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The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

sephine Shaw Lowell. New York: G. P Putnam's
Sons. (Leripg, Short harmony
A NATURArrsT's RAMBLEs ABouT HOME By
Charles O Abbott. New York: d. Appleton & co.
(Hcyt, Fogg & Donham)
SOME LITERARY REcoLLEcTIoNs. BY james
Payn New York: Harper & Brothers. (LoriDg
Short & Harmony
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

An Augusta dispatch to the Boston Jour
nal says the Democrats down there have set
tied it among themselves that ex Gov. Plais-
ted is to supersede Gen. Conner as pension
o0opf
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt puts it truly and
terss'y thus: In legislation :hree-quarters
OF the good mea-ares proposed are from he
Republican party, and tsree-quartefs of The
Dad ones from the Democratic party.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

New York City has exchanged Boss Kelly
Tor Boss Thompson. The change is not like
~ to be TO the advantage of the metropolis.
Ar. Kelly's honesty is admitted on all sides !:
Mr.. Thompson's is not.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15
New Publications.

In lively, good-natured aud agreeable mar
ner Miss Emlly Faithful tells US OF her 'sThree
Nislts TO America" 1t would seem at casu-
al glance that large volume of four hundred
pages upon this subject might be too much
even q good thing, but We do not ind it &c.
MISS Z itn'ull has done large and meritori-
oes work for her sex during the pass twenty
Years, and has gained celebrity by it. She came
10 TINS country to study tho position of Ameri-
can women, our industrial methods and our
charitable organizations She saw and talked
With many OF our best people, and examined
our Institutions. She has made a sensible and
practical book, and one that will be OF especial
valne 70 hose who are interested in the I'VE
man Question:, 50 called, and those who are
not will receive good deal of useful informs
tion. There are some amusing Comparisons
made OF our social masnerisns with those of
England, and lively Comments on such persons
IS Charles Simmer, Julia Ward Howe, Pro
Iessors Colt Taylor and Maria Mitchell, George
W. Ohilds, John Taylor, the Mormon Presi-
dent, rhurlow Weed, and many others whom
Miss Faithful met
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

Ex-Gov. ST. John, 1t is announced, will
take the field again, after he gets rested, for
the temperance cause. If he does the tenn
perance cause is greatly to be pitied.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

OF THE Kings Men" there ID little to be
said, except that it will strike the feminine
.ninu 40 Del very NE one Of the squares in
the crazy quilt" which is now so much the
rage. There seems to be no reason to doubt
that 1T may have just the same kind of popn-
latlty, as composition which ia valued chiefly
Tor It's Oddly, and is made up OF bits and ODDS
ana ends OF duil, bright and medium hues
fitted in Wherein they will go yitbont the Least
regard TO artistic effsct or substantial werth.
Mr., Grant, Mr.. j. Boyle O'Reilly, j. s. Of
Dale and Mr. Whrelwright seem to have been
amusing themselves at the expense of the
public, and their literary patchwork is what
This sort OF thing is little game, whim, q
folly, aud quite unworthy OF serious considers
ton. 1t is called STORY of Tomorrow and
We would suggest that it is pity the publica-
ton OF it had net been deferred to that indefi-
mite period.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

Mr.. Abbolt's "a NstHralist's Rambles About
Home" is very delightful book for all who
are interested in the matters of which he
treats, and they should be both young readers
and those OF maturer years Mr.. Abbott knows
now TO make walk something beyond mere
exercise of the muscles, and We accompany
him on his strolls each time with fresh pleas
nre. He bids us avoid the highways, but, be-
ing properly shod, to turn aside for a stretch
OF marsh, where We shall find the swamp spar
rows VINO are sweet songsters, the marsh.
wrens, king-rails and soras, who will not
come to the dry ground to sing and show them
selves for our benefit. He tempts us out in a
shower to see how the birds, mice, squirrels,
frogs, snakes and insects pass the time when it
rains- In short. Mr--A-hbott studies the hauuts
and the habits of each creature tnau no aa vvsu
or sees in his rambles, and we find him must
interesting and instructive companion.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

