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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

As to the efficiency of enforcement of the
game laws in Maine at the present time
there is considerable adverse testimony.
A correspondent of the Bangor Wing writes
from Patten, in the Katahdin region, that
there has not been winter during the past
ten years in which there has been such an
indiscriminate and wholesale slaughter of
deer, moose and caribou throughout the
northern part Of the State. The amend
ment made to the law last winter whereby
the fines are turned over to the counties,
whereas a portion of them formerly went to
the wardens, seems to have had the effect of
relaxing vigilance and rigor Of enforce
ment. To this fact, rather than to any lapse
OF pablo sentiment, is probably due any in
increase Of poaching that may have been
noticed this winter The Phillips Phono-
graph notices one circumstance, which, In
its opinion, is highly suggestive that poach-
ers are getting less sympathy. 1t seems that
In Kingfeld each year the people have OBJ
served the unusual custom of circulating
subscription paper to assist the men in that
vicinity who are liable to prosecution for
killing moose out of season. How large
these subscriptions have been we do not
know, hut they must have been considera-
BILE; for the Phonograph mentions it as a
very favorable sign that this year only if
teen dollars have been subscribed. 1T
shows" says the Phonograp5, 'that ma
iority of the good citizens of Kingfeld do
not favor the wholesale slaughter as it has
been carried ON In some sections this win
ter"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

That the Indians very susceptible to the
refining influences of civilization we may
consider an established proposition. The
Penobscot Indians Of Maine have proved it.
On the island at Oldtown there are six hun
bred souls, who live by hunting. fishing, lum-
bering and the interest of their money in
vested under the care Of the State. That
they have already attained high degree of
civilization we know from the fact that
many Of them are regular subscribers to the
local paper, and have among them a cores
pondent who sends his weekly instalment of
items. A few of these items selected from
the Indian Island locals of the Old Town
Herald, furnish final and convincing proofs
of Indian civilization
The yonng men have well equipped gymnas.
ium in the lower hail. and are becoming quite pro
fcient in gymnasiic exercises. In this respect
they are ahead of the youth OF Old Town vii
lage.
Probably good base ball club will be placed in
the field early in the spring Our boys have CIV
en- the Old Town and State College boys some
will enter the arena with better club than ever
before placed in the field by them.
Newell Lola, better known as Big Thunder, Is
having serious time with his feet frozen num-
Der OF years ago.
Peddiers are becoming almost a public nuis-
ance.
The dusky descendant of the aborigines
surpasses the aristocratic white boys of
0ldtown as an athlete; he meets on equal
terms Of combat the boys who are educated
by the great State OF Maine in its college; he
throws aside his stoicism and admits that
frozen toes are painful; and finally has be-
come the possessor of surplus resources of
such magnitude that he is diligently sought
by the peddlers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

The great controversy as to whether Jay
Gould and Russell Sagereally did embezzle
property of the Kansas Pacific railroad, as
DELANEY Nicholl and the other lawyers for
the bondholders want chance to try to
prove in court, or whether. as Gould himself
declares, the whole proceedings form black
mailing scheme which is managed by "a
newspaper, cable company and woman"
is rendered still more highly interesting by
the appearance of General Daniel L. Siekies
in the midst of the fray. General Sickles
begins the battle with more than the yigor
of youth. IF there is any justice under
heaven" he says, 1--WE will place Jay Gould
where he belongs, in the penitentiary," and
he concludes, "Gould is such notorious
liar that any cry of blackmail, etc., that he
may raise could not possibly have the slight
est weight with me-" The fact that General
Sickles has been engaged as counsel for the
Kansas Pacific side, does not probably ac-
count for all this venom. He is an old enc
my OF the millionaire railway king, having
aided in the great fight which resulted in
Gould's retirement from the Erie road. As
to the merits of the case at issue between
Gould and the Kansas Pacific bondholders,
even a Philadelphia lawyer may be
excused If he pleads ignorance.
but the courts could undoubtedly find out
whether Mr. Gould is prosecuted unjustly or
the Kansas Pacific bondholders have been
i'll used. And as Mr.. Gould has the means to
emploNeounsel able to present his case in
the most favorable light. the American peo-
pie would watch the proceedings with con-
tentful interest, fully assured of the fairness
Of the passage at arms between the railway
king and the newspaper, cable company and
woman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

West Virginia seems to be much cursed
country. A few months ago the water in
the wells and springs of certain counties
was reported to have turned to poison; now
the dogs are said to be running mad in large
numbers. Were these two calamities in con-
junction this hydrophobia by the wholesale
might not seem SO remarkable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02


