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The Portland daily press., 1889-12-04

EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE
thoughtful and sometimes warning utter
ances OF our ablest statesmen, but In liberal
appropriations from the common resources
Tor the support of education in the new
States. No one will deny that it is of the
gravest national concern that he who has the
ultimate control of all public affairs should
have the necessary intelligence wisely to di-
rect and determine them.
National aid to education has heretofore
taken the form Of land, grants, and in that
form the constitutional power of Congress
to promote the education of the people is
not seriously questioned. l do not think it
can be successfully questioned when the
form is changed to that of direct grant of
money from the public treasury. Such aid
should be, as railways has been, suggested
by some exceptional conditions.
The sudden emancipation of the slaves of
the South, the bestowal OF the suffrage which
soon followed and the improvement OF the
ability of the States where these new cit
liens were chiefly found to adequately pro-
vide educational facilities. presented not
only exceptional but unexampled conditions.
That the situation has been much anchor
ated there is no doubt. The ability and in
terest OF the States have happily increased.
But great work remains to be done, and l
think the general government should lend its
aid.
AS the suggestion of a national grant in
aid OF education grows chiefly out of the con-
dition and needs of the emancipated slave
and his descendants, the relief should, as far
as possible. while unnecessarily proceeding
upon some general lines, be applied to the
need that suggested it. 1t is essential If much
good Is to be accomplished that the sympa-
thy and active interest of the people Of the
States should be enlisted and the methods
adopted should be- such as to stimulate and
NOT supplant local taxation for school pur-
As ons. Congress can not bind a succeeding
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-04
How Old Are You 5?

There are hundreds of persons between 80 and
100 years OF age-yet strong and vigoruus-whose
longevity is due to their having known the
SHAKERS SECRET OF Long LEE.
These wonderful people cannot prevent the
coming OF Times Winter, but by their activity and
health In advanced age they prove that even
"Where the snowfiakes fall thickest
There's nothing can freeze"
An elastic step, ar erect and manly BEARING,
bright eye, a resonant voice, ambition and ability
for work or pleasure ;-these things they offer In
the place OF dropping Spirits desparing looks.
and OF that tired ami weary feeling which neither
rest nor sleep avails to relieve.
Inc shakers made a study of medicinal roots
and herbs with view to preparing a remedy
indigestion and dyspepsia knowing, as they did,
tnatlt was the source OF most other diseases and
the cause OF the early decay and death so mani
rest among the people, Their efforts were crowned
with success, and the result was the celebrated
SHAKER EXTRACT OF RooTs sold and used In
all parts of the world
:. A pamphlet describing this great discovery of
the shakers is now published Read it, and
GIVE Up THE FOOLISH NOTION
that your labors and enjoyments are over. Read
1t and learn how the Patriarchs of ancient days
were aple SO long TO defy the Po1cer which pulls
down the Od6 and disSolves the Granite.
NOTHING MORE INTERESTING
is likely TO attract your attention. 1t is short,
and contains portraits by an eminent artist of
famous men and women illustrating the authors
theory. Copies mailed free ON application. Ad-
dress A. i, WHITE.
16o Duane St., New York City, II
Yu28 9j at3 ssaza sssu.s rsesrs z-aslI eodSsWlyII
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-04

BOSTON. Nov. 90, 1887.
At meeting OF the Board OF Directors
held this day, the following preamble
and resolution were unanimously adopt
ed:
WHEREAS, The Stockholders OF the
Company have provided for the neces.
sary funds to meet the requirements OF
the Company, subject to the terms Of
Circular No So, and
1HEREAS, The holders Of a majority
OF all the outstanding bonds OF the At.
Gibson system, both In EHrOpe and the
United States, have assenied to the
Plan OF Reorganization, dated October
10Th, 1883, therefore be it
VOTED, That the said Plan OF ReOr-
ganizatiOn be aud Is hereby declared
effective, aud that official announce e.
ment OF this fact shall be made by the
Chairman, accompanied by notice that
BOndhOiders to secure participation In
the benefits OF the Plan should deposit
their bonds on or before December 18th,
1889, and that after that date bends
will only be received under such eqait.
able conditions as the Board OF Direc.
tors may establish.
BY order Of the Board OF Directors,
GEORGE q. MAGOUN,
Chairman
The evening world., 1889-07-13

