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The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

Somehow or other it strikes us that the
kind of civil service reform the Hon. Thomas
A. Hendricks declared to be his ideal of
that article in his Brooklyn speech is not the
kind TIE ''mugwumps" have been accus-
toned to dote upon. ''Let true man."
say Gov. Hendricks, "come to be President
of the United States, and let true men be
called around him to aid him in the public
service; and let these men resolve that the
only test.of qualification for office under
them shall be honesty and fitness for service,
and you have civil service reform" No we
don't not by large majority. To resolve
that honesty and fitness shall be the only
qualification for public Office is one thing; to
carry out that resolution in the face of pres
sure is another and quite different thing.
And it is not the resolving, but carrying
out OF the resolution that constitutes civil
service reform. And experience has taught
that the back bone of even the truest man
is not likely to be stiff enough to with
stand the pressure of 'very hungry and
very thirsty paItsans unless it is braced by
law,
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

The pew lease of the Eastern to the Bos-
ton d Maine road will probably run the
gauntlet of the courts, so that if its terms
prove satisfactory to the stockholders of the
two roads substantial consolidation in the
near future is most likely assured. Rumor
has 1t that there is likely to be strong
opposition TO some of the provisions of the
lease on the part of the stockholders of the
Boston d Maine, which was not the case
with the other lease. Whether the Eastern
bondholders who opposed the old lease will op-
pose this one remains to be seen. The gener-
al opinion seems to be that the new lease is
much more favorable to the Eastern stock
and bondholders than the old one was, and
that the most strenuous opposition to it is
likely to come from the Boston & Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

twas Roscoe Conkling, we believe, who
said that though every Democrat might not
be horse thief, every horse-thief was a
Democrat. The leading organ of the De-
mocracS in New York, the World. now ex-
presses the opinion that the ''return of Mr.
Conkling to the Senate would look like a
return to the better days of that body"
The Democrats are loving him dearly for
the enemies he has made.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

We see by the Argus that the Hon. Eben
+. Pillsbnry has got back to Maine. Whether
he becomes permanent resident or not
probably depends on his success in convinc-
ing Presldent-elect Cleveland that the vel
fare of the nation demands his service in
some public capacity-the pension agency al
Augusta, for instance.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

The negroes, the civil service reformers
aud the business men have all been ''rpas.
sured" by President-elect Cleveland or his
sponsors. And now the Every hungry and
very thirsty Democracy" think it is about
time that they were ''reassured' too. They
are getting very anxious. The weather is
growing cold and their boots are out at the
toes. They might raise few dollars by
mortgaging their expectations if Cleveland
would only give them something "reassur-
iaC >,
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

The Independent journals still continue
to protest that the mugwumps are one and
all the purest of patriots, and that nothing
would so offeud them as an appointment to
Office, inasmuch as it might convey the i'm
preston that after all they were nothing but
ordinary mortals. There is such a thing
however, as protesting too much, and unless
these journals let up pretty soon sone of
their constituents may be offended by an
offer of pos Office or custom house.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

Presldent-elect Cleveland is reported as
saying that under his administration the
rights Of ell citizens, white or black, under
the constitution and the law will be pre-.
served and protected, and all the advantages
to which they are entitled by reason of their
citizenship will be secured to them. That
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

Senator Sherman in an interview pub
llshed in the Cincinnati Commercial, ex-
presses the opinion that the Republican
Senate will be disposed to treat President
Cleveland's nomination and recommends
tions with the usual courtesy, and will not
adopt line of policy looking to contest
with him unless the public interests clearly
demand it. His Cabinet will be confirmed,
as matter of course, unless some very OBJ
noxious appointment is proposed, aud he
will be allowed to fill with his own partisans.
II not unfit for the place, Offices as they be-
come vacant. Senator Sherman thinks Sem
ator Cameron has been misunderstood, and
does not believe he would advise the Senate
torefuse to act promptly upon suitable nom
inations for Offices as vacancies occur.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

Hendricks doesn't want any schoolma'a am
civil service reform. There always has been
bitter prejudice in the Democratic party
against the schoolma'am and the school
master. They turn out Republicans.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

