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The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
can depend upon himself or not With the
majority it at once becomes struggle be-
tween pride, will, n natural desire to stand
up and he Il man, and IL natural temptation


majority it at once becomes n struggle be-
tween pride. will, n natural desire to stand
up and he Il man, and IL natural tenptation
to ilii,ch.
There is Il wonderful reimbursement of tho
Standing oi officers and men i'll IL command
after the first fight \ number who have
been regarded the best men lose their high
places i'll Il twinkling. and here and there
some one OF whom nothing was expected
steps right up to the front.
Some men who will face any amount of
musketry firing can't stand the sound of a
shell; and vice versa. 1t is mistake to sup
pose that soldier gets used to fire by being
exposed IN IL number of battles With each
battle he becomes more timid
Yet veterans are more to In ,lcnn,lo1
upon than raw troops. This is partly hc.
cause they are better disciplined, partly he
cause they have gone through similar scenes.
and partly because they are more reliant IN
each other and their officers.
1t is true, men will in IL measure got ,se,,
to fire by being long exposed to it MS Mt
Nicksburg. There the Union troons w,rc
undera n continued regular fire for months
he'hg '"r the most part we'll protected, they
soon saw that the shells did comparatively
't''i''SN, 'liit tIt pFoJctIllt Which
curved i'll the air to light among them did
not excite anything like the trrpi,lation :,
similar first shot would excite out ON an omen
held In other words, they became in n
measure accustomed to the bombs.
bravery, as it is usually understood, is
largely dependent upon physical conditions.
and is supposed by some physicians to come
from the action of the heart. 1t is said of
Napoleon that under the most profound cx-
clt"mrnt, on the eve of battle, his pulse never.
ran above some forty TO fifty beats to the
minute, whereas the average pulse of admits
is about seventy.
Whether bravery is the result of physical
condition or no, it is certain that it is much
easier Tor some men to he brave than others
and many hold that all men are towards Mt
heart. Al any rate Frederick the Great once
Salh that Il man who has never felt fear has
never Snntfe'l candle with his fingers.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25

SOM men, fond OF reading and Of Il
scholarly turn "i mind malra great mistake,
III leading th" exclusive lives ,lry 'l". Every
man Is better for asa"ca'ins "I,l, people,
ana u" "ls" man, While nNrr reasins I"
love his l'"nis and studies, "Il find hinlS ii
Wiser and l'in mud inalllirr If lIr s"'s forth
int" tn" hi, world and, 50 to speak, @"'7 nest
to the great popular heart. When Il man as
s'mi;'irs with his fellows, the rru1 h oIsc, Of
ms hatur" are worn oil, and II 2oroi deal OF
n"ns"nsr is knocked ont OF linn T.. r. Ear
nlM in Tln ErocI
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25

Ever since his return from i'lorln. Col
Lamont has been entertaining, his friends
! wit alligator stories which have u decidedly
| classic flavor about them. The latest. | un.
'i"ls'an'l, serves To illustrate the power, Of
ju'llriuuS advert i,ing
Th" colonel h"ar'! ii 4, family in Florida
Who had i"s' their little boy, aud had aolv,r-
tIe"'l for him in the duly paper That very
afternoon an alligator rr;wi,M ont of tho
swami, and died on their front door step in
his stomach Was fuilnl II handful Of red hair.
some l,"ur buttons, class marble II l,ar Of
! c!irrk"'t ti"riscr,, and paper collar The
colonel vows that advertising did it.-New
iui: Trii,lIu
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25

First L. /" Man Ever br"n'p CaIHnln.
SECOND t. $. Nam %"; h;t," you:
l"s: il is il V'ry singular country. II
sl!"Ws ..np day III he scar"
'WiG'. do tte people DO the other lG'
lal =
"ih"y i, around With thciroar ruuG', On
and Wonder h"w l"t1g 1T will :.. before il
sii"We aetfin IT. !!cl inllrii oi !, country iol
pcnic,, h-Arpins rod men and ruIoi,
huurl. icX;is SiiIiusS.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
What y Jungle Is.

