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The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27
The Irish Death Bed.

writer in the Graphic gives some interest
ing facts concerning the customs and supersti-
tons of the Irish people, or of certain portions
Of them, as touching the matter of death.
When 'the death is on him. the poor peasant
has lighted candle placed in his hand, which
is to illumine the way of his soul as it shall go
forth into the dark. And while the "blessed"
candle slowly wastes away with the wasting
life, the friends strike their breasts and muir
muir their prayers and CALCULATIONS The dy-
ing man prays that his spirit may pass away
before the nightfall for he fears the darkness.
Another fixed notion of these people is that
the departing spirit must keep watch and ward
at the churchyard gate until another corpse
shall be borne through it, Poor Mary" says
the dying man. referring to neighbor's daugh-
ter who had recently died, "she will not have
long to wait I shall soon take her place at
the gate.
With the "wake," after one has died, all are
more familiar. If an old person dies, the
young folks are likely to think he has kept
them long time out of the fun. The wake is
to the peasant girl what ball is to her neigh
Dor in higher life. Strict etiquette requires
that each one coming into cottage where a
corpse is being "waked," should kneel before
the body and utter cries of wailing, and remain
the mourning is turned into something merri-
er. The elders smoke and gossip together.
The young folks have games in the lower part
of the kitchen, nor is any one dry.
If mother loses her first child she must not
follow it to the grave. Undue violence in
grief while child or friend is dying, is sup.
posed to detain the spirit which, lowering be-
tween life and death, suffers agony We have
met with this same superstition among the
Puritans Of New England. The Mayo peas
ants think that the cup of milk or water which
has been held to the lips of the dying should
Immediately be flung on the ground when life
is extinct, as thus you give the spirit chance
to escape if demon has come to claim il.
The iend turns aside to cool his tongue with
the liquid, and its shivering victim has the op-
portunity to fly to some limbo whence, by its
own exertions, aided by friendly prayers, it
may finally escape. 1t is evident enough that
the Mayo peasant has put foreign meaning
into the old symbolic action Of splitting water
on the ground in sign of the departing spirit
that can no more return.
Death to the Irish Celt is not terrible. In
his view the released soul flies away to Purga-,
tory at worst, for of the darker and hopeless
he knows nothing. Confession, JUNCTION, and
benediction suffice to despatch the most doubt
full of the flock to that place whsre hope holds
the key and whence the soul may in due time
emerge to enter the full glory of heaven. In
no partsof Christendom are the fancies and su-
peretitions that surrounded the death bed SO
weird, fantastic and pathetic as in the lower
counties of old Ireland.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27
A Democrat on Our Foreign Policy.
The Place Which the United States
Should Take and the Power It Should
Weld.

Senator Pendleton at a Columbus Ohio,
ago this Administration came into power.
What do we see now? We see sister Repub-
lie in this hemisphere, having gone through
with the agents of war, to-day being despoiled
of its possessions and wiped out from the list
of the nations of the earth; our Republican
government to-day beaten out and wiped out
by another Republic Of South America, and
the United States powerful republic, strong,
with no troubles at home, with no troubles
abroad sitting supinely by and seeing one re-
publican government destroyed upon the face
of the earth by another republican govern
ment under the influence and impulses OF
British power British commerce, British en-
terprise, British gold, and we do not raise
hand. AS | said, we fifty millions OF repuDll-
cans stand supinely by and do not raise our
voice, don't exert our moral power, don Ok
ert the influence that belongs to us without
going to the point of war to see that Republic
despoiled of its possessions, despoled OF lts In
huence despoiled of its very existence. why,
gen tlemen, what are we considering to-day
interoceanic canals, interoceanic railroads,
trade from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and,
vice versa, from the Pacific to the Atlantic
And here are we, to-day, in the face of this
condition of affars-in the face of the newt
able construction of these interoceanic rail-
roads and canals-here we are sitting supinely
by. not asking the goodwill Of our neighbors
in these South American States, but ready to
see one of them despoil all the influence which
nowar on tha other side of the Atlantic has
been able to bring to bear. Now, gentlemen,
am in favor Of doing this thing. | am in favor
Of SO establishing the influence of this Repub-
lican Government of the United States, Its
moral power, so that we shall be the elder SIS
ter of all the Republics upon this continent,
we shall exert our protecting influence upon
them, SO that, without letting the foreign ma
tions of the world interfere with the affairs OF
this continent, we shall be able to establish
peace based upon basis that means our kind
and gentle and affectionate interest among
them
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

