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The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15
Crime and Sensational Literature

Saturday Review.
The direct connection between Penny
Dreadfuls" and crime has been demonstrated
over and over again by the annals Of our own
police courts The mischievous lad who some
time since presented pistol at Her Majesty's
head, and got well whipped for his pains, was
found in possession of q collection of lives Of
celebrated highwavmen; and the various gangs
of youthful burglars and would-be highway
men who have lately appeared in the dock
have one and all modelled their career upon
the heroes of criminal novels. Only the other
day terrible illustration occurred of the actu-
al effect of this gallows literature upon weak
minds. A young man, nineteen years Of age,
named Westby, shot his father dead at Not
tlngham, having first murdered little office
boy at the Office of the solicitor where he was
employed, "merely to strengthen his nerve"
and then took refuge in a fowlhouse, where he
was captured with a revolver in his possession,
with which he frankly owned, he intended,
when the police came, to shoot as many as pos
sible.
The key to this otherwise inexpicable out
bre TX of homicidal fury was afforded by the
poor mothers words:--"My son was very fond
of reading and would sit for hours this favor
ite amusement, studying periodicals and sensa-
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

THE Louisville Courier-Journal is perfect
ly furious over the action of the Democratic
caucus which declined to indorse the party
platforms Of 1876 and 1880, in favor Of "a
tariff for revenue only" The G. j. declares
for war, and says that the action .''means
not only division, but a fight, and fight in
which those who stand by the records, and
are true to their convictions, ask no quarter
and will give none, and this means if one
side is not exterminated or driven off, the
final disruption and extinction of the party" :"
Let the band begin to play and the elephant
90 round.
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PRICE 8 CENTS.

tional literature" By this sensational litera
ture. his habits appear to have been formed,
and they were eccentric enough. He would
not, we are told, "allow any one to visit his
bedroom, which was entered by an opening In
the floor. To this opening he had attached
trapdoor with bolts, and at night he always
fastened himself in. He had also pulled down
the bedstead, and had been In the habit of
sleeping in a hammock slung up from the roof,
while around the walls Of the room we're
number OF pictures of the Life of Dick Tur-
pin,' etc. A singular collection of cuttings
from newspapers was also found in his desk az
Mr.. Fraser's Office, including recipes for the
manufacture Of guncotton and other explosives,
together with accounts of marvellous adven-
tures." Here is direct instance Of the effect
which the modern substitutes for the Newgate
hrafuc
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

People used to live from three to eight hun
dred years. But then in those days it took tive
hundred years to learn as much as man now
learns in seventy, Some men, that is Be-
cause there are men, dear George, who might
live thousand years, even in these rushing
days, and then lie down and die, burdened
with less knowledge than they had originally
started out Burlington Hawkeye.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

In Ireland, thus far, coercion has not CO.
creed. Thought still finds expression, and
the expression develops itself into action.
The London Times is forced to co Mess that
the state of Ireland is still disappointing
and disquieting, and says:
1t is only too plain that, after brief interval
of hesitation, a considerable section of the peo-
pie have made up their minds to adhere to the
policy of the No-Rent manifesto Having
taken this course it becomes necessary to COM
pei the rest of the community to join in the
League against the Government and the land
lords. In this way we fear we must explain
the revival of .boycotting," the multiplication
of outrages, and the terrorism directed against
those who dare to pay or receive rent. In spite
of the blow struck at the Land League in the
arrest of its leaders and the denunciation of
its objects, the local machinery of the system
is still strong enough to continue the struggle,
in defiancs of the landlords rights, the pro-
cesses of the law and the extraordinary meas
ures adopted by the Executive.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

SIR Leonard Tilley has once more affirmed
what the Montreal Star calls the proper doc
trine at Brookville. He said that Protection
in the United States must involve Protec-
tion in Canada, and that modification of
the tariff there would certainly lead to a
similar change here. He also foreshadowed
the removal of duty on tea and coffee.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

TIE Mexican mission is getting to be re-
garded as much more of a diplomatic prize
than formerly, and among the gentlemen
who are anxious to represent the United
States at the Mexican capital are: Eugene
Sullivan, father-in-law of Senator Jones Of
Nevada; Romualdo Pacheco of California,
who speaks Spanish; ex-Marshal Pitkin of
Louisiana and John Russell Young.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

