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that it NAV not be SOY there must be a
gaseous zone somewhere between a solid
center and a solid circumference. FG-
ellis descenSuS aUerni is proverbially
treated as a truism. But if the classic
authors are to be our guides, and if in the
center of our planet -Acherotian shades
and Elysian fields are to be localized,
there will be found practical difficulties
of access which night well discourage
even so substantial a parsonage as
ghost. Nor can the all-powerful imag.
nation accomplish the descent with any
approach to ease. The distance we may
suppose to be nearly 1890 miles; but
along a line of this length connecting
the surface of the earth with its center,
we may safely assume that conditions
would vary greatly, and, since heat and
pressure have to be balanced one against
the other, probably by no means uni.
formly. We can Measure the power OF
pressure upon the surface, but in the
neither depths its power is in part open
to conjecture, nor can we say how soon
we may reach debatable zone, lat which
the expansiveness of heat may overcome
the compressive force of gravitation.
Nor, again, could we venture to expecttC
find that zone itself always at uniform
depth. Here and there it seems to APP.
proach the surface. The volcano is ma
ture's safety valve, and the cavernous
rumble of the earthquake warns us that
there are imprisoned gases beneath our
feet which pressure but imperfectly pre-
vents from escaping. Upon other ground,
also, it is quite evident that our expert
ence, limited as it is to the surface of the
earth, may tend to mislead us in regard
to what lies beneath the surface; for il
pressure increased uniformly with depth,
the average density of the earth would
be much greater than what, upon astro-
nomical data, we know it to be. The
earth, as whole, is about five and
half times as heavy as it would be if it
were entirely composed of water; or,
technically expressed, the density of
water is one, and the mean density of
the globe is five and half. But five
and a half is only about double the dens-
ity of rock matter upon the surface;
whereas, if nothing but steadily increas-
ing pressure he supposed, it would vast
ly exceed this. There is, therefore, only
one possible explanation. Heat, intense
heat, somewhere or other, overcomes
pressure, and converts everything into
gas; and if it were in our power to try
and to feed the subterran-
can crucible with the most intractible
substances-asbe fire-proof safes,
or what we will-all would there share
the same fate-instant evanescence.
.BeLgr0UiG.
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The Affections Of John 6. Sake.

The book of Job is said to be the old
est in the Old Testament collection, and
bears reading even by followers of Inger-
soil, for the beauty of its poetry and the
consolation of its philosophy. One can
not but recall it to mind in relation to the
Affections of one of the most amiable
and at one time one of the happiest and
most prosperous of our fellow-ctizens
the poet, John G.. SAKE. Misfortune
has fairly rained down upon him.
Light-hearted, free, generous and kind
ly, he was the life and soul of his social
circle. His poems fairly effervesce with
good spirits and kindly humor; his con-
versation was not only an intellectual
stimulous, but moral medicine for the
blues. He seemed to exhale content
ment and light heartedness and to infect
all who met him with his own delightful
humor, and made the man of cares for
get his burden and Danish sickness and
sorrow from the suffering. Like Job,
he had family over whom he watched
even as did the kindly, trusting philoso-
pher of the Oriental tale, who, 'when
the days of their feasting were gone
about, rose up early in the morning and
offered burnt offerings according to the
number of them all; for Job said: st
may be that my sons have sinned, and
cursed God in their hearts, Thus did
Job, continually" Of this happy fam
lily but one son remains. Two daugh-
tiers were carried away recently by con-
sumption; year ago his wife died, and
this additional blow seemed to madden
him with anguish. He was at Albany
yesterday, and yesterday his son, John
L. SAKE, one of the two survivors of the
family, was found dead in his bed from
hemorrhage of the lungs. This crown
ing blow has probably come too late to
crush the poet, for he is said himself to
be in such condition that his recovery
is scarcely expected. Such a case as
this appeals to the sense of Justice in
every human mind and the stupendous
question of compensation in another life.
1t is uncomfortable that absolute Justice,
one of the attributes of the deity, can
delight in affecting his creatures as poor
Sake has been afflicted without making
PREPARATION. The Oriental parable Of
Job tells us that God rewarded him for
his patience, and that after one hundred
and forty years of additional life he died,
being old and full of days, seeing his
sons and his sons sons, even four gene
rations. Such was an early conception
OF compensation, when another life be-
yond the grave had not been taught as
among the blessings given to men. But
what compensation would it be to John
G. SAKE to live another life and see an
other family arise around himp The
agony of loss would still remain. In
such case as this, consolation can be
given only by the teachings of religion
and the hope that in an eternity of union
without pain the sufferings of this life
will be forgotten.-Brooklyn IN. "
| Eagle. - l--Ll T.t4
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A Florida MastOdOn.

