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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-16

EOR sALE-Three story brick house con-
IL tanning 13 rooms, solid and substantial,
large kitchen 17x2i suit OF parlors, dining room
and chambers, 80 hdkd. cistern, graDlte steps
ana IRON fence; a good bargain, price $4,000.
GARDINER 4 ROBERTS. Oxford Duliuing.
DOR sALE-Two story brick house, contain
ing rooms; bath room, stable anu carriage
mouse connected horse ears near price $4,000;
also cottage of rooms in good repair price
$l,7Oc. GARDINER Il ROBERTS, oxford
block, 1873 Middle street. l5-l
EyOR sALE-First-class Dairy Farm In New
Gloucester; the homestead farm OF Thos.
Clark, situated on the Portland ROAD, ~ miles
from Lewiston, from Yarmouth, anu 10 from
Portland near churches, school houses, etc; with
IN TWO miles of three r. II. stations tne iarm con-
slstS OF about 200 acres splendid upland ana inter-
vale In good state OF culteryationi cuts from 80 to
100 tons good quality hay; three good pastures;
VIII pasture 80 cows; good orcnaru OF apout 800
apple trees grated and bearing Wen; me build
lngs consist OF two-Story brick mousse anu ell, two
barns, one 42xS4, clapboarded ana painted, with
good cellar under the whole, the otner 32x40;
barn connected to house by carriage mouse, shop,
woodt ouse, etc.; good ice house ana creamery;
buildings situated on high land, shaded by elm
trees; one of the finest places In TINS beautiful
town; this Is one OF the best among the many good
farms in this wealthy agricultural town, ana only
offered for sale because the owner being over
eighty years of age wishes to retire from business.
Address THOS. CLARK, New Gloucester, or
BENZ. SHAW, ASIA Exchange street, Portland,
Me. 1871
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-16

Citizen suppose in your long life ON the road
you have met with more or less misnaps?
Old Engineer-Oh yes lots of 'em.
CitiZen-Probably run over dozens of people?
Old Engineer with pride)-DoZens? I've run
over hundreds!
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FEMALE HELP.

WANTED "A thoroughly competent girl for
w general homework. with good references
at rs VAUGHAN STREET, corner Bowdoin; do
not call earlier than IL O'Clock. SO
WANTED-Ay young lady to tend in sta
w tionery and art store. must be acquainted
with the business. Address ii. H. H., Press Of
flee. 101
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was q Child. she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,

irrltated Frenchman Ito American who has
ssaken MIN for waiterl Sir you have grossly
INSURED me! There is my card. My seconds
VII wait upon you, sir-r-r.
=, American-Never mind your seconds, Frenchy.
n nou can walt upon me just as well. Pass me the
worcester sauce, and be quick about 1t.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-16

ministers, Lawyers, Teachers, and
Others whose occupation gives but little exercise,
should use Carter's Little Liver Pills for torpid
liver and biliousness. One is a dose. Try them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-16
AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED-One agent In every town and
w city, to sell our mixed paints, colOrs in oil
and Japan. Accept the same on assignment. Ad-
dress l.. b. D., at this office. 12-1
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ALL good Grocers sell and recommend Bur-
1e.fs Flavoring Extracts. Housekeepers should
ask for and insist upon having these goods, and
send back the nauseous mess sent home under
the name of extracts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-16

Poetic young lady lin general country store)-
Have you "ThomsOns Seasons" In book form?
New clerk-No, ma'am; but we've got some in
pound packages that we put up ourselves, just as
good. Do you want em ground or whole?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-16

arrangement of the liver with consti-
patton, Injuries the complexion, induce pimples,
sallow skin. Remove the cause by using Carter's
Little Liver Pills. One a dose. Try them.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
sfOvA..

ITO LET-one or two front rooms, with alcove
Il II desired, on Cumberland ST., between High
and State. Address M, Press Once. 12-1
TINO LET-A suite of furnished front rooms, up
n one flight. A gentleman and wife or two
ladies' preferred, at TOLMAN PLACE. 10-1
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WANTED-A competent cook and laundress
w MRS. j. p. BAXTER, 81 Deering st.
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FOR RENT-The commodious frame stable
Il ON Neal street. near Bracket street; built
by Mr.. Clark Barker for his own use. BENJAMIN
SHAW, 4812 Exchange street. Ill
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To Vessel Owners.

