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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-26

thy V"5"N 70 'VtN N3'e''1 HV"'
The terms are easier nov than they
will be a year hence. We doubt II there
ever comes to our State a more favora-
bic opportunity for railroad enterprises
than this season has brought.
Break ground this season, ifyou want
a rOal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12
Sarah Bernhard's Home.

Mrs. Hooper's Letter to Philadelphia Telegraph I
Mile. Sarah Bernhardt's Parisian household
is not unlike that Of the Countess Julia Walk
er, in the sparkling comedy of L'Age Ingrat.
1t is constant whirl of visitors, coming and
going; everybody can call who likes, and
everybody does call. All the newspaper writ
ers of Paris, the foreign correspondents, the
rising artists, the aspiring dramatists, are to be
found in the vast studio on the Avenue de
Villiers. A dozen people will happen in to
breakfast and twenty will drop in to dinner.
There will be 10000 francs in the house one
day and no money on the morrow. In the
midst of the crowd Ievolves the mistress of the
house, talking, receiving, painting, modelling,
writing, studying, the widest, most caprcious,
most extravngant Bohemienne of Paris Yet
withal she is comparatively simple as regards
her personal tastes. She dresses in an origin
al and eccentric style, but not gorgeously.
Her son, on the contrary (who is, by the way,
her only child), though only 10 years of age, is
already cited as one OF the most extravagant
youths OF Paris He has his horses, his break
and other luxuries which are positively absurd
at his age, but his doting mother can deny
Maurice nothing. Notwithstanding the frag-
lie aspect of Mile. Bernhardt, those who know
her we'll declare she has a constitution of iron.
DuiAhS uof ioOout PROVINCIAL TOUR IN france
she would arrive at her destination after
long railway journey, fresh as rose and gay
as lark; and while everybody else in the
party Were fainting with fatigue. she would
dress, and dine, and go off to the theatre and
act till midnight, ready to recommends the
process the next day. NJ. Duquesnel, the ex-
Director of the Odeon, who was her impress
sario during one OF these tours, is O man of ex-
ceptional strength and nervous energy, but he
has been heard to declare that his wandering
star could endure twice the fatigue OF which
he is capable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12
A Former Slaves Gratitude.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Warren, of our city, SAYS
the New Orleans Picayune have been made
the recipients OF beautiful gift, which came
to them in grateful way from family SER
want. On Christmas morning Mrs Warren
was in her kitchen, when she was interrupted
in her work by Robert cambridge, her favorite
dining room servant of ante bellum days, who
came in all smiles, with compliments of the
season for his old mistress. Mrs. Warren re-
ceived him very cordially, and bethinking
herself of the duty of the hour, handed Robert
silver dollar for his Christmas, with good
wishes in return for his affection greeting.
But the faithful servitor had not come to re-
oeive anything except the good lady's well
-come. To her surprise he gently refused the
proHered dorraI, ana producing from his pock-
ct an elegant morocco leather case, said:
''Miss Anaise, 1 didn't come to get present
this morning, but to make one to my dear old
master and mistress, whose kindness to me
never can and never will forget" Robert
opeued the case, exposing to view two large
napkin rings, made of pure gold, encircled
each by silver band, and inscribed with the
Warren monogram. These he handed to Mrs.
Warren. Some years before the war Mr..
Warren purchased Robert, who was then a
boy In the service of the family he grew up
under uniform, kindly treatment, and re-
mained with them until after hostilities had
well set in. AT last, however, his military ar
dor led him to enlist in the federal army, and
for the camp he left his masters home He
was wounded in BATTLE and ON recovering his
health came back to New Orleans to collect
his bounty money. But this he could not OBJ
tain unless some we'll known citizen here
would vouch for him, and to his old master
Robert applied for surety. Mr.. Warren at
once interested himself in his case, and by per-
sonal effort enabled Robert to collect his claim,
amounting to some 81 800 He is now a COACH
man and trusted servant in another family,
and well to do in the world, as may be seen by
the costly present he has been able to make to
his former owners
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12
Corn for Fuel

