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The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08

of other literatures. The comments of DR..
Brandes are worth reading. He traces the
growth of Russian letters through the usual
stages of the myth, the epic, the ballad to the
written literature. In the earlier forms of
tradition, he finds points for comparison
with the Morse mythology. He writes care
fully and critically of the poets among these
the names of Pushkin and Lermontof are
most familiar to American readers. In
prose the novels of Gogoi, Turgenief
D0stoyevki, and T0lstoi areknown through
English TRANSACTIONS. He fluids that the
whole ideal of Russian life aud literature is
the cultivation of the empire: "Blaek land.
fertile land, new land. grain land, the broadly
constituted. rich, warm nature. the broad,
unlimited expanse which fills the mind with
melancholy and hope. Russia and
the future" New York: Thomas G.
Crowell & Coz
Two Daughters Of One Race. By W.
Heimburg. Translated by Mrs. d. NJ. Low
rey. An exceedingly attractive story of Ger.
man society, much more graceful than the
somewhat heavy novels which translators
have usually given us. The two sisters, hero.
ines Of the tale, are different in their degrees
OF beauty and wisd0m-ihe balance being
even. on the whole, since Lolita, flair OF
face" loses the prize that the palmer He
lena merits and wins. The plot turns upon
the interests of state. which after disas.
trous battle of the Franco German war. com.
pei a young prince to repudiate his bride
The picture of the condition of German so.
ciety, shaken by the fears and tumults of the
campaign the sketches of household life and
OF character are effectively and well drawn,
Mrs. Lowrey's translation seems accurate
ana mas the merit of being written in gener-
ally huent and correct English. For readers
VINO enjoy German fiction nothing more at
tractiye is just now published than this
novel. The Illustrations in photogravure are
very pretty. New York: Worthington Co.,
Inc Lost Receipt. By Mary j. Salter.
This volume, tastefully bound in turquoise
color cloth, contains beside the title.stor
several short sketches. 1t requires no es-
pecial literary criticism; but ELECTS sympa-
thy because of the blindness of the author.
who is trying to support herself by the use
of her pen. Such honorable industry, under
so grievous restrictions, deserves praise and
patronage. Miss Salter's stories are unex-
ceptionable in moral tone, full of event, and
unaffectedly written. The earnestness of
the author wins respect for her work Bos-
ton: Wright & Potter Printing Coz
German for Americans. By DR.. Jacob
Mayer. This is compact, practical manual
for self-instruction and for use in classes.
1t oppears to be the result of much care and
labor; reducing and classifying, so far as
possible, the difficulties of the German Ian.
guage. The pronunciation is fully marked ;
the rules of grammar, the lists of words, the
dialogues, etc., are arranged with system.
1t is highly Endorsed by the publisher, Mr..
Ig. Kohler of Philadelphia.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08

The Persian minister has shaken off the
dust OF Washington from his feet and be-
taken himself to the donlinions of the Shah
because the American press freely criticised
the character and manners of his lord and
master. This may be unfortunate for Mr..
FRANK Clergue of Bangor, who has been ne
sotlating for concession to build railro ad
through Persia. But perhaps the Shah 10
not so thin skinned as his minister
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08
The HON e.
A PHOTOGRAPH scRAp.Rook.

