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The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21

A Daughter Of the Philistines No Name
Series. Boston Roberts Brothers; Port
land Loring, Short d Harmon.)
There is vein of sensationalism running
through this latest contribution to the No
Name Series. The description of the hero
inc in her boudoir attended by Delphine, her
French maid, the sketch Of an August
cruise in the luxurious yacht "Coquette' -
in short, finish Of detail In the authors
handling Of dainty costumes and bric-a-brac
generally makes A Daughter Of the Philis-
tines one of the novels that the young and
romantic reader lays down with sigh of re-
greet, observing, much as IL it we're matter
of grave responsibility that she had 10 read
it, it was one Of those books that once
opened could not be put aside. The showi-
ness Of the story, if / may use the express
sion, is modified by certain strong features.
Through its pages runs graphic delineation
of what 1t is to dabble in stocks. Wall street
mining ventures, points" and "big deals'
are shown up and their connection with Ill
questionable New York society, not ex-
Guiding the feminine members Of that great
body. This is well done-better still the de-
scription Of the Jewish household of Simon
Loewenthal, and Simon himself "Dealer in
Government, State, Municipal and Railway
Bonds. Stocks bought and sold at all Ex-
changes" with his "Vell, when you want
cash, den Simon is your man." The vulgar
ity of wealth without refinement finds It's
contrast in the tastes of the hero of the sto-
ry and his family. A Daughter of the Phil
istines has a chic--or the new French equiv
alent for the worG-quite it's own andwil
be widely read
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21

A SERIES of interviews appears to have
been instituted throughout the country,
with view to ascertaining whether the
Democratic party is or is not in favor of a
tariff for revenue only The quarrel started
at the Iroquois banquet promises 10 be kept
up vigorously from now until the National
Convention. The individual who takes the
trouble to keep record of these interviews
will have very interesting assortment Of
opinions, which possibly may be Of value to
the platform makers in striking an average.
AS the Democrats are monopolizing the tar
If dispute at present, other people can take
a rest
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
BEEF, IRON
81 WINE.

AS a Nutritiye t00ic, it would be
indicated i'm the treatment OF i'm
paired nutrition, imprOyishment
OF the Blood, aud in all the various
forms of general debility. This
preparation is made from the
world removed Liebig's fxGract
of Beef, Citrate of Iron and Pure
Sherry Wine. large bottles so
cents.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21

The Sleeping Car: Farce. BY W. d, Howells.
Cloth, "a PIP, 80 cents. Boston; j. r.. Osgood
& CO. Portland: LoriDg, Short g. Harmon.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21

If the newspaper readers are as weary of
the interminable yarns about the Star Route
trials and the Jeanette investigation as the
news editors are, we feel quite assured that
they would welcome the final termination Of
either or both those affairs. AS regards the
Star Route trials, there is reasonable hope
that the end may be reached before the jul
rors die of old age. But as regards the
Jeanette concern, it may possibly be neces-
sary to fit out another expedition to search
for the survivors of the home proceedings.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21

"a GREAT many Northern papers, says
the Memphis TENNESSEE Appeal demo
craticl, ''are commenting ON the fact that
he Mormon elders in the South make no
negro converts. We rise to inform these
journals that if they win read up on Nor
mon theology they viii find out that no ne
gro is eligible to membership in Mormon
church,
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21

But Yet Woman. A Novel by Arthur
Sherburnes Hardy. Boston: Houghton,
Miflin & Co.; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon) This is a most attractive work.
from the pretty and artistic covers to the
charming pages that lie between them. The
scene Of the story is laid in France and
Spain, and the plot is so slender that it is
merely thread upon which is strung Sc
ries of exquisite descriptions and subtle and
interesting transformations. One should
be proud to have written a story SO sweet
and pure, and yet so strong, in this day of
sensational effects and feVerish and highly
wrought methods, There is simplicity in
the style that is both delightful and refresh
ing and it cannot fail to make a profound
impression. The author is philosopher,
who yet never takes morbid view Of any
thing, and finds much in human nature that
is clean and wholesome, while some of his
creations rise to sublime heights.
The character of NJ. Michel is original,
and cleyerly drawn, without a stroke too
much In any direction. Renee and Roger
are an interesting pair Of lovers, while Ste.
phanie Milevsk is a spirit, ''but yet a wom-
an The villain Of the story, and there is
but one, comes to bad end, with great sat
isfaction to the reader. II is charming
story, and we recommend 1t TO all lovers of
wholesome fiction.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21

