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The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11
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Styles
B THIS YEAR
INTRODUCED
{. D. B. FISK & Co.,
OVERCOATS AND ULSTERS.

In overcoatings the same shades of brown pre-
vail as In suitings, with admixtures of gray. The
doublefac goods very popular overcoatings,
especially where great heft end wadding are not
desired. These goods really rather nice, since
they make very nicely finished overcoat without
Innings except the sleeves. The cloth is absolutely
two faced, or rather two cloths woven together,
and it makes warm and attractive overcoat In
some instances the garment is made perfectly
yersible. showing fancy checked brown, mud
colored or light colored overcoat for every day
wear and mild ,dressy smooth cloth, black or dark
brown overcoat for Sundays. Again, the double
faced goods are made SOFAS to show a handsome
plaid inside finish, in the place Of lining. These
Goods are cut in neat styles, rather long, but not
quite SO long as last year. The ungainly Old ulster
has almost entirely disappeared with its broad belt
and outlandish pockets and in its place. for those
who must have heavy, solid coat for exposure.
much better-looking garment is provided, long
and coarse, but without belt straps AMI up and
down pockets. For the more dressy and heavy
overcoat, from the best custom shops, will appear
this winter really excellent elysians and es-
kimo beavers, very thick, soft and warm. They
are wool-dyed, IN plain colors-black, blue-black,
dark and navy blue, and brown and are as soft
and warm as fur. Indeed. the cloth appears, from
the nature of the WOOL and the method of weaving,
to be almost one-fourth Of an Inch In thickness.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11
Rrady-Nade HabIiInents
Winter Garments.
Styles in Patterns, OVGTcOats
and Suits.
How. to Buy, What to Buy,
and Where Not to Buy.


A few years ago, when the ready-made clothing
trade trade was In its infancy and shoudy and ma
chine sewing neUly lnyented, The ready-made gar
ments come into Bad fep1te Oh account Of the VII
famous materials used and the bad quality Of the
manufacture of ready made garments were cotton
warps, filled with the grindings fom worn-out wool
en- rags, and the making of the garments was done
upon the mise able first inventions of one thread
sewing machines. No wonder that the public be-
came came suspicious Of anything bearing the name Of
ready made, and for time the merchant tai]ors
had things all their own way again But this is ali
changed to very great extent. The quality of the
goods used in ready-made clothing has been greatly
improved, and the sewing and other workmanship
have kept pace With the march of improvements
the world over. An overcoat which costs S25 or
$50 from the counters Of the clothing houses would
cost from $40 to $45,. if made to measure by the
merchant taiors. 1t is not intended In this state
ment to attempt to maintain that all ready-made
garments are equal to the work of custom tailors
only that there have been great improvements in
the making, trimming and findings of ready-mads
clothing, within the past eight OF ten years. till at
the present time the garments produced are in
every way worth the money paid for them.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

Miscellaneous Works of Lord Macaulay, Ed
tied by his Sister, Lady Trevelyan, in five vol
umes. (New York: Harper & Bros; Portland:
Loring, Short & Harmony This set of books
is printed and bound in the same style as the
History of England and covers about the same
number of pages. 5000. The first three vol
umes contain the Essays, the fourth the Indi-
an Penal Code, Literary Pieces and Poems, and
the fifth his Speeches, with general index.
f@Asa. with the former five volumes of the
history iof''- very elegant and perfect COL
ie0'ioh Vi THO "orAs VI the great author.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11
A STYLISH BUSINESS SUIT,

popular this fall, and it Is really handsome coat
for q good figure. 1t is made up from fine, smooI h
and figured cassimeres and worsteds, and for extra
stylish young gents with satin-ned breast pocket.
This pocket lining be just little turned out so
as to show fancy handkerchief, and, with the coat
worn buttoned, as 1t generally is, the cutaway just
shows the bottom of the vest and the chain and SEAL
then, with rattan and cigarette, the rather tasty
dandy Is complete. The single-breasted sacks are
also much in vogue this fall, made in the same
goods as the four button cutaway. Of course, the
ordinary plain frocks and sacks, made from plain,
diagonal and basket-woven worsteds, are still In
vogue, and will be for long time to come but those
who seek after new styles must be accommodated.
In pantaloons, some light checks and fancy mix
lures will be worn through the winter; but the ten
and the prevailing shade is brown, though blacks
and grays and mixtures in mild form are still very
pOpular
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