Mr.. Payn's Literary Rscollections are simply
delightful. Oae great charm is the bright,
CHEEKY, sunshiuy way in which he presents his
fellow litterateurs to our consideration, having
for each mcs5 kind and friendly word. OF
his own personal experiences he makes h very
interesting history. and we follow him through
his rather sombre school days, of which he yet
speaks jncosely, to his more agreeable univer-
sity life, aud through the pain and pleasure of
his literary "reminiscences. with unf1agging in
terest. The substance of this book originally
appeared in the Cornhil Magazine, but recast
and with additions it has assumed its present
form, which has the added attraction of an ex-
cellent portrait of the author. Personal REM
iniscences of the writers whose works we have
read and admired are always fascinating, and
Mr.. Payn speaks most pleasantly of Thacke-
ray, Dickens, Reade, rrolope Lsech, Alexsn-
der Smith, Dean Ramsay and many others.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

sessed Of marked originality, is Mr. Howe's
"Story of a Country Town" The author
makes in is preface, quite pathetic appeal
to the iofbesrancs of his readers on account Of
the fact that his story was written entirely at
night after the writer had finished hard DAYS
work az editor and publisher of small even
ing ne gspsp per-" But certainly no excuse Ia
needed for novel which is really nhapnnne-
nal. 1t is fresh, pc verful and dramatic apo
has already made so distinct mark thar no
words of praise from us seem necessary.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

7. Thomas Fortune, editor OF the New York
Globe, has written a book entitled "Black aud
White, or Land, Labor and Politics in the
South" in which he discusses the race ques-
ton as an element of economic force, and the
problems of Labor, Education and Social Sia-
tus among the blacks. Mr. Fortune thinks
that, as surely as history marches, the colored
people OF the South will grow ont of the con-
trol OF the white race, and as their education
progresses will earn for themselves position.
intaence aHd rank. He shows how this ia to
be brought about, and gives many facts indicat-
ing the rapid nrogress of his people.
The Land, Educational and Labor problems
are discussed, the errors of the past are re.
viewed, and the remedies for the future pointed
out.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

One of the later Of the series of pamphlets
entitled Questions Of the Day" is "Public Re
lief and Private Charity" by Josephine Shaw
Lowell. 1t is rs-statsment of the principles
upon which the modern methods Of charity are
based, and the author has for her excellent
little work drawn upon the writings OF wise
men and women who have lived during the
asst hundred years, and whose experience in
good works is useful and helpful. Miss Lowell
feels that TO have found out how to 's,rength-
en- such as do stand, to comfort and help The
weak-hearIed. and to raise up those who fall !"
is at least step toward success.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

OF quite another variety is Mr.. Edgar Faw-
cett's Adventures Of a Widow" His selec-
ion of title so trashy is not to be excused BY
the events OF the story, and is an injustice to q
clever book. "Mr Fawcstt was the man of
whom Longtellow expected more than of any
of the young American authors, both az a poet
and novelist" says the American Qaeeu:
and indeed he just falls short OF being q great
novelist. The present story Ia the best thing
he has done in the line of fiction, and Is soci-
ETY. novel of unusual attractions. The heroine.
although both charming and weak, is very
skilfuly drawn, and the Characterization
throughout the book are excellent.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15
STOCKBRIDGE COURSE.

Fourth Entertainment change Of date from
Wednesday evening, Nov 26th, to Thursday EV-
ching. Nov. 25sh, Tbask-givinx esraBd
Double Go cert By shove Artists. Evening Tick
cts, 70 cents, (reserved); admission, 90 cents.
Course tickets excha ged for matinee IL desired
Tickets ready Monday Nov. 18th, at O'Clock.
Hah fare on M. o. and G. T. r. nov14t1w
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15

MIR. Cables latest work, CDR. SEWER" de-
serves more than a mere passing notice, for it
is full OF charm and power. 1t is SO fine that
we hesitate TO give it any adverse criticism,
which in all fairness we must do. The lack is
thst the purpose of the book, the grand foun-
dation for 30 much perfect work, Is not distinct.
We think now and again that we have
glimpse of 1t, and then 1t disappears But the
author has made the mcst trifiing events of bis
story interesting, the psthos is exquisite, and
there is no sensatioBalism or false sentiment
from beginning to end.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-15
Itching and Burning
TORTURES
SALT RHEum.

I have had the Salt Rheum for abou three years,
and have spent time and money to have it cured,
without success, until tried the CUTIcURA REM
EDIEs, which are doing the WORK.
CD. YOUNG.
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Painting.