King John, of Abyssinla, has apparently
done very obliging thing in sending dep
utation to treat with the Italian invaders
The Italians have not been at all happy
since, with the approval of England, they
took possession of the Red Sea port of Mas
sowah. 1t is neither healthy nor a pleas
ant place. Even among the natives Of those
tropical regions, the heat that beats upon its
house tops has become so distinguished for
intensity that they have stigmatized the
place with nickname equivalent to the
English sheol. To simply hold Massowah
the Italians found, would be neither an
agreeable nor profitable task; and the at
titude of King John, who pretends to have
claim upon the place also, has rendered the
occupation more than usually burdens ONE.
Massowah lies by the sea in belt Of low
and unhealthy coast land. Back OF 1t, to-
wards the interior, rise more salubrious up
lands where European force could be sus-
tanned in comparative health. But the en-
trance to the upper plateau Of Abyssnia is
through difficult defles where even an army
of Africans might hope to cope with the
Italians With a full knowledge of the
strength Of their position the native gener-
ais have refused to be drawn down to bat
tie on the coast and have awaited the Ital-
ian advance into the hill country. The in
vading army is large, numbering probably
twenty-five thousand men, and is command
ed by General San Mariana, veteran of the
Italian campaigns of 1866. But an advance
into Abyssinia is no child's play, and the anx-
iety about the expedition has been con-
siderable, both in Rome and London, where
the English watch the movements as inter-
ested friends. The English themselves in
vaded Abyssinia about twenty years ago,
when Sir Charles Napier led an army of
Anglo-Indian troops about half as large as
the present Italian army into the Abyssin-
ian uplands, won a pitched battle against
King Theodore who then ruled the country.
and stormed Magdalla, his capital city. But
Sir Charles Napier had this important adj
vantage. A large number of Abyssinian
chieftalns were in rebellion against Theo-
dore, and they welcomed the English in the
passes where today the Italians must fight
But on the other hand, the appliances CT
civilized warfare have much improved since
1868, while it is probable that the Abyssin-
ian army, in spite of some new guns and the
presence of corps of Cossack free lances,
is not much more effective now than it was
then. So the deputation which King John
sends may relieve the Italians from an en-
barrassing position. A defeat for their army
might react at home as unfayorably as did
the Tonquin campaigns in France; while
q conference with the Abyssinian King may
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

The strikers In the West are trying to win
a battle that seems already lost. With its
own engines running the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy can stand a good deal of whip
ping over the backs Of other roads.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 9.

We do not read anonymous letters and comm
nications. The name and address OF the writer
are IN all cases Indispensable not necessarily ior
publication but as guarantee of good faith'
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

result in an arrangement that will save the
Italian honor and enable them to get out of
an improbable venture without serious loss
of reputation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02
Police Notice.

,u,ItF regular monthly meeting Of the Police Ex
amining Board will be held at the Common
Council Koom In the City Building on TUESDAY
EVENING" April 3, 1883, at q 80.
MARIO dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02
FINANCIAL.
INVESTMENTS.
WE OFFER FOR SALE

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Bath, Me-, Municipal, due 1921, As
DamariscOtta, Me-, due 1900, 4 l-2s
Lewiston, Me-, due 1912. IS
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First Mort. I Is
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Canal National Bank Stock.
Also a variety OF carefully selected
First Mortgage six per cent. gold, Wa
ter Company Bonds at par and inter-
est.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

The governments Of France are more
even, than the French fashions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

A History of the InQuisition of the Middle
Ages. By Henry Charles Lea VOL II.
The history of the lnQusltion has never
heretofore been undertaken in systematic
manner. and Mr.. Lea's work will therefore
engage the attention of historical students
and others who desire to know something of
this terrible institution of the past. The au-
thor has ransacked the archives and libra
ries OF the Old World, where such treasures
abound, and has given the public in this vol
ume mass of information ON the subject,
which will delight the lover of historic lore.
The present volume begins with the estab-
lishment of the Inquifition at Languedoc,
and traces its work in France, where its ter
rible power was exercised against the Wal
denses. The history of the lnquisition In
Germany is of special interest The reac-
ton here against the Church which fostered
the institution found its elimination in the
Brethren of the Free Spirit, who claimed
that God is everything that is, and that there
was as much divinity In the meanest thing
as in man; that the soul returned to God af-
ter death, and that there was neither purga-
tory nor hell. Thus they destroyed the eff
cacy of all sacerdotal observances and sacra-
ments. Indeed they held in the greatest con-
tempt the Eucharist. They claimed that
they were sinless, and hence are the proto-
types of the Perfectionists of to-day. The
wild notions of this sect are remarkable, and
this and kindred sects were the legitimate
fruit of the repressive Influences of the
Church which used the torture to enforce its
dogmas. The volume before us is well
printed ON most excellent paper, and is a
most readable book. The next volume will
complete work of great value. New York
Harper & Brothers; Portland: Loring,
Short g. Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

