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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

nothing and the other was all things, this
and the like 1t everywhere fills me with
reflections. Good hea Tens, will the people
not come out of their wretched Old clothes
Monmouth-slreet, Hebrew and other, but lie
there dying of the basest pestIence
dying and as good as dead! On
the whole, am very weary of most ''liteTa-
ture'-and, indeed, in very sorrowful alb
struse humor otherwise at present.
THAcKERAY.
lCarlyle to Emerson, 1858 l-Thackeray
has very rarely come athwart me since his
return; he is big fellow, soul and body; of
many gifts and qualities particularly in the
Hegarth line); with dash of sterne super
added, of enormous appetite withal, and
very uncertain and chaotic in all points,
except his outer breeding which is fixed
enough, and perfect according to the mod
err English stIle. rather dread explosions
in his history. A big, fierce, weeping. hun
cry man; not strong one. Ay de mi!
''LEAvEs OF GRASS"
Emerson to Carlyle, 1856. l-One book,
last summer, came out in New York, a nom
descript monster, which yet had terrible
eyes and buffalo strength, and was indisput-
ably American-which l thought to send
you; but the book throvs so badly with the
few to whom showed it, and wanted good
morals so much, that l never did. Yet
believe now again I shall 1t Is called
Leaves of Grass''-was written and print
ed by journeyman printer in Brooklyn,
New York, named Walter Whitman; and
after you have looked into it, if you think,
as you may, that it is only an auctioneer
inventory of warehouse, you can light
your pipe with it.
RUsKIN AND FRoUDH.
Carlyle to Emerson, 1872. There is
nothing going on among us as notable to me
as those fierce lightning bolts Ruskin is CO.
piously and desperately pouring into the
black world of Anarchy all around him. No
other man in England that l meet has in
him the divine rage against iniquity, falsity,
and baseness that Ruskin has, and that ev-
cry man ought to have. Unhappily he is
not a sorong man; one might say weak
man rather; and has not the least prudence
of management; though if he can hold out
for another fifteen years or so, he may pro-
duce, even in this way, a great effort. God
grant it, say l. Froude is coming to you in
October. You will find him a most clear,
friendly, ingenious, solid, and excellent
man; and | am very glad to find you among
those who are to take care of him when he
comes to your new country. Do your best
and wisest towards him, for my sake, with
al. He is the valudblest friend now have
in England, nearly though not quite Alto
gether, the enc man in talking with whom
can get any real profit or comfort.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

History of Latin Literature. By George Al.
eustus Smcox, VI. A. of Queens College, oxford
2 vols Cloth. 400 and 4s1 PIP. New York: Har-
per & Brothers; Portland: Loring Short Har-
Marri &c i'm EKis Life Translated from the
French of Octave Feuillet by Celia Logan. Cloth.
24S PIP New York: John w. Lowell Coz Port
land; Loring, Short s. Harmon.
CycIopedia of Re- igious Literature. Vol.
The Early Days Of Christianity. By F. W. Farrar.
Cloth, 754 pp. 65 cts. New York: John B. Al
den.
Handbook of Literature. By Esther j. Trim
BILE. Cloth, 518 pp., s1.6o. Philadelphia: FL
dredge and Putnam.
George vanbruah's Mistake. By h. Baden
Pritehard. Franklin Square Library. Paper, 90
PIP, 20 cts. New York; Harper 8 Brothers.
Character Readings from Geo.se Eliot.
Selected and ARRANGED by Nathan Sheppard.
Franklin square Library, paper, So PIP, 20 cts
New York Harp-r & Brothers.
My Connnught Cousins. By the author of the
Queen Connaught etc. Franklin Square Lii
brary. Paper, 54pp., 10 cts. New York: Har-
per & Brothers.
DuLesboronxh Tales. By Richard Malerben
johnson. Illustrated. Franklin Square Library.
Paper. 90 pp., 25 cts. New FORK: Harper 8
Brothers.
No Proof. BY Miss Alice O'Hanlon. Franklin
Square Library. Paper, 20 pp.. 20 cts. New
York: Harper & Brothers.
Shandon BELLS. By W illiam Black Cloth, il
Illustrated, Ala PIP. New York: Harper g. Broth
ers; Portland: Loring, Short g. Harmon.
James Monroe. Daniel G. Gilman. Amer
lean Statesmen Series. Cloth, 2s7 pp., $1.25.
Boston: Houghton and Miflin; Portland: Loring,
Short q Harmon.
English Literature i'm the Eighteenth Cen.
fury. By Thomas Sergeant Perry. Cloth, 442
pp.New York: Harper & Brothers; Portland. Lor-
ing, Short g. Harmon.
Figures of the Past. By Josiah Quincy.
Cloth, 400 pp, 81 80. Boston: Roberts Brothers.
Portland Loring, Short g. Harmon.
The Lowell birthday Books. Cloth, illus
trated, $1.00. Boston, Houghtcn and MiHiin
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmon.
The Shepard Church Collection. For the
use of Quartet and Chorus Choirs. BY W. NJ
Richardson and John E, Burgess. Boards, 1911
pp., 81. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. Portland:
Ira c. stockbridge.
Tim and Tip or Ihe Adventures of a Boy
Stubb's Brother, etc. Cloth, illustrated. New
York; Harper & Brothers; Portland. Loring,
Short Harmon.
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Books Received.