BY the way, we have now been tho whole
length of India. from Calcutta to Pcshawar,
and back To Bombay on the other side ol the
land. and, except ut the foot Of the lllnil
lnyas, have not seen Il single forest OF imlnu
what we would call II wood Trees there
are everywhere along the roa.ls;lomg tho
hedge rows scattered about the fields and
plains aud dotted over the hills and noun
tans, but nothing like wlint the most of us
at home have supposed to constitute an In
dian jungle. All unculi"nted or waste
lands are called Jungle. out in the jun
Gle" means about the same thing here as with
u, to say ''ot on tho prairic'-tlrt is, Oh tho
unnclnsr! lands whether bare or in heavy
grass The 'mnnn,aii lnnslrs," where the
tiger has his home ;!nG from which he comes
down to carry of lcol" q: domestic ami
mails. have no trees other than 10" scattered
bushes and rocks. On these no na!iVethiihs
Of going alone nt ni1ht or cNen hJ '!nl in
some Of them. Garter Harrison in Chicago
Mail
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
Co-Opcr;,tiom in E,,,.l,u,,

me enthusiasm for cooperation in En-
land seems to be dying out. OF fourteen
undertakings supported by II London e.
operative association one has been wound H.,
one Is ''in abeyanc",' one '.nt n stnlui,till. >
On" has Insufficient capital, five have only
got us far as he discussion or registration of
th"lr rules, Que is seeking a government con-
tract, but want, an advance Of money, one il,
doing a good deal Of business, but making
very iittle profit, about two the report is
vague, and only one, the Cigarette Makers
society, can he said to Lc fairly successful
Chicago HeraL,
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
SOLDIERS "UNDER FIRE."


Sonlsshins About the Experience When
One First Faces IT.
There is nothing To correspond with tho
feelings experienced 10y soldier under tire,
Take. for instance. tine average man. the
man who is neither very brave nor great
coward. In all his life lie could scarcely
have had any sensation to compare with that
of hearing the ping of the first bullet of an
approaching fight
There is spiteful sound as the ball sings
by the ear. or n splitting sound as it cuts q
twig above the soldiers head.
Then there is Il diSigreeablc searching
sound as the shell comes i'll s!rals, as if to
twist itself into his vitals. No man knows
until he has once been under fire whether he
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
The Change in Cigars.

"What makes the lyle in cigars" cigar
dealer was asked
"Now, ! hardly know how to answer you,"
was the reply. for you are asking me almost
top much. The manufacturers make most of
the styles Iii nam" only There are only
three on four different patterns in cigar,
mods. From thr,, three or four distinct
patterns are made thousands of fancy styles
AMI still there are but three varieties nf
toi'ncrp and but three prime grades Of each
varrty There can only b" about :; dozen
different grades in cigar, and yet there are
over 100 on the price list.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
Wives OF NrMsnAnrr NIru,

There arc not Il frw m'H,lnl": men whose
wives are constant h"lpn!a'rs in their profess
sion. Tia" wifi" "l Franh q. Carpenter, the
Washington r"rr"' 'i"',"l'!t fused in rlil,ryrry
day, from II az ml"l,. ui NOW sIr,..is,
articles which might in iutur lr ui use tu
her husband fhos" IN" Wuill,l dat" and then
fill, away in "nN"l"lr'e it, II cabinet made for
the purpose. Consequently Mr. ''arlnntr,
has l"'' "f clippings on any subject THAT wnS
ever written ai"ut in t" l'Il'l" press He
SAYS il j., tn" best thin. "i lis Kind in exist
rnc', and hi5 mii" j, responsible for it Now
Enrl. M.1.iI
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
Friction Increased Electrical,

Methods and apparatus lave been devised
to increase the tractivepower OF locomotives
and other self propelled rail vehicles bv jn
c!';;>is. electrically. the frictional adhesion
h.'t ",c:i the driving wheels and the rails. II
i, claimed that the tractive power can thus
bo l"arl; doubled without increasing the
weight Of the locomotive, and that sl.,t and
snow difficulties wiil lie overcome 1t is also
chained that the friction thus obtained is
cheaper than sanding. without its consequent
wcar.--CLicago News.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
"Hiding the Yellow Pom.

In the Founders day procession in New
Haven one of the 'I.ancastcrian school bows"
led yellow pony. Few knew the sirnjti.
ca''cc of the pony until it was explained that
Mr.. Lowell, the old srlioollnt,t.r, used to dis.
cipline his pupil, by laying them ont, face
downward. on the yellow school desks and
applying IL rawhidc where it would d, IN.
most good. Til, he called .'rl,liny The yeIlov
pony. 1t is said that the man ,yI,o led IN
pony i'll III" procession deserved the honor.
Tor he once, when a boy, rode the yellow
pony twenty-four times i'll one .lav.-N.w
York sun
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
Quickly Disposed or,

