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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-08

THE signal service bureau at Washington
has about completed arrangements for the
expedition to Point Barrow, ON the Pacific
coast. The party will remain on the sta
ton for three years, and will be under the
command of First Lieut.. P. Henry Ray of
the Sth infantry. He will be accompanied
by the men, of whom four will be sig
nal sergeants who are now under instruc-
tions for their duties. A civilian will be
employed as a surgeon and naturalist, and
Capt. E. P. Hessenlen at San Francisco, a
very competent man, will go out as inter-
prefer and quartermaster. The other three
men will be civil employees.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-08

THE reference in the PRESS of yesterday
to the Alderman from Ward as being a
party to any of the recent collisions in tine
Board of Aldermen was hardly just to that
gentleman, who is not involved in these
controversies
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-08

THE London agitation in favor of seats
for shop girls has been at least partially
successful, and a number of stores now ad-
vertise that the shop women are furnished
seats.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-08

THREE Canadian newspapers-the ST.
Catharine News, Quebec Mercury aud st.
Johns Globe-have come out in favor of
annexation or independence"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-08

MR.. ADAMS of Kentucky, the Clerk of the
House of Representatives, emphatically de-
nies that he is defaulter.
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The Secretary of War has prohibited the
use of tobacco by the cadets at West Point
The order has created great dissatisfaction
"as four-ffths of the cadets are tobacco u.s.
nrs -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-08

The British Ministerto Spain, Algeron
Boyd West, will probably succeed Sir Ed
ward Thornton at Washington.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-08
Maine Medical Association.

FEyHE annual meeting of the Maine Medical Asso
Il citation will be held in the City Building
Portland, on June 81, % and %, 1881.
jne2dtd CHAS. o. HUNT, Secretary.
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JEFF DAVIS owns up to wearing his wife's
waterproof
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The Rise and Fall of the Confeder

SoSys
Had Jefferson Davis been asked twenty
years ago what book he could write to most
trouble his enemies, he would probably
have replied, "The Rise and Fall of the
Federal Government" 1t is his melancholy
and deserved fate to tell the story of the
abortive attempt to divide the Union and
establish an independent government over the
old Slave States. Instead of pean he
pens a dirge. He writes of that Jonah's
gourd, the Confederate States of America
and his book bears the title, ''The Rise and
Fall of the Confederate Government
History made fast in the years between
1861 and 1865. Of those years of strife we
have many accounts, and from them the
historian of the civil war will make up his
record. Mr.. Davis's contribution to the
raw material of history is not the least i'm
portant; and his story of the establishment
of the Rebel government and the quarrels
that divided the councils of its chiefs has
positive value. His book is unjust to his
colleagues, unfair in its statement of occur
rences, and bitter in tone. But something
can be pardoned to an old man broken by
defeat and soured by misfortune. He was
gamester and staked his all upon the
throw of the iron dice. He lost. We who
are the victors can afford to listen good
hImoredly to his querulous complaint, and
to read without loss of temper his story of
the game. His assaults on Union generals
on Hcto ~
We do not grudge strong words to the under
man in a fight, and we can listen with pa
tience, and perhaps with pr1ft to the ex-
cuses of even so great traitor as Jefferson
Davis. He is gibbeted for all time on the
crossroads of public condemnation; and the
dying confession of so noted a criminal de-
serves the publicity of print.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-08

WORCESTER Spy: Tue followers of the
ex-senator are doubtless ready to do much
for him, almost anything in fact which they
can do while keeping nominally within the
lines of the Republican party, but they are
not prepared to face their constituents with
the avowal that they place their personal
devotion to leader above their allegiance
to their party. They know that the alliance
proposed would be universally regarded as
profoundly immoral, and would be received
with general chorus of execration from
one end Of the State to the other. There
are not probably half a dozen of the Conk-
ling men in the Legislature who would de-
sert to the enemy at his bidding, nor do we
believe there are many more than that num-
Der who would vote with the Democrats for
an adjournment, knowing that it would give
the election to the next Legislature, prob
ably Democratic. A combination between
Conkling and anti-Conkling Republicans for
the election of one candidate from each fac
ton is more probable, and the election of
two ''stalwarts" not personally obno xious
to the anti-Conkling men is not unlikely
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"sYDNEY JOHNSTON" :"

writes Mr.. Davis, "fell in sight of victory; the
hour he had waited for, the event he had
planned for, had arrived. His fame was vim
dicated; but far dearer than this to his patriot
ic spirit was it with his dying eyes to behold
his country's flag, SO lately dropping in dsas-
ter, triumphanty advancing. In his fall the
great pillar of the Southern Confederacy was
crushed, and beneath its fragments the best
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-06-08