An Honorable Surrender BY Mary Adams.
Cloth. 1923 pp., 81. New York: Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons Portland: Loring Short & Harmon.
A Wsra. Only n Word. Romance by Geore
Ebers. Translated by Mary j. Stafford. Paper
34S pp, 80 cts New York: William S Colts
berger; Portland: Loring. Short & Harmon.
Landmarks of Fnglish Lite, asuro. BY
Henry j. Nicoll. Cloth, 4eO PIP. New York: D.
Appleton Co.; Portland: Hoyt, Fogg & Donham'
Hygiene for Girls. BY Irennus P. Davis, M.
D.Cloth, 21o PIP. New York: D. Appleton Co.;
Portland Hoyt, Fogg s. Donham.
Dust. By Julian Hawthorne. Cloth, illustrated,
portrait, 402 pp, $1.25. New York: Fords
Howard & Hubert. Portlsno Loring Short &
Harmon.
Remini.cence s of Men Of the Revolution
and IN. ir families. By A. B. Muzzey. Cloth,
illustrated, 424 PIP. Boston, Estes & Lauriat
Portland: Mcclellan & Mosher.
Science of Politics. By Sheldon Amos. M. A
International Scientific Series Cloth, 400 DID,
New York: d. Appleton; Portland Hoyt, Fogg g.
Donham.
The Doctrine of Probation Examined. BY
George H. Emerson. d. D. Cloth, It's PIP. Bos
ton: Universalist Publishing House.
8ay0hs DhCuUnhEy Oh Datcss hoVls6u
Edition by Benjamin Vincent. Cloth, 796 PIP.
New York: Harper q Brothers; Portland: Loring,
Short g. Harmon.
History of the Negro Race In America. Vol.
Ii. 1900 to 1880. By George A. Williams, First
Colored Member of the Ohio Legislature, etc.
Cloth. Oil PIP pp., $3.50. New York: G. P. Put
MANS Sens.
The Two Noble Kinsmen. BY John Fletcher
and William Shakespeare. Edited by William J.
Rolfe Cloth, illustrated, 200 pp., 90 cts New
York: Harper Brothers; Portland Loring. Short
q Harmon.
Dhakspcars's PeFicles. Prince Of Tyre.
1dited By William j. Role. Cloth, illustrated,
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Portland; LsriDs, Short 4 Harmon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03
The Mayor and His Assailants.

