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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-16
ANXIOUS TO BE FRIENDLY NOW.
lowell, Mass, MALL
POISONOUS MILK.
All States Do Not Look Out for Dis
eased Cows as Does Maine.
New York Times


The prevalence of tuberculosis in several
shire may cause the enactment in that State
of effective laws for the inspection of dairy
farms and the protection of consumers to
whom milk from such farms is sold. A few
weeks ago the disease was discovered in a
herd belonging to the State, and more re
Gently two large herds on farms near Man
chester have become infected. 1t is report
ed that the people are deeply interested in
the inquiry that is being made and in the
statements that have been published. This
lively interest ought to yield something of
value in the shape of new legislation.
Thus far the health officers of the several
States have been able to do very little for the
suppression OF this disease In herds beyond
the giving Of advice. The laws do not en-
power them to 20 much further. A circular
notice fall of good advice to the owners of
cattle has been published by certain State
officers in Connecticut, and the recent in
quiry concerning the prevalence of tuber-
culosis in the herds of mich cows near Bos-
ton has induced the Cattle Commissioners
OF Massachusetts to issue some instructions.
But 1t appears that in those States, as In
others, Oregon excepted, the State authorities
must have new laws before they can take
sucn actlon as ought to be taken for the
r
There is abundant testimony to show that
a. large number of cows in dairy herds near
this city and other cities have this disease
1t was the estimate of DR.. Blaine that
one-ffth Of the cows In the region surround
ing Brooklyn were tuberculous. The Phila-
delphia Press saidl asst June:
"In New Jersey not long ago. In the milk dis
trlct OF TINS city, 1fty.three herds were found in
fected with tuberculosis. They are still supply
Ing the city with milk. The number of diseased
IN the PENNSYLVANIA milk district of the eifv iS az
least as large, and probably larger"
The Psychologists of the Board of health in
this city, Drs: Prudden, LoOmis, and Biggs-
the first OF whom has written two notable
DOCKS concerning the transmission Of disease
by means of germs or microbes-prepared
Tor the board year and half ago an excel
lent report upon the the infectious character
OF tuberculosis, In which they said:
sit has been abundantly established that the
disease may be transmitted by meat or milk from
the tubercular animal. The milk glands in mich
cows often become affected with the disease when
tnelr lungs are involved, and the milk from such
animals may contain the living germs, and is
capable OF producing the disease. Among stall
fed dairy cows 20 per cent. or 80 percent. are
sometimes found TO be affected.
A few weeks ago several dealers in this
city were fined for having sold milk that had
been adultrated with water, and inspections
for the detection Of such adulteration are
fire quently made. But no action has been
taken to prevent the sale of the milk of tub
erculous cows-milk that carries the seed of
that disease which Stays more than ne.sey-
enth of the human race.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-16

ga Iasni. and sold as foreign are domes.
TIC fabrics There is more hnnSbup in this thor
, mos. people are aware Of We hayen,t
nnaa, up an article of goods We don't pro.
Everything that goes to make home attrac-
'iVe' declares the lugubrious free trade Or
gan, VIII now go up, owing to the Ubiquitous
mckinley bill, but we observe that Messrs.
w. ID. Hervey & Co., one of the largest
house furnishers of New England, makes
TINS announcement in type bold enough for
Tree trader to read, even with his eyes misty
with tears:
The Mckinley bill is now a law, and the politi.
clans anu Ne themselves by predicting all sorts Of
results: One thing. however, Is certain ana that
Is mat Messrs. W. Ii. Hervey q Co., No. 3 Union
St., b. StOn who are acknowledged TO be The lead
ing house furnishers of New England will be en-
abed to continue TO furnish the homes of the peO-
Pile of New England without any increase in prices
Never were our bargains so numerous or so at
tractiye as now and never were prices SO low for
stylish and well made goods.
Messrs. Putnam 81 Son of Lowell declare
that careful investigation will, we think.
convince the most skeptical individual that
10 the tariff scare there is more wind tean
WOOL Nerer has clothing been sold so low as
zoe offer it for today"
A good specimen Democratic lie regarding
prices is the one that alleges that canned
goods have gone up owing to the increased
duty on tin. As matter of fact the new duty
on tin does not go into effect until the first
Of July of next year. But even when that
duty goes into effect the increase will be
only about half cent can, and that will
be more than Offset by the decreased price OF
sugar, which will follow the removal of the
duty. Canned goods will be higher, no
doubt, but simply because there is great
scarcity of fruit of almost every kind.
The fact is, that increases in prices attrib-
utable to the tariff have been few and far be-
tween; and this Democratic cutlery is largely
fraudulent, meant to influence the coming
elections The gentlemen and the newspa-
pers that are working it know that this is the
case, and their tears are purely of the croco-
ollie variety. Every one of them is commit
ted to policy which would close up half the
manufacturing establishments in the coun-
try or cut down the wages of workingmen to
the European standard and what they are
really crying over is the fact that they have
not been able to impose this policy upon the
American people.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-16
ConcernIng Prices.

