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The Portland daily press., 1880-01-01
GARCELON's DEFENSE.
A Review of the Governors Low and
Logic.
COUNTY OFFICES.

v.
COUNTY OFFICES.
In the present article shall confine myself
to discussion of the law applicable to the
election of County officers, and the facts given
in my last communication
/. The election of these officers is regulated
by statute, and not by the constitution and
hence the cases are governed by those legal
principles applicable to the Interpretation and
construction of statutes and not of constitu-
tional law.
q The statute requires the record and re-
turn to give
a. The whole number of ballots.
(2.) The names of person voted for.
81 The number Of votes cast for each
3These provisions are directory, and not
mandatory, and a failure to comply with them
in every particular is not fatal to the validity
of the return, provided it can be definitely as
certained from the return who did in fact re-
ceive the highest number of votes.-Strong pc
titioner, 20 Pick 1874; People V. Cook, IA Barber
293 and 326.
This rule is dictated by common sense. The
object of the election is to ascertain the will Of
the voters: the object of the return isto inform
the canvassing board what that will is. "They
(the examiners should receive them the re-
turns) with favor, and construe them with lib
crafty From the men who usually are and
necessarily must be employed to make them,
great formaity or nicely cannot be expected
and should not be required. What shall be
the consequence of an omission by the select
men or town clerk to perform any OF these pre-
eor;had dutiac and uDoO whom shall it fall?
But shall the whole
town be DISTINGUISHED, by reason of The fraud
or negligence of their officers? This would be
furnishing the innocent for the faults of the
guilty. 1t would be moro just and more con-
sonant to the genius and spirit of our institu-
tons" Ito punish the otficer,) shut to reccirc the
uotes tchsnerer they can be ascertdined uth
reasonable certainty" Morton J. in Strong
Pet 90 Pick, 4S4.
In the case of People Us. Cook cited above,
the Court after quoting the above language of
Morton J. says:
Upon principle therefore, fortified by the
authority of the opinions of experien"ed.and
learned judges of Courts OF justice, depar-
ture BY the inspectors of elections or clerks OF
the polls from the statutes directing the man
ner of conducting elections, whether it be at
tributable to ignorance. neghgenceor .Jrd4du-
tent deSiq71, cannot deprive the electors OF their
right secured by paramount law, unless one
or more TO the Causes has rendered it impossi-
BILE to ascertain the result with reasonable GER
tainty."
Apply these principles to the original return
from Portland and note the result
The largest number of scattering" votes
were for the County Attorney. The return
showed
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13

Mems muscles move better when
their souls are making merry music.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13

we will be heavy losers by the transac-
tlon," said Mr. Robertson. MY broth
er is connected with the medical college
at Kelawna, and has weekly clinics ut st.
Joseph's Hospital. He Is particularly
pleased with the fracture attachment q
sent him one Of your illustrated circu-
lars), and has promised me to Introduce
the bed at St. JosephS 5, and use his in
duence for its introduction at other
places"
Jerome opened his eyes very wide.
- DR.. Robertson! / know of him. Why.
he is dean of the faculty ut kelawna, and
the first surgeon in the State.
He is my brother" said our PRO
fessor," simply. And now it you are
willing to accept my offer and have that
little model handy and a patent deed
about you, we will conclude the bargain
at once
Well, the patent-right money fenced
our lot, plastered and underpinncd' T.
our house. gave us start of books again
and helped our small beginnings in many
WAYS. Jerome has now all the business
he can attend to. and so have l, though
| never re-OpenCd my school after Miss
| Grimes visit. Little Lem came to us
before the ensuing year, and baby Irene
followed rather closely. The sweet du-
ties of motherhood keep mind and hands
fully occupied, Notwithstanding one or
the other of our dear babes is almost
constantly at the beautiful house on
LYNN Creek. the home of their devoted
MagaztBe J0T
! NLH.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13
The Desk at Which the Declaration OF
Independence Was Written.

