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The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23

There Is pro badly some reason for the gen.
eral impression now prevailing that Mr.
Brice, chairman OF the executive branch Of
the Democratic national committee, is not
satisfactory to Cleveland. Where there is
SO much smoke there must be some fire.
The President is certainly not in an envia-
BILE situation If the man whom he has es-
pecialiy selected to manage his campaign is
showing himself incapable. Senator German
of Maryland is the man of the whole com
mittee manifestly fitted to take Brice's place
but German does not love Cleveland for his
conduct as to Germans recommendations to
office, neither does he believe In the free
trade proclivities Of the party The proba-
bility Is that German really doesn't care
much whether Cleveland succeeds or not.
There was one Democrat, of all those con-
nected with this administration, an
one as Mr.. Cleveland would perhaps turn to
even now, who might help the President out
ofhis trouble. That Democrat was Daniel
Manning. 1t was largely his executive
ability, presence Of mind and readiness to
avail himself promptly OF every possible ad-
Vantage. that inspirited and steadied the
Democratic party In 1884, both in New York
State and In the nation. Unfortunately
cleveland has forgotten all Daniel Manning's
precepts except that one about free trade.
But If Manning had tried to steer the ship
by the free trade star he would not have ha d
any millionaire blunderer like Brice at the
wheel, or any uutinous mate like German in
the cabin. 357c AS tx
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23

farmers. Not long ago a rich rural agricul-
turist went into his place and remarked that
'marm and the girls" thought they must
have new sleigh, and it was talked over
the same place for SS5. And SO thew con-
fabuiated awhile, and finally agreed upon
one tnat was about the same thing as the old
one In kind, but which could not be
AFFORDED for less than $40 At this the old
gelntieman felt outraged, and expressed him
sen IN very plain language concerning the
great profits manufacturers are making [just
as the Argus does today. Now the builder
knew 1t was a little better sleigh
IMAM the old one, being better style and
navlng several improvements in ironing, &c.,
put ne held his peace and only remarked to
the farmer that he would sell him the sleigh
Ior Just the same pay he got for the, 9TH
er one, whereat the expectant purchaser
was delighted, and when he was told he
could pay in the same quantity from the farm
he took 1t as special concession from an old
customer and he fairly beamed with good
humor. And so "marm' went away to do
some shopping and left the old gentleman to
arrange the details. Our friend went to the
books and found the transaction Of "A years
age. this would place it in the good old free
trade days. and the first item of credit was
per barrel"
A solemn twitching was seen around the
old mans mouth.
Zone tub of butter at 12b cts, etc"
well" said the farmer, 81 don't know
about the butter have sold, I'm afraid all
that can't be spared"
"But I'll take it in cheese" said his friend.
well. let's see about cheese" And they
looked at the next item on the old account
and found five old cheese at cts.
l At this point the rural agriculturlst could
keep his humor to himself no longer. He
turned all sorts of expressions and INDUCED
in the most varied explosives, and ended by
bursting away from the counting room in
ebrety, and when next he rides abroad, if
after snow fall, it will be in the old sleigh,
and ''marm and the girls" will be instructed
that 1t is the duty of poor people to bow in
submission to their helpless lot,
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23

The French elections last Sundavf7tha
o..oa soAy uviiuiy events TO come on Sun
day-haye had wonderfully stimulating
effect on the fainting fortunes Of Boulanger.
Whether the man is buffoon, charlatan or
. patriotic soldier France has not deter
mined yet, and until the French themselves
know, foreigners might as we'll suspend
judgment. This much is certain: his career
reveals general feeling of unrest among the
French people. BoulaDger may be but a
bubble on the surface, but the fact that he
hobs now up and now down is an evidence
that there is whirlpool beneath After he
has been kicked out of the Assembly, hooted
by the pcpulace, wounded in duel with a
peaceful lawyer, and, consummation of all
misfortune, ridiculed by the Parisians, this
man apparently SO thoroughly disgraced
receives in the elections in the three depart
ments of Somme. Charente and Nord an
aggregate majority of l0l.s94 votes In total
vote of 67S.700. All the elements that wish
Ill for the French Republic seem to have
combined in these departments to elect Bou-
hanger; and. worse than that, the Republi-
cans themselves seem to have lost spirit. In
Somme and Charente the Republican vote
has fallen of consider ably from the figures
of three years ago,
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23
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HON. NELSON DINGLEY, JR., u
viii speak at et4 x sa-a
AcWlstOu.... 70
HON. JOHN A. KAssON, efIswa, 4
a50 M will speak at II +. 5.lss4 n,
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The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23
The Farmers and the Manufacturers

