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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

Max O'Rell in an interview published in
the New York Mail and Express charges
his audience in Portland with giving him
the coolest reception he ever expected to get
anywhere, even at the North Pole, if he
should happen to go there TO lecture. 81
was" he says, 'three-quarters of an hour
late and of course 1 thought the people
would be impatient and make some noise to
express irnpatiSnce- When stepped upon
the platform number of prominent men in
the city were seated around and they ap-
peared as phlegmatic and undemonstra-
tive as wax figures" If Max O'Rell
imagines that lecturer, even
though as famous a man as he is, can
trihe with an audience to the extent of being
three-quarters of an hour behind time, and
then be received otherwise than with marked
signs of displeasure, his faith in the innate
good nature of mankind must be very large
Portland audiences have been accused be-
fore of being cold. They doubtless are slow
to anger as well as to applaud. If they were
not the lecturer might have found them
demonstrative enough in an unpleasant way
as he stepped on the stage ''three-quarters of
an hour late"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

crest of the advancing Democratic tidal d1
wave wave. When the wave breaks where will
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21
CURRENT COMMENT.
AGROUND ON THE FLATS.
THartfor1 DooA

AGROUND ON THE FLATS
Hartford Post.l
Grover Cleveland is reported IN ha son tho
crest OF the advancing Democratic tidal
wave, wave. When the wave breaks where will
HENDERsoN's -FOUR BASE HIT
detroit Tribune.)
Congressman Henderson of Iowa says that
the Democratic party talks about the consti-
ton more and obeys it less than any other
party that ever existed and he made four
base hit when he said it.
RESPECTFULLY REFERRED TO THE ARGUS
Boston Transcript
1t is never we'll to speak too contemptuous-
ly Of others opinions The sentiments which
we held yesterday or which we may hold to
morrow are today balderdash coming from
other mouths than ours.
EXHIBITED THEIR SINS UNTO ALL MEN
[Bath Timesl
The great trouble with many peoples in
depreciation of Governor Burleigh's recent
injunction to abstain from their usual vo-
cations and acknowledge
their SINS" was that some people were NOT
content with acknowledging but under
stress OF stimulant insisted on giving ocular
demonstration of the same.
BETTING AGAINST A DEAD SURE THING.
boston Post.J
Curiously enough the grand prize of $780,
pany.. Of course it is explained BY the fact
that the ticket which drew it had not been
sold, but this thing happens so often in lot
teries that 1t has ceased to be looked upon as
wholly accidental coincidence. Briefly
put, lottery. is game in which the public
pays money for chance and the company
pays nothing for certainty. The Company
usually wins.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

The British taxpayer has every reason to
feel gratiied with the report Of Mr.. Goschen.
the Chancellor Of the ExcheQuer. The re-
ceipts of the government the past year have
been some $4,000, 600 more than the expendi-
lures, and the government sees its way clear
to recommend a reduction of taxation for the
year to come. The increase of receipts has
been due chiefly to larger consumption of
alcoholic liquors, and though Mr.. Goschen
deplores the increased rush to the beer bar
rel, yet he finds some consolation in the be-
lief that it is but sign of increased national
prosperity-in other words, that the people
have been drinking more simply because
they had more money to buy drinks with. Mr..
Goschen's report will undoubtedly strengthen
the government, for it foreshadows a reduc-
ton of taxation. and that is something that
appeals to everybody.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN that the
~ subscriber has been duly appointed and
taken upon himself the trlst OF Administrator
Of the estate OF
RENSSELAER, Q. H0RR, late Of Holyoke, Ma s.,
deceased who died leaving estate 70 be ad
ministered In the County Of Cumberland, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate OF said deceased, are 70
quired TO exhibit the same; and all persons IN
debted to said estate are called upon to make
payment to -,-,-.-.--
GRANVILLE c. HORR, Administrator.
Portland, April 1, 1890 -,,a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

The best selection, over 40 varieties,
In q II col0rs, all styles, wire or wooden
wheels, iron or rubber tires,--in fact,
all the latest Improvements at these
bargain prices.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

