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Year: 1874

How MUCH VIZ TALK.-It is well that all
we say is not written down-not only be-
cause some of it might be rather against us,
but because there would not be room for it.
A curious Frenchman has lately been making
a calculation, which is that man talks on an
average three hours day, at the rate of
about twenty-nine octave pages an hour.
This would make eighty-seven pages day,
about six hundred a week, which would
amount to fty-two good.sized volumes
every year. And then, multiplying this by
the number of years in mans life, what a
library he would have if it should all be
printed And, too, how very little of the
whole would be worth preserving, and how
much he would be so glad if it had been un-
said
Year: 1874

LENDING MoNEY.-In order to make an
enemy, lend man small sum of money for
a day. Call upon him in week for it. Wait
two months. In three months insist upon his
paying you. He will get angry, denounce
you, and ever after speak of you in abusive
terms. We have seen this experiment tried
repeatedly, and never knew it fail.
Year: 1874

The Memphis Appeal in an article on
the Bearing of the South" since the late
elections, gives expression in the following
plain terms to the general sentiment Of the
Southern people:


can oppressive responsibility rests upon the
people of the South, and they must be equal
to their opportunities. Bad as are the recon
structed constitutions of theSouth, and illegal
as was the manner in which they were imposed
upon US, they are accomplished facts. We
can no more, with prudence, blot them out
than could the government of Gambetta re.
turn to the laws of Louis XVI.-than Mac
Mahon could blot out Gravelotte and Sedan.
Whatever we may think of the iniquity of the
fourteenth amendment and of the policy Of
the fifteenth amendment, it is no more posi-
BILE to blot out the results of these amend
ments than it would be to repeal the thirteenth
amendment itself. In accepting Mr.. Greeley
in 1872, the South signed a compact with eve
ry section of the Union that the results of the
war, so far as they established the political
equality of all the citizens of the United
States shall not be disturbed. Should re-
dictionary spirit develop itself against those
results, we would despair of success in the
great battle of 1876, to which the present
victory is a pressage We must not oppress
the negro. We must convince him that the
white people of the South have the will and
the means to do better by him than the carpet
bagger, who has used him, and will desert
him as soon as deprived of office. We must
convince the colored men that we have no
hostility against them, because we consider
them the ignorant dupes of their political
masters, more sinned against than SHINING.
Let us act with justice and kindness, indicate
by our treatment that those among whom they
were born are their best friends, and the days
of intimidation, armed Intervention, and car
pet-bag governments will be a thing of the
past to come no more. Let it not be said two
years hence that any act of the Southern
people has resulted in the defeat of those
measures on which their prosperity depends,
or that another radical has been elected, be-
cause from her disloyalty the South could not
be trusted to manage her own destinies."
Year: 1874

When they opened the old COW at Chester,
Pa. the other day, all they found. in her
stomach was pair of shoes. The world is
challenged to produce another instance of
such tender milkmaid.
Year: 1874

Now we will took a little. We
will bate $500. 90 that we hav sold
One-third more goods than any re-
tail party in Portland the last
thirty days and will show it by
Cash Book and Bank Account.
Now put up your stamps or go into
your boots. The Portland People
are not all fools.
Year: 1874

lopcCidl W IIcsS-i


The State Prison Envestig alton.


AUGUSTA, Feb 26.


Very little has been sent to the press about
the State prison investiga ton, for the simple
reason that there has been little to send. The
following decision of the Committee was read
by Mr. Talbot this afternoon and sums up the
whole matter to that time; THE Committee
having proceeded thus far in the investigation
of the affairs of the State prison, agree that so
far as any Irregularities exist in the treatment
of prisoners, or their mode of punishment, or
in the management at the time of the fire, tn y
are not of such a nature as to implicate the
Warden or to cast any suspicion on him as to
want of efficiency, neglect of official duty, or
unkind or harsh treatment; but that the in
spectors have for several years failed to con-
form fully to the requireme nts of the law in re-
gard to furnishing to the officers of the prison,
rules and regulations for their government
The Committee, therefore, decide that no fur
ther examination so far as the Warden is con-
cerned in relation to the treatment of prisoners
be had, and that the further examination of
witnesses be in relation to the financial con-
Germs of the prison.


