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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-25

A LOVER OF SHAKEsPRARE.-O of the
most noted characters on the border twenty
years ago was old Jim Bridger, of Fort Bridg-
er, in Utah. On one occasion he came to
New York. He did not like the narrow
downtown streets with high buildings on
each side, and complained that he had once
lost his way in ''Dey Street Canon, and been
rescued with difficulty by the police He
liked the theatres, and expressed the utmost
delight at performance of the Midsummer
Nights Dream. He had no clear idea who
Shakespeare was, but conceived and develop
ed the most extravagant admiration for him.
Returning to the fort, he sold stock and
supplies TO emigrants and other travellers as
i'll time past One day man wished TO buy
some oxen, and Jim said he could have any
except one yoke, which he had made up his
mind 10 keep at all hazards In the morning
a messenger came to say that the man wanted
this yoke, and none other.
He can't have EN- said Jim. There's
no use talkin'."
"Well, he wants them, and is just a waitin'
for them" said the messenger. Hes a-set-
tin there, readin book called Shake
speare"
''Eh - yelled Jim, jumping to his feet.
Did you say-Shakepeare Here, y you
give me my boots"
He ran to the corral
Stranger" said he, Jest give me that
book, and take them oxen"
''Oh no, said the man. II only brought
the book to read on the way will give it
toyou."
stranger" said Jim, resolutely, "jest you
take them oxen, and give me that book"
And so the man did
Jim hired a reader at fifty dollars per
month, and listened to Shakespeare every
evening. All went WELL until one night as
the reader came to the proposed murder of
the princes in the Tower. Jim sprang from
his seat, with blazing eyes, and yelled in
thunder-tones, "Hold on there Jest wait till
git my rifle and I'll shoot the - scoun-
drel!"
As one of the old ''pards" justly remarked,
sincerer compliment was never paid to
Shakespeare. EditOrs Drd,eer, July Har-
ptrS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-25
TIL ELARGEST, RICHEST & cheapest
STOCK IN THE STATE.

All Departments are now
full, and the assortment is
complete, with the latest
novelties Of the season; and
as a large proportion of this
stock was contracted for
previous to the late advance
in prices, I shall be able to
offer many lines Of goods be-
low manufacturers and i'm
porters' prices.
1 WOuLd GdUise all persons tChO
haze Dry Goods or Carpets to bug
this season, to make their pWrcIIGs-
es early, as all classes of goods are
sold up Oery close in first hands,
and cannot be duplicated at pres
ent retail prices.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-25

There is monster apple tree in Jackson
township, Cambria county, Pa, There are
on its various branches 1872 gratis, and room
might have been found for more. One foot
above the ground it measures six feet five and
half inches in circumference The first
limb, which branches out five feet above the
ground, is four feet eight inches in oircum-
ference. The next limb higher up is four
feet three inches in circumference the third
limb girts four feet one inch, and another
measures two feet round. The tree top is
very round and beautiful and when the sun is
directly above ii the foliage throws shadow
144 feet in circumference.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-25
NO. 26.

ter sense of shaping the policy of a great
party, however, he has few equals. TO no
man is the Republican party more indebted
for its successes in recent years than to
James A. Garfield.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-25

Why is a Zulu belle like prophet of old ?
Because she has not much on'er IN her own
countFy.-C CiaoiRRGti GGzetts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-25

SPURTS of disgusting Muous,
SnuiEles, Cracking Pains in tho
Head, Fetid Breath, Deafness, and
any Catarrhal Complaint, can be ox-
terminated by Wei Dc Meyers
Catarrh Cure, n constitutional An
tidotc by Absorption. Tho most I'm
portant Discovery since Vaccination
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23
GEN. CHAMBERLAIN.

