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The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
In BOYS CLOTHING,

The same fancy cassimeres in mild tones prevail,
as in mems goods. The overcoat for boys is also
the double-faced ulsterette, long overcoat with
,ut the belt, made up in one or two variations of
ityle, and given fancy name s: and in some in
stances, cut to fit the form, giving far hand
some appearance than the old ulster with its strap.
Ibis strap has been omitted almost altogether and
it was never of any earthly use except for another
boy to catch hold of. The kits still very popu-
lar for the little dots of from to years. and they
are very pretty generally in fancy cassimeres They
are cut either single double-breasted, and finish
ed with two rows of buttons. They are either cut
away or full fronts, to show the underskirts.
The underskirt is made of woollen goods generally
plated around the bottom while the waist part
which comes under the kilt, is made of cotton. fhe
little woolen kilt coat with sleeves goes over
this skirt, and gives the appearance of little
in the back, with a plated shirt below. The pre-
vaing overcoat for the little dot is straight sack
cut very long and made of soft ght-colored goods.
The prices of the little kits range from 50 to So
and of the little oversacks from 81 to $12. The
prevailing suit for the little boy of from to 10
years, is the surtout, or two garments made toget
er, giving the appearance of a little coat and
breeches. Then over this, for cold weather, is
worn the double-faced overeoat or ulsterette.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
G. D. B. FISK & CO.
of Gardiner has voted to surrender their
church to A. X. P. Buffum, who holds mort
gage on it for $500
PENOBsCoT COUNTY,

PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Burglars entered the house of Joseph Oaks,
in Brewer Sunday night by boring auger holes
and removing a panel. Mr.. Oaks was much
astonlshed in the morning to find the door mu-
tilated. and search was made through the
house, but nothing was missed. It is supposed
that the burglars heard some slight noise and
we're frightened off before they had time to Sc
cure any booty.
Last week DIR. 81. f. Tefft, dentist of Ban
gor, was engaged in dental surgery when he
accidentally pricked the middle finger of his
left hand with sharp instrument used in FILL
ing teeth. He paid little attention to the hurt
at the time, but in day or two his finger be-
came swollen and painful. He consulted a
physician, who found it to be case of pyemia,
dangerous disease produced by the mingling
of the poisonous matter of pus with the blood.
DR.. Tefft was obliged to give up work Saturday
and go home; his whole hand had swollen
considerably and was causing him much suf.
fering.. The physicians say that he will be
obliged to lose his finger by amputation and
possibly the whole hand.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
James Perkins, of Calais, for thirty years an
active Democrat, will hereafter act with the
Republican party.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
A Wild Bull Loose.

The Brooklyn took 31O head of cattle.
bull got loose yesterday, as tue men were load
Ing the cattle on the steamer, and made a dash
for liberty. He made things lively for brief
tlme' out was caught without doing further
damage than goring horse.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Public Library,
FuDNC Library.
The following new books have been received
at the Public Library: e.A.

The following new books have been received
at the Public Library: ~ 81
18395--History of England Thompson i
1845.1-History of United States -Schouler.
2017 .20-Duty- Smiles.
$" Honesty and truth, I"
Men who cannot be bought, q"
A" Courage and endurance, f"
'' Soldier and sailor, "
Hercism in we'll doing, "
{" Sympathy, Z"
g Philanthrophy, 60
Z" Kindness to animals,
Responsibility, i"
2314 9-Woman's work and worth-Adams
2318.24-Womanhood-
829. Washington Square-James.
2527.5-Trip to England-Winter.
37.13-Two Miss Jean Dawsons-Robertson.
222611-Invasion of the Crimea, VOL a.
Kinglake.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09

THERE was lively sale of turkeys and other
poultry yesterday at stall No 4, old Market
and at the low prices will undoubtedly continue'
This poultry is strictly fresh; no old Thanks.
giving stnff. Much of it is frozen and will
safely keep until Christmas. Turkeys, choice,
10 and 16c, and geese 15c chickens 1Oc.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
A STYLISH BUSINESS SUIT,

the four-button cutaway, with frock back, is very
popular this fall and it is really a handsome coat
for good figure. 1t is made up from fine, smooth
and figured cassmeres and worsteds, and, for extra
stylish young gents with satin-lined breast pocket
This pocket lining be just little turned out so
as to show fancy handkerchief and, with the coat
worn butoned, as it generally is, the cutaway Just
shows the bottom of the vest and the chain and seal
then, with rattan and cigarette, the rathev tasty
dandy is complete. The single-breasted sacks are
also much in vogue this fall, made in the sanle
goods as the four button cutaway. OF course, tIEe
ordinary plain frocks and sacks, made from plain,
diagonal and, basket-woven worsteds, are stih IN
vogue, and will be for long time to come, but thse
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
dency is toward toning down in coors and figures
and the prevailing shade is brown, though blacks
and grays and mixtures in mild form are still very
popular,
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09

