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The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
The ESthetic Art

Are you esthetic?" inquired New Haven
young lady of Brooklyn girl, as the two sat
down to dish of fried clans in Fulton
street restaurant.
81 guess So" replied the Brooklyn girl,
vaguely. "Why do you a,k?'
"'Cause it's so terribly awfully the thing.
We're all esthetic at homo. Everybody is
and you don't know how we enjoy it'll"
"Is it's it very expensive?" queried the
Brooklyn girl, feeling her way.
"It comes rather high, but it is so essential.
haven't felt so we'll since left school as
have since being esthetic. You don't know
how much I've gainedr'
whats the nature of it? How do you take
it?
"Oh, you sit around and be excessive, and
when any one speaks to you you glare at 'em
and say How quiteP Then you shut your
eyes and breathe hard. wouldn't be without
it for anything. They say it's very healthy"
"Can you do it all alone?"
'Oh, gracious no! 1t takes four or five to
play. All you've got to do is to cut off your
eyelashes so as to look stony. and then practice
with some chairs until you are ready to 90 into
society. At home we commenced with clothes
pins to represent the gentlemen, and bandolins
bottles Tor the ladies. Then we Joined the AS
sociation and licked 'em ALL !"
81 had an idea that esthetic meant the pleas
urable sensations that arise from a qualification
OF artistic appreciation" explained the Brook
lyn girl timidly..
"Merciful goodness, mol On the contrary. IL
means the absence of taste. You mustn't have
any taste. Yon must only be utter"
How do you fetch that?"
''That's done by holding your breath until
you are nearly ready to burst, and then let it
out quick. You do that when somebody asks
you if you are prepared to esthet. Then Won
go on estheting until the party breaks up.
Myra Brown of New Haven is just lovely at it,
We admire her so much.'
sit must be fun" mused the BROOKLYN girl.
holding clam on her fork and contem plating
her companion.
"It just is. The gentlemen are ever so nice.
Ihey wear swallow-stomach coats and eye
glasses"
"Eh?" calculated the Brooklyn girl, rather
startled at the uniform.
Yes, and they are so extreme. Oh, you
don't know. When we girls are estheting we
wear sort OF shroud. Mine is cashmere, and
cost - yard. Some of the societies wear ILL
les, but we use poppies. They are more languid.
The last time we met somebody put red pep
per on the stove, and haven't fully recovered
yet. Then some of the esthetes are gracile,
but our society runs to flesh. We think it
more soulful"
I've got an idea that it's sort of fraud,
from your description, observed the Brooklyn
girl, gulping down the last clam
You nasty hussy," shouted the esthete.
You've got no more intensity than lobster
You're coarse, vulgar ANIMAL You are
sessile grovelerl And, moro than that, Won
pay for those CLANS, or you stay in pawn for
'eml'
And the fragile follower of the prevailing
fashion slammed out of the establishment.
leaving her hard-headed friend to liaridate
the account. 1t doesn't do to rouse up the un-
utterables. They are liable to forget the suf-
fcient and become sibilant.
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[C. Woodward in Expressmans Monthly.l
"reminiscences of Wild Cat Bank