Though consenting that Johnston might ap-
ply to Sherman for an armistice, Mr.. Davis in
sists that he had little hope that anything
could be accomplished by it. Mr.. Davis says:
THE opinion l entertained in regard to Presi-
dent johnson and his venomous Secretary of
War, Stanton, did not permit me to expect
that they would be less vindictive after a sur
when it was regarded as a formidable body
deiantly holding its position in the field.
Whatever hope others entertained that the ex-
isting war was about to be peacefully termi-
the basis of agreement on the part of the gov
ernment of the United States, and q notice
from Gen. Sherman of the termination of the
armistice in As hours after noon of the 24th Of
April, 1865. Gen. Johnston communicated TO
me the substance of the above information re-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18
Persistent Work for DrunkardS.
BY 8. I. ABERNETHY.

Though the woman's crusade has given
place to broader work. it is still "mqrch-
inc on" Those PRAYERS led into new
path; those tears cleared the vision for a
larger outlook! The crusaders have let
90 the rumseller, but only to undermine
their principles in the community. and
plead for law ! OF all sinners, the one
who can sell death to his fellow creatures
has the hardest heart; only prohibition for
him The drunkard is ten Ter, and plla.
BILE compared with him Especially if he
be poor, the inehriate feels himself de.
graded, and an outcast. He hears It con
stantlv reiterated, too, "No drunkqrd shall
inherit the kingdom of Heavsn ~ True
the " covetous" " is in the same category.
but that is seldom mentioned And 50 it
comes to pass there is crusade work still;
it is to pray and weep for HEcb For it ia
not regarded az sound work; YOU are coolly
advised to spend your time and strength
on the " hopeful" as If one could feel anv
more sure of the sinners who have sighted
mercy for years, being too cool to need it.
Again. work to save drunkards is crucial.
not only because it is esteemed lightly, but
IL must be so persistent. Cases NAV be
followed for years, with no outcome owned
by the world, or even noticed by Chris
tiens woman of this stamp came near
Joining church; but just at the edge, fell.
She has risen again, after many a fall
since, getting now ileas of truth each
time, and so added power. The psqImist
may sing, Rejoice not over me, oh, mine
enemy; for when fall. I shall rise again :"
but it will not do for This soul to even think
so She may have closet in the woods,
for want of any other; hut it will not do
to say of her Behold she praveth:"
though that evidence satisfied the doubts
of the apostles with regard to the great
prosecutor ! In short we may fall into
our besetting sin; 90 to Jesus and he for
given; hut hers is unpardonable ! We
are told we can never leave ours unite of
till we leave the flesh: hut she must drop
hers here perfectly! This poor soul shrunk
from witnessing the communion service
recently. She is again in the house God
on the Sabbath, never again to 90 hence,
she thinks. Why ?" it was asked. " Oh,
was nigh to it once; hut am poor sim
ner still ~ Some will perhaps he found
in the church triumphant who never got
into the earthly For" all the fitness He
requireth is to feel our need of Him" An
article from the ChriStj1n Union quoted
into our Union last fall. " Summers at
Huckleberrv Run, illustrates these chances
for crusade work, and some of us have no
other that we can do.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18
Pearls of Thought,

