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The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

IT has just been discovered that $22,
to 1884, have been deposited in Cincinnati
bank. People are wondering where the
wanderers have been all this time.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

THIS is the year 1870 A. D., 5S79 A. M,
5000 of the Jewish caander, 6592 of the Jui-
an period, 1895 of the Hegira, 1882 A. u c.,
and 1O3 of the Independence of the United
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

THE sensational reporters of San Francisco
claim to have. discovered firm in that city
engaged in the work of nufacturing heu's
eggs. And the firm is composed of bipeds
without feathers, too.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon US by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
NATIONAL TRADERS BANK.

TENHE shareholders of the National Traders Bank
Il OF Portland are hereby notified that their annu-
al meeting will be held at their banking room, on
TUESDAY, the l4h dav of January next, at three
O'Clock p M, choose five Directors for the ensuing
year, and to act any other business that may e-
Dec, ~, 1878. Cashier.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

FEyHE annual meeting of the Stockholders of "The
II Canal National Bank of Portland" for the
election of directors and Tor the transaction of
any other business that may legally come before
them will be held at their banking house on Tues
day, the fourteenth day of January, 1879, at IL
O'Clock a. ~ Il. q. SOMERBY, Cashier.
Dec 12 1873. dtd
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 4.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munieations that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
THE PIPES OF PAN.

Iwonder not that calmly ran
The roaring streams when rustic Pan
Played on his lutte enhancing,
Nor that the grazing, lowing herds,
The savage beast and singing bird
Were stilled when heavenly notes were heard
That nymphs came nearer dancing,
By Ladin's limpid flowing stream,
That glides along, like soothing dream,
The meadows of Already,
Came forest graces bathing there,
But gay brunette aud handsome fair
With Syrinx none could aught compare
The bsauteous woodland lady.
And by some divination led
The sbepherd-worshipped hither sped
To watch the nymphs disportng
Their nimble forms his vision daze,
And loud he sings fulsome praise
To charming Syrinx-soon his lays
Were changed to earnest courting.
The frightened wood-nyhph quickly flew
From such untimely interview
And prayed the Goddess Venus
"Thou art my loving mother kind,
Oh, speed me on the wings of wind
Till this insulting Pan shall find
A thousand leagues between usp'
Faster and faster grew the race
And Pan gave Syrinx nearer chase
Still pleading, singing sweetly,
And in the olden tales we read
How Venus gave her prayer no heed,
But into a rustling river reed
She changed the nymph completely.
Undaunted still the eager Pan
Would have the prize for which he ran
Tho changed in form the treasure,
And from the nymph transmogrified
He made pipe full seven reeds wide
Twas such an one as he had tried
To find throughout all Asia.
Good reason why the forest trees
Came down to Pan on bended knees
Twas not a thing inhuman,
And holds rule in this late year.
The world to-day gives willing ear
And gladly stops while to hear
The soothing voice Of woman.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

TEyHE Stockholders in this Bank are hereby notified
Il that their annual meeting for the choice of Di-
rectors and the transaction of any other business
which may legally be brought before them, will be
holden at the Bank on TUESDAY. Jan A. 1879, at
10 o'clock A. M. CHAS. PAYSON, Cashier.
dec13 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
EAGLE SUGAR REFINING co.

NyHE Stockholders of this Company are hereby no.
4 titled that the Annual Meeting for choice of Di-
rectors and action upon any other business that may
come before them, will be held at the Refinery Office
on Tuesday, the l4th day of January 1879 at o'clock
p. m, JUS, I. THOMPSON,
de31dtd Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

For the first time since Hubbard's day we
have Doctor of Medicine for Governor
some OF the old school," the Democrats will
proudly say. He has hard case, in the
Hor1cp
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

THE Hartford Post charges that the Demo
Gratis have used little joker ballots for the stuff
fing of boxes there at every election for sew
eral years past.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

How do the Greenbackers like the idea of
becoming hounds and chasing down the
game for the Democratic hun tsmen?
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

CONGRESSMAN FRYE has, it is said, re-
examined the Acklen case, and is convinced
that Acklen imposed upon him.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

IT is the intention of Secretary Sherman
to call in $780, 100000 of six per cents. dur
ing the year.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

The st. Louis Post thinks that Horatio
Seymour will be the strongest Democratic
candidate for the Presidency in 1880.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

SENATOR SHARON is a thoroughgoing
Grant man. He has little doubt that Grant
will be the Republican candidate in 1880.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
Cumberland National Bank.

YTyHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders OF the
Il Cumberland National Bank will be held at their
Banking Room, in Portland. ON TUESDAY, the 14th
day of January 1879 at o'clock D. for the choice
of Directors for the ensuing year, and for the tram
saction of any other business that may then be-
fore them. w, II. SOULE,
Portland, Dec. 18th 1873. Cashier.
dei4 I'd
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

SOME of the Democrats at Augusta do not
look happy-but perhaps they arc Disgusting
their feelings.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

THE Greenbackers have beat the bush and
the Democrats caught the bird.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

WITH minority Governor the Democrats
may feel less like talking about minority
President.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

AT last the Democrats have something
more than brevet-gevernor. 1t is case of
accidental promotion.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
CASCO NATIONAL BANK.

TUyHE annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
Il Casco National Bank of Portland, for the
choice of Directors and the transaction of such other
business as may legally come before them will be
held at their Banking House, on TUESDAY, the
14th day Of January, 1S79 at 10 o'clock A. M.
w. "A. WINSHIP, Cashier.
Dec. 18th, 1878. 0td
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
SMITH is a 6at-Governor all the same.

GOVERNOR GARcELoN-it has the charm
OF ALTERATION, and that is about all.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
Annual Meeting.
OCEAN INSURANCE COMPANY.

The Stockholders of the Ocean Insurance Company
are hereby notified to meet at the office of said Com
pany, on MONDAY, the sixth day of January, A. d.
ing seven Directors for the ensuing year. and for the
transaction of any other business which may then be
legally acted upon. r. o. CONANT,
de16td Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
A Governor at Last.

III the Union was worth fighting for il is
worth paying for.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.

PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
AT 100 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND.
TERMs Eight Dollars Year. To all subscribers
Seven Dollars Year if paid in advance.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS
is published every THURSDAY MORNING at $3.50 q
year, If paid in advance at $500 year.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch OF space, the
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SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head OF "AMUsEMENTs" and "AUCTIoN
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Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
PRESS" (Which has large circulation in every part
of the State, for $1O0 per square for first insertion
and 50 ce per square for each subsequent insertion
Address all communications to
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The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04
IT'S CHEAPNESS,
LAME BACK.
ASK ANY PHYSICIAN.

FOR such ailments as these it is warranted to be su
,erior to any known remedy.
The Portland daily press., 1879-01-04

States.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-24
Enormous Crops OF 1873.

The December Report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture just published at
Washington, gives the latest estimates of
the month. The following summary of
it will show how closely it approximates
to the figures on the subject we placed
before our readers during the fall. Ac-
cording to the report, the corn crop for
1878 is some 30,0O0,00O bushels larger
than that of 1877. The oat crop is some
what in excess of that of 1877, making it
the largest ever raised in this country.
The average yield per acre is, however.
less than in 1877, and the quality in most
OF the States is inferior. There is no
material change in the barley crop of
1877, except that California Increased
her acreage from 450 900 to 600. 600 acres
and almost doubled her yield per acre.
The total product for the year will be
in round numbers 100000 bushels
against 84,500,000 bushels in 1877. The
rye crop is about one.sixth larger than
in 1877, but the quality Of the crop ia in
ferior in the New England Except Con-
necticut) and Southern States, while in
the States of the West, Northwest and
Pacific Steps it is superior, except in IL
linois and Nebraska. The potato crop
shows decline as compared with 1877,
though the average area was about the
same, the difference being less than one
per cent. The average yield of the whole
country will be 60 bushels per acre
against "a bushels in 1877, making q
total product in round numbers of i24,-
100000 bushels for 1878, against l7O,-
OOO,O5O in 1877. The hay crop is 90 per
cent greater than last year. Sorghum is
receiving increased attention, especially
in the trans Mississippi States and Terri
tories. In Stearns county. Mimi. the
variety called amber Cane il reported as
yielding as high rs 800 gallons of syrup
per acre. Delaware county, Iowa. man.
ufactured 100000 gallons Of syrup during
the year, and found home demand for
the whole. The tobacco crop is larger
and exceptionally good.
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Attempt to XIII :!:o Car Of Russia.
WAsH1NaroN Anril1a