We mentioned some weeks since the
fact of the existence in Peace Creek of
the remains of the mastodon. We are
now informed of the discovery in the
Lower Withlacoochee River of the al
most perfect remains of one of this ex-
tinct race of gigantic animals. This in
formation is furnished us by Mr.. j. A.
Harrison, in person, of Eureka, Marion
County. Mr.. Harrison says the remains
were found some short time since by Mr..
w. j. Hogans and Mr.. Morrison, while
out hunting. They were fording the
river at point about mile and a half
east of Stokes Ferry, Marion County,
twenty miles south of Ocala. The bones
lay grouped together as if they had not
been disturbed, and it is thought the
nearly complete skeleton can be recov-
cred. The mass was found in about two
and one-half feet of water, which is the
usual depth, except In time of freshet,
when it rises four and half or five feet.
Ordinarily the river is fordable here:
Mr.. Harrison proposes to recover and
restore the frame for private collec-
ton. He showed us portion OF right
posterior molar of the lower jaw, which
he brought with him on his present visit
to Jacksonville. 1t is of largely added
weight from petrifaction. 1t presents
one of the prongs of the root, the for
ward prong and nearly half of the den
tai surface of the tooth proper being
cone, and this weighs over two pounds.
It is thought the complete tooth must
have weighed five or six pounds. The
iawbone was brought away, and this
and several other teeth have been ex
tracted. One of the femur or thigh
bones was measured, and it is stated to
be about five feet long, which will give
a correct idea of the size of the animal.
The jaw-bone taken away measured two
feet long. So large a quantity of Indian
arrows were found near the skeleton
sufficient, it is thought to gather up a
neck or half bushel-the conclusion is
that the Indians killed the animal there.
on the spot where it fell, and that by It's
WEIGHT the frame has kept the position
during the ages following the existence
Of these pre- historic beings. OF course
ali the bones have become fossilized to
some extent, and thus are much heavier.
THAT the animal was no small game IN
that day of its existence, or OF its extlnc-
tion 1.-THE choice of the term is little
doubtfuD, even to the stalwart tribes
who we may suppose by analogy were
their cotemporaries is apparent from the
quantity of the missiles necessary TO the
ayt;netion of this specimen, and no doubt
tho occasion was field day in Indian
hunting Jacksonville Union. .., ...i
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named complains continually of the re-
straint put upon his movements since
his iather's accession to the throne. He
is not allowed to go out riding in the
park, which particularly annoys him.
None OF the officers or court officials are
allowed to be away from the palace
more than two or three hours at a time,
and all are obliged to be in before 9 in
the evening. The court will soon re-.
move to Peterhoff, which has small
port at the mouth of the Neva.. Here
four lghtships will be anchored, and no
other vessels will be allowed to go near.
The two yachts, Slavianka and Czarevna,
will always be in readiness to convey the
Emperor to and from st. Petersburg,
accompanied on each side by a torpedo
boat, manned with four marines"
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Inside the Earth.


