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The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
Baron Alfred We're de We're
Baron Alfred Vera de Yera

Baron Alfred We're de We're.
Of me you win no new renoWn:
You thought to daze the country folk
ANA cockneys when you came to town.
See s Wordsworth, Shelley, Cowper, Burns,
Withdraw in scorn and sit retired!
The last of some six hundred Earls
is not place to be desired.
Baron Alfred We're de We're,
We thought you proud to bear your name
Your pride is yet no mate for ours
Too proud to think title fame.
We hail the genius not the lord;
We love tho poets truer charms
A simple singer with his dreams
Is worth hundred coats-of-arms.
Baron Alfred We're de We're,
see YOU march, hear you say,
bow, bow, We lower middle classic
Is all the burden of your lay.
We held yeu first without peer
And princely by your noble words
The Senior Wrangler Of our bards
Is now the Wooden Spoon of lords.
Baron Alfred We're de We're,
You put strange mem cries In my head:
For just five decades now have flown
~, Since we all mourned young Arthur dead.
On, your wet eyes, your low replies!
Our tears have mingled with your tear:
To think that all such agony
Should end in making you peer!
Baron Alfred We're de We're.
Our England has had poets too;
They sarg some grand old songs of yore
But never reached such heights as you
VIII Shakespeare was prince of bards
Our Milton was king to hear,
But had their manners that repose
Which stamps the caste of We're de We're?
y
Trust me, Baron We're de We're,
When nebles eat their noblest words
The grand old gardener and his wife
Smile at the airs of poet-lords
However it be. it seems to me,
lis only noble to be good.
Plain souls are more than coronets
And simple lives than Baronhood.
know you, Baron We're de We're:
You pine among your halls and bays;
The Jaded light of your vain eyes
Is wearied with the flood of praise
In glowing fame with boundess wealth.
But sickeniDg of vain disease,
You are SO dead to simple things
You needs must play such pranks as these,
Alfred, Alfred We're de We're,
Ii Time be heavy on your hands,
Are there no toilers in our streets
Nor any poor in all these lands?
OIL teach the weak to strive and hope
Or teach the great to help the low
Pray Heaven for noble heart,
And let the foolish title go.
Pail AfatL Gazette.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
New Publications.


Messrs. Houghton, Mifhin g. Co., have lust pub-
lished work entitled "Oregcn the Struggle for
Possession" by VIM. Barrows a book which slaonId
De read by all who are nteres ted in the early hsto-
~ of our country The reader is first introduced to
I'VE powers, each struggling for the mastery of this
important territory, three of which relinquish or
sell their claims, leaving the dispute between the
United States and England.
The author clearly points ont the manner in which
England sought to retain her hold on oregon. her
hnesse, her unwise moves. the vindication of our
claims and the establishment of boundary by ar
bitration He graphically sketches the life and
modes OF business in the territory and follows them
through their different phases to the present time
The chapter on the Oregon of today is particular
ly interesting, and the whole is carefully written
The History of Prussia by Herbert futile is a
work describing the early institutions of Branden-
burg and the development of the constitution of
Prussia to the accession of Frederick the Great
The chapter entitled Primitive and Medieval Bran
denburg is well written description Of the early
history OF this famous city, and the succeeding pages
trace the growth of the constitution from this
point The subject matter is carefully selected and
presented in a pleasing manner, and althougfe it
is in somewhat condensed form, there is nothing
in the entire book to break its continuity.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

1t is said that before selecting Mr.. Bland
for the head of the coinage committee Speak
er Carlisle cxacted a promise from him that
be would not indulge his financial vagaries
air. Bland seems to regard this promise as
given under duress and not binding He
has already taken pains to indulge one of
bis vagaries by informing the country that
he is in favor of continuing the coinage If
the silver dollar. 1t is to be hoped that
there are enough gentlemen of soupd finan-
cial views on the committee to overrule its
chairman.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
The Red Light in the West
Professor Draper's Theory of Smoke Ac-
eepted at the Washington Observatory.

