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The Portland daily press., 1886-05-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
To the Honorable County Commits
siOners of the County of Cum.
Ann

berland.
WE, the undersigned inhabitants OF Casco, Ma
w pies and Otisfeld, respectfully represent
that the public convenience and necessity require
alterations or new location in the highway leading
of Mayberry Hill Commencing at The foot of Bar
clay Wightis Hill near the barn Of +. II. Edwards,
thence running northerly to point near the shore
pond to land occupied by J. Colby Smith, thence
70 the county road near the South otisfeld
Church.
have caused due notice to be given to view said
route and make such alterations and new loca-
tons as you may deem expedient and proper. and
as in duty bound will ever pray.
Dated at Casco this thirtieth day of March,
1886.
(Sigped) j. H. LOMBARD
and one hundred and eighteen Others
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-15
Crry ADvERTIsElIENTs
CITY OF PORTLAND.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,
April IT, 1885,
NTOTICE is hereby given to all house-hoders,
~ that all applications for cleaning privy
wants should be made as early as possible, that
the DELAY which usually occurs later in the season
may be avoided All applications for emptying
pryy vaults, left at the Office of the Deputy Mar
shas City Building, will have immediate attention.
By order of the Board of Health.
apr17dtf GEO. G. BURGESS, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-15

Special attention is called to the manufacturers
ssrg Of carriages and harness at Horse and Car
rage Mart Plum St. at 10 O'Clock to-day.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-15
sunday Services.

Cowdrey's Salad Cream is made with the best
imported Lucca Oil. my1le0dtf
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-15
Purifies the Blood.

81 had been troubled with hives and pimples for
some time. Other remedies having failed, l was
advised to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. have taken
two bottles, aud am entirely cured. think Hoods
Sarsaparilla has no equal as blood purifier" EF-
nrE M 0hi0
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-15

This without doubt the greatest bargain that has will be Of
fered in Wool Lces this the shades do match
goods will to buy them and have them cOlored Goods
will be found front centre counter. Sale begins this morning
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-15
FOSTERS
ForestCityDyeHouse

This established and well known Dye
House is prepared to do all kinds Of Dye.
ing and Cleansing i'm the most perfect
manner at the lowest possible prices.
GENTLEMEN'S GARMENTS CIeanSed or
Dyed whole and pressed in the best man.
ner. LADIES' DRESSES re-dyed and re:
finished in a superior style, making old
goods almost as good as new.
SHAWLS Of all kinds, SAC0UES,
CLOAKS, Waterpro0fs, &C., Fringes,
Gloves, Hosiery, Ribbons, Sashes, Ties,
&C., re-dyed equal to the best.
FEATHERS re-dyed or cleansed and
curled to look like new.
CURTAINS Of Brocatelle, Rep, Silk or
Wool, FURNITURE COVERINGS Of Rep,
Terry or Satteen. TABLE and PIANO
COYERSsGc., dyed and pressed in the
best possible manner.
LACE CURTAINS cleansed in a supe-
ri0r manner at short notice.
We make speciality Of each DEPART
ment Of our business, employ only first
class help, and turn out only first-class
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-15
OUR GREAT SPECIALITY.

Ladies' warranted $500 boots we
have them i'm both common sense and Op-
era styles; we claim for this boot that it
is the best that can be sold for the price;
all widths, sizes and half sizes.
Gents Hand SeWed Congress, Gents
Hand Sewed Balls, Gents Hand Sewed
Buttons.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-17