Ma. .s;ra,e to pri>uner,-Druuk and disor-
DERBY; what your name:
Prisoner-Gawge Washington ulicl lohp-
son, sab.
Magistrate Well, Gawsc Washington
Hick Johnson, its SO or thirty days.-Ihe
Epoch.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25

see various cNpo'lieirt- given for writin,
overan crnsatr. Tins is the best ] havcever
u.e't, at.d hnse trI''I many methods Erase
carefully vita II knife, not scraping too
deeply Thon trIrn tlte pen oycr and write
with it ha,h downward. The writing will he
but AttIr darker than other words un tiu
La.n and VIII not .uren.l. IMe Mriter
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25

Il amt a ;aams tp b" s"indI"l any more
by tii"l:l "a companies, remarked II Detroit
citihii al mora means ..;.,l .,lil,itun Il
hay" iti,' l.'! Tie meteor taken out, and I'm
1"in9 .loA!, ,u' Ia. ri,.'i" works and order
SOM" of them urauiil light, lllJ into my
iol.'. .irrl that WA, tine way III" mean
descent light cam" f., take the l;u.- Of gas in
h!s ious,hu!d.- Elrctli,,ti l:cy.cy
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25

The proper number for di:,sef Is Being
discussed. Sir Henry Thcn,scn thinks that
eight is the perfect asslnbcr. Ten has its
advantages. since is provides Tor accidents
Twelve is ,hou.,ht 10 put the success Of the
dinner in danger. but after twelve is pasScc!
there :s no li,uit.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
Yba S,,n,,l t;as Ou,n,,t.

The total mil.aSe OF pipes in tI!" United
States canine, u" tar from 9.;,@O miles not
incli.ling sEll lii"s for itiiVi,ltG! use
One fifth of this quantity Of p:lr is Las! in
the city Of I'IttsLnrs The gas wells q! l'mn-
sylvnnia produce from ,jOO,0oD tn l1.W~ ,ail
cubic feet n day High aud !nw pressure
wells are also found in Indiana Illinois.
Michigan, Ohio and as fa, west rs Kansas.
The total consumption of gas for lss, nS csti
mated H.; coal lisI,ltccrlcut was equivalent
to lU.ODO.tWi tons oil coal
The value Of this coal was calculated nj
about Sll.,W,OOO In lSAG the displacement
was placed at G,M3.NIU tons, nearly all al
which occurrnd in i'ciinsy yivann. about Pats
burg. Ii !l' ,,lile ra;:p pt increase III t!!.,
placcinrn' r,ul,i he given III less lis i:lnt nl
1856 over 50, the amount %! coal dis ita"r'
hv nntu:'ui -,;ts in 1881 should he r,ll'.r! al
l3.WjJ. 100 't,;,> i:.stcal Of io.vUUEJ tons, ~
;ll,,Ir. wiich is n reasonable estimate. IL 10
pn;n!ai " authentic figure. are at Eant. :
Mining Review.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
THE MEADOW LILLY.

The meadow lily is queen.
Close claspcd tho spears of grass between;
The dusky specks OF bistrc dot
Her checks in many Il taw,iy spot.
Her robes out OF a rainbow drawn,
Or coiorcd in some flaming dawn,
This dazzling Indian queen puts on
To greet her love, the royal sun
He cries the lily is light
She flames by day and glows by nj.::;;
The grass blades stretch to touch her breast
And ut her feet the lark doth rest
This queen of lilies drinks the heat
OF August aS Il nectar sweet,
And like Some robbrr queen of old
Waylays the sun, demanding gold.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
Tried to I:r IuuuY.

"Ten dollars said tile judge.
II have II" money. >ai'l the prisoner.
Ten days >..iI t!c juds".
Prisoner struck by Il ltaiq.;; tioughfJ-I
haven't g"t th~ time, iuG-r.
But lie found lie had. New Yor+ Evening
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25

Two lar" lr.ns Of Japane,o nulserymen
are introducing into California TIE unshin
" d"nr. o,'un5e tree, and find many custom
eis tpr tlia t.c- because it can be grown i'll
very small space.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25
Ell ItEk I.

The motto of California means. l!ayc found
it' Only in fhat land of sunshine. wllcrt the
orange. lemon. olive. ii. and grape bloom and
ripcn. and attain II, ir highest perfection i'll mid
winter, are the herbs and gum fonnd that arr.
used i'll the pleasant remedy for all throat and
un. troubles. Santa Able Iii. ruler of coughs.
asthma and consumption. Tn. Dickinson Dru.
Go. has beer appointed agent for thi- valuable
California remedy. and sells il under Il yuara-
zee al 500 bottle. Thrc. for Sa.5o.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-25

Before th" hoy had taken time to think of
the confession lie was making he replied:
"One hundred and fifteen sir He WIS so
pleased at having nEl"a profit of four points
on his trade that the words Slipped from him.
"Now Eve got you. Billy" SAIL the broker:
go AMI sell out and quit specializing for as
lon, rs yull remain with this house. Tho
next time you're caught ut it you'll have
to ,-on
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-13
Society of Art.

