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Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06
MISSES.

No man liyeth for himself alone, but many men do not miss it far.-Dallas News.
 The corner stone of philosophy-If you can't have what you want, don't want it Puck.
 Love is blind. but lovers often make & pair of spectacles of themselves.-Great Harrington News.
 The peculiarity about good advice is that people seem afraid to use it for fear of spelling it.-WashingtOn Post
 'sMy nerves are fairly shattered" :" ''That's good. Now throws away the pieces and you'll be all right. ht."-Harper's Bazar
 '.How still and quiet the woods are," she remarked, romantically. 'EYes," he replied, sshut listen a minute and you'll hear the dog-wood bark. k."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
 First Pedestrian-There is scarcely any water coming from that sprinkling cart. Second Pedestrian-The driver is probably saving it for the crossings.-New York Weekly.
 Savage-See here. waiter. ordered rare eggs, and these are as hand as bricks Waiter-Yes, sir, but they're fresh, and fresh eggs arc mighty rare in this house West Shore.
 Deceived in Himself.-visitor Ito pris- erl-Wkst brought you herel Prisoner Misplaced confidence. Visitor-How was thatf Prisoner-I thought I could run faster than I eould.-Racket.
 Night Have Been Expected. Blobson- Poor Mrs. Tufstake, Do yon know how she happened to lose all her moneyg Dumpsey-Yes; she took three lawyers in to board.-BurlingtOn Free Press.
 s'You look like a contented man. 9 said charitable old lady to a laborer, .I don't believe that you consider your work be- was the reply. Its well oi'm diggin." Washington Post. Wickwire-Mudge tells me he had a tough time of it during his vacation Says he had to borrow money to get home on Yabsley-He was in better luck than was, for was the man who had to lend it tO him.-lndiannpOli Journal
 ssYou know" said the pastor to the new ly-married pair, ''it is the wife's duty to obey her husband and follow him where ever he goes" '.I won't do it, - pOuted the bride. 'sYou wontg' 'sHow can you expect mes He'sa letter cArrier.--Phila. dolphin Times
 A Junebug's TriAls.-Teacher-G m, the name of some quadrnped-that is, a1 animal with four legs. Tommy-A dog Teacher-Mention another. TOmmy-A Junebug. Teaeher-A Junebug has sil legs. Tommy-What's the matter witl pulling of two of them.-Texas Siftings
 On the Alert-Servant girl lhearing tn footsteps of her mistress, to her sweet heartl tl-Auguste, quick, get hold of tn, children, I hear the misses Enter Mistres Why, Anna, what do seeg Servant An, madam, the children are dotingly fonS of soldiers, so have brought them one (, play with.-Le Rappel.
 He Meant It, Too.-A young couple O, their honeymoon are dalhing languidl- with the grapes at dessert. She (archly)- And you don't find it tiresome all aion, with mel You are quite sure you don want to go back to your bachelor lifs again. He Cearnestlyl-Quite, my darling Do you know if you were to die to-nigh I'd get married again tomorrow morning Texas Sitting.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06
CORN FOR FUEL.

When we read in the papers about the burning Of corn by western farmers instead of wood and coal we are apt to think such fuel rather costly. But there is another view to take of the matter. If there is surplus of corn so that it cannot be sold at profit, it is cheaper to burn it than it is to burn wood, which cannot be as easily replaced as corn can. It is fact that Corn has been cheaper than coal at certain times and places in the West, and every bushel burned has saved just so much more valu- able fuel, besides making it possible for the farmer who used the corn for fuel to get something for the remainder of his crop. The Philadelphia Ledger thus for cibly presents this view of the case. It takes tree twenty or thirty years, atleast, to grow into useful size for cutting and timber is wanted for many other purposes besides feeding the Kitchen fires. Yet, of these political Jeremiahs who pity the farmer for burning his extra corn crop, how many of them ever care when he burns up tree that not the next season or many seasons can replacea It is only the shock to preconceived idea that gets in it's Jeremiahs on this subject. If the
 western farmers use of corn as fuel kept either mush or pone from his children's
 stomachs, then there would be occasion
 for lament. As it is, it costs him far less, crown on the spot. than coal would
 delivered at his door. It costs too much,
 when corn is plenty, to convey his surplus
 crop to a market; so if he burns it to cook by and saves his trees thereby and his coal
 money, how can that be wastetul in a crop that will come again next years There is
 more agricultural nonsense aired at this time than almost any other nonsense,
 which, in the silly season, and even with
 the electric execution just passed, is saying a great deal.
 All of which is interesting and to the point. Still, the growing of corn fuel will probably not be seriously advocated.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06

