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The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01
IS. A. Clarke in June Californian.ll
How DR.. Whitman Saved Oregon

Tyler was President and Webster was secre-
tary of state. The Ashburton Treaty was in
progress and not much interest was felt in the
northwestern boundary. Little was known of
that distant region, and from English sources
the assurances were positively made that the
country was comparatively worthless, more
valuable for hunting and trapping than for all
civilized uses. This was the condition of af-
fairs when Whitman reached the capital. 1t
was all but conceded that privileges on the
northeast coast, in respect to fisheries, should
offset the surrender Of the Columbia River
region to Great Britain. Governor Simpson of
the Hudson's Bay Company had reached
Washington, had interviewed Webster and
managed to leave this impression ON his mind.
There was no living man to plead for Oregon
and tell the truth fearlessly until, "in the
dead of winter, an awkward, tall, spare-vis-
aged, vigorous, off-hand sort of man appeared
at the department in his mountain travelling
garb, consisting of dark-eolored blanket coat
and buckskin pants, showing that to keep him
self from freezing he had been compelled to
lie down close to his camp fire while in the
mountains, and on his way to Washington he
had not stopped for a moment but pushed on
with vigor and energy peculiarly his own"
This man had been tauntingly told that it was
impossible for his Government to be informed
so as to prevent the surrender of Oregon, but
he had surmounted impossibilities, and was
there in person to make known the facts.
Entirely unmindful of his rude garb and
weather-beaten looks, Whitman sought an in
terview with the Secretary of State, gave his
object, and stated the plans and purposes Of
the British Government. He had hardly
made his object known when Webster inter-
rupted him, "But, doctor, you are too late; we
have just about traded Oregon off for cod
fishery" His first interview failed to make
any strong impression. Webster had made up
his mind that there was actual value in the
fisheries, while he knew nothing about the
Columbia River region, and at best there new
er had been any benefit apparf 1t from the
claim to ownership. But Whit nan had not
crossed a continent through winLer snow and
ice to be baked in a single interview. He
sought the presence of the President, and.
wild man as he appeared, dressed in blanket
coat and skins, he interested John TYLER in
his cause, and procured hearing for himself
and for Oregon. 1t is true that John TYLER is
considered the least among the Presidents, and
his name is not fragrant with great and good
deeds, but we owe him this much considera-
tion-to recognize that only for his influence
the Ashburton Treaty would have gone as al
ready planned, and the national domain have
lost the great wealth and glory of the galaxy
OF States to be formed from the Pacific North
west. ..-l f.t ...I =
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01
THE DAILY PRESS
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,
PORTLAND, ME.
Campaign Charges Against Gar
field,

Campaign Charges Against Gar
field.
The Democratic newspaper organs, with
few honorable exceptions, have entered with
zestupon a campaign of slander. The more
discreet ones warily avoid repeating with
those old charges about
the Credit Mobilier, and the De Golyer
pavement contract and the salary grab,
which have been met and refuted time and
time again, and content themselves with
innuendo and disparaging allusion. They
hint at offences which they do not care to
charge because they know the imputations to
be false and the proof utterly wanting.
Other papers, carried away by ungovernable
malice, like the New York Sun, or misled
by dense stupidity, like the Eastern Argus,
which copies the Sun ISLANDERS in apparent
good faith, persist in repeating the exploded
ISLANDERS.
The calumnies cannot harm General Gar
field. His reputation for integrity will not
suffer by attacks of this sort. Intelligent
men know that the attacks are only made to
divert attention from the bad record and
the evil tendencies of the Democratic party
Those who make them are the only ones
they injure. The charges have been re-
peatedly disproved; yet many Democratic
papers ignore the proof that acquits and
continue to make these charges as though
they were established truths. To argue
with them is merely waste of time. And
it is equally useless to reason with those
bitter partisans who persistently shut their
ears against the truth, and refuse to listen
to the facts. To honest doubters ample ex-
plantations have been made, and it is un-
necessary to go over the ground again. To
use the words of our candidate in his own
vindication: if there be those who in face
of the evidence produced believe that any
part of General Garfeld's public life has
been gagged on so low Il evel as these
charges would place it, we do not address
them. We address those who are willing to
believe that it is possible for man to serve
the public without personal dishonor, and
we appeal to the public records for a vindi-
cation of the Republican standard bearers
conduct
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01
Another Historical Idol Broken.

