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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30
Memorial Dav.

The words uttered by Abraham Lincoln
at the dedication Of the Gettysburg monu-
ment, are, with slight change, the most fit
ting that can be said of the ceremonies to-
day: In larger sense we cannot dedicate,
we cannot conseerate, we cannot hallov
this ground. The brave men who lie here,
have consecrated it far above our power to
add or detract The world will little note
nor long remember what we say, but it can
not forget what they did. 1t is for us, the
living, rather to be dedicated here to the
unfinished work which they who fought
have thus far so nobly advanced. 1t is rath-
er for us to be here dedicated TO the great
task remaining before us, that from these
honored dead we take increased devotion to
that cause for which they gave the last full
measure of devotion; that we here highly
resolve that these dead shall have not have
died in vain; that this nation, under God,
shall have new birth of freedom, and that
government of the people, by the people,
and for the people, shall not perish from the
earth
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

The Original of Mr.. Venus
London World,1


While drawing the illustrations of Oar Mu-
tual Friend, it happened that Marcus Stone
had the privilege of suggesting character TO
Dickens, or perhaps it would be more accurate
to say, investing character with strange eX-
ternal attributes Dickens required Mr.. We
nus for his story, but was in doubt what occu-
patton to give him. 1t must be some thing
strange, weird or grotesque-an uncommon
calling; If CHASTITY, so much the better. 1t was
required to "dress" MIR. Venus, SO 10 speak.
The question was put over Dickens's dinner
table, and his yoang friend at once suggested II
man who prepared skeletons and wired up
dead animals for artists. Dickens jumped at
the idea at once, and the preparer of skeletons
could not think who the quiet gentleman was
who came in with his customer and waited so
long while his friend showed himself very diff
ticult to please. Only the other day Mr.. Stone
paid visit to the prototype of Mr.. Venus to
get some doves "wired up to paint from in
his picture Married for Love-" but found
that Mr.. Nenus's own skeleton had been unae
ground for some time-thc clever "naturalist''
was dead. His name was Willis, aud he
lived in Seven Dials.
The latter part of this little story will tell
how very earnestly Mr. Stone goes about his
work His doves must be killed and 'swired
up'' while yet warm, into the natural attitudes
which q dead and cold bird or beast can very
rarely be made to assume This habit OF tan
ing pains is an old one with Mr.. Stoue, and is
perhaps one of the secrets of his early success.
in oil-paintiDg. He was only twenty-thret
when lie made decided hit with from Wa
terloo to Paris a picture suggested by BeraDg.
\ er's Souvenir du Peuple,"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30
Czars and Pastry.


1t is one thing to make pastry, another thing
to eat it. The founder OF the great Russian
military and diplomatic family of Menzikoff
was originally a pastry cooks apprentice in
Moscow, and charmed Peter tho Great by his
native wit and cleverness. lie accompanied
the Car to England, shared in his labors at
Deptford, and was probably the most universal
Russian genius of his day, equally great as u
military leader and diplomatist, and as a
promoter of the education, arts, sciences,
mines aud navigation OF semi-harbarous Mus
covy.
On the other hand, pastry is said by the we'll
instructed Russi IN correspondent OF the Poster
Lloyd to have cost two emiuent living diplo-
malists the favor ef the present Gar. NJ. dc
Saburon, the late Minister and NJ. de Norvi-
doff, at the funeral OF Alexander H., stood
Immediately behind the Gar and Saburoif
held the Crown. Both appear to have become
desperately hungry, aud Saburoff had provi-
IDENTIFY anticipated the possibility OF such case
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30
Nerve Power.
Thrilling Exhibition by House. Painter
in Cincinnati.
lCincinnaii comme. cial. ]

Bernard Koshler and Fritz Hisgen, two
housepainters, yesterday began painting the
large house at Belts street and Central avenue.
Three o'clock in the afternoon found them
close up under the caves OF the house and
sixty-fve feet from the ground. They had
just finished the surface within reach and had
stlrted to lower the scsffold few feet When
the required distance had been reached Hisgen
called to his partner to hang on to the rope un-
til he (Hisgen) could tie his own when he
would come over aud perform like service
for him. Hisgen had just completed
his own knot when Koehler cried out: Come
over quick, 1 can't hold it," Hisgen, as quick
ly as possible, started across the aerial bridge,
but had not gone two steps when he saw the
man let go his hold and felt the ladder give
way beneath his feet. AS he began the fall, in
the energy of desperation he, with both hands
grasped the almost smooth top OF the fourth
story window cornice and there hung in the
air, a distance of sixty feet from the pavement.
He then gave an exhibition of nerve that ter
rified every one who saw it. Placing the toe
of one boot against the window frame he gave
his body slight pendulum motion away from
the house. A second push gave him better
impetus and as he swung ON the return toward
the window he released his hold and went
crashing through the glass safely to the floor
of the fourth story room from whence he i'm
mediately looked out through the aperture he
had made to see what had become of his COM
panjon. Koehler had not been quite 50 fortu-
nate As he went shooting through the air
he caught the hanging rope with both his
hands and lessened his speed all the way down
at the expense of all the cuticle of his palms,
which were burned off by the friction. He
landed i'll a sitting posture on tho sidewalk
and was taken to the hospital with a pair of
yery sore hips
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