II is surprising how everybody rushcs
ut fainting person and strives TO
raise him up. and especially TO keep his
head erect. There must be an instinc-
tive apprehension that if person
seized with a fainting or other fit. fall
into a reSumbent position death is more
Always remember this fact,
namely: Painting is caused by n want
of blood in the brain. The heart ceases
to act with sufficient force to send the
usual amount Of blood to the brain. and
hence the person loses consciousness
because the function of tho brain ceases.
Restore the blood TO the brain. and in
stapty the person RECEIVERS. Now.
though the blood is propelled to all parts
of the body by the action of the heart,
yet it is still under the influence of the
laws OF CravitatiOn. In the erect posi-
tion the blood asccnds TO the head
against gravitation, and the supply to
the brain is diminished rs compared
with the rccumbcnt position, the heart :
pulSation being equal. If, then, YOU
place person sitting whose heart has
nearly ceased to beat, his brain will fail
TO receive the blood; while, if Won Law
him down with the head lower than the
heart, blood will run into the brain by
mere force of gravity, and i'm fainting in
Suiilctcnt quantity to restore conscious
ness. Indeed, nature teaches us how
to manage fainting persons. for they al
ways fall and frequently are at once re-
stored by the rcCumbcnt position into
which they are thrown.
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A Queer Fish Pond.

On top of the 10 oyd building. ninety
feet from the ground. is watcr-tank
with capacity of $1,000 gallons Ii
was never thought of as source of fish
supply, but Il recent discovery has sur
gcstcd almost unlimited possibilities in
that direction. On last Friday the en-
glnccr had occasion TO clean out the
tank, when h. was amazed to find in
one OF his buckets a Squirming ell, nine
inches long and OF fair proportions. In
n few minutes he found othcrlish in his
buckets, catfish four inches long, and
more GELS, until he had a fair collection.
which he carefully preserved a fishing
pond ncarlya hundred feet above the
ground iSa novel affair, and this siu"u-
lar catch from the RccO a. roof has
provoked great deal of curiosity and
speculation. Tine water is pumped into
the tank from the water main on Chest
nut street, coming into the thrce-inch
pipe Of Lhc Record through an inch con
Meeting pipe. IL then passes to the
force pump and is forced 100 feet into
the tank above through thrcc-inch pipe
The fish probably came from the
Schuylkill while very young and small.
and found their devious ways To- the
tank, where they grew up. WHAT they
led upon is mystery, and the proof
reader who usually spends five hours
evcrc week in batting his hook for Wis
sahickOn catfish, will now look for
mountain trout on the Rcc0rdS roof. -
PhilIl,lDh u HgcOrd
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Some Coins of Peculiar YaIue.

y coin-dcaler says: We take coins
of no current value, yet they are worth
from : TO 81 .OCO. For instance. n sill
yer half-dollar coined by the Confedcr-
ate Government would fetch $500 or
- 900. There were only four coined.
when the government thought papcr
was cheaper than silver and stopped
the coinage. Jefferson Davis had ono
OF them in his possession when he was
captured. and he wrote us that he either
lost it then or it was stolen from him
At time we had the die from which
they were coined, and we struck OF ono
half-dollar. We hold it Mt $500. You
will see that the Goddess of Liberty side
IS the same as that Of our half-dollnrs.
They took our die, or that half of if.
and substituted "Coufcdcrate" for
United There is not much demand
for Confederate notes. They were so
plentiful chat it seems the supplv will
never become scarce.
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time be given 90 make tho count. Tho re-
quest was granted, rand the call proceeded
with the remaining States.
The roll being completed New York was
again called and Mr. Curtis announced the
vote OF that State as one vote for Foraker,
OF Ohio, six votes for Gresham, Of Indiana,
and sixty votes for Logan. The vote was
unanimous with the exception OF these
seven from New York, Lognn's total vote
being 30 The nqyination was then made
The thanks Of the convention were ten
dered to the temporary and permanent OIL
GERS, and the convention then adjourned.
MEhBsRs or THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The National committee selections are as
follows: Alabama, VIM. Youugblood ;
Arkansas. Powell Clayton: Connecticut,
Samuel Fessendcn; Delaware, Daniel J
Layton; Illinois, David &. Littler; Indiana,
John &. New; Iowa, j. X. GARRISON; Kan
Sas, John "A. Martin; Kentucky, i. G..
Moore; Maine, j. Manchester Hays: Massa-
chusetts, w. w. Grape; Michigan. John
Is. Sanborn; Minnesota, -: MissiS.
slppi. john II. Lynch; Missouri, Robert /.
Nanhoin; Nebraska, Hon. Church Howe :
Nevada 1hos Wren; New Hampshire, -
New Jersey, II. A. Hobart; New York
George ID. LnwsoH; North Carolina. l.. W.
Humphrey; Ohio, \. L. Conger; Oregon.
John T. Appcrson; Pennsylvnnin, -. r.
Jones; Rhode Island, II. A. jerks; South
Carolina, j. V. Johnston; Tennessee,
blank; Texas, &. G. en- ley; Vermont. i.
Virginia, John w. Mason; Winconsm, Ed
SanuerSon; Arizona, Clark Churchill :
Dakota, Judg" Bennett; District OF Column
hlR, Perry Carson; Idaho, Sherman II.
Coffin; Montana, James II. Mills; New
Mexico, stephen Is. E.kinS; Utah, Charles
w. Bennett; Washington Territory, W.
ID. Mlnard; Wyoming Territory, Joseph T..
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The Length Of DAYS.