II
From the Congregationalist is taken this
good idea for the amusement and instruction
of the young folks.
In these days when it is so easy to obtain
in the illustrated papers and magazines,
really excellent likenesses of distinguished
people 1t is capital idea to let the young
people make photograph scrap-book. By
means OF such collection. especially wher e
there is any attempt at classification, it is
surprising how much useful information
may be gathered. A boy of our acquain-
tance who seemed to care for nothing except
music, and could not be persuaded to read
anything solid, was beguilded into taste
for history by collecting photographs of
emuent musicians. His mother wisely pro-
hlbited him from adding 4 ew face until he
was able to tell something about the individ-
ual, and to write in the scrap-book, beneath
his or her name, the date and place of birth.
This led the boy to ransacking histories and
en- cyclopedias, and almost before he was
aware he was reading about other people and
events belonging to the age in which his ia
yoIltes lived. Dates can be fastened in the
memory by a chronological grouping Of
characters. The children will learn more if
they do not paste in the pictures too rapidly,
but walt until they have enough of one kind
to classify in some shape. Really poor
woodcuts should not have place in such a
collection, but excellent ones are often found
r
the publishing houses.
THE TRUE WIFE.
Oftentimes l have seen tall ship glide by
against the tide as if drawn by some invisi-
BILE bowine, with hundred strong arms
pulling it. Her sails were untitled, her
streamers dropping, she had neither side
stately in serene triumph, as with her own
life. But knew that on the other side of
the ship, hidden beneath the great bulk that
swan so majestically, there was little toll
some steam tug, with heart of fire and
arms Of iron, that was Juggling it bravely on
her arms and left the ship it would wallow
and roll about, and drift hither and thither,
and go off with the retiuent tide. no man
knows whittier. And so have known more
than one genius. high-decked, ful,-freighted,
full-sailed, gay-pennoned, but that for the
heart of the faithful little wife that nestles
close to him, so that no wind or wave could
part them, would have gone down with the
stream, and have been heard of no nore.-[O.
w. Holmes.
AMERICAN woMEN's FEET.
The American women have the finest
shaped and smallest feet of any nationality.
THE foot of the American female is usually
round, with an arched instep," said a clerk
at woodward avenue store yesterday.
THE German, Scandinavian, Irish and Eng
liSh women seldom have other than broad,
fiat feet: French women often have fine feet
especially those from the localities which
were invaded by the Saracens and where
there exists mingling of the Saracen blood.
The French women from the mountain dis
tricts are apt to have the characteristic
mountain foot-strong, broad and flat, from
much use."
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08

News comes from England that the British
and American authorities have come to an
understanding that will avert any collision
in Behring Sea during the seal fishing SER
vice. There probably never was any reason
10 expect collision, If we except the
buster of British naval Officer filled with
wine. England, If she has any complaint to
make of our position in regard to Behring
Sea, will approach the matter, as we ap-
preached the fishery question, through the
channels of diplomacy,
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08

1t is gratifying to see that there are people
In Charleston, s. c., who do not endorse the
verdict in the Dawson murder case and that
they are having the courage of their convict
ION. Mellow cannot be tried over again.
and so there is no hope of his punishment
under the law, but the people of Charleston
nave It In their power to socially ostracize
MN, and this, il they are animated by the
right feelings, they will do.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08
THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, JULY s.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu
n"atons. The name and address OF the writer
ne Ia III eases Indispensable, not necessarily fol-
publication but AS guarantee II good tafh.
We cannot undertake. 10 return or preserve
'-nnImlnnca IONS thar are-rot used.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08
TO THE PEOPLE OF PORTLAND AND VICINITY

For have been told about slow Priced
rupt StOcks ClOsng Out Sales at Disastrous Pe
before and perhaps NEVER AGAIN will SUCH opportunity
be presented purchase Boys and Chdens
and OvercOas--AS NOW.
All hope getting so the dollar
superior stock renqushed The bare unwelcome truth
seuts ITSELF that to STOCK OF GOODS make
fearful havoc with regular prices and fully Twenty
Dollars worth Of Clothing literally thrown into the Shrewd
Buyers less than the bare cloth the manufacturers
This splendid stock Suits Oyercoats Pants Men, Boys
Children made order for the Spring trade the
perfect in style and make be sold days;
turned ilt0 CASH at n appalling sacrifice.
Remember this Bankrupt Sale" bu the
fine stock of House that for gOOd
TUST BE SOLD AT ONCE o.
This opportunity and oar los If intend profit
waste time coming Secure the choice of these goods
cannot last long.
The little figures ought to strike
FAVORABLY, for it tells welcome tale.
Below few specimens Fghtfu to close
tn stock.
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08

The comptroller Of New York State has
revised his ruling that the State could not pay
the expenses of the trial of the doodle" al
dermen who were granted change of venue,
and decided finally that it can. The trial
of McQuade will begin, therefore, at Ballston
Spa this week. Nobody expects conviction.
On his two former trials the jury disagreed,
and the pending one will have to proceed
without Fullgraff, one of the most important
witnesses, who is affected with soItening of
the brain. Besides Col Fellows will con-
duct the prosecution
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08

