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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20
Neal Dow Eighty years Old.

Our distinguished fellow citizen. Nea,
LOW attains his eightieth anniversary to-
Gay, and 10 as vigorous mentally and physi-
caily as most men are at sixty-fve. Throw
ing himself, in early life, into the movement
against the drinking habits of the day and a
traffic which was entrenched in the laws of
the State and supported by the active SYM
pathies of all but an insignificant portion of
the people, he has allowed no obstacle to di-
vert him from his purpose, and no reverse
to disturb. his conviction that sooner or later
the liquor traffic should everywhere be put
under the law of the land and receive the
condemnation of all goo 4 citizens.
In dealing with such foe it may well be
understood that his life has been stormy
one. Through it all, he has been in the
habit of dealing and receiving hard blows.
Yet his friendliness of disposition has not
been affected by any of the opposition he
has encountered, which in the earlier DAYS
OF the movement, with which his name is
Identified, often took the form of assaults
upon his person and property. And though
many who have sympathized with his gen.
eral purposes, have objected to, and clitl-
cized, his methods, none WHO know the
man have doubted his entire and sincere
devotion to the cause which he so early es-
poused, and his own conviction that. by
striking always ard striking hard at whatev-
er seemed to him to impede the progress of
that cause, he was aiding it on it's way. And
the very men whose occupation he con-
dennis and against whom he so frequently
complains before the courts accord to him
the merit of believing thoroughly in what be
says, and of being actuated by what he
deems to be for the good of the people among
whom he has lived so long.
Mr.. Dow has held no high official posi-
ton; yet his name is known throughout
the English-speaking world. Few of our
citizens who hear him speaking upon his
favorite or kindred topics, in his easy, famil-
lar way realize the fact that there are few cit
les in the Northern aud border States OF this
country, of Canada, or of Great Britain in
which ne bias not addressed large audiences
in advocacy of his views; and that in an
swer 10 invii ations he has presented his views
to legislative committees of most North
ern, and some of the Southern, States
1t must be source of real qualification TO
him that, as the result in great measure of
his persistent, add COURAGEOUS agitation, an
tagonism to the liquor traffic in one form or
another seems to be attracting greater atten-
ton now than ever before.
We are sure that the citizens Of Portland,
without regard to their views as to Gen.
Dow's opinions or methods, will most cor
daily wish him many more years of health
and strength.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

The business of the house has not been
for many years so backward as at the pres
ent time. All the calendars are crowded
with bills and faithful work for the next
three months would not dispose of them.
The calendar of the committee of the whole
contains 90 bills that have been reported
from committees, the calendar of the house
contains SO and the private calendar con-
tains 271. In addition to these ABB bills, there
are on the Speakers table 81 senate bills
and TIVE house bills with senate amend
ments, making a total of 532 bills ready for
the action of the house, and these do not in
clude any of the regular appropriation bills.
The country was promised by the Demo-
cratic organs business congress. The
promise has been fulfilled in the manner
that Democrats promises usually are.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

Hon. F. N. Dow has written a letter to
Judge Wing, chairman of the Republican
State Committee, resigning ais membership
Of that body. This action of Collector Dow
must be wholly unexpected to most Repub-
cans of the Slate, as we presume it is to
most of his colleagues on the committee.
his organizing talent and his extraordinary
knowledge of the details of the politics of
the State have been conspicuous in all his
service ON the committee, and no member
of 1t will be more missed if his retirement
should be permanent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

A correspondent of the Boston Post who
writes from Machias says that nine-tentbs
OF the Democrats of Washington County are
f,r the old ticket, but would she willing to
support Bayard, Thurman, Cleveland or any
b ,nest capable man for President" The
gubenatorial nomination he thinks belongs
to John c. Talbot of East Machias, but the
''young bloods" are talking of A. S. Kim
ball of Norway and John B. Redman of Els
worth. The candidate of Washington Coun-
ty for the Democratic nomination for Con-
gresham from the Fourth Diftrict is Col.
John Lynch of Machias. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Talbot was the Democratic
candidate for Governor in 1875, and if the
old Presidential ticket is to be nominated
there would he certain propriety in accom-
panying it with the old guberatorial ticket.
But the Democrats are not likely to nomin-
ate Mr.. Talbot. They have not yet forgot
ten his celebrated horse which cut SO ludi-
crous figure in the campaign of 1876, and
they are not anxious for revival of that
animal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