WASHINGTON, April 13.
The department Of State to-day, re-.
ceivcd telegram from the United States
Charge d'A fairs, at st. Petersburg, Col.
Wickham Hoffman, announcing an at.
tempt made on the Russian Emperor's
life this morning, while his Majesty was
walking near the imperial palace. The
would.be assassin discharged five shots at
the Car, fortunately without effect, his
Majesty being untouched. The assassin
was arrested.
NV, :, ST. PETERSBURG, April Is.
While the Car was taking his usual
morning walk early to-day, near the pal
ace, four shots from revolver were fired
't him. The Car was unhurt. The
man who fired the shots was arrested by
q, Inc crowd which the firing attracted.
The city is being decorated in token of
thankiulness for the Cars escape.
m ST. PETERSBURG, April ii.
1he wouid.be assassin of the Car is
now undergoing examination. A full
oihcial account Of tho affair says: "To-
ward 8 O'Clock this morning, as the Elm
peror vas taking his customary walk
respectfully dressed man, wearing mill.
tary cap, with a cockade, advanced to.
ward him, and rs the Emperor approach
ed nearer drew revolver from the
pocket OF his ovcrcoat and fired four shots
at INN. The assassin, before submitting
to his ,captors, fired another shot, slightlv
woundlhg in the cheek a person in the
crowd. The great throng of people
which had assembled enthusiastically
chcered and congratulated The Empe-
ror thanked them for their proof of fidel.
lty on such painful occurrence. He
said he knew he had the supnort of oil
respectable people. He hoped God
would grant that he might complete his
task, which consisted in promoting the
welfare of Russia. The Emperor. aftcr
the foregoing speech, drove to the palace
without escort. He has not suffered tho
least i'll effect from the attempt upon his
lie. Afterwards he drove, still without
escort, to the Kazan Cathedral, to return
thanks for the preservation Of his life.
when receiving the congratulations of |
me officials of the Empire at noon, the |
Gar was SO much overcome by his en-
thusiastic reception as to be unable to |
speak tor some minutes. On recovery
from his emotion, he said: This is the |
third time God has saved me- The EN-
peror's assailant took poison before his |
attempt, ms he vomited after his arrest.
Poison was also found under his finger
naiis. Antldotcs were administered. II |
- tnonght the man WIS an employee of !!
the Ministry of Finance and an agent of |
tho internationals. The Sultan and all |
Oh the European sovercigns have tele.
erarhed their congratulations"
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Here is a conv of a lo,,or ,,r;tton +,

= Here is copy of letter written bv
certain Second-street beauty yesterday
to n worthy youth Of Louisville: "My
Lord: Would it tlatter you any should I
tell you that ley awake nearly all last
night trying to decide whether i should
write you this note to-day? did decide
fifty times to write it and as many more
not to. have gone over the same
grounds this morning, and hurry to write
1t before the fair-hearted impulse leaves
me again. Last night, when you 80
earnestly told me that you loved me and
asked me to marry you, do you know
that l thought your words the most clio.
quent that ever heard, few and falter-
ing as they were ?-for they were falter-
ing, sir, just a little-that waG what made
them so eloquent to me. Oh! how bold
you must consider me, but l ought to
have the right to say such things now, I
think; Yes, when you asked me If
would marry you-oh l ought not to
have done it, l suppose-but then it was
such nj opportunity, anu 80 smiled .nu
cue to you and answered, 'Ncverp And
you, stupid, you froze and bowed like a
telegraph pole and left. Oh, dear me |
and certainly thought that at this day
there was nobody under the sun who was
SO unpardonably obtuse, 80 far behind
the age and the rage, that he would not
have instantly met mo with, what,
neverT and given me the chance to
reply, We'll, hardly ever - Courier
Journal
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in Gid Farmers Culture OF Corn.

