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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-02-09
OPPORTUNITY,

But yesterday, but yesterday,
Che stood beside our dusty way,
Outreaching for one moments space
Tho key to fortunes hiding-place.
With wistful meanings in her eyes,
Her radiance yelled in dull disguise,
A moment paused, then turned and fed,
Bearing her message still unsaid.
And we? Our eyes we're on the dust;
Still faring on as fare all must
In the hot glare of midday sun
Until the weary way be done.
So, fast and far she sped and flew
Into the depths of ether blue:
And we, too late, make bitter cry,
" Come back, dear Opportunities
In vain; the feet, unpausing wings
Stay not in their bright journeyings;
And sadly sweet rs funeral bell
The answer drops, Farewell! FAREWELL
-Susnn Coolidge. IN Christian Union.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
No,,rishment for the Sick.

Elizabeth Robinson Seoville in Christian Union.l
Let me feed sick patient, and who will
NAV give the medicine. In an illness far more
depends upon the proper feeding Of the sick
person than is generally believed. Ii the
strength is sustained from the beginning by
nourishment given judiciously, there is bet
ter prospect of its being equal to the demand
that must be made upon it sooner or later.
When the case is serious one there is little or
no appetite. The thought of food excites dis
gust. One thing after another Is refused until
the friends, completely discouraged with many
vain attempts to please turn away saying:
"Oh, we'll, it's no use forcing him to eat;
perhaps he will feel more like it by and BY"
This is precisely what the patient VIII not
| do if left to himself, and valuable time Is lost
| in waiting for the moment that never comes.
Besin. then, to give liquid nourishment in
small quantities frequently. 1t is more easily
swallowed and digested than anything solid,
however delcately prepared, and as there Is
generally thirst it is, as rule, readily taken.
The chief reliance must be placed on milk.
| One pint is equal to good-sized mutton-chop'
and it is incomparably more nourishing than
any animal broth, not excepting beef-tea, that
has too long held rank to which lis merits
are far from emitting it,
Boiling meat eoaguiates the loinen' the
principal nutritive element, converting II IN
| TO a solid which is carefully eliminated when
the broth is strained, leaving behind a mass OF
shreds floating in the water. Milk, on the
contrary, contains fourteen per cent. of solid
matter, and is rich in the constituents necessa-
ry TO supply the wants OF the system. One eighth
part lime water added to the milk will pre-
vent it from disagreeing with the most fastld-
| ious stomach. Where there is no nausea
small tumblerful may be given every Two
| hours If there is the slightest tendency 10
sickness it must be omitted for an hour or two,
and then resumed in very small quantities, a
| tablespoonful or less being given iced or as
cold AZ possible, every half hour until
| the disagreeabe feeling has passed away. III
| fhe SICK person IS fond OF milk he will take 1t
for some time without growing weary of it;
when it begins TO pail the nurse must tax her
| ingenuity TO make a change. II stimuiant
is ordered il may be put in the milk. "A tea
spoonful OF sugar with few drops OF essence
| of vanilla, a terDated with essence OF lemon or
| rose water, makes Z pleasant variety. III Tea
and coffee are permitted by the physician,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
Secretary Blaine.
[Chicago Tribune.I


1t is since the President was struck down by
ne assassin's bullet that Secretary Blaine has
especially developed the executive ability with
which his friends have credited him. AS the
leading member OF the go, ernment, the chief
responsibility has devolved upon him. Had he
been incompetent or selfshly ambitious the
utmost confusion might have resulted during
the past six weeks. He has so managed affairs
however, that there has not been whisper Of
disagreement or jealousy among the cabinet,
and the government has proceeded as quietly
and effectively as If the President himself had
been in active personal control. We venture
to say that those members of the cabinet who
were formerly classed among Mr.. BIaine's
avowed -Postmaster-Genera James,
Attorney General MacVeagh, and Secretary
Of War Lincoln--would to-day give the most
cordial testimony to his ability and patriotism.
It is only fair that proper recognition of Mr..
Blaine's services in a most trying crisis should
come from all quarters. In case OF President
Garfeld's recovery, there will be no lack OF a
proper appreciation of Blaine's efficiency and
LOYALTY; and indeed, another era of good feel
ing may be confidently anticipated; in which
tiere viii be as much harmony as there was
during Mr. Monroe's administration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
The Vice President.
[chicagO Inter-ocean.I

lChicago Inter-Ocean.1
1t is not putting the case too strongly to say
that General Arthur, by his bearing under the
most trying circumstances, has won the re-
spect, if not the hearts, of the American peo-
ple He has given them a guarantee that he
will not fail in appreciation of the gravity OF
the situation or the delicacy Of his own posi-
ton. He may be trusted to do his duty should
he be called upon, just as he may be trusted to
maintain his attitude Of respect and tender
solicitude toward President Garfield, mid all
the clamor of heated discussion. No one more
clearly realizes the difficulties wrapped up in
the possibilities of the future than he, al no
one is likely to exhibit more becoming modes
ty or observe wiser retcence than he. Ii he
should ever become, even for short time the
acting President of the United States, 1t Will
he bv the direction or command of the people,
speaking through Congress or some other rec
ognized agency.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
VIII : the Ancients Thought of the
IF. E. Fryatt in Popular Science Monthly for Aug