For the lip there is no brightness,
For the teeth there is no whiteness,
Where SOZODONT has got no place:
But those who use it know full we'll,
How bright and beautiful the spell
1t throws DER man or woman's face,
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN. COUNTY

ANDHOSCOGGIN. COUNTY.
About II O'Clock Monday night Amede Ma
thias, young man residing in Lewiston, at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat. He will
recover. Insanity resulting from his rejection
by young lady was the cause.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
L. NJ. Meader, son of Benjamin Fl. Meader,
formerly of Brunswick, was accidently ard
probably fatally shot at Carson, Nevada, on
Wednesday of last week.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The next session of the Executive Council
begins on the Goth inst.
The Brunswick street Free Baptist Society
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Accidents.

Accidents.
A little daughter of Mr.. D. M. c. Dunn fell
and broke her arm yesterday.
A Jgger accidentally fell upon the foot of a
young man named Watson, in the employ of
Samuel Avery Co., on Union wharf, Tues
day afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Oyercoats.
Mems Pantaloons.


N'' 7"'" 7"oH 7''o
Il dpnron.-
OandS S1.75
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
The Marine Hospital Fund

And now the Bath Times says the port of
Bath contributed $2,076.44, instead of 1921. to
the hospital fund The governmental figures
seem to have been singularly defective.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
PrecautiOn

"E1perientia docet," says the proverb, which,
being interpreted, means experience teaches y
but it doesn't. The proverb, as usual, lies.
Here for example, is Portland, which after
being burned pretty much up in 1866, might
healthy dread of fire. Not so. For purposes
of inspection the fire department of that city
was called out the other afternoon. One or
two pieces of apparatus were on hand, but we
notice it took one engine thirty-eight minutes
to get to the scene of the supposed fire. How
so? Well, their horses were at work on a
street mile and half from the engine house,
and it took some time to make connections
Portland is saving money now. but she will be
sorry for it some day, when fire gets an half
hour sstart of her truck horses.-Boston Her.
aid
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
A New Steamer.

1t is understood that the committee on fire
department, at their meeting Tuesday night,
votei to recommend to the city government
the purchase of new steamer.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Young Gentlemen's Suits.
SIXTEEN TO TWENTY-ONE YEARS

SIXTEEN TO TWENTY-ONE YEARS.
Mixed Cashmere $40 SILL
and
Panaoons
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09

PLEASANT to the taste and surprisingly quick
in relieving Coughs and Colds, it is not at all
strange that DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup has dis
placed SO many other Cough remedies.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09

KNITTING SILK for Stockings, Edgings
Purses, &c. Also Purse Trimmings, Rings and
Clasps, at H. I. NELSON & Co.'S.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs TO-DAY.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Concert-Y. L. TU
New Portland Theatre-The Harrisons.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES,
No. A. Old Market.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Fisk's Holiday Announcement.
Solid Silver-Wm. Senter Co.
Announcement Boston Maine Clothing Co.
Notice of Foreclosure-James F. Sisk.
Mr.. G. H. Smith,
Proposals Wanted-F. L. Bartlett.
Westbrook Seminary-J. P. Weston.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Westbrook Seminary
AND
Female Ool1e&e.
The Winter Term will begin TUESDAY,
Dec. 2Sth. Address
j. p. WESTON, President,
STEVENS PLAINS, Me.
FOR SALE
CHEAP FOR GAS

CHEAP FOR CASH,
IN thriving Manufacturing town in New Hamp-
L shire, abont fifty miles from Boston, the Stock
and fixtures Of Ready.made Clething, Hat,
zap and Furnishing Goods Store. Stock
clean and desirable. Address, fBusiness', care
Of .. b. MILES, Advertising Agent, fremont
St., Boston, Mass. dec9d3tThS&Tu
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
PARENTS

would do well to examine Fisk s. Co.'s assortment,
in view of obtaining certain knowledge as to styles
and prices of Nobby Children's Garments.
Our assortment of Children's Overcoats and u
sterettes is simply immense. Prices from s1.50 to
$1,000. "aa
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09

SMALL lot Children's Leggings 25 cents a
pair to close, at Fl. I. NELSON g. Co.'S.
DEF d3t
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
The
Styles
THIS YEAR
INTRODUCED
.a1.li
c. D. B. FISK & CO.,
OVERCOATS AND ULSTERS.

