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National Republican., 1880-10-27
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The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09
A Bad Man.
He Tackles a Poor Consumptive Man on
a Muscle Test.
kansas City Star.l


On the corner of the public square man
has in operation muscle testing machine,
which is operated by the aid of sledge ham,
mer, with which the individual who wishes to
size up his muscles strikes peg which oper-
ates upon a lever and elevates dial board
marked with numbers. On Saturday evening
a big red-shirted man walked up, and after
surveying the machine, expectorated over his
left shoulder, pulled his hat down on his nose,
and casually remarked that he "coud knock
the stuffing out of the machine at one fell
swoop. 81 am the man who swallows beef
steak, amH' he yelled, and the spectators
shuddered.@ Il am a bold. bad MANI he con-
tinued. won't somebody give me whirl?"
No one accepted the challenge.
"T am lately from the head waters of Bitter
Creek" went on tie bad man, and asked the
proprietor of the machine how much he would
give him ito bust it the first lick?''
81 don't want it busted" replied the pro-
prietor
Il can make piece light on the Comique,"
screamed the bad man, "and another at the
junction; won't somebody please give me
show for my white alley?'
III
consumption would kill him before breakfast,
yawned little, and said he believed he would
give him whirl, just once for the beer. The
bad man looked at him, and smiled con-
temptuous smile. 81 want man." he said.
~ want great big man. Somebody that
can tackle with pride and honor to my family,
but won't hit hard'' The bad man threw
the sledge gracefully, hit the peg, and the dill
marked 100 pounds. The thin man picked up
the sledge as if he was right tired, and tapped
the peg for 240. The bad man was a little sur
prised, and seizing the sledge, spread himself,
and sent it up to 800, retiring with a trium-
phant look. The consumptive yawned again,
and heaving the sledge with one hand marked
400. The man who swallowed beefsteak was
puzzled, but braced up, and, after swinging
the maui until his eyes hung out on his cheeks,
hit with terrific force and fell on his back,
while the dial shot up to 425. The consump-
tive man toed the mark, expectorated on his
hands, hit the peg once, broke it short off,
splintered the sledge, shivered show window
across the street with the conclusion, and
went down in his pocket for a chew of fne-cut,
while the board scared up to l JIG and hung
over the top unable to go further with both
stanchions torn loose. The bad man from
Bitter Creek turned to the consumptive, and
in awe-stricken tones inquired: who might
you be, mister?"
''Me?" softly inquired the consumptive, 81
am engaged in a side show, where l break bars
and lift horses with my teeth | am in poor
health now and can't do much, but 1 hope to
be able to go to work soon. Would you like to
try another whrl?"
er; excuse me; am not feeling well, and
think III go home and see the old woman.
Good BY" and the bad man walked off like a
hack horse after the fair.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

The occasional waking up of the Democ-
racy to the horrors of heathendom is one of
the most amusing things in our politics.
Many years ago they tried to do away with
Fetichism, and stole negroes, and converted
them to Christianity by making them slaves.
Now the pagoda is the object of their hor-
Tor, and the benevolent and proseiytizing
sugar-planters of Louisiana propose to con-
vert Cinnamon by putting them to work in
the cane fields. The ultimate intention is,
of course, to make Democratic voters out of
the Celestials. 1t will not be long before a
Democratic platform will have plank point
ing with pride to the eminent services of
Confucius or Boodh-which shall be chosen
will depend upon the predictions of immi-
grant Chinese.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
BY the President of the United States,
A PROCLAM

At no period in their history, since the United
States became nation, has this people bad so
abundant and SO universal reasons for joy AID
gratitude at the favor of Almighty God, or been
subject to so profound obligation to give thanks
for His loving kindness and humbly to implore His
continued care and protection. Health, wealth and
prosperity throughout all our borders peace honor
and friendship with all the world firm and faithful
adherence by the great body of our population to
the principles OF liberty and justice which has made
our greatness nation and the wise institutions
and strong form of government and society which
will perpetuate it-for all these let the hearts of
happy and united people, with one voice, ascend
IN deyout homage to the Giver of All Good,
therefore recommend that on Thursday, the
twenty-ffth day of November next, the peo-
pie meet in their respective places of worship 10
make their acknowledgements to Almighty God for
His bounties and His protection, and to offer to
Him prayers for their continuance.
BY the President RIB. HAYES.
WM. NJ. EvARTs
Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09
A BRAVE LADY!
She Emdures the Pain of a Severe
Surgical Operation without
Taking ChlOrOfOrm
lErOnn The Cnalrier \