The oppression of the farm ers by the mo-
nopolist manufacturers is a fruitful theme of
discussion in theA Democratic papers just
now. The Argus occasionally INDUCES in 1t.
When our esteemed Democratic contempo-
rary again feels spell of this kind coming
On we ADVISE it to turn back to its files of
1910 and read this story there related. Per
maps the Argus after it has read the story
may feel like reproducing it to show its agri-
cultural constituents how much worse off
they are today than they were in the old free
trade days of 1856. Here is the story and the
Argus vouches for Its worth: -
A good story is told us by well knour
carriage manufacturer, which illustrates ne ne
croaking growing tendency Of the berated
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23

Wht4Efilio.. III
GEN. ADAM X. KING, OF lIaryiasd,
will speak at - ~ +
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23


The Argus declares that Mr.. Blaine's as
sertion that England Is plastered all over
with trusts isfalse, and that such thing as
trust IS unknown In England. That may
not be the name they are called by, but the
thing Is there all the same. Witness this ex-
tract from the London Pottery Gazette of
March 10, 1888: s siai
II any manufacturers are not true to the rules
Oh the new association the bond they will have
signed win enable their fellow manufacturers to
sell them up trump and stump Nothing but the
state OF dire necessity into which the trade has
fallen would tempt men TO put their hands to such
bond. The scheme has inst been successful
with the china manufacturers. They have Just
obtained second advance. II the Keen buyers
who always want to beggar the trade and reduce
prices say to amanufacturer who will not sell at
lower than the fixed rate, We'll, II am forced to
pay the association price will not buy from youo
such manufacturer can reply, ALI right il you
buy from another, and I have to stand for your
orders, shall get my pull out OF your business,
for our rules willnot let me suffer through refus
ing TO reduce at your request. So you see one
manufacturer cannot be played of against the
others. 81 9@ 9Hs t rHa-48 81 8. : y FIT
Here are all the elements Of the trust as
organized In this country.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23

Some more light is now thrown upon that
alleged tariff speech by the Hon. William
Emery. The Lewiston Gazette says it was
delivered Monday. This settle the day of
the week, but the day of the month and the
month Of the year and the year are still in
dns,hfr .ss fal atss. z
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23

The Boston Globe learns from ''promi-
nent Maine Republican" that the chances for
the election Of the Hon. w. L. Putnam are
very good. Very discreetly the Globe sup
presses his name hsaa s es
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23


Here is the omission the Argus COMPLAINS
Of supplied. but we by no means concede
the correctness Of the Argus's position. If
the Argus had said that the Republican plat
form opposed any revision OF the tariff that
would destroy or mutilate the protective
system then 1t would have spoken the truth,
but when 1t says, as it did, that the Repub-
iican platform opposes any revision of the
tariff at all it speaks falsely. 1t is
the protective system that the Republicans
refuse to surrender any part of, not the pres
emit tariff. It's the protective system that
the Republicans would preserve in preference
to internal revenue taxes. not the present
tariff There Is scarcely possibility that
1t will be necessary to repeal all the internal
revenue taxes In order to preserve the pro-
tective system, but il such an emergency
should arise then the Republicans would re-
peal those taxes including the tax
on whskey rather than surrender
the protective system. The Democrats
call this declaration in favor of free whis-
key. but 1T is not. 1t is simply an express
sion Of opinion that the repeal of the whis-
key tax would be less evil than the de-
struction OF the protective system, and
therefore IL the country had to make choice
between the two 1t should choose the former.
This is sound. There is a variety OF ways in
which the consumption of whiskey can be
restricted besides by a national tax. and
after the national tax repealed these WAYS
would still be open. The repeal of the
national tax does not mean free whiskey. but
the repeal Of the discriminating duties does
mean the destruction of protection and the
exposure of our laboring population to the
ruinous competition of the low priced labor
of Europe.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23

The public have long since placed their
seal of appreciation upon the use Of
ScHUMAcHER's PARcHED FARINosE. 1t
supplies a want most sensibly felt by those
who are unable to enjoy hearty meal. In
a word it is a nourishing and sustaining ali
ment. OF its digestibility there is no doubt;
1t is cooked In two minutes. Sold by all
jun1 F,M&W6m
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23
THE PRESS.
MORNING, AUG. 90.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu
ncations. The name and address of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable not for
publication but as guarantee OF good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23
From the August
In the Press OF Yesterday annaar rod the so,,