In overcoatngs the same shades of brown pre-
vail as in suitings, with admixtures of gray. The
goods are very popular in overcoatings
especially where great heft and wadding are not
desired. These goods are really rather nice, since
they make a 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 oyercoat. In
some instances the garment Is made perfectly re-
versible. showing fancy checked brown, mud
colored or light colored overcoat for everyday
wear, and a mild dressy, smooth CLOTH black or dark
brown overcoat for Sundays. Again, the double
faced goods are made so as to show 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 unganly 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-lookins garment is provided, long
and coarse, but without belt straps and up and
down pockets. For the more dressy and heavy
overcoat from the best custom shops, will appear
this winter some 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 ir thickness.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09

If You HAVE DEAR FRIEND with diseased
lungs, beg him, as he values his life, to take
HALEs HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND TAR.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute
dnctd6t
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09

The representative of the Norcross Regulator Co.,
may be seen for few days at A. N. MOVES 4
SONS, II Exchange street. deco d3t'
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Superior Court.

BEFUHE JUDGE BONNEY.
WEDNEsDAY.-Josiah S. Gushing vs.. Frederick
Gregory Forsyth. Action upon an account annexed
to recover for 25 pages of electrotype of manu-
script by the defendant entitled "The Basis of Eu
ropean History at S6 cents per page. The work
was not to exceed 400 pages, and was not to cos
over $500 Payment was to be made monthly fol
SO much OF the work as was then completed. The
defendant claimed that by the terms of the contract
the work was not to be paid for until published
Decision for the plaintiff for S124.55.
Mattocks for plff. Strout-Gage Strout for diff
j. H. Groves VS.. Peter Hogan and johanna Ho-
gan. Assumpsit upon an account annexed to re-
cover the sum of 92S7 for groceries furnished the
defendants. The defense is that Peter Hogan alone
is liable and that Johanna is not. On trial.
Hale for plf. Looney-Floyd for diff.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Proposals Wanted

Portland Smelling and Reduction Works
Proposals will be received for furnishing material
and erecting a building, according to plans and
specifications to be found at the Office OF
r. l.. BARTLETT, b
dec9eod1w 2SJ Congress Street.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Notice of Foreclosure.

DUBLIC notice is hereby given that Rosanna
L Wall, by her mortgage deed, dated the seventh
day of November, 1879, mortgaged to me a certain
lot Of land with the buildings thereon, situated
State of Maine the front line of said lot on Spruce
Street. being thrtysx feet more less and the lot
sixteen-feet less it being the same lot con-
veyed to Reuel Shaw by Ward Noyes, by deed dated
July 5, 1850, recorded in Cumberland Registry of
Deeds, Book 232, Page 1856; and the same is the
westerly half of lot numbered 121 on plan of the
Bracket Dover, recorded in said Registry of Deeds
that the condition of said mortgage is broken, by
reason whereof claim a foreclosure.
JAMES F. SISK.
Portland, December 9Th, 1880. w3w5O
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Readers and Reading.


The first lecture in the M. G. M. Association,
free course, was delivered at Grand Army
Hall last evening by Mrs. Helen L. Palmer,
and was attended by good sized audience.
Mrs. Palmer is an able speaker, and her lee
ture, "Readers and Reading" proved very in
teresting. Her manner OF handling the sub
ject was peculiar, and left the hearer with the
impression that he had simply heard the facts
stated and not argued. She advocated the abo-
lition of fiction and all books that have the
shadow of untruth about them, from our public
libraries, but still pictured to the audience in
eloquent language as model authors some Of
the most celebrated novelists the world ever
knew. In place of fiction she would substitute
history and travels, so that the young may
profit from the past and not dream of the fu-
ture. The subject is one of real interest and
is destined to become an important one in re
gard to the morals of the American people,
The next lecture of this course will be de-
livered by Rev. Dr. Hill on Wednesday, Dec.
22d. Subject "The Moon'
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Municipal Court.
Brief Jot tings.

