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The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08
The Togus Postoffica.

The letter of Chairman Brown of the
Democratic committee of the county of Ken
nebec reveals a truly deplorable condition OF
things in that region. 1t seems that an Or
gained conspiracy exists among the Repub-
licans down there to "retard the necessary
reforms of the Cleveland administration
The existance simply of such conspiracy
makes this conspiracy doubly regrettable is
the fact that it has been successful, fer, &C.
cording to Chairman Brown it has actually
succeeded In securing the appointment Of
John Kirk. partisan Republican," to the
the Togus postofice instead of Gen. Steph-
enson, "non-partisan Democrat, and
thus placed "breaker 10 the way of the ad-
ministration" and Endangered its success"
The state of mind the Kennebec Democrats
are in over this terrible blow at reform is
well described by their chairman as 'dumb-
founded" OF course ii is nothing but the
reform aspect of the case that troubles them.
They never for a moment think of the fact
that If the Togus Office is filled by Republi-
can there is one less Office for Democrats.
That phase of the matter never crosses the
mind of these patriots. 1t is the danger that
the appointment of MI. John Kirk to this
Insignificant postofice may ''retard the nee
essary reform" that keeps them awake
nights, and has inspired their chairman TO
write his funny letter to the postmaster
general. We have little doubt that Mr.. vi
las will heed their cry and see to it that the
"success of the administration" is not en-
dangered by the presence of partisan Re-
publican" in the Togus postofice while there
is "non-partisan Democrat out of a job.
Loyalty to his chief. if nothing else, would
induce him to take that step.
We have no doubt that the zeal of the
Kennebec Democracy in the glorious work
of reform will make a deep impression on
the mugwumps.
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08

1t seems that Mr.. J. L. Meade is still hold
ing his commission as postmaster at Halle
hurst, Miss. The Postmaster General was
80 considerate of the feelings of this man
who had been accessory to an unprovoked
murder that he did not turn him out, but
simply invited him to resign. Mr.. Meade is
still considering whether or not TO comply
with MIR. Vilas's request. A prominent
Mississippian now in Washington is quoted
as saying that Meade will be fool if he re-
signs and the President white livered hyp-
ocrite If he removes him.
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08

A Democratic clergyman in Reading, Pa,
preached sermon to the Grand Army or
Memorial day, and during the course of his
remarks declared that there was neither
merit nor glory in the war to save the Union
Since then be has resigned by request.
Pennsylvania is not far enough South tc
support such preacher.
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08

The New York Sun wants the independ-
ent press to point out the civil service
reform in the appointment of Mr.. Herbert
Beecher to the colectorship of Puget Sound
as recognition of his fathers services in
the campaign. The Sun is constantly ask
ing impertinent questions.
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08

The Free Trade Democrats are apparently
willing TO receive Uncle Randall into the
party again, provided she crawls in under
the back fence" Mr.. Randall can afford to
wait. The time will soon come when the
Democracy will open the front, gate for him.
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08
VESSEL WANTED.

ON the night of Nov. 8th 1883, two vessels were
W sailing westward near each other about five
miles South of Watch Hill Light, Block Island
Channel. The windward vessel came in collision
with an east-bound schooner at about half-past
twelve, while the leeward one shot ahead and pass
ed on to the westward. If the master or officer of
this last named vessel who was on watch at that
time, saw the collision and will communicate with
the undersigned, he will be suitably rewarded.
Me-, or SAM'L L. LORD, Ellsworth, Me.
may29 dim
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08

1t is authoritatively announced that the
arrest of the Salvation Army was made by
the express order of the Hon. John w.
Deering. We should think Marshal An
drews would want to clear his skirts of that
bunder.
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08
HE Z r Il = &.
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 8.

We do not read anonymous letters and Commun.
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publica
ton but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
municatons that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08

The hero of Secretary Endicott's forth
coming novel turns out to be rascal This
is another illustration of the force of habit
The Secretary is used to turning out rascals.
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08

Now and then Republican who under
stands perfectly what the Democrats are
here for gives up his office.
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08

Banker Fish, after a long consultation
with Banker Fish, has made up his mind
that Banker Fish is innocent. Banker Fish
gets long way ahead Of other people in this
raspect
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08
A WORD TO WORKINGMEN 4!

