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The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03
Pretty Talk by a Fusion Paper
Bangor Commercial.]

Bangor Commercially
The Portland PRESS and the Bangor Wing
wax virtuously indignant over the allusion
made by Congressman Ladd in his speech at
Portland to Senator Frye's declaration in
Washington, that the Republicans had money
enough to buy up Maine. For these tive papers
which have sounded the lowest depths OF
blackguardism in their denunciation of the
Governor of this State, which have found no
epithets too low and ne falsehoods too mean OF
too monstrous to employ in their attempts to
injure and degrade him in the estimation Of
the people, for them to assume the high moral
tone which they do on the subject first referred
to is simply ridiculous. The garment of virtu-
GUS Indignation with which these two political
prostitutes have chosen to deck themselves on
this occasion is so thin thai it only serves to
call particular attention to the moral unclean-
illness of the wearers.
Because the Press publishes on behalf of
Mr.. Frye vicarious denial of the charge
made by Mr. Laid. the latter gentleman is to
be denounced, forsooth, as unworthy of faith
or credit among honest men and unfit to asso-
ciate with gentlemen" etc. This is interest
ing indeed. Because Mr.. Frye denies, or the
PRESS denies for him, the statement attributed
to him by Mr.. Ladd, that settles the matter.
does it? Then we presume that as Brady and
Dorsey have denied being in the slightest de-
gree implicated in the Star Route robberies
and have threatened to prosecute all the news
papers which have asserted to the contrary,
such journals as continue to reflect upon tho
doings of these eminent Republicans in that
respect, are also unworthy of faith or credit
among honest men," We have yet to call to
mind case where any of the shining lights Of
the party of great moral ideas have been ac-
cused OF any kind of an offenss that they have
not denied it and "stigmstized it as brazen
falsehood,' as Mr.. Frye does, or as the PRESS
does for him, in this case But the people who
have seen these "brazsn falsehoods" demon
strated by subsequent events to be brazen
truths, are somewhat incredulous on the sub
ject of these virtuous denials, and are decided
Iy of the opinion that there is good deal
more fire than there is smoke on the subject OF
political wickedness and corruption.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03
The Wings Retort.


There is nothing too absurd for the CONNER
cial to do. Now it rushes to the defense Of
Mr. Ladd and approves his SANDER, which has
not only been publicly branded by Senator
Frye, but which was so utterly incredible that
not a Democrat ever believed word of it.
Senator Frye has authorized an explicit de
nunciation of public statement of Mr.. Laid
as 'sa brazen falsehood," and the latter cannot
escape the issue of veracity thus raised under
cover of a shower of billingsgate in the Com.
mercial.
When George w. Ladd, a member of the
United States Congress, deliberately stated in
public meeting that Senator Frye "went
back to Washington and said they had money
enough to buy up the State" he knew that nc
man would be justified in making such an in
famous charge without the amplest proof t
sustain it. He knew that his hearers would
either believe him to be falsifier or would
expect hin to sustain his accusation.
Senator Frye has promptly branded the
statement as a base and brazen SANDER, as ev.
cry intelligent person knew it to be, and Mr..
Ladd must understand that in such a case his
silence can and will be regarded as confession
The frothy scufrility of Fusion newspaper
does not furnish the answer that truth-re
specting people have right to demand of 9
Maine Representative and candidate thus pub
licly i'm peached for shameful SANDER OF 8
Maine Senator.
What has Mr.. Ladd to say for himself
The decent men of sll parties demand of him
proof or retraction and apology.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03
Dog DAYS.

