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A TANGLED SkelN.

Life Is but a tangled skein, ..
Full OF trouble, toll and travail,
Knots that puzzle heart and brain,
We must study TO unravel;
- Slowly, Slowly,
Bending louly
or our task and trusting wholly
Unto Him, whose loving hand
Helps us smooth each twisted strand.
In our hands ut early morn,
And at night when darkne q llngers,
Still the distan must he borne,
While the thread slips through on
fingers ..... ....
Lightly,ilightly,
Twisting tightly
Colors that shall gleam out brightly
When the fabr feels the strain
or misfortune grief and pain.
lie who lack OF skill or thought
Is In awkwardness betraying,
viii the lines Of grace distort
BY the friction surely fraying
Thread so tender
Fine and slender,
Stands accused rs an offender,
Aud himself alone must blame
For the knots that gave his shame.
Some may wind silken thread,
Soft and smooth and beautiful;
Others fax may hold instead,
Or the coarse and shaggy wool;
But II ever
Our endeavor
From the stains Of sin to sever,
We may weave them bright aud fair
In the robes that angels wear.
Life's complex slxein indeed,
Full of trouble, toll and travail,
More than human help we need
All its mazes to unravel,
Slowly, slowly,
Bending lowly
Der our task, and trusting wholly
In Gods love, we patience gain
AS we wind the tangled skein.
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Ho was Very Par,jc liar, bIt Forgot
Som sthilq.

Something.
After he hal explained that tho
old woman was bound and dotcrmiu,
cd to have q new bedroom carpet,
and that being he was in town he
thought he'd take it home and sur
prise her, he added that he wanted
enough Inham carpet to cover Il
room seven by eleven.
"You mean ingrain," said the dcal-
or.
"Well, Is'posc it's all tho same
How much is that piece |'
Seventy cents n yard"
awful steep, but kinder purity
How long will it wear y
"Oh, ten or twelve years"
"Can it DO turned ~
"Yes."
Anything to got out Of repair 7"
Nothing"
'Will the colors fade p
"They are warranted not to.
Seventy cents yard, oh 7 Woll,
l rather like it. Can the old wo
man sew it together 7"
"Oh, yes
And l can nail it down, Ireckon2'
"You can."
The number OF yards required
were cut of, rolled up aud paid for
and the buyer soon departed. Two
hours had passed and his call had
been forgotten, when he drove up to
the store, leaped to the walk, and
rushing in he called cut
"Hang me, if | hadn't got four
miles out Of town when suddenly
remembered that didn't ask you
whether the blamed thing would
wash
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making white burrows on his smoke.
begrimod face sweating, putting,
blowing, coughing, crying and
choking with smoke, especial y
when, as was often the case, an uu.
lucky gust Of wind lew the smoke
down the 6remau's throat.
To be Continued.
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A stranger in a printing Office
asked the youngest apprentice what
his rnle for punctuation was Said
the boy II set MP as long as I can
bold my breath, aud then I put 10 n
comma when cape. | insert a
Ssfnicolon ; aud when | want 10
spsss ! make u paragraph
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Advsrtising Rates.

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o. column one year, tG0.W
One-half, column, one year, SO.W
One. fourth column. one year, 1900
One square 10 lines) insertion 20
Every additional insertion, 30
Professionalism Business cards ot
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Auditor, Executor, Administrator
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Editorial notices per line, Is
All transient advertising less than
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All advertisements for a shorter pc
rod than one year are payable at tho
time they are ordered, and il not paid
,ne person ordering them will DO ncld;
,9sponsible for the money.
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TO CONSUMPTIVES.

Tho advertiser having been permanently
cured OF that dread disease, Consumption. by u
simple remedy, Il anxious u make knpvn 10,
his iellow-suiierors tho means f cure, To all
soripti0n used, Tree Of charge lwlth tho direr-
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they Will mud q sure Care tnr Coughs Colds,
Consumption, Asthma, Uronrhltis, kc.
Parties wishing tho Prescription, will please
address. Rev l.. A. WILSON; lpi Penn ST.,
Willlansburgh, NY,
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f. ]. CHENEY. Druggist

Ih1 Stflnmit ST., Toledo. Olie
Sole Agoni Tor he Uuitvd D ,ates.
March, ~, 1852.
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down, experiencing the common
life Of hunger aud privatious of pris-
opers. ..fH II
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09
The Sailing of the Ontario.