A LETTER from Mrs. Jackson II. HI on
her mission among the Indians of Califor-
mia, says that she has reached San Jacinto,
an Indian village Of III people who live in
good adobe houses, have wheat and barley
fields, orchards of peach and apricot trees,
all fenced in and properly ditched. The val
ley which includes these fields and orchards
which the Indians have cultivated for Sne
hundred years has been divided into ranches
and an Irish trader in San Bernardino owns
this Indian village, from which its inhabi-
tants are TO be eveted.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21

Homespun Stories by Ascot R. Hope.
New York: D. Appleton & Co.; Portland
Hoyt, Fogg & Donham) A volume attrac-
lively bosnd in cadet blue and gold, and
dedicated to the sBoy of the PERIOD We
venture the prediction that our boys vii
skip the authors rather long introduction,
but will plunge into the stories that follow
with good deal of eagerness. They are Eng
fish in their make up, and some of them are a
trife far-fetched, but boys can bear much in
that direction provided the writer, as in the
present instance, shows an appreciation of
school boy nature and taste for fun, that
aim and object of boys life at home or
abroad.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21

FORTY Georgia commissioner one-thlrd
of the whole State--haye already prohibited
liquor selling, and others are moving in the
same direction. An Atlanta eorrespon-
dent writes to the Louisville Courier
Journal: "a strange part of the campaign
is that the counties which are adopting the
prohibition platform are those from which
one would least expect it, Thus Emanuel,
Effingham. DeKalb and other quiet and or
DERBY counties are taking no part in the
struggle. Spaulding county, where more
murders have been committed during and
since the war than in any other half dozen,
and where drinking is universal, has joined
the temperance column. Clayton county
has long been notorious as resort OF des-
peradoes. The boys of the town of Jones'
boro asked no better fun than Is step on the
coat tail of stranger; In fact, ii beat Ope-
lika in its pa,miest days. Last week This
country voted for prohibition by over six to
one. Paulding county voted into line last
| Thursday, and more drunken county than
Paulding there is not in Georgia. la all
these counties the result was not attained
by the aid of the temperance societies In
| fact temperance societies would have de-
feated themselves. The result was achieved
by the drinkers themselves. They voted for
prohibition in body. They recognized the
| fact that liquor was their rUin.'
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-21
Recent Publications.

Gatherings From an Artists Portfolio in
Rome By James E. Freeman. Boston /:
Roberts Brothers; Portland: Loring, Short
&Harmon.) This second volume from Mr..
Freeman's pen will, like its predecessor, at
tract many readers. The artistic eoterie in
particular will peruse' these sketches with
much pleasure-made up as they are of per-
sonal reminlscence and familiar talks on
studio life in Rome. The author gives a
beautiful panorama of Rome as seen from hi ;
terrace, and in all his oEt-of doors word pic
lures, as well as in his reproduction Of the
little tricks of speech and dress--the charae-
teristics in short of the Italian peasants, he
is especially skillful. So, too, with his anec-
dotes of distinguished people, but in de-
tailed conversations We do not find Mr..
Fseeman's strong point. His American
who visits artists studios in Rome and talks
about "Ameriky," painting in the "Pompi-
on way" ''eussed dingy old masters and
the like is the same distorted and unnatural
vision we have 50 often had held up to view.
Howells is the only writer who can do JUS
tice to a Yankee dialect.
Gatherings from an Artists Portfolio viii
accomplish readily its object, which is to
give to cultivated readers volume worthy
their attention.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
It Probably Needs Revision,