That the interior of the earth is the
seat of intense heat is q familiar truth.
Volcanic phenomena give us ocular DEM
stration of it. Mining experiences,
moreover, have furnished us with an al.
most uniform rate at which the heat in
creases, and this is generally computed
~ be about one degree Fahrenheit for
every fifty-fve feet of descent. But
mining experiences are necessarily very
limited, The deepest mine in England,
that of the Rosebridge colliery, near
Wigan, takes us down only 2,445 feet
and to a temperature not much exceed
ing 80 degrees Fahrenheit 1t is hot
enough to make the work exceedingly
trying to the miners, but that is all. This,
however, is $50 to speak) scarcely ira
versing the earth's epidermis. But if
we may assume a uniform increase of
heat in descending, the temperature at
a depth of fifty miles may be expressed
in figures at 1890 degrees Fahrenheit.
In other words, at less than an eighth
of the distance which lies between the
circumference of the earth and its cen
ter, the heat would be about twenty-five
times the heat of boiling water at the
sea level. Proportionate figures might,
OF course, express the heat at greater
depths still, but figures fail to convey any
idea to the mind of that which must
necessarily transcend all Imagination.
Suffice it to say, that in a descending
series we must eventually come to heat
so great that no substance with which
we are acquainted could, under any con.
ditions which we can imagine, exist in it
in either solid or fluid form. And we
conclupe, therefore, that if the earth's
center be not itself in gaseous condi
zion (and there is every reason to think
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given a beautiful pearly one, or on.
that tn has been plated with gold or silver Une
Fastened to the lace by pin and chan
they make unique ornaments.-N p
Sun. 49,. ID. - l.
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Miss Emma Thursby, after having
made highly successful tour in the
principal cities of Germany, Austria,
and the Rhine, sang in the Opera House
at Madrid before the King and Queen
and a brilliant court audience. .gH
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"A serious drawback-A blister be-
tween your shoulders. .o
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Newer neglect one duty under pre-
tence of attending to another
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-22

WILLIAM H. LOONEY,
51ls Exchange Street,
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BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
Fall and Winter Arrangement.

On and after M onday, Oct.
Esssssassssl9 ~. 1851. Passenger Trains
sEswniIa sEaz1;swiI aaaTdr aEAwE y poKTmANn ~ u ~
and $50 p. M, arrivineat Boston al 1.15, 5.3O.
and 500 p. m Returning. leave Boston at 7.90
a. a.. 1880, $50 p. M. arriving at Portland at
soo sna soS PINE pan oa er
chard Beach, Saco, Biddeford, and x en-
nebunk: at s;45 9. M: LOO, $50 and 6.so p; Ia
Great Fails, Dover, New Markcl, Exeter,
Haverhill, Lawrence and Lowell, 8.45 a.
M, 100 and $50 p. m. For Bochester, and
Faaaominxton, Far H, at $40 2; "a: 4s i-oo and and
$50 D. m. For Manchester and Concord,
Market Junction. at S.3o P. m. Morning Train
Parlor Car on train leaving Portland Portland at
100 p. m. Returning on train leaving Boston at
1880 p. m.
Parisr Gar SCENTS secured i'm advance as
Depot Ticket once.
kH-The Leo p. M train from Portland connects
With sound Line Steamers for New York
train connects with all Rail Lines for New
York and the South and West.
SUNDAY TRAINS Leave Portland for
Bost0n and Way Stations at LOO p. m. Bostcn
for Portland at 800 m.
Trains on Boston q Maine road connect With an
steamers running between Portland and Bangor
Rockland Mt. Desert Machias, Eastport, Calais, st.
John and Halifax. Also connect with Grand Trunk
trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Maine Central
and Portland q Ogdensburg trains st Transfer sts-
nen.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments. First class Dining Rooms at Portland
rransfar Station, Exeter Lawrence and Boston.
sorsn may be had Of M. L.. Williams, Ticket
Agent, Boston s. Maine Depot, and at Union
Tsckef Once, 20 Exchange St.
JAS. 7. FURBER Gen. Sups.
9. Il. STEVENS. Gen. Agcnt. Portland.
oct15 diff
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A w.R ANTHoINE,
+" 'O'N' Is IS Exchange St.
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Portland, Bangor & Machias
STEAMBOAT co.
FALL ARRANGEMENT
Commencing October 2Jth.

