The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-20
A RESERVE NAVY.
Springfield Union.1
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

b Ex-senator William T. Chandler is said to
have secured control of the Portsmouth
Chronicle.
1t appears from recent statistics that there
are not less than 100000 criminals, Migrants,
paupers, idiots and insane persons in the
State of New York, seyen-eights of whom
are foreign-born or children of foreign-born
parents.
The resignation of Senator Chace of Rhode
Island depriyes the United States Senate of
its last swallow-tail coat with brass buttons.
but there are at least three swallow-tails
with brass buttons left in Maine. Hon. Lew
Barker. OF Bangor wears one; Landlord
Moses Of Bucksport. the second and Uncle
Drew, Of Fort Fairfield the third
India-rubber payements have been tried in
Germany, and the trials have been very sat
isfactory, especially on bridges where the
absencelof vibration is great recommends
ton. The new pavement is said to be cheap
as we'll as noiseless and durable, and the pa
tentees are arranging to introduce it into
this country.
The Philadelphia Record quotes John
WanamaKer as saying II want to keep
the mail bag open to the latest possible min.
ute, then get 1t to its destination in the short
est posi- time, and then get each separate
piece OF mail to the person for whom it is
meant in the quickest possible way. To do
this must have, of course, the best possible
assistants"
Tiffany & Co., of New York Twill send to
the Paris exhibition case of fgoods which
could not be bought for several million dol
lars. Their artists have been at work upon
them for nine months, and most of the de-
signs were made by great-grandson of one
OF the men who captured Maj. Andre in
Revolutionary times In the case is a dia-
mond tiara and a diamond necklace valued
at over $4,000, and containing 100 precious
stones. There are brooches Stimulating
orchids that are marvels of workmanship
and Imitation, watches, finger rings, purses
and silver service.
On Cape Cod both land and sea are trouble
some. The Cape was once covered with a
plentiful growth of timber; now it is practi-
cally naked, and the sand from the shifting
hills drifts down into Provincetown harbor
and fills It up. The Provincetown people
have appealed 70 the Massachusetts Legisla-
lature for help; but the Boston people tell
them they have only themselves to blame. By
cutting Of the trees they have given the
sands chance to drift. Even now it is en-
tirely within the power of the Proyincetown
people to fix the soil of the hills as firmly in
IFS place as the dunes upon the Landes of
western France have been fixed, by planting
the proper varieties of trees aud shrubs
Trees have grown there before and they will
grow again. If the proper and really scen-
tific methods are used. And until the shift
ing sands are held by vegetation, not all the
bikes that can be built will prevent the sur
lace OF the Cape from changing and the har-
bors from filling up.
Miss Kate Sanborn writes to the New York
Tribune to protest against some of the alb
surdities of conventional funerals. Many
will agree with her In the following plain
language, When an old club man and sport
a blase rounder. worn out with dissipation
and excuses, gives up the ghost, a high
priced quartette, secured for the occasion,
MARBLE Nearer my God to Thee" bursting
into triumphal climax at the close as If ex-
ulting over the victorious release of some
noble saint or abide with Me-" Is selected.
or Lead, Kindly Light" which Is auda-
ciously blasphemous under the circumstances
mourning garb Is often grateful protection
from publicity, but to what a conventional
climax even this Is now carried. If really
Frustrated by grief how are we to he az,
pected to stand up to be fitted" for gowns.
wraps. ponnets Of the latest style and the
appropriate depth of woe-an added trial for
aching head, weary feet and sorrowing heartS
OIten the best lessons to be gained from
affiiction are lost In mass Of crane and
Whht nypVcrlSy is sometimes SmOthprpd ha-
meath its fold 'e
Forepaugh, the Philadelphia Snowman. has
executed novel contract with Indian Com
missioner Oberly. The provisions are that
the Snowman shall be allowed to take fifty
Sioux indians from the Pine Ridge Agency
and exhibit them through the season. A
bond is given for the safe return of these
wards of the nation when the circus season
is over. The Indians are to leave their res
ervation in April and proceed to Philadelphia
to be trained for their parts. They are to
give an imitation of the massacre Of Custer.
Tie Quakers have taken great interest in
the education OF Indians, and 1t Is expected
tney VIII turn out in great numbers to see
nifty Sioux In war paint and feathers cayort
about the big sawdust ring. Mr.. Oberlv
stipulates in the contract that sCapt. GeorGe
j. Jarchow, the scout and Indian fiohteT
shall accompany the Sioux and look after
their interests. The Indians leased for "t tba
season include Lone Feather, Fighting
Chief, of the Ogalla Sioux, accompanied by
his blooming squaw, Mrs. Hailstones-in-Her
Stomach, known as the Langtry of the
tribe, and papOose little Hailstones. Other
chiefs and celebrities in the party are Red
Ears, Yellow Bull, Shot-in-the- Head, Yank-
ton Charley, Old Shield, Good Elk, Good
Bots Crow, Eaglehead, Bulltail Red Cross,
Short Horn, Lone Elk, Looks Bad, Seares-a-
Hawk, Wears-the Sheet, Got-no- Horse,
Charging Thunder, Pretty Boy Joseph.