That New Zealander may not stand on London bridge after all. An English geol- ogist predicts that the whole country of New Zealand will be 50 feet under the sea 30 years hence. And it is going all at once by one mighty convulsion.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It is said that Zolas wife never reads his stories. This indicates that Zola knew what he was about when he married her.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06

trieal appliances, including telephones and electric lights, before the older companies found it out. He derived all his electrical power from storage batteries put up by himself, the dangerous quality of dy- namos preventing their use in the rcckery in which he lives and works.
 The number of animals thrown over board into the Atlantic is very great. Out of 1855 cargoes of animals sent to British ports in one year from Canada, consisting of 61 ,092 head of cattle, 61 ,3s2 sheep and seventy-6ye pigs, 658 cattle, 1,170 sheep during the voyage. Of the 432 cargoes exported from the United States to that country, comprising 13S. 661 head of cat tie, 30, 317 sheep and seventeen pigs, 1,570 of the first and 857 of the second class of this live stock was thrown overheard dur ing the voyage, thus numbering 1856 animals which were pitched into the sea for the year.
 It is given as the opinion of leading official of the Roads Improvement associa-
 
 moralization of agriculture and the in- crease in farm mortgages have one princi- pal cause in the poor condition of the pub. lie roads, Grain is carried thousand miles by rail or canal at little more ex- pense than is involved in hauling it, dur ing great part of the year, from thous- ands of farms to the nearest railway sta ton, and, indeed, during some months, the roads are altogether unfit for the transportation of heavy loads. It is fre- quently urged, and with perfect truth, that Eastern farms should yield more | dairy products, garden vegetables and | small fruits for market, but, in order that these shall prove profitable, it is said, it is necessary to haul large loads and thus re- duce the cost of handling. Again, milk and eggs must be carried to market regu- lar1y at every season of the year, and the condition of many country roads at cer- tain times is practical Encouragement to the building up of this industry.
 H. L. Lufkin has just put before the Firemen's convention at Detroit, Michi- gan, an admirable system of extinguishing fires by electricity. MT. Lufkin proposes to modify the present system of auto- matic sprinklers by the use of a motor and pump and complete system of sprinkler piping. On each floor, or in any number of places on the floor, are placed in con- venient positions push buttons for the starting of the motor and pump, and the opening at the same time of any valve required. In theater, for instance, sets of switches controlling the entire house could be located in any number of place. about the building. On the discovery of ( fire, say in one of the dressing rooms, ths sprinkler could be started in the room from any of the respective switch boards or in the room itself. In the same manner the exits and Hobbies could be filled witt streams of water, which would allow of tn, escape of the audience, even though tn, fire should be raging around them. The complete and instantaneous control oi masses of water thus gained, and the abil ity to localize their flow, suggest possibili ties of fire extinction which will materi ally increase it's ease and certainty.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06
MINCE PIE

MEAT, with a bottle of Hub Punch added to each ten pounds of stock discounts the old fash toned boiled cider and brandy mixture. which Is often of doubtful quality The Punch is sold by family Druggists and Groceu everyvhere.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06

Mir. Joffa,a well known Russian Hebrew, is arranging for wholesale migration of Jews from Russia to Palestines. He already has pledges from several hundred people, some of whom are wealthy, to join his colony in the Holy Land. Thousands of families of Jews have left the Russian provinces within few weeks and are on their way to Brazil, which country offers them freedom.
 It is a noteworthy fact that Anglican bishops are unusually long-lived. The bishop of Worcester is eighty-three, the bishop of Bath and Wells is eighty-two, the bishop of Winchester eighty, the bishop of Norwich eighty-one, while the bishop of Chichester. who is eighty-eight, is able to make long diocesan visitations, to read and enjoy Stanley's last book and to express sympathy with those who are fond of dancing.
 Hong Tie is the Edison of the Chinese quarter in San Francisco. He has imi tated and duplicated in small way tht telephone system of the city and had thu ~, r...nv,lfo5 ~~,fSt. o1ao
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06

trical appliances, including telephones and electric lights, before the older companies found it out. He derived all his electrical power from storage batteries put up by himself, the dangerous quality of dy- namos preventing their use in the rcckery in which he lives and works.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06

The following rather personal advertise ment recently appeared in the Liverpool Post: ''Will the lady wearing spectacles, who, on Thursday evening, the 7th inst, drove dark pony and four wheeled phaeton, with groom behind, along Hale wood road, kindly get better pair of glasses and take driving lessons before she ventures out againe"
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03
The Highway Tax.