AT London, England, and Bremen,
Prussia, the longest day has sixteen and
n half hours. At Stockholm, in Sweden.
the longest day has eighteen and "a half
hours. AT Hamburg, in Germany, and
Dantzic, in Prussia the longest day has
seventeen hours, and the shortest seven
hours. At st. Petersburg, Russia, and
Tobolsk. in Siberia, the longest day has
nineteen hours, and shortest five hours
AT Tornea, in Finland, the longest dav
has twcnty-one hours and half, and
the shortest, two hours and half. At
Wardhuys, in Norway, the day lasts
from the 2lst of May to the 22d Of July.
without interruption; and at Spitzbcr-
gen. the longest day is three and half
months. At New York, the longest day
june 18th, has fourteen hours and ffiy-
six minutes, at Montreal. fifteen and Il
half hours. But the longest day of all.
one never seen by civilized
person, is that at the two Poles, whore
the daylight lasts for sir n,onhs at
time, and is succeeded by u night equally
long.
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TnEnAMpTON INSTITUTE.
Whri this IsrpracI~ut IBtsrPi tsO l. poirr
for thc ducation or IudIans aud Col
cred People.


The Hampton Normal and Agricul-
tural Institute at Hampton, Va, held
its anniversary exercises on Thursday,
May p, and the reports made ON this,
its sixteenth year. show good degree
of prosperity. There have been on its
rolls the past wear five hundred negro
and one hundred and twenty Indian
students the former preparing 10 90
South 10 teach their people,
whore nearly thousand already
trained in this Institute have
established themselves and arc doing "A
great work in the colorcd common
schools, especially of Virginia and North
Carolina OF Indians seventy have al
ready graduated and gone back To their
homes in Dakota, and in the Southwest.
and are mechanics, farmers and hired
hands. Not over seven have gone back
To Indian ways, and eight have died.
On the whole the record of educated
Indians who have in the past three
years returned from Hampton TO their
homes has been satisfactory.
The school has been built up since
1868 at cost Of about 500, 900. and is
free from debt. II is now seeking an
endowment for It's annual expenses
NhlCn are SJ",ViD IN excess Ol Alt re-
ceivcd from the Government. 1t is n
private, not public institution, duly in
corporatcd, and is aided only in mod
crate degree 10y the Government, which
helps the Indians only.
The Trustees are making a special
effort to secure sixteen thousand dollars
10 build new dormitory for colorcd
girls two hundred in number. who are
now greatly crowded and suffering for
want of room. General = G. Arm
strong, the principal of the school (ad-
dress, Hampton, Na.), will gladly re-
cciyc and acknowledge contributions
for any of the purposes of the school,
which is an attempt To solve two of the
race problems of cur country. II is
conducted on the manual labor plan.
Student work out ON the farm, or in the
shops, the most of their expenses. They
have earned this year over SO, 900. The
whole six hundred "a little less than
pnc-half arc girls are literally working
out their own salvation. This feature
of s"lf-help comments the school Ia
the confidence and interest of al good
citizens
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PAP.TLION
BLOOD CURE.

II is not an Alternative IL restores the blood
20 n healthy condition. For ali diseases of the
liver stomach, bowels ard kidneys, as liver
complaint, dyspepsia, GGtulrncc, stomach
ache, juundicc, constipation, Colc. vomiting,
nervousness wakefulness, back8Chc, ncu-
ralgia, and sck-hcadache, hts OF epilepsy,
anTmia, or poverty of the blood. chloros'S,
especially in young females suppressed or
painful mcnstruution, walScfu'ncss, and fe-
male weaknesses, this medicine il absolutely
certain. Being purely vegetable, ~ can los
takcn into the most delicate stomach. A num-
Der Of recent testimonials are profuse i'm
praise OF this excellent remedy. It's proper
ties arc slightly c0thartic, acting more directly
upon the liver. II is very pleasant TO tukc. ,
Price, Sl0O per bottle, six for 500. Direc-
tions intcn languages accompany every bottle.
80 For sale by all druggists.
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a PERFECT MEDICINE CHEST.
SING SING, N. Y; Posi- OFFICE,

