Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-24
Biaine's Political Failure.

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Well socially a. in Office:
Hiaiue's Political Failure.
Washington Dispatch To the Portland Advertiser
! \ weil-knowa Maine man who is visiting in
Washington said to-day; The manner in which
Dir. Blaine Il acquiescing in the result OF last
Novembers struggles brings him closer to The
heart of the people of his state. and there is no
Pace within their gift he could not have By in-
| dicaiing that he would take H. He can return
| to the senate or TO the lower house within TWO
| years. ii he chooses. And as he intends TO re-
main i'm the public view it is more than likely
that me will accept a seat in Congress after his
| literary task has been completed. Either Sena.
/ tor Hale or Congressman MIlliken would retire
! 10 give place TO Mr.. Blaine il lac should desire
: 10 return to the active dutie, of the House or
Senate. Small as the return, Hale could become
governor. Frye would not yield unless conn
PEELED to- and it would keep Blaine busy beat
/ him il he tried. There as a general feeling here
that the matter can be arranged TO accomno-
/ date all the statesmen. There is also "A belief
! that while Mr.. Blaine may go back into public
| life for "A few years, he will not permit himself
to be again pushed for The presidency.
Mr. Beecher on Tobacco.
BETTER NOT To USE 1T, But. HE WHO DOES
SHOULD USE GOOD QUALITY.
From the New York Times.
| The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher made some re-
marks about the use of tobacco i'm Plymouth
church last evening, prefacing them with the
| statement that he didn't propose To preach, but
| to talk to the young men of his congregation.
His remarks were anent TO the last two verses
of First Corinthians, vi: "Know We not that
your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost
&c. Civilization, said Mr.. Beecher il a great
waster, and IL wastes that which is most pre-
| cious, the brain and nerve, and this gives rise
TO great many stimuli that men employ IL
Is not without reason that men fly to opium,
hasheesh, or tobacco. Anything that exhausts
the nerve and brain force TO a greater extent
than the daily supply is weakening, and any
thing that prevents such exhausting is an econ
olny. Stimuli hold the nerve force from vast
| ing, when used in minute quantities, but have
an effect directly to the reverse if used i'm large
quantities. We hardly dare say these things 20
| young people. for fear that they will run into
excess Nobody dares tell "A young man. "if
YOU will drink wine these are the conditions"
1t ism I in the temperance Bible.
Mr.. Beecher said he had revised his early
opinions i'm regard TO the use OF tobacco. He
sale denunciation of tobacco but he would urge
the young men of his charge not TO form the
habit of using it,: II am not saying" said he,
that tobacco viii lead 10 rum, and rum to
young. They don't need IL. But il you do
smoke, or Ii you choose to smoke later in life,
| 1 have no maledictions but see to it that the
practice shall take on as little that is offensive
as possible. There is great choice In the Sc
| lection. Man may be Justified I'm smoking, but
charity hasn't got mantle that is broad
enough to cover a man who uses bad tobacco"
Mr.. Beecher spoke at length. and i'm a severely
critical way, OF the disagreeable features OF the
use OF tobacco. and urged his young men to Gull
| tivate pofteness and avoid the duilng of the
moral sensiblities that often follows the use Of
| stimulants.
Beverages for the q. A. X. Boys.
AGITATION IN THE ENcAMPMENT AT PORT.
LAND OVER THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
There is considerable agitation among the
grand army men attending the encampmenta at
Portland, Me-, over the liquor law. Prominent
prohibitionists have been very active In seizing
liquor. A large quantity shipped to Portland
from Boston has been seized, and temperance
people are exercising great vigilance TO keep
any from being smuggled in. The circular ad-
members a day or two ago by representatives of
the Law and Order League and the Women's
Christian Temperance Union has caused some
grumbliny among the visitors. 4 proposition
| made 10y the same committee that all oonsgn-
| ments to members of the grand army be seized
and taken to police headquarters, and IT. after
inspection by Commanderin-Chfef kountz.
they he found to contain any liquor, that they
shall not be forwarded TO the eonsignees, met
proposition having been made has caused
something of rebellious spirit TO arise and the
visitors openly declare their intention to resist
any such arbitrary action should IL be at
tempted. 1t is not denied that there are GUAM
beers of the grand army, and prominent oficers
of the organization declare that they intend TO
take and keep possession OF their consignments.
The constant agitation of the subject recently
by the temperance leaders has caused il to
take place of paramount interest on all sides.
HOLDING A CoRPsE FOR DEBr.-The wife and
child of Benjamin Lundgren, of east 25th
street, New York, died recently, being buried
by Undertaken Charles j. Coote, whose bin was
paid with the exception OF sic. Lundgren
died himself a few days ago. and Coote got out
a burial permit by order of Mrs. Norah Lally,
Lundgren's sister-inlaw, who undertook 10 bury
him. Coote, however, refused TO permit the
burial until his bill OF S19 was paid. Lundgren
had left no money, and Mrs. Lally did not feel
able to pay IL. She applied TO the sanitary au-
thorities who peremptorily ordered Coote TO
give up the burial permit
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JUMPED los FEET FROM SUDDEN IMPULSE
Thomas Knott, a stonecufter, who lives at Day.
ton, KY, when in the middle Of the Newport
and Cincinnati Railway bridge Monday AFTER
noon suddenly jumped over and descended TO
deep water In the river 105 feet below. He was
unhurt and began at once 10 swim ashore. Boat
men picked him up and took him ashore. He
says ne was not attempting suicide, Lut jumped
from sudden impulse He was perfectly sober
and was returning from Cincinnati, where he
had sought in vain for work.
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II is rule the world over that where woman
is lovely her Immediate male concomitanfs are
on the other extreme 7h0nsGsuiue lGa.l Esscv~
prise.
At one OF the coiored churches in this county
the brethren were surprised at the shortness Of
the contributions, but their wonder ceased
when they discovered that one of the collectors
had tar In the top Of his hat-McDsuse fcs0.)
Journal
A woman I'm q Lake Geneva car last week.
gave her infant q severe ssapping 10 make II