The Story of Colette. Nothing has been
published for many day more charming in
its kind than The Story of Colette, entitled
in the French La Neuvaine Colette and
which has recently appeared as serial in
the Revue Des Deaux Mondes. It is simply
and purely love story, and is delightfully."-
fresh and unhackneyed. showing that mod
ern French novel may be strong and intense
and yet entirely free from the faint of
Zola-ism 1t has been beautifully and SYM
pathetically translated by some person
whose name does not appear; and is as
dainty and delicious an idyl as one could
wish for. The ruined castle-the home of
Colette; her piquant journal, written upon
one side of roll of old manuscript for want
of paper; her cold-hearted guardian, Mad
emoiselle d. Epine; Benoite her kind nurse;
her beloved and only real companion, the
dog One and the horse Franchise: and the
coming of lover after the girls many
prayers TO st. Soseph-all combine to form
an enchanting picture. the heroine herself
being dainty and fascinating figure in it.
New York; ID. Appleton & Co.; Portland
Loring, Short & Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

Black Ice. A novel by A. W. Tourgee,
author of A FOOLS Errand, etc. Judge
Tourgee's novels have already become so
widely and deservedly popular that it seems
superfuous to recommend them, fresh one
being sure of cordial recognition. His latest
story, Black Ice, is tale of the North with
the amusements and the dangers Of severe
winter. One of the chief characters tells his
own story in bright and entertaining way.
and indeed all the characters speak for them
selves, and very distinctly. An interesting
parsonage is the old country doctor, physi-
clan "born, not made" keen. and well
trained in his profession. There is the
pleas ant wife of the story-teller; the bright
and merry-hearted GIRL their daughter; and
the young school mistress who turns out to
be the heroine of the book. Each is worth
knowing. apart from the incidents, esca-
pades, the fun. the peril and the excitement
by which the author has surrounded them.
Finally this is one Of Judge Tourgee's most
characteristic works. and will be warmly
welcomed by his many admirers. New
York: Fords, Howard Il Hubert; Port
land: Loring, Short & Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

The Hereafter Twenty Three Answers
by as many Religious Teachers to the Ques-
tion, what are the strongest proofs and ar
guments in support of the belief in life
hereafter?" The series of articles In answer
to this question which were published in
the Christmas number Of the Boston Herald
re-appear in small volume. The contribu-
tors are representative preachers of nearly
every religious denomination in the country,
and include such names as James Freeman
Clarke, Joseph Cook, DR.. Bartol, Bishop
Whipple, Rabbi SCHNEIDER, and Julian K.
Smyth. Each writer gives his individual
opinion and the grounds upon which it is
based. 1t goes without saying that the pa
pers are very interesting. Boston: ID. Lo
throp & Co.; Portland: Loring. Short &
Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02
The best advertisement article quality the next
consideration is price,

HInds' Honey and Almond Cream. ........... 3
And an immense stock of Tooth, Nail and Ill
Toilet Articles too numerous to mention.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02
BEN WILLIAMS,
superintendent Of Agencies. Eastern Department
aES SlNKINSON

Manager Tor City Agency, Portland Portland,
febs
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

An attractive book from the pen Of Alice
Williams Brotherton is What the Wind Told
TO the Tree-Tops. The wind of each month
in the year tells story at the request of the
tree-tops, who think ii $50 stupid standing
alone all day long," and not being able to
travel like the winds and meet With adven-
lures. Each of the twelve winds has a
pretty story to tell of what he has seen or
heard In the course Of his travels-some in
verse and some in prose. The children will
pass many happy hour in reading them,
and afterwards in listening to the whispered
comments Of the pines and spruces. The
book is well illustrated. (New York: G. z.
Putnam's Sons; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-02

