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Delta chief., 1884-04-02
E,p,or.,Ion Of New Guinea.

Kn,rses from the Melbourne Age.
..In connection with the
Waltham Watch Company, it may be
stated that when the proprietors of Ias
AGE desired to present Mr.. G. E. Morri-
son (the explorer Of New Guinea) with
a reliable chronometer, acting upon
the advice of Mr. r. L. J. Ellery, the
Government Astronomer, two Waltham
watches were. however. procured for
Mr.. Morrison instead. These were
kept at the Melbourne Observatory for
fortnight, and thoroughly and care
fully tested, and were pronounced by
Mr.. Ellery. at the end of that time, to
be better suited for Mr.. Morrison's re-
quirements than any chronometer."
Delta chief., 1884-04-02
Reporters as Detectives.
Hamilton Spectator.

Hamilton Spectator.
or late years not few newspaper re-
porters have made themselves famous
BY the detection of crime. In several
cases mysteries which had deiied the
trained detective have been unravcled,
and the criminals brought to justice by
reporters. A short time ago murder
or was so arrested, and that case was
but one of many. It seems that the
qualities which make man a good re-
porter mike him a natural detective.
He must have quickness Of perception
and the ability quickly to weigh and
value Information, and he acquires
ability in piccing together stray scraps
Of information and forming Of them
statement or theory rs the case may de-
mand.
A fow days ago the story was told Of
Delta chief., 1884-04-02
Bad Butter.

The counterfeit butter business has
become the biggest fraud of the age.
Is. 100000 pounds of butterine were
sold last year in New York. This is
made from lard heated only to from
1902 TO 140', SO that people who eat
butterine practically eat raw pork.
One valuable fact has been learned In
the use of these fraudulent mixtures,
that the American hog must have been
FREQ from disease or we should have
had thousands Of cases of that dread
disease, trichinosis, among the consum-
crs Of raw lard butterine.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

If there ever was Il speclnc FOR any
one complaint then Carter's Lite Liver
Pills are specific for Sick Headache,
and every woman should know this
They are not only positive cure. but
sure preventive if taken when the ap-
proach is felt. Carter's Little Liver
Pills act directly on the bile, and in this
way remove the cause of disease with
cut first making you sick by weaken
ing purge. If you try them you win
not be disappointed.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

1t isn't always to be taken for grant
ed that a young man is extra devotion
al because his trousers bag at the
knees, any more than it is to be as
sumed that woman's piety can be
gauged by the amount of gilt upon her
prayer-book. -TFall River Advance.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

Professor, to a young lady student:
Your mark is very low, and you have
only just passed" Young lady: ..Oh,
I'm so glad" Professor (surprised) I:
.'Why?" Young lady: II do SO love a
tight squeeze +"
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

An exchange asks: What are your
young men doingP" We can't answer
for the rest of the country, but around
here they are engaged mainly in trying
TO lead a nine dollar existence on a
seven dollar salary Hot Springs
News.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

Imagine for a momsst ths Thousands upon
Thousands Of bottles of Carboline, the dsoiior-
lied petroleum hair renewsr, annually sold,
and the fact that not . single Com plaint t
and you may have ssms idea Of its coed quail
tiles.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

Teacher: Suppose you have two
sticks of candy and your big brother
gives you two more, how many have
You then?" Little boy Shaking his
head): "You don't know hire he amt
that kind of boy
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

An exchange says a little four-year-
old listened at,entively to n Scandina-
Wan minister last Sunday. and then
whispered: Mamma, if bod tan under
stan dat he's dood one"
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

What is the chief use of breadp"-
asked an examiner at recent school
exhibition. "The chief use of bread,'
answered the urchin. apparently aston
ished at the simplicity of the inquiry,
sis to spread butter and marmslade on
il
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

A Cough. Cold. or Sore Throat
should not be neglected. BRowS's BRoNcm-
AL TRoCHEs are simple remedy, aud give
prompt relief. 25 cts a box
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

Is your liver sound' 100 page book
free. Address DR.. Sanford. "a Duane
ST., New York.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

Il hear" said Mrs. Fishwhacker.
THAT Mr.. Willows son took the diplo-
ma AT Yale last year. | always heard
that Yale was au awful unhealthy
cityri
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

