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The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17
[Atlanta (Ga) constitutional
"Old Si" Has Trouble at his House
with the Census Man.

Old 81 came in rather late yesterday, looking
somewhat fatigued. After minute he said:
"Dis am er moughty kurus presedin' desc
men kerryin' ON roun' here wic dose fortfol-
yos.' ~
do you mean the census takers?"
II bleeve dat ar de name dey goes BY"
"What have they been doing now?"
"W'y, Dey's been down dar in my nabor-
hood jess stirrin' up mo- 'rath than all de par.
sons inside de korperashun kin put down in er
MONTH" -rl
''That is unfortunate Have they visited
you YETI
"Dat's what makes me so benin time ter
day. One OBJ dem cum down ter my house dis
monin' an tap on de gate; 1 axed him what's
de matter, an he say he done cum ter take my
sensus; an he hain't no mon got hit out dan /
sed ter jess go way from dar, 'kase dar want
de loonytick 'sylums."
"What did he say?"
''He say dat ef fools wild de sensus he done
gwine to put de law ter me; an den he
'splained de law. Den seed hit wuz all rite
an axed him in"
"How did you get along then?''
.'We got along purity well ontell he cum ter
de colyum whar de chillun are sot down; den
he say ter me what am de cullah OBJ my chill
lun. | say, Joker heah, you jess fgger on
what de law lows an don't cum roun' hyar
akin sultin queschins like dati He say dat
he got ter put down whedder dey is black er
melatter-and den de ole hurricane broke
loosel"
"How was that?"
"De OLE woman was lissenen, an when she
heah dat she opset dat table whar de fortfolyo
war lyin' emptied de starch bowl ober de re-
turns an GIN ter holler 'Heah Tiger Jess like
de forty thieves done broke in de house! De
census man he grabbed up his dockyments an
made fer de fence, an twixt holdin de OLE
'oman wild one han an the Tige wild de odder
l got mos tuckered out"
"Where did the census man go?"
''De las see OBJ him he was up on top OBJ er
box kyer by de Ar Line shop dryin' out de re-
turns OBJ de districk on de tin roof!'
"And how did you get the old lady quieted?"
'She haint quiet yit. jess had ter make
my scape too, ,kase she was gwine fer me fer
lettin de man in, an she say dat eff de United
States wants ter kno' de cullah OBJ her chillun
she ar boun' ter rite hit on de eye OBJ cherry
munerashuner dey sends prowlin' 'roun her
camp grounN She's er vigrous oman, too, fer
er BON fack''
And the old man got up to go to the super
visor and explain matters.
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17
The Doctors.

To most newspaper readers reports of
medical conventions are sorry entertain
ment Men delight to tell the story of their
own aches and pains, but when the doctors
get together and swap experiences the pa
tients whose ailments are discussed fail to
recognize themselves or their diseases and
take faint interest in the sayings and doings
of the meeting. The proceedings of the
Maine Medical Association now in session
in this city are hurriedly glarced at, and the
gossip about the disaster on the Sound read
to its most trivial word. People seem to be
lar more interested in learning how lives are
lost than how they are saved.
YET we ought to feel grateful interest in
the doings of the modest gentlemen who
nave met at our city building. The public
is slow to acknowledge the debt of gratitude
it owes to physicians. There never comes
together in this State, not even at the
church conferences, a body of men more
entitled to our respect and affection than
the Maine Medical Association. In zeal for
useful knowledge its members equal the
closest of our students, in hard work they
are not eXceHed by the severest toilers, and
in deeds of charity they surpass our charit-
able institutions. In fact there is no other
man who gives SO. much time and labor
gratuitously to the relief of suffering, and
who lends his services so freely to the as
sstance of poverty, as the doctor of medi-
cine. His charity is so unobtrusive and un-
exacting, and given with so much delicacy,
that it makes itself little known, and so is
too often held in light esteem or brief re-
membrance by those who enjoy its benefits.
The meeting of physicians in this city
affords an opportunity to indicate the obli-
cations under which we are to them, and to
quicken our sluggish memories to recog-
milton of their good deeds and unselfish SER
vices. 1t may be a too heavy task upon
gratitude to read the reports of their con-
ferences: but we should recollect at least
that the experiences related at these meetings
represent vast amount of trained skill and
hard work exercised most unselfishly for the
good of us all, and that the interchange of
opinions and comparison of methods lead to
wider knowledge which will be exerted
for our benefit
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17
A Picture.
Drawn by One of the Old Masters.