Authorities on this subject seem to agree
that the occurrence of the dog days, as now
tabulated in our almanacs, has nothing to do
with the rising and setting of Sirius From
Gregorys Astronomy we learn: "When Siri-
us, the dog star, rose heliacally, the ancients
imagined it caused the sultry weather usually
felt in the latter part Of summer" Traces OF
this opinion may be found in the works OF Ho-
mer, Hippocrates, Virgil and Pliny. Some au-
thors say that on the day this star thus rises in
the morning the sea boils, wine turns sour,
dogs begin to grow mad, the bile increases and
irritates, all animals become languid. and
burning fevers with frenzies rage amongst
men. All this was ascribed to the dog star,
and about twenty days, both before and after
the stars rising in this manner, were called
canicular or dog days. A brown dog was, in
consistence with this opinion, sacrificed to
Sirius yearly to appease his rage. But the
idea that the stars rising thus was the cause
of the hot weather and the diseases OF the sea-
son could not prevail very long; for the star
not only varies in its heliacal rising in any one
year, as the latitude varies, but on account OF
the procession of the equinoxes, it is later and
later every year in all ATTITUDES, SO that, in the
progress of time the star might by a similar
rule, be charged with producing frost and
snow, instead of scorching heats and burning
fevers The dog days, in our almanacs, are
now put earlier (more than month) than they
would be if they were still regulated by the
rising of Sirius before the sun; and thus they
are made to correspond with the hot weather,
as they did formerly.
Incur aimanacs the dog days are made to be-
gin on the Sd of July, twelve days after the
summer solstiee, ending on the 11th OF August,
fifty-one days after the summer solstice. Their
continuance is, therefore, thirty-nine days.
Years ago tho dog days were reckoned in our
almanacs from the cosmical rising of Proceyon,
viz. on the 30th of July, continuing to the 7th
of September. Now the dog days are so ar
ranged as to depend on the summer solstice,
and not on the variable rising of any particu-
lar star
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03
PORTLAND, ME.
A Case in Point.

1t may be worth the while TO call the at
tention of any Of the the temperance people
who are giving aid and comfort to the Dem
ocratic party to All incident in the proceed
ings of the Senate on Tuesday. Senator
FRYE had offered an amendment to an appro-
priation bill and obtained favorable action
from the appropriation committee, prohibit
Ing the sale of Intoxicating liquors on the gov
eminent reservation at Togus. This seemed
to be a very reasonable measure, harmonic
lug the State and National laws where they
are now in conflict. The measure would
have been carried but for the objection of a
Democratic Senator, who not only prevent
ed its passage, but also seized upon the oc-
casion to deride temperance men and tenn
perance measures.
At the same time, in the House, Repre-
sentative Dinsley was earnestly endeavoring
to get before the body the bill which had al
ready passed the Senate, providing for the
appointment of commission to investigate
the liquor traffic-a measure which the tenn
perance people of the nation have earnestly
petitioned for again and again. But the OPP
position of the Democracy prevented, and he
will very likely fail to secure vote at this
session.
And this is simply in accord with the usu-
al practice, while the Republican party,
State and National, is the only party which
can be relied upon to champion temperance
measures, the Democratic party can as sure
ly be relied upon to oppose any measure
calculated to promote the interests of tenn
perance.
When temperance men are asked to join in
movement whose only object is to defeat
the party to which Senator Frye and Nelson
Dingley belong, and bring into ascendency
the party of Senator Beck and of the most
prominent champions of the liquor traffic in
the nation, recital of these incidents is not
inannronriate
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

KENNEBEo Journal: The independent
correspondents appear to think that MIR.
Things speeches are silly, and that he will
hurt the Fusion cause more than he will
help it by speech making. Mr.. Murch is
another of the same sort Mr.. Ladd is but
little better, and Mr.. Dane is too much ac-
customed to reckoning interest, clipping
coupons, and attending to his national bank
to be an available orator.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

NEARLY 5000 citizens of Missouri includ-
ing county officials in different parts of the
State, have signed apetition to Governor
Hubbard of Minnesota, urging him to par
don the Younger brothers-Coleman, Rob
EFT and James--who have been imprisoned
four wears
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

Boston Journal: Representative Ladd
appears to have been uncommonly reckless
in regard to his statements at the recent
doleful meeting in Portland. Among other
things, he stated that when Senator Frye
went back to Washington he boosted that
he could buy enough votes to secure Re
publican victory in Maine. Senator Frye
promptly denounced the statement as bare
faced falsehood. Mr.. Ladd is the Represen-
tative who came home and claimed to have
secured the passage of the Geneva Award
bill. 1t was subsequently ascertained that
his speech on the bill was never delivered
and was not printed until after the passage
of the bill.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

RICHARD B. GARLAND of Virginia, who
killed Joseph Addison in duel caused by a
silly girl, has been committed to Jail with
out bail, and will be tried for murder. lie
has plenty of money and friends, and the
case will serve to test both the law and pub
lie sentiment on the subject
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

THERE have been so many disquieting ru-
mors, most of which are no doubt without
foundation, about the condition in which
The Jeanette went to sea, that perhaps it
would be just as well to let Congressional
committee investigate The same, as has been
proposed, if only to set the public mind at
rest. There is no reason to believe that the
result would be anything else than credita-
bic to Mr. Bennett, whose desire it certain
ly was that neither pains nor money should
be spared to fit the Jeanette for the perils
of Arctic navigation. The trouble is that
man cannot build ships sufficiently strong to
withstand the crushing o Arctic icebergs.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

