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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12
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BuRDETTE A PREACHER.
How it Happened the HumorIst wa
Licensed by BaptIsts.
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On reaching Bob Burdette's pretty home
near Bryn Mawr last evening sPress re-
porter gave the well known humorist the
first intimation that he had been elevated
by his Baptist brethren to the dignity of
the ministry at their convention near Bustle-
ton. tA aa
ibid they" said Mr.. Burdette, musingly
ibid they do that? Well, you see am not
exactly an ordained minister. It's only a
sort of honor, you know, recognition of
continuance, or rather those who know how
to talk. I've been deacon for about a
year in the lower Merton church. What do
1 do? Oh, deacon does lots of things
passes the hat and looks after the coal. /
looked after the coal" u
sand you looked after the coal so care
fully that now you're advanced to the min
istry?" sFaM oil i3as 81 van
well. yes; but you should not joke with
me. ] did once preach In a Baptist church.
1t was about three years ago, think, and it
was up in the North Creek region of the
lAdir0ndacks, at the Second JOhnsbury
church. / was up there forthe summer, and
the church deac0ns came to me and asked
me to preach, as they were. without pastor.
preach, but they wouldn't take mo- for an
81 preached all summer, and had all the
experience of a preacher, from pastoral
visits to donation party.
II didn't want the donation party, but
they gave it to me gratis.
Il wouldn't take a salary. So they said
well, we'll give you donation party.
But all took away of the donation party,
which was a good sized party, was round
dollar as niemento Oh the first money !
earned as preacher. -.F
"As am licensed now, suppose / will
minister
Mr.. Burdette will not lecture much this
year and after Christmas expects to take a
long rest and engage only in literary work at
his desk. The Lower Merton church is a
very ancient Baptist church. 1t has re-
Gently been remodelled, and Mr.. Childs has
given the church fine window to the mem
DRY OF Charles Thompson, the secretary of
the first congress and member of the
church. The pastor is Rev. d. MacMackin.
Robert j. Burdctte, known to most people as
the humorist, is known among the Baptists
as member OF q great Baptist family. One
OF his brothers Is minister In India.
One of Bob's earliest preceptors and
friends before he became well known as the
burlington Hawkeye man was Rev. DIR.
Weston Of the Grocer Theological seminary.
He takes his recent honors very meekly,
apparently Indifferent to the probability
that his former friends may mildly inquire
whether or not Saul is among the prophets
The finding of brother Burdette's house is
not unattended with difficulties, as dark
roads, deceptive paths and obtrusive tree
trunks waylay the unwary. So difficult is
the labyrinth that reaches to his door, that
ever since his brother, whom he had not seen
for many years and whom he will not see fol
many more. spent half the night in vain
hunting for him.. brother Burdette thinks
prfe t.clx ~ -tw.ttw -
to his house on the back of his visiting cards
for the protection Of the occasional caller.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

The Boston Advertiser contrasts the con-
duct of Judge Gray Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States with that Of Judge
Lamar. Because some of his relatives are
owners of Bell telephone stock Judge Gray
has declined to sit in the suit brought by the
Pan-Electric, or, more properly, by the Clever
land administration to invalidate the Bell
patent, thus exhibiting delicate sense
of honor which does him great credit.
But how is it with Lamar? Lamar, it will
be remembered, when this suit was first
instituted was Secretary of the Interior
and it was he that authorized it to be
brought In the name of the government.
he comes pretty near being the prosecutor
in the case. At any rate his decision that
the suit might be brought in the name of the
government was pretty nearly, if not quite,
equal almost to declaration on his part
that be believed it well founded-in other
words that the Bell patent should be set
aside. He is now on the supreme bench,
and the case is now before it for decision.
Does Mr.. Lamar decline to sit on account Of
his previous interest in the casep Not bit
OF 1t. The consideration that impels the
Northern "mudsilr' to withdraw from the
case has no weight with him. de belongs to
the chiyalry,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