EMORY SPEER of Georgia, one of the Con
gressmen from that State, says that his con-
stituents approve his independence of Dem
ocratic caucus control, and that he shall
never again go into a Democratic caucus.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

CASTELAR,, the eloquent Spanish states
man, is the author of the admirable senti-
ment that "liberty is like food, without
which one may exist for certain time; but
that order is like air, without which you
cannot live five minutes"
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

REPRESENTATIVE Jones of Texas, who is
willing to be the next governor of that State,
says that there is rapidly growing senti-
ment in Texas against Bourbon Democracy.
Mr.. Jones is Greenbacker financially, and
an Independent on political issues.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

THE President has recently signed con-
ventions for the exchange of money orders
with Victoria, New South Wales, and New
Zealand. The Australian colonies of Great
Britain have been anxious to establish these
exchanges, because they can buy manu-
factured articles, notions, &C., to better ad-
vantage in the United States than in Eu-
yora
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Truth ATTESTED.
Some Important Statements Of
WeH-KaOWl People Wholly
Verified.

In order that the public may fully realize
the genuineness of the statements, as well
as the power and value of the article OF
which they speak, we publish herewith the
fac-simile signatures Of parties whose SINGER
ity is beyond question. The truth of these
testimonials is absolute, nor can the facts
they announce be ignored.
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NAT IONAL TRADERS BANK.

rUyBE shareholders of the National Traders Bank.
nual meeting will be held at their Banking room,
on TUESDAY, the tenth day of January next. at
O'Clock a m. to choose five Directors for the en-
suins year, and to act on any other business that
may legally come before them.
EDWARD GOULD, Cashier.
neo IN 1891 dec1Odtd
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A MONTANA merchant advertises in his
local paper that he is aware that he is break
ing in upon old customs by closing his store
on Sunday, buturges that he needs one day
of rest in the seven, and firmly believes in
the sacredness of the Sabbath He accord
ingly asks his customers to make their ar
rangements to do their trading on week
days, and promises to make the prices and
quality of his goods the better for such an
observance of the Sabbath day.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

THEY say that Mayor Grace of New York
wants TO be Governor, and threw over John
Kelly for the sake of obtaining Mr.. Tilden's
favor. The latter, however, is ungrateful,
and is said to favor Andrew II. Green for
Governor.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

THE number of immigrants to this coun-
try for the fiscal year 1881 is 669,431. If
collected in one of our Territories it would
give us once an embryo State with popu-
lation of Maine, Connecticut, West Virginia
or half a dozen other States. The greater
portion Of this new people have distributed
themselves over the hitherto untitled lands
of the far West along the lines of the new
railways, which have penetrated the wilder
ness; bringing population and civilization
in their train.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

COMBINATION emigrant-wheat cars are
peiug built for the Southern Pacific road, SO
arranged that "after being emptied of their
load of grain they can be converted into
passenger sleeping cars for the return trip
from the Gulf to San Francisco"
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

Upon the recent retirement of Mr.. Geo.
w Cable from the business department of
Chas. Scribners Sons, in. New Orleans, he
was presented by that firm with an edition
de luce of the Encyclopedia Britannica, y
only ten sets of which are in existence.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

A NEW movement in Alabama, or else
where in the South, means to the Memphis
Appeal just the Republican party-nothing
more and certainly nothing less.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK,

rvrHE stockholders of the Merchants National
Il Bank of Portland, are he eby notified that their
annual meeting for the choce of Directors for the
ensuing year, and the transaction of such other
business as may legally be brought before them Will
be held at the bank, on TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1857,
at 10 O'Clock a. m.
CHAS. PAYS0N, Cashier.
Portland Dee 10 1881 deelOdtd
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

THE Nashville (Tenn.) Banner has dis
covered that "there is more difference he
tween Northern Democrat and his South
ern brother than there is between the Re.
publican and Democratic parties
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15
1,,,,nnerland yationnl RanIx,

yTyHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders OF the
Il Cumberland National Bank of Portland. Will
be held at their banking house Tuesday the 10th
day of January, 1882 at 10 o'clock a. M, for the
choice of Dreci ors for the ensuing year, and the
transaction of any other business that may legally
come before them. W. ii. SOULE, Cashler
Portland Dec. 8. 1881. dec1Odtf
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EVERY regular atrsche OF the PRESS is furnished
With Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. Is.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publica
hion but 81 a guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve con-
municstions that sre not used.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