now, Jane?" asked the irrepyessible as he
obeyed her order.
Pm going after Dolly Landis."
"Janey. daughter, - said her mother tremu-
lousy, putting out a restraining hand.
No, mother" said Janey, decidedly. ~
must go. Just think, it might have been
Dell, you know; l won't be in much danger.
If the FIRE comes too close l nave my wet
blankets, and if 1 nm surrounded ! can cover
up in them and turn Brete loose. / have my
matches to use in case l can"
AS she rode away she felt the wind chang
ing. thus bringing the fire more directly to
the ray inc. towards which she was speeding.
and at the .ame time menacing the lit g
home. She looked back just once and the
fleeing glimpse was never forgotten. The
sun, like a great yellow ball laziIy sliding
down the Western sky. was flooding the prai.
RE and far distant hills in mellow light. Away
to the north the trees on Ash Creek stood
out green and tall, and east of them
Law the blackened prairie over which the
flames had just swept: behind her lay the
little farm with its broad "A res Of rip
ened corn. while just before her, each
roUred the prairie fire, writing and twisting
through the tai er grass like so many fiery
serpentS. Between IL and her lay the old
Santa Fe trail, grass-gTown now and q weak
barrier TO such an element. Slight as II wa
il mattered not TO her, for she had to cross
il to reach the ravine.
Setting her teeth hard she urged Brete on,
The evening world., 1889-07-13
WEAKENING TRUST.
Sugar Certificates Rapidly Declining In
Market Value.
This Looks as Though 1t Had Re-
coived a Hard Blow.
The Attorncy-G General Waiting an OPP
p%ortunity to Strike Again.

The fight against Trusts is still being
pushed. and encouraging results are already
noticeable. Not only the Sugar Trust. but
the lead Trust, the Cotton Oil Trust and all
the others are beginning to feel the impend-
ing danger.
The Sugar Trust made the enormou
"pront" of So. $50. 0O0in the frat five months
Of the year. and that fact led spectators to
put their money in Sugar Trust certificates.
Now a great many Of them arc anxious to
sell. but the quotation on them las declined
SO mucn since thcy BOUGHT that TO sell means
II loss of many thousands of dollars.
Whether it was Judge Dnnirls's adverse de-
clsion in the Sugar Trust case, or the refusal
Of the English bankers to accept sugar as
collateral security. the quo ations on all
Trust certificates particularly Sugar Trust
have greatly iallen.
No sooner had the market opened yestor-
day before n wild onslaught was made on the
Trusts. There WINS very little trading done
III rl road stocks. ths only object OF the
brokers seeming to bc to sell out before the
quotation GOV way down.
sugar Trust certificates closed Thursday
night at 1854. hut yesterday The price had
drop ed to 1855, closing Mt l09.
This IL good news TO the people who earn
their living by honest toll. 1t looks MS
lnOupn tnefo might soon be an END 10 Inc
unlawful combination, and consumers Of
sugar won d not be compelled to pay Il tax on
that article that is nothing short of robbery,
As soon az the courts decide on the appeal
from Judge Barrett's decision in the case of
the North River Sugar Refining Company,
the Attorney General will Immediately bring
suits against Other firms which form II part of
the Trust.
Thore is n strong rumor that the Straw
Board Trust has been broken within the last
few days, the price of straw boards having
fallen $l2 to SIS por ton.
The pool was formed five years ago by the
mills in New York, Massachusetts, and the
West, and the price was steadily increased to
$40 per ton.
The paper-box manufacturer offered to
compromise the troubles. but their offer was
rejected. The Trust then made their com-
binatlon more iron clad. and closed all the
small mills under their control, the owners
beng paid q certain percentage of the profits
from the other concerns.
The price steadily advanced until on July
! it had reached S45 per ton. out this time
the paper box manufacturers held n secret
meeting and resolved that AS business was
and pay Trust prices.
The action came to the knowledge Of the
Trust Gud IL certain manufacturer offered to
make O small reduction. Then there was a
general panic among the Trust people, and
now straw boards can be obta ned for from
$50 to S35 per ton.
This is but nm instance of the fate that will
sooner or later overtake all il egal comhina.
tions to increase prices beyond all reasona-
BILE bounds.
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the ~spankin'ist black pony in the stable all
saddied, all bridled, all fit for a fight"
Tom, you're exciting Janey," remon-
strated the gentle mother. .
And he's yours. and Col. Lands says II
he was to give you his gold min IN Arizona
il wouldn't pay You for saving Dolls life.
What did YOU say, mother 2" grinned Tom. a.
he danced a jig about the room, satisfied TO
quit his story.
Janey. III wlld-eyed amaZement. Tom had
train hardly comprehended the half that had
beiallcn her.
'lt is true, just as Tom has told you.
dear" replied her mother, aud here is Col.
Lands TO see you,
Words are u poor return for all you have
done for he. Miss fancy, but | wanted to
thank you in person for saving to me all that
makes life worth living. Dolly is all l have
in the world, my one treasure, and l shall
| brought the little ma d with ne to-day.
She wanted TO see you SO very much. she
said"
:" lust wanted to tell Won, Miss Janey, that
the rabbits weren't burned a tinty bit, and
| i've got 'em every one right now, but they're
pretty big. I'll give YOU one all for your
self, even if you did make me sit on a nasty
wet blanket"
Mrs. Jauey Landis has that rabbit yet. IT
is stuffed, however, and occupies a proml-
nent place in her cabinet, and strange to re-
late, people do say that she makes an excel
lent stepmother. In her palatial city home,
however, there are no prairie fires to hight Tor
which Col. Landis, DollIe and Mamma Janoy
are dutifully thankful.
TIE END,
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FACING THE FIRE.
BY MRS. BELL BALL.