Among the most important of the MANY
questions which the towns are called upon
to decide today is the question of the town
roads-how much money shall be appropria-
ted for thei1 maintenance and how that
money shall be expended. The old fashioned
way of ad-mending, by every man in town
turning out and working on the roads as
many days reckoned at dollar day, as he
was taxed, is falling into bad repute in the
more progressive towns. 1t is well that it is
so, for the system-or more propeIly-the
lack Of system. at its best was cumbrous in
operation and unsatisfactory in its results.
People want good road when they are
travelling, not when they are closely en-
gagged on work at home, and the proper time
to put the roads in condition is in the spring
OF the year, after the frost has come ont of
the ground. But, say our town smen, upon
whom as taxpayers under the old system
falls the duty of mending the roads; "We
are all busy in the spring preparing our own
land. and in early planting. We cannot
spend the time to work on town roads,,
After the road commissioner has heard this
from ten or dozen men he is quite willing
to let them have their way and so the work
Is not done until at some period between
seed-time and harvest when there is compar-
alive leisure on the farm. Then, although
the men are ready and willing, the roads are
not. The proper time for work has passed
way with the spring mud, and the roads are
hard and dusty. When the roads are In this
state, any work done is the old story of the
new patch on the old garment. If a rainy
season follows, the old road and the new
piece soften unevenly and the old bog hole
is worse than 1t was at first.
There is a remedy for this slipshod fashion
OF things, and 1t is in the line of progress.
In old times every man was fireman when
occasion required, and he worked for moth
ing. Now be pays his share toward keeping
small but disciplined body of men, who
make fire fighting a special duty, end are
specially skilled in it. Once every man was
obliged to keep watch and ward" once in so
long time. Now he pays proportion of
the cost of maintaining a body of watchmen
who do Inothing else than keep the peace,
and who do it far better than the amateurs
did in former times. So with road mending
The time has come when good roads will
mean many dollars to Maine, and 1t will be
very poor policy to stand in the way of these
dollars. Where the system of money tax
and the hiring Of the same men TO work on
tne roads all the time has been tried, the re-
suit has been wholly successful. II must be |
SO. Men learn quickly and we'll to do that |
whlcn tney earn their bread by; whereas |
they are more than likely to only half do |
those things which they look upon as mayo
side-issues, not directly tributary IN The
weight Of their pockets.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03
FOR MAYOR,
Holman s. Melcher,

WARD ONE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thompson.
John Cousins, : ooiu"N'
School s Committee Granville NJ. Donbam.
Marden-C. w. T. Goding
Clerk-0sman c. Munroe
oohstaples- Reuel N. Field, Edward X. Heath.
WARD TWO.
Alderman-Hlram L. Jones.
Souncilmen-Geo. +. I. Owen, Horatio X
OolesWorthy, Cornelius A. Mannix.
Warden-Wm. j. Stevenson.
Clerk-Albert II. Leayitt.
Constables-Roland A. Kent Chas. K. Randall.
WARD THREE.
Alderman Nehemiah Smart.
Counclmen-Charles D. Clark, William H. VIII
lard, Edgar K. Rounds.
Warden-Samuel B. Graves.
Constables- Freeman T. Merrill, Edward A.
Laughton.
School Committee-Charles A. Baker.
WARD FOUR.
Alderman--Nathan K. Redlon
Edwin +. VOse.
Wsrden-Augustus B. Brown.
Clerk-John ID. Printable
Constables -Arthur M. Sawyer William p. Lar
kin. "'' -1"'
WARD FIVE.
Aiderman-John r, Rand
Councilmen Frederick o. Conant, MILFORD q.
Chapman, Augustine ID. Smith. I
Warden-ROberr S. Thomes.
Clerk Frederick q. Rogers.
ochooi COMMUNICATION +. Thompson.
WARD SIX.
Alderman-Henry G. Bagley.
.C0uncilmen-John f. Barrett Chas. A. Strout
A. .. Stephenson.
Warden--Chas. A. Strout.
Clerk-Lyman III. Nelson.
Lord.
WARD SEVEN.
Alderman-Cbarles R. Lewis.
Councimeu-JOhn Calvin stevens, Theodore A
JOsselyn, Viii lam Westw0od.
Warden-Wm. III. Plummer
Clerk-Joshua G. Libby.
Constables-BenjaTin w. Slower, BENJAMIN
Burnham. ers
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03