3d.. BEFORE JUDGE KNIGHT.
- WEDNEsDAY.-Jeremiah Black. Intoxication-
I'd offence. Fined SIS and COSTS
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
Children's " est Suits


Fancy Mixed Cashmere $3.50 Striped Cassim
Fancy Mixed Striped Cashmere 5000 "
1-The price tells; everybody tells the price.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
FISK & CO.'S HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT.

PRICE LIST!
For Holiday Customers.
Mems Business Suits.
s$s ;;s Hs s! S FL e; IL: $.i %
Oyercoats.
s9; ss %s ss,B sns s hs ss The s s %
= % giS 500 siSsS sis sSS sisS :s$S @ $s are
Mems Pantaloons. I#+
g ssS Slips &as & $3.50 s5 So $3.50 $3.50
rano@ sl5o and sn75 '''''a
Boys Suits.
=; SIS; :::: @ j. ] 2$ ] e s e.; 3 $
Sr"' price ''''' ana everybody tells the pressa .
Young Gentlemen's Suits.
% % S d M fss R sss ss ST. 1sa S a and v m %
' s !s$ 81 @ If % - soo
ind devorybod elI prieerg-
Children's Vest Suits -a ~a
o
ran ss es Gray Tweed 00 Dark
price andev odycll,he price. ~
Children's Blouse Suits
s s IS 5 :s;$ :: : ss @ g 's s5 %
~ tells. evsryDos, I tell. the prieeap
H Children s Extra Pantaloons.
rs: : E:: = ~ S: s.; Ct; = !: % ; e 4 %
Boys Shirt Waists
ensofB
A
At Il: :::: i $
Read the foregoing carefully Sink
each statement deep into memory compare
mens with our goods and prices when you visit us.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-09
THE CLOTHIERS'
PRICE LIST!
For Holiday Customers.
Mems Business Suits.

rs t cs n Dark % fS % Saa ss sd3 s1 81 a
and dFrNkC Coats ~-"0'
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-21
"A good judge of mutton ought to he
wether-wise
The Liberty Cap.

The Liberty Cap takes its origin
from the ancient Phrygian cap, which
may be seen in all the representations
of the Trojans in Flexman's illustrations
to Homer. In ancient Greece and
Rome slaves we're not allowed to have
the head covered, and part of the cere-
mony of freeing slave was placing this
cap on his head, which thus became the
symbol of liberty and was so regarded
during the Roman Republic. A cap on
pole was used by Saturninus as a
token of liberty to all slaves who might
Join him, and Marius raised the same
symbol to induce the slaves TO take
arms with him against Scylla. After
the death of Caesar the conspirators
marched out in body with cap borne
before them on spear, and it is said
that medal struck on the occasion and
bearing this device is still in existence.
In DR.. Zinkeisen's History of the
Jacobin Club we are told that the
Liberty Cap or Bonnet Rouge was
introduced by the Girondists and that it
owed its favorable reception principally
to an article by Brissot, which appeared
in the Patriotic Francois and in which
he declared that the .'mournful uniform
of hats had been introduced "by
priests and despots'' and proved from
history that ''an great nations-the
Greeks, the Romans and Gauls-had
held the cap in peculiar honor 1t
is also said that the Bonnet Rouge
was habitually worn by the galley
slaves and was adopted as the symbol
Of freedom after the release of the
Swiss regiments of Chateau Vieux. and
it is very likely that this circumstance
gave the first impulse to the fashion,
but it soon became identified with the
Liberty Cap" Of antiquity, IN r
Worlds .Notcs and Queries, y
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-21
Bullion and Exchange.