This evening nothing new was brought out.
Tomorrow, all the clerical force will be dis
charged except two accountants. The proba-
bility is that the investigation will be con-
cluded by tomorrow night. The investigation
has. thus far. been of thorough character. and
no attempt whatever has been made to cover
up anything. Warden Rice stands higher to-
mig ,h in the estimation of both Democrats and
Republicans than he ever did before. To-
morrow Warden Rice will take the stand
Year: 1874

THIRTY YEARS is certainly long enough time to
prove the efficacy of any medicine and that the Pain
Killer is deserving Of all its propretors claim for 1t is
ply proved by the unparalleled popularity has at
tained 1t is sure and effective remedy Its sold
in almost every country in the world and it needs only
to be known to be prized its reputation as amed


cine of Great Virtue is fully and permanently estao
lshed. 1t is the great Family sfed'cne OF tAe age
Taken internally it c'-es Dysen'ery' onolera' oiar-
rhea, Cra--p ana pam In tne stomach nowsi oo.n-
Year: 1874

MASS TEMPERANCE MEETINa.-Gov. Ding
ley has been invited to preside at the Temper
ance meeting, and will accept if public duties
do not compel him to return to Augusta by the
morning train. If our citizens, especially the
women, take an active interest in the meetings
to-day grand success may be assured, and
much good may result. Besides the organlza-
ton in the forenoon, at 10 o'clock addresses
will be made by clergymen and others present.
The best methods to secure constant expression
of public sentiment in relation to the suppress
sion of the dram shop will be thoroughly dis
cussed, and without doubt such measures VIII
be recommended as will seem best to secure
this important end. The grand rally In the
evening will call out crowded audience, VINO


will be addressed by some of our best home
speakers, Gen. j. A. Hall of Damariscotta. be-
ing among the number. The Portland Band
Will furnish excellent music. Arrangements
have been made to retain the fine decorations
| used last night on the occasion of the Cover
nor's reception. We heartily urge our temper
ance, and in fact all our readers to give one day
to this cause.
Year: 1874

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The New York Ex-
press says: We have received the following
important confession bearing the signature of
Catherl1e Waller,ownng up as to what she has
done and neither denying the statement as to
her children nor as to John Waller.


To Editor of Near York Express:


L, Catherine Waller alias Kate Wallace alias
Carrie Waller alias Catherine Mckenzie, do
hereby state that l am John Walters wife that
married him on the Goth of May, 1862; that
Carrie A. Waller was born February oath. 1879:
that John G. j. Waller was born September
"a, 1854; that was born October 81, 1S47: that
John Waller is 30 years old this March coming; /;
that left him four years ago last November;
that was obliged to leave because he abused
me. ask him to go and see if he can find on
Mrs. Waite's left arm the scar where he cut me
with an axe 1t is about an inch and a half
long; also see if he can find q scar on her left
temple where he struck me with a block of
wood and also go and see if her eyebrows meet
on her forehead, as he always said mine did 1
have done great wrong to this woman, but
have tried to undo what have done and have
written many times to all these people, but it
has done no good. l am sick ard have no hopes
of ever getting well. 1 have consumption and
my heart is broke and it is my fathers advice
to send this to you. 1t is useless for me to 90
and give myself up now as am not to live
long, so will state the truth. Mrs Holden
told black lie when she said I talked to her
about my marriage when was in Pictou. She
said that to try and condemn Mrs. Waite, and
they told so many lies. What makes me feel
so bad is about my children. They make them
swear to lies, but will have them before long
in my own keeping if 1 have to steal them.


have two sisters and five brothers and
father and mother, and have never denied
them. have known Mrs. Waite for nearly
three years and she is young, unsuspecting
woman. don't know where she was born,
but know she was an English girl by her
tongue, and have heard her say she had no
parents, and am sorry for what have done
to get her into this trouble. My friends want
ed me to send this to you so that we would have
the truth known, for John Waller and his tribe
are so bad that they will never tell the truth.
So please do what you can and do not be afraid.
Tell this as you think BEST but do your best to
save me. had an accomplice and got the
medicine and gave the pictures to her and got
her to get them copied. The sins of Carrie M.
Kent will not bear, but all the others will
So you know enough now. So have no more
to say now. Mrs Waite was never John WALL
ers wife. have played the role that the gov
ernment said she did all but taking the name of
Carrie M. Kent and marrying E. F. Waite. So
no more. Yours in sorrow,