Some OF the best answers to the editorials
OF the Democratic papers alleging increased
prices for the necessaries of life are to be
found in the advertising columns of those
papers and their contemporaries. Plush
garments are one of the necessaries of life
which the Democrats say have gone way up
In the sky. But we observe that the well
known and thoroughly reliable firm of X.
1ohn Little & Co, Of this city declare that
never before were they selling plush at go
low price notwithstanding the high tariff
winch we hear so much about" The Boston
herald has been particularly gloomy about
tue bard outlook for the poor man the COM
log winter owing to the alleged increase of
price Que to the tariff. But in its adyertis-
lug eoiuuns one Of the biggest grocery firms
=. bos'on declares that the only thing in the
shape OF groceries on which there has been
an advance since the passage of the Me.
niniey Dill is Crosse & Blackwelps imported
pickles. The Herald has been cbod
Jung many tears, too, lest the poor mans
olo'hlng may cost so much that he will have
70 suner from the cold. The following Cd
neftlsement in its own columns oupbt 70 drv
its eyes: iiuS oueht 10 dry
Don't get frightened ahop+ ,,o.,
you'll wear just good cinibIn le new tarlh bill.
gJ hs. as nany suits You'll bnv tha aouii wear
VIII be that our American msSS, u Will make
mdhuIacture inner grade of Woola, ~ turerS VIII
place pace OF imported ones. This means " MAKE lake the
better employment tor American labor MORE and
people VIII persist in wearing nothing hnt some
bearing foreign label let 'em paw f66r ~ ~ goods
thirds of the wooden goods made into cu a%0,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-16
Some misrepresentation About the
arIff.
Lewiston Journal

| Vafitf.
Lewiston Journal
Cheap black alpaca, which is used for under
| skirts OF cheap dresses, winter and summer ha,
| gone up from go to Hooper cent.-New York Com
| mercial Advertise.
Under the old tariff the duty on imported
cheap alpaca was cents per square yard
and 30 per cent ad val0rem. Under the new
tariff 1t is cents per square yard and 40 per
cent ad valorem. That is, on the cheapest
quality OF alpaca the increase, is from 10
cents per yard to 10 cents per yard-three
cents. And as a matter of fact of duty these
goods are made here, and the price is not
changed by the duty.
The woolens that go into $40 suits are taxed
oDe-thrd more than heretofore, while the broad.
cloths dealt In by the Fifth avenue tailors an e
raised only 10 per cent.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
The duty on the cheapest grades of WOOL
len cloth under the old tariff was 80 cents
per pound and 80 per cent ad valorem, and
under the new tariff SO cent, per pound and
40 per cent ad volorem-which is almost ex-
actly the same as formerly But as all such
cloth Is made here, the duty does not deter
mine the price. The duty on broadclotb,
however. under the old tariff was 80 cents
per pound and 30 per cent ad valorem. I'm
DER the new tariff it is A cents per pound
ana 90 per cent .ad valorem--a considerable
increase mere The fact. therefore is that the
uuty On TIE cheapest grade of cloth which
we make here and which is sold as cheaply
as 10 Europe, Is not increased, but the duty
on broadcloth of the Fifth avenue tailoIsS
Is increased SO that we may be able to maEa
fine cloth in this country. W lidhe
Workmen when they come to nurcbosa ..
cloth will find that the Mckinley tariff b so't1h
creased the price by its large Increase of dntiaan
Free Trade Exchange. ''oS-
They will find nothing of the kind. Asa
matter of fact the duties on all such grades
of cotton cloth as workmen purchase bsve
been reduced, so that If duties determine the
price of articles made here (Which they do
not). cotton cloth would be cheaper. AS a
matter of fact common cOttons are now AS
cheap here as anywhere in the world, and
far cheaper than they were under free trade
The Mckinley tariff does not increase the
duty on fine cottons, consumed generally by
the we'll to-do classes, in order to encourage
their manufacture here, and the result of
this encouragement will be to make even
these goods cheaper within few years than
ever before.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-16