An amateur punster informs us that
some houses have wings. and he has
often seen a house fly. We thought
no part of a house save the chimney
fiue
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

A kettledrum is SO called because it
is made up of great deal of noise and
very little to eat Boston Courier.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

Who killed the greatest numbers of
chickens? Hamlet's uncle did murder
most FOUL
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

Wet weather will influenza man when
nothing else will.-[Ne Orleans Plea
yuue.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

Chew .'Mogul''the' Grand Mosai. OF all roeas-
eoe-rich, clean and natural Ask your retan dealer
to send for butt. II costs more than any nrst-
class tobacco. srRAeur WARMER q Co, whole ale
Grocsrs Denver.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

A Virginia girl married a tramp who
turned out to be duke. We've no
pity for her. She should have known
what he was before she married him.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

If afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eve Water. Druggists sell 1t. a6c.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

SKINNY MEN. wells Health Remover restore
health and yIgor CURES Dysponsa, lmpotence. q.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02
Pi1ss! Piles! Pi1es!

FlIsS! F1lsS! flIeS!
Sure cure for Bind, Bleeding and ltehin
Piles. One hoN has cured the worst cases %
years standing. No one need suffer FIVE m In
utes after Es,nS Williams Indian Pile Oint
ment. 1t ahs7=hs tumors. allays itching, acts
as poultice, gives instant relief Prepared only
for piles itching of private parts, nothing else.
Mailed for 81. Frazier Medicine Co., Clsve-
land Ohio.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

FLIES. reaches ants, bed. bugs, rats, mica, crow
chipmunks, cleared out by Rough on Rats" isc.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

"ROUGHON RATS" Clean. .ut rat. u u.
files. reaches. bed-bugs. ants- verInin, chip -
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

cough. II r-noves thr cansc.
Delta chief., 1884-04-02

| mother swans Worm syrup for everlsh--
constipation. tasteless. 2ct
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14
The Na.vv.

During the time we have had national navy,
there has been spent upon it the sum of S1,058,
Sl9,428.06; and Of this amount more than $780,
100000 we're spent during the years of Republican
ascendancy. That is to say the navy cost less than
half much from 1893 to 1881 it has cost sincs
the latter year. For results of this enormously
increased expenditure we have nothing to show but
few old hulks Why? Because the annual appro-
preparations hare been diUerted from, the building
aud repairing of ships for the nation the baiding
and repairing of private fortunes for contractors
political booms for Republican candidates.-Argus.
Yesterday the Argus reiterated, as above,
the Misrepresentation which it has often re
peated Its falsehood is thoroughly exposed
in the extract from late speech by Hon.
Eugene Hale which is printed in another
column. Every point IN the absurdly parti-
zan statement is fully met The Argus
knows perfectly well that great part of the
sum spent during "the years of Republican
ascendancy" was spent in providing and
maintaining the navy which preserved The
Union. The Argus knows, or ought TO know,
that but an Insignificant part of the 3S5 mil
liou dollars appropriated since the war has
been available for "the building and repair
ing of ships" and instead of being diverted
to other purposes, it would have been I'M
lawfully diverted from the purposes for
which it was appropriated if it has been used
for building ships. The building of an ade-
quate modern navy was begun in 1873, and
by this time the work would have been far
advanced if an unpatriotic and niggardly
policy of Gripping the nation had not been
begun by the Democratic Congress which
succeeded and which with the exception Of
two years, when the work was revived, have
had the power TO strange all appropriations
for that purpose.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

The circumstances of the passing of the
bark Theresa with the passengers and crew
OF the State OF Florida on board by the City
Of Rome, as related by Capt. Munro, differ
very materially from those before reported.
The original statement was that the City of
Rome passed very near the Theresa, that the
latter was flying signal of distress and that
several of the shipwrecked crew hailed the
City of Rome and asked to be taken on
board. Capt. Munro, however, says that
the Theresa was several miles off when he
passed her, that she was flying no distress
signal. aud that she simply signalled that
she bad shipwrecked crew on board. If
Capt. Nun ro's statement be true, he has
been too harsh ly judged, for while perhaps a
thoughtful man would have taken the trou-
bic to make inquiries under such circum-
tances, the failure to do 50 does not neces-
sarily imply heartlessness.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14
Republican National Convention,
CRICA 60. JUNE 3. 1851.


