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The Portland daily press., 1890-10-31

II the United States judges declare the prohibit
tory laws TO be null and void all the wearisome
labor agitating and passing constitutional
and the rumsrilsrs of the country will have de-
feated the will Of the people by technicalityl-
hlddeford Times.
The United States Supreme Court has not
decided prohibitory laws TO be null and void,
nor Is there the slightest danger that it ever
will. All the Supreme Court has done Is to
declare that previous to permission by the
no power to prohibit the sale Of imported
liquor by the importer while in the original
package. II the Court should hold that the
permission of Congress is not retroactive, all
the effect 1t would have on existing prohibi.
ton laws would be to confne the operation
of those laws to liquors that had lost their
distinctive character as importations and be-
come part of the general stock. But this
restriction could be overcome by the re-en-
actment o. our prohibitory law. a process
which could be completed by the incoming
legislature is less than twenty-four hours,
and very likely in less than one hour. The
danger that the Supreme Court may by Its
decision restrict the operation of our law
should not depress its friends or elate II
enemies, for it is the easiest thing in the
world to neutralize the effect of such a decis-
ion 10 advance. The apprehension that such
q decision will have any effect upon the con-
stitutional amendment is entirely groundless.
That amendment merely expresses the opin-
ion of the people of the State as to the proper
method of dealing with the liquor traffic.
The fact that the legislature could not le-
gally pass a law to carry out to the fullest
extent the wishes of the people because of a
constitutional inhibition, has no tendency to
invalidate the constitutional amendment,
which is merely formal expression of their
wishes.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-31
Wants a Bounty on Children
belfast Journal

Mr.. W. @. jackson. of Belfast, came into
the Journal office Monday morning and ask
ed II we knew anything about the govern
ment paying bounty on given number of
children. He said he had read in PAGER
mat the government would pay bounty Of
$i'OOo to the American born parents. under
aOi'y years OF age. who had ten living. His
oo SOL, ,aw' Mr.. Josiah G. Berry, and his
' w,e, MRS Belle D. Berry, of Hope, were en-
u'Ied under the above conditions. He said
mat MI Berry was but 80 years old and his
wife was but IS. yet they had ten I,a, no
children the oldest being IS years and nv
ierr pse ~ C one month MT; Jackson as re-
not such bounty we are of the oninion III y
be- nsd sno9ld be. Home industries ought ~
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-31

The Illinois farmers who belong to the
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association in
that State have adopted one of the spiciest
set of resolutions ever put forth by a conven-
ton. "We declare the Beard of Trade of
the City Of Chicago" they say. ito be den
of thieves. and along with other similar in
situations, we denounce them all as whited
sepulchres, full of dead mems bones."
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-31
ourcarrxIna Trade

The persistency of falsehood is nowhere
better illustrated than in the assertions of
the Democratic papers in this campaign.
Here is paragraph from the Boston Globe
the other day:
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-31
is PARALYSIS.

1t comes always from portion of the muscles
nerves, and tissue, being unable TO perform their
outles, and If not restored then death follows in
few days, or life Will linger in paralyZed state
Of one-half Of the organs, for few months, then
death of the whole BODY follows. 1t is such cases
as these that show the value of MuId0ck's Liquid
Food, by making new blood to build up and re-
store the muscles, nerves, and the tissues TO nor
NAL life; and being able to do this in from thirty
to sixty days, Is the reason all other diseases are
so easy to relieve, and cleanse the system OF, by
the use of this Food.
In some OF our former advertisements we have
mentioned the fact that life Is supported on three
pivots. First, when hungry we want food secoHd
when exhausted we need rest; thirdly, when cold
we want heat. If not we must expect to find our
pivots developed into either Consumption, Dys-
pepsia or Paralysis. All Of these diseases are in
creasng with The American people from the want
of proper nutrition.
We spent in our Free Surgical Hospital for
Women In six years. on 5000 women. over $780,
900, and of the last 1000 operated on, lost five.
The women OF Boston die 20 TO 1000.
Since closing our Hospitals we have shown In
all classe of diseases that have become chronic
(unless they need an operationl that they can be
treated at home by the use OF Murd0ckS Liquid
Food without medicine, as 1t will restore them to
health, even when life Is despaired OF, with those
suffering from analysis, Consumption, Dyspepsia,
Consumption Of the Stomach and all other dis
eases.
Any person suffering from disease that has not
yielded to medical treatment, we will furnish
Murdoch Liquid Food sufficient to cure them, or
make them better. je30MW&Fu
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-31
CONSUMPTION.

