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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-30

Ex-Gov. D. ID. Chamberlain has written
to Theodore Roosevelt aud Andrew D. White
protesting against the admission CT the Ma
hone delegates to the Chicago convention.
These delegates. Gov. Chamberlain says, ''are
repudiationists, guilty of crime, social and
political, of especial meanness and dishon-
or. They are corruptionists too, of the most
offensive sort" The Straight-outs on the
other hand are, Sin the main honest Repub-
licans," and sas body represent constit-
uency which favors the honest payment of
the State debt" Gov Chamberlain says
that if he was delegate to Chicago, and
such men as the Malone delegates should
walk into it, he should walk out and stay
out. The fact that the Straight-outs will
vote for Blaine ought not to be considered at
all, he thinks, even by the opponents of the
Maine candidate, of whom he is one Of the
most determined.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
BOSTON AND PORTLAND CLOTHING COMPANY.
MAMMOTH
II N w Q O Il N S


$4,000 worth the finest goods sold New York closed
out at IS cents on the dollar prominent New York Wooden
HOUSE hokng recently that the stock market had Touched Bot
tom loaded up with all they could carry Two weeks ago they
found themselves the financial Whirlpool Wall Street. and to
avoid bankruptcy Threw 0verboard 1.-The cream of their stock in
trade The above goods secured for CASH and have made
them up in
MEMS AND BOYS new SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING.
Now for Genuine Bargains.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-30
Chill DREN'S DEPARTMENT.
All New Goods.

All New Goods.
Children's Suits, All Wool, sizes
4 to IL, at SIS, ordinary retail price
$50.
Children's Suits, $3.50, sizes 4
to IL. Can't be bought anywhere
Tor less than $50 aud 400 out.
side of orr establishment.
Children's Suits $500, sizes 4 to
III,
Children's Suits, All Wool, 500
900 and $50; also at 500 and
1000. Unsurpassed In this cOun-
try.
Sailor Suits only I.5O.
See our enormous stock of Boys
Knee Pants, Shirt Waists, Sailor
Suits, Flannel BlOuses, Shirts,
&C., &c.
Children's Spring and Summer
OyercOats, ages 2-12 to s years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-30
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
PROPOSALS..

SEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing all materi-
- ais and constructing Brick Engine House and
lookup on Peaks Island, will be received until
Friday the 30th inst, at o'clock ID. m. at the
ONCE OF the City, Clerk City Building where plans
and specifications may be seen
Proposals should be addressed to the Committee
on Public Buildings.
The committee reserve the right to reject any or
all bids Per order OF y
my23d1w Committee on Public Buildings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-30

FRAUD! CAUTION!!
Many Hotels and Restaurants reall the
LEA PERKINS, bottles with a spurious
MIXTURE and SERVE IT as the GENUINE
Lea perrins Worcestershire Sauce.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-30

that several persons had he wonderfully
good luck to live through It.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-30

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publica-
ton but as a guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-30
Special Rates for the Campaign.
FIFTY CENTS A MONTH.

To new subscribers, during the political
campaign OF 1884, the price of the DAILY
PRESS will be
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01
"WATCHMAN, WHAT OF THE
NIGHT?"