but I guess he'll have to stand it. What
possessed Dolly to go home by the ravIne ?
It's a mile out of her way"
1--WE didn't want her to go that way, but
she said there WAS a nest of cotton-tails down
there and she wanted to take them home,'
sobbed Bell.
The hateful little city fiirt," broke in
Tom. " was going with her to carry 'em
home if she'd go hayers. and she said she
didn't like to &c with ~barefooted boys. And
/ told her she didn't hal 20, l don't care
nothin' for girls nohow, " he added detiantly.
Janey was too busy with her thoughts to
answer, and the sure-foo,ed Brete soon took
them home, where Mrs. Earle gathered the
children to her heart with an inward prayer
of thanks giving.
Janev only paused long enough to dip the
blanket once again in the trough, then
spreading it full length over Brete she
jumped on his back and called to Tom to
bring her the other.
What in the dickins are you going to do
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"She's a cr~y-baby!' said Tom. ~ nate girls
that's always weepin'. She was 'fraid the fire
would catch us. just as though / couldn't
take care of one girl" Tom was ten and
Dell seven, and he domineered over her III a
most aggravating manner, but she couldn't
stand that and turned on him, stamping her
loot passionately.
Tom Earle, you're tho awfullest story
hbber. You know I wasn't afraid for us, but,
oh, ~Janey," turning her dirty, woe-begone
little face to the tender older sister. :" Dolly
went over to the big %ravine, and l most know
she will be burned up, cause she is SO poky.
She was the est friend had, aud | Slapped
her Just dreadful this morning cause she
wouldn't give me the biggest piece of can iy.
O-oo-ve if Dolly dies I'll die too; l know |
WILL" and burying her face i'll Janey's damp
dress, she walled in a most dolorous ashton.
Come, Dell, dry your eyes. I'll tnke you
and Tom home md then go after Dolly.
Here, Tom, put Dell on in front of me and
you climb on behind. Brete won't like it,
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you are. tell You we've been having a time
with you the last six weeks" 80.
six weeks! Oh, Tom. is this October 7"
You bet; the last day at that"
And | didn't go TO school after all"
There was 4 ptCous tone in the weak voice
that Tom couldn't stand. Mother. Im 60
ing to toll her" he cried impulsiyely;
she must promise to keep perfectly quiet,
then. 4"
Tom. tell me quick all about it,"
We'll to begin with. you hadn't got half a
mile away wien Col. Lands came riding up
on the lookout for Dolly, but before 1t got to
the trail after you the fire was all around him.
md lie knew II was no use to go on. just AS
quick MS the fire passed the men from Lanes
and Col. Lands started out to hun you
Dolly had STATED home but the ground was
hot and burned her ieet. and she was crying,
and jimmy crickets what a looking young 'un
she WAS. her fac WAS rs black as my pup.
We found you down in the ravine and
thoucht YOU was dead, sure. Hour curls was
all burned of, and your eyebrows and
iashes and your face and hands all blistered.
Poor Brete was pretty badly burned, too.
You broke your ankle in the tumble. Col.
Lands brought you home, and here you've
been for SIX weeks. screeching Dolly, dear,
you'll get burned took care of her, after
all" concluded Tom loftily, "Nnd she had
to ride on n mule, too il most killed her"
Aud the corn Z" questioned Jancy.
An burned, and m,gnty near took the
barn, too
Poor father" sighed Janey, softly.
Poor nuthin'. Why, Jane, you're a reg
ular heroine. and Col. Lands is going to
send you to school three years! Fact! He's
got il all fixed, and hos given father three
cow and built US another stable, and there's
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crossing the trail and beading for the ravine.
which was only a few rods away. The fire
was perilouslv near, but Just before her she
saw the small figure of II child scrlmbling over
the bank md knew il was Dolly. Brete was
snoring and almost unmOnageRble from fear,
aud just ON the edge of the Iayine n blazing
tumble weed borne on the wind fell in front
of him. He gave a frightened plunge, which
sent both horse and rider rolling to the
bottom of tho deep gully Half stunned by
the fall. Janey attempted TO rise, but foun it
impossible because of the pain in her ankle.
At her side lay the faithful pony, his head
doubled under him and neck broken. Dolly.
with her dinner basket held tight in her
hand. was half rolling, half sliding down the
bank after her.
"Oh, Miss Janey, ! was so afraid somebody
wouldn't come and my raj bits would get
burned; lust sce en-" and drawing aside the
tai = nesting in the tiny basket. You'll
take care of us now, wont YOU Miss Janey I"
she asked, contdingiy, MS she put the napkin
carefully back,
Dear chiid." returned Janey. to, DERBY,
in ali agony of pain and grief for her dead
pony. "Tll do my best for you, but You
must do Just as | tell you. Can you unbuckle
Brete's glrth 7"
"lm 'frald to; he's so dead"
JaLey smiled II little bitterly. well, per-
haps | can DO il, " and working her way 10 ms
side, she unlastened the rlrth and by much
Juggling pulled the blanket of, the tears run
nng down on his pretty name. A shrill
scream from Dolly reused her from her bitter
reflections.
"Oh, Miss JSney. the FIRE is most to u.s."
God help us then. " thought the poor girl
as she called Dolly to her. Nov sit down on
this blanket and when the fire comes close to
The evening world., 1889-07-13
A Senmnn,n NnrrntIxc.