Few consumDtives, after having hemorrhages
OF the lungs so bad that their lives despalred
Of. realize the value Of Nutrition as found In MUIR
cocks Liquid Food In restoring them 70 health
several times OF periods OF to years each apart,
by taking &c for to months after each attack.
cases II the natisnt e9ch snr,ng ~nra tara onv
Liquid Food for monthly
We illustrate in the case of Mr.. ID. II. Kirby,
Boston, being one of many cases whose lives have
been despaired Of one or more times during the
In 1881 he was told that there was no help for
In 1884 ditto. '
In 1870 ditto.
GENTLEMEN Permit me to acknowledge TO you
what think is due you for the very great benefit
l have received from taking your Liquid Fond
and IN tbe last w ten ears bad 'e sr a
orrhages of the lungs. After recovering from
severe sickness May, 1881, a friend recommended
down and reduced in flesh. After taking eight
bottles felt so well stopped taking II.
IN January, 1894, was again taken with hem
orrhage OF the lungs and was Frustrated in bed for
three weeks. Itook. your Liquid Food in tea
spoonful doses, which was the only nourishment
Weighed eI i one hundred and thirtyve pounds,
which is more than ever weighed In my life be-
fore. feel as If it was drawing the humor OUT of
ever. / can truthfully say It has benefited me
D. d. KIRBY.
AUG. L. 1890. He returned TO the store enjoy
ing his past good beahn after an absence Of TOUR
months, suffering from an at ack OF La Grippe,
followed with congestion OF his right lung which
did not yield to medical treatment and was con-
sidered beyond relief but by the use OF our Liquid
Food he is now enjoying his former good health.
II Dyspepsia is not relieved, II will develop in
to Chronic Dyspepsia. Then the stomach re-
fuses food, and medicine cannot relieve; but
Nutrition, as found In MurdocK's Liquid Food will.
OF the many that have been relieved by our Food
nd we have cases where physicians who have
not retained meal for years have been able to
eat all kinds Of food in thirty days-we quote the
following:
"Mr. Albert Ferguson, engineer with Webster
q Co., tanners, Maiden, was taken in 1879 with
dyspepsia. The same would not yield to medical
treatment, growing worse daily for three years,
when his stomach refused all kinds Of food. He
then changed his ply stefan, who ordered Muir
docks Liquid Food, and IL was all that he was
able to take for six weeks, which restored his
stomach to action, and In three months he was
able to eat all kinds OF common food, and was
able to take his former position and enjoyed good
health until December, 1889. when he had an
attack of La Grippe, which developed into pleursy
fever, from which his life was despaired OF. Dur
ing his four months sickness his physician de-
pended chiefly for treatment on Murdock's Liquid
Food. and after two months he gained three
pounds weekly. Today he Is In perfect health,
and working daily without exhaustion or fatigue.
The worst Of all diseases to treat, the Medical
nrnfno Ion limit
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-31
Real Estate Trans,ers

Inc following transfers Of real estate g.
the county have been recorded at tho So'"se IN
try of deeds: 'ue regis
Falmouth Robert H. Whitney ct al, 10 -.
arrison-Mary Nellie Edison to F. II pr.
sosrboro-Edward r. Proctor to WIN. PATTI,
son. 81, "'Oer
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-31
Are YOU PARTICULAR
about the quality of your
TEA AND COFFEE !?
We carry the largest, finest and most varied
assortment Of Teas and Coffees in the State. and
guarantee to please you both in quality and price
COFFEES.

Our ARABIAN easily leads all
competitors as the best coffee ever
sold. Our sales on this brand
continually increase and we now
sell more every month than we
sold two years ago in a year. Our
customers sometimes complain to
MS that other stores sometime tell
them that they have "just the
same'' and that trial proves that
an inferior article has been i'm
nOsed ON them. THE ARABIAN
is SOLD ONLY BY US; NO
OTHER STORE IN PORTLAND
KEEPS IL.
We also carry all the 0est grades
of Fine Java, Rio, Maracaibo,
etc.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-31
Turn your boots toward the street.
Tnrn your garters on your feet,
Put your stockings on your head.

