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The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20

partial Yet according to this descrip-
ton Sinaloa is far from the paradise
which the colonists appear to think it.
The climate is set down as Excessively hot.
and in many parts unhealthful, particularly
in the south and in the coast region" lit is in
the coast region that the colonists propose to
sette) The soil is described as fertile, but
on consulting another authority, Lippincott's
Gazetteer, Il appears to be fertile only when
it is irrigated. According to the last author
ity the rainy season begins in June and lasts
two months. For three months before this
time the heat is so intense that everything in
the shape of vegetation is dried up, and, to
quote the language of the Gazetteer, 'the
country resembles desert" Itseems to the
PRESS as though country with an unhealth-
full and excessively hot climate, which for
three months out Of the twelve resembles a
desert, and for two more is deluged with
water, and where little can be raised with
out irrigation. is not good place to
emigrate to, and that the Utopian
scheme OF government which the colo
nlsts have conjured up even if it were car
ried out in its entirety would hardly make
amends for these serious defects of soil
and climate. 1t will not moderate the
heat of torrid sun to know that there are
no millionaires about, nor will priyations be
any more bearable under Mexican laws than
under the laws of the United States. The
colonists say their purpose in going to Sina-
loa is to better their condition which they
allege has been made unbearable at home by
unequal and unjust laws passed in the inter.
est of capital. Yet they are going to a coun-
try notorious for outbreaks among the COM
mon people due rs a general thing to OPP
pressiye taxation or debased currency. To
a disinterested observer il looks very much as
il they were preparing with great delibera-
ton to jump out of the frying pan into the
fro
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20
LIEBIG COMPANIES EXTRACT
LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT

OF MEAT. Filest and Cheapest Meat Fla
voring Stock for Soups, Made Dishes aud
Sauces. Annual sale 5000 900 lars.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20
AN osJEcrLEssoN

The Lewiston Gazette this week, gives
more than column of the space on its first
page to an article intended to show that the
tariff means robbery and all sorts of evils
present and to come; while ON its third page
is glowing description Of the establishment
Of the DeDnison Paper Manufacturing Com
pany at Mechanic Falls. AS they stand to-
day, the Gazette says, the five mills of this
company cover Fifteen acres of ground"
and form notable monument to the per-
sistent efforts of the men who begun
them nearly thirty years ago. This growth
of the business also moves the Gazette to this
reflection: 'The modern art Of paper max
ing has made immense strides in the past
twenty-five years, the introduction of wood
pulp having almost reyolutionzed the BUSH
ness, adding immensely to the product and
cheapening the price in the same ratio. Pa
per of all kinds was never in the history of
Its manufacture SO low in price as at the
present time" To keep pace with the times
the Dennison company have this year added
$4,000 worth of new machinery, and yet their
mills "are kept running full blast all the
week, night and day, Sundays alone except
ed, while their product is more than twice as
much as it was year ago." The pulp that
is used is manufactured in another mill at
Canton, which turns out about twelve tons
Of wood pulp day, made from spruce and
poplar. But mot the least, perhaps the great
est item to note" as the Gazette puts it, sin
an industry of these proportions, is the fact
that the welfare of hundreds depends upon
1t. The mills at Mechanic Falls employ
force of 175 men, and that at Canton 125, 300
all told, earning an average monthly pay
roll Of over $780,"
This is certainly a prosperous business
and it makes great comfort and prosperity in
the smart village of Mechanic Falls. That
monthly pay roll Of $4,000 makes money
plenty and business lively along the Upper
Androscoggin. There is no complaint of
robbery, except faint wall from across the
Canadian border, where paper manufacture
ers are looking in vain for the market which
the Dennison Company supplies. And yet
this industry, which the Gazette has de-
seribed sowell, has grown up under that tar
III, which the Gazette stigmatizes as shield
for robbers Even at the present time du
ties ranging from ten to twenty five per cent.
dd cdtorem protect the products of these
mills. And yet as the Gazette says, paper
Of all kinds was never in the history of its
manufacture so low in price as at the pres
ent time" and still the Dennison Company
continues to disburse 5000 a month among
the laboring people of the Androscoggin
fnxUnc
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20


we VIII
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20
THE ssNALoA coLoNIsrs.

