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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-13

Plantation philosophy. De bes' pusson is
made o. de smile an de tear. Sunshine an
rain is what makes de cotton.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-13
aAaLaNsa DANE 0R nrEAmsMsPs.
MINIATURE ALMANAC. /. .lDECEMBER 10.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

FRIDAY, Dec. II.
Arrived.
Steamship Eleanora, Bragg, New York-mdse to
j Coyle. Jr.
Steamer New Brunswick, Larcom, st John, NIB,
via Passport for Boston.
Sch Uranus, Clark, Perth Amboy-coal to Saml
Rounds.
Sch Caroline Krlescher Devereux, Bucksport,
Sch Romeo, Lowell, Bucksport-wood for mar
kst.
Sch Pearl, Andrews, Port Clyde.
Cleared.
Barque Endeavor, Whittier, st Pierre Nutter,
Kimball 8 90.
Sch Panchitta, Robinson Matanzas-Isaac Emery.
Sch Grace Stevens, Stevens, Calais-Geo W
True & Co.
Sch Mary Elizabeth, Dunton, for Boothbay-D
Ohoate.
SAlLED-Barque John Black.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-13

Miss Sawyer's sslve cures erysipelas salt
rheum, blotches, pimples, scrofuous sores, old
sores, and all diseases of the skin. Best fami-
IL sslve in the world. Sold by all druggists,
and sent by mail for % cents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-13
Wit and Wisdom.

The Post says that a delicious orange pud-
ding is made Of the yolks Of three eggs, one ia
pint of sweet milk. This recipe certainly
smacks of that rural retreat where chicken pu-
rec is made of two quarts of warm water, seven
rays OF sunshine and a shake OF the pepper
pot p
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-13

in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de
mands upon the estate of said deceased required
to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment to
JONAS W. CLARK, Administrator.
PORTLAND Dec. ID. 1881. deCGdl aWS3Ms
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-13
Potter Drug a. Chemical Co., Boston.
dec2 WS&W2W
SMITH 4. ATKINS. late Of Portland.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN, that the
IN subscriber has been duly appointed and taken
upon himself the trust of Administrator of the es
L.E
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-13

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN, that the
IN subscriber has been duly appointed and taken
uopon himself the trust of Administrator of the
estate of
WILLIAM A. DAY late of Freeport
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. An persons having de-
demands upon the estate of said deceased re-
quired exhibit the same, and all persons indebted
to said estate are called upon to make payment to
ENOS e. DAY, Admir-.
Freenort Dee, 4. 1884. dec6d aWS3Ws
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-13
APOAE
1u4 QEn ,,s1aa

Nov 26, about $50 miles W of Fsrralones, ship
City of Brooklyn, Swan, from San Francisco for
Port Tawnsend.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
THE RETALIATION OF FRANCE
From the New York IIerni,ll

rom 'He NtW 1tTk lI'Ihtl /
The tariff committee has seated
its report To the French cinu,ln. of
deputies.
l lr dcci-iom Is made. Aut"i,',u ,.r-
reals are, il possible, 10 b. krp IL Of
the French market.
Our exporters OF grain may b. dis
mayed. But lie! have no possible
right TO object
There are two islands. let us say,
Madagascar and the Maurilius, carry
ing on u system OF free commercial in-
terchunge.
Madagascar, we will suppose, pro.
duces good cerenls and poor wine.
The Mauritius produces poor ceaicnls
and good wine.
Madagascar sends Ito surplus grain
to the Muuriliu>, and tie MnuIi,ius
>emis its surplus wine in pay incnl Of
the grain.
After while the wine of Malagns.
car improves IN quality. 1--WE will
put tax on our neighbours wine," say
the rulers of Madagascar.
| "Nothing suits us better" say The
rulers of the Mauritius. "Our own
cereals arc improving. We will lax
your grain"
Shut out from its natural market,
Madagascar tries to support itself Its
wine deteriUrates. Its cereals show
signs ofcxilausiion. The natives stand
Oh the brink of famine.
"Friends," say their rulers. "do not
be di,heartened. The inhabitants Of
the Mauritius are As badly off ~ YOU"
"That may be-" return the natives,
''bnt if we are going to stnrvc, what
does it mater If we starve alone or IN
colnpany?"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
POOR PROUF.
From the St. Joe Gaxette.l