There was very good attendance for the
first day of the public exhibition of the Art
Society, yesterday, at the Society build
ing.
Yesterday we called attention to some of
the:more prominent oillpaintings. Today we
will speak in terms of praise of the water
colors.
The catalogue printed by B. Thurston &
Co., is complete, containing list of officers
and members and the bylaws Of the society
The design of the cover was made by John
Calvin Stevens.
Attention is called to the prospectus of the
drawing school for the coming season, be-
ginning December l and ending April 30
1889. Mr.. Alger V. Cuarier will be the in
structor. Glasses will be formed in painting,
drawing from life, and drawing from cast.
preparatory to life and painting classes. The
life class will meet each day, morning or
afternoon. The Antique class will meet
each day, morning and afternoon. Evening
classes will be formed, pr divided sufficient
number of applica tions are made. The TUT
ion fee for pupils who ale members of the
Portland Society of Art, or who are of men,
bers' families, will be $20for the season: to
Others the fee for tuition will:be $25. Pupils
may enter by the month by paying fee Of
So for each month. The board of control,
Messrs. Thomas Tash, John G. Stevens, Cy-
will give any information to those intending
to join the school.
The exhibition will be open daily from
10 a. m. to 8 9p. IN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-13
PORTLAND, 1885,

Somerset COMMITTEES furnish large per cent.
of the exhibits, especially in the cattle,
sheep and horse departments. 1t is equally
true that, with one or two exceptions, the
change is entirely satisfactory, and Mr.. Ger
aid as acceptable as Mr.. Hilton. The whole
trouble evidently exists in the vivid imagina-
tion of some newspaper reporter anxious for
an item.
Mr.. Gerald will qualify as trustee, there is
no schism in the board of officers and as for
trouble in the central part of the State it
In connection with State fairs it may not
be out of place to state that project is well
under way to organize a wealthy society
with cash capital of at least $4,000 to buy
and equip mile track between Waterville
and Fail field on the main thoroughfare, and
not over forty rods from the railroad, while
the horse car would pass directly by the en-
trance.
The men at the bottom of the move are
wealthy. capitalists who take hold of good
thing when ever 1t offers itself. III the move
crystallizes in season for a charter to be
obtained this winter work will begin at once,
for grand Central Maine Fair next Fall to
equal either the Eastern or the Maine State
exhibitions. Starting with abundant means
and free from debt the whole thing would be
run on an economical basis.
The establishment Of the Eastern State
Society and the holding of so large and COM
piete an exhibition yearly has been a help
rather than hindrance to the old State socie-
ty,. and it is now claimed that this third can
didate wolud give still greater impetus to
breeding and provoke still larger exhibits.
Moreover having a mile track there would
be no need for Maine horses to go to Massa-
chusetts to get their lowest records, thereby
detracting somewhat from Maine breeding
The fact already stated that central Maine
now furnishes the major portion of the ex-
hibits at Lewiston is urged as another reason
why the same should be seen at home and
the worth of this remarkable valley for farm
ing, breeding. orcharding or sheep husbandry
fully and clearly presented to the public.
These are the points set forth in favor of the
proposed action and surely they have weight
but whether sufficient to lead to carrying out
the scheme time only can tell. SETH.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-13
GENERAL NEWS.

Benjamin Harrison will be 90 years, G
months and IA days old when he is inaugu-
rated President Of the United States.
At o'clock yesterday morning George
Cooper, at Portland murdered his wife BY
cutting her head open with an axe. Jealousy
was the cause.
Lionel, aged 20, and Victor, aged 16. sons
of Rev. DR.. Burns, of Kingston, Ont, start
ed in a canoe duck shooting Saturday, and
tom up, and 1t Is supposed the young men
were drowned.
Instructions were received at the Kittery
navy yard from Washington on Saturday to
suspend work entirely on the training ship
Saratoga, aud as far as possible on the Ports
mouth. The Saratoga will be given to the
State of Pennsyiyan'a for shool ship. and
the Portsmouth is expected to take the boys
now on the Constellation, ON the latter s
return from the West Indies next spring
II is generally believed in Washington that
President Harrison will select ior his pri-
vate secretary one of the members of the
newspaper corps in Washington. The gen.
tleman who is thought most likely to be
chosen is Mr.. Perry s. Heath, who has been
on "the row" for seven years as the CORES
pondent of the Indianapolis Journal Mr..
Heath Is one of the most popular newspaper
men in Washington.
The case of James Palmer, accused OF
numbering Henry I. Whitehouse last May,
came up in the supreme court at Portsmouth
before Judges Carpenter and Doe, yesterday
morning. The prosecution, having found
new and important witnesses, asked that the
case be postponed "a hours so the prisoner
should have the usual notice. The court as.
signed Hon. Calvin Page, of Portsmouth, and
the prisoner The case was adjourned until
IL o'clock tomorrow
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-13
Some Observations on Betting,
New York SUM-