Boston Advertiser: That the present year
is not good time for an independent revolt
in Maine, and for stern attempt to smash
the machine is fact which is really ad-
mitted by all the sensible indepe ndents in
the State, in spite of the impatience with
which they receive a plain statement OF it.
They are ready, some of them at least, to
pout, and even to jeer, at those who take
this ground frankly, but they do not venture
to give contrary advice, or themselves to join
in any rebellious movement. Everybody
knows that an attempt to bring forward
reform Republican candidate for governor,
would merely serve to show the weakness
of the movement, while revolt which took
the form of a secession to the fusion ranks
for this time only, would be as absurd a step
as could be conceived of. The more the
matter is considered the more necessary it
will seem to those who are Republicans,
whether "stalwarts" or not, to support the
ticket, and to do so earnestly and efficiently.
When any Republican of standing and good
sense, who has not private griefs to assuage,
advises a different course, his reason will de-
serve careful consideration. But it is net
worth while to pay attention to sneers at
those who advise temporary submission,
which are not accompanied by plain counsel
to do differently.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

PHILADELPHIA North American: The
decision of Attorney General Brewster
as to the liability of Mr.. Jay Hubbell to
prosecution under the statute which pro-
hibits any person holding Office under the
United States government, other than those
appointed by the President with the consent
of the Senate, from receiving political as
sessments, has been generally anticipated,
as, though the question was open to doubt,
there was great preponderance of reason
ableness in one direction. No very elabor-
ate argument is necessary that Congress
man is not an office-holder within the pur-
view of the statute The clause referred to
applies only to persons holding office under
the United States government. But Con-
gress is part of that government, and Con-
gresham is therefore member of that gov
eminent, and not a person holding office
under its authority.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

Admiral Nicholson's English.

The fashionable organ of the West End de-
scribes the American Admiral as observing, af-
ter ga cool glance at the threatening Egyptian
cannon" that he "calkilated he'd stay where
he was" As matter of fact Admiral Nichol-
son happens TO be a particularly precise and
exquisite person in speech and address, who
would as soon think of "hitchn' up his trous-
ers'' ana rolling quid in his cheek as of saying
he "calkilated" to do or not to do anything.
To see himself represented to that particular
section of British society in which Sir Beau
champ Seymour. nicknamed "the swell of the
sea" was born and moves as a sort of slahsided
tobacco chewing, whiting, model Yankee,
"calkilating'' aud "guessin'," will possibly
strike the gallant Admiral as display of bru-
tai ingratitude not to be atoned for by dozen
dinner parties at Gibraltar nor even by shore
ball at Portsmouth.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

LOWELL Courier: The New York
Herald is reprinting circulars issued
by former committees asking for party
contributions. They are good deal
more vigorous, and come much nearer
being assessments than the Hubbell cir
cular, but nobody had anything then to say
about "hghway robbery" The "Garfeld
Republicans were then asking show the
departments were doing generally" instead
of instituting suits against those who
Clipped in. You see some folks can do
some things that some other folks cannot
do Now we do not believe in political as
sessments; but we do believe in political
consistency.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27
Gallant Deeds,
Instances of Heroism Which the Alexan-
dria Conflict Revived.
Chicago Inter ocean.l