Ing.
Adams s. Co. and the Adams Express Com
pany did very profitable business in receiv-
ing from brokers and others notes of the sew
eral banks oil the country and presenting them
for redemption, charging double rates for this
business. At that time there were class of
person who could purchase $4,000 worth of
bonds could deposit them with the auditor of
state, and receive that amount in bank notes
ready for circulation when signed by the bank s
president and cashier, and these notes were re-
deemable only at the counter of the bank. 1t
was an object, therefore, to the bankers to
place the bank where it would be difficult to
get at, and then loan out its notes and let
them circulate as money. Under instructions
/ kept three or four men ready to start on
moments notice to hunt up these banks and
present their notes. Many Of them were To-
Gated in towns which had no existence except
on paper, and were very difficult to find. At
one time when all my men were away, except
one who was sick, received a package con-
tanning $1,000 on the Bank of Morocco This
bank, learned from the State auditor, was
located on the Grand Prairie, about fifty miles
west of Lafayette, and 125 miles from Indian
dpOllS. IUS lIdid}elLe ana luUlaUapOllS Rail-
road was then running about fifty miles of
that distance, and the rest OF the way had to
be travelled on horseback and coach. Procur-
ing horse at Lafayette, l started west
through the prairie with scarcely track to
guide me, with $1,000 in my pocket, and did
not find person who had ever head of Mo-
rocco, until / reached the little town of Rens
selaer, where finally got some information.
Pushing on until nearly night saw before
me two log buildings, and. riding up to one,
which proved to be blacksmith's shop, |
inquired the way to Morocco. The smith
told me was already in the town, and L in
quired where the bank was located. He in-
formed me that he kept the bank in his
house, and asked what 1 wanted. l told
him. 1t was then dark, and l had no alter
native but to stay with him all night, though
he told me his accommodations for travellers
were very poor. He turned my horse out on
the prairie to Craze, and L got a very good sup
per at his house. 1t was very warm aud he
made a bed on the prairie, where we both
slept. l was little uneasy about sleeping out
on the open plain with $1,000 in my pocket,
and he offered to put it in the bank and did so.
In the morning after very comfortable break
fast we proct eded to the business Tor which L
came. He went to one corner of the log cabin
and commenced taking potatoes out of a barrel,
and after taking out bushel or more, pro-
duced a bag of gold, which was marked $1,000
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and counted out fifty $50 gold pieces, and
handed them to me and put the notes and his
bag of gold back into the barrel, and covered
with the potatoes; After receiving my money
horse feed, but he refused to take ANYTHING.
and remarked; "You are the first person who
ever found the Bank of Morocco, and if you
will keep its location to yourself 1 am salts
fed" promised to do so and left for home
MIR. Dunn, auditor of state, told mo afterward
that several persons had tried to find the Bank
of Morocco, but he thought was the only
ono who had succeeded.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

LAND in some of the best parts of the city
OF London proper, or the district east of
Temple Bar, and in which the chief money
transactions take place, is worth, according
to recent sale, S2,500,000 per acre. The
piece disposed of comprised 3,27O square
feet, or about one-twelfth of an acre, and
brought $4,000, which is over s65 foot.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

New YORK Times: In the excited state
OF the public mind produced by such an
event as that of Saturday. it is but natural
that hasty suggestions should be thrown out
and inferences drawn which more sober
consideration of all the circumstances would
not justify. The talk of conspiracy to
procure the assassination of the President
or of the constructive responsibility of the
leaders of any political faction for the hid
eous crime of Guiteau is sheer folly. No
intelligent person in his sober senses be-
lieves anything of the sort.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

MIR. MURAT HALsTEAD says that Presi-
dent Garfield in an interview few days ago
spoke of General Grant in terms of great
personal respect and~kindness, was regret.
tul that there had been some misunderstand-
ing, and stated the substance of his letter to
the General which has not been published.
He had written that he certainly would not
discriminate against any one who had been
friendly to the third term, neither could he
discriminate against one who had opposed
the third term, especially as he had done
so himself upon principle,
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

An intelligent Southerner says that the
Southern people see in the President "a
generous fellow, opposed to any recriminat-
ing legislation. yet honorably in favor of
molding the country according to the logic
OF the war; and that determination is no
longer repugnant to great many men in
the Soutb.''
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

SENATOR Voorhees, of Indiana told re-
porter OF the Little Rock Ark Gazette
that the representation of the South in Con-
gress now is higher, in the aggregate of tai
ent, than before the war, and that Senator
Garland, for example, ''despite the legal
reputation of Thurman, Mcdonald, David
Davis and others, is universally acknowl-
edged to be the best read, best equipped
lawyer in the United States Senate.'
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

. STATISTICS show tha. in France there are
now 100000 lunatics, or one for every 400
inhabitants. Two-ffths of them are in pub
lie and three-fifths in private asylums. Ten
madmen come from the liberal professions
to one from the agricultural population.
Further, it is shown that one artist in every
100 is mad, one lawyer in 120, and one pro-
fessor or man of letters in every 25O.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING. JULY s.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubca-
ton but as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

THE Cincinnati Gazette, which is not
friendly to Mr.. Arthur says: "Republi-
cans, in the event of a threatened disaster,
should be careful not TO drive Mr.. Arthur to
look for sympathy outside Of his party; but,
on the contrary, give him all proper sup
port and encouragement within it,
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

