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The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
DOMESTIC NURSING.
Sensible Suggestions on the Care of
the Sick at Home.

large, sunny room should be selected for
the invalid; If without carpet. so much the
better Sunshine as a disinfectant is worth
bushels of chloride of lime.
The room should be kept thoroughly ven-
tilated and at temperature not lower than
6S degrees or higher than 70 degrees. If the
patient is kept warm, air may be lfreely ad
mitted without the least danger.
A sheet folded once lengthwise, laid across
the bed, with the upper edge just touching
the pillows and the ends tightly tucked un-
der the mattresses, will be found to add
greatly to the patients comfort. 1t does not
wrinkle like single sheet, and crumbs NAV
be readily brushed off it.
The bed linen should be changed at least
once in three days; the blankets once a
week, those that have been removed beiH
hung in the open air for few hours, then
Thoroughly aired in warm room.
La bathing the invalid, never uncover too
large surface at once. Pin blanket round
the shoulders, fastening it behind, and re-
move the night dress under that. Put the
hand under the blanket and sponge the skin.
a small portion at time. A woman's hair
SHOULD be co9bed every day, If she is able
70 pear me fatigue, II 1t has become tang
The cross sheet should invariably be kept
Tree from crumbs and wrinkles, as these are
a frequent cause of bed sores. Wherever
the least redness shows on the patients
body, the skin must be at once bathed with
alcohol, thoroughly dried and busted with
powdered oxide of zinc.
The carpet of a sick room should be light
ly brushed once day with a wetted broom.
The furniture and woodwork should be
wiped with damp cloth. Dry busters and
feather brushes are worse than useless
Meals for inyalids should look as tempting
as possible. The tray should be covered
with the whitest napkin, and the silver, glass
and china should shine with cleanliness.
The patient should not be disguised by
display Of too much food and should not be
consulted beforehand as to what he will eat
or drink.
The nurses dress should invariably be
neat, tasteful and pretty. Slippers or boots
OF Ielt should be worn. To be continually
smoothing the bed, Fostering the patient
with sympathy and saying dozen times an
hour, How do you feel now ?' is enouoht IN
drive sick man wild. W
Household troubles should be kent far
from the sick room. Above all, an invalid
or an apparent convalescent should be saved
from his friends. One garrnlous acouaint-
ance may In half an hour undo the good
OF week OF tender nursing. In long i'll
nesses small bed table will be found indis-
pensable. Every cup, glass; spoon and uten-
sal used should be taken out of the room and
washed as speedily as possible. AS to walk
Ing on tip-toe and whispering nothing can
disturb nervous person m0re.-[Home Top
les.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

The Bath Times has something to say
about what it sees fit to style 'the appalling
revelations being made by the clamorers for
the Australian ballot system" Now the adj
vocates Of that system have made no zap
palling revelations" neither have they pre-
tended that they have any to make. What
they claim is simply this that elections in
this State are not SO free from corrupt prac-
tees under the present system as they would
be likely to be under the Australian system.
The most appalling" arraignment of our
elections that we have seen is to be found in
the Bridgton News, a blood relation of the
Bath Times, and paper which, like the
Times, Is opposing the Australian bill In
Its issue Of last week the News quoted
the following from the PRESS:
The Bridgton News seems to think that the In
PRODUCTION OF a ballot reform bill in the Maine
Legislature argues that terribly corrupt stale
OF things exists here.
and made this comment:
Whether the introduction of the aforesaid
measure SO argues or not, the News Is of
opinion that our elections are rather oues-
tlonaDle In their methods to say the least.
In TACT we should say from mere guess-work
tnal they were corrupt. Further we think
that the election officers know such to be the
stead Of shut.
The Times had better rebuke its relative
the News.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

