been LARGER THAN
THAT OF ANY OTHER COM
PANY Efa EXISTENCE.
This is due, iE part, to the great
financial strength OF the Society !;
to its isayariable prOnapfAess i'm
the seffleMn egst OF death claims |;
to its strict adheFslnce TO eqsiita-
BILE as distinguished from merely
technical settlements, and to its
special forms of assurance under
which the most liberal dividends
Of profits are realized.
TanOse desiring assurance Will
do well TO apply TO the Society or
amy Of its agents, for documents
and fsall particulars, that the So
caefy's sisMp;ified form OF policy
aslsy be compared with the Onpr-
Ous conditions contained iaa the
ordinary form Of contract used
by Kmany other companies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01

Why don't some bold adventurer take a
cipher and interview the great Reformer
Say get his opinion of John Kelly. If the
oracle could be induced to speak no doub
the language would be sufficiently forciblt
to repay the interviewer for his trouble.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. he name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publica-
ton but guaranty Of good faith.
y e cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
rlunlcatlons that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley L. Pullen
Editor. All railway steamboat and hoie managers
will confer favor upon by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our journal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01

THE most unkindest cut of all was the in
terviewing of Thurman. The idea of con-
sulting man upon the arrangements for
his funeral is abhonent to every humane
heart.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01

TURN which way the Democrats will there
stands the great embodiment on top OF his
bar'l, saying "Behold the great defrauded
Reformer of the age. Imust be vindicated. "
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01

THE question that appears to agitate a
portion of the Southern minds: Was Tombs's
dispatch wall or the echo of a hiccough?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01
Gilbert'S Dancing lcademy,
CLASS FOR BEGINNERS

in Plain and Fancy Dancing on. EIssiay ana
Friaay Evenings commencing bee. "a;
Tickets for twelve lessons: Gents, 600; l-adles,
$500; one-half of Che tuil fee TO be paid at lne
time of subscribing and the balance at the e siA,h
lesson. hozouI
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NOTICE.

FEyHE undersigned. having been appointed by the
4 creditors of the Portland Machine Works
Trustees. TO manage and dispose of said property,
and having taken possession Of said property and
oualii,d themselves to act. have appointed Iich-
arI l5he,ix one of their number, to collect all
debts Iue said Portland Machine Works, and TO re-
cent tor the same; and hereby request all persons
inJ, bted TO said Portland Machine Works. o pay
N agn9nTt Of said ide5teGne said Richard
ANS--'~' ~ EBEN COREY,
RICHARD PHEN1X,
nov26eod1w Il. L. CUTLER
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS

THE MAINE STATE PRESS
published every THURsDAy M0RNISG at $500
wear If paid in advance mt $500 year.
RATES or ADVERTISING: One inch Of space, the
length Of column constitutes t a .sgnare; o.
week after: three insertions less S1.00; continu
ing every other day after first week, 90 cents ..
one week 81 90: 80 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head of "ANusEMENTs'' and "AUCTIoN
SALES" $500 per square per week; three inser-
tions or less, $1.50.
Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
Press (Which has a large circulation in every part
of the State for 90 per square for first Insertion,
and so cents per square for each subsequent nser-
ton.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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DT. O. y. CEE-EsIN - Y
d ENTIS +,

se> 25S REEDDEE sTEsEnV,
t5TTs=ssS Over III. EH. ERay's.
LILLY artificial teeth Inserted from tooth
o full set.
Teeth filed, cleansed and extracted in the besi
possible manner and at low prices.
MOI dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01

The Circassia brought S1,7o5,oo0 in gole
from Europe Saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-01
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every dey (Sundays excepted by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,

AT 100 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND.
TERMS: Eight Dollars Year. To mail subserib-
era Seven Dollars Year, If paid in advance.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22
TRUST BETRAYED.