The steamship Ontario of the Dominion
Line sailed Saturday evening at eleven o'clock.
She arrived here last Saturday with 2,760 tons
of cargo. Unloading was commenced on the
evening of her arrival and in just one week
she was reloaded with $500 tons together with
200 tons of coal, the quickest work ever done
at this port. A day and half would have
been saved if Portland was supplied with a
floating elevator as BoStonis. Much time is COIL
sumed in moving the vessel back and forth as
she has to be partly reloaded before all her
cargo is taken out to give her stiffness
Among the cargo was $500 bushels of grain,
920 boxes of cheese, $3.50 boxes of butter,
Ito barrels of apples, LOO packages lard,
1856 hogsheads tallow, no sheep and IA cattle.
She carried no passengers. The next steamer
of this line is the Toronto which is expected
to.morrnw.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09
Personal,

Mr. William g. Green, who has been for a
number of years timekeeper and clerk for the
Portland Company, died Friday night of ty-
phoid pneumonia after an illness of two weeks.
Mr.. James d. Alderman, of Cape Elizabeth,
for some time travelling engineer of the Eas-
tern Railroad. has been recently appointed
general foreman of the motive power depart
ment for the same road with headquarters at
Charlestown. Mr.. Barrett, foreman of the
round house at Cape Elizabeth has resigned.
Miss Sallie Croker, the Portland artist, is
recovering from her attack of typhoid malaria
The many friends and former patients of DR..
Geo. A. Clark, the homeopathic physician,
will be pleased that he has returned to th is
city.
The funeral services over Capt. Levi Blake
took place yesterday forenoon at II o'clock at
the Casco Street church The Masonic burial
service was performed by the officers of Port
land Lodge, of which he was member.
Mr.. Wilbur A. Bowen, the new State Sec
rotary of the Y. M. G. A., together with Mr..
L. d. Wishard, College Secretary of the In
ternational Committee, will be rendered an
informal reception by the Maine State Execu-
tive Committee at the rooms of the Portland
Association, on Thursday, JAN 18th. On the
Goth both gentlemen will begin series of
visits to the different colleges OF Maine with a
view to the furtherance of the Association
work in that direction.
The Sentinel says :-"Capt. j. G. York has
retired for the winter from the schooner Sarah
and Ellen, Capt. James e. Mountford taking
charge. 1t will be remembered that these two
captains after having anna ssed a large property
and not wishing to go to sea all the time, built
this vessel to be run in this manner, Captain
York during the summer, and Capt. Mount
ford in the winter. Captain York is probably
one of the Oldest and most successful ship mas
ters out of Portland. having been captain of q
vessel nearly fifty years, and raised five sons
that have all been masters of good vessels.
John Dolt, one of the old Boston athletes,
and who was in charge of the old fremont
gymnasium in 1862, is now in charge of the
Turnverein gymnasium in Portland John
practiced Saturday in the Union gymnasium,
Boston, and although now 81 years of age, did
some astonishing feats on the rings and paral-
lei bars Dolts physical preservation is regard
ed as strong argument in favor of athletic ex-
ercses.
Tt was Harry Bascomb, formerly of the Port
land Museum, who had his feet amputated at
Hartford Conn.
Wallace Ross has received letter from the
honorary secretary and treasurer of commit
tee at Sydney, n. S. W., asking him to COM
pete for prize of $500 which Francis Punch
offers in regatta to all corners. In the event
of there being two scullers from America and
two from Europe, the amount will be increased
to $500. The money will be divided into three
prizes. 1t is proposed to have the contest in
September next
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09
BOSTON & MAINE.
Proceedings of the-ooroners' Inquest.