THE Penn Monthly, which was started in
Philadelphia in January, 1870, but has new
er reached payiog basis, was suspended
with the July issue. 1t has been carried on
mainly by alumni of the Pennsylvania Uni
versity, and to one of them, it is said, has
brought loss of $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

we do not re sd synonymous letters and commun
eationn. The name and address of the writ are In
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for ubica-
ton but as a guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
tnunications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

THE youngest bride ever heard of in the
United States is Miss Catoe, who, though
only eleven years and seven months OF age,
was recently married 10 Thomas Payne by a
regularly ordained minister in South Caro-
lima. Her husband is twenty years old.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

THE Philadelphia Record, so often quoted
by the Argus, says: The Democrats of the
Senate were so anxious to reduce all the
taxes of the people that they could not give
their consent TO reducing any.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

PROFESSOR Maspero has translated IL OF
the Is ancient Egyptian romances lately dis
covered, the most important being from an
original papyrus dating from the AlIth Dy-
nasty This is tale Of shipwreck told by
sea captain, who, as the only survivor, is
cast upon an island Astounding in delicious
fruits and inhabited by Is amiable and in
telligent serpents. The head of this inter
esting family treats his guests with distin-
guished hospitality and converses with him
in a beautiful manner. "Amoui-Amouaa"
is the mesigned at theend of the papyrus,
and it gives us startling idea of the an
tiquity of novel writing whe0 we are in
formed that this is the name of scribe who
lived and wrote about thousand years be-
fore Abraham journeyed into Egypt,
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

AMONG the wickedness denounced by the
recent Free church assembly of Scotland
was ''the admiring of the works of nature
on the Sabbath
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

EvEzy regular attache of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pulien,
Editor, All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
viii confer favor upon us by demanding credentials
OF every person claiming to represent our 1ournsl
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03

In his natural anxiety to preserve his be-
loved canal from the destruction with which
it is threatened, Count De Lesseps is behav-
ing in manner which is, to say the least,
eccentric. If he were the plenipotentiary of
one of the Powers in interest, he could hard
ly be more active or make himself more
prominent We hear of him carrying on ne
gotiations with Arab, and opening commu-
nications with the Khedive, and making
representations to the Sultan, and he has
caused it to be given out that if the worst
comes to the worst the English troops shall
not take possession of Port Said, which dom
mates the Mediterranean end Of the canal,
except by passing over his dead body. M.
De Lesseps is a living illustration of the say
ing that genius is akin to madness.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03
BOYS, ATTENTION!

cided to open a school + Of carpentry, to be
under the supervision of Luther Pingree who Is
well qualified to instruct. The school will be In
the third story of the Fraternity building, Free
street and viii be opened July 9th at half-past
seven in the morning, continuing daily till the
opening of the public schools in the autumn. The
school will be free boys in the public Schools and
those wishing to learn the of TOOLS will do well
to call at once at the rooms Free street and en-
roll their Names as but limited number can be ac-
commodated. Mr.. Woodhill is daily in tie ndance
at the rooms and will receive and register the
names of applicants. jun13dtf
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03
Ladd's Lie.

THE prince of Wales is getting rich. He
already owes 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03
THURSDAY MORNING., AUGUST 8.
FOR GOVERNOR,
FREDERICK Robe.

REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS-.
THOMAS IL. REED,
NELSON DINGLEY, JR.,
CIARLESFA.sBOUTELLE,
SETH L.. MILEEKEN.i
The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.