ND YOU ever see a sadder face ?
~ That, sir, is Mrs. Colby, and
she has deep trouble. 1t happened ten
years ago, and she has never gotten
over it, and never will another case of
trust betrayed"
neat little inn in one of our thriving
towns in Illinois.
Well, sir, ten years ago there was
no more sociable fellow, or brighter or
! neater housewife than Frank Colby and
his wife. They lived on the farm then,
but have moved to town since their
trouble. They never had but two chill
dren, Harry and Cora but they raised
boy, took him babe from his dying
mothers arms, and done just as good
part by him as by their own son.
They trusted and placed every con-
fidence in John Williams, who was
low-browed and dark complexioned,
with eyes that always reminded one of
snakes. But Harry Colby was the hand
somest and bonniest young fellow you
ever saw, and was liked by everybody.
Williams, although respected and
trusted, was not general favorite like
Harry. Mr.. and Mrs. Colby just idol
lied their two children, and although
John was fed and clothed as we'll as
their own,yet 1t was impossible for them
to love him as we'll it is not NATURAL
John seemed to resent this, and, as soon
as he reached his twenty-first year, he
left them, going no one knew where
Mr.. Colby gave him a horse, and one
hundred dollars in money, before start
ing.
Harry was three years younger than
Williams, and was never very strong,
like him he appeared never to have
any taste for farm work, SO his father
never pressed him, but indulged his
taste for reading and scribbling.
Williams was absent six years, when
he came back on visit. He had grown
into fine looking man, and the girls
around tried to outdo each other in
showing him attention and getting up
picnics for his enjoyment.
his health being so delicate that his
physician advised him to remain out of
school and travel.
Cora had graduated the year before,
and was beautiful girl and had
score of admirers but John Williams
soon cut all the rest out; her parents
liked and trusted him, and it was a
plain case that there would be we'd
ding soon.
After about four weeks stay Will
liams commenced talking about return
ing to Texas, where, he said he had
store in the little town of M and in
vited Harry TO return with him. He had
given such a bright and glowing de-
scription of Texas, its climate and facil-
tiles for making money, that Harry had
been thinking of returning with him
before Williams proposed it.
SAT first Mr.. and Mrs. Colby were
much opposed to Harry's going; it was
such long way, they said, and he was
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-22
For THE BLOOMFIELD TIMES.
WIND OF NIGHT.

Oh, full Of benedlction and delight
How gently, while the unfathomed heavens
display
Their fires innumerable, thou lay
Thy fingers on my forehead, wind of Night!
Through her dim empire, with angelic flight
Thou com'st to Inc, and for the hurts Of day
Brlng'st balm, and Peace peace" thou dost
softly say,
And soothed am In Memorys despite
Murmuring, thou glldst through odorous, ,bloomy
bowers;
Alike thou sway'st DER lonely graves,
And fan'st the fevered cheek and aching brow;
Thou slng'st lullaby to the drowsy flowers,
And on the dark stream rousest the small
waves;
To all a welcome visitant art thou.
W L. Shoemaker
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
The Tyrannical Husband.

The most remarkable fact in connec.
ton with the tyrannical husband is that
he is continually laying the fattering
JUNCTION to his soul that he is the most
unseltish and self-sacrifcing of mt,.
Notwithstanding that he has reduced his
wife to the level of a nonentity and
taken all the healthy purpose out of her
life, and consequently done great deal
to make her miserable and to shorten
her existence, he will appeal to you for
sympathy and encomiums. He will, in
deed, occasionally pose as martyr. He
will say "Look at me, and see what 1
have to do. Where is the husband who
does as much for his wife as I do for
mine? She has not the least trouble
about anything. l magnanimously re-
lieve her of "a load of responsibility and
care. Then am continually torturing
my brain as to how l shall please her."
When he argues to this effect one
scarcely knows whether to regard him
as fool Or a hypocrite. Probably he is
a bit of both. AT the same time there
is reason to believe that, by pursuing
some extraordinary process of reasoning,
he really does persuade himself into the
belief that he is model husband. Start
ing from the assumption, as he Ices,
that his wife is a toy, rather than his
companion, it is, perhaps, not to be
wondered at that he becomes so COM
placent, and is able to carry out his ut
terly selfish policy with so much ease
and composure. The misfortune is that
his acquaintance tolerate him while he
praises himself at the expense of the
woman whom he has SO irreparably in
jured, ant. while he talks at " her be-
cause she is precisely what he has made
her, and what any woman, easily to be
moulded, would become if she were so
unfortunate as to fall into his clutches.
If he got the idea into his head that he
were looking on as what he is-a mean
souled tyrant-the probability is that
prudence, if no higher motive, would in
duce him to somewhat amend his con-
duct. But, under existing circumstances,
how, in the name of goodness, is he to
get such an idea into his head
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17