InU. sFS~f-~eJ ~pPOot va thC iuiiOW
The Argus regards it as singular .stbat the Unit.
co states Senators should have committed sncb Z
Dlunder as TO frame bill for tariff revision when
tneir national convention declared that the tariff
must not be touched; but that the entire repeal
OF the internal revenue taxes should be adopted
ratner than reduce single tariff tax'r III the
Argus VIII take the trouble TO read the Republj.
can platform it VIII see that the Republican, Ma.
should not be touched. This is the language: =
The Republican party would effect all needed
reduction OF the national revenue by repeating
taxes upon tobacco, which are an ANNOYANCE and
burden 10 agriculture and the tax on spirits used
IN tne arts and for mechanical pui poses and by
such revision of the tariff laws as will tend to
cneck the importation of such articles as are pro-
uuceu Dy our people, the production of which
gives employment TO our laber, and release from
import duties those articles Of foreign production
except Injuries, the like Of which cannot be pro.
uuced at home.n fah Ia99 siIT T1-E r. :
There is certainly no declaration here that the
tarin laws should not be touched. On the CONTRA
~, TINS resolution comes pretty near to declara-
ton that they should be touched and amended in
the interest Of American labor. But our esteemed
contemporary failed to notice. and Therefore
omitted these words, which Immediately followed
those quoted above; a 81 - = =
II There shall still remain larger revenue than
is requisite for the wants of the government iuc
iauor fhe entire repeal of Internal tt1es, rather
tndl me surrendsT OF any part Of orr protective
tne agents OF foreign manufacturers ET
" VIII be seen that these lines are very import
ANT our neighDor would undoubtedly have cop
led them had their import been noted We trust
tne omission VIII at once be supplied and the OBJ
vious correctness OF our position conceded.
The Portland daily press., 1888-08-23

The defeat of the treaty In the Senate will
relieve the Democratic organs from the ne
cessity of inventing any more defence for it.
They ought TO be, and doubtless are. truly
fhanlyfnl
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-23
TnE BASN.R STOCK srArE.

Although there have been reports
of losses of cattle in several sections
of the State during the Winter, these
losses are found very light when fully
Investigated. The animals lost gen
orally prove to have been old cows,
most of which entered upon the VIM
ter in poor condition. Even these
would not have been lost had special
provision been made by their owners
Tor carrying them through spells OF
bad weather. They were, however,
left to take care of themselves, along
with the young and strong OF the herds.
The losses incurred have been here
and there in various sections OF the
State. In all the places where loss
has been suffered by the owner OF
herd are found the owners of other
herds who have carried their cattle
through in good shape. The cases in
which stock have perished have been
exceptional. That the majority have
their cattle alive and in good condi-
ton shows that with proper care all
might have done 50. Even as 1T Is,
the losses Of cattle have been trifling-
less than any State or Territory on the
Pacific Coast. The same also holds
good as regards sheep, horses and
other live stock. One reason for the
small and exceptional losses of live
stock in Nevada, and perhaps the
principal one, is that large quantities
of hay have been provided for Winter
use. These stores of hay are put up
in various places in all parts of the
State, but principally in the eastern
and western portions, and are where
they are accessible in case OF unusu-
alIy severe weather. When reliable
returns are received next Spring from
the several stock growing States and
Territories. Nevada will he found to
be the banner stock Stste.--Nirglnia
Enterprise.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-23

