The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-30

Inc American Almanac for 1881, edited by
A. r. Spofford, has been published by the
American News Company and is for sale by
its agents. This useful publication grows
wider in its range with each issue. Among
the many topics illustrated in it are: Popula-
tion OF the Globe and of the United States in
detail. Public debts, revenue and expendi-
ture, imports and exports of all Nations
Heads of the principal Nations of the world in
1880. The railroads and telegraphs of all coun-
tries, with those of the United States and
their progress, dividends, bonded debts, etc..
in detail. Occupations of tie people in the
United States. Complete tables of the produc-
ton of gold and silver. A complete view of
the excise and tariff laws, with duties on all
important articles The business of the Pa
tent Office of the United States from the be-
ginning, with fees for patents. The statistics
OF the Post Office system and its revenue and
expenditure from 1890 to 1S79 with rates of
postage, foreign and domestic Statistics Of
churches in the United States and the relig-
ions OF the world. Table of the United States
public lands open to settlement, and regula-
tions for sale, and for free settlement under
the Homestead law. Valuation of property in
every State and Territory, Public debts of
States and cities. Receipts and expenditures
of the United States Prices of British con-
soils from 1889 to 1878. The discount rates of
the Bank of England from its foundation
Prices OF gold, railway stocks and United
States bonds in the New York market for the
past twenty years. Statistics of education,
showing number of pupils, amount expended
for lio
Der and cost of universities and colleges. Ia
bles of iliteracy by States and Territories COM
paratively. Comparative population of Ameri-
can cities in 1870 and $780, Pensions paid by
the United States Government, with list of
pension agents. Annual immigration into the
United States, with the Chinese immigration
distinguished. Interest laws of every State
and Territory, with penalties for usury. The
army of the United States with pay table.
The United States navy and its pay. Table of
manufactures in the United States. The date
of each forthcoming State election. The time
of meeting for every State Legislature. The
Governors of all the States and Territories,
with their salaries and politics. Tables of
rainfall in America, and in other countries.
The reduction of the public debt of the United
States and the interest thereon. Full statis-
tics of National banks, savings banks, and 9TH
er fiscal institutions, with the amount of their
deposits, loans discounts and circulation. A
table OF vital statistics, sho ng the expecta-
tion of life at every age FROM one year to 1O4
years. An official directory of the United
States Government, showing the complete list
of succession in every important office. Tables
of all the principal present officers of the Unit
ed States customs, revenues, executive, judi
cial, etc.-foreign ministers and consuls, with
salaries attached. A full list of both houses of
Congress, with their committees and the polit-
ical complexion of each house. Complete ta-
bles in detail Of every Presidential election in
all the States. The latest State elections, with
the vote in each State by counties in detail.
The most noticeable article in the April At
lantic is Mr.. Julius Wards discussion of The
New Sunday. Mr. Ward does not believe that
Sunday should be fashioned after the Jewish
| Sabbath, but argues. that it should be observed
| as a day for recreation as we'll as formal wor-
! ship. Whatever may be thought of the merits
| of his argument its courtesy is to be unreserv-
| edly commended. Mr.. James Parton, who is
always interesting and frequently unfair,
writes of Voltaire's School Days. The article
is understood to be chapter of his forth-com-
ing Life of Voltaire, Mr.. John Fiske tells us
something about Old Aryan Words and the in
debtedness of our language to them. Mr.
Richard Grant White concludes his series of
articles on England with an entertaining essay
about The British Philistine Mr. Rossetti' s
unsatisfactory articles on The Wives of the
Poets is brought to close, and the Reminis-
cences Of ofiWashington deal with the Fillmore
| Administration.