locked in her heart burst from her {:
" Earl, do not go. J. cannot bear it !"
"Irene p where had his icy indiffer
ence fled now2 His face was pale; his
voice trembled in his struggle for calm
ness. "What matters it TO you?"
"Everything" she exclaimed, as her
pride lay with folded wings at her feet
Cor, if you must so, take me with
you!"
Irene, do you know what your
words mean-that 1 can take you only
as my wife? My darling, is this true y
But in answer she sprang into his
open arms, dimly realizing that the color
nlantling her cheek was the abhorred red
flag with which she had announced the
auction of herself to the highest bidder,
but Earl, holding her close to his heart,
will yield his prize nevermore.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
Poisoning by Mushrooms.

J. A. Palmer states that there are
three different ways in which mushrooms
may act as poison. First they may
produce the effects of indigestible matter,
as when the hard coriaceous specie is
eaten; and even the edible mushroom
may cause similar result, for when it is
decomposing it gives off sulphureted
hydrogen gas in quantity sufficient to
cause vomiting Second, mushrooms
may be gelatinous or acrid. Third, a
subtle olkaloid, without smell or taste,
is contained in some mushrooms, as, for
instance, in the group of the Amanit@,
and is called amanitin. No antidote has
yet been discovered for this poison, and
to it most of the cases of death following
the eating of mushrooms is due. 1t is at
first slow in its action, but after the
lapse of eight to fifteen hours the patient
experiences stupefaction, nausea and d.
arrhea. Delirium follows, and then
death. Mushrooms containing amanitin
will impart poisonous properties to
wholesome varieties if both happen to be
placed in the same vessel. The poison
can be absorbed by the pores Of the skin.
Mr.. Palmer carried in his hand amanite
wrapped up in paper, and, notwithstand-
ing the protection which the paper
should have afforded, he was seized with
alarming experimentation Scien-
tifique.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
A Good Story.
tifque.

A good story is told Of Lawrence Bar
rett, the trasedian, who is a great stickler
for the elevation Of the drama. Upon a
recent appearance in western city, Mr..
Barrett took peep at the audience. pre-
vious TO the ringing up Of the curtain.
through the hole punc.u-ed through the
canvas for that very object. The house
was full from pit to dome. Turning te
an old actor, one Of the company. the
tragedian's blossom swelling with pride,
he remarked in rotund voice, "there is
grea, deal Of culture in this town"
Soon after Mr.. Barrett began an engage.
ment in another city. On the opening
night. the two aclors were at the peep
hole again. This time the stock man
applied his eye to the aperture and dis
covered nothing but besgarly array OF
empty benches. Turning 10 the star,
the wag said, There is in this town .
deal Of culture-asri-culsure." The joke
was on Mr.. Barrett.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
A Crystalized Woman.

Another very remarkable instance, we
are informed, says an English paper, has
Just come to light as to the preserving
or petrifying effects of nitrate of soda.
A well known and influential city firm,
who have very extensive connections
with South American planters, miners,
ETC., have recently received from Peru a
curiosity in the shape of what may be
termed a crystalized female body, which,
as their correspondent advises them, was
some short time discovered by set of
miners at Pisagua, in that country, COM
pletely embedded in one of the great
nitrate of soda deposits peculiar to that
district. The body is described as hav-
ing the appearance of a petrifed mummy
and is stated to be in singular state of
preservation. This curiosity has already
been seen by several of our best known
naturalists and scientific analysts, and it
is believed that the woman, who appar-
emily was of middle age, must have per:
ished either through accident or design
at a remote period of the past, probably,
as some even 60 SO far as to say, two or
three thousand years ago. That her
death was violent there is little room to
doubt, inasmuch as when discovered the
body was in recumbent position. partly
on one side, with chest slightly crushed,
as if through severe fall, with legs
drawn up, and the fingers and toes con-
tracted. The hair is in most perfect
state and maintains it's contact with the
skull in peculiarly astonishing manner,
and the mouth is open displaying the
teeth and tongue, which are plainly visi-
BILE. The extremities are remarkably
small and perfect, even the nails being
in their respective place. The hair on
the head, we should add, appears to be
plated in very peculiar manner, and is
Of great length and thickness, though in
some parts detached, owing to part of
the skull having been Destroyed. The
curiosity at present is at the offices of
the firm who have imported it from
South America, but we understand that
arrangements are made that it shall be
public shown at the Westminster Aquar-
ium at an early date.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
IF the Sahara is Flooded, What?