THE New Jersey Prohibitionists are IA
voring women's suffrage. as well as liquor
prohibition, and have called a mass conven-
ton. to be held ct Trenton on the 18th and
10Th inst, to devise means to secure thor
ough organization of all citizens of the State
who agree with them in opinion.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

The Burlington Hawkeye prophecies that
the steady stream of civilization, thrift and
enterprise which is continually running in
to Missouri from the surrounding States
will certainly, and before many years, make
that Republican State.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

The Memphis Avalanche admits that
Wade Hampton, by his blatant boast atCin-
cinnati of 1873 solid southern votes, his call
for Lee and Jackson principles in his
Staunton, Va, speech, and his ridiculous
fooling with John Sherman, ''came out of
the presidential canvass at the little end of
the hOrnD
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

BuRDErTE of the Burlington Hawkeye thus
sums up the result of the Presidential con-
test: 'The election must have satisfied
everybody. The anti-Masonic ticket cot
one more vote than its own canvass showed
1t entitled to; the Prohibition ticket got
twice as many as It knows what to do with ;
the Greenback got more than it deserved !;
the Republicans got all they wanted, and
the Democrats got a great deal more than
they Wantedo
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

THE people of Iowa adopted at the late
election by a majority of 1924 an amend
ment to the Constitution of their State max
Ing colored men eligible to the Legislature.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

not 60 into the Democratic caucus, and will
vote for the best man for speaker no matter
which party nominates him. That means
Mr. Ervo
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

DETROIT Post: Purging the Democratic
party will be like scratching blot from It's
sue paper. When the blot is gone there is
nothing but hole left.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11
IHE, PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. II.
The Yard Stick.

AAS eSA ~ 0ClSA.
When any one wants measure he goes
to hardware store and buys rule OF yard
stick, but how many know what TIE stand
ard is? An interesting monograph from
Prof. Julius G. Hilgard, Assistant Superin-
tendent of the Coast Survey, gives some in
teresting facts in relation to the American
standard of length. Like everything else,
when critically examined, accuracy is only
comparative. If you engage mechanic to
make something exactly foot long you
may find it apparently exact by an ordinary
rule, but when you test it by one of the
steel rules graduated to hundredths of an
inch~ manufactured by Darling, Brown &
Sharp OF Providence, you find it slightly
out. These admirable measures were first
manufactured by Mr.. Darling in Bangor,
twenty years ago, and Prof. Hilgard fur
nished him his standard. Now they sell in
England as the best in the world. But the
mathematician has to make allowance for
the temperature when using these, and also
for the humidity of the atmosphere in re-
gard to the stretching or contracting of his
papers. Our standard of length is bronze
scale of 81 inches, prepared for the Coast
Survey by Troughton of London.
recent comparisons with the Imperial
standard show it tn hA nAa-ly nna .thnns-
andth part of an inch to the yard too long,
showing that it is correct only at 59.62 Fab
renheit. and not at 62o as supposed; and all
our accurate measurements need that cor
rection. But even the standard itself is liza
ole to slight change in the lapse of years.
and the British standard may have varied
since first fixed.
The metric standard is q platinum bar
marked at S2' Fahrenheit, or freezing point;
and the difficulties of comparison are such
that the eract equivalent in inches has not
yet been ascertained. :.
The series of observations recorded BY
Professor Hilgard in this pamphlet are very
Interesting and show the excellent work the
coast survey is doing for us.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11
Boys and Children's Clothing.