The st. John Globe. noting the near COM
pletion of the branch of the Canadian Pa
cifc railway across Maine, says the road
now becomes part Of the American system,
obedient to the laws of the State of Maine
and of the United States of America, and 1t
will not be in position to give special
preferences to Canadian ports; whatever ad-
vantages it confers on st. John or st. An
drews or any other port in New Brunswick
will be due to natural advantages and not to
any national reason"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

Chairman Brice recently invited ex. Repre-
sentative George L. Converse Of Ohio, a
Democrat, to take the stump in behalf Of the
Democratic ticket. Mr.. Converse replies
that he is Democrat and agrees with the
Democratic platform Of 1884. And then he
makes the following inquiries:
Is it the intention of your committee to allow
GU the stump expression of opinion favorable to
the reasonable protection Of all American indus
tries and in opposition TO the continuance and
adjustment Of the internal revenue system as one
OF the permanent sources Of revenue for carrying
on the government in time Of peace? II not, am
at loss TO see how can be useful in the can
vass. If you do intend such freedom Of opinion
and expression, you must decide whether, under
the circumstances, my efforts will be of service to
the party in this particular canvass.
The reply of Mr.. Brice has not been made
public but Mr.. Converse is not on the
stump.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

The Hon. Charles E. Allen. late Demo-
cratic candidate for representative for the
Second district, does not intend to allow the
public to forget him. Every day or two he
demonstrates his continued existence by
writing free trade letter to Democratic
newspaper. H
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12
CONDUCTORS OVERCOATS

cut long, made from a fine Blue
Beaver, side pockets, two ticket
pockets and inside breast pockets
made of ticking, besides two out
side muff pockets, are wool lined.
Warranted fast color and well
stayed and made every way, sizes
35 to Al only
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

When one railroad train runs into another
railroad train somebody is at fault There
are undoubtedly disasters on railroads which
the most extraordinary care and foresight
could not have prevented, but disaster the
result Of collision is not one of them. Some
body is to blame for the Lehigh Valley dis
aster .s.sf ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

ment. The only effect free trade would nave
If 1t had any, would be to transfer the com
bination TO foreign soil where 1t would be
beyond the Jurisdiction of our laws and
where we should be utterly powerless to
attach IT,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

The New York Times has got Minnesota,
Iowa and Illinois into the list Of doubtful
States. There is doubt as to the size Of the
Republican majority in each Of these States
but that is the only one.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

The Democratic gentlemen who preside
over the Standard Oil, sugar and whiskey
trusts show no anxiety to get out of them.
They evidently think the talk of their party
about demolishing trusts is mere buncombe.
and they are right
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

Out in Michigan they call Postmaster Gen.
eral Dickinson the political soda fountain.
Judging from some of his recent perform
ances it must be something stronger than
soda
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12
SIS Each.

These are very popular this sea-
son, and these OyercOats are regu-
lar $40 garments.
Several lines of handsome Union
Beaver OyereOats in new patterns,
in Mems and Young Mems sizes, at
only So, Sc and So. Sizes 33 to A.
These are exceptionally fine bar
gains.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

$3.50 WOrumbO Kersey Beaver
Overc0ats in handsome shades of
Seal Brown and Blue, elegantly
made and trimmed and warranted
to fit perfectly, and in size 81 to
Al and are offered by us at
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

Between his public business and his pri-
vate business Uucle Thurman seems to be
having pretty hard time of 1t.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12
cURRENT:coMMENT.
CHANGES IN WEST VIRGINIA

