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Books Received.

Songs of Sunshine and shadow. By Maud
Moore. Cloth, 233 pp., S1.50. Boston, d. 10th
rop Co.; Portland; Dresser, WLellan s. Co.
Progress. Hts Laws and Causes. BY Her
bert Spencer. Paper, 28 pp., Is cts. New York:
j. Fitzgerald s. Co.
Poems of Many Years and Many Places.
BY William Gibson. Cloth, 166 pp., 81 So Bos-
tom Lee & Shepard; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon.
Quiet Hours. A Collection of Poems. Second
Series. Cloth. 223pp, 81. Boston: Roberts
Brothers; Portland: Loring, Short & Harmon.
The Acfer and His Art. By G. Coquelin, Of
the Coincide Francaise. Translated from the
French by Abby Langdon Alger. Cloth, 63 pp.,
80 cents Boston: Roberts Brothers. Portland:
Loring, Short & Harmon.
san-krit and Hts Kindred Liter8tures.
Stndies in comparative Mythology. By Laura
Elizabeth Poor. Cloth, 468 pp., so. Boston:
Roberts Brothers. Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon
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HAPPY CHILDREN.
How to Make Them so. Keep Them in
Health and They will Take Care
of the Rest.

The joy ofevery well-regulated household comes
chiefly from the children. Thousands of affection
ate parents do not take of their children.
Through ignorance more than through culpable
neglect they suffer them to fall sick and de- when
knowledge might have saved them to love and home
DIR. David Kennedy offers his 'Favorite Remedy
as emphatically medicine for the chldren--gen-
tie in its action containing harmful Ingredients
achaterer, going straight to the Blood which, when
impure is the seat and source of disease. "Fauor-
ite Remedy' is the friend of childhood and should be
found in every nursery in the land. Keep it in
your house for your children's sake as well as for
your own. Try it and you will be glad you saw
this article. Make no mistakes. The medicine is
"Facorite Remedy and the proprietor's name and
address: DIR. David Kennedy, Rondout, N. Y. One
dollar bottle.
Parties living at distance, Except in surical cas-
es,) by sending statement of their case can be
treated at home.
jams S,Tu&T&w1m
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to whether the big or little end of the egg
should be broken, no such important subject
has engaged the attention of the world as this
of the Freemasons playing horse, and it is to
be hoped that it will be taken up by some
more powerful writers, who will get less mixed
in their arguments and have some remote con-
ception of what they are talking about.
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PROF. EDIS0N'S
POLYF0RM NJ

After much persuasion, Prot. Edison has been
prevailed upon to give to the world his truly wonder
u discovery for alleviang pain. For years he suffer-
ed from neuralgia pains, unable to find any remedy
among the hundreds which he tried that would give
him permanent ease. Finally he became convinced
that he must become his own physician and seek,
by experiments, for the desired relief He had
taken all the well known sedatives which gave only
tempory relief, and produced nervousness, loss of
appetite, &c. lie now sought for combination Of
such remedies as would, by OUTWARD application,
him of his distress and at the time not be
injurious to his system.
Trials and experiments followed this determine
ton until he at last produced compound which
by application, entirely subdued all pain and al
lowed his system to recuperate, and throw off the
disease.
To his discovery Prof Edison gave the name
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PROVIDENCE Press: eff the Republicans
of Maine declare Plaisted, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, to have been elected
they will have won greater victory than if
they had returned large majority for Da-
Wis. There is ten times the excuse for
counting Plaisted out this year as the Dem
ocrats had for depriving Davis of his seat a
year ago." Well, the victory has been won,
and we are ready for your congratulations.
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THE most profitable method of public
plunder these days is to contest a Congress
sional seat to which you were not elected.
Congress kindly orders the payment of the
expenses of the hopeless fight, and the peo-
pie reluctantly foot the bills.
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THF, PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. Is.