The only important objection which
has thus far been urged against the UNDER
taking has arisen in the apprehensions
expressed by few scientists that the
evaporation produced by so large and so
shallow body Of water, exposed to the
tropical sun, would be sufficient to deluge
northern Europe with incessant rains, and
10 reduce materially the temperature in
all the countries north Of the Alps. 1t
has even been feared that winds freighted
with moisture on crossing the cold sum-
mits of the Alps, would precipitate vast
volumes of water and produce degree Of
cold which would give Denmark and
northern Germany semi-Arctic climate
and produce glacial epoch farther north.
Is it not probable that all such misunder-
standing as to the topography of the Sa-
hara and North Africa? The entire re-
gion to be flooded is practically shut in
by mountain-chains on all sides.
The Atlas Mountains on the north,
their snow.clad peaks in some instances
/: 900 feet, afford sufficient bulwark for
the protection Of Europe from increased
humidity. The only possible northerly
outlet for air currents from FL Juf would
be across Tunis in northeasterly direc-
ton over the widest parts Of the Mediter-
ranean. Currents moving in that direc-
ton, il they reached at all, would touch
the shores of Greece after they had lost
most Of their humidity. M. de Lesseps,
after careful examination OF the question,
is convinced that it would result in the
general improvement of the climate Of
Europe rather than to its detriment.
The advantage of the evaporation to North
Africa cannot be overestimated. The
snow-clad cliffs of Apan, lying to the east
Of the proposed sea, and the Kong noun
tains to the south, would bring down up
on the parched desert grateful rains, which.
with the assistance OF cultivation, would
in time no doubt redeem thousands Of
square miles from the deso!ation of the
sands Scribner for July.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-17
Societies in Great Britain.

On the Ist Of January, 1876, there were
in England geo registered cooperative
societies; 737 in Scotland, and five only
Of Ireland the English societies number
ing 42o, 900 members with capital sJbck
in funds amounting TO $26,Ioo, 900; the
Scotch with $4,000 members and capi-
tai Of Se,IoS,ooo. In the course OF this
same year the number OF English societies
was increased bv g new ones, of which
fourteen only were producing societies,
the others being distributive. We see
that the number of the latter is largely in
preponderance, and it would be no exag-
geration to claim four -fifths of the total
of cooperative societies as distributive So
cieties. They come into collision with
far fewer difficulties than other societies,
and when they avoid that rock on which
so many have been Notwithstanding
goods on credit-they are almost certain
ofsuccess. The Oldest and most famous of
their is the Pioneers of Rochdale which,
was established in IS4s by some flannel
weavers OF this little town who furnished
altogether only the very modest sum of
$I4o, owned twenty years later capital
OF S2Is, and did ar annual business
OF $4,000. The distributive society of
Gloucester, established in 1864, did not
set out in fashion any more brilliant.
AT the beginning it had only 20 members,
with capital stock Of about 500; but in
1877 the number of its members had in
creased to s,oI9, and its capital amounted
to more than SOS, 200, without including
these three warehouses valued at $55,4oo.
Their semi-annual transactions require
SI33.Soo, and in the space OF sixteen
years have amounted to s.. ao8, 900. We
ought also to refer to the distributivc so.
ciety Of the civil employees Of London, the
civil service supply association, which has
4,4SS regular members, with IA, $50 Gus
toners admitted through favor, whose
annual purchase Of merchandise calls for
sa,2l7,5co, while their sales yield ST. os,-
aoo.-Sunday Afternoon.