There is aprospect that the campaign in
Wisconsin this fall will be made entirely ON
the Bennett school law, and that party lines
will be ignored. A movement is on foot to
nominate State citizens ticket made up of
Republicans and Democrats who support the
Bennett law, ignoring party lines altogether.
Several thousand Democrats are said to be
ready and anxious to join such movement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

The vote of the towns interested in the
stock OF the Knox & Lincoln railroad fore
shadows the sale Of that road to the Boston
syndicate. Towns which hold so per cent of
the stock voted Overwhelmingly for the sale,
while only Damariscotta and Newcastle,
which hold less than 20 per cent, voted in
opposition. There can be but little doubt
that the towns which have voted to sell have
acted wisely. The price offered is reason
ably fair one. and it is the only one likely to
be offered for many years to come.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

The Senate's search for the culprit who
gave away the proceedings Of its executive
sessions has come to an inglorious conclu-
sion. Senator Dolph. who headed the COM
mittee that has been prosecuting the investi-
cation reported In favor of Furnishing for
contempt half dozen newspaper correspon-
dents who refused to testify before his CON-
mittee, but the Senate after four hours dis
cussion voted his report down. So the cor
respondents escape unframed, and Senator
Dolph and his colleagues know just as little
as to the manner in which their secret dis
cussions get out as they did before.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21
DIapeLies Bargains!

A great many people would like fine
pair Of Turc0man Draperies, but they
look at the prices usually asked for them
and say. 81 wish l could, but 1 can't
afford it," Now then, here's the time
when you can get real bargain that
will last for years and take but little
money.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 81.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nlcations. 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. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21
Summer is Coming.

To the Editor of the Press:
The elm and maple trees began to blossom
Sunday, April Goth, which was eight DAYS
later than last year and seven days earlier
than the average. The earliest noted is
April -, in 1889, the latest May IS, in 1878.
ADAM NEWREGIN
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

The Senate's antitrust bill is likely to 90
through the House without much opposi-
tion. Its fate in the courts is more doubtful
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21
Shaker
Extract Of
Roots,
(SeigeI's Syrup
Gu r ES
Dyspe psia.
HE THOUGHT 1T WAS A HuMBua.

HE THOUGHT 1T WAS A HUMBUG.
Nine years ago suffered from indigestion and
dyspepsia; had heartburn and pulpitation No
1000 would stay on my stomach; tried many So
called remedies without effect. Received Shaker
almanac and read it. 1 said, Here's another
humbug! l was wrong for once. Bought a
bottle Of Shaker Extract of Roots in Columbia,
Tenn. Then another, and another. After the
third bottle was well; never been sick since,
This is medicine to tie to- to trust In 1t is not
patent medicine nor a King Cure all. 1t cures
dyspepsia and indigestion and that is at the
bottom OF most diseases. I would as soon be
without money as without shaker"
w. j. POWERS.
Henryyille, Tenn, Feb. z. 1890.
Nine-tenths of all diseases arise from poisons
carried by the blood to various organs and parts
OF the body; and the blood is poisoned by undiges
ted food In the stomach and intestines.
Shaker Extract of Roots pur,6es IN.
blood by curing indi gesii0u and Dyspepsia.
Price 90 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists
and by
,..oaA a. j. WHITE, 168 Diane St., New York,
1uzo Observation-Disclosures ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

Before it adjourned the Iowa legislature
passed bill permitting the physicians of
that state to dispense intoxicating liquors,
practically without any more restraint than
their consciences may impose upon them,
As the legislature had previously refused to
modify or repeal the prohibtory law, it
would seem that this physicians bill must
either have been pushed through when
some of the friends of prohibition were alb
sent. or that its scope was not understood.
There are 5000 physicians in the state, and
out of that number there are doubtless a
good many hundreds that it will not be safe
to trust to dispense intoxicating LIQUORS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-21

What We ARE GOING TO OFEER|
MERCHANTS
w EEK (!
A STORE FULL OF BARGAINS.
Chance to Buy Your Spring Furnishings at
Lower Prices Than Ever!
FREE RAILROAD FARES TO PURCHASERS
According to Amount of Purchase.
cordially
will profit by coming every
line will make
Monday, April 21St, TO Saturday, April 26th.
Monday, April 21st, to Saturday, April 26th.
ABOUT FREE FARES

