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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-26
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.

OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. IS, :56 p. m.
Observations taken at the same moment OF
ime at all stations named.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-26
HAwTaoRNE's woyDER BOOB.

We remember nothing more sumptuous in
the holiday efforts of publishers than this
edition Of the Hawthorne Wonder Book.
Nobody handled the brownies, COLLINS,
dwarfs, pigmies, giants and spooks as did
Hawthorne, and this is a noble presentation,
by binder and printer, of the best Of Haw-
thorne's work,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-26
TUE DESTINY OF NAN

An application Of a lecture before the
Concord School of Philosophy. Mr.. John
Fisk is what he has, we believe, himself
called Christian evolutionist. He
believes that the discoveries Of the
Copernical system Of evolution of
the doctrines Of natural selection and the
survival of the 6ttest have eunobled rather
than degraded the status Of man in nature,
and that, so far from having relegated him
to the position Of particle among other par
ticles of the great organism, they have con-
firmed the human domination and inner
itanee. No scientist of the era writes more
luminOusly and readably than Mr.. Fisk, or
has the merit Of discussing these deep sub
iects with more graphic familiarity.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
A Growing Victorv.

Returns received at the Lewiston Journal
office from 442 towns give total vote of
1850 for Robie; 56,331 for Redman and g.
597 scattering. The remaining towns two
years ago gave slight Fusion majority
which will probably be changed this year to
Republican majority. These figures show
plurality for Gov. Robie of 81, 900 and a
clean majority of nearly or qaite 1900.
The early estimate of 10000 plurality was
based upon the vote in the cities and larger
towns, but the back towns have done better
than was expected aud swelled the majority
to the figure mentioned above.
The size of the victory as indicated by
these figures far exceeds the most sanguine
expectations of the Republicans. Since the
war with the exception of the years 1856
and 1859 when Gov. Chamberlain received
27,0OO aud $4,000 respectively no majority
given to Republican candidate for Cover
nor has equalled it. In the Presidential
year 1872. the majority in September was
several hundred short of Gov. Robie's
majority, that of 1876 several thousand
while in 1880 there was majority against
the Republicans. Thus in four years the
Republicans have succeeded in converting
majority of some hundreds against them
into majority of II, 900 in their favor
The attempt of the Democratic press to
belittle the victory when it appeared much
less complete than it does now were ridicu-
lous enough, but their contortions here
after will be ludicrous in the extreme.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
Drinking Ceremonies.


The custom of touching glasses prior to
drinking healths is very common in Eug-
land and many other countries, and espe-
claliy in Germany. 1t is curious to trace
how this custom has prevailed, and still ex-
lists even among savage tribes. 70 drink
out of the same cup and 20 eat off the same
plate was one of the ways in which the an
clients celebrated a marriage, and the we'd
ding feast continues to be not the least i'm
portant OF the marriage ceremonies to the
present day. The Indians of Brazil retain
custom of drinking together a little brandy,
as sign that the marriage is concluded. In
China similar customs are met with. In
the medieval banquets of Germany it was
the custom to pass glowing cup'' from
hand to hand, but this gradually necessitated
mat the cup should be of enormous size, and
thus smaller cups or glasses were adopted.
and the old custom was conformed to by the
drinkers touching their glasses before drink
ing. The ceremony attending the passing
and drinking out of the Slowing cup." as
practlsed at our great city festivals and at
some OF our college halls, is said to have
arisen from the assassination of King Ed
ward. 1t was then the custom among the
Anglo-Saxons to pass round large cup,
from which each guest drank; he who thus
drank stood up, and as he lifted the cup
with both hands, his body was exposed with
out any defence to blow, and the occasion
was often seized by an enemy to murder
him. To prevent this, the folio wing plan
was adopted: When one of the company
stood up to drink, he required the compan-
ion who sat next to him to be his pledge
that is, to be responsible for protecting him
against anybody who should attempt to take
advantage of his defenceless position; this
companion stood up also, and raised his
drawn sword in his hand to defend the
drinker while drinking. This practice, in
somewhat altered form, continued long af-
ter the condition of society had ceased to re-
quire it, and was the origin of the modern
practice of pledging in drinking In drink
ing from the "loYing cup" as now practised,
each person rises and takes the cup in his
hand to drink, and at the same time the
person seated next to him rises also, and
when the latter takes the cup In his turn,
the individual next to him does the same.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
Cholera Scenes.