IF. E. Fryatt, in Popular Science Monthly for Aug
ust.l
Nor is this to be marveled at, when we con-
slider that this planet was the most brilliant
and changeable, as well as the nearest and sp-
parently largest celestial bcdy that presented
itself to their nightly view, and that in the
clear, exquisite ether of Arabian skies. and the
calm nights of India and Egypt, it shone
among the heavenly host with luster UNI
known to dwellers in the crowded cities Of q
northern cline.
But the children of these tropic lands did
something more than gaze, speculate and adj
mire: with supreme patience they reared lofty
towers and grand pyramids, and invented in
struments which have led up step by step to
the transit instrument, the micrometer, and
the telescope of tc day. college OF astrono-
my was founded by the priesthood OF Egypt,
the worship OF the moon growing out OF their
psychological announcements to the people; as,
for instance when the Nile was about 10 over
flow, warning herads we're sent about through
the streets bearing aloft the familiar symbols
of the river goddess and a gilded inquire or
the moon in the phase it would present at the
date of the expected rising.
In the course of time, the Specification was
forgotten the symbol was worshipped, and nm
aIly what it represented deiied The moon no
longer appeared tn the unlettered populace as
merely a brilliant lamp suspended from re-
voIving dome, and shining until extinguished
by the weters of the ocean, but now was
looked upon with awe as a region OF sublime
mysteries.
This veneration of the moon gradully spread
with population to all parts of the world. We
nave records of ancient Chinese ceremonlals;
relics found among Druidical remains in Wes-
tern Europe; accounts of astronomical picture
writings OF religious character, and lunar
calendars of gold, silver and stone, discovered
in ancient temple ruins in Mexico, Central
| and South America.
Among the buildings devoted to lunar wor-
| ship may be mentioned the wonderful Temple
of Diana at Ephesus, built at the combined ex-
pense of the nations of Asia, and the magnln-
cent mansion of the me On adjoining the Tenn
pie of the sun in ancient Cuzco; this building
was in form a pyramidical pavilion with doors
and enclosures completely incrusted with gilt
tering silver Within, on the southern wall,
was painting in white, presenting the moon
as a beautiful woman; on either side along the
| eastern and western walls, on massive thrones
| of silver, were seated the dead queens OF Peru
| embalmed and arrayed in regal splendor'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

THE following, from the Cincinnati Com
mercial, seems to be very reasonable ex-
PLANTATION of the character of the bulletius
from the White House:
The criticism is constantly made upon Or.
Bliss that his bulletins have been too hopeful
that he has exhausted the vocabulary of pleas
ant and encouraging words in describing the
condition of the President. 1t should be re-
membered that the bulletins have often II not
uniformly been prepared rather for the Presi-
dent himself than for the public. The doctors
have had 10 deal with patient of extraordina-
ry brain pewer, of clear and penetrating intel
ligence. and of singularly sympathetic and
sensitive nature. Very early in the case the
President noticed the preparation OF bulletins,
protested against it as unnecessary, and then
submitting, became the closest reader through
others of official publications about his condl
ton There is no doubt this somewhat ae-
counts for the peculiar strain OF cheerfulness
in the bulletins.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
The esident.

The change in the Presidents condition is
so considerably for the better, and has been
SO well maintained since Saturday, that it is
not unreasonable to indulge in the hope that
he will recover. His physicians are greatly
encouraged by the marked improvement,
and some of them quite sanguine in their
predictions Of favorable result. The more
conservative of them, however, still ex-
press grave apprehensions and say that the
crisis is not yet passed. All they are willing
to admit is that the chance for life is better,
and that should there be no drawbacks for
two or three days to come the patient will
be in fair way to recovery.
The change is certainly for the better.
The President is still in great danger, and It
cannot be said that the chances are yet in
his favor, but he has escaped serious peril
and has regained some Of the ground lost
last week. The chances against him have
considerably lessened. 1t appears that he
is takI g and assimilating enough nourish
ment to meet the daily waste made by the
ravages Of the wound and consequent dis
ease. That is encouraging. But IN order
TO regain health much more must be done.
Something must be daily gained over the ac-
tual demands of illness. Something must
be saved, He has been living on the capi-
tai Of robust and well-ordered man. The
capital is well nigh gone. He must make
another fortune in health for himself.
Something must be put by every day. At
present he has ceased to lose and holds his
own. Until he begins to actually gain, not
on his condition of last week or last month,
but on his condition Immediately after the
shooting, he cannot be pronounced out OF
danger. The outlook for that is more favor
able. But at the best convalescence will be
tedious. We cannot look for speedy recov-
cry. We can, however, emulate his pa
tience, and prayerfully hope for good re-
suit
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