dnv whom " arrived q Axetown East
IN ! abort fortnight Mr.. Tudor heo
made great strides towards friendship
with I'll &C home He had found favor
with father and the boys; bis hotel was
comfortlcss, and he deserted u tre..
oucntly. He came and went - All
hours. laughed and smoked with the
boys and talked sensibIy like an Old
friend with father. lie was more
brtnzcd than ever; for fortnight ne
had been fishing and rowing and Walk.
ing with energy. lie laughed a. ! had
sometimes suspected he could laugh:
lie had left his tutor manners behind
him with cap and gown. suddenly
now, ut the end OF fortnight he had
grown tired OF fishing and Of lonely
boating and walking. He haunted our
house. He seemed 10 be always where
III was Claudia was sympathetic
And. somehow, l felt traitorous when
| / received her sympathy II was .
still. warm summer evening day or
| two after orr arrival. We were In the
drawinc-room downstairs and the
French windows were open wide
| Father was showing Mr.. Tudor some
views Of places abroad where he had
been stationed ut different times. Sud-
denly. on the still air, came . voice
from the garden. Claudia was coming
up the path with my brother George.
s.And that Is the story" she said
at Doesn't seem quite modest thing
to saw man bushes when you speak
TO him. Poor Cis. she has never been
happy in his presence since. lie VIII
spoil her holidays. We try to praise
him sometimes. but as for Cis. she VIII
never say any thing good OF him. She
really dislikes him now.
That's pity said George. 'ioi
Tudor-poor beggar in love with
her.
| do not think father had heard; he
was cngrossed in photographs OF china
l did not venture to look at MIR. Tudor
| do not think that he looked at me
Blu. an anecdote which father was re
lating was new TO us when he told !
again next day. 1t was an hour O
two later that we found ourselves alon'
together. But Georges words wer'
ringing IN my brain still. Il scenes
natural. now that we were alone. tina
he should 90 back at once straight =
: those words.
1T is true he said gently. Il di'
not mean to tell you yet ! meant Z
try to win your love first
/ did not speak He was standin
near me by the open window. and u
= took my hand and let il rest in his
+ do spoil your holidays" he aske
gravely. Are you unhappy. as YOU
= friend says. because ! am here?'
: hcsitated for moment. II do nc
e think that Claudia knows. Ianswerc.
..Cicely. am very bold" he sal
!. eagerly-.vcry bold to speak to 70
J. now SO soon. If make yon unhapI
Il / will 30. II have no chancc-n
il chance at all--tell me. Cicely. and sen
II me away"
v But l said nothing.
send me away now he san
2 pleadingly.
}, looked up at him could thir
Of no proper answer. II do not wa
Q to send YOU away" said. -Eciqrari
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-17

Historic Facfs In Relation to the Curry
Ing and shoemaking Trades.

Historic Facfs In Relation to the Curry
Ing and shoemaking Trades
In addition to sandals. the Egyptian
curriers' made the coverings Of seats OF
sofas. bow-@ses. qnivers, the furniture
OF war chariots and the decorations Of
harps and shields. Stamped and beau
tifully embossed leather straps have
been frequently found fastened round
the mummies. The practice Of stretch
ing tho tanned skin on a wooden frame.
as i the custom Of European saddlers.
and the seni-circular knife in vogue
with the curriers' Of the present day.
are both distinctly represen led at
Thcbes. The shoemakers are one Of
the very lowest castles in India Leath-
er Is considered unclean BY the Him
docs. and consequently those who
work in il are dcfiled. 1t is alleged Of
the shoemakers that they cat the flesh
of domestic animals that die . natural
death. They drag or carry away the
carcass to their own part Of the town
or village, cut il up in pieces and dis
tribute the flesh among themselves IN
sufficient portions, and clean the hide.
and nut il away for sale or to be
manufactured into something
L: Is singular circumstances that the
Chinese have no acquaintance with the
process Of tanning BY vegetable juices.
but use only mineral and animal sub
stances: hence the infcriority Of their
prepared skins.
The myriads Of victims slain in tho
| Jewish sacrifices must have afforded
| the skin market a copious supply The
scarcity Of glass, pottery and carthen'
| ware would, however. cause a constant
demand for leathern bottles and drink
| ing vessels. and then. BY reason o
climate. defective manufacture. and by
exposure 10 the process Instrumentation
were very pcrishable- perhaps ever
more so than the brittle vessels Of glas
clay.
Only one tanner i mentioned in th'
Bible the Simon who was, IN nj
probability. member Of the church q
Joppa. and in whose house Peter foun'
d temporary home when the messcn
gers OF Cornelius were informed = III
lodreth with one Simon. n tanner
whose house Is by the seaside. Their
are numerous wells Of water in clos
proximity to the town Of Joppa. Thi
would render II suitable locality for
tanncry. and the adjacent port woul
facilitate the shipments Of cargo i
great request, not only through all IN
Mediterranean coast. but far M In
Nile. and among the semi-ciyilize
dwellers Of northern Europe Sewers
tanncrics Of great antiquity still cxls
near the shore. one Of which Is said b
tradition to have been that OF Simon
the tanner.
We have many pieces Of skin an
leather from the Egyptian tombs in
state Of perfect preservation. whic
passed through the hands Of tame
more than thirty centuries ago. an
which. but for the invention Of I'll
process. must have persisted in fc
, hours after they had left the carcass
from which they were stripped. ca
cago Shoe and Leather Rericw.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-17

