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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-19

Esau Hardeny, By William Osborn Stod-
dard. CNew York: White & Stokes; Portland:
Loring, Short & Harmony This is a strongly
written story, which earns degree OIL the
readers liking because Of its broad humanity
and earnestness. But it is not an agreeable
novel. and is, on the whole, not profitable
one to read. There is a disposition at present
to depict and discuss in fiction the relations Of
society to sinfulness, to measure by the mental
Thermometer the degree of charitable warmth
to be extended to bank-defaulters, murderers,
and other ill-doers. The novelists who take up
this task, do it with kindly spirit and the best
intentions--but il il doubtful II such work
does much good. No two cases are alike; and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-19

Half-Hours with Greek and Latin Authors.
By G. II. Jennings and w. s. Johnstone,
(New York: D. Appleton & Co.; Portland:
Hoyt, Fogg & Donham) is sizeable volume
of translations from classic literature, many OF
them by famous hands. The editors are favor
ably known for fine literary taste and practical
acquaintance with journalistic and book-mak-
ing work. Every young man should add this
inspiring and solid volume to his library.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-19

Volcanoes By John W. Judd. f. r. s.
Professor of Geology in the Royal School OF
Mines (New York: d. Appleton & Co.;
Portland: Hoyt, Fogg & Donham.) This vol
ume is an interesting addition to the publish
ers' Popular Science series of books. 1t treats
of the nature and product of volcanic action,
the structure of volcanic centres and the les
sons derived from them concerning the in
ward structure of the globe; concluding with
survey of the theories formed to account for
the origin of volcanic action.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-19

because the horse-thief Of fiction steals paper
horse and repents him in tears of blackest ink
for crime committed under pressure of
four-horse-power Hoe-is no reason that ths
conveyor of our family nag or our
nsighbor's fast trotter shall be re-
ceivsd with open arms; nor, yet again, tung
without judge or jury. At least we may be
sure of one thing-that "lively limned' wick
edness does no good in fiction. 1t familiarizes
society with such things, and is rarely power
full enough in its warning to be effective 1t
may seem, from these reflections. that Mr..
Stoddard's book is an Objectionable one, which
is not the case. 1t is good book, so far as
right intention and uncompromising choice OF
good against evil may make it--but the reader
would rather have been spared the acquain-
tance of some Of its personages.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-19

Antony and Cleopatra, (New York: Harpers;
Portland Loring, Short s. Harmony is tho lat
est addition to Prof. Rolfe's admirable edition
of Shakspeare's Plays. The passages quoted
from North's Plutarch. illustrating the argu-
ment of the play are very valuable; and the
spirit and faithfulness of Professor Rolfe's ed
iting deserves all praise
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-19

- FOX SALE, By -
w. f. Phillips a. Co.. j. w. Per.
kins IL Co, C. A. Parsons a Co.,
SfanWOOd e. Co., Wholesale
Druggists, Portland.
nov1S dit
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-19

Louise, Queen of Prussia. By August Kluck-
holm. Translated by Elizabeth Il. Denie.
Cambridge: Riverside Press; Portland: Loring.
Short & Harmony This beautiful memorial OF
the lovely and unfortunate Queen Louise gives
full history of her life in its domestic rela-
tions as well as its public conditions. 1t is well
translated; and its soft heavy paper and clear
type give the little pamphlet an air of elegance
The frontispiece is charming portrait OF
Quaen Louise.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-19

He Giveth His Beloved Sleep. By Eliza
beth Barrett Browning Boston: Lee q Shep-
ard; Portland: Bailey & Noyes) This favorite
poem is reprinted as holiday gift-book, with
the advantages of excellent paper and type.
Asto Miss L. B. Humphreys illustrations-the
flower and leaf designs are good; the land
scapes tolerable; the figures at once stiff and
boneess-a sort of "wood-pulp" anatomy
with meaningless countenances.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-19

Messrs. Harpers s. Brothers of New York
publish for the use Of students an excellent
edition of the Protagoras of Plato, with cop-
GUS explanatory notes BY Prof. E. G. Sihler.
From the same publishing-house comes an sp-
pendix to DIR. VIM. Smiths Initia Grecs,
Part l., which consists of additional exercises
and examination papers, containing also some
reading lessons with analysis of their sentences
which serves as an introduction to the second
part of the work Teachers and scholars will
be pleased with the gradual and progressive
manner of DIR. Smiths instruction. the lessons
are short, and the author appears to have con-
sidered the pleasure of young scholars by max
ing the exercises for translation into Greek as
interesting as might be. (For sale in Portland
by Loring, Short & Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-19