The Sinaloa colonists, the PRESS is in
formed, are to leave for their destination as
soon as arrangements can be made with the
railroads. How long this will take is uncer-
tain, but the interim can be well spent in
studying the climate, sell and present in
habitants Of the promised land. Sometime
ago man who said he had spent some time
In Sinaloa gave an account Of the country
and Its people not at all fiattering to either.
Exceptions have been taken to his state
ments by some of the prominent would-be-
colonists, and some even have denounced
them as gross falsehoods. Talking with one
Of the colonists on the subject yesterday,
he referred to Appleton's CyclopedIa for
description Of the country. 1t is fair to as
sumo therefore that he considers the de-
scrlption there published correct and i'm
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20

In the account of the late President
Arthur career published yesterday by the
PRESS, typographical error caused the inn
preston that Mr.. Arthur vetoed the civil
service act and the act to revise the tariff.
Both of these acts were approved by him.
He did veto the Chinese bill and river and
harbor bill
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20

Mrs George E. Spencer calls her novel "a
Plucky 0ne;" but there are so many plucky
ones in the book that it is not safe to say
who best deserves the title. The story is
bright and graphic account of roughing it in
the "far West" where young Virginian
takes his wife and two children, hoping to
make his fortune at once. Their experiences
are more varied and more agreeable to read
about than to undergo. New York; Cassell
& Co; Portland: Loring, Short & HARMONY
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20

At the last election Mr.. V. w. Putnam, a
Republican, and Mr.. Benjamin Alexander, a
Democrat, were rival candinates for the Leg
islature in the district composed of the Aroos-
took towns of Weston, Amity, Orient, Lime
us, Bancroft, with several unorganized town
ships. The vote of the class resulted in
plurality of two votes for Mr.. Alexander, the
Democratic candidate. But Mr.. Putnam de-
mics the election of his opponent on the
ground that the town meeting in Weston was
Informal and illegal. and that as a result
many Republicans did not vote. This state
ment of the facts of the case has been ad-
dressed to the Governor and Council by nine
citizens Of Weston: First, the meeting was
held without the presence of a constable;
Second, the meeting was held without any
warrant, having the returns Of a constable
signed by that constable; Third, Constable
Foss did not get to the meeting until past
o'clock, p. M, and then without a warrant !;
Fourth, at the time of the constable's arrival
most of the voting was done; Fifth, the
clerks record of the town shows all of the
above facts; and the warrant which Foss af-
forwards returned to the clerk has a return
on it dated Sept. 10th and was made after
the election. The explanation which the
Democrats of Weston give of the transaction
is that the constable, feeling anxious to get
all the voters out, went into the woods to get
some men who were yarding bark He in
tended to return in time for the meeting. but
was delayed so that he did not get to the
town house until about o'clock. The men
OF Weston were then voting. the clerk hav-
ing taken the warrant from the door where
1t was posted without waiting for the con-
stables return.
While the Republicans charge that the con-
stable was absent purposely, In order that
the Democrats might elect their representa-
tive by fraud, the Democrats themselves say
that the result was not in the least affected
by the eonstahle,s absence. Putnam, they
say, was defeated by hostile faction of his
own party, not by d ,mocratic guile. This
much is certain, the constable was very re-
miss in his duties to be wandering off into
the woods when he ought to have been at
town meeting
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20
CURRENT co MMENT.
LENIENT LAWS.
Boston Record.


Permits to remarry are nearly as numerous
as divorces nisi in Maine. Marriage Is evil
IDENTIFY thought by many down that way to
be only an experiment station
COLLEGE EDUCATION.
Burlington Free Press.
The fact to which President Cleveland
called attention at Cambridge, that only II
OF his p predecessors were college bred men,
needn't discourage any young man from
going to college. The other nine all regret
ted in after life, as Mr. Cleveland does now,
that they had not had liberal education in
their youth.
CHANCE FOR PATERNAL GOVERNMENT.
Fairfield Journal
1t seems to me that the government should
appoint a board of guardians to take care of
old ladies and others who have money left
them and do not know enough about the
world to invest it securely. There is hardly
a day. that passes but that some case comes
to light where some well meaning woman
has put confidence in man supposed to be
honest and reliable, only to find out that he
Is neither
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20
THANKSGIVING GROCERIES.
NEW DRIED FRUITS


Maee
hneSq uaiy'l gal cans 70eena Cider Jelly 6D pals
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20

How to be Happy Though Married was SO
well received that its author is quite justi-
fed in giving us further advice, which he
does in a pleasant volume entitled Manners
Makyth Man. 1t is written in an agreeable
style, and contains many practical and use
full suggestions, which none Of us need feel
above taking to heart. "a word to the wise"
Is always in order. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons; Portland iLoring, Short &
Harmony
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. nov. 20.