Mo018 Mm0 tm4 = Ca1om AsA~Hs-~a $500
NEW YoKK, Dec 3-O'Donovan Rose
has prepared an elaborate article which
will appear in his paper tomorrow, IN
which he gives the why and wherefore o.
his leaving the Fenian Brotherhood In
this explanation he says he resi- ned b.
cause the Brotherhood objected 70 his APP
pointing Rocky Mountain O'Brien and
John Murphy co-trustecs with him - the
treasurer Of the s.resourccs Of civiliza-
ton Rossa thercupon wrote out HE
resignation a. head center, and handed II
to John Murphy, but immediately 70
ceived II back again On November
9 the auditing committee Of the Brother
hood brought Rossa in as ''indcbted TO the
government In the sum Of &36603-n Rossn
says that he had the money then to settle
..but a. the celebration Of the Manchester
martyr day was that night, the settling up
was put on till morning"
This procrastination was what compelled
the Brotherhood 70 demand his resigna-
ton. Rossa's principal bone OF contention
with the Brotherhood ID the following sec
ton OF the constitution:
The first duty OF the Fenian Brotherhood
il 70 perpetuatc its own existence and "a
continue a. . permanent organization, I'm
changed in name, until it, object be fully
attained, and that the foregoing can never
be changed. nor can the Council OF the
r. b. ever allow an attack on Canada o.
any other territory on this side Of the A.
lantic, unless England Be ct war with
American
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-17

1t Is said that old bank notes can
be detected BY expert post-ofIicc clerks
bv the sense Of smell. An old green
NJ X has an odor that Is readily detect
cd. even when incloscd In . letter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-17

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liver srmor guaranteed 70 stand Ne teses. oase1
upon the tests Of armor IN use abroad. which ~
bureau o. ordnance would prescrIbe-
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1UnEs.
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28

Blaine, as speaker, had the same shrewd-
ness. 1t is customary for members who
understand their business to confer with
the speaker before the session opens,
explain their purpose and get his promise
to recognize them at the proper time; 9th
erwise, no matter how we'll LOADED" new
member may be, he stands poor chance
of being heard. Nearly every man who
has occupied the speakers chair has been
obliged at times to exercise arbitrary au-
thority at one time or another, but prob
ably the most striking instance of it was
during the electoral count in Febru-
airy, 1877. Ninety members of the house
had pledged themselves to defeat what
they believed to be the unjust decision of
the electoral commission by filibustering
under the rules until the session expired
on the 4th of March. Their plan was fol-
lowed for several days until Speaker Ran
dali, seeing that the end would be to leave
the country without a president. swept
the rules aside by an arbitrary decision
which cut off all filibustering and invoked
the power of his Office to enforce his de-
cision. Such an exciting scene as then
ensued was probably never witnessed in a
Legislative body before. Every member
of the house was on his feet; some pound
ing on their desks and rushing down the
aisles, and Representative Beebee of New
York standing on top of his desk gestic-
ulated wildly while denouncing the action
OF the speaker as revolutionary.
One is scarcely ever at loss for amuse
ment while Watching the sessions of the
house, and it does not take long to under
stand why only few men, and those the
ablest and strongest, ever attain 20 any
degree of prominence as representatives.
Even to be heard in the hall requires
lungs of iron, and to stand against the
personal assaults, the continued strife for
mastery and the shrewd political
maneuvering, member who aspires &c
take prominent part must comSine
great courage and physical strength and
endurance with ready wit, practical knowl
edge of parliamentary rules and numerous
other commanding qualities. 1t is little
wonder that many men who enter upon {
congressional career with the belief thai
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28