The circumstances of the death of the Aus
TRAN crown prince Rudolf are still involved
In uncertainty. The first report was that he
had died suddenly of apoplexy, and that was
the story intended for public consumption.
But the doctors refused to certify-to this
cause Of death, and then che suicide theory
was put ont, apparently with royal sanction.
NOW by way OF Berlin the story comes that
ne was killed in duel by an Austrian count.
But whatever the precise means of his TAX
ing off, whether by his own hand or by the
hand of another, 1t is pretty certain that his
untimely death was the result dissolute
life He shot himself or was shot for his
sins.
Yet 1t is generally conceded that Rudolf
was man of parts and had in him the elc-
ments OF respectable manhood IL not of
greatness. But 1t was his misfortune to be
porn prince and heir to throne in conn
try where monarchs have so little to do with
governing that there is slight incentive N
NJ themselves Tor any OF the serious business
OF life. They are destined to be only figure
heads, to be supported in idleness and luxu
ry, and consequently from their youth nm
their most serious business is to hunt for and
devise new pleasures and new ways Of en-
Joyment. The case Of the Austrian crown
prince is in no way peculiar, except for its
tragic ending. The Prince of Wales has
been the hero Of all sorts of scandals ever
since he got out Of his teens The more
limited monarchles become, the more likely
are their princes to drift into lives of disso-
luteness and frivolity. In pure despotism
where the monarch rules in fact as well as in
name, the heir to the throne has something
more to do than to live and wait for the
thrSne. He realizes that upon his ability to
govern rests his retention of the throne
after he gets it. While, therefore he NAV
grow up tyrant, he is not likely 10 grow mn
mere pleasure seeker. quarter nc a
century ago. Austria was despotism hut
the effect Of her defeat by the Prussians in
1866 was to greatly change the character az
the government. A limited constitutional
monarchy succeeded the absolute monarchy
which before existed, the power of govern
ing, or large part OF IT, was transferred
from the crown to parliament. Rudolf.
had he lived, would have succeeded to a
throne, shorn largely of its power and infiu
ence, aud with almost as little to do with
governing as Victoria's. There was nothing
In the future that seemed likely to make any
demands upon him in the way Of statesman
ship, and perhaps 1t was due, as much as
anything, to Jack of incentive that his I'M
doubted abilities ran to waste, and that he
became the idle, dissolute prince which the
circumstances Of his death seem to show
that he was
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05


Prohibition gets first-class endorsement
from the annual message of Gov. Martin of
Kansas which shows that the percentage of
prisoners In the penitentiary has steadily
decreased since its adoption. On the drst of
January. 1870, the state prisoners numbered
2iS or one for every 1871 inhabitants. In
1880 the number was 633 or one to every
1873 inhabitants. In 1885 1t was 673 or one
to every 1885 inhabitants. The prohibitory
amendment was adopted in 1888 and on
January /, 1889, the number was s61 or one
TO every 1921 Inhabitants. Comparing these
figures with the statistics for the whole
country, Kansas is given an excellent show
Ing. The total number of prisoners in the
United States is about 10000, or one for
each 1000 inhabitants. On this basis Kansas
should have 1861 state prisoners, while she
actually has SCI, or little more than one
half the average for the whole country. 1t
has been shown many times that at least 10
per cent of the crime in the country is due
In some way to the use of Intoxicating
liquor. The figures from Kansas show that
legal prohibition. though not perfect pre-
ventive crime, greatly lessons it.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

1t looks now as if the agricultural bureau
would be raised to the dignity of Cabinet
department before President-elect Harrison
is inaugurated. in which case he will have to
choose eight Cabinet officers instead Of
seven. Warner Miller of New York is men
TONED as promising candidate for the first
Secretary of Agriculture.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

Both houses of the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture have passed resolve submitting a
prohibitory constitutional amendment to the
people. The Democrats did not vote. The
chances of getting the people of Pennsylva-
MIA to put prohibition into their State con-
stitution are not very brilliant though tenn
perance reform has made good deal of pro-
gress In that State within few years past.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

Sir Julian Pauncefort, who rumor says is
soon to be appointed English minister to
this country. is at present permanent under
secretary OF state for the foreign Office He
is lawyer and not diplomat. and was
never attached to any embassy. He was APP
pointed to his present position on account OF
his extensive knowledge Of the legal bear
ings of treaties.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

Senator Kenna may be able to pull through
but the chances are now that he will be
forced to withdraw unless the deadlock is to
continue perpetually. All his efforts to con-
cillate the two or three legislators whose
votes are essential to his election have failed
1t is among the possibilities that if Kenna
continues to stick, Golf may be elected.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

Mr.. Bayard declines to allow Mr.. Harold
processes to think he may be needed in
Washington, but Mr.. Sewall's criticism of
the conduct of affairs in Samoa by the State
Department probably accounts for Mr. Bay
ards indisposition to allow him to 20 back.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

The conduct Of the ways and means CONT
tee settles beyond doubt that there will be
no tariff legislation by this Congress. A
Congress fresh from the people will attend to
that matter. Perhaps 1t is best that 1t should
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