~ - NASsAA Va hAnn JVu Al ouICly Wcu.
1t Is credibly reported that this dream must
not only come. but the shoes will in the
morning be turned in direction indicating
the nome OF the lover. An incident is told
where pair of shoes thus placed were
found turned toward the barn, suggesting
discovered that prankish young brother. in
stead OF supernatural fate, had turned
them.
A great New England and Southern game
Is apple bobbing." A lot of smooth red
apples are thrown into tub that is nearly
faces into the water, trying to catch an
apple in their teeth. But the water is deep.
there Is nothing to press the apple against,
and It hobs about as If betwitched. If the
first bob Is not successful the bobber is not
allowed TO try again; but If he or she comes
out water-drippiDg and gasping. the apple
10 mouth, there are riotous shouts of, laugh
ter, and great applause.
Another game, which must flourish in
Maine, especially near Damariscotta if any
where, Is the herring test. 1t is doubtful if
anyone was ever fool enough to try it al
though In the traditions of Halloween it is
handed down as the "herring test" A whole
herring must be eaten raw in three mouth
fuls, bones and all. That night the lover of
the herring eater will appear to her in
dreams bearing her glass of water.
a game, which ought to flourish especially
In the Northwest Is the "wheat SPELL" It
IS said to have originated In Scotland, and
tnence was carried to Ireland, Filling the
mouth with wheat and water the girl or boy
goes to door and knocks when it will be
opened by the one who will be tie husband
or wife as the case may be- There is also
fashion incidental to this period of boiling
wheat az day and then serving it to the COM
pany with a wedding ring in it. Whoever
gets the ring will be married before the next
Halloween.
In Ireland and Scotland ball throwing is
practiced upon this evening. A ball of blue
along to dark kiln or bog-hole. The ball
Is dropped into the ''darkling" and the girl
slowly begins to wind it into another ball.
cnanting certain spells as she does so. When
she has nearly re-wound it she will feel a
pun at the yarn and must ask, "Who holds ?"
when voice from the depths will at once
repeaS inc iuli name Of her future husband.
A. Scottish game is that of ''the three
luggies," referred to by Robert Burns. These
are three bowls of water placed on the
hearth. One is filled with clear water,
one with turbid water, and one Is
empty. Whoever dips must be blind
folded and use the left hand only.
lit Is maiden and she dips into the
clear water she will marry young man
her hand into the turbid bowl her husband
will be widower. and she will have more
or less trouble: but If she dips into the
empty dish. never husband will she have
at all.
Besides the games and pranks which will
undoubtly be played tonight the young peo-
pie should also read Burns poem on Hal
loween, the night when:
The old gudewife's well hoordit nits.
Are round and round divided
And many lads aud lassies fates
Are there that night decided.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-31

We do not read annymous letters and commu-
nIcations. The name and address, Of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable not necessarily for
o ,hlication but asa guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-09-04
THE COLOSSUS oF RHoDEs.
What This and Other Famous Statues
Have Probably Cost,

What This and Other Famous Statues
Have Probably Cost,
The famous Colossus of Rhodes, which
was made of bronze and was seventy
cubits Tor about one hundred and five
feet) in height, was twelve years in
making, and is said to have cost only
800 talents, or about e75, 600, if we
reckon the Attic talent, or e1O2, 600 if
we reckon the other talent, and proba-
bly, the other talent is to be reckoned in
this case. At all events, the so-called
Colossus of the Sun, in the Capitol,
which was bronze figure of Appolla,
only thirty cubits-or forty-five feet
English-high, brought by Marcus Lu-
cullus from Appollonia, in Pontus, cost
five hundred talents, which, if reckoned
even as Attic talents, would be over
e125, 900, and it would hardly be proba-
BILE that the Colossus of Rhodes, which
was twice its height, could have been
executed for so much less. But this is
trife compared to the price paid for a
colossal statue of Mercury, made for the
city of Averni, in Gaul, by Zenodorus.
On this work he was engaged for ten
years and the cost of it was 1885, 600.
What the gold and ivory Athena OF
Phidias in the Parthenon, or his Zeus at
Olympia cost is stated by any ancient
author. The gold employed on the NOV
able drapery alone of the Athena was
over forty talents in weight of unalloyed
gold, according to Thucydides, whose
exactness in such matters is above sus-
picious. This would be equivalent to
some e116,000 in coin, while single
lock on the head of the Zeus at Olympia
weighed six minae, or about the value OF
nearly e5, 900. For the famous statue Of
Diadumenos. which was a bronze figure
Of life size, representing youth tying
fillet round his head, Polycleitus re-
ceived 100 talents, or about R25, ,0ON--
Blaekwood's Magazine
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BREAKING 1T GENTLY.