1t seems that while the Democrats were
holding meetings all over the land to de-
nounce an alleged Republican plot to steal
the electoral vote Of New York which never
had any existence except in their own heat
ed imaginations, their Illinois brethren were
haIching scheme to steal United States
Senator. 1t will be recollected that it was
announced the other day that an error had
been discovered In Cook county which
would give the Democrats an additional
Senator in the State Legislature and make
that body Democratic on joint ballot by one
majority. An inspection of the return,
shows that it has been deliberately altered,
and there is little doubt but the change is
fraudulent, and was made for the purpose of
enabling the Democrats to steal a United
Gtas.s GenAter. The forgery 10 said TO be a
very clumsy one and the evidence of it over
whelmiDg.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22
l. FL Il p r. II > IS.
SATURDAY MORNING. sOv. %.

we 90 not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publca-
tion but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve COM
municstions that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

The Detroit Post thinks the most Henry
Ward Beecher can expect from the new ad-
minlstration is forgiveness for making pub
lie Cleyeland's weak and foolish letter to
Mrs. Beecher.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

The bribery investigations in Canada which
have been dragging along Tor long time,
reached an end in one of the three cases the
other day by Judge Armour, at Naoanee, On
tario, deciding that the last Lennox election
for the house was void through the bribery
practiced by the election agents on the part
of both Conservatives and Reformers. The
candidate of the latter had been declared
elected by five votes; but this decision un-
seats him without seating his opponent.
These frequent bribery cases, involving both
parties, and so often resulting in convictions,
show that politics in Canada are rather more
corrupt than they are in the United States,
except in the South.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

The cost of he NIie expedition for the re-
lief OF Khartoum is estimated to have al
ready reached the sum of $65 100000, ard
that 1t will cost half as much more. For
half his money the entire population Of the
disturbed provinces could have been peace
fully bought up, with enough left to hire the
False Prophet aud all the other pretenders
to join circus company. The British peo-
pie are apt to look pretty closely at the cost
of foreign operations; and they will proba-
bly, grumble greatly when the bills come to
be paid, particularly as there is likely to be
very little military glory as an offset.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22

The Salt Lake Tribune says the Mormons
went wild with delight over the result of the
election. They apparently believe with the
Southern whites that the days of their per-
secution are over.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22
SEAL PLUSH SACQUES.

We are NOW offering "a complete line of
these beautiful garments, comprising seven
different styles i'm Silk and four styles i'm NEo-
hair. They have been selected with great
care. and we are confident that for STYLE fit
and workmanship they cannot be equaEEeGH.
I'm selecting these goods OUR object has been
to obtain tHRe very best tERe market affords
and we NOW offer them at prices which cam-
not fail to please.
Your inspection is cordially solicited
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22
Portland and Rochester RaiIroad.

FE1HE Stockholders of the Portland and Rochester
L Railroad are hereby notified that their annual
meeting will be held at the office of GEO. r. IVES
COLT, 33 Plum ST.. Portland, on Wednesday the
third day of December next at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, TO act upon the following articles viz:
L.. To hear the report Of the Directors and act
thereon.
2.-For the choice of nine directors for the ensu-
ing year.
3.-To elect Clerk of the Corporation.
4.-IO transact any other business that may 1e-
gally come before them.
WA. H. CoNANT, Clerk.
Portland, November 18th, 1884.
noyl9 d2w
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22
MEETzNsss.
AnnuaH Meeting.

FEIHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders Of the
4 Portland, Bangor, Mt. Desert and Machas
Steamboat Company will be held at the office of the
Company, in Portland. on Tuesday, December I'd,
1884 at O'Clock p. m, for the following purposes.
1st To hear and act OF. the Tressurers report for
1854
I'd To act on amending the BY Laws.
3rd To choose Directors for the ensuing year.
4th To act on any other business that may legal
ly come before them. GEO. L. DAY Sec'y
November II, 1884. noy18dtd
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22
KOrting'S Universal Injector.