The special London correspondent of the
New York Times presents terrible picture
of the ravages of cholera in Italy:
In some of the smaller cities of the North,
like La Speza, Busca and Bergamo, the viru-
lence of the disease is such as has no par
allel in the French cities of the south. Few
er reports are received from them, but these
portray horrid state of affairs. In Gala
bria there has been much fierce rioting, and
trains are no longer run on certain rail-
coads, because the peasants fire into them
and tear up the tracks. At Lucca also there
has been rioting, and bloodshed has oc-
CURED, owing to civic interference with
religious procession. Disgraceful stories of
panic and anarchy come from all parts of
the country. They far overshadow the
worst incidents reported from the poorest
quarters of Marseilles and Toulon. Every
where the belief is prevalent that the doc
toIs spread the poison, having received or
ders to kill the people, and hence the poor
hide their sick and mob the doctors in the
streets. In one case they even attacked a
hospital priest and pounded him nearly to
death. This occurred in the village of
Marino.
Naples, it is said, has begun an awful
struggle with the dreaded pestilence. The
better classes in Naples seem to be keeping
cool and meeting the scourge like men and
women, but the utmost panic prevails in the
poorer quarters. There have been num-
Der of riots in the market place, and troops
have been used to suppress them. So far
the disease in Naples, as in Marseilles, has
been confined to the most wretched and dir
ty sections of the city.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

One fact is demonstrated pretty conclu-
sively by the vote of Monday, and that is that
the Greenback party has virtually ceased to
exist. The Greenback vote will probably
not exceed 5000. The questions which
gave birth to that party have all been set
tied, and the settlement of these questions
has sertled the party.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

Chairman Barnum of the National Demo-
cratic Committee and John r. Mclean of
the Cincinnati Enquirer and the recognized
boss of Democratic politics in that city, have
had conference, and it is announced that
things have been fixed. L is pretty safe to
say that a conference between these two
Democratic statesmen means mischief.
Both of them are politicians of the worst
Democratic type, and both of them are
thoroughly INSCRIPTIONS as to the means to
be used provided the end is accomplished.
A conference and an agreement between
them means that nothing which bribery ard
corruption can do to place Ohio in the Dem
ocratic column in October, is to be left m.
done
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

The Democratic papers strongly object to
comparing the Maine election returns this
year with the returns of 1880. But when
the Vermont returns were compared with
the returns of 1880 the Democratic press
offered no objection.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

The Dem sratic and Independent editors
ought to ass mble together and agree on
soae tune to be whistled when going by the
Maine graveyard. The multiplicity of the
tunes they are now @histling is discounting
largely the effect which whistling is sup
posed to have under such circumstances.
One alleges that the Republican triumph is
not much of victory, because Hannibal
Hamlin predicted $4,000 majority Anoth-
er who has not been running Democratic
newspaper quite long enough to entirely
lose his conscience, dscards this argument
becaust it is based on the premise that Mr..
Hamlin made such statement. which is
false and known to he false by everybody
who knows anything. He finds his consola-
tion in what Oh Monday night appeared to
be the fact, that the Republican majority did
not exceed the average Republican MAORI
ties before the Greenback craze set N. Un-
fortunately for him, since Monday night the
majority has crawled up several thousand,
and now promises to considerably exceed
the average even before the Greenback delu-
sion made the inroad into the Republican
party, and he is now searching for another.
Still another set of editors undertake to
explain away the defeat by alleging that the
Republican majority was bought The
Springfield Republican, which is inclined to
adopt this explanation, declares that the
Republicans have made their gains princi-
pally In the cities where the purchasable
voter abounds 1t makes this declaration,
too, it asserts, after carefully studying the
figures. Now the fact is. and only the most
careless glance at the returns is necessary to
show it, that the gains made by the Repub
licans in the country are much larger 10 pro-
portion to the vote than those made in the
cities. As a rule the smaller the town the
greater the percentage of Republican gain.
Portland, Augusta aud Bangor did, it is trne,
show large Republican gains, but it is also
true that B'ddeford and Lewiston showed
large Democratic gains. 1t is due to the
fact that the back towns which are not ac-
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

