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The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

In the February North American Review we find
the proof that the Democrats felt 1t necessary to
have the gap left in the free trade ranks by
Blair els reply to Gladstone filed as soon as posi-
BILE. But the reader Of this number may well
doubt the wisdom of The Democrats In feeling that
they have hlled the gap by calling in MIR. Mills's
article. The article Is long. and In that way
might be expected to fill quite gap; but Its
power OF conviction seems in no way equal to its
prolixity. The article is nevertheless pertinent
Pertinent also are nearly all the other articles
pecialy Gail Hamiltons on Italy and the Pope,
Sir William Thomson's on Electric Lighting and
Public Safety. Erastus Wiman's on British Capt.
tai ana American Industries. AS curious relic
also may be classed as pertinent, posthumous
article by the late Jefferson Davis on the Doctrine
Of State Rights. The Question Of Divorce is dis
used by Margaret Lee aud Rev. Philip s. Moxom
ID. ID. The American Bishop Of today by Rev
Julius ii. Ward, will interest high chuIch people
especially The minor articles are well selected
and interesting,
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

The report that the bill to transfer the
revenue service to the navy department has
been reported favorably will be pleasing
news TO the officers of that service. The
effect of the passage of the bill will be to
give them the standing which they arefairly
entitled TO. As it Is now, the officer Of the
revenue cutter, though he performs duties
very similar to those of the naval service,
and as rule much more arduous and peril
Gus, is entitled to no pension in case he is
wounded, and when he is incapac.tated by
age for further work, unlike the naval officer,
VINO is retired on half pay. he is unceremo-
niously turned out and his pay completely
stopped. The only reason for this difference
q txeaasassst Is that one technically belongs
: to the civil service and, the other to the
military. On their merits one is as much en-.
titled to pension and retirement on pay as
the other.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

The religion and race feeling which has
been smouldering In the province of Que
bee for long time blazed up in the Domin-
Ion Parliament on Wednesday, and the re-
suit was the biggest kind OF an uproar, and
narrow escape from free fight. A few
nights before party Of Protestant evan
geiists had been mobbed in Hull, and the
authorities had, apparently, paid very scant
attention to the occurrence. Wednesday
night Mr.. Charlton, a member from Oxford,
Drought the matter up 10 the House, and
MADE 1t the basis of charge against the
government of palliating Roman Catholic
outrages for the sake of Romsn Catholic
votes. Sir John Macdonald as holly replied
accusing Charlton of fomenting religious
strife between the French Catholics and the
English Protestants. Charlton rose to re-
ply amid Kisses and cheers, and the uproar
became general. everybody talking at once
and INDUCING in the most bitter invective.
Outside the House the feeling on the subject
OF the subject Of the Hull riots is very in
tense, and the situation is serious enough to
excite grave apprehension.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

Ex-President Cleveland has made another
deliverance on the subject of ballot reform.
He reasserts his well known views on the
subject, but adds that he should be willing
that the candidates should be grouped on
the ballots by parties, and that mark
against each group should signify vote for
each individual candidate in the group.
This modification has been advanced by
others than Mr.. Cleveland, and at first
glanceit seems plausible. But this voting
by groups tends to destroy the careful con-
sideration of the merits of each candidate,
which is one Of the most valuable reforms
which the Australian system is designed to
promote. Mr.. Cleveland, however, sticks to
the official ballot, which he says is vital to
the system, and without which the door
would be as wide open as ever to bribery
and intimidation. In this view he is directly
at odds with New York gentleman named
David Bennett Hill.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

WHAT THE RECORDS TELL.
Mr.. Philip =. Turner's Paper Read at
the Anniversary OF Congress Square
Church.