ate for years, and his party naturally
turns to him as one of its leaders. SEN
ator Morgan as lawyer has no superior
in the body. Senator Harris is pro-
nounced by many to be the best parlia-
mentarian in the senate. Senator Vance
is vigorous combatant in debate. Sena-
tor Cockrell in not an orator, but he is a
most useful man to his party. He is at
tentive, industrious and painstaking, and
familiarizes himself with every measure
coming before the senate. 1t is prob
ably to the senators named that the dem
ocratic party will entrust its fortunes in
the present senate.
THE QUESTION OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
The action of the senate in ordering all
nominations, confrmations,rej ections and
Withdrawals published in the Record, is
regarded by some members of that body
as the first step to final abolition of ex-
ecutive sessions. Not that any such re-
suit will follow Immediately, but that it
will come in the course of time. Not a
great while ago the senate would have
been shocked at the bare suggestion of
spreading the results of executive sessions
upon the pages of the Record. In the
opinion of some senators the system of
secrecy with regard to nominations tends
to encourage vicious attacks upon men
named for office. Senators who thus
think, believe that if nominations were
considered openly malicious persons
would be deprived of opportunities they
now have for secretly making charges and
insinuations against nominees.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28
CAPTURE OF A VERSATILE SWIM
nT,ER

OMAHA, NEB., Jan. IA young man
named George Washington Harry Claire
arrived last night on one of the trains
from Iowa and was Immediately arrested
by the sheriff of Wyne county, Ind, in
waiting at the depot. Early last year
Claire settled down at North Bend, Neb.
He was school teacher and claimed to
have knowledge of law. He went into the
best society of the town, and IN the course
of time gained the affection of Miss Nettie
Dorsey, near relative of Congressman
Dorsey. In June he left to visit his old
home in Indiana, but instead of paying a
friendly visit, he, it is alleged, forged a
check on his mother for 5000 and stole a
span of horses from livery man in Rich
mond.
The authorities have since been on his
track, and finally traced him to North
Bend. Before the pursuing officers arrived
he had married Miss Dorsey and gone to
Iowa on visit. Then the affair become
known, when, in addition to his other
crimes, it was found, it is said, that he
had another wife and two children living
in Indiana. Miss Dorsey learned the facts
while on her wedding tour and returned
home. She was induced to state his
whereabouts, and by ruse he was cap
tured last night.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28

An Indian Territory special says: An
attempt is being made by number of
leading Cherokees to set aside the lease of
a tract of land known as the Cherokee out
let to syndicate of cattlemen. The land
embraces more than 100000 acres, and
includes all unoccupied lands of the Cher
okee nation lying west of the Arkansas
river. The lease was made in July, 1883,
by an act of the Cherokee council, which
directed Chief Bushyhead to let the land
in question for term of five years at
rental of 100000 per year, the mouey to
be divided per capita among the Cherokee
people. The lessees are prominent west
ern stockmen. 1t is claimed that the bill
authorizing the lease was railroaded
through the council, and that the Chero-
kee-speaking members did not understand
and that the consideration was too small
The Cherokees who oppose it hope to OBJ
tain an investigation by congressional
committee as to the means used in secur
ing the lease, in which event they are con
fident it will be abrogated.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28
DOTS BY THE WAY.