Edit0r Southern CuNirafor:
AS you request your patrons to give
! you the results of experiments they make
beg leave to give you mine. For tho
past three years have entirely changed
my, manner of applying manure to corn,
and have also changed the implements
with which 1 cultivate nv corn crop.
So far rs the preparation and culture Is
concerned. have abandoned the shovel
twistcr and bul-tongue, and substituted
therefor light two.horsc Avery plough.
In stiff lands | use two mules, in light
land one, and break the land from three
( to five inches deep. never break nv
land but once. and when broken use
the rotary and smoothing harrow until
the clods are pulverized, and the tussocks
oi grass and weeds are all torn to picccs.
The Importance Of thoroughly pulveriz-
ing is not appreciated by our farmers.
although Jcthro Tull demonstrated its
wisdom upwards Of Il hundred years ago.
| then lay of my land with small
straight shovcl-shallow The corn is
dropped in this flrrow, width governed
by the strength of the land. il is then
covered with the rotary harrow. If 90
ing over the land once with the harrow
does not fill the furrow made by the
straight shovel harrow until the land is
made level. When the corn is droppcd
there is applied about so lbs. Ito the
acrc) of good commercial fertilizer.
mixed with three times its bull. of vcrc-
table matter gathered in the field.
When the corn has three or four blades.
go through it with the hoe or maltese
cultivator. two furrows to the row, which
cleans it thoroughly, and do not 20
more than two inches deep. | endeavor
to run through the corn alter every rain.
using the same implement. When the
corn is knee or waist high, as conyc-
ncncc suits, ! apply the bulk of my ma
nure, which is Il handful Of acid phos-
phhte, composted with stable manure.
his is the quantity | direct to be an
piled, but my laborcrs find it more con-
vcnient to put half handful, as they
can keep up with the plough more easily.
care little whether the manure is COW
cred or not, but do like to get rain
soon after. l then plough with n sweep
and continue with the sweep until the
crop is laid by.
did not plant my corn last year until
was done planting cotton, and the sea-
son WAS much more favorable to early
than 10 late planting, yet all my neigh
bors' corn was fired by drought willie
mine remained green. am now in NV
cightictli year, and have been planting
forty Two years, yet never saw field
of better upland corn, and all who saw it
would say it was the best field of corn in
the county.
When the manure is put on top of the
ground, the first rain that falls carries all
the fcrtilizng matter into the ground,
where the roots are near the surface
The roots run mostly two, three or four
inches, except in Il dry time, and if ma
nurc is put five inches below the surface.
the root seldom finds it, CHESTER.
Chester, S. c., March 6. 1879.
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Why is a merchant who doos