Cambridge Trihes (New York: G. P. Put
MANS Sons; Portland Lorlng, Short & Har-
uon) is reprinted from the columns of the
Cambridge (England) Review. 1t describes In
the slipshod but rather amusing style Of college
wit. the everyday life of undergraduates in
those classic precincts. 1t will interest Amsri-
can collegians, though some local hits proba-
bly, lose their power in crossing the Atlantic.
From Mr.. Ig Kohler Of Philadelphia have
been received volumes s, 9, and 10 OF Schiiler's
works with illustrations. The transations
comprise work by eminent men; type and
paper are good, while the illustrations are
little to be praised.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-14

| cordially thank you for sending me
Salisbury s speech. 1t is grand effort,
and breathes the true tone of one who
loves liberty and honor better than place
and emolnment. 1t is very cheering to
me that there exists among the compai-
atlvely young men an appreciation of
our righteous cause and spirit bold
enough to assert it. 1t is narrow and
weak policy that endeavors to perpetu-
ate the union of states by begging the
question Of theirsovereignty. The south
can never gain the respect of the victo-
rious by apologize pleas for the defense
of their inherited rights and by such
tame admissions as dishonor the heroic
dead who died in the line OF duty, and
in obedience to the command Of the
states to which their allegiance was due.
Please say to Mr.. Salisbury that he has
taken load off my heart, and pray that
the honor and history Of Georgia may be
upheld and illustrated by other sons
strong and true as he.
/ have the honor to be, respectfully
and truly, JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-14

New York, May 11.-From the Public
The exchanges the first week in May
were, on,the whole, probably the largest
on record, exclusive of the transactions
arising from speculation in stocks. The
aggregate outside of New York has never
been exceeded but once, if at ALL, The
record Of payments actually made, ,wheth-
er it suits the interests Of spooulators or
not, is one proof which cannot be con-
trivcd or manipulated for dishonest pur-
poses and the testimony which that rec
ord gives ut present is very plain and
emphatic, It tells that the volume OF
business has hardly ever been as large, il
ever, at any season, and has never been
as large within 25 per cent. at this season
US it is now.
Chicago, May 1.-THE twenty-first an
.nua convention of the national brewers
'nssociation' was remarkable for it's large
number OF delegates and greatly increas-
cdiamount of wealth and production
which they represent. Nearly every
state in the union was represented. IL.
b. Scharnann, in taking the chair, made
an address showing from the statistics Of
the inteEnal revenuo bureau. that the re.
ccipts from government tax for 1880 were
50, 100000 greater than in 1879, while the
brewers special tax decreased Sl,lS3,
showing that business was enlarging- but
concentrating into fewer hands. " The
aggregate production Of fermentcd
liquors mad increased from 1,7G5,00O bar
rels in 1868 to l3,347, 900 barrels in 1880.
The stamps on these barrels brought
to the government revenue Of Sl3,l72,-
lNN) tf . :.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-14
TBEyres. kin Remedy cARBo11sA1yE

TlEEgr kin Remedy CARBOL1SALvE
has no equal having perfectly cradicated
disease, and cured where all other remedies
have failed. 1t speedily cures Ulccratinns
Scaly Eruptions, Itching and lritaticms of the
skin and Scalp, and is positive cure for Piles.
either itching or bleeding Fever sores, 1ndol
ent ulcers, Erysipeas, Scrofulous sores, Scala-
head. Ringworm; Sore breasts. Swollen Glands.
Bites of Poisonous Insects, Catarrhal affections,
A valuable veterinary specific for Scratches.
Wounds, Sores. Calls, Speed Cracks. 1t is a
sure cure for poisoning from Poison hcn,lock
and other vegetable poisons. Wsrr applied 10
scalds, burns and cuts it atfor. immediate
relief and heal wi hon; leaving scar. It Wit
never ferment or become rancid on any sore Q .
in any climate, and is highly reconn.cndc,! an,
extensively used by surgeons as dressing 10
flesh wounds and after surgical operations
C0ution.-The wrapper on every box OF CAR
EOLlSALEE is blacl. and the letters green and
the name is pressed in the cover of each boz.
CARBOLISOAP
Is uncqualed for Toilet, Bath and Nursery pur
poses 1t is soothing, cleausin: and refreshing
and is superior to any other soap i'll the worlC
for healing and smoothing rough and discaseG
surfaces of the skin and scalp for ccansi, |.
ulcers and old Sores for allaying the irritation
of sunburn, prckly heat. chaps. chafes. and
cutaneous diseases generally. 1t will be found
particularly valuable in localities where the
water is impregnated with alkgii mineral
substances.
Prepared only by J. W. COLE & CO., Black
River Falls, Wisconsin.
Sold in Yankton by MILLS L pURDY. whole.
sale and retail druggists.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-14
STAMP MILLS.
4 .,ouuh .,o,J 81. sore Throut