bill OF particulars has satisfied everybody
that his arraignment was Of the Pickwicki-
an order, not seriously meant, and not ex
pected to be taken seriously. Neither he
nor anybody else has been able to make a
case against Mayor Mclcher of sufficient
strength to need an answer The polls open
THIS morning, therefore, with 1t practically
admitted on all sides that Mayor Melcher's
administration has been prudent, business
IKE and progressive; that it has been en-
tirely free from any suspicion of corruption
or self-seeking
The question for the voters to settle today
then, Is whether an administration shall be
continued in office, against which no charges
have been sustained and very few made, or
| turned out, with the certainty that the ad-
ministration which succeeds it will be head
ed by the Hon. John w. Deering AS the
PRESS remarked some days ago, it is entire
| ly unnecessary to speculate on the kind of
administration we should have under Mr..
Deerlng. The people are thoroughly &C.
| quainted with him, his career in the mayors
chair is not forgotten. and the policy he has
| pursued with reference to candidates
i VA Onh pHlby oiuCC Ills cAlt
from office is well known. The
PRESS has no disposition to pitch into Mr..
| Deering. or to claim that If he should be-
come mayor the city would be ruined. In
deed, we are willing to accord to him an ear
nest desire to serve the city to the best of his
ability. Nevertheless, it would be serious
mistake to elect him to that office. His in
tellectual makeup units him for an Office
the duties Of which are so delicate as those
OF mayor OF this city His impulses and
prejudices, which are very strong, are very
apt to throttle his judgment, and therefore
bis acts are much more likely to be the ex-
pressions of the former than of the latter.
We are ready to give him credit for grea,
energy, but this quality when misdirected
as 1t frequently would be In his case
is in itself source Of danger There
Is doubtless plenty of room in the
human economy for such men as
Mr. Deering. There is plenty of work fol
them to do, which they can do better than
men differently constituted. There are
offices which demand such men, but the office
OF mayor. which brings its incumbent in
contact with all sorts of men. and therefore
requires patience and forbearance. and this
duties of which are partly legislative, as
well as partly executive. requiring for theil
proper performance calm reflection as
well as prompt and energetic action is moi
one OF them. An impetuous, headstrons
man In the mayors chair is as much out d
place as bull in china shop; and he car
do there an infinite amount of mischief with
out intending to do any.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03
The Ward Tickets.

The Council is quite as important de-
partment of the city government as the May
or, and lis quite as necessary that care be
used in the selection of its members. Other
things being equal, man who has had expe-
rience in city affairs is more valuable than
one who has not. The Republican ward
tickets are made up to very considerable
extent of men who have served in one branch
or the other of the Council. For this, if for
no other reason, it is to be preferred to the
Democratic, which, for the most part, is
composed of inexperienced men. 1t is not
claimed that any man on the Republican
ticket is unfit. by reason of incompetency, or
on any other ground; on the other hand, it
is admitted that they are all worthy citizens,
deeply interested in the prosperity of the
city. Such being the case, there is no reason
why every one Of them should not receive at
least the full Republican vote.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03

A year ago when took stock I made up my
mind to have $4,000 less stock on hand this year.
Man proposes but the weather disarranges the
best arranged plans, and as result of che past
unreasonable seasons, find myself with more
stock on hand instead Of less. As the public are
well aware. when start out TO do thing / gen.
orally carry It through. Intend to In this case,
and shall ofer my surplus stock to the amount
OF 6,672.oS at wholesale prices.
By wholesale prices l don't moan the whole
sale prices which the average clothine dealer,
who buys 10 small quantities and on long time
gets, but the wholesale prices which SCOT CASH
purchases aggregating a HUNDRED THOU
SAND yearly secures.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03

