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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-19

Southern papers are cordially inviting the
Republicans to send speakers TO that sec
ton. The Macon, Ca, Telegraph, for
example, says that the South is the true
field for Republican missionary effort. 1t
is good field; but it begins to look as if
the Republicans would no. need any South
ern States this year. The Democratic party
in Congress and in the South is so surely
making the North solidly Republican that if
anything is done to enighten the dark
places of Southern Democracy it will be
purely work of disintele sted philanthropy
Where JEFF Davis is vsciferously cheered
for declaring himself impenitent for the sin
of rebellion, there is doubtless great work
for patriotism to attempt sometime. The
men who cheered that expression are the
Mississippi Democrats who believe il is
right for the minority to establish their rule
over the majority by assassination and
fraud. And they are the brothers in politics
of the Tlldens and KeIlys, the Morrisons
and the Randalls of the North
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The undersigned have formed a copartnership
under the firm name of JOHN E. BRADFORD Il
CO., formerly JOAN BRADFORD& SON, Vast and
Spar Makers, and vii continue the blu mess at the
old stand No 266 Commercial st. a good stock of
Masts. Spars and Oak Plank constaDt ly on hand.
JOHN E BRADFORD,
JOHN OAKES.
Portland, March 7th, 1884.
mars dim
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Gov. Cleveland has defed Tammany by
signing the bill to take away from the New
York aldermen the power of confirmation.
Now it will be interesting to watch and see
what TammanY will do about it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-19

The outflow OF gold has been checked for
the present by the reduction of the rates of
discount by The Bank of England. Since
the movement began $500, 900 in gold was
exported. Forewarped is forearmed, and
Congress should stop the coinage of silver
dollars, which are not wanted, but which
are a constant source of danger.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 10.

We do not read ANONYMOUS letters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for public
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, 1884-03-19

Senator Blar's educational bill, which
will be considered in the Senate soon, pro-
yides that for ten years next after lis passage
there shall be appropriated the first year
15,000,00 the second year $14, 900 900, and
SO on, diminishing by S1,000,OOo each year,
until the ten years have expired. The mon
ey is to be divided among the states and ter
ritories in proportion to the iiteracy of their
population, the states which have the great
est percentage of illiterate persons receiving
the most The passage of the bill is recon-
mended by the committee on education and
labor in an elaborate report in which its con
stitutionality is defended on the ground that
education is necessary to ensure the repub
lican form of government which the consti-
tuition guarantees to each State as well as
to promote the general welfare of The people,
1t is the same bill which was submitted at
the last session of the Forty-seventh Con-
gress. 1t ought to be passed. The ignorance
which prevails among the population Of
some of the States, especially of the South
ern States, is full of danger to the stability
OF the Republic. If Congress has the power
to do anything to remedy this evil it is an
imperative duty to exercise it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-19

The Boston Juvenile Opera Company. 35 Artists,
in "Ioanthe." The Boston Lyric Comedy Company
in the New Genie Operetta Mi tress and Maidn
Mr.. and Mrs. Dixie in "a S ight Mis- AXE and
"Swee hearts" two charming mnsicl c,meoies.
TIE celebrated Temple Qusriette. The Boston Ban
10 and Gui hub. Grtmmer's Orchestr4. War
rem g. Richards and Geo. alton, Humorists. Prof.
II K Mohr, Cariature artist. Miss Mollie Mack,
Miss May Alice Var SOpraI os; Louise Root, Con-
tralto; Ed ThorIdlke and Frank leslie Tenors;
Chas. Lewis and Chas Temple Pass; Cal Prince
and Willie Kraft. Violinists Willie Cushing. Cor
net; Asnath Maui, Saxophone, Messrs Peaks,
Swift and Smith, PisnisIs.
Course Tickets, reserved, Use and 3 90.
Youths Misses and Children under 10 years, SOC
and 75c, reserved. The first and last certs and
"IOlanthe, will be repeated in the evening; course
tickets exchanged for evening paymen of differ
ence. Course Tick q, Matinee Tickets and
Il. r. to Matinees. mari Sdtf
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Portland Roller Skating Rink,

Open every Afternoon and Evening. Mus
ic both afternoon and evening by Chand-
Ter. Sessions from 2 to 4.3O aud 7.45 to
1915. Juvenile assembly every Saturday
Afternoon. The elevator viii run from
7.3O to $50 every evening. None but
the celebrated WinsIOw skate used at this
rink. The management reserve the right
to refuse admission and skates to all OBJ
jectiOnable persons.
M.F. WINSLOW, Manager.
marI5 dtf
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PURE MILK!