Compliments are often nothing more
than gilt edeged falsehoods.
In refraininC from being mean to
others you are good to yourself.
Divine vengeance comes with feet of
lead but strikes with hands of iron.
The man who feels certain that he
will not succeed is seldom mistaken.
Humility is the safest foundation to
build any kind of superstructure on.
He who is ashamed of his poverty will
surely be arrogant of his wealth.
Every man is bound to tolerate the act
of which he himself sets the example
In matters of prudence, last thoughts
are best in morality your first thoughts
are bet.
Anger ventilated often hurries toward
forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens
into revenge.
1t ever is the marked propensity of
reckless and aspiring minds to look into
the stretch of dark futurity.
Contemporaries appreciate the man
rather than the merit; but posterity will
regard the merit rather than the man.
Length of days is wisdom's right hand
blessing, typical of eternal life; but it is
in her left hand that are riches and honor
Events are not determined by the wheel
of fortune, which is blind, but by the
wheels Of providence, which are full OF
eyes.
Our good deeds rarely cause much
gossip among our fellow citizens. but our
evil ones leap Immediately into notoriety
Gods laws were never designed to be
like cobwebS, which catch the little flies
and suffer the large ones to break through.
Ignorance and conceit are two of the
worst qualities to combat 1t is easier to
dispute with statesman than block.
head.
Venture not into the company of those
that are infected with the plague; no
though thou think thyself guarded with an
antidote.
There is no policy like politeness; and a
good manner is the best thing in the world,
either to get u good name, or supply the
want of it.
Nothing cuts the sinew of exertion SOON
er than to set before ourselves low stand
ard of attainment. Let a young man say
to himself; 81 shall never be anything
very great in the world" he will be likely
to be something very small
Frugality is good if liberality be Joined
with it. The first is leaving off suDerfu.
Gus expenses, the last is bestowing them
to the benefits of others that need The
first without the last begets covetousness
the last without the first begets prodigal.
ity.
Truth is always consistent with itself
and needs nothing to help ii out. 1t is
always near at hlnd, and sits upon our
lips, and is ready to drop out before we
are aware, whereas lie is troublesome,
and needs great many more of the same
kind to make it good.
In the voyage of life man can be
wrecked as II ship. Conscience, however,
is an anchor that will in observation-disclosures
insure him safety. 1t is to be remember
ed, nevertheless, that, like the anchor,
conscience may be carried away, and so
insure ruin and wreck.
A father inquiries of his son whether he
can construe Homer; if he understands
Horace and can translate Virgil but
seldom does he ask, or examine, or think
whether he can restrain his passions,
whether he is grateful generous, humane,
compassionate, Just and benevolent,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18
Do Not Drink II.

You remember how David. with one Of
those fits of inconsistencies which seemed
to have come over him occasionally. thirst
ed for draught from the well If Bathle-
hem, at which. rs a shepherd bov, he
used to drink. There were those around
him Of his chief captains, TO whom his
every wish was law, and they. ere he could
say to them Nav" dashed away from him
through the opposing ranks of the Phiis-
tines, AMI brought back pitcher Of the
precious water. But he would not drink
it; he poured it out before the Lord, for
men had risked their lives to get it for him.
50 when YOU lift the glass and think Of
the multitudes whose souls for eternity are
endangered by that deceitful beverage.
want you. David-like to pour it ont before
the Lord; and believe, me. He who pour
ed out His precious blool for yon and me
will count it no vain sacrifice. ". ".
Taylor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18

A GOOD DoNKEY.-A Spanish peasant
living in the suburbs Of Madrid has long
been in the habit of repairing to the city,
accompanied by donkey laden with milk
for distribution among certain customers.
One day, however, the master was taken
i'll, whereupon the wife suggested that the
ass should be sent on his customary journey
alone. The panners were accordingly
filled with the cans Of milk as usual and
Il bit of paper was attached to the donkey S
headstall requesting the customers to help
themselves to their ordinary allowance of
milk, and put back the cans into the
pannier. OF started the donkey, and he
returned in due course with the cans empty
and with every thing in order. The mas
tet found, upon inquiry, that the trusty
messenger had called at the right doors
without missing one, and also that in some
instances he had pulled the bell with his
teeth when kept waiting. From that day
forward the donkey has gone his rounds
alone.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18

HEA DACHE.-A writer in the London
Lancet, remarks: At the Middelsex hos
pital. female patients who have suffered
many years from sick headache, evidently
of hereditary character, have been greatly
benefited, If not cured, by the adminstra.
tions of ten minim doses of tincture of
Indian hemp, three times a day, beween
the attacks. This is well worthy of trial
in those ever living, never-dying martyr
dom like suffering.
In headache due to determination of
blood in the head, and in fever, the fol-
lowing simple treatment is TO be commend.
ed: Put handful Of salt into quart of
water, add an ounce of spirits of hartshorn
and half an ounce Of spirits of camphor.
Cork the bottle tightly to prevent the
escape of the spirit. Soak piece of soft
cloth with the mixture and apply it to the
head wet the rag fresh rs soon as it gets
heated.
Soaking the feet in very warm water in
which spoonful of mustard has been stir
red is also very beneficial in drawing the
blood from the head
Two teaspoonfuls of powdered charcoal,
well stirred in half Il glass of water and
drank at once is valuable remedy in sick
headache from sour stomach, ilatulence,
etc.
Tincture of nux vomica is recommended
by Ringer as possessed of real curative
powers when given in drop doses, repeat
ed every five or ten minutes for eight or
ten doses, and then continued at longer
intervals. for sick headache, accompanied
with acute gastric catarrh whether due to
error in diet, constipation or no apparent
cause.-Bostoa Journal of Chem istrv.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18
Intemperance and Poverty.