A CALL has been issued for a non-parti-
san prohibitory State Convention to be held
in Jackson, Miss, on Wednesday, July 20.
Its sole purpose is declared to be to combine
the friends of prohibition in the effort to in
duce the adoption of constitutional amend
ment, prohibiting the liquor traffic in the
State after a given day-leaving the scope
and phraseology of the amendment to the
wisdom of the Legislature.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

Are you prepared for death?" the clergy
man asked, with \ trcmor of emotion in his
voice as he took the sick woman's hand in his
own A shade of patient thought crossed the
invald's face and by and by she said she
dida'i hardly believe sile was there was the
little BEDROOM carpet 10 be taken up yet, and
the p.int u stiirs had hardly been touched
and she did want to put UP new curtains in
the dining room bat she thought If she didn't
die until next Monday size would be about as
near ready as any woman with big family and
no girl ever expected to be. F. 5. That wo-
man got well-Burington Hawkeye.
Unanimously expelled: Why is Oolong like
a dead sure thing? Because it is certain tea
(Applause, and cries OF put im out. Mod
ern Argo.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

PRINCE ALLEssANDRo ToRLoNIA of
Rome, believes in practical charity He
keeps two doctors especially TO attend poor
families who have horror of hospitals; he
entirely provides for 800 children and edu-
Gates $50 more; and he has established an
asylum for old people, and a hospital for
the blind. Every day he gives 12O dishes of
soup with bread and meat 10 the poor 1t
said that no one has ever applied to him in
vain for help.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

EX-SENATOR HENDRICKS objects to hav-
ing his careless conversation with the editor
of the K ansas City Times regarded as an in
teryiew. He says he did not know he was
being interviewed, and concludes letter as
follows: 81 think it would be but fair if
newspaper gentlemen would allow others to
choose their own time and manner Of ap-
pearing before the public"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

THE reports of the bureau of statistics at
Washington giving the exports of bread
stuffs from the principal ports of the coun-
try during the first ten months of the cur
rent fiscal year, as compared to similar ex-
ports during the same period last year, show
that of the six leading ports only Boston
and New Orleans made gains. The exports
of the former amounted in round numbers
to $14 ,000,0 900 for the ten months of 1881,
against S11, 100000 for the same period of
1880; and the exports of the latter port
amounted to St1,O0O,OOo for 1881, against
$7,400,000 for 1880. New York lost 81, ,70O,-
900, Philadelphia S3,50O,000, Baltimore
So, ,200,000 and San Francisco $2,5OO,OOO.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

THE advent of the army worm in North
ern New York, as well as in New Jersey, is
somewhat alarming. DR.. Lintner the New
York State entomologist, has been visiting
the section invaded and says that, while
''the results up to the present have not been
serious" they care calculated to excite the
gravest apprehension for the future.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

To all present appearances the yield of
strawberries along the valley of the Hudson
this season will be the largest ever obtained,
and the berries will also be larger than those
of last year. The first of the fruit will be
shipped to the New York market toward the
close of next week. The bulk of the crop
will reach the market about the 20th of Ju-
lu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

SOME of the extreme Western and South
western journals, notably those of Arkansas
and Texas, are beginning to object to ex-
treme economy in the postal service. They
are afraid the abolition of the Star Routes
will affect the growth Of their sections.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

WrrH characteristic meanness the Argns
suppresses the testimony of Attorney Gen
eral MacVeagh and Postmaster General
James TO the effect that Secretary Blaine is
frauds
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

G ENERAL GEORGE NANNY of Tennessee,
nominated for minister resident to Colom-
bia is an eX-Confederate. He was Gar
field elector for the State at large General
Nanny has been a working Republican for
many years, but never had recognition be
fore. He raised the first Confederate regi-
ment in Tennessee and was a conspicuous
Southern officer. After the war he became
Republican, and has followed the party
flag without wayering
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

PHILADELPHIA. Press: Some of the mail
route jobbcrs are billed to play Star en-
gagements where the audience, selected
from the worst clements of society, is ac-
commodated with private boxes. No checks
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

We 10 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
muncations that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

Miss MURRAY, the young lady who brought
suit and gained verdict for $1,000 against
ex-Postmaster Tyler of Baltimore, has been
appointed to a position i'll the Government
Printing Office
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30
THO PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING. MAY so.