FFtHE Port Clyde Marine Railway has been thor
Il oughly rebuilt, and Is now In readiness 70
take out all vessels In need OF repairs. All work
dispatched quickly and satisfaction guaranteed
Address, w. O. STIMPSON, JR.,
decl6dtf Port Clyde, Me.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
THE WICHITA CONVENTIONS.

The Republican state central committee made a
mistake in calling OF the state conventions al
wichita. The capital is the place TO hold state con
ventiOns. These gatherings are not intended for
the purpose of dividing around to please sqaeaina
towns, ike two teats among half q dozen pigs
Troy Chief.
We reproduce Sol Miller's comment upon
the selection of Wichita by the Republi-
can state central committee as the place
for holding the delegate convention. 1t
will strike the average man as sensible
view Of the case.-Commonwealth
1t depends entirely upon where the
average man may happen to live as to
how it viii strike him. The great
majority of conventions Of ell characters,
are located with reference to the con-
venience Of the body of the delegates. If
this is so Miller's assertion and Bakers
endorsement are both narrow
and selfish. Everybody living west Of
Salina on the Union Pacific system can
reach Wichita with less mileage than
they can reach Topeka. Everybody
living west of a line drawn north and
south through Junction City on the
main lines and branches of the Missouri
Pacific system and ON the main lines and
branches Of the Santa Fe system, and on
the main line and branches of the hook
Island system can reach WicQita more
readily and with less mileage than they
can reach Topeka. So far as the entire
southeast quarter of the state is con-
cerned, in which quarter Wichita Is
located, and consisting Of twenty-siX
the most popuious counties in
the state, they can all reach
Wichita more conveniently and with
less mileage in the aggregate
than they can reach Topeka. In short
and in fact, with the exception of the
northeast quarter Of the state the entire
people Of Kansas can reach Wichita
with less railroad mileage and more
directly than they can reach Topeka. If
that hadn't been true Wichita wouldn't
have gotten TWO state conventions.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
CAUSE FOR ANXIETY.

The danger of congressional dead
lock which may greatly delay the i'm.
! portant business before congress is by
no means over. The motion to adjourn.
| by which the bill for refunding the
direct tax was virtually postponed, in
definitely, was so close as to show that
| there Is a dissatisfied element in con-
Sress which is liable to form other COM
binations for delaying business when il
is deemed necessary 10 use that power
for the defeat of what they believe TO be
unjust measures.
Randall has given notice that he will
soon move to take up one of the appro-
priaticn bills reported by his committee.
The bills on the calendar which Randall
controls are the pension and the District
of Columbia appropriations. The big
measures like the legislative and
the sundry civil are not vet
out of committee. Besides the def
cheney bills. the only appropriation
measures which the house has sent To
the senate is the military academy
one. If these appropriation bills are
reached in their order before the Mills
tariff bill, they viii probably remain
special orders under the rule until finally
disposed of. This must necessarily con-
sumo considerable time.
Meanwhile there is great anxiety ex-
pressed in the house for the passage of
the Cultivate bill for refunding the
debt of the Union Pacific railroad. 1t
stated on what appears to be good au-
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18

ROSCOE CCNKLING DEAD.

Mr.. Conkling'S sickness has called out
the sympathy of the Amerisan people in
remarkable degree. He was so near
the personification of intellectual and
physical strength, that his sudden break
ing down in the prime of life seemed
peculiarly sad. The American people
have more regard for personality and
people of any other nation on the globe
Ii a man towers up above his fellows in
any element of true greatness, he is adj
mired and respected by the people. He
may be private citizen, and yet be the
greatest Of men in pOpulor estimation,
He may be president of the United
States, and yet be the least in the opin-
ion of his fellow-men.
Roscoe Conkling has been out of public
life for seven years. As a private citizen
devoted to his own business affairs, he
has still been the recipient of popular ad-
miration for his intellectual greatness,
and popular esteem for his honesty and
integrity, He belonged to an epoch of
great men. Associated with him in
public life We're Blaine, Zach Chandler,
Matt Carpenter, Garfield and others who
have since either died or retired as he
has done to private life. He possessed
in common with all great men some of
the eccentricities of genius, and they
were sometimes the occasion of sharp
criticism upon his public conduct
But he is no more and the people think
only of those elements of greatness
and dignity and strength in his nature
of which every American was proud 1t
was hoped that the favorable symptoms
reported yesterday morning might
be the precursors of returning health
and permanent recovery, but an All-wise
Providence ordered it otherwise and we
must bow in submission to His will.
The particulars of the sad event will be
found in our Geographic columns this
morning
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
RUM, RoMANIsM AND REBELLION