Speech at the Alpha Delta Phi Meeting.
Boston, Jan. 22.-At the meeting of the
New England Association of the Alpha Delta
Phi, Gen. Chamberlain was present and elect
ed Pre- sident. In his speech, referring to the
Maine trouble, he said:
One lesson has been taught us which we
shall see when the smoke rolls away in Maine
the nearness we came to hand to
hand confict-nearer. gentlemen, than
YOU imagine. I thought 1 had known
these. men of Maine intimately.
I confess was wholly ignorant Of what was in
the minds of those who may call unregener-
ate had not supposed that the people of
Maine would ever strike blow without previ-
ously calmly reasoning upon the matter. There
is a significance in this experience which leads
beyond this month or year, and it becomes us
to think if an investigation is not needed to
discover if the foundation of our civilization
is Just what it should be. 1t became my sole
duty in this experience to save the people of
Maine sad lesson and show them that ques-
tions of right should not be settled by force or
violence. 1 am proud that God enabled us to
carry the State through on that line.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23
Worthless Advertising.
A Nuisance that is as Widespread as
Canada Thistles.
New York Post.1


Our esteemed contemporary, the Sun, to-day
intermits its Cassandra cries about the imperi-
al influence of Dom Pedro's bedstead long
enough to shine upon certain obscure phases OF
newspaper advertising with the following clear
and steady beam:
'In few departments of business, too, has
there been more Misrepresentation and down.
right swindling than in that of advertising.
The flush times for that sort of thing were
eight or ten years ago, when worthless sheets,
with only nominal circulation and no inf1u-
ence, secured the city to obtain advertisements,
hesitating at no falsehood, and consenting to
almost any terms, so long as they got what
they were after. An enormous amount of
money was obtained from advertisers in this
way, much of which might about as well have
been spent in sticking up posters in dark
cellar"
The revival of business is bringing this sort
of sheet into existence again. A day or two
ago we had three of these new publications
laid on our table at one time. We venture to
say that we gave these new corners more atten-
ton than they receive from nine out OF every
ten persons who happen to see them; but a
very hasty glance disclosed to us their utter
worthlessness, and forthwith they were pitched
into 6he waste Basket. Yet each of these
sheets had goodly array of advertisements,
and it was probably solely for the sake of the
advertisements that they were printed The
amusing part of the matter is that the trades
men who paid for the insertion of these adver-
tisements undoubtedly believed that they
would thereby make their wares known to the
public The error in their calculation is that
these sheets themselves are not public. AS no.
body reads them because they contain neither
news nor opinions of any worth, it follows as
matter of course that advertising in them is
pure waste of money. 1t is rather worse than
this, because man who advertises once or
twice and gets no return from it is disposed to
believe that advertising is not necessary; and
having reached this opinion he is at once de-
priyed of an indispensable means, when intel
iigently used, of increasing trade.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23
THE SCRATCHERS.
Address of So-Called Independent Re-
pllblicanS

Address of So-Called Independent Re
publicans.
NEW York, Jan. GA committee of
"scratchers' issue today statement OF prln-
ciples as basis for the organization OF the In
dependent Republicans, setting forth:
list. That Independent Republicans adhere
to the Republican principles OF national SUI
premacy sound finance and civil service re-
form expressed in the Republican platform OF
1876, in the letter of acceptance of President
HAYES and in his message of 1879, and they
seek the realization of those principles in prac-
teal laws and their efficient administration.
This requires the continuance ON the statute
book of laws protecting the rights OF voters at
national elections: but national supremacy al
fords no pretext for interference with the
local rights of communities. and the develop
ment of the South from its present defective
der constitutional methods, such as
those of President Hayes; the pas
sage of laws which shall deprive green
backs of their legal tender quality. and shall
maintain all coins made legal tender at such
weight and fineness as will enable them to be
used without discount in the commercial
transactions of the world; the repeal OF acts
which limit the terms Of office OF certain gov
eminent officials to four years; repeal OF the
tenure of office acts which limit the power OF
the Executive to remove for cause; the estab-
lishment of permanent civil service commits
sion or equivalent measures, to ascertain by
omen competition and certify to the President
or other appointing power the fitness OF appll-
cants for nomination or appointment to all nom
political offices.
3D. Independent Republicans believe that
local issues should be independent OF party
The words Republican and Democrat should
have no weight in determining whether a
school district OF city shall be administered
on business principles by capable men. With
view to this, legislation is asked which shall
prescribe for voting for local and for state OIL
GERS upon separate ballots
3d. Independent Republicans assert that a
political party is cooperation among voters
to secure practical enactment into legislation
of the political convictions set forth as its plat
form. Every voter accepting that platform IS
a member of that party; any representative Oh
that party opposing the principles or evadlng
the promises of its platform forfeits the support
of its voters. No voter should be held by the
action OF nomination of any caucus or conven-
ton of his party against his private judgment.
1t is his duty to vote against bad measures
and unfit men as the only means OF obtaining
good ones, and if his party no longer repre-,
sents its professed principles in its practical
workings it is his duty to vote against it.
4th Independent Republicans seek good
nominations through participation in primar-
les and through the defeat of bad nominees
Iiloy TABOR Ior Tie defeat OIL any local Ne
publican candidate, and in cooperation with
those holding like views elsewhere, for the de-
feat of any general Republican candidate
whom they do not deem fit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23
Yeast and the Boy.
Hartford COurant,l