ENOR feeding boilers Will lift hot water at $50
Il F. The best boiler feeder in the market
Warranted. For sale by
Jarvis ENGINEERING co.
~ Union Street.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22
Itching and Burning
TORTURES
BLCTCHEs CURED.
SALT RHEUM.

have had the Salt Rheum for about three years.
and have spent time and money to have it cured ,
without success, until tried the CUTIcURA REM
EDIEs, which are doing the work.
G. j. YOUNG.
MARsHFIELD, Coos COUNTY, OREGON.
The Portland daily press., 1884-11-22
GUT FLOWERS AND PLANTS.

CiUT FLOWERS, Ferns, Smilax, &c., for Funerals
Specialty. Flowers preserved. Parties supDled
at short notice. All work warranted 10 bs Hrst-
55S Congress street. noSdIm
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-09-17
Caleb Cushing.

I met one of Caleb Cushing's init
mate friends the other day, and he re-
marked casually upon the singular
t"outs" Of the great lawyer. Cushing
had no imagination and no sympathies,
nor had he any creative or constructive
ability. He was, perhaps, the finest
| case lawyer of his time. His SPLEEN
did mind was splendidly filled with "au-
ithorities.'' He knew all the law there
was on any point, and he had it at his
tongues end. When he was on the
bench in Massachusetts, the LAWYERS
said they wanted his opinion whenever
lit was a question which. could be settled
by an appeal to precedents. But when
ever a new question arose upon which
no judge had ever passed they wanted
to hear from some one else. Gushing
did not know how toconvcrse. An ex-
changeof ideas, such as occurs in the
ordinary conversation, was beyond his
grasp. He could talk for hours when
he had mounted the pedagogue's stool
lin fact he loved to talk when he could
get into that didactic strain He liked
to instruct other people at no matter.
what expense Of time and trouble. He
loved his family very dearly. His at
tachment to his nearest relatives was
very much closer than is usual. But no /
found difficulty in expressing his affec-.
ton. They had very little in common,
and when he was with them Cushing.
let them do all the talking. Now and
then he would break in with remark
almost incomprehensible to them. a
little conversation at q relatives tea
table shows the mans peculiarities.
Gushing had said nothing for some
time. At length little Johnnie, the
small boy Of the family, reaching ont
for the raspberry jam. remasked: ..I
want some Of that there John, y
said Cushing solemnly, coming to tho
surface Of consciousness again, .syour.
remark is both vague and ambiguous '''
wei, said johnnie. speaking for the
entire family, 81 didn' 4 understand YOU
when you wore here before, and 1 don't
understand Jou now s. Wyshiw0to,d
Chr 80 Recsr .
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-09-17
- EA
q MISTAKE.

) Z
q MISTAKE. ..s
A Tadpole sat on cold, gray stone,
And sadly thought of his life.
ALAS, must i live all alone" said he,
& Or shall / espouse me Wifey'
A wise old Frog. on the brink Of the stream.
Leaned over, and said. with sigh:
%, wait till you're older, my dear young
friend,
You'll have better taste by-and-by2
Girls change, you know, and the Pollywog
slim,
That takes your fancy to-day,
May not be the Polly at ali You'd choose
When the summer has passed away $50
But the TadpOle rash thought he better knew,
And married q POllyWOg fair,
And before the summer was over, he sat
q On the brink of the stream in despair.
For, would you believe it? his fair young bride
Proved to be but stupid frog,
With never trace of the beauty and grace
OF young Miss POllyWOg.
And although the Tadpole himself had grown
Stout and stupid, too,
He only saw the faults of his wife :!
CAS- others sometimes do).
TO all young Tadpoles my moral is this:
Before you settle in life,
Be sure you know without any doubt
What you want in the way Of q wife.
Golden Dogs.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-09-17
FIRM.AND.FIRESIDE.