IT Is desirable to mention mode of
international payment of debts due by
one country to another which is daily
carried on to an immense extent, and
strikingly illustrates the nature and &C.
ton of money. These payments are
made with bullion--that is, with gold
or silver uncoined, in it's natural state of
bars or ingots of metal. The necessity
for such a payment in coin or metal
arises from the fact that one country
has bought from another more than it
has sold to it, and consequently must
pay the balance with some form of
money. The transmission of coin would
be subject to the Inconvenience that tho
coin sent over would be stranger in
the new country it entered; the stamp
would be troublesome surplusagc,
ultimately requiring to be cffaccd by
melting. Gold coin does it's work by
means of the value of the metal, gold;
and thus we can understand that an
equal weight of bullion will be accepted
as payment equivalent to the same
weight of gold in coin, without the in
cumbrancc of a stamp. The process by
which the quantity of the bullion re-
quired to be sent across is calculated is
somewhat complicated, but on many
accounts it is very important to under
stand it. Let us suppose that England
has bought more French goods than
France has bought of Eng lish goods;
she has to remit 4 quantity of gold of
the value of the difference to France.
The debts which this remittance is
made to pay are all counted in French
francs; the traders of France have so
many francs to receive of England.
Tho calculation is effected by means OF
what is called the rate of exchange
that is, the number of francs which arc
the equal in value of the English pound
or sovereign. The par of exchange as
it is termed, indicates the exact equal
value OF sovereign in francs. Thus,
sovereign and a twcnty-franc napo-
leon are compared in weig ht, and it is
found that the soverei On contains a
little more gold in weight than one and
one-fourth napoleon, true par being
about twenty five and one-eighth francs.
A French creditor, therefore, who has
to receive payment from England, must
receive a sovereign, that is, the gold
contained in sovereign, for every
twenty-five and one-cighth francs he is
entitled to receive; and that quantity
of bullion is sent to him from England.
He gets the gold of as many napoleons
as his bill amounts to. This explana-
ton supposes that the calculation is
made when the exchange between the
two countries is at par; that is, when
the sovereign will fetch in French
money exactly as much gold as it con-
tains. But the exchange is seldom at
par, and the variations are sometimes
serious. This, however, is a matter
which it is impossible to enter into in
this place.-Bonamy PRICE, IN Frascrs
magazine.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-21
Mutilation Of Coin,

The most careless of persons can
scarcely fail to perceive the great in
crease in the number of defaced and
mutilated silver.coins during the past
few months. So rapidly has the evil
grown that at the present time, in the
opinion of financial expert, quite one
third of the silver coin that has been in
circulation for any considerable period
OF time bears some evidence of mutila-
ton. 1t is believed by tho Government
officers to whose attention the subject
has been called, that class of unprin-
cipled persons tradesmen and
others Systematically in the habit
OF cutting small pieces out of the coins
OF larger denomination, and selling the
fragments thus obtained by weight to
manufacturing jewelers.. Before the
practice had grown to its present pro-
portions, it was noticed that those en-
gagged in it seemed to contine their op-
erations to boring small holes in the
quarters and fifty-cent pieces; but of
late they have grown more bold, and
now an immense nj nber of coins of
those denominations are in circulation
from which silver his been removed in
the form of 4 ''',W'' or triangle, the cut
ting have evidently been performed by
a punch or machine. The Government
officers have had great difficulty in try
ing to find out the depredators, and
thus far have been unsuccessful. Mean
while the dcspoi!ing of the currency
shows no 81 GINS of decrease. The law on
the subject is to be found in Section
5,459 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, which reads as follows:
Every person who fraudIlently, by
any act. ways or means, defaces, mutt
lates, impairs, diminishes, falsifes.
scales or lightens the gold and silver
coins which have been or which NAV
hereafter be coined at the minis of the
United States, or any foreign gold and
silver coin which are by law made cur
rent or are in actual use and circulation
as money within the United States, shall
be imprisoned not more than two years
and fined not more than $4,000"
"This law,'' said Assistant United
States District Attorney William P.
Fiero to Herald reporter yesterday,
should be chang red. The word
fraudulent in the statute has been the
means of defeating the punishment of
the malefactors. The law should be so
changed as to make the offense Unable
one. Then detection would be easy,
and the infliction of the penalty swift
and certain. This would speedily put
an end to the business. It has been a
common practice for many we'll mean
ing persons to punch hole in a gold
or silver coin and then wear the latter
as watch-charm, necklace, armlet, or
even as an ornament on q dog-collar.
In course of time these coins are de-
tached and pass into circulation. Were
the offense one punishable by fine the
practice would cease. l have been
anxious to get case where tradesman
or other person has been in the habit of
defacing coin. If the fact could be
established, 1 have no doubt conviction
would follow. With the law as it stands
there seems very little prospect of put
ting complete stop to the evil COM
planned of. IN. Y. Herald.