The Executive Committee of the Blaine Club of
blaine having perfecIed arrangements for an EX-
CURSION TO CHICAGO to attend the Republi-
can National Convention make the following
nouncement for the benefit of those who may desire
TO attend.
special train over the Eastern Railroad will
leave Portland, FRIDAY, MAY 30th, on the ar
rival OF morning train from Bangor, arriving in
Boston at p. m. The party will leave Boston at
the same evening, by special train, with Wagner
sleeping cars, over the Boston and Albany, New
YORK Central and Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern Railroads, taking breakfast Saturday morning
ct Syracuse dinner at Niagara Falls lTemGiniag
four hoarsl, and tea at Buffalo. arriving in Chi
csgo, Sunday morning. June LIST. Ample accommo-
dations for the party, while in Chicago have been
secured at the Leland, Clifton, Grand Pacific and
Matteson Houses, and rooms will be assigned while
on train, thus avoiding confusion and delay on
their arrival. Hotel bills $3.50 to So per day.
Railroad fare Boston to Chicago and return,
$24.65. Berths in sleeping car, Boston to Chica-
CO. 50. Half rates from all stations Eastern and
Maine Central Railroads to and from Boston.
Those desiring berths in sleeping cars can secure
them by enclosing So to the Secretary of the Club,
Henry NJ. Spragae, Augusta. All who wish to
cure hotel accommodations in Chicago, should ad-
dress the Secretary as early as possible, and not
later than the 25th inst. Tickets to Chicago and
return good for 10 days from May 29th.
CHARLES A. BOUTELLE, President.
HENRY nj. SPRAGUE Secretary.
Augusta, May g. 1884.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14
The Grant Boys and Their Wives.

w l. OOuTudl.)
Gen. Grants three sons are all married.
Col. Frederick Dent Grant married Miss
Honofe, beautiful and wealthy Chicago
girl. They have been married several years
and live at Morristown, N. j., in spacious
house surrounded by well-kept grounds
On Tuesday evening last, the night before
the failure of the firm, COL and Mrs. Fred
Grant attended reception where Mrs.
Grant was noted for her exquisite costume
and diamond jewels. The next morning
she was almost penniless.
Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., married some five
ears ago in this city Miss Chaffee, the only
daughter of ex-senator Jerome B. Chaffee.
Miss Chaffee's mother died when she was
yet child, and she was brought up by her
fathers sister. She was educated at various
schools, but spent most of her school life at
the Packer Institute in Brooklyn. There
she was much beloved by the other pupils,
and was noted for her generosity. Her
father visited her frequently, and would
leave her $50 or 500 each time. Then, of
course, "the gills' were treated to all sorts
of good things, to new gloves and bonnets
and pounds of caramels. Miss Chaffee left
Packer for Heidelberg, Germany, where she
remained for soma time. She speaks Ger
man fuently and is a good pianist. She
passed three seasons in Washington, and
although she was great belle, yet she has
not been entaneled iii the slightest filtration.
She and Ulysses met, and after short and
sweet couriship were quietly married In this
city. They have two beautiful little chill
dren, and are at present residing in West
Fifty-aghth street. Mrs. U. S. Grant, Jr.,
is now about "a years IF age. She is of me-
dunn height and fair, although not decided
blonde. Her eyes are deep blue, shaded
by long lashes, and her hair light brown,
showing golden tints. She has fresh COM
plexion and her face is very winning in ex-
preston. She does not cate at all for socie-
ty, and gives her entire attention to her has
band and children. On her marriage she re-
ceiyed her fortune Of 100000, which is all
lost.
Jesse Grant, the youngest son of the gen.
eral, married few years ago Miss Alice
Chapman of California, daughter of bonan-
"a king. She is young and handsome, and
was reared in the midst of every luxury.
Her wedding trousseau is sa d TO have been
the most costly ever owned by an American
girl. They are residing at present at 3 East
Sixty-sixth street, with Gen. and Mrs. Grant.
Miss Chapman came into large fortune at
her marriage, but how much OF il has been
saved is not yet known.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14
The Planet Nentune.
Providence Journal.