Speaker Carlisle has discovered about fifty
plumbers in the report of his speech at the
free trade banquet, and revised version is
to be published. How many of these blum
ders were made by reporters and how many
by Mr.. Carlisle is not stated. The Demo-
cratic journals of the protection school re-
gard the whole speech as gigantic blunder,
and no revision is likely to improve it in
their estimation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

A man who formerly worked in an oleo-
margarine factory testified before the COM
mittee OF the New York Senate, which is in
vestigating the adulteration of food, that he
had quit work there because his hands were
made sore, his finger nails destroyed and his
boots rotted out by nitric acid used to make
the delectable compound sold in many
grocers' shops as genuine butter. Evidently
man who eats oleomargarine of this make
needs to have stomach of tougher material
than his boots are made of.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

An era of good feeling has apparently set in
In DR.. Newman's quarrelsome aggregation.
The leaders of the contending factions have
had an amicable interview and Deacon Ran
ney announces that there is fair prospect
OF settlement of the quarrel The terms
of the treaty of peace are not forthcoming as
all concerned have resolved to keep their
mouths shut. If this resolution had been
taken some weeks ago it is probable there
would never have been any quarrel at all.
But when men call one another ''idiots'
and "liars' row is pretty certain to be the
result
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

Gov. Cleveland in the message in which
which he gives his reasons for signing the
Roosevelt bill curtalling the power of the
aldermen, takes occasion to warn the citi
zens of New York that this law will not
prove panacea for all their ills. If they
want heir municipal affairs we'll managed
they must look after them themselves by
going to the primaries and 10 the polls on
election day,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

Kee'y's motor has been stolen by Phil
adelphia man by the name of Barlow and
set in motion. A reporter of the Philadel-
phia Times thinks he saw it draw hand
car. He must be mistaken or the machine
is not Ke-ly's. Keeley's never drew any
thing but money out of the pockets of
the stockholders.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20
NOTICE..

WE the Municipal Officers of the town of Deer
w ing hereby give notice that the road known
as the Meadow Road, leading from TukeAs Bridge
to the Shattuck Road also the Shattuek Road as ar
Quarantine So far as relates to the driving of any
neat-cattle eep or swine until further notice.
And all persons are hereby forbidden driving any
neat cattle sheep or swine over or through so much
of said roads for an, purpose whatever. AM per-
son violating this regulation will be pu ished to the
full extent of the law In such cases made and pro-
viued.
GEO. B. LEAvITTT, Selectmen
THOMAS j. RIGGS, of
DANIEL ID. CHENERY,J Deering.
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dlvwTh
To the Stockholders of the Car.
Isle Mining and Smelling Co.

VyHE annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Il Carlisle Mi aing and Smelling Company will be
held at the Office of Ardon W. Coombs No. 90
Exchange Street, Portland Maine, on Monday the
thirtyirst DAY of March, A. d. 1884 at two O'Clock
p m, to act upon the following articles:
l. To elect officers tor the ensuing year
2. To see if the stockh ,ders will vote to amend
articles 2, 4, s. T. 8, 8. 10, IA aud 10 of the by
laws by striking out the word Secretary wherever
and inserting in lieu thereof the wor Clerk.
3. To see if the stockholders will vote to amend
articles and of the bylaws defining the duties of
secretary and assistant secretary.
TO transact such other business as may then
be legally acted upon.
Per order of the Board of Directors.
mar19d3t @. Err HALE, Secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

Admiral Hewett's offer of reward for
Osman Digna's head was piece of barbar-
ism OF which no representative of civilized
nation should have been guilty, and the
English ministry has acted wisely In order
ing It's prompt withdrawal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20
It FL e p r e s s.
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 90.

We do not read ANONYMOUS letters and c0mmuni
cations. The name and address of the writer 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, 1884-03-20
271 VAUGHAN ST.. PORTLAND, March s, 1854.