There are places in the West and Northwest
where scarcity of fuel has forced people to
burn corn again this winter. The frequent re-
currence of the fuel famine in those places
leads a correspondent of the St. Paul Pioneer
Press to suggest what he calls practical solu-
tion of the problem. Coal cannot be found
and the use of wood will soon exhaust the
available supply OF that article; corn is the
only substitute, and must be the fuel of the
future. For stoves it is superior to any other
substance, hard coal alone excepted and it is
cheaper than anything that is likely to be used
for fuel. Two or three acres of corn will af-
ford an ordinary family years supply of fuel
and this writer alleges that the same corn sold
in the market, and the proceeds turned into
either wood or coal, will not begin to do it,.
OF course he speaks of the far northern prai-
ries. Corn may be used in either wood or a
coal stove without any change of CRATES, and
makes a steady, hot fire, which can be regula-
ted as readily as a coal fire. Two bushels of
corn in the ear, it is estimated, will keep a
comfortable fire the coolest day in winter
Regarding the squeamishness about burning
an article that is used for foud the writer saws
pointedly: 81 would sooner have an acre of
corn that can be replaced in single year than
to burn an acre of timber that it takes years to
replace, even on the score of sentiment"
There is common sense in this If it is cheap
er for the people on the fertile prairies to raise
their fuel, as they do their food, and save
what little timber they have for other purpos-
es, sentimental squeamishness should not de-
ter them from doing so. More cooked food is
daily thrown away than would feed the hun
CRY poor, and it is done without compunction.
There is good reason for burning corn
when it is of more value as fuel than the pro-
ceeds would be if used in the purchase of wood
or coal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12
Stories about Tom OchiItree

Jem Mace, the celebrated English prize
fighter, now in Australia, once spent Winter
in New Orleans. He used to amuse himself
and his admirers by betting the drinks with
them that they could not hit him-they to do
their best to hit him and he simply to ward off
the blows. Tom Ochiltree, of Texas, who has
gained considerable reputation from his irti-
macy with General Grant, and perhaps even
more reputation from the fast running horse
which was named after him, happened to be
in New Orleans during the Winter. Some of
Ochiltree's friends told him of Maee's favorite
bet. Ochiltree is a Short thick-set, powerful
ly built man. His hair is just red enough to
indicated fiery temper AS soon as he was
told of Mace's bet he fired up and said he
would bet the crowd champagne supper that
he could hit Jem Mace The bet, of course
was taken at once, and the whole party started
out in search of Mace. He was found in a
neighboring saloon, standing at the bar, in the
act Of taking drink. Ochiltree stepped aul-
city up beside him and hit him suddenly a
stipging blow on the cheek. Mace quietly
placed his glass on the bar, and scarcely NOV
ing his body, brought his right hand up, and
struck Ochiltree fearful blow Just under one
ear. Ochiltree Immediately fell to the floor.
Ills friends rushed to him and carried him to
the nearest hotel Doctors were sent for in
great hurry, and after two or three hours of
hard work they succeeded in bringing him to
consciousness. He was confined to his room
for three weeks, however. When he finally
reappeared he was obliged to furnish the
champagne supper. Some of his friends said
to him: ''What in the world made you such a
fool as to hit Jem Mace?" "Wby," said Ochil-
tree, II thought L would just tap him without
his knowledge. and would then explain to
him.
Among tho stories told at Ochiltree's ex-
pense is the following: He had just arrived
In New York one Winter from Europe and
was fairly resplendent in new overcoat and
very elegant seal-skin cap. lie was talking
with some friends in hotel lobby, and one of
them expressed great admiration for Ochiltree's
cap. why, there is quite a little history COP
nected with that cap" said Ochiltree; "that
was given me by a French countess Such
dear little creature, so bewitchingly handsome
and charming in every way. Well, met her
while in Paris, aud she fell in love with me at
once, and while was there saw q great deal
of her, She made mo several very handsome
presents, which will show you sometime and
among them was thishat." One of his friends
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12
Stories of Tom Corwin.

correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
telling some stories of Tom Corwin, relates the
following to illustrate his ma nner of handling
troublesome questioner He had only got
woll Startad in his speech at a certain place.
"HoH ooni0 0--s a-c"'.- alu anastiops For a
time they were answered with care, notwith-
standing the cries that were made of "Put him
out!" etc. "No-don't put him out! said the
orator. 81 am glad to answer questions"
But they came thicker and faster, and there
seemed to be no likelihood of cessation. Fin
ally Corwin said, in his confidential tone:
''Now, my dear old friend, wish you would
not ask any more questions at pressnt-for you
see Pm in great hurry. have a good many
people to talk to, and they want to hear what
have to say. But know where you live and
if you will keep still now, when the campaign
is over will remember you, and come and
stay all night with you, and we will sleep to-
gether and talk it all over.''
The love which he cherished for his three
daughters was so intense that it partook of the
form of jealousy when they began to be court
ed At the marriage of his Oldest daughter,
Eva, Corwin manifested so much feeling that
the occasion partook more of the aspect of
funeral than of wedding. During the cere-
mony he shed tears and at the supper, after a
prolonged and solemn silence, he suddenly
broke out:
"Now 1 want it distinctly understood that
this thing is never going to happen again in
this house. There will never be another we'd
ding here. will get nigger six feet tall,
and give him pole ten feet long, and post
him at the front door, and instruct him to
knock any young man in the head who comes
to see my daughters
General Garfield relates that, a little before
Corwin's death, when he returned to Washing
ton from flying visit to Lebanon to attend
the marriage OF his youngest daughter, he re-
ferred to this marriage of Eva, and said that
he shut himself up in his room for three or
four days before it occurred, and could not be
persuaded to take any part in the preparations,
and only on the most earnest solicitation did
he come down to witness the ceremony He
said: 81 could not endure the thought of my
daughter loving another man better than me;
and yet she married noble fellow And now
the old feeling has returned. tell you had
a horrible time of it until the ceremony was
over"
When Corwins only son, DIR. William HI.
Corwin. was attending college, his teachers
complained that he Sat up too late nights, and
they were afraid he would injure himself with
over mental exertion. The statesman wrote
on this occasion as follows: my Son: l am
informed that you are injuring your health by
study Very few young men nowadays are
likely to be injured in this way; and all have
to say to you is, that, should you kill yourself
by study, it would give me great pleasure to
attend your funeral"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12
The Usefulness of a Committee
Clerk.

A well-kno wn Washington newspaper man,
says Washington letter, had the clerkship of
one of the Senate committees last year. The
committee was one which had very little work
to do, and the Senators were not very often all
present at committee meetings. One day there
were only two Senators present, one Repub-
lican and the other Democrat. The clerk
was in his place when they came in. "Well,
Mr.. Clerk" said the Democratic Senator,
"have you prepared the majority report on
that case?" "Yes," answered the clerk.
won't you please read it, Mr.. Clerk?" The
clerk proceeded to do so. The report seemed
to be satisfactory to the Senator. AS there
were only two Senator's present, of course no
work could be done, so the Senators started to
leave the committee room. ''By the way,"
cried the Republican Senator coming back,
''you seem to have genius for writing COM
mittee reports. Write my minority report on
the same case for me, and have it ready at the
next meeting" The clerk had the minority
report ready at the time named, and it proved
as satisfactory as the majority report which he
had already prepared ON the same case. This
clerk was generally known as the chairman of
the committee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12
A Benevolent Aggravator