lFrom the London Globe
Mr.. Emil Gossweiler, the Arabic scholar, of
Basle, has been breaking in pieces another of
the idols of children. In his university lec-
lures upon the Arabian language and litera-
ture, he found himself face to face with a cer-
tain Harun Arraschid, who is no other than
the favorite of the whole world, Haroun al
Raschid, off the ARABIAN Nights" The learned
doctor says that the polished, sagacious and
kindly potentate of the Thousand and One
Nights was by no means so pleasant, wise and
amiable character in actual history as he ia
taken to be by all the boys and girls of Chris
tendon and Islam, who know him only from
his panegyrical portrait in that charming and
inexhaustible book. The great Caliph was
neither such lover of righteousness nor SO be-
loved by his people as we used to fancy. He
possessed to the full the characteristic faults Of
those Oriental despots whose humor is their
only law. His far-famed generosity was but
the reversed side, like Robin Hoods, of a
boundless system iof spoliation and robbery
The very slightest pretense of an insult, or an
act OF negligence on the part of any of his rich
subjects was made by Haroun al Raschid an
excuse for wholesale confiscation of the Offend
ef s property. No Roman or Byzantine Caesar
was ever more relentless in the execution of
his arbitrary DEGREES. 1t is easy enough, how
ever DIR. Gossweiller contends, to discover the
reason why his fame and his virtues are painted
in such glowing eolors by the writers of le-
gends. Firstly, he was the last Caliph who
held the empire together through genuine
mental power, and who possessed the true ge-
MUS of a born ruler. Under the Caliphs who
followed him everything got out of joint. Sec
ondly, he fully understood the importance of
standing well with the poets and scholars, for
whom he always had a pleasant manner and
an open purse. Even in the Arabian Nights,
however, in spite of their panegyrical tenden-
cy, we have glimpse of some features of his
character which correspond with the unfiat-
tering testimony of history. 1t is noticeable
with what ready pliability the Crown lawyers
and casuistical sophists OF his court explain or
try to explain away the law in favor of the in
clinations of the despot
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01
Boston Advertiser.l
Charles Reade'S Conversion.

The sensational account of the conversion of
Charles Reade from rationalism to Christiani-
ty, sent to the New York Independent some
weeks ago by an English clergyman, at second
hand, has called out protest from Mr.. Reade's
friends, and sad letter from Mr.. Reade HIM
self, very different in temper and spirit from
those with which he has been in the habit of
waging his literary battles. The points in the
Independent letter which Mr. Reade seemed
most anxious to correct were that he held ra-
tionalistic views during the lifetime of his
friend Mrs. Seymour, and that the perversion
of her mind through his influence was the
cause of his remorse and conversion after her
death. Writing to his friend Joseph Hatton
about this, Mr. Reade says
l. was instructed in the Christian verities from
my cradle by my mother, who was a saint and
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01
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STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGN COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGN COUNTY.
The Lewiston census enumerators have com
pleted their corrections and the total correcte,
population is 1902.
Fred G. Wagg, of Lewiston, eight years oh
got in front of a moving machine while picI
ing field strawberries Monday and one kn
was so badly cut that he will either lose his !
or so stiff-kneed for life.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The present term of the Normal Schoo
Pennington closes with graduation sNorc
and alumni reunion op Wednesday and Th,
day, July 7th and Sth.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The next session of the Executive COM
will be held July 9th.
Deacon Small, late of Winthrop, has wihsI
to the Hallowell Classical and Scientific AN
emy, real estate in Hallowell worth betw1
$1,000 and $4,000. ~
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rogers, of Orrip,s
Centre, celebrated their golden wedding =
9th inst.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
John W. Dwelley, of Alexander, losslNl
teen sheep one night recently by dogs an
eral persons in Crawford have also lost l, sev
by the same means. - Nee
YORK COUNTY.
Joseph Mason, Of Dayton, brother a
Mason, of Saco, died last Friday at the AZ
II years. He leaves a wife and two CHI,
DIR. Mason, of Saco, is now the only sur
of family of eight children. a
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01