1t is objected that II women were given the
ballot the natural instincts of the sex would
impel them to vote ''No," on all important
questions. The adage that everybody knows
what woman's no means could not lawful
ly be applied in that case.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

Congressman Burnett's idea of dstribut-
ing seeds through the experiment stations of
the various States seems to be good one.
As now distributed they are sent through
the country with little discrimination, and
the farmer is quite as likely to get seeds that
are of no use to him as seeds that are useful.
Besides the present method takes up a good
deal OF the Congressman's time which he
ought to be able to use to better ADVANTAGE
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address Of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
NOTES 6Y THE WAY.

i1e 1ailnski gun recently accomplished
.ne ieas q throwing 200 pound she'll a dis.
marck. " D'o'
Boston had no sleighing during the entirs
month OF January. What slow ola tonn
that is getting to be- 'o"n
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
CITY ADvERTrsEmENTs.
CITY OF PORTLAND.

In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
January z, 1889.
ORDERED, that it shall be unlawful for any
" person to slide with sled or other vehicle
upon any street within the city except those des-
ignated below.
Melb0ure TO K. Promenade.
Turner to Promenade.
Beckett from HansOn's Lane TO Il. Promenade,
Atlantic TO Fore Street.
Fore past Portland Co.'s Works.
Hancock to Fore.
Fox from Washington TO Back Bay.
Anderson from Cumberland to Back Bay,
Mayo from Cumberland TO Back Bay.
Pearl from Cumberland to Back Bay
Ced n from Oxforu to Lincoln.
Alder from Portland to Kennebec.
Brattle from Portland TO Kennebec.
Oak from Prospect TO Cumberland.
Avon from Deering to Cumberland.
State from Cumberland to Portland
Mellen from Congress to Portland.
Weymouth from Congress to Portland.
Hampshire from Federal TO Fore,
Cotton from Free to Fore.
Danforth from High 70 Center.
Winter from Gray to DanfOrth.
Danforth from Vaughan to Commercial.
Oxford from Washington to Anderson.
Chestnut from Cumberland to Lincoln after d
m: EZRA HAWKES., City Marshal.
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The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

STATE OF MAINE,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
January 2S, 1889.
ORDERED, That the Committee on Mercantile
Affairs and Insurance enquire into the expedien-
cy OF enac ing law 10 prevent fire insurance COM
Panies, their officers or agents. from forming com
binatons or trusts by State or local boards and
thereby unjustly Increasing rates or making inn
proper Determinations, aud report by bill or 9TH
erwise. EDWARD HARDING, Chair
OLIVER @. CLARK, I men.
A. O. HNCKLEY, Sec'y. feb5d3t
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.


All matters pertaining to game and game laws
will be considered by the committee on fisheries
and game on WEDNESDAY, Feb. Is, at 230 pm
Jan2bdtd FRANK s. WARREN, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
LRGrsLATIvR NOTICES.
STATE PRISON

TIME hearing assigned for j an. goth, on act to
repeal chapter one hundred and forty-nine
Of the Public Laws Of eighteen hundred and eigll-
ty-seyen. relating to employment OF the convlcts
al tie Maine State Prison, is continued to Feb.
iansIdtd J. A. CLARK, Set'y.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

POLICIES, Protected by the
Popular Maine Non-FOrfeiture
Law issued only by the OLD UN-
ION MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, Of Portland, Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
NOTICE.

The Judiciary Committee will give hearings on
he follow ing mattere:
On February 9th.
On Petitions for Municipal Suffrage for Women.
On February 1th.
On bill to supply town Of Sullivan with pure
water. Also on Petition to annex the town Of
Deering TO Portland. Also on Petition OF Moose
River Log Driving Company to amend charter.
ian3Odtd j. b. PEAKS Secv
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
STATE PRISON.