The Governor of Ohio has called the ieeis- :
lature together to help him turn the rascals
out. The rascalS are Democratic Office hold.
ers in Cincinnati, VINO have eutrenched
themselves so firmly that they can only be
got out by abolishing their offices. Gov.
Campbell Is entitled to the credit of possess
Ing good deal of courage. However, he will
not find it profitable probably to run again
as democratic candidate for governor.
reform Within the party is something that
the brethren do not take kindly to.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-16

TIE duties Of the Mckinley tariff bill are
laid onisuch articles as can be produced in
THIS country. When there is no reasonable
prospect that the article can be produced
here 1t Is put on the free list. 1t is intended
to Increase and diversity our industries so
that every body may find proftabls employ
ment The foundation stone of the free
trade doctrine is chcapness. Ii a thing can
be produced little more cheaply in Great
Britain than in the United States the free
trader says fits production should be turned
ever to Great Britain and we should make
no attempt at it. AS almost all manufac-
tured articles can be produced more cheaply
10 England than in the United States by
reason of the lower price of labor in the
former, the ultimate effect of the free trade
doctrine would be either to abandon manu.
featuring almost entirely In this country and
set everybody to tilling the soil, or lower the
wages of labor to the English standard.
Our farmers are already with good reason
complaining that their business is SO much
over done that it is barely possible for them
to keep their heads above water. The farm
ing business. therefore, would afford no re-
source for the thousands and tens of thous-
ands that would be. turned out of employ
ment by the destruction of our manufac-
lures. The only practicable course which
could be adopted If competing manufactures
OF foreign countries should be admitted free
would be the reduction of wages In this
country to the European standard. The free
trade programme contemplates this result.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-16

The New York importers were unanimous
in opposition to the Mckinley bill, and of
course 1t is not strange that they are seeking
to discredit it in every way possible. AS an
election Is pending of course they have fine
opportunity, and they are evidently making
the most of it. All the articles that are in
creased in price by the bill are paraded be-
fore the public by means of circulars giving
the additional price, but nothing Is said
about those articles whose price is decreased.
But their unfairness does not stop here,
for increases of prices which are in no way
attributable 10 the tariff are dishonesty
credited to it. Nine tenths of all the cutlery
is simply an attempt to get up scare for
election purposes. Some time ago the price
of the article on which the American people
depend more than any other, namely, flour,
rose some twenty per cent. This was an
item of great moment all over the country.
but no free trade newspaper thought it Of
sufficient Importance to keep standing in
italics day after day in It's editorial column.
But slight advance in the price of alpaca
aud kid gloves fills them with terror, and da
after day it is paraded as something of
tremendous import to the American people.
The dishonesty of their perform nance is SO
apparent that 1t will have little effect on
people who give the matter thought. After
election the scare will all disappear and so
VIII to large extent the increase In prices.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-16
CURRENT COM m EMIT.
THEY WILL TURN UP AGAIN.
rPhiladalnhia Bulletin

philadelphia Bulletm.]
What worries the British government most
ia the flight of Dillon and O'Brien is the ex-
treme probability that they who fight and
run away will live to fight another day.
NATURAL FOR GLADSTONE.
Lowell, Mass, Courier.1
Mr.. Gladstone thinks that our tariff act is
deplorable error. This is the view of
about everv Brton. The reason Is obvious
1t helps our own people at the expense of
the British For that reason Americans
should count it as the proper sort of law.
ANXIOUS TO BE FRIENDLY NOW.
lLoweil, Mass, MALL
The London Times has apparently got
buffy about the Mckinley bill. and says that
while England cannot contest the right of
the American Congress to impose any duties
it may choose, 1--WE must say that the less
said about friendliness and kinship between
the two countries the better" 1t would be
well for the Times to point out any instances
where the people of England or the British
government have exhibited any particular
friendship or kinship for us. Certainly
there was none during the civil war, and
there has been none In the commercial line
since then. The English people have been
looking out for themselves, as the American
people now propose to do.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-16