The yeast cake has wrought interesting do
mestic changes If there is a once good boy,
anything over twenty years of age to-day, who
does not remember "going for yeast when he
was told to, we should be pleased to learn his
name. If there is a once bad boy of similar
age who does not remember Sinking this re-
sponsible duty, losing the pail, suffering head
ache excessive, delegating his younger BROTH
ers and sisters for the work, and even fatty
refusing to obey, he too, is rarity. The
yeast pail with its concurrent pilgrimages was
for generations means of discipline in
every household. 1t humbled the minds of
the young while it developed their bodies and
the jingle of the pennies was an inspiration If
resstable to tin savings banks and spirit OF
economy.
At enc turn the yeast cake has driven out
the pail-turned pail so to speak, but still sue
ceeded. The grocer takes the order
and the next day takes the cake to the
house. 1t is noiseless. 1t never spills. Even
when accidental necessity compels trip after
it, it goes in the pocket and brings no humilia-
ton. Boys and girls brought up without the
yeast pail can hardly have the character of
those who have been so tried. They will not
be bred as we were. AS the yeast cake now
condenses yeast, so the yeast pail then con-
densed the trials of childhood There was no
escaping from it, The boy had to come to it,
and carry it. and bring it home. Never boy
that wanted to and never boy that did not dc
it.
In sense the boy brought up the yeast, but
in greater, nobler sense the yeast brought up
the boy And all this is over. 1t comes now
in tnfoil, and the boy who has it to get can
pretend he has chewing tobacco and be little
wckeder with it than without. But
human character is still forming The
children of to-day will be the men
of the next generation. The hope
of the present and the future is. that in the inn
proved bread of these days by material means
there may come a sufficient moral gain to the
this past means of grace through disci-
Mine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23

ITO the Associated Press.
State Temperance Convention.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 22.-The annual State Tenn
peoance Convention is to be held in this city
on Wednesday and Thurfday, Feb. 18th and
18th, beginning on the first day at II a. m. 1t
is called to consider various phases of the tenn
perance question. The meeting is called by
the Maine State Temperance Society, of which
Joshua Nye is President
Supreme Court in Waldo.
BELFAST, Jan. 22.-The Supreme Court,
Judge Barrows presiding, adjourned this morn
ing. There were eight verdicts and one dis
agreement. No criminals were tried.
York County Agricultural Society.
BIDDEFoRD, Jan. CAT the annual meet
ing of the York County Agricultural Society
in Saco yesterday the following officers were
elected:
President-John Hall, North Berwick.
Vice Observation-Disclosures S. Moore, LINER
lex; Simon M. Blake, Biddeford; Timothy
Gray, Alfred.
Secretary and Treasurer Charles E. Saw
yer, Saco.
Brackett Lmington; o. Lord Saco: Il. II.
Folsom, Biddeford: w. j. Copeland, Berwick.
Librarian-John Hanscom, Saco.
The Lewiston Light Infantry Not Dis
armed.
LEWISTON, Jan.22.-The report in the morn
ing papers of the disarming of the Lewiston
Light Infantry is incorrect. The order was
countermanded by request of the Mayor. The
company notified Mayor Day last week that
he could depend on them in any emergency.
The arms are under guard of their own men.
who have been sworn as special policemen.
The authorities have complete confidence in
tba cOmnanV
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23