' o
MESsRs. STICKNEY Il YOUNG:
Dear Sirs Having been advised by friend to
learn shorthand taught in the Portland School
Stenography, l began, without any previous knowl-
edge of the art. After few lessons l was enabled
to write great deal faster than in longhand. Gain
ing in speed from lesson to lesson able after
taking ten lessons to write seventy words minute
having prac iced about half an hour daily.
Respectfully yours, i. NJ. BIcKFoRD.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

According to the Augusta correspondent
OF the Argus the Democrats of that city are
deeply interested in the suppression of the
liquor traffic 1t is to be hoped their new
born zeal will last.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

Is SPRUCE ST., PORTLAND March 10, 1884.
MEssRs. STICKNEY q YOUNG:
am glad of an opportunity to show my apprecia-
ton OF your method of teaching shorthand. With
no knowledge of phonogra ny when | began taking
lessons with you, have gained in speed from the
first, and before completing the three months am
enabled to write one hundred and thirty words per
minute. Yours truly
Lucy W. CHASE,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

N'1 " 1APFH 10, al O'CLOCK p. M,
ior the purpose of choosing tao delegates and two
aternates to attend the National Convention to be
ned at Chicago on the Sd OF June next, and tran.
sacting any other business that may properly come
before 1t.
The basis of representation will be as follows
Each city and town will be entitled to one delegate
and for each seYeny-fve votes cast for the Repubi
can candidate for Governor in 1882 an additional
delegate and for fraction of forty votes in
OF seventy-hye votes an additional delegate.
The District Committee will be in session at the
hall at O'Clock of the afternoon of the Convention
for the purpose of receiving the credentials of the
delegates.
Per order Of the Republican District Committee.
HIRAM KNowLTON, Chairman.
ANDREW HALVES, Secretary.
Portland, March 8, 1884
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20
Notice.

The Inhabitants of the town of Westbrook and
all others liable to be taxed therein hereby re-
qured to make and bring in to us the Assessors of
said Town true and peril lists of their polls and
all their estates, both real and personal which they
may be possessed of the first day of April next,
excepting such as may be exempted from taxation
by law0 And each person will be expected to
make oath, hat, to the best of his knwledge said
list contains all his taxable property those
who fail to bring iu as above directed may expect
no abatement by the Assessors.
The Assessors will be in session at the following
places on the following days. Ito wit) at their Office
in Saccarappa on Tuesday, April 1st from to IL
a. m. and from to p. m, at Kimball Eastman's
store, Cumberland Mills, on Wednesday, April I'd.
from to l a. M, at Paper Mill Office from to
p; m; at John a; Clark's store, Prides Corner,
on thursday, April Sd, from to IL a. M and at
f. D. Woodbury's store, Duck Pond, from to pm.
DWlNAL PRIDE J Assessors
ia ON LEIG ET0N of
GEO. W. LEIGHTON.) Westbrook
Dated at Westbrook, March IT, 1884.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

The cable informs us that Bismarck no
longer drinks diluted brandy, but cold tea.
On this side of the Atlantic this looks like
distinction without difference.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

PORTLAND, March 10, 1884.
MEssRs. SrIcKNEY & YOUNG:
Dear Sirs: am heartily glad to recommend YOUR
method OF teaching short-h md Before | com
menced under your instruction had no knowledge
OF photography whatever; but having taken fifteen
lessons and practiced on an average about fifteen
minutes day, l safely say that | can write
one hundred and ten words per minute.
Yours truly, JAMES L. TRYoN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

Congress the Presidential election will be
over and the time for making political CAPT.
tai by pretended reduction of expenses will
have gone by. For bogus craftsmanship a
Democratic Congress will take the prize.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20
Lucy W. CHASE.

IA MECHANIC ST., PORTLAND, March g. 1884.
MEssRs. STIcKNEY & YOUNG;
Gentlemen: l can cheerfuliy recommend your
method OF teaching shorthand. commenced under
your instruction nine weeks ago with no know edge
OF the ar and at the present time, having taken
seventeen lessons, ana averaging half An hours
practice daily can easily write from dictation one
hundred words minute, and am gaining at each
Iesson' Yours very truly,
ALTON II. SPEAR.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20
Republican District Convention,
CONGRESS HALL, PORTLAND.