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
VIII confer favor upon lis by demanding credentials
Of every person claiming to represent journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

THE Boston Post doesn't look like itself.
1t has changed its make up. But it is as
delightful reading as ever.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-30

THE Chicago Tribune wants the five lea l.
ing Western cities to raise fund for re
ports of the test of the London smolle-con-
suming invention.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15

The effort of a "smallifry" editor
to put the failure of the passage Of
a temperance law, by the last Legis-
lature on to the Democrats, is too
thin entirely for the average manFof
common sense. The Legislature was
strongly Republican and the TEN
perance people petitioned again and
again, for it to make good the pro
misses made by Republican speakers
and the Republican press previous
to the election of that Legislature.
They sent in to that Republican
Legislature petitions bearing the
signatures of more than 2ee,eoo
people asking the temperance Legis-
lation which it was at all times in
the power of the Republican major
ity to grant had it SO desired. They
dill make application, long, patieatly
and persistently, but their applica
tons were disregarded and their
petitions treated with contempt,
Now if one Republican Legislature
refused to grant their petitions, have
the temperance men any reason tc
think another Republican Legisla
ture will act otherwise? Certainly
not. So looking they will perceive
the h~opelessness of expecting aay-
thing from the Republican party,
which never gave them anything
but promises. They will not beg
the Republican party any more fol
legislation but will by voting their
own ticket, make themselves formi.
dable enough, by holding the balance
of power between the parties, to
compel what hitherto they have
humbly asked for.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15

The Bucyrus Journal, the Repub
lican organ of Crawford county, be.
ing reminded that it denounced c,
Foster as an unfit man for Governor,
declares that it did say so and it
sticks to it. Here is what the Jour,
nal said of Foster: "Foster has
evinced neither ability as an admin
~istrator, consistency as a partisan,
wisdom as a party leader, honesty,
as q politician, honor toward other
great men of the party, nor fidelity
to the people who elected him." How
do republicans relish voting for a
man whom competent Republican
authority pronouuces destitute Of
ability, consistency, wisdom, homes
ty, honor and fidelity?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15


The Republican party of the pres,
ent day is the most bitter, malig-
nant, proscriptive and corrupt one
that ever existed in this country
One year ago thousands of working
men were forced to vote it's nominees
under the threat Of discharge from
employment in many large manufac-
tories in the country. In Ohio tits
now undertaking the task of COMPEL
ing ministers ofthe Lord to vote for a
political trickster, under the threat
of cutting off their support! And
yet it claims to be the party of the
workingman! A liberal party! Bah
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15

John Wesley Bookwalter has mind
ed his own business all his life, lived
clearly and purely, wronged none
and aided many, steered clear of pol.
tiles, local, State and national, a.
massed a large fortune and acquired
a splendid education, built up and
given to the whole world several use.
full and valuable manufactures, and
for so doing he is denounced by the
Republican press as being unworthy
of the office of Governor Of Ohio
What do the people of Ohio think
| about it?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15
The Republican press have a new

The Republican press have a new
howl now. After their several weeks
of silence, they have just discovered
that John Wesley Bookwalter is a
full blown, ruby-nosed drunkard,
who is travelling over the State, max
ing daily debauches, corrupting the
honest voters Of the State, literally
patronizing gin mills, having a high
old time generally. If one or all OF
these stories be true, they are a sud
den and strange departure from the
preceding forty-two years of Mr..
Bookwalter's. 1t is just possible
that another campaign lie is being
added to the already long list.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15

1t seems tie colored students and
graduates of West Point are all gift
ed with some startling p~eculiarities.
Whittaker's ears were said to be so
long that he bit them off himself,
and now it'seems that Lieut. FIipper,
the only other colored West Point
cadet in the army, is possessed OF
fingers of such remarkable length
that he managed to get them into
the government Golfers to the extent
of $4,000. He was caught while flee
ing with his servant, the stolen mo-
ney was found on his person, and he
was forthwith placed under arrest
by the military authorities. ,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15

The temperance people are deeply
in earnest in the campaign before US.
At Columbus they have regular Com.
mittee Rooms, as have the other
parties, and have established a party
organ that they may reach the voters
in the State. Ludlow, the candidate
for Governor, is a wealthy manufac-
turer at Springfield, and is said to Ie
putting a large amount of money in
to the campaign fund. Be this as it
may, we believe they will poll any
where from $4,000 to 1OO, 600 votes
il the State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15