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, Ali railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
OF every person claiming to represent our Journal
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The Republicans of Mr.. Conger's district
in Michigan are confident of electing his
successor by 1000 majority, whether there is
or not fusion of the Democrats and Green
hackers.
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We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publica
tion but as a guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used.
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AMERICAN journals publish much disa-
greeable and untrue gossip about "George
Eliot" A press so hasty in its adulation of
Adelaide Nelson ought not to throw stones
at Marian Evans
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WHAT power Plaisted would be in a
country Westinghouse to which people re-
sort for nap after week of honest and ar
duouS labor!
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THE rumor again comes from Washing
ton that Justice Swayne will be retired next
week and Stanley Matthews appointed in
his stead,
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ANNUAL MEETINGS.
PORTLAND RAILROAD co.

TJIHE Annual Meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Il Portland Railroad Company will be held In
17th, 1881, at 3 o'clock P. NJ, for the choice OF
Directors the transaction of any other business
that may legally come before them
Il. A. NEWMAN, Secy.
Portland, January 10th, 1881. janlo dtd
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THE Democrats are still very mad at the
honesty of the Republican Legislature. They
were depraved enough to hope we should be
as dishonest IS they.
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THE Democracy permits only ffty-two
cards to the pack. Hones.yis the little jok-
er it never plays.
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PITY the poor men in Plaisted's council!
If he talks to them as he has to the Legis-
lature they will die of yawning before the
first year of their term has passed.
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The Greenbackers in Congress are in the
position of men who will neither pay nor
renew their notes.
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BOSTON Herald: We trust the Maine
Fusionists will enjoy their new Governor,
seated as he is in defiance of all their Law
and precedents.
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The Democratic party is quite unlike the
Old Guard-it never dies; it always sur
renders
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The editor headed an article, Lydia Thomp-
son robbed" but the printer omitted one and
the article created great deal of SURPRISE
Boston Post.
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Boston, Jan. &c, 1880.
Mrs. Myers: Dear Madam-Having been afflicted
for several years with piles and having tried numer
GUS remedies without avail, 1 was persuaded to try
your drawing and healing salve and am happy to say
has met with complete success
EDWARD f. KENNEY,
No. $ Knapp ST., Boston, Mass.
w. F. Phillips d Co., Wholesale Agents.
apo d1y
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PORTLAND & OGDENSBURG r. r.
COMPANY.
NOTICE.

TIME Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Il Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Company
will be held at the Company's Office, No. 80 Ex-
change Street, Portland, Me-, on TUESDAY, the
Eighteenth day of January current at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon:
transact any other business that may legally come
before the meeting.
CHAS. H. FOYE, Clerk.
Portland, January Sd, 1881. jams d2w
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THE opium question has ceased to interest
the people of Maine. We have got Plaisted
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OLIVER DITS0N & CO., Boston.
jan1 Sr&Th&wtf
Boston, Dec. 13. 80.

bUStOn, DEC. 10, 0U.
Mrs. Julye Myers,
Madam,-About the 3rd of Dec 1879, 1 was tax
en- with swelling in my foot which settled into dry
Gangrene. was told that had not "a hours to live
My wife catching at the last straw, applied your
salve it Kept the Gangrene from spreading any fur
tier andsavcd my life. am rs years of age and
the few remaining years of my life entirely to you
Yours etc. VIM. Wood,
40 Buckingham Street.
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POLYFORM.

Gratifed with the result upon himself, he tested
his discovery upon others who suffered from nerv-
Gus pain, and in every the relief perfect.
The cures performed by his gifts of Polyfotm be-
came so celebrated and the demand upon his time
and attention so great, Prof Edison finally yielded
to the solicitation of those who knew the merits of
his preparation and allowed company to be formed
for the manufacture and sale of Polyform under his
supervision.
The number of remarkable cures, and the suffer
ing Polyform has saved, attest the wisdom and
philantrophy of this course.
No higher testimony could be ajduced than the
certificate of Prof Edison, who authorizes the pub
ication of the following:
MENLO PARK N. j.
CERTIFY THAT THE PREPARATION
KNOWN AS EDISON'S POLYFORM is MADE
ACCORDING TO FORMULA DEVISED AND
USED BY MYSELF.
THOMAS A. EDISON,
For many other complaints beside Neuralgia,
such as Rheumatism, Headaches, Scia tica
Gout, Pain i'm Back or Side, or wherever pain
exists without abrasion OF the skin, Polyform
will give prompt relief.
Price $1.OO per Bottle.
PREPARED BY
The MenlO Park Manufacturing Co.
NEW YORK CITY.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
oct9 6mSTu&Th
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REAL ESTATE.
Real Estate Agency.