A Worcester (Mass) correspondent
writes as follows:
Is this story supposed to be truthful
one? | cut it from the Boston Sunday
Herald [ was trying to tell it to the
boys in the shop the other day and they
laughed at me and said | was giving
them ''taffy" One says: IF / was
going to tell lie I'd tell a good one.
Why didn't the story make the rattle.
snake twist its own head off as it turned
round to watch its opponent" Another
suggested that, as the rattler was pos
sessed of a hard, corkscrew-like tail, il
could easily have stood up on the end OF
its tail and screwed itself right out OF
sight. Here is the item:
A fight between a rattlesnake and a
black snake was recently witnessed near
Fort Worth, Tex. The black snake forced
the fighting, gliding around in swift
circles, while the rattlesnake lay coiled.
The circles grew smaller, and the rat
tier appeared confused as the black snake
drew closer. His rattles ceased to give
out the usual sharp sound, and his head
dropped as if vertigo was seizing him
The black snake seized, by lightning
movement. the rattler by the throat, and,
winding about him, the two rolled over
and over together. In a few moments
the rattlesnake ceased to breath. An ex-
animation of the dead body of the rat
tlesnake revealed a fracture in the spine
as complete as if done by blow with a
club. The rattlesnako measured five
feet and three inches.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
NEW YORK.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, April 10.-A
few minutes after seven o'clock this morn
ing the large building on the northeast
corner of Church and State streets fell
with crash The side wall, facing on
Church street, had been erected this win
ter tnd it is supposed the mortar was
frozen and the warm weather of yester
day loosened the bricks and caused the fall.
There were seventeen men at work in the
building. An alarm was sounded which
brought out the firemen and police, who
are working hard clearing away the deb
ris- The names of those found in the
ruins are X l.. Warden, VIM Ashbold,
frederick Nohlen, ). Burr w. O. Gould,
X. l. Brown, Ransom Porter, A Dan
leisp'el and Mathew Peard. The latter
Is dead, and two of the others are fatally
injured, The owner OF the building was
OH the roof at the time il fell and was
severely injured Those who were in the
basement are probably killed.
Last evening at VanHazen Cut. near
here on the West Shore railroad. a work
man was killed and several fatally in
Jured by a blast supposeds to be
drowned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
ARKANSAS.

Hot SPRINGs, Ark, April 10
Reports of the late hurricane at points
remote from railroad and telegraph, show
great damage beyond Ourchetta river
There was considerable loss OF life. Jno
Neusch and wife, fifteen miles south OF
the river, were killed by falling timber
near 3ohnson's Ferry Theodore Wilson
was killed by his horse falling on him
The destruction of houses and scattering
of fences was complete along the storms
track. Much property was destroyed
along the, sweep of the storm between
Celine and OuochitO river, east of Hot
Springs Train Master Vernon, of the
Third Division of the Iron Mountain
railroad, from Little Rock to
Texarkana, issued an order
mat on April 10 the number of brakemen
Nj freight trains will be reduced from three
to two He decided to let the order go
into effect yesterday and all freight brake
men struck, believing that some order
would be issued for the division north of
Poplar Bluff. Brakemen running north
have all struck One crew went ont with
a freight to day but was overtaken by
strikers on a hand car and compelled to
return Every effort to take freight
trains was defeated by strikers jumping
on trains in motion and pulling out the
coupling pins No freights went out to
day The strikers are about eighty in
number and, although several arrests were
made, thus far they are unable to restrain
them
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
The seryant-GirI in Social L,ifs.

Shortly after the Flood, as we are in.
| formed, Abrams wife turned her do
nestle, Hagar, out of the house on ac-
count OF her arrogant conduct, which il
| perhaps the first authenticated instance
on record of trouble between mistress
and servant-girl. This sort of trouble,
which began so easily, still survives in
forms so various and often so exasperat.
ing as to raise the impatient question
whether the serving class is the only
dark part of creation which improve
ment has failed to reach. The question
is, no doubt, full of aggravation and dis.
couragement, yet there has been inn
provement, but it has been of slow at.
tainment, forming no exception to the
great law OF progressive social ameliora-
ton
Social changes, it is to be remembered
especially of the alleviating and elevat-
ing kind, are always slow, We are be-
ginning to talk about social evolution,
and the new science of sociology which
treats of it; but we have to take ages
into account before we can realize any
positive conception of advance. Much
of the barbarism of early society clings
Ienaciously to the domestic relations,
while the modification of human nature
and the corresponding mitigation OF SO
cial imperfections go on but very gradu-
ally, tardily, and partially.
A still further reason for the slowness
of Improvement in the present case arises
from the peculiarity of the relations in
volved. In times of early violence, it is
the weak that are subjugated and en-
slaved, and, as civilization advances, 1t
is ever the lowest and most ignorant
class of any society that falls into the
condition of menial servitude. The
feeblest, the least competent. the least
provident, naturally sink to the bottom
of the social scale, and become the help
ers, the dependents, the drudges, and the
servile appendages of the classes who
have wealth, intelligence, and power.
In domestic life these relations become
organized with the abject class at the
base of the social structure. Improving
agencies will obviously not take effect
alike upon the higher and lower ele-
ments. Many causes will operate power
fully to maintain separate interests, to
favor the superior class, and to hinder
their interiors, so that servants will be
the last to be reached by elevating agen-
cies.-F From ''1he Legal Status Of Ser
rant Girls, . IN Popular Science Month
iy for april.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
Won Prnmntinn.