The Hon. Robert &. Winthrop, in the
course of the '.ntennial Grafton de-
livered by him Co.. ne Fourth Of July.
Is. 8. in Music Il.ui. Boston, exhibited
to the audience there gathered the writ
ing-desl, upon which the Declaration of
Ind.prudcncc was written, and the
thoughts suggested by this interesting
historical relic formed one Of the most
eloquent passages of his Grafton. He
concluded his allusion to this desk with
these words:
Long may it find its appropriate and
approaching ownership III the successive
generations of family in which the
blood of Virginia and Massachusetts Is
so auspiciouslv comminglcd. Should it,
in the lapse of years, ever pass from the
hands of those to whom it Will be 50
precious an heirloom, it could only have
its fit and final place among the choicest
and most cherished treasures of the ma
ton. with the above title deeds of indie
pendence it so proudly asserted. -
This evening the Hon. Robert c. Win
throp, who is now in Washington, took
the occasion of a call at the Executive
Mansion to deliver personally to the
President, as a Gift to the United States,
this little mahogany desk on which Mr..
jefferson wrote the Declaration Of hide
pendencc. 1t was presented in the name
of the children Of the late Mr.. Joseph
Coolidge, of Boston, TO whom it was
given bvJeflerson himself in 1925, whose
Granddaughter Mr.. Coolidge had mar
ried, and it has an autograph inscription
as follows: Thomas Jefferson gives
this writing-desk to Joseph Coolidge,
Jr., as memorial of his Affection 1t
was made from a drawing Of his own,
| by Ben. Randall. cabinet-maker, Of Phila-
delphia, with whom he first lodged on
his arrival in that city. in May, 1776,
and the identical one on which he wrote
the Declaration of Independence. Poll
ties as well as religion has its supersti-
tons; these gaining strength with time,
may one day give imaginary value tC
/ this relic for its association with the birth
of the great charter of our independ-
ence." 1t is probable that this dcskwil
be deposited in the tire-proof library OF
the State Department, where is kept the
original draft of the Declaration, written
on this desk.-Wd Washington Cor. Boston
! AdCertiSCr.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13
Tenacious Memories.

One day in January, 1Si0-a long
while AGO, but as the anecdOte is unpub-
lished and the actors were all eminent 1t
will bear telling-several professors of
the University Of Berlin were assembled
in the Council Chamber and were talk
inc. One of them held the Toss GnzeHe
in hand. Turning to Professor Boeckh
famous as a Greek scholar and aS pos
SCISSOR of a wonderful memory, he
asked: 'DO YOU think YOU could in
twenty-four hours get by heart the first
page Of that newspaper?' Il am sure
| could
PROF. Boeckh, I don't think YOU
could. I'm so sure you could not that
III bet twenty bottles of wine that You
could not" "Strike hands. | take
your bet"
Prof Boeckh took the newspaper
and was a little shocked to see that the
first page contained nothing but list OF
persons who had, at the recent festival
of the Order of Prussia, received the rib
bon.
This inSipid litany was, of course, much
more difficult to get by heart than edito-
riaIs and Intelligence; still, Prof. Boeckh
would not back out. At this moment
Prof Haupt, the philologist, who was
| likewise famous for his tenacious memo
~. entered the Council Chamber, was
| told what had occurred, and dared to
take similar bet. He smiled and struck
hands. Thereupon Prof. Benary, one
Of the younger professors, declared that
if the veterans of the faculty could do 50
much, the rawer recruits would not be
behind them, and, to sustain the honor
of his youthful brethren, he, too, would
take the bet.
! The next dav all these professors wero
assembled again in the Council Cham
Der. Prof Boeckh began and recited
the whole page without missing one
| name, or one Christian name, or one in
itial, or one grade of the long list of per-
sons who had received the ribbon from
| the Ministers of State to the humbleSt
clerk He ratified it off as easily as if it
had been the al phabet. Then Prof.
Haupt recited the long nomenclature,
but he gave it slowly and corrected him
self often Twas now Prof. Benary' 5
turn to approve himself the peer of these
gray heads! he exclaimed: Brethren,
do YOU really think me capable Of IA
tiglling able men with so stupid litany
for a third time? No, colleagues, I'd
rather pay for twenty bottles of good
claret" A peal of laughter shook the
Council Chamber Did Prof. Benary
distrust his memory? Did he really
think it shameful to waste the valuable
time of such men? Nobody knew, no.
body asked, so delighted were all at the
supper table to see Il score of bottles
more of good claret reinforce the forty
already won.-Paris Letter to N. o. Pic
Gylt3le.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13
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Saw MILLS.