Senator Blair Is in favor of a cancellation
of the debt due from the Pacific railroads to
the government. He thinks, that If this were
done we should get lower freight and
passenger rates. One of the most
conspicuous features Of Senator Blair's
character seems to be genera ity
that is generosity with the peoples
money. II the creditors of these roads
were private individuals nobody would think
OF making such suggestion as this of Sena-
tor Blair's. And there is no reason In this
case why the government should deal
more leniently that would private creditors.
The official returns from the recent election
In Pennsylvania on the prohibitory amend
ment to the constitution disclose some inter-
esting facts. The exact majority for high
license and against prohibition was 1888,
The vote polled was more than three-quar-
tiers of the total of last November, having
been ISL, 200 compared with $4,000. Phila-
delphia's majority against prohibition was
92,495. OF the 6S counties in the State 80
voted for high license and 30 for prohibition.
OF the former 81 were Democratic and IT Re-
publican. vf the latter Is were Republican
publican strongholds, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh and Lancaster county gave crushing
majorities against prohibition, while the
same was true of the Democratic strongholds
IN the Pennsylvania Dutch" region, Berks,
Lehigh and Northampton counties. The
mining districts were divided. The Quaker
district was for prohibition In a general
way the country districts were for prohibi
ton, while the cities supported the high IL
cense system. Had the people known that
the high license law was SO soon to lose its
teeth at the hands of the supreme court 1t Is
doubtful if high license would have received
so big vote. As the law was being en-
forced it seems to have been very effective
check upon the saloon. But as it must be
administered hereafter under the recent de-
cision of the court its restrictive powe- will
be next to nothing
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08
G. Way l. Co.. Props. NeWell's Mixture

PORTLAND, ME-, April 18th, 1882
have used NEWELL'S MIXTURE for nearly
two years. and wish to say that for Sudden
Cold, Soreness, Lameness or Rheumatic Pains
have never found its equal. have also used it
in my family for Neuralgia with perfect success.
1t is an invaluable remedy for any travelling man
to carry in his satchell.
JAMES N. DOMAIN
Travelling Agt. tor Maine State Year Book. 1875
Middle ST., Portland, Me.
nave eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1889-07-08

There Is trouble in the Home Market Club
of Boston. The President and Directors
want new secretary, but Mr.. Herbert
Radcliffe, who holds that Office at present,
not only will not resign but is fortifying him.
self with endorsements from very influential
men with the intention of contestiDg with
the President and Directors. Among his
hackers are Senator Hosr and Senator Frye.
The reason the Directors desire change
does not cleay appear.
, 1889-08-07

When a young lady has safely got a
dog, carefully inclosed in a basket, past
the "dogs-not-admitted" sign, the ticket
seller, the chopper man and the guard,
and is seated at last in the car, she is the
happiest person in the world-for she has
struggled, that vice dearest to the fem
mime heart. There is a look of triumph
on her face, touched with a shade of fear
lest she may be found out, after all, that
nc other situation il the world can bring.
1t is seldom that she can resist the temp.
tation to open the cover a little just be-
fore h reaches her destination, and let
the dog insert his nose in the outer world
for a moment that the other passengers
may see that she has triumphed. And
when she walks out of the car it is with
a q~ueenly sweep which would make the
manager of tho road feel very small if he
could see it.-New York Tribune.
, 1889-08-07

In the spring of 1879 several families,
residents of Gloucester, Mass, came by
vessel to North Yarmouth, then by an
Indian trail L New Gloucester. They
built a log house on the northern side of
Harris hill. Then In succession they
erected seven others in the vicinity,
cleared eight pieces of land containing
about twenty acres, which was in part
planted to cor and potatoes and the re-
mainder sowed to rye, and hewed a frame
for a sawmill. Thus began the settle
ment of the present town of New Glouces.
ter. In the fall they built Il granary, iii
which TO store their crops, and dug IL
potato hole for the safety of the potatoes
from the frost.
Sept. 4, all of the settlers gathered to-
gether and had q harvest dinner. The
rye and corn furnished bread. The
brooks and pond provided fish. The
woods supplied the game. Salt was pro-
cured from North Yarmouth. They had
become self supporting. The dinner was
the first which had been produced from
their land. The salt was paid for from
the furs which they had trapped on their
own soil. They felt as happy and as in.
dependent as kings-and enjoyed their
coarse meal with a much better relish
than kings can bring to their dainties.-
Lewiston Journal.
, 1889-08-07