ANY facilities for furnishing this rticle are
IVA unsurpassed and | respectfully solicit q
triai. The fact that a large number of leading
citizens are my customers and have been since
entered the business should be a sufficient recon-
mendation. Address VII. SOULE,
jan16eodn Woodford'a
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sustained and the committee rose. This
motion cannot be repeated until month
has elapsed.
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CONGRESS HALL, PORTLAND,


CONGRESS HALL, PORTLAND,
wednes day, April rs, nj . O'Clock p. ma,
for the purpose Of choosing tao delegates and two
aternates to attend the National Convention to be
held at Chicago on the Sd OF June next. and tran
sacting 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 delegate
and for each seventyve votes cast for the Republi-
can candidate for Governor in 1882 an additional
delegate and for fractisn Of forty votes in
Of seventy-fve 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.
EPsr order Of the Republican District Committee.
HIRAM KNoWLToN, Chairman.
ANDREW HALVES, Secretary.
Portland, March IL, 1884.
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DRESS We HAEagSl
The FRANCO-AMERICAN Form

for DRAFTING DRESSES is ACKNOWLEDGED
to be FIFTY YEARS N ADVANCE of all
only ADJUSTAB = Z SLEEVE FORM ever invent
ed. Having made arrangements whereby we obtain
special terms on large orers will I'm order to in
troduce this very popular METHOD, sell limited
number at SIC EACH Qhe regular price-Con,-
pany's Agents-being s 5.00O this includes Sleeve
Form and Instruction at our rooms. TO PARTIES
Al DISTANCE We send by Express G. o. ID. or
on receipt Of price $1,000 by P. Q. Order. COM
PLETE BOON OF INSTRUCTIONS accompanies
each Form with when any Lady instruct her
self IN A FEW HOURS how to cut and fit dress
perfectly by this method Send for circular and
order before this special offer is withdrawn Can
vassers wanted. Address A. L. NASH 453 Con-
gress St, Portland. Me. feh2Sd1ms
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-19

PORTLAND March 10, 1884.
MEssRS. STIcKNEY q 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 average about fifteen
one hundred and ten words per minute.
Yours truly, JAMES L. TRYoN.
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271 YAueHAN sr.. PoRrLANp. March s. 1as4

271 VAUGHAN ST., PORTLAND, March g. 1854.
MEssRS STICKNEy Il YOUNG:
Dear Sirs: Having been advised by friend to
learn hand taught in the p rtand School of
edge of the art. After few lessons was enabled
TO write great deal faster than in long-haud Gain
ing in speed from lesson to lesson was able att
taking ten lessons write seventy words minute
having prac iced about half an hour daily.
Respectfully yours L. NJ BIcKFoRD.
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The Union Mutual Reserve Dividend Plan