Gentlemen, said Colonel Macus, ed
itOr of the Arkansas Horn, addressing
several of his reporters, - there is va
cancy on the editorial staff which / have
decided to fill by promotion. You art
all men of ability, and was at a loss tC
choose until | hit upon the following
plan: Each one of you write a few lines
on The Mother-in-law, the oldest para
graphic subject now under discussion by
the American press, and the one who
produces the best lines shall receive the
promotion.
Each man felt certain of gaining the
place. and at once the contest began.
Wickles, a very bright young fellow,
wrote the following:
Worse than the cry gee. whoa. haw!'
Rattles the tongue of my mother-in-law.
Young Buckler, a man upon whom
time will bestow a reputation-for old
age, if he lives long enough-was high
" pleased with his own effort, the fol
lowing:
| pity the man with a mother-in-law,
For he must always come to taw.
Wharkle, the other reporter. who could
not conscientiously make fun of his wife
motler-an excellent old lady who had
done good service among his children
wrote:
The man who strives to gain renown,
BY tearing poor old women down,
In any field is out of place
on any paper, sure disgrace.
The Colonel read the poems, and turn
ING to Wharkle, said: LET me grasl
your hand, sir. You are promoted.
want a drink Lend me quarter. =
Arkan8aW TrdUeier.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
FOREIGN LANDS.

DUBLIN, April 10.-There is no relaxa-
ton on the part of the authorities here of
their endcavors to detect and arrest sus
picious persons. The police have just
come into possession of information that
a man has arrived in Dublin, who is sup
posed to be the emessarY of the dynamite
party and whose mission is the destruc
ton of property. All hotels are being
watched with the hope Of arresting him.
The Coldstream Guards have been placed
in the buildings adjoining Green street
court house where the trials of the Phm
nix Park assassins are taking place, the
object being to secure the protection OF
officers of the court and informers who
are to testify against the accused men.
LONDON, April 10.-The royal mes
sage, giving assent to the bill relating to
the possession of explosives. was read in
parliament this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
A dead GiYa-AWaH.n y

Those people who enjoy seeing a
naughty spirit suffer fall should have
been on board one of the sleeping-cars
attached to through train from Chicago
to Boston short time ago. Among its
passengers were a middle-aged man and
woman from the remote West, who had
evidently came upon sudden riches, and
were deyoting all their energies to ad-
vertising the fact. They were gorgeous
" dressed; the woman sported any
quantity of diamonds, and no occasion
for informing the other passengers OF the
wealth and position of their family was
suffered to pass unimproyed. They had
with them plug of boy, about IA years
old, whose restlessuess and general bad
manners made all the inmates of the
car except his fond parents wish him
dead. One morning after the parents
had dressed themselves they discovered
that their hopeful son was still slumber-
ing, and the mother set to work to arouse
him. Repeated calls failing to have any
effect, she finally had recourse to stumps
and digs in his ribs, whereupon the boy,
evidently dreaming that he was at home
and being stirred up to perform some
accustomed duty. bawled out: .4You let
me alone and go feed the hogs yourselfl' >
A Joyous smile enlivened the features of
the rest of the travellers at this. unex-
pected and complete '4give-away. -
Boston Journal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
CANADA.