Some mothers affect very old styles in
dressing their babies and little children,
and they look quaint and bean with them
a sweetness and fragrance like that from
old time linen presses. l saw a little
girl of about A years old yesterday in the
horse ear. She had a little short wasted
dress of white nainsook, with a sash
drawn up just under her arms. The
skirt had three quite deep tucks, and it
reached her ankles. She had on midgets
of slippers with silver buckles. The
sleeves were short and left the white
little dimpled elbows bare, and she wore
a cunning little close cap of muslin.
The whole outfit could not have cost
three dollars, but there wasn't a person,
no even excepting a grumpy looking
old man, who didn't smile at that pre-
cious little baby sitting there SO de-
murely and sweetly innocent of her own
quaint beauty.
1t doesn't require velvets and silks to
make childhood lovely. Dress your little
ones comfortably and simply, but keep
them clean and neat and healthy, and ]
am happy to say that it is the fashion
now to do just these things.-Fashion
Letter.
, 1889-08-07

The subject of slow consuming houses,
once before the people, mus not be al
lowed to have rest until radical changes
are inaugurated in the building of all
largo and high structures. Most of our
large office buildings are death traps. The
same is true of tenements, as the world
well knows. Whatever reforms SO far
nave been enforced are of trivial value.
Professor Atkinson names n few New
England factories that are what should
be everywhere. One sanitarium has re-
Gently beer constructed at D~ansville, N.
Y, on the basis of safety and latest
knowledge of the appliance of art to re-
sist fire. The fac of importance is, that
the thing a be done. Our theatres,
and hospitals, and hotels may be built to
be absolutely secure against loss of life
by fire. Law should compel it to be
done.-SA Louis Globe-D Democrat.
, 1889-08-07

Houses of varying ~pretensions border
the Alameda behind the trees. At its
upper end the streets of the town are
reached, and beauty yields to m
The streets are roughly paved and dirty;
the houses, painted white or of pale tints,
are plain and rectangular, their smooth
walls broken only by light verandas be-
fore the upper windows and by the flag
staffs projecting over every door. The
shops are poor. But the street scenes
are interesting enough. Cracking wa
gons, drawn by oxen, lumber noisily
over the stones, the dark skins and high
cheek bones of their drivers showing In
dian descent. Lighter horse drawn carts
and shabby hackney coaches pass by,
but very few respectable private car
riages are seen. Outside q saddler's shop
stands the picturesque figure of a "Hu-
aso," mounted on q small but strong and
spirited horse.
The 'huaso" is a distinctive parsonage
of Chill, answering somewhat to the
guacho of eastern South America. He
spends his life mounted on his horse,
which he manages with consummate
skill, his occupation-when he has one
usually DelHB CaLIle urlNllB on tne
"haciendas," or farms, of the country.
More than half Indian, dark, silent,
fierce, he is an unpleasant individual
TO meet at night in a lonely country
road, for he is INSCRIPTIONS and ready
with his knife, especially when, as is
frequently the case, he has imbibed a
quantity of "'aquardiente" in the low
drinking places of the town. A wide
hat of well worn straw shades his I'M
shayen face; a ''poncho"-in appear
nee like a striped blanket with a hole
in its center, through which his head
emerges-conceals his shabby dress.
From his heels project monstrous spurs,
cruel as the powerful bit which renders
his horse obedient to a touch. AT his
saddle, of Mexican pattern, hangs the
~''lasso," his implement of office, in the
use of which he is astonishingly dexter
GUS. His high leather boots rest in gil
gantio wooden stirrups-blocks of carved
wood-which protect his feet from the
press of cattle.-An the Year Round.
, 1889-08-07
The Sign Of Modern France.