We will pay yOurRaiIrOadFare to and
from any place within IS miles OF Port.
land, and deduct the same from your
bill. All we expect is that these whose
fares are so deducted will purchase goods
to the following amounts:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10
WISE WORDS.
There is value in experiment.
consumed

There is value in experiment.
Woman is loveliest in womanly at
tire.
Men make laws, women make man
ners.
There is something of woman in every.
thing that pleases.
With time and patience the mulberry
leaf becomes satin.
The greatest evidence OF demoraliza-
tion is the respect paid to wealth.
One cannot imagine how much clever.
ness is necessary not to be ridiculous.
A woman whose ruling passion Is not
vanity is superior to any man of equal
capacity.
A woman would be in despair if ma
ture had formed her as fashion makes
her appear.
One should conquer the world, not to
enthrone man, but an idea; for ideas
exist forever.
There are three things that women
throw away-their time, their money
and their health.
The change of fashion is the tax that
the industry of the poor levies on tie
vanity of the rich.
The wealthiest one is the one who is
most economical; the poorest, the one
who is most miserly.
The error of certain women is to
imagine that to acquire distinction they
must initiate the manners of men.
One of the illusions is that the present
hour is not the critical, decisive hour.
Write it on your heart that every day is
the best day of the year.
The great desiderata of humanity still
remain these: to preserve the integrity
Of nature, the purity of sentiment and
the conference of thought.
Cast forward the eye of the spirit /;
awake in your souls the imaginative
power, which carries forth what is fair
est, what is highest life, away beyond
the stars.
Critics, therefore, are teachers, and it
is their mission to elevate the standard
Of morals and taste. In writing down
to the dead level Of opinion, they pro-
duce incalculable mischief by confirming
ignorance.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10
Artificial Pearls.

Considerable ingenuity has been exer-
cised in the manufacture of artificial
pearls. The French have attained the
greatest excellence in this industry.
From small fish called the bleak the
scales are scraped, washed and pressed
between folds of linen cloth of fine tex
ture. A fluid then slowly trickcs from
them, and when it has been filtered often
enough to attain the requisite degree of
purity is mixed with an alkaline sub
stance to arrest the decay of animal mat
ter.
This is the precious "Essence d'Ori.
ent, to produce pound of which sew
eral thousand of the fish are required.
The addition of a small quantity Of
isinglass completes the preparation of the
fluid for use. The essence Is now ihje"'-
ed into hollow spheres of colorless glass
until it covers the surface of the interior.
Instantly the glass bead is transformed
into an admirable imitation of a pearl.
In fact, the counterfeit is so perfect that
it can only be detected by weight.
The Italians also make artificial pearls,
but in an entirely different way. They
insert skillfully colored vanished into
glass beads, and also cover porcelain
spheres with cement made ircyn finely
powdered mother of pearl. These imi-
tations are pretty ornaments, but do not
make any pretense of competing with the
genuine article.-Nelo York NeirS.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10
Queer POstOfIlce Names.

"Big Foot is postoffice in Indiana,
"Pig" in Kentucky, "Skull Bone" and
"Mouse Tall in Tennessee, "Buzzard's
Roost" in Georgia, and "Corn Cob" in
South Carolina. Number One" is
Name postofiice and Vermont has a
"Bread Loaf" In New York we have
'Promsed Land" painted Post,
"Good Ground' and "Half Moon Penn.
sylvania might have selected better
sounding names than "Bird-in- Hand, :"
"Bean, "Bald Eagle, ""Burning Bush. A"
"Darling, Good Interest" and "Gum
Tree" "Gunpowder" is in Maryland,
while sold Hundred" and "Alone" are
IN Virginia. West Virginia boasts a
cleft Hand" and North Carolina the
grace of "Charity," blessing of "Pros-
perity" and Forks of Pigeon" Georgia
has 'Dirt Town" and has Alligator, I"
Fish and "Cold Water" "Pay Up"
and "Cut or are also Georgia offices.
"Big Coon" "Coal Fire" and cred
Rose" are in Alabama, and "Bannanas
in Florida. I'll wager you never heard
of half Of those. North american.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10
Artificial Diamonds.