PORTLAND, Me-, July II, 1881.
H. II. WARNER s. Co. Gentlemen-Iy wife was
seriously afh cted with kidney disease and her back
panied her very much. when she commenced using
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and from the
first it helped her. The pain ceased. Her water
assumed its natural color and now she Is we'll
cannot too highly recommend Warmers Safe Kid
pey and Liver Cure
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New York Morld.l

ways OF w WrlUlnS on Opac6.
There are innumerable stories told OF the IT.
repressble conflict between litGrateurs and ed
itors-pa particularly in France-on the subject of
measuring copy. Dumas, Lamartine and a
dozen other writers are credited with inventing
the monosyllable paragraph, and Buloz and
many another editor with devisiDg the plan Of
paying by the letter to head them Off. The edi-
tor of New York weekly may be credited
with not less ingenious idsa wh5n he secured
the services of a female writer much in vogue,
at liberal sum per column Of nonpareil type
and set up her articles in long primer, announc-
ing that they cost him so much a column,
When Ponson du Terrail however, was run
ming one of his "Resurrections of Rocambole,"
through the Petit Journal, Polydore Aillaud,
the editor, sent for him one fine day and said,
firmly though kindly:
"See here my dear fellow: pay you very
liberally, but it is rather an imposition on good
nature to run in such stuff as this when you
are paid by the line, and il you keep it up I'll
have to pay you by the letter" and he pointed
to the last issue of the paper, where the feuille
ton began as follows:
'sWho?"
opp
"You?"
s'Ayem
"Begone'
"NeVerr'
He shuddered.
"Oh, very we'll, I'll soon remedy that" said
the autho- pleasantly.
He did and when Millaud Iece;ysd the next
instalment of the story, he was stupefed to find
it read as follows:
"Y-yoa a-ar-are en-en-end-eav-eaY-oring to
d-d-d-d-de-c-c-c-e-eive-eiv m-m-m-m-e, v-v-yil-
il-lainl'' said the old corsair, in q laundering
tone.
'T n-n-n-nev-never d-d-d-d-d-dec-c-c-c-civ
eiv-ed -bod-bod-bodyi" exclaimed
Baccara, initiating the defective pronunciation
OF his intariocutor.
Wh-wh-wh-where is-s-s-s-s R-r-ro-c-c-c-am-
b-b-b-boe? A th-th-th-thou-s-s-s-and t-f-f-fr-
francs If y-y-you t-t-t-te-tell an-nl-rn-me!"
"Y-y-y-you sh-sh-sh-shall n.n-n-ne-ne-ney-
never kn-kn-kn-knowl"
"The scoundrell'' gasped the editor "every
mortal character in the novel has taken to
stammering and using big wordsp'
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15
ANNUAL MEETINGS
Ocean Insurance Company.
AyrrAr, wEETnNG

TEyHE stockholders of the Ocean Insurance Compa-
nv, are hereby notified to meet at the office of
said company, in Portland, on MONDAY, the second
day of January a d. 1882, at three oclock p m,
for the purpose Of choosing seven Directors for the
eusuii year ami for the transaction of any other
business that may then be legally acted upon.
r. o. CJNANT, Secretary.
Dec 70 1881 dec12d3w
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CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

rEyHE annual meeting of the stockholders of ''The
Canal National Bank of Portland for the elec-
ton o. seven directors and for the transaction of
any other business that may legally come before
them will be held at their banking house on
TUESDAY, the teath day of January, 1882, at
N-''s-' 49,. = B. G. soMERBY, Cashier.
Dec 10, 1881. dec1odtd
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First National Bank.

fElHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
4 First ational Bank Of Portland for the choice
of Directors and the transaction Of such other bus
ness as may egally come before them, will be held
at their Banking House o. TUESDAY, the loth
day of January 1882 at 10 O'Clock a. m.
W. e. GOULD, Cashier.
Portland Dec. 10. 1881.
dec2 sss dtd
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stockholders Meeting.

TTyHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
4 EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY, will be
held at the Augusta House, in the City of Augusta,
WEDNESDAY the twenty-frst day of December,
instant at ten o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose OF
electing board of dirert or the ensuing year
and the transaction of any other business which
may legally come before he meeting.
RICAARnS ClerS
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

IN the Iowa Legislature of one hundred
and fifty members there are thirty-seven
Ohio men, and only five native Iowans.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15
FOR CHELDRE
FOR INFANTS.

imperfect
people from ALI OF she state visit eur store and can
goods carefully packed promptly depot or place
desired goods cheerKsy sh0Wn
Retail Department.
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.-aTII -KzsI%
Handker rcR1iefs.

We have just secured
direct from the manufac-
turers a large lot of Linen
HandkercIliefs slightly
damaged that we shall sell
very cheap. Also a full
line of perfect goods i'm
new and choice patterns.
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

When man has plumbing bill to settle,
he finds out what it costs to pay the piper. -
Salt Lake Tribune
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15
0Ia>7~Lsa2.Nsy,,,e.,
NO. 2aO oxford 81.

PORTLAND, Me-, July z, 1881.
Fl. H. WARNER & Co..
ientlemen-Last January fell on the ice. injur-
ing my back. In June began using Warmers Safe
Kinney AMI Liver Cure and the pain has left me and
now feel as well as ever
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15
NEW NUTS
. a DIES. /.

CAN 0IEs5a
With our large variety OF those
immense OF last
greatly increase the variety and besides the
assortment added various and
attractive styles made especially for Christmas trade
The Portland daily press., 1881-12-15

CIT Y Ell a IL
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yestigate the matter and report
TO this Board. Carried The
chairman appointed SGps. Put
nam, Bailey. Stirratt, Fitzgerald
and Copley as such committee.
Sup. Bailey moved thata com
mittee OF three be appointed to
examine tax sale certificates in
hands of the Clerk, and County
Treasurer. assess their value and
report the same to this Board.
Carried. The chairman appoint
ed al such committee, Supss.
Weldon, Powers, and Akers.
On motion the Board adjourn
ed until 7 O'Clock this evening.
EVENING SEssIoS-2ND. DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Roll called. a full Board
present, except Sup's. Hutchin-
son and Way.
Sup. Putnam moved TO adjourn
until tomorrow evening. Car
ried.
MORNING SESSION -3D. Day.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Roll called. A full Board
present except Sup's. Hutchin
son aud Way. Journal Of last
evening session read and APP
proved.
The Clerk presented all County
orders remaining III Co. Clerk :
flee for two years, and called
for the action OF the Board.
Sup. Stirrat moved that the
orders be presented to committee
on tax sale certificates Tor them
to examine, and to include the
the same in their report. Car
ried.
Sup. Copley moved that com
mittee on salaries be appointed.
Carried. The Chairman reserved
tie announcement Of such com
mittee until the afternoon SEES
sion. Board then adjourned till
2 o'clck P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION -3D. Day.
Board met at 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
Roll called. A full Board pres
ent, except Hutchinson and Way.
Journal read and approved. The
chairman appointed as commit
tee on salaries, Sup's. Copley,
McVean and Fox. Sup. Powers
moved that the Board adjourn to
visit the Poor-farm. Carried.
On motion Sup. Stirrat was
excused from visiting the Poor.
farm.
EVENING SESSION SD. Day.
Board again assembled at Z
O'Clock P. NJ. Roll called. A full
Board present except Hutchin-
son and Way. Journal read and
approved.
Sup. Putnam, chairman Of the
Committee on Equalization sub
mitted the following report Of
that committee.
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Suicide.

Last Saturday morning, Mrs. Buar-
tosch. a Bohemian woman, aged thlr-
ty-fve, living FIVE miles from this vii
laae. committed suicide by hanging
herself, in the presence of her five
Young children. Her husband arose at
four o'clock and went TO a neighbor )
to assist in threshing, and about five
o'clock Mrs. B. arose, took some strips
Of cloth. got upon the stove, fastened
one end to the beam above, and after
adjusting the other end firmly TO her
neck, stepped or the stove and III a
few minutes WIS strangled. Through
the superstition of the neighbors, the
body remained hanging until four
o'clock, Tuesday afternoon. when JUS
tice Knowles, and Constable Tozer
arrived and cut it down. The verdict
Of the coroner 5 inquest was, Commit
ted suicide while laboring under men
tai arrangement.
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,NE OF THE GREAT RAILROAD LINES

THE EASTERN DIVISION of this Line, r6r-
merly the Chicago, ST. Paul Minneapolis ans
North w scorsin Railways reaches out from ST.
Paul and the Lumber Regions OF North West
Wisconsin to Elroy and In connection with the
Chicago Northwestern Railway, forms direct
through Line between
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ST.. PAUL ScREEDs.