We left Boston Feb. 8. 1882, bound for
Honolulu, bark stillman B. Allen, of Bos-
ton. We were in the Pacific, latitude 10
south, longitude 1O4 west, in a dead calm.
Our captain, Charles Eldridge, saw several of
the birds called by seamen - bostswains,'
noted for their bright crimson tail feathers,
and, loading his gun with buckshot, he fred
as the birds flew over our quarterback. He
hit one, aud i'll it's fall II missed the deck and
fell astern. A shark that was following the
vessel sighted the bird and swallowed it. The
captain. not DESTROYS of losing the feathers,
ordered the shark hook baited with pork and
bait. We hauled him aboard, cut him open
and got the feather in perfect condition. At
the termination of the voyage at New York
the captain started for his home ut Harwich,
Cape Cod. Mass. and there presented the
feather to his wife. A. DURLACHER.
Formerly second mate bark Stillman b Allen.
$50 East Eighth street, New York City.
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you you must cover all up with i; If you
swallow any If the hot air IT will kill you"
Dolly began TO C y rs she gingerly seated
and damp, Miss Janoy, - she sobbed.
BE thankful for that. The tire is so close
/ cnu hear it cracking. am going 20 burn
a little Of the grnss around us" Working
her way "A little distance she lighted "A matCh
and set the grass blazing. 1t swept nerrlly
mp over the bank and when il would have
eaten in towards the child ehe beat il out with
drawn face she crawled to Dolly. The air
about them grew close and hot and burning
grass tell all over them. The land here WAS
low and the grass WINS mixed with blue $ EN-.
n species of grass that grew several feet high
and made intense heat. With the feeble
strength at hor ConImnnd. Jancy brushed the
burning particles away TIL Dolly, screaming
with fright, Eprang into her lap, leaving
both exposed To- the fiery la h., BY main
force fancy held the frarZled rhild down and
drewt the blanket Overthem, but Doly's frantic
struggles made them sip, leaving Janey's
head and shoulders uncovered. Her hair
crispcd and singed and her Ii nds blistered {;
ner . Q grew hct, then cool and then al was
dark.
Am I derd ?" asked n weak voice from
among the pillows.
mo, daughter. nor near it now, thank
heaven; hut WOW must not Talk
But What makes my voice sound 50 queer
and what ais my head Where Is my Ealr p
persisted the thin little voice.
"Gone up in the chariot of fire, Jane, an
swered Tom, coming in Just then.
And Dolly 2" she gasped, as the awful
day of trial came to memory.
DOLLS all right; a heap sight better Oh an
The evening world., 1889-07-13
[zAAK'S RIVAL S.
And, Indeed, They Quite Discount Him
In Imagination.
Another Chapter of Remarkable
and Seasonable Yarns.
But There's an End to All Things,
and the Great Contest VIII
Soon Close.