The Cincinnati Gazette gives a sor-
royful picture Of the Convention
held at Prices Hill, last week, of the
"God-and morality party" of Hamil-
ton county. There were fifteen fights.
bowie-knives, revolvers beer and
rowdyism prevailed, and the Conven-
tion was dismissed without making
a ticket. The minister who attempt
ed to open it with prayer was Missed
and booted down, which was &C
cording to the Republican program
of SC" Foster, that the Cd min
listers must be snubbed'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15


But worse and much more cruel
than this the reditorse Of the Democrat
voluntarily arose and stultified him
self and his party by openly denying
thar Morgan was their candidate.
Register.
When the old garbling ass of the
Register shows by any respectable
evidence that Mr.. Morgan was nom
mated by the Democratic Conven-
ton, he will have room to charge MS
with "stultifying o~urself' by stating
in the Prohibition Convention that
he Das not. It is a moral impossi
bility for old John P. Charles to make
q fair or correct statement against q
political opponent. He bears this
reputation in every community he
ever resided. He thinks it is very
smart to lie about and misrepresent
his neighbors. The protest that has
gone up from the patrons of the jour
nal he controls against his course,
ought to convince him to do and act
differently, but it will not, and the
finale will be he must go out as edi,
tor because of his malignancy and
disregard of truth.
The question before the Pr ohibi'
ton Convention, while the nomina,
ton of a Probate Judge was pend.
ing, was, "did the Democratic Con
vention nominate Mr.. Morgan as
their candidate for'Probate Judger'
The speaker on the question, Rev
John Blackboard, wanted to know, and
paused for. an answer. We then sta
ted that Nh. Morgan was not mona
mated by the Democratic Convention
but only "rec, mmended" as theil
candidate, which is the simple truth
and which Mr.. Morgan knows him
self, as well as all others who were
B
present at the Democratic Conven
ton. Mr.. Morgan is an "Independ
ent Stalwart Republican" candidate
for Probate Judge, and is no more
the nominee of the Democratic thar
the Republican or the Prohibition
Convention. He solicits the votes o
all parties as an independent think
er, who is completely Disguised will
the hypocrisy, corruption and ras
calities of the Republican party, ant
who has the courage and honesty tt
openly proclaim it. That is thedi
ference between Mr.. Morgan and thu
Old hired garbler of the Eaton Reg
lister.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-15
OHIO POLITICS
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

G. Fosters fences are down In SO
many places, that the poor man is
overworked in his efforts to repair
them.
The Democrats have the best can
didates and the best platform this
year. And they will have the most
votes.
1t is hard for the Republicans to
appear to be in favor of temperance
and at the same time abuse the tenn
perance people.
Mr.. Foster feels more like swearing
at the M%ethodists now than he did
when he said they ought to be snub-
bed.
G. Foster has not yet explained
why he refused to make an address
at the temperance meeting last win
ter.
Bookwalter meets with an enthu-
siastic welcome wherever he goes in
the state, but the receptions that c.
Foster receives chills the very mar
row of his bones.
Fosters campaign speeches are not
having much effect in rousing the
boys. Mr.. Fosters speeches this
year are weak. He makes no at
tempt at argument. He merely
whines.
The Republican party pretends to
be friendly to the workingmen, and
deceives them with lying promises.
1t also defends the present iniquitous
system of hiring out convict labor to
injure and break down free labor.
The apathy among Republicans
was never greater than it is this year.
The fact is. the masses of the Re
publican party in Ohio are disguised
with C. Foster and care little whether
he is elected or rot.
If the Republican party was the
great friend oflabor that it pretends
to be, it would o indorse and de
fend the contract system Of convict
labor which is unjust and injurious
to free labor.
A man who believes that the man.
ufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors should be prohibited has {
perfect right to vote for a ticket il
accordance with his sentiments, ano
it is no business of the Republican
leaders.
The workingmen were promised
better wages as a reward for voting
the Republican ticket last fall. jus
as the farmers were promised a bet
ter price for their wool. But boil
were fooled. They will teach til
Republican leaders a lesson this fal
and show them that it doesn't pay
to lie to the people like that.
The Republican newspapers de
fend the present outrageous system
Of selling out convict labor to com
pete with free labor at ruinous rates
No relief can be expected from tn
Republican party. Let workingmel
bear that in mind when Republican
speakers go about declaring the Re
publican party to be the friend O
labor. p