TRUTH, sharply worded, from the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat The nomination of
Hancock no more changes the character of
the Democracy than a figure head of the
Virgin on Kidds pirate craft would change
it into an honest ship. While the nomina-
ton of Hancock is piece of political hypo-
crisy, as the unconscious tribute which vice
pays to virtue, there is no deny
ing that it is the strongest nomit a
ton the convention could have made
1t will call out the full party vote,
just as the nomination of Garfield will call
out the full party vote; and while Republi-
cans need not underestimate the strength of
the ticket, they need not fear it.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY /.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address Of the writer in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pablica
ton but as guaranty OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munleatlons that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01

'PosT-MoRTEM patriotism" is the striking
though improper epithet that the New York
Post applies to the Cincinnati nomination;
unfortunately for patriotism, the Democrat
ic party still lives and works its evil viii, but
patriotism is not dead.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01

THE Independent Democratic Chicago
Times thinks 'The Republican party will
enter into the contest with an important
advantage over the party that has passed by
all its statesmen and taken for it's
standard-bearer a soldier with no ex-
perience or known faculty OF political lead
ership. Therefore it is that the nomination
of General Hancock is mistake if not
blunder. He is not the man for leader of a
political party in this or any other political
emergency.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01
PROBATE NOTICES.
To all Persons interested i'm the Estate
eirntaf ffan. N..lan

Hereinafter Named.
A a Court of Probate held at Portland. within
"A and for the County of Cumberland, on the Third
Tuesday of June, in the year of our Lord, egh-
teen hundred and eighty, the following matters
having been presented for the action thereupon here
matter indicated, it is hereby ORDERED,
That notice thereof be given to all persons inter-
ested by causing copy of this order to be published
three weeks successfully in the Portland Daily Press
and Daily Eastern Argus, papers printed at Port
land aforesaid, that they may appear at Probate
Court to be held at said Portland the Third Tues
day of July next, at ten of the clock in the fore
noon, and be heard thereon, and object if they
cause the first publication to be thirty days at least
before the time assigned.
HANNAH COLLINS, late of Boston, in the
County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts, deceased. Authenticated copy of Will and
probate thereof, proved and allowed in said county
of Suffolk, and petition that the same may be filed
and recorded in said County of Cumberland, and
that letters testamentary thereon be granted to the
Executor named in said will, presented by John
Collins Executor.
HENRY c. PEABODY, Judge.
A true copy of the original Order.
Attest: SETH L. LARRABEE, Register
je17 d1aw3wTh
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon by demanding credentials
OF every person claiming to represent our Journal
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01

How Hancock would be abused for his
connection with the Surratt affair if he
were the Republican candidate!
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01

MORRISON of Illinois prefers, his friends
say, cabinet Office to ''the cold frigidi-
ty ofjthe Senate chamber" by that
he didn't care for the Vice Presidential
nomination. But he will be left out in the
cold all the same.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01

New YORK Commercial Advertiser:
Hancock with bullet in his thigh, propped
up against tree at Gettysburg, and
Democratic mob in possession of this city
on the same day hanging blacks from trees
and riddling them with shot and setting fire
to them, would form good subject for
historical painter.
The Portland daily press., 1880-07-01
Notice..

MO person shall in any way fisten any horse or
IN other animal to any of said trees or allow
any animal owned by him under his control, to
stand so near to the same that they may be
gnawed or otherwise injured by any horse or other
animal so fastened as permitted to stand. Any per-
son violating any of the provisions of this section,
shall be liable to penalty of less than FIVE nor
more than fifty dollars, for each offense.
This ordinance will hereafter be strictly enforced.
ap26dtf CITY FORESTER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23
A KNITTED BIB.