Among the many advantages enjoyed by the ris-
ing generation to which their fathers were stran-
&c e, one l. hne ready m ade clothing procured
goods. as distinct branch of business originated
about thirty years ago, and from very moderate
beginning has grown into high important de-
care is now besow upon the selection of fabrics
an their conversion into garments of this desciip-
tion as i given to the production of the finest
clothing or mems VT ar, and few of the leading
manufacturers even rival the best custom taiors in
point of style and workn anship.
Messrs. SIX n Co. make this branch a speciality
In addition to their mems department., they make
clothing suitable for all ages. from two to xteen
years. So complete is their system of measure
ment that unless boy of any given age is far above
or below the ordinary stature perfect fit is inva-
riably assured.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

1T strikes the Wilkesbarre Record of the
Times that according to President Hayes's
civil service theories, General Myers's place
should have been filled by deserved pro-
motion OF one of his subordinates, and the
country would have been delighted to see
such an illustration of Mr.. Hayes's conf
dence in his own frequently expressed ideas
OF maintaining efficiency in the public SER
vice. 1t is strange that Mr.. Hayes should
be so inconsistent with himself.o
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

The Washington Post wants it distinctly
understood that this Congress will vote no
pay for the Deputy Marshals.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

BOSTON Post: As usual, it is fashionable
this year for people who cannot afford it, to
make costly Christmas presents.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11
Juvenile Books.

The PRESS is much indebted to the thought.
full courtesy of Messrs. Harper of New York
for the handsome and substantial volume be-
tween whose covers are enclosed the numbers
of Harper's Yonng People for the current year
$780, 1t is most desirable publication suited
In every way to the pleasurable profit of young
readers. 1t has great variety of contents, suit
ed to all tastes and ages. No child under nine
ty years of age can possibly exist without Har-
pers' Young People for a weekly visitor: and
any parent or guardian, desirous of cultivating
a spirit of content and thankfulness in the
minds ofthe young persons committed to their
charge, will do well to send Immediately to
subscribe for the Young People, and insert the
receipted bill for the same in the expectant,
open-mouthed Christmas stocking.
Messrs. Scribntr of New York will please
accept the thanks of the PRESS for the two vol
umes which contain the twelve numbers of
their st. Nicholas magazine for 1880. This
cheerful and welcome visitor never fails to put
in an appearance every month in his work-a-
day dress-and when once year, made glori.
Gus in crimson coat with gold lace, St.
Nicholas makes his holiday visit to the re-
viewers table, he must indeed receive warm
welcome in full recognition of he amount of
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

THERE seems to be no doubt that the
reorganization Of the United States Supreme
Court will be completed this Winter.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

NEW YORK Post: Mr.. Black twenty
years ago doubled that the Government of
the United States had power adequate to
seif-preservation. That Mr.. Black now
takes view of the relations of the Govern
ment and the railroads which would satisfy
the most ardent Granger, is striking Illus
tration of the change of opinion which is
going on in regard to question of over
shadowing importance.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11
PARENTS

would do well to examine Fisk g. Co.'s assortment,
in view of obtaining certain knowledge as to styles
and prices Of Nobby Children's Garments.
Our assortment of Children's Overcosts and u
sterettes is simply immense. Prices from 81 so to
$1,000.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

The Iron Gate and Other Poems, recent
volume of collected verses by DIR. Oliver Wen.
dell Holmes, Boston: Houghton. Miffiin g.
Co.; Portland: Loring, Short g. Harmony is
full of those occasional poems in which DR..
Holmes is so irresistible and SO happy, and
which crown all important literary feasts
which would be incomplete without the recog-
nized Toast-master General. 1t is at pres
ent the genial doctors fancy to pretend he
is old, merely because he has turned
the corner of three score years and ten
which is as If laughter should call itself
aged, and wit declare itself superannuated on
ly because it wears the white hairs of wisdom.
But since DR.. Holmes likes to play he is old
by all means let him be INDUCED in the fancy
for he lights up the subject with such spar
klea soft brightness of Imagination that
the shadows of latter life are lighted; and
when, in somewhat gayer vein, in his poem
which records the spicy dialogue of the Abbot
and Gil Biss he attacks Ed in lively earnest
the wintry oia wizard must perforce drop
his wrinkled mask,ais crutch and eray beard
and show himself to beever-young Time with
nimble heels, if he would Save himself from
the cut and thrust of DR.. Holmes bright blade
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