Neptune will be pleasant planet to dwell
in, on some accounts, when in the progress
of ages he becomes fit for the abode of ami
mate life. All the other planets are inferior
or inner as viewed from his surface, and will
seem to move in straight lines east and west
of the sun as Venus and Mercury move 10
our sky. But if the Neptunians have eyes
like ours, they will only be able to see IRA
nus, Sal urn, Jupiter, and perhaps Mars.
Their best telescopes, if like ours, will hard
ly pick up the earth, and our beautiful We
nus and feet-footed Mercury will be forever
unknown. All the planets will make tran
sits, but the sun is so small and the planet
so far away that transits will be rare. 1t is
calculated that Uranus will make a transit
not oftener than once in 10000 years. The
sun in the Uranian sky is but brilliant day
star, no larger than Venus, when nearest to
the earth. His Illuminating power is but
one-thousandth part of that enjoyed by the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

The first If the national conventions will
be held to-day when the so-called "Anti-
Monopoly party will gather at Chicago.
Secretary Shirley of the National committee
says there is no doubt of the nomination of
Gen. Butler, and the probability is that
Judge Reagan, or some other Southern
Democrat, will get the second place on the
ticket. The delegates from Maine to this
convention are Col. ]. Il. Blood and Col. r.
N. Springer, gentlemen who have not lived
In this State for several wears.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

Bismarck's withdrawal from the Prussian
ministry seems to be occasioning considera-
BILE comment, based on the erroneous as
sumption that it is withdrawal from pub
lie life. AS matter of fact, his retirement
from the Prussian ministry is of very little
account. His connection with the Imperial
government still remains, and he is still
chancellor of the German empire. Could
President of the United States be at the
same time governor of Maine his resignation
of the governorship and retention of the
Presidency would be an act very similar to
Bismarck's act in resigning from the Prus-
sian ministry and retaining the Chancellor
sh;n
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

Debate on the motion to censure the min
istry for its failure to rescue Gen. Gordon
began in the House of Commons Monday
night. The speech making was confined 10
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, who made the mo
ton of censUre and Mr.. Gladstone. The re-
suit of the motion is somewhat uncertain,
though the Government will probably escape
defeat by narrow margin. The Radicals
are enthusiastic in support OF the ministry,
while the Wings are lukewarm, and many OF
them express an intention not to vote at all.
Mr.. Gladstone's speech was in substance
denial that the government had abandoned
Gen. Gordon. 1t was argued that the latter
was In no danger at present, and that to at
tempt to relieve him now would be prema-
ture, and would be attended with great sac.
ri6ce of life by reason of the unfavorable
climatic conditions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

The story was circu lated in New York
Cincinnati and Chicago simultaneously on
Monday that the Standard Oil Company had
failed There was no foundation for the
rumor, anait was not generally believed, new
ertheless IL affected the markets considera-
bly-a fact which indicates that the business
centres are pervaded with feeling of uncer-
ta;Hty and distrust.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

Senator Hampton has COMPOUNDED his
constituents who criticised his vote in favor
OF the Blair educational bill by calling to
their attention resolution adopted by the
South Carolina legislature in 1882, request
ing her Senators and representatives in Con-
gress to fuse all their endeavors to obtain
federal add for her public schools.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

earth, about midway between our sunlight
and moonlight. Planets beyond our ken,
however, may shine in the Neptunian sky,
and the inhabitants will have base line 80
times larger than ours for measuring the dis
lance OF the fixed stars. On the whole, the
temptation to migrate to Neptune is not al
Turing, The earth with her glorious sun,
her solitary moon, the six brother planets
visible in her sky, her favorable position in
the system, and her perfection of develop
ment, affords all that can be desired as a
dwelling-place, and few of the jewellers on
her surface manifest any desire to leave the
pleasant abode.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14
A New FEMININE Mania.