And large stock of Drugs, Fancy Goods AM, and
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06

sued for, was declared in patents 2l2,-
1888 and 2l0, 90S, but in PIP, 1888 the exam
liner held that Brush's claims were too
broad. That decision was acquiesced in,
and the invention which was there de.
scribed, claimed and rejected, Is now
claimed in the patent sued on. The re-
jected invention was dedicated to the pub
lie by acquiescence in the ruling Of the
examiner, and cannot be claimed in sub
sequent patent against others who mean
time entered the field and used the re-
jected invention.
2. The patent in suit is limited to sole
noids and cares mechanically opposed, and
II does not include the common or electro
magnet, and thus construed the patent
sued on is not infringed on by the defend
ants. These, briefly, are the reasons for
dismissing the bill for want Of equity.
The decision is regarded ~ unusually
important, and the case is expected TO go
TO the supreme court Of the United States
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
italian sncir,, rlcnIc.

At Estival park today the eighteenth an
nual reunion picnic of the Italian Bcneyo.
lent society Of Memphis will be duly celc-
braicd. This afternoon at half past |
o'clock the street procession, headed 10y
Anold's band, will start from the hall Of
the society, corner Adams and Second, up
20 Market, out 10 Main, down 10 Vance
and out 10 the park. The decorated ye-
hiclcs will he occupied by joyous children
and the officers OF the society. At the
park during the afternoon Italian national
games will be introduced. and dancing
will DO in order. The annual picnics Of
this society are always largely attended by
people Of all nationalitios, being regarded
~ one Of the most popular outdoor ietcs
of the season. The afternoon is devoted
10 the amusement Of ladies and children.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
HE is FOR LOW TAXES.
THE BURGoMAsTER DISCOVERS A
HORDE OF HIDEous IECUBL
He Points to the Path Along Which Lie
Peace Perpetual and Prosperity Per-
manent-How Street Paving May be
Rendered Compatible with His Ideas.

Who said the city authorities OF Mem
phis were gloating over increased property
valuations and the consequent prospect Of
princely returns2
The Hon. d. p. MADDEN, president Of
the Taxing District, repudiates the charge.
81 am for low taxes" quoth the burgo-
master to an ArPEAL reporter yesterday.
Then he devoured him with soul reaching
chances from hall closed eyes for a full
minute, and repeated:
~ am for low taxes DO you hear my
voice and comprehend the import Of my
rolling vernacularY'
The language was Of the good old En-
glish type plain, crisp and forcible, but
there were barriers TO clear understand
ing of the combinations significance.
81 am for low taxes, II you don't mind
mentioning the fact he continued, after
another pause. There have reached
my ears today rumors that dissat-
isfaction exists among my people.
They are overwhelmed with grief
over mistaken conviction that me
and my colleagues were coaching the asses.
eor 10 place valuations at n high notch in
order TO nh our treasury. That's not 80.
Here's my PLATFORM. | am for low taxes
But am also for proper valuations which,
II appears, is on the road 10 attainment.
Upon this valuation am in favor OF re-.
duoing the rate 10 between sl.25 and Sl.b0.
At present the rate is S2.3j. suppose the
county will do the same thing and we
shall all be happy family"
Then dull, PARKWAY look came into his
eyes, as though he were moditating. And
he was moditating Up 10 this time the
reporter had said nothing 10 disturb the
flow OF the burgomaster's sentiment, and
he mistook silence for provoking mental
dizziness. II gricvcd and worried him.
Speed the day." murmured the re.
porter.
Suddenly the burgomastcr opened wide
his eyes, the dance OF delight returned,
and ho resumed under a full head OF
steam
"My idea OF how TO encourage and foster
the prosperity that seems determined 90
make its home with MS il 10 remove obsta.
Giles great aud small High taxes is the
greatest OF these. Ii is the incubus that
settles down upon our frame, dances
regular old Georgia breakdown, and
temporarily suspends its picnic by settling
upon our collar and shutting off the sup.
ply Of atmosphere that renders earthly ties
dear. am for low ,axcs!"
$50 | understand. But how can you
manage 10 continue street paving2'
"Ihc Legislature meets next January. !
shall have a law passed requiring owners
OF property adjacent 10 the field Of paving
operations 10 pay proportion Of our liza.
bilities Tor the work They derive the inn
mediate benefits more largely than any
one else, and will not dcmur."
'Do you incline TO the belief that pub |
lie improvements will then 20 forward at a |
pace calculated TO keep up with the pro
ccssion"'
ITO be sure they will. Haven't I or
dcrcd q half million Of those West Nir---"
The Burgomastcr struck u fatal vein.
Tho reporter vanished Sounds Of an
audible chucklc followed him 10 the alley.