At a meeting of the Ladies' Benevolent So
ciety, held the other day, it was resolved that
committee of four ladies be appointed to can
vass for donations, and in the course of their
perigrinations this committee dropped into Mr.
Wixham's office. He received them as a gen.
tleman should; and after the usual formalities
one of them began
MIR. Wixham, we are asking aid for benevo-
lent purposes"
"Ah! yes benevolence is bump which
should be cultivated. Are you looking after
poor folks?'
"We are."
Very proper-very proper. You all have
children of your own?"
"Oh, yes"
"All OF them are well-fed, wel-clothed and
well-cared for, are they?''
"Yes, sir.''
"That's very proper 1 presume their stock
lnlgs are properly darned, buttons in their
places, and they say their prayers whom they
go to bed? Am correct?"
The women looked at each other in a sly
way, and then at him, and one of them said:
we shall be happy for any contribution"
" les IN, yesm. You don't want the con tri-
button for your own families, eh?"
NO, sir" answered four voices in chorus
We'll, am somewhat inclined to beneyo-
lence.. Hardly day passes that 1 don't do
something 50 net Tor charity. Here's an old account
VI R-o "Satuot VT. -. Il KNOW he's hard up
and having close time to get along, and yes
terday cancelled the debt"
One OF the canvassers turned red, white and
blue, and looked out of the window. That was
her husband. but Wixham didn't know it.
And yesterday found poor, forlorn-look-
ing little boy out here crying with hunger and
cold. lie said his name was Tommy -, and
he lived at No. 36, - street. He hadn't
been washed or combed for a week, and nv
heart felt sad for him. was going to take him
home and feed him, but he slipped away"
Another woman suddenly looked out of the
window, and her pllse ran up to 100 a minute,
but Wixham was as Innocent as lamb of any
knowledge that it was her boy.
Then you won't aid us?' queried the
spokesman.
"Oh, yes, certainly will. 1 was simply fig
uring to see how much could spare. signed
note with Mr.. = yesterday. That makes
me feel rather poor"
The third woman didn't turn red, but green ;
but khan couldn't possibly have known it
was her husband.
Lets see. Let's see. L want to give YOU
all can spare. Mr.. -, on street, owes
me four months house rent, and I'll give YOU
an order on linn for $40.
The four women rose up. They rushed in a
solid body for the door. They went out in
heap. Some were red and some were pale, and
all mad. Trey tried to speak, but they could
MT, and as they fastened to get away from
each other, Wixham held up the half-written
order and gasped:
"How very, very singularl Perhaps they
thought thev couldn't collect the money"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12
Wanted.

A GOOD capable girl to do general house work in
IA small family. Must ceme well recommended.
American girl preferred. Call between the hours of
and O'Clock, No. 154 Brackett St., corner Cush-
man. dec2Stf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

who had become quite interested in the hat bv
this time, took it off Ochiltree's head, and
there pasted in the top of it was trademark
of well-known New York halter printed on
it. "Look here, Tom," cried his friend show
is this? Here is -, Halter, in the top of
your hat" Ochiltree did not allow himself to
be disconnected by any little trademark, SO an
swered very promptly, "Why, just as we were
coming into the dock the other morning, NV
cap blew off into the water, end was recovered
by small boy who stood on the dock and saw
the accident. 1 took it up to ha 'e it repaired,
and they have had the impudence up here to
paste in one of their labels. I hadn't noticed
it before"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

PROPOSALS
For Bubble-sfome i'm RockIand Klnrbor,
Maine.
U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE,
Portland, Me-, January 7, 1881. !
DROPOSALS in trplic0te, addressed to the under
l. signed, will be received at his office in Port
land, Me-, until O'Clock P. NJ on Monday, the
31st day OF January, 1881, for 10000 tons, more
or less, of rubble-stone as above.
Persons desiring to make proposals, are requested
to apply to the undersigned, at his office in 4531s
Congress Street, Portland, Maine for specifications
instructions to bidders and contractors and for
further information concerning the same.
GEO. THOM,
Colonel of Engineers,
Bvt Brig Gen. U. S. A.
JAM d6t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