The Republicans of the First Congressional Dis
tr1ct are invited to send Delegates to convention
tn he haId In
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20
HOTEL FOR SALE.

OFFER for sale the ATLANTIC HOUSE
AT Oid orchard Beach, contain & alb ut thirty
rooms and lot 90 TAI feet This house is pleas
an ly located on the near the Railroad SITS
tions. GEO. n, CAaFa Ass xnee.
Saco, March ID, 1884. mh19d3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20
PORTLAND. March 7, 1884.


MEssRs. STIoKNEY & YoUNGi
Dear Sirs: After having taken a full course,
three months, in the I asc Pitman system Of pho
biography, was aple to write but forty words per
minut-. Some time af er, no having gained any
greater speed, was induced to receive instru ton
at the Portland School of Stenography. After hav-
ing taken thirteen lessons, sull using the Isaac
ri man system, found that had acquired speed
am steadily improving. Yours truly,
w. EDWIN ULMER.
BY NO OTHER METHOD is 1T POSSIBLE
that the speed of 20 words minute can be- attain
ed in less than q year We guarantee this speed to
an schoarS completing three months course.
uplls enabled TO NIL sATI FACToRILY The most re-
munerative pOsitio g. Persons having simply a
knowledge of the principles of any system OF phon-
ograpuy en- ,oled o gain proficiency roth IN wr ing
anu reading in from one to three months. Instruc-
uon orally or by mail. Students may commence at
any time. For particulars apply personally or by
letter at the
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF SrENoeRAPHY,
6O71a Congress Street, Portland, 2 to 8 P. NJ
mar12 diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20
MKs0ELLASEOUs.
new SPRING DRESS GOODS
CHAMBEPLIN & HOMSTED7S
No. 451 Congress Street.

We have just the finest lot Of Spring Dress Goods that
shall take dispIayng
these goods to all The goods speak for
themselves they are CHn VERY CHEAP Among
of these bargains Electoral Cloths lust
egant texture beautiful ceOrs something ENTIRELY NEW
We also have Dress Goods which the low
price IS cents per yard which be this city
less than ST. 90 per yard.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-20

The Boston Juvenile Opera Company 80 Artists
In "Iolanthe" The Boston Lyric Comedy Company
In the New Comic Operetta 'Mirtress and Maid"
Mr. and Mrs. Dixie in "a Slight Mistake'' and
'Sweeihears," two charming musical comedies.
TIE celebrated Temple QuarIette. The Boston Ban
10 and Gui ar Club. Grmmer's Orchestra War
rem G. Richards and Geo. atom HumOrists. Pr
II r Mohr, Carlature Artist Miss Moe AlGeK
Miss May Alice Vari, Sopranos; Louise Root Con-
tralto; Ed Thorndike and Frank Leslie Tenors;
Chas. Lewis and Chas Temple, Pass; Gail Prince
and Willie Kraft ViOlinsts; Willie Cushing Cor
net; Asnath Manu-, Saxophone, Messrs. Peaks
Swift and Smith, Pisnists.
Course Tickets, reserved, 75c and , 90.
Youths, Misses and Children under Is years, SOC
and Toe, reserved. The first and last concerts and
Iolanthe will be repeated in the evening; course
tickets exchanged for evening on paymen Of differ-
ence. Course Tick. n, Matinee Tickets and
Ev ntug Tickets now on sale at Stock bridges
Music Store Half fare ON NJ. G. II. K. and P. &
K. X. TO Matinees. mar1Sdtf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-12-27
Marriage Bells.

Last SaturdaE evening a select
party Of the friends OF Mr.. David
Biggs and Mrs. Garrison assembled
at the ~latter's residence to witness the
interesting ceremony of the marriage
of the happy couple. Judge Stearns
tied the knot in his usual felicitOus
manner, after which the hearty con
gratulstions of the assembled guests
were rendered the contracting parties.
The bride was alfred i'll all elegant
bridal costume md looked lovely,
while the groom wore the customary
dress of such occasions and looked
happy. A nice wedding dinner was
next in order, and in flowing glasses
the health, happiness and prosperity
OF the welded pair was drank by their
assembled friends. Mr.. Biggs is one
of the solid men OF our county, being
the partner Of Gov. Adams in a large
stock interest in Steptoe Valley. The
bride is so well and favorably known
to all our citizens as to leave nc room
to extol her many good qualities Of
heart and hand. We join the num-
erous friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Biggs
in wishing them many happy and
prosperous years in their union Of
hearts and hands.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-12-27
Gentu. Going 90 Waste.