Will the time ever come when poverty
will cease to blight the prospects of indi-
viduals or mar the happiness of homes.
is n question that often occurs to those
whose sympathy for others has led them
to devote their time and money to philan-
thropic deeds ? The question is mainly
answered when search is made for the
causes which underlie poverty. II is the
testimony of every person who has studied
facts or has become conversant with the
history of charitable and reformatorv or
CARNATIONS that intemperance has under
mined the health and character of individ-
uals the wealth and stability Of govern
ments, and that it is largely responsible
for poverty, crime, disease, Ignorance and
financial distress. 1t is surprising fact
that so MANY persons interested in the
work of charity fail to investigate this
subject, and lend their support to traffic
which cruises so much devastation and
want.
In the year 1873. there were spent in
this country fifty million dollars for church
and charitable purposes. and seven hun
dred million dollars for rum. Is not this
statement sufficient proof that while en-.
gagged in acts of charity, consistency
demands that we should also use our inffu
ence to counteract the evil which makes
poverty necessity An extensive ac-
quaintance with the families of men who
have been reformed, would convince us
If no other conviction could he Obtained
that a thorough dissemination of temper
ance principles would greatly contribute
to hasten the time when poverty shall be
among the certainties of the past. The
unanimous verdict of thousands of reform-
ed men is that intem perance was the cause
of their poverty and sufferings. Do not
these facts prove the necessity of taking
advantage of the grand revivals that have
awakened such deep interest in the tenn
perance movement, and Of crystallizing
into permanent form the varied and bene-
fetal results that are being attained in
order that the generations of the future
may reach the golden harvest Of prosper
itv through the unselfsh and systematic
efforts of the laborers of to-day. In view
of the multitude of facts which sustain this
assertion that intemperance Is the princi-
pal cause of poverty, every organized
should embody in ito princi-
Piles antagonismst the sources of intoxi.
cation. No organization can expect to
ameliorate the condition of
the poor without striking at the root of
acknowledgements, and every organ
ization which fails to recognize this fact
has no reason Ito expect permanent sue.
cess, ,-Seleeted. -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18

ARE YOUR CLOSETS VENTILATED p
There is nothing so handy in a house as an
abundance of large, roomy closets; but
because they are large and extremely use
full they are apt to be abused. There are
many things which, as a matter of course,
are always put into closet, of which the
articles of outward wearing apparel make
large part. They are always things
which ought not to go into the closet-that
is, closet adjoining or closely connected
with living or sleeping room. OF such
are all soiled undergarments. the wash
clolhes which should be put into large
bag for the purpose, or a roomy basket,
and then placed in the wash room or some
other well aired room, at some distance
from the family. Having thus excluded
one of the fertile sources of bad odors in
the closets, the next point is to see that the
closets are properly ventilated. 1t matters
not how clean the clothing in the closet
may be. ANY garment, after being worn
for awhile, will absorb more or less of the
exhalations which arise from the body,
and thus contain an amount of foreign-it
may be hurtful-matter which free circu
lation of pure air can soon remove; but if
this is excluded, rs in many close closets,
the effluvia increases and the clothes clos.
cts and adjoining rooms in time possess an
odor that any acute sense of smell will
readily detect.
Every closet in daily use in which the
night clothes are hung by day, and the day
clothing by night, should have an airing
as well as the bed. If the closet can be
large enough TO admit of a window-and
it is in some cases-an ample provision for
sunlight and the circulation of pure air is
provided in the window, which should be
left open for short time each day. In the
case of small closets a ventilator could be
put over the door or even in il. In many
cases such precautions tor pure clothing
are not practicable, and the next best thing
is to see that the door Of the closet is left
open for half hour or so each day Mt that
time when the windows are thrown up and
the large room is purified with fresh air
from out of doors. In this way, first, by
keeping out clothes intended for the wash,
and second, daily changing of the air, the
closets may be kept comparatively pure.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-05-18

FOUND AT LAsT.-A lady in the north
of England received a letter from her
husband, who represented large business
firm, saying he would leav5 for home on
Sunday, the 28th of December, by way
of Dundee and the Tay bridge. That
night the bridge fell, and the wife knew
she was a widow, the firm losing, on ac-
count of the impossiblity of finding the
body, large amount of money he had
been collecting for them. Some time after
former acquaintance saw this gentleman
in a London street car He denied his
identity, but a subsequent investigation
showed that he had not gone on the train
as he expected, but took advantage of the
accident to go to London, squander the
money and marry another woman. He
has already nearly served his term for en-
bezzlement, and on his release expects to
be sent back again for bigamy.