Why is a merchant who does n
strictly cash business never az rest? Pa
cause his work is never dun.
An Ohio cow last week broke a
mans neck by kick. A mule that wit
messed the casualty went behind the harm
and wept.-Norristoto Herald.
- Il is not until the flower has falle,.
of, that the fruit begins to ripen. So in
life, it is when the romance is past that
the practical usefulness begins.
- A Western editor, in response tn a
subscriber who grumbles that his
paper is intolerably damp, says it is "be-
cause there is so much due on it,"
Jane" said he, "I think ifyou lifted
your feet away from the fire we might
have some heat in the room" And t6ev
hadn't been married two years either.
A very rich man said: I worked
like slave till was forty to make INV
fortune, and I've been watching it like a
detective ever since for my lodging, food
and clothes.
=. Mrs. Partington has been reading
the health officers weekly reports, and
thinks 'total' must be an awful malig-
nGnt disease, since as many die of it as
of all the rest put together.
When woman goes visiting she
wants shoes fully two sizes too small; but
it's astounding what a deal of comfort
the same woman can extract from a pair
OF slippers three sizes too large, in her
own house.
- A young officer thought to puzzle
the editor of Lie Figaro by asking him
when two men of equs! age and rank
met, which should be tt.e first to bow.
The editor calmly replied: "The more
polite of the two"
= An English boy was beating don.
key numerically, when the minister Of
that parish, coming up, censured him for
his cruelty. The boy resentfully retort-
ed: I'm sure You need not care; it's
none of your congregation"
=" '"How many of you are there? ?"
asked voice from an open window of q
serenading party. "Four," was the re-
ply. "Divide that among. you," said a
voice, as bucket Of slops fell 'slike a
gentle dew" on those beneath.
Here, y said the farmer, rs ne exhiD.
tied broken jar to the manufacturer,
II packed this Jar full of butter, and the
jar split from top TO bottom. Perhaps
you can explain the phenomenon"
"Oh, yes, L can, was the ready reply, "the
butter was stronger than the jar"
The French woman loves her hus-
band If he is either witty or chivalrous
a German woman, if he is constant and
iaithfui Dutch woman, il he doe5 not
disturb her eese and comfort TOO much !;
u Spanish woman, if he wreaks VEN
geance on those who incur her displeas-
ure; an italian woman, if he is dreamy
and poetical; Danish woman, if he
thinks her country is the brightest and
happiest on earth Russian. woman, If
he despises all WesterneIs as miserable
barbarians; an American woman, if he
has plenty of money an English wo-
man, if he is manly, aftectionate, and
true
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WEIGHTS AND MEAsUREs.-All fami.
lies are not supplied with scales and
weights, and therefore the measures Civ
en- below will be found convenient:
About sixty drops of any thin liquid
will fill common sized teaspoon.
-Four tablespoonsful, or half gill, will
fill common sized wine.glass.
-Four wine glasses will fill half-pint
measure, common tumbler, or a large
coffee cup.
Ten eggs usually weigh one pound be-
fore they are broken. Eight large ones
will weigh one pound.
A tablespoonful ofsaltwill weigh about
one ounce.
One pint of molasses will weigh one
and one-quarter pounds.
Ihree tabiespoonsful of baking powder
should weigh one ounce.
Ono quart Of -four weighs one pound.
One quart of Indian meal weighs ono
and quarter pounds.
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A BUSY Man.

in reply to friendly warning concerning
his health said, II have no time to rest
or money for doctors" What would
you think if mechanic should say lie
was too busy to keep his tools in order. or
replace them when lost. The early
symptoms of disease promptly yield to
the proper remedy. Neglect Confirms
and makes disease inc-rable. Consump.
tion in its early stages ia readily cured by
the use of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, though if the lungs be half
half wasted away, no medicine toiU df-
feet a cure. Yet no known remedy DOS.
sesses such soothing and healing influ-
ence over all scrofulous, tuberculous, and
pulmonary affections, as the Discovery.
John Willis, Of Elyria, Ohio, writes un-
der date of December l4th, 1877: "Thc
Golden Medical Discovery does positiuely
cure consumption, rs after trying every
other medicine in vain, this succeeded
Mr. y. T. Phelps, of Cuthbert. Ga.
writes: "The Golden Medical Discovery
has cured my wife of bronchitis and in
cipent consumption" Hundreds Of
names of cured are published in Pierce'a
Memorandeum Book, which is given
away by druggists.
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Mrs. Jefferson Davis is described as
some years the junior of. her husband.
matronly in appearance, and intellectually
hopefully than her husband did of the
a remarkable woman. She spoke more
Southern people, especially of the ne
groes, for whom she said the education
would work rapid improvement. She
regards free labor rs better than slavery
for all concerned.
- The story is tod Of clergyman that
after preaching an interesting sermon on
The recognition of friends in heaven
he was accosted by hearer, who said ::
Il like that sermon, and now wish you
would preach another on the recognition
of people in this world. | have been
attending your church three years, and
not five persons in the congregation have
as much as bowed to me in ali that time. -"
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= An old darkey caught two-pound
sucker one day and was go we'll satisfied
with his work that he lay down for a nap
with the fish beside him on the grass.
Another darkey came along presently.
picked up the sucker and left half,
pound one in its place. When the first
man and brother woke up, the first thing
his eyes sought was the fish, and it TOOK
some seconds to realize that something
had happened. Then turning his prize
over and examining it all round, he
simply, said, "Golly, how dat fish am
shwunkedw