DARTiES desiring to sell Houses or Real Estate
Il OF any description, can have the same regis
tered at his office. No sale No Commission.
Desirab lots OF Land for sale. Responsible parties
advances to buy lumber, taking mortgage payable
in installments. The public will find it to their
advantage to patronize this agency. Office 166
Fore Street, Portland.
Oct16eod3m JOHN W. MUNGER.
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Annual Meeting.
Portland Steam Packet Co.

FTlHE annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
J. PORTLAND STEAM PACKET CO., will be
held at their Office on Franklin Wharf, on TUES
DAY, the 18th day of January. current at 3
o'clock p for the choice of five directors for the
ensuing year and the transaction of any other busi
ness that may legally come before them.
j. f. LlSCOMB, Secretary.
Portland, January 7, 1881. jan7dtd
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Select Works Of Edgar Allan Poe. With
New Memoir by R. II. Stoddard CNew York:
A. j. Middleton; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmony. 1t has become an interesting and
generous fashion with some of our foremost
literary men to bring to light and rehabilitate
the fame, which has become clouded or dis
persed, OF certain literary men of former years.
Always graceful and kindly task, this self
imposed duty varies its proftableness with the
degree Of actual worth of the writer thus pow
erfully indorsed. Some men, again, from their
very nature and that of their writings, are
more discussed after death than during life;
and of these Edgar Poe is one. The morbid
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-15

Knight Templarism Illustrated, &c., Chicago;
Ezra A. Cook. This is an expose of the Council
and Commandery degrees of Masonry, issued in
the interests of Anti-Mssonic society. In the
preface the author claims that he has van
quished his Masonic antagonists in previous
book, because they have failed to answer him.
So DIR. Lord claimed that he had vanquished
Prof. Henry in Logic, because that gentleman
did not reply. AS an expose the book is not new
Since 1740 the market has been flooded with
the same thing in countless editions, and if we
are to believe Belzoni and his excellent wife,
the Egyptian Book of the Dead, dating back
five or six thousand years is nothing more than
description of the rites of Freemasonry, and
perhaps that was not the first edition. A few
pages are devoted to-the wickedness of the
Templars who assembled in Chicago last Au-
gust from all parts of the continent, but as
their great crime appears to have been the ex-
pending of many hundreds of dollars in re-
freshments and cigars, we must try to wink at
their sins until the millennium comes in and
Gen. Phelps's anti-masonic ticket sweeps the
country. Since the days of the gentle Captain
Lemuel Gulliver, when the kingdom of Lilli-
put was shaken to its centre by the question as
, 1881-01-07
SHORT BITS.

lisa nil wind that blows nothing any
good.
A French cynic professed great
admiration for dogs the more he knew Of
men.
Some men are called muffs because
they are used to keep flirt's hand in.
This, says the Atlanta Constitution,
good time to plant holiday advertise
ments.
A great deal is said of the activity of
Vesuvius. But what has she done all
these years but froth Mt the mouth, like
any ordinary political stump orator.
1t is the opinion of famous eques-
trienne that man who can't ride horse
without holding on to its tail must ex-
pect to wear bit and birdie when he gets
married.
Mrs. Helen +. Cunningham, of Elmi-
IA, has recovered 500 from liquor firm,
the complaint being an injury to means
of support in consequence Of liquor sold
her husband,
The possession of areputation for hou-
esty is of great value to man. 1t will
enable him to get good position as
cashier, where he can grab fortune and
head for Canada.
Workmen repairing the roof of u
house at Yountville, California, last
week, discovered that bees had built I'M
der the rafters and slowed two hundred
pounds Of honey there.
The present cold snap will doubtless
have tendency to ripen the mince pie
crop. We have observed, moreover, an
ominous silence in our back yard for
two or three nights past.
There are some things that are i'm
proved by long lying in bed-for in
stance, the oyster. This suggests new
proverb. Go to the bivalve, thou active
man; consider her ways and grow fat.
1t is announced that in preparing the
Christmas number of the London
Graphic the work of artists, engravers
and authors who have taken part in the
production has cost in our money Sl5,-
900, the paper $25, 900 and the printing
and electrotyping $4,000. The gross
weight Of paper used for the numb ber is
upwards of 120 tons, and 400, 900 is the
number of copies used.
Housekeepers will find the following
recipe for cleaning paint useful:-To
pound of soap and half pound of pull
verized pumice stone and an equal guam
tity OF pearlash, and mix with hot water
into thin paste, With an ordinary
paint brush lay on this mixture over the
paint which requires cleaning, and in
five minutes wash it off with boiling
water.
, 1881-01-07
The Women OF Montenegro.