tons of the hour-questions very
soon to be decided at the polls.-
With our present issue we consider
the Presidential canvass as virtual
ly closed. Words of cheer and hope
we have given-it will be seen by
your acts to what avail. Whatever
may be the result of next Tues
days election, we will carry with
us the consolation Of knowing that
we have, in our humble way, done
all in our power to advance the
standard of truth, honesty and JUS
tice, for each of these are typifed
in the Democratic candidate. We
have done this conscientiously, not
simply because we were born in the
faith and reared, in Democratic
teaching, but because from the
calmest exercise of our best judy
ment we believe it to be the party
Of principle, of equity, of iberality
towards all. Under its practical
teachings, commencing with the in
auguration Of Thomas Jefferson, its
great founder, more than three
quarters Of a century ago, we sprung
almost from colonial vasalage to
occupy a position as peer amongst
the nations of the earth. Under it's
benign influence we subdued the
forest, acquired territory extending
from ocean to ocean, from the St.
Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico,
embracing every variety of soil,
climate and products, and mineral
wealth so vast that though only
partially developed places us, in
connection with our agricultural
and manufacturing resources, prom
inent amongst the wealthiest ma
tons of the earth while at the
same time SO just, so lenient and SO
conservative have been our laws
that taxation was almost unfelt,
while liberty and equality was guar
anteed to all.
Such was the happy state Of our
affairs until, in an evil honr, a SER
pent insinuated its Shiny folds into
this our national Eden, when by
some mysterious dispensation the
Republican party came into exis-
tence. For the past quarter of
century so baneful has been it's in
fuence, so utterly reckless it's
course, so corrupt its practices, that
like the oppressed ones of Egypt
we are now crying aloud for re-
dress of grievances. The only me-.
thod by which this can be effected
is to hurl the party from power
give the offices it has so long pros
tituted to the vilest purposes into
clean hands, to those who have
heretofore been guided by honest
principles.
Compare the character, the words
and deeds of the two candidates for
the Presidency, from one of which
a choice must be made. The Re-
publican party presents man so
besmirched and tattooed with moral
leprosy, including the heinous crime
of perjury, that a vast portion of
the party opposed his nomination,
as they had done at two preceding
conventions, but now that he is
nominated thew absolutely snnrn
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

The Philadelphia Times pre-
diets that Mr.. Cleveland will carry
New jersey by 5000 to 10000 ma
jority. Mr.. Mcclure is a reliable
political prognosticator, and it is
safer to back his Judgment than to
bet on lottery.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

The traffic Of the Texas and
Pacific road is said to be constantly
increasing and the daily receipts
are encouraging.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

The current opinion among
the big cotton men of New Orleans
is that the crop Of the present year
will be between 100000 and g.
012,000 bales.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

THE price of the Republican
victory, so called, in Cincinnati at
the recent election, was twenty -four
killed and wounded-all brought
about by the United States Deputy
Marshals.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

-"THE South will divide upon
economic questions when there is a
change at Washington" is a truth
full remark made by the Augusta
Chronicle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

The Democrats will assuredly
have a majority Of not less than
thirty in the next Congress.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

-BREMoND's narrow guage rail
road from Shreveport to Houston
will be ready for both freight and
passengers by the LIST of January.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

The National Labor Party of
New York has absolutely repudia-
ted Butler.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

corruptible material that crime and
corruption wither at his touch
criminals flee at his approach
This man Grover Cleveland did not
take Office as did his present rival
candidate James G.. Blaine, to pam
der to unholy lust, to traffic its OPP
portunity, to trade its privileges for
money. All, no ! Cleveland's mot
to is-"Public Office is but a pub
lie trust" Again, when accepting
the nomination he uttered these
truthful burning words, that should
De universally proclaimed and
heeaea: 1--WE go forth not only to
'gajss q partisan advantage but pledg-
ed TO giye TO those aoho trust as the
almost benefits Of pure, honest ad-
Haiai3tsGtiop Of national AFFAIRS" A
platform within itself !; sentiments
that do honor to, the head and heart
that conceived and uttered them
Look on this man who makes hon
or and honesty the tests and critic
ron of his political faith and ac-
ton, and then on him who traficed
the privileges of his high office for
private gain, and then perjured
himself in the vain effort to escape
the consequences. Look on this
picture and then on that! Both
by their words and actions should
they be known-by them alone
should they be judged. But the
time for words with us is past-your
acts must do the rest. Act, then,
according to the promptings of your
purer, better nature. Cast your
vote for honesty, justice and the so
much needed reform in the admin
istration Of the general government,
and nations yet unborn will rise up
and call you blessed.
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prudence Hennen's Digest, 2 vols;
Walkers Digest; Story on Promis-
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Acts Louisiana Legislature (bound)
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Alexandra Cotton Report.
Corrected Tn-aceeHy6y Dan Hitler.
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