New YORK Nation: Now that the Demo-
Gratis seem disposed to provide themselves
with set of principles, and to meet the Re-
publicans on some other ground than the
desirabl4ness of a "change," it is rather sur
prising that they are not giving more atten-
ton to the issue made up for them in the
last canvass by the open committal of the
Republican party to protection as a fixed
and permanent policy. Tariff reform is not
very far removed from Civil Service reform,
and In the latter the Democrats have begun
to profess very lively interest. Some revi-
val OF attention to the former, too, is rem
dered the more necessary on their part by
the extraordinary abandonment of the sstar
iff-for-revenue-only" plank in their platform
by which they made the late campaign so
memorable, and by the fact that hostility
to high tariff is now the one tradition by
which the Democrats of to-day can MAIN
tain their historic relation to the Democrats
OF the period before the war. Everything
else is gone. If the Democrats of our time
can stand the present tariff with compacen-
cy, there is no more connection between
them and the men from whom they have
taken their name than between them and
the Wings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

BANGOR Whig: The Portland Argus has
discovered that the Whig's design in urg-
ing areference of the plurality to The Su-
preme Court, is to make sure ''that the
judgeship which expires within the next
two years may be given to Republican. 1"
We will relieve the apprehensions of the
Argus on that point by announcing in ad-
vance that we desire the reappointment of
that lifelong Democrat, Justice Artemus
Libbey, whose original appointment we
favored on account of his ability as a law
yer and because we thought worthy Dem
ocrat should be placed on the Bench.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

The vase given Gen. Hawley as a remind
er OF his services at the centennial is en-
tirely American in it's work and material,
and is costly silver urn, elaborately chased
and handsomely engraved. 1t rests on a.
iion Diooe IS o~iAana siiuar nlartz hirhlu
polished, and is placed upon stand made
from the woods of historical ships and build
ings, including the frigate Constitution and
the bell timbers of Independence Hall.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

CHICAGO Times: ''Our American artif-
GERS are hard at work engaged in the labor
OF Americo-plating the rest of the world. It
is the republican element in the American
composition which makes the work of plat
ing SO easy, and which renders the metal so
adhesive and so inoestructibe when once
laid on.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

VERMONT is well represented in Congress
from other States. Among her children are
Senators Carpenter from Wisconsin and
Kellogg OF Louisiana and Representatives
Ramsey and Russell of Massachusetts,, Nor
ton of Vermont, Smith of New JERSEY. Cas-
well OF Wisconsin, Horr of Michigan and
Ray of New Hampshire.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12
The Affectionate Son.

TUsIFVslOH
1t is all very well to be polite to ladies, but
some people in this country carry it too far.
There were several persons in a Galveston
avenue car, and ono of them was smoking,
which wss allowed as there were no ladies
in the car. A rough looking country customer
with an expression that reminded one Of an
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

DEs MONIES (Ia.) Register: 1t is a great
pity that the man Giro who is pursuing Mrs
Christiancy so earnestly, and the man who
Is really at the bottom of the scandal with
which Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague is being
pursued, could not be tied together cat-fash-
ion, and thrown together over strong line.
and left to scratch each other to death at
their own good pleasure.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

The well-known Judge Blatchford of New
York has fancy for calendars of every
style. He has made an extensive collection,
ranging from the plain specimens of the
printers art to the richly tinted embossed
cards OF the photographers and the engrav-
orc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

CINCINNATI Commercial: The cost of our
fires growing out of careless building and
reckless habits equals that of any standing
army in Europe. Our magnificent fire de-
partments are advertisements of the vast
loss of capital and labor, time and oppor-
tunity in fires, and the constant peril in
which we have our being.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

KEoKUK Ia.) Gate City: Judge Cook
has given MIR. Cults notice that he will con-
test his seat. That is simply an attempt on
his part to draw Congressional pay for an
Office he was not elected to. Congress
should enact that those who want to contest
elections should do so at their own expense
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-01-12

LEWISTON journal: The Portland Ar
guss Augusta dispatch has lengthy i'm
aginative account of the late senatorial con-
test at Augusta, with alleged utterances of
various parties. So far as we have anv
knowledge they are without good founda-