Interest continues to grow in the phe-
nomenally gorgeous sunsets that have fire.
euently been witnessed at intervals in all
parts of the world for the past month. says
the Washington Post. In Europe and in
the United States the most remarkable dis
plays were those of November 81, and the
following night. The characteristic feature
OF the unique spectacle was the appearance
OF an immense illumination extending from
the central point where the sun had disap-
pesred well toward the zenith, and continu-
ing two and a half hours without the yari-
GUS peculiar scintillation effects of the au-
rora borealis. AS to the direct cause of
these remarkable exhibitions, various theo-
ries have been advanced by scientists. sever
al attributing it to the fact that the earth
had passed through meteoric belt in space
and that the molecules of meteoric dust be-
coming detached by friction with the at
mosphere, had either become ipcandessent
or else were revealed by the rays of the
sun.
The theory of Prof. Daniel Draper, of the
Central Park observatory, New York, was
that the persistence of the red tone in the
shy Who pHouUneuOu OF very frequent &C.
currence, especially in the Alpine regions,
where snowclad peak would retain for a
very loug time perceptible shade of red
due to the sunset. sAt one time,o Prof.
Draper adds, sit was supposed that it was
caused by dust of plants floating in the at
mosphere. But it is now believed that
smoke arising from acres of burning peat or
swamp meadow land is the real factor in
the problem. That is, in my opinion, the
more probable of the two, as the discolored
moons are seen at this time of the year when
there is considerable burning in the country,
and the amount of pollen must be inconsid-
cradle at SO late period of the year. The
smoke rises to considerable heighr and
often remains stationary for long periods
when there is calm weather Smoke has
been known also to be carried to vast dis
tances, as in the volcanic disturbances in
Java not long ago. This believe to be the
true solution. Prof. Brooks theory is that
a swarm of meteors blocked the SUMS path.
His theory is not always accepted as cor
rect"
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

OF fathers alone. AS for economy, we do
not see why this visiting board should be an
expensive institution; but if 1t is costlier
than the State can afford, let it be cut down
to two members, dispensing with one of the
men. Either of them could be better spared
than good woman in this work.
We do not believe it is impossible
for the Governor to find woman cap
able and willing to perform the duties of
visitor to the Reform School. 1t would be a
great mistake to give up this experiment be-
fore it has had trial.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

The failure of the firm of A. D. Smith &
Co. of Providence was not entirely unex-
pecied, the concern having been looked up
on as weak since 1878, and rated low in
Bradstreet's. Nevertheless, the firm seems
to have found no difficulty in obtaining
credit, for its unsecured liabilities are placed
at the large sum of 81 200, 900, with secured
debts to the amount of 5000, 900 additional.
The most distressing feature of the failure
is the misery it will entail upon the families
of hundreds of operatives, who will be
turned out of employment a. the threshold
of the long New England winter.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
a COLORADO snow-storn.

superintendent Harry Lee and Al Hol-
comb, while engaged in taking a small train
of jacks loaded with supplies to the Domin-
60 mine, and when within mile of the
mine, were caught by furious wind and
snow storm. The air was so full of the
driving snow that it was impossible to face
the blasts. Finding it impossible to proceed
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
MHsCEELANEOUs
CHRISTMAS GOODS.

We shall open Wednesday December h extensive
stock Holiday Goods All the novelties in Fchus Collars
EmbrOidered Hemstitchd CoOed BOrdeed and
Plush and Leather Bags Sets Handkerchief Glove
Collar and Cuff Boxes POrtem0nnaes Music ROls Mirrors
Broom Cigar Cases.
Let's Cumb Se Tde Perfumery Bque Figures Vases Plants
Elegant Goods 0aking at reduced
prices for the next two weeks.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
Eagle Sugar Refinery

FENHE Stockholders of this corporation are hereby
4 notified that the annual meeting for choice Of
directors, and for action upon any other business
that may before them. will be held at the Re-
finery ofhce Fore street, Portland, TUESDAY,
the eighth day of January, 1884, at O'Clock p. m.
JOS. P. THOMPSON. Clerk
Portland. Dec. 25. 1888 dec27dtd
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
II FL e Z e s S.
FRIDAY MORNING. DEC. 20.

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for pubca-
ton but guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
CascO National Bank.