ST. PAUL ScREEDs.-
The Minneapolis explosion was
heard in ST. Paul. Tt was like a dis
tant cannon.
we learn that Mr.. Manser, late of
Prescott, is hoarishing. financially, In
his business of keeping boarders.
Horror of horrorsi 1t seems that
Clara Louisa Kellogg combats her ten
dency to obesity with the cigarette.
st. Paul is likely to go wild over
Adelaide Phillips and her operas.
which it did not over Kellogg and her
pure songs. We differ.
James II. Williams has been hired
by the year. by the st. Paul Harvester
Co, as expert in summer and travel
ing and collecting agent in winter.
The writer and his host and hostess
eat Wisconsin butter, prepared by
Mrs. F. Follansbee. Il is better than
the oxidized capillary fossil, which
bears the name Of butter in the gro
ceries.
Hit st. Paul man or woman on the
left arm, just above the elbow, il you
want a lively skirmish on short notice.
yaccinate is the word. All pupils vac
cinated within Eve years may attend
school, otherwise re-yaccination is OBJ
J;r...to ,.x7 t,afora ratt4ruinfr
Miss Agg;e Green, Of Saltwater,
daughter Of John Green, the contract
or OF the school house at River Falls,
read before the iyceum of the NJ. E..
Church, last Monday evening. She
was the star Of the evening and de-
served tile applause she received.
Cube root, progression, allegation
alternative, aud averaging accounts
are not Taught in the ward schools Of
st. Paul any more. Reason. their use
lessness, and to give more time to
practical topics. Let all country and
village schools OF Pierce County do
likewise. and give the time thus gain.
ed to work in mensuration Of solids.
D. II. Woodbury., of Taylor's Falls,
was in town last week, doing some
law business, visiting certain Frenchy
cases in the circui5 court, calling on
various friends Of both sexes, and
looking at the workings Of the schools.
That sorrel mustache still adorns his
rudy phiz. which bespeaks financial
happiness and a bounteous supply Of
digestible food.
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IooE at These Prices.
Farm For Sale.

The undersigned offers his farm for
sale ct very low price. 1t consists
of eighty acres of fine land, forty
acres of which are under cultivation.
Upon the premises are thirty acres of
timber, IA house and barn, and stream
Of excellent water. Located in sec
ton 90, range Is. about three and one-
half miles from the village of River
Falls. j. q. BANNISTEK.
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Haverlandt's great success in the
manufacture of -four at his mill in
Trimbelle, is highly appreciated, as
shown by the large business he is
doing. 3l-4t
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To whom it may concern: Having
determined to make change in my
business, now offer for sale at cost
for cash, my entire stock of
nrxr condc
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Lumber al Cost.

l will close out my entire stock con-
sisting of lumber, lath, shingles, sash,
doors, moulding, and everything in
my lumber yard, opposite the JOUR-
NAL office, AT COST. All stock re-
naming unsold December 31st will be
sold at Auction. Terms made known
on dav of sale. S. G.. EVANS.
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For Rent.

The undersigned offers for rent his
dwelling house-containing ten well
finished rooms, with a good cellar.
There are four lots, upon which is a
good well of water, a barn, l6x28, and
a fine variety of shrubbery. Also
grounds on Main street, 100 feet
square. with good two-story build
ing, 20x4o, opposite the JOURNAL
office, the upper story finished for a
hall. S. G. EVANS.
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christmas Ball.

There VIII be a ball at the Keith
House, Ellsworth, on Monday even
ing, Dec. 10th. Music will be fur
nished by Johnson's Band, of Hast
ings, Thomas Nesbt acting as
prompter. Tickets, including sup
per, $500. No effort will be spared
to make the occasion one of the most
enjoyable of the season. A general
invitation is extended.
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A splendid lot of Cloaks and Dol
mans at Mrs. w. II. Winchester's.