4 Cough. Cold o. Sore ThrOHt
should be stopped. Neglect frequently
results in an INCuRABnE LUNG DISEASE
OR CONSUMPTION. BROWNS BRON-
CILAII YIiOCHES do not disorder the
stomach like cough syrups and balsams,
but ACr DIRECTLY on THE lNFLAMED
PARTS, allaying irritation, give relief in
ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, CoUGns, CATARRu,
and the THROAT TRoUDLEs which SING
ERs'AND sPtBbIc SPEAKERS are subject
to. For Il irty years Browns Bronchial
Trochcs have been recommended by
physicians. and always give perfect salts
faction. Having been tested by wide
and constant use for nearly an entire
generation, they have attained well NOR
ited rink among the fewstaple remedies
Of the age. Sold at 25c. . box every
| where. tu-th-s.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-14
.'IHE WEALTH OF The HILLS.
Fourteen Hundred Stamps Pounding out
tho Precious Metal.
Deadwood Times.

tho Precious Metal.
Dcadwood Times.
From the day the first, rude arastra
commenced grinding the gold bearing
rock the milling business has been stead
lily increasing. The forward step in the
march Of Improvement was pulverizing
cannon ball outfit brought in by Capt.
Gardner for the Hidden Treasure mine.
This invention was not success, or at
least it was abandoned for something
better. The first stamp mill set up in
this district --or. or.perhapsin the Hills
although we viii not be certain of the
last statement, was the Pinney Mill at
Golden Gate. From that day to this
they have been incrcasidg from year to
year, until to-day we have thirty-eight
qu1rtz mills, exclusive Of the Esmeralda.
which will soon be completed.
If the mines in these Hills did not
pay, the milling business would certain
~ not BE increasing from year to year;
that they are is asuilcient guarantee for
tho permanencyio these mines.
The following is complete list with
the number of stamps:
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-14
THE JUNE RISE.
The Ind ica,ions aros-thnt i: will he no
Greater than Usual. ~ 40

3Fe:t'cF lii;tI Usual. ~ ''t
Council Bluffs Nonpariel, 18th.
While the people all along the Mis-
souri, valley have been busy in recover
ing from the effects of the floods, there
has been fear that they might have
similar losses and inconveniences to meet
again when the regular ."June rise came.
1t has been difficult to estimate the vol
ume of the rise from any information OBJ
tainable in this country, but there has
been general opinion that it would be
hardly lower than the last and unprece-
dented floods.
Happily these fears may be set at rest,
through information brought by Capt
Furay, of Omaha, who returned on Tues
day, sun-browned and weathcr-beaten
from trip beyond Fort Custer in
southeast Montana and along the Vel
lowstone valley, near where the Pow
der, Big Horn and several other
important tributaries pour into
the Yellowstone. The captain found that
the snow on the foothills, remarkably
heavy this season, had melted away sud
denly on the last of March and the first
of April, under the influence Of the I'M
untimely thaw. This, combined with
the melting of the deep snow in Dakota
and Nebraska, created the terrible over
flow,
The people in that region believed that
the snow on the high mountains-the
snowy range-which is the source Of the
June rise, would produce 10 higher rise
this year than usual. While the Powder
and other rivers are beginning 30 swell,
they do not anticipate that the Missouri
will become more than, as they.say, "pret-
ty plump This is about as certain a
prediction as can be based upon any
thing.
AZ one result of the early thaw from
the foothills Captain Furay found that
the farmers were plowing, grass was half
|2vegetation was about as far advanced as
| in Iowa or Nebraska.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-14
JEFF DAVIS AND THE LOST CAUSE.