In the record books of the parish the first
alluson to the fact that the time had come
when decisive action should be taken to meet
the pressing needs of the society for a more
commodious house of worship, is the request
made by majority of the pewholders that a
meeting be called 10 consider the question of
selling the old meeting house. This request,
being the first recorded evidence that change
in location was contemplated and being signed
by names which will be familiar to many pres
ent too day, it seems but proper should be given
here in full. 1t reads as follows:
To Nathan Webb, Esq, justice of the peace
within and for the county of Cumberland
The undersigned, bel g a majority of the pew
holders and proprietors of the meeting house occu
pied by the First Unversalist society of Portland
which stands on the corner of Pearl and Congress
streets In Portland, In said county, hereby request
you TO Issue your warrant for calling meeting of
the proprietors and pew holders of said meeting
house TO act upon the following business, to wit
To see If they will sell their said meeting house
and the land used with it, and any other property
belonging to said proprletors and pew holders,
and to take necessary and legal measures for car
rying into effect any decision that they may come
to In regard to selling:
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

The grand jury of Penobscot county has
failed to indict single rumseller, not GER
tainly for lack Of evidence, for there was
plenty OF that, but because the sympathies
Of many of many Of them were with the
cuprits. We are inclined to think that
Penobscot is entitled to the distinction of be-
ins the only county in the State where a
grand jury will deliberately shut its eyes to
evidence when rumseler is concerned. In
other counties officers whose duty it is to
vigorously enforce the statute are frequently
derelict in their duty, but the phenomenon
of grand jury calmly ignoring evidence
laid before them is peculiar to Penobscot.
While this condition continues it is useless to
expect the enforcement of the prohibitory
law
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

The Duke of Orleans episode, which but a
few years ago would very likely have precip-
itated civil war, excited no demonstration
beyond few shouts of Vive lie Roi drowned
by counter shouts Of Vive la RepublIque-a
most conclusive proof that the French peo-
pie are contented with their present form
OF government and have no desire to sup
plant 1t by monarchy.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

The bill introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Hoar intended to put stop to the gerry
Wandering of Congressional districts by
State legislature for partisan purposes has
caused aviolent spasm on the part Of the
Democracy who had scheme on foot to SO
cut up the State Of Ohio that two thirds of
its Con sressional representation should be
Democratic. They characterize it as another
move towards Capitalization and as viols.
ton of the constitution. In the Democratic
view anything which tends to break up an
Ubiquitous Democratic scheme is unconstitu-
tional H
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14
rHE PRESS
FRIDAY MORNING. FEB. IL.

We do not read anonymous letters and commp'
nteatlops The name and address OF the writer
are m ali 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., 1890-02-14

The PRESS is credibly informed that for
the last month or two the sales of tickets in
the Louisiana lottery in this vicinity have
shown marked falling off. which tends to
prove that the discussion of the subject has
done good.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

When the Democrats. who are pitching
into Speaker Reed, under pletense of dis
cussing the rules, come to read over their
screeds in cold blood they doubtless will
feel heartily ashamed of themselves.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14
STATE TOPICS oeiNTEREsT.

The Bethany Baptist church at Skowhegan
will dedicate their new building on Wednes-
dap February 10th. t.a
Electricity, 1t 10 said by some of the Ken
nebec pulp men, 10 destined TO make a re-
volution in that business. 1t Is claimed
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

This request was dated October 26, 1864.
IL was, however, but the necessary legal recog-
milton and crystallization of the earnest dis
cussions and well considered plans of many
months preceding; for as far back as February
in the same year the land on which this edifice
stands had been purchased at cost of $l2 900,
and the building was already we'll advanced
toward completion.
In accordance with this request Justice
Webb. on November 9, 1864, issued in proper
form the call for meeting to be held on No.
vember oath. meeting of the parish was
also called by the parish committee to be held
at the same time. The meetings We're ad-
journed to Tuesday evening November 29th,
when it was voted to approve the doings of the
pew holders in selling the house and land. and
committee of five, consisting of Israel Wash
burn, Jr, c. P. Kimbal, Gardner Ludwig, S.
II. Culesworthy and Alfred Woodman, were
chosen to confer with the proprietors of the
new meeting house on High street.
1t was also voted that the parish and society
remove 10 the new house on High street, pro-
vided they could make satisfactory arrange
ments with the proprietors of said house.
1t should be understood that this church
was not built directly by the society. Its con-
struction was undertaken by some of the lead
ing men of the parish who were willing TO as
sumo the responsibility, with the general ex-
pectation. but without any pledge whatever to
that effect. that when completed the society
would purchase it of them at its actual cost.
This arrangement was most fortunate one, as
it relieved the society as body of the care of
the great work involved in its erection, and
placed in the hands of few the full RESPONSE
bility, thus simplifying greatly the carrying
out of the project.
All present to-day will be interested to
know who these public spirited and earnest
men were who were thus willing TO pledge
their means and credit for our object, the full
6llment of which meant only constant anxiety
and inconvenience to them, with no hope or
possibility of any pecuniary recompense in re-
turn, These are the names.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14
CURRENT COM m EMIT.
tKennebec Journal. !