If G neral Sherman expects to prove
anything against Jefferson Davis, and
TO prove it at that after u frank, soldier
ly fashion. let him beware of how he
relies upon am thing emanating from
Alexander IL. Stephens.
This late vice president Of the late
southern con!etcracy could no have
done Davis justice If he had tried, and
God Knows how little lie tried. MIR.
Stephens was politician of the dispu-
taIive school. II black thing lad
been presented TO him tor testimony as
to its cOlOr-a sure enough and an uu-
miStakable black thing he would nave
hunted about for some excuse to call it
brown, blue, or pink, or yellow. There
was revolution in the land. There was
civil war in the land. The sword was
were hewing away at the vitals of the
south. While all these things contlmued
through Il terrible four years, MIR.
Stephens rarely did ANYTHING except
rock the cradle of the constitution. and
sing as he rocked Il low lullaby song to
the tune of strict construction.
He fought the con>cript law. He
denounced long teruis OF enlistment.
He argued in favor of permitting
the soldiers to come home when no
campaign was ON, nor amy battle immi-
nent. lie hated Davis because Davis
had no respect for either his Judgment
or his opinions. The armies in the
ti1ld-thc men who meyer tailed To
march or tight when called upon knew
that Il dictator was needed, some sort
of Cromwell of leader ii such u
one could have been found, and in.
stead they got IL congress. homeycombed
with factions, president who was
just the reverse of what General Sher-
man says he was, and Il vice president
who would have met line OF battle
with the Ken ucky resolutions and the
bill of states rights.
However, General Sherman should
stick to his text. The charge he made
was to the effect that Davis never really
had any principle in the fight. That
secession was merely means to an end
and that end was dictatorship. Ii was
just the contrary. There was less oi
the dictator about him, or us little us
any other man in the contederacy.
That was the trouble with him. That =
what made him fiddle all too often
when Rome was burning. He never
lifted hand in any arbitrary direction
until after congress had spoken, and
sometimes congress was SO long in
speaking, thar the horse was gone, and
the stable was gone, and the man who
owned both dead in Il trench, lucky ii
there was enough earth over him to
make his sleep unbrokem until the
resurrection day.
But to quote Stephens against Davis
as evidence of anything Davis might
Or might not have been, is utterly un.
worthy man like Sherman, TO say
nothig of its deceit, hollowness, and
] fri..LL.n
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LAFAY.
ETTE COUNTY T. B. L. 8. ASSO-
CITATION, AT HIGGINsVILLE,
NC, DECEMBER IL,
1894.

AL one O'CLOCK, p. M, b. M. Lank-
ford called the executive board to order
to receive the names of persons desir-
ing membership with the associa-
ton.
Capt. Todhuuter proposed the names
of George Hall aud William Walker;
j. Bradley proposed the name of Jack.
Corder; w. H. Bruns proposed the
names Of WIN. F. Mcclure and Fred
Brandt; Col. Chiles proposed the
names of Albert Tyree, james Vickars,
Saml. Smith, H. c. Powell and E. B.
Powell; all of whom were admitted to
membership. The board then adjourn
ed. and all the members were then
called into the annual meeting by Capt.
Todhunter, vice-president of the asso-
citation. After some preliminary talk
the members proceeded to the election
Of officers. Col. H. G. Chiles was elec-
ted president by acclamation, with
Capt. Todhunter as vice-president.
Fred. T. Bates was chosen as secreta-
ry and treasurer. The association then
proceeded 10 the election of the execu-
tive board, with fhe fol lowing result:
Capt. r. Todhunter, w. G. Neale, G..
w. Bates, j. F. Campbell, H. c..
Chiles, Jackson Bradley and B. NJ.
Lankford.
The executive board were instructed
to make preparations for the annual
sale, such sale to take place in the
spring of 1885. Col. H. c. Chiles then
offered the following as all additional
clause to the constitution and b, laws of
the association, which was unanimous
ly adopted: That in no case will by
bidding, either directly or indirectly,
be permitted at any annual or other
public sale of this association; and any
member being guilty of such conduct,
upon proof OF same made before the
executive board, shall be expelled from
this association by said board. The
said executive board is hereby empow-
SASo w SASASioS lhC lIS III VI CApuiSlOu
for the above, or any other ofiense, or
malfeasance of any officer or other
member of this association, subject to
the approval of majority of the mem.
bers present at their first annual meet.
ing thereafter.
On motion the meeting adjourned to
allow the executive board to organize
which was doue by the election of G
w. Bates to the chair, and w. G
Neal as secretary of the board. The
secretary of the association was order.
ed by the board to claim Thursday
the SOth day OF April, 1885, as the date
for the next sale; also to correspond
with the Live Stock Auctioneer, l.. p
Muir, i'll regard to employing him OIL
said day.
After rendering thanks to the cfticer
of the American Bank for favors etc.
the association aud board adjourned
with instructions that the members O
the board meet again on the 9Th da,
Of Feb, 1855; by which time all mem
bers desiring to sell stock must sen,
III the number of stock desiring to b
. sold, to the secretary of the board.
II. G. CHILES, Pres.
i FRED. r. BATES. Sec'y.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
A SOUTHERN OOLORED REPUBLICAN
LEADERS OPINION OF
GOVERNOR OLEVE-
LAND.