| In a report of an interview on political
topics with Chauncey NJ. Depew, he was
quoted as making the following state
ments:
1t it fact that our friend Burchard
( cost Dir. Blaine MS election. | know OF
my own personal knowledge where sew
1 eral Blaine Irish clubs dIsbanded IN con-
/ sequence OF Mr. Burchard iiliterativs
remark and went over 10 Cleveland.
/ Had they remained with us Blaine
would have been elected
| When asked today by reporter for a
more definite contribution TO political
/ history on the point IN question Dir.
| Depew mentioned the following cases:
| A strong protectionists, the head Of a
| factory in this city. which furnishes sup
! plies to mis- railroad company. organized
a number of his Irish workmen into two
uniformed companies a. Blaine cam
paign clubs. but after Dr. Burchard's
famous remark 20 Mr. Blaine about rum,
Romanism and rebellion. thew returned
these uniforms to their employer aud de-
Clared their intention of voting for
Cleveland -
Mr.. Depew was informed Of THIS by
the manufacturer himself lie did not
know the number Of these workmeu;
there might have been fifty in each com
pany OF there might have been 100. A
man in Brooklyn who said lac was
familiar with all the facts, told him Of
similar action by an Irish Blaine club IN
that city. Mr.. Depew said be had per.
sOnal knowledge OF many instances IN
" estchester county ia which Irishmen
changed from Blaine to Cleveland be-
cause they regarded the formers al
legged assent % Or. Burchard remark as
an insult 70 their church. Among
these we're two Roman Catholic
priests. who openly shifted their
ground shortly before the electIon. Ho
was also personally acquainted with
SpaniaTd who had subscribed 20 tho
Blaine campaign fund. but after ths
Burchard incident sent an equal contri-
button 70 the Democratic fund and with
six members q ms family voted for
Cleveland 4 nan in Albany had told
him that the result q canvass by
soon after the election indi-
Gated that ~ beast ne votes were
20 Albany county By TIE Bur
cbard alliterafion.
All these instances. Mr. Depex said.
were brought t. his attention AZ or
shortly after the tine Of tho election.
he did not care % make mention Of any
names "a the matter. Is that WA always
likely % lesd n cOnfrovers.Y
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
ANOTHER Hoos1ER FOR HARRIS SON


To the Editor of the Eagle.
Having lived in Indiana until within
! the last two years | know something
about the Republican party of that state
and have had some opportunity to know
| how Indiana Republicans feel toward
their political leaders. | am now and
expect to remain a Kansas man, but | am
| q thorough Hoosier when the name of
Gen. Benjamin Harrison is mentioned
| for president. ! lived in Indiana when
| Oliver p. Morton was the leader of In
| diana Republicans. Since his death no
man has so well filed his place as does
Gen. Harrison. The Republicans of In
diana love Harrison even as they did
! Morton. His qualities of heart and mind
have endeared him to the people of the
state. He is eminently fitted for the
! high office He has earned the respect
and gratitude of every Republican in the
whole country. Gle commands the re-
spect of the Democrats but not much Of
their gratitude.)
know enough of Indiana Republican
sentiment to say that no man
in the state can arouse
such enthusiasm as he can. His very
name is a talisman of success in Indiana.
1t is conceded that the Republican party
will need Indiana this fall. The old
Hoosier state will give Harrison 1900
majority over Cleveland or "any other
man"
There are many reasons why Indiana
Republicans should prefer Harrison to
any Indianian whose name has been
mentioned in connection with the presi-
dency. Ability, character, fitness and
availability being conceded, need not be
discussed; having already alluded to
some of them. viii add that the Republi-
cans of Indiana stand so unanimously
for General Harrison because he is a low
al, hard working Republican. thoroughly
in sympathy with working Republicans.
His kindly genial nature naturally draws
men to HIM. II the Hoosiers of Kansas
want to honor their old state. let
them see that Kansas does her share
toward nominating General Harrison.
The Republican who can carry Indiana
can carry Connecticut. and the man who
can carry these two states need have no
fear as 70 any Republican state.
In spite Of the Infamous gerrvmander !
of Indiana by the Democracy. Harrison !
carried The state in sc by ten thousand /
majority when the whole fight was made T.
TO keep him out Of the senate. Ia addi- /
ton to the gerrymander, however. the /
Democrats had 10 resort to tally-sheet 4
forgery and ballot-box stHffing in In
dianapolis 70 compass HaTrison's defeat
As the Democratic leaders q Indianap-
oils who committed the crime are now
in the penitentiary Air. Harrison's sue
ces7or, Mr.. Turpie, at the same time
holding a seat in the United States
senate secured by the commission Of a
crime for which the perpetrators 20 to
the penitentiaryl the vote IN Indiana
may not be tampered with this fall
Give Indiana Republicans a chance to
redeem the state by nominating Gsn.
Harrison and they win do il.
J. q. WILLIAMS.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
FROM STEVENS COUNTY.
WooDsDALE, April y, IS.