a letter was lately received from Ger
many addressed to "Herr Garfield, Unions
President, Washington, Virginia. 1t went
to Washington, Rappahannock County, Vir-
ginia, and the postmaster there kept it three
weeks, advertised it, marked it "not
KNOWN" and sent it to the Dead Letter
Ofiica
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PHILADELPHIA Press: A prompt remon-
STRANGE and sharp rebuke ought to be given
at once by every self-respecting journal ii
the country to those few representative jour-
nails of each party which have sofars forgot
ten themselves as to utter baseless ipsinua-
tions against the vice<President Of the
United States and thsssahererits Iofu thsgpo-
litical faction to which he beIongs.h. Inc me
very suggestions6msde by these jeufnais are
repugnant> TO the bsnses and destructive to
public morals. T,fe5 ere also calculated to
impugn the motives svAichg rule the judg-
nlent seftAe jeqFla]iemp OF this country. A
gross mists3se hss been made by those pa
pers whish shey1should be prompt to repair,
for tLafan9 representative journals should
SO lar forget themselves as to put forth base
less suspicious as the result of knowledge
and mature reflection is an insult to the re-
putation of the journalistic profession and
discreditable to popular sentiment which
in no case, except that of the passionate and
ignorant, is represented by the views which
these papers have expressed. No honest and
reasoning man in this country, however Bit
terly opposed he may be to Vice President
Arthur, can for an instant think that he is
capable of the hideously base and criminal
action which is imputed to him, and an
apology to gentleman of integrity of char
acter and upright morals and to an indg-
nant country is due at once.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

EVEN Truth, of Morey letter fame, says
1.-The calamity which befell him is our ca
lamity, also, and we have been as constant
and earnest in our hopes for his recovery as
his warmest partisan can be,''
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TIME TABLE FOR ISSs.
Steamers EMPRESS and MARY W.
LIBBY, will make 20 rounds trips day, from
Ferry Slip, Custom House, to Peaks and Cushing's
Island as follows:
Return from the different landings as
Leave follows:
Portland. Peaks is'd Cushings Is'd Arrive at
Portland.
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The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

VENEZUELAN Minister Camacho SAYS he
never saw more self-possessed, cool and
controlling man than Mr.. Blaine in that
terrible moment.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

Chicagoans flock by thousands to see the
fasting Griscom. 1t isn't SO much because he
goes without food, but they think it fully
worth the price of admission to see a man
drink water so recklessly--Boston Transcript.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
ENTERTAINMENTS.
ISLAND STEAMERS.
TELEPHONE 453.
Portland, Little Chebeague and
Harpswe!I Steamboat Co.
ON AND AFTER Hi0EFs AY Jmiy 4, ISS1,
Steamer Henrietta,
Capt. Thomas Mathews,

Sea Flower, Capt. Stephen Kicker
Thee trips per day TO Earps~eIi; Five TO
Long Island, Little CHE beague,
Jenh's Landing. GREAT Che
beague.) Sundays included
Steamers Henrietta ard Sen Flower Of
this line will leave the east SIDE of Custom House
Wharf, Portland, for Long Island, Little Che
beague, Jenk's Landing, Great Chebeague, and
Harpswell at 8. a. m. 2. p. and g. Is p. m.
Leave Portland for Long Island, Little Che
beague, Jenk's Landisg Great Chebeague) at 10 a.
m. and 6. p. m.
Leave Harpsweil for Portland, touching at all
landings Except East End Landing, Great Che
beague) at 6 6.l5A. m. 2.30 p. m. and o. m.
Leave jerks, Landing Great Cheteague) at I2 m
East End Landing, Great Chebeague at a. M
Leave Portland Sundays, at 10 a. M and O. 80 a.
m, 230 and $50 p. m.
Leave Harpswell Sundays at a. m. and and
p. m.
To accommodate Lewiston and Auburn passen-
gers an early steamer will leave Harpswe1l at a.
m every Monday morning, and arrive in Portland
al 7. so a. M, in season to connect with Grand
trunk and Maine Central early trains.
Arrangements for excursions and parties made
with the Captains on board the steamers Henrietta
and Sea Flower, or with
On and after July 4th, this Co., in connection
with tho Tourist S. B. Line, will have telephone
exchange at the ticket Office Custom House wharf
Tor the patrons of this line.
JOHN S. MORRIS, No. % Exchange street.
Portland. Me-, June %, 1881. ju27tf
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ONLY short time ago the President in
sured his life for S25, 900.
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through to Long Island. Returning, leave
Long Island at ILL a. m. and 700 p m.
STEAMER GAZELLE, will leave east
ide of Custom House wharf for Peaks and Cush-
ing's Islands, at a. m, and for Peaks and Long
eaSa Ina az I.ena m. ana 10 p M ke.urmng
When the Gszele is off on sn Excursion the Ex-
press will make the 10000 m. and q 10 p. m. and
6.10 p. m. trips to Long Island, and return at IL.
ID a. m. 100 and z 90 p m.
Fare 90 Peaks Esiand, 10 cents each way
or 90 Gents for the round trip. CaiIiren
half price. Fare 10 Cushing's and Long
Islands, 25 cts. Children 40 Cents.
The holders of these full rate Tickets have the
privilege of crossing and from Peaks and Cush-
Ing's Island without extra charge.
Arrangements for Excursions can be made with
Cap. A. 5. OLIVER, on board Steamer Gazelle, or
with j. /. LIBBY, Manager, at Office, Custom
House Wharf.
Y-Time tables to be had at the office.
Portland, June 2S, 1881 jly2d9w
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REAL ESTATE.
FOE SALE.
FOR SALE.