COUNTY N2 u h~0'
ANDRosooGGIN COUNTY.
senators-William D. Pensel, Lewiston; vii
Liam d. Roak, Durham. ,r,,
Comfy Cormissioners-J. Wesley MAXWELL
Webster; r. c. Boothby, Livermore.
Sherif-Hilman Smith. Lewiston.
Clerk of Courts-Isaac w. Hanson, Poland.
Tepister of Deeds-Sias Sprague, Auburn.
Connty Attorney-Albert Il. Savage, Auburn.
County Observation-Disclosures f. Merrill, Lewiston.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Seuators-C Charles Mclaughlin, Portland; Tobias
Lord, Standish A. F. Nutting, Otisfeld;. Stephen
j. Young, Brunswick.
Shern-Beniamin True, Pownal.
Treasurer-James M. Webb, Westbrook.
Register of Deeds-Leander E. Cram, BALDWIN.
County Attorsey--Ardon W. Coombs, Portland
Clerk Of Courts-Alvan A. bennett, Portland.
Commissioners--William l.. Prince Cumberland;
Henry Nutter, Cape Elizabeth.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Scnators-George e. Week., Augusta; r. E. Heath,
Waterville
Shsriff-Gesrge r. Stevens, Belgrade.
Attorney-William L. Hanes, Wateryllle.
Treasurer-Mark Rollins, Albion.
Commissoners-GeorgeH II. Andrews, Monmouth;
&. Nj. Weston, Belgrade.
Register of Deeds-P. M. Folger, Augusta.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Senators-James W. Clark, Andover; Eckley
Stsarns, Lowell.
CemmissioRers-Geo F. Hammond, Paris; Frank
Y. Bradley, Fryeburg.
Clerk of Courts-Albert S. Austin, Dlxfeld.
Attorney-James S. Wright, Paris.
Treasurer-,Jaryis G. Marble, Paris
Sheriff-Jordan Stacy, Porter.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-14
How Leather Scraps are
Utilized.
Lewiston Me. Journal,

Viz III
Every little scrap of leather that
flies from the cutters knives in the
Auburn shoe shops is saved, and
either goes into leather-board, shoe
heels or grease. Who says this isn't
an economical age? About two
months ago a factory a started for
making shoe heels in Auburn. They
now have about twenty-five hands at
work and are making about 120 cases
of heels per day, OF about $4,000
heels. The heels are made entirely
Of small scraps of upper leather. The
scraps are first cut into the right
shape by dies. They are then packed
and sent to Chelsea, Mass, where
the oil is extracted from them by a
secret process. They come back dry,
and are then pasted together in
wooden heel moulds. The grease is
extracted in order that the heels may
be FURNISHED. They take as nice a
polish as a genuine so~le-leather heel.
/. VI the pieces that will not go into
9 are fried out, and the firm gets
,ieei, three barrels Of grease pei
.mo " an this source. 1t is used
moen aather dressing. The heels
asa'h I'LL sed in Auburn, and sell
a. &c AZ y % per case.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-14
The CNHMa D"S'

The Boston Herda6 SAP, "i'
in the Contemporary Res'sSo cons at
tention to the fast that ~ ven &c"
of the leading meai Of New Io.A
City were born in tAat city. Inc
great majority of them were born In
the country, and a very large pro-
portion emigrated from New Eng
land. This is not only true or men
whose names are familiar TOY this
public, but it is also true OF SUCCESS :
full business men whose names ;e.e
not so well known. We suppose il
IS true of other cities as well a. OF
New York. An examination of tie
leading men of Boston in the learned
professions and in business will !
show that a large majority of them
came from the country. 1t is evi.
dent there is something in country
training which develops energy of
character. Country boys learn at an
early age to contend with opposition
and to work for what they want.
They naturally form habits OF indus.
try and economy, and these tell in
the struggle of life. 10 N true the
world over that cities need to be re-
cruited by fresh blood from the
country.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-01-14

HumOr of Day.
An exchange asks ''Do beets payY"
Dead-beats never pay.

All SAShduSC dSkS ItO U6tto pdgs
Dead-beats never pay.
1t takes just three people to keep
a secret properly, but two of the
three must be dead.
When six young ladies sit downto
talk about a new dress pattern a
small boy with a tin horn is a refuge
for the weary.
"Are you feeling very i'll 2" asked
the physician; ''let me see your
tongue, please" Its no use, doc.
tor" replied the poor patient; mo
tongue can tell how bad l feel.'
No woman would be happy to be
the only woman in the world and
have all the men worship her. She
wouldn't be satisfied. She'd want
another woman or two to envy her.
1t is useless for physicians to argue
against short. sleeved dresses. The
Constitution of the United States
says, THE right to bear arms shall
not be infringed.'
1t is feared that the enormous
manufacture of wooden toothpicks
is utterly destroying the forests of
America, but then the young man
who spends all his salary for good
clothes must have something To eat.
Until churches are furnished with
mirrors women will continue to
keep their bonnets On during the
service. Without "A looking-glass u
bonnet once taken off could never
be put on again. That is to say, we
never saw or heard of such a thing.
evil you hold my baby while l
look out for my baggage ?' asked a
woman of Il railroad employee in a
Chicago depot, the other day. "No,'
said the man, "but | will hold your
baggage while you look out for your
baby He helda baby for Il woman
once and she never came back for it,
| and that was what made him SO
carelui.
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THE GREAT ORIGINAL
MAMMOTH 99C. Store,
on Queen st. mn Queen St,
III Queer st. NJ MARTNBURG, w. VA.
LET OUR PRICES BE KNOWN TO ALL
For There is Not a Competitor Near to Meet Them.
WHY!