[Kennebec Journal
Another curse of the lottery business Is
found In the alleged fact that nearly ali the
postal clerks and carriers who become
thieves begin by stealing letters addressed to
lottery agents. which they know are almost
sure to contain money.
IN HIS EYE.
[Rockland Cour er-Gazettel
We there, Pat?"
"Bedad, Dim not"
"But see you"
TITS in yer OF OF am thin. for Oi'm not
here at all, at all''
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

lection of Gen. Morgan would have been ex-
ceedingly unfortunate. From other stand
points it would have been equally unfortun-
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14
Real Esrare Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in
this county have been recorded at the Regis
| try of Deeds:
Freeport-Roscoe j. Pettingill to George M.
Pierce. 81 etc.
Deerlng- Charles Murphy to Wadsworth Yer
rH 81.
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

Under the training of Toby Lyons, form
erly pitcher of the John P. Lowell nine in
Boston, the Bowdoin nine has been making
good progress in training. There are many
candidates for the existing vacancies on the
nine and as yet the list cannot be told.
A trip to Massachusetts, Is as yet among
the possibilities and the chances are that
one will be arranged. A game in Portland
Decoration Day. with some strong nine like
the Lowells, is talked of,
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

Referring to proposal for a Stock Trust'
made by us In our circular of December 10th
last, we beg to state that. in accordance with
the suggestions made to us by a number Of
influential stockholders. we have ed the
following notifications to be made in the
Deed Of Trust, viz:
The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

that the fbre manufactured by its use is of
excellent quality and can be made very
cheaply.
T. B. Seekins of st. Adams and James
Dawson of Dexter have completed arrange
ments and will run the new Flanders Wool
en- Mills al Dexter The mill will be start
ed at once and will manufacture a superior
article of wooden goods
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
The Latnst from Gllhert.

w. s, Gilbert Is remarkably quick nj
repartee, and numerous stories arc re'
lated illustrating his aptnoss nj rotort
Ono eyoning On Gilbert was leaving q
party, and waa standing In tho yeatibulo
waiting for his carriage, u mobbiah
young nobleman emerged from the house,
and, mistaldng him for u fooman, said
Rharplyi
"Call mo q four wheeler"
Gilbert calmly adjusted . dnglO eye,
glass In his eye, and surveying hia lord
ship replied blandlyi
you're u four wheeler"
Tho young nobloman pluttorod and
wanted TO know what he meant Gil
bert Raidi
"You told me TO call you q four wheel
or, couldn't call you hanson, you
know"
On another occasion, when seated In q
club diningroom, Gilbert was approached
by u porson, who aaidi
"HayO you seen hero this morning q
man with ono eye called JonosN
Gilbert answered in his drawling ways
"What was tho name Of his other eyor'
Al ono time there we're two American
attractions nj London theatres, These
were Nat Goodwin and u play by the
lato Bartloy Campbell, Tho public ig.
nood Goodwin, but seemed 10 onjoy tho
play by Campbell, and this moved Gil
bort 10 romarS that no thought Ii was
"straining at u Nat and swallowing q
Campbell, Chicago Tribune
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

They begin the classes IN somo Of tho
public schools nowadays IN tho rudi-
mcnts Of civil government at q very
early agoi and II scoms that tho young
people get on the whole u pretty correct
idea Of tho way wo aro governed. A
teacher, who, by tho way, 10 rather fond
Of English things, was orally instructing
u class the other day IN the foundations
Of political science, Sho had given hor
young pupils very interesting lecture
about tho British aygtCm Of governments
and then sho asltod tho boy vi tho head
OF tho cassi
"And now, johnnie, what aro tho mon
called who govern on rule oyVr Us In this
country
"Kingl" said Johnnie, promptly
ooh, no. Tell me, tho noxt ono, by
whom aio wo governed"
"Queensl'
"No Next boy"
"Jaclmr said the noNt boy.
And no was not promoted 10 tho bead
Of tho class Boston Tnnscript
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