CHANGES IN WEST VIRGINIA.
baltimore Americana
There are six large manufacturing estab-
lishments In Wheeling, West Virginia, en-
ploying 1000 hands, whose proprietors have
always been Democrats, bat who this year
THEY DON'T LIKE IT.
philadelphia American g 4al
The reward of $4,000 offered by Chairman
Quay for the detection of false registration
and repeating in New York city seems to
have caused some CONSERVATION In the DEM
ocratic camp, and not without reason, for an
honest election in New York will keep Cleve-
lands majority down to such a low figure
that It can be overcome with ease by the
Republican majority in the State. The
democratic vote In the lower wards has been
enormous, but with the famous lodging
house. vote barred out, 1t may this year be
expected to assume ordinary dimensions.
Inc democrats may well feel alarmed over
Mr.. Quay's tactics. An honest election
means the loss of the State to them, and
they know 1t. as S7Gfel
THE THREE coRNERED FIGHT IN NEW
YORK.
ba1 saas1as Bangor whig.l ag
The Democrats are now insisting that the
three cornered fight in New York city Is
really q splendid thing because It Will bring
ever, that Secretary Whitney and the Presi-
dents private secretary should have united
with the local party leaders to prevent the
contamination of what Is immediately pro-
claimed to be an aid rather than hindrance
to Democratic success. The fact is the
Democrats know that this fractional fight
weakens them and these efforts of the party
leaders to staye it off proves the truth Of the
statement. With bad blood between the
friends of the President and the friends of
Hill, added to this local fight the Democrats
Of New York are in anything but happy
frame of mind.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12
$500

We know what these cost regu-
lar dealers and they cannot be
bought outside of our store for
less than $40.
500 handsome Brown, Blue and
Black Moscow Beaver OyercOats
cut in Mems andYOung Mems sizes
80 to A and made for fine appear
ance, durable cOlOrs and genuine
service, good trimmings and war
ranted perfect fitting at only
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12
REFERS

in Mems, Young Mems, Boys and
Children's sizes.
Mems sizes 81 to $15.
Young Mems sizes 81 to SIS.
Boys sizes So to SI2.
Children's sizes $3.50 to SO.
We are handling more REEF
Frs every season probably than
all the houses in the city together.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12
YOUNG MEMS

YOUNG MEMS
fine Oyerc0ats in Blue, Brown,
and Black Kersey's, ChinchiIIa
and Elysian Beavers at only
$12, SIS, SIS and $40.
We would cordially ask all young
men wanting something nice for a
Winter OvercOat and at the same
time not expensive, to see our
Beavers and Kerseys at
SIS, $50, $22 and $40.
These are equal to custom gar
ments in quality, make up, trim
mings, fit and finish, and are about
TwO-Thirds the Price
GentIemen'S Fine OVercOatS.
III Middlesex, Edward
Harris, and other well-knOwn
makes of fine goods made up i'm
our best manner, and offered i'm
all sizes, at only
SIS, SIS, $50, $22, $50
and $50.
FRIEZE TINTERINGN.
The best known materials for
warmth and comfort. Also all
grades of listers at the lowest
manufacturers prices.
Extra quality
LEATHER JACKETS
at 1915, $500, and $500. Leath-
er Vests $3.50 and $500. Leath-
or Vests with sleeves $500.
FINE TROUSERS
for Gentlemen and Young Men.
We have manufactured an excep-
tiORally fine line of these goods,
and for perfect fitting, we'll made
PantalOOns, we think these have
no equal.
Elegant styles in Young Mems
FINE SUITS
cut Sack or F0ar'ButtOn FrOck, at
SIS, SIS, $40, $22, $50
and $2S
Gentlemen's Prince Albert Dress
Suits, finest quality, at $4,000 and
$4,000 per suit.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12

Our Wholesale House and Manufacturing
LOWER PRICES THAN WE OFFER THIS SEASON HAS NOT
We ask YOUR CLOSE ATTENTION to a few Of many
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12
$1,000 each.

This is the jObbing price on these
goods and retail dealers generally
are Obliged to sell them for at
least Sly each.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12
BOYS OVERCOATS.

Age Ia to IL years, at SIS, So, So,
So, $40, sig, SIS, SIS and $50
each. Elegant display.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-12
BOYS DRESS SUITS

in both two and three pieces. Our
Knee Pant Suits with Vest, for
boys 10 to 16 years, are very pop
ular and stylish.
See our Boys all wool Knee
Pant Suits and Hat to match, for
only So, Sizes 4 to IA years. The
greatest bargain of the season.
1000 pair of Boys Knee Pants
at 20, so, Is cents, 81, $I.25 and
$I.5O per pair.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-25
Foreign OleOmargarine Laws.