The coroners' jury met Saturday morning at
Kennebunk Commissioner John E. Anderson
was present. No person was admitted unless
connected withhhe investigation.
The engineer of the forward engine, Charles
A. Rankin, was called and sworn. he testified
that he had been an engineer three years.
When crossing the bridge he said the train was
going from 80 to 80 miles an hour. The first
he knew of any accident he saw the end of the
baggage car four feet higher than it ought to
he on the westerly side of the bridge. He shut
off the steam before the hind engine whistled
down brakes He did not feel any jar he
stoned because he saw there was something
wrong He further testified that he has heard
the STAYS rattle on this and the Mitchell bridge.
He thought that the baggage car became
detached from the engine on the westerly end
of the bridge.
Charles S. Flower, fireman on the head en-
CINE, was called. His testimony was substan-
tally the same as Rankin's. He said that he
felt no jar at any time. The train was running
from 25 to 80 miles an hour.
At 10 o'clock George G. Yeaton appeared IN
behalf of the Boston & Maine railroad. The
iury admitted him as q listener, but he was al
lowed to take no part in the proceedings.
Alonzo w. Smith engineer OF the Forest
CITY. the hind engine, said that he was 90 min
utes behind time at the time OF the accsdent.
He was running not over 90 mics an hour.
When near the eaSterJy sl0e Oh inc pfiuge no
felt the engine settle.
At the afternoon session, Alonzo ". Smith
was recalled. He testified that he felt the en-
cine settle the most on the east side, from four
to six inches. He got off the bridge with one
broken spring on the engine and one on N the
tender, both on the right hand side. The
baggage car broke from the engine on the east
end of the bridge. he said he did not notice
anything tout Of the way in the train before
reaching the bridge. He thought car might
RIM some distance with an axle broken. The
baggage car seemed to be running smoothly
when crossing the bridge.
George W. Collins, fireman on the Forest
CITY, snbstantiated the testimony of his engi-
neer. He was sure he felt the engine settle
while on the bridge.
The jury at this point decided to again visit
the scene of the disaster, at the earnest request
of Commissioner Anderson, and no more testi-
mony was taken.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09
CITY GOVERNMENT.
A Public Reception rendered Professor
Longfellow.

A special meeting of the city government
was held Saturday evening to consider the
matter of giving public reception to the poet
Henry Wordsworth Longfellow, on his seventy
fifth birthday, which occurs the 9th day of
February.
In the Board of Mayor and Aldermen the
Mayor stated the object of the meeting. He
thought 1t was fitting this city should
give some expression of its appreciation of
the distinction bestowed upon the city by its
being the birthplace OF SO honorod poet The
gentlemen who proposed to give the reception
wished the invitation to the poet to be present
to come from the city officially, and the meet
ing had been called for the purpose of giving
such an invitation. When this had been done,
members of the Maine Historical Society and
others would take part and do what was neces-
sary towards entertaing their guest.
Alderman Chapman then introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
ReSolUed, That to give fitting appreciation to
the gratitude of our fellow citizens for the dis
tinction which the genius and fame of Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow will ever bestow upon
the city where he was born, the Mayor be in
structed to tender to the illustriouS poet
public reception to DO held in City Hall, in
Portland, on the approaching anniversary OF
his birth.
The Mayor said that the reception would
have to take place in the afternoon unless the
committee decided to give supper instead, in
which case it would take place at some hotel
as the City Hall was engaged on that even
ing.
After considerable discussion on minor
points the resolution was unanimously passed.
In the Common Council the resolution was
also passed unanimously in concurrence.
The Mayor will send an invitation to Prof.
Longfellow, and if he accepts preparations will
be made for the reception. Mr.. Elwell of the
Transcript, Rev. Mr.. Burrage of Zion's Advo-
cate, ex-Gov. Washburn, Hon. George f. Tai
bot and other members of the Maine Historical
Society are pushing the matter, and the affair
bids fair to be grand success. No pains will
be spared to make it such, and the only thing
difficult about the matter is to get the consent
of the poet to be present. 1t was very diff
cult thing to get him to attend a like reception
in Boston, his extreme modesty making him
adverse to such public demonstrations. But it
is hoped that he will think favorably of the
idea, Portland beng his native city, and that
he will honor it with his presence.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
December s, RSSf.
OFFICE HOURS:

OFFICE HOURS;
From 500 a. IN. to $50 p. M, Sundays excepted.
Sundays, open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a. m.
ARRIVAL, AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
BOSTON and Intermediate offices-Arriye at IL. 45
n. M Close at 8.I5 a. m, 1926 and 900 p m.
Beseon and the West-Arrive at 12.45, 5.10. $40,
and Ii 10 p. m. Close at s.15 a. M. 1926, 800
Int term or Way Mails, via Boston 8 Maine
Railway-Arrive at 12.45 and $40 p. m. Close at
S.15 a. m. and 1925 p. m.
$40 and lilo p. m. Close at S15 a. M, 12.25,
800 and 500 p. IN.
Bangor and connecting routes--Arriye at 120 p.
m. Close at IL. As a m.
Augusta ard connecting routes-Arrive at 500 g.
M and I.2O p. m. Close at Has a. m. and 4.45
Morning Northwestern, by Grand Trunk Railway
Arrive at &. 40 a. m. Close at 700 a. m.
Lewiston and Auburn-Arriye at ZOO anu 5.Vv a.
m. and 1.2o p m. Close at $50 and ll.45 a. m.
Casfine, Deer Isle, sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt.
Desert, Jonesport, Machias, Machiasport, East Ma
chias MiIlbridge and Bar Harbor, via each steamer
Arrive at 3. M. Close at 8 p. m.
Eastport, wa each steamer-Arrlve ct 500 a. m
Foreign mails, via New York, day previous to sail
ing of steamers-Close at S.l5 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the EasJ-Arrlve at
S.05 a. m. Close at 900 p. m.
Skowhegan, Intermediate offices and the NORTH
Arrive at 1.20 p. m. Close at 1l.45 a. m.
Sk0whegan also closes at 800 p. m.
Canada and intermediate Offices via G. T. R.-Ar-
rive at 1925 D. m. Close at LOO p. m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island-Close at
II. As a. m. and 800 p. m.
Swanton, vt. and intermediate offices, via P. q O.
R. R.-Arrive at 6.4 p. M Close at z .45 a. m.
Bartlett, N. H., and intermediate offices, via p q
0. r. R.-Arriye at 1l.15 a. Close at 200 p. m.
Worcester, Mass, and intermediate offices, via r
&R. r. R.-Arriye at 1.35 p. m. Close at l2.25
p. m.
Rochester N. H., and intermediate offices, via p.
SIR. r. R.-Close at 90 a. m.
Carriers deliveries are made daily Sundays ex-
cepted in the business portion of the city at 700
and 1000 a. M. and 200 p. m. In other sections
at 500 and .45 a. M, and 800 p. Collections
are made on week days at 700 and HOO a. M.
snd 200 and 800 p. m. On Sundays at 500 p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09
Brief Jottings.

Clouds and sunshine yesterday morning.
rain at night. Mercury 400 at noon; wind
west
Let US hope the sidewalks will be sanded
this morning The commissioner will, with
out doubt, be on hand as usual.
We have received copy of the proceedings
Of the banquet to the Sons of Maine held at
Chicago last June.
Notwithstanding the storm last evening the
Reform Club room was filled to OVERLOOKING
and real old-fashioned temperance reform
meeting was held and several signed the
pledge.
There were 10 deaths recorded in Portland
the past week.
Value of exports the past week about $780,
600, including the Ontario's cargo; and 1882
029 feet of lumber.l
The streets were crowded with fast-fying
sleighs Saturday. We would call the atten-
ton of the police to the ordinance against rae
ing. Some narrow escapes occurred Saturday
from neglect of the ordinance.
The Portland Company will furnish two
Mogul locomotives to the Ogdensburg and Lake
Champlain road.
The first annual dinner of the Willard
Shooting Association will be given at the
Preble House on the evening of January 9th.
The Montgomery Guards will give an exhi-
bition drill and ball at Lewiston, Easter Mon
day, the 10th of April.
VIM. Merrill, the overseer at the Forest
Pulp Company's mill in Cumberland Mills,
and wife were made the recipients of an ele-
giant reclining chair and patent rocker, as
New Years gift from the operatives of the
mill.
Messrs. Themes & Small have purchased of
Messrs. Babb & Williams, the smoke-house at
Knightville, and have made improvements of
a nature which doubles its former capacity.
There are curing at present about 1900
pounds of finnan haddies per day.
About dozen members of the Montgomery
Guards will visit the Sheridan Guards of Man
chester, N. H., the 18th inst. They will be
accompanied by Gen. j. j. Lynch, W. I'll.
Looney, Esq, Mr.. II. P. Bradley, Mr.. j. FL.
Tobin and Mr. Peter O'Connor of the honorary
members of the Guards, aud probably other
gentlemen.
Saturday night was the finest moonlight
night of the season.
The annual meeting Of the Board of Trade
will occur tonight, and the special meeting Of
the Common Council.
A sneak thief called to engage board at a
house on Deer street Wednesday evening
While left a moment he stole portemonnaie
living on the table. He did not engage board.
Grimmer's Orchestra will furnish the music
for the Washington Hooks ball at City Hall
tomorrow night. The orchestra is composed
of little coterie of some of our best musicians
and their music will prove an immense at
traction.
1t was eported Saturday that an attempt
would be made to indict the Portland Og-
dsnsburg Railroad Company, for blockading
the road Friday with freight cars at the Cum
berland Mills crossing, contrary to the railroad
regulations.
The action OF the grand jary is awaited with
anxiety by all and with fearful apprehension
by many. The report promises to be mighty
interestin readin.'
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09
Accidents.