Richmond, Va, May l0.-Below is a
letter recently received from Mr. Jelfcr-
son Davis, dated Beanvoir, Miss, ac-
knowledging the receipt OF copy of an
address delivered by ]. T.. Salisbury. nj
NRoon, Ga, on confederate decoration
day: :
DEAR SIR: Your kind letter of the 3Oth
nit, with its inclosurc has been received.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-14

Detroit, May 11.-The printers union
Inns practically collapsed, owing to the
nnsnccessful strike.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-14

Why Suffer NCtdIess1y
With the convulsing, spasmodic torturcs of
fever and ague and bilious remittent. when
Host, tiers Stomach Bittcrs acknowledged to
be real curative of malarial fcvcrs. will cradi-
effective in this beuisnant Alternative in cases Of
constipation, dyspepsia liver complaint. rheu-
ma tism, and in general debility and nervous
weakness. For sale by all Druggists and Deal.
crs generally.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-14
MANHOODREST

A victim of carly imprudence, causing n,r,
vous debility. premature decay, ETC.. having
tried in vain every known remedy, has discov.
will send free to his fellow-suderers. Address
J, II. REEVES, = Chatham street. New Yerk.
akVlysAood
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
A Boston street.car Episode.

BUatOn JOURNAL.
PLEASE take this seat madame" said n
conductor OF n crowded horse cur the other
dny, as he assisted woman aboard and
designated the place which seemed to nc
cord her the best accommodation. There
upon an amiable-looking ana fussy old
gentleman arose, shook him by the hand,
ana SAID 1t delights me to see n man in
your position who seems to understand the
proper mode OF address to women. have
been incxprcssibly siolSened all my latter
ably say Take this scat, lady, or please
move up here, lady ana II affords ME un-
feigned Joy to find n man who Is not slave
mawkish designation of Woinen." Hsvine
said this he resumed his scat, and. the car
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13

IT rs REPORTED upon the authority of
a correspondent of the New York Herald
that Mr.. James, having been admitted to
the bedside of the sick and wounded Prcsi-
dent. with the understanding that public
topics were to be avoided, managed some-
how to ring in a statement that he had
saved 81 $780, 900, and that che and Mac
Veagh had reformed the civil service"
1t does not appear that James gave the
sick President any particulars. He did not
even advise him as to the identity of the
persons who are employed to work out the
details of Reform under p" himself and Mac
Veagh."
This Is to be regretted. Having once
broached the subject, James should have ex-
planned that the Reforms" were being
conducted in Room so by the following per-
sons, to wit:
1. Billycook = notorious shystcr, jury
packer and witncss-corruptor; so.called
lawyer; but banned from the Bar Associa-
tion and dcspised by every respectable at
torney in the District of Columbia.
2. A. M. Gibson-for nine years employed
to hound the footsteps of james A. Garfield
to brand him as a Bribe-taker, etc, and to
exhaust malice and malignity in defaming
him; then employed by Sam Tilden to
suborn perjury against John Sherman, James
A. Garfield and other Republican statesmen;
then, as is reported, kicked out of the Sun
bureau for prostituting the columns of that
paper to personal ends; and finally rescued
from oblivion by MacVeagh, at tho instance
of Jerc Black, and placed in practical con-
troll of the Department of Justice and its
contingent fund.
3. Ex-Detectivc Bill Wood-who requires
no description. but is withal the most re-
spectacle of the gang.
A. Preacher NIatchett-who defes de-
scription in any modern language
5. Jerome ]. Hinds-in order to clear
whose record it was necessary to abstract
from the files of the Criminal Court an in
dictment hanging over him foran infamous
crime, with the accompanying papers. The
theft of these documents clears Hines rec
ord and makes q Reformer of him.
6. A creature by the name of Moore, for
an accurate description of whom we re-
spectfully refer to Gen. II. V. Boynton, the
distinguished correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Gazette.
These are samples. In short, or by way
of summary, Mr.. James might have told
the sick President that whenever he or
MacVeagh happened to find an ex-libclcr,
ex-suborner, ex-perjurer or ex-blackmailer
out of employment they forthwith enrolled
him in their noble army of Reformers and
gave him chair at the Ecumenical council
table Of Reform in Room So 1t would
have been quite as proper for him to force
such information upon the sick President
as to do what he did.
James is a great man.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
Con. Arthur,s Position.