Mrs. Schoonmaker, of Creek Locks, Ulster Co.
N Y. had the misfortune to entirely loose the sight
of one of her eyes, through an accident, and en-
dured painful infammatory action therein for two
long years:-the other eye finally becoming sympa-
thetically affected her general health seriously suf
ering; indeed, she was mere wreck, walking
skeleton. In this terrible strait, she consulted Dr.
David Kennedy, of Rondout, New York, who told
her at once that the injured eye must be removed
She quietly but firmly said: 'Al right Doctor, but
don't give me chloroform. Let my husband sit by
my side during the operation, and l will neither cry
out or STIR The work was done, and the poor
woman kept her word. Talk of soldierIy courage
This showed greater pluck than it takes to face
hundred guns. To restore her general health and
give tone and strength to the system, DR.. Kennedy
than gave the "Favorite Remedy" which cleansed
the blood and impaired life to the long suffer-
ering woman She rapidly gained health and
strength, and is now we'll. The "Favorite Remedy
is priceless blessing to woman. No family should
be without it. Your druggist has it. If not send to
Dr. David Kennedy, Rondout New York.
move ThT&S1mSw1m
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

HENRY WATrERsoN is responsible for the
Democratic defeat. Samuel j. Tilden is
responsible for it. John Kelly is the man
to blame. Chairman Barnums stupidity
caused the whole thing. Wade Hampton
gave the campaign away in his notorious
Virginia speech. William II. English was
too mean for anything. Plaisted and the
pewter dollar wrought the harm.-These
are some of the many excuses urged by the
Democracy to account for their disaster.
Not one of them is right. No one man
should be held to account for the result. 1t
was not Tilden, nor Kelly, nor Watterson,
nor Barnum that elected Garfield. The
thing that achieved Democratic defeat and
Republican victory was distrust of the Dem
ocratic party. Doubtless the Democratic
leaders might have conducted the campaign
more shrewdly. 1t is certain that the Mo
rey forgery disgusted honest and intelligent
men. But the real cause of complaint was
against rlIc Dr.nucs 1cy 'rf1c csrnufosccs
were both good, and their merits had little
to do with determining the issue. 1t was a
standup fight between the two parties--and
the Republican party won.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

ELECTION is now over, and the Philadel-
phia papers will have time and space
for long articles arguing that New York is
the worst place in the world for an interna-
tional exhibition. The North American can
easily take the lead in that sort of thing.
But the charitably mi ded will remember
the strong provocation Philadelphia has.
The New York papers sneered at the exhi-
bition of 1876 until it became success.
Then each strove to excel the others iu
praise and all gushed according to capacity.
The Tribune. being extraordinarily gifted in
that direction, exceled its city contempora-
ries.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09
Practical Education.

The communication in yesterdays PRESS
entitled Practical Education and signed
"Quis?' will, we hope, provoke discus
sion OF the school system of this State, and
searching examination of its merits and
demerits. The questions put by our CORE
spondent, and the suggestions he throws
out, are doubtless calculated TO bring on a
controversy, and we hope that end will be
gained; for a candid and intelligent discus
sion of our method Of education will be edi-
flying For reasons that do not yet clearly
appear the scheme of instruction adopted in
the public schools of New England causes
much fault. finding. IL is evident that
school boards and pedagogues have failed to
crafty The expectations they have excited.
Whether that failure he due to radical
faul in the scheme they are now workiug
out, 10 the impatience of people who will
not wait until the harvest time but insist
upon digging up the seed corn to see if it
has sprouted, or to errors that are not mate
rial and can be easily corrected without
throwing doubt or discredit upon the theory
which now shapes our methods of instruc-
ton, is yet to be ascertained. The questions
raised in the communication to which we
refer are important ones,-quite as impor-
tant certainly as many brought forward in
the poitical campaign now come to so hap
py close-and the discussion of them will
not only be edifying in itself but much
needed relief from the asperities of partisan
ship. SO we hope the communication on
Practical Education" will excite the at
tention it merits, and lead 10 free discus
sion of the important subject of which it
treats.
Our correspondent is hasty in one respect.
He is wrong to assume that the PRESS ap-
proves because it copies the article from the
Fitchburg Sentinel. The PRESS published
the account of the Denver riot, and without
comment; but it did OF by so doing COM
nit itself to the murder Of Cinnamon. 1t
has given currency to chairman Barnum's
proclamations of fraud; but it believes that
Gen. Garfield is chosen President by as fair
majority as was ever poled-in these
Northern States at least. 1t publishes on
Monday mornings, reports of sermons de-
livered in our city churches the day before;
but in so doing it neither approves nor dis
approves the theological creeds preached
from our pulpits. But it gives reports of
the happenings of the day, the notable say
ings and doings, because it is newspaper.
For that reason it copied the Sentinel arti-
clean article which would, it thought,
interest its readers, and which certainly has
deeply interested one of them.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