Mother Goose's Melodies never fail to please;
and this year they are published by Messrs.
Lee & Shepard of Boston portland: Dresser
& McLellan), with clever and amusing sill
houette illustrations. The youngest gosling Of
the flock, sitting up in lively judgment upon
each illustration, seems to imply that this is an
authorized edition of his mammals poems.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

LocKPoRT Journal: In six successive
Presidential elections the Democrats have
been beaten every time. No regular Demo-
crat who is not over forty-one years of age
has yet voted for successful President. and
probably no member of that party will ever
reach the Presidential chair by fair means
OF foul. We believe these facts are working
powerfully against that party. Very many
OF its members say they are tired of being
always defeated, and the disintegration of
the party is going on rapidly. We believe if
their National Committee should issue an
address simply saying: "The Democratic
party is hereby dissolved" it would carry
JOY to myriads who have voted for it from
mere party fealty, and yet would rejoice o
know that they are absolved forever from
its claims
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

"How happy could be with either
We're t'other dear charmer away"
1t is perfectlyievident that the people Of the
State want and are going to have both; Mr..
Hale for Senator, and Mr.. Frye for Speaker
or leader of the House Of Representatives.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

Chatterbox Junior is the title of large and
attractive volume for the little ones Full
page pictures, short stories in large, clear type,
and some pretty songs set to simple music are
among its attractions 1t is one of the most
delightful of Christmas gifts for the younger
children, and will be great help to make
winter days pass pleasantly Such charming
poems and stories and pictures cannot fail to
delight little readers. New York: r. Worth
ington & Coz
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

AN exchange in speaking of the choice
for Senator being between Messrs. Hale and
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11
NOTICE.

TVO the Stockholders of the "waukeag Silver Min
i ing Company"
A special meeting of the Stockholders of the
above named company, will be held at the office of
Charles P. Mattocks Esq. No. BIZ Exchange
Street, Portland, on SATURDAY, December 18th,
1880, at one O'Clock P. M. for the following pur-
poses:
To see IL the Stockholders will vote to sell the as
sets OF the Comp ny to he Sullivan & waukeag
price, and ON what terms and II it will autho ize
the President to execute the necessary deeds and
other instruments.
And to act upon any other business which may
legally come before the meeting
BY order OF the Board Of Director
W. o. ARNOLD, Ssc'y.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

SENATOR BLAINE has been talking about
the Ohio Senatorship, and General Boynton,
who reports his remarks in the Cincinnati
Gazette, says they have a significance be-
cause of his friendly relations with Cover
nor Foster. He thinks that Secretary Sher-
man will succeed if he enters the field, for
the reason that Ohio for long term of years
in fact, from the days of her first Senators,
has sent her foremost and ssbraipiest', to
the Senate. His observations and his read
ing Of her history show a marked State
pride controlling the Senatorial selections.
as he termed it, only 'brainy' men have
been chosen by either party. He says that
Mr.. Sherman is beyond question the fore
most citizen of Ohio, and that his fitness for
the Senate needs no continuation from any
quarter. Being asked about his friend, Gov.
Foster, he said that he was an active, Wig
orous and popular man, but that for Sena-
ator he did not rank with Mr.. Sherman.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

Three dainty little books for the wee tots,
with delicious songs and jingles, and full of
pretty pictures, and with covers so bright that
any baby not utterly given over to unreason
will cry for them in preference to the moon,
are New Songs for Little People, lovely, inn
aginative and 'tuneful little poems by Mrs
Mary E. Anderson; Mrs. Follen's familiar
Little Songs; and Baby BALLADS, the latter
illustrated by Oscar Plescth. These lilliputian
treasures are published by Lee & Shepard:
Boston; for sale at the book and periodical
store of Frank B. Clark, No. 515 Congress
street, and the book store of Dresser & Nc
Lellan, Exchange street.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