CATHERINE WALLER.
Year: 1874

soNs OF TEMpERANcE.-In order to allow
tine members to attend the Mass Temperance
meeting this evening at City Hall, there Will De
no meeting of Portland Division, No 70, Sons
of Temperance.
Year: 1874

a letter to the Cincinnati Commercial


says the story of Carl Schurz's career in
lSi9 and 1850, after the failure of the
brave revolutionary movement in Ger
many in lS4S.-of his hair breadth escapes
while fleeing from Prussia. and of his re-
turn, disguised, into the very heart of the
kingdom, to rescue one of his companions
imprisoned there matches the romantic
the rumcr OF the chivalric deeds of the
young hero rang through half of Europe.


Born near Cologne in 1929, he was nine
teen wears old when the revolution broke
out. He was then student at Bonn,
young. enthusiastic and courageous. He
became editor of a Liberal paper, and then
Joined with his sword in the defence OF
Rastadt. When the town fell he was cast
into prison and sentenced to death. Dur
ing the night preceding the day on which
he was to be put to death he and his SER
want, who had been imprisoned with him,
excavated passage through the floor of
their prison into the sewer of the town.
There they remained all night, up to their
waists in water. In the morning they
found their way to a man-trap in one OF
the streets but there stood sentinel, arm
ed and watchful, for it was then known
that two prisoners had escaped.


Their only way of exit from their living
tomb seemed to be cut off. There they
stood for hours. weak and trembling, hop
ing that the sentiEel would be withdrawn.
They could not sit down. for the water
was too deep, and one of them became so
weary that he let fall weapon he had
with him, which. splashing in the water,
attracted the guards attention. who thrust
his bayonet several times into the sewer,
passing within a few inches of their bodies


At last there occurred fortunate disturb
ance short distance from the trap, and
the watchman, for a moment, forsook hi:
post. This was their one only opportuni


ty, and they pIofited by it without delay


They had barely time to leap from th,
sewer and to throw themselves into g
ditch near by when the guard returned


They lay in the ditch, motionless, the res


Of the day, and at nightfall they crawlet
away and fed across the fields. Faint ant
hungry, they ventured to approach tn
house Of a farmer, and to trust to his com
Year: 1874

the pilotage known as Hell Gate pilotage
as contradistinguished from Sandy Hook
pllotage, aud 1T permits vessels plying in
the coasting trade, without taking pi-
lot, to run in and out OF these local wa
tcrs. | say, for myself, that in the pres
ence of the very urgent effort which has
been made, consented to this, in the
hope that it was right, and knowing that
it was much less radical than the original
measure. take it, it will be the pleas
ure of the Senate to adopt it, and shall
consider it, if may be forgiven for say
ing so, about as much a personal tri-
umph of my friend from Maine as it is
an act of legislation in the interests of
commerce in the abstract.
Year: 1874

RICHES. = The man with good firm
health is rich. SO is the man with clear
conscience. So is the parent of good,
happy children. So is the Clergyman
whose coat little children of the parish
pluck, as he passes them at their play.
So is the wife who has the whole heart of
a good husband. So is the maiden whose
horizon is not bounded by the coming
man, but who has a purpose in life,
whether she ever meet him or not. So
is the young man, who laying his hand
on his heart can say, Il have treated every
woman ever saw as should wish my
sister treated by other men, SO is the
little child who goes to sleep with kiss
on its lips and for whose waking a kind
blessing waits.
Year: 1874

Dr.. Henry S,u,lcIl, an old man Of sixty,
lives with his son-in law in Detroit, and it is
said that the aged pioneer has temper like
Il bear pukcd up with a hot pitchlork- He
grunts and snalS around at everything and
everybody and there is no peace in the
house until his eyes and mouth are closed in
sleep. lie took new tack few DAYS ago.
and threatened to commit suicide if his
whims We're not humorcd. The taraily did
not think he would do such thing, but they
were rather soft on him for few days


Que night he got some odd notion in his
head and the family fatty refused to crafty
it. He said he would take poison, but they
Were firm. Along in the night he was heard
groaning and rolling around, having an at
tack Of bilious collie and the family reused
up under the idea that he had taken dead
ly dose He woul1n't say he hadn't, as he
wanted to have revenge on them. The boy
ran for a doctor, the woman hunted for
mustard, and the sonin-aw dashed about
for eggs. IL. got u couple, broke the whites
into tca-cup. and ordered the old man to
open his po;ato trap. Old man woulln't,
bat he was taken by the throat and made to.
The cggS were followed by mustard.