The State Prison committee will give hearings
on the following matters:
On Tuesday, Feb. : On order in relation to
changing the location Of the State Prison.
On Tuesday Feb 12-OD act to amend section
Is, CHI pier rs, and section 1 7, chapter 1913, Of
the Revised Statutes, relating TO tramps.
The above hearings will be held in the Adi't
GEMS ofice, at O'Clock p. m. on days Of assign.
ment.
jan26dtd j. A. CLARK, Sec'y
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
Railroads, Telegaphs and Expresses

AsnhhV uuo3 ANAVOa "PD
The Committee on Railroads, Teegraphs and
Expresses have assigned hearings upon Diiis anu
petitions referred 70 them as follows;
For WEDNESDAY, February 9Th;
BIZ for charter for Weld Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., In Franklin county. .,,
Bill for charter for telephone and telegraph
from Arson in Somerset county to Eustis In
Act to amend charter Of wateryille and Fair
field R.R.
Order relating TO safety appliances on switches.
Act concerning terminal facilities Oh hailroads
In cities and towns.
Somerset X. II.
Resolve and petitions relative to Carrabassett
An act TO authorize the Portland Railroad Com
paDy TO operate its road by Electricity.
An act to incorporate the Cape Elizabeth Shore
An act authorizing the Bangor Street Railway
70 lay Its track upon the Bangor and Brewer
Act to Incorporate the Mexico and Rangeley
r. X. O..
Petition for charter for railroad from skowhe-
Act 70 cha ter a street railroad In the city OF
Gardiner and town Of Randolph.
Petitions and remonstrance relating TO electric
An act TO incorporate the Bath Street Railway
Petition for charter for Lime Rock R. R. in
Thomaston.
Order relating to tax upon telephones and tele-
graphs.
Act to amend charter of Ossipee Valley Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co.
Act to incorporate Saco River Telephone and
Telegraph Co.
Act 10 incorporate the Hartland and Pittsneld
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Act to authorize the lease of the Dexter and
Piscataquis Ratlr6 ad.
BIZ and act to incorporate the Ellsworth Street
Railway Co.
Act to incorporate the Oldtown Street Railway
Company
Act to incorporate the Northern Telegraph Co.
Act additional TO IAN act TO incorporate the
Name Telephone Company"
Act TO incorporate the Mousam River r. r. Co.
Act additional to an act to incorporate the Cas-
tine and Bangor X. II. Co.
BENJAMIN ]. HILL cn.,-,,a,
J0NA G. CLARK, Chairmeh'
PARKER SPOFFORD, Secy. feb2dtd
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

Railroads, Telegraphs and Expresses.
The Committee on Railroads, Telegraphs and
Expresses will meet in their room ON Wednesdays
at ESQ p. m.
BENJAMIN j, HILL, Chair
JONATHAN g. CLARK, men.
January 8, 1889. jan1idtI
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05

The Judiciary Committee will give a hearing OF
Feb. 9Th, on municipal suffrage for women
By order of the Committee.
Jan19dtd JOSEPH b. PEAKS, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1889-02-05
Mercantile Affairs and Insurance.

WvHE Committee on Mercantile Affairs and In
surance will give a hearing on Thursday,
Feb. 7th, at O'Clock p. m, on the following Or
, 1889-04-11
HOME rROn THE CAPIrAL.
Professnr Turner's Talk About th'
Teachers Convention.

Profsss"r Turner's Talk About this
Teachers Convention.
Prof. W. b Turner returned yesterday
from Olympia. where he attended the
State Teachers Convention on the 2nd and
81 days OF the month. In conversation
with =. REVIEW reporter Mr.. Turner
stated that there were 200 teachers ih at
Tendance, principally from Western Wash
ingtop. The exercises at the convention
were very interesting, the programme WAS
fully carried out, and some OF the papers
read by those in attendance were except
ionally fine.
The officers Of the State Teachers Asso-
citation tor the year 1899 arc a. follows;
President, territorial superintendent, J.
u. Morgan OF Elensburgh. There are
five ice.presidents. one from each OF the
four judicial districts, and one ut large.
For the frat district principal II. G. Kerr
OF Walla Walla, WAS chosen, in the second
County Superintendent K b. Bryan. Of
Montesano. in the third, =. q, Hollen..
bach Of Seattle, fourth. w B Turner of
Spokane Falls, ana Principal l.. b. Leach
Of Vancouver, at large. Misc kettie
Moore OF Spokane Falls, was elected secre-
tary. and Miss A. Cushman OF Tacoma.
treasurer. The cxecu'ive committee con
sists of Miss Hilda Eregdahl Of Yakima.
and l. Mcdonald of Ellenshurgh. The
Legislative committee is composrd OF the
folio wing named persons: Prof. l.. K.
Follensbee Of EllensburRh, Mrs. =. q.
Hall OF OF, mpia. A. 5 Jones Of Seattle.
Miss julia Kennedy of Seattle. and X.
+. RYAN Of Port Townsend. Mr.. Turner
attended the convention principally to
notify them that the leading citizrns of
Spokane Falls would donate laLd here
liberaly for the state Normal school, pro-
vlded it was established here, The com
u,ittee received this proposition favorably.
but they have oply recommerdatory
powers The next srssion of the conven-
tion will be- held vt Eirnsburnh during
the Christ mas HOLIDAYS, An invitation
WAS extended the convention to attend the
Fourth judicial district institute, which
Turner states that the peoo pie OF Olympia
treated the teachers very nicely. many
were taken to private homes and entes-
tanned
, 1889-04-11
THE OKANOGAN COUNTRY.
Rich Promise Of tho War kagie and Other
Mines.