One Summer, early in the forties, my father,
who cultivated q strawberry patch on the
edge of q stream which was full of hornpout,
noticed that the berries were disappear ng I'M
usually fast. Ho watched night after night,
but caught no thief, yet the berries were con-
startly being stolen. One day n neichbor
while cleaning u mess of horupout he had
caught, found in each fish a quantity OF
strawberries. Tint night my father, with
several neighbors. watched, each man hay ng
a dark, lantern. At q given signal they en-
tered t the patch wien ,% = S' bs ar s nGnr
the water had been picked, aud TO
reach the others the fish showed great
sagacity. They arranged themselves in tiers
like a flight of stairs, and then n fish would
crawl up over his fellows, pick the fruit and
eat it with apparent satisfaction. He wonld
then take his place among the rest, and the
next in order would climb up and get his
berry, and SO on till all were satisfied. The
appearance Of the people had no effect on
them, and they kept right on as though they
owned the place. j. u. r..
The evening world., 1889-07-13
Killed n salmon with n stone.

DR.. Williams. of this city: F. j. Green and
Charles A.. Brown composed n party camped
near the Columbia River for n week. They
threw all leavings from the kitchen into the
water. thus attracting great numbers of fish.
which. after q few days. became so thick they
would fight and dash against the rocks in a
wild effort to reach the scraps of food. Mr..
Green threw a large stone where the fish
were thlckest. and was surprised to see one
remain apparently stunned after the others
scattered. With some difficulty and the aid
of two long poles they got the fish ashore. II
proved to be'a large salmon, which weighed
when cut mp ffty-seven and t~hree-quarter
TO be badly bruised and the right eye
knocked out where the rock struck it. The
doctor dried the skin on the head and retains
1t as a souvenir. j, RICHARD CAMPBELL.
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Kicked the Eish Out.

While sitting on a pier near Long Beach
my attention was called to O sudden commo-
ton in the water. Upon closer inspection 1
found this was caused by a large school of
bluefish that were pursuing some moss
bunkers towards the beach. With all posi-
BILE haste | threw off my coat and with shoes
and all waded out among the fish that were near
the beach. Having no net or line with me |
began kicking the fish up on the beach. For
one-half hour afterwards l was busy kicking
fish out of the water, literally strewIng the
beach with fish. When l counted l found
that had kicked 200 fine bluetish out of the
water. This story is true. / still have in my
possession the shoe that l did the kicking
with. BENZ. FLoRsHEIM.
The evening world., 1889-07-13

AT n little town in Ohio. on the Ohio River,
n very unusual thing happened in fish circles
recently. A half-sunken barge of abroad
ties was lashed to the bank at an incline when
the ties were being loaded into cars by a lot
OF workmen. The barge was half filled with
water, and in passing close by the buckets IT
u wheel in some way threw u hun
dred- po buffalo fish into the barge among
the workmen. The men promptly lunged at
the fish with their tie picks and attempted TO
kill 1t M IL lodged about from side to side.
Finally one man stuck his pick INTO the fish
MS 1t paused to make II short turn, which SO
agitated it that it Topped over the side of the
barge into the river, aud swan AWAY with the
end o the pick handle showing above water.
1t passed. two boys III u skif. and one of them
reached out and took hold of tho pick handle
III II spirit of adventure a. 1t passed, and his
shoulder was promptly dlslocated by the
same sort of shock n man sustnins when he Is
hung. However, the fish went on splittlng
the water with the pick.handle. like II dorsal
fin, and as If II were used to such ornamental
ton. In its mad rush the fish again SwerVed
towards shore. where a poor widow was wash
ing clothes. Just rs 1t came by, very close
to shore, the poor woman was in the act OF
throwing the looped end of her clothes.line
TO n limb overhead, when 1t slipped from her
hand md fell into the water. The loop went
over the end of the pick-handle AID tied
itse. + in a hard knot in some way, and tie
other end of The clolhes-llne beIngiast, tue
uSu NHb CHuBul llRnJ eUOuSu. Inc eOOu
people of the city turned out and helped the
widow land the prize. The owner of the
steamboat claimed an interest III the catch.
because without what he contributed the
fish would not have been caught. The barge
owner canned an interest on the same
ground, the owner of the pick ditto, the
father of the boy who had his shoulder
hurt, ditto number two, and the
the widow claimed it all because she was in
actual possession, and a man who had a net
set Just above where the fish succumbed,
came forward with the claim that al Least parr
of the fish belonged to him. for the reason
that his net would have caught it if it had
not got entangled in the widows clothes
line. 10 prevent trouble, the members of the
selves. and now the Mayor is making him
self heard because he did not get as much AS
he wanted of the fish. 1t has already been
said by the opposition papers that tue actions
of the Council in this matter will undoubtedly
be discussed during the next campaign.
N OF lsAAK WALToN's DISTANT RELATIVES.