SITUATED4n Cape Elizabeth, on the road to the
- two lights, and within five minutes walk of
the Ocean House, cottage house containing ten
rooms Lot contains two acres of land. Very desir-
able for summer residence. Apply on the premises
of
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

Tuesday we suggested the Improvement
of Union Square and the naming of 1t
Garfield Square, as a proper and lifting
memorial of our late President The pro-
iect has been talked about much since, and
has on every side received encouragement
and promises of support; and there Is no
reason why the thing should not be done.
MANY cities have Lincoln Park as
memorial of our other martyr President,
and it would be well for us to take the IN
itiative in following the example, as re-
CARDS James A Garfield. That the mem
ory of late President viii soon fade away
is impossible, but at the same time trlo
ute like this to his memory is most lifting
The improvement of the Square would be
the act of our citizens, but it is necessary
that the changing of the name should be
done by the city This is matter tina
should be agitated now, and agitatet
strongly Such a memorial would be
credit to the city and is an action that WI
should take There are many citizens WIT
would be only too glad to help in matte
of this sort, let only something in the wa.
of organizative action be taken, and Their
is no doubt of the complete success of tn
project.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
ASHLAND HOUSE,
Fourth Avenue and Twenty Fourth Street.
New DIRK.
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN.

AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN
The central location of the "Ashla nd Lu1A Sss
a very desirable place for strangers, belIs onIv
block from Madison Park, also Broadway aa| Of
short distance from any OF the principal f.1''
amusement. 80 t,,yn OF
Fourth Avenue street cars, access may 10
direct from the door to any part OF the c}, ,oppd
FRANK WARD andJ. M. WOODS VIII w
Rrcm and Board-S2, $3.50 and s. per o'J'
Rooms-$1 per day and upwards -,-,,,fstor
mhf0 dIv II. H. BROCKWAY, PTopIIe.oI--
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

T1-,fATg OF ELEANoR KINsLER, Dec -ased
IL The undersigned, having been appointed ad-
mipistfator OF the Estate of Eleanor kihsier late
Of The county of Rock leland. OF Illinois, de-
ceased hereby gives notice that he will appear be.
fore the County Court of Rock Island county, al
th Office Of the Clerk of said Court, the city ri
Rock leland ut the October term. on the third
Monday in October next, at which time all persons
having claims against sal estate are notlted and
came adjusted. All persons indebted to said estats
are requested to make immediate payment to tht
undersigned
Dated thu nth day of August, A. D. IS
S-1gd3w PHILLIP HEN, Administrators
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

:. The story of Mr.. Bagley that he had
overheard q plot to assassinate Preslden'
Arthur is no doubt sensational one. HAD
there been any such intention formulated
in any one mans mind, he would ike
Guiteau, kept the secret closely
locked in his own breast. There would
have been no discussion of it on the street.
no talking loud enough for sleepy man
to hear. But that is no reason for care
1essness in the matter; although Bagleys
story may be pure fabrication, Or else the
report of the drunken mauderings or
crazy couple, nevertheless there are doubt
less in this country half breed Republicans
as crazy and fanatical as the stalWart sui
teau, and their acts may be just as terrible
The hopelessness of securing office mpell
ed Guiteau to kill President Garfield, the
prospect of losing Office may inspire some
other such an one to shoot President Ar
thur, such contingencies are not Impossible
and should be guarded against. Grimes
are epidemic and the more public ant
talked of the act, the more likely tits tina
some more crazy man viii do similar
deed. Hence the suggestions OF the story
referred too The man who toldlt evident
" told q lie, but the mere fact that he tolt
it, shows that there are some grounds o
probability in it.