Solon Chase's Enquirer thus photographs
the Democratic party of the country, and of
Maine:-
A Democrat is peculiar "critter." He will
put up hard money platform in one State,
soft money platform in another, can't-tell-
what-it-is in another, none at all in Maine,
and would endorse polygamy in Utah if he had
a chance. But when you come right down
to the Bourbon himself, nc matter what
climate, you will find him the same old
animal and true as ever to his instincts
Wherever there are no holes in the barnyard
wall, he will dress up in sbeep-pelt and come
in with the herd, the same old wolf still, and
with the same old appetite for Legitimate
mutton. He played the game in tie West.
and slaughtered the flocks Handsomely but
the feast did not seem to fatten him any.
But here is one tap in which his old Re-
publican hunters can catch him. Whenever
they hoist sign in the trail he will go the
other way. If the Republicans hoist "Protec-
tion" on pole, the Bourbon strikes out as
hard as ever he can for "Free Trade" If
the Republicans hoist temperance plank in
Maine, he will make bolt for "Local Op-
tion," and when they hoisted anti-fusiop, he
broke his neck to fuse. The sign is still up
but the animal which howled among the hill
tops of Maine is dead, and his chief mourners
are his Republican hunters,-none are SO sor-
rowful as they. Their guns, their traps and
decoys were all made to hunt Bourbons. Now
those implements of warfare hang ON their
lodge-poles, and to them the woods are game
less
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17
Lawrence Barrett's Nationality.

Iowa state beSlster.
By this time the reporter, had summoned
courage enough to bring forward a delicate
matter in this manner: 'Mr Barrett. while
of course l know there is no foundation for a
story set abroad in relation to your name. yet
would like to get contradiction from your
own lips. Your real name is Barrett?"
"Yes sir" reioined Mr.. Barrett, although
story got afoat that it was Branagan. Now"
continued the actor with some spirit, 81 would
not care whether it were Barrett or Branagan.
One name is as good as another but when a
man has one name there is no necessity for an
other Some of my enemies have tried to injure
me with this story. 1t was started some years
ago. do not know whether by malice or mis-
take, while 1 was in California by man who
knew me on the Pacific coast. He started
lot of sketches of leading actors, of ten or
twelve lines each, an thus started the story.
He has heartily repented the annoyance it has
caused me, and by strange coincidence, is
now connected with my management. The
same class of people who try to annoy me with
that story, are not satisfied because do not
print my name Lawrence Patrick Barrett.
That is my name, but were to use it in full ]
would be charged with pandering to national
ity My business has nothing to do with ma
tlOudilIyy anu uOt StIlNo W
make popularity by claiming or rejecting any
nationality or descent. My father and mother
were both Irish and if there is any good or
talent in me, OF course owe it to my Irish par
entage". 1t may be we'll to state here that
Mr.. b. was born in New England April A.
1858, and is consequently AZ years of age.
The reporter, who was in the same proud
predicament as to parentage as the actor, then
asked: "How is it Mr. Barrett-do not our
people predominant in your profession?"
Not more so, think, than in all the learned
professions. Take your own, for instance-at
the bar, in the ministry-everywher in fact
where nerve and heart and brain are required
Probably you will find lesser proportion in
the profession of medicine: that may be be-
cause they are too tender-hearted, and do not
take kindly to scenes of suffering"
Mr.. Barrett's dress in private is very plain;
topping off with high silk hat he wears very
little iewelry-in fact, only small gold scarf
pin of peculiar shape. The predominatlng
impression one has of him is that he is the
highest type of the cultured gentleman.
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17