March 10, 1883. (
One week ago, while engaged in my du.
ties rs Assistant Postmaster, was taken
with violent pain or kink i'm my back; it
was so painful could hardly breathe, and
lached all over my body / Immediately
sent for an ALLCoCK's Porous PLASTER
and applied it over the seat of pain; i'm
twenty minutes | was entirely relieved
and cured. l have used Allcock's Pastors
in my family for over twenty years, and
have found them wonderfully effective in
curing coughs, colds and pulmonary din.
cultics. They are perfect medicine chest;
they cure without the slightest pain or in.
convenience, never leaving a mark on the
skin. Tgos Ip.pv
IreSident Of IIIane Of SIM .Sinn- " Y
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Tho slangy, loud and "horsey'' no.
tel clerk has had his day i'm the larger
cities. He is occasionally met in the
smaller towns, but is no longer looked
upon with favor even the commercial
travellers being inclined to give him the
cold shoulder. The change reflects
credit both upon the clerk and the
drummer. 49, Hotel Gazette.
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Taylor County Georgia. can pro-
ducc n negro man who has been stone
blind for thirty-onc years, vet has al
ways been able, with the assistance of
his wife, 10 make a decent living for
themselves and large family of chill
drcn. His name is Ben Caldwell. and
2 more industrious negro can not be
found in the county. A number of
farmers will testify to the fact Chat Ben
can pick 80 pounds OF cotton per dav.
and with the assistance Of his two little
boys he can Tie into bundles an the
grain of amy kind that three Graders"
can cut. as fast as 10 falls from their era
die. lie can cut wood. split rails. and
do most any kind Of farm work. One
ot the most remarkable features Of his
character is that he never forgcts n
voice after once catching it, sound. and
u onaD'cdl io call most any person 10y
namc with whom hc is acquainted.
Bbficr IIgr4H.
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Cancer for Fourteen Yo,r,

SPAKrANBURG, S. c., March "a, 1884.
l nave Tor II years boon a sufferer from
a running sore on my face that evervEo ly
called "A CANCER. / have used over ~ ID
worth OF medicine and found no relief.
About four months ago ] bought one bottle
OF Swltt'S Specific from DR.. H. T. Heinitsh,
ana since have bought five others, have
taken it., and they have crRxn ME sound
and well! Ny face is as free from a sore
rs ahybody'S, md my health is perfectly
restore !: ;cel like forty years had boon
liited OIL my head. Yours thankfully,
~ ELIZA TGNSLgY.
Treatise on Blood and SKIN Diseases
nailed free. The Sw FIT Specific Co,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
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a mulauo girl with remarkably
petty lul peculiar face was ENGAGED bv
q sbrcwd Western snowman he had n
tooth extracted from each side II her
mouth and inserted rairof long lusks.
covered her ears with false ones Ikea
beasts. hIcachcd and tangled her
abundant hair. and instructed her TO
utter au uuin'cllig'bl. iargon. Thus
.h" was tran formed INTO n valu bile
curiosity. and ben wage fifteen dollar.
p week did not .atisfy her. ON the mr.
rFa. Of the show .H lnd.auayoli. She A.
tempted t0 quit TO-. and "a row resulted
100 an exposure of thc fraud fhjrug0
Infs
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Workers I'M ornamental wood n,

Workers in ornamental wood now
assert that yellow pine. hard finished in
oil. is the rival in beauty of any wood
that grows, not excepting the costliest
OF hard species, il being susceptible of
receiving and maintaining as high de-
gree of polish as any known wood
Chicago JOUrHai
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A Left-liandcd Compliment.

They were lovers, and were also
walking and talking together in a very
ailcctlonatc manner, and she no doubt
intended to pay him a compliment, but
somehow or other he did not take it as
such.
"lf YOU don't stop raltering me so
much, I'll have to put my hands over
my cars so Is not 10 hear the compli-
ments,' he remarked.
Put your hands over your ears She
exclaimed. why, your hands are not
half big enough. -
lie is not quito sure now whether it is
his small hands, or large cars, of which
ne Is to be proud. 1cris .SJtingS.
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When woman secures all her
rights, the right Of serving on the jury
will of course be included. 1t will be a
blessing for the men folk i'm case of
breach of promise. The sex won't get
any sympathy from the dear creatures.
unless they change nightly from what
they arc now Boston TRANSCRIPT.
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AT New Orleans, James A. Carbon
cite, noted lawyer, died recently, and
in the evening Henry Michel, n young
man studying in his office and under
bis bcncfaction, died of heart broken
by his bcnefactor's death. N. y. Times.