LATE papers announce the
death of Wilbur f. Storey, late ed
itor of the Chicago Times. He was
one of the most successful newspa-
per men Of the day. Of late, how
ever, he had been seriously i'll and
mentally incapacitated to pursue
his editorial duties.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

-TRAMPs and house to house
pealers are the order of the day.
The citizens in the suburbs are
much troubled from this source. If
the police would stroll out that way
now and then they might provoke
the remark, "What funny things
We see when we have no gunsp-
and yet be of much service to the
denizens.-[ Shreveport Democrat.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-11-01

1T is significant fact that
New York Republicans are instruc-
ting their friends in New Orleans
to bet heavily that the States of
Indiana and New York will both 90
for Cleveland. A New York friend
of Pinchback's has authorized him
to bet $4,000 that both of those
States would go for Cleveland.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-15

The Isleta Indians, in New Mexico
have been recently celebrating feast, OF
rather dance, unknown to any other
tribe in the world. The dance occurs
every four years, as the chief may an
neunce, lasts four days and is celebrated
with enthusiasm Throughout the whole
period. The name by which this pc.
culiar celebration is known is ''Tartu-
ga'' or turtle dance. The only manner
the turtle is made to appear is that the
dancers each wear the shell Of turtle
attached to the garter on one leg. Tho
dancers number one hundred, chosen
from among the whole tribe by the
chief. and summoned to be on hand
and ready for the dance when the fes-
tivities open. These take an active
part in the proceedings; wear naught
but an ordinary breech. .clout; the body
Is covered with fantastic figures in
paint, reptiles, birds and fishes; besides
the sun, moon and stars on the swarthy
skin of the excited participants. The
four days Of celebration which ended
recently attracted to Isleta hundreds of
Indians belonging not only TO this par
ticular tribe, but those who live in the
country surrounding the pueblo. The
feast is strange one, and of such an
cient origin that none of those who take
such active interest in it are able to tell
its real meaning.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-15

Ash may be finished natural color by
one application of linseed oil mixed
with some drugs, such as turpentine
and two applications of white shellac-
be sure and use tOhite, as orange would
utterly destroy the effect. With such
colors for woodwork any paper border
ing on the brown or red would go well.
Ash may be stained, with the addition
of Vandyke brown to the oil, a yery
warm, rich color; shellac and rub down
as the first process. Wall paper may be
any of the olive shades, orreutral greens;
touch ofgreen in the pattern would not
be Objectionable. In staining woodwork
do not put the coloring matter in the
shellac, as it would then only be depos-
tied on the surface like a paint. When
used in the oil it acts as a filler filling
the grain even with the surface. Tho
oil should be applied with brush, and
the parts stained should be immed-
lately wiped with cloth, so that the
stain may not dry on the surface and
give a muddy appearance to the wood.
Ash may be stained of a yellowish-green
hue by the use Of copperas. but we
would not advise it unless in competent,
experienced hands. The effect is rather
startling, and some would declare the
wood spoiled, but when the hangings
and colorings of upholstery are in per-
feet harmony the effect is very good.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-15
The Fatal Name OF Walter.