HARTFORD Courant: Garfield unites and
consolidates every section of the Republican
party, and sweeps in all the Independents
who have for years been halting outside the
camp. The nomination is bugle call that
has brought in every straggler The enthu-
siasm at Chicago, which ran like wild-fire
through Indiana and kindled confagration
in Cleveland and Cincinnati, shows its light
in the East, and is premonitory Of the high
est enthusiasm for our noble candidate.
The whole situation is condensed into the
they have nominated candidate that we
can all support"
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17

The Democratic conve ntion at Cincinnati
will be made up of 73S delegates, the terri
tories being unrepresented. Each delegate
will cast one-half a vote, Maine having four
teen delegates and seven votes. If the two.
thirds rule is retained, it will require 246 of
the 1863 votes, to nominate candidate for
the Presidency.
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17

THE Argus publishes some resolutions
passed by so-called ''Independent Republi-
can Convention in Garfeld's district in
1876. 1t omits to state that his majority
that year was increased over four thousand
from that of 1874. That shows in what es-
timation his people hold him.
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17

DOM PIATT, who never lets chance to
hit man on the raw pass, has no complaint
to make Of Garfield, and says, che has oc-
cupied positions where, like other leaders he
could have winked himself into millions
He holds to-day the honored position of be-
ing the only poor man among political lead
prS ~
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17

THE Mrs. Diehm who figures IN yester-
days Argus, was not within thous-
and miles of Chicago at the time the con-
vention was in session. The Argus is
liable to make mistakes like this in the
heat of a campaign.
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE II.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The and address Of the writer are In
all Indispensable not necessarily for publca-
ton but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munlcat,ons that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17

''IF dirt were trumps what hand you
would hold" said Charles Lamb to the
whistplayer of nncleanly look. If dirt
were trumps what hand the Argus would
hold against Garfield.
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,
PORTLAND, ME,

for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Gov
ernor to be supported at the September election,
and two candidates for Electors of President and
Vice President of the United States, and to trans
act any other business that may properly come be-
fore the Convention.
The basis of representation will be as follows:
Each cith town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate, and for every seventy-ve votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Governor in 1879
an additional delegate and fraction of forty votes
in of seventy-fve will be accorded delegate
The State Committee will be in session in the
ante-room of the Hall at o'clock, on the morning
delegates
For the first time in the history of Maine the at
tempt was made in 1879 to deprive the people of
the right to choose their own officers, and to cor
ruptly continue in power those whom the people
had rejected. The authors, abettors and accom-
plices in this crime against free government are
now seeking to come before the people under some
new party name-availing themselves of an alias,
the common resort of those who seek to escape the
responsibility and punishment of their crimes.
Against these men, under whatever name they
may appear, all those citizens who condemn the
nefarious plot to destroy the right of suffrage are
invited to unite. without regard to past party ai-
aions, to preserve honest Government for the hon
est people of Maine.
By order of the Republican State Co nmittee.
c. A. BoUTELLE, -,
FRED N. Dow, ! Conm;t+o.
GEORGE G. WING, } oonni''ee'
j. o. SMITH, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17

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., 1880-06-17
TERMS $500 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE
THE Detroit Post drops into the following

THE Detroit Post drops into the following
acrostic:
Good ticket!
And bound to win!
Republicans all satisfied!
Fought bravely for the Union!
In ability high; in character clean
Every Republican will work for this ticket!
Loyal men will rejoice!
Democrats dismayedl
and
All shades of
Republicans
Take
Hold
Unitedly
Right from the start,
New YORK Tribune: The Democratic
mud-throwers are only soiling their own
hands by their attempts to fling the old dirt
at the Republican candidate which failed to
stick when they first threw it four years ago
They will not succeed in convincing the
country that the man who has nine times
been elected to Congress by the people of
one OF the most intelligent districts in the
United States is dishonest A sufficient
answer to all their charges is found in the
fact that after twenty-five years of arduous
public service, General Garfeld's entire
property consists of his home in Washing
ton and his farm in Ohio, worth together
about $4,000. Let the Democrats nominate
&c q t1,As,, II II, L.
wreckers, and go to the people if they dare
on the question of the personal honor of the
two candidates.
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17

THEY seem to manage matters better on
the Ocean than on the Sound.
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17
MONTHLY PRICES.