Special attention called the goods are manufac
tured by the MECHANICS OF NEW ENGLAND WEST
Of competitors advertise theirs
rOnizng MECHANICS who WE THINK KNOW are full
y Competent to make GOOD WORK the
ED MECHANICS OF The WEST Therefore motto $40 LIVE
and give NEW ENGLAND MECHANICS CHANCE to LIVE
ALSO other Words Money with those Mechanics
from Whom Get It.'
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08

SIX different patterns of Black Walnut Chamber
with combination
90 other OF 3 w Chamber Sets cOresrOndingy
Bedstead Bureau Rocker
Solid Ash
Walnut frames, from $3.50 upw
Plush
spring Rocker
10 he purch
Oil Cloth,
i'm
Archer Rochester Barber
All orders enquiries promptly
The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08
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GeFmanCcrnReMlOvcr kills Corns & Bunions
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Pixies TOOthache Drops cure in Minute, Csc
To~-'s Rheumatic Pills are sure cure, 6Qc.
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The Portland daily press., 1885-06-08

And parties purchasing $4,000 worth we will in
addition to paying Fares Both Ways and the free
deliveryin Portland take $1,000 down and give One
Years time to the balance.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14

lie is happy whose circumstances
SUITS his temper; but he is more ex-
cellentt who can suit his temper to
any circumstances.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14
EVERYDAY PHILOSOPHY.

When weariness with life my spirit fills,
When deep disgust consumes me with
my lot,
| draw some store of comfort from the ills
haven't got.
To find that fortune ut your coming flies,
To be bankrupt in health, in fame, in
purse,
Is bad enough, but philosophize,
1t might be worse.
necessarily we make a great ado,
The mouth of Misery is wide agape;
But happier we, fancy, if we knew
What we escape
The common woes of life are bad enough,
NIisfortunes fall as easily as the dew,
And still for every morning steak that's
tough
There might be two,
This one is sick; his wayward fate cries
out
Against the leech, the calomel, the bed;
Oh, inconsiderate person; cease TO pout-
You might be dead
And this one hath the mitten; he has
wooed;
Vainly, alacls his wooing it has sped /;
Well-even in this there's comfort, right
ly view'd--
He might be we'd
And here is one who whines; his all is
swept
Away in panic; he has had 10 "fail"
He should, l think, be cheerful, that he's
kept
Safe out of Jail.
But late ! lost a twenty-dollar bill
And did l wiring my hands that had
blundercd?
Not l, indeed !---I'm very thankful still
Twas not hundred
Sooth, should Ger capsize when walks
are bad,
And my good clavicle involve in wreck,
Serenely should say, How very glad
It's not my neck"
Oh, trust me-better not make ado
AT the few miseries of our common lot;
There's millions of emf we only
knew
We haven't got.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14
CONTINUING THE EXERCISES.

Sometimes" said a well known
lawyer the other day, "a little quiet
ridicule will destroy the effect of a
forcible speech to jury when the
most convincing arguments fail to
accomplish the desired result. Sam
Hoar, the father of Judge Hoar was
a lawyer and a very pious one, too.
One day he was arguing a case
in the supreme court. The lawyer
on the other side was a smart, but
dissipated sort of a 'good-for-noth-
ing fellow. Mr.. Hoar made long
speech to the jury in behalf of his
client. 1t was strong effort, and
delivered in Il pious, solemn and
impressive tone and manner. In
fact, it might be said to be almost
religious in its character. 1t pro-
duced a grand effect on the court
and jury. When Mr.. Hoar sat down
every thing was as quiet as death.
The dissipated lawyer on the other
side, waited a moment, and then
arose to take up his side of the case.
He buttoned up his coat, advanced
forward a few steps, deliberately
and costs rtI bands, and looking very
'rnvided, when acco. -. e 49,
f,IdoJ t cleaning of the side at the
ioiueu HIS li"'' :, that case loi''-I:an
piously and impressive A.. r
jury, said, giving an exact imital1So. :
of Mr.. Hoar's solemnity of manner
and speech;
"We will now, brethren, continue
the exercises"
The effect was electrical. Jury.
court and every one in the court
room burst into fit of laughter
which could not be subdued for
several moments. His inimical
mimicry had destroyed completely
the effect of Mr.. Hoar's speech, and
he seized this auspicious moment to
advance the most forcible arguments
in favor of his client.-Boston Ga
zette.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14
EGGS AS FOOD,

Would it not be wise to substitute
more eggs for meat in our diet ?
About onethird of the weight of an
egg is solid nutriment. There are
no bones and tough places that have
to be laid aside A good egg is
made up of ten parts shell, sixty
parts white, and thirty parts yelk.
The white of an egg contains Sc per
cent. water, the yelk 50 per cent.
The average weight of an egg is
about two ounces. Practically an
egg is animal food, and yet there is
none of the disagreeable work of the
butcher necessary to obtain it. Eggs
are best when cooked four minutes
This takes away the animal taste
that is so offensive to some, but does
not so harden the white or yelk as
to make them hard to digest. An
egg if cooked very hard is difficult
to digest except by those with stout
stomachs; such eggs should be eat
en- with bread and masticated very
finely. An excellent sandwich can
be made with eggs and brown bread
An egg spread on toast is food fit
for a king, if kings deserve any bet
ter food than other people, which is
doubtful. Fried eggs are less whole
some than boiled ones. An egg
dropped into hot water is not only
clean and handsome, but delic-
ious morsel. Most people spoil the
taste of their eggs by adding pepper
and salt. A little sweet butter is the
best dressing. Eggs contain much
phosphorus, which is supposed to
be useful to those who use their
brains much.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14
THE HAMMER.

The hammer is the universal en-
blem of mechanics. With it are
alike forged the sword of contention
and the plough-shire of peaceful
agriculture, the press of the free,
and the shackle of the slave. The
eloquence of the forum has movod
the armies of Greece and Rome to a
thousand battle-felds. but the elo-
quence of the hammer has covered
those fields with victory of defeat.
The inspiration of song has kindled
up high hopes and noble aspiration
in the bosoms of brave knights and
gentle DANES, but the inspiration of
the hammer has strewn the field
with tattered helm and shield, de-
cided not only the fate of chivalric
combat, but the fate of thrones,
crowns, and kingdoms. The forging
of thunderbolts was ascribed by the
Greeks as the highest act of Jove's
omnipotence, and their MYTHOLOGY
beautifully ascribes to one of their
gods the task of presiding at the
labor of the forge.
In ancient warfare, the hammer
was powerful weapon, independent
of the blade it formed. Many
stout skull was broken through the
cap and helm by blow of Vulcan's
weapon. The armies of the Cres-
cent would have subdued Europe
to the sway of Mahammed, but on
the plains of France their progress
was arrested, and the brave and
simple warrior who saved Christen-
dom from the sway of the Mussul-
man was named martel-"the ham
mer." How simple, how appropri-
ate, how grand-"the hammer "The
hammer is the wealth of nations.
By it are forged the ponderous en-
gine and the tiny needle 1t is an
instrument of the savage and the
civilized. Its merry clink points
out the abode of industry-it is a
domestic deity presiding over the
grandure of the most wealthy and
ambitious, as well as the humble
and impoverished. Not stick is
shaped, not a house is raised a ship
floats, or carriage rolls, a wheel spins
an engine moves, press speaks,
viol sings, spade delves, or flag
waves, without the hammer. With
out the hammer civilization would
be unknown, and the human spec
les only as defenceless bru:es, but
skilful hands directed by wisdom,
it is an instrument of power, of
greatness, and true glory.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14
Hattie's Mistake.

"Ah," said old Mrs. Prodgitt,
"things have changed since my day!
When l was IA girl, folks used to
stay at home and help their mothers
do the housework, and piece bed
quilts, and embroider lace wells,
instead of running about in all the
dirty streets and narrow lanes in
creationl"
Mrs. Prodgitt did not take kindly
to modern civilization.
She had come up from Owl Brook
to visit her cousin Mary Ann, who
had married Ebenezcr Hardy a
quarter of n century ago, and set
tied down in New York; and, us
she expressed herself, things SEEM
ed to be all turned topsy-turvy."
"But, Cousin Prodigy" said saucy
Hattie Hardy, who was cquiping
herself with basket, bag, parasol and
waterproof cloak, "it is work OF
mercy and charity that we are en-
gagged in"
Nonsense !" irritably cried Mrs.
Prodgitt. 81 think you've all gone
crazy together! I'm surprised at
you, Mary Ann, to let the child go
tramping all over the the city by
herself. In my day it wasn't con-
sidered respectable"
"You say, truly, that times have
changed since then,' mildly uttered
Mrs. Hardy, who was knitting heecy
wool by the fire. ''Be sure, Hattie,
that you come early. The new
minister is to be here tonight to tea,
ond Betsey can't be trusted with the
Ied There Is mess 'raso china"
new set of"m6ES99I-Tlnio don't -&ruiJ
81 wonder what he is likee?F ?F'iSG Sal. p
Hattie, as she tied the deep blue
strings of her hat into coquetish
bow under her round chin. 81 do
hope he's young and handsome"
"My dearm demonstrated Mrs.
Prodgitt.
"Of course" added Hattie, 1--WE
knew that old Mr.. Puzzleton was a
perfect saint; but one don't like
saints with red noses and spcctaclcs
and three layers of double chin p
Mrs. Prodgitt looked as if she ex-
pected that Hattie would be struck
by lightning on the spot for that
heretical remark.
Harriet was all that she could
utter.
While Mrs. Hardy, more accus-
toned to the audacious speeches of
her pretty daughter, went on, in her
purring, sing song tones:
Don't forget that poor widow in
Cob lane, Hattie. And if you go to
Milo Reneau's, | think it would be
well to speak a word in season to
that great lazy son of his, who is
always buying lottery tickets, and
does nothing to support the old
folks"
"Oh yes? Pm glad you mentioned
that, said Hattie, penciling an en-
Try on her little tablets. "Mem-to
give Janas Rencau a piece of my
mindP Dear Mr.. Puzzleton always |
said that that young man was a
dreadful stumbling blockw !
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14

No man ever offended his own
conscience, but first or last it was re-
venged on him for doing it.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14

The cultivation of a cheerful
spirit demands as a first requisite
that the conditions of health be OBJ
served. The detection that claims
sympany on the ground of some sup
posed hardship often has its origin
in indigestion. A sensible obser-
vance of hygienic laws is frequently
the one thing needful to transform
a doleful man into IA bright and
cheerful one.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14

to shining forth resplendent in fresh
attire, a serpent seeks retirement
children 78loiRGRla5 for for few days and
49, aIn c
Ah0 'eIoIl- - ----loit we mean
appears to be in q melancholy s,,,.,
generally. When all is ready he
begins at the lips to extricate him
self from the old dress. rubbing
against whatever may be in his way.
The first part of the process is ted
ious, but as he progresses he works
more rapidly; when he reaches the
ribs they assist the operation, until
finally the old skin is shed entire
turned inside out, and Mr.. Snake
revels in his new suit. His ewes,
covered by perfectly transparent
layer of cuticle, are bright and beau
titul. 1t is only while this cuticlc
is forming over the eye that the SER
pent is blind. Their toilet is made
in the spring, but not alone at that
time: any unusual circumstance is
apt to make them wish for a new
suit ofclothcs, beginning when infants
from one to two weeks old. Some
are so tastidious as to require A
change once month, and even of
tener, while others, more plebeian,
will wear the same garment for six
months.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14
STRANGE VOWS.

records of VOWS, more or less roman
tic or absurd, says the New Orleans
"States". For instance: Queen Joan,
of Naples, at IL grand feast at her
castle of Fartg, honored the Knight
Galaezzo of Mantua by opening the
ball with him. When the dance
was finished the grateful knight
knelt down before his royal partner
and to fifty express his acknowl-
edgement of the honor he had re-
ceived, he took a solemn vow to
wander through the world, visiting
every country where feats of arms
were performed, and not rest until
he had suGdued two valiant Knight
and presented them as prisoners at
his queens footstool, to be disposed
of at her royal pleasure. Sure
enough, the doughty warrior, after a
year spent in wandering over Eu-
rope, returned like a cat with
mouse in her mouth, and laid his
two prisoners at the feet of Queen
Joan. The queen took the giftvery
gracefully, and the admiring histo-
rian tells us. declined her right
to impose rigorous conditions on
her captives, and gave them liberty
without ransom"
Often we have the letter with the
vow evaded with some special rea-
soning, and the spirit then broken
with impunity. For instance, a
modern Rip Van Winkle vowed
that he would never drink another
drop of liquor as long as he had d
hair on his head. A few hours lat
er he was met coming out of a bar
ber shop with poll as hairless as
that of babe.
Damsels in love often make
strange VOWS. We all remember
the case of the poor young lady who
was so overcome by her lovers fail
ure to appear at the wedding that
she ordered everything in the house
to be kept unchanged as it had been
on that hapless day. Years went
by, the wedding feast remained set
on the table, the rich cakes nodded
and were eaten by mice, while the
poor, half-demented lady fitted in
and out of the deserted rooms of the
house like ghost, always wearing
the white dress and veil which she
had put on to welcome the faithless
lover who never came. A similar
case to this was that of a lady of
hign rank in England, who, being
Tilted by her lover, went to bed and
vowed she would never get up again
and kept her word for twenty-six
years. A less eXcusable. case was
that of q man who, finding that his
wife was disposed to demand too
much hard work from him, took to
his bed with the avowed determina-
ton to stay there. And for twenty
two years this worthless old scamp
stayed between the sheets, while his
wife waited upon him and fed him
with persistent devotion.
Vows of perpetual silence are nu-
merous, the only trouble being that
those who need this VOW most do
not take it. Miss Caroline Brewer
in 1910 vowed she never would
speak an other word to any human
being because she had Il quarrel
with her lover. For thirty-fve years
until the day of her death, she was
never known to utter a word Some
years ago, three sisters lived togeth-
er. Two of them quarreled and
vowed never to speak to each other
again. They did not speak for
twenty years, when one of them
died, the other refusing to speak to
her even on her deathbed.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14