This is an endowment at So issued at regular
rates. The reserve dividend period il 10 20
years. At the expiration of this per cd, provided
all the premiums have been regularly paid, the in
sured may have either of the following Options
He may WITHDRAW IN cash the entire on his
policies issued upon the same plan during the re-
serve-dividend period
He may continue to pay his premiums, and receiUe
IN cash the amount Of saplas which has been credit
ed to his policy.
He man. If issurdbte conUert the cash Ualne of the
policy into fully paid up insurance.
H may conUert this U0tIe into a tife-annnty.
re may coatoert the surplus apportioned to his pol
icy into annuity to be applied to the payment of
all fuure premiums.
He MAY receve the amount of the policy whenever
the reserve on policy and accumulated dividends
equals that sum.
Ihe reserve-dividend policies are entitled to the
benefits of the Maine Non~F forfeiture Lao. Thew
contain restrictions ac1terer upon trnret and res
sdence. After three years they are unrestricted in
respect to occupation, and inc ntestable. They are
entitled to no dividends in case of lapse OF death
prior to the expiration of the reserve-dividend pc
Rod.
This plan is fully and clearly described In the
Company's publications, which will be furnished
upon application to the h me Office any of its
agencies. 1t viii be found, upon examination that
il possesses especially advantageous features, and
c0UerS all desirable forms Of insurance, being partic
ularly adapted to meet the precise wants of the in
dividual insurer
eR In the hands active energetic, industrious
agents. therefore, it cannot fail to be prod ctive Of
a large and profitable business.
i'be Company is ready to negotiate with, and will
make Iibel al contracts for good territory with,
agents who will theoretically Push for Busi-
mess.
J.F. FERRIS
Manager fo Maine 6 N. FL. Agencies.
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new SPRING DRESS GOODS
CHAMBERLIN & H0MSTED'S-
No. 451 Congress Street.

We have received the finest lot of New Spring Goods that
shown, and shall take pleasure in displaying
these goods and all The goods and their prices speak
themselves that they VERY CHOICE VERY HEAP. Among
of these bargains electoral COh which
egant texture beautiful in coors something ENTIRELY NEW
We also have line Dress Goods which shall sell the
price IS cents yard which not be Oad in this city for
less than 81 90 per yard.
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Il MECHANIC ST., PORTLAND, March 8, 1884.
MFSSRS. STICKNEY & YOUNG:
Gentlemen: / can cheerfuily recommend your
method of teaching shorthand. l 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 hours
practice daily, easily write from dictatinn
hundred words minute, and am gaining at each
lesson Yours very truly,
ALTON II. SPEAR
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CopARTNRRsnrP NOTICES

sEsHE partnership heretofore existing under the
firm name of W. f. PHILIPS 4 CO. is this
day dissolved, and W. f. Phillips retres from bust
ness W. r. PHILLIPS & CO.
Portland, March IL, 1884.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-19
Republican District Convention.

The Republicans of the First Congressional Dis
trict are invited to send Delegates to convention
TO be held in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-19
Copartnership Notice.

WE, the undersigned have this day formed a CO.
w partnership for the purpose of carrying On
the Wholesale Drug business IL al its branches I'M
der the firm name of COOK, EVERETT g. PEN
NELL.
CHARLES COOK.
EDWARD S. EVERETT,
HENRY B. Pc NEIL.
Portland, March IL, 1854. marI3dIw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-19

PORTLAND, March 7, 1854.
MEssRs. STIcKNEY & YouNG:
Dear Sirs: After having taken q full course,
three months, in the aac Pitman system Of pho
biography, was ahe to write but forty words per
minutA. Some time af er, no having gained any
greater speed, was induced to receive instru ton
at the Portland School of Stenography. After has
ing taken thirteen lessons, sui using the Isaac
Fl man system found that had acquired speed
of one hundred and twenty words per minute, and I
am steadily improving. Yours truly,
LEr...r -.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-19

Is SPRUCE ST.. PORTLAND, March TO- 1884.
MEssRs. STICKNEY & YOUNG:
1 am glad of an opportunity 10 show my apprecil-
ton of your method of teaching Shorthand. Wi b
no knowledge of phonogra by when l 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.
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BY No OTHER METHOD IS IT PossI Bile

BY NO OTHER METHOD is IT POSSIBLE
thst the speed of 20 words minute can be attain
ed in less than year We guarantee this speed t
all scholars completing three months course
Pupils enabled to ill SATI FACTORILY the most re-
munerative positio Persons having simply
knowledge of the principles of any system OF phon-
ograpby enabled 10 gain proficiency roth IN writing
and reading in from one to three months Instrue-
ton orally or by mail. Students may commence at
any time. For particulars apply personally OF by
letter at the
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF STENoGRAPHY.
507h congress Street, Portland, to P. NJ
mar12 diff
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j. r. FERRIS
Manager fe Maine 6 N. FL. Agencies.
neyS PORTLAND. WE eodtf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