Any customer leaving town. by giving notice AT
THE OFFICE, will be eutited to proper reduction.
We particularly request Gus omers to report
any neglect of our drivers in leaving he Ice Com
plants for elessness or any other cause if made
at the office, will be attended to promptly.
my19 dew
The Portland daily press., 1880-06-17

CAP'N CHASE has gone to Cincinnati.
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Another Candidate.

BY large majority the people
of the United States have declared
their faith in Kidney Wort as a
remedy for all the diseases Of the
kidney and liver, some, however
have disliked the trouble OF pre-
pairing it from the dry form. For
such new candidate appears in
the shape of Kidney Wort in Lii
quid Form. 1t is evry concentra-
ted, is easily taken and is equally
efficient as the dry. Try it.-Louis.
vile Post.
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MEETING OF BERKELEY COUN-
TY Wool GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
Pursuant to notice previously pub
lished, the Berkeley County Sheep
Raiser's and Wool Growers Associ-
alton met 10 Commissioner Picking's
office, in court. house, Martinsburg,
December 4th, 1880.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
approved.
On motion it was unanimously
agreed that the President, Jacob
Ropp, Esq, communicate with the
officers of the West Virginia State
Wool Growers Association upon the
subject of providing the best method
whereby the sheep property may be
protected in the State, and report the
result of their deliberations to the
Berkeley County Wool Growers AS
ISOLATION.
On motion it was agreed by the
members present, that the Associa-
ton have sheep show at some time
and place to be designated at the
next meeting of the Association.
The Executive Committee of the
Association was ordered to procure
grounds, draft rules and regulations
for the Berkeley County Sheep Show,
and designate time and place for
holding the same, and report at the
next regular meeting of the Associa-
ton. Mr.. Kennedy, of Bedington,
was added to the committee, to as
sist in the aforesaid preparations.
On motion of j. Il. Snodgrass it
was ordered that the President be
authorized to confer with the Presi-
dent of the West Virginia Wool
Growers Association upon the sub
ject of procuring suitable speakers
upon the occasion of the Sheep Show
to be held in Berkeley county.
Mr.. Sellers, originally from Scot
land, being present, was called upon
and gave an interesting account of
the manner of treatment and man.
agement of sheep on the Highlands
of that country, which was well re-
ceived by the members present.
On motion the Association adj
journed to meet at the Courthouse
the first Saturday in March, 1881.
JACOB RoPP, Pres.
CHAS. STUCKEY, Sec'y.
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The Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer is
very out-spoken in regard to the po-
sition of half the Congressman of
that State to General Garfield, ask
ing him to appoint Alex. II. Ste
phens in his Cabinet. "For the leg
islative members of the foremost
Democratic State in the Union," it
says, "to ask that a lifelong Demo-
GRAFT be appointed by Republican
President to a position in his coun-
ellis, partakes a good deal of unblush
ing impudence. Yet Mr.. Hayes
did very nearly the same thing.
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sword, pair of scales, and an anch-
or covered with immOrtelles. Here
was hope, justice and war forever
hope that by the sword justice would
come. 1t was not learned whether
it was from O'Donovan Rosa, John
Swinton, joaquin Miller or Josh
Hart. The chief feature-and in
fact it absorbed all the others-was
that most of the immortelles were
red. The Senator came in about
twelve, and throwing up his hands
in holy horror ordered the thing to
be instantly taken away.
No paragraph in the Presidents
message has been so much comment
ed on here as that in reference to
giving Grant life position at the
head of the army. This was the
Presidents own idea, and was not
suggested to him from any quarter,
nor was it made a subject of consul
tation, except among two or three
friends. Grants intimate friends
knew nothing of it, and were sur
prised as anybody when they saw
the suggestion i'll the message. In
conversation with an intimate friend
the president is reported to have ex-
pressed disfavor with the proposed
scheme to raise fundby popular
subscription to pension ex-Presi-
dents. He does not believe in it. He
is reported to have said that if this
fund should be raised, and he should
ever become entitled to any of it, he
would not take it. The President is
very simple in his tastes, cultivates
no extravaganza habits, and has an
ample income to meet every want he
lives. He is said to be worth con-
siderably over a quarter of million
of dollars.
Considerable doubt has been here
tofore expressed as to what Congress
would do about paying the deputy
marshals appointed in the last cam
paign, but | am now confident that
there will not be so much of con-
test over the matter as has been an
ticipated. Several influential House
Democrats, including Mr.. Stephens,
have expressed themselves as decid-
eddy in favor of making the necessa-
ry appropriation. 1t is known that
several Democratic Senators take
the same view, as they consider that
the marshals must ultimately be
paid. 1t is understood that Speaker
Randall is as much opposed as ever
to the payment of the marshals, and
it is to be expected that the appro-
priation bills will be reported las usu-
al, without any appropriation for
the marshals. The Republicans will
move to amend by making the ne
cessary appropriation, and it is quite
generally believed that enough Dem
ocrats in both houses will vote with
them to carry it. Dom PEDRO.
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OUR NEIGHBORS