VIHE annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Il Casco National Bank of Portland for the
choice of Directors and the transaction of such
other business as may legally come before them,
will be held at their banking house Tuesday the
9Th day of January, 1884, ae 10 O'Clock a. m.
Portland. Dec. z, 1888: dec7dtd
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
Merchants National Bank,

TtHE stockholders Of the Merchants National Bank
u of Portland are hereby notified that their an
nua meeting for the choice of directors for the en-
suing year and the transaction OF such other business
as may legally be brought before them, will be
held at the Bank on Tuesday, january g. 1884, at
10 O'Clock q. m.
decSdlm CIIAS. PAYSON Cashier
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

TIME annual meeting of the stockholders of 1.-THE
IL Canal National Bank OF Portland" for tie
election of directors and for the transaction
of any other business that may legally come before
them will be held at their banking house on Tues
day the eighth day of January, 1884 at eleven
O'Clock, a. m. b. @. SOAiERBY.
Cashier.
Dar
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

Maine Democrats still continue to inform
the Boston Post that they are for Tilden
hrst, last and all the time. They have not
discovered anybody else with so big bar
raj
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
Cumberland National Bank.

The annual meeting of the Stockholders Of the
Cumberland National Bank of Portland will be
held at their banking rooms on Tuesday the eighth
day of January, 1884, at ten O'Clock m, for The
choice of Directors ana the transaction Of any other
business that may legally come before them
WILLIAM H. SOULE, Cashier.
Portland, Dec. sth, 1888. decsdtd
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
National Traders Bank.

The shareholders of the National Traders Bank Of
Portland, are hereby notified that their annual
meeting will 5e held at their banking room, on
Tuesday the eighth day Of January next, at IL
O'Clock a. m to choose five Directors for the ensu-
ing year. and to act any other business that may
legally come before them.
EDWARD GOULD, Cashier.
Dec. 8, 1888. decSdtd
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
INSURANCE.
UNION MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
PORTLAND, MAINE. : s,
JOHN Il. DesgITT, President.
Thirsy-four Wears OH. Purely Mutual.
Assets Over six Million Dollars.
Encontestable Policies.
No Restrictions Upon Travel. Residence,
or Occupation.
All Policies Noa-Forfeitable under
THE MAINE NON-FORFEITURE LAW.
The Union Mutual Reserve-Diyidend Plan

This is endowment at So, Issued at regular
rates. The reserve dividend period is 10 or 20
years. AT the expiration of this period, provided
all the premiums have been regularly paid the in
sured may have either of the following Options
He may soithdrco IN cash the entire TeSeTUe on his
policy NTH his share Of the surplus reserved to the
policies issued upon the same plan during the re-
serve-dividend period.
He may continue to pay his premiums and recetye
m cash the amount Of surplus which has been credit
ed to his policy.
He may, If surGbLe, conUert the cash vaLue of the
policy into fully paid up insurance.
He may concert this Uatate into a life-onaasity.
he may conOert the surplus apportioned to his poll
icy into annuity to be applied to the payment of
all fa,ure premiums.
He may TeceiUe the amount Of the policy whenever
rhe reserve on policy and accumulated dividends
equals that sum.
The reserve-dividend policies are entitled to the
benefits of the Maine Non~F Forfeiture Law. They
contain no restrictions 9oGte0er upon rdUel and
idence. After three years they are unrestricted in
respect to occupation, and inc5ntestabe. They are
entitled to no dividends in case of lapse or death
prior to the expiration of the reserve-dividend Pc
Rod.
This plan is fully and clearly described in the
upon application to the home office, or any Of its
agencies. 1t will be found, upon examination that
it possesses especially advantageous features, and
covers all desirable forms OF Insurance. being partic
uarly adapted to meet the precise wants of the in
dvidual insurer.
tH- In the hands of active, energetic, industrious
agents. therefore, it cannot fail to be prod ctiye of
large and profitable business.
The Company is ready to negotiate with, and viii
make liberal contracts for good territory with,
agents who will energetically Push for Busj-
ness.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
First National Bank Of Portland.
AnnmnI Menfin

AfEfEtttl1 NAttIIU
The Annual Meeting of this Bank or the choice
of Directors and for the transaction OF any other
business will be held at the Ban on Tuesday
January Sth, 1884, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
WILLIAM E. GOULD,
Portland, Dec. Z, 1888. Cashier.
dac2 aodtd
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

Mr. Morrison has called the ways and
means committee to meet on January to
begin the preparation of tariff bill. Nor
rison is one of the few Democrats who have
the courage of their convictions.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
Ocean Insuranee Company.