Chicago Inter Ocean.l
The dispatches from Alexandria enlarge upon
the wonderful devotion and extraordinary
bravery of the gunner on board one of the Brit
ish vessels who picked up shell with burn
ing fuse and immersed it in bucket of water.
This was courageous act but it was not more
gallant than anything of the sort ever before
chronicled." During our own war for the I'm
ion hundreds of cases as deserving Of mention
occurred.
At Stone River when Crofts Brigade of Pal
mers Division was pursuing the routed rebels
on the I'd of January, they came suddenly on
reserve battery that opened on them with sur
prsing fury. The men were ordered to lie
down, and droppedin the soft mud of corn
field. The rebel artillerymen had the range,
however, and poured shot and shell into the
advance line in way that tore some unfortu-
mates in pieces and covered nearly everyone
with mud. In the midst of the terrific fusiade
q shell struck between two men lying fiat on
the ground so near to their heads as to stun
both. Dozens of men, the bravest there, closed
their ewes in anticipation of the terrible scene
that would follow the explosion. But one of
the soldiers at whose shoulder the smoking shell
had struck, digging up handful OF mud, held
il aloft for q moment while he said coolly, "Ten
to one, boys, she don't bust" and then with a
sort of gleeful agility he brought his great wad
of mud down on the shell smoking in the shall
low hole, aud "she didn't bust" No one
thought George Hunt, of Company G., First
Kentucky Infantry, a hero for doing that, but
possibly he ranked as high as the courageous
gunner on the Alexandra.
Another case: When Sherman was getting
ready for mis- move on Atlanta, great quantities
of ammunition were stored in the railroad shed
at Resaca. One day in The midst OF thunder
storm that dismantlea the camp the ammuni-
zion building was strucx by lightning. Hun
dreds of the brayest soldiers ran blindly away
as they saw the boxes Of shell thrown about,
saw the guards drop as il shot, and saw smoke
issuing from the top of the great pile of explo-
sives. But one man, clear-eyed and cool-head-
ed, saw that the smoke came from tow in
which the shells were packed, and climbing to
the top, seized the burning mass, and holding
it up shouted, Cali right, boys; no fireworks
this time" His intrepiidity and alertness saw
ed the ammunition and possibly many lives,
and his record should be kept as green as that
of the gallant gunner Of the Alexandra
These are only sample cases. The American
war for the Union brought hundreds of snch
gallant deeds into the clear light, and there is
no good reason why they should be forgotten.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

LORD Salisbury, the truculent leader of
the Opposition, has magnanimously advised
his colleagues not to oppose the Arrears OF
Rent bill, because it would not be fair to en-
barrass the government at a time when it
has foreign war upon its hands. That
was very kind and considerate on the part
of Lord Salisbury, and Mr.. Gladstone ought
to be very much Obliged; but it may be
doubted whether this particular measure
would have met with much opposition from
the Lords under any circumstances. AS It
authorizes the payment of arrears OF rent
out of the public treasury, It's operation will
be no less beneficial to the landlords than to
the tenants, and the House of Lords is
nothing if it's not the champion and bull
wark of the land owning class. The Mar
quis of Salisbury could very well afford to
be magnanimous for this occasion only.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

THERE seems to be good reason to think
that the systematic refusal of the Turkish
government at Constantinople to act under
the direction of England and France in the
Intervention of armed force in Egypt, must
have been secretly advised by the govern
ments of Germany, Austria, Russia and TIA
ly, and that they must have had quiet un-
Outstanding among them all to stand off re-
spectfully and allow England to assume the
whole responsibility of warlike action, with
all the disastrous CONSEQUENCES.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

BosToN journal: That Independent
movement in Maine, turns out to be the lit
tlest thing ever offered for a cent. Already
two of the gentlemen whose names were
given as being present, Messrs. Harmon and
Chase, deny participation, reminding one of
the ditty:
"Five little Indians rolling on the floor;
One rolled off and then there were four
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

NINE judges of the federal, state and coun-
ty courts at Chicago have united in assuring
George Scoville that he has special claims
upon Congress for compensation for his ser
vices in defending the assassin. Among the
signers are Judges Blodgett and Drummond
of the United States court and Judge Dick
ey of the Illinois supreme bench.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

BOSTON Journal 1t was very unfortunate
for the Portland Advertiser, Plaisted's organ,
to attempt to make the people of Maine be-
leye that its candidate did not espouse the
Garcelon count-out infamy. If it had con-
suited His Excellency he would have advised
discreet silence on that point, as he knows
that he signed the Bangor Bourbon testimo-
NAL approving the Garcelon policy and alb
juring him to stick. The Portland PRESS
has hunted up this petition and printed it,
It is an emphatic approval.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

IT is just possible that we may some time
next year get to have clear idea of how$af-
fairs stand in and about Alexandria just at
present A careful perusal of the telegraph
ic news of the period is calculated to lead
to some perplexity. Arab Pasha has cut
off the water supply, and yet the water is
running into the city; Arab is entrenched,
in force, according to one account, and ac-
cording to another has no tools with which
to do any entrenching, while yet another
says he has just obtained tools and is about
to begin. One report mentions that his force
is rapidly increasing, and another states that
his men are deserving by hundreds. OF
course there is place called Alexandria
and man named Arab, and there has
probably been bombardment, but there
are few other details about which it would
be safe to make affidavit.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

We do not re sd anonymous letters and commun
cations The name and address of the writ are il
ail cases indispensable, not necessarily for ubca-
ton but ss guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
N inicesi01s that are not uaed.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.,
CORTLAND, ME.