With No. IA cotton and corresponding needles
cast on % stitches and knit one plain row. The
third row knit plain purl throughout.
4th row: Purl the plain stitches and knit plain
the purl Ones increasing stitch at the end This
increase is made by knitting two loops into one.
9th row Knit the purl stitches plain and purl the
plain ones, increasing one stitch at the end.
Proceed in this manner for 20 rows, then knit 81
rows without any increase.
SD and 54th rows; Cast off at the beginning OF
each stitches increasing one at the end of tine
54th.
55th to Goth rows: Like 4th and 9th, increasing
one stitch at the end of each.
10th row: Increase both at the beg and end
of this row.
71st to 10th rows: Like 4th and 5th, increasing
one stitch at the end of each row.
SOth row Increase both OF beginning and end of
row.
s1st TO Saith row: Same 4th and 9Th. There
should now be GO stitches on the needle.
S5th row: Cast off 10 stitches in the middle, and
work the two side pieces of 26 stitches each, sepa
'rately as follows:
LIST row: Narrow three times on the neck side Of
the bib and increase one stitch at the outer edge
Cd row: Plain and pur, without narrowings or
increasings. Repeat these two rows 9 times more
making 20 rows in all. There are now stitche
left.
Dist row: Kuit two together throughout and cast
off on the next row.
Anv simple edging may now be sewn around the
sides and bottom of the bib. Remember that the
narrow ribbing-knlt /, purl /, etc-is to be kept
up throughout the work. and the increased stitches
must be managed 80 as to fall in regularly with the
pattern. Thus, supposng the last stitch Is to be
plain followed by an increase, then knit the first
stitch in the loop PLAIN and the increase purl If
tho last is a purl stitch followed by an increase,
then purl the first stitch aud knit heincrease plan
In this way the pattern will always run smoothly
10 the edges of the work.
The size of the bib will depend largely on that Of
the needles, and can be varied at pleasure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23
AN ELECTRIC FuRNACE-

Dr. c. w. Semens has experimental for somo
time with an electric furnace for the purpose of
melting in considerable quantities highly re-
fractOry metals, such AZ platinum, Iridium, and
steel. In the small furnace which was ex-
hibitcd before the Royal Society, the positive
electrode, which was made of iron entered from
below the CrucbIe containing the metal to DO
melted, whereas the negative electode, which
was rod of carbon, was attached by means Of
q lever to n regulator. The cTuclble was sur
rounded by charcoal cOntainedln copper vessel
to prevent loss of heat, and so intense was the
heat accumulated that in about twenty minutes
two pounds of broken files were completely
melted. The arrangement was such that it may
easily be applied on a large scale. Electric
fusion has the great advantage of entirely ex-
GLIDING the atmosphere, and consequently the
products of combustion from the Substance in
fhe crucible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23
ORIGIN OF AMBER.

Nearly 1000 years ago, Pliny, the naturalist
wrote that amber was the fossil resin Of an cX-
tinct cone bearing tree, and modern science can
say of it but little more. The original amber
producing forest probably reached from llOl-
land over the German coast, through Siberia
and Kamschatka, even to North America. One
OF the most celebrated deposits Is Oh the pen
insua Of Samland, portion of Prussia, nearly
surrounded by the Baltic Sea. The northern
part of This region, constituting the pTOmuntOry
of Bruslcrori, Is mY, and the coast banks
are often $50 feet to 300 feet high. At one
time all tbc amber found here, even 10y the
peasants III ploughing, belonged to the German
Government, the finder, however, rcrivng
One-tenth OF its value For piece in the Berlin
Museum, weighing Is pounds, the finder is
SAID to have received Il thousand dollars. Dur
ing stormy weather, when the wind and waves
beat violently against the coast, great guam
tity of amber is washed up. The total yearly
product is, however, apparently on the decrease,
and so the price of amber Is on the increase.
Professor XHddach, Of KOnlgSbCrg, concludes
that the trees yielding the amber resin must
have grown upon the ReGn-sand beds of the
crctaceOus formation, which at the time formed
the shores OF estuaIicS where the lower division
oil the tertiary accumulated. Immediately over
the amber-pIOducing strata rest the brown coal
beds, the fossil plants found in which differ en-
tilely from The amhcr-bcd flora. Many insects and
plants are found cmbamed in the amber. over
500 species Of the former have been named,
and over 1G0 of the latter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23
RUDOLPH or AUSTRIA.