Those gentlemen who assembled together
In Boston the other night and listened to
several speeches concerning the "young
men in politics" the general tenor and pur.
port OF which was that the young men were
allowed to go to the caucuses and work as
hard as they wished,-to nominate somebody
else, older than themselves for office, should
read the words of Mr.. Sherman Hoar, Dem
ocratic congressional candidate in the dis.
trict in which most of them lived. That
young man seems to have advanced beyond
the caucus stage of politics. Said he II had
refused to be candidate If Gen. Banks
should happen to BE- nominated, but when
they had nominated man who stands for
high protection then I made up my mind
that 1t was my duty to make such personal
sacrihce as L could that l might aid you"
This young man seems to be doing pretty
good work in a position in which older men
have often been placed, -falsifying the posi-
tion of the Republicans. 1t does not appear
that the young men need to complain of be-
ing put on the shelf after the caucus ad-
journs, while such men as Sherman Hoar are
allowed to 90 around their districts as con-
gressional candidates talking about the
steeple-top duties, and very high protection
imposed on all necessaries of life by the Nc
Kinley bill. On the other hand it looks as
though somebody had put this particular
young man in position which demands
more knowledge Of current events and his
tory than he can command. Instead of be-
ing RELOCATED to the extreme rear, the young
man has been put on the line of battle before
he Is strong enough to handle his weapons.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-16
THE PRESS.

" g 40 not READ anonymous letters commu-
nications. 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.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09


Tks manner II iErictiaz sac death
psnAltY IA solas countries > a. barDsf-
ozs % dAy =. l. sas esztaFiss ago.
While sxscatiozs In Turkey are com
noaIy Sond dzctsd bF tks s-ori-sIesPt
IA nilitAry circles. ~asre the gun .
assd 4s Ia kng Aat and this country
tAs sosstriag "a sSt neglected Inis 10
g. tustisGticn peculiarly Turkish, aaa
slthsash oftsa talked sEd wrtttsa
s5oas, SsAParstivsiy few 0atsids the
hoslsn doniatOns kaos saything at all
so0at is. The sGeeationsrs With the
bO.strias are generally musss They
-ork in pairs aAd ars very expert
Many 0f thsIa are d~arts, ugly, mis-
sAaPsn people, creatures Who seen -
hsvs been formed ~ nstars expressly
for their hideogs sOrk The condemned
msa or -0naa sits On a tivan, While
ths 40 matss approach behind, bear
tag With them . stout bO~ One a
thsm bends the bo~ almost double With
his strong sinswy arms While the other
~ith a dsItssous motion OF tho wrist,
casts shs loop Of the bo-string around
ths victims neck shieh has been con
sidsrably barred for the occasion 10
settle. across the larynx, the bow Is re-
leased and ths nutss each grasp hand
Of the victim nov struggling in the
thr0es OF strangulstion. MOgion ceases
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09

- impede breathing Re is conducted
90 grove vhers ths sxscutioners have
already been at work The limb Of
Young tree has been bent low to ths
ground. and = held there si'h4r BY ths
unit.t sH1rt- - number of meu or by
rop.- tisd 90 larger trres rope is
fastened to the basket about ths prison
sr'. had and also 20 tb- nd of tbs
h.7daf limb He e then ordered 20
stand with body erect and neck a. Shtiy
h-ns In this attituds The blow a
siv.n wfth ss~ord in he hands II ths
rafiv. hesdsrnsn. and az ths sane IN
stat th. ropes that confn- ths limb e
The tr-> A. .-v.rsd snd it spr' r - bsck
e. it, original position. bearing n its
point IN bsskst containing 80 dripping
hs.a Hundreds II trses srs sdornsd
Nth this hissou. human frait along
.h.A Arnwni II J-vssnd Hora-o. slso.
"a. bad a srBc-.s .s t-rroE - ether
49, so.rs ~ node y execution Being
~ .~ori snd dagger n Sisn ne
r--vsi-ns n -ie q. n osl-ueat slthsuzs
"a. sv---i - n-t iafr-aueatlv used
re- --f-f-si = s.rfp-d srd rsde - ~.
s,s with his t,ce sr-n ~srd. ~hsn =
~,-sas stsks is drives throzzh the
f.4~ nu it -cme- ont Between ths
shoulders H = shen rsiset sad 10
49, 81 ~ stake . ariv>n nc tss .srth
49,. "a "a faff rrtil - hcfv "a -cid-
~ .-nrsa ffs is sxtin-t eng bef,re 80
h--ssI ~fvissctfon - &C, mp piishe1-
S-rf sr-ths- Sisn--r ~sv - ispo- z
r. r---f-. --i n as q - ~~rsh then
De- -h. tses ,f elephants sosrssi s,--
/. nsrr as = dc=sn nsisfactc-s ha~s
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09