H. Shat h~ g1me together, bat the son-in
law sat down on ilm and jabbcd the end of a
tooth-brus!l into his mouth until he opcncdit it.
When the old man heard them call for tepid
water he said it wasn't case of poisoning. but
they lalnrcd the toothbrush at his gums
again, aud he had to drink a plat Of warm
water. The son-.n law said he wasn't going
to have his family d,>sraced by a suicide in
his house, and he shouted for more eggs
The old man tried to brs off, but they held,
icrkel down his chin, and the eggs went
down his throat While waiting for the
doctor tie 5on-in-law got the old man out
of bed and prinred him up and down the
hall with nothing on but long night shirt.


He made the pioneer get up and travel
like buffalo, Ieaping over chains. up and
down and around everywhere. The old man
shouted again and again that he had not
tried to commit suicide, but the son-in-law
said it was too thin and continued to prance
him until the doctor came. The doctor said
it WAS morphine. and he whipped out
stomach pump and rolled up his sleeves.
TIE old man begged that they would not pump
-, out. but they Were firm. lie was thrown
down and held fast, and they .jinslel the rub
Der tubc down his throat and the doctor
manned the brakes and pumped away.


lie said it was grave case; but it was
barely possible thnt the patient might be
saved. He pumped away until the reser-
voir was empty, and then they ran the old
man around again, fed him ON more eggs,
felt his pulse, and the doctor said it was the
incest little job he had had for six months. The
old pioneer is in bed yet. but is recovering
and the son-in-law expects the most crafty
iag results from the experiment
Year: 1874

Thus, from these two years crops, MIR. Jel-
nick has received enough to pay for the whole
one hundred and sixty acres with surplus of
five hundred dollars towards the cost of break
ing and cu'tivatn". The expense is stated to
have been two and one half dollars per acre,
but the other detail OF cost Of cultiyalIun We're
not furnished by him.
Year: 1874

The annual report of the Commissioners of
Fisheries gives an interesting account of the
progress of their work, in connection with
that of United States Commissioner Baird, in
introducing and disseminating valuable species
of fish into the streams and lakes of this State.
The experiment of Restocking our fresh wa
ters with salmon, shad and alewives, has so
far progressed, and the difficulties in the way
have been so far obviated by the construction
of fish-ways over dams and the removal of
other obstacles, that the Commissioners speak
with entire confidence of the complete sue
cess of this important movement to restore to
our lakes and streams their former abundance
of food fishes. In very short time now the
practical results of these efforts will be patent
to all, and if these shall come near the conf
dent expectation of those who have the best
Year: 1874

George Francis Train swore
that he would free Ireland, so
help him God. He got no help,
but now thinks Tweed the best
thing to free. He writes to the
Boss You possess secrets
against public men that in my
hands will release you and put
them in your place. Will you
speak +? Ifso name the time that
l can visit you. J. represent the
coming revolution. Two mil
lions Of working men will soon
be clamoring for bread. Ny last
letter to you was from the Bas-
tile of Lyons, France. You are
the 6rst victim of the gigantic
conspiracy to change our form
Of government. Act quickly, for
desperate men sometimes resort
to poison"
Year: 1874

NEw oRK, March l0.-The Bishop Cummins
dissenters from the Episcopal Church, met In
Steinway Hull yesterday afternoon and organized
the first congregation Of the reformed body. By
laws were adopted in conformity with the re-
quirement of State statutes. These provide for
vestry of nine trustees who are 10 hold office nine
years, control property and have temporal man-
sgeinent of the society. Resolutions were also
passed setting forth the views of the new church.
There was some difference of opinion as to the
name tor the new church. A majority disfavored
any selection which might lead to naming of the
churches of the new sect after saints and the
First Reformed Episcopal Church of New York,
was finally adopted unanimously. The new church
will continue worship at S,einway Hall and
Bishop Cummins will be the rector. The mem
bership represents much wealth and m edlhce
will be erected next summer,
Year: 1874