1t was thought by some to be a need
less exercise of legislative power when
the last Legislature passed the act pro-
viding that public places where people
were fed should, if oleomargarine was
used on the premises, keep sign posted
conspicuously informing their custom
ers of the fact. 1t may be of interest to
such to see what other countries have
done in the premises and to know that
our supreme court has gone even
farther and pronounced the Pennsyl-
vania law, which prohibits its manu-
facture as injurious to the public health
as constitutional and binding. Den
mark, Sweden, France, Germany,
Great Britain and Russia have passed
laws compelling its sale under the name
of margarine and prescribing heavy
penalties for noncompliance with the
law. The Russian law is very stringent
and embodies the same provision for
earthquakes as the act mentioned as
passed by our legislature. Here is the
Russian law:
Q) All artificial butter, prepared from
grease or tallow, even though it be i'm
proved by being washed with milk or
cream, or mixed with real butter, shall
be called margarine fat. (2) Its manu-
facture shall be liable to an excise duty
or to supplementary patent dues. (3)
The extent of the impost shall be de-
termined in concert by the ministers
of finances and imperial domains. 4)
Margarine fat shall be dyed red by
means of the rind of the alkanet root OF
with alkanine. If this margarine fat
be sold in separate pieces all these,
both great and small, sold at retail.
shall be of uniform shape (for instance.
brick shape). (5) The vessels Ceases,
lirkins) in which margarine is placed at
the mandatory shall be dyed the same
color as the margarine. co These YES
sells shall have clearly marked on them
the name of the mandatory, and they
shall also bear the inscription "mar-
garine fat" CD The sale of margarine
fat shall not be carried on in shops
where dairy butter is on sale. (S)
Shops dealing in margarine fat shall
exhibit sign-board bearing an inscrip.
ton that margarine fat is sold within
Coz Hotels, cook-shops, restaurants,
bars and generally all public establish
ments in which food is prepared shall
exhibit in a conspicuous place a notice
and also state on their bills of fare thai
the dishes prepared on the premises are
| cooked with MARGARINE if Such he used
by them in their kitchens. QO The
importation of magazine fat from for
eign countries shall be prohibited.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-25
Improvement In Stock.

The scrub and the runt never i'm
prove. You may breed from them fol-
generations and the offspring of the
scrubs will be scrubs, and that of the
rupts and titmans :" will be runts and
" titmans " every time. But the thor
ough-bred or high-blooded sire is sure
TO breed to an improvement over him
self. We must stop using scrubs as
breeding animals if we wish for i'm
provement.-Maine Farmer.
We guess there is little mistake
here, or how do thoroughbred or high
blood sires or stock ever come ? The
best in every direction has been bred
up from the inferior. Cattle, sheep
swine, grains, vegetables and fruits all
have been bred up from an inferior
grade. But it would not be wise for q
man to try to do it for himself every
time when he can take advantage OF
generations of breeding up already
done by others.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-25

A suburban family has canary which
has been a cherished inmate of the
household for fifteen years. The bird
has been completely paralyzed as to
one leg and one wing, and holds his
poor withered leg close up to his body;
but he would hop about cheerfully
enough on the other leg were it not
for the fact that he has become totally
blind with age. Not ray of light can
he see, and he has to summon the
family when he wants to mount his
perch, and he does not hesitate to sum-
mon them on such occasions by a call
they have no difficulty in understand
ing. But this decrepit old canary has
one trait which commends him more
than ever to the affections of the fam
lily. Whenever the sun comes out and
the bright light strikes his cage he
bursts forth into song as joyous and
musical as any that a canary ever sung.
Some CLEAN of the brightness pene-
trates the film over his old eyes and
he pours out his torrent of vocal re-
ioicing as if he could see far out over
the fields illuminated by the sunlight.
His cheerfulness amid tremendous dis
couragement has been an example of
bravery that has carried more than one
human being through seasons of trouble
and spondency.- Weekly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-25
The Flow of Sap i'm the Maple.