If the keynote of all your CON
duct to others had its spring in
fine self reverence, there would be
no discourtesies.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14
HOW LINCOLN RECEIVED THE NEWS.

Those were indeed exciting days.
The iron-clads were thurdering away
at the Notifications at Drury's bluff,
while Grant was pounding at Peters
burg and tightening his coils so as
to prevent Lee from escaping. /
remember the president talking over
Gen. Grants plans, and pointing out
on the map how the plans were to
be executed. He was greatly excit-
ed and could hardly keep quiet; he
wanted to get near the front where
the fight was going on. On Satur-
day, April 1, one of the three flags
which Sheridan had captured the
previous bay at Dinwiddle Court
House was received by the Presi-
dent The day had been one of sus-
pense, and Mr.. Lincoln had been
considerably worried because of the
Fifth corps losing ground at Din
widdls, so that when Col. Bowers, of
the staff, came in near midnight
with dispatches, hesitated about
arousing the President. Learning
their purport, however, from Col.
Bowers (they announced the victory
Of Five Forks, l knocked at Mr.
Lincoln's door and, with an apology,
gave him the dispatches.
| can see him now, as he stood in
his night shirt that reached barely
to his knees and left expoused his
long, thin legs that were thickly
covered with black hair. He held
candle in one hand, and, while !
was reading the dispatches, with the
other kept reaching down and
scratching his legs. He was nightly
pleased with the victory, and put
ting his hand on my shoulder he
said, Captain, I should never have
forgiven you if you hadn't walked
me up to hear such good news"
Sunday, the ID of April, was an
especially exciting day. Late in the
morning we rode out from City
Point to the entrenehments at the
point nearest the battle then going
on in front of the Ninth corps, and
witnessed the struggle there, when
the Sixth, Ninth and Twenty-fourth
corps succeeded in broadening
through the enemy's lines. In the
'"Hning there was a dispatch from
hat our Immense htboQp driven to
=, ~ % s,------;ued and is
Grant that Lee had bev1,,
his last lines about Petersburg, and
telling Mr.. Lincoln to come out. If
there was ever happy man l think
it was the President that night. He
felt that the end was at hand, and
that, after four years of bloody war.
peace was now to bless the land.
-
A MATTER OF HABTT.-A popular
minister was asked the other day
how 1t was possible for him to
preach new sermon every Sunday
year after year, and to find some
thing new to say. Doesn't it give
you a great deal of trouble?" "Ob
MOI! was the reply ITS a mere
matter of habit. My sermons have
never kept me awake five minutes, "
"Ah!" said the other, "that, then
is the reason why they don't keen
other people awake either" The
ensuing silence was both chillipo
and embarrassing. Some people
never know when it is inadvisable
20 joke.
lie IS happy whose circumstances
70 laW..
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14

7 =, '3-----.'"nd and is
Grant that Lee had beols 49,
his last lines about Petersburg, and
telling Mr. Lincoln to come out. If
there was ever happy man think
1t was the President that night. He
felt that the end was at hand, and
that' after four years of bloody war,
peace was now to bless the land
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14

THE TOILET OF THE SNAKE.-Prior
to shining forth resplendent in fresh
attire, serpent seeks retirement.
08i"3AljRa5 for few days and