WooDsDALE, April y, 'SS.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Spring is here. The prairie is green.
| \ large acreage of corn is planted. i
! glorious good rain has been visiting Us
! since Saturday eve The ground is thor
oughiy soaked and everybody wears q
| broad smile. Farmers are now busy and
| the dirt will fly IN good earnest for the
next two months. All the stirring ha,
| been done some time and everybody
seemed to be well up with spring work,
so breaking out new land Will be the or
! der of the day. Oats are up and looking
well. Wheat never gave better evidence
of large crop.
/ Immigrants are arriving daily. Messrs.
| Crum, from Sedgwick, McCrearv, Of
Upton co. Ind. and several friends of Mr..
McKinsey arrived Friday. They are well
pleased and agreeably surprised at the
prosperity of the farmers and rapid de-
velopment of our town and county.
Real estate business Is greatly
improving and loan companies are
anxious 10 extend their territory in this
confidence. In fact the entire southwest
is taking the lead this spring While
there is no wealth or supplies 10 spare,
we are nevertheless developing as fine
country as Kansas can boast. and our
people are industrious, wide-awake, en-
terprising and have unbounded conf
dence in Western Kansas.
Considerable interest has been worke,!
e
Land voorhees,. the aspiTant for the L.
5. land Office, is located in the southern
part of this county. HugOtOn, only
twelve miles from there, also
an aspirant for the land Office.
issued $50 900 city scrip 70 paw the ex-
pences OF the committee 10 20 to Wash
ington in their interests. They finding
that their case was hopeless presented
forged petitions asking congress % 10
cate the land Office ont Of the state. This
has enraged the citizens as il is detri-
mental, and a financial in jUrs 10 cur
country. In addition TO this Hugoton Is
making herself obnoxious by opposing
every action Of the county commission
ers which Is not directly 10 her own self
ISL interests.
The Wichita. Springfield & Trinidad
Il. T. 20. UAasie a ItpISJallish 70 bEi4l d 4
line Of road from West Plains to Rich +
field by way Of Springfield, Nos /
COW and Woodsdale. A petition 4
was circulated and almost three
fOurths of the settlers signed H. The
accepted IL bat were en-
Joined before they could have the cali
issued, This called forth some bad bsO5d
and excitement Is running high 4 pe-
titlon for new townships. which & very
much desiTed. vii meet the same fate i
Is feared. The county commissioner,
grand Jury and circuit coIri are al ~
session nOx. Everybody - worked Up
10 the highest pitch and eaeb one appears
to feel II MS duty u look after The wei
fare Of the county. HuZOton - Ia fhs
minority bv far, but has sone wealthy
boomers. They have made the threa,
that If they nave % die they will die
hard and fighting. d.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
TRULY COURAGEOUS.

The New York World pays the follow
ing handsome compliment to the four
men who, with Superintendent Sweeney
faced death at Rich Hill, No. TO rescue
the entombed miners:
The story Of the experience of the men
VINO volunteered TO 90 down III the cage
with the hero, Superintendent George
Sweeney, al the Rich Hill lAlo.) mine. TO
attempt 10 rescue the poor miners who
were IN the shaft. reads ike a horrible
romance. The seething flame Of FIRE
which came with a deafening roar 10
threaten them with 4 cruel death, the
failure Of the cage to rise az the signal TO
hoist; It's sudden stopp2Se and slow
descent after the rise had commenced;
the despair Of the men 81 the thought
that their wives awaited them al the top,
and then the reascent and their final
escape, burned and faiHting, MAKE {
vivid picture such as few can cCnten-
R4a.e without tegrpF,
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
A CRITICAL SITUATION.