10 dozen % cent Nectkies at............. cents
Saturday morning we shall place on sale
% dozen Of Shaw's so cent snow black
Hosiery at only. .......................29 cents
We have never sold the same goods before for less
than 46 cents.
nice hard wood ruler given away with each
Suit or Overcoat In our Children's
Department.
30 cent Unlaundried shirts at only. ...371a cents
10 dozen 20 cent Braces at. .............. cents
rs cent boxes Reversible Linene Cuffs,
only ..........................18 cents
10 cent Laundried Shirts at only .48 cents
so dozen 20 cent Linen Handkerchief,
per dozen ........................... SI.63
or six for. ...... ...82 cents
which is less than wholesale price. -
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03

1t is about time for the editors of papers to
whom specimen census blanks were sent. to
stop limiting that they would like pay for fill
ing them out. All Commissioner Porter meant
was to let the papers know that his bureau
was interested in the progress of the towns.
However. if.any editor wants to learn some
thing of his towns progress he would do
well to fill out the blanks and file them away
for future use. They are good epitomes Of
municipal growth.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03
The Municipal Election.

The municipal contest which is to be set
tied today, has been unusually brief, and il
has been conducted, for the most part, with
good temper on both sides. There has been
no mud throwing and no claim has
been made by either party that tn
success of the other would ruin
the city. Indeed, the absence Of the hyster-
les which sometimes get into these contests,
has been very noticeable. In general
very general-way Mr.. Deering has accused
the present administration Of wastefulness
and extravaganza, but his failure to furnish
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03

Were Kincaid, the assailan. of ex-Con-
gresham Taulbee, to be tried In Kentucky,
he would in all probability be acquitted.
The pnhiic sentiment of that region justifies,
and even encourages, the individual in TAX
ing the law into his own hand and infiicting
punishment even to the extent of death. But
the atmosphere at the National Capital is
considerably different.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03
CURRENT COMMENT.
WHY HE WOULDN'T DO.
Washington Start

L''E@S11TTt5VOrr
1t is great oversight that Tom Reed was
not put on one of the new postage stamps
Courier-J Journal.
What good would he be on a postage
stamp? He could not be licked, don't Won
know?
THE LAW SAVES A FAILURE SOMETIMES.
bath Times.l
The law permits man to use his wife tn
rob his creditors. Yet in the face of this il
Is argued that marriage is failure-Boston
Globe. ''""
1t should be argued in the face of this that
law Is failure,
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03

Bath is inclined to be hilarious over the
awarding of the gunboat contracts to the
New England Shipbuilding Company. No
body in Maine will begrudge her her joy.
Had 1t not been for Bath the art of ship
building would be today almost lost art in
this country
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03

We do not read anonymous letters and comm.
nIcstions. 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., 1890-03-03
STATE TOPICS oeINrEREsr.

The sardine factories of Lubec are said to
have paid out last year for labor alone
S125.00O,
During the past three years only one out
OF f0rty-six citizens of Searsport whose
names were in the jury-box, has died.
Searsport must be good place to live in.
Meddybemps boasts of six-year-old boy
who spelled over four hundred words on ex-
animation day without missing one. 1t is
rumored that the boy began his education by
wrestling with the name Of the town.
The next meeting of the Waldo Trotting
Association will be held August &c and nth
at the park in Belfast The list of stakes is
already made up. Entries will close April /,
George E. Bracket is the secratary of the
association.
The establishment of a pulp mill in Dexter
is subject somewhat discussed by business
men of that town. The objection is urged
that such an industry would not tend to in
crease the village population, as but few
hands are required to do the manual labor.
Belfast, says the Age of that city, may be
but spot on the map, yet that spot is be-
coming a very prominent one. Within a
week barrel of vinegar was ordered to be
shipped to Florida, cargo of apples TO
Liverpool, Eng. number of cats to Missou-
n, hosting gear to Georgia, and number of
other articles to other parts of the country.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03

The efforts of the Hon. John w. Deerinp
and The Eastern Argus to find something in
Mayor Melcher's management of the city's
finances amenable to criticism have resulted
in inglorious failure.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03

The Hon. John W. Deering wants to go to
Europe in April. 1t would be cruel to
throw any obstacles In his way.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-03

Every citizen should vote today. A
municipal election more closely concerns the
average citizen than any other