Once the most prosperous land in the world-a
land that had conferred blessings upon oil coun
tries, and especially upon our own; from which
were drawn the greater part of our most valuable
exports, has been almost destroyed by Radical
plundercrs. Louisiana is threatened with COM
plete Authorization, and the people of that pros
trate commonwealth not only complain OF the
scarcity of agricultural labor, but that which the
labor of the whites produce is simply the spoil OF
the "nation's wards" who are too lazy TO work
and deem it their moral and political duty to steal
The farmers are plundered with impunity, and
poverty and taxes are driving them to despera-
tion The exigencies of Kellogg's reign require
multiplication OF the negro vote, and the tempta-
tion of immunity to the darkies is drawing black
immigrants in droves from neighboring States,
until the complete and perpetual subordnation
of the whites will soon be an accomplished fact
The prospect is by no means cheering one, nor
will the control of the mouth of the greatest river
of the continent and its enterprizng entrepot be
vary credtabe and profitable to the country.
Year: 1874

Virginia and some other States are debating
lne propriety Of imposing gen eral tax on can
inc property, not only as source Of revenue 10
the State, but also as decreasing the risk of
sheep culture. During one night recently four
teen sheep and ten valuable goats were killed
in an Eastern town by two dogs, and if tax
had been actually imposed on the dog owner, it
Is safe to assume that there would not have been
more than one canine on the raid.


Again, in forty counties in Virginia. where o
tax is imposed, $4,000 were collected from
that source alone. No doubt dog tax should
be laid and rgidly collected here and elsewhere,
even at the risk Of reducing the price of buck
skin gloves.


If the people can't afford to pay for maintain
ing nuisance, let them do without it, and re-
lieve their neighbors' ears from the bowl Of the
by brid.
Year: 1874

An illustration of the way in which the San
born contracts have been used TO defraud the
Government is given in the Springfield Union,
an Administration journal. A book-keeper in
the employment OF a firm in Haydensvile,
Mass, hoping to get a reward, informed the
revenue officer of that district that his employ
ers were in arrears for taxes. The officer in his
turn forwarded the Information to Supervisor
Simmons, the man whom Ben Butler has had
appointed Collector of Boston; expecting Of
course, to receive instructions about collecting
what was due. But Simmons sent one OF In 9
Sanborn detectives to attend to the case, and
half the money collected went to that eminent
patriot or his confederates, though the in:or.
nation was conveyed to Simmons By salarled
officer OF the Treasury Department, whose duty
1t was to collect the money himself and return
the whole to the United States Treasury.
Year: 1874

MoNEY-The Ledger says the supply OF money


IL quite abundant but the low rates at which 1t is
loaned are probably more attributable to the lack
Of demand in any legitimate business pursuit
than to the large amount unemployed Those
having business uses for money do not hesitate
to pay per cent, and quite considerable amount
is daily loaned among stock operators at that
Year: 1874

LONDON, March 10.-The DalLy Telegraph
publishes long statement signed by Charles
Orton, in which the writer confesses that he
recognized the Tichborne claiment as his BROTH
er the first time he saw him and that silence
on his part was bought with five pounds paid
monthly for a year, and The promise of thou.
sand or two additional at The conclusion OF
the trial
Year: 1874

Of L. Benjamin's National Candy Mandatory to
come around to your store, but take q car and
come at once to the factory, Pennsylvania ave
nue., opposite the Metropolitan hotel, and you will


be furnished free with car-tIckets for your ride
Come as soon as you need anything 70 rsplenisf
your stock cow
Year: 1874

Prof. S. w. johnson makes light OF
the no ton that eating fish is specially
beneficial to the brain, And be throws
out in the Tribune this bold banter:


With your permission / will challenge
those who know how to feed brains to
discuss the following propositions, one
or all:


l.. There is no evidence sufficient to de-
monstrate that fish is better brain food
than flesh, fowl or grain.


2 There is no evidence that fSh con-
tains more phosphorus than desi, fowl or
grains.


3. There is no proof that if fish did
contain more phosphorus than other
foods it would sustain brain labor or re-
store brain waste any better on that ac-
count


4. There is no food which contains so
much as one.half per cent of phospho-
rus except bones and rat paste: