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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-05-31
Barbarous.

Nominally, imprisonment for debt is
abolished in this State by statute, but in
reality we continue to incarcerate hui
man beings because they are unable to
meet their liabilities. One Of the curl
osities of the law on this point has Just
been unearthed in Monticello, Sullivan
County, N. Y. Four years ago man
was arrested there on an execution for
thirty dollars ard sent to jail. He has
ever since remained a prisoner, and
seems to be quite content with his lot
and the care the law has bestowed
upon him. Special legislation has been
invoked in order to have the man liber-
ated, Senator Low having introduced
bill in the Legislature empowering the
Sheriff to turn the insolvent debtor out.
What is needed is a general law cover
ing such cases. 1t is not in Ludlow
Street Jail alone that men have been kept
confined for years because they could
not pay their debts, but the practice to
imprison insolvent debtors seems 10
have contributed fair share to the
inmates OF the jails ali over the State.
The Legislature shonld make haste to
do away with this relic u barbarsm
N y 'sua.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-05-31
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Barnes, the mountain evangelist.
plsiins to have converted 1000 people
n seven years.
Philadelphia is the leading Metho-
dist city in this country, having nearly
one hundred churches within the city
limits. - Philadelphia Press.
According to the report Of the Lon.
don Tract Society ,123, 112 tracts have
been distributed during the year. 1t
Is an increase upon the previous year
of 655.s73. Special arrangements are
being made for work at the forthcom-
ing exhibition at Turin.
The Young Womens Christian AS
ISOLATION Of Boston called their last en-
tertainment ia Chocolatierc.' II
resembled the s.Kettlcdrumn in many
respects, and as part of the entertain
ment a spoon drill" by about five
hundred young women dressed as
walters, was given, and large sum
added to the building fund Boston
Post.
The most accurate figures which
can be given for the worlds population
and its religious condition in 1880 are
as follows: Total population l,433
millions, divided up into eight millions
Jews, 175 millions Mohammedaus, Ais
millions Christians and 1886 millions
Pagans. 1t will thus be seen that the
number Of those who may be ranked
under the general head Pagan is double
the number of those classed under the
general head Christian. - Golden Rule.
The Protestant churches are repre-
scented to be making rapid Roadway
with religious work in Mexico. The
Presbyterians have fifty-six mission
aries, over 1000 communicates and
400 children in their mission schools.
The Episcopalians report forty-iive
places Of worship, 1900 communicates
and 400 scholars in their mission
schools. The Methodists have eighty
six missionaries and teachers and a
large number of members in their
churches. Other denominations are
meeting with equal success.
Speaking about histories of the
United States for schools the Mobile
(Ala) Register says: ut is important
that children should not imbibe err
roneous impressions in regard to the
history Of their country. They should
not be written from prejudiced or
partisan standpoint. They should give
facts, and not indulge in disguisitions.
Especially should we of the South be
careful that children do not receive err
roneous impressions in regard to the
great struggle between the sections.
We do not think that a school history
should treat the war from Northern
or from Southern standpoint. 1t
should simply give a record of events.
Every Assembly District in New
York State is entitled to send to Cor
nell University one student each year
free Of all charge for tuition, an item
which in q four years course amounts
TO $500. In spite of this President
White reports that only abouthalf these
scholarships have been in use at any
one time, and that many districts have
never sent to the university student.
This state of things appears to be
largely due to the failure Of teachers
and school commissioners to bring
the benefaction properly to the atten-
ton Of boys and girls in their districts
anxious to go to college. Were all the
appointments filled at one time Cor
neil would possess from this source
alone SIP students. Albany Journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-05-31
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Josh Billings believes every to-mor.
row has two handles. There is no hold
on yesterday. --NeW Orleans Picayune
The Queen of Tahiti, while visiting
lately Paris institution for deaf mutes
said that in her island the infirmity was
unknown.
1t doesn't cost anything to remcm.
Der the poor, but If you want the pool
to remember you it will cost you some.
thing. Whitehall Times.
Mother" said a Philadelphis
maiden, "I've made up my mind never
to marry. II had husband / think
it would break my heart if he'd call me
old woman"
Yes" said the tramp, mournfully,
my father cut me off with shilling,
and it was a good deal Of money, too,
although didn't think SO ct the time.
= Philadelphia Cau.
Puck says that the only way to
wash mule is to stand on the other
side Of the fence and use garden hose.
Now, don't forget this. Every man
ought to know how to wash mule.
Boston Post.
Wagner Concerts" are becoming
the rage in this country. The trouble
with such concerts is, that about four.
fifths of the audience sit through the en-
tire performance wondering when the
members of the orchestra are going to
get through tuning up their instru-
ments. -NorristoUn Herald.
Mrs. Squint-"Dear me, Mrs.
Blunt, how is it you contrive to hold
your age SO wellP I declared you look
as young as you did twenty years ago. 2
Mrs. Blunt--"I don't know, unless it j.
that escape q great deal Of care by at
tending to nobody's business but my
own" Mrs. Squint--"Yes, that may
be it; but, poor thing! you can't find
much pleasure in living, can youP"
The little brother came quietly
into the parlor where Mr.. Featheriy
was making an evening call, and after
looking eagerly around remarked to
his sister: 'sAunt Jane is mistaken. -
what is it?'' his sister asked
pleasantly, patting the dear little fellow
on the head, while Featherly gazed
the two in wrapt admiration. II DON
see any cap" he replied, "but Aunt
Jane just said that you were in the
parlor setting your cap for Mr..
Featherly. - Philadelphia Call.
(which am de properest way to
suppress oneself Does yer say, we
Gated at de table, or, We has done
ate at de tablet" asked one Austin
darkey of another, they being engaged
in grammatical discussion. As they
could not agree, the question was re-
ferred to Uncle Moses for his decision,
which was: I'm de case OBJ you two
niggahs, none of you am right. :"
.What am de proper way to say, .Wo
Gated at de table, Uncle Mosesp" .sDe
properest way for SIGH cattle as you tive
am TO say, we fed at de troft ="
Texas SiffinQs
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-05-31
Couldn't Stand the Remedy.

A misery, unkempt old man. who
had been sick for some time, called on
a doctor, and after telling his symptoms
asked what he should do.
"Well, sir, you must take cold bath
every morning"
What, wash all over every day?"
YES"
.'Will die if l don't do it?''
lyon certainly will. !"
"Well, doctor, amt able to walk
down town; will you go and get a
preacher and an undertaken? I'll go
home and get ready to see them. You
may send your bill to my administrator
and he will settle it after I'm gone.
Good day. Boston Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-05-31
For Young Readers.
GETTING READY For THE
DOLLS WEDDING.

TIM 'vited TO the wedding.
And have to make dress;
want a lot of fusion.
A hundred yards, guess
think I'll make II "princess,"
couldn't wear II plain
It's very fashionable
To have piaited traiu.
It's Rosa Burdock's wedding,
Tomorrow. just At three,
In Mamie Turnhull's garden
Under the applc-trec;
The bridcVrooni's Colonel Bracebridgc,
He wears sword and plume,
To show that he's soldier
Its stylish, IpresOle.
We made some sugar-water,
And Mamie's got cake:
never saw such good ones
As her mamma can make;
She puts on plenty frosting
Aud lots of sugarplums;
guess we'll have the 'freshmont
Before the minister comes.
We've got to pick some dandelines,
To make chain and ring
Louise will play the 10 Ss-harp,
And May'm and will sinn
Ven have to say the 'sponscs--
Thep couldn't IL they tried
But Rosa Is so cl'gaut,
She'll make lovely bride.
Wen have to stand the Colonel
Against piece of board,
Or may be he can stand up
by leaning on his sword.
Come, now, this Is tomorrow,
Let's get our hats and shawls,
Bring June and Zepharine.
And all the other dolls.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-05-31
A Hindu's Death.

Mr.. Dali, the American Unitarian
missionary to Calcutta. who loved Mr..
Sen and wrote touching obituary of
him, told me that the scene at his death
was very painful. When he (Mr. Dall)
entered the room devotee sat at his
head CRYING in a mournful voice,
''Hari, Hari!" name of the god of an old
Salvation Army that followed Chaita-
nya, said to have been born of virgin
and to have Disappeared four cen
turtles ago The dying mans son,
weeps1g, continually called "Baba!
Baba!s Mr. Sens mother asked
mournfully: "What have done that
thou shouldst suffer such agony?n
The dying man said that this agony
was the apparently stern face of his Di-
vine Mother, and that he saw her coun-
tenance full of love and beauty. A
Singing Apostle sang in the room
hymns that are thus translated: l. If
possible. oh Beloved, remove this cup!
Yet not my will but Thine be done. In
this dire distress body, mind and life
are Thine Do Thou with them as
Thou wilt, only, with clasped hands, l
ask for this blessing: Grant unto me
peace, patience anu strength. Ill. In
the darkness of peril, Mother, what
frightful look is Thine! The body
trembles at that terrible countenance.
In the midst of the dismal ground of
cremation Thou seemest to be dancing
in the armor of battle. Thy intelligent
form, deep in its immensely, appears
tinged with blood. But, Mother, in
Thy inward nature there is a deep ocean
o. love that surges constantly. What
fear, then, Mother! | have found Thee
out-Thou art that Merciful, Infinite
Ocean Of Love. N D. C0nyau. IN
Phiia 7eiphia Times.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-05-31

According to Japanese custom, age
is counted from the first day of the Jan
uary succeeding BIRTH AZ that date a
child is one year old. whether born the
previous January. at midsummer, or on
the 3lst of December
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-05-31
George lockwood, q New York

George lockwood, Now York
photographer, says that he is.convinced
that in nineteen out of twenty cases tho
left side gives the most characteristic
likeness. while in the same degree the
right side is most symmetrical. This 10
as new to the majority OF the people -
is the fact that every ones nose turns
either to the right or to tho left side Of
the face.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-05-31
EME BBsr SHIP AFLoAE

TIE BBsr SHIP AFLoAE
0fall the ships afioat
yu Atlantic or Pacific,
Or Tar within the tropics
IN the Indian oceans breast.
ttn wb:te sails all a-gleaming,
brilliant colors streaming,
There's no ship
Like FriendSk{S,
The staunohest. ana The bcsti
wx 12s ne tsmpests hover nigh. II
When loudly roar the breakers.
And above the sea-gnlls swarm:
when skies are overloaded,
And sunshine is enshrouded,
There's no ship
Like Friendship,
To battle with the STORM
Awclcome sight Is she
wherever we may meet her.
with canvas spread out finely,
with pennon bright ADD blue; =.
70 none she il Z stranger, ~
And In the hour of danger
There's no ship
Like Friendship
TO lead US safely through
Fyom port to port she sails.
The bearer of dispatches
From Love, the mighty monarch.
Her outfit all complete;
ana though little skiff or clipper
May in q race outstrip her,
There's no ship
Like Friendship
In all the royal fleet!
Of all the ships afioat
On Atlantic or Pacific,
Or far within the tropics
On the Indian oceans breast.
With white sails all a-gleaming,
With brilliant colors streaming,
There's no ship
Like Friendship,
The staunchest, and the best.
Josephine Pollard, in ". Y. Ledger.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23
Hon. Thomas B. Reed,

Some gentlemen of Brunswick who were
disappointed in the matter of the appoint
ment of a Postmaster there a few months
ago, and who forthwith determined to pun
ish the member of Congress who did not
take their advice. have issued an address ap-
pealing to the Republicans of the district to
make the Brunswick grievance their own
and prevent the return to Congress Of the
most able and useful man who has gone
from this district in the nationsl councils
since William Pitt Fessenden sat in the SEN
ate. 1t is matter of grave public concern
that the first district of Maine should
be represented by one who thoroughly COM
prehends its business interests, whose tai
ent and experience give him an advan-
tage which will enable him to accom-
plish what he attempts. There is no need
to say thai Mr.. Reed is recognized leader
Of the Republicans in Congress, sagacious,
true, courageous and powerful. Nobody on
the floor of the House is more capable and
nobody is more trusted.
But at this time when it is of the utmost
consequence to local and national interests
that a Republican, and the strongest Repub-
lican, should be chosen. When the agita-
tion OF loose tariff notions threatens the
prosperity Of our people, when the reaction
airy, unprincipled, and morbidly hungry
Democratic party is exerting itself desper-
ately to get control of the nation, these gen.
tlemen insist that the Brunswick Postofice
Is the most important concern Of the people.
Like the person who could think of nothing
else but his unpaid account for cattle while
the army was starving at Valley Forge, and
whom Patrick Henry depicted as going
through the patriot camp hoarsely brawling,
beef beef beef, these gentlemen ignore all
the great questions which divide the parties,
and 30 up and down the district shouting
Postofiee! Postemee! PostoNee!
For the first time since the attack begun
Mr.. Reed has spoken to make statement of
the circumstances under which he acted,
An interview published yesterday afternoon
We reprint from the Advertiser. The fresh
statement on the part of the Brunswick gen.
tlemen who feel agrieved and wronged con-
tains no new points not already made known
to the readers of the PRESS. They have had
their say and to-day we invite attention to
the frank, explicit, satisfactory statement of
Mr.. Reed. 1t is apparent than he endeav-
ored to do what appeared, with the light he
had, to be the best thing for Brunswick and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23

Elliot King has applied for the position of
candidate for county attorney on the Prohi-
bition ticket. The objection to granting
his request is that to do SO would drive off
Republicans other words that it would
make alt gether 100 patent what is the fact,
that the prohibition movement s only a
Democratic side show gotten up under he
auspices Of Democrats, and for the parpose
of electing the Democratic county ticket,
and for that purpose alone.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23


Mr.. D. q. Thing, Democratic candidate
for Congress in the Third district, has writ
ten a letter of acceptance. 1t was hardly
needed to assure the Democracy that Mr..
Thing would accept, for nobody ever had
the remotest suspicion that Mr.. Thing would
decline. In fact he was nominated solely
for the reason that it was absolutely certain
That he would not decline. But Mr.. Thing
has views, and he must air them. His views
do not strike one as highly original, but his
English sometimes does, and the manner of
his letter makes it in spots very interesting.
Nothing certainly could be more picturesque
than This paragraph in which he protests
against what he calls the squandering of the
public lands:
believe the squandering of the lands which
should have been kept for the heritage of millions
of freemen yet unborn, where the landscape should
have been made beautiful with fields of golden
grain and rusting corn, whose air would have been
musical with the lowing of herds and the bleating
OF hocks. and beneath whose vines and fruit trees
rudy children would have carrolled as they in
hailed the free air Of Heaven, and the turning them
over to few railroads, and with the lands the
right, so far as might makes right, to rob and op
press the people by using as means the very roads
built from the lands thus obtained, this believe
to be crime beside which all other national sins
pale into comparative insignifcance.
Mr.. Thing is evidently natural orator,
aud it is shame that the Congressional
Record Of the future is not to be adorned
with hundred pages or SO of ''gush" after
the manner of The above. The epic poetry
of the Montana delegate of few years ago
"pales into comparative insignifcance''
beside the poetic prose of the Hon.
Daniel II. Thing. Besides its poetry Mr..
Things letter contains some humor. For
instance he gives as one reason for voting
with the Democratic party that he wants
''polygamy rapidly suppressed"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23

The correspondent of the New York Times
who has been travelling through this State
in the interests of Cleveland and reform, is
evidently good deal discouraged. Some
time before he Sth of next month, he tele-
graphs his journal, perhaps the Democrats
may have done something TO justify the con-
clusian that they are alive. Apparently be
has not been impressed with the 'still hunt"
camnalpn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23

1t was one of the boasts of the Democratic
papers few weeks ago that all The religious
press were for Cleveland. They are not
making that boast any longer. Indeed we
notice growing GOODNESS on the part of the
Democratic papers toward the religious press.
The Argus now speaks of that ''fve cent
Pope" the New York Independent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23

The story that tie Democracy are planning
to food the State with money the last week
OF the campaign the Democratic press pro-
nounces pure ingention founded on moth
ing, Perhaps it is. But that the Democrats
played this trick in 1880 The Democratic
press will hardly have the assurance TO deny.
Democratic leaders have privately confessed
time and again that such was the case. In
their great glee over the success of the trick
they gave it all aWay.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23
SAT. s.! i. RHEuM
And Every species of Itching
and Burning Diseases
Positively Cured.

IL CZEMA, or Salt Eheum, with its agonizing itch
Il ing and burning instantly relieved by warm
bath with CUTICURA SOAP, and single applica-
ton of CUTICURA, the great Skin Cure. This re-
peated daily, with two or three doses of CUTIcURA
REsoLvENT, the New Blood Purifier, to keep the
blood cool, the perspiration pure and unirritatng
the bowels open, the liver and kidneys active will
speedily cure Eczema, letter, Ringworm Psoriasis
Lchen Pruritus, SCALED Head, Dandruff, and every
the Scalp and Skin, when the best physicians and
all known remedies fail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23

Frank Hurd, the free trader, has been re-
nominated, and Mr.. Converse, the protec-
Zionist, has been repudiated. The Ohio
Democrats iuggle with words, but their acts
express clrarly enough their views on the
tariff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23

The Argus alleges that Notwithstanding
the great number OF seizures made by Sher-
III True and his deputies, the number of
rum shops in the county to-day is larger
than ever before. Well, assuming, though
by no means admitting, that the Argus tells
the truth, what is the re NEEDY which the Ar.
gus proposes? Why simply, the turning
over of the business of suppresslng liquor
selling to Mr.. l. D. Sawyer, whose conduct
of the business was SO VIGOROUSLY inefficient
when he was sheriff that at the Democratic
county convention few weeks ago dele
gate protested against his nomination unless
he would pledge himself not to appoint the
same men who four years ago served as
liquor deputies. This protest was founded
on the notorious fact that these men simply
used the law as political machine. and new
er made any sincere attempt to suppress
rum selling. Mr.. Sawyer did not give the
pledge asked for, and in all probability if he
is elected these same men, Benjamin f.
Andrews among them, will be appointed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

On and after June 20, 1884, the STEAMER
GORDON will leave Harpswel daily Sunday OK
cepteO for Portland as follows. viz; -
leave Orrs island 1.30 p. M, Harpsweu $50 a.
M, 2.15 p M, Great Chebeague, East End, 8. M,
2.4o p. M, jerks LIS a. M. p. M, Little Che
beague 7.3O a.m 315 pm, Long Island z 80 am,
3.35 pm, arriving at Portland $50 am. 415 pm.
Returning, leave Custom House Wharf, Portland,
10 a. m.,5 30 p M, Long Island 10.40 a. M. 6.40p.
n, Little Chebeague IL. a. m, p. m, Great Che
IL. 30 am, 80 pm; arriving at Harp swell IL M
and p. m Orr's Island H. 5 D. m.
Sunday Trips ON and after July 9.
Leave Portland 10 a. m. and returning leave
Harpswell 245 p. m.
for passage or freight apply on board to
je19dt CAPT. S. B. OLIVER.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-23

for the public service. As for the attempt
pose Mr.. Reed it will be likely to result in
recalling to the memories of pensioners scat
tered all over the district how much many
OF them owe to his attentive, patient and
earnest services In presenting their cases to
the Bureau of Pensions and in seeing that
they had justice done them.
Such representation as the District has
had for the past eight years, is too honorable
and distinguished to be lightly regarded Or
rashly condemned by the people. The Ar
gus may affect ignorance, but everybody else,
here or elsewhere, who knows the facts
knows that the passage of the Geneva Award
Act of 1882, which will bring millions of dol
lars into this State, is due more to Mr..
Reeds persistent effort and skillful manage
ment than to any other cause or influence.
When last year the Light House Board ar
bitrarily determined to put out one of the
Two Lights on Cape Elizabeth, and would not
listeu to the unanimous remonstrance of our
shipmasters and sailors, Mr.. Reed saved the
u
tence in an appropriation bill. And when it
was inlimated that as soon as the year for
which the appropriation was made had ex-
pired the saving clause might be
disregarded, he found a way to defeat
any such action, and now DO change can
be made in our Two Lights but by act of
Congress. So with regard TO Portland Head
Light, when the Board Rad lowered it with
out consulting our wishes, Mr.. Reed pro-
cured legislation which compelled its res
tora'ion and the work has already begun.
These are services which our fhipmasters
and sailors know and will not forget.
He has been remiss in no duty, and while
it will not be claimed that he has made no
mistakes, it may justly be urged that he has
made none which ought TO obscure his great
and useful services in the estimation of Just
men and earnest Republicans.