The smelling bottle craze has been very
fashionable one with young girls in Wash
ington in the past few months. 1t is costly
fashion. One belle now has her second bot
tie presented within three months, each OF
which cost $50. The first was crushed I'M
der her carriage wheels in coming from a
party one night and its gold top with her in
itials on it alone escaped destruction.
Another young lady carries one at least a
foot in length, aud being of very thick cut
glass, it is particularly ponderous. A bottle
of this kind, even of moderate size, costs
$40
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14
M ~ W TO CURE I'M
Bw - W SKINHUMORS. Is

1t is at this season, when the blood and perspira
Il ton are loaded with impurities, that Disfguring
Humors, Humiliating Eruptions. Itcbine ToTfnress
Salt Rheum or Eczema, Psoriasis. letter Ring
worm. Baby Humors, Scrofula. Scrofulous Sores
species IF Itching Scaly and Pmply Diseases of the
Skin an scalp are most speedily and economically
cured by the CUrICURA RFMFDIEs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

Senator Sabin says his companies will pay
dollar for dollar, it they are given time. 1t is
to be hoped that he is not over sanguine,
but exceptions to the rule that failures are
rarely reported as bad as they finally
prove, are rare. By the way, 1t is a curious
circumstance that no bank in St. Paul held
dollar of the protested paper of the sabin
companies. Evidently the catastrophe had
been foreseen at the home of the concern.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

Shipping Commissioner Duncan has
stepped down and out, not because he would
but because he must. The Duncan family
had pretty good thing while it lasted, and
had the senior member known how TO take
q joke it might have lasted good while
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

China seems to have conceded everything
that France asked without much hesitation.
Had France demanded an indemnity that
also would no doubt have been given. AS it
is, France gets considerable new territory,
and has her sovereignty over Tonquin fully
acknowledged. Cinnamon talk much more
flercely than they fight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

The ifty-one indictments which the Gin
cinnati grand jury, that has been investi-
eating the riot, has returned, Include one
against Mr.. T. c. Campbell, the attorney
who defended Berner, and one against Ste
phen Winchell, a deputy sheriff. Campbell
is charged with bribing a juror and Win
chell with playing poker with the jury while
they were out "deliberating'' ON their YER
dict in the Berner case.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14
IT is A FACT.

Hundreds of letters in our possession (copies of
which may be had by return maiD are our authority
for the assertion that Skin, Scalp and Blood HUI
mors, whether Scrofulous, Inherited or Contagious
may NOW be permanently cured by CUrIoUR4 RE.
SOLVENT, the new blood purifier, Diuretic and Ape
RENT, internally. and CUTIoURA and CUTIcURA
SOAP, the great Skin Cures and Beautifiers exter-
nally, in one half the time and at one half the ex-
pense of any other season,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

Cleveland, too, has taken the trouble to
let the freetraders know that he was friendly
to the Morrison bill. All the candidates
seem to be convinced that the freetraders
are going to control the Democratic conven-
finn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

The Argus is still engaged in the noble
work of closing up the rum shops. We sin
cerely hope that it will not slacken its eff
forts when the heated term and the consum-
ing thirst attendant upon it set in.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

A Bridgton correspondent of the Boston
Post suggests the Hon. George F. Talbot for
Democratic candidate for Governor on a
platform opposed TO the prohibitory consti-
tutional amendment,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

WcuutsdHys may IS, nt . O'CLOCK pa ms
for the purpose Of nominating candidate for Rep
resentative in Congress and candidate for Presi-
Dental eector, and transacting any other business
that may properly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as follows
Each city and town will be entitled to one delegate
and for each seventyve votes cast for the Repubi-
can candidate for Governor in 1882 an additional
delegate and for fraction of forty votes in excess
Of seyenty-hve 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
ANDREW HALVES, Chairman.
s. W. JUNKINS, Secretary.
Portland, April a. 1884.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-14

In New York women are said to make from
$40 to $50 per week at decorations such as
painting pin-cushions, cologne bottles, &c.
Brasswork also brings good wages
The London Standard makes plea for re-
formation in woman's attire and deplores the
long trains and high heeled boots of the period
A canvass among the legal female voters of
Goldendale, Wyoming Territory, shows that
sixty-nine out Of eighty-three are opposed to
voting.