A Request Which WSs Not so Bad as the
Old Gentleman Expected.
Two soft white arms go stealing
around his neck, and fair, peach-like
cheek is rubbed caressingly against his
own. Family whispered 'Dear papa"
and Darling old boy" and Don't you
love your own caramel?" roach his
startled ears as he vainly attempts to
pull himself together and avoid the
loving, sugar-coated attack which he
we'll knows is coming.
swell. daughter mine," he finally
asks, "what is it? Not another new
dress, surely?"
80, no, papa darling.
"H-m-m, that's good And it can't
be the milliner again?'
"No, papa love-"
"H-m-m, better still. It isn't the
florist?"
mo, you dearest papa"
"H-m-m, great Scott! You don't
want trip to Europe, do youP"
'No, you lovely old dear.
"Well, what in the name of goodness
do you want, my little girl?"
Darling papa mine, don't want any
thing-ah-that is-Jack wants me. -
Munsey's Weekly.
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Bills LITTLE MISTAKE.
He Could Size Up Tin Peddler But wa
Lame ON Pictures,

He Could Size Up Tin PeddIer But was
Lame on Pictures.
A New York artist who was down on
the Jersey shore sketching and painting
last summer sold a farmer a crayon
drawing in which the central figure was
old Father Time with his deadly scythe.
The buyer took it away well pleased
with his purchase, but returned next
day with grin on his face and the pict.
ure under mis- arm and said:
s'I've got son Bill to home"
eyes"
''He amt but fifteen years old"
"Yes."
'He's got tow hair and cataract eye,
but he's smarter'n chain lightning"
Indeed, but I'm glad to hear it"
81 hadn't this picture home five minits
when Bill set up a-roarin' and laughing
and pinted out-what d. ye think? You've
gone and drawed old Father Time
a-mowing left handed. I might never
have noticed it, but you can't fool Bill
fur cider"
my dear man." answered the artist.
did you ever see Father Time?"
s'Of course not"
'Did your son Bill ever see him?'
Sartinly not. He amt to be sawed. .
swell, then, how do either of you
know whether he was right or left
handed?"
''By gum!' gasped the farmer as he
stood with open mouth, you've got the
yoke on US. That's it, how do we know
| I've had three different hired men who
were left-handed. and I've knowed Other
folks to be. jist jumped at it withou
stopping to think. When Bill began t.
haw-haw and pint to the seythe, 1 jis
sot in and agreed with him. Say
mister"
eyes"
'Tve got son Bill"
'sWelL"
Hes smarter'n chain lightning q
sizing up tin peddler, but the bigges
! fool in the State On pictvEs "~sN. ], ega
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FAMILY CARES.
Little Mabel Speaks.

LlCblc AdDbA speaks
Nv cares are quite as many az
The flowers on my gown,
and oft have to sigh that things
Are more than upside-down.
Whenever attempt to knit
Belinda's airy s2cqpe.
IIearn that Bertha's playing ON
The parlor railroad track.
Now Alice, who's q precious pet,
Blue-eyed and sweetly fair,
With roses on her china cheeks
And sUnbeams in her hair
Good gracious, she is in the rain,
Upon the kitchen stoop,
And lust as like as not tonight
She'll suffer with the croupl
And then l have a cunning Jap,
In broidered gown and shoon,
With half-closed, dreamy, laughing eyes,
And face Just like the moon;
And now, to shatter my repose
And give my nerves shock,
He's clambered to the mante1 piece
And perched upon the clock.
When Arabel is bright and clean
The precious little bud
find Lucretia In the yard
A-soaking in the mud.
and when Maud's hat is shining new
In ribbon and in rose,
From Arabella's button shoes
Peep out ten tiny toes.
That's why my life is full Of care
That should be bright and gay.
have so much to worry DER
haven't time to play.
But if had dozen dolls,
Like Evelyn Bartoo,
l can not tell you what in the
Wide world I'd ever do.
-Harper's Bazar.
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pUNoENT PARAGRAPHS.