hhoh VI WV w - sA~BAV e"e os>-~@
Mines.
Sam Silverman, who has returned from
a trip to the OkanoRan mines, says con-
siderable excitement prevails in the GOLD
belt OF the Okanogan country on the
strength of the progress In the develop
ments in the War Eagle mine, owned by
the Opbir Gold Mining Company Of Spo-
kane Falls. The mine has attained q
depth OF fifty feet, and an average sample
of one foot of the ore next to the hanging
wall assays eleven ounces of silver and
twenty-five ounces of gold, giving total
value Of $3.50 per ton. The vein is about
three feet wide and will mill $500 to the
ton. Mr.. Sifverman is pushing the devel-
opment work on the mine vigorously, and
present indications are that the mine will
be in shape within ninety days to warrant
the company In erecting mill for the
treatment of their ore.
The Fourth of July, in the Ruby dis
trict is improving with depth A sample
from the rich pay streak on the surface.
which Is exposed for a distance of
300 feet, ASSAYS 13. 738 10 ounces of silver
per ton. The owners are getting things
in shape for extensive development and
operation of their great mine.
The owners of the Arlington mine in the
immediate vicinity of the Fourth of July
are pushing their work with quite force
OF miners and the property is looking fine.
The ere body is improving in size and
richness on the 200 foot level Their ore
ID high grade and will all pay to mil,
some OF it being exceedingly rich in SILVER.
There are quite a number of other pros.
poets that show up we'll In the vicinity of
Ruby and some of them will certainly
prove to be valuable mines in time.
The Salmon river mines ut Conconully
are looking well and about Wannacut lake
the prospectors are making some valuable
discoveries that will come to the front ere
long.
The country needs railway and wire
communication badly before it will receive
the attention Of large Capitalists.
, 1889-04-11
THE sM ELTElt.
Another mining Man Expresses His Views
the subject,

Another mining Man Expresses His Views
ON the subject.
THE article in to-day's REVIEW on the
smelter proposition came near hitting the
nail right on the head. 1t covered nearly
all the ground, and the arguments put
forth we're very good. ] have bought all
tue copies Of the paper ] could find and
have sent to the office for more. shall
send them TO certain parties in the East
who are interested in the establishment Of
such an enterprise here" remarked q
prominent mining man to REVIEW re-
porter yesterday.
Asked as to his idea Of the reason that
a question of such vital Importance was
not agitated and carried out at this place,
ne replied:
"rhe main reason 10 there is 80 many in
this city who are opposed TO the building
OF q smelter. They do not give any good
and valid reasons, but yet they throw cold
water on the scheme when it is brought
up"
"Are the parties who do not look with
favor on the establishment of smelter,
persons interested in the Northern Pacific
railroad?' ventured the reporter.
mo, ] can't say that they are, but it
appears to me that they are influenced by
outsiders, persons who are more interested
in building up other communities. You
nee men OF experience In the mining and
reduction Of ore are continually coming
and going, they see the matchless advan
tages of Spokane Falls, and realize that
unless they throw some stumbling blocks
in the way and make the people mere think
that such an enterprise is impract icable,
that the mines which should pour their
wealth into the Golfers Of this city, would
cease to pay tribute to some locality 10
which they are interested. You see they
want to get control of all the big mines,
allow Spokane Falls to build the railroads
to them, and then our people
will have the satisfaction OF seeing the
ores that should be reduced here, being
hauled through the town and transported
to some distant point that will get the
benefit of 1t. These parties claim that
Spokane Falls is not vet ready for a
smelter. Such an argument looks singular
when we compare this city with Great
Falls. Montana. Spokane Falls is sur
rounded with rich and extensive mines,
while Great Falls s not, and there Ia not a
mine within 100 miles of the So, 600, 900
smeter in operation there"