A superstition has prevailed among poll
ticians regarding the intelligence, informa-
ton, and fOreknowledge of that class of gen.
tlemen who make a professional business of
gambling and betting; and in the course of
the recent canvass the party that has finally
been defeated, has made great account of
the fact that, from the beginning all through,
the betting has been heavily in its favor No
doubt this fact has to a certain extent been
useful in keeping up the spirits of those
Democrats who have regarded the political
forecast Of the gamblers as an important
assurance of victory. But when the final
test was applied, the gamblers were found to
be all wrong; and at last they have to paw
dearly for their confidence.
There is natural disposition to fancy
that these sporting gentlemen were not doing
business on their own account, and that
their appearance when giving such heavy
odds on the side of Cleveland and Thurman.
was prompted from the National Democratic
Committee and was carried on with money
supplied by Col. Brice. We do not say that,
politics on the part of Brice to encourage and
stimulate the public by such means; but we
DO not believe that the notion is founded on
TACT The gallant Colonel was not at any
TIME too well supplied with money Tor the
indispensable reQuisitionS Of the canvass
ana ne could not have gone outside to fur
nMls1 M Ihe hundreds of thousands OF dollars
Iilai were staked upon the issue in every parI
OF tne country.
we presume that hereafter the opinion Of
tne gasnoleTs will not be likely to outweigh
tnaG OF Intelligent and thinking men in Other
ealllhgs OF life. The judgment of betting
faeTs Is TSeS SSee 10 70 be founded on superficial
the subtle ideas and passions that az are called
into activity during such a contest; and the
more the struggle is one of princinIe and moi
Of personality, the more likely they are Il
pc deluded and left in the lurch. as has now
happened. 10 '"S nv"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-13
Agricultural Fair Matters.
Especial to the Press.l

FAIRFIELD, Nov. 12.-Ever since the close
of the State Fair there have been occa-
sional reports of trouble in the camp over
the election of a now trustee in place of Mr..
Hilton. These have finally got into the pa
pers and an explanation is called for. In
years past the trustees have been annually
elected by districts, each one selecting it's
candidate and that selection being ratified
by the whole body.
Mr.. Hilton from this district expressed a
wish to withdraw and the name of Mr.. A
F. Gerald of this town was presented, against
his wishes and consent When the time came
the members from the district withdrew
from the body, and, after considerable dis
cussion voted to present Mr.. Hilton's name.
The report was presented, but instead of the
members acting in accordance with the same
they united and elected Mr.. Gerald. No one
charges that he was party to the move as
he was not in the hall at the time. The
trouble grew out of a matter entirely foreign
to him. Mr.. Hilton was glad to be relieved
of the duties and vexations Of the position
and free TO enter the field again as an exhi-
bitor, he being one of the largest breeders of
sheep in the State and the only breeder OF
ponies.
t 1t is fact as claimed that Kennebec and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-13
MAIN e.
Struck by the Engine.

LIvERMoRE FALLS, Nov. 12.-Just as the
passenger train was coming into the depot
here tonight frankie Cregin, II years old.
ran across the track in front of the engine.
He was struck and thrown into the air, frac-
turing his skull and breaking his leg. Re-
covery is doubtful.
GS Counting Stock at Thomaston.
: THoMAsToN, Nov. 12.-Inspectors are at
work at the Maine State prison taking ac-
connt of stock, preparatory to making their
annual report at the close of the fiscal year.
Fire at Damariscotta.
DAMARIsCoTTA, Nov. IAN unoccupied
house here owned by Robinson johnson of
Randolph was burned this afternoon. The
barn was saved. There was an insurance of
$500 ON house and barn.
Death Of Archibald Halliday.
CALAIS, Nov. 12-Archibald Halliday of
the old established firm of lawyers died very
suddenly this morning of heart disease.
He complained of feeling unwell while re-
turning home from church last night and
grew worse rapidly. He never rallied. His
age was 20 years.