A few busy men are going about the
streets complaining of Mayor Libby, assail-
ing his administration, and seeking to defeat
his reelection. Their pretence is that they
are acting for the good of the city. The
fact is they are striving to promote their
own selfish ends. They have been baked in
their schemes by Mr.. Libby, and they want
revenge. They also want to elect as his sue
cessor a man who will give ear to them.
That is the precise situation.
A Mayor who does his duty is apt to make
personal enemies who busy themselves in
decrying him, giving all sorts of reasons
Except the real ones) for their opposition;
while the great masses of the citizens in
whose behalf he has required strict compl-
ance with duty on the part of all officials, or
has cut down unreasonable or exorbitant
claims against the city, or has squelched
jobs, or refused to favor would-be contrac-
tors at the common expense, are too apt TO
neglect their duty to retain faithful pub
lie servant in an office he has administered
well. They entirely approve OF him, they
want to see him reelected, they suppose ev-
cry honest man thinks as they do, and that
there win be no serious opposition. So they
do not think it necessary to work for him.
Some of them do not think it necessa-
ry even to vote. Not so with the
other fellows. They have an end TO
gain, spite to crafty, and they are untir-
ing in their efforts. Perhaps some man
fails to get the contract for coal some other
man for a sewer construction, some other
for something else, and they visit their vexa-
ton upon the head of the Mayor. All the
resources of malice are brought to bear.
Misrepresentation and downright falsehood
are weapons freely used. Many men, not
knowing the facts, are misled and give heed
to the lying tales. The accusations are not
publicly made; they are whispered; and so
almost impossible to meet.
That is how the case stands. Now we
put it to all good citizens if it is not your
duty, under such circumstances, to uphold
the hands of an honest, and capable, and
painstaking Mayor. The way to sustain
him is to vote for him. We invite compare
SON of the merits of the two candidates.
Which one is better fitted by character, by
ability by training, by temper, to be Mayor
OF Portland9 If you carefully consider the
matter and express your convictions, the re-
election of Mr.. Libby is assured. If you
content yourselves with consideration and
abstain from action, the man you do not
want may be Mayor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

THE recent sale of some of the effects of
the late Edwin Forrest recalls to the Phila-
aelphia Press singular circums lance con-
corning his estate. Pending the divorce
proceedings between him and his wife, he
decided his property in equal shares to his
three sisters. Soon one of the sisters died,
and her share reverted to the other two and
to Edwin. Then the second sister died, and
her share, with what had been left to her by
the first sister, came to the third sister and
to Edwin. Finally the remaining sister
died, and Edwin Forrest, being the sole heir.
again became possessed of all the estate he
had decided away, and on which, on its thus
returning to him, he was obliged to pay to
the state an inheritance tax of $4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

Born of the ambitious northern transcon-
tinental railroads, the Northern Pacific and
the Canadian Pacific, expect, says the st.
Louis Globe, to place thousands of immi-
grants on their lands this year. The United
States road has to exercise very little per-
suasion to bring people to its territory. The
whole drift of settlement is toward the new
Northwest. The Dominion line, less favor
ably situated and further from completion,
has to "drum" for customers. It's mana
gers are doing an immense amount of adj
vertising OF one sort and another throughout
Great Britain, and the national pride helps
them. There is more joy in England over
one emigrant who goes to Canada or Mani
toba than over ninety and nine wiser men
who 60 not astray, but settle in the United
States
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

The talk that the Republican nominees
for members of the School Committee were
named by ring is the sheerest nonsense.
They we're the free choice of the convention.
They are gentlemen of education, of good
Judgment, and of experience in education
al matters. They are pledged to no clique,
are committed to no fanciful theory, but are
progressive men, who take lively interest
in the Schools, and entertain comprehensive
views OF the merits and defects of the sys-
tenn. The action of the nominating conven-
ton in disregarding ward lines may have
been unwise or unjust, but that has nothing
to do with the fitness of the candidates.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03
REFORM CLUBS OF MAINE.
QUARTERLY CONVENTION.

The Quarterly Convention of Ethe Reform Clubs
81 Maine will be held at Lisbon, on Wednesday and
Thursday March and 8. 1883.
1t is earnestly hoped that every Club in the State
VIA be represented
1hs usual reduction of fares on the Maine Central
and Grand Trunk may be expected
Per order of STATE COMMITTEE
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

The Legislature is bringing its work to a
close. When the final record is made up
we can tell better what has been well done,
and what has wisely or unwisely been left
undone. Some good work has certainly
been accomplished. and there is yet time to
do mora
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

The Republicans are making no move to-
wards presidential nomination next year,
but the Democrats are fussing over i: good
deal, while the Greenbackers even talk of
holding nominating convention at Chicago,
July 4, intending to take campaign sweat
of 16 straight months.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03
SATURDAY MORNING., MARCH. 8.