TENHE annual meeting of the Stockholders Of the
Ocean Insurance Company, for the choice of
Directors and the transactl n of such other bust
ness as may legally come fore them. will be held
as the Office of the Company on Weinesday The
ninth day Of January, 1884. at 3 o'clock D m.
RICHARD 0. CONANr Sec'y.
Portland, Dec. 49, 1888. dec1s-is-id
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

'Sunset" Cox seems to be in the proper
frame of mind to write companion volume
to his "Why We Laugh" entitled "Why
We Weep.n
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
Books Receivad.

AMERICA CoAiMoNwEALTHs. oregon the strno
gle Tor Possession. By William Barrows Boston:
houghton, Mifiin q Co. Loring Short s. Har.
mon.)
HISTORY OF Prussia. By Herbert Tuttle Bos
ton: Houghton, Mif1in h Co. Uoring. Short &,
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

New Hampshire has a land case In which
there are IA of the most prominent lawyers re-
tanned for the plaintiff and 10 for the defence.
The only certain thing about the case is that
the land will all 90 into LAWYERS fees
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
EPPS'S COCOA.


"By thorough knowledge of the natural laws
triton, and by careful application of the fine
properties of wellselected Cocoa Mr.. Epps has pro-
vided our breakfast tables with delicaely Favored
bills IL is by the judicous OF such articles of
diet that constitution may be gradually built up
until strong enough to resist every tendency to dis
around us ready to attack wherever there Is
weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft
and properly noursheo frame."- CiUil Service Ga
zette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold In
tins only Hst and tb) by Grocers, labelled thus:
JAMES EPPS ~ co., homeopathic Chem
lists, London, England. nov24ST&w47-1y
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
AnnuaI Meeting,

THIHE stockholders of Union Wharf will hold their
Il annual meeting on TUESDAY, January first
1884. at o'clock p m, at the eompanys Office for
the choice of officers for the ensuing year. and the
transaction of any other business legally presented
dec24dtd n. o. CRAM Clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
MEETINGS.
Citizens Mutual Relief Society.
Annual Meettraw.

TEtHE ANNUAL meeting of this society for the choice
IL of officers and the transaction of such other
business may legally come before the meeting
will be held at Reception Hall, FRIDAY evening,
Dec. 49, 1883, at TIA o'clock. Directors meet half
an hour previous Per order,
dec24d4t NJ. N. RICH Secrerarv
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
Hon. william Taylor. He,

Hon. William Taylor, Health Commissioner.
Boston says: After three months use of the CUrI-
cURA REMEDIES, and years of as constant suffer-
scalp as ever endured, can say that am cured
and pronounce my case the most remarkable on re-
cord
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

Sold by all druggists. Cuticura, so cents; REsoI-
VENT. 81; SOAP, rs cents. POTTER DRUG AND
CHEMICAL Co., Boston, Mass
Send fer CHOW 80 Cure skim Diseases,
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

He. Il. Carpenter, Henderson, N. Y. cured Of
Psoriasis or Leprosy, of twenty years standing by
CUTICURA REMEDIES. The most wonderful cure on
record dustpan full of scales fell from him daily
Physicians and his friends thought he must die
Cure sworn to before justice of the peace and Hem
derson's most prominent eli liens.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

COVER YOUR STEAM PIPES
wTrH
Reeds Sectional Covering.
Any one can put it on. Firr1, oof, Light npI
ChenP. Call and sec samples at
n Union stree {,
JARVIS ENGINEERING co.
oOt15 dtt
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
Druggists Sundries.
$500 TO $500.
$I.OO to $4,000.

Gents Toilet and Shaving Sets
in Russia and Alligator Leather,
Infants Toilet Sets, Wall Pockets
with Broom in large variety,
Smoking Sets, Cigar Gases, Od0r
Chests, Stands, Cases, &C., Per-
fumes from all manufacturers,
Toilet Soaps, Toilet articles of ali
descriptions. Solid Back English
Bristles, Bleached or Unbleached,
and other Hair Brushes from I5c.
to $500 each, and many other ar
ticles that are all useful. Come
and see for yourselves. No trouble
to show goods.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28

MF.and Mrs. Everett stebbius, Belchertovn.
Mass, write; Our little boy was terribly afflicted
with Scrofula, Salt Rheum, and Erysipelas ever
helped him until we tried CUTIcURA REMEDTFs
which gradually cured him, until he is now as fair
any child.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
SMOKE SMOKERS SMOKE.