having said Seal in his possession or under his
control shall willfully neglect or refuse to de-
liver up said Seal to the Secretary OF State up
on demand therefor, shall be punished by I'M
prisonment of not less than one nor more IMAM
five years, and by fine not exceeding hve thou
sand dollars.
SECTION 2.-Whoever shall knowingly and
wilfully use the seal of the State of Maine or
take any impression thereupon for any purpose
in any other place than the office OF Secretary
of State at Augusta, or shall knowingly and
wifully issue or receive and use any commits
sion, record, document, parchment instru-
ment or paper bearing the impression OF said
seal unless such commission, record, document,
parchment instrument or paper, shall be seal
ed in said office of said Secretary of State at
Augusta, shall be punished by Imprisonment
not more than three years and by fine not eX-
ceeding three thousand dollars
SECTION 2.-Whoever shall knowingly and
wilfally remove from the State House at Au-
gusta, or from the custody of the Secretary Of
State, or Governor and Council, or other Off
Ger or person in whose lawful custody the
same are deposited or kept in said State House
any book of accounts, vouchers, record, return,
returned copies of lists of votes given for any
public officer, certified copy of any record, or
other document, or instrument belonging to or
kept in any of the offices in said State House,
except the books and documents kept and de-
posted in the state library, or shall knowingly
deface, or destroy any such book
of accounts, voucher, record, return,
returned copies of lists of votes given
for any public officer, certified copy of any re-
cord, or other document or Instrument, or
shall knowingly and wilfulIy aid or assist in so
doing, or having any such book of accounts,
voucher. record, returned copies of lists of
votes given for any public officer, certified
copy of any record, or other such document or
instrument in his possession or under his con-
troll, shall wilfully neglect on refuse to return
the same to said State House or to deliver up
the same to the person in lawful charge of the
office or room in said State House where the
same were kept or deposited shall be punished
by imprisonment not less than nor more than
three years and by fine not exceeding five
thousand dollars.
SECTION 4-This act shall take effect when
approved.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23
AFGHANISTAN.
The Country Still Unsettled-Prospect Of
Another Outbreak.

The Country Still nsettled-Prospect Of
Another Outbreak.
CABUL, Jau. 22.-Matters here are very I'M
settled. An outbreak is possible at any time.
1t is certain as soon as the snow melts
Mahomed Jan is very popular among the At
ghans who will willingly follow him again
when called upon. They do not admit defeat
and say they only dispersed because they had
no cannon with which to dislodge the British
from Shiepur, but the next time they will
bring cannon. Shiepur is greatly strengthened
but is too large for the present garrison OF 5000
Europeans and 1900 natives to hold and at the
same time take the offensive against a combi-
nation of equal strength The Kohistanez
continue to treat but they cannot be relied on
to keep quiet when disturbances recommence.
Two influential sidars of Wardak have come
in and it is hoped others will follow. The ex-
element at Ghuznia and Logar continues.
Mahomed Jan is preparing for another rising.
The uncertainty whether the British intend to
hold or abandon the country prevents the in
fuential chiefs from cordially cooperating
with the British or preparing government to
succeed them. 1t is believed the Afghans
will choose Ayaub Khan commander at Herat
who is avowedly hostile to the British and
friendly to the Russians
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23
DIRECTORS.

EDWARD BATES DORSEY, Mining Engineer.
/. G. BABCoCK, Treasurer Adams Express Co.
WIN. H. GUIoN OF Williams & Guion Steamships.
WIN. PITT SHERMAN, Late Receiver and Treas.
Erie X. r.
CHAs. NJ. FRY, President National Bank of New
York.
JONATHAN ODELL, Banker.
d. S. APPLETON, OF ID. Appleton & Co., Pub
fishers.
ULYSSES S. GRANT, JR., Lawyer.
ARTHUR b. GRAVES, Prest. st. Nicholas Natiohai
Bank.
JAS. P. ROBINSON, Consulting Engineer, New
York.
GEORGE W. WARREN, N. Y. Life Ins. Co., Bos-
ton, Mass.
C. A. WHITTIER, OF Lee, Higgnson s. Co., Bank
ers Boston, Mass.
JAMES d. FISH, President Marine National Bank.
H. HAvEMEYER, Of Havemeyer, Eastwick q Co.,
Refners
A. F. WILMARTH, ViGe-Prcsident Home Fire
ms. Co.
VIM L. JENKINS, JR., OF VIM. S. Nichols & Co.,
Bankers.
GEO. b. WEST, Commission Merchant.
THOMAS MANNING, Broker.
HENRY W. FORD, President National Bank oil
EDWARD A. FLINT, Consulting Engineer, Boston,
Mass.
A. FOSTER HIGGINS, US Lloyd's Marine In
surance.
CHAs. L. PERKINS, OF Perkins & Choate, Bankers.
L. B. GREENLEAF, Of Tower, Giddings & Co.,
Bankers, Boston, Mass.
j. BAKER, Vice-President of st. Louis g. San
Francisco R. R., st. Louis, Mo.
ARTHUR SEwALII, Prest Bath National Bank,
Bath, Maine.
= The above Company now offer the following prop
erty for subscription, at $1,000 per share. The
Capital stock of the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23
SOUTH AMERICA.
Disastrous Floods in the Isthmus-LosseS
Aggregating a Million Dollars.