We do not read anonymous letters and comvuuni-
sstions. The name and address of the writ are il
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for ublics
ton but as a guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
nunications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

THE story that the new five cent piece has
been suppressed, was set on foot by swind-
lers who hope to dispose of their stock as
mementoes, at large advance. The mint is
rolling out 100000 day so that the scare
ity and rarity of the coin is not great.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

o. w. POTTER, the great iron master Of
Chicago, says the present trouble in the
trade is brought about by foolish competi-
ton and that the tariff that is or is to be,
has nothing to do with it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

The Philadelphia Press imagines that
General Butler is about to eat his way into
the White House, and perhaps he will.
Other old rats have gnawed their way into
the celebrated edifce before this.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

THE grand jury of st. Louis calls for the
whipping post for the wife whipping beasts
of that vicinity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

ANOTHER good man going wrong: Baron
Nordenskjold will start this spring on new
Arctic expedition up the eastern coast of
Greenland, a direction in which few at
tempts have hitherto been made.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

The Alabama legislature refused to grant
charter to the Rome and Decatur railroad,
because it is against the policy of the State
to grant charters.to roads leading out of the
State,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

"reminiscences and Memorials Of Men Of
the Revolution and their Families. By A
B. Muzzey Boston: Estes & Lauriat; Port
land: Mcclellan G. Mosher). In this valua-
BILE contribution to the historic literature of
the country, Mr.. Muzzey gives many ex-
ceedingiy interesting notes concerning the
families who took active part in the Revolu-
tionary war. With many of the immediate
descendants of these patriots, Mr.. Muzzey
has had personal acquaintance; and much
of the life-like interest of the volume is due
to the authors selection of subjects upon
which he had not only written history as a
guide, but oral tradition and social CONVEX
sation. The keynote of the book is the an
thor's appreciation Of the great influence
which home and the family freside have had
upon the American character. The patri-
otism which inspired the men of the Revo-
luton was natural growth. Books were
few, homesteads were far apart, and men
thought out matters alone, each By his own
Preside; and the children caught the enthu-
siasm from the elders talk. high sense
of the love of country was part Of the daily
responsibility of life, and steadied the char
acter of the growing boys. Thus were
feared the families that made their mark In
the early history of the Union. This is a
particularly attractive volume as conveying
the spirit of Revolutionary times in an
agreeable and disnifed manner
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

History of the Negro Race in America
Vol. II. By George w. Williams, First Col
ored Member of the Ohio Legislature, etc.
New York: G.. P. Putnam's Sons). This is
the second volume of Judge Willlams's re-
markable work, the first volume of which
has already been highly commended in these
columns. The most eventful and exciting
portion of the record of the Colored people
in America is, of course, covered by the
years 1S00-S0. the period of which this vol
ume records the history. The growth of
the anti-slavery sentiment, the efforts fthe
Quakers to aid the slaves, the John Brown
tragedy, the Negro soldiers in the war of the
Rebellion, the reconstruction and the after
effects of these great movements, form a
tremendous array of subject-mattsr for his
torical delineation. Judge Williams per-
forms his task with the accuracy Of histo-
rian; and the reader cannot fail to be deep
ly impressed by the superb strength of re
straint which the author places upon him
self in recounting the cruel slavery in which
the insolent white men of the South held
the Colored people for so many years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

TEE authorities at Dublin az yet find no
!, who will admit that he 10 No. /.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

THERE is report that Sarah Bernhard is
coming over to play Rosalihd. Too thin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