Boston Journal: The Portland PRESS
gives the name of just one man who claims
to be in the Independent movement Like
Dundreary's ''bird of feather this man
proposes to go off and flock by himself.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

THE Advertiser misstates the tenor of
Plaisted's despatch to Augusta in saying that
the despatch pledged the signer to support
the authorities against rebellion then
brewing in Bangor" The despatch was an
explicit approval of the theft of the State
Legislature, couched in these words: 'The
Governor and Council of this State in the
inspection of the returns and tabulation of
the same which have just been completed,
have acted in compliance with the constitu-
tion and the laws, and we will sustain them,
the constituted authorities of this State, to
any extent and at all hazards
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

Nor to be behind the fashion of the times
the PRESS publishes seaside letter, written
especially for its columns by resident Of
the Empire State. Our subscribers will
find it interesting reading
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

EVERY regular sttache OF the PRESS la furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley PnileD,
Editor, Ali railway, steamboat and hotel manasert
viii confer favor upon by demanding credentials
OF every person claiming to represent oar journal.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27
ENTERTAINMENTS
Lawn Party, This Evening.

fssHE ladies' of the West Congregational ~. Shu.oH
3 will be happy to receive their friends U.
ening. The grounds surrounding the church, to se
used for the occasion, are of sufficient extsns,
smooth, cool anddry while the street IN iIon. ~
sprinkled Careful provision will be made TOR the
comfort of all guests. The Old Oaken Bucket Will
be in active service Music, Games and kefrssn-
ments in variety. Jyz7dlF
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

TTyHE many friends of DIR. Il. ". REED,
Il the Celebrated Clairvoyant, will be pleased to
learn that he has returned to the City and taken
rooms at No. Chestnut st., where he is prepared
to treat all kinds of Chronic Diseases The Doctor
has no equal in describing and locating diseases
without asking any questions
Office hours, from 8 to IL a. m dfrom to
Pm. jly4dtaut
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

WHEN We consider that nine-tenths of all
the population of the Territory of New Mex
leo are Mexican in language, religion, race,
customs, institutions, education and social
elections for municipal officers should be
controlled by what is called the Mexican ell
ement, which appears to be substantially IN
affected by over thirty years of subsection to
American authority. The great wave of
immigration which has wrought so much
change in Texas and Colorado has not yet
reached New Mexico
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

the Supreme Court in Georgia have both re-
Gently held on analogous cases that tele-
graph company is responsible for unrepeat-
ed messages, even if its blanks carry the
caption that the company is liable for errors
only if the message is repeated. The courts
lay down the sound rule that any regulation
of the company is illegal which interferes
with the discharge of its duty with ''integ
rity, skill and diligence" If repeating the
messages is necessary to accuracy, then the
message must be rept ated
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27
couNrY NamaNATroNs.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Senators Charles Mclaughlin, Portland; Tobias
Loid Standish, A. F. Nutting, Otisfeld; Stephen
j. young Brunswick
Sheriff-Beniamin True, Pownal.
Treasurer-James NJ. Webb, Westbrook.
Reaister of Deeds-Leander e. Cram, Baldwin
County Attorl ey-Ardon W Coombs, Portland.
Clerk Of ourts-Alvin A. bennett, Portland.
Commissioners-Will L. Prince, Cumberland;
Henry Nutter, Cape Elizabeth.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Senators George E. Weeks, Augusta; f. Z. Heath,
Wateryille.
Sheritf-George r. Stevens, Belgrade.
Attorney William I. Haines, Watery1le.
Treasurer ark Rollins, Albion.
Commissioners-GeorgeH II. Andrews, Monmouth;
c, NJ. Weston, Belgrade.
Z Register of Deeds-P. NJ. Folger, Augusta.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Senators-James W. Clark, Andover; Eckley I
Stsarns. Lowell.
CommissioBers-Ge f. Hammond, Paris; Frank
Y. Bradley, Fryeburg.
Clerk of Courts-Albert s. Austin, Dlxfeld.
Attorney james S. Wright, Paris.
: Treasurer-Jarvis c. Marble, Paris.
Sherff-Jordan Stacy, Porter
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27
FOR GOVERNOR,
FREDERICK ROBE.

REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS
THOMAS B. REED,
NELSON DINGLEY, JES.,
CHARLES A. BODTELLE,
SETN L.. NRBLEEEAEN.
The Portland daily press., 1882-07-27

Two fuOnths still left to wear n
Thin Hat. Our assortment still
good. Our prices have been re-
duCed and you can get "a good
style and u good trade. Look
them over.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-23
CHURCHEs.

T,AIRO BAPTIST. Corner Tenth aud Poplar
" streets; preaching first and third sundays In
eacn month, ii O. IN. and 1880 p. m. prayer meet
ing Thursday, 1902. IN; Sunday school, WY an
Rev. A. j. HESS, Pastor
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER-tEPisc3ops
" Fourteenth street; Sunday 7;oOa m, Holy
Eucharist; 80 a. m Sunday school II 90 a. N.
Morning Prayers; $500 2. m, Evening rrsyefs' E.
r. Daven port, =. 7. Is. Rector.
I,IRsT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Y Preaching at 1873 a. u, p, m, and I'50 p, m
iAhbath school at 80 p. m Rev 7. j. Shores
pkrtor
uTuERAN Thirteenth street; services SAD
l. bath / 80 a m; Sunday school Up m heV'
Knappe, pastor
NJETHODIST-Cor Eighth and Walnut streets
M Preaching Sabbath ll:UD q. IN. and :oo y. m
sunday school ct 400 p. m. Rev. j. A. ecaite'''
hstor.
DREsBYTRkIAN-E Eighth street; preaching on
/ sabbath al II 20 n. IN. and 1880 p. m; Prsye,
meeting Wednesday at 1880 p. m sunday schsoi
u3p N. Rev B. Y George, pastor.
I,T JOSEPH ST Roman Cstholic) Corner Gross
y and Walnut streets; services sabbath lO:SIA'
n; sunday school at p. m; Vespen p m ser
nces every day at 6a. m. Rev. Hara, PRIEST.
ct PATRICK's-(R Roman Cstholie) Corner Ninth
- street and Washington avenue; services sAo,
oath and 10 a IN. Vespers p m. Sunday school
2p N, services every day at q. m. Kew. hasterson
priest.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-23
Skim Milk and Flaxseed for Calves.

Skim-milk and grass alone will raise
good calves if the milk is abundant and
not allowed TO get too sour. When too
sour, II causes calves to scour, and thus
counteracts its good effect Skim-m
is well adapted to raising hcifcrs for tho
dairy, as it is rich in albuminoids and
phosphate Of lime, to give astrong mus
cular and bony development. A little
more oil would improve IL, and for this
purpose 1axsced is cheap addition, ef-
fectually replacing the cream skinned
oil The large percentage Of oil il con-
tains prevents constipation, as well as
securing. Flaxsced should be boiled in
four times its bulk Of water, and II then
forms golatinous mass, A little OF
this--say, n tablespoonful OF the jelly
mixed with warm skim-milk Is enough
for calf from one to three weeks old.
As the calf grows older, this amount is
increased. II oil meal Is used, II should
be linseed meal, and not cotton seed
meal, for calves. Cotton-sced meal is
not so easy Of digcstion--is rather con-
stpating thus adds to this quality In
skim-mllk. With the skim-milk and
naxsccd we raised grade Jersey heifer
calves TO five hundred pounds weight at
six and seven months old, last season.
Il Is doubtful II they would have been
better fed on new milk. When the milk
comes short. insecd meal may very
probably DO added. National Lice
Stock Jovr,sal, CAicsyo.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-23
LETTER FROM DIXON SPRINGS.
July Goth, 1882.
Editor Bulletin

July 10th, 1882.
Editor Bulletin,
Your correspondent is still here with an
inclination to remain all the balance Of the
summer il duty docs not call to other fields
and pastures, new or old.
Ny last letter to you had the desired ef.
feet and more than realized the hopes of
the most sanguinc lady in the company.
The call for "more men" was answered in
manner that reminds one Of the song
I'VE are coming Father Abraham hun !.
dred thousand more" It has fairly rained
men. Every stage that brought the mail
also brought male additions TO our crowd
until the majority now rests with that per-
suation with Several more counties to hear
FROM" We have from Cairo a "gang" con.
sisting of Mr. Hoas, Paul Schulz, Mr.. Bur.
ger, Gus Botto, NJ. Hyman, Mr.. Scott and
VIM. Ludwig b Co. (names copied from
the Register from Paducsh, Chss. WcilIe,