,zsr@Aass The Steamer LEWISTON
A,HA ~ HCHARLES DEERING, Mas
as7sszsss8 teE. viii leave Railroad Wharf,
Portland, every Tuesday
evening. at i1.B5 O'Clock, or on rival Of
Express Train from Boston, for Roclxland, Cas-
tine, Deer Isle, Sedgyvick, So. Wes, Esar-
bor. Bar Aarbor and Willbridge. VIII leave
same wharf every Friday evening nt ~. 10
O'Clock, for Rochland Castipe, Deer 1sie,
Sedgwick cS. West Harbcr, Bar HarboF,
Milsbridge JonespOrt, and unchfaspoft.
Returning, leaves Machiasport every Won
day W0roinx, a. 4.30 o'clocl, and Milbridge ev-
cry Nonday and Thursdny a. 90 a. m +,
tnuching as above, arriving in Portland abou mid
night, eonnecting with Pullman night train for
Boston and be West.
Connects every rip at Reckland with Sanford
S. S. Go steamers for Belfast Bangor and River
landings; also with steamer for Green's Landing
Blue Hin and Ellsworth. At Bar Harbar with
steamer for Lamoine and Sullivan. At SedRwick
with stage for Blue Hill.
Coming West,
connects at RocklaDd Monday and Thursday with
sanford S. s. Co from Bangor and River Landings
tos Portland.
" Passengers and shippers of freight will notice
that The steamer roes no go to Jonesport or achi
asport on her uesday trip.
GEORGE l.. DAY, General Ticket gent.
Il. GUSHING, General Manager.
Oct 20, 1881. oe20-du
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Portland and Worcester Line.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, r. R.

WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
----, On and after Monday, Oct. ~
Esssssssssssssf ISL, Passenger Trains will leave
eE-..s5ss==5.55.sszssPortfnnd at 5.3O a. m, AND
las p. M, arriving at Worcester
at 2.16 p, m. and 7.30 p. m. Returning leave
Union Depot, Worcester, at 7.30 a. m. and lib s.
M, arriving at Portland at lilo p. and $40 p.
Eor Clinton, Aver Junc., Fischburg,
ping at 4.3O a. ma. and II rs p. na.
For manchester, Concord and points North. at
Cor Rochester, springvnle, Alfred, Watt
erboro and SacO River.1.3O a mn, l.25
%. M, and (mixed) at $50 p. n. Returning
leave Rochester at (mixed) 6.46 o. m, 1lO5
\. M, and 500 p. M; arriving at Portland
(ntixed) 0.35 q. M, fill p. m. and 10 p. m.
Ger Gcrhnm, saccnrnPpa, Cumberland
ats20 n. M, tf.@5, $50 and tmixedl
The Has %. mn. tt ain from Portland connects at
aver 5unc. with Hcosac Tunnel Route for
the West, and at Union Depot, Worcester, for
New Work via Norwich Line, and all rail,
via Springfield, also with N. X. q N. e. R.
R. (nSteaTner Maryland Route'o for Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Washington, and the
sontb and with Boston S Albany R. R. for
the West.
Close connections made at Wessbrook june
tian with through trains of Me. Central R. R., and
at GrandTrunk Transfer, Portland, with through
sralns Of Grand Trunk r. r.
Through tickets to all points South and West at
Depot oficee and ct 'se'lins n Adams, No. % Es-
change street
Does not stop at woodford's.
j. W. PETERS, Gen. Ticket Agent.
GEO. p. WESCoTr T. Supt. ia24d1
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I C.P, MATTOCKS,
3iis Exchange St.
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TUE PRESS.
The Dreamer.