HERE are two historical facts for encour-
agement: The Prince of Wales, when he
lay sick of typhoid fever 10 years ago, began
to mend the Sunday on which the doctors
declared him as past hope, and which hao
been selected as day of prayer in the
United Kingdom for his recovery. Charles
O'Conor, six years ago, was given up by his
doctors, who left his bedside and pronounced
him past hope and recovery; but the old
man of IA rallied, even after the closing
rites of the church had been performed anc
the consecrated wafer placed in his mouth
and called for what he had long been beg
ging, pear, ate it, and is alive to-day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

LONDON Truth: mo man attacks the
reputation of youth as women attack that
of girl. The man who should come into
his club and whisper about damning stories
of his friends young son, who should ac-
euse him Of dishonorable doings, such as
would ruin the young lads character as
thoroughly as the charge of immodesty,
flirting with married men and the like, ruin
that Of a girl, would soon have the room to
himself. But women over the tea-table
gather up the crumbs of scandal with relish
and appreciation, and even the mothers Of
girls are not ashamed to believe and re-
peat stories against their dear friends
daughters which may have no foundation
in fact, and which, even if true, they have
no means of proving and testing"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
PRICE 3 CENTS.

SOME idea of what American missions
are, and have for some years past been
doing, in Asia Minor, was recently given in
London by the Rev. DR.. Trowbridge, an
American, who is president of the Central
Turkey College at Aintab. In Asia Minor
there have been established over 400 schools,
which are attended by about $1,000 pupils,
and besides these there are high schools and
seminaries tor the training of girls There
are also four American colleges-one at
Constantinople, one at Beyrout, one at Ain
tab, and one at Kharpoot. At the college
of Aintab the pupils first study the English
language, after they have acquired some
mastery of which, they go on to history,
algebra, chemistry, geology, political econo-
my, and mental philosophy. In connection
with this college there is medical depart
ment, together with hospital at which
1900 patients have been treated since last
autumn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

EVEN the Washington Post praises Mr..
Blaine's dispatches and says they say all
that is necessary in few plain words, such
as the wordngman can understand as read
lily as the photographer, and they carefully
avoid giving any room for undue elatlon,
while they still leave the margin for hope as
broad as The facts seem o warrant.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

THE Mississippi levee system is declared
by the New Orleans Democrat to be cum
brous, perishable and expensve; that SO
long as the Mississippi river continues to
eat away its banks, SO long will the levees
be destroyed and the necessity of building
new ones arise
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

Mr.. BleELow, Special Agent for the
United States Post Office Department, with
headquarters in Vermont, near the Canadi-
an frontier, has reported to Postmaster Gene
raj James that one-third Of all sacks and four
6fths of all the pouches used by the Cana
dian postal authorities belong to this Gov
ernment. The pouches have been used, in
many cases, for over five years, and besides
the local service. are sent to England, Ire
land, British Columbia, and other places.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

THE Field fund for the benefit of Mrs.
Garfield has been of late at a comparative
stand. The present would seem to be a
favorable time for giving the scheme new
impetus. The total subscription to date
amounts to $780, The aim Of Mr.. Field
was to secure quarter OF a million.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

'WHEN reading, writing and arithmetic
are put in the possession of youth as tools
for acquiring education," the New York
Journal of Commerce thinks, she has re-
eeived quite as much as it is necessary for
the taxpayers to give him gratis"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
VERMONT has 2,597 common schools, "

VERMONT has 1851 common schools, with
an average attendance of IS, ,233. There are
1926 teachers connected with the schools,
who receive total of $500, ,320 year. The
number of children attending private
schools in the State is 1928, max
ing the whole number of school
children 80, ,361, or one to every four of the
nopuIatioO
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

A LEADING politician recently told
"Gatho that General Sherman probably
has more brains than any man in this coun-
try. but he never had the tact to connect
himself with group Of men who would
work for him."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

THE total decrease in the entire ship
ments of breadstuffs for the whole country
during the current year, is quite twenty
million dollars worth, the bulk of which is
to be charged to New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publcs
ton but as a guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

KENrUcKY's eyes stick out with wonder
at Moses Hess, Warren county farmer,
who refuses to sell his corn to distillery to
transform into whiskey.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
Summer
Complaints

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-08-30

In England there are one hundred and
eighty,six towns, each of which has ten
thousand inhabitants or more, which have
no representation in Parliament.
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THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 80

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
With Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
win confer favor upon by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our Journal
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THE Milwaukee Sentinel quotes Green
back orators in Wisconsin at five dollars
per night.
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THE RUBY RIVER.

To keep the blood pure is the principal end OF IN
vsntions and discover es In medicine. To this OBJ
ect probably no one has Contributed more signaly
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sse-When inquiring of your druggist for this new
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MISS MOUNTFORI'S SCHOOL.

R7SALL TERM will commence on MONDAY, Sept.
70 5th. Those wishing admittance please apply
at once as she number OF pupils will be limited.
FoI particulars, apply to -,..,,
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FOR SALE
YACHT FOR SALE.

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A WELL KNOWN LADY
Escapes the Grave, aud Prays for her De-
Iiveser.
SPASMS.

Mrs. s. A. McIlwain, Of Fergusonvile Della
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edy' and its discoverer.
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