Philadelphia North-American.
The people who know what Vice -Presi-
dent. Arthur Is going to do about IL the
people who don't know whether he Is going
TO do anything at all about II and the peo,
pie who assume to cay what he ought to do
about It, are numerous enough to make up
small nation among themselves. Mean
while Gen. Arthur goes right along as un-
enough to interfere in his personal affairs.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
Trenson PreserYesI.

benedict Arnold figures most conspicu.
ously of Revolutionary celrbrities. famous
or Infamous, in New London and Groton,
ana his name, In large letters, seems to have
been cut viciously deep In the monument
were murdered I'm the massacre mt those
places. "The traitor, Benedict Arnold, "
stares people in the face from the relentless
stone. ana the curses which IL must cause
TO be 'hcaped upon his memory must be a
bitter punishment to the man, IL there are
spirits of the dead cognizant OF the affairs
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13

SOME ONE is TRYING spitefully to uproot
the Washington family tree by proving that
the two brothers, John and Lawrence who
have been accepted as so comfortably set
tling the matter by settling in Virginia,
never did so at all, but died in their ances-
tral beds in England. The break in the
chain is, however, to be mended by finding
the missing link in some other two brothers
of u conveniently large family of North
ampt onshire.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13

OUT IN CINCINNATI they select strong
light for accidents. The other day an engine
backed into standing train and killed one
man. Tho moon was full. How was the
engineer?
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13
James is a great man.

Down IN SOUTH CAROLINA they arc
agitating the fitness Of the colored man tt
run plow on his own account and manage
his own acres. Congressman Aiken ha.
been making q contribution to this contro
versy. 1t is that able statesman's opinion
that between the plow handles, he (the
negro) can no more claim princcly recogni
tion Il. c. to be king in the cotton field
than the animal Mt the end of the beam.
The negro and the mule, in their relation.
to the cultivation of cotton, are put in the
same category, and are treated as equally
incapable Of development and improve.
ment Hn i.r. r-
This is just the sort Of philosophy that
Dawes will take home to his library and
magnify into another Southern outrage. 1t
simply means that all attempts to educate
and make valuable and self-supporting this
unfortunate race are absurd and illogical.
To some extent, no doubt, among the most
worthless wretches of this class, the state.
ment is correct but there is scarcely any
important theory of government which is
not marred by exceptions to general rule.
Mr. Aiken's position, we are happy to in.
form Mr.. Dawes in advance, is not shared
by the progressive and thinking element at
the South. The Charleston Nems and Courier
as fair an exponent of this element as can
be found, hauls Mr. Aiken over the Goals
with force and zeal, combined with sound
logic. 1t says:
We hold that the negro can and will
learn, and that II is easier for him, under
favorable conditions, to realize his respon-
sibilitics and duties by laboring for him.
self than by working always for other peo-
pie. This Is ms true ms 1t is that no man can
be qualified for freedom by remaining In
slavery. There is, indeed, little hope or
safety for the State in any other view, The
negro Is voter. He win remain q voter.
And his vote cannot be suppressed forever.
When he has native white allies and leaders
his vote VIII be counted. cost what 1t may.
Upon the intelligence and good sense OF
the negro, therefore, the wellbcing of the
state, In large measure. will ultimately
depend. If he remain thoughtless, I'M
proyident and intolcrant, the injury will be
incalculable, for he will become the sport
aud prey of designing politicians. The
Is there, and the match is ready.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13

HrsToRY REPEATS ITSELF and when the
much-bothered Khedive calls for the con-
suls to come and rule over him, it recalls to
memory the change of dynasty when King
Log was dethroncd and King Storls substi.
tuted in his place.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13

AFTER SOARING us to the starvation
point by horrible stories about the poison
Gus adulteration of food, we were to be pre-
vented from even picking our teeth in com
fort by the assertion that toothpicks were
made of the linden tree, and, therefore,
rankly poisonous Luckily, linden is rare,
while maple is common and so cheap that
the said toothpicks can ae manufactured
from it at price astonishingly. low.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13

A SOCIETY has been established in Eng.
land for the study of the works of Robert
Browning, and 1t opens its labors by max
ing public lament that this mystic poet
has bestowed upon the world only $4,000
lines. Thanks. There is enough of il
such oc n 10
The Evening critic., 1881-09-13

CASUAL CONVERSATION at appears
that President Garfield recently proposed
to one of his attendants to engage in q
game at cards" Yes, and if Gen. Bob
Schenck hears oft he'll want to see himy'