w. A. Pledger, the colored chair
man Of the republican executive com.
mittee of Georgia, said a few days ago,
in speaking of the attitude of the color
ed race towards the coming admiiiis-
tratiOn of Cleveland as president:
IL believe that his administration
will be characterized by such conserya-
tism as will make il one uf the most
successful in the history of our pre-i-
dents. In this view l have with me
many of the most prominent colurcd
republicans throughout The sonth. We
made every effort 10 elect MIR. Blaine
because lie was the candidate OF The re-
publican party. and the coiured people
have always voted with that party.
Since his defeat our people have bcen
more than gratitied at The course of
our white democratic frie. DIS. N-.:ii-
ing but the kindest words have been
spoken for us. We recog ize tho fact
that the white democrats of the south
are those among whom our fortunes
are cast. can safely say, in speaking
for myself and 7,UOU,UUO colorcd Ieo-
pie of the south, That ii Gov CIrve-
lands administration carries out only
half of the promises which have been
made before the next election the col
ored te will be equally divided he.
tween the two parties. There is 10
reason why the colured vote should be
sulidly republican,. Tnre is every
reason why it m,a> become largely ucm.
ocratic. number among IN, friends
many of the most prominent democrats
OF the state, and their kind ex i,r ssinns
towards our race when harshncss
might have been expected assures me
that among them are To be found HE
true friend, ut the colorcd IN n. his
silly sensation about negroes II, ing ut
back into slavery has, ! am sor, To
say, been spread among tie ,o.rcd
people. They now lin Ii they la,e
been imposed on, and ,nc, hnv, .i-
ready become tli rough y "nri,d l.,
| The election Ot the d' mi"rrn ic lick' I.
Ii was first started Il. II mere joke. tut
was looked upon b! ,l' II, rc u;,ia il
IL 3, rinu- light. ". believe Tia, ,ic
administration uf Gov. cleveland wi, be
Il good one.
Z edger is the leader Of he coluicd
people in the state amt is the CO leclor
Of customs in Atlanta.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
THE sCHOOL-BOOK POOL.
[From the Sedalia Democrat. !


When the school-book law of Missou-
ri was enacted it was supposed ii would
be productive of much good. 1T may
have done good in some respects. but it
does not in any sense meet the require
ments of the people. School books are
too high in price. They cost too Huch.
There is no competition at all among the
twenty or more publishing houses in
this country. Within the past year
il giant monopoly has been organized
that destroys what little competition
there might have been III the past. All
the leading publishers OF educational
books have united in pool. This pool
obliges each firm to keep out Of certain
territory where the others books are
being used. If Appleton's books are
in use i'll Sedalia, the other houses are
not permitted to come INTO this Town
10 introduce theirs. lfVan Amiwrrp's
books are used III jefferson City,
ii! other firms nut keep hand, off
here. Aud SO 1t Is throughout the
whole country.
IN nIs-.u.. ..Ie working of this pool
will be fully exeup'ifiad within the
lext six weeks. The live YEAR c,n-
tracts will expire IN all the districts
during that time. Under the terms of
he 800! there will be 10 competition
IN relettilIg the contracts. The hpu-c
now supplying each district will be
given full swing therein, all other firms
being excluded. They can, if the pc,'-
pie will submit to exioriiUn, ciiar re
,touble the rates now being paid. The
school boards can, of course. apply 20
any other house for relief, but they will
not get any better rates. ne firm now
naving the contract will be allowed TO
| tiH the price, and no other house IN
| derbld it. This Is nccurHimy la the
terms OF the pool. No railroad p oi
was ever organized better to rob 'he
people than this schnn -brrk i'"I.
! The publishing houses, OF course, d.v.ie
| themselves, the same as iait n ii I'm
higliwayinen who might rob /; lmau in
>ome dark place OH the r"uL, would
divide the pIulder among themselves.
SO far as the people "I Mi>suul are
concerned. there il hlu one way in
which to secure relief, and that is to re-
peni the i'iescn, law. ihl> would bc u
practical beginning toward sowing ihc
schoOl-boOk question. With that ac-
complished, The natural law Of trades
would help to solve the problem OF ae;-
ting books at reasonable prices. 1his
paying three prices Tor books mu>l bc
stopped. School-buuk- must bc p,.t
down at the same prices as any "lhcr
books can be sold in the same quanti-
ties.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
PRAIRIE VALLEY.
Wheat is looking well.