De Lesseps has once more made formal
declaration that he will sail through the
Panama canal on the 31st December,
1888. He says the period of experiment
has passed and only that of execution re-
mains.
Senator Joe Brown of Georgia is descib-
ed as fair trencherman, earning his food
by very hard and constant labor. He is
fond of Georgia "cOmpone" bread, and,
although born in South Carolina, never
eats rice.
The editor of the Fargo (Dak) Argus
claims to have published 1000 letters
from women and therby found husband
for each of them. He says he can accom-
modate 10000 more in the same manner
on ninety days notice.
A New York tailor says the number OF
people who will not wear imported wool
len suitings is increasing. In fine grades
American manufacturers can make goods
fully up to the best foreign standard
but at little greater expense.
Henry +. Keenan,, novelist, has beer
rusticating at Scranton, Pa. He says he
walks good deal about the hills in that
region, and the miners generally took him
at first for a PinkertOn detective, an6
now think he is harmless lunatic.
The Hudson closed up smooth and firm
and the skaters and ice yachts never had
better field for sport. The roller rinki
have not apparently diminished the love
for fun ON ice and the crowds on skates
are described as unusually large.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28

the bill-writer furnishes an index of the
growth and increased needs--or supposed
needs-of the country. If life were not
too short it would be interesting to ex-
anime syllabus of the 5000 bills before
the last congress and see how many of
them were really measures worthy of con-
sideration. Many of those brought for
ward the present session are old "chest-
nuts" which have failed to get hearing
heretofore. All of these bills are referred
to appropriate committees, and nine
tenths of them are never of afterwards.
The American congress is the most i'm
portant Legislative body in the world, the
British parliament having less supreme
power. The first congress began its ses
sion in New York, March 4, 1889, and a
year later removed to Philadelphia, where
it convened annually for ten years. in
November, 1900, the sixth congress con-
vened in Washington, in the new capitol
building, then but partially constructed.
Hon. Theodore SedgwicR, of Massachu-
sets, was the speaker of the house, and
Vice-President Thomas Jefferson pre-
sided over the senate. The two bodies
united comprised less than 100 members
at that time. Now there are 76 senators
and 1926 representatives, or total OF 4Ol
in the two houses-an increase OF %
since the last census. 1t has been the
plan thus far in making the new appor-
tionment every ten years, as required by
the constitution, to increase the number
of Representatives in proportion to the IN
crease of population, but if this system
continues, we shall, in a few years, re-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28

nearly 800 of these bills were
launched upon the legislative sea, in
the house of representatives alone.
These, with the 989 introduced
in single day before the recess make in
round numbers about 1880 measures of
fered for consideration thus early in the
season. The average congressman's idea
of usefulness connects itself with bills,
and bis great remedy for all political and
social defects is bills. Nearly every mem
Der has a dozen or two of pet measures,
and the member who does not PROFOUND
his share of these conundrums Is popu-
larly supposed to represent case of mis-
placed confidence on the part of his con
stituents. 1t is amusing to the locker on
to see the eagerness members manifest to
get their bills in when the roll of states
is called on ''bill day." On Tuesday, for
instance, when New York was called, some
thing like dozen men rose to their feet
gesticulating and shouting "Mr. Speaker"
But the great and good Hewitt, who had
so far been able to prepare only thirteen
bills, which he held aloft in his hand, was
first recognized. The last congress was
particularly prolific in bills. On the first
bill day in that congress 781 bills were
4, introduced with the call of states only
half finished, and when the call had been
completed, the next Monday, the aggre-
gate reached 1,738. The total for the en-
tire congress was $3.50. This beat the
record up to that time. but the present
congress with its increased membership
promises to take good lead over
that achievement. In 1850 the number of
house bills was 2S3 for the entire ses-
sion, and the contrast between
that and the present work of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-28

quire new capitol building vastly larger
than the present one. Pending the dis
cussion of the last apportiorment, pro-
positions were advanced to increase the
number of members to 500 or 1000, but
it was not seriously entertained. The
British parliament, which legislates for a
much smaller territory, consists of be-
tween 600 and 700 members,
an if the United States had the same
basis of representation, congress would
contain several thousand members. The
increase suggested two years ago would
have made it very comfortable for poll
ticians in the various states, by providing
districts and places for number who now
get left, but what to do with such
a mob in the halls of congress
and how to repress the flow of bills
and speeches were questions not easily
disposed of
The daily sessions begin at noon and