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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13
WORK.

If some great angel spalge 70 me tonight
In awful language of the unknown land,
Bidding me Choose from treasure infinite.
From goodly gifts and glOries in his hand,
Tho thing coveted. what should takeE
Eames wreath Of bays! the tickle worlds es-
teen:
Nay; greenest bays may wave on brOws that
ache.
And worlds applauding passeth as dream,
Should ! choose Love 10 MI mine empty heart
With soft strong sweetness, Is m days OF OLD:
Nav. for Love rapture hath An after-smart,
And on Love rose the thorus are manifold.
Should chuore Life with lOng-suCceedlng years !
Nay. ,arth's long life is longer time tOT tears.
would choose Work and never-failing power
To work without weak hlndrance by the way
Without recurrence of the weary hour
When tired. Is rant Nature holds Its sway
Over the busy brain and tolling hand.
An. If an angel came To me tonight.
Speaking IN language of the unknown land,
s., would [ choose from treasure INFINITE.
But well know the blessed gift ] crave.
The tireless strength for never-entIng task,
l. not for this lite. But beyond the grave
Il NAV be / shall find the thing ask;
For | believe there Is a better land,
Where viii and work, and strength go hand IN
An the Year Round.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13
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Price of DR.. Hunters Specific y per Oottle'
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or money refunded. =, homie
e-gDr. Dmsbcer will treat all chronic
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than any other physician IN ST. LOUIS
Write or call. ,,:,
For sale at Coley's Drug Store, Mllan'
Tenn.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13
GARDNER HOUSE
CHICAGO.
SO IN tn 50 90 Der Day.

Strictly first-class in all its appointments
Though situated in the heart of the city, its
close proximity to the Lake, from which 1t IS
only separated by the Park, directly in front
of the house, makes the location the most de
sirable of any hotel in Chicago. Southern
patronage solicited. Special contracts Tor
parties remaining one week or more.
JEWETT WILCOX, Manager,
L N n the fremont House.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-05-13

The L" dark day in America COM
menced at about 10 a. m. MAY 10, 1880,
and continued until the middle of the
next day. The arizona Miner says that
a woman living on the Little Colorado
was twenty-eight years OF age at that
time. and remembers the circumstance.
She is now 128 years of age. The dark
ness created great CONSERVATION among
her people, the Spanish and the Indians.
The Spaniards buried their saints and the
Indians took to feasting.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-20
The Result Of q Murder.