OTTAWA, Apr1al Notwithstanding
the positive assurance of SHpt. Sherw ood.
of the Dominion police, that the reported
explosion of the Eastern Block was in
Canard, Detective Hodgens and -four
Toronto policemen, who had been brought
here to-day, to inspect the underground
passage of the Parliament buildings, and
had been granted permit to enter
not only the buildings. but Rideu
Hall at all hours of the day
and night. Although this fact is not
generally known. considerable uneasiness
is manifested among members of the
night watch, furnished by the Dominion
police who have been doubled. Every
precaution has been taken to prevent the
possibility of evil-disposed persons
creating trouble
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
Lincoln reads a Poem
Honest Old Abe Entsrtains his Cabinet With
Little Quotation.

honest Old Abe Entsrtains his Cabinet With
Little Quotation.
''Now, gentlemen you all have more less
poetry in your souis listen to this, and Abraham
Lincoln, then President from his chair in his
Office in the White House, and read, IN trembling
tones, which indicated his own profound appre-
citation of it. DR.. O. ". Holmes last Leaf of
which the following are two verses:
They say that in his prime
Ere the pruning knife of time
Cut him down;
Not better man was found
BY the crier in his round
Through the town.
Now the messy marbles rest
On the lips that he had pressed
In their bloom;
And the names he loved TO hear
Have been carved for many year
On the tomb
Mr.. Michael Gui1foyle, of Binghamton, n. X, is
not old as the Venerable Boston citizen of whom
more than three score and ten. For the past
eight of those years, he writes: II have been a
perfect cripple from rheumatism, hobbling about
best could with my cane. / took PARRER
GINGER TONIC, and G1lt nor supple and strong "a
g51aqast There ts no trace or the disease Eeft
about me- -
Bir r.. ". Mosher, wholesale druggist, of Bing
hampton writes Messrs. Hiscox a. Co. of New
York-Proprietors of the Tonic-certifying TO Mr.
Guilfoyle's declaration.
Having all the pfoprietors of any preparation of
ginger, PARKER'S GINGER Tonic is a remedy of
Infinitely greater range and power. 1t all
diseases arising from an impure state of the blood
imperfect digestion. Dyspepsia (and all its con
sequences,) malarial FeYers, Sick Headache, Kid
ney troubles. Bronchitis, and common coughs and
Colds, vanish at its touch Prices, 20 and 81
bottle. Larger size the cheaper.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
FIGHTING OVER THE sPoTLS

SAN Francisco, Cal, April 10
The death of Thos. II. Blythe last week
leaving a fortune of four millions is said
to have raised up an army of claimants,
as no will has been discovered One
Alice Edith Blythe, claiming to be the
widow, and the only other heir, daugh-
ter ten years old, living in Manchester
England. The claimant was known as
Alice Dickinson, prior to Blythe's death,
and served him as housekeeper Another
said to be Nellie Firman, who a few
years ago sued Blythe for alleged seduc
tion. and still another alleged wife to be
heard from in England shortly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
PRAIRIE FIRE.

LINCOLN, Neb.. April 10.-Thc most
disastrous prairie fire which ever oc-
CURED in this section was raging yester-
day few miles north of this city. Mrs
Dalton. IL farmers wife, was suffocated
while fighting the fire. One report says
she was burned To death. Many other
smaller accidents are reported Barns,
houses, oraineries and hay stacks were
taken up 10y the flames. 1t is estimated
that fifty square miles of territory are
burned over. The flames lit up the
heavens for miles around The fire is
reported to be still raging
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
MISSOURI,

ST. LOUIS. April 10,-Jas Parker and
l.. Woodman. the two men who a few
days ago robbed the safe at Forsythe.
Taney county, Mo. of So. 600 in county
funds, were sentenced TO years in the
penitentiary.
The adjutant general OF Texas has ad-
vices that the Indians are raidipg in the
vicinity of the Sacramento mountains and
that Capt. Bayler with company of state
rangers are on their trail
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-10
A Seething Fire Sweeping
over the Prairies near Lin
coin. Nebraska,
Congressman Cults, of Iowa
in Pecarieus Condition.
WANT THEIR LAND BACK.

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 10 Tenth
Chiet Moses here says he fears he can't
keep his tribe from the war path unless
the strip of land, seventeen by hundred
miles. taken from the reservation last
February. be restored. Gen. Miles thinks
ten thousand dollars will settle the matter
without fighting. Two companies were
sent to the reservation and others are in
readiness. Moses warriors number 300
and may be Joined in case OF an outbreak
10y Calvilles. Spokanes Occur Dalenes
and Yakimas