There are two kinds of knowledge in
the world-one of which, when gained,
is of some importance and practical
use in life; the other is of no earthly
use, except to know that such thing
is true. OF the latter kind we should
consider the knowledge whether the
sap in the maple flows up, down or
sideways in the spring. Whichever
way it goes it serves the purpose of
growth to the tree and passably well
that of the sugar-maker. If it flows
one way and would be better if it flowed
the other, we are not at all certain that
even Mr.. Timothy Wheeler, who APP
pears to be as certain concerning its
circulation as anybody, could change
its direction. Mr.. Wheeler has stoutly
maintained that the flow is downward
and has adduced circumstances which
he cites as proof. Mr.. Guild of New
Hampshire has different idea, which
he sets forth in the Homestead, and he
makes rather a good prinaa facie case of
it, too. Here is what he says:
"In the Homestead of March 81. on
page lis, | find an article credited to the
Popular Science Ne,0s on this subject.
The teaching of that article is so utterly
at variance with my observations that l
wish to offer a criticism upon it-this
more especially upon the first PROPOSE
ton of the last paragraph. The writer
says 'The question is often asked, In
what direction does the sap of tree
flow in early spring? The principal
flow is, of course, from above the hole
down to it, but at the same time a small
amount may flow from below, and
probably small quantity comes also
from the sides. There is apparently
no reason to believe that any flow would
take place before the buds expanded ii
no wound was made in the tree to allow
"a drainage which would relieve the
PRESSURE / have studied plant growth
for many years and have never found
any operations of nature quite so won
derful as that described above. Some
years ago | had occasion to remove {
maple shade-tree, one of five, from the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-25
The Giraffe's Swan-Like Neck.

In spite of its enormous length it
only possesses the seven vertebra
which are common to nearly all the
mammals. In consequence it is nearly
as flexible as a wooden bar of
equal length, so that the many pretty
pictures which represent CRATES curv-
ing their necks gracefully, after the
manner of swans, are ludicrously wrong.
But" say the directors, " if it had so
long and infleXible neck it could not
Craze, and, being ruminant animal,
would die of hunger" 1t is quite true
that it can not Craze. 1t can only lower
its head near the ground by spreading
its fore legs as widely as possible and
drawing its hind legs under them, thus
presenting a most ludicrous aspect. In
its native state it never, as far as |
know, even attempts to lower its head
to the ground, but in captivity it can
be induced to do so by laying on the
ground large lump of sugar, of which
it is Unfortunately fond. The fact is that
it is intended to Craze not on the
ground, but on the leaves of trees. The
acacia, or mimosa, is its favorite tree,
and the Dutch coonsts have in con-
sequence called the acacia by the name
of " kameel dorm that is, camel
thorn-they invariably giving the name
of " camel " to the giraffe. This mode
of feeding involves another anomalous
structure. This is the tongue, on which
the giraffe is almost as much dependent
as is the elephant on his proboscis. 1t
is possessed of wonderful powers of ex-
tension and contraction, and can be
narrowed until it almost resembles the
corresponding organ of the ant-eater.
The peculiar powers of the tongue can
well be seen when the animal takes the
sugar from the ground. 1t does not at
tempt to seize the sugar with its lips,
put protrudes its tongue to its fullest
extent, twists the narrow tip around the
sugar, and so draws the coveted dainty
into its mouth. When it feeds on the
trees it picks off leaf after leaf quite
daintily, selecting those which are most
to its taste.-Good Words.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-25

Bulletin No. s of the Vermont EX-
pertinent Station relates to the analysis
of fertilizers licensed in the state for
the current year. The prices given
the various ingredients are those fixed
by the stations of New Jersey, Connec-
ticut and Massachusetts, and varying
in the different ingredients as they
come from different sources-as, for
instance, the nitrogen from ammonia
salts is reckoned at seventeen and one
half cents per pound, while that from
bone shavings, hair and fish scrap
stands at only eight cents. Phosphoric
acid varies from two to eight cents
and potash from four and one-half to
five and one-half cents per pound.
These are the prices of nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid and potash, READY for use By
the farmer, when these ingredients are
purchased under the above-named con-
ditions singly and not mixed. In
ordinary superphosphates we find these
three. ingredients mixed, but this is not
a necessary condition of their use. An
illustration may serve to make cleal
the above statements. A farmer wishes
ton of fertilizer similar to the we'll
known brands sold in this state If he