shall endeavor to answer two Ques-
tions-Who was Charming, and what
was he? We have no help In the first
question from the genealogies on the
other side of the water, and this is In
some sense to be regretted, because
grapes don't grow on thorns, and there
must have been noble vines to give us
such fruit as men like Charming. No
doubt. if we could trace the Channings
and Ellerys back, we should find men
and women of rare virtue among them,
and light on many tale worth the tell
ing. Still, as we have no grapes, we
can leave the vines where the Eternal
Providence has left them-on the other
side of the water-and deal only with
what we know of his family on this side.
The mothers side of the man makes its
first mark during the Revolutionary
War, when the grandsire Ellery signed
the Declaration. In him was great
worth and splendid ability, but his life
slipped away without anything great
being accomplished in it. The Chan
nings came from Dorset in 1712, and I
venture to guess that they fled from the
SilduOW VI d SiG1lU U4dS5CuJ' IuO14e4N u
Charming, Of Dorchester. married Mary
Brookes about 1904. The people had
urged on the matter rather against the
mans will, and the result was that Mary
poisoned her husband. She was tried
for the murder, and was hanged on the
Dist of March, 1705, being then only 10
years of age. After she was dead, her
body was burned in the old Roman
amphitheater at Mulberry in Dorset, In
the presence of 10000 people. Now,
when your Englishmen strikes a great
sorrow like that he moves away, and my
guess is that John Charming, Richards
brother, left Dorset because he could
not live so near the scene of his great
and awful sorrow, where people whis-
pered, ellis brothers wife was hanged
and burned" This grandsire Charming
became a merchant at Newport, but he
fell on evil days, and at last lays down
the burden. His wife gets little store,
but was always the lady, and raised her
children extremely well. William, their
son, took to the law, and rose to some
eminence. He married Lucy Ellery,
and from this twain sprang William
Ellery Charming. His father died at AZ,
and left the desolate little woman to
bring up nine children.-Lecture Of
Rec. Robert COllyer.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-20
Professional ShODlifterS.

Professional shoplifters," said New
York merchant, every often wear great
cloaks. They can put away a good deal
under them. By raising their folded
arms under their cloaks they conceal
the added size the articles give them.
They have pocket made in the front Of
their dresses big enough to hold num-
Der of large packages. Why, when we
unloaded a woman here one day we took
out of that pocket all that good-sized
boy could carry on his outstretched
arms. I remember how indignant that
woman was when accused.
sc l was walking through the store one
day when clerk told me he thought
woman he was serving had stolen some
Leghorn hats. 1 walked up to her and
raised one Of her arms suddenly.
Twenty-Five hats fell to the floor. You
know what Leghorn hats are? They
are made of a kind of grass and fo'd
close together. She had concealed $37
worth. She said she had picked them mp
on the floor and was going to put them
where the rest of the hats were kept.
We arrested her.
1.-The hands of an experienced shop
litter work faster than the eyes of an
observer. A Central-office detective
standing in the store one day saw
woman putting away silk handkerchiefs.
She'd hold one up as if to examine it,
and then she'd suddenly pass it into her
other hand, and then into q big front
pocket with such lightning rapidity that
the detective couldn't tell what she was
doing, but lie thought she was putting
them back on the counter. He made
study of the subject and caught her.
Shoplifters often steal our valises and
baskets, and then go around the store
filing them up. We know a good many
of the profession. We sent a man to
the trial Of Mr.. and Mrs. Volkener, who
were accused lately of an attempt to
poison Mr.. Blair, of Chatham, N. Y.
You remember it was said that Mrs.
Volkener and Mrs. Connolly, who lived
with her, were shoplifters. He came
back and said the face Of the big woman
Connolly was familiar one in our
store.
"The worst thing shoplifters do" he
said, in conclusion, els to steal from
our customers. They are very fond of
taking pocketbooks and valises. We
would a great deal rather they would
steal from us, for their victims are sure
to give store where they are robbed
bad reputation. Not long ago lady
who had $128 in valise rested it on the
counter moment and it disappeared.
She found an old one in its place. We
believe that the thieves who took it knew
that she had the money, and had fol-
lowed her for long distance"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-20
An Irish Romance.