The court Of the sick German emperor
is full of intrigues and petty chickering's.
The crown prince appears to have an un.
fortunate notion of his own Importance.
the empress is generally disliked because
of her English parentage and her alleged
anti-German feeling and the grim old
iron chancellor, with a. mind far above
the petty intrigues going on around him.
and an eye single to the integrity and
greatness of the empire, holds his own
by the sheer force of his intellectual
superiority. The strength of character
possessed by the late emperor was equal
to the task of sustaining Bismarck and
keeping the factions of his court in
wholesome subsection but the malady of
Frederick makes him weak and unable to
inspire fear or command obedience.
The genius of Bismarck is of TO avail
either at home or abroad without the
unwavering support of the imperial
authority. The craftsmanship which
has not found the world too broad for
its comprehension is in danger of being
thwarted by the Vaccinations of a few
women bent upon having their own
way, the indiscretions and self-conceit
of the crown prince, and the intrigues of
Russian spies and British adventures. A
despotism is poor form of government
when the despot is too feeble to play his
part with dignity. However, the strained
condition of affairs will very likely
be relieved in short time by the death
of the emperor, an event liable to occur
at any moment. 1t is very evident that
4 crisis in the affairs of the German en-
pire if not the whole Of Europe is I'M
minent.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
CIRCUMsoRIBED REvERBERATioN.

A Democratic sheet printed at Hugo
ton, Kansas, which claims to be edited
and published by one man on one page
and by yet another man on another
page. with an editorial column edited by
still another. has opened out OH Senator
Plumb in q way that, whoever really
owns and edits the concern, VIII prob
ably hear more later on. The paper
charges Plumb with open and shameless
official corruption. That's probably the
last charge that anybody who knows the
Senator or his history, as either a public
official Of private citizen, would think of
making The dual editors and pro-
prietors OF the Hugoton Herald are, it is
quite evident, new to Kansas. Such
a charge against Senator Plumb is a
good deal like shooting at the
sun, the quality of the powder or cal
ibre and range of the gun cutting but
little figure. 1t is only case of circum-
scribed reverberation, sans the accessory
of a smell. This Hugoton editorial ag-
gregation might whoop up the charge
that Plumb is bulldozer, or something
of that sort, or that he lacked that clas-
steal cut SO prerequisite in the estimation
Of the aesthetic Hugotonity; but the
charge that he is either corrupt or a
jobber, made with any expectation that
such assertions will be given hearing
by the people of Kansas is as foolish as
it would be to attempt to whistle down
a blizzard. In the course of time this
multitudinous adhesion SO persistently
bending its powers in the direction of
illuminating the columns of the Hugoton
Herald will probably learn that fools are
not commanding any premium in Kan
SaS,
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-18
THE COUNTRY THE BEST PLACE.

One of the worst aspects Of the future
for society in general and for the best
interests Of the country at large is the
growing disposition among the American
people to seek the towns and cities.
This is a great mistake. The country is
much the best place to rear children,
and it is in many ways preferable as a
place to breath pure air, and to have the
associations OF people who have not
been poisoned by the influences which
convert Gay into night, and produce an
artificial life. Many man and woman
has fallen in our cities who would have
done well in the country, surrounded by
pure and wholesome influences. Under
the gas light, under the electric light,
at the late hour of night men and women
have taken their first step downward
that has led increasingly to ut
ter ruin. Stay at home in the
country young man, stay under the
parental roof young woman, remember
that the society of pure good mother Is
the best Of all for you. Time enough to
think of leaving when a young man
comes who wants good wife; nothing
tends to make a happy home more than
pure minded and pure hearted woman.
Men are what women make them often,
and if a woman is in fact pure in heart
and life the chances are she viii tame
the lion in almost any man, and make
for herself happy home. The love of
pure heart is tower of strength and
under its influence man is sure to grow
strong and good. The slavery that
comes of being bound by the silken cords
that love weaves is pleasant to man.
Country life is the best, and the country
produces the best men and best women.