The bet Cigars in the city. Our favor
lite Brands, the La Brunswicks, La Rite
cas-, La Rosa EspanOla, La Bastianelli,
La NOrmandi, La Rosa, Seba, ClippOn
and Chinc0pins, still at the head. Quail
ity maintained, prices reduced.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
GEO. A. GAY 6 co.
499 CONGRESS- ST. CORNER BROWN.
de2
(|IiutiCura
&9Z1HE'GR TSHZ2VSylREg

anu pefsplration, and thus removes the cause
CUTIcURA the great Skin Cure, instantly allays
Itching aud Inflammation, clears the Skin and
Scalp, heals Ulcers and Sores, restores the Com
plexion. CUTIcURA SOAP, an exquisite Skin Beau
her and Toilet Requisite is indispensable in treat
Ing skin diseases, and for rough chapped or greasy
skim blackheads, blotches, and baby humors. Cur
IcURA REMEDIES are the only infallble blood puri-
fers and skin beautifers.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-28
GEO. C. SHAW & GO.
Christmas Candies Christmas Candies |

% We invite special attention the superior quality
late Creams and Cream Bon BOns.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-02
The GOVERNMENT PET.
Mr.. Bliss OF ST. Louis Addresses the
Court.

Special Dispatch to TIVE BEE.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Bliss
argument In the star route trial this
morning turned upon the petitions
connected with the various routes,
and Miner was made the obj ect of q
particularly bitter attack, He showed
that two routes had been Increased
and expedited at great expense by
Brady solely upon the recommends.
ton Of Dillon and Billings, railroad
presidents, yet Brady had pretended
he was fighting the railroad interests
in the star routes. Dorsey had pro.
cured railroad passes from those gen.
tlemen for his agents, and it was a
clear case Of "Scrstch nv blck aud
l II tickle your elbow"
Bliss took up the evidence relating
to routes and rapidly reviewed II,
passing over the minor points with
vigor, and bringing out in stroug con.
trsst what he described as the more
tl,gssnt offences of an order for an
Increase on the Alamo. Clifton route
He said It had remained unrevoked
until congressional investigation
caused q cleaning up In the dirty
house Of the same assistant postmaster
general. The remainder Of the day 4
session vsa consumed Ia a careful
revie" of the evidence concerning the
route and elaboration of the points
made by Ker. When the court ad.
journed Bliss had not concluded hls
addrasa.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-02
A Big Bu,iuess.

special Dispatch TO THB BRH.
RICHMOND, Va, May 1.-The col.
lecter of internal revenue for this dis.
trict Issued since midnight last night
stamps under the new law for nearly
two million pounds Of manufac.ur, d
tobacco, tour million of cigarettes and
one million cigars, the tax sggregating
In round numbers Sl65,0O0.
LYNCHBURG, Va, May 1.-Thore
was the greatest movement In manu-.
tactured tobacco here day ever re
corded In the history of the city.
Nearly $50. 900 of stamps were Issued
and thirty.six car loads of tobacco az
gregating about 100000 pounds were
shipped to various points. One firm
shipped l2O. 900 pounds. But for the
damaging strike of operatives ship
m ,nts from this p oint would exceed a
m .llion pounds, The cigar manufac.
tories are all closed to. day on account
OF the strike Of cigar makers. An In.
crease OF the schedule prices has been
submitted to manufacturers and &C.
cepted but the latter resent the at.
tempt of the cigar makers union to
regulate the employment of sppren.
tices.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-05-02
GERMANY.

Special Dispatch to THE BHH.
BERLIN, May 1.-The Malagassy
envoys' treaty between Germany and
Madagascar will soon be concluded.
A bill for the relief of the sick and
poor passed second reading In the
reichstag.
A great strike of carpenters and
mssons for an Increase of wages has
begun.
On the proposal of the ministry the
emperor ordered the town council be
dissolved at the beginning of next
year that communal and electoral dis
tricts may be properly rearranged.
The emperor returned to Berlin In
good health.
Admiral Blrger, second In command
In rank of the Germany navy, has
resigned owing to the fact that an
army officer has been placed at the
hesd of the navy
Ths reiohstag referred to a COM
mittee the resolution introduced by
the socialists In regard to criminal
proceedings against the police who
arrested socialist members of the
reichstag returning from the socialist
congress In Copenhagen.