In these days, when everything IS
driven by steam and stopped by air
brakes, and even the ticking of our
hearts is regulated by a golden key, like
most excellent clockwork, there is
very little room for ga romance
in real life. In certain
county in Ireland, however, not quite a
hundred miles from Meath. there dwells
a family Of nine beautiful maidens, who
are won't to amuse themselves by assum-
ing the apron and mob-cap OF "neat-
handed Phillis," and make themselves
all sorts of pastry in the garden. Not
very long ago the cry and 'orn of the
'uutsman was heard without, and one of
the aforesaid nine, with her sleeves
tucked up and her bare arms befoufed.
rushed to the garden gate, which, open
ing on lane, shut behind her just as a
smart young Prince, attached to an I'M
perial suite, attired in buckskin and
pink. came trotting up.
Which way has the fox gone? did
not know such pretty wild flowers grew
in the hedges about here before" said
young NARROW. "And what may your
name be ?" She bit her lip, blushed,
and fairly bolted, but when the others
came up he was little surprised and
abashed on learning that the heroine
was no other than granddaughter to
the most noble Marquis who first in
formed our most gracious Maiestyof her
unele's death.-Lcndo1g World.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-20
The Dark Stock in Ireland.

A good deal is said about "the dark
stock" prevailing in the West and South
west of Ireland. But one of the chief
sources of that element is entirely over
looked, probably because too recent and
too obvious to arrest the attention of the
paleolithic and neolithic ethnologists.
The source in question is the Spanish,
due to the close commercial and even
social intimacy maintained by Spain
with the west coast Of Ireland down to
quite recent times. There were import
ant Spanish trading stations at Dingle,
Valentia, Cahirciveen, Bantry, limo
league, Galway, and elsewhere. Many
of the old houses in these places are
built in the Spanish style, and it may
not be generally known that Valentia
island was actually held 10y the Span
iards until expelled during tbe vigorous
administration of Cromwell Many of
the peasantry in Kerry and Galway bear
an unmistakable Spanish expression,
and this factor ought certainly to be
taken into account in dealing with the
complicated problem of Irish ethnol-
ogy.-Ndture.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-20
Thrilling Adventure With Indians.

Just below Kanawha falls, in West
Virginia, is an overhanging rock OF I'M
mense size jutting out about 100 feet
over the seething whirlpool, and about
the same height above. This was once
the scene of q remarkable adventure.
The Indians were III hot pursuit of Van
Bibber, settler and man of distinc-
ton in those early times. He was
hard pressed, and, all access to the river
below and above being cut off, he was
driven to this jutting rock, which proved
to be the jumping-o place for him. He
stood on the rock, in full view of the
enemy above and below, who yelled like
demons at the certainty of his speedy
capture. He stood up boldly and with
his rife kept them at bay. AS he stood
there he looked across the river-saw his
friendships wife with her babe in her
arms, and helpless to render assistance.
They stood as if petrifed with terror
and amazement. She cried at the top
Of her voice: "Leap into tho river and
meet mel" Laying her babe on the
grass, she seized the oars and sprung
into the skiff alone. AS she neared the
middle of the river her husband saw
the Indians coming in full force and
yelling ike demons. "Wife, wife, he
screamed, Elm coming; drop down a
little lower" With this he sprung
from his crag and descended like an ar
row into the water, feet foremost. The
wife rested on her oars moment to see
him rise to the surface, the little canoe
floating like q cork, bobbing about on
the boiling flood. It was an awful mo-
ment it seemed an age to her would
he ever rise? Her earnest gaze seemed
to penetrate the depths of the water,
and she darted her boat farther down
the stream. He rose near her; in mo-
ment the canoe was alongside Of him,
and she helped him to scramble into it
amid shower OF arrows and shot that
the baffied Indians poured into them.
The daring wife did not speak q word,
her husband was more dead than alive;
and all depended on her strength being
maintained till they could reach the
bank. This she did, just where she had
started, right where the babe was still
lying, growing and laughing. The men
pulled the skiff high up on the sand,
and the wife slowly arose and helped to
lift Van Bibber to his feet. He could
not walk, but she laid him down by his
babe, and then, seating herself, she wept
wildly, just as any other woman would
have done under the circumstances.
That babe is now grandfather, and
that rock is called evan Bibber:s .rock"
TO this day.