THE Democrats, like the royal race that
well-nigh ruined France and did ruin itself,
learn nothing and forget nothing. They
persist in chalking ''929'' on our doorsteps.
Well, go on. The Republican party has
been for the last twenty years hard at work
rubbing out Democratic inscriptions. 1t
has rubbed out slavery. 1t has rubbed out
rebellion. 1t has rubbed out more than
half the national debt, all incurred by Demo-
cratic folly. And the rubbing out of 1920"
is the easiest task it ever undertook.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

The article reprinted from that staunch
Democratic paper, the New York Journal
Of Commerce, is frank and manly conces-
sion of defeat. The Journal takes the only
ground that any Democrat who sincerely has
the interests of his country at heart, can
honestly occupy. Its tone toward Gen.
Garfield is in refreshing contrast to that
held by many of its Democratic contem-
poraries.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

ONE of the first things the new Congress
ought to do is to do something about the
ways expect so decisive a majority in the
electoral college as that which will he cast
this year. Senator Edmunds's project will
bear examination.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 8.

We 90 not read anonymous letters and communl-
Cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publica-
ton but as guaranty of good faith
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munIcatlons tnat are not used
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

APPARENTLY the Lewiston Gazette has
not seen the English papers. 1t entertains
its audience with suppositions as to what
the English papers might say. Instead of
telling it what they have said.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
With Card certificate signed by Stanley PIllen.
Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
"ln confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
Of every person claiming to represent our Journal
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

THE "still hunt has given US ten Con-
gressmen in the South. Republican"
papers, which clamored so for an ''agress-
We campaign" there, will please take notice.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09
PROF. EDlS0,yS
Pol. yF0R R NJ

After much persuasion Prot. Eds has been
prevailed upon to give to the world hist wonder
III discovery for alleviating pain For We he suffer-
ed from neuralgic pains, unable to fnd any remedy
among the hundreds which he tried that would give
him permanent ease. Finally he became con 5inced
that he must become his physician and seek,
by experiments, for the desired relief. He had
taken all the well knogn sedatives, which gave only
tempory relief, and produced nervousness, loss of
appetite, Sc. lie now sought for a combination of
such remedies as would, by outca,d application,
cure him of his distress and az the same time not be
injurious TO his system.
Trials and experiments followed this determine
ton until he at last produced compound which
by application, entirely subdued all pain and al
lowed his system to recuperate, and throw off the
disease
To his discnveru Prof Edison rara tho mama
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

vastly more successful run than Chairman
Barnum's.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

Notes on the above table:
Arkdnsds-Doubts have been thrown on the
election in the LIST and I'd districts.
Ca,iforRia-Th is some doubt in the 4th
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09
SINGING SCHOOL,
Monday Evening, Nov. Is, 1880.
Rehearsal Hall, $50 1-2 Congress St.
Gilbert'S s Assemblies

Every Thursday evening commencing Nov. 4th.
Single admission 75 cents. Tickets for a course of
six assemblies $500. Season tickets, $1,000 La
dies unaccompanied by Gents not admitted unless
holding tickets of admission, which can be obtained
of the management only.
Class in Waiting the German" and Raquet
every m00day evening. oc29d5m
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09
POL LYFORM.