Forty-four years ago the writer was
called in professional capacity to a
rudely-constructed log cabin in the
woods, sixteen miles east of this city
A male child was born-the first born
CT man and wife-whose intelligence
and general cultivation was much in
advance of the society in which they
lived. They were determined to make
themselves hom6 of plenty in the.new
country by their own industry, having
nothing but quarter section of good
land and their household goods. They
came from Clearmont county, Ohio.
Three Deighbor women were there,
and after the little stranger was dressed
the mother, with black hair and beauti-
full eyes, was asked to name the boy
81 want to call him Walter, but it is an
unlucky name. My great-grandfather
was named Walter, and he never came
home from the War for Independence.
Then my husbands grandfather was
named Walter, and he went to the war
of 1872, and he never returned. His
oldest brother was named Walter. He
went to sea and we heard that he be-
came soldier in Europe, but he never
returned. We do not know where any
Of them are buried. No gravestones
mark their last resting-places. There
is no war now, and L trust never will
be in our lifetime in this country, and 1
am in favor of calling him Walter, that
the old family name may be retained
amongus. Twenty-twoyears from that
time Walter bade his widowed mother
farewell to join the army for the de-
fense of the Union and the home of his
childhood. He was good and brave
boy, but was missing after the battle Of
Stone River. All efforts to gain some
trace of his death and final resting-place
proved futile. No one can tell where,
when or how he died, or who disposed
of his remains. His mother mourned
the loss of her first-born, and often re-
gretted that she had named him Walter.
A few years ago she died at the old
home. On her death"bed she said:
"Bury me beside my husband on the
hillside, and if Walters grave is ever
found spend all the estate l leave, IL it
takes that much, to bring him home
and put him by his father and me-"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-15
Goose Bacon.

GAS a feature of my business, - said
Harrison-street packer to reporte
in Chicago ~ am introducing smoked
geese breasts"
Sand do you find it pro6table2" was
asked.
81 do, very"
"Will you tell me what you mean by
smoked geese breastsp"
''Smoked geese breasts? Why, it is a
kind of delicacy, L suppose, but there
are places in the world where they are
as common as bacon. 1t is not always
easy to make the business profitable,
owing to the high price of fowls. We
can only preserve the breast and legs.
When the legs are preserved" said
the man, smiling blandlY, ''they are
called hams"
SHOW do you dispose of the other
portions of the fowls2"
swell, some of it we are compelled
to throw away. Other portions can be
used in making goose-lard. That you
know sells at forty cents per pound.
We get from one to two pounds from
each fowl. This is a small yield, you
must understand, but we do not hunt
for fat geese in buying for the trade.
We want those that seem to have
plenty of meat but as little fat as is
consistent with their health and flavor.
The breasts, when smoked and dried,
weigh on an average about three
pounds. Three and half pounds If
about as heavy as we can get them
generally. They are cured almost the
same as pork hams, except that we
add little garlic to the sugar and
salt. When offered for sale the meat
is as dry as dried beef and is Clipped
and eaten raw. To tell you the truth
there is nothing better in the way Of
dried meats. I ship great deal Of the
dried meat or 'goose-bacon' to New
York, and some 1 sell here, where the
other material is always disposed of
The only product sold in its green o.
fresh condition is the hvers. These
sell under contract to one man, wht
pays me fifteen cents apiece for them
You know they are very small. AL
healthy liVers are, though the mos
unnaturally enlarged ones bring tn,
most money"
"You speak only of geese; do yol
distinguish between them and tn,
ganders?"
"Oh, mol there is only trifing diff
ference, if any, in the flavor, and w
pay no attention to sex in replenishini
our stock of fowls"
'Who are your patrons?"
"They are divided chiefly among tn
Jews and Germans, and by both goose
bacon is considered rare delicacy
You would be surprised to see tn
kind of people who buy Of me. 1 hav
people who come here in carriages t.
make purchases and leave orders.
often have more orders than can fill
During the last cold spell 1 was un
able to do much business on account Q
the high price of fowls. The pric
always advances, by the way, when
ever it grows cold enough to ship th
dressed fowl East"
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-15