The Montenegrin woman takes an
equal share of labor with the man at
fleld.work, and she does all the carrying
In travel here one engages horse to
ride and u woman for the baggage
Only those who have neither wife,
mother, daughter, nor dependent female
relation, shoulder burdens.as common
thing. Transport by animals, also, is a
department of female occupation. Com
ing from Cettinje here, one meets pack
horses, mules, donkeys, going up in
droves, with gang of women
following. Tremendous weights they
carry, slung by straps that cross the
upper chest, and as they go they knit or
spin. These dwellers by the frontier
are much better looking than the un
mixed race Of the interior, but not less
hardy, strong and independent. They
haAe no shane or hesitation in beg
ging, and universal mendicancy on the
part of the women and girls must, /
imagine, have its influence on morality,
In leaving Montenegro, the traveller
carries with him deep regard and adj
miration for the gallantry, the manliness
and the shrewd intelligence of this
strange people. He is constrained to
wish them we'll and to hope that they
will acquire means to live at peace here
after.
, 1881-01-07

Yes, she said, Il know; for to-mor.
row Is to De my wedding day"
"Io-morrow" he gasped, in hoarse,
incrcdulous tones. lis there no hope,
no respite? Hayo you no pity?'
You set me the code of honor she
replied, 1T is too late now to swerye.
Once you babe me help you go, Now |
beg you, Lcuye met"
One instant more they looked into each
others eyes, down into each others
souls. Then he stopped and pressed one
mad, burning kiss upon each little white
hand, as it hung listlessly by her side,
and on each left one hot, burning tear,
Another minute and she stood alone.
He had gone out into the cleaning. She
stood wrapped forever in its embrace
Her lovers entrance reused her.
You look pale, my queen" he said
in fond tones of triumph. "You have
forgotten. Tomorrow is to be our we'd
ding day
, 1881-01-07
Railroad Statistics,

We are in receipt of the annual re-
port of the Secretary of the lnterio 4,
from which we will make the following
extracts, which will be of interest to
many Of our rerders :
NORTH PACIFIC RAILWAY.
The entire property of this company
has been inspected by the engineer and
is in good condition.
The company is constructing at st.
Paul a handsome building to be used as
general operating Offices and as soon as
the requirements of traffic demand, pro-
poses to build an iron bridge across the
Missouri river at Bismark.
The Auditor calls particular attention
to the character of the lands of this COM
pany, they being much above the aver
age of those granted the other Pacific
railroad companies.
Under the present management, the
general condition of the company has
greatly improved and vigorous measures
have been adopted to push the work to o
successful completion.
The following statement is taken from
reports furnished by the company
Average number of miles operated,
7Sl miles owned, 37.99; stock author
lied, 800, 600, 600; common stock issued,
$40 900, 600; preferred stock issued, $43,-
Alb ,645 II; total stock issued, $92, 49,
645 II. Number of locomotives, 5S;
passenger cars, %; baggage, mail, and
express, II; freight and other cars, 1911.
Funded debt, S3,SSl 1874 Al; floating
debt, 81 ,405, ,S67 10; total debt, So, 2S7,
701 81; stock and debt, $97 700, ,346 73.
Cost of road, 800, ,G97, 159 0i; cost of
equipment, 81, ,243, ,53l G5; cost of road
and equipment, $97 1920, 100 g. Passen-
ger, freight and miscellaneous earnings,
80, 230,577 81; operating expenses, ST.
400, ,422 80; net earnings. 1921, l54 rs.
Acres of land unsold, SO, ,4OG,0 DIG
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
From reports made 10y this company the
following figures are given: Number of
miles operated, 1877 .36; number of loco
motives, IA; passenger cars, 8; baggage,
mail and express, 8; freight and other
cars, BOG. Par value of shares, 800;
stock issued, $40, 900 600; funded debt,
SIC, $50, 900; floating debt, $91S, ,602 so;
OOtul uSDV, VII SCOC,OOS cAJ IOIttl DtOSh
and debt, $31, 1858 ,602 so; cost of road,
S4,S73, 369 96; cost of equipment, $780,
434 so; cost of road and equipment, $5,-
463, ,S04 rs. Passenger earnings, S192,-
1873 rs. freight earnings, $247 ,0O9 63;
miscellaneous earnings, $66, ,439 06; total
earnings, $505,632 "A; operating ex.
penses, including taxes, 1888, SO Is;
net earnings, $l22,053 26.
.s WESTERN OREGON RAILROAD.
This company furnishes the following
report: -..
Miles operated, 49.76; number of loco
motives, Z; passenger cars, 4; baggage,
mail, and express cars, .; freight and
other cars, III. Par value of shares,
800. Stock issued, $40, ,001 900; funded
debt, $4 ,695, 900; floating debt, Sl6,OSS.
16; total debt, $l5, I'll ,OSS 16; total
stock and debt, $l4.712, ,0SS 16. Cost of
road, $1,202,S ,S66 AZ; Passenger earn
ings, $34 1856 90; freight earnings, $72,-
822&6; miscellaneous earnings, $5,410-
4S; total earnings, $113,1 "a; operat,
ing expenses, including taxes $l44, $50,
, 1881-01-07