Disastrous FLOODS IN the lStnmuS-LOSSeS
Aggregating Million Dollars.
New YORK, Jan. pa Panama letter of
the 18th gives an account of the flooding of
the Canca Valley in the early part of Decem-
Der, by which several villages were submerged
and houses, out-buildings, fences, ETC., swept
away. The river rose several yards and be-
came three miles wide and several lives are
reported lost, but no definite number is stated.
On the subsistence of the flood the valley was
vast scene of ruin. Everything was destroy
ed in the way of small crops and movables of
all sorts-cattle, goats and horses were gone
The cocoa farmers visited their haciendas in
boats, trying to gather the crop which was left
on the trees. They had to go armed in order
to protect themselves against immense snakes,
which had gathered in the branches and
which had been driven down into the valley
by the waters. The losses aggregate million
dollars
The Peruvian Government in the Hands
Of Pierola.
Lima dates of the 30th ult state that Pierola
assumed supreme control of the Peruvian
government and formed new cabinet. Gun
boats Pensacola and Onward are at Callao;
also English and French men-of-war.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23
xLvIth CONGRESSES Session.
SENATE.


Resolution calling on the Secretary OF In
terror to inform the Senate whether the Indian
commission become interested in Indian con-
tracts. Adopted.
A resolution was introduced asking certain
information regarding grants OF land TO rail-
roads.
Mr.. Bayard's resolution was taken up, Mr..
Coke speaking upon it.
MIR. Hamlin of Maine presented petition
of citizens of Maine for the distribution OF the
unpaid balance of the Geneva award. He
again urged the committee on Judiciary 10 ACT
promptly in this important matter
Senate went into executive session ana
when the doors were re-opened adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bank reserve bill was taken up, the main
question was ordered and debate began by Mr..
Gillette, who opposed the bill
Mr.. Warner followed in the same vein.
Messrs Whitthorne and Keifoe both opposed
the bill.
The House then voted on the bill and amend
ments and it was defeated.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the revision of the rules.
In the course of the debate Mr.. Frye OF
Maine referred to the salary grab, which led to
the remark from Mr.. Cox of N. Y: Il dld
not vote for it and did not take any, if you are
looking at me-"
Mr.. Frye think the gentleman said he
wanted it.
Mr.. Cox-I made the only speech against it,
Be very just because Maine is in trouble.
Mr.. Frye-Maine was in trouble little
while ago and host of fusionlsts, Democrats
and Greenbackers like the barbarians OF the
North, in ignorance and baroarity, came down own
to slaughter her; but thank God they have
gone home, and thank Him further they will
never come back again. applause ON the Re
publican side)
Mr.. Cox-I will never say anything against
YOUR brother-in-law. 1 never will. cloud and
Continued laughter all over the House, Cox's al
usion being to Gov. Garcelon)
l. Mr.. Frye-I had supposed that for Demo-
| GRAFT like my brother-in-law to marry a good,
| respectable woman for his wife would have led
to a change in heart He is loco foco still
Mr Cox-The Republican party used to take
care of brothers-in-law. daughter die
not know but that my friend might have KEEP
up the custom. Oaughter.)
Mr. Frye then proceeded and concluded his
| speech in favor of revision.
Mr.. Cox then closed the general debate in al
hours speech He declared himself in favor
| of revision.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-23
FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY ss.

debate. 1t was this q,,ality which led to our
disaster at the mine explosion before Peters,
burg. If Warren had obeyed orders we would
have broken Lees army in two and taken
Petersburg But when he should have been IN
the works he was worrying over what the oth-
er corps would do. So the chance was lost l
should have relieved Warren then, but dla
not like to injure officer OF SO hlgh ram IN
for what was an error of Judgment. But at
Five Forks it was different. There was no
time TO think of rank or persons feelings, ana
/ told Sheridan to relieve Warren ii he 1alle9
him. Sheridan did so, and no one regretted