As the Crown Prince has lately been entirely
taken up by his studies aud the duties Oh nus rcRl-
mcnt no has been httle known beyond ms own
circle, except through the reports whlch nave
reached the town from time to time. Favorable as
these repOrts were, his first appearance IN puDHc
hns not only confirmed, but has surpassed thch.
Tic rcpoTts could only speak of his quick perception
and intelligence developed by careful training, anu
of nm iudepcudrnce of Judgment not often met with
at his age: hut It only personal contact
with him which could reveal that rare
charm of manner which has won all hearts
and il Is no PXaCgcTaion TO SAY lnAt NC
has carried everything before HIM. On his arrival
at the railway station Mt Huda-PcSh hls%Inpa-
thotic features and mOdcslN-nOt eXactly Tue most
striking quality OF youth IN the present illnr-plo-
Iurcd n most favorable impression, ana JUlS was
strengthened by the atabty with which he bOro
the almost endless ordeal OF presentations ana per-
formed the difficult task Of showing some interest
In oyrIyoue who was presented 10 ham. lhe depu-
tation Of the Capital loudly cheered him when he
told them that he heartily TrJOiced at the prospect
of passing next year with his wtc III the llunga-
rian Capital aud the OvatlOns Which he everywhere
receives from the people whenever no shows MN,
self must, indeed, assure him OF the welcome lie VIII
The presence of His Majesty has been taken adj
vantage OF to carry ont an intention that mas lohg
existed TO have the crown aud other ROYAL insignia
rXamlned by archPOlOgIstS. Almost u superStltOuS
reverence ~ felt in hungary for these emOlehs OF
regalIty above all for the crown, the inner pOrtiOh
of which, mt least, ~ held to be, portion Oh INC
oripiunl crown sent by Pope Sylvester H. 10 d.
stephen first King OF Hungary III tue year iuoU
Snr,iui guardians, numbering among ncn tue nlRl
est dirutares of the kingdom, are lntrusteu WIN
lie caro- of the rcgalIa anu special n0hyguaru Is
assigned to them for the purpose. Inc cneSI III
which they are kept is scaled by eight SEALS with
tho ROYAL Seal IN the centre, AMI these can only DC
removed Nv those who atliX thcm 1hS was done
Yesterday and the arChIOlOgiSts were allowed some
hours 10 make their studies, Whllo photographers
and designers were admitted to make copies, Whlch
will be the first authentic representations ol them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23


This pretty pattern is knitted in alternate stripes
of open work, and is used for shawls, clouds, ETC.
1t is very easy. Cast on an uneven number OF
stitches, and knit them of plain.
LIST row: Knit plain.
I'd row: Purl knitting.
Sd row; Slip the first stitch, make l. knit TO-
gether. repeat from to tue end Of the row.
4th row: Knit plain.
9th row Knit plain,
9th row Purl
9th row: Like Sd row.
Repeat from this row until You have hve rows OF
holes. After the fifth repetition Of the Sd row Knit
three rows plain.
ODD row: Slip /, make l, slip 1. knit ., draw
the slipped stitch the two knitted ones, MP IKE
J. repeat from to the end of the low.
Oath row Purl knitting; repeat these two rows
more times: in the last repetition knit the I'd row
instead of purling it,
SD row: Slip l, make 1, kdt 2 together, repeat
from.
34th row: Knit plain.
35th row: Knit plain.
Seth row: Purl
Repeat these four last rows four more times; then
again begin at the 23d Iow If this pattern is
worked the length of cloud it would look very
WELL Four hundred stitches should be cast on No.
needles for cloud.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-23

9Th row Knit plain across knitting the slipped
stitches which have not before.
9TH row Purl.
9Th row Plain. This makes half the pattern.
The 9th row is similar to the first, except that
you commence with slip l., thread over narrow
knit l. slip 2 knit l.; continue from to
10th row The same, knit purwise
18th row The same as 9th
18th row Like 10th.
18th row Same as the 9th.
18th row Plain across
18th row Purl across,
10th row Plain. This completes the pattern
You commence again at the LIST row.
For this pattern we are indebted to Mis- G., OF
Brooklyn.