We do ~ read aunNI00n- i-fs,.rs and cOmmun
rnlonS The name and address u the writer are
"a ~ uses Indispensable, nn -,ssSarily for pub
liat'nn ~ as gil rapiee q ag sslr
We cannot undertake 70 genap or preserve
sounuidcaNtns ti,si are not nss.'
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20

OF MEAT. An Invaluable tonic. SIS a success
and boon for which nations should feel CRATE
ful."-See medical Press" Lancet" &c.
Genuine ouly with the fac-simile of Baron Lie.
bigs Signature i'm Blue Ink across the Label
Tie title "BarOn Liebig" and photograph
having been largely used by dealers with no
connection with Baron Lebig, the public are
Informed that the Liebig Company alone can
offer the article with Baron Liebig's guaran-
tee.of genuineness.
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20

The Presidents last definition of what con-
stltutes offensive partisanship" in an Office
holder is pretty nearly correct 1t viii be
noticed, however, that it differs very greatly
from definitions promulgated by some of his
subSrdinates with his approval earlier in his
term, when there were more Republicans in
office. Thus In Postmaster General vilas's
circular giving instructions how to get
fourth class Republican postmasters out of
office, writing for Republican newspaper
was set down as sufficient to sustain a charge
Of offensive partisanship. But it makes
vast amount of difference whose OK is gored
The Portland daily press., 1886-11-20
LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT

OF MEAT. To be had of all storekeepers
Grocers aud Chemists. Sole Agents for tn
United States Wholesale only G. David g.
Co.. 8 Fenchurch Avenue, London, England.
june d1aw1yS
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-31
Friday, December aI, 1886.
THE ART OF ADVERTISING.

V A 4
 Most business men have very clear idea of the value of advertising, but those who really understand the art of advertising are not very numerous. There is no surer road to fortune and to such fame as successful business brings than advertising. The Phil adelphia Times, which pays great deal of attention to special designs for newspaper advertising, has been discussing the matter, and what it says is we'll worth the attention of business men everywhere. It tells the truth when it says: All business men mean to advertise to attain the largest profits thereby, but there is no branch of legitimate business that is so little understood, as rule, by the many occasional advertisers in public journals, as is advertising. Those who advertise systematically employ the best practical talent and thus gain the larg- est possible returns for their expenditure. There are many business houses in the lead. ing cities which pay the highest salaries on their list to their advertising men, not ex- cepting even the general superintendent their establishments.
 Advertising to be most profitable must be noticeable and attractive, and it must also be persistent. On this point the Times says: The holiday business is oyer, but business and trade do not stop. They take pause for time, but the pulsations of trade go on and it is only a question of degree in continuing legitimate trade for e2itimate business The time to advertise business successfully is when trade is not erowding every temple de- voted to it. Those who understand that ju- dicious advertising creates and stimulates trade are those who most artfully and per sistently advertise when other advertisers stop, and they are the people who command the highest measure of success. Business men who desire to study their own business should note the leading newspapers during the dull season that follows the holiday trade. One half or more of the holiday ad-- vertisers drop out and are forgotten, while those who appreciate the fact that adFertis- ing is most important when trade is most
 az.tt tiss 1sssl1ais l1r ssssas tinue, and they are the most successful of all the business houses of the city. There is no exception to this rule.
 All who have much knowledge of advertis- ing and it's results will see that the Times has hit the mark. The business man who can construct, or get constructed, readable ad- yertisemenus, and who will keep them before the public Gin season and out of season." will succeed if success is possible.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-31
ANTIQ UE IN NAME ONLY.
How Bric.a.Brac and Art Dealers Are
 Duped.