United States Art Directory and Year
Book. Compiled by S. r. Koehler. New
York and Paris: Cassell, Peter Galpin &
Co.; Portland: Loring, Short 6 Harmon. J
A pamphlet containing the statistics, SO far
as attainable, of organized societies for i'm
provement in art in the United States. Mr..
Koehler has given great labor to his useful
task, and the results should be appreciated
by art-lovers. Such work stimulates and
renders more social the feeling for art in va
rious sections. 1t seems pity that many
societies failed to furnish full information to
Mr.. Koeblar concerning their organization.
The Portland Art Society is well represent
ed In the pamphlet.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

The Lowell Birthday Book: Boston:
Houghton & Mifiin; Portland: Loring,
Short & Harmony. Another of the tasteful
and acceptable little volumes, upon whose
pages the names and birthdays Of friends
may be associated with choice passages of
the poets verse. 1t is daintily printed,
bound and illustrated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03
OUR LITTLE BOY
Story Of Infantile Suffering truly as
told by his Parents.

Mr.. Edifor,-We feel 1t our duty to write you
VIII at the CUTIcURA remedies have done for our lit
tie boy, who has been terribly afflicted with Salt
Rheum, Scrofula and Ery-ipelas ever since he was
born. and nothing we could give him helpei him
until We tried CUTICURA which after using quite a
quantity began to help him and gradually cured him
until he is now fair as any child. His o0dy was
mpletely covered. and his face and hands sweiled
very badly We had no mtort with him, 1t wa- so
m ch work to take of him. and he suffered so.
We began to treat him whel he was months old
giving him at first 10 drops of the CUTIcuRA RE
LvENT at time bathing Ia warm water and Gu
TlcURA SOAP, ami APPLYING CUTiCU~A carefully to
the entire body. He is now 3 ~ years old and is
perfectly well We have not written before, be-
cause We thought it might appear again; but it has
not, and are very thankful.
MR.. AND MRS. EVERETT STEBBINS.
BELCHERTOwN MASS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

Minstrel Songs, Old and New. Boston:
Oliver Ditson & Co.; Portland: Ira C. Stock
bridge.) A collection Of negro minstrel
songs with piano forte accompaniment.
Persons who like that sort of songs will find
many Of their familiar fayerites.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

Magnbild. By Bjorn Bjornsen. Boston:
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Portland: Loring,
Short & Harmony A somewhat powerful
but decidedly repulsive and unwholesome
novel, quite unlike the earlier idyllic manner
OF the author. Some critics have seen in it
delineation of the sorrows and oppression
of Norway, but it's obvious character is re-
alistic sketch of sordid and coarse domestic
tyranny.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03
BEST BLOOD PURIFIER.

have used your CUTIcURA remedies in several
ca-es 4 Eczema, Moist and Dry Ietter and cured
them all. Your CUTfcURA REsoLvENT, so far as
my supply era les me to test 1t, has, in my hands,
exceeded in efficacy aid efficiency any alternative
com pound tblood parh-ri have ever made use of
in an active practice OF 80 Years duration
L, N. ECKER, M. D.
JACKSONVILLE. PA,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

Chatterbox Junior. New York: R.
WorthingtoD; Portland: Hoyt, Fogg & Dom
ham, A Juvenile volume containing a
great variety of short stories and verses.
The illustrations are generally good. The
reading matter is made up from various
sources, and is more or less interesting.
But for the protection of timid children
from the vague fears that beset them when
bedtime comes, protest may well be made
against the story and illustrations of Red
Riding Hood in this volume. Although
true nursery classic, Red Riding Hood
was better suited to the sturdy and unim-
aginative children of earlier times than to
the sensitive little folk Of the present gener-
alton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

Handbook of Literature. By Esther J.
Trimble. Philadelphia: Rldredge & Brother
A manual for the use of schools, systemati-
cally and conveniently arranged. 1t is not
remarkable for literary insight, but is care
fully made up from various sources.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03

Around the House. Rhymes by Edward
Willett. Illustrations by Charles Kendrick.
New York: R. Worthington; Portland
Hoyt, Fogg & Donham). A brilliantly
bound volume with gayly colored pictures
and particularly pretty rhymes, 1t will not
fail to be favorite in the nursery, where
its songs about dolls and kittens and birds
and play-days will be greatly appreciated by
little readers.