Diamonds cannot be attacked by any
chemical substance whatever, being
almost pure carbon. This ia I has in
duccd many persons to try and crystalize
carbon so as to obtain precious gem out
of it, and they have partly succeeded, but
while these artificial diamonds possess a
brilliancy and transparency worthy of
comparison with those of the real thing
they are microscopic, very small, and
always colored. Perhaps they would re-
semble real diamonds more could they
be made larger and quite colorless. As
now manufactured they are not of the
slightest value to commerce. There can
not be any serious doubts as to the pos
sibility Of producing diamonds artifici-
ally, but up to the present no really prac-
tical means have been found in making
them respond to the necessities Of trade
in the two continents Chicago HeraH.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10
DRY SEED. WHEAT.

Every few years some farmer makes the
discovery that the old wheat is best for
seed. There is no doubt that wheat seed
retains its vitality under favorable con-
ditions many years, but the reason why
years addition to the age of wheat
makes it better for seed is undoubtedly
its greater dryness and hardness. This
is especially true after a damp summer
and harvest like that just passed. If new
wheat must be sown make it as dry as
possible. 1t may be even advisable, af-
ter getting it dried out as much as you
can otherwise, to place it thinly for Il
few hours in kiln at heat not more than
120 degrees. The more moisture that
can be got out of the seed-wheat without
injuring vitality the more it will swell
when placed in moist soil, and the
growth will be all the more vigorous. If
sound old wheat can be had it is always
safe to sow that; but the stock of good
wheat of the crop of 1883 is not large
anywhere Chicago Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10
Using Cats as Clocks.

Every one knows that cats can see in
the dark, and the reason they can do so
is because Of the peculiar construction of
their eyes. You may have noticed that
in moderate light the pupil or black
part IN pussy's eyes IS small and of an
oval shape, while in full glare of light
it becomes narrow. Now, in the dark it
expands to a circle and nearly fills the
surface Of the eyeball. This popularity
Of the cats eyes is turned TO account in
curious manner by the Chinese. The
Able Hue relates that when he was travel
ing in China he asked his attendant what
tims it was. The man went over to a
cat that was quietly basking in the sun,
and, examining its eyes, told the Able
that it was about two hours after noon,
and on being questioned how he knew
that, he explained that the pupils of a
cats eyes were largest in the morning
and that they gradually grew smaller as
the light increased, till they reached
their minimum at noon; that then they
began to widen again, till at night they
once more became large. The good Able
was filled with admiration for the in
/ genuity of people who could use cats as
clocks. But it must be admitted that
this way Of telling the time of day is
rather a loose one and could only be
trusted in very clear and serene weather,
for temporary gloom OF the darkness of
a storm would sadly derange your four
footed clock and put it all wrong. -Ne1O
York Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10
TEMPERANCE.


SINCE PAPA DOESN'T DRINK.
Mypapa's awful happy now and mauimas
happy too
Cause papa drinks no more the way he used
TO do.
And everything's so jolly now--tain't like IL
used to be
When papa never stayed at home with poor
mamma and me
II made me feel so very bad to see my man.
ma cry.
And though she'd smile I'd spy the tears
abiding in her eye,
But now she laughs just like we girls-it
sounds so cute, think
And sings such pretty songs--since papa
doesn't drink
You ought to see my Sunday dress-it's
every bit all new
1t amt made out of mammals dress the wav
she used to do
And mammals got a pretty cloak all trimmed
with funny fur.
And papa's got some nice new clothes and
and goes TO church with her.
My papa says that Christmas-ti time will soon
be here,
And maybe good old Santa Claus will find
our house this year
l hope he'll bring some candy and a dolly
that can wink,
He'll know where our home is, Pm sure
since papa doesn't drink.
-Chicdgo Herald,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10
WINTER POULTRY BREEDING.