How Bric.a.Brac ana Art Dealers Are
 Duped.
 From the New York Journal
 A very old man with long gray hair and beard and general appearance of seedy re- spectability about him stood in front of a window on Fourth avenue yesterday, where a number of old clocks and armless and de- capitated statues were displayed for sale. The patriarch viewed the collection with longing eyes, while at the same time he seemed to be keeping something concealed under the long tails of his coat, which had once been bottle-green in color, but now had faded to dirty yellow. After some mo- ments spent in feasting his eyes on the bric g. brac in the window the old man went in- side, and drawing the proprietor away to a secluded corner of the store, said in voice that would be fortune to stage villain:
 stSay, pve got it!a
 stGot what?n asked the collector wonder ingly. e ,,., w ington, and what's more the proofs that it belonged to her. It was stolen by servant and after all these years has finally come into my hands," said the old fellow glibly, as he rubbed his hands together. "Here it is, drawing from under his coat miniature in battered frame. The portrait was diseolored that it might have represented Martha Washington or Lydia Pinkham for all an ordinary observer could tell.
 ssSuch gem as this," continued the old man, "to be discovered after all these years would make the finder famous. There are doubtless hundreds of capitalists in this city who would gladly purchase it as 8 present for the President. That's where the picture ought to be-in the White House-iu the White House." he added as though pleased with the words.
 II suppose you had good deal of trouble in getting thiss' asked the dealer.
 fsTrouble!" echoed the other. "Well I should say so. You know how such gems of historic value are discovered-months of detective work, your whole energy expended on the search. And money. Oha" raising hi hands. The money I have spent in me for the time being. But it has been well spent. shall soon get it back again"
 sI don't know about that" said the dealer cooIly. 'sThe painting isn't worth anything, and as for the frame, that was worth twenty five cents three years ago when it was manu- factured in Jersey City. I guess you haven't struck purchaser for that thing here, old man."
 "I shan't try to convince you that it's real,n said the relic hunter as he folded the miniature up in his coat tailS again and drifted toward the door.
 s'That's 8 specimen of the kind of hum bug have to deal with every day. said the dealer, after the old man and his historic treasure had disappeared. ts1t requires a good deal of nerve you would think for such a man to swindle dealer who is supposed to know all about the bric-a. brae aud art mar ket, and yet they frequently do. Hardly a day passes but somebody turns up in this shop and informs me mvsteriously that he has some work of art or curiosity that he is willing to sell at @great bargain because he is hard up. You have no idea how ingen- ious some of these frauds are They have
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-31
CREEE

Sam Jones says that aSa1 -,.,, ninety-fve per cent. backbone su suouia pe leave much for cheek.-Boaton Poste.' ooii a Klickitat is the name of an Orego1. It was started by man who owned s yolver and wanted something to klick&se. St. Paul Herald. N
 It's just as easy for housekeeper to get along without hired girl as with one-if she only happens to have husband who is not unwilling to do all the work.-Somer- vile Journal.
 Woman of the world to youthful admirer -"You seem to know great deal of mar ried life. Are you marrieda'' Smith with blase air)-"No. but my father is."- Wilmington Star.
 Pennies are so scarce in New York that they command premium. The Grant monument fund must have received great many contributions within a few weeks Norristown Herald.
 Good Reason.-esWhy do you build snch 8 fiat roof to your houses" asked an Austin business man of friend. 'sBecause," :" whispered the other, 'sI want to put a Texas Siftings.
 man was arrested near New Orleans re- gently for stealing some corn meal from small Pittsburg coal fleet. He was acquitted on the ground that it was a professional ex- pertinent, he being a chiropodist who was removing the corn from a little tow.-Pitts- burg Chronicle.
 In Town for the Season.-stHow greatly the baroness has aged since last winterl" takes trouble enough to keep young. How old should you say she wasp T should say she was exactly the age she tries not to seem to bei'-French Fun in Tid-Bits.
 Putting His Foot in It.-Miss Tartlette- Didn't see you at the Binks' dance, MT. Bon Snieboy. Appollo Bonnieboy-Ne, couldn't possibly get there. However, didn't miss a girl worth looking at. Awkward pause. A B ssfeets. and wishee he'd doas So earli-
 Speaking of the controversy now raging over the birthplace of Adam. one of our con temporaries exclaims: s'Is it then impossi- ble that Eve should have first seen the light in one of the pleasant valleys of Vermont2' We reply, without hesitation ,yes, it is impossi- ble. No native Vermont woman ever yet bit an apple and had any of it left.-Macon Telegraph.
 lonely skating rink met a toboggan slide the other day. "How are you feeling," ask ed the rink in doleful tones. ''I am hunky, D replied the slide. 'sI am in fast company and making barrels of money.'' 'sCome and the rink, ''and we will condole together. I have been there myself"
 Moral-Make hay while the craze is on.- Philadelphia Call
 Magistrate-Hercules O'Brien, you have been charged with being drunk and sleeping in the street. What have you to say?
 O'Brien-Your honor, was struck with a combination.
 Magistrate-A combinations Whats that?
 O'Brien-I will explain. Friday was my birthday. Saturday Christmas and yes- terday my wife's mother came to spend the week with us Judge, succumbed and laid down to die. I was dying when the police man found me.-Philadelphia Gall.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-31
yEA HAyEN CONN, FRIDAY MoRNINs. DECEMBER B. 1886