Wheat is looking well.
No deaths, birth Or marriages.
Health of the community good.
4 great deal of corn in the fields
yet.
Mr.. Wesley Smith is having his house
repaired.
Mr.. VIM. Stevenson is feeding lot
OF fine hogs.
The roads, the roads. Why wern't
they worked better2
Some OF our farmers are going to
Higginsville quite oftcn lately.
Mr.. Peter Kline hms had the csrpen- :
ters at work on his house this winter.
The hog cholera is making some OF
the farmers look blue. Come cheer mp
friends, accidents will happen.
A little like winter last week; some
of the boys tried sleighing but one ride
did them: they say they will wait for
more snow.
Our republican friends say the rali
fication at Lexington "wasn't much ;
Blaine didn't "get there" but Cleveland
did, didn't he.
Ha! ha! ha! Hurrah for Clevels nd
! We can't stand it Any longer, the oil,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
CHANGE THE PRUVERB.

"As the twig is bent, so is the tree
inclined" This is n metnphoricnl
proverb. We never knew Tree had
any inclinations al all, unless j, had mn
inclination to leave. ANY one eau see
that there are great many twig> on u
Iree, and they are bent in great
many different direcli ns NV, a
Tree Hasn't got lime I" pay att"nr on tn
all of them. Ii The provcrb had stated
that as the tree Is bent So is the small
boy inclined, one might have b.cu able
70 see some sense in 1t.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
EGYPT.

Mrs. Henry Klotz is confined to her
bed with rheumatism.
q. W., Wright has named his young
est boy Grover Cleveland.
There is spendid prospect for
wheat; full crop was sown in this
vicinity.
Professor J. K. Gray's school is pro-
gressing finely; he has fine attendance
and SO far has given entire satisfaction.
The saw mills are booming. W. F.
Blair and Richard Johnson are running
their new mill in full blast, and are
ready to supply the trade. Nlessrs.
Packard and Hugh Stultz have their
mill in running order and saving every
tree, and will ill orders on short notice
at reasonable prices. Mr.. Hall, at
Waterloo, is rga good business
with his saw mill. Fred Nelson is
cracking corn with his grist mill; so
you see that Egypt is blessed with
mills.
Wright and Waller bought seven
hogs of ID. NJ. Cravens, average weight
215 pounds, at So SO. Nineteen of B.
r. Fishback, average weight PIP
pounds, at So so. Eighteen of Blake
Fishback, average weight 2O2 pounds,
at So so. Six of George Fishback, !,
average weight 275 pounds, at So so.
Forty EIGHT head of w. N. Bates,
average weight 175 pounds, at So 40.
Six head of Ernest Seelmeyer, average
weight 1474 pounds, at $3 so. Two
head of - johnson at So 60. One two
year. old heifer at B. Nave for $26.
Died, Nov. Z, at her residence in
Clay township, after long spell OF
typhoid and malarial fever, Sarah Jane,
beloved wife of w. s. Thompson.
Deceased was born May 22d, 1925, and
had lived at the same place for more
than thirty years, her husband being
the Oldest citizen and first settler of the
bottom, having come here when this
bottom was perfect wilderness. She
was respected by all her neighbors.
She was a member of the old Baptist
church, and died in full faith of her
Savior. She leaves a husband and
eight children to mourn her loss. The
family have the sympathy of all who
knew them. One by one our old friends
and neighbors pass away,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
WAN TED.