All day the white-haired woman sits
Beside the open door and knits
No living thing her dim eye sees,
As busy with old mem ries
She dreams her dreams of what has been,
And knits her oldtime fancies in.
sfis thinks of those who long ago
Went out across the threshold low;
How many times her listening ear
Had tn usht familiar footsteps Lear,
And when she started up to find
A dead leaf rustling in the wind.
But never as of those who lie
Beneath the wide and tender sky,
With folded ha,.ds on quiet breast
All wrapped about with peace and rest
She links of them. For her they tread
The green earth with her. None are dead
Thoush wears We fallen Ike the leaves
About tn graves where summer weaves
Her or grsss-fIinged coverlet, TO Keep
Safe bid from us the ones asleep,
She sees them all. Not grass nor mold
Can hide the ones she loved of old.
She talks with them. When brown-winged bee
Makes merry in the locust tree,
She thinks hs comes an sits with her,
W .ose vol was loves ih epreter.
o dreamsrl young again to-day,
Wha matter If your hair is gray?
Soraetim she thinks that round her knee
Her children II y in happy gee,
And when they tired and sleepy grow,
She siugs sume song of long Hg',
And ON her loving m ther's breast
She rocks her little one to rest.
- O dreameri knitting all the day
Your dreams in With your stitches gray,
Yours is n happy happy heart
A haunted ord fron ours apart;
The years hat turned your { esses gray
Havo given you back ur youth to-day.
The Portland daily press., 1881-11-22

JAMES I. McCOBB,
SIS Exchange St.
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MEDICAL.
Vk,e,lu,01tlisul Ii
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Mr. Ross of Kansas, Republican who voted
mo-" was much censured because Of that
vote. knew him very well, and was very
confident that he was governed by conscien-
tious convictions and proper influences His
party was dissatisfied with his conduct and ne
was not returned to the Senate. had no doubt
that some concession on the part OF PRESIDENT
johnson would have saved him the great anxi-
ETY. attending the trial. He weuld make none.
I did not see him during the progress OF the
trial, but was told by those who saw him that
he was as composed as II he had no interest in
the grave proceeding.
At this point in the conversation as 1t was
growing late in the evening, we thanked the
Governor for his entertaining and instructive
talk, and bade him good night.
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INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP co.
EastpOrt, Me-, Calais, Me-, 81.
J0hn, N. B., Halifax, N. 81,
CharlOttetOWn, p. e. l.
FALL ARRANGEMENTS
THREE TRIPS PER- WEEK.

~u,err-u- ON AND AFTER WON
Ia X ~ DAY, SEPT. l9th, ,sfea nm
y szsSSdssrz3 ers of this Line will
sS<S=7Szzzgszs<ssszzs leave Railroad Wharf,
foot OF State street, every Monday,
St. John With connections for Calais RObbinston
s. Andrews, Pembroke, Houlton, Woodstock
windsor, Halifax, Moncton, Newcastle, Amherst
Pictou, Shediac, Bathurst, Dalheusie, Char
lottetown, Fort Fairfield, Grand Falls, and other
stations on the New Brunswick and Canada, Inter
colonial Windsor, and Annapolis, Western Coun-
ties, and Prince Edward Island Rail Roads,
and Stage Routes.
~ Freight received up to p. m. and any In
formation regarding the same may be had at the
office of the Freight Agent, Railroad Wharf.
For Circulars With Excursion Routes, Tickets,
State Rooms and further information apply at
Company's Office 40 Exchange ST.. 7. g. HER
SEY Prasidant. and Manager. sepl6du
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How to Pluok Poultry.

have known persons on market day to
go out and kill twelve or fifteen fowls, and
to bring them into a room where there
would be half dozen women and boys pull
ing few feathers at time, between their
thumb and forefinger, to prevent tearing
them. Now, for the benefit of such, will
give our plan: Hang the fowl by the feet by
a small cord then, with small knife, give
corners of the mouth; after the blood has
stopped running a stream, place the point
of the knife in the groove in the upper part
of the mouth, run the blade up into the
back part of the head, which will cause
twitching of the muscles. Now is your time,
for every feather yields as if by magic, and
there is no danger of tearing the most tender
chick. Before he has time to flap you can
have him as bare as the day he came out of
the egg.-Journal of Horticulture.
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P. J.LARRABEE.
199 Middle Street.