OUR NEIGHBORS
The Hagerstown spoke works are
turning out 10000 spokes per week,
and yet are not able to FIJI their or
ders.
Large number Of deer are being
killed in the mountains near Cum
berland.
A large rick of straw ON the farm
of Chas. Thomas, Buckeysvilie,
Frederick county, Md, toppled over
last week, burying six cattle under
it. One of the cattle was smothered;
the others were rescued.
Peter Deetz, a young man employ
ed at the Cumberland rolling mill,
has been twice shot at, and last week
received letter embellished with
skulls, cross-bones and collins, and
threatening him with death. He is
ignorant who his enemies are.
Daniel Blocher, and old citizen of
Cumberland, and who was identified
with the growth of that city, died on
Sunday, aged II years.
The Rev. n. G. Campbell, of Har-
per's Ferry, has declined the call to
the pastoral charge of the Presbyter-
ian Church at Frederick City, Md.
The malarial fever is still prevail
ing in .Hagerstown and vicinity
One of its late victims is Mr.. John
B. Frey, late corporation tax collec-
tor of that place.
The First Hose Company of Hag-
erstown has entered into contract
with a York (Pa.) firm for new
hose carriage, to cost $3.50. "A new
steamer has recently been added to
the fire department of that.city.
The Shepherdstown Register has
commenced reporting big hogs. 1t
says Mr.. Taylor Hill, near that place
killed eight hogs which Melted over
1000 pounds, and that Mr.. Conrad
Smith of Shepherdstown killed two
last week, one weighing 400 and the
other 352 pounds.
Mrs. Ann A. McAtee, mother of
Mr.. Walter 3. MeAtee, of Balti-
more, died at Hagerstown on Satur-
day from an attack of paralysis, aged
so years. Rev. William McAtee,
pastor of Presbyterian church in
Chicago, and Mr.. John Lynn Nc
Aztec, a member of the Washington
county bar, are her sons also.
James Robinson, who recently
eloped with another mans wife, chill
dreiI and household effects, was con-
victed on Saturday in the Circuit
Gour, at Hagerstown of abduction
OF the children. Sentence was de-
ferred. The court ruled that the
father was the head of the family
and that the wife had no more right
to abduct the children from the
home that the father had provided
for them than any other person and
that any party in aiding her was a
party to the abduction.