Gratifed with the result upon himself, he tested
his discovery upon others who suffered from nerv-
Gus pain, and in every the relief perfect.
The cures performed by his gifts of Polyfotm be-
came celebrated and the demand upon his time
and attention great, Prof Edison finally yielded
to the solicitation of those who knew the merits of
his preparation and allowed company to be formed
for the manufacture and sale of Polyform under his
supervision.
The number of remarkable cures and the suffer
ing Polyform has saved, attest the wisdom and
philantrophy of this course.
No higher testimony could be ajduced than tn
certificate of Prof Edison, who authorizes the pub
lieation of the following:
MENLO PARK, N. j.
CERTIFY THAT THE PREPARATION
KNOWN AS EDISON'S POLYFORM IS MADE
ACCORDING TO FORMULA DEVISED AND
USED BY MYSELF.
THOMAS A. EDISON.
For many other complaints beside Neuralgia
such as rheumatism, Meadaches. Sciatica,
Cont, rain i'm Back Side, or wherever pain
exists without abrasion OF the skin, Polyform
will give prompt relief.
Price $i.OO per Bottle.
PREPARED BY
The MenlO Park Manufacturing Co.
NEW YORK CITY.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
oct9 6mSTu&Th
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09
NOTICE.

UyHE Stockholders of the Central Wharf Steam
IL Tow Boat Company hereby notified that
their Annual Meeting will be held at the office of
David Torrey. at 212 Central Wharf on TUESDAY,
November 9th, at O'Clock in the afternoon, to act
on the following articles:
1st-To choose Moderator.
2nd-To choose seven Directors.
3rd-To act on any other business that may prop
srly come before them.
c. A. vICKERY, Clerk.
Portland, Oct. 80, 1880 oc3o dtd
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-09

The composition of the next 'ouse of Rep
resentatives is shown by the following care
fully revised and corrected list OF memb.rs
elect. The names of Republicans are printed
IN Roman letters, those of Democrats in italics
and those OF Greenbackers in small capitals.
Those who have been reelected are designat-
ed by an asterisk. The summing up is as fol-
lows:
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-13

A committee is to report next Wednesday
evening at the meeting Of the Pioneers as to
the manner in which New Years shall be
celebrated by the old boys and their families.
They have an eff hand way OF doing things
which generally clears the boards. II has
been intimated that they may hold forth in
some larger hall than their own, and make
tie occasion one for more general attend
ance than would otherwise be permitted.
About fifty valves have been provided for
the water mains of the city recently, so that
in future instead of blowing cut the mud
upon the street through the FIRE plugs, as
heretofore, it will be discharged through
these valves into tine sewers. This will be an
improvement towards keeping the slickeas
out Of sight, but It's rough on the sewers.
The two new engines, Nos. 20 and q, re-
Gently received from the East for the South.
ern Pacific Railroad, have been overhauled
and put in order for active operations, and
for the present viii be retained for extra ser
vice between here and Truokee.
A man named James .Clobby, VINO is in a
disabled condition from infiammatory rheu
matisip, was found last evening upon the
walk on X street, above Fourth, and was
taken by officer jackson to the station-house
for the hight.
The weather Yesterday was cloudy and
damp, and at midnight 1t had resolved into
light fail of rain, but with broken appear
ancs of the clouds. At the same hour it was
clear upon the mountains.
The Modoc did not arrive yesterday morn
ing until quarter after 9 o'clock being de.
layed in towing barge Of coal to Isleton
which had got aground near Rio Vista.
Miss Mamie Campbell, daughter Of the
State superintendent of Public Instruction,
was a member of the recent graduating class
from the Oakland High School.
During the past Two days twenty car loads
of cattle from Nevada and fourteen from
Marysville passed through TO San Francisco.
Ninety eight immigrant passengers arrived
from the East yesterday afternoon, of which
seventy-thres were males
The overland train from the East was on
tine at o'clock this morning, and will prob
ably arrive at Goo A. NJ.
The river last evening marked seven feet
and eleven inches, fall Of seven inches since
Friday evening.
The Sacramento Minstrels returned Satur-
day from Dixon, where they played to full
house.
Dr. Hardness of Sacramento passed omaha
on Friday, to arrive in this city tomorrow.
There were two dodgers at tie police station
last night, and three the night before.
Mrs. W. D. Stalker and child, Of Sacra-
meilto, passed Omaha ON Wedni 8 lay.
There was no session of the Superior Court
on Saturday
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-13
A Gypsy DIVORCE.