Winter poultry breeding is as profit
able as it is risky, and the risk can be
reduced to minimum by careful fore
thought
The chick must be kept warm until it
is SIX weeks old, OF it will reach a point
where growth seems to cease. Like a
young pig it becomes stunted very easily
i'll winter, and it is much easier to ston
Its growth than to increase it. The Young
chick will always thrive in winter if
given plenty of warmth. 1t was not orig
inally intended for the chick TO come
into the world in winter, says the Mirror
and Farmer, but as it is now a subject of
domestication, the domestic methods
must be resorted to in order to enable it
to thrive and accomplish the purposes
sought by its introduction TO existence in
the winter season. The greatest loss oc-
ours from diseases Of the bowels. When
this appears the cause is attributed to the
food, and the attempt is made to save the
chicks by all manner Of feeding, but the
real cause Of the bowel disease is cold on
the bowels, due TO lack Of sufficient heat.
This cold does not come ON prolonged
exposure, or from lack ut warmth du-
ing the day, but from the failure to sup
ply the warmth at night. at which time
the chicks are quiet, and do not have the
aid Of exercise. A single nights expos
ure toF even an hour, to a temperature
that viii cause the chicks 70 crowd, will
bring on the bowel disease. When the
whole brood is attacked by it, the
chances Of saving the chicks are very
slim, as they seldom fully recover, or, il
they pass the critical stage Of the diff
Guilty, they seldom amount to anything
afterward. In raising early chicks for
broilers, therefore, the main condition is
warmth, continued warmth, and plenty
oft, as 100 degrees is not too much foI
very young chicks.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10
KIL1 rnn roonnsr PIGS r1Rsr.

It often happens on every farm that
the pork barrel gives out early and the
farmer is obliged to resort to his pigpeu
for fresh supply. 1t is almost equally
common for the inexperienced farmer to
select the most thrifty pig in his lot for
killing first. This Is nearly always a
mistake. The lack Of thriftness is not
cured by age, and when one pig is eighty
and the other hundred-wcight, the in
crease is likely to be 120 and 200 if both
are kept long enough. The stunted pig
should be killed as soon as it is in fairly
good condition. A thrifty pig will pay
for keeping until it rolls in its own fat,
and will often pay better between 100
and 200 pounds that at any early period
Of its growth. Boston Cultirator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-12-10
WHAT CURES
kdItOriai Difference Of Opinion on Sn irh


EdItoriat difference Of Opinion on Hn triis
por. rt Subject.
What Is the force that Gusts disease: and
which is the most convenient apparatus Tor
applying itp How far is the regular physi-
clan useful TO us because we believe IN him.
and how far are his pills and powders and
tonics only the material representatives OF
his personal influence on our healthf
The regular doctors cure; the homoopath-
ic doctors cure; the Hahnemannites cure;
and 30 do the faith cures and the mind
cures, and the so-caled Christian scientists
and the four-dollar.and-a-half advertising
itinerants, and the patent mediCiiie men, They
all hit, and they an miss and the great diff
fercnce-one great difference-in the result
is that when the regular doctors loso d pa
tient no one grumbles, and when the irreguI
lar doctors lose one the community stands
on end and howls.-RCoheSter linton and
Advertiser.
Nature cures but nature can be aided, him
dered or defeated in the curative process.
And the Commercials contention is that IL
is the part OF rational beings to seek and
trust the advice OF men OF good character
who have studied the human system and
learned, as far rs modern science lights the
way, how far they can aid nature and how
they can best avoid obstructing her.-Buf-
fulO Commercial,
1t is not our purpose TO consider the evils
that result from employing the Cnscrupul.
GUS, the ignorant charlatans and Jacks to
prescribe for the maladies that 0ffiict the
human family. We simply declare that the
physician who knows something is better than
the physician who knows nothing, or very
little indeed about the structure and the con-
ditionS of the human system. OF course "he
does not know it all. l.n--ROcheSter Morning
Herald
| have used Warmers Safe Cure aud but
for its timely use would have been, l verify
believe, in my grave from what the doctors
termed Bright's Disease.-D. f. Shriner, SEN
ior Editor Scioto Gazette, Chilhcothe, Ohio,
IN a letter dated June 30 1890.