Montezuma. By Edward Eggleston and
Lille Eggleston Seelye New York: Dodd &
Mead; Portland: Loring, Short & Harmony is
history, more thrilling than any fiction could
be, OF that most fascinating period of history,
the reign of Montezuma with its wondrous
magniicence and its tragic ending. The story
Is told with picturesque detail and will hold
the readers attention.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

The Fairport Nine. By Noah Brooks (New
York: Scribners; Portland Loring, Short &
Harmony, is lively and agreeable story for
the older boys, and tells of the doings Of base
ball club. Every boy who is interested in the
national game will enjoy Mr.. Brooks story
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

We and the World. By Juliana Horatia
Ewing. Boston: Roberts Brothers; Portland:
Loring, Short & Harmon) Mrs. Ewing is
well known as talented and charming writer
for young people: and, although this latest
story does not possess the grace and originality
OF some of her former stories, boys whose am
bition it is to follow the sea will find We and
the World very interesting.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

The boys are very lucky in the books pub
lished this year for their entertainment. The
Moral Pirates, delightful story of camping
out life, is from the pen Of Mr.. w.L. Alden.
an enthusiastic boating man; and his young
readers will be greatly interested to follow the
fortunes of the Moral Pirates and their White
hall row boat. 1t is bright, breezy and
wholesome story, and it is pleasant to commend
to those in search Of an acceptable holiday gift.
The binding is unique, with its blue lettering
on ground work of fretted gold. 1t will
sparkle famously on the Christmas tree
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11

One of the juvenile books Of the season best
worth the buying is Mr.. Richard Markham's
Aboard the Mavis (New York: Dodd & Mead;
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmony. The
very covers of this delightful volume pro.s;ss
good things, pledge which is well kept by the
contents. The illustrations are many and ex-
cellent. and it is in every way . fine specimen
OF the bookmaking art No description of its
contents could be prettier or more apt than the
authors quaint argument:
1t is told in this Book how Five Boys and
Five Girls cruise in the Schooner ssMavis"
about the east end of Long Island, and how.
in addition to sundry Good Times, they learn
somewhat of the Early History Of their country.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-11
FISK & CO.'S HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT.
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-30
POLITICAL.
PENNSYLVANlA.

HARRISBURG, April 90 The
democratic convention as called to
order at $3.50 o'clock. The COM
mittee on credentials shortly after>
wards appeared and made their re-
port through Mr.. Dill. The com =
mittee reported that decisions had
been arrived at unanimously 10 each
case, and in the case of the contest
in Philadelphia, while the Vaux
delegation admitted that the Mes
Gowen delegates were regularly
elected under established rules Of
the rarty, yet for the sake of hav-
ing united party in PhiIadelph
both sides are anxious to secure
harmony and concerted action.
The committee will, therefore, meet
in Philadelphia at some future day,
to make such rules for the organiza.
ton of the democracy in Philadel-
phia as in their judgment may be
deemed necessary. They will de-
termine what regular organization
shall be, and how il is to be made
up. Eich delegation is to be ad
mitted to seats in this convention
and each delegate to cast e'half
of one vote through its chairman.
The report was then adopted and
the roll of delegates called,
AT the conclusion of roll call, r.
4. Monaghan nominated A. Dill for
temporary chairman. He was
unanimously elected. Mr.. Dill made
no speech.
1t was resolved that the order Of
business shall be as followT APP
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-30

The necessity Of rebuking that
great wrong, imposes a more sacred
duty upon the people of the Union
than ever addressed the conscienccs
of a nation of freemen.
A supplementary resolution in
Structing the delegates to Cincinnati
to vote as unit and to oppose
abrogation Of the two.thirds rule,
led to a scene Of much excitement.
: Mr.. Snowden, of Lehigh, offered
an amendment striking out the
unit clause and favOfiug an abroga-
tion of the two,thirds rule.
Mr.. Wallace spoke emphatically
in favor of the resolution as re.
ported from the committee.
Mr.. Randall hoped the instruct
tions to vote as % unit would not be
given.
The question was then put to the
vote, and Mr.. Snowden's amend
ment vas carried by 1875.
Amid great cheering from tho
Randall party, the resolutions, as
amended, were then adopted.