..-Tocure weak eyes bathe your eyes,
daily in salt water; not salt enough to
cause smarting sensation.-N Z.
Herald.
TO take out mildew: Rub soap. on
the widowed spot, make it quite wet,
scrape chalk on it and lay it in the sun.
Repeat if necessary.-N 7. Tribune.
If you are young, plant trees; if
you are about to exchange time for
eternity, plant trees; they will be a
more enduring monument to your men,
DRY than the costly marble. Seed Time
and Harvest.
Little boys suits consists of three
pieces" says q fashion journal. After
the boy has had the free run Of q farm
for about half day the suit generally
consists of about three hundred pieces.
Soft Ginger Bread: One cup of
sugar and one cup of butter to be mixed
together as the first ingredients. One
cup Of syrup, in which spoonful of
soda is dissolved. Three eggs beaten,
one cup Of milk, three cups of flour,
and four teaspoonfuls of ginger. IN T.
Times.
Where plaster can be had for from
three dollars to five dollars per ton the
man who neglects to sow itneglects one
of the best means of enriching his land,
for plaster will help the clover and
clover the land. Plaster is also very
beneficial to peas. Sow from one to
two bushels per acre. Prairie Farmer.
In growing food for poultry it
should be borne in mind that corn, wheat
and oats can always be purchased, and
it is the best, therefore, to grow sor-
ghum, broom corn, pop corn, millet and
sun-howers for seed, which afford a
variety, but which can not so readily
be procured in the market. albany
Journal.
Whipped cream frozen is dainty.
To three pints of perfectly sweet, fresh,
and thick cream allow one pint of pow
dered sugar, the whites Of two eggs,
and q tablespoonful of vanilla. Whip
the cream and mix the other in
gradients gradually; then freeze.
Chicago Journal.
Gooseberry Catsup: Ten pounds Of
ripe gooseberries, five pounds Of white
5ouS 0AS q 4uaAU VI &SOOu ClucI vinegar,
three tablespoonfuls of ground CHINA
mon, two tablespoonful Of ground
cloves, one Of allspice and two Of salt.
Wash, remove blossoms, put into a pre-
serving kettle, crush, heat through, then
pass through . fine colander. Return
to the fire, add sugar and spice, boil
slowly half an hour, add vinegar, and
bottle. Erchange.
The banana has come to be almost
q necessity in thousands Of Northern
families to whom it was unknown q few
years ago. They are fried and served as
an entree; pies are made Of them, with
9 delicate upper and under crust with
plenty Of sugar and . suggestion Of
spice, but when sliced thin and mixed
with chopped pineapple or with
chopped oranges they are simply de-
.licions. At breakfast they are served
by removing the skin, cutting the ban
anas in two pieces, crosswise, and
1piling them on pretty china or fancy
plate,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-09-17
Native Lumber.

The undersigned is prepared to fur
nish all kinds of native lumber for
building purposes on short notice and
atvery low prices.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-09-17

The Chiefsof-Police of Louisville.
has issued IN order directing all stores
toremove all pictures of nude figures!
from their show windows, even though
they be copies OF celebrated paintings.
Louisville Couric9-Jo,tr;sal
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-09-17

The boy who is always cracking
whip or the dog that is always barking
or the man who talks loud enough to
be heard over a quarter section has no
business in stock yard or pig pen. OF
course no gentleman would swear in a
pig pen, especially where there are
young itters. Elder. Wallace.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-09-17

LoUIs BUENGRR
ew Iin Min
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-09-17

The New York Evangelist says:
''Young man. don't go vest" for those
wh0go meet "hayoc lid wreck of prop
erty, health and morals"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-21
TIE GRANT . coELAraH4


OF the great financial crash in
New York and 7 the developments
that are Coming out, one lesson is,
says the BaltimOrs Sun, that Gen.
Grant, notwithstanding his, hard
earned reputation as a man of war,
is not q safe man to trust with the
direction Of important business in
tsrests, either private or public. The
revelations so far made in connec-
ton with the failure Of Grant Ward
DO not necessarily fix any criminal
Iitylapon Gen. Grant but they do
show that no VAS guilty of gross
negligence and inattentiOR y to- the
interests Entrusted to bis. firm, He
was only q special partner, 1t is true,
but II was his name and Influence
which gave the firm lts RFglninsaee
and prestige and whirhinSpirad the
confidence Of hundreds of trustiHg
customers. The Liabilities OF the
firm. it is thought. viii reach &c.
00A;090, #na the losses, it's stated,
will fall principaIlyaapon individuals
who have pnt theirfnoRey1 inssthe
hands of the firm. Gen.. Grants
friends may and do plead that he
was entirely Ignorant Of the state Of
affairs, and that he was tho inno-
cent victim cf fimftked partners.
How far tblsciailA may % j9stifea BY
tine fnGtsitis mot h6ressary todiseuss,
but whether .helwas eptirely ignor-
ant or, not, he deserves cepsure. for
lending his name 10 bolster up 2
business heeesssrily.. ipyplYiPg tbe
financial Interest," az many Nv napeq4
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-21