Boston herald
Mr. Dickens at no period of his life was cor
rect or tasteful dresser, says an English writer.
He was too fond of stripes and colors. l remem-
Der meeting him one day in the Strand, about
the year 1865, He was evidently just going into
the country, for he was clad in an astonishing
costume, that might have been worn by a lion
comique at a music hall. On another OCCASION
when / was lessee Of the Egyptian Hall during
the absence of poor Albert Smith in China q
gentleman called but left no name, What kind
of looking person was he!" asked, of the lack
ey in charge thinking of getting a clew to the
in the way Of description, he remarked: Il
should say, sir, by his dress, he was a respecta-
BILE sort of gasman." Subsequently l discov-
cred that it was Mr.. Dickens who had looked in
and whose toggery had thus mised the mental
A man who at any period of his life could wear
at the same moment a crimson velvet waistcoat
and yellow kids must have had vicious notion
of combining colors. And yet how humorously
the novelist could describe the bad dressing of
the characters he created.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07
An italian Snperstition.

Mr. F. Marion Crawford, in his last novel, "a
Roman Singer" relates an incident which ac-
tually occurred precisely as related, which is as
singular and revolving specimen of superstition
as has ever come under our observation. One
night while old Cornelio Grandi was travelling
through the mountains he CHANGED to sleep in
an inn by the way. The door between his own
and the adjoining apartment happened to be
open and curiosity ilnpelled him to look to see
what might be there On the bed lay dead
man. 1t was the body of an old man with face
like yellow wax. His emaciated hands were
crossed on his breast and the candles stood one
at the head and one at the foot Certainly this
was not cheerful companion for the night
When in the morning Grandi Indignantly de-
manded an explanation of this singular custom
the landlord replied substantially as fol
lows: you see, signore, it was my wife
who made ME arrange it so. OH these women
the devil has made them all! 1t was her faith
er-the old dead man you saw. He died yester
day morning-may he restl-and we will bury
him to-day You see every one knows that un.
less dead man is watched by some one from an
other town his soul will not rest in peace. My
wife's father was Jttatore he had the evil eye,
and people knew it for miles around. So could
not persuade any one from the other villages to
sit by him and watch his body, though l sent
every where all day yesterday. AT last that
wife of mine-maedictions on her follyl-said;
1t is my father after all, and HIS soul must rest
at any price. If you put traveller in the next
room and leave the door open it will be the same
thing; and so he will be i'll peace That is the
way it happened, signore."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07
CRIMsONED BEFORE THEIR. TIME.
A Remarkable Scene Last Week in the
Woods Along the Naugatuclz Valley.

Woods Along the Naugatuck Valley.
New Haven. Conn, Letter.
When some of the inhabitants of Waterbury
took their before breakfast walk on Friday
morning they were astonished to see the foliage
Of the trees presenting autumnal hue. The
leaves had changed part of their budding green
for fringe of scarlet. All day Friday curiosity
seekers hocked to the woods near Waterbury to
behold the marvel When the sun came out in
the afternoon most of the leaves gradually lost
their tinge of crimson and became green. In the
cooler part of the woods, where the shade was
dense, the touch of frost remained.
On Saturday morning after the severe frost
of the night before, hundreds of people went to
the woods to whether nature would repeat
her freak The change was even greater than
before Those leaves which had not regained
their green color on Friday afternoon had be-
come entirely bronzed, just as happens on
snappy November nights. Nearer the open
spaces the hues were brighter Red and dark
as if they had been transplanted from some land
of perpetual October
On the outskirts of the woods, where the sun
had entirely demolished on Friday afternoon the
work the frost had done on Thursday night the
later cold snap had replaced the tinge of red on
the borders of the leaves.
In several other parts of the Naugatuck valley
the frost had q ike effect, only not strongly
marked as near Waterbury. The people are try
ing to find some way of preserving specimens of
the phenomenal leaves. James i. Isenberg
Smith 7. Fisher, Charles w. Stewart, and sew
era others, have some of them, whose color,
they hope, will remain One man is experiment
ing with leaves from the woods, IN an ice
house, and he thinks that by managing the tenn
perature and moisture Alright he can produce the
same effect at pleasure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07