DERsoNs OFTEN @oN6ER and ;omed1nss ask, how the i d snnn. 's eDona nr0nsa
I M. the "a 1ntFy rs able to sell goods sO low. The reason Is ampr euouE u ~ 10
no, because tn goods are stolen or sought at bankrupt s@as ICES ~ n ns.o oan@ w here The
dam AGED or badly uAde, but because We make it a bush so ams 4no% aI 80
aricLs arem manufactured and to bly, sit,tiy in Ia ge qnan % Ssw Ihn Which, usually q to
Goo manufacturers and nporters. and aus save the pro- us w . uMny go
middle. men-wholesded dealers and jobtfS When persons persons re Zach ZACH hand must have
goods ~ the usual course of Business, pass tTough and nat \ =, - not diHcnIt IN
its toll, in tresto on capita, and compensation foe skill and labor " r AN an buy y' The
see why We are enabled TO sell lower than the ordinary retail oet NO Give To onr
profits of te mMdhmen, which we save by or method OF buying, etev can bmv
kno owing that their good sense will lead taem 70 py "hA N'
cheapest. 40 uormuAa.a -. vicmty to
the prices which hey have heretofore, and are now rayiaHg1 1 HG g oSa n v offer
Goods for which you have been in theh habit of paying from $too TO 10 o ices
yu fr Q cents an o course there cannot help But be a great evolution in Pr. e
To make this store a permanent institution. we feel assured that the peop
of this city will look TO their interests by giving II a liberal share Of their patronage
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PeriIs of Deep.
Chicago Inter- Ocean.


The world-renouned swimmer,
Capt. Paul Boyton, in an inter-
view with a newspaper correspon-
dent at the seashore, related the
following incidents in his expert.
ence:
Reporter. -''Captain Boyton,
you must have seer a large part
of the world?'
Capt. Boyton.-"Yes sir, by the
aid of my Rubber Life Saving
Dress, | have travelled over 10000
miles on the rivers Of America and
Europe; have also been presented
to the crowned heads of England,
France, Germany, Austria, Bel
GUM, Italy, Holland, Spain and
Portugal, and have in my posses
sion forty-twO medals and decora-
tons; l have three times received
the order of knighthood. and been
elected honorary member of COM
mittees, clubs, orders and socie-
ties.n
RAporter.-"Were your various
trips accompanied by much dam
ger?o
Capt. Boyton.-"That depends
upon what you may call danger
u During my trip down the
river Tagus in Spain, l had to
shoot Que hundred anu two wa
t~erfalls, the highest being about
eighty-five feet, and innumerable
rapids. Crossing the Straits Of
Messina, | had three ribs broken
in a fight with sharks; and COM
ing down the Somane, a river in
France received a charge of shot
from an excited and startled
huntsman. Although all this was
not very pleasant and might be
termed dangerous, | fear nothing
more on my trip than intense cold;
for, as long as my limbs are free
and easy, and aot cramped or be-
, numbed, | am all right, OF late L
carry a stock of St. Jacobs Oil In
my little boat,-tthe Captain calls
it Baby Mine," and has stored
therein signal rockets, thermome-
] ter. compass, provisions, etc.,
and | have had but little trouble.
Before starting out / rub myself
thoroughly with the article. and
its action on the muscles Is Won
derful. From constant exposure
| atm somewhat subject to rheu-
matte pains, aud nothing would
ever benefit me, until i got hold
of this Great Germany Remedy.
Why, on my travels | have met
people who had been suffering
with Rheumatism for years; by
my advice they tried The Oil, and
it cured them. / would sooner do
without food for days than be
without this remedy for Que hour.
In fact l would not attempt a trip
without it,"
The Captain became very enthu-
siastic on the subject of st. Jacobs
Oil, anu we left him reciting in
stances of the curative qualities OF
the Great German Remedy to a
party around him.