1t is needless to relate the oft told tale
of the capture of the Bastile. Suffice it
to say hat it was sufficient notice to the
monarchs of Europe that the old regime
was at an end. The common people had
captured a strong fortress. The regular
soldiers had refused to fire on the COM
mon people. Two momentous facts.
They proved to all thinking men that
the old feudal regime was gone forever.
The common people of France realized
it thoroughly; the middle classes only
partially (this was a situation in which
only those who suffer can realize); the
priests and nobility not at all, and many
lost their heads without gaining the
knowledge. But the fall of the Bastile
was indeed the sign of modern France.
The French do well to celebrate it every
where.|. II. Beadle.
, 1889-08-07
About Coffee.

The pleasures of coffee are by no means
dissipated in the warm weather, when
shot coffee" is not needed as a means of
defying the discomfort of cold weather.
Cold coffee is a delicious beverage when
well made. Coffee ice made of strong
coffee frozen in a freezer, and served in
cups with whipped cream, is a dainty
dessert or a convenient part of the after
noon tea menu; coffee soda is a peculiar
summer drink, and few people accus-
toned to the morning cup of coffee
make any difference on account of the
weather in this most important feature
of the breakfast table. An expert in
coffee maintains that the best coffee is
made in the old fashioned tin coffee pot.
Don't give me any new patent arrange
ment for making coffee" he says; 1.-the
old tin pot is the only kind of cooking
utensil that preserves the aroma and the
full flavor of the coffee"
After the coffee has been boiled and
settled pour it in good strength upon a
cup half filed with cream and hot milk.
Most true coffee epicures have a bever-
age prepared with full strength that will
give n delicious aroma and n true but
delicate flavor to a cup of rich cream
and boiled milk. Rather peculiarly the
average American drinks about the same
amount of coffee now that he did eigh-
teen years ago. In 1870 the average
consumption for each person was seven
and one-half pounds, in 1888 it was seven
and t~wo-thirds pounds, showing that the
taste for coffee neither increases nor de
creases.-Boston journal.
, 1889-08-07
The Hole in the Wan.

Tell me about the hole in the wall"
"Well, it was one of the famous in
situations of our early days. I'll give
you a full history of it-something that
has never been told in print. 1t had its
origin in ham and bread. One of the
senators suggested to John Beall, who
was sergeant-at-arms away back in the
thirties, that 1t would be n good thing to
have a little luncheon set neal the hall
where hungry senators could run out
and get a bite to eat. So Bealrs wife
boiled hams and made bread and Beall
brought them down and set them up in
a little circular room just north of the
rotunda and on the east side of the corri-
dor. Soon he added pickles, nuts, salads
and such little ~delicacies, and the place
became very popular.
"Then somebody suggested to Beall
that there ought to be a bottle of whisky
there, and after the whisky had been
procured there came a demand for gin,
rum, brandy, wine and all sorts of
things. In n little while the place be-
came a regular saloon. There was no
bar, of course not eve a sideboard, the
bottles and demijohns being set in rows
IN the shelves. For a long time the SEN
ators used to go in there and help them
selves to whatever they wanted, and the
expense was run in under the contingent
account, as horse hire or something like
that.
"After a time the stock got so large and
popular that it wa no uncommon thing
to see a dozen senator's and their friends
in there drinking and having good times.
The little room, not more than twelve or
fifteen feet in diameter, and taking its
name from the fact that it was simply a
hole in the wall, lighted only by one win
dow, was often badly crowded, and a
good deal of confusion resulted in the
arrangement of the stock, SO that the
enato who had a favorite brand of
liquor had much trouble in finding it.
Thus it became necessary to put a man
man in charge, and after a time the ex-
pense became so great that it was not
easy to work it off in the contingent ac-
count. Then the senators were required
to pay for what they got, and after this
was done the popularity of the Hole in
the Wall fell off very rapidly. But it
was kept up until some years after the
senate moved into its present chamber
in 1859. 1t is a good thing, I'm think
ing, that the walls of that lark little
room are dumbr"-Ohio State journal.