On the other side Of the Channel we
are told, "wealth and birth are not al
lowed by public opinion to have the
pas of intelligence; with us authors
and artists are valued, it is to befeared,
chiefly by authors and artists. Literary
society is something by itself. 1t is not
one with general society, as IL is in
Paris" Although the facts seem to be
somewhat overstated, there is q good
deal of truth in the remark. Such pro-
fessedly literary society as there is in
London is of very provincial order.
There are houses in Bayswater, Ken
sington and the suburbs where weekly
reunions are held, and are mainly at
tended by gentlemen or ladies who
live by the work of pen or pencil,
But as rule these gatherings are not
affected by men who have made much
of position of their calling, whether
that calling be the writing of books, the
painting of pictures, or even the manu-
facture Of articles. The society is un-
interesting and bourgeois. The women
are mostly dowdies and talk in strain
that alternates between pertness and
blueness. The men know nothing Of
any world except that in which theylive
and labor, and their conversation and
presence SAVIOR as much of the shop as
those of an Oxforddon or a Wolver-
hampton trader. But because the soci-
ETY. which piques itself upon being pre-
eminently literary is, as the leading
journal puts it, "not one with general
society,"" 1t is entirely a mistake to
suppose that general society has not of
late years assimilated many literary ell
ements. Mr.. Browning and Mr.. Mat
thew Arnold would be indignant II
they were informed that they were not
incorporated into it as firmly as any Of
the titled or untitled hacks of Mayfair
whose names are mentioned in every
other newspaper paragraph. The Lau-
reate has just been made peer, ald a
journalist interpreting, it may be pre-
sumed, the feelings of the Tennyson
family on the subject, has declared that
there is more to be proud of in being a
nobleman than in being poet. Sure
ly this touching tribute of sycophancy
to genius is symbol Of the fusion of
literature and society.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-03-15
An Intelligent Audience.

1t is not often that we yield valuable
and clamored-for space to the review OF
a minstrel show, but the Haywood
brothers, who visited Little Rock, de-
mand attention. A very fair and decid-
edly intelligent audience assembled.
After painful overture and a song by a
young fellow who seemed to express
himself through clogged and difficult
quill, one of the end men said:
"Mr. Rice, ef you wuz-ef you wuz
comm down de street an a putty
girl Euz ter kiss you, what would you
dor"
"Why, I'd kiss her back"
"No you wouldn't" yelled man in
the audience, YOU'D kiss her mouth
GiYe us something new."
"Mr. Rice" said another end man,
"what would you call man from Eng
lanip"
"I'd call him an Englishman."
'Uh, huhl What would you call q
man from Heland2"
''1'd call him an Irishman."
,Uh, huhl What would you call a
man from Michigani"
I'D call him Michigander.
The audience grosned and man
called:
''say, don't give us that old Michi-
geese business.
Thus discouraged at Joking, for old
men in the audience had heard the
gags" annually since childhood, songs
were decided to be the safest means of
entertainment. A horrible looking
thInaT aa M ont xrysfh i.
"Goin' to sing you funny song.
Took my girl to fancy ball the other
night. Didn't have but fifty cents an
was sorter slow in askin' her to eat, but
L asked her, an she said she wasn't
hungry, but she didn't care if she
did take a few lines. 1 had but fifty
-"
"Oh, hold onl" cried a man in the
gallery. "We know all about how she
took oysters raw and plate of slaw."
Astonished at an audience that had
ever before seen minstrel show, the
manager at last decided to make fa-
yoraDle impression by introducing some
thing sensational, 30 he put IN the old
ghost trick, where fellow with a sheet
around him comes in. The white man
and negro had sat down together, and
the white man had begun the song
about the old iaw-bone, when loud.
mouthed man, sitting near the door,
exclaimed;
"Boom. coo, coo-hoo, hoo," and Just
then the drum doomed and the negro
jumped and said: 1000, coo, hoo, hoo,
and the audience groaned. The thrill
ing ghost scene was failure, and the
manager, thinking to capture the house
with quartet, sent out fellow looking
like an unwashed railroad section boss,
a short fellow with high water Jacket
and two emblems OF ignorance and vocal
incapacity. When they began the au-
dience, almost to man, arose and left
the house.
This reception was sign of encour-
for it shows that people are
at last frowniug down old and moldy
jokes.