The statement made some time ago in
regard to the intentions of Mr.. Harry W.
French was too sweeping. While he will no.
support Mr.. Blaine he has not determined to
support Coy. Cleveland,
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

Enquirer" who writes to the Advertiser
that he cannot find in the PRESS Mr..
BIaine's speech in relation to his conduct in
regard TO the amendment at the polls on
election day, had better rub up his specta-
cles. All that Mr.. Blaine said on the sub
ject appeared in the PRESS Of Tuesday
morning.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

Gov. Robie has received the largest major
ity gubernatorial candidate ever received
in Maine, but the Democrats profess to think
it isn't much of shower
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

The Democrats think they depressed their
voters 10y not claiming more in Maine before
election. They are not going to do SO any
more. They are now claiming every State in
the Union which has not yet had an cleo
tion, with the possible exception of Rhode
Island
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
DIR. j. n. PORTER'S
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The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

Forty thousand copies of Carl SchuIz's
to Maine by the Independents. The man is
yet to be found, however who changed his
vote in consequence of it.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

cessible to the telegraph did better than the
larger towns from which the vote was early
received, that the estimated majority fell
considerably short Of the actual majority.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

"The truth is" the Argus declares, "Gov.
Robie's plurality will be about 14,00O."
The truth is, outside of every Office bat the
Argus Office that the plurality will be over
on Ann
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

COL Goldman thinks on the whole that he
can vote for Cleveland though he admits
that he shall not do SO with so much salts
faction as he anticipated.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
Agents Wanted

4 IMMEDIATELY to sell L. E. Cores Little Gem
n Door Lock Stop and Bumper combined. Sells
agents are making So to So day putting them
on. Come at once to Perry's HOTEL Portland. Maine
L. e. GORE, owner OF Patent.
sep11 d3t*
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

The Democratic press must now look for
consolation to Gov. ChamberIain's majority
of 27,000 just after the war. 1t is their only
resource
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
IH Il Il r Il $ s.
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 12.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
eatons. The name and address of the writer are In
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubHca-
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., 1884-09-12
Wanted,
Girls Wanre(

A COLORED GIRL to do second work; must be
"A well recommended. Address giving name, resi-
dence and references to SO SPRING ST. sep10dtf
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

The United States is not the only country
without an efficient navy. The British ad-
miralty announces that it is about to send
several corvettes and composite ships to
China. But the Army and Navy Gazette
says that the admiralty is trying to throw
dust in the eyes of the people; the govern
ment has not a single vessel it can send
through the Suez canal fit to cope with the
weakest French iron-cad under the COM
mand of Admiral Courbet, and if it had a
ship ready it could not man it; it also as
serts that England is in condition of such
utter naval collapse as will take years to
remedy. This corresponds with the assertion
of Shanghi correspondent of the London
Times in regard to the comparative merit OF
the French and English Havy in eastern
waters.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
CHEW
BOSS LUMP
T0RACC0.
sspzS eod1y
SAVINGS BANK NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that Elizabeth W. Full
~ Ter, of Portland, Me-, has notified me in writ
ing that the deposit book issued by the Portland
that she desires duplicate book to be Issued to her.
EDWARD A. MOVES, Treasurer
Portland, Sept. 4, 1884. sep5d1aw3~F
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
TWIN COTTAGE
TO LET. .

SIORtS In the Thompson block, Nos. III, I19
~ 121 and 1913 Middle street, few d. ors below
the post Office; fitted suitable for wholesale or retail
business with light, finished, airy Easements Rent
reasonable. Inquire of Il. 4. THOMPSON, No. 164
Bracket street Portland, Me. isnlAdM
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

WANTED-For all cities and large towns in
w Maine. energetic men to solicit insurance for
the Peoples Benefit Association of Maine; pays
$500 to $25.0o weekly benefit for loss of time by
sickness or accident and full amount insured in
event of toGal disability death. Liberal terms,
pleasant and permanent employment to wide awake
men. Office 305 CONGRESS ST., Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

"ANTED.-By an English man and wife, sit
w uations man as thorough indoor servant, wife
ss very good cook would not object to take charge
OF gentlemsn's place for winter months, ages re-
dress A. T., Box 1873, Portland, Me. ser8-1
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

WANTED-Al lady wishes to take two children
w into her family; will give good home with at
tendance in public or private schools. Terms mod
crate. Address IS, Box 1349. Bath Me.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
BUSINESS CHANCES.

a Portland Star Match Factory, West Com
IN mercial St. jn19dtf
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

WANTED.-As small tenement of five OF six
w rooms one with good yard preferred Ad-
dress ]. F. g., Press Office. aug29-4
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
LOST AND EOuNn.

OST-On Saturday evening, at or near hRines
~ Bros store, new pink silk handkerchief; will
the finder please return same to 53S CONGRESS
ST., and receive thanks and reward. sep9-1
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

"ANTED-Ladies that can knit crochet or do
w fancy work to make goo1 for our trade at
their homes in city or country; So to $40 weekly
easily made at our business goods sent by mail any
distance. Send 10 cents, silver or stamps for sam
pie, postage and particulars HUDSON MFG CO.,
265 Sixth Avenue, New York. aug1 9d1m
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

ESOR SALE-$2O0 buys one of the best milk
n routes in the vicinity of Boston, 2S miles out;
owselling 20 cans to families and 15 cans to
stores; milk costs % cents can; splendid set of
toners; well equipped; fine horses, nice wagons
and pungs. W. +. CARRUTHERS, "a fremont
Row. Boston. sep11.1
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

"ANTED.-Al live wide-awake man to solicit
w insurance in Portland and adjoining towns
for one of the Oldest and strongest Life Insurance
Companies n the world. With the right party, and
with one is willing to put zeal and energy into
the work, an arrangement can be made which will
make his labor pleasant, remunerative and perma-
nent. No previous knowledge of the business is ab-
solutely requisite. address, with full name, BOX
574 Portland Me. jy24f
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

no Let
A GOOD tene ent at Woodfords, on line of Horse
IA Railroad. Enquire of j. II. READ,
aug2Sdtf Ocean ST., Woodfords.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

ENOR SALE-$1200 buys first-class baking
IL business consists of good store, bake house
team; business $450 per week; rent of store, bake
house and tenement $50 per month; splendid
chance for any one wanting good paying business.
W. F. CARRUTHERS, "a fremont Row, Boston.
sep8-l
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

TNOR sALE-$11oO buys the stock and fixtures
n of nice corner grocery store near depots,
kept by one party % years, location on great
thoroughfare, of the best openings for business
in the city of Boston. W. f. CARRUTHERS, "a
fremont Row, Boston. sep11-l
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

EyOR SALE-$2000 buys stock and fixtures of
IL 1st class Ladies' and Gents Furnishing Goods
store; profits average $40 per week; a fine laundry
business connected that pays So per week. rent lows
CARRUTHERS, "a fremont Row, Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

WANTED-Ladie and gentlemen, just look;
w we will buy all kinds Of cast off clothing and
carpets and furniture we pay cash and trade quick
please send postal. Address MR.. or MRS. S.. No.
1855 Danforth Street, City. sep1-2
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12