Information of the whereabouts of
the Widow Butler. When last seen
she was travelling in palace car dis
guised in workingman's suit and
kit of tools. To all ques-
tions as to her destination she replied
by showing free pass signed by
Charles A. Dana and an order on the
kitchen cabinet of the White House
bearing the signature of James G..
Blaine. 1t is believed by some that she
has been drowned IN Suit River.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
Tennyson's Freedom"

A NEW POEM BY THE LAUREArR OF ENGLAND.
The Independent publishes the following new
poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson, poet lsuarests
Of England:-
o thou so fair in Summers gone.
While vet thy fresh and virgin soui
Inform ID the column'd Partheuon,
The Rlittering capitol;
So fair In southern sunshine bathei,
But scarce of such majestic men
As here, with forehead vapor-swathed
In meadows ever green;
For thou-when Athens reign'd and Rome
Thy glorious eyes were dimm'd with pain
To mark In many n ireemah's g home
The slave, the scOurge, the chain;
o follower OF the Vision. stili
1n motion to the distant CLEAN,
How FER bind iGrce and brainless will
May jar thy golden dream,
Who. like great Nature. wouldst not Ipar
By changes all TOO fierce and fast
This order OF our Human Star,
This heritage OF the past;
G scorner OF the party cry
That. wanders from the pnbiic SoOd,
ThOu-when the nations rear on high
Their Idol TN uIed with UlCCd,
And when they roll their idol down
Or saner Worship sansly proud
Thou loa her OF tue lawl-s crown
As OF the lawiess crowd;
How long thine ever growing mind
Hath stilled The blast unh g rewn the wave
Tn ugh some Of te would rais, u wind
10 sing thee to thy grave.
Men loud against all forms OF power
Uniurnished brows, t-mpestuous tongues
EXP. cling all things In an hour
brass mouths and Uon iung.l
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
AFTER THE PERFORMANCE.
From the Observation-Disclosures !

All the animals were sitting around
quietly after the afternoon perform
ance, and the giraffe was thoughtful!
observing her colt shifting about the
lamps al the top of the center-polc.
Young man. she said at last as he
thrust about eleven and half lineal
feet of neck through an opening i'll the
canvas to look out upon The world,
telescope yourself in out of the damp
air. a colt with H swallowing thing
like telegraph pole has no business
tampering with the Group"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
valley is in full blast; feels better than

valley is in full blast; feels better than
she has for twenty-four years.
Our young folks are rather quiet this
winter. Come liven up, why can't we
have debating society at our school
house5 The nights are along.
Our jolly friend and artist, Mr..
Harley Kline, says he is going to have
his picture gallery overhauled, a new
skyllght put in, &C.: he will then be
ready for work. Call in and have your
"pfofile took"
Wishing the Intelligencer and its
many readers merry New Year we
bid you adieu. PAPAsT1.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
GLAD WE DON'T OWN THEM
From the Norristown Herald.l

from the Norristown Hersld.l
1t costs over IS, 900 day, it is said,
to keep and clean the crown jewels OF
England. This is another disadvant-
age OF being crowned head. We
don't suppose there are a dozen edi-
tors i'll thi, country who pay half that
sum to have their jewels kept and
sleaned.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27

The republican Vassar girls had
jollifcation when they thought Mr.
Blaine was elected. When it became
certain that Mr. Cleveland was elected
the democratic girls wanted to jollify,
but the professors discouraged the idea
This, you see, is the liberality of the
north as contrasted with lliberality II
tho South.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27

Post-Dispatch:-"As The controversy
over the democratic majorities in the
illiterate states is not closed, we may
state proposition which may make
the controversy more clearly under
stood. That is, that if no citizen were
allowed to vote unless he was able to
read and write, the republican popular
vote would be cut down at least q mill
lion., Which is the illiterate psrty2"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
DIDN'T WANT TO RIDE ONA TELE.
GRAPH WIRE.
From the Boston Globe. |

"Now let's go downstairs and ride
on the electric railway" said city
lady to her sister from the country
"Oh, no. was the reply; my SOL
John has got me to ride on steam rail.
road for the first time, but | always
said you could never get me to ride on
q telegraph wire, and you can't"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
BUSINESS TALENT.
From the Texas Sihines.1 ]

"That young man yon recommended
to me as clerk hasn't got particle
ut business talent" said Galveston
merchant to friend. "N". OF course
he hasn't. If he had any capacity,
he would not have needed recon-.
lnen' alton. thought you had sense
enough to understand that"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES ONLY

Mr.. Blainc's libel suit in Indiana
served its day, as it served its day in
| Maine several years ago. 1t is to be
| hoped that Mr.. Blaine has made his
! last appeal to the courts for campaign
| purposes
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-12-27
ARTHUR SUPERIOR TO BLAINE.
From the n. Y. World. ]

President Arihur's address yesterday
on the occasion of the opening OF the
New Orleans Exposition was IL model
of good taste II aboumds with patriotic
feeling and fraternal yearning. 1t
compares beautifully with Mr.. Dlaine's
Augusta howl of hate.