II VIVA ut the timo Of tho reaction that
sct In after tho grand rush to Codar
Creek, In Montana, n good many years
ago A gentleman was travelling along
tho road In q light wagon when ho oyor-
took u German with u heavy pack ON his
back, consisting OF blankets, pwyii5ons,
otc,
"Put your pack In the wagon and got
In and rido," said tho driver
Tho old German shook his head by way
OF refusal.
"Why won't you ride In profeNnoo 10
walking and carrying that he0vy loadr
asked tho gentleman.
mo, by Jimmy, l Won't ride" said tho
German. ~ 10 going 10 loarn ono tam
fool DutohmAn mower 10 go on hnuth-
or sthampcdo, py gracioua'-Spolnne
Spokesman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

Gunze fans, hand painted aud most deli
cHtely mounted, are soasonablo luxurioa
silk bags lnod with satin aro sold With
somo Of tho fans, Those bags arc almost NJ
long az tho fans, and hang from tho arm
by silkon cords
With other heart shaped iC~clry arc
watches,
A queen chain hns as pendant a gold
basket nllcd with egga, tho lattor bOing
simulated by pearls.
Silk potticoats are richly trimmed With
lace, One Of gray and whito brooado,
mado with long tabs nj tho hom falling
over lace Gounces and terra Gotta silk,
seemed TO have ilouncos round tho fcst
swathed in lace
Tho seamless bodice hooks under tho left
arm and Is finished at tho waist with n
shaped band covered with embroidery
Thoro aro largo log-of-mutton sleeves.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

Many Of the new paraaols are In reality
things Of beauty, "lialah' IL tho name
given 10 ono style, This n composed Of
Killed Indian gauze or soft silk, with a
double frlll caught up ~ distances around
tho edge and rosette clustering around
the forrulo, In white II n delightfully."- cool
and dainty, but II ID 10 bo seen In all col
ora, "Letty Llnd' comes next, and IN
formed Of three nounoea Of accordion
plated silk with small one reversed, and
clustered round the forrule, In red the
parasol resembles large poppy, In black II
could bo used for mourning, and In now
shade of copper orr and pale hellotrope II n
lovely Another variety has tho founda-
tlon OF soft silk, with a fogtoonod accordion
ilounoo Of Rauao round the edge, and frills
OF tho same up each rib, meeting and olus
t0ring NJ the top, In plain aud fancy My
sore silk the parasols are made 10 order 10
match any costume, and NO are tho on'toua-
cas- In fancy Arabian crepe, soft tinted
lowered muslin and patterned cottonsi
these lattor plain or edged with frllL
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

Drasca have not grown much Wider,
spite Of the fact that drnpory has been ro'
vyed. Limp, skinny looking skirts arc
vanishing. Tho now dresses aru not nj.
lowed 10 cling. The hom is very much
stffoncd, 40 that tho dress stands out we'll
all round, Small stocla are also being In,
troduced into the backs II drca6ea Thoy
nre worn about half way down tho skirt,
and arc too small to assert themselves
The straight, steep lines that add 40 much
10 the height have ooasod TO ploasa Even
tho independent tailor made drcssca have
altered their tone considerably lately, They
aro bolng drapcd about the hips, and IN
straight lines fromwaiSt " hOn, NAL
Budgek
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

There aroonly two thlngs abouttho place
which have 80 far been criticised Ono Ia
tho lack Of moro cxita On tho opening
night the crowd had great difficulty In
getting away after the show was over, and
the probable state of affairs In casc Of n
disaster was dilated upon by ono OF tho
noxt mornings papers Tho other IA the
evident leaning toward things Engllsh and
not American by the management. The
ushers, for instance, arc dressed In
gorgeous costumes. They wear outaway
coats and loose trousers Of fawn col
ored broadcloth. Tho tails Of the coats
arc plentlhlly garnished with silver but
tons, and tho effect Ia made startling by
brilliant Cardinal rod waistcoats Another
Anglicism Is the hanging OF an illumi.
mated sign at ono Of tho Twenty-aixth
street entrances, which reaas "0rohwtra
stalls" otc. Americans ctll them on
chestra "chairs.n
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

lief, He might remain there forever, but
he doesn't
Some one observes him, but says never a
word, Instead Of that he quietly walks 70
the rear of tho house aud turns q crank
and-preato-ohangel The man yells, exc
outes war dance, gets black Ia the face
aud mad at tho same time. Then he goes
away,
The secret Is thsi The crank connects
with q small dynamo and this IN turn IL
connected with the chain by wire, Only
this and nothing more,
"lt's great deal better than paint and
Just as efieetua, said Assistant Chief Gus
Runge, with q grin after victim had
been 'eleotrOoutlonized," a. Minneapolis
Tribune,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