given in Genesis, besides touching
upon the subject in oiner writings.
One engaged in this work, he gave
himself to it more earnestly than any
other of the earlier fathers ever did;
but his vast powers Of research and
thought were not directed to actual
observation or reasoning upon ebserva-
ton. The key-nots of his whole
method is seen in his famous phrase.
Nothing is to be accepted save on the
authority o. Scripture, aimee greater is
that authority than all the powers OF
the human MIND" All his thought
was gwen to studying the letter of the
sacred text and to the application Of it
by methods purely theological.
Among the many questions he then
discussed may be mentioned such as
these: "What caused the creation Of
the stars on the fourth dayl" "Were
beasts of prey and yenomous animals
created before or after the fall of
Adam2 If before, how can their crea-
tion be reconclled with Gods good
ness; il afterward, how can their
! creation be reconciled to the letter of
GODS woraT why were only beasts
and birds brought before Adam to be
named aud not fishes and marine ami
mals2" 'Why did the Creator not
say 'Be fruitful and multiply to plants
as we'll as to animals2' As to the
creation of animals st. Augustine Curl
ously anticipates the Darwiniax theory
in his statement that birds take their
origin in water As to land animals,
| he holds that insects we're not created
actually" during the six days, but
only potentially and virtually" so,
since they sprang afterward from
carrion. Such was the contribution
Of the greatest Of the Latin fathers to
the scientific knowledge of the world
after most thorough study of the
biblical text and most profound APP
plication of theological reasoning The
results of this contribution were most
important. In this, as in SO many
other fields, Augustine gave direction
to the main curaent If thought in Wes-
tern Europe, Catholic and Protestant,
for nearly thirteen centuries.-Profes-
sor Andrew ID. White, in the Popular
Science Monthly for February.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-23

What do We know as certain facts
with regard to sh1oting stars? l.
They are vastly more numerous than
any cne has an idea who has not
watched them continuously for many
nights. Astronomers who have kept
record for many years assure us that
the average number seen by one OBJ
server at one place on clear moon
less night is IA per hour, which is
shown by calculation to- be equivalent
to 10000 COO daily for the Whole
earth. 2 They are not terrestrial
phenomena moving in the lower at
nosphere, but celestial bodies moving
in orbits and with veloeities compara-
bic to ihose of planets and comets.
The veloclies are seldom under 10
miles a second or over 90, and aver
age about 30, the velocity of the earth
IN its orbit round the sun being 18.
3. They are Of various composition,
imprising both large majority OF
smaller PARTICLES which are set on fire
by tho resistance Of the earth's atmos-
phere and entirely burned up and re-
solved into vapor long before they
reach its surface, and a few larger ones,
known as meteors, which are only
partly fused or glazed by heat, and
reach the earth in the form Of stony
masses. A. They are not uniformly
distributed through space, but collect
| in meteoric swarms or streams, two at
least Of which revolve around the sun
in closed rings which are intersected
by the earth's orbit, causing the mag
nifcent displays of shooting stars
which are seen in August and Novem-
Der. B. They are connected with
comets. it having been demonstrated
by Sehiaparelli that the orbit of the
comet Of 1906 is identical with the
August swarm of meteors known as
the Perseids, and connections between
comets and meteor streams have been
found in at least three other cases.
The fact is generally believed that
comets are nothing but condensation
of meteorites rendered incandescent
by the heat generated by their mutual
collision when brought into close
proximity. 6. Their composition.
as inferred from the larger meteors
which reach the earth, is identical, or
nearly SO, With that of matter brought
up from great depths by volcanic erup-
tlons In each case they consist of
two classes -one composed mainly of
native iron alloyed with nickel, the
other Of stony matter, consisting
mainly of compo unds of silicon and
magnesium. Mo.t meteorites consist
of compounds Of the two classes, in
which the stony parts seem to have
broken iuto fragments by violent col
lision and become imbedded in iron
which has been fused by heat into
plastic OF pasty ondition.-Contempo.
rary Reyiew.
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eyes wait upon the Lord our God. un-
til that He have mercy upon US. At
a yet earlier date, when Israel gave
the blessing to the younger son,
though his sight and hearing were 80
din, he perceived the powerful scent
of the ''goodly raiment. And it was
not only the exciting cause Of his be-
slowing the blessing before he ate, but
it influenced the character Of it.--Jean
Ingelow, in Good Words.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1888-02-23

But as Christianity took control OF
the world there came great change.
The earliest attitude of the church to-
ward geology and its kindred sclences
was Indifferent and even contemptu-
Gus. According to the prevailing be-
lief the earth was s'fallen world" and
was soon to be destroyed. Why.
then, should it be studied2 Why, in
deed, give a thought to itl The scorn
which Lactantius had cast upon the
study Of astronomy was extended to
other sciences. st. Jerome summed
up the general feeling of the church in
his time by asserting thst the broken
and twisted crust of the ruined earth
exhibits the wrath of God against
human sin. st. Augustine showed
this feeling at various times la very
marked degree. But the germs OF
scientific knowledge aud thought de-
yeloped in the ancient world could be
entirely smothered neither by elo
quence nor logic, and St. Augustine
himself began an effort to evolve from
these germs growth in science which
should be sacred and "safe." With
this intent he prepared his great com
mentary on the work Of creation, as
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