EOR sALE-m health compels the owner to
II offer for sale her stock of millinery goods at
the low price of $500, including all fixtures and
furniture; two good rooms connected; located on
Main street, in the Charlestown district; doing
fine business; rent only SO per month. W. f. CAR
RUTHERS, "a fremont Row. Boston. sep8-1
The Portland daily press., 1884-09-12
uousn gor sale or toTot

A I Woodford's Corner on Lincoln street; fin
IN ished room; handy to horse cars. ENQUIRE of
L. j: PERKINS, 489 Congress street, Portland.
jn11 diff
National Republican., 1884-05-06
Alcohol in the Arts.

Over four million gallons of alcohol are
used annually in the arts in tho United
States. As was pointed out by Mr. Hewitt
in his speech on the bill to extend the bonded
period Of whisky, the excise tax imposed
upon distilled spirits used in the arts is
simply tax upon domestic industry. The
revenue derived from this source is not
needed by the government, and no doubt
congress would remove tho tax If it were
not for tho apprehension that alcohol, after
being Withdrawn from bond, might by
some process DO resolved back into bever.
age. If this could be done, the honest liquor
dealers, who sell whisky upon which the tax
has been paid, would be put at great disad-
vantage.
4 report has been sent to the ways and
means committee of the house of representa-
tivcs from committee of the National
Academy Of Sciences giving the result of GER
tain experiments in the distillation of
methyated spirits. The general conclusion
arrived ut is that it is impossible to separate
wood naphtha from alcohol so as to entirely
remove the taste but by careful process of
distillation it is possible to obtain u product
which might bo used in tho manufacture of
alcoholic beverages OF low order. 1t would
require, however, plant which it would be
difficult to hide away, and it would be no
more difficult for the government to protect
itself against this species Of fraud than
against the Illicit distillation of whisky,
IL Is estimated that If the tax of 90 cents a
gallon were removed from the distilled spirits
used in the arts tho annual consumption
would rise to eight millions of gallons, 1t
would be gratifying to the temperance people
TO know that SO large portion Of the pro-
duct Of tho dstilleries was not consumed us
beverage. Cheap alcohol would stimulate
certain classes Of manufactures, and oyory
person who uses commercial alcohol in any
form would be glad to soc the price come
down, Congress may yet find a way Of re-
moving the tax from distilled spirits used in
the arts, and retaining it on distilled spirits
used as a beverage
National Republican., 1884-05-06
snrlnger Won,t Investigate Kellogg.

q Congressman kellogg has requested the
Springer committee to allow him TO appear
before it with counsel. This request was dis
cussed by the committee yesterday morning,
most of the members being opposed to grant
ing the request.
Mr.. Fyan thought it looked as if the COM
mttee was called upon to whitewash Mr..
Kellogg
Mr. Stewart thought Kellogg ought to be
informed that it was not part of the business
of the committee to determine whether he
was guilty or innocent
Mr.. Kellogg wants to prove that he is n
good, vrtuous Christian gentleman" inter-
posed Mr.. Milliken. ~ would like to accom-
modate him." he continued, but"
Pm not willing TO accommodate anybody"
said Mr.. Stewart 81 would like to know If
there was any deviltry on the part Of anybody
to shield Kellogg"
"Kelogg is a member of the house, and it
wouldn't be right 60 bring in testimony
against him." said Mr., Stephenson.
"This is question of jurisdiction Mr.
Stewart interposed. "We've gone out Of our
jurisdiction 400 times, and IL hardly looks
fair to bring up that question now"
Tho committee instructed Mr.. Springer to
confer with Mr. Kellogg, and suggest that
the latter offer resolution in tho house ask
ing for an investigation. 1t is the intention
of the committee to investigate the conduct
of the officials of the government in the prose-
cutioh OF Mr.. Kellogg,