Parson Murray rises to say that "We
stand at grave and beside cradle
the grave of past epoch and the cradle
of newborn era" "If this be the case
let US fill up the grave and rock the cra-
die vigorously" says the New Haven
Register.
, 1881-01-07


1t was the eve preceding Miss Ran
som's wedding. She sat alone in her
drawing room, in the darkening twi-
light, playing and singing softly to her.
self. Tomorrow would end the old life
She was glad, but for tonight just for
tonight must hold its sway.
.. when the winds are sobbing family
With gentle unknown woe,
win you think Of me and love me
Asyou once did long ago."
Whas'was she singing? Since that
night she has not sung, but tonight,
just for tonight!
"In the cleaning, oh my darling
Think not bitterly of me,
Though passed away in silence,
Left you lonely--set you free.
For my heart was crushed with longing
What had been could never be,
1t was best to lea ye you, darling
500 Best for you and best for me-"
Best Was it best? The last words
died away in wall, her head fell for
ward ON the keys, as she burst into pas
siOnate sobbing when some one softly
crept behind her and gathered her into
his arms. A moment she rested there.
OF course it was Vernon, when-merci-
full heavens who spoke?
Darling" " voice whispered, 81
read your heart rightly, then. Oh,
Helen, how true it all was How my
heart was crushed with longing. and the
passing away in silence seemed to be
beyond my strength But l may speak
now, oh, my darling and tell you of
the love which has been consuming me.
/ am free, Helen--free My love-my
love do you know all that that word
means 2"
Slowly she drew herself from his
arms, standing before him like o white
lily swaying on its stem.
, 1881-01-07

The above Institution navTng peen placed Oh
permanent footing, as the United States Hos.
pital for Marine Patients on Puget Sound, the
proprietor takes pleasure in announcln NC that
no pains or expense will be spared in minis-
tering o. the comfort and convenience OF prl.
Vate patients.
This 10 the largest General Hospital north of
San Francisco, and by far tlie most com plete
In equipment. IL has been thoroughly RENTED
and refurnlshed. Its general wards have ac.
cOmmodations for about one hundred patients
and are peculiarly adapted for cases requiring
tho most careful treatment aud constant su.
pervlsion at limited expense. Those Who do.
entirely separate and distinct, aC q slight addi'
tional cost.
kyThe attention OF Mill owners, and those
Interested In shipping, is called TO the tact that
seainen suffering from contagious diseases VIAL
be treated outside the Hospital without ex.
penSe 70 the vessel.
Thomas L. Minor, NJ, d.,
B'u Managing Surg on.