1t is seldom that gypsies are seen in the
their domestic affairs. They seem to be a
| people ard law unto themselves, and with
out beginning or end of days" Who ever
heard of gypsy dying. or knew any change
they come in caravans Of covered wagons and
drove Of horses, at irregular intervals, and
pitching their nomadic habitation on the
outskirts, do the city" They roam
whithersoeyer they will, without apparently
| following any given direction, and with no
object nor destination in view Two bands
have been quartering in remote parts of Sac
ramento for some time past, and as they are
remaining here longer than they usually do
at their camping places, a member Of the
| female side of the camp, who had been cast
off by her iege lord, appealed in due form
| to the law to sever their marital relations.
Their case was before the Superior Court last
week, entitled Louisa Worton We. Meshach
| Worton. She alleged in her petition that
they were married in. New York city by
| minister of the gospel in 1861; that they
have had several children during their mar
riage relations but that few years ago the
defendant deserted her and took to himself
one Emma Roswell, with whom he still re-
sides. She further stated in her complaint
that she has resided in California for more
than six months, ard asked that a divorce be
granted her from Meshach, and that she be
| given the care and custody of her two minor
children. Just what difference it would make
| as to which was considered to have
direction Of the "nurture and admonition
| of those two tan colored youngsters, since all
| live p-omiscuously together IN their tents
| very much in dlied-herring fashion, may not
appear to the ordinary mind, but it had its
weight with her, and the Court granted her
petition in this regard, and also gave her
| legal clearance from Meshach, her faithless
husband. The latter cid not appear ia Court,
but Louisa was present and told the story.
ard when asked by the Judge as to their oc-
cnpation. she replied: ooh, trading horses
ard the like" The general idea as to the
gypsy regulation of their domestic affairs is
that they marry without form and ceremony,
and quit in the same manner when they
choose to do so, but there seems to be an ex-
ceptionin the present case. The question rs
TO what portion OF the world is responsible
for tie origin of sthis class Of people will
probably always remain an open one, for
although they are frequently credited with
originally coming from Egypt It's libel on
TIE complexion of the inumnies to make
such an assertion
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-13

HAMMERS GLYcERoLF OF Tar has been
before the public for the past six years, and
its constantly increasing demand is the best
testimonial of its success.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-13
Filed December 18th

Margaret Cunningham. Administrative of D. E.
Hastings, TO D. J. Wiley, December 11th, for $50
About IL acres of land in Sutter.ille.
D. j. Wiley to john Reynolds December 11th, for
| S50-Ihe same property above.
Charles Croker TO John W. Baker, December 4th,
for sl20-The westerly third of lots and 3 in block
No. 10 town of Gait.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-13
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.
Filed December 10th.

Charles Crocker to Mary Goodyear Wright Marcel
24th for s175 Westerly As fact inches of lots L
and l3, in block s. town Of Gait.
Jacob Gebert tc Francls Perez, December 1eth
for So 50o The east half Of northeast quarter an'
east half OF southeast quarter of section g. township
Z nth, range east, containing 100 acres
The Peoples Bank to Corit Nielsen, Decembe
9th for IS 000-The south 90 feet Of west half of 10
| l, between J and X, Tenth and Eleventh streets
Sacrauanto
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-13

No REMEDY FOR KIDNEY DISEASES here
tofore discovered can be held for one moment
in comparison with Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure.-fC. A. Harvey, d. D.,
Washington. D. CT II. G. Kirk & Co..
agents, Sacramento.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-13

On GoAT, sile-lace shoes. all sizes and
widths. 81 40 per pair. C. FL. Stevens l. Co. .
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-13
CITY AUDITORS REPORT.

E. H. Mckee, City Auditor, makes the
following report for the week ending Satur-
day, December II, 1880:
Balance on hand last report. s55, 1873 49
Receipts for the week ................ 1,792 p
ro4nl 81 oan d