GEORGE H. rEARISd' sS Inches, iaO
yard hurdle o feet high, 10 80 sect one
quarter mile run, "a is heo., one'half milo
run, 9 min, sec, llo was u school boy
then, but these performances were quite
different from tho ordinary school boys
performances
When II was learned thatho WIS 20 enter
Harvard predictions were made that that
college had sure winner In one or two
events aud at the last intercollegiate games
held Ia May ho captured the running high
Jump with great ease No feet inches. On
April l2 OF this year ho won for his college
the 1000 yard run NJ tho indoor champion
ship games held 40 Boston, defeating sew
eral crack athletes from New York city
On account OF tho board floor twelve lap
track, with sharp corners, the time ho made
ianot worthy Of ofmcntlon, but he defeated his
men, Some weeks previous 20 this oyent
~ the handicap games Of The Boston Ath'
letlo association ho won the running high
jump of board floor AZ fcot lO.i Inches,
which stands ~ tho second bogt board floor
record % Page, who has cleared feet
As the intercollegiate games approached
James G., Lathrop, the celebrated Harvard
trainer oponly said no did not know
whether 10 have Fearing stick 20 middle
distance running or have him devote his
energies 90 tho running high jump, Either
gntlo Lathrop said ho could undoubtedly
DO a champion nt, aud N was far moro per.
picking 20 train man liso Fearing than
II was u man with less ability But judg.
ing by his records II seems that the run.
ming high Jump Is FearIng'a best game, for
on May 28, NJ the games Of his college on
Holmes Field, ho made n record W this
event which places him the second best
man this country has produced and tho
best man now In active competition. llo
cleared on this day feet x inch, improv.
Ing his own best record by ~ inches, His
clearing thb hoight ono week before the
intercollegiate games damponed the ardor
Of intending competitors In tho running
high jump NJ this great college cNnt, and
No littlO did ho save himself for tho jump
on that day that no competed In both tho
high and low hurdle races before tho Jump
took place and was necessarily tired, but
still no won II,
His style Of jumping IL very interesting
and quito different from Pages, Pago
used fair speed In his rum starting about
llfty feet from the bar, Bearing starts Nt
about thirty or thlrty-nyo feet away and
strides up rather slowly, giving decided
spring which makes one think that II ho
would only try littlo harder he could do
more II Is u peculiar STYLE and Is quito
different from that Of other jumpers. II
is the opinion OF many followers OF athlot-
ics that within the next two or three years
Fearing will mako somo moro great rec
ordA MALCOLM W. FORD,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

A young lady entered a car on tho
New York and Now England road at
One Hundred and Twenty-6fth street
and walked up TO the only vacant scat,
beside u gentleman who was mtently
reading letter
"Iingaged, Rry" she asked,
"Juat missed IT, She writes that sha
10 a sister Of mine now" answered tho
gentleman, absent mindedly, without
looking up,-New York Herald,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

The princess blouse and loose sleeves arr
In peach oolored China crepe, The Jacket
with under part Of sleeves and scarf belt
Il In peach oolored silk, figured with fern
leaves In their natural tlnA, There 10 o
frilling Of lace around the neck, the jacket
and sash, Tho bow at the throat Ia IN
plated muslin The oyersklrt Of Chine
crepe, which Ia aooordeon plated, lA made
over satt peach hued silk This gown
would also be exceedingly attractive made
IA soft shot silk In the new mixtures, with
passementerie 10 correspond.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03
In nlr Lnolt.

Billings--Jinks is n luclydog Just
think; dog trod on his foot.
Thompson--What Is thoro lucky about
that2
Billings-Why, suppose instead Of a
dog II had boen horse or IN elephant
Then his foot would have been mashed
oil topieces, wouldn't it2--Toxas Siftings,