j. T. Norris of Springfield, o. the detective,
does trick that probably no other man in the
country can initiate, He takes silver com,
usually dollar, and places it on his tongue be-
tween his teeth With his tongue he strikes it
against his teeth with the sound of a telegraph
ing instrument the opening and closing of the
circuit being exactly initiated. Norris used to BIO
an operator and by means of the coin can tele-
graph words so distinctly that any telegrapher
can easily read the message. In this manner he
telegraphed fifty words minute A Republican
reporter wrote out message on a Western Un-
ion blank, and handed it to the detective. The
two operators i'll charge at the Southern took
down the words as fast as Norris produced them
with the coin. The message was rapidly sounded
and written down. and all three copies conceded
exactly. Mr.. Norris can stand up before a tele-
phone, and in this novel manner telegraph
message which any telegrapher read with
great facility But the most wonderful thing
is to see him Telegraph with his eyelids. The dots
and dashes of the Geographic alphabet he indi-
Gates by more or less rapid opening and shutting
of the eyelids In this manner he can converse
with an expert without uttering a sound.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

Paper is now successfully manufactured in
Florida, Georgia. Louisiana, Maryland. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
and West Virginia. All sorts are made from
news and writing paper TO book MANILA, wrap
ping, board roofing, blotting tissue and chemi-
cal fiber. In all there are siXty-fve mills, MAX
ing one hundred and thirty five tons OF paper,
boards and pulp. In Virginia there are four
mills. three at Richmond and one at Winchester,
making twelve tons of tissue, book news, blot
ting and wrapping papers and boards, while
West Virginia closes the list with eight mills,
making over thirty tons of wrapping, MANILA,
news and tea papers. boards and chemical fiber.
Maryland has the larecs' .ua'obcr of papermills
of any one State enumerated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

world, there is little probability that largo
stones of pure quality will ever lack a wealthy
purchaser. 1t is Characteristic for instance,
of those few millionaires in the United States
who, like Mr.. w. H. Vanderbilt and Mr..
Mackey, can afford to buy rare precious stones,
that they are content with nothing but the
purest and most costly gems. Anyhow, the ar
rival in England of the latest paragon from
South Africa will be eagerly awaited by the
who have made the English metropolis the
greatest center and distributor of precious stones
in tha world
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07

was sentenced for life in 1876. One of the most
famous exploits of Zuffa and his gang was COM
mitted at Forimpopoli. They entered theatsr
where performance was going on. From the
stage they leveled their carbines at the audience,
announced that every door was closed ard
guarded by a brigand, and that the audience
had better give up at once all their valuables.
One of the gang went around with a bag col
lecting Jewels and money, and the band then
.leiSurplV retired
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07
a Bold Brigand.

baltimore American
The celebrated brigand Huffa, of Bologna Ged
recently in the State prison at Cencena, whore
he had been confined for eighteen years He
The Arizona sentinel., 1884-08-02
Little JOhnny's ConundrH.n.

"Mom," said little Johnny Peri
Wrinkle, addressing his maternal parent,
"what does aesthetic mean? [ heard
Mrs. Mobby say that you was disciple
of the aesthetic school. ="
Esthetic, my son, said Mrs. Peri
Wrinkle, as she dished Mr.. Periwinkle's
red flannel shirt out of the wash-boiler,
sis an extreme love of the beautiful ;
the too, too utterly intense all-butness
of everything that is lovely. Oh p she
exclaimed, clasping her hands rapturous-
~, show supremely divine is the study
of this noble science p
"Wen, mom,' said Johnny, GIVE
got aesthetic conundrum fer yer.
What's the difference between this nut
I'm holdin' in my hand and A No. l
salute from a William goat? Give Ell
up? Why, one is butter-nut and the
other is an utter butt. See?"
Johnny studied "the science Of the
beautiful in the wood-shed.