was considered mobile death. The con
demned was placed in the center OF
group of spearmen. where be stood
with folded arms At the blast of
trumpet, the spearmen fell back some
distance and formed a circle Again
the trump pet sounded. and this time
,hey faced toward the prisoner and ad-
vanced. their spears levelled straight
~ mis- breast and the circle gradually
narrowing till he was trans6xed.
Among the Hottentots today a some
what similar custom prevails The
condemned ia taken outsid. the kraal or
village and surrounded by circle Of
warriors All save the victim are
armed with clubs The circle begins to
wheel the warriors singing as they 90.
Nearer and nearer they come IN
til they are almost within
arms length Of the victim
Then they raise shsir clubs and, no
longer trotting. bat running at full
speed strike him "a they run, each blow
being accompanied By a savage shout.
II needs but = few minutes % beat tbs
wretch % ths ground. bat they 10 not
leave him until the life has departed
snd toe body iss mere shspeless mass
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09
FOOLED BY THE PHONE.
How . st. Lout. Wan Came - Grief &. .
Lard Transaction.

How . Sc Lout. Wan Came - Grief 10 .
Lard Transaction.
A good story is told. says the s. Louis
Post Dispatch. on a city ball clerk who
il given % speculsting in provisions
There sre bus two public telephones IN
The city ball. ard these are located IN
the council ard house. The<e tele-
phones are kept ringing almost con
stsntiy during che dav much 20 he an
noTsnce % The clerxs ~ che tVo branch
% 81 The Assembly, who p1t IN good
psrt q the tire calling or7cisls ard
clerks from other orices rho sre rzn I'D
a the phones A few da~s sEc tha
council telephone rsnE ard Secretary
Meta - answered thn a. TIE person
a. tha orbrr a1d was broker a-d 60
wa- I'D the -le-x - ths specll lsti7e turn
cf :. ind ~ ask him n ~ rsnesd ~ selI
a susnntv - la-i -. fo-aer 80
holding tor lin he did not ee-l Mr
Mescsife Wa ~ waved frr-har than
- ask f,- she -larx M Meorslfe w-rt
- tha or-a Were tts sp4rulz-o- ras
EMPLOYED ard I'D rot f-8 hf- 70
waited n th- o+i.e s,--e tir-e s-S tH-a
returned - the -oa-cts -hs-- ar-. So
-cal5 rc- raise tse t-,.ys- ri. r-s I'D
his ~ork Ard 3ii ~ 90 ~ natter
furt5sr stssussa - tee next ssv.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09

pk0RATf ORDER state q Miehigan. N@en
u III keut ss-At . session ~ tAt f'lsihtV
Cogrt. for $40 Ceunfg ~ h ent. bye ~ thr
frosats 0nos a. tbs C1ts - crane hsfies. ep
the ESfh aay 81 Apr in she scar ont thee
sad eisat hgl4ared sAs hlAclA
Prcseat Cyrus II Perkins Judge II fr0bAls-
ln ne nsftrT Of the urisfe ~
MANILA JANk hobaAho
formerly
NAkTHA JAM SHEARS. eeoessrs-
Ia1 JosoyhlEe King hAsinE ace m thls
court : petition pray - tbls court % &C yU0l
cate and determine 2ho Nere 81 the o~lt ~
her death ana arr Bow the lsNfui heirs 81 -
deceased Auc entitled a. lAhsrt Rel fc@i
estate therein described.
In i ordered thai Saturday. the -sih cay 81
Nss neKt al Ten q ciock IL the iereDooh
az ssid Probate once. be appointed Tor hear
lng SAID petition ~
Anauis further ordered. That eopy oi this
order be published shree successive weeks pre-
AtOus e. SAID day 81 hesrnE, IA the lflsShAA
HEKAIp . daily newspApeT printed sAe 0rcu-
lsting Ia said County 81 Kent. .
CYRUS = PlkklNS
"A true eapx3 Judge oi Probate
aDoLrs b MasoR Register fnmSya
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09

besa thzs dealt siEh u sing.s day -
baagaoE, ths cap "a ciEy. b1t nlssie2-
orF inrzsacez nsse sozzs- hat 2itl Eatec
ths freq z.a-y y tksss hoTrieis sesEss
althszga tas slePAsat d-Atas = stia
snPloysc al e0aats Proba1ly "a mAHs
victims a. tAs sserd Ia so4e q ths
East iadl4 Isisnds = horriols easto4
was "a a.s astil a very rscsat psriod,
eoaSsmasd zsl beIag suspended D. .
keok It ifsa sr = sharp pointed -so1sa