Chattanooga Times The Louis
wife Post and louisville CONNER
csal, the Banner and the american
of Nashville, the Memphis Ava-
fanche, the New Orleans Times
Democrat and Picoguae, the Mobile
Register. the Birmingham age,the
ATLANTA Constitution, Macon 7sle-
graph and Messenger, Augusta
Chronicle and Coa8tststtioHaliSt, the
Richmond Dispatch and Chattanoo-
ga. Times This Is partial LIST of
Soufhsrn Denfocratic daily papers
whicli approve the course of MIR.
Randall and the forty Democrats
who voted with him to kin the Nor
1fson tariff BILL The journals named
enjoy at least 20 per cent. of the
daily patronage Of the South, and
are. certainly as prosperous. finah1
cialIy as their free, trade neighbops!
If Mr. Henry W attelsons viii digest
these facts and assilnilate them be
may charge his notion SO fippant-
iy expressed, that the free trade
sent nnent Is growing at q rapid rate
in this section. z k1S* 50
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-21

p The friends of the Carolina, Cum
berland Gap and Chicago railroad
living along the projected line were
much disheartened by the result Of
the recent election m the town of
Aiken. Indeed. some were so much
discouraged, as to give up all hope OF
the line ever beng completed even
to this point much less 70 extend to
Chicago. such dependency, how
ever, was not Justified by the actual
facts of the case. The Executive
Committee did not lose hope but
have proceeded with undated en-
ergy. This Committee met here
last week and discussed the present
condition and future prospects of
the enterprise with greats thorough
ness, i.-fetf.f,., +r,l,. ha| araf.-i
We called upon Gov, Hagced,
President of the road, TO ascertain
something definite for the infsrsns
ton of 0nr readers q He has not lost
hope and talked briefly Of the great
enterprise.. Mr.. Sehofield, the fin
d1Cidl d.ohty ~ bfC tpppail1 - INV
In England negotiating ron 4 EctesF
sarys I funds for y the line. iaiHe
has been cngagedlin this undertak-
ing more than a year and has spent
at lsast $40 600 out Of his own peck
ct In furtheraAoe Of the cause, He
certainly has confidence III the alti
mats success gof the enterprise or
he wouldinot have done this. The
effort is. to raise en- much ms $4,000
900, which is no small matter. The
money desired Il to be used n great
distance from the capitalists who
advance ait.sy0f COURSE anen, Of
snoh fortunes, are eautisasiin max j
ing Investments. They desire to \
fully understand all the risks that
may attach 10 Tho Investment Vi
takes time teeiEolthsIn full f6of
Itlationaeaod ~ bas Gust odt ~ I
Mr. Scho6eld, has given tho par |
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-21

of people, and then leaving it to
take Ore of itself or to be eenduet
ed at &c pleasure of his partners.
OF late indiscreet friends Of Cen.
Grant have been endeavoring to
bring bis name before the public
in connection with the Presidential
nomination, and but for this failure
tie country might haye been iIf
clined to forget the signal business
incapacity and loose administrative
methods which he displayed during
his formerf terms Jil the NV hite
H6nss. IBut this failure, Ilackilyl
for the country and unfuckify for
him, esnPhasizes af.esh the unfitness
of Gen. GrantyferastheS position to
which some Of his friends are again
urging him. His transactions in
Wall street arc simply u repetition
in another field and on somewhat
smaller scale of the methods, which
characterized bis administrations at
Washing toil In both Classes, it is
claimed, he was personally innocent
of wrongdoing, but in both he
managed to surround himself BY
false friends and bad advisers, who,
when be was President, robbed the
government, and when he was in
Wall street 'fieeced the customers of
the firm. io $50 - ~" 80