John York was driving rapidly down Con-
gress street Friday, and when near st.
Stephens church shaft of team coming up
struck Mr.. York's horse in the neck, entering
on one side and coming out on the other. The
animal bled freely, but did not fall, and was
taken to the stable.
Mr.. Dennis Sexton, employed at the stove
foundry had his foot badly burned Saturday
by some red hot metal that splashed over from
the ladle into his shoe.
Ex-sheriff Grin Ring fell on the icy side
walk on Free street last night and, it is feared,
injured himself badly.
About six o'clock last night as Mr.. j. +.
Grant of Westbreok, accompanied by his wife
and child, was driving up Pearl street, the
horse got frightened, overturned the sleigh,
breaking it to pieces, and started on run
which ended on Hancock street. Mrs. Grant
was slightly injured by the overturn. Her
husband and child escaped without hurt
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09
Business Changes.

The following business changes for the week
are reported:
Portland-Conant & Rand, groceries, sold to
Conant, Patrick 81 Co.
S. c. Dyer, lumber, James e. Marrett adj
mitted, now S. G. Dyer & Co.
W. s. Jordan & Co, groceries, Winthrop
Jordan admitted.
Harris & Williams, job printers. dissolved,
now N. w. Harris
Henry F. Perry & Co., job printers, sold to
G. e. Williams & Co.
d. Baxter.
sweetsir & Merrill, notions, now E. II. &
L. III. Merrill
W. C. Cobb & Co., bakers, dis, Lewis A.
Cloudy continues under old firm name.
Augusta. S. Brooks q Co., hardware, e;
G. Dudley retires, w. HI. Brooks admitted.
same style.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09

Mr.. j. 2. Baxter will deliver his interesting
lecture on 'Louisburg" before the M. G. NJ.
Association Wednesday evening. The lecture
is one of great research and the lecturer has
embodied many matters generally unknown to
the public in form that will not only please
but add greatly to their fund of historical in
formation.
The Y. NJ G. A. course opens this evening
with lecture by Hon. Israel Washburn, Jr.,
on the 'Ballads and Songs of Scotland
Stockbridge is selling the tickets for this
course, which is to consist of six lectures and
two concerts, including Rev. Dr. Hill on the
"Sun:" A. A. Strout on aaron Burr" DIR
I. T. Dana on "Breathing;' e. Fl. Elwell on
Conversation" and Hon. Neal Dow on
"Feudal France"
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09

Forty Years. Experience Of an old Narse
MRS. wINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP is
the prescription of one of the best female ply
sicians and nurses in the United States, and
has been used for forty years with never failing
success by millions of mothers for their chill
dren. It relieves the child from pain. cures
dysentery and diarrhoa, gripping in the bowels,
and wind-celic. BY giving health to the child
it rests the mother Price twenty-five Cents
bottle. dec3S, NAV S5w1y49
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-09
Superior Court.
BEFORE JUDGE BoNNEY.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O'Neai, on search and
seizure Indictment, was sentenced to imprisonment
at hard labor in the county Jail for term of four
months. Committed
Thomas Curran, the former partner of O'Neal, on
a search and SEIZURE was sentenced to pay tine or
500 and costs; in default thereof to Imprisonment
az hard labor in the county jail for three months
Committed.
Andrew McGlinchy, two search and seizures,
was sentenced on the first to pay fine of 500 and
costs and imprisonment at hard labor in the county
Jail for term of six months, and on the second to
line of S1u0 and in default of payment, imprison-
ment at hard labor for three months. For keeping
a drinking house and tippling shop he was sentenced
TO paw fine of 500 and COSTS in default thereof,
to IMPRISONMENT at hard labor for three months for
liquor nuisance to a fine of 500 and costs; if not
paid in ten days Imprisonment at hard labor for
three months. Committed.
All business ready for the jury having been dis
posed Of they were discharged until Tuesday.