We always thought we possessed
some little ability as a news gatherer
and dissemination, but are now will
ing to acknowledge our feebleness in
this line. To Commissioners Boyle we
are indebted for this distressing dis
covery. AS a medium OF local gossip
the Commissioner knocks the spots
out Of us. As society editor of the
San-Francisco Chronicle White Pines
LongTerm Commissioner would most
surely find the field he is most pecu-
liarly fitted for. But as the poet says:
"Many a gem of purest rav serene,
TIL lark unfathomed caves o. ocean bear.
Many n howe Is born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on tho desert air."
Pity, too; isn't 1t, Mike
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-12-27
HAMILTON NOTES.
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent
HAMILTON, Dec. %, 1884.

hAMiLION, Oocs u, 1903.
We are now having one of those
peculiar spells of weather which gen.
orally visits US about the Christmas
holidays, with the variations that our
present storms are warmer Than ever
before known at this season.. We
have had a heavy fall of damp snow,
with almost ineessant wind, which
eliminated last night in as near a
blizzard as anything we have expert
enced in this locality for years. 1t
had a demoralizing effect upon some
OF the outside ~unoccupied buildings
and was not pleasant withal t o any
me-. The thermometer at midday
during this storm has varied from 20
10 50 above the freezing point. The
lowest temperature l have seen was
] . above zero.
The Manhattan mill thus far keeps
up its lick and its whistle
could be heard, even at this distance,
last night and this morning above the
din OF the boisterous elements.
Sheriff Lander, after safely landing
his portege, Indian Sam, at the pro-
vlded rendezvous for m~urderers, and
enjoying a short visit among some of
his friends on his Gay home, with
his ever-beaming countenance is
among Us again.
James King, who had his hand so
severely injured in the Smoky mill,
sometime ago, has ever since been
getting along nicely, and is now
watclIman OF the mill.
John Bottomfenld, of this place.
had n Of his fingers painfully in
inred, a short time since, by an iron
bride catching aud severely split
ting it.
John Navia, who was so severely
cut by Jesus Leon, about n month ago,
is getting along nicely, and he is now
so far recovered as to be on the street.
Our county officials, of the present,
are attending strictly to business and
can tie found at their several offices
at all hours of the day, preparing for
the inevitable change hat will come
on the first Monday in January.
A noted Athlete from Phoebe Zone
of the Bell Bros. undertook to down
our hdiulltoH tAponent Ol the manly
art, &. A. M~athewson, one day last
week, and got left on his little game.
Our Nasby's reputation in this line IL
now so high that nothing short ora
John J.. Sullivan will bo apt 10 tackle
him in future. He's little, but throws
hard.
Our worthy Superintendent OF
ScInulS plort q NJ Thapk af0n haa
credited the Hamilton school census
with a l2-pound bouncing boy.
Mother and child doing we'll.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-12-27
Nevada Won't show III. Other End.

Lo ! in these degenerate days, says
Dan DeQuille, come sneering Eastern
members of the Sisterhood of States,
and invite Nevada-Nevada s'the bat
tie born''-to turn about and stoop
herself to a position that will afford q
fair mark for the ceremony of kicking
her out of the Union. Nevada came
into the Union looking the whole
Sisterhood in the face. and she will
not show them another view by go-
ing out.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-12-27

A $3.50, 900 paynento the Idahoan
mine, on Wood River, was made at
Salt Lake last Monday.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-12-27
MINES AROUND AURUM.

DIR. l.. b. Brooks is agent and CO.
owner with IA Boston syndicate OF a
group of mines situated in Silver Can
yon, seven of which 4 patented
mines of great promise. The prin-
cIpal ones are the Sadie l. and the
Blue Bell. The former is opened by
Two tunnels and an incline shaft TO