The height of fashion and the height
Of folly are much alike. = Atchison
Globe.
I've seen her smile, I've seen her weep,
I've called her angel times score;
Now that we've wed I've seen her sleep
And, as I've also heard her snore,
neer can call her angel more.
Puck.
-He-''Why does that Miss Jaundica
always wear lilies of the valley?" She
II can't imagine-particular as flowers
OF the plain would be so much more ap-
propriate. Life.
Mr.. Vox Populi-''In the words Of
songs Of the nation, and care not who
makes the laws" Mr.. Fiat Justitia-
''But if you sing the songs, Voxy, I
want to make the laws. ."-Once a Week.
PA, what is learned man? "a
learned man, my son, is one who is so
firmly convinced that he knows more
than anybody else, that it is less trouble
TO take him at his own estimate than to
undeceiVe him. Van Dorn's Magazine.
Boston Girl-''Papa, Mr.. Toney is
coming here tonight to press his suit
with you" Boston Papa-.'Does the
young man appreciate what an alliance
with our house means?" Boston Girl
Eyes, papa, but Albert says he is bound
to have me atany price. IN. Y. Ledger.
-Blokson is great fellow for re-
counting his exploits as a fisherman.
''Do you believe, he asked friend one
| day, ''in the saying that truth is stranger
! than fiction?" 81 don't know about its
being stranger" was the reply, "but
there are sources from which it is q
| great deal more unexpected. "-Wash-
ington Post.
1t cost the cigarette men $500, 600
last year to supply the packages with
pictures, and all have now combined to
do away with them. They have prob
ably concluded to kill the boys without
corrupting their morals with chromos,
and for this much the country should
be thankful Free Press.
Tom-"Look here, Dick, enough
joking about this. I'm in earnest now,
and demand, sir, that you pay me that
| ten you borrowed" Dick-"So you're
eating on your dignity, are you? Well,
go ahead. You can't get blood out of 3
turnip, you know" Tom-"T'm not try
ing to- am trying to get money out Of
a beat "-Munsey's Weekly.
Miss Debut-"You know every lady
is expected to wear her favorite flower
at the reception Tuesday evening" Miss
Oldmayd-" Indeed! And what shall
you wear?" Miss Debut-"0, rosebud,
/ think" Miss Oldmayd-"De me,
don't know what to wear. Can't you
suggest something? Miss Debut
chow would spray of elder flowers
go?"
| -Wife-"What is this mending and
repairing company that is advertised in
the papers, John?" Husband-"It is a
company that has been formed to meet
a long-felt want Garments in need Of
repair and buttons and things are taken
in and fixed for a small sum" Wife
"a good thing for bachelors, I should
say" Husband-'Andf for married men,
too, my dear; for married men, too. !"
Then, after attaching his pantaloons TO
his suspender with safety-pin, he went
out on the stoop to see what kind Of q
night it was.-Boston Courier.
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ro Restore wsrn q thIng.

Take, for, instance, shiny old coat,
vest or pair of pants. of boadeloth, cassi-
mere or diagonal The scourer makes a
strong, warm soap-suds and plunges the
garment into it, souses it up and down.
rubs the dirty places, if necessary puts
it through the second suds, then rinses
It through several waters, and hangs 1t
to dry on the line. When nearly dry he
takes it in, rolls it up for an hour Or
two, and then presses it. An old cotton
cloth is laid on the outside Of the coat,
and the iron passed over that until the
wrinkles are out; but the iron is re-
moved before the steam ceases to rise
from the goods, else they would be
shiny. Wrinkles that are obstinate are
removed by laying q wet cloth over
them, and passing the iron over that
If any shiny places are seen, they are
treated as the wrinkles are; the iron is
lifted while the full cloud Of steam rises,
and brings the nap with it Cloth should
always have suds made especially for
1t, since in that which has been used for
white cotton or woolsn cloths lint wtlA
be left and cling 10 tie cloth. --Hall'a
1Opynal Of Heastb,
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A Bit of Impudence.

Cholly-Exeuse my asking, but do you
really enjoy talking to yourself? have
noticed you have that habit.
Dol1y-I suppose enjoy it, but why
do you ask?
Cholly-O, didn't know whether you
did or not. You see, / didn't know but
that the enjoyment you took in talking
to yourself was counterbalaneed by the
inf1iction of having to listen to yourself
at the same time.-Terre Haute Ex-
press.
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-"Oh, children! You are so noisy to-
day. Can't you be little stiller and
better?" 'sNow, grandma, you must be
little considerate, and not seold US.
You see, if it wasn't for us you wouldn't
be grandma at ALL" = Fliegende
Batter
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"A teacher in New Jersey was hear
ing her class in natural history recite,
and, calling up a bright-looking little
girl, asked: "What is ruminating an
imal?" ''0ne that chews her cubs, was
the innocent reply.
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The height of fashion and the height
Of folly are much alike. = Atchison
Globe.
I've seen her smile, I've seen her weep,
I've called her angel times score;
Now that we've wed I've seen her sleep
And, as I've also heard her snore,
Ine'er can call her angel more.