world IS blessed" Such is the spirit of the circular. It is reinforced by the physical land medical aspect of the subject, it being said in paper by Dr. Cotter, of New York, t,at music is remedy for insomnia, neuras- thsnia and nervous preservation. It IS thought that from one to two hours per week would suffice for this study. Experts are not necessary in the lower classes. The compulsory teaching of music in the Contl- silisy and is sited as proof Of its p0asl
 Ex-senator Rollins of New Hampshire can at least lay claim to being frank man. He has addressed circular letter to each mem ber-eleG of the legislature in which he an- nounces his candidacy for the senatorial seat. made vacant by the death of Senator Pike. MT. Rollinsreminds these gentlemen that he was nominatsd by the Republican legislative caucus in 1883. but owing to dissensions in the party the legislature did not ratify the choice of the caucus. He therefore withdrew from the candidacy after numerous votes had shown the danger of prolonged deadlock Senator Pikb was then elected and has now died before he expiration of his term. I'll, , says Mir. Rdlins, anything in my course at that time ebmmends itself to your mind as honof@bleAnd unsel6sh, as placing party aooVe self and as sinking any personal dis aPpolnemeis in desire for party success, trust yoa wifi FelaeEuner it sos s11zevzcrsIssz MT. Rollins says that election for the re- mainder of the term, which ends March Sd, 1889, would be partial fulfllment of the
 ,sqcus action of 1883 and would be entirely
 sactoly to him. He would then not be
 o,an ess for the next term, leaving that | - other candidates without refer 1 :,-..ts-s This he thinks would tend to I t1,....-- ..end compose differences in
 -. ss 1000 >ning it for the important
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-31
Best Not to Tell.

"Ah," said the superintendent, "and here is Tommy Goodboy's missionary offering, twenty y-seven dollars and fifty cents. That will make some little heathen hearts glad Now tell us how you got this money, Tom my" ssYes, sir." said Tommy, speaking up loudly and distinctly like the good boy that he was; "part of it pa won on. Change, some of it ma won on crazy quilt rafae, some of it sister Laura won at progressive euchre, two dollars brother Bill won on the horse race, twenty cents got for marbles I won p1ayin' keeps, and the rest I won in prabbag and prize cake at the church fair" After brief consultation the brethren deci- ded that they would send the money on to the heathen but wouldn't tell them how it was raked in. There are some things it isn't best even for the heathen to know.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-31

Geo. Crompton, prominent manufactur- CT in Worcester, Mass, died at his residence in Worcester Wednesday morning, after an illness of several months. He was the in ventor and manufacturer of the Crompton loom, which is extensively used in this and foreign countries MT. Crompton was one of the organizers of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance company, and affairs.
 Anson B. Parker of Meriden, who was &C., cidentally shot last Saturday, is able to be out It seems that he got very great num- Der of shot in his person. One went into his lower lip, two in one eyebrow, several in other parts of the face, nineteen in one leg thirteen in one arm, and oi hers to the num- Der of fifty-six in all were distributed in other parts of his body. Many have been extracted and others remain.